Renault (Japanese:レナートRenato), is aBishop who appears inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Appearing as the second to last recruitable character inThe Blazing Blade, Renault is most well-known for his complex and mysterious backstory.

Biography

Renault's past has little explicit elaboration, though a rough series of events can be gleamed from several of his support conversations with other characters. Renault, however, intentionally remains vague about his past and often does not explicitly confirm speculations stated by other characters, meaning some elements are technically speculation. The order of certain events remains unclear.

Early life and collaboration with Nergal

An unknown number of years before the events ofThe Blazing Blade, Renault worked as a simple mercenary.^[3] During this time, Renault "only knew how to bash another man's skull". At some point, he lost a treasured friend during his service.^[4] Thirty years prior the events ofThe Blazing Blade a man named Renault servedCaelin as a mercenary.^[2] While Renault denies knowing such a man,Wallace notes that he feels he has already been good friends with Renault for a long time, and even comments that Renault speaks similarly to the mercenary.^[5]

After the loss of his friend, he metNergal and agreed to assist him in creatingmorphs. Renault offered his own body to Nergal for use as a test subject, under the conditions that Nergal would use this knowledge to revive Renault's fallen friend.^[1] Approximately twenty years before the event ofThe Blazing Blade^[6] Renault enteredLucius's home and murdered Lucius's father; Renault mentions that this action was one of many in his bid to regain his lost friend, implying he was working for Nergal at that point still.^[7]

Eventually, Nergal's experiments came to fruition, resulting in the creation of an empty puppet resembling Renault's friend.^[8] Renault was horrified by these results and abandoned Nergal.^[9]

After Nergal

Following his split from Nergal, Renault turned to theElimine church to atone, and became abishop. Renault then took a "pilgrimage" toValor,^[10] though Renault's true intentions appear to stem from a desire to confront Nergal.^[11]

While on Valor, Renault encountersEliwood's group twice. On the group's initial visit, Renault only wishes them luck and gifts aGoddess Icon to whoever encounters him. When Eliwood's group returns to Valor for the final confrontation with Nergal, Renault joins forces with them and accompanies the group for the confrontation. When Renault confronts Nergal, he lashes out at him for defiling his friend.

After Nergal's defeat, Renault vanishes without a word to anyone.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

Renault is the second-to-last recruited character in the game; he can be recruited during the events ofChapter 30E/32H. He is the only playable character in the game that starts out in thebishop class.

Long prior to his recruitment, Renault makes a brief appearance duringChapter 18xE/19xH in an abandoned temple on the field. If one of the player's units visits the temple Renault will briefly appear and gift the visitor aGoddess Icon, and wish the visitor luck.^[12]

In Chapter 30E/32H, Renault can be recruited by visiting the ruins to the north of the map within 11 turns; failing to reach the ruins within this time causes him to leave the battleground upon failing to find tranquility in the area. Upon recruitment, Renault informs the character that he is interested only in fighting to help bring tranquility to him.

Starting stats and growth rates

Bishop Level 16 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 30E/32H, visit the most north-western ruins within 11 turns StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 43 Luck 10 Magic 12 Defense 15 Skill 22 Resistance 18 Speed 20 Constitution 9 Movement 6 Aid 8 Max HP 60% Luck 15% Magic 40% Defense 20% Skill 30% Resistance 40% Speed 35% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Divine Fortify Light Rune Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- A -- A

Analysis

Renault is an unorthodox unit, with several aspects no other units share. He joins very late into the game, at a very high base level and promoted. This makes training him unnecessary, since he has very few levels to gain and gains EXP at a snail's pace.

Renault's base stats are more reminiscent of aHero orSwordmaster than they are of aBishop. Renault has very high speed and skill, as well as good defense, resistance, and HP. With this combination, his durability blows other staff users out of the water, comparable to a base levelHarken. However, Renault's magic stat is mediocre at best, and as aBishop, he only has access to light magic for offense, which has the lowest might of all magic types, making Renault's damage output even worse. While he will double many enemy types thanks to his high speed, his damage per attack will be negligible. Renault can level up his light magic rank to S-rank so he can useAureola, but since he joins so late, there is not much time.

Renault's main utility does not stem from his combat, though. First, he joins with aFortify staff - a rare and powerful staff that requires an A rank in staves to use. The Fortify staff heals all allies within the user's range - a useful tool for the rest of the game. On Eliwood Mode, this is the only obtainable Fortify staff; on Hector Mode, there is only one more. While any unit with an A rank in staves can use it, onlyPent andAthos have that rank at base, other than Renault himself. Any other unit requires investment to use the Fortify staff, but Renault can use it from the moment he joins.

