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Clair

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Clair


Artwork of Clair from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.


A member of the Deliverance. Clive's younger sister.

Gender

Female

Race

Human

Age

18 (in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)

Family
Nationality

Zofian

Starting class

Pegasus Knight

Voiced by

Appearance(s)

I am Clair. The young man may address me as 'Lady Clair', or 'milady'.
— Clair

Clair (Japanese: クレア Clea) is a Pegasus Knight in the service of the kingdom of Zofia, a member of the resistance army against General Desaix, and the sister of former resistance leader Clive.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Role

Clair had been captured by Desaix's forces and imprisoned in the Southern Outpost. She was released when Alm's band stormed the fortress, and she subsequently joined Alm's army.

Starting stats and growth rates

Recruitment: Act 1, talk with Alm after clearing the Southern Outpost

Stats Growth Rates

Equipment
--
Weapons
Sword Lance Bow
B. Magic W. Magic

Promotion stat gains

Class HP Str Skill Spd Lck Def Res Con Mov Weapon level
Falcon Knight +x to 40 +x to 15 +0 +0 +0 +x to 12 +0 +0 +1 --
  • In Gaiden, 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; however, if all stats are higher, then they will receive +1 to HP.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Clair is playable as a SpotPass character, released in the Gaiden character set. Along with Innes of The Sacred Stones and Ayra of Genealogy of the Holy War, Clair was one of the first three characters to be revealed to a "returning character" on March 14th, 2012, in a video released by Nintendo on the Wii's Nintendo Channel service which which they later also placed on the official Japanese website for Awakening. This video confirmed the game's use of SpotPass functionality to deliver bonus playable characters returning from earlier games in the Fire Emblem series.[2]

Additionally, Clair appears as an enemy unit in the DLC chapter Lost Bloodlines 2.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Recruitment: SpotPass, hire her for 3,900 G or defeat her in a skirmish

Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers

Inventory Skills
 Iron Lance*  Speed +2
 Slow Burn
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances D Axes --
Bows -- Tomes -- Staves --

Enemy - Lost Bloodlines 2

See also: Lost Bloodlines 2

Normal Hard Lunatic

Stats
Max HP 28 Speed 20+2
Strength 11 Luck 25
Magic 6 Defense 7
Skill 21 Resistance 12
Inventory Skills
 Steel Lance  Speed +2
 Slow Burn
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances C Axes --
Bows -- Tomes -- Staves --

Reclassing options


Clair
Base classes:*
Pegasus Knight Falcon Knight
Dark Flier
Reclass options:
This unit can reclass to any female class available through reclassing.
See reclass for more details on the reclassing system.

Growth rates when reclassed

Tactician/Grandmaster Cavalier Paladin Knight Great Knight General Mercenary/Hero Bow Knight Archer Sniper Myrmidon Swordmaster Assassin Thief Trickster

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res
Tactician/Grandmaster 80% 60% 55% 50% 50% 65% 30% 25%

Falcon Knight Dark Flier Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord Griffon Rider Troubadour Cleric War Cleric Mage/Sage Dark Mage Dark Knight Sorcerer Troubadour/Valkyrie Bride

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res
Falcon Knight 80% 60% 50% 60% 60% 65% 25% 25%

Promotion stat gains

Archer Cavalier Cleric Dark Mage Wyvern Rider Knight Mage Mercenary Myrmidon Pegasus Knight Tactician Thief Troubadour

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 Swords E

Skill set

Like all female bonus units in Awakening, Clair has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard female units.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Role

Clair reprises her role in the remake. Her role has been expanded greatly and has gained more dialogue.

Starting stats and growth rates

Main story Flight from the Ruins Siege of Zofia Castle

Recruitment: Act 1, talk to with Alm after clearing the Southern Outpost

Base Stats Growth Rates Max Stats

Item Skills
--  Lance
Weapons
Swords Lances Axes
Bows Black magic White magic

Growth rates when reclassed

Villager/Cavalier/Paladin/Gold Knight Cleric/Saint Mage/Priestess

Class HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res
Villager/Cavalier/Paladin/Gold Knight 35% 40% {{{mag}}} 55% 70% 50% 30% 2%

Skogul Harrier Exemplar Enchantress

Class HP Atk Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res
Skogul 35% 45% {{{mag}}} 60% 75% 50% 30% 2%

Promotion stat gains

Class HP Str Skill Spd Lck Def Res Con Mov Weapon level
Falcon Knight +x to 34 +x to 10 +x to 7 +x to 12 +0 +x to 10 +0 +0 +1 --
  • In Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, promotion gains give 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; however, if all stats are higher, then they will receive +1 to HP.

