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Caesar

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Caesar


Artwork of Caesar from Mystery of the Emblem.


A mercenary who fought alongside his friend Radd. Supported Marth's forces at Port Warren in the War of Shadows.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Nationality

Archanean (Warren)

Starting class

Mercenary

Appearance(s)

Grust has gathered its knights by the fortresses to the north. It's dangerous for you to stay here. Thankfully, the eastern castle has been left almost entirely unguarded; that's the place to strike.
— Caesar, to Marth

Caesar (Japanese: シーザ Seazer) is a mercenary in the service of Port Warren. He appears in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem and both of the DS remakes.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Role

Caesar joins the Archanean League with Radd during their battle at Port Warren.

Starting stats and growth rates

Recruitment: Chapter 8, automatically from turn 1

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory
Steel Sword
Weapons
Sword Lance Axe Bow
Tome Staff Ballista Stone

Promotion stat gains

Class HP Str Skill Spd Lck Def Res Mov Weapon level
Hero +x to 24 +x to 8 +x to 14 +x to 14 +0 +x to 8 +0 +0 +x to 10
  • In Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, promotion gains consist on giving the character as many points as necessary -the "x" value shown in the table- to reach the promoted class' base stats. If the character's stats are higher than their promoted class' base stats, they will not receive any bonus.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

All things considered, Caesar is the weakest of the six Mercenary- and Hero-class party members in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. His minor statistical advantages over Radd are offset by thoroughly-underwhelming growth rates across the board. While Radd, at least, is likely to catch up to his peers given the chance, Caesar's odds of doing the same are significantly dicier. Caesar will do in a pinch, and the nature of promotion bonuses in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light allows him to quickly patch up any stats that may be lagging behind if he can make it to level 10, but any of the other five Mercenary-line characters will likely surpass him.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 1

Role

Caesar joins the Archanean League with Radd during their battle at Port Warren.

Starting stats and growth rates

Recruitment: Chapter 7, automatically from turn 1

Stats Growth Rates

Weapons Items
 Steel Sword --
Weapons
Sword Lance Axe
Bow Tome Staff

Promotion stat gains

Class HP Str Skill Spd Lck Def Res Mov Weapon level
Hero +x to 22 +2 +2 +2 +0 +2 +3 +0 +x to 2
In Mystery of the Emblem, promotion gains for HP and weapon level consist of giving the character as many points as necessary—the x value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class's base value. If the character's value for one of those two stats is higher than their promoted class's base value, they will not receive any bonus in that stat.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Role

Caesar reprises his role from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, joining Marth's army with Radd at the battle at Port Warren.

Starting stats and growth rates

Recruitment: Chapter 8, automatically from turn 1

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory
 Steel Sword
Weapon Levels
Swords D Lances -- Axes --
Bows -- Tomes -- Staves --

Growth rates when reclassed

Knight/General Fighter/Warrior Hunter/Horseman Pirate/Berserker Dark Mage/Sorcerer

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res
Knight/General 90% 35% 0% 30% 25% 20% 40% 0%

Promotion stat gains

Mercenary Pirate Dark Mage Fighter Hunter Knight

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res Mov Weapon level
Hero +6 +2 +1 +2 +2 +0 +2 +3 +1 Swords +30 WEXP Axes E

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Caesar joins in Chapter 8 as a level 3 Mercenary. He is underleveled, far away from promotion, and his base stats are low. His base speed is high enough to not get doubled by most enemies, but on higher difficulties, some enemies will start doubling him soon. Most enemies on higher difficulties kill him in two hits. His damage output is also not very high. He uses swords, which are the weakest weapon type in Shadow Dragon. Swords suffer weapon triangle disadvantage against lances, the most common enemy weapon type in the game. His base weapon rank is also low at D, which makes him unable to wield good swords that could circumvent his low Strength.

Because of how underleveled he is, getting Caesar to promotion and a higher sword rank will require time and effort. To put Caesar's weakness into perspective—his base stats are comparable to Ogma's and worse in some aspects. Considering Ogma joins six chapters earlier, this makes Caesar feeble at base level. With enough time and effort, Caesar can be trained—but if you want to play fast, he is not worth using.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

Caesar (along with Radd) appears as an enemy in Chapter 6x, working with the assassins and Legion. If he survives, he joins Marth's army at the end of the chapter, as Marth hires them back into his service.

Starting stats and growth rates

Recruitment: Chapter 6x, automatically at the end of the chapter if he survived

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory
 Steel Sword
Weapon Levels
Swords C Lances -- Axes --
Bows -- Tomes -- Staves --

Growth rates when reclassed

Original set

Knight/General Fighter/Warrior Hunter/Horseman Pirate/Berserker Dark Mage/Sorcerer

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res
Knight/General 100% 45% 0% 40% 35% 30% 45% 0%

Second set

These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.

Cavalier/Paladin Dracoknight Archer/Sniper Myrmidon/Swordmaster Mage Sage/Bishop Curate

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res
Cavalier/Paladin 80% 45% 0% 45% 50% 30% 30% 5%

Promotion stat gains

Original set

Mercenary Pirate Dark Mage Fighter Hunter Knight

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res Mov Weapon level
Hero +8 +2 +1 +2 +2 +0 +2 +3 +1 Swords +30 WEXP Axes E

Second set

These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.

