Lene (Japanese:リーンLeen) is a dancer, the daughter of fellow dancerSilvia, and the elder sister ofCoirpre. She and Coirpre were left at a convent inDahna when she was just two years old^[2] by Silvia, in the aftermath of theBattle of Belhalla, and Lene became a dancer in order to help her find her missing mother. In Grann 777, she befriended the mercenaryAres while in Dahna, and later accompanied him in joiningSeliph's liberation army.

If Silvia was not married in the course of the first generation, Lene's role is filled byLaylea.

Biography

While inDahna withAres, Lene had to contend with the lecherous behavior of the city's ruler, CountBramsel, and with Ares's support Bramsel backed down from trying to solicit her. However, after Ares left withJavarro to fight Seliph's army at Melgen, Bramsel attempted to approach her again, and Lene's resistance to his actions led to her imprisonment in the Dahna dungeons. Following Seliph's capture of Dahna, she was freed from imprisonment by one of his soldiers, and upon meeting Ares – now with Seliph's army – she joined him in the army, wishing to stay close to him in future.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Lene is a playable character during the second generation, ifSilvia was married and still alive at the end ofChapter 5. InChapter 7, Lene joins whenAres visitsDahna castle after it has been seized.

Starting stats and growth rates

Main article:Lene/Stats

Dancer Level 3 Holy Blood Movement 6

Recruitment:Chapter 7, haveAres enterDahna Castle after it has been seized StatsGrowth Rates Max HP Variable Speed Variable Strength Variable Luck Variable Magic Variable Defense Variable Skill Variable Resistance Variable Max HP +50% Speed +10% Strength +10% Luck +30% Magic +30% Defense +10% Skill +10% Resistance +40% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Inherited items Inherited gold Adept Dance Miracle Inherited skills Weapon Levels C -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Love growths and events

Lene Dancer Seliph Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Scáthach/Dalvin Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Oifey Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Diarmuid/Tristan Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Lester/Deimne Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Lester/Deimne Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Arthur/Amid Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Iuchar Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Iucharba Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Shannan Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Leif Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Iucharba Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Shannan Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Leif Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Ares Initial: 300 Per turn: 1 Febail/Asaello Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Ced/Hawk Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Coirpre Initial: -- Per turn: --

• InChapter 7, Lene can talk toSeliph after she has been recruited, yielding no reward.
• InChapter 9, Lene can talk toCoirpre after he has been recruited, granting him +1Luck.
• InChapter 10, ifLewyn was her father,Seliph can talk to Lene after Rados Castle has been seized to initiate a conversation between her and Lewyn, granting her +5Defense.

Analysis

Lene is a level 3Dancer who joins in Chapter 7 ofGenealogy of the Holy War, the second chapter of its second generation. As Lene has low strength, defense and HP; is limited to C-level swords unlessChulainn is her father: can not getFollow-Up without inheritance or the ring; and has no promotion, she is poor at combat. Lene will always inheritAdept andMiracle fromSilvia, however, Lene's attacks do little damage, so additional ones are unhelpful, and Miracle activating requires that she be in danger.

Lene offers unique utility in her ability todance; she can refresh up to four adjacent units, allowing them to move again. This can allow units to get closer to an objective, to attack an enemy again or attack a different enemy, to heal more allies, and to use staves likeRescue again. Lene's ability to dance does not change with her inherited stats and skills, though it can be indirectly affected by her inherited items. TheKnight Ring grants its userCanto, letting Lene move again after dancing. TheLeg Ring increases a unit's movement by 3; with it, Lene can better keep up with high-move mounted units and dance for them without slowing them down. With both the Leg and Knight Rings, Lene has the mobility of a mounted unit, and can easily keep pace with and dance for the player's main combat units. The Knight Ring is a fairly competitive item, but Lene is the strongest user of it throughout the game. The Leg Ring is more competitive, and every unit benefits from having three more movement. While Lene is a strong competitor for it, she is competing withSeliph; with the Leg Ring, Seliph can clearChapter 6 much faster than he could without, and as the only person who can seize his movement will always dictate how fast a chapter can be cleared. Giving it to Seliph first requires that Lene purchase the Leg Ring after him, requiring 20,000gold that she struggles to make in the arena.

