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{{Infobox Character General
{{Infobox Character General
|name = Ike
|name = Ike
|image = {{tabber|title1=Path of Radiance|content1=[[File:FEPoR Ike.png|x300px]]|title2=Radiant Dawn|content2=[[File:FERD Ike.png|x300px]]}}
|image = {{tabber|title1=Path of Radiance|tab1=[[File:FEPoR Ike.png|x300px]]|title2=Radiant Dawn|tab2=[[File:FERD Ike.png|x300px]]}}
|caption = [[File:FireEmblemSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]<br>Official artworks of Ike from ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}'' and ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn}}''.
|caption = [[File:FireEmblemSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]<br>Official artworks of Ike from ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}'' and ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn}}''.
|universe = {{uv|Fire Emblem}}
|universe = {{uv|Fire Emblem}}
|firstgame = ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}'' (2005)
|firstgame = ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}'' (2005)
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==Origin==
==Origin==
Following the international success of ''{{iw|warswiki|Advance Wars|game}}'',<ref name="awars">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120426182037/http://www.edge-online.com/features/making-advance-wars?page=2 The Making Of: Advance Wars page 2] (Edge Magazine, April 2012)</ref> Nintendo started releasing ''Fire Emblem'' games outside Japan starting with ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade}}'' for the Game Boy Advance. The international success of that game prompted developer Intelligent Systems to begin work on a more ambitious, large-scale ''Fire Emblem'' game for the Nintendo GameCube: ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}'', Ike's debut game, which released in 2005. His name was once used for the ''Fire Emblem'' character that became [[Roy]].<ref name=FE25>[http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/12/13/sakurai-fe25/ Sakurai Interview: Fire Emblem 25th Anniversary - Source Gaming]</ref>
Following the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and its inclusion of ''Fire Emblem'' protagonists [[Marth]] and [[Roy]], ''Fire Emblem'' established itself outside Japan with two Game Boy Advance titles: ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade}}'' and ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones}}''. The international success of the former prompted developer Intelligent Systems to begin work on a more ambitious, large-scale ''Fire Emblem'' game for the Nintendo GameCube: ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}'', Ike's debut game, which released in 2005.


Ike is the son of {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Greil}}, a legendary warrior who leads [[fireemblemwiki:Greil Mercenaries|a band of mercenaries]] which operates in {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Crimea}}, a minor kingdom on the continent of {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Tellius}}. He and his younger sister, {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Mist}}, live with the mercenaries in a remote Crimean fort. Notably, Ike is currently the only protagonist of a ''Fire Emblem'' game to have absolutely no royal, noble or divine ancestry at all; this is reflected in his initial [[fireemblemwiki:Class|character class]] in ''Path of Radiance'' not being the usual {{iw|fireemblem|Lord}}, but rather the unique {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Ranger|Path of Radiance}} that ultimately promotes into a Lord when he is temporarily knighted.
Ike is the son of {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Greil}}, a legendary warrior who leads [[fireemblemwiki:Greil Mercenaries|a band of mercenaries]] which operates in {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Crimea}}, a minor kingdom on the continent of {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Tellius}}. He and his younger sister, {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Mist}}, live with the mercenaries in a remote Crimean fort. Notably, Ike is currently the only protagonist of a ''Fire Emblem'' game to have absolutely no royal, noble or divine ancestry at all; this is reflected in his initial [[fireemblemwiki:Class|character class]] in ''Path of Radiance'' not being the usual {{iw|fireemblem|Lord}}, but rather the unique {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Ranger|Path of Radiance}} that ultimately promotes into a Lord when he is temporarily knighted.
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Described in ''Radiant Dawn'' as "blunt, but genuine and loyal", Ike is reserved and brusque because of his rural upbringing, and starts out impatient and unfamiliar with political situations. While perpetually uncomfortable with the status and attention that the command of large armies thrusts upon him, preferring to work with the Greil Mercenaries, his strong sense of duty and loyalty compels him to accept it when he has to. Ike is also known for his sense of empathy, even toward his enemies and those who betray him, and offers almost every boss he faces an opportunity to surrender and leave the battlefield alive. His one true desire is to someday be as capable a warrior as Greil was, even long after his father's death.
Described in ''Radiant Dawn'' as "blunt, but genuine and loyal", Ike is reserved and brusque because of his rural upbringing, and starts out impatient and unfamiliar with political situations. While perpetually uncomfortable with the status and attention that the command of large armies thrusts upon him, preferring to work with the Greil Mercenaries, his strong sense of duty and loyalty compels him to accept it when he has to. Ike is also known for his sense of empathy, even toward his enemies and those who betray him, and offers almost every boss he faces an opportunity to surrender and leave the battlefield alive. His one true desire is to someday be as capable a warrior as Greil was, even long after his father's death.


