Not to be confused withMyson, a mini-boss fromThree Houses.

Mycen (Japanese:マイセンMaisen) is a formerZofian general of great renown, acclaimed by many as "Zofia's greatest hero". In his efforts to stop fellow generalDesaix from murdering the children of the Zofian royal family, he was instead branded as the perpetrator and forced to flee into seclusion inRam Village, taking with him the sole surviving princess of Zofia,Anthiese.^[2] During his exile, he was visited by the Emperor of Rigel,Rudolf, who entrusted Mycen with both his plans to saveValentia and with his newborn son, PrinceAlbein.^[3]

Years later, at the onset of war between Zofia and Rigel, Mycen declined to lead theDeliverance against Desaix's coup and Rigel, leaving Alm to lead the charge in his place; nonetheless, he soon emerged from Ram to watch over the rise of Alm and Celica as heroic figures in defense of both Zofia andValentia as a whole.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Role

WhenLukas came to Ram seeking Mycen's participation in the Zofian resistance, he vehemently refused to do so or to allow Alm to join; even so, he later arrived at Zofia Castle to confer with both Alm and Celica as they set out on their journeys. Following Alm's defeat ofRudolf at Rigel Castle, Mycen related to him the story of Rudolf and his plans, then joined his army to assist in the fight againstDuma.

Starting stats and growth rates

Gold Knight Level 7

Recruitment:Chapter 4, talk to withAlm after clearing Rigel Castle (required to progress) StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 44 Luck 3 Strength 22 Defense 18 Skill 14 Resistance 8 Speed 11 Movement 9 Max HP 20% Luck 0% Strength 5% Defense 5% Skill 5% Resistance 0% Speed 5% Recover -- Warp -- Physic -- Expel -- Fortify -- Nosferatu -- Invoke -- Seraphim -- {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Equipment -- Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✓ Bow ✗ B. Magic ✗ W. Magic ✗

Fire Emblem Awakening

Mycen is playable as aSpotPass character, released in theGaiden character set.

Additionally, Mycen appears as an enemy unit in theDLC chapterLost Bloodlines 2.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Great Knight Level 1 Movement 7

Recruitment:SpotPass, hire him for 5,300G or defeat him in askirmish StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 35 Speed 14 Strength 17 Luck 3 Magic 1 Defense 20+2 Skill 16 Resistance 8 Max HP 120% Speed 50% Strength 60% Luck 45% Magic 30% Defense 50% Skill 50% Resistance 30% Speed ±0 Strength ±0 Luck −1 Magic ±0 Defense +2 Skill ±0 Resistance +2 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Silver Axe* Discipline Outdoor Fighter Defense +2 Weapon Levels D D B -- -- --

Enemy - Lost Bloodlines 2

See also:Lost Bloodlines 2

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Great Knight Level 1 Movement 7

Stats Max HP 35 Speed 14 Strength 17 Luck 3 Magic 1 Defense 20+2 Skill 16 Resistance 8

Inventory Skills Silver Axe Defense +2 Outdoor Fighter Weapon Levels E E B -- -- --

Great Knight Level 1 Movement 7

Stats Max HP 43 Speed 16 Strength 21 Luck 6 Magic 1 Defense 22+2 Skill 18 Resistance 9

Inventory Skills Silver Axe Defense +2 Outdoor Fighter Weapon Levels C C B -- -- --

Great Knight Level 1 Movement 7

Stats Max HP 54 Speed 20 Strength 26 Luck 11 Magic 1 Defense 25+2 Skill 22 Resistance 10

Inventory Skills Silver Axe* Defense +2 Outdoor Fighter Weapon Levels A A A -- -- --

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Reclassing options

Mycen Base classes:* Cavalier Paladin Great Knight Reclass options: This unit can reclass to any male class available through reclassing.

