Fire Emblem Character Spotlight: Saizo

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🕑 Timestamps:
Story - 0:34
Personality - 3:20
Trivia - 06:14
Ending - 06:54
Statistics - 07:42
Review - 13:35
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Fire Emblem Character Spotlight; Saizo
Saizo (サイゾウ Saizō) is a playable character in Fire Emblem Fates on the Birthright and Revelation routes. One of Ryoma's personal retainers and the older twin brother of Kaze, Saizo is a Hoshidan Ninja and is the fifth to carry the Saizo family name. If Saizo achieves an S support, he will bear a son named Asugi with his spouse.
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[@radrex7337]

Thank u so much Mangs!

[@axtoneli8682]

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[@jamesbrycen7977]

@Axton Eli Instablaster ;)

[@axtoneli8682]

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[@axtoneli8682]

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[@jamesbrycen7977]

@Axton Eli Glad I could help :)

[@stefanfr13]

In honor of this character, I shall now recite the entirety of his absolute best support conversation in the game. Saizo: ... Beruka: ... Saizo: ... Beruka: ... Saizo and Beruka attained support level C.

[@bluebabii9975]

Best C support in Fates the writing is so emotional and engaging wow

[@grandexalt777]

Oscar worthy, Sir! God bless you and your glorious acting skills!

[@char1194]

Mattew and Jaffar did it better (for all 3 supports)

[@hardrockmusickid]

Thank you Treehouse

[@gurdemandboi3002]

At least they didn't fuck anything up.

[@tyeus3673]

I think you missed a big point Mangs. Saizo IS IN FACT his actual name. The first son of every generation inherits the name as their own. That's how he gets into a fight with his son, Asugi.

[@dinadan2569]

And it may be late but his 'Pyrotechnics' skill is highly useful on lunatic... As long as you don't forget about it and trigger it accidentally causing a reload.

[@D.Dragon]

Roses are red, Suicide is bad, But terrorist ninjas, Are just a fad.

[@roaringthunder115]

Douglas Dragon yep

[@Rallen55555]

7:00 He is fought and possibly killed in Conquest, not Birthright. Aside from that splendidly done as always, keep up the good work.

[@Langas_LVDC]

Mangs, Im' pretty sure that Saizo is actually his name, the older son always carries the name Saizo,and in Asugi's case, he chooses to change his name, or maybe it is because of different language translations

[@zetaflaremax1708]

Carlangas LVDC Saizo the V, Asugi would be Saizo the VI

[@Kylesico912x]

Probably a good thing he changed. Talking about this game would be kind of confusing if both are named Saizo.

[@bmb7918]

To all those shouting "but Lukas/Forsyth", please take note that they were not part of the Cain/Abel archetype before FE15. Forsyth was purple, not green, and was the calm and composed one while Lukas was the overexcitable one. It is one more thing changed in the remake to try to make it slightly less alien to the average FE fan, like Clair/Clive becoming a Clarine/Klein callback when neither was blonde in the original. Gaiden as a rule doesn't really have many archetypes, or at least the better-known playable ones. Mangs is entirely correct that Saizo/Kaze were the first non-Cavalier Cain/Abel duo.

[@grandexalt777]

Mae and Boey fit the achetype, to an extent. His robes were blue but he DID have green hair, so I GUESS you can give him a pass. Mae had red from the beginning, I think. They also possessed common parts of the archetype like being friends from before they joined and, to further cement it, joined at the same time (which, although they don't always do this, it's fairly common with notable ones being Sain and Kent and the original Cain and Abel).

[@gregster1016]

You made a mistake Mangs, it's Conquest where Saizo can be killed, not Birthright.

[@mauvedragontiddies9244]

Inb4 reupload

[@Mangs1337]

Yeah I know

[@Blazecap]

Mangs You still get 5 POINTS

[@chrs.7845]

Literally unwatchable.

[@Kylesico912x]

Well technically he can be killed in Birthright if your name happens to be Mangs.

