Excellus is a boss character from Fire Emblem Awakening. He is one of Walhart's generals as well as his tactician.

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What role does Excellus play in Walhart's army?

Excellus, a general in Walhart's army, served as a tactician but was more skilled in manipulation and deceit. He secretly opposed Walhart by supporting the Grimleal, undermining Walhart's goals. Excellus used blackmail to recruit for Walhart but prioritized his own interests. Ultimately, he was compelled to lead Walhart's personal guard against the Shepherds, resulting in his death.

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How does Excellus manipulate others in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Excellus manipulates others in Fire Emblem Awakening through deceit and blackmail. As Walhart's tactician, he secretly manipulates him by conning others into joining Walhart's army. Excellus uses threats to coerce Resistance members to fight against Chrom's army. His ultimate goal is self-serving, focusing on personal power and allegiance to the Grimleal. He made a deal with Aversa for the throne of Plegia, contingent on taking the Fire Emblem from Chrom. Despite his cowardly nature, Excellus is a skilled manipulator who prioritizes his own interests over loyalty to his superiors.

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Why is Excellus considered a cowardly character?

Excellus is seen as cowardly because he values his own safety above loyalty or honor. He manipulates others, including Walhart, for personal gain and abandons allies to protect himself. His cowardice is clear when he tries to flee when threatened and only fights when forced, leading to his death in battle.

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What are Excellus' true motivations in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Excellus in Fire Emblem Awakening is motivated by self-interest and power. As Walhart's tactician, he secretly manipulates him to fail against the Grimleal, a group he secretly supports. Excellus aims to seize power, even betraying superiors, and made a deal with Aversa for the Plegian throne by taking the Fire Emblem from Chrom. His tactics include manipulation, blackmail, and threats.

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How does Excellus' deception impact Walhart's plans?

Excellus' deception undermines Walhart's plans by manipulating situations for personal gain and allegiance to the Grimleal. As Walhart's tactician, he uses blackmail to recruit for Walhart's army but aims to sabotage Walhart's efforts against the Grimleal. Walhart learns of Excellus' betrayal and secret deal with Aversa but does not consider him a threat. Instead, Walhart forces Excellus into battle, leading to his demise.

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Excellus serves Walhart as his tactician for battles, but was secretly manipulating him. Excellus' skills lie not in war tactics, but in his ability to con and deceive others into joining Walhart's army through blackmail and threats. Excellus cares only for himself, Grima, and seizing power, even if it means abandoning his superiors. However, despite his cowardly nature, he was secretly a devout member of Grimleal and was manipulating Walhart to fail in his quest to destroy the Grimleal. Excellus also took a deal from Aversa, which offered him the throne of Plegia if he was able to take the Fire Emblem from Chrom.

At Fort Steiger, Excellus managed to threaten numerous Resistance members to fight Chrom's army and aid Pheros to her disgust, but in the end, it was futile, and the fort was seized. Later at the Demon's Ingle, he spoke to Yen'fay before his battle with his sister and Chrom's army and openly mocked him. After Yen'fay's death, Excellus revealed to Say'ri why Yen'fay allied with Walhart, and laughed as Say'ri learned the heartbreaking truth before warping away.

Believing to still have much of Chon'sin under his control, Excellus returns to Valm to prepare for the battle between Walhart and Chrom. After Chrom defeats Walhart outside of the castle, Excellus looks outside after Walhart tells him to. He is surprised that the Chon'sin forces are now allied with Chrom and his army, unable to understand why they had turned sides. Walhart deduces that they were loyal to Yen'fay and not under the control of Excellus' blackmail. Walhart also reveals that he has been aware of Excellus' betrayal towards him, having learned about his secret deal with Aversa. Hearing this, Excellus asks Walhart why he did not have him killed, only for Walhart to state that he does not see him as a threat. Excellus attempts to flee the castle, but Walhart orders him to lead his personal guard into battle and threatens to kill him on the spot if he refuses. With no other choice, he fights against the Shepherds, only to be killed in battle.

Excellus' gender is rather confusing, due to his ambiguous appearance and his use of feminine titles. In Chapter 22, Aversa indicates in a conversation with Robin that Excellus lacks male genitalia.

