Boyd (Japanese:ボーレBole) is a member of theGreil Mercenaries. His brash character contrasts that of his brothers,Oscar andRolf. He carries a friendly rivalry withIke, and is a valuable fighter and ally. Boyd often makes poor choices, but is a loving brother and friend. His relationship withMist is confusing, but he seems to have special feelings for her.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role

Boyd first appears inMercenaries, the prologue chapter ofPath of Radiance as one of theGreil Mercenaries.Greil suggests that Boyd be Ike's sparring partner. In the chapter, to explain the gameplay of theFire Emblem series, Ike is pitted against Boyd with aTrainer sword. After Boyd is defeated, he leaves the map and Greil comes instead. When the battle ends, Boyd refuses to admit that he lost fairly.

Boyd comes with Ike in Chapters1 and2, helping as a sort of rival to him, along with his calmer brotherOscar, aLance Knight. InChapter 5, he votes in favor of keeping PrincessElincia safe. If he is still alive byChapter 9, he scolds his brotherRolf for trying to fight when he is only a child. Still, Rolf resists and joins as anArcher.

InChapter 13, Boyd, Oscar, and Rolf discuss a new technique in aninfo conversation. They try to plan out a new powerful attack that they can do together, but their meeting does not seem to be very productive.

InChapter 19, in another info conversation, if Boyd and Oscar are promoted and Oscar chose to usebows as his weapon, they continue planning their special attack. However, Ike comes over and they try to keep it a secret. After this conversation, the three brothers can perform aTriangle Attack.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Fighter Level 2 Attribute Build 10

Recruitment:Chapter 1, automatically from the start StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 30 Speed 6 Strength 7 Luck 4 Magic 0 Defense 5 Skill 4 Resistance 0 Movement 6 Weight 10 Max HP 75% Speed 45% Strength 60% Luck 35% Magic 5% Defense 25% Skill 50% Resistance 25% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Iron Axe Vulnerary Fighter Band* Tempest Weapon Levels -- -- D -- -- -- -- --

Enemy - Prologue

See also:Mercenaries

Fighter Level 2 Attribute Build 10

Stats Max HP 18 Speed 5 Strength 6 Luck 3 Magic 0 Defense 3 Skill 5 Resistance 0 Movement 6 Weight 10

Inventory Skills Practice Axe Discipline Weapon Levels -- -- D -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Warrior	+6	+2	+1	+2	+1	+0	+2	+2	+1	+1	(x to C) E

Analysis

Boyd is the only playableFighter orWarrior inPath of Radiance, and is available for effectively the entire game. He is one of the more powerful early-game units thanks toaxes (powerful and 1–2 range), but he struggles with doubling because he is significantly weighed down by even anIron Axe. On the other hand, his offensive growths are solid, with excellentstrength andskill growths and a decentspeed growth, so he can start doubling reliably after only a few levels. Boyd is one of the best candidates for the earlySpeedwings since it will let him double more enemies with his excellent strength. Long-term, he will consistently become one of the most powerful offensive units in the game, capping strength at level 20 on average and having a respectable skill and speed stat.

Although his early-game durability is not weak thanks to his highHP, hisdefense base is mediocre and his defense growth is low so he will likely struggle with durability through mid-game and end-game. He also lacks a mount, so he will not be able to keep up with other mounts. Still, very few units can match Boyd's offensive potential through the majority of the game.

When promoted, he gains access tobows. This lets himTriangle Attack with Oscar and Rolf, but this is a novelty at best due to having to train two other units and giving Oscar bows instead of axes. Bows also give Boyd an option for effective flying damage, which complements his excellent strength, but this is niche and gives him an E rank in bows (i.e. can only use the weak Iron Bows).

Boyd starts with theTempest skill, which often hurts him more than helps. It is highly recommended to remove it as soon as possible. Because Boyd has excellent health and lower defense, he benefits from HP-based skills such asWrath andResolve. On paper, using anOccult Scroll to teachColossus seems effective because of his good constitution stat and his excellent strength and skill; however, this is often overkill because he usually has enough strength to deal enough damage anyway. Thus it is only recommended to teach Colossus if the player has an extra Occult that cannot be used for more effective skills such as Aether, Sol, or Luna.

