Wendell

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Wendell Artwork of Wendell from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

Gender Male Race Human Starting class Bishop (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem) Sage (Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem) Appearance(s) Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Mystery of the Emblem Shadow Dragon New Mystery of the Emblem

“	I've no taste for war, but war is what I've been served. Come, Merric. We'll fight together.	”	— Wendell

Wendell (Japanese: ウェンデル Wendel) is an experienced practitioner of magic who appears in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, and both of the DS remakes.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Role

Wendell is a mage from Khadein who opposed the Dolhr Empire. He waited in Aurelis to join Marth's forces and is recruited by either Marth or Merric. He continued to serve Marth for the rest of the War of Shadows.

Starting stats and growth rates

Bishop Level 1 Movement 6 Experience 44

Recruitment: Chapter 5, talk to with Marth or Merric Stats Growth Rates Max HP 22 Speed 14 Strength 3 Luck -- Skill 1 Defense 8 W. Level 10 Resistance 0 Max HP 60% Speed 20% Strength 10% Luck 40% Skill 30% Defense 10% W. Level 70% Resistance 0% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Barrier Thunder Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✓ Staff ✓ Ballista ✗ Stone ✗

Analysis

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

Wendell can be recruited in Chapter 5 as the first playable member of the Bishop class. He distinguishes himself early on as one of the strongest units and stays so for the duration of the game. His class allows him to use both tomes and staves, and his weapon level is high enough to use every one of both in the game. He can offer huge utility in strong healing with Physic, use of the Warp staff, and powerful tomes that take advantage of the low resistance of most enemies. He has a high speed of 14 which allows him to double all but the fastest of enemies. He can also attack at 1-2 range with his tomes, allowing him to avoid damage and counterattack most enemies on enemy phase. His low strength and skill do not affect him since those do not factor into magic damage or magic accuracy. His defense is not great but it is decent with a base of 8, and since he usually does not get doubled, he can survive multiple rounds of combat so long as he is not fighting multiple strong enemies. Thankfully, enemies will instead prioritize Marth, which can be used to Wendell's advantage to avoid damage on enemy phase. The only thing holding him back is his somewhat disappointing 6 movement, but that is somewhat mitigated by his ability to heal anywhere on the map and his ability to attack at 2-range. Overall, his tremendous utility and excellent advantages make him one of the best units in the game and he is well worth deploying.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 1

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

Bishop Level 1 Movement 6 Experience 40*

Recruitment: Chapter 5, talk to with Marth or Merric Stats Growth Rates Max HP 22 Luck 1 Strength 3 W. Level 10 Skill 2 Defense 5 Speed 12 Resistance 6 Max HP 60% Luck 40% Strength 10% W. Level 70% Skill 30% Defense 10% Speed 20% Resistance 3% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Weapons Items Thunder Barrier Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✓ Staff ✓

Book 2

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

Bishop Level 7 Movement 6 Experience 0

Recruitment: Chapter 6, automatically at the end of the chapter Stats Growth Rates Max HP 26 Luck 4 Strength 5 W. Level 10 Skill 5 Defense 5 Speed 13 Resistance 6 Max HP 60% Luck 40% Strength 10% W. Level 70% Skill 30% Defense 10% Speed 20% Resistance 3% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Weapons Items -- -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✓ Staff ✓

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

Sage Level 1 Movement 6

Recruitment: Chapter 5, talk to with Marth or Merric Stats Growth Rates Max HP 22 Speed 12 Strength 3 Luck 1 Magic 4 Defense 5 Skill 2 Resistance 5 Max HP 40% Speed 20% Strength 0% Luck 40% Magic 20% Defense 0% Skill 20% Resistance 35% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Thunder Barrier* Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- B D

Growth rates when reclassed

Paladin Dracoknight Sniper Swordmaster

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Paladin	60%	15%	0%	25%	10%	40%	20%	10%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Dracoknight	50%	10%	0%	20%	25%	40%	15%	15%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Sniper	60%	10%	0%	20%	30%	40%	15%	5%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Swordmaster	70%	10%	0%	20%	25%	40%	10%	10%	{{{cha}}}

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Analysis

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

Wendell joins in Chapter 5 of Shadow Dragon as a Sage. This makes him one of very few units with access to promoted classes early in the game. His base stats are very low, except for speed—Wendell has one of the highest personal speed bases in the game. He can be an effective Dracoknight, for instance, and he will have 21 speed as a Swordmaster. Most enemies cannot double Wendell even on higher difficulties, helping him survive. The rest of his bases are more impressive in practice than on paper. 27 physical bulk and 4 Magic allow him to survive a single hit from an enemy Dracoknight, one-shot in retaliation with Excalibur, and avoid being doubled if he whiffs his counterattack all the way through Chapter 15. If he gets two more points of attack, either from reaching A-rank in tomes or tripping his 20% Magic growth once or twice, he can one-shot fliers in Chapter 16, the last map to feature fliers before Etzel joins.

