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“ | We're the secret fourth house in Abyss. The surface world turned its back on us, and we did the same in return. | ” | — Balthus |
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Balthus von Albrecht (Japanese: バルタザール=フォン=アダルブレヒト Balthazar von Adalbrecht) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, made available via downloadable content. Balthus plays a prominent role in the DLC side story Cindered Shadows.
Biography
Balthus was once a noble of the Leicester Alliance, until unknown circumstances led to him becoming a fugitive.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Role
Starting stats and growth rates
Playable
- Main article:
Balthus/Stats
Main story Cindered Shadows
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Enemy - Cindered Shadows Chapter 1
Normal Hard
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Growth rates when reclassed
- Main article:
Balthus/Stats § Growth rates when reclassed
Abilities
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" colspan="2" | Ability | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Learned at | |
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King of Grappling | Personal ability, innate and unremovable | |
Sword Prowess | Innate; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Wrath Strike | D | |
Grounder | C | |
Bane of Monsters | C+ | |
Axebreaker | B | |
Sword Crit +10 | S | |
Swordfaire | S+ | |
Lance Prowess | E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Tempest Lance | D | |
Knightkneeler | C | |
Swordbreaker | B | |
Lance Crit +10 | S | |
Lancefaire | S+ | |
Axe Prowess | Innate; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Smash | Innate | |
Helm Splitter | C | |
Diamond Axe | C+ | |
Lancebreaker | B | |
Armored Strike | A | |
Axe Crit +10 | S | |
Axefaire | S+ | |
Bow Prowess | E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Curved Shot | D | |
Close Counter | C | |
Bow Crit +10 | S | |
Bowfaire | S+ | |
Brawling Prowess | Innate; replaced with higher levels at C+, B+, and A+ | |
Fading Blow | Innate | |
Rushing Blow | C | |
Draining Blow | C+ | |
Healing Focus | B | |
Mighty Blow | A | |
Brawl Crit +10 | S | |
Fistfaire | S+ | |
Black Magic Crit +10 | Budding Talent: | |
Reason | E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Black Magic Range +1 | S | |
Black Tomefaire | S+ | |
Faith | E+; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
White Magic Range +1 | S | |
White Tomefaire | S+ | |
Authority | Innate; replaced with higher levels at D+, C+, B+, and A+ | |
Rally Strength | D | |
Defensive Tactics | B | |
Battalion Desperation | B | |
Offensive Tactics | S+ | |
Weight -3 | C | |
Smite | B | |
Weight -5 | A | |
Armored Effect Null | S+ | |
Dexterity +4 | C | |
Movement +1 | A+ | |
Cavalry Effect Null | S+ | |
Alert Stance | B | |
Alert Stance+ | A+ | |
Flying Effect Null | S+ | |
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|The above ability list does not include class abilities, or abilities and combat arts that are granted by items. |
Spell list
style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222; width: 30%;" | Spell | style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Learned at |
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Fire | D |
Bolganone | C |
Ragnarok | A |
Heal | D |
Nosferatu | D+ |
Seraphim | B |
style="Template:Roundbl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Restore | style="Template:Roundbr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | A |
Personality and character
The self-proclaimed "Almighty King of Grappling", Balthus is hearty and careless. He desires to repay Abyss for sheltering him by defeating any intruders.
Supports
- Main article:
Balthus/Supports
Endings
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | Come and get some, kiddo! I won't hold back, so you better not either! These fists are packed with years of pent-up resentment. Time to let loose! | ” | — Balthus as an enemy in Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 |
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“ | Claude: You look...familiar. Have we met? Balthus: Not a chance. You'd remember meeting a specimen like me. Claude: True. I'd definitely remember this sharp twinge of annoyance. Balthus: Stop yappin' and start slappin'! |
” | — Balthus as an enemy fighting Claude in Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 |
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“ | It'll be a shame to mar this pretty arena with a bunch of fresh corpses, but here goes! | ” | — Balthus in Cindered Shadows Chapter 2 |
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Critical quotes
“ | Ready to bleed? | ” | — Balthus in Part I & II |
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“ | Do or die! | ” | — Balthus in Part I & II |
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“ | You strong enough? | ” | — Balthus in Part I |
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“ | See ya! | ” | — Balthus in Part I |
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“ | Heh! Watch this! | ” | — Balthus in Part II |
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“ | Time to die, pal! | ” | — Balthus in Part II |
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Death/retreat quotes
“ | Could be worse, but...looks my fun's over. | ” | — Balthus in Part I |
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“ | Urgh... You've got guts, I'll give you that much. | ” | — Balthus as an enemy in Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 |
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“ | This round may be over, but I'll get you next time! | ” | — Balthus's retreat quote in casual mode as a playable character in Part II |
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“ | After all this time... it turns out I'm the king... of dying... | ” | — Balthus's death quote in classic mode as a playable character in Part II |
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Other appearances
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Balthus |
A truncation of Balthazar, as below. |
Spanish |
Balthus |
As above. |
French |
Balthus |
As above. |
German |
Balthus |
As above. |
Italian |
Balthus |
As above. |
Gallery
Artwork of Balthus from Three Houses.
High quality portrait artwork of Balthus from Three Houses.
Portrait artwork of Balthus in Part II from Three Houses.
Other appearances
External links
References
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |