The Struggle Commences (Japanese:争覇の幕開けOpening of a Power Struggle) is the fourth chapter ofFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes on the Scarlet Blaze route and the last chapter available in the free demo. As it is the first chapter where the player has access to thebase camp, various quests that explain different facilities at the camp take place during this chapter. In addition to them, the chapter consists of three side missions and one main mission.

Plot

Main article:The Struggle Commences/Script

Two years have passed since the Officer's Academy closed its doors.Edelgard has reformedAdrestia's military and social structure,Count Varley has been targeted for censure and assassination by the Central Church, andLord Arundel and his accomplices remain at large. Edelgard decides the time has come to declare war on the Central Church due to its abuses of its position for its own benefit. She andHubert gather the formerBlack Eagles and explain that she intends to invade and conquerGarreg Mach Monastery in the coming days, and wants her former classmates to act as officers in her army. With preparations complete, the Adrestian army marches for Garreg Mach.

With the aid of Imperial generalsRandolph andLadislava, the Black Eagles besiege and capture Garreg Mach. Rhea and the Church are forced to retreat through Ailell, the Valley of Torment, to seek refuge inFaerghus. Edelgard receives a report of agreat white beast aiding the Church forces in their retreat. Meanwhile, Alliance lordJudith reports toClaude that the Empire has conquered Garreg Mach and thatCount Gloucester andAcheron have defected to the Empire. Finally,Dimitri is informed of Garreg Mach's downfall; he acknowledges the virtue of Edelgard's reforms and goals, but believes that Faerghus needs gradual reform instead of rapid upheaval and commits to war against the Empire by granting Rhea asylum. A Kingdom knight informs him thatCount Rowe has declared fealty to the Empire and his bannermanLonato is now marching to kill the archbishop.

Chapter data

Character data

Characters
New units
Manuela Priest HP 3421 Inventory Iron Tome Level 6 Automatically from the start Jeritza Cavalier HP 3238 Inventory Crescent Sickle Rafail Gem Level 6 Automatically from the start Gatekeeper Soldier HP 2400 Inventory Iron Lance Level 1 Automatically from the start on the player's third playthrough onward Constance Mage HP 2774 Inventory Iron Tome Level 10 End of chapter if the Persuade Constance strategy was used during The Battle of Garreg Mach Hapi Mage HP 2665 Inventory Iron Tome Level 10 End of chapter if the Persuade Hapi strategy was used during The Battle of Garreg Mach
Available characters

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Labraunda Automatically in Edelgard's inventory Wind Caller's Genesis Automatically in Monica's inventory 1,800G Capture reward: Breach Burgundy Territory Mace S Rank reward: Breach Burgundy Territory Floral Adornment Survey Spot: Eastern Burgundy Territory, visit the southern house 2,400G Survey Spot: Eastern Burgundy Territory, visit the fortress Crude Building Material (×10) Survey Spot: Eastern Burgundy Territory, visit the western house Albinean Herring (×3) Uponvolunteering for the first time Turnip (×3) Uponvolunteering for the first time Intermediate Seal S Rank reward: Rescue Allied Troops Crude Building Material (×10) Survey Spot: Western Burgundy Territory, visit the house Crude Building Material (×10) Upon speaking withHubert after completing two battles Bullion S Rank reward: Prepare for the Conquest of Garreg Mach Crude Building Material (×10) Survey Spot: Eastern Garreg Mach, visit the house Strength Ring Survey Spot: Eastern Garreg Mach, visit the cave and choose the Strength Ring Speed Ring Survey Spot: Eastern Garreg Mach, visit the cave and choose the Speed Ring Bullion The Battle of Garreg Mach, open thechest Rusted Sword(Iron Sword) Capture reward: The Battle of Garreg Mach Ambrosia S Rank reward: The Battle of Garreg Mach

Missions

Side Missions

Side Missions
Mission	Location	Objective	Boss	Enemy Level				Rewards		Description
				E	N	H	M	Capture	S Rank
Breach Burgundy Territory	Eastern Burgundy Territory	Rout the enemy.	Fighter	3	6	16	106	1,800G	Mace	House Burgundy of the Alliance has sided with the Central Church and is blocking the Empire's advance. Defeat their forces and break through.
Rescue Allied Troops	Western Burgundy Territory	Rescue the allied troops.	—	4	7	17	107	Training Points recovered (×1)	Intermediate Seal	While building a base, the Empire Armored Co. was discovered by the church's soldiers. Hurry to their rescue.
Prepare for the Conquest of Garreg Mach	Eastern Garreg Mach	Rout the enemy.	Seteth	4	8	18	108	Activity Points recovered (×1)	Bullion	Clear a path for the conquest of Garreg Mach by defeating the Church of Seiros army.