Boyd has afire affinity which gives anattack andaccuracy boost, both useful for amplifying his good offense. Titania and herlight affinity pairs well with Boyd due to shared availability, slight defense boost, and extra accuracy; however, she is mounted and Boyd is not. All of his other support partners (Mist, Brom, and Ulki) havewater affinities, giving up to +3 attack and +1 defense.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Boyd shows up alongside the rest of the Greil Mercenaries who were hired by Bastian to assist them in saving Lucia from execution in Crimea by Duke Ludeveck's troops. He then fights alongside the rest of the mercenaries in the Laguz Alliance against Begnion and Daein. Boyd then becomes part of the Silver Army who marches to the Tower of Guidance in Begnion to challenge Ashera.

Starting stats and growth rates

Warrior Level 8 Affinity Constitution 12

Recruitment:Part III, Prologue, automatically from the start StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 45 Speed 18 Strength 22 Luck 13 Magic 1 Defense 15 Skill 20 Resistance 8 Movement 7 Weight 13 Max HP 80% Speed 45% Strength 65% Luck 40% Magic 5% Defense 50% Skill 45% Resistance 10% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Killer Axe Steel Axe Hand Axe Shove Weapon Levels -- -- A -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Biorhythm Best Good Normal Bad Worst

Note: The above stats are Boyd's default stats. If aRadiant Dawn game was started via adata transfer fromPath of Radiance and Boyd managed to reach level 20 in his highest possible class in thePath of Radiance save file, any stat Boyd capped inPath of Radiance will result in a boost to his base in the stat in question inRadiant Dawn. The boost is a +5 formax HP, and +2 forstrength,magic,skill,speed,luck,defense orresistance. In addition, Boyd'sweapon level at the end of a transferredPath of Radiance game can result in an boost to hisweapon experience inRadiant Dawn. SeeData transfer §Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn for more information.

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Reaver	+4	+2	+4	+2	+2	+0	+2	+4	+0	+0	Critical +5 Colossus	(x to A)

Availability

Analysis

Boyd is one of two axe-wielding Warriors in the game, and the only one on Ike's team. He has great bases in HP, strength, and skill, which lets him do a lot of damage with each hit immediately. He has excellent HP, strength, and defense growths, and above-average skill and speed growths, so he will often become an excellent 1–2 range powerhouse past promotion, faces few survivability issues, and can hold his own through the Endgame parts.

His base speed is relatively low and he will struggle to double attack many enemies for early Part III. He will often grow out of this with his decent speed growth, but it is not high enough to reliably compensate for his low base speed before promotion. He also benefits significantly from aPath of Radiance speed transfer (thoughPath of Radiance Boyd does not cap speed on average) or aSpeedwing, though he may need both to double immediately. Boyd'sbiorhythm cycle heavily affects his accuracy, because he is at best or worst Biorhythm for the majority of his turns. This high variance combined with using Axes can make him arbitrarily become very unreliable.

Boyd can also usecrossbows, giving him an extremely powerful 1–2 range against flying units (or if one gave him a Beast/Dragonfoe skill). However, there are not many units in his chapters vulnerable to crossbows, nor are there many enemy beast or bird laguz to take advantage of. Since crossbows forgo his excellent strength, they are mostly outclassed by 1–2 range axes. He can also Triangle Attack with Oscar and Rolf, but this is niche because it requires raising two other units, promoting Oscar, and an awkward positional set up.

Boyd has a fire affinity which gives him an attack and accuracy boost, both of which he appreciates (especially accuracy). Mia is a solid partner who shares availability and movement with Boyd, has another fire affinity, and appreciates the attack boost. Due to Boyd's low defense base, supporting with Ike is also a good option since Boyd benefits from extra avoid and Ike benefits from extra attack and accuracy.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Boyd/Heroes

There are two different variations of Boyd available inHeroes.

