Not to be confused withClarisse, a female Sniper fromNew Mystery of the Emblem whose Japanese name is Kleine.

Klein (Japanese:クレインKlein) is a playablesniper inFire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is a general ofEtruria, son ofPent andLouise, and older brother ofClarine.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

Klein is the son ofPent andLouise, and the older brother ofClarine. He is a general ofEtruria stationed at theWestern Isles. He is encountered inChapter 10B orChapter 11A. In both chapters, he and his troops—includingThea—are sent byArcardo to the Western Isles to defeat the Lycian army after they ally with the rebellion against Etrurian occupation. In both chapters,Roy or Clarine can talk to him, convincing him to join their army; he can then talk to Thea and convince her to join as well.

Starting stats and growth rates

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.^[4]

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Sniper Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 11A/Chapter 10B, talk to withRoy orClarine StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 27 Luck 10 Strength 13 Defense 8 Skill 13 Resistance 6 Speed 11 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6 Max HP 60% Luck 50% Strength 35% Defense 15% Skill 40% Resistance 25% Speed 45% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Silver Bow White Gem Weapon Levels -- -- -- A -- -- -- --

Sniper Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 11A, talk to withRoy orClarine StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 32~34 Luck 12~14 Strength 15~17 Defense 9~10 Skill 15~17 Resistance 7~8 Speed 12~14 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6 Max HP 60% Luck 50% Strength 35% Defense 15% Skill 40% Resistance 25% Speed 45% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Silver Bow White Gem Weapon Levels -- -- -- A -- -- -- --

Sniper Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 10B, talk to withRoy orClarine StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 31~33 Luck 12~13 Strength 15~16 Defense 9~10 Skill 15~16 Resistance 7~8 Speed 12~13 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6 Max HP 60% Luck 50% Strength 35% Defense 15% Skill 40% Resistance 25% Speed 45% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Silver Bow White Gem Weapon Levels -- -- -- A -- -- -- --

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Analysis

Klein is a sniper that joins in Chapter 11A or 10B depending on the route the player has chosen. While Klein's bases on normal mode might seem a bit low for his join time, thanks to hard mode bonuses he is a particularly strong prepromote on hard mode. Klein is capable of one rounding most enemies in his joining chapters thanks to his aforementioned high bases and A rank in bows, giving him access to almost every bow in the game and making him a great candidate forMulagir. Klein also has fairly decent growths forThe Binding Blade standards, especially for a prepromoted unit, however he won't make very good use of said growths thanks to his nonexistent enemy phase. In Chapter 12, the player gets access to the Brave Bow and Klein will likely be its first user. TheBrave Bow sports somewhat shaky hit rates, but those are largely irrelevant thanks to Klein's excellent skill and the brave effect allowing it to compensate for a miss, and high might allowing him to take out or deal great damage to many enemy units. Another thing going into Klein's favor is the high enemy quality ofThe Binding Blade and lack of good 1-2 range making bows desirable, as well as multiple chapters containing dangerous enemy flyers that Klein is particularly useful against. Klein faces somewhat steep competition formIgrene,Sue, andSin, though because he starts out promoted means he does not have to worry about being denied access to a promotion item. Igrene comes with better bases and her lower bow rank is largely irrelevant as the Killer Bow is the best bow in the game, while both Sin and Sue have a mount giving them far greater utility as well as the ability to retaliate at 1 range upon promotion. Klein's combat will also fall off in the later parts of the game as the enemies will become too strong for him to one round.

Overall, Klein is a solid unit that will be useful for large parts of the game, but fall off somewhat later. Unlike most GBA Archers and Snipers who are largely useless, the high amount of enemy flyers, the more player phased focused gameplay ofThe Binding Blade, access to accurate weaponry, and the lack of good 1-2 range, means that Klein stands out as a useful unit that requires no investment to contribute well on most teams.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

While Klein does not directly appear inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, he is briefly implied during a support conversation betweenPent andLouise that is available in theFinal Chapter, whereLouise informsPent that she is pregnant with Klein.^[5]

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Klein is one of the characters added to the game in theSibling Bonds update, and became available for summoning by players on February 27, 2017. Only one variation of Klein is currently available inHeroes, based on hisThe Binding Blade incarnation.

Klein: Silver Nobleman

Stats

★★★★★★★★★★★★

Weapon type Movement type Entry Release version 1.0

Level 1 / DefaultLevel 40 / Max Stats Max HP 16/17/18 Attack 7/8/9 Speed 5/6/7 Defense 3/4/5 Resistance 3/4/5 Skills Steel Bow -- -- A-- B-- C-- Stats Max HP 33/36/39 Attack 24/27/30 Speed 26/29/32 Defense 14/17/20 Resistance 18/21/24 Skills Brave Bow -- Chilling Wind ADeath Blow 2 BQuick Riposte 1 C-- {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Weapon type Movement type Entry Release version 1.0

Level 1 / DefaultLevel 40 / Max Stats Max HP 16/17/18 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 3/4/5 Resistance 3/4/5 Skills Brave Bow -- Chilling Wind A-- B-- C-- Stats Max HP 34/37/40 Attack 26/29/32 Speed 28/31/34 Defense 15/18/21 Resistance 19/22/25 Skills Brave Bow -- Glacies ADeath Blow 3 BQuick Riposte 2 C-- {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