Analysis

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

Clair serves as the only Pegasus Knight on Alm's route, unless Faye was made into one. This makes her a very valuable unit, having the best mobility of the entire army. Since she can fly over walls, she's very good at reaching far areas quickly, like with the locked doors at Zofia's Gate. Sadly because of the design of the maps in Alm's route, there aren't that many obstacles and terrain to fly over, and often that terrain can be passed by the use of Silque's Warp, making flying largely superfluous. However, this enables her to reach Supply tiles faster than anyone else and block the enemy from using them, preventing them from escaping to heal and significantly increase their avoid, making them easier and more painless to kill. She is also a good user of the Swap and Shove combat arts to enable other units to move further every turn due to her ability to move around easily.

Clair joins at Level 1 with low HP, Skill, and Defense, making her initially very frail. Her speed base isn't particularly impressive either, though its growth is very high, and her base Attack is low, being lower than Faye's base attack, and her growth in it is mediocre. Because of this, she struggles at dealing meaningful damage despite doubling enemies, and the lack of good Lances early on will make this issue more apparent. Her speed growth will allow her to double consistently, but her shaky strength will remain problematic for a good chunk of the game. Her luck base and growth are high and her growth in skill is just as high, which will help her in landing critical hits at a decent frequency, especially when combined with the bonuses she receives from supports with Alm and Gray, but it will take time for its effects to be noticeable. As such, Clair struggles at one-rounding enemies, especially non-magical ones, without landing a critical hit. Her poor physical durability means that she often risks getting killed in two or three hits and cannot fight groups of Cavaliers effectively like her brother Clive, which makes her an ineffective candidate for the Ridersbane. Her high Resistance won't matter for a while, as there is only a single Arcanist in all of Act 1, but it will be appreciated further down the line. Once she promotes into a Falcon Knight, she obtains bonus damage against Terrors, though they are scarce in Alm's route, and her durability is boosted to acceptable levels. However, her strength issue negatively affects her experience gain, and she cannot promote into a Falcon Knight until level 12, so it will take a long time until she can promote. Overall, Clair's combat requires investment to improve, and her main contributions will be thanks to her utility.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Clair/Heroes

There is one variation of Clair available in Heroes.

Personality

Clair is a cultured and refined individual who prides herself on being a noble. She is confident and playful, loving to flaunt her language and spend time in high society. Clair dislikes people who mistreat her, preferring to be treated with dignity, which she believes she deserves.

At least some of what Clair says is an act to seem more appealing. In her support conversations with Alm, she expands her vocabulary to appeal to him after being complimented on her speech patterns.[3] This shows that some of Clair's personality traits and behaviors exist because other people expect them. She wants to appeal to others and be liked, but she also wants respect.

Clair is proud and can be disrespectful toward people she thinks are beneath her status.[4] In her support conversations with Gray, she initially considers him inferior to Alm and rebukes his attempts at flirting without a second thought. She chastises him for thinking she would be easy to swoon and complains that he failed to learn more about her before flirting. She then dismisses him and tells him not to speak to her ever again.[5] Clair hates being seen as anything less than a refined and well-adjusted noble, and gets angered when underestimated by others.

Clair is well-intentioned and can be friendly toward others. She adores her brother Clive, and manages to befriend Delthea in their support conversations. She feels guilty about how she treated Gray and addresses it in their A support, where she explains that her lashing-out at him was born from jealousy over Alm's closeness to Celica.[6] Clair can see the good in people when others miss it, such as when she explains Fernand's actions to Alm; while she does not excuse him from responsibility, she understands why he feels and acts the way he does.[7]

Clair wants to be loved and to belong. Many of her actions are motivated by this desire, from how she changes her behavior to appeal to others, to the decisions she has made throughout her life. For instance, she joined the Knights of Zofia because Clive and Fernand did so before her, and she did not want to be excluded.[8] She also wants to be a good noble, not a discriminating individual who only cares about the high society, despite her outward presentation as such. She firmly separates herself from the classist views of people like Fernand, and stays with Clive when others abandon him.

