Gungnir

Gungnir
Concept artwork of the Gungnir from Awakening.
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Weapon Type	Lance
Most Common Rank	Units with Dain (Major) Holy Blood Only
Uses	50
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The Gungnir (グングニル Gunguniru, also officially translated as Gunguneel in Fire Emblem Treasure) is a holy Lance from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. This lance was once wielded by Dain the Crusader, bestowed upon him by an unidentified Divine Dragon during the Miracle of Darna. The Gungnir is the property of Dain's descendants, who are the heirs of the Kingdom of Thracia.

The holy spear of the Thracian dragon kings, the Gungnir is similar to the Gáe Bolg, but it grants a bonus to Speed in place of Skill. The Gungnir may only be equipped by users possessing major Dain holy blood, the only units to do so being Travant and Areone. No playable characters fulfill this requirement and it is unobtainable in the game.

The Gungnir resurfaced 3,000 years later in Fire Emblem Awakening in the hands of the Equus, one of the Deadlords. However, it has lost a great deal of it's strength and it's blood link has faded away, but is still incredibly powerful compared to man-made weapons. For the first time, it can be obtained and wielded by any playable unit with sufficient prowess with lances.

Background

Gungnir first appears in Chapter 5 of Genealogy of the Holy War, where it is wielded by Travant when he leads a squadron of Dragon Knights to carry out the Yied Massacre, during which Quan, Ethlyn and Leonster's Lance Ritter are ambushed and slain.

Travant later gives the Gungnir to his son Areone in Chapter 9, who uses it against Seliph's army both in the same chapter and the Final Chapter to avenge his fallen father. Areone eventually turns against Julius in the Final Chapter when Altena speaks to him, after which he pledges to wield the Gungnir for her sake.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Name				Type
Gungnir				Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Rng	Wt	Worth
*	50	30	70%	1	15	50,000
Effect
Grants its user bonuses of +10 Strength, +10 Speed and +10 Defence.

* Holy Blood Requirement: Dain

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (Unused)

Name					Type
Gungnir					Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
B	90	20	100%	70	1	1	1	200
Effect
Grants its user a bonus of +10 Defence; also bestows the Vantage, Nihil, Wrath, and Paragon skills upon its user.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Name				Type
Gungnir				Lance
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
A	25	16	70%	10%	1	?	0
Effect
Grants its user a bonus of +5 Strength.

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Method	Location
Unobtainable	-

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Method	Location
Unobtainable	-

Fire Emblem Awakening

Method	Location
Dropped	Equus (Ch. 22)
Treasure	Xeno. 15 - Random from Chest.

Etymology

• In Norse mythology, the Gungnir was the lance wielded by Odin, and which was said to never miss and always kill its target.

Trivia

• Thanks to its passive +5 Strength bonus in Awakening, Gungnir is therefore tied with Hauteclere and Valflame for the weapon with the highest base Might.

Gallery

Official artwork of the Gungnir from Fire Emblem Museum.

Gungnir, as it appears in the third series of the TCG.

Areone wielding the Gungnir in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Travant wielding the Gungnir in Awakening.