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Personal weapons
| “ | The sword Ike received from his father. It's light and easy to wield. Only Ike can wield it. | ” | — TheRegal Sword's description, providing a typical example of a personal weapon |
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Personal weapons (Japanese:専用武器personal weapons) are weapons which are restricted to be usable only by a limited group of units, or more commonly, a single unit. This concept has existed sinceFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, with weapons likeMarth'sFalchion andLinde'sAura, and has appeared in every game since in some capacity.
Overview
"Personal weapon" is a somewhat generic term used to refer to the concept, with different games referring to them by different names. Most Japanese versions use a ★ to symbolise a personal weapon, described as a "star weapon". The English releases ofThe Blazing Blade,The Sacred Stones andPath of Radiance give personal weapons the rank of "Prf", presumably short for "preferred". Some games in both languages simply do not use a special denotation, and instead list the weapon's required rank orweapon level as a blank, "--". FromShadow Dragon onward, personal weapons have actual weapon levels (normally ranked E, but higher ranks have occurred, in which case the wielder must have the required rank to wield it) with the personal weapon status instead denoted in their description.
The series' most prominent example of a personal weapon is theRapier. It is a personal weapon which traditionally acts as the starting weapon for characters of theLord class (Marth,Roy,Eliwood,Eirika,Chrom). Most other starting personal weapons for units are essentially copies of itsanti-mounted or -armor abilities for other weapon types, such as theWolf Beil,Reginleif, andThani.
All of the main weapons used by the series's protagonists are usually personal weapons, such asSigurd's andSeliph'sTyrfing,Ike'sRagnell, andCorrin'sYato.
Gameplay
Generally speaking, they have a unique or uncommon added effect, and are either a starting weapon for the unit (or gained very soon after the unit appears), or are their most powerful end-game weapon. Personal weapons come in three varieties: weapons locked to specific characters (this is the variety to which the term normally applies), weapons locked to specific classes, and weapons locked based on the gender of characters. In addition, most personal weapons are either the only ones of their type to be found in the game, or, if there exist more than one, appear very rarely.
InGenealogy of the Holy War theHoly Blood mechanic is an expanded version of personal weapons and the ability to exclusively pass down the ability to use a certain weapon from parent to child is a major gameplay mechanic.
Story
The in-universe justifications for personal weapons varies by game and by weapon itself. Not every weapon lock has an in-universe explanation, however.
Some weapons are simply a character's preferred weapon in combat, while others are locked to characters through magical means. For instance,Hector'sWolf Beil and numerous protagonist's Rapiers do not appear to have magic-related locks, and are simply used only by certain characters due to personal preference.
Even the means of magic locking the weapon can be different. InThe Blazing Blade,Lyn'sMani Katti is stated to be a "spirit-inhabited sword", and chose her as its wielder when she picked it up; Lyn is the only person able to draw it from its sheath.Glass, who was not favored by the Mani Katti, was unable to draw it from its sheath. InAwakening,Lucina explains to her sibling that if someone other than the chosen wielder attempts to useFalchion, its blade will be "dull as a stone". InEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, theRoyal Sword is said to be impossible to lift by anyone not of royal blood;Tobin claims that the sword "weighs a ton", whileAlm finds it "light as a feather".
There are many weapons also locked by bloodline, which, as mentioned above, is a major mechanic inGenealogy of the Holy War, though this method also appears in other games. Often, weapons that are blood locked rely on the wielder to have or be descended from one with the gifted blood of a dragon, though weapons linked solely to human bloodlines, likeAura, exist. It is not always explicitly stated what happens if an unworthy wielder uses a physical weapon, though tomes that are magically locked to individuals fail to function and are no more than paperweights.
List of personal weapons by game
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
| Rapier | Sword | Marth |
| Mercurius | Sword | Marth |
| Falchion | Sword | Marth |
| Levin Sword | Sword | Classes: Any sword-using class exceptGeneral |
| Excalibur | Tome | Merric |
| Aura | Tome | Linde |
| Imhullu | Tome | Gharnef |
| Hammerne | Staff | Lena |
| Aum | Staff | Elice |
| Divinestone | Stone | Tiki |
| Earthstone | Stone | Medeus |
Gaiden
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Sword | Sword | Alm |
| Falchion | Sword | Alm |
| Javelin | Lance | Classes: Any Lance-using class can use it as a ranged weapon exceptSoldier |
| Gradivus | Lance | Classes: Any Lance-using class can use it as a ranged weapon exceptSoldier |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Rapier | Sword | Marth,Phina |
 Falchion | Sword | Marth |
 Ladyblade | Sword | Gender: Female units |
 Excalibur | Tome | Merric |
 Aura | Tome | Linde |
 Imhullu | Tome | Gharnef |
 Nosferatu | Tome | Gender: Female units |
 Hammerne | Staff | Lena,Marisha |
 Aum | Staff | Elice,Yuliya |
 Rescue | Staff | Yuliya |
 Thief | Staff | Marisha |
 Divinestone | Stone | Tiki |
 Magestone | Stone | Any Manakete exceptBantu |
 Icestone | Stone | Any Manakete exceptBantu |
 Wyvernstone | Stone | Any Manakete exceptBantu |
Genealogy of the Holy War
- Main article:
Holy Blood
InGenealogy of the Holy War, there is a variation on the standard personal weapon system governed by its uniqueHoly Blood system, wherein a unit's ability to use one of the weapons is tied to whether or not they possess the matching major holy blood. While several units in both generations have major holy blood, for the second generation the majority of possessors of holy blood, and thus of the weapons, are determined by the pairings of the parents possessing the holy blood in question in the first generation.
