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Malledus


Artwork of Malledus from theTrading Card Game.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Nationality

Altean

Title(s)

Count[a]

Starting class

Bishop

Appearance(s)

“In your veins flows the blood of a hero—the blood of Anri. You are a son of House Archanea, and sole heir to Falchion—our only hope of defeating Medeus, emperor of Dolhr. Sire, wer't in my power, I would have you choose your own path...but I'm afraid your path has chosen you.”
— Malledus, toMarth

Malledus (Japanese:モロドフMorodof) is a non-playable character who serves asMarth's tactician during theWar of Shadows. Though he does not participate in any battles, he aids Marth with his knowledge ofArchanean history and legend.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Role

Malledus accompanies Marth and his party throughout their journey, offering helpful advice and explanation along the way.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Role

InMystery of the Emblem, Malledus only appears in Book 1, fulfilling the same role he played in the first game.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Role

Malledus's role is slightly expanded upon inShadow Dragon, as he appears in the game's new Prologue. It is Malledus who assists Marth and company in their quest to escapeAltea and board a ship toTalys.

Personality

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Choose Your Legends placement history

RoundPlacementCharacterVotes
CYL 10
(2026)		870
(−20)
Malledus
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light /Shadow Dragon		6
(+1)
Total resultsThis character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.202

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
LanguageNameDefinition, etymology, and notes
English

Malledus

English
(unofficial)

Morodof

Japanese

モロドフ

Morodof. Mistakenly spelled asモロゾフMorozof in the introduction ofBook II, Chapter 1.[2][3]

Spanish

Malledus

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French

Malledus

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German

Malledus

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Italian

Malledus

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Portuguese

Malledus

Mentioned inHeroes.

Traditional Chinese

莫羅多夫

Morodof

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Mystery of the Emblem
Shadow Dragon
Bishop

Official artwork

CG images

Notes

  1. ↑The title of伯爵hakushaku, meaning "count" or "earl", is given to Malledus in various guidebooks such as theEncyclopedia by APE.[1]

