Kent

Kent Artwork of Kent from The Blazing Blade. A knight in service to house Caelin. Virtuous to a fault.

Gender Male Race Human Age 20s Starting class Cavalier Voiced by Beau Bridgland (English, Heroes) Hirofumi Nojima (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) The Blazing Blade Heroes

“	It is a knight's honor to swear his fealty and his life. My happiness is to serve.	”	— Kent

Kent (Japanese: ケント Kent) is a playable cavalier who appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. He is a serious knight, deeply devoted to his cause. He is in service to Lyn and Caelin, and his good friend is Sain.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

Lyn's tale

Kent appears in Chapter 1, along with his more relaxed friend and cavalier partner Sain. The two are in the town of Bulgar on a mission. Sain tries unsuccessfully to court Lyn, and she walks away. She returns and asks Kent to move his horse so she can cross the road. He complies; she compliments him on his good manners, but when he states that he believes he has seen her before, she takes this as an attempt to flirt and angrily walks off. Kent scolds Sain and states that she may be their mission.

Bandits attack Lyn, and Kent and Sain ride up to save her. After the battle is over, Kent explains that he and Sain were traveling up to the Sacae plains from Lycia for a mission as messengers to Madelyn, the marquess of Caelin's daughter, who had left the castle and eloped with a nomad years ago. The marquess presumed them dead, but when he received a letter stating that they were living happily on the plains, he wanted to see them. The two knights had learned that Madelyn had died days after sending the letter; however, they found that her daughter Lyndis was still alive. Kent recognized Lyn in the town with a great resemblance to her mother, seen in castle portraits.

Lyn reminisces about how she thought she would never hear "Lyndis" again when she remembers that one of the bandits had called her Lyndis. Sain deduces that he must have been hired by Lundgren, the younger brother of the marquess, and explains that, as the next heir, Lyn's life is in danger. Kent suggests that she ride with them to Caelin to stay alive and to meet her grandfather, and she accepts.

Kent advises Lyn about many decisions throughout the game. Usually, he takes a more serious and sensible stance on things. He continues to help her up to Castle Caelin and then goes back to the Caelin forces.

Eliwood/Hector's tale

Kent appears in Noble Lady of Caelin, Chapter 15 of Eliwood's tale, and Chapter 16 of Hector's tale. He, Lyn, Sain, Florina, and Wil are trapped outside Castle Caelin when the Laus army attacks the castle. Anxiously, they are stuck outside, worried about Marquess Hausen's safety. They spot Eliwood and Hector's army coming from the west and decide to join them. The two groups converge and work up to the castle.

Kent joins Eliwood and Hector's army and fights with them for the rest of the story.

Starting stats and growth rates

Lyn's Tale Eliwood's/Hector's Tale

Cavalier Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 1, automatically on turn 1 Stats Growth Rates Max HP 20 Luck 2 Strength 6 Defense 5 Skill 6 Resistance 1 Speed 7 Constitution 9 Movement 7 Aid 16 Max HP 85% Luck 20% Strength 40% Defense 25% Skill 50% Resistance 25% Speed 45% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Iron Lance Iron Sword Vulnerary Weapon Levels D E -- -- -- -- -- --

Cavalier Level 5 Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 15E/16H, automatically on turn 1 Stats Growth Rates Max HP 23 Luck 4 Strength 8 Defense 6 Skill 7 Resistance 1 Speed 8 Constitution 9 Movement 7 Aid 16 Max HP 85% Luck 20% Strength 40% Defense 25% Skill 50% Resistance 25% Speed 45% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Normal difficulty: Steel Sword Javelin Hard difficulty: Iron Sword Weapon Levels D D -- -- -- -- -- --

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• Note: Eliwood's/Hector's tale stats appear only if Lyn's tale was skipped or Kent was defeated during Lyn's tale. However, the inventory remains the same.

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+2	+1	+1	+1	+0	+2	+1	+2	+1	+30, + 30, E

Analysis

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

Kent and Sain join in Chapter 15 of Eliwood Mode, Chapter 16 of Hector Mode, and their usefulness depends on whether the player has played Lyn Mode. Without Lyn Mode, both cavaliers join with mediocre stats for their join time, and on Hard Mode, they also don't have any good weapons in their inventories. Neither will be fast enough to double, either. While they will become good with investment, they are average units when they join. Both also suffer from being outclassed by Lowen, who joins earlier with comparable base stats and will have gained a couple of levels by the time Kent and Sain join.

