Dedue
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“ | Save your breath. There were countless people like you in the capital. People who spat, threw things—insults and stones alike—whenever they pleased. Their anger was natural. I do not begrudge them. | ” | — Dedue to Ingrid |
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Dedue Molinaro (pronounced /dɛ'du/[key]; Japanese: ドゥドゥー=モリナロ Dodoo Molinaro) is a playable character appearing in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. He is a member of the Blue Lions house at the Officers Academy.
Biography
Dedue was born an ordinary commoner from the nation of Duscur. After the Tragedy of Duscur, where King Lambert of Faerghus was assassinated during peace talks with Duscur, Kingdom forces invaded and genocided Duscur in retribution for his death. Dedue was personally rescued from lynching by Lambert's son Dimitri, became one of the few survivors of the massacre, and developed an intense personal loyalty to the young prince. In 1180, Dedue and Dimitri enrolled in the Officers Academy at Garreg Mach Monastery and became members of the Blue Lions house. Throughout 1180, he studies and fights alongside the Blue Lions. When Edelgard declares war on the Church of Seiros, he fights on the Church's side, but is defeated. Afterwards, he and Dimitri return to Faerghus.
On the Silver Snow and Verdant Wind routes, Dedue continues to follow Dimitri as he raises an army under the Blaiddyd banner. He fights in the Battle at Gronder on Faerghus' side along with his Blue Lions comrades sans Ashe and Annette, but the Kingdom is defeated and Dimitri is slain. A distraught and enraged Dedue swears to kill Edelgard and avenge Dimitri. He makes his way to Enbarr and delivers intelligence to Byleth and their forces about the layout of the Imperial palace, then indirectly cooperates with Resistance/Alliance forces in the final battle with Edelgard. If he survives the final battle, he destroys Edelgard's corpse before disappearing for parts unknown.
On the Azure Moon route, court mage Cornelia frames Dimitri for the murder of the regent, Rufus; Dedue sacrifices himself to help Dimitri escape, and is presumed dead in the aftermath. If Byleth helped peacefully subdue a Duscur rebellion, his Duscur brethren rescue him, and he spends the next five years recuperating from his injuries. Dedue rejoins the Kingdom army at the Great Bridge of Myrddin and fights alongside Dimitri and Byleth for the rest of the war.
On the Crimson Flower route, Dedue remains by Dimitri's side throughout the war with the Empire. He faces Byleth directly at the Tailtean Plains, and distributes Crest Stones stored in the Fhirdiad castle vaults to both himself and several volunteers to transform into Demonic Beasts in a desperate attempt to slow down the Imperial advance. His efforts prove in vain, and he is defeated and killed; if he was defeated before having the chance to transform, he dies peacefully together with Dimitri.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Role
Dedue is a playable character exclusive to the Azure Moon route. He is also a recurrent enemy on the other three routes, and becomes an NPC ally for one chapter on Silver Snow and Verdant Wind.
