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Dark Desert Rituals

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Dark Desert Rituals

File:Banner feh paralogue 55.png

Location

Plegia

Boss(es)

Raphael, Tharja, Katarina, Kris, Dorothea

Yes. I'm fine, Kris. This Plegian festival is held to honor the Fell Dragon, Grima—a being of immense power, I'm told. If the point of this festival is to revive Grima, as members of the Order of Heroes, it's our duty to stop it.
— Katarina

Dark Desert Rituals (Japanese: 熱砂の国の秘祭 Secret festival of the country of hot sand) is the fifty-fifth available paralogue chapter of Fire Emblem Heroes.

This chapter was added to the game as part of an update released on January 18, 2021, alongside its featured characters, and a number of related quests, which were available until February 18.

Plot

Main article: Dark Desert Rituals/Script

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Chapter data

Part 1: A New World of Dance

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy. Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: All player units are defeated. 4 {{{partner}}} 0 Axe FlierLance CavalierDorotheaRaphael
Cm feh p55-1.png

Enemy data

Normal Hard Lunatic

Enemy Units
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills
Portrait axe flier feh.png Axe Flier flying Is feh axe.png 5 Is feh skill weapon.png Steel Axe
A Death Blow 1
Portrait lance cavalier feh.png Lance Cavalier cavalry Is feh lance.png 5 Is feh skill weapon.png Steel Lance
C Odd Def Wave 1
Portrait dorothea twilit harmony feh.png Dorothea flying Is feh red tome.png 5 Is feh skill weapon.png Fell CandelabraIs feh skill assist.png Dance
A Swift Strike 1B Firestorm Dance 1C Atk/Spd Rein 1
Portrait raphael muscle-monger feh.png Raphael armor Is feh colorless bow.png 5 Is feh skill weapon.png Plegian BowIs feh skill assist.png Smite
B Odd Follow-Up 1C Atk Smoke 1
Reinforcements
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills

Enemy Hero data

Dorothea
Main article: Dorothea

Normal Hard Lunatic

Raphael
Main article: Raphael

Normal Hard Lunatic

Part 2: Dark Mage of Plegia

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy. Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: All player units are defeated. 4 {{{partner}}} 0 ClericKrisKatarinaTharja
Cm feh p55-2.png

Enemy data

Normal Hard Lunatic

Enemy Units
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills
Portrait cleric feh.png Cleric infantry Is feh staff.png 7 Is feh skill assist.png Heal
A Fort. Def/Res 1C Spd Ploy 1
Portrait kris ardent firebrand feh.png Kris cavalry Is feh axe.png 7 Is feh skill weapon.png Plegian Axe
A Spd/Def 1B Chill Atk 1
Portrait katarina torchlit wanderer feh.png Katarina flying Is feh blue tome.png 7 Is feh skill weapon.png Fell Flambeau
A Atk/Spd Solo 1B Chill Def/Res 1C Atk/Res Rein 1
Portrait tharja florid charmer feh.png Tharja flying Is feh green tome.png 7 Is feh skill weapon.png Plegian Torch
A Swift Sparrow 1C Spd/Res Rein 1
Reinforcements
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills

Enemy Hero data

Kris
Main article: Kris

Normal Hard Lunatic

Katarina
Main article: Katarina

Normal Hard Lunatic

Tharja
Main article: Tharja

Normal Hard Lunatic

Part 3: The Festivities Begin

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy. Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: All player units are defeated. 4 {{{partner}}} 0 RaphaelTharjaKatarinaKrisDorothea
Cm feh p55-3.png

Enemy data

Normal Hard Lunatic

Enemy Hero data

Raphael
Main article: Raphael

Normal Hard Lunatic

Tharja
Main article: Tharja

Normal Hard Lunatic

Katarina
Main article: Katarina

Normal Hard Lunatic

Kris
Main article: Kris

Normal Hard Lunatic

Dorothea
Main article: Dorothea

Normal Hard Lunatic

Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

Part 1: A New World of Dance

Part 2: Dark Mage of Plegia

Part 3: The Festivities Begin

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

Paralogue 55: Dark Desert Rituals

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Dark Desert Rituals

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Japanese

熱砂の国の秘祭

Secret festival of the country of hot sand

Spanish

Ritos del desierto

Rituals of the desert

French

Rituels du désert

Rituals of the desert

German

Dunkle Wüstenriten

Dark Desert Rites

Italian

Rituali del deserto

Rituals of the desert

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Rituais do deserto

Rituals of the desert; changed from Rituais do deserto sombrio ("Rituals of the dark desert") in the Mythic Heroes - Seiros update.

Traditional Chinese

熱沙之國的秘祭

Secret ceremony of the country of hot sand

Part 1: A New World of Dance

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

A New World of Dance

--

Japanese

異界の踊り子

Spirit of a dancer

Spanish

Bailes de un nuevo reino

Dance of a new kingdom

French

Nouveau monde de danse

New world of dance

German

Tanz in einer neuen Welt

Dance in a new World

Italian

Voglia di danzare

Wish of dance

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Um novo mundo de dança

A new world of dance

Traditional Chinese

異界的舞者

New kingdom of dancers

Part 2: Dark Mage of Plegia

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Dark Mage of Plegia

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Japanese

ペレジアの呪術師

Dark mage of Plegia

Spanish

La maga oscura de Plegia

The dark mage of Plegia

French

Mage noir de Plegia

Dark mage of Plegia

German

Dunkelmagierin aus Plegia

Dark Mage of Plegia

Italian

La maga oscura di Plegia

The dark mage of Plegia

Portuguese
(Brazil)

A maga obscura de Plegia

The dark mage of Plegia

Traditional Chinese

佩萊吉亞的咒術師

Dark mage of Plegia

Part 3: The Festivities Begin

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

The Festivities Begin

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Japanese

祭りはこれから

A festival from here on

Spanish

¡Que comience el festival!

Let the festival begin!

French

Début des festivités

Start of the festivities

German

Lasst das Fest beginnen!

Lest the Festival begin!

Italian

Inizia la festa

The festival begins

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Que comece o festival!

Let the festival begin!

Traditional Chinese

祭典現在才開始

The festival starts now

Gallery

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Book II 1: The Flame • 2: Princess of Ice • 3: Guided by a Dream • 4: Fiery Resolve • 5: Blood and Snow • 6: The True Quarry • 7: Snow and Ash • 8: Rite of Frost • 9: Hellfire • 10: The King's Demise • 11: Prince of Ice • 12: Seeping Poison • 13: A Way Home
Book III 1: Death • 2: The Dread Gate • 3: Countdown • 4: A King's Worth • 5: A Father's Legacy • 6: Realm of the Dead • 7: A Home Unknown • 8: Truth of a Name • 9: Cohort of the Dead • 10: Omnicidal Witch • 11: Where It Began • 12: Lethal Swordsman • 13: Marvelous Dream
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