Ike (FE)

Ike, also known as Hero of Blue Flames and Radiant Hero, is one of the main protagonists from the Fire Emblem series.
== Charactah Account ==
Ike got thrust into a conflict between Crimea and Daein after a chance encounter with the princess of Crimea and the death of his father at the hands of the mysterious Black Knight. Develops over the course of the game from a naive mercenary to a capable general and fierce warrior, respected by Beorc and Laguz alike.
A key characteristic of Ike is his more adult-view of the world, due to having been influenced and raised on the battlefield. He hates saying more than needs to be said, and is always stout-hearted. Some others likely perceive this as him acting above his actual ability, however. Characterized as rather naïve when he is introduced, he often takes things at face value. He has a kind and brave personality, acting very protective of his friends and family, and this protectiveness eventually lead him to decide to join the side of the Laguz Alliance in the war against the Begnion Empire.
== Appearance ==
=== Manga ===
* Fire Emblem Heroes: A Day in the Life
=== Video Games ===
* Fire Emblem Awakening
* Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
* Fire Emblem Fates
* Fire Emblem Heroes
* Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
* Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
== Trivia ==
* Ike has an unused support with Zihark in Path of Radiance's data.
* In an info conversation between Titania and Ike, it is revealed that Ike has a great appetite, which is compared to that of a Beast Tribe Laguz. Titania also reveals that he enjoys ribs and steaks tremendously. This voracious appetite of Ike is further revealed in a base conversation from Path of Radiance, where Soren informs Aimee that Ike is fond of spicy food.
* Interestingly enough, although Ike considers himself to be a Crimean, he has neither blood nor birth ties to the country, as his blood is entirely Daein (as both of his parents are from there) and he was born in Gallia.
** However, he did live in Crimea for most of his life and was temporarily given lordship by Princess Elincia until renouncing it prior to the events of Radiant Dawn.
* In Super Smash Bros Brawl, Ike wields the Ragnell blade, despite his appearance being that of his Ranger class.
** Additionally in Brawl, the move Quick Draw, looks very similar to Ike's critical animation as a Ranger in Path of Radiance.
** Ike's on-screen appearance has him warp into the level in a similar fashion to the Black Knight in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
* Ike appears to be clad in leather shoulder pads in his portraits and artwork. However, these shoulder pads appear to be made of metal in cutscenes.
* If Ranulf and Ike share an A rank support, it is revealed that Ranulf goes on a journey, with no mention of Ike. However, if they do not support each other, such a journey will not be mentioned.
* In Path of Radiance, Ike is 17 years old, and in Radiant Dawn he is 20 years old, as stated in the Fire Emblem Q and A website and, later on, in the Tellius Recollection.
* Ike has seven different portraits: One as a Ranger, one as a Lord, one as a Hero, one as a Vanguard, two for the endings in both games, and one exclusive to his first fight with the Black Knight.
* Ike's SpotPass team in Awakening is based on some members of the Greil Mercenaries. The units in Ike's team are:
** Paladin: Oscar/Titania
** Warrior: Boyd
** War Monk: Rhys
** 2 Snipers: Shinon and Rolf
** General: Gatrie
** Sage: Soren
** Assassin: Volke
** Falcon Knight: Elincia
* Ike's amiibo Hero Battle team in Fates is also based on some members of the Greil Mercenaries, albeit at lower levels/ranks than in Awakening. The units in Ike's team are:
** Cavalier: Oscar/Titania
** Fighter: Boyd
** Archer: Rolf
** Shrine Maiden: Mist
** Dark Mage: Soren
** Sniper: Shinon
** Knight: Gatrie
* Ike's character portrait changes during moments in each of his games; a trait he shares with Alm, Celica, Marth, Sothe, Volke, Micaiah, Kris, and Lucina. These portrait changes coincide with his story-locked class promotions that occur at the end of Chapter 17 in Path of Radiance and the beginning of Chapter 4-P in Radiant Dawn.
* In Fire Emblem Heroes, Chapter 10-1 reveals that he is considered the strongest hero in all the worlds.
** Similarly, Ike was also mentioned by Old Hubba as 'The strongest the world has known' in Xenologue: Champions of Yore 3.
** Another instance of this was Paralogue 23: The Radiant Hero, where Chrom describes Ike as 'unparalleled warrior from another world'.
** In a Tempest Trial: A Heroes Mettle for Fire Emblem Heroes, Micaiah states that "his strength is unmatched" to which Masked Marth agrees.
* Ike's Path of Radiance appearance ranked in 1st place as the winner for males and 3rd place overall in the innagural Choose Your Legends ballot, which was held just prior to the release of Fire Emblem Heroes in 2017. He earned 33,871 votes. Furthermore, Ike from Radiant Dawn placed 5th in the male portion of the same poll and 10th place overall with 17,684 votes. Both versions placed higher than any other character from Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.
** When the vote totals for both versions of Ike are combined, Ike earned more votes than any other character in the ballot with 51,555. This total has since been surpassed by new winners in subsequent years.
* Ike shares his English voice actor, Greg Chun, with Ephraim, Eldigan, and Lukas in Fire Emblem Heroes.
* Ike is the winner of the 6th Voting Gauntlet (Choose Your Legends) in Fire Emblem Heroes.
** He is also the first male character in Fire Emblem Heroes to win the Voting Gauntlet.
** The Brave Hero version of Ike has the English voice clip "You like Ike?", which is both a reference to President Dwight D. Eisenhower's campaign slogan in 1953, as well as Ike's crowd cheer in the Super Smash Bros. series.
* Ike (Vanguard Legend) won the inaugural ”A Hero Rises” event in Fire Emblem Heroes in 2018 with a total of 130,622 votes.
* Ike is the only lead of a main series Fire Emblem game who never marries, either during the course of his games or in any of his endings.
* Ike wears a dagger on his right thigh as a Lord and a Hero; however, these classes cannot equip knives.
* Soren's voice clips in Fire Emblem Heroes reveal that when Ike doesn't feel well, his left eye twitches.
* Ike shares some notable similarities with Byleth.
** Both are not of royal blood but mercenaries guided by their father, a famous former knight, who is then murdered, spurring them toward action against the killers.
** Both were raised with a false history of their own pasts.
** Both became inactive for an amount of time but returned in order to stop a war as the commander of an army.
** They both have to face former allies, and receive divine powers.
** Both are big eaters.
** Their signature weapons, Ragnell and the Sword of the Creator, both stand out as non-magical swords with range 1-2.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ike at Fire Emblem Wiki
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