Return (staff)

Return Artwork of a Return staff from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

Type Staff First game Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

The Return (Japanese: リターンの杖 Return Staff) is a staff introduced in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. In its lone proper appearance in that game, it served to return an adjacent ally to the player's main castle.

The Return staff appeared in the game code of Thracia 776, but is unused in that game. Its purpose in Thracia 776 is to let an adjacent ally escape the map.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Genealogy of the Holy War		C	--	--	--	--	1	10	5,000	--	If cast from within the Home Castle, targets another ally within the Home Castle; cannot target the castle's guard. Can be cast from within the Home Castle despite it being the destination; this has no discernible effect aside from expending durability and granting the caster EXP.
Thracia 776		A	--	7	--	--	1	3	1,810	--	Unused

Calculations

Game	Effect	Accuracy	Experience acquired by the user
Genealogy of the Holy War	Returns the targeted ally to the player's main castle.	--	35
Thracia 776	Allows the targeted ally to escape the map.	--	40

For in-depth calculations, see Experience § Using a staff or white magic.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Effect	Range	SP cost	Prerequisites	Usable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (Return)		Restores 8 HP to target ally and ally moves to opposite side of user (ally must be able to occupy space to be moved). This skill does not affect special cooldown charge and user does not gain experience or SP.	1	200	Reconcile		✓	--
Heroes (Return+)		Restores (user's attack × 50%; minimum: 8) HP to target ally and ally moves to opposite side of user (ally must be able to occupy space to be moved). This skill does not affect special cooldown charge and user does not gain experience or SP.	1	300	Return		✓	--

Locations

Genealogy of the Holy War

Event	First Generation: Chapter 1, Ethlyn speaks to Edain
Vendor	Second Generation: Chapter 7 (If the first generation staff wasn't inherited)

Thracia 776

Unused

If hacked into the game, it is usable by any unit with an A rank in staves.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Genealogy of the Holy War	Warps one adjacent ally back to the base castle.*	みかたひとりを ほん城へもどす
Thracia 776 (Unused)	Causes a single ally to withdraw.*	みかたひとりを りだつさせる
Heroes (Return)	Restores 8 HP to target ally and target ally moves to opposite side of unit. If ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)	対象を８回復し、 対象を自分の反対側の位置に移動させる 対象が、移動先の地形に進入できない場合 （移動先に味方や敵がいる場合を含む）は、移動しない （このスキル使用時の奥義発動カウント変動量は常に０、 経験値、ＳＰも入手できない） （移動が発動する場合のみ、 このスキルは移動系補助として扱う）
Heroes (Return+)	Restores HP = 50% of unit's Atk (min 8 HP) to target ally and target ally moves to opposite side of unit. If ally cannot move to the target space (if another ally or foe is occupying the space), ally will not move. Using this skill has no effect on Special cooldown charge and unit does not gain EXP or SP. (This skill is treated as a movement skill only when movement takes place.)	対象を攻撃の５０％回復（最低８）し、 対象を自分の反対側の位置に移動させる 対象が、移動先の地形に進入できない場合 （移動先に味方や敵がいる場合を含む）は、移動しない （このスキル使用時の奥義発動カウント変動量は常に０、 経験値、ＳＰも入手できない） （移動が発動する場合のみ、 このスキルは移動系補助として扱う）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Return	--
Japanese	リターンの杖 リターン	Return staff; used in Genealogy of the Holy War, in which all staves have の杖 "staff" at the end of their names. Return; used in its unused appearance in Thracia 776 and in Heroes.
Spanish	Regreso	Return
French	Retour	Return
German	Rückkehr	Return
Italian	Ritorno	Return
Portuguese	Retorno	Return
Traditional Chinese	回歸	Return

Gallery

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  Artwork of a Return staff from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

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  Artwork of a Return staff from Heroes.

Assist skills in Heroes

Healing skills Ardent Sacrifice • Maiden's Solace • Reciprocal Aid • Sacrifice Positioning skills Draw Back • A Fate Changed! • Fate Unchanged... • Foul Play • Future Sight • Future Vision • Pivot • Reposition • Shove • Smite • Swap • To Change Fate! Rally skills Gold Serpent • Rally Attack • Rally Atk/Def • Rally Atk/Res • Rally Atk/Spd • Rally Defense • Rally Def/Res • Rally Resistance • Rally Speed • Rally Spd/Def • Rally Spd/Res • Rally Up Atk • Rally Up Def • Rally Up Res • Rally Up Spd Staff skills Heal • Magic Shield • Martyr • Mend • Nudge • Physic • Reconcile • Recover • Rehabilitate • Rescue • Restore • Return Miscellaneous skills Call to Flame • Changing Waters • Cloying Dreams • Dance • Dragon's Dance • Frightful Dream • Gentle Dream • Gray Waves • Harrowing Dream • Harsh Command • Play • Sing • Spring's Dream • Sweet Dreams • Tender Dream • Whimsical Dream