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Prisoner

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In Fire Emblem Fates, enemy units who are captured are sent as prisoners to the prison facility at the player's My Castle. The player can recruit these units from the prison. Prisoner units can fulfill several uses, including helping to reinforce their army if they are missing proper units, giving access to unobtainable classes in the player's route, and giving the player a unit with access to unique skill combinations which ordinary playable units would otherwise not be able to easily obtain.

Overview


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Once the prison has been constructed, Orochi and Niles can use their personal skills, Capture and Kidnap respectively, to send defeated units to the prison. After clearing the map, the prison can then be visited in My Castle to view the captured units. There are two ways of convincing prisoners to defect to the player's army: to spend resources to bribe them, or to have the current prison guard attempt to persuade them. Bribing works automatically, but persuasion may require multiple tries to succeed depending on how high the prisoner's stats are.

Prisoners behave as bonus units. They have no dialogue of their own, and unlike the bonus units of Awakening, will not display dialogue boxes when they activate an event tile. However their portrait's expression changes during a level up depending on their stat gains; for example, they smile enthusiastically on a great level up, and wince when receiving a bad level up. They also cannot form support relationships, although they can participate in pairing up, and they are not mentioned in the epilogue's character endings. Like other bonus units, prisoner units can have their current stats saved to the Unit Logbook and can be re-bought later in other save files. They have a specific section of the Logbook dedicated to them, which can save a maximum of 100 prisoner units. A prisoner's Logbook entry can be updated at any time to reflect any changes made to their stats, and entries can also be removed or locked to prevent automatic overwrites.

Generic prisoner units retain the same portrait and battle model that they had as enemies, with the exception of Outlaws, whose hoods will be lowered once they have been recruited, like Niles. Upon changing class, they keep their original portrait but use the head model of their new class. For example, a generic Fighter will keep his brunette, helmetless portrait, but will have a grey haired, helmeted model if promoted to Hero. The capturable bosses retain their own portraits and appearances when converted into the player army, including head models.

Stats


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  • Class: Prisoners retain their original class. If they are in a base class, they can be promoted normally using Master Seals. The only reclass option available to them is the alternate promotion of their base class, if they are promoted, so they cannot use Heart Seals if they are unpromoted. However, prisoners are allowed to use items such as the Witch's Mark and Sighting Lens to reclass into specific gender-compatible classes. The exception to this is Candace, who cannot reclass at all.
  • Stats: Prisoners retain their original stats without changes after conversion into the player army. This means that prisoners captured on higher difficulties will be stronger than those captured in lower difficulties.
  • Maximum stats: Boss units have unique max stat modifiers like regular playable characters do. Generic units have no negative or positive stat modifiers, so their maximum stats are just the standard maximums for their current class.
  • Growth rates: Both generic and boss units have their own personal growth rates. For generic units, their personal growths are dependent on the class they were captured in, disregarding any potential future class changes. See Prisoner/Stats for their exact growths.
  • Inventory: Prisoners do not retain their inventory from before their capture.
  • Skills: Prisoners retain all skills when recruited, with the exception of enemy exclusive skills, which either disappear or are downgraded into regular skills. Skills that are unusual for a class but aren't enemy-exclusive will remain, such as an enemy Archer retaining Counter after conversion into the player army. If they do not currently know any of their class line's skills, they will learn them normally when leveling up.
    The following skills are designated as enemy-only and will be removed when a prisoner is recruited:

Compatible enemy units

All generic human enemies in the main campaigns are able to be captured and recruited, including members of the otherwise enemy-only Lancer class. Non-human units cannot be captured at all; this includes both members of non-human classes (Faceless, Stoneborn, Kitsune, Nine-Tails, Wolfskin, Wolfssegners), and Vallite and Illusion soldiers.

Only thirteen bosses are capturable and recruitable, most of them coming from paralogues. All other bosses cannot be captured. These thirteen are:

Names

There are 137 possible names for generic prisoner units, which are assigned to them once they enter the prison. The names are assigned to units based on their gender and nation of origin, and are divided into five sets: Hoshidan men, Nohrian men, Hoshidan women, Nohrian women, and Einherjar names. The capturable bosses retain their own names once imprisoned.

