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This page covers the playable characters in ''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'' that have Lycia as their place of origin.
For non-playable Lycia characters see [[Characters/FireEmblemTheBindingBladeNonPlayableCharacters this page]].
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!!Pherae
[[folder:Roy of Pherae]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Young Lion]]
->''"I have faith in mankind, I will not lose to a man who lost faith in his people and even himself!"''
-->-- '''Roy''''s declaration to '''Zephiel''' before their epic battle
->'''Class:''' Lord (''The Binding Blade''), Mercenary/Hero (''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' [[DownloadableContent DLC]]/[=SpotPass=])\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunFukuyama (Japanese, the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/RayChase (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'')
The son of Marquess Eliwood of Pherae. He was called home from his studies in Ostia after Bern launched a surprise attack on Sacae, Ilia, and Lycia. After finding the Lycian Alliance in shambles, Roy takes his father's place as its leader and begins to build an army to fight Bern's conquest.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: He's even younger than Eliwood was in ''The Blazing Blade'', shunted into leadership of the Lycian League because of his father's illness and Hector's death.
* AdaptationalBadass: In his home game he has decent growths but not exceptional either, and is terribly hampered by his poor starting stats and [[EleventhHourSuperpower late promotion time]], while in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and his Brave and Legendary variants in ''Heroes'' he's considered a powerful LightningBruiser.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In ''Smash Bros.'', Roy's quotes aren't that off from what he would actually say in canon, but he seemingly acts oddly {{hotblooded}} in battle, which some Japanese fans were quick to note. This could possibly be why the fandom often turns him into something more resembling an ''inversion'' of his [[WiseBeyondHisYears canon]] [[GuileHero self]], a mistake even [[http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/12/13/sakurai-fe25/ Sakurai himself made]] during ''Melee'''s development due to ''The Binding Blade'' [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros not having been released at the time]]. Not helping is that early concept artwork depicts him as a hotblooded StockShonenHero. Roy still shows some of these hotblooded traits in ''3DS/U'' since Sakurai decided to roll with it, but it's a little more subdued. This is starting to become an aspect of his character as of ''Heroes'', albeit without overriding his original characterization.
* AdvertisedExtra: Played with in ''Champion's Sword''. Roy is advertised throughout the manga as one of the two main protagonists alongside Al, but unlike him, he doesn't appear in a lot of chapters, and even when he does appear, it's usually one-to-two pages of minimal screentime. However, it's not always the case, as he also plays a major role in some of them as advertised, most notably during the battles against Ein, Murdock, and Zephiel, but it didn't do much to alleviate this trope. He also remained relevant to the manga's plot, right until [[spoiler:the end of volume 10, where Al leaves Roy behind to save Tiena, causing Roy to no longer have such relevance]]. Nonetheless, despite this, Roy isn't ''really'' meant to be the focal point of ''Champion's Sword'', as the manga is treated only as a sidestory to ''The Binding Blade''.
* AFatherToHisMen: Ironically considering he is very nearly the youngest in the army, but his support conversations with the Pheraean soldiers, particularly Marcus, Alen, and Lance, show his deep concern for their welfare.
* AmazonChaser: It's subtle and not blatantly stated, but it's quite telling how out of his six possible love interests, ''four'' of them (Lilina, Shanna, Sue, and Cecilia) are butt-kicking {{Action Girl}}s who take ''zero'' crap from anyone.
* ArtworkAndGameGraphicsSegregation: While Roy uses his finalized design in his official artwork, ingame portrait, and the game's boxart, his battle and map sprites still use his Spaceworld 2001 design.
* BlueBlood: Heir of the House of Pherae, and can possibly be member of House Caelin through his mother, Lyndis.
* BreakoutCharacter: ''The Binding Blade'' was never released overseas, and even among those who have played it, the game is generally cited as one of the weakest in the series, and gameplay-wise Roy himself is considered one of the weakest Lords in the entire franchise. Nonetheless, ''Smash'' has made Roy extremely popular. He frequently rates highly on ''Melee'' popularity contests, and popular demand was cited to be why he came back for ''3DS/Wii U''. Many people even play ''The Binding Blade'' [[JustHereForGodzilla just to know more about Roy himself]]. And he even [[https://events.fire-emblem-heroes.com/vote/result placed 2nd on the popularity poll for males in]] in ''Heroes''.
* CantCatchUp: His bane. He started with low base stats, and completely balanced growths. Roy ''does'' get to promote, but only very late in the game, and until then he's stuck with a crippling handicap. Even with his huge eleventh-hour buff, hope that his chancey stat growths don't turn out poorly.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: As seen in his supports with Shanna, Roy puts up a confident and intelligent front to inspire his army, but inwardly, he easily gets depressed and worried with his leadership position.
* CluelessChickMagnet: Six potential love interests.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Lilina, if the player pairs him with her.
* TheChosenOne: Discussed. The Binding Blade may only be unsealed from its altar by the one with the Fire Emblem. Roy is quick to point out how ''anyone'' with the Fire Emblem could have removed it, but Elffin assures Roy that while in theory that's true him being there with the sword in hand was no coincidence as it was the blade who chose him as its owner.
* CostumeEvolution: His design in ''[[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/5/5e/Roy_Heroes.png Heroes]]'' takes cues from his appearance in ''[[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/4/45/Roy_SSB4.png Smash 3DS/Wii U]]'', essentially combining it with his original design.
* CulturedWarrior: Roy is a bookish and studious young guy that is actively involved in the strategies of his army.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Vows to protect Lilina forever, [[spoiler:as per Hector's dying wish]].
* DeconReconSwitch: Many of his support chains play out this way. They start out [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype deconstructing the typical young, idealistic Lord]] pioneered by Marth, showing that Roy struggles with being the leader of an army at a young age and with little experience. Roy himself notes that he feels unworthy and unprepared for such a responsibility to Lance and Shanna, Lance and Wolt see him as needing to be protected rather than able to fend for himself, and his teachers Marcus and Cecilia initially feel that he isn't a firm enough leader and needs to be more headstrong. In the end, all of those who initially doubt him note that it is Roy's combination of [[HumbleHero humility]] and [[{{Determinator}} willingness to stay the course]] that makes him a natural-born leader.
* DemotedToExtra: Downplayed in ''Manga/FireEmblemChampionsSword''; Roy is replaced by Al as the main protagonist of the manga, giving him much less screentime than in ''The Binding Blade''. However, he still fills the role as one of the major deuteragonists of the story, [[spoiler:but then volume 11 plays this straight for him, as by that point, Roy had nothing left to do once Zephiel is defeated, while Al left him in order to save Tiena from the Black Bone Clan]].
* {{Determinator}}: What else would you call a kid who leads what is essentially a militia against the most powerful empire on the continent?
* DownloadableContent: In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', complete with [[http://i.imgur.com/Av7X7.png his own set of]] ImpossiblyCoolClothes. Also returns to the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' roster this way in the fourth installment.
* DramaticIrony: In the outcome that Ninian is his mother. He preaches about humans and dragons being able to coexist peacefully, not knowing he himself is living proof of that.
* EmpathicWeapon: The Binding Blade is said to have a strange power that reflects the wielder's soul. [[spoiler:Because Roy doesn't want to kill Idunn, the blade reflects that feeling and spares her if he lands the final blow with it equipped, leading to the GoldenEnding.]]
* FinishingMove: A homage to his attack animation from this game, Roy's Legendary variant from ''Heroes'' and his Final Smash from the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has him draw out and raise the Binding Blade, then spins it around once before he strikes the final blow on his opponent.
* FragileSpeedster: As typical with Lords, he's quick enough to double-hit most opponents right from the start and won't get hit very much. But when he does get hit...game over.
* FrontlineGeneral: Several of his support conversations revolve around his insistence on not staying to the rear lines where it's safer.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Roy's stats are notoriously shaky in early-game, and while his growths are decent for the game's standards, they're not great either, including a rather sub-par defense growth, meaning he requires a lot of grinding to keep up only to become a unit that still struggles alone from mid-game onwards until his late promotion, even when he's at level 20. However, these aspects of him as a unit are integrated into his supports. Several of the Pheraean units see him as fragile and want to protect him, exactly what the player has to do. His supports also establish that Roy doesn't think highly of himself as a combatant and would rather resolve conflicts with as little violence as possible, but insists on staying on the frontlines as he feels this is the only way his units will follow him. Likewise, the player will likely not think of Roy as a good combatant but is forced to bring him along for every level as he is the Lord unit, and indeed, Roy dying [[WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou causes an instant game over]] since the army will have no one to lead them.
* TheGoodKing: He turns the ruler of his own land Pherae.
** If he has an A-rank support with Lilina, the two will marry and Roy will be the king of the united Lycia.
* TheHero: In spite of his youth, he's able to recruit one of ''the'' largest casts in the series, he's pretty smart and savvy for his age, and faces down a guy who wants to wipe out humankind.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He hides it from others well, but he doesn't see himself as particularly special, as highlighted in his support with Lance.
* HorseArcher: His ''Love Abounds'' version in ''Heroes'', which by default comes with the bow Gratia+ equipped.
* HotBlooded: Not present in original game but in ''Smash Bros.'', and as of ''Heroes'' it's becoming part of his attitude.
* HumansAreGood: Lives and dies by this belief. In ''Heroes'', his Legendary version's personal skill is even called "Human Virtue."
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: If Ninian is his mother, Roy is one-quarter dragon, which means he shares blood with whatever dragons he fights. In a twist however, the war dragons he fights aren't really classified the same as full-fledged dragons such as Jahn or Ninian, so he's really only truly this when squaring off against Jahn and Idunn.
* ImprobableAge: He's just fifteen, making him the youngest Lord protagonist of the series tied with [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Leif]]. Even for a medieval setting, this raises eyebrows. Zelot comments on Roy's youth when he teams up with the Lycian League, and Dieck worries that Roy will be too inexperienced to properly lead an army (but seeing his performance assauges those doubts).
* InHarmonyWithNature: In his supports with Sue, where she teaches him how to connect with nature.
* InfinityPlusOneSword and EleventhHourSuperPower: The [[TitleDrop Binding Blade]]/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Sword of Seals/Sealed Sword]]. Singlehandedly turns Roy from an unpromoted Mercenary-esque unit into a unit that can hold his own solo against the rest of the game. Bonus points if he gets an A support with Lilina. (It's also a very CoolSword, as it catches on fire during critical hits or ranged attacks.)
* InterclassFriendship: Wolt and Roy have known each other for many years, but Wolt is deferential to Roy due to Roy being a noble and him being a commoner.
* KidHero: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Brunnya, who points out that despite his youth, he's already undergone more hardships than many of the grown adult villains he's faced.
* KissingCousins: Made possible by the prequel: depending on the marriages in ''The Blazing Blade'', it is possible that Hector married Florina or Farina and Eliwood married Fiora, making Lilina and Roy first cousins through their mothers. If they have an A support they can marry even being cousins.
* LightningBruiser: Only outside his home game, in games like ''Smash 3DS/Wii U'' and ''FE Heroes''.
* LikesOlderWomen: In his supports with his teacher Cecilia, if paired.
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: A retroactive example, but many his potential brides have something in common with those from his father's pool of potential brides. There are differences within the details however.
** They can both romance an Ilian Pegasus Knight, but while Fiora was the oldest of her sisters and often worked to the detriment of her own happiness, Shanna is in contrast the youngest of the sisters, and is more than happy to be learning the ways of an Ilian Pegasus Knight.
** They both can romance a dancer, the difference is that Larum is energetic and playful while Ninian is more graceful and reserved; this is also reflected by the difference in their dancing styles.
** They both can romance a [[MysteriousWaif mysterious]] [[spoiler:half-dragon]] woman, the difference is that [[spoiler:Ninian]] hid her identity as one to Eliwood while Roy could likely deduce that Sophia was a half-dragon.
** Finally, both Eliwood and Roy can romance a Sacaen tribeswoman, however Lyn was actually much more social than is expected of a Sacaean and prefers the way of the sword, with her actually being a part of House Caelin of Lycia. Sue on the other hand is Sacaean through-and-through, being massively stoic and dedicated to the ways of her tribal upbringing while being a HorseArcher.
*** Sue also has similarities with Fiora, who had her teammates slaughered and suffers from survivor's guilt and has a desire to protect her loved ones.
* TheLoad: It's very easy to get him to max out his levels long before the chapter where he can be promoted; he has to be essentially shelved if you don't want him taking EXP from other units. Otherwise, he quickly becomes this in efficient play due to his poor movement and combat- every map is Seize, so inevitably chapters become either ferry him along with at least one mounted unit, or warp him onto the Throne after the boss is killed.
* MagikarpPower: Post-promotion. After spending most of the second half of the game being a mediocre-to-average unit, getting the Binding Blade in Chapter 21/21x instantly promotes Roy and finally gives him more room for growth on top of fantastic stat boosts[[note]]+4 HP, +2 Str, +3 Skl, +2 Spd, +2 Def, +5 Res, +2 Con, +1 Mov, not to mention +5 Def/Res while the Binding Blade is equipped[[/note]] right off the bat. The catch? There's only about ''three'' maps left before the game ends (that's '''one''' if you're not going for the GoldenEnding). Should you take the time to get him to level 20, he'll be an unstoppable killing machine.
* MasterOfNone: Roy sees himself as not being particularly good at anything, highlighted in his support with Lance. However, Lance postulates that his relatability as an everyman is what draws people to him and inspires them. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration In-game]], Roy's growths lean towards this, with average percentages in each stat save for decent luck and resistance. Combined with his unimpressive bases, Roy will probably end up too balanced to stand out. Of course, that all changes when he promotes...
* MayflyDecemberRomance: With Sophia, who will outlive Roy and see him die as he ages and she stays the same.
* MeaningfulName: The name "Roy" is French for "king", befitting royalty. The name has also been linked to the Gaelic word "ruadh" ("red"), which is commonly used as a nickname for someone with red hair.
* MissingMom: Roy's mother was never mentioned, but considering that he was breastfed by Rebecca when he was an infant, it's highly likely that his mother died early.
* ModestRoyalty: He is really nice and humble for someone that is the heir of a powerful noble house.
* NatureVersusNurture: Roy's Etrurian schooling in Ostia has made him a level-headed sort, one who understands his station and what he ''can't'' do. Thus, he's cordial, respectful, and humble. On the other hand, he's lionhearted and typically prefers to fight his way through problems, matching his Fire affinity. All chapters are ended by Roy because he feels compelled to solve things himself, worrying over matters he can't personally attend to.
* NiceGuy: His defining trait. Roy is one of the kindest, most selfless characters in the entire series, and arguably the most mild-mannered Lord character.
* ObliviousToLove: He ''has'' known Lilina since they were both kids, so it may be a little weird for him to see her as more than his best friend at first, but he still has no real excuse when it come to the other girls' obvious affections.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: A common trope in ''Fire Emblem''. Roy attended academy in Ostia, in which he was taught the basics of military. He is also a noble, but a very gentle and polite young man.
* OhCrap: He has a few of these moments when things go badly, but his largest one is after handling the Dragon at Chapter 12 and realizing Bern has ''[[EliteMook more]]'' of those things.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"I will win!"\\
"I won't lose. I won't!"\\
"By my blade!"\\
"There's my opening."
