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“See well Falchion, which you now hold. It was carved from the fang of Naga, ruler of dragons, to sever the gods. For Naga knew there was but a creeping madness waiting at eternity's end. It is a ruin all dragons share. And the only end is one of total destruction. Thus it was that Naga bestowed Falchion upon Duma. She did so to prepare for the day our madness would drive the land to ruin, that the people might have a means to destroy us. That Falchion might become the fangs they lack... and the hope they deserve.”
—Mila about the Valentian Falchion

Falchion is a Sword that debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Profile[]

Falchion, also known as the Kingsfang, is a divine Sword that was forged by Naga from one of her fangs. Primarily appearing in the Archanea Series, Falchion is the first important sword in the franchise and, in its multiple appearances, has proven to be a pivotal weapon for slaying the main antagonists of the games it exists in.

Two separate blades are known as Falchion; one of which was wielded in Archanea and subsequently in Ylisse while the other was wielded in Valentia.

War of Shadows[]

During the war against the Degenerated Dragons, the leader of the Divine Dragons, Naga, created weapons from their own fangs. One became the base for the Fire Emblem which was used to seal the degenerated dragons in the Dragon's Table; the other was forged into Falchion. Due to its origin from a Divine Dragon's fang, it has the power to slay Dragons of any form.

When Medeus, the former guardian of the Dragon's altar led Manaketes to war with humanity, Falchion was given by Gotoh to the hero Anri to defeat Medeus and halt the Manakete's reign of tyranny. After Anri defeated Medeus, he founded the Kingdom of Altea where the blade was held and passed down the royal lineage until it was stolen by King Jiol of Gra after the death of Cornelius. Sometime after, Gharnef stole the blade from Gra in hopes of using it as leverage over the revived Medeus. The prince of Altea, Marth, eventually defeats King Jiol in hopes of recovering the blade, but learns that Gharnef currently had it in his possession. Gharnef is eventually killed by a member of Marth's army using the Starlight spell, allowing Marth to reclaim the blade and use it to eventually defeat Medeus once more.

In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, it is possible for Marth to procure a weaker version of Falchion from Nagi. While the origins of this version are unknown, it is probable that it was forged from one of Nagi's own fangs. In addition to being weaker than the original, this version of Falchion is also significantly heavier.

Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

When the Divine Dragon Duma was exiled from Archanea by Naga, Mila, his younger sister, accompanied him. Before their departure, a sword created from one of Naga's fangs in the event that he and Mila had lost control of themselves and degenerated; this sword was the first Falchion which Duma kept in his possession. The Valentian Falchion is different from the one that Marth used.

Thousands of years later, witnessing the corruption brought about by reliance on the gods and foreseeing that their descent into insanity would destroy Valentia, Emperor Rudolf of Rigel requests the blade from Duma himself to seal away Mila. Mila is eventually sealed within the sword, giving it the power to slay monsters created by Duma. However, Mila manages to also seal Falchion away from human use so that they could not use the blade against Duma, only relinquishing control of it to Alm after he proved humanity could survive without the gods.

By the power of Mila's Turnwheel, phantom versions of Marth and Lucina can be summoned, both of which come pre-equipped with their respective versions of Falchion.

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

In the 2000 years since Marth originally wielded the Falchion to end the War of Shadows, the blade was presumably continuously passed down through Marth's lineage, changing in appearance drastically. The discrepancy in its appearance across time is explained by Owain in his supports with Lucina. The hilt (along with the entirety of the Binding Shield) has gone through repeated breakages and re-forgings over the centuries. Only the blade of Falchion has survived the test of time as it never rusts nor dulls, with the Art of Awakening saying the blade is capable of self-repairing.

Eventually, the blade was wielded by a warrior, who was also known as the First Exalt of Ylisse. He used both Falchion and the Binding Shield to battle Grima the Fell Dragon who tried to bring the world to ruin. As the blade had been blessed by Naga after he had performed the Awakening ritual, it allowed him to seal the Fell Dragon for 1000 years. Unfortunately, the destruction he caused forced the continent to rebuild anew and many new nations sprung up from the ashes. The First Exalt eventually established the Halidom of Ylisse with Falchion and the Binding Shield as its national treasures. Due to the First Exalt removing four of the five jewels from the Fire Emblem at the request of the other nations of the world, Falchion lost much of its power from Naga's blessing.

