Salem

Salem Artwork of Salem from Thracia 776.

Gender Male Race Human Starting class Loptr Mage (Thracia 776) Dark Mage (Awakening) Voiced by Paul Cartwright (English, Heroes) Shuuhei Takubo (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) Thracia 776 Awakening Heroes

“	......The Loptyr Church never forgives betrayal. That is one of their highest tenets...	”	— Salem

Salem (Japanese: セイラム Salem) is a former dark priest of the Loptr Church, an hononary member of the Dandelion Bandits, and a member of Leif's liberation army.

Biography

Salem was a member of the Loptr Church. He departed the cult upon beginning to question its practices and was nearly killed for it by other Loptrians in the attempt, but was saved by Perne of the Dandelion thieves and joined his band. Salem was on guard duty for the Dandelion hideout on the night Leif's army passed through Dacia Forest, despite his recent injuries from the Loptrians. His plan was to use his Sleep staff to put to sleep anyone who came too close to the hideout, but he was still fought and captured by Leif's army. When Leif's army broke into the hideout to fight the thieves therein, Salem informed him of the true nature of the group and that he would try to sway Perne and the others to Leif's side.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Salem is a playable character. In Chapter 12, Salem appears as an enemy unit; he stands on a gate, the chapter's seize point. If he is captured and not released by the end of the chapter, and the chapter is completed under 20 turns, Salem will join the party at the start of Chapter 12x. In the same chapter, Salem can talk to an enemy Perne, recruiting him.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Loptr Mage
Level	5
Action	--

Recruitment: Chapter 12x, automatically from the start if he was captured, but not killed or released, as an enemy in Chapter 12

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	22	Speed	7
Strength	0	Luck	2
Magic	8	Defense	2
Skill	6	Constitution	4
Movement	6	FCM	1

Max HP	60%	Speed	40%
Strength	5%	Luck	10%
Magic	30%	Defense	15%
Skill	45%	Constitution	15%
Movement	2%

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Inventory	Skills
Varies	--
Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C D D D -- C

Enemy – Chapter 12

Loptr Mage
Level	5
Action	--

Stats
Max HP	22	Speed	7
Strength	0	Luck	2
Magic	8	Defense	2
Skill	6	Constitution	4
Movement	6	FCM	1

Inventory	Skills
Jormungand  Sleep	--
Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C D D D -- C

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Dark Mage	+0	+0	+3	+2	+0	+0	+4	+1	+0	+50 WEXP

Supports

Salem Loptr Mage Supports: None. [[{{{supportg1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg1}}} [[{{{supportg2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg2}}} [[{{{supportg3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg3}}} [[{{{supportg4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg4}}} [[{{{supportg5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg5}}} [[{{{supportg5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg5}}} [[{{{supportg6}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg6}}} [[{{{supportg7}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg7}}} [[{{{supportg8}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg8}}} [[{{{supportg9}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg9}}} [[{{{supportg10}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg10}}} [[{{{supportg11}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg11}}} [[{{{supportg12}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg12}}} [[{{{supportg13}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg13}}} [[{{{supportg14}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg14}}} [[{{{supportg15}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg15}}} [[{{{supportg16}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg16}}} Supported by: Perne Thief Fighter Bonus: 10 Sara Cleric Bonus: 10 [[{{{supporto3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuso3}}}

See Support § Super Famicom games for more details on supports.

Analysis

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

Salem is a Loptrian mage who joins your army roughly halfway through the game. His greatest asset is his C rank in staves. At the time he joins, he will likely be the only unit besides Safy who can wield staves at that high of a level. He can wield mid-level staves such as Physic and Restore right away, helping out the team while also allowing him to gain experience without risking his life. Getting to promotion should be Salem's top priority, as his promotion grants him an additional staff rank, giving him access to Rescue, Fortify, and Silence, and bringing him closer to the prestigious A rank for the all-powerful Warp and Rewarp staves. Staff users receive quite a lot of fatigue when using powerful staves, so having another high level staff user relieves some of the burden off of units like Safy, and allows for many more powerful staves to be used in more chapters. Compared to other staff users, his access to Wind makes him much more capable at combat than the playable priests and high priests, especially before Lightning becomes readily available, and while his durability is not impressive on its own it is better than every other high-ranked staff user apart from Ced.

