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Gradivus (Japanese: グラディウス Gladius) is a regalia lance introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It is one of the Three Regalia of the Holy Kingdom of Archanea, known by the epithet "the lance that pierces stone",[1] and is the sister weapon of Mercurius and Parthia.
History
Gradivus was stolen from its unidentified origin by the thief Adrah, and in conjunction with Mercurius and Parthia was a valuable asset in his conquering of the land, allowing him to ultimately establish the Kingdom of Archanea. Upon the kingdom's foundation and Adrah's appointment as its first king, Gradivus was named one of its three Regalia, and was passed down through the generations of Archanean royalty; with the other Regalia, it took on a mythical status in Archanean culture, claimed by some to be usable only by those blessed by the gods.[1]
In Archanea's fall to Dolhr at the beginning of the War of Shadows, Gradivus was stolen from the capital in its fall and was adopted by Camus of the Sable Order, who continued to wield it throughout the war until his "death" at the hands of Prince Marth's army. After the War of Shadows, Gradivus somehow ended up in Valentia in the possession of the Duma Faithful, where it was taken by Alm and used in the battle against Duma. Afterwards, Gradivus was returned to the possession of the kingdom and adopted by Hardin himself for use against the Altean army in the War of Heroes. The lance was taken from Hardin following his death.
On the continent of Fódlan, a rusted lance bearing the name Gradivus and noted to have been used in the defense of Fódlan's Throat could be found in the clutches of roaming monsters, taken into the possession of the mercenary Byleth, and used in the war plaguing the continent. What connection this Gradivus bears to the Archanean regalia, if one exists, is unclear.
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | -- | Lance: 14 | 20 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 1–2 | 17 | Cannot be sold | -- | Can be used as an item to fully restore user's HP. |
Gaiden | Lance | 15 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | -- | -- | Restores 5 HP to the user at the start of their phase. | |
Mystery of the Emblem | Lance: 12 | 20 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 1–2 | 17 | 17,000 | -- | When equipped, it doubles the amount of experience gained. | |
Archanea Saga | Lance: 12 | 20 | 8 | 100 | 0 | 1–2 | 17 | 17,000 | -- | When equipped, it doubles the amount of experience gained. | |
Shadow Dragon | A | 19 | 8 | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | Can be used as an item to fully restore user's HP. | |
New Mystery of the Emblem | A | 19 | -- | 90 | 0 | 1–2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | Can be used as an item to fully restore user's HP. | |
Awakening | A | 19 | -- | 85 | 5 | 1–2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | Can be used as an item to fully restore user's HP. Cannot be forged. | |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 12 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | 2 | -- | Grants Recovery when equipped. | ||
Three Houses | A | 17 | 8 | 90 | 10 | 1–2 | 30 | 5,000 | 2 | -- |
Forged stats
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★) |
13 | 4 | 110 | 0 | 1–2 | -- | 4 | -- | Grants Recovery when equipped. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
Gradivus Moon Gradivus Holy Gradivus
Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
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Heroes (Gradivus; refine: Unrefined) |
16 | 1 | 400 | -- | Silver Lance | -- | ✗ | User can counterattack regardless of range. | ||
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Effect) |
16 | 1 | 400 | 500 200 |
-- | -- | ✗ | User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +3 HP. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP = 100% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance to user during combat, and if user deals damage to foe during combat (including 0 damage), restores 7 HP to user. | ||
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Atk) |
18 | 1 | 400 | 500 200 |
-- | -- | ✗ | User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +5 HP. | ||
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Spd) |
16 | 1 | 400 | 500 200 |
-- | -- | ✗ | User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed. | ||
