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Helswath

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Helswath

FESK Helswath.png
Artwork of Helswath from Genealogy of the Holy War.


Def +5. A timeless weapon.

Type

Axe

Wielder(s)

Nál*
Lombard
Brian
Tigris

First game

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Helswath (Japanese: スワンチカ Swanchika) is a regalia axe introduced in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. It is the holy weapon once wielded by Nál of the Twelve Crusaders, bestowed upon him at the Miracle of Dahna after his blood pact with a dragon. The axe is the property of Nál's descendants, the members of Grannvale's House Dozel, and is restricted in use to those in possession of major Nál Holy Blood.

History

By the year Grann 760, the axe became the property of Duke Lombard of Dozel, who at Lubeck Castle wielded it in his efforts to stop Sigurd and his group from returning to Grannvale, dying in the battle. In the aftermath of this battle, Helswath was inherited by Lombard's son Danann, who did not have it with him in his occupation of Ribaut Castle; instead, it was kept by Danann's own son Brian. Brian wielded it in his confrontation with Seliph's liberation army as it marched on Grannvale itself, also dying in the battle.

Millennia later, Helswath came into the possession of the Grimleal, and was given to its reincarnation of one of the DeadlordsTigris. By this point, the axe is no longer sealed to the Nál bloodline and is capable of being used by any axe-wielder of reasonable skill.

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 Is snes02 helswath.png Axes * 30 20 70 -- 1-2 50 50,000 -- +20 defense, +10 resistance when equipped.
Awakening Is 3ds01 helswath.png Axes A 18 -- 60 10 1-2 25 0 2 +5 defense when equipped.
Cannot be forged.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

Helswath appears as one of Mamori Minamoto's Carnages in Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE. In Japanese, it is called Holy Axe Helswath which is implied to be a highly-enhanced Helswath in a similar vein to Itsuki Aoi's True Falchion.

Carnage tmsfe helswath.png
Icon Is tmsfe axe.png
Attack 154
Skills Unity Cost
Is tmsfe healing.png
Is tmsfe supportive.png
Is tmsfe supportive.png
Is tmsfe passive.png
Is tmsfe passive.png
Diarahan
Tetrakarn
Makarakarn
Shield of Love
Repel Ice
Is tmsfe enemy performa.png Knight Force ×1
Is tmsfe boss performa.png War Testament ×1
Is tmsfe prestige performa.png 3-Star Prestige ×1
Weaknesses and Resistances
Is tmsfe sword.png Wk Is tmsfe lance.png Nu Is tmsfe axe.png Rs Is tmsfe bow.png Rs Is tmsfe fire.png Wk
Is tmsfe ice.png Nu Is tmsfe elec.png -- Is tmsfe force.png -- Is tmsfe spirit.png Wk Is tmsfe body.png Nu
SP Gauge fills faster.

Locations

Genealogy of the Holy War

Unobtainable Exclusively wielded by Lombard and Brian. No playable unit can have major Nál blood, and as such it is unusuable by the player.

Awakening

Dropped by Chapter 22, enemy Tigris
Treasure Infinite Regalia, chosen at random from a pool of other items.

Flavor text


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Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Genealogy of the Holy War
An exalted
weapon.*
??
Awakening
Def +5. A timeless weapon.
守備+5 古の斧戦士の聖斧

Trivia

  • Along with Gungnir, Mjölnir and Valflame, Helswath is one of the Crusader weapons completely inaccessible and unusable to the player in Genealogy of the Holy War. Though there are several playable members of the Dozel family (Lex, Iuchar, Iucharba), they all have minor Nál blood and thus are unable to use the axe. It was not until Awakening that Helswath became a player-usable weapon.
  • In Awakening, Helswath is the only Jugdrali regalia weapon to appear which does not have any of its original wielders from Genealogy of the Holy War present in the game (bearing in mind that it is possible to have Larcei or Scáthach wield Balmung through a glitch if Chulainn is their father).

Etymology and other languages

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

Helswath

As of Fire Emblem Awakening. From Hel, the afterlife of Norse mythology (distinct from the Abrahamic "Hell"), and "swath", the sweep of a cut by a scythe as marked by the mowed plants.

English
(unofficial)

Swanchika

Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation[which?] (abbreviated as Swanchik in gameplay for space reasons).

Japanese

スワンチカ

Officially romanized as Swanchika. Uncertain etymology.

Spanish
(Spain)

Phuria

Corruption of furia, "fury".

Spanish
(Latin America)

Helswath[1]

--

French

Helswath

--

German
  • Hels Zorn
  • Helswath
  • Hel's Wrath; used in Awakening.
  • Used on the Meet some of the Heroes website.[2]
Italian

Helswath

--

Portuguese

Helswath[3]

--

Traditional Chinese

司望齊卡[4]

Swanchika

Gallery

References

  1. "El ducado de Dozel está gobernado por los descendientes de Nál, que además son herederos del hacha sagrada Helswath."Conoce a los Héroes, guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/es-MX, Retrieved: April 2, 2022
  2. "Das Herzogtum Dozel wird von den Nachkommen von Nál regiert, welche gleichzeitig die Erben der heiligen Axt Helswath sind."Triff einige der Helden, guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/de, Retrieved: April 2, 2022
  3. "O ducado de Dozel é comandado pelos descendentes de Nál, que também são herdeiros do machado sagrado Helswath."Conheça alguns dos heróis, guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/pt-BR, Retrieved: April 2, 2022
  4. "多茲爾公國繼承了聖戰士聶爾的血脈與聖斧司望齊卡。"英雄介紹, guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/zh, Retrieved: April 2, 2022
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