—Olwen to Reinhardt in Thracia 776
Olwen is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. 18 years of age, she leads the reconnaissance squad in the Friege army. Olwen is also the younger sister of Reinhardt.
Profile[]
Olwen first appears in Chapter 10, where she and her subordinate Fred head to Noel Canyon to rendezvous with Largo for surveillance duties. When Noel Canyon comes under attack by Leif's army, Olwen and Fred briefly remain to assist Largo with fending it off. They eventually leave to request reinforcements from Kempf.
Olwen requests reinforcements from Kempf in Dandrum Fortress at the start of Chapter 11. Kempf blandly refuses, pointing out her failure to identify the enemy army who had attacked Noel Canyon. He then taunts Olwen by insulting her brother Reinhardt, causing her to attack him out of anger. Labeling her as a traitor, Kempf apprehends her and throws her into the fortress' dungeon. He then reveals that he had intentionally provoked her in hopes of removing Reinhardt from his position. Olwen is then used as a hostage to force Fred to fight against Leif's army to the death.
While under imprisonment, Olwen finds herself sharing the same cell as several children. It is in interacting with them that she learns that they had been captured in the Child Hunts organized by the Loptr Church. Horrified by the actions of the Grannvale Empire whom she serves, Olwen is struck by severe self-doubt, which she expresses when she is later rescued by Fred in Chapter 11x. Fred advises her to join Leif's army alongside him, which she agrees to after hearing that Leif's ideals are similar to her own.
In Chapter 16A, Olwen asks Leif to allow her to approach Kempf in order to provoke him. If she speaks to Kempf during the chapter, she points out his cowardice, and mocks him for being inferior to her brother. Her words deeply anger Kempf, causing him to abandon his strategic position of defense.
When Leif's army runs into Reinhardt as they cross the Great River of Thracia in Chapter 22, Olwen is reunited with her brother in the midst of battle. The siblings can talk to each other, where Reinhardt futilely attempts to convince her to return home with him. Staunchly opposed to the Empire's involvement in the child hunts, Olwen resolves to choose her own path in supporting Leif's army. Seeing that he cannot convince his sister to stand down, Reinhardt gives her the Blessed Sword as a parting gift before returning to the enemy ranks.
Olwen then goes on to continue supporting Leif in his cause to liberate Northern Thracia from the Grannvale Empire. She returns to Friege and contributes to its reconstruction thereafter. She also marries an unremarkable man who is implied to be Fred due to her complex feelings regarding her brother.
Personality[]
Olwen is portrayed as short-tempered and quick to anger, as can be seen through the way she responds with violence when Kempf goads her by insulting Reinhardt's name. This causes her to be apprehended and imprisoned, and even then, she attempts to fight back by verbally insulting Kempf.
Olwen is also a person who is deeply driven by a strong sense of justice. This surfaces particularly after she learns of the Empire's involvement in the child hunts, where she is cast in self-doubt over the righteousness of her actions in its name. She then makes the choice to defect from the Empire to pledge her loyalty to Leif's army, believing that its ideals align more closely with her own.
In-Game[]
Thracia 776[]
Recruitment[]
| Name | Class | Chapter | Affiliation | Recruit |
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 Olwen |
 Mage Knight |
11x | NPC | Talk with Fred |
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | ||||||||||||
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| Mage Knight | ||||||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Bld | Mov | LS | MS | FCM |
| 2 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||||
| - |  Sword - C Fire - D (40) Thunder - B (30) Wind - D (10) | - | ||||||||||
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Bld | Mov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 40% | 45% | 55% | 50% | 70% | 15% | 10% | 1% |
Supports[]
| Character | Bonus |
|---|---|
 Fred |
10% |
 Reinhardt |
10% |
| Character | Bonus |
|---|---|
 Leif |
10% |
Reinhardt |
10% |
- Supports give a bonus to Hit, Critical, Avoid, and Dodge
- Supporting characters must be within a three tile radius for the support to come into effect
Overall[]
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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.
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Olwen appears first as an enemy in Chapter 10, where her Dire Thunder, combined with a Fred support bonus, makes her a dangerous opponent. It's usually best to Warp Asvel to kill the boss quickly to prevent her from ever appearing.
