Slayde (Japanese:スレイダーSlayder) is apaladin andboss inFire Emblem Gaiden. InGaiden he is a minor one-off boss, though his role inFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia has been expanded somewhat. He serves as the captain ofZofia's guard^[1] forDesaix, the man that usurped the Zofian royal family.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Role

Slayde is one of the bosses ofChapter 1's last map, alongsideDesaix. In normal gameplay the player is expected to only defeat Slayde, and Desaix will flee afterwards.

If Desaix is defeated first, Slayde will flee instead. Slayde tells theDeliverance that the man they had just killed was a double deployed to buy Desaix time to escape.

Stats

See also:Liberation of Zofia Castle

Paladin Level 1

Stats Max HP 28 Luck 0 Strength 12 Defense 8 Skill 5 Resistance 5 Speed 8 Movement 8

Equipment Spells -- -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✓ Bow ✗ B. Magic ✗ W. Magic ✗

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Role

Slayde has a somewhat expanded role as an antagonist inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, appearing as a boss in the newprologue. He also reprises his role as a boss alongsideDesaix at the end ofAct 1. Unlike in the original, he actually returns after this encounter, and appears as an enemy late inAct 4, as part of the army led byMueller at the Fort in northernRigel.

Years before the war betweenZofia andRigel, Slayde meets withDesaix in a discreet location to discuss the dethroning of the Zofian royal family. After some persuasion from Desaix, Slayde agrees to kill the remaining royal children,Anthiese andConrad. Slayde attempts to do so by burning the villa they are staying in and killing many witnesses, though the royal siblings manage to escape and go into hiding.

An undisclosed, but seemingly short time later, Celica, Alm, and the other village children fromRam are playing in a flower field. The children see some knights in the nearby forest and go to investigate. Slayde, leading the group of knights, sees the children approach; he initially insists that the children and the other residents of Ram village give them lodging and food, though he later noticesCelica's presence, and takes action to make up for his botched assassination by attacking them.Mycen arrives and drives off Slayde. This incident causes Celica to leave Ram.

Years after the incident in Ram, During the uprising of theDeliverance, Slayde fights along side Desaix in defense of Zofia Castle, though he is driven out. While hiding around the castle grounds, he happens upon some of the Duma Faithful lurking the castle grounds, having just made a failed attempt at capturing Celica. Slayde uses this opportunity to convince them to allow him to serve the Rigelian empire, so he would be safe from the Deliverance. In exchange, Slayde tells the Duma priest that there is a village, inhabited by many gifted mages, to the northwest of Zofia castle.^[2] While it is not explicitly stated, Slayde's information here may be what have lead toDelthea being kidnapped byTatarrah.

Much later, after Desaix's death Slayde participates in the battle to defend Rigel'sLast Bastion withMueller, where he is defeated by the Deliverance's forces. Slayde is likely alive even after then, being implied by the dialogue from the sidequestThe Merchant of Death. If Celica had not completed the sidequest before Attack on the Last Bastion, the merchantAlessio insists that his "angry client" expressed his fury in front of Alessio for not giving enoughSteel Lances at the proper time.^[3]

Stats

Enemy - Prologue

See also:Alm and Celica

Paladin Level 1

Stats Max HP 28 Luck 0 Attack 10 Defense 7 Skill 4 Resistance 5 Speed 7 Movement 8

Item Skills -- Lance Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Enemy - Act 1

See also:Liberation of Zofia Castle andSiege of Zofia Castle

NormalHard

Paladin Level 1

Stats Max HP 28 Luck 0 Attack 12 Defense 8 Skill 5 Resistance 5 Speed 8 Movement 8

Item Skills -- Lance Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Paladin Level 3

Stats Max HP 30 Luck 0 Attack 13 Defense 9 Skill 6 Resistance 5 Speed 9 Movement 8

Item Skills -- Lance Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

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Note: Slayde's Act 1 stats are reused in his appearance as the boss of theDLC chapterSiege of Zofia Castle.

Enemy - Act 4

See also:Attack on the Last Bastion

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Gold Knight Level 5

Stats Max HP 45 Luck 0 Attack 20+2 Defense 15 Skill 9 Resistance 6 Speed 14 Movement 9

Item Skills Iron Lance -- Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Gold Knight Level 5

Stats Max HP 45 Luck 0 Attack 20+4 Defense 15 Skill 9 Resistance 6 Speed 14−1 Movement 9

Item Skills Steel Lance -- Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Gold Knight Level 8

Stats Max HP 48 Luck 0 Attack 22+2 Defense 17 Skill 11 Resistance 7 Speed 16 Movement 9

Item Skills Iron Lance -- Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Gold Knight Level 8

Stats Max HP 48 Luck 0 Attack 22+4 Defense 17 Skill 11 Resistance 7 Speed 16−1 Movement 9

Item Skills Steel Lance -- Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

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Slayde will use the alternate inventory setup if the sidequestThe Merchant of Death was completed.

Neutral -Battle of Zofia Harbor

See also:Battle of Zofia Harbor

Cavalier Level 3

Stats Max HP 25 Luck 0 Attack 9 Defense 5 Skill 4 Resistance 2 Speed 6 Movement 7

Item Skills -- Lance Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Personality

Slayde had minimal characterization inGaiden, having only a single line of dialogue. His character is greatly expanded on inShadows of Valentia, where he is shown to be corrupt and greedy, caring only for himself and power. He also will betray any faction he is associated with if it suits him.^[4]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Critical quotes

Defeat quotes

Other appearances

Slayde only appears inGaiden and its remake.

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 2 (2018)

718

Slayde Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

52

CYL 3 (2019)

624 (−5)

Slayde Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

62 (+10)

CYL 4 (2020)

721 (+22)

Slayde Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

37 (−25)

CYL 5 (2021)

739 (+18)

Slayde Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

31 (−6)

CYL 6 (2022)

742 (+1)

Slayde Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

32 (+1)

CYL 7 (2023)

772 (+30)

Slayde Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

18 (−14)

CYL 8 (2024)

830 (+58)

Slayde Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

15 (−3)

CYL 9 (2025)

884 (+54)

Slayde Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

6 (−9)

CYL 10 (2026)

817 (−67)

Slayde Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

11 (+5)

Total results		This character has 9 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	264

Trivia

• As the boss of thePrologue ofEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, Slayde is a level 1 Paladin; however, as an NPC ally inBattle of Zofia Harbor, which takes place four years later, he is a level 3 Cavalier.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Gaiden Paladin Lance
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Cavalier Paladin Gold Knight

Official artwork

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  Full portrait artwork of Slayde fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

CG images

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  Slayde fightingMycen inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Slayde inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Screenshots

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  Slayde andDesaix prepared for battle atZofia Castle inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

References

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