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“ | My father's dying wish was to see the Thracian Peninsula at peace. And I'll do whatever I can to bring an end to King Bloom's reign. Even if it costs my life... | ” | — Leif |
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Leif Faris Claus (Japanese: リーフ・ファリス・クラウス Leaf Faris Claus) is the prince of Leonster, the son of the late Prince Quan and Ethlyn, and the younger brother of Altena. Left behind in Leonster as an infant while his parents travelled to Grannvale to aid his uncle Sigurd, he was forced into exile following his parents' deaths and the fall of Leonster at the hands of Connacht, taken away by Finn of the Leonster knights. He was raised in hiding in the town of Fiana by Finn and, for a while, Lachesis, along with Lachesis's own daughter Nanna, and eventually joined the Fiana Freeblades led by Eyvel, protecting the village from bandits.
In the year 776, prompted by the kidnapping of Nanna and Mareeta, Eyvel's adopted daughter, Leif left Fiana to rally a resistance army to the Thracian occupation of the Munster District under the command of Raydrik, the duke of Munster, ultimately liberating it from the control of Veld of the Loptr Church. After his victories in the Munster District, he joined with the liberation army of his cousin, Seliph of Chalphy, to assist in freeing all of Jugdral from the iron grip of the Grannvale Empire, and went on to unify the Thracian Peninsula into the New Kingdom of Thracia with himself as its first king.
Leif is a playable character in the second generation of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, and later graduated to become the main protagonist of Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.
Biography
Note: This biography adheres to the canon defined by Thracia 776, which dictates that Leif married Nanna and she is Lachesis's daughter, and all references to his marriage with Nanna are in accordance with this. In the gameplay of Genealogy of the Holy War, although the game's events still encourage Lachesis becoming married and Leif to be paired with Nanna, Lachesis's possible marriage and Leif's choice of wife remain entirely at the player's discretion, since if Lachesis died or did not marry in the course of the first generation, Nanna's role is filled by Jeanne and none of the events with Nanna would happen in those cases.
Early life
Leif was born in the Leonster capital in the year Grann 760, after Quan and Ethlyn had returned home from aiding his uncle Sigurd. As an infant he quickly grew particularly attached to Finn, one of Quan's knights, who was frequently assigned the task of protecting and caring for Leif. When his parents departed Leonster to lead the Lanceritter in reinforcing Sigurd in his struggles with Grannvale, Leif was left behind in Finn's protection, and some months later he was introduced to Nanna, the daughter of Lachesis, for company around his own age.[2] A year after Quan and Ethlyn died in the Aed Massacre, in Grann 761, Leonster was invaded by the Thracian army along with the rest of the Munster District, following a disastrous battle at the River Thracia in which Leif's grandfather, King Calf, was killed. As Thracia's forces beseiged the Leonster royal palace, Finn, Leif, Lachesis and Nanna all fled the capital as it burned.
Afterward, Leif grew up as a fugitive from both Thracia and the Grannvale Empire, constantly in hiding and being moved from place to place by Finn to avoid capture by the Empire as it seized power in the Munster District. His first hiding place was Ulster, where he stayed from 762-765 under the protection of its queen, eventually being forced to flee when an assassination plot against the imperial governor, King Bloom, surfaced in the city. Next came the free city Hrest, where he lived in the care of its bishop from 766-768, but this came to an end once his whereabouts were leaked by certain denizens of the city. He, Finn, Nanna and Lachesis avoided being caught in an Imperial siege of the city, with their safe escape ensured by the bishop buying them time by surrendering himself to execution.[3]
On the bishop's advice, Finn next took Leif to Tarrah, entering the protection of its duke for five years from 769-773. During their time in Tarrah, Lachesis departed from the group to find her estranged son Diarmuid, leaving Nanna with Finn and Leif. It was also in Tarrah that Leif met and befriended Asbel, and the two together swore to someday fight together to reclaim all of Thracia.[4] Toward the end, the Empire again learned of Leif's whereabouts and engaged Tarrah in a siege. Believing his life to be in certain peril, Leif fled Tarrah with Nanna and Finn, leaving Asbel behind.[4]
Fiana and a quest's beginning
After fleeing Tarrah, the three entered Thracian territory, and at some point Finn sustained a grievous wound. They eventually arrived at the small village of Fiana, with Finn still wounded, and Leif tried to convince its leader Eyvel to help Finn by offering to give her the Light Brand he inherited from Ethlyn. Eyvel took the three in without demanding a thing, and even took to taking care of Leif and Nanna as if they were her own children.[5] Leif would later reflect that his years living in Fiana were the best of his life: he grew up surrounded with new friends like Osian, Halvan and Mareeta, under Eyvel's mother-like care, and he and Finn even eventually took to assisting the work of Eyvel's mercenary band, the Fiana Freeblades.[6] Neither Eyvel nor anybody else in Fiana would become aware of Leif's royal identity for a long time.
