Saizo

Saizo
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem Fates
First Seen	Birthright Chapter 7: A Vow Upheld Conquest Chapter 12: The Evening Plan Revelation Chapter 8 Stigma of Betrayal (Joins in Chapter 11: Coalition)
Starting Class	Ninja
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Saizo (サイゾウ, Saizō) is a playable character in Fire Emblem Fates. He is voiced by Tarusuke Shingaki in the Japanese version and Ben Diskin in the English version.

Profile

Saizo is a subordinate of Ryoma, and the older brother of Kaze. He has a hotblooded personality that can become fired up and as a result, his partner and best friend Kagero often has to restrain his recklessness.

Saizo and Kaze are members of a ninja clan from the Hoshidan mountains, who have served the Hoshido royalty for years. Their father, the former Saizo, was killed by Kotarou in an unknown incident, and he attempted to avenge his death but failed and as a result suffered a scar on his right eye.

Like Kaze, Saizo is very handsome. He is well aware that his face attracts women, so he hides his face in order to smoothly carry out a given task. On the other hand, Kaze does not seem to realize that he is very attractive.

In his supports with Kagero it is revealed that the two of them were lovers at one point in the past, however gave up their relationship to dedicate themselves to serving Hoshido. Said relationship can be potentially rekindled through an S-Support.

If he achieves an S-Support, he will have a son named Gurei.

Personality

In contrast to his brother Kaze, who is very calm, Saizo is brash and temperamental. He also becomes very frenetic when provoked, experiencing tremendous surges of passion that compel him to behave rashly and irrationally. This fact is made particularly evident in Chapter 17 on the Conquest route, where Saizo, guided by his feelings of seething hatred towards Kotarou, blindly throws himself into the heat of battle in a bid to exact vengeance on the man responsible for his father's demise.

Saizo has also been portrayed to be extremely cold and unfriendly towards people whom he is unfamiliar with, a fact that extends towards his allies. This is not without a cause, however; given his occupation as both a spy and one of two personal bodyguards of Ryoma, it thus comes as no surprise that he chooses to maintain a hostile attitude as a measure of caution. Saizo's careful vigilance is made especially evident through his initial support conversations with people like Azura and the Avatar, where his inability to trust anyone with a Nohrian background causes him to constantly keep a close eye on their actions under the justification that they could be plotting something sinister. Still, if said person with Nohrian ties proves to be trustworthy, Saizo will acknowledge it; for example, Azura earns said trust by not only refusing to abandon him when he's wounded protecting her, but by dressing his wounds.

Juxtaposing Saizo's anti-social behavior is the fact that he is extremely shy regarding gentler emotions, becoming very easily embarrassed and flustered whenever people either display affection towards him or tease him; through his supports with Sakura, for one, he becomes visibly agitated when she light-heartedly remarks that it is hard to imagine him purchasing candies, dropping his usual facade of cool level-headedness as he stutters uncontrollably before hastily departing from her side.

Through Saizo's supports with Laslow, he is revealed to be a keen, astute observer, possessing the ability to determine a person's origins and history by watching their swordsmanship skills.

Like Kagero, Saizo is loyal to Ryoma and would gladly sacrifice his life for him.

He hates sweets the most out of everyone in the army. His birthday is October 2nd.

In-Game

Base Stats

• Birthright Chapter 7 - A Vow Upheld
• Revelation Chapter 11 - Coalition

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Ninja	7	23	11	3	14	11	9	9	7	5
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Locktouch			Shuriken - C				Steel Shuriken Bronze Shuriken

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Ninja	9	23	11	3	15	12	9	9	8	5
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Locktouch			Shuriken - C				Steel Shuriken Vulnerary

As an Enemy

Conquest Chapter 12 - The Evening Plan

• Normal
• Hard
• Lunatic

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Ninja	13	29	11	7	17	12+2	11	10	6	5
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Strength Seal			Shuriken - C				Explosive Shuriken (Dropped)

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Ninja	13	30	13	8	20 (?)	20 (?)	13	11	8	5
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Strength Seal Magic Counter			Shuriken - C				Explosive Shuriken (Dropped) Steel Shuriken

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Ninja	13	30	13	8	20 (?)	20 (?)	13	11	8	5
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Strength Seal Magic Counter			Shuriken - B				Explosive Shuriken (Dropped) Steel Shuriken

• In Guard Stance with Kagero. Guard Stance: +1 Move.

