Owain

"The blade of legend and song... I feel its power coursing through me! At last, my sword hand lays calm. Come, Mystletainn. Destiny beckons! The rest of these rogues are ours alone!"

- Owain receiving his personal sword, Missiletainn.

Owain (ウード, Ūdo, Eudes in the Japanese version) is a playable character from Fire Emblem Awakening, who returns in Fire Emblem Fates under the alias Odin (オーディン Ōdin). His birthday is July 15. He is the son of Lissa.

In Fates, he is the father of Ophelia.

In the English version he is voiced by Kaiji Tang, while in the Japanese version he is voiced by Hidenori Takahashi.

Awakening
Owain is the son of Lissa and the cousin of Lucina from the future. Owain's supports and conversations with Laurent during the Hot-Spring Scramble reveal that he is a bit of a writer, and always tries to write other characters into his stories the way he sees fit to do it. He is quite proud of his heroic lineage and bears the Mark of the Exalt on his arm, proving that he and Lissa are of Ylissean Royalty bloodline. Owain has an "uncontrollable sword hand" which apparently seeks battle. However this is revealed to be merely for dramatic effect and he admits in the Hot-Spring Scramble that he really doesn't have uncontrollable power. He is part of the Justice Cabal along with Cynthia and Morgan.

Owain in the future helped his parents fight off the Risen once he was old enough to fight. However during a battle, a Risen archer attempted to attack Owain from behind, but his father pushed him out of the way and died taking the arrow intended for Owain. Later, during another battle, Lissa was killed while she was healing the wounded. Owain was given his mother's ring, which he continues to wear. In an Event Tile conversation with Lissa, he also took a piece of the staff she used when she was killed and named it "Lissa." He joined Lucina and the other children to return to the past and prevent the ruinous future.

In his paralogue the Sage's Hamlet is attacked by bandits. Owain steps in and attempts to quell the bandits. He successfully manages to take one down, but messes up trying to deal with another. Chrom and his army are standing off to side watching Owain's theatrics and decides to help him out. Upon meeting his mother on the battlefield Owain drops his dramatic speech style, happy to be reunited with her and happily teams up with Chrom's army. After the battle, Lissa notices that his arm bears the Mark of the Exalt. Lissa is relieved to know that she is true Ylissean royalty since the Mark of the Exalt appears on those of that lineage, even though hers never surfaced. Owain promises to protect Lissa as he joins Chrom's army.

After the defeat of Grima, Owain goes on a lengthy journey to "stay his sword hand." Many tales of a man matching his description begin to pop up from time to time.

In Owain's support with Lissa, he asks for the name of the staff that she's using, much to her confusion. To Owain's surprise, Lissa innocently tells him that her staff has no name, which greatly worries him. After many attempts to persuade her, Lissa finally names her staff "Owain," much to his discomfort. Owain tells her that she doesn't need to rely on her staff anymore, as he will be the one protecting her, not her weapon. In his support with his father, Owain's "sword arm" antics worries his father. Suddenly an assassin shoots an arrow at him, resulting in his father moving him out of the way, taking the shot. Owain remembers when a similar incident killed his father and Owain promises his father that he will never allow that to happen again.

In his supports with Lucina, it is revealed that he is very skilled in weapons maintenance, as he notices flaws on the Parallel Falchion immediately when she shows it to him. This is most likely due to his constant naming of weapons and viewing them as an ally rather then a tool.

The Future Past
In an alternate timeline where Grima has successfully taken over the land, Owain is seen with Inigo, Yarne, and Brady, attempting to escape the Risen that are chasing them. Realising that they are unable to outrun them, Owain persuades Yarne and Brady to run ahead and deliver the Jewels to Lucina. Inigo decides to remain behind with Owain, thereafter severing a bridge that stretches out before the group after ensuring that Brady and Yarne have successfully crossed it. If all the children survive at the end of the battle, Owain and Inigo will reunite with Yarne and Brady, and the group succeeds in delivering the jewels to Lucina.

Half a year following Grima's demise in The Future Past 3, Owain and Kjelle, in reverence of the legacy left behind by their parents, will come to spearhead the reinstatement of the Shepherds, affectionately renaming it to "Chrom's New Shepherds". During a meeting conducted by the group, Owain, depressed at the knowledge that "the world finally speaks his language", plans to become a performer with Inigo and Brady in tow.

