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:Stats to the left of the "~" are Altena's minimum stats, those she 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 Altena's average stats, calculated from her parents' average stats at level 30; this luck stat can vary by up to ±5. | :Stats to the left of the "~" are Altena's minimum stats, those she 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 Altena's average stats, calculated from her parents' average stats at level 30; this luck stat can vary by up to ±5. | ||
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Altena is the only playable [[Wyvern Rider|Wyvern Knight]] in ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', as well as the second flier you get in the second generation. She joins at level 17, thus very close to promotion, likely able to promote after clearing the arena. She has good base stats and her best growth is her 135% HP growth, but she also has great growths in strength, defense and speed and a good skill growth, improved by her two types of [[Holy Blood|Holy Blood]]: Major Njörun from her father and Minor Baldr from her mother. Altena joins with a powerful set of offensive skills: [[Critical (skill)|Critical]] and [[Adept]], and she also gets [[Follow-Up]] upon promotion, not to mention she also has the [[Gáe Bolg]], which grants her a +10 bonus to strength, skill and defense, granting her powerful offense. While Altena may seem like an incredible combat unit at first, it quickly becomes apparent how, despite her great strength, she is fairly slow and is significantly weighed down by the Gáe Bolg, which has 15 weight in comparison to other lances' 12 weight. Altena will rarely double any enemies with it after promotion, so she must either one-shot them, get a crit, proc Adept or use a brave weapon. The other lances apart from Javelins are lighter, but they're much weaker, and Adept and Critical, while useful, are not always reliable. Luckily for her, Altena can use swords, which do not slow her down as much due to their low weight, and she can use all non-legendary swords due to her Baldr blood, which grants her an A rank in swords, so she can double reliably with them. While she can deal a lot of damage, she struggles in killing enemies in one hit if she can't outspeed them. | Altena is the only playable [[Wyvern Rider|Wyvern Knight]] in ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', as well as the second flier you get in the second generation. She joins at level 17, thus very close to promotion, likely able to promote after clearing the arena. She has good base stats and her best growth is her 135% HP growth, but she also has great growths in strength, defense and speed and a good skill growth, improved by her two types of [[Holy Blood|Holy Blood]]: Major Njörun from her father and Minor Baldr from her mother. Altena joins with a powerful set of offensive skills: [[Critical (skill)|Critical]] and [[Adept]], and she also gets [[Follow-Up]] upon promotion, not to mention she also has the [[Gáe Bolg]], which grants her a +10 bonus to strength, skill and defense, granting her powerful offense. While Altena may seem like an incredible combat unit at first, it quickly becomes apparent how, despite her great strength, she is fairly slow and is significantly weighed down by the Gáe Bolg, which has 15 weight in comparison to other lances' 12 weight. Altena will rarely double any enemies with it after promotion, so she must either one-shot them, get a crit, proc Adept or use a brave weapon. The other lances apart from Javelins are lighter, but they're much weaker, and Adept and Critical, while useful, are not always reliable. Luckily for her, Altena can use swords, which do not slow her down as much due to their low weight, and she can use all non-legendary swords due to her Baldr blood, which grants her an A rank in swords, so she can double reliably with them. While she can deal a lot of damage, she struggles in killing enemies in one hit if she can't outspeed them. | ||
