Byleth: Difference between revisions

|lastappearance = ''{{s|fireemblem|Fire Emblem Engage}}'' (2023) (male only)

In ''Three Houses'', Byleth Eisner is the child of [[fireemblemwiki:Jeralt|Jeralt Eisner]], a former knight of the {{s|fireemblemwiki|Church of Seiros}}, and {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Sitri}}, a nun of the Church of Seiros. Born in Imperial Year 1159, Byleth was in critical condition during birth until Archbishop Rhea took the Crest Stone of Flames from Sitri and implanted it into Byleth in order to save the newborn. Unbeknownst to Jeralt, Rhea also did this in order to try and reawaken the goddess [[Sothis]]. Although Byleth survives, this comes at the cost of Sitri's death and Byleth demonstrating abnormally minimal emotion as a child, as well as a complete lack of a heartbeat that seemingly has no effect on their health. Byleth does not recall much of their past, and Jeralt has told them very little of their childhood.

''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes}}'' offers an alternate timeline where Byleth never becomes an academy teacher. While with Jeralt's mercenaries, they are ambushed by another group of mercenaries containing the new protagonist {{s|fireemblemwiki|Shez}}. Byleth handily wipes out the other mercenaries and is about to slay Shez in battle before Shez suddenly reawakens with newfound power. The fight ends in a draw as Byleth claims to have a successful mission and leaves. This new series of events means Byleth never meets the students of the academy and remains a mercenary. Shez has a vendatta against Byleth and swears to get revenge. Depending on choices the player makes in the game, Byleth either joins forces with Shez, sacrifices themselves to Sothis out of revenge for Shez killing Jeralt, or confront Shez directly with one of them being slain as a result.

**Due to Byleth's appearance in ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Heroes}}'' prior to ''Fire Emblem: Three Houses'', Byleth is the only playable character in the series to technically have debuted in a mobile game.

*It is actually impossible in ''{{iw|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Three Houses}}'' for Byleth to use all three Lords' signature weapons in one route. Although {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Failnaught}} and {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Areadbhar}} can be obtained in Azure Moon, {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Aymr}} is only obtainable in Crimson Flower.

*Byleth and [[Jigglypuff]] are the only characters who have a single idle pose. However, female Byleth has a different idle pose compared to male Byleth.

**Byleth is the only character with this distinction to have a given name instead of a generic title, and the only one to have this distinction in Japanese.

*Byleth is the first and currently only ''Fire Emblem'' character who possesses a [[tether recovery]].

*Byleth, [[Robin]] and [[Corrin]] share the unique distinction of being ''Fire Emblem'' characters:

*Robin and Byleth are the only ''Fire Emblem'' characters whose [[down special]]s are not [[counterattack]]s.

*Byleth is one of two female characters with moves that have super armor, with the other being [[Koopalings|Wendy O. Koopa]].

**Coincidentally, both are also alternate characters.

*Byleth is the only playable ''Fire Emblem'' character who does not use a sharpening sound effect when charging a smash attack. However, this does not apply when charging a forward smash with a battering item.

*Byleth is the third ''Fire Emblem'' character to be available via [[downloadable content]]. The first was {{SSB4|Roy}} and the second was {{SSB4|Corrin}}.