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“Me, I can't imagine giving my all for a gig that doesn't pay. No one asked you to solve this mess— let alone paid you—yet here you are. Seems like your job is a tougher one than I'm willing to take on. Makes me wonder if the gods are really worth all that trouble.”
—Kamui to Celica in Shadows of Valentia

Kamui is a playable character in Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Profile[]

A Mercenary from a distant nation hired by Valbar, Kamui used to live a nomadic life with his family and worked with grazing animals. However, they got into a scuffle with another tribe and lost, which led them to settle in a town. Unable to adjust to this lifestyle, Kamui set out on a journey, with his swordsmanship being honed due to his wanderings

After Barth is defeated, he joins Celica's party. After the war, Kamui joins Jesse in building their own country in the lands that once belonged to Grieth, but eventually succumbs to his wanderlust and sets off on another journey. If Jesse is dead, Kamui founds the country in his place.

Personality[]

Placid and easygoing, Kamui is a freedom-loving drifter who hates commitments. Although he mentioned possibly giving up the blade partway through the journey, it seems the wanderlust in his blood wouldn’t settle for that, as seen in his ending.

In Echoes, it is shown that he has a deep fear of Necrodragons. His quotes also indicate that he likes money, and works as a mercenary to get it.

In-Game[]

Gaiden[]

Recruitment[]

In Chapter 2, if he survived the previous battle, talk to him at the Pirate's Fortress.

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
FE2 Mercenary Map IconMercenary
LevelHPStrSklSpdLckDefResMov
32410582624
MagicStarting Items
--

Growth Rates[]

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

Learnt Magic[]

Class Level Magic Learnt
FE2 Mage Map IconMage 1 Fire
7 Excalibur
FE2 Sage Map IconSage 1 Recover

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 Celica's route, she gains access to three Mercenary units: Kamui, Saber, and Jesse. When considering the three Mercenary units that Celica can obtain, they can generally be simplified into 3 types. Kamui is the all-rounder Mercenary with even stats, Saber is the durable, defensive Mercenary, and Jesse is the late recruit with the best base stats and growths making him the most dangerous. An optional, Pre-Promoted Sword Fighter, Deen, is also available to recruit. Deen is best described as fragile and aggressive.

Kamui is one of the better units in Celica's route. He has average or above average growth in every stat. He has good starting stats other than his Luck and Resistance. His Resistance will be fixed in later promotions as the Dread Fighter class gets some of the highest Resistance in the game. He will also get increased Move as he promotes to Sword Fighter, and then Dread Fighter. He has excellent Speed growth and will wind up as one of your fastest units, Follow-Up Attacking virtually every enemy. His only real downside is that his Strength is somewhat low, as is common of his class. This can easily be offset with a good Weapon, though.

In general, Kamui is useful from the time he is recruited all the way until the end of the game.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
FE15 Mercenary (Kamui)Mercenary
LevelHPAtkSklSpdLckDefResMov
32410582624
MagicSkillsStarting Items
---

Class Sets[]

Class Sets
Base Class First Tier Second Tier Third Tier Overclass
FE15 Villager (Kamui)Villager FE15 Cavalier (Kamui)Cavalier FE15 Paladin (Kamui)Paladin FE15 Gold Knight (Kamui)Gold Knight FE15 Skogul (Kamui)Skogul*
FE15 Soldier (Kamui)Soldier FE15 Knight (Kamui)Knight FE15 Baron (Kamui)Baron FE15 Spartan (Kamui)Spartan*
FE15 Mercenary (Kamui)Mercenary FE15 Myrmidon (Kamui)Myrmidon FE15 Dread Fighter (Kamui)Dread Fighter** FE15 Yasha (Kamui)Yasha*
FE15 Archer (Kamui)Archer FE15 Sniper (Kamui)Sniper FE15 Bow Knight (Kamui)Bow Knight FE15 Oliphantier (Kamui)Oliphantier*
FE15 Mage (Kamui)Mage FE15 Sage (Kamui)Sage - FE15 Guru (Kamui)Guru*

*DLC class; visit Shrine to access.
**Possible to loop back to Villager after Dread Fighter and Yasha.

Learnt Magic[]

Class Level Magic Learnt
FE15 Mage (Kamui)Mage 1 Echoes black magic iconFire
7 Echoes black magic iconExcalibur
FE15 Sage (Kamui)Sage 1 Echoes white magic iconRecover
5 Echoes white magic iconFreeze
FE15 Guru (Kamui)Guru 1 Echoes white magic iconLemegeton

Growth Rates[]

HP Atk Skl Spd Lck Def Res
50% 40% 30% 40% 25% 30% 0%

Personal Max Stats[]

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

Supports[]

See also: Kamui/Supports

Passive Supports

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.

Kamui is the second of five potential Mercenaries recruited on Celica's route. Kamui has good bases in Strength and Speed, and decent bases in everything else. His growths are very mediocre in all stats, though his Strength and Speed growths stand out a bit. Depending on RNG, Kamui can either be outclassed by his peers, or be the most powerful of them all. His promotions help boost his key stats, and his reclassing options, especially Cavalier and Archer, are classes that are rare on Celica's route.

