Vigarde

Vigarde Artwork of Vigarde from The Sacred Stones. The emperor of Grado, resurrected by the power of the Dark Stone.

Gender Male Race Human Family Lyon (son) Nationality Grado Title(s) Emperor of Grado Stalwart Silent Emperor Starting class General Voiced by Chris Okawa (English, Heroes) Kenta Miyake (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) The Sacred Stones Heroes

“	Do... do as he says.	”	— Vigarde

Vigarde (Japanese: ヴィガルド Vigard) is a boss appearing in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. He is the emperor of Grado, and Prince Lyon's father. Shortly before the War of the Stones, he fell ill and died.

Biography

Vigarde is the ruler of the Grado Empire at the beginning of the War of the Stones, and he is dubbed the stalwart Silent Emperor. At the start of the game, he unexpectedly launches an invasion against the Kingdom of Renais, which had been a longtime ally of the Grado Empire. Renais is taken by surprise and Grado seizes all of its territory, ultimately slaying King Fado and forcing his daughter, Eirika, to abandon him in his final moments alongside Seth. The attack comes as an utter surprise, because Vigarde's son, Prince Lyon, had been friends with Eirika and Ephraim, the heirs of Renais. Vigarde was also a peaceful man adored by his people—and yet, despite these circumstances, he mounted an invasion.

As the invasion of Renais progresses, Vigarde makes no effort to keep things under control, to the surprise of his generals. Brigands raid villages left and right, and the emperor does nothing to stop it. He also starts promoting soldiers of questionable morality. He makes Valter, Riev and Caellach generals in the Grado Army, and sends them to help Duessel, Glen, and Selena with the invasion.

Vigarde's plan is revealed by Natasha when she manages to join and warn Eirika's group on behest of her deceased mentor. The emperor is branding people traitors and executing them to keep them silent, and his main objective is to destroy each nation's Sacred Stone. He also wants to capture Eirika and Ephraim. The reason is that they possess bracelets providing access to Renais's Sacred Stone. Despite protests from his original generals, Vigarde does not listen. It seems as if he is ignoring everything outside of the main goal – to destroy the Sacred Stones. He even brands Duessel a traitor for opposing his will and requests Selena to kill him.

The reason for Vigarde's change of behavior is revealed by Duessel to be related to the Dark Stone. The Dark Stone was a strange gemstone created by Prince Lyon and other mages of Grado, said to be more powerful than the Sacred Stones. After the Dark Stone was created, Emperor Vigarde's behavior changed. Myrrh later confirms that the Dark Stone would be capable of changing Vigarde completely, and that the process is irreversible.

Eventually, in Chapter 14 of Ephraim's route, Ephraim's counterattack against the Grado Empire reaches Grado Keep. In the throne room, Lyon and Vigarde talk about the situation, and Lyon expresses remorse related to Vigarde's death. This reveals that Vigarde had died before the invasion, and was resurrected with dark magic—the darkness sensed by Myrrh and related to the Dark Stone. The person who ordered the invasion of Renais and other nations on Magvel was a mere puppet. After this revelation, Lyon orders his resurrected father to defeat Ephraim's army before teleporting away. However, Vigarde fails to win the battle and is killed by Ephraim. He says nothing throughout the battle after Lyon leaves his side, and when he dies, his corpse disintegrates—showing that he has not truly been alive during the war.

In reality, Vigarde had died one year before he ordered the invasion of Renais. He died from an illness, which left his son, Prince Lyon, in despair. He decided to resurrect his father using the Sacred Stone of Grado, called the Fire Emblem, which had once been used to seal away the Demon King, Fomortiis. Vigarde's death was kept from the public while Lyon was putting the plan into motion. Eventually, Lyon managed to resurrect his father as a puppet by splitting the Fire Emblem into two parts—the Sacred Stone and the Dark Stone. He used the power of the Dark Stone to bring his father back to life, but without a will of his own and fell under the influence of the Demon King. Then, under the possession and manipulation of Fomortiis, he destroyed the Sacred Stone of Grado and declared that he would invade the other nations of Magvel. One year later, the resurrected Vigarde with Lyon controlling him, put The Demon King's plan into motion, thus initiating the War of the Stones and all aforementioned events.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Role

Vigarde is the boss of Chapter 14 of Ephraim's route. He stands on a throne, the chapter's seize point.

