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==Personality==
 
==Personality==
Arden is a strong and reliable individual, but is often mocked for his slow and cumbersome movements, a trait which he is revealed to be rather frustrated about. He is also shown to be jealous of Alec, noting that the latter is much swifter and more charming than he is.
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Arden is a strong and reliable individual, but is often mocked for being slow and having cumbersome movements, a trait which he is revealed to be rather frustrated about. He is also shown to be jealous of Alec, noting that the latter is much swifter and more charming than he is.
   
Arden can also be said to be humble, as can be seen in a conversation which he shares with Erinys if he is paired up with her, in which he expresses amazement at being able to get "someone as perdy as [her] for [his] wife".
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Arden is humble, as can be seen in a conversation which he shares with Erinys if he is paired up with her, in which he expresses amazement at being able to get someone as pretty as her for his wife.
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If married, he sees his wife and children's well being as a motivation to fight and sacrifice himself, putting the safety of his family in first place, as stated in his monologue in Phinora.
   
 
==In-Game==
 
==In-Game==
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====Overall====
 
====Overall====
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{{Subjective}}
Arden is a rather difficult unit to use effectively. On one hand, he is very durable with very high [[HP]] and [[Defense]], meaning he would make an ideal tank for choke points. However, due to his low [[Movement]], it will basically be impossible for him to fill this role effectively on most maps since in ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', the maps are very large and half of your army is made up of mounted units with twice as much mobility as Arden. This makes it difficult for him to not only act as a tank, but to even keep him relatively close in level to the rest of your army will require you to intentionally slow your assault so that Arden can participate. On the other hand, through engagement in [[Boss Abuse]], Arden can easily [[Promotion Branching|promote]] and reach maximum level early on since his high durability makes it rather easy for him to gain tons of experience from any Level 20 boss. However, even if special care is taken to level Arden, he will still be slow and difficult to use effectively. Even after promotion, his primary purpose will be to defend a castle rather than take an active combat role.
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Arden is a rather difficult unit to use effectively. On one hand, he is very durable with very high [[HP]] and [[Defense (stat)|Defense]], meaning he would make an ideal tank for choke points. However, due to his low [[Movement]], it will basically be impossible for him to fill this role effectively on most maps since in ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', the maps are very large and half of your army is made up of mounted units with twice as much mobility as Arden. This makes it difficult for him to not only act as a tank, but to even keep him relatively close in level to the rest of your army will require you to intentionally slow your assault so that Arden can participate. On the other hand, through engagement in [[Boss Abuse]], Arden can easily [[Promotion Branching|promote]] and reach maximum level early on since his high durability makes it rather easy for him to gain tons of experience from any Level 20 boss. However, even if special care is taken to level Arden, he will still be slow and difficult to use effectively. Even after promotion, his primary purpose will be to defend a castle rather than take an active combat role.
   
 
Mobility issues aside, Arden himself is somewhat mediocre in combat. He can handle large groups of enemies due to his high durability, but his damage output is abysmal until he promotes, and even after promotion it merely becomes average as he will gain access to more powerful weaponry but lack the means to [[Double Attack]]. While Arden is quite strong, his choice of weapons and lack of [[Speed (stat)|Speed]]/[[Pursuit]] means his only real damage can come from single hits from B-level [[Sword]]s until he promotes, resulting in extremely low damage. So while Arden can take damage well from physical sources, he is not very proficient at dishing it out.
 
Mobility issues aside, Arden himself is somewhat mediocre in combat. He can handle large groups of enemies due to his high durability, but his damage output is abysmal until he promotes, and even after promotion it merely becomes average as he will gain access to more powerful weaponry but lack the means to [[Double Attack]]. While Arden is quite strong, his choice of weapons and lack of [[Speed (stat)|Speed]]/[[Pursuit]] means his only real damage can come from single hits from B-level [[Sword]]s until he promotes, resulting in extremely low damage. So while Arden can take damage well from physical sources, he is not very proficient at dishing it out.
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Arden is best paired with Ayra or Tailtiu. The rest should generally be avoided due Magic-oriented children where his stats are a poor fit, his lack of Pursuit/skills in general, his poor overall growths, or some combination of all of those reasons making the pairings unremarkable.
 
Arden is best paired with Ayra or Tailtiu. The rest should generally be avoided due Magic-oriented children where his stats are a poor fit, his lack of Pursuit/skills in general, his poor overall growths, or some combination of all of those reasons making the pairings unremarkable.
 
