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Falchion (Archanea)
- This article is about the Archanean weapon wielded by Marth and Chrom. For the Valentian weapon wielded by Alm, see Falchion (Valentia). For the time-displaced duplicate wielded by Lucina, see Parallel Falchion.
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Falchion (Japanese: ファルシオン Falcion), often referred to in dialogue as the divine blade Falchion (Japanese: 神剣ファルシオン divine sword Falcion), is a regalia sword introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It is widely known and revered as the "blade of light" (Japanese: 光の剣 sword of light) of Archanea, and it was forged by the Divine Dragon ruler Naga for mankind in order to better protect themselves against the threat of rogue dragons. It was adopted by the kingdom of Altea as one of their national treasures following its use against the Earth Dragon Medeus by the kingdom's founder, Anri, and has in the centuries since been famously used by several of Anri's descendants: Marth the Hero-King, the founder of Ylisse, and Chrom and Lucina of Ylisse.
History
1100 years prior to the events of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, and 500 years prior to the formation of the Kingdom of Archanea, it was forged by Naga from one of her own fangs along with the Binding Shield, in case mankind ever needed to defend itself from dragons, and was placed in the Fane of Raman with the Shield and Tiki, her newly-born daughter. In the year 498, during the fifth year of Medeus's reign of terror on the world, the hero Anri traveled to the Ice Dragon's Temple under the guidance of Gotoh to obtain the blade, and used it to kill Medeus and end the Dolhr empire.
After the fall of Dolhr, Anri founded the kingdom of Altea, and Falchion became one of its ancestral relics, passed down through the successive kings until, one hundred years later, it belonged to Cornelius, the fourth king. In the year 602, at the onset of the War of Shadows and Medeus's revival, Cornelius departed with the blade with the intent of fulfilling his destiny as Anri's descendant, but was killed in Gra's betrayal. Gharnef took the blade and kept it safe for the majority of the war. Two years later, the blade was retrieved from Gharnef's corpse by Marth, Cornelius's son, who used it to slay Medeus for the second time.
In the year 607, in the initiating act of the War of Heroes, the forces of the Holy Empire of Archanea invaded and conquered Altea while Prince Marth was on an expedition in Grust, and the blade was again taken by the revived Gharnef. It was not recovered until the last moments of the war where Gharnef was defeated again, and from there Marth used it to again slay Medeus, now resurrected as a true Shadow Dragon.
As the following millennia passed, Falchion's divine blessing waned over time, and the parts which were not the blade itself began to decay and lose their durability; as a result, the sword was continually given new hilts over the ages, with the hilt coming to take an entirely different shape as a result of these repairs.[1] Eventually, it came into the possession of the royal family of Ylisse, the descendants of Marth, and was used by the nation's founder to defeat the Fell Dragon Grima.
By the time of Fire Emblem Awakening, this weakened Falchion (Japanese: 封剣ファルシオン Sealed Sword Falcion) was inherited by Chrom, Ylisse's prince, and used in his wars against Plegia, Valm and the Grimleal. One specific DLC chapter in Fates includes Chrom as an NPC, where he wields this weaker Falchion.
Its full power was revived by Naga herself to facilitate Grima's defeat, restoring it to the state of Exalted Falchion (Japanese: 神剣ファルシオン Divine Sword Falchion).
A second, time-displaced incarnation of Falchion, dubbed the Parallel Falchion, was brought back by Chrom's daughter Lucina from her disastrous future.
