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Edward Artwork of Edward from Radiant Dawn. A member of the Dawn Brigade. He is a novice swordsman who is cheerful and well liked. Despite his youth, he is willing to fight in any battle where his friends might be threatened.

Gender Male Race Beorc Nationality Daein Starting class Myrmidon Appearance(s) Radiant Dawn

“	I just don't get it. This is our country... Why do we have to live in hiding, like prisoners in our own land?	”	— Edward, to Micaiah and Leonardo.

Edward (Japanese: エディ Eddie) is a member of the Dawn Brigade and is best friends with Leonardo. He first appears in the prologue of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn with Micaiah while waiting for Leonardo.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Edward joins alongside Micaiah in the prologue of Part 1. He is playable for the rest of Part 1 excluding Chapter 9. Like most other Dawn Brigade units, he is playable in Part III, Chapters 6, 12, and 13, and he appears as a boss in Chapter 7 and the Endgame. From the prologue of Part 1 until Chapter 3, Edward is force-deployed due to a lack of battle preparations and the death of any player unit, including Edward, causing a Game Over.

Starting stats and growth rates

Myrmidon Level 4 Affinity Constitution 7

Recruitment: Part 1, Prologue, automatically from the start. Stats Growth Rates Max HP 19 Speed 12 Strength 7 Luck 8 Magic 0 Defense 5 Skill 11 Resistance 0 Movement 6 Weight 7 Max HP 85% Speed 60% Strength 60% Luck 50% Magic 5% Defense 35% Skill 65% Resistance 20% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Iron Sword Vulnerary Wrath Critical +5 Shove Weapon Levels D -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+2	+1	+2	+1	+1	+0	+1	+2	+1	+1	Critical +10*	(x to C)
Trueblade	+4	+2	+4	+2	+2	+0	+2	+4	+0	+0	Critical +20* Astra	(x to A)

Analysis

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

Edward is the first swordsman in the Dawn Brigade. He has decent base skill and speed but average base strength and somewhat low durability. Edward has good growths all around, especially excellent offensive growths that including an impressive strength growth of 60%, which is the second highest strength growth for sword users behind Elincia, but if he's not trained, he will often be outclassed by Zihark, a promoted unit who joins six chapters later with base stats on par with a freshly promoted Edward, as well as more movement because of the promotion, a safer and more versatile skill in Adept, and an earth affinity. Edward does have superior stat progression in HP, strength, luck, and (eventually) defense compared to him, but less resistance, and the Swordmaster has low caps in Strength and especially HP until his second promotion, limitating his growths in them. Edward's performance is drastically affected by the difficulty mode, more so than possibly any other unit in the game. He is a strong unit on Easy Mode, a passable, if outcompeted unit on Normal Mode, and generally poor on Hard Mode.

On Easy Mode, there is little competition for experience, and Edward is likely to remain above the doubling threshold against enemies consistently. The Dawn Brigade's Part 3 chapters are very enemy-phase focused, which can cause Edward issues. His Part 3 personal weapon, Caladbolg is accurate and very powerful, with higher might than a Steel Blade, similiarly to its equivalents, but it has a weaker first impression compared to its equivalents, the Brave Sword or the Killing Edge, only increasing luck by 8 instead of giving +5 speed like Leonardo's Lughnasadh or +4 defense like Nolan's Tarvos. His Part 4 durability and avoid is sufficient to reliably handle enemy phases, however. While he is not perfect, the player can use other units to cover for his faults, allowing him to shine where he does.

On Normal Mode, Edward will fall outside of the doubling threshold after the first few maps without investment, and while he will still be quite effective and will double reliably when trained, Zihark can effectively replace his role later in the game with far less investment. If his early levels are good, he may be worth considering, but he is generally outcompeted for investment by Jill and Nolan.

