Naoise (Japanese:ノイッシュNoish) was a knight in the service of HouseChalphy inGrannvale, and the friend and rival of fellow Chalphy knightAlec. When the Grannvale army went to war withIsaach, Naoise was one of its few knights left behind, remaining in Chalphy withSigurd.

Biography

During the war betweenGrannvale andIsaach in theyear 757, Naoise was stationed inChalphy when he and his fellow soldiers received word of theVerdane attack onYngvi Castle. When his lordSigurd tried to instruct his soldiers to remain at Chalphy while he examined the situation, Naoise insisted on accompanying Sigurd into battle as his duty as a knight. Naoise subsequently accompanied Sigurd's army on the campaigns in Verdane andAgustria, in exile inSilesse, and presumably in being executed by the mages ofVelthomer in theBattle of Belhalla.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Naoise is a playable character in the first generation. He is available from the start of thePrologue up until the end ofChapter 5.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cavalier Level 3 Holy Blood -- Movement 8

Recruitment:Prologue, automatically from the start StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 33 Speed 8 Strength 11 Luck 4 Magic 0 Defense 8 Skill 7 Resistance 0 Max HP 80% Speed 20% Strength 40% Luck 20% Magic 5% Defense 40% Skill 30% Resistance 5% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Steel Sword 2,000Gold Critical Accost Weapon Levels B C -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+0	+2	+5	+3	+3	+0	+3	+5	+1	B B

Love growths and events

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• InChapter 5, if they are lovers,Lachesis orErinys can talk to Naoise after Phinora Castle has been seized. This conversation gives no reward.

Analysis

Naoise is available for the entirety of the first generation. As his stats show, Naoise is a more Strength/Defense-focused cavalier than his comrade Alec. Like all mounted units inGenealogy of the Holy War, Naoise comes with a superior version of the Canto skill that allows him to finish moving after attacking. However, Naoise notably lacks the all-importantFollow-Up skill. Without that skill, no unit inGenealogy of the Holy War can double attack, even if they are faster than the enemy. Instead, Naoise hasAccost, which he will have a hard time activating due to his low speed. He also hasCritical. The downside of having these two skills instead of Follow-Up is that they are unreliable, whereas Follow-Up is reliable. This limits Naoise's combat potential and prevents him from defeating enemies in one round of combat. As a result, Naoise can seem underwhelming. However, since mounted units dominateGenealogy of the Holy War and Naoise is among them, he can still contribute here and there.

Naoise requires adequate equipment to surpass mediocrity. TheFollow-Up Ring is a valuable item for Naoise because it gives him the titular skill, allowing him to double attack. While there is intense competition for it, Naoise is one of few mounted candidates for the item. He also makes good use of lances, which have better might than swords and can still double most generation 1 enemies. Additionally, he can effectively wield the Light Brand after promotion with Paladin's +5 magic bonus and the low resistance of enemies, thoughAlec can also do so. Therefore, he will get to make use of it more often than unmounted units. A useful weapon for Naoise is theBrave Sword, although it is possibly even more competitive than the Follow-Up Ring. Every sword user with a B rank in swords can excel at combat with this weapon because it is arguably the best sword in the game, excluding holy weapons. It has good stats, strikes twice even if its user cannot double the enemy, and four times if they can. With the Brave Sword and the Follow-Up Ring, Naoise can become a very capable combat unit, especially combined with his existing skills,Accost and Critical. However, this is still a significant investment, and without it, Naoise's contributions will be average.

As a father, Naoise is useful to children who do not need Follow-Up but could benefit from Accost and Critical. He is an acceptable option forAyra as he can pass down a fair bit of Strength, Accost, and B-rank swords toScáthach. WithErinys,Fee andCed benefit from Critical and Accost (giving both three multi-attack skills), and Fee benefits from Naoise's high strength. Ced's magic growth will suffer, but Ced can usually survive on his base magic alone as a pre-promoted unit.

Overall, Naoise is a passable unit in the first generation and can fill in as a substitute father in specific scenarios.

Personality

In contrast to Alec's wilder ways, Naoise was calm and thoughtful, taking the time to consider a situation and any requirements which may require covering in the course of a battle.^[1] He took his oaths as a knight seriously, insisting on fighting alongside and protecting Sigurd instead of waiting at Chalphy.^[2]

Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Many heroes lost their lives on this path... /And the names of those heroes who fought alongside Sigurd to the bitter end at Belhalla, whose fates remain unknown...
...
Naoise, a knight of Chalphy...
...

These brave youths fought to change the world for the better, yet now their unfulfilled dreams lie dead with them on the battlefield...
Was their sacrifice in vain? What were they fighting for all along?
And what of the light...?

Quotes

Death quote

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Naoise is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Naoise
	Red Blade of Grim Resolve, Naoise
		"I was born a knight, and I will gladly risk dying a knight's death in your name. To allow our lord to die alone in battle would be an unspeakable disgrace."
		Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Paladin		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Red & Green Assault:[Trigger] During your turn, when this unit is supported by "Alec", you may move an enemy in the Back Line. Grünritter Ties:[Always] While this unit is being supported by "Alec", this unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B06-014HN, B06-014ST • Artist:BISAI
	Red Chivalry, Naoise
		"From this point on, this battle will grow tougher still. Be sure to prepare yourself, Alec."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Cavalier		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Grünritter Ties:[Always] While this unit is being supported by "Alec", this unit gains +30 attack. Attack Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B06-015N, B06-015ST • Artist:BISAI
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Noish .

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

466

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

262

CYL 2 (2018)

580

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

150 (−112)

CYL 3 (2019)

489 (−38)

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

232 (+82)

CYL 4 (2020)

491 (−22)

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

202 (−30)

CYL 5 (2021)

443 (−48)

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

167 (−35)

CYL 6 (2022)

427 (−18)

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

188 (+21)

CYL 7 (2023)

391 (−36)

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

139 (−49)

CYL 8 (2024)

446 (+55)

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

113 (−26)

CYL 9 (2025)

366 (−80)

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

129 (+16)

CYL 10 (2026)

367 (+1)

Naoise Genealogy of the Holy War

92 (−37)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,674

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Cavalier Paladin Sword (Iron orSteel Sword) Lance (Iron Lance) Sword (Iron orSteel Sword) Lance (Iron Lance)

Official artwork

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

Concept artwork

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  Concept artwork ofAlec and Naoise fromGenealogy of the Holy War.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Naoise.
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  Artwork of Naoise.
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  Naoise in artwork ofSigurd.
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  Naoise in artwork ofCain.

References

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