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{{Character
 
{{Character
 
|title = Garon
 
|title = Garon
|image = [[File: Garon portrait.png|350px]]
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|image = Garon Heroes.png
|game = [[Fire Emblem Fates]]
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|caption = Artwork of Garon from ''[[Fire Emblem Heroes]]''
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|name = Garon
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|jpn_name = {{Nihongo|ガロン|Garon}}
|class = [[Nohrian King]], [[Nohr Dragon]] (Birthright)<br>[[Water Familiar]] (Conquest)}}
 
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|fullname =
'''Garon''' (ガロン) is a non-playable character and the primary antagonist in ''[[Fire Emblem Fates]]'' on both routes. He is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Akio Ōtsuka|Akio Ōtsuka]] in the Japanese version and Travis Willingham in the English version.
 
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|alias =
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|jpn_alias =
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|gender = Male
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|race = [[Human]]
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|age =
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|relatives = [[Katerina]] (First Wife)<br>
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[[Arete]] (Second Wife)<br>
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Unnamed Concubines<br>
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[[Mikoto]] (Sister-in-law)<br>
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[[Xander]] (Eldest Son)<br>
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[[Camilla]] (Eldest Daughter)<br>
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[[Leo]] (Youngest Son)<br>
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[[Elise]] (Youngest Daughter)<br>
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[[Azura]] (Step-Daughter)<br>
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[[Corrin]] (Adopted Child)<br>
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[[Siegbert]] (Grandson)<br>
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[[Forrest]] (Grandson)<br>
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[[Shigure]] (Step-Grandson)<br>
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[[Kana]] (Adopted Grandchild)
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|nationality = [[Nohr]]
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|residence = [[Castle Krakenburg]]
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|faction(s) = Nohrian Army<br>
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[[Valla|Vallite Army]]
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|occupation(s) = King of Nohr
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|game = [[Fire Emblem Fates]]<br>
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[[Fire Emblem Heroes]]
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|firstseen = Chapter 2: [[Gift of Ganglari]]
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|firstfought = Chapter 12: [[Dark Reunion]] (Fates: Birthright)<br>
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Chapter 27: [[The Empty King]] (Fates: Conquest)
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|class = [[Nohrian King]] / [[Blight Dragon]] (Birthright)<br>
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[[Empty Vessel]] (Conquest)
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|voiceby = Travis Willingham (Fates)<br>
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Patrick Seitz (Heroes)
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|jpn_voiceby = Akio Ōtsuka
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{{Quote|I desire only to rule [[Hoshido]]. I, and those who follow me, will do whatever it takes to achieve that. I don't care if the peons that fill our towns don’t trust us. They are nothing to me. Those who disobey will die. The rest will quickly learn.|Garon to [[Corrin]] in Conquest: [[Voice of Paradise|Chapter 14]]}}
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'''Garon''' is a boss character in ''[[Fire Emblem Fates]]''. He plays an antagonistic role, primarily as the main antagonist in ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest''. He serves as a secondary antagonist in ''Revelation'', under a [[Anankos|greater threat]].
   
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
Garon is the King of [[Nohr]] and a stern man. He is the father of [[Xander]], [[Camilla]], [[Leo (Fates)|Leo]], [[Elise]] and stepfather of [[Azura]]. He kidnapped the infant [[Avatar (Fates)|Avatar]] and raised them in a near isolated environment for all of their time in Nohr before the events of the game in a devious plan to kill Queen [[Mikoto]] of Hoshido, and remove the magical barrier that prevents his army from entering Hoshidan territories. After Nohr is hit with horrible weather and poor crop yields, he orders his children to invade [[Hoshido]]. He is ambitious and has a lust for power. He is always suspicious of others.
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Garon is the stern king of [[Nohr]]. He is the father of [[Xander]], [[Camilla]], [[Leo]], [[Elise]], the stepfather of [[Azura]], the husband of [[Katerina]] and later the husband of [[Arete]], his second wife, and the paternal grandfather of [[Siegbert]] and [[Forrest]]. Following his murder of [[Sumeragi|King Sumeragi]], he kidnapped a young [[Corrin]] and made them his adoptive child. He confined them to the [[Northern Fortress]] where they were raised alone. Due to Nohr's horrible weather and poor crop yields, he orders his children to invade [[Hoshido]]. He is ambitious and has a lust for power, and is always suspicious of others. His attempts to attack Hoshido were stopped by a magical barrier placed by Hoshido's queen [[Mikoto]], which robbed any Nohrian soldier of any will to fight if they passed through it.
   
Several support conversations between the Nohrian siblings reveal that in his youth, he had a very different demeanor towards his children, being a very doting and loving father. However, he also frequently indulged in his passions, and never could leave a woman he'd once loved. His many mistresses began jockeying for his favor, even to the point of murdering one another's children. It's thought that this unhappy family life is what eventually hardened him into the person he is at the start of the game.
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Several support conversations between the Nohrian siblings reveal that in his youth, he had a very different demeanor towards his children, where he was a loving father. However, he also frequently indulged in his rather harmful passions, and did not take responsibility for his actions, where he could never leave a woman he'd once loved. As a result, his many mistresses began jockeying for his favor, often turning to violence in the process. It's thought that this unhappy family life is what eventually hardened him into the person he is at the start of the game. Furthermore, it is also revealed that he also visited the [[Rainbow Sage]] when he was younger, and thus received power from him.
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Garon personally released [[Hans]] (who had been arrested by Xander prior to the events of ''Fates'') after he had allegedly been "rehabilitated" in prison. He also offered [[Gunter]] power (this power being Anankos' vessel), but he refused. This resulted in him ordering the complete destruction of Gunter's village.
   
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===All Routes===
 
===All Routes===
Before the events of ''Fates'' start, Garon exiled the Avatar to North Fortress as they were not strong enough to his expectations. He would only let them out if they could prove themselves to him. After the Avatar bests Xander in combat, Garon allows the Avatar to return to the Nohrian capital. At the castle, Garon gives the Avatar the [[Ganglari]] and has them use it on some prisoners from a recent skirmish, which consist of two Hoshidans along with [[Rinkah]] and [[Kaze]]. After the Avatar defeats the prisoners, he then orders them to execute them, to which they refuse because they are already defeated. Angered by their refusal, he uses his magic to kill one of the prisoners. Before he can kill Rinkah, the Avatar blocks it with Ganglari, angering him even more. He then orders Xander to kill them, but after a short argument and battle, Leo "kills" them instead, pleasing him before leaving to decide the Avatar's punishment.
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Prior to the events of ''Fates'', Garon exiled Corrin to the Northern Fortress until they were strong enough to meet his expectations. He would only let them out if they could prove themselves to him. After Corrin beats Xander in combat, Garon allows Corrin to return to the Nohrian capital. At the castle, Garon gives Corrin the cursed blade [[Ganglari]] and has them use it on Hoshidan prisoners from a recent skirmish, including [[Rinkah]] and [[Kaze]]. After Corrin defeats the prisoners, he orders them to execute them, to which they refuse because they are already defeated. Angered by their refusal, he uses his magic to kill one of the prisoners. He then tries to kill Kaze, but Corrin blocks his attack with Ganglari, angering him even more and orders Xander to finish them off. With quick thinking, Leo "kills" the remaining prisoners, pleasing Garon and he returns to the throne room.
   
Later on, the Avatar, along with Elise, wait outside Garon's room when they hear commotion. He is startled when he hears them at first, but after the two apologize to him for the recent event, lets them in. To make the Avatar more useful, he orders them to scout a supposedly abandoned Hoshidan fort with [[Hans]] at the Bottomless Canyon, and return when they give him a status update on it.
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Later on, Corrin, along with Elise, wait outside Garon's throne room when they hear commotion. He is startled when he hears them at first, but after the two apologize to him for the recent event, lets them in. To make Corrin more useful and for disobeying orders, he orders them to scout out a supposedly abandoned Hoshidan fort with Hans at the [[Bottomless Canyon]], and return when they give him a status update on it.
   
 
===Birthright===
 
===Birthright===
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{{Spoiler}}If Corrin sides with Hoshido, Garon is not seen again until [[Dark Reunion|Chapter 12]]. When Corrin and the Hoshidan army arrives in [[Cyrkensia]] to begin their assault on Nohr, they learn that Garon was at the [[Opera House]] in hopes of seeing the famed songstress [[Layla]]. Seeing this as an opportunity to kidnap the King, Corrin's forces have [[Zola]] disguise Azura as Layla in order to pull it off. Despite Azura's dance, which caused mild discomfort in King Garon, he reveals that he was aware of the Hoshidan Army's presence thanks to Zola. After Zola defects, he asks Garon to spare Corrin for the kindness they showed him. Garon viewed Zola's request as a sign of treason and promptly kills him in front of the Hoshidan army and Elise, who was accompanying him. The Nohrians attempt to capture the Hoshidan army, but they are unsuccessful and the army manages to escape.
If the Avatar sides with Hoshido, Garon is not upset by their choice at all, and calmly orders Iago to kill them by any means of his likings. Later on, when the Avatar and their Hoshidan allies broke into the castle, Garon sends [[Iago]] to stop them, but he fails. After killing Xander, the Avatar and their allies find Garon in the throne room, and he mockingly express his congratulations on them making it this far. Garon tries his best to fight the invaders but fails and "dies". However, he managed to survive their assault and harnesses the power of the Dark Dragon to transform into its form, and with new strength attacks them again. Despite gaining the new power, it is not enough and he dies battling them.
 
