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'''The Face Beneath''' (Japanese: {{hl|隠された素顔|Kakusareta sugao}} ''Hidden Face'') is a [[paralogue]] chapter in {{FE16}}. It is available from [[Valley of Torment|Chapter 15]] to [[The Rose-Colored River|Chapter 16]] {{Silver Snow}}/[[The Golden Deer's Plea|Chapter 19]] {{Azure Moon}}/[[Blood of the Eagle and Lion|Chapter 17]] {{Verdant Wind}} and is unavailable on the Crimson Flower route. In order to attempt this paralogue, the player must have recruited [[Mercedes]] and [[Caspar]] and neither must have fallen in battle previously.

:''On Maddening, some stats are separated by a '~'. The stats to the left of the ~ are taken during Chapter 15, the earliest possible point where this paralogue may be undertaken; the stats to the right of the ~ are taken from Chapter 16 and later, at which point the enemies gain three levels.

:''On Maddening, some stats are separated by a '~'. The stats to the left of the ~ are taken during Chapter 15, the earliest possible point where this paralogue may be undertaken; the stats to the right of the ~ are taken from Chapter 16 and later, at which point this boss gains three levels.''

In order to obtain the Scythe of Sariel, Caspar must be the one to defeat the Death Knight. In order to one-shot the Death Knight, a unit would need (on Normal/Hard/Madding after Chapter 15) 73/83/99 physical attack or 68/77/96 magical attack; Caspar has boons and high base skill levels in [[axe]]s and [[gauntlets]], neither of which have weapons or [[combat art]]s effective against cavalry, with one exception. The axe art [[War Master's Strike]], learned by mastering [[War Master]], is effective against all units, including cavalry; however, War Master is a master class and mastering it may take some time, even with each of the saint statues' boosts. To two-shot him, a unit would need 49/56/67 physical attack or 44/50/64 magical attack, and 21/27/37 [[attack speed]]. Caspar can ignore the attack speed requirement with [[gauntlet]]s, a [[brave weapon]], or one of three [[combat art]]s which strike consecutively: [[Bombard]], [[Fierce Iron Fist]], or [[Hunter's Volley]]—each art also increased [[crit]] by 10. Hunter's Volley is the art Caspar is least likely to learn, as it requires mastering [[Sniper]], and Caspar's weakness in bows makes it harder for him to reach the requirements for the class; it is the only art of three to increase hit, though with Caspar's [[Born Fighter]], it is only a net increase of 5 points compared to the other two arts. Bows generally have similar hit to gauntlets, but usually have higher might. Caspar can learn Bombard at C+ brawling, but it only adds 3 might to each strike when gauntlets already strike twice. Fierce Iron Fist also adds little might, but it strikes three times—when striking thrice, Caspar needs 41/47/57 physical attack, or 36/41/54 magical attack with the [[Aura Knuckles]]; additionally, as Fierce Iron Fist strikes thrice, it is the art with which Caspar is the most likely to get at least one crit, potentially allowing him to defeat the Death Knight without meeting the three-shot requirement. If Caspar was not significantly invested into, he is unlikely to be able to defeat the Death Knight alone.

One final potential strategy to defeat the Death Knight can be used if Caspar's recruitment is delayed until [[To War|Chapter 12]]. If recruited in Chapter 12 and certified as a Warrior, Caspar has 35 attack with the Smash combat art, and needs 41/47/57 attack to kill the Death Knight with a single critical hit. On Normal and Hard, the [[Killer Axe+]] provides enough might to reach the threshold; on Maddening, the Freikugel has enough might to ensure a critical kills, although the [[Axe of Ukonvasara]] provides more crit chance and the 3 points needed to reach the one-shot threshold can be granted by a battalion.