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Elimine Church
- This article is about the religious organization. For the person of worship, see Elimine.
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The Elimine Church (Japanese: エリミーヌ教団 Elimine religious organization) is the dominant religion on the continent of Elibe and revers Saint Elimine as the voice of God. It is the most widespread in the nations of Etruria and Bern[1], and least spread in Sacae, where the people instead worship the sky and the earth.
Overview
History
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Role in The Binding Blade
The first follower of Elimine Roy encounters is Elen. She meets Roy soon after he left Pherae, and asks him to rescue Princess Guinivere, who was captured at the Bernese border. After Guinivere's rescue, Elen joins the Lycian Army.
When Roy stops bandits from looting a village, he encounters Saul and Dorothy. The two were sent by the bishop Yoder to investigate the disappearance of the Fire Emblem from the Shrine of Seals[2] and discover that it had been stolen by Guinivere to prevent it from falling into Zephiel's hands. With their investigation complete, Saul and Dorothy stay with the Lycian Army.
The Elimine Church serve as major supporters of the Lycian Army once they enter Aquileia. The revolutionaries that overthrew Etruria's King Mordred with Bern's help persecuted the church because St. Elimine preached that the return of dragons to Elibe must be prevented[3]. By teaming up with the church, the Lycian Army gains public favor in Etruria and can reach Castle Aquileia without battling inside the city.
If Douglas survived the battle in Aquileia, Roy's forces will liberate the Saint's Tower. The Saint's Tower is an altar to Elimine and the most important religious building in Etruria, as well as the hiding place for the legendary weapon Aureola, which Elimine wielded during the Scouring. Roy retrieves the weapon and intends to return it to the church, but Yoder grants him permission to use it in the battle against Bern.
Roy and Yoder part ways after Etruria is saved, though Yoder returns once the Lycian Army marches on Bern itself. He retrieves whichever legendary weapon Roy did not encounter in his journey: Maltet, if Roy headed to Sacae, and Mulagir, if Roy headed to Ilia. From then on, Yoder fights alongside Roy's forces.
Role in The Blazing Blade
Unlike in The Binding Blade, the St. Elimine Church has no relevance to the plot of The Blazing Blade at large, though the characters Lucius and Serra are members of the church.[4]
Teachings
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The Elimine Church is seemingly monotheistic.
Members
Triva
- The St. Elimine Church bears a great resemblance to Christianity, due to a belief in a central unnamed creator god, heaven as an afterlife, and the presence of missionary work.
Etymology and other languages
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| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Elimine Church |
Named after Saint Elimine. |
| English (unofficial) |
St. Elimine Church |
Used in fantranslations of The Binding Blade. |
| German |
Kirche der Hlg. Elimine |
Church of the holy Elimine |
References
- ↑ "The church has legions of followers, particularly in Bern and Etruria." — Beginning Log of Chapter 16 in, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
- ↑ " I was sent by the church to confirm the truth. Why did you take the Fire Emblem?" — Saul to Guinivere in Chapter 5, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
- ↑ "Roy: Persecuted? Why?
Yoder: I can only presume it is because of our investigation into Bern's dragons. [...] [O]ur founder, Saint Elimine, said these words: "Allow not dragons to return to this realm, for that would bring suffering to many." That's why we must do everything we can to send the dragons back to their world.
Roy: ...The revolutionaries are with Bern, so that explains the persecution of the church." — Roy and Yoder in Chapter 16, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ " [...] We serve St. Elimine, right? I mean, we're the same? [...]" — Serra to Lucius in their C support, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
