Quan (Japanese:キュアンCuan) was the prince ofLeonster, the son of KingCalf, the father ofAltena andLeif, a full-blooded descendant of the CrusaderNjörun, and the inheritor ofGáe Bolg. In his youth, he was educated at theBelhalla military academy, where he metSigurd ofChalphy andEldigan ofNordion; the three quickly became close friends and pledged each other's support in times of need, and Quan eventually married Sigurd's sisterEthlyn. When he received word of theVerdane assault onGrannvale in Grann 757, he departed Leonster with Ethlyn and the young knightFinn to assist Sigurd, and travelled with him throughAgustria toSilesse.

While Sigurd was in exile in Silesse, Quan departed Sigurd's group to return to Leonster and raise reinforcements to assist him, and on his way through the Aed Desert to do so, he and Ethlyn were besieged by theThracian dragon knights and were killed, in what became known as theAed Massacre. Though he was never formally crowned during his life and in fact was killed before his father, years after his death he was nonetheless referred to as "King Quan" as an honorary title.

Biography

Shortly after Sigurd and the remaining Chalphy knights departed to combat the Verdane invasion force and reclaimYngvi, Quan, Ethlyn andFinn arrived to assist him. Though both Sigurd and Ethlyn apologised for what they saw as dragging him into the situation, Quan insisted that he would not have it any other way.^[1] During Sigurd's sortie into Verdane to find the missingEdain, Quan askedAyra about theGrannvale-Isaach war, concerned about the nature of it given his father's high regard for Isaach's KingMananan. He learned of the role ofRibaut's leader in sparking the role, the assassination of Mananan, and Ayra's role in being entrusted withShannan.

Quan remained with Sigurd's army throughout the conflict withAgustria. One year into the Grannvale occupation of the country, when KingChagall started stirring trouble, Ethlyn revealed to him that his father had entrusted her withGáe Bolg, just in case; she handed it over to him, to better facilitate ending the conflict. The two and Finn initially accompanied Sigurd toSilesse when he fled there fromLombard's army, but departed shortly thereafter to return to Leonster to raise assistance for Sigurd. During their time back in Leonster, their youngest child Leif was born.

As Sigurd's army made its way from Silesse back to Grannvale, Quan and Ethlyn were also travelling there, now accompanied by Leonster's Lanceritter squadron, with the intent of assisting Sigurd in opposingLombard andReptor; the then-three-year-old Altena was with them, while Leif remained behind in Leonster under the care of Finn. However, as they crossed theAed Desert, Thracia's KingTravant and a squad of Thracian dragon knights appeared in pursuit of them, informed of their location byVeld of theLoptr Church.^[2] Taken by surprise, Quan attempted to fight back as his knights were slaughtered, but even with Gáe Bolg he was overpowered and killed, as was Ethlyn. From their corpses, Travant took Altena and Gáe Bolg, raised Altena as his own daughter, and entrusted her with Gáe Bolg in his service.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Quan is a playable character during the first generation. In thePrologue, he, along withEthlyn andFinn, appear as player units at the start of turn 3. If either he or Ethlyn is defeated in battle, both will permanently leave. Quan, Ethlyn and Finn will leave at the start ofChapter 4.

InChapter 5, regardless of if they survived, Quan, Ethlyn, and a squad of Leonster knights appear as partner units in the map's south-east corner onceLubeck castle has been seized. Quan only has theGáe Bolg in his inventory; once Ethlyn is killed, Quan will loose the Gáe Bolg. He is expected to die in battle against theThracian army; however, as the combat is unscripted, it is possible but unlikely for him to survive, in which case he disappears oncePhinora is seized.

Starting stats and growth rates

Duke Knight Level 4 Holy Blood Movement 9

Recruitment:Prologue, automatically from turn 3 StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 34 Speed 10 Strength 16 Luck 5 Magic 0 Defense 10 Skill 10 Resistance 3 Max HP 110% Speed 40% Strength 50% Luck 10% Magic 5% Defense 50% Skill 30% Resistance 5% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Steel Lance Javelin 5,000Gold Adept Weapon Levels -- ★ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Love growths and events

When recruited, Quan already has full love growth withEthlyn.

• Inthe Prologue, Quan can talk toSigurd at any point after he has joined, yielding no reward.
• InChapter 1, Quan can talk toFinn at any time, granting Finn +1Strength,Skill andDefense.
• InChapter 1, Quan can talk toAyra after she has been recruited, yielding no reward.
• InChapter 2, Quan can talk toFinn afterHeirhein Castle has been seized, giving Finn aBrave Lance.
• InChapter 3,Ethlyn can talk to Quan after Sylvale Castle has been seized, giving himGáe Bolg.

