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Arlen

FEMN Arlen 01.png
Artwork of Arlen as a Mage from Mystery of the Emblem.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Starting class

Mage

Appearance(s)

Arlen (Japanese: エルレーン Ellerean) is a mage under the tutelage of Wendell that first appears in Book 2 Mystery of the Emblem and appears again in its DS remake.

Arlen was Wendell's first disciple; Wendell eventually had another disciple: Merric. Arlen and Merric soon became somewhat friendly rivals, but it all changed after Wendell chose to give the Excalibur tome to Merric due to Arlen's lack of compassion. Arlen despised Merric for this, and it got to a point where the two would fight to the death during the raid of Marth's army on the School of Khadein, in the midst of the War of Heroes. Wendell shows Arlen the error of his ways and joins Marth for the remainder of the war.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 2

Role

Along with Merric, Arlen was entrusted with the safekeeping of Khadein by Wendell after the latter had to leave to fulfill a request given to him by Gotoh—to find the Starsphere Shards. After Wendell's departure, Arlen chose to ally himself and his followers with the Kingdom of Archanea. When Marth's army was breaking into the School of Khadein, Arlen's disdain for Merric exploded. Arlen wanted Merric dead, and Merric wasn't going to go down without a fight. Wendell eventually reaches Arlen and talks to him, revealing that the reason Merric inherited Excalibur was Arlen's lack of compassion. Arlen is then told by Wendell that his actions were the same as Gharnef's. Arlen soon realizes this for himself and apologizes, with forgiveness granted from Wendell. He remains a part of Marth's army for the remainder of the War of Heroes, alongside his rival.

Starting stats and growth rates

Portrait arlen fe03.png
Ma snes01 mage playable.gif Mage
Level 10
Movement 6
Experience 62*
Recruitment: Chapter 10, talk to with Wendell.

Stats Growth Rates

Weapons Items
Thoron
Aries ShardThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.*
--
Weapons
Sword Lance Axe
Bow Tome Staff

Promotion stat gains

Class HP Str Skill Spd Lck Def Res Mov Weapon level
Bishop +x to 22 +2 +1 +1 +0 +0 +3 +0 +x to 2
In Mystery of the Emblem, promotion gains for HP and weapon level consist of giving the character as many points as necessary—the "x" value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class's base value. If the character's value for one of those two stats is higher than their promoted class's base value, they will not receive any bonus in that stat.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

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Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

Along with Merric, Arlen was entrusted with the safekeeping of Khadein by Wendell after the latter had to leave to fulfill a request given to him by Gotoh—to find the Starsphere Shards. After Wendell's departure, Arlen chose to ally himself and his followers with the Kingdom of Archanea. When Marth's army was breaking into the School of Khadein, Arlen's disdain for Merric exploded. Arlen wanted Merric dead, and Merric wasn't going to go down without a fight. Wendell eventually reaches Arlen and talks to him, revealing that the reason Merric inherited Excalibur was Arlen's lack of compassion. Arlen is then told by Wendell that his actions were the same as Gharnef's. Arlen soon realizes this for himself and apologizes, with forgiveness granted from Wendell. He remains a part of Marth's army for the remainder of the War of Heroes, alongside his rival.

Starting stats and growth rates

Portrait arlen fe12.png
Ma ds02 mage playable.gif Mage
Level 10
Movement 6
Recruitment: Main Story: Chapter 10, talk to with Wendell.
Extra chapters: Downloadable episode 1, automatically from the start.

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory
ThoronThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.*
Aries ShardThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.*
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes --
Bows -- Tomes C Staves --

Growth rates when reclassed

Original set

Cavalier/Paladin Dracoknight Archer/Sniper Myrmidon/Swordmaster Sage/Bishop Curate

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res
Cavalier/Paladin 100% 15% 0% 55% 45% 30% 55% 0%

Second set

These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.

Knight/General Mercenary/Hero Fighter/Warrior Hunter/Horseman Pirate/Berserker Dark Mage/Sorcerer

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res
Knight/General 120% 15% 0% 50% 30% 30% 70% 0%

Promotion stat gains

Original set

Mage Cavalier Archer Curate Myrmidon

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res Mov Weapon level
Sage +6 +3 +2 +1 +1 +0 +1 +2 +0 Tomes +30, Staves E

Second set

These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.

