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Revision as of 03:27, 6 March 2019
—Idunn
Idunn is the final boss of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. She is also the Demon Dragon who is known as the Dark Priestess.
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Several centuries ago, Idunn's tribe, the Divine Dragons had remained neutral in the Scouring, a deadly war in which humans and the Dragon brethern both shared the goal of total extermination of the other side. However when the Dragons started to lose due to their inability to keep up with the numerous and fast breeding humans, the dragons appealed to the Divine Dragons for volunteers to turn into a Demon Dragon and increase their forces with artificially spawned "War Dragons."
When the Divine Dragons refused to do so and disappeared, Idunn stayed behind because she feared the Divine Dragons would go into conflict with the others and was captured. Idunn was made into the Demon Dragon, but when she would not follow the commands given to her, the dragons removed her soul in order to gain control over her. Now an empty shell, Idunn started creating war dragons at an incredible rate.
In the decisive battle of the Scouring, Idunn squared off with the Legendary Heroes and lost. But she did not die; the Hero Hartmut, using the Binding Blade, sealed her away in pity as he heard of her tragic plight.
About a millennium after her defeat, she is unsealed by Zephiel, Hartmut's descendant and current King of Bern, and serves him as a vital part in his scheme to bring new order to the world by replacing humanity with the emotionless war dragons. Before his death, Zephiel ensures Idunn will continue to follow his commands in case of his death and entrusts her protection to Jahn, the last surviving Dragon of the Scouring left on Elibe.
If the player collects all the Legendary Weapons, Roy will go out to find Idunn after defeating Zephiel. Despite Roy's pleas and insistence that she should not follow the now deceased Zephiel's commands, she refuses to submit and transforms into her dragon form to attack his army.
If Roy deals the final blow with the Binding Blade, Idunn once again survives her battle and is taken to Arcadia; she is seen laughing and playing with Fae, finally showing signs of recovering her soul. If the player fails to get all the Legendary Weapons, the game ends after defeating Zephiel, and Idunn will disappear.
In Game
Description: The demon dragon that was feared by all mankind during the Scouring.
Boss Stats
Quotes
Defeat Quote
—Idunn's defeat quote in The Binding Blade.
Musical Themes
Idunn's event theme is called Dark Priestess and plays in events where she is the focus. Her battle theme is called Shaman in the Dark.
Etymology
Idun is the Norse goddess of eternal youth, who guards the golden apples of immortality which keep the gods young. In one myth, a giant named Thiazi captured Loki, the Norse trickster god, and only released him on the condition that Loki help him steal Idun's golden apples. Loki obliged, luring Idun away by saying he had found more apples like her magical ones. When the gods began to age and die without Idun to guard their youth, they forced Loki to rescue her again. He disguised himself as an eagle, flew to Thiazi's palace, and there transformed Idun into a nut and carried her back to Asgard, the gods' kingdom. Thiazi pursued but burned his wings on the fires the gods set against him, fell to the ground, and died. Idun was returned to her original form in Asgard.
The name Idun comes from early Norse elements 'ið' meaning 'again' and 'unna' meaning 'to love.'
Trivia
- Idunn is the first female final boss.
- In cutscenes, Idunn appears as a female Shaman, similar to Sophia. If forced to initiate a battle as a shaman through cheats she uses the generic battle palette and animation for female shamans.
- Idunn is one of the few final bosses in the entire series that is able to move. The others are Duma, Fomortiis, Ashnard, and Garon.
- Like Lyon, Idunn's in-game portrait has light purple hair, while she has silver hair in her official artwork.
- Like Ranulf and Peri, Idunn is heterochromic (it is more noticeable when she is not wearing her hood): her right eye is red and her left eye is green.
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