Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, known in Japan as Fire Emblem: Sōen no Kiseki (ファイアーエムブレム 蒼炎の軌跡, lit. "Trail of the Blue Flame") is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD, and published by Nintendo for the GameCube in 2005. It is the ninth main installment (10th overall) in the Fire Emblem series, and the third to be released in the west. As with previous installments, gameplay revolves around positioning characters on a battlefield with the aim of defeating an opposing force. If characters are defeated in battle, they are removed from the rest of the game.

The story, taking place in a separate world from other Fire Emblem games, is set in Tellius, a continent inhabited by the humanoid Beorc and the shapeshifting Laguz. Protagonist Ike, a new member of his father's mercenary group, finds a mysterious woman called Elincia Ridell Crimea during a mission. Crimea is then invaded by the Beorc nation of Daein. During the group's flight, Ike's father is killed by a Daein general known as the Black Knight. Together with Elincia, who is the last remaining heir to the Crimean throne, Ike and his group travels Tellius to form allegiances with the other countries to free Crimea from Daein's control, confronting racial tensions and long-standing resentment between the Beorc and the Laguz during their travels.