[@thomasrodrigues1859]

Saizo is the best saizo brother Sorry green saizo

[@solarsonic7178]

"Birthright is the only route where he can perish if he is fought and killed in Ryoma's chapter". Don't you mean Conquest?

[@Mangs1337]

Yeah, I mixed them up.

[@solarsonic7178]

Also, I think you may have given Saizo the short end of the stick when comparing him to Kagero and Kaze. For one, he is the only one of the three to be able to target enemy Resistance with reliable damage which gives him the advantage over a larger portion of enemies compared to the other two. And since you're going into Nohr in Birthright there will be a lot of Paladins and Generals, both of which usually have low Res but acceptable-fantastic Defense, which really helps. And his offensive growths really aren't too bad. Sure, he doesn't have Kagero's 70% Strength growth but 55% isn't too bad, and his Speed is pretty much fixed just by being a Ninja, so he still doubles most enemies while doing reliable damage, and that's not even mentioning debuffs and post-battle AoE damage. His bulk is pretty solid too. With a 50% Defense growth and a base of 9 and base 7 Res and 23 HP *and* his good-great avoidence he's a hard unit to take out. And like you said, his lower Res growth is made up for by almost always having a WT advantage. And with his high 80% Skill growth and the high accuracy of Hidden Weapons he'll almost always hit even if he's at a WT disadvantage. As you also said this lets him proc Lethality, Astra and Rend Heaven more reliably than most. Also thanks to his high Skill he gets a pretty high crit chance which can be monstrous when paired with Astra. Then as a Ninja he of course also has his passive damage, debuffs, Locktouch and high movement which I'm surprised you didn't really talk about in the Utility segment.

[@iankennedy2240]

Saizo's boss battle dialogue against Kotaro is my favorite thing about fates, especially if he gets the kill

[@ArnauPuig19]

"I'll rewrite your poem"

[@congentoVEVO]

Saizo Saizo and Kaze Saizo

[@thebapple1800]

Mario Mario and Luigi Mario

[@LittleMisZorua]

Maybe consider doing a spotlight on Noire in the future?

[@chercheisbestwaifu6586]

Yes! My fav child unti!

[@CrickettoSantalune]

no

[@Yeagerzard]

These videos make me so happy to learn about different FE characters. Mangs this series is always amazing. Could you do a spotlight on Mia or Seth?

[@TheRedScizor]

*setting self on fire intensifies*

[@thoet7270]

TheRedScizor Huh? Why?

[@torgor6320]

it's not arson if you're doing it for your liege

[@tmgthemariogamer3676]

When I played conquest on Lunatic, I had incredible RNG. In the map where saizo helps you, I managed to clear the map of enemies and keep saizo alive. His last target was the boss, and he hit a 3% crit with a 45% chance to hit. He truly avenged his father

[@davernfrazierjr3307]

Aren't saizo and kaze non identical twins and came out first thus the title went to him

[@Pridekun97]

snowy leopard They are twins lol

[@ostravaofboletaria1027]

"Kaze and Saizo are the first members of the Cain and Abel archetype who are not Cavaliers" Are you sure about that? Or is Gaiden finally been realized as not being a Fire Emblem Title?

[@Gnarfledarf]

Python and Forsyth weren't Cain and Abels in Gaiden. That only happened in the remake, which was released after Fates.

[@grandexalt777]

I believe he's referring to Lukas and Forsyth, my man. And even then, Forsyth lacked the iconic Green armour of the Abel archetype and other features, so it's debatable. HOWEVER, there WAS a set of characters who did fit the bill: Mae and Boey. They kept the attire and general feel of the archetype (like prior knowledge of each other) and, to boot, joined at the same time.

