Frederick

Frederick
; Artwork of Frederick from Awakening. The Shepherds' stern and sarcastic second in command.
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Birthday	August 26
Nationality	Ylissean
Starting class	Great Knight
Voiced by	Kyle Hebert; (English, all appearances); Daisuke Ono; (Japanese, all appearances);
Appearance(s)	Awakening; Fates; Heroes; Warriors;

“	Every experience makes us stronger, milady. Even those we don't enjoy.	”	— Frederick, to Lissa

Frederick (Japanese: フレデリク Frederik) is a character in Fire Emblem Awakening. He serves as Chrom's cool and collected deputy of the vigilante force, the Shepherds.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

Frederick serves as Chrom's right-hand man in leading the Shepherds. When he, Chrom, and Lissa meet Robin for the first time, Frederick is suspicious of Robin being a Plegian spy. Regardless, he follows Chrom's decision to trust Robin, even explaining several facts about Ylisse to them.

Throughout the game, Frederick reports to Chrom and Robin about upcoming events.

Starting stats and growth rates

Great Knight

Level	1
Movement	7

Recruitment: Prologue, automatically from start

Stats Growth Rates Cap Modifiers

Max HP	28	Speed	10
Strength	13	Luck	6
Magic	2	Defense	14
Skill	12	Resistance	3

Max HP	110%	Speed	50%
Strength	65%	Luck	40%
Magic	10%	Defense	55%
Skill	55%	Resistance	25%

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

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Inventory

Skills

Silver Lance

Discipline

Outdoor Fighter

Weapon Levels
	D		B		D
	--		--		--

Reclassing options

Frederick	Base classes:*
	Cavalier	Great Knight
	Cavalier	Paladin
	Reclass options:
	Knight	General
	Knight	Great Knight
	Wyvern Rider	Wyvern Lord
	Wyvern Rider	Griffon Rider

See reclass for more details on the reclassing system.

Growth rates when reclassed

Cavalier Paladin Knight General Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord Griffon Rider Dread Fighter

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Cavalier	105%	60%	10%	60%	55%	40%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Paladin	105%	60%	10%	60%	55%	40%	50%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Knight	110%	65%	10%	55%	45%	40%	55%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
General	110%	65%	10%	55%	45%	40%	55%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord	105%	70%	10%	55%	50%	40%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Griffon Rider	105%	65%	10%	60%	55%	40%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Dread Fighter	100%	60%	20%	60%	55%	40%	50%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Promotion stat gains

Cavalier Knight Wyvern Rider

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	D

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

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

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Learned at
	Discipline	Cavalier, level 1
	Outdoor Fighter	Cavalier, level 10
	Luna	Great Knight, level 5
	Dual Guard+	Great Knight, level 15
	Defender	Paladin, level 5
	Aegis	Paladin, level 15
	Defense +2	Knight, level 1
	Indoor Fighter	Knight, level 10
	Rally Defense	General, level 5
	Pavise	General, level 15
	Strength +2	Wyvern Rider, level 1
	Tantivy	Wyvern Rider, level 10
	Quick Burn	Wyvern Lord, level 5
	Swordbreaker	Wyvern Lord, level 15
	Deliverer	Griffon Rider, level 5
	Lancebreaker	Griffon Rider, level 15
The above skill list does not include skills obtained exclusively via DLC.

Analysis

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

Frederick joins as a level 1 Great Knight in the Prologue, and acts as the party's Jagen-type character. His strong bulk makes him the only character capable of surviving sustained combat in the earlygame of Lunatic and Lunatic+, and as such he is a lynchpin of any strategy conducive to survival. Furthering his strong earlygame is his ability to use the Silver Lance and his Great Knight class allowing him to quickly gain the ability to use various good weapons like Orsin's Hatchet. He also is one of the few characters to support Chrom, and provides him very good bulk so he can get off the ground to become a formidable unit in his own right. In spite of that, Frederick's performance is nowhere near perfect; his bases, while excellent for his join time, are miserable when compared to what other characters will have when they catch up to his experience level, but his high growths at least allow him to keep pace with the army much better compared to other Jagens. While Frederick's experience intake is much slower than the rest of the party, the sheer amount of combat he will likely face makes up for this. However, he implodes in Chapter 17 when the enemy stops fielding unpromoted combat units. At that point, using Frederick becomes a balancing act of using him enough to damage the enemies, but not so much as to stunt the other units' growth potential until it's too late.