Growth rates when reclassed

Promotion stat gains

ArcherBarbarianCavalierDark MageWyvern RiderFighterKnightMageMercenaryMyrmidonPriestTacticianThief

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Berserker	+8	+5	+0	+2	+3	+0	+2	+1	+1	--
Warrior	+6	+4	+0	+5	−1	+0	+4	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+7	+3	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+6	+1	--
Great Knight	+8	+5	+0	+1	−1	+0	+7	+1	+0	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+5	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Griffon Rider	+3	+2	+0	+4	+4	+0	+0	+3	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Warrior	+8	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Hero	+2	+0	+1	+6	+5	+0	+4	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	E E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+6	+3	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+4	+3	+1	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	--
Assassin	+5	+4	−1	+4	+2	+0	+1	+0	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
War Monk	+8	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+0	+1	E
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	−1	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Grandmaster	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+5	+5	+0	+7	+4	+0	+3	+1	+1	E
Trickster	+3	+1	+4	+4	+3	+0	+1	+5	+1	E

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Skill set

Like all male bonus units inAwakening, Mycen has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard male units.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Role

Mycen reprises his role in the remake. He is also featured in two Memory Prisms: one where he rescues a young Celica from the burning villa, and another where he is entrusted with Alm by Rudolf.

Starting stats and growth rates

PrologueAct 4

Gold Knight Level 5

Stats Max HP 47 Luck 5 Attack 24 Defense 19 Skill 10 Resistance 4 Speed 12 Movement 9

Item Skills -- Lance Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

Gold Knight Level 7 Fatiguetol. 0.6

Recruitment:Act 4:Talk to withAlm after clearing Rigel Castle (required to progress) Base StatsGrowth RatesMax Stats Max HP 44 Luck 3 Attack 22 Defense 18 Skill 14 Resistance 8 Speed 11 Movement 9 Max HP 20% Luck 5% Attack 10% Defense 10% Skill 10% Resistance 3% Speed 10% Max HP 52 Luck 39 Attack 41 Defense 41 Skill 41 Resistance 40 Speed 39 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Item Skills -- Lance Weapons ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗

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Growth rates when reclassed

Analysis

Mycen is the last unit to join you in bothGaiden andShadows of Valentia, as such he comes as a prepromoted Gold Knight with solid bases, but nearly nonexistent growths, though the latter is not an issue outside of Act 6. Mycen is very similar toZeke, both come in a great class with solid bases, but Mycen has the advantage of having better strength and bulk, while having worse speed. Mycen's stat are decent enough where he can find himself a slot for an endgame team, though he will not be particularly powerful for either remaining mandatory maps.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

There is one variation of Mycen present in Heroes, who first available for players to summon from October 16 to November 6, 2023.

Mycen: Zofia's Champion

Starting stats

Mycen: Zofia's Champion is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 15/16/17 Speed 2/3/4 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 8/9/10 Maximum HP 36/40/43 Attack 43/46/50 Speed 12/16/19 Defense 42/45/49 Resistance 34/37/40 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Worldly Lance -- Glowing Ember

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Lance	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Steel Lance	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Silver Lance	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Worldly Lance	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Glowing Ember	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Bonfire	★★★★★	—	200
A	Atk/Def Clash 1	★★★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Def Clash 2	★★★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Def Clash 3	★★★★★	—	240
A	Atk/Def Clash 4	★★★★★	—	300
C	Close Guard 1	★★★★★	—	60
C	Close Guard 2	★★★★★	—	120
C	Close Guard 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Joint Close Guard	★★★★★	—	300

Personality

Mycen's experiences with Desaix embittered him with the outside world, and in particular he opposed conflict and participating in it, though he would later relent and entrust Alm with the leadership of theDeliverance;^[4] others came to regard him as cowardly for his refusal to fight, despite this hardly being the case.^[5] With respect to his meeting with Rudolf, he remarked that he was both shaken and impressed by Rudolf's resolve to condemn himself, motivating him to take a chance on fate with respect to Alm's role.^[6]

Supports

Main article:Mycen/Supports

Mycen Gold Knight Support conversations: Alm Fighter C: 10 B: 25 A: 40 [[{{{supportm2}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm2}}} B: {{{bm2}}} A: {{{am2}}} [[{{{supportm3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm3}}} B: {{{bm3}}} A: {{{am3}}} [[{{{supportm4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm4}}} B: {{{bm4}}} A: {{{am4}}} [[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}} Bond supports:* Gray Villager Bonus: Crt +3 Tobin Villager Bonus: Hit +5 Kliff Villager Bonus: Avoid +5 Faye Villager Bonus: Dodge +3 Nomah Sage Bonus: Hit +5 Crt +7 [[{{{supporto6}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond6}}} [[{{{supporto6}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond6}}} [[{{{supporto7}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond7}}} [[{{{supporto8}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond8}}} [[{{{supporto9}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond9}}} [[{{{supporto10}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bond10}}}

