Jagen (Japanese:ジェイガンJeigan) is apaladin in theFire Emblem series. He is a high-ranking Altean knight who helps Marth escape when Altea is betrayed and conquered by Gra.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Role

Jagen was one of the Altean knights fighting under Marth while he was in Talys. Jagen informedMarth thatCaeda arrived from Talys Castle when she came to inform him that Talys Castle had been taken by pirates of Galder and king Mostyn was held captive. Jagen fought with Marth and the other soldiers to retake the castle. After they retook the castle Jagen accompanied Marth for the rest of the War of Shadows.

Starting stats and growth rates

Paladin Level 1 Movement 10 Experience 0

Recruitment:Chapter 1, automatically from the start StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 20 Speed 8 Strength 7 Luck 1 Skill 10 Defense 9 W. Level 10 Resistance 0 Max HP 10% Speed 10% Strength 10% Luck 0% Skill 10% Defense 0% W. Level 0% Resistance 0% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Iron Sword Silver Lance Weapons Sword ✓ Lance ✓ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗ Ballista ✗ Stone ✗

Analysis

As the first prepromote you get in the entire series, Jagen is the representative of the earlygame prepromotes with high bases, but low growths. While Jagen does have very bad growths those aren't as important because of the generally low enemy quality in FE1, his good bases and being the first unit with access to strong weapons such as the silver lance mean that he will be an effective combat unit for most of the game. While Jagen will fall off in comparison to other cavaliers such as Cain, Abel and Hardin that joins fairly early as well, but with much higher growths. However, because of the relative rarity of promotion items in FE1, along with the fairly low promotion bonuses and statboosting items giving units +4 in their atributted stat means that with a few statboosting items Jagen will be a perfectly viable unit in the endgame as well. Overall, Jagen will be your strongest unit at first and while he won't keep up with some other strong units later in the game, he will still be useful for far longer than his low growths might suggest at first.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 1

Role

Jagen is among the Altean soldiers who help Marth escape the invasion of Altea. He remains at the prince's side as a veteran knight and fights for him throughout the story.

Starting stats and growth rates

Paladin (Knight) Level 1 Movement 10/6 Experience 0

Recruitment:Chapter 1, automatically from the start StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 22 Luck 1 Strength 7/5 W. Level 10 Skill 10/7 Defense 9/7 Speed 8/5 Resistance 6/0 Max HP 10% Luck 0% Strength 10% W. Level 0% Skill 10% Defense 0% Speed 10% Resistance 3% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Weapons Items Silver Lance Iron Sword -- Weapons Sword ✓D Lance ✓M Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗

Book 2

Role

Jagen is now Prince Marth's tactician and principal advisor, having succeeded the previous tactician between the events of Book 1 and Book 2. He is no longer a playable unit, since he has retired from combat – instead, his main purpose is to advise Marth and help guide the prince's decisions. He is a constant presence throughout the story and always tries to help Marth make the right choices.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Role

Jagen is among the Altean soldiers who accompany Marth in his escape from Altea, following Gra's invasion of the country. If the player is playing the game in Normal Mode, Jagen can be sacrificed inPrologue IV. That makes him a decoy to lead Gra forces away from Marth and causes him to disappear from the rest of the story. If he is not sacrificed, or if the player is playing Hard Mode, the elderly paladin becomes Marth's advisor, stays at his side and fights for him throughout the story.

Starting stats and growth rates

Paladin Level 1 Movement 10

Recruitment: In Normal Mode:Prologue II, automatically at the end In Hard Mode:Chapter 1, automatically from turn 1 StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 22 Speed 8 Strength 7 Luck 1 Magic 1 Defense 9 Skill 10 Resistance 6 Max HP 40% Speed 15% Strength 20% Luck 30% Magic 0% Defense 20% Skill 35% Resistance 0% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Silver Lance Iron Sword Vulnerary* Weapon Levels D B -- -- -- --

Growth rates when reclassed

Analysis

Jagen is the only unit in the early game who can reliably take hits from enemies, allowing him to bait them to other units. The early game enemies inShadow Dragon on the hardest difficulty are extremely tough to defeat; no unit can one-round them, but most units struggle to survive against them. Jagen's base speed is only decent and his growths are low, but his bases are higher than those of the other units available when he joins. Jagen's only high weapon rank is in lances and most early enemies use axes, forcing Jagen to sufferweapon triangle disadvantage to deal the most damage by using theSilver Lance, or use a weaker weapon to gain weapon triangle advantage.

Jagen can be reclassed to a Dracoknight once the player has access to the battle preparations menu inChapter 4. Then, he can use axes, allowing him to manipulate the weapon triangle in his favor when fighting lance users. He still will not double most enemies, but his strength and defense will be higher and there are few enemy bow users. Doing so also gives Jagen flying movement, which allows him to move around the map more easily than as a Paladin.

