Valorous Roland (Japanese:勇者ローランThe Hero Roland) is the twenty-eighth chapter ofEliwood's tale inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Plot

Main article:Valorous Roland/Script

At theDragon's Gate,Nergal demands thatNinian open the gate; she refuses, and Nergal attempts to force her. Ninian resists Nergal's power and suddenly transforms into a dragon. Ninian seizes her opportunity and escapes; Nergal taunts her as she flees.

Eliwood and company enter the shrine of the legendaryRoland to find it filled with lava.Athos explains that the legendary weapons needed to be protected, and warns thatDurandal is guarded by those who fought inThe Scouring.

Once Eliwood manages to bypassGeorg and approach the altar, Athos calls out the spirit of the hero Roland. Athos informs Roland of the group's need for the legendary weapons; Roland grants Athos' request and bestows Durandal onto Eliwood.

Eliwood exits the shrine, 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:Eliwood,Hector, orLyn dies	1–5	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	26	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 17 columns by 29 rows

Chapter Data
Conditions	Unit Data
Victory: Claim a space	Player	Partner	Other	Enemy	Third
Defeat:Eliwood,Hector, orLyn dies	1–3	{{{partner}}}	{{{other}}}	32	{{{third}}}
Map dimensions: 17 columns by 29 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

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

Item data

Items

Name Obtainment Method Tomahawk Dropped byGeorg Elixir Dropped by enemyWarrior Elixir Dropped by enemyWarrior (Normal Mode only) Rapier Dropped by enemyMyrmidon Elixir Dropped by enemyKnight Elixir Dropped by enemyDruid (Normal Mode only) Vulnerary Dropped by enemyShaman (Hard Mode only) Pure Water Steal from enemyMage Vulnerary Steal from enemyFighter

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 Georg Berserker 15 1 60 27 17 13 0 18 21 15 6 Tomahawk Moves to attack units in range; starts on the tileEliwood must reach to end the chapter. Guardian Warrior 3 1 35~39 11~15 6~9 7~10 0 6~8 1~3 13 6 Hand Axe •Elixir Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Warrior 1 1 34~37 11~13 6~8 7~9 0 6~7 1~2 13 6 Hand Axe •Elixir Does not move. Guardian Myrmidon 10 1 21~24 6~8 12~14 12~14 0 3~4 1~3 8 5 Steel Sword •Rapier Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Knight 10 1 23~26 8~10 4~6 1~2 0 11~12 1~3 13 4 Javelin •Elixir Does not move. Guardian Druid 2 1 22~25 10~13 5~8 5~8 0 4~7 8~11 8 6 Flux •Elixir Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Mage 10 1 20~22 5~7 5~7 5~7 0 3~4 5~7 6 5 Thunder •Pure Water -- Guardian Knight 10 1 23~26 8~10 4~6 1~2 0 11~12 1~3 13 4 Steel Lance Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Archer 10 4 23~26 6~8 6~8 5~7 0 4~5 1~2 7 5 Steel Bow The westernmost one moves to attack units in range. Guardian Sniper 3 1 25~28 8~11 8~11 8~11 0 6~8 4~7 6 6 Longbow •Silver Bow Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Mage 10 2 20~22 5~7 5~7 5~7 0 3~4 5~7 6 5 Elfire -- Guardian Mage 10 2 20~22 5~7 5~7 5~7 0 3~4 5~7 6 5 Thunder The central one moves to attack units in range. Guardian Monk 10 1 21~24 3~5 3~5 4~6 0 1~2 8~10 6 5 Lightning Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Fighter 10 2 26~29 9~11 4~6 6~8 0 3~4 1~2 11 5 Steel Axe -- Guardian Mercenary 10 1 24~27 7~9 11~13 10~12 0 5~6 1~3 9 5 Steel Blade Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Fighter 10 1 26~29 9~11 4~6 6~8 0 3~4 1~2 11 5 Steel Axe •Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Archer 10 1 23~26 6~8 6~8 5~7 0 4~5 1~2 7 5 Longbow -- Guardian Sage 3 1 23~27 8~12 6~9 5~8 0 5~8 8~11 7 6 Elfire •Bolting Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Mercenary 10 1 24~27 7~9 11~13 10~12 0 5~6 1~3 9 5 Steel Sword -- Guardian Fighter 10 1 26~29 9~11 4~6 6~8 0 3~4 1~2 11 5 Hand Axe Does not move.

