Arion (Japanese:アリオーンAreone) is the Prince ofThracia, the only biological child of KingTravant and afull-blooded heir to theCrusaderDáinn and the holy lanceGungnir. He succeeded his father as Thracia's king during the war between Thracia andSeliph's liberation army, placing himself in opposition to his adoptive sisterAltena.

Biography

Arion was betrothed toLinoan ofTarrah some time before Grann 776; he ordered the Thracian knightDeen to protect Linoan from the threat of assassination byGrannvale forces, and to fulfill this role successfully Deen left the Thracian army.^[1] At the climax of theFriege assault on Tarrah in 776, he convinced Travant to allow him to spearhead a Thracian assault on Tarrah, then negotiated a controlled surrender with Linoan which would place Tarrah under his control rather than that of Grannvale, ensuring the safety of its residents from the atrocities of Grannvale and theLoptr Church.^[2]

In Grann 777, duringSeliph's battles withBloom in theMunster District, Arion received a request for reinforcements from Bloom and reported it to Travant, who ignored it with the intent of weakening both sides for an easier Thracian victory later. When Seliph's army moved on to attack Thracia itself, Altena learned of her true heritage asQuan's daughter andLeif's sister and turned on Travant; Arion sided with Travant and attacked her, subduing her and pretending to have killed her. Travant then decided to fight Seliph's army himself, entrusting Arion with theGungnir and rule of Thracia. When Altena recovered, Arion told her to go to Leif and Seliph, but that he remained the enemy. At the climax of the battle, Arion was defeated by Seliph's army, but was saved byJulius, who warped him away toGrannvale.

Later, in the final battle between Seliph and Julius in Grannvale itself, Arion was hired by Julius as a mercenary and deployed late in the battle to attackChalphy Castle while Seliph's forces were distracted in the north. He was confronted again by Altena, who convinced him at last to cease his opposition - not for Seliph, he claimed, but for Altena.^[3]

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Arion is the final boss ofChapter 9, emerging after Grutia Castle is seized. He later reappears as a minor boss inthe Endgame, appearing as a reinforcement to attack Chalphy Castle, the player's home castle; however, this time Altena can talk to him, which turns him and any Thracian survivors into partner units.

Stats

See also:For Whose Sake andEnd of the Holy War

Chapter 9Endgame

Wyvern Lord Level 27 Holy Blood Movement 9 Authority ★★★★★

Stats Max HP 70 Speed 21+10 Strength 26+10 Luck 12 Magic 6 Defense 27+10 Skill 24 Resistance 9

Inventory Skills Gungnir Miracle Band 5,000Gold Follow-Up Adept Nihil Weapon Levels A ★ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Wyvern Lord Level 27 Holy Blood Movement 9 Authority ★★★★★

Stats Max HP 70 Speed 21+10 Strength 26+10 Luck 12 Magic 6 Defense 27+10 Skill 24 Resistance 9

Inventory Skills Gungnir 5,000Gold Follow-Up Adept Nihil Weapon Levels A ★ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Arion appears during the closing cutscene ofChapter 14 to negotiate the surrender ofTarrah withLinoan.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

One version of Arion is currently available inFire Emblem Heroes. Arion was added in the New Heroes, Ascended Ced, & Rearmed Plumeria update, and was available through aGrand Hero Battle that first ran from the 16 to the 22 of September, 2023.

Arion: Gungnir's Heir

Starting stats

★★★★★★★★★★★★

Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 10/11/12 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 34/37/40 Attack 37/40/43 Speed 29/32/35 Defense 38/41/44 Resistance 15/18/21 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Steel Lance -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 9/10/11 Speed 11/12/13 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 35/38/41 Attack 40/43/46 Speed 31/34/37 Defense 40/43/46 Resistance 16/19/22 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Silver Lance Glowing Ember --

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 9/10/11 Speed 11/12/13 Defense 6/7/8 Resistance 7/8/9 Maximum HP 38/41/44 Attack 42/45/48 Speed 33/36/39 Defense 43/46/50 Resistance 17/21/24 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Heired Gungnir Glowing Ember --

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Lance	★★★	★★★	50
	Steel Lance	★★★	★★★	100
	Silver Lance	★★★	★★★★	200
	Heired Gungnir	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Glowing Ember	★★★	★★★★	100
	Ignis	★★★★	—	200
A	Atk/Def Catch 1	★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Def Catch 2	★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Def Catch 3	★★★★	—	240
B	Wyvern Flight 1	★★★	—	60
B	Wyvern Flight 2	★★★★	—	120
B	Wyvern Flight 3	★★★★★	—	240

