Panne

"Despite our history, I never hated mankind. The exalt proved your race's worth. Until man-spawn slaughtered my people and put my warren to ruin, that is."

- Panne to Libra in a Support Conversation

Panne (ベルベット, Berubetto, Velvet in the Japanese version and Palne in the non-English European versions) is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Awakening.

According to the official Japanese website, she is voiced by Yuki Masuda. She is voiced by Jessica Gee in the English version. Her birthday is November 18th.

Profile
Panne is a noble beast warrior unattached to any kingdom. She is also the last survivor of the Taguel, though she does not have any real motivation to continue her species. She is also the mother of Yarne, and can be a potential mother of Morgan as well. In the Japanese version of her support with Henry, she mentions that she had an unnamed younger brother, who was murdered, that Henry reminds her greatly of.

Panne appears first during the attempted assassination of Emmeryn. After fighting to protect Emmeryn in the battle, Panne speaks to her. Emmeryn tries to apologize to Panne for the genocide of her people, which leaves her confused since she had nothing to do with the treatment of her people. However, she is touched, and chooses to believe in Emmeryn, ultimately deciding to join Chrom's army.

After the war, if Panne is not married, Panne vanishes. Rumors spoke that Panne went back to her home alone, others believed that she found fellow Taguel survivors.

As expected from rabbits, she enjoys carrots, though very picky about her food and loathes potatoes in particular. However, during her support conversation with the Avatar, they note that Taguel taste buds may be different than a human's (or may not work at all), when Panne appears to be indifferent to the carrot stew they made earlier that tasted like "yesterday's dishwater". Due to her large ears, she has a very acute sense of hearing and can even tell if someone is nervous from their heart beats. Because Panne is not human, she exhibits extraordinary displays of athletic ability. In her support with Henry, it is revealed that it was he who informed her of Emmeryn's impending assassination, and what brought her to Emmeryn that night.

Personality
Panne is a cool woman with a strong sense of duty and pride for her people. Panne distrusts humans for the genocide of her people, leaving her as the last Taguel. As such she refers to any human who has not earned her respect as "man-spawn". Panne is somewhat of a "wild" person as she never grew up with human customs. Because of this, she is clueless to society's norms and may come off as boorish such as in her support with Stahl, while the two were gathering fruit an accident occurs and Panne proceeds to clean Stahl's face by licking it, causing him to recoil. She is the fastest eater in the army.

Growth Rates

 * 100%
 * 60%
 * 15%
 * 70%
 * 75%
 * 40%
 * 50%
 * 40%
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Maximum Stat Modifiers

 * +2
 * -1
 * +2
 * +3
 * -1
 * +1
 * -1
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Supports
Romantic Supports
 * The Avatar (Male)
 * Frederick
 * Virion
 * Stahl
 * Vaike
 * Kellam
 * Donnel
 * Lon'qu
 * Ricken
 * Gaius
 * Gregor
 * Libra
 * Henry

Other Supports
 * The Avatar (Female)
 * Cordelia
 * Olivia
 * Yarne
 * Morgan (Only if Panne is her mother)

Class Sets

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Base Class
Panne is a unique character, introducing the Taguel class of shapeshifting units to the Fire Emblem series. As a Taguel, she boasts excellent Strength, Speed and Skill growths, alongside a a guaranteed HP boost with every level-up. Her Defence and Resistance growths are, on the contrary, mediocre at best. Panne joins with one Beaststone in her inventory, one that needs to last until the next Beaststone can be obtained after defeating Mustafa. After the completion of Chapter 12, Panne gain access to the Beaststone+, an enhanced version of the Beaststone that will boost her stats dramatically.

Panne possesses the Even Rhythm skill, which will cause her Accuracy and Avoid to fluctuate between turns. Once reaches Level 15, she gains the Beastbane skill, allowing her to function as an effective horse killer.

Overall, Panne is a great frontline unit, with superb growths across the board, alongside decent defenses as long as she has a Beaststone on hand. Panne will always need to be careful around Beast Killer-wielding units, as she retains her beast unit status outside of her Taguel class. It is recommended to reclass Panne as much as possible to build up her skill pool before reverting her into a Taguel, allowing her to reap the benefits of her acquired skills to further improve her battle prowess.