Wendell's base weapon ranks are very impressive as well. With a B-rank in tomes as a Sage, he can use Excalibur - and better than Merric, thanks to his speed advantage. Excalibur is a useful tome thanks to its effectiveness against flying units. Wendell's D-rank in staves is not high enough to use the Warp staff, but this is easy to fix. Reclassing him to Bishop gives him 30 weapon experience in staves. From there, he only needs to use a staff eight times to reach C-rank, at which point he can contribute as a support unit. He will have access to the Warp staff, a useful mobility tool; and to the Physic staff, a long-range healing tool. He will be able to use other staves as well, including Barrier. Wendell's combat utility tends to fall off after Chapter 15, but by this point he will have likely built up a solid staff rank and can pivot to being a healer for the rest of the game. The game's most useful staves, such as Recover and Warp, do not scale off of Magic, meaning Wendell's utility will not be hindered by his Magic failing to keep up.

Thanks to his flexibility and high availability, Wendell is among the best units in the game. Even Jagen, one of the best earlygame units, cannot match Wendell's utility.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

Sage Level 7 Movement 6

Recruitment: Chapter 6, automatically at the end of the chapter Stats Growth Rates Max HP 26 Speed 13 Strength 3 Luck 4 Magic 8 Defense 5 Skill 5 Resistance 6 Max HP 40% Speed 30% Strength 0% Luck 50% Magic 20% Defense 20% Skill 40% Resistance 25% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Blizzard Heal Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- B D

Growth rates when reclassed

Original set

Paladin Dracoknight Sniper Swordmaster

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Paladin	60%	25%	0%	45%	25%	50%	50%	0%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Dracoknight	50%	20%	0%	40%	35%	50%	45%	5%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Sniper	60%	20%	0%	40%	40%	50%	45%	0%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Swordmaster	60%	20%	0%	40%	40%	50%	40%	0%	{{{cha}}}

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Second set

These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.

General Hero Warrior Horseman Berserker Sorcerer

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
General	80%	25%	0%	40%	10%	50%	65%	0%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Hero	70%	30%	0%	45%	30%	50%	45%	0%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Warrior	90%	50%	0%	45%	20%	50%	40%	0%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Horseman	60%	30%	0%	35%	35%	50%	40%	0%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Berserker	90%	40%	0%	35%	40%	50%	35%	0%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Sorcerer	40%	0%	20%	40%	30%	50%	20%	25%	{{{cha}}}

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Personality

Wendell has no love for the wars that go on in Archanea, he wishes for magic to be used not for violence. But despite that, he is willing to go to many lengths so that these wars can meet a positive conclusion. His brave nature is backed up by much confidence. When recruited into Marth's army during the War of Shadows, he seemingly doesn't take the prince too seriously, not even referring to him by name while also putting some emphasis on himself when Merric recruits him. Perhaps this was a result of him being one Gotoh's students: both don't want to use magic for violence, and to fulfill their masters' wishes. Gotoh is Wendell's, and Naga is Gotoh's.

Wendell is also a fatherly figure to his pupils. Despite Arlen's grudges against Wendell for giving Excalibur to Merric over him, Wendell is still someone Arlen respects, and is the only one who can talk some reason into him when he starts to fight with Merric. He was also Jubelo and Yuliya's guardian for a spell and is the sole reason they survived captivity after Gharnef held them as hostages. He's even shown to be playful at times, like how he teases Merric.

Supports

Mystery of the Emblem

Wendell Bishop Supports: None. [[{{{supportg1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg1}}} [[{{{supportg2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg2}}} [[{{{supportg3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg3}}} Supported by: None. [[{{{supporto1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuso1}}} [[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuso2}}}

See Support § Super Famicom games for more details on supports.

Shadow Dragon

Wendell Sage Mutual supports: Merric Mage C: 5 B: 10 A: 16 [[{{{supportm2}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm2}}} B: {{{bm2}}} A: {{{am2}}} [[{{{supportm3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm3}}} B: {{{bm3}}} A: {{{am3}}} [[{{{supportm4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm4}}} B: {{{bm4}}} A: {{{am4}}} [[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}} Supported by:* Marth Lord C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 [[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co2}}} B: {{{bo2}}} A: {{{ao2}}} [[{{{supporto3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co3}}} B: {{{bo3}}} A: {{{ao3}}} [[{{{supporto4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co4}}} B: {{{bo4}}} A: {{{ao4}}} [[{{{supporto5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co5}}} B: {{{bo5}}} A: {{{ao5}}}

See Support § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow

Wendell Sage Mutual supports: Merric Mage C: 4 B: 9 A: 15 Arlen Mage C: 4 B: 9 A: 15 [[{{{supportm3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm3}}} B: {{{bm3}}} A: {{{am3}}} [[{{{supportm4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm4}}} B: {{{bm4}}} A: {{{am4}}} [[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}} Supported by:* Kris Myrmidon C: 5 B: 10 A: 16 [[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co2}}} B: {{{bo2}}} A: {{{ao2}}} [[{{{supporto3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co3}}} B: {{{bo3}}} A: {{{ao3}}} [[{{{supporto4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co4}}} B: {{{bo4}}} A: {{{ao4}}} [[{{{supporto5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co5}}} B: {{{bo5}}} A: {{{ao5}}}

See Support § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

Base conversations

Main article: Wendell/Conversations

Endings

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Wendell
Journeys from country to country seeking to uncover great truths.

