Karla (The Blazing Blade)

Karla
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken
First Seen	Chapter 31x (Hector) [Rekka no Ken]
Starting Class	Swordmaster
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“We are less than human now. We are no different from our swords themselves. Our hearts are cold, and we count the days we live solely by the flesh we cleave. What meaning can there be in such an existence?”
—Karla in a support conversation with Karel

Karla (カアラ, Kāra?) is the distant, naîve and cool-natured sister of Karel, called the "Princess of Swords". Although she has mastered the art of swordplay, she generally dislikes fighting and often finds peaceful methods of resolving conflict. She fights in arenas in hopes of finding her brother, who killed their parents, although Karla is not aware of this until finding him; and even after she finds out the truth, she strives to redeem him, or die trying. She later marries Bartre and is the mother of Fir from Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi but dies of illness a few years before that game takes place. It is implied in her supports with Farina that she and Karel were either born or have lived in Sacae.

To recruit her, Bartre must be at least a level 5 Warrior. She will appear on the arena as a neutral unit. If you talk to her with Bartre and they fight with both surviving, she will join you. She comes very late in the game as a level 5 Swordmaster so it's can be very difficult to train her. However, if you're planning to use her, you can train her a little in the arena, and exploit weakened promoted enemies during the 32x chapter. She is a good replacement for Guy if he is killed or you didn't train him, and if you did not get Karel and choose Harken instead. If you have Guy and Karel, you don't necessarily have to use her, but she is a good addition to your group, if only for her Wo Dao. She appears in the village in Chapter 25 (H).

Stats

Initial Stats

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||Swordmaster

||5

||29

||14

||7

||21

||18

||16

||11

||12

||6

||Wo Dao

|}

Promotion Gain

Already Promoted

Growth Rates

• HP 60%
• Str 25%
• Ski 45%
• Spd 55%
• Luk 40%
• Def 10%
• Res 20%

Overall

Sword Princess Karla isn't too bad of a fighter, as she has remarkable Speed and Skill. She's decent at least, so use her if you like. She is no match for Guy; but if you can Level her up to 20, she will match her brother Karel. Give her a Killing Edge, and she can pull some major Criticals because Karla's skill rate is generally the same as her brother's.

Quotes

“Karla: I've lived long enough. I've no regrets...”
—Final Chapter: Light Quote

Defeat quote:

Karla: Too inexperienced... I'll never reach my brother now...
(End of chapter)
Hector: Oswin! What happened to that female swordfighter? Karla, wasn't it?
Oswin: It seems she was hurt in that last skirmish. She left without telling a soul.
Hector: Is that so? Well, that's that then.

Possible Endings

Karla - The Sword Vassal

She died.

Karla and Bartre

Karla and Bartre were reunited in Ostia, During the battle, they became friends. That friendship deepened into love, and they were wed. Later, Karla died of illness. Barte took their daughter to her uncle (who is now Karel) and joined Karla.

Other Supports

• Farina
• Karel
• Vaida

Etymology

This is a female variant of the name Karl.