At some point, other units' stats will begin to catch up to or surpass Jagen's; however, he will still be able to contribute by using forged effective weapons. Since Jagen has a very high base lance rank of B, he can use weapons like theRidersbane at base level. When the Ridersbane is forged and given to Jagen, he can kill enemy cavalry in one hit even on the hardest difficulty level, and he will continue to do so throughout the game despite his statistical deficiencies.Cavaliers andHorsemen are among the most common enemy types inShadow Dragon, making the ability to use the Ridersbane very useful. While Jagen is one of a number of units that can accomplish this, he starts the strongest of those that can.

Jagen has fairly low luck; on higher difficulties, he faces crit chances from many enemies, which can get him killed even if he would otherwise survive.Goddess Icons can mitigate the crit chances.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

At some point after the events ofFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Jagen retired from combat. InFire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, he is instead introduced as Marth's principal advisor and the person training new recruits in Altea. He is in charge of trainingKris and their fellow recruits, and he is fought as a boss inPrologue 1 during training. Later, he is present during Kris' knighting ceremony inPrologue 8. After the assassination attempt on Marth, Jagen sets out with the prince, becoming his tactician and providing him with counsel throughout the story. He is not a playable unit at any point of the game.

Stats

See also:Meeting

Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.

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Paladin Level 1 Movement --

Stats Max HP 20 Speed 7 Strength 6 Luck 3 Magic 1 Defense 4 Skill 5 Resistance 1

Inventory Javelin Weapon Levels D D -- -- -- --

Paladin Level 1 Movement --

Stats Max HP 23 Speed 7 Strength 8.1 Luck 3 Magic 1 Defense 4 Skill 6.8 Resistance 1

Inventory Javelin Weapon Levels C C -- -- -- --

Paladin Level 1 Movement --

Stats Max HP 26 Speed 7 Strength 10.2 Luck 3 Magic 1 Defense 4 Skill 8.6 Resistance 1

Inventory Javelin Weapon Levels B B -- -- -- --

Paladin Level 1 Movement --

Stats Max HP 27.5 Speed 7 Strength 11.25 Luck 3 Magic 1 Defense 4 Skill 9.5 Resistance 1

Inventory Javelin Weapon Levels A A -- -- -- --

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Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Jagen/Heroes

There is one variation of Jagen available inHeroes.

Personality

As a longtime servant of Altea, Jagen is protective and loyal to a fault. He wishes forMarth's wellbeing and makes sure to assist the prince as much as he can, showing his dedication to his position as an Altean paladin. Protecting the prince of Altea is his top priority.^[1] He also seeks to provide good advice whenever he can, helping Marth at every opportunity. Whenever he can be of use despite his age, he is glad to be there. If he is sacrificed in the Prologue ofShadow Dragon, his last words are an expression of relief that he could remain useful to the end.^[2]

Jagen is determined to do his duty in combat, and later, as an advisor. He never fails to provide advice to Marth and always tries to give useful insights. He concentrates on getting things done and making decisive strategic moves, showing that he favors hard work and taking action. He also does not allow himself to get distracted, putting his duty and obligations over everything else.^[3]

After theWar of Shadows, once Jagen has become a tactician and recruit trainer instead of a frontline fighter, he continues to be as dedicated to his roles as before. Despite his advanced age, he retains a sharp mind and trademark courage. As a teacher, he is stern and serious, but fair. Nevertheless, his commanding presence and disposition scare some recruits, such asLuke.^[4] He can also be quite harsh – few platoons went through his entire training without dropping out.^[5]

Despite his seriousness and intimidating presence, Jagen is capable of genuine praise. He commends people for fulfilling their duties admirably, and even if they do not perform up to par, he is willing to help them improve.^[6][7] His diligence is admirable on its own, but he is also willing to bring it out in others.

Besides, not everyone sees Jagen as serious and intimidating. Jagen himself is sometimes concerned about how he comes across, but Kris reassures him that he is strict, but kind.^[8] He truly cares about the Altean knights and Marth's soldiers as a whole, although it does not show very often.^[9] Moreover, he is knowledgeable about the lore of Archanea. He frequently provides information about old stories and legends if Kris does not know the details. This shows that Jagen is more well-read than it appears on the surface.^[10]

Jagen's courage was not lost with his age, and despite how old he is, he is still formidable. Even after he had retired from combat, he challengedLang to a duel once he heard him slander Marth. Despite acknowledging his weaknesses stemming from age, he still firmly believes he can defeat Lang, and Lang is unable to deny it.^[11] Jagen remains a loyal and powerful servant no matter what happens, and he is one of Marth's most reliable confidants in every game they both appear in.

