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===Role=== | ===Role=== | ||
Catherine is a recruitable playable character on the Blue Lions and Golden Deer routes, is automatically recruited in Chapter 12 on the Church of Seiros route, is an NPC unit in Chapter 12 should she not be recruited before it and is a recurring enemy on the Crimson Flower route. | Catherine is a recruitable playable character on the Blue Lions and Golden Deer routes, is automatically recruited in Chapter 12 on the Church of Seiros route, is an NPC unit in Chapter 12 should she not be recruited before it and is a recurring enemy on the Crimson Flower route. | ||
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|recruit=[[The Goddess's Rite of Rebirth|Chapter 4]], talk to while exploring the monastery if [[Byleth]] is at least level 15 | |recruit=[[The Goddess's Rite of Rebirth|Chapter 4]], talk to while exploring the monastery if [[Byleth]] is at least level 15 | ||
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{{also|The Magdred Ambush}} | {{also|The Magdred Ambush}} | ||
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====Neutral - Chapter 12==== | ====Neutral - Chapter 12==== | ||
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====Enemy - Black Eagles Chapter 12==== | ====Enemy - Black Eagles Chapter 12==== | ||
{{also|Outset of a Power Struggle/The Battle of Garreg Mach{{!}}The Battle of Garreg Mach}} | {{also|Outset of a Power Struggle/The Battle of Garreg Mach{{!}}The Battle of Garreg Mach}} | ||
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====Enemy - Crimson Flower Chapter 18==== | ====Enemy - Crimson Flower Chapter 18==== | ||
{{also|The Fight for Fhirdiad}} | {{also|The Fight for Fhirdiad}} | ||
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===Analysis=== | ===Analysis=== | ||
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Catherine is a unit whose performance and utility can greatly vary depending on when she is recruited and what house you are playing. If you are playing [[Golden Deer]] or [[Blue Lions]], Catherine is essentially one of the strongest units in the early game being available to recruit and deploy on the chapter's main map as early as [[Tower of Black Winds|Chapter 5]] as a level 9 [[Swordmaster]]. Recruiting Catherine this early is fairly simple, consisting of raising [[Byleth]]'s support with her to C+-rank so she can be recruited by a level 9 Byleth. First, when Catherine first becomes available to speak to in the [[Garreg Mach Monastery]] in [[Mutiny in the Mist|Chapter 3]] share two meals with her that all participants enjoy. Next, give Catherine the [[Whetstone]] you obtain in an early game quest. When the C-support becomes available watch it immediately then share two more meals with Catherine that both participants enjoy. If she is still not at the proper rank (check support info in the meal sharing menu to check for a C+ rank) return her [[lost items|lost]] Badge of Graduation or give her an [[Owl Feather]] and she should be ready to recruit and dominate Chapter 5. When she joins, Catherine has the Swordmaster's class bases of 19 strength (effectively 24 with Swordmaster's inherent [[Swordfaire]]) and 18 speed, stats likely far better than the students' that enable her to double all early game enemies and not get doubled by even the fastest enemy units on maddening mode. Moreover, due to her personal skill of [[Fighting Spirit]], Catherine gets an effective +5 to her [[Defense]] and [[Resistance]], making her decently tanky with an effective 18 defense and 13 resistance as long as she has no battalion equipped. Additionally, due to her A-rank in swords, she already has [[Axebreaker]]; combined with her high speed, Catherine can dodge enemy [[axe]]-users fairly reliably. All of these factors make Catherine essentially able to solo Chapter 5 even on maddening. Recruiting Catherine this early also nets you the [[Thunderbrand]], a [[weight (weapon)|lighter]] and stronger [[Brave Sword]] that you can potentially obtain seven chapters before [[Brave weapon]]s can be purchased from the marketplace. | Catherine is a unit whose performance and utility can greatly vary depending on when she is recruited and what house you are playing. If you are playing [[Golden Deer]] or [[Blue Lions]], Catherine is essentially one of the strongest units in the early game being available to recruit and deploy on the chapter's main map as early as [[Tower of Black Winds|Chapter 5]] as a level 9 [[Swordmaster]]. Recruiting Catherine this early is fairly simple, consisting of raising [[Byleth]]'s support with her to C+-rank so she can be recruited by a level 9 Byleth. First, when Catherine first becomes available to speak to in the [[Garreg Mach Monastery]] in [[Mutiny in the Mist|Chapter 3]] share two meals with her that all participants enjoy. Next, give Catherine the [[Whetstone]] you obtain in an early game quest. When the C-support becomes available watch it immediately then share two more meals