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Brendan Reed

Portrait brendan fe07.png
Brendan's portrait from The Blazing Blade.


The leader of the Black Fang.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Family
Nationality

Bern

Title(s)

Leader of the Black Fang

Starting class

Warrior

Appearance(s)

The Blazing Blade

Brendan Reed (Japanese: ブレンダン・リーダス Brendan Reedus) is the founder and initial leader of the Black Fang, a Bern-based mercenary and assassin guild.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

Roughly nine years prior to any of the game's events, Brendan founded the Black Fang, at that point in time a more chivalrous organization defending the common man, targeting nobles who abused their positions. Known members of the Black Fang who worked with the organization in this state include Brendan's own sons Linus and Lloyd, as well as Jan, Legault, Uhai, and Pascal, the last of which he personally had imprisoned due to his behavior.

Roughly the same time Lyn's tale of the game was taking place, Brendan met and married his second wife, Sonia, and with it brought Sonia's adopted daughter Nino into the family. Although this event caused Brendan to ultimately lose control of the Black Fang into Nergal's hands, turning it into a far more sinister organization, this event perhaps gave Nino her first positive influences since her birth family were killed by Sonia's hands, as Brendan and his sons were known to treat Nino far better than Sonia ever did.

Brendan is first mentioned in Chapter 16 (Ch.17H) where some of his backstory is first provided by Leila, an Ostian spy who has infiltrated the Black Fang and reveals Brendan isn't Eliwood's and Hector's primary enemy, a fact that is reaffirmed by Legault three chapters later. The chapter after that has Nergal asking Sonia to make use of Brendan to mobilize the Black Fang into another operation.

Brendan is first physically seen in Ch.21E (Ch.22H), where he is seen relucantly agreeing with whatever plans Sonia is giving out to the Four Fangs, which include Brendan's sons. He is later seen in both versions of Ch.25E (Ch.27H) disagreeing with Sonia over plans to send Nino onto a Black Fang mission. His final appearance while alive comes in Ch.26xE (Ch.28xH), where he is killed by Sonia, with Limstella harvesting his quintessence.

Brendan is remanifested as a morph by Nergal in the first part of thr Final Chapter; his morph is paired with a generic Warrior morph in the western room, the third one opened; the player's army eventually defeat Brendan's morph as well as all of the other remanifested morphs in their quest to defeat Nergal. Brendan is the only recognizable figure remanifested as a morph in this way not to be fought while alive in any of the game's tales.

Despite being fought only as a remanifested morph, Brendan has unused unit data for himself while still living. The constitution stat, and in turn his aid stat as well, for this data notably matches that of his morph, similar to that of all but one of the bosses remanifested as morphs in the Final Chapter (Uhai is the only one different).

Stats

See also: Light (Part 1)
Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Final Chapter, Normal/Eliwood Hard Final Chapter, Hector Hard Unused non-morph variant

Portrait brendan morph fe07.png
Ma gba warrior enemy.gif Warrior
Level 20
Affinity Is gba lightaffin.png
Stats
Max HP 65 Luck 0
Strength 29 Defense 19
Skill 20 Resistance 17
Speed 17 Constitution 15
Movement 6 Aid 14
Inventory
BasilikosThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes S Bows S
Anima magic -- Light magic -- Dark magic -- Staves --

Quotes

Battle quote

............
— The Brendan morph, in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Death quote

............
— The Brendan morph, in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
The Blazing Blade
(Unused)
The leader of the
Black Fang.
【黒い牙】の首領
The Blazing Blade
(Morph)
A morph made in the form of
Brendan of the Black Fang.
【黒い牙】首領ブレンダンを
元に創られた【モルフ】

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round Placement Character Votes
CYL 5
(2021)
532 Portrait brendan fe07 cyl.png
Brendan
The Blazing Blade
115
CYL 6
(2022)
605
(+71)
Portrait brendan fe07 cyl.png
Brendan
The Blazing Blade
85
(−30)
CYL 7
(2023)
529
(−76)
Portrait brendan fe07 cyl.png
Brendan
The Blazing Blade
85
(No change)
CYL 8
(2024)
652
(+123)
Portrait brendan fe07 cyl.png
Brendan
The Blazing Blade
52
(−33)
Total results This character has 4 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. 337

Trivia

  • Despite never appearing in gameplay, the stats of his human form were lowered in the western localization.