Supports

Mystery of the Emblem

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Shadow Dragon

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Endings

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Jagen
Devotes himself to his lifelong task of protecting Marth.

Mystery of the Emblem

Jagen, Bones of Iron
Jagen laid down his lance and became Marth's most trusted advisor. The ever-faithful Malledus was finally able to retire.

Shadow Dragon

Jagen, Bones of Iron
After the war, Jagen laid down his lance and became one of Prince Marth's closest advisors.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Jagen/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

Jagen was featured on one TCG card in the fifth series.

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Jagen
	Class:Paladin	Level 10 Cavalry	Direct Attack
	Energy: 7	Atk.: 4 / Counter: 2	WLv.: A
	Equip:Silver Lance	Skills:Rush (If an attack after moving causes an adjacent enemy to withdraw, can move to the square the enemy unit was) Emblem Skills:[Defense] (Discard 2) •[Resistance] (Discard 2)
	Card #5-013 •Rarity: ★★ •Artist:Katsuyoshi Koya
Card scans and information translation provided byAquantis.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Jagen is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Jagen
NormalTourney {{{alt2image1}}} {{{alt3image1}}} {{{alt4image1}}} {{{alt5image1}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}	Loyal Retainer, Jagen
		"Your well-being, prince, is paramount." "Sire, the future of this nation rests on your shoulders."
		Attack: 70	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Paladin		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Battle-worn Veteran:[Special] This card cannot be placed in the Bond Area.
	Card #S01-003ST, P01-006PR • Artist:Azusa(S01-003ST),King Gonta(P01-006PR)
	Altean Paladin, Jagen
		"It's not safe for you here; we must be away at once!"
		Attack: 70	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Paladin		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Front Line Guardsman:[Always] While this unit is on the Front Line, this unit cannot be moved.
	Card #B13-059N • Artist:Niji Hayashi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Jagen .

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Jagen appears as an Advanced Shield-type primaryspirit inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, using his art from theFire Emblem Trading Card Game. When equipped to an AI character in Spirit Battle, Jagen causes the wielder to start with damage while increasing their attack and defense. When equipped to a player character, he grants a support spirit slot.

	#621 Fire Emblem Series Jagen
	Type: Shield
	Rank: ★★
	Number of support spirit slots: ⬣
	Level 1 stats: Attack:583 Defense:1084 Power: 1667
	Level 99 stats: Attack:2348 Defense:4361 Power: 6709

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Trivia

• According to developer commentary fromThe Making of Fire Emblem, Jagen was originally going to be killed off during the story ofFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. His death was even planned to make use of an illustration, and was going to markMarth's coming-of-age by the loss of a guiding adult figure in his life.^[12]
• In theMystery of the Emblem Hideo Takayashiki novels, "Jagen" is actually Jagen's surname and what he goes by; "Erkid" (Japaneseエルキド) is his given name.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light Paladin Sword Lance Javelin/Gradivus
Mystery of the Emblem Paladin Knight Lance Sword (Promoted)
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New Mystery of the Emblem Paladin Lance

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Jagen fromShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
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  Artwork of Jagen with other characters fromShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
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  Artwork of Jagen fromMystery of the Emblem.
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  Artwork of Jagen with other characters fromMystery of the Emblem.
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  Artwork of Jagen from theMystery of the Emblem: Book of Strategy Secrets.
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  Artwork of Jagen,Marth andCaeda fromAPE'sMystery of the Emblem guide.
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  Artwork of Jagen from APE'sMystery of the Emblem guide.
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  Artwork of Jagen and other characters fromAll of Fire Emblem.
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  Artwork of Jagen from theTrading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Jagen,Marth andLang fromNew Mystery of the Emblem.
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  Artwork of Jagen and other characters from theMemorial Book Akaneia Chronicle.
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  Artwork of Jagen with other characters from the25th Anniversary Staff Book.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Jagen: Veteran Knight.
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  Artwork of Jagen: Veteran Knight.
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  Artwork of Jagen: Veteran Knight.
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  Artwork of Jagen: Veteran Knight.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Jagen: Veteran Knight.
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  Artwork of Jagen: Veteran Knight.
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  Artwork of Jagen: Veteran Knight.
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  Artwork of Jagen: Veteran Knight.
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  Jagen in artwork ofMarth: Altean Prince.
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  Jagen in artwork ofMarth: Legacied Hero.

Wallpapers

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  Wallpaper of Jagen: Veteran Knight from theA Hero Rises 2018 event.

Other artwork

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  Artwork of Jagen,Marth,Caeda andOgma from thePaired with the Past website.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Jagen.
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  Artwork of Jagen.
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  Artwork of Jagen.
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  Jagen in artwork ofMarth.
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  Jagen in artwork of Marth.

Other appearances

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  Artwork of Jagen fromOne Hundred Songs of Heroes.

References

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