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“I received word from Sir Malledus to ready a vessel, that we might slip away discreetly by sea.”
—Draug to Marth in Shadow Dragon

Draug is a playable character from the Archanea Series of Fire Emblem. He is an armored knight in the service of Altea, participating in both campaigns that Marth engages in.

Profile[]

War of Shadows[]

Chronologically, Draug makes his first appearance at the end of Prologue IV in Shadow Dragon, where he and Norne meet up with Marth and his retainers after they manage to reach the escape point near the borders of Altea. After briefly introducing Norne to Marth, he then leads the small battalion to a vessel that he had prepared prior to their arrival, granting them the opportunity to successfully evade the Gra forces and seek refuge in Talys.

When Marth later sets out on his quest to end the War of Shadows starting from Chapter 1 several years later, Draug will aid him on his mission, assisting him in bringing it to an end. Following the conclusion of the war, Draug is positioned as the leader of a small guard stationed in an outland garrison, where he is renowned for being both kind and stalwart.

War of Heroes[]

Draug next reappears as an instructor to the 7th Platoon in Prologue VI of New Mystery of the Emblem, should the necessary conditions be fulfilled. The 7th Platoon will succeed in besting him, and he thereafter offers to aid them until they are given full recognition as full-fledged knights at the end of Prologue VIII.

During the events of Book 2 of Mystery of the Emblem and its remake, Draug will aid Marth in the War of Heroes right from the first chapter. When the war is brought to a conclusion, Draug, under Marth's behest, assumes the command of Grust's garrison.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE[]

Draug appears as a "Knight" Mirage, and Mamori Minamoto's partner. Similar to Chrom, he comes from a different world and has lost his memories. He’s a heavy-armored soldier that prides himself in his absolute defense and ability to support his allies. He transforms into an axe in battle and lends his strength to Mamori.

Early before the main story of the game, Draug was once a Mirage partner of Barry Goodman but was separated from Barry after a defeat to another Mirage. He later reappears at Daitou TV Station, being corrupted, he takes control of Barry. After Barry is freed from Draug's control by Mamori's singing, and Draug is defeated in battle by Itsuki and the others, he is purified by Mamori's newly awakened Performa and becomes her partner.

Personality[]

Draug's personality is, like a majority of the cast appearing in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem, not very well-developed, owing to the lack of dialogues involving him and the minor role he plays in the games. Nevertheless, it is still possible to form certain impressions of his character based on the few interactions that he engages in. In a similar vein to many other knight characters appearing in the games, Draug is strongly patriotic, willing to lay his life on the line for the sake of protecting both his country and liege, a fact that is proven by his having dutifully fought alongside Marth for the duration of the two wars.

More aspects to Draug's character are revealed through his base conversations with Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem, where it is revealed that he is quite humble; in spite of the valor that he has displayed on the battlefield, he chooses to be taciturn instead of vocal about his achievements. He is also portrayed as honor-bound, refusing to claim credit for achievements that he has not attained. This is clearly evidenced through his repeated persistence in disproving the rumors that paint him as a figure of exceptional strength and talent, in spite of Kris relentlessly describing him as such.

Relationships[]

While they do not converse together in any of their appearances within the games, it is said Draug is good friends with the archer Gordin and his younger brother Ryan. This friendship is depicted more in official artwork and supplementary material like the anime. They also have support bonuses in their appearances in the DS remakes.

Draug has a support bonus with the new recruit Norne in the DS remakes; according to the Fire Emblem 20th Anniversary Encyclopedia, there is a romantic attraction between the two.

In-Game[]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

Recruitment[]

Name Class Chapter Affiliation Recruit
Draug Knight 1 Altea Automatically from the start.

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
FE1 Knight Map SpriteKnight
LevelHPStrSklSpdLckDefResWlvMov
118733111045
WeaponStarting Items
Sword
Lance
Iron Sword
Lance

Growth Rates[]

HP Str Skl Spd Lck Wlv Def Res
60% 20% 40% 40% 20% 20% 10% 0%

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
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.

