Acheron

Acheron is a character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. He is a minor noble in the Leicester Alliance.

Profile[]

Acheron is the head of House Phlegethon, the smallest in the Leicester Alliance, with territory just north of the Great Bridge of Myrddin that serves as a major connection between the Alliance and the Adrestian Empire. His political opportunism has earned him the moniker "the Weathervane," and he is looked down upon throughout the ranks of Alliance nobility, and particularly Count Gloucester's son, Lorenz.

Despite his lack of power and the small territory he controls, he still holds enough influence in both the Alliance and Empire that simply removing him would be unfeasible.

Academy Phase[]

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War Phase[]

Five years later in Imperial Year 1185, Acheron is one of the commanders sent to reinforce the Great Bridge of Myrddin.

Crimson Flower[]

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Other Routes[]

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Personality[]

Acheron has earned the infamous title of "weathervane" amongst the people of Fódlan due to his lack of loyalty and tendency to change positions on matters when he senses any opportunity that might improve his fortunes. Very few, even among his so called "allies", have any faith in him and are never surprised when he flips positions on any matter.

He tends to be all bluster as he touts his strengths, but also quickly surrenders and pleads for his life when his plots fall through. In all routes, his overconfidence leads to his downfall after an attempted power play fizzles spectacularly, leading to his death on the battlefield.

In-Game[]

Base Stats[]

Land of the Golden Deer[]

• Normal
• Hard
• Maddening

Starting Class						Crest
Mage						-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
15	30	7	12	9	8	10	6	13	8+5
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
Blizzard Fire		-		Poison Strike Fire Reason Lv 1 Poison Pass Unsealable Magic		-

Starting Class						Crest
Mage						-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
16	33	10	15	11	10	12	7	15	10+5
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
Blizzard Fire		-		Poison Strike Fire Reason Lv 1 Poison Pass Unsealable Magic		-

Starting Class						Crest
Mage						-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
22~23	39	14~15	21	17	16	18	10~11	19	16+5
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
Blizzard Fire		-		Poison Strike Fire Reason Lv 1 Poison Pass Unsealable Magic		-

Skill
Level	E	E	E	E	E	C	E	C	-	-	-
Start

The Great Bridge Coup (Crimson Flower)[]

• Normal
• Hard
• Maddening

Starting Class						Crest
Cavalier						-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
28	38	16	13	12	9	13	11	8	13
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		-		Poison Strike Canto Lance Prowess Lv 3 Poison Pass		Silver Lance

Starting Class						Crest
Cavalier						-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
29	42	21	17	17	14	17	16	12	15
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		-		Poison Strike Canto Lance Prowess Lv 3 Poison Pass		Silver Lance

Starting Class						Crest
Cavalier						-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
35	51	29	25	24	21	25	23	19	22+3
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		-		Poison Strike Canto Lance Prowess Lv 3 Poison Pass		Silver Lance

Skill
Level	E	B	E	E	E	E	E	D	-	D	-
Start

The Great Bridge Coup (Silver Snow/Azure Moon/Verdant Wind)[]

• Normal
• Hard
• Maddening

Starting Class						Crest
Warlock						-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
33	42	11	20	13	15	14	12	27	11
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
Thunder Fire		-		Poison Strike Black Tomefaire Black Magic Uses x2 Unsealable Magic		-

Starting Class						Crest
Warlock						-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
34	47	16	26	18	18	19	12	28	17
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
Thunder Fire		-		Poison Strike Black Tomefaire Black Magic Uses x2 Unsealable Magic		-

Starting Class						Crest
Warlock						-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
40	57	24	34	26	26	27	17	31	25
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
Thunder Fire		-		Poison Strike Black Tomefaire Black Magic Uses x2 Unsealable Magic		-

Skill
Level	E	E	E	E	E	A	E	C	-	-	-
Start

Quotes[]

Paralogue: Land of the Golden Deer[]

Battle Quote[]

Vs. Lorenz[]

• Lorenz: Give it up, Acheron! We are in the right. If you try to remain here any longer...
• Acheron: What, you'll kill me? A tiny kid like you kill someone like me? Oh, that's too funny.
• Lorenz: An animal like you cannot be allowed to run amok. We will settle this here and now!
• Acheron: If you think you're up to the task, then by all means. But it's not my fault if it ends badly for you.