* [[Ayra]]: [[Ulster]] and [[Larcei]] will automatically have Pursuit, and Vantage is a decent skill for them to inherit. They get some nice durability to survive frontline fighting and Strength growth to compliment their class. Arden will be able to pass on some good weapons to Ulster. This pairing is not particularly spectacular, but the children will turn out well nonetheless.
 
* [[Ayra]]: [[Ulster]] and [[Larcei]] will automatically have Pursuit, and Vantage is a decent skill for them to inherit. They get some nice durability to survive frontline fighting and Strength growth to compliment their class. Arden will be able to pass on some good weapons to Ulster. This pairing is not particularly spectacular, but the children will turn out well nonetheless.
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* [[Edain]]: Both are foot units, and the fact that Edain is a healer and stay behind due to being unable to defend herself before promotion, makes easy to pair them up. Arden has access to bows when promoted, and can pass bows to her son [[Lester]], along with the pursuit ring. Their daughter [[Lana]] will have bulkier growths for a priest.
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* [[Silvia]]: While it may difficult to make Silvia stay behind as it can compromise her dancing abilities, their children benefit from the vantage skill along with the sleep sword.
 
* [[Tailtiu]]: This pairing can be decent for the same reason Lex makes a good pair with Tailtiu; the Vantage and [[Wrath]] combo. While Tailtiu's children will have poor [[Magic]] growth, they will become explosive killing machines when being attacked. One problem with this pairing is that Arden will need the [[Magic Ring]] and [[Pursuit Ring]] to make [[Arthur]] a lot better, and the Pursuit Ring is usually heavily contested and often used by other, better characters.
 
* [[Tailtiu]]: This pairing can be decent for the same reason Lex makes a good pair with Tailtiu; the Vantage and [[Wrath]] combo. While Tailtiu's children will have poor [[Magic]] growth, they will become explosive killing machines when being attacked. One problem with this pairing is that Arden will need the [[Magic Ring]] and [[Pursuit Ring]] to make [[Arthur]] a lot better, and the Pursuit Ring is usually heavily contested and often used by other, better characters.
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* [[Brigid (character)|Brigid]]: [[Febail]] has automatically the pursuit skill, and the vantage skill is useful for [[Patty]], especially in the arena.
   
 
====Conversations====
 
====Conversations====
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*[[Erinys]]: 50+2
 
*[[Erinys]]: 50+2
 
*[[Sylvia]]: 0+3
 
*[[Sylvia]]: 0+3
*[[Brigid]]: 50+4
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*[[Brigid (character)|Brigid]]: 50+4
 
*[[Tailtiu]]: 120+3
 
*[[Tailtiu]]: 120+3
   
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|Res=1
 
|Res=1
 
|Move=4
 
|Move=4
|Skills=[[File:Defense +2.png]][[Defense +2]]<br>[[File:IndoorBattle.png]][[Indoor Fighter]]<br>[[File:Vantage (Kakusei).png]][[Vantage (Skill)|Vantage]]
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|Skills=[[File:Defense +2.png]][[Defense +|Defense +2]]<br>[[File:IndoorBattle.png]][[Indoor Fighter]]<br>[[File:Vantage (Kakusei).png]][[Vantage (Skill)|Vantage]]
 
|Weapon=[[File:LanceIconFE13.png]][[Lance (weapon)|Lance]] - C
 
|Weapon=[[File:LanceIconFE13.png]][[Lance (weapon)|Lance]] - C
 
|Item=[[File:Steel Lance FE13 Icon.png]][[Steel Lance]]*
 
|Item=[[File:Steel Lance FE13 Icon.png]][[Steel Lance]]*
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====Base Stats====
 
====Base Stats====
 
Rarity: {{Selector}}
 
Rarity: {{Selector}}
{{Field|1|✯✯✯✯}}
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{{Field|✯✯✯✯}}
 
