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'''Bernadetta von Varley''' (pronounced {{IPA|ˌbɝnə'dɛtə vɒn 'vɑɹli}}; Japanese: {{hl|ベルナデッタ＝フォン＝ヴァーリ|Berunadetta fon Vāri}} ''Bernadetta von Varley'') is a playable character appearing in {{FE16}}. She is a student at the Officers Academy and a member of the [[Black Eagles]].

====Enemy - Chapter 7====

====Enemy - Azure Moon/Verdant Wind Chapter 17====

| [[Vengeance (skill)|Vengeance]]

Bernadetta is a surprisingly strong player phase oriented unit who excels on the merit of her fantastic combat arts. When first obtained in the [[Black Eagles]], Bernadetta's bases are pretty mediocre, and with a [[bow]] equipped she will have an [[attack speed]] low enough to put her at risk of being one rounded by early game [[Thief|Thieves]], especially on Maddening. Moreover, Bernadetta's strength growth is sub-average and her low [[HP]] and [[defense]] growths make her ill-suited for the frontlines or taking hits on the enemy phase. However, Bernadetta makes up for these weaknesses in being the only unit in the Black Eagles to start with [[Curved Shot]], which allows her to attack at 3-range, remaining safely behind allies while chipping away or killing enemies. Bernadetta also makes up for her average strength by having one of the best personal skills in the game, [[Persecution Complex]], which boosts her damage output by five if she is below 100% HP. If the skill is active, she essentially has thirteen base strength, putting her damage output exactly on par with [[Edelgard]]. Moreover, there are several ways to get Bernadetta below full health safely, such as placing her on damaging terrain, gaining HP on a level up, using a [[Fruit of Life]] or [[Seraph Robe]], or by wielding the [[Devil Axe]], [[Devil Sword]], or [[Cursed Ashiya Sword]] in combat. If trained to a C+ in [[Lance]]s, Bernadetta will learn [[Vengeance (skill)|Vengeance]], which deals additional damage based on how far below full health Bernadetta is. This combat art has amazing synergy with Berndetta's personal skill as when it is used below full health, it automatically gains +7 [[might]] in addition to the HP Bernadetta has lost up to that point. With the proper set-up and a strong lance, Bernadetta can easily one-shot bosses with this combat art. If Bernadetta is given a guard [[adjutant]], which prevents units from dying to a follow-up attack, or has the [[Blessing (gambit)|Blessing]] gambit used on her, she can safely reach 1 HP and maximize her damage output with the art. A drawback to this strength is that Bernadetta already has low survivability and could easily be killed when running this strategy if she is not given proper support in the form of movement skills, or lacks [[Canto]] to reposition herself, or if she is left within range of a ballista or enemy with [[Bolting]]. Even outside of annihilating enemies with Vengeance on the player phase, Bernadetta has amazing utility with her bow combat art of [[Encloser]], which [[Status effects#Frozen|freezes]] the target. This art has immense utility and can prove to be a life-saver on higher difficulties as it allows Bernadetta to lock down threatening foes for a turn, allowing other units to move to get the kill next turn. Bernadetta has plenty of tricks in her kit to ensure she doles out high damage and supports other members of the army and can easily become invaluable.

|recruit=[[Three Houses (Three Hopes chapter)|Chapter 2]], automatically upon joining the [[Black Eagles]]

|recruit=[[Conspiracy in the Air|Chapter 6]], end of chapter if the Persuade Enemy General strategy was used

|recruit=[[The Leader's Stratagem|Chapter 6]], end of chapter if the Persuade Enemy General strategy was used

{{quote|I don't care if they're stealing! Can I go home?!|Bernadetta, after killing any enemy in [[Familiar Scenery/Red Canyon Dominance|Chapter 2]].}}

{{quote|Isn't the fighting already over?! Why do we have to do this to Lady Rhea?!|Bernadetta as a playable character, after fighting any enemy in [[Following a Dream/The Final Battle|Silver Snow Chapter 21]].}}

{{quote|Stay back! Stay back or I'll shoot!|Bernadetta, as an enemy in [[Blood of the Eagle and Lion|Azure Moon/Verdant Wind Chapter 17]].}}

{{quote|Professor? Is that you? You're with the enemy. That means I...I'll have to kill you.|Bernadetta, as an enemy when fighting [[Byleth]] in [[Blood of the Eagle and Lion|Azure Moon/Verdant Wind Chapter 17]].}}

{{quote|Wish I could've at least died at home...not in this big, stupid field...|Bernadetta, as an enemy in [[Blood of the Eagle and Lion|Azure Moon/Verdant Wind Chapter 17]].}}

===''Heroes'' artwork===