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Fire Emblem Character Comparison Guide Version FINAL
Covers: Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi (FE6), Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken (FE7, US)
and Fire Emblem: Seima no Kouseki (FE8, Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones)
by Rick Dykes (Rick52)
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You probably need a screen resolution of 800x600 or higher to see the new format
correctly (not to mention the intro title above). If not, have fun I guess.
This guide does contain spoilers for the three games. My bad. It also contains
opinions. Yeah, I'm full of slip ups.
Oh, one more thing, Version FINAL can ONLY be hosted at Gamefaqs or one
of it's affiliates. If you are neither, you must host Version 1.00 or lower.
I say this a bunch of times later, but I might as well say it here too, can't
hurt: I AM NO LONGER ACCEPTING SCORES AND OPINIONS! Go to Contact Info for
more, uh, info.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Versions
(what I've done with this in the past)
II. Introducion
(who and why)
III. How does this guide work?
(how thing's go down in section IV)
IV. The Character Comparison
(the bulk of my guide, my opinions)
V. Second Opinions
(more opinions, none of which are mine)
VI. Stat Growths
(complete list for all)
VII. Average Character Stats
(for a Level 20/20 or 10/20/20 character)
VIII. The Best and the Worst Characters
(with facts, and opinions)
IX. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
(READ THIS BEFORE E-MAILING ME)
X. Contact Info
(ALSO READ THIS BEFORE E-MAILING ME)
XI. Acknowledgements
(gotta do some thankin...)
XII. The Legal Stuff
(copyrights and such)
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I. VERSIONS
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0.01 (2/10/04) - Got the basic structure of guide down.
0.9 (3/29/04) - Completed basic guide for submission.
0.91 (4/18/04) - Made some translation adjustments for promotion items,
and added first reader scores. Added one question to FAQ.
0.92 (4/25/04) - Correct Karel/Harken recruitment info. Added more
reader scores. Edited Contact Info.
0.94 (5/25/04) - Relatively took a while this time. Added scores.
Added a notice just before the character scores.
0.95 (7/3/04) - Added more scores, a recruitment fix on Harken, changed
Dayan's score due to a mistake on my part, and I've also added the
section "What to expect on the next update".
1.00 (4/14/05) - I apologize a ton for taking this long to update. Even
then, I only received 9 e-mails concerning my updating this guide, most
of the e-mails were just game help or 'were you got sword seals rom, tell
me plz'. Added Merlinus section.
2.00 (7/16/05) - I worked on this update for five straight days. It's a
complete overhaul, so much so that this guide is nearly 3x bigger than it
once was. Holy cows. See below.
2.01 (8/1/05) - Added the first of the scores for FE: The Sacred Stones,
and fixed many (though definately not all) of the errors.
2.02 (11/12/05) - More scores and fixes.
FINAL (2/11/06) - Last updates and fixes. Thanks to everybody who
contributed to this guide. This guide couldn't be as successful without
your e-mails and contributions.
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Version 2.00 Updates
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1) I've added Sacred Stones characters, all 43 of them (that includes the
10 secret characters). I had some difficulty placing some of them (do I
place Amelia with the Cavaliers or with the Armors? Eventually, I just put
them in a new 'Trainees' section), but they're there. It brings the
character total up to 139.
2) I've also completely changed the character format. You'll see what I
mean. Second opinions are now in their own section, as are the Best/Worst
characters.
3) I've also added Stat Growths for each character (FE8 characters win
that by default), and each character's Average ?/20, 20/20, or 10/20/20
stats. They are now both in separate sections.
4) I've changed some characters scores. You whiny ones will know
which scores have changed. You'll notice that my reviews for most of
the characters are rather short. Well, most of you hate my opinions anyway,
so think of it as a blessing. Until I flesh them out next update.
5) Oh yeah, more reader scores.
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II. INTRODUCTIONS
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Hi. My name is Rick Dykes (known online as Rick52), and this is my first
guide.
The Fire Emblem series has been around for 15 years now, and 9 games have been
released in the series' fine history. This guide covers the characters from
the three Game Boy Advance Games: Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi (hereby referred
to as 'FE6'), Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken (the 1st US game, hereby referred to
as 'FE7'), and Fire Emblem: Seima no Kouseki (the 2nd US game aka Sacred Stones,
hereby referred to as 'FE8').
Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken and Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi are extremely
similar games. They feature the same classes, the same continent and places,
the same weaponry. It's basically one big game split into two games covering
each generation.
Fire Emblem: Seima no Kouseki is another story. It may not of been a good idea
to include them in this game because the class structure is so different. You
might take your Fighter (still in section G), and turn him into a Hero (still
in section F). But, here they are due to popular request.
I do this because I see and hear people talk about who's the better character
in this class or that class; or person 1 thinks 'Character A' is a much better
'Class' than 'Character B' while person 2 thinks otherwise, which spans all 3
games. I'd thought I'd add in my opinion on who's good and who's not, etc.
Of note, I've received an e-mail or two calling out my ignorance in using the
'US' when referring to FE7 at times, since FE7/8 are both now available in
European and Austrailian markets. I actually started the guide before FE7's
European release, plus, and I'll be making enemies with this, but if FE7 hadn't
become successful in America, I don't think it would've been in Europe or
Australia (and FE8/9 might not of been anywhere other than Japan).
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III. HOW DOES THIS GUIDE WORK?
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The 139 Playable characters that span the 3 games (NOT including the Trial
Map-only characters in FE6) are divided into subcategories by class. I use
this new format:
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| Z9. Character | Class | Weapon: Whatever they use | FE? |
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| Appearance: Whatever their face portrait looks like |
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| Promotion: What they promote to | With: What item you need to promote |
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| Bio: A quick summary of this character's past or present. |
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| Rating: ??/10 | Fan Rating: An average score provided by readers |
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| My opinions on this character goes in this third-to-last row. |
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| The chapter you can acquire this character appears in this row. |
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| How to recruit this character appears in this final row. |
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I then follow up with each characters Stat Growths (the % chance a stat will
go up per level up), Average Lv 20 promoted stats, and then a factual and
opinioned view of who's the best and worst.
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IV. THE CHARACTER COMPARISON
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Since this section is pretty darn large, I've put a tidy little feature in.
Press CTRL+F to bring up the 'Find' feature, and type in the four letters next
to the class you want to go to so you can go directly to that section (for
example, typing M.Y.S.M without the periods takes you to the myrmidon section).
For those pesky new Sacred Stones classes, I've tacked them onto existing
sections. Characters from FE8 have been placed according to their starting
class. For the trainee units, they have their own section. Also, for
unpromted characters in FE8, the * indicating weapons after promotion
will not apply to all classes (eg Neimi won't be able to use swords if
you make her a Sniper).