In-Game

Fire Emblem Awakening

Boss Stats

Chapter 20

• Normal
• Hard
• Lunatic

Starting Class
Sage
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
10	46	5	25	21	22	18	15	20	6
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
Focus			Tome - B Staff - E			Bolganone*

*-Dropped when defeated

Starting Class
Sage
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
10	52	5	28+7	24	25	21	16	22	6
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
Magic +2 Focus Tomefaire			Tome - B Staff - C			Bolganone+ Bolganone*

+-Forged weapon (Each "+" is +4 Mt and +10 hit per cross)
*-Dropped when defeated

Starting Class
Sage
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
10	60	5	33+7	29	30	26	17	26	6
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
Magic +2 Hit Rate +10 Focus Tomefaire			Tome - A Staff - A			Bolganone++ Bolganone*

+-Forged weapon (Each "+" is +4 Mt and +10 hit per cross)
*-Dropped when defeated

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Boss Stats

Chapter 4

• Original
• Form 1
• Form 2
• Form 3

Starting Class
Sage
Level	HP	EP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
42	7500	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Resist	Null	Weak	--	Repel	Weak	--	--	--	--
Skills							Items
Command			Session		Passive		Scheming Insight Master Seal
Agilao Let's get a retake! All part of the act...!			Sword-Fire		--

Starting Class
Sage
Level	HP	EP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
42	7500	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
--	Resist	--	--	--	--	Weak	Null	--	--
Skills							Items
Command			Session		Passive		Scheming Insight Master Seal
Zanma Let's get a retake! All part of the act...!			Sword-Wind		--

Starting Class
Sage
Level	HP	EP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
42	7500	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Weak	Weak	Resist	Resist	Weak	Drain	resist	--	--	--
Skills							Items
Command			Session		Passive		Scheming Insight Master Seal
Bufula Let's get a retake! All part of the act...!			Sword-Blizzard		--

Starting Class
Sage
Level	HP	EP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
42	7500	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	--	--
Skills							Items
Command			Session		Passive		Scheming Insight Master Seal
Maragidyne Mazandyne Mabufudyne All part of the act...!			--		--

Chapter 6

• Original
• Form 1
• Form 2
• Form 3

Starting Class						Wardrobe Stats
Sage						Attack 200, Armor 68
Level	HP	EP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
61	9,723	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Resist	Null	Weak	--	Repel	Weak	--	--	--	--
Skills							Items
Command			Session		Passive		--
Agilao Let's get a retake! All part of the act...!			Sword-Fire		--

Starting Class						Wardrobe Stats
Sage						Attack 200, Armor 68
Level	HP	EP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
61	9,723	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
--	Resist	--	--	--	--	Weak	Null	--	--
Skills							Items
Command			Session		Passive		--
Zanma Let's get a retake! All part of the act...!			Sword-Elwind		--

Starting Class						Wardrobe Stats
Sage						Attack 200, Armor 68
Level	HP	EP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
61	9,723	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Weak	Weak	Resist	Resist	Weak	Drain	resist	--	--	--
Skills							Items
Command			Session		Passive		--
Bufula Let's get a retake! All part of the act...!			Sword-Elblizzard		--

Starting Class						Wardrobe Stats
Sage						Attack 200, Armor 68
Level	HP	EP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
61	9,723	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak	--	--
Skills							Items
Command			Session		Passive		--
Maragidyne Mazandyne Mabufudyne All part of the act...!			--		--

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Conqueror's Wile

A tactician who serves Walhart, the emperor of Valm. Acts superior to others and does not hesitate to make use of and discard them. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Base Stats

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Conqueror's Wile
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 39/42/45	11/12/13 44/47/50	5/6/7 18/21/24	8/9/10 27/31/34	7/8/9 44/47/51
Skills			Weapon
Rauðrsparrow+ Rally Attack Chilling Wind			Tome

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Fire	-	-	-
	Elfire	-	-	-
	Rauðrsparrow	-	-	-
	Rauðrsparrow+	-
	Chilling Wind	-	-	-
	Glacies	Chilling Wind	-	-
B	Def/Res Ruse 1	-		-
	Def/Res Ruse 2	Def/Res Ruse 1		-
	Def/Res Ruse 3	Def/Res Ruse 2
C	Atk Ploy 1	-		-
	Atk Ploy 2	Atk Ploy 1		-
	Atk Ploy 3	Atk Ploy 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

