Wil

Wil is a playable character from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. He is a Pheraean archer who joins Lyn's party in the Taliver Mountains.

He also gives them the name Lyndis's Legion (リンディス傭兵団, Lyndis' Mercenaries).

Profile

Before The Blazing Blade

Not much is known of Wil when he lived in Pherae with his friends Rebecca and her brother Dan. At one point of time, both Will and Dan considered being mercenaries, and they thus set off to fulfil their dream, leaving Rebecca behind. They traveled for about a month before Dan got homesick and split up with Wil.

Lyn's Story

Left astray in Badon, Wil wandered aimlessly before arriving in a village in the Taliver Mountains, being attacked by the bandits of the region. A cry calls out asking who lives in the village, and Wil answers it, thereby meeting Lyn and her troops for the first time. Learning of their battle with the bandits, Wil joins up with the group and fights them off, later joining them as he had nowhere else to go. Wil then aids Lyn in her battle against Lundgren, thereafter becoming a soldier of Caelin.

Eliwood and Hector's Story

A year later, Wil is one of the few survivors of Caelin's occupying garrison, along with Kent, Sain, and Florina, driven out by Darin's forces when they laid siege to Caelin. Eliwood and Hector arrive on the scene in the nick of time, and together they retake Castle Caelin. Wil then travels with the group as they quest to defeat Nergal and his Morphs.

Following the successful retaking of Castle Caelin, Wil joins Lyn in her decision to accompany Eliwood and Hector on their journey. At the end of this journey, Wil becomes the commander of Caelin's archer division. Depending on his supports, Wil can marry Rebecca, thereby becoming the father of the Pheraen archer Wolt from The Binding Blade.

Personality

Wil is best described as a cheery optimist, treating most, if not all, of his companions as friends at the cost of formalities, something that Kent tries to mend during his tenure in Caelin. He has an outgoing and extroverted personality, though at times it inadvertently causes him to irritate others, especially in the case of aloof characters like Rath and Raven.

Wil is also noted as stubborn, mainly by Dart, who refuses to acknowledge the archer at first when he recognizes the pirate as Rebecca's lost brother, Dan. However, he can also be serious and protective of those he cherishes, as is the case when he defended the villagers from marauding bandits before meeting Lyn.

In-Game

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Description: A youth from Pherae, in the Lycian League. Very social.

Recruitment

• Chapter 3: Lyn's Mode. Visit the southwest village (or joins automatically starting from Turn 3)
• Chapter 15/16: Eliwood's Mode/Hector's Mode. Automatically from the start.

Base Stats

Lyn's Story Mode

Starting Class						Affinity
Archer						Wind
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
2	20	6	5	5	6	5	0	6	5
Weapon					Starting Items
Bow - D					Iron Bow

Eliwood's/Hector's Story Mode

Starting Class						Affinity
Archer						Wind
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
4	21	6	5	6	7	5	1	6	5
Weapon					Starting Items
Bow - D					Iron Bow* Steel Bow Vulnerary

*Only item on Hard Mode

Note: His stats will always carry over from Lyn's Mode, should he have been leveled up previously. Otherwise, if he was killed at any point in Lyn's Mode, or if the mode was skipped, then these are his default stats.

Growth Rates

Promotion Gains

Item Required				Promoted Class
Orion's Bolt or Earth Seal				Sniper
1	+3	+1	+2	+2	+2	+3	+1	+1
Weapon Levels
+40

Supports

See also: Wil/Supports

• Lyn
• Rebecca
• Rath
• Dart
• Wallace
• Raven

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.

Of the usable cast in Blazing Blade, Wil is generally seen as one of the weakest characters. This is largely due to two factors: his low base stats, and his Archer class. Wil has some of the worst bases of any combat unit, which makes his ability to take down enemies very limited, but even if his stats were much better he'd still be limited by being an Archer.

There is very little reason to use an archer in The Blazing Blade. For starters, Javelins & Hand Axes are both quite good in this game, and allow units to fight at 1-2 range. There are no 1-2 range bows, meaning that Wil and every other Archer/Sniper is unable to fight at 1 range and will take hits on enemy phase. Usually bows are somewhat redeemed by their effectiveness against fliers, but even this utility is weaker in FE7; effective weapons only increase their might by 2x rather than 3x, meaning that Wil can't even one-shot fliers, and he generally won't have the attack speed needed to double all but the slowest enemy fliers.