After three years, Leif's peaceful time in Fiana came to an end in Grann 776. His identity and whereabouts were discovered and leaked to the Empire by the bandit chief Lifis,[7], and while Leif, Finn and the Freeblades were away on a mission, Fiana was invaded and conquered by Baron Raydrik of Munster, who abducted Nanna and Mareeta. Leif returned to find Fiana still occupied by Munster soldiers, and after driving the soldiers out he discovered what happened to Nanna and Mareeta, and resolved to storm Munster and rescue them. Eyvel and Finn resolved to assist him in this cause.
Leif set out on a northward journey to Munster, travelling along the Thracian coast through the village of Iz and freeing it from Lifis's bandits, until he arrived at Fort Kelbeth outside the city. On his way, he met the bishop August, who travelled with him for a time, and although they parted ways before Kelbeth, August revealed his knowledge of Leif's true identity and affirmed his intent to help restore Leif to the Leonster throne. Leif and the Freeblades successfully captured Kelbeth and freed the abducted children within it, but soon after were ambushed by Raydrik. He was arrested by Raydrik and taken back to Munster, along with Eyvel and Lifis, while Finn and the rest of the Freeblades evaded capture.
Leif was imprisoned in a dungeon in the bowels of the Munster palace, separated from Eyvel and awaiting transfer to Connacht. With the assistance of members of the Magi, tasked by Ced with releasing and accompanying Leif, he escaped the dungeon and emerged into the castle's main halls. He and the Magi fought their way into the castle's main halls to free Eyvel and Nanna, only to find that Eyvel had been petrified by the bishop Veld's dark magic and that Raydrik had used a cursed sword to control Mareeta. He, Nanna and the Magi escaped the castle and rejoined with August, then, swearing to someday return and free Eyvel, the band carefully evaded the Munster soldiers in the city's main streets and escaped the city grounds.
Tarrah and Leonster
Even after having escaped the city, Raydrik's minions were still in hot pursuit of Leif. At August's advice and despite his own intense dislike of the idea, Leif opted to seek refuge at Meath Castle in Thracia and briefly enter the protection from Hannibal. Once he arrived, he told Hannibal a false story of his arrest to obscure his own identity and his intent to travel to Tarrah, and Hannibal granted him an escort, Carrion, to take Leif's group to Hannibal's western mansion. Hannibal also released Leif's allies, who had been arrested by his subordinates earlier, and Finn rejoined Leif shortly beforehand.
Leif's journey west took him through Thracia's mountains, where he faced menaces from both bandits formerly loyal to Dagdar and from Thracian soldiers who mistook his band for bandits themselves. On their way, Carrion revealed to Leif that Hannibal was aware of his true identity and wished to entrust him with a group of refugee Leonster knights, Carrion himself included, being trained at Hannibal's mansion by the former Leonster noble Dryas. Upon arriving, Dryas advised Leif that they needed to make haste to Tarrah to save it from an imminent defeat, and committed his student knights to Leif's cause and joined August as a tactician for Leif.
Commanding a small army made up of Leonster knights, the Freeblades and the Magi, Leif set out for Tarrah. Travelling through Noel Canyon and the Dandrum Fortress, he achieved his first victories against the Empire's forces, then entered the Dacia forest and encountered the Dandelion thieves, among them Safy's sister Tina, and the former Loptrian Salem, and was reunited with Mareeta, who had been freed by Saias. Immediately beyond Dacia was Tarrah itself, barely withstanding the Empire's siege through the efforts of a small group of Leonster survivors under Glade, and a pair of warriors from Thracia. On arriving, Leif pledged to the city's ruler Linoan that he would ensure the city wouldn't fall to the Empire. Despite his best efforts, however, he couldn't maintain the defenses in the face of an onslaught from the Loptrian warlocks, the Bergrosen, and Arion struck a deal with Linoan to fake a Thracian conquest of Tarrah to protect the city from the Empire.
