August (Japanese:アウグストAugust) is a tactician and a former priest of the Church ofEdda. Formerly employed by theLifis Pirates along Thracia's coast, he entered the service of PrinceLeif ofLeonster and acted as his tactician throughout his campaign to liberate theMunster District fromGrannvale control.

Biography

At some point before Leif's expedition, August entered the employ ofLewyn, the errant king ofSilesse, working to orchestrate the liberation ofJugdral;^[1] it was under Lewyn's orders that he sought to act as an advisor to Leif.^[2] He joined up with the Lifis Pirates as part of his attempts to search for Leif, intending to abandon them once he had found him. He achieved his task during a raid on Iz led byBucks, which Leif and theFiana Freeblades repelled; once the pirates were defeated, August approached Leif and volunteered to lead him to Lifis's hideout,^[3] then traveled with him to Munster. He parted ways with Leif and the Freeblades at Fort Kelbeth, intending to make his own way to Munster from there, but not before revealing his knowledge of Leif's true identity as Leonster's prince.^[4]

Upon learning of Leif's capture byRaydrik, August started working on a plan to rescue him, which proved unnecessary as Leif escaped himself with the assistance of theMagi.^[5] August rejoined Leif's group and helped direct his escape from Munster, recommending that Leif seek refuge from the Munster pursuit withThracia's GeneralHannibal. Upon the formation of Leif's army, comprised of Leonster army refugees, the Magi, and the Fiana Freeblades, August continued to serve as Leif's two tacticians alongsideDryas in their journey to reachTarrah and their subsequent defense of the city from theFriege army.

Following the fall of Tarrah and Leif's escape withLinoan, the army's next destination was Leonster itself, held by Friege. August's recommendation was to travel through the Millefeuille forest to get there, citing it as a safer route owing to the lax security its reputation as a dark forest ensures. Under Dryas and August's direction, Leif's army successfully traveled to Leonster and liberated it. In the aftermath of Leonster's liberation, news reached them of the plight ofUlster; both August and Dryas opposed Leif's demands to go to its aid immediately owing to a lack of manpower and the strength of the Empire,^[6] but could not change Leif's mind. Noting that their soldiers were exhausted,^[7] Dryas proposed to lead a smaller army first, with Leif following with the rest of the army the next day.^[8] August initially volunteered to lead the first wave, but Dryas requested to do so instead on the grounds of Leif's need for August's support.^[8]

Dryas's unit was overwhelmed and slaughtered by the Friege army, and August and Leif were forced to defend Leonster against a Friege onslaught, barely succeeding for six months untilSeliph's liberation army arrived fromIsaach and launched an assault on Ulster, forcing the Friege army to retreat from Leonster. Seliph defeated The Friege army at Ulster before Leif could get there, forcing KingBloom to retreat toConnacht, and at Ulster, Leif's next plan of action was determined to be the capture of Munster itself while Seliph assaulted Connacht. August directed Leif's march on Munster, the crossing of the Great River of Thracia, and the invasion of theLoptrian temple to defeatVeld. Following Veld's defeat, at Leif's request, August remained in Leif's employ as a tactician and advisor.^[9]

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

August is a non-playable character, appearing only in cutscenes, but he does have one effect on gameplay. In all chapters in which August is with Leif's party (2x, then the rest of the game from6 onward), Leif gains anauthority star. Leif gains an additional star for whenDryas is also present.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:August/Heroes

There is one variation of August available inHeroes.

Personality

August is a realist and pragmatist in his approach to tactics and plans. He has no interest in honor or glory, seeks to preserve the lives of Leif's army without wasting lives on frivolous public displays, and is willing to take chances on unconventional or dangerous routes if their risks mean they are less likely to be defended; his approach led him to conflict with Dryas, as his belief that the ideal route to Leonster was through the less defended Millefeuille forests contrasted with Dryas's insistence on putting on a show of a march to Leonster by taking the heavily-guarded high road.^[10] To this end, he is similarly blunt and tactless in his delivery of plans, cutting straight to the point without dressing it up and harshly responding to interfering possibilities, including the emotions of others.^[11] Initially, August was skeptical of Leif's chances at liberating the Munster District, remaining as his advisor solely out of Lewyn's orders; however, in time he came to be inspired by Leif's determination and hope and the subsequent victories, becoming a confident believer in Leif as a leader.^[12]

August has an extensive knowledge of torture methods which he taught toLifis, according toBucks, who further theorises this to be the reason he was excommunicated from the Church of Bragi.^[13] He was nonetheless disgusted by the brutality of the Lifis Pirates and worked to restrain their murderous actions as much as possible, mostly unsuccessfully.^[14]

Quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:August/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

August is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for August
	Ex-Bragi Monk Tactician, August
		"What the world needs now is a hero, one who embodies the hopes and fantasies of its people. By your very birth, my prince, you have all the makings of a classic tragic hero."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: High Priest		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 4
		Forger of Heroes:[Activate] [] Choose 1 other ally. Until the end of the turn, that ally gains +30 attack. "There is little that I find impossible.":[Activate] [] Choose as many non-lord enemies as you wish, and move them. This skill is only usable if you have 8 or more bond cards.
	Card #B17-109HN • Artist:Ippei Soeda
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on August .

Trivia

• A screenshot ofChapter 6 onThracia 776'sofficial website shows that August appears to have used theDark Mage class in cutscenes at an earlier point in development. In the final game, August appears as a Bishop during his cutscene appearances.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
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Official artwork

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  Artwork of August fromThracia 776.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of August: Astute Tactician.
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  Artwork of August: Astute Tactician.
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  Artwork of August: Astute Tactician.
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  Artwork of August: Astute Tactician.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of August: Astute Tactician.
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  Artwork of August: Astute Tactician.
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  Artwork of August: Astute Tactician.
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  Artwork of August: Astute Tactician.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of August.
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  August in artwork ofLeif.

References

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