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Slayde

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Slayde

FESoV Slayde.png
Artwork of Slayde from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.


A Zofian noble.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Age

32

Nationality

Zofian

Starting class

Paladin

Voiced by

Yoshimasa Kawata
(Japanese, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)
Christopher Corey Smith (English, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)

Appearance(s)

Only a naif believes that righteousness will keep a man drawing breath!
— Slayde

Slayde (Japanese: スレイダー Slayder) is a paladin and boss in Fire Emblem Gaiden. In Gaiden he is a minor one-off boss, though his role in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia has been expanded somewhat. He serves as the captain of Zofia's guard[1] for Desaix, the man that usurped the Zofian royal family.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Role

Slayde is one of the bosses of Chapter 1's last map, alongside Desaix. In normal gameplay the player is expected to only defeat Slayde, and Desaix will flee afterwards.

If Desaix is defeated first, Slayde will flee instead. Slayde tells the Deliverance that the man they had just killed was a double deployed to buy Desaix time to escape.

Stats

See also: Liberation of Zofia Castle
Portrait slayde fe02.png
Ma nes02 paladin enemy.gif Paladin
Level 1
Stats
Max HP 28 Luck 0
Strength 12 Defense 8
Skill 5 Resistance 5
Speed 8 Movement 8
Equipment Spells
-- --
Weapons
Sword Axe B. Magic
Lance Bow W. Magic

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Role

Slayde has a somewhat expanded role as an antagonist in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, appearing as a boss in the new prologue. He also reprises his role as a boss alongside Desaix at the end of Act 1. Unlike in the original, he actually returns after this encounter, and appears as an enemy late in Act 4, as part of the army led by Mueller at the Fort in northern Rigel.

Years before the war between Zofia and Rigel, Slayde meets with Desaix in a discreet location to discuss the dethroning of the Zofian royal family. After some persuasion from Desaix, Slayde agrees to kill the remaining royal children, Anthiese and Conrad. Slayde attempts to do so by burning the villa they are staying in and killing many witnesses, though the royal siblings manage to escape and go into hiding.

Mycen arrives in time to block Slayde's assault on the Ram children.

An undisclosed, but seemingly short time later, Celica, Alm, and the other village children from Ram are playing in a flower field. The children see some knights in the nearby forest and go to investigate. Slayde, leading the group of knights, sees the children approach; he initially insists that the children and the other residents of Ram village give them lodging and food, though he later notices Celica's presence, and takes action to make up for his botched assassination by attacking them. Mycen arrives and drives off Slayde. This incident causes Celica to leave Ram.

Years after the incident in Ram, During the uprising of the Deliverance, Slayde fights along side Desaix in defense of Zofia Castle, though he is driven out. While hiding around the castle grounds, he happens upon some of the Duma Faithful lurking the castle grounds, having just made a failed attempt at capturing Celica. Slayde uses this opportunity to convince them to allow him to serve the Rigelian empire, so he would be safe from the Deliverance. In exchange, Slayde tells the Duma priest that there is a village, inhabited by many gifted mages, to the northwest of Zofia castle.[2] While it is not explicitly stated, Slayde's information here may be what have lead to Delthea being kidnapped by Tatarrah.

Much later, after Desaix's death Slayde participates in the battle to defend Rigel's Last Bastion with Mueller, where he is defeated by the Deliverance's forces. Slayde is likely alive even after then, being implied by the dialogue from the sidequest The Merchant of Death. If Celica had not completed the sidequest before Attack on the Last Bastion, the merchant Alessio insists that his "angry client" expressed his fury in front of Alessio for not giving enough Steel Lances at the proper time.[3]

Stats

Enemy - Prologue

See also: Alm and Celica
Portrait slayde status fe15.png
Ma 3ds03 paladin slayde enemy.gif Paladin
Level 1
Stats
Max HP 28 Luck 0
Attack 10 Defense 7
Skill 4 Resistance 5
Speed 7 Movement 8
Item Skills
-- Lance
Weapons
Swords Lances Axes
Bows Black magic White magic Monster weapons

Enemy - Act 1

See also: Liberation of Zofia Castle and Siege of Zofia Castle

Normal Hard

Portrait slayde status fe15.png
Ma 3ds03 paladin slayde enemy.gif Paladin
Level 1
Stats
Max HP 28 Luck 0
Attack 12 Defense 8
Skill 5 Resistance 5
Speed 8 Movement 8
Item Skills
-- Lance
Weapons
Swords Lances Axes
Bows Black magic White magic Monster weapons
Note: Slayde's Act 1 stats are reused in his appearance as the boss of the DLC chapter Siege of Zofia Castle.