When Olwen joins you team in Chapter 11x (if you choose to recruit her with Fred), she starts out with below average base stats, especially for a pre-promoted unit. Her pre-promoted status means she will gain EXP slowly and while her offensive growths are good, her defensive growths are lacking. Due to her low durability, Olwen will have trouble surviving enemy attacks, and is better suited for Player Phase combat. Her main advantages are her being mounted, her strong personal weapons like Dire Thunder and the Blessed Sword, as well as her FCM of 4.
Despite her frailty, Olwen can become an Enemy Phase combat unit if she is given the Ambush scroll. With Dire Thunder on hand, she is able to obliterate enemies before they can attack her. However, this can be unreliable as her hit rates are not particularly high, and if she misses, she risks getting doubled and even killed as Dire Thunder lowers her Attack Speed by 12. In order to patch up her hit rates, she should be near a unit with Charisma or Leif in order to gain a hit bonus.
Aside from Dire Thunder, Olwen can opt to use Wind instead, as it has a more reliable hit rate and 10 innate crit. With her 4 FCM and a Leif support, she can use it to get guaranteed crits on second attacks against enemies. She can also quickly reach A rank in Thunder magic, which lets her use Bolting and attack enemies from afar. Due to her poor Strength and underwhelming Sword rank, it is not recommended to give her any swords apart from the Blessed Sword.
It should be noted that you will not be able to recruit Ilios without killing Olwen or leaving her unrecruited. Ilios is generally better than Olwen due to his much better stats, weapon ranks, and skills in Sol and Miracle. Olwen does bring a much better strategy against Reinhart in Chapter 22, where he will refuse to attack her and will instead give her the Blessed Sword. It's a rather specific niche, but it's still something.
Fire Emblem Awakening[]
SpotPass[]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Knight | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 2 | 41 | 6 | 21+2 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 8 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||
 Magic +2 Focus Vantage |  Sword - C Tome - C |  Arcthunder* | |||||||
*Enemy only, joins unequipped
Fire Emblem Engage[]
Bond Ring[]
- Hero from beyond Elyos and mage knight with a serious demeanor. Reinhardt's younger sister, a soldier serving the Friege house. She is principled and left the army upon learning of its cruel practices.
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 C Rank
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Spd +1 | |
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 B Rank
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Mag +1 Spd +1 | |
| World |  A Rank
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Mag +1 Spd +1 Lck +1 |
 Sage Lord
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 S Rank
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Mag +1 Spd +2 Lck +1 Dire Thunder
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Fire Emblem Heroes[]
- Blue Mage Knight
- A mage knight in Friege's army. Her ideals sometimes puts her in opposition with her beloved brother, Reinhardt. Appears in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.
Base Stats[]
 | Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mage Knight | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Cavalry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16/17/18 31/34/37 | 6/7/8 23/26/30 | 7/8/9 31/34/37 | 4/5/6 17/20/23 | 5/6/7 27/30/33 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Dire Thunder Reposition |  Tome | ||||
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Thunder | - | - | - |
| Elthunder | - | - | - | |
| Thoron | - | - | - | |
| Dire Thunder | - |  | - | |
 | Reposition | - | | - |
| A |  Warding Blow 1 | - | - | |
 Warding Blow 2 | Warding Blow 1 | - | ||
 Warding Blow 3 | Warding Blow 2 | | ||
| C |  Spur Res 1 | - | - | |
 Spur Res 2 | Spur Res 1 | - | ||
 Spur Res 3 | Spur Res 2 | |
Overall[]
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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.
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Base Set[]
Counters[]
Skill Inheritance[]
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| Blue Mage Knight Olwen | |||
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Olwen is a knight in the army of Friege, part of the Grannvale Empire. She's the younger sister of the mage knight Reinhardt, the man seen as the second coming of the crusader Thrud. | ||
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Olwen had a profound respect for her brother. When a senior officer of hers insulted him, she lashed out, and was promptly jailed. | ||
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But after she was freed by Leif, her erstwhile foe, she ended up joining his liberation army, accompanied by her subordinate Fred. | ||
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Olwen's sense of justice led her to forge her own path apart from that of her brother. Seeing how much I rely on Alfonse, I could learn from her! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Reinhardt | Formidable and admired mage knight in Friege's army. Ever ready to lend an ear to his younger sister, Olwen. | ||
| Fred | Olwen's subordinate, a knight in Friege's army. He aids Leif, his former enemy, to rescue Olwen from her imprisonment. | ||
- Righteous Knight
- A mage knight in Friege's army. She now walks her own path after parting ways with her beloved brother, Reinhardt.
