Alen

For the Altean paladin known as "Alan" in fan translations, see Arran.

Alen (Japanese: アレン Alen) is a character appearing in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is a hotheaded and daring cavalier of Pherae, who fought for Roy throughout the Disturbance of Bern alongside his friend, Lance, a much calmer knight.

Alen Artwork of Alen from The Binding Blade. A knight serving Pherae. Passionate and hot-headed.

Gender Male Race Human Age 20s Nationality Lycian (Pheraean) Title(s) Energetic Knight Starting class Cavalier Appearance(s) The Binding Blade

“	If you're staying, then so will I. I won't allow you to run headfirst into certain death alone.	”	— Alen, to Lance

Biography

At the onset of the Disturbance of Bern, Alen, along with Lance, Marcus, Bors, and Wolt, was escorting his liege Roy back to Pherae from Ostia after he had been called home by his father Eliwood, the Marquess Pherae. Unexpectedly, the castle of Pherae had been attacked by bandits led by Damas before the group arrived to Pherae. Alen assisted Roy in defeating the bandits and saving those trapped in the castle: Lilina, Eliwood and Merlinus. He then continued to fight for Roy throughout the war against Bern. Following the conclusion of the Disturbance of Bern, Alen assisted Roy in reconstructing the war-torn land; it is said that his passion and will inspired many.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

Alen is a playable character in The Binding Blade.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cavalier Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 1, automatically on Turn 1 Stats Growth Rates Max HP 21 Luck 3 Strength 7 Defense 6 Skill 4 Resistance 0 Speed 6 Constitution 9 Movement 7 Aid 16 Max HP 85% Luck 40% Strength 45% Defense 25% Skill 40% Resistance 10% Speed 45% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Iron Sword Iron Lance Weapon Levels E D -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+3	+2	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+2	+1	+50, +50, E (+1)

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Alen is The Binding Blade's Cain archetype, and joins alongside his partner Lance at the beginning of the game. The decision of whether to use Alen or Lance comes down to personal preference and the whims of the RNG. A solid strategy is to use both at the beginning and keep the one that is growing better when you get better characters and can't deploy both anymore.

The Cavalier class by itself makes both Alen and Lance good. It provides a high movement range of 7, two weapon types (swords and lances) for weapon triangle control and the ability to rescue units and then move in the same turn (allowing rescue drop strategies). Cavaliers also promote to Paladin, which gives them the ability to use axes (and thus perfect weapon triangle control), an additional point of movement and very good stat boosts all around.

Alen and Lance have all their growth rates within 5% of each other, so their differences in performance come down to their supports and their base stats. Compared to Lance, Alen has two less Speed, meaning it will take him longer to start doubling enemies, but two more Strength, allowing him to deal about four more damage on average once he can start doubling. Of course, both are really good cavaliers with the best availability in the game. The first Knight Crest you acquire should go to either him or Lance, as they are the best candidates for it. As long as they stay relatively close to their average stats, both Cavaliers will be solid units in your roster throughout the whole game.

Personality

Alen is a reckless knight with a fiery personality. His fighting style is often to charge into the enemy with brute force. To Thea, he explains that it is because as a cavalier of the army, he must show his strength to the enemy. However, Marcus advises him not to be so rash when fighting. Although he is daring, he takes his job as a knight very seriously. He is very devoted to protecting other soldiers, especially Roy. He trains very hard to get stronger, even on the battlefield, in order to help Roy.

Alen says little about his past. Additionally, he is a very good friend of Lance.

Supports

Main article: Alen/Supports

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See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

The Binding Blade

Alen, Fiery Knight
Short: Helped rebuild Pherae.

Long: Upon returning to Pherae with Roy, Alen assisted his lord in rebuilding the trampled land. His fiery passion and powerful will were inspiring to many.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	I will protect Lord Roy with my life!	”	— Alen, in the Final Chapter of The Binding Blade.

Death quote

“	N...no... Why...here? Lord Roy...	”	— Alen, in The Binding Blade.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Alen's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This illustration, along with all other The Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Alen is featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Alen
	Loyal Knight of Flames, Alen
		"As a vassal, I will support you with everything"
		Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Paladin		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Fierce Flame Twin Strike: [Trigger] When this unit is supported by “Lance”, until the end of this turn, this unit gains +20 attack and the number of orbs this unit’s attacks would destroy becomes 2. Loyal Knight Ties: [Always] If you have an ally “Lance”, this unit gains +10 attack.
	Card #B05-007R, B05-007ST • Artist: Yoko Maturica
	Fierce Knight, Alen
		"I will preserve myself well for my first fight!"
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Cavalier		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Pherae's Red & Green: [Always] While this unit is being supported by “Lance”, this unit gains +30 attack. Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B05-008N, B05-008ST • Artist: Yoko Maturica
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Alen .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Binding Blade	A knight serving Pherae. Passionate and hot-headed.*	フェレ家につかえる騎士

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

444

Alen The Binding Blade

290

CYL 2 (2018)

589 (+145)

Alen The Binding Blade

141 (−149)

CYL 3 (2019)

512 (−20)

Alen The Binding Blade

187 (+46)

CYL 4 (2020)

497 (−33)

Alen The Binding Blade

195 (+8)

CYL 5 (2021)

521 (+24)

Alen The Binding Blade

120 (−75)

CYL 6 (2022)

523 (No change)

Alen The Binding Blade

125 (+5)

CYL 7 (2023)

551 (+28)

Alen The Binding Blade

79 (−46)

CYL 8 (2024)

483 (−68)

Alen The Binding Blade

97 (+18)

Total results		This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,234

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Alen	Used in official websites.
English (unofficial)	• Alan • Allen	• Used in the DTN fan translation patch. • Used in the gringe fan translation patch.
Japanese	アレン	Romanized as Alen in the The Binding Blade website. Alen comes from the Old German name Alan, which means "precious".
Spanish	Alen	--
French	Alen	--
German	Alen	--
Italian	Alen	--
Portuguese	Alen	--
Traditional Chinese	亞連	Alen

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Cavalier Paladin Sword Lance Sword Lance Axe

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Alen from The Binding Blade.

Screenshots

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  Preliminary screenshot of Alen in The Binding Blade.

Battle animations

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  Alen attacking with a sword as a Cavalier in The Binding Blade.

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  Alen performing a critical hit with a sword as a Cavalier in The Binding Blade.

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  Alen attacking with a lance as a Cavalier in The Binding Blade.

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  Alen performing a critical hit with a lance as a [avalier in The Binding Blade.

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  Alen attacking with a sword as a Paladin in The Binding Blade.

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  Alen performing a critical hit with a sword as a Paladin in The Binding Blade.

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  Alen attacking with a lance as a Paladin in The Binding Blade.

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  Alen performing a critical hit with a lance as a Paladin in The Binding Blade.

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  Alen attacking with an axe as a Paladin in The Binding Blade.

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  Alen performing a critical hit with an axe as a Paladin in The Binding Blade.

CG images

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  CG image of Alen in Path of Radiance.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Alen.

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  Artwork of Alen.

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  Alen in an artwork of Roy and Al.

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  Alen in an artwork of Cain.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.