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Trec

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Trec

FEFT Trec.png
Artwork of Trec from The Binding Blade.


A mercenary knight from Ilia.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Age

20s

Nationality

Ilian

Starting class

Cavalier

Appearance(s)

The Binding Blade

Thinking things over? Don't bother. We're not made to be thinking deeply like that.
— Trec to Noah in a support conversation.

Trec (Japanese: トレック Trec) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He first appears in Chapter 7. He is a lax Ilian mercenary who, alongside Noah, is part of Lord Zelot's squad.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

Trec is a simple mercenary from Ilia, working in Lord Zelot's squad. Some time before the game's events, he is chosen to accompany his captain to Ostia, where they are to fight for Lycia against Bern. However, once they reach the march, they discover that the Ostian leader has died and a rebellion aims to surrender the city—and Lycia's remaining forces—to Bern. They refuse to work for the rebels; once Roy's army reaches the city, Zelot and Trec immediately enter the battlefield to help them, being accepted by Roy after talking to the young lord. Together with his captain and his friend Noah, Trec works for Roy during the whole campaign.

After Bern is defeated and the war is over, Trec keeps working—and falling asleep whenever possible—in Zelot's mercenary group. Although he does not talk about his performance as a mercenary, the stories about his prowess are well known.

Starting stats and growth rates

Portrait trec fe06.png
Ma gba cavalier playable.gif Cavalier
Level 4
Affinity Is gba windaffin.png
Recruitment: Chapter 7, talk to him with Roy, Zelot, or Noah

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory
Iron Lance
Javelin
Vulnerary
Weapon Levels
Swords E Lances D Axes -- Bows --
Anima magic -- Light magic -- Dark magic -- Staves --

Promotion stat gains

Class HP Str Skill Spd Lck Def Res Con Mov Weapon level
Paladin +3 +2 +2 +2 +0 +2 +3 +2 +1 Swords +50, Lances +50,
Axes E (+1)

Analysis

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

Trec joins in Chapter 7 as a level 4 Cavalier. His class is his greatest advantage. Cavalier is among the best unpromoted classes in The Binding Blade. With high movement, Canto, rescue-drop utility, and access to two weapon types, it is both mobile and versatile.

Trec's greatest issue is his underwhelming base stats. While there is rarely a downside to deploying more mounted units, Trec has no advantages over his peers. His stats will be comparable to or worse than Alen and Lance's, and mediocre by themselves. Trec's standout stat is defense, but it is only 1 higher than Noah's and 2 higher than Alen and Lance's. He is also too slow to double enemies and faster foes will double him instead.

Trec's base weapon ranks are terrible - E-rank swords and D-rank lances. Alen and Lance joined with these weapon ranks in Chapter 1, but have been able to raise them in the meantime. Noah, who joins in the same chapter as Trec, has a base C-rank in swords and a D-rank in lances. Having a good sword rank is helpful in the Western Isles, and Trec does not have it.

Trec also joins at a low base level of 4, and once again compares poorly to his peers in that aspect. Noah's base level is higher by 3, and a trained Alen/Lance will also be closer to promotion. This is important because the Paladin promotion is among the best promotions in the game. It grants +1 weapon rank in swords and lances, +1 movement, significant increases to all stats, and E-rank axes. This promotion improves Trec's mediocre stats, making him a much better unit, but getting him there is time-consuming because he must gain at least 6 levels.

Even if Trec reaches level 10, the Knight Crest is among the most competitive promotion items in the game. Alen, Lance, and Noah all gain a lot from promotion, and they all have advantages over Trec. This leaves Trec in a poor spot. There in only one Knight Crest available before Perceval's recruitment, and all three other Cavaliers are better candidates for promotion. Their stats and weapon ranks are better, and they reach level 10 more easily.

With that all said, Trec is still a solid filler unit. He has movement higher than infantry, and having two weapon types allows him to manipulate the weapon triangle. He does not even have to fight to be useful, because he has rescue-drop utility - he can carry Roy to the seize point, for instance.