Lene does not change significantly based on her father, the only relevant factors are her resistance to avoid being put tosleep, and in a ranked context whether she inherits Vantage to pair with the Sleep Sword to win in the Arena. As such, her parentage is better selected based on the needs of her brother,Coirpre, however, Coirpre does not change much based on his father, either. He is helped most significantly byClaud, as he gains major Bragi blood and can inherit staves, and Silvia also benefits from Claud's high resistance. InChapter 4, Silvia has an event with Claud that grantslove points between the two; Silvia also has an event withAlec inChapter 2 that grants the pair love points, and an event in Chapter 4 withErinys that boosts Lewyn and Silvia's love points and Lewyn and Erinys's love points. Silvia has the highest base love points with Lewyn and Claud, but the lowest point growths with them as well. Lewyn and Claud have better options than Coirpre, though Alec is not in particularly high demand.

If Silvia is dead or unmarried by the end ofChapter 5, Lene's substituteLaylea will be recruited instead. Laylea is a dancer like Lene, and has the same function. However, Laylea has different skills; she does not have Adept or Miracle, but does haveCharm, increasing thehit rate and avoid of all allies within three tiles. Laylea cannot inherit any skills, Holy Blood, or items, however; no father can pass Charm to Lene, but Lene can inherit the Leg and Knight rings—Laylea must instead purchase them from the pawn shop for 20,000 gold and 40,000 gold respectively, or 60,000 gold total. WhileBargain will halve the price of both items, Laylea can only obtain Bargain through theBargain Band, itself costing 40,000 gold, making the total cost 70,000 gold; Lene can potentially inherit both items, but can inherit Bargain or the Bargain Band if she needs to purchase on of them, and can inherit gold on top of that, making it significantly easier to get Lene both items.

One last warning. If Lene has 9 or less speed, do not allow her to attack with aBroken Sword. Her AS will be below −20, which will cause the game to freeze due toAdept's activation rate becoming negative.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Lene is one of the characters added to the game in theHellfire update and became available for summoning by players on May 10, 2018. Only one variation of Lene is currently available inHeroes, based on herGenealogy of the Holy war incarnation.

Lene: Yearning Dancer

Starting stats

Lene: Yearning Dancer is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 5/6/7 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 3/4/5 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 32/35/39 Attack 24/28/31 Speed 32/35/38 Defense 20/23/27 Resistance 24/28/31 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Safeguard+ Dance --

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Sword	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Steel Sword	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Safeguard	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Safeguard+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Dance	★★★★★	★★★★★	150
A	Gale Dance 1	★★★★★	—	50
A	Firestorm Dance 1	★★★★★	—	120
A	Firestorm Dance 2	★★★★★	—	240
C	Sword Valor 1	★★★★★	—	30
C	Sword Valor 2	★★★★★	—	60
C	Sword Valor 3	★★★★★	—	120

Personality

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Endings

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Genealogy of the Holy War

Quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Lene/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Lene is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher. Lene's unpromoted card,B08-084R, depicts her as adancer.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Lene
	Dancer of Dahna, Lene
		"I thought that maybe, if I did the same job as her, one day I might find my mom again. And that's why I'm a dancer now."
		Attack: 30	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Dancer		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Beautiful Dance:[Activate] [] [] Select up to two of your allies that have attacked this turn. Untap those units.
	Card #B08-084R • Artist:Kokon Konfuzi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Lene .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Yearning DancerDorothea: Twilit Harmony

