Fire Emblem Elibe/Characters/Blazing Sword/From the Main Story

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Marcus

Commander of the Knights of Pherae, Marcus is a veteran of many battles and accompanies Eliwood on his quest as his protector. Marcus takes something of a parental role to Eliwood, acting as his advisor, confidant, and friend whom he often discusses battles and strategy with.

Class: Paladin

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • The Big Guy: In Eliwood's story.
  • Crutch Character: Though not as much as in Fuuin. In fact, despite his mediocre growths, he can become one of the most useful prepromoted units in this game provided that he's not overused, particularly in Hector Hard Mode, and he's not a bad choice if you need a filler unit for an extra slot.
  • Drill Sergeant Nasty: Can sometimes be a little harsh with Lowen's training. Their Support convos are centred around making him mellow out a little.
  • Grandpa, What Massive Hotness You Have!: For some.
  • The Mentor: To Eliwood, and to Lowen.
  • Old Retainer
  • Parental Substitute: Mixes this with being The Mentor. When Eliwood's parents were otherwise occupied with their duties, the child Eliwood would always follow Marcus around -- something Marcus likes to remind his young liegelord of to teasingly embarrass him. He's also a source of emotional comfort for Eliwood to turn to even now, such as when he reassures Eliwood that the concern he's feeling about his father's possible involvement with the Fang is really just concern for his father's safety.
  • Team Dad

Lowen

A new recruit into the Knights of Pherae and Marcus's chief deputy. Lowen also serves as the army's cook.

Class: Cavalier

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Rebecca

The young daughter of the leader of a village besieged by bandits soon after Eliwood sets out. She is rescued by Lowen (alongside the Tactician) and brought to the group, where she puts her hunting skills to use as an archer.

Class: Archer

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Rebecca: (to Louise) Please teach me how to be a lady!

Rebecca: Oh, but that's absurd! Sir Lowen, you are a fine knight! Why, I remember it so well... Countless hundreds of bandits had descended on our village...
Lowen: Please... There were ten at most...
Rebecca: In the heat of the moment, it felt like many more!
Lowen: Hmm...
Rebecca: Anyway, just as their fiendish grip on our village began to tighten, you appeared, Sir Lowen, on your white steed...
Lowen: But... my horse is sorrel.
Rebecca: This is the way I prefer to remember it, milord. Please don't ruin it by correcting me!

Bartre

A loud-mouthed, tough axe-fighter from the Western Isles, he is introduced having partnered with Dorcas. Upon seeing Eliwood's band clashing with bandits, he leaps to the lordling's aid. Enjoys fighting.

Class: Fighter (FE7), Warrior (FE6)

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Oswin

A loyal knight of Ostia, and Hector's chief retainer. Often acts as a tempering force, reigning in his liege as best he can, and putting his spear to work when he can't.

Class: Knight

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Badass
  • The Big Guy: In Hector's story.
  • Blade on a Stick
  • Genius Bruiser
  • Mighty Glacier: If trained, he and Hector can march straight into the thick of the enemy troops in "Cog of Destiny" and massacre almost the whole map by themselves.
  • The Stoic
    • Not So Stoic: Is pretty flustered when Serra cries in front of him, and also dislikes it when Hector calls him "Old Man".
  • Secret Keeper: Was trusted by Uther to keep his failing health and eventual death a secret from Hector until after the conflict was over. Despite his best efforts, however, his silence eventually clued Hector in -- and it took Hector a few chapters to forgive him for it.
    • His support with Priscilla also reveals he was also trusted with information regarding the deaths of Marquess Cornwell and his wife, including that they were Driven to Suicide, and not slaughtered by Ostia for their land as Raven believes.
  • Team Dad: More so in Hector's path.
  • Younger Than They Look: And how.
  • You Look Familiar: He reacts with surprise when he first sees Priscilla. Turns out that he used to be a vassal in service to House Cornwall when Priscilla was very young, and pretty much bore witness to its eventual collapse.

Guy

A young Sacaean from the Kutolah tribe, who travels as a mercenary training his sword arm, since he did not fit in with his horse-back archer tribesmen. He wants to one day be known as the greatest swordsman in all of Elibe.