Conquest Chapter 25 - Prince Ryoma of Hoshido

• Normal
• Hard
• Lunatic

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Master Ninja	17	44	23	18	32	25+2	23	21	17	-
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Kunaifaire			Sword - C Shuriken - A				Silver Shuriken Explosive Shuriken

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Master Ninja	17	47	26	20	38	29+2	25	23	19	-
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Luna Aegis Kunaifaire			Sword - C Shuriken - A				Silver Shuriken Explosive Shuriken

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Master Ninja	17	47	26	20	38	29+2	25	23	19	-
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Luna Aegis Kunaifaire Negative Chain			Sword - B Shuriken - S				Silver Shuriken Explosive Shuriken

Revelation Chapter 8 - Stigma of Betrayal

• Normal
• Hard
• Lunatic

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Ninja	7	23	10	3	14	11+2	9	8	7	5
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Locktouch			Shuriken - C				Iron Shuriken

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
										-
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items

Starting Class	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Move
Ninja	7	23	10	3	14	11+2	9	8	7	5
Skill			Weapon				Starting Items
Locktouch			Shuriken - B				Iron Shuriken

Growth Rates

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Luk	Def	Res
45%	55%	45%	80%	50%	55%	50%	25%

◾ Note: Growth Rates are based on the character in their starting class

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Luk	Def	Res
45%	55%	45%	80%	50%	55%	50%	30%

◾ Note: Growth Rates as an Master Ninja

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Luk	Def	Res
50%	60%	45%	75%	40%	60%	50%	25%

◾ Note: Growth Rates as a Mechanist

Class Sets

Standard Sets

Base Classes	Promoted Classes
Ninja	Master Ninja
	Mechanist
Samurai	Swordmaster
	Weapon Master

Buddy Sets

• All Routes
• Birthright/Revelation
• Revelation

Buddy Sets

Possible Candidates	Base Classes	Possible Promotions
Kaze	None	None
		None

Buddy Sets

Possible Candidates	Base Classes	Possible Promotions
Subaki	Sky Knight	Falcon Warrior
		Kinshi Knight
Ryoma	None	None
		None

Buddy Sets

Possible Candidates	Base Classes	Possible Promotions
Laslow	Mercenary	Hero
		Bow Knight

Marriage Sets

• All Routes
• Birthright/Revelation
• Revelation

Marriage Sets

Possible Candidates	Base Classes	Possible Promotions
Avatar (F)	Varies	Varies
		Varies
Azura	Sky Knight	Falcon Warrior
		Kinshi Knight
Felicia	Troubadour	Strategist
		Butler
Mozu	Archer	Holy Bowman
		Kinshi Knight

Marriage Sets

Possible Candidates	Base Classes	Possible Promotions
Hinoka	Sky Knight	Falcon Warrior
		Kinshi Knight
Sakura	Monk	Mountain Priest
		Onmyoji
Orochi Kagero	Diviner	Onmyoji
		Basara
Rinkah	Oni Savage	Shura
		Blacksmith
Oboro	Spear Fighter	Holy Lancer
		Basara
Setsuna	Archer	Holy Bowman
		Kinshi Knight
Hana	None	None
		None

Marriage Sets

Possible Candidates	Base Classes	Possible Promotions
Charlotte	Fighter	Berserker
		Hero
Beruka	Wyvern Rider	Wyvern Lord
		Malig Knight

Special Classes

Base Classes	Promoted Classes
Dread Fighter (Dread Scroll required)	-
	-
Dark Flier (Ebon Wing required)	-
	-
Ballistician (Sighting Lens required)	-
	-
Lodestar (Hero's Brand required)	-
	-
Grandmaster (Fell Brand required)	-
	-
Vanguard (Vanguard Brand required)	-
	-

Supports

Romantic Supports

• The Avatar (Female)
• Orochi
• Kagero
• Oboro
• Rinkah
• Hana
• Setsuna
• Felicia
• Azura
• Hinoka
• Sakura
• Mozu
• Charlotte (Revelation)
• Beruka (Revelation)

Other Supports

• The Avatar (Male)
• Ryoma
• Kaze
• Subaki
• Laslow (Revelation)
• Gurei
• Shigure (If Saizo is his father)
• Kanna (if Saizo is his father)

Quotes

Battle

Defeated Enemy

• "Naturally..."

Defeated by Enemy

• "Still... not good enough..."

Death/Retreat Quotes

• "I must not... fall here... My liege still needs me... For him... I shall retreat."

My Castle

Armory

“Is that all? Tell me now if so.”
—Before leaving his shop.

Etymology

Saizo shares his name with a real life Sengoku ninja Kirigakure Saizō.

Trivia

• His Japanese voice actor also voiced Stahl and Gerome in Fire Emblem: Awakening
• Kaze and Saizo are the first members of the Cain/Abel archetype whose base classes are not Cavalier-based.
• Saizo placed 15th for males in the official character popularity poll.

Gallery

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Artwork of Saizo and Oboro

Saizo as a Ninja in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Saizo as a Master Ninja in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Saizo's confession scene.

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Saizo's official Twitter icon

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Saizo's battle model as an Elite Ninja

Saizo's model for My Room.

Saizo's maskless model for My Room.