Franz
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Artwork of Franz from The Sacred Stones.
An earnest and compassionate cavalier from Renais.
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Franz (フランツ, Furantsu) is a young knight of Renais who appears in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. He is in loyal service to Eirika and Ephraim and first appears in the prologue, though he is not playable until Chapter 1. He is generally quite respectful and modest, and he is the younger brother of Forde, another cavalier.
Role
Franz appears first in the prologue, where Seth orders him to travel ahead and search for help. He then reappears in Chapter 1 as Eirika and Seth flee to Border Mulan. Soon after they arrive, he and Gilliam, a knight from Frelia, arrive to help them. Afterwards, they both join the army. Franz remains with the group throughout the story.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Recruitment: Chapter 1, automatically on turn 2
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Promotion gains
Class
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HP
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Str
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Skill
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Spd
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Lck
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Def
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Res
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Con
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Mov
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Weapon level
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Paladin
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+2
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+1
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+1
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+1
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+0
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+2
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+1
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+2
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+1
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+30
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Great Knight
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+3
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+2
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+1
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+2
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+0
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+2
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+1
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+4
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-1
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D
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Personality and character
Franz is a quite modest knight, and is very respectful to others. Most of the time, he is polite and often willing to give advice. He gives Gilliam advice in muscle relaxation and Natasha information about his satchel. This means he is very helpful to others. Also, he likes to fish instead of hunt. Sometimes he can also be slightly nervous to others. As a knight, he is very serious about fighting for Renais. Additionally, he can be quite perceptive; for example, he is able to realize that Forde is only laid back to cheer up the other soldiers and paints to better understand landscapes for battle purposes.
Franz is a knight of Renais like his older brother Forde and others. The two grew up through most of their lives without parents. In Franz's A support conversation with Seth, it is revealed that the brothers' father was a legendary knight for the Renais soldiers. Even Seth admired him, but this knight was fatally wounded after hunting down an assassin ten years before the setting of the game. Franz does not remember much about his father besides crying about his absence and he and his brother vying for his attention. He remembers his father's scar on his shoulder quite clearly. His mother died before his father did, and Franz does not seem to remember anything about her. Still, he keeps her comb with him as a protective charm.
Supports
- Main article: Franz/Supports
 Franz Cavalier
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 Seth Paladin
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Initial: 15 Per turn:+2
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 Forde Cavalier
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Initial: 25 Per turn:+3
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 Natasha Cleric
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Initial: 10 Per turn:+2
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[[{{{support7}}}]] [[]]
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Initial: {{{initialpoints7}}} Per turn:+
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[[{{{support9}}}]] [[]]
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Initial: {{{initialpoints9}}} Per turn:+
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 Gilliam Knight
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Initial: 10 Per turn:+2
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 Amelia Recruit
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Initial: 5 Per turn:+3
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[[{{{support6}}}]] [[]]
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Initial: {{{initialpoints6}}} Per turn:+
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[[{{{support8}}}]] [[]]
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Initial: {{{initialpoints8}}} Per turn:+
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[[{{{support10}}}]] [[]]
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Initial: {{{initialpoints10}}} Per turn:+
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Click
here for more details on supports.
Endings
Franz the Faithful
He continued to serve Renais with the same devotion that he had during the War of the Stones. His generous nature and easy smile made him a favorite among the people.
Franz and Amelia
Franz brought Amelia home with him to Renais. Amelia spent a short time in Renais's army, but once she and Franz were married, she retired her commission. The two had a daughter who grew to be a great knight herself.
Death quote
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I'm sorry, General Seth...
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— Death quote
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Battle quotes
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
Franz is currently featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.
- Both of the below cards' epithets are still in raw, untranslated Japanese; these need translation.
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology and in other regions
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Language
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Name
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Definition, etymology and notes
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English
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Franz
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German form of Franciscus.[1] Also a variant of the names "Francis" or "Frank". These names mean "Frenchman" or "free man"; this does not appear to have any significance in-universe.
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Japanese
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フランツ
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Officially romanized as Franz.
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Spanish
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Franz
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As above.
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French
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Franz
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As above.
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German
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Franz
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As above.
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Italian
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Franz
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As above.
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Gallery
Sprite Gallery
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References
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This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused in writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.
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