Falchion

Name (JP)	(ファルシオン, Farushion) Sealed Sword Falchion (封剣ファルシオン, Fūken Farushion) (FE13, FE14, FEW) Divine Sword Falchion (神剣ファルシオン, Shinken Farushion) (FE13, FE14, FE15, FEW) Secret Sword Falchion (裏剣ファルシオン, Riken Farushion) (FE13, FE14, FE15, FEW)
Name (Localized)	Kingsfang (FE2, FE15) Exalted Falchion (FE13, FE14, FE15, FEW) Parallel Falchion (FE13, FE14, FE15, FEW)
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Weapon Type	Sword
Most Common Rank	Prf
Uses	Infinite
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See well Falchion, which you now hold. It was carved from the fang of Naga, ruler of dragons, to sever the gods. For Naga knew there was but a creeping madness waiting at eternity's end. It is a ruin all dragons share. And the only end is one of total destruction. Thus it was that Naga bestowed Falchion upon Duma. She did so to prepare for the day our madness would drive the land to ruin, that the people might have a means to destroy us. That Falchion might become the fangs they lack... and the hope they deserve.Mila about the Valentian Falchion

Falchion is the name of multiple swords throughout the Fire Emblem franchise, though it's first iteration appeared in the original Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Falchion first appeared during the same period of time as two separate swords named Falchion, both forged from a fang of Naga. One was kept as a national treasure of Altea, most known to be wielded by its Prince, Marth, during the Archanea Series. The second was taken to Valentia with Duma and Mila during their exile. While it became a treasure of Rigel, the sword would later fall into the hands of Alm during the events of Fire Emblem Gaiden and its enhanced remake.

Two thousand years after the events of the Archanea series, the Archanean Falchion would be passed down through the descendants of Marth until it was wielded by Chrom, prince of Ylisse. In a different timeline, the sword would be passed down further to Chrom's future daughter Lucina, bringing a parallel version of Falchion into the past to avert the ruinous future she came from.

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Falchion, also known as the Kingsfang, is a divine Sword that was forged by Naga from one of her fangs. Primarily appearing in the Archanea Series, Falchion is the first important sword in the franchise and, in its multiple appearances, has proven to be a pivotal weapon for slaying the main antagonists of the games it exists in.

Two separate blades are known as Falchion; one of which was wielded in Archanea and subsequently in Ylisse while the other was wielded in Valentia.

War of Shadows

During the war against the Degenerated Dragons, the leader of the Divine Dragons, Naga, created weapons from their own fangs. One became the base for the Fire Emblem which was used to seal the degenerated dragons in the Dragon's Table; the other was forged into Falchion. Due to its origin from a Divine Dragon's fang, it has the power to slay Dragons of any form.

When Medeus, the former guardian of the Dragon's altar led Manaketes to war with humanity, Falchion was given by Gotoh to the hero Anri to defeat Medeus and halt the Manakete's reign of tyranny. After Anri defeated Medeus, he founded the Kingdom of Altea where the blade was held and passed down the royal lineage until it was stolen by King Jiol of Gra after the death of Cornelius. Sometime after, Gharnef stole the blade from Gra in hopes of using it as leverage over the revived Medeus. The prince of Altea, Marth, eventually defeats King Jiol in hopes of recovering the blade, but learns that Gharnef currently had it in his possession. Gharnef is eventually killed by a member of Marth's army using the Starlight spell, allowing Marth to reclaim the blade and use it to eventually defeat Medeus once more.

In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, it is possible for Marth to procure a weaker version of Falchion from Nagi. While the origins of this version are unknown, it is probable that it was forged from one of Nagi's own fangs. In addition to being weaker than the original, this version of Falchion is also significantly heavier.

Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

When the Divine Dragon Duma was exiled from Archanea by Naga, Mila, his younger sister, accompanied him. Before their departure, a sword created from one of Naga's fangs in the event that he and Mila had lost control of themselves and degenerated; this sword was the first Falchion which Duma kept in his possession. The Valentian Falchion is different from the one that Marth used.