Analysis

Quan is aDuke Knight who joins in the Prologue but leaves after chapter 3. Quan has excellent bases and high growths, making him a strong unit – onlySigurd has superior combat in the early game. Quan also has excellent mobility since he starts as a promoted mounted class. He is the only unit with movement equal to Sigurd's before other units start promoting.

Quan's primary combat flaw is that he does not haveFollow-Up and must rely onAdept for attacking twice. He is also hampered by the high weight of lances, the only weapon type he can use. His Adept activation rate is within 20-35%, making it unreliable. This problem can be fixed by giving QuanFinn'sBrave Lance orArden'sFollow-Up Ring. Furthermore, even without Follow-Up, Quan can weaken enemies and have weaker units finish them off.

Quan also gets a Holy Weapon,Gáe Bolg, in his conversation with Ethlyn near the end of chapter 3. While wielding the Gáe Bolg, Quan is nearly invincible and can fight an entire army by himself. The problem is that enemies will refuse to attack him while he wields it – since the AI "knows" the attempt is futile. Still, Quan will significantly help wrap up the chapter.

Quan has two significant weaknesses. He is locked to lances instead of swords, and he leaves after chapter 3. Quan's availability is still high, but the player should be cautious and give away his items before ending chapter 3. Unlike most pairings in the game, Quan and Ethlyn's children have reversed inheritance, withLeif inheriting items from his mother Ethlyn, not Quan, with Quan's items instead being inherited by his daughter, Altena, who joinsSeliph's army late in the game, so keeping valuable items on Quan is not beneficial.

Quan also struggles with accuracy in the early game because all early-game enemies use axes or bows. Quan cannot counter the bow users, and the axe users have a weapon triangle advantage against him. The weapon triangle is very potent inGenealogy since it grants +20/-20 bonuses/penalties. Luckily, Quan is bulky and capable of taking a respectable number of hits. The player can also use his combination bonus fromEthlyn; while Quan and Ethlyn stand next to each other, both gain +20% critical chance. This can allow Quan to one-shot some enemies, thanks to his high strength.

Overall, Quan is an excellent unit. He is the only unit that can keep up with Sigurd in terms of both movement and stats, making him stand out among his peers. His only real flaws are his lack of Follow-Up, being lance-locked, and somewhat low availability. None of them are significant enough to make Quan anything other than a good unit, though.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

Quan is playable as aSpotPass character, released in theGenealogy of the Holy War first-generation character set. He is also present as an enemy in thefirst andthird installments of theLost BloodlinesDLC series, and as an NPC inLost Bloodlines 2.

Starting stats and growth rates

Paladin Level 12 Movement 8

Recruitment:SpotPass, hire him for 10,600G or defeat him in askirmish StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 59 Speed 23 Strength 33 Luck 5 Magic 3 Defense 28+5 Skill 22 Resistance 10 Max HP 115% Speed 45% Strength 60% Luck 50% Magic 35% Defense 45% Skill 50% Resistance 35% Speed −3 Strength +1 Luck +1 Magic +1 Defense +2 Skill −1 Resistance +2 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Gáe Bolg* Discipline Outdoor Fighter Defender Sol Weapon Levels C A -- -- -- --

Reclassing options

Quan 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, Quan has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard male units.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Quan appears as an equippableBond Ring. He can be summoned usingSigurd'sEmblem Ring.

Bond Ring data

Stat modifiers Ring level Str Spd Def C +1 +0 +0 B +1 +0 +1 A +1 +1 +1 S +2 +1 +1

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Quan/Heroes

There are two different variations of Quan available inHeroes.

Personality

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Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Many heroes lost their lives on this path...
Quan, the prince of Leonster...
...

These brave youths fought to change the world for the better, yet now their unfulfilled dreams lie dead with them on the battlefield...
Was their sacrifice in vain? What were they fighting for all along?
And what of the light...?

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Heroes quotes

Main article:Quan/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

Quan was featured on two TCG cards.

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Quan
	Class:Duke Knight	Level 1 Cavalry	Direct Attack
	Energy: 5	Atk.: 3 / Counter: 2	WLv.: ★
	Equip:Steel Lance	Skills: Seize (Command LV ★)Victory upon entering an opponent's sortie square. Upon retreat, all allied units withdraw 1 square •Canto (After acting, can move again by spending 1 Energy chip) •Adept
	Card #004 •Rarity: ★★ •Artist: Mayumi Hirota
	Class:Duke Knight	Level 10 Cavalry	Direct Attack
	Energy: 7	Atk.: 4 / Counter: 2	WLv.: ★
	Equip:Silver Lance	Skills:Canto (After acting, can move again by spending 1 Energy chip) •Adept
	Card #P003 •Rarity: ☆★★ •Artist: Koya Katsuyoshi
Card scans and information translation provided byAquantis.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Quan is featured on six cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Quan
	Aura-Enshrouded Lancer, Quan
		"No matter what happens, I could never regret giving my all for a just cause."
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Duke Knight		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Aura of Njörun:[Trigger] At the start of your turn, if you have at least 1 "Quan" card in your Bond Area, choose 1 Back Line enemy other than the Main Character, and you may move them. Thracian-besting Lance:[Activate][Once per turn] [Flip 1 of your Bond cards face-down] Choose up to 1 enemy other than Main Character, and destroy them.
	Card #B06-006SR • Artist:Sachiko Wada
	Prince of Leonster, Quan
		"This is our promise. Three friends for life."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Lance Knight		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Leonster's Tactics:[Trigger][Once per turn] When an ally is attacked by a Back Line enemy, until the end of combat, that unit gains +40 attack. Attack Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B06-007HN, B06-007ST(+) • Artist:Mayo
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		"I'm wielding none other than Gáe Bolg! I'll never fail with it at my side!"
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Duke Knight		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Gáe Bolg's Shine:[Activate] [] Until the end of this turn, this unit gains +10 attack and 1-2 range. Maneuver of the Lanceritter:[Trigger] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy, choose 1 Front Line ally, and you may move them.
	Card #S08-003ST(+) • Artist:Sachiko Wada
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		"Away, Thracian beasts! As long as I hold the Gáe Bolg, we knights of Leonster will never falter!" "Blast! Could this be... the end? Oh, Ethlyn... I'm sorry... Finn, I... I pray that you will take good care... of Leif..."
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Duke Knight		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Glory to the Knights:[Always] During your turn, all allies gain +10 attack. Heroic Gáe Bolg:[Trigger] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy, if you have 6 or more bond cards, you may choose 1 non-lord enemy and destroy it.
	Card #B15-080R(+) • Artist:Senri Kita(B15-080R),Tomohide Takaya(B15-080R+)
	Legitimate Heir of Leonster, Quan
		"The Gáe Bolg bears the baggage of a most tragic legend. But that is all it is: a legend."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Lance Knight		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Blood of the Lance Knight:[Trigger][Once per turn] When you play a card in your Bond Area, until the end of the turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Attack Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B15-081N • Artist:Karuta Shiki
	Lance Prince of Deep Friendship, Quan
		"I will not lose you to so mean a battle, Sigurd."
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Duke Knight		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Lance Knight of the Blood of Njörun:[Activate][Once per turn] [] Choose as many allies as you wish, and move them. Gáe Bolg of Fraternity:[Trigger] When this unit is deployed by the effect of a skill, until the end of your opponent's next turn, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B19-058R • Artist:Kazuhiro Taneda
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Quan .

Flavor text

Trivia

• According to Quan's profile in the (non-canon) art book for theŌsawa manga adaptation:^[3]
  • He was 21 years old during late September, Grann 757.
  • His height is 183 cm.
  • He was born between October 1st and October 23rd.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Duke Knight Lance (Gáe Bolg)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Quan fromGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Artwork of Quan fromTreasure.
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  Artwork of Quan andEthlyn fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.
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  Artwork of Quan, Ethlyn,Leif, andAltena fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.
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  Artwork of Quan withSelphina,Finn, andGlade fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.
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  Artwork of Quan during theAed Massacre fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.
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  Artwork of Quan from theTrading Card Game.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Quan inAwakening.

Concept artwork

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  Concept artwork of Quan fromGenealogy of the Holy War.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Quan: Lightfoot Prince.
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  Artwork of Quan: Lightfoot Prince.
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  Artwork of Quan: Lightfoot Prince.
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  Artwork of Quan: Lightfoot Prince.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Quan: Luminous Lancer.
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  Artwork of Quan: Lightfoot Prince.
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  Artwork of Quan: Lightfoot Prince.
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  Artwork of Quan: Lightfoot Prince.
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  Artwork of Quan: Lightfoot Prince.
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  Quan in artwork ofEthlyn: Spirited Princess.
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  Quan in artwork ofTravant: King of Thracia.
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  Quan in artwork ofAltena: Luminous Rider.
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  Quan in artwork ofFinn: Lance of Legend.

Other artwork

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  Artwork featuring Quan released on the fourth day ofA Hero Rises 2025.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Quan.
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  Artwork of Quan.
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  Artwork of Quan.
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  Artwork of Quan.
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  Artwork of Quan withEthlyn.
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  Artwork of Quan,Sigurd, andEldigan.
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  Artwork ofTravant and Quan.
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  Quan in artwork of Sigurd.
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  Quan in artwork ofLeif.
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  Quan in artwork ofLewyn.
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  Celebratory artwork featuring Quan for the release ofSeries 6.
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  Celebratory artwork featuring Quan for the release ofSeries 15.
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  Celebratory artwork featuring Quan forCipher's 4th anniversary.

References

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