“Grrr... Must I do everything myself? Bah! You'll not get past me, rebel!”
—Zharov's battle quote
—Zharov's battle quote
Zharov (ジューコフ Jūkofu, Jucaph in the Japanese version and Zhukov in the fan translation) is the boss of Chapter 10 in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. He a Grustian general that is put in charge of Castle Deil, a citadel in Archanea, where the Macedonian princess Maria is being held captive. Her older sister Princess Minerva, requests to see Maria, but Zharov denies her, as to remind Minerva that her cooperation dictates how comfortable Maria stays. Marth and his army then arrive at the citadel to free Maria, by Minerva's request, and Zharov is defeated by the allied Marth and Minerva.
In Game
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 3 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Sword | Steel Sword | ||||||||
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Book 1
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 1 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | 17 | 3 | - | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Lance |  Steel Lance Speed Ring | ||||||||
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Normal
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 3 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Lance - D Bow - E |  Javelin Steel LanceSpeedwing* | ||||||||
*Drops when defeated
Hard 5
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 3 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Lance - A Bow - A | JavelinSteel Lance Speedwing* | ||||||||
*Drops when defeated
Quotes
“They're a force... to be reckoned... with... Rrgh...”
—Zharov's Death Quote
—Zharov's Death Quote
Trivia
- Besides weapon rank (which enemies did not have in the SNES versions), he is statisically identical to Harmein, another one of Minerva's leaders.
Gallery
Zharov as he appears in manga adaptation.
Zharov in FE1.
Zharov's portrait in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (Book 1).