Personality

Even though he sometimes disagreed with his methods, Arion held Travant in the highest regard and was determined throughout Travant's life to prove himself a useful servant and worthy heir.^[4] Although he greatly respected Altena and attempted to justify her actions to Travant, he nonetheless regularly sided with Travant when he and Altena clashed on matters, often doing both in the same breath.^[5] He was aware of Altena's true heritage asQuan andEthlyn's daughter the entire time, and Travant regularly freely spoke about it to him. Following Travant's death, for a time he was determined to continue to oppose Seliph's army, having interpreted that as Travant's dying wish, but realized the nature of the path and told Altena to leave Thracia and ally with Leif and Seliph, resolved that the two would have to fight each other someday.^[6] Altena interpreted his insistence on continuing to fight Seliph's army as egocentricism, and that he refused to believe that he was in the wrong in continuing to serve Grannvale in its opposition to Seliph.^[7]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Arion/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Arion is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Arion
	Prince of Thracia, Arion
		"When next we meet, it will be in battle, and I will not stay my hand!""
		Attack: 60	Support: 30	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Wyvern Lord		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Fateful Confrontation:[Trigger] When you deploy this unit, until the end of the turn, this unit gains +10 attack. Bequeathed Etherean Lance:[Activate][Once per turn] [Send 1 bond card to the Retreat Area] Choose 1 non-lord enemy with 80 attack or higher, and destroy them.
	Card #B15-097HN • Artist:Tatsuro Iwamoto
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Arion .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Arion: Gungnir's Heir
Long ago, the crusader Dáinn established the Kingdom of Thracia among the southern mountains of Jugdral's Thracian Peninsula. Arion is the heir to that kingdom!	Following the example of his father, Travant, Arion grew up to become a valiant wyvern knight. But the two are different in one respect—where Travant is ruthless and calculating, Arion is kind and benevolent.	He also has a younger sister, Altena, who looks up to him. And Arion would do anything for her, too!	While Arion is extremely capable, he can sometimes be a little stubborn about his dedication to duty. Now that he's in the Order of Heroes, I hope he can open up to us instead of keeping his worries all bottled up inside!
Closely Associated Characters
Altena Travant {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} Daughter of Quan and Ethlyn, and inheritor of the Gáe Bolg. She was raised by her family's enemy, Travant. As Arion's adoptive sister, she looks up to him. King of Thracia, and descendant of the crusader Dáinn. Eying the fertile land to his north, he hatches a plan to unite the entire peninsula. Arion's father. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

634

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

101

CYL 2 (2018)

540 (−94)

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

198

CYL 3 (2019)

406 (−92)

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

381 (+183)

CYL 4 (2020)

362 (−60)

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

379 (−2)

CYL 5 (2021)

330 (−32)

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

267 (−112)

CYL 6 (2022)

336 (+4)

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

262 (−5)

CYL 7 (2023)

267 (−69)

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

234 (−28)

CYL 8 (2024)

759 (+492)

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

26 (−208)

CYL 9 (2025)

762 (+3)

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

24 (−2)

CYL 10 (2026)

767 (+5)

Arion Genealogy of the Holy War

16 (−8)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,888

Trivia

• The early character concepts forTiki, revealed in theFire Emblem Official Staff Book originally gave her a name that is very similar to Arion's. Tiki's original name wasアリオン, with only a one character difference between the two.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Genealogy of the Holy War Wyvern Lord Lance (Gungnir)
Thracia 776 Wyvern Rider

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Arion fromTreasure.
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  Artwork of Arion from theTrading Card Game.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Arion: Gungnir's Heir.
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  Artwork of Arion: Gungnir's Heir.
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  Artwork of Arion: Gungnir's Heir.
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  Artwork of Arion: Gungnir's Heir.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Arion: Gungnir's Heir.
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  Artwork of Arion: Gungnir's Heir.
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  Artwork of Arion: Gungnir's Heir.
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  Artwork of Arion: Gungnir's Heir.

Other artwork

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  Artwork featuring Arion released on the fourth day ofA Hero Rises 2025.

Cipher artwork

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  Arion in artwork ofAltena.

References

This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series.