* RedIsHeroic: Roy is the hero of ''The Binding Blade'', and the color he's commonly associated with is red. Red is also his hair color.
* RecurringElement: As the main Lord, he naturally takes after previous youthful Lords, mainly taking [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Seliph's]] self-doubt and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Leif's]] cunning tactics.
* RescueRomance: With four of his potential love interests: Sue, Lilina, Sophia or Cecilia.
* RoyalRapier: His starting weapon. Doubles as an AccidentalPun to his name.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Heir to House Pherae of the Lycian League, and fighting to end a war.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: His romance with [[GenkiGirl Shanna]] or [[CloudCuckoolander Larum]] if paired.
* SignatureHeadgear: His blue bandana.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: To his dad. The most notable difference between the two is that Eliwood doesn't wear a MartialArtsHeadband.
* TheSmartGuy: For his young age and lack of experience, Roy ''is'' pretty cunning in regards to politics (i.e.: [[spoiler:he discovers almost by himself that Elffin was the missing Prince Myrddin under a SpoonyBard disguise.]]) ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' reveals that he has an interest in history as well.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: While being based to some degree on [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth]] is a common thing for Lords, Roy is probably the most direct example--they have fairly similar designs bar hair color, they both use a Rapier, and their stats and growths are borderline identical. Even Roy's late promotion that mostly provides stat boosts seems to evoke Marth, who didn't promote at all. Their respective character arcs do shake out fairly differently, though.
* TeacherStudentRomance: If the player pairs him with Cecilia, who was his teacher in Ostia.
* UnevenHybrid: Potentially. If Eliwood married Ninian in ''The Blazing Blade'', Roy is one-quarter ice dragon.
* VocalDissonance: From ''Heroes'' onward, despite looking like a 15-year-old boy in most cases, he wounds up having the voice of a grown man courtesy of Ray Chase, which has the tendency to sound very out of place. Averted in the Japanese dub, where he ''does'' sound like a teenager like he's supposed to.
* WarriorPrince: Like most ''Fire Emblem'' main characters, Roy is nobility but he fights alongside his army.
* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: As with all other ''Fire Emblem'' protagonists, his death results in a game over.
* WideEyedIdealist: Roy is steadfast in his belief that humanity is not bad and that humans and dragons can live together in harmony. This young idealism makes him the opposite of Zephiel, whose world-weary cynicism drives his actions. Best summed up in this quote from ''Heroes'':
-->'''Roy:''' I have faith in the goodness of humankind. No matter what.
* WhenSheSmiles: Roy can make Sue smile, she is usually a serious, quiet girl.
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[[folder:Marcus]]
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->''"Nonsense! I may be old, but I shall not lose to the young ones yet!"''
-->-- '''Marcus''' in a support conversation with '''Roy'''
->'''Class:''' Paladin
A senior knight of Pherae, having served both Roy's father and grandfather. He's really getting up there, but he's still a capable knight general. For tropes pertaining to him during Eliwood's time, see [[Characters/FireEmblemTheBlazingBladeMainStory here]].
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* CharacterSelectForcing: Because of his slow growth and just okay base stats, you won't be using him much around the midpoint of the game. However, ''The Binding Blade'''s hard mode pretty much forces you to use him, as his CrutchCharacter status is taken up a notch. Thankfully, his base stats are just enough to weaken, but not kill the pirates.
* CrutchCharacter: Obviously, considering who he's based off... It should be noted that he is generally considered as the single most balanced Jagen in the entire series: on Hard Mode, he is strong enough to one-round with his Silver Lance, weak enough to not one-round if given a lesser weapon, and not quite good enough to stay useful in the lategame.
* DiscOneNuke: In the first few chapters, he's by far your best offensive unit, between his Silver Lance and high statline. Even after that, he takes some time to truly fall off.
* GrumpyOldMan: His C support with Roy seems to indicate this, as he complains about how the youths of the army are performing. In his B support, Marcus proposes kicking out anyone who falls short of his standards.
* {{Irony}}: If he gets an A support with Lilina, he flat-out tells Lilina to ask Roy out. Since this is an A support, it means it makes it impossible for that to happen unless he dies.
* OldRetainer: Has served Pherae since the days of Roy's grandfather.
* OlderAndWiser: One of the characters returning from ''The Blazing Blade''. The "older" is much more obvious than the "wiser," mostly because he was already an adult mentor in the previous generation and quite wise at the time.
* RecurringElement: The early game prepromote CrutchCharacter in the vein of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Jagen]], more so than any other instance of the archetype ever.
* RetiredBadass: After this game he finally retires, having served House Pherae for three generations.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Roy and Lilina.
* TakeUpMySword: He's looking for someone to be this for him, and he'll find one if he maxes a support with any of Alan, Lance, or Wolt.
* WeakButSkilled: His Strength starts mediocre and falls off quickly, but his base Skill of 14 is extraordinarily high and likely to match if not surpass the Skill of your other Paladins even as late as the halfway point of the game. For comparison, [[LightningBruiser Perceval]] joins in Chapter 13/15 and only has 13 Skill before factoring in his HardModePerks.
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[[folder:Alen ''(Allen, Alan)'']]
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->''"If you're staying, then I will as well. I won't allow you to go off alone and commit suicide."''
-->-- '''Alen''' in a support conversation with '''Lance'''
->'''Class:''' Cavalier
A young knight of Pherae recently given knighthood.
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* TheBigGuy: He sees himself as such, and it's why he's so aggressive in battle. He figures if he holds back at all, the army will appear weak.
* DeadlyTrainingArea: He goes through swordstroke exercises in the middle of active battlefields.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Out of the four unpromoted Cavaliers, he's the Optimist.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His confidence and eagerness are represented by both his Fire affinity and his lack of a [[HealingPotion Vulnerary]].
* HotBlooded: In contrast to Roy and the more cool-headed Lance.
* LeeroyJenkins: He sometimes gets accused of this by other characters (although, of course, the actuality is entirely up to the player). In support conversations with Roy, he makes it clear that his tactical acumen begins and ends with a frontal attack.
* LightningBruiser: Among the cavaliers, he has the best strength growth, but still perfectly adequate speed and defense growths.
* NaiveNewcomer: Is a fresh recruit.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Believe it or not, he's in his 20s.
* RecurringElement: The red knight, fulfilling the red cavalier/green cavalier tradition.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's red to Lance's blue.
* TheRival: He sets up a friendly rivalry with Wade.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The Red Knight of this game.
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[[folder:Lance]]
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->''"Of course I'll watch you fight. Still, I have no intention of losing to you from now on, either."''
-->-- '''Lance''' in a support conversation with '''Alen'''
->'''Class:''' Cavalier
A knight serving Pherae, but not from there by birth.
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* BadassBookworm: He makes careful notes of the battles he participates in and reads books on tactics in his free time.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Out of the four unpromoted Cavaliers, he's the Realist.
* FragileSpeedster: Among the cavaliers available in ''The Binding Blade'', he has the best speed growth but weakest defense growth.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: As the more tactically-minded Cavalier of Pherae, Lance starts with a Javelin (a weaker spear/Lance that's more flexible) and a [[HealingPotion Vulnerary]].
* IronicName: In context, he does wield the weapons that share his name[[note]]though the weapon type is actually called "Spears" in Japanese, making this a dub-induced coincidence[[/note]], but he can also use swords (and axes if he promotes). His artwork (seen here) depicts him with a sword, but his name is '''Lance'''. What could go wrong here?
-->'''Alen:''' Lance! How fares your sword today?
* LadyAndKnight: The knight to the noble lady Clarine.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Explains why the weapons triangle works how it does in a support conversation with Lot.
* MoreExpendableThanYou: He sees ''himself'' as a MauveShirt; in one talk with Alen, Lance offers to be the cannon-fodder diversion should Roy ever need to flee quickly. Alen vehemently sets him straight on this.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Like Alen, he's in his 20s.
* RagsToRoyalty: In this case, rags to nobility to Clarine, if they are paired together.
* RecurringElement: The green knight, true to the red cavalier/green cavalier tradition.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's blue to Alen's red.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Plays against Lot in their B support, though with setting-specific pieces like 'Archer.' (Though he says it's required of Pherae's knights.)
* ThoseTwoGuys: The Green Knight of this game.
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[[folder:Wolt ''(Walt)'']]
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->''"I will perfect my skills with my bow, and I will train myself so that Master Roy can count on me without doubt!"''
-->-- '''Wolt''' in a support conversation with '''Marcus'''
->'''Class:''' Archer\\
'''Voiced by: '''Creator/HiroShimono (Japaneese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/KhoiDao (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
Roy's milk-brother and a soldier of Pherae. Also, the son of Rebecca from ''The Blazing Blade''.
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* AdvertisedExtra: He's the protagonist best friend and appears on the cover of the game, yet outside of a single line of dialogue in the first chapter he has absolutely no story presence.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A character with abysmal base stats and one of the game's less-flexible classes, several of Wolt's supports see him undervaluing himself and/or trying to pick up additional skills from those he talks with, only to accept what he is at the end of their conversations.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He insists on treating Roy with the deference due to a prince, despite how close they are, and doubts his usefulness to the army due to his choice of weapon.
* InterclassFriendship: Wolt and Roy have known each other for many years, but Wolt is deferential to Roy due to Roy being a noble and him being a commoner.
* InsultBackfire: Roy scolds him for acting like Marcus and Merlinus (as in a formal old fussbudget). Wolt takes it as high praise.
* ObliviousToTheirOwnDescription: In his and Roy's A Support. When Roy says he's annoyed with someone in the army, who says things Roy understands are logically true but can't personally accept, Wolt not only encourages Roy to tell the peron how he feels, but also offers to talk with the person on Roy's behalf, unaware that Wolt himself is the person until the end of the conversation.
* RecurringElement: The young starting archer, much like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Gordin]].
* TakeUpMySword: Marcus says that he wants Wolt to replace him as Roy's chief retainer after he retires.
* TeachMeHowToFight: He already knows how to fight with a bow, but asks Marcus for sword training. Marcus tells him that he's too old and he's already skilled at what he knows.
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[[folder:Merlinus]]
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[[caption-width-right:190:[[labelnote:Click here to see Merlinus in ''Fire Emblem Heroes'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/merlinus_heroes.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:190:Pherae's Clerk]]
->''"What... what impudence! Our army isn't so lenient that we would just take along some useless girl!"''
-->-- '''Merlinus''' referring to '''Clarine'''
->'''Class:''' Transporter\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BinShimada (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Brad Venable (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
The man in charge of organizing the army's supplies and Roy's advisor.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In every appearance prior to ''Heroes'', he's a defenseless non-combatant. In ''Heroes'', he chucks knives at people. It's downplayed because while he can initiate combat, his ATK score is abysmal, the lowest of all summonable characters when you do not take account Boons or other enhancements.
* CommanderContrarian: Being much more cynical and world-weary than Roy, he tends to counsel prudence and sometimes objects to potential recruits, such as Clarine.
* DrawAggro: Players can use him as a meat shield to protect frailer units, since his death is inconsequential and can be deployed again on the next chapter.
* TheLoad: Uses up a unit slot and can't fight. Since any excess items will be sent to the convoy, regardless of whether Merlinus is in the battlefield or not, there is little reason to deploy him.
* NonActionGuy: The only way in which he's more capable of self-defense nowadays is that he uses a cart, not a tent.
* NonLethalKO: If he is defeated, then he will retreat from the battlefield. In fact, he is the only unit in ''Binding Blade'' that comes back, even when his HP hits 0.
* OlderAndWiser: He's not as timid and fearful anymore as he was in ''The Blazing Blade''.
* PlotArmor: He appears in several cutscenes as Roy's advisor, so he can't permanently die, he just retreats with his goods if his wagon is destroyed. Interestingly, he can die and be redeployed as many chapters as you want to without consequence, which gives him some niche use as a decoy.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"No touching!"\\
"Prepare for the worst!"\\
"I'll make you pay!"\\
"You're a tough customer!"
* TheStrategist: For Roy.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: A more comical interpretation of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Malledus]], Marth's elderly tactician and advisor.
* TookALevelInBadass: Downplayed. He can use daggers to fight in ''Heroes''... but he's a JokeCharacter with ''the'' lowest attack stat in the game at '''20'''.
* TookALevelInJerkass: To some extent, he's now very outspoken, distrusts many people, and behaves a bit harshly all-around.
[[/folder]]
!!Ostia
[[folder:Bors]]
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->''"...I am a knight, and my loyalty is with you. As long as you need me, I shall always be there for you."''
-->-- '''Bors''' in a support conversation with '''Lilina'''
->'''Class:''' Knight
A member of the Armor Knights of Ostia, he was teaching Roy and the others in warfare when the conflict broke out.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: He worries about Gwendolyn more than he really needs to.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Bors's laughable starting level for a supposed veteran (1) is nodded to by Barthe and Leygance, who doubt he survived after splitting from Lilina until they see him again. As the bodyguard of [[LargeAndInCharge Hector's]] daughter, Bors hasn't had any real combat experience before Chapter 1; and given both Lilina's innocence and [[WarriorPrince Hector's reputation]], it's likely he hasn't had to fight anyone for some time.
* KnightInShiningArmour: To Lilina.
* LanternJawOfJustice: To the point where some players consider it his primary attribute.
* RecurringElement: The early joining knight of the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Draug]] archetype.
* StoneWall: Aside from good Defense, Bors has a shockingly high speed growth for a knight at 40%, so unlike most other members of his class in this game he can actually avoid being doubled if he's leveled. His strength growth on the other hand is uncharacteristically awful, to the point of being on par with the likes of [[FragileSpeedster Shanna and Sue]].
* StoutStrength: His artwork shows that he's a little tubby.
* WarmUpBoss: Of the Tutorial map in the Extras menu.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Astolfo ''(Astore, Astol, Astohl)'']]
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->''"I'm a spy. I go on secret missions to gather information, steal things, check on people...that kind of thing."''
-->-- '''Astolfo''' in Chapter 8
->'''Class:''' Thief
A spy for Ostia who hides his identity under the guise of a common Thief.
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* TheAlcoholic: Develops a drinking problem after Hector's death, which several of his supports call him out on.
* BoringButPractical: With 41 Avoid right out of the box, Astolfo is the only Thief you won't have to pour some Experience into for keeping them alive. He's the only Thief who might ''not'' cap his Speed with training, but his base stats and high Sword rank also make him capable of contributing in a fight, which indirectly makes him easier to train than the other two.
* DrowningMySorrows: Hector's death really took a heavier toll on him than you'd expect...
* FragileSpeedster: He follows the standard thief archetype, but his defenses are slightly better than average.
* IOweYouMyLife: To Hector, who found him looting Castle Ostia and hired him instead of punishing him.
* ItsAllMyFault: He reveals in his supports with the Ostian armor knights that he blames himself for Hector's death, being in charge of Ostian intelligence.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: [[spoiler:He left Arcadia after fending off bandits, leaving behind Igrene. As an Ostian spy, he denies any claims that he was Gurlois because he knew that she would be in danger should his enemies know.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's one of the older members of the cast, but his support with Wendy (of all people) implies his past is even longer than he lets on.