Reclassing
Panne's two reclassing options are Thief and Wyvern Rider. It should be noted that in these classes, Panne will retain her Beast unit status. As a Thief, Panne's growths are very similar to that of her Taguel class, allowing her to benefit from the same Strength, Speed, Skill and HP growths as before. Her Defence growth drops slightly in this class, but this should not pose too much of a problem, as this is compensated for by her other stats. Locktouch is not a particularly useful skill for her to acquire, as both Gaius and Anna fill the role of lockpicking more than sufficiently. The Movement +1 skill, on the other hand, is a great one for her to obtain, as it expands her movement range, allowing her to close in on enemies with ease. As an Assassin, while Panne retains the same set of stat growths, she does, however, stand to benefit from the two skills that this class has to offer. Given Panne's high Skill,Lethality is thus a very useful attack skill for her to learn, as she will be able to activate it fairly frequently to deliver fatal blows to her foes. The Pass skill lets her aid in swarm tactics or escape from enemy crowd situations. As a Trickster, Panne can potentially learn the Lucky 7 skill, which gives her a great boost to her Hit and Avoid rates for the first few turns of any given battle, perfect for most parley skirmishes and Risen map spawns. The Acrobat skill grants her free movement on all terrain, and is useful for traversing desert and forested maps.

As a Wyvern Rider and a Wyvern Lord, Panne needs to be wary of her triple unit status (flying, dragon, and beast), and will thus need to be handled with care. As a Wyvern Lord, Panne stands to learn the Quick Burn skill, which makes her nimble for the first few turns of a given battle, an effect that will diminish gradually with each passing turn. She can learn the Swordbreaker and Lancebreaker skills from the Wyvern Lord and Griffon Rider classes respectively, both of which are fantastic for establishing her as an offensive unit. It should be noted that if Yarne's father does not have access to the Wyvern Rider class set, Yarne should inherit a skill from this class set, as he will not inherit said class set from Panne.

Double Duels
For StreetPass play, Panne can prove to be marginally effective, given her unexpectedly high defenses coupled with high Skill and Speed (as an Assassin). However, those who use her as one of the three units to choose from may find themselves keeping her as a last resort when they lead because of her limited skill availability, especially if they are using units like Chrom. That being true, Panne can still be a very effective anti-rider unit, whether she is using bows with high Skill (Assassin), Beastbane (Taguel), or a Beast Killer (Wyvern Lord).

Event Tiles

 * "Hmm? The man-spawn use such strange tools.” (item)
 * "Humans do seem more comfortable around me when I pretend to have buck teeth..." (exp)
 * "I snuck in some extra training. I must represent my people proudly." (weapon exp)

Asking - Normal

 * "I have never seen you so happy. Did they serve carrots for breakfast?" (happy)
 * "We have so little free time these days....How do you spend it?" (free time)
 * "We taguel often call humans the 'dreaming race'. What is your dream?" (dreams)
 * "It seems taguel are not the only strong ones. Shall we fight together more?" (team up)

Replying - Normal

 * "No. But I have not had anyone to talk to for some time. It feels...nice." (happy)
 * "I find a remote patch of nature and relax. Settled areas do not mix with me." (free time)
 * "Last night I dreamt I raided a carrot patch. ...Is that not the sort of dream you mean?" (dreams)
 * "If you desire it. I will keep you safe. ...I have lucky rabbit feet, after all." (team up)

Asking - Married

 * "Swear to me you will stay alive, my mate. I have been left alone once already." (promise)
 * "(Name), have I told you taguel females fancy men like you?" (compliment)
 * "I love you, (name). It pleases me to be united with a human like this." (love)
 * "What is that, (name)? Some tool of a man-spawn?" (gift)

Replying - Married

 * "I swear I will survive—both for the taguel and for you." (promise)
 * "A funny habit, these period compliments. ...Very well. You are also attractive." (compliment)
 * "You humans speak plainly. At times, I admire that. ...And my love is yours as well." (love)
 * "This is a taguel talisman. Here, I made one for you." (gift)

Asking - Child

 * "Shall we practice together, Yarne/Morgan? Those with taguel blood must stay agile." (train)
 * "Yarne/Morgan, do you need anything? A taguel child deserves every comfort." (gift)
 * "Are you well, Yarne/Morgan? You look as though something gave you a jolt." (concern)
 * "How did you spend your days in the future, my child?" (story)

Replying - Child

 * "Very well. See if you can best me, then. A parent takes pride in being surpassed." (train)
 * " ...Just a carrot will do." (gift)
 * " It's nice of you to care, but please do not get so excited. Loud noises hurt my ears." (concern)
 * "I was alone before joining the Shepherds. All our kinds were massacred. So I know the pain you must have felt when I died in the future. Perhaps that is a lesson to fear death. Not for myself or our race....but for you." (story)

Level Up

 * ”My strength is that of all Taguel!” (6-7 stats up)
 * "Any Taguel would be pleased." (4-5 stat ups)
 * "Fine work for a man, and decent for a Taguel." (2-3 stat ups)
 * "Not my brightest showing, I will admit." (0-1 stat up)
 * "This Taguel has pushed her body to its limits." (0-1 stats up, most stats capped)

Class Change

 * "What strange tools you man-spawn use."

