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Like most Paralogue bosses, Nichol brings virtually nothing to the table once captured, unless he is captured on Lunatic, he will come equipped with skills learned from the Wyvern Rider. His growth rates are flatly inferior to those of [[Camilla]], although they are, nevertheless, superior to those boasted by generic Malig Knights. Nichol's stat growths favor more towards a Wyvern Lord however, as his magic is usually not enough to let him take advantage of tomes and the fact that his magical stat cap is lower than his physical one.
 
Like most Paralogue bosses, Nichol brings virtually nothing to the table once captured, unless he is captured on Lunatic, he will come equipped with skills learned from the Wyvern Rider. His growth rates are flatly inferior to those of [[Camilla]], although they are, nevertheless, superior to those boasted by generic Malig Knights. Nichol's stat growths favor more towards a Wyvern Lord however, as his magic is usually not enough to let him take advantage of tomes and the fact that his magical stat cap is lower than his physical one.
   
Nichol does have some usability in ''Birthright'', however. His moderately high Defense ensures that he can tank most physical weapons easily, and is useful in [[Tears of a Dragon|Chapter 24]] to respond to flying reinforcements that arrive around the map.
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Nichol does have some usability in ''Birthright'', however (owing to the absence of Camilla). His moderately high Defense ensures that he can tank most physical weapons easily, and is useful in [[Tears of a Dragon|Chapter 24]] to respond to flying reinforcements that arrive around the map.
   
His usability in ''Conquest'' can be quite debatable since his stat growths are near identical to Camilla's. Unit-wise, Nichol is still treated as a ''Birthright'' boss so he will not come with any unique skills. He is a good replacement for Camilla if the player is unwilling to use her or if she is incapacitated during battle though. One should be aware that Nichol has no reclassing options (barring DLC) and support bonuses, which makes him inferior to Camilla.
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His utility in ''Conquest'' is dubious since his stat growths are near identical to Camilla's. Unit-wise, Nichol is still treated as a ''Birthright'' boss so he will not come with any unique skills. He is a good replacement for Camilla if the player is unwilling to use her or if she is incapacitated during battle though. Nichol has no reclassing options (barring DLC) and support bonuses, which makes him even more inferior to Camilla.
   
 
As a Malig Knight, Nichol's base class set is the [[Wyvern Rider]]. His other normal reclassing option is the [[Wyvern Lord]] class. Like all other capturable units, he can be reclassed into special classes if so desired.
 
As a Malig Knight, Nichol's base class set is the [[Wyvern Rider]]. His other normal reclassing option is the [[Wyvern Lord]] class. Like all other capturable units, he can be reclassed into special classes if so desired.
   
It is advised to capture Nichol in Museum Melee if possible, since he will already be proficient in axes and tomes regardless of where the player starts it from. While his stats might need to be fixed, especially if capturing him very early on, his weapon proficiency is able to make up for his lower stats.
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It is advised to capture Nichol in [[Museum Melee]] if possible, since he will already be proficient in axes and tomes regardless of where the player starts it from. While his stats might need to be fixed, especially if capturing him very early on, his weapon proficiency is able to make up for his lower stats.
   
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==

Revision as of 13:16, 30 January 2017

“Heh. Sing like that again, and I might just let my comrade pluck out your tongue. ”
—Nichol threatening a Villager to pay a toll.

Nichol (ナハト Nahato, lit. Nacht) is a capturable boss character from Fire Emblem Fates. A knight of Nohr, Nichol leads a group of bandits to terrorise a village.

Nichol is voiced by Kenji Hamada in the Japanese version.

Profile

All Routes

Nichol appears in Paralogue 5, where he and his band of bandits are introduced in the midst of terrorising a village, taunting a child villager for failing to pay a toll. When the child responds by calling for help, Nichol sadistically threatens to allow one of his comrades to rip out his tongue. Fortunately for the village, the Avatar's army, aware of the dire proceedings, arrives in the nick of time to save its inhabitants from certain death. Nichol is eventually defeated in the ensuing battle, either slain or captured by the Avatar's forces.

Nichol also appears as a potential visitor in the DLC episode Museum Melee.

Personality

Although not much is known about Nichol due to his minor involvement with the plot, several aspects of his character are depicted nevertheless. His help description, for one, describes him as being an apathetic individual despite having an unusually strong will to survive. His pre-battle quote also portrays him as a prideful individual, as he, despite being aware of the odds stacked against him in battle, arrogantly announces his combat superiority before taunting his foe to approach him.

In-Game

As an Enemy

Paralogue 5 - Bold Approach

All difficulties

Starting Class
FE14 Nichol Malig Knight Map SpriteMalig Knight
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
VariesVariesVariesVariesVariesVariesVariesVariesVaries-
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
**Strength2iconStrength +2
Cut ThroughLunge
FE14 Axe Axe - Varies (A on Lunatic)
FE14 Tome Tome - Varies (B on Lunatic)
Varies
  • Note: Stats and equipment are dependent on the player's progress in the game.

