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Douglas
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“ | My Prince, if my death can serve Etruria, then I can give it freely. | ” | — Douglas to Elffin in Chapter 16:Storming the Capital |
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Douglas (Japanese: ダグラス Douglas) is a playable general in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is the Great General of Etruria, and is highly loyal to his country. Douglas is also the adoptive father of Larum.
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Role
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Starting stats and growth rates
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Analysis
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Douglas is a General available starting in Chapter 16x if he was not killed in Chapter 16. His recruitment condition is annoying, because he actively seeks out and attacks the player units in that chapter - therefore, the easiest way to recruit him is to use a Sleep staff on him. He has very lopsided base stats - his defense, strength and HP are very good, and his luck and skill mediocre, but his resistance and speed are terrible. He also has excellent base weapon ranks - an A-rank in axes and an A-rank in lances, letting him use most axes and lances in the game with no investment. Much like other promoted units in The Binding Blade, his growth rates are low across the board, so his stats will not improve very much even if he is deployed in every chapter after he joins.
In Douglas's joining chapter, this combination of stats is to his detriment. The chapter is filled with magic users who target Douglas's low resistance when attacking him, and since his speed is also terrible, he gets doubled. Status staff users can easily disable him or Berserk him, since he is the last unit on the deployment order, no matter what the player does. As such, the player is essentially forced to use Barrier staves on him, or just leave him behind, away from enemies.
Outside of his joining chapter, Douglas does not impress. While he can tank physical attacks well thanks to his high defense and HP, most enemies will double him. He does hit hard, but since his skill is only average and the accuracy of his weapon types is low, he will often miss. He also has a terrible 5 movement, which dooms him to fall behind the rest of the army. The Binding Blade is a game full of large maps - maps on which Douglas will never be able to keep up. While he could be rescue-dropped to mitigate this issue, Douglas has a massive 17 constitution, which prevents every single mounted unit in the game, except for an unpromoted Sin, from rescuing him.
Lategame chapters are also full of magic-using enemies, and just like in his joining chapter, Douglas does terribly against them. In fact, on Hard Mode, he is likely to get one-rounded by them, because his speed and resistance are both terrible - a deadly combination (for him) in the lategame. He can use a Pure Water or receive a Barrier boost to fix the issue, but then he must still reach the enemies to fight them (which he struggles with), and he will not double them. And he will still have hit issues due to the low accuracy of his weapons and his mediocre skills.
However, despite his flaws, there is one area in which Douglas performs well, specifically, the Sacae route. His 20 base defense is so high that Nomads flat out can't hurt him. Nomad Troopers fare little better, barely managing to deal single digit damage to him even on Hard. While he is unlikely to kill them on retaliation due to the low accuracy of Javelins and Hand Axes, he is quite valuable for his ability to block chokepoints or be sent in as a "Nomad Magnet" to distract a large group of enemies with a Vulnerary or two. He can also safely bait out the few Swordmasters when they show up (the only he can't tank is the Silver Sword Swordmaster in Ch20B and only if the Swordmaster rolls max-STR and double-crits), who otherwise pose significant threats to other units by potentially double-critting.
Douglas can build supports to mitigate his hit issues. Elffin is arguably his best support partner, because they share a similar movement type, and Elffin's dancing ability can help Douglas reach enemies. Their support together is also relatively fast. Douglas's support with Perceval is also relatively fast, but Perceval is a far more mobile unit than Douglas, so building up a support between them and keeping them in support range limits Perceval's potential. Both supports give Douglas hit, totaling at +7.5 hit at A-rank, but he has no supports that give him full hit - something he would need the most.
Overall, while Douglas has strong points in defense, strength and HP, and does not require investment, he has too many weaknesses to be considered a good unit. His movement is low, he is difficult to rescue, his speed and resistance are terrible, and his skill is only mediocre. He faces frequent accuracy issues and cannot fight magic users without a Pure Water or Barrier boost. While he can still perform decently against physical enemies, he is usually not the optimal deployment choice by any means.
Personality
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Supports
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Endings
Douglas, Great General
Short: Retired and lived peacefully.
Long: Try as he might to retire from the military, Douglas received unending requests from Etruria to come back. Unable to refuse, he returned to the palace to lead the Etrurian Army once more.
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | Indeed it may appear that way. But I fight true. I fight with my heart and I have confidence in our cause. | ” | — Against Roartz. |
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“ | This won't be easy. | ” | — Douglas in the final chapter |
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Death quote
“ | Ngh! I... I miscalculated... | ” | — Douglas |
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Other appearances
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Douglas's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This illustration, along with all other The Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.
Fire Emblem Cipher
Douglas is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Douglas | |||||
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The Great General, Douglas | |||||
"No matter what happens, I will stay by the king's side." | |||||
Attack: 60 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 4 | ||
Class: General | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 3 | |||
"Lion-Hearted General": [Always] If the card supporting this unit has a Deployment Cost of 3 or more, this unit gains +10 attack. "Armor Expertise": [Always] While this unit is being attacked, it gains +20 attack unless the attacker is a unit. | |||||
Card #B09-069HN • Artist: Ippei Soeda | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Douglas . |
Flavor text
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Douglas |
As of Fire Emblem Heroes. |
Japanese |
ダグラス |
Officially romanized as Douglas. |
Spanish |
Douglas |
Mentioned in Heroes. |
French |
Douglas |
Mentioned in Heroes. |
German |
Douglas |
Mentioned in Heroes. |
Italian |
Douglas |
Mentioned in Heroes. |
Portuguese |
Douglas |
Mentioned in Heroes. |
Traditional Chinese |
道格拉斯 |
Douglas; mentioned in Heroes. |
Gallery
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Artwork of Douglas from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
Artwork of Douglas from Fire Emblem Cipher.
Artwork of Douglas carrying Elffin, with Larum in the background, from The Binding Blade.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fire Emblem 6: Douglas Artbook Translation | kantopia, www.kantopia.wordpress.com, Retrieved: 7 January 2019
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |