This article is about the chapter fromThe Blazing Blade. For the chapter's titular character, seeDurban. For the class, seeBerserker.

The Berserker (Japanese:狂戦士テュルバンThe Berserker Turban) is the thirtieth chapter ofHector's tale inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, and is the fifth chapter exclusive to Hector's tale; it serves as a parallel toChapter 28 of Eliwood's tale.

Plot

Main article:The Berserker/Script

Athos takesHector to the location ofArmads; he explains that it is guarded by soldiers who fought in theScouring, and Hector must defeat them to claim Armads.

After proving himself against its defenders, Hector reaches the throne of the shrine, where he encounters the spirit ofDurban—one of theEight Legends. Hector requests Durban's aid; Durban warns that Hector will die in battle if he takes Armads, but Hector takes it anyway.

Hector returns to the rest of the group with Armads. Athos then takes Eliwood to claimDurandal.

Later, Eliwood exits the shrine with Durandal, prepared to face Nergal. However, anIce Dragon suddenly appears; Eliwood, guided by Durandal, strikes the dragon down in a single blow. As the dragon dies, Athos notices something is wrong, but is interrupted by Nergal's sudden appearance. Nergal claims Ninian proved to be useless, and putsNils in a trance to use take him. Eliwood demands to know what Nergal did with Ninian; Nergal states that Eliwood has just killed Ninian, and begins to taunt him for it. Ninian takes her human form once again, and Eliwood rushes to her side. Dying, Ninian tells Eliwood that she is glad he is unharmed, but Eliwood is beside himself with grief and regret. Nergal attempts to depart with Nils, but Athos attacks him withForblaze. Nergal takes little damage, and boldly proclaims that no legendary weapon can do him harm. Nergal then leaves without Nils, claiming he does so out of respect for the man Athos used to be. Soon after, Nils awakens to see the corpse of his sister, and is himself grief-stricken.

Chapter data

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Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Claim a space	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Hector,Eliwood, orLyn dies	1–3	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	22	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 30 columns by 16 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Claim a space	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Hector,Eliwood, orLyn dies	1–2	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	22	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 30 columns by 16 rows

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Character data

Characters
New units
Nils Bard HP 14 Inventory Inherited items Level 1 Automatically from battle preparations
Forcibly deployed characters
Available characters
Undeployable characters

IfNinian was not defeated, Nils will inherit her items and stats (other than Constitution and Aid, which will be one point less).

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Tomahawk Dropped byKaim Wolf Beil Dropped by enemyFighter (Normal Mode only) Steel Blade Dropped by enemyMercenary (Hard Mode only) Chest Key Dropped by enemyThief Chest Key Dropped by enemyThief Chest Key Dropped by enemyThief Speedwings Steal from enemyMage (Hard Mode only) Goddess Icon Steal from enemyFighter (Hard Mode only) Wolf Beil Open north easternchest Pure Water Open south centralchest Elixir Open south westernchest

Enemy data

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

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Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Kaim Hero 16 1 60 20 18 15 0 15 22+10 13 6 Tomahawk Does not move; stands on the tileHector must reach to end the chapter. Guardian Knight 12 4 24~27 8~10 4~6 1~2 0 11~13 1~3 13 4 Axereaver The second-northern one moves to attack units in range. Guardian Mage 12 1 21~23 6~8 5~7 6~8 0 3~4 5~7 6 5 Elfire Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Mage 9 5 19~21 4~6 4~6 5~7 0 3~4 5~6 6 5 Elfire The two nearestKaim and the western one move to attack units in range. Guardian Fighter 12 1 28~31 10~12 5~7 6~8 0 3~4 1~2 11 5 Silver Axe •Wolf Beil Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Fighter 12 1 28~31 10~12 5~7 6~8 0 3~4 1~2 11 5 Silver Axe Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Knight 12 6 24~27 8~10 4~6 1~2 0 11~13 1~3 13 4 Steel Lance The second-northern one and the western one move to attack units in range. Guardian Thief 20 3 24~27 3~5 8~11 15~18 0 2~4 3~5 6 6 Iron Sword •Chest Key Moves to openchests, then moves to escape to the west once all chests are open, his inventory is filled, or he has no means of opening chests.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Kaim Hero 16 1 63~65 21~22 19~20 15~17 0 15~17 22+10 13 6 Tomahawk Does not move; stands on the tileHector must reach to end the chapter. Guardian Knight 12 4 27~32 9~13 5~8 1~3 0 12~15 1~5 13 4 Axereaver The second-northern one moves to attack units in range; begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Guardian Mage 12 1 23~27 8~12 6~10 7~10 0 3~5 6~9 6 5 Elfire •Speedwings Moves to attack units in range; begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Guardian Mage 9 5 21~25 6~10 5~9 6~9 0 3~5 6~8 6 5 Elfire The two nearestKaim and the western one move to attack units in range; the western one begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Guardian Mercenary 12 1 28~33 8~12 12~16 12~14 0 5~9 1~5 9 5 Steel Blade Moves to attack units in range; begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Guardian Fighter 12 1 31~36 12~16 6~9 7~10 0 3~5 1~3 11 5 Swordreaver •Goddess Icon Moves to attack units in range; begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Guardian Knight 12 6 27~32 9~13 5~8 1~3 0 12~15 1~5 13 4 Steel Lance The second-northern one and the western one move to attack units in range; begins moving unprovoked on turn 10. Guardian Thief 20 3 26~30 3~6 9~14 16~20 0 2~5 3~7 6 6 Iron Sword •Chest Key Moves to openchests, then moves to escape to the west once all chests are open, his inventory is filled, or he has no means of opening chests.

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Boss data

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Main article:Kaim

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Hero Level 16 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 60 Luck 0 Strength 20 Defense 15 Skill 18 Resistance 22+10 Speed 15 Constitution 13 Movement 6 Aid 12

Inventory Tomahawk Weapon Levels S -- A -- -- -- -- --

Hero Level 16 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 63~65 Luck 0 Strength 21~22 Defense 15~17 Skill 19~20 Resistance 22+10 Speed 15~17 Constitution 13 Movement 6 Aid 12

Inventory Tomahawk Weapon Levels S -- A -- -- -- -- --

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Strategy

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Trivia

• In this chapter, there is an unused escape coordinate for enemy thieves at column 1, row 7; however, it is misplaced within a wall, so it cannot be used.^[1]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  A dragon appears beforeEliwood andHector.
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  Eliwood strikes the dragon withDurandal.
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  Nergal gloats over the death of the dragon, who was actuallyNinian.
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  Nergal leaves Eliwood.
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  Nils finds out what happened.

Prototype

Images from theFire Emblem0206 and0219 prototypes.

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  A dragon appears beforeEliwood andHector in the prototype.
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  Eliwood strikes the dragon withDurandal in the prototype.
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  Nergal gloats over the death of the dragon, who was actuallyNinian in the 0206 prototype.
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  Nergal gloats over the death of the dragon, who was actuallyNinian in the 0219 prototype.
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  Nergal leaves Eliwood in the 0206 prototype.
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  Nergal leaves Eliwood in the 0219 prototype.
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  Nils finds out what happened in the 0206 prototype.
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  Nils finds out what happened in the 0219 prototype.

References