Narcian

“I am strong. I am wise. I am lovely. And most importantly, I am right! ...Me! No one else!”
—Narcian, going into battle

Narcian is a boss character in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is one of the Three Dragon Generals of Bern, and an extremely ambitious officer.

PersonalityEdit

He is a very narcissistic person, has a tendency to bear grudges, and will not hesitate to let his underlings die for him so that he can live; for example, his lieutenant Flaer was killed while holding Cecilia captive.

ProfileEdit

He was entrusted with the invasion of Lycia, and his lieutenant is Flaer. He is responsible for many actions during Roy's journey through Lycia and the Western Isles. Eventually, due to his constant failings, he learns from General Murdock that King Zephiel has demoted him, replacing him with Galle.

However, Murdock tells him that if he can stop the Lycian Army from retaking the capital of Etruria, Aquleia, he will try to convince Zephiel to restore him to his original rank. Before the battle, Narcian, not wanting to suffer for his own failures, decides to frame one of his subordinates, Zeiss, for conspiring to give information to the Lycian Army, having learned that Zeiss' sister, Melady, has joined the Lycian Army. However, Zeiss, having learned of Narcian's plot to frame him from Galle, ends up joining the Lycian Army, while Narcian is killed during the battle.

In-GameEdit

Fire Emblem: The Binding BladeEdit

Base StatsEdit

Normal Mode/Trial Maps

Starting Class						Affinity
Wyvern Lord						N/A
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
10	46	16	13	16	13	20	12	11	8
Weapon					Starting Items
Sword - A Lance - A					Runesword Delphi Shield Blue Gem*

* Only as a boss.

Hard Mode

Growth RatesEdit

Boss OverviewEdit

Narcian is not an easy boss, as he has somewhat decent speed for a Wyvern Lord and he has a Runesword and the Delphi Shield, which can be problematic in defeating him. It is nearly imperative to use somebody who is resistant against the Runesword so it doesn't help him a lot and/or can evade the Runesword easily. The easiest way to defeat him is to steal his shield and gem, and proceed to unleash a barrage of arrows from any snipers/nomad troopers available. This will most likely kill him within a turn at best, as the recovery effects of his sword won't be able to keep up with the critical damage he receives from bows. Another method is to switch to mages, especially if they wield light or dark magic to get the magic advantage; just be sure he or she can deal more damage than Narcian gets back. A promoted Raigh, Saul, or Elen would prove useful here. However, if his Delphi Shield is stolen, the Aircalibur tome is an ideal weapon to use on him, and Lilina/Lugh can kill him in one or two rounds with it. Finally, a decent leveled Hero wielding Durandal can possibly destroy Narcian in a single hit, due to its incredible power and bonus damage to Wyverns. A decently leveled Sage or Valkyrie wielding Forblaze could also deal heavy damage as it targets his lower resistance, but the accuracy may be shaky considering its trinity disadvantage.

Overall (Playable)Edit

Narcian's stats are rather average, except for that low speed. Galle can be more consistent in the Trial Maps if you did not train Melady or Zeiss, as Galle has higher stats than Narcian in everything except speed and luck.

Fire Emblem AwakeningEdit

SpotPassEdit

Starting Class
Wyvern Lord
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
20	70	39+2	3	33	36	21	43	14	8
Skills	Weapon	Starting Items
Strength +2 Tantivy Quick Burn Swordbreaker Vengeance	Lance - A Axe - B	Brave Lance*

*Enemy only, joins unequipped

Fire Emblem HeroesEdit

Wyvern General

One of three Wyvern Generals of Bern. Conceited and vainglorious. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.

Base StatsEdit

✯✯

Title		Group
Wyvern General		Flying
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	16 35	6 23	5 22	7 26	5 20
Skills			Weapon
Iron Axe			Axe

✯✯✯

Title		Group
Wyvern General		Flying
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17 38	6 25	6 25	7 28	6 23
Skills			Weapon
Steel Axe			Axe

✯✯✯✯

Title		Group
Wyvern General		Flying
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17 39	7 27	6 26	8 30	6 24
Skills			Weapon
Emerald Axe Retribution			Axe

✯✯✯✯✯

Title		Group
Wyvern General		Flying
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	18 42	7 29	7 29	8 32	7 26
Skills			Weapon
Emerald Axe Retribution			Axe

SkillsEdit

WeaponEdit

Name	Prerequisite	Might	Range	Effects	SP Cost	Default	Unlocked
Iron Axe	-	6	1	-	50		-
Steel Axe	-	8	1	-	100
Emerald Axe	-	8	1	Gives Atk +20% if weapon-triangle advantage, Atk -20% if disadvantage.	200
Emerald Axe+	Emerald Axe	12	1	Gives Atk +20% if weapon-triangle advantage, Atk -20% if disadvantage.	300	-

