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Fire Dragon

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Fire Dragon

FERK Fire Dragon.png
Artwork of a Fire Dragon from The Blazing Blade.


Crimson-scaled dragons who incinerate all with their flame breath. Enemy only.

Unit type(s)
  • Dragon (all titles)
  • Fire Dragon (Mystery of the Emblem)
Weapon(s)
Skill(s)

None

The fire dragons (Japanese: 火竜 fire dragon; 古の火竜 Ancient Fire Dragon in The Blazing Blade) are one of the dragon tribes of Archanea and Elibe. Fire dragons are the most commonly seen type of dragon in the series, and any manakete can take this form using a firestone.

History

Archanea

Millennia before the foundation of the Kingdom of Archanea, the dragons were the dominant race of the land, presiding over an enlightened and advanced civilization covering the entire continent. This changed one thousand years before Archanea's formation, as the dragons began to show signs of deterioration. When the Divine Dragon elders recommended that dragons seal their power into dragonstones and take a human form to ensure their survival, the majority of fire dragons presumably complied, among them Bantu. Some fire dragons either failed to comply or refused and thus degenerated into wild beasts as predicted; most of these fire dragons tended to dwell near the Flame Barrel, awaiting their death, thus earning the location the nickname "fire dragon boneyard".[1]

A number of fire dragons also found their way to the lower floors of the Thabes Labyrinth, where they were encountered by a party led by Alm and Celica.

Elibe

Fire dragons also once lived on Elibe in the era preceding the Scouring, with Jahn being one of their number; the artificial War Dragons created by Idunn were all fire dragon manaketes as well. As with their fellow dragons, they were ultimately banished from Elibe through the Dragon's Gate and were forced to seek refuge elsewhere at the Scouring's conclusion; however, 980 years (Elibe time) after the Scouring, four total fire dragons were summoned by the sorcerer Nergal through the Dragon's Gate to blight Elibe; the first one failed to make the full crossing and was destroyed by the gate; the next three were summoned after Nergal's death as revenge for his defeat. Two of the latter were killed by the ice dragon Ninian, while the third was confronted and eventually slain by Eliwood, Hector, Lyn, Athos and their allies.

Notable fire dragons

Character Description Appears in
Portrait bantu fe12.png
Bantu
Survivor of the fire dragon clan. Fought as Marth's ally in the War of Shadows. Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Portrait mannu fe11.png
Mannu
The King of Pyrathi; loathes humans. Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Shadow Dragon
Portrait khozen fe11.png
Khozen
A fire dragon manakete serving Medeus. Guarded the Archanean capital. Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon
Portrait brzak fe12.png
Brzak
A fire dragon manakete serving Medeus. Pursued Camus and Nyna. Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga, New Mystery of the Emblem
N/A
Salamander
A fire dragon who participated in the Miracle of Dahna. Blood-bonded with Fjalar of the Twelve Crusaders. N/A
Generic portrait fire dragon fe07.png
An unnamed dragon
One of three fire dragons summoned through the Dragon's Gate by Nergal. The Blazing Blade
Portrait ein fe06.png
Ein
A fire dragon tasked by Flaer with guarding the capital of the Western Isles. The Binding Blade
Portrait jahn fe06.png
Jahn
An Elibean fire dragon and survivor of the Scouring. Allied with Zephiel. The Binding Blade

Class data

The Fire Dragon exists as a separate class from the Manakete in Mystery of the Emblem, The Blazing Blade, New Mystery of the Emblem and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, almost entirely exclusive to enemies. In Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, any playable or enemy Manaketes can temporarily become Fire Dragons in battle through the use of a Firestone; however, in Mystery of the Emblem, the Firestone is used from the items menu to transform a Manakete into a Fire Dragon both on the field and in battle for five turns, giving them access to Fire Breath.

In The Blazing Blade, the sole Fire Dragon in the game is an enemy: an unnamed dragon who acts as the boss of the Final Chapter.

