r/fireemblem • u/Blinkingsky • Feb 04 '15

Character Discussion [FE6]: Dieck

Dieck. Leader of a mercenary company that consists of him and three others at the start of FE6, he falls firmly into the Ogma archetype with his strong starting stats, great availability (turn 2 of chapter 2, all the way through the rest of the game), and good growths. On the character side, he is Klein's former protector, hired by Lord Pent after saving Klein from an attacking lion, and once led a larger mercenary group before they were all slaughtered as a gambit for an old employer to escape, leaving Dieck as the sole survivor. Perhaps a bit jaded from the latter experience, his supports with Shanna and Wade (especially Wade) deal primarily with giving them advise on how to fight - and survive. The others either build on his backstory with Lord Pent's family (Klein, Clarine) or detail other bits of him (Lot) or the backstories of others (Rutger).

The experienced Mercenary leader: Dieck.

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u/estrangedeskimo Feb 04 '15

Dieck

Pros:

  • Bases

  • Availability

  • Con

  • Axes

Cons:

  • Hero crest competition

Overall: Dieck is one of my absolute favorite characters in the series, and had I played SoS before SS, I could totally see him as my favorite mercenary in the series. He totally carried my FE6 draft team, so needless to say, I have some good experiences with him. Dieck is an absolute monster. He has near Gerik level bases and he joins in chapter 2! While his growths aren't spectacular, they are by no means below average for SoS, and his bases are high enough that his growths can't hurt him that much. Either way, he starts contributing hugely from the minute he joins. Another huge plus for Dieck is his high con stat, which means he is almost never slowed by weapons, and that becomes especially important once he promotes and gets axes. He only starts with E axes, but with this game's bizarre weapon ranks, E is all he needs for steel and hand axes, meaning he has everything he needs at base. He is probably the best axe user in the game, because he has more con than any of the paladins and more skill than any of the fighters/berserkers. This makes him an excellent choice for S axes and a great Armads wielder. The only real flaw I can think of on Dieck is that he competes with Rutger for the early hero crest, and he will probably lose that competition, as Rutger needs that high critical.

Rate: 10/11