Medeus

Medeus Artwork of Medeus from the Trading Card Game. The Earth Dragon king who invoked the War of Shadows. Marth defeated him with the Falchion.

Gender Male Race Manakete (Earth Dragon) Mirage (Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE) Title(s) King of the Earth Dragons Emperor of Dolhr Shadow Dragon Starting class Manakete (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, Shadow Dragon) Earth Dragon (Shadow Dragon) Shadow Dragon (Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem) Voiced by Dennis Hull (English, Heroes) Hideyuki Hori (Japanese, Archanea Saga) Chafurin (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Archanea Saga Shadow Dragon New Mystery of the Emblem Heroes

“	All hope turns in fear before me...	”	— Medeus, to Camus

Medeus (Japanese: メディウス Mediuth) was an earth dragon king and the only known earth dragon to have willingly become a Manakete. He was the first and only ruler of the Dolhr Empire, reviled and feared across Archanea as the tyrannical Shadow Dragon (Japanese: 暗黒竜 Dark Dragon). His years of watching over his captured brethren on behalf of the divine dragon Naga deeply embittered him against humanity and their cruelty toward his fellow Manaketes, to which he sought revenge by founding Dolhr and subjecting humanity to years of cruel conquest and oppression under his rule.

For all his brutality, Medeus's two reigns over Dolhr were relatively brief, totalling only ten years or so. His first period of rule, presiding over the conflict which would later be called the War of Liberation was ended with his defeat at the hands of Anri, the future founder of Altea who wielded the blade of light Falchion against him. A century later Medeus was resurrected a century later through the machinations of the rogue sorcerer Gharnef, and he engaged humanity in another war of conquest dubbed the War of Shadows. Though he had seen great success in luring human nations to ally with Dolhr, he was undermined by the efforts of Anri's descendant Marth, who killed him again at the climax of the war. Afterward, three years later, the second resurrection of Medeus was the culmination of Gharnef's grand scheme in the War of Heroes, and this time Medeus took a new form: that of a true Shadow Dragon.

Biography

The decline of the dragons

Centuries before the founding of the Holy Kingdom of Archanea, when the dragonkin were experiencing their degeneration, Medeus was the only earth dragon to willingly shed his dragon form and become a Manakete, thus escaping the degeneration of the dragons. All of his fellow earth dragons refused this idea and ultimately devolved into wild beasts which posed a grave threat to the fledgling human race. At the conclusion of a great war between the divine dragons and wild earth dragons, which resulted in all other earth dragons (with one exception) being sealed beneath the Dragon's Table, Medeus was entrusted by the divine dragon Naga with the task of guarding the altar and its seal.

The War of Liberation

Medeus's showdown with Anri.

As the age of the dragonkin faded into legend, the following centuries saw mankind rising to take the place of dragons as the dominant species of Archanea, finalized with the foundation of the mighty Holy Kingdom of Archanea in the year 0. As humans came to dominance, however, they also came to frequently abuse and mistreat the surviving Manaketes, now largely powerless. From his post at the Dragon's Table, Medeus was forced to observe the atrocities humans constantly subjected his fellow Manaketes to, and ultimately his fury was such that in the year 490, he united the Manaketes into a new nation of their own, the Dolhr Empire. Dolhr was by policy openly hostile to humans, an attitude which culminated three years later in a conflict known as the War of Liberation, as Dolhr declared war on Archanea as retribution for the horrid treatment of Manaketes by humans.

The first great action of the war was the Dolhr assault on the Archanean capital palace, Millennium Court, which was a resounding Dolhr victory. Medeus's army succeeded in conquering Archanea and wiping out all members of its royal family, save for Princess Artemis, who evaded captivity. The rest of the world soon fell too, and so for five years Medeus dominated the entire world. The tide turned against him with the rise of a rebellion in the Altea region led by Caldas of Archanea. At the war's end, Medeus personally entered the fray and decimated Caldas's army with ease. Even as Medeus's immense power seemed impossible to overcome, he was foiled by the sudden appearance of Anri, a young man wielding Falchion. With Falchion, Anri engaged Medeus in battle and emerged victorious, killing Medeus. With Medeus's demise, Dolhr crumbled and faded into history.