Class: Myrmidon

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Cannot Spit It Out: He's clearly smitten with Priscilla in their later supports, but he just can't bring himself to say it. Such a shame that they turn out to be Star-Crossed Lovers if paired.
  • The Determinator: His spirit, eagerness, and unwillingness to give up or just roll over and die -- as he shows in his Supports with Matthew -- are quite impressive, so much that Matthew promises he'll be rooting for him to succeed in his dream.
  • The Dulcinea Effect: He tells Priscilla that he can't help but worry for a girl when she needs a helping hand.

Guy: When I see a woman in need, I just want to help. That’s the way we are, back in Sacae!

  • Glass Cannon: Due to his low defense... look at him wrong and he falls dead. But if he looks at you wrong, expect a Critical followed by you falling dead. Unlike most Swordmasters in the series, he actually has very high HP, improving his durability substantially.
  • Heroes Prefer Swords: He even explains how, because of his discomfort with horses and dreadful archery skills, this has instilled in him a need to distinguish himself with the sword. Talk about Backstory.
  • I Owe You My Life: To Matthew, though he resents this fact since Matthew is not above taking advantage of it.
  • Keet: A more subdued version.
  • Nice Guy
  • Odd Friendship: He becomes friends with Rath in their supports, despite his upbeat nature contrasting massively with Rath's stoicism. Also, he's scared of horses.
    • It helps that they're both Sacaens, which gives them some relatable similarities to balance out their differences (for instance, they're both from the Kutolah Tribe, and Guy was rather curious to meet up with the son of the Siver Wolf).

Merlinus

A traveling merchant with a keen business sense but very little common sense, Merlinus manages the inventory after his recruitment.

Class: Transporter

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Lady Priscilla of Caerleon Alias Lady Priscilla of Cornwell.

The kind-hearted adopted daughter of House Caerleon, Priscilla is first encountered travelling with Erk, who is escorting her on a journey to locate her estranged older brother and learn the truth about her origins.

Class: Troubadour

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Childhood Marriage Promise: Before leaving home with the Caerleons as a little girl, her brother Raymond gave her this. Since she hero-worships him, she intended to make him fulfill it. Which implies...
  • Damsel in Distress: In the beginning, she and Erk were locked in a Laus village when she turned Darin's marriage proposal down. Erk manages to escape and you can recruit him with Serra, then you have to go down to the village to get her.
    • Badass Damsel: She kept turning the proposals down once and again, and as soon as you meet her she immediately offers to use her staves handling skills to help the group in exchange for protection from Darin.
  • Hair Decorations: In her case, white feather.
  • Locked Out of the Loop: The Caerleons didn't tell her why she was adopted by them, so she leaves home to learn about what happened to her parents.
  • Nice Girl
  • The Ojou: Sweet, soft-spoken, polite, level-headed...
    • Fallen Princess: The Cornwell clan was destitute and destroyed around the time she was adopted by the Carleons.
    • Star-Crossed Lovers: All the guys that can develop crushes on her have to leave her because of her ultra-high status. Except for Erk, who bypasses it thanks to his links to Pent and Louise.
  • Plucky Girl: Very, very stubborn when an idea gets into her head.

Raven: You... were always like this, though, weren’t you? So gentle at most times, until you got an idea in your head -- then you wouldn’t budge, no matter what people said.

Priscilla [to Heath]: You promised! You said you’d come visit me whenever you were hurt! Are you someone who so easily breaks a promise? Claiming you did not know my rank is no excuse! What... What about my feelings...?

Raven alias Lord Raymond of Cornwell

A sword-wielding mercenary working for Caelin at the time of its siege by Laus. He is served by Lucius, who is the only person entrusted with his true identity.

Class: Mercenary

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Canas

A young man from Ilia, a wielder of Elder Magic, and a seeker of knowledge. He meets Eliwood in the Port at Badon, where he offers his services to the group for the chance to see the Dread Isle. He has a young son, Hugh, who grew up to be a proficient anima mage and a participant in the war against Bern.

Class: Shaman

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Dart a.k.a. Dan

The right-hand man of Fargus, a Hot-Blooded man who loves battle and sightseeing as much as his leader. He is pretty much stated to be Rebecca's lost older brother Dan, who left home in search of adventure years ago.

Class: Pirate

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

"I'm Dart! Leader of Captain Fargus's Suicide Squad! (...) Now who do you want me to take care of?!"