During the events of Awakening, the Falchion is currently wielded by Chrom, the prince of Ylisse. Chrom utilizes the blade throughout Awakening's storyline. Two years after the end of the Ylisse-Plegia war, trouble stirs not only from the impending war with Valm, but the threat of the resurrection of Grima by the Grimleal and its leader Validar. Although Grima is eventually resurrected, the five Gemstones are gathered and brought to Mount Prism, the holiest location of Naga's influence, allowing Chrom to perform the Awakening, transforming the blade into the Exalted Falchion. With Falchion at full power, Chrom is able to defeat Grima. Depending on the player's choice, either Chrom seals Grima for another thousand years or Robin destroys Grima forever themselves.

In the alternate future, the blade is used by Chrom until he is betrayed by a close ally. The blade eventually makes its way into the hands of Lucina. It is hinted in the Future Past and in some of Lucina's supports that she performed the Awakening ritual, but did not have all five Gemstones in the Fire Emblem, thus the blade was unable to unlock its full power. With the destruction of her future imminent, Naga sent Lucina and the children of the Shepherds into the past to prevent this ruinous future. Lucina brought back her Parallel Falchion to save her father and prevent her doomed future. While her version of Falchion has more power than Chrom's Falchion in its base form and can harm Grima more than most conventional weapons, it does not have the same power and appearance as Exalted Falchion, thus not able to seal Grima.

In the Future Past DLC trilogy, Grima has nearly destroyed the world, but the children of Awakening desperately gather the five Gemstones in order to give Lucina the power to seal Grima. Thanks to the efforts of the Shepherds summoned from another timeline by their world's Naga, all twelve children eventually reach Ylisstol with all five Gemstones in hand. Though Grima gloats that he killed Tiki and defiled Mount Prism, preventing Lucina from performing the Awakening, Tiki appears as a spirit. She announces that she has taken over the role of Naga for that world and that Lucina can perform the ritual in Ylisstol as Grima's defilement of Mount Prism and leaving Tiki's corpse in Ylisstol has caused the capital to become the holiest location of Naga's influence. After acknowledging Lucina's resolve during her Awakening, Falchion unlocks its full strength and finally seals Grima for another 1000 years.

Fire Emblem Fates[]

Falchion, in its Archanea series and Awakening forms, returns in Fates. They are weapons that are only used by scanning amiibo of Marth and Lucina respectively. Both are bound to Marth and Lucina's inventories and cannot be removed from them. Also when Chrom reappears in the Before Awakening Xenologue, he uses the same Falchion he used in Awakening. Chrom's Falchion is completely unobtainable.

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

In the spin-off title Heroes, the original Falchion appears in three forms of Archanea, Ylisse, and Valentia, which are in possession of Marth, Chrom/Lucina, and Alm respectively. The three forms share the same effect prior to refinery, capable of dealing effective damage against dragon foes and restoring HP to the users every third turn. Other versions of the Falchion also appear in the title including the Sealed Falchion, as an evolution of the Ylissean Falchion, the Exalted Falchion, in possession of Marth (Hero-King), the Dracofalchion, wielded by Alm (Imperial Ascent), and finally the Genesis Falchion, wielded by Marth (Prince of Light).

Fire Emblem Warriors[]

In the spin-off title Warriors, Falchion appears again in its Archanea series and Awakening forms as the personal weapons of Marth and Chrom under the names "Exalted Falchion" and "Falchion" respectively. Lucina's parallel version of Falchion also returns as her personal weapon, but, unlike its appearance in Awakening, it is identical to Chrom's version and does not have healing properties.

As weapons with six available slots, the three Falchions allows an amount of flexibility with what weapon attributes to forge into the sword. However, with a natural Dracoslayer slot for their seventh slot to reflect Falchion's history of dragon slaying, it forces players to forge only one foreign slayer-type weapon attribute to the swords.