Personality

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Supports

Path of Radiance

Main article:Boyd/Supports (Path of Radiance)

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As well, Boyd has the following bond supports:

• Oscar: +10% critical
• Rolf: +10% critical

Radiant Dawn

Bond supports

Boyd Warrior Default bonds: Mist Cleric Bonus: 5 Oscar Lance Paladin Bonus: 10 Rolf Sniper Bonus: 10 [[{{{supportd4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd4}}} Extra bonds:* Brom Axe General Bonus: 5 Titania Axe Paladin Bonus: 5 Ulki Hawk Bonus: 5 [[{{{supporte4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse4}}} [[{{{supporte5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse5}}}

Endings

Radiant Dawn

Boyd, Mighty Soldier
Boyd trained day in and day out, so as not to lose his spot to "some stupid rookie." He never did, either.

Boyd, Mighty Soldier (if Boyd has an A support with Mist)
Boyd trained daily, so as not to lose his spot to "some stupid rookie." Mist humored her husband's insecurities.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Heroes quotes

Main article:Boyd/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Boyd is featured on four cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Boyd
	Invasive Brother, Boyd
		"Big Bro. Are we using our killer technique?"
		Attack: 50	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Warrior		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Triangle Attack:[Trigger] [Tap allies "Rolf" and "Oscar"] When this unit attacks, if you pay the cost, until the end of this battle, this unit gains +50 attack and the number of orbs this unit's attack would destroy becomes 2. Warrior Spirit:[Always] During your turn, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B03-014HN, B03-014ST • Artist:Mayo
	Bold Brother, Boyd
		"How's that, we're strong!"
		Attack: 30	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Fighter		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Warrior Spirit:[Always] During your turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Attack Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B03-015N, B03-015ST • Artist:Yukie Tajima
	Brave Warrior, Boyd
		"Look, an opening! Triangle attack!!!""
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Warrior		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Family-Protecting Battle Axe:[Activate] [Flip 1 Bond card face-down] Until the end of the turn, the number of orbs that this unit's attack will destroy is increased to 2. Three-Bow Triangle Attack:[Always] During your turn, if you have allies "Oscar" and "Rolf", this unit gains +20 attack,, range 2, and "Wingslayer". (Wingslayer:[Always] While this unit is attacking a, this unit gains +30 attack.)
	Card #B14-085HN • Artist:Mayo
	Opponent-Seeking Fighter, Boyd
		"All right. I'm ready for you! Let's go!"
		Attack: 30	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Fighter		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Accumulated Training:[Always] This unit gains +30 attack. ( comes into effect if a total of 2 or more cards are stacked with this unit.) Attack Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B14-086N • Artist:mattsun!
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Boyd .

Flavor text

Trivia

• InRadiant Dawn's base conversation "The Three Brothers", the North American version erroneously implies that Boyd and Rolf are step-brothers and not blood-related.^[3] The officialPath of Radiance Japanese site states that Oscar, Boyd, and Rolf share the same father.^[4] This error was not present in the Japanese version and was fixed in the PAL version.
• According toTellius Recollection, Boyd was designed with an apparent age of 18 inPath of Radiance^[1] and 21 inRadiant Dawn.^[2]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Boyd fromPath of Radiance.
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  Artwork of Boyd fromRadiant Dawn.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Boyd inPath of Radiance.
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  Portrait of Boyd inPath of Radiance.
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  Portrait of Boyd inRadiant Dawn.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Boyd: Future Great.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Future Great.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Future Great.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Future Great.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Intrepid Warrior.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Intrepid Warrior.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Intrepid Warrior.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Intrepid Warrior.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Boyd: Future Great.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Future Great.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Future Great.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Future Great.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Intrepid Warrior.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Intrepid Warrior.
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  Artwork of Boyd: Intrepid Warrior.
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  Boyd in artwork ofOscar: Agile Horseman.
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  Boyd in artwork ofRolf: Tricky Archer.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Boyd.
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  Artwork of Boyd.
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  Artwork of Boyd,Rolf, andOscar.
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  Artwork of Boyd, Rolf, and Oscar.
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  Boyd in artwork ofIke.

References

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