Etymology and other languages

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

Brendan Reed

Brendan came from Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince".[1] Reed came from an English surname which is derived from Old English read meaning "red", originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion.[2]

Japanese

ブレンダン・リーダス

Brendan Reedus

Spanish

Rendan Reed

--

French

Brendan Reed

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German

Brendan Reed

--

Italian

Brendan Reed

--

Portuguese

Brendan[3]

--

Traditional Chinese

布蘭登[4]

Brendan

Gallery

Small portrait brendan fe07.png Sprite Gallery Small portrait brendan morph fe07.png
Portrait brendan fe07.png Portrait brendan morph fe07.png Warrior Ma gba warrior enemy.gif
Bs fe07 enemy brendan warrior axe.png
Basic axe
Bs fe07 enemy brendan warrior axe02.png
Ranged axe*
Bs fe07 brendan warrior bow.png
Bow*

References

  1. Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Brendan, www.behindthename.com, Retrieved: 8 September 2018
  2. Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Reed, www.behindthename.com, Retrieved: 8 September 2018
  3. "Hoje apresentarei Sonia, a esposa do líder da Presa Negra, Brendan."Conheça alguns dos heróis, guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/pt-BR, Retrieved: April 3, 2022
  4. "而今天要介紹的索妮婭殿下就是集團的首領——布蘭登殿下的妻子。"英雄介紹, guide.fire-emblem-heroes.com/zh, Retrieved: April 3, 2022
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Playable characters AthosBartreCanasDartDorcasEliwoodErkFarinaFioraFlorinaGeitzGuyHarkenHawkeyeHeathHectorIsadoraJaffarKarelKarlaKentLegaultLouiseLowenLuciusLynMarcusMatthewMerlinusNilsNinianNinoOswinPentPriscillaRathRavenRebeccaRenaultSainSerraVaidaWallaceWil
Non-playable characters BramimondDesmondElbertEleanoraEphidelFaeFargusGuinivereHannahHausenHelleneHelmanIgorJahnJakeJanKishunaLeilaLilinaMarkMurdockNatalieReissmannRoySophiaUtherZephiel
Bosses AionBattaBaukerBernardBeyardBoiesBoolBrendanBugCameronCarjigaDamianDarinDenningDragonEaglerErikEubansFargusGeorgGlassGroznyiHeintzJasmineJermeKaimKennethKishunaLimstellaLinusLloydLundgrenMaximeMigalNergalOlegPascalPaulPuzonSealenSoniaTeodorUhaiUrsulaVaidaWireYogiZaganZoldamZugu
Background characters AenirAeshaAthosBariganBramimondDurbanElimineHanonHartmutHassarKellesMadelynRoland
Regalia and personal weapons ArmadsAureolaBasilikosDurandalEreshkigalExcaliburForblazeGespenstLuceMani KattiRapierRegal BladeRex HastaRienflecheSol KattiWolf Beil
Chapters Lyn's Tale P: A Girl from the Plains • 1: Footsteps of Fate • 2: Sword of Spirits • 3: Band of Mercenaries • 4: In Occupation's Shadow • 5: Beyond the Borders • 6: Blood of Pride • 7: Siblings Abroad • 7x: The Black Shadow • 8: Vortex of Strategy • 9: A Grim Reunion • 10: The Distant Plains
Eliwood's Tale 11: Taking Leave • 12: Birds of a Feather • 13: In Search of Truth • 13x: The Peddler Merlinus • 14: False Friends • 15: Noble Lady of Caelin • 16: Whereabouts Unknown • 16x: The Port of Badon • 17: Pirate Ship • 18: The Dread Isle • 18x: Imprisoner of Magic • 19: Dragon's Gate • 20: New Resolve • 21: Kinship's Bond • 22: Living Legend • 22x: Genesis • 23: Four-Fanged Offense (Lloyd, Linus) • 24: Unfulfilled Heart • 25: Pale Flower of Darkness (Kenneth, Jerme) • 26: Battle before Dawn • 26x: Night of Farewells • 27: Cog of Destiny • 28: Valorous Roland • 29: Sands of Time • 29x: Battle Preparations • 30: Victory or DeathF: Light (part 1part 2)
Hector's Tale 11: Another Journey • 12: Birds of a Feather • 13: In Search of Truth • 13x: The Peddler Merlinus • 14: False Friends • 15: Talons Alight • 16: Noble Lady of Caelin • 17: Whereabouts Unknown • 17x: The Port of Badon • 18: Pirate Ship • 19: The Dread Isle • 19x: Imprisoner of Magic • 19x pt 2: A Glimpse in Time • 20: Dragon's Gate • 21: New Resolve • 22: Kinship's Bond • 23: Living Legend • 23x: Genesis • 24: Four-Fanged Offense (Lloyd, Linus) • 25: Crazed Beast • 26: Unfulfilled Heart • 27: Pale Flower of Darkness (Kenneth, Jerme) • 28: Battle before Dawn • 28x: Night of Farewells • 29: Cog of Destiny • 30: The Berserker • 31: Sands of Time • 31x: Battle Preparations • 32: Victory or Death • 32x: The Value of LifeF: Light (part 1part 2)
Locations ElibeBern (Shrine of Seals) • EtruriaIliaLycia (AraphenCaelinCornwellKhatheletLausOstiaPheraeSantaruz) • Nabata Desert (Arcadia) • Sacae (Bulgar) • Valor (Dragon's Gate) • Western Isles
Groups, objects and concepts Black Fang (Four Fangs) • Fire EmblemGenerals of EtruriaMorphsQuintessenceThe Scouring
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden treasureItemsScriptsSupportsWeapons
Related topics List of version differencesMario Kart: Double Dash!! bonus discName chart • Other games (The Binding Blade) • Pre-release information (Pre-release build 0206Pre-release build 0219Unused content) • Sound RoomTimeline