Joshua

Profile: Joshua is met by Eirika and her group in Serafew where he is working as a mercenary on a job to kill Natasha. Natasha approaches Joshua to tell him about the emperor's strange changes; however, he seems to be uninterested in her words. Sometime after this, he went into the local arena, but lost most of his gold. Upon being spoken to by either Eirika or Natasha again, he has a bet with her and flips a coin, ultimately joining Eirika's group, most likely due to cheating to win her favor.

During this time he worked with Caellach in a mercenary troop; he appears to have earned a penchant for stirring up trouble off the job, but Caellach appreciated him anyway.

If the player follows Eirika's route and Joshua is in the player's army in Chapter 14A, it is revealed that Joshua is actually Ismaire's son and the prince of Jehanna, but left as he had grown tired of palace life and wanted to explore the world himself so he could be worthy of the throne in his own eyes, having left his mother with just a letter ten years prior to the events of the game. After witnessing her death, he promises to use his experience to improve his country. If he's deployed in the next chapter and fights Caellach, he confronts him over his mother's death. If the player chooses Ephraim's route, Ismaire's death is not mentioned and the two simply have a friendly chat before fighting each other.

After the war concludes, Joshua returns to Jehanna as its king to bring the country into an era of prosperity not seen before. If he has an A rank support with Natasha, Gerik or Marisa, they accompany him back, the former marrying him and the latter two serving as companions.

Personality: Joshua is a roguish, flirtatious, casual person. He's also very cunning, enough so that he can cheat without getting noticed, although Gerik and Artur can catch on to him. Despite being fairly unlucky, he believes in luck more than ability, and is carefree about his job, as shown when he is sent to kill Natasha, he'd rather head back to the Arena.

Joshua has a jovial and laid back attitude, but he is also very skilled in the battlefield, and can be loyal and genuinely kind. He feels deep guilt over abandoning his mother, but doesn't regret leaving his kingdom for his adventures since he desired to know better the world and his people, as he had grown tired of the stiff formality of palace life. Overall, he shows the most kindness to girls, as shown in his conversations with Natasha, Marisa and L'Arachel.

Despite his con-man streak, Joshua can be fairly honest when needed, as seen in a support conversation with Innes where he cheats Innes out of tons of gold. The Frelian prince refuses to give up, despite having lost so much money. He later admits to him that he cheated and offers to return the gold, though Innes allows him to keep it and continues to bet with him. In his supports with L'Arachel, he loses his bets and attempts to rig the game towards his favor, but continually fails.

Skin Tone: Fair

Hair Color: Long, vivid red

Hairstyle: Straight and layered, shoulder-length; long front strands framing the face; partially tucked under a cap

Eyes: Red

Build: Lean, slim, agile

Outfit: Teal long coat with gold trim and ornate chest pattern, Matching teal cap with gold detailing, Red sash wrapped around the waist with bead accents, Light gray trousers, Brown leather boots.

Accessories & Details: White bandages wrapped around one hand, Small dagger sheathed at the waist, Long split-tail coat design for mobility.

Medieval Fantasy Setting