Clive is a playable character in Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. He is the original leader of the Deliverance, and the brother of Clair.

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Clive, a young man of the upper aristocracy and a social knight, is the first leader of the Zofia liberation army, the Deliverance. He was originally the captain of the Order of the Zofia, but with the coup d'état of Chancellor Desaix, through the suggestion of his lover Mathilda, they founded the Deliverance along with Fernand.

Being harassed by Desaix's forces, Clive and the Deliverance were forced to take refuge in a cursed graveyard, making the haunted grounds a makeshift headquarters. Mathilda and his younger sister Clair were kidnapped during one of the battles, and the failed attempts to rescue Mathilda left him shaken and doubting his own leadership qualities, resulting in the whole army also being down.

When Alm and his group arrive at the Deliverance Hideout, Clive heartily greets them, grateful to them for rescuing his sister. Clive was disappointed that Mycen would not join the rebellion, but decides that, with the increasing number of commoners joining the Deliverance, he should cede the Deliverance's leadership to Alm, the grandson of the legendary knight Mycen, as he believes that Mycen's story of rising above his common birth to become a knight and count of Zofia resonates with the commoners, and Mycen's grandson would be better suited to lead them. Fernand is outraged by this and abandons the Deliverance on the spot, rather than allow himself to be led by a common villager such as Alm.

When Fernand appears later as part of a Rigelian battalion in northern Zofia, Clive confronts him. Fernand explains that he believes Rigel's morals and standards to be worth fighting for, and that he would rather see Berkut unite Valentia under Rigel's rule than fight for Zofia alongside a group of commoners. While trading blows, Clive tries to reason with Fernand, only for him to claim that Clive was wrong in making Alm leader of the Deliverance, as his main reasoning, that Alm was Mycen's grandson, was a lie. This, together with a similar claim made by a man at Zofia Castle, plants doubts in Clive's mind.

Following Desaix's defeat, Clive voices his fears that he may have erred in his decision to make Alm the figurehead leader of the Deliverance, and blames Alm for incompetence and accuses him of ruining his life if Mathilda is killed during the rescue. In the outcome in which the party saves Mathilda, Clive's fear of making a mistake was mainly due to Fernand lashing out and abandoning the Deliverance after Clive gave Alm the leadership role, but Alm states that he simply wishes to repay the trust Clive placed in him, and he would not hesitate to welcome Fernand back to the Deliverance if he would choose to return.

After the war, he was given command of the newly formed knighthood of Valentia and married Mathilda. If Mathilda dies during the events of the game, he is killed in battle against pirates instead.

Personality

Clive is a very mellow, kind, and calm individual; however, when the situation mandates that he be serious and imposing, he is gravely so. He sees his fiancée, Mathilda, as his idol and inspiration and does not believe that he is worthy of her. Despite being pushed by Mathilda as the leader of the Deliverance, he doubted his leadership qualities, leading to him regretting many decisions.

His humility, however, made him a far better leader than he is willing to admit. Though he ultimately surrendered his position to Alm after seeing how much he could better appeal to the masses, Clive remains a driving force of the Deliverance and provides counsel to Alm during the war. He is ultimately an excellent judge of character as he gambled on Alm becoming the figurehead needed for their cause, even though his own credentials at the time were that he was the grandson of the renowned knight Mycen. This caused unintended tension between himself and Fernand, ultimately leading to him deserting the cause and betraying them by joining Rigel. However, despite this, Clive never stopped wanting his old friend to come back, and even Mathilda admits that Clive would welcome him back no questions asked.

As a paragon of nobility and gallantry, Clive's reputation made him an inspiring figure, mainly to his fellow nobility, like Fernand and his younger sister Clair holds him in the highest regard. He has also earned many suitors, though only Mathilda won his heart. However, his noble upbringing made him a rather polarizing figure for the common folk. While he is openly accepting of anyone who joins the Deliverance for Zofia's sake, not having a true understanding of the common folk's plights makes him seem somewhat distant and conceited. He believes the current caste system of Zofia should be maintained in some capacity, even though it leads to some of the problems the Deliverance is fighting against. This has led to Alm and Python calling him out on the hypocrisy of his views.

Since letting Alm lead the Deliverance, his views began to shift into a more open-minded approach. While he and Lukas advised Alm not to take detours on their march twice when Alm heard of two individuals in trouble, should Alm do so anyways, Clive begins to see the error of his harsh, somewhat cruel indifference to the plight of others, especially when both times brought powerful allies to their cause. As a result, Clive becomes more respected by all by the war's end as a true symbol of equality and understanding.

In-Game

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Recruitment

Rescue Clair at the Southern Fortress, then defeat the undead monsters in the Deliverance Hideout and reach the end of the building. There you will find Clive and Forsyth. Talk to them both, and they will join your party.

Base Stats

Starting Class
Cavalier
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
6	26	12	7	7	6	7	1	7
Magic				Starting Items
-				Steel Lance

Growth Rates

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.

Clive is a serviceable unit and the first Cavalier recruited in Alm's route. While perfectly capable on his own, he is easily outclassed by other Cavaliers in his route, especially Mathilda and Zeke, who have better starting stats and more focused growths. Even Mycen has better performance overall than him. However, Clive's one benefit remains his relatively solid stat growths overall, preventing him from being lopsided, but not truly outstanding like his Cavalier competitors.

Overall, Clive serves well as an early Cavalier, but he loses his usefulness with each Cavalier after.

