Salem (Japanese:セイラムSalem) is a former dark priest of theLoptr Church, an hononary member of theDandelion Bandits, and a member ofLeif's liberation army.

Biography

Salem was a member of theLoptr Church. He departed the cult upon beginning to question its practices and was nearly killed for it by other Loptrians in the attempt, but was saved byPerne of the Dandelion thieves and joined his band. Salem was on guard duty for the Dandelion hideout on the night Leif's army passed through Dacia Forest, despite his recent injuries from the Loptrians. His plan was to use hisSleep staff to put to sleep anyone who came too close to the hideout, but he was still fought and captured by Leif's army. When Leif's army broke into the hideout to fight the thieves therein, Salem informed him of the true nature of the group and that he would try to sway Perne and the others to Leif's side.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Salem is a playable character. InChapter 12, Salem appears as an enemy unit; he stands on a gate, the chapter'sseize point. If he iscaptured and not released by the end of the chapter, and the chapter is completed under 20 turns, Salem will join the party at the start ofChapter 12x. In the same chapter, Salem cantalk to an enemyPerne, recruiting him.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Loptr Mage Level 5 Action --

Recruitment:Chapter 12x, automatically from the start if he wascaptured, but not killed or released, as an enemy inChapter 12 StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 22 Speed 7 Strength 0 Luck 2 Magic 8 Defense 2 Skill 6 Constitution 4 Movement 6 FCM 1 Max HP 60% Speed 40% Strength 5% Luck 10% Magic 30% Defense 15% Skill 45% Constitution 15% Movement 2% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Varies -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C D D D -- C

Enemy – Chapter 12

Loptr Mage Level 5 Action --

Stats Max HP 22 Speed 7 Strength 0 Luck 2 Magic 8 Defense 2 Skill 6 Constitution 4 Movement 6 FCM 1

Inventory Skills Jormungand Sleep -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C D D D -- C

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Dark Mage	+0	+0	+3	+2	+0	+0	+4	+1	+0	+50 WEXP

Supports

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Analysis

Salem is a Loptrian mage who joins your army roughly halfway through the game. His greatest asset is his C rank in staves. At the time he joins, he will likely be the only unit besides Safy who can wield staves at that high of a level. He can wield mid-level staves such asPhysic andRestore right away, helping out the team while also allowing him to gain experience without risking his life. Getting to promotion should be Salem's top priority, as his promotion grants him an additional staff rank, giving him access toRescue,Fortify, andSilence, and bringing him closer to the prestigious A rank for the all-powerfulWarp andRewarp staves. Staff users receive quite a lot offatigue when using powerful staves, so having another high level staff user relieves some of the burden off of units like Safy, and allows for many more powerful staves to be used in more chapters. Compared to other staff users, his access toWind makes him much more capable at combat than the playablepriests andhigh priests, especially beforeLightning becomes readily available, and while his durability is not impressive on its own it is better than every other high-ranked staff user apart fromCed.

Offensively, he has a D in all types of anima magic and a C in Dark Magic. This makes him the only playable unit with access to Dark Magic. Unfortunately, he is behind your other units statistically at the time you recruit him, with lackluster magic and speed and poor physical durability. His unique access to dark magic is largely irrelevant, as theJormungand tome, while strong, is extremely heavy, making it generally inferior to the regular anima tomes which do not slow him down nearly as much. Fenrir is a very potent siege tome, though it can only be used by grinding up Salem's dark rank to A, which can only be done with Jormungand. Even when using anima tomes, Salem's unimpressive bases make his combat mediocre in a vacuum. However, if he is trained as a staff user, he will be able to eventually become a servicable combat unit, carried largely by Wind's ability to hit on magic at 1-2 range.

Generally, Salem is most useful using staves, though he is able to function in combat if need be, and is more capable of doing so than most other staff users.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

Salem is playable as aSpotPassbonus unit, released in theThracia 776 character set. He is also present as an enemy in theDLC episodesLost Bloodlines 1 andLost Bloodlines 3.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Dark Mage Level 14 Movement 5

Recruitment:SpotPass, hire him for 5,800G or defeat him in askirmish StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 31 Speed 14 Strength 1 Luck 5 Magic 15 Defense 8 Skill 12 Resistance 6 Max HP 90% Speed 50% Strength 45% Luck 45% Magic 45% Defense 45% Skill 65% Resistance 30% Speed 0 Strength +1 Luck −3 Magic −1 Defense +2 Skill +4 Resistance 0 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Nosferatu* Hex Anathema Despoil Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C --

Enemy - Lost Bloodlines

See also:Lost Bloodlines 1 andLost Bloodlines 3

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Dark Mage Level 17 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 33 Speed 16 Strength 1 Luck 5 Magic 16 Defense 10 Skill 14 Resistance 8

Inventory Skills Nosferatu Hex Anathema Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- D --

Dark Mage Level 17 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 39 Speed 18 Strength 1 Luck 7 Magic 18 Defense 11 Skill 16 Resistance 10

Inventory Skills Nosferatu Hex Anathema Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C --

Dark Mage Level 17 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 49 Speed 20 Strength 1 Luck 9 Magic 21 Defense 13 Skill 18 Resistance 12

Inventory Skills Nosferatu* Hex Anathema Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- A --

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Reclassing options

Salem Base classes:* Dark Mage Sorcerer Dark 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, Salem has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard male units.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Salem is one of the characters added to the game in theEvil Ways update, and was made available to players in the sixty-fifthGrand Hero Battle, which initially ran from March 19, 2022 through March 26, 2022. Only one variation of Salem is currently available inHeroes, based on hisThracia 776 incarnation.

Salem: Dark Sage

"Salem: Dark Sage" redirects here. For the Grand Hero Battle map, seeGrand Hero Battle/Battle data (page 6) § Salem: Dark Sage.

Starting stats

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Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 8/9/10 Defense 1/2/3 Resistance 8/9/10 Maximum HP 34/37/40 Attack 31/34/37 Speed 29/32/35 Defense 12/15/18 Resistance 31/34/37 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Ruin -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 9/10/11 Speed 9/10/11 Defense 1/2/3 Resistance 8/9/10 Maximum HP 35/38/41 Attack 33/36/39 Speed 31/34/37 Defense 13/16/19 Resistance 32/35/38 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Rauðrvulture -- Chilling Wind

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 9/10/11 Speed 9/10/11 Defense 2/3/4 Resistance 9/10/11 Maximum HP 38/41/44 Attack 35/38/41 Speed 33/36/39 Defense 15/18/21 Resistance 35/38/41 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Rauðrvulture+ -- Chilling Wind

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Flux	★★★	★★★	50
	Ruin	★★★	★★★	100
	Rauðrvulture	★★★	★★★★	200
	Rauðrvulture+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Chilling Wind	★★★	★★★★	100
	Glacies	★★★★	—	200
A	Atk/Res Push 1	★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Res Push 2	★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Res Push 3	★★★★	—	240
B	Sabotage Atk 1	★★★	—	60
B	Sabotage Atk 2	★★★★	—	120
B	Sabotage Atk 3	★★★★★	—	240

Personality

Salem is not particularly talkative, choosing to cut straight to the point and not waste words. Despite his Loptrian upbringing he is a decent person, which presumably motivated his questioning of and subsequent departure from the order.^[1] He chose to join the Dandelions as he respected Perne's ethics as a noble thief in opposition toGrannvale,^[2] and similarly advocated the Dandelions as a whole joining with Leif as a result of these common ideals.^[3] He was also concerned aboutTina's predicament and promised to help her locate her sister,Safy, after his wounds had healed, though with the arrival of Leif's army in which Safy participated this proved unnecessary.^[4]

Endings

Salem, Dark Sage
After the war's end. Salem moved to a rural area and became a recluse. He recorded the story of his life in writing. His memoirs told the tale of a man who had once been a member of the infamous Loptr Church. To historians, they were an invaluable resource, offering a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Loptrian society.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Escape quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Salem/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

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Meet some of the Heroes entries

Salem: Dark Sage
Today, I'll be introducing you to Salem! He was once a member of the Loptr Church, worshippers of the dark god Loptous who were feared across Jugdral.	Salem became disillusioned with the Loptr Church's creed and attempted to escape—only to be caught by pursuers who left him badly wounded!	But in his hour of need, he was rescued and taken in by Perne of the Dandelion Bandits, a band of honorable thieves.	I'm told that the other members of the Dandelions were glad to have Salem there to support them with his magic… I'm glad he found a more productive use for that dark magic he learned!
Closely Associated Characters
Perne Sara {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} Leader of the Dandelions, a band of honorable bandits based in the forest of Dacia. He rescued Salem when he was grievously injured and brought him in as his guest. Granddaughter of Lord Manfroy, archbishop and great priest of the Loptr Church, of which Salem was formerly a member. Hates Manfroy for what he did to her parents. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

609

Salem Thracia 776

118

CYL 2 (2018)

630 (+21)

Salem Thracia 776

107 (−11)

CYL 3 (2019)

582 (+14)

Salem Thracia 776

108 (+1)

CYL 4 (2020)

550 (−42)

Salem Thracia 776

152 (+44)

CYL 5 (2021)

494 (−56)

Salem Thracia 776

140 (−12)

CYL 6 (2022)

537 (+41)

Salem Thracia 776

120 (−20)

CYL 7 (2023)

753 (+216)

Salem Thracia 776

21 (−99)

CYL 8 (2024)

752 (−1)

Salem Thracia 776

28 (+7)

CYL 9 (2025)

828 (+76)

Salem Thracia 776

15 (−13)

Total results		This character has 9 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	809

Trivia

• Salem was the first ever playable user ofdark magic in theFire Emblem series.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
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Official artwork

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  Artwork of Salem fromThracia 776.

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  Artwork of Salem from theTrading Card Game.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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References

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