Arion

Arion Artwork of Arion from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Gender Male Race Human Family Dáinn (ancestor) Njörun (indirect ancestor) Travant (father) Altena (adoptive sister) Leif (distant relative) Quan (distant relative) Nationality Thracian Title(s) Prince of Thracia King of Thracia Starting class Wyvern Lord Appearance(s) Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776

“	Altena... this is our fate. And the sooner we resign ourselves to it the better.	”	— Arion

Arion (Japanese: アリオーン Areone) is the Prince of Thracia, the only biological child of King Travant and a full-blooded heir to the Crusader Dáinn and the holy lance Gungnir. He succeeded his father as Thracia's king during the war between Thracia and Seliph's liberation army, placing himself in opposition to his adoptive sister Altena.

Biography

Arion was betrothed to Linoan of Tarrah some time before Grann 776; he ordered the Thracian knight Deen to protect Linoan from the threat of assassination by Grannvale forces, and to fulfil this role successfully Dean left the Thracian army. At the climax of the Friege assault on Tarrah in 776, he convinced Travant to allow him to spearhead a Thracian assault on Tarrah, then negotiated a controlled surrender with Linoan which would place Tarrah under his control rather than that of Grannvale, ensuring the safety of its residents from the atrocities of Grannvale and the Loptr Church.

In Grann 777, during Seliph's battles with Bloom in the Munster District, Arion received a request for reinforcements from Bloom and reported it to Travant, who ignored it with the intent of weakening both sides for an easier Thracian victory later. When Seliph's army moved on to attack Thracia itself, Altena learned of her true heritage as Quan's daughter and Leif's sister and turned on Travant; Arion sided with Travant and attacked her, subduing her and pretending to have killed her. Travant then decided to fight Seliph's army himself, entrusting Arion with the Gungnir and rule of Thracia. When Altena recovered, Arion told her to go to Leif and Seliph, but that he remained the enemy. At the climax of the battle, Arion was defeated by Seliph's army, but was saved by Julius, who warped him away to Grannvale.

Later, in the final battle between Seliph and Julius in Grannvale itself, Arion was hired by Julius as a mercenary and deployed late in the battle to attack Chalphy Castle while Seliph's forces were distracted in the north. He was confronted again by Altena, who convinced him at last to cease his opposition - not for Seliph, he claimed, but for Altena.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Arion is the final boss of Chapter 9, emerging after Grutia Castle is seized. He later reappears as a minor boss in the Endgame, appearing as a reinforcement to attack Chalphy Castle, the player's home castle; however, this time Altena can talk to him, which turns him and any Thracian survivors into partner units.

Stats

See also: For Whose Sake and End of the Holy War

Chapter 9 Endgame

Wyvern Lord Level 27 Holy Blood Movement 9 Authority ★★★★★

Stats Max HP 70 Speed 21+10 Strength 26+10 Luck 12 Magic 6 Defense 27+10 Skill 24 Resistance 9

Inventory Skills Gungnir Miracle Band 5,000 Gold Follow-Up Adept Nihil Weapon Levels A ★ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Wyvern Lord Level 27 Holy Blood Movement 9 Authority ★★★★★

Stats Max HP 70 Speed 21+10 Strength 26+10 Luck 12 Magic 6 Defense 27+10 Skill 24 Resistance 9

Inventory Skills Gungnir 5,000 Gold Follow-Up Adept Nihil Weapon Levels A ★ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Arion appears during the closing cutscene of Chapter 14 to negotiate the surrender of Tarrah with Linoan.

Personality and character

Even though he sometimes disagreed with his methods, Arion held Travant in the highest regard and was determined throughout Travant's life to prove himself a useful servant and worthy heir. Although he greatly respected Altena and attempted to justify her actions to Travant, he nonetheless regularly sided with Travant when he and Altena clashed on matters, often doing both in the same breath. He was aware of Altena's true heritage as Quan and Ethlyn's daughter the entire time, and Travant regularly freely spoke about it to him. Following Travant's death, for a time he was determined to continue to oppose Seliph's army, having interpreted that as Travant's dying wish, but realized the nature of the path and told Altena to leave Thracia and ally with Leif and Seliph, resolved that the two would have to fight each other someday. Altena interpreted his insistence on continuing to fight Seliph's army as egocentricism, and that he refused to believe that he was in the wrong in continuing to serve Grannvale in its opposition to Seliph.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Heh... What fools. You dare challenge me, even knowing I wield Gungnir, the heavenly lance?	”	— Arion, in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	You're the Imperial Prince Seliph, aren't you? Hm, you should make an admirable adversary. Care for a match? [...] I have nothing else to say! Let's do this, Seliph. Have a taste of my Gungnir!	”	— Arion, when fighting Seliph, in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War. This quote is taken from an older fan translation patch, and should be updated with the equivalent quote from the most recent version if possible.

“	Altena... I see you're in good health. I for one have long sought to test my skills against you. Now, come at me! I won't hold back!	”	— Arion, when fighting Altena, in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	I'm so sorry...	”	— Arion, in the Endgame of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Altena... I didn't want to meet you like this. I'm still living in disgrace...	”	— Arion, when fighting Altena, in the Endgame of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Death quotes

“	How... How could this be?! I've... I've brought shame on myself... Altena...	”	— Arion, in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	...Altena...	”	— Arion, in the Endgame of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Arion is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Arion
	Prince of Thracia, Arion
		"When next we meet, it will be in battle, and I will not stay my hand!""
		Attack: 60	Support: 30	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Wyvern Lord		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Fateful Confrontation: [Trigger] When you deploy this unit, until the end of the turn, this unit gains +10 attack. Bequeathed Etherean Lance: [Activate] [Once per turn] [Send 1 bond card to the Retreat Area] Choose 1 non-lord enemy with 80 attack or higher, and destroy them.
	Card #B15-097HN • Artist: Tatsuro Iwamoto
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Arion .

Trivia

• The early character concepts for Tiki, revealed in the Fire Emblem Official Staff Book originally gave her a name that is very similar to Arion’s. Tiki's original name was アリオン, with only a one character difference between the two.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Arion	As of Fire Emblem Heroes.
English (unofficial)	Arione	Used in the Thracia 776 fan translation.[which?]
Japanese	アリオーン	Officially romanized as Areone. From Arion (Greek: Ἀρίων), an ancient Greek kitharode and poet.
Spanish	Arion	--
French	Arion	Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Heroes; he is not mentioned by name in the French localization of Heroes.
German	Arion	--
Italian	Arion	--
Portuguese	Arion	--
Traditional Chinese	阿利翁	Arion

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Genealogy of the Holy War Wyvern Lord Lance (Gungnir)
Thracia 776 Wyvern Rider

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  Artwork of Arion from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Artwork of Arion from Treasure.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.