Not to be confused withShura, who is known as "Ashura" by some Japanese name-related sources.

Ashera (pronounced /⁠ˈæʃəɹə⁠/^[key][1] or /⁠əˈʃɛɹə⁠/^[key][2]; Japanese:アスタルテAstarte) is theGoddess of Order and the patron deity of the continentTellius. Originally one half of the Goddess of Dawn,Ashunera, she was formed when Ashunera split her emotions from herself; these emotions took the form ofYune, the Goddess of Chaos and Ashera's counterpart.

Biography

Origins

Ashera was originallyAshunera, the Goddess of Dawn, and is the form taken by Ashunera in the aftermath of the Tellius'sGreat Flood; on the advice ofLehran and others (though they would later consider it a bad idea), Ashunera cast away her emotions entirely, which took the form of the chaos goddessYune, while Ashunera herself thus became Ashera. Ashera wished to destroy Yune entirely to erase her own chaos, but onAltina and Lehran's advice she consented to have Yune imprisoned ina medallion, although even this slowly drove Ashera toward being cold and unfeeling.

Lehran again tried to appeal to Ashera to restore Yune to herself, again without success. Instead, Ashera arranged a covenant with Lehran, Altina,Soan andDheginsea: she and Yune would enter a deep sleep for one thousand years, and if upon awakening the beorc and laguz had built a lasting peace and put an end to war, the two would reunite into Ashunera; however, if they failed to do so, she would rain divine retribution for the people's sins upon them. She also granted them the right to awaken the goddesses prematurely if they succeeded or failed sooner than the thousand-year mark. With this covenant agreed to by the four representatives of the laguz and beorc, Ashera thus entered her long sleep within the peak of theTower of Guidance.

In the years since her descent into sleep, Ashera displaced her original form as the guardian of Tellius in the eyes of its people, and came to be worshipped as a kind and loving goddess by the people ofBegnion and other lands,^[3] with awareness of her true nature as being entirely cold and calculating becoming obfuscated. The Begnion ruling family also came to be comprised of the "apostles", descendants of Altina and (unknowingly) Lehran gifted with the ability to hear Ashera's voice as she slept, or so the empire's mythology claims; it is uncertain how true this actually was, asMicaiah—the most recent known descendant—instead heard Yune's voice throughout much of her life.

Judgement

Ultimately, Ashera would never even reach the thousand-year threshold, as she was awoken only 780 years later in the year 648. Her awakening was triggered by thegaldr of release performed byMicaiah andSanaki at the peak of the war betweenBegnion and thelaguz, as planned byLehran. Lehran advised her that the past centuries had been dominated by war and so her covenant with the people of Tellius had been broken, and so Ashera handed down her judgement despite the full term not being met.^[4] She unleashed a wave of power which froze almost everybeorc and laguz in Tellius, accidentally sparing only those inYune's presence and allBranded.

Aware as she was of the presence of those who survived her judgement, these beingIke,Elincia andMicaiah's parties, she freed a small number of Begnion soldiers and politicians to form an army for herself, theDisciples of Order, to eliminate them before they could have a chance to confront her; none of the Disciples, including their leaderLekain, were made aware of Ashera's true nature and were misled into believing it was Yune who petrified the world.^[5] The Disciples failed consistently and only ended up dead, and so Ashera resurrected them from the dead over and over to ceaselessly bombard Ike's company as they prepared to scale the Tower of Guidance.^[6]

Once they reached the tower's peak, Ike's company confronted Ashera and unsuccessfully convinced her to stand down. Yune attempted to explain to her how the evolution of theZunanma's descendants, namely theBranded, meant the people of Tellius had a chance to grow into something even better and more decent, but Ashera maintained that the chaotic nature of people and their evolution without her guidance was a threat in need of destruction. With their pleas falling on dead ears, Ike's party thus engaged Ashera in battle, defeating the auroras shielding her and the elemental spirits in her service. Ike dealt the final blow backed with Yune's power, thus defeating Ashera. Ashera dissipated and vanished completely, her judgement at an end.

