Valter is a boss character from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. Also known as the Moonstone, he is one of the strongest generals in Grado's Imperial army, both in the past and the present.

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Valter is a sadistic Wyvern Knight who wields his Lance with unsurpassed skill and strength. He was part of the Imperial Three alongside Duessel and Glen; however, he was eventually fired by the Emperor for the mistreatment of innocents and slaughtering of surrendered opponents. When Vigarde was revived by the Dark Stone, Lyon reinstated him as a general alongside Caellach and Riev.

The support conversations with Duessel and Cormag reveal that Valter was a more "modest" man (as Duessel puts it), still arrogant, but not as psychotic as he came to be. However, in an unspecified battle, Valter broke his lance and somehow managed to acquire Duessel's cursed lance that would only be used when madness ruled the world. When Duessel realized that Valter had taken the lance, he snatched it from his arms, but it was too late, as Valter's mentality was completely destroyed with a significantly increased desire for bloodshed and slaughter.

Valter is present during the siege of Castle Renais, in which he and 4 Wyvern Rider sentries patrolled the area. He spots Eirika and Seth escaping from the castle. He then proceeds to attack Seth, giving him a serious wound on his arm. Seth and Eirika then run to the Renais-Frelia border area, where he allowed them to leave so he could savor the "hunt".

In Chapter 5x, Valter is seen speaking with his adjutant Tirado. Tirado has a plan to capture Ephraim; leave the castle lightly guarded with a few soldiers, and surround them when he and his band seize the castle. Valter allows Tirado to carry this plan out, and when the rebels seize the castle, the trap has already been sprung. Valter confronts Ephraim and demands him to "grovel" like a dog to be spared. Much to his surprise and anger, Ephraim and his men break out of the trap.

In Ephraim's route Valter is seen at Bethroen, where he has Selena return to the capital after relaying news that the Emperor suspects her of treason. Mildly annoyed that they haven't started the battle yet, he leaves the Ranger Beran to finish Duessel and his group off before heading towards Carcino, where he kills Glen.

In Eirika's route Valter confronts Glen, accusing him of being a traitor after the latter lets Eirika and Innes pass to Caer Pelyn. Valter states that he opposes peace and wants an endless war, dueling and killing Glen. He later has his two accompanying soldiers chase after Glen's wyvern to prevent it from alerting Cormag of his treachery. Valter brings Glen's mangled corpse to Cormag and states that Eirika killed him. An enraged Cormag heads to Hamill Canyon to avenge his brother. However, upon seeing that Eirika is not who Valter portrayed her as, Cormag defects and joins her group so that he may kill Valter.

Valter is later seen in the Jehanna plains where he and Caellach attempt to kill the Renais siblings.

On Eirika's route, should Cormag confront Valter, Valter taunts him, believing him to be just as weak as his brother. On Ephraim's route, Valter does not mention killing Glen, instead simply accusing Cormag of being a traitor. Regardless, he falls in the ensuing battle.

In the Creature Campaign, Valter is unlocked by beating the seventh floor of the Lagdou Ruins.

In-Game

The Sacred Stones

Base Stats

• Normal/Playable
• Hard

Starting Class						Affinity
Wyvern Knight						Ice
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
13	45	19	17	17	3	13	12	11	8
Weapon					Starting Items
Lance - S					Silver Lance Spear Fili Shield

Starting Class						Affinity
Wyvern Knight						Ice
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
13	47*	20	18	18	4	13	13	11	8
Weapon					Starting Items
Lance - S					Silver Lance Spear Fili Shield

* 48 in Ephraim's mode

Growth Rates

Overall

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Valter's stats are not as high as the characters recruitable from the story, but he can still be a passable unit in the Creature Campaign. However, his Luck is very low, and his Skill and Speed stats are only average, so he might have problems hitting or dodging. Despite this, he has a good amount of HP to soak up a few enemy attacks, along with having a second Fili Shield to deflect arrows. So while he is not the best of characters, all he needs is a bit of attention towards Luck in order to help him with his weaknesses.

When fighting against Valter as a boss, it is important to remember that his class possesses the skill "Pierce." There is a 17/18% chance that his attacks will inflict more damage than what the battle calculations suggest, and this chance cannot be mitigated through Luck, supports, or the use of the Hoplon Guard the player likely obtained from Caellach. His Fili Shield can technically be stolen, leaving him heavily exposed to archers, but doing so requires the use of Rennac or a well-raised Colm. Thieves with a speed below 17 or, in hard mode, 18 need not apply.

