History Characters / FireEmblemPathOfRadianceGreilMercenaries

* MagikarpPower: Yes, Ike himself is this--and probably the truest example. As the NewMeat in ''Path of Radiance'', he will have less health and speed than other mercenaries at the beginning of the game, and will die with ease due to his mediocre starting stats, compounded by an inability to use anything but swords, giving him no 1-2 range. Keep leveling him though, and he becomes an absolute {{Juggernaut}} and will be right up there with Boyd and Titania for kill count.

* CharacterDevelopment: [[spoiler: One of the more subtle examples in the series. When we first meet Boyd, he is a friendly yet overly-cocky fool who is just as inexperienced as Ike and twice as overconfident. By the time Radiant Dawn rolls around, he has becomes a kind-hearted and genuinely heroic young man, being as much of a worthy successor of the Greil name as Ike and the other Greil Mercenaries. It's subtle, but nonetheless profound.]]

* BarbaricBattleaxe: Subverted. Her preferred weapon is an axe, but she's otherwise ThePaladin.

* BarbaricBattleaxe: As expected of the Fighter class, Boyd is as HotBlooded as he can get, and he was described as so keyed-up on his first battle that he somehow broke his ace in raging fury.

* TheArcher: He is an independent, arrogant bowman, functioning as the mercenaries' sniper.

* TheArcher: Thanks to Shinon's instruction.
* AttackPatternAlpha: See Boyd.

* DeclarationOfProtection: To Rhys in their A support.

->'''Voiced by:''' Michihiko Hagi (Japanese, ''Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros series'', and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''), Jason Adkins (English, ''Path of Radiance'', ''Radiant Dawn'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros series'' (Until Ultimate), ''VideoGame/CodeNameSteam'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''), Creator/GregChun (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'')

* MagikarpPower: Manages to be this by the time he's re-recruited late into ''Path of Radiance,'' a sharp turn from his status in the first act as a CrutchCharacter. His growths are actually excellent.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiHamada (Japanese), Stefan Martello (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')

* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite her dorky tendencies and kindness, she's an extremely skilled swordmaster and every bit as competent as the other Mercenaries.

* LimitBreak: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXmbuQDuAlY&t=4m06s His mastery skill, Aether,]] which combines the skills Sol and Luna. Begins with SwordPointing. The skill consists of two strikes: the first attack (Sol) [[LifeDrain will restore HP equal to the damage done to the enemy]], while the followup (Luna) then [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill halves the enemy's defense (in ''Path of Radiance'') or flat-out ignores it (in ''Radiant Dawn'') to inflict more damage]].

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* BreakingOldTrends: After eight games, Ike is the first protagonist who isn't descended from royalty/nobility (unless one counts [[spoiler:the technicality of his father's former status as Sir Gawain, one of the Four Riders of Daein]]). Though his honour as the ''only'' commoner protagonist would be [[UniquenessDecay short-lived]] with the introductions of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemNewMysteryOfTheEmblem Kris]][[note]]As long as you don't give them the 'Noble' background.[[/note]] and [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesByleth Byleth]].

* BreakingOldTrends: After eight games, Ike is the first protagonist who isn't descended from royalty/nobility (unless one counts [[spoiler:the technicality of his father's former status as Sir Gawain, one of the Four Riders of Daein]]). Though his honour as the ''only'' commoner protagonist would be [[UniquenessDecay short-lived]] with the introductions of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemNewMysteryOfTheEmblem Kris]] (as long as you don't give them the 'Noble' background) and [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesByleth Byleth]].

* BreakingOldTrends: After eight games, Ike is currently the first protagonist who isn't descended from royalty/nobility (unless one counts [[spoiler:the technicality of his father's former status as Sir Gawain, one of the Four Riders of Daein]]). Though his honour as the ''only'' commoner protagonist would be [[UniquenessDecay short-lived]] with the introductions of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemNewMysteryOfTheEmblem Kris]] (as long as you don't give them the 'Noble' background) and [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesByleth Byleth]].

* BreakingOldTrends: After eight games, Ike is currently the first protagonist who isn't descended from royalty/nobility (unless one counts [[spoiler:the technicality of his father's former status as Sir Gawain, one of the Four Riders of Daein]]). Though his honour as the ''only'' commoner protagonist would be [[UniquenessDecay short-lived]] with the introductions of [[FireEmblemNewMysteryOfTheEmblem Kris]] (as long as you don't give them the 'Noble' background) and [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesByleth Byleth]].