As part of the deal, Leif and his army were required to flee the city to prevent Arion's father, Travant, from finding him. He departed with both Linoan and a small number of Tarrah refugees in tow, and on ensuring their safety, Leif was left to confront his next mission: retaking Leonster itself. Leif had two routes to choose from to take to Leonster: the open northern high-road, to assault the castle's defenses head-on, or an eastern route through thick mountains and forests to enter Leonster from its less-defended southern border. His march culminated in the successful defeat of the castle's Imperial occupation, restoring Leonster to Leif's control after fourteen years.
However, Leif had no time to rest on reclaiming his home, as he received news of an Imperial massacre in Ulster, the Imperial King Bloom's current headquarters. Despite August's protestations, Leif demanded to lead Leonster's army to help Ulster's suffering people. Dryas departed first with half of Leonster's army, instructing Leif to follow with the rest a day later. Before Leif could depart, however, he received word that the first Ulster raid had failed, obliterated by the Empire striking from behind, that Dryas had fallen, and that an Imperial siege of Leonster was inevitable. Overcome by shock at how his actions had killed Dryas, Leif, Finn and Nanna were forced to maintain Leonster's defenses against the siege for six months, slowly but surely losing territory to the Empire.
The Munster victory
Finally, after six long months, the siege of Leonster came to an end with the arrival of Seliph. Leif's cousin, already famous for his victories against the Empire in Isaach and the Aed Desert, engaged the Imperial forces at Ulster and forced the forces beseiging Leonster to retreat and reinforce their capital. Seliph sent Diarmuid, Nanna's brother, as a messenger to Leif, and Leif hastened to Ulster to help speed up Seliph's battle there. By the time Leif and his forces arrived, however, Ulster had fallen and Bloom had retreated to Connacht. At Ulster, Leif met Seliph for the first time, and conferred with Seliph and Julia on their next moves. They decided there to split up again: Seliph would attack Bloom at Connacht, while Leif would attack Raydrik at Munster.
Leif's route south to Munster took him through the detention center of Fort Danzich and across the Great River of Thracia, and by the time he arrived at Munster itself, the city was embroiled in a final struggle between Raydrik's forces and the Magi, and as he reached its gates, Ced wrested control of the city from a dark bishop. Leif was approached by Saias during the battle and entrusted with the Bragi Sword to use against Raydrik, and on meeting with Ced himself, the hero gave Leif some critical words of encouragement and joined forces with Leif to defeat Raydrik. Using the Bragi Sword, Leif's army defeated Raydrik, only for his body to vanish before them.
With most of the palace secured, August revealed to Leif the presence of a secret Loptrian temple deep beneath the castle, where Veld—the mastermind behind Raydrik—lurked. Leif led his army to the temple, where he found Eyvel and freed her with Sara's help, then confronted the final task of defeating Veld. Splitting his army up into six teams to attack six seals, each guarded by a Deadlord, his army unlocked the shrine room where Veld awaited, then successfully defeated Veld and thus brought an end to the Loptrians' grip on the Thracian peninsula. Seliph soon arrived to congratulate Leif for his victory, having come to help the battle only to find it already over, and the two swore to work together to liberate the rest of Jugdral.
Travels with Seliph
With Seliph, Leif's next step after freeing the Munster District was taking on Thracia itself. Thracia's King Travant remained an ally with the Empire and refused to surrender, necessitating an invasion of Thracia to put an end to the threat. During the early stages of the battle, Leif caught sight of a lone female wyvern rider sadly observing the battle from Thracia's peaks, and on discussing this with Finn, he learned the wyvern rider's identity: Altena, long presumed dead and wielding the Gáe Bolg in the service of Travant, her adoptive father. During the next stage of the battle Leif tried to convince Altena of her true parentage, and while she was reluctant to believe him, she quickly realised he was telling the truth. Altena then returned to Castle Thracia to confront Travant about this revelation, and soon after Travant's demise joined with Seliph's army.
Leif continued to fight for Seliph's cause for the remainder of the war after Seliph's conquest of Thracia. He participated in the battles in Miletos and in the final showdown against the forces of the Grannvale Empire and its dark prince, Julius, in the capital Belhalla.
After Belhalla
Soon after Seliph's victory at Belhalla, Leif departed with Nanna to assist Ares, Nanna's cousin, in liberating Agustria.[8] Leif later married Nanna and founded the New Kingdom of Thracia, uniting both halves of the peninsula, and ruled as its first king. Working with Nanna and Altena, he dedicated the rest of his life to building a lasting peace and prosperity for all of Thracia.
