Miklan

Miklan Anschutz Gautier Portrait of Miklan from Warriors: Three Hopes.

Gender Male Race Human (transformed into a monster by the Lance of Ruin in Three Houses) Family Margrave Gautier (father) Sylvain (younger half-brother) Unnamed unborn younger sibling Gautier (ancestor) Nationality Faerghus Starting class Armored Knight Voiced by Armen Taylor (English, Three Houses) Daisuke Endou (Japanese, Three Houses) Appearance(s) Three Houses Warriors: Three Hopes

“	Not bad for your kind... A bunch of spoiled rotten children.	”	— Miklan

Miklan Anschutz Gautier (pronounced /⁠'mɪklɑn 'ɡɑtieɪ⁠/^[key]; Japanese: マイクラン＝アンシュッツ＝ゴーティエ Miklan Anchutz Gautier) is the firstborn son of Matthias Raoul Gautier and the elder brother of Sylvain. The denial of his inheritance of House Gautier in favor of Sylvain due to his lack of a Crest led to his resentment towards Sylvain and eventual disownment from House Gautier.

Miklan is a non-playable enemy character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Additionally, he is also a non-playable ally in the spinoff game Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.

Biography

Pre-games

Miklan was born as the eldest son of Matthias Raoul Gautier, the then-margrave of House Gautier. However, because House Gautier's role of defending Faerghus from Sreng invasions dictates that their heirs need to possess a Crest in order to wield the Lance of Ruin, Miklan was denied his inheritance of the house in favor of his younger brother Sylvain, who possessed a Crest; instead, he received training in defense strategies personally by his father. Fueled by jealously, Miklan started bullying Sylvain during their childhood. The extent of Miklan's abuse was severe; he once shoved Sylvain inside a well, and once also left him alone in the mountainside during winter. Miklan later cut ties entirely from House Gautier and became the leader of a group of bandits headquartered in Fraldarius territory, eventually becoming infamous in northern Faerghus.

Three Houses

In 1180, Miklan and his band of thieves eventually stole the Lance of Ruin from its hiding place in House Gautier. Archbishop Rhea then assigned Byleth and their class to rout Miklan and his bandits and take the lance back. The group succeeded in defeating Miklan's bandits and weakening Miklan himself, but the Lance of Ruin suddenly transformed Miklan into a monster known as the Black Beast, causing most of his men to flee in terror. Byleth and their class defeated Miklan for a second time, finally killing him, and retrieved the lance.

Warriors: Three Hopes

After Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd ascended the throne in 1180, he collaborated with Margrave Gautier to enact a plan to capture Miklan in order to make use of his tactical acumen due to a lack of capable leaders in his army army at the time, a plan which was met with much apprehension from Dimitri's close friends. Miklan was eventually captured by Gustave and assigned to be a commander of an army unit consisting of soldiers both with and without Crests, under the condition that he be detained and executed if he does anything untoward.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Role

Miklan is the boss of Chapter 5. Right after being defeated as Miklan, he will transform into a Black Beast, warping every playable unit into the center of the map.

Stats

Miklan

Normal Hard Maddening

Armored Knight Level 11 Movement - Crest --

Stats Max HP 36 Luck 9 Strength 13 Defense 16 Magic 6 Resistance 3 Dexterity 7 Charm 9+1 Speed 5

Inventory Abilities Lance of Ruin Steal Lance Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Miklan Private Militia Lv 3 Assault Troop Skill Levels E E C E E E E E D E E

Armored Knight Level 12 Movement 4 Crest --

Stats Max HP 38 Luck 10 Strength 15 Defense 17 Magic 6 Resistance 3 Dexterity 8 Charm 10+1 Speed 6

Inventory Abilities Lance of Ruin Steal Lance Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Miklan Private Militia Lv 3 Assault Troop Skill Levels E E C E E E E E D E E

Armored Knight Level 17 Movement 4 Crest --

Stats Max HP 44 Luck 15 Strength 20 Defense 20 Magic 8 Resistance 3 Dexterity 12 Charm 15+1 Speed 9

Inventory Abilities Lance of Ruin Steal Lance Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Miklan Private Militia Lv 3 Assault Troop Skill Levels E E C E E E E E D E E

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Black Beast

Normal Hard Maddening

Black Beast Level 11 Movement 4 Crest --

Stats Max HP 43/43/65 Luck 0 Strength 15 Defense 11 Magic 6 Resistance 9 Dexterity 10 Charm 0 Speed 4

