Robert

This article is about the character from Thracia 776, sometimes known as "Roberto"; for other characters named Roberto, see Roberto (disambiguation).

Robert Artwork of Robert from Thracia 776.

Gender Male Race Human Nationality Leonster Starting class Arch Knight Appearance(s) Thracia 776

Robert (Japanese: ロベルト Robert) is a minor playable character appearing in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. He is an Arch Knight that joins Leif's liberation army.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Robert joins Selphina in the defense of Hannibal's mansion during Chapter 9. Robert does not have a single line of dialogue outside of his death and retreat quotes.

Robert accompanies Leif's liberation army until at least the liberation of Munster. His involvement, if any, with the war after Leif's forces merged with Seliph's is unknown, as he does not appear in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Starting stats and growth rates

Arch Knight Level 1 Action ★

Recruitment: Chapter 9, automatically from turn 1 Stats Growth Rates Max HP 23 Speed 8/6 Strength 5/4 Luck 6 Magic 0 Defense 4/3 Skill 4/3 Constitution 7 Movement 8/5 FCM 3 Max HP 65% Speed 60% Strength 45% Luck 70% Magic 10% Defense 25% Skill 50% Constitution 20% Movement 1% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Iron Bow -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- E -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Bow Knight	+0	+2	+1	+3	+2	+0	+2	+1	+1	+50 WEXP

Analysis

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

Robert joins as a level 1 Arch Knight with horrible base stats for his join time, except for passable speed. His weapon ranks are also horrible - he has an E-rank in bows with no weapon experience and no other weapon types that he can use. As a level 1 unit, Robert is far away from promotion, and he has no skills, either, being considered worse than Selphina, who has better starting skill, speed and defense, Accost and a B-rank in bows. He compensates by having good growths, especially in speed and luck, better constitution than her, preventing him to lose as much speed and allowing him to wield his starting Iron Bow with no speed penalty (he has 7 constitution compared to Selphina's 5), and a higher follow-up critical multiplier. However, when he joins, he cannot contribute very much.

Robert's class comes with some advantages. He has 2-range, so he can avoid counterattacks from enemies. He also has a mount outdoors, so his mobility vastly increases on outdoor maps, and he can perform a defensive retreat after attacking thanks to Canto. Outside of these benefits, Robert has a decent FCM of 3 and an action star. The latter gives him a 5% chance to move again after he completes his turn. It is unreliable, but it is something he has that several other units lack.

That said, Robert also has several disadvantages. Outside of his low base stats for this point of the game, he cannot counter at 1-range, because he can only use bows. He receives dismount penalties indoors, decreasing his already poor stats. Indoor maps also cut into Robert's movement, removing one of his few advantages. As a bow user, Robert cannot capture enemies, either. While he would be a poor candidate for it anyway because of his mediocre constitution, it is still a flaw. A consolation prize is that he keeps his main weapon type on indoor maps, unlike most other knights, who are forced to use only swords indoors. Thanks to that, he can operate like a foot archer indoors.

Overall, Robert is a growth-reliant unit who can barely contribute at base level. Players who do not want to waste time on training units will bench him. Crusader Scrolls and the Paragon Manual can help Robert catch up, though. Once he is trained, he can contribute with 2-range combat, but without training, he will never do much of note.

Personality and character

Robert is nondescript, and given no explicit personality traits. His ending suggests that he is timid and sheepish. His profile on the Thracia 776 website mentions he is a war orphan and that he has an attachment to Selphina. His supports suggest he also has some connection to Glade though the game never elaborates on it.

Supports

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See Support § Super Famicom games for more details on supports.

Endings

Robert, Bow Knight of Leonster
After his strong requests, Robert was put in the new Kingdom of Thracia’s royal guard. Robert himself was probably trying his best to be a legendary warrior, but he never could fix his timidity. Apparently, more than a few of the female servants in the castle found his sheepish nature cute.

Quotes

Death quotes

“	Lady Selphina... I wish...I could be of more...use...	”	— Robert

Escape quotes

“	Next time...we won't lose.	”	— Robert

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

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Trivia

• According to Thracia 776's website, Robert was designed to look 17 years old.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Robert	Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes; has yet to be corroborated by other sources.
English (unofficial)	Robert Roberto	From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright".
Japanese	ロベルト	Officially romanized as Robert.
Spanish	Robert	--
French	Robert	--
German	Robert	--
Italian	Robert	--
Portuguese	Robert	--
Traditional Chinese	羅伯特	Robert

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Arch Knight Bow Knight Bow (Iron Bow) Bow* (Iron Bow) Bow (Iron Bow) Bow* (Iron Bow)

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  Artwork of Robert from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.

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  Artwork of Robert from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

References

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