Ruben

Ruben Portrait of Ruben in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Gender Male Race Human Starting class Dracoknight Voiced by Kōji Totani (Japanese, Archanea Saga) Appearance(s) Archanea Saga New Mystery of the Emblem

“	There's no need for worry. We'll strike back when they approach our fort.	”	— Ruben, to his army

Ruben (Japanese: ルーベン Ruben) was a knight of Macedon who was the leader of a large number of deserters from the country's army in Aurelis. Having established a base of operations in an abandoned Aurelis fort, Ruben and his forces pillaged Aurelian villages mercilessly. This eventually caught the attention of Minerva and Hardin, who led a small group out to investigate.

Biography

Ruben claimed to have deserted the Macedonian army out of dislike for its commander in Aurelis, Princess Minerva. By the time Minerva and Hardin's group found the fortress headquarters of the deserters, Ruben had forced Frost, a Macedonian bishop, into serving in his forces by threatening Frost's family. Though he was surprised to hear of Minerva's approach, Ruben openly denounced her as a charmless fool who was forced to serve her tyrannical brother Michalis because he held their sister Maria hostage. He died in the ensuing battle, and his army of deserters was wiped out.

Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga

Role

Ruben is the boss of Episode II.

Stats

See also: Red Dragoon

Dracoknight
Level	1
Movement	10
Experience	75

Stats
Max HP	29	Luck	--
Strength	10	W. Level	--
Skill	6	Defense	13
Speed	8	Resistance	0

Weapons	Items
Silver Lance	Silver Lance
Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✓ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

Ruben is the boss of New Archanea Saga Episode II.

Stats

See also: Red Dragoon

Dracoknight
Level	3
Movement	10

Stats
Max HP	38	Speed	14
Strength	12	Luck	0
Magic	1	Defense	13
Skill	14	Resistance	3

Inventory
Silver Lance  Silver Axe
Weapon Levels -- B B -- -- --

Personality

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Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Gahahah! This is the end for you!	”	— Ruben, in Archanea Saga.

“	Come at me! I'm not the one who's about to die!	”	— Ruben, in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Ruben: Munchin' Manaketes! Am I surprised to face you directly in the battlefield, Princess Minerva. Minerva: You're... Ruben. I didn't think I'd find you here, not after you were banished from the army for your acts of brutality against civilians. ...So you lead the deserters. Surrender. If you don't, I shall strike you down as an enemy of Macedon! Ruben: Heh...! I don't take orders from you anymore. For some reason, the folks at Macedon worship you royals as if you were gods. Yet, the crown prince fancies himself a patricide, the older sister is a charmless buffoon... and the younger sister is a brat whose only talent is getting kidnapped. Who on earth could put up with the stupid military, when even the country's like that too? Wouldn't you agree, Minerva the Buffoon! Minerva: Dastard... How dare you belittle us! I believe you've just shown your readiness to accept your fate. Ruben: Heh! Not if I kill you first!	”	— Ruben, facing Minerva in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Death quotes

“	Gaaah...	”	— Ruben, in Archanea Saga.

“	Gyaaaah!	”	— Ruben, in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Trivia

• Ruben is assigned to use blonde hair in his sprites in New Mystery of the Emblem, but this cannot be seen as the Dracoknight's class sprites do not display hair color.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English (unofficial)	Ruben	Scandinavian variant of "Reuben", a Biblical figure who was the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Japanese	ルーベン	Transliteration of "Ruben".

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Archanea Saga Dracoknight
New Mystery of the Emblem Dracoknight Lance Axe

References

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