As they are personal weapons, the Falchions can be upgraded by creating Mastery and Sanctuary Crests, drastically increasing the weapon's attack power, with Mastery Crests by increasing it by a factor of 3, and Sanctuary Crests by a factor of 9.

Weapon Stats[]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

Name Type

Falchion

Sword

WLv Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt Worth
- 10 100% 0% 1 3 -
Effect

Wieldable only by Marth. Effective against Medeus; seals all non-dragon direct attacks. Can be used as an item to restore HP.

Fire Emblem Gaiden[]

Name Type

Falchion

Sword

Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt
10 80% 0% 1 0
Effect

Wieldable only by Alm. Effective against monsters; restores 5 HP per turn. Capable of damaging Duma at 52 HP or less.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]

Name Type

Falchion FE3 Falchion

Sword

WLv Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt Worth
- 10 100% 0% 1 10 -
Effect

Wieldable only by Marth; effective against dragons.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]

Original Version[]

Name Type

Falchion Falchion

FE12 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
E 12 100% 0% 1 7 2 -
Effect

Wieldable only by Marth; effective against Manaketes and the Earth Dragon. Can be used to recover 10 HP.

Nagi's Version[]

Name Type

Falchion Falchion

FE12 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt WEx Worth
E 7 90% 0% 1 9 2 -
Effect

Wieldable only by Marth; effective against Manaketes and the Earth Dragon. Can be used to recover 10 HP.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[]

Name Type

Falchion Falchion

FE12 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Worth
E 12 100% 0% 1 2 -
Effect

Wieldable only by Marth; effective against Manaketes and the Earth Dragon. Can be used to recover 10 HP.

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

Sealed Version[]

Name Type

Binding Falchion icon Falchion

SwordIconFE13 Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Worth
E 5 80% 0% 1 ? -
Effect

Wieldable only by Chrom; effective against dragon units.

Parallel Version[]

Name Type

Hidden Falchion FE13 Icon Parallel Falchion

SwordIconFE13 Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Worth
E 12 80% 5% 1 ? -
Effect

Wieldable only by Lucina and Marth; effective against dragon units and evil dragon units. Can be used to recover 20 HP.

Exalted Version[]

Name Type

Exalted Falchion FE13 Exalted Falchion

SwordIconFE13 Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Rng WEx Worth
E 15 80% 10% 1 2 -
Effect

Wieldable only by Chrom; effective against dragon units and evil dragon units. Can be used to recover 20 HP.

Fire Emblem Fates[]

Original Version[]

Name Type

Falchion

FE14 SwordSword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Avo Rng WEx Worth
E 13 85% 10% 0 1 ? 0
Effect

Locked to Marth. Effective against dragon units. Critical Evade +10. Can be used to recover 10 HP.

Parallel Version[]

Name Type

Parallel Falchion

FE14 SwordSword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Avo Rng WEx Worth
E 11 85% 5% 10 1 ? 0
Effect

Locked to Lucina. Effective against dragon units. Ability to double attack +3. Can be used to recover some HP.

Chrom's Version[]

Name Type

Falchion

FE14 SwordSword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Avo Rng WEx Worth
E 6 80% 0% 0 1 ? 0
Effect

Locked to Chrom. Effective against dragon units.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Original[]

Name Type

Echoes falchion icon Falchion

Echoes sword weapon type icon Sword

Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt
10 80% 0 1 1
Effect

Alm only. Seals Oculus
Grants Echoes Sword Skill iconDeicide, Echoes Sword Skill iconAnti-Terrors,
Echoes Sword Skill iconRecovery
Teaches Echoes Sword Skill iconScendscale

Forging
Silver mark icon Golden mark icon Mt Hit Crt Wt
1 2 +2 +20

Exalted Falchion[]

Name Type

Echoes exalted falchion icon Exalted Falchion

Echoes sword weapon type icon Sword

Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt
0 90% 0 1 0
Effect

Marth's default weapon
Can KO Gods, seal Oculus.

Parallel Falchion[]

Name Type

Echoes parallel falchion icon Parallel Falchion

Echoes sword weapon type icon Sword

Mt Hit Crt Rng Wt
0 90% 0 1 0
Effect

Lucina's default weapon.