Dark Mage Fighter Hunter Knight Mercenary Pirate

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res Mov Weapon level
Sorcerer +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +0 +0 +3 +0 Tomes +30, Staves E

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Arlen's base stats are serviceable; they are not great, and he can get killed in one round, but having access to 1-2 range and magical attacks is always useful. When he joins the team, his base level is high enough to promote instantly, so he has instant access to good classes like Bishop and Sage if so desired. He cannot use the Excalibur right away, but if you give him an Arms Scroll, he can. You can also promote him to Sage, which adds 30 tome experience, and then rank him up to B in no time.

In comparison to Merric, Arlen is a little less available (because Merric joins you for some time in the Prologue, but Arlen does not), and he cannot use Excalibur at base. However, he joins ready to promote and his stats are good enough for him to be useful. Also, he has slight advantages over Merric in nearly every statistic at bsae, and he can reach Excalibur quite quickly if you promote him to Sage or use an Arms Scroll on him. As such, while Merric may be slightly better at base thanks to Excalibur utility, Arlen can reach the same level of competence with slight favoritism. Both Arlen and Merric are definitely useful units overall.

Personality and character


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Supports

Mystery of the Emblem

Portrait arlen fe03.png
Arlen
Mage
Supports:
None.

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Bishop
Bonus:
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Bishop
Bonus:
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[[{{{supportg3}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
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Supported by:
None.

[[{{{supporto1}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
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[[{{{supporto2}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
{{{bonuso2}}}
See Support § Super Famicom games for more details on supports.

New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow

Portrait arlen fe12.png
Arlen
Mage
Mutual supports:
Small portrait wendell fe12.png
Wendell
Sage
C: 4
B: 9
A: 15
Small portrait etzel fe12.png
Etzel
Sorcerer
C: 5
B: 10
A: -

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Bishop
C: {{{cm3}}}
B: {{{bm3}}}
A: {{{am3}}}

[[{{{supportm4}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{cm4}}}
B: {{{bm4}}}
A: {{{am4}}}

[[{{{supportm5}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{cm5}}}
B: {{{bm5}}}
A: {{{am5}}}
Supported by:*
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Kris
Myrmidon
C: 4
B: 9
A: -

[[{{{supporto2}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co2}}}
B: {{{bo2}}}
A: {{{ao2}}}

[[{{{supporto3}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co3}}}
B: {{{bo3}}}
A: {{{ao3}}}

[[{{{supporto4}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co4}}}
B: {{{bo4}}}
A: {{{ao4}}}

[[{{{supporto5}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co5}}}
B: {{{bo5}}}
A: {{{ao5}}}
See Support § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

Base conversations

Main article: Arlen/Conversations

Endings

Mystery of the Emblem

Book 2

Arlen, Khadein Mage
He became a High Bishop of Khadein, and worked to restore the magic city.

New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow

Arlen, Thunder Sage
As a pontifex of Khadein, Arlen strived to restore the City of Magic. His strict personality earned him the respect of his students.

Death quote

Master Wendell...
— Arlen, in of Mystery of the Emblem.
Master Wendell...
— Arlen's death quote in Classic Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem.
I-it can't be... How could I... Bah... I'm retreating...
— Arlen's retreat quote in Casual Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Battle quotes


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Everyone's Conditions quotes

I feel rather well today. Bah, not that it matters. I'll triumph no matter my condition.
— When receiving a temporary stat boost in New Mystery of the Emblem.
...Nobody seems to be around. My pride wouldn't allow someone to see me training...
— When receiving experience in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Hm? What is this...? I have no interest in junk, but... Well, it's better than throwing it away.
— When finding an item in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Bah, rest is for fools. Life is short, but the knowledge one can acquire is boundless...
— When failing to receive a bonus in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Kris... Bah! Nonsense! Why do I bother remembering someone else's name...
— When receiving support with Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Arlen is currently featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

