Leon

Leon is a playable character from Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Profile[]

Leon was comfortably raised by his parents in a calm village. Because of his effeminate looks, he was often bullied, and became stronger through challenging such people to duels to prove himself.

In Echoes, Leon enrolled in the Zofian military to stay close to someone from his village that he had a crush on. Unfortunately, the man perished in their first serious battle, and Leon fell into a deep depression. With Valbar's encouragement and kind words, he got back on his feet and has been attached to him ever since. After Barth is defeated, he joins Celica's party.

After the war, Leon joins the knighthood of the newly formed kingdom of Valentia, continuing to working alongside Valbar. In the remake, Leon retires to open a shop, but remains in contact with Valbar. If Valbar dies, Leon remains in the military and becomes an instructor.

Personality[]

Leon is a pretty boy with a vain personality and sharp tongue, but he is an honest man that tells no lies. Leon has a nihilistic side, claiming he has desired to die in battle during his death quote in Gaiden; this is downplayed but still present in Echoes, where his death quote has him lament how his demise isn't as impressive as he thought it'd be.

In both versions, Leon has a very close relationship to Valbar, describing him as his sworn brother and saying he will go wherever Valbar goes. This is expanded on in Echoes, where he openly admits to being in love with Valbar. He also mistakenly thinks that Kamui is hitting on him in their support conversations, declining him while, at the same time, describing Valbar as the ideal man.

Additionally, Leon is a very idealistic and generous man who makes a point of protecting and saving those who need help. As mentioned in the quote above, he believes in the goodness of humanity and deeply wants people to be happy and safe. If Valbar does not survive the battle where the two and Kamui are introduced, despite being in heavy mourning and blaming Celica for not helping them enough, Leon still tells Celica that he will join her cause to ensure that Valbar's death won't be in vain. His battle quote against Duma has him saying that a world like the one Duma desires would be "dull as dirt" due to the lack of love.

In-Game[]

Fire Emblem Gaiden[]

Recruitment[]

If he survived the previous battle, talk to him at the Pirate's Fortress.

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
Archer
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
4	23	11	6	4	6	4	1	4
Magic				Starting Items
-				-

Growth Rates[]

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Leon is the only Archer unit available in Celica's route. Archers in Gaiden come with many useful perks that make them one of the better classes in the game. If they equip a Weapon, they automatically bump their natural range of 3 up to 5. When they Promote to Bow Knight, their range is always 5. With a weapon equipped, they also do bonus damage to Flying Units. They are at very little risk of being harmed and can easily pick off weakened enemies or bring them down in health so your other units can finish them off without the enemy hitting them back.

That being said, Leon's starting stats are standard, and his growths are very unfortunate. Archers in Gaiden have very little use for HP or Defense because they outrange all other units in the game. That Leon excels at these defensive stats at the cost of poor offensive growth means he loses major potential as a unit. His Speed base and growth is low enough that he will have difficulty Follow-Up Attacking anything, and his Promotions will do nothing to fix this. However, the Archer class is useful enough that these poor growths do not prevent him from being a solid unit. Leon should be able to safely stick back and pelt enemies with little risk to himself, so even with his unsatisfactory stats, there is no real downside to using him.

It is worth noting that Atlas is able to promote into an Archer in Celica's route. When comparing the two, Atlas winds up as a superior Archer as he will have roughly the same Skill and Speed as Leon, but he will have significantly higher Strength which makes him the better unit. Atlas promoting to an Archer is the only real route for him to take where he winds up being superior to other characters of the same class. Python, the Archer from Alm's route, winds up being a superior attack unit to both Atlas and Leon.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
Archer
Level	HP	Atk	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
4	23	11+2*	5	6-2*	5	4	1	4
Magic			Skills			Starting Items
-			Bowrange +1 Anti-Fliers*			Iron Bow

*Due to equipped Iron Bow

Learnt Magic[]

Class	Level	Magic Learnt
Mage	1	Fire
	8	Thunder
Sage	1	Recover
Guru	1	Lemegeton

Personal Max Stats[]

Growth Rates[]

Supports[]

See also: Leon/Supports

• Valbar
• Kamui

Passive Supports

• None

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

• Original

True of Heart

A handsome but narcissistic Zofian archer. Adores his friend Valbar. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Base Stats[]

Rarity:

✯✯✯

		Title
		True of Heart
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	15/16/17 32/35/38	6/7/8 27/30/33	4/5/6 23/26/29	6/7/8 23/26/29	3/4/5 10/13/16
Skills			Weapon
Steel Bow			Bow

