Asbel

Asbel is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. Hailing from the free city of Hrest, he is a 15 year old Mage who is Ced's pupil and one of Leif's close friends. Asbel is also the exclusive wielder of the Grafcalibur tome.

Profile

Before Thracia 776

Asbel first met and befriended Leif 10 years before the events of Thracia 776. Leif, who was seeking respite from the Empire, came to live in Hrest under the protection of Asbel's father, who was the city's bishop at the time. For two years, Leif remained hidden in the city until the citizens themselves informed the Empire of his whereabouts.

Leif was forced to flee to Tarrah thereafter, and Asbel fled along with him. Asbel's father remained behind in Tarrah to buy the prince and his son time to escape, but was subsequently captured and executed. Asbel was separated from Leif three years prior to Thracia 776 when the prince escaped to Fiana with Finn and Nanna.

Despite this, Asbel persisted in searching for Leif, never forgetting the pledge he had made with the prince to reclaim Thracia with him. After losing track of Leif's whereabouts, however, he ended up in Munster.

At some point after entering Munster, Asbel met Ced, who taught him the basics of magic, including how to wield the powerful Grafcalibur tome. Asbel subsequently joined Ced as a member of the Magi Squad, aiding them in their quest to oppose the Empire while also keeping his eyes peeled for any signs of Leif.

Thracia 776

Asbel first appears in Chapter 4x, where he assists Ced in releasing the children captured by the Loptr Church and locked up in the Munster dungeon. When he learns that Leif had been imprisoned in the same castle, as well, Asbel hastens to find his friend, leaving Ced after promising to join up with him after the war ends.

Asbel then goes on to continue supporting Leif in his cause to liberate Northern Thracia from the Grannvale Empire. He remains by Leif's side thereafter, seeing the Liberation Wars to their end. Asbel returns home to Hrest afterwards, taking his father's place as bishop and subsequently earning the title of Great Sage across Thracia.

Personality

Asbel is characterized by a determined, loyal, and plucky attitude. This is shown through his refusal to give up on looking for Leif despite losing contact with him for several years. His loyalty especially shines through on reuniting with his friend, as he reasserts his resolve to reclaim Thracia with Leif.

In-Game

Thracia 776

Recruitment

Name	Class	Chapter	Affiliation	Recruit
Asbel	Mage	4x	NPC	Talk with Leif

• Chapter 4x: NPC, talk with Leif.

Base Stats

Starting Class
Mage
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Bld	Mov	LS	MS	FCM
1	22	0	4	3	7	5	0	4	6	0	1	3
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Adept				Fire - E Thunder - E Wind - C (+20)				Grafcalibur Door Key Vulnerary

Growth Rates

Promotion Gains

Item Required				Promoted Class
Knight Proof				Sage
1	0	+5	+5	+6	+4	+1	+1
Weapon Levels
+1 +1 C D

Support Bonus

Supported by

Character	Bonus
Leif	10%
Ced	10%

• Supports give a bonus to Hit, Critical, Avoid, and Dodge
• Supporting characters must be within a three tile radius for the support to come into effect

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.

Asbel is undoubtedly one of the strongest units in Thracia 776. He is not only a strong combatant, but also hands down Thracia 776's single best bosskiller. He starts out with low bases in Chapter 4x, but has a powerful personal weapon in Grafcalibur. His growths are also surpisingly high for Thracia 776, with a blistering high 75% speed growth that is further accentuated when you give him the Ced Scroll. Training him is not only necessary, but is actually easy because Chapter 5 heavily relies on Asbel steamrolling enemies on enemy phase.

It's also heavily recommended to have Asbel promoted by Chapter 7, as he reaps the insane bonuses of Sages. Between his massive speed growth and promotion bonuses, it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that Asbel has capped Magic, Skill and Speed this early in the game, making him one of the fastest units in the game. He also gains Staves upon promotion, which can occasionally be helpful, but he is likely not reaching Warp usage anytime soon.

As stated earlier, Asbel is one of the best bosskillers in the game, as while Thrones grant bosses +10 Defense, they do not increase Magic, making them easy picking from Asbel to kill. One of the most notable examples of this is in Chapter 8x, where Gomes, who is normally a challenge to any newcomer with his massive stats and lack of an armor-effective weakness, is completely trivialized by Asbel. It is important to note that Asbel needs to be somewhat careful when facing Gomes, as he is one of the only bosses that he cannot outspeed and as such has to rely on critting once to kill him.