with Catherine that both participants enjoy. If she is still not at the proper rank (check support info in the meal sharing menu to check for a C+ rank) return her [[lost items|lost]] Badge of Graduation or give her an [[Owl Feather]] and she should be ready to recruit and dominate Chapter 5. When she joins, Catherine has the Swordmaster's class bases of 19 strength (effectively 24 with Swordmaster's inherent [[Swordfaire]]) and 18 speed, stats likely far better than the students' that enable her to double all early game enemies and not get doubled by even the fastest enemy units on maddening mode. Moreover, due to her personal skill of [[Fighting Spirit]], Catherine gets an effective +5 to her [[Defense]] and [[Resistance]], making her decently tanky with an effective 18 defense and 13 resistance as long as she has no battalion equipped. Additionally, due to her A-rank in swords, she already has [[Axebreaker]]; combined with her high speed, Catherine can dodge enemy [[axe]]-users fairly reliably. All of these factors make Catherine essentially able to solo Chapter 5 even on maddening. Recruiting Catherine this early also nets you the [[Thunderbrand]], a [[weight (weapon)|lighter]] and stronger [[Brave Sword]] that you can potentially obtain seven chapters before [[Brave weapon]]s can be purchased from the marketplace. | ||
On the other hand, If you are playing [[Black Eagles]], Catherine can only be recruited in [[To War|Chapter 12]] and only if you choose to play the Silver Snow route. Despite having received decent stat boosts from auto-leveling, Catherine is less impressive here since your units you have been training from the start and are likely on par with her or better by virtue of having access to class mastery skills, tutoring, and classes with higher movement than the Swordmaster's five. Catherine is by no means a bad unit by this point. She is still very fast and has good [[Brawling]] combat arts in [[Nimble Combo]] and, later on, [[Bombard]] which both hit twice and have good synergy with her Major [[Crest]] of Charon which has an overall 91% of raising might by five on at least one of those hits; however, at this point, Catherine cannot easily reclass into anything with better movement and will be hard pressed to obtain any useful mastery skills without resorting to grinding, leaving her underwhelming, especially compared to her performance in Chapter 5 on other routes. Even on Blue Lions/Golden Deer playthroughs, the advantage Catherine gains via early recruitment wears off as your other units become stronger and the enemy units become faster and more difficult to take out in one round. Come part II, Catherine will struggle to double enemies or even resist getting doubled by the fastest enemies. For these situations, Catherine has her Brawling combat arts, but since they cannot be used while Catherine is on a mount, meaning she cannot take advantage of Canto or high movement when using these arts, they are decidedly less ideal than the other guaranteed follow-up combat arts like [[Swift Strikes]] and [[Point-Blank Volley]] that can be used in cavalry and flying classes. Ultimately, Catherine is an amazing unit for the early game but otherwise is good to decent if recruited late into Part I. | On the other hand, If you are playing [[Black Eagles]], Catherine can only be recruited in [[To War|Chapter 12]] and only if you choose to play the Silver Snow route. Despite having received decent stat boosts from auto-leveling, Catherine is less impressive here since your units you have been training from the start and are likely on par with her or better by virtue of having access to class mastery skills, tutoring, and classes with higher movement than the Swordmaster's five. Catherine is by no means a bad unit by this point. She is still very fast and has good [[Brawling]] combat arts in [[Nimble Combo]] and, later on, [[Bombard]] which both hit twice and have good synergy with her Major [[Crest]] of Charon which has an overall 91% of raising might by five on at least one of those hits; however, at this point, Catherine cannot easily reclass into anything with better movement and will be hard pressed to obtain any useful mastery skills without resorting to grinding, leaving her underwhelming, especially compared to her performance in Chapter 5 on other routes. Even on Blue Lions/Golden Deer playthroughs, the advantage Catherine gains via early recruitment wears off as your other units become stronger and the enemy units become faster and more difficult to take out in one round. Come part II, Catherine will struggle to double enemies or even resist getting doubled by the fastest enemies. For these situations, Catherine has her Brawling combat arts, but since they cannot be used while Catherine is on a mount, meaning she cannot take advantage of Canto or high movement when using these arts, they are decidedly less ideal than the other guaranteed follow-up combat arts like [[Swift Strikes]] and [[Point-Blank Volley]] that can be used in cavalry and flying classes. Ultimately, Catherine is an amazing unit for the early game but otherwise is good to decent if recruited late into Part I. | ||