Despite these weaknesses, the Cavalier class is among the best unpromoted classes in The Blazing Blade. It has high mobility, two weapon types for weapon triangle manipulation, rescue drop utility, and Canto. Thanks to these advantages, both Kent and Sain can contribute despite their mediocre bases, and training them is not too difficult. They can both survive two attacks from enemies in their joining chapter, even in Hector Hard Mode, which makes it easier to keep them alive, too. They have a D rank in swords and lances at base level, allowing them to use Steel Swords and Javelins with no investment. If regularly trained, they will remain solid contributors for the whole game, although they will not be amazing.

If the player chooses to play Lyn Mode, both Kent and Sain can become excellent units. They can receive plenty of levels in the ten maps of Lyn Mode, and they are among the best units to train there, thanks to their class. Furthermore, if Lyn Mode is played on the Hard difficulty, the player can promote one of Kent or Sain with Wallace's Knight Crest. With the Paladin promotion bonuses and all stat increases accumulated until that point, whoever is promoted this way will be among the player's best units when they join in Hector or Eliwood Mode. There are also several stat boosters in Lyn Mode the player can invest in Kent or Sain to make them even better, including an Energy Ring and an Angelic Robe.

While the player can only promote one of Lyn Hard Mode's cavaliers, both can still be trained, and they are among the best users of the early investment. When it comes to choosing between Kent and Sain, Sain's strength base and growth are higher, so he will deal more damage if he can double enemies. By comparison, Kent's damage output is lower, but he has a slight speed advantage and slight defensive advantages. Sain has one greater advantage over Kent, while Kent has several minor advantages over Sain; most players consider Sain the better unit, but they are both good and worth using.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Kent is one of the characters added to the game in the Closing In update, and became available for summoning by players on June 8, 2022. Only one variation of Kent is currently available in Heroes, based on his The Blazing Blade incarnation.

Starting stats

★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★

Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 5/6/7 Speed 8/9/10 Defense 6/7/8 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 35/38/41 Attack 30/33/36 Speed 33/36/39 Defense 23/26/29 Resistance 18/21/24 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Steel Sword -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 5/6/7 Speed 9/10/11 Defense 7/8/9 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 36/39/42 Attack 31/34/38 Speed 35/38/42 Defense 25/28/31 Resistance 19/22/25 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Allied Sword Reposition --

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 6/7/8 Speed 9/10/11 Defense 7/8/9 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 39/42/45 Attack 34/37/41 Speed 37/40/44 Defense 26/30/33 Resistance 21/24/27 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Sword	★★★	★★★	50
	Steel Sword	★★★	★★★	100
	Allied Sword	★★★	★★★★	200
	Allied Sword+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Reposition	★★★	★★★★	150
A	Atk/Spd Bond 1	★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Spd Bond 2	★★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Spd Bond 3	★★★★★	—	240
B	Spd/Def Snag 1	★★★	—	60
B	Spd/Def Snag 2	★★★	—	120
B	Spd/Def Snag 3	★★★★	—	240

Personality

Kent is a serious knight of Caelin. He is very virtuous and good-willed, often trying to be helpful for others. Kent's speech is polite and sophisticated, and he is generally very friendly to others, although he does have to chastise Sain for his relaxed attitudes towards being a knight. He has a very strong sense of duty, although many seem to comment on this. As another flaw, he says to Sain that he has trouble talking to women. He is overall a very chivalrous, dedicated knight.

In his first appearance, Kent is a normal cavalier in the service of Caelin. At the end of Lyn's tale, he becomes the commander of Caelin's knights. He is very dedicated to Lyn, the next marquess of Caelin, and he seems to have feelings for her. His partner and good friend is Sain, a very relaxed, flirtatious cavalier. He speaks little about his background or past.

Supports

Main article: Kent/Supports

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See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Lyn's tale

Kent, Knight of Lycia
For his bravery in fulfilling his command, Kent is named Knight Commander of Caelin. It is a high honor, for one so young, but no one denies his worth.