Base Stats[]
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
 | Title | ||||
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| Righteous Knight | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Cavalry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16/17/18 31/34/37 | 7/8/9 26/30/33 | 8/9/10 32/35/38 | 3/4/5 16/19/22 | 4/5/6 23/27/30 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
Thunderhead Rising Wind |  Tome | ||||
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | - | - | - |
| Elwind | - | - | - | |
| Rexcalibur | - | - | - | |
| Thunderhead | - | - | | |
 | Rising Wind | - | | - |
| Blazing Wind | Rising Wind | - | | |
| A |  Darting Blow 1 | - | - | |
 Swift Sparrow 1 | Darting Blow 1 | - | ||
 Swift Sparrow 2 | Swift Sparrow 1 | | ||
| B |  Renewal 1 | - | - | |
 Renewal 2 | Renewal 1 | - | ||
 Renewal 3 | Renewal 2 | | ||
| C |  G Tome Experience 1 | - | - | |
 G Tome Experience 2 | G Tome Experience 1 | - | ||
 G Tome Experience 3 | G Tome Experience 2 | |
Overall[]
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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.
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Base Set[]
Counters[]
Skill Inheritance[]
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| Righteous Knight Olwen | |||
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Olwen is a mage knight from Jugdral's Grannvale Empire. She's been hard at work honing her skills to gain new power and live up to her brother Reinhardt's example! | ||
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Once an earnest soldier, Olwen was brought down by those who were envious of her talented brother...but it was through this incident that she discovered the wicked acts that her home country had been perpetrating. | ||
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Having learned that Grannvale had been seizing innocent children for the dark god Loptous, Olwen chose the hard path of fighting against her homeland. | ||
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However, what awaited her after she made this choice was a battle with her beloved brother, Reinhardt. But Olwen would overcome this tragedy and keep fighting for what she believed in! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Reinhardt | Formidable and admired mage knight in Friege's army. Ever ready to lend an ear to his younger sister, Olwen. | ||
Quotes[]
Thracia 776[]
—Olwen's battle quote as an enemy, in Chapter 10
—Olwen's death quote
—Olwen's escape quote
Awakening[]
—Olwen's SpotPass parley quote
—Olwen's SpotPass battle quote
—Olwen's SpotPass recruitment quote
—Olwen's battle quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 1
—Olwen's battle quote versus Maribelle in Lost Bloodlines 1
—Olwen's death quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 1
—Olwen's battle quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 3
—Olwen's death quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 3
Heroes[]
Ending[]
- Olwen - Blue Mage Knight (青の魔道騎士, Ao no Madō Kishi)
- After the war, Olwen returned home to the Dukedom of Friege. There, she spent all of her strength helping the new, young lord rebuild her family's land. Whenever she thought of her brother Reinhardt, she was overwhelmed by an odd mixture of pity and anger. Because of that history, she went on to choose a rather unremarkable man to be her husband, to the astonishment of all.
Non-Canon Appearances[]
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]
Olwen is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:
Choose Your Legends Placement History[]
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
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| CYL1 | 256 |  Thracia 776 |
885 |
| CYL2 | 261 ↓5 |
Thracia 776 |
898 ↑13 |
| CYL3 | 326 ↓65 |
Thracia 776 |
576 ↓322 |
| CYL4 | 341 ↓15 |
Thracia 776 |
339 ↓237 |
| CYL5 | 312 ↑29 |
Thracia 776 |
213 ↓126 |
| CYL6 | 317 ↓5 |
Thracia 776 |
227 ↑14 |
| CYL7 | 258 ↑59 |
Thracia 776 |
184 ↓43 |
| CYL8 | 240 ↑18 |
Thracia 776 |
230 ↑46 |
Etymology[]
Olwen is the name of a character from the Welsh myth Culhwch ac Olwen, or How Culhwch Won Olwen, where a man named Culhwch hears the name Olwen and despite never meeting her, falls in love with her, and sets out on a quest to find her and then to fulfill the demands her father sets as the brideprice. Her name means "white footprint," as it is said that white lilies would grow where she steps. In the myth, she is courted by and eventually married to Culhwch, a cousin of King Arthur.
Trivia[]
- The Paladin in Olwen's SpotPass team in Fire Emblem Awakening represents her subordinate, Fred.
- Olwen shares her first English voice actress, Erin Fitzgerald, with Emmeryn and Sanaki.
- She shares her second English voice actress, Tara Sands, with Sonya.
Gallery[]
- See main article: Olwen/Gallery.