**These skills are innate on Lunatic mode

Xenologue 5 - Museum Melee

Starting Class
FE14 Nichol Malig Knight Map SpriteMalig Knight
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
VariesVariesVariesVariesVariesVariesVariesVariesVaries8
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
**Strength2iconStrength +2
Cut ThroughLunge
FE14 Axe Axe - Varies
(A on Lunatic)
FE14 Tome Tome - Varies
(B on Lunatic)
Varies
  • Note: Stats and equipment are dependent on the player's progress in the game.

**These skills are innate on Lunatic difficulty

Growth Rates

As a Malig Knight

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
35% 60% 35% 55% 50% 15% 45% 35%

As a Wyvern Lord

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
45% 60% 20% 60% 55% 20% 55% 20%


Max Stat Modifiers

Str Mag Skl Spd Luk Def Res
+1 -1 +1 0 -1 +1 -1

Class Sets

Standard Sets

Base Classes Promoted Classes

Special Classes

Base Classes Promoted Classes
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-
-
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-
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-
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-
-
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Overview

Like most Paralogue bosses, Nichol brings virtually nothing to the table once captured, unless he is captured on Lunatic, he will come equipped with skills learned from the Wyvern Rider. His growth rates are flatly inferior to those of Camilla, although they are, nevertheless, superior to those boasted by generic Malig Knights. Nichol's stat growths favor more towards a Wyvern Lord however, as his magic is usually not enough to let him take advantage of tomes and the fact that his magical stat cap is lower than his physical one.

Nichol does have some usability in Birthright, however (owing to the absence of Camilla). His moderately high Defense ensures that he can tank most physical weapons easily, and is useful in Chapter 24 to respond to flying reinforcements that arrive around the map.

His utility in Conquest is dubious since his stat growths are near identical to Camilla's. Unit-wise, Nichol is still treated as a Birthright boss so he will not come with any unique skills. He is a good replacement for Camilla if the player is unwilling to use her or if she is incapacitated during battle though. Nichol has no reclassing options (barring DLC) and support bonuses, which makes him even more inferior to Camilla.

As a Malig Knight, Nichol's base class set is the Wyvern Rider. His other normal reclassing option is the Wyvern Lord class. Like all other capturable units, he can be reclassed into special classes if so desired.

It is advised to capture Nichol in Museum Melee if possible, since he will already be proficient in axes and tomes regardless of where the player starts it from. While his stats might need to be fixed, especially if capturing him very early on, his weapon proficiency is able to make up for his lower stats.

Quotes

“What hope do any of you pathetic fools have against me? But you, friend, have an especially hopeful light in your eyes. Come closer. I'll be glad to extinguish it for you.”
—Nichol's pre-battle quote.
“So hope triumphed in the end? Not cruelty? It seems I backed the wrong horse. Alas, no turning back now...”
—Nichol's death quote
“I fear death above all things.”
—-Unused Nichol quote.

Defeated by Player/Enemy

"It was... inevitable."

Etymology

Nacht is the Dutch and German word for night.

Trivia

  • Nichol shares his Japanese voice actor, Kenji Hamada, with Azama in Fates including Gregor and Yen'fay from Awakening.
  • Nichol seems to have originally been a recruitable unit with a larger role, but was scrapped and became a capturable unit instead. Some evidence that may prove Nichol was indeed scrapped are as follows:
    • He, along with Candace are the only capturable bosses with critical/skill activation cut-in portraits, though they lack quotes for such.
    • His voice clip that is present when defeated in battle is said in a manner similar to how allied units are defeated. Not only this, but he has many unused voice clips that were not used in the final release, with one of them mentioning his fear of death.
    • Additionally, his name is located among the names of characters that can exclusively marry the female Avatar. He also has a blushing graphic that is never used in the final game, which could've been used during his confession with the female Avatar.
    • As of the upcoming Fire Emblem Heroes on the mobile device, Nichol is included among the list of heroes who can be voted to make an appearance as a playable unit.
  • Nichol is one of the few capturable male bosses who has voice clips not shared with other capturable bosses. Others include Senno, Haitaka, Lloyd, and Llewelyn.
    • Haitaka, however, does share voice clips with two non-capturable Hoshidan bosses, Omozu and Kotaro, and Senno sharing his voice clips with Kilma.
  • Nichol and Candace are the only paralogue bosses to use the theme Squirm in the Dark when they are fought like most Nohrian bosses in the main storyline (not counting the playable allies in the Conquest route).
    • This is considered to be unusual, as paralogue bosses normally have the theme "Wild Outlaw" played when they are engaged in battle. This could be due to the fact that they are the only two paralogue bosses to be listed where they're from, with that being Nohr, while most of them are listed as scoundrels from remote regions.

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