A. Lords Umpromoted..........................(L.R.D.U)
(Eliwood, Lyn, Hector, Roy, Eirika, Ephraim)
B. Lords Promoted............................(L.R.D.P)
(same order as above)
C. Knights-Generals..........................(K.N.G.N)
(Wallace, Oswin, Bors, Wendy, Barth, Douglas,
Gilliam, Fado)
D. Cavaliers-Paladins/Great Knights..........(C.V.P.L)
(Kent, Sain, Lowen, FE7 Marcus, Isadora, Alan,
Lance, FE6 Marcus, Noah, Treck, Zealot, Percival,
Franz, Forde, Kyle, Seth, Duessel, Orson)
E. Myrmidon-Swordmaster......................(M.Y.S.M)
(Guy, FE7 Karel, Karla, Rutger, Fil, FE6 Karel,
Joshua, Marisa, Ismaire)
F. Mercenary-Hero............................(M.R.H.R)
(Raven, Harken, Dieck, Oujay, Gerik, Caellach)
G. Fighter-Warrior...........................(F.T.W.R)
(Dorcas, FE7 Bartre, Geitz, Wade, Lott, FE6 Bartre,
Garcia)
H. Brigand/Pirate-Berserker..................(B.P.B.R)
(Dart, Hawkeye, Gonzales, Geese, Garret, Dozla)
I. Pegasus Knight-Falcoknight................(P.K.F.K)
(Florina, Fiora, Farina, Thany, Tate, Yunno,
Vanessa, Tana, Syrene)
J. Wyvern Rider-Wyvern Lord/Wyvern Knight....(W.R.W.L)
(Heath, Vaida, Miledy, Zeiss, Cormag, Glen, Valter)
K. Archer-Sniper.............................(A.R.S.N)
(Wil, Rebecca, Louise, Wolt, Dorothy, Klein,
Igrene, Neimi, Innes)
L. Nomad-Nomadic Trooper, Ranger.............(N.M.N.T)
(Rath, Sue, Shin, Dayan, Hayden)
M. Monk/Priest/Cleric-Bishop.................(M.C.B.S)
(Lucius, Serra, Renault, Ellen, Saul, Yodel, Artur,
Moulder, Natasha, Riev)
N. Troubadour-Valkyrie/Mage Knight...........(T.R.V.K)
(Priscilla, Clarine, Cecilia, L'Arachel, Selena)
O. Mage-Sage.................................(M.G.S.G)
(Erk, Pent, Nino, Lugh, Lilina, Hugh, Lute, Saleh)
P. Shaman-Druid/Summoner.....................(S.H.D.R)
(Canas, Ray, Sophia, Niime, Knoll)
Q. Thief-Assassin/Rogue......................(T.H.A.S)
(Matthew, Legault, Jaffar, Chad, Ashtol, Cass,
Colm, Rennac)
R. Trainees..................................(T.R.N.S)
(Ross, Amelia, Ewan)
S. Dancer/Bard...............................(D.N.B.R)
(Nils, Ninian, Elphin, Lalum, Tethys)
T. Manakete/Mamkute..........................(M.M.K.T)
(Fae, Myrrh)
U. Super Magic Users.........................(S.M.U.S)
(Athos, Lyon)
W. Merlinus..................................(M.L.N.S)
(FE7 Merlinus, FE6 Merlinus)
NOTICE: The following scores (well, my scores, anyway), are based on a
character's usefulness on NORMAL difficulty, not Hard Mode. If that
were the case, Zealot would've gotten a -2...
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A. The Lords - Unpromoted (LRDU)
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-The Lords are the main characters in Fire Emblem. Usually, they take thrones
or gates to complete Chapters. If they die, it's Game Over. So, they're
pretty important. Between the three games, there are 6 Lords.
-Since the Lords can become much different characters when
they promote, I'll put those into two different sections.
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| A1. Eliwood | Lord | Weapon: Sword/Rapier | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Red Hair, Blue Armor, does NOT look like SSBM Roy |
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| Promotion: Knight Lord | Via: After Ch. 26 (E)/Heaven Seal (H) |
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| Bio: Lord of Pherae, son of Marquess Pherae Elbert. After Elbert and his |
| travelling army disappers, Eliwood sets off to find clues about his father's |
| wherabouts. |
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| Rating: 6/10 | Fan Rating: 6.61/10 - 31 Votes |
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| Decent enough, especially for a main character, but you'll need to be a bit |
| fortunate to get his strength up (one game, my Eliwood has 7 Str at Lv 20.) |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 11 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 12 |
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| He'll be the starting character in Eliwood Chapter 11 or in Hector Ch. 12. |
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| A2. Lyn | Lord | Weapon: Sword/Mani Katti/Wo Dao | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Long Green Hair, Dark Green Sacaen clothing |
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| Promotion: Blade Lord | With: Heaven's Seal |
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| Bio: Granddaughter of Marquess Caelin. Grew up in Sacae with her Sacaen |
| father Hassar and her Caelin mother Madelyn, both of which were killed by |
| bandits months ago. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 8.19/10 - 32 Votes - 2 tens |
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| The Lord version of the myrmidon, basically. Good skill and speed, but Str |
| is low, as is defense. Don't put her in the front line because of it. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 15 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 16 |
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| She's the starting prologue character. She rejoins at the beginning of the |
| above chapters. |
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| A3. Hector | Lord | Weapon: Axe/Wolf Beil | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Blue Hair, Black/Blue Armor |
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| Promotion: Great Lord | With: Heaven Seal (E)/ Beat Ch. 28 (H)|
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| Bio: Younger brother of Lord Uther, who is currently in charge of affairs in |
| Ostia. Good childhood friend of Eliwood's. |
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| Rating: 9/10 | Fan Rating: 9.16/10 - 31 Votes - 14 tens |
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| His great defense and his Wolf Beil can get you out of a sticky situation |
| (like in Chapter 16x). Sometimes his speed will take a hit, though. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 12 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 11 |
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| In Eliwood's route, he'll appear with Oswin at around turn 3. He's the |
| starting character in Hector's route (duh). |
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| A4. Roy | Lord | Weapon: Sword, Rapier | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Red Hair, Blue Armor, IS the same Roy from SSBM |
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| Promotion: Master Lord | With: Beat Chapter 21 (or 21 Gaiden) |
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| Bio: Son of Marquess Pherae (Eliwood is the Marquess at this time). |
| Upstanding young chap with a strong sense of justice. He makes an appearance|
| in Super Smash Brothers Melee as basically an advertisement; FE6 wasn't |
| released in Japan until a few months AFTER the japanese SSBM release. |
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| Rating: 5/10 | Fan Rating: 5.87/10 - 13 Votes |
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| He's the definition of average before promotion. You can have him help give |
| damage to someone or whatnot, but he really can't own enemies like other |
| units can. You'd best arena him to Lv 20 and not worry about him. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 1 |
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| As he is the main character of FE6, he's a starting character in the game. |
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| A5. Eirika | Lord | Weapon: Sword/Rapier/Sieglinde | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Teal hair, gold breastplate |
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| Promotion: Great Lord | With: Beat Ch. 16 (or Lunar Brace) |
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| Bio: The princess of Renais. As her castle was nearing Grado takeover, she |
| was swept out by her guard Seth. Knowing that her brother Ephraim fights on |
| for Renais, she feels that she can only do the same. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.58/10 - 13 votes |
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| She's alright as an unpromoted Lord, nothing too special. |
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| Eirika Route Acquire: Prologue | Ephraim Route Acquire: Chapter 15 |
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| If you take Ephraim's route after Chapter 8, she'll leave your party and |
| won't return until Chapter 15. |
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| A6. Ephraim | Lord | Weapon: Lance/Reginleif/Siegmund| FE8 |
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| Appearance: Teal hair, armor has various shades of blue |
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| Promotion: Great Lord | With: Beat Ch. 16 (or Solar Brace) |
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| Bio: The prince of Renais, destined to be king. Using guerrilla-like |
| tactics, he and his army drives deep into Grado territory to try to end the |
| war. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 9.20/10 - 13 votes - 5 tens |
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| Slightly better than Eirika unpromoted. His Reginleif, like the Rapier, is |
| excellent in dispatching Armors and Mountees (though it's no Wolf Beil). |
| Overall, he's an excellent unit. |
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| Eirika Route Acquire: Ch. 15 | Ephraim Route Acquire: Chapter 8 |
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| Technically, Ephraim first can be used in Chapter 5x, but then disappears |
| until partway into Chapter 8. If you decide to go Eirika's route, he'll |
| leave your party up until Chapter 15. |
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B. The Lords - Promoted (LRDP)
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The promoted forms of each of the six Lords. Many fields will be missing here
because they've been already filled in section A for these guys and gals.
* indicates new weapon upon upgrade.