Thousands of years later, witnessing the corruption brought about by reliance on the gods and foreseeing that their descent into insanity would destroy Valentia, Emperor Rudolf of Rigel requests the blade from Duma himself to seal away Mila. Mila is eventually sealed within the sword, giving it the power to slay monsters created by Duma. However, Mila manages to also seal Falchion away from human use so that they could not use the blade against Duma.

After killing Rudolf and accepting his role in Rudolf's grand scheme, Alm enters Duma Tower and discovers Mila's remains with Falchion embedded in her forehead as well as Celica, who had been recently captured by Jedah to be sacrificed to Duma. Eventually reaching her prison cell, Alm fights Celica, now turned into a Witch. Seeing Alm's resolve and realizing her and her brother's mistakes, Mila's spirit calls out to Alm, requesting that he trust in Falchion and to attack Celica. Alm bitterly kills Celica with Falchion, but Mila uses her remaining energy to revive Celica and gives them her blessing to end Duma, allowing the blade to be able to wound him.

Entering Duma's Domain, Alm and Celica, as well as their forces, face off against the remaining Duma Faithful and finally Duma himself. With the power of Falchion in hand, Alm is able to deal a decisive blow onto Duma, ending the degenerated dragon once and for all. While it is assumed that Alm kept the blade, this is the last known appearance of the Valentian Falchion.

By the power of Mila's Turnwheel, phantom versions of Marth and Lucina can be summoned, both of which come pre-equipped with their respective versions of Falchion.

Fire Emblem Awakening

In the 2000 years since Marth originally wielded the Arcanean Falchion to end the War of Shadows, the blade was presumably continuously passed down through Marth's lineage, changing in appearance drastically. The discrepancy in its appearance across time is explained by Owain in his supports with Lucina. The hilt (along with the entirety of the Binding Shield) has gone through repeated breakages and re-forgings over the centuries. Only the blade of Falchion has survived the test of time as it never rusts nor dulls, with the Art of Awakening saying the blade is capable of self-repairing.

Eventually, the blade was wielded by a warrior, who was also known as the First Exalt of Ylisse. He used both Falchion and the Binding Shield to battle Grima the Fell Dragon who tried to bring the world to ruin. As the blade had been blessed by Naga after he had performed the Awakening ritual, it allowed him to seal the Fell Dragon for 1000 years. Unfortunately, the destruction he caused forced the continent to rebuild anew and many new nations sprung up from the ashes known as the Schism. The First Exalt eventually established the Halidom of Ylisse with Falchion and the Binding Shield as its national treasures. Due to the First Exalt removing four of the five jewels from the Fire Emblem at the request of the other nations of the world, Falchion lost much of its power from Naga's blessing.

During the events of Awakening, Falchion is currently wielded by Chrom, the prince of Ylisse. Chrom utilizes the blade throughout Awakening's storyline. Two years after the end of the Ylisse-Plegia war, a new war arrives on Ylisse's shores by the Valmese empire from across the ocean. To make matters worse, the masked warrior who went by the name Marth during the Ylisse-Plegia war is revealed to be a future version of Chrom's daughter Lucina, who brought dire news that in her future, the Fell Dragon was resurrected, leading to the deaths of the Shepherds and the near destruction of humanity. As the Shepherds dealt with the Valmese Empire, they began collecting the Gemstones from across the world.

Though they the Shepherds successfully quelled the Valmese invasion threat and collected four of the five gemstones, the last remaining one was left in possession of Plegia. After a betrayal by Plegia's king Validar, in actuality the head of the Grimleal, the Fire Emblem is taken to the Dragon's Table, a place that, in the future, Chrom was killed by a trusted ally. Though events seem to follow the future's original path, Robin's premonitions, gave them time to plan ahead, averting the tragedy and killing Validar. However, Grima reveals that he followed the children into the past and, having spent the two years regathering energy, starts his destruction of the world anew.