References

  1. ↑A cropped scan from the APEEncyclopedia guide.
  2. ↑"There are many mistakes in early FE such as Morodof and Morozof. Oh, is that still the case...? (^^;" —Kaga, S.,Message Boards, Intelligent Systems (archived by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine),Published: July 30th, 1997,Retrieved: May 16th, 2025
  3. ↑"Morodof is correct (^^)" —Kaga, S.,Message Boards, Intelligent Systems (archived by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine),Published: July 31st, 1997,Retrieved: May 16th, 2025
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Non-playable charactersAurelis King •Malledus •Nyna •Talys King
BossesBentheon •Camus •Emereus •Gazzak •Gharnef •Gomer •Grigas •Harmein •Heimler •Hollstadt •Hyman •Jiol •Kannival •Khozen •Mannu •Medeus •Merach •Michalis •Morzas •Orridyon •Sternlin •Tiki •Volzhin •Xemcel •Zharov
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Playable charactersBook 1Abel •Arran •Astram •Bantu •Barst •Boah •Bord •Caeda •Caesar •Cain •Castor •Catria •Cord •Dolph •Draug •Elice •Est •Gordin •Hardin •Jagen •Jeorge •Julian •Lena •Linde •Lorenz •Macellan •Maria •Marth •Matthis •Merric •Midia •Minerva •Navarre •Ogma •Palla •Radd •Rickard •Roshea •Samson •Sedgar •Tiki •Tomas •Vyland •Wendell •Wolf •Xane
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Non-playable charactersBook 1Aurelis King •Gotoh •Malledus •Nyna •Talys King
Book 2Aurelis King •Boah •Gotoh •Jagen •Lang •Lorenz •Michalis
BossesBook 1Camus •Emereus •Gazzak •Gharnef •Gomer •Harmein •Hollstadt •Hyman •Jiol •Kannival •Khozen •Medeus •Merach •Michalis •Morzas •Tiki •Volzhin •Xemcel •Zharov
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Background charactersAdrah •Anri •Artemis •Caldas •Cornelius •Iote •Liza •Ludwik •Marlon •Marcelus •Miloah •Naga •Ordwin •Osmond
Legendary andpersonal weaponsAum •Aura •Excalibur •Falchion •Fire Emblem •Gradivus •Imhullu •Mercurius •Parthia •Rapier •Starlight
ChaptersBook 11:Marth Embarks • 2:The Pirates of Galder • 3:A Brush in the Teeth • 4:Champions of Aurelis • 5:Fire Emblem • 6:Lefcandith Gauntlet • 7:Port Warren • 8:Princess Minerva • 9:Knorda Market • 10:The Ageless Palace • 11:Land of Sorrow • 12:An Oasis of Magic • 13:The Battle for Altea • 14:Star and Savior • 15:Manakete Princess • 16:Camus the Sable • 17:A Knight-Filled Sky • 18:Dark Pontifex • 19:The Dragonkin Realm • 20:Chosen by Fate
Book 21:The Grustian Expedition • 2:Rebellion at Macedon • 3:Abducted Princess • 4:Joy and Sorrow • 5:Liberation of Grust • 6:The Nest of Evil • 7:The Scarlet Sword • 8:Soulful Bridge • 9:Sanctuary of Sorcery • 10:Two Sorcerers • 11:Anri's Way • 12:Graveyard of Fire Dragons • 13:Frozen Land • 14:A Mystery Revealed • 15:Return of the Prince • 16:Regaining the Capital • 17:Gra's Sun Sets • 18:Battle of the Pass • 19:The Last Decisive Battle • 20:Dark Emperor • E1:The Wyvern's Dale • E2: The Dragon Altar (part 1 •part 2 •part 3)
LocationsArchanea •Adria •Altea •Anri's Way (Thabes) •Aurelis •Chiasmir (Fane of Raman) •Deil •Dolhr (Dragon Altar) •Empire of Archanea (Knorda •Palace •Warren) •Galder •Gra •Grust •Khadein •Lefcandith •Macedon •Menedy •Pyrathi •Samsooth •Talys
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Playable charactersAbel •Arran •Astram •Athena •Bantu •Barst •Beck •Boah •Bord •Caeda •Caesar •Cain •Castor •Catria •Cord •Darros •Dolph •Draug •Elice •Est •Etzel •Frey •Gordin •Gotoh •Hardin •Horace •Jagen •Jake •Jeorge •Julian •Lena •Linde •Lorenz •Macellan •Maria •Marth •Matthis •Merric •Midia •Minerva •Nagi •Navarre •Norne •Ogma •Palla •Radd •Rickard •Roger •Roshea •Samson •Sedgar •Tiki •Tomas •Vyland •Wendell •Wolf •Wrys •Xane •Ymir
Non-playable charactersAurelis King •Malledus •Nyna •Talys King
BossesBathys •Bentheon •Camus •Captain •Dactyl •Dejanira •Emereus •Gazzak •Gharnef •Gomer •Grigas •Harmein •Heimler •Hollstadt •Hyman •Jiol •Kannival •Khozen •Larissa •Mannu •Medeus •Merach •Michalis •Morzas •Orridyon •Sternlin •Tiki •Volzhin •Xemcel •Zharov
Background charactersAdrah •Anri •Artemis •Cornelius •Iote •Liza •Ludwik •Miloah •Naga •Ordwin •Osmond •Shanty Pete
Legendary andpersonal weaponsAum •Falchion •Fire Emblem •Gradivus •Imhullu •Hauteclere •Mercurius •Parthia •Rapier •Starlight •Wing Spear
ChaptersP:Prologue I • P:Prologue II • P:Prologue III • P:Prologue IV • 1:Marth Embarks • 2:The Pirates of Galder • 3:A Brush in the Teeth • 4:Battle in the Lea • 5:Champions of Aurelis • 6:Fire Emblem • 6x:In War's Grip • 7:Lefcandith Gauntlet • 8:Port Warren • 9:The Pyrathi Dragon • 10:Princess Minerva • 11:Knorda Market • 12:The Ageless Palace • 12x:A Traitor's Worth • 13:The Wooden Cavalry • 14:Land of Sorrow • 15:An Oasis of Magic • 16:The Battle for Altea • 17:Star and Savior • 17x:Helena Castle • 18:The Sable Order • 19:Manakete Princess • 20:Camus the Sable • 20x:The Lair of Fire • 21:Clash in Macedon • 22:A Knight-Filled Sky • 23:Dark Pontifex • 24:The Dragonkin Realm • 24x:The Alterspire •E:Chosen by Fate
LocationsArchanea •Altea •Alterspire •Aurelis •Chiasmir (Fane of Raman) •Dolhr •Galder •Gra •Grust •Khadein •Kingdom of Archanea (Knorda •Palace •Warren) •Lefcandith •Macedon •Menedy •Pyrathi •Samsooth •Talys •Thabes
Groups, objects and conceptsArchanean Knights •Archanean League •Dragons (Divine Dragons •Earth Dragons •Fire Dragons •Mage Dragons •Manakete) •Dragoons •Orb •Royal knights •Sable Order •Soothsires •War of Liberation •War of Shadows •Whitewinged Order
ListsChapters •Characters •Classes (Class change) •Conversations •Items •Scripts •Supports •Weapons
Related topicsList of version differences (Name chart) •Minor characters • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light •Gaiden •New Mystery of the Emblem •Awakening) •Pre-release information (Unused content) •Sound Room •Timeline