Supports

Main article: Clair/Supports

Clair
Pegasus Knight
Support conversations:

Alm
Fighter
C: 20
B: 45
A: 90

Gray
Villager
C: 20
B: 45
A: 90

Delthea
Mage
C: 15
B: 35
A: 60

Mathilda
Paladin
C: 15
B: 35
A: 60

[[{{{supportm5}}}]]
Bishop
C: {{{cm5}}}
B: {{{bm5}}}
A: {{{am5}}}
Bond supports:*

Mathilda
Paladin
Bonus:
Avoid +5

Lukas
Soldier
Bonus:
Hit +5

Clive
Cavalier
Bonus:
Hit +5

[[{{{supporto4}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
{{{bond4}}}

[[{{{supporto5}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
{{{bond5}}}

[[{{{supporto6}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
{{{bond6}}}

[[{{{supporto6}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
{{{bond6}}}

[[{{{supporto7}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
{{{bond7}}}

[[{{{supporto8}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
{{{bond8}}}

[[{{{supporto9}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
{{{bond9}}}

[[{{{supporto10}}}]]
Bishop
Bonus:
{{{bond10}}}
See Support § Echoes: Shadows of Valentia for more details on supports.

Base conversations

Main article: Clair/Conversations

Ending

Gaiden

If Gray survived
She gave into Gray's persistence and reluctantly got together with him. "Awww, it was Alm who I really liked..."

If Gray died
"Oh, Gray. To tell the truth, I was going to let you win..." Alone, she lived on in regret for the late Gray.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

If Gray survived
As a knight of the One Kingdom, Clair worked hard on behalf of the continent. In time, Gray's tenacity won her over, and she became his wife and then a mother. But Clair never stayed grounded—she and her pegasus continued to race across the sky, gawkers be damned.

If Gray died
Gray's death left Clair feeling betrayed and alone, but she joined the knights of the One Kingdom and contributed greatly to their growth. The people were enamored with her melancholy beauty, which was a splash of color amidst the mostly dour men of the Brotherhood.

Quotes

Battle quotes

I am Clair, a knight of Zofia.
— Clair's SpotPass parley quote in Awakening.
I'll not be tricked again!
— Clair, in a SpotPass battle in Awakening.
Yes, take me with you.
— Clair's SpotPass recruitment quote in Awakening.
I am Clair of Zofia, your vanquisher!
— Clair, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 2 in Awakening.
You're one of the warriors from afar. Don't play mind games with me.
— Clair, when fighting Anna in Lost Bloodlines 2 in Awakening.
This business of relying on gods and...so forth all seems quite absurd to me. The creepy man will excuse himself now!
— Clair, in The Final Battle of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Critical quotes

You should be honored.
— Clair
Too late!
— Clair
On your knees!
— Clair
You brute!
— Clair

Death quotes

Everyone...protect Alm...
— Clair, in Gaiden.
I only wish I could have served Alm better...
— Clair, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 2 in Awakening.
I regret nothing... I can die happy. Take care of the boy, everyone...
— Clair, in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Classic Mode).
Oh dear... That was ill done. Forgive me, but I must withdraw.
— Clair, in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Casual Mode).
No... I...don't want to die... Please help me... Clive... Fernand...
— Clair, in the DLC map Flight from the Ruins.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Clair/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Gaiden (manga)

Clair has a minor role in the Gaiden manga, with her most prominent appearance being when she aids Alm in the fight against Desaix to save Mathilda. She is particularly interested in rescuing Mathilda; when Mathilda marries Clive, they will be sister-in-laws. Afterwards she becomes a minor background character appearing in few scenes.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Clair is featured on three cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Clair

Normal SR+

Noble Wings of Deliverance, Clair
Archanea

Female

Lance

FlightMounted
"But it would be fun to look fine for a change and attend a grand ball!"
Attack: 60 Support: 30 Range: 1 Deploy Cost: 4
Class: Falcon Knight Tier: Advanced Class Change Cost: 3
"I shall assist you!": [Trigger] [Flip one bond card] When an enemy is destroyed by this unit's attack, if you pay the cost, choose 1 card from your Retreat Area with the same name as your Main Character, and add it to your hand.
"Would you lend me your might?": [Activate] [Once per turn] [Tap 1 other ally] Until the end of this turn, this unit gets +20 attack.
Banish: [Always] While this unit is attacking Monster, this unit gains +20 attack.
Card #B09-021SR(+) • Artist: Kawasumi
Lady of War, Clair
Archanea

