The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess

The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess is a side story. The side story version of this event includes what was, on its original release, the "second part" of the story, "The Dauntless Hero and the Restless Sands".

Initial Release: April 30, 2014
Rerun(s): November 13, 2014
Added to Side Stories: August 24, 2017
Unlock: Complete Festival of Falling Flame

This event is part of the Aliza and Stan series. Listed in order of premiere:

The heiress to a noble family is
abducted without a trace—
An unlikely hero answers the call.

A mysterious primal beast
moves in the shadows, only foretelling
something much more insidious
as a crisis brews in the scorching
dust-enveloped isle of steel.

For new players

Complete each chapter, quest, and boss; each awards Crystal ×50 on first-time completion.
Completing Ending awards Nephthys Fork.
Completing the Hard event battle awards Nephthys.
Purchase Vulcan Gauntlet to recruit Aliza (Event).
Purchase Arquebus to recruit Jessica (Event).
Purchase the 20× Half-Elixirs; they provide much more AP than is needed farm them.
Purchase the 50× Soul Berries.
Purchase the 3× Premium Draw Tickets.
Earn trophies for additional Crystals.

Notable Rewards

New Characters

Jessica (Event)
	Edit rating Role: Attacker/Support Simple character with decent buffs for early-game.

Site	RatingThe character's overall rating out of 10.	GrindingThe character's general efficiency in repeatedly clearing menial content with an emphasis on real-time speed. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	Full AutoThe character's general performance in Full Auto parties. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	High DifficultyThe character's capability relative to the game's most difficult content. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	Last Update
GameWith	6.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kamigame	5.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	2023-06-08

Aliza (Event)
	Edit rating Role: Attacker Can recruit her early, which is great for beginners. Her ATK Up self-buff is very potent. Doesn't scale well into later game stages.

Site	RatingThe character's overall rating out of 10.	GrindingThe character's general efficiency in repeatedly clearing menial content with an emphasis on real-time speed. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	Full AutoThe character's general performance in Full Auto parties. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	High DifficultyThe character's capability relative to the game's most difficult content. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	Last Update
GameWith	7.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kamigame	6.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	2023-06-08

Event Battles

Story Battles

There are a total of 18 story battles. While not every episode has a battle, this event has eight chapters instead of the normal six.

Solo Battles

Nephthys Tomb Showdown Edit battle
Cost to Host: 10 AP	Unlock: Clear The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess Ending
Start QuestNetwork Errors will appear if the hosting conditions are not met. (AP, Host Materials, Daily Limit)

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Nephthys Tomb	15	222,000	◇◇	Yes
	Special Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Whirlwind N Wind damage to all allies. Soul Reap OD 4-hit Wind damage to random allies.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50

Wooden	Silver	Gold
Green Tome Wind Orb	Hailing Cusp Goddess Figurine Angel itemRandom R Angel Weapon or Queen Cyclone Orb Gale Scroll	Tempest Whorl

Nephthys Showdown Edit battle
Cost to Host: 20 AP	Unlock: Clear Nephthys Tomb Showdown
Start QuestNetwork Errors will appear if the hosting conditions are not met. (AP, Host Materials, Daily Limit)

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Nephthys	20	510,000	◇◇	Yes
	Special Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Whirlwind N Wind damage to all allies. Soul Reap OD 4-hit Wind damage to random allies.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50, Nephthys (3★)

Chest 1	Chest 2	Chest 3	Chest 4
100%	100%	100%	100%
Hailing Cusp	Hailing Cusp	Hailing Cusp	Hailing Cusp Gale Scroll Cyclone Orb Tempest Whorl
Chest 5	Chest 6	Chest 7	Chest 8
100%	100%	100%	Very Rare
Hailing Cusp Angel itemRandom R Angel Weapon or Queen	Goddess Figurine	Goddess Figurine	Nephthys Pole Nephthys Bow Nephthys Rapier
Drop table last updated: 2017-08-24, all stated drop rates are estimates. The game changes over time. If the drop tables become incorrect please notify the wiki staff.

Event Rewards

Event Shop

The event shop sells the Nephthys summon and Fire and Wind weapons. Items restock with higher costs when sold out.

Inventory
Item	Step	Limit
Vulcan Gauntlet Unlocks Aliza (Event)	1	1	5	-
	2	1	15	-
	3	1	20	-
	4	1	25	-
Arquebus Unlocks Jessica (Event)	1	1	5	-
	2	1	15	-
	3	1	20	-
	4	1	25	-
Nephthys	1	1	30	15
	2	1	60	50
	3	1	90	75
	4	1	120	100
Nephthys Fork	1	1	15	5
	2	1	30	20
	3	1	50	40
	4	1	75	60
Nephthys Kris	1	1	15	5
	2	1	30	20
	3	1	50	40
	4	1	75	60
Nephthys Rapier	1	1	5	-
	2	1	15	-
	3	1	20	-
	4	1	25	-
Nephthys Pole	1	1	5	-
	2	1	15	-
	3	1	20	-
	4	1	25	-
Nephthys Bow	1	1	5	-
	2	1	15	-
	3	1	20	-
	4	1	25	-
Premium Draw Ticket	1	1	15	-
	2	1	20	5
	3	1	30	10
Angel Queen	1	30	3	-
Half Elixir	1	20	-	2
Soul Berry	1	50	-	1
CP ×10	1	20	3	1
	2	10	5	2
	3	10	8	3
Champion Merit	1	3	15	5
	2	3	30	10
	3	3	50	15
Supreme Merit	1	3	50	20
Supreme Merit	2	3	100	40
Skill Shard	1	5	20	3
Skill Jewel	1	3	30	10

Trophies

English Title	Japanese Title	Step	Description	Reward
Bloodline Succession	一子相伝	★	Get 100 hailing cusps	Crystal ×30
D-Don't Read Too Much Into It!	違ぇし、別に好きじゃねぇし	★	Get 100 goddess figurines	Crystal ×30
False Hero	臆病勇者	★☆☆	Get 100,000 honors in The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess	Crystal ×10
Dauntless Hero	不屈の勇者	★★☆	Get 500,000 honors in The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess	Crystal ×30
Coffin Craft Hero	棺開け職人	★★★	Get 1,000,000 honors in The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess	Crystal ×50
Long-Awaited Maiden	待ちくたびれたお嬢様	★	Complete chapter 4 of The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess	Crystal ×10
Warrior's Journey	武者修行の旅へ	★	Complete chapter 8 of The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess	Crystal ×10
Nephthys Crusher	ネフティスバスター	★☆☆	Defeat Nephthys 5 times in raid battles	Crystal ×10
Nephthys Slayer	ネフティススレイヤー	★★☆	Defeat Nephthys 50 times in raid battles	Crystal ×30
Nephthys Vanquisher	ネフティスジェノサイダー	★★★	Defeat Nephthys 200 times in raid battles	Crystal ×50
Dark Essence Obliterator	魔晶拳を百発受けても大丈夫	★	Defeat Nephthys (Nightmare)	Crystal ×50

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The Cowardly Hero and the Captive Princess

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