Sylvain

Sylvain is a playable character that appears in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Sylvain is a student at the Officer's Academy who hails from the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus and is a member of the Blue Lions. He possesses a minor Crest of Gautier. At the start of the game he 19 years old, and his birthday is the 5th of the Garland Moon (June).

Profile
The heir to the frontier Earldom of Gautier. He is childhood friends with Dimitri and Ingrid. He has an elder brother who was disinherited because he lacked a Crest.

Personality
He cares for his friends, and is admired as an older brother figure in his class. However, his penchant for sweet-talking girls causes him endless trouble.

He is fond of women but dislikes jealousy.

When Selected

 * "I'm on it!" (Full health)

Enemy Deals 1 or No Damage or Misses

 * "So obvious!"

Level Up

 * "Whoops. Oh well."

Etymology
Sylvain is the French form of the Latin name Silvanus, which means "of the woods." It may also refer to the Roman deity who protects field and forest. José is the French, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the Hebrew given name Joseph ("Jehovah shall increase"). Gautier is a French variant of the German name Walter ("ruler of the army"); the most prominent figures to bear the name is a Saint who founded a monastery for women and a minstrel known for his crass and erotic poetry.