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9!Playable Characters
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11[[foldercontrol]]
12----
13[[folder:Shon]]
14!!Shon
15[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shon.png]]
16[[caption-width-right:160:Son of a Champion]]
17!!! Class: Gallant → Arch Knight
18!!! Voiced by: Ryoku
19
20One of the 4 major characters of the game, he lives with his father Siegfried in a village of Atheya after fleeing from Valencia. However, Magnus' invasion has caused him to embark on a journey liberate Solum from Magnus, though his journey would significantly affect him...
21----
22* AntiArmor: His Piercing Sword, which is a renamed Rapier, deals effective damage against Armored units, and oddly enough, Halberdiers.
23* AntiCavalry: His Piercing Sword also deals effective damage to horseback units.
24* {{BFS}}: His InfinityPlusOneSword, Silvans, which grants him various stat boosts and is a brave weapon with infinite durability.
25* CannotTalkToWomen: He has a fear of talking to women, which is addressed in his support conversations with Tamiko. He does get better over time, and can potentially have a paired ending with her.
26* ChildOfTwoWorlds: He's actually half-Valencian and half-Magnian, due to the fact that her mother Lily was a Magnian noble.
27* CoolHorse: Starts out in one of these, enabling him to use Swords and Lances.
28* CrutchCharacter: Of a sort. While he has a good stat spread, his promotion item doesn't come until much later in the game (and maybe even further if Kelik used the Heaven Seal in Chapter 21), forcing the player to rely on other Cavaliers/Paladins. He's also unusable for Chapters 25, 25x, and Finale: The Last Promise, making it so that the player must be wiser in choosing other units for those chapters to compensate.
29* {{Deuteragonist}}: While he takes a backseat after Chapter 10, he still plays an important role in Solum's Rebellion.
30* GlassCannon: Has decent Strength, Skill, and Speed growths, alongside a decent HP growth which is countered by an low Defense and Resistance growth, meaning that whenever he gets hit, it will hurt for him, ''especially'' if it's an AntiCavalry weapon such as Horseslayers. Silvans does somewhat make up for it, but if he is somehow screwed in Speed and Strength, then even with the brave effect, he's still going to be doubled by faster units.
31* HeroesPreferSwords: Has a higher Sword rank than his Lance rank, and his Prf weapons are the Piercing Sword, which is a reskinned Rapier, and Silvans, which is a huge sword that grants stat boosts and is basically a more powerful brave weapon, which can be enhanced after the completion of "Reaching The Heavens" sidequest.
32* HeroicBSOD: Gets hit very hard with this with Siegfried's (inital) death at the hands of Lahar, and unlike Eliwood, this has affected him so much that he's unable to participate in Chapter 25 and its gaiden chapter.
33* InfinityPlusOneSword: Silvans is this to him, as aside from granting him various stat boosts, allows him to attack twice and potentially four times due to it being a brave weapon, alongside having infinite durability.
34* KnightInShiningArmor: What he aspires to be, and becomes one in his ending.
35* MissingMom: His mother, Lily, is never seen on screen until the Finale: The Last Promise. This is for a good reason: Lily died when he was still a kid, and he was unable to remember it due to the trauma it caused him. This is partially revealed in Chapter 23 and fully explained in the Finale: The Last Promise.
36* NiceGuy: He's overall one of the nicest members of Solum's Rebellion.
37* ParentChildTeam: Is one of the initial members of Solum's Rebellion alongside his father, Siegfried. This unfortunately doesn't last, as Siegfried is killed by Lahar in Chapter 24.
38* TraumaInducedAmnesia: The death of his mother Lily has caused him to block out memories relating to it until the final chapter.
39[[/folder]]
40
41[[folder:Siegfried]]
42!! Siegfried
43[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/siegfried_4.png]]
44!!! Class: Knight Errant → Champion
45!!! Voiced by: Arch
46
47A formidable knight in hiding after his home Valencia was conquered and he was wounded. He insists on starting his journey without his son in order to lead a rebellion while keeping his son safe. He relents and lets Shon join him after he proves his mettle.
