j Fire Emblem 5 Strategy Guide By Dragoon T dragoont@yahoo.com Version .04 Edited by Desmond Gaban Contents: 1: Introduction 2: Game Information 3: Unit Information 4: Walkthrough 5: Secrets 6: Acknowledgments Version History Version .04: No New Characters or sections, just a general clean up to correct a bunch of mistakes I found. Version .03: More characters completed.(About half way done..) Once the character section is done(Next version hopefully) look for some menu translations. Version .02: Desmond Gaban is now one of the editors..thanks to him for many corrections and Information. Version .01: Initial Release(Not Released) Translation Note: Myself, Desmond,and Fox each have certain ways of calling certain characters. Throughout the guide you'll see names like Lionan and Lifis...These names are the same as Rivis and Rinoan...it just boils down to diffrent ways of translating the names. Known conflicts inlcude: Seiram=Salem Lionan= Rionan Lifis= Rivis Glade= Greid Pirn=Pahn Laura=Lara Othin=Oushin Almada= Armanda = Armada Seluf=Suluf Celice=Selis=Celis Dagda=Daguda Trewd=Toludo Introduction Fire Emblem 5: Thracia 776 is the latest Fire Emblem game to be released. Released September 1999 FE5 was unqiue in that it was released on the Super Famicom system instead of Nintendos main platform: the N64. Because of this FE5 has the distinction of being the last Super Famicom game ever made in Cartridge form. Taking place BETWEEN Chapter 5 and chapter 6 in Fire Emblem 4 FE5 tells the Story of Leif as he strives to reclaim his home of Lenstar from the Thracian forces. The story actually flows into Chapter 7 of FE4 towards the end but manages to wrap it up nicely for the beginning of FE4's Chapter 8. FE5 is full of Cameos and actually has several returning characters available. It is also diffrent in that it plays more like FE3: Weapons have limited uses and once their gone they are GONE. Each chapter has one specific objective. The maps are smaller but this allows for greater strategy. Furthermore Conversations are now hidden..you have to figure out who wants to talk to who. Certain characters have Special Exclusive weapons available only to them and you have to play through the game Twice to see all the characters: Certain characters won't join if you recruit someone, and a little after halfway through the game you have to make a choice which results in diffrent stages and characters appearing. FE5 is EASILY the most complex game in the Series and has ALOT of Hidden stuff in it! As usual, Intelligent Systems, Nintendo, N64, Super Famicom, and any other items or ideas belonging to someone else belong to them and not me. This Guide however, does. It was not written for profit and should never be used for profit. Any use of this guide must include this disclaimer. Use of this guide for Profit, and Use of this guide without giving me proper credit will be met with the appropriate legal action. Game Information Alot has changed since FE4 and this section will deal with it. Many familer things such as skills and weapons return, but with new complications. Certain things show up for the first time. There are new features, new ways to lose, new ways to win and even completly unique maps. Starting off will be the variety of maps you will face: Type number one: "Hello! I'm the boss! Come to my castle, kill me and then have Leif conquer it!" This is one of the more common types of map and the one most familer to people. The objective is the same as it's always been: Get Leif to the castle, throne, whatever, Kill whoever has plopped their ass on it and then have Leif conquer it. There may or may not be reinforcements appearing throught the stage for the Enemy. Type Number Two: " You'd better run like there's a fire up your butt 'cause your being chased!" A new type of map that is introduced in FE5 and probibly the most common of the new map types. Somewhere on the map is a red arrow. The goal of this map is to get Leif to the red arrow. Sounds simple? It ain't. These maps usualy have a mass of Enemys coming at your back..not to mention whatever is keeping you from the arrow. Add in the fact that everyone has to leave via the arrow BEFORE Leif or be considered Dead and you have a scenario that can tax your tactical ability. The Enemy ALWAYS has a Constant stream of reinforcements coming at you. Type Number Three: "Pick your Poison!" There is only one of these maps as far I've played(I've gotten up to chapter 23..there are 24 chapters). In this map(Chapter 15) you have 2 blue arrows: one on the left and one on the right. The main Idea is you have to choose from which route your gonna invade Lenstar from. If you go east you'll have a Type 2 stage followed by a rather easy Lenstarr assualt. If you go west you'll have more stiff defenses to break through but get more characters and items out of it. BTW...If your going to go west then have Leif go to the church on the map first, that way you can get Suluf to join your team. I also don't recomend you don't go west if you have Orean in your party. One of the characters you can gain from the west route won't join you if Orean has. This stage has reinforcements. Type Number Four: "Defend the Damn Temple/Throne/Town/Whatever" My favorite type of the new map styles. This reverses the roles: Now YOU have your Ass on the throne/town/whatever and your supposed to keep the enemy from getting at it. Faced with Overwhelming Odds and near infinte reinforcements these stages put your defensive tactics to the test. These stages have a time limit: You basicly have to survive X number of rounds to win the stage. Savoir these when you can...their some of the most fun you can get. Type Number Four Variant: This is a combination of Type's 2 and 