Starting stats and growth rates
Playable
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Enemy - Chapter 1
Normal Hard Maddening
Enemy - Chapter 7
Normal Hard Maddening
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Enemy - Crimson Flower Chapter 17
- Dedue
Normal Hard Maddening
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Normal Hard Maddening
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Enemy - Verdant Wind Chapter 17
Normal Hard Maddening
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Neutral - Silver Snow Chapter 19/Verdant Wind Chapter 20
Normal Hard Maddening
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Growth rates when reclassed
- Main article:
Dedue/Stats
Abilities
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" colspan="2" | Ability | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Learned at | |
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Staunch Shield | Personal ability, innate and unremovable | |
Sword Prowess | E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Wrath Strike | D | |
Grounder | C | |
Axebreaker | B | |
Sword Crit +10 | S | |
Swordfaire | S+ | |
Lance Prowess | Innate; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Tempest Lance | D | |
Knightkneeler | C | |
Vengeance | C+ | |
Swordbreaker | B | |
Lance Crit +10 | S | |
Lancefaire | S+ | |
Axe Prowess | Innate; replaced with higher levels at C+, B+, and A+ | |
Smash | Innate | |
Helm Splitter | C | |
Monster Breaker | C+ | |
Lancebreaker | B | |
Armored Strike | A | |
Axe Crit +10 | S | |
Axefaire | S+ | |
Bow Prowess | E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Curved Shot | D | |
Close Counter | C | |
Bow Crit +10 | S | |
Bowfaire | S+ | |
Brawling Prowess | Innate; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Fading Blow | D | |
Rushing Blow | C | |
One-Two Punch | C+ | |
Healing Focus | B | |
Mighty Blow | A | |
Brawl Crit +10 | S | |
Fistfaire | S+ | |
Reason | E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Black Magic Range +1 | S | |
Black Tomefaire | S+ | |
Faith | E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
White Magic Range +1 | S | |
White Tomefaire | S+ | |
Authority | E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Battalion Wrath | C | |
Defensive Tactics | B | |
Offensive Tactics | S+ | |
Weight -3 | C | |
Smite | B | |
Weight -5 | A | |
Armored Effect Null | S+ | |
Dexterity +4 | C | |
Movement +1 | A+ | |
Cavalry Effect Null | S+ | |
Alert Stance | B | |
Alert Stance+ | A+ | |
Flying Effect Null | S+ | |
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Spell list
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222; width: 30%;" | Spell | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Learned at |
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Fire | D |
Bolganone | C |
Ragnarok | A |
Heal | D |
Nosferatu | D+ |
style="Template:Roundbl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Recover | style="Template:Roundbr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | C |
Analysis
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Dedue is a very straightforward and reliable unit. He boasts the absolute highest Defense base, growth, and cap, is tied for the best HP base (with Raphael, Gilbert, and Jeritza), and has the second best HP growth and cap (behind Raphael on both counts), compounded by boons in axes and heavy armor and his personal skill, Staunch Shield, which gives him an additional +4 Defense if he waits on a turn. Completing Dedue's paralogue earns you the Duscur Heavy Soldiers battalion, which grants the most protection in the game and can be assigned to him to push his insane physical bulk even further. This all makes him a beautiful fit for the Armored Knight and Fortress Knight classes, and makes him the best physical wall in the game. While armored units have traditionally been held back by the fact that faster units don't get doubled and thus take less damage, on Maddening difficulty the fastest enemy units (Assassins, Swordmasters, Grapplers, and Falcon Knights) are so obscenely fast that even your fastest units will likely be doubled throughout the game, making Dedue's tankiness very much appreciated. In addition, Dedue has options to circumvent his terrible speed. His boons in axes and brawling allows him to easily make his way through the War Master and earn Quick Riposte, which guarantees his ability to double on the enemy phase and denies the enemy the same as long as he remains healthy, and training him in brawling allows him to earn the One-Two Punch combat art, which similarly guarantees him a follow-up on the player phase. None of this is to imply that Dedue lacks weaknesses, though; his poor Speed and atrocious Resistance make him easy pickings for enemy mages, and he is notably removed from the party after Chapter 12 due to storyline events and only returns in the Chapter 16 story battle if you cleared his paralogue. The effective four chapters he misses out on can severely hamper him, and he will have to put in a fair amount of work to catch up to the rest of the army. Nevertheless, if you need someone to get punched in the face four times and not even blink, Dedue is your man.
Personality and character
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Dedue owes Dimitri a life debt, and will protect him at any costs. Despite coming off as stern and stoic, he is actually calm and gentle.
Supports
- Main article:
Dedue/Supports
Endings
Dedue, Taciturn Devotee
As a loyal vassal, Dedue dedicated his life to supporting King Dimitri through his entire reign. After tending to his liege on his deathbed, Dedue resumed his post at Dimitri's grave on the edge of Fhirdiad. There, it is said he stood sentinel over the peaceful realm he had helped build until the end of his days.