Fire Emblem Engage[]

Marth's Falchion[]

Name Type

MarthFalchionFE17Sprite Falchion

FE17 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Wt Rng Worth
D 12 80% 0% 10 1 100
Effect

Engage Weapon. Sacred sword wielded by Emblem Marth. Effective: Dragon.

Parallel Falchion[]

Name Type

ParallelFalchionFE17Sprite Parallel Falchion

FE17 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Wt Rng Worth
D 10 80% 10% 5 1 100
Effect

Engage Weapon. Sacred sword wielded by Emblem Lucina. Effective: Dragon.

Chrom's Falchion[]

Name Type

ChromFalchionFE17Sprite Falchion

FE17 Sword Sword

Rank Uses Mt Hit Crt Wt Rng Worth
D 13 80% 10% 12 1 100
Effect

Engage Weapon. A legendary sword wielded by Emblem Chrom. Effective: Dragon.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE[]

Falchion[]

Name Type

TMS Falchion Falchion

GIR Sword Icon Sword

Power GIR Sword Icon GIR Lance Icon GIR Axe Icon GIR Bow Icon GIR Fire Icon GIR Ice Icon GIR Electricity Icon GIR Force Icon GIR Light Icon GIR Dark Icon
16 - Weak Resist - Weak - Resist - - -
Effect Skills Performa Required

-

GIR Sword Icon Cleave
GIR Sword Icon Lance-Slash
GIR Support Icon Rakukaja
GIR Passive Icon Str Boost
GIR Passive Icon Quick Step

Caspar Force x1
Crawling Darkness x1
1-Star Prestige x1

Exalted Falchion[]

Name Type

TMS Exalted Falchion Exalted Falchion

GIR Sword Icon Sword

Power GIR Sword Icon GIR Lance Icon GIR Axe Icon GIR Bow Icon GIR Fire Icon GIR Ice Icon GIR Electricity Icon GIR Force Icon GIR Light Icon GIR Dark Icon
135 - Weak Resist - Weak - Resist - Resist Resist
Effect Skills Performa Required

Recovers a small amount of HP every turn

GIR Support Icon Dekunda
GIR Support Icon Charge
GIR Sword Icon Wyrmicide
GIR Passive Icon Null Seal
GIR Passive Icon Fighting Spirit

Whitescale Force x1
Argent Habit x1
6-Star Prestige x3

True Sword Falchion[]

Name Type

TMS True Sword Falchion True Sword Falchion

GIR Sword Icon Sword

Power GIR Sword Icon GIR Lance Icon GIR Axe Icon GIR Bow Icon GIR Fire Icon GIR Ice Icon GIR Electricity Icon GIR Force Icon GIR Light Icon GIR Dark Icon
150 - Weak Resist - Weak Resist Repel Resist - -
Effect Skills Performa Required

Increases SP gauge.

GIR Electricity Icon Maziodyne
GIR Sword Icon Focused Blade
GIR Electricity Icon Thoron
GIR Passive Icon Elec Expertise EX
GIR Passive Icon Repel Elec

Caspar Force x1
?
1-Star Prestige x1

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Original[]

Name Type

Falchion

FEH Sword Sword

Mt Rng SP Rarity
16 1 400 FEH Star Rarity 5
Effect

Effective against dragons.
At the start of every third turn, restores 10 HP.

Evolution
Weapon Cost

Sealed Falchion*

400 SP, 375 Arena Medal, 150 Divine Dew

* Ylissean version only.

Upgrades[]

Name Cost

Falchion

400 SP, 500Arena Medal, 200Divine Dew
Type HP Mt Spd Def Res
FEH WUp 1 +5 + 2
FEH WUp 2 +5 + 3
FEH WUp 3 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 4 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 18 HP +3. Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+2
to allies within 2 spaces during combat.
Effect
Effective against dragons.
At the start of every second turn, restores 10 HP.