Armory

 * "What silly things you humans will trade gold for!" (buying)
 * "I am amazed we can profit from such meager supplies." (selling) (North America)
 * "Mere coin will serve us poorly on the battlefield." (selling) (PAL)
 * "Oh, a 'forge'? And here I was all dressed to forage." (forging)

Alone

 * "Gods, I could really go for a carrot right about now..." (misc)
 * "Ha, yes! I haven't felt this good since the old days with the warren." (surge)

Greetings - Normal

 * "Good morning, Avatar. Resting already?" (morning)
 * "Oh, Avatar. Time for a midday break?" (midday)
 * "Evening, Avatar. It was a tiring day." (evening)
 * "Oh! Avatar. I thought you would be in bed." (night)
 * "Happy birthday, Avatar." (birthday)

Greetings - Married

 * "Hello, Avatar. You’re up early today." (morning)
 * "Hello, Avatar. How will you spend your day?" (midday)
 * "Hello, Avatar. The day is nearly over. So fast!" (evening)
 * "Hello, Avatar. You should tuck in early tonight." (night)
 * "Happy birthday, Avatar." (birthday)

Roster
''A nationless shape-shifter and the last of the taguel. While cool and sensible by nature, she shows little interest in finding a partner and remedying the fate of her race. The fastest at wolfing down a meal. Born on November 18th.''

Help Description
''The last of the taguel race. Sensible and self-reliant.''

Confession
"To think that I might love a human... what a strange world this is..."

- Panne's confession quote.

Final Chapter
"Do not rob the taguel of one of our last true champions!"

- Panne's final chapter quote

"The taguel have won more than peace... We have won a new clan."

- Panne's quote after Grima was defeated by Chrom

"You would wish more years of loneliness upon me? You are my every joy. I want you here."

- Panne reassuring the Avatar for their choice if she is his wife

"Let us honor Avatar's regard for his/her warren. He/She was a true taguel. And a true taguel would not leave family behind... I feel he's/she's out there!"

- Panne's quote after the Avatar's sacrifice of killing Grima

The Golden Gaffe Pre-Battle
"It seems man-spawn and dead-spawn alike like to hoard their money. The taguel have no such custom. But if the others are so desperate to reclaim their gold, I will help."

- Panne's pre-battle quote.

EXPonential Growth Pre-Battle
"You dead-spawn like vegetables, mmm? Then perhaps you like...carrots? That pathetic look on your face seems to indicate otherwise. A shame. For a moment there, I thought we might get along..."

- Panne's pre-battle quote.

Infinite Regalia Pre-Battle
"We all long to be with the loved ones we have lost. This is natural. But there is nothing natural about realising such a wish! Begone, dead-spawn. I will put you in the ground where you belong."

- Panne's pre-battle quote.

Death's Embrace Pre-Battle
"You've spend enough nights on this bed of spikes. I will grant you eternal sleep. Don't be afraid. Countless of my own kind await in the next world with open arms. My taguel brethren are gentle and kind. Go—journey to them now..."

- Panne's pre-battle quote.

Five-Anna Firefight Pre-Battle
"Little could be harder than outliving the rest of one's race. This I know. Not that Annas are a 'race,' mind you, but still.... The pain is similar. And that is why these sisters must be saved!"

- Panne's pre-battle quote.

Roster Rescue Pre-Battle
"If word gets out that a taguel has survived, the men who killed my kind may return. I cannot put my comrades in danger for harboring me. The secret dies with you."

- Panne's pre-battle quote.

Summer Scramble Pre-Battle
"Ugh, this heat... For once, I wish I had human skin instead of fur. As soon as we're done here, I'm going to find a cool stream and...and...........Nngh! Almost passed out there...I must stay alert for the Taguel's sake!"

- Panne's pre-battle quote.

Hot-Spring Scramble Pre-Battle
"A secret, healing spring... I am told the taguel guarded over similar waters. I suppose that is something we and the man-spawn have in common... But I refuse to believe taguel allowed Risen in THEIR springs!"

- Panne's pre-battle quote.

