Garr

Garr
^{ガーランド Gaarando (Garland)}

Portrait

Sprite

Type

Playable Character

Home

Urkan Tapa

Height

220 cm (7'3")

Weight

197.6 kg (435.6 lbs)

Personal Action

Push

Weapon

Spears

Voice actor

Yukihiro Fujimoto

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

"Ryu...Let me tell you one thing... Don't hold back. If you don't fight with all you've got, I'll kill you."

— Garr to Ryu during the Contest of Champions

"Garr is a member of the guardian race, and has been the victor in the Contest of Champions years running. When he meets Ryu, he seems intrigued by his dragon abilities and seems to know more about the ancient Brood than he lets on at first. Garr's attack power is like no other, and he has HP to burn, making him the heavy artillery of your party. He acquires a wide set of fire spells, but doesn't have the intelligence level to put them to good use. Besides that, though, his only downfall is his low agility."

— Bio

Garr is a playable character that appears in Breath of Fire III. He is one of the Guardians, a tribe created by the goddess Myria to eradicate the Dragon Clan. It is recorded at Angel Tower that Garr killed 299 Dragon Clan members during the war, the most of any of the Guardians enshrined there. After the end of the war, he continued his combative lifestyle and is now the long-standing champion of the Contest of Champions.

Role in Breath of Fire III

Garr is one of the four Guardians created by Myria, the Goddess of Destruction, to combat the Dragon Clan who they were taught to believe were evil. Along with his fellow Guardians Gatz, Gaw and Gaist, he fought during the Great War, where he helped slaughtered nearly the entire clan, none of whom put up any meaningful resistance. At one point Garr and Gaist were confronted by Deis, who admonished them for what they did, and asked them if they had ever considered that their goddess might be wrong. However, Deis could take them to Myria, she was accused of being an ally of the Dragon Clan and entombed in Angel Tower. Garr continued to fight because he thought it was his purpose, but a seed of doubt had been planted in his mind by Deis which continued to grow.

After the end of the war, most Guardians choose to enter the Stone Sleep, returning their powers to God and entering a deep sleep. With budding doubts about his purpose and the Great War, Garr decided to forgo the Stone Sleep and leave Urkan Tapa to travel the world, with only his instinct telling him there was still atleast one dragon left on the world. During his voyage he became a champion at the Contest of Champions and a regular at The Organization.

First half of the game

Ryu and Nina first meet Garr unknowingly, while captured in Fahl's store. Garr, however, made no attempt at stopping them from escaping. Later on, the whole party would be forced to enter the Contest of Champions. Garr participated as well, single-handledly defeating teams of three until he reached the final against Ryu. Despite putting a good fight, Garr ultimately soundly defeats Ryu. When asking for his prize to Balio and Sunder, Garr demands Ryu and his friends much to Balio's relunctance.

After Ryu wakes up from the battle, Garr tells him he held back during battle and that he'll take care of him. After releasing the last party member from Balio and Sunder's cage, Garr tells Ryu he's a member of the fabled Dragon Clan, and tells him to travel to Angel Tower if he wants to learn about the Dragon Clan and his ancestral powers.

Balio and Sunder, unwilling to let the kids go after all the troubles they caused to them, ambush them on the Maekyss Gorge with a horde of Bullies. After the party deals with the enemies in front of them, they discover to their surprise that Garr has easily taken care of the entire horde on the other end of the bridge, and quickly joins them against Balio and Sunder. Despite the horse brothers merging into the mighty Stallion, the party is able to defeat him in battle. Garr then decides to join Ryu's party in order to accompany him to Angel Tower himself.

The party's first stop is Wyndia in order to get the passport needed to cross the Checkpoint into the Eastern lands. After that, and having Nina rejoin them on their way after she heard Ryu might die after learning of his heritage, the party cross over the Checkpoint and arrive at Rhapala. Garr plays a minor role in training Beyd, fixing the Lighthouse and helping the Faeries, always lamenting that the Porter's Guild boat didn't arrive and how their travel has been delayed. After all that, the party is granted use of the Guild's shortcut east through Mt. Zublo, where they are faced by a mysterious old man and the two fire serpents he summoned.

