Barigan

Barigan Barigan as he appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. One of the eight legendary heroes.

Gender Male Race Human Title(s) The Holy Knight, the Faithful Appearance(s) Mentioned in The Binding Blade and The Blazing Blade.

“	Barigan? All knights know about him. I used to hear a lot about him during my studies. He was the finest example of knighthood.	”	— Roy

Barigan (Japanese: バリガン Baligant) was one of the Eight Legends of Elibe who fought in the Scouring. He and Hanon the Horsewoman are the least known about among the Eight Legends. What is known about him is that he wielded the freezing lance, Maltet, and after the Scouring, he founded the nation of Ilia.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

Barigan is a backstory character and is not seen in-game, having died presumably many centuries before the start of either game.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Barigan	Mistranslation of Baligant, the Amir of Babylon, from La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland). In the poem, Baligant is the Amir of Damascus and an enemy of King Charlemagne.
Japanese	バリガン	Baligant
Spanish	Barigan	--
French	Barigan	--
German	Barigan	--
Italian	Barigan	--

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.