{{CharStat
 
{{CharStat
 
|game=feh
 
|game=feh
|image=[[File:Portrait Arden Heroes.png|100px]]<br>Strong and Tough
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|image=[[File:Heroes Arden Sprite.png|120px]]<br>Strong and Tough
 
|Group=[[File:Heroes Armored.png|25px]] Armored
 
|Group=[[File:Heroes Armored.png|25px]] Armored
 
|Level=1<br>40
 
|Level=1<br>40
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}}
 
}}
 
{{Field/end}}
 
{{Field/end}}
  +
{{Field|2|✯✯✯✯✯}}
+
{{Field|✯✯✯✯✯}}
 
{{CharStat
 
{{CharStat
 
|game=feh
 
|game=feh
|image=[[File:Portrait Arden Heroes.png|100px]]<br>Strong and Tough
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|image=[[File:Heroes Arden Sprite.png|120px]]<br>Strong and Tough
 
|Group=[[File:Heroes Armored.png|25px]] Armored
 
|Group=[[File:Heroes Armored.png|25px]] Armored
 
|Level=1<br>40
 
|Level=1<br>40
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====Skills====
 
====Skills====
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{{CharSkills
====='''Weapon'''=====
 
  +
|weapon 1 = [[Iron Sword]] * - * - * -
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 
  +
|weapon 2 = [[Steel Sword]] * - * - * -
!Name
 
  +
|weapon 3 = [[Brave Sword]] * - * 4 * -
!Prerequisite
 
 
|weapon 4 = [[Brave Sword|Brave Sword+]] * - * 5 * 5
!Might
 
  +
|special 1 = [[Buckler]] * - * 4 * -
!Range
 
  +
|special 2 = [[Pavise]] * - * - * 4
!Effects
 
  +
|passive B 1 = [[Follow-Up Ring|Follow-Up Ring]] * - * - * 5
!SP Cost
 
  +
|passive C 1 = [[Spur Defense|Spur Def 1]] * - * - * -
!Default
 
  +
|passive C 2 = [[Drive Defense|Drive Def 1]] * [[Spur Defense|Spur Def 1]] * - * -
!Unlocked
 
  +
|passive C 3 = [[Drive Defense|Drive Def 2]] * [[Drive Defense|Drive Def 1]] * - * 4
|-
 
 
}}
|[[File:FEH skill offense.png|20px]] [[Iron Sword]]
 
| -
 
|6
 
|1
 
| -
 
|50
 
| -
 
| -
 
|-
 
|[[File:FEH skill offense.png|20px]] [[Steel Sword]]
 
| -
 
|8
 
|1
 
| -
 
|100
 
| -
 
| -
 
|-
 
|[[File:FEH skill offense.png|20px]] [[Brave Sword]]
 
| -
 
|5
 
|1
 
|[[Speed (Stat)|Spd]] -5. Attack twice when initiating attack.
 
|200
 
|[[File:FEH Star Rarity 4.png|50px]]
 
| -
 
|-
 
|[[File:FEH skill offense.png|20px]] [[Brave Sword|Brave Sword+]]
 
|[[File:FEH skill offense.png|20px]] [[Brave Sword]]
 
|8
 
|1
 
|Spd -5. Attack twice when initiating combat.
 
|300
 
|[[File:FEH Star Rarity 5.png|60px]]
 
|[[File:FEH Star Rarity 5.png|60px]]
 
|}
 
 
====='''Special'''=====
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 
!Name
 
!Prerequisite
 
!Effects
 
!Charge Cost
 
!SP Cost
 
!Default
 
!Unlocked
 
|-
 
|[[File:FEH skill special.png|20px]] [[Buckler]]
 
| -
 
|Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent foes by 30%.
 
|3
 
|100
 
|[[File:FEH Star Rarity 4.png|50px]]
 
| -
 
|-
 
|[[File:FEH skill special.png|20px]] [[Pavise]]
 
|[[File:FEH skill special.png|20px]] [[Buckler]]
 
|Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from adjacent does by 50%.
 
|3
 
|200
 
| -
 
|[[File:FEH Star Rarity 4.png|50px]]
 
|}
 
 
====='''Passive'''=====
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 
!Name
 
!Prerequisite
 
!Effects
 
!SP Cost
 
!Unlocked
 
!Type
 
|-
 
|[[File:FEH Recover Ring.png|25px]] [[Follow-Up Ring]]
 
| -
 
|Unit makes a guaranteed [[Double Attack|follow-up attack]] when Arden's [[HP]] ≥50% at start of combat.<br>(Skill cannot be inherited.)
 
|200
 
|[[File:FEH Star Rarity 5.png|60px]]
 
|B
 
|-
 
|[[File:FEH Spur Def 1.png|25px]] [[Spur Def 1]]
 
| -
 
|Grants adjacent allies Def +2 during combat.
 