With the Fire Emblem restored to its full power, the Shepherds take it and Falchion to Mount Prism, the location of Naga's greatest influence in the world. Evoking the Awakening rite, the blade transforms into the Exalted Falchion. With Falchion at full power, Chrom is given the ability to greatly harm Grima, leaving it possible to seal him away once more. Atop the Fell Dragon's back, the final battle unfolds with Chrom able to severely weaken Grima. Left with the choice on how to deal with Grima, Robin makes the final choice. If left to Chrom, the Exalted Falchion seals away Grima for another thousand years. However, Robin can choose to kill him with Fell energy. Though this eradicates Grima, Robin forfeits their life as their lives are tied to Grima. By a sheer miracle, the bonds Robin forged with the Shepherds eventually allow them to the world once more, now free from Grima's threat.

In the original future, the blade is used by Chrom until he is betrayed by a close ally. The blade eventually makes its way into the hands of Lucina. It is hinted in the Future Past and in some of Lucina's supports that she performed the Awakening ritual, but did not have all five Gemstones in the Fire Emblem, thus the blade was unable to unlock its full power. With the destruction of her future imminent, Naga sent Lucina and the children of the Shepherds into the past to prevent this ruinous future. Lucina brought back her Parallel Falchion to save her father and prevent her doomed future. While her version of Falchion has more power than Chrom's Falchion in its base form and can harm Grima more than most conventional weapons, it does not have the same power and appearance as Exalted Falchion, thus not able to seal Grima.

In the Future Past DLC trilogy, Grima has nearly destroyed the world, but the children of Awakening desperately gather the five Gemstones in order to give Lucina the power to seal Grima. Thanks to the efforts of the Shepherds summoned from another timeline by their world's Naga, all twelve children eventually reach Ylisstol with all five Gemstones present. Though Grima gloats that he killed Tiki and defiled Mount Prism, preventing Lucina from performing the Awakening, Tiki appears as a spirit. She announces that she has taken over the role of Naga for that world and that Lucina can perform the ritual in Ylisstol as Grima's defilement of Mount Prism and leaving Tiki's corpse in Ylisstol has caused the capital to become the holiest location of Naga's influence. After acknowledging Lucina's resolve during her Awakening, Falchion is Exalted and finally seals Grima for another 1000 years.

According to both Chrom and Lucina, Falchion will only allow those of Exalted blood to wield it. Even then, not all are deemed worthy and will be blunt in the hands of the unworthy. While only Chrom, Lucina, and an Einherjar version of Marth may wield Falchion in Awakening gameplay, Lucina's support with her sibling heavily implies that they too can wield her Falchion.

Fire Emblem Fates

Falchion, in its Archanea series and Awakening forms, returns in Fates. They are weapons that are only used by scanning amiibo of Marth and Lucina respectively. Both are bound to Marth and Lucina's inventories and cannot be removed from them. Also when Chrom reappears in the Before Awakening Xenologue, he uses the same Falchion he used in Awakening. Chrom's Falchion is completely unobtainable.

Fire Emblem Engage

Emblem Marth, Lucina, and Chrom all wield their versions of the Archanean, Parallel, and Ylissean Falchions respectively. Units that Engage with them and have reached Bond 15 or more with their respective rings can utilize their respective Emblem versions of Falchion in battle.

Fire Emblem Heroes

In the spin-off title Heroes, the original Falchion appears in three forms of Archanea, Ylisse, and Valentia, which are in possession of Marth, Chrom/Lucina, and Alm respectively. The three forms share the same effect prior to refinery, capable of dealing effective damage against dragon foes and restoring HP to the users every third turn. Other versions of the Falchion also appear in the title including the Sealed Falchion, as an evolution of the Ylissean Falchion, the Exalted Falchion, in possession of Marth (Hero-King), the Dracofalchion, wielded by Alm (Imperial Ascent), and finally the Genesis Falchion, wielded by Marth (Prince of Light).

Fire Emblem Warriors

In the spin-off title Warriors, Falchion appears again in its Archanea series and Awakening forms as the personal weapons of Marth and Chrom under the names "Exalted Falchion" and "Falchion" respectively. Lucina's parallel version of Falchion also returns as her personal weapon, but, unlike its appearance in Awakening, it is identical to Chrom's version and does not have healing properties.

