- Not to be confused with Rickard, a character from the Archanea series.
“These Crimean refugees are no easy meat. And there are more of them than I expected. Hmm...”
—Rikard
—Rikard
Rikard is a boss character in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. He is a Daein officer, and the boss of Chapter 24. He uses Swords and Axes, coming equipped with a Silver Blade and Short Axe. He does not need to be defeated to complete the chapter, and does not drop any items or weapons. If spared, his fate is left unknown as he does not appear again.
He is obsessed with obtaining glory and fame.
In-Game
Stats
Easy/Normal Mode
| Starting Class | Affinity | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paladin |  Wind | ||||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Con | Wt | Mov |
| 15 | 48 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 9 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||||
 Parity |  Sword - A Axe - B |  Silver Blade Short Axe Elixir | |||||||||
Hard Mode or Higher
| Starting Class | Affinity | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | Wind | ||||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Con | Wt | Mov |
| 15 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 9 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||||
| Parity | Sword - AAxe - B | Silver BladeShort AxeElixir | |||||||||
Quotes
“I am Rikard! Your corpse will be the sustenance that feeds my hunger for fame!”
—Rikard's battle quote
—Rikard's battle quote
Battle Conversations
Vs Ike
- Rikard: Are you the dog of a general who led his forces to victory over General Petrine? Speak your name!
- Ike: Ike.
- Rikard: Ike! My battle with you will send my own name soaring to new heights to glory! Now... Die!
Vs Reyson
- Rikard: Killing one who cannot fight will gain me no glory... But you must die nonetheless!
Vs Laguz
- Rikard: Oh, how I've missed you half-breeds! It's been so long since I've hunted your kind!
Death Quote
“No matter one's proven deeds, ...one defeat unmans us all... And so..it ends...”
—Rikard's death quote
—Rikard's death quote
Trivia
- A portion of Rikard's death quote is also said by Jaffar as his death quote. Jaffar's death quote, "And so it ends", differs only from Rikard's last sentence due to the presence of ellipses in Rikard's final words.
Gallery
Rikard Full Portrait
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Rikard's battle model as a Paladin