—Malledus to Marth in the prologue.
Malledus is a non-playable character from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. He is Marth's elderly tactician during the War of Shadows, and the first tactician to appear in the Fire Emblem series.
At the start of Book 2 in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, he falls ill and can no longer help Marth, and is replaced by Jagen as the main strategist.
Profile[]
Malledus was the former confidant to Marth's late father, King Cornelius. When Gra betrayed Altea, and Altea Castle was invaded, Malledus arranged for Marth and a select few Altean Knights' escape to Talys due to King Mostyn's friendship with Cornelius and Elice's wish for Marth to seek refuge there. However, Malledus' escape plan isn't perfect, and when Gra and the Sable Order of Knights arrive in pursuit, he has Marth sacrifice one of his own as a decoy to buy Marth and the rest time to escape.
Throughout the rest of the game, he provides Marth with regular advice and theories, guiding the path he and his army take. Seemingly very knowledgeable of Archanean history, Malledus explains to Marth the events of the war where Marth's ancestor, Anri, fought Medeus. He emphasizes that due to his relation to Anri and being the sole heir to Falchion, Marth is the one person who can strike down Medeus once again.
Choose Your Legends Placement History[]
Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
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CYL1 | 749 | Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon |
43 |
CYL2 | 755 ↓6 |
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon |
37 ↓6 |
CYL3 | 555 ↑200 |
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon |
33 ↓4 |
CYL4 | 566 ↓11 |
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon |
21 ↓12 |
CYL5 | 496 ↑70 |
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon |
8 ↓13 |
CYL6 | 502 ↓6 |
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon |
11 ↑3 |
CYL7 | 410 ↑92 |
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon |
22 ↑11 |
Trivia[]
- The "Choose Your Legends" event of Fire Emblem Heroes revealed that he was 749th place out of 791, making him the lowest scoring character of the Shadow Dragon portion with 43 votes.
- The 5th "Choose Your Legends" event only furthered this, with Malledus only receiving 8 votes overall.
- Although he is never seen as an actual unit in combat, during story's sequences his sprites assumes the bishop class when he appears on the field.