Lex

Lex Artwork of Lex from Genealogy of the Holy War. Second son of Duke Lombard of House Dozel. Joins the army under Sigurd's command along with his friend Azelle.

Gender Male Race Human Family Nál (ancestor) Lombard (father) Danann (half-brother) Brian (half-nephew) Iucharba (half-nephew) Iuchar (half-nephew) Nationality Grannvale (Dozel) Title(s) Nobleman of Dozel Starting class Axe Knight Voiced by Nazeeh Tarsha (English, Heroes) Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) Genealogy of the Holy War Heroes

“	Yeah... I'm gonna be honest, Azelle. It's not that I feel nothing at all about what happened. Can't be helped, right? But after all the pain and suffering Dad caused... Well, he deserved to go down.	”	— Lex, on his father's death

Lex (Japanese: レックス Lex) was the son of Duke Lombard of Grannvale's House Dozel. He was persuaded by his friend, Azelle of Velthomer, to come to the assistance of Sigurd of Chalphy in opposing the Verdane invasion of Grannvale, and in spite of his father's intense hatred for House Chalphy, he served with Sigurd in Agustria, Silesse and beyond until his presumed death in the Battle of Belhalla.

Biography

Early in the Verdane raid on Grannvale, Lex and Azelle arrived from the north to assist Sigurd in fighting the invasion, though he teased Azelle over how the latter may have actually been motivated to help by his infatuation with Edain.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Lex is playable character during the first generation. In the Prologue, he, along with Azelle, appear as player units at the start of turn 2. He is available up until the end of Chapter 5.

Starting stats and growth rates

Axe Knight
Level	4
Holy Blood
Movement	8

Recruitment: Prologue, automatically from turn 2

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	33	Speed	11
Strength	10	Luck	8
Magic	0	Defense	9
Skill	10	Resistance	0

Max HP	90%	Speed	20%
Strength	40%	Luck	20%
Magic	5%	Defense	50%
Skill	20%	Resistance	5%

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Inventory	Skills
Iron Axe 5,000 Gold	Vantage  Paragon
Weapon Levels -- -- A -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Great Knight	+0	+5	+0	+1	+1	+0	+4	+3	+1	A

Love growths and events

Lex Axe Knight Edain Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Ayra Initial: 0 Per turn: +2 Lachesis Initial: 50 Per turn: +2 Silvia Initial: 0 Per turn: +3 Erinys Initial: 50 Per turn: +2 Erinys Initial: 50 Per turn: +2 Brigid Initial: 50 Per turn: +4 Tailtiu Initial: 120 Per turn: +3 [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class8}}} playable.gif|link={{{class8}}}]] [[{{{option8}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints8}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class9}}} playable.gif|link={{{class9}}}]] [[{{{option9}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints9}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class10}}} playable.gif|link={{{class10}}}]] [[{{{option10}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints10}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class11}}} playable.gif|link={{{class11}}}]] [[{{{option11}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints11}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class12}}} playable.gif|link={{{class12}}}]] [[{{{option12}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints12}}} Per turn: + [[File:Ma fe04 {{{class13}}} playable.gif|link={{{class13}}}]] [[{{{option13}}}]] Initial: {{{initialpoints13}}} Per turn: +

See love for more details on the love system.

• In the Prologue, Lex can talk to Sigurd after he appears, yielding no reward.
• In Chapter 1, if Lex waits on the end of the small peninsula south of Verdane Castle, he will receive a Brave Axe.
• In Chapter 3, Lex can talk to Ayra at any time, giving her a Brave Sword and 100 love points between the two. Both Lex and Chulainn may perform this conversation, and if Chulainn does it first Lex cannot.
• In Chapter 5, Lex can talk to Azelle after Lubeck Castle has been seized, yielding no reward.
• In Chapter 5, if they have been partnered, Tailtiu can talk to Lex, yielding no reward.

Analysis

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

Lex is an Axe Knight that joins in the prologue of the first generation of Genealogy of the Holy War. Lex will start out a bit awkward as most early enemy units wield axes, and they will have a much greater chance of hitting Lex than most of the other units you start with. Luckily, Lex is durable enough to take several hits even from these hard hitting axe users, but he will likely need a healer keeping an eye on him early on. Axes are the worst weapon type in the game, as they're very heavy and significantly reduce his otherwise decent speed, thus greatly hindering his ability to dodge. Because of the lower accuracy of axes compared to other physical weapons, despite the low avoid of enemies, Lex will have trouble hitting some enemies, especially if they're in forests. They also give him terrible 1–2 range options, with only the inaccurate and heavy Hand Axe available. Since he lacks Follow-Up and will have to wait until the end of Chapter 1 to obtain the Brave Axe from the secret event, he initially will not be very threatening at first. However, by Chapter 2 he will hit his stride as terrain that gives avoid will largely disappear and because of the high number of lance wielding enemies he will be able to hit reliably, though he will need a few levels to one-round them. The Brave Axe does not fix all of his problems however, particularly his 1–2 range will always be poor, and it comes with a hefty turn cost if playing ranked. He begins to fall off again during Chapters 4 and 5 due to the prevalence of magic enemies which will deal heavy damage to him.

Lex comes with two skills: Vantage and Paragon. Vantage pairs well with the Brave Axe but is mostly useless against ranged opponents, while Paragon allows Lex to snowball very quickly and often give him the ability to promote as early as late-Chapter 2. Players might consider giving Lex the Follow-Up Ring to boost his offensive potential, but many other characters also make great use of it and Lex can usually one-round most enemies with his Brave Axe after promotion anyway. Furthermore, axes significantly hinder his ability to double if he has the Follow-Up Ring, so having Follow-Up would not have been able help him naturally double enemies regardless.

