Rivals Collide

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Rivals Collide

Location Ribahn River New units Janaff, Ulki, Jill, Zihark Boss(es) Micaiah Previous chapter(s) A Reason to Fight Next chapter(s) Incandescent Glow

“	This Maiden of Dawn is supposed to be the savior of Daein, whose miraculous powers freed their people from tyranny. In other words, her followers are fanatics who see her as a goddess. She will make a formidable enemy.	”	— Soren

Rivals Collide (Japanese: 両雄、相打つ Two Great Rivals Collide) is the seventh chapter of Part III of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. In this chapter, Ike and the Greil Mercenaries square off against Micaiah and the Daein Army for the first time.

Plot

Main articles: Rivals Collide/Script and Rivals Collide/Conversations

To the east of the Ribahn River, Ike and Tibarn receive word of Daein working together with Begnion. Ranulf, among the others, finds this suspicious, as Daein was just recently fighting to free themselves from Begnion's oppression. Skrimir arrives, having healed from his wounds, and the group begins planning their next course of action. Soren states that they can use no other part of the Ribahn to cross, as it would lose them time and allow the Central Army to catch up. He also informs them of Daein's leader, Micaiah, and the supposed miracles she has performed, to their skepticism. He declares Micaiah's followers to be fanatics, making them dangerous opponents. As a head-on assault would result in one side being completely destroyed, Titania suggests using a decoy force; Soren sees merit to the idea, as Daein would not have knowledge of the previous decoy used against Begnion. Ike volunteers to lead the decoy force along with Ranulf to give the main forces time to cross the river, and Tibarn also offers some of his own men to help.

Before the decoy force arrives, Sothe informs Micaiah that their army will likely fight beorc forces—the Greil Mercenaries—soon, which neither looks forward to. Micaiah then asks Sothe to tell her more about Ike; he obliges, then she remarks that she and King Pelleas are nothing alike. While Sothe disparages Pelleas's lack of leadership skills, Micaiah continues to trust in him. Before the two can argue further, Ike and his force arrive, and they begin their mission.

After the battle has gone on for long enough, Ulki hears a message from Tibarn that the main forces have crossed the river, and relays this to Janaff, who relays it to Ike. The Gallians and hawks begin attacking the Daein forces from behind, surprising them. Knowing that they lost, Micaiah orders a retreat. Sothe notes that this has been the first time Micaiah has been unable to predict their enemies, then she seems to fall ill.

Meanwhile in Daein Keep, Duke Lekain informs Pelleas of Micaiah's failure, and threatens to break Begnion's more friendly relationship with Daein. Pelleas begs him to give them one more chance; Lekain obliges, and proceeds to warp out of the keep. Afterwards, Almedha attempts to console Pelleas, but he refuses her efforts and goes off to rest.

Beginning log

The Daein army takes to the field and deals a heavy blow to the army of the Laguz Alliance. This sudden aggression shocks the Alliance like a lightning bolt on a clear day. With their only avenue of retreat blocked, the forces of the Laguz Alliance begin to despair. As the last shred of hope is fading, Skrimir appears before his troops and rallies them on, bolstering their failing strength. Gallian morale is further improved by the appearance of Tibarn and Ike's forces, who aid the beast army with talon and steel.

Chapter data

Easy Normal/Hard

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Survive for 12 turns	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Ike or Ranulf dies	2–10+2+1/2	{{{partner}}}	2-2	47*+12-1/2	{{{third}}}

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Survive for 12 turns	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat: Ike or Ranulf dies	2–10+2+1/2	{{{partner}}}	2-2	49*+15-1/2	{{{third}}}

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Bonus EXP
Requirement Easy Normal Hard Clear the chapter 5,000 5,000 2,500

This map's elemental affinity is Thunder.

Character data

Characters
New Units
Janaff Hawk HP 57 Inventory Talon Wildheart Level 29 NPC, talk to him or Ulki with Ike or Reyson (automatically from the start of the next chapter if this is not done) Ulki Hawk HP 59 Inventory Talon Satori Sign Level 28 NPC, talk to him or Janaff with Ike or Reyson (automatically from the start of the next chapter if this is not done) Jill Dracoknight HP Varies Inventory Varies Level Varies Enemy, talk to with Haar or Mist (the latter only if the two had an A-rank support in Path of Radiance) Zihark Swordmaster HP Varies Inventory Varies Level Varies Enemy, talk to with Lethe, Mordecai, Brom, or Ilyana (latter two only if Zihark had an A-rank support with them in Path of Radiance)
Required Characters
Available Characters

Note 1: Recruiting Jill or Zihark removes them from Micaiah's party in future chapters.
Note 2: Zihark will be available from the start if he defected in the previous chapter.