The War of Shadows

Medeus entrusts Brzak with the retrieval of Nyna.

Earth dragons, by their very nature, are difficult to truly kill, and so nearly a century later Medeus was reawakened through the machinations of the the vengeful sorcerer Gharnef; however, his revival remained incomplete, and he could only maintain his earth dragon form and powers while within the walls of Dolhr Keep itself. Medeus recreated the Dolhr Empire and soon resumed his mission of world conquest in a war later known as the War of Shadows. This time, however, through Gharnef's schemes he now had human nations as his allies in the form of Grust, Gra and Macedon. Through both the sheer power of his armies and those of his allies, and through treachery and back-stabbing, the Dolhr forces rapidly conquered Archanea and most of its allies starting with the second conquest of Millennium Court, subjecting the territories to Medeus's rule.

However, one aspect of Medeus's plan failed to be adequately completed to his designs: the extermination of the Archanean royal family. As with before, one member survived his army's onslaught, when the princess Nyna entered the custody of Camus of Grust as he occupied the capital. Medeus grew weary of Camus's refusal to bring Nyna to be imprisoned under Medeus himself, and so four years into the war he tasked his subordinate Brzak with retrieving the princess. When Brzak's mission met with resistance from Camus and his Sable Order, resulting in the death of Brzak himself, Medeus himself travelled to Aurelis to personally deal with the situation. Though Nyna managed to escape, Medeus captured Camus and brought him to Dolhr for punishment for his treachery.

A year later, the war came to an end with the arrival of the Archanean League, the united army under Marth, at Dolhr Keep. Medeus and the last of the Dolhr army engaged Marth in a final battle within Dolhr Keep, with Medeus unleashing his full power against the army. Ultimately, Marth's army emerged victorious and Medeus died for a second time, swearing to return so long as darkness remained in the hearts of mankind.

The true Shadow Dragon

Medeus would not remain dead for long, for a mere three years after the end of the War of Shadows, Gharnef was resurrected from his own demise and executed on a new plan to revive Medeus. By the end of the War of Heroes, Gharnef and his minions used the life force of four abducted noble maidens to resurrect Medeus at the Dragon's Table, now in an even more powerful form: a true Shadow Dragon. Even as Gharnef worked to revive Medeus, the seal on the Table, long weakened by the breaking of the Binding Shield, had at last begun to fade enough to allow the captive earth dragons to emerge from within its depths to serve Medeus.

Even as this happened, however, Marth had been entrusted by Gotoh with the task of restoring the Binding Shield and averting the re-emergence of the earth dragons. Having succeeded in completing the shield following the defeat of Emperor Hardin, Marth traveled to the Dragon's Table to stop Medeus's resurrection. By the time Marth reached the Dragon's Table, Falchion in hand, Medeus had already been revived, with the four maidens Nyna, Elice, Maria and Lena surrounding him, hypnotized, in preparation to be sacrificed to him to complete the revival process. Around him, wave after wave of earth dragons emerged from the Table to confront Marth, only to be re-sealed by the Binding Shield. Despite his immense newfound power, Medeus fell for the third and final time to the might of Falchion and the Binding Shield wielded together by Marth. As he died Medeus swore that, should mankind's greed overtake it and the Binding Shield be broken again, he would rise from the dead once more. However, according to Gotoh, this death was very likely permanent and completely destroyed any chance of Medeus returning again.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Role

Medeus is the final boss of Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, and is fought at Dolhr Keep in Chapter 25. He fights solely using his Earth Dragon form via the Earthstone, and accordingly is immune to both ranged and magical attacks.

Stats

See also: Chosen by Fate

Manakete Level 20 Movement 6 Experience 71

Stats Max HP 45 Speed 10 Strength 10 Luck 0 Skill 10 Defense 12+23 W. Level 16 Resistance 0

Inventory Drops Earthstone -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗ Ballista ✗ Stone ✓

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 1

Role

Medeus is the final boss of Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, and is fought at Dolhr Keep in Chapter 20. Like all Earth Dragons in Mystery of the Emblem, he takes only half the usual damage from attacks.

