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Level 12 Swordmaster
Parents: N/A

HP: 38 (120%) Spd: 23 (20%)
Str: 18 (30%) Lck: 10 (20%)
Mag: 0 (5%) Def: 13 (40%)
Skl: 22 (80%) Res: 4 (5%)

Move: 6
Weapon Ranks: Swords (*) (A without Major Odo)
Promotion Bonuses: N/A
Items: Steel Blade (and Balmung, if you talk to Patty/Daisy)
Skills: Pursuit, Continue, Meteor Sword
Holy Blood: Major Odo

Ah, Shanan... as Sigurd so eloquently put it; "You're the man, Shanan!". In fact, he is the perfect example of why growths aren't necessarily a reliable measure of how useful a unit is. I mean, he's got Alec's STR growth and Noish's SPD growth; and were it not for his Major Odo, he'd have Noish's SKL growth too!

And yet, he starts out as one of the most powerful characters in the game, with a whopping 18 STR, 22 SKL, 23 SPD, and 13 DEF. His HP is a middling 38, but even THAT grows huge, thanks to his 120% HP growth (thanks again, Major Odo)! So already, he's pretty, especially when you factor in Meteor Sword.

What REALLY seals the deal, however, is his Balmung! It's literally Holsety on a sword! The only differences are that the Balmung has 3 WT compared to Holsety's 5 WT, and also lacks 2 Range. But other than that, it's basically Holsety!

Combine that with Shanan's bases and growths, and you got yourself a 53 Might and 105 Evade beat stick with app at Level 30; and he also has Pursuit, Continue, and Meteor a Sword to back it up! His stats go so high, that he could even kill the final Chapter 10 boss (though said boss is still strong enough to one shot him; do not attempt on an AAAA Rank run)!

That said though, he STILL doesn't have a horse, he doesn't have good 2 Range, and his durability IS a little shaky when you first get him. For those reasons, I cannot, in good consciousness, say that he's quite as good as units like, say, Oifaye or Cuan.

So, I guess I would have to compare this guy to Majuub. He's strongly affiliated with one of the hero's former enemies; but said hero still took him under their wing. And now, he has every admirable quality one could ever expect out of a good guy. He started off as a weak child; but then grew into a mighty champion of justice. He never got to be QUITE as useful as some of the more well-known heroes; but he still gets to do some stuff during his brief time on the screen.