Name Cost

Falchion

400 SP, 500Arena Medal, 200Divine Dew
Type HP Mt Spd Def Res
FEH WUp 1 +5 + 2
FEH WUp 2 +5 + 3
FEH WUp 3 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 4 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 19 HP +3. If unit is adjacent to an ally,
grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat.
Effect
Effective against dragons.
At the start of every second turn, restores 10 HP.

Name Cost

Falchion

400 SP, 500Arena Medal, 200Divine Dew
Type HP Mt Spd Def Res
FEH WUp 1 +5 + 2
FEH WUp 2 +5 + 3
FEH WUp 3 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 4 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 20 HP +3. If unit's HP = 100% at start of combat
and unit initiates combat, unit attacks twice,
but deals 5 damage to unit after combat.
Effect
Effective against dragons.
At the start of every second turn, restores 10 HP.

Other Versions[]

Name Type

Sealed Falchion

FEH Sword Sword

Mt Rng SP Rarity
16 1 400 FEH Star Rarity 5
Effect

Effective against dragon foes.
At start of combat, if unit's HP < 100%,
grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat.

Name Cost

Sealed Falchion

400 SP, 500Arena Medal, 200Divine Dew
Type HP Mt Spd Def Res
FEH WUp 1 +5 + 2
FEH WUp 2 +5 + 3
FEH WUp 3 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 4 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 127 HP +3. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd/Def+5 to unit during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.
Effect
Effective against dragon foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP < 100% or if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat.

【Bonus】

All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance).

Name Type

Exalted Falchion

FEH Sword Sword

Mt Rng SP Rarity
16 1 400 FEH Star Rarity 5
Effect

Effective against dragon foes. Grants Spd+3.
Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during
combat = current bonus on each of unit's stats.
Calculates each stat bonus independently.

Name Cost

Exalted Falchion

400 SP, 500Arena Medal, 200Divine Dew
Type HP Mt Spd Def Res
FEH WUp 1 +5 + 2
FEH WUp 2 +5 + 3
FEH WUp 3 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 4 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 182 HP +3. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current penalty on each of unit's stats × 2. (Example: if unit has -7 penalty to Atk, grants Atk+18, for a net bonus of Atk+11.) Calculates each stat bonus independently.
Effect
Effective against dragon foes. Grants Spd+3. Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of unit's stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50% or if 【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat.


【Bonus】

All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance).

Name Type

Dracofalchion

FEH Sword Sword

Mt Rng SP Rarity
16 1 400 FEH Star Rarity 5
Effect

Effective against dragon foes. Grants Atk+3. If the number of foes within 2 spaces (excluding target) ≥ the number of allies within 2 spaces (excluding unit), grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat.

Name Cost

Dracofalchion

400 SP, 500Arena Medal, 200Divine Dew
Type HP Mt Spd Def Res
FEH WUp 1 +5 + 2
FEH WUp 2 +5 + 3
FEH WUp 3 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 4 +5 + 4
FEH WUp 169 HP +3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, and also, if foe uses sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast damage and unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks and foe cannot counterattack.
Effect
Effective against dragon foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of turn, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.) If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat.

Name Type

Genesis Falchion

FEH Sword Sword

Mt Rng SP Rarity
16 1 400 FEH Star Rarity 5
Effect

Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against dragon foes.

If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, and also grants effects based on the total value of bonuses on the 3 allies with the highest bonus totals: if> 10, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attack and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. if > 25, grants an additional Atk+5 during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 5 HP to unit. (Trigger even if 0 damage is dealt.) If > 60, if foe initiates combat, unit csan counter attack before foe's first attack.