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Dark Moonstone

One of Grado's six generals. Cruelty intoxicates him. Known as Moonstone. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.

Base Stats

Rarity:

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		Title
		Dark Moonstone
		Group
		Flying
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	16/17/18 35/38/41	6/7/8 25/28/31	7/8/9 24/27/30	6/7/8 27/30/33	2/3/4 13/16/19
Skills			Weapon
Steel Lance			Lance

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		Title
		Dark Moonstone
		Group
		Flying
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	16/17/18 36/39/42	7/8/9 27/30/33	8/9/10 26/29/32	6/7/8 28/31/34	2/3/4 14/17/20
Skills			Weapon
Silver Lance New Moon			Lance

✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Dark Moonstone
		Group
		Flying
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 39/42/45	7/8/9 29/32/35	8/9/10 27/31/34	7/8/9 31/34/37	3/4/5 16/19/22
Skills			Weapon
Silver Lance New Moon			Lance

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Lance	-	-	-
	Steel Lance	-		-
	Silver Lance	Steel Lance
	Cursed Lance	Silver Lance	-
	New Moon	-
	Luna	New Moon	-
A	Darting Blow 1	-		-
	Darting Blow 2	Darting Blow 1
	Darting Blow 3	Darting Blow 2
C	Panic Ploy 1	-
	Panic Ploy 2	Panic Ploy 1
	Panic Ploy 3	Panic Ploy 2

Overall

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Base Set

Counters

Skill Inheritance

Meet Some of the Heroes

Dark Moonstone Valter
	The imperial army of Grado is the most powerful in all of Magvel, and it's led by a group of six mighty generals. Today, I'll be introducing you to one of their number: Valter, also known as the Moonstone!
	A wyvern knight, Valter leads his men into battles across the continent. He's a cruel and vicious man who seems to truly relish in war and bloodshed.
	He wasn't always like that, though—he was driven mad by the powers of a cursed lance. From the moment he laid hands on it, no one was spared from his cruelty; not even the weak and defenseless.
	Having succumbed to the curse, Valter was denied an honorable path in life. But I think if we let him fight alongside us, maybe, just maybe, he'll find a way to turn over a new leaf!
Closely Associated Characters
Duessel	One of Grado's oldest generals, he is known as the Obsidian, one of the Imperial Three. Owner of the cursed lance, which had been in his family for generations.

Quotes

The Sacred Stones

Valter/The Sacred Stones Quotes

Heroes

Valter/Heroes Quotes

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Valter is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B18-099R

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	317	The Sacred Stones	619
CYL2	349 ↓32	The Sacred Stones	547 ↓72
CYL3	320 ↑19	The Sacred Stones	608 ↑61
CYL4	343 ↓23	The Sacred Stones	332 ↓276
CYL5	324 ↑19	The Sacred Stones	199 ↓133
CYL6	287 ↑37	The Sacred Stones	277 ↑78
CYL7	273 ↑14	The Sacred Stones	165 ↓112
CYL8	321 ↓48	The Sacred Stones	122 ↓43

CYL9

316 ↑5

The Sacred Stones

83 ↓39

Trivia

• In Cormag and Duessel's A support, Duessel reveals that his family heirloom, a Cursed Lance that can drive its wielder into madness, amplified Valter's bloodthirsty ways when he grabbed it after his own lance broke. While Duessel claims he was never innocent, Valter was nowhere nearly as violent as he was before that incident.
  • His depiction in Heroes has him wielding this lance.
• In the Japanese version of his battle conversation with Cormag in Ephraim's route, his last line is completely different from the English version. He instead expresses amusement at Cormag's previous line, then wonders aloud whether Cormag would be more entertaining than Glen, hinting at Glen's fate (which is only seen in Eirika's route and is not mentioned anywhere else in Ephraim's route).
• The unused opening narration line for Eirika's version of Scorched Sand mentions that Valter routed the reinforcements from Rausten.
• Before the battle in The Fall of Renais, Valter will battle Seth. Although Valter has 17 Attack Speed (or 18 in Hard Mode), and Seth only has 12, Valter can't double attack Seth.
• Valter shares his English voice actor, Imari Williams, with Benny and Fuga from Fire Emblem Fates.
• In the Official Nintendo Power Guidebook for The Sacred Stones, Valter's base stats are mistakenly listed as those from the Japanese version of the game instead of the Western version.
• Valter is the first member of Grado's Six Generals (Imperial Three) to become playable in Heroes.

Gallery

See main article: Valter/Gallery.