Ewan

Ewan is a playable character in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. He is Saleh's student, the younger brother of Tethys, and part of Gerik's troop.

Profile

Born in Jehanna, Ewan is a sage-in-training with much potential, according to Saleh. He is the third and final Trainee unit, more exactly a Pupil.

In Eirika's route, Ewan is seen in Carcino, where Pablo starts a coup and attempts to find and kill both Innes and Klimt. Tethys has Ewan stay in the local inn until the battle subsides, much to his disappointment. After Pablo and his army is routed from Carcino, Ewan introduces himself to Eirika and offers her a way into Caer Pelyn, which she accepts.

On the way, they run into an abandoned fortress, which has been overrun by monsters. Ewan attempts to participate in the battle, but is told by either Innes or his sister to stay out of the battle, which annoys him. After disposing of the monsters in the fortress, they reach Caer Pelyn, though monsters quickly attack it. Ewan is chased by a Revenant, though he manages to escape by entering a house. He later joins the party as a permanent member upon visiting the house he is hiding in.

On Ephraim's route, Ewan has Saleh drop him off at Taizel so he can speak to Marisa. He heads into an inn to find out where Marisa is located. Upon visiting him, he joins Ephraim's forces so he can speak to Marisa. If he does so, Ewan tells Marisa that the mercenary guild had a mix-up and asks her to join Ephraim's group so they can find Gerik, which she agrees to. If Ewan speaks to Saleh in Scorched Sand, he will be relieved to see his teacher again.

Personality

Ewan is quick-witted, excitable, and enjoys playing practical jokes on Saleh. He also appears to enjoy brain teasers and riddles, as shown in his support conversations with Ross. He is troublesome and keeps causing accidents which Saleh does not like; one time he "accidentally" threw Saleh's magic tome into a river. Also, in a support conversation with Tethys, she gets him to admit shaving half of a man's mustache off, and putting a frog in another man's boot.

His conversations with Dozla show that Ewan is a daydreamer, as he thinks about creating "flying coaches" and a communication device for everyone to use (as only mages can use them) in the near future, something which Dozla both encourages and supports.

In-Game

The Sacred Stones

Base Stats

Starting Class						Affinity
Pupil						Light
Level	HP	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
1	15	3	2	5	5	0	3	5	4
Weapon					Starting Items
Anima - E					Fire Energy Ring* Dragonshield** Vulnerary

* Eirika's route only
** Ephraim route only

Growth Rates

*55% in the Japanese version

Promotion Gains

First Tier

• Choice 1
• Choice 2

Promoted Class
Mage
1	+1	+0	+1	+2	+1	+2	+1	+1
Weapon Levels
+30

Promoted Class
Shaman
1	+1	+2	+0	+1	+1	+2	+2	+1
Weapon Levels
D -

Second Tier

From Mage

• Choice 1
• Choice 2

Item Required				Promoted Class
Guiding Ring or Master Seal				Sage
1	+4	+1	+0	+0	+3	+3	+1	+1
Weapon Levels
+40 D D

Item Required				Promoted Class
Guiding Ring or Master Seal				Mage Knight
1	+4	+2	+0	+0	+2	+2	+2	+2
Weapon Levels
+40 D

From Shaman

• Choice 1
• Choice 2

Item Required				Promoted Class
Guiding Ring or Master Seal				Druid
1	+4	+0	+0	+3	+2	+2	+1	+1
Weapon Levels
+40 D E

Item Required				Promoted Class
Guiding Ring or Master Seal				Summoner
1	+3	+0	+1	+3	+1	+3	+1	+1
Skills				Weapon Levels
Summon				+40 E

Supports

See also: Ewan/Supports

• Ross
• Tethys
• Saleh
• Dozla
• Amelia

Overall

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Ewan joins midway through the game as a level 1 Pupil, a trainee class, with very poor stats. Like the other trainees, Ewan is an underleveled unit that will require a lot of favoritism to catch up to the rest of the party. Ewan often ends up benched, as he joins after much of the playable cast, but by virtue of being a trainee he is an interesting unit if the player is willing to pour effort into him.