Frederick starts with the skills Discipline and Outdoor Fighter since he starts from the Cavalier class tree. Discipline is quite a useful skill to build weapon ranks quicker so the player does not have to put up with weak weapons for as long if they are not willing to use Arms Scrolls. Outdoor Fighter gives some extra hit and avoid when in outdoor maps, which are quite frequent. On the topic of weapon ranks, he has a base D in both swords and axes, letting him use iron weapons at base. Since Robin generally does better as a caster, Frederick can help himself to Robin's Bronze Sword and quickly push his sword rank up by weakening enemies and letting other units take kills. His B in lances is his main treat, letting him use his Silver Lance in his inventory, and gives him usage of steel and Killer Lances with no investment. Great Knight is a spectacular class with its full weapon triangle control. At level 5, Frederick gains the skill Luna, which is not the most reliable at first, but its can activate more reliably later as he gains more points of skill, and his 55% growth in skill makes it less painful. At level 15, he gains Dual Guard+, giving him a higher chance to activate a dual guard, which completely negates any damage that would have been sustained. As an alternative class from Great Knight, Paladin is the other promotion of Cavalier, and reclassing to it gives him more points of magic, skill, speed, resistance, and movement. However, he loses points in HP, strength, and defense. His growth modifiers mostly reflect the stats he gains more of reclassing to Paladin. Paladin's greatest benefit is its eight move compared to Great Knight's seven, making this class better to get from point A to point B, while still having great combat stats. As a Paladin, he gains the skills Defender and Aegis. Defender is one of the skills he would wants the most since it gives extra pair up stat bonuses, and later, he will mostly serve as a pair up partner. Aegis gives a chance to reduce damage from bows, tomes, and dragonstones. This skill has the same activation rate as Luna, meaning it will not be great at first, but if he gets a higher skill stat, it can activate more reliably.

Knight is not a very good reclass option since it can also promote to Great Knight, making this class tree way worse than it could be since Frederick already can access Great Knight from the far superior Cavalier class tree. Defense +2 and Indoor Fighter are fine skills, but are usually not worth the detour to obtain when Frederick could gain a much better skill from a different class. Knight also does not give an increase to a growth, and even reduces his growth in speed. General is the only unique class Frederick can utilize from this class tree. It has the same growths as Knight aside from a small growth boost to resistance. General does give two extra points of HP and resistance, and gives an extra points of strength, skill, and defense. However, he will lose a point of speed, and two points of movement, taking away one of his biggest assets. Rally Defense is a great rally skill, and is not super grinding intensive to get. Pavise is similar to Luna and Aegis, but has a chance to reduce damage from swords, lances, axes, beaststones, and the claws from Revenants and Entombed, though it has the same procing issues as Luna and Aegis, where it is quite poor at first, but potentially gets better later.

Wyvern Rider is potentially one of the best class tree in all of Awakening, mostly with its base high movement, and high combat stats. Wyvern Rider disappointingly only increases his strength growth, and reduces his growths in HP and defense. Strength +2 is generally useful if he has no other good skills. Tantivy is probably pretty bad for Frederick specifically since in the late game, he will potentially have more use serving as a pair up backpack. Wyvern Lord is the much better promotion compared to Griffon Rider, solely due to Wyvern Lord having lance access whether Frederick promotes from Wyvern Rider, or directly reclasses. It also gives more points of HP, strength, and defense for promotion bonuses. Wyvern Lord also has the same growths as Wyvern Rider. Quick Burn is not the greatest skill unless the player is using low turn strategies, but Swordbreaker is a very good skill, giving +50 to hit and avoid when fighting swords, and it activates regardless of what weapon Frederick is using. Though it is a worse class than Wyvern Lord, Griffon Rider has some decent skills that could be worth pursuing. This class increases his growths in skill and speed, but reduces his growths in HP and defense, and gives more points of skill and speed when promoting or reclassing compared to Wyvern Lord. Deliverer is great for Frederick, since he usually devolves into a pair up bot late in the game, and Lancebreaker is another good skill for +50 to hit and avoid when fighting lances.