Lene: Yearning Dancer
Lene is a dancer who once entertained people in the city of Dahna, on the continent of Jugdral. She's energetic, entirely self-taught, and dreams of reuniting with her long-lost mother, who was said to also be a dancer.	Having become popular in Dahna, Lene later encountered the mercenary Ares while he was stationed in the city. The two hit it off and quickly became close.	One day, the lord of Dahna took Lene captive, seeking to make her his own. She was completely at his mercy, but fortunately, Ares cut ties with the mercenaries to come to her rescue!	After Lene was freed, she and Ares joined Seliph's army in their struggle against the Grannvale Empire. I hear her lively dancing did much to reinvigorate her comrades on the battlefield!
Closely Associated Characters
Ares Silvia {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} Eldigan's son and heir to Mystletainn. After his parents passed away, he joined up with a mercenary captain called Javarro. He rescued Lene from peril. A dancer who travels the world. She looks sweet, but she doesn't necessarily act that way. Descendant of the high priest Bragi. Lene's mother. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Dorothea: Twilit Harmony
Get ready for a spectacle like no other! Dorothea, formerly a songstress, and Lene, the fabulous dancer, have arrived to put on a show to remember!	They're both wearing eye-catching outfits in the Plegian style that are just perfect for the occasion. Dorothea's outfit uses darker colors to express her mature side, while Lene's outfit complements Dorothea's by using lighter colors to highlight her youthful charm.	Meanwhile, the candelabrum they have with them is aglow with dark flames, adding a mysterious ambiance to the proceedings.	Dorothea and Lene sparkle like stars in the night sky over the Plegian desert. I sure hope that I can manage to get a seat at their show, because I know it's going to be packed!
Closely Associated Characters
Edelgard Ingrid Byleth {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} Princess and heir apparent of the Adrestian Empire. Her steadfast ambition is veiled by her elegant, self-confident demeanor. She is the leader of the Black Eagles, the house to which Dorothea belongs. Daughter of House Galatea of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus. Dorothea has taken an interest in her. Child of the former captain of the Knights of Seiros, Jeralt. A stoic, capable professor at the Officers Academy. Dorothea's professor. {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

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Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

571

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

143

CYL 2 (2018)

604

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

127 (−16)

CYL 3 (2019)

478 (−68)

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

245 (+118)

CYL 4 (2020)

624 (+67)

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

95 (−150)

CYL 5 (2021)

586 (−38)

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

85 (−10)

CYL 6 (2022)

605 (+17)

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

85 (No change)

CYL 7 (2023)

633 (+28)

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

51 (−34)

CYL 8 (2024)

643 (+10)

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

54 (+3)

CYL 9 (2025)

617 (−26)

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

49 (−5)

CYL 10 (2026)

647 (+30)

Lene Genealogy of the Holy War

31 (−18)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	965

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Dancer Dancing Sword (Iron Sword)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Lene andCoirpre fromTreasure.
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  Artwork of Lene from theTrading Card Game.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Lene: Yearning Dancer.
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  Artwork of Lene: Yearning Dancer.
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  Artwork of Lene: Yearning Dancer.
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  Artwork of Lene: Yearning Dancer.
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  Artwork ofDorothea: Twilit Harmony, a Harmonized Hero featuring Lene.
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  Artwork of Dorothea: Twilit Harmony.
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  Artwork of Dorothea: Twilit Harmony.
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  Artwork of Dorothea: Twilit Harmony.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Lene: Yearning Dancer.
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  Artwork of Lene: Yearning Dancer.
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  Artwork of Lene: Yearning Dancer.
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  Artwork of Lene: Yearning Dancer.
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  Lene in artwork ofDorothea: Twilit Harmony.
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  Lene in artwork of Dorothea: Twilit Harmony.
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  Lene in artwork of Dorothea: Twilit Harmony.
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  Lene in artwork of Dorothea: Twilit Harmony.
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  Lene in artwork ofAres: Black Knight.

Other artwork

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  Artwork featuring Lene forHeroes's fourth anniversary.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Lene.
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  Lene in artwork ofSeliph andJulia.
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  Commemorative artwork featuring Lene.

References

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