Robert (Thracia 776)

"Lady Selphina... I wish...I could be of more...use..."

- Robert

Robert, also known as Roberto, is a knight of Lenster. He belongs to Selphina and Glade's group, and initially joined them out of admiration for Selphina. He is said to be an orphan. Apparently, Robert is characterized by his meek and bashful nature according to his ending, where it states that while he aspired to become a renowned warrior, he never did overcome his timidness.

In-Game
Robert is probably the best Archer in the game due to his excellent all-around stat growths, coupled by the fact that he is a mounted unit. Statistically, Robert specializes in Skill, Speed, and Luck, but he also has the highest Strength growth of all the playable archers and balanced Defense and Build growths. Robert is useful for hit-and-run fighting, and is a good candidate for the Continue manual. Unlike the other Lenster knights who join along with him, Robert has one movement star, giving him a 5% chance for Re-action to occur, and his pursuit critical coefficient is 3, raising the chance for him to perform a critical hit on his second attack whenever he attacks twice in a row.

Compared to Selphina, the other playable Arch Knight, Robert has much better stats and durability in the long run. Unfortunately, however, Robert comes underleveled, which lessens his use at the beginning, and thus he requires quite a bit of training by the player before he can consistently defeat enemies on his own. Additionally, his starting weapon rank is at E, and because he joins later than the other archers, it can be difficult to raise his weapon rank high enough for him to equip stronger bows, such as the Master Bow or the Silver Bow. On a further note, Robert does not have any personal Skills, unlike Selphina who has Charge, or Ronan who has Continue, except for his inherent Canto as a mounted archer. Despite these flaws, Robert is an undeniably strong fighter, once he is properly trained, and will become even more powerful when he is promoted to the Bow Knight class.

Base Stats
|Arch Knight |1 |23 |5/0 |7 |4 |8 |6 |4 |0 |8 |Bow-E


 * Items: Iron Bow
 * Skills: None
 * Leadership Stars: 0
 * Movement Stars: 1
 * Pursuit Critical Coefficient: 3
 * Bow Mastery Rank: E

Growth Rates

 * HP: 65%
 * Strength: 45%
 * Magic: 10%
 * Skill: 50%
 * Speed: 60%
 * Luck: 70%
 * Defense: 25%
 * Build: 20%
 * Move: 1%

Promotion Gains

 * Promotes to Bow Knight
 * Strength: +2
 * Magic: +1
 * Skill: +3
 * Speed: +2
 * Defense: +2
 * Build: +1
 * Move: +1
 * +1 for Bow Mastery Rank

Supports
Supports No One

Supported by
 * Selphina - 10%
 * Glade - 10%

Ending
Robert - Bow Knight of Lenster :

After his strong requests, Robert was put in the new Kingdom of Thracia's royal guard. Robert himself was probably trying his best to be a legendary warrior, but he never could fix his timidity. Apparently, more than a few of the female servants in the castle found his sheepish nature cute.