"Orsin" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Renais Paladin,Orson.

Osian (Japanese:オーシンOthin) is a warrior fromFiana village inThracia, and a member ofEyvel'sFiana Freeblades.

Biography

Osian was with theFiana Freeblades on a job outsideFiana when it fell under attack by the forces ofMunster under the command ofWeissmann, during whichNanna andMareeta were kidnapped byRaydrik. With the Freeblades, Osian drove the Munster army out of Fiana before leaving withLeif andEyvel to rescue them. Although he was separated from Leif after their assault on the Kelbeth fortress, Osian and the rest of the Freeblades regrouped with him following Leif's escape from Munster, and he continued to serve as the Fiana Freeblades evolved into Leif's liberation army.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Osian is a playable character. He is available from the start ofChapter 1. In this chapter, Osian canvisit the southern house to obtain hispersonal weapon,Vouge. He is removed at the end ofChapter 3. Osian rejoins at the end ofChapter 7. InChapter 8, Halvan cantalk to an enemyMarty, recruiting him.

Starting stats and growth rates

Axe Fighter Level 1 Action --

Recruitment:Chapter 1, automatically from the start StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 27 Speed 9 Strength 6 Luck 3 Magic 0 Defense 4 Skill 7 Constitution 11 Movement 6 FCM 3 Max HP 85% Speed 35% Strength 30% Luck 55% Magic 5% Defense 25% Skill 25% Constitution 25% Movement 2% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Iron Axe Wrath Weapon Levels -- -- E (+40) -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Mercenary	+0	+2	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+0	+0	D

Supports

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Analysis

Osian joins in Chapter 1 as a level 1 Axe Fighter. Much like most other early-game units, he becomes unavailable starting from Chapter 4 and rejoins in Chapter 7.

Osian is best known for his personal weapon,Vouge, which he can obtain by visiting the southern village in Chapter 1. While its might is not impressive, it compensates by being one of the most accurate axes in the game, having 60 uses, 30 crit, and most importantly 1-2 range. Most units inThracia 776 have poor 1-2 range weapons, and many of those who do have poor durability; between his innateWrath, 3 FCM, and Vouge's 30 crit, Osian will always crit on his first attack on enemy phase and is almost guaranteed to do the same on his second attack on either player or enemy phase, and as such means he has no problems killing enemies at 1-2 range. Combined with his great bulk, Osian is one of the best units at killing groups of enemies on enemy phase, and despite starting at level 1 doesn't need much training to do so.

Osian's base stats are quite decent. His 9 base Speed lets him double most enemies consistently, and his 27 HP is enough to tank a few hits. His offensive growth rates are unimpressive, though between Vouge and the low stats of enemies he will generally get by fine. As mentioned, he has 3 FCM, though outside of Vouge he doesn't have many ways to use this as aKiller Axe is not available untilChapter 14x and even then requires work to obtain. He also has Wrath, which guarantees him a critical hit on enemy phase, though enemies inThracia 776 are generally not too difficult to kill to the extent where this makes a massive difference. His boss-killing is solid for a physical unit, but Wrath requiring the opponent to attack first makes it only useful on enemy phase, and he needs to use Vouge to have good hit rates, and even then hitting on defense is problematic against bosses on thrones.

Osian's promotion toMercenary is not very important, but it does increase his overall stats a decent amount which is useful as his growth rates are unimpressive. Promoting Osian does give him the ability to use swords, starting at D rank, but this is hardly ever useful - axes will still be Osian's best weapons, and theWeapon Triangle bonuses/penalties aren't particularly significant inThracia 776 compared to other games in the series; Osian will still maintain solid hit rates even when wielding an axe against sword-wielding opponents.

Osian has a low weapon rank in axes, with a mere E rank at base, and doesn't gain any more on promotion. While he has 40 base weapon experience in axes, letting him reach D rank quickly, he is still quite far from using effective axes like the Hammer or the Poleaxe. However, Osian's Vouge usually does the job in the early game, and Osian is likely to receive some training since he is one of the player's best options for early-game combat.

