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Fire Emblem (The Binding Blade chapter)

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Fire Emblem

Cm fe06 5.png

Location

Lycia

Boss(es)

Dory

Previous chapter(s)

Crumbling League

Next chapter(s)

Ensnared

Merlinus! We're going to the castle to drive off the bandits!
— Roy to Merlinus

Fire Emblem (Japanese: 炎の紋章 Fire Emblem) is the fifth chapter of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. As the remains of the Lycian League Army travel to Ostia, terrified villagers ask them to stop the bandits looting the nearby villages.

Plot

Main article: Fire Emblem (The Binding Blade chapter)/Script

Roy's forces reach a mountain pass that is infested by bandits under command of Dory. A local villager begs Roy to help, and even though Merlinus objects, Roy agrees to defeat the bandits. The battle then begins.

At the start of the battle, in a nearby village, Dorothy searches for Saul, who is busy womanizing. She eventually finds him and chastises him for his actions, then informs him that the Lycian Army is nearby. She also confirms that Princess Guinivere is with the army, and now knowing that, Saul wants to join Roy as quickly as possible.

Once Roy defeats Dory, Saul requests an audience with him and Princess Guinivere. Roy accepts, and in the ensuing conversation, Saul asks Guinivere about the location of the Fire Emblem. He explains that he was sent by the Elimine Church to investigate the Emblem's disappearance from the Shrine of Seals, and that he suspects Guinivere because she vanished at the same time. The princess admits she has the Emblem and that she stole it in order to stop his brother from invading, but it did not work. After Guinivere declares to Saul that she still wishes to end the war, Saul volunteers to join Roy's army, and Roy accepts him into the ranks.

Chapter data

Normal Hard

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Seize Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: Roy dies 16 {{{partner}}} {{{other}}} 23+8
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Units are arranged based on their position in deployment order. If every unit is recruited and alive, the deployment order is: Roy, Marcus, Alen, Bors, Wolt, Lance, Merlinus, Elen, Ward, Lot, Dieck, Shanna, Chad Lugh, Clarine, and Rutger.

When a unit makes any action on the tiles to the right of the southwest wall, the wall will open; on Hard Mode, reinforcements will appear as well.

Character data

Characters
New units

None

Required characters
Roy ​
Available characters
Marcus ​Alen ​Bors ​Wolt ​Lance ​Merlinus ​Elen ​Ward ​Lot ​Dieck ​Shanna ​Chad ​Lugh ​Clarine ​Rutger ​

Item data

Items
Name Obtainment Method
Is gba gant's lance.png Gant's Lance Visit village

Shop data

Armories and vendors

Swords Lances Axes Bows Anima Light Dark Staves Items Secret

None

Enemy data

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Normal Hard

Enemy Units
Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma gba brigand enemy.gif Dory Brigand 11 1 30 13 4 8 2 7 1 11 5 Killer Axe Hand Axe
Does not move; stands on the throne, the chapter's seize point.
Ma gba fighter enemy.gif Bandit Fighter 4 1 22~23 6~7 2~4 4~6 0~1 2~3 0~1 11 5 Iron Axe
--
Ma gba fighter enemy.gif Bandit Fighter 4 1 22~23 6~7 2~4 4~6 0~1 2~3 0~1 11 5 Hand Axe
Moves to attack units in range.
Ma gba fighter enemy.gif Bandit Fighter 5 3 22~24 6~8 3~4 5~6 0~1 2~3 0~1 11 5 Steel Axe
--
Ma gba fighter enemy.gif Bandit Fighter 5 3 22~24 6~8 3~4 5~6 0~1 2~3 0~1 11 5 Iron Axe Hand Axe
The southernmost one moves to attack units in range.
Ma gba mercenary enemy.gif Bandit Mercenary 3 2 19~20 4~5 8~9 8~9 0~1 4~5 0~1 9 5 Iron Sword
Begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns.
Ma gba brigand enemy.gif Bandit Brigand 6 4 23~25 7~8 2~3 5~7 0~1 3~4 0~1 12 5 Hand Axe
The two left or right of Dory move to attack units in range.
Ma gba mercenary enemy.gif Bandit Mercenary 2 1 18~19 4~5 8~9 8~9 0~1 4~5 0~1 9 5 Iron Sword
--
Ma gba mercenary enemy.gif Bandit Mercenary 4 2 20~21 5~6 9~10 8~10 0~2 4~5 0~1 9 5 Steel Sword
• The northern one does not move, except to heal.
• The southern one begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns.
Ma gba mercenary enemy.gif Bandit Mercenary 5 1 20~22 5~6 9~10 9~10 1~2 4~5 0~1 9 5 Steel Blade
Begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns.
Ma gba nomad enemy.gif Bandit Nomad 3 2 17~18 5~6 4~5 5~7 0~1 4~5 0~1 7 7 Iron Bow
The east one moves to attack units in range.
Ma gba nomad enemy.gif Bandit Nomad 4 1 17~19 5~7 5~6 6~7 0~2 4~5 0~1 7 7 Steel Bow
--
Ma gba mage enemy.gif Bandit Mage 5 1 17~19 2~4 3~4 4~5 0~1 3~4 4~5 6 5 Fire
Begins moving unprovoked when he can attack a unit within two turns.
Reinforcements
Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma gba brigand enemy.gif Bandit Brigand 5 4 22~24 6~8 2~3 5~6 0~1 3~4 0~1 12 5 Hand Axe Iron Axe
Moves to raid the village, then moves to attack units unprovoked.
Ma gba brigand enemy.gif Bandit Brigand 6 4 23~25 7~8 2~3 5~7 0~1 3~4 0~1 12 5 Steel Axe
Moves to raid the village, then moves to attack units unprovoked.

Reinforcements

Boss data

Main article: Dory
Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.[1]

Normal Hard

Portrait dory fe06.png
Ma gba brigand enemy.gif Brigand
Level 11
Stats
Max HP 30 Luck 2
Strength 13 Defense 7
Skill 4 Resistance 1
Speed 8 Constitution 12
Movement 5 Aid 11
Inventory
Killer Axe
Hand Axe
Weapon Levels
Swords Lances Axes Bows
Anima magic Light magic Dark magic Staves

Strategy

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

This time, the player is presented with two routes to the castle gate. The first and shortest path is to put Roy near the eastern gate, and villagers will open it. However, the player should try to deal with the surrounding enemies as fast as possible, so the bandits in the northern side of the map do not have enough time to reach the army. Since this can be somewhat difficult to achieve, the player should put some sturdy units on both sides of the castle and create a barrier.

The other way is to go north. If the player chooses this route, they should try to reach the forts near their party before the enemies do it. Once the first enemies have been dealt with, the player can take advantage of the forests to gain avoid points. Between turns 12 and 15, two bandits will appear from the forts in the upper left corner of the map per turn. They do not represent a real challenge.

The only village in the map gives Gant's Lance, which is a weaker version of a Silver Lance, but with more uses and lower rank. It is also recommended to buy some door keys in the vendor; this will save time in the next chapter.

The boss, Dory, can pose a danger to the player's party, due to his Killer Axe giving him a high critical rate. It is recommended to force him to equip his Hand Axe by putting a unit two spaces away. The player can then attack him with sword users without too much worry. Once the boss has been defeated, Roy can seize the castle and the chapter will end.

Etymology and other languages

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

Flame Crest

Used in leftover text from the data transfer menu in the English version of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

English
(unofficial)

Fire Emblem

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Japanese

炎の紋章

Fire Emblem

Gallery

References

  1. Fire Emblem, triangleattack.com, Retrieved: December 24, 2020
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