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| B1. Eliwood | Knight Lord | Weapon: Sword/Rapier/*Lance | FE7 |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.15/10 - 27 Votes - 1 ten |
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| Eliwood gets the job done, and adding spears is nice, but compared to what |
| happens to the other three in promotion, Eliwood is a mere afterthough. He |
| can also use Durandal, but it's so heavy it's a non-factor. |
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| B2. Lyn | Blade Lord |Weapon:Sword/ManiKatti/WoDao/*Bow| FE7 |
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| Rating: 9/10 | Fan Rating: 9.25/10 - 28 Votes - 7 tens |
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| Wow. The addition of bows alone makes her awesome. You'd be surprise how |
| often she criticals with it, despite the nubmers. Her power still isn't that|
| great, though, and defense isn't too hot either. She can use the Sol Katti |
| upon promotion, though it's just a stronger Mani Katti. |
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| B3. Hector | Great Lord | Weapon: Axe/Wolf Beil/*Sword | FE7 |
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| Rating: 10/10 | Fan Rating: 9.75/10 - 32 Votes - 24 tens |
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| We all agree, promoted Hector is unstoppable. High HP, high Str, high Def, |
| his only real weakness is his Speed, but its really hard for anyone to take |
| advantage of that. He can use Armads, but he really doesn't need to. |
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| B4. Roy | Master Lord | Weapon: Sword/Rapier | FE6 |
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| Rating: 9/10 | Fan Rating: 8.20/10 - 10 Votes |
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| He's not much better promoted unless you let him tear loose with the Sword |
| of Seals, quite possibly the best weapon in all three games combined. He is |
| the only one who can wield it, and that's why he gets the score of 9. Forget|
| to fix it with Hammerne, and Roy will be back to average, but with it, only |
| Hector can stand against him. |
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| B5. Eirika | Great Lord | Weapon: Sword/Rapier/Sieglinde | FE8 |
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| Rating: 9/10 | Fan Rating: 8.35/10 - 13 Votes - 2 tens |
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| In the many times I've been able to get Eirika to 20/20, she's failed to max |
| Str only a few times, and normally doesn't max Res or HP. Other than that, |
| she'll max the other stats out (even Def), and will be an excellent unit. |
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| B6. Ephraim | Great Lord | Weapon: Lance/Reginleif/Siegmund| FE8 |
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| Rating: 10/10 | Fan Rating: 8.88/10 - 13 votes - 4 tens |
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| Before I continue, why'd NOA choose 'Great Lord' as his and Eirika's class? |
| The Japanese 'Master Lord' or even Eliwood's 'Knight Lord' makes more sense. |
| Don't give them the class that Hector once used, as Hector's Great Lord is |
| quite different than the Renais twins Great Lord. But, I digress. Ephraim, |
| like his sister, will be busy maxing his stats out, except for Luck and Res. |
| Since those two stats aren't as important as Str, that's a plus for Ephraim. |
| But, his Speed cap is 24 for some reason, so his greatness is limited. |
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C. Knight-General (KNGN)
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-The Knight/General is the 'Tank' class of Fire Emblem games. Though usually
slow in both speed in movement, these units have high defense and strength and
can take out armies at a time, given they can actually reach those armies
before someone else wipes them out. The Knights in Fire Emblem: Sword of Seals
can Triangle Attack, a combination attack that never misses and deals three
times the damage (nine times if you critical).
-NOTE: In the japanese games, 'Knight' is referred to as 'Armor Knight', since
Knights in older Fire Emblem games refer to characters that were dismounted
from their horses/pegasi/dragons. I'll call them Armor Knights here.
-NOTE2: For the FE6 characters, I'll be using the class names used in that game.
For example, here I'll be using 'Armor Knight' for the FE6 guys instead of
'Knight'. I'm crazy that way.
A * indicates a weapon that character can only use AFTER promotion (if that
character is already promoted, no asterisk is needed).
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| C1. Wallace | Knight | Weapon: Lance/*Axe | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Bald, wears gray armor |
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| Promotion: General | With: Knight's Crest or Earth Seal |
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| Bio: Retired Caelin soldier. Finds Lady Lyndis late in her quest and decides|
| to join her cause. Afterwards, he gets lost in his new training regiment. |
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| Rating: 5/10 | Fan Rating: 5.03/10 - 29 Votes |
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| He can take out all sorts of weaklings in Lyn's story. But, when you get him|
| back later, enemies know better. Wallace is far inferior to Oswin, moreso |
| if you were forced to promote him in Chapter 9. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 23 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 24 |
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| By the time you reach the necessary chapter, the combined levels of Eliwood, |
| Lyn, and Hector must be LESS than 50. This way, you'll reach a fog-of-war |
| level with Lloyd as the boss (if they're over 50, it'll be a town level). |
| Wallace is in the lower right part of the map, talk to him with just about |
| anyone from Caelin. |
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| C2. Oswin | Knight | Weapon: Lance/*Axe | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Brown hair, older, Orange Armor |
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| Promotion: General | With: Knight's Crest or Earth Seal |
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| Bio: One of Ostia's finest Knights. In service to Lord Uther, he is ordered |
| to tag along with Hector to make sure he doesn't screw around or die. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 9.00/10 - 31 Votes - 9 tens |
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| He won't disappoint, even though he does come at Level 9. Defense and |
| Strength are his high points, and nothing will seriously hamper him. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 12 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 12 |
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| If you take Eliwood's route, he'll join in Turn 3 with Hector. If you take |
| Hector's route, he'll join at the beginning of Chapter 12. |
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| C3. Bors | Armor Knight | Weapon: Lance/*Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Fancy Green Hair and smug smile, Gold Armor |
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| Promotion: General | With: Knight's Crest |
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| Bio: Wendy's brother, an Ostian Knight. Accompanies Roy back to Pherae when |
| word comes of trouble afoot. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.18/10 - 11 Votes - 1 ten |
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| He's a mixed bag. Sometimes he'll surpass even Wendy, but other times he |
| can't do much better than Barth or Douglas. He can triangle attack with |
| Wendy and Barth, which redeems him. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 1 |
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| He's one of the starting characters in FE6. |
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| C4. Wendy | Armor Knight | Weapon: Lance/*Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Pink Hair, Pink Eyes, Pink Armor, probably a pink soul, too |
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| Promotion: General | With: Knight's Crest |
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| Bio: Bor's sister, she enlists with the Ostian army to help Ostia out in it's|
| time of need. |
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| Rating: 9/10 | Fan Rating: 8.45/10 - 11 Votes - 3 tens |
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| For a pink armor knight, she sure can rock. Alongside Bors and Barth, the |
| three of them can complete the only Armor Knight Triangle Attack in |
| FE History. Her stat gains are excellent. She starts at Level 1, and |
| considering when you get her, you'll need to be patient training her. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 8 |
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| She, Barth, and Oujay will pop up in the northwest corner a few turns into |
| Chapter 8. |
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| C5. Barth | Armor Knight | Weapon: Lance/*Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Buzzcut, large, teal armor |
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| Promotion: General | With: Knight's Crest |
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| Bio: Yet another Ostian Knight. Despite the ability to Triangle Attack with |
| Wendy and Bors, Barth isn't related to either of them. |
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| Rating: 6/10 | Fan Rating: 5.83/10 - 11 Votes |
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| He gets the six because he can triangle attack. Unlike Oswin, his high |
| starting level means only bad things, as his growths can't make up for it. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 8 |
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| He, Wendy, and Oujay will pop up in the northwest corner a few turns into |
| Chapter 8. |
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| C6. Douglas | General | Weapon: Lance/Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Brown facial hair (which he has tons of), indigo armor |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: The Great General of Etruria. He fights for his country to the end. |
| Lalum is his adopted daughter. |
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| Rating: 6/10 | Fan Rating: 3.86/10 - 7 Votes |
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| He's nothing special, but he doesn't suck like some claim he does (again, |
| I'm not taking hard mode into consideration). |
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| Acquire: Chapter 16 Gaiden |
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| In Chapter 16, Douglas will appear as an enemy. A good amount of people can |
| talk to him, but nothing doing, he'll still be an enemy. So, go beat the |
| crap outta Narshen and beat Chapter 16 without killing Douglas (trapping him |
| with a meatshield + healer is a good way to keep him occupied). If you do |
| so, you'll go to Chapter 16 Gaiden (keeping him alive IS the requirement), |
| and Douglas will join automatically from there. |
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| C7. Gilliam | Knight | Weapon: Lance/*Axe/*Sword | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Green Armor, sleek black hair & goatee |
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| Promotion: General or Great Knight | With: Knight's Crest or Master Seal |
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| Bio: A loyal servant of Frelia. Hayden orders him to help aid Eirika find |
| her brother. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.54/10 - 12 Votes - 1 ten |
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| His Speed is atrocious. His other stats (Str and Def in particular) will be |
| fine, just that Speed... man, it's terrible... |
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| Acquire: Chapter 1 |
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| A couple of turns in, he and Franz appear from the north to help. |
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| C8. Fado | General | Weapon: Lance/Axe/Sword | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Faded teal hair, green armor, old |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: The King of Renais until his death, a SECRET CHARACTER via the Ruins. |
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| Rating: 3/10 | Fan Rating: 3.20/10 - 5 votes |
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| No offense to the destined twins or anything, but their father is crap. |
| Your other two potential Generals are miles better than him. Sadly, this is |
| a trend among the secret characters. |
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| Acquire: Creature Campaign |
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| Clear the Lagdou Ruins once and get into another battle. |
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D. Cavalier-Paladin/Great Knight (CVPL)
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-Another Fire Emblem mainstay. The mounted cavalier is often fast (movement
wise, obviously), but the majority of them only specialize in maxing out one
or two stats. It's usually a good idea to have one or two around, but don't
bring out the whole lot of them. In total, there are 18 Cavaliers/Paladins/
Great Knights, though two of those are Marcus.
