Jarod (pronounced /⁠ˈdʒɛɹəd⁠/^[key][1]; Japanese:ジェルドJeld) is a soldier ofBegnion who servedDuke Numida of Numida. He was the general of Begnion's occupational garrison inDaein under Numida's command, and perpetuated a brutal regime over the country which drove its people into poverty and famine, intended by Jarod to strip away any chance of the people of Daein ever having the will to fight back. He was a bitter enemy ofMicaiah and theDawn Brigade, and became increasingly obsessed with hunting them down and defeating Micaiah as she led the Dawn Brigade, and later the Daein Liberation Army, to more and more victories over the Begnion garrison.

Biography

Jarod was born as part of a minor noble house inBegnion, but when he joined the Begnion army, he earned his rise through the ranks through his own skill and not his bloodline. He first entered the service of Numida by joining his private army.^[2]

AfterIke and theCrimean army defeated KingAshnard ofDaein and ended theMad King's War, Crimea chose not to take control of Daein for itself and handed responsibility over the country to Begnion.^[3] Begnion established an occupation garrison in Daein to secure the country. Numida was apppointed as the occupational governor of Daein, and Jarod was given leadership of the garrison itself under Numida's command. Jarod established a series of labor camps and forced all adult Daein men to work in them, aiming to break them both physically and mentally to prevent the chance of them ever fighting back. This also led to poverty and starvation, as farms and other industries were no longer tended to.^[4] Jarod also used funds stolen from Daein to fortify its troops and buy the service of mercenaries to reinforce its numbers.^[5]

Jarod first became aware of theDawn Brigade and the "Silver-Haired Maiden" who led them three years into the occupation, in the summer of 648, after they evaded capture in the capital Nevassa and fled the city. After the Dawn Brigade raided a manor in the countryside to retrieve medicine forLaura's abbot, Jarod kidnapped Laura and used her to lure Micaiah into a trap, arresting both and taking them to Glaive Prison, where they later escaped. During this time he authorized a Begnion expedition into theDesert of Death to find the rumored heir to Ashnard and put a stop to his attempts to raise a liberation army.

Later, when Micaiah returned as the leader ofPelleas's liberation army and began to lead successful resistance campaigns against the occupation, Jarod and Numida determined that it was necessary to put an end to the Daein Liberation Army before their superiors in Begnion could find out about the resistance or of their abuses, and so Numida gave Jarod all the funding he needed to achieve this.^[6] However, through the efforts ofSothe andTormod, the Begnion empressSanaki found out anyway and formed an inspection team to confirm the abuses in Daein. Numida ordered Jarod to finish off the Liberation Army before they could encounter the inspectors, so Jarod formed a plan to lure them to their deaths in Shifu Swamp, but after this failed Numida betrayed Jarod and claimed to Sanaki that all of the garrison's crimes were conducted without Numida's knowledge at all.

Sanaki sent a command to Jarod to have all forces stand down in anticipation of the inspectors, and Jarod realized that Numida had betrayed and scapegoated him. Jarod knew that Numida and the rest of the senate would work to silence Jarod and his soldiers, to prevent them from implicating Numida, and knowing that the end was near, Jarod resolved to at least bring Micaiah down with him as revenge for driving him to this point.^[7] On the evening of a Liberation Army celebration at the news of Sanaki's intervention, Jarod and his men ambushed Micaiah after she left the celebration alone, and threatened to kill her to put an end to the real symbol of hope of the Liberation Army, dismissing Pelleas as worthless in comparison to her. He was foiled by the arrival of theBlack Knight, who worked with Micaiah to defeat Jarod and his soldiers, but Jarod himself was spared as his lieutenant,Alder, took a blow from the Black Knight for him. Micaiah let Jarod escape to bury Alder.

Having been driven into a corner by his defeat by the Black Knight, Jarod took his revenge with one last, massive act of defiance. He murdered a Begnion emissary and took control of Daein Keep, then unleashed a catapult assault on the city of Nevassa to destroy it. Micaiah and the Daein Liberation Army launched a counterattack to seize Daein Keep back from Jarod, who led his men in a last stand to die gloriously in battle, rather than be dishonored by surviving or fleeing.^[8] Jarod died at the hands of Micaiah's forces in this battle, bringing an end to the war for Daein's liberation.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Jarod appears twice as aboss in Part 1, first inChapter 9, and again inthe Endgame. In both chapters he acts as thecommander of the Occupying Army units, and his defeat is necessary to clear each chapter.

In Chapter 9, Jarod is not present on the map at first. He only appears afterMicaiah and theBlack Knight have defeated all other enemies on the map, spawning in roughly the same place where the two playable units started the chapter. His defeat ends the chapter.

In the Endgame, Jarod is guarding the seize point and must be defeated for Micaiah to seize and clear the chapter.

Stats

Enemy – Part 1 Chapter 9

See also:One Survives

Halberdier Level 4 Affinity Constitution 12 Authority ★★★	Stats Max HP 39 Speed 19 Strength 20 Luck 10 Magic 4 Defense 18 Skill 20 Resistance 15 Movement 7 Weight 18	Inventory Skills Steel Greatlance Critical +5 Shove Weapon Levels -- B -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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Enemy – Part I, Endgame

See also:Daein, Arise!

