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| “ | The world is full of mysteries. Solve one, and along comes another... | ” | — Athos |
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Athos (Japanese:アトスAtos) is one of theEight Legends that defeated theDragons duringThe Scouring. He appears inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, assistingEliwood andHector on their quest to stopNergal from once again releasing the dragons.
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Role
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Athos is one of theEight Legends who fought against the dragons duringthe Scouring. Afterward, he metNergal travelling through theNabata desert. They both came acrossArcadia, which was a town inhabited by both dragons and humans.
After Nergal left to plan his attempt do get a dragon under his control, Athos remained in arcadia. 500 years after, whenUther toldHector to go to Nabata to seek aid, Athos met with Hector and his party. Athos instructs them to go toBern to find theFire Emblem.
AfterChapter 27 ofEliwood's tale orChapter 29 of Hector's tale, Athos teleports them to the place whereBramimond, another of the Eight Legends, resides. Athos asks him to lift the seals on theLegendary weapons so that they can be used to fight against Nergal.
After the legendary bladeDurandal was taken, Athos attempts to fight Nergal after Nergal tricked Eliwood and made him killNinian. Athos realizes Nergal's power has grown too much, and they head for Ostia to regroup.
After Hector and his party defeat the last of Nergal'sMorphs, Athos joins them in the fight in theFinal Chapter, bringing the legendary tomesForblaze andAureola, along with the companion sword to theMani Katti, theSol Katti. After the battle was finished, Athos succumbed to his old age and died peacefully. However, before he died he revealed that the world would fall into chaos once again, hinting at the events in the sequel,The Binding Blade.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Analysis
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Athos is the last unit to join the player's army inThe Blazing Blade, in the final chapter of the game. Athos comes at level 20 with high bases in every area, besides maybe his somewhat mediocre speed and HP, along with an S rank in all types of magic and an S rank in staves as well, not to mention the powerful Aureola and Forblaze tomes. While the tomes are heavy, Athos is able to wield any lighter tome if he wishes to, or use a staff and heal instead, in particular, he makes great use of theFortify staff. Athos can also be given 2 speedwing or 2 body rings to fix his speed issues and allow him to one round the fire dragon with a Luna tome. Athos is also the only unit, along withCanas, able to one shot the fire dragon with a critical hit from aLuna and a Filla's Might fromNils.
However, on Hector Hard, it is possible for theDragon to roll exactly 40 damage due to randomized growths, enabling it to OHKO Athos by the skin of its teeth. If this happens, Athos will need anAngelic Robe to survive the Dragon, so it may be wise to save one from an earlier map in case it is needed.
Overall, Athos is a great unit for the final chapter, who will be able to carry even the weakest teams to victory with just a bit of help from stat boosting items and boosts from Nils.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
One version of Athos is currently present inFire Emblem Heroes. A mythic version of Athos was added on January 27, 2025, and was first available to summon from then to February 10, 2025.
Athos: Omniscient One
Starting stats
- Athos: Omniscient One is only available at 5★ rarity.
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Skill set
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| Skill | Unlock | Auto-unlock | SP cost | |
| Light | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 50 | |
| Ellight | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 100 | |
| Shine | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 200 | |
| Blessed Aureola | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 400 | |
| Chilling Wind | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 100 | |
| Glacies | ★★★★★ | — | 200 | |
| Frost Moon | ★★★★★ | — | 500 | |
| Beyond Reason | ★★★★★ | — | 300 | |
| Sabotage Res 1 | ★★★★★ | — | 60 | |
| Sabotage Res 2 | ★★★★★ | — | 120 | |
| Sabotage Res 3 | ★★★★★ | — | 240 | |
| Atk/Res Discord | ★★★★★ | — | 300 | |
| Time's Pulse 1 | ★★★★★ | — | 60 | |
| Time's Pulse 2 | ★★★★★ | — | 120 | |
| Time's Pulse 3 | ★★★★★ | — | 240 | |
| Pulse Up: Ploy | ★★★★★ | — | 300 | |
Personality
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Athos is a wise old man, knowing that if he does not stop Nergal, the whole continent would be destroyed.
Endings
Archsage Athos
Athos died in a foreign land. Those who saw his face said that he seemed as though he had at last found true peace.
Quotes
Battle quotes
| “ | Athos: Nergal... Nergal: Heh heh... Athos... Take a good look at me! At my tremendous power! Athos: Already...words are useless. As an old friend... I will fulfill my duty. | ” | — AgainstNergal. |
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Defeat quote
| “ | Athos: Not yet... This cannot be where I am meant to fall... Eliwood: Lord Athos! Athos: Do not worry about me... Fight on, brave warriors. | ” | — Athos, inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. |
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| “ | Eliwood: Lord Athos, how are you? Athos: Do not trouble yourself. My time has not yet come. There is still so much I need to do... | ” | — Athos, if he was defeated in the final chapter. |
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Heroes quotes
- Main article:
Athos/Quotes (Heroes)
Other appearances
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Athos's official artwork fromThe Blazing Blade can be viewed inPath of Radiance's extras menu if a copy ofThe Blazing Blade is connected to a copy ofPath of Radiance.