Fates
Some time after the events of Awakening, Owain, alongside Severa and Inigo, travels in the world of Fates and joins the Nohr army, taking on the alias "Odin Dark". Odin, who performs daily research into "amazing special moves" and still enjoys naming his weapons, becomes a dark mage in service to Leo alongside Niles. If he achieves an S-Support, he will have a daughter named Ophelia.

Hidden Truths
Owain is recruited by Anankos to serve as a retainer to his child the Avatar. He agrees to go with Anankos to Valla. His hair is changed offscreen by Anankos. Later when their powers were unable to harm the forces of Valla, Anankos bestows his power upon him and transforms him into a Dark Mage, hiding his mark as well. Near the end he is sent to Nohr by Anankos without being informed of his child's name, where he comes to serve Leo.

Supports
During Odin's supports with Selena, he casts a curse on her during her sleep to have pleasant dreams. The dreams he makes for her are references to the Harvest Scramble and Hot-Spring Scramble Xenologues from Awakening.

Personality
Owain has a habit of speaking in an overly theatrical fashion that some people find tiresome to deal with. He is somewhat preoccupied with the idea of being a hero and seeks the fabled sword the Missiletainn in his quest, unaware that it is not the Mystletainn, but just a normal sword. Lucina describes him as a "colorful" character. He is always eager to fight others, stating that his sword hand seeks to battle, even to his own father. He also has the habit of giving odd names to weapons and moves, the names of which are all references to past Fire Emblem games, as he strongly believes giving a weapon a name gives it power, turning it into an ally instead of a mere tool.

In Fates, he's laregely the same, though his supports with Laslow and Selena show he's surprisingly grown up, perhaps even more than them. While Selena has homesickness and Laslow fears he's starting to forget his old life, Odin seems to be dealing with it much better and even helps both of them to overcome their struggles.

He is the most hot-blooded member of the army and the most likely to shout "Level up!".

Base Stats

 * Note: These are his default base stats. To get the actual base stats, use the following formula: [(Lissa's current stats - Lissa's class base stats) + (father's current stats - father's class base stats) + Owain's absolute base stats] / 3 + Owain's class base stats

* - Owain will also inherit the last active Skill from both of his parents, except Skills exclusive to DLC.

Growth Rates

 * Note: His growth rates vary, depending on who his father is.

Awakening
Romantic Supports
 * The Avatar (Female)
 * Lucina (The game lists their S support titles as 'Companions')
 * Kjelle
 * Cynthia
 * Severa
 * Noire
 * Nah
 * Female Morgan (Can also be his sister)

Other Supports
 * Lissa
 * Owain's Father
 * The Avatar (Male) (Can also be Owain's father)
 * Inigo
 * Brady
 * Male Morgan (Can also be his son)

Standard Sets

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Inherited Sets

 * -|The Avatar as Father=


 * -|Frederick as Father=


 * -|Virion as Father=


 * -|Stahl as Father=


 * -|Vaike as Father=


 * -|Kellam as Father=


 * -|Lon'qu as Father=


 * -|Ricken as Father=


 * -|Gaius as Father=


 * -|Donnel as Father=


 * -|Gregor as Father=


 * -|Libra as Father=


 * -|Henry as Father=

Owain cannot be re-classed into the following class sets, but it is possible for him to inherit a skill from them.
 * Inheritance from Lissa


 * Troubadour - Valkyrie
 * Pegasus Knight - Falcon Knight - Dark Flier

Awakening
Base Class Owain's base class is the Myrmidon class which capitalizes high speed and skill which he thankfully gets from Lissa's base growths meaning high dodge rates, consistent double attacks, and increased likeliness of critical attacks. His HP, Strength, Magic, and Luck are also quite high making him a solid offensive unit regardless of who his father is. However, like Lissa, his defensive growths are lower than his other growths, but they still will level up consistently barring inheritance from his father.

Regardless, Owain gets a plethora of useful skills from his base class and its promotions. Myrmidon gives Vantage which is great for Owain to kill enemies if he is low on health before they can kill him. His two base promotions are the Assassin and Swordmaster, both of which are great to consider for Owain considering they have the same speed cap so preference comes down to what you want out of Owain. Swordmaster focuses more on durability with a higher defense and resistance cap than the Assassin class. He gains Astra at level 5 which is a good attacking skill given his high skill and Swordfaire for more strength to his attacks, although this is will not help as much if he has a magic oriented father. From the Assassin class, Owain can learn Lethality, although due to its low activation rate Owain will not pull off this skill even with his high skill cap. Pass allows Owain to avoid being cornered by the enemy, although a Rescue staff can bring him out of range if needed.

