Lex is a character from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. He is the youngest son of Lombard, the duke of Dozel, and the half-brother of Danann. He possesses minor Nál blood and is widely regarded to be a rebel to his family's name. He is a childhood friend of both Azelle and Tailtiu.

While Lex's age is not stated in game, the Mitsuki Oosawa manga depicts him as 18 years old.

Profile

Lex first appears in the Prologue alongside Azelle in the northern area. Azelle joined Sigurd's army to find Lady Edain and Lex followed, but his only reason for doing so is that he wants to help his friend. He is hot-headed and loves to fight. In Chapter 1, he can wait on an edge of a peninsula to receive a Brave Axe from a mysterious woman of unknown origins.

Lex later perishes in the Battle of Belhalla alongside a good number of his fellow comrades.

Personality

A childhood friend of Azelle, Lex is depicted as being a staunchly loyal and brotherly young man who enjoys teasing his friends and comrades. Lex is also enthusiastic about battle and is willing to risk his life to help Azelle even if he teases him for his childhood crushes. Despite his close ties to his friends, his kinship doesn't extend to his actual family, who he tries hard to avoid. Lex is uncomfortable around most of House Dozel, especially his father due to his power-hungry and war-mongering nature, causing him to adopt a more rebellious personality and abandon his homeland.

Ultimately this means that Lex has no problems with the idea that somebody can drop everything in their life and leave it all behind, even family ties as he tells Azelle in Chapter 5, and he often uses his laidback nature to avoid the problems in his family life which eventually results in him not caring about having to kill his father.

Lex also has a habit of being somewhat crass and blunt at times, telling Sigurd to his face that he doesn't really care about his mission and is only interested in helping his friends, and casually leaving after flustering the usually stoic Ayra with his gift of a Brave Sword. In relation to this, he's also shown to be somewhat fond of the stubbornness of people like Ayra.

In-Game

Base Stats

• - Minor Holy Blood
• - Major Holy Blood

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Axe Knight								Nál
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
4	33	10	0	10	11	8	9	0	8	0	5,000
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Vantage Paragon				Axe - A				Iron Axe

Growth Rates

(With Holy Blood Bonuses)

Promotion Gains

Promoted Class
Great Knight
+5	0	+1	+1	+4	+3	+1
Weapon Levels
A

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.

Lex is the only character in the first generation who is able to wield Axes before promotion. He comes to you in the Prologue with the Paragon skill, allowing him to skyrocket in levels and become imposing through sheer level advantage. Even with minimal investment, he will have no issue keeping pace with the rest of the army, often promoting as early as Chapter 2. Lex will start out a bit awkward as most early enemy units wield axes, and they will have a much greater chance of hitting Lex than most of the other units you start with due to his negative avoid because he also uses axes. Luckily, Lex is durable enough to take several hits even from these hard-hitting axe users, but he will likely need a healer keeping an eye on him early on. Since he lacks Follow-Up and will have to wait until the end of Chapter 1 to obtain the Brave Axe, he initially will not be very threatening. However, by Chapter 2 he will hit his stride and start tearing through enemies with his Brave Axe. Synergizing particularly well with this is his Vantage skill, which ensures that when below half of his max health, he will strike opponents twice with his Brave Axe before they can hit him, making him largely invulnerable in melee.

Lex's main weaknesses are threefold. First, his growths, barring Defense, range from being nothing special to outright bad. His rapid level lead can stave off the issue, but as enemies and allies grow more powerful, he tends to lose his lead, especially when the other Brave weapons become available. Second, Lex is locked to using axes, which are exceptionally heavy, giving him very little Avoid and can often put it in negative numbers, as mentioned prior. While his high Defense will let him ward off most physical attackers, Lex is extremely poor at handling magic attackers, who can strike him outside of his range with excellent accuracy. This tends to be a particular problem in Chapters 4 and 5, which feature larger numbers of magic-based enemies. Lastly, he doesn't have Follow-Up, meaning he needs the coveted Follow-Up Ring in order to have consistent combat, as the Brave Axe doesn't help him too much, all things considered.

In Ranked runs, Lex's increased EXP gain is a wonderful boon, as he needs less investment compared to his comrades in getting the necessary level up required.

Father Overview

Lex makes a great father that can pair well with any female in the first generation. He has Minor Nál Holy Blood that will improve his children's physical durability, and his stats generally compliment very well with most mothers. He passes the amazing Paragon skill down to his children, as well as Vantage, but unfortunately lacks Follow-Up, weakening his pairing potential. His most egregious downside is that Lex will never be able to pass on any weaponry (barring obtaining items from slain bosses that he cannot use solely to pass onto his children), as no children can inherit axes, but any rings he does have will be passed down to his son.