48----
49* ICannotSelfTerminate: Upon being resurrected by Lahar, he requests that Kelik and company put him down, as he has no control over his body.
50* CompositeCharacter: In a way, he is a mix of multiple archetypes.
51** As one of the main Lords, he takes after some of the more aggressive types in the vein of Alm, in which he is willing to start a rebellion in which he plans to liberate Solum from Magnus' control.
52** He also acts as a father to his own son. As such, his death significantly affects both his army and his son as well, similar to Cornelius.
53** Finally, the fact that he is resurrected by an evil sorcerer in an attempt to crush the rebellion makes him similar to Hardin, in which both of them were close associates with the major lords, but are possessed by an entity and often had to be put down (though in Siegfried's case, he was brought back from the dead with a Etherium)
54* ContractualBossImmunity: '''DEFIED'''. As a Champion, he is not immune to Lethality, meaning that you can hilariously OHKO him with Shadow, Althares, or Liquid provided with a bit of luck and some good high-crit weapons.
55* CrutchCharacter: He's more in line with the Oifey/Seth archetypes which is kinda funny as his reasoning for being one is the same as [[WorfHadTheFlu Seth's reasoning]].
56* ChivalrousPervert: Not as much Sain from FE 7 which this ROM derives from, but he lays some flattery on Tamiko who has an ending ''with his son''.
57* DeadpanSnarker: He intimidates a pressganged soldier to give him all the information he knows by threatening to execute him. When the solider swears he doesn't know anything else, Siegfried lets him go and tells him to get a hobby. It's clear he likes messing with people.
58* DeathByIrony: His personal weapon, Nothung, deals bonus damage to mages. His (initial) death comes at the hands of Lahar, a Dark Druid.
59* EleventhHourSuperpower: A terrible play on the Trope. His mind is left intact, but when he is resurrected from the dead, he is unable to resist the magic that keeps him fighting the heroes. Worst of all, the resurrection healed the injuries he suffered in life and he's a LightningBruiser if there ever was one.
60* FinalBoss
61* HeroicSacrifice: Takes a hit that was meant for Shon, dying the in the process.
62* LightningBruiser: He was a legendary combatant before he was injured. Unfortunately, you are forced to fight him as a unwilling revenant at his peak strength and he ''hurts''.
63* MeaningfulName: His sword, Nothung, is the sword the hero the character is named after in Literature/{{Nibelungenlied}}, and much like the character he's based on, he's killed mid-way throughout the story.
64* MentorOccupationalHazard: The mentor to his own son; he dies in chapter 24.
65* PragmaticHero: Clearly jaded by Magnus's betrayal and he resulting injuries. He's at first willing to abandon a village who's town leader is naive enough to think that they are safe from local bandits and a nearby conquering empire. Shon convinces him to help.
66* PreMortemOneLiner: As the FinalBoss, he's unique in that he has a voiced critical hit line.
67--> ''"This divine lightning shall pierce the skies!"''
68* TheParagon: Despite being more pragmatic and cautious (and snarky) than most Fire Emblem lords, he will do the right thing when push comes to shove.
69* ShockAndAwe: Aside from having a thunder affinity, his other weapon as a Champion is Raikiri, a sword of lightning capable of hitting 1-3 range.
70* SNKBoss: As the FinalBoss, he is... Well, busted to say this least. His caps are much higher than anyone in the game (not counting maximized stats Fire Dragon with Flametongue) with the exception of Luck and Resistance, highest strength in the game combined with an extremely absurd Speed cap means he can instantly annihilate anyone that isn't Kelik or an General, not being helped by Raikiri's 1-3 range, though it has 0 might to compensate, 50 skill means that Raikiri's 75 hit won't matter when he's skilled enough to have a good chance of critting anyone that doesn't have high luck or a Iron Rune. He also possesses the highest HP in the game, meaning that it will take a while before he finally goes down. Last but not least, his health regenerates, a skill only shared by Anakin, making a gruesome boss fight more difficult. Even maxed-out units wielding the game's best weapons will find it hard to take him down.
71* SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear: He takes whatever inventory he has to his initial grave in chapter 24, so take off everything except Nothung from him.
72* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: As if his name isn't a dead ringer, he is obviously one towards [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Sigurd of Chalphy]]. Both of them are fathers who lead armies against invading nations, but die midway which heavily impacts their own army.
73* TooAwesomeToUse: Inverted with Nothung. Because it's his Prf weapon, and thus cannot be sold, it's often used up before he leaves for good, and players often advise this fact to newcomers.
74* WorfHadTheFlu: Starts off good, but his stats are low for a prepromoted unit. That's because he's still recovering from a near CareerEndingInjury.
75[[/folder]]
76
77[[folder:Corben]]
78!!Corben - ''Faithful Knight''
79!!! Class: Cavalier → Paladin
80
81A friend of Shon who is loyal to Siegfried. He, alongside Shon joins Siegfried in his rebellion against Magnus.
82----
83* CharacterSelectForcing: Even if his stats prove middling, the game forces you to use him anyway, as he is capable of finding the Emblem Lance, and can promote much earlier than Shon. It also helps that he gains Axes upon promotion unlike Shon.
84* DuelBoss: He's the boss of Prologue P-2. Fortunately, since it's a friendly sparring match, KO'ing him does not result in his death.
85* JackOfAllStats: In contrast with Shon, his stats are overall more balanced than him, though he is WeakToMagic to compensate.
86* KnightInShiningArmor: Becomes this in his ending alongside Shon.
87* UndyingLoyalty: He is devoted to Siegfried, to the point where he would stay even if Siegfried kicked him out. Even after being knighted, he still has memories of Siegfried.
88[[/folder]]
89
90[[folder:Tamiko]]
91!!Tamiko - ''Grand Healer''
92!!! Class: Cleric → Bishop
93
94A cleric living in Atheya. When Atheya is attacked by Jaled's bandits, she joins Solum's Rebellion to protect the village.
95----
96* BewareTheNiceOnes: Her in-game description describes her as "A shy priestess. Usually calm, but can get angry".
97* CombatMedic: Becomes this upon promotion into Bishop, allowing her to use both Light Magic and Staves
98* CrutchCharacter: Early on, her Staff utility is very useful for helping Solum's Rebellion survive. However, Staves are indirectly nerfed in this hack because Warp and Rescue are removed from the main game, meaning that while she can prove serviceable for a time, she will later have to compete with Emma, who is a Troubadour who can use Staves while mounted and uses the more powerful Anima Magic, and Anakin, whose [[InfinityPlusOneSword best Light Tome]] Alustrona is locked to him and grants him a magic boost keeping him up on par with Sages. That being said, she's still one of the best users of Ray, since her Magic cap is thankfully higher than Anakin's to besiege enemies from afar.
99* HealerSignsOnEarly: The first cleric you get in the game for both modes.
100* TheMedic: As a Cleric, she can use Staves to support Solum's Rebellion.
101* TheShrink: Her supports have her act like a therapist to whoever she's supporting with.
102[[/folder]]
103
104[[folder:Shuuda]]
105!!Shuuda - ''Spirited Sword''
106!!! Class: Mercenary → Hero
107
108A mercenary hailing from the Phora tribe of Atheya. He and his companion Inanna heard rumors of a former knight seeking soldiers to fight and decided to join for an extraordinarily low price.
109----
110* BadassesWearBandanas: One modeled after [[Characters/FireEmblemTheBindingBladePlayableCharacters Echidna]].