Frederick's genes are nowhere near as good as his combat potential is. He suffers from a -2 Speed modifier and passes no particularly good classes down, meaning he is generally one of the worse fathers available. Frederick sways his children towards the physical end of the spectrum, so in casual play he makes an acceptable father for most physical children, and he also has a +2 mod in strength, skill, and defense. Inigo in particular can generally afford to eat the speed penalty to make a solid physical unit. Still, pretty much every child character has better options available than Frederick. It's also worth noting that Frederick is one of only four potential fathers for Cynthia (not including the Avatar); however, Chrom and Henry both make better Cynthias than Frederick does. (So does Gaius, but the opportunity cost of losing Galeforce on Noire, Kjelle, or Nah could be too much for some players.) Frederick is primarily a father of last resort for Cynthia.

Fire Emblem Fates

Role

Frederick appears as an unplayable unit in Fates DLC, Before Awakening. He aids Corrin in fighting off ghostly forces.

Stats

See also: Before Awakening

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range. The figures to the left of the ~ are taken from a chapter 7 playthrough, the earliest possible point where this chapter may be undertaken; the figures to the right of the ~ are taken from a chapter 27 playthrough, the latest possible point a save file may be positioned at.

Great Knight

Level	5~38
Movement	7

Stats
Max HP	31~59	Speed	11~21
Strength	15~35	Luck	7~13
Magic	2	Defense	17~37
Skill	14~29	Resistance	5~18

Inventory

Skills

Silver Lance

Elbow Room

Weapon Levels
	D/C/B		B/A		D/C/B		--
	--		--		--		--

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Frederick/Heroes

There are three different variations of Frederick available in Heroes.

Fire Emblem Warriors

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Starting stats

Great Knight

Level	5
Movement	10

Recruitment: Chapter 2, automatically at chapter's end

Initial Stats Maximum Stats

Max HP	102	Speed	7
Strength	11	Luck	4
Magic	1	Defense	12
Skill	10	Resistance	4

Lv. 99 Lv. 150

Max HP	841	Speed	68
Strength	100	Luck	42
Magic	6	Defense	121
Skill	92	Resistance	38

Max HP	999	Speed	92
Strength	135	Luck	57
Magic	8	Defense	164
Skill	125	Resistance	52

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Weapon

Item

Bronze Axe

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Weapon Levels
		--		--		E
	--		--		--		✘

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Sp	Lck	Def	Res
Guardian Knight	116	24	1	22	16	10	29	9	✘

Personality

Frederick, albeit calm and collected, serves as Chrom's sarcastic lieutenant, who orders tremendous effort for trivial things (but prefaces those orders with a smile.) He's a bit of an overachiever, spending his free time doing several things around the camp. The fondest of starting fires.

Supports

Main articles: Frederick/Supports and Frederick/Supports (Warriors)