Offensively, he has a D in all types of anima magic and a C in Dark Magic. This makes him the only playable unit with access to Dark Magic. Unfortunately, he is behind your other units statistically at the time you recruit him, with lackluster magic and speed and poor physical durability. His unique access to dark magic is largely irrelevant, as the Jormungand tome, while strong, is extremely heavy, making it generally inferior to the regular anima tomes which do not slow him down nearly as much. Fenrir is a very potent siege tome, though it can only be used by grinding up Salem's dark rank to A, which can only be done with Jormungand. Even when using anima tomes, Salem's unimpressive bases make his combat mediocre in a vacuum. However, if he is trained as a staff user, he will be able to eventually become a servicable combat unit, carried largely by Wind's ability to hit on magic at 1-2 range.

Generally, Salem is most useful using staves, though he is able to function in combat if need be, and is more capable of doing so than most other staff users.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

Salem is playable as a SpotPass bonus unit, released in the Thracia 776 character set. He is also present as an enemy in the DLC episodes Lost Bloodlines 1 and Lost Bloodlines 3.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Dark Mage
Level	14
Movement	5

Recruitment: SpotPass, hire him for 5,800 G or defeat him in a skirmish

Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers

Max HP	31	Speed	14
Strength	1	Luck	5
Magic	15	Defense	8
Skill	12	Resistance	6

Max HP	90%	Speed	50%
Strength	45%	Luck	45%
Magic	45%	Defense	45%
Skill	65%	Resistance	30%

	Speed	±0
Strength	+1	Luck	−3
Magic	−1	Defense	+2
Skill	+4	Resistance	±0

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Inventory	Skills
Nosferatu*	Hex  Anathema  Despoil
Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C --

Enemy - Lost Bloodlines

See also: Lost Bloodlines 1 and Lost Bloodlines 3

Normal Hard Lunatic

Dark Mage
Level	17
Movement	5

Stats
Max HP	33	Speed	16
Strength	1	Luck	5
Magic	16	Defense	10
Skill	14	Resistance	8

Inventory	Skills
Nosferatu	Hex  Anathema
Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- D --

Dark Mage
Level	17
Movement	5

Stats
Max HP	39	Speed	18
Strength	1	Luck	7
Magic	18	Defense	11
Skill	16	Resistance	10

Inventory	Skills
Nosferatu	Hex  Anathema
Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C --

Dark Mage
Level	17
Movement	5

Stats
Max HP	49	Speed	20
Strength	1	Luck	9
Magic	21	Defense	13
Skill	18	Resistance	12

Inventory	Skills
Nosferatu*	Hex  Anathema
Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- A --

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Reclassing options

Salem Base classes:* Dark Mage Sorcerer Dark Knight Reclass options: This unit can reclass to any male 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 Barbarian/Berserker Fighter/Warrior Mercenary/Hero Bow Knight Archer Sniper

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Tactician/Grandmaster	80%	55%	45%	65%	50%	45%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Cavalier	85%	60%	30%	70%	55%	45%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Paladin	85%	60%	30%	70%	55%	45%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Knight	90%	65%	30%	65%	45%	45%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Great Knight	90%	65%	30%	65%	50%	45%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
General	90%	65%	30%	65%	45%	45%	50%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Barbarian/Berserker	90%	65%	30%	65%	55%	45%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Fighter/Warrior	85%	65%	30%	70%	50%	45%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Mercenary/Hero	85%	60%	30%	75%	55%	45%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Bow Knight	90%	60%	30%	75%	55%	45%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Archer	85%	55%	30%	80%	50%	45%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Sniper	85%	55%	30%	80%	50%	45%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Myrmidon Swordmaster Assassin Thief Trickster Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord Griffon Rider Priest War Monk Mage/Sage Dark Knight Sorcerer Dread Fighter

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Myrmidon	80%	60%	30%	75%	60%	45%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Swordmaster	80%	60%	30%	75%	60%	45%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Assassin	80%	60%	30%	80%	60%	45%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Thief	75%	55%	35%	75%	60%	45%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Trickster	75%	50%	45%	75%	55%	45%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord	85%	70%	30%	65%	50%	45%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Griffon Rider	85%	65%	30%	70%	55%	45%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Priest	75%	45%	45%	65%	50%	45%	40%	35%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
War Monk	85%	55%	45%	60%	50%	45%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Mage/Sage	75%	40%	50%	70%	55%	45%	40%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Dark Knight	90%	55%	45%	65%	50%	45%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Sorcerer	85%	40%	50%	65%	50%	45%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Dread Fighter	80%	60%	40%	70%	55%	45%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Promotion stat gains

