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Mercurius
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Mercurius (Japanese: メリクル Mercury) is a regalia sword introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. It is one of the Three Regalia of the Holy Kingdom of Archanea, known by the epithet "the spectral sword"[1] or "magic blade",[2] and is the sister weapon of Gradivus and Parthia. In its original appearance in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mercurius was a personal weapon usable only by Marth, but from Mystery of the Emblem onward it lost this association and became available for use by any sword-wielding unit.
History
Along with Gradivus and Parthia, Mercurius was stolen from its unidentified origin by the thief Adrah, and was a valuable asset in his conquering of the land.[3] When Adrah formed the kingdom of Archanea, Mercurius was named one of its three Regalia, and was passed down through the generations of Archanean royalty.
Following the fall of Archanea at the onset of the War of Shadows, Mercurius was stolen by the army of Grust. Late in the war, when Minerva of the Whitewings allies with Marth's liberation army, her subordinate Est heard of Grust's possession of the sword and flew there to retrieve it from them, then gave the blade to Marth as she joined his forces at Chiasmir.[4] After the war, Mercurius was returned to the possession of House Archanea, and was given to Astram in his role as the captain of the newly-formed Archanean Free Company.[5] Astram continued to wield it in the intervening years and in the War of Heroes, taking it with him when he was convinced by Jeorge to defect to Marth's army in the face of Emperor Hardin's corruption.
On the continent of Fódlan, a rusted sword bearing the name Mercurius and noted to have been used in the War of the Eagle and Lion could be found in the clutches of roaming monsters, taken into the possession of the mercenary Byleth, and used in the war plaguing the continent. What connection this Mercurius bears to the Archanean regalia, if one exists, is unclear.
Stats
In the main Fire Emblem series
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | -- | Sword: --* | 18 | 1 | 100 | 10 | 1 | 24 | Cannot be sold | -- | When leveling up, gives a 25% chance of awarding a +2 increase to each increased stat instead of +1.[6] |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 
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Sword: 12 | 20 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24,000 | -- | Doubles the user's experience gain when equipped. |
| Shadow Dragon | 
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 A
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18 | 8 | 100 | 10 | 1 | 20 | Cannot be sold | 2 | Cannot be forged. |
| New Mystery of the Emblem |
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 A
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18 | -- | 100 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | Cannot be forged. |
| Awakening | 
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 A
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17 | -- | 95 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | Cannot be forged. |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 
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11 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 1 | -- |  2
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-- | Grants Recovery when equipped. |
| Three Houses | 
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 A
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15 | 7 | 100 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 5,000 | 2 | -- |
| Engage | 
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 D
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12 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 1 | -- | 100 | -- | Doubles the user's experience gain when equipped. |
| Engage (enemy) |
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D
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18 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 1 | -- | 100 | -- | Doubles the user's experience gain when equipped. |
Forged stats
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (★) |
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12 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | -- | 4
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-- | Grants Recovery when equipped. |
In other Fire Emblem series titles
| Game | Icon | Type | Might | Range | SP cost | Refine cost | Prerequisites | Unusable by | Inheritable | Other effects and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heroes (refine: Unrefined) |
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16 | 1 | 400 | -- | Silver Sword | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 attack. If user's HP ≥ 50% at start of turn, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance of user and to allies within 2 spaces of user wielding a sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast weapon for 1 turn. |
