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Zahras
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| “ | It is possible that death has yet to find your friend. But there are worse things than death. Drifting through the darkness with no chance to escape... Overwhelmed with hopelessness... It must be torturous. | ” | — Solon, after sendingByleth to Zahras |
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Zahras (pronounced /ˈzɑ.həˌɹɑs/[key]; Japanese:ザラスZahras) is a location inFire Emblem: Three Houses andFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. It is an empty void entirely separate fromFódlan, and can only be accessed through a special spell that is cast by members ofthose who slither in the dark and requires the sacrifice of another member of the group. It can only be left with the help of supernatural powers.
History
The history of Zahras is not explained in either game, though inWarriors: Three Hopes, it is implied thatEpimenides has a connection to the place, as he gains the power to distort space around the player's units and to conjure a barrier in Zahras. Additionally, Zahras is destroyed after Epimenides is defeated and killed.
To send someone to Zahras, a member ofthose who slither in the dark must use a spell aptly named the "Forbidden Spell of Zahras"; the ritual necessitates the sacrifice of a fellowAgarthan.
Appearances
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
InThree Houses,Byleth is sent to Zahras afterSolon sacrificesKronya to cast a forbidden spell. While trapped in Zahras,Sothis confirms her true identity as a goddess to Byleth. She then tells Byleth that only her power can release Byleth from it, and grants her power to Byleth as she lacks a physical form of her own. With her power, Byleth uses theSword of the Creator to cut themself free from Zahras. In the following battle, Solon claims he can send Byleth back to Zahras should he defeat them.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
InWarriors: Three Hopes, Zahras is visited if Byleth has been recruited into the player's army in any given route. If this condition is met,Shez will be controlled by Epimenides. In the following chapter, Solon attempts to use the chaos to defeat the player's army. After the chapter concludes, he attempts to retreat, but is killed by the controlled Shez. Through his sacrifice, Epimenides manages to trap Shez,Edelgard,Dimitri, andClaude in Zahras. In Zahras, Epimenides gains a physical form, and attempts to finish all three nations' leaders off at once. With their help, Shez manages to defeat Epimenides, causing Zahras to collapse and freeing Shez, Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude.
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
As Byleth's reveal trailer is modelled after the cutscene where Byleth is trapped in Zahras inThree Houses, Zahras briefly appears in their reveal trailer. Unlike the original game, Byleth escapes Zahras by acceptingthe invitation to join the game's roster. Upon seeing Byleth escape, a bewildered Solon comments on this by claiming that joiningSuper Smash Bros. "consumes even the darkness itself".
Trivia
- In the American English subtitles for the "A Trap" cutscene inThree Houses Chapter 8,Zahras is misspelled asZaharas.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Zahras | Possibly derived fromZahra, an Arabic female given name. |
| Japanese | ザラス | Zahras |
| Spanish | Zahras | -- |
| French | Zahras | -- |
| German | Zahras | -- |
| Italian | Zahras | -- |
| Korean | 자라스 | Zahras |
| Simplified Chinese | 扎拉斯 | Zahras |
| Traditional Chinese | 扎拉斯 | Zahras |
Gallery
Screenshot ofInto the Chasm, which takes place in Zahras, inFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.
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