|50
 
| -
 
|C
 
|-
 
|[[File:FEH Drive Def 1.png|25px]] [[Drive Def 1]]
 
|[[File:FEH Spur Def 1.png|25px]] [[Spur Def 1]]
 
|Grants allies within 2 spaces Def +2 during combat.
 
|120
 
| -
 
|C
 
|-
 
|[[File:FEH Drive Def 2.png|25px]] [[Drive Def 2]]
 
|[[File:FEH Drive Def 1.png|25px]] [[Drive Def 1]]
 
|Grants allies within 2 spaces Def +3 during combat.
 
|240
 
|[[File:FEH Star Rarity 4.png|50px]]
 
|C
 
|}
 
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
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=== [[Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Forest and Lake Country]] ===
 
=== [[Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Forest and Lake Country]] ===
   
=== [[Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)]] ===
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===''[[Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)]]''===
 
Arden is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:
 
Arden is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:
*{{CardLink|P06-003PR}}
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{{CardLink|P06-003PR}}
*{{CardLink|S08-004ST}}
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{{CardLink|P19-005PR}}
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{{CardLink|S08-004ST}}
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{{CardLink|B17-099N}}
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{{CardLink|B19-057R}}
   
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
Ardan was a brother of [[wikipedia:Naoise|Naoise]] (Noish) in Irish mythology.
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Ardan was a brother of [[wikipedia:Naoise|Naoise]] (Noish) in Irish mythology. The name has Celtic origins and is related to a lot of locations, it means "high".
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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{{SeeMain|gallery}}
<blockquote>''See Main Article: [[Arden/Gallery]].''</blockquote><gallery spacing="small" position="center">
 
File:Arden (FE4 Concept Artwork).png|Concept art of Arden.
 
File:Arden Heroes.png|Artwork of Arden from ''[[Fire Emblem Heroes]]'' by Soeda Ippei.
 
File:Arden Fight.png|Artwork of Arden from ''Fire Emblem Heroes'' by Soeda Ippei.
 
File:Arden Skill.png|Artwork of Arden from ''Fire Emblem Heroes'' by Soeda Ippei.
 
File:Arden Damaged.png|Artwork of Arden from ''Fire Emblem Heroes'' by Soeda Ippei.
 
File:FE4FN manga Volume 1 cover.JPG|Arden as he appears in the [[Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Nattsu Fujimori manga)|Nattsu Fujimori manga adaptation]].
 
File:ArdenSketch.png|Sketch of Arden from Yusuke Kozaki's Twitter.
 
File:Arden.jpg|Arden, as he appears in the first series of the TCG as a Level 1 Sword Armor.
 
File:Arden-TCG.jpg|Arden, as he appears in the second series of the TCG as a Level 10 Sword Armor.
 
File:Arden-TCG2.jpg|Arden, as he appears in the third series of the TCG as a Level 20 General.
 
File:P06-003PR.png|Arden as a General in ''Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)''.
 
File:S08-004ST.png|Arden as a Sword Armor in ''Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)''.
 
File:Arden.png|Arden's portrait in ''Genealogy of the Holy War''.
 
File:Arden Sprite.jpg|Arden's battle sprite as a Sword Armor.
 
</gallery>
 
   
 
{{FE4}}
 
{{FE4}}

Revision as of 21:18, 9 February 2020

“Hrmph. I can live with the strong and reliable part, but leave the slow bit out of it, ok?”
—Arden in Genealogy of the Holy War

Arden (Ardan in the Super Tactics Book) is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. He is a Knight of Chalphy under Sigurd, and is constantly insulted for his inability to carry out actions swiftly. Arden will eventually perish in the Battle of Belhalla, alongside a good number of his comrades.

Story

Personality

Arden is a strong and reliable individual, but is often mocked for being slow and having cumbersome movements, a trait which he is revealed to be rather frustrated about. He is also shown to be jealous of Alec, noting that the latter is much swifter and more charming than he is.

Arden is humble, as can be seen in a conversation which he shares with Erinys if he is paired up with her, in which he expresses amazement at being able to get someone as pretty as her for his wife.

If married, he sees his wife and children's well being as a motivation to fight and sacrifice himself, putting the safety of his family in first place, as stated in his monologue in Phinora.

