Saber

Not to be confused with the unused Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light character: Sabre.

Saber
Names and Aliases
Name (Localized)	Saber
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Relatives	May contain spoilers Unnamed Younger Sister Unnamed Wife
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem Gaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Fire Emblem Heroes
First Seen	Act 2: The Pilgrimage (Gaiden/Echoes) Book 1 Chapter 12: Bitter Enemies (Heroes)
Starting Class	Mercenary
Voice Actors
Japanese	Takehito Koyasu
English	David Sylvain
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“Believe me, lass, I ain’t worried about a couple sea rats. All I’m worried about is if you can pay. I don’t work charity cases. Especially when I’m risking my own neck.”
—Saber to Celica in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Saber is a playable character in Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. He is 34 years old.

Story

In the past, Saber was an ace soldier within the Rigelian army, but he fell into a trap devised by noblemen who scorned his common upbringing, and he lost his right eye. Betrayed by an ally who he considered a friend, he challenged them to a duel and emerged victorious. However, his opponent died and because private duels carry the death penalty in the Rigelian army, he was forced to flee to Zofia and become a mercenary.

While he was drinking at a tavern around Novis Greatport, he accepts Celica's request to protect her group during their seaborne journey to Mila Temple after she offers her Golden Dagger as payment. Ever since his employment, Saber more or less acts as Celica's advisor, albeit an unconventional one. Arriving at Zofia Castle, he points out that she does not seem as impressed as Mae and Boey. After Celica accepts her heritage, Saber swears fealty to her and becomes just as loyal as Mae and Boey. When Celica announces her intention to invade Rigel to retrieve Mila, Saber assures her that he has her back. At Duma's temple, he leads Celica's army in an attempt to rescue her.

After the war, Jesse asked for his co-operation after recognizing his abilities. Together, the two faced the challenges of creating a mercenary nation head on, while he marries an unknown woman.

Personality

A coarse seaman with a dry sense of humor, Saber frequently debates at Celica's orders and often calls her out on her idealistic nature, aware of the necessity of violence. Despite this, Saber shows loyalty to whoever employs him and although jaded in his views in contrast to Celica, Saber pledges his loyalty to her after the reveal of her identity, showing his willingness and desire to fight for her cause.

Due to his occupation as a sellsword, said honor is often cast aside, as he usually works for whoever pays him well enough, well known for having just as easily done shady services in the past with the right coin.

With a reputation for drinking and chasing skirts that even Jesse claims Saber is known for being a heartbreaker, he is far more insightful than most members of her party, as he catches on the quickest that Celica is not just any priestess, and understands her intentions better than most.

In-Game

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Recruitment

In Chapter 2, talk to him at the Novis Greatport.

Base Stats

Starting Class
Mercenary
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
1	22	9	9	10	6	4	6	4
Magic				Starting Items
-				-

Growth Rates

HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
50%	20%	15%	15%	10%	40%	0%

Learnt Magic

Class	Level	Magic Learnt
Mage	1	Fire
	5	Seraphim
Sage	1	Recover

Overview

Saber is the first recruitable Mercenary available on Celica's route. He is also the first physical unit that Celica acquires, giving him an important role in the early game as one of the strongest and most durable fighter in Celica's army until the player recruits Valbar and Kamui. In the long term, his growth rates are very unusual for a mercenary, as he has notably high HP and defense growths, with mediocre skill and speed and only average strength. As Gaiden's promotion system lets your units jump straight into next class' base stats, this will not trouble him much as his promotions to Myrmidon and Dread Fighter will compensate for his low speed and skill growths with their high speed and skill bases. His high defensive growths will also make him one of the more durable members of Celica's team. Overall, his good stats, powerful class, and his great availability mean he will have little difficulty reaching his promotion thresholds before any other mercenaries in Celica's team, making him the earliest Myrmidon and Dread Fighter on her team.

With only a few weaknesses and advantages afforded to him by his class, great availability, and unique growth rates, Saber is one of the most powerful and long lasting members of Celica's team.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Description: A mercenary from Novis Island.

Base Stats

Starting Class
Mercenary
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
1	22	9+1*	9	10	6	4	6	4
Magic			Skills			Starting Items
-			-			Golden Dagger

*Due to equipped Golden Dagger

Class Sets

• Mercenary
• Villager
• Cavalier
• Soldier
• Archer
• Mage

Base Classes	Promoted Classes
Mercenary	Myrmidon
	Dread Fighter* Yasha** Villager***

*Tier 3 class.
**DLC class; access with the Altar of the Ogre.

***Possible to loop back to Villager after Dread Fighter and Yasha.

Base Classes	Promoted Classes
Villager	Cavalier Soldier Mercenary
	Archer Mage

Base Classes	Promoted Classes
Cavalier	Paladin
	Gold Knight* Skogul**

*Tier 3 class.

**DLC class; access with the Altar of the Destrier.

Base Classes	Promoted Classes
Soldier	Knight
	Baron* Spartan**

*Tier 3 class.

**DLC class; access with the Altar of the Titan.

Base Classes	Promoted Classes
Archer	Sniper
	Bow Knight* Oliphantier**

*Tier 3 class.

**DLC class; access with the Altar of the Marksman.

Base Classes	Promoted Classes
Mage	Sage
	Guru*

*DLC class; access with the Altar of the Savant.