Enemy Units

Name Class Lv # HP Str/Mag Mag Skill Spd Lck Prf Wlv Def Res Cha Lck Con Mov Inventory and Skills Georg Berserker 15 1 60 27 17 13 0 18 21 15 6 Tomahawk Moves to attack units in range; starts on the tileEliwood must reach to end the chapter. Guardian Mage 10 1 20~22 5~7 5~7 5~7 0 3~4 5~7 6 5 Thunder •Pure Water -- Guardian Knight 10 1 23~26 8~10 4~6 1~2 0 11~12 1~3 13 4 Steel Lance Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Archer 10 7 23~26 6~8 6~8 5~7 0 4~5 1~2 7 5 Steel Bow The westernmost one moves to attack units in range. Guardian Sniper 3 1 30~35 10~14 10~14 10~13 0 7~10 7~10 6 6 Longbow •Silver Bow Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Mage 10 5 20~22 5~7 5~7 5~7 0 3~4 5~7 6 5 Elfire -- Guardian Mage 10 2 20~22 5~7 5~7 5~7 0 3~4 5~7 6 5 Thunder The central one moves to attack units in range. Guardian Monk 10 1 21~24 3~5 3~5 4~6 0 1~2 8~10 6 5 Lightning Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Warrior 3 1 42~48 15~20 9~12 9~12 0 7~10 2~5 13 6 Hand Axe •Elixir Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Fighter 10 2 26~29 9~11 4~6 6~8 0 3~4 1~2 11 5 Hand Axe Does not move. Guardian Myrmidon 10 1 21~24 6~8 12~14 12~14 0 3~4 1~3 8 5 Steel Sword •Rapier Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Fighter 10 2 26~29 9~11 4~6 6~8 0 3~4 1~2 11 5 Steel Axe -- Guardian Mercenary 10 1 24~27 7~9 11~13 10~12 0 5~6 1~3 9 5 Steel Blade Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Fighter 10 1 26~29 9~11 4~6 6~8 0 3~4 1~2 11 5 Steel Axe •Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Knight 10 1 23~26 8~10 4~6 1~2 0 11~12 1~3 13 4 Javelin •Elixir Does not move. Guardian Archer 10 1 23~26 6~8 6~8 5~7 0 4~5 1~2 7 5 Longbow -- Guardian Sage 3 1 27~32 12~17 8~12 8~11 0 6~9 11~15 7 6 Elfire •Bolting Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Shaman 10 1 19~22 5~8 3~5 4~6 0 2~4 6~8 7 5 Flux •Vulnerary Moves to attack units in range. Guardian Mercenary 10 1 24~27 7~9 11~13 10~12 0 5~6 1~3 9 5 Steel Sword --

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Boss data

Main article:Georg

Berserker Level 15 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 60 Luck 0 Strength 27 Defense 18 Skill 17 Resistance 21 Speed 13 Constitution 15 Movement 6 Aid 14

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

Strategy

Nils's Augury
Price:Free	Intro:I see... shades of the battle yet to come... Augury:A moment, please... ... ... ... So much heat... Burning... A cave of lava? There is... It radiates immense power. The guardians of the sword... Don't anger them. Only Lord Eliwood and... a few others can enter the cave. But who to take? Strong allies, those who can attack from a distance. Healing magic... one who wields Physic...

This map is divided into three distinct lanes separated by walls and valleys that even your fliers cannot cross. Eliwood stands alone in the center. He faces mostly axe users, some of whom pack Hand Axes, a couple of swordsmen, and one Knight. Give him a good sword and lance, and preferably a Light Brand (if you don't have one, a Javelin will do). The west side consists of magic users. The vast majority are Mages, plus a Shaman, a Monk (who hits like a wet noodle), and a Sage with Bolting. If Canas has been well-trained and has B-rank in staves for Physic access, he is the ideal unit to send here. Otherwise, Pent can do quite well, or you can simply make do without Physic. The east side consists of Archers, one of whom packs a Longbow, plus a Knight with a Javelin and a Sniper with another Longbow. Send a bulky axe-wielder like Hector or Hawkeye with a Hand Axe to take care of business here. Ninian permanently leaves the party and Nils takes her place. He inherits her inventory and stats, but not her supports. Nils is pretty much dead weight on this map since he can't reach his comrades and play for them. Merlinus cannot be deployed on this map, and there are several drops. The east unit has it the easiest since they only get one Elixir, so just leave an inventory slot open and you're good. The west unit similarly gets only a Pure Water and a Vulnerary. Eliwood, on the other hand, gets a Vulnerary, a Rapier, and an Elixir, so inventory management might be a problem if you want to loot everything. Finally, the boss Georg is a Berserker with 1-2 range and high crit. The Iron Rune that Lloyd/Linus dropped last chapter really helps; make sure to hand it to whoever you want to fight Georg.

The battle itself is mostly straightforward. Just march forward and kill everything in sight. Be wary of the bright spots on the floor, as they are traps that deal 10 damage to any unit who ends their turn on one. Make sure to have your west unit force the Sage to expend his Bolting tome before Eliwood advances. Once you reach the north end of the map, your units can regroup and face Georg. Beware that unlike most bosses in the GBA games, hedoes move and initiate combat unprovoked. If Eliwood is underleveled to the point he can't make his way north on his own, you can send your other two units to reinforce him and escort him to the seize point.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

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  A shadow looms overNergal.
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  Nergal is smug, and the one casting the shadow has left.
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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 shadow looms overNergal in the prototype.
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  Nergal is smug, and the one casting the shadow has left in the prototype.
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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.