Pelleas



Pelleas (ペレアス, Pereasu?) is believed to be the son of Ashnard and the Prince of Daein. However, he is not the true Prince: he is merely a spirit charmer who was tricked by Izuka into believing that he is royalty. (The true Prince, it is later revealed, is a Branded: Almedha was a dragon laguz and Ashnard was a beorc.) It is on Pelleas' behalf that the Daein Liberation Army overthrows the Begnion Occupational Army. Although he is shown to be a weak leader who follows Almedha's and Izuka's advice without question, his love for his country is extraordinarily strong. On the day of his coronation, Izuka fools him into signing a blood pact with Begnion that forces him to follow the orders of Begnion's Senate: should he not, the Senate would invoke the pact's curse, leading to the slow deaths of all of Daein's citizens. This pact is what forces Pelleas to send the Daein Army against the Laguz Alliance. Upon conferring with Micaiah, he frantically begins to research a means of dispelling the pact: he learns that its curse can only be prevented if the signer of the pact is killed by a third party. He then asks that Micaiah kill him to save Daein.

At this point, the player is given the option of having either Micaiah or Tauroneo kill him. However, in all subsequent playthroughs, the player can have Micaiah refuse the request altogether. In this case, Pelleas realizes that killing Lekain would also dispel the blood pact, and he thus begins to regain his confidence. He will later fight with Tibarn's army in Part IV. At the end of the game, he surrenders his throne to Micaiah after revealing his lack of royal blood; he then becomes a member of the royal court.