Enemy - Act 4

See also: Attack on the Last Bastion

Normal Normal (alternate) Hard Hard (alternate)

Portrait slayde status fe15.png
Ma 3ds03 gold knight slayde enemy.gif Gold Knight
Level 5
Stats
Max HP 45 Luck 0
Attack 20+2 Defense 15
Skill 9 Resistance 6
Speed 14 Movement 9
Item Skills
Iron Lance --
Weapons
Swords Lances Axes
Bows Black magic White magic Monster weapons
Slayde will use the alternate inventory setup if the sidequest The Merchant of Death was completed.

Neutral - Battle of Zofia Harbor

See also: Battle of Zofia Harbor
Portrait slayde status fe15.png
Ma 3ds03 cavalier slayde other.gif Cavalier
Level 3
Stats
Max HP 25 Luck 0
Attack 9 Defense 5
Skill 4 Resistance 2
Speed 6 Movement 7
Item Skills
-- Lance
Weapons
Swords Lances Axes
Bows Black magic White magic Monster weapons

Personality

Slayde had minimal characterization in Gaiden, having only a single line of dialogue. His character is greatly expanded on in Shadows of Valentia, where he is shown to be corrupt and greedy, caring only for himself and power. He also will betray any faction he is associated with if it suits him.[4]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Die, rebels!
— Slayde, in Gaiden.
Slayde: I recognize you... You're those bumpkin brats from that village in Ram Woods.
Alm: Huh? ...This is the knight who tried to kidnap Celica!
Slayde: You whelps deprived me of a prize I most desperately needed. Hear me well, runts! My name is Slayde...and today, I in turn shall deprive you of your lives!

— Slayde, in Act 1 of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Impudent whelps... You'll regret this!
— Slayde, in Act 4 of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
The proud kingdom you rabble sing of fell long ago! You just failed to notice. Now vacate that throne!
— Slayde in the DLC map, Siege of Zofia Castle.

Critical quotes

You had your fun!
— Slayde
Nighty-night!
— Slayde
Bad move!
— Slayde
Ha hah! Wonderful!
— Slayde

Defeat quotes

What?! How did you...
— Slayde's defeat voice clip in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Damn! They nearly have me... But not today. I must return to the castle. General Desaix will be eager to learn that we have found...her. The princess who refuses to die. Heh heh heh...
— Slayde's retreat quote in the Prologue of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
I-impossible! This is neither the time nor place for me to die...
— Slayde's retreat quote in Act 1 of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Nrgh! Damn you... DAMN YOUUU!
— Slayde's defeat quote in Act 4 of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Argh! You wretched... Why do you cling to life...when every one of you...is already dead?
— Slayde's defeat quote in the DLC map, Siege of Zofia Castle.

Other appearances

Slayde only appears in Gaiden and its remake.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
(Prologue, Act 1)
A Zofian noble.
ソフィア王国の貴族。
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
(Act 4)
A former Zofian noble who now
fights for the Rigelian Empire.
リゲル帝国の軍人。
元ソフィア貴族。
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
(Rise of the Deliverance)
A Zofian noble and
Desaix's right-hand man.
ソフィア王国の貴族。
宰相ドゼーの片腕。

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round Placement Character Votes
CYL 3
(2019)
624
(−5)
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Slayde
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
62
(+10)
CYL 4
(2020)
721
(+22)
Portrait slayde fe15 cyl.png
Slayde
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
37
(−25)
CYL 5
(2021)
739
(+18)
Portrait slayde fe15 cyl.png
Slayde
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
31
(−6)
CYL 6
(2022)
742
(+1)
Portrait slayde fe15 cyl.png
Slayde
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
32
(+1)
CYL 7
(2023)
772
(+30)
Portrait slayde fe15 cyl.png
Slayde
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
18
(−14)
CYL 8
(2024)
830
(+58)
Portrait slayde fe15 cyl.png
Slayde
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
15
(−3)
Total results This character has 7 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. 247

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

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

Slayde

--

English
(unofficial)

Slayder

--

Japanese

スレイダー

Officially romanized as Slayder.

