Anri (Japanese:アンリAnri) was the founder of the Kingdom ofAltea and the legendary hero who used the divine bladeFalchion to slayMedeus at the climax of theWar of Liberation.

Biography

Anri originated as an unassuming peasant of the remote Altea islands, living with his brotherMarcelus. His life changed when he metArtemis, the princess ofArchanea in hiding after the domination of her nation by theDolhr Empire; the two soon fell in love with each other, and Anri came to learn of the wider conflict between Dolhr and the people it oppressed. Under the guidance ofGotoh, Anri travelled to the far northern reaches of Archanea, thoughMamorthod and theFlame Barrel, to theIce Dragon Temple, where he obtained Falchion; his feats were recorded in a literary work known as the Anri Saga (Japanese:アンリ・サーガAnri Saga).^[1]

By the time Anri returned from his journey in the year 498, an uprising of the people of Archanea, under DukeCaldas and theFire Emblem he bore, had challenged Dolhr head-on with great success, until Medeus himself entered the fray and devastated its numbers. At this moment, Anri himself appeared and challenged the Shadow Dragon, slaying him and ending Dolhr's grasp on the world. Following Medeus's death, in the year 500, Anri founded the Kingdom of Altea in the islands of his homeland, and became its first king; meanwhile, despite her ongoing love for Anri, Artemis married Caldas at the entreaty of the people of Archanea. Anri died unmarried and childless in the year 537; he was succeeded by his brother Marcelus, whose ascension sparked a dispute among the nobility resulting in the foundation ofGra, which would remain a close Altean ally for decades.

Sixty-eight years later, in theWar of Shadows andWar of Heroes, Anri's descendantMarth came to repeat the feats of Anri by twice slaying the revived Medeus and in making a journey to the Ice Dragon Temple. The people of Archanea came to regard Marth as a "second coming" of Anri.^[2]

After several millennia had passed, Anri was less well remembered; byChrom's time, the exact identity of Marth's ancestor, Anri, had seemingly been forgotten.^[3]

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

While Anri does not feature as his own card he does make an appearance onNyna's debut card, B04-048SR. In the background he is depicted fighting a dragon, which may be intended to beMedeus.

Fire Emblem Warriors

Marth compares Chrom to Anri in their support conversation inFire Emblem Warriors.^[4]

Trivia

• In the Japanese script, Anri is called "Anri I" (アンリ一世) byMalledus, implying there was at least one Altean king named after him.^[5][6] However, none of the kings of Altea between Anri and Marth share Anri's name.^[7]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Artwork of Anri andMedeus from theFire Emblem: Archanea War Chronicles Vol. 1 guide.
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  Artwork of Anri fromThe Complete.
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  CG image of Anri and Medeus fromShadow Dragon.
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  Artwork of Anri,Artemis and Medeus fromNew Mystery of the Emblem.
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  Anri in artwork ofNyna inCipher.
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  Anri in artwork ofMarth: Legacied Hero fromHeroes.
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  Anri in artwork ofMarth: Hero-King fromHeroes.

References

This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series.