* ProperlyParanoid: Whatever he does to conceal [[spoiler:his leg scars and by extension his past]], he keeps doing it even when he has no reason to. [[spoiler:Perhaps he knew Igrene joined Roy's army and prepared for the inevitable.]]
* TheSneakyGuy: Both by game mechanics as a thief, and In-Universe as an Ostian spy.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: While his official name is Astolfo, alternate spellings like Astol and Astore have been seen.
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Igrene]].
* StepfordSmiler: He sports a cocky smirk, but his supports reveal that he's a broken mess.
* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:He tells Igrene that Gurlois was devoured by the Nabata Deserts and wanted Igrene to move on and forget all about it.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lilina of Ostia]]
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[[caption-width-right:270:Delightful Noble]]
->''"Right now, I don't know anything about running a country, but I'll learn. I shall make Ostia a country in which our children can always be happy."''
-->-- '''Lilina''' in a support conversation with '''Ogier'''
->'''Class:''' Mage (''The Binding Blade''), Sage (''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' [=SpotPass=]\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AriOzawa (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), [[Creator/JulieMaddalena Julie Kliewer]] (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
The daughter of Marquess Hector of Ostia. She's childhood friends with Roy.
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* ActionGirl: A magic user who willingly joins the fight immediately after being freed
* ActionGirlfriend: If paired with Roy, she will probably have to do most of the damage dealing and stat-growing while Roy eventually hits Level 20 and is then unable to promote until the last batch of the game.
* AllLovingHeroine: Have you seen how many people this girl can support with?
* AdvertisedExtra: Lilina appears in the cover of the game alongside Sue and Wolt. Despite being the protagonist's possible cousin or love interest, among other options, she objectively doesn't have more plot relevance than most playable characters.
* AscendedExtra: Sort of. In ''The Binding Blade'' she was only relevant for the first eight chapters before becoming just another face in the army, but in light of ''The Blazing Blade'' making her and Roy's fathers lords, Lilina has been treated as something of a {{Deuteragonist}} to Roy in advertisements.
** Most notably, her being in ''Heroes''' "Love Abounds" banner as well as the [[https://twitter.com/wadadot_lv/status/1075049343147802625 special box illustration]] for the ''Binding Blade''/''Blazing Blade'' OST with the other Elibe Lords.
** She also received a Legendary variant in ''Heroes'', putting her among the likes of Roy and main characters in other games.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Relative to the various other magic characters, she tends to fill this role due to CripplingOverspecialization: her 75% Magic growth is one of the highest growths in the game, which allows her to hit some ''very'' high damage numbers when trained. However, it also happens to be pretty much her only good good growth, and her stats at base are pretty terrible in general, meaning she requires a ''lot'' of work to even become a GlassCannon at a point in the game where the army is starting to get increasingly large. The low availability of the Guiding Ring also isn't helpful.
* BadassAdorable: A very cute girl, with a huge talent for anything related to Anima magic.
* BadassAndChildDuo: Hector's "Dressed-Up Duo" variation in ''Heroes'' has him team up with 5-year old Lilina to kick ass on the battlefield.
* BeastAndBeauty: If Gonzalez romances Lilina. "I ugly, you pretty... I not same as you."
* BenevolentMageRuler: [[spoiler:Or rather, the Benevolent Mage High Marchioness or Duchess of Ostia. In the end, Lycia unifies into a single country, with Lilina as its queen due to Ostia being the dominant state.]]
* BerserkButton: Insulting Hector. Lilina was still trying to be nice to her kidnapper, but the moment Leygance insults Hector for 'stupidly falling to his death because of refusing to change with time', Lilina angrily tells him to shut up and pay for that insult.
* BlackMagicianGirl: She has the potential to be your best magic user in terms of raw power.
* BlueBlood: Crown princess of house of Ostia, and can also be member of the noble House Caelin if Lyndis is her mother.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: By the time of this game's release, judging by early advertising material, and the fact that she starts with a Thunder tome, Lilina was initially designed to fit the [[ShockAndAwe Thunder Mage archetype]] present in several games in the series. However, it's implied that the developers wanted to make her wield one of the divine weapons, but the only anima tome with this status is Forblaze, which isn't thunder magic at all, but fire magic. As a result, her association with thunder magic has been phased out rather quickly, and, as of ''Champion's Sword'', has since been portrayed as a fire mage (Seen below).
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Roy if they reach A support. They also have one of the quickest support growths, so this is easy to achieve.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Her Magic stat is among the highest in the game on average. Everything else is subpar.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Lilina's mother is presumed dead before the events of the game, [[spoiler:and at the beginning, her father Hector died after trying to ward off dragons, which not only led to a rebellion in Ostia, but also Lilina herself getting captured]].
* CulturedWarrior: She has an interest in books and was said to be a good student. She can become a quite powerful mage if trained properly.
* DaddysGirl: She clearly looks up to Hector very highly, [[spoiler:even if [[SacrificialLion he bites it quite soon enough.]]]] And true to the trope, [[BerserkButton you do not insult Hector in her face lest she will obliterate you with her magic.]]
* DemotedToExtra: After Roy, she's the most pronounced character on the game's cover, is the daughter of Hector, and [[spoiler:the first character that is needed to unlock a respective gaiden chapter]]. Unfortunately, she's only relevant during the chapters involving Lycia, and doesn't have much of a role afterwards, and can [[{{Permadeath}} still die]] much like the other characters aside from Roy and Merlinus.
* FanservicePack: Comparing her original game artwork to her ''Heroes'' look, which not only bares her shoulders and sides and fits her dress more snugly, gives her an attack pose with a cleavage shot. Additionally, her swimsuit attire in the 2019 Summer reveal that for her age, she's quite stacked. (But she still sounds 15, or younger, though in her swimsuit attire, she has kind of lowered her voice while still sounding young.)
* FinishingMove: In ''Heroes'', her Legendary variant flings Forblaze up into the air and lifts herself off of her horse, then brings both herself and the tome back down (With it still levitating), as she begins to cast from it.
* FirstGirlWins: Comes to believe this shall be the case in her supports with Marcus, and if the player decides to pair her with Roy, she turns out to be right.
* GlassCannon: Highest Strength/Magic growth in the game aside from Karel (75%), and slightly better Resistance than Lugh, but her other stats are either poor (HP, Defense, Skill) to mediocre (Speed). Attacking physical enemies with Lilina is basically like firing a howitzer at them, and if she's lucky enough to double them, all the better--but if she gets hit by pretty much anything, she's not going to survive.
* TheIngenue: Despite all that happens to her, she remains as sweet and considerably as innocent as when she starts out.
* InterclassFriendship: Lilina tries to strike one up with Gwendolyn in their supports. Gwendolyn declines on the basis of their different social ranks, but says she'd be willing to talk with Lilina from time to time.
* {{Irony}}: If she reached A-Support with Marcus, Lilina would feel more prepped up to confess to Roy... except that since a character is only allowed to have at most 5 Supports and thus only ''one'' A-Support, she will ''never'' end up as Roy's bride that way unless Marcus dies.
* KissingCousins: Made possible by the prequel: depending on the marriages in ''The Blazing Blade'', it is possible that Hector married Florina or Farina and Eliwood married Fiora, making Lilina and Roy first cousins through their mothers.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: One of the strongest mages in the game, and very demure, feminine, and graceful.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Well, like father, like daughter. Hector's possible spouses are physical-fighting ladies (Lyn, Farina or Florina), but Lilina would have turned out to have great potential in magic. Putting aside the possibilities of Hector marrying a nameless NPC, she still differs from her father: she's less gung-ho, more petite and shows her tender and innocent side more often.
* MageBornOfMuggles: She is skilled in magic even though neither Hector nor any of his potential wives in ''The Blazing Blade'' were, and even though skill in magic is at least implied to be genetic in Elibe (Nino, Lugh, Raigh, and Hugh having inherited theirs).
* MagikarpPower: Though she gets a free Thunder tome from Roy, Lugh is bound to be better than her by the time she joins up. She can surpass him thanks to her higher magic and luck coupled with her stupefyingly high support bonuses with Roy, but Lugh is easier to use overall.
* MagicalGirl: She is a mage that can use staves and anima magic.
* MagicalGirlfriend: To either Roy or Gonzalez, if she A rank any of them, and possibly Ogier.
* MyNaymeIs: "Lilina" sounds like a misspelling of "Liliana", but it's actually spelled that way. Justified, as if one looks closely, it is [[http://www.babynology.com/name/lilina-f.html actually of Danish origin]].
* NiceGirl: A caring and supportive young girl at heart who rarely judges others by who they are. In fact, her kindness is how you can recruit Gonzalez into your team.
* PlayingWithFire: Though she can equip any Anima spell books and started out with a Thunder tome, most media will usually associate Lilina with fire magic, based on how the ultimate Anima spellbook is Forblaze, a fire magic.
** In the optional tutorial mode, she uses a Fire Tome, and an Elfire Tome can be found in one of the chests in her joining Chapter, which she can use immediately due to starting out with a C rank in Anima.
** She's mostly depicted to be using fire magic quite frequently throughout ''Manga/FireEmblemChampionsSword'', as well as various artwork in ''TabletopGame/FireEmblemCipher''.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' has Forblaze as her exclusive tome as well as Studied Forblaze on her Legendary variant, not to mention that she is classified as a Legendary Hero of Fire in ''Heroes''. In addition, she received a Resplendent outfit based on the attire of Múspell, the Kingdom of Flame.
** Despite not making any direct appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', her spirit increases the damage dealt by fire-based attacks when equipped by the player.
* PluckyGirl: Boy, does she go through a lot. But it never keeps her down for more than a second. To show this, her conversation sprite had her mouth shut to show her more reserved nature. In smaller map pictures or status screen, she's opening her mouth looking a little more cheery ande plucky.
* ThePollyanna: She maintains her optimism in the face of betrayal, attempted assassination, and even her father's death. She becomes well-aware that this isn't a good trait in some of her supports.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"The magic is within!"\\
"I mustn't fail!"\\
"I call upon fire!"\\
"Oh you... Enough!"
* ProperLady: A very cheerful and a sweet nobleman. Also an overall demure, lady-like girl.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Although her outfit more closely resembles a nightgown than a skirt.
* RedIsHeroic: Most of Lilina's outfits are red, which actually makes sense [[FireIsRed if one takes account the element she's most commonly portrayed with]].
* RecurringElement
** Like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Linde]], she is the plucky female mage who joins the protagonists because her father is murdered by the main villains, and is noted for her high Magic growth.
* RescueRomance: Roy rescues Lilina from the tower of her own castle, though they've known each other since long before that.
** In a way, Lilina rescues Gonzalez from a horrible fate, by making him swap sides. In their A Support it's teased that they fell in love with each other as Lilina stated that she wanted to be with Gonzalez, even though only Roy gets paired endings.
* RulingCouple: If Lilina has A rank with Roy, they will marry and Roy becomes the King of the united Lycia.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She is the heiress of the most important dukedom of Lycia. She is a powerful mage and can join the battlefield by the choice of the player.
* SecondLove If Lilina has A rank with Gonzalez, she decides she wants to be with him instead of her first crush.
* ShelteredAristocrat: Prior the events of the war, Lilina didn't know very much about the hardships faced by commoners due to having a rather sheltered life, coming off as rather naive.
* ShipTease: She has this mostly with Roy; they have moments even outside of support conversations (mostly Lilina making it blatantly obvious that she has feelings for him, with Roy [[ObliviousToLove just not catching on]]), their support chain is one of the fastest in any game and getting them to A-rank alters the ending.
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: When she cameos as a child in ''The Blazing Blade'', Lilina is a shy girl who hides behind Hector's huge body and has to be encouraged by Hector to go play with Roy. This is without regard of whoever is her mother. By the time of ''The Binding Blade'', Lilina is a lot more confident, averting the trope.
* SignatureHeadgear: Her French Hood or Russian Kokoshnik, makes her stand out from this game's cast and is rarely seen without it, though its unusual shape can be a bit baffling to fans.
* SquishyWizard: Slower and squishier than Lugh, and in general will be lucky to survive if she's attacked.
* TookALevelInBadass: Lilina is found locked in a room of her own castle, and Roy's crew have to bail her out to recruit her. After joining the party (as soon as she's freed!), she can become just as strong as anyone else.
* TheHighQueen: Lilina turns the first queen of an united Lycia after the end of the game.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Lilina's hair colour is blue, and her outfit has some of blue in it.
* TryingNotToCry: The dialogue if she survives Chapter 8 implies she's trying to stay strong in the face of Hector's death, but she's trembling so hard that Roy tells her that it's OK to cry for once. And she does.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend Lilina has a crush on Roy, but he has other five potential love interests, so he can fall in love with any of the other girls, leaving Lilina's feelings unrequited.
* WideEyedIdealist: Wholeheartedly believes that things will turn out right in the end, and always tries to see the good in everyone. It bit her in the ass back once, because it was her attempt to see the good in Leygance that it gave him an opening to rebel and capture her. Eventually Lilina tries to develop from that, but her eyes are still wide enough to still see the good in some like Gonzalez or Garrett.
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[[folder:Gwendolyn ''(Wendy)'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Adorable Knight]]
->''"The weight of a knight's armor is a symbol of his loyalty."''
-->-- '''Gwendolyn''' in a support conversation with '''Lilina'''
->'''Class:''' Knight
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToaYukinari (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/CheramiLeigh (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
A member of the Armor Knights of Ostia, and Bors' younger sister.
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* AdaptationalBadass: A respectable unit in ''Heroes'', but she ''really'' isn't in this game without significant investment.
* BadassAdorable: Cutest Knight/General ever.
* DependingOnTheArtist: Her armor's color varies between reddish pink (portrait) and vermilion (battle sprite and various official art).
* FauxActionGirl: One of Ostia's newest armor knights, and one of the few female armor knights in the series... who starts with worse bases than ''Bors'' across the board. Granted, this can be [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] if you go through the effort of training her; it'll give you a unit worthy of her pedigree, but this is far easier said than done given her abysmal start.
* InterclassFriendship: Lilina tries to strike one up with Gwendolyn in their supports. Gwendolyn declines on the basis of their different social ranks, but says she'd be willing to talk with Lilina from time to time.
* MagikarpPower: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-Zagged]]. Gwendolyn starts with atrocious base stats, and training her up is ''very'' difficult if you intend to complete the game with a good turn count rating. Should you spend time and effort, however, she can become your best armor knight -- problem is, this doesn't quite alleviate her many other problems that are inherent to her, such as her love Move in a game with large maps like ''The Binding Blade'', or the fact her growths aren't actually any more spectacular than her brother Bors (whom, while both of their growths ''are'' good [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative for this game]], is pretty low compared to other growth units' growths in later games).
* NewMeat: Wendy joined Ostia's Armor Knights ''yesterday''; that is, to say, the day before Chapter 8. Given how far from Ostia Roy was when he heard about the coup, it's possible that Wendy was knighted ''during'' it. Regardless, Wendy maintains the tough exterior and focus of self-betterment taught in training, without the ease of her more-seasoned brother or the confidence of her superior.
