Duessel

Duessel
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
First Seen	Chapter 5
Starting Class	Great Knight
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“Your Majesty, you know that I will gladly lay down my life for an honorable cause! But these orders- and all of our recent actions- they are not just! If I saw any way in which this invasion protected Grado, I would hold my tongue. But now, Renais is left ungoverned to drown in chaos, and we gain nothing! Why do you wage this war? What is it you hope to achieve? You've sent our men to fight and die for nothing! This isn't war- it's murder!”
—Duessel to Vigarde

Duessel（デュッセル De~yusseru）, the "Obsidian", is one of Grado's Six Generals. Along with Selena and Glen, Duessel is one of the three original Generals before the invasion of Renais. He is characterized by his martial prowess, honor, and his will to fight for the greater good. He trained Ephraim at one point, and both characters are good friends. During Chapter 10 on Ephraim's path, Duessel defects to Ephraim's side.

Through a support conversation with Cormag it is revealed that Duessel possesses two special lances; one, a small, beautiful lance designed by the famous armorer Gavaleus, Duessel tells Cormag he will "never dull its shine with blood or dirt. If I ever use this lance, I vow that it will be only in my own final hour." The other is "a magic weapon of dark design that's been in my family for ages." Duessel tells Cormag that a member of his family must always bear the lance but never use it. Valter once got his hands on this lance, which caused him to go insane. Duessel promises to bequeath it to Cormag since he has no son, seeing that Cormag has a "discerning eye" and no desire to use it.

It is also revealed that Duessel knows where Amelia's lost mother Melina is. Throughout the game Duessel had been questioning the Emperor's actions, such as making Riev, Caellach, and Valter generals, and the war itself. This seems to indicate he has high moral values.

Death Quote "This... This is nothing!"

Stats

Base Stats

Starting Class							Affinity
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Level	HP	Str/Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Move
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Weapon					Starting Items
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|Great Knight
|Anima
|10*
|41
|17
|12
|12
|8
|17
|9
|15
|6
|Sword - A
Lance - A
Axe - A
|Silver Axe
Steel Lance**
Silver Lance***
Vulnerary

Template:CharstatGBA/end *Level 8 in Ephraim's route
**In Ephraim's route
*** In Eirika's route

Growth Rates

• HP: 85%
• Str: 55%
• Skill: 40%
• Spd: 30%
• Luck: 45%
• Def: 30%
• Res: 20%

Overall

He doesn't have very good Skill or Speed. Duessel shouldn't be getting in that many double attacks so you're better off using either Brave weapons, which take advantage of his high Constitution, or Killer weapons with Critical rate bonuses from supports to try and hit with one big haymaker. Being a Great Knight, he has good Defense and some Resistance. Don't use him a lot, as he is one of the highest promoted units and won't gain much experience off of killing off enemy units. His defense is useful for defending one-way corridors though.

Endings

• Duessel, Obsidian General (不滅の黒曜石 Fumetsu no kokuyōseki)

Following the war, Duessel returned to Grado, where he was instrumental in its rebuilding. He spent his remaining years watching over Grado and sharing his wisdom with other nations as an expert combat instructor.

• (A Support with Amelia)

Upon their return to Grado, Duessel reunited Amelia with her mother. The two wept with joy, giving thanks to Duessel. Afterward, Amelia became the most trusted companion of the man once known as Obsidian.

Other Supports

• Knoll
• Cormag
• Ephraim

Trivia

Duessel is the only one of Grado's six Generals that become a player unit in the main quest (the other five join later in the Creature Campaign).

Etymology

The Düssel is a river in Germany, a tributary of the Rhine on which is located Düsseldorf. It flows through the Neander Valley, where the first fossils of Neanderthals were found.

Gallery

Duessel's in-game portrait