Oscar

Oscar
; Artwork of Oscar from Radiant Dawn. A member of the Greil Mercenaries. The elder brother of Boyd and Rolf. He is a lance paladin who once served in the Royal Knights of Crimea.
Gender	Male
Race	Beorc
Age	24 (as of Path of Radiance); 27 (as of Radiant Dawn);
Family	Boyd (younger brother); Rolf (younger brother);
Nationality	Crimean
Starting class	Lance Knight (Path of Radiance); Lance Paladin (Radiant Dawn);
Voiced by	Bryce Papenbrook; (English, Heroes); Junji Majima; (Japanese, Heroes);
Appearance(s)	Path of Radiance; Radiant Dawn; Heroes;

Not to be confused with Oskar, a non-playable character from Fire Emblem Warriors.

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“	I love Crimea, but I'm happy here. I want to serve Ike as a member of the Greil Mercenaries. Forever.	”	— Oscar to Kieran in a support conversation

Oscar (Japanese: オスカー Oscar) is the elder brother of Boyd and Rolf and a member of the Greil Mercenaries. He was formerly a member of the Crimean Royal Knights, but left their service to take care of his brothers. He is calm and collected as the responsible older brother, but is also skilled on the battlefield.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role

In Path of Radiance, Oscar is a mentor and supporter to the rookie Ike. He helps coach Greil's son in the beginning of the game and stays a member of the Greil Mercenaries even when Ike takes command. Oscar also sometimes prepares meals and does chores for the company alongside Mist.

Starting stats and growth rates

Lance Knight

Level	3
Attribute
Build	10

Recruitment: Chapter 1, automatically from the start

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	26	Speed	7
Strength	6	Luck	5
Magic	1	Defense	8
Skill	6	Resistance	0
Movement	8	Weight	33

Max HP	55%	Speed	45%
Strength	45%	Luck	30%
Magic	20%	Defense	35%
Skill	50%	Resistance	30%

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Inventory

Skills

Iron Lance

Vulnerary

Paladin Band*

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Weapon Levels
	--		C		--		--
	--		--		--		--

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+3	+2	+2	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+1	+1	(x to C) or or E

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Oscar is a well-rounded cavalier that is available for essentially the entire game. His base stats are enough to meaningfully contribute immediately, he uses lances granting him 1-2 range, and he has the highest defense among the early units after Titania and Gatrie. However, in the earlygame, he may struggle a bit more than his good base stats suggest because of the abundance of axe users.

Thanks to Oscar's high and balanced growths, he grows into a solid cavalier who often outclasses Titania when promoted. Thus it is highly recommended to use and train Oscar through the entire game. However, he may sometimes struggle with a key stat or two because while he has no real weaknesses, he also does not strictly excel at any stat. Also, because he is a cavalier, he cannot Shove other units, and only a few certain units can shove him.

When promoted, Oscar benefits the most from using axes, especially because Steel Axes are E-rank weapons (Other steel weapons are D-rank). He benefits a lot from the extra power of axes and does not struggle much with accuracy due to his good skill base and growth. He can also use bows if one wants to use the Triangle Attack with Rolf and Boyd, though it is not practical due to the required setup. Furthermore, while bows would give him effective weapons against flying units, this is heavily mitigated by 2x weapon effectiveness and his bad weapon level limiting him to only Iron Bows.

Oscar does not start with any skills, meaning that he can be shaped up however the player likes. In particular, he benefits from an Occult scroll since Sol heals him, mitigating his average 35% defense growth. Because he is a Lance Knight, he only has 15 skill capacity (20 promoted), so he will not have much selection for skills.

Oscar has an earth affinity which gives him and his partners a pure avoid boost. Ike and Tanith also have earth affinities which give up to 30 avoid at max support; however, Ike does not have a mount and Tanith joins later in the game. Kieran is likely his best partner, being another cavalier with a wind affinity which adds extra avoid and accuracy. Janaff gives defense and avoid boosts, though supporting him is less practical due to him joining later and being a flying laguz.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

In Radiant Dawn, Oscar returns as a member of the Greil Mercenaries. He is first seen helping the rest of the company rescue Lucia at the end of Part 2. When the mercenaries are hired to help the Laguz Alliance in Part 3, Oscar makes meals for not only the mercenaries, but the laguz as well.