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In [[Pleasure Palace|Chapter 16]], Garon sends [[Iago]] to kill Corrin and the Hoshidan army, but he fails and retreats.
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Later, Garon gives Iago the power to awaken [[Fort Dragonfall]] to trap and kill Corrin and the Hoshidans, but this fails as Azura's song frees them, foiling Iago's plan again. In [[Burning Falls|Chapter 21]], Garon is shown in his thoughts, sitting on his throne, and disappointed that Iago failed him yet again and plans to get rid of him soon, but he has another plan that will spring into action anytime now and wants to see the look on Corrin's face when it does. He then erupts into maniacal laughter.
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Later on, when the Hoshidan army invades Castle Krakenburg after killing Hans, he once again sends Iago after them to finish the job. Iago fails to kill them once more and is subsequently executed by Leo. Corrin fights and kills Xander in a duel, leaving Garon with no one left to defend him.
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In [[King Garon|Chapter 27]], Corrin reaches the throne room of Castle Krakenburg, and finally confronts Garon himself. Garon is "glad" to see Corrin again, mocking them for making it this far. Garon tells Corrin that his children were all pawns for the war, angering Corrin, who is angered that Elise and Xander died for nothing and knows that he cannot be reasoned with, and Corrin declares to kill Garon and attacks him. However, their [[Yato|Noble Yato]] is unable to penetrate his armor, and in retaliation, Garon launches several blows at them. Azura attempts to use her powers to weaken him, but Garon anticipates this and grabs her, threatening to kill her unless they listen to his demands. Ryoma negotiates with him, and he responds that it is a wise choice. Garon demands that Hoshido unconditionally surrender so its lands can be incorporated into Nohr, and then states that he wishes to kill Ryoma. Garon sends a fireball at Ryoma, wounding him.
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Garon then mocks Corrin, questioning if they will surrender to him, or fight and ensure the deaths of all their friends. When Corrin declares they need more power, suddenly, Ryoma's [[Raijinto]] reacts to Corrin's Noble Yato, empowering it into Blazing Yato. Corrin decides to test the new Yato on Garon, and he screams in pain, as the new Yato was able to injure him. Angered by this, he calls upon his soldiers to kill Corrin and the Hoshidans, but they fail and the Hoshidans fight and defeat him. Garon, refusing to give up, transforms into the form of the [[Dusk Dragon]] and continues to fight, but is eventually defeated for good and killed by the Hoshidans. Before dying, he laments to Corrin that he was long dead before dissipating into water. Corrin speculates as to what exactly he means, but is unable to come to any conclusions. With the death of Garon, the war between Hoshido and Nohr ends.{{SpoilerEnd}}
   
 
===Conquest===
 
===Conquest===
Garon is shocked and angered that the Avatar had returned, knowing that they had been in Hoshido and that now know their true origins and his kidnapping of them, and agrees with Iago that they could be a Hoshidan spy and order Xander to kill them. He refused, so Garon asked the great dragon Anankos (through a stone effigy on the ceiling) on how to deal the matter, and he then order the Avatar to suppress the Ice Tribe's rebellion alone to prove their loyalty, to the Nohrian siblings' shock on the virtual suicide mission, this is because he wanted the Avatar to suffer. The plan was foiled however by Xander sending [[Elise]], her retainers, and [[Silas]] to aid them after he overhears this.
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{{Spoiler}}In [[A Dragon's Decree|Chapter 7]], Garon is shocked and angered that Corrin has returned, knowing that they had been in Hoshido and now know their true origins and his kidnapping of them, and agrees with Iago that they could be a Hoshidan spy and orders Xander to kill them. Xander refuses to kill his sibling, so Garon decides to confide with [[Anankos]] through an effigy in the ceiling. After getting his judgement on Corrin, he sends them to the [[Ice Tribe Village]] alone to quell an impending rebellion from them. However, Xander overhears that it is an attempt to make Corrin suffer, so he sends [[Silas]], Elise, her retainers, and their [[Jakob|butler]]/[[Felicia|maid]] to accompany them. They are successful in putting down the Ice Tribe rebellion.
   
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In [[Another Trial|Chapter 9]], Corrin informs Garon of their success, but Iago tells him that they did not do it alone and only put it down because they had allies. Upset that Corrin disobeyed them, he nearly executes them. However, Elise and Xander tell him that it was their fault for sending help for Corrin. Garon, while upset by their actions, is still satisfied that the Ice Tribe rebellion was put down. Giving Corrin another chance, he sends them off to capture [[Notre Sagesse]].
However, Garon learns of this, and threatens to execute the Avatar, but is stopped when both Elise and Xander offer their lives instead since they acted out of his orders, so Garon reluctantly allows the Avatar to be his child again. He then orders the Avatar to conquer [[Notre Sagesse]], and after that is finished, suppress the rebellion of [[Cheve]], but before they left for Cheve, the Avatar re-introduced Garon to his kidnapped daughter Azura, but he shows cold detachment to her, and ordered them to leave.
 
   
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Corrin and their small army manage to capture Notre Sagesse and also obtain the [[Rainbow Sage]]'s power. Not wanting anyone else to exploit the Sage's power for their own purposes, Garon relays to Iago to have Corrin kill the Sage, which they refuse. The Sage instead takes his own life, and while Iago is annoyed that Corrin defied Garon's orders, he still informs him of the Sage's death regardless, which pleases Garon.
After the uprising in Cheve is put down, Garon, along with the Nohrian army, watches a play from a mysterious songstress. Before the play starts, Garon talks to the Avatar, telling them that he is pleased with their actions on crushing the rebellion, as Hans told him. However, Garon is unaware that Hans had done most of the killing and not the Avatar. After the songstress' movement causes Garon to be put in a "curse", as Iago puts it, he orders the Avatar to kill all the songstresses, to their horror. However, this is quickly interrupted by [[Kumagera]] and his assassins, so the mysterious songstress manages to escape before her identity is revealed to him.
 
   
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In [[Bitter Intrigue|Chapter 12]], Garon tasks Iago with making Corrin suffer greatly but not kill them; something Iago does not fully comprehend, but gladly complies with regardless.
Garon, along with Iago, oversees the invasion of Nohr and are pleased with their progress through Hoshido territory. As the royal siblings open the door to the throne room, they find a gigantic slime like creature, who reveals itself as Garon, to their shock. Garon and a group of powerful invisible soldiers attempts to kill them on the spot, due to them seeing his true form, but they fail and Garon is eventually killed by the party.
 
   
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In [[Uprising|Chapter 13]], Garon orders Corrin to crush the rebellion in [[Cheve]]. Before setting off, Corrin reunites him with his stepdaughter, Azura, who was kidnapped by Hoshido shortly after the kidnapping of Corrin in retaliation. However, Garon cares little about the reunion. Later, he gives orders to Hans to kill not only the remaining wounded Hoshidan troops and Chevois knights, but also the Chevois civilians.
Monster Garon's appearance is hinted at in both routes during [[Azura]]'s dance, where her graceful and elegant Hoshido dance only causes the monster discomfort and problems with breathing, while her aggressive and forceful dance in Conquest causes unbearable pain to Garon and his eyes to roll back.
 