Altena has a few other issues, however. For instance, she is a flier in ''Genealogy''. This might not seem bad at first, as she is a prime candidate to rescue villages due to her ignoring terrain penalties, until you realize that fliers do not get terrain bonuses and don't get increased movement from roads, meaning that she will struggle to keep up with the player's cavalry. Altena is also vulnerable to arrows and magical attacks, which is a major issues in the last two chapters of the game. In these chapters, there are many magic-using and bow-using enemies that will either one-shot Altena or bring her close to death. Even though she has a high defense, her weakness to bows still causes her to take noticeable damage, and she can't afford to get hit by mages. Another thing worth noting is that unlike in most games, enemies in ''Genealogy'' will not attack if they are facing a target with very high Defense. Since Altena can frequently have 30-40 Defense, many enemies will not even attempt to attack her while she has the Gáe Bolg equipped. While this seems helpful at first, due to the high enemy density in ''Genealogy'' it can be rather irritating to defeat them one by one, especially if the player is trying to play fast. | Altena has a few other issues, however. For instance, she is a flier in ''Genealogy''. This might not seem bad at first, as she is a prime candidate to rescue villages due to her ignoring terrain penalties, until you realize that fliers do not get terrain bonuses and don't get increased movement from roads, meaning that she will struggle to keep up with the player's cavalry. Altena is also vulnerable to arrows and magical attacks, which is a major issues in the last two chapters of the game. In these chapters, there are many magic-using and bow-using enemies that will either one-shot Altena or bring her close to death. Even though she has a high defense, her weakness to bows still causes her to take noticeable damage, and she can't afford to get hit by mages. Another thing worth noting is that unlike in most games, enemies in ''Genealogy'' will not attack if they are facing a target with very high Defense. Since Altena can frequently have 30-40 Defense, many enemies will not even attempt to attack her while she has the Gáe Bolg equipped. While this seems helpful at first, due to the high enemy density in ''Genealogy'' it can be rather irritating to defeat them one by one, especially if the player is trying to play fast. | ||
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Altena is a fearsome warrior in combat. Her combat prowess is compared to Prince [[Shannan]] of [[Isaach]] by [[Larcei]].<ref>{{cite|Your strength rivals even that of Prince Shannan. I would expect no less from the wielder of Gáe Bolg.|Larcei to Altena|Heroes}}</ref> In using the Gáe Bolg, Altena feels she must live up to the past wielders' legacy – including Njörun's – and must use the weapon to fight for peace.<ref>{{cite|I was not ignorant of that burden when I took up this lance. In the time since, however, I've come to understand just how daunting and lonesome an obligation it truly is. If my fate takes the shape of the tragedy of Gáe Bolg, it will be up to me alone to overcome it. And that tragedy is not the only weight I carry, either. I must also think of the wish for peace that the lance's first wielder, Njörun, so earnestly held.|Altena to Shannan|Heroes}}</ref> This has made Altena dutiful and responsible, but it has also made her withdrawn and aloof, only close to a select group of people in front of whom she is not afraid to open up. She also tries her best not to get her pride get the better of her; while she recognizes her skills as a warrior and is not afraid to speak about them with confidence, she believes that pride comes before a fall.<ref>{{cite|I am Altena, Quan's daughter. As one of the crusader Njörun's descendants, I will display the gifts of my lineage.|Altena|Heroes}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Pride clouds the vision. I must be mindful of that.|Altena|Heroes}}</ref> | Altena is a fearsome warrior in combat. Her combat prowess is compared to Prince [[Shannan]] of [[Isaach]] by [[Larcei]].<ref>{{cite|Your strength rivals even that of Prince Shannan. I would expect no less from the wielder of Gáe Bolg.|Larcei to Altena|Heroes}}</ref> In using the Gáe Bolg, Altena feels she must live up to the past wielders' legacy – including Njörun's – and must use the weapon to fight for peace.<ref>{{cite|I was not ignorant of that burden when I took up this lance. In the time since, however, I've come to understand just how daunting and lonesome an obligation it truly is. If my fate takes the shape of the tragedy of Gáe Bolg, it will be up to me alone to overcome it. And that tragedy is not the only weight I carry, either. I must also think of the wish for peace that the lance's first wielder, Njörun, so earnestly held.|Altena to Shannan|Heroes}}</ref> This has made Altena dutiful and responsible, but it has also made her withdrawn and aloof, only close to a select group of people in front of whom she is not afraid to open up. She also tries her best not to get her pride get the better of her; while she recognizes her skills as a warrior and is not afraid to speak about them with confidence, she believes that pride comes before a fall.<ref>{{cite|I am Altena, Quan's daughter. As one of the crusader Njörun's descendants, I will display the gifts of my lineage.|Altena|Heroes}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Pride clouds the vision. I must be mindful of that.|Altena|Heroes}}</ref> | ||
