—Vyland's boss quote in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Vyland is a playable character in the Archanea Series (with the exception of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, where he is only a boss).
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He is a member of the Aurelian Knights under Hardin. His starting class is Cavalier.
He is not recruitable in the original Mystery of the Emblem even if the player avoids killing him. However, in the remake, Roshea can convince Vyland to join Marth's army. In comparison to his fellow members, he handles Hardin's death the best and even maintains good relations with Altea.
In Game[edit | edit source]
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[edit | edit source]
Recruitment[edit | edit source]
Automatically recruited at the start of Chapter 5
Base Stats[edit | edit source]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 Cavalier | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Sword Lance | Iron Lance Iron Sword | ||||||||
Growth Rates[edit | edit source]
| HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Wlv | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 30% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 70% | 10% | 0% |
Promotion[edit | edit source]
| Item Required | Promoted Class |
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| Knight Crest |  Paladin
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Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[edit | edit source]
Recruitment[edit | edit source]
Book 1: Automatically recruited at the start of Chapter 4
Base Stats[edit | edit source]
Growth Rates[edit | edit source]
| HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Wlv | Def | Res |
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| 50% | 30% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 70% | 10% | 3% |
Promotion Gains[edit | edit source]
Note: Relevant to Book 1 only
| Item Required | Promoted Class | ||||||
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 Knight Crest
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 Paladin
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| 1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +6 | Varies | +1 |
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[edit | edit source]
Base Stats[edit | edit source]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 Cavalier | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Sword - E Lance - D |  Steel Lance | ||||||||
Growth Rates[edit | edit source]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 30% | 0% | 25% | 40% | 30% | 15% | 0% |
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[edit | edit source]
Base Stats[edit | edit source]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 Paladin | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 8 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 10 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Sword - B Lance - B |  Silver Lance | ||||||||
Growth Rates[edit | edit source]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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| 80% | 60% | 0% | 45% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
Support Relationships[edit | edit source]
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Overall[edit | edit source]
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In original Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, as well as the other games that take place during War of Shadows, Vyland is an lacklustre unit, let alone cavalier, with lot going against him.
In Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem his situation is worsened by the fact that - due to a developer oversight - Roshea has has same growths in both Book 1 and Book 2, making Roshea a Cavalier with great potential, while Vyland still remains as one of the weakest cavaliers of the roster. Vyland is not available in Book 2.
Of all of the Cavaliers in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Vyland struggles to stand out. His speed growths have become better from his prior incarnations. Strenghts are his okay-at-best speed growth, his base HP (high for a level 1 unit), his Steel Lance, and joining automatically from the start of Champions of Aurelis. Should you choose to reclass him, the best option is Archer, although keeping him as Cavalier supports his growth spread. It is not recommended to make and keep him as a Mercenary, as often level-up RNG fails to provide him with decent Strength.
In Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, Vyland joins much later in the game as a level 8 Paladin with very low base stats. His base stats are comparable even to some of the earlier non-promoted units, such as Belf and Reiden, who should have no trouble passing him once promoted. At 12 base speed, he will be doubled by the Paladin reinforcements in Chapter 20 on Normal mode, and on Hard difficulty, he can even be doubled by his surrounding troop after recruitment. Stat boosts, especially Speedwings, are almost mandatory for Vyland's prolonged use.
Ending[edit | edit source]
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[edit | edit source]
Book 1[edit | edit source]
Aurelian Soldier
He remained with the Aurelis Knights, and worked tirelessly to restore the nation.
Shadow Dragon[edit | edit source]
Aurelian Son
Vyland remained a knight of Aurelis and helped rebuild. Always, he put the friends with whom he had grown to manhood first.
New Mystery of the Emblem[edit | edit source]
Aurelian Son
"Vyland returned to Aurelis after the war. He was finally able to discard his resentment towards Altea, and soon became their trusted ally."
Quotes[edit | edit source]
Recruit conversation[edit | edit source]
New Mystery of the Emblem[edit | edit source]
Roshea: Vyland! Why are you here? The king told us not to interfere. Aha! Have you decided to join the Altean army like me?
Vyland: Roshea, I came to bring you back. Why have you turned to the Alteans?
We are Coyote's subordinates. Open your eyes! You're being deceived!
Roshea: You're wrong, Vyland. The time I spent with the Alteans was short,
but I know one thing for sure. It's not as Coyote says. They're not evil people.
Vyland: Roshea...
Roshea: Vyland, please. I don't want to fight all of you. Especially you, Vyland...
Vyland: ............ Well, Roshea... You were always the kindest out of us in the Wolfguard.. You've always been able to tell which were the good guys, and which were the bad. I can't fight you, Roshea. If you, our brother-in-arms, are this sure, then I believe you. I am your ally from now on.
Roshea: Vyland...!
Death Quotes[edit | edit source]
—Vyland's death quote in FE3
—Vyland's death quote in Shadow Dragon
—Vyland's death quote in New Mystery of the Emblem
— Vyland's retreat quote in New Mystery of the Emblem's casual mode
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Vyland is a surname first found in Devon and Cornwall. "The dutchy manor of Moresk [in St. Clements, Cornwall] was given by Edward the Black Prince to Walter de Woodland, usher of the chamber, who died without male issue."
In Japanese materials, his name is romanized as Biraku. The name might be a corruption/mistranslation of one of the Slavic family names meaning wolf (as with other members of Wolfguard); with potential matches being Vlk (vi-la-ku), Wilk and Biryuk.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Vyland shares his portrait with Matthis.
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