Catherine (Fire Emblem)

==Summary==
Catherine, born Cassandra Rubens Charon, is a character appearing in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. She is both a teacher at the Officers Academy and a Knight of Seiros. As an instructor at the Academy, she offers lessons in Swords and Brawling. She possesses a major Crest of Charon. She is 27 years old at the start of the game.
As one of the most powerful Knights of Seiros, Catherine is extremely loyal and a devout believer in the Church and Rhea, the latter being explicitly hinted as an attachment. Extremely loyal to Rhea, she will follow just about any order she says regardless of how morally conflicting it may be to herself or others, although she does admit that to Shamir that the only order she would disobey was if she were to sacrifice herself for Rhea's sake. She is also extremely devoted to the Church that if she did not know the person and they spoke of heresy, she would cut them down on the spot.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At most 
Name: Catherine, Cassandra Rubens Charon, Thunder Catherine, Thunderstrike Cassandra, Guardian of Zanado
Origin: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Gender: Female
Age: 27 (Pre-Timeskip) | 33 (Post-Timeskip)
Classification: Human, Noble, Crest-bearer, Teacher at the Officers Academy, One of the Holy Knights of Seiros
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Superb Swordsmanship, Martial Arts (Has proficiency in brawling weapons), Magic, Healing, Statistics Amplification, Elemental Manipulation (Of the Fire, Electricity, Magma, Light and Holy variety), Life Manipulation (Via Nosferatu), Damage Boost (Via Death Blow and Crest of Charon. Depending on the Magic or Combat Art, she can deal extra damage to certain types of enemies. Her Heroes' Relics in particular deal extra damage against Dragons and Armored units), Non-Physical Interaction (Can harm phantom soldiers), Levitation (All magic users can levitate off the ground), Afterimage Creation (via Astra), Damage Reduction (Via Fighting Spirit), Limited Transmutation (If someone try to steal and use her Hero Relic without the correspondence Crest, they will be turned into a Demonic Beast), Resistance to Status Effect Inducement (Via Immune Status)
Attack Potency: At most Multi-Continent level (5.6 Exatons. Wields a Heroes' Relic known as Thunderbrand)
Speed: Subsonic movement speed with FTL combat speed and reactions (3.9 c. Comparable to Raphael, who ran from Garreg Mach, to Fodlan's Throat, and back, all within a day. Can leave afterimages with movements. Can keep up with Demonic Beasts, who can keep up with the Immaculate One, who can keep up with those that can dodge her Hoarfrost, an attack that utilizes rays of light), higher attack speed with Brave Weapons, and Thunderbrand
Lifting Strength: Class K (101.48 Metric Tons. Comparable to Raphael, who can crush a giant rock with his hands)
Striking Strength: At most Multi-Continent level (5.6 Exatons. Wields a Heroes' Relic known as Thunderbrand)
Durability: At most Multi-Continent level (5.6 Exatons. Comparable to her Attack Power)
Stamina: Unknown
Range: Tens of Meters with Melee Weapons (Can hit opponents from a distance, even with melee weapons), At least Hundreds of Meters with Ranged Weaponry, and Magic (Ranged attacks are capable of hitting opponents from the opposite side of the battlefield)
Standard Equipment:
* Thunderbrand
Intelligence: Gifted (Is an incredibly skilled swordswoman, who has served Rhea for years. She demonstrated to be crafty enough to utilize a person's prediction against them, such as using eyes and sword to mislead them)
Weaknesses: Her magic has limited uses per battle. Has a weakness in Reason Magic. Using a Hero’s Relic can be taxing on the wielder, wearing away at their soul, and a result of over-usage, can risked the chance in the user transforming into a Demonic Beast.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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|-|Weapons=
Weapons: 
* Thunderbrand: Thunderbrand is a regalia sword that debuted in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It is one of the Heroes' Relics, and is tied to the Crest of Charon.
** Grants unit with the Crest of Charon with Foudroyant Strike. Strike twice if initiating combat. If the user of this weapon does not have the correspondence crest to this weapon, they risked transforming into a Demonic Beast.
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Here are some abilities that Catherine had shown to have:-
* Fighting Spirit: Unit takes 5 less damage when no battalion is assigned or when battalion endurance is 0.
* Swordfaire: Grants Atk +5 when using a sword.
* Sword Critical +10: Grants Crit +10 when using a sword.
* Axebreaker: If the target has a axe equipped and the user has a sword equipped, +20 hit and avoid are granted.
* Sword Prowess Lv5: When wielding a sword, +10 Hit, +20 Avoid, +10 Dodge.
* Death Blow: Grants Str +6 when the unit initiates an attack.
* Sword Avoid +20: Grants Avo +20 when using a sword.
* Immune Status: Nullifies status effects and debuffs.
* Authority Lv1: +2 Might when using gambits.
* Brawling Prowess Lv3: If the user is brawling, +13 Hit, +7 Avoid, +7 Dodge is granted. 
* Avoid +10: Increases Avo by 10.
|-|Combat Arts=
Sword Combat Arts
* Finesse Blade: This attack's Mt increases based on unit's Dex.
* Grounder: Effective against Flying enemies.
* Bane of Monsters: Effective against Monster foes.
* Foudroyant Strike: It is a combat art granted only due to Thunderbrand that increases damage, hit, and critical, and deals bonus damage to armored and dragon units.
*Astra: An attack that allows the user to strike 5 times consecutively at 30% might.
Brawling Combat Arts
* Fading Blow: It is learned by all units upon raising their skill level in brawling to D. This attack grants a significant boost to might and avoid, then causes its user to take a step backward after combat.
* Rushing Blow: It is learned by all units upon raising their skill level in brawling to C. This attack grants a significant boost to might and hit rate, then causes its user to move forward, behind their target.
* Nimble Combo: It is learned by certain units upon raising their skill level in brawling. This attack is one of few brawling combat arts that retains most gauntlets' brave weapon status, allowing the user to strike twice consecutively. It additionally grants increased might and avoidance.
* Healing Focus: It is learned by all units upon raising their skill level in brawling to B. It is a non-offensive combat art, instead healing half of the user's maximum HP on command.
* Bombard: It is learned by certain units upon raising their skill level in brawling. This attack is one of few brawling combat arts that retains most gauntlets' brave weapon status, allowing the user to strike twice consecutively. It additionally grants increased might and critical rate.
|-|Magic=
Reason Magic
*Fire: Basic Fire Magic. Shoots a fireball at the enemy.
*Bolganone: Advanced Fire Magic. Attacks the enemy with flames that spiral towards them from all sides.
*Ragnarok: The Strongest Fire Magic. Attacks the enemy with a huge fire explosion.
Faith Magic
*Heal: Basic White Magic. Heals an adjacent ally.
*Nosferatu: Basic White Magic. Recovers HP equal to 50% of the damage dealt.
*Recover: Intermediate White Magic. Greatly heals an adjacent ally.
|-|Crests= 
Crests (紋章 Monshō) are a game mechanic introduced in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. They serve as combat enhancements that empower their wielders with special properties in battle. These can range from damage increases to attacks or preservation of spell usage. Crests are fixed to specific characters and cannot be removed. Their effects act as passive skills that activate randomly, activating more often if they are a major crest and less often if they are a minor crest:-
* Major Crest of Charon: House Charon’s Crest, inherited from Charon of the 10 Elites. Occasionally raises Mt when using combat arts.
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==Notable Matchups==
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