Mystery of the Emblem

Book 1

Wendell, Khadein Bishop
He became the Archbishop of Khadein, and afterwards visited all the countries.

Book 2

Wendell, Khadein's Archbishop
As the Archbishop, he returned to Khadein and worked tirelessly to restore the magic city.

Shadow Dragon

Wendell, Wise Teacher
Wendel^[sic] became the senior mage in Khadein and embarked on a journey that took him from land to land in pursuit of truth.

New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow

Wendell, Archmage of Khadein
Wendell returned to Khadein, as its Archmage, and spent all of his energy on restoring the City of Magic.

Quotes

Death quotes

“	May luck be with you, Prince Marth...	”	— Wendell, in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.

“	I don’t like fighting...	”	— Wendell, in Book 1 of Mystery of the Emblem.

“	This is fate...	”	— Wendell, in Book 2 of Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Why here...when I’ve no love... for war...	”	— Wendell, in Shadow Dragon.

“	Is this what fate... intended for me...?	”	— Wendell's death quote in Classic Mode of New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	So it's come to this... I have no choice but to retreat for now...	”	— Wendell's retreat quote in Casual Mode of New Mystery of the Emblem.

Everyone's Conditions quotes

“	Our bodies grow weaker with age... Yet, today I feel like I could lift ten magic tomes at once.	”	— When receiving a temporary stat boost in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Reading, too, is invaluable experience. Sometimes, even more than actual battle...	”	— When receiving experience in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Oh? Could this be a star shard...? Nope...	”	— When finding an item in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Lord Gotoh... Please watch over everyone...	”	— When failing to receive a bonus in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Kris, huh...? Hmm... I see, I see...	”	— When receiving support with Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Wendell is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Wendell
	Khadein's Supreme Pontifex, Wendell
		"I cannot help but feel as though it was Lord Gotoh's hand that brought us together today, Your Highness."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Sage		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 4
		Flash-Freezing Blizzard: [Activate] [Once per turn] [Send 1 from your hand to the Retreat Area] Draw 1 card. Until the end of the turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Mentor of the Mage's College: [Always] During your turn, other allies gain +10 attack.
	Card #B15-029HN • Artist: Akihiro Mibuta
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Wendell .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
New Mystery of the Emblem	Sage of Khadein, disdains fighting. In the last war, he fought to liberate Khadein.*	カダインの賢者。争いは好まない性格。 暗黒戦争では、カダインを救うべくマルスに協力を求めた。

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)	537	Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon	178
	720	Wendell Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem	56

CYL 2 (2018)	637 (+100)	Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon	100 (−78)
	768 (+48)	Wendell Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem	33 (−23)

CYL 3 (2019)

520 (−16)

Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

180 (+47)

CYL 4 (2020)

586 (+20)

Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

119 (−61)

CYL 5 (2021)

673 (+87)

Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

52 (−67)

CYL 6 (2022)

625 (−50)

Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

74 (+22)

CYL 7 (2023)

450 (−175)

Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

114 (+40)

CYL 8 (2024)

433 (−17)

Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

118 (+4)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,024

Trivia

• Discounting the multiplayer mode, Wendell is the only enemy Sage in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon; the class never appears in the arena.
• In the Japanese version of Shadow Dragon, Wendell has no base staff rank, but has slightly more base tome rank. If reclassed into Bishop, his tome rank is exactly B, meaning perhaps him being a Sage instead of a Bishop was a change by the developers later. In the other versions, Wendell has exactly B rank tomes and D rank staves as a Sage.
• Wendell and Boah's Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light artworks appear to often be confused with one another. In Memorial Book Akaneia Chronicle, the blue Bishop artwork is labeled as "Wendell", but as "Boah" in Legacy of Archanea.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Wendell	A name of Old High German origin meaning "wanderer".
Japanese	ウェンデル	Officially romanized as Wendel. Variant of Wendell.
Spanish	Wendell	--
French	Wendell	--
German	Wendell	--
Italian	Wendell	--
Portuguese	Wendell	Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes.
Traditional Chinese	溫迪魯	Wendell; used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Heroes.

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Wendell from Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.

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  Artwork of Wendell from the Trading Card Game.

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  Wendell in artwork of Merric: Wind Pontifex from Heroes.

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  Wendell in artwork of Arlen: Mage of Khadein from Heroes.

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  Wendell in artwork of Yuliya: Princess of Grust from Heroes.

References

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