Finally arriving at the Urkan Region, Garr first visits his home town of Urkan Tapa and meets with its elder, Sudama, to gain access to Angel Tower. Once they reached the entrance to the tower's underground, Garr asks the others to leave him and Ryu proceed alone. He presents Ryu to the tomb of the Dragon Clan and reveals that by killing him, the last Dragon Clan, his purpose will be finally complete. A battle ensues between them but Garr finds himself soundly defeated by Ryu's full power. Just as he suspected, Garr confirms the Guardians were no match to the Dragon Clan if they actually fought back, and then witness Ryu turn into a berserk Kaiser Dragon and leave Angel Tower.

Second half of the game

Garr spent the following years trying to find Ryu and eventually heard rumors of a dragon attacking Dauna Mines. Traveling there, he offered his services in taking care of the dragon and was granted access to the underground mine. Within its depths, he found Ryu as a litle Whelp dragon and swiftly knocked him out, reverting him to human form. Once Ryu woke up, Garr told him how he always believed it was his purpose to end the Dragon Clan, but now he has confirmed that they held the power to easily defeat the Guardians in battle, yet decided to not fight back at all. Having doubts over why they let themselves die and why the Dragon Clan needed to be killed, Garr admits that Ryu has every right to kill him, but asks him to let him live until they can find the truth. Ryu agrees to this and the two attempt to leave the mine.

Right before leaving the mine, the two are faced by the Dragon Zombie, the embodiment of the frustration of the deceased members of the Dragon Clan and their desire for vengeance. The Dragon Zombie goads Ryu into killing Garr, their hated enemy, but Ryu refuses and a battle ensues. After the battle, the two finally leave the mines and move towards Wyndia, having a small chance encounter with the mysterious monster of Ogre Road, which Ryu later discovers to be Rei.

Once on McNeil Village, they reunite with Nina and explain the situation about Rei to her. The party deals with Rei's revenge against the Organization and Mikba, and later join Momo and Peco in solving out the mystery of Palet's disappearance. With Rei and Nina barely securing a new passport to cross the Checkpoint, Garr leads Ryu back to Angel Tower. Garr's plan is to enter the Stone Sleep, as their God appears to them to reclaim its power during the ritual, with Garr hoping to ask God about the truth before turning to stone. The ritual fails, however, with Deis appearing instead to tell him God will not come and they need to free her from her prison. Garr locates his former comrade Gaist, a Guardian who lost faith in their mission and exiled himself into Cliff. They learn Ryu must kill Gaist in order to free Deis, and he does so in a battle. Once back on Angel Tower, they meet with Deis in a naked human form. Garr is comically beaten up by her before she instructs them to meet her at her shrine at Mount Zublo. There Ryu and Garr learn how to find God.

After a long adventure, the party eventually arrives at Dragnier, the town of the Dragon Clan. Garr finds that all the remaining members of the Dragon Clan, who gave up all their powers, were forgiving of his actions. He, however, feels that even if he has lost his faith and cast doubt on his actions during the war, that it was not enough to earn the trust of the villagers, feeling his guilt almost overwhelming. He, Ryu and Nina confront the elder of the clan, Jono, for information, learning the history between the Dragon Clan and Myria, where Garr unwittingly insults him, forcing Nina to take over the conversation. Ryu, and his friends, end up fighting Jono's dragon form as a test in order to obtain the Infinity Gene, but the passing of power kills him in the process. This helps prepare Ryu for the final fight with Myria.

When the party finally meets Myria inside her orbital station, Garr joins the others in opposing her decision to keep Ryu trapped in the station for the sake of the world, and he confides to Ryu that, while it may have been a selfish reason what drove him to bring Ryu to this point (to know the truth of his actions), after all the time traveling together he now trusts him much more than Myria. Garr fights together with the party against Myria in the final battle, and after her defeat Garr's body starts to glow. As a Guardian's power is borrowed from the Goddess, so his life must end with hers, and so Garr turns into a stone statue just as the station is crumbling apart, leaving the party to escape without him. Garr's final words to the party being that they'll have to walk on their own from now on.