* PinkMeansFeminine: The only female Armor Knight and her armor is pink.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"I refuse to lose!"
-->"And now, my turn!"
-->"With all my might!"
-->"A knight must never fall!"
* StraightMan: She's often straight-laced and tends to be trying too hard to look professional, when she's really cute as a button. That said, the professionality isn't exactly infallible; Lilina tries to get her to open up in their Supports, and she gets flustered when Astolfo suggests she may be fat underneath her armor.
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[[folder:Barthe ''(Bath, Barth)'']]
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->''"Show the enemy the wrath of the Ostian knights!"''
-->-- '''Barthe''' in a support conversation with '''Gwendolyn'''
->'''Class:''' Knight
A high-ranking Armor Knight of Ostia. Quite no-nonsense.
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* GeniusBruiser: He puts more emphasis on the bruiser part, but he is a skilled strategist in addition to his martial skill.
* MightMakesRight: His philosophy, he constantly goes to the local arena to train himself despite the huge risk that comes with it all to better himself physically.
* MightyGlacier: Of the three unpromoted Armor Knights, Barthe has a classic set-up. He has the best HP growth (a guaranteed 100%) aside from the resident [[CuteMonsterGirl Manakete]] and tied with Lot for the best Defense growth, and has a very high Strength growth as well along with the highest constitution of all recruitable units (and the ability to use the Devil Axe unburdened), but his other stats are atrocious, especially his resistance base of 1 and a mere 2% growth.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He appears to be of high rank and is definitely the leader of the trio of armor knights that joins your group when he shows up. He seems to be very strict, but is otherwise very kind and supportive to his troops.
* RecurringElement: The defense-specialized knight that pops up from game to game.
* WeakToMagic: Armor Knights have traditionally low resistance, but Barthe is [[ExaggeratedTrope in a league of his own]] with a base of 1 and pathetic 2% growth, and the +3 he gains when promoting to General doesn't help much. In top of that, he is extremely slow, meaning that he will get doubled by mages.
[[/folder]]
!!Araphen
[[folder:Chad]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Lycian Wildcat]]
->''"My hatred towards Bern is my strength... The drive to avenge Father and to protect the other orphans... That was my purpose in life. I never had any hesitation at all!"''
-->-- '''Chad''' in a support conversation with '''Elen'''
->'''Class:''' Thief\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/GriffinPuatu (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
A young man from a orphanage on the Lycia-Bern border, he has a strong dislike of Bern due to his past.
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* AlwaysSecondBest: Had some insecurity about how close he was to Raigh and Lugh, given that they're identical twins. Lugh assures him that they consider him family just as much as they do each other.
* BerserkButton: When Cath steals his bag, he reacts much more angrily than other characters do towards her antics. Justified in that the bag she stole has a picture inside that he made while still at the orphanage.
* DismissingACompliment: Raigh complains about this in their B support and says that Chad shouldn't talk himself down so much when they're with Roy.
* GlassCannon: He has the highest Strength growth of all the thieves, so he can graduate from FragileSpeedster to this.
* HiddenDepths: His dexterity makes him a talented artist as well as a thief.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes.''
-->''"Out of my way!"''\\
''"Gotta keep living!"''\\
''"Take this!"''\\
''"I'll keep my family safe!"''
* PromotionToParent: He was the eldest orphan, so he tries to take over this role even though his environment accuses him of being too young to really make it work.
* RecurringElement: The early-game thief of the [[Videogame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Julian]] archetype, though he is much younger than the standard and he doesn't have any particular person he's bodyguarding (although he's quite close with Lugh). Though he can also support with the Lena counterpart (Elen), the support takes a more platonic direction.
* {{Revenge}}: For [[spoiler:the OrphanageOfLove where he lived in, which was destroyed by the Bern Army]]. Seen the most in his supports with Elen, which force him to think twice about his feelings about the deal.
* {{Tsundere}}: When Lugh presses food onto him, Chad loudly declares that he's not going to do anything nice back. Then, in the B support, he gives Lugh some new shoes, not because he's being ''nice'', just because they don't ''fit''. (Lugh is not fooled.)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lugh ''(Lou)'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Anima Child]]
->''"I'm sick of hiding, Chad! Everyone, everyone keeps disappearing when I'm not looking...! Father, you... even Raigh... I want to fight to protect the people I care for, too. I want to protect, and not just be protected!"''
-->-- '''Lugh''' to '''Chad''' in Chapter 3
->'''Class:''' Mage\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Michael Johnston (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
A childhood friend of Chad, and Raigh's twin brother, he is the son of Nino from ''The Blazing Blade''.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: He's even younger than Roy, but he's a very gifted mage and very WiseBeyondHisYears.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Looks-wise, Lugh resembles Raigh a lot, but he's easily told apart from him due to his kind and generous personality.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Beneath Lugh's kind and positive demeanor lies a cold hatred towards Bern, the country responsible for his and his friends' suffering. So much so that, in a rather chilling monologue, he tells Melady that he uses his anger as a motivator to fight to protect his loved ones.
-->"That's what I kept telling myself. ... Anger keeps you going more than sorrow... Anger has kept me alive... so that I would be able to protect the little ones. ... Phew... So... for now, until this war ends... I have to keep my anger towards Bern."
* BoringButPractical: While Lilina has ridiculously high Magic and support bonuses to take advantage of, Lugh compensates with better availability and [[JackOfAllStats higher averages in HP, skill, and speed]].
* ChildMage: Elen and Melady are both shocked by his youth.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Raigh hides his HiddenHeartOfGold in a support conversation, Lugh just laughs at it and warns him that he's going to have a hard time making friends if he pretends to care less than he really does.
* CrossDressingVoices: In the Japanese dub for ''Heroes'', he shares the same voice actress as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Louise]], Junko Takeuchi, who portrays other heroic male characters for shows such as [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto]], [[Manga/HunterXHunter Hunter x Hunter]], and [[Anime/PokemonOrigins Pokémon Origins]]. Averted in the English dub, in which a male voice actor portrays him instead with a deeper tone (Michael Johnston).
* GenerationXerox: A gender-flipped carbon copy of his mother, in terms of behavior and gameplay.
* IdenticalTwinMistake: In one support conversation, Hugh mentioned that he confused Lugh for his twin brother Raigh, who stole one of his spellbooks prior to the events of the game.
* InnocentBlueEyes: His blue eyes go well with his kind-hearted and optimistic personality.
* {{Keet}}: Much to Raigh's annoyance, though he does tone down a lot in their shared supports.
* MoralityPet: He acts as one for Idunn in ''Heroes'', specifically in the Forging Bonds dialogues. He helps her regain her morality after losing her soul and experience happiness again.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"I won't run anymore."\\
"I've made up my mind!"\\
"I promise - I'll be OK!"\\
"For the people I hold dear!"
* RecurringElement: The earlygame mage of the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Merric]] archetype.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Raigh's blue.
* SquishyWizard: Though he has high skill and speed to compensate.
* PolarOppositeTwins: With Raigh.
* ThePollyanna: Like his mother, Nino. Lugh is amazingly nice to everyone he meets, and while his worries and anger do show sometimes, he is very positive overall.
* TeachHimAnger: Does this to ''himself''. In spite of Chad's worries that Lugh is too nice to kill people, his supports with Melady reveal that Lugh is driving himself forward by stoking his hatred of Bern.
* ThroughHisStomach: Half of his support conversations are him bringing baked goods to the other person (or their dragon, in Melady's case).
* WideEyedIdealist: Mostly, but his supports with Melady subvert this -- he's deliberately staying angry at Bern so he can fight.
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[[folder:Raigh ''(Lleu, Ray)'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Dark Child]]
->''"I want to protect those I hold dear, and destroy all those who oppose me. That's the power I seek."''
-->-- '''Raigh''' in a support conversation with '''Niime'''
->'''Class:''' Shaman (''The Binding Blade''), Dark Mage (''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' [=SpotPass=])\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsumiFujiwara (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/SamRiegel (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
Lugh's twin brother, and a travelling shaman, learning more about Elder Magic. He is also the son of Nino from ''The Blazing Blade''.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: While he is extremely similar to Lugh as far as looks go, Raigh's easily told apart by the fact that he's antisocial and is sort of a jerk.
* CrossDressingVoices: In the Japanese dub for ''Heroes'', he shares the same voice actress as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Clarisse]], Natsumi Fujiwara. Averted in the English dub, in which a male voice actor portrays him instead with a deeper tone (Sam Riegel).
* DarkIsNotEvil: He studies elder magic and is kind of a jerk, but he's far from evil.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's just as sharp-tongued as Niime.
* DontYouDarePityMe: In his supports with Sophia, she gives him a tome, but he returns it to her because he doesn't want her to think he's a beggar.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: He immediately gets snappish and cold when Chad asks why he's being nice, and Lugh chides him for rude and aloof when he's actually a caring individual.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Niime, who shares his barbed wit and love of elder magic. It helps that the two are distantly related, as Niime's son Canas was the uncle by marriage of Raigh's mother Nino.
* LikeParentUnlikeChild: He's the polar opposite of his mother, Nino.
* PolarOppositeTwins: With his brother Lugh.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"Merciless massacre!"\\
"Behold, real power!"\\
"Darkness, serve me!"\\
"Pfft! How boring!"
* RecurringElement: The antisocial, jerkish mage like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Arlen]]. His dynamic with Lugh is a more friendly parallel to Arlen's near-deadly rivalry with Merric.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Lugh's red.
* SiblingYinYang: With Lugh, who is generous and friendly.
* SmugSmiler: He is always depicted with an arrogant smirk.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** His Japanese name, Lleu, is often romanized as "Ray" due to how it is written in Japanese, which is due to the fact that "Lleu" actually pronounced "Lay." (The name is Welsh in origin.)
** The official English name went with the ''Gaelic'' version of the same name, since the pronunciation was a bit clearer.
* SquishyWizard: His decent magic and high skill and speed make him an offensive beast, but is a bit hampered by his constitution and defense (though he has high HP to make up for the latter).
* StarterMon: In ''Heroes'', he's one of the first units you get. He joins after finishing the tutorial.
* {{Tsundere}}: Insists he's joining the Lycian Army for his magical studies, not to avenge Father and the orphans o-or anything! And definitely ''not'' because he cares about his brother or Chad or anyone else!
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!!Miscellaneous Territories
[[folder:Ogier ''(Oujay)'']]
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->''"My hometown? Well... It was just an ordinary village. We were poor... The reason I came all the way out to the city was to make money to feed my younger brothers..."''
-->-- '''Ogier''' in a support conversation with '''Lilina'''
->'''Class:''' Mercenary
A traveling mercenary hired by Ostia. Fights to aid his poor family.
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* CantCatchUp: A serviceable unit in his own right if trained, but he's likely to be ignored due to his worse base stats than Dieck and the stiff competition for the two Hero Crests the player gets.
* CompositeCharacter: In a way he's a mix of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Caesar and Radd]]. He has Caesar's Mercenary class and similar backstory while also having Radd's youth and MagikarpPower.
* CovertPervert: Accused of such by Larum, but Ogier's reaction leaves things ambiguous.
* TheDungAges: His Support chain with Lilina emphasizes just how poor his little Lycian village is. According to him, it's common practice for Lycian village girls to be dressed up nicely and [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned]] in faraway towns, since they're less-suited for work than the boys...
* FriendlyRivalry: He and Gwendolyn train to become stronger than the other in their supports.
* HumbleHero: He downplays his achievements in battle.
* JackOfAllStats: Though with lower bases, availability, and constitution than Dieck, he mostly gets the shit end of the usability stick.
* MagikarpPower: He's underleveled once you obtain him, but he can shape into a competent Hero.
* MeaningfulName: His namesake is Ogier the Dane, a minor character from the Song of Roland. Given that Roland is one of the legendary heroes...
* NiceGuy: He doesn't seem to have a mean bone in his body.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: While his official name is Ogier, others call him Oujay or OJ.
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[[folder:Cath ''(Kath, Cass)'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Master Thief]]
->''"...You don't know me? I'm Cath, a master thief!"''
-->-- '''Cath''' in a support conversation with '''Chad'''
->'''Class:''' Thief\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SayuriYahagi (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Antonia Flynn (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
A thief with a disdain for nobility and who travels around the continent, looking for a big score.
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* ActionGirl: She plays the PhantomThief trope straight, despite being an otherwise normal girl from the countryside.
* AffectionatePickpocket: Many of her supports have her getting all buddy-buddy with the other character so she can rob them (although she always ends up feeling guilty and returning it).
* BerserkButton: Bandits. She reacts with disgust whenever she runs into Garret because of it.
%%* BraidsOfAction
* BrokenBird: Beneath her flippant attitude and ego, she's carrying a lot of cynicism.
* CruelToBeKind: Her father was the one to put the torch to the village. Cath despises him for it, but Bartre suggests that he did it to protect her and the other villagers, since she says in the story that their lord's soldiers were starting to draw their weapons.
* DontYouDarePityMe: She won't accept charity. If she's going to take money, she's going to steal it, not be given it.
* DoomedHometown: Her reason for hating the nobility--the local lord ordered her village be destroyed to stop it being conquered.
* FragileSpeedster: She plays this straighter than both of the other thieves, being faster than Chad and Astolfo and ''much'' more fragile.
* GuideDangIt: To recruit her, Roy must talk to her at least three times whenever she appears, once for each appearance. The player is given six chapters to do this.
* HardModePerks: Since she starts out as an enemy and appears in the middle of stages, she gets these. They actually increase if you pick her up in a later level. That said, since they're mostly concentrated on Speed and Skill, they tend not to benefit her much.
* InterGenerationalFriendship: With Bartre, who reminds her of her father. It's actually really heartwarming.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Cath is abrasive and frequently tries to steal from her own allies, but she takes a genuine liking to her support partners and (apart from Hugh) always ends up giving back whatever she stole from them.
* JustLikeRobinHood: Steals only from castles, manors, and other noble habitations. She also claims that she gives all the proceeds to the poor.
* LateCharacterSyndrome: She can be recruited only as early as Chapter 12, and as late as Chapter ''22'', though regardless, Chad and Astolfo will by then already have superior stats and/or constitution. When given a bit of work, she blows either of them out of the water, but by the point in the game you get her, you probably have a decent stock of Door and Chest Keys, making ''any'' Thief a debatable option.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In ''Heroes'', she introduces herself in one of her status page quotes by singing to the tune of the ''Fire Emblem'' main theme.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKBl_edYuoE This tune]] will appear whenever she enters a map as an enemy.
* PhantomThief: She's a mysterious thief who frequently pops up in maps where treasure is stored [[JustLikeRobinHood to better the common folk]], and won't stop until she either dies or is recruited by Roy. Her Risk and Reward version in ''Heroes'' makes her dress the part, ''VideoGame/Persona5''-style, including a CallingCard and a [[ClassyCatBurglar cat tail]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers one to Roy the second time they speak. She actually raises some very good points, leaving him stunned into silence.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She calls herself "Cath, Master Thief," but nobody else does.