Thousands of years later, Ashera and Yune would ultimately reunite to form Ashunera once more.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Ashera is the final boss ofFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, fought in the fifth stage of thePart IV, Endgame. She starts the battle shielded by eight auroras, who must be defeated before Ashera herself can be attacked. The only way to defeat Ashera is forIke to land the killing blow withRagnell, otherwise she will regenerate immediately after reaching 0 HP.

Stats

See also:Rebirth (5)

Boss, Part IV, Endgame (5) (Ashera)Enemy, Part IV, Endgame (5) (Auroras)

Order Incarnate Level 20 Affinity Constitution 7 Authority ★★★★★	Stats Max HP 120 Speed 40 Strength 8 Luck 40 Magic 15 Defense 35 Skill 40 Resistance 50 Movement 0 Weight 87	Inventory Skills Judge Mantle Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- SS SS SS SS SS SS --
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Order Incarnate Level 20 Affinity Constitution 0	Stats Max HP 90 Speed 35 Strength 8 Luck 40 Magic 15 Defense 30 Skill 40 Resistance 30 Movement 0 Weight 80	Inventory Skills -- Mantle Aurora Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- SS SS SS SS SS SS --
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Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Ashera, known as the "Emblem of Judgement", appears as one of theDark Emblems summoned bySombron duringChapter 26. She is assigned to an enemyGreat Knight, and provides him passive stat boosts. Like other Dark Emblems, defeating the enemy she is assigned to lessens the effect ofDark Barrier andFell Barrier, weakening Sombron.

Emblem Ring data

Being synced with the Emblem of Judgement does not grant additionalskills, but units synced with it do receive stat boosts. Additionally, units synced with the Emblem of Judgement takebonus damage from units synced with theEmblem of Dawn.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Ashera is the game's twentieth Mythic Hero, and was added to the game in a dedicated Mythic Hero update, made available for summoning as part of a summoning event released on May 31, 2021. Only one variation of Ashera is currently available inHeroes, based on her appearance inRadiant Dawn.

Ashera: Order Goddess

"Ashera: Order Goddess" redirects here. For the Mythic Hero Battle map, seeMythic Hero Battle/Battle data (page 3) § Ashera: Order Goddess.

Starting stats

Ashera: Order Goddess is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type Mythic Hero

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 14/15/16 Attack 12/13/14 Speed 8/9/10 Defense 4/5/6 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 33/37/40 Attack 31/35/38 Speed 36/39/43 Defense 12/15/19 Resistance 36/40/43 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Order's Sentence -- Iceberg

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Stone	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Elstone	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Atlas	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Order's Sentence	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Chilling Wind	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Glacies	★★★★★	—	200
A	Atk/Res Ideal 1	★★★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Res Ideal 2	★★★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Res Ideal 3	★★★★★	—	240
A	Atk/Res Ideal 4	★★★★★	—	300
B	Lull Spd/Res 1	★★★★★	—	60
B	Lull Spd/Res 2	★★★★★	—	120
B	Lull Spd/Res 3	★★★★★	—	240
B	Lull Spd/Res 4	★★★★★	—	300
C	Order's Restraint	★★★★★	—	300
C	Order's Restraint+	★★★★★	—	300

Personality

As a result of expunging her emotions, Ashera is absolutely neutral in terms of personality. As the personification of order, she has come to view Tellius's sapient species as inherently chaotic to the point of jeopardizing her world, and that the only way for the world to survive is for the beorc and laguz to be erased completely and for life to start over.^[7] She believes she needs to be absolutely perfect in order to protect her world, and views her emotions—and thus Yune—as unstable, a hindrance and a legitimate threat to the world as a result of the Great Flood, and thus firmly believes they are too dangerous to be allowed to exist,^[8] although as far as Ashera is concerned, sealing them away is the same as destroying them completely.

