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Barthe
; Artwork of Barthe from The Binding Blade. A knight serving Ostia. Humorless and severe.
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Age	20s
Nationality	Lycian (Ostian)
Title(s)	Knight of Integrity
Starting class	Knight
Appearance(s)	The Binding Blade

Revision as of 18:58, 17 March 2024

Not to be confused with Barth, a boss from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

“	As a knight of Ostia, you must always remain calm. It matters not how grave the situation.	”	— Barthe, to Gwendolyn

Barthe (Japanese: バース Bath) is an Ostian knight. He remained loyal to Lycia during the Disturbance of Bern and did not betray them to follow Bern, unlike some other Ostian knights, such as Legance.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

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Along with Gwendolyn and Ogier, Barthe remained loyal to Lycia. They arrive on the second turn of Chapter 8 within a dead end at the map's upper-left corner. They are behind a cracked wall, so they decide to attack it to break it down and join the fight.

Starting stats and growth rates

Knight

Level	9
Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 8, automatically from turn 2

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	25	Luck	2
Strength	10	Defense	14
Skill	6	Resistance	1
Speed	5	Constitution	16
Movement	4	Aid	15

Max HP	100%	Luck	20%
Strength	60%	Defense	40%
Skill	25%	Resistance	2%
Speed	20%

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Inventory

Steel Lance

Weapon Levels
	--		C		--		--
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Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
General	+4	+3	+2	+3	+0	+4	+3	+2	+1	+50 E

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Barthe, as is typical of Knights, has high HP, high defense, and high strength, while all other stats are very low. This combination of statistics limits Barthe's usefulness throughout the game. He is not good at fighting, as he is locked to inaccurate lances and has low skill and luck, resulting in terrible hit rates. Barthe is also not good at taking magical damage because of his low resistance, and he cannot take much damage from axe users, as they will double him and have weapon triangle advantage against him. His low speed prevents him from ever doubling enemies, decreasing his damage output and making it harder to exploit his high strength, and his low movement prevents him from reaching enemies to begin with, assuming the player is not slowing themselves down to accommodate for it.

There are a few options for fixing Barthe's flaws. He joins one level away from promotion to General, and his promotion bonuses are good across the board. If the player is willing to use the coveted Knight Crest on Barthe instead of using it on a better unit, Barthe can gain a statistical advantage and a bonus weapon type for weapon triangle manipulation. Unfortunately, the promotion does not fix his issues in skill, speed, resistance, or movement, but it is the easiest way to give Barthe stats bonuses quickly, and it prevents him from suffering weapon triangle disadvantage against axe users.

Another option is to use all three of Barthe, Gwendolyn, and Bors, as they can perform a Triangle Attack. While using three Knights on the large maps in The Binding Blade limits the player's options, a Triangle Attack is the most reliable way to make use of Barthe's high strength, since it is a guaranteed hit, circumventing his low accuracy. Setting it up and using all three Knights can be a chore, however.

Personality

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Supports

Main article: Barthe/Supports

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Barthe Knight	Ogier Mercenary	Initial: 30 Per turn:+2	Gwendolyn Knight	Initial: 20 Per turn:+2	[[{{{support6}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin6}}}affin.png\|link={{{affin6}}} (affinity)]]	Initial: {{{initialpoints6}}} Per turn:+	[[{{{support8}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin8}}}affin.png\|link={{{affin8}}} (affinity)]]	Initial: {{{initialpoints8}}} Per turn:+	[[{{{support10}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin10}}}affin.png\|link={{{affin10}}} (affinity)]]	Initial: {{{initialpoints10}}} Per turn:+

See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

The Binding Blade

Barthe, Knight of Justice
Short: Reconstructed the divided Ostian Army.

Long: After returning home, Barthe was put in charge of the Ostian military. Although devastated from the tragedies of Hector’s death and the rebellion, Barthe's strict but fair leadership led the Ostian Knights to glory once again.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Show the enemy the power of the Ostian knights! Triangle Attack!!	”	— Barthe, as the lead in a Triangle Attack in The Binding Blade.

“	Barthe: Legance, you miscreant! Have you no shame for your betrayal of Lord Hector?! Legance: Barthe... Shut your ugly mouth. Lord Hector was a fool. His death was his own doing. I do not intend to fall along with him. Barthe: You'll eat those words!	”	— Barthe, when fighting Legance in Chapter 8 of The Binding Blade.

“	We cannot afford to make a mistake this time.	”	— Barthe, in the Final Chapter of The Binding Blade.

Death quote

“	Urgh... why now?	”	— Barthe, in The Binding Blade.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Barthe's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This illustration, along with all other The Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Barthe is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Barthe
	Striving to be the Mightiest Lance, Barthe
		"Show the enemy the power of the Ostian knights! Triangle Attack!!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: General		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Armored Lance Triangle Attack: [Always] If you have an allied "Gwendolyn" and "Bors", this unit gains +30 attack. Strength Masked by Azure Armor: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Until the end of the turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Armor Expertise: [Always] If this unit is attacked by a non-, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B16-017HN • Artist: Homakura
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Barth .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Binding Blade	A knight serving Ostia. Humorless and severe.*	オスティア家につかえる重騎士

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1
(2017)

611