Leonardo

Leonardo
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
First Seen	Prologue (Part 1)
Starting Class	Archer
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“What were you two thinking, taking on these bandits alone? That’s beyond reckless.”
—Leonardo to Edward and Micaiah

Leonardo (レオナルド Reonarudo) 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.

History

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 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.

Character Data

Recruitment

• Part 1: Chapter Prologue: Automatically from Turn 4. Available in 1-P, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, and 1-E.
• Part 3: Available in 3-6, 3-12, and 3-13.
• Part 4: Can select to join the team with Micaiah/Ike/Tibarn, available in which team he joined and Endgame.

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
◎	◎	◎	◎	○	○	○	○	○		○												○						○	○		□	□	□	□	□	□	□	○	○	○	○	○ Template:CharstatFE9&10/end ◎=Forced　○=Available　□=Available for selected Class Leonardo appears as a Level 4 Archer. He promotes to a Sniper by either the use of a Master Seal at level 10 or above, or by reaching level 21. Promoting gives him the skill Critical +10, and access to Crossbows. If promoted to the Marksman class by using a Master Crown or by reaching level 21, he earns the skills Critical +15 and Deadeye, which triples his final damage and puts the target to sleep. His range raises to 2-3 while using most bows, Longbows and Crossbows being exceptions. He appears with a pre-assigned Cancel skill. Base stats Starting Class {{{image}}} Affinity Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Con Wt Move {{{Aff}}} {{{Level}}} {{{HP}}} {{{Str}}} {{{Mag}}} {{{Skl}}} {{{Spd}}} {{{Lck}}} {{{Def}}} {{{Res}}} {{{Con}}} {{{Wt}}} {{{Move}}} Skill Weapon Starting Items {{{Skill}}} {{{Weapon}}} {{{Item}}}	Archer	Water	4	17	8	0	12	10	6	5	4	7	7	6	Bow - D	Shove Cancel	Iron Bow Herb Dracoshield Template:CharstatFE9&10/end Growth rates HP Str Mag Skl Spd Luk Def Res 60% 40% 15% 75% 35% 65% 35% 55% Template:ChargrowthFE9&10/end Biorhythm Overview Leonardo joins as a first-tier unit and will ultimately require extensive training or level grinding to be viable for combat in the last stages of the game, 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 extremely high Skill, Luck, and Resistance, average HP, Strength and Defense and below average Speed. 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. 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 a 5+ to Speed, in addition to having 16 MT, improving his combat performance for the duration of Part 3 and Part 4. He can be especially useful to have on the team in chapters 3-6 and 3-13 if he has already been promoted to the Sniper class, as he can rout the Laguz from afar with a combination of the Crossbow and the Beastfoe skill. 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 Rolf, who has higher has higher Strength and Speed but is statistically better than Shinon, having the same or better growths in everything except Speed. 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. Quotes Death quote “How is it...that people are born... only to die so swiftly? ...If only I had lived a little longer...” —Leonardo’s death quote Retreat quote “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 Leonardo vs Numida “You crushed freedom in Daein for years! Do you even have a conscience?!” —Leonardo “Daein gutter trash! I should have had you all killed when I had the chance!” —Numida 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. 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 Leonardo's portrait. Leonardo.PNG Template:RD