Personality


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Supports

Main article: Trec/Supports
Portrait trec fe06.png
Trec
Cavalier
Is gba windaffin.png
Small portrait zelot fe06.png
Zelot
Paladin Is gba darkaffin.png
Initial: 10
Per turn:2
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Melady
Wyvern Rider Is gba darkaffin.png
Initial: 1
Per turn:1
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Juno
Falcon Knight Is gba lightaffin.png
Initial: 20
Per turn:1

[[{{{support7}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin7}}}affin.png|link={{{affin7}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints7}}}
Per turn:+

[[{{{support9}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin9}}}affin.png|link={{{affin9}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints9}}}
Per turn:+
Small portrait noah fe06.png
Noah
Cavalier Is gba animaaffin.png
Initial: 10
Per turn:2
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Gonzalez
Brigand Is gba thunderaffin.png
Initial: 1
Per turn:1

[[{{{support6}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin6}}}affin.png|link={{{affin6}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints6}}}
Per turn:+

[[{{{support8}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin8}}}affin.png|link={{{affin8}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints8}}}
Per turn:+

[[{{{support10}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin10}}}affin.png|link={{{affin10}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints10}}}
Per turn:+
See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Treck, Peaceful Knight
Short: Continued life as a mercenary knight.

Long: Trec remained in Zelot'ss group, where he continued to fight as a mercenary. Although he always was sleeping half the time, in battle, he would demolish all those who dared stand in his path. Trec himself never talked about his performance, but stories about him reached the ears of many.

Quotes

Death quote

Well... maybe this way...
— Trec.

Battle quotes

Sigh... Give me a break...
— In the Final Chapter.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Cg fe09 fe06 trec.png

Trec's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This illustration, along with all other The Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
The Binding Blade
A mercenary knight from Ilia.
Sleeping is his passion.*
イリア地方から来た
傭兵騎士団の一員

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round Placement Character Votes
CYL 1
(2017)
529 Portrait trec fe06 cyl.png
Trec
The Binding Blade
192
CYL 2
(2018)
644
(+115)
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Trec
The Binding Blade
95
(−97)
CYL 3
(2019)
586
(+5)
Portrait trec fe06 cyl.png
Trec
The Binding Blade
105
(+10)
CYL 4
(2020)
557
(−39)
Portrait trec fe06 cyl.png
Trec
The Binding Blade
145
(+40)
CYL 5
(2021)
552
(−5)
Portrait trec fe06 cyl.png
Trec
The Binding Blade
104
(−41)
CYL 6
(2022)
506
(−48)
Portrait trec fe06 cyl.png
Trec
The Binding Blade
131
(+27)
CYL 7
(2023)
572
(+66)
Portrait trec fe06 cyl.png
Trec
The Binding Blade
73
(−58)
CYL 8
(2024)
439
(−133)
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Trec
The Binding Blade
116
(+43)
Total results This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. 961

Etymology and other languages

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

Trec

Mentioned in Fire Emblem Heroes.[1]

English
(unofficial)

Treck

--

Japanese

トレック

Romanized as Trec in the Fire Emblem Museum website and Path of Radiance's art gallery.

Spanish

Trec

--

French

Trec

--

German

Trec

--

Italian

Trec

--

Portuguese

Trec

--

Traditional Chinese

托雷克

--

Gallery

Small portrait trec fe06.png Sprite Gallery
Portrait trec fe06.png Ma gba cavalier other.gif Cavalier Ma gba cavalier playable.gif Paladin Ma gba paladin playable.gif
Bs fe06 trec cavalier sword.png
Sword
Bs fe06 npc trec cavalier lance.png
Bs fe06 trec cavalier lance.png
Lance
Bs fe06 trec paladin sword.png
Sword
Bs fe06 trec paladin lance.png
Lance
Bs fe06 trec paladin axe.png
Axe

References

  1. "Trec and I were part of a ragtag group of recruits General Zelot molded into respectable knights." — Noah: Mercenary-Errant in the home castle, Fire Emblem Heroes
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