Fiora

The eldest of Florina's sisters, as well as Commander of Ilia's 5th Wing of Pegasus Knights. Her squad is decimated by the Black Fang near the Dread Island while performing recon for Pent. Her failure causes her to attempt a suicide attack just as Eliwood and company arrive at Dread Isle...

Class: Pegasus Knight

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Action Girl
  • Big Sister Instinct: Is a borderline My Beloved Smother to her baby sister Florina.
  • Birds of a Feather: One of Kent's three love interests (the others being Farina and Lyn), and noted by fans and her sisters to be almost exactly like him in personality. The two of them seem to be constantly in agreement with one another's methods, thoughts, etc.
    • Though to a lesser extent than with Kent, her Supports with Eliwood demonstrate like-mindedness, though they also largely involve him telling her to ease off. It's worth noting how effectively he appeals to both her sense of reason and her sense of emotion.
    • Opposites Attract: On the other hand, Fiora can also be one of the few women Sain gets together with for real.
  • Blade on a Stick
  • Broken Bird: Due to her guilt upon losing her wingmates and her bad relationship with Farina. She gets better, fortunately.
  • Lady of War
  • Failure Knight: Lost all of her wingmates in a mission, then became a borderline Death Seeker. Florina manages to talk her out, though she still feels guilty; Pent and Eliwood have to reassure her about it.
  • Next Thing They Knew: She and Kent really did only intend to meet up to plan how to curtail the more intimate relations within the ranks. It becomes all too clear what actually happened, however:

Kent: Fiora... I must ask you one more thing. When this battle ends, if we both still live...
Fiora: Please... say no more. I... already know what you will ask... Of course. I feel the same way.
Kent: Really? I am glad... But...about that policy I suggested... What should we do?
Fiora: Well... Perhaps... It can wait...

Legault

An enigmatic man who has just left the Black Fang for reasons known only to him, and is found looting the ruins of the Dragon's Gate. When confronted by the Lords, he decides to join their party, also for reasons known only to him.

Class: Thief

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Bi the Way: Possibly, if his supports with Heath are any indication.
    • Let's not forget what he says to Morph!Lloyd:

Legault: "Huh, even as a monster, you are a handsome one, Lloyd"

  • Deadpan Snarker: If he's not bisexual as noted above, then he's very sarcastic.

Legault: So now I’m your new hobby, is that it? You falling for me?
Matthew: I’m not in the mood for your jokes.

Ninian

Nils's beautiful and shy older sister, a talented dancer who shares his Mysterious Past.

Class: Dancer

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Isadora

Lady Eleanora's personal bodyguard, sent by her liege to aid Eliwood and his group. Very serious about her work, but seems to have crippling self-doubts.

Class: Paladin

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Heath

A former member of Bern's Wyvern Riders, now one of Eubans's mercenaries. He doesn't share his boss's ethics, however, so he defects to Eliwood/Hector's army.

Class: Wyvern Rider

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Hawkeye

The quiet and proud Guardian of the mystical Nabara desert, and the father of Igrene from the Sword of Seals game.

Class: Berserker

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Geitz

A warrior who's seeking his place in the world, and still hasn't found it by the time he runs into Eliwood/Hector's army. He previously traveled with Fargus's crew, and thus knows Dart, who can recruit him to the group.

Class: Warrior

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Farina

The middle Pegasus Knight sister, quick-tempered and obsessed with money but with a good heart. Can only be recruited if you follow Hector's path.

Class: Pegasus Knight

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Farina: “This is probably someone else's doing... Like Marcus, or Oswin... You know, Merlinus might try something like this, too...”
Kent: “I don't think it is a conspiracy... I mean, what would anyone have to gain from making us fight together?”

Pent

Otherwise known as Count Reglay, the wise and gentle Mage General of Etruria, as well as Erk's mentor. He is the father of Klein and Clarine from Sword Of Seals.

Class: Sage

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Battle Couple and Happily Married: To Louise.
  • Modest Royalty: Upon meeting the tactician, he'll immediately tell them to not concern themselves with his status as the Mage General of Etruria.
  • One-Man Army: On "The Living Legend", Pent appears as an NPC and fights the enemies on the map. If left to his own devices, Pent will demolish everything in his way, including the bosses. He's still good when he joins you for real too, due to his high staves skill and that sweet Physic staff.
  • Parental Substitute: To Erk.
  • Perfectly Arranged Marriage: Sort-of. Their marriage in itself wasn't arranged, but Louise was one of the girls that Pent's dad called to be presented to him as prospect wives. And then Pent chose her over all of them.
  • White-Silver Haired Handsome Man
  • The Wise White Count

Louise

Pent's beautiful wife and partner, as well as a deadly archer. She is the mother of Klein and Clarine from Sword Of Seals; she's actually pregnant with Klein during the story.

