Manfroy (Japanese:マンフロイManfroy) was the Archbishop of theLoptr Church, the cult descended from the remnants of theLoptrian Empire. Manfroy was the chief architect of the cult's plot to resurrect their dark god,Loptous, and under his direction the Loptrians plunged the kingdom ofGrannvale into war with the other nations and its transformation into the Grannvale Empire under EmperorArvis. When the Loptous-possessed PrinceJulius wrested control of Grannvale from his father, Manfroy acted as an advisor and confidante to the prince.

Biography

Schemes across Jugdral

At some point in his life, Manfroy had a daughter. This daughter married a man of whom Manfroy disapproved, and so Manfroy killed him. The child from this marrage—his granddaughter—wasSara, who thoroughly despises Manfroy for killing her father; nonetheless, she lived most of her life with the Loptrians until encounteringLeif.

Prior to Grann 757, Manfroy initiated his plan to resurrect Loptous. Having learned ofArvis's status as a descendant ofMaera, he blackmailed him into complying with his plans, although he never informed Arvis of much of its detail.^[1] He also manipulated PrinceChagall ofAgustria into killing his fatherImca, ascending the throne himself and declaring war on Grannvale, with the promise of power over the entire world.^[2] During the latter part of the Grannvale war with Agustria, Manfroy located and abductedDeirdre, wiped her memory and left her to be found by Arvis, eventually leading to the two's marriage according to his plans. Manfroy was also present at theBattle of Belhalla, and in it personally killed PrinceLewyn ofSilesse.

Rise of Julius

The aftermath of the Battle of Belhalla left everything according to Manfroy's plan: almost the entirety of Jugdral was now under the control of Grannvale, itself under Arvis's rule, and Arvis and Deirdre gave birth toJulius, a bearer of major Loptous holy blood and the culmination of Manfroy's ambition. After givingthe Book of Loptous to Julius and instigating Loptous's possession of him, Manfroy became something of an advisor to the prince and assisted with the facilitation of the business of running the Grannvale Empire, appointing Loptrian priests as officials of the state, and aided its slow perversion into the darker activities of the ancient Loptrian Empire he sought to restore.

In Grann 776, Manfroy made two visits to theMunster District to confer withVeld, a subordinate overseeing Loptrian operations in the region. The first time he visited for a conference in the bowels of Munster Castle's dungeon, along with Julius and his fiancéeIshtar, unknowingly duringLeif's escape from imprisonment there. In the second time, he visited the hidden Loptrian temple in the region to scold Veld for his failures againstLeif's liberation army near his war's conclusion, entrusting him with fiveDeadlords he created himself in a final bid to defeat Leif.

Near the end ofSeliph's liberation war, Manfroy travelled to Peruluke Castle inMiletos and abductedJulia, Julius's twin sister and the sole power capable of defeating Julius. Despite Julius's wishes to have her killed outright, Manfroy instead brainwashed her into fighting under his command during the final battle against Seliph in Grannvale, where Manfroy guardedVelthomer Castle. Manfroy can possibly be killed in this battle, freeing Julia from his control. If Manfroy is not killed, he will die upon Julius's death due to Loptous's power leaving the world.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Manfroy is a boss inthe Endgame ofGenealogy of the Holy War, acting as the guardian ofVelthomer Castle. While his defeat is technically optional, doing so allowsJulia to be re-recruited and thus drastically simplifies defeatingJulius atBelhalla.

Stats

See also:End of the Holy War

Dark Bishop Level 30 Holy Blood -- Movement 5 Authority ★★★★

Stats Max HP 80 Speed 24 Strength 10 Luck 6 Magic 29 Defense 23 Skill 25 Resistance 27

Inventory Skills Fenrir Jormungand Follow-Up Adept Charm Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- A A A A -- A

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Manfroy appears twice in cutscenes inThracia 776: once at the end ofChapter 4, in conference withJulius,Ishtar andVeld, and again in the opening cutscene ofthe Endgame, reprimanding Veld for his failures and providing him with fiveDeadlords.

Personality

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Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Ōsawa manga)

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Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

Manfroy was featured on two TCG cards.

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Manfroy
	Class:Dark Bishop	Level 1 Infantry	Magic Attack
	Energy: 5	Atk.: 3 / Counter: 2	WLv.: A A A A A
	Equip:Jormungand	Skills:Follow-Up •Adept
	Card #081 •Rarity: ★★ •Artist: Mayumi Hirota
	Class:Dark Bishop	Level 10 Infantry	Magic Attack
	Energy: 7	Atk.: 4 / Counter: 2	WLv.: A A A A A
	Equip:Hel	Skills:Follow-Up •Adept
	Card #3-051 •Rarity: ★★ •Artist: Koya Katsuyoshi
Card scans and information translation provided byAquantis.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Manfroy is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Manfroy
	Archbishop of the Loptr Church, Manfroy
		"Everything that I have done has served but one grand vision - a vision that is now fulfilled. Now, darkness eternal shall engulf this world!"
		Attack: 60	Support: 0	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Dark Bishop		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 4
		"Yield yourself to the dark.":[Activate] [] Choose 1 non-Main Character enemy, and play them face-down in your opponent's Bond Area. Jormungand:[Always] If your opponent has 8 or more Bond cards, this unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B19-095HN • Artist:Kazuhiro Taneda
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Manfroy .

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

684

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

70

CYL 2 (2018)

711

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

55 (−15)

CYL 3 (2019)

591 (−32)

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

103 (+48)

CYL 4 (2020)

591 (−19)

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

113 (+10)

CYL 5 (2021)

672 (+81)

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

53 (−60)

CYL 6 (2022)

720 (+46)

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

40 (−13)

CYL 7 (2023)

703 (−17)

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

36 (−4)

CYL 8 (2024)

726 (+23)

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

33 (−3)

CYL 9 (2025)

674 (−52)

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

39 (+6)

CYL 10 (2026)

530 (−144)

Manfroy Genealogy of the Holy War

51 (+12)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	593

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Manfroy fromGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Artwork of Manfroy fromTreasure.
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  Artwork of Manfroy from theTrading Card Game.

Portraits

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  Manfroy's portrait inGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Manfroy's portrait inThracia 776.

Heroes artwork

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  Manfroy in artwork ofDeirdre: Fated Saint.
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  Manfroy in artwork ofJulia: Heart Usurped.
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  Manfroy in artwork ofSara: Lady of Loptr.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Manfroy.

References

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