Defeat Conversation[]

• Acheron: Argh! Wait! I lose, I give up! I surrender! Please don't kill meeee!
• Lorenz: ...

Crimson Flower Chapter 13[]

Battle Quote[]

Vs. Lorenz[]

• Lorenz: Acheron! What a pleasant surprise! I was concerned I might have to kill someone decent.
• Acheron: Ha! House Gloucester is already finished. I've already taken control of your land!
• Lorenz: That's quite enough of your spinning, Weathervane. Time for you to die.

Defeat Quote[]

Verdant Wind, Silver Snow and Azure Moon Chapter 16[]

Battle Quote[]

Vs. Claude[]

• Acheron: The declining Alliance will be finished if I kill you. The Empire will herald the new age!
• Claude: Only if you manage to kill me. Hm? What's that to the north? Looks like the home of another opportunistic noble is burning...
• Acheron: That's... that's my castle! NO!
• Claude: That's the declining Alliance at work, right there. Seems like you were facing the wrong way, Weathervane!

Defeat Quote[]

Critical[]

• File:Acheron Crit unsightly aren't you.ogg "Unsightly aren't you?"
• File:Acheron Crit i've got you.ogg "I've got you!"
• "Just die already!"
• "Scum!"

Enemy Deals 1 to No damage or Misses[]

• "Hardly!"

Attack[]

• (normal attack)
• (normal attack with low HP)
• (critical/combat art)
• (critical/combat art with low HP)

Damage Taken[]

• (hit by strong attack)
• (death)

Gambit[]

• "Just die!"

• "Do it, idiots!"

• "You won't like this!"

Gambit Boost[]

• "Me too?"

• "I suppose."

• File:Acheron Gambitboost I'll pretend to try.ogg "I'll pretend to try."

Triangle Attack[]

• "Go! Go!"

• "Crush them!"

• "Just go already!"

Ally Heals or Rallies[]

• "How useful!"

• "Hmph, thanks."

• "About time."

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1 - CYL3	N/A
CYL4	506	Three Houses	89
CYL5	412 ↑95	Three Houses	98 ↑9
CYL6	433 ↓21	Three Houses	87 ↓9

CYL7

395 ↑38

Three Houses

37 ↓50

Etymology[]

With Three Hopes revealing Acheron's full name, as befitting of the master of the Great Bridge of Myrddin, he takes his name from three of the five rivers that are featured in the realm of Hades in Greek mythology: the river Acheron, the original river the ferryman Charon takes the souls of the deceased into the realm of Hades, the river Lethe, which induced complete amnesia upon drinking its waters, and the river Phelegathon, a river described as a river of flame, and is featured in Dante Alighieri's Inferno as a river of boiling blood in the Seventh Circle of Hell, Violence.

Trivia[]

• Acheron shares his voice actor (Doug Erholtz) with Python in Echoes.
• Acheron is one of the three characters to use completely different classes between NPC appearances. The other two are Manuela and Ladislava.
  • He is also one of the two characters to canonically use two different Intermediate classes, the other being Hubert. In Acheron's case, he is a Mage in Lorenz's Paralogue, Cavalier in Crimson Flower Chapter 13 and a Warlock in Silver Snow/Azure Moon/Verdant Wind Chapter 16.
• Acheron is one of the few named NPC units in Three Houses to have some of his battle clips to be reused for generic NPCs, the others are Ladislava, Metodey, and Pallardó.
• Acheron is the only unique enemy NPC unit in Three Houses whose death is not required to complete the objective of any of his appearances.
  • In the paralogue Land of the Golden Deer, he will simply give up after the turn limit has been reached.
  • In Crimson Flower Chapter 13, he will retreat if Leonie or the generic Paladin replacing her has been defeated.
  • In non-Crimson Flower Chapter 16, he is only required to be defeated if he appears, and he will not spawn at all if the other bosses are defeated before his arrival.

Gallery[]

Acheron's battle model as a Mage.

Acheron's battle model as a Cavalier.

Acheron's Critical Cut-In.