Lex is best paired with Ayra, Brigid, or Tailtiu. That said, there is no real bad choice for Lex as his stats and Paragon skill ensure even the magically inclined children will turn out respectable at least.

• Ayra: Both Larcei and Scáthach will inherit great growths and base stats. Paragon will help his children quickly grow into killing machines. It is recommended you have Lex kill Chagall to obtain the Silver Blade to pass onto Scáthach, or else have Ayra hang onto enough good swords so that Larcei can sell Scáthach better weapons in Chapter 6 since he won't inherit weapons from Lex otherwise.
• Brigid: Both children will wind up with excellent stats and growths since with their high starting Speed and Skill, they will greatly benefit from Lex's high Strength and Defense growth. Febail already has Follow-Up as a class skill, but Patty will not have it until Promotion. Patty generally struggles at base, so Lex making it easier for her to get levels with more ease of access actually makes a great father since he gets her there much faster than if she didn't have him.
• Tailtiu: Lex's stats will make both children much more durable and well rounded, but unfortunately their Magic growth will suffer. It is recommended that if you choose this pair, you give Lex the Magic Ring and Follow-Up Ring to pass to Arthur. With these items, Arthur should still be a powerhouse, while Tine will be respectable but lack Follow-Up. Notably, the Vantage and Wrath combo on the children from this pairing will allow them to have excellent enemy phase combat, so long as their magic attack is capable of 1RKOing the enemy in question. While neither child needs a large Magic growth to deal a lot of damage, as very few units in the game have high Resistance, the ones that do will pose a problem for them. The follow-up ring will more conveniently allow Arthur to promote and become mounted.

Conversations

In the Prologue, Lex may speak to Sigurd, but nothing will result of it.

In Chapter 1, if Lex waits on a certain spot, he will receive the Brave Axe if he has an Iron Axe in his inventory.

In Chapter 3, if neither Lex nor Ayra has a lover, he may speak to her, resulting in her receiving the Brave Sword and 100 love points with him.

In Chapter 5, after Lübeck Castle is captured, Lex may speak to Azelle, but nothing will result of it.

In Chapter 5, if Tailtiu/Ayra and Lex are lovers, she may speak to him, but nothing will result of it.

Love Growths

Supports

Character	Bonus
Edain	0+2
Ayra	0+2
Lachesis	50+2
Erinys	50+2
Silvia	0+3
Brigid	50+4
Tailtiu	120+3

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Young Blade

Second son of Duke Lombard of House Dozel. Joins the army under Sigurd's command along with his friend Azelle. Appears in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Base Stats

Rarity:

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		Title
		Young Blade
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	19/20/21 38/41/44	6/7/8 29/32/35	4/5/6 23/26/29	8/9/10 31/34/37	2/3/4 13/16/19
Skills			Weapon
Steel Axe			Axe

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		Title
		Young Blade
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	19/20/21 39/42/45	7/8/9 31/34/37	4/5/6 24/27/30	9/10/11 33/36/39	2/3/4 14/17/20
Skills			Weapon
Brave Axe Reposition			Axe

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		Title
		Young Blade
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	20/21/22 42/45/48	7/8/9 33/36/39	5/6/7 27/30/33	9/10/11 35/38/41	3/4/5 16/19/22
Skills			Weapon
Goddess Axe Reposition			Axe

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Axe	-	-	-
	Steel Axe	-		-
	Brave Axe	Steel Axe
	Goddess Axe	Brave Axe	-
	Reposition	-		-
A	Atk Def Push 1	-		-
	Atk Def Push 2	Atk Def Push 1		-
	Atk Def Push 3	Atk Def Push 2
C	Axe Experience 1	-		-
	Axe Experience 2	Axe Experience 1		-
	Axe Experience 3	Axe Experience 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 Kit

Lex is a great unit with his personal weapon, the Goddess Axe, that allows him to strike twice in a row during the player phase AND enemy phase. The Goddess Axe also gives Lex +5 Defense, increasing his base physical bulk to a massive 88. All of this power does come at a cost of -5 Speed and Resistance, making him vulnerable to strong red tome and speedy green tome units.

His Assist Skill is Reposition, a positional assist skill that moves the target ally to the other side of Lex. This skill can be used to move an ally away from danger, move an ally toward the enemy, or move an ally out of the way to allow Lex to face the enemies.

In his A slot, Lex has Atk/Def Push, which grants +7 Attack and Defense while over 25% HP, but inflicts 5 damage on the unit after combat. This skill adds to Lex's bulk and power, essentially granting +14 damage with his personal brave weapon, but can soften him up to be killed off during the enemy phase.