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Role
Leif is playable in the game's second generation. Although his parents—Ethlyn and Quan—are fixed, his stats are still variable and are calculated depending on his parents' stats when they leave Sigurd's party at the end of Chapter 3. Unlike most male child characters, Leif primarily inherits his stats from Ethlyn rather than his father, and will inherit her swords instead of Quan's lances (which are instead inherited by Altena).
Starting stats and growth rates
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- Stats to the left of the "~" are Leif's minimum stats, those he will have if neither Quan nor Ethlyn gain any stats and the random number used to generate luck is its lowest value. Stats to the right of the "~" are Leif's average stats, calculated from his parents' average stats at level 30; this luck stat can vary by up to ±5.
- Leif will inherit the swords and items which were in the possession of his mother, Ethlyn, at the end of Chapter 3, but will not inherit her staves or lances. The inherited amount of gold can vary from 2,000 to 12,000.
Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Skills | Weapon level |
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Master Knight | +0 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +0 | +5 | +4 | +3 | Follow-Up | A A A A A A A C A |
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Leif joins as a level 1 Prince in Chapter 7; he has Adept and Critical, two powerful offensive skills, but lacks Follow-Up. Leif also lacks a mount, and will fall behind the higher-move mounted units in Genealogy of the Holy War's large maps. His base stats start off as weak initially, but his strong growth rates compensates for this: Leif has minor Baldr and Njörun Holy Blood, which offer a considerable boost to his growth rates. Leif has many levels to grow and make use of his high growth rates; he also has several conversations that increase his stats. Unlike Lachesis, the only other unit who can become a Master Knight, Leif cannot use staves at base as an alternative source of experience, but he does have the benefit of inheritance, which allows him to already possess the tools he needs to reach his promotion faster.
As a child unit, Leif will inherit stats, skills, and items from his parents: Quan and Ethlyn; since they are a preset pairing, the player cannot influence Leif's skills, but they can influence Leif's inventory. As Quan and Ethlyn leave Sigurd's army after Chapter 3, any items Leif inherits will be unavailable for Chapters 4, 5, and 6. Leif has reversed inheritance from most other child units, inheriting items from his mother, not his father. Ethlyn is not as strong a combat unit as Quan and does not perform as well in the arena—as such, she generally has less gold, and will rely on getting items directly or getting the gold to purchase them from Quan or villages.
One of the best items Leif can inherit is the Paragon Ring, which allows him to level up much faster and reach his promotion sooner. As the Paragon Ring is an item in particularly high demand, it may be inherited by another unit; in such case, the Bargain Ring is another strong item for Leif to inherit, as it allows him to purchase the Paragon Ring at a reduced price while allowing another unit to make use of it, though a number of units may also want the Bargain Ring for the same purpose. Additionally, Leif can use the Brave Sword at base, alleviating his lack of Follow-Up; however, as many as six units in Chapter 6 may also be able to use it at base and each will always have or can inherit Follow-Up, and may make stronger users of the Brave Sword. Furthermore, many of the enemies attacking Leif in Chapter 7 are Armored Swords, so an Armorslayer may be particularly useful.
Without the right effort or inheritance, Leif will be unpromoted until late in the game; however, with optimal inheritance, he can promote as early as the end of Chapter 7. Leif's promotion to Master Knight is important, as it has the best promotion bonuses in the game.
When promoted, Leif will have 9 movement, the highest available in the game. Canto grants Leif additional flexibility with his movement; additionally, it allows him to equip a different item after attacking, so he can attack an enemy with a bow to avoid a counterattack then switch to a melee weapon, or use a staff then switch to a weapon to retaliate on enemy phase. Leif is also an excellent staff user; not only is he mounted, but he has an A-rank in staves, allowing him to use every staff but Valkyrie. As a mounted unit, Leif can use the Rescue staff particularly effectively by moving Lene or Laylea to his position, where they can dance for the player's front-line units, letting them advance faster; if Leif is one of the units refreshed, he can do so repeatedly. Furthermore, Leif is one of the better users of Tornado, as the other units who can use Tornado—Tine, Arthur, Ced, and Coirpre—can only use Tornado if Lewyn is their father, in which case they (other than Tine) would prefer using Forseti, and are all infantry units with lower bulk than Leif.