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		Title
		True of Heart
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	15/16/17 33/36/39	7/8/9 29/32/35	4/5/6 24/27/30	7/8/9 25/28/31	3/4/5 11/14/17
Skills			Weapon
Slaying Bow Glowing Ember			Bow

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		Title
		True of Heart
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	16/17/19 35/39/42	7/8/9 31/34/37	5/6/7 27/30/33	7/8/9 26/30/33	4/5/6 12/15/19
Skills			Weapon
Slaying Bow+ Glowing Ember			Bow

Skills[]

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Bow	-	-	-
	Steel Bow	-		-
	Slaying Bow	Steel Bow
	Slaying Bow+	Slaying Bow
	Bow of Beauty	-	-
	Glowing Ember	-
	Ignis	Glowing Ember	-
A	Speed +1	-		-
	Speed +2	Speed +1
	Speed +3	Speed +2
B	Guard 1	-
	Guard 2	Guard 1
	Guard 3	Guard 2

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Base Set[]

Counters[]

Skill Inheritance[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

True of Heart Leon
	Leon is a Zofian archer. He's also a sensitive soul who's obsessed with beauty and always takes good care of his skin!
	He's a straightforward, open-hearted type who never tells a lie. He's also very clear about his likes and dislikes, so you always know where you stand with him!
	And speaking of his likes, Leon is absolutely dazzled by Valbar and his bravery. When Valbar went to confront Barth, the pirate responsible for the death of his family, Leon risked his life to support his friend!
	Leon is true of heart in his devotion to his friend Valbar. Now that he's here in Askr, I hope he shows that same devotion to the Order of Heroes! And I hope he shares some of his skin-care tips...
Closely Associated Characters
Valbar	A knight from Zofia who accompanies Celica after she rescues him. Aided by Leon when he sought revenge on the pirate Barth.
Celica	The princess of Zofia; trained as a priestess. Caring toward others, and dislikes fighting. Bears the Brand on her right hand. She joins forces with Valbar and Leon in their battle against Barth and his pirates.

Quotes[]

Gaiden[]

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Leon/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Quotes

Heroes[]

Leon/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings[]

Gaiden[]

As one of the knights of the kingdom, he works towards the restoration of Valentia.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

(If Valbar lives)

Welcomed into the One Kingdom's Brotherhood of Knights, Leon remained at Valbar's side until an injury ended his fighting career. He then took up work as a merchant in the city market, where he lived free, happy, and dauntlessly true to himself to the last.

(If Valbar dies)

Dealt a grievous blow by Valbar's death, Leon disappeared for a time before returning to join the One Kingdom's Brotherhood of Knights. There, he fought with the strength of a hundred men, and later served as an instructor to new recruits, contributing greatly to the order.

Non-Canon Appearances[]

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]

Leon is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B11-071HN

B11-072N

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	728	Gaiden	52
CYL2	250 ↑478	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	930 ↑878
CYL3	345 ↓95	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	507 ↓423
CYL4	346 ↓1	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	328 ↓179
CYL5	360 ↓14	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	157 ↓171
CYL6	376 ↓16	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	150 ↓7
CYL7	316 ↑60	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	118 ↓32

CYL8

315 ↑1

Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

128 ↑10

Trivia[]

• In the Japanese version of Shadows of Valentia, Leon uses the pronoun Atashi, which is used to assert femininity among women. The art book noting Leon speaks like a woman. The use of these words is a trait Leon shares with Kyza and Excellus.
• Leon showed up in an April Fools gag on the official Japanese Fire Emblem website in 2017. The elaborate joke was the announcement of a brand new Fire Emblem game in the art style of the 8-bit Famicom titles. This fake game, with a title that roughly translated to "Fire Emblem: Battle of Revolution", would star Leon, Valbar, and Kamui in a setting based on medieval Japan.
• Leon talks about his ideal man and expresses disinterest in women during his Support conversations with Kamui and Valbar respectively, confirming that he is gay.
  • This is further supported by the fact that a past lover of his, who died in battle, was a man.
• Leon has his English and Japanese names switched with Leo from Fire Emblem Fates.
• Leon shares his English voice actor, Lucien Dodge, with Three Houses' Felix and Naesala in Fire Emblem Heroes.
• Leon's artwork from Echoes depicts him wielding the bow equipped by default.

Gallery[]

See main article: Leon/Gallery.