Alondite

For the sword known as "Alondite" in Japanese, see Ettard.

Alondite Artwork of Alondite from Path of Radiance. A mystic blade blessed by the goddess Ashera. It can attack from near and far.

Type Sword Wielder(s) Altina* Black Knight First game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Alondite (Japanese: エタルド Ettard) is a sword introduced in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It is one of the national treasures of the Begnion Empire, once wielded by the beorc heroine Altina alongside its sister blade Ragnell. It was blessed by the Goddess of Order Ashera, granting it immense power and rendering it invulnerable. In addition to its sheer power, the blade can be used to sling powerful shockwaves to attack from afar.

History

Along with Ragnell, the newly-blessed Alondite was bestowed upon Altina of the Three Heroes of Tellius, for use in combating the Chaos Goddess Yune, in the antiquity of Tellius. Following Yune's imprisonment within the Fire Emblem, Alondite and Ragnell became national treasures of Begnion, the kingdom founded and first ruled by Altina.

In the modern Tellius era, Alondite was famously used by the Black Knight, having presumably been granted to him by his master Sephiran when he entered his service. The Black Knight kept Alondite as his only weapon for the rest of his life, using it most notably to kill Greil and in his duels with Ike. After his final defeat and death at Ike's hands, Alondite began to glow, which Yune believed was the twin swords calling to each other, and Ike adopted it for use by his army against Ashera.

Stats

In the main Fire Emblem series

Game	Icon	Level	Might	Weight	Hit	Crit	Range	Uses	Worth	WEXP	Other effects and notes
Path of Radiance		Prf*	18	20	80	5	1–2	∞	Cannot be sold	2	+5 defense when equipped. Reduces foe's critical rate to 0% against user, or 50% if foe has Wrath active.
Radiant Dawn		SS	18	20	80	5	1–2	∞	Cannot be sold	8	+5 defense when equipped.

In other Fire Emblem series titles

For Altina's weapon, see Ragnell·Alondite.

Game	Icon	Type	Might	Range	SP cost	Refine cost	Prerequisites	Unusable by	Inheritable	Other effects and notes
Heroes (refine: Unrefined)			16	1	400	--	Silver Sword	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless of range.
Heroes (refine: +Effect)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +3 HP. Grants −1 special cooldown count. If user's HP ≥ 25% at start of combat, grants +4 each to attack, speed, defense, and resistance.
Heroes (refine: +Atk)			18	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +5 HP.
Heroes (refine: +Spd)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +5 HP and +3 speed.
Heroes (refine: +Def)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +5 HP and +4 defense.
Heroes (refine: +Res)			16	1	400	500 200	--	--	✗	User can counterattack regardless of range. Grants +5 HP and +4 resistance.

Locations

Path of Radiance

Unobtainable

Exclusive to the Black Knight.

Radiant Dawn

Inventory	Black Knight (cannot be removed from his inventory)
Event	Part 4: Endgame (2), closing cutscene after the Black Knight's death.

Heroes

Method	Data
Unit (★★★★★)	Black Knight: Sinister General • Zelgius: Jet-Black General

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Alondite appears in both the Black Knight trophy and Black Knight sticker, it is referenced by name in the description of the trophy. However, due to errors with localization, in the NTSC release it is referred to as Ettard.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Alondite appears again in the Black Knight trophy. Additionally, it appears as a part of the Black Knight costume available for Mii Swordfighters as paid downloadable content, where it is the weapon they wield when wearing the "Black Knight's Armor" Outfit, where it is a purely cosmetic change.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Alondite appears again as part of the "Black Knight's Armor" Outfit. It also appears when the Assist Trophy item summons the Black Knight, being used as the sole weapon of the Black Knight. Alondite lastly appears in the Black Knight spirit.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Alondite is present as a skill on one of the Black Knight's cards in Fire Emblem Cipher: B03-047SR Demon General of the Blessed Armor, Black Knight. It is a manual-activation skill which, for a cost of flipping 2 bond cards, increases the Black Knight's range to 1-2 and gives them +20 attack power until the end of the turn. Additionally, if the Black Knight attacks and defeats the opponent's lord while Alondite is active, then the opponent loses two orbs rather than the usual one.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Path of Radiance	A unique sword imbued with great hidden strength. Only the Black Knight can wield it.	特別な力を秘めた強力な剣 漆黒の騎士専用
Radiant Dawn	A mystic blade blessed by the goddess Ashera. It can attack from near and far.	女神アスタルテの加護を受けた剣 離れた敵にも攻撃できる
Heroes	Unit can counterattack regardless of foe's range.	敵から攻撃された時、距離に関係なく反撃する
Heroes (Refined: +effect)	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count-1). At start of combat, if unit's HP ≥ 25%, grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res+4.	奥義が発動しやすい（発動カウント－１） 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

Trivia

• In international releases of the Tellius games, Alondite had its name swapped with another weapon: Ettard. This confusion likely arose from the Japanese version of Path of Radiance, where the sword—despite being called "Ettard" everywhere in the game—was assigned the internal file name of "ALONDITE". This is likely why the English localization of Path of Radiance renamed the sword in the first place. When Radiant Dawn was released in Japan, it introduced Ike's new personal sword as "Alondite", requiring that it be changed in localization since there was already an "Alondite" in English. Fittingly, it was localized as "Ettard", the original name of Alondite.
  • This confusion led to the Black Knight's trophy in the North American version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl erroneously stating that he wields Ettard. It was fixed to the localized name of Alondite in the PAL version.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Alondite	Corruption of Arondight. Ostensibly derived from Arthurian mythology, where it is alleged that Arondight (alternatively spelled Aroundight) was the name of Sir Lancelot's sword. However, this appears to be an apocryphal invention with no actual presence in the original forms of the cycle, and is believed to instead originate from the fourteenth-century poem Beves of Hamtoun.
Japanese	エタルド	Romanized as Ettard in the internal data of Radiant Dawn. In Arthurian mythology, Ettard (alternatively spelled Ettarre) was a maiden who spurned the romantic advances of Sir Pelleas. In Path of Radiance, its internal file name was ALONDITE.
Spanish	Alondite	--
French	Alondite	--
German	Alondite	--
Italian	Alondite	--
Portuguese	Alondite	--
Korean	에타드	Ettard; used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Traditional Chinese	艾塔爾德	--

Gallery

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  Artwork of Alondite from Path of Radiance.
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  Altina wielding Ragnell and Alondite in Radiant Dawn.
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  The Black Knight wielding Alondite in Path of Radiance.
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  The Black Knight attacking indirectly with Alondite in Path of Radiance.
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  The Black Knight wielding Alondite in Radiant Dawn.
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  The Black Knight attacking indirectly with Alondite in Radiant Dawn.
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  Alondite in Heroes.

See also

• Ragnell