Learnt Magic

Class	Level	Magic Learnt
Mage	1	Fire
	5	Seraphim
Sage	1	Recover
	5	Physic
Guru	1	Lemegeton

Growth Rates

HP	Atk	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
60%	35%	30%	35%	25%	45%	0%

Personal Max Stats

HP	Atk	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
52	40	40	40	39	41	40

Overview

Saber's growths have been improved significantly, having much better growths in the 3DS remake than in the original NES game. Like in the original, Saber is the first recruitable melee unit in Celica's route, and with his solid HP and defense growth rates, he can, with a couple of levels, quickly become an important defensive unit early in the game. However, due to his improved growths in this game, when more melee characters are recruited, Saber's growths are high enough that he can stand out easier, especially since he can be a couple of levels higher by the time the next Mercenary, Kamui, is recruited.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Driven Mercenary

A mercenary who will take on any job...if he's paid enough. His identity is a mystery but his skills are unquestionable. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Base Stats

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Driven Mercenary
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 36/40/43	6/7/8 28/31/34	8/9/10 30/33/36	7/8/9 29/32/35	4/5/6 19/22/25
Skills			Weapon
Slaying Edge+			Sword

Skills

Weapon

Name	Prerequisite	Might	Range	Effects	SP Cost	Default	Unlocked
Iron Sword	-	6	1	-	50	-	-
Steel Sword	-	8	1	-	100	-	-
Slaying Edge	-	10	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	200	-	-
Slaying Edge+	Slaying Edge	14	1	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	300		-

Weapon Refinements

Slaying Edge+

Type	Stats	Effects	Cost
	+5 HP +2 Mt	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	350 SP 500 50
	+5 HP +3 Spd	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	350 SP 500 50
	+5 HP +4 Def	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	350 SP 500 50
	+5 HP +4 Res	Accelerates Special trigger (cooldown count -1).	350 SP 500 50

Special

Name	Prerequisite	Effects	Charge Cost	SP Cost	Default	Unlocked
Holy Vestments	-	Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from foes 2 spaces away by 30%.	3	100	-	-
Aegis	Holy Vestments	Reduces damage inflicted by attacks from foes 2 spaces away by 50%.	3	200		-

Passive

Name	Prerequisite	Effects	SP Cost	Unlocked	Type
HP +3	-	Grants +3 to max HP.	40	-	A
HP/Spd 1	HP +3	Grants HP +3, Spd +1.	100	-	A
HP/Spd 2	HP/Spd 1	Grants HP +4, Spd +2.	200		A
Shield Pulse 1	-	If unit's Special triggers based on a foe's attack, Special cooldown count -1 at start of turn 1.	60	-	B
Shield Pulse 2	Shield Pulse 1	If unit's Special triggers based on a foe's attack, Special cooldown count -1 at start of turn 1. Unit takes 5 less damage when Special triggers.	120	-	B
Shield Pulse 3	Shield Pulse 2	If unit's Special triggers based on a foe's attack, Special cooldown count -2 at start of turn 1. Unit takes 5 less damage when Special triggers.	240		B

Quotes

Gaiden

“Keh, the hell...”
—Saber's death quote in Gaiden.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

See Main Article: Saber/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Quotes.

Heroes

See Main Article: Saber/Heroes Quotes.

Endings

Gaiden

(If Jesse is alive)

"He joined the establishment of Jesse's kingdom. Meanwhile, he gets to cuddle with a lovely wife."

(If Jesse is dead)

"Together with his lovely wife, he works towards the restoration of the Kingdom of Valentia."

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

(If Jesse is alive)

"Along with Jesse, Saber helped build the foundation for a new kingdom of, and for, mercenaries. He continued working as a sellsword for years to come and aided the One Kingdom on many occasions—always with his stunning bride by his side."

(If Jesse is dead)

"Along with his stunning bride, Saber toiled to rebuild Valentia. Though he never officially enlisted as a knight, he put his mercenary skills and experience to work traveling the land and mediating local struggles—either with a fist of steel or a pint of ale."

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

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

• B09-029R

  
• B09-029R+

  
• B09-030N

  

Trivia

• Saber is the only male character in Gaiden and Echoes who can use the Seraphim spell.
• Saber shares his Japanese voice actor, Takehito Koyasu, with Awakening's Lon'qu and Validar, and Fates's Niles.
• In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Saber has a special quote if Celica dies. 
• Saber has an unnamed sister whom he has lost contact with. He states that Celica reminds him of said sister. 
• In Saber's ending, he marries a woman whose name is not mentioned. In Katsuyuki Ozaki's illustration, it is said that Genny develops feelings for him at some point, due to her fondness of older men. In Genny's ending, it is stated that she marries a man no one would expect, hinting at the possibility of Genny being that unnamed woman whom Saber marries. However, no further evidence to support this pairing exists and their endings do not change if the other is killed, casting doubt on this theory.

Gallery

See Main Article: Saber/Gallery.

Concept artwork of Saber from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Concept artwork of Saber from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Official artwork of Saber from Fire Emblem The Complete.

Artwork of Saber from Fire Emblem Heroes by PenekoR.

Artwork of Saber from Fire Emblem Heroes by PenekoR.

Artwork of Saber from Fire Emblem Heroes by PenekoR.

Artwork of Saber from Fire Emblem Heroes by PenekoR.

Saber as a Dread Fighter in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Saber as a Dread Fighter in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Saber as a Mercenary in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Saber's appearance in the Fire Emblem Gaiden manga.

CG image of Celica meeting Saber in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Saber's portrait from Gaiden.

Saber's portrait from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Saber's sprite in Heroes.

Saber's battle model as a Mercenary in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Saber's battle model as a Myrmidon in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Saber's battle model as a Dread Fighter in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Saber's battle model as a Villager in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Saber's battle model as a Mage in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.