Owain is also unique since he has a personal weapon; the Missiletainn. It is a slightly modified Steel Sword, having the same strength but a lower hit rate in exchange for a slightly higher critical boost and +1 to his skill stat. Whether or not this weapon will prove to be useful or not is up to the player. Keep in mind that it has limited durability and unless Owain has access to the Armsthrift skill or a Hammerne staff, the Infinite Regalia DLC map is the only way to secure another copy if the original breaks.

Reclassing/Maternal Inheritance
Lissa: Lissa's entire class set is exclusive to females so Owain inherits a completely different set of classes. At the same time this means that Owain can inherit a female exclusive skill and it is recommended. Out of all of Lissa's female skills Galeforce and Dual Support+ are the two main skills to consider. Galeforce complements Owain nicely in his offensive role, allowing him to attack and possibly kill two enemy units in one turn or kill and retreat to get healed after a fight. Dual Support+ makes him a good supporting partner, boosting his partner's Dual Support bonus by four levels. Only one can be passed down so consider which one will suit your play style best.

Lissa's base class translates into the Priest Class which is essentially a male version of the Cleric class. For the most part, unless Owain has a magic oriented father like Ricken or Henry, Owain should only come into this class if he needs their skills. Miracle is a very helpful skill as due to Lissa's high luck growth combined with a father who passes down a good Luck modifier will ensure that he has a very high activation rate for it. From the War Monk class he can learn Renewal, which will make him harder to kill and eases pressure for your healers. The other class Owain will inherit is the Barbarian class, along with the promotions Berserker and Warrior. From the Warrior class he can learn Counter, which will punish any non-lethal damage he receives, which when combined with Miracle can severely hurt enemy units if the player plans to make him like a typical Counter-using unit; rushing towards the enemy to deal damage and reflect any damage they inflict on him.

Paternal Inheritance
For Owain's Paternal Inheritance, see here: Owain/Paternal Inheritance

Base Stats

 * -|Conquest Chapter 8 - Cold Reception=


 * -|Revelation Chapter 17 - Black Flames=

Birthright Chapter 18 - Leo

 * -|Normal=


 * -|Hard=


 * -|Lunatic=

Xenologue 20 - Memories of Foam 6: Unfinished Dawn

 * -|Normal=


 * -|Hard=


 * -|Lunatic=

Growth Rates
◾ Note: Growth Rates are based on the character in their starting class
 * 55%
 * 45%
 * 50%
 * 55%
 * 45%
 * 60%
 * 45%
 * 30%
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◾ Note: Growth Rates as a Sorcerer
 * 55%
 * 35%
 * 55%
 * 55%
 * 45%
 * 60%
 * 45%
 * 35%
 * }

◾ Note: Growth Rates as a Dark Knight
 * 70%
 * 55%
 * 40%
 * 60%
 * 40%
 * 65%
 * 55%
 * 25%
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 * 65%
 * 45%
 * 30%
 * 70%
 * 55%
 * 75%
 * 40%
 * 30%
 * }

Max Stat Modifiers

 * 0
 * +1
 * +1
 * -1
 * +1
 * 0
 * -1
 * }

Supports
Romantic Supports
 * The Avatar (Female)
 * Selena
 * Beruka
 * Effie
 * Elise
 * Charlotte
 * Camilla
 * Felicia
 * Peri
 * Nyx
 * Mozu
 * Azura
 * Orochi (Revelation only)
 * Kagero (Revelation only)

Other Supports
 * The Avatar (Male)
 * Laslow
 * Niles
 * Leo
 * Hinata (Revelation only)
 * Ophelia
 * Shigure (If Odin is his father)
 * Kana (if Odin is his father)

Class Sets
Standard Sets


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Friendship Sets
 * -|Conquest/Revelation=


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 * -|Revelation=


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Partner Sets
 * -|All Routes=