In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Fire Dragons appear exclusively in Act 6, in the depths of the Thabes Labyrinth. One Fire Dragon must be fought at the end of B5F in order to obtain the Sage's Shield, and gain access to the lowest floors of the dungeon. From B6F on, they may appear more commonly.

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Mystery of the Emblem 48 8 -- 0 0 0 12 5 7 -- --
The Binding Blade (unused) 40 10 -- 5 5 0 12 10 8 25 --
The Blazing Blade 120 17 -- 25 15 0 20 30 8 25 --
Shadow Dragon 18 8 0 5 5 0 10 5 6 -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 18 8 0 5 5 0 10 5 6 -- --
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia 50 20 -- 17 11 0 26 18 4 -- Monster weapons
The stats for Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem are used to calculate the stats of a Manakete using a Firestone in combat.
Fire Dragons of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia also multiply experience by ×1.5.

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Mystery of the Emblem 52 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- --
The Binding Blade (unused) 80 30 -- 28 28 30 30 28 15 25 --
The Blazing Blade 127 30 -- 30 30 30 30 30 15 25 --
Shadow Dragon 60 30 30 30 26 30 30 30 32 -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 60 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 8 -- --
The stats for Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem are used to calculate the stats of a Manakete using a Firestone in combat.

Miscellaneous stats

Game Experience CRP Gold Weight mod. Capacity Vision Size
Mystery of the Emblem 50 -- -- -- -- -- --
The Binding Blade -- 5 -- -- -- -- --
The Blazing Blade -- 5 -- -- -- -- --
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia 250 1 -- -- -- -- --

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Mystery of the Emblem 50% 10% -- 10% 10% 0% 10% 10% -- -- -- --
The Binding Blade (unused) 95% 40% -- 30% 20% 25% 0% 10% -- -- -- --
The Blazing Blade 95% 40% -- 30% 20% 25% 0% 20% -- -- -- --
Shadow Dragon 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -- -- -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 60% 50% 0% 60% 80% 0% 50% 20% -- -- -- --
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia 10% 30% -- 30% 10% 0% 35% 20% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Fire Dragons possess a passive skill marking it as a Is 3ds03 dragon.png dragon unit.

Class change

All appearances

Advanced class
Bs fe11 fire dragon.png
Fire Dragon

Notable enemy Fire Dragons

Enemy Units
Name Game
Fire Dragon (Mystery of the Emblem) Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem
Khozen Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, New Mystery of the Emblem
Brzak Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga
Dragon (The Blazing Blade) The Blazing Blade
Enemy Fire Dragon units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
The Blazing Blade
An ancient, hateful dragon
that survived the Scouring.
人竜戦役を生きのびた古竜
人への怒りに満ちている
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
A fire-breathing dragon
found across Archanea.
アカネイア大陸の各地に
生息する炎を吐く竜

Etymology and other languages

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

Fire Dragon

--

Japanese

火竜
古の火竜

• Fire Dragon; this name is used in Mystery of the Emblem (rendered in hiragana as かりゅう), New Mystery of the Emblem, and Shadows of Valentia.
• Ancient Fire Dragon; this name is used only in The Blazing Blade.

Spanish

Dragón de fuego

Fire dragon. Abbreviated to D. de fuego in gameplay due to space restrictions.

French

• Dragon
• Dragon de feu

• Dragon. Used in The Blazing Blade.
• Fire Dragon. Used in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

German

Feuerdrache

Fire dragon

Italian

Drago fuoco

Fire dragon

Dutch

Vuurdraak

Fire Dragon

Portuguese

Dragão de fogo

Fire dragon; used in Heroes.

Simplified Chinese

火龙

Fire dragon

Traditional Chinese

火龍

Fire dragon

Gallery

References

  1. "This is Flame Barrel... The fire dragons' graveyard. It's where the fire dragons who've degenerated into savage beasts come to wait for their death." — Xane, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
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