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Jiol

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Jiol

FEMN Jiol.png
Artwork of Jiol from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Family

Sheena (daughter)

Title(s)

King of Gra

Starting class

General

Appearance(s)

Blast...I deserve the same protection as the rest of the Empire! Betraying Altea was Gharnef's idea! Let...let him fight the brat! Don't just stand there, DO something! I don't want to die!
— Jiol, on hearing of Marth's approach

Jiol (Japanese: ジオル Jiol) was the king of Gra in the years of the War of Shadows, and the father of Sheena, who was born from his second wife. At the dawn of the war, while Altea and Gra's forces were in Gra fighting the Grust invasion, Gharnef appeared and persuaded Jiol to turn on Altea. Jiol agreed, and the strike unleashed by the soldiers of Gra caught Altea's army unexpectedly, wiping them out and resulting in the death of King Cornelius. Afterward, the combined Gra/Grust army launched an assault on Castle Altea, and Jiol personally took to the pursuit of Marth along with a contingent of knights, but was successfully tricked and led away from Marth by Frey's decoy sacrifice. Years later, Marth and his army stormed Gra, killing Jiol and leaving the remains of Gra in the hands of Sheena.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Role

Upon learning of Marth's approach toward Gra following his reclamation of Altea, Jiol panicked upon learning he had no substantial backup against Marth's might, being left with nothing but Macedonian Pegasus Knights for reinforcements and claiming that among Dolhr's allies no-one seemed to care to offer Gra the same protections shared among the others.

Stats

See also: Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon)
Portrait jiol fe01.png
Ma nes01 general enemy.gif General
Level 5
Movement 5
Experience 64
Stats
Max HP 34 Speed 6
Strength 11 Luck 0
Skill 3 Defense 16
W. Level 15 Resistance 0
Inventory Drops
Silver Sword Silver SwordThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Weapons
Sword Lance Axe Bow
Tome Staff Ballista Stone

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 1

Role

As in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, upon learning of Marth's approach toward Gra following his reclamation of Altea, Jiol panicked upon learning he had no substantial backup against Marth's might, being left with nothing but Macedonian Pegasus Knights for reinforcements and claiming that among Dolhr's allies no-one seemed to care to offer Gra the same protections shared among the others. Engaging Marth's forces in battle, Jiol briefly lamented that he should have wiped out Marth and his forces when he had the chance, and died in the battle. With his last breath, he thought of Sheena.

Stats

See also: Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon)
Portrait jiol fe03.png
Ma snes01 general enemy.gif General
Level 5
Movement 5
Experience 75
Stats
Max HP 41 Luck --
Strength 12 W. Level --
Skill 7 Defense 18
Speed 6 Resistance 3
Weapons Items
Silver Lance Silver LanceThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Weapons
Sword Lance Axe
Bow Tome Staff

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Role

Shortly after his betrayal of Altea and the fall of Cornelius, Jiol led a troupe of powerful Gra knights to pursue Marth in his escape attempt, cornering him in a locked fort. On the advice of Malledus, Frey disguised himself as Marth and fled to the south, successfully luring Jiol and his men away. Upon learning of the deception, Jiol furiously bade his men kill Frey as painfully as possible; Frey survived the encounter, if severely wounded, and eventually rejoined the Altean army.

Years later, as in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, upon learning of Marth's approach toward Gra following his reclamation of Altea, Jiol panicked upon learning he had no substantial backup against Marth's might, being left with nothing but Macedonian Pegasus Knights for reinforcements and claiming that among Dolhr's allies no-one seemed to care to offer Gra the same protections shared among the others. Engaging Marth's forces in battle, Jiol briefly lamented that he should have wiped out Marth and his forces when he had the chance, and died in the battle.

Stats

See also: Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon)
Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or be otherwise truncated.