Stats

See also: Chosen by Fate

Transformed Untransformed

Earth Dragon Level 10 Movement 5 Experience 50

Stats Max HP 52 Luck -- Strength 10 W. Level -- Skill 0 Defense 15 Speed 0 Resistance 15

Weapons Items Dark Breath -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗

Manakete Level 10 Movement 5 Experience 40

Stats Max HP 26 Luck -- Strength 0 W. Level -- Skill 0 Defense 1 Speed 2 Resistance 1

Weapons Items Earthstone -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗

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Note: Medeus is shown transforming from the untransformed state on turn 1 player phase and never reverts; as a result, Medeus actually cannot be fought in the untransformed state.

Book 2

Role

Medeus is the final boss of Mystery of the Emblem Book 2 in its true ending, and is fought at the Dragon's Table in the third part of Endgame 2. In order to defeat Medeus, the four maidens surrounding him—Nyna, Maria, Elice and Lena—must be recruited and moved out of harm's way; otherwise, should Medeus's HP be reduced to 0, he will kill them to replenish a quarter of his HP per maiden. He is entirely immune to tome attacks and the Levin Sword.

Stats

See also: Light and Shadow

Shadow Dragon Level 1 Movement 5 Experience 30

Stats Max HP 52 Luck -- Strength 20 W. Level -- Skill 0 Defense 15 Speed 0 Resistance 15

Weapons Items Dark Breath -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗

Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga

Role

Medeus only appears in the opening cutscene of the fourth episode, The Beginning, giving Brzak his orders to retrieve Nyna.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Role

Medeus is the final boss of Shadow Dragon, and is fought at Dolhr Keep in the Endgame. Before beginning the chapter, he is classed as a Manakete, but permanently becomes an Earth Dragon for the rest of the chapter in an opening cutscene.

Stats

See also: Chosen by Fate

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.

Stats

Earth Dragon Manakete

Normal Hard-1 Hard-2 Hard-3 Hard-4 Hard-5

Earth Dragon Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 21 Strength 24 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 25 Skill 26 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Earth Dragon Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 25 Strength 26.5 Luck 0 Magic 0.5 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

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Earth Dragon Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 29 Strength 29 Luck 0 Magic 1 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Earth Dragon Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 30 Strength 30 Luck 0 Magic 1.5 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Earth Dragon Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 30 Strength 30 Luck 0 Magic 2 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Earth Dragon Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 30 Strength 30 Luck 0 Magic 2.5 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

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Normal Hard-1 Hard-2 Hard-3 Hard-4 Hard-5

Manakete Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 21 Strength 24 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 25 Skill 26 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Manakete Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 25 Strength 26.5 Luck 0 Magic 0.5 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Manakete Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 29 Strength 29 Luck 0 Magic 1 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Manakete Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 30 Strength 30 Luck 0 Magic 1.5 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Manakete Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 30 Strength 30 Luck 0 Magic 2 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Manakete Level 25 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 30 Strength 30 Luck 0 Magic 2.5 Defense 25 Skill 30 Resistance 23

Inventory Earthstone Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

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Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

Medeus is the final boss of New Mystery of the Emblem in its true ending, and is fought at the Dragon's Table in the third part of the Endgame. In order to defeat Medeus, the four maidens surrounding him—Nyna, Maria, Elice and Lena—must be recruited and moved out of harm's way; otherwise, should Medeus's HP be reduced to 0, he will kill them to replenish a quarter of his HP per maiden.

Stats

See also: Light and Shadow

Normal Hard Maniac Lunatic

Shadow Dragon Level 30 Movement --

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 25 Strength 25 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 25 Skill 25 Resistance 20

Inventory Dark Breath Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Shadow Dragon Level 30 Movement --

Stats Max HP 76 Speed 27 Strength 31 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 31 Skill 31 Resistance 24

Inventory Dark Breath Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Shadow Dragon Level 30 Movement --

Stats Max HP 92 Speed 29 Strength 37 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 37 Skill 37 Resistance 28

Inventory Dark Breath Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Shadow Dragon Level 30 Movement --

Stats Max HP 99 Speed 30 Strength 40 Luck 0 Magic 0 Defense 40 Skill 40 Resistance 30

Inventory Dark Breath Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- --

Note: Boss stats in Lunatic Mode are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Role

Medeus as he appears in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Medeus is the final boss of Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, and is fought on the stage at the peak of Illusory Dolhr.

