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Gail

From Fire Emblem Wiki, your source on Fire Emblem information. By fans, for fans.
Not to be confused with the character Galle from The Binding Blade, the character Gair from Genealogy of the Holy War, or the Staggering Blow Gale.
Gail

Portrait gail fe12.png
Portrait of Gail in Mystery of the Emblem.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Nationality

Macedonian

Starting class

Pirate

Appearance(s)

Gahahaha! Won't be long now 'til my boys, hidden in the forts, all spring out 'n' attack. I can almost see the precious looks on their bewildered faces!
— Gail

Gail (Japanese: ガイル Gail) is the leader of a group of ruffians known as the Macedonian Vikings and the boss of chapter 4 of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Book 2 and its remake, New Mystery of the Emblem. Gail and his vikings stand in the way of both Marth and his band as well as Ogma escorting the Grustian prince and princess on their approaches toward Wendell's location. Even with the aid of reinforcements, Gail and his vikings end up defeated, not just by Marth, Ogma, and their respectve companions, but also a mysterious traveler.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 2

Role

Gail is the boss of Chapter 4.

Stats

See also: Joy and Sorrow
Portrait gail fe03.png
Ma snes01 pirate enemy.gif Pirate
Level 10
Movement 5
Experience 62
Stats
Max HP 30 Luck --
Strength 9 W. Level --
Skill 1 Defense 8
Speed 4 Resistance 0
Weapons Items
Silver Axe Silver AxeThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Weapons
Sword Lance Axe
Bow Tome Staff

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

Gail is the boss of Chapter 4, reprising his role from Mystery of the Emblem.

Stats

See also: Joy and Sorrow
Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.

Normal Hard Maniac Lunatic

Portrait gail fe12.png
Ma ds02 pirate enemy.gif Pirate
Level 10
Movement --
Stats
Max HP 30 Speed 6
Strength 9 Luck 0
Magic 0 Defense 7
Skill 8 Resistance 0
Inventory
Silver Axe
Hand Axe
BullionThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes B
Bows -- Tomes -- Staves --

Personality

As a minor boss, Gail does not get much screentime, but his dialogue indicates despite being captain of a ruthless and feared viking gang, he fears dying in battle against Altea. Gail considers surrendering, but decides Marth would not show mercy and decides to go out fighting.

In the remake, Gail believes his reinforcements will turn the side against Altea by via a surprise attack.[1]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Please spare me! Wait, that’s useless... No choice... I'm going to chop your head off!!
— Gail, in Mystery of the Emblem.
I'm sorry! ...I wasn't thinking! Gahaha, just kidding! I'll be smashing your pretty head in!!!
— Gail, in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Death quotes

I will remember this!
— Gail, in Mystery of the Emblem.
I won't... forget this!
— Gail, in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Trivia

  • In Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, Gail can be seen mentioning his reinforcements even after he has been defeated.
  • Gail's battle dialogue is changed in some fan translations; instead of considering pleading for mercy before deciding he won't receive any, Gail pretends to ask for mercy only to reveal it was just a trick to make his opponent lower their guard.

Etymology and other languages

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

• Gile
• Guile

• Used in the Mystery of the Emblem fan translation.
• Used in the New Mystery of the Emblem fan translation patch. May have been changed for the patch due to "Gail" being viewed far more as a feminine name in modern times, and thus inappropriate for a male character. Guile is probably best known as the name of a famous male character from the Street Fighter series.

Japanese

ガイル

Officially romanized as Gail. One of a number of shortened forms of the feminine biblical name "Abigail", originating from the Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל; the biblical Abigail was most well known as the third wife of King David. Although the actual spelling "Gail" was more commonly used for both genders prior to the 1930s, it eventually lost favor in male usage and became increasingly used as a feminine-specific spelling. Contrary to the name's modern feminine connotations, this particular Gail is a male character.

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Portrait gail fe03.png Pirate Ma snes01 pirate enemy.gif
Bs fe03 enemy pirate axe.png
Axe
Small portrait gail fe12.png New Mystery of the Emblem
Portrait gail fe12.png Pirate Ma ds02 pirate enemy.gif
Bs fe12 enemy brown pirate axe.png
Axe

References

  1. "Gahahaha! Won't be long now 'til my boys, hidden in the forts, all spring out 'n' attack. I can almost see the precious looks on their bewildered faces!" — Gail in Chapter 4, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
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