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Def) |
16 | 1 | 400 | 500 200 |
-- | -- | ✗ | User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense. | ||
Heroes (Gradivus; refine: +Res) |
16 | 1 | 400 | 500 200 |
-- | -- | ✗ | User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance. |
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Warriors: Three Hopes | A | 120 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 130 | 2,500 | -- | -- |
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Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Dropped by | Chapter 20, enemy Camus |
Gaiden
Treasure | Chapter 5, Duma Tower, chest in the second basement |
Mystery of the Emblem
Dropped by | Book 1: Chapter 16, enemy Camus Book 2: Chapter 20, enemy Hardin |
Shadow Dragon
Dropped by | Chapter 20, enemy Camus |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Dropped by | Chapter 20, enemy Hardin |
Awakening
Treasure | Infinite Regalia, chosen at random from a pool of other items. |
Renown bonus | 10,000 Renown points; only one copy can be obtained through this means per save file. |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Chest | in Duma Temple, in the first teleporter room take the teleporter with Mila's Brand instead of Duma's Brand. |
Dungeon drops | The Inner Sanctum: Large pots (0.13%) |
Forging | Blessed Lance (5 , ★★★) |
Three Houses
Forging | Rusted Lance* (10 Mythrils, 2,000G, A+ Professor Level) |
Archanea Saga
Inventory | Camus |
Heroes
Gradivus
Method | Data |
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Unit (★★★★★) | Camus: Sable Knight • Hardin: Dark Emperor |
Moon Gradivus
Method | Data |
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Unit (★★★★★) | Dimitri: King of Faerghus |
Holy Gradivus
Method | Data |
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Unit (★★★★★) | Zeke: Past Unknown |
Warriors: Three Hopes
Forging | Rusted Lance (10 Mythrils, 7,500G) |
Flavor text
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Game | Text (English) |
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Shadow Dragon | A mighty lance, and regalia of House Archanea.
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アカネイア王家に伝わる『三種の武器』。強力な威力をもつ槍
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New Mystery of the Emblem | A mighty lance, regalia of House Archanea.*
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アカネイア王家に伝わる『三種の武器』。強力な威力をもつ槍
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Awakening | One of the Three Regalia.
Use it to fully restore HP. |
伝説の三神器 使うとHP全回復
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Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | A lance that pierces rock.
One of the three Regalia. |
三種の神器の一つ
岩をも貫く威力を持つ |
Three Houses | A lance wielded by a brave defender of
Fódlan's Throat boasting high hit rate and might. |
喉元を守り切った勇士の使った槍
高い命中と威力を誇る |
Heroes (Gradivus) |
Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.
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敵から攻撃された時、距離に関係なく反撃する
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Heroes (Gradivus; refined: +effect) |
If foe initiates combat or if foe's HP = 100% at
start of combat, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 7 HP to unit. (Triggers even if 0 damage is dealt.) |
敵から攻撃された時、または
敵のHPが100%で戦闘開始時、戦闘中、 自分の攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防+4、かつ 戦闘中、自分の攻撃でダメージを与えた時、 自分のHP7回復 (与えたダメージが0でも効果は発動) |
Heroes (Moon Gradivus) |
Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.
Grants Special cooldown charge +1 per foe's attack during combat. (Only highest value applied. Does not stack. Special cooldown charge granted even if foe's attack deals 0 damage.) |
戦闘中、敵の攻撃によりダメージを受けた時、
奥義発動カウント変動量+1 (同系統効果複数時、最大値適用) (この効果は受けたダメージが0の場合も発動する) 敵から攻撃された時、距離に関係なく反撃する |
Heroes (Moon Gradivus; refined: +effect) |
If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants
Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, deals damage = 20% of unit's Def, reduces damage from foe's attacks by 20% of unit's Def (excluding area-of-effect Specials), inflicts Def-5 on foe during combat, and neutralizes foe's bonuses to Atk/Def (from skills like Fortify, Rally, etc.). |
周囲3マス以内に味方がいる時、
戦闘中、自身の速さ、守備、魔防+5、 与えるダメージ+自分の守備の20%、 受けるダメージ-自分の守備の20% (範囲奥義を除く)、かつ 戦闘中、敵の守備-5、 敵の攻撃、守備の強化の+を無効 (無効になるのは、鼓舞や応援等の+効果) |
Heroes (Holy Gradivus) |
Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.
