Dayan

Dayan Artwork of Dayan from The Binding Blade. The chief of the Kutolah clan and the greatest warrior in Sacae.

Gender Male Race Human Age 50s Family Rath (son) Sue (granddaughter) Nationality Sacaen (Kutolah) Title(s) Leader of the Kutolah Grey Wolf Starting class Nomadic Trooper Appearance(s) The Binding Blade

“	We are men of Sacae. We must make those who desecrate our land pay. However...even if we do win this war and destroy Bern, those that we lost will still not return.	”	— Dayan

Dayan (Japanese: ダヤン Dayan) is the chieftain of the Kutolah tribe of Sacae, known by the epithet "The Silver Wolf" and renowned as the greatest warrior in all of Sacae. In the Disturbance of Bern, even in the face of a crushing defeat, Dayan successfully continued to lead a guerrilla resistance against the Bern occupation of Sacae.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

At Roartz's manor on the outskirts of Bulgar, Dayan arrived partway through Roy's final battle for Sacae against Roartz, seeking to continue the fight against Bern even though none of his comrades remained. He approached Roy and thanked him for his assistance in liberating Sacae, then allied with him.

Starting stats and growth rates

Nomadic Trooper Level 12 Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 20B, NPC (appears from turn 3), talk with Roy, Sin or Sue. Stats Growth Rates Max HP 43 Luck 12 Strength 14 Defense 10 Skill 16 Resistance 12 Speed 20 Constitution 9 Movement 8 Aid 16 Max HP 55% Luck 20% Strength 20% Defense 10% Skill 20% Resistance 10% Speed 15% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Short Bow Steel Sword Weapon Levels C -- -- A -- -- -- --

Analysis

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

Dayan joins near the end of the game, and as such, he may have a hard time finding a spot on a team. However, he has great base stats, allowing him to one round the Wyvern Riders that appear for the rest of the game with just a Silver Bow while doing big damage to the Wyvern Lords, and doubling other enemies reliably. Additionally, because he can use A rank bows at base, he is only 50 bow attacks or 25 kills from getting S rank, giving him access to Mulagir, which lets him do massive damage to the manaketes that reside in endgame. In addition, he also has C rank swords, which lets him use a variety of swords right off the bat like the Killing Edge and Wyrmslayer, so he isn't limited to 2 range.

All in all, he's a solid filler unit despite his late join time.

Personality and character

Dayan is a calm, measured and wise leader, excelling in counselling and reading other people. He has a strong sense of honor as a Sacaen warrior, despising underhanded tactics and trickery in combat, and lamented that the circumstances of resistance against Bern required him and other rebels to resort to the underhanded practices of guerrilla warfare rather than an honorable head-on confrontation. In the face of the overwhelming odds against him, he had resolved to keep fighting until his inevitable death, until he met Roy and allied with him.

Dayan's experiences with fighting Bern and other invaders have taught him of the risks of foreign armies having a presence in Sacae and the potential threat of authoritarian rule over Sacae by even an initially benevolent force. He maintains a strong adherence to the mythology and faiths of Sacae, and is initially wary of Yoder out of concerns that the latter would try to force the Elimine faith on him; instead, the two end up bonding over discussing the similarities and differences of their religions, indicating Dayan's interest in the subject. Indeed, his "Silver Wolf" title was inspired by Sacaen mythology attesting that humans are descended from wolves.

Supports

The Binding Blade

Main article: Dayan/Supports

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See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Dayan - Silver Wolf
Short: Reunited his former clansmen.

Long: Dayan built a new clan centering around his remaining Kutolah brothers. His quest did not go without oppression, but he used his perserverence and leadership to create harmony and lead the clan to become the greatest in Sacae.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	This is the Demon Dragon...	”	— Dayan, in the Final Chapter of The Binding Blade.

Death quote

“	I... hear the wind in the meadow again...	”	— Dayan, in The Binding Blade.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Dayan's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This artwork, along with all other The Binding Blade related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owning to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Dayan is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Dayan
	Silver Wolf, Dayan
		"We are men of Sacae. Those who desecrate our land must pay."
		Attack: 70	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Nomadic Trooper		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Greatest Hero of the Plains: [Trigger] When this unit is deployed, choose as many other allies as you wish, and move them. Chieftain of the Kutolah: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Choose 1 card with a Deployment Cost of 2 or lower that is both and from your Retreat Area, and deploy it. Canto: [Trigger] When this unit’s attack ends, you may move this unit.
	Card #B21-085HN • Artist: Nekohayashi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Dayan .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Binding Blade	Known as the Silver Wolf. Chieftain of the Kutolah clan.*	ベルンにほろぼされた サカ草原の部族の長で サカ一の勇者といわれる

Trivia

• Dayan's title is translated as both "Ashen Wolf" and "Silver Wolf" in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Dayan	Referenced in passing in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. From Dayan Khan, a Mongol khan in the 15th century.
Japanese	ダヤン	Officially romanized as Dayan; as above.
Spanish	Dayan	As above
French	Dayan	As above
German	Dayan	As above
Italian	Dayan	As above
Portuguese	Dayan	--
Traditional Chinese	大陽	Dayan

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Nomadic Trooper Sword Bow

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  Artwork of Dayan from The Binding Blade.

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  Dayan attacking with a sword.

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  Dayan attacking with a bow.

References

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