Garreg Mach Monastery

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Garreg Mach Monastery
{{{content1}}} {{{content2}}} Garreg Mach Monastery as it appears in Ultimate.
Universe	Fire Emblem
Appears in	Ultimate
Availability	Downloadable
Music Bolded tracks must be unlocked Ultimate Fire Emblem series music
Article on Fire Emblem Wiki	Garreg Mach Monastery

Garreg Mach Monastery (ガルグ＝マク大修道院, Garreg Mach Monastery) is a downloadable stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from the Fire Emblem series. It is based on the pivotal location of the same name and the primary setting of Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It is set to release on January 28th, 2020 as part of Challenger Pack 5.

Stage overview

The stage cycles through four locations. Transitions between each location have a mystical blue platform rocket the fighters upward, showing a view of the landscape, before plummeting back into the next area (showing damage to areas with ceilings). Like other traveling stages, it is possible to miss the platform as it appears and be KO'd at the bottom blast line. All locations of the stage have walk-off blast lines. The stage rotates through the areas in order and starts over after about two and a half minutes.

The first location is the Marketplace; the battle occurs at the bottom of the stairs. Two stalls are present on the far right and left of the playing area, respectively, which can be used as platforms but can also be destroyed by attacks. The Blue Lion House, represented by Dimitri, Dedue, and Ingrid, will watch the battle from the sidelines; the Gatekeeper can also be seen at his post at the top of the stairs.

The second location is the Reception Hall. The tables in the background can be destroyed if a strong enough attack is landed in front of them, like the signs on Suzaku Castle. There are chandeliers hanging above the fighting area, so high that certain fighters, including Byleth, cannot reach them on their own. Like the lighting fixture above Boxing Ring, these can be attacked to drop them on fighters below, dealing damage. The Black Eagles House, represented by Edelgard, Dorothea, and Petra, will watch the battle from the sidelines.

The third location is the Bridge. The Bridge is a simple, wide area with walk-off blastlines, comparable to the Bridge of Eldin. The Golden Deer House, represented by Claude, Hilda, and Lorenz, will watch the battle from the sidelines; a Pegasus Knight can also be seen doing flight drills in the background.

The fourth location is the Cathedral. There are two semi-solid platforms floating above the far left and right of this area; these will slowly move off-screen shortly before the screen transitions. The Church of Seiros, represented by Rhea, Seteth, and Flayn, will watch the battle from the sidelines.

Origin

The Garreg Mach Monastery serves as the central hub for the first part of the game. At the start of the game, Byleth is hired to be a professor at the Officer Academy that's located there, and can choose one of the three houses to represent; the house chosen affects the path the game would take in the second half of the game.

The Marketplace is where Byleth can buy or sell weapons and other items for their house to use. The Gatekeeper, a minor NPC character, stands guard in front of the monastery gates and discusses the game's events with Byleth when spoken to.

The Reception Hall is one of the main rooms of the monastery; students and faculty gather here for events such as the White Heron Cup and the grand ball that follows after.

The bridge serves as a pathway to the cathedral, where priests, students, and faculty gather to pay homage to the goddess of Fódlan. The cathedral is also where Byleth can provide guidance counselling for their allies via a suggestion box to increase support points, have two chosen allies participate in choir practice to increase their proficiency in faith magic, and use their accumulated renown to repair the saints' statues that give army bonuses.

In the Crimson Flower route, Edelgard von Hresvelg has captured the monastery and uses it as the Adrestrian Empire's base of operations by the time Byleth awakens from their five-year coma. In all other routes, it has become a haven for thieves; Byleth must team up with their chosen house leader (or Seteth if they chose not to ally with Edelgard in the Black Eagles route) to drive the thieves out and reclaim the monastery as their own base of operations.

Trivia

• This is, so far, the only downloadable stage in Ultimate from a pre-established universe, and thus the only one that can play base-game music.