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Garo

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Garo

YHWC Garo 01.png
Official artwork of Garo from TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Title(s)
  • Granadan Pirate
Starting class

Pirate

Appearance(s)

Aye aye, sir!
— Garo to Runan

Garo (Japanese: ガロ Garo) is a minor playable character appearing in TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles. He is a pirate working on Holmes's ship. He used to work for Holmes's father, Vals.[1]

TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles

Role

Garo is one of the first playable characters available, and is also the only playable Pirate. He was sent to assist Runan by Holmes,[2] Runan's friend.

Garo has no real plot significance, though Julia approaches and asks him about the scar on his head. She recalls a man like him saving her from plunderers on Yr some fifteen years ago.[3] During that battle the man that saved her was struck in his head, and the wound would have left a scar like Garo's if he had survived the blow. Julia never knew if the man that saved her had survived, and she was curious to know if Garo was the one who saved her. Julia, who had fainted from a blow to the head during the fight, heard that the man worked for Vals, Holmes's father.[1] Garo confirms that he worked for Vals, but claims he wasn't on the mission to protect Yr, though he sounds unsure. It is left ambiguous if Garo was the man or not, though Julia appears to be sure that he is.

In one possible ending scene, Julia invites Garo to live with her on Yr.[4]

Starting stats and growth rates

Portrait garo trs01.png
Pirate
Level 7
Recruitment: Map 1, automatically from the start.

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory Skills
Hatchet
Iron Axe
Continuation
Sea Fighter
Life and Death (Lv 28)
Charge (Lv 29)
See All (Lv 28)
Strong Wind (Lv 31)
Weapons
Swords Spears Axes Bows Staves
Fire magic Thunder magic Wind magic Light magic Dark magic

Analysis

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

Garo is an atypical unit. He's a competent damage-dealer at the start of the game, though, unfortunately, he falls behind once better axe-users become available such as Bartz and Samson. Garo is particularly at a disadvantage compared to other axe-users due to not being able to promote, and is thus never gets to benefit from promotion bonuses. He also suffers from terrible base skill which will make his hit rates unreliable, though his Sea Fighter skill can occasionally help with this. Garo will also never increase his low movement stat of a paltry 4 (outside of Sea maps) without stat-boosters, leaving him behind in the early maps where cavalry and fliers are dominant.

If long term growth is sought, Garo has a decent spread of offensive stats, with good growths in HP, strength, speed, and weapon level, although his skill and luck will remain poor. Garo has a nice skill pool, however he learns the majority of his skills incredibly late. Wrath and Charge are both lucrative skills he can't use until long after he's made obsolete by other offensive units with better movement, personal weapons, and the ability to promote. To reach high levels, a Super Proof is required, as Garo's inability to promote means his normal level cap is only 30.

The best use case for Garo is as a filler unit after the first route split. Given that many powerful earlygame units have story based events on Holmes Split 1, Runan's party may end up with a deficit of capable fighters. Garo can respectably fight against the large amount of armored and cavalry units with the Hammer or Poleaxe, although he will likely stop active use once more robust units are recruited, or if the player forgoes story scenes and delegates more powerful units to Runan's army.

Personality

Garo is a quiet man, and does as Holmes and Runan say without complaint. His tone changes significantly around women, who appear to make him very nervous. Around Julia, in particular, he stutters and often trails off, failing to finish his statements.[5]

Garo prefers drinks like liquor, instead of wine. He is somewhat disappointed when a celebration he is participating in has only wine.[6]

Supports

Quotes

Battle quotes

Garo does not have any battle quotes.

Death quotes

Sorry, Lord Runan...
— Garo when defeated while in Runan's army
Captain... I'm sorry...
— Garo when defeated while in Holmes's army

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English
(unofficial)

Garo

Used in the Yutona Heroes War Chronicles fan translations.[which?]

Japanese

ガロ

Officially romanized as Garo.

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Portrait garo trs01.png Pirate
Bs trs01 garo pirate iron axe.png
Axe
(Iron Axe)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Julia:I heard later that Admiral Vals's men had come to save us from the pirates... But I never found out what happened to the man who'd saved me. You worked for the Admiral, right? Do you know...?
    Garo: Sorry, I don't... I-I wasn't on that mission...
    " — Julia and Garo, TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles
  2. "I'm more worried about you, Runan. Your knights are all greenhorns, 'cept for that old fossil Eugen... I know! I'll lend you one of my men. Garo! Get over here!" — Holmes, TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles
  3. "About fifteen years ago, when most of the men were off doing mercenary work abroad, the island was attacked by pirates." — Julia to Garo, TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles
  4. "Julia: Hey, Garo... Let's go to Yr together!
    Garo: Me...?
    Julia: Of course! Ever since I was little, I've had a dream... That I would find the man who rescued me and that we'd live together in Yr... Garo... Will you make my dream come true?
    Garo: I, uh... I-I mean...
    Holmes: Now look what you've done, Julia! You've turned him mute! I guess I'll have to say it for him... "Julia, I..."
    Garo: D-Don't you dare...!
    Holmes: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Relax, Garo! Don't swing your axe around like that! You could've taken my arm off!
    Shigen: Garo, huh? I guess I can approve of this...
    " — Julia asking Garo to live with her in and ending scene, TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles
  5. "Garo: ......
    Julia: Not much for talking, are you? Or did I just surprise you?
    Garo: No... I just ain't used to talking with ladies...
    Julia: Oh...? Well, I think that's better than being a skirt-chaser. I'm Julia, by the way. Nice to meet you.
    Garo: Y-Yeah...
    " — Julia to Garo, TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles
  6. "Holmes:' Hey there, Garo. Having fun?
    Garo: Not particularly, Captain. This wine's too high-class for my taste. Haven't you got any of that good stuff that makes you spit fire?
    Holmes: I don't know about liquor, but I do know a girl who spits fire whenever she talks...
    " — Holmes to Garo, TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles
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