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Howl View base conversation "Catfight" Thunder Steal from enemy Wind Sage (if unequipped) Elwind Steal from enemy Wind Sage (if unequipped) Mend Steal from enemy Bishop (if unequipped) Physic Steal from enemy Bishop (if unequipped) Coin Hidden treasure (reeds in the northwest corner of the map) Coin Hidden treasure (southeast corner of the smaller northeast islet)

Shop data

Armory and vendor

Swords Lances Axes Bows Knives Tomes Staves Items Bargains

	Name	Cost
	Bronze Sword	350
	Iron Sword	500
	Steel Sword	800
	Iron Blade	800
	Steel Blade	1,400
	Wind Edge	700

	Name	Cost
	Bronze Lance	450
	Iron Lance	600
	Steel Lance	960
	Iron Greatlance	640
	Steel Greatlance	1,120
	Javelin	600

	Name	Cost
	Bronze Axe	250
	Iron Axe	400
	Steel Axe	640
	Iron Poleax	400
	Steel Poleax	700
	Hand Axe	625

	Name	Cost
	Bronze Bow	400
	Iron Bow	750
	Steel Bow	1,050
	Bowgun	2,000

	Name	Cost
	Bronze Knife	480
	Iron Knife	500
	Steel Knife	800
	Bronze Dagger	270
	Iron Dagger	360
	Steel Dagger	420

	Name	Cost
	Fire	800
	Elfire	2,100
	Thunder	880
	Elthunder	1,470
	Wind	720
	Elwind	2,030
	Light	960
	Ellight	2,240

	Name	Cost
	Heal	800
	Mend	1,000
	Restore	2,000

	Name	Cost
	Herb	600
	Vulnerary	800
	Concoction	1,200
	Pure Water	900
	Spectre Card	3,000

	Name	Cost
	Rolf's Bow	2,700
	Olivi Grass	1,600
	Olivi Grass	1,600
	Quickclaw	2,000
Items in the bargains section can only be purchased once, unless there are multiple copies shown.

