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|recruit=[[Birth of a Holy Knight|Prologue]], automatically on turn 3<br>[[Beyond the Desert|Chapter 7]], automatically from the start

* In [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]], [[Quan]] can talk to Finn at any time, granting Finn +1 [[strength]], [[Skill (stat)|skill]] and [[defense]].

* In [[Crisis in Agustria|Chapter 2]], [[Quan]] can talk to Finn after [[Heirhein]] Castle has been seized, giving Finn a [[Brave Lance]].

* In [[Beyond the Desert|Chapter 7]] after [[Dahna]] has been conquered and if Finn was their father, he can initiate a conversation with [[Larcei]], [[Lana]] or [[Nanna]]. All conversations award a +5 stat increase to Finn's daughter.

* In [[The Wyvern Knights of Thracia|Chapter 8]], Finn can initiate a conversation with [[Leif]] at any time, giving Leif +3 [[strength]].

* In [[For Whose Sake|Chapter 9]], Finn can talk to [[Altena]], granting her +3 maximum [[HP]].

Enemies in the first two chapters almost exclusively use axes; while Finn faces [[weapon triangle]] disadvantage against these enemies, they tend to have low avoid, and Finn can reliably double them due to the high [[weight (weapon)|weight]] of axes—at base with an Iron Lance, Finn can double every axe-wielding enemy in the first two chapters except [[Gerrard]] (for whom he needs one point of speed to double) and [[Munnir]] (for whom he needs two). Finn can struggle to double enemies wielding lighter weapons such as [[bow]]s or [[sword]]s, but can more reliably do so with the [[Speed Ring]] that can be obtained in the Prologue, and generation 1 has few enemies with more than 5 attack speed. When he is able to double, Finn will be one of the strongest combat units when he is available. Additionally, Finn can receive a [[Brave Lance]] from [[Quan]] in an event in [[Crisis in Agustria|Chapter 2]], allowing him to attack enemies up to four times, though other units can also use the Brave Lance well, such as [[Erinys]] or [[Sigurd]].

Finn leaves Sigurd's army after [[Eldigan, the Lionheart|Chapter 3]] along with Quan and Ethlyn; however, Finn is also playable in the second generation—even if he was defeated in the first—and is only unit to be playable in both generations. In the second generation, Finn retains the stats and experience he had when he left the first. If promoted, he will be one of the strongest units in the army at the time he rejoins, though the higher average enemy attack speed means that he will suffer in the long term. Finn gains an Iron Lance in his inventory, and will retain the rest of his items unless he was married, in which case he loses them (even if they are not inherited). Finn provides a means of transferring items from the first generation to the second, similar to [[inheritance]], but doing so requires the items be unavailable for Chapters [[Dance in the Skies|4]], [[Doorway to Destiny|5]], and [[Heir of Light|6]].

As a father, Finn's primary contributions are Follow-Up, and Miracle. Miracle can be useful on units who otherwise would have a hard time surviving in combat, such as [[Lene]] or [[Patty]]. If he is their father, Finn can talk with [[Larcei]], [[Lana]], or [[Nanna]] in Chapter 7, granting them stat boosts; however, each child has other potential fathers that provide greater advantages to them or to their brothers. Additionally, none of the second generation sons are capable of inheriting lances from Finn. Furthermore, Finn will lose his entire inventory if he is married, removing his ability to transfer items from the first generation to the second and greatly reducing his ability to defend Leif and Nanna. Finally, as Finn leaves after Chapter 3, his ability to fall in love is restricted compared to other units'.

|recruit=[[The Warrior of Fiana|Chapter 1]], automatically from the start

Finn is a [[Lance Knight]] who joins the player army at [[The Warrior of Fiana|chapter 1]], though he will not be available during the [[The Dungeon|Munster]] chapters. He has great bases all-around and decent growth rates. He comes with the [[Brave Lance]], a powerful lance that's exclusive to Finn, which allows him to always attack twice and gives him +10 [[luck]] when equipped. This, combined with his mount, makes him one of the best units at capturing on outdoor maps. While the Brave lance makes Finn into an offensive powerhouse at the start of the game, it's recommended to trade him a weaker weapon as, despite having 60 uses, there are better uses for it later in the game and Finn can usually do just as well with a regular [[Iron Lance]] early on.

Finn also comes with the skill [[Miracle]], a skill that saves it's user from a lethal attack if it activates; however, Miracle activates based off of luck and as such is too unreliable to use consistently, despite Finn's high luck and will only be useful in rare occasions. Finn is also one of the few character to posses an [[authority]] star, which improves the [[hit rate]] and [[avoid]] of all units by 3%.

As Finn is forced to dismount in indoor maps, as well as forced to only use a sword (which he has a significantly lower rank in compared to lances), his offenses will be vastly weaker compared to operating outdoors. As such Finn makes for a decent filler unit in indoor maps as leadership stars are quite rare in FE5 and Finn doesn't need to do anything for it's effects to work on his teammates, therefore he doesn't risk getting [[fatigue]]d during those maps as long as he doesn't get frequently attacked.

Overall, Finn is an excellent unit that provides great combat, reliable capturing and utility with his [[Authority]]. Sadly he's not available during the Munster chapters, arguably the hardest chapters, but otherwise he's useful on every outdoor map and [[Crusader Scrolls|scrolls]] can be used to boost his somewhat mediocre growths ensuring that he'll never fall off.

*In {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}, due to having a high amount of [[love]] growth with [[Brigid]] and [[Tailtiu]], Finn can have either of them as his lover just after 22-32 turns in [[Eldigan, the Lionheart|Chapter 3]], depending on how long they stand next to each other.