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After the uprising in Cheve is put down, Garon heads to [[Cyrkensia]] and watches a performance along with his children in [[Voice of Paradise|Chapter 14]]. Prior to the start of the performance, Garon speaks with Corrin, stating that he is pleased they put down the rebellion. He also reveals that he obtained a letter from Hans, who had credited Corrin with most of the killings even though they did not participate in it. When the performance starts, a [[Azura|mysterious songstress]] causes Garon intense pain, and she flees the stage before Iago's men could apprehend her. Hoshidan assassins led by [[Kumagera]] arrive and attempt to kill him, but are killed by Corrin's forces.
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Recovering, he orders all the songstresses of Crykensia to be executed, to which Corrin protests, confronting Garon about ordering Hans to kill the Chevois rebellion and states they should look for a more peaceful situation. Garon states that he is disappointed with them, as they clearly understood his message, but continued to fight against it. He claims that he is only interested in ruling Hoshido and does not care if the people distrust them; making examples out of those who resist will force the others back in line. Before Corrin can protest any further, Leo swiftly intervenes and drags Corrin away, while Garon orders Iago and Hans to go off on a killing spree.
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Shortly afterwards, Azura reveals to Corrin that in order to obtain peace to the world, they must kill Garon, which Corrin questions this motive, Azura reveals the truth with a one-time-use crystal ball that the real Garon had died long ago, and that the current Garon is being possessed by "a [[Anankos|demon]]" to spark the war between Nohr and Hoshido. Corrin agrees that Garon needs to be stopped and asks how they can show the truth to their siblings, Azura states that the only way for Corrin to prove this truth to their siblings is for "Garon" to sit on the magical throne of Hoshido's [[Castle Shirasagi]], for whomever sits on the throne regains their true form and mind. This means Garon and his army will have to conquer Hoshido, win in Garon's name, in order to trick him into sitting on the throne, which will reveal his degenerated slime form, and then killing him to end the war.
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In [[Invasion|Chapter 16]], After welcoming [[Gunter]] back into the army, Garon states that he wishes to discuss the Nohrians' next endeavor, Nohr and Hoshido will soon be engaged in an all-out war, the greater Nohrian army will set up base in Cyrkensia and immediately send troops to Hoshido, and states that they may be able to secure a early win if they catch the Hoshidans by surprise. Garon tasks Corrin with leading the Hoshidan infiltration, and suggests going by sea rather than the overland route. Garon states that he himself will head back to Castle Krakenburg, monitor the situation from there, and send reinforcements when the time is right.
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Garon isn't seen again until [[Sakura (Chapter)|Chapter 22]]. After defeating the Hoshidan garrison at [[Fort Jinya]] led by [[Yukimura]] and accompanied by [[Sakura]], Xander assures Yukimura that they would treat the prisoners humanely. However, Hans and Iago start killing several defeated prisoners, and Xander and Corrin force them to stand down or die by their blades. However, Garon appears and surprises them both, stating that he gave the order to kill all the prisoners and he threatens to execute them for treason if they try to stop Hans and Iago. Xander and Corrin are forced to stand down as Hans and Iago kills more prisoners, though Yukimura, Sakura, and her retainers, [[Hana]] and [[Subaki]] are spared.
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In [[Hinoka (Chapter)|Chapter 24]], Garon leads the Nohrian army as they march into the capital, with the locals taking notice and becoming terrified; the locals then notice Corrin and calls them a traitor, prompting them to insult Corrin for returning after what they did to Mikoto, and denounces the Nohrians as monsters. As Corrin resolves to stay strong, Hans and Iago kill those who speak out, stating any who dare cross their paths will die.
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Having arrived in the area of the castle, Iago states that, as long as the Hoshidans live, those that follow them will never stop fighting, and they must eliminate all of the Hoshidan royalty and stake their claim, to which Xander states is low even by Iago's standards; Iago then asks Garon about his plan and if he can proceed; Garon simply tells him to kill them all, to which Iago states that he expected that response and then reveals the plans for the invasion of the castle, with his men attacking from the rear while Corrin's forces go in through the front, to which Corrin reluctantly agrees to Iago's plan, followed by Iago stating that their forces will meet in the throne room.
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After Corrin defeats Hinoka, they defy Garon's orders to kill her and tells her to hide until the war is over, but takes her naginata as proof of her demise, to fool Garon into thinking they killed her.
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In [[Ryoma (Chapter)|Chapter 25]], upon arriving at Castle Shirasagi after defeating more Hoshidan forces, Iago tells Corrin that they were able to take down the Hoshidans with few casualties and that Garon fought in-person during the battle. Corrin presents Iago with Hinoka's naginata as proof that they killed her, though Iago is unconvinced, and asks if they spared her, which Corrin takes stand against this. Garon arrives and silences Iago, accepting Hinoka's death, believing her to be an empty threat even if she were still alive. Iago agrees to drop it and as they move forward, they see [[Ryoma]] waiting for them in the castle hall, ready for battle. Upon seeing Hinoka's naginata as proof of her death, Ryoma becomes highly enraged and attacks Corrin. This results in a duel between the two of them, while Garon and Iago watch. Ryoma is defeated and Garon orders Corrin to kill him or be branded a traitor and put to death, but Ryoma intervenes and tells Corrin that he understands and that he will end the war his way and he commits seppuku. Iago tries to have Garon punish Corrin for not obeying his orders, but Garon does not care anymore as they have what they came for; the conquering of Hoshido.
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In [[Treason|Chapter 26]], Garon arrives at the throne room, but orders everyone to wait outside and not enter while he consults Anankos. However, Iago and Hans attempts to kill Corrin when they find out they spared Hinoka. Xander and the royals turn against them and without Garon to protect them from their wraith, they battle against Garon's loyalists, with Corrin's forces killing Hans and all of Garon's loyalists, while Iago is executed by Leo once and for all, further crippling Garon's forces and putting an end to their disgraceful crimes. With the death of Iago and Garon's loyalists, Corrin finally tells the siblings that the war isn't over yet and they have to kill Garon to end it, revealing to them that Garon is no longer human; thus he cannot be saved and killing him is the only way to being true peace to the world.
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In [[The Empty King|Chapter 27]], Corrin and the Nohrians open the doors to the Castle Shirasagi's throne room, where they find Azura's claims to be correct as the throne has exposed Garon's true form as a slime monster, much to the siblings' shock. Garon curses Corrin for tricking him and attempts to kill everyone. Corrin attacks him. However, their Grim Yato is unable to hurt him, and in retaliation, Garon launches a strong blow at them. Azura tells the siblings to fight Garon, but they refuse to fight the man they once called Father. Corrin begs them to put aside their disbelief and fight as he is not the real Garon, and that all that remains of him is a monster. Garon taunts them about turning his children against him and attempts to execute Corrin, only for Xander to block his attack. When Garon questions his motive, Xander silences him and affirms that the monster is no longer the father he once knew, referring to his real father as stern, but fair - not using his strength against his children or starting a needless conquest of another kingdom. Thus, Xander finally accepts that his real father is long dead and the "Garon" he sees is just a pretender.
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When Xander tells Corrin that he will lend them his strength, his [[Siegfried]] reacts, and Yato transforms into Shadow Yato. Yato is finally able to damage Garon, who begins to break down and prepares to kill Corrin and his children. Xander declares it's time to put an end to his reign and rallies the siblings to not stand by while Corrin battles for them and if they are truly Nohrians, they must help fight alongside Corrin to put an end to Garon and save the world and their kingdom. With Xander's encouragement, the Nohrian siblings all declare they will fight Garon alongside Corrin, and the proper fight begins. Garon summons a group of mysterious soldiers to kill them, but they fail to do so and he is killed by Corrin and their army shortly afterwards, ending his reign of terror. Garon's death, as well as Takumi's afterwards, finally ends the war and peace is restored to both Hoshido and Nohr.{{SpoilerEnd}}
   
 
===Revelation===
 
===Revelation===
It is revealed that the real Garon had died years before the story began and the Garon present is a servant of the King of [[Valla]], [[Anankos]], who is little more than a corpse imbued with a semblence of life by Anankos' power and stripped of his free will. His mission is to destroy both the kingdoms of Nohr and Hoshido for "betraying" its master. The undead Garon makes less appearances in this route, compared to the other 2 routes.
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{{Spoiler}}It is revealed that Garon had actually died shortly after Elise's birth and the Garon present is a servant of the King of [[Valla]], [[Anankos]], who is little more than a corpse imbued with a semblance of life by Anankos' power. His mission is to destroy both the kingdoms of Nohr and Hoshido for "betraying" their master. Garon makes less appearances in this route compared to the other two routes.
   
In his first appearance in the cutscene before Chapter 9, he is seen speaking to his stone effigy of Anankos on the ceiling, a little surprised about the fact the Avatar survived the earlier explosion at Hoshido and knowing the truth of the entire situation. He decides that the Avatar being afraid and wanting them to suffer isn't enough, and that decides that the Avatar simply will have to be disposed of. He then erupts into maniacal laughter.
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In his first appearance in the cutscene before [[Wanderer|Chapter 9]], Garon is seen speaking to his stone effigy of Anankos on the ceiling, a little surprised about the fact Corrin survived the earlier explosion at Hoshido and knowing the truth of the entire situation. He decides that Corrin being afraid and wanting them to suffer is not enough, and decides that they simply will have to be disposed of. He then erupts into maniacal laughter.
   
In his second appearance before the start of Chapter 14, Xander and Leo arrive in the throne room and see Garon looking manipulated, telling them to continue the war against Hoshido, and tells them that he wants to destroy not only Hoshido, but also Nohr itself. This causes both Xander and Leo to reconsider their earlier dismissals about the Avatar's claims about Garon being manipulated by the real culprit, the Invisible Kingdom of Valla, and they eventually join the Avatar's cause.
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In his second appearance before the start of [[Orders|Chapter 14]], Xander and Leo arrive in the throne room and see Garon looking maniacal, telling them to continue the war against Hoshido, and that he wants to destroy not only Hoshido, but also Nohr itself. This causes both Xander and Leo to reconsider their earlier dismissals of Corrin's claims about Garon being manipulated by the real culprit, the Invisible Kingdom of Valla, and they eventually join Corrin's cause.
   