Fire Emblem Awakening

SpotPass

Starting Class
Paladin
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
9	53	31	3	25	24	27	28	11	8
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
Discipline Outdoor Fighter Defender Sol			Sword - C Lance - B			Silver Lance*

*Enemy only, joins unequipped

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Base Stats

Starting Class
Cavalier
Level	HP	Atk	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
6	26	12+4*	7	7-1*	6	7	1	7
Magic			Skills			Starting Items
-			Horseback Unit			Steel Lance

• Due to equipped Steel Lance

Class Sets

Class Sets
First Tier	Second Tier	Third Tier	Overclass
Cavalier	Paladin	Gold Knight	Skogul*

*DLC class; access with the Altar of the Destrier.

Learnt Magic

Class	Level	Magic Learnt
Mage	1	Fire
	8	Thunder
Sage	1	Recover
Guru	1	Lemegeton

Growth Rates

Personal Max Stats

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.

Clive's performance in Echoes remains largely the same as in Gaiden, even with his slightly better growth rates. He tends to be an average Cavalier unit that will be useful in the early game until the player gets Mathilda, who is much better than Clive in stats and growth rates. Besides, Mathilda highly surpasses him in Resistance, of which his is second worst in the game, surpassing only Valbar (who has no doubt the worst Resistance of the game at 0).

If one opts to use the Pitchfork DLC item to change Clive's class, he does pretty well as a Mercenary. The boosted Speed and Skill will help him a lot with hitting enemies and double enemies better than the other classes. The biggest benefit of Clive becoming a Mercenary is when he promotes to a Dread Fighter, as not only will his movement be back to how it was as a Cavalier, but the +5 Res and Apotrope skills will greatly help patch up his Resistance, which is his biggest flaw under normal circumstances.

Normally, Clive isn't bad, but he is not the best Cavalier compared to other Cavaliers like Mathilda and Zeke. However, with DLC, Clive can be pretty decent as a Mercenary, and it has long-term benefits. But if trained properly, Clive might become quite the useful unit even as a Cavalier, with good Strength and pretty much average Speed.

Supports

See also: Clive/Supports

• Lukas
• Forsyth
• Python
• Mathilda

Passive Supports

• Clair
• Fernand

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Idealistic Knight

Former leader of the Deliverance and Clair's brother. Idealistic and focused on the good of the kingdom. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Base Stats

Rarity:

✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Idealistic Knight
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	18 42	9 31	5 23	8 30	3 17
Skills			Weapon
Silver Lance Buckler			Lance

✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Idealistic Knight
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	19 45	9 33	6 25	8 32	4 19
Skills			Weapon
Silver Lance+ Buckler			Lance

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Lance	-	-	-
	Steel Lance	-	-	-
	Silver Lance	-		-
	Silver Lance+	Silver Lance
	Lordly Lance	-	-
	Buckler	-		-
	Escutcheon	Buckler	-
A	Defense +1	-		-
	Defense +2	Defense +1		-
	Defense +3	Defense +2
B	Hit and Run	-

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 Options

Meet Some of the Heroes

Idealistic Knight Clive
	Clive is the original leader of the Deliverance. He's a gallant knight from a noble family who earned his reputation through his daring leadership in battle!
	Clive has a lover named Mathilda. Like Clive, she's a veteran knight, and the two have a deep respect for each other—not to mention an unbreakable bond!
	Though valorous in battle, Clive actually worries a lot. One thing he worries about in particular is whether he, as a nobleman, can truly lead the Deliverance, which includes a large number of common folk in its ranks.
	Well, Askr is home to an even more diverse group of people...but I don't think Clive has any reason to worry about fitting in and making friends!
Closely Associated Characters
Mathilda	A paladin of the Deliverance and Clive's betrothed. Strong as a demon, yet gentle to her love.
Alm	A brave but kind young warrior, raised by the hero Mycen in Ram Village. His left hand is marked with the Brand. He is entrusted with leadership of the Deliverance by Clive.
Clair	A pegasus knight with the Deliverance. Clive's younger sister. Secretly loves Alm.

Quotes

Gaiden

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Clive/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Quotes

Heroes

Clive/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings

Gaiden

(If Mathilda is alive)

He was entrusted with the command of the newly formed knights' order of Valentia.
Recently, it's been heard that he accepted a beautiful wife.

(If Mathilda is dead)

He was entrusted with the command of the newly formed knights' order of Valentia.
However, afterwards, he lost his life in a battle against pirates.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

(If Mathilda is alive)

Clive was appointed the first captain of the One Kingdom's Brotherhood of Knights. His talent and honesty made him popular with commoners and nobles alike, and under his leadership, the knights flourished. He and his lovely wife were objects of the people's envy.

(If Mathilda is dead)

His heart still heavy from the loss of Mathilda, Clive was appointed captain of the One Kingdom's Brotherhood of Knights. A few short years later, he was killed in a skirmish with pirates. The people grieved deeply over the young loss of so fine a knight.

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

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

B09-023HN

B09-024N

B11-058R

B11-058R+

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	677	Gaiden	75
CYL2	531 ↑146	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	209 ↑134
CYL3	470 ↑61	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	171 ↓38
CYL4	491 ↓21	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	107 ↓64
CYL5	421 ↓70	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	86 ↓21
CYL6	446 ↓25	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	73 ↓13
CYL7	366 ↑80	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	67 ↓7
CYL8	392 ↓26	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	50 ↓17

CYL9

334 ↑58

Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

65 ↑15

Trivia

• If Clive dies, five people will mourn for him (the most out of any unit): Lukas, Clair, Forsyth, and Mathilda. Fernand also has a mourning quote, but he is unrecruitable, and thus the quote went unused.
• Clive shares his English voice actor, Grant George, with Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War's Sigurd in his appearance in Fire Emblem Heroes.
• Jesse's profile in the Valentia Accordion mentions that, having been born into Zofian high society, Jesse was friends with Clive and the other nobles of their generation before he ran away from home.

Gallery

See main article: Clive/Gallery.