Altena feels hesitant to meet her father when she has the opportunity to do so in {{FEH}}, as she has been raised by Travant, the person who had killed her father. She has complicated feelings about Travant – on the one hand, she despises him for what he did to Quan and Ethlyn, but on the other hand, she recognizes that he tried his best to help Thracia.<ref>{{cite|Travant took both my parents from me. Worse, he sought to destroy my home country. Nevertheless...from a very young age, I saw him work tirelessly to improve the lives of the people of Thracia. He was often portrayed as a heartless villain, but he was fully willing to sully his reputation to achieve his goals...|Altena to [[Fjorm]]|Heroes}}</ref> She used to respect Travant, which makes it even more difficult for her to face her parents in ''Heroes''; she feels she betrayed them, and believes that holding any respect for Travant is wrong, but she cannot help continuing to.<ref>{{cite|In my ignorance, I respected him. He cared for me as if I were his true daughter. Educated me. Trained me as a knight. I know now he was my enemy. I do despise him... But how can I face my birth father, after all of that?|Altena to Fjorm|Heroes}}</ref> When Altena does meet her parents in ''Heroes'', she is reassured by them and not judged; this pushes her to continue wielding Gáe Bolg, in their name as well as the name of past wielders.<ref>{{cite|Mother, Father, I swear this to you... I will do you proud. I will wield the Gáe Bolg with the honor it deserves. As your daughter, I will fight for our people. I will fight for peace!|Altena to Quan and Ethlyn|Heroes}}</ref> Altena believes that both Leonster and Thracia could be called her home, and wishes to see the two countries united.<ref>{{cite|I am of Leonster by blood, but I was raised by Thracians. Either could just as easily be called my family. Blood relationships, birthplace, upbringing... All these things form a complicated knot... But perhaps, if I can show the people who I am inside... It may help heal the wound dividing the two countries. Reunited with my brother and father, we can work together to do just that, as a family... That is my dream.|Altena's 5-star level 40 conversation|Heroes}}</ref> | Altena feels hesitant to meet her father when she has the opportunity to do so in {{FEH}}, as she has been raised by Travant, the person who had killed her father. She has complicated feelings about Travant – on the one hand, she despises him for what he did to Quan and Ethlyn, but on the other hand, she recognizes that he tried his best to help Thracia.<ref>{{cite|Travant took both my parents from me. Worse, he sought to destroy my home country. Nevertheless...from a very young age, I saw him work tirelessly to improve the lives of the people of Thracia. He was often portrayed as a heartless villain, but he was fully willing to sully his reputation to achieve his goals...|Altena to [[Fjorm]]|Heroes}}</ref> She used to respect Travant, which makes it even more difficult for her to face her parents in ''Heroes''; she feels she betrayed them, and believes that holding any respect for Travant is wrong, but she cannot help continuing to.<ref>{{cite|In my ignorance, I respected him. He cared for me as if I were his true daughter. Educated me. Trained me as a knight. I know now he was my enemy. I do despise him... But how can I face my birth father, after all of that?|Altena to Fjorm|Heroes}}</ref> When Altena does meet her parents in ''Heroes'', she is reassured by them and not judged; this pushes her to continue wielding Gáe Bolg, in their name as well as the name of past wielders.<ref>{{cite|Mother, Father, I swear this to you... I will do you proud. I will wield the Gáe Bolg with the honor it deserves. As your daughter, I will fight for our people. I will fight for peace!|Altena to Quan and Ethlyn|Heroes}}</ref> Altena believes that both Leonster and Thracia could be called her home, and wishes to see the two countries united.<ref>{{cite|I am of Leonster by blood, but I was raised by Thracians. Either could just as easily be called my family. Blood relationships, birthplace, upbringing... All these things form a complicated knot... But perhaps, if I can show the people who I am inside... It may help heal the wound dividing the two countries. Reunited with my brother and father, we can work together to do just that, as a family... That is my dream.|Altena's 5-star level 40 conversation|Heroes}}</ref> | ||
==Endings== | ==Endings== | ||
