Jan

Uncle Jan is an unplayable character that appears in Chapter 26x Night Of Farewells in Fire Emblem 7. This is a Bonus Chapter that can only be unlocked if both Nino and Jaffar survive Chapter 26 and are recruited. His actaual name seems to be Jan, however Nino only reffers to him as Uncle Jan during the short period he appears in. He is one of the origanal members of the Black Fang.

Uncle Jan is first seen in the events before the battle in 26x where Sonia kills Brendan Reed. Jan rushes towards Brendan to see if he is still alive, however upon finding Brendan Reed dead he makes a quick retreat for fear of Sonia.

During the scene Jan appears to be a Fighter class unit, wielding an axe. He is the colour green like all 'Other' units (units who are neither Enemy or Player Controled) although he doesn't appear in the Battle within chapter 26x whatsoever.

Not very much is known about Jan, although it can be speculated that he may have been Brendan Reed's brother since Nino called him 'Uncle'. This however also could simply mean he was just a close retainer to Brendan Reed that was considered as close as a brother. This could be supported by the idea that the Black Fang were a more close knit, family-like organization before the influence of Sonia and Nergal.

Jan can also be considered a coward. After the Chapter 26x Battle Jan calls himself a coward for not fighting with Nino and the others against Sonia. It can also be noted that Jan appears to care for Nino as if she were his 'neice'.

After the 26x Battle Uncle Jan has a conversation with Nino about her past, and about how Brendan Reed knew about some of her past. After the conversation Jan will give Nino a pendant that appearently belonged to her late mother who Sonia had killed.

Uncle Jan has been called "The most seemingly recruitable" character in the game he is in. At several points it seems as though Jan could become recruitable, however insted he simply gives Nino the pendant and says his goodbyes. For a while during the conversation after the Chapter 26x Battle it seems as though Uncle Jan may join the group (and the fact he appeared as a fighter unit earlier would support player's hopes) but alas he is not recruitable. Many players of the game attribute this to the abundance of Axe-weilders that could already have been obtained by that point in the game.