According to Tiki, Gharnef successfully summoned Medeus in the world where Mirages originate, devastating the world. The dragon was eventually defeated, but could still be revived through the Opera of Shadows and a sufficient supply of Performa. To prevent this, Naga banned all forms of performing arts to prevent the generation of Performa.

Gharnef sought other sources of Performa, and found it through the Idolasphere, which linked the world of Mirages to Tokyo. With the assistance of Yatsufusa Hatanaka, Gharnef gathers enough Performa to perform the Opera of Shadows to revive Medeus in Tokyo. Itsuki and his team of Mirage Masters gather the souls of Marth's allies to perform the counter-ritual Opera of Light, but Gharnef takes Marth's soul and sacrifices it along with his own soul to complete Medeus' revival.

Itsuki's group ascends Illusory Dolhr to face the dragon, hoping that Marth's soul within the beast would still resonate if the Opera of Light is attempted close enough to it. Just as Itsuki's part in the Opera comes, Medeus mortally wounds him, to the Mirage Masters' dismay. The souls of Marth's allies fly from the Masters and attack Medeus to take back Marth's soul, which enters Itsuki's body and revives him in a Carnage Form resembling Marth. The Masters complete the Opera and face Medeus in battle, aided by Tiki in her divine dragon form.

The battle consists of two phases, the second of which has Medeus' face break away to reveal a galaxy-like void. Upon the dragon's defeat, all of the Mirages afilliated with the Mirage Masters regain their lost memories of the Mirage world.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Medeus is the game's twenty-sixth Mythic Hero, and was added to the game in a dedicated Mythic Hero update, made available for summoning as part of a summoning event released on April 28, 2022. Only one variation of Medeus is currently available in Heroes, based on his Mystery of the Emblem incarnation.

Starting stats

Medeus: Earth-Dragon King is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type Mythic Hero

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 2/3/4 Defense 11/12/13 Resistance 9/10/11 Maximum HP 36/40/43 Attack 40/44/47 Speed 15/18/21 Defense 35/38/41 Resistance 39/43/46 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Shadow Breath -- Chilling Wind

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Rarity	SP cost
	Fire Breath	Innate
	Fire Breath+	Innate
	Flametongue	Innate
	Shadow Breath	Innate
	Chilling Wind	Innate
	Glacies	★★★★★	200 SP
A	Def/Res Ideal 1	★★★★★	60 SP
A	Def/Res Ideal 2	★★★★★	120 SP
A	Def/Res Ideal 3	★★★★★	240 SP
A	Def/Res Ideal 4	★★★★★	300 SP
B	Assured Rebirth	★★★★★	300 SP
C	Canto Control 1	★★★★★	60 SP
C	Canto Control 2	★★★★★	120 SP
C	Canto Control 3	★★★★★	240 SP

Personality and character

Medeus's primary motivation was his quest for vengeance against humanity. Before he developed his hatred against humanity, Medeus is implied to be a humble individual, as he was the only Earth Dragon who willingly discarded his dragon form to become a Manakete, and Naga was able to trust him enough to entrust the task of guarding the Dragon's Table's seal to him.

However, owing to the persecution of the Manaketes he witnessed during his years at the Dragon's Table, Medeus's view on humans shifted drastically for the worse; he believed humans deserved to be treated in kind and sought to implement that through conquest. As part of this, he sought to crush the hope of any who would dare resist his rule by making torturous examples out of those who did, in fact, attempt to do so. He adamantly insisted that all of his conquests and brutal conducts were entirely justified, and that for their crimes against the Manaketes, humans deserved the painful deaths he awarded.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Rebels that dare disturb my repose...be consumed by the flames of hell!	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in Chapter 25 in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.

