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Febail

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Febail

Genealogy of the Holy War Treasure TCG

FESK Febail 01.png
Artwork of Febail from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Family
Nationality

Grannvale (Yngvi)

Title(s)

Lord of Yngvi

Starting class

Bow Fighter

Appearance(s)

Yeah, I just can't believe I was stupid enough to work for the empire. I'm so ashamed...
— Febail

Febail (Japanese: ファバル Faval) is the heir to the Yngvi dukedom of Grannvale, son of Brigid and inheritor of the Yewfelle. Orphaned in the aftermath of the Battle of Belhalla at a young age along with his sister Patty, he worked as a mercenary in the Munster District in an effort to support the orphanage in which he was raised. This led him reluctantly to the employ of Bloom of the Grannvale Empire, whom he later abandoned to join Patty in Seliph's liberation army.

If Brigid was not married in the course of the first generation, Febail's role is filled by Asaello.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Febail's services as a mercenary were employed by Bloom of Friege in a bid to raise forces to oppose Seliph's army as it closed in on Conote, to which Febail reluctantly accepted, in desperate need of the funds. He was convinced to stand down by Patty, now allied with Seliph, and himself joined the liberation force.

Starting stats and growth rates

Main article: Febail/Stats
Portrait febail fe04.png
Ma snes02 bow fighter playable.gif Bow Fighter
Level 9
Holy Blood File:SNESHolyBloodUlir.gif
Movement 6
Recruitment: Chapter 8, enemy, talk with Patty

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP Variable Speed Variable
Strength Variable Luck Variable
Magic Variable Defense Variable
Skill Variable Resistance Variable
Inventory Skills
Silver Bow
Inherited items
Inherited gold
Follow-Up
Inherited skills
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes -- Bows Staves --
Fire magic -- Thunder magic -- FE4RankWind.png -- Light magic -- Dark magic --

Promotion stat gains

Main article: Febail/Stats
Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res Mov Weapon level
Sniper +0 +5 +0 +2 +2 +0 +2 +3 +0 Bows

Analysis

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

Febail is a level 9 Bow Fighter and his primary usefulness is right after he joins. In his joining chapter, he finds himself next to Ishtar, a powerful boss who very few units can kill. However, Febail can kill her in one round with the Yewfelle, a Holy Weapon he inherits from his mother, Brigid. He is the only unit who can use it in the second generation of Genealogy, making him excellent at 2-range combat thanks to the bow’s outstanding might and stat bonuses.

Febail’s main problem is his lack of a mount. Febail will always fall behind mounted units and will never gain movement naturally, because his promotion does not grant a movement increase. The Leg Ring can help him keep up, but many stronger units compete for it, and some stand more to gain from it than Febail does.

Febail’s other issue is his lack of 1-range combat. This prevents Febail from countering 1-range enemies, making his enemy phase potential very low. He can only fight on enemy phase if he faces an entire group of 2-range enemies, a situation that never happens in the second generation of Genealogy. Between that and his low movement, Febail will seldom contribute much to the army beyond his joining chapter, where he has the honor of reliably killing Ishtar in one round.

Fortunately, Febail does not lack positive traits. His 2-range combat is excellent — he will always have the highest bow rank and will inherit the Yewfelle from his mother, and also other bows from her inventory. He also has Follow-Up regardless of his father, making his performance very similar regardless of his parentage. This makes him the most powerful archer by far in the second generation, although Lester has a mount to make up for his lower attacking power.

Since Febail can reliably clear the arena in every chapter, he can be paired with a unit with weak combat who struggles to get gold. This will allow that unit to gain the money they need through Febail. Febail can also be effective at killing difficult bosses after his joining chapter, especially if his father is Alec, because then he gains Nihil. However, because of his movement issues and other Holy Weapon users existing in the second generation, he faces strong competition in that department.

Febail may inherit additional offensive skills from certain fathers, or Paragon from Lex, but they do not significantly affect his ability to contribute. Conversely, Febail is also immune to “bad” pairings. Even with a magic-oriented father like Azelle or Claud, the Yewfelle and Follow-Up will keep his 2-range combat good. Thanks to that, he is among the most reliable units in the second generation of Genealogy, because he will perform at a similar level regardless of circumstances.

Personality and character


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Love growths and events

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Febail
Bow Fighter
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Lana/Muirne
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Per turn: 3
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Larcei/Creidne
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Julia
Initial: 0
Per turn: 0
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Fee/Hermina
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Nanna/Jeanne
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Nanna/Jeanne
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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Lene/Laylea
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
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Tine/Linda
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
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See love for more details on the love system.

Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

And finally, at Grannvale,
Returned respectively
at Yngvi, Febail
and his wife, [Febail's wife, if married].

