Xander

Xander (マークス, Marks) is a playable character in Fire Emblem Warriors. He first appeared in Fire Emblem Fates.

Personality
The oldest of the Nohrian royal siblings and a stern and intimidating figure at first glance, the meticulous Xander harbors a doting side for his family which is only matched by his duty to the Kingdom of Nohr. He is the bearer of the purple Gleamstone.

Quotes
See also: Xander/Quotes

Moveset
Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, Y: Xander slashes downwards left, then to the right. He does a small hop and slashes downwards left, then spins on his sword and slashes left again. He leaps forward to do a double cross slash, then thrusts while charging forward. He then does a big leap while spinning counterclockwise, finishing with a big slash to the left.

X: Xander moves forward and slashes upwards right, then upwards left to form a cross slash. There is no dashing variant.

Y, X: Xander does an upwards jumping slash that launches enemies up. When in the air, Xander can follow up with standard aerial attacks, or slam to the ground with a heavy attack.

Y, Y, X: Xander charges forward on his horse to bulldoze enemies, then finishes with a strong slash to the upwards left.

Y, Y, Y, X: Xander performs a flurry of rapid slashes, followed by a forward thrust imbued with purple magic. He finishes with a powerful downwards slash.

Y, Y, Y, Y, X: Xander jumps left and right, each jump accompanied by a slash. He then does a leaping slash to the upwards left. His aerial combos can be performed once in the air.

Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, X: Xander will perform a large spinning jump as he rises into the air, and then slams into the ground with his sword, detonating a big darkness explosion.

Dash Attack: By pressing the standard attack button while dashing, Xander will do a rapid spinning attack that finishes with him coming to a halt with a slash to the left.

Warrior Special (A): Xander cuts forward sending four waves of energy, then finishes by spinning and sending two dark energy waves forward.

Awakening Special (A):

Dual Special (Vanguard): Xander unleashes a flail of rapid slashes on the airborne enemies, then leaps through the air to them. He finishes by shooting a purple energy beam to the ground.

Dual Special (Support):

Fighting Style
Xander is the only mounted sword wielder in the initial roster. As a Paladin, he is very resilient against damage, especially against physical damage.

His sword Siegfried is named after the hero of the Niebelungenlied, the Germanic epic poem. A Valkyrie who is the Queen of Iceland in the same poem, Brynhildr, is the namesake of Leo's legendary tome.

Xander's special Crest is Aegis, which is a classic Fire Emblem Paladin skill. As in Fire Emblem, it has a Luck-based chance of reducing the damage taken from bows, tomes and dragonstones.