Class: Sniper

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Erk: "Oh, Lady Louise! Always so sweet and childlike..."

Rebecca: Please... Teach me how to be a proper lady!

  • Parental Substitute: To Erk
  • Pregnant Badass: Revealed in her A-level support conversation with Pent. Those who had played Fuuin no Tsurugi might have been able to figure this out beforehand, as Pent is mentioned by name in Dieck's C-level supports with both Klein and Clarine (and the Reglay family name as well in Clarine's) and Klein's age is given as 19; this game takes place 20 years before that one.
  • Rags to Riches: She was only a very minor noblewoman, compared to Pent being a Count from the highest Etrurian nobility.
  • Silk Hiding Steel:
    • Spirited Young Lady: The fact that Louise told Pent that she would be his fighting partner in the past places her squarely as one of them. While she's now Older and Wiser and much calmer, she hasn't fully stopped being one: Eliwood is amazed to see her ready to fight, then Pent says it's okay and that he trusts his wife's superb archery skills. (And Louise herself jokes that she's still a better fighter than dancer/singer.)

Karel

A vicious swordsman known as the "Sword Demon" hailing from Sacae whose skill with his Wo Dao is only rivaled by his bloodlust.

Class: Swordmaster

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Aloof Big Brother: To Karla at first, although he mellows out eventually.
  • Anti-Hero: He's got issues...
  • Anti-Hero with Bad Publicity: His fearsome reputation has earned him infamy across the continent.
  • Badass: Is a powerful unit in this game, and takes several levels in badass between Blazing Sword and Binding Blade.
  • Badass Long Hair
  • Badass Longcoat: Wears a blue one in his official art.
  • Blood Knight: He travels around Elibe in search of the strongest opponents.
  • Chaotic Neutral: In The Blazing Blade, Karel is essentially bloodthirsty and targets powerful warriors.
  • Dark Is Not Evil: Wears a darker coat than his sister and is very vicious, but he's still an ally to the protagonists and not an enemy.
  • Expy: His story is reminiscent of Kenshin Himura, especially considering how he turns out in The Binding Blade.
    • Appearance-wise, he resembles Shannan from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, as the long-haired Swordmaster in blue with a playable relative who shares the same class family and wears white (Karla for Karel, Ayra for Shannan). He also shares his eventual title "Sword Saint" with Shannan's identical ancestor Odo, one of Judgral's Twelve Crusaders.
  • Fragile Speedster: With shades of Lightning Bruiser. He's not exactly the most durable of units, but his excellent evasive capability and high critical ratings (and trust us, the RNG will favour you quite frequently with that Wo Dao of his) more than make up for that.
  • Master Swordsman: One of the best on the continent.
  • Pet the Dog: If he gets too close to or simply too used to someone, he finds himself doing this. With Lucius, despite threatening to kill him, he eventually decides not to because he's 'too weak'. With Guy, he refuses to teach him any further once he realizes that any further would make him a match for him, and he would have to kill him as a result. And of course, he mellows out plenty around Karla -- not only does he finally reign in his urge to slay her, but her words get through to him (to a degree, anyway) when pretty much nobody else's can.
  • Rapunzel Hair: His official art shows that he had dark brown hair that reaches down to his knees.
  • Red Baron: "The Sword Demon" which he later abandons in favor of "Sword Saint".
  • Sociopathic Hero: He easily fits this trope.
  • Tall, Dark and Snarky
  • Weapon of Choice: In an update for Fire Emblem Heroes, he gained access to the new Nameless Blade, a stronger Killing/Slaying Edge that, once Refined, grants him the same effect as a Wo Dao (+10 damage when her Special triggers).
  • Worthy Opponent: Is compelled to kill anyone strong enough to potentially become one of these.