If the player is worried about using Grafcalibur too much, it's important to note that in Chapters 4 and 4x, the player likely has a ton of Fire and Thunder tomes before Asbel joins. As such, the player can use those tomes against generics to conserve Grafcalibur uses for bosskilling. Then in Chapter 10, the player can buy Wind tomes, which are extremely light and have 10% crit. In the lategame, Asbel likely has enough Weapon Experience to use the long ranged Blizzard tome, which can also set enemy units to sleep. This is especially valuable in the endgame, where some of the bosses are made much easier by putting them to sleep and capturing them.

Overall, Asbel is a phenomenal unit. He is easily one of the strongest Magic users in the game, and one of the strongest Magic users in the entire series. There is no playthrough that doesn't benefit from using Asbel, and he is an invaluable asset in any playthrough.

Fire Emblem Engage

Bond Ring

Hero from beyond Elyos skilled in the use of wind magic. He learned much while studying under Ced, leader of the Magi. He and Leif met in their youth and vowed to take back Thracia.

	C Rank	Spd +1
	B Rank	Dex +1 Spd +1
World	A Rank	Mag +1 Dex +1 Spd +1
Sage Lord	S Rank	Mag +1 Dex +1 Spd +2

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Windswept Youth

A wind mage from a small city in Ulster, Hrest. Undertakes a long journey in search of Leif in order to fulfill his pledge. Appears in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.

Base Stats

		Title
		Windswept Youth
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 36/40/43	7/8/9 33/36/39	11/12/13 39/42/46	3/4/5 18/21/24	6/7/8 23/26/30
Skills			Weapon
Grafcalibur New Moon			Tome

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Wind	-	-	-
	Elwind	-	-	-
	Rexcalibur	-	-	-
	Grafcalibur	-		-
	New Moon	-		-
	Moonbow	-	-
A	Fury 1	-		-
	Fury 2	Fury 1		-
	Fury 3	Fury 2		-
	Fury 4	Fury 3
B	Null Follow-Up 1	-		-
	Null Follow-Up 2	Null Follow-Up 1		-
	Null Follow-Up 3	Null Follow-Up 2		-
C	Spd Res Oath 1	-		-
	Spd Res Oath 2	Spd Res Oath 1		-
	Spd Res Oath 3	Spd Res Oath 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

Windswept Youth Asbel
	Asbel is a Hero from the free city of Hrest, located on the Thracian peninsula. He's an up-and-coming mage who can wield a powerful wind tome!
	Asbel first encountered Prince Leif of Leonster as a young child. Together, they swore that they would one day free northern Thracia from the grasp of the Grannvale Empire.
	After their meeting, Asbel studied magic under the tutelage of Ced, who gave him the wind tome of Grafcalibur. Having gained the strength to fight, he then joined the army Leif raised to defeat Grannvale.
	And so, Asbel continues to fight at Leif's side to honor the pledge they made all those years ago—as allies united by a lifelong bond of friendship!
Closely Associated Characters
Leif	Quan's son. He was hiding in Fiana but rose up after an attack by imperial forces. A childhood friend of Asbel's.
Ced	Son of Silesse's pegasus knight Erinys. A hero that stood up for the liberation of Munster. Asbel's mentor.

Quotes

Death Quote

Escape Quote

Heroes

Asbel/Heroes Quotes

Ending

Asbel - Follower of the Winds (風に導かれた少年, Kaze ni michibika reta shōnen)

Asbel fought alongside Leif for the entirety of the war, serving as his trusted aide and confidant. For each step Leif took down that harsh road, Asbel was always beside him, helping him shoulder the war's burdens. Afterward, he returned to his hometown of Hrest, where he became a priest, as his father was before him. In only a few short years, tales of Asbel the Sage had spread to every corner of the land.

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Asbel is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:

B10-027R

B10-027R+

B10-028N

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	452	Thracia 776	279
CYL2	487 ↓35	Thracia 776	257 ↓22
CYL3	374 ↑113	Thracia 776	407 ↑150
CYL4	290 ↑84	Thracia 776	446 ↑39
CYL5	427 ↓137	Thracia 776	80 ↓366
CYL6	409 ↑18	Thracia 776	114 ↑24
CYL7	364 ↑45	Thracia 776	69 ↓45

CYL8

373 ↓9

Thracia 776

69

Trivia

• According to the unused NPC data in Thracia 776, a playable character known as Gunna was originally created to be Asbel's grandfather. He is a Bishop of the free city Hrest and mentions Asbel in his death quote. Despite this, Asbel's ending only states that he returned to Hrest to take his father's place as the bishop of the city, but does not mention his grandfather.
• Asbel shares his Japanese voice actress, Rie Kugimiya with Heroes' Laevatein.

Gallery

See main article: Asbel/Gallery.