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“ | I'm a spy, see. I gather information, steal things, check on people... Things like that. | ” | — Astolfo to Merlinus in Chapter 8 |
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Astolfo (Japanese: アストール Astore) is a playable thief in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is a spy for Ostia and the estranged husband of Igrene. Astolfo was known as Gorlois (Japanese: ゴルロイス Gorlois) when he was with Igrene.[2]
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Role
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Starting stats and growth rates
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Analysis
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Astolfo will most likely be the best thief you recruit in the entire game. His base stats are high enough to make him a decent combat unit during the Western Isles. However, the fact that thieves cannot promote in The Binding Blade means he will not keep up for long, nor is it necessary to train him (note that thieves can steal no matter what their speed is in The Binding Blade).
Despite his weaknesses, Astolfo is still significantly better than your two other options for thieves: Chad and Cath. Both Chad and Cath's base stats are much lower than Astolfo's when you recruit them, and raising either is hard as you will primarily use them as lockpick utilities rather than combatants. Simply put, Astolfo is far superior to either Chad or Cath.
Astolfo is the best option for thief utility, but he can serve well as a filler combat unit, thanks to his decent bases and great speed allowing him to dodge most attacks reliably, though he will be worse than other sword fighters when trained in the long term.
Personality
Astolfo, despite his important role as Ostian spy, is somewhat lazy and uncaring of the world around him; he dismisses orders to hasten his movements with casual sarcasm.[3] The injury to his leg that impedes his movement serves to intensify his apathy to keeping up with the troops.[4]
Astolfo likes to tease others to an extent; he constantly would end his story to Lilina about meeting Hector at the more exciting parts. He does eventually tell her the whole tale about him stealing from Ostia and being offered a job by Hector due to his skill. Astolfo respected Hector highly, and was hit hard by his death, even drinking himself to drunkeness in the middle of a battle with little regard for his safety.[5] Considering Hector's death occurs before Astolfo is recruited, his apathetic behavior towards himself and others during his time in Roy's forces may have been caused or increased by the death of Hector.
Astolfo seems to still care about his former wife Igrene, but he refuses to acknowledge that he is Gorlois, and blatantly lies to her about his identity. She specifically asks to see his leg, looking for a scar, though he insists he does not have any. He openly discusses his scar to others; making his lie clear. Astolfo first met Igrene in Nabata while suffering severe injuries and amnesia; Astolfo took the name Gorlois and they lived together for several years after this, even having a child. Eventually, Astolfo regained his memories and recalled his identity as a spy. Astolfo quickly realized the danger he had put Igrene in, he was a spy with Ostian secrets, and others would hurt him and his loved ones for that information. Astolfo left Nabata and his love behind for her safety.
Supports
- Main article:
Astolfo/Supports
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Endings
Astolfo, Shadow of Ostia
Short: Disappeared without a trace.
Long: After the war, Astolfo’s name disappeared from the records. Legends say that he worked to rebuild Ostia, but nothing else about him is known.
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | This looks dangerous... Not that that's anything new. | ” | — Astolfo in the final chapter |
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Death quote
“ | Finally, the fun part can start... | ” | — Astolfo |
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Other appearances
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Astolfo'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
Astolfo is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Astolfo | |||||
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Shadow of Ostia, Astolfo | |||||
"I am Astolfo. I once served at Marquess Ostia's pleasure." | |||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Thief | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Distinguished Spy: [Activate] [Once per turn] Look at the topmost card of your Deck. You may send that card to the Retreat Area. Knight in the Shadows: [Support] If your attacking unit is , then at the end of this combat, you may deploy this card in the Back Line instead of sending it to the Retreat Area. | |||||
Card #B21-080HN • Artist: Hatapug | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Astolfo . |
Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
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The Binding Blade | A spy serving Ostia.
Surrounded in mystery.* |
オスティア家につかえる
密偵 |
Choose Your Legends placement history
Lua error in Module:CYL_results at line 129: attempt to get length of field '?' (a nil value).
Etymology and other languages
Astolfo
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Astolfo |
Used in official websites. Astolfo is a character in the Matter of France, wherein he is a paladin of Charlemagne and a cousin of Orlando (Roland). |
English (unofficial) |
Astore |
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Japanese |
アストール |
Officially romanized as Astore. |
Spanish |
Astolfo |
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French |
Astolfo |
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German |
Astolfo |
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Italian |
Astolfo |
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Portuguese |
Astolfo |
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Simplified Chinese |
阿斯特尔 |
Astore; used in the unreleased Chinese localization of The Binding Blade. |
Traditional Chinese |
阿斯特爾 |
Astore |
Gorlois
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English (unofficial) |
• Gorlois |
• Used in the most recent fan-translation. In the Arthurian legend, Gorlois was the first husband of Igraine, cuckolded by King Uther when he and Igraine conceived King Arthur. |
Japanese |
ゴルロイス |
Gorlois |
Gallery
Sprite Gallery | |||
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Official artwork
Artwork of Astolfo from The Binding Blade.
Cipher artwork
Other appearances
Artwork of Astolfo from One Hundred Songs of Heroes.
References
- ↑ Fire Emblem 6: Astore Artbook Translation | kantopia, www.kantopia.wordpress.com, Retrieved: 13 March 2018
- ↑ "Wait! Gorlois...! ...I mean, Astolfo." — Igrene to Astolfo in their A support, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
- ↑ "Gwendolyn: I know your leg slows you down. But! You have other habits that are not excusable! First, you imbibe far more than is acceptable...
Astolfo: ...Oh, brother...
Gwendolyn: I will not let you laze about as you do. You must behave like a proper Ostian knight!
Astolfo: Yeah, whatever..." — Astolfo to Gwendolyn in a support conversation, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ "Gwendolyn: I won't let this slide. You leave me no choice! I'll
have to drag you to battle!
Astolfo: Hey there... Slow down...
Gwendolyn: S-Sir Astolfo... That wound...
Astolfo:Oh... This? It's just an old scar. This leg is pretty useless because of it, though.
Gwendolyn: ...... When...did you get that wound?
Astolfo: Hmm... A long time ago. I messed up on a reconnaissance mission in Castle Bern. I did get away though, so it's like a trophy to me." — Astolfo to Gwendolyn, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑ "Astolfo: Nah, it's nothing. I just wanted to say hi. Ha ha ha...
Bors: ...... That smell... Have you been drinking?" — Bors to Astolfo, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |