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The Capital Falls
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The Capital Falls (Japanese:パレス陥落Fall of Palace) is the first episode ofFire Emblem: Archanea Saga and theNew Archanea Saga bonus chapters fromFire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. In this episode,Nyna and her retinue of knights attempt to fight through theDolhr army in order to escapeMillennium Court.
The broadcast lasted one hour, about 35 minutes of which were dedicated to gameplay and the first 13 and last 12 dedicated to story.
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| Original airing | September 28, 1997 – October 4, 1997 19:00–20:00 |
| Second airing | November 30, 1997 – December 6, 1997 18:00–19:00 |
| Final airing | April ??, 1999 ??:??–??:?? |
Plot
- Main article:
The Capital Falls/Script
As theDolhr army lays siege to Millennium Court, the King of Archanea gives orders toBoah to escort PrincessNyna out of the castle. Along with a retinue of four knights, the group attempts to flee the castle, but are cornered by Dolhrian troops and are forced to fight their way out. The fighting is ended by the arrival ofCamus, who negotiates for the peaceful surrender of the Archaneans, promising to head the occupation force so as to protect the country's people.
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Enemy data
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Reinforcements
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- Starting onceGouber is dead and repeating indefinitely, appearing at random
- TwoArmored Knights from the north.
- OneArcher and oneMage from the north on random turns.
Boss data
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Strategy
| This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody. |
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InArchanea Saga,Midia,Dolph, andMacellan have high enoughdefense stats to survive multiple rounds of combat on enemy phase, provided they are healed during player phase.Nyna,Boah, andTomas can withstand two rounds of combat from any of the nearby enemies, but they cannot retaliate. Midia can double theKnights with herIron Lance, and herSilver Lance if she gains one point ofspeed from a level-up. Dolph and Macellan both take little damage from the Knights andArchers; theMages can deal significant damage to them, but they generally have enoughHP to survive a round of combat with a single Mage.
TheArmorslayer in the southern chest is unnecessary; Midia is the only one who can use it, but she has to dismount to do so, and giving her thePower Ring from the center chest allows her to one-round the Knights with an Iron Lance. The Knights byGouber do not move and take 5 damage from Dolph and Macellan'sJavelins and 9 damage from a crit from Tomas; Gouber does not move either, and though he takes no damage from most attacks, he has no 2-range option and both Nyna and Boah can double him with theThunder from the north chest. The reinforcements that arrive once Gouber dies appear randomly, but they are no stronger than the first enemies and there are fewer of them, posing very little overall threat.
Trivia
- In the original broadcast ofArchanea Saga, dialogue with Nyna using theUnlock spell plays in the background roughly 36 minutes into the broadcast; notable due to Unlock not being used in the episode outside of the scene.[1]
- There is internal placeholder text within Episode I tied to Nyna about a timed event of achest being opened. This likely would have been used when the Unlock scene played in the final game.[2]
- Unlock in this scene is also described to open chests, when inFire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem prior, that purpose was fulfilled by theThief staff instead; Unlock could only open doors then.
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | The Capital Falls | FromLegacy of Archanea. |
| English (unofficial) | Fall of the Palace | -- |
| Japanese | パレス陥落 | Fall of Palace; Palace (also interpreted as "Pales") is the Japanese name of Archanea's capital. |
| French | La chute de la capitale | The fall of the capital; fromLegacy of Archanea. |
Gallery
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- CG from the ending inArchanea Saga, depictingCamus.
- CG from the ending inArchanea Saga, depictingMidia attempting to kill Camus.
- CG from the ending inArchanea Saga, depicting Camus talking Nyna out of a suicide attempt.
References
- ↑"Nyna: Everyone, please listen... I will now chant the "Unlock" spell. Its spell can unlock treasure chests even from a distance...
Boah: Princess Nyna, are you holding together?
Nyna: I'm fine. Now... Sprits of the dead, servants of the formless king, undo this seal now, and collect what's within!
Narration: The incantation of the "Unlock" spell opens the treasure chest." —Nyna,Boah and the narrator, duringEpisode I,Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga - ↑BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senkihen Episode 1, The Cutting Room Floor,Retrieved: May 12th, 2025
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