As weapons with six available slots, the three Falchions allows an amount of flexibility with what weapon attributes to forge into the sword. However, with a natural Dracoslayer slot for their seventh slot to reflect Falchion's history of dragon slaying, it forces players to forge only one foreign slayer-type weapon attribute to the swords.

As they are personal weapons, the Falchions can be upgraded by creating Mastery and Sanctuary Crests, drastically increasing the weapon's attack power, with Mastery Crests by increasing it by a factor of 3, and Sanctuary Crests by a factor of 9.

Weapon Stats

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Name				Type
Falchion				Sword
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
-	∞	10	100%	0%	1	3	-
Effect
Wieldable only by Marth. Effective against Medeus; seals all non-dragon direct attacks. Can be used as an item to restore HP.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Name			Type
Falchion			Sword
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
10	80%	0%	1	0
Effect
Wieldable only by Alm. Effective against monsters; restores 5 HP per turn. Capable of damaging Duma at 52 HP or less.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Falchion				Sword
WLv	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	Worth
-	∞	10	100%	0%	1	10	-
Effect
Wieldable only by Marth; effective against dragons.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Original Version

Name					Type
Falchion					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
E	∞	12	100%	0%	1	7	2	-
Effect
Wieldable only by Marth; effective against Manaketes and the Earth Dragon. Can be used to recover 10 HP.

Nagi's Version

Name					Type
Falchion					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt	WEx	Worth
E	∞	7	90%	0%	1	9	2	-
Effect
Wieldable only by Marth; effective against Manaketes and the Earth Dragon. Can be used to recover 10 HP.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Name				Type
Falchion				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
E	∞	12	100%	0%	1	2	-
Effect
Wieldable only by Marth; effective against Manaketes and the Earth Dragon. Can be used to recover 10 HP.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Sealed Version

Name				Type
Falchion				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
E	∞	5	80%	0%	1	?	-
Effect
Wieldable only by Chrom; effective against dragon units.

Parallel Version

Name				Type
Parallel Falchion				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
E	∞	12	80%	5%	1	?	-
Effect
Wieldable only by Lucina and Marth; effective against dragon units and evil dragon units. Can be used to recover 20 HP.

Exalted Version

Name				Type
Exalted Falchion				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	WEx	Worth
E	∞	15	80%	10%	1	2	-
Effect
Wieldable only by Chrom; effective against dragon units and evil dragon units. Can be used to recover 20 HP.

Fire Emblem Fates

Original Version

Name					Type
Falchion					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Avo	Rng	WEx	Worth
E	∞	13	85%	10%	0	1	?	0
Effect
Locked to Marth. Effective against dragon units. Critical Evade +10. Can be used to recover 10 HP.

Parallel Version

Name					Type
Parallel Falchion					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Avo	Rng	WEx	Worth
E	∞	11	85%	5%	10	1	?	0
Effect
Locked to Lucina. Effective against dragon units. Ability to double attack +3. Can be used to recover some HP.

Chrom's Version

Name					Type
Falchion					Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Avo	Rng	WEx	Worth
E	∞	6	80%	0%	0	1	?	0
Effect
Locked to Chrom. Effective against dragon units.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Original

Name			Type
Falchion			Sword
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
10	80%	0	1	1
Effect
Alm only. Seals Oculus Grants Deicide, Anti-Terrors, Recovery Teaches Scendscale

Forging
★			Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt
1		2	+2	+20

Exalted Falchion

Name			Type
Exalted Falchion			Sword
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
0	90%	0	1	0
Effect
Marth's default weapon Can KO Gods, seal Oculus.

Parallel Falchion

Name			Type
Parallel Falchion			Sword
Mt	Hit	Crt	Rng	Wt
0	90%	0	1	0
Effect
Lucina's default weapon.

Fire Emblem Engage

Marth's Falchion

Name				Type
Falchion				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt	Rng	Worth
D	∞	12	80%	0%	10	1	100
Effect
Engage Weapon. Sacred sword wielded by Emblem Marth. Effective: Dragon.

Parallel Falchion

Name				Type
Parallel Falchion				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt	Rng	Worth
D	∞	10	80%	10%	5	1	100
Effect
Engage Weapon. Sacred sword wielded by Emblem Lucina. Effective: Dragon.

