Athos

Athos is a playable character in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. He is one of the Eight Legends from The Scouring framed by future generations as the Archsage. He is incredibly old and is a master of all forms of magic within the game. Athos is first seen in the Chapter Living Legend talking with Louise, Pent's wife.

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What role did Athos play in the Scouring in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade?

In Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Athos is a key character and one of the Eight Legends from The Scouring. Known as the Archsage, he masters all magic forms in the game. During The Scouring, a war between humans and dragons, Athos helped expel the dragons from Elibe. Post-war, he chose a life of seclusion.

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Who does Athos first interact with in the Chapter Living Legend?

Athos first engages in conversation with Louise, Pent's spouse, in the Chapter Living Legend.

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What makes Athos a master of magic in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade?

In Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Athos stands out as a master of magic. His prowess extends to all forms of magic in the game, making him a formidable Archsage. Unique to Athos is his ability to One-Hit Knock Out the Fire Dragon, a feat unmatched by other Luna users. His skills also encompass the rare use of Dark Magic, further establishing his mastery.

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What happened to Elibe after the Scouring and Athos' role in it?

Following the Scouring, Athos, an Eight Hero, traversed Elibe. He found a peaceful village of men and dragons, but foreseeing conflict, he guided them to safety. His Divine Weapon, Forblaze, was hidden in a temple for Arcadia's protection. Athos retreated to the Nabata Desert, where he found a sanctuary of Scouring's surviving dragons, approximately 500 years prior to The Blazing Blade.

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What is the significance of Athos being one of the Eight Legends?

Athos, referred to as the 'Living Legend', is a key figure among the Eight Legends. He was instrumental in expelling the dragons from Elibe in the Scouring. Post-war, he chose solitude, residing in Arcadia. His Divine Weapon, Forblaze, the Infernal Element, is notable. Athos is renowned for his longevity, being present during The Blazing Blade events.

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As one of the Eight Legends, Athos helped to drive the dragons out of Elibe during the Scouring. After this war had passed and Elibe was divided into its different territories, Athos secluded to the Nabata Desert. About 500 years before the story of The Blazing Blade took place, Athos met Nergal wandering the Nabata Desert. Their shared desire to seek truth and knowledge in the world brought them together, and they became fast friends, as well as equals in knowledge and magic.

One day, as Athos charted the desert, he discovered a sanctuary where surviving dragons of the Scouring, most of whom were Divine Dragon refugees, and men lived in peace with each other. Athos and Nergal used their magic to create a paradise for the inhabitants to the sanctuary and the two men settled there. The sanctuary then came to be known as Arcadia. Over the many years that Athos and Nergal stayed in Arcadia researching in the dragons' libraries, their paths to knowledge began to differ.

Athos wished to use the knowledge he'd acquired to expand his dragon-human paradise across Elibe, while Nergal learned how to steal another being's life force, or quintessence, and turn it into power. Starting with small animals, Nergal eventually began killing humans to gain more quintessence. Athos and the village elders tried to persuade him to stop, but by now the power he'd gained from the essence had bewitched him. To prevent Nergal from stealing the quintessence of dragons, Athos and the elders faced off against him, then tried to drive him into the desert, where he would meet his end. During this confrontation, Athos inflicted a heavy wound to Nergal's face, deforming his right eye and leaving a scar across his forehead. However, Nergal had escaped with his life and fled to Bern, gaining power slowly to avoid detection.

At some point before the events of the game, Athos met Hawkeye, who became his vassal, Pent, who became his student, and Pent's wife Louise, who kept him entertained during her visits, and Uther managed to find out that he was still alive, leading him to Athos the Living Legend.

When Eliwood and friends arrive at his temple, he tells them about the Shrine of Seals, gives them Afa's Drops, and sends them back to Pherae where Eliwood meets his mother. He later meets them again at the Shrine of Seals and convinces Bramimond to release the seal on the divine weapons. However, Nergal then appears and takes Ninian, with Athos barely protecting the others from Nergal's attack, stating that he would not have been able to protect them if Nergal had truly intended to kill them.

