Cecil

Not to be confused with Cecilia of The Binding Blade, Celica of Gaiden, or Seliph of Genealogy of the Holy War (whose Japanese name is "Celice").

Cecil (Japanese: セシル Cecil) is a member of the 7th Platoon of the Altean Knights. Having joined the army after the War of Shadows, she serves under Marth during Book 2 of Mystery of the Emblem and its remake, New Mystery of the Emblem.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 2

Role

Cecil is one of the new Altean knights who is with Marth at the beginning of the game, and has no story role aside from that.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cavalier (Knight) Level 3 Movement 9/6 Experience 0

Recruitment: Chapter 1, automatically from the start Stats Growth Rates Max HP 19 Luck 6 Strength 7 W. Level 7 Skill 7 Defense 7 Speed 8 Resistance 0 Max HP 50% Luck 30% Strength 30% W. Level 70% Skill 60% Defense 10% Speed 60% Resistance 3% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Weapons Items Slim Lance Iron Sword -- Weapons Sword ✓D Lance ✓M Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗

Promotion stat gains

In Mystery of the Emblem, promotion gains for HP and weapon level consist of giving the character as many points as necessary—the x value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class's base value. If the character's value for one of those two stats is higher than their promoted class's base value, they will not receive any bonus in that stat.

Analysis

Cecil joins immediately at the start of Book 2, and is available for every chapter. One of Cecil's best attributes is her high base weapon level, allowing her to wield Arran's Silver Lance at base, though she needs two points of speed to double 0 AS enemies with it. She is also the fastest of the cavaliers, only needing one point of speed to double 0 AS enemies with the Iron Lance. Her support with Roderick and Luke boosts their hit and critical hit rates. Additionally, Cecil can wield the powerful Ladyblade attainable in Chapter 2 which has high might and deals effective damage against Barbarians. Cecil's main long-term issue is that Cavaliers suffer significant terrain penalties and have to dismount for many chapters during the mid and late-game. Cecil also has poor HP and defense growths, though her bases are decent enough to carry her through the early game.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

Cecil was originally a member of the 9th Platoon, before all of her comrades deserted. Katarina recruits her into the 7th Platoon, and she arrives during a sparring match with Draug/Ogma and provides them with steel-grade weaponry acquired through some of Katarina's contacts.

As with a number of other characters in New Mystery of the Emblem, there is a unique weapon named for Cecil available through Everyone's Conditions: Cecil's Sword.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cavalier Level 3 Movement 9

Recruitment: Prologue 6 (Ogma's or Draug's version), automatically from the start Stats Growth Rates Max HP 19 Speed 9 Strength 6 Luck 6 Magic 0 Defense 5 Skill 8 Resistance 0 Max HP 70% Speed 75% Strength 45% Luck 50% Magic 10% Defense 30% Skill 70% Resistance 5% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Steel Sword Varies Steel Sword Steel Lance Steel Bow Weapon Levels D E -- -- -- --

Growth rates when reclassed

Promotion stat gains

Pegasus Knight Cavalier Archer Myrmidon Mage Cleric

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Dracoknight	+4	+4	−1	+0	+0	+0	+5	−3	+2	+30 WEXP E
Falcoknight	+4	+2	+1	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+2	E +30 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+4	+2	+1	+3	+1	+0	+1	+6	+1	+30 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+8	+2	+1	+5	+5	+0	+1	+3	+2	+75 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+6	+2	+1	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+1	+75 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+6	+3	+2	+1	+1	+0	+1	+2	+0	+30 WEXP E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Bishop	+6	+1	+2	+1	+1	+0	+2	+1	+1	E +30 WEXP

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Analysis

Cecil joins in both versions of Prologue 6. Her base stats are decent; while they do not stand out enough to make her one of the best units in the Prologue, there is not much competition, so using her is helpful. Her D rank in swords allows her to use the Steel Swords she joins with, increasing her damage output.

On the Lunatic difficulty, Cecil's defenses are good enough to survive a hit from all enemies in Prologues 6 and 7. Her base speed is also high enough to prevent her from getting doubled, and her speed growth is excellent. Cecil is not fast enough to double enemies at base level. Still, she will eventually start doubling, increasing her damage output.

Cecil's durability really suffers a few maps after she joins. In Prologue 8, a few enemies oneshot her unless she levels up her defensive stats. In Chapter 2, the cavaliers and dracoknights oneshot her if she is at base level with no defensive level-ups. Cecil struggles to survive attacks from stronger enemies without significant investment throughout the game, at least on higher difficulties. Some enemies kill her in one hit, which sets her apart from Roderick and Luke, her direct competitors. They have more HP and base defense than Cecil does, and their defensive growths are also higher than hers, making it easier for them to survive at least a single hit.

