Ike

For fighter info, see Ike (SSBB).

Ike
Official artwork of Ike from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.
Universe	Fire Emblem
Debut	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005)
Appears in	SSBB
Console of origin	Nintendo GameCube
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Blue
Eye color	Blue
Homeworld	Tellius
Voice actor	Jason Adkins
Japanese voice actor	Michihiko Hagi

Ike (アイク, Aiku) is the main playable hero in the ninth installment of the Fire Emblem series of tactical role-playing games, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and also appears in a main role in its sequel, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Ike is one of the more "recent" Fire Emblem protagonists and was the first one to appear in multiple Fire Emblem console games that were released outside of Japan, so he has attained more familiarity with players than most other characters in the series have. He appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a playable character.

Character description

By 2005, the Fire Emblem series of tactical role-playing fantasy video games had fully been established as an internationally famous and successful franchise, thanks in no small part to the inclusion of previous Fire Emblem protagonists Marth and Roy in 2001's immensely successful Super Smash Bros. Melee as playable characters. Following Melee's release, subsequent Fire Emblem titles were released internationally, including the seventh installment for Game Boy Advance set on the same continent of Elibe as the sixth (the one starring Roy), the eighth installment on GBA (The Sacred Stones) set on a stand-alone universe/continent named Magvel, and the ninth game for GameCube (Path of Radiance) set on another new continent/universe named Tellius. PoR is the first console Fire Emblem to be released internationally, and it stars Ike as the protagonist, and the tenth installment for Wii (Radiant Dawn) is a storyline sequel set in Tellius, where a slightly older Ike plays as one of the main characters

In the story of Path of Radiance, Ike is the first and only, to break the tradition of a Fire Emblem protagonist being a noble or prince. He is a mercenary along with several others in a group under the command of his father, Greil. Ike and the Greil Mercenaries must protect and escort the princess of the soon-to-be-besieged country of Crimea, Elincia, as the continent of Tellius, previously wrecked by conflict and animosity between humans ("Beorc") and transformable demi-humans ("Laguz"), bares witness to the uprising of another war incited by the country of Daein. During the quest, Ike becomes arch-enemies with an enigmatic Daein general known as the Black Knight for murdering Greil, and Ike and his younger sister Mist learn terrible truths about their pasts later on even as their expanding group must attempt to heal scars and gain the trust of the various Laguz kingdoms. Eventually, Elincia formally bestows the Lord rank to Ike so that he can lead the armies of Crimea and the theocracy of Begnion into battle against Daein, and after finding the willpower to wield the sacred blade Ragnell, he takes the fight to Daein's officers in their homeland, and clashes against the Black Knight wielding the dark sword Alondite.The finale sees Ike finally battling and defeating Daein's megalomaniac wyvern-riding king, Ashnard; with this accomplished, the continent is saved from utter destruction and Beorc-Laguz relations become more positive, and Ike is content with reverting back to the life of a mercenary.

Ike, for being the second Fire Emblem protagonist to star in more than one game in the series after Marth and the first to appear on two subsequent games released internationally on consoles, is one of the better-known Fire Emblem heroes, and he will likely become as famous as Marth and Roy before him for his role as a brand new playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Ragnell

Ragnell is Ike's sword. Although it is a two-handed sword, he can wield it with only one as a testament to his strength.

The sword is used in all four of Ike's Special Moves as well as most of his standard attacks.

It has the ability to release a shock-wave for long range combat, but this ability does not appear to be usable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but it does appear to have replaced this ability with a fire element, as it never had the power to release fire in the Radiance series. Strangely, Ike wears his mercenary clothes, not the lord clothes that he wears while wielding the sword.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Main article: Ike (SSBB)

Ike, as he appears in Brawl

Ike is the first Fire Emblem character to be revealed as a playable character in the Wii edition of the Super Smash Bros. series, wearing his battle-worn Ranger-class outfit. He clearly adheres to the human-swordsman aesthetic upheld by Marth and Roy in Melee, and his sword, Ragnell, appears especially hefty and long-range, but Ike is strong enough to hold it with only one hand. Ike's attacks are among the longest reaching and most powerful attacks, surpassing even Bowser in terms of raw power. To counterbalance this, Ike's attacks are notorious for being among the slowest attacks in the game, both start-up and ending lag wise. Ike also comes with his trademark skill Aether as a technique, which gives him super armor at the beginning of the attack when he and his blade are separated and he is hunched down to jump. This allows him to resist the knockback, but take the damage of an attack. His appearance is based off his appearance in Path of Radiance.

Trophy Info

A member of Crimea's top fighting force, the Greil Mercenaries. He's a man of few words whose blunt manner gives the impression that he's uncaring, but he's actually a passionate hero. He was crucial to the reconstruction of Crimea. In Radiant Dawn, he continues to show his deep sense of honor and leads the Greil Mercenaries to the aid of the Laguz Alliance.

• Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005)
• Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007)

Trivia

• In Super Smash Bros. Melee, when you are typing in a name and you select "Random Name", one of the names will be Ike. Melee was released four years before Ike's first appearance in a game, indicating that this is merely a coincidence.
• Ragnell is very similar to a Zweihänder.
• Ragnell's weight is not very exaggerated--the more basic or common swords in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn have a weight rating of somewhere around 10. Ragnell is at a hefty 20.
• Ragnell is usable by Ike only in his Lord Class, yet in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl", he has the appearance of the Ranger Class.

External Links

• The Fire Emblem Wikia

Fire Emblem universe
Characters	Marth (Melee  · Brawl  · 3DS/Wii U  · Ultimate) Roy (Melee  · 3DS/Wii U  · Ultimate) Ike (Brawl  · 3DS/Wii U  · Ultimate) Robin (3DS/Wii U  · Ultimate) Lucina (3DS/Wii U  · Ultimate) Corrin (3DS/Wii U  · Ultimate) Chrom (Ultimate) Byleth (Ultimate)
Side Characters	Assist Trophies	Lyn  · Black Knight  · Tiki
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	Others	Anna  · Sothis
Stages	Castle Siege  · Arena Ferox  · Coliseum  · Garreg Mach Monastery
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	Masterpieces	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light  · Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem