Scáthach

Official artwork of Scáthach from Fire Emblem TREASURE.

Names and Aliases

Name (JP)

スカサハ (Sukasaha), Scáthach

Name (Localized)

Scáthach
Ulster (Awakening)

Biological Information

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Relatives

May contain spoilers

Od (Ancestor)
Mananan (Maternal Grandfather)
Ayra (Mother)
Mariccle (Uncle)
Chulainn (Distant Relative)
Unnamed Aunt
Larcei (Younger Twin Sister)
Shannan (Cousin)
Galzus (Cousin)
Mareeta (First cousin once removed)

Affiliations

Nationality

Isaach

Hometown

Tirnanog

Faction(s)

Liberation Army

Game Data

Game

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Fire Emblem Awakening (SpotPass)
Fire Emblem Heroes

First Seen

Chapter 6: Light Inheritors (Genealogy of the Holy War)
Xenologue 4: Lost Bloodlines 1 (Awakening)

Starting Class

Myrmidon

Voice Actors

Japanese

Arthur Lounsbery

English

Evan Lewis

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“Larcei, you're crazy! Prince Shannan is still at Aed Shrine, and Oifey hasn't made it back either. It's just us! How do you expect us to take them on!?”
—Scáthach in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Scáthach (Romanized as Skasaher in the Fire Emblem Museum and Ulster in Fire Emblem Awakening and Fire Emblem Heroes pre-update version 4.8.0 version) is a playable child character from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

He is the son of Ayra, older twin brother of Larcei and cousin of Shannan. His substitute character is Dalvin.

Profile[]

Scáthach is a sword fighter hailing from the Kingdom of Isaach, the son of Ayra, and the twin brother of Larcei. He was around two years when he arrived the Tirnanog village, where he raised by Edain, Oifey and Shannan, alongside Seliph, his sister and the other children. He doesn't have any memories of his parents.

He is first seen in the opening events of the second generation, in chapter 6 , when he announces that he saw imperial troops near the village and they should be ready to fight. Shannan ordered Scáthach to keep Seliph safe in the coming invasion. Though, against his and Shannan wishes, Larcei, Seliph and the other kids are eager to fight and decide to join the battle to end it more easily.

For the rest of the story, Scáthach fights, as important member of the army, alongside Seliph, Shannan and his comrades to liberate the continent from the Loptr empire.

After Seliph's army defeats the Grannvale Empire, Scáthach will return to Isaach with his lover (provided he does not inherit homeland of any of his possible fathers). If his cousin Shannan is dead, he will assume the Isaachian throne.

Personality[]

Scáthach is protective of the other kids, as exemplified in his interactions with Seliph and Lana. He is the calmer counterpart to his hotheaded twin sister Larcei. From his lovers' conversation with Lana in the final Chapter, it can be gathered that he is a kind-hearted young man, as well as adopting a well-tempered and cautious nature.

Like most of the other characters from the second generation, Scáthach doesn't have a well developed personality, and has very generic lines as a result of sharing conversations with his counterpart Dalvin.

In-Game[]

Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Base Stats[]

Note: Parent characters are assumed to be at Level 30 by the end of the First Generation.

- Minor Holy Blood
- Major Holy Blood

Father:

Arden

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	32	11	0	12	12	7	8	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Vantage Pursuit				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Azelle

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od Fjalar
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	8	3	12	14	8	7	1	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Pursuit				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Alec

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	10	0	14	13	9	7	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Pursuit				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Claud

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od Bragi
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	28	8	2	12	13	9	6	3	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Pursuit				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Jamke

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	31	11	0	12	13	9	7	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Adept Charge Pursuit				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Dew

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	27	10	0	14	14	11	8	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Sol Bargain Pursuit				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Naoise

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	11	0	13	12	8	8	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Critical Charge Pursuit				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Finn

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	10	0	14	14	11	7	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Pursuit Miracle				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Beowolf

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	11	0	14	13	8	7	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Pursuit Charge				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Chulainn

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	31	10	0	14	13	7	8	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Luna Pursuit				Sword -				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Midir

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	29	10	0	13	14	7	7	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Pursuit Charge				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Lewyn

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od Forseti
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	31	8	2	14	14	9	7	1	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Adept Critical Pursuit				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Lex

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Myrmidon								Od Nál
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	31	10	0	13	13	9	8	0	6	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Nihil Astra Vantage Paragon Pursuit				Sword - A				Iron Blade Inherited Items

Growth Rates[]

Note: Holy Blood bonuses have already been taken into consideration.