[@donovanbarrientosreyes]

Ostrava of Boletaria Othyn and Havan in Fe5

[@kentknightofcaelin4537]

@@grandexalt777 they only count in echoes

[@kentknightofcaelin4537]

@@donovanbarrientosreyes the are bord and cord not cain and abel

[@TheChainOfGame]

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[@Lunimoose]

Saizo also reveals some of his history with Mozu as the two of them talk about fish and ways of cooking it

[@sabdierz]

Black Knight please? We haven't had a boss spotlight since Arvis i think and it would be pretty nice to have one

[@harpocrates4703]

Many say that Ryoma is the god of Birthright, but in truth, this title goes to Saizo. You get him very early on and has direct access to the best class (ninja), weapon (shuriken) and skill (replicate). Not only that, but he starts with C rank with shuriken and has an actual magic growth which makes him an effective flame shuriken user. 1-2 range without drawback which can target res or def just break the game.

[@ArnauPuig19]

You're still comparing him to Ryoma. The lobster is the king of Birthright by a landslide. Next would be Corrin

[@The_Pikaboi]

Even if you say ninja is best, Kaze and Kagero are much better. Kaze has lots of res bulk and Kagero hits like a truck, capable of capping strength before promotion.

[@rikithelegendaryheropon8135]

Flannnel Part of the reason why Ryoma is so busted are his base stats and skills, giving him incredible out if the box usability which Saizo doesn't have.

[@LowerBlack64]

Saizo works wonders as Oni Chieftain and Grandmaster as well.

[@catriamflockentanz]

As always: Lord Sephiran/Duke Belsys/Supreme Prime Minister of Begnion/Lehran,former High Priest/King of Serenes Anna - going over every single appearance within the series for an >1hour spotlight.

[@jerry3115]

saizo makes a good butler so he can put that suprising mag growth to use healing and it makes his magic shuriken thingy even stronger

[@jasperclark1122]

Another amazing episode mangs. I love watching these episodes. It give more life to one of the series I truly love!

[@mariomario6937]

12:27 *he's a GREEN unit*

[@joshuamanjarrez6321]

Mario Mario Yes, an ally

[@strings491]

Joshua Manjarrez Looks like someone doesn't get the meme.

[@SS-tb9fr]

Mekkah's favorite character, no doubt.

[@SonovaDragon]

Thanks for the video. I'm glad you touched on him!

[@GuyNamedGray]

HOLY SHIT MY BOY. I didn't even need to pay for this. Thanks for the new years gift, Mangs. Much love.

[@teehee8656]

Another great spotlight great job mangs!

[@Kusabiii]

Saizo is my favorite Fire Emblem character. Thank you so much for this! :)

[@chriscole7608]

Saizo is actually his name, given to the first born of each generation of his clan. His father was named Saizo, he was named Saizo, and his son, Asugi, is named Saizo.

[@OmegaCKL]

What about Lukas and Forsyth? I'm pretty sure they're a Cain/Abel archetype.

[@Mangs1337]

Hmm, yeah you might be right on that one.

[@thoet7270]

Mangs Lucky Crit also thinks that Mae and Boey are the Cain and Abel of Celica's route

[@Gnarfledarf]

No. They're not *an* archetype, they are part *of* an archetype.

[@kentknightofcaelin4537]

Only in echoes

[@torgor6320]

Ah, one of the few good fates characters. well... Now that I say this, Fates actually has a lot of really good characters if you ignore the ones with overdone jokes and/or tropes (such as Peri, Arthur, Camilla etc.). Also the story sometimes ruins characters (looking at you Xander).

[@thoet7270]

Torgor Camilla and Peri have great backstory potential

[@ArnauPuig19]

FE Fates is named "FE Wasted Potential because IS is lazy" in Japan. Did you know that?