“	I have awoken from my slumber. Rebels! You will suffer a fiery death by the flames of Hell.	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in Chapter 20 in Mystery of the Emblem Book 1.

“	I... HAVE RESURRECTED... STUPID HUMANS... I WILL KILL YOU ALL...	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in Endgame 2 in Mystery of the Emblem Book 2.

“	Foolish humans! You dare disturb me while I slumber? Oh, how you will regret it as you die slowly...painfully...writhing in the fires of the inferno!	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in the Endgame in Shadow Dragon.

“	Hmm? So... I am not the only dragon revived. I had heard you perished the last time. No matter; you've recovered even less of your power than me. This time, you have no chance!	”	— Medeus, when fighting Nagi, as an enemy in the Endgame in Shadow Dragon.

“	I HAVE... REVIVED... FOOLISH HUMANS... I WILL LEAVE... NONE ALIVE...	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in the Endgame in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Medeus: DO YOU PLAN TO... DEFY ME ONCE MORE... DESCENDANT OF ANRI...? Marth: No matter how many times you return, mankind will never surrender! This long battle... I will end it here, once and for all!	”	— Medeus, when fighting Marth as an enemy in the Endgame in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Medeus: A MERE HUMAN SUCH AS YOURSELF... WISHES TO CHALLENGE ME...? HOW FOOLISH... Kris: I have come this far, just for this moment. My death means nothing, for Prince Marth will create a bright future for us all...! As long as I have that hope, I'll fight on. I'll come at you with everything I've got!	”	— Medeus, when fighting Kris as an enemy in the Endgame in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Death quotes

“	Me? Defeated? By humans... Mere humans... Take this to heart, Altean prince, inheritor of the light... One day... As long as wickedness dwells in the hearts of humans... I will rise anew... Never forget... As long as there is light...the darkness can never be extinguished!	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in Chapter 25 in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.

“	Urgh... I could be.... Defeated by humans... But the heart. Altea’s prince, protected by the light... There will be... one day... When peoples’ hearts only have evil inside them, and that is when my manifestations will appear. The heart... As long as there is light, darkness will never fade away...	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in Chapter 20 in Mystery of the Emblem Book 1.

“	GWA...! WHY... WHY HAVE I... BEEN DEFEATED... SO EASILY...... IS THIS... THE POWER... OF NAGA'S... BINDING SHIELD...? BUT... HUMANS. DON'T FORGET... AS LONG AS GREED LIVES ON IN YOUR HEARTS... YOU WILL LOSE THE SHIELD AND I WILL RISE FROM THE EARTH ONCE AGAIN... REMEMBER... TH...IS...	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in Endgame 2 in Mystery of the Emblem Book 2.

“	HAHAHA... IT IS NOT OVER YET. THAT NAÏVETÉ OF YOURS...WILL DESTROY YOU... THESE WOMEN WILL BE MY SACRIFICE... BECOME MY BLOOD AND MY FLESH... GIVE ME POWER!	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in Endgame 2, if any of the four women around him are not killed or recruited, in Mystery of the Emblem Book 2.

“	Nngh...Defeated again...by humans! Know this, Altean prince... That light which surrounds you is only a temporary respite. So long as the darkness in your hearts continues to sustain me...I cannot be...destroyed..... Rrraaahhh!!!!!	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in the Endgame in Shadow Dragon.

“	GWAH...! WHY......? WHY... HAVE I... BEEN DEFEATED... SO EASILY...? IS THIS... THE POWER... ...OF NAGA'S... BINDING SHIELD...? KNOW THIS, HUMANS... THIS LIGHT IS ONLY A BRIEF RESPITE... SO LONG AS EVIL LURKS WITHIN THE HEARTS OF MAN... SHOULD THIS ACCURSED SHIELD BE LOST, WE SHALL RISE FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL... DO NOT... EVER FORGET...	”	— Medeus, as an enemy in the Endgame in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Medeus/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Medeus appears as a support spirit.