Fire Emblem Cipher
Athos is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.
| Fire Emblem Cipher data for Athos | |||||
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| Living Legend, Athos | |||||
| "An evil star…rises in Bern… But do not fear. Once again, Lycia brings hope." | |||||
| Attack: 60 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 5 | ||
| Class: Archsage | Tier:Advanced | Class Change Cost: 4 | |||
| Prophecy of Hope:[Activate] [ | |||||
| Card #P07-003PR • Artist:Ippei Soeda | |||||
| Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Athos . | |||||
Flavor text
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| The Blazing Blade | An archsage. One of the eight legendary heroes. | 【大賢者】と称えられる かつての八神将の一人 |
| Heroes | One of the Eight Legends who fought in the ancient Scouring. For over one thousand years, he lived and pursued the mysteries of the world. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. | かつて人竜戦役を戦った【八神将】のひとり。 世界の謎を探求し、千年以上もの時を生きた。 (登場:『ファイアーエムブレム 烈火の剣』) |
Meet some of the Heroes entries
Choose Your Legends placement history
| Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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| CYL 1 (2017) | 326 | Athos The Blazing Blade | 591 |
| CYL 2 (2018) | 171 (−155) | Athos The Blazing Blade | 1,499 |
| CYL 3 (2019) | 124 (−46) | Athos The Blazing Blade | 2,080 (+581) |
| CYL 4 (2020) | 116 (−10) | Athos The Blazing Blade | 1,409 (−671) |
| CYL 5 (2021) | 107 (−9) | Athos The Blazing Blade | 907 (−502) |
| CYL 6 (2022) | 101 (−6) | Athos The Blazing Blade | 982 (+75) |
| CYL 7 (2023) | 105 (+4) | Athos The Blazing Blade | 655 (−327) |
| CYL 8 (2024) | 118 (+13) | Athos The Blazing Blade | 630 (−25) |
| CYL 9 (2025) | 85 (−33) | Athos The Blazing Blade | 645 (+15) |
| CYL 10 (2026) | 689 (+604) | Athos The Blazing Blade | 25 (−620) |
| Total results | This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 9,423 |
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Trivia
- Athos is the only unit inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade who can achieve more than oneS rank in a weapon.
- Although Athos died at the Dragon's Gate inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, his tome, Forblaze, reappears inThe Binding Blade, having been sealed by Athos himself at Arcadia.[1]
- Athos's name has been reused for generic units twice:
- In the European version ofShadow Dragon, for one of thereplacement units.
- InFire Emblem Awakening as a possible name for randomly generatedAvatars appearing on the world map.
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Athos | Either from the fictional characterAthos,Countde la Fère, fromThe Three Musketeers;[2] or from one of theGigantes of Greek mythology, who created the eponymousMount Athos.[3] |
| Japanese | アトス | Officially romanized asAtos in a song name inThe Blazing Blade. Romanized instead asAthos inFire Emblem Characters: The Sword of Seal & The Sword of Flame, the now defunctFire Emblem Museum website, and the art gallery inFire Emblem: Path of Radiance. |
| Spanish | Athos | -- |
| French | Athos | -- |
| German | Athos | -- |
| Italian | Athos | -- |
| Portuguese | Athos | -- |
| Traditional Chinese | 亞托思 | Athos |
Gallery
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Official artwork
- Artwork of Athos fromThe Blazing Blade.
CG images
- CG image of Athos meetingNergal inThe Blazing Blade.
- CG image of Athos and Nergal studying inArcadia inThe Blazing Blade.
- CG image of Athos passing away inThe Blazing Blade.
Heroes artwork
Character artwork
- Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
- Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
- Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
- Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
Meet some of the Heroes artwork
- Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
- Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
- Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
- Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
- Athos in artwork ofNergal: Traitor to Nabata.
- Athos in artwork ofBramimond: The Enigma.
Other artwork
- Artwork featuring Athos forHeroes's eighth anniversary.
Cipher artwork
- Artwork of Athos.
References
- ↑"Sophia: Athos... Archsage Athos led us here...
Roy: You mean the Athos of the Eight Legends?
Sophia: Yes... [...] He concealed his legendary weapon within this temple..." —Sophia andRoy inChapter 14x,Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade - ↑Athos (character), Wikipedia,Retrieved: August 22, 2018
- ↑Athos (mythology), Wikipedia,Retrieved: August 22, 2018
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