* TheHero: As a series first, Ike is currently the ''only'' protagonist who isn't descended from royalty/nobility (unless one counts [[spoiler:the technicality of his father's former status as Sir Gawain, one of the Four Riders of Daein]]). In ''Radiant Dawn'', he counts as this and TheBigGuy.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AtsukoEnomoto (Japanese, ''Path of Radiance'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Miho Miyagawa (Japanese, ''Radiant Dawn''), Elsbeth Nathanson (English, ''Path of Radiance''), Creator/LaniMinella (English, ''Radiant Dawn''), Creator/SarahWilliams (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')

* InnocentlyInsensitive: He genuinely means well, but given his BrutalHonesty, he often comes off as a lot more tactless than he necessarily means to be. This is best show in Chapter 17 if he, Mist and Soren are brought along; a discussion between Soren and Ike over [[ItMakesSenseInContext how to best repel an assault with Ike carrying a Heron princess on his back]] leads to Boyd attempt to joke that Leanne probably weighs less than Mist. Mist responds in kind by [[MegatonPunch shoving him into a tree three spaces from where he was]] (for the record, Smite only shoves ''two'' spaces).

* SurpassedTheTeacher: Come ''Radiant Dawn'', it's very possible for Rolf to become an even better unit than [[GameBreaker Shinon]] if you don't mind feeding him some BEXP along the way.* TookALevelInBadass: He starts off as NonActionGuy among the mercenaries, and is a DistressedDude early in the game...and then he picks up a bow, and starts pulling his weight.

* SurpassedTheTeacher: Come ''Radiant Dawn'', it's very possible for Rolf to become an even better unit than [[GameBreaker Shinon]] if you don't mind feeding him some BEXP along the way.

* TookALevelInBadass: He starts off as NonActionGuy among the mercenaries, and is a DistressedDude early in the game...and then he picks up a bow, and starts pulling his weight.

* RatedMForManly: He's a tough mercenary leader, wields a huge sword, doesn't care for formalities like other ''Fire Emblem'' protagonists, and casually snarks to all the warlords and monsters that he beats down. It helps that he's ''ripped'' in ''Radiant Dawn'', as made famous by ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''. That said, aside from his ''Radiant Dawn'' visual design and fighting style, Ike isn't over-the-top when it comes to this trope, even compared to other muscular males in ''Fire Emblem'' such as Hector; his demeanor is very calm, and one of his foremost character traits is his compassion for, and sensitivity towards, others.

* BladeOnAStick: But only in ''Path of Radiance''. In ''Radiant Dawn'', she has a sword upon promoting to third tier.

* BladeOnAStick: Starts out using only spears, but can learn new weapons when he levels up.

* BladeOnAStick: Gatrie's General class specializes in lances in ''Radiant Dawn''.

* . WhoWantsToLiveForever: Stefan invites Soren into his group as he is a fellow Branded, and with their slow aging cannot live with beorc forever. Soren refuses to leave Ike, but Stefan [[MayflyDecemberFriendship keeps the invitation open]]. [[spoiler: Soren's laguz grandfather is at least nine hundred years and appears to only be middle-aged.]]

* ContraltoOfDanger: Befitting her tough attitude and general badassery, her ''Heroes'' lines gives her a suitably deep voice.

* ShipSinking: In ''Path of Radiance'', he and Elincia [[EveryoneCanSeeIt have such a blatant case of]] BodyguardCrush that the snarkier members of the army start making fun of it. He's also got some ShipTease with Lethe, Mia, Marcia... [[GayOption and Soren and Ranulf]]. In ''Radiant Dawn'', the writers cause this with the female ships by only giving Ike special Support endings with the males, and ''none'' of his endings have him clearly start a relationship or get married.
* ShipTease: With Princess Elincia, although [[ShipSinking it doesn't last long]]. The localization might be to blame for making it look more likely than it actually was.

* UnrequitedTragicMaiden: To a degree, towards Greil. She did have a crush on him, but once she learned that he was married ''and'' had children, wisely decided to set aside her romantic feelings and support him as his NumberTwo.

* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: Like with all Lords in the ''Fire Emblem'' series, the game is over if Ike is defeated in combat. This carries on into ''Radiant Dawn'', as even though there's no actual Lord there (he starts as a Hero, and then promotes into a Vanguard), he still serves as the equivalent of the Lord class like the other leaders of the armies you play as, and his death whenever he's playable will always cause a GameOver.