He makes his last appearance near the end after completing Chapter 27 of this route, offering his body for Anankos's use, only for Anankos to eat him to gain his blood to be at full power again.
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He makes his last appearance after Anankos is defeated in [[Hear My Cry|Chapter 27]] of this route, offering to become a vessel for Anankos in place of Gunter, only for Anankos to turn on him and devour him to reclaim the power he gifted to Garon to obtain his full power again.{{SpoilerEnd}}
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==Personality==
 
==Personality==
Garon is portrayed as a ruthless, mean, cold-hearted man that has no mercy for anyone who does not please him or dares to defy him. He has been known to execute people on the spot without any sort of rationale, even in front of his youngest daughter. His ruthless nature extends heavily to his adopted "child", the [[Avatar (Fates)|Avatar]], who is constantly ordered by Garon to perform inhuman tasks in order to "earn his trust." Actions ranging from slaughtering innocents are among the most notable, his children either reluctantly follow through with orders, or to find ways to limit the damage, but they never outright defy him. He has also expressed cold detachment to Azura, the step-daughter of his second wife, going so far as to refuse a prisoner trade between the Avatar and Azura. He has little trust even in his subordinates, ordering [[Iago]] to kill the Avatar repetitively, yet considers him nothing more than a foolish pawn.
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Garon is portrayed as a ruthless, cold-hearted man that has no mercy for anyone who does not meet his expectations or defy. He has been known to execute people on the spot without any sort of rationale, even in front of his youngest daughter. His ruthless nature extends heavily to his adopted "child", Corrin, who is constantly ordered to perform inhumane tasks in order to "earn his trust." Actions ranging from slaughtering innocents are among the most notable; his children either reluctantly follow through with Garon's orders or find ways to circumvent them, but they never outright defy him. He has also expressed cold detachment to [[Azura]], his step-daughter through his second wife, going so far as to refuse a prisoner trade between Corrin and Azura.
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He shows little trust or faith in anyone, even his most loyal subordinates, seeing them as nothing more than expendable pawns, such as when he executes [[Zola]] for attempting to order him around and shows no concern when [[Hans]] and [[Iago]] are defeated and killed by the Hoshidans, even calling the latter a "useless pawn". He seems to have some form of fanatical worship for an entity called [[Anankos]] whom he consults over events of the story or to determine punishments for his subordinates and children should they fail in their various missions.
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Xander and Leo note that Garon has changed drastically in comparison to the man he was when they were children, though maintaining an air of sternness. It is stated that he would do things that a father would typically do by Leo and was a man of courage, honor, and chivalry according to Xander. Some even state that Xander greatly resembles his father in his prime on the battlefield.
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Garon was also apparently a ladies man and charmed the hearts of many women. In addition to his marriages, first to Katerina, and later Arete, he had numerous concubines who lived in the palace as he had difficulty breaking their hearts. He eventually fathered multiple children, primarily with the concubines. The death of his beloved wife [[Katerina]] triggered his hardened heart when a power struggle, involving assassinations, ensued between his concubines in order to ascend the throne and become the new Queen of Nohr. Garon turned a blind eye to these plots and became detached from his family as result. He also grew suspicious of any sort of trust because he felt that he could be taken advantage of if he was not careful. This perspective resulted in his amoral actions, such as beginning to antagonize the neighboring kingdom of Hoshido.
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{{Spoiler}}Garon's true nature is hinted at in both routes during Azura's dance, where her graceful and elegant dance in ''Birthright'' only causes the monster discomfort and problems with breathing, while her aggressive and forceful dance in ''Conquest'' causes unbearable pain to Garon and his eyes to roll back.
   
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''Revelation'' reveals that the king's ruthlessness is actually a result of a greater being. The Garon encountered during the story is nothing more than a manipulated, reanimated corpse-puppet of [[Anankos]]. Due to his unexpected death after the birth of his youngest child, Elise and his subsequent revival by Anankos, his mistrust and hardened heart was enhanced by Anankos' control over him, thus becoming the ruthless tyrant seen in the story. It is also the reason why he consults the Silent Dragon frequently as he will obey any order given to him by the dragon and is even willing to become a vessel for Anankos, if desired.{{SpoilerEnd}}
However, several years prior, Garon was portrayed in a different light. [[Leo (Fates)|Leo]] notes that Garon would do many things stereotypical of a loving father, such as letting Leo ride on his shoulders. While he enjoyed showing off his strength, he did not have plans of conquest prior to the death of Arete, his second wife. Apparently Garon was quite the ladies man as well and easily won the hearts of many women including his first wife [[Katerina]] and Arete. However his love for the women of his life prevented him from breaking their hearts, causing his four children to come from different mothers. After numerous attempts by his concubines to assassinate the other children and other women to gain control of the throne, Garon became much more hardened, suspicious of any sort of trust because he felt that he could be taken advantage of if he was not careful. Because of his cold demeanor, Anankos easily possessed Garon and made him his personal slave.
 
   
 
==In-Game==
 
==In-Game==
===Boss Stats===
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===''[[Fire Emblem Fates]]''===
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''Help Description: The stoic King of Nohr who rules absolutely and appears highly suspicious of others.''
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====Boss Stats====
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====Birthright Chapter 12 - [[Dark Reunion]]====
 
====Birthright Chapter 12 - [[Dark Reunion]]====
 
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[[File:Dragonskin (Skill).png]][[Dragonskin]]
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|Weapon={{Weapon|14|axe}} [[Axe]] - S
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|HP=73
 
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[[File:Dragonskin (Skill).png]][[Dragonskin]]
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====Birthright Endgame - [[Darkness Vanquished by Dawn]]====
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====Birthright Endgame - [[Dawn Breaks]]====
 
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|Level=40
 
|Level=40
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|Move=6
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|Skills=[[File:Draconic Curse.png]][[Draconic Hex]]<br>
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[[File:Dragonskin (Skill).png]][[Dragonskin]]
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|Weapon={{Weapon|14|breath}} [[Breath]] - S
|Item=[[Dark Breath (Fates)|Dark Breath]]
 
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|Item=[[Dark Breath]]
 
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|Level=40
 
|Level=40
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|Skills=[[File:Draconic Curse.png]][[Draconic Hex]]<br>
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|Weapon={{Weapon|14|breath}} [[Breath]] - S
|Item=[[Dark Breath (Fates)|Dark Breath]]
 
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|Item=[[Dark Breath]]
 
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|-|Lunatic=
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|image=[[File:FE14 Garon Nohr Dragon Map Sprite.gif]][[Blight Dragon]]
 
|Level=40
 
|Level=40
 
|HP=80
 
|HP=80
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|Str=28
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|Mag=26
 
|Skl=25
 
|Skl=25
 
|Spd=32
 
|Spd=32
|Lck=24
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|Lck=22
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|Def=30
 
|Res=30
 
|Res=30
 
|Move=6
 
|Move=6
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|Skills=[[File:Draconic Curse.png]][[Draconic Hex]]<br>
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[[File:Dragonskin (Skill).png]][[Dragonskin]]
|Weapon=[[Breath]] - S
 
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|Weapon={{Weapon|14|breath}} [[Breath]] - S
|Item=[[Dark Breath (Fates)|Dark Breath]]
 
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|Item=[[Dark Breath]]
 
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<tabber>
 
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|-|Normal=
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{{CharstatFE14/start
 
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|image= [[File:FE14 Garon Water Familiar Map Sprite.gif]][[Empty Vessel]]
 
|Level=40
 
|Level=40
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|Res=22
 
|Move=''-''
 
|Move=''-''
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|Skills=[[File:Diamond Strike (Skill).png]][[Armored Blow]]<br>
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[[File:Mirror Strike (Skill).png]][[Warding Blow]]<br>
|Weapon=[[Axe]] - S
 
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[[File:Dragonskin (Skill).png]][[Dragonskin]]
|Item= [[Bolverk]]
 
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|Weapon={{Weapon|14|axe}} [[Axe]] - S
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|Item= [[Bölverk]]
 
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}}
 
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|-|Hard=
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{{CharStat
{{CharstatFE14/start
 
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|Level=40
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|Res=25
 
|Move=''-''
 
|Move=''-''
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|Skills=[[File:Diamond Strike (Skill).png]][[Armored Blow]]<br>
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[[File:Mirror Strike (Skill).png]][[Warding Blow]]<br>
|Weapon=[[Axe]] - S
 
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[[File:Deadly Breath.png]][[Savage Blow]]<br>
|Item= [[Bolverk]]
 
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[[File:Dragonskin (Skill).png]][[Dragonskin]]
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|Weapon={{Weapon|14|axe}} [[Axe]] - S
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|Item= [[Bölverk]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|-|Lunatic=
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{{CharStat
{{CharstatFE14/start
 
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|image= [[File:FE14 Garon Water Familiar Map Sprite.gif]][[Empty Vessel]]
 
|Level=40
 
|Level=40
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|Res=25
 
|Res=25
 
|Move=''-''
 
|Move=''-''
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|Skills=[[File:Diamond Strike (Skill).png]][[Armored Blow]]<br>
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[[File:Mirror Strike (Skill).png]][[Warding Blow]]<br>
|Weapon=[[Axe]] - S
 