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!!Pherae
[[folder:Roy of Pherae]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Young Lion]]
->''"I have faith in mankind, I will not lose to a man who lost faith in his people and even himself!"''
-->-- '''Roy''''s declaration to '''Zephiel''' before their epic battle
->'''Class:''' Lord (''The Binding Blade''), Mercenary/Hero (''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' [[DownloadableContent DLC]]/[=SpotPass=])\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunFukuyama (Japanese, the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/RayChase (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'')
The son of Marquess Eliwood of Pherae. He was called home from his studies in Ostia after Bern launched a surprise attack on Sacae, Ilia, and Lycia. After finding the Lycian Alliance in shambles, Roy takes his father's place as its leader and begins to build an army to fight Bern's conquest.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: He's even younger than Eliwood was in ''The Blazing Blade'', shunted into leadership of the Lycian League because of his father's illness and Hector's death.
* AdaptationalBadass: In his home game he has decent growths but not exceptional either, and is terribly hampered by his poor starting stats and [[EleventhHourSuperpower late promotion time]], while in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and his Brave and Legendary variants in ''Heroes'' he's considered a powerful LightningBruiser.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In ''Smash Bros.'', Roy's quotes aren't that off from what he would actually say in canon, but he seemingly acts oddly {{hotblooded}} in battle, which some Japanese fans were quick to note. This could possibly be why the fandom often turns him into something more resembling an ''inversion'' of his [[WiseBeyondHisYears canon]] [[GuileHero self]], a mistake even [[http://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/12/13/sakurai-fe25/ Sakurai himself made]] during ''Melee'''s development due to ''The Binding Blade'' [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros not having been released at the time]]. Not helping is that early concept artwork depicts him as a hotblooded StockShonenHero. Roy still shows some of these hotblooded traits in ''3DS/U'' since Sakurai decided to roll with it, but it's a little more subdued. This is starting to become an aspect of his character as of ''Heroes'', albeit without overriding his original characterization.
* AdvertisedExtra: Played with in ''Champion's Sword''. Roy is advertised throughout the manga as one of the two main protagonists alongside Al, but unlike him, he doesn't appear in a lot of chapters, and even when he does appear, it's usually one-to-two pages of minimal screentime. However, it's not always the case, as he also plays a major role in some of them as advertised, most notably during the battles against Ein, Murdock, and Zephiel, but it didn't do much to alleviate this trope. He also remained relevant to the manga's plot, right until [[spoiler:the end of volume 10, where Al leaves Roy behind to save Tiena, causing Roy to no longer have such relevance]]. Nonetheless, despite this, Roy isn't ''really'' meant to be the focal point of ''Champion's Sword'', as the manga is treated only as a sidestory to ''The Binding Blade''.
* AFatherToHisMen: Ironically considering he is very nearly the youngest in the army, but his support conversations with the Pheraean soldiers, particularly Marcus, Alen, and Lance, show his deep concern for their welfare.
* AmazonChaser: It's subtle and not blatantly stated, but it's quite telling how out of his six possible love interests, ''four'' of them (Lilina, Shanna, Sue, and Cecilia) are butt-kicking {{Action Girl}}s who take ''zero'' crap from anyone.
* ArtworkAndGameGraphicsSegregation: While Roy uses his finalized design in his official artwork, ingame portrait, and the game's boxart, his battle and map sprites still use his Spaceworld 2001 design.
* BlueBlood: Heir of the House of Pherae, and can possibly be member of House Caelin through his mother, Lyndis.
* BreakoutCharacter: ''The Binding Blade'' was never released overseas, and even among those who have played it, the game is generally cited as one of the weakest in the series, and gameplay-wise Roy himself is considered one of the weakest Lords in the entire franchise. Nonetheless, ''Smash'' has made Roy extremely popular. He frequently rates highly on ''Melee'' popularity contests, and popular demand was cited to be why he came back for ''3DS/Wii U''. Many people even play ''The Binding Blade'' [[JustHereForGodzilla just to know more about Roy himself]]. And he even [[https://events.fire-emblem-heroes.com/vote/result placed 2nd on the popularity poll for males in]] in ''Heroes''.
* CantCatchUp: His bane. He started with low base stats, and completely balanced growths. Roy ''does'' get to promote, but only very late in the game, and until then he's stuck with a crippling handicap. Even with his huge eleventh-hour buff, hope that his chancey stat growths don't turn out poorly.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: As seen in his supports with Shanna, Roy puts up a confident and intelligent front to inspire his army, but inwardly, he easily gets depressed and worried with his leadership position.
* CluelessChickMagnet: Six potential love interests.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Lilina, if the player pairs him with her.
* TheChosenOne: Discussed. The Binding Blade may only be unsealed from its altar by the one with the Fire Emblem. Roy is quick to point out how ''anyone'' with the Fire Emblem could have removed it, but Elffin assures Roy that while in theory that's true him being there with the sword in hand was no coincidence as it was the blade who chose him as its owner.
* CostumeEvolution: His design in ''[[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/5/5e/Roy_Heroes.png Heroes]]'' takes cues from his appearance in ''[[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/4/45/Roy_SSB4.png Smash 3DS/Wii U]]'', essentially combining it with his original design.
* CulturedWarrior: Roy is a bookish and studious young guy that is actively involved in the strategies of his army.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Vows to protect Lilina forever, [[spoiler:as per Hector's dying wish]].
* DeconReconSwitch: Many of his support chains play out this way. They start out [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype deconstructing the typical young, idealistic Lord]] pioneered by Marth, showing that Roy struggles with being the leader of an army at a young age and with little experience. Roy himself notes that he feels unworthy and unprepared for such a responsibility to Lance and Shanna, Lance and Wolt see him as needing to be protected rather than able to fend for himself, and his teachers Marcus and Cecilia initially feel that he isn't a firm enough leader and needs to be more headstrong. In the end, all of those who initially doubt him note that it is Roy's combination of [[HumbleHero humility]] and [[{{Determinator}} willingness to stay the course]] that makes him a natural-born leader.
* DemotedToExtra: Downplayed in ''Manga/FireEmblemChampionsSword''; Roy is replaced by Al as the main protagonist of the manga, giving him much less screentime than in ''The Binding Blade''. However, he still fills the role as one of the major deuteragonists of the story, [[spoiler:but then volume 11 plays this straight for him, as by that point, Roy had nothing left to do once Zephiel is defeated, while Al left him in order to save Tiena from the Black Bone Clan]].
* {{Determinator}}: What else would you call a kid who leads what is essentially a militia against the most powerful empire on the continent?
* DownloadableContent: In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', complete with [[http://i.imgur.com/Av7X7.png his own set of]] ImpossiblyCoolClothes. Also returns to the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' roster this way in the fourth installment.
* DramaticIrony: In the outcome that Ninian is his mother. He preaches about humans and dragons being able to coexist peacefully, not knowing he himself is living proof of that.
* EmpathicWeapon: The Binding Blade is said to have a strange power that reflects the wielder's soul. [[spoiler:Because Roy doesn't want to kill Idunn, the blade reflects that feeling and spares her if he lands the final blow with it equipped, leading to the GoldenEnding.]]
* FinishingMove: A homage to his attack animation from this game, Roy's Legendary variant from ''Heroes'' and his Final Smash from the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has him draw out and raise the Binding Blade, then spins it around once before he strikes the final blow on his opponent.
* FragileSpeedster: As typical with Lords, he's quick enough to double-hit most opponents right from the start and won't get hit very much. But when he does get hit...game over.
* FrontlineGeneral: Several of his support conversations revolve around his insistence on not staying to the rear lines where it's safer.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Roy's stats are notoriously shaky in early-game, and while his growths are decent for the game's standards, they're not great either, including a rather sub-par defense growth, meaning he requires a lot of grinding to keep up only to become a unit that still struggles alone from mid-game onwards until his late promotion, even when he's at level 20. However, these aspects of him as a unit are integrated into his supports. Several of the Pheraean units see him as fragile and want to protect him, exactly what the player has to do. His supports also establish that Roy doesn't think highly of himself as a combatant and would rather resolve conflicts with as little violence as possible, but insists on staying on the frontlines as he feels this is the only way his units will follow him. Likewise, the player will likely not think of Roy as a good combatant but is forced to bring him along for every level as he is the Lord unit, and indeed, Roy dying [[WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou causes an instant game over]] since the army will have no one to lead them.
* TheGoodKing: He turns the ruler of his own land Pherae.
** If he has an A-rank support with Lilina, the two will marry and Roy will be the king of the united Lycia.
* TheHero: In spite of his youth, he's able to recruit one of ''the'' largest casts in the series, he's pretty smart and savvy for his age, and faces down a guy who wants to wipe out humankind.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He hides it from others well, but he doesn't see himself as particularly special, as highlighted in his support with Lance.
* HorseArcher: His ''Love Abounds'' version in ''Heroes'', which by default comes with the bow Gratia+ equipped.
* HotBlooded: Not present in original game but in ''Smash Bros.'', and as of ''Heroes'' it's becoming part of his attitude.
* HumansAreGood: Lives and dies by this belief. In ''Heroes'', his Legendary version's personal skill is even called "Human Virtue."
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: If Ninian is his mother, Roy is one-quarter dragon, which means he shares blood with whatever dragons he fights. In a twist however, the war dragons he fights aren't really classified the same as full-fledged dragons such as Jahn or Ninian, so he's really only truly this when squaring off against Jahn and Idunn.
* ImprobableAge: He's just fifteen, making him the youngest Lord protagonist of the series tied with [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Leif]]. Even for a medieval setting, this raises eyebrows. Zelot comments on Roy's youth when he teams up with the Lycian League, and Dieck worries that Roy will be too inexperienced to properly lead an army (but seeing his performance assauges those doubts).
* InHarmonyWithNature: In his supports with Sue, where she teaches him how to connect with nature.
* InfinityPlusOneSword and EleventhHourSuperPower: The [[TitleDrop Binding Blade]]/[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Sword of Seals/Sealed Sword]]. Singlehandedly turns Roy from an unpromoted Mercenary-esque unit into a unit that can hold his own solo against the rest of the game. Bonus points if he gets an A support with Lilina. (It's also a very CoolSword, as it catches on fire during critical hits or ranged attacks.)
* InterclassFriendship: Wolt and Roy have known each other for many years, but Wolt is deferential to Roy due to Roy being a noble and him being a commoner.
* KidHero: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Brunnya, who points out that despite his youth, he's already undergone more hardships than many of the grown adult villains he's faced.
* KissingCousins: Made possible by the prequel: depending on the marriages in ''The Blazing Blade'', it is possible that Hector married Florina or Farina and Eliwood married Fiora, making Lilina and Roy first cousins through their mothers. If they have an A support they can marry even being cousins.
* LightningBruiser: Only outside his home game, in games like ''Smash 3DS/Wii U'' and ''FE Heroes''.
* LikesOlderWomen: In his supports with his teacher Cecilia, if paired.
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: A retroactive example, but many his potential brides have something in common with those from his father's pool of potential brides. There are differences within the details however.
** They can both romance an Ilian Pegasus Knight, but while Fiora was the oldest of her sisters and often worked to the detriment of her own happiness, Shanna is in contrast the youngest of the sisters, and is more than happy to be learning the ways of an Ilian Pegasus Knight.
** They both can romance a dancer, the difference is that Larum is energetic and playful while Ninian is more graceful and reserved; this is also reflected by the difference in their dancing styles.
** They both can romance a [[MysteriousWaif mysterious]] [[spoiler:half-dragon]] woman, the difference is that [[spoiler:Ninian]] hid her identity as one to Eliwood while Roy could likely deduce that Sophia was a half-dragon.
** Finally, both Eliwood and Roy can romance a Sacaen tribeswoman, however Lyn was actually much more social than is expected of a Sacaean and prefers the way of the sword, with her actually being a part of House Caelin of Lycia. Sue on the other hand is Sacaean through-and-through, being massively stoic and dedicated to the ways of her tribal upbringing while being a HorseArcher.
*** Sue also has similarities with Fiora, who had her teammates slaughered and suffers from survivor's guilt and has a desire to protect her loved ones.
* TheLoad: It's very easy to get him to max out his levels long before the chapter where he can be promoted; he has to be essentially shelved if you don't want him taking EXP from other units. Otherwise, he quickly becomes this in efficient play due to his poor movement and combat- every map is Seize, so inevitably chapters become either ferry him along with at least one mounted unit, or warp him onto the Throne after the boss is killed.
* MagikarpPower: Post-promotion. After spending most of the second half of the game being a mediocre-to-average unit, getting the Binding Blade in Chapter 21/21x instantly promotes Roy and finally gives him more room for growth on top of fantastic stat boosts[[note]]+4 HP, +2 Str, +3 Skl, +2 Spd, +2 Def, +5 Res, +2 Con, +1 Mov, not to mention +5 Def/Res while the Binding Blade is equipped[[/note]] right off the bat. The catch? There's only about ''three'' maps left before the game ends (that's '''one''' if you're not going for the GoldenEnding). Should you take the time to get him to level 20, he'll be an unstoppable killing machine.
* MasterOfNone: Roy sees himself as not being particularly good at anything, highlighted in his support with Lance. However, Lance postulates that his relatability as an everyman is what draws people to him and inspires them. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration In-game]], Roy's growths lean towards this, with average percentages in each stat save for decent luck and resistance. Combined with his unimpressive bases, Roy will probably end up too balanced to stand out. Of course, that all changes when he promotes...
* MayflyDecemberRomance: With Sophia, who will outlive Roy and see him die as he ages and she stays the same.
* MeaningfulName: The name "Roy" is French for "king", befitting royalty. The name has also been linked to the Gaelic word "ruadh" ("red"), which is commonly used as a nickname for someone with red hair.
* MissingMom: Roy's mother was never mentioned, but considering that he was breastfed by Rebecca when he was an infant, it's highly likely that his mother died early.
* ModestRoyalty: He is really nice and humble for someone that is the heir of a powerful noble house.
* NatureVersusNurture: Roy's Etrurian schooling in Ostia has made him a level-headed sort, one who understands his station and what he ''can't'' do. Thus, he's cordial, respectful, and humble. On the other hand, he's lionhearted and typically prefers to fight his way through problems, matching his Fire affinity. All chapters are ended by Roy because he feels compelled to solve things himself, worrying over matters he can't personally attend to.
* NiceGuy: His defining trait. Roy is one of the kindest, most selfless characters in the entire series, and arguably the most mild-mannered Lord character.
* ObliviousToLove: He ''has'' known Lilina since they were both kids, so it may be a little weird for him to see her as more than his best friend at first, but he still has no real excuse when it come to the other girls' obvious affections.
* OfficerAndAGentleman: A common trope in ''Fire Emblem''. Roy attended academy in Ostia, in which he was taught the basics of military. He is also a noble, but a very gentle and polite young man.
* OhCrap: He has a few of these moments when things go badly, but his largest one is after handling the Dragon at Chapter 12 and realizing Bern has ''[[EliteMook more]]'' of those things.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"I will win!"\\
"I won't lose. I won't!"\\
"By my blade!"\\
"There's my opening."
