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Grieth

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Not to be confused with the character of the same name in Japanese, Geese, from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.

Grieth

FESoV Grieth.png
Artwork of Grieth from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.


The self-proclaimed "king of all brigands" in Zofia.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Nationality

Zofian

Starting class

Dread Fighter

Voiced by

Appearance(s)

You people turned Zofia into a place where only the strong survive. Hell, now it's the spitting image of Rigel itself, doncha think?
— Grieth

Grieth (Japanese: ギース Geyse) is a dread fighter and major antagonist of Fire Emblem Gaiden and Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia's Act 3: War of Deliverance.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Role

He is a pirate overlord with control over Zofia's western desert and oceanic regions. His underlings kidnapped Est, causing Catria and Palla to come to Valentia in search of her, and caused hardship for many people in Zofia. Sonya and Deen work under him, though they both hold grudges against him, and it is unknown how they came into his "employment".

He is fought in the middle of Act 3, he is required, as Celica cannot open the western floodgate until his death, as he holds a Mila priestess hostage that has important information for Celica.

Stats

See also: Attack on Grieth's Citadel
Portrait grieth fe02.png
Ma nes02 dread fighter enemy.gif Dread Fighter
Level 1
Stats
Max HP 36 Luck 0
Strength 15 Defense 11
Skill 16 Resistance 15
Speed 18 Movement 7
Equipment Spells
-- --
Weapons
Sword Axe B. Magic
Lance Bow W. Magic

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Role

Grieth reprises his role in Act 3, where he is once again fought in his citadel. Even as he dies, he shows no regret for his actions, declaring that there will always be people like him.

Stats

See also: Attack on Grieth's Citadel

Normal Hard

Portrait grieth status fe15.png
Ma 3ds03 dread fighter grieth enemy.gif Dread Fighter
Level 1
Stats
Max HP 36 Luck 0
Attack 15 Defense 11
Skill 16 Resistance 6+5
Speed 18 Movement 7
Item Skills
Gold MarkThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat. Sword
Resistance +5
Apotrope
Weapons
Swords Lances Axes
Bows Black magic White magic Monster weapons

Quotes

Battle quotes

Hehehe... Foolish bastards. Did you come here just to die? Seems like I'm going to have to make you realize just what kind of power I, Lord Grieth, possess. Go get 'em, boys! Don't let even a single one of them return alive!!
— Grieth, at the start of the battle in Gaiden
Grr, is this already the end for my kingdom too? Then I’m gonna drag you all down with me to hell!
— Grieth in Gaiden
Oh, Yer Highness... My kingdom may fall today...but I'm gonna DRAG YOU ALL TO HELL WITH ME!
— Grieth in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Death quotes

I hope you bastards are pleased with yourselves! How could I—I've still got... Urgh.
— Grieth in Gaiden
You didn't...win nothin'... There's gonna be...another me... There's always...another...me...
— Grieth in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
The self-proclaimed "king of all
brigands" in Zofia.
ソフィア王国中の盗賊の頭領。

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round Placement Character Votes
CYL 1
(2017)
748 Portrait grieth fe02 cyl.png
Grieth
Gaiden
43
CYL 2
(2018)
751
(+3)
Portrait grieth fe15 cyl.png
Grieth
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
38
(−5)
CYL 3
(2019)
645
(−5)
Portrait grieth fe15 cyl.png
Grieth
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
48
(+10)
CYL 4
(2020)
759
(+26)
Portrait grieth fe15 cyl.png
Grieth
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
19
(−29)
CYL 5
(2021)
799
(+40)
Portrait grieth fe15 cyl.png
Grieth
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
14
(−5)
CYL 6
(2022)
789
(−12)
Portrait grieth fe15 cyl.png
Grieth
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
18
(+4)
CYL 7
(2023)
800
(+11)
Portrait grieth fe15 cyl.png
Grieth
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
12
(−6)
CYL 8
(2024)
878
(+78)
Portrait grieth fe15 cyl.png
Grieth
Gaiden / Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
7
(−5)
Total results This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. 199

Trivia

  • Grieth shares his Japanese name with Geese.

Etymology and other languages

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

Grieth

--

English
(unofficial)

Geyse

Used in the most recent Fire Emblem Gaiden translation. Despite the Japanese name being the same as that of the character Geese from The Binding Blade, fans translated the two differently.