However, Kamui's fellow mercenaries perform well in specific niches, save for Saber and Deen. For one, Saber has the second best availability on his route, while Deen is a pre-promote with a Brave Sword.

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Wandering Blade
A mercenary who drifts from place to place. He hates being tied down and models a carefree yet composed attitude. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

Kamui Heroes spriteTitle
Wandering Blade
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
17/18/19
41/44/47
9/10/11
35/38/41
10/11/12
38/41/45
9/10/11
33/36/39
4/5/6
19/22/25
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Up-Front Blade+
FEH skill special New Moon
FEH Sword Sword

Skills[]

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseIron Sword---
Steel Sword---
Up-Front Blade---
Up-Front Blade+-FEH Star Rarity 5-
FEH skill specialNew Moon-FEH Star Rarity 5-
LunaNew Moon-FEH Star Rarity 5
AFEH Spd Def Ideal 1 Spd/Def Ideal 1--
FEH Spd Def Ideal 2 Spd/Def Ideal 2FEH Spd Def Ideal 1 Spd/Def Ideal 1-
FEH Spd Def Ideal 3 Spd/Def Ideal 3FEH Spd Def Ideal 2 Spd/Def Ideal 2-
BFEH Atk Def Oath 1 Atk/Def Oath 1--
FEH Atk Def Oath 2 Atk/Def Oath 2FEH Atk Def Oath 1 Atk/Def Oath 1-
FEH Atk Def Oath 3 Atk/Def Oath 3FEH Atk Def Oath 2 Atk/Def Oath 2FEH Star Rarity 5


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[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Wandering Blade Kamui
Kamui wandering blade pop01 Today I'll introduce you to Kamui, a mercenary who's active in Valentia! He has a rather detached disposition, but underneath the aloof exterior is a passionate Hero who's dedicated to his ideals.
Kamui wandering blade pop02 A wanderer, Kamui met the former knight Valbar in the kingdom of Zofia. Valbar had lost his family to a pirate attack and was looking for an opportunity to avenge them.
Kamui wandering blade pop03 He leapt upon the chance to hire Kamui, and together they launched an attack on the pirates' stronghold with only a few allies to help. But fortunately, they encountered Celica's army, and together they fought side by side to rout the pirates!
Kamui wandering blade pop04 After the battle, Kamui followed his client Valbar into Celica's service. And so, Kamui continues to fight, his journeys taking him wherever the wind blows!
Closely Associated Characters
Valbar A knight from Zofia who accompanies Celica after she rescues him. Hires Kamui to assault the pirates' island stronghold.
Leon A handsome but narcissistic Zofian archer. Adores his friend Valbar. Joins Valbar and Kamui in the attack on the pirates' stronghold.

Quotes[]

Gaiden[]

“Gah. Geez, I'm such an idiot~”
—Kamui's Death Quote in Gaiden

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Kamui/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Quotes

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Kamui/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings[]

Gaiden[]

(If Jesse is alive)
Together with Jesse's group he works hard towards patching up the new country.
(If Jesse is dead)
In the former territory of Grieth, he built a new country. Afterwards, he became known as the Desert Mercenary.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

(If Jesse is alive)
Intrigued by Jesse's idea, Kamui helped to found a kingdom of mercenaries, and lived there happily for a time. In the end, however, his wanderlust prevailed—one day he went for a stroll and simply vanished, never to be seen again.
(If Jesse is dead)
Kamui established a new kingdom of, and for, mercenaries in what was once Grieth's territory. Relations with Valentia were favorable, with Kamui often aiding the king in times of need. In later life, his efforts earned him fame and respect as "the Steel Amidst the Sand."

Non-Canon Appearances[]

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]

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

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round Placement Character Version Votes

CYL8 413
↓32
CYL Kamui SOV Portrait
Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
29
↓22

Etymology[]

Kamui, or kamuy, is the word for a spiritual or divine being in Ainu mythology and is similar in concept to the Japanese Kami, or god.

Trivia[]

  • Kamui showed up in an April Fools gag in the official site which claimed a new Fire Emblem game in the style of the 8bit originals would be made. This fake game would star Leon, Valbar, and Kamui in a setting based on medieval Japan.
  • Kamui shares his name with the Japanese default name of Corrin from Fates.
  • Kamui shares his English voice actor, Bryce Papenbrook, with Awakening's Henry, and Oscar, Raven and Karel in Heroes.
  • In the Gaiden novels, Kamui dies protecting Saber from a necrodragon's attack.
    • That might have been the base of Kamui's fear of necrodragons in Echoes.
  • Kamui's artwork from Echoes depicts him wielding a sword that it's not present in the game. Looking closer, it resembles an Iron Sword, although colored differently.

Gallery[]

See main article: Kamui/Gallery.
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