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“ | I've no taste for war, but war is what I've been served. Come, Merric. We'll fight together. | ” | — Wendell |
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Wendell (Japanese: ウェンデル Wendel) is an experienced practitioner of magic who appears in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, and both of the DS remakes.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Role
Wendell is a mage from Khadein who opposed the Dolhr Empire. He waited in Aurelis to join Marth's forces and is recruited by either Marth or Merric. He continued to serve Marth for the rest of the War of Shadows.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Analysis
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Wendell can be recruited in Chapter 5 as the first playable member of the Bishop class. He distinguishes himself early on as one of the strongest units and stays so for the duration of the game. His class allows him to use both tomes and staves, and his weapon level is high enough to use every one of both in the game. He can offer huge utility in strong healing with Physic, use of the Warp staff, and powerful tomes that take advantage of the low resistance of most enemies. He has a high speed of 14 which allows him to double all but the fastest of enemies. He can also attack at 1-2 range with his tomes, allowing him to avoid damage and counterattack most enemies on enemy phase. His low strength and skill do not affect him since those do not factor into magic damage or magic accuracy. His defense is not great but it is decent with a base of 8, and since he usually does not get doubled, he can survive multiple rounds of combat so long as he is not fighting multiple strong enemies. Thankfully, enemies will instead prioritize Marth, which can be used to Wendell's advantage to avoid damage on enemy phase. The only thing holding him back is his somewhat disappointing 6 movement, but that is somewhat mitigated by his ability to heal anywhere on the map and his ability to attack at 2-range. Overall, his tremendous utility and excellent advantages make him one of the best units in the game and he is well worth deploying.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Book 1
Role
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Book 2
Role
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Role
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Starting stats and growth rates
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Growth rates when reclassed
Paladin Dracoknight Sniper Swordmaster
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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Paladin | 60% | 15% | 0% | 25% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 10% |
Analysis
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Wendell joins in Chapter 5 of Shadow Dragon as a Sage. This makes him one of very few units with access to promoted classes early in the game. His base stats are very low, except for speed—Wendell has one of the highest personal speed bases in the game. He can be an effective Dracoknight, for instance, and he will have 21 speed as a Swordmaster. Most enemies cannot double Wendell even on higher difficulties, helping him survive. The rest of his bases are more impressive in practice than on paper. 27 physical bulk and 4 Magic allow him to survive a single hit from an enemy Dracoknight, one-shot in retaliation with Excalibur, and avoid being doubled if he whiffs his counterattack all the way through Chapter 15. If he gets two more points of attack, either from reaching A-rank in tomes or tripping his 20% Magic growth once or twice, he can one-shot fliers in Chapter 16, the last map to feature fliers before Etzel joins.
Wendell's base weapon ranks are very impressive as well. With a B-rank in tomes as a Sage, he can use Excalibur - and better than Merric, thanks to his speed advantage. Excalibur is a useful tome thanks to its effectiveness against flying units. Wendell's D-rank in staves is not high enough to use the Warp staff, but this is easy to fix. Reclassing him to Bishop gives him 30 weapon experience in staves. From there, he only needs to use a staff eight times to reach C-rank, at which point he can contribute as a support unit. He will have access to the Warp staff, a useful mobility tool; and to the Physic staff, a long-range healing tool. He will be able to use other staves as well, including Barrier. Wendell's combat utility tends to fall off after Chapter 15, but by this point he will have likely built up a solid staff rank and can pivot to being a healer for the rest of the game. The game's most useful staves, such as Recover and Warp, do not scale off of Magic, meaning Wendell's utility will not be hindered by his Magic failing to keep up.
Thanks to his flexibility and high availability, Wendell is among the best units in the game. Even Jagen, one of the best earlygame units, cannot match Wendell's utility.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Role
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Starting stats and growth rates
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Growth rates when reclassed
Original set
Paladin Dracoknight Sniper Swordmaster
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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Paladin | 60% | 25% | 0% | 45% | 25% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
Second set
These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.
General Hero Warrior Horseman Berserker Sorcerer
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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General | 80% | 25% | 0% | 40% | 10% | 50% | 65% | 0% |
Personality
Wendell has no love for the wars that go on in Archanea, he wishes for magic to be used not for violence. But despite that, he is willing to go to many lengths so that these wars can meet a positive conclusion. His brave nature is backed up by much confidence. When recruited into Marth's army during the War of Shadows, he seemingly doesn't take the prince too seriously, not even referring to him by name while also putting some emphasis on himself when Merric recruits him.[1] Perhaps this was a result of him being one Gotoh's students: both don't want to use magic for violence, and to fulfill their masters' wishes. Gotoh is Wendell's, and Naga is Gotoh's.
Wendell is also a fatherly figure to his pupils. Despite Arlen's grudges against Wendell for giving Excalibur to Merric over him, Wendell is still someone Arlen respects, and is the only one who can talk some reason into him when he starts to fight with Merric. He was also Jubelo and Yuliya's guardian for a spell and is the sole reason they survived captivity after Gharnef held them as hostages.[2] He's even shown to be playful at times, like how he teases Merric.[3]
Supports
Mystery of the Emblem
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Shadow Dragon
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New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow
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Base conversations
- Main article:
Wendell/Conversations
Endings
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Wendell
Journeys from country to country seeking to uncover great truths.