Edward struggles to pull his weight on Hard Mode. He will have difficulty in doubling enemies in Part 1, and between the loss of the weapon triangle, high enemy stats, and accurate weapons, his dodging prospects are near non-existent. The severe drought of experience and BEXP means that training him deprives other units of badly needed experience. The result of training him is an effective sidegrade to Zihark during an enemy phase-centric midgame, where reliably dodging laguz without an Earth-Earth support is virtually impossible. Using Zihark allows the player to invest the experience that would have been needed to make Edward strong into more useful units such as Jill. In Hard Mode, Edward is best used as a free deployment chip unit for Part 1, possibly early-promoted with a Master Seal in Part 3, and ignored through part 4.

If used in Part 4, Edward is likely to have become a Trueblade. Regardless of difficulty, Edward will be one of your most effective combat units by this point, and will further improve as his Trueblade caps allow him to put his HP and Strength growths to meaningful use. Edward is best suited to Elincia's army, as it features the least Sages who can exploit his poor resistance, and his high crit rate is one of the more reliable ways to defeat the highly durable laguz in 4-5. His endgame is overall stellar, and although he may face some competition from Mia, another Trueblade with Vantage who may have a level advantage on Edward, the two SS Rank Swords mean bringing both is a viable option. On average, Edward caps HP, skill and speed before his promotion to Swordmaster, although he can cap strength if it grows very well, capping it not long after the promotion, and as a Trueblade, he will on average cap defense too.

Wrath is Edward's innate skill, so if the player chooses to train Edward, it should always be kept on him; otherwise it should be removed soon so other units can take advantage of Wrath. Resolve and Vantage are other skills available through Part 1 that complement Wrath. With Resolve, Edward's avoid and crit rate both increase, greatly improving the reliability of Wrath. With Vantage, Edward can potentially Wrath-crit enemies before they actually attack. Neither are foolproof tactics, however. Additionally, on Normal or Hard Mode, Edward typically suffers from an unfortunate issue during much of early Part 1 where many enemies hit him for over half of his health, but not the seventy percent required to activate Wrath, greatly limiting his ability to make use of it. Seraph Robes do little to resolve this due to Edward's low HP caps.

Edward has the Light affinity, which boosts defense and hit. The defense boost is nice, and while accuracy may seem unimportant, the very low accuracy of ranged swords is slightly helped by it. Nolan and Zihark are both infantry units in the Dawn Brigade that have earth affinities, giving both partners a large avoid boost while benefiting from the extra defense (Nolan also appreciates the slight accuracy boost thanks to axes). Volug and Fiona also have earth affinities, but Volug has a much higher movement than Edward, and Fiona has very poor performance and movement through all of her available chapters. Aran is another physical infantry unit with a thunder affinity which also gives extra defense and avoid.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

Edward is playable as a SpotPass character, released in the Radiant Dawn character set. Edward is also present as an enemy in the first and third installments of the Smash Brethren DLC series.

Starting stats and growth rates

Myrmidon Level 4 Movement 5

Recruitment: SpotPass, hire him for 2,600 G or defeat him in a skirmish Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers Max HP 20 Speed 12 Strength 7 Luck 8 Magic 1 Defense 6 Skill 11 Resistance 2 Max HP 110% Speed 55% Strength 60% Luck 55% Magic 25% Defense 40% Skill 60% Resistance 25% Speed -1 Strength +1 Luck +2 Magic -2 Defense +1 Skill 0 Resistance +1 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Iron Sword* Avoid +10 Zeal Weapon Levels D -- -- -- -- --

Reclassing options

Edward Base classes:* Myrmidon Swordmaster Assassin Reclass options: This unit can reclass to any male class available through reclassing.

See reclass for more details on the reclassing system.

Growth rates when reclassed

Tactician/Grandmaster Cavalier Paladin Knight Great Knight General Barbarian/Berserker Fighter/Warrior Mercenary/Hero Bow Knight Archer Sniper

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Tactician/Grandmaster	110%	55%	40%	50%	45%	55%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Cavalier	115%	60%	25%	55%	50%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Paladin	115%	60%	25%	55%	50%	55%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Knight	120%	65%	25%	50%	40%	55%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Great Knight	120%	65%	25%	50%	45%	55%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
General	120%	65%	25%	50%	40%	55%	50%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Barbarian/Berserker	120%	65%	25%	50%	50%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Fighter/Warrior	115%	65%	25%	55%	45%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Mercenary/Hero	115%	60%	25%	60%	50%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Bow Knight	120%	60%	25%	60%	50%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Archer	115%	55%	25%	65%	45%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Sniper	115%	55%	25%	65%	45%	55%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}

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Swordmaster Assassin Thief Trickster Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord Griffon Rider Priest War Monk Mage/Sage Dark Mage Dark Knight Sorcerer Dread Fighter

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Swordmaster	110%	60%	25%	60%	55%	55%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Assassin	110%	60%	25%	65%	55%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Thief	105%	55%	30%	60%	55%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Trickster	105%	50%	40%	60%	50%	55%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord	115%	70%	25%	50%	45%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Griffon Rider	115%	65%	25%	55%	50%	55%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Priest	105%	45%	40%	50%	45%	55%	40%	35%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
War Monk	115%	55%	40%	45%	45%	55%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Mage/Sage	105%	40%	45%	55%	50%	55%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Dark Mage	120%	45%	40%	50%	45%	55%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Dark Knight	120%	55%	40%	50%	45%	55%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Sorcerer	115%	40%	45%	50%	45%	55%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Dread Fighter	110%	60%	35%	55%	50%	55%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}

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Promotion stat gains

Archer Barbarian Cavalier Dark Mage Wyvern Rider Fighter Knight Mage Mercenary Myrmidon Priest Tactician Thief

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+3	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Berserker	+8	+5	+0	+2	+3	+0	+2	+1	+1	--
Warrior	+6	+4	+0	+5	-1	+0	+4	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+7	+3	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+6	+1	--
Great Knight	+8	+5	+0	+1	-1	+0	+7	+1	+0	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+5	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Griffon Rider	+3	+2	+0	+4	+4	+0	+0	+3	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Warrior	+8	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Hero	+2	+0	+1	+6	+5	+0	+4	+3	+1	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	E, E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+6	+3	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+3	+1	E, E
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+1	+2	+3	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+4	+3	+1	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	--
Assassin	+5	+4	-1	+4	+2	+0	+1	+0	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
War Monk	+8	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+0	+1	E
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	-1	+1	E, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Grandmaster	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+5	+5	+0	+7	+4	+0	+3	+1	+1	E
Trickster	+3	+1	+4	+4	+3	+0	+1	+5	+1	E

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Skill set

Like all male bonus units in Awakening, Edward has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard male units.

Personality and character

Edward is an energetic, although somewhat reckless, swordsman who is easily excitable. He is a very simple person and believes in Micaiah's oracles without question. He thinks very highly of himself and has a very cheery disposition, but he is very naive, as shown by his belief that if someone says to do something, then it is the right thing to do. His best friend, Leonardo, tries to teach him a sense of responsibility, but often to no avail.

Supports

Bond supports

Edward Myrmidon Default bonds: None. [[{{{supportd1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd1}}} [[{{{supportd2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd2}}} [[{{{supportd3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd3}}} [[{{{supportd4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd4}}} Extra bonds:* None. [[{{{supporte1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse1}}} [[{{{supporte2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse2}}} [[{{{supporte3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse3}}} [[{{{supporte4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse4}}} [[{{{supporte5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse5}}}

See Support § Radiant Dawn for more details on supports.

Endings

Edward, Blade of Justice
Edward lived as a common townsman, despite the queen's wishes. He would often visit the keep to bring good news.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Edward: This is for the free people of Daein! Haaaa! Numida: Don't you idealistic twits ever give up?	”	— Edward, when fighting Numida in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	I'm part of the Dawn Brigade.	”	— Edward's SpotPass parley quote in Awakening.

“	Don't you look down on me!	”	— Edward, in a SpotPass battle in Awakening.

“	Sure. I'll go with you.	”	— Edward's SpotPass recruitment quote in Awakening.

“	Whatever brought you here can't keep you here! I won't let it!	”	— Edward, in Smash Brethren 1 in Awakening.

