“A mighty lance, regalia of House Archanea.”
—In-game description, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem
Gradivus (グラディウス Guradiusu, translated as Gladius in the Japanese versions and Gradius in the fan translations) is a legendary Lance that appears in the Archanea Series of the Fire Emblem franchise and Fire Emblem Awakening.
Background
Edit
One of three regalia weapons of Archanea, Gradivus serves as the counterpart to the sword Mercurius and the bow Parthia. Taking its roots from obscure origin, this lance was stolen by Adrah, where it played a crucial role in his conquering the continent of Archanea. Upon founding the Kingdom of Archanea, Gradivus was dubbed a Regalia and subsequently passed down through succeeding generations of Archanean royalty.
During the War of Shadows, Gradivus is stolen by the Dolhr and Grust armies following their conquest of the Archanean palace. It was given to the Grustian general Camus and was made his weapon of choice. Although brimming with confidence in Gradivus's ability to lead him to victory in Chapter 20, Camus is eventually defeated, and possession of the lance is eventually ceded over to Marth's army.
Gradivus also appears in Chapter 5 of Fire Emblem Gaiden and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, where it is acquired from a Chest without fanfare, though the Valentia Accordion artbook reveals that the lance ended up in Valentia during the events of Gaiden but returned to Archanea at the same time as the Whitewings.
During the ensuing War of Heroes, the newly-coronated Emperor Hardin inherits Gradivus and wields it as his weapon of choice until his death in Chapter 20, where it again is passed to Marth's army.
Weapon StatsEdit
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of LightEdit
| Name | Type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gradivus | |||||||
| WLv | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | Worth |
| 14 | 17 | 20 | 100% | 0% | 1~2 | 4 | - |
| Effect | |||||||
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Can be used as an item to recover HP. | |||||||
Fire Emblem GaidenEdit
| Name | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gradivus | ||||
| Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt |
| 15 | 100% | 0% | 1~2 | 0 |
| Effect | ||||
|
- | ||||
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the EmblemEdit
| Name | Type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |||||||
| WLv | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | Worth |
| 12 | 17 | 20 | 100% | 0% | 1~2 | 8 | 17,000 |
| Effect | |||||||
|
User gains Experience at twice the normal rate. | |||||||
Fire Emblem: Shadow DragonEdit
| Name | Type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||||||
| Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | Wt | WEx | Worth |
| A | 20 | 19 | 90% | 0% | 1~2 | 8* | 2 | - |
| Effect | ||||||||
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Can be used as an item to recover all HP. | ||||||||
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the EmblemEdit
| Name | Type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |||||||
| Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | WEx | Worth |
| A | 20 | 19 | 90% | 0% | 1~2 | 2 | - |
| Effect | |||||||
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Can be used as an item to recover all HP. | |||||||
Fire Emblem AwakeningEdit
| Name | Type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |||||||
| Rank | Uses | Mt | Hit | Crt | Rng | WEx | Worth |
| A | 25 | 19 | 85% | 5% | 1~2 | ? | 0 |
| Effect | |||||||
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Can be used as an item to recover all HP. | |||||||
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaEdit
Fire Emblem HeroesEdit
| Name | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gradivus | |||
| Mt | Rng | SP | Rarity |
| 16 | 1 | 400 | ✯✯✯✯✯ |
| Effect | |||
|
Enables counterattack regardless of distance | |||
Item LocationsEdit
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of LightEdit
| Method | Location |
|---|---|
| Dropped | Camus (Ch. 20) |
Fire Emblem GaidenEdit
| Method | Location |
|---|---|
| Treasure | Ch. 5 - Chest in the second basement of Duma Tower. |
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the EmblemEdit
| Method | Location |
|---|---|
| Dropped | Book 1: Camus (Ch. 16) Book 2: Hardin (Ch. 20) |
Fire Emblem: Shadow DragonEdit
| Method | Location |
|---|---|
| Dropped | Camus (Ch. 20) |
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the EmblemEdit
| Method | Location |
|---|---|
| Dropped | Hardin (Ch. 20) |
Fire Emblem AwakeningEdit
| Method | Location |
|---|---|
| Treasure | Xeno. 15 - Random from Chest. |
| Renown | Acquire 10,000 Renown points in order to obtain Gradivus through this method. |
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaEdit
| Method | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Treasure | Duma Temple dungeon - Choose bottom left warp point and receive from the Chest. | The Inner Sanctum dungeon - random pot low RNG |
EtymologyEdit
Mars Gradivus is one of many titles accorded to the Roman god of war, Mars. Temples constructed in his honour were once the converging points where Roman troops gathered to rally during the moments preceding any imminent battle.
TriviaEdit
- Gradivus is tied with Parthia for the highest base Might of all non-magical ranged weapons in Awakening.
- Although Gradivus doesn't appear in Fire Emblem Fates, its model from Awakening has been reused and recolored for the weapon Effie's Lance.
- In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, it is possible to craft an additional Gradivus from a Blessed Lance.
- It is unclear if this was how the Three Archanean Regalia were originally created, or if it is simply a gameplay mechanic.
GalleryEdit
.png "Camus (Shadow Dragon Artwork).png (2.74 MB)")
.jpg "Hardin, Nyna, and Camus (Memorial Book Archanea Chronicle).jpg (174 KB)")
.png "Gradivus (FE13).png (135 KB)")
