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Bridge Key

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Bridge Key

FESK Bridge Key.png
Artwork of a Bridge Key from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.


A key used to lower a drawbridge.

Type

Item

First game

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

The Bridge Key (Japanese: はね橋のカギ Drawbridge Key) is a key-type item introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It can be used once by any unit to unlock and release drawbridges, in order to allow units to cross the bridge; without using a Bridge Key, only Thieves can otherwise unlock drawbridges, either through use of a Lockpick or an innate class ability, depending on the game.

Data

Game Icon Uses Worth Effects and notes
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light -- 1 900 Used to release a single drawbridge.
Mystery of the Emblem Is snes01 bridge key.png 1 1000 Used to release a single drawbridge.
Thracia 776 Is snes03 bridge key.png 1 500 Used to release a single drawbridge.
The Binding Blade Is gba bridge key.png 1 50 Unused. Supposed to release a single drawbridge; functionality is coded into the game, but there are no drawbridges on any maps.
Shadow Dragon Is ds bridge key.png 1 900 Used to release a single drawbridge.
New Mystery of the Emblem Is ds bridge key.png 1 300 Used to release a single drawbridge.

Locations

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Vendor Chapter 10Chapter 17Chapter 25

Mystery of the Emblem

Inventory Book 2: Warren
Treasure Book 2: Chapter 3, hidden treasure
Vendor Book 1: Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 17
Book 2: Chapter 9Chapter 15Chapter 21

Thracia 776

Treasure Chapter 16A, village
Capture and Steal Chapter 10, enemy Armored SwordChapter 12, enemy Brigand

The Binding Blade

Unused If hacked into the game, the item cannot be used at all as there are no drawbridges to use it on.

Shadow Dragon

Vendor Chapter 10

New Mystery of the Emblem

Treasure Chapter 3, village

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Mystery of the Emblem
Lowers
drawbridges*
はねばしをあげるために
しようする
Thracia 776
Lowers a
drawbridge*
はねばしをおろす
所持アイテム
The Binding Blade
(Use menu; unused)
Opens bridge.*
はね橋をおろし
渡れるようにします
Shadow Dragon
A key used to lower a drawbridge.
はね橋を降ろすカギ
New Mystery of the Emblem
A key used to lower a drawbridge.*
はね橋を降ろすカギ

Trivia

  • Genealogy of the Holy War contains a reference to the unlockable bridges of the previous titles. In Chapter 4, there is a raised bridge can that be lowered by having Dew, a thief, wait next to it.

Etymology and other languages

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

Bridge Key

--

Japanese

はねばしのカギ
はねばしのかぎ
はね橋のかぎ
はね橋のカギ

Drawbridge Key. The item name has been spelled four slightly different ways throughout the series; all four are pronounced the same way and have the same meaning.
• The first, combined hiragana and katakana spelling is used in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
• The second, purely hiragana spelling is used in Mystery of the Emblem and Thracia 776.
• The third, combined hiragana and kanji spelling is used in its unused state in The Binding Blade.
• The fourth spelling, with a combination of hiragana, katakana, and kanji, is used in the Nintendo DS remakes.

Spanish

Llave puente

Bridge key

French

Clé pont

Bridge key

French
(Canada)

Clé de pont

Bridge key; used in the Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light physical manual.

German

Brückschlüssel

Bridge key

Italian

Chiave ponte

Bridge key

Gallery


References

See also

Items in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Stat boosters BootsDracoshieldGoddess IconManualPower RingPure WaterSecret BookSeraph RobeSpeed RingTalisman
Healing items Vulnerary
Class change items Bishop's RingHero CrestKnight CrestOrion's BoltSkydrake Whip
Keys Bridge KeyDoor KeyMaster Key
Shop items Silver CardVIP Card
Regalia items GeosphereLightsphereStarsphere
Items in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Stat boosters BootsDracoshieldGoddess IconManualPower RingPure WaterSecret BookSeraph RobeSpeed RingTalisman
Healing items Vulnerary
Class change items Bishop's RingHero CrestKnight CrestOrion's BoltSkydrake Whip
Keys Bridge KeyChest KeyDoor Key
Shop items Silver CardVIP Card
Dragonstones DivinestoneEarthstoneFirestoneIcestoneMagestoneWyvernstone
Regalia items Astral ShardsBinding ShieldDarksphereEmblemGeosphereIote's ShieldLifesphereLightsphereStarsphere
Unused items Aum FragmentShadowstoneSilver Key
Items in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Stat boosters Body RingLeg RingLife RingLuck RingMagic RingPower RingPure WaterShield RingSkill RingSpeed RingTorch
Skill items Accost MAdept MLuna Sword MNihil MParagon MSol Sword MVantage MWrath M
Healing items AntitoxinS DrinkVulnerary
Class change items Knight Proof
Keys Bridge KeyChest KeyDoor KeyLockpick
Shop items VIP Card
Regalia items Crusader Scrolls
Unused items Bargain MMaster SealMiracle M
Items in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Stat boosters Arms ScrollBootsDracoshieldEnergy DropGoddess IconPure WaterSecret BookSeraph RobeSpeedwingSpirit DustTalisman
Healing items Vulnerary
Class change items Elysian WhipMaster Seal
Keys Bridge KeyDoor KeyMaster Key
Shop items BullionSilver CardVIP Card
Regalia items EmblemGeosphereIote's ShieldLightsphereStarsphere
Other items Cards
Items in Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Permanent stat boosters Arms ScrollBond DropDLCBootsDracoshieldEnergy DropGoddess IconGrowth DropDLCSecret BookSeraph RobeSpeedwingSpirit DustTalisman
Temporary stat boosters Defense BondDefense TonicLuck BondLuck TonicMagic BondMagic TonicPure WaterRainbow TonicDLCResistance BondResistance TonicSkill BondSkill TonicSpeed BondSpeed TonicStrength BondStrength Tonic
Healing items ElixirEnergy DrinkUsed PotionVulnerary
Class change items Elysian WhipMaster Seal
Keys Bridge KeyChest KeyDoor KeyMaster Key
Shop items BullionSilver CardVIP Card
Regalia items Astral ShardsBinding ShieldDarksphereFire EmblemGeosphereIote's ShieldLifesphereLightsphereStarsphere
Other items Cards