Byleth, Guardian of Order & Dedue, Taciturn Devotee
A year after Byleth was appointed to succeed Rhea as the new archbishop, she announced her marriage to Dedue, who had resigned his position as the king's vassal. Their wedding ceremony, brightly colored with all of the most beautiful flowers from Duscur, set the tone for their happy life together. Dedue served as an intermediary between Faerghus and the church and-alongside the archbishop-committed to improve relations with foreign nations as part of the rebuilding effort. In their later years, they retired to the Duscur Peninsula where they spent the remainder of their lives gardening in peace and quiet.
Dimitri, Savior King & Dedue, Taciturn Devotee
After his coronation, Dimitri assumed the throne of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, and his loyal vassal, Dedue, remained ever at his side. Among Dimitri's achievements was the reconciliation with Duscur: an extraordinary effort that required extensive negotiations to get past a history of betrayal and oppression. It was a trying task, but Dimitri never once considered giving up. While they behaved as lord and vassal in public, it is said that Dimitri and Dedue were more like family in private. When Dimitri finally fell to illness, Dedue tended to his liege's deathbed, and then took up a post at his grave for the rest of his days. When the time came, they were buried beside each other.
Dedue, Taciturn Devotee & Ashe, Arrow of Justice
Though the innocence of the Duscur people was proven, prejudice against them still lingered in the Kingdom capital. For this reason, Ashe refused a knighthood when it was offered to him, and chose instead to open an inn that specialized in Duscur cuisine. Dedue began to frequent the place on breaks from his duty as the king's vassal, and over time, imparted to Ashe his culinary wisdom. As the inn gained popularity, the people of the Kingdom began finally to see the Duscur people in a positive light. This led to a reconciliation between the two cultures that came rather more quickly than expected.
Dedue, Taciturn Devotee & Mercedes, Benevolent Soul
Two years after the war, Dedue and his wife, Mercedes, opened a school in the Duscur residential district in Fhirdiad. The school educated Duscur children, who had never been given structured learning before, in reading, writing, arithmetic, and even Duscur history. Many years later, when the Duscur people reclaimed their homeland, the people who attended this school were able to resettle there and revive their old culture. Because of this, Dedue and Mercedes were forever renowned by the Duscur.
Dedue, Taciturn Devotee & Annette, Bloomed Overachiever
Some time after the war, Dedue and Annette exchanged wedding vows in a modest ceremony and then settled down to a life in Fhirdiad. For them, life after marriage stayed much the same as before. Dedue continued his duty to King Dimitri, and Annette took up a teaching position at Fhirdiad's school of sorcery. Though each gave the other space for the work that was important to them, they made sure to spend much of their free time together, and to bond over the cooking and housework.
Dedue, Taciturn Devotee & Ingrid, Stalwart Knight
After the war, Dedue and Ingrid both served as protectors to the newly crowned King Dimitri: the former as his loyal vassal, and the latter as a knight sworn to House Blaiddyd. The pair fought side by side on countless occasions, and were known to be inseparable on the battlefield. Tales of the taciturn vassal and the steadfast lady knight were told by bards all throughout Fodlan, and it is said that their friendship helped spark the reconciliation between the peoples of Faerghus and Duscur.
Dedue, Taciturn Devotee & Flayn, Slumbering Princess
After the war, Dedue returned to Fhirdiad to support King Dimitri's reign as his vassal. As he worked, his wife, Flayn, was determined to support him with home-cooked meals. Dedue patiently endured the more disastrous of his wife's experiments, while teaching her everything he knew. Eventually Flayn's talent blossomed and she became a renowned chef. It is said that those who were lucky enough to taste her cooking always asked for more, and that Dedue's eyes lit up with affection and pride when she told him what she was planning to prepare next.