Japanese

ギース

Officially romanized as Geyse. The same katakana spelling as Geese's name.

Spanish

Grieth

--

French

Grieth

--

German

Grieth

--

Italian

Grieth

--

Dutch

Grieth

--

Portuguese

Grieth

Mentioned in the "Way of the Heart" Lost Lore event in Fire Emblem Heroes.

Korean

기스

Geyse

Simplified Chinese

吉斯

Geyse

Traditional Chinese

吉斯

Geyse

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Portrait grieth fe02.png Dread Fighter
Bs fe02 enemy grieth dread fighter sword.png
Sword

References

Project Characters.png This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Playable characters AlmAtlasBoeyCatriaCelicaClairCliveDeenDeltheaEstForsythGennyGrayJesseKamuiKliffLeonLukasLuthierMaeMathildaMycenNomahPallaPythonSaberSilqueSonyaTatianaTobinValbarZeke
Non-playable characters HalcyonIrmaMassena
Bosses BarthBlakeDeenDeltheaDesaixDolthDumaGarciaGarthGazelleGharnGriethHestiaJamilJedahJeromeLawsonMagnusMarlaMikhailMuellerNuibabaRudolfShizasSlaydeSonyaTatarrahWolffXaizorZaksonZeke
Background characters Lima IVLipricaMila
Personal weapons FalchionRoyal Sword
Acts and Battles Act 1 1: Ram Woods Battle • 2: Fleecer's Forest Battle • 3: Thieves' Shrine • 4: Storming of Ram Valley • 5: Attack on the Southern Outpost • 6: First Battle of Southern Zofia • 7: Second Battle of Southern Zofia • 8: Deliverance Hideout • 9: Liberation of Zofia Castle
Act 2 1: Skirmish • 2: First Pirate Raid • 3: Second Pirate Raid • 4: Assault on the Pirate Throne • 5: Third Pirate Raid • 6: Beast Hunt • 7: Seabound Shrine • 8: Fourth Pirate Raid • 9: Fifth Pirate Raid
Act 3 Alm 1: Northern Zofia Battle • 2: First Battle of Zofia Forest • 3: Forest Crossroads Battle • 4: Siege of Desaix's Fortress • 5: Second Battle of Zofia Forest • 6: Sylvan Shrine • 7: Forest Northside Battle • 8: Retaking of the Sluice Gate
Celica 1: Zofian Coast Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on the Desert Stronghold • 4N: Northern Desert Battle • 4S: Southern Desert Battle • 5: Attack on Grieth's Citadel • 6: Storming of the Valley Approach • 7: Dragon Shrine • 8: Liberation of the Temple of Mila
Act 4 Alm 1: Border Battle • 2: Rigel Forest Battle • 3: Fear Mountain Battle • 4: Fear Mountain Shrine • 5: Siege of Nuibaba's Abode • 6: Rigel Plains Battle • 7: Fight at the Dragon's Maw • 8: Rigel Falls Battle • 9: Secret Shrine • 10: Attack on the Last Bastion • 11: Attack on Rigel Castle
Celica 1: Dead Man's Mire Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on Dolth Keep • 4: Lost Treescape • 5: Storming of Duma Gate • 6: The Swamps of Duma Battle • 7: Duma Tower
Act 5 1: Duma Temple • 2: The Final Battle
Locations ValentiaMila ShrinesNovisRigel (Fear Mountain ShrineLost TreescapeDuma Tower) • Zofia (Ram)
Groups, objects and concepts DeliveranceMonsters
Lists ActsCharactersClasses (Class change) • ItemsScriptsWeapons
Related topics Manga adaptationName chart • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of LightAwakeningEchoes: Shadows of Valentia) • Sound Test ModeTimelineUnused contentWorld map
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Playable characters Alm's Party AlmClairCliveDeltheaFayeForsythGrayKliffLukasLuthierMathildaMycenPythonSilqueTatianaTobinZeke
Celica's Party AtlasBoeyCatriaCelicaConradDeenEstFayeGennyJesseKamuiKliffLeonMaeNomahPallaSaberSonyaValbar
DLC EmmaRandalShadeYuzu