-Note: In the Japanese game, 'Cavalier' is called 'Social Knight'. It's been
like that since the original Fire Emblem for the NES. Why it's called that is
beyond me.
-Note2: The Paladins in FE6/7 can use Swords, Lances, and Axes. In FE8, Axes
are removed from the Paladin's arsenal, in an attempt to give people a reason
to have units go to Great Knight instead (as GK's have all three).
A * indicates a weapon that character can only use AFTER promotion (if that
character is already promoted, no asterisk is needed).
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| D1. Kent | Cavalier | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Red Armor, bright Red Hair |
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| Promotion: Paladin | With: Knight's Crest or Earth Seal |
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| Bio: Knight in service to Caelin. Straightarrow all the way, follows orders |
| and is Mr. Serious about all matters. Dislikes the loose attitude that Sain |
| presents. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 7.87/10 - 31 votes - 3 tens |
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| Throughout Fire Emblem, there have traditionally been two starting Cavaliers:|
| a Red one that is powerful, and a Green one that is quick and accurate. |
| Oddly, Kent, despite being the Red Cavalier, is the quick and accurate one. |
| You'll notice early that he'll be able to attack twice before Sain can. As |
| steady as they come. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 15 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 16 |
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| He'll actually join Lyn in Chapter 1 and help teach you the Weapon Triangle. |
| In the main game, he, Lyn, Sain, and Wil will be to the southeast, |
| automatically part of your army. |
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| D2. Sain | Cavalier | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Green Armor, Greenish-brown Hair |
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| Promotion: Paladin | With: Knight's Crest or Earth Seal |
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| Bio: Knight in service to Caelin. Unlike Kent, Sain is carefree, and is a |
| ladies man. Or he fails trying to be one. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 8.32/10 - 32 votes - 3 tens |
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| Throughout Fire Emblem, there have traditionally been two starting Cavaliers:|
| a Red one that is powerful, and a Green one that is quick and accurate. |
| Oddly, Sain, despite being the Green Cavalier, is the powerful one. You'll |
| notice how he'll deal more damage than Kent can early on. Slightly better |
| than Kent (partly because of that strength), but not enough so to warrant an |
| extra point. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 15 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 16 |
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| He'll actually join Lyn in Chapter 1 and get taught the Weapon Triangle. |
| In the main game, he, Lyn, Kent, and Wil will be to the southeast, |
| automatically part of your army. |
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| D3. Lowen | Cavalier | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Gold Armor, bushy blue hair that covers his eyes |
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| Promotion: Paladin | With: Knight's Crest or Earth Seal |
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| Bio: Knight in service to Pherae. Because he's a fresh new knight, he's |
| inexperienced, and is nervous most of the time. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 6.86/10 - 29 votes |
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| Gold cavaliers aren't FE standard like the Red and Green ones are, in case |
| you're wondering. Lowen likes to gain a lot of HP and Def, making him a |
| mounted tank. Nothing else really does well, though, so he's slightly below |
| Kent/Sain for FE7's best Cavalier. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 11 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 12 |
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| He'll automatically join at the beginning of the above requirement. |
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| D4. Marcus | Paladin | Weapon: Lance/Sword/Axe | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Orange Armor, lavender-like hair |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: An experienced Pherae knight. He served Lord Elbert, and now serves |
| Lord Eliwood. Given that this younger Marcus is better than his older |
| counterpart, I bet if they ever make a FE game around Elbert, Marcus would |
| own all and destroy everything in his path. |
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| Rating: 4/10 | Fan Rating: 3.50/10 - 31 votes - 1 zero |
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| ...but as it stands now, the only army he could destroy is your own, if you |
| use him too much. He's an experience hog (taking away good 30+ gains for |
| people like Eliwood or Rebecca and gaining only 5 or so for himself), and his|
| stat growths are terrible. The definition of the Jeigan character. He could|
| be of some use as a meatshield or as your 15th character in one of the latter|
| levels, but that's about it. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 11 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 12 |
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| He'll automatically join at the beginning of the above requirement. |
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| D5. Isadora | Paladin | Weapon: Lance/Sword/Axe | FE7 |
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| Appearance: White Armor, Dark Blue Hair, lipstick |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: Pheraen knight, serving more under Lady Eleanora. I guess her heart |
| is full of sorrow, since her fiancee Harken's disappearance. |
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| Rating: 6/10 | Fan Rating: 5.20/10 - 24 votes |
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| I always liked Isadora, and use her to support either Harken or Legault. She|
| REALLY suffers in strength. She'll be hard pressed to hurt anything even |
| with axes or high-level weapons. Use if you lost a Cavalier or two, or want |
| to fully use one of those supports I mentioned. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 21 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 22 |
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| She'll automatically join at the beginning of the above requirement. |
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| D6. Alan | Social Knight | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Red Armor, Dark Red hair |
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| Promotion: Paladin | With: Knight's Crest |
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| Bio: Another Pheraen cavalier. I think he's the eager one. Not sure. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 8.05/10 - 11 votes |
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| Here we go. Red Cavalier excelling in Strength? That's Alan for you. His |
| other stats won't suffer as bad as you would think though, he's quite solid. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 1 |
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| He's a starting character. |
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| D7. Lance | Social Knight | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Green Armor, Bright Green hair |
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| Promotion: Paladin | With: Knight's Crest |
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| Bio: Yet another Pheraen cavalier. The serious, calm one, I think. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 8.14/10 - 11 votes |
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| As the Green Cavalier, he excels in Speed, as it should be. As solid as |
| Alan, and the two of them make an excellent support pair. My last |
| playthrough, I was trying for Roy-Thany A support, but I accidently activated|
| a support between Roy and Lance (Roy had B with Thany, C with Wolt, and C |
| with Lilina), and I let Lance die. A turn or so later, Roy and Thany had |
| their A support. Took him awhile to die, though, shows how good he is. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 1 |
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| He's a starting character. |
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| D8. Marcus | Paladin | Weapon: Lance/Sword/Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Purple Armor, old man gray hair, old man wrinkles |
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| Is Already Promoted. Somehow. |
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| Bio: He served Elbert, he served Eliwood, now he serves Roy. Roy couldn't |
| be more thrilled, I would think. |
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| Rating: 2/10 | Fan Rating: 1.81/10 - 11 votes - 1 zero |
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| I considered myself to be a FE newb when FE6 first came out and, like an |
| idiot, used Marcus. Now, I didn't overuse him like some people did/do, but |
| he was a 'contributing' part of my army. As you would expect, quite a few |
| people died along the way, including Marcus (Ch. 16 Gaiden, from a berserked |
| ally). Simply put: He's crap. Take my rating for the other Marcus, ignore |
| the good part, and take to heart the bad parts even more so. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 1 |
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| He's a starting character, unfortunately. |
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| D9. Noah | Social Knight | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Brown Hair, dark blue Armor |
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| Promotion: Paladin | With: Knight's Crest |
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| Bio: He's a mercenary under command of Zealot. You find him in the Ostian |
| arena training with Fil. Probably why he's so good. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 6.40/10 - 10 votes |
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| Fans aren't so hot for him because you already have Alan and Lance, but Noah |
| is an exceptional Social Knight in his own regard. Unlike the other two, he |
| can support with Fil! That's a big plus right there. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 7 |