In-Game

Genealogy of the Holy War

Base Stats

Starting ClassHoly Blood
FE4 Sword Armor SpriteSword Armor-
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovLeadGold
336130543130502,000
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
AmbushVantageFE4 SwordSword - BFE4Ironsword Iron Sword

Growth Rates

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
90% 50% 5% 10% 20% 10% 40% 5%

Promotion Gains

Promoted Class
FE4 General Sprite General
+1 0 +1 +2 +2 +3 +0
Weapon Levels
FE4 Sword +1 FE4 Lance A FE4 Axe B FE4 Bow B

Overall

Secret Book (Artwork)
Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Arden is a rather difficult unit to use effectively. On one hand, he is very durable with very high HP and Defense, meaning he would make an ideal tank for choke points. However, due to his low Movement, it will basically be impossible for him to fill this role effectively on most maps since in Genealogy of the Holy War, the maps are very large and half of your army is made up of mounted units with twice as much mobility as Arden. This makes it difficult for him to not only act as a tank, but to even keep him relatively close in level to the rest of your army will require you to intentionally slow your assault so that Arden can participate. On the other hand, through engagement in Boss Abuse, Arden can easily promote and reach maximum level early on since his high durability makes it rather easy for him to gain tons of experience from any Level 20 boss. However, even if special care is taken to level Arden, he will still be slow and difficult to use effectively. Even after promotion, his primary purpose will be to defend a castle rather than take an active combat role.

Mobility issues aside, Arden himself is somewhat mediocre in combat. He can handle large groups of enemies due to his high durability, but his damage output is abysmal until he promotes, and even after promotion it merely becomes average as he will gain access to more powerful weaponry but lack the means to Double Attack. While Arden is quite strong, his choice of weapons and lack of Speed/Pursuit means his only real damage can come from single hits from B-level Swords until he promotes, resulting in extremely low damage. So while Arden can take damage well from physical sources, he is not very proficient at dishing it out.

A few chapters in, it is possible to obtain a Pursuit Ring for Arden. However, in almost all cases players choose to sell the ring to another character because Arden's very low Speed means he will not activate it very often. There are many other characters with higher Speed that lack Pursuit that can make much better use of the item (Lex, Tailtiu, Lewyn, or Dew being much better choices). If Arden keeps the Pursuit Ring for himself, he can become fairly effective against Axe wielding units as they may have low enough Speed for Arden to Double Attack them.

Father Overview

Arden is one of the weaker father choices available in the game. Part of the reason for this is that Lex makes Arden obsolete. They have very similar growths they give to their children, with Arden giving slightly better Strength and Lex giving slightly better Skill, Defense, and Luck. They both give their children Vantage. Where they differ more significantly is that Arden is given more freedom to pass on weaponry to his children where Lex offers the Elite skill. Though Arden is outshone by Lex, he can still make some decent pairings.

Arden is best paired with Ayra or Tailtiu. The rest should generally be avoided due Magic-oriented children where his stats are a poor fit, his lack of Pursuit/skills in general, his poor overall growths, or some combination of all of those reasons making the pairings unremarkable.

  • Ayra: Ulster and Larcei will automatically have Pursuit, and Vantage is a decent skill for them to inherit. They get some nice durability to survive frontline fighting and Strength growth to compliment their class. Arden will be able to pass on some good weapons to Ulster. This pairing is not particularly spectacular, but the children will turn out well nonetheless.
  • Edain: Both are foot units, and the fact that Edain is a healer and stay behind due to being unable to defend herself before promotion, makes easy to pair them up. Arden has access to bows when promoted, and can pass bows to her son Lester, along with the pursuit ring. Their daughter Lana will have bulkier growths for a priest.
  • Silvia: While it may difficult to make Silvia stay behind as it can compromise her dancing abilities, their children benefit from the vantage skill along with the sleep sword.
  • Tailtiu: This pairing can be decent for the same reason Lex makes a good pair with Tailtiu; the Vantage and Wrath combo. While Tailtiu's children will have poor Magic growth, they will become explosive killing machines when being attacked. One problem with this pairing is that Arden will need the Magic Ring and Pursuit Ring to make Arthur a lot better, and the Pursuit Ring is usually heavily contested and often used by other, better characters.
  • Brigid: Febail has automatically the pursuit skill, and the vantage skill is useful for Patty, especially in the arena.

Conversations

In Chapter 2, if Arden moves to a certain spot on the map, an event will occur, in which he will gain the Pursuit Ring.

In Chapter 5, if Arden moves to a certain spot on the map, an event will occur, in which he will gain five points of Skill.