[@samkim12345]

IMO, Arthur should not be categorized with the likes of Peri. His gimmick is highly prevalent, but it does not drag characters down like Peri. In his case, I think it to be a more endearing gimmick. He has to deal with laughably unlucky situations daily, yet manages to stay strong throughout. In a land as dark and dreary as Nohr filled with equally as bleak people, he stands out. On top of that, we actually understand what he means by justice in his Beruka support, and it shows that he’s a genuinely nice person who perseveres in spite of his horrible luck and the state of his kingdom. We even get some backstory and character development in his support with Azura, and I love it dearly. He’s certainly not deep and a joke character for certain, but in his case I believe it is done well.

[@samkim12345]

The Rape Face Dorcas has a character, it was odd marketing that caused him to become a meme. He doesn’t have a gimmick in his supports and such.

[@dorcasmutton6335]

I got a stat-screwed corrin, kaze, kagero, and oboro. Saizo became one of my best units because of this.

[@PlanOrdo]

Another great spotlight! I hope you do Kagero soon to finish off the Ninja trio. Or even Jakob since you've done Dwyer!

[@JosephHk743]

7:03 it’s Conquest Aside from that, great spotlight as always!

[@FiboSai]

I think you are severely underrating Saizo as a unit. He is one of the top 5 units in Birthright. Birthright is a game with a high densitiy of not very powerful units, many of which have 1-2 range weapons, and Saizo is you best 1-2 range unit until Ryoma joins. Even after that, he still has access to the best weapon type in the game and remains useful for debuffing and poisoning. He is better than Kaze because Kaze is just not powerful enough to oneround many enemies and also lacks the defense to survive on enemy phase. Saizo is not as fast, but still fast enough to double most enemies with pair ups and other boosts.

[@zer0name720]

Also, during the late-game, he's a great Spy Shuriken user. Since that weapon doesn't double, Saizo tends to do the most damage with it (although, pair-up attack, debuffs, and poison strike are what you're mainly using it for). And about half of the enemies at that stage of the game will most likely be doubled by Saizo.

[@saltedpretzel2066]

Great video Mangs! tbh i never use Saizo so i didnt know most of that, also id like to request Eliwood for a spotlight, hes a bad unit but a great and well written character.

[@Mechason2106]

Your spotlight vids are amazing. Do more

[@thorhammer3993]

Mangs : char. Spotlight Ghast: support science I like both of these amazing content

[@Emboarbof]

TIME FOR MAYHEM

[@yamisean3298]

SAIZO THE FIFTH STRIKES

[@strawberrycake3474]

To be fair about Saizo It really isn't about being sociable it's about knowing how to get people to do what you like, like manipulate or just plain acting, either way most ninja's are good with emotions and feeling and getting people to do what you want

[@rizz1212]

Wrong

[@thestrawberryshogun8373]

Haven’t watched you in awhile. Happy to know you’re still around!

[@Mangs1337]

:)

[@ThirdBlade]

If Saizo mask was a helmet he would be Darth Vader.

[@jonahj9519]

His birth name was Saizo the 5th. It was never implied that it wasn’t his name. Sure, Asugi exists, but it seems like his name was Saizo the 6th, but he changed it.

[@StromBroly]

People who actually think Kaze and Kagero are better units than Saizo have either never actually used him, or are just bad at FE.

[@MrSleepyhead32]

I found my nose boy.

[@sonicthehedge]

Chroi i like using kaze because he is playable in all routes and always obtained very early on. not to mention he has high skill and speed which is what a ninja needs to be a ninja. Fast and accurate. He is also the father of midori. another strong unit if used correctly (heck, give her salvage blow so she can almost always get a weapon upon killing an enemy as her personal skill gains 20% to luck based skills. very useful on conquest because its the only way to get iron hoshidian weapons or increase the amount of gold obtained as each sell for 500 per weapon and doesn't require DLCs, just have kaze marry the female avatar with oni savage class.) Although kaze has low def, he has high RES and avoid which makes him a mage killer and Dodge unit. Kaze is truly the best ninja but saizo is still useful. i never bothered using kagero as she isn't the game she should be in to be useful aka conquest as it spams alot of ninjas so yeah.

