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“The way you fought... You were brimming with spirit! Hm... Could it be that you fight for something you believe in? I've been doing nothing but chase the money for all these years... But I look at you, and suddenly it feels so meaningless. Hey, I don't suppose you're recruiting? Maybe using my blade for something real and grander than me is just what I need.”
—Chulainn, after being defeated in the Arena

Chulainn is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. He is a gladiator who will join Sigurd's army after being defeated in the arena present in Chapter 2.

Profile[]

Chulainn is the son of the Lord of Sophara Castle in southern Isaach, and is a former gladiator and descendant of Od.

Chulainn is distantly related to Ayra, who is five years his junior. He is essentially Ayra's male counterpart and bodyguard. According to Chulainn, he developed a crush on Ayra at first sight, having met her when they were adolescents, an event portrayed in the Nattsu Fujimori manga adaptation.

Chulainn will eventually perish in the Battle of Belhalla, alongside several of his fellow comrades.

According to unofficial manga-based sources, Chulainn was born in the Gran Calendar year 733 and stands at 185 centimeters in height. He weighs 80 kilograms, and his blood type is A.

Personality[]

A wandering warrior, Chulainn is a man who abandoned the strings and attachments of nobility to live his life free as a gladiator, making his living by crushing his opponents in the arenas of Jugdral. However, he is shown to be somewhat weary of this wayward and nomadic lifestyle, as he laments in his recruitment conversation that it feels like simply fighting for money has become a hollow cause and that he wishes to fight for something greater, leading him to join Sigurd's army.

Due to his nature as enthusiastic fighter, Chulainn has a love for combat, boasting that he's never been defeated before and admiring the "spirit" of other combatants. Ultimately, Chulainn's love of fighting both leads him to shirk his noble duties, but also eventually encourages him to seek for a true and just cause to lend his blade to.

In-Game[]

Recruitment[]

To recruit Chulainn, the player is required to clear the arena in Evans castle at any time in Chapter 2 with any non-bow wielding character. Chulainn will be the final enemy in the arena and will join the army upon defeat.

Base Stats[]

  • Minor Holy Blood Indicator - Minor Holy Blood
  • Major Holy Blood Indicator - Major Holy Blood
Starting ClassHoly Blood
FE4 Sword Fighter Sprite (M)MyrmidonOdo Holy BloodMinor Holy Blood IndicatorOd
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovLeadGold
1240140171711116010,000
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
PursuitPursuit
MoonlightLuna
FE4 SwordSword - AFE4Ironblade Iron Blade

Growth Rates[]

(With Holy Blood Bonuses)

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
110% 30% 5% 80% 30% 20% 30% 5%

Promotion Gains[]

Promoted Class
FE4 Forrest Sprite (M) Hero
+5 +3 +2 +2 +2 +3 0

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Chulainn is the second Myrmidon that obtained in Genealogy of the Holy War. Like Ayra, he is a very competent Boss killer and an offensive powerhouse due to his high Strength, Skill, and Speed as well as his Luna skill. Also like Ayra, he comes with a major problem: his low Movement. In Genealogy of the Holy War, maps are very large and half of your army is made up of mounted units that have twice as much mobility as your foot units. This often means your mounted units will have cleared out the enemy before your foot units reach the action. Although you can choose to have your mounted units wait for your foot units so they strike as one, this can result in items being lost to burnt villages as well as recruitable characters, such as Lachesis, dying. If you like Chulainn, you could negate this weakness by giving him the Leg Ring from Chapter 3 to increase his movement to 9, but this item is highly coveted and most players tend to prefer to use it to reinforce the movement advantage of a mounted unit, usually Sigurd or Erinys, or to facilitate the services of a dancer such as Sylvia.

Should Chulainn be used on the frontline, he will do quite well. Although Chulainn may not be quite as deadly as Ayra, he is a more reliable frontline fighter. While Ayra generally has a few more points of Speed than Chulainn and thus slightly better Evasion, he winds up with a lot more HP and a few more points of Defense. So while her offense is significantly better and her Evasion is slightly better, Chulainn has similar Evasion levels while being significantly better at actually taking hits.

All things considered, Chulainn is a great foot unit and his main problem is actually getting him into the fray. Though many players may overlook him due to Ayra's superior offense, he is very strong and maintains his own advantages.

