Rickard

"Funny story: I decided to break in here and clean the place out- and then I got caught. Hilarious, right? Comedy gold."

- Rickard

Rickard (リカード, Ricard) is a thief who appears in Fire Emblem Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, Monshō no Nazo, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. Rickard is a very skilled and optimistic thief, who greatly admires Julian (to the point that he ends his sentences to Julian with heart symbols and Julian states he'll give people the wrong impression in the second book). He often addresses Julian as 'Chief' (or as his 'Big Bro' in the Japanese version).

His physical appearance somewhat resembles a girl, a trait not used again until FE7's Lucius came along, although in Shadow Dragon it is somewhat easier to tell that he is a boy. When recruited by Julian he says "you always could fall for a pretty face and the right features".

Base Stats
|Thief |1 |16 |3 |1 |9 |0 |2 |2 |0 |7 |Sword |Iron Sword

Growth Rates

 * 50%
 * 50%
 * 20%
 * 60%
 * 40%
 * 0%
 * 20%
 * 0%

Base Stats
Book 1 |Thief |1 |16 |3 |2 |9 |0 |2 |3 |0 |7 |Sword |Iron Sword Book 2 |Thief |3 |18 |6 |3 |9 |1 |6 |3 |0 |7 |Sword |Iron Sword Member Card

Growth Rates

 * 50%
 * 50%
 * 20%
 * 60%
 * 40%
 * 30%
 * 20%
 * 3%

Recruitment

 * Chapter 6: Enemy, Talk with Julian or Marth.

Base Stats
|Thief |1 |16 |4/0 |N/A |2 |9 |0 |3 |0 |7 |Sword - E

Starting Items: Iron Sword

Growth Rates
|50% |50% |0% |30% |50% |40% |10% |2%

Support Relationships
Supported by
 * Julian

Recruitment
Chapter 5: Talk to him with Julian.

Base Stats
|Thief |3 |18 |6 |0 |3 |9 |1 |3 |0 |7 |Sword - E |Iron Sword VIP Card

Growth Rates
|60% |40% |0% |30% |70% |60% |30% |0%

Support Relationships
Supports Supported by
 * Dice
 * Malice
 * My Unit
 * Julian
 * Dice
 * Malice

As an Enemy
"Has anyone seen my big bro Julian?"

- Rickard's opening lines in battle in Monshō no Nazo Book 1 and Book 2

Death Quotes
"Crap, I blundered..."

- Rickard's Death Quote in Monshō no Nazo

"Big bro... I won’t be around anymore. You mustn’t be lonely..."

- Rickard's Death Quote in Monshō no Nazo

"Dang it... What a way to- nngh- go..."

- Rickard's Death Quote in Shadow Dragon

Trivia

 * In the novel adaptation of Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi by Takayashiki Hide, Rickard's age is stated as 23. This does not seem right at all, due to his childlike personality and appearance (specifically every wide eyes, a common trait among the children in the Fire Emblem series). He is most likely in his early teens.
 * In Shadow Dragon, Rickard is held in a cell that he, being an enemy thief, very well could have opened.
 * In Monshō no Nazo, Rickard has his own theme, composed mostly on the flute.