Main Mission

Main Mission
Mission	Location	Objective	Boss	Enemy Level				Rewards		Description
				E	N	H	M	Capture	S Rank
The Battle of Garreg Mach	Garreg Mach Monastery	Defeat the boss.	Rhea	5	10	20	110	Rusted Sword (Iron Sword)	Ambrosia	Preparations for war now complete, the Imperial army arrives at Garreg Mach Monastery. The time has come to sack the seat of the Central Church.

Survey Spots

Survey Spots
Mission	Location	Item	Amount	Conditions
Breach Burgundy Territory	House (South)	Floral Adornment	1	—
	Fortress	Gold	2,400	—
	House (West)	Crude Building Material	10	—
Rescue Allied Troops	House	Crude Building Material	10	Cost: 500G
	Watchtower	Impregnable Wall	1	—
Prepare for the Conquest of Garreg Mach	House	Crude Building Material	10	—
	Cave	Strength Ring	1	Player Choice. Only one of the two can be obtained.
		Speed Ring	1
	Tent	Blaze	1	Complete all side missions.

Paralogues

From this chapter onward, the followingparalogue becomes available:

Paralogues
Mission	Required Characters	Objective	Boss	Enemy Level				Rewards		Description
				E	N	H	M	Capture	S Rank
Eagles, Lions, and Deer	Gatekeeper	Defeat the house leaders.	Edelgard •Dimitri •Claude	50	80	130	180	Seraph Robe	Seiros Gatekeepers	You shoot the breeze with the gatekeeper, who reminisces about the good old days at the Officers Academy.

Strategy

Main articles:Breach Burgundy Territory,Rescue Allied Troops,Prepare for the Conquest of Garreg Mach, andThe Battle of Garreg Mach

This chapter is the beginning of the game proper. Get familiarized with all of the new facilities. Your top priority should be to buy all of the Intermediate Seals in the shop and get everyone into an Intermediate class with the Training Instructor.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  Edelgard declaring war on theChurch of Seiros.