Mystery of the Emblem
Book 1
Wendell, Khadein Bishop
He became the Archbishop of Khadein, and afterwards visited all the countries.
Book 2
Wendell, Khadein's Archbishop
As the Archbishop, he returned to Khadein and worked tirelessly to restore the magic city.
Shadow Dragon
Wendell, Wise Teacher
Wendel[sic] became the senior mage in Khadein and embarked on a journey that took him from land to land in pursuit of truth.
New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow
Wendell, Archmage of Khadein
Wendell returned to Khadein, as its Archmage, and spent all of his energy on restoring the City of Magic.
Quotes
Death quotes
“ | May luck be with you, Prince Marth... | ” | — Wendell, in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. |
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“ | I don’t like fighting... | ” | — Wendell, in Book 1 of Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | This is fate... | ” | — Wendell, in Book 2 of Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Why here...when I’ve no love... for war... | ” | — Wendell, in Shadow Dragon. |
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“ | Is this what fate... intended for me...? | ” | — Wendell's death quote in Classic Mode of New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | So it's come to this... I have no choice but to retreat for now... | ” | — Wendell's retreat quote in Casual Mode of New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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Everyone's Conditions quotes
“ | Our bodies grow weaker with age... Yet, today I feel like I could lift ten magic tomes at once. | ” | — When receiving a temporary stat boost in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Reading, too, is invaluable experience. Sometimes, even more than actual battle... | ” | — When receiving experience in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Oh? Could this be a star shard...? Nope... | ” | — When finding an item in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Lord Gotoh... Please watch over everyone... | ” | — When failing to receive a bonus in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Kris, huh...? Hmm... I see, I see... | ” | — When receiving support with Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
Wendell is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Wendell | |||||
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Khadein's Supreme Pontifex, Wendell | |||||
"I cannot help but feel as though it was Lord Gotoh's hand that brought us together today, Your Highness." | |||||
Attack: 60 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 5 | ||
Class: Sage | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 4 | |||
Flash-Freezing Blizzard: [Activate] [Once per turn] [Send 1 from your hand to the Retreat Area] Draw 1 card. Until the end of the turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Mentor of the Mage's College: [Always] During your turn, other allies gain +10 attack. | |||||
Card #B15-029HN • Artist: Akihiro Mibuta | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Wendell . |
Flavor text
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New Mystery of the Emblem | Sage of Khadein, disdains fighting. In the
last war, he fought to liberate Khadein.* |
カダインの賢者。争いは好まない性格。
暗黒戦争では、カダインを救うべくマルスに協力を求めた。 |
Choose Your Legends placement history
Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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CYL 1 (2017) |
537 | Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon |
178 |
720 | Wendell Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
56 |
CYL 2 (2018) |
637 (+100) |
Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon |
100 (−78) |
768 (+48) |
Wendell Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
33 (−23) |
CYL 3 (2019) |
520 (−16) |
Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
180 (+47) |
CYL 4 (2020) |
586 (+20) |
Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
119 (−61) |
CYL 5 (2021) |
673 (+87) |
Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
52 (−67) |
CYL 6 (2022) |
625 (−50) |
Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
74 (+22) |
CYL 7 (2023) |
450 (−175) |
Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
114 (+40) |
CYL 8 (2024) |
433 (−17) |
Wendell Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
118 (+4) |
Total results | This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 1,024 |
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Trivia
- Discounting the multiplayer mode, Wendell is the only enemy Sage in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon; the class never appears in the arena.
- In the Japanese version of Shadow Dragon, Wendell has no base staff rank, but has slightly more base tome rank. If reclassed into Bishop, his tome rank is exactly B, meaning perhaps him being a Sage instead of a Bishop was a change by the developers later. In the other versions, Wendell has exactly B rank tomes and D rank staves as a Sage.
- Wendell and Boah's Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light artworks appear to often be confused with one another. In Memorial Book Akaneia Chronicle, the blue Bishop artwork is labeled as "Wendell", but as "Boah" in Legacy of Archanea.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Wendell |
A name of Old High German origin meaning "wanderer".[4] |
Japanese |
ウェンデル |
Officially romanized as Wendel. Variant of Wendell. |
Spanish |
Wendell |
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French |
Wendell |
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German |
Wendell |
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Italian |
Wendell |
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Portuguese |
Wendell |
Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes. |
Traditional Chinese |
溫迪魯 |
Wendell; used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Heroes. |
Gallery
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Mystery of the Emblem
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Official artwork
Artwork of Wendell from Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Artwork of Wendell from the Trading Card Game.
References
- ↑ "Tell your prince of Altea that Wendell is at his service." — Wendell to Merric on Chapter 5 in, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ "When they were finally rescued by Wendell, they were on the brink of death. The bishop immediately took them to a monastery in Khadein to care for them." — An Old man from Grust on Chapter 1 in, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- ↑ "Well, hello, Merric! What a surprise! Good to see you haven't blown yourself up yet." — Wendell to Merric on Chapter 5 in, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ Wendell - Name Meaning, What does Wendell mean?, thinkbabynames.com, Retrieved: May 2, 2016
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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