In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Draug is a very weak unit overall, but he does begin the game with some advantages. He is able to face groups of physical units in the game with very little chance of defeat due to his high base Defense. This allows him to effectively weaken several enemy units for other allies to finish off without them risking counterattacks. However, he will gradually become less useful as the game proceeds, becoming more of a burden than a boon.

To begin with, Draug's base stats are all average or below average, apart from his Defense. Unfortunately, with a mere 10% Defense growth, his ability to act as a tank or choke-point holder diminishes as the game proceeds. On top of that, he has very unimpressive growths in general; while his Speed and Skill growths are quite decent for an Armor, the main problem is that he starts with low bases in both stats. Coupled with the fact that Armors can never Promote in this game, he will thus wind up mediocre. On average, Draug will end up with about 8-12 points in most stats, which simply will not make him viable for use mid to late- game. He is also held back by his low Movement, which will require quite a number of turns to be wasted for his effectiveness to be harnessed. Further exacerbating the problem are his Weapon Level growth and inability to Promote, effectively meaning that he will be locked out of the better weapons in the game, unless he is given a Manual.

Also, unlike in Mystery of the Emblem, enemy reinforcements are relatively easy to deal with in the original Fire Emblem, thus Draug here isn't even entirely valuable as the fabled choke-point holder he is made to be.

Taking all of these things into consideration, Draug winds up being one of the weakest units in the game. While he has some early-game usefulness, he will slowly fall behind the player's other characters and eventually be brick-walled by his inability to promote.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]

Recruitment[]

Name Class Chapter Affiliation Recruit
Draug Knight 1 Altea Automatically from the start.

Name Class Chapter Affiliation Recruit
Draug Knight 1 Altea Automatically from the start.

Base Stats[]

Promotion Gains[]

Item Required Promoted Class
Knight Crest (FE3)Knight Crest FE3 General Map SpriteGeneral
1 +2 +1 +3 +4 +3 Varies +0

Growth Rates[]

HP Str Skl Spd Lck Wlv Def Res
60% 20% 40% 40% 20% 20% 10% 3%
Overall[]
Secret Book (Artwork)
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.

In Mystery of the Emblem, Draug can be a wildly mixed-bag due to various gameplay factors. Draug's one big previous flaw is the level and stat cap for lack of promotion. Here, Draug can promote.

One infamous aspect of Mystery of the Emblem is its insidious amounts of reinforcements that, if not kept in check, can overwhelm the player and result in harsh casualties. In Book 1 particular, Draug shines as he can be vital - granted he is trained well enough - in blocking off the enemy swarms at choke-points, especially if the player doesn't play stages like Ch.13 and Ch.16 fast and hard.

This is not entirely the case in Book 2, as level design often takes into account the possibility of Draug blocking enemy advance, and magic-using enemies are much more common. Player might ultimately favor Tiki as the choke-point holder against Book 2's worst late-game swarms. Dragons are particularly problematic, as they blow right through Draug's Defense.

In Book 1, Draug can get upstaged by Dolph (who joins just before the worst reinforcement maps of Book 1) and Lorenz in certain aspects. In Book 2, Draug may often find nothing much to do until the late game, as lot of the final chapters take place indoors and Cavaliers/Paladins are forced to dismount, eliminating their use of Lances that Armor Knights can. That said, before those final levels take place, Sheena can be recruited to player's army and she can be a viable Lance user in the final chapters.

To make sure Draug actually can hold the defenses, he needs to an active part of player's army to gain the enough EXP to not fall behind.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]

Recruitment[]

Name Class Chapter Affiliation Recruit
Draug Knight 1 Altea Automatically from the start.

