Izuka (Japanese:イズカIzca) is a citizen ofDaein who briefly appears inPath of Radiance and has an expanded role inRadiant Dawn, where he is an advisor toPelleas. Izuka is the one responsible for creating the drug for theFeral Ones.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role

Izuka is a minor character inFire Emblem: Path of Radiance. He is the scientist who invented the formula that turnsLaguz intoFeral Ones. He is briefly seen inChapter 28, where he releases several Feral Ones to defend the Tower of Gritnea and flees.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Izuka ascends to become a major antagonist inFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. He has discovered the late KingAshnard's orphan sonPelleas and helped him raise the Daein Liberation Army to take the Daein throne and remove the corrupt Begnion occupation from the country. Izuka is initially suspicious ofMicaiah when she arrives to join the Liberation Army, coming to the hasty conclusion that she intends to usurp the throne from Pelleas. However, after learning that she is the folk hero known as the Silver-Haired Maiden, he immediately demands she join them, hoping for her to serve as a figurehead for the revolution. During the war, he proves to be terribly incompetent in his role as a tactician; his plans show poor tactical judgement at best and flagrant disregard for ethical standards at worst. Micaiah soon ends up serving in his role for the remainder of the uprising.

After the Daein victory, Izuka, who is secretly allied with the corrupt Begnion senate, tricks Pelleas into signing ablood pact to keep Daein under Begnion's thumb. WhenAshera petrifies the world, Izuka sides with her and is confronted byTibarn and his group, potentially including Pelleas. He reveals that he lied to Pelleas all along; Pelleas was a random blue-haired orphan he found that he could claim to be Ashnard's child and use as a figurehead. Izuka summons several Feral Ones to attack, but Tibarn and his party overwhelm his forces and kill him.

Stats

See also:Unforgivable Sin

Summoner Level 13 Affinity Constitution 9 Authority ★	Stats Max HP 46 Speed 25 Strength 15+3 Luck 19 Magic 38 Defense 18 Skill 29 Resistance 37 Movement 6 Weight 9	Inventory Skills Balberith Rewarp Shove Flare Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SS S
Biorhythm Best Good Normal Bad Worst

Personality

Izuka is a cruel person who has little regard for anyone besides himself. He is willing to let his allies die for the sake of achieving his goals, and holds a particular disdain for the Laguz, who he believes are less then sentient. Izuka also thinks of himself as a genius despite the repeated mistakes he makes that could result in the loss of many lives on his own side if it wasn't forMicaiah's aid. When he is fought as an enemy, he is also revealed to be very calculating, using even a mother's care for her lost son for the sake of his own benefit.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Izuka is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Izuka
	Summoner Versed in Abused Knowledge, Izuka
		"Don't you see? If I am harmed, my knowledge will be lost! Can the human race survive such a tragedy? If you fools cannot see the larger picture, you will have to be destroyed!"
		Attack: 60	Support: 0	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Summoner		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		"Come, my half-breeds!":[Activate] [] [] Choose up to 2 cards that are both and and have a Deployment Cost of 3 or lower from your Retreat Area, and deploy them. Feral One Drug:[Always] All allies who are both and and have a Deployment Cost of 3 or lower gain +20 attack. [Always] All allies who are both and and have a Deployment Cost of 3 or lower are unable to evade, and lose all of their skills.
	Card #B20-092HN • Artist:Daisuke Izuka
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Izuka .

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

770

Izuka Radiant Dawn

33

CYL 2 (2018)

758 (−12)

Izuka Radiant Dawn

36

CYL 3 (2019)

677 (+21)

Izuka Radiant Dawn

28 (−8)

CYL 4 (2020)

769 (+13)

Izuka Radiant Dawn

12 (−16)

CYL 5 (2021)

796 (+27)

Izuka Radiant Dawn

15 (+3)

CYL 6 (2022)

806 (+8)

Izuka Radiant Dawn

14 (−1)

CYL 7 (2023)

796 (−10)

Izuka Radiant Dawn

13 (−1)

CYL 8 (2024)

838 (+42)

Izuka Radiant Dawn

13 (No change)

CYL 9 (2025)

842 (+4)

Izuka Radiant Dawn

13 (No change)

CYL 10 (2026)

700 (−142)

Izuka Radiant Dawn

24 (+11)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	201

Trivia

• Izuka's name is likely taken fromDaisuke Izuka, who is a graphic designer for theFire Emblem series, includingRadiant Dawn. Notably Izuka is one of the few characters in the game with a name from modern-day Japan.
• InRadiant Dawn, when Izuka is attacked while he has the Rewarp staff equipped, his battle animation will show the staff floating and moving around on its own. This trait is similar to how theDruid class wields staves in theGame Boy Advance trilogy.
• Izuka is the only Summoner inRadiant Dawn, and is the only default Summoner in the entire series.
• According toTellius Recollection, Izuka was designed with an apparent age of 63 inRadiant Dawn.^[1]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Izuka fromRadiant Dawn.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Izuka inPath of Radiance.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Izuka.
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  Celebratory artwork of Izuka for the release ofSeries 20.

References