Inventory Abilities Crest Stone (Gautier) Barrier Vital Defense Magic Bind Death Blow Staggering Blow Spells Battalion Thorns of Ruin -- -- Skill Levels E E E E E E E E E E E

Black Beast Level 12 Movement 4 Crest --

Stats Max HP 54/54/77 Luck 0 Strength 18 Defense 12 Magic 7 Resistance 10 Dexterity 11 Charm 0 Speed 6

Inventory Abilities Crest Stone (Gautier) Barrier Vital Defense Magic Bind Death Blow Staggering Blow Spells Battalion Thorns of Ruin -- -- Skill Levels E E E E E E E E E E E

Black Beast Level 17 Movement 4 Crest --

Stats Max HP 72/72/108 Luck 0 Strength 26 Defense 17 Magic 11 Resistance 14 Dexterity 16 Charm 0 Speed 9

Inventory Abilities Crest Stone (Gautier) Barrier Vital Defense Magic Bind Death Blow Staggering Blow Spells Battalion Thorns of Ruin -- -- Skill Levels E E E E E E E E E E E

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Personality and character

Miklan is defined by his jealousy and hatred of his younger brother Sylvain due to the latter being born with a Crest, resulting in his own disinheritance. Sylvain describes him as a bully who always went out of his way to make him miserable as a child. Due to his lack of a Crest, Miklan has a desperate desire to prove himself, to the point where he is willing to steal his family's Hero's Relic in order to do so.

His personality is expanded upon in Warriors: Three Hopes, where he is conscripted into the Kingdom army on the Azure Gleam route. Miklan retains his obsession with Crests, but Dimitri's influence on him allows him to channel this obsession into a healthier drive to prove that those without Crests can be just as successful as those with. While still curt and antisocial, his valor in battle earns him the respect of allies such as Catherine and enemies such as Gwendal.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	So, you think you can take the lance from me, huh? I'll kill you... I'll kill every last one of you!	”	— Miklan, as the boss of Chapter 5.

“	Miklan: Why have you come, you Crest-bearing fool? Sylvain: I'm here for the Lance of Ruin, Miklan. Hand it over. I don't want to humiliate you, but I will. Miklan: Hmph! Hurry up an die already. If not for you... If it hadn't been for you... Sylvain: Shut up! I'm so tired of hearing that. You've always blamed me for something that isn't my fault.	”	— Miklan against Sylvain in Chapter 5.

“	Graaaargh!	”	— Miklan, as the Black Beast in Chapter 5.

“	Sylvain: What is that? It's like a bad dream come to life. Black Beast: Gyaaaaargh!	”	— Miklan as the black beast against Sylvain in Chapter 5.

Critical quotes

“	You can't stop me!	”	— Miklan

“	You brat!	”	— Miklan

“	The Relic's power's mine!	”	— Miklan

“	Out of my way!	”	— Miklan

Death quote

“	Graaaargh!	”	— Miklan, as the Black Beast in Chapter 5.

“	Hgh! Heh, what a joke... Still...at least I bought us all the time we needed...	”	— Miklan in Chapter 9.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Miklan Anschutz Gautier	Full name, known by just Miklan in menus. Miklan is an Old Norse word meaning "increase" or "greatness". Anschutz or Anschütz is a German surname. Gautier is a French name, the French form of "Walter".
Japanese	マイクラン＝アンシュッツ＝ゴーティエ	Miklan Anchutz Gautier
Spanish	Miklan Anschutz Gautier	--
French	Miklan Anschutz Gautier	--
German	Miklan Anschutz Gautier	--
Italian	Miklan Anschutz Gautier	--
Portuguese	Miklan	Used in the Choose Your Legends polls in Fire Emblem Heroes.
Korean	마이클란 안슈츠 고티에	Miklan Anschutz Gautier
Simplified Chinese	迈克朗·安修兹·戈迪耶	Miklan Anschutz Gautier
Traditional Chinese	邁克朗‧安修茲‧戈迪耶	Miklan Anschutz Gautier

Gallery

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  Portrait of Miklan from Three Houses used in 2020's Choose Your Legends site.

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  Artwork of Miklan shortly after being transformed into the Black Beast.

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  Concept art of Miklan from Three Houses.

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  Concept art of Miklan as a Black Beast from Three Houses.

References

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