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
FE11 Knight Map SpriteKnight
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
120703311105
WeaponStarting Items
FE12 LanceLance - DFE11ironlanceIron Lance

Promotion Gains[]

Item Required Promoted Class
FE11mastersealMaster Seal FE11 General Map SpriteGeneral
1 +10 +2 +1 +1 +4 +4 +3 +1
Weapon Levels
FE12 LanceLance +30
FE12 BowBow E

Class Sets[]

Base Classes Promoted Classes

Growth Rates[]

Default
HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
60% 20% 0% 40% 40% 30% 30% 0%
Reclassing Options

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
60% 25% 0% 45% 60% 30% 5% 0%

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
80% 45% 0% 35% 50% 30% 0% 0%

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
40% 25% 0% 35% 65% 30% 5% 0%

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
80% 45% 0% 35% 50% 30% 0% 0%

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
20% 0% 25% 40% 60% 30% 0% 20%

Support Relationships[]

Supports
Character Initial points Total points for
C B A
Gordin 0 5 10 16
Norne 0 5 10 16

Supported by

Character Initial points Total points for
C B A
Marth 0 5 9 14
Gordin 0 5 10 16
Norne 0 5 10 16
  • To increase support levels, characters must participate in chapters together
  • One support point is gained for each chapter they both participate in
  • Support levels that require 35 chapters cannot be reached normally
  • Characters must be within a three tile radius of each other to receive support bonuses

Bonuses per level:

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
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.

Draug sees most of his usability during the very early game. This is due to the fact that he is, at his join time, one of the few notably durable characters in the army, especially against the slightly undertuned enemies in Chapter 1. He has a somewhat shaky hit rate due to weapon triangle and average attacking power, but even on Merciless, he can usually endure four hits from enemy Pirates, whereas characters like Abel can only endure two. In Chapter 2, however, enemy stats start to climb upward, making his durability lesser and lesser, not helped by enemies being speedy enough to risk doubling him. Draug's ability to tank damage declines heavily as the game goes on, due to enemy strength increasing far faster than he can gain defense or speed, and the utility of a slow, tanky unit becomes dubious when Shadow Dragon as a whole is very seize-focused and prioritizes rapid movement.

Draug's main distinguishing feature after the early game is his unusual personal statline: rather than defensively-focused, as one might expect of a Knight, Draug actually has very Speed-focused personal bases and growths with Defense and HP at a minimum, which result in him being somewhat all-around mediocre in his base class. Because of this, one route to go for a player attempting to make Draug a long-term unit is to reclass him into a class with a speed focus, such as Hunter, Dark Mage, or Pirate, resulting in a very high-speed unit. However, this will make him extremely frail, as he will have little if any Defense to speak of, and it will force him to retrain his weapon rank, as none of his reclass options use lances.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[]

Recruitment[]

Name Class Chapter Affiliation Recruit
Draug Knight Prologue 7 Altea Automatically from the start, provided that the first option was chosen in Prologue 5.

Name Class Chapter Affiliation Recruit
Draug Knight 1 Altea Automatically from the start.

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
FEDS Knight Map SpriteKnight
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
6221005531105
WeaponStarting Items
FE12 LanceLance - DFE11steellanceSteel Lance

Promotion Gains[]

Item Required Promoted Class
FE11mastersealMaster Seal FEDS General Map SpriteGeneral
1 +10 +2 +1 +1 +4 +4 +3 +1
Weapon Levels
FE12 LanceLance +30
FE12 BowBow E

Class Sets[]

Base Classes Promoted Classes

Growth Rates[]

Default
HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
80% 40% 0% 50% 50% 40% 55% 0%
Reclassing Options

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
70% 45% 0% 55% 70% 40% 35% 0%

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
90% 65% 0% 55% 60% 40% 30% 0%

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
60% 45% 0% 45% 75% 40% 30% 0%

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
90% 55% 0% 45% 80% 40% 25% 0%

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
40% 10% 20% 50% 70% 40% 10% 30%

Support Relationships[]

Supports
Character Conversations Total points for
C B A
Norne None 5 11 18
Supported by
Character Conversations Total points for
C B A
Kris 1, 2, 3 5 11 18
Marth None 5 11 18
Gordin None 5 11 18
Norne None 5 11 18
  • To increase support levels, characters must participate in chapters together
  • One support point is gained for each chapter they both participate in
  • A hyphen (-) indicates the support level cannot be reached
  • Characters must be within a three tile radius of each other to receive support bonuses

Bonuses per level:

Support Conversations[]

Number Importance Name Chapters Needed Reward
088 * Draug and Kris 1 7 -
089 * Draug and Kris 2 10 -
090 * Draug and Kris 3 14 Defense BondDefense Bond
  • To obtain the conversations, characters must participate in chapters together
  • The requirements for unlocking support conversations are separate from the support bonus system

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
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.