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[[File: Renewal (FE13).png]][[Renewal (Skill)|Renewal]]<br>
|Item= [[Bolverk]]
 
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[[File:Deadly Breath.png]][[Savage Blow]]<br>
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[[File:Dragonskin (Skill).png]][[Dragonskin]]
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|Weapon={{Weapon|14|axe}} [[Axe]] - S
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|Item= [[Bölverk]]
 
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===''[[Fire Emblem Heroes]]''===
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{{Padding|feh}}
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<tabber>
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|-|Original=
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;King of Nohr
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:''The king of Nohr. Intends to invade and rule over Hoshido. Appears in Fire Emblem Fates.''
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====Base Stats====
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Rarity:{{Selector}}
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{{Field|✯✯✯}}
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{{CharStat
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|game=feh
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|image=[[File:Heroes Garon Sprite.png|130px]]<br>
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King of Nohr
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|Group=[[File:Heroes Infantry.png|25px]] Infantry
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|Level=1<br>40
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|HP=16<br>39
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|Atk=8<br>29
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|Spd=4<br>19
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|Def=8<br>29
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|Res=7<br>28
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|Weapon={{Weapon|feh|fbreath}} [[Breath]]
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|Skill=[[File:FEH skill offense.png|20px]] [[Fire Breath|Fire Breath+]]
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}}
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{{Field/end}}
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{{Field|✯✯✯✯}}
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{{CharStat
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|game=feh
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|image=[[File:Heroes Garon Sprite.png|130px]]<br>
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King of Nohr
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|Group=[[File:Heroes Infantry.png|25px]] Infantry
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|Level=1<br>40
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|HP=16<br>40
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|Atk=9<br>31
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|Spd=4<br>20
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|Def=9<br>31
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|Res=7<br>29
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|Weapon={{Weapon|feh|fbreath}} [[Breath]]
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|Skill=[[File:FEH skill offense.png|20px]] [[Breath of Blight]]<br>[[File:FEH skill special.png|20px]] [[Dragon Gaze]]
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}}
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{{Field/end}}
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{{Field|✯✯✯✯✯}}
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{{CharStat
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|game=feh
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|image=[[File:Heroes Garon Sprite.png|130px]]<br>
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King of Nohr
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|Group=[[File:Heroes Infantry.png|25px]] Infantry
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|Level=1<br>40
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|HP=17<br>43
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|Atk=9<br>33
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|Spd=5<br>22
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|Def=9<br>33
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|Res=8<br>32
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|Weapon={{Weapon|feh|fbreath}} [[Breath]]
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|Skill=[[File:FEH skill offense.png|20px]] [[Breath of Blight]]<br>
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[[File:FEH skill special.png|20px]] [[Dragon Gaze]]
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}}
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{{Selector/end}}
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{{Field/end}}
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====Skills====
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{{CharSkills
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|weapon 1 = [[Fire Breath]] * - * - * -
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|weapon 2 = [[Fire Breath|Fire Breath+]] * - * 3 * -
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|weapon 3 = [[Flametongue]] * [[Fire Breath|Fire Breath+]] * 4 * 3
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|weapon 4 = [[Breath of Blight]] * [[Flametongue]] * - * 5
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|special 1 = [[Dragon Gaze]] * - * 4 * 3
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|special 2 = [[Dragon Fang]] * [[Dragon Gaze]] * - * 4
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|passive A 1 = [[Distant Defense|Distant Def 1]] * - * - * 3
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|passive A 2 = [[Distant Defense|Distant Def 2]] * [[Distant Defense|Distant Def 1]] * - * 4
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|passive A 3 = [[Distant Defense|Distant Def 3]] * [[Distant Defense|Distant Def 2]] * - * 5
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|passive C 1 = [[Panic Ploy|Panic Ploy 1]] * - * - * -
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|passive C 2 = [[Panic Ploy|Panic Ploy 2]] * [[Panic Ploy|Panic Ploy 1]] * - * 3
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|passive C 3 = [[Panic Ploy|Panic Ploy 3]] * [[Panic Ploy|Panic Ploy 2]] * - * 4
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}}
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====Overall====
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{{Subjective}}
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=====Base Set=====
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=====Counters=====
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=====Skill Inheritance=====
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====Meet Some of the Heroes====
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{{MeetHero
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|Hero = King of Nohr Garon
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|Pop1 = [[File:Garon king of nohr pop01.png|100px]]
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|Text1 = Garon is the cunning King of [[Nohr]], who's known for his scheming finesse—not to mention the cold and calculating way in which he puts his foes completely at his mercy.
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|Pop2 = [[File:Garon king of nohr pop02.png|100px]]
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|Text2 = He also has a number of children by the late [[Katerina|Queen of Nohr]], including his heir, [[Xander]]. They're all outstandingly talented individuals!
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|Pop3 = [[File:Garon king of nohr pop03.png|100px]]
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|Text3 = Garon is feared by friend and foe alike, but I hear that he was a kinder man in his younger days. In fact, his vassals loved rather than feared him…
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|Pop4 = [[File:Garon king of nohr pop04.png|100px]]
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|Text4 = Isn't that strange? I wonder what happened to make him change so much. I doubt we'll ever get any answers from him about it, though…
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|Char1 = [[Corrin]]
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|CharText1 = A young royal who was born in [[Hoshido]] and raised in Nohr, but was later forced to choose sides. Wields the divine blade [[Yato]]. It was Garon who forced Corrin to be brought up in Nohr.
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|Char2 = [[Xander]]
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|CharText2 = Nohrian prince respected for his military prowess. Wields the divine blade [[Siegfried]]. Garon's oldest son.
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}}
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</tabber>
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==Quotes==
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===''Fates''===
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:[[Garon/Fates Quotes]]
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===''Heroes''===
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:[[Garon/Heroes Quotes]]
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==Non-Canon Appearances==
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===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
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|align="center" |'''Garon'''
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|[[File:Garon Spirit.png|120px]]
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|align="center" |9,600/ ★★★☆ (Ace)
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===''[[Fire Emblem if: Niberungu no Hokan]]''===
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|style="width:12.5%" |[[Fire Emblem Heroes/Choose Your Legends Results: Round 1|CYL1]]
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|style="width:16.1%" |<big>'''296'''</big>
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|<big>'''318'''</big><br><small><span style="color:#ff0000">↓22</span></small>
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|[[File:CYL Garon Portrait.png|80x80px]]<br><small>[[Fire Emblem: Fates|Fates]]</small>
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|671<br><small><span style="color:#ff0000">↓18</span></small>
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|<big>'''432'''</big><br><small><span style="color:#ff0000">↓114</span></small>
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|252<br><small><span style="color:#ff0000">↓419</span></small>
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|<big>'''472'''</big><br><small><span style="color:#ff0000">↓40</span></small>
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|134<br><small><span style="color:#ff0000">↓118</span></small>
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|style="width:12.5%" |[[Fire Emblem Heroes/Choose Your Legends Results: Round 7|CYL7]]
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|style="width:16.1%" |<big>'''398'''</big><br><small><span style="color:#00a000">↑43</span></small>
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|style="width:55.5%" |[[File:CYL Garon Portrait.png|100x100px]]<br><small>[[Fire Emblem: Fates|Fates]]</small>
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|style="width:15%" |34<br><small><span style="color:#ff0000">↓44</span></small>
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* Like [[Zola]], [[Mikoto]], [[Hans]], and [[Iago]], Garon has unused blushing portraits within the game's code, suggesting that they would be playable characters.
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*Alongside [[Zola]], [[Mikoto]], [[Hans]], and [[Iago]], Garon has unused blushing portraits within the game's code.
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*Garon shares many similarities with [[Vigarde]] from ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones|The Sacred Stones]]''. Both are rulers of their kingdoms who appear to be the main antagonists of their respective games, but are later revealed to be lifeless puppets used by the true main antagonists, Anankos and [[Fomortiis]].
*Garon is one of the few final bosses in the entire series to move. The others are [[Duma]], [[Idenn]], [[Fomortiis]], and [[Ashnard]].
 
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*Garon is one of seven final bosses in the series to move. The others are [[Duma]], [[Idunn]], Fomortiis, [[Ashnard]] and [[Nemesis]].
*His class, [[Nohrian King]], is interestingly unable to wield tomes, despite him clearly using magic in the first few chapters of the game.
 
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*His class, [[Nohrian King]], is interestingly unable to use tomes, although he uses magic in several cutscenes during the game.
*Garon shares his English voice actor, Travis Willingham, with ''[[Fire Emblem Awakening|Awakening's]] ''[[Lon'qu]] and [[Brady]].
 