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| He appears a few turns into Chapter 7 as an NPC. Talk to him with either |
| Zealot or Roy. |
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| D10. Treck | Social Knight | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Light Brown Hair, dark blue Armor, seems sleepy or something |
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| Promotion: Paladin | With: Knight's Crest |
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| Bio: He's a mercenary under command of Zealot. |
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| Rating: 5/10 | Fan Rating: 6.55/10 - 11 votes - 1 ten |
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| Unlike Noah who has help from Fil for training, all Treck has going for him |
| on the training front is Zealot, and he suffers because of it. Plus, his |
| support options aren't all too great, either. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 7 |
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| He comes out of one of the east houses as an NPC and starts attacking |
| enemies. Talk to him with either Roy or Zealot. |
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| D11. Zealot | Paladin | Weapon: Lance/Sword/Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: White Armor, gray hair, wrinkly |
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| Is Already Promoted. Dunno how. |
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| Bio: Somehow in someway, he is the leader of a small band of Ilian mercenary |
| troops, hired by Hector to help Ostia. |
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| Rating: 0/10 | Fan Rating: 1.36/10 - 11 votes - 5 zeroes |
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| His fan score went up from 1.2 because someone game him a '4'. Anyway, he's |
| a mess. Bad growths, bad stats, comes at a time where Marcus should already |
| be your established 'crappy unit', and is even a bad experience hog. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 7 |
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| He comes out of one of the east houses and tries to fight enemies. Before he|
| kills himself trying, talk some sense into him using either Roy or Treck. |
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| D12. Percival | Paladin | Weapon: Lance/Sword/Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Blonde hair, Dark Armor/Cape, looks bored |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: The Knight General of Etruria. His first allegiance is with the |
| supposedly late Prince Mildain. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.38/10 - 9 votes |
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| He's like Camus (uh, I mean, Sirius, yeah) from FE3. Despite being a |
| Paladin to start with, Percival can turn out to be quite an formidable ally. |
| Particularly in Hard mode, but my score is not based off that difficulty. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 13, or if you fail there, Chapter 15 |
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| You have two tries: the first is Chapter 13. He's just past the north |
| bridge, but will leave after turn 8. Only Lalum or Elphin, whichever one you|
| got, can recruit him. Chapter 13 isn't a cakewalk, either. So, you can |
| either risk life and limb making it to him with Lalum or Elphin (with a few |
| escorts, of course), or just let him go and try again later. And by later, |
| I mean Chapter 15, where he'll start north of your position, and head |
| straight for you with his little group. Here, it's much easier to have |
| Lalum or Elphin talk to him. When he joins, his surviving army become |
| escaping NPC's, they'll give you something if all of them stay alive. |
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| D13. Franz | Cavalier | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Blonde hair, light green armor |
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| Promotion: Paladin or Great Knight | With: Knight's Crest or Master Seal |
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| Bio: A newly knighted Renais Cavalier. Works to be as good as his brother |
| Forde as well as Seth. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 7.14/10 - 14 Votes |
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| Of your three Cavaliers (not counting the potential Cavalier Amelia), Franz |
| is most likely your best one, lacking the shortcomings of the other two. I |
| like him as a Great Knight, but either class works well for him. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 1 |
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| He and Gilliam will appear from the north to aid Eirika and Seth. |
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| D14. Forde | Cavalier | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Blonde hair (ponytail), dark red armor |
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| Promotion: Paladin or Great Knight | With: Knight's Crest or Master Seal |
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| Bio: Renais Cavalier that is really lazy. He is also quite a painter. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.29/10 - 12 Votes |
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| I've never really had a bad Forde like some people say they have, but he's |
| not all that great either. Yep, he's the Red Cavalier, but that twisted |
| tradition of the quick Red Cavalier from FE7 is back. Moreso, as he'll have |
| a hard time gaining Strength. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 8 |
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| He, Ephraim, and Kyle all appear from the southwest a few turns in. |
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| D15. Kyle | Cavalier | Weapon: Lance/Sword/*Axe | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Dark Green curly hair, green armor |
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| Promotion: Paladin or Great Knight | With: Knight's Crest or Master Seal |
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| Bio: Renais Cavalier that's all about duty and honor and all that. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.73/10 - 13 Votes - 2 tens |
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| Kyle is weird. Sometimes (though rarely) he'll be better than Franz and even|
| Amelia, but other times, Seth will be better in the end. He's the green |
| Cavalier, and like Sain before him, he's strong. But, he'll suffer in both |
| Skill and Speed, and as Myrmidon fan will tell you, that's bad news. His |
| potential is quite good, though, I might be a little generous with that 7. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 8 |
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| He, Ephraim, and Forde all appear from the southwest a few turns in. |
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| D16. Seth | Paladin | Weapon: Lance/Sword | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Red Hair, skyblue armor, large nose |
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| Is Already Promoted, which is a shame |
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| Bio: A veteran knight of Renais. He and he alone was told by the King of the|
| secret of the two bracelets, as well as the Renais Sacred Stone location. |
| He's also been given the task to whisking Eirika away to safety before the |
| Grado invasion. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 5.93/10 - 15 Votes - 1 zero |
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| At first glance, you would think Seth is FE8's Jeigan. However, to deter |
| that theory, Seth comes with excellent growths, and will be a fine unit at |
| Level 20. Just don't have him be an experience hog. Yes, Forde and Kyle |
| were also rated seven. Disagree? Vote away. I have a feeling many will |
| disagree... |
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| Acquire: Prologue |
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| He's a starting character, though he starts out hurt in the Prologue. |
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| D17. Duessel | Great Knight | Weapon: Lance/Sword/Axe | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Old, dark crimson armor, rather flat face |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: One of Grado's Imperial three, also known as Obsidian. He questions |
| the motives behind the war. |
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| Rating: 5/10 | Fan Rating: 4.31/10 - 13 Votes |
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| He's powerful, and that's about it. You have four other potential Great |
| Knights, make one of them one and use him instead. |
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| Eirika Route Acquire: Chapter 15 | Ephraim Route Acquire: Chapter 10 |
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| In Ephraim's route, he and his army appears as NPC's, and the level |
| requirement is for him to survive. Have Ephraim talk to him and he'll join |
| you and help recruit nearby Cormag. If you went Eirika's route, he'll arrive|
| with Ephraim a few turns into Chapter 15. |
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| D18. Orson | Paladin | Weapon: Lance/Sword | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Brown hair, you can see in his eyes something's afoot |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: His wife died six months ago, and has become so distraught, he would |
| betray his king, his country, all he stood for so that he could be with the |
| one he loved. Or, a facimile thereof. He's also a SECRET CHARACTER in the |
| Tower. |
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| Rating: 3/10 | Fan Rating: 3.12/10 - 8 Votes - 1 zero |
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| Another secret character, another piece of crap. Might as well use him for |
| Tower runs, but that'd be about it. |
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| Acquire: Creature Campaign |
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| Clear Floor 6 of the Tower. |
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E. Myrmidon/Swordmaster (MYSM)
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-Typically, the myrmidon hails from Sacae. Though their blows lack strength,
they are quick and deal critical damage. Swordmasters in USFE gain a 15% crit
bonus, but those in FE:SoS gain a 30% bonus. They do lack in defense and HP,
relying more on dodging attacks than taking them, so be careful when using
them. Also, they gain no extra weapons when promoted, instead getting said
critical bonus. There are 9 characters in this class, 2 of which are Karel.