Where Cecil shines is her speed. Cecil is among the fastest early-joining units, with a base speed of 9 and a growth of 75% as a cavalier. While her base speed is too low to double, she will definitely gain enough points from level-ups to start doubling enemies. Furthermore, in Chapter 2, the player can obtain the Ladyblade, one of the best early-game weapons. It is an E rank sword exclusive to female units, with the same stats as a Silver Sword, but with five more uses. Cecil is one of its best users because she can double with it after some investment, making her damage output very high. Her strength will usually not be high enough to one-round enemies on higher difficulties, even with the Ladyblade - at least not before promotion. However, she can still deal significant chunks of damage, making her a capable combat unit.

Cecil faces very little competition for the Ladyblade. The only unit that can compete with Cecil for it without reclassing is a female Kris in a class that uses swords. Like Palla and Catria, other female units can reclass to a sword-using class, but that removes their flying utility. However, Palla and Catria can choose to reclass into the cavalier classline in order to use the Ladyblade without losing their movement or lance rank, but at the cost of their flight capabilities. Reclassing a healer like Marisha is also discouraged because their personal bases are not suitable for combat classes. In this situation, Cecil is the best user of the Ladyblade except for a specific Kris and cavalier Catria or Palla, giving her a unique niche.

Cecil also has an advantage in her reclassing options. Since she is a female unit, she can reclass to Pegasus Knight in the early game, giving the player access to another flier. While her stats as a pegasus knight will not hold a candle to units like Palla or Catria, she will retain most of her good traits, like high speed. The disadvantage of doing this, however, is losing access to swords.

Personality

Cecil is a new recruit in Altea's 7th Platoon, she is shown to be extremely loyal as she's the only member of the 9th Platoon that didn't desert and how she spent her life as a knight to Altea. She wants to prove herself as a worthy knight, and does not take kindly to people underestimating her for being a woman. This has led her to react badly to some actions, like Roderick standing up to give her a seat during a meeting, or Kris calling her cute for being scared and she also reacts to Luke calling her a violent girl by beating him up.

Even so she's aware of her flaws and apologises to Roderick for her attitude and ask him to help her improve her weaker areas such as cooking and sewing.

She also seems to value trust a lot and is unwilling to forgive Katarina for her betrayal until she proves her loyalty again.

Supports

Mystery of the Emblem

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New Mystery of the Emblem

Cecil Cavalier Mutual supports: Luke Cavalier C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 Roderick Cavalier C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 Katarina Sage C: 2 B: 5 A: 8 [[{{{supportm4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm4}}} B: {{{bm4}}} A: {{{am4}}} [[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}} Supported by:* Kris Mercenary C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 Marth Lord C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 [[{{{supporto3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co3}}} B: {{{bo3}}} A: {{{ao3}}} [[{{{supporto4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co4}}} B: {{{bo4}}} A: {{{ao4}}} [[{{{supporto5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co5}}} B: {{{bo5}}} A: {{{ao5}}}

Base conversations

Main article: Cecil/Conversations

Endings

Mystery of the Emblem

Cecil, Altean knight
She remained within the royal knights to care for the survivors of war. She swore, as a Paladin of Altea, to stay loyal to Altea to the end.

New Mystery of the Emblem

Cecil - Altean Rose
Cecil devoted the rest of her life as a Paladin of House Altea.

Quotes

Death quotes

Everyone's Conditions quotes

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

532

Cecil Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

186

CYL 2 (2018)

572 (+40)

Cecil Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

158 (−28)

CYL 3 (2019)

500 (−21)

Cecil Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

207 (+49)

CYL 4 (2020)

550 (+9)

Cecil Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

152 (−55)

CYL 5 (2021)

440 (−110)

Cecil Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

168 (+16)

CYL 6 (2022)

420 (−22)

Cecil Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

190 (+22)

CYL 7 (2023)

401 (−19)

Cecil Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

133 (−57)

CYL 8 (2024)

473 (+72)

Cecil Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem

101 (−32)

Total results		This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,295

Trivia

• In the Mystery of the Emblem Hideo Takayashiki novels, the surname "Mozary" (Japanese モザリー) is given to Cecil.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Mystery of the Emblem Cavalier Paladin Knight Lance Lance Sword
New Mystery of the Emblem Pegasus Knight Cavalier Archer Myrmidon Mage Cleric General Falcoknight Pegasus Knight Dracoknight Lance Lance Axe Cavalier Paladin Sword Lance Sword Lance Archer Sniper Bow Bow Myrmidon Swordmaster Sword Sword Mage Sage Tome Tome, Staff Cleric Bishop Staff Tome, Staff General Lance Bow Falcoknight Lance Sword {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Cecil from Mystery of the Emblem.

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  Artwork of Cecil from the Trading Card Game.

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  Artwork of Cecil from the Trading Card Game.

Cipher artwork

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  Cecil in artwork of Kris.

References

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