In addition to the thirteen weapons governed by holy blood, there are a handful of weapons locked by class and gender.
| Weapon | Weapon type | Required holy blood |
|---|---|---|
 Tyrfing | Sword | MajorBaldr |
 Balmung | Sword | MajorOd |
 Gungnir | Lance | MajorDáinn |
 Yewfelle | Bow | MajorUllr |
 Valkyrie | Staff | MajorBragi |
 Mjölnir | Thunder | MajorThrud |
 Valflame | Fire | MajorFjalar |
 Mystletainn | Sword | MajorHoðr |
 Gáe Bolg | Lance | MajorNjörun |
 Helswath | Axe | MajorNál |
 Naga | Light | MajorNaga |
 Forseti | Wind | MajorForseti |
 Loptous | Dark | MajorLoptous |
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Miracle Sword | Sword | Gender: Female units |
 Iron Ballista | Bow | Classes:Iron Ballista |
 Ballista | Bow | Classes:Ballista |
 Killer Ballista | Bow | Classes:Killer Ballista |
 Great Ballista | Bow | Classes:Great Ballista |
Thracia 776
Thracia 776 sports the largest number of personal weapons of any game in the series; many of the personal weapons are recurring weapons which are not personal weapons in any other game. Additionally, it is the first instance in the series where theRapier appears but isnot a personal weapon; its usual role as the first personal weapon ofthe main hero is filled instead by theLight Brand.
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Light Brand | Sword | Leif |
 Lands Sword | Sword | Nanna |
 Shadow Sword | Sword | Mareeta |
 Mareeta's Sword | Sword | Mareeta |
 Beo's Sword | Sword | Diarmuid,Fergus |
 Blessed Sword | Sword | Olwen |
 Bragi Sword | Sword | Leif,Nanna,Diarmuid,Fergus |
 Loptr Sword | Sword | Raydrik,Mus |
 Dragon Lance | Lance | Deen,Altena |
 Brave Lance | Lance | Finn |
 Vouge | Axe | Osian, certain enemy units |
 Ballista | Bow | EnemyBallista units |
 Iron Ballista | Bow | EnemyIron Ballista units |
 Poison Ballista | Bow | EnemyPoison Ballista units |
| Killer Ballista | Bow | None* |
 Valflame | Fire | None* |
 Dire Thunder | Thunder | Olwen,Reinhardt |
 Mjölnir | Thunder | Ishtar* |
 Grafcalibur | Wind | Asbel |
 Forseti | Wind | Ced |
 Hel | Dark | Alphand,Veld, certain enemy units |
 Loptous | Dark | None* |
 Repair | Staff | Safy |
 Thief | Staff | Tina,certain enemy units |
 Unlock | Staff | Tina, certain enemy units |
 Kia | Staff | Sara |
The Binding Blade
Personal weapons in the GBA games, other thanEckesachs, are all locked to classes rather than characters.
