Donnel

"Donnel: But I ain't- Chrom: No man is born a warrior, Donny."

- Donnel talking to Chrom from the Nintendo Direct Trailer

Donnel (ドニ Doni, Denis in the Japanese version) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Awakening.

According to the official Japanese website, he is voiced by Ichiki Mitsuhiro.

Profile
He is a villager from Iris, and is a common young man who likes plowing fields. Since he had never gone outside his village, he is interested in many things. He has a heavy accent, and a peculiar way of speaking. Donnel appears as a kid in makeshift armor wielding a Lance on foot. His hair gets curly more than anyone else in the army. Donnel is around the age of Lissa and his birthday is June 4th.

Base Stats
|Villager |1 |16 |4 |0 |2 |3 |11 |3 |0 |5 |Good Growths |Lance - E |Bronze Lance Vulnerary
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With Good Growths
|105% |75% |35% |65% |70% |100% |65% |40% |}

Without Good Growths
|85% |55% |15% |45% |50% |80% |45% |20% |}

Support
Romantic Supports Other Supports
 * Avatar (Female)
 * Lissa
 * Sully
 * Mariabell
 * Miriel
 * Tiamo
 * Velvet
 * Nono
 * Sallya
 * Olivie
 * Serge
 * Avatar (Male)
 * Sort
 * Kellam
 * Donnel's children

Class Sets

 * Villager
 * Mercenary-Promotes to Hero or Bow Knight
 * Fighter-Promotes to Warrior or Hero
 * Demon Fighter-Requires Demon Fighter Scroll

Overall
Donnel has no choice but to give up his Lance rank if he wants to move to a non-trainee class, which is highly recommended due to the low stat caps of the villager. However, once reclassed, whether to Mercenary or Fighter, his growth rates will become significantly higher. So it can be said that while he takes a while to be trained up, Donnel will ultimately make a formidable unit. It is recommended one takes advantage of his 100% Luck growth by reclassing him to mercenary as it compliments the Weapon Saver skill, meaning he will take substantially longer to wear down weapon uses than other units. Additionally, his Weak Beats Strong Skill will allow him to survive longer against foes many times stronger than himself.

Etymology
Donnel is an Irish name meaning "brave" or "dark-haired one." The latter probably refers to his dark purple hair color, and the former possibly refers to his Villager class.

Trivia

 * Donnel's portrait always shows him wielding a Lance even though he will eventually abandon that weapon type.
 * In the North American trailer from October 25th, 2012, Chrom refers to Donnel as "Donny." This is obviously a nickname for him, as Chrom is shown to have a habit of giving people nicknames.