Lethe

"Sure, I'll take you on. But it's going to hurt! When I fight, it's with claws out."

- Lethe to Ike in a support conversation

Lethe is a beast tribe laguz from the cat clan in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Fierce and agile, she initially had a deep rooted hatred for all beorc, but after fighting alongside Ike during The Mad King's War, she has since learned to let go of her feelings and has formed many friendships because of it. She is the leader of a small platoon of Gallian soldiers.

In Path of Radiance, if Lethe and Ranulf have an A in Support Conversations, Ranulf offers Lethe the opportunity to return to Gallia, and leave Ike and the Crimean Army behind. Lethe declines this offer and she and Ranulf agree that with the Crimean Army they will defeat Ashnard.

She has a twin sister named Lyre, and despite their arguments, Lethe's only desire is Lyre's protection. Lethe will always try to protect Lyre, even if it means having to be mean to her.

Lethe appears as a boss in Radiant Dawn, but the player will not be required to fight nor defeat Lethe in order to advance.

Support
In Path of Radiance, Lethe can form a support relationship and become friends with Jill, despite both characters originally having mutual hatred for their opposing race. Also in Path of Radiance, if Lethe gains A support with Ike, they have an extra dialogue revealing Lethe may have feelings for him. However in Radiant Dawn, this seems to have been dropped.

Path of Radiance
|Beast (Laguz) |Heaven |3 |34 |12 |4 |10 |12 |15 |9 |10 |6 |11 |7 |Strike |Shove |Claw Beorcguard

Radiant Dawn
|Beast (Laguz) |Heaven |21 |51 |9 |6 |13 |12 |18 |9 |10 |6 |11 |7 |Strike - A |Shove |Claw Laguz Stone

Path of Radiance

 * HP: 30%
 * Strength: 50%
 * Magic: 5%
 * Skill: 65%
 * Speed: 70%
 * Luck: 50%
 * Defense: 40%
 * Resistance: 25%

Radiant Dawn

 * HP: 85%
 * Strength: 35%
 * Magic: 5%
 * Skill: 30%
 * Speed: 40%
 * Luck: 45%
 * Defense: 35%
 * Resistance: 20%

As a cat, Lethe has quick transformation times but she can only stay like that for several turns. She's able to double just about everything with her high Speed, but the rest of her stats aren't as great to look at. Her Defense and Strength are low, so she'll be taking a lot of damage and, despite doubling enemies, isn't going to be dealing much damage.

Path of Radiance
Lethe: Ahhgrr! A terrible mistake... I must be allowed to withdraw. All of you, live to fight again!

Radiant Dawn
Part 2

Lethe: Ugh...! Defeat! I've gotta fall back... Everyone... Stay alive! Part 3

Lethe: While I can breathe... I will still...fight... ...L-Lyre...

Etymology
In Greek mythology, Lethe is a river in the underworld. Those who drink from it forget their past lives.



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