Overall, Lex is a solid unit, he needs a bit of investment to get going and he's not going to be very impressive offensively without the Brave Axe, but after that, Lex will become a great 1-range combatant with his access to Holy Blood, high movement, Canto and Paragon.

As a father

Since no children (sans a promoted Leif, who can only inherit swords) in the second generation of Genealogy use axes, Lex will not pass down any of his axe weaponry. Otherwise, Lex will pass down his holy blood, Vantage, and most importantly Paragon. Lex's holy blood will make every one of his children fairly tanky and Paragon will make them level up quickly without needing the Paragon Ring. Because of his excellent availability and the talk conversation in Chapter 3 which gives them love points, many people pair Lex with Ayra. However, her children have no problem gaining experience and money. He can also pair up with Silvia or Brigid, who both have children who are hard to train and appreciate Vantage's ability to pair with the Sleep Sword to guarantee clearing the arena. Another option is with Tailtiu. While the children will have terrible magic, they also get the powerful Vantage + Wrath combo that allows them to constantly double their attacking power. They will be strapped for the Magic Ring to deliver OHKOs, but Paragon can help get them promoted sooner for extra damage output via Thoron. Unfortunately, Lex does not pass down Follow-Up, so it is best to pair him with a mother who either already has Follow-Up as a personal skill, or her children have said skill innately as part of their class. His physically-aligned growths are also somewhat ill-suited for magical-oriented children, who normally use magic instead of strength to attack.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Lex/Heroes

There is one variation of Lex available in Heroes.

Personality

Dismissed by his father as "worthless", Lex was uninterested in Lombard's ongoing feud with House Chalphy, though he still claimed to have only come to assist Sigurd as a result of Azelle convincing him to do so. Hotheaded and something of a rebel to his father's ways, he was blunt and exceptionally honest, resulting in him receiving a Brave Axe from a mysterious woman in Verdane as a test of his honesty. In spite of his rough exterior, Lex got along well with most people, exemplified by his close friendship with Azelle.

Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Many heroes lost their lives on this path... / And the names of those heroes who fought alongside Sigurd to the bitter end at Belhalla, whose fates remain unknown...
...
Lex, a nobleman of Dozel...
...

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

“	Lombard: L-Lex... Vile traitor! You would turn your axe on your own father? Shame on you! Lex: That's right... Shame on me. Just like you've always said... This is fate, Father. Forgive me...	”	— Lex, when fighting Lombard, in Chapter 5 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Death quote

“	I... I’m a fool, aren’t I? ...Sigurd, please... Just let me go in peace...	”	— Lex, in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Lex/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Lex is featured on three cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Lex
	Lordling of Dozel, Lex
	"Time to teach these Verdanite thugs a lesson or two!"
Attack: 50	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 2
Class: Axe Knight	Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
Warrior of the Bloody Axe: [Always] While you have 6 or more cards in your Bond Area, this unit gains +20 attack.
Card #S08-005ST • Artist: sachie
	Axe Knight of Nörr's Blood, Lex
	"I... I guess it was always meant to end this way. Forgive me, Pa..."
Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
Class: Great Knight	Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
Comeuppance: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Until the end of the turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Blood of the Axe Knight: [Always] While you have 6 or more cards in your Bond Area, this unit gains +20 attack.
Card #B17-102HN • Artist: Nekohayashi
	Young Axe of Dozel, Lex
	"Could it be that you're worried for Edain of Yngvi? I know exactly how you feel about her."
Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
Class: Axe Knight	Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
Unignorable Friends: [Always] If you have an allied "Azelle", this unit gains +10 attack. Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this combat, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
Card #B17-103N • Artist: Nekohayashi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Lex .

Fire Emblem Warriors

Although Lex does not directly appear in Fire Emblem Warriors, he is referenced in one of the game's History Mode maps: the "A Slippery Axe" Space-Time Distortion event in the Together to the End map reenacts the event where he obtains the Brave Axe in Chapter 1 of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, with Lissa substituting for Lex.

Trivia

• According to the Fire Emblem: Treasure, Lex has a different mother than Danann. However, the family tree in the Fire Emblem 20th Anniversary Encyclopedia lists them as a full blooded siblings.
• According to Lex's profile in the (non-canon) art book for the Ōsawa manga adaptation:
  • He was 18 years old during late September, Grann 757.
  • His height is 179 cm.
  • He was born between January 21st and January 31st.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Lex	A short form of "Alexander", from the Greek Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος Aléxandros, meaning "defending men".
English (unofficial)	Lex	Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation.[which?]
Japanese	レックス	Officially romanized as Lex. Romanized instead as Rex in the Super Tactics Book and in the internal files for Heroes. Rex is a given name derived from the Latin rex "king".
Spanish	Lex	--
French	Lex	--
German	Lex	--
Italian	Lex	--
Portuguese	Lex	--
Traditional Chinese	雷克斯	Lex

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Axe Knight Great Knight Axe (Brave Axe) Axe (Silver Axe)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Lex from Genealogy of the Holy War.
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  Artwork of Lex from Treasure.
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  Artwork of Lex from the Trading Card Game.

Concept artwork

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  Concept artwork of Lex from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Lex: Young Blade.
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  Artwork of Lex: Young Blade.
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  Artwork of Lex: Young Blade.
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  Artwork of Lex: Young Blade.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Lex: Young Blade.
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  Artwork of Lex: Young Blade.
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  Artwork of Lex: Young Blade.
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  Artwork of Lex: Young Blade.
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  Lex in artwork of Azelle: Youthful Flame.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Lex fighting Lombard.
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  Artwork of Lex.
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  Artwork of Lex.

Other appearances

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  Artwork of Lex from One Hundred Songs of Heroes.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.