Fire Emblem Warriors[]

Sealed Version[]

Name Type

Falchion

FEW Sword Sword

Rank Mt Worth Slots Seventh Slot
E 30 / 240 / 720 - 6 Dracoslayer
Effect

Effective against Dragon Units

Parallel Version[]

Name Type

Parallel Falchion

FEW Sword Sword

Rank Mt Worth Slots Seventh Slot
E 30 / 240 / 720 - 6 Dracoslayer
Effect

Effective against Dragon Units

Exalted Version[]

Name Type

Exalted Falchion

FEW Sword Sword

Rank Mt Worth Slots Seventh Slot
E 80 / 240 / 720 - 6 Dracoslayer
Effect

Effective against Dragon Units

Item Locations[]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

Method Location
Dropped Gharnef (Ch. 23)

Fire Emblem Gaiden[]

Method Location
Treasure Ch. 5 - Chest in Basement 1 of Duma's Temple.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]

Method Location
Dropped Gharnef (Final-2)

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]

Original Version[]

Method Location
Dropped Closest Gharnef (Ch. 23)

Nagi's Version[]

Method Location
Event Ch. 24x - End of chapter.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[]

Method Location
Dropped Gharnef (Ch. 23)

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

Sealed Version[]

Method Location
Inventory Chrom

Parallel Version[]

Method Location
Inventory Lucina

Exalted Version[]

Method Location
Event Ch. 24 - End of chapter.

Fire Emblem Fates[]

Original Version[]

Method Location
Inventory Marth amiibo (bound)

Parallel Version[]

Method Location
Inventory Lucina amiibo (bound)

Fire Emblem Warriors[]

Ylissean Version[]

Method Location
Inventory Chrom (bound)

Parallel Version[]

Method Location
Inventory Lucina (bound)

Archanean Version[]

Method Location
Inventory Marth (bound)

Non-Canon Apperances[]

Kirby Super Star/Kirby Super Star Ultra[]

The Archanea version of Falchion appears as a piece of treasure in the Great Cave Offensive, where it is worth 375,000 G. It is correctly named in the Japanese version, but the English localization did not pick up on the reference and renamed it to "Sword." The English translation of Kirby Super Star Ultra fixed this, and Falchion is correctly named in all regions.

Super Smash Bros. Series[]

In the Super Smash Bros. series, Falchion is the insignia representing all characters hailing from the Fire Emblem series.

Falchion is the main weapon of Marth in all four of his appearances in the series. Its design is similar to Falchion's first design from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, though with some minor redesigns in each game. Marth's Falchion deals more damage if the opponent is struck by the tip of the sword.

Falchion, in its Fire Emblem Awakening form, is Lucina's main weapon in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and later in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Lucina uses Marth's original moveset as the basis for hers. Unlike Marth's Falchion, her Falchion does not have his unique tip mechanic, instead having even power through her entire weapon.

Chrom also uses his normal Falchion in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U during Robin's Final Smash Pair Up. The Mii Swordfighter costume designed in his likeness also uses a Falchion for its sword. Chrom made his playable debut in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate using Roys moveset as his basis. Unlike Roy's Binding Blade, which deals additional damage at the hilt of the blade, Chrom's has even power throughout the entire weapon.

Monster Hunter Frontier G[]

The Awakening version of Falchion makes a cameo appearance as a part of the Fire Emblem crossover for Monster Hunter Frontier G. Chrom's regular Falchion and Lucina's Parallel Falchion are the base versions of their weapon set. If forged and upgraded, Chrom's Falchion will turn into Exalted Falchion, complete with the same golden glow on the blade while Lucina's will upgrade to an improved Parallel Falchion with a silver glow.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.[]

Falchion makes an appearance in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. in both its original and Awakening versions wielded by Marth and Lucina respectively.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE[]

Falchion is Itsuki Aoi's default and weakest Carnage. Exalted Falchion and True Sword Falchion also appeared as two of Itsuki's Carnage weapons.

Miitomo[]

Miitomo Parallel Falchion

Parallel Falchion accessory in Miitomo.

Parallel Falchion was released in Miitomo as an in-game accessory which could be bought for 3500 coins as part of the Fire Emblem collaboration event.

Dragalia Lost[]

In Dragalia Lost, Falchion was released as a five star fire-type sword during the second Fire Emblem Heroes crossover event. It existed in the game in this form:

Falchion
DL Falchion
A replica of the sword said to have been hewn from the fang of the Divine Dragon Naga. The original blade it is modeled after was handed down in the Altean royal family.
HP 150 Strength 540
Rarity ☆☆☆☆☆
Sell Value 1,500
DL Primed Recovery
Primed Recovery
Grants the adventurer you are currently controlling an HP regen buff, healing you for 5% Max HP every 3.9 seconds for 20 seconds every time their initial skill, displayed at the top of their skill list, becomes available for use. After activating, this ability will not activate again for 25 seconds.