Hoshidan men

Japanese English French German Spanish Italian
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シモツキ
Shimotsuki
Akihiro Akihiro Akihiro Akihiro Akihiro Akihiro
キクヅキ
Kikudzuki
Daisuke Daisuke Daisuke Daisuke Daisuke Daisuke
コトワリ
Kotowari
Hajime Hajime Hajime Hajime Hajime Hajime
フチマシ
Fuchimashi
Hideaki Hideaki Hideaki Hideaki Hideaki Hideaki
ヨイヤミ
Yoiyami
Kaede Kaede Kaede Kaede Kaede Kaede
ツゴモリ
Tsugomori
Kento Kento Kento Kento Kento Kento
イニシエ
Inishie
Kazuki Kazuki Kazuki Kazuki Kazuki Kazuki
ウシトラ
Ushitora
Masahiko Masahiko Masahiko Masahiko Masahiko Masahiko
イヌワシ
Inuwashi
Mitsuru Mitsuru Mitsuru Mitsuru Mitsuru Mitsuru
トヂメ
Tochime
Nobu Nobu Nobu Nobu Nobu Nobu
セミマル
Semimaru
Saburo Saburo Saburo Saburo Saburo Saburo
ミチノク
Michinoku
Yoichi Yoichi Yoichi Yoichi Yoichi Yoichi
サムシロ
Samushiro
Kazunari Kazunari Kazunari Kazunari Kazunari Kazunari
イカルガ
Ikaruga
Rintaro Rintaro Rintaro Rintaro Rintaro Rintaro
サザナミ
Sazanami
Kazuma Kazuma Kazuma Kazuma Kazuma Kazuma
カイドウ
Kaidou
Hidetora Hidetora Hidetora Hidetora Hidetora Hidetora
イカヅチ
Ikadzuchi
Yamato Yamato Yamato Yamato Yamato Yamato
インロウ
Inrou
Takanori Takanori Takanori Takanori Takanori Takanori
ヤブサメ
Yabusame
Tomihiko Tomihiko Tomihiko Tomihiko Tomihiko Tomihiko
カミカゼ
Kamikaze
Kenshi Kenshi Kenshi Kenshi Kenshi Kenshi
ハシダテ
Hashidate
Jinpei Jinpei Jinpei Jinpei Jinpei Jinpei
ササハラ
Sasahara
Yohei Yohei Yohei Yohei Yohei Yohei
アジロギ
Ajirogi
Ariyoshi Ariyoshi Ariyoshi Ariyoshi Ariyoshi Ariyoshi
フナヒト
Funahito
Mizuki Mizuki Mizuki Mizuki Mizuki Mizuki
カササギ
Kasasagi
Ukyo Ukyo Ukyo Ukyo Ukyo Ukyo
サネカズラ
Sanekazara
Ren Ren Ren Ren Ren Ren
ナガツキ
Nagatsuki
Hiroyuki Hiroyuki Hiroyuki Hiroyuki Hiroyuki Hiroyuki
アリアケ
Ariake
Tamaki Tamaki Tamaki Tamaki Tamaki Tamaki
シガラミ
Shigarami
Jin Jin Jin Jin Jin Jin
ツリフネ
Tsurifune
Hiromi Hiromi Hiromi Hiromi Hiromi Hiromi

Nohrian men

Japanese English French German Spanish Italian
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エルザス
Elzas
Gerald Gerald Gerald Gerald Gerald Gerald
ティルビッツ
Tirbitz
Hendrik Hendrik Hendrik Hendrik Hendrik Hendrik
ウェーゼル
Wesel
Bernd Bernd Bernd Bernd Bernd Bernd
ブラント
Brandt
Fritz Fritz Fritz Fritz Fritz Fritz
ゴットハルト
Gotthard
Christof Christof Christof Christof Christof Christof
テオドリヒ
Theodorich
Elmar Elmar Elmar Elmar Elmar Elmar
ヴィルギル
Vergil
Virgil Virgil Virgil Virgil Virgil Virgil
ヨルク
Yorck
Hubert Hubert Hubert Hubert Hubert Hubert
グラウデンツ
Graudenz
Konrad Konrad Konrad Konrad Konrad Konrad
ヴォルフ
Wolf
Ludwig Ludwig Ludwig Ludwig Ludwig Ludwig
ザクセン
Sachsen
Oskar Oskar Oskar Oskar Oskar Oskar
イルティス
Iltis
Reinhard Reinhard Reinhard Reinhard Reinhard Reinhard
ドラッヘ
Drache
Sven Sven Sven Sven Sven Sven
レオパルド
Leopardo
Tobias Tobias Tobias Tobias Tobías Tobias
ブリッツ
Blitz
Wenzel Wenzel Wenzel Wenzel Wenzel Wenzel
ゼンメル
Semmel
Andreas Andreas Andreas Andreas Andreas Andreas
クレメル
Kramer
Otto Otto Otto Otto Otto Otto
フェルス
Fels
Helmut Helmut Helmut Helmut Helmut Mahinorm
ジーモン
Simon
Simon Simon Simon Simon Simón Simon
エグモント
Egmont
Manfred Manfred Manfred Manfred Manfred Manfred
グラーフ
Graf
Wolfgang Wolfgang Wolfgang Wolfgang Wolfgang Wolfgang
ルクス
Luchs
Stefan Stefan Stefan Stefan Stefan Stefan
アルバトロス
Albatross
Roderick Roderick Roderick Roderick Roderick Roderick
エルベ
Elbe
Tancred Tancred Tancred Tancred Tancred Tancred
オーサ
Ossa
Theobald Theobald Theobald Theobald Theobald Theobald
ザスニッツ
Sassnitz
Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard Leonard
ゲパルト
Gepard
Liam Liam Liam Liam Liam Liam
ツォーベル
Zobel
Bertram Bertram Bertram Bertram Bertram Bertram
ブレムゼ
Bremse
Roland Roland Roland Roland Roland Roland
ヤグアル
Jaguar
Edsel Edsel Edsel Edsel Edsel Edsel

