Hero Crest

Hero Crest Artwork of a hero crest from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game. Promote lvl 10+ Mercs.

Type Item First game Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

The Hero Crest (Japanese: ゆうしゃのあかし Hero's Proof or 英雄の証 Hero's Proof) is one of several promotion items in the Fire Emblem series.

In the original Archanea games, it was used to promote mercenaries to heroes. Its use was later extended in the GBA games to myrmidons and fighters, and, in The Binding Blade, to pirates and brigands. In the remakes of the Archanea games, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, it was replaced by the Master Seal. The hero crest is available in five games: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, and The Sacred Stones.

Data

Game	Icon	Uses	Worth	Effects and notes
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light	--	1	2,000	Initiates class change for Mercenaries at level 10 or higher when used.
Mystery of the Emblem		1	10,000	Initiates class change for Mercenaries at level 10 or higher when used.
The Binding Blade		1	10,000	Initiates class change for Brigands, Fighters, Mercenaries, Myrmidons, and Pirates at level 10 or higher when used.
The Blazing Blade		1	10,000	Initiates class change for Fighters, Mercenaries, and Myrmidons at level 10 or higher when used.
The Sacred Stones		1	10,000	Initiates class change for Fighters, Mercenaries, and Myrmidons at level 10 or higher when used.

Locations

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Dropped by	Chapter 10, enemy Hero • Chapter 16, enemy Hero
Secret Shop	Chapter 23

The Binding Blade

Steal from	Chapter 22, enemy Zephiel
Treasure	Chapter 7, village • Chapter 16, chest
Event	Chapter 10 (Western route), automatically at the end of the chapter if all villages were visited • Chapter 11 (Northern route), automatically at the end of the chapter if all villages were visited
Secret Shop	Chapter 16 • Chapter 21

The Blazing Blade

Steal from	Eliwood's tale: Chapter 20, enemy Oleg Hector's tale: Chapter 21, enemy Oleg
Treasure	Eliwood's tale: Chapter 16, chest • Chapter 22, hidden in the sand • Chapter 25 (Jerme version), chest Hector's tale: Chapter 17, chest • Chapter 23, hidden in the sand • Chapter 27 (Jerme version), chest
Secret Shop	Eliwood's tale: Chapter 29 Hector's tale: Chapter 31

The Sacred Stones

Inventory	Gerik
Dropped by	Chapter 14 (Eirika's route), enemy Myrmidon • Chapter 16, enemy Hero (Eirika's route), enemy Warrior (Ephraim's route)
Dropped by (Skirmish)*	Wight* • Cyclops* • Elder Bael*
Treasure	Chapter 10 (Ephraim's route), village
Secret Shop	Chapter 14 (Eirika's route) • Chapter 14 (Ephraim's route) • Chapter 19 • Grado Keep • Jehanna Hall • Rausten Court

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Mystery of the Emblem	Promote lvl 10+ Mercs*	ようへいがＬＶ１０で ゆうしゃに クラスチェンジできる てんしょくアイテム
The Binding Blade (Description)	For mercenaries, myrmidons, and axe fighters Lv. 10 and up.*	１０レベル以上の　傭兵・剣士 戦士・山賊・海賊が使います
The Binding Blade (Use screen)	Use this on a worthy mercenary, myrmidon, or wielder of axes.*	傭兵　剣士　戦士 山賊　海賊を クラスチェンジします
The Blazing Blade (Description)	For mercenaries, myrmidons, and fighters Lv. 10 and up.	１０レベル以上の 傭兵・剣士・戦士が使います
The Blazing Blade (Use screen)	Use this on a worthy mercenary, fighter, or myrmidon.	傭兵　剣士　戦士を クラスチェンジします
The Sacred Stones (Description)	For mercenaries, myrmidons, and fighters Lv. 10 and up.	１０レベル以上の 傭兵・剣士・戦士が使います
The Sacred Stones (Use screen)	Use this on a worthy mercenary, fighter, or myrmidon.	傭兵　剣士　戦士を クラスチェンジさせます

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Hero Crest	--
Japanese	• ゆうしゃのあかし • ゆうしゃあかし • 英雄の証	• Hero's Proof. This name is used in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. • Hero Proof. This name is used in Mystery of the Emblem due to there being a seven-character limit for item names. • Hero's Proof. This name is used in the GBA games. The word used for hero is not the same as that of the hero class, unlike the Archanea item.
Spanish	Blasón campeón	Champion Crest. Abbreviated to B. campeón due to space restrictions.
French	Blason Héros	Hero Crest
French (Canada)	Emblème de héros	Hero's emblem; used in the Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light physical manual.
German	Heldenzierde	Hero Ornament
Italian	Stemma eroe	Hero Crest

Gallery

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  Artwork of a Hero Crest from the Encyclopedia.
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  Artwork of a Hero Crest from the Trading Card Game.