[@AceDetective002]

I always do like your Fire Emblem spotlights, not only very entertaining but also enlightening since I'm replying Fates again. As a suggestion, can we have a spotlight of Felicia perhaps?

[@theomegagreenxy1652]

-Saizo IS he's real name, same goes with Asugi's -He died in conquest, not Birthright -Lukas and Forsyth were the firsts Cain/Abel archetype that weren't Cavaliers

[@CaptainAlph]

TheOmegaGreen X Um no? Forsyth was purple in Gaiden, try again.

[@BeamMeUpBarbie]

Thank you so much for doing a video on Saizo, Mangs. He is my favorite Fates character!

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

May I suggest Lewyn as one of your future spotlights? He is easily one of the most interesting characters in the entire series, both as a person as well as a combat unit.

[@luckymango636]

Honestly kind of wished you talked abit about his support with Mozu. It's one of the few times where Saizo is actually friendly throughout the supports. It's incredibly sweet.

[@HTakara82]

You left out Saizo being in love with Orochi since they were kids

[@DrWhatever]

lol saizo seems to be my spirit animal

[@hazelcalderbank1556]

Another awesome spotlight. Thank you Mangs!

[@MrSleepyhead32]

You underrate Saizo's bulk.

[@grandexalt777]

His title of "Explosive Flame User" should've been "ISIS bomber".

[@familyplayer1]

Didn’t FE2/15 have Cain and Abel archetypes who were’n’t cavs? Two pairs in fact?

[@MrSleepyhead32]

Forsyth wasn't green in the original game. They changed it for Echoes.

[@Briver64]

I don't really like any fates characters, but Saizo is neat.

[@ahyes9470]

I'm waiting for an elincia Spotlight

[@ahyes9470]

Or Kelik from the last promise *heheheheheheh*

[@MomijiHVods]

Wait..but aren't Forsyth and Lukas the first of the Cain and Abel archetype? Or are they. It considered to be that in garden?

[@torgor6320]

Fire Emblem Garden: Shadows of Fruit Trees

[@xoxoxo123ist]

In Gaiden, Forsyth didn't had his green attire like it does in Echoes, so I guess that's why he isn't considered. Funny enough Mae and Boey had red and green attires (somewhat) in Gaiden, which would kind of make them the Cain and Abel of Gaiden.

[@MomijiHVods]

Dakon Requiem oh yeah. The gaiden art design was all over the place.

[@joey_1034]

I would love a bartre spotlight

[@user-rs7tp2uz4u]

Great Spotlight! Please do one for Sara of Thracia 776

[@D-007]

If you hadn't done it yet, do Raigh. He has some of the month st interesting supports in Fe 6!

[@tobin1645]

Could do a spotlight about Jagen or Gordin please

[@Starwars-Fanboy]

Shut up Tobin

[@AlphaDialga7]

FIVE POINTS!

[@gaiuswoltislovewoltislife6661]

Almost* every character of the Fates roaster is good. *Mozu in Conquest

[@lightdrgn20]

He kind of reminds me of Saber.

[@joaomesquita3069]

Both are also hot beefcakes

[@thebapple1800]

They also have deep fucking voices

[@shikitohnoreal7199]

The Rape Face What does the "v" mean?

[@lightdrgn20]

The Cringe Lord of Time and Space I am guessing it means in v (be) for

[@jordancarma2541]

Let's see Soths spotlight

[@rinrin7725]

I love the videos so much it's fun to learn about the units that you might look over . But hey since this is about fates is female corrin cannon Beacuse of the whole warriors thing or..... not

[@jordancarma2541]

Hell Yeah!!! Ive been waiting for Saizo for a while and now I am happy!

[@OmegaCKL]

*me trying to think of a comment that will get me pinned early*

[@burnerman7384]

Eliweed *success* Not

[@Realoneeee]

Eliweed LoL you got unpinned. Mangs is a savage

[@OmegaCKL]

The Rape Face ;-;

[@BDeity]

Finally, my suggestion worked. If you're wondering, the comment featured in the video was about 3rd-7th time saying Saizo, so that's why I yelled it.