Harken

A ruthless, suicidal soldier in the Black Fang ranks, quickly revealed to be the lost leader of Lord Elbert's personal guard and the sole survivor of his expedition. Intending to destroy the Fang from within, he is instead recruited into Eliwood's party, though his suicidal tendencies remain.

Class: Hero

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Big Brother Mentor: To Lowen. It is also implied that Marcus was this to him.
  • Break the Cutie: His supports reveal the utter horrors he went through as the Sole Survivor of Elbert's crew.
  • Broken Ace
  • Dark and Troubled Past: According to his supports with Marcus, Harken once was a vassal for another lord, who treated the poor guy badly and then threw him out of his household. Harken is very self-conscious about that fact, and fears that he'll be judged and looked down if his secret gets out.
  • Death Equals Redemption: He certainly thinks so.
  • Death Seeker: He intended to go on a suicidal march against Nergal's forces, hoping to destroy him but simultaneously hoping for his own death before he's talked to his senses. And it still takes quite a bit of convincing to get him, considering how long his recruitment talks are.
  • Earn Your Happy Ending: His supports are mostly about him slowly regaining his self-worth and will to live. Double if it's with Isadora, since in their shared ending they get Happily Married.
  • Expy: Of Astram from Fire Emblem Akaneia.
  • Failure Knight: See "Break the Cutie".
  • Sole Survivor
  • Star-Crossed Lovers: With Vaida, if they have an A support.
  • Tranquil Fury: If you see his artwork or portrait, you would assume he is a calm, confident knight, especially compared to the violent looking Karel (in his artwork). Turns out he used to be like that, but after being utterly broken, he is one of the most suicidally insane characters in your army.

Harken: Are you our tactician, Mark? I am Harken. I beg your forbearance. Lord Eliwood has ordered me to follow your commands in combat. I care not where I meet death. Just guide me wisely.

Nino

A compassionate, gentle member of the Black Fang, and the much-neglected daughter of Sonia Reed.

Class: Mage

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Jaffar

"......"

Nino's partner, who is completely devoted to her.

Class: Assassin

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

"I am a corpse. I have been dead ever since the day I was born."

  • Heel Face Turn
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Was not only willing to get himself killed to let Nino escape from the Black Fang, but when Matthew (falsely) tells him that he's got Nino as a hostage, he decides to let him go take his Revenge for Leila if it meant Nino would be safe. Matt ultimately backs off, revealing that he was bluffing.
  • I Owe You My Life: After he was severely wounded on the job, Nino nursed him back to health.
  • I Will Protect Her: For Nino, he will die and kill. Lampshaded by Legault and himself:

Legault: You’ve gotten soft, Angel of Death. If someone held Nino hostage, you’d throw down your sword. You were the strongest assassin around. Now, you have a fatal chink in your armor. You’ve become human, but that makes you less perfect. Someday... you’ll die. No doubt trying to protect the girl.
Jaffar: ...That’s fine. I will live with Nino. I’ve decided.

Vaida

A willful, cynical woman who once was one of Bern's four Wyvern Generals.

Class: Wyvern Lord

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Vaida: You saved Prince Zephiel, so I owe you. (...) I told you, I serve Bern. Prince Zephiel is our future, our hope. You saved him when he needed saving, and now I will serve you.

Karla

The younger sister of Karel the Sword Demon, nicknamed the Princess of Swords.

Class: Swordmaster

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Renault (Renaud)

A wise, but very troubled bishop of the Saint Elimine order. He spends his time meditating in the Dread Isle.

Class: Bishop

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • The Atoner
  • Badass Grandpa
  • Grandpa What Massive Hotness You Have
  • Despair Event Horizon: The death of his partner and best friend pushed him over the edge.
  • Heroic Self-Deprecation: Hates himself throughly for all of his terrible sins, like having killed Lucius's dad and collaborating with Nergal's morph research.
  • Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Implied, though this contradicts the game's timeline.
    • Older Than He Looks: It's possible that Canas was merely mistaken about how long Nergal has been working on morphs, and that it's only been a few decades. Regardless, as he apparently looks the same as he did when Wallace, who is now in his forties, was just a kid, Renault has to be at least in his seventies, possibly even older if he had already been working with Nergal prior to meeting Wallace.
  • Star-Crossed Lovers: With Isadora, if they A support. Their paired ending says that she left knighthood and became an Elimine cleric in order to search for him.

Athos

Class: Archsage

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
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