This is Renault's main advantage as a unit - he is an investment-free A-rank staff user. Even if the player gives Fortify to someone else, Renault can still use other staves, likePhysic. Even if the player deploys other potential staff users, Renault allows the player to use the other staff users for combat. His combat may be subpar, but he is durable enough to take a hit or two, even from Endgame enemies. Above all, he requires no resources - the player can give him a random high-rank staff and he will contribute.

Personality

Renault is a strongly introverted individual. He typically keeps to himself, and does not initiate conversations or interactions with others. He will give sparing details on himself to those that elect to speak to him somewhat extensively.

While Renault is outwardly somewhat stoic, he deeply regrets the murders he performed for Nergal. Renault is openly apologetic toLucius when he realizes that Lucius is the child of one of his victims. Renault's most emotional outburst occurs if he directly confronts Nergal; in addition to calling Nergal a liar and callous, he swears to murder Nergal with his own hands to avenge his old friend.

Hinting at his past as a physical fighter, Renault's statistics are unfitting for his class as abishop; he possesses highskill,speed, anddefense, but uncharacteristically lowmagic. This is also alluded to if Renault speaks toBartre. Bartre insists that Renault is a powerful warrior hidden under the cloth of the clergy. Renault denies this, though eventually gives in, out of exasperation, to Bartre's request to punch him as a test of strength. As a result of this, Bartre is temporarily knocked unconscious, to Renault's further frustration.

Supports

Main article:Renault/Supports

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Endings

Renault - Burdened Bishop
No one knew the old him. No one knows what became of him. He vanished as though he never existed.

Renault, Burdened Bishop, and Isadora, Escort of Pherae
Renault simply vanished after the battle. Isadora, now alone, returned to Pherae as a member of the imperial guard. Years later, she entered the service of Elimine, hoping to find answers in the clergy.

Quotes

Death quote

Final Chapter: Light quote

Battle History quotes

Tactician quotes

Battle quotes

Against Nergal in Final Chapter: Light (Hector's tale)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Renault's official artwork fromThe Blazing Blade can be viewed inPath of Radiance's extras menu if a copy ofThe Blazing Blade is connected to a copy ofPath of Radiance.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Renault is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Renault
	Burdened Bishop, Renault
		"I am only looking for tranquility. If helping you will bring it to me, then I will lend you my power."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Bishop		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		"It may help you live longer.":[Activate][Once per turn] [] Choose 1 card with the same unit name as your lord from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand. Atonement for One's Sins:[Trigger] During your opponent's turn, when your support card fails to support your lord, until the end of the battle, your lord gains +30 attack.
	Card #B13-037HN • Artist:Gen Onodera
	Mysterious Monk, Renault
		"Don't be frightened. I am not your enemy. My name is Renault. I'm on a pilgrimage."
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Monk		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		"May the forces of goodness surround you always.":[Always] If your lord is being attacked, support skills belonging to your opponent's support card cannot activate. Miracle Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, your opponent's attacking unit cannot perform a critical hit.
	Card #B13-038N • Artist:Gen Onodera
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Renault .

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

570

Renault The Blazing Blade

143

CYL 2 (2018)

616

Renault The Blazing Blade

117 (−26)

CYL 3 (2019)

534 (−24)

Renault The Blazing Blade

170 (+53)

CYL 4 (2020)

554 (−8)

Renault The Blazing Blade

148 (−22)

CYL 5 (2021)

499 (−55)

Renault The Blazing Blade

135 (−13)

CYL 6 (2022)

537 (+36)

Renault The Blazing Blade

120 (−15)

CYL 7 (2023)

498 (−39)

Renault The Blazing Blade

96 (−24)

CYL 8 (2024)

449 (−49)

Renault The Blazing Blade

112 (+16)

CYL 9 (2025)

466 (+17)

Renault The Blazing Blade

88 (−24)

CYL 10 (2026)

434 (−32)

Renault The Blazing Blade

71 (−17)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,200

Trivia

• Renault's base stats are more similar to those of aswordmaster orhero, with notably highskill,speed, anddefense but rather lowmagic. This may be a tribute to Renault's history as a soldier.
• Renault's experience gain is factored in for determining which variation ofPale Flower of Darkness is played, counting towardsKenneth's version. As Renault is unrecruitable until after this chapter, this functionality goes unused.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
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Official artwork

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  Artwork of Renault fromThe Blazing Blade.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Renault.
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  Artwork of Renault.

References

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