4. Not only do you have to get everyone out via the Red arrow but the red arrow is now on a castle that you have to defend until everyone is off of the map. Gaiden Stages: Certain stages in FE5 have special criteria that, when met, will open up a Bonus Gaiden stage. These Gaiden stages are often filled to the brim with excellent characters and items and always use the 'Night Combat' rules. Know Criteria for Gaiden stages are: Chapter 2 Gaiden: Vist all the houses in Chapter 2 Chapter 4 Gaiden: Let all 6 Civilians flee the map Chapter 8 Gaiden: Capture the boss of Chapter 8. Chapter 11 Gaiden: Clear the stage within 20 Turns Chapter 12 Gaiden: Capture Seiram and clear the stage within 20 Turns. Chapter 14 Gaiden: Vist all the houses within Tahra's walls in chapter 14. Chapter 21 Gaiden: Have someone get captured before/during chapter 19 Chapter 24 Gaiden: Get the Cure (Kia) staff Changes to the weapon system: Okay. There's a greater variety of weapons for you to slaughter you enemys with, but it comes at a price. Every weapon comes with a set number of uses ranging from 3-60. Once a weapon is broken thats it: You can't repair it. Saphy has a repair staff but that can only be used 5 times and should be used for 5 very Special Weapons. Furthermore the are weapons which give skills when equipped. These are rather straight forward: Equip something like the Elite sword and get the Elite skill. Weapons can also give a stat bonus when equipped. In this case as well as giving the Elite skill the Elite Sword gives a +5 Defense bonus as well. Weapons can have certain innate skills as well such as '2 Attacks' or 'Attack Bonus vs. something'. To further complicate matters there are special exclusive weapons that only certain people can use. These weapons are * rank and keyed to a certain person. Only the person the weapon is keyed to can use it. Also returning from FE3 is the Clt rate: the Percentage chance of a berserk hit. Weapon weight also has an addtion: The weapons weight is asorbed by the characters body. Meaning that a weapon with a Weight of 9 is weilded by a character with Body 10 then the weapon weight does not effect the evade percetile. WHEW! That sure is alot! Oh yeah, one other note. Riazzah is no longer gender specific..Anyone pocessing a B is Light magic can use it. One more note..Magic is unaffected by Body, so there's no way to soak up it's evade lowering weight. Try to avoid using Fire and Dark Magic..the books are heavy. Fire magic sucks anyway, since Elfire is it's most powerful spell(Volcannon is nowhere to be seen...) Skills: The Skills from FE4 make a return appearence but alot of them have been changed from what they once were. Another neat thing is through the game you'll find skill manuals which let you teach the person using it that skill..although their are some skills that lack manuals. Also some weapons will give you a skill when they are equipped. The following changes have been made to the Skill system overall: Sword Skills(Sun, Moonlight, and Shooting Star Hit) now work on any weapon as well as magic. Furthermore these skills can be used Simultaniosly. Malitia can learn Shooting Star Hit through a conversation with Shanam the fruit in chapter 15. No one will ever learn life. The following skills have no Manuals: Life Charisma Big Shield Dance Shooting Star Hit Steal The skills and how they work in FE5 are as follows: Wrath: Everyone's favorite skill has been given a Major overhaul. On a counter attack it raises CLT by 7 points for every Skill point the character pocesses. Even though Stand Ground was changed, it still seems to work on it, although it seems halved. Stand Groudn (Formerly translated as "Pinch Strike"): PS now gives you the First Attack ALWAYS. And it still effects Wrath, to boot! Awareness: It no longer prevents berserk hits but still keeps Skills from functioning against it. It nullifys the Extra damage of Arrows against flying units...but that's it. Iron Cutters, Pole Axes, Hammers, Knight Killers, and Shooters still inflict extra damage against their particuler units. Sun Hit: Functions the same as FE4...restoring HP equal to the Damage dealt. Moonlight hit: Functions the same as FE4 but since it can be used with Magic as well as Physical attacks it has now become the ultimate in Can-Opener technology. Duel: Works the same as FE4...Iniatiates another round of combat. It activates alot more often now..and can activate on No Retaliation attacks(In other words...If it activates on a character attacked by a Shooter the shooter will attack Twice.) Dance: Same as in all the FE games, Can only be used on 1 character. Big Shield: Same too..but it's now Keyed to the Baron class...Generals don't recieve it. Xavier is the sole exception. Life: Only Beldo (the last boss) has this skill. Will restore a portion of character HP at the beginning of your turn. Charisma: Charisma gives a +10% to hit ratio and evade within a 3 tile radius. You no longer must bring Delmud within suicide range to use his Charisma skill, thank car! Elite: Same as in FE4...2x Experience Continue: Same as FE4...Strike again after you attack Advancing: No Longer a Skill, any Unit can pull Advancing off on someone if their speed is 4 higher than their target. Prayer: The evade bonus is lower than it was in FE4, but it's always turned on now and increases in power as HP decreases. Bargain: Same as FE4, Half Price Buying and Full price selling, Shannam is the only character with this Skill. Steal: Allows stealing of items. If item is Less then stealers body weight then it may be lifted. Targets with a speed higher than your thief's speed can't be robbed. The Stats: FE5 has changed the traditional stat system around. Magic and MDef are the same Stat and Body has