Take extreme care while training Ewan initially- as a Pupil he will be extremely weak. Make sure to set up kills for him & be prepared to shield him with other units or Rescue him away after attacking, as many enemies at this point will kill Ewan in one round. Assuming that the player isn't interested in grinding on the world map or in the Tower of Valni, using Ewan will necessitate carefully setting up kills, and may be frustrating as any attack can be fatal.

Once he reaches level 10, Ewan will start a dialogue with the player at the start of the chapter after he reaches this level, in which he gets the option of one of three promotion paths: he can become a Mage, a Dark Mage, or, if the player has already beaten their copy of Sacred Stones at least once, he can become a "super trainee", remaining a Pupil but technically "promoting" into a base class.

The Mage path has the advantage of retaining Ewan's Anima rank, potentially allowing him to use higher-rank Anima tomes like Elfire and Thunder, improving his offense immediately. Upon reaching promotion level, Ewan can then become a Mage Knight or a Sage. Mage Knight offers Ewan 7 move and mounted status, while Sage gives him access to Light magic. If the player is planning on playing through the post-game Creature Campaign, Sage will be a better pick due to its higher stat caps, but if not planning to play this campaign Mage Knight's superior move and rescuing utility will probably be more valuable. Both classes are good options, and share D rank Staff access allowing Ewan to heal and provide other staff support.

As a Shaman, Ewan loses his Anima rank, instead starting with D rank Dark magic. Alongside Knoll Ewan is one of only two possible Dark magic users in Sacred Stones. Dark Magic is decent. Nosferatu is an interesting option, Luna may allow Ewan to pierce some high-Resistance enemies, and Eclipse gives him the ability to halve enemy HP at distance. One drawback of Dark tomes for Ewan is weight; he will lose 1 point of speed to Flux as a Shaman, and after promoting he will still lose a lot of speed to most Dark tomes, with Nosferatu costing a promoted Ewan 5 speed. However, he will still be able to one-round most enemies with Flux alone, and some heavier tomes can be used to one-shot.

A Shaman Ewan can promote into either a Summoner or a Druid. As a Druid, Ewan regains his Anima rank and also receives E staves. This will broaden his range of offensive options, and give him a bit more flexibility to use tomes like Fire for extra hit or Thunder for crit. Summoner grants Ewan E staves and the ability to summon phantoms. Both are solid options, with Druid being preferable for a combat-focused Ewan and Summoner being best if early promoting Ewan & planning to transition him into using staves & summoning to support the team. Once he reaches either class, Ewan will usually have sufficient stats to function well regardless of role.

Ewan's third "secret" class option is the Super Trainee route, only accessible if the copy of Sacred Stones being played has been beaten at least once. Upon reaching Level 10 in his trainee class, Ewan can also reclass into Pupil instead of Mage or Shaman. This gives him 1 point of move and some stat gains. Once he reaches level 10 again he can use a guiding ring to either become a Sage or yet another version of Pupil, colloquially called the Super Pupil. As a Super Pupil Ewan gains solid stat gains, a point of move, and access to all three types of magic, making him the only Sacred Stones unit capable of wielding all three types. This is an interesting utility, but as a Super Pupil Ewan gets very little Con and doesn't get staff access, meaning that most of the tomes available will weigh Ewan down so much as to endanger him. Apart from being an interesting promotion path, it's not really advisable to make Ewan into a Super Pupil- his other options are generally more compelling, especially since they fix his low Con.

Overall, Ewan is not a good unit- it takes a lot of effort to train him and by the time he arrives, the player will have access to several other mages, all of whom will be better than Ewan even if untrained. For those who want to use him, though, Ewan can become a solid mage with a lot of flexibility, and the player can slot him into whatever role they need from a mage. Whether or not to use Ewan will come down to what the player wants out of their run. Training him can be seen as a fun challenge, but if one's goal is to beat the game quickly or as easily as possible, Ewan is among the worst units in the game.

