Febail

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

Gender Male Race Human Family Brigid (mother) Patty (sister) Edain (aunt) Andrey (uncle) Lana (cousin) Lester (cousin) Scipio (cousin) Nationality Grannvale (Yngvi) Title(s) Lord of Yngvi Starting class Bow Fighter Appearance(s) Genealogy of the Holy War

“	Yeah, I just can't believe I was stupid enough to work for the empire. I'm so ashamed...	”	— Febail

Febail (Japanese: ファバル Faval) is the heir to the Yngvi dukedom of Grannvale, son of Brigid and inheritor of the Yewfelle. Orphaned in the aftermath of the Battle of Belhalla at a young age along with his sister Patty, he worked as a mercenary in the Munster District in an effort to support the orphanage in which he was raised. This led him reluctantly to the employ of Bloom of the Grannvale Empire, whom he later abandoned to join Patty in Seliph's liberation army.

If Brigid was not married in the course of the first generation, Febail's role is filled by Asaello.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Febail's services as a mercenary were employed by Bloom of Friege in a bid to raise forces to oppose Seliph's army as it closed in on Connacht, to which Febail reluctantly accepted, in desperate need of the funds. He was convinced to stand down by Patty, now allied with Seliph, and himself joined the liberation force.

Starting stats and growth rates

Main article: Febail/Stats

Bow Fighter Level 9 Holy Blood Movement 6

Recruitment: Chapter 8, enemy, talk with Patty Stats Growth Rates Max HP Variable Speed Variable Strength Variable Luck Variable Magic Variable Defense Variable Skill Variable Resistance Variable Max HP +65% Speed +10% Strength +15% Luck +65% Magic +10% Defense +10% Skill +15% Resistance +2% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Silver Bow Inherited items Inherited gold Follow-Up Inherited skills Weapon Levels -- -- -- ★ -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Main article: Febail/Stats

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+0	+5	+0	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+0	★

Analysis

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

Febail is a level 9 Bow Fighter and his primary usefulness is right after he joins. In his joining chapter, he finds himself next to Ishtar, a powerful boss who very few units can kill. However, Febail can kill her in one round with the Yewfelle, a Holy Weapon he inherits from his mother, Brigid. He is the only unit who can use it in the second generation of Genealogy, making him excellent at 2-range combat thanks to the bow’s outstanding might and stat bonuses.

Febail’s main problem is his lack of a mount. Febail will always fall behind mounted units and will never gain movement naturally, because his promotion does not grant a movement increase. The Leg Ring can help him keep up, but many stronger units compete for it, and some stand more to gain from it than Febail does.

Febail’s other issue is his lack of 1-range combat. This prevents Febail from countering 1-range enemies, making his enemy phase potential very low. He can only fight on enemy phase if he faces an entire group of 2-range enemies, a situation that never happens in the second generation of Genealogy. Between that and his low movement, Febail will seldom contribute much to the army beyond his joining chapter, where he has the honor of reliably killing Ishtar in one round.

Fortunately, Febail does not lack positive traits. His 2-range combat is excellent — he will always have the highest bow rank and will inherit the Yewfelle from his mother, and also other bows from her inventory. He also has Follow-Up regardless of his father, making his performance very similar regardless of his parentage. This makes him the most powerful archer by far in the second generation, although Lester has a mount to make up for his lower attacking power.

Since Febail can reliably clear the arena in every chapter, he can be paired with a unit with weak combat who struggles to get gold. This will allow that unit to gain the money they need through Febail. Febail can also be effective at killing difficult bosses after his joining chapter, especially if his father is Alec, because then he gains Nihil. However, because of his movement issues and other Holy Weapon users existing in the second generation, he faces strong competition in that department.

Febail may inherit additional offensive skills from certain fathers, or Paragon from Lex, but they do not significantly affect his ability to contribute. Conversely, Febail is also immune to “bad” pairings. Even with a magic-oriented father like Azelle or Claud, the Yewfelle and Follow-Up will keep his 2-range combat good. Thanks to that, he is among the most reliable units in the second generation of Genealogy, because he will perform at a similar level regardless of circumstances.

Personality and character

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Love growths and events

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See love for more details on the love system.

• In Chapter 8, Patty can talk to Febail while he is still an enemy, recruiting him.
• In Chapter 8, Febail can talk to Seliph any time after being recruited. This conversation yields no reward.
• In Chapter 9, Febail can talk to Patty at any time, rewarding her with +1 Luck.
• In Chapter 10, Febail can talk to Lana/Muirne at any time, rewarding her with +3 maximum HP and +100 love points between the two.
• In the Endgame, if the two are lovers, Lana can talk to Febail after Dozel Castle has been seized, rewarding him with +3 Resistance.

Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

And finally, at Grannvale,
Returned respectively
at Yngvi, Febail
and his wife, [Febail's wife, if married].

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Sorry... I need the money...	”	— Febail, as an enemy in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Hm? Patty... it's not like that.	”	— Febail, when fighting Patty as an enemy in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Sorry, but I thought it over, and I decided that there was nothing that would get me to help you. I hate to say it, but you're going to die.	”	— Febail, when fighting Bloom in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	I'm Febail, son of Brigid. [...] Hmph. That's my line!	”	— Febail, when fighting Scipio in the Endgame of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Death quotes

“	Patty... I'm sorry...	”	— Febail, in Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Patty... Forgive your brother...	”	— Febail, as an enemy in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Febail is featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Two of the below cards' quotes are still in raw, untranslated Japanese; these need translation.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Febail
Normal R+ {{{alt2image1}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}	Gallant Divine Marksman, Febail
		"Letting myself work for the Empire was shamefully half-witted..." "ここで死んでもらう？ふん、それは俺が言うセリフだ！"
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Sniper		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Divine Bow: Yewfelle: [Activate] [Flip 2 Bonds] Untap this unit. Anti-Fliers: [Always] If this unit is attacking a unit, this unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B08-087R(+) • Artist: пNekoR
	Child-Caring Mercenary, Febail
		"俺はこの子たちの為に戦う。"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Bow Fighter		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Mercenary's Payment: [Trigger] [] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy with a Deployment Cost of 1, you may pay the cost, and if you do: Draw 1 card. Anti-Fliers: [Always] If this unit is attacking a unit, this unit gains +30 attack. Cover Emblem: [Support] After this battle, you may move your attacking unit.
	Card #B08-088N • Artist: Saori Toyota
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Febail .

Trivia

• Febail is the only non-predetermined child character who will always have major Holy Blood, regardless of his father.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Febail	Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes; has yet to be corroborated by other sources. Derived from Bran mac Febail, protagonist of The Voyage of Bran, a story in Irish mythology.
English (unofficial)	Faval	Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translations.[which?]
Japanese	ファバル	Officially romanized as Faval; romanized instead as Fabal in the Super Tactics Book. From Bran mac Febail.
Spanish	Febail	--
French	Febail	--
German	Febail	--
Italian	Febail	--
Portuguese	Febail	--
Traditional Chinese	法巴魯	Faval

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Bow Fighter Sniper Bow (Yewfelle) Bow (Yewfelle)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Febail from Treasure.

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  Artwork of Febail from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Artwork of Febail from the Trading Card Game.

Cipher Artwork

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  Febail in an artwork of Seliph and Julia from Cipher.

References

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