“	Severa: Hey, you. You're seriously planning to fight me? Because I do have better things to do than play with boys. Edward: In that case, I don't have time to fight with girls! Severa: Oh, so you think I can't win because I'm a girl? That's it. I'm going to rip you apart! Edward: Look, just make up your mind...	”	— Edward, when fighting Severa in Smash Brethren 1 in Awakening.

“	Hey! Try me on for size!	”	— Edward, in Smash Brethren 3 in Awakening.

“	Edward: You there! This is your last chance to leave in peace! Severa: What is that, a threat? You can't threaten me! I'm— Edward: Charge! Severa: Aah! You could at least let me finish my sentence!	”	— Edward, when fighting Severa in Smash Brethren 3 in Awakening.

Death quotes

“	Dang it... And I was...doing so well, too...	”	— Edward, in Radiant Dawn.

“	Ugh...! My ribs... Sorry, Micaiah. I’ve gotta fall back!	”	— Edward's retreat quote in Part III, Chapter 7 of Radiant Dawn.

“	I want to keep fighting, but my body is telling me otherwise! Sorry, Micaiah! I’m pulling back for now.	”	— Edward's retreat quote in Part III, Endgame of Radiant Dawn.

“	No... How could...	”	— Edward, in Smash Brethren 1 in Awakening.

“	I couldn't do it... If I was just a little bit stronger...	”	— Edward, in Smash Brethren 3 in Awakening.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Edward is featured on four cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

One of the below cards' epithets is still in raw, untranslated Japanese; it needs translation.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Edward
	Lively Master Fencer, Edward
		"Even we are becoming fine adults!"
		Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Swordmaster		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		"Don't treat me like a child!": [Always] During your turn, this unit gains +10 attack. "Is this a better way to fight?": [Always] During your opponent's turn, this unit gains +10 attack. Caladbolg: [Always] This unit gains +10 attack. ( This skill becomes active while this unit's stack is at least 4)
	Card #B05-057R • Artist: VOCO
	Back Alley Fencer, Edward
		"Jeez....Even in our own country we have to hide just to live."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Myrmidon		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Basis of Fighting: [Always] During your turn, this unit gains +20 attack. ( This skill becomes active while this unit's stack is at least 2) Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B05-058N • Artist: VOCO
	平和を目指す暁剣, Edward
		"Once this battle is over, I'll quit the army and go home. If all the soldiers leave, then there can't be a war. And then we'll have peace again!"
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Trueblade		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		"Together, we can tackle any obstacle!": [Trigger] When this unit Class Changes, you may choose 1 card with a Deployment Cost of 1 from your Retreat Area, and deploy it. Tempest Blade: [Activate] [Send 1 card from your hand to the Retreat Area] Until the end of the turn, this unit acquires range 1-2.
	Card #B20-058HN • Artist: mattsun!
	Apprentice Swordsman of the Dawn Brigade, Edward
		"Don't worry about us. We happen to be members of that same Dawn Brigade that the Begnion troops are so interested in!"
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Myrmidon		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		"You're the best friend I could have!": [Always] If you have an allied "Leonardo", this unit gains +10 attack. Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this combat, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B20-059N • Artist: mattsun!
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Edward .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Radiant Dawn	A member of the Dawn Brigade. He is a novice swordsman who is cheerful and well liked. Despite his youth, he is willing to fight in any battle where his friends might be threatened.	【暁の団】の見習い剣士。 陽気で憎めない性格の少年。

Trivia

• In Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Edward is the only unit other than Zihark who can reach SS weapon level as a second-tier unit.
• According to Tellius Recollection, Edward was designed with an apparent age of 15.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Edward	Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard". This could relate to the fact that Edward guards Micaiah throughout the story.
Japanese	エディ	Officially romanized as Eddie. Diminutive of Edward.
Spanish	Edward	As above.
French	Edward	As above.
German	Edward	As above.
Italian	Edward	As above.
Portuguese	Edward	Mentioned in Heroes.
Traditional Chinese	艾迪	Eddie; mentioned in Heroes.

Gallery

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  Artwork of Edward from Radiant Dawn.

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  Edward's portrait in Radiant Dawn.

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  Edward's portrait in Radiant Dawn.

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  Edward as a Myrmidon in Radiant Dawn.

References

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