Spanish

Slayde

--

French

Slayde

--

German

Slayde

--

Italian

Slayde

--

Dutch

Slayde

--

Portuguese

Slayde

Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes.

Korean

슬레이더

Slayder

Simplified Chinese

斯莱达

Slayder

Traditional Chinese

斯萊達

Slayder

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Portrait slayde fe02.png Paladin
Bs fe02 enemy paladin lance.png
Lance

References

  1. "It'll be dangerous if you don't watch out in particular for Slayde, the captain of the guards." — Python, Fire Emblem Gaiden
  2. "See, I know about this little forest northwest of Zofia Castle. And in this forest, there's a village..." — Slayde to a Rigelian cantor, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  3. "Ah, it's you. So in a twist, my angry client doesn't need steel lances anymore. However, he was still furious I didn't get the order together in time. DANGEROUS furious, if you please. So I'm going into hiding for a bit." — Alessio in Grieth's Citadel, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  4. "You lot ran me out of the castle thanks to that clod Desaix’s incompetence. So...I defected to Rigel! Turncoat or no, they paid good coin for a noble’s intelligence on the enemy. They were SO grateful, in fact, they appointed me to captain this fortress!" — Slayde, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
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Fire Emblem Gaiden
Playable characters AlmAtlasBoeyCatriaCelicaClairCliveDeenDeltheaEstForsythGennyGrayJesseKamuiKliffLeonLukasLuthierMaeMathildaMycenNomahPallaPythonSaberSilqueSonyaTatianaTobinValbarZeke
Non-playable characters HalcyonIrmaMassena
Bosses BarthBlakeDeenDeltheaDesaixDolthDumaGarciaGarthGazelleGharnGriethHestiaJamilJedahJeromeLawsonMagnusMarlaMikhailMuellerNuibabaRudolfShizasSlaydeSonyaTatarrahWolffXaizorZaksonZeke
Background characters Lima IVLipricaMila
Personal weapons FalchionRoyal Sword
Acts and Battles Act 1 1: Ram Woods Battle • 2: Fleecer's Forest Battle • 3: Thieves' Shrine • 4: Storming of Ram Valley • 5: Attack on the Southern Outpost • 6: First Battle of Southern Zofia • 7: Second Battle of Southern Zofia • 8: Deliverance Hideout • 9: Liberation of Zofia Castle
Act 2 1: Skirmish • 2: First Pirate Raid • 3: Second Pirate Raid • 4: Assault on the Pirate Throne • 5: Third Pirate Raid • 6: Beast Hunt • 7: Seabound Shrine • 8: Fourth Pirate Raid • 9: Fifth Pirate Raid
Act 3 Alm 1: Northern Zofia Battle • 2: First Battle of Zofia Forest • 3: Forest Crossroads Battle • 4: Siege of Desaix's Fortress • 5: Second Battle of Zofia Forest • 6: Sylvan Shrine • 7: Forest Northside Battle • 8: Retaking of the Sluice Gate
Celica 1: Zofian Coast Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on the Desert Stronghold • 4N: Northern Desert Battle • 4S: Southern Desert Battle • 5: Attack on Grieth's Citadel • 6: Storming of the Valley Approach • 7: Dragon Shrine • 8: Liberation of the Temple of Mila
Act 4 Alm 1: Border Battle • 2: Rigel Forest Battle • 3: Fear Mountain Battle • 4: Fear Mountain Shrine • 5: Siege of Nuibaba's Abode • 6: Rigel Plains Battle • 7: Fight at the Dragon's Maw • 8: Rigel Falls Battle • 9: Secret Shrine • 10: Attack on the Last Bastion • 11: Attack on Rigel Castle
Celica 1: Dead Man's Mire Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on Dolth Keep • 4: Lost Treescape • 5: Storming of Duma Gate • 6: The Swamps of Duma Battle • 7: Duma Tower
