— Etzel to Marth
Etzel (エッツェル, Ettseru) is a Sorcerer and is one of the exclusive characters in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. He had a wife named Ursula, who died in one of many attacks that Doluna launched, and all that is left of her is her ring. During his travels, Etzel was captured by Dactyl, who uses the ring as leverage to make Etzel fight Marth. After Marth defeats Dactyl, Etzel regains his ring and joins Marth intending to end the war.
In Game
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Recruitment
Clear Chapter 17 with 15 or fewer units to unlock Chapter 17x. Etzel is a foe in this chapter. To unlock him, complete the chapter without killing him.
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sorcerer
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| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Move |
| 6 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Tome - B Staff - D
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 Elfire
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Growth Rates
| Character Growth Stat | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
| 40% | 0% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 0% | 30% |
Despite being a sorcerer, who supposedly has more defense than a mage/sage, Etzel has a 0% chance of increasing his defense, so without class-swapping, his defense will stay at 7.
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~
Recruitment
He appears as an enemy unit in Chapter 9. Have Marth speak to him.
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sorcerer
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| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Move |
| 6 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Tome - BStaff - D
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 Blizzard Heal Vulnerary
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Growth Rates
| Character Growth Stat | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
| 80% | 0% | 40% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 40% |
Support Relationships
Supports
Supported by
Overall
Etzel has both a great personal base defense and a great personal defense growth. He arrives in time for Chapter 11 and has a high enough tome level to use Excalibur and a decent staff rank. His bulk can make him hard to kill and very useful, even in Lunatic Mode.
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Base Stats
| Starting Class | Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sorcerer
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11 | 53 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| Skill | Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Hex Anathema Vengeance Luna
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 Tome - B
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 Waste*
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*Enemy only, joins unequipped
Quotes
—Etzel's death quote
—Etzels battle quote upon fighting him.
Endings
Shadow Dragon
Spell Slinger
The spell slinger Etzel vanished after the war as quickly as he came. His wanderings took him around the world for years to come.
Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~
Spell Slinger
After the war, Etzel resumed his travels, as if looking for something he had lost.
Etymology
Etzel's name could come from the Israeli organization, Igrun, whose acronym was 'Etzel'. Or it can be the German translation of Attila the Hun's name, Etzel again. Also, a mountain in the Swiss Alps is called by the same name.
Trivia
- Etzel is the only recruitable character of the Sorcerer class, excluding reclassed characters.
- Etzel's late wife shares the same name as Ursula from Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken, who is also a Magic User and at the game's end, deceased.
- Etzel bears great resemblance to Canas from Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken, who is also a married dark magic user with a monocle.
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