The below card's epithet is still in raw, untranslated Japanese; it needs translation.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Arlen
TCGCipher B15-031N.png 優秀なる高弟, Arlen
Archanea

Male

Tome
"I will not submit to Merric and his mediocre like. Do you call yourself his friend? Then you, too, are my enemy - all of you."
Attack: 40 Support: 20 Range: 1-2 Deploy Cost: 2
Class: Mage Tier: Base Class Change Cost: --
Envious Lightning Magic: [Always] If this unit is attacking a Tome, this unit gains +20 attack.
Card #B15-031N • Artist: Nekohayashi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest.
For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Elrean .

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Arlen

Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes and in Legacy of Archanea. A respelling of the German surname Erlen.[1]

English
(unofficial)

• Ellerean
• Elrean

• Used in the Mystery of the Emblem fan translation.
• Used in the New Mystery of the Emblem fan translation. Likely changed because "ELREAN" is Arlen's internal name in New Mystery of the Emblem.

French

Arlen

Used in Legacy of Archanea.

Gallery

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Portrait arlen fe03.png Mage Bishop
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Tome
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Tome/Staff

References

Project Characters.png This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Playable characters Book 1 AbelArranAstramBantuBarstBoahBordCaedaCaesarCainCastorCatriaCordDolphDraugEliceEstGordinHardinJagenJeorgeJulianLenaLindeLorenzMacellanMariaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNavarreOgmaPallaRaddRickardRosheaSamsonSedgarTikiTomasVylandWendellWolfXane
Book 2 AbelArlenArranAstramBantuCaedaCainCastorCatriaCecilDraugEliceEstPhinaGordinJeorgeJubeloJulianLenaLindeLukeMariaMarishaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNavarreNynaOgmaPallaRickardRoderickRosheaRyanSamsonSamuelSheenaSiriusTikiVylandWarrenWendellXaneYuliya
Non-playable characters Book 1 GotohMalledusNynaTalys King
Book 2 Aurelis KingBoahCamusGotohJagenLangLorenzMichalis
Bosses Book 1 CamusEmereusGazzakGharnefGomerHarmeinHollstadtHymanJiolKannivalKhozenMedeusMerachMichalisMorzasTikiVolzhinXemcelZharov
Book 2 DallEibelEllereanFire DragonGailGharnefHardinHereticIce DragonJeorgeLangLorenzLumelLykkeMage DragonMedeusNehringSheenaTorusWillowWyvernYodel
Background characters AdrahAnriArtemisCaldasCorneliusIoteLizaLudwikMarlonMarcelusNagaOrdwin
Regalia and personal weapons AumAuraExcaliburFalchionFire EmblemGradivusImhulluMercuriusParthiaRapierStarlight
Chapters Book 1 1: Marth Embarks • 2: The Pirates of Galder • 3: A Brush in the Teeth • 4: Champions of Aurelis • 5: Fire Emblem • 6: Lefcandith Gauntlet • 7: Port Warren • 8: Princess Minerva • 9: Knorda Market • 10: The Ageless Palace • 11: Land of Sorrow • 12: An Oasis of Magic • 13: The Battle for Altea • 14: Star and Savior • 15: Manakete Princess • 16: Camus the Sable • 17: A Knight-Filled Sky • 18: Dark Pontifex • 19: The Dragonkin Realm • 20: Chosen by Fate
Book 2 1: The Grustian Expedition • 2: Rebellion at Macedon • 3: Abducted Princess • 4: Joy and Sorrow • 5: Liberation of Grust • 6: The Nest of Evil • 7: The Scarlet Sword • 8: Soulful Bridge • 9: Sanctuary of Sorcery • 10: Two Sorcerers • 11: Anri's Way • 12: Graveyard of Fire Dragons • 13: Frozen Land • 14: A Mystery Revealed • 15: Return of the Prince • 16: Regaining the Capital • 17: Gra's Sun Sets • 18: Battle of the Pass • 19: The Last Decisive Battle • 20: Dark Emperor • E1: The Wyvern's Dale • E2: The Dragon Altar (part 1part 2part 3)
