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The Nest of Evil

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The Nest of Evil

Cm fe12 6.png

Location

Olbern Castle Interior

New units

Rickard,[Note 1] Frey,[Note 2] Norne,[Note 2] Samuel, Wendell

Boss(es)

Lang

Previous chapter(s)

Liberation of Grust

Next chapter(s)

The Nest of Evil (Japanese: 悪の巣 Nest of Evil) is the sixth chapter of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Book II and Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem.

Plot

Main articles: The Nest of Evil/Script and The Nest of Evil/Conversations

Marth's forces storm the inside of Olbern Castle, which is being defended by General Lang. Lang tells one of his mercenaries, Navarre, to wait for the Altean army to open the gate and then charge—Navarre is in fact Samuel in disguise, who is terrified at the prospect of facing the Altean army, particularly Ogma.

The battle begins, and during it, Julian may find Rickard and recruit him into Marth's army. Caeda and Ogma can also both recruit Samuel. Eventually, the battle ends with Lang's death and with Marth's army finding Bishop Wendell held captive in the castle. Wendell tells Marth about the Starsphere, which has been split into twelve fragments that scattered across the continent, and which must be put back together. He suggests that Marth go to the Fane of Raman in order to find more shards, and Marth agrees, as it is along the way to Altea, his next destination.

Chapter data

Chapter data

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Normal/Hard Maniac Lunatic

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Seize Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: Marth or Kris dies 1–11+4 {{{partner}}} {{{other}}} 20+12−2*
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Map dimensions:
30 columns by 30 rows

Character data

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Characters
New units
Rickard
Portrait rickard fe12.png
Thief
HP
18
Inventory
Iron Sword
VIP Card
Level
3
Enemy, talk to with Julian
(Does not appear if he was previously killed or recruited in Chapter 5)
Frey
Portrait frey fe12.png
Cavalier
HP
26
Inventory
Killer Lance
Javelin
Level
8
Automatically on turn 3
Norne
Portrait norne fe12.png
Archer
HP
20
Inventory
Steel Bow
Vulnerary
Level
5
Automatically on turn 3
Samuel
Portrait samuel fe12.png
Myrmidon
HP
22
Inventory
Killing Edge
Aquarius Shard
Level
5
Enemy, talk to with Ogma or Caeda
(Initially appears to be Navarre)
Wendell
Portrait wendell fe12.png
Sage
HP
26
Inventory
Blizzard
Heal
Level
7
Automatically at the end of the chapter
Required characters
Marth ​
Available characters
Kris f ​Ryan ​Luke ​Roderick ​Gordin ​Cecil ​Draug ​Arran ​Marisha ​Catria ​Warren ​Cord ​Linde ​Palla ​Bord ​Julian ​Matthis ​Wrys ​Ogma ​Yuliya ​Jubelo ​Sirius ​Castor ​Caeda ​Barst ​Rickard ​

Item data

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Items
Name Obtainment Method
Is ds barrier.png Barrier Left chest
Is ds libra shard.png Libra Shard Right chest
Is ds bullion.png Bullion (L) South chest
Is ds cancer shard.png Cancer Shard Dropped by Lang
Is ds heal.png Heal Dropped by a Bishop
Is ds aquarius shard.png Aquarius Shard Dropped by Samuel
Is ds elfire.png Elfire Dropped by a Mage
Is ds door key.png Door Key Dropped by a Knight
Is ds vulnerary.png Vulnerary Dropped by a Knight
Is ds door key.png Door Key Dropped by a Bishop
Is ds secret book.png Secret Book Dropped by a Bishop
Is ds vip card.png VIP Card Dropped by Rickard
(Rickard does not appear if he was killed or recruited in Chapter 5)

Enemy data

Enemy data

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Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.