-Note: In the Japanese Version of Fire Emblem (the Eliwood one), Myrmidon is
called 'Swordfighter'. Yet, Sword of Seals refers to it as 'Myrmidon' like
normal.
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| E1. Guy | Myrmidon | Weapon: Sword/Wo Dao | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Dark Green Hair, blue Headband and shirt |
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| Promotion: Swordmaster | With: Heroes Crest or Earth Seal |
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| Bio: He's a Sacaen. He's forced to do Mercenary work to get money and food. |
| At one point in his life, he was given food to Matthew. In exchange, he'd |
| be under Matthew's strict control. Not really. Kind of. I dunno. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 8.67/10 - 32 votes - 6 tens |
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| Of the three you get in FE7, Guy is the best you can get. He'll probably max|
| out skill and speed, and may best Lyn if you don't put Bows into the |
| equation. Like most Myrmidons, his only downfall is Strength, but he has a |
| decent chance of not sucking in that as well. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 13 (both routes) |
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| Have Matthew talk to him. Be careful how you do it, though, Guy is wielding |
| a Killing Edge and can take out Matthew or someone else if you don't keep an |
| eye on his movement. |
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| E2. Karel | Swordmaster | Weapon: Sword/Wo Dao | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Dark clothing, long gray hair covering one eye |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: With his cold, piercing heart, he is referred to as the 'Devil of |
| Swords'. He appears out of nowhere, and destroys his target like that. |
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| Rating: 6/10 | Fan Rating: 7.02/10 - 27 votes - 1 ten |
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| He's nothing special despite what a good chunk of you claim. I'd much rather|
| have Harken instead of Karel. He does come with a Wo Dao for Guy or Lyn to |
| use, though. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 25 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 27 |
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| Read carefully: for the above chapter, you get a certain level depending on |
| whether you leveled up your magic units more than your Myrms/Mercs/Fighters, |
| or vice versa. If you did the former, you'll go to Kenneth's map. If the |
| latter, you'll go to Jerme's map. |
| If you got Kenneth's map, to get Karel, you must kill 3 or more |
| promoted units (Druid, Bishop, General, and/or Sniper) before Turn 9. Do so,|
| and Karel will appear. If not, Harken will appear instead. |
| If you got Jerme's map, to get Karel, you must unlock 4 or more doors |
| before Turn 9. Do so, and Karel will appear. If not, Harken will instead. |
| He'll appear as an NPC. Talk to him with Lyn or your main Lord. |
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| E3. Karla | Swordmaster | Weapon: Sword/Wo Dao | FE7 |
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| Appearance: White clothing, long gray hair |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: Karel's brother. She's out looking for him. |
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| Rating: 6/10 | Fan Rating: 5.42/10 - 24 votes |
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| She loses value because she's like Karel, but she arrives much later and only|
| in the more difficult Hector route. But, like Karel, all you'll really need |
| her for is the Wo Dao she comes with. She's average otherwise. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Never seen | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 31x |
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| As you can tell from the line above this, she (as well as Farina) are Hector |
| route exclusives. To get her, you'll need to train Bartre to a Level 5 |
| WARRIOR (not Fighter, Warrior). If you must, promote him at Level 10. Then,|
| at Chapter 31x, Karla will appear as an NPC at the arena after 1 turn. |
| Talk to her with Bartre (start him off near the arena), and they'll fight for|
| one turn. Have Bartre equipped with a Bow to ensure he doesn't kil her, and |
| hope that she can't kill him (from critical hit or 2x attack). If both |
| survive the round, they'll talk some more, and she'll join. Note that if you|
| have Bartre equip nothing, they will not fight, and Karla will not join. |
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| E4. Rutger | Myrmidon | Weapon: Sword/Wo Dao | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Red clothing, long brown hair, serious-looking |
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| Promotion: Swordmaster | With: Heroes Crest |
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| Bio: A Sacaen swordsman. He has a grudge against Bern. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.91/10 - 11 votes - 3 tens |
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| In my latest playthrough, I used both Rutger and Fil. Though both struggled |
| in strength (neither really struggled anywhere else), Rutger really sucked |
| in that stat (12 Str at Lv 5 Promoted, where Fil has 17 at that level). |
| I was looking to change his score, but, after this latest experience, no such|
| doing. Fil still wins for me. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 4 |
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| A few turns after Clarine escapes Laus, Rutger will come out with some |
| reinforcements and head your way as an enemy. By now, you should have |
| recruited Clarine, have her talk to Rutger to get him to join. |
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| E5. Fil | Myrmidon | Weapon: Sword/Wo Dao | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Teal/white clothing, gray ponytail hair. |
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| Promotion: Swordmaster | With: Heroes Crest |
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| Bio: The daughter of Karla and Bartre, niece of Karel. After her mother |
| dies, Fil decides to go on her own to train, and eventually gets help from |
| the Ilian mercenary Noah. |
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| Rating: 10/10 | Fan Rating: 9.20/10 - 10 votes - 4 tens |
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| Likewise, Fil was my most impressive sword unit (well, Oujay was good |
| competition), and I see no reason to lower her score any. For the record, |
| when I beat the game, Fil has 20 Str at level 11. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 9 |
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| Her and Shin will appear in the northwest, though you can't see them because |
| of the fog. When you can see her, talk to her with Noah. |
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| E6. Karel | Swordmaster | Weapon: Sword/Wo Dao | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Same as his younger self, only older |
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| Is Already Promoted, sadly. |
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| Bio: Twenty years can change a man, as Karel has since found peace within |
| himself and is now known by many as the 'Saint of Swords'. Fil's uncle as |
| well as Bartre's brother in law. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.45/10 - 8 votes - 1 ten |
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| Karel has the best stat growths of anybody in all 3 GBA games (HP is at 210!)|
| However, he comes at Level 19 promoted, so he can only take advantage of |
| those impressive growths just once. Regardless, he does come with a Wo Dao |
| and his Lv 19 stats are actually good (albeit not excellent). Go ahead and |
| use him in Chapter 23 if you need to (though I doubt you'll need him for the |
| last battles). |
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| Acquire: Chapter 23 |
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| Note that to even reach Chapter 23, you'll need to of acquired all the Divine|
| weapons (6 of which were in Gaiden chapters), and not break them. When you |
| do reach Chapter 23, go to the lone village and Karel will join. As you |
| would expect, sending Fil or Bartre there will change the conversation. |
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| E7. Joshua | Myrmidon | Weapon: Sword/Shamshir | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Black clothes, red hair, funny hat |
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| Promotion: Swordmaster or Assassin | With: Heroes Crest or Master Seal |
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| Bio: The prince of Jehanna, under the simple guise of a mercenary. He did |
| not want to take the throne until he truly understood the people he would |
| soon lead. Likes to gamble as well. |
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| Rating: 10/10 | Fan Rating: 9.50/10 - 12 Votes - 6 tens |
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| Joshua's susceptible to that Strength-deprivation virus that affects many |
| Myrmidons, but since Swordmasters/Assassins caps are so low, it won't matter.|
| Joshua will almost always turn into one of your best units. As for |
| promoting, which do you want more: an extra 15% Crit, or the ability to OHKO |
| an enemy? Your answer will determine what you'll promote Joshua (and Marisa)|
| into. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 5 |
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| It's pretty much shown as clear as day that you need to have Natasha talk to |
| him. He won't attack her, but others will. Be mindful of everyone's |
| movement range and he'll be yours. |
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| E8. Marisa | Myrmidon | Weapon: Sword/Shamshir | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Black clothes, bright purple hair |
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| Promotion: Swordmaster or Assassin | With: Heroes Crest or Master Seal |
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| Bio: A mercenary that hails from Jehanna. Also known as the Crimson Flash. |
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| Rating: 9/10 | Fan Rating: 9.08/10 - 13 Votes - 3 tens |
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| Marisa's nearly as good as Joshua, except that Strength-deprivation virus |
| affects her much more severly. If you're really unlucky, she may not even |
| max the Assassin Str cap of 20. However, her other stats are excellent and |
| it wouldn't hurt at all to use both Joshua and Marisa on a normal basis. |
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| Eirika Route Acquire: Chapter 10 | Ephraim Route Acquire: Chapter 12 |