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 | -- | Sword: --* | 10 | 3 | 100 | 0 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | -- | Deals bonus damage to Medeus. Seals adjacent non-magical attacks* from non-Manaketes. Can be used as an item to restore HP to the user. |
Mystery of the Emblem | Sword: --* | 10 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | -- | Deals bonus damage to dragon units. | |
Shadow Dragon (True) |
E* | 12 | 7 | 100 | 0 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | Deals bonus damage to dragon units and Earth Dragons. Can be used as an item to restore 10 HP. | |
Shadow Dragon (Nagi's replacement) |
E* | 7 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | Deals bonus damage to dragon units and Earth Dragons. Can be used as an item to restore 10 HP. | |
New Mystery of the Emblem | E* | 12 | -- | 100 | 0 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | Deals bonus damage to dragon units and Shadow Dragons. Can be used as an item to restore 10 HP to the user. | |
Awakening (Sealed) |
E* | 5 | -- | 80 | 0 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | Deals bonus damage to dragon units. Cannot be forged. | |
Awakening (Exalted) |
E* | 15 | -- | 80 | 10 | 1 | -- | Cannot be sold | 2 | Deals bonus damage to dragon and Fell Dragon units. Can be used as an item to restore 20 HP to the user. Cannot be forged. | |
Fates (Marth's) |
E* | 13 | -- | 85 | 10 | 1 | -- | 0 | 2 | +10 dodge when equipped. Deals bonus damage to dragon units. Can be used as an item to restore 10 HP to the user. Cannot be traded. | |
Fates (Chrom's) |
E* | 6 | -- | 80 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0 | -- | Deals bonus damage to dragon units. Cannot be traded. | |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | Grants Deicide when in use. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
Falchion Sealed Falchion Exalted Falchion
Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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Heroes (Unrefined) |
5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP | -- | Effective against dragon units. At start of every third turn, unit recovers 10 HP. | |
Heroes (Refined: +Effect, Marth) |
File:Is feh wpn great emblem refined.png | 5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Effective against dragon units. At start of every second turn, unit recovers 10 HP. Grants +3 HP. Boosts Attack, Speed, Defense and Resistance by +2 each to all allies within 2 spaces of user during combat. |
Heroes (Refined: +Effect, Ylissean) |
File:Is feh wpn spectrum bond refined.png | 5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Effective against dragon units. At start of every second turn, unit recovers 10 HP. Grants +3 HP. Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +4 during combat if unit is adjacent to an ally. |
Heroes (Refined: +Atk) |
5★ | 18 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Effective against dragon units. At start of every second turn, unit recovers 10 HP. Grants +5 HP. | |
Heroes (Refined: +Spd) |
5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Effective against dragon units. At start of every second turn, unit recovers 10 HP. Grants +5 HP and +3 Speed. | |
Heroes (Refined: +Def) |
5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Effective against dragon units. At start of every second turn, unit recovers 10 HP. Grants +5 HP and +4 Defense. | |
Heroes (Refined: +Res) |
5★ | 16 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | 400 SP 500 200 |
-- | Effective against dragon units. At start of every second turn, unit recovers 10 HP. Grants +5 HP and +4 Resistance. |
Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Dropped by | Chapter 23, enemy Gharnef |
Mystery of the Emblem
Dropped by | Book 1: Chapter 18, enemy Gharnef Book 2: Endgame-2 Part 2, enemy Gharnef |
Shadow Dragon
True Falchion
Dropped by | Chapter 23, enemy Gharnef |
Nagi's replacement Falchion
Event | Chapter 24x, closing cutscene |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Dropped by | Chapter 23, enemy Gharnef |
Awakening
Sealed
Inventory | Chrom |
Exalted
Event | Chapter 24, closing cutscene; replaces the Sealed Falchion when obtained. |
Fates
Marth's
Inventory | amiibo interaction: Marth |
Chrom's
Unobtainable | Exclusively wielded by the NPC Chrom in Before Awakening. |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Inventory | amiibo interaction: Marth |
Heroes
Units | Marth: Altean Prince (Archanea Falchion) • Chrom: Exalted Prince (Ylisse Falchion) • Chrom: Knight Exalt (Sealed Falchion) • Marth: Hero-King (Exalted Falchion) |
Warriors
Inventory | Falchion: Chrom Exalted Falchion: Marth |
Other appearances
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (anime)
In a flashback in the first episode, Prince of Aritia, Cornelius was the bearer of Falchion (rendered in the English dub as Falcion) as in the games during the Gra betrayal. He attempted to use it to fight Gharnef, but failed and was slain. The anime's visual depiction of Falchion differs greatly from the games' depictions: its hilt is a steel-blue with a gold blade, and the sword crackles with electricity as Cornelius unsheaths it. During his attack on Gharnef, Cornelius uses it to parry some of the Imhullu tendrils launched at him.
Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra
In "The Great Cave Offensive", Falchion appears as one of several obtainable treasures referencing other Nintendo franchises, worth 325,000 gold. In the English version of Super Star, it was just called "Sword" as it predated the international presence of the Fire Emblem franchise; the name "Falchion" was restored to it in Super Star Ultra, the game's remake.
Super Smash Bros. series
Marth wields the Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light/Mystery of the Emblem version of Falchion in his appearances as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. All of Marth's moves, save for his pummel and throws, utilize Falchion to swipe or stab to attack. In Smash Bros., Falchion has a sweet spot at the very tip of the blade, and blows Marth inflicts with Falchion's tip—commonly referred to as "tippers"—deal greater damage and far greater knockback than attacks with any other part of the blade. Falchion's sweet spot and length are crucial parts of Marth's gameplay, and the location of Falchon's sweetspot is in contrast to Roy, whose Binding Blade has its sweet spot in its center (at the very base of the blade starting from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U), and to Lucina, whose Parallel Falchion lacks a sweet spot and so deals even damage across the blade.