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*Garon shares his Japanese voice actor, Akio Ōtsuka, with ''[[Fire Emblem: Three Houses|Three Houses']]'' [[Jeralt]].
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**In ''Fates'', Garon shares his English voice actor, Travis Willingham, with Anankos (in his Dragon form), ''[[Fire Emblem Awakening|Awakening's]]'' [[Lon'qu]] and [[Brady]], as well as [[Ogma]] and [[Camus]] in ''Heroes''.
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***In ''Heroes'', Garon shares his English voice actor in that game, Patrick Seitz, with ''Awakening's'' [[Basilio]] and [[Laurent]], Camus in his appearance in ''[[Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia|Echoes]]'', where he is called "Zeke", ''Three Houses''' [[Jeritza]], as well as [[Draug]] (from the [[Archanea Series]]) and [[Hector]] (from [[Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade|''The Blazing Blade'']]) in ''Heroes''.
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*Garon's model animations seem to be taken from a [[Knight]], sharing the same idle and attacking animations, including the critical animation.
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*''Revelation'' is the only path where Garon is not fought all.
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*During ''Birthright'', Garon's Defense actually drops a point from the first encounter in [[Dark Reunion|Chapter 12]] to the second encounter in [[King Garon|Chapter 27]].
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*During the Endgame of ''Birthright'', Garon will not be able to counterattack attacks from "Spy's" weapons despite being able to in Chapters 12 and 27, as his equipped weapon has now changed to Dark Breath.
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*According to ''Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)'', young Garon had a similar appearance to Xander, save for having a beard.
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*Garon is the second final boss from ''Fates'' to be added into ''Heroes'', the first being Possessed Takumi.
   
 
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 3 February 2024

“I desire only to rule Hoshido. I, and those who follow me, will do whatever it takes to achieve that. I don't care if the peons that fill our towns don’t trust us. They are nothing to me. Those who disobey will die. The rest will quickly learn.”
—Garon to Corrin in Conquest: Chapter 14

Garon is a boss character in Fire Emblem Fates. He plays an antagonistic role, primarily as the main antagonist in Birthright and Conquest. He serves as a secondary antagonist in Revelation, under a greater threat.

Profile

Garon is the stern king of Nohr. He is the father of Xander, Camilla, LeoElise, the stepfather of Azura, the husband of Katerina and later the husband of Arete, his second wife, and the paternal grandfather of Siegbert and Forrest. Following his murder of King Sumeragi, he kidnapped a young Corrin and made them his adoptive child. He confined them to the Northern Fortress where they were raised alone. Due to Nohr's horrible weather and poor crop yields, he orders his children to invade Hoshido. He is ambitious and has a lust for power, and is always suspicious of others. His attempts to attack Hoshido were stopped by a magical barrier placed by Hoshido's queen Mikoto, which robbed any Nohrian soldier of any will to fight if they passed through it.

Several support conversations between the Nohrian siblings reveal that in his youth, he had a very different demeanor towards his children, where he was a loving father. However, he also frequently indulged in his rather harmful passions, and did not take responsibility for his actions, where he could never leave a woman he'd once loved. As a result, his many mistresses began jockeying for his favor, often turning to violence in the process. It's thought that this unhappy family life is what eventually hardened him into the person he is at the start of the game. Furthermore, it is also revealed that he also visited the Rainbow Sage when he was younger, and thus received power from him.

Garon personally released Hans (who had been arrested by Xander prior to the events of Fates) after he had allegedly been "rehabilitated" in prison. He also offered Gunter power (this power being Anankos' vessel), but he refused. This resulted in him ordering the complete destruction of Gunter's village.

All Routes

Prior to the events of Fates, Garon exiled Corrin to the Northern Fortress until they were strong enough to meet his expectations. He would only let them out if they could prove themselves to him. After Corrin beats Xander in combat, Garon allows Corrin to return to the Nohrian capital. At the castle, Garon gives Corrin the cursed blade Ganglari and has them use it on Hoshidan prisoners from a recent skirmish, including Rinkah and Kaze. After Corrin defeats the prisoners, he orders them to execute them, to which they refuse because they are already defeated. Angered by their refusal, he uses his magic to kill one of the prisoners. He then tries to kill Kaze, but Corrin blocks his attack with Ganglari, angering him even more and orders Xander to finish them off. With quick thinking, Leo "kills" the remaining prisoners, pleasing Garon and he returns to the throne room.

Later on, Corrin, along with Elise, wait outside Garon's throne room when they hear commotion. He is startled when he hears them at first, but after the two apologize to him for the recent event, lets them in. To make Corrin more useful and for disobeying orders, he orders them to scout out a supposedly abandoned Hoshidan fort with Hans at the Bottomless Canyon, and return when they give him a status update on it.

Birthright

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If Corrin sides with Hoshido, Garon is not seen again until Chapter 12. When Corrin and the Hoshidan army arrives in Cyrkensia to begin their assault on Nohr, they learn that Garon was at the Opera House in hopes of seeing the famed songstress Layla. Seeing this as an opportunity to kidnap the King, Corrin's forces have Zola disguise Azura as Layla in order to pull it off. Despite Azura's dance, which caused mild discomfort in King Garon, he reveals that he was aware of the Hoshidan Army's presence thanks to Zola. After Zola defects, he asks Garon to spare Corrin for the kindness they showed him. Garon viewed Zola's request as a sign of treason and promptly kills him in front of the Hoshidan army and Elise, who was accompanying him. The Nohrians attempt to capture the Hoshidan army, but they are unsuccessful and the army manages to escape.

In Chapter 16, Garon sends Iago to kill Corrin and the Hoshidan army, but he fails and retreats.

Later, Garon gives Iago the power to awaken Fort Dragonfall to trap and kill Corrin and the Hoshidans, but this fails as Azura's song frees them, foiling Iago's plan again. In Chapter 21, Garon is shown in his thoughts, sitting on his throne, and disappointed that Iago failed him yet again and plans to get rid of him soon, but he has another plan that will spring into action anytime now and wants to see the look on Corrin's face when it does. He then erupts into maniacal laughter.

Later on, when the Hoshidan army invades Castle Krakenburg after killing Hans, he once again sends Iago after them to finish the job. Iago fails to kill them once more and is subsequently executed by Leo. Corrin fights and kills Xander in a duel, leaving Garon with no one left to defend him.

In Chapter 27, Corrin reaches the throne room of Castle Krakenburg, and finally confronts Garon himself. Garon is "glad" to see Corrin again, mocking them for making it this far. Garon tells Corrin that his children were all pawns for the war, angering Corrin, who is angered that Elise and Xander died for nothing and knows that he cannot be reasoned with, and Corrin declares to kill Garon and attacks him. However, their Noble Yato is unable to penetrate his armor, and in retaliation, Garon launches several blows at them. Azura attempts to use her powers to weaken him, but Garon anticipates this and grabs her, threatening to kill her unless they listen to his demands. Ryoma negotiates with him, and he responds that it is a wise choice. Garon demands that Hoshido unconditionally surrender so its lands can be incorporated into Nohr, and then states that he wishes to kill Ryoma. Garon sends a fireball at Ryoma, wounding him.

Garon then mocks Corrin, questioning if they will surrender to him, or fight and ensure the deaths of all their friends. When Corrin declares they need more power, suddenly, Ryoma's Raijinto reacts to Corrin's Noble Yato, empowering it into Blazing Yato. Corrin decides to test the new Yato on Garon, and he screams in pain, as the new Yato was able to injure him. Angered by this, he calls upon his soldiers to kill Corrin and the Hoshidans, but they fail and the Hoshidans fight and defeat him. Garon, refusing to give up, transforms into the form of the Dusk Dragon and continues to fight, but is eventually defeated for good and killed by the Hoshidans. Before dying, he laments to Corrin that he was long dead before dissipating into water. Corrin speculates as to what exactly he means, but is unable to come to any conclusions. With the death of Garon, the war between Hoshido and Nohr ends.
"End of spoilers. It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Conquest

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In Chapter 7, Garon is shocked and angered that Corrin has returned, knowing that they had been in Hoshido and now know their true origins and his kidnapping of them, and agrees with Iago that they could be a Hoshidan spy and orders Xander to kill them. Xander refuses to kill his sibling, so Garon decides to confide with Anankos through an effigy in the ceiling. After getting his judgement on Corrin, he sends them to the Ice Tribe Village alone to quell an impending rebellion from them. However, Xander overhears that it is an attempt to make Corrin suffer, so he sends Silas, Elise, her retainers, and their butler/maid to accompany them. They are successful in putting down the Ice Tribe rebellion.

In Chapter 9, Corrin informs Garon of their success, but Iago tells him that they did not do it alone and only put it down because they had allies. Upset that Corrin disobeyed them, he nearly executes them. However, Elise and Xander tell him that it was their fault for sending help for Corrin. Garon, while upset by their actions, is still satisfied that the Ice Tribe rebellion was put down. Giving Corrin another chance, he sends them off to capture Notre Sagesse.

Corrin and their small army manage to capture Notre Sagesse and also obtain the Rainbow Sage's power. Not wanting anyone else to exploit the Sage's power for their own purposes, Garon relays to Iago to have Corrin kill the Sage, which they refuse. The Sage instead takes his own life, and while Iago is annoyed that Corrin defied Garon's orders, he still informs him of the Sage's death regardless, which pleases Garon.

