Roy (Fire Emblem)

The son of Eliwood, Marquess of Pherae and talented leader of its army. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. Name: Roy Gender: Male Race: Human Age: 15 Height: 160cm Relatives: Roland (Ancestor), Unnamed Great-Grandfather, Elbert (Grandfather), Eleanora (Grandmother), Eliwood (Father), Uther (Distant Relative), Hector (Distant Relative), Orun (Distant Relative), Lilina (Distant Relative), Mark (Godparent) Occupation: Prince of Pherae, Leader of the Lycian Army Weapon: Binding Blade </Personal Information> Roy is a young teenage boy with an average height of 160cm. He has messy short red hair, blue eyes and fair skin. His attire consists of a blue headband with yellow patterns, blue shirt with a blue chestplate over it, blue cape, blue arm plates, white pants and black shoes. Roy is a bookish young man that is eager to learn and suddenly has to fill the role of a leader of the army. He is very collected and formal, as a result of his aristocratic background and being obliged to the role of General. However, despite acting confident in front of his army, inwardly, he often doubts his competence as a leader and soldier. In private he is noted to be more relaxed and even somewhat clumsy, he is known to "dance with two left feet." A competent leader and warrior, Roy is an upstanding, thoughtful, and idealistic young man. While he would prefer to avoid bloodshed, he maintains a strong resolve to see peace return to Elibe.

Despite his inexperience, being younger than his father was when he first set out into battle, he quickly grows in his role of a leader, managing to command an ever growing army gaining people's trust wherever he goes. He is perceptive and cunning for his age – he tricks a traitorous Lycian vassal into exposing himself, suspects that the bard Elffin is more than he seems, even though he does not pursue the truth against Elffin's will, and often reacts calmly and tactically to disturbing news.

He is committed to protecting those in need and fighting for his ideals, even if this means fighting against old allies. Yet he demonstrates empathy, understanding that sacrificing people to prevail is a hollow victory. When his knights try to keep him away from the front lines, Roy refuses to, stating that the only way he can understand people and fight for them is to experience their hardships. Valuing friendship and family greatly, mirroring Eliwood, Roy does not particularly care about the social status of others, viewing Wolt in particular as a brother and not a vassal.

But contrasting with his father, Roy is not very good at handling women, being dense when talking with girls, and in almost all situations he shows to be oblivious to their feelings. He gets flustered and a bit overwhelmed by Larum's forwardness. He doesn't note Lilina's fondness for him prior to the start of the game, and unlikely to realize this unless he decides to pursue her. He notably becomes depressed during the war, furthermore, in Shanna's supports, he admits having trouble keeping himself in good spirits and he seeks her company to have a more cheerful outlook. Sue also notes that he is sad and they both rise each other's spirits, Sue teaches him how to connect with nature, while they seek each other to talk about their feelings while cheering up. He heavily relies on his former teacher Cecilia's experience and support, maintaining a close relationship with her, looking up to her as a more experienced mentor in the battlefield; eventually they have a role reversal, in which Roy finds himself as the one to actually teach Cecilia a lesson while missing their professor and student dynamic. As Roy matures he realizes that he is her equal and that both can learn with each other. Finally, in Sophia's supports, Roy is usually cautious when she tells him about a "future" that could be a bad omen. He is surprised with her ability to predict the future. During the events of The Blazing Blade, Eliwood meets a tactician, Mark, who helps guide him throughout the story. With the death of his father, Eliwood succeeds his father as the new Marquess of Pherae. Shortly before his ascension, should the player have followed Eliwood's route, Eliwood summons Mark, asking if he would name his firstborn child and be their godparent. Fifteen years later, that child, Roy, appears when Hector, now Marquess of Ostia, meets with Eliwood in Pherae. It is at this meeting that Roy meets Hector's daughter, Lilina for the first time. The two leave to play while Eliwood and Hector discuss the recent unrest in Bern since Zephiel's ascension.

Roy's mother passed away at some point in his childhood. His mother's identity is not mentioned in The Binding Blade. However, The Blazing Blade shows that his mother could potentially be either Ninian, Lyn, Fiora, or an unnamed fourth woman, depending on player choice and interpretation.

During his upbringing, he was wet-nursed by the Pheraen lady in waiting Rebecca, and was raised with her son Wolt, his milk brother. He was sent to study in the capital of Ostia with Lilina. Cecilia becomes his instructor, specifically honing his skills with the sword as he has little aptitude for magic.

Roy is only fifteen years old when he is chosen to fight in front of his troops of Pherae, during the time in which his father Eliwood that was seriously ill. He is called back home because the land was being attacked by bandits. He manages to stop the looters, rescuing his father and Lilina, who was then visiting Pherae. He becomes the leader of the Lycian army after the unfortunate death of Hector of Ostia, their previous leader, and the imprisonment of his daughter Lilina. Those events unfolds as a result of Bern conquering the neighboring nations of Sacae and Ilia, and had turned its sights to the Lycian League. Following the Lycian code, each province is obligated to send their armies into battle against those who would attack the nation-states. Marcus and Merlinus, veterans of war, are important figures that guide Roy during his journey and from whose he seeks counseling.

He marches to Araphen, to meet the mercenaries Dieck, Shanna, Lot and Wade, who were hired by his father Eliwood, to fight along Roy against Bern. However, he meets the servant Elen, who introduces him to the princess of Bern and sister of King Zephiel, Guinivere, who had escaped from her land 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, eventually leads him on a journey across Elibe to save the continent from another war between dragons and humans. Roy uses a legendary sword called "The Binding Blade".