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Rickard
- Not to be confused with Rikard, a boss from Path of Radiance.
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“ | So, funny story: I decided to break in here and clean the place out—and then I got caught. Hilarious, right? Comedy gold. | ” | — Rickard, to Julian |
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Rickard (Japanese: リカード Ricard) is a young Archanean thief, who holds a great admiration for Julian of the Soothsires and has a history of working for him, referring to him as his "Chief" (兄貴, aniki, a Japanese honorific meaning "big brother" with the connotation of a crime boss). In the early days of the War of Shadows, he met Lena and with her led a heist of Pales, intending to steal from the captive palace to aid the struggling people of the city. By the time of Marth's arrival in Dolhr, Rickard had been captured in Aurelis by the Macedon occupation forces and was imprisoned in the castle, to be freed by Julian. In the War of Heroes, he traveled to Grust in search of Julian, who had since retired from thievery, and joined him in Marth's forces.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Role
In an attempt to break into and steal from the Macedon-occupied Aurelis Castle, Rickard had been captured and thrown in the castle's prison. When Marth and Hardin's combined army arrived to drive out the Macedon occupation, Julian opened the cell to find him in there. Rickard teased him about his claims that he's sided with "justice", attributing it to his weakness for attractive women, and in response Julian "forced" Rickard to join him in working for Marth.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Rickard is one of two Thieves in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, and with the exception of a 10% higher speed growth, he is statistically worse in every way from the other Thief, Julian. However, Thieves in this game are practically useless in combat regardless, as both of them are only able to use Iron, Steel, and Devil Swords and have a 0% weapon level growth, in addition to abysmal bases, so their stats are for the most part only relevant in keeping them from dying on enemy phase. Unfortunately, thieves are not extremely useful in this game, since Marth can open chests after Chapter 6, and Door Keys are fairly prevalent. However, on maps with several chests, doors, or closed bridges, sometimes deploying Thieves is useful for saving time, so Rickard can provide some utility despite being a fairly mediocre unit.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Book 1
Role
As in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, in an attempt to break into and steal from the Macedon-occupied Aurelis Castle, Rickard had been captured and thrown in the castle's prison with Wendell. When Marth and Hardin's combined army arrived to drive out the Macedon occupation, Julian opened the cell to find him in there. Rickard teased him about his claims that he's sided with "justice", attributing it to his weakness for attractive women, and in response Julian "forced" Rickard to join him in working for Marth.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Book 2
Role
Rickard had traveled to Grust in the midst of Lang's domination of the country, apparently searching for Julian and possibly preparing to raid Castle Olbern, Lang's headquarters. When he encountered Julian, he expressed his disappointment at Julian's retirement from thievery and that he had intended to work with Julian, and Julian convinced him to quit thievery and rejoin Marth's forces.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga
Role
Visiting Pales, Rickard met Lena and, upon seeing the palace itself for the first time, decided to break into it and steal its treasure to be given to the struggling poor of the Archanean capital. He suggested that they split up and try to recruit "bodyguards" for the task, and he found and recruited Castor, whom he found lying dehydrated in the street. During the planning for the heist, he came into conflict with Navarre, who remained suspicious of the nobility of his intentions.
During the heist, he was surprised to find that another group of thieves led by Vaam was also attempting to rob from Pales and talked to Dice and Malice, two mercenaries hired by the other group, convincing them to join his more noble band for 1000 gold. Eventually the heist was interrupted by the arrival of Camus, the warden of Pales under the Dolhr/Grust occupation, but Nyna convinced Camus to let the group go free.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Role
In an attempt to break into and steal from the Macedon-occupied Aurelis Castle, Rickard had been captured and thrown in the castle's prison. When Marth and Hardin's combined army arrived to drive out the Macedon occupation, Julian opened the cell to find him in there. Rickard teased him about his claims that he's sided with "justice", attributing it to his weakness for attractive women, and in response Julian "forced" Rickard to join him in working for Marth.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Rickard is the second and last Thief that joins. Like Julian, Rickard's primary job is to open chests and doors, and his low stats and E rank in swords mean that he should not be used for combat, despite his decent growths. His base stats are worse than Julian's in most areas, but since neither of them should see combat, the choice of thief is mostly aesthetic. From a purely practical standpoint, there is virtually no reason to deploy Rickard unless both thieves are needed. If Julian has died, Rickard is a fine replacement to open chests so that Marth can focus on moving towards the seize point.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Role
As in Mystery of the Emblem, Rickard had traveled to Grust in the midst of Lang's domination of the country, apparently searching for Julian and possibly preparing to raid Castle Olbern, Lang's headquarters. When he encountered Julian, he expressed his disappointment at Julian's retirement from thievery and that he had intended to work with Julian, and Julian convinced him to quit thievery and rejoin Marth's forces.