Father:

Arden

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
135%	65%	7%	55%	35%	20%	50%	7%

Azelle

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
115%	25%	42%	65%	65%	30%	30%	12%

Alec

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
115%	45%	7%	85%	45%	40%	40%	7%

Claud

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
115%	25%	42%	65%	45%	60%	30%	52%

Jamke

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
135%	65%	2%	55%	45%	50%	40%	7%

Dew

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
95%	55%	12%	85%	55%	50%	50%	12%

Naoise

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
125%	55%	7%	75%	35%	30%	50%	7%

Finn

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
115%	45%	7%	85%	45%	60%	40%	7%

Beowolf

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
125%	55%	2%	85%	45%	30%	40%	7%

Chulainn

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
155%	45%	7%	125%	45%	30%	40%	7%

Midir

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
105%	45%	7%	75%	55%	20%	40%	7%

Lewyn

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
135%	25%	32%	85%	105%	30%	30%	12%

Lex

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
135%	55%	7%	65%	35%	30%	60%	7%

Promotion Gains[]

Promoted Class
Hero
+5	+3	+2	+2	+2	+3	0

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.

Scáthach is virtually identical to his sister, Larcei, but has growth rates that more closely resemble those of his father. Thanks to his Od holy blood, his Skill and HP will always be fairly good. His Strength and Defense tend to be slightly better unless his father was a magic user, but the difference is for the most part insignificant and all of his stats tend to be good. Like Larcei, he has incredibly competent stats and amazing skills regardless of his parentage, but is held back by his lack of a mount, legendary weapon, or plausible way of attacking at a distance, making him somewhat inadequate, most obviously in comparison to Shannan. This is not to say that Scáthach is a bad unit, but he certainly has his weaknesses.

Unlike Larcei, he does not promote into a Swordmaster, but instead promotes to a Hero. In Genealogy of the Holy War, Heroes are essentially inferior to Swordmasters aside from their better Magic stat, so this essentially ensures that Larcei will outperform her brother once both are at level 20 and that she will eventually hit higher caps than he does. Also unlike Larcei, there is no guarantee that he will be able to inherit any weapons at all.

Ultimately, despite his slight disadvantages against Larcei, Scáthach fulfills a virtually identical function. If the player is playing at anything less than a strenuous pace, Scáthach is an excellent way to dispose of enemies without resorting to legendary weapons.

Conversations[]

In Chapter 6, Scáthach may speak to Larcei, and she will gain one point of luck.

In the Final Chapter, if Scáthach is in love with Lana, she may speak to him, and he will gain three points of resistance.

Love Growths[]

Original characters and replacement characters have the same love growths, unless stated otherwise.

**Supports**
Character	Bonus
Julia	0+0
Altena	N/A
Lana/Muirne	0+2
Larcei	Not possible, since they are siblings
Nanna/Jeanne	0+2
Fee/Hermina	0+2
Lene/Laylea	0+2
Patty/Daisy	0+2
Tine/Linda	0+3

Awakening[]

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
Myrmidon
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
15	36	14	1	20	16	12	13	4	5
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
Avoid +10 Vantage Patience			Sword - C			Steel Sword*

*Enemy only, joins unequipped

Heroes[]

Original

Astra's Wake: Wielder of Astra, a secret technique passed on to him from his mother, Ayra. He is the twin of Larcei and cousin to Shannan. Appears in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Group
		Title
		Astra's Wake
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	18/19/20 40/43/46	11/12/13 39/42/45	7/8/9 26/30/33	9/10/11 39/43/46	4/5/6 21/24/28
Skills			Weapon
Spirited Sword+ Night Sky			Sword

Skills[]

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Sword	-	-	-
	Steel Sword	-	-	-
	Spirited Sword	-	-	-
	Spirited Sword+	-
	Night Sky	-	-	-
	Astra	Night Sky	-	-
A	Atk Def Ideal 1	-		-
	Atk Def Ideal 2	Atk Def Ideal 1		-
	Atk Def Ideal 3	Atk Def Ideal 2
C	Odd Def Wave 1	-		-
	Odd Def Wave 2	Odd Def Wave 1		-
	Odd Def Wave 3	Odd Def Wave 2		-

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.

Base Set[]

Counters[]

Skill Inheritance[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Astra's Wake Scáthach
	Scáthach is the son of Ayra, princess of Isaach! He took up his sword and rose in defiance to reclaim his country from its invaders.
	A descendant of the crusader Od, Scáthach was given a harsh education in swordsmanship by his cousin, Shannan. He also trained with his twin sister, Larcei, and his old friend Seliph.
	Through his diligent training, Scáthach became a swordsman worthy of Od's reputation, and mastered Astra, the legendary technique of Isaach's royal family. He's truly a force to be reckoned with!
	Scáthach's commitment to mastering the sword is matched only by the dedicated support he gave to Seliph's liberation army. He's an inspiring example of gallantry!
Closely Associated Characters
Ayra	Princess of Isaach, master of the sword, and descendant of the crusader Od. She fights for her homeland. Scáthach's mother.
Larcei	A young warrior searching for her mother, elegantly fashioned blade in hand. Scáthach is her twin brother, and Shannan is her cousin.
Shannan	Prince of Isaach and descendant of the crusader Od. Skilled wielder of the divine blade Balmung. Taught Scáthach his swordsmanship.