Isadora (Japanese:イサドラIsadora) is a playablepaladin inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. She serves the house ofPherae and is the stewardess ofEliwood's mother,Eleanora.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

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Isadora is aPaladin serving HousePherae, but mostly looks afterEliwood's motherEleanora. She joins the player inChapter 21 ofEliwood's tale, or Chapter 22 of Hector's tale.

Starting stats and growth rates

Paladin Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 21E/22H, Automatically at the start StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 28 Luck 10 Strength 13 Defense 8 Skill 12 Resistance 6 Speed 16 Constitution 6 Movement 8 Aid 14 Max HP 75% Luck 45% Strength 30% Defense 20% Skill 35% Resistance 25% Speed 50% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Silver Sword Short Spear Angelic Robe Weapon Levels A B D -- -- -- -- --

Analysis

Isadora is a level 1Paladin who joins in Chapter 21 (Eliwood Mode) or Chapter 22 (Hector Mode). As expected from a unit who joins promoted, her bases are solid, but outside of her Speed and Luck, her growths range from average to mediocre. Isadora's main advantage is her Paladin class, which is among the best promoted classes in the game thanks to its perfect weapon triangle control and high movement of 8. It also has access to 1–2-range weaponry andCanto. With an A-rank in swords, a B-rank in lances and a D-rank in axes, Isadora can use a huge arsenal of weapons at base, which allows her to adapt to enemies she fights and use the right weapon for every situation. She also requires no investment from the player, while the threeCavaliers (Kent,Sain andLowen) will need aKnight Crest to promote, the second of which can only be obtained at the end of her join chapter.

Isadora's main disadvantage is her low constitution of 6, which is especially low for a promoted unit; this leaves her incapable of wielding anything heavier than anIron Sword or aSlim Sword orLance without being weighed down. Fortunately, with her high Speed, she can still double most enemies even if weighed down. Still, it leaves her worse at using 1-2-range weapons than a trainedKent orSain, as even the basicJavelin weighs her down by 5, and theShort Spear she starts with reduces her Attack Speed by 6. She also needs to use the right weapon for every situation or risk failing to one-round enemies, typically because she cannot double due to weapon weight or deal enough damage when capable of doubling. Additionally, while her 13 base Strength is solid, it may fall short when wielding low-might weapons. These flaws leave Isadora more limited as a combat unit than it seems, as she needs specific weapons to fight certain enemies more optimally.

Isadora suffers from mediocre durability as well, being a Paladin with only 28 HP, 8 Defense and 6 Resistance. By comparison,Marcus, who is available from the start of the game, starts out with 31 HP, 10 Defense and 8 Resistance. Isadora joins with anAngelic Robe that she can use herself to increase her HP by 7, but faces competition from other units that may want it for themselves. She is not too frail that she cannot take a hit or two, but compares poorly to units such asRaven, who also have solid offenses. As a consequence of her mediocre bulk when uninvested, Isadora is less suited to enemy-phase combat.

Fortunately, there are ways to improve Isadora's combat at a low cost. If she receives theBody Ring, she can more easily leverage her naturally high Speed; few other units want it as much as her, to boot. She can also use the Angelic Robe she comes with, as stated in the previous paragraph. As a frontline fighter, she is likewise a good recipient of theDracoshield and theTalisman. While her growths are mediocre, these investments can still increase Isadora's long-term potential, despite the competition she faces for some of these stat boosters. Lastly, Isadora enjoys fast support growth with her belovedHarken; his Fire affinity further bolsters Isadora's power, although his lower movement might risk tethering Isadora down unless his movement is boosted.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

One variation of Isadora is available inHeroes. The normal variation of Isadora was first made available to summon from November 17 to December 6, 2023.

