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Xemcel

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Xemcel

Portrait xemcel fe11.png
Portrait of Xemcel in Shadow Dragon.

Gender

Male

Race

Manakete (Mage Dragon)

Nationality

Dolhrian

Starting class
  • Manakete (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Shadow Dragon)
  • Mage Dragon (Mystery of the Emblem)

Appearance(s)

Xemcel (Japanese: ゼムセル Zemcel) is a Dolhrian manakete captain and the boss of chapter 24 of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and its remakes, Mystery of the Emblem Book 1 (where it is chapter 19) and Shadow Dragon. Xemcel and his band of humans and manaketes alike were tasked of keeping the Archanean League away from Medeus at all costs, but would ultimately fail. Except for an extreme situation in Shadow Dragon, Xemcel is the last major obstacle for the Archanean League prior to Medeus himself.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Role

Xemcel is the boss of Chapter 24.

Stats

See also: The Dragonkin Realm
Portrait boss 03 fe01.png
Ma nes01 manakete enemy.gif Manakete
Level 10
Movement 6
Experience 61
Stats
Max HP 30 Speed 5
Strength 5 Luck 0
Skill 5 Defense 7+15
W. Level 11 Resistance 0
Inventory Drops
Magestone --
Weapons
Sword Lance Axe Bow
Tome Staff Ballista Stone

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 1

Role

Xemcel is the boss of Chapter 19.

Stats

See also: The Dragonkin Realm

Transformed Untransformed

Portrait xemcel fe03.png
Ma snes01 mage dragon enemy.gif Mage Dragon
Level 1
Movement 6
Experience 50
Stats
Max HP 40 Luck --
Strength 6 W. Level --
Skill 0 Defense 15
Speed 0 Resistance 20
Weapons Items
Fire Breath --
Weapons
Sword Lance Axe
Bow Tome Staff
Note: Xemcel is shown transforming from the untransformed state on turn 1 player phase and never reverts; as a result, Xemcel actually cannot be fought in the untransformed state.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Role

Xemcel is the boss of Chapter 24.

Stats

See also: The Dragonkin Realm
Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or be otherwise truncated.

Normal Hard-1 Hard-2 Hard-3 Hard-4 Hard-5

Portrait xemcel fe11.png
Ma ds01 manakete enemy.gif Manakete
Level 20
Movement --
Stats
Max HP 34 Speed 8
Strength 5 Luck 0
Magic 12 Defense 20
Skill 11 Resistance 15
Inventory
Magestone
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes --
Bows -- Tomes -- Staves --

Quotes

Battle quotes

This world, and everything on it, is ours...The ones who intruded were you humans!
— Xemcel, in Mystery of the Emblem.
This land, all of it- it belonged to us! Then you humans took it...defiled it!
— Xemcel, in Shadow Dragon.

Death quotes

LORD MEDEUS...PLEASE FORGIVE ME...
— Xemcel, in Mystery of the Emblem.
Rrgh...Emperor...Medeus...Forgive your servant’s weakness...
— Xemcel, in Shadow Dragon.

Etymology and other languages

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

Xemcel

English
(unofficial)

Zemsel

Referred to this in the fandom prior to Shadow Dragon's international release.

Japanese

ゼムセル

Officially romanized as Zemcel.

Spanish

Xemcel

--

French

Xemcel

--

German

Xemcel

--

Italian

Xemcel

--

Portuguese

Xemcel[1]

--

Traditional Chinese

澤姆賽爾[1]

Zemcel

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Portrait boss 03 fe01.png Manakete Ma nes01 manakete enemy.gif
Bs fe01 enemy manakete dragonstone.png
Untransformed
Bs fe01 enemy manakete magestone.png
Magestone
Mystery of the Emblem
Portrait xemcel fe03.png Ma snes01 mage dragon enemy.gif Manakete Ma snes01 manakete enemy.gif
Bs fe03 enemy manakete.png
Untransformed
Bs fe03 enemy mage dragon fire breath.png
Fire Breath from a Magestone
Small portrait xemcel fe11.png Shadow Dragon
Portrait xemcel fe11.png Manakete Ma ds01 manakete enemy.gif
Bs fe11 enemy manakete.png
Untransformed
Bs fe11 mage dragon.png
Magestone

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 An enemy in the "Star and Savior" Lost Lore event in Fire Emblem Heroes.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
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Bosses Book 1 CamusEmereusGazzakGharnefGomerHarmeinHollstadtHymanJiolKannivalKhozenMedeusMerachMichalisMorzasTikiVolzhinXemcelZharov
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Playable characters AbelArranAstramAthenaBantuBarstBeckBoahBordCaedaCaesarCainCastorCatriaCordDarrosDolphDraugEliceEstEtzelFreyGordinGotohHardinHoraceJagenJakeJeorgeJulianLenaLindeLorenzMacellanMariaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNagiNavarreNorneOgmaPallaRaddRickardRogerRosheaSamsonSedgarTikiTomasVylandWendellWolfWrysXaneYmir
Non-playable characters Aurelis KingMalledusNynaTalys King
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Background characters AdrahAnriArtemisCaldasIoteLizaLudwikMarlonMarcelusNagaOrdwin
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Chapters P: Prologue I • P: Prologue II • P: Prologue III • P: Prologue IV • 1: Marth Embarks • 2: The Pirates of Galder • 3: A Brush in the Teeth • 4: Battle in the Lea • 5: Champions of Aurelis • 6: Fire Emblem • 6x: In War's Grip • 7: Lefcandith Gauntlet • 8: Port Warren • 9: The Pyrathi Dragon • 10: Princess Minerva • 11: Knorda Market • 12: The Ageless Palace • 12x: A Traitor's Worth • 13: The Wooden Cavalry • 14: Land of Sorrow • 15: An Oasis of Magic • 16: The Battle for Altea • 17: Star and Savior • 17x: Helena Castle • 18: The Sable Order • 19: Manakete Princess • 20: Camus the Sable • 20x: The Lair of Fire • 21: Clash in Macedon • 22: A Knight-Filled Sky • 23: Dark Pontifex • 24: The Dragonkin Realm • 24x: The AlterspireE: Chosen by Fate
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Groups, objects and concepts Archanean LeagueDragons (Divine DragonEarth DragonManakete) • DragoonsSable OrderWar of LiberationWar of ShadowsWhitewinged Order
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