In Battle

Garr's use in battle is extremely straightforward. His only marketable traits are an incredibly high attack power and a good amount of HP and defense (the latter abilities making him a "tank") and his innate flame resistance of 4. His other abilities are below average at best. His magical skills are negligible; his spells are moderately useful, but an abysmally low amount of AP makes it nearly impossible to use his spells to any real effect. Couple this with a very low speed makes Garr a character with a highly specialized purpose. He can be difficult to use, but with appropriate training under certain masters, he can either be a lumbering titan or a trotting behemoth. He is also handy when he learns the skill 'Gambit', because at that point in the game, if it hits, decent damage in the 200-300 region should be dealt. Garr has a natural resistance to fire, taking only half damage from any and all related fire-based attacks and spells. Inoculating him or giving him fire-resistant armor will render him entirely immune to fire.

Abilities

Abilities
Level	Ability	Type	Description	AP Cost
Start	Pyrokinesis	Attack	Flame attack vs. one target	1
Start	Flare	Attack	Flame attack vs. one target	2
14	Fireblast	Attack	Flame attack vs. all targets	5
21	Gambit	Attack	Critical damage if enemy is hit	0
26	Kyrie	Attack	Destroy undead	5
30	Inferno	Attack	Flame attack vs. all targets	10

Stats

Stats
Lvl	HP	AP	Pwr	Def	Agl	Int
13	99	7	58	44	17	21
14	104	7	63	47	18	23
15	111	9	66	48	18	25
16	115	9	72	52	19	26
17	123	12	76	54	19	27
18	131	12	81	57	21	27
19	135	13	84	59	22	29
20	140	13	86	62	22	32
21	146	13	90	67	22	34
22	156	15	96	70	23	35
23	163	17	99	74	24	38
24	168	17	104	78	25	38
25	171	17	108	80	25	41
26	180	18	111	84	25	44
27	188	18	117	87	27	45
28	193	21	123	92	27	45
29	200	21	127	96	28	47
30	208	21	132	100	29	48
31	212	21	135	103	30	48
32	217	22	140	107	30	50
33	225	22	146	109	31	51
34	234	24	150	111	31	54
35	240	25	154	115	32	57
36	246	25	159	118	32	57
37	255	25	162	119	34	59
38	259	25	165	123	35	60
39	262	29	170	125	35	60
40	270	29	174	128	36	63
41	274	30	178	131	38	63
42	280	30	180	134	38	65
43	284	30	185	135	39	67
44	289	30	188	138	40	68
45	295	30	191	142	40	71
46	299	31	193	145	41	71
47	304	31	197	146	42	72
48	306	31	200	149	42	73
49	309	31	204	151	43	73
50	312	31	206	153	44	74
51	317	32	208	153	44	76
52	319	32	208	156	44	76
53	319	32	211	157	45	76
54	320	32	213	157	45	77
55	320	33	213	159	45	77
56	324	33	214	159	46	77
57	326	33	217	160	46	77
58	329	33	217	161	46	78
59	332	34	217	162	48	78
60	334	34	218	164	49	79
61	334	35	221	164	50	79
62	336	35	221	166	50	80
63	337	35	223	167	50	80
64	338	35	223	167	52	80
65	338	36	226	168	52	80
66	341	36	226	168	52	82
67	341	37	227	169	52	82
68	345	37	227	169	53	82
69	347	37	228	169	54	83
70	348	37	230	171	54	84
71	348	38	230	173	55	85
72	350	38	230	173	55	85
73	352	38	232	173	56	85
74	352	38	232	174	56	87
75	355	38	233	174	57	87
76	355	39	234	174	57	87
77	356	39	234	176	57	88
78	357	39	236	176	57	88
79	359	39	237	176	58	88
80	359	40	237	177	58	89
81	362	41	237	178	58	89
82	364	41	238	180	58	90
83	366	41	240	180	60	90
84	367	41	240	181	60	91
85	369	41	243	181	60	91
86	369	42	243	181	60	93
87	369	43	244	183	61	93
88	371	43	244	183	61	93
89	371	43	246	183	61	93
90	372	43	246	185	61	93
91	376	44	247	185	61	94
92	377	44	248	187	61	94
93	377	45	248	187	62	95
94	379	45	248	187	62	95
95	380	45	248	188	62	95
96	380	45	250	188	63	95
97	380	46	250	189	63	95
98	381	46	251	189	63	97
99	384	47	252	189	63	98

Intrinsics

Surprise	Reprisal	Critical	Dodge	Accuracy	Willpower	Flame
55	16	8	4	90%	11	4

Battle against

Main article: Garr (Boss)

Garr is faced as a boss twice during the course of the game. The first battle, in the final stage of the Contest of Champions, is not winnable. He is later faced again as he turns against Ryu in Angel Tower.