[@insanenoire7154]

Thank you for this!

[@megzarie]

IM A GREEN UNIT! *Walks straight into an enemy and dies*

[@davidgeorge1943]

For someone missing the use of his right eye, that's some insane Skl!

[@tobin1645]

Saizo × Beruka in a nutshell=.....................

[@CatManThree]

That conversation was actually completely different in Japan. It was about the number of people they had killed or something.

[@MrSleepyhead32]

K

[@GaeaRage0798]

CatManThree goes meow And that is why I didn't like Fates' localization.

[@tookanl5811]

sain or Kent in FE blazing blade

[@jm-nf8xf]

Do Echidna next, I really like her but alot of people dont.

[@jm-nf8xf]

The Rape Face thanks, your opinion is bad too

[@nonametome7607]

KAMIKAZE! I will never forget that time then blazingegg said that.

[@AnEdgyWeeb]

Please do Kagero! I think she’s a really interesting character, that is really overlooked due to her character design

[@CatManThree]

Sakura is actually balanced in both magic and stength. Having her as a mother to Asugi doesnt really sacrafice strength for him.

[@bolladragon]

I married Saizo in my Birthright run, giving Corrin +Skill/-Res. Asugi and Kana were nightmares. It was /great./

[@Rose_01003]

Omg I married saizo too. My corrin was +skill/-hp. Asugi was a monster swordmaster lol

[@luigifangirlgamer2218]

Im hoping you will maybe do Merric it would be cool to see☺ Your character spotlights are very interesting keep up the good work!👍

[@gabrielsobral6682]

Maybe a Felicia Spotlight Someday?

[@thedragongirl27]

MICIAIAH

[@CrickettoSantalune]

Lil mistake: The first Cain-Abel characters that aren't cavalry are in Gaiden: -Lukas/Forsyth -Mae/Boey

[@nathanm5533]

Saizo blows himself up? SAIZO IS LORENZ CONFIMED

[@overlorddystroy4044]

I smiled too much with the "Green unit" bit

[@PantheonFefnir]

Minor things that I feel were mistaken or not mentioned: 1) Saizo and Kaze are non-identical twins, with him being the firstborn. His name is Saizo, as is customary for his family's firstborn. 2) Saizo can only die in Conquest, not Birthright. 3) While not too noticeable, Saizo has a greater specialization in his luck stat compared to the other two ninja who join. 4) Due to his magic growths, he can can do decently in mixed stat classes, such as Basara or Butler, though his speed may suffer without the aid of ninja/samurai. Just some things I noticed and wanted to make know. I really liked his video, though, I really liked Saizo and I'm glad to see him get some good recognition there.

[@LinkstaLink]

Mangs, can i make a suggestion? With Future spotlights, would it be possible if you give them a 5* you keep them to the gold stars, 4* are the silver ones, and 3* are the bronze ones? it'd be cooler that way

[@hero-kingzet4876]

You should totally do a spotlight on Anri. The one character we hardly know about. Lol

[@luckymango636]

7:00 You mean conquest right?

[@DNSNeo250]

Make my Boyd !

[@nathancrowl8737]

Is it just me or does Boey wearing green and Mae having a red chest plate remind me of the Cain and Abel archetype?

[@madisonedorg]

Please do Hana. I think you could find something to work with.

[@Jacklekins]

I know this isn't gonna be a highly requested one, but I would love to see Felicia if you haven't done here yet.

[@OMGOSHlol]

I love Saizo.

[@superkonijn988]

If there ever comes a pick my edits for fates, Saizo and Kaze better be turned into cavaliers.

[@JeremiahFuentes99]

Can you do a next spotlight on Azama next please?

[@guildmaster3356]

*teleports behind you* Nothing personnel, kid...

[@iamr.o.b.therobot]

I love this series