Ending

Gaiden

Serves as the prime minister in the newly established government of Valentia.
As King Alm I's excellent right-hand man, he threw all his effort into the kingdom's reconstruction.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

As the One Kingdom's new chancellor—and right-hand man to King Alm I—good Sir Mycen worked tirelessly toward the kingdom's restoration. Despite his formal standing and title, the king and queen continued to love him like a grandfather.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Critical quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Mycen/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Mycen is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Mycen
	Hero of Zofia, Mycen
		"Are you ready to fight and bleed until all of Valentia is saved?"
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Gold Knight		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Defender of the Brand:[Always] If your Main Character is "Alm" or "Celica", enemies in the back line cannot attack this unit, your ally "Alm" or your ally "Celica". Hero's Vitality:[Activate][Once per turn] [] Until the end of this turn, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #S09-003ST • Artist:Yoneko
	Rigelian Hero, Mycen
		"You must never underestimate your foe. A single moment of negligence will cost you your life."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Cavalier		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		"You lack experience.":[Trigger][Once per turn] When this unit attacks a, until the end of combat, this unit gains +20 attack. Attack Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #P11-004PR • Artist:Nintendo
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Mycen .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Mycen: Zofia's Champion
Here's Mycen, who comes from the continent of Valentia! He's a former knight who is renowned as a hero for his valorous deeds.	Mycen was once a general of Zofia's army. But after a plot to assassinate Celica, he took her and escaped the palace.	They retired to Ram Village, a frontier settlement, where Mycen also took in his friend's son Alm—raising him as his grandson and training him to become a fine warrior in his own right.	Though Zofia was still in crisis, Mycen watched on in silence—but don't you worry, he's as brave and dedicated to justice as ever! He's just waiting for the right time to do his part!
Closely Associated Characters
Alm Celica {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A brave but kind young warrior, raised by the hero Mycen in Ram Village. His left hand is marked with the Brand. The princess of Zofia; trained as a priestess. Caring toward others, and dislikes fighting. Bears the Brand on her right hand. Mycen saved her life in the distant past. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

661

Mycen Gaiden

85

CYL 2 (2018)

418 (−243)

Mycen Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

399

CYL 3 (2019)

426 (+27)

Mycen Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

342 (−57)

CYL 4 (2020)

479 (+13)

Mycen Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

214 (−128)

CYL 5 (2021)

350 (−129)

Mycen Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

235 (+21)

CYL 6 (2022)

332 (−20)

Mycen Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

265 (+30)

CYL 7 (2023)

322 (−10)

Mycen Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

182 (−83)

CYL 8 (2024)

791 (+469)

Mycen Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

22 (−160)

CYL 9 (2025)

828 (+37)

Mycen Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

15 (−7)

CYL 10 (2026)

850 (+22)

Mycen Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

8 (−7)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,767

Trivia

• Mycen serves as the narrator for the advertisements ofFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
• Despite his level increasing, most of Mycen's stats decrease between the prologue ofShadows of Valentia and his return at the end of Act 4.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Gaiden Gold Knight Lance Javelin/Gradivus
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Gold Knight

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Mycen fromGaiden.
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  Artwork ofZeke and Mycen fromThe Complete.
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  Artwork of Mycen,Alm,Lukas,Kliff,Gray andTobin from the25th Anniversary Staff Book.
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  Artwork of Mycen fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
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  Full portrait artwork of Mycen fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

CG images

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  Mycen fightingSlayde inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
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  Mycen leavingRam Village withCelica inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Portraits

• 
  Portrait of Mycen inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Mycen: Zofia's Champion.
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  Artwork of Mycen: Zofia's Champion.
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  Artwork of Mycen: Zofia's Champion.
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  Artwork of Mycen: Zofia's Champion.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Mycen: Zofia's Champion.
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  Artwork of Mycen: Zofia's Champion.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Mycen.
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  Artwork of Mycen.

References

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