—Valbar to Leon in Shadows of Valentia
Valbar is a playable character in Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. He is 31 years old.
Profile[]
Valbar lived in a small village on the coast with his parents, sister, brother, wife, and son. He became a Zofian knight in order to support his family financially. However, while he was serving his duty elsewhere, Barth's pirates attacked the village, killing his entire family. With his sworn brother Leon and hire mercenary Kamui, Valbar sought out and fought against Barth. While he was waiting for his chance, Celica's party lands in the middle of their fight and began fighting them as well, so they joined forces to beat Barth. When the battle ends, Valbar felt a debt of gratitude towards Celica for having helped him fulfill his revenge, and sets out on her journey with her, with his group following along.
After the war, Valbar was given the role of training new recruits of the Kingdom of Valentia's Brotherhood of Knights at Alm's request alongside his companion, Leon. Thanks to his personality, he happily spent his later years surrounded by many people.
Personality[]
With his big heart and carefree demeanor, Valbar believes in repaying his debts, and believes in living his life without regrets. He's good at taking care of others, but is also headstrong and tries to do so with no regards of the consequences.
Valbar is close friends with Leon, a former Zofian soldier who was able to enjoy life again thanks to Valbar. Leon has romantic feelings for Valbar, but Valbar appears to be oblivious in their supports. It is mentioned their relationship never faltered, even when Leon retired from training soldiers.
In-Game[]
Fire Emblem Gaiden[]
Recruitment[]
In Chapter 2, if he survived the battle at the Pirate's Fortress, talk to him within the fortress.
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | ||||||||
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 Armor | ||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 1 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Magic | Starting Items | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40% | 20% | 35% | 25% | 10% | 20% | 0% |
Overall[]
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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.
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Valbar is an above average unit, and he fills an important role in Celica's route when you obtain him. Early in Celica's route, Saber will act as your tank to block off choke points since the rest of her party is filled with Mages. When you obtain Valbar, he takes over Saber's role and does a better job since the Armor class provides far superior base Defense, Strength, and HP when compared to the Mercenary class.
For a Soldier/Armor, Valbar's growths are actually quite good compared to Lukas and Forsyth, as he winds up as a balanced Armor. He will prove useful as a tank for Celica's route, as her party is Mage and Mercenary heavy. However, he will have sometimes have trouble on the offensive unit due to his low Move, as no one in Celica's group learns the Warp skill. Thus it is recommended to have the enemies come to Valbar instead, or to eventually send Valbar to Alm's party. Valbar will do well in desert maps, such as on the route to Grieth as all non flying units will be reduced to one movement, making his movement the same as the rest of the army.
Fire Emblem Awakening[]
SpotPass[]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 Knight | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 20 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 23+2 | 0 | 4 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||
 Defense +2 Indoor Fighter Relief |  Lance - B |  Silver Lance* | |||||||
*Enemy only, joins unequipped
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | ||||||||
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 Knight | ||||||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 1 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Magic | Skills | Starting Items | ||||||
| - |  Armored | – | ||||||
Learnt Magic[]
| Class | Level | Magic Learnt |
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| Mage | 1 |  Fire
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| 8 | Thunder
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| Sage | 1 |  Recover
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| Guru | 1 | Lemegeton
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Personal Max Stats[]
| HP | Atk | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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| 52 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 40 |
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Atk | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 25% | 50% | 1% |
Supports[]
- See also: Valbar/Supports
Passive Supports
Overall[]
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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.
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Valbar is again, the only armored unit in Celica's route (barring villager's forks and Atlas), and serves his role as the main tank of the party. He is very good at his job, coming with high bases in strength, defense, and HP while starting with lower skill, speed, luck, and 0 res. And his growths support his role, with high strength, skill, defense, and HP while having mediocre speed and bad luck. He will continue to serve his role throughout the game, but he might fall off near the end due to fighting more and more magic users. His reclass options are not that appealing, but he would make an extremely bulky Dread Fighter, but the abundance of mercenaries in Celica's route means you might not want more of them. He also might perform well as an archer, with a high enough skill growth to hit often and the strength to deal damage.
All in all, Valbar is a great early game tank, and serves his purpose throughout the game.
Fire Emblem Engage[]
Bond Ring[]
- Hero from beyond Elyos and a proud warrior. Fought to avenge the death of his family, who were killed by pirates. An open-minded and helpful soul, well liked by all.