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Role
Leif is the game's main character. Using him is necessary to seize thrones and clear some chapters. His death, or if he gets captured and taken out of the map, is an automatic Game Over.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Prince | +0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +0 | +0 | -- |
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Leif is a Lord available from the start of the game. His base stats and growths are generally low—particularly, his base constitution of 5 means he will be weighed down by every sword in the game except the Slim Sword and the Rapier, and his personal Light Brand will reduce his attack speed to 0. Even when he does follow up, his FCM of 2 is too low to reliably boost his damage through critical hits, especially with his low skill base. Leif can be aided by the Adept skill and an action star, but both are luck-based, and the former is dependent upon his low attack speed. Furthermore, his low strength renders him unable to deal meaningful damage to the armored enemies in the early-game without using an effective weapon or the Light Brand at range. Leif also has a late promotion (at the end of Chapter 18) that only provides relatively meager boosts to his stats.
Leif possesses a number of non-statistical strengths. He is the only unit available in every chapter, the only unit who does not suffer fatigue, and is the only unit besides Lifis who stays during the transition between Chapters 3 and 4. This makes him a strong candidate for the Life, Shield, and Speed Rings obtained in the chapters before. The Light Brand, Leif's personal weapon, deals magic damage when used as an indirect attack, acting like a Light tome; though Leif's base magic stat is low, the high might of the Light Brand compensates for this, and as magic is very lacking among physical units, Leif can deal more damage with it than most other units available in the Munster chapters. Anyone can use the Flame Sword that Eyvel starts with to accomplish a similar purpose, and it boosts its user's magic by 5 points—dealing slightly more damage than the Light Brand when attacking at range—but its high weapon level requirement of B makes only Leif or Fergus able to use it in short time.
From Chapter 7 through mid-game, Leif's combat begins to be eclipsed by that of other units. However, he can still provide support bonuses to many great units, such as Nanna, Finn, and Asbel. Leif's support utility can further be improved with the King Sword, which grants Charm when equipped. As Leif is not affected by fatigue, he will always be available to provide these bonuses. In addition, his immunity to fatigue also makes him immune to the Sleep and Berserk statuses; this can sometimes allow him to safely approach and neutralize enemy staff users in certain situations where other units might not be able to.
Leif can also provide the benefits of authority; the number of leadership stars Leif has changes over the course of the game, corresponding with the status of his advisors, August and Dryas:
- Leif has one star for Chapter 2x; he loses it after Chapter 2x and regains it at the start of Chapter 6.
- Leif gains one star at the end of Chapter 9, and loses it at the end of Chapter 18.
While Leif's promotion is unimpressive, the class he promotes to is not considered to be promoted for gaining experience. Crusader Scrolls (especially the ones obtained in the lategame) can be used to improve Leif's growths and make him more viable as a combat unit later in the game. The aforementioned King Sword also improves his combat, being a 13 might, 20% crit brave weapon; the Bragi Sword, having 15 might, granting Miracle, and acting as an Armorslayer, is also useful, especially against the final boss. However, neither weapon is exclusive to him, and his contributions with them can be replicated by other units: the King Sword can be used by anyone with a C-level in swords; the Bragi Sword can also be used by Nanna, Fergus, and Diarmuid.
If Leif's physical bulk and speed have been significantly improved enough for him to face an extensive enemy phase without fear of dying, he can benefit from the Accost Manual (obtained in Chapter 12x), allowing him to goad enemy Ballistae into shooting at him and quickly draining their ammunition; HP is Leif's best growth and Ballistae have 0 attack speed, meaning he can reliably activate Accost. Because Leif is immune to fatigue, he can be better ballista bait than most other units, who will gain fatigue from being attacked. By equipping the Light Brand for the +10 luck and taking advantage of defensive terrain to boost his avoid, he becomes very difficult for ballistae (and most enemies) to hit.
Fire Emblem Awakening
Role
Two versions of Leif are playable in Awakening: a free one through SpotPass as part of the Thracia 776 character set, and a paid one from the DLC chapter package Lost Bloodlines 1.
Leif also appears as an enemy in six DLC chapters, and as a neutral unit in Rogues & Redeemers 1.
As with several other legacy characters in Awakening, there is a unique weapon named for Leif available through the Barracks or event tiles: Leif's Blade.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Myrmidon Swordmaster Assassin Thief Wyvern Rider/Wyvern Lord Griffon Rider Priest War Monk Mage/Sage Dark Mage Dark Knight Sorcerer Dread Fighter
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Myrmidon | 80% | 55% | 35% | 55% | 75% | 60% | 30% | 25% |
Promotion stat gains
Archer Barbarian Cavalier Dark Mage Wyvern Rider Fighter Knight Mage Mercenary Myrmidon Priest Tactician Thief
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Weapon level |
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Sniper | +4 | +2 | +1 | +4 | +3 | +0 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -- |
Bow Knight | +8 | +3 | +0 | +2 | +4 | +0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | E, E |
Skill set
Like all male bonus units in Awakening, Leif has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard male units.
