A Hero's Farewell

A Hero's Farewell
Mission Info
Mini-Map
Term(s)	Wipe out all enemy units or capture HQ
Properties	x1, x6, x1 x1 x1, x8, x2, x1, x1 x9, x1, x1, x1
Weather	Clear
Fog of War	No
Commanding Officers
CO 1	Brenner
Faction	12th Battalion, Player
CO 2	Forsythe
Faction	Lazurian Army, Enemy
Campaign
Previous:	Greyfield Strikes
Next:	Icy Retreat

A Hero's Farewell^{(Days of Ruin/Dark Conflict)} is the 14th mission in Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. This mission introduces Meteor fragments and Plasma. After completing the mission, Forsythe is unlocked as a playable commander in Free Battle and multiplayer modes.

Story

Lin notes that the 12th Battalion is approaching the main Lazurian base and Will quickly remembers that Forsythe was the hero of the Lazurian Siege after Lin mentions that he is leading them. Lin then tells Brenner that Greyfield is approaching with the main force of the New Rubinelle Army and that Brenner's Wolves are to carry out active surveillance on the Lazurian troops.

As the fighting begins, Will notices a meteor fragment, which Lin and Brenner then proceed to explain how they function. Before Forsythe takes his first turn, he and Caulder talk again with Caulder trying and failing to persuade the Lazurian general to use his special weapons. Forsythe explains that even though the Lazurian Siege was a long and bloody battle, it was fought with honor on both sides with no unlawful weapons used or prisoners of war killed, and he even treated the Rubinelle survivors with dignity after they surrendered.

Partway through the fighting, Brenner and Forsythe converse via radio and note that Rubinelle troops fought at this location before. Forsythe mentions that the enemy commander had no name but was honorable, to which Brenner replies that it was his father. Brenner also states that his father was not liked by Rubinelle's government and that it seemed that only his enemies had anything good to say about him. They end their conversation with Forsythe relieved to hear that Brenner is as honorable as his father and that Brenner himself was the last commander that Forsythe will battle against.

After defeating Forsythe, he puts Tasha and Gage in command of the Lazurian army before heading to Brenner's location to finalize Lazuria's surrender. After doing so, Tasha tries to goad Will into shooting her, something that he refuses to do. Tasha then mentions that Rubinelle actually started the new war, which Will denies doing. She then mentions that Greyfield was the one who started the war and will do anything to have total power, something that Greyfield proves correct when he orders Waylon to execute Forsythe, an order that he is willing to follow. He then orders the remaining Lazurian troops to be detained until execution.

Pre-Deploy

Brenner

Brenner

Land				Air		Sea
Infantry	x2	Medium Tank	x1	Transport Helicopter	x0	Gunboat	x0
Mech	x1	War Tank	x0	Battle Helicopter	x2	Lander	x0
Bike	x1	Artillery	x1	Duster	x0	Cruiser	x1
Recon	x0	Anti-Tank	x0	Bomber	x0	Submarine	x1
Flare	x0	Rockets	x1	Fighter	x0	Carrier	x0
Anti-Air	x0	Missiles	x1	Seaplane	x0	Battleship	x0
Tank	x2	Rig	x1	CO Unit		None

Total: 15

Forsythe

Forsythe

Land				Air		Sea
Infantry	x0	Medium Tank	x2	Transport Helicopter	x0	Gunboat	x0
Mech	x3	War Tank	x0	Battle Helicopter	x1	Lander	x0
Bike	x0	Artillery	x1	Duster	x0	Cruiser	x1
Recon	x0	Anti-Tank	x0	Bomber	x0	Submarine	x0
Flare	x0	Rockets	x1	Fighter	x0	Carrier	x1
Anti-Air	x0	Missiles	x0	Seaplane	x0	Battleship	x1
Tank	x2	Rig	x0	CO Unit		None

Total: 13

Strategy

This mission is a long drawn-out slugfest where you and Forsythe can use all three types of units in the game: Ground, Air, and Sea. Forsythe has a Rockets positioned behind a plasma wall that ends on two meteor fragments on either side. Forsythe will never attack the meteor fragments, which allows him to build up his forces.

Unlocks

Completing A Hero's Farewell unlocks Trial Map #5, Eerie Lake.

Trivia

• This is the first of only two missions where both the US and European versions share the same mission name.

Campaign Map

Clickable campaign map.