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Enemy data

Easy Normal/Hard

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 5 1 Steel Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 6 2 Steel Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 5 1 Steel Greatlance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 5 1 Short Spear Critical +5 • Shove Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. File:Ma wii swordmaster enemy.gif Daein Swordmaster 7 1 Wyrmslayer Critical +10 • Shove Begins moving unprovoked on turn 8. File:Ma wii sniper daein enemy.gif Daein Sniper 7 1 Steel Longbow Critical +10 • Shove -- File:Ma wii sniper daein enemy.gif Daein Sniper 5 1 Steel Bow Critical +10 • Shove -- File:Ma wii swordmaster enemy.gif Daein Swordmaster 6 1 Storm Sword Critical +10 • Shove Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. File:Ma wii swordmaster enemy.gif Daein Swordmaster 6 3 Steel Blade Critical +10 • Shove • The northern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The southeastern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. • The southwestern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 8. File:Ma wii fire sage enemy.gif Daein Fire Sage 6 2 Elfire Shove -- File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 6 1 Hand Axe Shove Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 6 1 Crossbow Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 7 1 Killer Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii thunder sage enemy.gif Daein Thunder Sage 8 1 Elthunder Shove -- File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 7 1 Steel Poleax Canto • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. • Moves three spaces per turn if no unit is in range. File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 6 1 Steel Axe Canto Immediately begins moving unprovoked. File:Ma wii wind sage enemy.gif Daein Wind Sage 6 1 Elwind • Thunder Shove -- File:Ma wii axe general daein enemy.gif Daein Axe General 7 1 Short Axe Shove -- File:Ma wii lance general daein enemy.gif Daein Lance General 7 1 Short Spear Shove -- File:Ma wii bishop enemy.gif Daein Bishop 4 1 Physic • Mend Shove -- File:Ma wii thunder sage enemy.gif Daein Thunder Sage 7 2 Elthunder Shove -- File:Ma wii axe general daein enemy.gif Daein Axe General 7 1 Steel Poleax Shove -- File:Ma wii wind sage enemy.gif Daein Wind Sage 6 4 Elwind Shove The northwestern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. File:Ma wii bishop enemy.gif Daein Bishop 3 2 Physic Shove -- File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 7 1 Crossbow Shove Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. File:Ma wii black knight enemy.gif Black Knight Black Knight 20 1 Alondite Shove • Eclipse • Imbue • Nihil Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. File:Ma wii dracoknight jill enemy.gif Jill Dracoknight Varies 1 Varies Canto • Varies • Retains her class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Reyson or Ilyana. • Does not attack Haar or Mist, but cannot be attacked by them either. • Replaced by a generic Dragonmaster with a Steel Poleax if she died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii swordmaster zihark enemy.gif Zihark Swordmaster Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Lethe, Mordecai, Ranulf, Reyson, Ilyana, or Jill. • Does not attack Brom, but cannot be attacked by him either. • Replaced by a generic Swordmaster with a Steel Sword if he died as a playable unit or defected. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 8. File:Ma wii rogue sothe enemy.gif Sothe Rogue Varies 1 Varies Steal • Shove • Varies • Retains his level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Reyson. File:Ma wii myrmidon edward enemy.gif Edward Myrmidon Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Swordmaster with a Wind Edge if he died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii archer leonardo enemy.gif Leonardo Archer Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Sniper with a Steel Longbow if he died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii fighter nolan enemy.gif Nolan Fighter Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Warrior with a Steel Poleax if he died as a playable unit. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. File:Ma wii priest laura enemy.gif Laura Priest Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains her class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Bishop with a Mend if she died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii soldier aran enemy.gif Aran Soldier Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Halberdier with a Short Spear if he died as a playable unit or was not recruited. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. File:Ma wii armored sword meg enemy.gif Meg Armored Sword Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains her class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Reyson. • Does not attack Brom, Zihark, Jill, or Nephenee, but cannot be attacked by them either. • Replaced by a generic Sword General with a Steel Blade if she died as a playable unit or was not recruited. File:Ma wii lance knight fiona enemy.gif Fiona Lance Knight Varies 1 Varies Canto • Varies • Retains her class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Lance Paladin with a Short Spear if she died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii wolf volug unshifted enemy.gif Volug Wolf Varies 1 Fang • Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Not present if he died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii light sage enemy.gif Micaiah Light Sage Varies 1 Varies Sacrifice • Shove • Varies • Retains her level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Ilyana or Reyson. • Does not attack Jill or Zihark, but cannot be attacked by them either.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 7 1 Steel Lance Canto -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 7 2 Steel Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 6 2 Steel Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 7 1 Steel Greatlance Canto -- File:Ma wii swordmaster enemy.gif Daein Swordmaster 7 2 Steel Blade Critical +10 • Shove -- File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 7 1 Steel Poleax Canto -- File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 7 1 Hand Axe Canto -- File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 7 1 Steel Poleax Shove -- File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 7 1 Crossbow Shove --

