Vander

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Vander Portrait render of Vander. A Steward of the Dragon, long in the service of the Divine Dragon. He is a straight-laced, rigid gentleman.

Gender Male Race Human Age 45 Birthday November 26th Height 190 cm (6'3") Nationality Lythian Starting class Paladin Voiced by Jason Vande Brake (English, Engage) Yōji Ueda (Japanese, Engage) Appearance(s) Engage

Vander (Japanese: ヴァンドレ Vandre) is a playable character in Fire Emblem Engage.

Biography

Vander is a 32nd generation Dragon Guardian, tasked with watching over Alear in their slumber.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Vander is a playable character.

Starting stats and growth rates

For EXP calculation purposes, Vander is considered to have gained 15 levels in a base class before reclassing to Paladin.

Paladin Level 1 Movement 6 SP 500

Recruitment: Chapter 1, automatically from the start. Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers Max HP 40 Defense 10 Strength 11 Resistance 8 Magic 5 Luck 6 Dexterity 10 Build 8 Speed 8 Max HP 75% Defense 40% Strength 40% Resistance 35% Magic 10% Luck 20% Dexterity 35% Build 5% Speed 50% Defense +3 Strength +1 Resistance −2 Magic −1 Luck ±0 Dexterity +1 Speed −2 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Iron Axe Vulnerary Alabaster Duty Weapon Levels -- -- S -- -- -- -- -- --

Analysis

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

Vander is the early prepromote, highly powerful early-game unit of Engage and plays that role straight to a tee. He comes with high movement and solid bulk compared to most of the early game crew with his 10 base defense and 40 HP, and his offense is just good enough to help set up kills for the player's other units but not good enough to one-shot unless he crits. This spread of stats is good for carrying the early starting crew through the opening chapters since most of them are knocked out in 2 hits, making Vander perfect for baiting enemies and helping your other units get some experience. He makes the first 5 or 6 maps of the game much easier, after which the other units eventually start to surpass him. He'll still contribute enough to earn a deployment slot until halfway through the Brodia arc around chapter 8 where it's typically recommended to drop him.

His only issues in his role is that his hit rates can be a bit shaky and his personal skill, Alabaster Duty, isn't conducive to setting up kills. The first problem is easy to solve - one can engrave a hit bonus on one of his axes or inherit Hit +10 from Sigurd, which would typically be a waste of SP on units the player plans on using long term, but since Vander usually isn't one of those anyway, he won't have much need for the SP. His personal skill makes him more likely to crit when next to Alear, which is more of a hindrance than a help since his role is primarily to set up kills and it doesn't increase his crit enough to able to rely on. This means Vander will occassionally crit and nab a kill the player doesn't intend to if they're not mindful of his positioning, but letting him get a stray kill here and there won't significantly hamper the development of other units.

As far as long term potential goes, Vander does not offer much. His growths actually are not as abysmal as one might expect, but he cannot take full advantage of it because of his high internal level. Since he is considered to have promoted at level 15, Vander barely gets any experience until he's already falling behind the player's other units, and once those units start promoting, he simply cannot catch up. If the player is really bent on using Vander long term, something like Griffin Knight where he can contribute through staff utility would the best bet. Otherwise, he is best off being used for what his archetype does best: helping players get through the early game chapters and train their units, and then retiring to the bench once they have built a competent enough army that can hold its own without him.

Personality and character

Vander is serious and strict, and puts his role as guardian first.

Quotes

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Battle quotes

“	Corrupted Luemra: It's been a little while, Vander. Vander: Queen Lumera, I cannot believe we have a chance to speak once more. I apologize for failing in my duty as your protector. And I pray you'll forgive me for defeating you here. Corrupted Lumera: Vander, you are my child's knight—you must fill that role as best you can. Attack me with all your might. Vander: ...I wish we could returned to that day, before all of this. If we could go back there, to that courtyard, I would... No. Even if I might take that selfish moment, my duty stands. I must stop you here, today. Prepare yourself, Queen Lumera!	”	— Vander fighting Corrupted Lumera in Chapter 25.

“	Divine One... Should I fall here, know I am proud to die as your guardian knight.	”	— Vander in Chapter 26.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Engage	A Steward of the Dragon, long in the service of the Divine Dragon. He is a straight-laced, rigid gentleman.	代々神竜に仕える、竜の守り人。 真面目で厳格な堅物の紳士。

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Vander
Japanese	ヴァンドレ	Vandre
Spanish	Vander	--
French	Vander	--
German	Vander	--
Italian	Vander	--
Korean	반드레	Vandre
Simplified Chinese	凡德雷	Vandre
Traditional Chinese	凡德雷	Vandre

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Portrait render of Vander.

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  Artwork of Vander with other characters from Engage.

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  Vander's Pact Ring support illustration.

Screenshots

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  Screenshot of Vander with Alear, Clanne, and Framme.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.