Tirado

Tirado is the aide to General Valter, the Moonstone of Grado, and commander of the forces at Castle Renvall in Fire Emblem:Sacred Stones, and also an in-the-middle antagonist in the game.

He first appears in Chapter 5x, where Valter had just arrived at Renvall to see how Tirado was doing. Much is learned from this: Tirado had hared several mercenary bands to hunt down Prince Ephraim of Renais' small band of rebels. It was said that Ephraim's band would "strike quickly, then retreat into the woods". Tirado also explained that he had a "Friend" travelling in Ephraim's company. Meanwhile, Ephraim's band, consisting of himself, Forde, Kyle and Commander Orson of the Knights of Renais, decided to attack Renvall head-on. At the time, Tirado had placed the mercenary leader Zonta as the commander of the forces there. Zonta is a Level 8 Mercenary who uses a Steel Blade, and can be defeated easily using Ephraim and the Reginleif, but do NOT forget to give all of Orson's items to everyone else before you sieze the throne. After Ephraim's band had defeated all the soldiers there, Valter had arrived, with too many reinforcements, forcing Ephraim to retreat. Afterward, in Chapter 6, Princess Eirika of Renais' party had arrived in Adlas Plains, when General Riev the Blood Beryl's aide Novala had appeared and told Eirika and General Seth the rumors that Ephraim had been captured by Valter's forces, and was in Renvall, meekly waiting for his execution. This was followed by a quick win against the Shaman's forces. Later, when Eirika's party had reached Renvall, Tirado was waiting for them, and had another mercenary leader, Murray, and his brigade take care of it, who obviously fails. Murray is a level 12 Cavalier who uses a Javelin. He can be defeated easily using either Seth, Franz, or Eirika's Rapier, and drops a Knight Crest when killed. One must also take notice of the Ballista in the level.

After the success, Eirika and Seth meet with Orson, who claims to have just escaped from Renvall, and offered to help them rescue Ephraim, and to offer to Eirika to give the Lunar Brace to either him or Seth. Unfortunately, Seth spots the flaw in his plan, asking these questions: "Why did you not rescue Ephraim when you had the chance?" "How do you know of the connection between the bracelets and the Sacred Stone of Renais, when I have been told that I was the only living soul who knows about the connection?" "And why...why do you conceal a blade within your doublet?" After these questions, Orson confesses that he has betrayed Renais, all so he could be with his deceased wife Monica again. At that moment, Tirado appears and tells Orson that he can live with his wife again in Renais. Orson then turns into an enemy unit and rides north from Renvall. Tirado then explains that Ephraim's band had escaped, and that he had started the rumors in a successful attempt to lure Eirika to Renvall, and then orders the bridge blown up. At the end of the first turn, Ephraim, Kyle and Forde appear on the southwest area and explain everything about the rumors to Eirika and then proceed to take care of Tirado.

Tirado is a Level 1 General who uses a Silver Lance and a Javelin, and is a very hard enemy to kill, even when using Seth. However, using units with high HP and speed as well as Armorslayers, especially in the case of Ephraim's Reginleif, he can be defeated, allowing you to seize the throne with Eirika and finish the chapter.