	#635 Fire Emblem Series Medeus
	Rank: ★★
	Cost: ⬣
	Trait: Lava-Floor Resist Reduces damage taken from lava floors.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Medeus is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Medeus
	Revived Shadow Dragon, Medeus
		"MORTAL FOOLS... YOU WILL DIE... EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU!"
		Attack: 100	Support: 0	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 7
		Class: Shadow Dragon		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Sacrifice the Light, Revive the Shadow: [Special] If your Main Character is destroyed while you have no Orbs, you may reveal this card from your hand and deploy it instead of letting the game end with your loss. If you do, send all other allies to the Retreat Area, and transfer Main Character status to this unit. Until the end of the game, you cannot transfer Main Character status. Revels: [Activate] [Once per turn] [Send 1 Bond card to the Boundless Area] Draw 1 card.
	Card #B22-022R • Artist: Daisuke Izuka
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Medeus .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
New Mystery of the Emblem	The Earth Dragon king who invoked the War of Shadows. Marth defeated him with the Falchion.*	百年の時を経て復活し、暗黒戦争を引き起こした地竜王。 神剣ファルシオンを手にしたマルスによって、打ち倒された。
Engage	Dark Emblem from Marth's realm. Embodies a mighty dragon who ruled through fear.	ソンブルが顕現させた闇の紋章士。 マルスと同じ異界より喚び出された存在で 強大で恐ろしい暗黒竜の力を持つ。
Heroes	King of the Earth Dragons, previously defeated by the hero Anri. Resurrected by Gharnef, he seeks domination. Appears in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.	かつて英雄アンリに倒された地竜族の王。 闇の司祭ガーネフにより復活し、世界征服を目論む。 （登場：『ファイアーエムブレム　紋章の謎』）

Trivia

• Medeus was originally named "Gaia" (Japanese: ガイア Gaia), after the earth goddess of Greek mythology.
• Counting remakes and Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, Medeus has been the final boss in a total of five games, the highest among other recurring characters.
• In Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore, Tiki cannot participate in any Session attacks during the battle with Medeus.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Medeus	Possibly invoking the Latin deus, "god"
Japanese	メディウス	Officially romanized as Mediuth.
Spanish	Medeus	--
French	Medeus	--
German	Medeus	--
Italian	Medeus	--
Dutch	Medeus	Used in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Portuguese	Medeus	--
Russian	Медей	Medey; alteration of the English name, used in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Korean	메디우스	Medeus; used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl onward.
Traditional Chinese	梅迪烏斯	Mediuth

Gallery

Official Artwork

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  Artwork of Medeus from Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.

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  Artwork of Medeus from Mystery of the Emblem.

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  Artwork of Medeus from the Trading Card Game.

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  Artwork of Medeus, Anri and Artemis from New Mystery of the Emblem.

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  Artwork of Medeus and Marth from New Mystery of the Emblem.

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  Artwork of Medeus from New Mystery of the Emblem.

CG images

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  CG image of Medeus and Brzak in Archanea Saga.

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  CG image of Medeus in Shadow Dragon.

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  CG image of Medeus and Anri in Shadow Dragon.

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  CG image of Medeus with other characters in Shadow Dragon.

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  CG image of Medeus and Marth in Shadow Dragon.

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  CG image of Medeus in Shadow Dragon.

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  CG image of Medeus and Anri in Shadow Dragon.

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  CG image of Medeus's corpse in Shadow Dragon.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Medeus: Earth-Dragon King in Heroes.

Screenshots

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  Screenshot of Medeus in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Medeus: Earth-Dragon King from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Medeus: Earth-Dragon King from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Medeus: Earth-Dragon King from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Medeus: Earth-Dragon King from Heroes.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Medeus: Earth-Dragon King from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Medeus: Earth-Dragon King from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Medeus: Earth-Dragon King from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Medeus: Earth-Dragon King from Heroes.

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  Medeus in an artwork of Marth: Hero-King from Heroes.

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  Medeus in an artwork of Marth: Hero-King from Heroes.

Cipher artwork

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  Medeus in an artwork of Marth from Cipher.

References

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