Curate Archer Cavalier Mage Myrmidon

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res Mov Weapon level
Bishop +6 +1 +2 +1 +0 +0 +0 +4 +1 Tomes E Staves +30 WEXP

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Caesar is the second Mercenary to join after Ogma. Compared to Ogma, Caesar joins much later and has worse bases and growths in almost all areas. Simply put, Ogma outclasses Caesar in every way. Despite this, if the player is intent on using Caesar, he does have a few positive traits that can work in his favor. C rank in swords is quite useful and grants him access to the Wyrmslayer. He also starts at level 7, meaning he won’t be too far off from a promotion if he is invested in. If Caesar is trained, however, the player should expect the grind to be quite cumbersome. Investment in Caesar will yield nothing but a worse version of Ogma. Caesar is, at the very least, better than Radd—though this is not a particularly high bar to clear.

Personality

Caesar has very little character given to him in his first appearances, but his character is expounded upon in New Mystery of the Emblem. He seems to be focused on tactics and strategy in battle, often studying tactics books in his free time.[1] He and Radd appear to be good friends.

Supports

Mystery of the Emblem


Caesar
Mercenary
Supports:
None.

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Bishop
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Supported by:
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Bishop
Bonus:
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Bishop
Bonus:
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See Support § Super Famicom games for more details on supports.

Shadow Dragon


Caesar
Mercenary
Mutual supports:

Radd
Myrmidon
C: 5
B: 10
A: 16

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Bishop
C: {{{cm2}}}
B: {{{bm2}}}
A: {{{am2}}}

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Bishop
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B: {{{bm3}}}
A: {{{am3}}}

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Bishop
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B: {{{bm4}}}
A: {{{am4}}}

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Bishop
C: {{{cm5}}}
B: {{{bm5}}}
A: {{{am5}}}
Supported by:*
None.

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Bishop
C: {{{co1}}}
B: {{{bo1}}}
A: {{{ao1}}}

[[{{{supporto2}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co2}}}
B: {{{bo2}}}
A: {{{ao2}}}

[[{{{supporto3}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co3}}}
B: {{{bo3}}}
A: {{{ao3}}}

[[{{{supporto4}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co4}}}
B: {{{bo4}}}
A: {{{ao4}}}

[[{{{supporto5}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co5}}}
B: {{{bo5}}}
A: {{{ao5}}}
See Support § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

New Mystery of the Emblem


Caesar
Mercenary
Mutual supports:

Radd
Myrmidon
C: 5
B: 10
A: 16

[[{{{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}}}
Supported by:*

Kris
Myrmidon
C: 5
B: 10
A: 16

[[{{{supporto2}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co2}}}
B: {{{bo2}}}
A: {{{ao2}}}

[[{{{supporto3}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co3}}}
B: {{{bo3}}}
A: {{{ao3}}}

[[{{{supporto4}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co4}}}
B: {{{bo4}}}
A: {{{ao4}}}

[[{{{supporto5}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{co5}}}
B: {{{bo5}}}
A: {{{ao5}}}
See Support § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

Base conversations

Main article: Caesar/Conversations

Endings

Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

Caesar
Since the fighting ended, he hasn't been seen.

Mystery of the Emblem

Book 1

Caesar, Hired Sword
History lost track of Caesar after the war. Perhaps he found work as a bodyguard: or perhaps some country made him a general.

Shadow Dragon

Caesar, Hired Sword
History lost track of Caesar after the war. Perhaps he found work as a bodyguard; or perhaps some country made him a general.

New Mystery of the Emblem

Caesar, Hired Blade
Caesar vanished after the war. Records say he either lived happily with his sister, or lost his life in battle.

Quotes

Death quotes

Rrgh! What was I... thinking...?
— Caesar, in Mystery of the Emblem Book 1.
Rrgh! What was I...thinking?
— Caesar, in Shadow Dragon.
...Life sure is cheap...
— Caesar's death quote in Classic Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem.
I didn't intend to underestimate the enemy, but... I'll fall back for now...
— Caesar's retreat quote in Casual Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Everyone's Conditions quotes

I feel well today. Though we've got to do our job no matter how we feel...
— When receiving a temporary stat boost in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Constant training, to keep myself in top form, is part of my duty to my employer.
— When receiving experience in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Hmm? What's this...? I just hope it'll be of use.
— When finding an item in New Mystery of the Emblem.
...A break, huh? Time to read some more of this tactics book.
— When failing to receive a bonus in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Kris is the core of this army. That's the way I see it... I wonder how Kris is doing?
— When receiving support with Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
New Mystery of the Emblem
A mercenary who fought alongside his friend Radd.
Supported Marth's forces at Port Warren in the War of Shadows.
傭兵。ラディと行動を共にしていた。
暗黒戦争では、港町ワーレンでマルスらを支援した。

Choose Your Legends placement history

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Caesar

From a Roman cognomen which possibly meant "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair".[2] There are many alternate explanations that have been given, however. The most famous bearer of the name Caesar was the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar of the family Julii Caesares, and due to him and his adopted son Octavian (known as Augustus Caesar, or "the majestic Caesar") who succeeded him, Caesar came to be a title referring to the Roman emperor, and also spread into other languages to be a generic term for emperor (such as the German word Kaiser).

Japanese

シーザ

Officially romanized as Seazer.

Spanish

Caesar

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French

Caesar

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German

Caesar

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Italian

Caesar

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Portuguese

Caesar

Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes.

Traditional Chinese

凱薩

Caesar; used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Heroes.

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Mercenary Hero

Sword

Levin Sword

Sword

Levin Sword
Mystery of the Emblem
Mercenary Hero

Sword

Sword
Shadow Dragon

Knight Mercenary Fighter Hunter Pirate Dark Mage

New Mystery of the Emblem

Cavalier Archer Myrmidon Mage Curate Knight Mercenary Fighter Hunter Pirate Dark Mage Dracoknight

Official artwork

References

  1. "...A break, huh? Time to read some more of this tactics book." — Caesar when failing to receive a bonus, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
  2. Meaning, origin and history of the name Caesar, Behind the Name, Retrieved: May 7, 2018
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