Draug has seen some very substantial improvements since his Shadow Dragon days, with his Speed and Strength being significantly buffed. That said, by the time he has been obtained permanently, the utility of a Knight has declined heavily, with New Mystery prioritizing a more aggressive playstyle with little room for a character like him. On the other hand, the strategy of reclassing him has become considerably better, due to it being available earlier and, after completing the game once, giving him more classes to work with. With a personal base Speed of 5, Draug hits double-digit Speed in most classes, and his personal growth of 50% practically ensures he will gain Speed frequently. This makes him into an incredibly hard-hitting unit in the early game, though his frailty remains something of a problem due to him lacking any base Defense and having a growth that is more acceptable than great. Draug's potential makes him highly effective, particularly early on, though he tends to only reach it when reclassed.

On an initial playthrough, Draug tends to perform best in Pirate; even when restricted to an Iron Axe, he still ends up as one of the hardest-hitting early units, and he maintains that prowess as a Berserker. With class sets merged, Cavalier becomes a potential option, due to it allowing him to keep his lance rank and also massively boosting his mobility. Post-promotion, he functions well in Dracoknight or Paladin, but the high base rank of Swordmaster makes it a viable path for him as well.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE[]

Boss Stats[]

Starting Class
TMS Knight icon Knight
LevelHPEPStrMagSklSpdLckDefRes
353300????????
GIR Sword IconGIR Lance IconGIR Axe IconGIR Bow IconGIR Fire IconGIR Ice IconGIR Electricity IconGIR Force IconGIR Light IconGIR Dark Icon
WeakResist--------------Weak
SkillsItems
CommandSessionPassiveUnbreakable Will
GIR Axe Icon Power Chop
GIR Axe Icon Mad Dash
GIR Support Icon Bodyguard
GIR Support Icon Tetrakarn
GIR Support Icon Makarakarn
GIR Axe Icon Lancewind-Hack--

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Gentle Giant
An armored knight of Altea who served as Marth's shield. Very sincere. Appears in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.

Base Stats[]

Rarity:
✯✯
Heroes Draug Sprite (2*)Title
Gentle Giant
Group
Heroes Armored Armored
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
22
43
7
24
4
25
12
33
1
13
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offenseIron SwordFEH Sword Sword
✯✯✯
Heroes Draug Sprite (3*)Title
Gentle Giant
Group
Heroes Armored Armored
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
22/23/24
43/46/49
6/7/8
23/26/29
4/5/6
25/28/31
11/12/13
32/35/38
1/2/3
12/15/18
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offenseSteel SwordFEH Sword Sword
✯✯✯✯
Draug FEH SpriteTitle
Gentle Giant
Group
Heroes Armored Armored
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
22/23/24
44/47/50
7/8/9
25/28/31
4/5/6
26/29/32
12/13/14
34/37/40
1/2/3
13/16/19
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offenseBrave Sword
FEH skill specialBuckler
FEH Sword Sword
✯✯✯✯✯
Draug FEH SpriteTitle
Gentle Giant
Group
Heroes Armored Armored
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
23/24/25
47/50/53
7/8/9
26/30/33
5/6/7
29/32/35
12/13/14
36/39/42
2/3/4
15/18/21
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offenseBrave Sword+
FEH skill specialBuckler
FEH Sword Sword

Skills[]