Catherine has a few options for her final class depending on how much investment you want to put in her. First, Catherine can stay as a Swordmaster while you train her riding rank to get [[Movement +1]] so that she has a better movement stat on par with infantry master classes. However, if Catherine's mobility is of greater concern to you, then [[Assassin]] is overall better due to having six movement at base and not being slowed by unfavorable terrain like forests at the cost of one strength when compared to the Swordmaster. While [[Mortal Savant]] seems like the ideal choice for the final class of sword-focused units, it is in reality a pretty lackluster class having bad class modifiers in speed and strength, being overall weaker and slower than Assassin and Swordmaster, not to mention that Catherine has a weakness in [[Black Magic|Reason]] and does not have a good magic growth or spell list to justify making her a Mortal Savant, making obtaining the certification fairly difficult especially if she was recruited late. Both Swordmaster and Assassin are far more ideal for Catherine as they require less investment and allow for her to use Gauntlets and her Brawling combat arts without dismounting while also having good class modifiers. If you are willing to invest more into Catherine, her best class will be [[Falcon Knight]] as it allows her to use her speed to dodge tank by granting her easier access to [[Alert Stance+]] and inherent [[Avoid +10]], though depending on when she is recruited getting an A-rank in [[lance]]s and a B+ in flying can be fairly difficult. Regardless of what promotion path Catherine follows, there are some class mastery skills that will prove useful to get. These skills include the [[Brigand]]'s [[Death Blow]], the [[Pegasus Knight]]'s [[Darting Blow]], and the [[Archer]]'s [[Hit +20]] as they all improve her general combat performance by making her more accurate or stronger. | Catherine has a few options for her final class depending on how much investment you want to put in her. First, Catherine can stay as a Swordmaster while you train her riding rank to get [[Movement +1]] so that she has a better movement stat on par with infantry master classes. However, if Catherine's mobility is of greater concern to you, then [[Assassin]] is overall better due to having six movement at base and not being slowed by unfavorable terrain like forests at the cost of one strength when compared to the Swordmaster. While [[Mortal Savant]] seems like the ideal choice for the final class of sword-focused units, it is in reality a pretty lackluster class having bad class modifiers in speed and strength, being overall weaker and slower than Assassin and Swordmaster, not to mention that Catherine has a weakness in [[Black Magic|Reason]] and does not have a good magic growth or spell list to justify making her a Mortal Savant, making obtaining the certification fairly difficult especially if she was recruited late. Both Swordmaster and Assassin are far more ideal for Catherine as they require less investment and allow for her to use Gauntlets and her Brawling combat arts without dismounting while also having good class modifiers. If you are willing to invest more into Catherine, her best class will be [[Falcon Knight]] as it allows her to use her speed to dodge tank by granting her easier access to [[Alert Stance+]] and inherent [[Avoid +10]], though depending on when she is recruited getting an A-rank in [[lance]]s and a B+ in flying can be fairly difficult. Regardless of what promotion path Catherine follows, there are some class mastery skills that will prove useful to get. These skills include the [[Brigand]]'s [[Death Blow]], the [[Pegasus Knight]]'s [[Darting Blow]], and the [[Archer]]'s [[Hit +20]] as they all improve her general combat performance by making her more accurate or stronger. | ||
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|recruit=[[Reunion at the Fortress City|Chapter 9]], automatically during [[Reunion at the Fortress City/Saving of the Silver Maiden|Saving of the Silver Maiden]] | |recruit=[[Reunion at the Fortress City|Chapter 9]], automatically during [[Reunion at the Fortress City/Saving of the Silver Maiden|Saving of the Silver Maiden]] | ||
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====Neutral - Azure Gleam Chapter 4==== | ====Neutral - Azure Gleam Chapter 4==== | ||
{{BossStats FEWA2 | {{BossStats FEWA2 | ||
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
===Battle quotes=== | ===Battle quotes=== | ||
{{quote|Lady Rhea... With my sword, I will put an end to your suffering.|Catherine, fighting [[Rhea|the Immaculate One]] in [[Following a Dream/The Final Battle|Silver Snow Chapter 21]].}} | {{quote|Lady Rhea... With my sword, I will put an end to your suffering.|Catherine, fighting [[Rhea|the Immaculate One]] in [[Following a Dream/The Final Battle|Silver Snow Chapter 21]].}} | ||