References

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

Playable characters Scarlet Blaze Ashe •Balthus •Bernadetta •Byleth •Caspar •Constance •Dorothea •Edelgard •Ferdinand •Hapi •Hubert •Ignatz •Jeralt •Jeritza •Leonie •Linhardt •Lorenz •Lysithea •Manuela •Marianne •Mercedes •Monica •Petra •Raphael •Shamir •Shez •Yuri Azure Gleam Annette •Ashe •Balthus •Bernadetta •Byleth •Catherine •Constance •Dedue •Dimitri •Dorothea •Felix •Flayn •Hapi •Ignatz •Ingrid •Jeralt •Jeritza •Linhardt •Lorenz •Marianne •Mercedes •Petra •Raphael •Rodrigue •Seteth •Shamir •Shez •Sylvain •Yuri Golden Wildfire Ashe •Balthus •Bernadetta •Byleth •Claude •Constance •Dorothea •Hapi •Hilda •Holst •Ignatz •Jeralt •Leonie •Linhardt •Lorenz •Lysithea •Marianne •Petra •Raphael •Shamir •Shez •Yuri Other Arval •Gatekeeper •Rhea •Sothis Non-playable characters Acheron •Alois •Anna •Count Bergliez •Captain Berling •Cleobulus •Fleche •Margrave Gautier •Getz •Count Gloucester •Gustave •Hanneman •Count Hevring •The Immaculate One •The Immovable •Judith •Ladislava •Lazley •Lonato •Miklan •Randolph •Seiros •Solon •Thales •Count Varley •The Wind Caller Bosses Acheron •Duke Aegir •Viscount Albany •Alois •Anaximandros •Annette •Lord Arundel •Ashe •Balthus •Baron Barnabas •Viscount Belinus •Bernadetta •Count Bergliez •Bias •Viscount Brennius •Byleth •Caspar •Catherine •Cethleann •Cichol •Chilon •Claude •Constance •Cornelia •Cyril •Death Knight •Dedue •Dimitri •Dolofonos •Baron Dominic •Dorothea •Count Duval •Edelgard •Viscount Elidure •Viscount Enid •Epimenides •Marquis Erebus •Viscount Essar •Felix •Viscount Fenja •Ferdinand •Flayn •Fleche •Margrave Gautier •Count Geraint •Duke Gerth •Viscount Gideon •Baron Gillingr •Count Gloucester •Gustave •Gwendal •Hanneman •Hapi •Count Hevring •Hilda •Hubert •Viscount Hymir •Ignatz •Ingrid •Jeralt •Judith •Viscount Kleiman •Kostas •Kronya •Ladislava •Leonie •Linhardt •Viscount Lochin •Lonato •Lorenz •Lysithea •Manuela •Marianne •Baron Martyn •Baron Mateus •Viscount Mateus •Viscount Menja •Mercedes •Metodey •Monica •Baron Müller •Myson •Nader •Odesse •Baron Ochs •Pallardó •Petra •Pittacus •Baron Pryderi •Randolph •Raphael •Rhea •Rodrigue •Count Rowe •Rufus •Seiros •Seteth •Shahid •Shamir •Shez •Viscount Siward •Solon •Sylvain •Thales •Count Varley •Yuri Legendary and personal weapons Aegis Shield •Amalthea •Areadbhar •Asclepius •Athame •Axe of Ukonvasara •Aymr •Blutgang •Caduceus Staff •Circe Staff •Crusher •Dahaka •Dark Creator Sword •Failnaught •Fetters of Dromi •Freikugel •Hrotti •Ichor Scroll •The Inexhaustible •Járngreipr •Labraunda •Lance of Ruin •Lúin •Ochain Shield •Rafail Gem •Ridill •Scroll of Talos •Scythe of Sariel •Seiros Shield •Shamshir •Spear of Assal •Suttungr's Mystery •Sword of Begalta •Sword of Moralta •Sword of Seiros •Sublime Creator Sword •Tathlum Bow •Thunderbrand •Thyrsus •Vajra-Mushti •Wind Caller's Genesis Chapters Prologue 0:Crossed Roads • 1:A Chance Encounter • 2:Three Houses • 3:The Shadows of Adrestia /Crisis in Fhirdiad /The Battle for the Locket Scarlet Blaze 4:The Struggle Commences • 5:Skirmish in the Fog • 6:Bridge of Betrayal • 7:The Triumph of Valor • 8:The Maiden's Peril • 9:Unrest in Enbarr • 10:Shifting History • 11:Heroic Bloodlines • 12:The Rising Darkness • 13:Severing the Past • 14A:A Clash of Ambitions • 14B:Torment of the Eagle and Lion • 15:The Hour of Vengeance • 16:Into the Chasm • Final:A Path Forward Azure Gleam 4:To War! • 5:Skirmish in the Fog • 6:Conspiracy in the Air • 7:The King Awakens • 8:The Blood-Stained Lance • 9:Reunion at the Fortress City • 10:Fanaticism • 11:Reprisal • 12:A Trick of the Goddess • 13:Clash of Torment • 14:The Absent Emperor • 15:The Hour of Vengeance • 16:Into the Chasm • Final:The End of Tragedy Golden Wildfire 4:To War! • 5:The Golden Guardian • 6:The Leader's Stratagem • 7:A Contest of Beasts • 8:What Makes a King • 9:The End of the Alliance • 10:Love and Loss • 11:The Sword Swings Wide • 12:Two Kings • 13:Darkness Attacks • 14:A Symbol of the Past • 15:The Hour of Vengeance • 16:Into the Chasm • Final:Field of Beginnings Paralogues The Ashen Wolves' Reunion •Coming Clean •Cycles of Nostalgia •Eagles, Lions, and Deer •Enshrouded Memories •Evil's Bane and Love's Protection •A Grand Day for the Opera Company •An Incurable Shut-In •Like Cats and Dogs •Love and Hate in Wartime •Mercenary Complications •A Night of Wonder •A Noble Among Nobles •Raiders from the North •A Reason to Fight •Right Where They're Wanted •The Saints' Forge •The Seiros Snare •Under the Protection of the Golden Deer •Unsettling Truths •What Lies Within •Wildflowers for the Future Locations Fódlan •Adrestia •Base Camp •Faerghus •Garreg Mach Monastery (Abyss) •Leicester •Almyra •Brigid •Dagda •Sreng •Zahras Groups and events 10 Elites •Ashen Wolves •Berling's Mercenaries •Black Eagles •Blue Lions •Children of the Goddess •Church of Seiros (Knights of Seiros) •Golden Deer •Insurrection of the Seven •Jeralt's Mercenaries •Those who slither in the dark •Tragedy of Duscur •War of Heroes Concepts and objects Awakening •Crests (Crest Stone) •Critical Rush •Elements •Heroes' Relics •Monsters •Peer training •Survey Spots •Warrior Special •Weapon attributes Related topics Documents •Movies •Music Player •Minor characters •Name chart • Other games (Warriors •Three Houses) •Pre-release information (Unused content) •Timeline •Weapons