Kent, Knight of Lycia (if Kent was defeated)
Though grievously wounded in battle, Kent has not neglected his duty. He has remained at Lyn's side and has seen her safely to Caelin.

Eliwood/Hector's tale

Kent, the Crimson Shield
After Caelin was placed under Ostian rule, Kent became its steward. His dedication earned him the love of his people.

Kent and Lyn
When her grandfather died, Lyn asked that Caelin be taken under Ostian protection. She set out for Sacae with her former vassal and new love, Kent. The people of Caelin gave them their blessings.

Kent and Fiora
Although they returned to their respective countries, they visited one another often, and their relationship bloomed. When Lyn abdicated Caelin's rule to Ostia, Kent resigned, went to Ilia, and married Fiora.

Kent and Farina
Farina stayed in Caelin as a mercenary, hoping to stay close to Kent. When Lyn abdicated Caelin's rule to Ostia, Kent resigned his commission and served at Farina's side as a mercenary in Ilia.

Quotes

Death quotes

“	Lady Lyndis, Mark. I'm no good to you in this condition. My apologies, but I must withdraw.	”	— Kent in Lyn's Tale.

“	Lady Lyndis... Travel safely...	”	— Kent in Eliwood/Hector's Tale.

Battle quotes

“	General Eagler! We found Lady Lyndis on the orders of the marquess. We've worked so very hard to return her safely to Caelin.	”	— Against Eagler.

“	Lundgren, your treachery precedes you. I will not listen to any of your poisoned words!	”	— Against Lundgren.

“	Mark, let me take the point. I will break through,even though it may cost my life. If something happens to me, Mark... Lady Lyndis... Please watch over her.	”	— In Chapter 19.

“	I will gladly volunteer to protect Lycia with my life.	”	— In the final chapter.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Kent/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Kent's official artwork from The Blazing Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Blazing Blade is connected to a copy of Path of Radiance.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Kent is featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Kent
	The Crimson Shield, Kent
		"I will gladly volunteer to protect Lycia with my life."
		Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Paladin		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Cavalier Combination: [Activate] [Once per turn] Select a "Sain" card in your Retreat Area and place it on top of your Deck. Diligent Crimson Lance: [Support] If the attacking unit is "Sain" or a unit with the affinity, until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B07-011HN • Artist: Genki Kuno
	Diligent Red Knight, Kent
		"We still have a mission to complete, Sain!"
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Cavalier		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Caelin's Red & Green: [Always] If this unit is supported by "Sain", this unit gains +30 attack. Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this combat, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B07-012N • Artist: Genki Kuno
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Kent .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Blazing Blade	A knight in service to house Caelin. Virtuous to a fault.	キアラン家に仕える騎士 堅物だが、忠義にあつい
Heroes	A straightforward and stern knight of Caelin. Appointed to be commander of the Caelin knights at a young age. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.	キアラン侯爵家に仕える、実直で硬派な騎士。 若くしてキアラン騎士隊の隊長に任命された。 （登場：『ファイアーエムブレム　烈火の剣』）

Trivia

• There is an error in Kent and Wallace's C-rank support conversation in the English version of The Blazing Blade. In the conversation, Lyn's parents are said to have eloped 17 years prior to Eliwood/Hector's tale. While this is correct in the Japanese version, the correct figure according to the localization should be 20 years prior due to the localization increasing Lyn's age from 15 to 18.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Kent	From a surname which was originally derived from Kent, the name of a county in England, which may be derived from a Brythonic word meaning "coastal district".
Japanese	ケント	Officially romanized as Kent.
Spanish	Kent	--
French	Kent	--
German	Kent	--
Italian	Kent	--
Portuguese (Brazil)	Kent	Used in the Choose Your Legends polls by Fire Emblem Heroes.
Traditional Chinese	肯特	Kent; used in the Choose Your Legends polls by Heroes.

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Cavalier Paladin Lance Sword Lance Sword Axe

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  Lyn meets Kent and Sain.

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  Wil and Florina join Lyn, Sain, and Kent.

Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Kent: Crimson Shield from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Kent: Crimson Shield from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Kent: Crimson Shield from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Kent: Crimson Shield from Heroes.

References

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