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

Alen (Japanese:アレンAlen) is a character appearing inFire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is a hotheaded and daringcavalier ofPherae, who fought forRoy throughout theDisturbance of Bern alongside his friend,Lance, a much calmer knight.

Biography

At the onset of theDisturbance of Bern, Alen, along withLance,Marcus,Bors, andWolt, was escorting his liegeRoy back toPherae fromOstia after he had been called home by his fatherEliwood, the Marquess Pherae. Unexpectedly, the castle of Pherae had been attacked by bandits led byDamas before the group arrived to Pherae. Alen assisted Roy in defeating the bandits and saving those trapped in the castle:Lilina, Eliwood andMerlinus. He then continued to fight for Roy throughout the war againstBern. 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 inThe Binding Blade.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cavalier Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 1, automatically on Turn 1 StatsGrowth 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

Alen isThe Binding Blade's Cain archetype, and joins alongside his partnerLance at the beginning of the game. The decision of whether to use Alen or Lance comes down to personal preference and the whims of theRNG. 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.

TheCavalier class by itself makes both Alen and Lance good. It provides a highmovement range of 7, two weapon types (swords andlances) forweapon triangle control and the ability to rescue units and then move in the same turn (allowing rescue drop strategies). Cavaliers also promote toPaladin, which gives them the ability to useaxes (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 firstKnight 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. ToThea, he explains that it is because as a cavalier of the army, he must show his strength to the enemy.^[2] However,Marcus advises him not to be so rash when fighting.^[3] 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 ofLance.

Supports

Main article:Alen/Supports

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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

Death quote

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Alen's official artwork fromThe Binding Blade can be viewed inPath of Radiance's extras menu if a copy ofThe Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy ofPath of Radiance. This illustration, along with all otherThe Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact thatThe Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Alen is featured on two cards inFire 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, seetheir TCG wiki article on Alen .

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

444

Alen The Binding Blade

290

CYL 2 (2018)

589

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)

CYL 9 (2025)

384 (−99)

Alen The Binding Blade

120 (+23)

CYL 10 (2026)

354 (−30)

Alen The Binding Blade

97 (−23)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,451

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Cavalier Paladin Sword Lance Sword Lance Axe

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Alen fromThe Binding Blade.
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  Artwork of Alen with other characters fromThe Binding Blade.
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  CG image of Alen inPath of Radiance.

Screenshots

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  Preliminary screenshot of Alen inThe Binding Blade.

Battle animations

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  Alen attacking with asword as aCavalier inThe Binding Blade.
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  Alen performing acritical hit with a sword as a Cavalier inThe Binding Blade.
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  Alen attacking with alance as a Cavalier inThe Binding Blade.
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  Alen performing a critical hit with a lance as a [avalier inThe Binding Blade.
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  Alen attacking with a sword as aPaladin inThe Binding Blade.
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  Alen performing a critical hit with a sword as a Paladin inThe Binding Blade.
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  Alen attacking with a lance as a Paladin inThe Binding Blade.
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  Alen performing a critical hit with a lance as a Paladin inThe Binding Blade.
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  Alen attacking with anaxe as a Paladin inThe Binding Blade.
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  Alen performing a critical hit with an axe as a Paladin inThe Binding Blade.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Alen.
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  Artwork of Alen.
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  Alen in artwork ofRoy andAl.
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  Alen in artwork ofCain.
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  Celebratory artwork featuring Alen forCipher's 4th anniversary.

References

This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series.