Ashera is absolutely certain of all decisions she makes, and swaying her into changing her mind is exceedingly difficult; the only known instance of this happening is when Lehran convinced her only to leave Yune imprisoned rather than to destroy her, to which she agreed only because of Lehran's record of being a wise disciple to her.^[9]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Ashera/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Ashera is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Ashera
	Goddess of Order, Ashera
		"You will know my judgment. You will pay for your sins, each of you to the last. All of the peoples of this world will die."
		Attack: 30	Support: 0	Range: -	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Order Incarnate		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Neither Holy Nor Base:[Always] If this unit is in the Back Line, enemies cannot attack this unit, and this unit cannot be destroyed as the cost or effect of a skill. Man-Judging Goddess:[Always] If you have no orbs, your lord acquires "Mantle". ("Mantle":[Always] This unit cannot be destroyed by attacks from enemies with a deployment cost of 2 or lower.)
	Card #B12-047HN • Artist:Setsu
	Goddess Who Judges the World, Ashera
		"You expect me to reverse my judgment? The goddess of order cannot be so... mercurial. My decision is final."
		Attack: 70	Support: 0	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Order Incarnate		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Premature Awakening:[Special] If you have 3 or more bond cards, the deployment cost of this card while in your hand is reduced by 2. Light of Judgement:[Activate][Once per turn] Reveal the topmost card of your deck. Destroy all non-lord enemies with the same Deployment Cost as that card. Send the revealed card to your Retreat Area. Mantle:[Always] This unit cannot be destroyed by attacks from enemies with a Deployment Cost of 2 or lower.
	Card #B16-088R • Artist:Setsu
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Ashera .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Ashera: Order Goddess
Ashera is the deity who created the land of Tellius, and people call her "the goddess of order."	In fact, Ashera was once Ashunera, the Goddess of Dawn. Overcome by the chaotic emotions within her, Ashunera brought a terrible calamity upon the world.	Regretting her deeds, Ashunera cast off her troubled emotions. From then on, she took the name Ashera, goddess of order. This separation also gave birth to Yune, the goddess of chaos, whom she then had sealed away.	With Yune banished, Ashera established a covenant with the people of Tellius that forbade them from warring with each other, and then she entered a deep slumber. I hope the people of Tellius keep up their promise…
Closely Associated Characters
Yune Altina Dheginsea {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A being that is half of the goddess Ashunera. The goddess of chaos, who is said to have thrown the world into disorder long ago. She is the opposing counterpart to Ashera. Under the divine protection of Ashera, the goddess of order, she battled Yune as one of the Three Heroes. One of the Three Heroes who saved Tellius from chaos. Like Altina, he battled Yune under the divine protection of Ashera. {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

426

Ashera Radiant Dawn

316

CYL 2 (2018)

333 (−93)

Ashera Radiant Dawn

601

CYL 3 (2019)

218 (−106)

Ashera Radiant Dawn

1,079 (+478)

CYL 4 (2020)

268 (+34)

Ashera Radiant Dawn

568 (−511)

CYL 5 (2021)

212 (−56)

Ashera Radiant Dawn

461 (−107)

CYL 6 (2022)

585 (+372)

Ashera Radiant Dawn

94 (−367)

CYL 7 (2023)

655 (+70)

Ashera Radiant Dawn

46 (−48)

CYL 8 (2024)

718 (+63)

Ashera Radiant Dawn

35 (−11)

CYL 9 (2025)

772 (+54)

Ashera Radiant Dawn

23 (−12)

CYL 10 (2026)

721 (−51)

Ashera Radiant Dawn

21 (−2)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	3,244

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Ashera fromRadiant Dawn.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Ashera inRadiant Dawn.
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  Portrait of Ashera inRadiant Dawn.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Ashera: Order Goddess.
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  Artwork of Ashera: Order Goddess.
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  Artwork of Ashera: Order Goddess.
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  Artwork of Ashera: Order Goddess.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Ashera: Order Goddess.
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  Artwork of Ashera: Order Goddess.
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  Ashera in artwork ofIke: Vanguard Legend.
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  Ashera in artwork ofMicaiah: Radiant Queen.
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  Ashera in artwork ofAltina: Dawn's Trueblade.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Ashera.
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  Ashera in artwork ofSothe andMicaiah.
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  Ashera in artwork of Sothe and Micaiah.
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  Celebratory artwork of Ashera andYune forCipher's 3rd anniversary, drawn bySenri Kita.

References

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