Isadora: Escort of Pherae

Starting stats

Isadora: Escort of Pherae is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 12/13/14 Speed 10/11/12 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 34/38/41 Attack 40/43/47 Speed 43/46/49 Defense 29/32/35 Resistance 22/25/29 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Guarding Lance Reposition --

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Lance	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Steel Lance	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Silver Lance	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Guarding Lance	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Reposition	★★★★★	★★★★★	150
A	Atk/Spd Clash 1	★★★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Spd Clash 2	★★★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Spd Clash 3	★★★★★	—	240
A	Atk/Spd Clash 4	★★★★★	—	300
B	Atk/Def Snag 1	★★★★★	—	60
B	Atk/Def Snag 2	★★★★★	—	120
B	Atk/Def Snag 3	★★★★★	—	240
B	Atk/Def Snag 4	★★★★★	—	300

Personality

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Isadora is a kind woman who does not mean any harm to any of her fellow soldiers. She missed her fiancéHarken and was overjoyed to see him return. She playfully teasesGeitz after he got a bird to nest in his hair. She is sorrowful for the people she has killed when confessing her sins toRenault. She in not annoyed whenSain tries to woo her.

Supports

Main article:Isadora/Supports

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Endings

Isadora, Escort of Pherae
As a knight of the imperial guard, Isadora served as guard to Lady Eleanora. She continued to study to be a lady up until she wed.

Isadora and Legault
After the war, Isadora went to Pherae, and Legault went to Bern. Though they traveled different paths, they stayed in each other's hearts. They met again ten years later, on the battlefield as enemies.

Harken and Isadora
They were married shortly after returning to Pherae. Their love grew during their years of service, and now it blossomed with the blessings of Eliwood and Eleanora. Many envied their good fortune.

Renault and Isadora
Renault simply vanished after the battle. Isadora, now alone, returned to Pherae as a member of the imperial guard. Years later, she entered the service of Elimine, hoping to find answers in the clergy.

Quotes

Death quote

Final Chapter: Light quote

Battle History quotes

Tactician quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Isadora/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Isadora's official artwork fromThe Blazing Blade can be viewed inPath of Radiance's extras menu if a copy ofThe Blazing Blade is connected to a copy ofPath of Radiance.

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Isadora: Escort of Pherae
Isadora is a knight of Pherae, the eastern territory of the Lycian League in Elibe—and the same house that was shocked by a major incident.	Elbert, the marquess, was attacked during a march and went missing. During the incident, he was accompanied by Isadora's betrothed, Harken.	Eliwood, Elbert's son, immediately set out to find his father. And while he was away, he entrusted the safety of his mother, Eleanora, to Isadora!	Before long, Eliwood found himself entrenched in a bitter conflict, and Eleanora released Isadora from her bodyguard duties so that she could go to Eliwood's aid instead. So began the journey of Isadora, the proud knight!
Closely Associated Characters
Eliwood Harken {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A sincere noble of Pherae. His friends Lyn and Hector serve him loyally. Isadora's lord. A knight who single-handedly infiltrated the Black Fang to exact his vengeance after failing to stop the abduction of Marquess Pherae. Isadora's betrothed. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

456

Isadora The Blazing Blade

274

CYL 2 (2018)

490

Isadora The Blazing Blade

257 (−17)

CYL 3 (2019)

424 (−31)

Isadora The Blazing Blade

350 (+93)

CYL 4 (2020)

460 (+2)

Isadora The Blazing Blade

235 (−115)

CYL 5 (2021)

420 (−40)

Isadora The Blazing Blade

182 (−53)

CYL 6 (2022)

423 (+1)

Isadora The Blazing Blade

189 (+7)

CYL 7 (2023)

379 (−44)

Isadora The Blazing Blade

143 (−46)

CYL 8 (2024)

729 (+350)

Isadora The Blazing Blade

32 (−111)

CYL 9 (2025)

815 (+86)

Isadora The Blazing Blade

16 (−16)

CYL 10 (2026)

795 (−20)

Isadora The Blazing Blade

13 (−3)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,691

Trivia

• A villager incorrectly describes Isadora as having emerald eyes, when in fact Isadora has blue eyes.
• Isadora is the only female character to be able to use axes inThe Blazing Blade.
• If Lowen recruits Harken inChapter 25E/27H, Lowen will incorrectly refer to Isadora as "Isabella".

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Paladin Sword Lance Axe

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Isadora fromThe Blazing Blade.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Isadora: Escort of Pherae.
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  Artwork of Isadora: Escort of Pherae.
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  Artwork of Isadora: Escort of Pherae.
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  Artwork of Isadora: Escort of Pherae.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Isadora: Escort of Pherae.
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  Artwork of Isadora: Escort of Pherae.
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  Artwork of Isadora: Escort of Pherae.
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  Artwork of Isadora: Escort of Pherae.

References

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