* RedIsHeroic: Roy is the hero of ''The Binding Blade'', and the color he's commonly associated with is red. Red is also his hair color.
* RecurringElement: As the main Lord, he naturally takes after previous youthful Lords, mainly taking [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Seliph's]] self-doubt and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Leif's]] cunning tactics.
* RescueRomance: With four of his potential love interests: Sue, Lilina, Sophia or Cecilia.
* RoyalRapier: His starting weapon. Doubles as an AccidentalPun to his name.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Heir to House Pherae of the Lycian League, and fighting to end a war.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: His romance with [[GenkiGirl Shanna]] or [[CloudCuckoolander Larum]] if paired.
* SignatureHeadgear: His blue bandana.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: To his dad. The most notable difference between the two is that Eliwood doesn't wear a MartialArtsHeadband.
* TheSmartGuy: For his young age and lack of experience, Roy ''is'' pretty cunning in regards to politics (i.e.: [[spoiler:he discovers almost by himself that Elffin was the missing Prince Myrddin under a SpoonyBard disguise.]]) ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' reveals that he has an interest in history as well.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: While being based to some degree on [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth]] is a common thing for Lords, Roy is probably the most direct example--they have fairly similar designs bar hair color, they both use a Rapier, and their stats and growths are borderline identical. Even Roy's late promotion that mostly provides stat boosts seems to evoke Marth, who didn't promote at all. Their respective character arcs do shake out fairly differently, though.
* TeacherStudentRomance: If the player pairs him with Cecilia, who was his teacher in Ostia.
* UnevenHybrid: Potentially. If Eliwood married Ninian in ''The Blazing Blade'', Roy is one-quarter ice dragon.
* VocalDissonance: From ''Heroes'' onward, despite looking like a 15-year-old boy in most cases, he wounds up having the voice of a grown man courtesy of Ray Chase, which has the tendency to sound very out of place. Averted in the Japanese dub, where he ''does'' sound like a teenager like he's supposed to.
* WarriorPrince: Like most ''Fire Emblem'' main characters, Roy is nobility but he fights alongside his army.
* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: As with all other ''Fire Emblem'' protagonists, his death results in a game over.
* WideEyedIdealist: Roy is steadfast in his belief that humanity is not bad and that humans and dragons can live together in harmony. This young idealism makes him the opposite of Zephiel, whose world-weary cynicism drives his actions. Best summed up in this quote from ''Heroes'':
-->'''Roy:''' I have faith in the goodness of humankind. No matter what.
* WhenSheSmiles: Roy can make Sue smile, she is usually a serious, quiet girl.
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[[folder:Marcus]]
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->''"Nonsense! I may be old, but I shall not lose to the young ones yet!"''
-->-- '''Marcus''' in a support conversation with '''Roy'''
->'''Class:''' Paladin
A senior knight of Pherae, having served both Roy's father and grandfather. He's really getting up there, but he's still a capable knight general. For tropes pertaining to him during Eliwood's time, see [[Characters/FireEmblemTheBlazingBladeMainStory here]].
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* CharacterSelectForcing: Because of his slow growth and just okay base stats, you won't be using him much around the midpoint of the game. However, ''The Binding Blade'''s hard mode pretty much forces you to use him, as his CrutchCharacter status is taken up a notch. Thankfully, his base stats are just enough to weaken, but not kill the pirates.
* CrutchCharacter: Obviously, considering who he's based off... It should be noted that he is generally considered as the single most balanced Jagen in the entire series: on Hard Mode, he is strong enough to one-round with his Silver Lance, weak enough to not one-round if given a lesser weapon, and not quite good enough to stay useful in the lategame.
* DiscOneNuke: In the first few chapters, he's by far your best offensive unit, between his Silver Lance and high statline. Even after that, he takes some time to truly fall off.
* GrumpyOldMan: His C support with Roy seems to indicate this, as he complains about how the youths of the army are performing. In his B support, Marcus proposes kicking out anyone who falls short of his standards.
* {{Irony}}: If he gets an A support with Lilina, he flat-out tells Lilina to ask Roy out. Since this is an A support, it means it makes it impossible for that to happen unless he dies.
* OldRetainer: Has served Pherae since the days of Roy's grandfather.
* OlderAndWiser: One of the characters returning from ''The Blazing Blade''. The "older" is much more obvious than the "wiser," mostly because he was already an adult mentor in the previous generation and quite wise at the time.
* RecurringElement: The early game prepromote CrutchCharacter in the vein of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Jagen]], more so than any other instance of the archetype ever.
* RetiredBadass: After this game he finally retires, having served House Pherae for three generations.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Roy and Lilina.
* TakeUpMySword: He's looking for someone to be this for him, and he'll find one if he maxes a support with any of Alan, Lance, or Wolt.
* WeakButSkilled: His Strength starts mediocre and falls off quickly, but his base Skill of 14 is extraordinarily high and likely to match if not surpass the Skill of your other Paladins even as late as the halfway point of the game. For comparison, [[LightningBruiser Perceval]] joins in Chapter 13/15 and only has 13 Skill before factoring in his HardModePerks.
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[[folder:Alen ''(Allen, Alan)'']]
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->''"If you're staying, then I will as well. I won't allow you to go off alone and commit suicide."''
-->-- '''Alen''' in a support conversation with '''Lance'''
->'''Class:''' Cavalier
A young knight of Pherae recently given knighthood.
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* TheBigGuy: He sees himself as such, and it's why he's so aggressive in battle. He figures if he holds back at all, the army will appear weak.
* DeadlyTrainingArea: He goes through swordstroke exercises in the middle of active battlefields.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Out of the four unpromoted Cavaliers, he's the Optimist.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His confidence and eagerness are represented by both his Fire affinity and his lack of a [[HealingPotion Vulnerary]].
* HotBlooded: In contrast to Roy and the more cool-headed Lance.
* LeeroyJenkins: He sometimes gets accused of this by other characters (although, of course, the actuality is entirely up to the player). In support conversations with Roy, he makes it clear that his tactical acumen begins and ends with a frontal attack.
* LightningBruiser: Among the cavaliers, he has the best strength growth, but still perfectly adequate speed and defense growths.
* NaiveNewcomer: Is a fresh recruit.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Believe it or not, he's in his 20s.
* RecurringElement: The red knight, fulfilling the red cavalier/green cavalier tradition.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's red to Lance's blue.
* TheRival: He sets up a friendly rivalry with Wade.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The Red Knight of this game.
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[[folder:Lance]]
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->''"Of course I'll watch you fight. Still, I have no intention of losing to you from now on, either."''
-->-- '''Lance''' in a support conversation with '''Alen'''
->'''Class:''' Cavalier
A knight serving Pherae, but not from there by birth.
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* BadassBookworm: He makes careful notes of the battles he participates in and reads books on tactics in his free time.
* FourPhilosophyEnsemble: Out of the four unpromoted Cavaliers, he's the Realist.
* FragileSpeedster: Among the cavaliers available in ''The Binding Blade'', he has the best speed growth but weakest defense growth.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: As the more tactically-minded Cavalier of Pherae, Lance starts with a Javelin (a weaker spear/Lance that's more flexible) and a [[HealingPotion Vulnerary]].
* IronicName: In context, he does wield the weapons that share his name[[note]]though the weapon type is actually called "Spears" in Japanese, making this a dub-induced coincidence[[/note]], but he can also use swords (and axes if he promotes). His artwork (seen here) depicts him with a sword, but his name is '''Lance'''. What could go wrong here?
-->'''Alen:''' Lance! How fares your sword today?
* LadyAndKnight: The knight to the noble lady Clarine.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Explains why the weapons triangle works how it does in a support conversation with Lot.
* MoreExpendableThanYou: He sees ''himself'' as a MauveShirt; in one talk with Alen, Lance offers to be the cannon-fodder diversion should Roy ever need to flee quickly. Alen vehemently sets him straight on this.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Like Alen, he's in his 20s.
* RagsToRoyalty: In this case, rags to nobility to Clarine, if they are paired together.
* RecurringElement: The green knight, true to the red cavalier/green cavalier tradition.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's blue to Alen's red.
* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Plays against Lot in their B support, though with setting-specific pieces like 'Archer.' (Though he says it's required of Pherae's knights.)
* ThoseTwoGuys: The Green Knight of this game.
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[[folder:Wolt ''(Walt)'']]
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->''"I will perfect my skills with my bow, and I will train myself so that Master Roy can count on me without doubt!"''
-->-- '''Wolt''' in a support conversation with '''Marcus'''
->'''Class:''' Archer\\
'''Voiced by: '''Creator/HiroShimono (Japaneese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/KhoiDao (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
Roy's milk-brother and a soldier of Pherae. Also, the son of Rebecca from ''The Blazing Blade''.
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* AdvertisedExtra: He's the protagonist best friend and appears on the cover of the game, yet outside of a single line of dialogue in the first chapter he has absolutely no story presence.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: A character with abysmal base stats and one of the game's less-flexible classes, several of Wolt's supports see him undervaluing himself and/or trying to pick up additional skills from those he talks with, only to accept what he is at the end of their conversations.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He insists on treating Roy with the deference due to a prince, despite how close they are, and doubts his usefulness to the army due to his choice of weapon.
* InterclassFriendship: Wolt and Roy have known each other for many years, but Wolt is deferential to Roy due to Roy being a noble and him being a commoner.
* InsultBackfire: Roy scolds him for acting like Marcus and Merlinus (as in a formal old fussbudget). Wolt takes it as high praise.
* ObliviousToTheirOwnDescription: In his and Roy's A Support. When Roy says he's annoyed with someone in the army, who says things Roy understands are logically true but can't personally accept, Wolt not only encourages Roy to tell the peron how he feels, but also offers to talk with the person on Roy's behalf, unaware that Wolt himself is the person until the end of the conversation.
* RecurringElement: The young starting archer, much like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Gordin]].
* TakeUpMySword: Marcus says that he wants Wolt to replace him as Roy's chief retainer after he retires.
* TeachMeHowToFight: He already knows how to fight with a bow, but asks Marcus for sword training. Marcus tells him that he's too old and he's already skilled at what he knows.
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[[folder:Merlinus]]
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[[caption-width-right:190:Pherae's Clerk]]
->''"What... what impudence! Our army isn't so lenient that we would just take along some useless girl!"''
-->-- '''Merlinus''' referring to '''Clarine'''
->'''Class:''' Transporter\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BinShimada (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Brad Venable (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
The man in charge of organizing the army's supplies and Roy's advisor.
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* AdaptationalBadass: In every appearance prior to ''Heroes'', he's a defenseless non-combatant. In ''Heroes'', he chucks knives at people. It's downplayed because while he can initiate combat, his ATK score is abysmal, the lowest of all summonable characters when you do not take account Boons or other enhancements.
* CommanderContrarian: Being much more cynical and world-weary than Roy, he tends to counsel prudence and sometimes objects to potential recruits, such as Clarine.
* DrawAggro: Players can use him as a meat shield to protect frailer units, since his death is inconsequential and can be deployed again on the next chapter.
* TheLoad: Uses up a unit slot and can't fight. Since any excess items will be sent to the convoy, regardless of whether Merlinus is in the battlefield or not, there is little reason to deploy him.
* NonActionGuy: The only way in which he's more capable of self-defense nowadays is that he uses a cart, not a tent.
* NonLethalKO: If he is defeated, then he will retreat from the battlefield. In fact, he is the only unit in ''Binding Blade'' that comes back, even when his HP hits 0.
* OlderAndWiser: He's not as timid and fearful anymore as he was in ''The Blazing Blade''.
* PlotArmor: He appears in several cutscenes as Roy's advisor, so he can't permanently die, he just retreats with his goods if his wagon is destroyed. Interestingly, he can die and be redeployed as many chapters as you want to without consequence, which gives him some niche use as a decoy.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"No touching!"\\
"Prepare for the worst!"\\
"I'll make you pay!"\\
"You're a tough customer!"
* TheStrategist: For Roy.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: A more comical interpretation of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Malledus]], Marth's elderly tactician and advisor.
* TookALevelInBadass: Downplayed. He can use daggers to fight in ''Heroes''... but he's a JokeCharacter with ''the'' lowest attack stat in the game at '''20'''.
* TookALevelInJerkass: To some extent, he's now very outspoken, distrusts many people, and behaves a bit harshly all-around.
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!!Ostia
[[folder:Bors]]
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->''"...I am a knight, and my loyalty is with you. As long as you need me, I shall always be there for you."''
-->-- '''Bors''' in a support conversation with '''Lilina'''
->'''Class:''' Knight
A member of the Armor Knights of Ostia, he was teaching Roy and the others in warfare when the conflict broke out.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: He worries about Gwendolyn more than he really needs to.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Bors's laughable starting level for a supposed veteran (1) is nodded to by Barthe and Leygance, who doubt he survived after splitting from Lilina until they see him again. As the bodyguard of [[LargeAndInCharge Hector's]] daughter, Bors hasn't had any real combat experience before Chapter 1; and given both Lilina's innocence and [[WarriorPrince Hector's reputation]], it's likely he hasn't had to fight anyone for some time.
* KnightInShiningArmour: To Lilina.
* LanternJawOfJustice: To the point where some players consider it his primary attribute.
* RecurringElement: The early joining knight of the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Draug]] archetype.
* StoneWall: Aside from good Defense, Bors has a shockingly high speed growth for a knight at 40%, so unlike most other members of his class in this game he can actually avoid being doubled if he's leveled. His strength growth on the other hand is uncharacteristically awful, to the point of being on par with the likes of [[FragileSpeedster Shanna and Sue]].
* StoutStrength: His artwork shows that he's a little tubby.
* WarmUpBoss: Of the Tutorial map in the Extras menu.
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[[folder:Astolfo ''(Astore, Astol, Astohl)'']]
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->''"I'm a spy. I go on secret missions to gather information, steal things, check on people...that kind of thing."''
-->-- '''Astolfo''' in Chapter 8
->'''Class:''' Thief
A spy for Ostia who hides his identity under the guise of a common Thief.
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* TheAlcoholic: Develops a drinking problem after Hector's death, which several of his supports call him out on.
* BoringButPractical: With 41 Avoid right out of the box, Astolfo is the only Thief you won't have to pour some Experience into for keeping them alive. He's the only Thief who might ''not'' cap his Speed with training, but his base stats and high Sword rank also make him capable of contributing in a fight, which indirectly makes him easier to train than the other two.
* DrowningMySorrows: Hector's death really took a heavier toll on him than you'd expect...
* FragileSpeedster: He follows the standard thief archetype, but his defenses are slightly better than average.
* IOweYouMyLife: To Hector, who found him looting Castle Ostia and hired him instead of punishing him.
* ItsAllMyFault: He reveals in his supports with the Ostian armor knights that he blames himself for Hector's death, being in charge of Ostian intelligence.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: [[spoiler:He left Arcadia after fending off bandits, leaving behind Igrene. As an Ostian spy, he denies any claims that he was Gurlois because he knew that she would be in danger should his enemies know.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's one of the older members of the cast, but his support with Wendy (of all people) implies his past is even longer than he lets on.