{{quote|I am Thunder Catherine, and I will slay all of Lady Rhea's enemies. Including you.|Catherine as an enemy in [[Outset of a Power Struggle/The Battle of Garreg Mach|Black Eagles Chapter 12]].}} | {{quote|I am Thunder Catherine, and I will slay all of Lady Rhea's enemies. Including you.|Catherine as an enemy in [[Outset of a Power Struggle/The Battle of Garreg Mach|Black Eagles Chapter 12]].}} | ||
{{quote|I trusted you. Lady Rhea trusted you. I won't let you live after what you've done.|Catherine, as an enemy fighting [[Byleth]] in [[Outset of a Power Struggle/The Battle of Garreg Mach|Black Eagles Chapter 12]].}} | {{quote|I trusted you. Lady Rhea trusted you. I won't let you live after what you've done.|Catherine, as an enemy fighting [[Byleth]] in [[Outset of a Power Struggle/The Battle of Garreg Mach|Black Eagles Chapter 12]].}} | ||
{{quote|Brigid will not become a puppet of the Empire. The Knights of Seiros won't let it happen!|Catherine, as a boss in [[Foreign Land and Sky]].}} | {{quote|Brigid will not become a puppet of the Empire. The Knights of Seiros won't let it happen!|Catherine, as a boss in [[Foreign Land and Sky]].}} | ||
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{{quote|'''Bernadetta:''' Ah! It's Thunder Catherine! We're done for!<br/>'''Catherine:''' Hey, I was going to say that! You didn't let me introduce myself. How rude. Thunderbrand and I will have to teach you some manners.|Catherine, as a boss fighting [[Bernadetta]] in [[Foreign Land and Sky]].}} | {{quote|'''Bernadetta:''' Ah! It's Thunder Catherine! We're done for!<br/>'''Catherine:''' Hey, I was going to say that! You didn't let me introduce myself. How rude. Thunderbrand and I will have to teach you some manners.|Catherine, as a boss fighting [[Bernadetta]] in [[Foreign Land and Sky]].}} | ||
{{quote|I will pour everything into this battle-my body, my soul. Thunderbrand rumbles, urging me on. I am the goddess's servant. You will taste my blade!|Catherine as an enemy in [[To the End of a Dream|Crimson Flower Chapter 18]].}} | {{quote|I will pour everything into this battle-my body, my soul. Thunderbrand rumbles, urging me on. I am the goddess's servant. You will taste my blade!|Catherine as an enemy in [[To the End of a Dream|Crimson Flower Chapter 18]].}} | ||
{{quote|I wish you'd never shown your face at Garreg Mach. I always knew you were trouble, yet I did nothing. Time for me to correct that mistake. Prepare to meet your end!|Catherine, as an enemy fighting [[Byleth]] in [[To the End of a Dream|Crimson Flower Chapter 18]].}} | {{quote|I wish you'd never shown your face at Garreg Mach. I always knew you were trouble, yet I did nothing. Time for me to correct that mistake. Prepare to meet your end!|Catherine, as an enemy fighting [[Byleth]] in [[To the End of a Dream|Crimson Flower Chapter 18]].}} | ||
{{quote|'''Shamir:''' Hello, Catherine. I always knew this day would come.<br/>'''Catherine:''' What a coincidence, so did I. It seems that now we have no choice. We have nothing in common. Not our backgrounds, not our beliefs.<br/>'''Shamir:''' Not the way we lived... or the way we'll die.|Catherine as an enemy when fighting [[Shamir]] in [[To the End of a Dream|Crimson Flower Chapter 18]].}} | {{quote|'''Shamir:''' Hello, Catherine. I always knew this day would come.<br/>'''Catherine:''' What a coincidence, so did I. It seems that now we have no choice. We have nothing in common. Not our backgrounds, not our beliefs.<br/>'''Shamir:''' Not the way we lived... or the way we'll die.|Catherine as an enemy when fighting [[Shamir]] in [[To the End of a Dream|Crimson Flower Chapter 18]].}} | ||
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{{quote|I'm sorry. My faith is strong, but I fear I must retreat.|Catherine's retreat quote in casual mode as a playable character in Part II.}} | {{quote|I'm sorry. My faith is strong, but I fear I must retreat.|Catherine's retreat quote in casual mode as a playable character in Part II.}} | ||
{{quote|Lady Rhea, I'm sorry. Please stay safe.|Catherine's defeat quote as an enemy in [[Outset of a Power Struggle|Black Eagles Chapter 12]].}} | {{quote|Lady Rhea, I'm sorry. Please stay safe.|Catherine's defeat quote as an enemy in [[Outset of a Power Struggle|Black Eagles Chapter 12]].}} | ||
{{quote|I can't achieve anything more here. Keep fighting! Stop them!|Catherine's defeat quote as an enemy in [[Foreign Land and Sky]].}} | {{quote|I can't achieve anything more here. Keep fighting! Stop them!|Catherine's defeat quote as an enemy in [[Foreign Land and Sky]].}} | ||
{{quote|Lady Rhea... My service ends here. It's been an honor.|Catherine's death quote as an enemy in [[To the End of a Dream|Crimson Flower Chapter 18]].}} | {{quote|Lady Rhea... My service ends here. It's been an honor.|Catherine's death quote as an enemy in [[To the End of a Dream|Crimson Flower Chapter 18]].}} | ||
===Other quotes=== | ===Other quotes=== | ||