Dedue, Taciturn Devotee & Shamir, Distant Archer
After the war, Dedue returned to Fhirdiad to support King Dimitri's reign as his vassal. Shamir was ever near, and as Dedue's trusted partner and a mercenary for the royal family, she complemented his public-facing work with by handling any necessary covert operations. The trusting professional relationship between the two blossomed into love, and soon they were married. It is said that, when absolutely no one else was around, they would let down their guard and engage in secret jokes and idle chatter.
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | Duscur General: You...are a man of Duscur. How can you make friends with our hated foes? Is it possible that you've lost your Duscur spirit? Dedue: Are you finished? |
” | — Dedue against the Duscur General in War for the Weak. |
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“ | You will never understand the burden His Majesty carries on his shoulders! | ” | — Dedue as a human enemy in Crimson Flower Chapter 17. |
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“ | It is a shame. I really believed you would come to appreciate His Majesty's perspective. | ” | — Dedue as a human enemy fighting Byleth in Crimson Flower Chapter 17. |
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“ | In the name of His Highness, you die here. | ” | — Dedue, as an enemy in Verdant Wind Chapter 17. |
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Critical quotes
“ | For His Highness! | ” | — Dedue in Part I |
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“ | You're in the way. | ” | — Dedue in Part I |
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“ | I will break you. | ” | — Dedue in Parts I & II |
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“ | This is my sworn duty. | ” | — Dedue in Part I |
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“ | All in his service! | ” | — Dedue in Part II |
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“ | You will regret this! | ” | — Dedue in Part II |
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“ | This will prove my loyalty! | ” | — Dedue in Part II |
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Death/retreat quotes
“ | I've failed... Apologies, Your Highness. I could not fulfill my duty. | ” | — Dedue's retreat quote as a playable character in Part I. |
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“ | Your Highness. Somehow you must... | ” | — Dedue's death quote in classic mode as a playable character in Part II. |
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“ | His Highness saved my life. I won't waste it... | ” | — Dedue's retreat quote in casual mode as a playable character in Part II. |
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“ | Ngh. Apologies, Your Highness. I can go no further. | ” | — Dedue as an enemy in Chapter 1. |
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“ | Your Majesty...you must survive... | ” | — Dedue as a human enemy in Crimson Flower Chapter 17. |
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Other quotes
- Main article:
Dedue/Quotes
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
Dedue is currently featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Dedue | |||||
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Kindness-Repaying Armored Knight, Dedue | |||||
"It matters not who we're up against. They will not harm His Highness." | |||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Armored Knight | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Sword of the Prince: [Always] During your turn, if you have an allied "Dimitri", this unit gains +40 attack. Armor Expertise: [Always] If this unit is being attacked by a non-, this unit gains +20 attack. | |||||
Card #B18-021HN • Artist: Nekohayashi | |||||
Fierce-Looking Servant, Dedue | |||||
"I heard that you saved His Highness. Should you ever require my strength, please know that I will hasten to repay this debt." | |||||
Attack: 40 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 1 | ||
Class: Commoner | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Prince's Shield: [Always] If you have an allied "Dimitri", this unit gains +10 attack. Defense Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this combat, your defending unit gains +20 attack. | |||||
Card #B18-022N, B18-022ST • Artist: Nekohayashi | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Dedue . |
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Dedue Molinaro |
Known by just Dedue in most menus. Molinaro is an occupational surname for a miller. |
Spanish |
Dedue Molinaro |
As above. |
French |
Dedue Molinaro |
As above. |
German |
Dedue Molinaro |
As above. |
Italian |
Dedue Molinaro |
As above. |
Korean |
두두 몰리나로 |
Dodoo Molinaro |
Simplified Chinese |
杜笃·莫利纳洛 |
Dodoo Molinaro |
Traditional Chinese |
杜篤‧莫利納洛 |
Dodoo Molinaro |
Gallery
High quality portrait artwork of Dedue from Three Houses.
Portrait of Dedue from Three Houses.
Concept art of Dedue from Three Houses.
External links
References
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |