Perceval

Perceval is a playable character in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, and the Knight General of Etruria. After the war, he succeeds Douglas as Great General of Etruria.

Profile[]

Following Roy's recapture of Ostia from Leygance, Perceval and Cecilia arrive in response to an earlier request by Ostia for Etrurian protection. There, they confront Narcian and his forces, who were attempting to threaten Roy into surrendering Ostia, and drive them away. Afterward, Perceval returns to Etruria, leaving Ostia in Cecilia's care.

Later, in the Etrurian coup d'état led by Arcard and Roartz, Perceval and Douglas are forced to serve the Revolutionaries when King Mordred is taken hostage. As a result, Perceval is forced to assist Bern in arresting Cecilia at Missur, and later is deployed to a border fortress in Roy's path towards Aquleia. Upon learning of Myrddin's continued survival as Elffin, he abandons Arcard and Roartz and joins Roy's army.

Personality[]

Considered a paragon of knighthood, Perceval is loyal to his lieges above all else; he complied with the Revolutionaries solely to guarantee Mordred's continued survival despite his own misgivings. He holds Prince Myrddin in particular in the highest of esteem, and in the past pledged his loyalty to Myrddin above all else. Perceval is regarded by fellow general Douglas as the embodiment of Etruria's future, whose survival beyond Etruria's potential fall in the Disturbance of Bern is paramount. Such is his devotion to knighthood that he has trouble enjoying other aspects of life, dismissing Larum's antics as worthless frivolity despite his gratitude for her helping Myrddin, and expressing no interest in the food he eats according to the cooks serving Roy. In the aftermath of the coup d'état, Perceval planned to ensure the future safety of the king through purging all but those whom he considered the most loyal to the crown from the Etrurian court.

In-Game[]

The Binding Blade[]

Description: The Knight General of Etruria. An imposing man of great potential.

Base Stats[]

Normal Mode

Starting Class						Affinity
Paladin						Dark
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
5	43	17	13	18	12	14	11	12	8
Weapon					Starting Items
Sword - A Lance - A Axe - C					Silver Lance Silver Sword*

*Chapter 15 only

Hard Mode

• Note: Perceval's stats increase only on Chapter 15.

Starting Class						Affinity
Paladin						Dark
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
5	50	20	16	20	15	16	13	12	8
Weapon					Starting Items
Sword - A Lance - A Axe - C					Silver Lance Silver Sword*

*Chapter 15 only

Growth Rates[]

Supports[]

See also: Perceval/Supports

• Cecilia
• Douglas
• Larum
• Elffin
• Dorothy
• Klein

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

For his join time, Perceval is very nearly a perfect unit. As a Paladin, he has access to all melee weapon types, with good ranks in all three, 8 Movement, and decent rescuing capacity, all with no investment. However, what causes him to stand out is his base stats. On Normal, Perceval's stats are on par with Alen's averages at 20/1, making him an excellent combat unit who serves as a more than adequate substitute. On Hard, however, his stats receive a fairly significant kick (albeit only when recruited in Chapter 15), placing him far above what Lance or Alen can boast at his level. Even facing a Wyvern Lord with a Silver Lance, possibly the most dangerous generic enemy in the game, his 50 HP and 16 Defense means that it fails to kill him in less than three blows, and with 20 Speed and Strength, he can double and two-round with a Silver Lance or Wyrmslayer or one-round with the Maltet or Durandal. Against the more common unpromoted enemies, he is even more unstoppable, with most physical enemies struggling to kill him in less than five hits and often being one-rounded by even iron weapons. Even his 13 Resistance is abnormally high. The only enemy in the game that can seriously threaten a properly-equipped base-level Perceval is Gel.

As Perceval does not receive his bonuses on Hard and is harder to recruit overall, it is recommended to skip him in Chapter 13, especially as Chapter 14 will hold back much of his prowess due to desert terrain. His base A-ranks mean that he can use nearly all common lances and swords, and is fairly close to using the legendary ones as well, while his axe rank of C enables some good options and is high enough to potentially train for Armads with some effort. Perceval has a fairly fast support with Cecilia, who joins at around the same time and can match his Movement, which will yield a notable boost to Avoid; Perceval doesn't tend to struggle with dodging, but it can push him somewhat further. While Perceval's bases are high enough for him to not need to gain stats on levels, his growths are not so low that he cannot do so, and a lucky level or two can secure his dominance.

In summary, Perceval is one of the best units in the lategame of Binding Blade, combining versatility with raw power. The only thing holding him back is his joining time and his lack of flight, which allows fellow super-unit Melady to often surpass him, but he is no slouch himself in the mobility department.

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

SpotPass[]

Starting Class
Paladin
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
18	62	35	4	26	32	23	33	18	8
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
Discipline Outdoor Fighter Defender Aegis Dual Guard+			Sword - A Lance - A			Brave Lance*

*Enemy only, joins unequipped

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

• Original

Knightly Ideal

Knight General of Etruria. A model knight, he has undivided loyalty to his kingdom. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Knightly Ideal
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	15/16/17 34/38/41	7/8/9 29/32/35	8/9/10 34/37/40	8/9/10 25/28/32	4/5/6 23/27/30
Skills			Weapon
Prized Lance New Moon			Lance

Skills[]

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Lance	-	-	-
	Steel Lance	-	-	-
	Silver Lance	-	-	-
	Prized Lance	Silver Lance	-	-
	New Moon	-
	Luna	New Moon	-
A	Atk/Def Solo 1	-		-
	Atk/Def Solo 2	Atk/Def Solo 1		-
	Atk/Def Solo 3	Atk/Def Solo 2
B	Lull Atk/Spd 1	-		-
	Lull Atk/Spd 2	Lull Atk/Spd 1		-
	Lull Atk/Spd 3	Lull Atk/Spd 2
C	Rouse Def/Res 1	-		-
	Rouse Def/Res 2	Rouse Def/Res 1		-
	Rouse Def/Res 3	Rouse Def/Res 2

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Base Set[]

Counters[]

Skill Inheritance[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Knightly Ideal Perceval
	Etruria's military is led by three generals. Among them is Perceval, the Knight General! He's a stoic Hero who is brave, wise, and loyal.
	They said that in time, Perceval would become Prince Myrddin's personal retainer and take full command of Etruria's military. But sadly, the prince died in an unfortunate accident...
	Following the death of the prince, Perceval remained loyal to his country. But chaos tore through the kingdom, and soon he was fighting against Cecilia, Etruria's Mage General!
	It was his encounter with a certain someone that helped the lost Knight General find his way once more. But who exactly did he meet? Hmm, I wonder!
Closely Associated Characters
Cecilia	Mage General of Etruria. Taught Roy and Lilina when they were young. A fellow member of Etruria's Three Generals.
Elffin	A bard who also serves as tactician for the resistance. Quiet yet shrewd. He later wins Perceval's loyalty.

Quotes[]

Battle Quotes[]

Against Narcian[]

• Narcian: If if isn't General Perceval, the back-stabbing traitor!
• Perceval: Joining you...was the greatest mistake of my life. I will make up for it...by defeating you!

Death Quote[]

Heroes[]

Perceval/Heroes Quotes

Endings[]

Perceval - Knight Among Knights (騎士の中の騎士, Kishi no naka no kishi)

Perceval returned to Etruria and eventually became the next Great General. He led a glorious tenure and was remembered as the very model of an honorable knight of Etruria.

Non-Canon Appearances[]

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]

Perceval is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B05-040HN

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	301	The Binding Blade	677
CYL2	307 ↓6	The Binding Blade	696 ↑19
CYL3	218 ↑89	The Binding Blade	1,049 ↑353
CYL4	407 ↓89	The Binding Blade	217 ↓832
CYL5	353 ↑54	The Binding Blade	165 ↓52
CYL6	401 ↓58	The Binding Blade	122 ↓43
CYL7	311 ↑90	The Binding Blade	123 ↑1

CYL8

336 ↓25

The Binding Blade

106 ↓17

Etymology[]

Percival was one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table, famous for his involvement in the quest for the grail. The name is believed to have been derived from old French percer and val, which means "to pierce the valley".

Trivia[]

• On the official Japanese website for Nintendo, Perceval won 23rd place out of 80 in the character popularity poll for Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. The male-female vote ratio is 1:2. The voter comments seem to generally focus on his chivalrous and loyal personality.
• In the 2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Choose Your Legends poll, Perceval ranked 301st with a total of 677 votes.
• Perceval is one of three characters in the game to support with someone from both routes in a path split being both dancers, the only other characters being Gonzalez with the pre-promoted unit you get from the path split and Douglas with both dancers.

Gallery[]

See main article: Perceval/Gallery.