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Rapier | Sword | Classes:Lord,Great Lord |
 Binding Blade | Sword | Classes:Lord,Great Lord |
 Eckesachs | Sword | Zephiel |
 Wo Dao | Sword | Classes:Myrmidon,Swordmaster |
The Blazing Blade
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Mani Katti | Sword | Classes:Lord(Lyn),Blade Lord |
 Sol Katti | Sword | Classes:Lord(Lyn),Blade Lord |
| Rapier | Sword | Classes:Lord(Eliwood),Knight Lord |
 Durandal | Sword | Classes:Lord(Eliwood),Knight Lord |
| Wo Dao | Sword | Classes:Lord(Lyn),Blade Lord,Myrmidon,Swordmaster |
 Wolf Beil | Axe | Classes:Lord(Hector),Great Lord |
 Armads | Axe | Classes:Lord(Hector),Great Lord |
 Forblaze | Anima | Class:Archsage |
 Flametongue | Stone | Class:Fire Dragon |
The Sacred Stones
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
| Rapier | Sword | Classes:Lord(Eirika),Great Lord(Eirika) |
 Sieglinde | Sword | Classes:Lord(Eirika),Great Lord(Eirika) |
 Shamshir | Sword | Classes:Lord(Eirika),Great Lord(Eirika),Myrmidon,Swordmaster,Assassin,Bonewalker,Wight |
 Reginleif | Lance | Classes:Lord(Ephraim),Great Lord(Ephraim) |
 Siegmund | Lance | Classes:Lord(Ephraim),Great Lord(Ephraim) |
| Dummy | Sword | None* |
Path of Radiance
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Regal Sword | Sword | Ike |
 Ragnell | Sword | Ike |
 Amiti | Sword | Elincia |
 Alondite | Sword | Black Knight |
 Gurgurant | Sword | Ashnard |
 Rolf's Bow | Bow | Rolf |
 Double Bow | Bow | Classes:Sniper |
 Ballista | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper |
 Iron Ballista | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper |
 Killer Ballista | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper |
 Onager | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper |
Radiant Dawn
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Ettard | Sword | Ike |
 Ragnell | Sword | Ike |
 Florete | Sword | Mist |
 Amiti | Sword | Elincia,Renning* |
 Caladbolg* | Sword | Edward |
 Tarvos* | Axe | Nolan |
 Lughnasadh* | Bow | Leonardo |
 Ballista | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper,Marksman |
 Iron Ballista | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper,Marksman |
 Killer Ballista | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper,Marksman |
 Onager | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper,Marksman |
 Cymbeline | Fire | Sanaki |
 Thani | Light | Micaiah |
 Creiddylad | Light | Sephiran |
 Judge | Various | Ashera (except the four hidden variants used byLekain,Dheginsea andSephiran) |
Shadow Dragon
The way in whichShadow Dragon structured the weapons system resulted in all personal weapons herein still having a normalweapon level; while for most of these weapons said rank is the base rank E, some have a higher rank requiring that a personal weapon's wielder still requires that rank before using the weapon. Additionally, some weapons which were originally full personal weapons allow for greater leeway in accessibility: they can be used by any unit of a certain gender, but have a high weapon level, while still allowing one specific wielder to use them at any rank.
With the implementation of thereclass system, there is the additional caveat that a unit must be of a class able to use the relevant weapon type before they can use the personal weapon; thus, in the case ofAum, of the many units capable of using it only half are of the correct class in the first place, and the others will need to be reclassed before they can use it.
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Rapier | Sword | Marth |
 Falchion | Sword | Marth |
 Wing Spear | Lance | Caeda |
 Longbow | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper |
 Excalibur | Tome | Gender: Male units Merric can use at any weapon level |
 Aura | Tome | Gender: Female units Linde can use at any weapon level |
 Hammerne | Staff | Lena |
 Aum | Staff | Caeda,Maria,Minerva,Elice |
 Divinestone | Stone | Tiki,Nagi |
 Earthstone | Stone | Medeus |
New Mystery of the Emblem
The system remains the same as inShadow Dragon.
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
| Rapier | Sword | Marth |
| Falchion | Sword | Marth |
 Ladyblade | Sword | Gender: Female units |
| Wing Spear | Lance | Caeda |
| Longbow | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper |
| Excalibur | Tome | Gender: Male units Merric can use at any weapon level |
| Aura | Tome | Gender: Female units Linde can use at any weapon level |
 Nosferatu | Tome | Gender: Female units |
| Hammerne | Staff | Lena,Marisha |
| Aum | Staff | Caeda,Maria,Minerva,Elice,Yuliya,Nyna,Sheena |
| Divinestone | Stone | Tiki,Nagi |
Awakening
The system remains the same as inShadow Dragon.
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Rapier | Sword | Classes:Lord,Great Lord,Lodestar |
 Noble Rapier | Sword | Classes:Lord,Great Lord,Lodestar |
 Falchion | Sword | Chrom,Marth |
 Exalted Falchion | Sword | Chrom,Marth |
 Parallel Falchion | Sword | Lucina,Marth |
 Missiletainn | Sword | Owain |
 Amatsu | Sword | Classes:Myrmidon,Swordmaster |
 Sol Katti | Sword | Classes:Myrmidon,Swordmaster |
 Wolf Berg | Axe | Walhart |
 Longbow | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper |
 Towering Bow | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper |
 Double Bow | Bow | Classes:Archer,Sniper |
| Alldark magic | Tome | Classes:Dark Mage,Sorcerer Units possessingShadowgift |
 Beaststone | Stone | Classes:Taguel |
 Beaststone+ | Stone | Classes:Taguel |
 Dragonstone | Stone | Classes:Manakete |
 Dragonstone+ | Stone | Classes:Manakete |
Fates
The system remains the same as inShadow Dragon.