In Chapter 12, Garon tasks Iago with making Corrin suffer greatly but not kill them; something Iago does not fully comprehend, but gladly complies with regardless.

In Chapter 13, Garon orders Corrin to crush the rebellion in Cheve. Before setting off, Corrin reunites him with his stepdaughter, Azura, who was kidnapped by Hoshido shortly after the kidnapping of Corrin in retaliation. However, Garon cares little about the reunion. Later, he gives orders to Hans to kill not only the remaining wounded Hoshidan troops and Chevois knights, but also the Chevois civilians.

After the uprising in Cheve is put down, Garon heads to Cyrkensia and watches a performance along with his children in Chapter 14. Prior to the start of the performance, Garon speaks with Corrin, stating that he is pleased they put down the rebellion. He also reveals that he obtained a letter from Hans, who had credited Corrin with most of the killings even though they did not participate in it. When the performance starts, a mysterious songstress causes Garon intense pain, and she flees the stage before Iago's men could apprehend her. Hoshidan assassins led by Kumagera arrive and attempt to kill him, but are killed by Corrin's forces.

Recovering, he orders all the songstresses of Crykensia to be executed, to which Corrin protests, confronting Garon about ordering Hans to kill the Chevois rebellion and states they should look for a more peaceful situation. Garon states that he is disappointed with them, as they clearly understood his message, but continued to fight against it. He claims that he is only interested in ruling Hoshido and does not care if the people distrust them; making examples out of those who resist will force the others back in line. Before Corrin can protest any further, Leo swiftly intervenes and drags Corrin away, while Garon orders Iago and Hans to go off on a killing spree.

Shortly afterwards, Azura reveals to Corrin that in order to obtain peace to the world, they must kill Garon, which Corrin questions this motive, Azura reveals the truth with a one-time-use crystal ball that the real Garon had died long ago, and that the current Garon is being possessed by "a demon" to spark the war between Nohr and Hoshido. Corrin agrees that Garon needs to be stopped and asks how they can show the truth to their siblings, Azura states that the only way for Corrin to prove this truth to their siblings is for "Garon" to sit on the magical throne of Hoshido's Castle Shirasagi, for whomever sits on the throne regains their true form and mind. This means Garon and his army will have to conquer Hoshido, win in Garon's name, in order to trick him into sitting on the throne, which will reveal his degenerated slime form, and then killing him to end the war.

In Chapter 16, After welcoming Gunter back into the army, Garon states that he wishes to discuss the Nohrians' next endeavor, Nohr and Hoshido will soon be engaged in an all-out war, the greater Nohrian army will set up base in Cyrkensia and immediately send troops to Hoshido, and states that they may be able to secure a early win if they catch the Hoshidans by surprise. Garon tasks Corrin with leading the Hoshidan infiltration, and suggests going by sea rather than the overland route. Garon states that he himself will head back to Castle Krakenburg, monitor the situation from there, and send reinforcements when the time is right.

Garon isn't seen again until Chapter 22. After defeating the Hoshidan garrison at Fort Jinya led by Yukimura and accompanied by Sakura, Xander assures Yukimura that they would treat the prisoners humanely. However, Hans and Iago start killing several defeated prisoners, and Xander and Corrin force them to stand down or die by their blades. However, Garon appears and surprises them both, stating that he gave the order to kill all the prisoners and he threatens to execute them for treason if they try to stop Hans and Iago. Xander and Corrin are forced to stand down as Hans and Iago kills more prisoners, though Yukimura, Sakura, and her retainers, Hana and Subaki are spared.

In Chapter 24, Garon leads the Nohrian army as they march into the capital, with the locals taking notice and becoming terrified; the locals then notice Corrin and calls them a traitor, prompting them to insult Corrin for returning after what they did to Mikoto, and denounces the Nohrians as monsters. As Corrin resolves to stay strong, Hans and Iago kill those who speak out, stating any who dare cross their paths will die.

Having arrived in the area of the castle, Iago states that, as long as the Hoshidans live, those that follow them will never stop fighting, and they must eliminate all of the Hoshidan royalty and stake their claim, to which Xander states is low even by Iago's standards; Iago then asks Garon about his plan and if he can proceed; Garon simply tells him to kill them all, to which Iago states that he expected that response and then reveals the plans for the invasion of the castle, with his men attacking from the rear while Corrin's forces go in through the front, to which Corrin reluctantly agrees to Iago's plan, followed by Iago stating that their forces will meet in the throne room.

After Corrin defeats Hinoka, they defy Garon's orders to kill her and tells her to hide until the war is over, but takes her naginata as proof of her demise, to fool Garon into thinking they killed her.

In Chapter 25, upon arriving at Castle Shirasagi after defeating more Hoshidan forces, Iago tells Corrin that they were able to take down the Hoshidans with few casualties and that Garon fought in-person during the battle. Corrin presents Iago with Hinoka's naginata as proof that they killed her, though Iago is unconvinced, and asks if they spared her, which Corrin takes stand against this. Garon arrives and silences Iago, accepting Hinoka's death, believing her to be an empty threat even if she were still alive. Iago agrees to drop it and as they move forward, they see Ryoma waiting for them in the castle hall, ready for battle. Upon seeing Hinoka's naginata as proof of her death, Ryoma becomes highly enraged and attacks Corrin. This results in a duel between the two of them, while Garon and Iago watch. Ryoma is defeated and Garon orders Corrin to kill him or be branded a traitor and put to death, but Ryoma intervenes and tells Corrin that he understands and that he will end the war his way and he commits seppuku. Iago tries to have Garon punish Corrin for not obeying his orders, but Garon does not care anymore as they have what they came for; the conquering of Hoshido.

In Chapter 26, Garon arrives at the throne room, but orders everyone to wait outside and not enter while he consults Anankos. However, Iago and Hans attempts to kill Corrin when they find out they spared Hinoka. Xander and the royals turn against them and without Garon to protect them from their wraith, they battle against Garon's loyalists, with Corrin's forces killing Hans and all of Garon's loyalists, while Iago is executed by Leo once and for all, further crippling Garon's forces and putting an end to their disgraceful crimes. With the death of Iago and Garon's loyalists, Corrin finally tells the siblings that the war isn't over yet and they have to kill Garon to end it, revealing to them that Garon is no longer human; thus he cannot be saved and killing him is the only way to being true peace to the world.

In Chapter 27, Corrin and the Nohrians open the doors to the Castle Shirasagi's throne room, where they find Azura's claims to be correct as the throne has exposed Garon's true form as a slime monster, much to the siblings' shock. Garon curses Corrin for tricking him and attempts to kill everyone. Corrin attacks him. However, their Grim Yato is unable to hurt him, and in retaliation, Garon launches a strong blow at them. Azura tells the siblings to fight Garon, but they refuse to fight the man they once called Father. Corrin begs them to put aside their disbelief and fight as he is not the real Garon, and that all that remains of him is a monster. Garon taunts them about turning his children against him and attempts to execute Corrin, only for Xander to block his attack. When Garon questions his motive, Xander silences him and affirms that the monster is no longer the father he once knew, referring to his real father as stern, but fair - not using his strength against his children or starting a needless conquest of another kingdom. Thus, Xander finally accepts that his real father is long dead and the "Garon" he sees is just a pretender.

When Xander tells Corrin that he will lend them his strength, his Siegfried reacts, and Yato transforms into Shadow Yato. Yato is finally able to damage Garon, who begins to break down and prepares to kill Corrin and his children. Xander declares it's time to put an end to his reign and rallies the siblings to not stand by while Corrin battles for them and if they are truly Nohrians, they must help fight alongside Corrin to put an end to Garon and save the world and their kingdom. With Xander's encouragement, the Nohrian siblings all declare they will fight Garon alongside Corrin, and the proper fight begins. Garon summons a group of mysterious soldiers to kill them, but they fail to do so and he is killed by Corrin and their army shortly afterwards, ending his reign of terror. Garon's death, as well as Takumi's afterwards, finally ends the war and peace is restored to both Hoshido and Nohr.
"End of spoilers. It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Revelation

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It is revealed that Garon had actually died shortly after Elise's birth and the Garon present is a servant of the King of Valla, Anankos, who is little more than a corpse imbued with a semblance of life by Anankos' power. His mission is to destroy both the kingdoms of Nohr and Hoshido for "betraying" their master. Garon makes less appearances in this route compared to the other two routes.

In his first appearance in the cutscene before Chapter 9, Garon is seen speaking to his stone effigy of Anankos on the ceiling, a little surprised about the fact Corrin survived the earlier explosion at Hoshido and knowing the truth of the entire situation. He decides that Corrin being afraid and wanting them to suffer is not enough, and decides that they simply will have to be disposed of. He then erupts into maniacal laughter.

In his second appearance before the start of Chapter 14, Xander and Leo arrive in the throne room and see Garon looking maniacal, telling them to continue the war against Hoshido, and that he wants to destroy not only Hoshido, but also Nohr itself. This causes both Xander and Leo to reconsider their earlier dismissals of Corrin's claims about Garon being manipulated by the real culprit, the Invisible Kingdom of Valla, and they eventually join Corrin's cause.