Hoshidan women

Japanese English French German Spanish Italian
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ウヅキ
Uzuki
Madoka Madoka Madoka Madoka Madoka Madoka
ハヅキ
Hazuki
Kanade Kanade Kanade Kanade Kanade Kanade
シロタエ
Shirotae
Chiaki Chiaki Chiaki Chiaki Chiaki Chiaki
ミカサ
Mikasa
Mikasa Mikasa Mikasa Mikasa Mikasa Mikasa
コマチ
Komachi
Komachi Komachi Komachi Komachi Komachi Komachi
モミジ
Momiji
Momiji Momiji Momiji Momiji Momiji Momiji
シロギク
Shirogiku
Eriko Eriko Eriko Eriko Eriko Eriko
ハツセ
Hatsuse
Asuka Asuka Asuka Asuka Asuka Asuka
コロモ
Koromo
Koromo Koromo Koromo Koromo Koromo Koromo
ミヨシノ
Miyoshino
Akane Akane Akane Akane Akane Akane
ミソギ
Misogi
Hiroe Hiroe Hiroe Hiroe Hiroe Hiroe
ワカバ
Wakaba
Fumi Fumi Fumi Fumi Fumi Fumi
ハルサメ
Harusame
Saya Saya Saya Saya Saya Saya
アサツユ
Asatsuyu
Hotaru Hotaru Hotaru Hotaru Hotaru Hotaru
スミレ
Sumire
Haru Haru Haru Haru Haru Haru
カスミ
Kasumi
Kasumi Kasumi Kasumi Kasumi Kasumi Kasumi
ツバメ
Tsubame
Chihiro Chihiro Chihiro Chihiro Chihiro Chihiro
スズメ
Suzume
Suzume Suzume Suzume Suzume Suzume Suzume
ツキアカリ
Tsukiakari
Ruri Ruri Ruri Ruri Ruri Ruri
ホシアカリ
Hoshiakari
Yayoi Yayoi Yayoi Yayoi Yayoi Yayoi
ヤエ
Yae
Tomoe Tomoe Tomoe Tomoe Tomoe Tomoe
ココノエ
Kokonoe
Kanon Kanon Kanon Kanon Kanon Kanon
ソラネ
Sorane
Sorane Sorane Sorane Sorane Sorane Sorane
アサジフ
Asajifu
Yoriko Yoriko Yoriko Yoriko Yoriko Yoriko
ヨモギフ
Yomogifu
Yukari Yukari Yukari Yukari Yukari Yukari
ワカナ
Wakana
Naomi Naomi Naomi Naomi Naomi Naomi
ハツシモ
Hatsushimo
Shizue Shizue Shizue Shizue Shizue Shizue
シラキク
Shirakiku
Nanoha Nanoha Nanoha Nanoha Nanoha Nanoha
シラユキ
Shirayuki
Miyabi Miyabi Miyabi Miyabi Miyabi Miyabi
カスガ
Kasuga
Suzuran Suzuran Suzuran Suzuran Suzuran Suzuran