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Siegfried | Sword | Xander,Siegbert* |
 Yato | Katana | Corrin,Kana* |
| Raijinto | Katana | Ryoma,Shiro* |
 Arthur's Axe | Axe | Gender: Male units |
| Camilla's Axe | Axe | Gender: Female units |
 Fujin Yumi | Yumi | Takumi,Kiragi* |
 Hair Pin | Shuriken | Gender: Female units |
 Nosferatu | Tome | Classes:Dark Mage,Sorcerer Units possessingShadowgift |
| Brynhildr | Tome | Leo,Forrest* |
| Missiletainn | Tome | Ophelia |
 Astral Blessing | Staff | Lilith |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
The system remains the same as inGaiden.
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Royal Sword | Sword | Alm |
 Falchion | Sword | Alm |
 Beloved Zofia | Sword | Celica |
Three Houses
- Main article:
Heroes' Relics
Personal weapons work differently than they do in previous games. Strictly speaking, no weapons are personal; any unit can use any weapon or equipment, but theirCrest—or lack thereof—will affect the potency of the item. There are fifteenHeroes' Relics, includingAymr, and tenSacred weapons.
Heroes' Relics and Aymr require aweapon level of E to use, meaning any unit can use them, but only units with the correlating Crest can use the weapon's uniquecombat art, while units with no Crest will suffer 10 damage for using the relic in a battle. TheSword of the Creator is an exception to this, as it is tied toByleth rather than a particular Crest; units with no Crest will not take damage for using it, but it will have greatly increasedweight and reducedrange when used by anyone other than Byleth. All Heroes Relics have a golden item sprite.
Sacred weapons require a weapon level of A to use; unlike Heroes' Relics, however, units without Crests are not penalized for using them. All Sacred weapons heal a certain portion ofHP at the start of each turn when equipped, healing more HP if the unit has the correlating Crest. Some Sacred weapons have additional effects, but those are not tied to the possession of a Crest. All Sacred weapons have a silver item sprite.
| Weapon | Weapon type | Crest/Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Sword of the Creator | Sword | Byleth |
| Thunderbrand | Sword | Crest of Charon |
| Blutgang | Sword | Crest of the Beast |
 Sword of Seiros | Sword | Crest of Seiros |
| Sword of Begalta | Sword | Crest of Riegan |
| Sword of Moralta | Sword | Crest of Fraldarius |
 Areadbhar | Lance | Crest of Blaiddyd |
| Lance of Ruin | Lance | Crest of Gautier |
| Lúin | Lance | Crest of Daphnel |
 Spear of Assal | Lance | Crest of Cichol |
 Aymr | Axe | Crest of Seiros |
| Crusher | Axe | Crest of Dominic |
| Freikugel | Axe | Crest of Goneril |
 Axe of Ukonvasara | Axe | Crest of Gloucester |
 Failnaught | Bow | Crest of Riegan |
 Tathlum Bow | Bow | Crest of Lamine |
| The Inexhaustible | Bow | Crest of Indech |
 Vajra-Mushti | Gauntlets | Crest of Chevalier |
 Aegis Shield | Shield | Crest of Fraldarius |
 Seiros Shield | Shield | Crest of Seiros |
| Ochain Shield | Shield | Crest of Cichol |
 Thyrsus | Staff | Crest of Gloucester |
 Caduceus Staff | Staff | Crest of Cethleann |
 Rafail Gem | Gem | Crest of Lamine |
 Fetters of Dromi | Ring | Crest of Aubin |
Engage
| Weapon | Weapon type | Wielder |
|---|---|---|
 Libération | Sword | Lumera andAlear |
 Misericorde | Knife | Veyle |
 Obscurité | Tome | Veyle,Sombron,Nel, andRafal |
 Wille Glanz | Sword | Lumera andAlear |
Heroes
- Main article:
Personal weapons/Fire Emblem Heroes
Warriors
InFire Emblem Warriors, all personal weapons are E-Rank and aren't as powerful as the other weapons. With the exception of Chrom's Training Sword and Tiki's Tear, after using a specific scroll found in History Mode and performing 10,000 kills with the weapon, the weapon will be upgraded to the level of an A-Rank weapon. None of them can be used for Forging Material.
Warriors: Three Hopes
The system remains the same as inThree Houses.
Shadows
InFire Emblem Shadows, all personal weapons that are the normal 7★ versions can be used by any unit, with only the plus 8★ versions being exclusives to a unit.