replaced MDef. Body works like this: it affects Evade(It abosrbs Weapon Weight) It determines what can be stolen and it determines the maximum weight character the character can capture. Stat Explanation: Strength: This is the base damage you inflict with a Weapon. Magic: 2 Functions: Magic Defense: Subtract this number from the amount of Damage a Magical Based attack does. Magic Attack: Base Damage you inflict with a Magical Attack Skill: Affects base chance to Hit, Base CLT rating and Wraith Clt Rating. Speed: Affects both base Dodging and Base Hitting Ability Luck: Affects base Dodging Ability Build: Max Capturing Capability. Capturing: Something new to FE5 is the Capture command. Capture can be used when Users Body is greater then the person to be captured. If the victim has no weapon they are automaticly captured. If they have a weapon you have to take them down to Zero HP. Note that when using capture and when holding a person all stats save Luck and HP are reduced by half. By Capturing an Enemy you can strip them of their items and in a few cases having a that character being carried by someone they will join you next Chapter(Rivis and Seiram). Note that your party members and can pick and carry each other around the same way except there is no need to reduce HP to Zero. Movement Stars and Leadership stars: During Leif's quest to retake Lenstar he'll be aided by many groups like the Fiana Braves, Magi Squad, etc. These squads retain their structure in Leif's Army, even though they say Leif's Army in their leadership squad. The leaders of these squads thus have a leadership rating that works a bit diffrently then Leifs. Each Leader gives their squad some sort of bonus: Ex: Evele gives the Fiana braves a Bonus to Clt and Evade. Furthermore each Squad sometimes has a Subleader..but I don't know if the subleaders give a bonus. Note: Some Subleaders give a Bonus. Still working on WHICH Ones, as well as the Specific Bonuses given. Known Squads: Fiana Braves: Leader: Evele Members: Othin, Halvan Something (Yakima?) Mountain Gang: Leader: Dagudar Members: Tanya, Marty Magi Squad: Leader: Sety Sub Leader: Machua Members: Laura Brighton Asvel Dandylion Group(Pahns Gang): Leader: Pahn Sub Leader: None Members: Seiram Toludo Tina Rivis(Former) Laura(Former) Saphy(Former) Rivis Gang: Leader: Rivis Sub Leader: Shiva Members: Saphy Lenstar Knights: Leader: Glade Sub Leader: Selphina Members: Kein Alva Robert Finn(?) Furthermore some units have a Romantic Relationship and give each other bonuses when next to each other. Known Pairs: Machua and Brighton Fergus and Karin Fred and Orean Saphy and Rivis or Shiva (Love Triangle) Shanam and Homer (eww) Selfina and Glade (married) Dean and Linoan Leaf and Nanna Salem and Sara Sleuf and Amalda Miranda and Conomoor Othin and Tanya Pirn and Laura Finn and Glade(Best Friends) Movement stars: A new additon is that certain characters now have a Movement star rating. These movement stars are worth a 10% chance each(So 3 stars equal 30%) of getting to move again after promforming an action. Fatigue: A new statistic is the Fatigue level which is initalized after Chapter 7. Basicly as a character moves, fights, and heals their fatigue level rises. When Fatigue is greater then Max HP the character cannot be used for the next map. Weapon Levels: A Character often starts with a base Weapon Level like only E or D but, as they fight with that weapon, their skill will eventually rise. Promotion: All Characters except Leif , Linoan, and promoted characters, promote at Level 10, although it is reccomended to wait until level 20. Leif promotes at the end of chapter 18. Rionan promotes through an Event in chapter 21. In order to promote(For everyone else) you need the Item 'Knights Proof' Miscellanious changes: Night Combat: Certain maps are set to take place at night. These maps are pitch black except for a 3 square around each character. A Torch or Torch Staff may be used to light up the Surronding 10 squares with the Radius decreasing by 1 at the beginning of every turn. All Gaiden maps take place under Night Conditions. Dismounting: Indoors all units fight dismounted. Otherwise a unit may fight dismounted by simply dismounting as their action. Note all dismounted characters fight with swords. FAQ(Frequently asked questions) Q: Where can I find this game? A: National Console Support (NCS) has it for sale last time I heard. Q: Can I revive a dead character? A: No..The Valkyrie Staff is nowhere to be found in this game. Q: What about Characters I left behind on a Chase Map? Q: What About Characters that the Enemy Captures? A: You'll get them back in Chapter 21 Gaiden Q: Can I get Selis or Yuria to join my party? A: No...but at least you get Sety^_~ Q: Can I convince Althena? A: No Q: Holsety is Infinete use...are anyother weapons? A: No. Holsety is only 50 uses once you get Sety on your party. Q: What do those scrolls with each of the God's weapon on them do? A: They increase the chance of certain stats raising with level up. Q: Who's Heim? A: Narga. Heim is the name of the Holy Warrior who used Narga. Q: How do I get Gold in this game? A: Aside from the Odd Prize from saving a village or killing a theif, the only gold comes from Selling Captured weapons. Q: My Equipment keeps breaking and theres no shop around! A: Use the Capture Feature! Shops are realitivly rare, and certains weapons can only be bought in certain chapters. Short Swords, Long Swords, Great Swords, Most of the Staves, and Great Lances cannot be bought at all! Take every oppurtunity you can to capture to restock your weapons...you can even get Replacements for Personal Weapons(Example: You can geta Pugi from one of the Enemys on the east route to Lenstar) Q: Yurious keeps