Trivia

Garr is the only playable character to appear as a boss twice.
Despite being a holy guardian, Garr was affiliated with the crime organization, specifically Balio and Sunder, for unknown reasons.
Due to the six character limit for character name's, Garr's full Japanese name, "Garland," couldn't be used in the English versions of the game.
Whenever Garr is defeated in battle, he is knocked unconscious in a disgraceful pose, where he's bent over on all fours, with his rear end sticking up in the air. This is a running gag in the Breath of Fire series where a character is given this defeat pose. Garr shares this trait with Bo, Rand, and Bosch, all very powerful characters that are extremely prideful, and display varying amount of arrogance. Capcom has joked that this was a humorous punishment for arrogant characters.

Gallery

Breath of Fire III
Characters
Ryu · Nina · Rei · Teepo · Momo · Garr · Peco
Masters
Bais · Bunyan · D'Lonzo · Deis · Durandal · Emitai · Fahl · Giotto · Hachio · Hondara · Ladon · Lang · Lee · Meryleep · Mygas · Wynn · Yggdrasil
Other characters
Balio · Beyd · Cadis · Ecarl · Elkhair · Fa'ah · Gaist · Gary · Gatz · Gaw · Griol · Honey · Horis · Iggy · Jono · Kimiko · King of Wyndia · Kukuys · Loki · Mason · Mayfly · McNeil · Mikba · Miyuki · Mogu · Mutant · Myria · Palet · Repsol · Shadis · Shayd · Sinkar · Sudama · Sunder · Ylikov · Zig
Bosses
Gary · Mogu · Nue · Amalgam · Mutant · Claw · Cawer · Patrio · Emitai · Golem · Garr · Stallion · Gazer · Dolphin · Gisshan · Scylla · Charyb · Dragon Zombie · Mikba · Huge Slug · Shroom · Gaist · Angler · Ammonite · Elder · Manmo · Chimera · Arwan · Dragon Lord · Myria
Locations
Yraall Region · McNeil Village · Cedar Woods · Farm · McNeil Manor · Mt. Glaus · Yraall Road Central Wyndia · Wyndia · Eygnock Road · Maekyss Gorge · Mt. Myrneg · Genmel · Mt. Boumore Eastern Wyndia · Tower · Coffee Shop · Plant · Dump · Eastern Checkpoint Rhapala Region · Rhapala · Wharf · Lighthouse · Parch · Cliff · Mt. Zublo Urkan Region · Urkan Tapa · Angel Tower · Junk Town · Dock · Steel Beach Dauna Hills · Dauna Mine · Syn City · Ogre Road · Dauna Checkpoint · Mt. Levett Lost Shore · Kombinat · Colony · Steel Grave · Dragnier · Factory Desert · Oasis · Desert of Death · Container Yard · Caer Xhan · Station Myria
Tribes
Creeping Clan · Demons · Dragon Clan · Endless · Faeries · Grassrunners · Guardians · Highlanders · Humans · Iron Ogre Clan · Manillo · Maoren · Mutated Plants · Shell Clan · Woren
Archive
Abilities · Accessories · Armors · Dragon Genes · Enemies · Helmets · Items · Shields · Weapons