Starting stats and growth rates
Main Story Bonus Episode
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Rickerd is the second to last thief to join your army, just like in Shadow Dragon. He also joins with worse bases and growths than Julian, who joined a few chapters earlier. However, since neither Rickard or Julian are good combat units, they mostly serve the same purpose, that is their thief utility. However, since Marth has the Fire Emblem which allows him to open chests and Julian being better overall, there isn't very much reason to ever deploy Rickard as not a single map in New Mystery demands more than one thief, if one at all. Rickard does have the advantage of not being needed to recruit Lena, so he can die without any significant repercussions, but if the player is going to save Lena they're likely also resetting any time a player unit dies already.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
Rickard was first added to the game in a special masked-thief variation as part of the Risk and Reward update, and was made available to players in the fifty-seventh edition of the Tempest Trials+, "Life & Death 2", which initially ran from August 9, 2022 through August 19, 2022. The aforementioned masked-thief variation of Rickard is the only one currently available in Heroes, based on his Mystery of the Emblem incarnation.
Rickard: Carefree Culprit
Starting stats
★★★★ ★★★★★
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Initial Stats Level 40 Stats
Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets. |
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Skill set
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Skill | Unlock | Auto-unlock | SP cost | |
Iron Sword | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 50 | |
Steel Sword | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 100 | |
Florid Cane | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 200 | |
Florid Cane+ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 300 | |
Shove | ★★★★ | ★★★★ | 150 | |
B | Flier Formation 1 | ★★★★ | — | 60 |
B | Flier Formation 2 | ★★★★ | — | 120 |
B | Flier Formation 3 | ★★★★ | — | 240 |
C | Spd/Def Oath 1 | ★★★★ | — | 60 |
C | Spd/Def Oath 2 | ★★★★ | — | 120 |
C | Spd/Def Oath 3 | ★★★★★ | — | 240 |
Personality
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Supports
Mystery of the Emblem
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Shadow Dragon
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New Mystery of the Emblem
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Base conversations
- Main article:
Rickard/Conversations
Endings
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Rickard
Returns to his hometown seeking a quiet life.
Mystery of the Emblem
Book 1
Julian's bro Rickard
It seems he returned to thievery again.
Book 2
Julian's bro Rickard
It seems he returned to thievery once again. Truly a fool...
Shadow Dragon
Big-Time Thief - Rickard
Rickard returned home to live in peace—or so he claimed, even as the area experienced a surge in break-ins and purse snatchings.
New Mystery of the Emblem
Rickard, Julian's Pal
After the war, Rickard returned to thievery yet again.