Conqueror's Wile Excellus
	Excellus is a tactician who serves the Valmese Empire, conquerors of the continent of Valm. Proud and self-assured, he's a crafty strategist who uses others like pawns.
	Though talented in the use of magic, Excellus never takes to the battlefield personally, and instead prefers to wage war from the safety of the strategy table.
	As long as the strategy is an effective one, Excellus doesn't care what means it takes to get the ends he wants. He once even used the life of Say'ri as leverage over her brother, Yen'fay, the former king of Chon'sin...
	In fact, Excellus also has a secret connection to Aversa, the advisor to the kingdom of Plegia to the east. Well, Excellus, don't let me catch you two whispering to each other in the back of our meetings with the Order of Heroes!
Closely Associated Characters
Walhart	The ruthless emperor of Valm. His hubris drives him to conquer and subjugate. Excellus's lord.
Yen'fay	A powerful king of Chon'sin, his now-lost homeland. Once the Blade Legend, he has succumbed to Walhart, and now serves him. Excellus has taken advantage of his one vulnerability.

Quotes

Awakening

Chapter 20

Vs. Say'ri

• Excellus: ...You. ...YOU! You and Yen'fay cost me EVERYTHING!
• Say'ri: I only pray my brother is watching... Yen'fay, guide my hand!

Heroes

Excellus/Heroes Quotes

Non-Canon Appearances

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Excellus appears as an enemy Mirage and a boss that possesses acclaimed director Kuen Tarachino. With Tarachino under his influence, he puts Tsubasa Oribe through a series of challenges that lead her to grow as an actress. When he finally challenges the party to combat, Yashiro Tsurugi assists him in battle. Upon his defeat, he attempts to flee like a coward, but drops dead.

Excellus later reappears in Illusory Dolhr, having been revived by the Shadow Dragon.

Excellus is redesigned as a robot with a very feminine figure, two giant legs, and his face on a computer screen.

In the battle, it is advised that you pay attention to his current color, which hints at his weaknesses. If the player lowers Yashiro's HP enough, Excellus will swap his own HP percentage with Yashiro's, which heals Yashiro but also damages himself. When Excellus reaches half of his HP, he will enter his second phase, where his lights turn white, meaning that he is weak to every single element, but also means that he is in his most dangerous state since he will start spamming Ma -dyne spells, dealing massive damage to the party. It is advised to spam healing and damage Excellus with your most powerful attacks, and to also kill him quickly in this phase.

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

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

B12-070HN

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	476	Awakening	254
CYL2	618 ↓142	Awakening	116 ↓138
CYL3	499 ↑119	Awakening	113 ↓3
CYL4	518 ↓19	Awakening	73 ↓40
CYL5	449 ↑69	Awakening	57 ↓16
CYL6	457 ↓8	Awakening	60 ↑3
CYL7	392 ↑65	Awakening	40 ↓20
CYL8	411 ↓19	Awakening	31 ↓9

CYL9

349 ↑62

Awakening

50 ↑19

Trivia

• Excellus' English voice actor, Spike Spencer, also voiced Marth in the English dub of the Fire Emblem anime.
• Much of Excellus' background, such as being a Grima worshipper, and his manipulation of Walhart, is only revealed in the latter's supports with Female Robin.
• Excellus uses female pronouns and a feminine speaking style in Japanese.
• Excellus shares many traits with Valtome from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, including narcissism, effeminate appearance, and even sharing similar laughter.
• In the poll results for the most influential villain as listed in Art of Awakening, Excellus came in 4th place.
• In the first Heroes Choose Your Legends poll, Excellus came in 476th place with 254 votes and was the lowest-ranking member of all Awakening characters eligible for the poll.
• Excellus' appearance in Tokyo Mirage Sessions is similar to the Recognizer from the 1982 movie Tron.
• Excellus is the last character from Awakening that's been eligible in the Choose Your Legends polls to become playable in Heroes in any shape or form.

Gallery

See main article: Excellus/Gallery.