SpecialEdit

Name	Prerequisite	Effects	Charge Cost	SP Cost	Default	Unlocked
Retribution	-	Grants bonus to damage dealt equal to 30% of damage suffered.	3	100
Vengeance	Retribution	Grants bonus to damage dealt equal to 50% of damage suffered.	3	200	-

PassiveEdit

Name	Prerequisite	Effects	SP Cost	Unlocked	Type
Lancebreaker 1	-	Grants If unit's HP ≥90% in combat against a lance user, unit makes a follow-up attack and foe cannot.	50	-	B
Lancebreaker 2	Lancebreaker 1	If unit's HP ≥70% in combat against a lance user, unit makes a follow-up attack and foe cannot.	100		B
Lancebreaker 3	Lancebreaker 2	If unit's HP ≥90% in combat against a lance user, unit makes a follow-up attack and foe cannot.	200		B
Savage Blow 1	-	If unit initiates attack, foes within 2 spaces of target take 3 damage after combat.	50		C
Savage Blow 2	Savage Blow 1	If unit initiates attack, foes within 2 spaces of target take 5 damage after combat.	100		C
Savage Blow 3	Savage Blow 2	If unit initiates attack, foes within 2 spaces of target take 7 damage after combat.	200		C

QuotesEdit

The Binding BladeEdit

“I am strong. I am wise. I am beautiful. And most importantly, I am right! Always! ...Me! No one else!”
—Narcian' battle quote in The Binding Blade.

Battle ConversationsEdit

• (With Clarine):

Narcian: You...! You're that girl!
Clarine: Excuse me? Have we met before?
Narcian: What?! You have forgotten me?! That...is inconceivable!

• (With Melady):

Narcian: You're Melady... Hah! You betray your home and join the enemy. You are a disgrace!
Melady: My loyalty has always lied with the princess. And so it shall remain!

• (With Zeiss):

Narcian: You...
Zeiss: General Narcian... I heard everything from Sir Galle! Do you...have no sense of honor left in you at all?!
Narcian: Galle...! He has always been a thorn in my side! But no matter... After I wipe you out here, no one will know the truth...

• (With Cecilia):

Narcian: Cecilia... Back for more, are you?
Cecilia: It was Zephiel to whom I lost. Not you.
Narcian: Fair enough, but now you will know my true strength!

• (With Perceval):

Narcian: If it isn't General Perceval, the back-stabbing traitor!
Perceval: Joining you...was the greatest mistake of my life. I will make up for it...by defeating you!

Death QuoteEdit

“No... No...!! I will not be defeated...! Not by you...miserable... Gaahh!”
—Narcian's death quote in The Binding Blade

HeroesEdit

Narcian/Heroes Quotes

Non-Canon AppearancesEdit

MangaEdit

Hasha no TsurugiEdit

In the Fire Emblem: Hasha no Tsurugi manga, he is killed by his subordinate Zeed as vengeance for Jemmie's death.

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)Edit

Narcian is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

• B05-048SR
  
• B05-048SR+
  

TriviaEdit

• On the official Japanese website for Nintendo, Narcian won 18th place out of 80 in the character popularity poll for Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. The male-female vote ratio is 2:1. The voter comments seem to focus on his role in the story as an entertaining and over-the-top villain.
• In Fire Emblem Heroes, he shares his English voice actor Kaiji Tang with Owain, Lloyd, Shiro and Ignatius.
• In Fire Emblem Heroes, his Grand Hero Battle map is based on The Binding Blade Chapter 15 (although mirrored)
• One of his cards in Fire Emblem Cipher is similar to a scene in Hasha no Tsurugi, being drawn by the same artist.

EtymologyEdit

Narcian seems to be a corruption of Narcissistic, or Narcissism, befitting his personality, as the word originates from a young man of Greek mythology, Narcissus, who fell in love with his reflection because of his arrogance.

GalleryEdit

Artwork of Narcian from Fire Emblem Heroes.

Artwork of Narcian from Fire Emblem Heroes.

Artwork of Narcian from Fire Emblem Heroes.

Artwork of Narcian from Fire Emblem Heroes.

Narcian, Lilina, and Roy in promo artwork for Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) by Kotaro Yamada.

Narcian as a Wyvern Lord by Kotaro Yamada.

Narcian as a Wyvern Lord by Kotaro Yamada.

Narcian as a Wyvern Lord in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Narcian as a Wyvern Lord in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Narcian's portrait in The Binding Blade.

Narcian's battle model.

Artwork drawn by Yamada for the Yamada maps.

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