Karla (The Blazing Blade)

"We are less than human now. We are no different from our swords themselves. Our hearts are cold, and we count the days we live solely by the flesh we cleave. What meaning can there be in such an existence?"

- Karla in a support conversation with Karel

Karla (カアラ, Kāra) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken. She is the emotionally distant, naive and cool-natured sister of Karel, known as the "Princess of Swords". Although she has mastered the art of swordplay, she generally dislikes fighting and often finds peaceful methods of resolving conflict. She fights in arenas in hopes of finding her brother, who killed their parents, although Karla is not aware of this until finding him; and even after she finds out the truth, she strives to redeem him, or die trying. She later marries Bartre and is the mother of Fir from Fire Emblem: Binding Blade, but dies of illness a few years before that game takes place. It is implied in her supports with Farina that she and Karel were either born or have lived in Sacae.

In order to recruit her, a few conditions have to be met. Exclusively in Hector mode. Bartre has to be promoted to a level 5 Warrior before Chapter 31(x) starts. Karla appears as a neutral unit standing on top of the arena. Having Bartre talk to her will trigger a battle. Both Bartre and Karla must survive the fight in order for her to join your team.

In Game
Description: ''A dedicated swordfighter. Cool and detached.''

Growth Rates

 * 60%
 * 25%
 * 45%
 * 55%
 * 40%
 * 10%
 * 20%
 * }

Supports

 * Bartre
 * Farina
 * Karel
 * Vaida

Overall
Karla joins relatively late with lower stats than some of your other units. However, she has good accuracy, resistance, and avoid, despite her HP, defense, and attack ratings being a bit hampered down.

Karla's greatest weakness is her bleak outlook on strength, with very low growth and starting level, and not much time for training.

Quotes
"I've lived long enough. I've no regrets..."

- Final Chapter: Light Quote

Defeat quote
Karla: Too inexperienced... I'll never reach my brother now... (End of chapter) Hector: Oswin! What happened to that female swordfighter? Karla, wasn't it? Oswin: It seems she was hurt in that last skirmish. She left without telling a soul. Hector: Is that so? Well, that's that then.

Karla - The Sword Vassal
After the conflict, Karla became involved with a warrior that she met. She died of an illness several years later.

Karla and Bartre
Karla and Bartre were reunited in Ostia, During the battle, they became friends. That friendship deepened into love, and they were wed. Later, Karla died of illness. Bartre took their daughter to her uncle and joined Karla.

Etymology
Karla is a female variant of the name Karl.