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|name= Volug

|image= [[File:FERD Volug.png|200px]]

|gender= Male

|race = [[Laguz]] ([[Wolf (laguz)|Wolf]])

|startingclass = [[Wolf (laguz)|Wolf]]

|appearances =

*{{title|Radiant Dawn}}}}

 

Volug is a playable unit who is associated with Micaiah's party. After he joins in [[The Lost Heir|Part I, Chapter 5]], he remains with Micaiah's party through the rest of Parts 1 and 3. He can be freely allocated to any of the three armies in Part 4, although if he is assigned to the Greil Army, he unlocks a [[base conversation]] which gives a spare [[Elixir]] and discusses the nature of the [[ancient language]].

Volug comes with the skill [[Wildheart]], and during Part 1 it functions differently for him: he is permanently [[Laguz transformation|half-shifted]] and is not allowed to revert. Once he returns in Part 3, the skill returns to its ordinary function and he is allowed to revert. His copy of Wildheart cannot be removed from him during Part 1, and this restriction is also lifted in Part 3.

Volug also appears as an enemy unit twice in Part 3, first in [[Rivals Collide|Chapter 7]] and then in the [[From Pain, Awakening|Endgame]], with the same stats and inventory which he had at the end of the preceding chapters.

|skills={{Item|10|Howl}}<br>{{Item|10|Shove|lock=y}}<br>{{Item|10|Wildheart|lock=y}}{{h|*|Locked until Part 2}}

|recruit=[[The Lost Heir|Part 1, Chapter 5]], view [[base conversation]] "Nailah", or automatically from preparations

Volug is a wolf laguz with forced Halfshift during part 1. As halfshift allows him to stay transformed but with only half the transformation benefits, he does not have to rely on items to stay transformed. He has the highest mobility in the team after Jill, only lacking flight and canto. Unlike Jill, he has full mobility in indoor maps, helpful for 1-7 and 1-E. He can also shove and rescue many units, including even the Black Knight. Volug has decent offensive base stats for part 1, doubling most enemy units and one-rounding less tanky ones. His defense is average but he has a very high base health and above average avoid, so his durability is one of the best on the team. However, his resistance is low and he is weak to fire magic. While Volug is a valuable unit through part 1, his experience gain is extremely low compared to beorc units.

In part 3, Volug's Halfshift is optional, though enemies are a lot more powerful so he performs better with normal laguz shifting. Volug is still one of the team's more durable and mobile units (especially with earth supports), though his base stats begin to fall behind. He has extremely high growths in health and luck, and good growths in skill and speed for a laguz, but his strength and defense growths are extremely low. In addition to his lower experience gain and being a laguz, Volug is a difficult unit to raise through part 3, and will be outclassed by other raised units on the team such as Jill and Nolan. His performance improves if his strike rank is increased, as it dramatically improves his attack power, especially if combined with beastfoe, so it is recommended to grind his strike rank in part 1 to prepare for part 3.

Volug will struggle to contribute in part 4, as mobile units are much more common and Volug will not have gained many levels. His bad strength growth, relatively low level, and low strike rank will limit him from contributing to combat, limiting him to being a rescue or shove unit unless babied significantly. He performs best on Ike's and Micaiah's team, due to high movement through ledges, forests, and desert.

Volug has the Wildheart skill which allows him to stay transformed with only half of the transformation boosts. This is only removable in part 3 but again, it is best to keep it equipped due to relative lack of laguz supporting items. He also has Howl but this skill is situational and unreliable. Volug is relatively low level and will remain low leveled for part 4, so he needs significant investment to be able to use a Satori Sign to learn Savage and boost his offense. His extremely high health base makes him a decent user of Wrath or Resolve, boosting his offense and avoid respectively.

Volug has an earth affinity which gives a massive avoid boost. When paired with other earth affinity units in part 1 like Nolan, Zihark, or Fiona, this can potentially give both units a +45 avoid boost, dramatically boosting their durability which is invaluable. A unit with a thunder affinity like Jill or Tauroneo work well too. Due to Volug's nature as a strong unit in part 1 and 3 but weak in part 4, it may be difficult to find a partner that fits a similar role as him with the same availability.

{{Quote|'''Laverton:''' Wh-what kind of monster are you?! A su-sub-human? B-but, there are no wolf sub-humans!<br>'''Volug:''' ...<br>'''Laverton:''' Don’t just stand there! Say something, you vile beast!|Volug, when fighting [[Laverton]] in [[Raise the Standard (stage 2)|Part I, Chapter 6]] of ''Radiant Dawn''.}}

{{Quote|'''Volug:''' Grrrrr!<br>'''Oliver:''' Ack! A sub-human! What a horrible monster, smacking his lips before dining on my delicate body! Someone, please help me! A man like me doesn’t deserve this!|Volug, when fighting [[Oliver]] in [[Revelations|Part IV, Chapter 5]] of ''Radiant Dawn''.}}

{{Quote|{{ancient|My duty... I cannot fall until I have seen it through.}}|Volug, in Parts 1 and 3 of {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.}}

{{Quote|{{ancient|I have not...done my part. My queen, forgive me.}}|Volug, in Part 4 of ''Radiant Dawn''.}}

===''Fire Emblem Cipher''===

{{Flavor Text

|game1={{title|Radiant Dawn}}

|english1=A wolf laguz in the service of<br>Nailah, Queen of {{h|Hatari|Hatary (PAL version)}}. Reticent<br>in the extreme, he is rarely<br>heard to speak. He is capable<br>of shifting into wolf form<br>whenever he chooses.

|japanese1=ニケにつき従うハタリの獣牙戦士。<br>寡黙、無口を通り越して無言が多い。<br>狼に化身する。

== Trivia ==

== Gallery ==

Portrait volug fe10.png|Volug's portrait in {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.

Medium portrait volug fe10.png|Volug's portrait in {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.