Quotes

Battle quotes

Sorry... I need the money...
— Febail, as an enemy in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.
Hm? Patty... it's not like that.
— Febail, when fighting Patty as an enemy in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.
Sorry, but I thought it over, and I decided that there was nothing that would get me to help you. I hate to say it, but you're going to die.
— Febail, when fighting Bloom in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.
I'm Febail, son of Brigid. [...] Hmph. That's my line!
— Febail, when fighting Scipio in the Endgame of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Death quotes

Patty... I'm sorry...
— Febail, in Genealogy of the Holy War.
Patty... Forgive your brother...
— Febail, as an enemy in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Febail is currently featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Two of the below cards' quotes are still in raw, untranslated Japanese; these need translation.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Febail

Normal R+

TCGCipher B08-087R.png

Gallant Divine Marksman, Febail
Jugdral

Male

Bow
"Letting myself work for the Empire was shamefully half-witted..."
"ここで死んでもらう?ふん、それは俺が言うセリフだ!
"
Attack: 50 Support: 20 Range: 2 Deploy Cost: 3
Class: Sniper Tier: Advanced Class Change Cost: 2
Divine Bow: Yewfelle: [Activate] [Flip 2 Jugdral Bonds] Untap this unit.
Anti-Fliers: [Always] If this unit is attacking a Flight unit, this unit gains +30 attack.
Card #B08-087R(+) • Artist: пNekoR
TCGCipher B08-088N.png Child-Caring Mercenary, Febail
Jugdral

Male

Bow
"俺はこの子たちの為に戦う。"
Attack: 30 Support: 20 Range: 2 Deploy Cost: 1
Class: Bow Fighter Tier: Base Class Change Cost: --
Mercenary's Payment: [Trigger] [Flip one bond card] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy with a Deployment Cost of 1, you may pay the cost, and if you do: Draw 1 card.
Anti-Fliers: [Always] If this unit is attacking a Flight unit, this unit gains +30 attack.
Attack Support Cover Emblem: [Support] After this battle, you may move your attacking unit.
Card #B08-088N • Artist: Saori Toyota
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest.
For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Febail .

Trivia

  • Febail is the only non-predetermined child character who will always have major Holy Blood, regardless of his father.

Etymology and other languages

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

Febail

Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes; has yet to be corroborated by other sources. Derived from Bran mac Febail, protagonist of The Voyage of Bran, a story in Irish mythology.

English
(unofficial)

Faval

Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation.

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Portrait febail fe04.png Ma snes02 bow fighter enemy.gif Bow Fighter Ma snes02 bow fighter playable.gif Sniper Ma snes02 sniper playable.gif
Bs fe04 febail bow fighter bow.png
Bow
Bs fe04 febail sniper bow.png
Bow

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: Genealogy of the Holy War
Playable characters First gen. AlecArdenAyraAzelleBeowolfBrigidChulainnClaudDeirdreDewEdainErinysEthlynFinnJamkeLachesisLewynLexMidirNaoiseQuanSigurdSilviaTailtiu
Second gen. AltenaAresArthur/AmidCed/HawkCoirpre/CharlotDiarmuid/TristanFebail/AsaelloFee/HerminaFinnHannibalIucharIucharbaJuliaLana/MuirneLarcei/CreidneLeifLene/LayleaLester/DeimneNanna/JeanneOifeyPatty/DaisyScáthach/DalvinSeliphShannanTine/Linda
Non-playable characters First gen. AidaAlvaAnnandArvisAzmurBatuByronCalfCigyunEldiganEthniaEvaEveGrahnyeImcaKurthManananMariccleOifeyLahnaRingShannanTravantVictor
Second gen. AnnaFelipeJakeLewynPalmarch
Bosses First gen. AndreyBeowolfBordeauxChagallCimbaethClementCuvuliDaccarDiMaggioDíthorbaDonovanDuvallElliotEldiganErinysGerrardJacobiJamkeLamiaLombardMacbethMagornMyosMunnirPamelaPapilioPhilipPizareReptorSandimaSlayderVajaWaltzZane
Second gen. AltenaAnguillaArionArvisBanbaBaranBlegBloomBovisBoyceBramselBrianCanisCoulterDagonDanannDistlerDracoEquusEriuFisherFotlaGallusHannibalHaroldHildaIshtarIshtoreIucharIucharbaJavarroJudahJuliaJuliusJuphielKanatzKutuzovLizaMabelManfroyMaykovMengMorriganMuhammadMusMusarOvisOvoPorcusRiddellRobertoRodanSchmidtScipioSimiaTine/LindaTigrisTravantZagam
Background characters BaldrBragiCedDáinnFjalarGairHeimHoðrForsetiLoptousMaeraNagaNálNjörunOdSalamanderThrudUllr
Holy Weapons BalmungForsetiGáe BolgGungnirHelswathLoptousMjölnirMystletainnNagaTyrfingValflameValkyrieYewfelle
Chapters First gen. P: Birth of a Holy Knight • 1: Lady of the Forest • 2: Crisis in Agustria • 3: Eldigan, the Lionheart • 4: Dance in the Skies • 5: Doorway to Destiny
Second gen. 6: Heir of Light • 7: Beyond the Desert • 8: The Wyvern Knights of Thracia • 9: For Whose Sake • 10: Light and DarkE: End of the Holy War
Locations JugdralAed Desert (Dahna) • Agustria (Bragi TowerNordionOrgahil) • Grannvale (BelhallaChalphyDozelEddaFriegeVelthomerYngvi) • Isaach (Tirnanog) • Munster District (ConnachtLeonsterMunsterUlster) • MiletosSilesseThraciaVerdane
Groups, objects and events 12 crusadersAed MassacreBattle of BelhallaChild huntsCross KnightsFall of LeonsterFinal Holy WarHoly BloodHoly WarKnight brigades of GrannvaleLanceritterLoptr Church (DeadlordsLoptrian Empire) • Miracle of DahnaQuintessence
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden map eventsItemsScriptsSkillsWeapons
Related topics TreasureGenealogy of the Holy War ExceedŌsawa manga adaptationFujimori manga adaptationSuzuki novelizationHeir of LightName chart • Other games (Mystery of the EmblemThracia 776Awakening) • Timeline