TheFire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Comic is a short five-page comic which depicts events beforeThe Sacred Stones's prologue and provides some background information for the game. The comic was promotional advertising material for the English release ofThe Sacred Stones and thus was only made in English. The comic was a joint effort ofNintendo, Udon, and Gamepro.^[1]

The comic stars an unnamedRenais general and what happens to him shortly before the events of the game. This character appears to have been created solely for the comic and does not appear in the game.

Summary

The comic opens with the protagonist's thoughts while fighting aGrado soldier, he has been a member of Renais's army and served under kingFado for as long as he has been able to wield a sword. He expresses his disbelief that Grado would betray them; Grado has been an ally and friend of Renais for a long time.

Our protagonist asks why Grado attacked, and the Grado soldier does not know; he even admits many of his friends are from Renais. Regardless, the soldier continues his attack, saying he is loyal to his homeland. The protagonist disarms the Grado soldier, knocking his sword away from him.

The protagonist then turns to his men and tells them to prepare their fastest horses and best riders to deliver news to the capital of Grado's attack. However, upon arrival a massive Grado force, withGlen andValter within it, have already arrived. The comic ends as this point, shortly before the fall of the castle, as depicted in theprologue ofThe Sacred Stones.

Trivia

• Valter andGlen are depicted riding horses in the comic, despite usingwyvern mounts in the game itself.
• Sachiko Wada owns a physical print of the comic gifted to her by a colleague. It is apparently from E3 materials relating toThe Sacred Stones.^[2]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  The first page of the comic.
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  The second page of the comic.
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  The third page of the comic.
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  The fourth page of the comic.
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  The fifth page of the comic.

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