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Eager Student

A member of Gerik's Mercenaries. Tethys's brother. He reveres Saleh, his teacher. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.

Base Stats

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Eager Student
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	15/16/17 34/38/41	6/7/8 34/37/41	6/7/8 30/33/36	3/4/5 20/23/27	4/5/6 32/35/39
Skills			Weapon
Rauðrserpent+ Chilling Wind			Tome

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Fire	-	-	-
	Elfire	-		-
	Rauðrserpent	-		-
	Rauðrserpent+	Rauðrserpent
	Pupil's Tome	Rauðrserpent+
	Chilling Wind	-
	Glacies	Chilling Wind	-
A	Darting Stance 1	-		-
	Swift Stance 1	Darting Stance 1		-
	Swift Stance 2	Swift Stance 1
B	Sabotage Spd 1	-		-
	Sabotage Spd 2	Sabotage Spd 1		-
	Sabotage Spd 3	Sabotage Spd 2

Overall

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Base Set

Counters

Skill Inheritance

Meet Some of the Heroes

Eager Student Ewan
	Ewan is a young mage-in-training who studies under the sage Saleh. He's also the younger brother of Tethys, a dancer who works with Gerik's band of mercenaries!
	Ewan's upbringing was far from a happy one. He was abandoned by his parents at an early age, with only Tethys left to look after him.
	Ewan wants to do something to properly thank his sister for raising them. That's why he worked hard to study magic under the tutelage of the sage Saleh of Caer Pelyn, where his talents blossomed!
	He might be a little mischievous, but he cares more than anyone about protecting his sister and his friends. If we can get him to help the Order of Heroes, I'm sure he'll be the life of the party!
Closely Associated Characters
Tethys	A bewitching dancer who belongs to Gerik's band of mercenaries. She and Ewan were abandoned by their parents, and she worked hard to raise her young brother alone.
Gerik	Known as the Desert Tiger, this accomplished warrior is the leader of a band of mercenaries. He cares about his soldiers and will never abandon a friend. He welcomed Ewan and Tethys into his group.

Quotes

The Sacred Stones

Heroes

Ewan/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings

Ewan, Enthusiastic Student (あどけなき魔道, Adokenaki madō)

Ewan continued his studies, modelling his life after the teaching of Saleh. Eventually, his education branched of into different paths. His insatiable curiosity led him on a trip to explore the world.

Ewan and Saleh

Master and student returned to Caer Pelyn to study in peace. Ewan worked hard, and in time, his power grew to rival Saleh's. As equals, the two continued their studies together and expanded their knowledge ever more.

Ewan and Amelia

After the war, Ewan and Amelia set out, as promised, on a trip around the world. Their deeds along the way made small legends in the regions they visited. In time, Amelia gave birth to a daughter, and they settled down.

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Ewan is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B18-087HN

B18-088N

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	252	The Sacred Stones	930
CYL2	235 ↑17	The Sacred Stones	1,010 ↑80
CYL3	267 ↓32	The Sacred Stones	817 ↓193
CYL4	469 ↓202	The Sacred Stones	138 ↓679
CYL5	428 ↑41	The Sacred Stones	79 ↓59
CYL6	419 ↑9	The Sacred Stones	103 ↑24
CYL7	349 ↑70	The Sacred Stones	84 ↓19

CYL8

356 ↓7

The Sacred Stones

86 ↑2

Etymology

'Ewan' is an anglicized form of the name 'Eoin' which is Irish for 'born of the yew tree'. Yews are long-lived poisonous evergreens which have come to connotate both death and immortality.

The Yuan Dynasty, which began when Kublai Khan proclaimed himself emperor of China, were the successors to the Mongol empire started by Genghis Khan.

Trivia

• Ewan is one of the very few characters in Fire Emblem who can actually lose weapon rank when he promotes, as promoting him from Pupil to Shaman will result in the loss of his Anima magic proficiency.

Gallery

See main article: Ewan/Gallery.