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Gonzalez
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“ | But... I ugly... I not be with people. People hate me... | ” | — Gonzalez to Echidna in a support conversation. |
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Gonzalez (Japanese: ゴンザレス Gonzalez) is a playable character debuting in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He first appears in either Chapter 10A or Chapter 10B, and possibly joins Roy's army in both cases. Gonzalez is notable in that he is one of the only playable Brigands in the Fire Emblem series, with the other being Marty in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Role
When Gonzalez was growing up, he was mercilessly bullied for his ugly appearance and was never able to get an education. Due to this, the only way he could find work and survive was as a bandit.
Gonzalez first encounters Roy when the latter is attempting to protect civilians of the Western Isles from Etrurian exploitation. Gonzalez is ordered by either Nord or Scollan to burn down a village suspected of being a rebel stronghold. However, he encounters the Ostian princess Lilina, who notices the sad look in his eyes and realizes he can be reasoned with. Gonzalez attempts to get Lilina to have the villagers evacuate so he can complete his orders without harming anyone, but Lilina sways him over to Roy's side with the promise of being accepted and no longer needing to harm innocent people to survive.
He serves under Roy for the rest of the conflict, and eventually returns to the Western Isles where he receives a hero's welcome.
Starting stats and growth rates
- Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.[1]
Normal, Ch. 10A Normal, Ch. 10B Hard, Ch. 10A Hard, Ch. 10B
Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Con | Mov | Weapon level |
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Berserker | +4 | +2 | +5 | +2 | +0 | +3 | +0 | +1 | +1 | +50 |
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Gonzalez is the perfect example of the Axes in The Binding Blade stereotype; hitting things becomes a big challenge for him very quickly, due to his woeful skill and the poor hit rates of axes in general. What is not a problem for him is power and doubling enemies; even at base level, he can somewhat reliably one-round enemies. A promotion gives a massive +5 to Skill, giving an automatic +10 hit, on top of great boosts to other stats, +1 to his current Axe rank, +30 to critical hit chance, and the ability to cross water which can occasionally come in handy. While he still has poor hit rates, his ability to double, high damage output, and ability to critical means that he will have great offense against enemies that are not standing on terrain. He has a lot of HP, decent defense, and great speed, but his resistance is putrid.
His massive constitution is a double-edged sword; while it does enable him to wield nearly any axe without losing speed (especially after promotion), including Armads and Steel Axes, and allows him to participate in rescue chains with heavier units, it also makes him difficult to rescue for many units. This can cut both into his mobility and survivability by a lot, as well as making him riskier to use since he often has to commit to whatever he chooses to do. Lastly, as with all Brigands, he can cross mountainous terrain such as peaks, which give massive defense and avoid. Putting him in one of those cuts into his movement significantly, but makes him all the more sturdy which can help sometimes, for example in Chapter 21 where he can take on wyverns very easily.
Gonzalez is unique in that he can have two different joining levels, with their own distinct advantages. In Larum's route, Chapter 10, he joins at level 5. However in Elffin's route, Chapter 10, he joins at level 11. Larum's route gives Gonzalez more levels to work with, allowing him better stat potential, and a higher C rank in axes. Elffin's route allows him to use a Hero crest the moment he joins, instantly making him more powerful as well as catching up to Larum's route's C Axes over Elffin's route's D Axe rank. In both routes, he joins as an enemy, and as an enemy reinforcement at that, which means his stats are boosted on Hard mode. This allows him to keep up with enemies more easily than other units.
Gonzalez's thunder affinity makes him likelier to get critical hits, as well as granting him better survivability. His best support partners can assist him with his middling accuracy. For example, Lilina, with whom he has identical movement to and is his fastest support. Echidna's ice affinity also works, but their support is much slower and only possible on Larum's route. Trec and Garret also have a support that can do so, albeit the former has much more movement than Gonzalez which can make keeping them together an issue. Dayan and Bartre do not do this for him, which can be a bit of an issue, but they make up for it in making him sturdier, and in Bartre's case, easier to set up. However, due to the incredibly slow gains of those supports, as well as the fact that support gains are capped anyway, there is the very likely possibility he will have to go without.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
Gonzalez is one of the characters added to the game in the Princess Alone update, and was made available to players in the sixty-forth Grand Hero Battle, which initially ran from February 19, 2022 through March 2, 2022. Only one variation of Gonzalez is currently available in Heroes, based on his The Binding Blade incarnation.