Female

Lance

FlightMounted
"I am Clair. The young man may address me as 'Lady Clair', or 'milady'."
Attack: 30 Support: 30 Range: 1 Deploy Cost: 1
Class: Pegasus Knight Tier: Base Class Change Cost: --
Winged Deliverer: [Activate] [Tap this unit] Choose 1 other ally, and move them.
Attack Support Flying Emblem: [Support] You may choose 1 ally other than your attacking unit and move them.
Card #B09-022N, B09-022ST • Artist: Kawasumi
High-Handed Ladyling, Clair
Archanea

Female

Lance

FlightMounted
"You brute... On your knees!"
Attack: 50 Support: 30 Range: 1 Deploy Cost: 3
Class: Falcon Knight Tier: Advanced Class Change Cost: 2
Zofian Pegasus Knight: [Activate] [Once per turn] [Tap a Archanea ally] Until the end of this turn, your Main Character gains +10 attack.
Noble Cooperation: [Trigger] [Once per turn] When this unit is tapped by a skill's cost or effect, untap this unit.
Card #B11-057HN • Artist: Horiguchi Kousei
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest.
For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Clair .

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
(Main game)
A member of the Deliverance.
Clive's younger sister.
ソフィア解放軍の一員。
クレーベの妹。
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
(Rise of the Deliverance)
A member of the
Zofian Deliverance.
ソフィア解放軍の一員。

Trivia

  • In the game manual for Fire Emblem Gaiden, Clair's official artwork depicts her as having red hair. In Fire Emblem: The Complete, however, her character art has blue hair, matching her in-game face sprite. Her appearance in Awakening gives her red hair again, as it uses her manual artwork for her portrait. Echoes: Shadows of Valentia changes her hair color yet again, this time making her blond, a departure from her previously red or blue hair. This was presumably done to match her brother Clive, who is also blond.
  • Placeholder graphics for Clair's portrait can be found in The Golden Gaffe's resources, suggesting she was to have a paid Einherjar form.

Etymology and other languages

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

Clair

As of Fire Emblem Awakening. French form of Clarus.[9]

English
(unofficial)

• Claire
• Clea

• In the latest version of the Gaiden fan translation patch.
• Used in the older Gaiden translation.

Japanese

クレア

Officially romanized as Clea; mis-rendering of "Claire". Possibly named after Claire Lee Chennault, an American general who lead the Flying Tigers, a fighter pilot group who defended China against Japanese forces during World War II. This fits with the character being a flying class.

Spanish

Clair

--

French

Clair

--

German

Clair

--

Italian

Clair

--

Dutch

Clair

--

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Clair

--

Korean

클레어

Clair

Simplified Chinese

克莱尔

Clair

Traditional Chinese

克萊爾

Clair

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Gaiden
Pegasus Knight Falcon Knight

Lance

Javelin/Gradivus

Lance

Javelin/Gradivus
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Pegasus Knight

Official artwork

CG images

Portraits

Concept artwork

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

Wallpapers

Cipher artwork

Other appearances

References

  1. Voice Of Clair - Fire Emblem | Behind The Voice Actors, www.behindthevoiceactors.com, Retrieved: 7 January, 2018
  2. ファイアーエムブレム 覚醒 : 映像, www.nintendo.co.jp, Retrieved: 7 January, 2018
  3. "Alm: You're... inventing new greetings? Is this because of what I said?
    Clair: What? No! Perish the thought! ...I merely felt like being creative. *sigh* Oh, posh. Fine. I admit it. You said you liked my greetings, and I perhaps... wanted you to like me more.
    " — Clair and Alm, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  4. "I am NOT overbearing! A boy will take that back at once! I'm the queen of Zofian high society! Why should I care what YOU think?" — Clair to Alm, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  5. "Yes, poor you. And what of my feelings? Do I not deserve better than these trite gambits of yours? My heart belongs to the man who takes time to know me BEFORE he loves me. Now never speak to me again." — Clair to Gray, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  6. "I merely wanted to apologize for taking out my frustrations on you. I did not mean what I said—or at least not in the manner I said it. Will you forgive me? Honestly, I enjoy these talks of ours. And not because of the sweet nothings you whisper. But because as clumsy as you are, I know you would never hurt a fly. You are a kind man, Gray. ...And you deserve better than me." — Clair to Gray, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  7. "I pray you do not take those awful things Fernand said to heart. Not all nobles share his sentiments. You must understand, Fernand has his reasons for feeling as he does." — Clair to Alm, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  8. "When Clive joined the Knights of Zofia, Fernand joined as well. And so did I—mostly because I positively LOATHE being excluded!" — Clair to Alm, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  9. Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Clair, www.behindthename.com, Retrieved: 8 September 2018
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