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | Has anyone seen my Chief, Julian? | ” | — Rickard, as an enemy in Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Chief, where aaare ya? | ” | — Rickard, as an enemy in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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Death quotes
“ | Ugh, I blundered... | ” | — Rickard, as a playable character in Mystery of the Emblem Book 1. |
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“ | Chief... I won’t be around anymore. You mustn’t be lonely... | ” | — Rickard, as a playable character in Mystery of the Emblem Book 2. |
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“ | Crap, I blundered. | ” | — Rickard, as an enemy in Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Dang it... What a way to—nngh—go... | ” | — Rickard, in Shadow Dragon. |
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“ | Chief... You won't feel lonely without me around, will ya...? | ” | — Rickard's death quote in Classic Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | I-I'm done for... I'm gonna retreat for now... | ” | — Rickard's retreat quote in Casual Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Oh... No way... | ” | — Rickard, in New Archanea Saga Episode III of New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Well, what now? | ” | — Rickard, in Episode III of Archanea Saga. |
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Everyone's Conditions quotes
“ | I couldn't be better today! Hands off! Those chests are mine! | ” | — When receiving a temporary stat boost in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | A thief must train as well. Moving silently and pickin' locks, just like Chief taught me. | ” | — When receiving experience in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Ooh, I found somethin' good! My intuition says this is no doubt worth a lot! | ” | — When finding an item in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | C'mon out, treasure chests! I know you're there! | ” | — When failing to receive a bonus in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | What? That's weird. Why am I thinking about Kris? I only care about gold and Chief. | ” | — When receiving support with the Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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Heroes quotes
- Main article:
Rickard/Quotes (Heroes)
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
Rickard is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Rickard | |||||
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Luck-Pushing Thief, Rickard | |||||
"You drive a hard bargain, but what can I say? I missed ya, Chief. Just make sure I get a cut of the haul!" | |||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 2 | ||
Class: Thief | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Locktouch: [Activate] [] Reveal the top card of your opponent's deck. If that card has a deployment cost of 3 or higher, you may []. If you do, draw 1 card. A Cut of the Haul: [Trigger] When you draw a card using this unit's "Locktouch", if the card revealed by "Locktouch" has the same unit name as your opponent's lord, draw 1 card. | |||||
Card #B13-072N • Artist: Nekohayashi | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Rickard . |
Flavor text
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New Mystery of the Emblem | A wandering thief who's hard to hate. Swore
off thievery in the last war, but not for long.* |
流れ者の盗賊。どこか憎めない性格。
暗黒戦争後、足を洗うと話していたが、再び盗賊に戻った。 |
Heroes | A thief who looks up to Julian. He is barely
able to contain his excitement for thievery, let alone a celebration of it. Appears in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. |
ジュリアンを慕う弟分。
怪盗の祭りが行われると知り、意気揚々と現れる。 (登場:『ファイアーエムブレム 紋章の謎』) |
Meet some of the Heroes entries
Choose Your Legends placement history
Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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CYL 1 (2017) |
702 | Rickard Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon |
63 |
756 | Rickard Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
39 |
CYL 2 (2018) |
724 (+22) |
Rickard Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon |
49 (−14) |
777 (+21) |
Rickard Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
28 (−11) |
CYL 3 (2019) |
587 (−9) |
Rickard Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
104 (+25) |
CYL 4 (2020) |
624 (−3) |
Rickard Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon |
95 (−9) |
CYL 5 (2021) |
586 (−38) |
Rickard Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
85 (−10) |
CYL 6 (2022) |
640 (+52) |
Rickard Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
68 (−17) |
CYL 7 (2023) |
781 (+141) |
Rickard Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
17 (−51) |
CYL 8 (2024) |
808 (+27) |
Rickard Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
19 (+2) |
Total results | This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 567 |
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Trivia
- The Mystery of the Emblem novelization[clarification needed] states Rickard to be 21 years old, a claim in stark contrast to his youthful portrayal everywhere else.
Etymology and other languages
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Rickard |
From "Ricard", Catalan variation of "Richard",[1] a Germanic name meaning "brave power".[2] |
English (unofficial) |
Ricardo |
Popularly referred to unto this name in the fandom prior to the English release of Shadow Dragon. |
Japanese |
リカード |
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Spanish |
Rickard |
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French |
Rickard |
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German |
Rickard |
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Italian |
Rickard |
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Portuguese |
Rickard |
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Traditional Chinese |
理卡德 |
Ricard |
Gallery
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Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
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Mystery of the Emblem
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New Mystery of the Emblem
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Official artwork
Artwork of Rickard from Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Artwork of Rickard from the The Complete.
Artwork of Rickard from the Trading Card Game.
Artwork of Rickard from Cipher.
Heroes artwork
References
- ↑ Meaning, origin and history of the name Ricard, Behind the Name, Retrieved: March 18, 2012
- ↑ Meaning, origin and history of the name Richard, Behind the Name, Retrieved: March 18, 2012
- ↑ akira7429, ファイアーエムブレム 暗黒竜と光の剣 総集編 15/15 (Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light highlights 15/15), YouTube, Published: September 7, 2013, Retrieved: April 25, 2016
- ↑ -キャラクター紹介- (Character introduction), ファイアーエムブレムミュージアム (Fire Emblem Museum; archived by the Wayback Machine), Retrieved: April 25, 2016
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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