One of Osian's weaknesses is his abysmal Magic, with 0 at base, a measly 5% growth, and only 1 upon promotion. Osian will sit at single-digit Magic for the entire game, causing him to take a lot of damage from enemy magic users. While his physical 1-2 range means he is still one of the better units for taking down enemyDark Mages, they will do heavy damage to him which limits his ability to take on many of them at a time. Osian's low Magic also means he is easy prey for enemy status staff users, which is especially problematic as the AI prioritizes enemies with high HP.

Osian's biggest downfall however is his unimpressive movement and high constitution. This means that any unit that tries to rescue him will have their move cut in half, which makes him very difficult to ferry around. This is especially problematic for maps likechapter 15 where units will want to be ferried across otherwise impassable terrain with fliers, but for most outdoor maps Osian will lag behind mounted units. Fortunatly, even if he misses out on several chapters of deployment, his combat is strong enough that he can easily catch up and stay relevant.

As for investment, the best investment Osian can get is the Od Scroll, one of the Crusader Scrolls. Osian's Skill growth increases by 30% with the scroll in his inventory, improving his accuracy and reliability in the long term. Osian will also want more speed to help him double some late-game enemies, though for most of the game he is fast enough to not have doubling issues. Besides, as with all Crusader Scrolls, having it in his inventory makes Osian immune to critical hits. This removes a threat that could kill him when he is enemy-phasing a large number of enemies.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

Osian has a weapon named for him inFire Emblem Awakening:Orsin's Hatchet; he is one of two characters with items named for them who does not appear inAwakening, the other beingKris.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Osian appears as an equippableBond Ring. He can be summoned usingLeif'sEmblem Ring.

Bond Ring data

Stat modifiers Ring level Spd Lck Bld C +0 +0 +1 B +1 +0 +1 A +1 +1 +1 S +1 +1 +2

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Osian/Heroes

There is one variation of Osian available inHeroes.

Personality

Osian is blunt, hot-blooded, reckless and has quite the temper. Eyvel hints that he tends to get caught up in the fervor of battle and overdo it.

Endings

Osian - Scolded Soldier
Osian returned to Fiana, where he married and was blessed with many children. His short temper and fiery personality never did change, and he was known throughout his lifetime as "Old Osian of Fiana."

Quotes

Death quote

Escape quote

Heroes quotes

Main article:Osian/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Osian is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Osian
	Furious Battleaxe, Osian
		"We're here to save you! Don't you go taking a dirt nap!"
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Mercenary		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Vouge:[Activate] [Discard a card with the affinity from your hand] This turn, this unit gains 1-2 range, and this unit's attacks cannot be evaded except by the Main Character. "You had me worried, you nit!":[Always] If you have an allied "Tanya", the number of orbs that this unit's attack will destroy becomes 2.
	Card #B10-010HN • Artist:Homakura
	Wild Axe Fighter, Osian
		"Damn, Imperial scum..."
		Attack: 30	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Axe Fighter		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Fighter's Expertise:[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 #B10-011N • Artist:Homakura
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Osian .

Flavor text

Trivia

• One of the attract mode cutscenes inThracia 776 shows Osian sparring with Halvan.
• According toThracia 776's website, Osian was designed to look 18 years old.^[1]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Axe Fighter Mercenary Axe (Vouge) Sword (Iron Sword) Axe (Vouge)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Osian fromThracia 776.
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  Artwork of Osian with theFiana Freeblades fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.
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  Portrait artwork of Osian fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Osian: Scolded Soldier.
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  Artwork of Osian: Scolded Soldier.
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  Artwork of Osian: Scolded Soldier.
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  Artwork of Osian: Scolded Soldier.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Osian: Scolded Soldier.
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  Artwork of Osian: Scolded Soldier.
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  Artwork of Osian: Scolded Soldier.
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  Artwork of Osian: Scolded Soldier.
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  Osian in artwork ofTanya: Dagdar's Kid.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Osian withTanya.
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  Artwork of Osian.

References

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