Non-playable characters HalcyonIrmaMassenaMilaPeddlers
Bosses ArgentumAurumBarthBerkutBlakeBrigand BossCerberusThe CreationDeenDeltheaDesaixDolthDumaFernandGarthGarciaGazelleGharnGriethHadesHestiaJamilJarth*JedahJeromeLawsonMagnusMarlaMikhailMuellerNaberiusNuibabaRineaRudolfSlaydeSonyaTatarrahWolffXaizorZaksonZeke
Background characters ForneusLima IVLiprica
Regalia and personal weapons Beloved ZofiaFalchionGradivusMercuriusParthiaRoyal Sword
Acts and Battles Prologue Alm and Celica
Act 1 1: Ram Woods Battle • 2: Fleecer's Forest Battle • 3: Thieves' Shrine • 4: Storming of Ram Valley • 5: Attack on the Southern Outpost • 6: First Battle of Southern Zofia • 7: Second Battle of Southern Zofia • 8: Deliverance Hideout • 9: Liberation of Zofia Castle
Act 2 1: Skirmish • 2: First Pirate Raid • 3: Second Pirate Raid • 4: Assault on the Pirate Throne • 5: Third Pirate Raid • 6: Beast Hunt • 7: Seabound Shrine • 8: Fourth Pirate Raid • 9: Fifth Pirate Raid • 10: Zofia Castle Battle
Act 3 Alm 1: Northern Zofia Battle • 2: First Battle of Zofia Forest • 3: Forest Crossroads Battle • 4: Siege of Desaix's Fortress • 5: Second Battle of Zofia Forest • 6: Sylvan Shrine • 7: Forest Northside Battle • 8: Retaking of the Sluice Gate
Celica 1: Zofian Coast Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on the Desert Stronghold • 4N: Northern Desert Battle • 4S: Southern Desert Battle • 5: Attack on Grieth's Citadel • 6: Storming of the Valley Approach • 7: Dragon Shrine • 8: Liberation of the Temple of Mila
Act 4 Alm 1: Border Battle • 2: Rigel Forest Battle • 3: Fear Mountain Battle • 4: Fear Mountain Shrine • 5: Siege of Nuibaba's Abode • 6: Rigel Plains Battle • 7: Fight at the Dragon's Maw • 8: Rigel Falls Battle • 9: Secret Shrine • 10: Attack on the Last Bastion • 11: Attack on Rigel Castle
Celica 1: Dead Man's Mire Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on Dolth Keep • 4: Lost Treescape • 5: Storming of Duma Gate • 6: The Swamps of Duma Battle • 7: Duma Tower
Act 5 1: Duma Temple • 2: The Final Battle
Act 6 1: Archanea Seaway 2 Battle • 2: Archanea Seaway 4 Battle • 3: Archanea Seaway 6 Battle • 4: Thabes Labyrinth
amiibo Duma's OrdealsMila's Ordeals
DLC The Astral TempleThe Inner SanctumBand of BandagesLords of the GraveWretches and RichesWealth Before HealthAltar of the DestrierAltar of the TitanAltar of the SkylordAltar of the SorceressAltar of the FaerieAltar of the OgreAltar of the MarksmanAltar of the SavantAltar of the QueenAltar of the King • 1: Battle of Zofia Harbor • 2: Outpost Rescue • 3: Flight from the Ruins • 4: Siege of Zofia CastleCipher Legends ICipher Legends IIMila's Bounty 1Mila's Bounty 2Mila's Bounty 3Mila's Bounty 4Mila's Bounty 5
Locations ValentiaRigel (Fear Mountain ShrineSecret ShrineLost TreescapeDuma TowerDuma Temple) • Zofia (Deliverance HideoutDragon ShrineNovisRamSylvan ShrineTemple of MilaSeabound ShrineThieves' Shrine) • ArchaneaThabes
Groups, objects and concepts Death MasksBook of Valentian RevelationsDeliveranceMila ShrineMila's TurnwheelTerrors
Lists Base conversationsActsCharactersClasses (Class change) • ItemsScriptsSidequestsSkillsSupportsWeapons
Related topics Ancient LettersName chartDownloadable content • Other games (GaidenShadow DragonNew Mystery of the EmblemAwakening) • Pre-release information (Unused content) • Sound TestTimelineWorld map