| Heroes (refine: +Effect) |
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16 | 1 | 400 | 500  200 
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-- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 attack. If user's HP ≥25% at start of turn, grants +6 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance of user and to allies within 2 spaces of user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +3 HP. If user is within 3 spaces of ally, grants +(4 + highest bonus on stat between user and allies within 3 spaces of user; calculated independently) each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. |
| Heroes (refine: +Atk) |
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18 | 1 | 400 | 500 200
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-- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 attack. If user's HP ≥25% at start of turn, grants +6 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance of user and to allies within 2 spaces of user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +5 HP. |
| Heroes (refine: +Spd) |
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16 | 1 | 400 | 500 200
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-- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 attack. If user's HP ≥25% at start of turn, grants +6 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance of user and to allies within 2 spaces of user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed. |
| Heroes (refine: +Def) |
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16 | 1 | 400 | 500 200
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-- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 attack. If user's HP ≥25% at start of turn, grants +6 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance of user and to allies within 2 spaces of user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense. |
| Heroes (refine: +Res) |
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16 | 1 | 400 | 500 200
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-- | -- | ✗ | Grants +3 attack. If user's HP ≥25% at start of turn, grants +6 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance of user and to allies within 2 spaces of user for 1 turn. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to user's attack, speed, defense, and resistance during combat. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance. |
| Game | Icon | Level | Might | Weight | Hit | Crit | Range | Uses | Worth | WEXP | Other effects and notes |
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| Warriors: Three Hopes | 
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A
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120 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 130 | 2,500 | -- | -- |
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Locations
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Inventory | Est (Dropped if killed as an enemy) |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Inventory | Book 1: Est Book 2: Astram (Dropped if killed as an enemy) |
Shadow Dragon
| Event | Given to Marth upon recruiting Est |
| Dropped by | Chapter 18, Est (Lost upon recruitment) |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Dropped by | Chapter 7, Astram • Chapter 8, Astram • Chapter 9, Astram • Chapter 16, Astram |
| Inventory | Astram |
Awakening
| Treasure | Infinite Regalia, chosen at random from a pool of other items. |
| Renown bonus | 3,000 Renown points; only one copy can be obtained through this means per save file. |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
| Dungeon drops | The Inner Sanctum: Large pots (0.13%) |
| Forging | Blessed Sword (5 , ★★★)
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Three Houses
| Forging | Rusted Sword* (10 Mythrils, 2,000G, A+ Professor Level) |
Engage
| Emblem Rings | Marth, when engaged (obtained at bond level 10) |
Heroes
| Method | Data |
|---|---|
| Unit (★★★★★) | Astram: Midia's Hero |
Warriors: Three Hopes
| Forging | Rusted Sword (10 Mythrils, 7,500G) |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| Shadow Dragon | A powerful blade, and regalia of House Archanea.
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アカネイア王家に伝わる『三種の武器』。強力な威力をもつ剣
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| New Mystery of the Emblem | A powerful blade, and regalia of House Archanea.*
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アカネイア王家に伝わる『三種の武器』。強力な威力をもつ剣
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| Awakening | One of the Three Regalia.
Devastatingly powerful. |
伝説の三神器 凄まじい威力の剣
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| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | A slender, lovely sword.
One of the three Regalia. |
三種の神器の一つ
細く美しい幻の剣 |
| Three Houses | A legendary sword with high hit rate and might,
used in the War of the Eagle and Lion. |
鷲獅子戦争に名を残す剣
高い命中と威力を誇る |
| Engage | Sword wielded by Emblem Marth.