* ProperlyParanoid: Whatever he does to conceal [[spoiler:his leg scars and by extension his past]], he keeps doing it even when he has no reason to. [[spoiler:Perhaps he knew Igrene joined Roy's army and prepared for the inevitable.]]
* TheSneakyGuy: Both by game mechanics as a thief, and In-Universe as an Ostian spy.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: While his official name is Astolfo, alternate spellings like Astol and Astore have been seen.
* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Igrene]].
* StepfordSmiler: He sports a cocky smirk, but his supports reveal that he's a broken mess.
* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler:He tells Igrene that Gurlois was devoured by the Nabata Deserts and wanted Igrene to move on and forget all about it.]]
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[[folder:Lilina of Ostia]]
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[[caption-width-right:270:Delightful Noble]]
->''"Right now, I don't know anything about running a country, but I'll learn. I shall make Ostia a country in which our children can always be happy."''
-->-- '''Lilina''' in a support conversation with '''Ogier'''
->'''Class:''' Mage (''The Binding Blade''), Sage (''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' [=SpotPass=]\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AriOzawa (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), [[Creator/JulieMaddalena Julie Kliewer]] (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
The daughter of Marquess Hector of Ostia. She's childhood friends with Roy.
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* ActionGirl: A magic user who willingly joins the fight immediately after being freed
* ActionGirlfriend: If paired with Roy, she will probably have to do most of the damage dealing and stat-growing while Roy eventually hits Level 20 and is then unable to promote until the last batch of the game.
* AllLovingHeroine: Have you seen how many people this girl can support with?
* AdvertisedExtra: Lilina appears in the cover of the game alongside Sue and Wolt. Despite being the protagonist's possible cousin or love interest, among other options, she objectively doesn't have more plot relevance than most playable characters.
* AscendedExtra: Sort of. In ''The Binding Blade'' she was only relevant for the first eight chapters before becoming just another face in the army, but in light of ''The Blazing Blade'' making her and Roy's fathers lords, Lilina has been treated as something of a {{Deuteragonist}} to Roy in advertisements.
** Most notably, her being in ''Heroes''' "Love Abounds" banner as well as the [[https://twitter.com/wadadot_lv/status/1075049343147802625 special box illustration]] for the ''Binding Blade''/''Blazing Blade'' OST with the other Elibe Lords.
** She also received a Legendary variant in ''Heroes'', putting her among the likes of Roy and main characters in other games.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Relative to the various other magic characters, she tends to fill this role due to CripplingOverspecialization: her 75% Magic growth is one of the highest growths in the game, which allows her to hit some ''very'' high damage numbers when trained. However, it also happens to be pretty much her only good good growth, and her stats at base are pretty terrible in general, meaning she requires a ''lot'' of work to even become a GlassCannon at a point in the game where the army is starting to get increasingly large. The low availability of the Guiding Ring also isn't helpful.
* BadassAdorable: A very cute girl, with a huge talent for anything related to Anima magic.
* BadassAndChildDuo: Hector's "Dressed-Up Duo" variation in ''Heroes'' has him team up with 5-year old Lilina to kick ass on the battlefield.
* BeastAndBeauty: If Gonzalez romances Lilina. "I ugly, you pretty... I not same as you."
* BenevolentMageRuler: [[spoiler:Or rather, the Benevolent Mage High Marchioness or Duchess of Ostia. In the end, Lycia unifies into a single country, with Lilina as its queen due to Ostia being the dominant state.]]
* BerserkButton: Insulting Hector. Lilina was still trying to be nice to her kidnapper, but the moment Leygance insults Hector for 'stupidly falling to his death because of refusing to change with time', Lilina angrily tells him to shut up and pay for that insult.
* BlackMagicianGirl: She has the potential to be your best magic user in terms of raw power.
* BlueBlood: Crown princess of house of Ostia, and can also be member of the noble House Caelin if Lyndis is her mother.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: By the time of this game's release, judging by early advertising material, and the fact that she starts with a Thunder tome, Lilina was initially designed to fit the [[ShockAndAwe Thunder Mage archetype]] present in several games in the series. However, it's implied that the developers wanted to make her wield one of the divine weapons, but the only anima tome with this status is Forblaze, which isn't thunder magic at all, but fire magic. As a result, her association with thunder magic has been phased out rather quickly, and, as of ''Champion's Sword'', has since been portrayed as a fire mage (Seen below).
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Roy if they reach A support. They also have one of the quickest support growths, so this is easy to achieve.
* CripplingOverspecialization: Her Magic stat is among the highest in the game on average. Everything else is subpar.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Lilina's mother is presumed dead before the events of the game, [[spoiler:and at the beginning, her father Hector died after trying to ward off dragons, which not only led to a rebellion in Ostia, but also Lilina herself getting captured]].
* CulturedWarrior: She has an interest in books and was said to be a good student. She can become a quite powerful mage if trained properly.
* DaddysGirl: She clearly looks up to Hector very highly, [[spoiler:even if [[SacrificialLion he bites it quite soon enough.]]]] And true to the trope, [[BerserkButton you do not insult Hector in her face lest she will obliterate you with her magic.]]
* DemotedToExtra: After Roy, she's the most pronounced character on the game's cover, is the daughter of Hector, and [[spoiler:the first character that is needed to unlock a respective gaiden chapter]]. Unfortunately, she's only relevant during the chapters involving Lycia, and doesn't have much of a role afterwards, and can [[{{Permadeath}} still die]] much like the other characters aside from Roy and Merlinus.
* FanservicePack: Comparing her original game artwork to her ''Heroes'' look, which not only bares her shoulders and sides and fits her dress more snugly, gives her an attack pose with a cleavage shot. Additionally, her swimsuit attire in the 2019 Summer reveal that for her age, she's quite stacked. (But she still sounds 15, or younger, though in her swimsuit attire, she has kind of lowered her voice while still sounding young.)
* FinishingMove: In ''Heroes'', her Legendary variant flings Forblaze up into the air and lifts herself off of her horse, then brings both herself and the tome back down (With it still levitating), as she begins to cast from it.
* FirstGirlWins: Comes to believe this shall be the case in her supports with Marcus, and if the player decides to pair her with Roy, she turns out to be right.
* GlassCannon: Highest Strength/Magic growth in the game aside from Karel (75%), and slightly better Resistance than Lugh, but her other stats are either poor (HP, Defense, Skill) to mediocre (Speed). Attacking physical enemies with Lilina is basically like firing a howitzer at them, and if she's lucky enough to double them, all the better--but if she gets hit by pretty much anything, she's not going to survive.
* TheIngenue: Despite all that happens to her, she remains as sweet and considerably as innocent as when she starts out.
* InterclassFriendship: Lilina tries to strike one up with Gwendolyn in their supports. Gwendolyn declines on the basis of their different social ranks, but says she'd be willing to talk with Lilina from time to time.
* {{Irony}}: If she reached A-Support with Marcus, Lilina would feel more prepped up to confess to Roy... except that since a character is only allowed to have at most 5 Supports and thus only ''one'' A-Support, she will ''never'' end up as Roy's bride that way unless Marcus dies.
* KissingCousins: Made possible by the prequel: depending on the marriages in ''The Blazing Blade'', it is possible that Hector married Florina or Farina and Eliwood married Fiora, making Lilina and Roy first cousins through their mothers.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: One of the strongest mages in the game, and very demure, feminine, and graceful.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Well, like father, like daughter. Hector's possible spouses are physical-fighting ladies (Lyn, Farina or Florina), but Lilina would have turned out to have great potential in magic. Putting aside the possibilities of Hector marrying a nameless NPC, she still differs from her father: she's less gung-ho, more petite and shows her tender and innocent side more often.
* MageBornOfMuggles: She is skilled in magic even though neither Hector nor any of his potential wives in ''The Blazing Blade'' were, and even though skill in magic is at least implied to be genetic in Elibe (Nino, Lugh, Raigh, and Hugh having inherited theirs).
* MagikarpPower: Though she gets a free Thunder tome from Roy, Lugh is bound to be better than her by the time she joins up. She can surpass him thanks to her higher magic and luck coupled with her stupefyingly high support bonuses with Roy, but Lugh is easier to use overall.
* MagicalGirl: She is a mage that can use staves and anima magic.
* MagicalGirlfriend: To either Roy or Gonzalez, if she A rank any of them, and possibly Ogier.
* MyNaymeIs: "Lilina" sounds like a misspelling of "Liliana", but it's actually spelled that way. Justified, as if one looks closely, it is [[http://www.babynology.com/name/lilina-f.html actually of Danish origin]].
* NiceGirl: A caring and supportive young girl at heart who rarely judges others by who they are. In fact, her kindness is how you can recruit Gonzalez into your team.
* PlayingWithFire: Though she can equip any Anima spell books and started out with a Thunder tome, most media will usually associate Lilina with fire magic, based on how the ultimate Anima spellbook is Forblaze, a fire magic.
** In the optional tutorial mode, she uses a Fire Tome, and an Elfire Tome can be found in one of the chests in her joining Chapter, which she can use immediately due to starting out with a C rank in Anima.
** She's mostly depicted to be using fire magic quite frequently throughout ''Manga/FireEmblemChampionsSword'', as well as various artwork in ''TabletopGame/FireEmblemCipher''.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' has Forblaze as her exclusive tome as well as Studied Forblaze on her Legendary variant, not to mention that she is classified as a Legendary Hero of Fire in ''Heroes''. In addition, she received a Resplendent outfit based on the attire of Múspell, the Kingdom of Flame.
** Despite not making any direct appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', her spirit increases the damage dealt by fire-based attacks when equipped by the player.
* PluckyGirl: Boy, does she go through a lot. But it never keeps her down for more than a second. To show this, her conversation sprite had her mouth shut to show her more reserved nature. In smaller map pictures or status screen, she's opening her mouth looking a little more cheery ande plucky.
* ThePollyanna: She maintains her optimism in the face of betrayal, attempted assassination, and even her father's death. She becomes well-aware that this isn't a good trait in some of her supports.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"The magic is within!"\\
"I mustn't fail!"\\
"I call upon fire!"\\
"Oh you... Enough!"
* ProperLady: A very cheerful and a sweet nobleman. Also an overall demure, lady-like girl.
* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Although her outfit more closely resembles a nightgown than a skirt.
* RedIsHeroic: Most of Lilina's outfits are red, which actually makes sense [[FireIsRed if one takes account the element she's most commonly portrayed with]].
* RecurringElement
** Like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Linde]], she is the plucky female mage who joins the protagonists because her father is murdered by the main villains, and is noted for her high Magic growth.
* RescueRomance: Roy rescues Lilina from the tower of her own castle, though they've known each other since long before that.
** In a way, Lilina rescues Gonzalez from a horrible fate, by making him swap sides. In their A Support it's teased that they fell in love with each other as Lilina stated that she wanted to be with Gonzalez, even though only Roy gets paired endings.
* RulingCouple: If Lilina has A rank with Roy, they will marry and Roy becomes the King of the united Lycia.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She is the heiress of the most important dukedom of Lycia. She is a powerful mage and can join the battlefield by the choice of the player.
* SecondLove If Lilina has A rank with Gonzalez, she decides she wants to be with him instead of her first crush.
* ShelteredAristocrat: Prior the events of the war, Lilina didn't know very much about the hardships faced by commoners due to having a rather sheltered life, coming off as rather naive.
* ShipTease: She has this mostly with Roy; they have moments even outside of support conversations (mostly Lilina making it blatantly obvious that she has feelings for him, with Roy [[ObliviousToLove just not catching on]]), their support chain is one of the fastest in any game and getting them to A-rank alters the ending.
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: When she cameos as a child in ''The Blazing Blade'', Lilina is a shy girl who hides behind Hector's huge body and has to be encouraged by Hector to go play with Roy. This is without regard of whoever is her mother. By the time of ''The Binding Blade'', Lilina is a lot more confident, averting the trope.
* SignatureHeadgear: Her French Hood or Russian Kokoshnik, makes her stand out from this game's cast and is rarely seen without it, though its unusual shape can be a bit baffling to fans.
* SquishyWizard: Slower and squishier than Lugh, and in general will be lucky to survive if she's attacked.
* TookALevelInBadass: Lilina is found locked in a room of her own castle, and Roy's crew have to bail her out to recruit her. After joining the party (as soon as she's freed!), she can become just as strong as anyone else.
* TheHighQueen: Lilina turns the first queen of an united Lycia after the end of the game.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Lilina's hair colour is blue, and her outfit has some of blue in it.
* TryingNotToCry: The dialogue if she survives Chapter 8 implies she's trying to stay strong in the face of Hector's death, but she's trembling so hard that Roy tells her that it's OK to cry for once. And she does.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend Lilina has a crush on Roy, but he has other five potential love interests, so he can fall in love with any of the other girls, leaving Lilina's feelings unrequited.
* WideEyedIdealist: Wholeheartedly believes that things will turn out right in the end, and always tries to see the good in everyone. It bit her in the ass back once, because it was her attempt to see the good in Leygance that it gave him an opening to rebel and capture her. Eventually Lilina tries to develop from that, but her eyes are still wide enough to still see the good in some like Gonzalez or Garrett.
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[[folder:Gwendolyn ''(Wendy)'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Adorable Knight]]
->''"The weight of a knight's armor is a symbol of his loyalty."''
-->-- '''Gwendolyn''' in a support conversation with '''Lilina'''
->'''Class:''' Knight
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToaYukinari (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/CheramiLeigh (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
A member of the Armor Knights of Ostia, and Bors' younger sister.
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* AdaptationalBadass: A respectable unit in ''Heroes'', but she ''really'' isn't in this game without significant investment.
* BadassAdorable: Cutest Knight/General ever.
* DependingOnTheArtist: Her armor's color varies between reddish pink (portrait) and vermilion (battle sprite and various official art).
* FauxActionGirl: One of Ostia's newest armor knights, and one of the few female armor knights in the series... who starts with worse bases than ''Bors'' across the board. Granted, this can be [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] if you go through the effort of training her; it'll give you a unit worthy of her pedigree, but this is far easier said than done given her abysmal start.
* InterclassFriendship: Lilina tries to strike one up with Gwendolyn in their supports. Gwendolyn declines on the basis of their different social ranks, but says she'd be willing to talk with Lilina from time to time.
* MagikarpPower: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-Zagged]]. Gwendolyn starts with atrocious base stats, and training her up is ''very'' difficult if you intend to complete the game with a good turn count rating. Should you spend time and effort, however, she can become your best armor knight -- problem is, this doesn't quite alleviate her many other problems that are inherent to her, such as her love Move in a game with large maps like ''The Binding Blade'', or the fact her growths aren't actually any more spectacular than her brother Bors (whom, while both of their growths ''are'' good [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative for this game]], is pretty low compared to other growth units' growths in later games).
* NewMeat: Wendy joined Ostia's Armor Knights ''yesterday''; that is, to say, the day before Chapter 8. Given how far from Ostia Roy was when he heard about the coup, it's possible that Wendy was knighted ''during'' it. Regardless, Wendy maintains the tough exterior and focus of self-betterment taught in training, without the ease of her more-seasoned brother or the confidence of her superior.
* PinkMeansFeminine: The only female Armor Knight and her armor is pink.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"I refuse to lose!"
