Gustav

Not to be confused with Gustaf, a boss from Thracia 776, or Gustave, a character from Three Houses.

Gustav Artwork of Gustav from Heroes.

Gender Male Race Human Family Henriette (wife) Alfonse (son) Sharena (daughter) Unnamed father (deceased) Nationality Askran Title(s) King of Askr Voiced by Edward Bosco (English, Heroes) Jouji Nakata (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) Heroes

Gustav (Japanese: グスタフ Gustaf) is a character appearing in Fire Emblem Heroes. He is the king of Askr, and the father of Alfonse and Sharena.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

During the events of Book II, Gustav is only mentioned twice, once during Part 1 of Chapter 3 and again during Part 1 of Chapter 4. In both instances, it is stated that he is commanding the Askran Royal Knights in defending the realm from Surtr's invasion.

Gustav makes his proper debut during Book III. He often chastises Alfonse and tries to shape him into becoming a wiser and more responsible ruler. Eventually, Alfonse suffers a death curse at the hands of Hel, and Gustav sacrifices himself to take the curse and save his son. Hel later revives Gustav to serve as one of her generals, stripping him of control of his body. He requests the Order to strike him down before they proceed into the gates of Hel, which they succeed at doing.

There are three different variations of Gustav appearing Heroes. The normal variation of Gustav is a non-playable character that serves as the boss of Chapter 5 of Book III. A Valentine's variation of Gustav was made available between the period of February 5, 2021 through March 5, 2021 as part of the summoning event surrounding the Love of a King update, making him one of a number of heroes to have been made available only as a special variation without a normal variation of them playable. The Hel-resurrected variation of Gustav was first made available to players on May 10, 2022 as part of the summoning event surrounding the launch of the To Be Emperor update.

As an enemy

Stats

Book III, Chapter 5, Part 5

Normal Hard Lunatic

Level 15 Max HP 24 Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Stats Attack 30 Speed 12 Defense 18 Resistance 12

Skills Silver Axe -- Luna A Fury 2 C Drive Atk 1

Level 35 Max HP 36 Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Stats Attack 54 Speed 24 Defense 33 Resistance 21

Skills Glitnir -- Luna A Fury 3 B Desperation 1 C Drive Atk 2

Level 40+ Max HP 45 Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Stats Attack 65 Speed 32 Defense 41 Resistance 27

Skills Glitnir -- Luna A Fury 3 B Desperation 3 C Drive Atk 2

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As a playable character

Gustav: Majestic Love

Starting stats

Gustav: Majestic Love is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 20/21/22 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 4/5/6 Defense 12/13/14 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 46/49/52 Attack 38/41/45 Speed 14/18/21 Defense 42/46/49 Resistance 28/31/34 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Loyalist Axe -- Glowing Ember

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Axe	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Steel Axe	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Silver Axe	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Loyalist Axe	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Glowing Ember	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Ignis	★★★★★	—	200
A	Close Def 1	★★★★★	—	60
A	Close Def 2	★★★★★	—	120
A	Close Def 3	★★★★★	—	240
A	Close Def 4	★★★★★	—	300
B	Crafty Fighter 1	★★★★★	—	60
B	Crafty Fighter 2	★★★★★	—	120
B	Crafty Fighter 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	D/R Near Save 1	★★★★★	—	100
C	D/R Near Save 2	★★★★★	—	200
C	D/R Near Save 3	★★★★★	—	300

Gustav: Sovereign Slain

Starting stats

Gustav: Sovereign Slain is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 2/3/4 Defense 9/10/11 Resistance 7/8/9 Maximum HP 36/40/43 Attack 38/41/45 Speed 21/25/28 Defense 35/38/41 Resistance 26/30/33 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Headsman Glitnir -- Glowing Ember

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Axe	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Steel Axe	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Silver Axe	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Headsman Glitnir	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Glowing Ember	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Bonfire	★★★★★	—	200
A	Atk/Def Catch 1	★★★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Def Catch 2	★★★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Def Catch 3	★★★★★	—	240
A	Atk/Def Catch 4	★★★★★	—	300
B	A/D Near Trace 1	★★★★★	—	60
B	A/D Near Trace 2	★★★★★	—	120
B	A/D Near Trace 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Atk Smoke 1	★★★★★	—	60
C	Atk Smoke 2	★★★★★	—	120
C	Atk Smoke 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Atk Smoke 4	★★★★★	—	300

Personality

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Little has been revealed about Gustav's character. At the beginning of Chapter 4, Alfonse states that Gustav was angry with him when he told him that he wanted to join the Order of Heroes, and that they still do not see each other at the castle. Regardless, Alfonse still knows that Gustav cares deeply about his people and kingdom.

Gustav's personality is more firmly established when he makes his proper storyline debut. He is a stern and somewhat harsh man, and is not afraid to call his son out on his failures and reckless decision-making. Despite this, he genuinely cares about his family. His wife notes that he was far more hot-headed in his youth, although an incident she refuses to elaborate on turned him into the cautious man he is today.

Quotes

Main article: Gustav/Quotes (Heroes)

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Heroes (Gustav: Exsanguinator)	General of Hel, realm of the dead. Under the spell of Hel's queen, he is a tool of war made for converting the living into new recruits for the army of the dead.	死の王国ヘルの将。女王ヘルに呪縛され、 生者を死者とするために戦う騎士。
Heroes (Gustav: Majestic Love)	King of Askr. Taking part in the Day of Devotion to spend some quality time with his family.	アスク王国を治める国王。 家族とともに一時を過ごすため、愛の祭りに参加する。
Heroes (Gustav: Sovereign Slain)	Former king of Askr and father of Alfonse and Sharena. Slain by Hel, ruler of the dead, his body is now under her command.	アスク王国の前国王。アルフォンスとシャロンの父。 死後、死の王ヘルに操られる。

Trivia

• Gustav is mentioned by name in the English version of the game long before he is mentioned by name in the Japanese version. In the English version his name is seen in dialogue early in Part 1 of Chapter 3 of Book II, while he is not mentioned by name until the beginning of Book III in the Japanese script.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Gustav	A variant of Gustaf, a Swedish name meaning "staff of the greats"
Japanese	グスタフ	Romanized in internal files as Gustaf.
Spanish	Gustav	As above
French	Gustav	As above
German	Gustav	As above
Italian	Gustav	As above
Portuguese (Brazil)	Gustav	As above
Traditional Chinese	古斯塔夫	Gustaf

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Gustav from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Gustav: Exsanguinator and Gustav: Sovereign Slain from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Gustav: Exsanguinator and Gustav: Sovereign Slain from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Gustav: Exsanguinator and Gustav: Sovereign Slain from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Gustav: Exsanguinator and Gustav: Sovereign Slain from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Gustav: Majestic Love from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Gustav: Majestic Love from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Gustav: Majestic Love from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Gustav: Majestic Love from Heroes.

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  Concept artwork of Gustav from Heroes.

Heroes battle animations

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  Gustav: Exsanguinator and Gustav: Sovereign Slain's default animation in Heroes.

References

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