Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
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50 free Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, FE9 to its fans, swapped the princes of earlier games for a rookie sellsword named Ike. His small company of mercenaries is pulled into a war between kingdoms, and the cast he gathers along the way, human and laguz alike, is a large part of why the game is still loved. This quiz covers the FE9 characters first: the Greil Mercenaries, the royals and generals of Crimea and Daein, the beast, bird and dragon tribes, and the villains behind the invasion. It also asks about the plot, classes and skills, the weapons that matter, and how the game was developed and brought overseas. It is written for anyone who has finished the story once, with a few questions that only completists will get. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you can play straight through or print it for a group.
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Q 01Which princess, raised in secret, do the Greil Mercenaries rescue and escort in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Elincia
Elincia was hidden from birth because her uncle had already been named heir to Crimea's throne. She meets Ike after narrowly escaping the Daein attack that killed her family.
Q 02Which enigmatic warrior kills Ike's father Greil in single combat in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
The Black Knight
The Black Knight strikes Greil down, then is driven off by laguz warriors from the neighbouring beast kingdom. Ike later beats him in a duel of his own.
Q 03On which continent, shared by humans and shapeshifting laguz, does Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance take place?
Tellius
Tellius is divided into seven nations when the story opens. Legend says a great flood swallowed every other land, leaving it as the only continent.
Q 04What name do the humans of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance go by, as distinct from the shapeshifting laguz?
Beorc
Beorc are said to have been made in the goddess's own image, with the laguz created to bridge the gap between her and the beasts. The two peoples have struggled to coexist ever since.
Q 05Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance returned the series from handhelds to which Nintendo home console?
GameCube
GameCube development costs had kept the team on handhelds until the series took off overseas. The game arrived late in the console's life, which its makers said held back sales.
Q 06Which direct sequel to Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance opens in occupied Daein with a new heroine, Micaiah?
Radiant Dawn
Radiant Dawn picks up three years after the war, with Daein under a harsh occupation. Work on it began in May 2005, weeks after the first game reached Japanese shops.
Q 07Ike of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance first became a playable fighter in which crossover fighting game?
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl added Ike to its roster, and he has returned in every entry since. One of his special moves there is named after a skill only he can learn in his own game.
Q 08Which sword, left behind after Greil's fatal duel, becomes Ike's signature weapon in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Ragnell
Ragnell stays sheathed for most of the story: Ike only draws it for his rematch with his father's killer in Chapter 27. It is said to be blessed by a goddess.
Q 09Which former knight of Crimea is second in command of the Greil Mercenaries in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Titania
Titania has been with the company since its founding and acts as a motherly figure to Ike and his sister. She first met Greil while on an officer exchange abroad.
Q 10Which king of Daein launches a surprise invasion of neighbouring Crimea to open Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Ashnard
Ashnard murdered his own father to take the throne and believes the strong should rule while the weak submit. His war is a scheme to set an imprisoned dark god loose.
Q 11Which younger sister of Ike begins Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance as the only playable Cleric?
Mist
Mist dislikes fighting and spent her childhood doing chores around the mercenary fort. On promotion she becomes a mounted Valkyrie and learns to use swords.
Q 12Which mage is the Greil Mercenaries' strategist and a close friend of Ike in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Soren
Soren was studying in Crimea's royal library when Daein struck, and raced back to warn the company. He stays at Ike's side as adviser for the rest of the war.
Q 13Which studio began Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance after the series' first overseas release proved a hit?
Intelligent Systems
Q 21Which veteran archer quits the Greil Mercenaries when Ike takes command in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Shinon
Shinon walks out rather than take orders from a rookie, and later reappears as a hired bow for Daein. A plea from the young archer he once taught helps win him back.
Q 22Which empress of Begnion, made Apostle at the age of five, enlists Ike's help in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Sanaki
Sanaki sets Ike to work exposing senators who secretly keep laguz slaves. She first meets him at sea, where he speaks to her roughly without knowing who she is.
Q 23Which recurring series character hosts the optional tutorial missions of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Anna
Anna stands partly outside the story, so the English translators let her make pop-culture jokes they kept out of everyone else's lines.
Intelligent Systems built it alongside Nintendo SPD. One of its lead developers later admitted he felt the game was only about 70% complete when it shipped.
Q 14In the weapon triangle of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, axes hold the advantage over which weapon type?
Lances
Lances in turn beat swords, and swords beat axes, closing the loop. Arrows sit outside it but are especially effective against airborne enemies.
Q 15Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance was the first game in the series to add voice acting, video cutscenes and what else?
3D graphics
3D graphics were one of the biggest challenges of development, above all the cut from the overhead map to close-up duels. Motion capture was used, then exaggerated to keep a fantasy feel.
Q 16Into which neighbouring kingdom of beast laguz do the Greil Mercenaries flee early in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Gallia
Gallia is ruled by a lion king who wants peace between the races but cannot openly join the war. He sends the party on to ask a powerful empire for help instead.
Q 17Put in command of Crimea's army by its princess, Ike is promoted to which class in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Lord
Lord is a title Ike accepts only because the princess wishes it, to inspire her troops. Unlike most leads in the series, he was raised as a mercenary and not as royalty.
Q 18Which mastery skill, unique to Ike in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, heals him and then halves a foe's defence?
Aether
Aether is built from older skills of the series, Sol and Luna among them. Ike can learn it from an Occult Scroll right after his promotion at the end of Chapter 17.
Q 19Which item lets a unit in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance promote at level 10 instead of waiting for level 21?
Master Seal
A Master Seal is optional in this game, because any unit promotes automatically on reaching level 21. Promotion resets the unit to level 1 with a new cap of 20.
Q 20What reward for a chapter's secondary goals can be given to any unit at the Base in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Bonus experience
Bonus experience can be handed out between battles, so a player can level a weak unit without risking it in a fight.
Q 24In the magic triangle of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, which element beats fire but loses to wind?
Thunder
Thunder also does extra damage to dragons and to units mounted on wyverns. Light magic sits outside the triangle altogether and belongs only to bishops.
Q 25Which informant in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance demands 50,000 gold before handing Ike a report meant for Greil?
Volke
Volke later admits the report was a test of Ike's resourcefulness. His real secret was a contract from Greil, to step in if Greil ever lost control of himself again.
Q 26Which young thief is found as a stowaway on the ship taking Ike's company to Begnion in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Sothe
Sothe says he slipped aboard to look for a lost companion, and offers to do anything to stay. He joins as a knife-wielding thief who can never promote.
Q 27Which pegasus knight deserts Begnion's Holy Guard to chase her debt-ridden brother in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Marcia
Marcia is first seen at a port, facing down pirates over her brother's debts. She joins Ike's company out of gratitude after he comes to her aid.
Q 28Which cat laguz, slow to trust humans, is sent with Mordecai to accompany Ike in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Lethe
Lethe has studied the history of laguz enslavement and bristles at the company at first. Seeing Ike put himself in harm's way to calm a quarrel begins to change her mind.
Q 29Which class does Ike hold as a rookie, before his story promotion, in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Ranger
Ranger is a class made for Ike alone, and its skills are exclusive to him too. He keeps it until a story event promotes him at the end of Chapter 17.
Q 30Which bronze artefact, said to imprison a dark god, is the Fire Emblem of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance?
Lehran's Medallion
Lehran's Medallion is dangerous to touch, and a continent-wide war would free the god held inside it. That is exactly why Daein's king starts one.