Normal Hard Maniac Lunatic

Enemy Units
Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma ds02 general enemy.gif Lang General 5 1 32 12 1 7 6 0 13+2 3 -- Javelin Cancer ShardThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point.
Ma ds02 knight enemy.gif Archanea Knight 8 5 25.3 9.1 0 7.1 2.4 0 10.4 0.7 5 Steel Lance
Will not act until revealed.
Ma ds02 bishop enemy.gif Archanea Bishop 1 1 22 1 5 2 5 0 3 8 6 HealThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Will not act until revealed.
Ma ds02 bishop enemy.gif Archanea Bishop 1 1 22 1 5 2 5 0 3 8 6 Heal
Will not act until revealed.
Ma ds02 myrmidon enemy.gif Navarre Myrmidon 5 1 22 6 0+1 10 11 3 7 0+1 7 Killing Edge Aquarius ShardThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Will not act until revealed.
Ma ds02 mage enemy.gif Archanea Mage 8 1 18.8 0 5.8 6.1 7.1 0 3.4 4.4 6 ElfireThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Will not act until revealed.
Ma ds02 knight enemy.gif Archanea Knight 5 1 22.6 8.2 0 6.2 1.8 0 9.8 0.4 5 Steel Lance Door KeyThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Immediately begins moving unprovoked.
Ma ds02 knight enemy.gif Archanea Knight 5 2 22.6 8.2 0 6.2 1.8 0 9.8 0.4 5 Steel Lance
Immediately begins moving unprovoked.
Ma ds02 knight enemy.gif Archanea Knight 5 1 22.6 8.2 0 6.2 1.8 0 9.8 0.4 5 Steel Lance VulneraryThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Immediately begins moving unprovoked.
Ma ds02 mage enemy.gif Archanea Mage 5 1 17.6 0 4.6 5.2 6.2 0 2.8 3.8 6 Thunder
Immediately begins moving unprovoked.
Ma ds02 mage enemy.gif Archanea Mage 5 1 17.6 0 4.6 5.2 6.2 0 2.8 3.8 6 Blizzard
Immediately begins moving unprovoked.
Ma ds02 bishop enemy.gif Archanea Bishop 3 1 22.8 1 5.6 2.6 5.6 0 3.4 9 -- Swarm Door KeyThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
--
Ma ds02 bishop enemy.gif Archanea Bishop 3 1 22.8 1 5.6 2.6 5.6 0 3.4 9 6 Physic Secret BookThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
--
Ma ds02 mage enemy.gif Archanea Mage 8 1 18.8 0 5.8 6.1 7.1 0 3.4 4.4 6 Elfire
--
Ma ds02 thief enemy.gif Rickard Thief 3 1 18 6 0 3 9 1 3 0 7 Iron Sword VIP CardThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
• Not present if he was killed or recruited in Chapter 5.
• Does not move or initiate combat.
Reinforcements
Name Class Lv # HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills
Ma ds02 knight enemy.gif Archanea Knight 5 3 22.6 8.2 0 6.2 1.8 0 9.8 0.4 5 Steel Lance
--
Ma ds02 soldier enemy.gif Archanea Soldier 5 3 19.2 4.8 0 4.8 4.8 0 4.8 0 6 Steel Lance
--
Ma ds02 soldier enemy.gif Archanea Soldier 5 3 19.2 4.8 0 4.8 4.8 0 4.8 0 6 Javelin
--
Ma ds02 archer enemy.gif Archanea Archer 5 3 19.2 6.8 0 4.2 5.2 0 5.8 0.4 5 Steel Bow
--

Reinforcements

Mystery of the Emblem
New Mystery of the Emblem
  • Turns 4, 6, and 7 on lower difficulties; and turns 3, 5, and 6 on Lunatic Mode
  • Turns 4–6 on lower difficulties; and turns 3–5 on Lunatic Mode

Boss data

Main article: Lang
Boss Data

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Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.

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Portrait lang fe12.png
Ma ds02 general enemy.gif General
Level 5
Movement --
Stats
Max HP 32 Speed 6
Strength 12 Luck 0
Magic 1 Defense 13+2
Skill 7 Resistance 3
Inventory
Javelin
Cancer ShardThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances D Axes --
Bows E Tomes -- Staves --

Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

This section has been marked as a stub. Please help improve the page by adding information.


In order to access the following side quest, the player must have recruited Rickard and kept him alive, or must clear this chapter in a certain number of turns. The turn count of the latter requirement varies by difficulty, as follows:

Difficulty Turn count
Normal 20
Hard 24
Maniac 28
Lunatic 32
Lunatic′ 36

Etymology and other languages

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

• The Nest of Vice
• The Nest of Evil

• Used in the fan translation of Mystery of the Emblem.[which?]
• Used in the fan translation of New Mystery of the Emblem.[which?]

Japanese

悪の巣

Nest of Evil

Gallery

Notes

  1. If he was not killed or recruited in Chapter 5.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Only in New Mystery of the Emblem.
← Liberation of Grust • The Nest of Evil • The Scarlet Sword →
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