Trec

Trec Artwork of Trec from The Binding Blade. A mercenary knight from Ilia.

Gender Male Race Human Age 20s Nationality Ilian Starting class Cavalier Appearance(s) The Binding Blade

“	Thinking things over? Don't bother. We're not made to be thinking deeply like that.	”	— Trec to Noah in a support conversation.

Trec (Japanese: トレック Trec) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He first appears in Chapter 7. He is a lax Ilian mercenary who, alongside Noah, is part of Lord Zelot's squad.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

Trec is a simple mercenary from Ilia, working in Lord Zelot's squad. Some time before the game's events, he is chosen to accompany his captain to Ostia, where they are to fight for Lycia against Bern. However, once they reach the march, they discover that the Ostian leader has died and a rebellion aims to surrender the city—and Lycia's remaining forces—to Bern. They refuse to work for the rebels; once Roy's army reaches the city, Zelot and Trec immediately enter the battlefield to help them, being accepted by Roy after talking to the young lord. Together with his captain and his friend Noah, Trec works for Roy during the whole campaign.

After Bern is defeated and the war is over, Trec keeps working—and falling asleep whenever possible—in Zelot's mercenary group. Although he does not talk about his performance as a mercenary, the stories about his prowess are well known.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cavalier Level 4 Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 7, talk to him with Roy, Zelot, or Noah Stats Growth Rates Max HP 25 Luck 5 Strength 8 Defense 8 Skill 6 Resistance 0 Speed 7 Constitution 9 Movement 7 Aid 16 Max HP 85% Luck 50% Strength 40% Defense 30% Skill 30% Resistance 5% Speed 35% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Iron Lance Javelin Vulnerary 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.

Trec joins in Chapter 7 as a level 4 Cavalier. His class is his greatest advantage. Cavalier is among the best unpromoted classes in The Binding Blade. With high movement, Canto, rescue-drop utility, and access to two weapon types, it is both mobile and versatile.

Trec's greatest issue is his underwhelming base stats. While there is rarely a downside to deploying more mounted units, Trec has no advantages over his peers. His stats will be comparable to or worse than Alen and Lance's, and mediocre by themselves. Trec's standout stat is defense, but it is only 1 higher than Noah's and 2 higher than Alen and Lance's. He is also too slow to double enemies and faster foes will double him instead.

Trec's base weapon ranks are terrible - E-rank swords and D-rank lances. Alen and Lance joined with these weapon ranks in Chapter 1, but have been able to raise them in the meantime. Noah, who joins in the same chapter as Trec, has a base C-rank in swords and a D-rank in lances. Having a good sword rank is helpful in the Western Isles, and Trec does not have it.

Trec also joins at a low base level of 4, and once again compares poorly to his peers in that aspect. Noah's base level is higher by 3, and a trained Alen/Lance will also be closer to promotion. This is important because the Paladin promotion is among the best promotions in the game. It grants +1 weapon rank in swords and lances, +1 movement, significant increases to all stats, and E-rank axes. This promotion improves Trec's mediocre stats, making him a much better unit, but getting him there is time-consuming because he must gain at least 6 levels.

Even if Trec reaches level 10, the Knight Crest is among the most competitive promotion items in the game. Alen, Lance, and Noah all gain a lot from promotion, and they all have advantages over Trec. This leaves Trec in a poor spot. There in only one Knight Crest available before Perceval's recruitment, and all three other Cavaliers are better candidates for promotion. Their stats and weapon ranks are better, and they reach level 10 more easily.

With that all said, Trec is still a solid filler unit. He has movement higher than infantry, and having two weapon types allows him to manipulate the weapon triangle. He does not even have to fight to be useful, because he has rescue-drop utility - he can carry Roy to the seize point, for instance.

Personality

Trec has a very carefree personality, and doesn't like to think too deeply about things. Despite being a mercenary knight, Trec is very prone to falling asleep in the middle of battle, much to the chagrin of his commander Zelot. He can be very absent-minded, even forgetting his own name at times. Despite his carefree disposition and absent-minded nature, Trec is shown to be rather emotionally intelligent at times, being able to comfort Melady's concern about being an enemy defector in their support, and correctly deducing that she had a lover in Bern.

As evidenced by his dreams, Trec wants nothing more than to be praised by his commander Zelot, and being able to sleep all day. He also enjoys ice fishing, even though he doesn't catch anything.

Supports

Main article: Trec/Supports

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See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Treck, Peaceful Knight
Short: Continued life as a mercenary knight.

Long: Trec remained in Zelot'ss group, where he continued to fight as a mercenary. Although he always was sleeping half the time, in battle, he would demolish all those who dared stand in his path. Trec himself never talked about his performance, but stories about him reached the ears of many.

Quotes

Death quote

“	Well... maybe this way...	”	— Trec.

Battle quotes

“	Sigh... Give me a break...	”	— In the Final Chapter.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Trec'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.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Binding Blade	A mercenary knight from Ilia. Sleeping is his passion.*	イリア地方から来た 傭兵騎士団の一員

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

529

Trec The Binding Blade

192

CYL 2 (2018)

644 (+115)

Trec The Binding Blade

95 (−97)

CYL 3 (2019)

586 (+5)

Trec The Binding Blade

105 (+10)

CYL 4 (2020)

557 (−39)

Trec The Binding Blade

145 (+40)

CYL 5 (2021)

552 (−5)

Trec The Binding Blade

104 (−41)

CYL 6 (2022)

506 (−48)

Trec The Binding Blade

131 (+27)

CYL 7 (2023)

572 (+66)

Trec The Binding Blade

73 (−58)

CYL 8 (2024)

439 (−133)

Trec The Binding Blade

116 (+43)

Total results		This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	961

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Trec	Mentioned in Fire Emblem Heroes.
English (unofficial)	Treck	--
Japanese	トレック	Romanized as Trec in the Fire Emblem Museum website and Path of Radiance's art gallery.
Spanish	Trec	--
French	Trec	--
German	Trec	--
Italian	Trec	--
Portuguese	Trec	--
Traditional Chinese	托雷克	--

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Cavalier Paladin Sword Lance Sword Lance Axe

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  Artwork of Trec from The Binding Blade.

References

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