Leonardo

Leonardo
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Race	Beorc
Relatives	May contain spoilers Unnamed Father Unnamed Mother Unnamed Brother
Affiliations
Nationality	Daein
Faction(s)	Dawn Brigade Daein Liberation Army Silver Army
Occupation(s)	Member of the Dawn Brigade Member of the Daein Liberation Army Member of the Silver Army
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Fire Emblem Awakening (SpotPass)
First Seen	Chapter 1-P: Under Gray Skies
Starting Class	Archer
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“Don’t look so sad, Micaiah. You’re not responsible for this war. We’re doing the best we can hope to do. But I’m fighting for Daein. The circumstances may change, but my feelings never will.”
—Leonardo to Micaiah

Leonardo is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. He is an archer of the Dawn Brigade. He is a mature and serious young man who had a noble upbringing before his family was ravaged by war. Along with Edward and Nolan, he receives a personal weapon; the bow known as Lughnasadh, as a gift from Pelleas.

Profile

Since detailed support conversations were removed from Radiant Dawn, not much information on Leonardo's past is available in the game. However the released designer's notes help to shed more light on the subject.

The notes reveal that Leonardo is the son of a noble. Leonardo lost his father and older brother in The Mad King's War, and became an orphan as his mother soon followed them. After Daein's defeat in the war, the military school where Leonardo studied fell into the Begnion Occupational Army's hands. While everyone is being sent to the prison camps, he flees alongside a few colleagues. However, those colleagues are captured, one after another, and Leonardo ends up being the last remaining one. When he loses his way and is cornered by the Occupation Army, he is saved by a youth of his age. That was his first encounter with Edward, who would later become his best friend.

Personality

Leonardo's personality is the opposite of his friend Edward, who Leonardo regularly nags in an effort to teach him self-control. His views can be best described as being down-to-earth, though he can be occasionally skeptical or bitter. Quiet by nature, Leonardo's personality rarely surfaces, though he is said to have good composure. For the most part, he is characterized by a subdued and pensive demeanor which is evident from his few Base Conversations. He has a strong sense of loyalty to his country, and dislikes the senselessness of wars. He and Edward both seem to look up to Nolan, who acts like a mentor to them.

Throughout the game, he shares a particular bond with Edward. This is supported in a base conversation they have, in which Leonardo presents Edward with a Tempest Blade, and remarks that the two of them are each other's best friend and family.

In Game

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Availability

Part 1											Part 2					Part 3															Part 4							Endgame
P	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	E	P	1	2	3	E	P	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	E	P	1	2	3	4	5	E	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5
◎	◎	◎	◎	○	○	○	○	○		○												○						○	○		□	□	□	□	□	□	□	○	○	○	○	○

◎=Forced　○=Available　□=Available for selected

Base Stats

Starting Class								Affinity
Archer								Water
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Wt	Mov
4	17	8	0	12	10	6	5	4	7	7	6
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Shove Cancel				Bow - D				Iron Bow Herb Dracoshield

Growth Rates

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
60%	40%	15%	75%	35%	65%	35%	55%

Biorhythm

Promotional Gains

• Second Tier
• Third Tier

Item Required					Promoted Class
( Master Seal)					Sniper
1	+2	+1	+2	+1	+1	+1	+2	+1	+1
Skills					Weapon Levels
Critical +10					C*

* Only if Bow rank is at D or lower.

Item Required					Promoted Class
( Master Crown)					Marksman
1	+4	+2	+4	+2	+2	+2	+4	+0	+0
Skills					Weapon Levels
Critical +15 Deadeye					A*

* Only if Bow rank is at B or lower.

Overall

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.

Leonardo joins as a first-tier unit, and is rather difficult to train, a result of his fairly limited availability. Leonardo is notable for having unusual stats for his class due to his abnormal Growth Rates. On average, he will have extremely high Skill, Luck, and Resistance, average Strength and Defense, and below average Speed and HP.

As a result of his uneven stat distribution, Leonardo will most likely cap his Skill and Resistance early on, as well as Luck toward the end of his Sniper class, if he can get that far. His HP, Strength and Defense will be average but his Speed will remain below average, weakening his overall offense as he will be unable to reliably Double Attack unless he uses the Brave Bow. Despite this problem, Leonardo gains a unique bow in Part 3 that only he can wield, the Lughnasadh, which grants him five more points Speed, in addition to having 16 might, improving his combat performance for the duration of Part 3 and Part 4 (however, this is not available in the Japanese versions of Radiant Dawn).

To patch up his Speed stat, the player can give him Bonus Experience after he naturally caps his Skill, Resistance, and Luck, use a Speedwing or he can grow it naturally if his other stats cap. Leonardo is often criticized as an "inferior" Marksman to both Rolf and Shinon, though such a claim is biased, as Leonardo's higher luck and resistance can prove to be an advantage over Rolf and Shinon. Leonardo fares very well in his final class, should the player give the effort to promote him twice, he has the potential to be a very powerful unit while providing an excellent support with his Water affinity.

All things considered, he is comparable to Ronan from Thracia 776: Decent bases, but incredibly lopsided growths, especially with their uncanny ability to get levelups in Magic when they don't require them. What makes Leonardo so unique, apart from the magic stat being split, is how he has even less HP at twice the level. Even Rolf in FE9 had 18 HP at Level 1. Like the rest of the units recruited in Part 1, Leonardo will fall off very, very quickly if not constantly trained, so be very careful when training him.

Quotes

“We’re totally outclassed in this battle. This is insane. Micaiah, I'm sorry. I have to turn back for now...”
—Leonardo’s retreat quote in 3-7

“We can’t hold them off... Sorry, Micaiah. I'm falling back for now.”
—Leonardo's retreat quote in 3-E

“How is it...that people are born... only to die so swiftly? ...If only I had lived a little longer...”
—Leonardo's death quote

• Vs. Numida

Leonardo: You crushed freedom in Daein for years! Do you even have a conscience?!
Numida: Daein gutter trash! I should have had you all killed when I had the chance!

Ending

Freedom's Arrow (心正しき弓使い)
Leonardo toiled at rebuilding the army. With his proven skills and good looks, he was beset by women across Tellius.

Fire Emblem Awakening

SpotPass

Starting Class
Archer
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
7	23	9	2	12+2	12	8	7	6	5
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
Skill +2 Discipline			Bow - D			Iron Bow*

*Enemy only; joins unequipped

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

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

B05-059HN

B05-060N

B20-060HN

B20-061N

Trivia

• In the prototype of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Rolf's character model has a resemblance to Leonardo [1]. This may imply that his character was originally conceived at an early stage, but for whatever reason was scrapped in the previous game, and subsequently restored for the sequel.
• One would expect Leonardo and Edward to have a Bond Support as they became best friends after Edward saved his life; however, they do not.

Gallery

Concept art of Leonardo from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Memorial Book Tellius Recollection: The Second Volume.

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Artwork of Leonardo in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) by Setsu.

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Artwork of Leonardo in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) by Setsu.

Artwork of Leonardo in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) by Nekobayashi.

Artwork of Leonardo in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) by Nekobayashi.

Leonardo as a Sniper in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Leonardo as an Archer in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Leonardo as a Marksman in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Leonardo as an Archer in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Leonardo's portrait in Radiant Dawn.

Leonardo's battle model as an Archer in Radiant Dawn.

Leonardo's battle model as a Sniper in Radiant Dawn.

Leonardo's battle model as a Marksman in Radiant Dawn.