Father Overview[]

Chulainn makes a pretty good father as he is actually tied with Lewyn for the best overall growths of all potential male suitors (owed largely to his very high HP and Skill growths) and the second best growths of any character in the first generation (losing only to Sigurd). He also has Holy Blood. He does, however, come with two notable flaws: his Pursuit skill cannot be passed to his children as it is a class skill and not an innate skill, which means that Luna is the only skill he can actually pass on to his children. Further complicating his pairings is the fact that the Luna skill can only be passed on to children who are infantry-type classes (those children being Larcei, Scáthach, Lene, and Patty). So because many pairings result in him passing on no skills at all (and possibly no weapons to boot), Chulainn winds up with a narrow selection of good brides.

Chulainn is best paired with Ayra or Brigid, and can be alright with Sylvia. Edain, Erinys, Tailtiu, and Lachesis should be avoided due to no skills being passed on, no weapons to pass on, or his growths being a bad fit for Magic-oriented children.

  • Ayra: Both children already have Pursuit, and Chulainn will pass on great growths, the Luna skill, and major Od Holy Blood. Scáthach can inherit a good set of weapons from Chulainn. It is worth noting that Astra, Luna, and Sol cannot simultaneously activate, and thus there is a bit of a redundancy issue there. However, it also gives the children a much better chance to activate at least one of those skills on any given swing.
  • Brigid: Patty will have an easier time leveling since Chulainn's Holy Blood gives her access to B-level Swords, and thus access to specialty weapons (in particular, the Brave Sword). She will still be a little weak until she Promotes and gains Pursuit, but she will become a monster at that point since she will have Luna, a Brave Sword, and Pursuit. Febail, however, merely gains decent stats from Chulainn.
  • Sylvia: This pairing is okay, though Sylvia generally does better with Azelle, Lewyn, or Claud since they are a better fit for Coirpre. If she is not paired with them, the father should mostly have good durability to pass on since both of her children are support types. Chulainn does happen to have solid durability. Lene can also inherit Luna which is a nice bonus, but is unlikely to have much impact on her overall usefulness.

Conversations[]

In Chapter 3, if neither Ayra nor Chulainn has a lover, Chulainn may speak to her, resulting in her receiving a Brave Sword and 100 love points with him.

In Chapter 5, after Phinora Castle is captured, if Chulainn and Ayra are lovers, Ayra may speak to Chulainn, but nothing will result of it. He reveals that he is from Sophara Castle in Isaach and that they had first met as children, with him being in love with her ever since.

Love Growths[]

Supports
Character Bonus
Adean
Edain
0+2
Ira
Ayra
0+2
RaquesisFE4
Lachesis
50+2
Fury
Erinys
50+2
Sylvia
Silvia
0+3
Briggid
Brigid
150+3
Tiltyu
Tailtiu
120+3

Quotes[]

“Heh... I'm such a fool...”
—Chulainn's death quote in Genealogy of the Holy War

Non-Canon Appearances[]

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]

Chulainn is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round Placement Character Version Votes

CYL7 274
↑74
CYL Chulainn Portrait
Genealogy of the Holy War
164
↓22

Etymology[]

Chulainn refers to a figure in the legend of Cú Chulainn, a legendary hero in Irish mythology. Culann was a smith and the owner of the guard dog who attacked and was killed by Setanta, the future Cú Chulainn. Setanta swore to be Culann's hound and guard in the dog's place until a new one could be reared, earning him his more famous name (Cú Chulainn is Irish for "hound of Culann").

Chulainn's Japanese name, Holyn, is a corruption of Chulainn.

Trivia[]

  • Like Beowolf, Chulainn was omitted from the Oosawa Mitsuki manga adaptation. However, she did produce a drawing of him and Beowolf.
  • In Thracia 776, while Shannam is "teaching" Mareeta the Astra skill, she states that the skill is the skill of the Isaachian Royal Family. However, despite possessing minor Od holy blood, Chulainn cannot learn the skill, unlike every other character known possessing Od holy blood. This may perhaps be due to his coming from a branch house, Sophara, and not the main royal house of Isaach.

Gallery[]

See main article: Chulainn/Gallery.
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