Dual Support

 * "Stay close."
 * "We have the edge."
 * "Shall we?"
 * "I am with you!"
 * "Stay vigilant."
 * "Too easy."
 * "Taste my fury."
 * "Be strong."

Dual Guard

 * "Mind your foe."
 * "You are safe."

Defeated Enemy

 * "Well I suppose you tried."
 * "Hmph."
 * "The Taguel must live."
 * * sigh*
 * "It was your time."

Partner Defeated Enemy

 * "I owe you a debt."
 * "Well done."

Critical

 * "And so it ends."
 * "The Taguel do not play!"
 * "I smell your fear."
 * "For the warren!"

Defeated By Enemy

 * "Why... ugh..."

Death/Retreat
"I can't die. Not here. Not now. I'm sorry, everyone. I've done all I can do..."

- Panne's retreat quote (classic mode)

"This foe is too strong, even for me. I have no choice...but to retreat."

- Panne's retreat quote (casual mode)

"I have misjudged the strength of these man-spawn. I must withdraw."

- Panne's retreat quote in Chapter 6 (casual mode)

Possible Endings

 * Panne - Proud Taguel
 * Once the fighting was done, Panne vanished. Some say she returned to live in her warren alone; others claim she eventually found fellow taguel survivors.


 * Panne and the Avatar
 * Many wrote of Avatar's legendary exploits, but accounts of his origins and character varied. Scholars, poets, and bards agreed on one thing alone—he loved his wife, Panne, above all else.


 * Panne and Frederick
 * As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. His wife, Panne, showed no interest in his work but gradually learned to enjoy human life.


 * Panne and Virion
 * Virion returned home to Rosanne, where he was labeled a traitor and a coward, or else ignored entirely. But his wife Panne's dedication did much to bring him back into good standing among his people.


 * Panne and Vaike
 * Vaike returned to the streets that raised him and was welcomed as a hero and brother to all. Still, the people were even fonder of Panne and she, in turn, grew to love the town's wild and woolly nature.


 * Panne and Stahl
 * Stahl continued his service as an Ylissean knight and led crucial missions across the realm. His scatterbrained gaffes sometimes got on Panne's nerves, but the two still made a happy life together.


 * Panne and Kellam
 * Once the fighting was done, Panne vanished. Some say she returned to her warren alone; others claim she found fellow taguel survivors. Her husband's name has been lost to history.


 * Panne and Lon'qu
 * Lon'qu returned to Regna Ferox and served as Basilio's right-hand man. Panne had no problems with the cold winters and would often forage for rare snow herbs used in steaming pots of tea.


 * Panne and Ricken
 * While continuing to study magic, Ricken realized how childish some of his actions had been. Panne took him to the wilds, reminding him he was a small part of a greater plan.


 * Panne and Gaius
 * Gaius never lost his sweet tooth, though he ultimately returned to less savory enterprises. Amazingly, Panne dirtied her hands right along with her husband, using her keen night vision to expedite jobs.


 * Panne and Gregor
 * After the war, Gregor sank into a life of excess. It was his wife, Panne, who broke the cycle and invited him to see her warren, after which the two traveled the land as mercenaries.


 * Panne and Libra
 * Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The children loved Libra like a mother and often pestered Panne to transform and give them bunny rides.


 * Panne and Henry
 * Henry settled down with Panne and turned out to be a surprisingly good father. Their newborn son was far more taguel than human and would come to be known as his dying race's last hope.


 * Panne and Donnel
 * Donnel returned to his tiny village and built a happy life with his mother and his wife, Panne. This new "warren" had more than enough nature to please any taguel, and her heart found a home at last.

Etymology
Velvet, Panne's Japanese name, comes from the eponymous fabric, known for its plush, smooth texture. She may also be named after the Velveteen Rabbit.

Panné is a specific kind of crushed velvet.

Trivia

 * Panne says in a support conversation with the Avatar, that far away there are Taguels that are able to transform into cats and birds, referencing the Laguz of the Tellius series.
 * In her support with Ricken, she continues the Tellius references by saying she had met wolf and lion taguel a long time ago, referncing the Lion and Wolf Laguz.
 * If she engages battle with Sothe in the Champions of Yore DLC, he mistakes her for a Laguz.
 * Panne shares her Japanese voice actress, Yuki Masuda, with Ricken.
 * Panne has a special battle stance whenever she is in a Thief related class. Instead of holding the sword in reverse-grip behind her back, Panne holds her sword forward in front of her. This battle stance is also similar to the one she uses as an unarmed Taguel.