111* GlassCannon: His offensive bases are very high for his jointime, and while he's not the bulkiest in the world, he starts strong and will grow strong given time.
112* HotBlooded
113* NamingYourAttacks: He comes up with goofy names for his moves in some of his support conversations.
114* StockShonenHero: HotBlooded and competitive, but he cares for his allies and believes in the cause he's fighting for.
115[[/folder]]
116
117[[folder:Inanna]]
118!!Inanna - ''Cheerful Wings''
119!!! Class: Pegasus Knight → Falcoknight
120
121A mercenary originally from Alicia. The younger sister of Lirin and Alice, she found herself working alongside Shuuda and later under the employ of Siegfried.
122----
123* ActionGirl
124* [[BigLittleBrother Big Little Sister]]: She's the tallest of her siblings, somewhat emphasized by having one more point of Constitution than either of them.
125* DiscOneNuke: Can become one if you decide to promote her early. There's a secret Elysian Whip in her join chapter, and using it in Siegfried Mode ensures she comes back as a promoted unit in Anakin Mode. She'll likely struggle in later chapters if you do this, leading you to replace her with the surprisingly solid Alice, but she'll render her sister Lirin redundant upon joining.
126* FragileSpeedster: Being a Pegasus Knight, and all. Can be patched up with an early promotion or some Angelic Robes.
127* GlassCannon: If she gets lucky with her surprisingly decent 40% Strength growth, she can become one.
128[[/folder]]
129
130[[folder:Kevin]]
131!!Kevin - ''Silent Klutz''
132!!! Class: Knight → General
133
134A knight hailing from a Magnian noble family. A klutz with a dour outlook on life, he betrays his homeland when he realizes that Siegfried's cause is far more noble than Magnus's ever would be.
135----
136* DiscOneNuke: Assuming you trained him in Siegfried Mode, he and Karina will be among your most capable combat units in the early stages.
137* TheEeyore
138* InformedAttribute: His clumsiness isn't actually that important to his character, only being brought up once or twice.
139* MightyGlacier: He's strong and bulky, and his 35% Speed growth isn't actually terrible, all things considered. Sure, he'll struggle to keep up on larger maps, but he's got strong enough combat that it won't matter too much.
140[[/folder]]
141
142[[folder:Arthur]]
143!!Arthur - ''Honorable Monk''
144!!! Class: Monk → Bishop
145
146A light mage from Atheya’s Kashaya tribe, one comprised mostly of mages. Though most of his tribe has sided with Magnus along with the Gorn, he’s decided he’s fed up with Magnus’s tyranny and joins Siegfried at the soonest opportunity.
147----
148* CantCatchUp: Has this harder than any unit, thanks to joining at level 1 in Siegfried mode and potentially rejoining with that level if you didn’t train him, which many won’t do if they know how long it takes for him to return.
149* LightEmUp
150* StoneWall: Has high HP and Resistance, though his Magic is also solid once it gains a few levels.
151[[/folder]]
152
153[[folder:Storm]]
154!!Storm - ''Drums of Change''
155!!! Class: Nomad → Nomad Trooper
156
157A nomad from Atheya's Phora tribe, serving directly under Chief Haas. He finds himself fighting for Sigurd for the first time either when the group is ambushed by the mercenary Cid or when they siege the City of Sark.
158----
159* CantCatchUp: Doesn't have this as bad as Arthur, seeing as he joins at a slightly higher level and has far less competition in his niche, but he still rejoins extremely underleveled if one doesn't feed him kills later.
160* HorseArcher
161[[/folder]]
162
163[[folder:Althares]]
164!!Althares - ''Sly Prankster''
165!!! Class: Thief → Assassin
166
167A scoundrel and thief who works for Kelik's Legend Mercenaries. He initially joins up with Siegfried's rebellion in Sark, before rejoining his old allies shortly after Siegfried is captured.
168----
169* FragileSpeedster
170* OneHitKill: One of only three playable units to get access to Lethality.
