As the question states, should this unit be used as fodder? His passive skills aside, the weapon he, and only he, has the built in Guard effect. It'd be one thing if it was exactly like Guard, but this doesn't have an HP requirement. This means any axe wielding tanks could strive using this weapon as specials are going to happen far less often.
Example I used in a Unit Builder, a Beruka with Dorcas' weapon doesn't have to worry nearly as much about specials as she used to. Sure, units with Heavy Blade may out power her with her Brazen Atk active and any unit with Flashing Blade with definitely out speed her, it still is slower than usual.
It's definitely expensive, but provides a melee tank, flier no less, that can take on both magical and physical damage. Hell, getting hit by an archer or dragon while being above 80% might get her into Brash range. 55 Defense, 40 Resistance(46 on even turns), and has the ability to double when attacking another melee unit.
I think that it's reasonable to fodder one copy of Dorcas, but his design is so awesome that it would be a shame to fodder the second one (he's also pretty strong just as a standalone unit). It could be ok to fodder both I guess, if you don't care about Dorcas, or armors or art for the character, so it's up to everyone's discretion.
I personally don't think so. A armored green unit who has amazing stats for a free unit and has a pretty good base kit to accommodate them? Sounds amazing to me. Maybe fodder one copy of him for his axe but you should definitely keep the other. He's one of the better free units, if not the best, we've gotten imo.
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