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Five heroes
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| “ | The hero Grado and his warriors used the Sacred Stones to combat evil's darkness. They defeated the Demon King and sealed his soul away within the stones. | ” | — Opening narration ofFire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'sprologue |
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Thefive heroes (Japanese:五人の英雄five heroes) were fivehumans that fought againstFomortiis, their story is recounted in theLegend of the Sacred Stones.
The five heroes are one of the least divulged groups of heroes in theFire Emblem series, no images are known to exist of any hero, and only two of the five heroes have known names. This lack of knowledge about them seems to more come from no opportunity arising to mention them, as in-universe the heroes seem to be well known acrossMagvel. In particular, they are included inEirika's,Ephraim's, andLyon's history curriculums.[1]
Overview
The five heroes foughteight hundred years before the events ofThe Sacred Stones. During this timeFomortiis held dominion overMagvel, as well as pushingHumanity to the brink of annihilation. Through some unknown force the five heroes were blessed with the fiveSacred Stones. The five heroes also possessed twomonster-slaying weapons each,Gleipnir excluded, being not effective against monsters, the origins of theSacred Twins are also unknown.
With the aid ofMorva and the rest of themanakete tribe, Grado and the other heroes attacked Fomortiis inDarkling Woods.[2] The heroes are successful in killing Fomortiis, though with great casualties to their forces.[3] The Demon King's death in the forest had the side effect of near-irreversibly corrupting the earth with the Demon King's blood.
After the defeat of Fomortiis each hero went on to found a country. Grado founded theGrado Empire, which is named after him, and Latona foundedRausten.Renais,Frelia, andJehanna were each founded by a hero. The modern-day royal families of each country are descended from their founding hero, and their respective set ofSacred Twins and Sacred Stone are passed along the royal family bloodlines.
Members
| Grado | Latona | Name unknown | Name unknown | Name unknown |
 Garm GleipnirFounder ofGrado |  Latona IvaldiFounder ofRausten |  Sieglinde SiegmundFounder ofRenais |  Nidhogg VidofnirFounder ofFrelia |  Audhulma ExcaliburFounder ofJehanna |
Trivia
- Of the five heroes only Latona and the founder of Renais have sets of Sacred Twins that can be wielded at once by a class withinThe Sacred Stones's class selection. There are no classes that, for example, useaxes anddark magic.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Five heroes | This is presumably a more general term to refer to the heroes instead of an actual name of the group, all instances of this phrase are not capitalized. |
| Japanese | 五人の英雄 | Five heroes |
References
- ↑"Lyon: ...And so the hero Grado and his companions used the five Sacred Stones to seal away the evil of the Demon King, and his wicked soul was locked within the Stone of Grado. The Stone of Grado came to be known as the Fire Emblem. To this day, it's kept safe and honored as a national treasure of the empire. ...I think that's about it. For more on Grado's life, read "Founding Emperor Grado." It's comprehensive.
Ephraim:...It's so thick. ...And the letters are so small.
Lyon: But you have to read it. You don't want Father MacGregor to discipline you again."" —Lyon andEphraim,Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones - ↑"According to legend. the original possessors of the Sacred Stones defeated the Demon King in Darkling Woods." — Opening narration ofchapter 20,Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- ↑"Uh-huh... The real battle's just beginning. Our ancestors paid dearly for their victory. A mountain of corpses... It's written the Demon King was surrounded by the dead before he finally fell." —L'Arachel,Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
