Arden

Arden Artwork of Arden from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Gender Male Race Human Nationality Grannvalean (Chalphy) Title(s) Knight of Chalphy Starting class Armored Sword (Genealogy of the Holy War) Knight (Awakening) Appearance(s) Genealogy of the Holy War Awakening

“	Sigh.. I've trained hard to get as strong as I am, but everyone still just teases me.	”	— Arden

Arden (アーダン Arden) was a knight in the service of Grannvale's House Chalphy. When the Grannvale army went to war with Isaach, Arden was one of its few knights left behind, remaining in Chalphy with Sigurd.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Arden was present in Chalphy when they received word of the Verdane attack on Jungby Castle. At Alec's suggestion, Arden was tasked with remaining at Chalphy to guard the castle in this initial skirmish. Arden subsequently accompanied Sigurd's army on the campaigns in Verdane and Agustria, in exile in Silesse, and presumably in being executed by the mages of Velthomer in the Battle of Belhalla.

Starting stats and growth rates

Armored Sword Level 3 Holy Blood -- Movement 5

Recruitment: Prologue, automatically from the start. Stats Growth Rates Max HP 36 Speed 4 Strength 13 Luck 3 Magic 0 Defense 13 Skill 5 Resistance 0 Max HP 90% Speed 20% Strength 50% Luck 10% Magic 5% Defense 40% Skill 10% Resistance 5% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Iron Sword 2,000 Gold Vantage Weapon Levels B -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+0	+1	+0	+1	+2	+0	+2	+3	+0	A A B B

Fire Emblem Awakening

Arden is playable as a SpotPass character, released in the Genealogy of the Holy War first-generation character set.

Arden also appears as an enemy unit in two DLC episodes - Lost Bloodlines 1 and Lost Bloodlines 3 - and as a NPC in a further one episode, Lost Bloodlines 2.

Starting stats and growth rates

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Reclassing options

Arden Base classes:* Knight General Great Knight Reclass options: This unit can reclass to any male class available through reclassing.

See reclass for more details on the reclassing system.

Growth rates when reclassed

Growth rates for most bonus units are unknown at this time.

Promotion stat gains

Archer Barbarian Cavalier Dark Mage Wyvern Rider Fighter Knight Mage Mercenary Myrmidon Priest Tactician Thief

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+3	Template:Sword3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Berserker	+8	+5	+0	+2	+3	+0	+2	+1	+1	--
Warrior	+6	+4	+0	+5	-1	+0	+4	+3	+1	Template:Bow3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+7	+3	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+6	+1	--
Great Knight	+8	+5	+0	+1	-1	+0	+7	+1	+0	Template:Axe3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	Template:Sword3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+5	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	Template:Lance3DS E
Griffon Rider	+3	+2	+0	+4	+4	+0	+0	+3	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Warrior	+8	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	Template:Bow3DS E
Hero	+2	+0	+1	+6	+5	+0	+4	+3	+1	Template:Sword3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	Template:Axe3DS E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	Template:Sword3DS E, Template:Axe3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	Template:Staff3DS E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	Template:Sword3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+4	+3	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+3	+1	Template:Axe3DS E
Bow Knight	+6	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+1	+2	+3	Template:Bow3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+4	+3	+1	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	--
Assassin	+5	+4	-1	+4	+2	+0	+1	+0	+1	Template:Bow3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
War Monk	+8	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+0	+1	Template:Axe3DS E
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	-1	+1	Template:Tome3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Grandmaster	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+5	+5	+0	+7	+4	+0	+3	+1	+1	Template:Bow3DS E
Trickster	+3	+1	+4	+4	+3	+0	+1	+5	+1	Template:Staff3DS E

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Skill set

Like all male bonus units in Awakening, Arden has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard male units.

Personality and character

Arden is rather slow, both physically and mentally, but very strong and reliable. While these traits make him an ideal heavy-armored knight, they also earn him the mockery of his comrades, particularly Alec, and he often laments that he is ill-suited for fighting out on the field like his fellow knights and as such is overlooked by Sigurd. Despite the mockery, Arden nonetheless respects Alec and wishes he were more like him. Upon marrying and having a child, Arden feels that their welfare is his top priority. His Einherjar incarnation in the Outrealms states that he has a similar lack of presence problem to Kellam.

Love growths and events

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See love for more details on the love system.

• In Chapter 2, is Arden is not married, he can received a Pursuit Band if he waits on a tile on the sandy peninsula south of Heirhein Castle.
• In Chapter 5, if Arden is married, he can receive a +5 Skill boost if he waits on a tile located on a cliff overlooking Phinora Castle, directly south from a village.
• In Chapter 5, if they are lovers, Ayra or Ferry can talk to Arden. This conversation gives no reward.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Who are you? And why have you come to this land?	”	— Arden, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 1 in Awakening.

“	Ah, so you have that problem, too? And here I thought I was the only...Wait, why are we talking? Fight me!	”	— Arden against Kellam, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 1 in Awakening.

“	However noble you think your purpose, it won't stop you from losing.	”	— Arden, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 3 in Awakening.

“	Was it now? Pah! Do your worst!	”	— Arden against Kellam, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 3 in Awakening.

Death quote

“	Sir Sigurd... I've served you my whole life. I have no regrets.	”	— Arden, in Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	How did you dent my...armor?	”	— Arden, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 1 in Awakening.

“	Damn...I've been bested... Next time I'll come better prepared...	”	— Arden, as a NPC in Lost Bloodlines 2 in Awakening.

“	This blasted armor...slows me...rrgh...	”	— Arden, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 3 in Awakening.

Gallery

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  Artwork of Arden from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Artwork of Arden from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Arden's portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Arden's portrait in Awakening.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Arden	As of Fire Emblem Awakening. From Arden, a surname of English origin most commonly associated with the Arden family, a British family of extensive lineage.
English (unofficial)	Ardan	Used in the current version of the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation.
Spanish	Arden	As above.
French	Arden	As above.
German	Arden	As above.
Italian	Arden	As above.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.