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Beowolf
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“ | You'll get your money's worth outta me. | ” | — Beowolf |
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Beowolf (Japanese: ベオウルフ Beowolf) was a Jugdrali mercenary in a partnership with fellow mercenary Waltz. He and Waltz were hired by Lord Macbeth of Infini in the Agustrian war with Grannvale, but during the battle he was hired by Sigurd's army to side with them in fighting King Chagall and beyond until the Battle of Belhalla. During his lifetime he had at least one child: Fergus; additionally, there is evidence to suggest that he also fathered Diarmuid, the eldest child of Lady Lachesis of Nordion.
Biography
Following the fall of Heirhein to Sigurd, Macbeth ordered Waltz's mercenary unit to deploy to fight Sigurd, but both Waltz and Beowolf held back until Sigurd's army drew close out of suspicion toward Macbeth. During the skirmish, Beowolf was approached by one of Sigurd's men and hired into Sigurd's service for 10,000 gold.
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Role
Beowolf appears as an Infini affiliated enemy unit in Chapter 2. He is deployed once Heirhein has been seized. He can be recruited if talked to by any unit, and the unit gives him 10,000 gold. He is available up until the end of Chapter 5.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Beowolf is deployed along with Waltz and eleven generic Free Knights as an enemy unit following the seizure of Heirhein Castle.
Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Skills | Weapon level |
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Ranger | +0 | +1 | +0 | +9 | +6 | +0 | +2 | +3 | +1 | Adept | A |
Love growths and events
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- In Chapter 2, Beowolf can talk to Lachesis after Infini Castle has been seized, granting her +2 Strength and Skill, +1 Defense and 100 love points between the pair.
- In Chapter 5, if they are lovers, Lachesis can talk to Beowolf, yielding no reward.
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
As a unit
Beowolf joins around halfway through the first generation, in the later part of Chapter 2. His wealth at base, high strength, and good base stats aside from resistance and luck make him somewhat easy to train, and he has very good promotion bonuses, with a +6 in speed, a massive +9 in skill, and the skill Adept on promotion. He also has a mount, and both Follow-Up and Accost, which gives him good offense. However, Genealogy's latter half gives him some trouble due to the presence of mages and horse-penalizing terrain: Chapter 4 in particular is difficult for him because of the large number of Pegasus Knights with weapon triangle advantage over him, forests and mountains that are difficult to get past, and several Wind Mages that may easily kill him. Additionally, he cannot reliably one-round bulkier enemies without the Power Ring or a Brave Sword, and as his magic stat will always be 0 he is a poor user of the magic sword.
As a father
Beowolf is one of Lachesis's best potential husbands; they have an event in Chapter 2 that grants the two love points and makes Lachesis stronger, and Lachesis's son, Diarmuid, can inherit Beowolf's swords and Follow-Up. Beowolf can provide Follow-Up to any children he sires, such as Edain's son Lester or Tailtiu's children Arthur and Tine; however, most children have better fathers from whom they can inherit weapons, Holy Blood, or other useful skills.
Personality
Though dedicated to his mercenary work, Beowolf nonetheless was judgemental of his employers and was prepared to abandon their service should he disagree with their cause or motivations.[1] He had a history of working with Eldigan of Nordion and held a high respect for him, and by Eldigan's request took to looking out for and tutoring his younger sister Lachesis during the Agustrian war.[2] Even though he and Waltz were close friends and partners, both accepted that one day the two may be enemies to each other in the employ of conflicting parties, which ultimately happened in Agustria.[3]
Endings
Genealogy of the Holy War
Beowolf, a free-roaming knight...
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | Don't hold this against me. ...It's just how I make a living. | ” | — Beowolf, as an enemy in Chapter 2 of Genealogy of the Holy War. |
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“ | Yeah, probably... But I'm a mercenary, and those are my orders... | ” | — Beowolf, when fighting Waltz in Chapter 2 of Genealogy of the Holy War. |
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Death quote
“ | D-damn... this just ain't my... | ” | — Beowolf, as an enemy in Chapter 2 of Genealogy of the Holy War. |
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“ | Argh... Damn it! My luck has finally run out... | ” | — Beowolf, in Genealogy of the Holy War. |
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Other appearances
Fire Emblem Trading Card Game
Beowolf was featured on four TCG cards.
Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Beowolf | |||
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Class: Free Knight | Level 1 Cavalry | Direct Attack | |
Energy: 5 | Atk.: 2 / Counter: 1 | WLv.: B | |
Equip: Iron Sword | Skills: Canto • Accost • Follow-Up | ||
Card #036 • Rarity: ★★ • Artist: Mayumi Hirota | |||
Class: Free Knight | Level 10 Cavalry | Direct Attack | |
Energy: 7 | Atk.: 3 / Counter: 1 | WLv.: B | |
Equip: Steel Blade | Skills: Canto • Accost • Follow-Up | ||
Card #2-016 • Rarity: ★★ • Artist: Koya Katsuyoshi | |||
Class: Ranger | Level 20 Cavalry | Direct Attack | |
Energy: 8 | Atk.: 3 / Counter: 1 | WLv.: A | |
Equip: Steel Sword | Skills: Class Change • Canto • Training • Accost • Follow-Up | ||
Card #3-015 • Rarity: ★ • Artist: Koya Katsuyoshi | |||
Class: Free Knight | Level 15 Cavalry | Direct Attack | |
Energy: 7 | Atk.: 2 / Counter: 1 | WLv.: B | |
Equip: Wing Clipper Body Ring |
Skills: Follow-Up • Accost • Rescue • Capture | ||
Card #AN-018 • Rarity: ★★ • Artist: Eiji Kaneda | |||
Card scans and information translation provided by Aquantis. |
Fire Emblem Cipher
Beowolf is featured on three cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Beowolf | |||||
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Fearless Free Knight, Beowolf | |||||
"Don't take this personally, yeah? We've all gotta make a living..." | |||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 2 | ||
Class: Free Knight | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
"Do you want to hire me?": [Trigger] [] When you deploy this card, you may pay the cost, and if you do: This card gains 30 Attack until the end of that turn. | |||||
Card #B06-037N • Artist: Clover.K | |||||
Talented Mercenary Knight, Beowolf | |||||
"See, war ain't fun and games, and someone as green as you's just gonna get in the way." | |||||
Attack: 70 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 4 | ||
Class: Ranger | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 3 | |||
Swordfighting Adept: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Untap this unit. Until the end of the turn, this unit gains +10 attack. Merciless Follow-Up: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] If this unit has used "Swordfighting Adept" in this turn, untap this unit. Slaying Accost: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] If this unit has used "Merciless Follow-Up" in this turn, untap this unit. | |||||
Card #B12-085R • Artist: Homakura | |||||
Man Wandering on the Battlefield, Beowolf | |||||
"Yeah, I ain't up for this at all. I'm this close to just walkin' off the job." | |||||
Attack: 40 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 1 | ||
Class: Free Knight | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Mercenary in High Demand: [Always] During your turn, if you have 6 or more cards in your hand, this unit gains +10 attack. Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack. | |||||
Card #B12-086N • Artist: Homakura | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Beowulf . |
Choose Your Legends placement history
Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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CYL 1 (2017) |
577 | Beowolf Genealogy of the Holy War |
141 |
CYL 2 (2018) |
612 (+35) |
Beowolf Genealogy of the Holy War |
120 (−21) |
CYL 3 (2019) |
516 (−38) |
Beowolf Genealogy of the Holy War |
185 (+65) |
CYL 4 (2020) |
534 (−11) |
Beowolf Genealogy of the Holy War |
166 (−19) |
CYL 5 (2021) |
597 (+63) |
Beowolf Genealogy of the Holy War |
81 (−85) |
CYL 6 (2022) |
541 (−58) |
Beowolf Genealogy of the Holy War |
119 (+38) |
CYL 7 (2023) |
487 (−54) |
Beowolf Genealogy of the Holy War |
100 (−19) |
CYL 8 (2024) |
408 (−79) |
Beowolf Genealogy of the Holy War |
128 (+28) |
Total results | This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 1,040 |
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Trivia
- An earlier version of the character list on Thracia 776's website listed Beowolf as Nanna's and Fergus's father.[4] However, this has been removed from the modern version of the site.[5]
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Beowolf |
Used in official websites. Misspelling of Beowulf, hero of the eponymous Anglo-Saxon poem. |
English (unofficial) |
Beowulf |
Used in the current version of the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation.[which?] |
Japanese |
ベオウルフ |
Officially romanized as Beowolf. |
Spanish |
Beowolf |
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French |
Beowolf |
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German |
Beowolf |
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Italian |
Beowolf |
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Portuguese |
Beowolf |
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Traditional Chinese |
貝奧武夫 |
Beowolf |
Gallery
Sprite Gallery | |||||
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Artwork of Beowolf from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Artwork of Beowolf from Genealogy of the Holy War.
Beowolf's portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
References
- ↑ "I'm not buyin' any of this. I'm 'bout ready to walk on that Macbeth sleaze." — Beowolf, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
- ↑ "Beowolf: Heh heh... tough little cookie, ain't ya. Remind me a bit of Eldigan.
Lachesis: Wait! You know my brother?
Beowolf: Sure do. We go way back. Don't mean t'be so nosy, but he asked me t'check up on ya.
Lachesis: Oh, I didn't realise. I'm sorry.
Beowolf: S'alright. Eldigan also asked me t'teach you a bit about warfare. How 'bout it?" — Beowolf and Lachesis, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - ↑ "Waltz: Well, do as you see fit. As a mercenary you're free to work for whomever you please. Strange how one day we're fighting side by side... the next day who knows.
Beowolf: Sure is. I just hope I don't gotta face you ever. I wouldn't stand a chance." — Waltz and Beowolf, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20000302164718/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/bfej/data/chara/index.html
- ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/bfej/data/chara/index.html
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