Bernard

''I am Bernard, Knight Commander of Laus! I would test the might of those who bested Bauker!'' - Bernard

Bernard is the Boss of Chapter 16 (17 in Hector's Mode): Whereabouts Unknown, in Fire Emblem: Rekka No Ken. Bernard is only seen in this chapter.

Bernard is the Knight Commander of the Lycian territory of Laus. He is the leader of Marquess Laus's army of Laus, the only person above him is Marquess Laus himself. Bauker served directly below him in the chain of command.

Bernard and the majority of Laus's army retreated during the attack on Castle Laus when commanded to do so by Darin, Marquess of Laus. The retreat was called for after the deployed Laus forces began losing to the group lead by Eliwood and Hector. The Laus army then invaded the poorly defened Lycian territory of Caelin, which due to the incident with Lundgren had a quite small force to defend it. The amry from Laus then invaded Castle Caelin, forcing Lyn and her forces to escape while the Marquess of Caelin was captured inside the Castle.

In the previous Chapter 15 (16 in Hector Mode), Eliwood and Hector helped Lyn launch a counter attack on Castle Caelin, now occupied by the Laus forces. During that battle, Bauker who was leading the Laus forces outside the Castle was killed. The battle then continued inside Castle Caelin where Bernard lead a second force.

Bernard is a loyal man, an not particularly evil. His in game description reads: Knight Commander of Bern. Trusted by Marquess Laus. This can be taken serveral ways, although it obviously implies Bernard has some connection to Bern. Bernard is expected to, like other Laus soilders, be somewhat unaware of Marquess Laus's intensions and what they could lead to.

Stats
HP: 29

Strength: 14

Skill: 9

Speed: 3

Luck: 2

Defense: 13

Resistance: 10

Move: 5

Constitution: 15

Aid: 14

Normally Bernard's only weapon will be a Steel Lance, however on Hector Mode Bernard insted has a Steel Axe and a Javelin aswell.

With his Javelin equiped he has: An Attack of 20, a Hit Percentage of 84, a Range of 1-2, a Critical Hit Chance of 4, and an Avoid of 28.

With his Steel Lance equiped he has:

With his Steel Axe equiped he has: An Attack of 25, a Hit percentage of 84, a Range of 1, a Critical Hit Chance of 4, and an Avoid of 28.

Bernard has a Lance Mastery Level of C and an Axe Mastery Level of E.

Death Quote
This is a just reward... for Laus's brutality...