171* UtilityPartyMember: Being a Thief, of course.
172[[/folder]]
173
174[[folder:Cia]]
175!!Cia - ''Tearful Child''
176!!! Class: Mage → Sage
177[[/folder]]
178
179[[folder:Noah]]
180!!Noah - ''The Benevolent''
181!!! Class: Hero
182[[/folder]]
183
184[[folder:Haas]]
185!!Haas - ''Chief of the New Era''
186!!! Class: Nomad Trooper
187[[/folder]]
188
189[[folder:Anakin]]
190!!Anakin - ''Sleepy Vagrant''
191!!! Class: Vagrant → Noble
192[[/folder]]
193
194[[folder:Ace]]
195!!Ace - ''Named Soldier''
196!!! Class: Soldier → Halberdier
197[[/folder]]
198
199[[folder:Eduardo]]
200!!Eduardo - ''Valorous Knight''
201!!! Class: Cavalier → Paladin
202[[/folder]]
203
204[[folder:Karina]]
205!!Karina - ''Scarlet Wyvern''
206!!! Class: Wyvern Rider → Wyvern Lord
207[[/folder]]
208
209[[folder:Kelik]]
210!!Kelik
211[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kelik.png]]
212[[caption-width-right:160:The Fairy King]]
213!!! Class: Swordsman → Legend
214!!! Voiced by: Blazer
215
216A wandering swordsman, tactical genius and the leader of the Legend Mercenaries. He began to wander the land after the death of his partner and best friend Kain at the hands of his brother Leon. He has closed himself off from others and refuses to form attachments to anyone under any circumstances. He carries an Etherium Amulet containing the soul of Kain with him.
217----
218* AntiHero: Type III. Slowly becomes more of a Type II over the course of the game.
219* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Kelik believes that he can take on an entire army, as long as he's stronger than each individual soldier.
220* CainAndAbel: The Abel to Leon's Cain (ironically).
221* CoolSword: Starts with the [[FlamingSword Flamberge]], and later gains the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Arectaris]] in Chapter 36.
222* CynicIdealistDuo: The Cynic to Anakin's idealist.
223* CynicismCatalyst: The death of his best friend to the hands of his own brother.
224* DeadlyDistantFinale: His solo ending stated that he eventually died in a battle to save the world.
225* DeadpanSnarker: Even more than Siegfried.
226* DefrostingIceQueen: Male version. He initially avoids any and every opportunity presented to open up to others. However, as the game goes on he learns to place trust in his comrades.
227* DesperationAttack: Used in Chapter 15 when surrounded by Devisian Cavaliers by using up some of the ether in his Etherium, though it exhausts him greatly. Performed again by [[PosthumousCharacter Kain himself]] from beyond the grave during Endgame 2 if Kelik loses to Leon.
228* FlamingSword: His first exclusive weapon, the Flamberge falls under this trope.
229* FreudianExcuse: The reason he keeps his comrades at arm's length is because he feels they'll betray him like Leon did.
230* IneffectualLoner: While he initially starts out lonely, with the help of Siegfried and others, he manages to open up to others. In fact, this is even reflected in [[SlidingScaleOfGameplayAndStoryIntegration gameplay]]: While Kelik is capable of soloing the game, he can benefit a lot from supports.
231* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kelik is rude to just about everyone he comes across. Despite that however, he's legitimately a good person underneath.
232* LightningBruiser: Kelik has some of the highest Strength, Skill and Speed stats out of any of your characters, allowing him to hit both hard and fast.
233* MasterSwordsman: Is stated to have become this in his post-credits ending.
234* MeaningfulName: "Kelik" means “to bend, curve, or dodge” in Malay. Kelik the character has one of the highest dodge stats, as well as high skill & speed growths in the game.
235* MyGreatestFailure: Losing Kain to Leon and his inability to stop it.
236* PlayingWithFire: Aside from the Flamberge, he has a Fire affinity.