Stats
Lvl	HP	AP	Pwr	Def	Agl	Int
13	99	7	58	44	17	21
14	104	7	63	47	18	23
15	111	9	66	48	18	25
16	115	9	72	52	19	26
17	123	12	76	54	19	27
18	131	12	81	57	21	27
19	135	13	84	59	22	29
20	140	13	86	62	22	32
21	146	13	90	67	22	34
22	156	15	96	70	23	35
23	163	17	99	74	24	38
24	168	17	104	78	25	38
25	171	17	108	80	25	41
26	180	18	111	84	25	44
27	188	18	117	87	27	45
28	193	21	123	92	27	45
29	200	21	127	96	28	47
30	208	21	132	100	29	48
31	212	21	135	103	30	48
32	217	22	140	107	30	50
33	225	22	146	109	31	51
34	234	24	150	111	31	54
35	240	25	154	115	32	57
36	246	25	159	118	32	57
37	255	25	162	119	34	59
38	259	25	165	123	35	60
39	262	29	170	125	35	60
40	270	29	174	128	36	63
41	274	30	178	131	38	63
42	280	30	180	134	38	65
43	284	30	185	135	39	67
44	289	30	188	138	40	68
45	295	30	191	142	40	71
46	299	31	193	145	41	71
47	304	31	197	146	42	72
48	306	31	200	149	42	73
49	309	31	204	151	43	73
50	312	31	206	153	44	74
51	317	32	208	153	44	76
52	319	32	208	156	44	76
53	319	32	211	157	45	76
54	320	32	213	157	45	77
55	320	33	213	159	45	77
56	324	33	214	159	46	77
57	326	33	217	160	46	77
58	329	33	217	161	46	78
59	332	34	217	162	48	78
60	334	34	218	164	49	79
61	334	35	221	164	50	79
62	336	35	221	166	50	80
63	337	35	223	167	50	80
64	338	35	223	167	52	80
65	338	36	226	168	52	80
66	341	36	226	168	52	82
67	341	37	227	169	52	82
68	345	37	227	169	53	82
69	347	37	228	169	54	83
70	348	37	230	171	54	84
71	348	38	230	173	55	85
72	350	38	230	173	55	85
73	352	38	232	173	56	85
74	352	38	232	174	56	87
75	355	38	233	174	57	87
76	355	39	234	174	57	87
77	356	39	234	176	57	88
78	357	39	236	176	57	88
79	359	39	237	176	58	88
80	359	40	237	177	58	89
81	362	41	237	178	58	89
82	364	41	238	180	58	90
83	366	41	240	180	60	90
84	367	41	240	181	60	91
85	369	41	243	181	60	91
86	369	42	243	181	60	93
87	369	43	244	183	61	93
88	371	43	244	183	61	93
89	371	43	246	183	61	93
90	372	43	246	185	61	93
91	376	44	247	185	61	94
92	377	44	248	187	61	94
93	377	45	248	187	62	95
94	379	45	248	187	62	95
95	380	45	248	188	62	95
96	380	45	250	188	63	95
97	380	46	250	189	63	95
98	381	46	251	189	63	97
99	384	47	252	189	63	98

Stats
Lvl	HP	AP	Pwr	Def	Agl	Int
13	99	7	58	44	17	21
14	104	7	63	47	18	23
15	111	9	66	48	18	25
16	115	9	72	52	19	26
17	123	12	76	54	19	27
18	131	12	81	57	21	27
19	135	13	84	59	22	29
20	140	13	86	62	22	32
21	146	13	90	67	22	34
22	156	15	96	70	23	35
23	163	17	99	74	24	38
24	168	17	104	78	25	38
25	171	17	108	80	25	41
26	180	18	111	84	25	44
27	188	18	117	87	27	45
28	193	21	123	92	27	45
29	200	21	127	96	28	47
30	208	21	132	100	29	48
31	212	21	135	103	30	48
32	217	22	140	107	30	50
33	225	22	146	109	31	51
34	234	24	150	111	31	54
35	240	25	154	115	32	57
36	246	25	159	118	32	57
37	255	25	162	119	34	59
38	259	25	165	123	35	60
39	262	29	170	125	35	60
40	270	29	174	128	36	63
41	274	30	178	131	38	63
42	280	30	180	134	38	65
43	284	30	185	135	39	67
44	289	30	188	138	40	68
45	295	30	191	142	40	71
46	299	31	193	145	41	71
47	304	31	197	146	42	72
48	306	31	200	149	42	73
49	309	31	204	151	43	73
50	312	31	206	153	44	74
51	317	32	208	153	44	76
52	319	32	208	156	44	76
53	319	32	211	157	45	76
54	320	32	213	157	45	77
55	320	33	213	159	45	77
56	324	33	214	159	46	77
57	326	33	217	160	46	77
58	329	33	217	161	46	78
59	332	34	217	162	48	78
60	334	34	218	164	49	79
61	334	35	221	164	50	79
62	336	35	221	166	50	80
63	337	35	223	167	50	80
64	338	35	223	167	52	80
65	338	36	226	168	52	80
66	341	36	226	168	52	82
67	341	37	227	169	52	82
68	345	37	227	169	53	82
69	347	37	228	169	54	83
70	348	37	230	171	54	84
71	348	38	230	173	55	85
72	350	38	230	173	55	85
73	352	38	232	173	56	85
74	352	38	232	174	56	87
75	355	38	233	174	57	87
76	355	39	234	174	57	87
77	356	39	234	176	57	88
78	357	39	236	176	57	88
79	359	39	237	176	58	88
80	359	40	237	177	58	89
81	362	41	237	178	58	89
82	364	41	238	180	58	90
83	366	41	240	180	60	90
84	367	41	240	181	60	91
85	369	41	243	181	60	91
86	369	42	243	181	60	93
87	369	43	244	183	61	93
88	371	43	244	183	61	93
89	371	43	246	183	61	93
90	372	43	246	185	61	93
91	376	44	247	185	61	94
92	377	44	248	187	61	94
93	377	45	248	187	62	95
94	379	45	248	187	62	95
95	380	45	248	188	62	95
96	380	45	250	188	63	95
97	380	46	250	189	63	95
98	381	46	251	189	63	97
99	384	47	252	189	63	98