Nohrian women

Japanese English French German Spanish Italian
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アルマ
Alma
Adele Adele Adele Adele Adele Adele
ベアトリーゼ
Beatrice
Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice Beatrice
ベッティ
Betty
Hilda Hilda Hilda Hilda Hilda Hilda
ブリギッタ
Brigitta
Brigitta Brigitta Brigitta Brigitta Brigitta Brigitta
コルドラ
Cordula
Cordula Cordula Cordula Cordula Cordula Cordula
ドーラ
Dora
Dora Dora Dora Dora Dora Dora
シュフティ
Schufty
Ingrid Ingrid Ingrid Ingrid Ingrid Ingrid
ニクセ
Nixe
Kirsten Kirsten Kirsten Kirsten Kirsten Kirsten
ミーナ
Meenah
Lotte Lotte Lotte Lotte Lotte Lotte
ユリカ
Eureka
Margot Margot Margot Margot Margot Margot
ヘクセ
Hexe
Stella Stella Stella Stella Stella Stella
ガウナ
Gauna
Ursula Ursula Ursula Ursula Úrsula Ursel
フレイヤ
Freyja
Freyja Freyja Freyja Freyja Freyja Freyja
ベアテ
Beate
Verona Verona Verona Verona Verona Verona
ダイナ
Dinah
Gisela Gisela Gisela Gisela Gisela Gisela
グレーテル
Gretel
Gretel Gretel Gretel Gretel Gretel Gretel
ユーディト
Judith
Judith Judith Judith Judith Judith Judith
カルリーネ
Karline
Karline Karline Karline Karline Karline Karline
マルグレート
Margret
Annette Annette Annette Annette Annette Annette
ローザリエ
Rosalie
Ernesta Ernesta Ernesta Ernesta Ernesta Ernesta
ロミー
Romy
Romy Romy Romy Romy Romy Romy
ナナ
Nana
Astrid Astrid Astrid Astrid Astrid Astrid
ルル
Lulu
Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulú Lulu
フロリアン
Florian
Nina Nina Nina Nina Nina Nina
テレマ
Thelema
Thelma Thelma Thelma Thelma Thelma Thelma
リタ
Rita
Rita Rita Rita Rita Rita Rita
マルテ
Marte
Marta Marta Marta Marta Marta Marta
エーリカ
Erika
Marion Marion Marion Marion Marion Marion
イルゼ
Ilse
Ilse Ilse Ilse Ilse Ilse Ilse
ファティマ
Fatima
Louisa Louisa Louisa Louisa Louisa Louisa

Einherjar

These names are used for the generic units that can be bought in the castle's Einherjar Shop. The first nine are Hoshidan, and the last eight are Nohrian.

Japanese English French German Spanish Italian
NTSC PAL
イッパク
Ippaku
Ippei Ippei Ippei Ippei Ippei Ippei
ジコク
Jikoku
Jitaro Jitaro Jitaro Jitaro Jitaro Jitaro
サンペキ
Sanpeki
Minori Minori Minori Minori Minori Minori
シロク
Shiroku
Shinobu Shinobu Shinobu Shinobu Shinobu Shinobu
ゴオウ
Gōu
Goro Goro Goro Goro Goro Goro
ロッパク
Roppaku
Musashi Musashi Musashi Musashi Musashi Musashi
シチセキ
Shichiseki
Nanaki Nanaki Nanaki Nanaki Nanaki Nanaki
ハッパク
Happaku
Hachio Hachio Hachio Hachio Hachio Hachio
キュウシ
Kyūshi
Konoe Konoe Konoe Konoe Konoe Konoe
アインス
Eins
Unil Unil Nemos Unil Mus Ansuz
ツヴァイ
Zwei
Dua Dua Lernos Dua Bovis Æsch
ドライ
Drei
Trim Trim Cerynos Trim Tigris Berkano
フィーア
Vier
Quatro Quatro Erymos Quatro Lepus Cen
フュンフ
Fünf
Penvo Penvo Augios Penvo Draco Dagaz
ゼクス
Sechs
Xestu Xestu Stymfos Xestu Anguilla Ehwaz
ズィーベン
Sieben
Hepto Hepto Crestos Hepto Equus Ear
アハト
Acht
Octu Octu Diomos Octu Ovis Eihwaz

Trivia

  • Like the Nintendo DS-era replacement units, some prisoner names are (probably accidentally) shared with other characters in the Fire Emblem series.
    • In the Japanese version, the Nohrian male name Fels (フェルス Ferusu) is shared with Pheros from Awakening.
    • The last eight Einherjar names in Japanese and Spanish (the German numbers one to eight in the Japanese version; and the Latin names of animals of the Chinese zodiac in the Spanish version) are shared with the first eight Deadlords, though the Japanese version spells Sieben slightly differently (ズィーベン Zīben in Fates vice ズイーベン Zuīben for the Deadlord).
    • The Nohrian prisoner names are shared with the first eight replacement units from Shadow Dragon in both English and Japanese.
    • In the English version, the names Stefan, Bertram, Roland, Astrid, Ursula, and Nina are all reused. Nina uniquely is used by a character in Fates.
      • The names Hilda, Reinhard, and Stella (Astrid's Japanese name) also appear, though they had not been used in any English localization at the time.
  • Villagers have data for being captured, and their own personal growth rate, but as enemy villagers are only found in the arena or as Vallites, they cannot be captured in-game.

Etymology and other languages

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

Prisoner

French

Prisonnier

Prisoner

Gallery

References

See also

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