As of the 2.0 update in September 2020, however, the weapon was changed into a cosmetic skin and lost its ability and stats.

Etymology[]

A Falchion is a common-made medieval arming sword with a single blade edge much like a Chinese dadao or a modern machete.

Its name is derived from the Old French word for "sickle", fauchon.

Trivia[]

  • To commemorate the launching of Shadow Dragon, Nintendo had an actual sword forged in the likeness of Falchion.
  • During Cornelius's fight with Gharnef in the Fire Emblem OVA, Falchion is depicted as twice its original size, in stark contrast with the OVA's VHS cover and its appearance in the games themselves.
  • In both Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, Marth displays no unique animations while wielding Falchion.
  • In its Awakening manifestation, the markings on Falchion read "Sniamer llits erutuf eht tsol si esle lla nehw", which, when reversed, is "When all else is lost the future still remains", a quote by American author Christian Nestell Bovee.
  • In Awakening, a blue glow fills up the teardrop-shaped hole in the sword during certain points in the story, although the reason for this is not revealed. It has been theorized that this phenomenon occurs each time history is rewritten.
  • In Awakening, despite the Parallel version being the same one as Chrom's (as Lucina inherited it upon his death in the future), he cannot wield it.
  • Although the Falchion is named after a single edged sword type, it has always been depicted with two edges.
  • Through Lucina's supports with any of her potential siblings, it is revealed that not all with exalted blood can wield Falchion. It is also shown in the same support that if Falchion is not used by it's chosen wielder, it will be dull and unable to cut anything.
  • In Awakening, even after recruiting Lucina, Parallel Falchion's description still reads "Marth only".
  • In Fates, both the Classic and Parallel Falchions each have a weaker replica that can be wielded by anyone. They are called Marth's Spatha and Lucina's Estoc.
  • In both Awakening and Fates, the base Might of Chrom's Falchion is the same as that of an Iron Sword. This creates something of an inconsistency between the two games, as the Iron Sword in Fates is one might higher than the Iron Sword in Awakening, which in turn causes Falchion to also be slightly stronger than normal in the Before Awakening DLC map.
    • Conversely, Lucina's Parallel Falchion, which also makes an appearance in Fates via DLC, suffers the opposite problem of being weaker than its original counterpart: possessing a might of 11 instead of 12, along with its healing properties being reduced to 10 HP instead of 20 - though it does somewhat make up for this by being one of the few more powerful swords in the game that does not inflict any negative status effects on its wielder when used.
      • In both cases, this was most likely done for balancing reasons in order to account for the lack of a Durability mechanic for most weapons.
  • Falchion is, as with many other items from the Nintendo universe, found in the Kirby game "Kirby Super Star", and it's remake "Kirby Super Star Ultra" in the game "The Great Cave Offensive". This is actually the first time a Fire Emblem item was ever found in a video game in the west (as Super Star was released in 1996.
  • In Heroes, Falchion is the only weapon to have different models depending on the user.
  • Falchion is the only legendary weapon that has more than one in existence, as a second Falchion was given to Duma in Valentia.
    • Although what became of the Archanean Falchion owned by Marth is clearly defined, being passed down and continuously remodeled to the eventual Ylissean design being owned by Chrom and Lucina, the fate of the Valentian Falchion owned by Alm is unknown. One possible theory is that Walhart or one of Alm's descendants held onto it for safekeeping if it were needed to fight against another dragon or the Valentian Falchion was lost in the conflict during the unification of Valm.
  • Strangely enough, in Shadows of Valentia, despite how Marth's Exalted Falchion can be used to defeat Duma like Alm's Falchion can, Lucina's Parallel Falchion cannot do the same, despite being the very same Falchion that Marth uses.
    • This is likely due to Parallel Falchion not having its full power released due to Lucina having performed a partial Awakening, whereas Marth's Exalted Falchion already holds Falchion's full might.

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