Finally, in his C Slot, Lex has Axe Experience, which doubles the amount of EXP that axe units obtain while Lex is alive. This skill is useful for training Lex and fellow axe-wielders.

Counters

Lex is an axe unit with mediocre Speed and low Resistance, making him weak to red mages, such as Arvis, Lysithea, and Male Morgan. Lex is also susceptible to skills and weapons that prevent him from counterattacking, such as Dazzling Staff, Firesweep weapons, and Windsweep.

Skill Inheritance

Lex lacks a Special skill in his base kit, so he will have to inherit one. If you plan on making him an enemy-phase killing machine, Bonfire will suit your fancy, but if you want Lex to be a self-sustaining tank, Noontime or Sol are choices to consider. Distant Counter will increase Lex's effectiveness, allowing him to counterattack bow, tome, and dagger units. Vantage has great synergy with his personal weapon, allowing him to strike two times in a row before the enemy can land a hit on him during the enemy phase. Attack Smoke and Defense Smoke are great C Slot skills for Lex, decreasing the attack or defense of nearby enemies after combat. Atk/Def Solo is a great Sacred Seal for Lex to have. It increases his Attack and Defense by 6 while Lex is not adjacent to an ally, and because Lex will often be by himself, tanking and dishing out attacks during the enemy phase.

Meet Some of the Heroes

Young Blade Lex
	The duchy of Dozel is ruled by the descendants of Nál, who are also the inheritors of the sacred axe Helswath. Here's Lex, the youngest son of Lombard, the current duke!
	The Dozel bloodline is known for aggressive men of ambition, making the easygoing Lex something of an unusual figure in the family. He much preferred the company of his friend Azelle of Velthomer to that of his father and brother.
	When the duchy of Yngvi was invaded by Verdane, Azelle went to help to fend off the attack. Worried for his friend's safety, Lex decided to join him.
	In fact, Lex's actions amounted to a betrayal of his family, but that didn't matter to him. They say that blood is thicker than water, but even blood ties couldn't compare to the bond that he shared with Azelle!
Closely Associated Characters
Azelle	Half brother to the head of house Velthomer, Arvis. Compares himself to his older brother and suffers from an inferiority complex. He joins the battle to defend Yngvi, accompanied by his close friend Lex.

Quotes

Heroes

Lex/Heroes Quotes

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem: Light Inheritors

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Mitsuki Oosawa Manga)

His role is similar to the game, but a bit expanded. Lex joins Sigurd's army along with Azelle to help rescue Edain. After facing Ayra in battle, the two start having a bit of a rocky relationship since both are reluctant to admit their feelings to the other, though it eventually dissipates when they actually get closer.

Unlike in the game, Lex survives the Battle of Belhalla and goes to Isaach some time afterwards along with Ayra, but while Danann initially welcomes them, he turns on them after being handed over the Helswath and executes Lex for treason.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Nattsu Fujimori Manga)

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Gag Paradise

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Sigurd's Tale

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Last of the Earth Dragons

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Forest and Lake Country

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

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

S08-005ST

B17-102HN

B17-103N

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	384	Genealogy of the Holy War	426
CYL2	367 ↑17	Genealogy of the Holy War	510 ↑84
CYL3	251 ↑116	Genealogy of the Holy War	870 ↑360
CYL4	203 ↑48	Genealogy of the Holy War	738 ↓132
CYL5	197 ↑6	Genealogy of the Holy War	469 ↓269
CYL6	445 ↓248	Genealogy of the Holy War	74 ↓395
CYL7	382 ↑63	Genealogy of the Holy War	50 ↓14
CYL8	397 ↓15	Genealogy of the Holy War	45 ↓5

CYL9

363 ↑34

Genealogy of the Holy War

36 ↓9

Etymology

Lex is the short form of the name Alexander, a name often attributed to Alexander the Great. Rexis a name derived from Latin, meaning "king".

Trivia

• Fire Emblem Treasure's family tree, which previously revealed that Lex and Danann had different mothers, also stated that Lex had another older half-sibling. As the name is faded on the chart, this sibling is presumably dead.
• The Brave Axe event is a reference to one of Aesop's fables, The Honest Woodcutter.
  • The story is once again referenced twice in the Forging Bonds event in Heroes, with Lex as the woodcutter and Bartre and Azura as Hermes.
• Despite being the youngest son of Lombard, the duke of Dozel, and the half-brother of Danann, Lex's potential children are first in line to inherit Dozel despite his nephews being the sons of the elder brother.

Gallery

See main article: Lex/Gallery.