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Anri
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| “ | A young man hailing from the Altea region appeared with a divine blade in hand. He stood against the Shadow Dragon, and struck him down. | ” | — Prologue of Shadow Dragon |
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Anri (Japanese: アンリ Anri) was the founder of the Kingdom of Altea and the legendary hero who used the divine blade Falchion to slay Medeus at the climax of the War of Liberation.
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Biography
Anri originated as an unassuming peasant of the remote Altea islands, living with his brother Marcelus. His life changed when he met Artemis, the princess of Archanea in hiding after the domination of her nation by the Dolhr Empire; the two soon fell in love with each other, and Anri came to learn of the wider conflict between Dolhr and the people it oppressed. Under the guidance of Gotoh, Anri travelled to the far northern reaches of Archanea, though Mamorthod and the Flame Barrel, to the Ice Dragon Temple, where he obtained Falchion; his feats were recorded in a literary work known as the Anri Saga (Japanese: アンリ・サーガ Anri Saga).[1]
By the time Anri returned from his journey in the year 498, an uprising of the people of Archanea, under Duke Caldas and the Fire Emblem he bore, had challenged Dolhr head-on with great success, until Medeus himself entered the fray and devastated its numbers. At this moment, Anri himself appeared and challenged the Shadow Dragon, slaying him and ending Dolhr's grasp on the world. Following Medeus's death, in the year 500, Anri founded the Kingdom of Altea in the islands of his homeland, and became its first king; meanwhile, despite her ongoing love for Anri, Artemis married Caldas at the entreaty of the people of Archanea. Anri died unmarried and childless in the year 537; he was succeeded by his brother Marcelus, whose ascension sparked a dispute among the nobility resulting in the foundation of Gra, which would remain a close Altean ally for decades.
Sixty-eight years later, in the War of Shadows and War of Heroes, Anri's descendant Marth came to repeat the feats of Anri by twice slaying the revived Medeus and in making a journey to the Ice Dragon Temple. The people of Archanea came to regard Marth as a "second coming" of Anri.[2]
After several millennia had passed, Anri was less well remembered; by Chrom's time, the exact identity of Marth's ancestor, Anri, had seemingly been forgotten.[3]
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
While Anri does not feature as his own card he does make an appearance on Nyna's debut card, B04-048SR. In the background he is depicted fighting a dragon, which may be intended to be Medeus.
Fire Emblem Warriors
Marth compares Chrom to Anri in their support conversation in Fire Emblem Warriors.[4]
Fire Emblem Engage manga
Zero Emblem appears in Chapter 40 of the manga; in this depiction, their design closely resembles that of Anri.
Trivia
- In the Japanese script, Anri is called "Anri I" (アンリ一世) by Malledus, implying there was at least one Altean king named after him.[5][6] However, none of the kings of Altea between Anri and Marth share Anri's name.[7]
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Anri |
Georgian form of Henri.[8] |
| Japanese |
アンリ |
Officially romanized as Anri. Romanized instead as Henry in APE's Mystery of the Emblem guide. Possibly from Henri, a French form of Henry. Could also be named after Ainle, one of the brothers of Naoise, a warrior from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.[9] The Japanese rendering of Ainle is アンリ, same as the kanji for Anri. |
| Spanish |
Anri |
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| French |
Anri |
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| German |
Anri |
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| Italian |
Anri |
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| Portuguese |
Anri |
Mentioned in Heroes. |
| Korean |
앙리 |
Henri; used in the trophy description of Marth in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. |
| Traditional Chinese |
昂利 |
Anri; mentioned in Heroes. |
Gallery
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Artwork of Anri and Medeus from the Fire Emblem: Archanea War Chronicles Vol. 1 guide. -
Artwork of Anri from The Complete. -
CG image of Anri and Medeus from Shadow Dragon. -
Artwork of Anri, Artemis and Medeus from New Mystery of the Emblem. -
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Anri in artwork of Marth: Legacied Hero from Heroes. -
Anri in artwork of Marth: Hero-King from Heroes. -
Artwork of an Anri statue from Maki Hakoda's Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light manga. -
Artwork of an Anri statue from Maki Hakoda's Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light manga. -
Zero Emblem as depicted in the Engage manga.
References
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This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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