Nolan

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Nolan Artwork of Nolan in Radiant Dawn. A member of the Dawn Brigade. His experience living in the shadows makes him a shrewd and cautious warrior unlikely to make mistakes.

Gender Male Race Beorc Starting class Fighter Appearance(s) Radiant Dawn

Nolan (Japanese: ノイス Noyce) is the leader of the Dawn Brigade and the oldest member of the group.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

Fighter Level 9 Affinity Constitution 13

Recruitment: Part 1, Chapter 1, start of chapter Stats Growth Rates Max HP 29 Speed 10 Strength 12 Luck 7 Magic 0 Defense 9 Skill 11 Resistance 3 Movement 6 Weight 13 Max HP 60% Speed 60% Strength 45% Luck 60% Magic 20% Defense 35% Skill 70% Resistance 40% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Steel Axe Vulnerary Nihil Shove Weapon Levels -- -- C -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Warrior	+2	+1	+2	+1	+1	+0	+1	+2	+1	+1	--	(x to D) (+Crossbows)
Reaver	+4	+2	+4	+2	+2	+0	+2	+4	+0	+0	Critical +5 Colossus	(x to A)

Analysis

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

Nolan is an early-joining fighter available in the Dawn Brigade. His base skill and speed are average, but his strength and durability are good. In fact, when Nolan joins, and for a few more chapters, he is the only durable unit in the Dawn Brigade excluding Sothe. This makes Nolan useful for tanking hits, since no other Dawn Brigade unit can survive more than one. Nolan also has excellent growth rates in skill, speed and luck. This allows him to reach doubling thresholds and increase his offense. Thanks to that, his long-term potential is also high, provided he receives investment.

In part 3, Nolan becomes available again and will most likely be in his tier 2 class, Warrior. He receives a mighty personal axe called Tarvos from a base conversation. The axe has 18 might, 100 hit and gives a +4 defense bonus. This helps to patch up his mediocre growths in strength and defense and keeps him relevant. Even if Nolan has not grown many points of strength and defense, his combat potential will be high.

Furthermore, if Nolan has capped a few stats, the player can give him bonus experience. Bonus experience levelups in Radiant Dawn always increase three stats if possible. If Nolan capped less important stats like skill and luck, he can level up strength and defense like this. He is among the stronger Dawn Brigade units, which makes him a solid investment target. There are other strong competitors, such as Jill and Volug, but Nolan is always a decent option.

Nolan may not receive the privilege of bonus experience in higher difficulties, though. In higher difficulties, bonus experience is much more limited. If the player wants to optimize their army, they will center their resources on fliers like Jill. Nolan, while a solid investment target, is not the greatest choice at any point during the game. There is always a unit with higher potential competing with Nolan. This is not a problem with Nolan as a unit, but it does affect him by proxy in higher difficulties.

If Nolan receives investment, he can do well in part 3, part 4 and endgame. With axes, he has 1-2 range, and his tier 3 class – Reaver – can deal hefty damage with its mastery skill. It also has very high strength, skill and speed caps, which is relevant for endgame. Nolan can also make good use of Beastfoe and crossbows. With that combination, he can one-shot most laguz in part 3 at 1-2 range, making him excellent at routing.

Nolan has innate Nihil, which can be useful in endgame because it makes him immune to Ashera's Auras. He is also a good user of Resolve, because his HP and durability are good, and so is his speed. Adept and Wrath can be useful as well, but Nolan will be strong enough to kill most enemies without them.

As for support partners, Nolan's most significant part 1 support partner is Zihark. Zihark is also a strong combat unit in part 1 and shares many traits with Nolan, including movement. They both need investment to stay relevant after part 1, and they both have the earth affinity. If supported with each other, they gain a mutual +45 avoid, making them much harder to hit by non-laguz enemies. Nolan can also support Volug, who is available in part 1 as well and also has the earth affinity. They are harder to keep in support range, though, since Volug is much more mobile than Nolan. Another solid candidate for supporting is Edward, but only if the player chooses to train him. Edward increases Nolan's defense and has similar movement. Meanwhile, Nolan gives Edward avoid, which he craves for survivability.

Personality and character

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Nolan is an experienced man and a leader who has seen life’s trials, but has a gentle demeanor and does not act superior to the others.

Supports

Bond supports

Nolan Fighter Default bonds: None. [[{{{supportd1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd1}}} [[{{{supportd2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd2}}} [[{{{supportd3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd3}}} [[{{{supportd4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd4}}} Extra bonds:* None. [[{{{supporte1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse1}}} [[{{{supporte2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse2}}} [[{{{supporte3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse3}}} [[{{{supporte4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse4}}} [[{{{supporte5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse5}}}

See Support § Radiant Dawn for more details on supports.

Endings

Nolan, Wise Champion
Nolan wandered across the kingdoms, saving those in adversity. Stories of his altruism eventually became legends.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Nolan: No one escapes from their past, Numida. We all have to answer for our crimes one day. Today is that day for you. Numida: Silence, cur!	”	— Nolan, when fighting Numida in Part 4 Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

Death quotes

“	We’ve done what’s right. We must continue to believe. Soldier on...	”	— Nolan, in Radiant Dawn.

“	Blast! They’re better than I expected! I’m sorry, Micaiah. I need to turn back for a while.	”	— Nolan's retreat quote in Part 3 Chapter 7 of Radiant Dawn.

“	They’ve got superior numbers on their side. Sorry, Micaiah... I’m retreating for now.	”	— Nolan's retreat quote in Part 3 Endgame of Radiant Dawn.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Nolan is currently featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Nolan
	Wise Champion, Nolan
		"Even when smeared in mud, if you continue to live you can rise up."
		Attack: 30	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Fighter		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Warrior's Knowledge: [Always] During your turn, this unit gets +20 attack. Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B05-061N • Artist: Senri Kita
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Nolan .

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Nolan	A name of Gaelic origin meaning "noble" and "famous'".
Spanish	Nolan	As above.
French	Nolan	As above.
German	Nolan	As above.
Italian	Nolan	As above.

Gallery

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  Nolan's portrait in Radiant Dawn.

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  Nolan's portrait in Radiant Dawn.

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  Artwork of Nolan from Fire Emblem Cipher.

References

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