Chrom's Falchion

Name				Type
Falchion				Sword
Rank	Uses	Mt	Hit	Crt	Wt	Rng	Worth
D	∞	13	80%	10%	12	1	100
Effect
Engage Weapon. A legendary sword wielded by Emblem Chrom. Effective: Dragon.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Falchion

Name						Type
Falchion						Sword
Power
16	-	Weak	Resist	-	Weak	-	Resist	-	-	-
Effect			Skills			Performa Required
-			Cleave Lance-Slash Rakukaja Str Boost Quick Step			Caspar Force x1 Crawling Darkness x1 1-Star Prestige x1

Exalted Falchion

Name						Type
Exalted Falchion						Sword
Power
135	-	Weak	Resist	-	Weak	-	Resist	-	Resist	Resist
Effect			Skills			Performa Required
Recovers a small amount of HP every turn			Dekunda Charge Wyrmicide Null Seal Fighting Spirit			Whitescale Force x1 Argent Habit x1 6-Star Prestige x3

True Sword Falchion

Name						Type
True Sword Falchion						Sword
Power
150	-	Weak	Resist	-	Weak	Resist	Repel	Resist	-	-
Effect			Skills			Performa Required
Increases SP gauge.			Maziodyne Focused Blade Thoron Elec Expertise EX Repel Elec			Caspar Force x1 ? 1-Star Prestige x1

Fire Emblem Heroes

Original

Name		Type
Falchion		Sword
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
16	1	400
Effect
Effective against dragons. At the start of every third turn, restores 10 HP.
Evolution
Weapon		Cost
Sealed Falchion*		400 SP, 375 , 150

* Ylissean version only.

Upgrades

Name			Cost
Falchion			400 SP, 500 , 200
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+5	+ 2
	+5		+ 3
	+5			+ 4
	+5				+ 4
	HP +3. Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+2 to allies within 2 spaces during combat.
Effect
Effective against dragons. At the start of every second turn, restores 10 HP.

Name			Cost
Falchion			400 SP, 500 , 200
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+5	+ 2
	+5		+ 3
	+5			+ 4
	+5				+ 4
	HP +3. If unit is adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 during combat.
Effect
Effective against dragons. At the start of every second turn, restores 10 HP.

Name			Cost
Falchion			400 SP, 500 , 200
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+5	+ 2
	+5		+ 3
	+5			+ 4
	+5				+ 4
	HP +3. If unit's HP = 100% at start of combat and unit initiates combat, unit attacks twice, but deals 5 damage to unit after combat.
Effect
Effective against dragons. At the start of every second turn, restores 10 HP.

Other Versions

Name		Type
Sealed Falchion		Sword
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
16	1	400
Effect
Effective against dragon foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP < 100%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat.

Name			Cost
Sealed Falchion			400 SP, 500 , 200
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+5	+ 2
	+5		+ 3
	+5			+ 4
	+5				+ 4
	HP +3. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Atk/Spd/Def+5 to unit during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack.
Effect
Effective against dragon foes. At start of combat, if unit's HP < 100% or if【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance).

Name		Type
Exalted Falchion		Sword
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
16	1	400
Effect
Effective against dragon foes. Grants Spd+3. Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of unit's stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently.

Name			Cost
Exalted Falchion			400 SP, 500 , 200
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+5	+ 2
	+5		+ 3
	+5			+ 4
	+5				+ 4
	HP +3. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 and bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current penalty on each of unit's stats × 2. (Example: if unit has -7 penalty to Atk, grants Atk+18, for a net bonus of Atk+11.) Calculates each stat bonus independently.
Effect
Effective against dragon foes. Grants Spd+3. Grants bonus to Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat = current bonus on each of unit's stats. Calculates each stat bonus independently. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 50% or if 【Bonus】is active on unit, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat. 【Bonus】 All effects that last "for 1 turn" or "that turn only." Includes bonuses granted by a skill like Rally or Hone and positive status effects (extra movement or effects like Dominance).