On Hector Hard Mode, Wil is somewhat helpful on his joining chapter as his starting position will see him and Lyn's party attacked by several Pegasus Knights; while Wil cannot one-round them, he can do fairly hefty damage and enable Sain or Kent to finish them off. However, this is usually his only utility on a normal playthrough. After Chapter 16, most players who are not actively trying to use Wil will simply bench him- he stacks up poorly against other units that are available at that point, both in terms of stats and class. To add insult to injury, the player gets Louise in chapter 24E/26H. Louise comes pre-promoted, and her base stats are comparable to what Wil will achieve at level 20/1, which he is unlikely to reach before she joins. In other words, even if trying to get Wil to work. the player receives an equally strong if not better Sniper. Louise isn't a great unit either, but at least she comes with solid bases and an automatic A rank in bows.

If, despite these shortcomings, the player wants to deploy Wil, he can be made somewhat useful. His Speed is mediocre, but fixable, particularly after he is promoted to Sniper, as he gets 2 Speed upon promoting, which combined with his 5 base and 40% growth will enable him to double many of Blazing Blade's generally slow enemies. If choosing to use Wil long-term, it's generally best to play Lyn mode and try to get him some EXP there; units like Kent, Sain, Erk, Florina, or Lucius all are better targets for that EXP, but it should be possible to at least get some kills for Wil and give him a head start for the main game. Whatever resources Wil recieves, though, he will always be hamstringed by his class.

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Unequaled Archer

A young man from a village in Pherae. With his easy manner and friendly personality, even those who are initially wary soon warm up to him. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Base Stats

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Unequaled Archer
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 39/42/45	14/15/16 42/45/49	7/8/9 31/34/37	4/5/6 23/27/30	6/7/8 36/40/43
Skills			Weapon
Halting Bow+ Rally Resistance			Bow

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Bow	-	-	-
	Steel Bow	-	-	-
	Halting Bow	-	-	-
	Halting Bow+	-
	Rally Resistance	-	-	-
	Rally Up Res	Rally Resistance	-	-
A	Atk Res Push 1	-		-
	Atk Res Push 2	Atk Res Push 1		-
	Atk Res Push 3	Atk Res Push 2		-
C	Distant Guard 1	-		-
	Distant Guard 2	Distant Guard 1		-
	Distant Guard 3	Distant Guard 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

Unequaled Archer Wil
	Wil is an archer with the band of knights led by Lyn. Though his chatty nature can sometimes rub people the wrong way, he's beloved by many for his cheerful, outgoing personality.
	Traveling on a solitary journey, Wil was staying at a village when it was suddenly attacked by bandits. That was when he crossed paths with Lyn and her friends, and the two became allies after they fended off the raiders.
	Wil's journey began when he abruptly left home without his family's permission. At first, he was accompanied by his childhood friend Dan, but they had an argument and haven't spoken since.
	Ever since setting off, Wil has never returned home. I hear Lyn's been encouraging him to at least send his parents a letter—and I hope he does too!
Closely Associated Characters
Lyn	A woman who grew up on the plains before learning she is nobility of Caelin. Recruits Wil during her journey.
Rebecca	A girl who lives in a remote village and spends her time hunting. Kind and sociable. Wil's childhood friend.

Quotes

The Blazing Blade

Death quote

(Lyn's Mode)

• Wil: Oh... I'm done for...
• Lyn: Wil!
• Wil: Lyn, Mark. I'm no use to you in this condition. Forgive me. I have to retreat.

(Eliwood's/Hector's Mode)

Final chapter quote

Heroes

Wil/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings

Lyn's Story

Wil - Archer of Pherae

With his cheery outlook and his happy-go-lucky demeanor, Wil has become quite dear to Marquess Caelin's household. Kent is teaching him manners befitting a sworn man of Castle Caelin.

Eliwood's/Hector's Story

Wil - Archer without Equal

Wil remained a knight of Caelin even after Ostia took over. He became the commander of Ostia's Caelin archer division.

Wil and Rebecca

After their journey, Rebecca continued to work for Eliwood and became his most trusted retainer. Her childhood friend, Wil, joined her in service to Pherae. The son they later had shared their archery skills.

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

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

B13-008HN

B13-009N

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	238	The Blazing Blade	1,007
CYL2	342 ↓104	The Blazing Blade	565 ↓442
CYL3	354 ↓12	The Blazing Blade	476 ↓89
CYL4	328 ↑26	The Blazing Blade	365 ↓111
CYL5	235 ↑93	The Blazing Blade	372 ↑7
CYL6	220 ↑15	The Blazing Blade	428 ↑56
CYL7	184 ↑36	The Blazing Blade	320 ↓108

CYL8

380 ↓196

The Blazing Blade

62 ↓258

Trivia

• According to the prototype script of The Blazing Blade, Wil was originally planned to have supports with Heath, and even had full support conversations with him, although this was later scrapped.
• Wil's tendency to come up with or forget names is a bit of a running gag. He mistakenly calls Dart "Dark" and "Darth" while calling Raymond "Rave".
• In his B support Conversation with Raven, Wil states that he is 17 years old.

Gallery

See main article: Wil/Gallery.