At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, unit makes a guaranteed follow-up attack. |
敵から攻撃された時、距離に関係なく反撃する
戦闘開始時、自身のHPが25%以上なら、 戦闘中、絶対追撃 |
Warriors: Three Hopes | A lance wielded by a brave defender of Fódlan's Throat boasting great might.
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フォドラの喉元を守り切った勇士の使った槍
高い威力を誇る |
Trivia
- In Shadow Dragon, Gradivus has the highest might of any weapon in the game. In New Mystery of the Emblem, however, it is surpassed by Hauteclere. In both Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem it has the highest might of all lances and ties with several other weapons for having the highest might of any overall weapon; in the former it is in a four-way tie with the Devil Axe, Aura and the Earthstone, and in the latter is in a six-way tie with Mercurius, the Devil Axe, Parthia, Pachyderm and Aura.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Gradivus |
From Mars Gradivus, a form of the Roman war god Mars whose worship was part of Roman military preparation rituals. |
Japanese |
グラディウス |
Officially romanized as Gladius. From Gladius, a simple sword used by Roman soldiers. グラディウス is also a way to write "Gradivus" in Japanese. |
Spanish |
Gradivus |
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French |
Gradivus |
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German |
Gradivus |
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Italian |
Gradivus |
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Dutch |
Gradivus |
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Portuguese |
Gradivus |
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Korean |
그라디우스 |
Gradius |
Simplified Chinese |
古拉迪乌斯 |
Gradivus |
Traditional Chinese |
古拉迪烏斯 |
Gradivus |
Moon Gradivus
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Moon Gradivus |
Used for the version wielded by Dimitri: King of Faerghus in Heroes. "Moon" refers to "Azure Moon", the route of Three Houses focused on Dimitri. |
Japanese |
蒼月グラディウス |
Azure Moon Gladius |
Spanish |
Gradivus lunar |
Lunar Gradivus |
French |
Lune Gradivus |
Moon Gradivus |
German |
Mond-Gradivus |
Moon Gradivus |
Italian |
Gradivus luna |
Moon Gradivus |
Portuguese |
Gradivus lunar |
Lunar Gradivus |
Traditional Chinese |
蒼月古拉迪烏斯 |
Blue moon Gradivus |
Holy Gradivus
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Holy Gradivus |
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Japanese |
聖槍グラディウス |
Holy lance Gradivus |
Spanish |
Gradivus sagrada |
Sacred Gradivus |
French |
Gradivus sacrée |
Sacred Gradivus |
German |
Heilige Gradivus |
Holy Gradivus |
Italian |
Gradivus sacra |
Sacred Gradivus |
Portuguese |
Gradivus sagrado |
Sacred Gradivus |
Traditional Chinese |
聖槍古拉迪烏斯 |
Holy lance Gradivus |
Gallery
Artwork of Gradivus from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Concept art of Gradivus from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Artwork of Gradivus from Warriors: Three Hopes.
Gradivus as it appears in Heroes.
Artwork of Camus with Gradivus from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.
Artwork of Camus with Gradivus from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon.
Artwork of Zeke with Gradivus from Shadows of Valentia.
Artwork of Camus with Gradivus from Fire Emblem Cipher.
Draug wielding Gradivus in Mystery of the Emblem.
Kliff wielding Gradivus in Shadows of Valentia.
Lorenz wielding Gradivus in Three Houses.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Three ancient weapons known as the Regalia have been passed down through the generations of House Archanea: Parthia, the bow of flame; Gradivus, the lance that pierces stone; and Mercurius, the spectral sword. Only those blessed by the gods may lay hands on them—or so it goes." — A villager in Knorda, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
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