Zelkov

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Zelkov Portrait render of Zelkov. Princess Ivy's retainer. An enigmatic man who's always absorbed in intrigues of his own making.

Gender Male Race Human Age 28 Birthday August 2nd Height 185 cm (6'1") Nationality Elusian Starting class Thief Voiced by David Matranga (English, Engage) Yu Taniguchi (Japanese, Engage) Appearance(s) Engage

Zelkov (Japanese: ゼルコバ Zelkova) is a playable character in Fire Emblem Engage.

Biography

Zelkov is a palace soldier of Elusia and a retainer of Ivy.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Zelkov is a playable character.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Thief Level 17 Movement 5 SP 1000

Recruitment: Chapter 11, automatically from turn 6. Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers Max HP 35 Defense 14 Strength 15 Resistance 5 Magic 3 Luck 7 Dexterity 19 Build 9 Speed 19 Max HP 70% Defense 50% Strength 45% Resistance 20% Magic 15% Luck 40% Dexterity 60% Build 10% Speed 50% Defense ±0 Strength ±0 Resistance −1 Magic −1 Luck +1 Dexterity +2 Speed ±0 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Stiletto Steel Dagger Vulnerary Not *Quite* Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- S -- -- --

Enemy - Chapter 8

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Normal Hard Maddening

Thief Level 11 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 30 Defense 5 Strength 6 Resistance 8 Magic 2 Luck 2 Dexterity 10 Build 6 Speed 15 Inventory Skills Steel Dagger Not *Quite* Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- S -- -- --

Thief Level 11 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 30 Defense 6 Strength 9 Resistance 8 Magic 2 Luck 2 Dexterity 10 Build 6 Speed 16 Inventory Skills Steel Dagger Not *Quite* Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- S -- -- --

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Enemy - Chapter 9

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Normal Hard Maddening

Thief Level 12 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 29 Defense 8 Strength 8 Resistance 6 Magic 1 Luck 5 Dexterity 18 Build 7 Speed 18 Inventory Skills Steel Dagger Not *Quite* Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- S -- -- --

Thief Level 12 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 29 Defense 10 Strength 10 Resistance 8 Magic 3 Luck 5 Dexterity 18 Build 7 Speed 18 Inventory Skills Steel Dagger Not *Quite* Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- S -- -- --

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Personality and character

Zelkov is quiet and has many interests.

Endings

Mystery Man Zelkov
After completing his work as Princess Ivy's retainer, Zelkov's next pursuit was to create a shelter for the children in Elusia who were orphaned by the war.
He and his new family were very happy. It is said that the children all learned to speak in quite a profound and *meaningful* way.

Divine Dragon Alear & Mystery Man Zelkov
Alear became the new Divine Dragon Monarch. His/Her bonds with the rulers of each nation resulted in lasting peace.
Zelkov helped the new monarch from the shadows. While he is absent from historical records, it is said that they embarked on many new *pursuits* together.

Quotes

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Battle quotes

“	Leave now or my duty demands you be *destroyed.* Nothing personal...	”	— Zelkov as an enemy in Chapter 8.

“	I could have run, but I *remained.* Now, I must *fight.*	”	— Zelkov as an enemy in Chapter 9.

“	Must we be so *melodramatic*? I suppose for the Divine Dragon, I can make an exception...	”	— Zelkov in The Last Engage.

Critical quotes

“	Agony.	”	— Zelkov

“	Inhumation.	”	— Zelkov

“	Incinération.	”	— Zelkov

“	Beneath content.	”	— Zelkov

Defeat quotes

“	How *unfortunate.* I must return to Princess Ivy...	”	— Zelkov as an enemy in Chapter 8.

“	I can't take any *more.* Back to Princess Ivy I go.	”	— Zelkov as an enemy in Chapter 9.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Engage	Princess Ivy's retainer. An enigmatic man who's always absorbed in intrigues of his own making.	アイビーの臣下。 いつも何かに没頭している物静かな男。

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Zelkov	From Zelkova, a genus of trees.
Japanese	ゼルコバ	Officially romanized as Zelkova.
Spanish	Zelkov	--
French	Zelkov	--
German	Zelkov	--
Italian	Zelkov	--
Korean	젤코바	Zelkova
Simplified Chinese	杰尔科巴	Zelkova
Traditional Chinese	傑爾科巴	Zelkova

Gallery

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  Portrait render of Zelkov.

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  Zelkov's Pact Ring support illustration.

References

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