smearing me with Loputous! Help! A: Wrong game. The spell to watch out this time around is Beldo's stone spell. Q: Where is the Silver Harp? A: Who are you? Why do you always send me this questions? THE DAMN HARP IS IN THE GRAVE OF GARINGHAM! GO AWAY!!!! Q: I Killed everyone in the last Stage, but the center didn't open up! A: Put a Unit on each of the Pentagrams that were being guarded Q: Is there a way to keep Saias? A: If Sety dosen't Join, you get him Item Information Door Key: Opens doors Chest Key: Opens chests Bridge key: Lowers bridges Theif Key: Acts as all three keys Knights Proof: Promotes a unit Medicine Bag: Restores all HP to user Antidote Bag: Removes Poison status Torch: Lights up 10 square radius, decrease every by 1 every turn. Skill Manuals: Teach a unit the skill the manual is for Rings: Increases stats Holy Water: Increases Magic by 7. Decreases by one every turn. Stamina Bag: Equip it on a Fatiqued Character(One who has surpassed their max HP with Fatique) and they may be used instead of having to wait a chapter. Unit Information The Roster: Lord: Once again your main character is of the Lord class and suffers from Chronic sucky leader syndrome. Using only swords this class is at a disadvantage during many of the chase style maps. Give him any power up rings you find to make him somewhat useful. It is also reccomended that he be given the Sun Hit Manual Prince: The Lord's promotion. This class has the unique distinction of offering nothing at all different from the lord class save starting at Level 1. Oh well...at least he gains levels fast. Axe Fighter: Given a major overhaul since Fire Emblem 4 these guys are DANGEROUS! High Speed and Skill results in an insane evade rate and berserk percentage. Treat these guys like a Swordfighter with a bigger stick. Luckily there are only 2 of them and their on your side. Mercenary: The Promoted form of an Axe fighter. Gains the ability to use Swords as well as Axes. These guys are some of the vicous fighters you'll face. Pocessing High stats all around treat them with extreme caution. Swordfighter: Downgraded since FE4 their stats are nowhere near as high as before. As long as you don't throw an Axe user against them you should be okay. As they gain levels they vastly improve so watch out. Sword Master/Mistress: Everybody's favorite class returns! As Demonic as Ever these are an extreme threat. Treat them like you would a Rabid wombat because their just as viscous in close corners. Luckily you only run into one or 2 of them and their usually poorly equipped but be careful because they can surprise you. Armors: The Lucky Charms of the Fire Emblem world returns and as usual they are far from being magically delishious. The computer loves to give these guys killer equipment and they use Mob tactics against you turning these guys into a much bigger threat then they once posed. Use Can-Opener tactics around them. Generals: Vastly improved from previous FE games Generals can be a pain in the neck to fight. They are usualy armed with Master equipment and have close to a Twenty defense. When you add it to the fact their usually sitting on the Castle/Throne and gain a +10 defense from it you have a serious tactical hazard on your hands. Axe Knights: They gave the Axe Fighter a complete overhaul but seemed to forget to fix this class =p. There's nothing speical about it at all except as you get towards the end of the game these guys always seem to show up with Halberds(Anti Knight). Great Knights: An Axe Knight with bigger defense and....That's it. Pegasus Rider: Ugh. This class got a serious downgrade. No Longer pocessing the ability to use Swords mounted and lacking defense they are easy to shoot down. Their lightning fast though! Watch out 'cause the comp loves to use these with Knight killers. Pegasus Knight: Basicly a P. Rider with better stats. Still rather powerful, there's only one of these you'll face and you can convert her. Dragon Rider: It's almost a carbon copy of a PKnight...Seriously. It has SLIGHTLY Higher defense but that's it. Dragon Knight: Muuuuch better defense wise and high speed as well. Unfortunetly all the flying classes were downgraded in FE5 =p Mage: Pocessing anything from Sandaa Storm to El-Fire to Wind these guys can be a pain to fry. They don't usually come in a mixed bag though..so if you fry a Wind Using mage except more on the way Bishop: Enemy only Mage promotion. Usually armed with a Libro Staff and either Blizzard, Meteor or Sandaa Storm. Basicly shooters that can heal. Move in quickly and run 'em through in Melee combat. Mage Knight/Mage Fighter: Mage Knight Mounted, Mage fighter dismounted. A Fairly good class mixing the best parts of a Mage with a Social knight. They can use swords but don't bother. Usual weapons include a Rapier and Torron. Sage: Asvels promotion, Sety's base class. Pocessing the Ability to(Potentialy) use any Staff or Magic except for Dark magic these can be a terror on the battle field. Feel glad you don't have to fight these! Ropto Mage: Seiram's base class. Like a reverse Sage. Uses Staves, Dark Magic, and Elemental magic. It has speed like a brick though. Dark mage: Ropto Mage promotion. Not much different from a Ropto Mage except they aren't as slow(but still pretty sluggish). Good defense for a Mage and can capture. Theif: Thieves are some of your biggest pain in the asses. Pocessing the Ability to destroy towns and houses AND relieve you of all your weapons at the same time I recomend you target and destroy these guys ASAP. Typically they're also good for borrowing spair Thief keys from. Theif Fighter: EXTREMLY Dangerous!! Pocessing the Innate power of Pinch Strike these guys can off you before you can draw a breath! Approch with extreme