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseIron Sword-FEH Star Rarity 2-
Steel SwordIron SwordFEH Star Rarity 3FEH Star Rarity 2
Brave SwordSteel SwordFEH Star Rarity 4FEH Star Rarity 3
Brave Sword+Brave SwordFEH Star Rarity 5FEH Star Rarity 5
Stalwart Sword--FEH Star Rarity 5
FEH skill specialBuckler-FEH Star Rarity 4FEH Star Rarity 3
PaviseBuckler--
BFEH Lunge Lunge-FEH Star Rarity 3
CFEH Spur Def 1 Spur Def 1--
FEH Spur Def 2 Spur Def 2FEH Spur Def 1 Spur Def 1FEH Star Rarity 3
FEH Ward Armor Ward ArmorFEH Spur Def 2 Spur Def 2FEH Star Rarity 4

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
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.
Base Set[]
Counters[]
Skill Inheritance Options[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Gentle Giant Draug
Draug gentle giant pop01 Draug is a heavily armored Altean knight. He served as Marth's unflinching shield through countless battles!
Draug gentle giant pop02 Of course, Draug isn't just a walking suit of armor—he has a very kind and gentle personality, and he's someone you can really count on!
Draug gentle giant pop03 Draug cares more about protecting his friends than defeating his foes, and this ideal characterized his actions all the way through both the War of Shadows and the War of Heroes.
Draug gentle giant pop04 When his allies found themselves in trouble, Draug was there to protect them from harm with an impenetrable wall of solid steel. I'm sure that if he joins us, he'll be our shield too!
Closely Associated Characters
Marth Prince of Altea who fights for his homeland and deeply values his friends. Draug serves under his leadership.

Quotes[]

Death Quotes[]

“How regrettable...”
—Draug's death quote in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
“May luck be with you, Prince Marth...”
—Draug's death quote in Mystery of the Emblem
“Take care, sire... Altea needs you...”
—Draug's death quote in Shadow Dragon
“Luck be with you, sire...”
—Draug's death quote in Classic Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem

Heroes[]

Draug/Heroes Quotes

Endings[]

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]

Wanders the world searching for battle.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]

Book 1[]

Altea Knight
He remained in the army to defend the frontiers. His constitution has increased by 10kg.

Book 2[]

Altea Knight
Following Marth’s orders, he became the leader of the Grustian occupation army.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]

Gentle Giant
Draug was put in charge of an outland garrison. The people there soon came to love their kind but stalwart protector.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[]

Gentle Giant
Following Marth's orders, Draug became the commander of Grust's garrison.

Non-Canon Appearances[]

Anime[]

In the anime, Draug is depicted as an intellectual individual who acts as a big brother figure to Gordin. He is seen helping Gordin with his archery training, and shielding the eager young Bowman from enemy attacks in several scenes. This friendship with Gordin is also implied in official Mystery of the Emblem artwork which shows Draug with his arm on Gordin's shoulder, a well as a mutual support in the DS Games.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]

Spirit Info[]

No. Name Image Type Class Slots Effect
622 Draug Draug Spirit Primary (Shield) ★☆☆☆ (Novice) 1 Weight ↑

Spirit Battle[]

Spirit Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power/Class Stage Rules Conditions Music
Draug Spirit
No. 622
Draug
•King K. Rool Shield 2,400 / ★☆☆☆ (Novice) Castle Siege (Hazards Off) Defense ↑ •The enemy has super armor but moves slower
•Stamina battle
•The enemy has increased defense
"Under This Banner"

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]

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

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Etymology[]

Draug is "Guard" spelled backwards. This is also true of his Japanese name, and the equivalent is true of his name in every other European translation, of the equivalent word in each language.

The English name, "Draug", also coincides with an alternative spelling of Draugr, an undead creature in Scandinavian folklore.

Trivia[]

  • Despite the relationship between Norne and Draug, he is unmentioned in the former's profile on the official website for Heroes.
  • Draug's kinsmanship with Lorenz in Tokyo Mirage Sessions is likely a reference to Draug succeeding Lorenz as Grust's caretaker after the War of Heroes.

Gallery[]

See main article: Draug/Gallery.

References[]

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