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 7/9 1 Steel Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 8/10 2 Steel Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 7/9 1 Steel Greatlance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 7/9 1 Short Spear Critical +5 • Shove Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. File:Ma wii swordmaster enemy.gif Daein Swordmaster 9/11 1 Wyrmslayer Critical +10 • Shove Begins moving unprovoked on turn 8. File:Ma wii sniper daein enemy.gif Daein Sniper 9/11 1 Steel Longbow Critical +10 • Shove -- File:Ma wii sniper daein enemy.gif Daein Sniper 7/9 1 Steel Bow Critical +10 • Shove -- File:Ma wii swordmaster enemy.gif Daein Swordmaster 9/11 1 Storm Sword Critical +10 • Shove Begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. File:Ma wii swordmaster enemy.gif Daein Swordmaster 8/10 3 Steel Blade Critical +10 • Shove • The northern one immediately begins moving unprovoked. • The southeastern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. • The southwestern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 8. File:Ma wii fire sage enemy.gif Daein Fire Sage 8/10 2 Elfire Shove -- File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 8/10 1 Hand Axe Shove -- File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 8/10 1 Crossbow Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 9/11 1 Killer Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii thunder sage enemy.gif Daein Thunder Sage 10/12 1 Elthunder Shove -- File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 9/11 2 Steel Poleax Canto • The northern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. • The northern one moves five spaces per turn if no unit is in range. • The southern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 8. File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 8/10 1 Steel Axe Canto Immediately begins moving unprovoked. File:Ma wii wind sage enemy.gif Daein Wind Sage 8/10 1 Elwind • Thunder Shove -- File:Ma wii axe general daein enemy.gif Daein Axe General 9/11 2 Short Axe Shove The northern one does not move. File:Ma wii lance general daein enemy.gif Daein Lance General 9/11 1 Short Spear Shove -- File:Ma wii bishop enemy.gif Daein Bishop 6/8 1 Physic • Mend Shove -- File:Ma wii thunder sage enemy.gif Daein Thunder Sage 9/11 2 Elthunder Shove The western one begins moving unprovoked on turn 8. File:Ma wii thunder sage enemy.gif Daein Thunder Sage 8/10 1 Elthunder Shove -- File:Ma wii wind sage enemy.gif Daein Wind Sage 8/10 3 Elwind Shove • The northwestern one begins moving unprovoked on turn 2. • The western one begins moving unprovoked on turn 8. File:Ma wii bishop enemy.gif Daein Bishop 5/7 2 Physic Shove -- File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 9/11 1 Crossbow Shove Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. File:Ma wii wind sage enemy.gif Daein Wind Sage 9/11 1 Elwind Shove -- File:Ma wii black knight enemy.gif Black Knight Black Knight 20 1 Alondite Shove • Eclipse • Imbue • Nihil Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. File:Ma wii dracoknight jill enemy.gif Jill Dracoknight Varies 1 Varies Canto • Varies • Retains her class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Reyson or Ilyana. • Does not attack Haar or Mist, but cannot be attacked by them either. • Replaced by a generic Dragonmaster with a Steel Poleax if she died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii swordmaster zihark enemy.gif Zihark Swordmaster Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Lethe, Mordecai, Ranulf, Reyson, Ilyana, or Jill. • Does not attack Brom, but cannot be attacked by him either. • Replaced by a generic Swordmaster with a Steel Sword if he died as a playable unit or defected. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 8. File:Ma wii rogue sothe enemy.gif Sothe Rogue Varies 1 Varies Steal • Shove • Varies • Retains his level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Reyson. File:Ma wii myrmidon edward enemy.gif Edward Myrmidon Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Swordmaster with a Wind Edge if he died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii archer leonardo enemy.gif Leonardo Archer Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Sniper with a Steel Longbow if he died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii fighter nolan enemy.gif Nolan Fighter Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Warrior with a Steel Poleax if he died as a playable unit. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. File:Ma wii priest laura enemy.gif Laura Priest Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains her class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Bishop with a Mend if she died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii soldier aran enemy.gif Aran Soldier Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Halberdier with a Short Spear if he died as a playable unit or was not recruited. • Begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. File:Ma wii armored sword meg enemy.gif Meg Armored Sword Varies 1 Varies Shove • Varies • Retains her class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Reyson. • Does not attack Brom, Zihark, Jill, or Nephenee, but cannot be attacked by them either. • Replaced by a generic Sword General with a Steel Blade if she died as a playable unit or was not recruited. File:Ma wii lance knight fiona enemy.gif Fiona Lance Knight Varies 1 Varies Canto • Varies • Retains her class, level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Replaced by a generic Lance Paladin with a Short Spear if she died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii wolf volug unshifted enemy.gif Volug Wolf Varies 1 Fang • Varies Shove • Varies • Retains his level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Not present if he died as a playable unit. File:Ma wii light sage enemy.gif Micaiah Light Sage Varies 1 Varies Sacrifice • Shove • Varies • Retains her level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of Part III, Chapter 6. • Does not attack or counterattack Ilyana or Reyson. • Does not attack Jill or Zihark, but cannot be attacked by them either.

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # Inventory and Skills Notes File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 9/11 1 Steel Axe Canto -- File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 9/11 1 Steel Lance Canto -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 9/11 2 Steel Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii halberdier daein enemy.gif Daein Halberdier 8/10 2 Steel Lance Critical +5 • Shove -- File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 9/11 1 Steel Greatlance Canto -- File:Ma wii swordmaster enemy.gif Daein Swordmaster 9/11 2 Steel Blade Critical +10 • Shove -- File:Ma wii sniper daein enemy.gif Daein Sniper 9/11 1 Steel Bow Critical +10 • Shove -- File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 9/11 1 Steel Poleax Canto -- File:Ma wii dragonmaster daein enemy.gif Daein Dragonmaster 9/11 1 Hand Axe Canto -- File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 9/11 2 Steel Poleax Shove -- File:Ma wii warrior enemy.gif Daein Warrior 9/11 1 Crossbow Shove --

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Reinforcements

• Turn 4
  • 1 Dragonmaster with a Steel Axe from the southeast corner of the map (Normal/Hard only)
  • 1 Dragonmaster with a Steel Lance from the western border of the map
• Turns 5 and 10
  • 2 Halberdiers from the southwest islet
• Turn 6
  • 1 Dragonmaster with a Steel Greatlance from the western border of the map
• Turn 7
  • 2 Swordmasters from the southwest islet
  • 1 Sniper from the southwest islet (Normal/Hard only)
• Turn 9
  • 1 Dragonmaster with a Steel Poleax from the southeast corner of the map
  • 1 Dragonmaster with a Hand Axe from the southeast corner of the map
  • 2/3 Warriors from the southwest islet