Falchion makes several other appearances in Super Smash Bros. in various roles. The silhouette of the Mystery version of Falchion is used by the games as the icon representing the Fire Emblem series as a whole. Additionally, Chrom wields his version of Falchion from Awakening in his appearance in Robin's Final Smash, Pair Up. Lucina also wields her Falchion variant, the Parallel Falchion, in her playable appearance.
Monster Hunter: Frontier G
As part of the Chrom and Lucina armor set crossover promotion, the Wii U version of Monster Hunter: Frontier G features Falchion as a usable weapon. Chrom's armor set is accompanied by his basic Falchion (Japanese: 封剣ファルシオンI Sealed Sword Falcion I), while Lucina's armor set instead gets her Parallel Falchion variant (Japanese: 裏剣ファルシオンI Reverse Sword Falcion I); both are paired with the Fire Emblem as a shield and single-handed sword set.
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
Marth wields Falchion in his guest appearance in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., and Lucina wields her Parallel Falchion in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. as well. [2]
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
Falchion is Itsuki Aoi's default and weakest Carnage. Itsuki also has access to Exalted Falchion and True Falchion, two stronger Carnages also based on Falchion.
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Project X Zone 2
Chrom and Lucina both use their respective Falchions in Project X Zone 2 as their main weapons, used mainly in their Dual Falchions and Fire Emblem: Awakening moves. The Exalted Falchion is also a piece of gear, raising ATK by 297 and TEC by 50.
Dragalia Lost
This article or section is a short summary of Falchion in Dragalia Lost. Dragalia Lost Wiki features a more in-depth article. |
The version of Falchion from the Archanean games was part of the login-bonuses that players were able to receive during the "Fire Emblem: Kindred Ties" event with more copies being rewarded from playing the event itself. It is a weapon of the Fire element and held the ability "Primed Recovery" prior to game version 2.0.
The modified version of the weapon from Fire Emblem Awakening also appears in the event, wielded by Chrom of Ylisse, though there is no weapon data for it in the game and it is unobtainable as a weapon by the player.
Flavor text
Trivia
- In what is presumably an oversight, Celica wields the Archanean Falchion, a weapon she cannot use in any game, in her prerendered cutscenes in Warriors.
- As part of a promotional campaign for the US release of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Nintendo of America commissioned the firm OlliN Sword Design to produce a life-size replica of Falchion. The sword was made with a stainless steel blade and a bronze guard, pommel and grip with embedded carnelian and lapis gems, measures 45 1/2 inches (115 centimeters), and is reportedly so heavy that raising it is a challenge.[3] It is uncertain how many were produced, although the quantity is presumably very small. One of these Falchion replicas was given away in a promotional raffle at Nintendo's Shadow Dragon booth at Anime Boston 2009,[4] and another surfaced six years later in a tweet by Nintendo of America, as part of a joke talking about the New Nintendo 3DS.[5]
- Tyrfing, a regalia sword appearing in games after Falchion's introduction, bears a distinct resemblance to Falchion in their original designs: its original Genealogy of the Holy War design is very similar to the Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem version of Falchion. However, the design of Falchion in the DS remakes differs greatly; it is possible they did this to distance Falchion from Tyrfing. However, all depictions of Marth-era Falchion in material released after New Mystery of the Emblem use Falchion's NES/SNES design.
- Falchion's title in Japanese is also the Japanese name of the Light Brand.
