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Nichol
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| “ | Heh. Sing like that again, and I might just let my comrade pluck out your tongue. Then again, my band of malevolent brothers is in dire need of amusement. So carry on. Scream your heart out. Top of your lungs now... | ” | — Nichol |
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Nichol (Japanese:ナハトNacht) is a character inFire Emblem Fates. ANohrian leader of a band of thieves, he serves as the boss ofSophie's paralogue. Nichol can becaptured, and thus recruited, in all three routes ofFates. Like all other captureablebosses, Nichol has no supports orPrivate Quarters interactions.
Fire Emblem Fates
Role
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Starting stats and growth rates
- Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range. The figures to the left of the ~ are taken from a Chapter 8 playthrough, the earliest possible point where this chapter may be undertaken in theBirthright andConquest campaigns; the figures to the right of the ~ are taken from a Chapter 23 playthrough, the point where this boss hits level 20 and stops scaling from there.
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Reclassing options
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Growth rates when reclassed
| Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Cha | Bld |
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| Wyvern Lord | 45% | 60% | 20% | 60% | 55% | 20% | 55% | 20% | {{{cha}}} | {{{bld}}} |
Skill set
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| Skill | Learned at | |
 | Strength +2 | Starting from level 6. Innate in Lunatic mode. |
 | Lunge | Starting from level 7. Innate in Lunatic mode. |
 | Savage Blow | Malig Knight, starting from level 8 (From level 6 on Lunatic) |
 | Trample | Malig Knight, starting from level 15 |
 | Rally Defense | Wyvern Lord, starting from level 8 (From level 6 on Lunatic) |
 | Swordbreaker | Wyvern Lord, starting from level 15 |
| The above skill list does not include skills obtained viaDLC. | ||
Analysis
| This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Nichol is a prepromotedMalig Knight available to the player after being captured inParalogue 5 and subsequently persuaded in prison. His level, stats, and weapon ranks are adjusted depending on when the paralogue is played. Nichol has no personal skill, as well as no other skills to start with on Normal and Hard, with justWyvern Rider's starting skills on Lunatic.Strength +2 is useful given his limited skill pool, andLunge has niche use cases for adjusting his position in battle. He will also gain the previously mentioned skills starting at levels 6 and 7, respectively, in either of his classes.
Due to his previously mentioned limited skill access without DLC, Nichol should learn every possible skill he can. From Malig Knight, he learnsSavage Blow, which allows him to deal some area-of-effect damage to enemies near his target after combat, as well asTrample for 5 extra damage against non-mounted foes. His other class,Wyvern Lord, has him trade his tomes, magic, and resistance for lances and increases to all of his other growths aside from strength. Wvyern Lord's skills greatly benefit Nichol;Rally Defense allows him to improve the defense of all allies within 2 tiles of him, whereasSwordbreaker grants him +50 hit and avoid against foes wielding swords and katana, substantially improving his matchup against them.
Nichol's potential is not as great as that of story units, meaning he is best reserved as a unit that can fulfill a flying niche as needed. As the only default Malig Knight onBirthright, Nichol will perform better there than anywhere else; his only competition isScarlet, and even then, they only compete if Nichol is reclassed to Wyvern Lord. OnConquest andRevelation, Nichol is strictly outclassed byCamilla thanks to her superior bases, growths, skill access, and longtime prospects. Still, he will perform adequately at worst and provides a free Malig Knight option, which still places him in a favorable light.
Personality
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Quotes
Battle quote
| “ | What hope do any of you pathetic fools have against me? But you, friend, have an especially hopeful light in your eyes. Come closer. I'll be glad to extinguish it for you. | ” | — Nichol's battle quote in Paralogue 5 |
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Death quote
| “ | It was... inevitable. | ” | — Nichol's defeated quote |
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| “ | So hope triumphed in the end? Not cruelty? It seems I backed the wrong horse. Alas, no turning back now... | ” | — Nichol's death quote |
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Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) | Text (Japanese) |
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| Fates | An apathetic Nohrian soldier with a fierce will to survive at any cost. | 暗夜王国の兵士。あらゆることに無気力だが、 生きることへの執着だけは人一倍強い。 |
Choose Your Legends placement history
| Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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| CYL 10 (2026) | 231 (−132) |  Nichol Fates | 156 (+26) |
| Total results | This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 1,180 |
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Trivia
- Nichol possesses a critical cut-in portrait, a trait shared withCandace, and lacked by other unplayable or capture-exclusive bosses. Additionally, his name is located among the names of characters that can exclusively marryCorrin,[2] suggesting he had a more significant role before becoming aparalogue boss. Nichol and Candace are also the only capturable bosses to be featured in the first Choose Your Legends event, with the others only being added in CYL 5.
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Nichol | Variant ofNicholas, a name of Greek origin meaning "victory for the people" made popular by Saint Nicholas. |
| Japanese | ナハト | Romanized in the internal game files asNacht.Nacht is German, Dutch, and West Frisian for "night". |
| Spanish | Nichol | -- |
| French | Nichol | -- |
| German | Nichol | -- |
| Italian | Nichol | -- |
| Portuguese | Nichol | Used in the Choose Your Legends polls forFire Emblem Heroes. |
| Traditional Chinese | 拿赫特 | Nacht; used in the Choose Your Legends polls forHeroes. |
Gallery
Portraits
References
- ↑1.01.1Nichol Voice - Fire Emblem: Fates (Video Game), Behind the Voice Actors,Retrieved: October 20, 2016
- ↑"It's likely Nichol and Candace were going to playable characters and not just capturable bosses. Both of their names appear near the start of the character list alongside the other Avatar-only-supporters. In addition, they have critical cut-ins and Twitter avatars." — VincentASM,Interesting Unused Content & Trivia in Fates, Serenesforest.net,Published: March 5th, 2016,Retrieved: September 1st, 2016
 | This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series. |