NPC data

NPC Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Con Mov Inventory and Skills

Reinforcements

Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res Cha Con Mov Inventory and Skills Janaff Hawk 29 1 57 16»32 2»4 19»38 17»34 30 12»24 8»16 7»9 Talon • Wildheart Insight • Shove • Canto -- Ulki Hawk 28 1 59 14»28 3»6 17»34 18»36 25 11»22 10»20 7»9 Talon • Satori Sign Vigilance • Shove • Canto --

Reinforcements

• Turn 3
  • Janaff and Ulki from the northeast corner of the map

Boss data

Main article: Micaiah

Light Sage Level Varies Affinity Constitution 6	Stats Max HP Varies Speed Varies Strength Varies Luck Varies Magic Varies Defense Varies Skill Varies Resistance Varies Movement 6 Weight 6	Inventory Skills Varies Sacrifice Shove Varies Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Varies -- Varies
Biorhythm Best Good Normal Bad Worst

Note: Micaiah retains her level, stats, inventory, and skills from the end of the previous chapter.

Strategy

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

This chapter marks the second time that the player fights against characters who were previously playable in earlier chapters, in this case, the Dawn Brigade. Depending on how well they trained while playable in Part 1 and in Chapter 3-6, they may or may not be difficult to take down. Do not worry if their HP is dropped to zero in this chapter, they will simply retreat in lieu of dying permanently.

Similarly to the previous chapter, it is possible to have Jill and/or Zihark change sides from Micaiah's army to Ike's if they are recruited in this chapter. While this can give them more units as well as act as a useful way of transferring items to Ike's army, additionally giving Jill and/or Zihark slightly more playable chapters to gain more EXP to grow stronger (Zihark in particular will have his durability issues partially resolved due to no longer fighting enemy laguz), keep in mind that doing so will take them away from Micaiah's army for until Part 4. As such, it is not recommended to do this, as Micaiah's army is much more wanting for good units, while Ike's army is more than capable already. Jill in particular is also arguably one of the best units in Micaiah's army thanks to her great mobility and respectable stats, so taking her away from them will greatly hamper them in their upcoming chapters.

For a second playthrough onward only, to fulfill one of the conditions required to unlock a certain character near the end of the game, Ike must fight the Black Knight and both must survive. While the Black Knight has no issue staying alive, the same cannot be said for Ike. If both of them try to fight up close, there is a very good chance that the Black Knight will trigger Eclipse and instantly kill Ike. As such, it is recommended to give Ike a Wind Edge from the shop so that he can attack from afar. Even still, in order for Ike to survive, he will need at least 27 points in speed in order to avoid getting double attacked; he does not have the HP or defense to withstand more than one consecutive hit from the Black Knight. At base, Ike starts with 23 speed but his speed growth in the same isn't particularly high (35%), meaning Ike may need to use the Speedwing from Part 1, Endgame (which requires that Ilyana, Jill, or Zihark put it in their inventory and join the Greil Mercenaries) and/or data transfer from Path of Radiance to get enough speed to avoid getting doubled. Alternatively, he can use a magic card such as the Reaper Card (purchasable in an earlier chapter) to attack the Black Knight without fear of being counterattacked. If Ike successfully survives one round of combat with the Black Knight, it is imperative to rescue him from harm right away by using Haar/Jill's flying utility.

Also for a second playthrough onward only, if one wishes to view an extended epilogue scene revealing the identity of Soren's family, one of the conditions to see it requires Soren to fight Micaiah. This is extremely difficult as the latter is surrounded by units from the Dawn Brigade who, depending on how well the player trained them while playable, may or may not be a dangerous threat to Soren. Furthermore, even when not taking them into account, Micaiah is standing within range of the Black Knight, who is more than capable of killing Soren effortlessly. To avoid this risk, it is recommended for Calill to give her Meteor tome to Nephenee, Brom, Heather, Haar, Lethe, or Mordecai in Chapter 2-E so that they can pass it on to Soren, enabling him to attack Micaiah from outside the Black Knight's range. Otherwise, Soren would need to move forward and attack Micaiah, then have Haar/Jill rescue him immediately afterward.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Rivals Collide	--
Japanese	両雄、相打つ	Two Great Rivals Collide
Spanish	Choque de rivales	Rival collision
French	Factions rivales?	Rival factions?
German	Treffen der Gegner	Unplanned meeting with the rival
Italian	Scontro fra rivali	Collision between rivals

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