caution and beware...They can lift your valuables as well. Dancer: The Enemy has these this time! These guys can be your biggest headache and have been clinicly proven to cause Migraines. The bane of any and all strategys Dancers should be killer or incapacitated as soon as possible. Laura is your dancer but she has to promote to it by talking to Pahn in Chapter 12 Gaiden. Bard: Isn't nearly as cool as it was in FE4. Rather bland actually. I..can't really think of anything else to say... Taking after Fire Emblem 3 FE5 gives you a large variety of characters to choose from to make your battle party. However, because of the new Fatique stat, alot more of them will be seeing battle action. Affliations: This is just a section I made up. They don't say this in the game but I thought it would be interesting to see who is loyal to who and who fights with who. Lenstar Warriors: Leif Kein Greid Alva Nanna Robert Karion Xavier Selfina Finn Rivis' gang: Rivis Shiva August Dandylion gang: Pahn Trewd Tina Laura The Magi Squad: Sety Machua Brighton Laura Asvel Fiana Braves & Mountain Gang: Evele Daguda Oushin Tanya Halvan Marty Malita Tahra: Linoan Safy Dean Eda Mecenaries: Ralph Ronan Hicks Dashien Alster: Miranda Conomoor Friege: Amalda Fred Oruen Sleuf (Blagi) Reinhardt Irios (freelance) Kempf Ropto Cult: Seiram(Former) Sara Shanam Royal Houses: Galzas Saias Misha Rinoan Children from FE4(Children of the Holy War): Delmud Sety Leif Nanna Holy Blood: Through events and story you'll find out that several characters are actually carriers of Holy Blood and thus realitives of the FE4 characters. Holy Blood has no impact at all on FE5 but it's interesting to see who is related to who. Noba Blood: Leif Altena (enemy) Heim Blood: Sara Yuria (dialogue-only) Fala Blood: Yuria (dialogue-only) Saias (Bastard son of Arvis and Aida.) Ulir Blood: Evele Dain Blood: Arion(Dialouge Only) Torobant(Dialouge Only) Hezul Blood: Delmud Nanna Fergus Baldo blood: Leif Altena (enemy) Celice (dialogue-only) Blagi blood: Sleuf Odo Blood: Galzas Malita Sety blood: Sety Levin(Dialouge Only) Tordo Blood: Kempf (enemy) Ishtar (enemy) Barat (enemy) Character List: Name Class Promoted Class Leif Lord Prince(Event Promotion) Finn Lance Knight Duke Knight Kein Lance Knight Duke Knight Alva Lance Knight Duke Knight Glade Duke Knight Nanna Troubadour Female Paladin Armanda Female Paladin Karion Social Knight Paladin Conomor Paladin Fred Paladin Dalshein Axe Armor General Xavier General Machua Swordfighter Mercenary Malitia Swordfighter Sword Master Shiva Swordfighter Sword Master Shanam Sword Master Evele Sword Mistress Oushin Axefighter Mercenary Halvan Axefighter Mercenary Ralph Mercenary Galzas Mercenary Asvel Mage Sage Homeros Bard Sage Sety Sage Fergus Free Knight Forest Knight Delmund Forest Knight Robert Bow Knight Arch Knight Selphina Bow Knight Arch Knight Eda DragonRider Dragon Knight Dean Dragon Knight Karin PegasusKnight Falcon Knight Misha Falcon Knight Miranda Mage Mage Knight Orean Mage Knight Irios Mage Knight Seiram Ropto Mage Dark Mage Sara Shaman Sage Rinoan Shaman Sage(Event Promotion) Laura Theif Theif Fighter/Dancer(Event Promotion) Rivis Theif Theif Fighter Pahn Theif Fighter Saphy Priest High Priest Tina Priest High Priest Suluf Priest High Priest Saias High Priest Brighton Axe Knight Great Knight Hicks Axe Knight Great Knight Dagda Warrior Marty Mountain Theif Warrior Character Descriptions: Leif: Son of Prince Cuan of Lenstarr and Princess Ethrin of Chalphy, The Noble and Holy blood of Baldo and Noba pound through Leifs veins. Pocessor of the 'Hikari No Ken'(Sword of Light) which was Given to his mother by Diadora and passed down to him, He was orhpaned as an Infant when his parents were ambushed crossing the Yied Desert by Torobant. Saved by the Young Lance Knight Finn he grew up in exile. Now, events will force him to accept his Birthright and lead him to liberate his ancesteral home of Lenstarr from the Invading forces of Freige, Alster, and Thracia. Leif is your main character, and as such suffers from Chronic Fire Emblem Sucky leader syndrome. He has the Personal Skill of Continue, allowing him an oppurtunity to gain a second swipe with his sword following his first attack. His Stats, however, suck. Unlike Fire Emblem 4, where he had a Ridicuously high Skill, Power, and Defense, this time around Leif will have, at best, Medium high speed and luck. His greatest asset is the Hikari No Ken he starts with, which gives him +10 to his Luck score, Hits at range with a Lighting spell and when used as an Item heals him completly. During the course of the game, if you recieve one, it is reccomended that Leif be given the Taiyoken(Sun Hit) Skill manual. Finn: Lance Knight of Lenstarr, famous for his Involvment with Sigurd in the Invasion of Augustria. Finn returned to Lenstarr with Ethrin and Cuan after they left Silesia, but was left behind when Cuan and Ethrin left for the Yied Desert. During the tragic events which followed that chapter in Grandbells History Finn fled Castle Lenstarr with the Infant Leif and headed southeast to the Village of Fiana. Strong, Brave, and Steadfast Finn's loyalty to Leif and the Lenstarr Royalty is absolute. He considers his Hero Lance, given to him by Prince Cuan, to be his greatest treasure. Finn, not surprisingly, Wrecks havoc with his Hero Lance. The +10 it gives tio Luck, coupled with his own Natural Speed, allows him to evade most attacks...even against Axe weilders. You'd be well advised to include Finn in your squad, as he is one of the top units in the game. Finn pocesses the Innate skill of Prayer, which raises his dodging ability when his HP is at critical levels. Nanna: The Plucky Daughter of Finn and The Princess of Nodion and inheritor of the