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Salem
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“ | ......The Loptyr Church never forgives betrayal. That is one of their highest tenets... | ” | — Salem |
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Salem (Japanese: セイラム Salem) is a former dark priest of the Loptr Church, an hononary member of the Dandelion Bandits, and a member of Leif's liberation army.
Biography
Salem was a member of the Loptr Church. He departed the cult upon beginning to question its practices and was nearly killed for it by other Loptrians in the attempt, but was saved by Perne of the Dandelion thieves and joined his band. Salem was on guard duty for the Dandelion hideout on the night Leif's army passed through Dacia Forest, despite his recent injuries from the Loptrians. His plan was to use his Sleep staff to put to sleep anyone who came too close to the hideout, but he was still fought and captured by Leif's army. When Leif's army broke into the hideout to fight the thieves therein, Salem informed him of the true nature of the group and that he would try to sway Perne and the others to Leif's side.
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Role
Salem is a playable character. In Chapter 12, Salem appears as an enemy unit; he stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point. If he is captured and not released by the end of the chapter, and the chapter is completed under 20 turns, Salem will join the party at the start of Chapter 12x. In the same chapter, Salem can talk to an enemy Perne, recruiting him.
Starting stats and growth rates
Playable
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Enemy – Chapter 12
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Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Con | Mov | Weapon level |
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Dark Mage | +0 | +0 | +3 | +2 | +0 | +0 | +4 | +1 | +0 | +50 WEXP |
Supports
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Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Salem is a Loptrian mage who joins your army roughly halfway through the game. His greatest asset is his C rank in staves. At the time he joins, he will likely be the only unit besides Safy who can wield staves. He can wield high level staves such as Physic and Restore right away, helping out the team while also allowing him to gain experience without risking his life. Getting to promotion should be Salem's top priority, as his promotion grants him an additional staff rank, giving him access to Rescue, Fortify, and Silence, and bringing him closer to the prestigious A rank for the all-powerful Warp and Rewarp staves. Staff users receive quite a lot of fatigue when using powerful staves, so having another high level staff user relieves some of the burden off of units like Safy, and allows for many more powerful staves to be used in more chapters.
Offensively, he has a D in all types of anima magic and a C in Dark Magic. This makes him the only playable unit with access to Dark Magic. Unfortunately, he is far behind your other units statistically at the time you recruit him, with lackluster magic and speed and poor bulk. His unique access to dark magic is largely irrelevant, as the Jormungand tome, while strong, is extremely heavy, making it generally inferior to the regular anima tomes which do not slow him down nearly as much. Fenrir is a very potent siege tome, though it can only be used by grinding up Salem's dark rank to A, which can only be done with Jormungand. Even when using anima tomes, Salem is overshadowed by Asbel, who has better offensive growths, a higher FCM, a movement star, and will likely be promoted with capped speed by then if trained. Generally, he will be more useful using staves, though he is able to attack if need be, and is more capable of doing so than most other staff users.
Fire Emblem Awakening
Role
Salem is playable as a SpotPass bonus unit, released in the Thracia 776 character set. He is also present as an enemy in the DLC episodes Lost Bloodlines 1 and Lost Bloodlines 3.
Starting stats and growth rates
Playable, SpotPass Enemy, DLC LB1/LB3
Reclassing options
Growth rates when reclassed
Tactician/Grandmaster Cavalier Paladin Knight Great Knight General Barbarian/Berserker Fighter/Warrior Mercenary/Hero Bow Knight Archer Sniper
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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Tactician/ |
80% | 55% | 45% | 65% | 50% | 45% | 45% | 30% |
Myrmidon Swordmaster Assassin Thief Trickster Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord Griffon Rider Priest War Monk Mage/Sage Dark Knight Sorcerer Dread Fighter
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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Myrmidon | 80% | 60% | 30% | 75% | 60% | 45% | 40% | 25% |
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 |
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Sniper | +4 | +2 | +1 | +4 | +3 | +0 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -- |
Bow Knight | +8 | +3 | +0 | +2 | +4 | +0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | E, E |
Skill set
Like all male bonus units in Awakening, Salem has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard male units.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
Salem is one of the characters added to the game in the Evil Ways update, and was made available to players in the sixty-fifth Grand Hero Battle, which initially ran from March 19, 2022 through March 26, 2022. Only one variation of Salem is currently available in Heroes, based on his Thracia 776 incarnation.
