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

Archsage Level 20 Affinity

Recruitment:Final Chapter, Automatically at preparations StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 40 Luck 25 Magic 30 Defense 20 Skill 24 Resistance 28 Speed 20 Constitution 9 Movement 6 Aid 8 Max HP 0% Luck 0% Magic 0% Defense 0% Skill 0% Resistance 0% Speed 0% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Forblaze Aureola Durandal Armads Sol Katti Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- S S S S

Analysis

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.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type Mythic Hero

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 13/14/15 Speed 2/3/4 Defense 7/8/9 Resistance 9/10/11 Maximum HP 36/40/43 Attack 46/49/52 Speed 15/18/21 Defense 29/32/35 Resistance 46/49/53 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Blessed Aureola -- Chilling Wind

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Light	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Ellight	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Shine	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Blessed Aureola	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Chilling Wind	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Glacies	★★★★★	—	200
	Frost Moon	★★★★★	—	500
A	Beyond Reason	★★★★★	—	300
B	Sabotage Res 1	★★★★★	—	60
B	Sabotage Res 2	★★★★★	—	120
B	Sabotage Res 3	★★★★★	—	240
B	Atk/Res Discord	★★★★★	—	300
C	Time's Pulse 1	★★★★★	—	60
C	Time's Pulse 2	★★★★★	—	120
C	Time's Pulse 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	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

Defeat quote

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
	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] [] [Destroy this unit] Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. Select a card among the revealed cards and add that card to your hand. Discard the remaining cards afterwards.
	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

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Athos: Omniscient One
Long ago, there was a war between man and dragon that took place on the continent of Elibe—the Scouring. As one of the Eight Legends who wield powerful sacred weapons, Athos the Archsage fought for humanity!	Following the war, Athos continued his pursuit of truth and knowledge. Eventually, his years surpassed a normal human lifespan, and almost an entire millennium had passed!	Together with his erstwhile friend Nergal, Athos created an oasis in the Nabata Desert, which became Arcadia, a place where mankind and dragons lived together in peace.	Some time later, Athos cut ties with Nergal, having learned of his wicked deeds. And so he passed his knowledge onto the Eight Legends' descendants so that they could put a stop to Nergal's ambitions!
Closely Associated Characters
Bramimond Nergal {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} One of the Eight Legends who wielded a sacred weapon and fought against the dragons in the Scouring alongside Athos and the others. Bramimond's true nature is unknown. The one manipulating the Black Fang from the shadows. Little is known about him. Once worked alongside Athos. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

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

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

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
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Official artwork

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  Artwork of Athos fromThe Blazing Blade.

CG images

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  CG image of Athos meetingNergal inThe Blazing Blade.
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  CG image of Athos and Nergal studying inArcadia inThe Blazing Blade.
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  CG image of Athos passing away inThe Blazing Blade.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
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  Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
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  Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
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  Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
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  Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
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  Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
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  Artwork of Athos: Omniscient One.
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  Athos in artwork ofNergal: Traitor to Nabata.
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  Athos in artwork ofBramimond: The Enigma.

Other artwork

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  Artwork featuring Athos forHeroes's eighth anniversary.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Athos.

References

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