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 * -|Conquest/Revelation=


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 * -|Revelation=


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Special Classes


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Overall
Base Class As a Dark Mage, Odin has very shaky growth rates in Magic and Speed which, when combined with low bases in each stat, can make him relatively difficult to use as a magic user. Either they will develop to be sufficient for Odin offensively, or he will wind up with abysmal magic and speed stats; while Odin's magic stat is increased and has a slightly higher growth rate as a Sorcerer, his success as a Magic user is still a gamble with his magic and speed stats being fully capable of winding up too low. His HP, Skill, Luck, and Defense are respectable, but they don't make up for his riskier growths. It is even more stressed if Odin promotes into a Dark Knight; while Odin has a solid strength growth to make use of Swords, he gains no additional points of magic upon promotion, and his magic growth rate is lowered as well. However, as a Dark Knight, Odin benefits greatly from extra movement range, as well as becoming rather tanky due to his high HP and Defense growths. His strength as mentioned before is solid as well in this class, although he has to grind swords. He suffers from low speed and resistance, but his high HP should be enough to absorb some attacks. Overall, Dark Knight is probably a better option than Sorcerer if his magic is too low at promotion. However, if his magic and speed are good enough, Sorcerer is the better choice. Sorcerer additionally lets him take advantage of his personal skill more than Dark Knight, due to its passive +10 crit being able to be stacked with his passive.

Reclassing While Odin as a Dark Mage is a relative gamble, he is quite sufficient offensively if he reclasses into a Samurai. While he does have to grind his Sword weapon proficiency up from scratch (although his early join helps with this), and his strength growth rate is still relatively shaky as well, Odin's increased HP, Speed, Skill and Luck growth rates give him greater sufficiency at being able to handle opponents one-on-one. In addition, the skills Duelist's Blow and Vantage give Odin a backbone offensively in terms of being able to avoid taking too much damage. As a Swordmaster, Astra and Swordfaire give Odin increased offensive capabilities by being able to inflict more damage. Swordmaster also has +10 passive crit, stacking with his personal skill and Odin's naturally high skill stat well. Odin as a Master of Arms is rather risky in Conquest, considering he would have to grind two entirely weapon ranks up from scratch and his speed is mediocre, but Seal Strength can enable Odin to cripple opponents he cannot KO, and Life and Death, while risky, compounds well with Odin's solid HP, Skill, Luck, and Defense growth rates.

Awakening

 * Owain/Awakening Quotes

Fates

 * Odin/Fates Quotes

Awakening

 * Owain - Chosen One
 * Owain tried settling down in Ylisse but ultimately set off on a lengthy quest to "stay his sword hand." Oddball heroes matching his description continue to crop up in local legends to this day.


 * Owain and the Avatar
 * Many wrote of Avatar's legendary exploits, but accounts of her origins and character varied. Scholars, poets, and bards agreed on one thing alone—she loved her husband, Owain, above all else.


 * Owain and Lucina
 * Owain set off on a lengthy quest with Lucina to "stay his sword hand." Did they simply journey to another land, or did they return to their own time? None know for certain.


 * Owain and Kjelle
 * Owain set off on a lengthy quest with Kjelle to "stay his sword hand." ...The idea was actually Kjelle's, and he was just along while she trained, but she had the grace to let his delusions continue.


 * Owain and Cynthia
 * Owain set off on a lengthy quest with Cynthia to "stay his sword hand." Their semidelusional journey was said to be one of much mayhem and mirth.


 * Owain and Severa
 * Owain set off on a lengthy quest with Severa to "stay his sword hand." Though Severa nagged her husband mercilessly, she also provided much love and support.


 * Owain and Morgan
 * Owain set off on a lengthy quest with Morgan to "stay his sword hand." While Morgan's memory never returned, she didn't seem to miss it, and the two lived out their days most happily.


 * Owain and Noire
 * Owain set off on a lengthy quest with Noire to "stay his sword hand." Noire worried endlessly about what terrors her husband's sword hand might hold, but as it turned out, there were none.


 * Owain and Nah
 * Owain set off on a lengthy quest with Nah to "stay his sword hand." Nah got much eye-rolling practice during the journey, but she stayed by her husband's side nonetheless.

Fates

 * Odin - Aching Blood
 * Records exist of Odin returning to Nohr, but his activities after the war are shrouded in mystery. Stories of his bravery became tales of legendary heroism, leading some to mimic his odd behavior.


 * Odin and Camilla
 * There are no official records of Odin from after the war, but much was written about (and by) him. His wife, Camilla, also disappeared from public view.  She was happy to spend time alone with her family.


 * Odin and Elise
 * There are no official records of Odin from after the war, but much was written about (and by) him. His wife, Elise, also disappeared from public record but no doubt grew into a remarkable woman.