Archer Barbarian Cavalier Dark Mage Wyvern Rider Fighter Knight Mage Mercenary Myrmidon Priest Tactician Thief

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	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Berserker	+8	+5	+0	+2	+3	+0	+2	+1	+1	--
Warrior	+6	+4	+0	+5	−1	+0	+4	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+7	+3	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+6	+1	--
Great Knight	+8	+5	+0	+1	−1	+0	+7	+1	+0	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+5	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Griffon Rider	+3	+2	+0	+4	+4	+0	+0	+3	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Warrior	+8	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Hero	+2	+0	+1	+6	+5	+0	+4	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	E E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+6	+3	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+4	+3	+1	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	--
Assassin	+5	+4	−1	+4	+2	+0	+1	+0	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
War Monk	+8	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+0	+1	E
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	−1	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Grandmaster	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+5	+5	+0	+7	+4	+0	+3	+1	+1	E
Trickster	+3	+1	+4	+4	+3	+0	+1	+5	+1	E

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Skill set

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

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Salem/Heroes

There is one variation of Salem available in Heroes.

Personality

Salem is not particularly talkative, choosing to cut straight to the point and not waste words. Despite his Loptrian upbringing he is a decent person, which presumably motivated his questioning of and subsequent departure from the order. He chose to join the Dandelions as he respected Perne's ethics as a noble thief in opposition to Grannvale, and similarly advocated the Dandelions as a whole joining with Leif as a result of these common ideals. He was also concerned about Tina's predicament and promised to help her locate her sister, Safy, after his wounds had healed, though with the arrival of Leif's army in which Safy participated this proved unnecessary.

Endings

Salem, Dark Sage
After the war's end. Salem moved to a rural area and became a recluse. He recorded the story of his life in writing. His memoirs told the tale of a man who had once been a member of the infamous Loptr Church. To historians, they were an invaluable resource, offering a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Loptrian society.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Begone from our forest, invaders!	”	— Salem, as an enemy in Chapter 12 of Thracia 776.

“	I was once a Loptyrian priest...	”	— Salem's SpotPass parley quote in Awakening.

“	Begone from here!	”	— Salem's SpotPass battle quote in Awakening.

“	Do we seek the same thing?	”	— Salem's SpotPass recruitment quote in Awakening.

“	If blood must be spilt...	”	— Salem, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 1 in Awakening.

“	Impossible... You're just a child.	”	— Salem, when fighting Nowi, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 1 in Awakening.

“	You're mad if you think we'll go down without a fight.	”	— Salem, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 3 in Awakening.

“	Fie! Have we been reduced to beating on children?	”	— Salem, when fighting Nowi, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 3 in Awakening.

Death quotes

“	Th-This is the hour of my defeat...Still...I've no regrets...	”	— Salem, in Thracia 776.

“	Perne...I don't have any regrets...	”	— Salem, as an enemy in Chapter 12 of Thracia 776.

“	Is that so...? You're just letting me go? Hmm... What to make of you people.	”	— Salem, if captured and released as an enemy in Chapter 12 of Thracia 776.

“	Who has the right of this battle? I no longer know...	”	— Salem, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 1 in Awakening.

“	Agh... Challenged the wrong foe...	”	— Salem, as an enemy in Lost Bloodlines 3 in Awakening.

Escape quotes

“	I cannot allow myself to fall here.	”	— Salem, in Thracia 776.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Salem/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

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Trivia

• Salem was the first ever playable user of dark magic in the Fire Emblem series.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Salem	From Salem, a city in the State of Massachusetts in the United States of America, famous as the location of the Salem witch trials of 1692–1693.
English (unofficial)	Seram	This name is used in old Thracia 776 fan translation patches.[clarification needed]
Japanese	セイラム	Officially romanized as Salem.
Spanish	Salem	--
French	Salem	--
German	Salem	--
Italian	Salem	--
Portuguese	Salem	--
Traditional Chinese	塞拉姆	Salem

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Loptr Mage Dark Mage Magic, Staff (all tomes and staves) Magic (all tomes) Staff (Heal)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Salem from Thracia 776.
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  Artwork of Salem from the Trading Card Game.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Salem: Dark Sage.
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Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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References

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