237* SoulJar: His amulet is an Etherium containing the soul of his deceased friend Kain.
238* WanderingTheEarth: He does this before appearing for the first time in Chapter 2 and after you've beaten the game.
239[[/folder]]
240
241[[folder:Logan]]
242!!Logan - ''Swordshuman''
243!!! Class: Myrmidon → Swordmaster
244[[/folder]]
245
246[[folder:Asch]]
247!!Asch - ''The Coyote''
248!!! Class: Hero
249[[/folder]]
250
251[[folder:Itsuke]]
252!!Itsuke - ''Emotional Wizard''
253!!! Class: Mage → Sage
254[[/folder]]
255
256[[folder:Lirin]]
257!!Lirin - ''Radiant Rider''
258!!! Class: Pegasus Knight → Falcoknight
259[[/folder]]
260
261[[folder:Zach]]
262!!Zach - ''Otherworldly Archer''
263!!! Class: Archer → Sniper
264[[/folder]]
265
266[[folder:Tekun]]
267!!Tekun - ''Immortal Soldier''
268!!! Class: Myrmidon → Swordmaster
269[[/folder]]
270
271[[folder:Emma]]
272!!Emma - ''Wandering Maiden''
273!!! Class: Troubadour → Valkyrie
274[[/folder]]
275
276[[folder:Ben]]
277!!Ben - ''Strategic Mind''
278!!! Class: Wyvern Rider → Wyvern Lord
279[[/folder]]
280
281[[folder:Liuke]]
282!!Liuke
283!!! Class: Transporter
284[[/folder]]
285
286[[folder:Mark]]
287!!Mark - ''Builder of Hope''
288!!! Class: Pirate → Berserker
289[[/folder]]
290
291[[folder:Lyam]]
292!!Lyam - ''The White Knight''
293!!! Class: Ranger
294[[/folder]]
295
296[[folder:Rex]]
297!!Rex - ''Poetic Spear''
298!!! Class: Soldier → Halberdier
299[[/folder]]
300
301[[folder:Yue]]
302!!Yue
303[[quoteright:160:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_0400.png]]
304 [[caption-width-right:160:]]
305!!! Class: Shaman → Druid
306
307A shaman who shows up after chapter 19. Incredibly wordy.
308
309* MagikarpPower: He shows up alongside Sai with almost the same level, but he's one of two playable dark mages and has a whopping 70% magic growth.
310[[/folder]]
311
312[[folder:Howard]]
313!!Howard - ''Erudite General''
314!!! Class: Paladin
315[[/folder]]
316
317[[folder:Sai]]
318!!Sai - ''Vengeful Villager''
319!!! Class: Fighter → Warrior
320[[/folder]]
321
322[[folder:Levion]]
323!!Levion - ''Old Pacifist''
324!!! Class: Paladin
325[[/folder]]
326
327[[folder:Risk]]
328!!Risk - ''???''
329!!! Class: Swordmaster
330[[/folder]]
331
332[[folder:Liquid]]
333!!Liquid - ''Trembling Bandit''
334!!! Class: Berserker
335[[/folder]]
336
337[[folder:Shadow]]
338!!Shadow - ''The Lurker''
339!!! Class: Assassin
340[[/folder]]
341
342[[folder:Alice]]
343!!Alice - ''Silver Seraph''
344!!! Class: Falcoknight
345[[/folder]]
346
347[[folder:Rana]]
348!!Rana - ''Abyssal Maniac''
349!!! Class: Druid
350[[/folder]]
351
352[[folder:Gary]]
353!!Gary - ''The Gladiator''
354!!! Class: Warrior
355[[/folder]]
356
357[[folder:Frederick]]
358!!Frederick - ''Relic of Magnus''
359!!! Class: General
360[[/folder]]
361
362[[folder:Rachel]]
363!!Rachel - ''Kind Patriot''
364!!! Class: Sniper

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