Etymology and other languages
Falchion
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
• Falchion |
• A falchion is a medieval single-edged sword reminiscent of a scimitar or dao; Falchion does not resemble an actual falchion. This name was first used in Super Smash Bros. Melee—it is used in Shadow Dragon, for the sealed version of Falchion in Awakening, both Marth's and Chrom's Falchions in Fates, for Chrom's Falchion in Warriors, for the most basic version in Heroes, and for Marth's and Chrom's Falchions in the Super Smash Bros. series. |
Spanish |
Falchion |
-- |
French |
Falchion |
-- |
German |
Falchion |
-- |
Italian |
Falchion |
-- |
Dutch |
Falchion |
Used in the Super Smash Bros. series. |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Falchion |
Used to refer to the most basic form of Falchion in Heroes. |
Russian |
фальшион |
Falchion. Used only in the Russian version of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, as no Fire Emblem game has as yet been officially released in the region. |
Korean |
• 팔시온 |
• Falchion; a transliteration of the Japanese name. Used from Fire Emblem Fates onward. |
Traditional Chinese |
法爾西昂 |
Falchion. Used to refer to the most basic form of Falchion in Heroes. |
Sealed Falchion
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Sealed Falchion |
Used exclusively for the Falchion used by Chrom: Knight Exalt in Heroes. |
Spanish |
Falchion sellada |
Sealed Falchion. Used identically to English. |
French |
Falchion scellée |
Sealed Falchion. Used identically to English. |
German |
Sigilliert. Falchion |
Sealed Falchion. Used identically to English. |
Italian |
Falchion sigillo |
Seal Falchion. Used identically to English. |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Falchion selada |
Sealed falchion. Used identically to English. |
Korean |
봉인검 팔시온 |
Sealed Sword Falchion; used for Chrom's Falchion in Before Awakening. |
Traditional Chinese |
封劍法爾西昂 |
Sealed sword Falchion; used for the Falchion used by Chrom: Knight Exalt in Heroes. |
Exalted Falchion
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Exalted Falchion |
This is used to refer to the unlocked Falchion in Awakening, Marth's Falchion in Shadows of Valentia and Warriors, and the Falchion used by Marth: Hero-King in Heroes. |
Spanish |
Falchion divina |
Divine Falchion. Used identically to English. |
French |
Sainte-Falchion |
Holy Falchion. Used identically to English. |
German |
Erhaben Falchion |
Majestic Falchion. Used identically to English. |
Italian |
Falchion electa |
Latin: "Chosen Falchion". Used identically to English. |
Dutch |
Goddelijk Falchion |
Divine Falchion. Used for Marth's Falchion in Shadows of Valentia; abbreviated as Godd. Falchion. |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Falchion divina |
Divine Falchion. Used for the Falchion used by Marth: Hero-King in Heroes. |
Korean |
신검 팔시온 |
Divine Sword Falchion; this name is used for Marth's Falchion in Fates and Shadows of Valentia. |
Simplified Chinese |
神剑法尔西昂 |
Divine sword Falchion. Used for Marth's Falchion in Shadows of Valentia. |
Traditional Chinese |
神劍法爾西昂 |
Divine sword Falchion. Used for Marth's Falchion in Shadows of Valentia, and the Falchion used by Marth: Hero-King in Heroes. |
Gallery
- FEARHT Falchion.png
Falchion in the opening of Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Artwork of Falchion from Mystery of the Emblem.
Artwork of Falchion from Shadow Dragon.
Artwork of Falchion from Awakening.
Marth wielding Falchion in Shadow Dragon's opening sequence.
Marth killing a Fire Dragon with Falchion in Shadow Dragon's opening.
Marth wielding Falchion in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Marth wielding Falchion in Mystery of the Emblem.
Other appearances
Marth wielding Falchion in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Marth wielding Falchion in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Marth wielding Falchion in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Marth wielding Falchion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Falchion and the Fire Emblem in Monster Hunter: Frontier G.
Itsuki Aoi wielding Falchion in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.
Artwork of Falchion in Warriors.
Artwork of Exalted Falchion in Warriors.
References
- ↑ "Owain: Hark! Your partner fang resists the remorseless arrow of time! It is infused with the breath of gods and the passion of ages. Should a thousand thousand years pass, it shall never know the red sleep!
Lucina: That one is simple. Falchion's blade will never dull or rust no matter how much time passes.
Owain: But where fang meets sinew, Falchion remains a mortal work. Even genius cannot hope to stop the turning of the great wheel! And so it is reborn with each generation; transformed, butever the same in spirit.
Lucina: Hmm... But parts of the sword other than the blade DO wear out over time. The guard and pommel have been replaced over the years, changing its appearance. But it remains Falchion still." — Owain and Lucina, Fire Emblem Awakening - ↑ Nintendo Direct 1.14.2015 (YouTube video), , Published: 14 January, 2015, Retrieved: 25 January, 2015
- ↑ Grzybowski, M., Custom Shop presents: Nintendo Fire Emblem Replica Sword, OlliN Sword Design, Published: November 27, 2010 (archived August 28, 2015), Retrieved: June 28, 2016
- ↑ Pandalicious, Fire Emblem Interactive!, Electric Sista Hood, Published: May 27, 2009, Retrieved: February 14, 2015
- ↑ Nintendo of America, Pick up a New Nintendo #3DS XL? Here's a tip on how to (and how NOT to) access your memory card:, Twitter, Published: February 14, 2015, Retrieved: February 14, 2015
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