Gurgurant (Japanese:グルグラントGurgurant) is asword which appears only inFire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It is thepersonal sword of theMad King Ashnard, the game's primary antagonist.

History

The origins of Gurgurant are unknown, as is how it entered Ashnard's possession. Its first known use was in the year 626, at the conclusion of Ashnard's plan to emerge from obscurity and take the Daein throne, when he used it to slay his father and end theblood pact curse which had eradicated the rest of his family. Ashnard continued to wield the sword for the remainder of his life throughout theMad King's War of 645-646, until his demise in his final duel with GeneralIke.

Stats

In the mainFire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Path of Radiance		Prf*	20	25	90	0	1–2	--	Cannot be sold	2	Reduces foe'scritical rate to 0% against user, or 50% if foe hasWrath active.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	Neutralizesbonus damage againstflying units. Grants +3 defense. Inflicts −5 each toattack and defense on foes within 2 spaces of user during combat.
Heroes (refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Neutralizesbonus damage againstflying units. Grants +3 defense. Inflicts −5 each toattack and defense on, neutralizes bonuses to attack and defense on, negatesfollow-up attacks from, and inflicts −1 special cooldown charge on foes within 4 spaces of user during combat. Grants +3 HP. If foe initiates combat or foe's HP ≥ 75% at start of combat, inflicts −⁠([user's defense at start of combat + 5] × 15%) each to attack and defense on foe during combat and foe deals −30% damage during combat.
Heroes (refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Neutralizesbonus damage againstflying units. Grants +3 defense. Inflicts −5 each toattack and defense on, neutralizes bonuses to attack and defense on, negatesfollow-up attacks from, and inflicts −1 special cooldown charge on foes within 4 spaces of user during combat. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Neutralizesbonus damage againstflying units. Grants +3 defense. Inflicts −5 each toattack and defense on, neutralizes bonuses to attack and defense on, negatesfollow-up attacks from, and inflicts −1 special cooldown charge on foes within 4 spaces of user during combat. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Neutralizesbonus damage againstflying units. Grants +3 defense. Inflicts −5 each toattack and defense on, neutralizes bonuses to attack and defense on, negatesfollow-up attacks from, and inflicts −1 special cooldown charge on foes within 4 spaces of user during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	Neutralizesbonus damage againstflying units. Grants +3 defense. Inflicts −5 each toattack and defense on, neutralizes bonuses to attack and defense on, negatesfollow-up attacks from, and inflicts −1 special cooldown charge on foes within 4 spaces of user during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Locations

Path of Radiance

Heroes

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Gurgurant makes a minor appearance inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl as part of Ashnard'strophy. The North American release of the game misspells the sword's name as "Gurugant".

Flavor text

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

• 
  Artwork of Gurgurant fromRadiant Dawn.
• 
  Gurgurant as it appears inHeroes.
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  Ashnard wielding Gurgurant inPath of Radiance.
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  Ashnard attacking at range with Gurgurant inPath of Radiance.
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  Gurgurant at the death of Ashnard's father inRadiant Dawn.

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