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Fado is the King of Renais. He dies in the siege of Renais Castle in the early part of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. He is the father of both Lord characters, Eirika and Ephraim, and known as the peerless Warrior King.

As the king of Renais, he had a fair relationship with Vigarde, until Grado suddenly attacked Renais without warning. Grado's forces quickly overwhelmed the unprepared Renais soldiers and eventually reached the castle. Before the castle was besieged, Fado entrusted Seth to take Eirika to safety. Although it is unknown what happened after Seth left with Eirika, it is very likely that Fado was killed as he is never seen again. In the Creature Campaign, you can acquire him as a Level 11 General if you clear the Lagdou Ruins in its entirety once.

In-Game[]

Base Stats[]

Starting ClassAffinity
FE8 General Map Sprite GeneralGBAFire Fire
LevelHPStrSklSpdLckDefResConMov
114620141251811185
WeaponStarting Items
Sword Sword - A
Lance Lance - A
Axe Axe - A
SilverswordSilver Sword
SilverLanceSilver Lance
SilveraxeSilver Axe
Master sealMaster Seal

Growth Rates[]

HP S/M Skl Spd Lck Def Res
85% 55% 40% 30% 25% 45% 25%

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Fado is one of the better secret characters, although nowhere near Ismaire due to his low growths and relatively low base stats. He has good HP, Strength and Defense, and his Resistance is decent, but his Skill, Speed, and most notably Luck will be his undoing. Fado's constitution is thankfully massive, so he can wield nearly any melee weapon without speed loss, and he comes with an A rank in all three weapon categories. His growths only really excel in HP, Strength, Defense, and maybe Skill, so only use Fado if you really want to. In case you need it for any of your unpromoted Creature Campaign units, he comes with a Master Seal in his inventory, along with a Silver Axe, a Silver Sword, and a Silver Lance.

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round Placement Character Version Votes

CYL1 626 CYL Fado Portrait
The Sacred Stones
104
CYL2 615
↑11
CYL Fado Portrait
The Sacred Stones
118
↑14
CYL3 458
↑157
CYL Fado Portrait
The Sacred Stones
187
↑79
CYL4 493
↓35
CYL Fado Portrait
The Sacred Stones
105
↓82
CYL5 462
↑31
CYL Fado Portrait
The Sacred Stones
43
↓62
CYL6 437
↑25
CYL Fado Portrait
The Sacred Stones
83
↑40

CYL7 386
↑51
CYL Fado Portrait
The Sacred Stones
46
↓37

Etymology[]

A 'fado' is a sad Portuguese folksong. The word comes from the Latin 'fatum' meaning 'fate'.

Also, "fadó" in Irish means "long ago".

Trivia[]

  • In the opening cutscenes he is featured in, Fado is a Peer, also used in cutscenes by Elbert in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Despite this, he is a General in the Creature Campaign.
  • Ephraim's Sacred Twin Lord design in Fire Emblem Heroes is based on Fado's design in The Sacred Stones and Fado's General class from the Creature Campaign.

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