Name		Type
Dracofalchion		Sword
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
16	1	400
Effect
Effective against dragon foes. Grants Atk+3. If the number of foes within 2 spaces (excluding target) ≥ the number of allies within 2 spaces (excluding unit), grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat.

Name			Cost
Dracofalchion			400 SP, 500 , 200
Type	HP	Mt	Spd	Def	Res
	+5	+ 2
	+5		+ 3
	+5			+ 4
	+5				+ 4
	HP +3. At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat, and also, if foe uses sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast damage and unit's Spd > foe's Spd, neutralizes effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks and foe cannot counterattack.
Effect
Effective against dragon foes. Grants Atk+3. At start of turn, unit can move 1 extra space. (That turn only. Does not stack.) If unit initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 to unit during combat.

Name		Type
Genesis Falchion		Sword
Mt	Rng	SP	Rarity
16	1	400
Effect
Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). Effective against dragon foes. If unit initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+5 during combat, and also grants effects based on the total value of bonuses on the 3 allies with the highest bonus totals: if> 10, neutralizes effects that guarantee foe's follow-up attack and effects that prevent unit's follow-up attacks during combat. if > 25, grants an additional Atk+5 during combat, and also, if unit deals damage to foe during combat, restores 5 HP to unit. (Trigger even if 0 damage is dealt.) If > 60, if foe initiates combat, unit csan counter attack before foe's first attack.

Fire Emblem Warriors

Sealed Version

Name			Type
Falchion			Sword
Rank	Mt	Worth	Slots	Seventh Slot
E	30 / 240 / 720	-	6	Dracoslayer
Effect
Effective against Dragon Units

Parallel Version

Name			Type
Parallel Falchion			Sword
Rank	Mt	Worth	Slots	Seventh Slot
E	30 / 240 / 720	-	6	Dracoslayer
Effect
Effective against Dragon Units

Exalted Version

Name			Type
Exalted Falchion			Sword
Rank	Mt	Worth	Slots	Seventh Slot
E	80 / 240 / 720	-	6	Dracoslayer
Effect
Effective against Dragon Units

Item Locations

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Method	Location
Dropped	Gharnef (Ch. 23)

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Method	Location
Treasure	Ch. 5 - Chest in Basement 1 of Duma's Temple.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Method	Location
Dropped	Gharnef (Final-2)

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Original Version

Method	Location
Dropped	Closest Gharnef (Ch. 23)

Nagi's Version

Method	Location
Event	Ch. 24x - End of chapter.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Method	Location
Dropped	Gharnef (Ch. 23)

Fire Emblem Awakening

Sealed Version

Method	Location
Inventory	Chrom

Parallel Version

Method	Location
Inventory	Lucina

Exalted Version

Method	Location
Event	Ch. 24 - End of chapter.

Fire Emblem Fates

Original Version

Method	Location
Inventory	Marth amiibo (bound)

Parallel Version

Method	Location
Inventory	Lucina amiibo (bound)

Fire Emblem Warriors

Ylissean Version

Method	Location
Inventory	Chrom (bound)

Parallel Version

Method	Location
Inventory	Lucina (bound)

Archanean Version

Method	Location
Inventory	Marth (bound)

Non-Canon Appearances

Kirby Super Star/Kirby Super Star Ultra

The Archanea version of Falchion appears as a piece of treasure in the Great Cave Offensive, where it is worth 375,000 G. It is correctly named in the Japanese version, but the English localization did not pick up on the reference and renamed it to "Sword." The English translation of Kirby Super Star Ultra fixed this, and Falchion is correctly named in all regions.

Super Smash Bros. Series

In the Super Smash Bros. series, the Archanean Falchion is the insignia representing all characters hailing from the Fire Emblem series since Melee.

Falchion is the main weapon of Marth in all four of his appearances in the series. Its design is similar to Falchion's first design from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, though with some minor redesigns in each game. Marth's Falchion deals more damage if the opponent is struck by the tip of the sword.

Falchion, in its Fire Emblem Awakening form, is Lucina's main weapon in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and later in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Lucina uses Marth's original moveset as the basis for hers. Unlike Marth's Falchion, her Falchion does not have his unique tip mechanic, instead having even power through her entire weapon.