In Chapter 5, after Phinora Castle is captured, if Erinys/Ayra and Arden are lovers, she may speak to him, but nothing will result of it.

Love Growths

Fire Emblem Awakening

SpotPass

Starting Class
FE13 NPC Generic Knight Map SpriteKnight
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
12311607541814
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
Defense +2Defense +2
IndoorBattleIndoor Fighter
Vantage (Kakusei)Vantage
LanceIconFE13Lance - CSteel Lance FE13 IconSteel Lance*

*Enemy only, joins unequipped

Fire Emblem Heroes

Strong and Tough
An armored knight from Chalphy. Dreams of fighting on the front lines, but is often assigned to castle defense. Appears in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Base Stats

Rarity:

✯✯✯✯
Heroes Arden SpriteTitle
Strong and Tough
Group
Heroes Armored Armored
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
24
57
10
34
2
14
13
39
2
14
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Brave Sword
FEH skill special Buckler
FEH Sword Sword
✯✯✯✯✯
Heroes Arden SpriteTitle
Strong and Tough
Group
Heroes Armored Armored
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
25
60
10
36
3
16
13

41
3
16
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Brave Sword+
FEH skill special Buckler
FEH Sword Sword

Skills

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseIron Sword---
Steel Sword---
Brave Sword-FEH Star Rarity 4-
Brave Sword+-FEH Star Rarity 5FEH Star Rarity 5
FEH skill specialBuckler-FEH Star Rarity 4-
Pavise--FEH Star Rarity 4
BFEH Follow-Up Ring Follow-Up Ring-FEH Star Rarity 5
CFEH Spur Def 1 Spur Def 1--
FEH Drive Def 1 Drive Def 1FEH Spur Def 1 Spur Def 1-
FEH Drive Def 2 Drive Def 2FEH Drive Def 1 Drive Def 1FEH Star Rarity 4

Quotes

Genealogy of the Holy War

“Sir Sigurd... I`ve served you my whole life, I have no regrets.”
—Arden's death quote

Awakening

“I'm strong and reliable, but...”
—Arden's SpotPass parley quote
“...Don't call me "lumbering"!”
—Arden's SpotPass battle quote
“*sigh* It's not easy being me.”
—Arden's SpotPass recruitment quote
“Who are you? And why have you come to this land?”
—Arden's battle quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 1
“Ah, so you have that problem, too? And here I thought I was the only...Wait, why are we talking? Fight me!”
—Arden's battle quote versus Kellam in Lost Bloodlines 1
“However noble you think your purpose, it won't stop you from losing.”
—Arden's battle quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 3
“Was it now? Pah! Do your worst!”
—Arden's battle quote versus Kellam in Lost Bloodlines 3
“How did you dent my...armor?”
—Arden's death quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 1
“Damn...I've been bested... Next time I'll come better prepared...”
—Arden's death quote as a NPC, in Lost Bloodlines 2
“This blasted armor...slows me...rrgh...”
—Arden's death quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 3

Heroes

See Main Article: Arden/Heroes Quotes

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem: Light Inheritors

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Mitsuki Oosawa Manga)

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Nattsu Fujimori Manga)

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Gag Paradise

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Sigurd's Tale

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Last of the Earth Dragons

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Forest and Lake Country

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Arden is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:

Etymology

Ardan was a brother of Naoise (Noish) in Irish mythology. The name has Celtic origins and is related to a lot of locations, it means "high".

Trivia

  • Norton from Tear Ring Saga: Utna Heroes Saga bears an uncanny resemblance to Arden.
  • In one of the manga adaptations of the game, Arden was left behind at Chalphy throughout the entire duration of the Prologue and Chapter 1. He is, however, called to Evans Castle to attend Sigurd and Deirdre's wedding.
  • If Ayra and Arden are lovers in Chapter 5, their final lover conversation may prove to be rather confusing. In the alleged conversation, when Arden admits his love for Ayra, she will appear to be rather doubtful, almost as if she is unaware of his feelings.
  • The "Choose Your Legends" event of Fire Emblem Heroes revealed that Arden was 93rd place out of 791, with a total of 3,094 votes. This makes him the third highest scored character of Genealogy of the Holy War. The other characters of the game that were placed in the top 100 are Sigurd and Ayra, who were 55th and 65th place respectively.
  • Arden in Heroes wears blue armor akin to his official artwork from Genealogy of the Holy War rather than the grey color of the armor in-game.

Gallery

See main article: Arden/Gallery.