Blood of Hezul Lachesis, Nanna is nowehre NEAR the Priss her mother was. Kindhearted and caring, Nana took up the Healers Staff in addition to her sword to be of help to Leif. It is a not so well Kept Secret that Nana and Leif have a Crush on each other. Nanna's personal Treasure is the Dachi No Ken(Earth Sword) that belonged to her Mother. Like her Mother, Nanna is very Charismatic and can encourage nearby units to fight better. Nanna rocks. In FE4 she suffered a large lack of Offensive Prowess, but that was fixed this time around. Seriously except to her to Max at least Magic. Her gains are somewhat lopsided...some levels you'll gain nothing, others she'll gain something to almost every stat. Her Dachi No Ken acts like Leifs Sword, allowing her to cast the spell Riazzah at range. However, at close range it has the effect of Sun Hit with every attack. Evele: The leader of the Fiana Braves, a local group of fighters who protect the village from pirates and thieves, Evele is a direct Descendent of Bridget. However, unlike most of the Ulir house who specilize in Bow Combat, she has a fighting style similar to the Swordmasters of Issac. Noble and Brave, Evele will suffer a Tragic Fate early in the game. Evele is ONE of FE5's Jeigan, and is only around for a Few Chapters. Her main purpose to act as a Bodyguard for Nanna in chapter 5. There's nothing really to say about her. Dadga: Leader of the Mountain Brigad, which works with the Fiana braves to protect the locals. Robust and Friendly, Dagda has a soft spot for his Daughter Tania. Dagda is the OTHER Jeigan^_~ Use him until you feel you don't need him to abosrb Damage. His Hammer is also quite convinientlly matched off to the chapter 1 boss' forehead. Marty: A somewhat dim witted Mountain Theif working for Dagda. He has a crush on Tania, but the feeling is not mutual. However, he will follow her to the ends of the earth. Marty has one thing going for him: Ridiculously High Body and HP. Use him for Capturing. Otherwise he sucks. Tania: The Loudspoken Daughter of Dagda and a Certified Tomboy, Tania has a Love Hate relationship with Oushin of the Fiana Braves. The Surprise character of the game. Tania gains DEMON Levels and will quickly become one of your better units. Oushin: A Remarkable Member of the Fiana Braves, Oushins Axe weilding Skills are second to none. Somewhat Coarse, him and Tania Care for each other very much but don't like to show it. Using his Custom Made 'Pugi' Axe, Oushin is a terror on the Battlefield. Wondering who the Lackhe of this game would be? Look no further. To this day debates on wether Lackhe or Oushin would win a fight still rock the FE Community... Halvan: Another Fiana Brave, Halvan is quiet and often overlooked. Him and Oushin have a Relationship similar to Kain and Abel of FE3 and Alec and Noishe of FE4. The 2 are constantly striving to prove who the better fighter is. With his Personal Hero Axe, Halvan belives that one day he will Surpass Oushin once and for all. Halvan proves to be a Darkhorse. Although he dosen't look like it he can be a solid member of the party. Just don't expect Oushin level carnage. Malitia: The Adopted Sister of Evele. Both Evele and Malitia are VERY close, to the point they would take an Arrow for the other. Malitia bears a Strange birthmark on her Shoulder... Psycho Psycho Psycho..That describes Malitia. If Oushin is Lackhe with an Axe then Malitia is Lakche reincarnated. Her Personal Weapon, The Malitia No Ken(Sword of Malitia) wrecks so Much Havoc it isn't funny. If you don't use her then your nuts. Ronan: A Bow fighter from a local town, Ronan could not watch the suffering of the people without feeling a Stirring in his heart. Saying farewell to his Mother he takes up his Bow and Arrow and pledges them to Leif's cause. The other foot based Bow Fighter in FE5, Ronan dosen't have the sheer stats of Tania, but he makes it up with Movement stars and Personal Skills. Worth using, but considering the Lack of any really good bows you might wanna leave him in storage. Rivis: A Young Theif who broke off of the Main Lenstarr theieves guild, Rivis formed his own Pirate group with his Best friend Shiva. He is head over Heels in love with the Priest Saphy. Rivis is potentially the most powerful unit you'll have. His base Combat Stats are ALL High, and depending on how much Body he gains from levels he'll be able to swipe pretty much anything from an Enemy. Use Rivis or weep! Saphy: A Young Priestess from the Holy City Tahra, Saphy and her Sister Tina were captured by the Dandylion Group led by Pahn. During her stay there she found herself falling in love not only with Rivis but his friend Shiva as well. Out of Love for the both of them she followed Rivis in his break off from the Main Guild. A Gentle souled person, Saphy pocesses a Unqiue Staff that can repair wear and tear on weapons. Saphy is here for one reason..The Repair Staff! Pocessing 5 charges and the only one in the game, You should think long and hard about which Weapons you use it on. I suggest that you use it on AT LEAST the Hikari No Ken(Which will probibly need it around Chapter 8) and the Earth Sword. Shiva: A Mysterious Young Warrior that says little and lets his action speak for him. Despite his unfriendly exterior he is fircely loyal to his Friend Rivis, and would lay his life down on the line for Saphy. Pocessing a Smooth and Unique Swordfighting Style, Shiva is a terror on the Battlefield. Shiva, quite simply, is awesome. Promoting to Swordmaster and coming with a Kill Sword, he is EASILY one of the more devastating units in the game. Like Rivis, Use him or WEEP! Dalshien: A Warrior in the Manster Army, he is forced to fight for Ledric when his Younger brother is Kidnapped and Imprissioned. Perhaps