Barthe

Barthe
; Artwork of Barthe from The Binding Blade. A knight serving Ostia. Humorless and severe.
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Age	20s
Nationality	Lycian (Ostian)
Starting class	Knight
Appearance(s)	The Binding Blade

Not to be confused with Barth, a boss from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

“	As a knight of Ostia, you must always remain calm. It matters not how grave the situation.	”	— Barthe, to Gwendolyn

Barthe (Japanese: バース Bath) is an Ostian knight. He remained loyal to Lycia during the Disturbance of Bern and did not betray them to follow Bern, unlike some other Ostian knights, such as Legance.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

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Barthe is a knight in service to Ostia. Along with his fellow soldiers Gwendolyn and Ogier, Barthe remained loyal to Ostia in spite of the big rebellion of the people that wanted Ostia to surrender to Bern. They arrive on the second turn of Chapter 8 within a dead end at the map's upper-left corner. They are behind a cracked wall, so they decide to attack it to break it down and join the fight.

Starting stats and growth rates

Knight

Level	9
Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 8, automatically from turn 2

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	25	Luck	2
Strength	10	Defense	14
Skill	6	Resistance	1
Speed	5	Constitution	16
Movement	4	Aid	15

Max HP	100%	Luck	20%
Strength	60%	Defense	40%
Skill	25%	Resistance	2%
Speed	20%

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Inventory

Steel Lance

Weapon Levels
	--		C		--		--
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Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
General	+4	+3	+2	+3	+0	+4	+3	+2	+1	+50 E

Analysis

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

Barthe, as is typical of Knights, has high HP, high defense, and high strength, while all other stats are very low. This combination of statistics limits Barthe's usefulness throughout the game. He is not good at fighting, as he is locked to inaccurate lances and has low skill and luck, resulting in terrible hit rates. Barthe is also not good at taking magical damage because of his low resistance, and he cannot take much damage from axe users, as they will double him and have weapon triangle advantage against him. His low speed prevents him from ever doubling enemies, decreasing his damage output and making it harder to exploit his high strength, and his low movement prevents him from reaching enemies to begin with, assuming the player is not slowing themselves down to accommodate for it.

There are a few options for fixing Barthe's flaws. He joins one level away from promotion to General, and his promotion bonuses are good across the board. If the player is willing to use the coveted Knight Crest on Barthe instead of using it on a better unit, Barthe can gain a statistical advantage and a bonus weapon type for weapon triangle manipulation. Unfortunately, the promotion does not fix his issues in skill, speed, resistance, or movement, but it is the easiest way to give Barthe stats bonuses quickly, and it prevents him from suffering weapon triangle disadvantage against axe users.

Another option is to use all three of Barthe, Gwendolyn, and Bors, as they can perform a Triangle Attack. While using three Knights on the large maps in The Binding Blade limits the player's options, a Triangle Attack is the most reliable way to make use of Barthe's high strength, since it is a guaranteed hit, circumventing his low accuracy. Setting it up and using all three Knights can be a chore, however.

Personality

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Supports

Main article: Barthe/Supports

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See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Barthe, Knight of Justice
Short: Rebuilt the Ostian Army.

Long: After returning home, Barthe was put in charge of Ostia's military. Although scarred by Lord Hector's death, Barthe's strict leadership led the military of Ostia to glory once more.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Show the enemy the power of the Ostian knights! Triangle Attack!!	”	— Barthe, as the lead in a Triangle Attack in The Binding Blade.

“	Barthe: Legance, you miscreant! Have you no shame for your betrayal of Lord Hector?! Legance: Barthe... Shut your ugly mouth. Lord Hector was a fool. His death was his own doing. I do not intend to fall along with him. Barthe: You'll eat those words!	”	— Barthe, when fighting Legance in Chapter 8 of The Binding Blade.

“	We cannot afford to make a mistake this time.	”	— Barthe, in the Final Chapter of The Binding Blade.

Death quote

“	Urgh... why now?	”	— Barthe, in The Binding Blade.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Characters: The Binding Blade & The Blazing Blade

Barthe's artwork from The Binding Blade is featured in a file in the Fire Emblem Characters book, alongside details regarding himself and his role in the game's story. He is the 25th character listed in this book. Barthe scored 62nd place in the online The Binding Blade popularity poll whose results were included in the book.

Fire Emblem Character File 025: Barthe
	Gender: Male	Estimated Age: 20s	Title: Knight of Justice	Origin: Unknown
	Status: Ostian Vassal			Weapon: Lance, Bow
	Aims to be the strongest armor knight through self-training. A knight who serves Ostia. He cooperated with Wendy and Ogier on a rescue mission to save Lilina during the Ostian insurrection. To others, he has a rigid personality. After the war, he worked to reorganize the Ostian army that was scattered during the insurrection. Barthe's belief is: "in a one on one fight, the armor knight is the strongest." And so, for the sake of verifying this conviction, Barthe trains himself day after day relentlessly. That conviction influences his subordinates, giving the knights of Ostia great psychological support. On an interesting note, from a support conversation with Astolfo, Barthe shows he is not just a man of brute strength, but also one who can make intelligent inquiries. Also, even though their ways of thinking are different, Bors and Barthe share a knight's oath, and formed bonds that are beyond simply that of comrades.
Profile translation by Kantopia

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Barthe'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

Barthe is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Barthe
	Striving to be the Mightiest Lance, Barthe
		"Show the enemy the power of the Ostian knights! Triangle Attack!!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: General		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Armored Lance Triangle Attack: [Always] If you have an allied "Gwendolyn" and "Bors", this unit gains +30 attack. Strength Masked by Azure Armor: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Until the end of the turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Armor Expertise: [Always] If this unit is attacked by a non-, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B16-017HN • Artist: Homakura
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Barth .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Binding Blade	A knight serving Ostia. Humorless and severe.*	オスティア家につかえる重騎士

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1
(2017)

611