Stats
Lvl	HP	AP	Pwr	Def	Agl	Int
13	99	7	58	44	17	21
14	104	7	63	47	18	23
15	111	9	66	48	18	25
16	115	9	72	52	19	26
17	123	12	76	54	19	27
18	131	12	81	57	21	27
19	135	13	84	59	22	29
20	140	13	86	62	22	32
21	146	13	90	67	22	34
22	156	15	96	70	23	35
23	163	17	99	74	24	38
24	168	17	104	78	25	38
25	171	17	108	80	25	41
26	180	18	111	84	25	44
27	188	18	117	87	27	45
28	193	21	123	92	27	45
29	200	21	127	96	28	47
30	208	21	132	100	29	48
31	212	21	135	103	30	48
32	217	22	140	107	30	50
33	225	22	146	109	31	51
34	234	24	150	111	31	54
35	240	25	154	115	32	57
36	246	25	159	118	32	57
37	255	25	162	119	34	59
38	259	25	165	123	35	60
39	262	29	170	125	35	60
40	270	29	174	128	36	63
41	274	30	178	131	38	63
42	280	30	180	134	38	65
43	284	30	185	135	39	67
44	289	30	188	138	40	68
45	295	30	191	142	40	71
46	299	31	193	145	41	71
47	304	31	197	146	42	72
48	306	31	200	149	42	73
49	309	31	204	151	43	73
50	312	31	206	153	44	74
51	317	32	208	153	44	76
52	319	32	208	156	44	76
53	319	32	211	157	45	76
54	320	32	213	157	45	77
55	320	33	213	159	45	77
56	324	33	214	159	46	77
57	326	33	217	160	46	77
58	329	33	217	161	46	78
59	332	34	217	162	48	78
60	334	34	218	164	49	79
61	334	35	221	164	50	79
62	336	35	221	166	50	80
63	337	35	223	167	50	80
64	338	35	223	167	52	80
65	338	36	226	168	52	80
66	341	36	226	168	52	82
67	341	37	227	169	52	82
68	345	37	227	169	53	82
69	347	37	228	169	54	83
70	348	37	230	171	54	84
71	348	38	230	173	55	85
72	350	38	230	173	55	85
73	352	38	232	173	56	85
74	352	38	232	174	56	87
75	355	38	233	174	57	87
76	355	39	234	174	57	87
77	356	39	234	176	57	88
78	357	39	236	176	57	88
79	359	39	237	176	58	88
80	359	40	237	177	58	89
81	362	41	237	178	58	89
82	364	41	238	180	58	90
83	366	41	240	180	60	90
84	367	41	240	181	60	91
85	369	41	243	181	60	91
86	369	42	243	181	60	93
87	369	43	244	183	61	93
88	371	43	244	183	61	93
89	371	43	246	183	61	93
90	372	43	246	185	61	93
91	376	44	247	185	61	94
92	377	44	248	187	61	94
93	377	45	248	187	62	95
94	379	45	248	187	62	95
95	380	45	248	188	62	95
96	380	45	250	188	63	95
97	380	46	250	189	63	95
98	381	46	251	189	63	97
99	384	47	252	189	63	98