He makes his last appearance after Anankos is defeated in Chapter 27 of this route, offering to become a vessel for Anankos in place of Gunter, only for Anankos to turn on him and devour him to reclaim the power he gifted to Garon to obtain his full power again.
"End of spoilers. It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Personality

Garon is portrayed as a ruthless, cold-hearted man that has no mercy for anyone who does not meet his expectations or defy. He has been known to execute people on the spot without any sort of rationale, even in front of his youngest daughter. His ruthless nature extends heavily to his adopted "child", Corrin, who is constantly ordered to perform inhumane tasks in order to "earn his trust." Actions ranging from slaughtering innocents are among the most notable; his children either reluctantly follow through with Garon's orders or find ways to circumvent them, but they never outright defy him. He has also expressed cold detachment to Azura, his step-daughter through his second wife, going so far as to refuse a prisoner trade between Corrin and Azura.

He shows little trust or faith in anyone, even his most loyal subordinates, seeing them as nothing more than expendable pawns, such as when he executes Zola for attempting to order him around and shows no concern when Hans and Iago are defeated and killed by the Hoshidans, even calling the latter a "useless pawn". He seems to have some form of fanatical worship for an entity called Anankos whom he consults over events of the story or to determine punishments for his subordinates and children should they fail in their various missions.

Xander and Leo note that Garon has changed drastically in comparison to the man he was when they were children, though maintaining an air of sternness. It is stated that he would do things that a father would typically do by Leo and was a man of courage, honor, and chivalry according to Xander. Some even state that Xander greatly resembles his father in his prime on the battlefield.

Garon was also apparently a ladies man and charmed the hearts of many women. In addition to his marriages, first to Katerina, and later Arete, he had numerous concubines who lived in the palace as he had difficulty breaking their hearts. He eventually fathered multiple children, primarily with the concubines. The death of his beloved wife Katerina triggered his hardened heart when a power struggle, involving assassinations, ensued between his concubines in order to ascend the throne and become the new Queen of Nohr. Garon turned a blind eye to these plots and became detached from his family as result. He also grew suspicious of any sort of trust because he felt that he could be taken advantage of if he was not careful. This perspective resulted in his amoral actions, such as beginning to antagonize the neighboring kingdom of Hoshido.

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Garon's true nature is hinted at in both routes during Azura's dance, where her graceful and elegant dance in Birthright only causes the monster discomfort and problems with breathing, while her aggressive and forceful dance in Conquest causes unbearable pain to Garon and his eyes to roll back.

Revelation reveals that the king's ruthlessness is actually a result of a greater being. The Garon encountered during the story is nothing more than a manipulated, reanimated corpse-puppet of Anankos. Due to his unexpected death after the birth of his youngest child, Elise and his subsequent revival by Anankos, his mistrust and hardened heart was enhanced by Anankos' control over him, thus becoming the ruthless tyrant seen in the story. It is also the reason why he consults the Silent Dragon frequently as he will obey any order given to him by the dragon and is even willing to become a vessel for Anankos, if desired.
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In-Game

Fire Emblem Fates

Help Description: The stoic King of Nohr who rules absolutely and appears highly suspicious of others.

Boss Stats

Birthright Chapter 12 - Dark Reunion

Birthright Chapter 27 - King Garon

Birthright Endgame - Dawn Breaks

Conquest Chapter 27 - The Empty King

Fire Emblem Heroes

King of Nohr
The king of Nohr. Intends to invade and rule over Hoshido. Appears in Fire Emblem Fates.

Base Stats

Rarity:
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Heroes Garon SpriteTitle
King of Nohr
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
16
39
8
29
4
19
8
29
7
28
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Fire Breath+FEH Fire Breath Breath
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Heroes Garon SpriteTitle
King of Nohr
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
16
40
9
31
4
20
9
31
7
29
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Breath of Blight
FEH skill special Dragon Gaze
FEH Fire Breath Breath
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Heroes Garon SpriteTitle
King of Nohr
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
17
43
9
33
5
22
9
33
8
32
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Breath of Blight
FEH skill special Dragon Gaze
FEH Fire Breath Breath

Skills

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseFire Breath---
Fire Breath+-FEH Star Rarity 3-
FlametongueFire Breath+FEH Star Rarity 4FEH Star Rarity 3
Breath of BlightFlametongue-FEH Star Rarity 5
FEH skill specialDragon Gaze-FEH Star Rarity 4FEH Star Rarity 3
Dragon FangDragon Gaze-FEH Star Rarity 4
AFEH Distant Def 1 Distant Def 1-FEH Star Rarity 3
FEH Distant Def 2 Distant Def 2FEH Distant Def 1 Distant Def 1FEH Star Rarity 4
FEH Distant Def 3 Distant Def 3FEH Distant Def 2 Distant Def 2FEH Star Rarity 5
CFEH Panic Ploy 1 Panic Ploy 1--
FEH Panic Ploy 2 Panic Ploy 2FEH Panic Ploy 1 Panic Ploy 1FEH Star Rarity 3
FEH Panic Ploy 3 Panic Ploy 3FEH Panic Ploy 2 Panic Ploy 2FEH Star Rarity 4

Overall

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Counters
Skill Inheritance

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King of Nohr Garon
Garon king of nohr pop01 Garon is the cunning King of Nohr, who's known for his scheming finesse—not to mention the cold and calculating way in which he puts his foes completely at his mercy.
Garon king of nohr pop02 He also has a number of children by the late Queen of Nohr, including his heir, Xander. They're all outstandingly talented individuals!
Garon king of nohr pop03 Garon is feared by friend and foe alike, but I hear that he was a kinder man in his younger days. In fact, his vassals loved rather than feared him…
Garon king of nohr pop04 Isn't that strange? I wonder what happened to make him change so much. I doubt we'll ever get any answers from him about it, though…
Closely Associated Characters
Corrin A young royal who was born in Hoshido and raised in Nohr, but was later forced to choose sides. Wields the divine blade Yato. It was Garon who forced Corrin to be brought up in Nohr.
Xander Nohrian prince respected for his military prowess. Wields the divine blade Siegfried. Garon's oldest son.

Quotes

Fates

Garon/Fates Quotes

Heroes

Garon/Heroes Quotes

Non-Canon Appearances

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit Info
No. Name Image Type Class Slots Effect
686 Garon Garon Spirit Support ★★★☆ (Ace) 1 Trade-Off Ability ↑
Spirit Battle
Spirit Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power/Class Stage Rules Conditions Music
Garon Spirit
No. 686
Garon
•Ganondorf Attack 9,600/ ★★★☆ (Ace) Final Destination •Jump Power ↓
•Hazard: Poison Floor
•The floor is poisonous
•You have reduced jump power
•Stamina battle
"Lost in Thoughts All Alone (SSBU Remix)"

Fire Emblem if: Niberungu no Hokan

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Garon is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round Placement Character Version Votes

CYL1 296 CYL Garon Portrait
Fates
689
CYL2 318
↓22
CYL Garon Portrait
Fates
671
↓18
CYL3 432
↓114
CYL Garon Portrait
Fates
252
↓419
CYL4 472
↓40
CYL Garon Portrait
Fates
134
↓118
CYL5 430
↑42
CYL Garon Portrait
Fates
76
↓58
CYL6 441
↓11
CYL Garon Portrait
Fates
78
↑2

CYL7 398
↑43
CYL Garon Portrait
Fates
34
↓44

Trivia

  • Alongside ZolaMikoto, Hans, and Iago, Garon has unused blushing portraits within the game's code.
  • Garon shares many similarities with Vigarde from The Sacred Stones. Both are rulers of their kingdoms who appear to be the main antagonists of their respective games, but are later revealed to be lifeless puppets used by the true main antagonists, Anankos and Fomortiis.
  • Garon is one of seven final bosses in the series to move. The others are Duma, Idunn, Fomortiis, Ashnard and Nemesis.
  • His class, Nohrian King, is interestingly unable to use tomes, although he uses magic in several cutscenes during the game.
  • Garon shares his Japanese voice actor, Akio Ōtsuka, with Three Houses' Jeralt.
  • Garon's model animations seem to be taken from a Knight, sharing the same idle and attacking animations, including the critical animation.
  • Revelation is the only path where Garon is not fought all.
  • During Birthright, Garon's Defense actually drops a point from the first encounter in Chapter 12 to the second encounter in Chapter 27.
  • During the Endgame of Birthright, Garon will not be able to counterattack attacks from "Spy's" weapons despite being able to in Chapters 12 and 27, as his equipped weapon has now changed to Dark Breath.
  • According to Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher), young Garon had a similar appearance to Xander, save for having a beard.
    • Also according to the Making of Fire Emblem book, Kozaki stated that younger Garon's hair was similar to Xander's.
  • Garon is the second final boss from Fates to be added into Heroes, the first being Possessed Takumi.

Gallery

See main article: Garon/Gallery.