Roy (Fire Emblem)

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Roy is a fictional swordfighter from the Fire Emblem series of video games. His only appearances in the games are in Fire Emblem 6: The Sword of Seals and a brief cameo in 'Fire Emblem 7: The Blazing Sword'. His father is Eliwood, the hero of Fire Emblem 7: Blazing Sword, the first Fire Emblem game to be released outside Japan as the Game Boy Advance game Fire Emblem in the US. His deceased mother is never mentioned in name during Fuuin no Tsurugi, and while she could be one of Eliwood's three potential wives from the player-controlled characters in Rekka no Ken (Ninian, Lyn, Fiora), the possibility remains that his mother simply has no important identity to the series beyond bearing Roy.

Role in Fuuin no Tsurugi

Roy is the sole Lord of Fuuin no Tsurugi, the first Fire Emblem game to be released on the Game Boy Advance. In the typical tradition of Fire Emblem's Lords, he starts with somewhat shaky base stats, but will soon grow into a high-performance unit. His promotion in relation to the game's length is quite late, with only three chapters (at best) left in the game. His promotion to the Master Lord class is triggered, story-wise, by him inserting the Fire Emblem into the hilt and thereby unlocking the Sword of Seals from Shrine of Seals in Bern, then subsequently drawing the blade.

Roy is only 15 when the story of Fuuin no Tsurugi begins. Bern had recently conquered the neighboring nations of Sacae (a vast plains country inhabited by mounted nomadic warriors) and Ilia (an arctic, barren nation famous for its skilled and devoted mercenaries), and had turned it sights to the Lycian Alliance. Following the Lycian code, each province is obligated to send their armies into battle against those who would attack the nation-states. Roy is thus called home from his studies in Ostia to lead Pherae's armies in his ill father's stead. Along the way to Araphen (the Lycian fiefdom closest to Bern), however, he meets the errant princess of Bern, Guinivere, who had escaped in the hopes of negotiating a treaty with Lycian nobility. Roy quickly agrees to her proposal to search for a peaceful means to end Bern’s aggression, and it is this encounter (along with his tardy arrival at Araphen to a dying Lord Hector) that will eventually lead him on a journey across Elibe to save the world from another war between Dragons and humans.

Personality

Roy is an upstanding and idealistic young man who repeatedly shows a desire to help and support others, shown in his interaction with Guinivere and his childhood friend Lilina. While he would prefer to avoid bloodshed – a fact reflected in his interaction with Guinivere and his tactical efforts to conserve his soldiers – he retains a strong resolve to see peace return to Elibe. Unlike most young protagonists, however, he is perceptive and cunning for his age – he tricks a traitorous Lycian vassal into exposing himself, deciphers that the bard Elphin (who is in reality the missing Etrurian Prince Mildain) is more than he seems (though he does not pursue the truth against Mildain’s will), and often reacts calmly and tactically to disturbing news. He is also quite oblivious to the feelings that some of the women in the army develop for him (most via support conversations) – Lilina in particular is quite smitten with him regardless of the player’s actions, but he never notices this.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Roy also appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee, where he is one of four swordfighters in the game, along with Link, Young Link and fellow Fire Emblem veteran Marth. In order to unlock Roy in the game, one must complete an adventure mode with Marth, after which Roy will appear in order to challenge the player. Alternatively, Roy can be unlocked by playing 900 "vs." matches to completion. All other characters will be unlocked at increments of 100 matches. This is presumably to allow a player to unlock characters while never playing the game solo, though "vs." matches can be played solo against an AI-controlled character. He is a "clone" of Marth, in that the appearance of his moves are based on Marth's. There is some contention as to the relative attributes of Marth and Roy: although Roy initially appears stronger and slower than Marth, Roy is in direct contrast with Marth's relaxed, precise, spacing-focused style. While Roy is a slower fighter than Marth, his attacks are shrouded in fire, due to his Sword of Seals and his posession of the Fire Emblem. His most powerful move is his flare blade, which will produce a massive explosion and send his opponents flying, at the cost of several seconds worth of charge time and 10% damage. The flare blade is arguably the most powerful move in the game. This in contended; some players state it's Mr. Game & Watch's Oil Panic. But, since Mr. Game & Watch needs to "collect" projectile attacks to produce the Oil Panic (and so may or may not be producable, depending on the character or characters faced), many say the Flare Blade is the most powerful move as it is independent of external conditions. Roy's attacks are generally stronger in the middle of the blade and weaker in the tip. In terms of damage comparisons, the tip of Roy's blade is weaker than the center of Marth's blade, the center of Marth's blade is weaker than the center of Roy's blade and the tip of Marth's blade is the strongest. Roy has slower and stronger attacks than Marth, including forward B (Double-Edge Dance) which has the same speed but different damage values when compared to Marth's Dancing Blade. Roy is voiced by Jun Fukuyama in the game.

The Super Smash Bros. Melee Official Guide from Nintendo Power classifies Roy as a Type 1 Up Close Specialist character.

It is unknown if Roy will return in the sequel, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Fire Emblem
Characters
Ike | |Marth | Roy | Sigurd
Fire Emblem (GBA) characters | | |
History and geography
Akaneia > Jugdral | Elibe | Magvel | Tellius | Serenes Massacre
Media
Fire Emblem (anime) > Fire Emblem The Best Volume 1
Other
Magic in the Fire Emblem series > List of Fire Emblem references

 

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