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Portrait jiol fe11.png
Ma ds01 general enemy.gif General
Level 5
Movement --
Stats
Max HP 34 Speed 6
Strength 11 Luck 0
Magic 1 Defense 16
Skill 3 Resistance 3
Inventory
Silver Lance
Killer BowThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances B Axes --
Bows B Tomes -- Staves --

Personality

Jiol was demonstrated to be, post-betrayal of Altea, a cowardly and malicious ruler, seemingly fuelled by the self-serving perspective of whether or not he was in control of the situation at any given time. When he believed himself to have the upper hand in a matter, he was a clear and efficient commander, sometimes bordering into pure bloodthirstiness when especially so or when angered.[1] On the other hand, he did not take kindly to the idea of his grasp on a situation being undermined, reacting angrily to trickery,[2] or breaking down into panic when the tide of events is turned against him.[3]

Quotes

Battle quotes

You Altean rabble! I should have ground you into the dust when I had the chance!
— Jiol in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Altea's fallen soldiers... I should have killed you all when I had the chance.
— Jiol in Mystery of the Emblem.
Grr... Altean rabble! I should have killed you stragglers back when I had a chance!
— Jiol in Shadow Dragon.

Death quotes

The Kingdom of Gra... is done for... My daughter... Sheena... You must... for me...
— Jiol in Mystery of the Emblem.
Thus falls...the mighty kingdom...of Gra...
— Jiol in Shadow Dragon

Etymology and other languages

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

Jiol

Japanese

ジオル

Officially romanized as Jiol.

Spanish

Jiol

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French

Jiol

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German

Jiol

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Italian

Jiol

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Portuguese

Jiol[4]

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Traditional Chinese

格拉[5]

Jiol

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Portrait jiol fe01.png General Ma nes01 general enemy.gif
Bs fe01 enemy general sword.png
Sword
Mystery of the Emblem
Portrait jiol fe03.png General Ma snes01 general enemy.gif
Bs fe03 enemy jiol general lance.png
Lance
(Silver Lance)
Small portrait jiol fe11.png Shadow Dragon
Portrait jiol fe11.png General Ma ds01 general enemy.gif
Bs fe11 enemy general lance.png
Lance
Bs fe11 enemy general bow.png
Bow

Official artwork

References

  1. "Jiol: Simpletons! Use your heads! One of them ran; the other didn't. What does that tell you? Easy! The one who stayed behind is trying to buy time for the one who fled.
    Gra Soldier: So, er...the one who took off is-
    Jiol: The real prince, you idiot, yes! Hie, troops, after him! Put that craven whip to the sword!
    " — Jiol and a soldier of Gra, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
  2. "This is...the wrong prince? No! You dare make a fool of me? Kill him! Make this faux prince SUFFER!" — Jiol , Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
  3. "Pegasus knights?! How am I supposed to stop the Lea- those REBELS with a handful of...of winged ponies! Send another messenger! Tell them we need Camus's Sable Order, or...or Michalis's Dragoons! Blast...I deserve the same protection as the rest of the Empire! Betraying Altea was Gharnef's idea! Let...let him fight the brat! Don't just stand there, DO something! I don't want to die!" — Jiol, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
  4. "Eu sou a princesa Sheena de Gra. Assumi o trono relutantemente após meu pai, o rei Jiol, falecer." — Sheena: Princess of Gra when summoned (Portuguese), Fire Emblem Heroes
  5. "我是格拉的公主,希瑪。父王吉奧爾過世之後……我繼承了格拉的王位。" — Sheena: Princess of Gra when summoned (Traditional Chinese), Fire Emblem Heroes
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Non-playable characters Aurelis KingMalledusNynaTalys King
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Playable characters AbelArranAstramAthenaBantuBarstBeckBoahBordCaedaCaesarCainCastorCatriaCordDarrosDolphDraugEliceEstEtzelFreyGordinGotohHardinHoraceJagenJakeJeorgeJulianLenaLindeLorenzMacellanMariaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNagiNavarreNorneOgmaPallaRaddRickardRogerRosheaSamsonSedgarTikiTomasVylandWendellWolfWrysXaneYmir
Non-playable characters Aurelis KingMalledusNynaTalys King
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Background characters AdrahAnriArtemisCaldasIoteLizaLudwikMarlonMarcelusNagaOrdwin
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Groups, objects and concepts Archanean LeagueDragons (Divine DragonEarth DragonManakete) • DragoonsSable OrderWar of LiberationWar of ShadowsWhitewinged Order
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Regalia and personal weapons AumFalchionGradivusHauteclereImhulluMercuriusParthiaRapierStarlightWing Spear
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Lists Base conversationsChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden treasureItemsScriptsSupportsWeapons
Related topics Name chart • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of LightGaidenMystery of the EmblemArchanea SagaShadow DragonAwakening) • Pre-release information (Unused content) • Sound RoomTimeline