-->"And now, my turn!"
-->"With all my might!"
-->"A knight must never fall!"
* StraightMan: She's often straight-laced and tends to be trying too hard to look professional, when she's really cute as a button. That said, the professionality isn't exactly infallible; Lilina tries to get her to open up in their Supports, and she gets flustered when Astolfo suggests she may be fat underneath her armor.
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[[folder:Barthe ''(Bath, Barth)'']]
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->''"Show the enemy the wrath of the Ostian knights!"''
-->-- '''Barthe''' in a support conversation with '''Gwendolyn'''
->'''Class:''' Knight
A high-ranking Armor Knight of Ostia. Quite no-nonsense.
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* GeniusBruiser: He puts more emphasis on the bruiser part, but he is a skilled strategist in addition to his martial skill.
* MightMakesRight: His philosophy, he constantly goes to the local arena to train himself despite the huge risk that comes with it all to better himself physically.
* MightyGlacier: Of the three unpromoted Armor Knights, Barthe has a classic set-up. He has the best HP growth (a guaranteed 100%) aside from the resident [[CuteMonsterGirl Manakete]] and tied with Lot for the best Defense growth, and has a very high Strength growth as well along with the highest constitution of all recruitable units (and the ability to use the Devil Axe unburdened), but his other stats are atrocious, especially his resistance base of 1 and a mere 2% growth.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He appears to be of high rank and is definitely the leader of the trio of armor knights that joins your group when he shows up. He seems to be very strict, but is otherwise very kind and supportive to his troops.
* RecurringElement: The defense-specialized knight that pops up from game to game.
* WeakToMagic: Armor Knights have traditionally low resistance, but Barthe is [[ExaggeratedTrope in a league of his own]] with a base of 1 and pathetic 2% growth, and the +3 he gains when promoting to General doesn't help much. In top of that, he is extremely slow, meaning that he will get doubled by mages.
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!!Araphen
[[folder:Chad]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Lycian Wildcat]]
->''"My hatred towards Bern is my strength... The drive to avenge Father and to protect the other orphans... That was my purpose in life. I never had any hesitation at all!"''
-->-- '''Chad''' in a support conversation with '''Elen'''
->'''Class:''' Thief\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsukiHanae (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/GriffinPuatu (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
A young man from a orphanage on the Lycia-Bern border, he has a strong dislike of Bern due to his past.
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* AlwaysSecondBest: Had some insecurity about how close he was to Raigh and Lugh, given that they're identical twins. Lugh assures him that they consider him family just as much as they do each other.
* BerserkButton: When Cath steals his bag, he reacts much more angrily than other characters do towards her antics. Justified in that the bag she stole has a picture inside that he made while still at the orphanage.
* DismissingACompliment: Raigh complains about this in their B support and says that Chad shouldn't talk himself down so much when they're with Roy.
* GlassCannon: He has the highest Strength growth of all the thieves, so he can graduate from FragileSpeedster to this.
* HiddenDepths: His dexterity makes him a talented artist as well as a thief.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes.''
-->''"Out of my way!"''\\
''"Gotta keep living!"''\\
''"Take this!"''\\
''"I'll keep my family safe!"''
* PromotionToParent: He was the eldest orphan, so he tries to take over this role even though his environment accuses him of being too young to really make it work.
* RecurringElement: The early-game thief of the [[Videogame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Julian]] archetype, though he is much younger than the standard and he doesn't have any particular person he's bodyguarding (although he's quite close with Lugh). Though he can also support with the Lena counterpart (Elen), the support takes a more platonic direction.
* {{Revenge}}: For [[spoiler:the OrphanageOfLove where he lived in, which was destroyed by the Bern Army]]. Seen the most in his supports with Elen, which force him to think twice about his feelings about the deal.
* {{Tsundere}}: When Lugh presses food onto him, Chad loudly declares that he's not going to do anything nice back. Then, in the B support, he gives Lugh some new shoes, not because he's being ''nice'', just because they don't ''fit''. (Lugh is not fooled.)
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[[folder:Lugh ''(Lou)'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Anima Child]]
->''"I'm sick of hiding, Chad! Everyone, everyone keeps disappearing when I'm not looking...! Father, you... even Raigh... I want to fight to protect the people I care for, too. I want to protect, and not just be protected!"''
-->-- '''Lugh''' to '''Chad''' in Chapter 3
->'''Class:''' Mage\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoTakeuchi (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Michael Johnston (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
A childhood friend of Chad, and Raigh's twin brother, he is the son of Nino from ''The Blazing Blade''.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: He's even younger than Roy, but he's a very gifted mage and very WiseBeyondHisYears.
* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Looks-wise, Lugh resembles Raigh a lot, but he's easily told apart from him due to his kind and generous personality.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Beneath Lugh's kind and positive demeanor lies a cold hatred towards Bern, the country responsible for his and his friends' suffering. So much so that, in a rather chilling monologue, he tells Melady that he uses his anger as a motivator to fight to protect his loved ones.
-->"That's what I kept telling myself. ... Anger keeps you going more than sorrow... Anger has kept me alive... so that I would be able to protect the little ones. ... Phew... So... for now, until this war ends... I have to keep my anger towards Bern."
* BoringButPractical: While Lilina has ridiculously high Magic and support bonuses to take advantage of, Lugh compensates with better availability and [[JackOfAllStats higher averages in HP, skill, and speed]].
* ChildMage: Elen and Melady are both shocked by his youth.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Raigh hides his HiddenHeartOfGold in a support conversation, Lugh just laughs at it and warns him that he's going to have a hard time making friends if he pretends to care less than he really does.
* CrossDressingVoices: In the Japanese dub for ''Heroes'', he shares the same voice actress as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Louise]], Junko Takeuchi, who portrays other heroic male characters for shows such as [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto]], [[Manga/HunterXHunter Hunter x Hunter]], and [[Anime/PokemonOrigins Pokémon Origins]]. Averted in the English dub, in which a male voice actor portrays him instead with a deeper tone (Michael Johnston).
* GenerationXerox: A gender-flipped carbon copy of his mother, in terms of behavior and gameplay.
* IdenticalTwinMistake: In one support conversation, Hugh mentioned that he confused Lugh for his twin brother Raigh, who stole one of his spellbooks prior to the events of the game.
* InnocentBlueEyes: His blue eyes go well with his kind-hearted and optimistic personality.
* {{Keet}}: Much to Raigh's annoyance, though he does tone down a lot in their shared supports.
* MoralityPet: He acts as one for Idunn in ''Heroes'', specifically in the Forging Bonds dialogues. He helps her regain her morality after losing her soul and experience happiness again.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"I won't run anymore."\\
"I've made up my mind!"\\
"I promise - I'll be OK!"\\
"For the people I hold dear!"
* RecurringElement: The earlygame mage of the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Merric]] archetype.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Raigh's blue.
* SquishyWizard: Though he has high skill and speed to compensate.
* PolarOppositeTwins: With Raigh.
* ThePollyanna: Like his mother, Nino. Lugh is amazingly nice to everyone he meets, and while his worries and anger do show sometimes, he is very positive overall.
* TeachHimAnger: Does this to ''himself''. In spite of Chad's worries that Lugh is too nice to kill people, his supports with Melady reveal that Lugh is driving himself forward by stoking his hatred of Bern.
* ThroughHisStomach: Half of his support conversations are him bringing baked goods to the other person (or their dragon, in Melady's case).
* WideEyedIdealist: Mostly, but his supports with Melady subvert this -- he's deliberately staying angry at Bern so he can fight.
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[[folder:Raigh ''(Lleu, Ray)'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Dark Child]]
->''"I want to protect those I hold dear, and destroy all those who oppose me. That's the power I seek."''
-->-- '''Raigh''' in a support conversation with '''Niime'''
->'''Class:''' Shaman (''The Binding Blade''), Dark Mage (''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' [=SpotPass=])\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NatsumiFujiwara (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Creator/SamRiegel (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
Lugh's twin brother, and a travelling shaman, learning more about Elder Magic. He is also the son of Nino from ''The Blazing Blade''.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: While he is extremely similar to Lugh as far as looks go, Raigh's easily told apart by the fact that he's antisocial and is sort of a jerk.
* CrossDressingVoices: In the Japanese dub for ''Heroes'', he shares the same voice actress as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Clarisse]], Natsumi Fujiwara. Averted in the English dub, in which a male voice actor portrays him instead with a deeper tone (Sam Riegel).
* DarkIsNotEvil: He studies elder magic and is kind of a jerk, but he's far from evil.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's just as sharp-tongued as Niime.
* DontYouDarePityMe: In his supports with Sophia, she gives him a tome, but he returns it to her because he doesn't want her to think he's a beggar.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: He immediately gets snappish and cold when Chad asks why he's being nice, and Lugh chides him for rude and aloof when he's actually a caring individual.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Niime, who shares his barbed wit and love of elder magic. It helps that the two are distantly related, as Niime's son Canas was the uncle by marriage of Raigh's mother Nino.
* LikeParentUnlikeChild: He's the polar opposite of his mother, Nino.
* PolarOppositeTwins: With his brother Lugh.
* PreMortemOneLiner: In ''Heroes''.
-->"Merciless massacre!"\\
"Behold, real power!"\\
"Darkness, serve me!"\\
"Pfft! How boring!"
* RecurringElement: The antisocial, jerkish mage like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Arlen]]. His dynamic with Lugh is a more friendly parallel to Arlen's near-deadly rivalry with Merric.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Lugh's red.
* SiblingYinYang: With Lugh, who is generous and friendly.
* SmugSmiler: He is always depicted with an arrogant smirk.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** His Japanese name, Lleu, is often romanized as "Ray" due to how it is written in Japanese, which is due to the fact that "Lleu" actually pronounced "Lay." (The name is Welsh in origin.)
** The official English name went with the ''Gaelic'' version of the same name, since the pronunciation was a bit clearer.
* SquishyWizard: His decent magic and high skill and speed make him an offensive beast, but is a bit hampered by his constitution and defense (though he has high HP to make up for the latter).
* StarterMon: In ''Heroes'', he's one of the first units you get. He joins after finishing the tutorial.
* {{Tsundere}}: Insists he's joining the Lycian Army for his magical studies, not to avenge Father and the orphans o-or anything! And definitely ''not'' because he cares about his brother or Chad or anyone else!
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!!Miscellaneous Territories
[[folder:Ogier ''(Oujay)'']]
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->''"My hometown? Well... It was just an ordinary village. We were poor... The reason I came all the way out to the city was to make money to feed my younger brothers..."''
-->-- '''Ogier''' in a support conversation with '''Lilina'''
->'''Class:''' Mercenary
A traveling mercenary hired by Ostia. Fights to aid his poor family.
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* CantCatchUp: A serviceable unit in his own right if trained, but he's likely to be ignored due to his worse base stats than Dieck and the stiff competition for the two Hero Crests the player gets.
* CompositeCharacter: In a way he's a mix of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Caesar and Radd]]. He has Caesar's Mercenary class and similar backstory while also having Radd's youth and MagikarpPower.
* CovertPervert: Accused of such by Larum, but Ogier's reaction leaves things ambiguous.
* TheDungAges: His Support chain with Lilina emphasizes just how poor his little Lycian village is. According to him, it's common practice for Lycian village girls to be dressed up nicely and [[ParentalAbandonment abandoned]] in faraway towns, since they're less-suited for work than the boys...
* FriendlyRivalry: He and Gwendolyn train to become stronger than the other in their supports.
* HumbleHero: He downplays his achievements in battle.
* JackOfAllStats: Though with lower bases, availability, and constitution than Dieck, he mostly gets the shit end of the usability stick.
* MagikarpPower: He's underleveled once you obtain him, but he can shape into a competent Hero.
* MeaningfulName: His namesake is Ogier the Dane, a minor character from the Song of Roland. Given that Roland is one of the legendary heroes...
* NiceGuy: He doesn't seem to have a mean bone in his body.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: While his official name is Ogier, others call him Oujay or OJ.
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[[folder:Cath ''(Kath, Cass)'']]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Master Thief]]
->''"...You don't know me? I'm Cath, a master thief!"''
-->-- '''Cath''' in a support conversation with '''Chad'''
->'''Class:''' Thief\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SayuriYahagi (Japanese, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''), Antonia Flynn (English, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'')
A thief with a disdain for nobility and who travels around the continent, looking for a big score.
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* ActionGirl: She plays the PhantomThief trope straight, despite being an otherwise normal girl from the countryside.
* AffectionatePickpocket: Many of her supports have her getting all buddy-buddy with the other character so she can rob them (although she always ends up feeling guilty and returning it).
* BerserkButton: Bandits. She reacts with disgust whenever she runs into Garret because of it.
%%* BraidsOfAction
* BrokenBird: Beneath her flippant attitude and ego, she's carrying a lot of cynicism.
* CruelToBeKind: Her father was the one to put the torch to the village. Cath despises him for it, but Bartre suggests that he did it to protect her and the other villagers, since she says in the story that their lord's soldiers were starting to draw their weapons.
* DontYouDarePityMe: She won't accept charity. If she's going to take money, she's going to steal it, not be given it.
* DoomedHometown: Her reason for hating the nobility--the local lord ordered her village be destroyed to stop it being conquered.
* FragileSpeedster: She plays this straighter than both of the other thieves, being faster than Chad and Astolfo and ''much'' more fragile.
* GuideDangIt: To recruit her, Roy must talk to her at least three times whenever she appears, once for each appearance. The player is given six chapters to do this.
* HardModePerks: Since she starts out as an enemy and appears in the middle of stages, she gets these. They actually increase if you pick her up in a later level. That said, since they're mostly concentrated on Speed and Skill, they tend not to benefit her much.
* InterGenerationalFriendship: With Bartre, who reminds her of her father. It's actually really heartwarming.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Cath is abrasive and frequently tries to steal from her own allies, but she takes a genuine liking to her support partners and (apart from Hugh) always ends up giving back whatever she stole from them.
* JustLikeRobinHood: Steals only from castles, manors, and other noble habitations. She also claims that she gives all the proceeds to the poor.
* LateCharacterSyndrome: She can be recruited only as early as Chapter 12, and as late as Chapter ''22'', though regardless, Chad and Astolfo will by then already have superior stats and/or constitution. When given a bit of work, she blows either of them out of the water, but by the point in the game you get her, you probably have a decent stock of Door and Chest Keys, making ''any'' Thief a debatable option.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In ''Heroes'', she introduces herself in one of her status page quotes by singing to the tune of the ''Fire Emblem'' main theme.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKBl_edYuoE This tune]] will appear whenever she enters a map as an enemy.
* PhantomThief: She's a mysterious thief who frequently pops up in maps where treasure is stored [[JustLikeRobinHood to better the common folk]], and won't stop until she either dies or is recruited by Roy. Her Risk and Reward version in ''Heroes'' makes her dress the part, ''VideoGame/Persona5''-style, including a CallingCard and a [[ClassyCatBurglar cat tail]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers one to Roy the second time they speak. She actually raises some very good points, leaving him stunned into silence.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She calls herself "Cath, Master Thief," but nobody else does.
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