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 C Rank
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HP +2 | |
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 B Rank
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HP +2 Def +1 | |
| World |  A Rank
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HP +2 Str +1 Def +1 |
 Caring Princess
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 S Rank
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HP +5 Str +1 Def +1 |
Fire Emblem Heroes[]
- Open and Honest
- A knight from Zofia who accompanies Celica after she rescues him. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Base Stats[]
Rarity: | Title | ||||
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| Open and Honest | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Armored | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 19/20/21 42/45/48 | 9/10/11 28/31/34 | 4/5/6 19/22/25 | 6/7/8 31/34/37 | 7/8/9 20/23/26 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Steel Lance |  Lance | ||||
| Title | ||||
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| Open and Honest | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Armored | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 19/20/21 43/46/49 | 10/11/12 30/33/36 | 4/5/6 20/23/26 | 6/7/8 32/35/39 | 8/9/10 22/25/28 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
Brave Lance Retribution | Lance | ||||
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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 | Iron Lance | - | - | - |
| Steel Lance | - | - | - | |
| Brave Lance | Steel Lance |  | - | |
| Brave Lance+ | Brave Lance |  | | |
| Valbar's Lance | - | | | |
 | Retribution | - | | - |
| Vengeance | Retribution | - | | |
| A |  Attack +1 | - | - | |
 HP/Atk 1 | Attack +1 | - | ||
 HP/Atk 2 | HP/Atk 1 | | ||
| B |  Obstruct 1 | - | - | |
 Obstruct 2 | Obstruct 1 |  | ||
 Obstruct 3 | Obstruct 2 | |
Overall[]
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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.
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Base Set[]
Counters[]
Skill Inheritance[]
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| Open and Honest Valbar | |||
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Here's Valbar! He's in there somewhere beneath all that armor, anyway. Valbar used to be a soldier in the Zofian army, but when he lost his family to an attack by pirates, he left to avenge them. | ||
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During his battle against the pirates, Valbar found himself completely surrounded and, for a moment, he was at the mercy of his foes. But then along came Celica and her allies, who were out fighting the Duma Faithful! | ||
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She had saved his life, and Valbar couldn't let this debt go unpaid. He immediately joined Celica, bravely shielding her and her allies from danger! | ||
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A pretty straightforward story, isn't it? Or so you'd think... But there's a famous painting from another world showing Celica, Alm, and Valbar striking a valiant pose together. At least, I think it's them! He's also rumored to feature in a tale of revolution in a realm quite different from the Valentia I know of... I wish I knew more about all of this! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Celica | The princess of Zofia; trained as a priestess. Caring towards others, and dislikes fighting. She rescued Valbar when he struggled in his fight against Barth, the pirate king. | ||
| Leon | A handsome but narcissistic Zofian archer. Adores his friend Valbar. | ||
Quotes[]
Gaiden[]
—Valbar's recruitment conversation
—Valbar's death quote
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]
Heroes[]
Endings[]
Gaiden[]
- On Alm's request, he instructs young soldiers in the ways of war.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]
- Valbar joined the One Kingdom's Brotherhood of Knights at Alm's request, where he worked to train the next generation. Well-loved for his open and honest nature, he spent his years happily surrounded by friends and admirers.
Non-Canon Appearances[]
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]
Valbar is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:
Choose Your Legends Placement History[]
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
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| CYL1 | 481 |  Gaiden |
247 |
| CYL2 | 300 ↑181 |
 Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
710 ↑463 |
| CYL3 | 285 ↑15 |
Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
736 ↑26 |
| CYL4 | 498 ↓213 |
Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
98 ↓638 |
| CYL5 | 447 ↑51 |
Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
59 ↓39 |
| CYL6 | 451 ↓4 |
Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
67 ↑8 |
| CYL7 | 382 ↑69 |
Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
50 ↓17 |
| CYL8 | 401 ↓19 |
Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
41 ↓9 |
| CYL9 | 365 ↑36 |
Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
34 ↓7 |
Trivia[]
- Like with many characters in Gaiden, his appearance varies in official art. Valbar has red armor and brown hair in the game. On the game's cover and manual, Valbar's hair is silver-blue, and he wears gold armor. In The Complete he has red armor and has blonde hair. By the point of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Valbar's design was finalized as brown hair with golden armor.
- Valbar showed up in an April Fools gag in the official site which claimed a new Fire Emblem game in the style of the 8-bit originals would be made. This fake game would star Valbar as he was accompanied by Leon and Kamui in traveling in a setting based on medieval Japan. This gag is alluded to in his Meet Some of the Heroes entry on the Fire Emblem Heroes website.
- Valbar shares his English voice actor, Kyle Hebert, with Awakening's Frederick and Validar.
- Due to his personality and the way he cares about Leon, Leon has fallen in love with him, but Valbar is oblivious to this love.
- Though his map sprite always depicts Valbar with the same helm, it will not appear on his battle animations for most of his class options with the pitchfork. The sole exception to this is the Gold Knight class where Valbar wears the same helm he wears as a Knight and Baron.
Gallery[]
- See main article: Valbar/Gallery.