Dayan (Japanese:ダヤンDayan) is the chieftain of the Kutolah tribe ofSacae, known by the epithet "The Silver Wolf" and renowned as the greatest warrior in all of Sacae. In theDisturbance of Bern, even in the face of a crushing defeat, Dayan successfully continued to lead a guerrilla resistance against theBern occupation of Sacae.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

Dayan is the former leader of the Kutolah, a now dissolved tribe ofSacae.

AtRoartz's manor on the outskirts of Bulgar, Dayan arrived partway throughRoy's final battle for Sacae against Roartz, seeking to continue the fight against Bern even though none of his comrades remained. He approached Roy and thanked him for his assistance in liberating Sacae, then allied with him.

Starting stats and growth rates

Nomadic Trooper Level 12 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 20B, NPC (appears from turn 3), talk withRoy,Sin orSue. StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 43 Luck 12 Strength 14 Defense 10 Skill 16 Resistance 12 Speed 20 Constitution 9 Movement 8 Aid 16 Max HP 55% Luck 20% Strength 20% Defense 10% Skill 20% Resistance 10% Speed 15% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Short Bow Steel Sword Weapon Levels C -- -- A -- -- -- --

Analysis

Dayan joins near the end of the game and may therefore have difficulty finding a dedicated role on a team. However, his great base stats allow him to one round theWyvern Riders that appear towards the endgame with just aSilver Bow, deal massive damage to theWyvern Lords, and reliably double all other enemies. Furthermore, investing a singleSpeedwing will allow him to one-round the Wyvern Lords inChapter 21 on Hard Mode while wielding a Silver Bow, unless they roll near-max HP or defense. Additionally, because he starts with an A rank in bows, he is only 50 bow attacks or 25 kills away from gaining S rank, which will grant him access toMulagir and allow him to deal massive damage to theManaketes at the endgame. Not to mention his C rank in swords will allow him wield a variety of strong swords, like theKilling Edge andWyrmslayer, without any prior investment. His only problem is that he faces strong competition from most trained up units available, but he is still very capable of serving as filler.

Personality

Dayan is a calm, measured and wise leader, excelling in counselling and reading other people. He has a strong sense of honor as a Sacaen warrior, despising underhanded tactics and trickery in combat,^[2] and lamented that the circumstances of resistance against Bern required him and other rebels to resort to the underhanded practices of guerrilla warfare rather than an honorable head-on confrontation.^[3] In the face of the overwhelming odds against him, he had resolved to keep fighting until his inevitable death, until he met Roy and allied with him.^[4]

Dayan's experiences with fighting Bern and other invaders have taught him of the risks of foreign armies having a presence in Sacae and the potential threat of authoritarian rule over Sacae by even an initially benevolent force.^[5] He maintains a strong adherence to the mythology and faiths of Sacae, and is initially wary ofYoder out of concerns that the latter would try to force the Elimine faith on him;^[6] instead, the two end up bonding over discussing the similarities and differences of their religions, indicating Dayan's interest in the subject. Indeed, his "Silver Wolf" title was inspired by Sacaen mythology attesting that humans are descended from wolves.^[7]

Supports

The Binding Blade

Main article:Dayan/Supports

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Endings

Dayan - Silver Wolf
Short: Reunited his former clansmen.

Long: Dayan built a new clan centering around his remaining Kutolah brothers. His quest did not go without oppression, but he used his perserverence and leadership to create harmony and lead the clan to become the greatest in Sacae.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Dayan'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

Dayan is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Dayan
	Silver Wolf, Dayan
		"We are men of Sacae. Those who desecrate our land must pay."
		Attack: 70	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Nomadic Trooper		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Greatest Hero of the Plains:[Trigger] When this unit is deployed, choose as many other allies as you wish, and move them. Chieftain of the Kutolah:[Activate][Once per turn] [] Choose 1 card with a Deployment Cost of 2 or lower that is both and from your Retreat Area, and deploy it. Canto:[Trigger] When this unit's attack ends, you may move this unit.
	Card #B21-085HN • Artist:Nekohayashi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Dayan .

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

755

Dayan The Binding Blade

39

CYL 2 (2018)

781

Dayan The Binding Blade

27 (−12)

CYL 3 (2019)

669 (−1)

Dayan The Binding Blade

31 (+4)

CYL 4 (2020)

715 (−7)

Dayan The Binding Blade

40 (+9)

CYL 5 (2021)

740 (+25)

Dayan The Binding Blade

30 (−10)

CYL 6 (2022)

757 (+15)

Dayan The Binding Blade

26 (−4)

CYL 7 (2023)

753 (−4)

Dayan The Binding Blade

21 (−5)

CYL 8 (2024)

782 (+29)

Dayan The Binding Blade

23 (+2)

CYL 9 (2025)

745 (−37)

Dayan The Binding Blade

27 (+4)

CYL 10 (2026)

878 (+133)

Dayan The Binding Blade

5 (−22)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	269

Trivia

• Dayan's title, "The Silver Wolf", is instead translated as "The Ash Wolf" duringChapter 18E/19H ofFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.^[8]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Nomadic Trooper Sword Bow

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Dayan fromThe Binding Blade.
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  CG image of Dayan inPath of Radiance.

Battle animations

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  Dayan attacking with asword as aNomadic Trooper inThe Binding Blade.
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  Dayan attacking with abow as a Nomadic Trooper inThe Binding Blade.

Cipher artwork

• 
  Artwork of Dayan.

References

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