Locations ArchaneaAlteaAnri's WayAurelisDolhr (Dragon Altar) • Empire of ArchaneaGraGrustKhadeinMacedonTalys
Groups, objects and concepts Archanean LeagueCoyote's MenDragons (Divine DragonEarth DragonManakete) • DragoonsHereticsSable OrderWar of HeroesWar of LiberationWar of ShadowsWhitewinged Order
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden treasureItemsScriptsSupportsWeapons
Related topics Anime adaptationName chart • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of LightGaidenGenealogy of the Holy WarArchanea SagaNew Mystery of the EmblemAwakening) • Pre-release information (Unused content) • Sound MuseumTimeline
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Playable characters AbelArlenArranAstramAthenaBantuBarstBeckBelfBordCaedaCaesarCainCastorCatriaCecilCordDarrosDiceDolphDraugEliceEstEtzelFreyFrostGordinHoraceJakeJeorgeJubeloJulianKatarinaKrisLenaLindeLukeMacellanMaliceMariaMarishaMarthMatthisMerricMichalisMidiaMinervaNagiNavarreNorneNynaOgmaPallaPhinaRaddReidenRickardRobertoRoderickRogerRosheaRyanSamsonSamuelSedgarSheenaSiriusTikiTomasVylandWarrenWendellWolfWrysXaneYmirYuliya
Non-playable characters Aurelis KingBoahCamusGotohJagenLangLorenz
Bosses ArlenAthenaCaedaCainClarisseDallDraugEibelEremiyaEstGailGharnefHardinIce DragonJagenJeorgeKatarinaLangLegionLorenzLumelLukeLykkeMedeusNehringOgmaRoderickSheenaTorusWillowWyvernYodel
Background characters AdrahAnriArtemisCaldasIoteLudwikMarlonMarcelusNagaOrdwin
Regalia and personal weapons AumFalchionGradivusHauteclereImhulluMercuriusParthiaRapierStarlightWing Spear
Chapters Main story P1: MeetingP2: Young SquiresP3: Training BeginsP4: New Companions (Jeorge, Athena) • P5: March DutyP6: Bonds (Ogma, Draug) • P7: The Final Test (Est, Cain) • P8: Assassination of the Hero-King • 1: The Grustian Expedition • 2: Rebellion at Macedon • 3: Abducted Princess • 3x: Shadows Behind the Scenes • 4: Joy and Sorrow • 5: Liberation of Grust • 6: The Nest of Evil • 6x: Mercenary Squad • 7: The Scarlet Sword • 8: Soulful Bridge • 9: Sanctuary of Sorcery • 10: Two Sorcerers • 10x: The Mask Laughs • 11: Anri's Way • 12: Graveyard of Fire Dragons • 13: Frozen Land • 13x: Within the White Darkness • 14: A Mystery Revealed • 15: Return of the Prince • 16: Regaining the Capital • 16x: Reunion • 17: Gra's Sun Sets • 18: Battle of the Pass • 19: The Last Decisive Battle • 20: Dark Emperor • 20x: Bottom of the Deep Abyss • 21: The Wyvern's Dale • 22: The Dragon Altar • 23: The Dark Pontifex LivesE: Light and Shadow
New Archanea Saga 1: The Capital Falls • 2: Red Dragoon • 3: Righteous Thieves • 4: The Beginning
DLC bonus chapters 1: Wind and Thunder • 2: Three Assassins • 3: That Which Was Done by the Sword Shall Be Undone by the Sword
Locations ArchaneaAlteaAnri's WayAurelisDolhr (Dragon Altar) • Empire of ArchaneaGraGrustKhadeinMacedonTalys
Groups, objects and concepts Coyote's MenDragon (Divine DragonEarth DragonManakete) • HereticsSable OrderFire Emblem/Binding ShieldWar of HeroesWar of LiberationWar of ShadowsWhitewinged Order
Lists Base conversationsChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden treasureItemsScriptsSupportsWeapons
Related topics Name chart • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of LightGaidenMystery of the EmblemArchanea SagaShadow DragonAwakening) • Pre-release information (Unused content) • Sound RoomTimeline