Chrom also uses his normal Falchion in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U during Robin's Final Smash Pair Up. The Mii Swordfighter costume designed in his likeness also uses a Falchion for its sword. Chrom made his playable debut in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate using Roys moveset as his basis. Unlike Roy's Binding Blade, which deals additional damage at the hilt of the blade, Chrom's has even power throughout the entire weapon.

Monster Hunter Frontier G

The Awakening version of Falchion makes a cameo appearance as a part of the Fire Emblem crossover for Monster Hunter Frontier G. Chrom's regular Falchion and Lucina's Parallel Falchion are the base versions of their weapon set. If forged and upgraded, Chrom's Falchion will turn into Exalted Falchion, complete with the same golden glow on the blade while Lucina's will upgrade to an improved Parallel Falchion with a silver glow.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

Falchion makes an appearance in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. in both its original and Awakening versions wielded by Marth and Lucina respectively.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Falchion is Itsuki Aoi's default and weakest Carnage. Exalted Falchion and True Sword Falchion also appeared as two of Itsuki's Carnage weapons.

Miitomo

Parallel Falchion accessory in Miitomo.

Parallel Falchion was released in Miitomo as an in-game accessory which could be bought for 3500 coins as part of the Fire Emblem collaboration event.

Dragalia Lost

In Dragalia Lost, Falchion was released as a five star fire-type sword during the second Fire Emblem Heroes crossover event. It existed in the game in this form:

Falchion
A replica of the sword said to have been hewn from the fang of the Divine Dragon Naga. The original blade it is modeled after was handed down in the Altean royal family.
HP 150	Strength 540
Rarity ☆☆☆☆☆
Sell Value 1,500
Primed Recovery
Grants the adventurer you are currently controlling an HP regen buff, healing you for 5% Max HP every 3.9 seconds for 20 seconds every time their initial skill, displayed at the top of their skill list, becomes available for use. After activating, this ability will not activate again for 25 seconds.

As of the 2.0 update in September 2020, however, the weapon was changed into a cosmetic skin and lost its ability and stats.

Etymology

A Falchion is a common-made medieval arming sword with a single blade edge much like a Chinese dadao or a modern machete.

Its name is derived from the Old French word for "sickle", fauchon.

Trivia

• Due to their being many iterations of Falchion, some of the games like Warriors and Echoes that feature multiple versions attempt to name each version something different. Though their are sometimes contradictions. Like how most games refer to specifically Marth's Falchion as 'Exalted Falchion' despite the first appearance of that name being for Chrom in Awakening
• To commemorate the launching of Shadow Dragon, Nintendo had an actual sword forged in the likeness of Falchion.
• During Cornelius's fight with Gharnef in the Fire Emblem OVA, Falchion is depicted as twice its original size, in stark contrast with the OVA's VHS cover and its appearance in the games themselves.
• In both Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, Marth displays no unique animations while wielding Falchion.
• In its Awakening manifestation, the markings on Falchion read "Sniamer llits erutuf eht tsol si esle lla nehw", which, when reversed, is "When all else is lost the future still remains", a quote by American author Christian Nestell Bovee.
• In Awakening, a blue glow fills up the teardrop-shaped hole in the sword during certain points in the story, although the reason for this is not revealed. It has been theorized that this phenomenon occurs each time history is rewritten.
• In Awakening, despite the Parallel version being the same one as Chrom's (as Lucina inherited it upon his death in the future), he cannot wield it.
  • However, the DLC/SpotPass versions of Marth in Awakening can wield all three versions of Falchion in that game, making him the only character able to do so in the entire game.
• Although the Falchion is named after a single edged sword type, it has always been depicted with two edges.
• In Awakening, even after recruiting Lucina, Parallel Falchion's description still reads "Marth only".
• In Fates, both the Classic and Parallel Falchions each have a weaker replica that can be wielded by anyone. They are called Marth's Spatha and Lucina's Estoc.
  • In Warriors, Chrom would later be given his own replica Falchion called Chrom's Training Sword, though unlike Marth's Spatha and Lucina's Estoc, it is not a one-to-one replica as it has duller colors. It also can only be wielded by Chrom and not anyone else.

• In both Awakening and Fates, the base Might of Chrom's Falchion is the same as that of an Iron Sword. This creates something of an inconsistency between the two games, as the Iron Sword in Fates is one might higher than the Iron Sword in Awakening, which in turn causes Falchion to also be slightly stronger than normal in the Before Awakening DLC map.
  • Conversely, Lucina's Parallel Falchion, which also makes an appearance in Fates via DLC, suffers the opposite problem of being weaker than its original counterpart: possessing a might of 11 instead of 12, along with its healing properties being reduced to 10 HP instead of 20 - though it does somewhat make up for this by being one of the few more powerful swords in the game that does not inflict any negative status effects on its wielder when used.
    • In both cases, this was most likely done for balancing reasons in order to account for the lack of a Durability mechanic for most weapons.
• Falchion is, as with many other items from the Nintendo universe, found in the Kirby game "Kirby Super Star", and it's remake "Kirby Super Star Ultra" in the game "The Great Cave Offensive". This is actually the first time a Fire Emblem item was ever found in a video game in the west (as Super Star was released in 1996.
• In Heroes, Falchion is the only weapon to have different models depending on the user.
• Falchion is the only legendary weapon that has more than one in existence, as a second Falchion was given to Duma in Valentia.
  • Although what became of the Archanean Falchion owned by Marth is clearly defined, being passed down and continuously remodeled to the eventual Ylissean design being owned by Chrom and Lucina, the fate of the Valentian Falchion owned by Alm is unknown. One possible theory is that Walhart or one of Alm's descendants held onto it for safekeeping if it were needed to fight against another dragon or the Valentian Falchion was lost in the conflict during the unification of Valm.
• Strangely enough, in Shadows of Valentia, despite how Marth's Exalted Falchion can be used to defeat Duma like Alm's Falchion can, Lucina's Parallel Falchion cannot do the same, despite being the very same Falchion that Marth uses.
  • This is likely due to Parallel Falchion not having its full power released due to Lucina having performed a partial Awakening, whereas Marth's Exalted Falchion already holds Falchion's full might.

Gallery

The Falchion as it originally appears in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Falchion as it appears in the sixth series of the TCG.

CG still of the tapestry in the opening preamble of Mystery of the Emblem, featuring Naga entrusting humanity with Falchion and the Binding Shield.

CG still of Falchion in New Mystery of the Emblem, laid across the Binding Shield.

A sepia CG still featuring Falchion plunged into the ground of a battlefield.

Screenshot of Falchion from the anime, where it is wielded by Cornelius.

Animation of Marth attacking with Falchion in Mystery of the Emblem.

Screenshot of Marth preparing to perform a critical attack with Falchion in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Lucina wielding Parallel Falchion in Fates.

Emblem Marth's Falchion in Engage.

Emblem Chrom's Falchion in Engage.

Sprite of the Parallel Falchion from Engage.

In-game model of Falchion wielded by Marth from Heroes.

In-game model of Falchion wielded by Alm from Heroes.

Sprite of the Genesis Falchion wielded by Marth from Heroes.

Artwork of Falchion in Warriors.

Concept artwork of Falchion's engraving in Awakening.

Falchion and the Binding Shield in Monster Hunter Frontier G.

Falchion Model from the Complete

CG still of Falchion, alongside a collection of other swords, in New Mystery of the Emblem.

The real-life forged rendition of Falchion, photographed amidst other Fire Emblem-related paraphernalia during a Nintendo World launch event.

Lucina wielding Parallel Falchion in Awakening.

Chrom wielding Exalted Falchion in Awakening.

The Parallel Falchion in Engage.

Sprite of Marth's Falchion from Engage.

Sprite of Chrom's Falchion from Engage.

In-game model of Falchion wielded by Chrom and Lucina from Heroes.

Sprite of Dragofalchion wielded by Alm from Heroes.

Falchion and the Binding Shield from the Fire Emblem Heroes guide.

Artwork of Exalted Falchion in Warriors.

Artwork of the Parallel Falchion in Warriors.