Ike (Fire Emblem)

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Ike
Ike is a fictional character and main protagonist of the Nintendo strategy game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, a 2005 release for the Nintendo Gamecube.
Game series	Fire Emblem series
First game	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005)
Creator(s)	Shouzou Kaga, Masafumi Sakashita, et. al.

[edit] History

Ike (アイク) is the son of Greil, leader of the Greil Mercenaries, who takes over leadership after his father is killed by the Black Knight. For the majority of the game, he is in the service of Princess Elincia, his employer. Ike begins the game as a rather naive character. He had no memory or knowledge of his family's life in Gallia during his early years, and prior to the Greil Mercenaries' escape to Gallia, revealed that he didn't know what laguz are. He's a good-hearted individual, and also very protective of his friends and family. His primary personal motivation is to avenge his father after he is killed by the Black Knight, but he seeks no particular reward in aiding Crimea's liberation and restoring Elincia to the throne beyond the usual payment of services to the mercenary company. Although he has no desire to become nobility, he accepts the title of lord so that he can properly lead the Crimean liberation army following his triumph over Oliver in Chapter 17.

Ike begins the game as the newest full member of the Greil Mercenaries. Other members of the company tend to look down upon him in various ways, such as in his playful rivalry with Boyd and the volatile disdain that Shinon holds for him. Upon learning of the Daein invasion, Greil thrusts more responsibilities on Ike in an effort to prepare him for the task of leadership. Following Greil's death, Ike inherits the title of leader of the Greil Mercenaries. Upon hearing this Shinon and Gatrie leave the company. Shinon left because of his extreme disdain, and after telling Titania that he would refuse to serve Ike, Titania had an emotional outburst at Shinon, due to her affection towards the departed Greil. Gatrie's reasons are unknown as he openly supported Ike's leadership after rejoining the mercenaries in Chapter 13, alongside Astrid.

After remaining in Gallia until Chapter 9, when Ike learns that King Caineghis of Gallia is unable to help Ike directly due to his peoples hatred towards the beorc, Ike leaves Gallia and is escorted to Port Toha by a squad led by Ranulf, a loyal soldier to King Caineghis of Gallia. Ike then leads the mercenaries around the continent, constantly impressing those he meets with his bravery and his candor as he settles into his role as the new head of the Greil Mercenaries. Ike is a quick learner, although he has a tendency to be stubborn; after directing an outburst of anger at Apostle Sanaki, Emperess of the Begnion Theocracy and the most politically powerful beorc on the continent, he is later informed by Nasir and Titania that he was lucky to still have his head.

[edit] Abilities and Statistics

As the game's central protagonist, Ike is the only character in the game capable of learning the skill Aether, which produces a chance of Ike doing massive damage along with the effects of the skills Sol and Luna. Ike must be used in every mission, and should he die the game ends. In Chapter 27, Ike gains use of the blessed sword Ragnell in order to battle the Black Knight and carries the weapon with him for the rest of the game. Ragnell is a unique weapon in that unlike most other weapons, it will never break during battle. It is also one of the few swords with magic ability allowing it to execute ranged attacks. Perhaps most importantly, it is blessed and is the only weapon able to penetrate the armor of the Black Knight and King Ashnard.

Ike can be considered one of the most powerful Lord-type characters in Fire Emblem since Sigurd , and is one of the most powerful of the Lords for all North American Fire Emblem titles, as well as Ephraim and Hector. This is due greatly to the difference in game mechanics between Path of Radiance and the other Fire Emblem titles, however, so some fans claim Fire Emblem's Hector to be the proportionally stronger Lord when scaled for these differences. Ike's strength, speed, defense, hit points, and accuracy ratings are all very high. His magical resistance is moderate and he has a slight luck deficiency.

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