if Leif could save him then this Stalwart Warrior would lend his Mighty Axe to the cause... Dalshien is AMAZING! You woulden't BELIEVE what this Guy can do! Give him either a Killer Axe, or up his Weapon Skill when he promotes and give him a Knight Killer, and he can level a Battlefield. SERIOUSLY Expect him to Max Defense and Build! (In the first three chapters!) Hicks: A Manster revolutionary, he is waiting for a chance to rebel against Ledric. Perhaps if Leif could contact him then he might join the cause.. Hicks Sucks. Seriously. His ONLY Redeeming Virtue is he gives you a Pole Axe..which you won't see for a LONG time at the point you can get him. Galzas: A Member of the Royal House of Issac, He is currently a Slave under the pocession of Ledric. He too bears an Odd Birthmark on his shoulder and is scouring the Countryside for a similar marking. Perhaps Malitia could persuade him to help out Leif? The first time you see Galzas he appears as an Enemy and starts chasing you. At this point you have probibly Pissed your pants. He is a Level 20 Promoted Character with Near Max stats. He comes with a Master Sword, one of the best weapons in the game. After your done running screaming like alittle Pansy from him, you won't see him again until the Next to last stage, where you'll get a chance to convert him. Seiram:(Done by Fox Astron) Seiram is one of two male members of the Dandylion team, Not including Pahn himself as Pahn runs the show, so he's not really a "member" by some nutty criteria... go fig. Seiram has Ropto cult ties, which isquite obviously reflected by his Ropto Mage class.Dedicated to helping his friend and leader, Seiram doesn't quite wantto let you into the Dandylion team's base, so you'll have to drag himin, screaming and kicking all the way. Seiram isn't quite the strongest character at first, in all due honesty, he sucks. However, he wins the award for being the mostamazing turnaround character, if you give him the right scroll combo. My personal recommendation the combo of Baldo, Neir, Fala, Dain,Ulir, and Blaggi, which give an average net gain to everything, as wellas a nice massive increase to luck and defense. While Yotsumgand wielding might SEEM fun, do remember, that magic's weight directlyaffects speed, bypassing the build stat all together. Mypersonal preference for Seiram is to have him with Sandaa or Wind magic. (preferrably wind, if available) Seiram fits himself into a nitch by being able to Capture once he's promoted, aside from that,treat him as an evil sage. When handing out skill manuals, youmight consider giving him the Continue manual, which will let you getaway with using Yotsumgand on low speed enemies. T's note: Fox hasn't tried this yet but I've had GREAT Success with giving Seiram the Moonlight and Pinch Strike manuals. Pinch Strike insures that Seiram gets the first hit, and if Moonlight hits then their gonna be feeling the full might of Yotsumgand, which is a pretty powerful spell. Tolud:(Done By Fox Astron) The Other Male of the Dandylion Team, Tolud is fiercely dedicated to keeping you on the other side of the fortress, and will need a littlebit of... persuading before he comes willingly. (At least you don'thave to drag him off of the map, screaming and kicking allthe way, like some red haired nut... :^) Tolud, aside from the fact that he starts pretty average, turns out toend up quite similar to Malita at higher levels, excepting that he has no sword skills. He also starts with B level swords and has Awareness,which allows him to start off pretty high up the EQtree for a level 8 sword fighter. Give him the appropriate scrolls,but don't expect him to be anything huge, he's mainly here to use whileMalita's recovering from a maxed exaustion stat. If you're distributing skill manuals, Tolud would make good use of eitherGekkouken (Moonlight sword) or Taiyouken (Sun Sword). Robert: (Done By Fox Astron) Robert is one of Selfina and Glade's team members. He starts out with Selfina in chapter 9, and probably wins the award for lack of dialog and plot purpose. (One line in the entire game, period.) Robert's true purpose is to provide you with a decent Arch Knight, as Selfina doesn't quite make the cut. He gets good stats at higher levels, especially with scrolls, but you just have to hang in for the wait until he gets there. With a little luck, a few scrolls,and some Killer Bows, this guy could very well end up in your final combat team. A good canidate for the Duel Manual. Kein: (Done by Fox Astron) FE1/3 had Kain... FE2 had Matilda... FE4 had Ares... FEV has Kein. Kein is another one of Selfina and Glade's team members, and he very easily joins the great FE knights. Albeit, he's quite similar to Robert in the fact that he has one line in the entire game... Kein... Oh blazes, I cannot say enough good things about this guy, not only does he gain 5~6 stat levels, he's one of the few Lance Knights who I use indoors. I strongly recommend that you level Kein, with or without scrolls. With scrolls is nice, as he's a bit lacking in the Magic department. Kein's battle preformance is nothing short of spectacular, and expect him to level entire armies with a broken spear. If you really want a big Kein, try giving him the Wrath Manual or Pinch Strike manual. Alva: Loyal Lenstar lance fighter. Alva is under the command of Selfina. Sorry..not much to say here. Like Robert and Kein he has like ONE line in the game, so you don't really find out much about him. Whereas Kein was the Reincarnation of Kain, Alva is the reincarnation of Abel. Like Abel he gains speed and Skill very fast. If you REALLY like Lance Knights(And can Pick up some Knight Killer/Great Lances/Silver Lances) He makes a Great guy to use if you've picked all your favorites and need to fill in a few slots. Asvel: Sety's apprentice, Asvel worships the ground that the Prince of Silesia walks on. Whenever Sety goes, Asvel goes. That is, until Sety, who was unable to leave Manster Castle, sent Asvel to help Leif. Asvel is...Like an Insane Cross Between Sety and Maric. He's argurably the most powerful Mage in the game. His personal weapon, Grafcalibir(Bad FE Makers..That should be Excalibur!) is the Replacement for Elwind. It has the HIGHEST Base Clt(40, largest CLT of any weapon in FE history, ever.) along with alot of power. Quite Obviously, Asvel was made for wind magic, But you'll also have pleasent results giving him Thunder Magic as well. Sety promotes into the Uber-Awesome Sage class, and gains his Staff Levels rather fast. All in All Asvel can safely be graded as 'One awesome little Wizard..' Brighton: The Lover of Machua, the Second in Command of the Magi Squad led by Sety. Brighton is a Strong Arm Type of guy, often getting bossed around by Machua. He is, however, a Loyal and trustworthy companion. Brighton is the games Second Axe Knight, and unlike Hix is VERY powerful. He has Wrath, and that means Berserks out the Wazoo. If you ever need the Power of an Axe(I've found he works well with Halvans Hero Axe) then he's a great guy to use. He's ALSO one of the VERY Few Non-Swordusing Mounted characters I'll bring with me for an interior map, as He has very High Defense, Strength, and Skill. Machua: The Second in Command of the Magi Squad and Brightons Lover. Machua has a bit of a bossy personality, but she means well. It was she who spearheaded Leif's escape from Manster's Dungeon when she went in to Release Karin and Fergus. Machua is worth using for the Sole Fact that she promotes into a Mercenary, rather then a SwordMaster like the other swordfighters. As a Mercenary she benefits from a Higher Defense then a Swordmaster, as well as strength. Due to her Previous Class as a Swordfighter she'll end up with a Higher Speed Skill then the other mercenarys. All in all she ends up rather balenced. Fergus: Son of Beowulf, the Infamous Mercenry who fought on Sigurds Side during the 1st half of FE4. Delmund also has ties to the house of Hezul, although he is not realted directly to either Elsotsian or Lachiesis(T's note: I don't know WHATS up with him..he's DEFINETLY Beowulfs Son(To a nameless girl)..but he can use the Blaggi no Ken, which only someone of Hezul or Baldo Blood can weild...Weird..) Fergus manges to break out of the Free Knight's trend of being about as Mobile as a Brick..by being SLIGHTLY more Mobile. Seriously..he has a decent, but not very high evade score. Fergus is an excellent follow through character, since he has both a High Strength AND Magic score...and the fact that he can use the EXCELLENT Beo No Ken Sword. Note from Fox: Fergus' stats mimic a certain Mercenary from hell named Oguma. If you've played FE3, you already know how to use Fergus. Karin: Karin was sent by Queen Fury of Silesia to drag back her Son and Inheritor to the Holsety Spell Sety...but was captured and imprisoned in Manster castle..where she met and fell in love with the rougish free knight Fergus. What is it with the FE development crew and Psycho Pegasus Knights? Karin gets RIDICULOUSLY High Strength for a Pegasus knight...coupled with the Innate Speed of her class and a high Skill level...Karins one shortcoming is her low body score..which means that most of the good lances will Drag her Evade down...she is also rather inept with swords, so you don't wanna use her on interior maps. I recomend giving her a Thin Lance, Javelin and Knight Killer and go do some Air Raids on Calvary^_~ Karion: ANOTHER Loyal Lenster Knight, Karion reunites and pledges himself to Leif once Hannibal saves him while fleeing from Manster Castle. *Starts bowing and worshipping* If there was ever a Character you didn't think would kick ass then it is Karion. I can't praise this guy enough. Give him a Baldo and Heim Scroll and SERIOUSLY Excpect him to Max AT LEAST 4 stats. He gains Sword Levels ridicously Fast, he starts off with a High Lance Rank...Oh..Did I mention he's a Social Knight Competent with Lances? That he loses Practicaly NOTHING when he goes into an Interior Map? Dear Lord...THIS is the Guy to give your Sleep Sword and Hero Sword too. Misha: (Gaps filled in by Fox) Misha is the Daughter of one of Deetvar/Ditoba (Translation varies) from FE4. Silesia has suffered under the rule of Grandbell, causing it's economy to collapse, leaving a hefty portion of the population quite hungry. Misha and her mercenary squad of Pegasi joined the Manster army to earn money so that Misha could provide food to starving kids in Silesia. Misha is often Debunked by most FE Players..but me being a Pegasus Knight fan, Decided to use her. She starts Promoted and lacks a high Strength, but her gains in Skill and Speed are better then Karins. Unlike Karen, she is a good choice for Interior Battles..and she comes with the Kaze Ken(Wind Sword) to boot! That, BTW, is the weapon of Choice for her, Mounted or Unmounted. Selfina: (House owner filled in by Fox) Gried's wife and Sub-Commander of the remaning Forces of Lenstarr..She has been hiding in Hannibal's house in the Mountains with several of her subordinates when she hears that Prince Leif still lives. Revealing her prescense, she and her forces Vow to remain steadfast until Leif can reinforce her. Selfina is the other Arch Knight you get, but unlike Robot she gets really low Stats. The best thing about Selfina is that, By having Karion talk to her Karion will get the Elite Sword, and by having her talk to Gried, you will get the Hero Bow. Other then that she isn't worth using. More characters to be added later....