Kellam

Kellam is a character from the Fire Emblem Awakening games.

Kellam's supports reveal that he grew up with five brothers, but his family was very poor, and he never had many commodities that other children had growing up. In a support with Nowi, he mentions that his lack of presence first began when he was younger and still living with his family; since they were poor, they had to share a lot, but he was mean and did not like sharing. Eventually his family got tired of him being so selfish and began ignoring him. This would later have a profound impact in his future, as most of the people he talks to are usually shocked (excluding a few, such as Cherche).

In the AWA fics, Kellam is a student at the AWA Academy.

Appearance
Kellam is extremely tall with a short black hair and has a blank face. He wears a large and bulky silver & orange armor over a black bodysuit, silver arm gauntlets and gloves, and silver-armored boots.

Personality
Kellam is a frontline fighter of Chrom's Shepherds and is one of the biggest and tallest units in the army. Despite this, he virtually goes unnoticed. Most of the army considers him a "ghost", as his supports with Robin show that the other members wonder why there is always an extra cup or seat lying around when everyone is supposedly accounted for.

His lack of presence causes most people to jump in surprise when he suddenly "appears" out of nowhere. He is somewhat irked about this, but he is used to it. The roster states that he is actually quite proud of this. Still, he searches for a way to make others notice him. Interestingly, only those with animal-like senses, like Nowi and Panne, are able to find him rather easily.

In his supports with Donnel, it is shown that Kellam has experience in farming, as he gives him advice to help the crops Donnel planted thrive.

Kellam also thinks of himself as an "average" person, as his supports with Stahl and Donnel shows that even though they call him intelligent, he doesn't think much about it due to being alone and having tons of spare time to think about issues.

He wears a blank face, rarely speaks and is the tallest person in the army, even when seated. His birthday is June 24.

Abilities
Although the characters of the game tend not to notice him, it's (ironically) worth taking notice of Kellam's formidable growths. He is a consummate Armored Knight, sporting a 100% growth rate in HP and a 70% growth rate in defense, easily creating a wonderful wall against physical attackers. This makes him an excellent unit to pair up with relatively fragile units, like Lissa or Maribelle. His lack of skill and speed can be compensated for with a good support. However, his movement is a bit low, making him dependent on pair-ups for mobility. He is also weak towards magic users, making him an easy target for them without a support bonus in resistance. Despite these flaws, Kellam can be an invaluable unit once he starts leveling up.

Among the first generation, Kellam is the only unit that can promote to a General without reclassing. He will have impressive HP, strength, and defense, though his luck and speed may be a bit lacking. Pavise will make him even harder to take down physically and even occasionally nullify damage from Armorslayers and Hammers. As a Great Knight, Kellam will see slight drops in his strength and defense while balancing out his other stats and granting him some much-appreciated mobility. Kellam is near point for point with Frederick in this class for their caps. Luna, given Kellam's good Skill stat, is a worthy attack skill for him to use. Dual Guard+ is also a great skill for Kellam to have when in Pair Ups given his high Defense, making him a good defensive unit for those who need the protection. General winds up being Kellam's strongest offensive class, and his inherently low movement can be repaired with skills like Movement +1 and Acrobat from the Thief class line.

Trivia

 * Kellam's Japanese version name as "Callum" shared his name with the enemy General in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Kellam is also able to promote into the general class.
 * Kellam shares his English voice actor, Orion Acaba, with Gerome.
 * He also shares his Japanese voice actor, Manabu Sakamaki, with Gangrel.
 * Kellam's official artwork depicts him wielding a Steel Lance.
 * If Kellam was married by the end of the game, no matter who he married (except the female Robin), his spouse's somewhat edited unmarried endings will be shown with an added "Her husband's name has been lost to history."
 * The original cover-art for the game-package shows Kellam's upper body in the background being covered by Lucina's Falchion, to encourage the inside joke. In the final cover-art for the game package, Kellam's face ends up getting covered by Chrom's knee.
 * There are only four females that are known to have noticed Kellam without getting shocked, scared, or even fail to see him in the beginning of the support conversation: Sully, Panne, Nowi, and Cherche.
 * Kellam has unique battle models for each of his Knight related classes. He has an orange color scheme as a Knight, General, and Great Knight instead of the default colors.