In addition, the DLC version of Leif can also receive the following as a personal skill:
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Fire Emblem Engage
Role
Leif appears as an equippable Emblem in Fire Emblem Engage. He is first seen as a Dark Emblem synced with Ivy in Chapter 8, after which he becomes available to the player. After Chapter 10, he is taken away from the player, and reappears as a Dark Emblem synced with Corrupted Hyacinth in Chapter 17, after which he rejoins the party. Leif is the boss of The Sage Lord.
Emblem data
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Fire Emblem HeroesRoleThere are three different variations of Leif available to Heroes, all of which are tied to his storyline appearance in Thracia 776 although two are also dual-credited with Genealogy of the Holy War. The normal variation of Leif, credited solely to Thracia 776 is one of the characters added to the game in the Snow and Ash update, and became available for summoning by players on April 11, 2018. A variation of Leif termed "Unifier of Thracia", dual-credited to Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, based on Leif's appearance as a Master Knight was first made available to players on October 29, 2019 as the game's nineteenth Legendary Hero. A festival-themed variation of Leif was made available between the period of September 7, 2021 through October 7, 2021 as part of the summoning event surrounding the launch of the Scions of Twelve update; this variation is a Harmonized Hero paired up with Seliph, carrying a dual-credit to both Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776. Leif: Prince of LeonsterStarting stats
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Leif: Unifier of ThraciaStarting stats
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Leif: Destined ScionsStarting stats
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Personality and characterLeif is impulsive and prone to falling victim to his own emotions and passions. When confronted with a threat to his friends or allies, his first reaction is to pursue the threat head-on to solve the problem, even if such a course of action is doomed to fail. He is particularly prone to hatred, particularly in the aftermath of a failure or a loss, and his hatred for the loss of his family and Eyvel was his primary motivation at first for commencing his liberation war.[9] He has a tendency to let his pride and hatred overrule his appreciation for the best route to survive, even at the expense of his friends and allies, as evidence when he initially got furious at August's suggestion to seek assistance from Thracia when fleeing Munster because he had lost everything to them.[10] Despite growing up among commoners while on the run, Leif initially possessed a poor understanding of the reality of the world around him and its people, instead having a more black and white view of the nature of the conflict he sought to challenge; he was initially not even aware of some of the more basic actions of the Grannvale Empire or the Loptrians until he encountered them in action, such as the child hunts and the Bergrosen. In this respect, Leif has to rely on the influence of his friends and advisors to deter him from such risky, emotionally-driven courses of action; even then, there are times in which he overcomes their advice, such as when his impulsive insistence on reinforcing Ulster so soon after liberating Leonster was responsible for Dryas's death and the elimination of half of Leonster's army.[11] Ultimately, the influence of August and others taught him valuable lessons in how to be a good leader and to be less at the mercy of his own emotions.[12] Leif also has problems with his own self-worth. He readily criticizes himself for his own flaws on occasion, being somewhat aware of his immature tendencies when not caught in their throes, and takes his own failures exceptionally hard to the point of having trouble focusing on whatever crisis he currently faces, as evidenced with his reaction to the news that Dryas died because of his mistake.[13] In particular, he was somewhat self-conscious of his own lack of a Brand or major holy blood, seeing himself as inferior to the likes of Seliph or Ced solely on the basis of lacking their power,[14] and musing that perhaps it indicates him to not be worthy to pursue his path.[15] Love growths and eventsGenealogy of the Holy War
See love for more details on the love system.
SupportsThracia 776
See Support § Super Famicom games for more details on supports.
AwakeningAs bonus units, neither version of Leif is capable of supporting anyone. EndingsGenealogy of the Holy WarThe Thracia Peninsula was unified. Thracia 776Leif - Prince of Leonster In the annals of Thracian history, the name of King Leif the Wise, the "Sage-Lord," will echo for eternity... QuotesBattle quotes
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Other appearancesFire Emblem Trading Card GameLeif was featured on six TCG cards.
Fire Emblem CipherLeif is featured on ten cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Super Smash Bros. UltimateLeif appears as an Ace Attack-type spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, using his art from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. When equipped to an AI character, Leif grants random critical hits and healing over time. When equipped to a player character, he grants a support spirit slot and increased damage to sword attacks. Notable merchandise
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