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Level 1 / DefaultLevel 40 / Max Stats Max HP 17/18/19 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 4/5/6 Resistance 4/5/6 Skills Brave Bow+ -- Chilling Wind A-- B-- C-- Stats Max HP 36/40/43 Attack 27/31/34 Speed 30/33/36 Defense 17/20/23 Resistance 21/24/28 Skills Argent Bow -- Glacies ADeath Blow 3 BQuick Riposte 3 C-- {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

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Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Bow	★★★	★★★	50
	Steel Bow	★★★	★★★	100
	Brave Bow	★★★	★★★★	200
	Brave Bow+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Argent Bow	★★★★★	—	400
	Chilling Wind	★★★	★★★★	100
	Glacies	★★★★	—	200
A	Death Blow 1	★★★	—	50
A	Death Blow 2	★★★	—	100
A	Death Blow 3	★★★★	—	200
B	Quick Riposte 1	★★★	—	60
B	Quick Riposte 2	★★★★	—	120
B	Quick Riposte 3	★★★★★	—	240

Personality

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Klein is seen to be a good commander. He can choose his decision wisely. To his sister, he is a firm brother, as seen in his support conversation. One of his weakness is that he is often talk carelessly.

Supports

Main article:Klein/Supports

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Endings

Klein, Silver Noble
Short: Became an Etrurian ambassador.

Long: Klein put down his bow and became a ambassador for Etruria, using his charisma to settle many foreign disputes. While he was in office, he ensured all nations prospered as Etruria did.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Klein/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Klein'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

Klein is featured on three cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

One of the below cards' quotes is still in raw, untranslated Japanese; it needs translation.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Klein
	Silver Nobleman, Klein
		"私の目は本物の「賊」がどちらであるか分からないほど、くもってはいない。"
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Sniper		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Resourceful Marksman:[Activate][Once per turn] [Reveal and place a card from your hand on top of your Deck] Select a enemy and move it. "Anti-Fliers:[Always] While this unit is attacking a enemy, this unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B05-037HN • Artist:Rika Suzuki
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		"I was sent here to protect the villagers. I hereby join the Lycian Army to fulfill my mission." "Come now, Clarine... Dream a bit more realistically. Heh! You haven't grown in the slightest."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 2	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Sniper		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Illuminating Silver Bow:[Trigger] [] When this unit's attack destroys a non-Main Character enemy, you may pay the cost and if you do: Choose 1 "Klein" from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand. "Shall we, then, Clarine?":[Always] If you have an allied "Clarine", this unit gains +10 attack. Anti-Fliers:[Always] If this unit is attacking a, this unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B16-024R(+) • Artist:Rika Suzuki(B16-024R),Kokon Konfuzi(B16-024R+)
	Young Nobleman of House Reglay, Klein
		"I'm not a child anymore. I often find myself up front in the squad I lead."
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Archer		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Young Commander:[Activate] [] Choose 1 other ally with a deployment cost of 1, and move them. Anti-Fliers:[Always] If this unit is attacking a, this unit gains +30 attack. Bullseye Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, non-Main Character defending units cannot evade.
	Card #B16-025N • Artist:Rika Suzuki
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Klein .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Klein: Silver Nobleman
Klein is the young scion of House Reglay, one of Etruria's greatest noble families. With his boyish good looks, his warm and earnest personality, and his excellent skills with a bow, he really is the kind of nobleman that others look up to!	You know, Klein's mother, Louise, is something of an archer herself. I suppose he must have inherited his talents from her!	Klein became a general early in his career, and was dispatched to the Western Isles off the Etrurian coast. That was when he encountered the corruption that had taken root in the government there.	In order to save the Western Isles from their plight, Klein joined Roy, the leader of the Lycian League. Ah, a handsome young noble, fighting to right the wrongs of his homeland… How moving!
Closely Associated Characters
Clarine Pent Louise {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} Noble daughter of Count Reglay of Etruria. Fond of her brother, Klein. Has lived a privileged life. Mage General, Count Reglay of Etruria. Klein's father. Wife of Pent, Count Reglay of Etruria. Klein's mother. {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

470

Klein The Binding Blade

258

CYL 2 (2018)

258 (−212)

Klein The Binding Blade

911

CYL 3 (2019)

298 (+48)

Klein The Binding Blade

725 (−186)

CYL 4 (2020)

405 (+67)

Klein The Binding Blade

297 (−428)

CYL 5 (2021)

366 (−39)

Klein The Binding Blade

217 (−80)

CYL 6 (2022)

357 (−11)

Klein The Binding Blade

234 (+17)

CYL 7 (2023)

364 (+7)

Klein The Binding Blade

152 (−82)

CYL 8 (2024)

438 (+74)

Klein The Binding Blade

117 (−35)

CYL 9 (2025)

430 (−8)

Klein The Binding Blade

99 (−18)

CYL 10 (2026)

441 (+11)

Klein The Binding Blade

69 (−30)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	3,079

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Sniper Bow Ballista Iron Ballista Killer Ballista

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Klein fromThe Binding Blade.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Klein: Silver Nobleman.
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  Artwork of Klein: Silver Nobleman.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Klein: Silver Nobleman.
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  Klein in artwork ofClarine: Refined Noble.
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  Klein in artwork ofDieck: Wounded Tiger.

Other artwork

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  Wallpaper of Klein: Silver Nobleman from theA Hero Rises 2018 event.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Klein andClarine.
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  Klein in artwork ofPent andLouise.
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  Celebratory artwork featuring Klein forCipher's 4th anniversary.
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  Commemorative artwork featuring Klein.

References

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