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| In Eirika's route, she'll be an enemy to the south. Have the newly recruited|
| Gerik talk to her (nobody else works, must use Gerik). In Ephraims route, |
| she'll be near the boss to the north. Get Ewan from the large house, and |
| have him talk to her (you may want to draw her out to make sure Ewan doesn't |
| get slaughtered trying to talk to her). |
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| E9. Ismaire | Swordmaster | Weapon: Sword/Shamshir | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Teal clothing, long red hair, sad look |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: The Queen of Jehanna, also known as the Queen of the White Dunes. She's|
| a SECRET CHARACTER as well. |
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| Rating: 6/10 | Fan Rating: 6.00/10 - 4 Votes |
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| As far as secret characters go, she's alright. She comes with a Wind Sword |
| (extra damage to flying units), and her stats, though nowhere near as good |
| as even Marisa, are sufficent enough to keep her going for some time. |
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| Acquire: Creature Campaign |
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| Beat the Tower of Valni once, and get into another battle. |
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F. Mercenary-Hero (MRHR)
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-Unlike Myrmidons, Mercenaries sacrifice a few points of speed and skill for
many points of strength. It's unfair actually to compare the two classes
since they're so fundamentally different. Also, to you Final Fantasy VII
veterans, you'll notice their looks and attacks mimic those of another
mercenary in that game, Cloud. Shut up, Cloud fan, I need not hear from you.
The Hero class can use also use axes. There are only 7 characters in this
class (1 girl!)
A * indicates a weapon that character can only use AFTER promotion (if that
character is already promoted, no asterisk is needed).
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| F1. Raven | Mercenary | Weapon: Sword/*Axe | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Red Hair, Blue Clothes, angry look on face |
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| Promotion: Hero | With: Heroes Crest or Earth Seal |
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| Bio: Formerly Raymond, he and his sister Priscilla were separated after House|
| Cornwell's fall via Ostia. He has a grudge against Ostia as a result (in |
| fact, in Ch. 17 Hector, Hector stats that something inside Caelin is giving |
| him the creeps, that something being Raven). He changed his name and became |
| a mercenary. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 8.41/10 - 29 votes - 7 tens |
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| For Hero's sake, it's either Raven or Harken. Harken makes for a fine Hero, |
| but Raven should normally end up being better than him, though I still think |
| some people overrate him (as seen from the 7 ten votes). |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 16 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 17 |
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| He's an enemy near where Lucius is being held. Talk to him with Priscilla. |
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| F2. Harken | Hero | Weapon: Sword/Axe | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Blonde Hair, green armor |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: He was one of Elbert's knights that disappeared along with the Marquess.|
| He and his fellow knights were torn apart by Nergal, Harken barely surviving |
| the attack. He somehow wanders into the Bern mountainrange. His failure to |
| Lord Elbert haunts him. Lastly, he was engaged to Isadora, the lucky guy. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 7.65/10 - 25 votes |
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| If Raven died (or you chose not to use him), Harken makes for a fine Hero |
| substitute. The Brave Sword he comes with isn't as good as a Wo Dao, but |
| slightly rarer (that's the only one), but he's a better unit that Karel is. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 25 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 27 |
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| Read carefully: for the above chapter, you get a certain level depending on |
| whether you leveled up your magic units more than your Myrms/Mercs/Fighters, |
| or vice versa. If you did the former, you'll go to Kenneth's map. If the |
| latter, you'll go to Jerme's map. |
| If you got Kenneth's map, to get Harken, you can only kill less than 3 |
| promoted units (Druid, Bishop, General, and/or Sniper) before Turn 9. Do so,|
| and Harken will appear. If not, Karel will appear instead. |
| If you got Jerme's map, to get Harken, do not unlock 4 or more doors |
| before Turn 9. If you do, Karel will appear. If not, Harken will instead. |
| He'll appear as an enemy for some reason. You can recruit him with |
| Eliwood, Isadora, Marcus, Lowen, Hector, and Oswin. Others may work as well.|
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| F3. Dieck | Mercenary | Weapon: Sword/*Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Faded Brown Hair, blue clothes, scarred |
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| Promotion: Hero | With: Heroes Crest |
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| Bio: The leader of a small band of Mercenaries. He was hired by Eliwood to |
| help Roy and his ragtag band of soldiers. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 7.89/10 - 9 votes |
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| Dieck's a solid unit, he and Oujay are interchangeable (though it seems many |
| more prefer Oujay, and for good reason). He can support with Thany, if |
| you're interested. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 2 |
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| He and the rest of his mercenaries will join on Turn 2. |
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| F4. Oujay | Mercenary | Weapon: Sword/*Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Blue hair, yellow clothing |
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| Promotion: Hero | With: Heroes Crest |
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| Bio: An mercenary hired by Ostia to help in it's time of need. Meets up with|
| Barth and Wendy as they make their way into Castle Ostia. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 8.27/10 - 11 votes - 3 tens |
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| Oujay's a fan favorite. If you're set on Dieck, you may not want to use |
| Oujay. But, he and Wendy make a devastating duo. You may be best off using |
| both Mercenaries. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 8 |
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| He, Barth, and Wendy appear to the northwest a few turns in. |
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| F5. Echidna | Hero | Weapon: Sword/Axe | FE6 |
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| Appearance: White Hair, Green Armor, IS a girl |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: One of the leaders of the rebellion against Etruria. Though when you |
| first see her, it seems her days are numbered... |
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| Rating: 5/10 | Fan Rating: 5.88/10 - 8 votes |
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| If you're trying for an 'Roy and girls-only' file, then go ahead and use her.|
| For the most part, her stats are only average, and Def/Res are really low. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 11A |
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| First off, in Chapter 9, there are two houses at the top of the map (the |
| other house to the southwest doesn't matter). Don't visit either one, or |
| better yet, visit the LEFT HOUSE. By doing this, you'll go to the 'A' path |
| of Chapters 10 and 11. In Chapter 11A, she appears in a eastern house as an |
| NPC on Turn 8, trying to fight off a decent amount of enemies. Help her take|
| them out, and talk to her with Lalum. A bit of caution, though, as there are|
| enemies around Echidna when she first appears. |
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| F6. Gerik | Mercenary | Weapon: Sword/*Axe/*Bow | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Green hair, purple clothing and headband |
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| Promotion: Hero or Ranger | With: Heroes Crest or Master Seal |
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| Bio: The leader of a mercenary troop. Yeah, that's all I got on him. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 9.65/10 - 13 Votes - 10 tens |
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| Gerik is another fine Mercenary with no real weakness. When it comes time to|
| promote him, the Hero can still use Axes, but he can also become a Ranger, |
| with added movement plus the ability to use Bows. Most people prefer the |
| Ranger, but I honestly don't care which one he becomes. ...and wow, a lot of|
| people love Gerik. Guess everyone was able to max stat their Gerik... or |
| something. I dunno. |
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| Eirika Route Acquire: Chapter 10 | Ephraim Route Acquire: Chapter 13 |
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| In Eirika's route, he, Innes, and Tethys will be at a small fort to the |
| south. Have Eirika, Innes, or Tethys talk to him to recruit him. In |
| Ephraim's route, he and Tethys will automatically appear to the east as |
| playable units. |
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| F7. Caellach | Hero | Weapon: Sword/Axe | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Green hair, purple clothing and headband |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: Newly appointed Grado General, also known as Tiger Eye. No longer |
| satisfied with mercenary work, he dreams of a throne. He's a SECRET |
| CHARACTER as well. |
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| Rating: 5/10 | Fan Rating: 3.00/10 - 4 Votes |
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| He's better than other secret characters, but not by much. |
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| Acquire: Creature Campaign |
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| Beat Floor 3 of the Tower. |
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G. Fighter-Warrior (FTWR)
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-The standard axe unit you get. Generally, Fighters are slow and inaccurate,
and early on, that is the case with the two you get. Upon upgrade, though,
not only do the then Warriors become very efficient with the axe, they also
gain the ability to use bows as well. Good for them. There are 7 Fighters
in all, 2 of which are Bartre.