Act 5 1: Duma Temple • 2: The Final Battle
Locations ValentiaMila ShrinesNovisRigel (Fear Mountain ShrineLost TreescapeDuma Tower) • Zofia (Ram)
Groups, objects and concepts DeliveranceMonsters
Lists ActsCharactersClasses (Class change) • ItemsScriptsWeapons
Related topics Manga adaptationName chart • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of LightAwakeningEchoes: Shadows of Valentia) • Sound Test ModeTimelineUnused contentWorld map
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Playable characters Alm's Party AlmClairCliveDeltheaFayeForsythGrayKliffLukasLuthierMathildaMycenPythonSilqueTatianaTobinZeke
Celica's Party AtlasBoeyCatriaCelicaConradDeenEstFayeGennyJesseKamuiKliffLeonMaeNomahPallaSaberSonyaValbar
DLC EmmaRandalShadeYuzu
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Background characters ForneusLima IVLiprica
Regalia and personal weapons Beloved ZofiaFalchionGradivusMercuriusParthiaRoyal Sword
Acts and Battles Prologue Alm and Celica
Act 1 1: Ram Woods Battle • 2: Fleecer's Forest Battle • 3: Thieves' Shrine • 4: Storming of Ram Valley • 5: Attack on the Southern Outpost • 6: First Battle of Southern Zofia • 7: Second Battle of Southern Zofia • 8: Deliverance Hideout • 9: Liberation of Zofia Castle
Act 2 1: Skirmish • 2: First Pirate Raid • 3: Second Pirate Raid • 4: Assault on the Pirate Throne • 5: Third Pirate Raid • 6: Beast Hunt • 7: Seabound Shrine • 8: Fourth Pirate Raid • 9: Fifth Pirate Raid • 10: Zofia Castle Battle
Act 3 Alm 1: Northern Zofia Battle • 2: First Battle of Zofia Forest • 3: Forest Crossroads Battle • 4: Siege of Desaix's Fortress • 5: Second Battle of Zofia Forest • 6: Sylvan Shrine • 7: Forest Northside Battle • 8: Retaking of the Sluice Gate
Celica 1: Zofian Coast Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on the Desert Stronghold • 4N: Northern Desert Battle • 4S: Southern Desert Battle • 5: Attack on Grieth's Citadel • 6: Storming of the Valley Approach • 7: Dragon Shrine • 8: Liberation of the Temple of Mila
Act 4 Alm 1: Border Battle • 2: Rigel Forest Battle • 3: Fear Mountain Battle • 4: Fear Mountain Shrine • 5: Siege of Nuibaba's Abode • 6: Rigel Plains Battle • 7: Fight at the Dragon's Maw • 8: Rigel Falls Battle • 9: Secret Shrine • 10: Attack on the Last Bastion • 11: Attack on Rigel Castle
Celica 1: Dead Man's Mire Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on Dolth Keep • 4: Lost Treescape • 5: Storming of Duma Gate • 6: The Swamps of Duma Battle • 7: Duma Tower
Act 5 1: Duma Temple • 2: The Final Battle
Act 6 1: Archanea Seaway 2 Battle • 2: Archanea Seaway 4 Battle • 3: Archanea Seaway 6 Battle • 4: Thabes Labyrinth
amiibo Duma's OrdealsMila's Ordeals
DLC The Astral TempleThe Inner SanctumBand of BandagesLords of the GraveWretches and RichesWealth Before HealthAltar of the DestrierAltar of the TitanAltar of the SkylordAltar of the SorceressAltar of the FaerieAltar of the OgreAltar of the MarksmanAltar of the SavantAltar of the QueenAltar of the King • 1: Battle of Zofia Harbor • 2: Outpost Rescue • 3: Flight from the Ruins • 4: Siege of Zofia CastleCipher Legends ICipher Legends IIMila's Bounty 1Mila's Bounty 2Mila's Bounty 3Mila's Bounty 4Mila's Bounty 5
Locations ValentiaRigel (Fear Mountain ShrineSecret ShrineLost TreescapeDuma TowerDuma Temple) • Zofia (Deliverance HideoutDragon ShrineNovisRamSylvan ShrineTemple of MilaSeabound ShrineThieves' Shrine) • ArchaneaThabes
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