Starting stats
★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★
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Initial Stats Level 40 Stats
Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets. |
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Skill set
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Skill | Unlock | Auto-unlock | SP cost | |
Flux | ★★★ | ★★★ | 50 | |
Ruin | ★★★ | ★★★ | 100 | |
Rauðrvulture | ★★★ | ★★★★ | 200 | |
Rauðrvulture+ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 300 | |
Chilling Wind | ★★★ | ★★★★ | 100 | |
Glacies | ★★★★ | — | 200 | |
A | Atk/Res Push 1 | ★★★ | — | 60 |
A | Atk/Res Push 2 | ★★★ | — | 120 |
A | Atk/Res Push 3 | ★★★★ | — | 240 |
B | Sabotage Atk 1 | ★★★ | — | 60 |
B | Sabotage Atk 2 | ★★★★ | — | 120 |
B | Sabotage Atk 3 | ★★★★★ | — | 240 |
Personality
Salem is not particularly talkative, choosing to cut straight to the point and not waste words. Despite his Loptrian upbringing he is a decent person, which presumably motivated his questioning of and subsequent departure from the order.[1] He chose to join the Dandelions as he respected Perne's ethics as a noble thief in opposition to Grannvale,[2] and similarly advocated the Dandelions as a whole joining with Leif as a result of these common ideals.[3] He was also concerned about Tina's predicament and promised to help her locate her sister, Safy, after his wounds had healed, though with the arrival of Leif's army in which Safy participated this proved unnecessary.[4]
Endings
Salem, Dark Sage
After the war's end. Salem moved to a rural area and became a recluse. He recorded the story of his life in writing. His memoirs told the tale of a man who had once been a member of the infamous Loptr Church. To historians, they were an invaluable resource, offering a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Loptrian society.
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | Begone from our forest, invaders! | ” | — Salem, as an enemy in Chapter 12 of Thracia 776. |
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“ | I was once a Loptyrian priest... | ” | — Salem's SpotPass parley quote in Awakening. |
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“ | Begone from here! | ” | — Salem's SpotPass battle quote in Awakening. |
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“ | Do we seek the same thing? | ” | — Salem's SpotPass recruitment quote in Awakening. |
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“ | If blood must be spilt... | ” | — Salem, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 1 in Awakening. |
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“ | Impossible... You're just a child. | ” | — Salem, when fighting Nowi, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 1 in Awakening. |
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“ | You're mad if you think we'll go down without a fight. | ” | — Salem, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 3 in Awakening. |
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“ | Fie! Have we been reduced to beating on children? | ” | — Salem, when fighting Nowi, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 3 in Awakening. |
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Death quotes
“ | Th-This is the hour of my defeat...Still...I've no regrets... | ” | — Salem, in Thracia 776. |
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“ | Perne...I don't have any regrets... | ” | — Salem, as an enemy in Chapter 12 of Thracia 776. |
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“ | Is that so...? You're just letting me go? Hmm... What to make of you people. | ” | — Salem, if captured and released as an enemy in Chapter 12 of Thracia 776. |
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“ | Who has the right of this battle? I no longer know... | ” | — Salem, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 1 in Awakening. |
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“ | Agh... Challenged the wrong foe... | ” | — Salem, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 3 in Awakening. |
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Escape quotes
“ | I cannot allow myself to fall here. | ” | — Salem, in Thracia 776. |
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Heroes quotes
- Main article:
Salem/Quotes (Heroes)
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Trading Card Game
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Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
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Heroes | Although he was a priest of the Loptr Church,
his doubts drove him to risk his life to leave it. Appears in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. |
ロプト教団の司祭であったが、
教団に疑問を抱き、命を賭して裏切り者となった。 (登場:『ファイアーエムブレム トラキア776』) |
Trivia
- Salem was the first ever playable user of dark magic in the Fire Emblem series.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Salem |
From Salem, a city in the State of Massachusetts in the United States of America, famous as the location of the Salem witch trials of 1692–1693. |
English (unofficial) |
Seram |
This name is used in old Thracia 776 fan translation patches.[clarification needed] |
Japanese |
セイラム |
Officially romanized as Salem. |
Spanish |
Salem |
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French |
Salem |
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German |
Salem |
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Italian |
Salem |
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Portuguese |
Salem |
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Traditional Chinese |
塞拉姆 |
Salem |
Gallery
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Artwork of Salem from Thracia 776.
Artwork of Salem from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Heroes artwork
Artwork of Salem: Dark Sage from Heroes.
Artwork of Salem: Dark Sage from Heroes.
Artwork of Salem: Dark Sage from Heroes.
Artwork of Salem: Dark Sage from Heroes.
References
- ↑ "Perne: Those Loptous people aren't exactly nice, are they? You would've been a goner if we hadn't passed by.
Salem: ...... The Lopto order does not tolerate traitors. That's the rule...
Perne: Traitor? You just wanted to leave the order, right? I don't think they had to kill you... But why did you decide to leave in the first place? Loptrian priests are even more important than the Emperor himself nowadays.
Salem: I began to question the order... That is all." — Perne and Salem, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 - ↑ "Perne: I see... Well, that's not what matters. I like you, and I want you to join us, if that's okay with you.
Salem: You're a thief, but you don't kill or steal from the poor. I will fight with you as long as you stay that way." — Perne and Salem, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 - ↑ "Perne: Salem!? What are you doing on the enemy side? ...Are you going to betray us?
Salem: No. These people aren't enemies. They are Prince Leif's Liberation Army.
Perne: Liberation Army? What's that?
Salem: They have the same ideals as we do. I will explain it later. For now, just withdraw your blade!
Perne: So you want us to stop fighting? ...I suppose you've thought it through well enough to make a decision like this. All right, I'll trust you. Let's go." — Perne and Salem, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 - ↑ "...Are you worried about your sister? You said her name was Safy... Don't worry, you will see her again. I will help you look for her once my wounds are healed." — Salem, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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