Halberdier Level 4 Affinity Constitution 12 Authority ★★★	Stats Max HP 39 Speed 19 Strength 20 Luck 10 Magic 4 Defense 18 Skill 20 Resistance 15 Movement 7 Weight 18	Inventory Skills Short Spear Concoction Critical +5 Shove Weapon Levels -- B -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

One version of Jarod is currently present inFire Emblem Heroes. The normal variation of Jarod was added to the game on June 6, 2024, and was available through aGrand Hero Battle.

Jarod: Nevassa General

Starting stats

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Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 5/6/7 Speed 9/10/11 Defense 10/11/12 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 35/38/41 Attack 38/41/44 Speed 36/39/42 Defense 27/30/33 Resistance 21/24/27 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Steel Lance -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 5/6/7 Speed 10/11/12 Defense 11/12/13 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 36/39/42 Attack 40/43/46 Speed 38/42/45 Defense 29/32/35 Resistance 22/25/28 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Null Spear -- Dragon Gaze

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 6/7/8 Speed 10/11/12 Defense 11/12/13 Resistance 7/8/9 Maximum HP 39/42/45 Attack 43/46/50 Speed 40/44/47 Defense 30/34/37 Resistance 24/27/31 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Null Spear+ -- Dragon Gaze

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Lance	★★★	★★★	50
	Steel Lance	★★★	★★★	100
	Null Spear	★★★	★★★★	200
	Null Spear+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Dragon Gaze	★★★	★★★★	100
	Dragon Fang	★★★★	—	200
A	Wind Boost 1	★★★	—	50
A	Wind Boost 2	★★★	—	100
A	Wind Boost 3	★★★★★	—	200
C	Pulse Smoke 1	★★★	—	60
C	Pulse Smoke 2	★★★★	—	120
C	Pulse Smoke 3	★★★★★	—	240

Personality

Described by even his most loyal subordinate,Alder, as "a terror to work under",^[9] Jarod was a harsh and temperamental commander who had no patience at all for failures under his watch. He would kill soldiers who he viewed as "incompetent" with no hesitation at all. He had little to no respect or interest in the Daein people under his command, again being willing to kill them without hesitation if they got in his way,^[10] He was fully aware of just how horrible the acts he perpetrated upon Daein were, but took a perverse sort of pride in the knowledge that he conducted the occupation his way and had no interest in backing down or covering up the acts. After his death, Micaiah would later claim that Jarod was at least honest about his villainy, in contrast to his master's attempts to cover up his involvement.^[11]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Jarod/Quotes (Heroes)

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Jarod: Nevassa General
Jarod is the general who leads Begnion's army occupying Daein in the continent of Tellius. Cold and ruthless, he is a capable soldier who isn't to be underestimated.	Jarod was the antagonist of the Dawn Brigade, a band of rebels who fight to liberate Daein. He drove Micaiah and her allies into a corner countless times.	Before long, the Dawn Brigade merged into a true liberation army under the lead of Pelleas, heir to the former throne of Daein. And so Jarod's battle with the Dawn Brigade grew all the more intense…	With his cold, ruthless approach, Jarod was feared by both friend and foe. I'm glad to have such a capable soldier joining the Order of Heroes, but I'm a little worried he might chew my head off!
Closely Associated Characters
Micaiah {{{Related_name2}}} {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A member of the Dawn Brigade with silver hair and mysterious powers. As close with Sothe as a sister, though they're not related by blood. Opposes Jarod. {{{Related_blurb2}}} {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

568

Jarod Radiant Dawn

146

CYL 2 (2018)

551 (−17)

Jarod Radiant Dawn

181 (+35)

CYL 3 (2019)

569 (+63)

Jarod Radiant Dawn

123 (−58)

CYL 4 (2020)

658 (+28)

Jarod Radiant Dawn

72 (−51)

CYL 5 (2021)

525 (−133)

Jarod Radiant Dawn

118 (+46)

CYL 6 (2022)

546 (+19)

Jarod Radiant Dawn

116 (−2)

CYL 7 (2023)

566 (+20)

Jarod Radiant Dawn

75 (−41)

CYL 8 (2024)

530 (−36)

Jarod Radiant Dawn

86 (+11)

CYL 9 (2025)

772 (+242)

Jarod Radiant Dawn

23 (−63)

Total results		This character has 9 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	940

Trivia

• Jarod is one of the few bosses with two different battle themes: first, "Battle of Pride" in Chapter 1-9; and second, "Stalking Menace"—which he shares withLudveck—in Part I, Endgame.
• In Micaiah's flashback about Chapter 1-9, Jarod is shown in battle with aSteel Lance, when in the actual chapter he had aSteel Greatlance.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Jarod fromRadiant Dawn.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Jarod inRadiant Dawn.

Screenshots

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  Jarod as aHalberdier inRadiant Dawn.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Jarod: Nevassa General.

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  Artwork of Jarod: Nevassa General.

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  Artwork of Jarod: Nevassa General.

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  Artwork of Jarod: Nevassa General.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Jarod: Nevassa General.

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  Artwork of Jarod: Nevassa General.

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  Artwork of Jarod: Nevassa General.

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  Artwork of Jarod: Nevassa General.

Cipher artwork

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  Celebratory artwork featuring Jarod forCipher's 2nd anniversary.

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  Celebratory artwork featuring Jarod forCipher's 2nd anniversary.

References

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