Stats

See also: Father and Son

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Easy/Normal Difficult

General
Level	13
Affinity

Stats
Max HP	52	Luck	9
Strength	21	Defense	20
Skill	14	Resistance	12
Speed	11	Constitution	17
Movement	5	Aid	16

Inventory
Spear  Knight Crest
Weapon Levels A S A -- -- -- -- --

General
Level	13
Affinity

Stats
Max HP	53~55	Luck	9~10
Strength	21~23	Defense	20~21
Skill	14~15	Resistance	12~13
Speed	11~12	Constitution	17
Movement	5	Aid	16

Inventory
Spear  Knight Crest
Weapon Levels A S A -- -- -- -- --

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Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Vigarde/Heroes

There are two different variations of Vigarde available in Heroes.

Personality

Vigarde was known for being a kind ruler, and forged alliances with the other countries of Magvel, including Renais. He was also known for providing for the poor, despite their inability to repay him.

However, he was also known to be proud to a fault, and when Lyon and the other court mages foresaw a massive earthquake destroying Grado, Vigarde commanded them not to speak to anyone else about it. Despite Grado's alliance with Renais, Vigarde believed that a natural disaster that struck Grado alone would be Grado's problem alone. Even on his deathbed he berated Lyon for suggesting asking Renais for aid against the earthquake.

After his death, his son became frantic, searching for any way to bring his father back, and he eventually succeeded to an extent. The new Vigarde was nothing but a puppet, however, and was used to orchestrate the invasion of Renais by Fomortiis. The Demon King then began using his son Lyon and the resurrected emperor as pawns to orchestrate the War Of The Stones, to invade the other nations of Magvel and destroy their sacred stones that sealed his body away.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	......	”	— Vigarde, in The Sacred Stones.

“	Ephraim: Vigarde! Why did you invade Renais? Why did you kill my father? Vigarde: ...... Ephraim: Answer me, Vigarde! ...So you really have lost hold of your senses, haven't you? Vigarde: ......	”	— Vigarde, when fighting Ephraim in The Sacred Stones.

“	Vigarde: ...... Duessel: Your Majesty, am I finished? Vigarde: ...... Duessel: Your Majesty... It's too late, isn't it? ...Forgive me.	”	— Vigarde, when fighting Duessel in The Sacred Stones.

Death quote

“	......	”	— Vigarde, in The Sacred Stones.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Vigarde/Quotes (Heroes)

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Sacred Stones	The emperor of Grado, resurrected by the power of the Dark Stone.	【魔石】によって　よみがえった グラド帝国の皇帝

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Vigarde
Japanese	ヴィガルド	Referred to in the internal files as "VIGARD". Possibly a corruption of Vígríðr, the field where the battle between the Norse Gods and Surtr took place.
Spanish	Vigarde	--
French	Vigarde	--
German	Vigarde	--
Italian	Vigarde	--
Portuguese	Vigarde	--
Traditional Chinese	維加爾多	Vigard

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
General Sword* Lance Basic axe* Ranged axe*

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Vigarde from The Sacred Stones.

Battle animations

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  Vigarde attacking with a lance as a General in The Sacred Stones.
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  Vigarde performing a critical hit with a lance as a General in The Sacred Stones.
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  Vigarde attacking with an axe as a General in The Sacred Stones.
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  Vigarde performing a critical hit with an axe as a General in The Sacred Stones.
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  Vigarde attacking with a ranged axe as a General in The Sacred Stones.
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  Vigarde performing a critical hit with a ranged axe as a General in The Sacred Stones.

CG images

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  CG image of Vigarde near Lyon's experiments with the Dark Stone in The Sacred Stones.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Vigarde: Silent Emperor.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Silent Emperor.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Silent Emperor.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Silent Emperor.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Warmhearted Sire.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Warmhearted Sire.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Warmhearted Sire.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Warmhearted Sire.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Vigarde: Silent Emperor.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Silent Emperor.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Silent Emperor.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Silent Emperor.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Warmhearted Sire.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Warmhearted Sire.
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  Artwork of Vigarde: Warmhearted Sire.
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  Vigarde in artwork of Duessel: Obsidian.
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  Vigarde in artwork of Selena: Fluorspar.
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  Vigarde in artwork of Selena: Admiring General.
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  Vigrade in artwork of Natasha: Sacred Healer.

Other appearances

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  A page of the The Sacred Stones Comic; Vigarde appears in the bottom panel.