 * Odin and Nyx
 * There are no official records of Odin from after the war, but much was written about (and by) him. There are no records of Nyx from after the war, but supposedly she only used her magic to help others.


 * Odin and Orochi
 * There are no official records of Odin from after the war, but much was written about (and by) him. His wife, Orochi, also vanished at the same time. Her last reading was that the world had a bright future.


 * Odin and Selena
 * There are no official records of Odin from after the war, but much was written about (and by) him. Selena also disappeared from public record, although she was often referenced in folktales.

Super Smash Bros. Series
Owain appears in Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS as a collectable trophy. His trophy displays him in his Myrmidon base class, wielding a Killing Edge.

Etymology
Owain is a name that can mean "noble-born". It is a Welsh variant of the name "Owen". Eudes is a French name meaning "wealth", likely referencing his continuous flow of ideas for weapons and techniques. It is also a form of "Oto", a Germanic name that also means "wealth".

Odin is the Norse god of healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, battle, poetry, frenzy, the runic alphabet, and most interestingly sorcery, matching Odin's Dark Mage base class. He is also known as the father of the thunder god, Thor. His name lines up with the Tomes of Fates, most of which are named after important items and events in Norse mythology.

Trivia

 * Owain was voted the second most popular male character in the official Fire Emblem Awakening Character Popularity Poll in Japan.
 * Owain, as Odin, placed 8th in the official popularity poll for Fire Emblem: Fates.
 * Owain's birthday is the same day that Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo was first released in Japan.
 * In one of his battle quotes, he refers to the other previous titles of the series, using their subtitles, such as Radiant Dawn, The Sacred Stones, Shadow Dragon, and even The Binding Blade.
 * He also has attacks he calls Ike's Ghost, Nephenee's Lance, and Shinon Strike, referencing the Tellius Series games.
 * Owain's map sprite as a Myrmidon shows him in his trademark pose with his hand covering his face. He's one of the few non-Royal or My-Unit characters to have a unique sprite despite having a non-unique class.
 * If Owain obtains an S-Support with Lucina, a Chrom-fathered Cynthia or Kjelle, or an Emmeryn-mothered Morgan, their status screens will refer to each other as "Companion", instead of "Husband" or "Wife", like in the Japanese version. The reason for this was probably to remove the implications of an incestuous relationship between cousins. However, all support dialogue between the latter three do not change regardless if Cynthia and Kjelle are the daughters of Chrom or Morgan is the daughter of Emmeryn.
 * Owain's official artwork in Awakening depicts him wielding a Killing Edge.
 * If the Male Avatar marries Lissa, Owain will have both the Exalted Blood and Fell Dragon Blood. Owain is one of four children who can possibly have this trait, the other 3 being both Morgans and Lucina.
 * Owain is the only one of three returning child characters in Fates whose starting class is not the same as his Awakening starting class.
 * In Awakening, Owain does not naturally have Dark Mage in his class set, needing either the Avatar, Libra, or Henry as his father to have the class.
 * Odin's secondary class in Fates, Samurai, is his Myrmidon base class in Awakening
 * He is also the only one to have the same alias used in the Japanese and International versions of Fates.
 * In Fates, if you give Owain certain accessories you'll get different reactions. These are Lucina's Butterfly Mask in which he states that he's always wanted to try it on, the Bear Hat where he questions if you have the same fashion sense as a member of his family, the Awakening Shield where he notes that it looks exactly like his country's treasure, and finally the Dragon Feather where he drops his over dramatic act and simply states that he doesn't want to be near that nor does he want it.
 * The C Support between Odin and Laslow shares some similarities to the C Support between Owain and Inigo, with Laslow walking in on Odin praticing his "Special Moves" and Laslow remarking that he still does those sorts of things. Later in the conversation Laslow mentions that he himself has a weapon that he named "Dancing Blade" which Odin is touched that he finally named a weapon properly, in reference to the A support in Awakening.
 * In the Before Awakening DLC, Odin can talk to Lissa during the battle, with Odin showing surprise at her being there. However, because this is before the events of Awakening, and thus before Owain is born, Lissa does not recognize him.
 * Owain shares his English voice actor, Kaiji Tang, with Shiro and Ignatius from Fates.
 * In Project X Zone 2, Ingrid from Capcom Fighting Evolution references Owain by claiming she can't control her burning blood when paired with Chrom and Lucina.
 * Odin is the only character in Fates whose secondary class does not use the standard blue color, instead uses his yellow color scheme.