In gameplay, Ike is a strong unit. In the tradition of all ''Fire Emblem'' protagonists, his death in battle causes an immediate Game Over, but his good statistical performance and high utility makes him a consistent front-line force nonetheless. In Path of Radiance, he is a well-rounded swordsman with no obvious weaknesses. In Radiant Dawn, he boasts high strength and physical defense at the cost of low magical resistance. Late in his games, he gains exclusive access to two powerful tools: [[Aether]], his unique skill, and Ragnell, a {{iw|fireemblemwiki|regalia}} {{iw|fireemblemwiki|sword}}. In every attack he makes after acquiring it, Aether gives him a small chance to trigger an acrobatic two-hit sequence that combines the effects of two other skills, {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Sol|skill}} and {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Luna|skill}}, that heals himself before bypassing his opponent's physical defense stat to deal more damage to them. Ragnell, meanwhile, allows him to fight both in close quarters and at a distance, attacking far-away enemies with a powerful shockwave; he is one of only three ''Fire Emblem'' main protagonists whose signature sword gives him this extra range, with the others being Roy and [[Byleth]].
In gameplay, Ike is a strong unit. In the tradition of all ''Fire Emblem'' protagonists, his death in battle causes an immediate Game Over, but his good statistical performance and high utility makes him a consistent front-line force nonetheless. In Path of Radiance, he is a well-rounded swordsman with no obvious weaknesses. In Radiant Dawn, he boasts high strength and physical defense at the cost of low magical resistance. Late in his games, he gains exclusive access to two powerful tools: [[Aether]], his unique skill, and Ragnell, a {{iw|fireemblemwiki|regalia}} {{iw|fireemblemwiki|sword}}. In every attack he makes after acquiring it, Aether gives him a small chance to trigger an acrobatic two-hit sequence that combines the effects of two other skills, {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Sol|skill}} and {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Luna|skill}}, that heals himself before bypassing his opponent's physical defense stat to deal more damage to them. Ragnell, meanwhile, allows him to fight both in close quarters and at a distance, attacking far-away enemies with a powerful shockwave; he is one of only three ''Fire Emblem'' main protagonists whose signature sword gives him this extra range, with the others being [[Roy]] and [[Byleth]].


Even before his ''Super Smash Bros.'' appearances, Ike was one of the most popular characters in the ''Fire Emblem'' series, especially outside of Japan. In 2017, he was voted the single most popular male character in the inaugural {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Choose Your Legends}} popularity poll for ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Heroes}}'' (surpassed only by the top placers of the female bracket, [[Lyn]] and [[Lucina]]; if votes for multiple incarnations of the same character had been tallied together, as they were in later years, Ike would have placed 1st overall). ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Awakening}}'' features him as a bonus character, albeit unrelated to the main story, via SpotPass and DLC. ''Awakening'' also features the character {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Priam}}, a distant descendant of Ike who bears both a striking resemblance to him and a heavily aged Ragnell. Later appearances include ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.}}'', ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'' and ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}'', all via [[amiibo]]. Ike also makes frequent appearances in the smartphone game ''Fire Emblem Heroes'' and the ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Cipher}}'' card game. Most recently, ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Engage}}'' features Ike as one of the game's numerous Emblems, ethereal clones of protagonists from various other ''Fire Emblem'' games who dwell within special rings.
Even before his ''Super Smash Bros.'' appearances, Ike was one of the most popular characters in the ''Fire Emblem'' series, especially outside of Japan. In 2017, he was voted the single most popular male character in the inaugural {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Choose Your Legends}} popularity poll for ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Heroes}}'' (surpassed only by the top placers of the female bracket, [[Lyn]] and [[Lucina]]; if votes for multiple incarnations of the same character had been tallied together, as they were in later years, Ike would have placed 1st overall). ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Awakening}}'' features him as a bonus character, albeit unrelated to the main story, via SpotPass and DLC. ''Awakening'' also features the character {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Priam}}, a distant descendant of Ike who bears both a striking resemblance to him and a heavily aged Ragnell. Later appearances include ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.}}'', ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'' and ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}'', all via [[amiibo]]. Ike also makes frequent appearances in the smartphone game ''Fire Emblem Heroes'' and the ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Cipher}}'' card game. Most recently, ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Engage}}'' features Ike as one of the game's numerous Emblems, ethereal clones of protagonists from various other ''Fire Emblem'' games who dwell within special rings.

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