Gonzalez: Kindly Bandit
Starting stats
★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★
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Initial Stats Level 40 Stats
Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets. |
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Skill set
Skill set | ||||
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Skill | Unlock | Auto-unlock | SP cost | |
Iron Axe | ★★★ | ★★★ | 50 | |
Steel Axe | ★★★ | ★★★ | 100 | |
Rein Axe | ★★★ | ★★★★ | 200 | |
Rein Axe+ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 300 | |
Dragon Gaze | ★★★ | ★★★★ | 100 | |
Dragon Fang | ★★★★ | — | 200 | |
A | Atk/Spd Push 1 | ★★★ | — | 60 |
A | Atk/Spd Push 2 | ★★★★ | — | 120 |
A | Atk/Spd Push 3 | ★★★★★ | — | 240 |
C | Threaten Atk 1 | ★★★ | — | 50 |
C | Threat. Atk/Spd 1 | ★★★ | — | 100 |
C | Threat. Atk/Spd 2 | ★★★★ | — | 200 |
Personality
Gonzalez speaks slowly, with short, sometimes broken, sentences, and limited vocabulary. He perceives himself as an unintelligent individual,[2] though it is unknown if his issues with expressing himself stem from a lack of care at a young age or are due to something else. He believes he is unable to properly interact with civilized society due to his ugly appearance and has poor self-esteem because of it. Despite this, he has retained a very kind disposition, and does not like hurting innocent people if he can help it.
Supports
- Main article:
Gonzalez/Supports
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Endings
Gonzalez, Kindly Bandit
Short: Returned to the Western Isles.
Long: When Gonzalez returned to his home on the Western Isles, he was not greeted with stones or harsh words. Instead, people cheered for the return of a hero.
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | I not afraid! This time, I not afraid!! | ” | — In the final chapter. |
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Death quote
“ | Me...hurt... Urg... | ” | — Gonzalez |
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Heroes quotes
- Main article:
Gonzalez/Quotes (Heroes)
Other appearances
Fire Emblem: Hasha no Tsurugi
Gonzalez appears in the manga Fire Emblem: Hasha no Tsurugi in Chapter 17.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Gonzalez'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
Gonzalez is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Gonzalez | |||||
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Gentle Berserker, Gonzalez | |||||
"This, I give you. You pretty. Flower pretty. Look good together..." | |||||
Attack: 60 | Support: 10 | Range: 1 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Berserker | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Kind Strength: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Until the end of your opponent's next turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Giver of Courage: [Always] If you have an allied "Lilina", this unit gains +20 attack. | |||||
Card #B16-022HN • Artist: Ippei Soeda | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Gonzales . |
Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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The Binding Blade | A brigand from the Western Isles.
Uneducated but compassionate.* |
西方三島の山賊
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Heroes | An uncommonly large man, born in the Western
Isles. Searching for a group who would accept him for who he is, he wound up with bandits. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. |
西方三島生まれの巨漢。
獣のような姿を恐れられ、居場所を求めて山賊になった。 (登場:『ファイアーエムブレム 封印の剣』) |
Meet some of the Heroes entries
Choose Your Legends placement history
Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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CYL 1 (2017) |
280 | Gonzalez The Binding Blade |
767 |
CYL 2 (2018) |
265 (−15) |
Gonzalez The Binding Blade |
857 (+90) |
CYL 3 (2019) |
314 (+57) |
Gonzalez The Binding Blade |
667 (−190) |
CYL 4 (2020) |
287 (−45) |
Gonzalez The Binding Blade |
519 (−148) |
CYL 5 (2021) |
192 (−95) |
Gonzalez The Binding Blade |
529 (+10) |
CYL 6 (2022) |
175 (−18) |
Gonzalez The Binding Blade |
571 (+42) |
CYL 7 (2023) |
529 (+354) |
Gonzalez The Binding Blade |
85 (−486) |
CYL 8 (2024) |
652 (+123) |
Gonzalez The Binding Blade |
52 (−33) |
Total results | This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 4,047 |
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Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Gonzalez |
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English (unofficial) |
• Gonzalez |
• Official romanization. |
Japanese |
ゴンザレス |
Officially romanized as Gonzalez. From González, a Spanish surname meaning "son of Gonzalo". |
Spanish (Spain) |
Gonzalez |
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Spanish (Latin America) |
González |
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French |
Gonzalez |
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German |
Gonzalez |
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Italian |
Gonzalez |
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Portuguese |
Gonzalez |
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Traditional Chinese |
岡薩雷斯 |
Gonzalez |
Gallery
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Official artwork
Artwork of Gonzalez from The Binding Blade.
Concept artwork of Gonzalez from The Binding Blade.
Battle animations
Gonzalez attacking with an Axe as a Brigand in The Binding Blade.
Gonzalez performing a critical hit with an Axe as a Brigand in The Binding Blade.
Heroes artwork
Character artwork
Meet some of the Heroes artwork
Cipher artwork
References
- ↑ https://fe6.triangleattack.com/characters/gonzalez
- ↑ "I not smart... I not know many words..." — Gonzalez to Lilina, 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. |
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