Endings

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant (single ending)
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. Few ever forgot his glowing smile and idle quips, even as he doled out tasks that would break a wyvern.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Robin, High Deliverer
Many wrote of Robin's legendary exploits, but accounts of her origins and character varied. Scholars, poets, and bards agreed on one thing alone—she loved her husband, Frederick, above all else.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Lissa, Sprightly Cleric
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. Lissa often visited his charges in town to report concerns, and transgressions, to her husband.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Sully, Crimson Knight
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. His wife, Sully, assisted him, becoming an object of admiration for strong women the world round.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Miriel, Rapier Intellect
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. Alas, his wife, Miriel, would often vanish for weeks at a time as she pursued her studies.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Sumia, Maid of Flowers
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. His wife, Sumia, traded her lance for a peaceful stretch of pasture and raised a happy group of pegasi.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Maribelle, Dire Damsel
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. His wife, Maribelle, did her own part for Ylisse by studying hard and becoming a respected magistrate.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Panne, Proud Taguel
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. His wife, Panne, showed no interest in his work but gradually learned to enjoy human life.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Cordelia, Knight Paragon
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits with his wife. Teaching was hard for Cordelia, however, as she was forced to neglect her own gifts.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Nowi, Eternal Youth
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. His wife, Nowi, frequently came to the training yard to lend a hand or instill terror in a new charge.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Tharja, Grim Stalker
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. Tharja's rare appearances at the training yard sent terrified recruits screaming into the night.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Olivia, Shrinking Violet
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. His wife Olivia's dances were said to keep his resolve strong and open the minds of his charges.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Cherche, Wyvern Friend
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits with his wife, Cherche. Students quickly learned to fear the couple's famously disarming smiles.

Quotes

Main articles: Frederick/Quotes (Awakening) and Frederick/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Frederick is featured on five cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Frederick
	Cold Lieutenant, Frederick
		"I will remain by Prince Chrom's side."
		Attack: 70	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Great Knight		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Battlefield Mentor: [Special] This card cannot be placed in the Bond Area.
	Card #B01-061N, B01-061ST(+) • Artist: sachie
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		"I will defend my kingdom, my people, everything!"
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Paladin		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Divine Ride: [Special] [] When an ally class changes, if you pay the cost, deploy this card from your hand. The Silver Knightly Captain: [Always] If this unit is in the Front Line, this unit and your Main Character cannot be moved by an enemy's skill or your opponent's support skills. "I'll defend you to the last!": [Always] Enemies attacking your Main Character cannot perform Critical Hits.
	Card #B08-009SR(+) • Artist: Kaoru HAGIYA
	Wound-Preventing Herald, Frederick
	None	"...The pebbles have been cleared away."
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Guardian Knight		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 4
		"So, you still stand.": [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Move this unit to the Front Line. If you do, choose 1 enemy with a Deployment Cost of 1 or less besides the Main Character, and destroy them. "For my liege!": [Trigger] [Once per turn] When an ally is attacked by an enemy with , or affinities, until the end of that battle, your defending ally gains +10 attack.
	Card #B11-085HN • Artist: Saori Toyota
	Guardian Knight of the Halidom, Frederick
		"The oath I took did not include stipulations for time off."
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Great Knight		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Neath the Standard of Ylisse: [Activate] [Once per turn] Choose as many allies as you wish, and move them. ( can only be used if this unit is Class Changed.) Defending Chrom to the End: [Activate] [Once per turn] Until the end of your opponent's next turn, this unit and allied "Chrom" gains +10 attack. This skill is only usable if you have an allied "Chrom".
	Card #B22-067HN • Artist: sachie
	Ylissean Knight, Frederick
		"I've completed my patrol of the encampment, milord."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Cavalier		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Exalted Prince's Knight: [Always] If you have an allied "Chrom", this unit gains +10 attack. Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this combat, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B22-068N • Artist: sachie
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Frederick .

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Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Awakening	The Shepherds' stern and sarcastic second in command.	自警団の副長真面目だが、少しずれている
Warriors	A hero from the world of Fire Emblem Awakening, Frederick is a knight of the Halidom of Ylisse and loyal retainer to Lord Chrom. Frederick is completely dedicated to Chrom, occasionally to the point of absurdity. But he manages his heavy workload with tireless perfection. In battle, Frederick is an offensive and defensive juggernaut. The wind from his axe strike alone is enough to send some enemies flying back.	??

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Frederick	A Germanic name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from the elements friþuz (peace) and rīks (ruler).^[1]
Japanese	フレデリク	Officially romanized as Frederik.
Spanish	Frederick	--
French	Frederick	--
German	Frederick	--
Italian	Frederick	--
Portuguese	Frederick	--
Korean	프레데릭	Frederick; used in Before Awakening.
Traditional Chinese	弗雷德里克	Frederick