Doubles user's earned experience. |
紋章士マルスの持つ剣の神器
獲得経験値２倍 |
| Heroes (Unrefined) |
Grants Atk+3. At start of turn, if unit's HP ≥
50%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit and sword, lance, axe, bow, dagger, or beast allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are within 2 spaces.) |
攻撃＋３
ターン開始時、自分のＨＰが５０％以上なら、 自分と周囲２マスの味方の剣、槍、斧、弓、暗器、獣の 攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋４（１ターン） （周囲２マスに味方がいなくても自分は強化される） |
| Heroes (Refined) |
Grants Atk+3. At start of turn, if unit's
HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+6 to unit and allies within 2 spaces of unit for 1 turn (bonus granted to unit even if no allies are within 2 spaces.) At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4 to unit during combat. |
攻撃＋３
ターン開始時、自身のＨＰが２５％以上なら、 自分と周囲２マスの味方の 攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋６（１ターン） （周囲２マスに味方がいなくても自分は強化される） 戦闘開始時、自身のＨＰが２５％以上なら、 戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋４ |
| Heroes (Refined: +effect) |
If unit is within 3 spaces of an ally, grants
Atk/Spd/Def/Res+X to unit during combat (X = 4 + highest bonus on each stat between unit and allies within 3 spaces; calculates each stat bonus independently). |
周囲３マス以内に味方がいる時、
戦闘中、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防＋４、 さらに、攻撃、速さ、守備、魔防が増加 増加値は、 自分と周囲３マス以内にいる味方のうち 強化が最も高い値（能力値ごとに計算） |
| Warriors: Three Hopes | A legendary sword of great might, used in the
War of the Eagle and Lion. |
鷲獅子戦争に名を残す剣
高い威力を誇る |
Trivia
- In every game it appears in but one, Mercurius has the highest, or at least joint-highest, raw might of all swords in the game in question. The exception is Shadows of Valentia, where it is bested by the Lightning Sword and the Shadow Sword. In Mystery of the Emblem, it is in a six-way tie for having the highest might of any weapon in the game, tied with Parthia, Gradivus, the Devil Axe, Pachyderm and Aura.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Mercurius |
From Mercurius, a Roman messenger god whose name is commonly rendered in English as "Mercury". |
| English (unofficial) |
Miracle |
Alternative interpretation of the katakana メリクル used in the Quirino Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and RPGuy96 Mystery of the Emblem fan translations. |
| Japanese |
• メリクル |
• Officially romanized as Mercury; the common anglicized form of Mercurius, as above. This name is used in menus in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, and in all instances (except Shadows of Valentia) from Shadow Dragon onward. It should be noted that the katakana does not quite read "Mercury". It appears to be a corruption of メルクリウス Merukuriusu, the Japanese rendering of "Mercurius", with the last two kana omitted and ル ru and リ ri swapped. |
| Spanish |
Mercurius |
-- |
| French |
Mercurius |
-- |
| German |
Mercurius |
-- |
| Italian |
Mercurius |
-- |
| Dutch |
Mercurius |
-- |
| Portuguese |
Mercurius |
-- |
| Korean |
• 메리클 소드 |
• Mercury Sword; used in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and Engage. |
| Simplified Chinese |
• 墨丘利剑 |
• Mercury Sword; used in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and Engage. |
| Traditional Chinese |
• 墨丘利劍 |
• Mercury Sword; used in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and Engage. |
Gallery
Official artwork
Artwork of Mercurius from Mystery of the Emblem.
Concept artwork of Mercurius from Awakening.
Artwork of Mercurius from Warriors: Three Hopes.
Screenshots
Julian wielding Mercurius in Mystery of the Emblem.
Linhardt wielding Mercurius in Three Houses.
Heroes artwork
Mercurius as it appears in Heroes.
Artwork of Astram: Midia's Hero with Mercurius.
References
- ↑ "Three ancient weapons known as the Regalia have been passed down through the generations of House Archanea: Parthia, the bow of flame; Gradivus, the lance that pierces stone; and Mercurius, the spectral sword. Only those blessed by the gods may lay hands on them–or so it goes." — A villager in Knorda, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ "Three weapons have been passed down by the royal family of Archanea. Parthia, the bow of flame, Gradivus, the lance that pierces stone... And the magic blade that can only be wielded by the chosen, Mercurius. Those that obtain them are said to be blessed by the gods." — A villager in Knorda, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
- ↑ "After stealing it from Raman Temple, the thief removed its jewels and sold them off as treasures. The money was used to fund an army, which, along with three stolen weapons, was used to conquer the world." — Gotoh, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- ↑ "Initially I intended to join up with you along with my sisters, but then I heard Grust had made off with one of Archanea's three regalia—the sword Mercurius—so I flew there to get it back." — Est, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ "Astram was made captain of Archanea's free company. He was given the sword Mercurius, and with it carved quite a name for himself." — Ending, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ Darrman, Gryz, et al., Starsphere Mercurius? That's a lie, Fire Emblem Universe, Published: November 3, 2015, Retrieved: November 5, 2015
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