A * indicates a weapon that character can only use AFTER promotion (if that
character is already promoted, no asterisk is needed).
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| G1. Dorcas | Fighter | Weapon: Axe/*Bow | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Red Hair, tan clothing, built |
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| Promotion: Warrior | With: Heroes Crest or Earth Seal |
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| Bio: A man who values peace, Dorcas fights to get money to help his wife's |
| leg condition. |
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| Rating: 6/10 | Fan Rating: 5.55/10 - 29 votes |
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| Built or not, Dorcas is only decent as a fighter and a warrior. Bartre will |
| pass him. Probably not Geitz, but that's not saying much. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 11 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 12 |
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| He'll join Lyn's group in Chapter 4, then return in turn 2 in Eliwood's |
| route. If you went Hector's way, he'll rejoin at the beginning of Ch. 12. |
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| G2. Bartre | Fighter | Weapon: Axe/*Bow | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Brown hair, blue clothes, metal band around forehead |
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| Promotion: Warrior | With: Heroes Crest or Earth Seal |
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| Bio: Not the sharpest sword in the shop. Self-proclaimed rival to Karla. |
| Apparently, he's also one of Eliwood's guards. Probably that's |
| self-proclaimed as well. |
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| Rating: 8/10 | Fan Rating: 7.46/10 - 27 votes - 1 ten |
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| He's much better than Dorcas, and will make a fine Bowman after promotion. |
| If you're gonna use him, do so in Hector's route so you can get Karla late. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 11 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 12 |
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| He'll join in turn 2 of Eliwood's route, or the beginning of Chapter 12 for |
| Hector. |
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| G3. Geitz | Warrior | Weapon: Axe/Bow | FE7 |
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| Appearance: Magenta Hair, Gray Clothes |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: Dunno how, but he's Geese's brother. Eldest son to a wealthy merchant. |
| His path is one full of confusion. |
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| Rating: 6/10 | Fan Rating: 5.27/10 - 22 votes |
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| If you were gonna use a Warrior, you would've already promoted Bartre or even|
| Dorcas by now. He's merely average. |
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| Eliwood Route Acquire: Chapter 23 | Hector Route Acquire: Chapter 24 |
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| By the time you reach the necessary chapter, the combined levels of Eliwood, |
| Lyn, and Hector must be MORE than 50. This way, you'll reach a town level |
| with Linus as the boss (if not, you'll get a fog-of-war map). Geitz appears |
| either in the town (if Eliwood route), or to the right of where you start |
| (Hector). Talk to him with Dart, but be careful about it, especially if you |
| haven't been training Dart. |
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| G4. Wade | Fighter | Weapon: Axe/*Bow | FE6 |
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| Appearance: The blue axefighter |
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| Promotion: Warrior | With: Heroes Crest |
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| Bio: One of the mercenaries led by Dieck, hails from the Western Isles. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 5.90/10 - 10 votes |
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| He's a solid as far as fighters go, but others are more worthy of Armads. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 2 |
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| He appears with Dieck and the others on Turn 2. |
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| G5. Lott | Fighter | Weapon: Axe/*Bow | FE6 |
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| Appearance: The gray axefighter |
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| Promotion: Warrior | With: Heroes Crest |
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| Bio: One of the mercenaries led by Dieck, hails from the Western Isles. |
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| Rating: 7/10 | Fan Rating: 6.30/10 - 10 votes |
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| This guy is so similar to Wade, when I went to revamp all the profiles, I |
| basically copy-pasted Wade's profile into Lott's except for this opinion, |
| the fan rating, and the word 'blue'. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 2 |
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| He appears with Dieck and the others on Turn 2. |
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| G6. Bartre | Warrior | Weapon: Axe/Bow | FE6 |
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| Appearance: Like his younger self, but with a mustache. Also older. |
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| Is Already Promoted |
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| Bio: Fil's dad and Karel's brother in law. He's also leading an army against|
| Etruria. He's also looking for Fil. |
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| Rating: 5/10 | Fan Rating: 4.50/10 - 9 votes |
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| First Marcus, then Karel (kinda), now Bartre's the next victim of becoming |
| worse upon getting older (or becoming better upon getting younger, whatever).|
| Wade and Lott will best him, and his best support (Fil) is best left for |
| other, much better units (Noah). |
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| Acquire: Chapter 11B |
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| First off, in Chapter 9, there are two houses at the top of the map (the |
| other house to the southwest doesn't matter). Visit the RIGHT HOUSE. By |
| doing this, you'll go to the 'B' path of Chapters 10 and 11. In Chapter 11B,|
| he'll appear to the northwest of the gate with some NPCs and try to attack |
| the boss, among others. Stop him from doing so by talking to him with Fil. |
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| G7. Garcia | Fighter | Weapon: Axe/*Bow/*Sword | FE8 |
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| Appearance: Slick back hair, blue clothes, confident smile |
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| Promotion: Warrior or Hero | With: Heroes Crest or Master Seal |
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| Bio: An old Renais General that retired some time ago to raise his son Ross. |
| He really only fights again because his son forces him to. |
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| Rating: 4/10 | Fan Rating: 4.75/10 - 12 votes |
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| With FE8 having such great growths for nearly everyone, it's odd they forgot |
| to do the same for Garcia, as his are terrible. Don't use him. |
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| Acquire: Chapter 2 |
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| Recruit Ross, then have Ross recruit Garcia (to do it safely, have Vanessa |
| transport both over to where you are to avoid those darn bandits). |
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H. Brigand/Pirate-Berserker (BPBR)
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-Enemy brigands/pirates have the potential to loot villages. Your
brigands/pirates can't, but they still have the terrain abilities. Brigands
can slowly but surely traverse through mountainside, while Pirates can walk
over all water (rivers and bigger). Berserkers can walk on both terrain
types. Plus, similar to that of a Swordmaster, Berserkers don't gain any new
weapons to wield, instead they get a critical bonus (15% for FE7/8, 30%
for FE6). There are a total of 6 units of these types.
-Note: In the Japanese version of Fire Emblem US, Brigands were called
'Mountaintheifs', Pirates were called 'Marinetheifs', and those odd Corsair
classes were called 'Laketheifs'. Also, in Sword of Seals, Brigands were
referred to as 'Bandits'.
-Note 2: In Sword of Seals, Brigands and Pirates promote via the standard
Heroes Crest. In FE7 & FE8, Pirates (or, more specifically, Dart),
has to use the new Ocean Seal. Additionally, Pirates (read: Dart)
cannot use the Earth Seal. Ross would have to use one too if you made him
a Pirate.
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