Rune is a character from Fire Emblem Heroes and the lead character of Book IX. He is a mysterious boy from Ásgarðr on the run from Alfaðör due to his ability to read the Twilit Runes.
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It is later revealed that all this time, he is the real Alfaðör in disguise and was toying with the Order of Heroes in his grand scheme to bring about Ragnarök. This makes him the overarching antagonist of Fire Emblem Heroes.
Profile
Rune is a boy from Ásgarðr who has the unique ability to decipher ancient runes that tell of the beginning of creation. In his study of these runes, he inadvertently comes across the Twilit Runes, and rushes to tell Alfaðör about them. However, in response Alfaðör ordered his imprisonment, and Rune flees to Midgard and Askr, where he finds protection with the Order of Heroes.
Book IX
Coming to their group, right after they repel Thorr and Loki a short while after defeating Læraðr and his Healing Hands, Alfonse, Sharena and Anna take Rune to one of Askr's bastions for refuge where he explains why Alfaðör is after him which Alfonse suspects something else is going on.
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Book IX ends with the defeat and death of Alfaðör, Rune thanks the Order of Heroes for saving him. Alfonse is bothered by several cryptic hints left by Loki throughout Book IX, namely that she never once betrayed her master despite the fact that she was directly opposing Alfaðör. Additionally, only the creator of the realms have the ability to read the Twilit Runes, which Alfaðör could not, despite claiming to be the creator. Alfonse deduces Rune's true identity as the real Alfaðör, much to Rune's delight.
Having grown fond of the Order of Heroes, watching them through all nine Books of Heroes, Rune expresses a wish to see further triumphs over the greatest challenge he can do. Rune decides to instigate Ragnarök, an apocalyptic event that may destroy all of the Nine Realms.
Book X
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Rune informs the Order that Ragnarök will have three stages: the winter of annihilation, the wolf of annihilation, and the sword of annihilation. Despite starting the apocalypse, Rune genuinely wishes the Order of Heroes luck against the challenge and believes they will find a way to overcome it. He orders Thórr to send them back to Askr to finish their preparations as the winter of annihilation has begun on the lowest layer of the Nine Realms.
Personality
Rune is a shy and timid boy due to having been weak since he was little and never went outside much. The only comfort he felt was from the legendary stories he read.
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The personality of "Rune" is an elaborate facade. In truth, as the real Alfaðör, he is cunning, manipulative, and able to fool others, both among his enemies and his ostensible allies, while a fake Alfaðör sits upon the throne of Ásgarðr. He is also playful and sadistic, as he had a hand in tragic events in every Book in the story leading up through Book IX for little reason other than wanting to get entertainment from mortals.
Despite all this, Rune is genuinely friendly to the Order of Heroes and grew fond of them watching over the events of Books I through IX, stating that they are just like the fairy tales and legends he grew to admire. Though he considers Humans as his weakest creations, the Order of Heroes' successes left a strong impression on his opinion of them. Even though he started Ragnarök purely for his own amusement, he genuinely believes that the Order of Heroes may actually be able to overcome his greatest challenge for the sake of the Nine Realms.
In-Game
- Source of Wisdom
- A boy who fled from Ásgarðr, the celestial realm. Through his mysterious power he can decipher writings that depict the beginning of creation.
Base Stats
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
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 Infantry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 14/15/16 33/37/40 | 11/12/13 44/47/50 | 10/11/12 33/35/38 | 5/6/7 18/21/24 | 8/9/10 45/48/52 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Óðr of Creation Daylight |  Tome | ||||
Skills
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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 | Stone | - | - | - |
| Elstone | - | - | - | |
| Atlas | - | - | - | |
| Óðr of Creation | - |  | | |
| A |  Warding Blow 1 | - | - | |
 Mirror Strike 1 | Warding Blow 1 | - | ||
 Mirror Strike 2 | Mirror Strike 1 | - | ||
 Sly Mirror | Mirror Strike 2 | | ||
| B |  Font of Wisdom | - | | |
| C |  Time's Pulse 1 | - | - | |
 Time's Pulse 2 | Time's Pulse 1 | - | ||
 Time's Pulse 3 | Time's Pulse 2 | - | ||
 Pulse Up-Ploy | Time's Pulse 3 | |
Overall
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Base Set
Counters
Skill Inheritance
Meet Some of the Heroes
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It's happened: The celestial realm of Ásgarðr has begun its invasion of Askr. Rune comes from Ásgarðr, but there's a reason why he's helping us instead... | ||
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Mysterious writings exist in the nine realms that are said to speak about the beginning of creation. No one has known how to read them—until Rune! | ||
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And in doing so, he discovered part of a prophecy called the Twilit Runes. He reported his find to Alfaðör, the king of Ásgarðr, who responded by ordering Rune's capture! | ||
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Alfaðör means to imprison Rune to keep anyone else from taking advantage of his knowledge. Now, it's up to the Order of Heroes to keep Rune safe! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Alfaðör, Celestial King | King of the celestial realm of Ásgarðr. He means to capture Rune, who is able to decipher writings that depict the beginning of creation, and make his knowledge his own. | ||
Quotes
Choose Your Legends Placement History
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
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| CYL1-CYL8 | N/A | ||||
| CYL9 | 188 |  Heroes |
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Etymology
Runes are letters related to alphabets of Germanic peoples. It's also a reference to Runic Magic which can be used to predict the future or to protect against misfortune.
Trivia
- Rune is the first Book lead character to be male.
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- With the revelation that Rune is really Alfaðör, this would make Rune the first book's protagonist who would later be revealed to be an antagonist. Though there are slight techicalities to this, as Líf is actually Alfonse from another world, and Seiðr is a counterpart of counterpart Gullveig, though they are seperate entities.
- Rune shares his English voice actress, Veronica Taylor, with Manuela and Micaiah.
- He shares his Japanese voice actor, Shouta Aoi, with Rosado.
Gallery
- See main article: Rune/Gallery.