In Louise and Pent's Support Conversation, it is mentioned that Athos would not eat unless Louise convinced him to. Left alone, he might not have eaten anything. Pent explained that due to his incredible age, Athos surpassed the needs of human flesh long ago and needs neither food nor rest.

He automatically joins the player's party in the Final Chapter with the Sol Katti, Durandal, and Armads, which are for Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector, respectively. He also comes with his personal Anima tome the legendary Forblaze and Saint Elimine's legendary Light tome Aureola.

After the final boss fight, Athos, having exhausted all of his strength, collapses. Knowing full well that his life is at an end, Athos, after bidding farewell to Bramimond, tells Eliwood, Hector, Lyn, and Nils to not grieve for him, since he will soon be reunited with all of his deceased friends. As a final gift, he tells them about how, in the future, an evil star will rise in Bern and all of Elibe will be consumed in war. However, he tells them to not be afraid, telling them that Lycia will once again bring hope. He then passes away with a smile on his face.

In-Game

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Base Stats

Starting Class						Affinity
Archsage						Anima
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
20	40	30	24	20	25	20	28	9	6
Weapon					Starting Items
Anima - S Light - S Dark - S Staff - S					Forblaze Aureola Durandal Armads Sol Katti

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.

Athos has low HP and average speed. However, his magic of 30 can make him devastating with a Luna tome, as long as he is not going to be doubled because of its high weight. Also, his S rank in all types of magic and staves can make him very useful. Fortify (obtainable alongside Renault in the previous chapter) allows him to actually recover all the party members (most of the time) to full health, working as an excellent healer, but as an offensive unit he can have troubles with his moderate constitution and the high weight of Forblaze, Aureola and Luna, the most powerful tomes available for him to use against the bosses of Light.

It is worth noting that, despite it seeming like a waste of a Speedwing or Body Ring, giving one to Athos is highly advised, as he can possibly one-round the final boss with one, due to the fact that he will be able to double with the Luna tome equipped. A Filla's Might can also make him the only unit in the game capable of OHKOing the Fire Dragon (the other Luna user, Canas, has his Magic cap one point too low to OHKO).

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Omniscient One

One of the Eight Legends who fought in the ancient Scouring. For over one thousand years, he lived and pursued the mysteries of the world. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Base Stats

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Omniscient One
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 36/40/43	13/14/15 46/49/52	2/3/4 15/18/21	7/8/9 29/32/35	9/10/11 46/49/53
Skills			Weapon
Blessed Aureola Chilling Wind			Tome

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Light	-	-	-
	Ellight	-	-	-
	Shine	-	-	-
	Blessed Aureola	-		-
	Chilling Wind	-	-	-
	Glacies	Chilling Wind	-	-
	Frost Moon	Glacies	-
A	Beyond Reason	-
B	Sabotage Res 1	-		-
	Sabotage Res 2	Sabotage Res 1		-
	Sabotage Res 3	Sabotage Res 2		-
	Atk/Res Discord	Sabotage Res 3
C	Time's Pulse 1	-		-
	Time's Pulse 2	Time's Pulse 1		-
	Time's Pulse 3	Time's Pulse 2		-
	Pulse Up-Ploy	Time's Pulse 3

Overall

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Counters

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Meet Some of the Heroes

Omniscient One Athos
	Long ago, there was a war between man and dragon that took place on the continent of Elibe—the Scouring. As one of the Eight Legends who wield powerful sacred weapons, Athos the Archsage fought for humanity!
	Following the war, Athos continued his pursuit of truth and knowledge. Eventually, his years surpassed a normal human lifespan, and almost an entire millennium had passed!
	Together with his erstwhile friend Nergal, Athos created an oasis in the Nabata Desert, which became Arcadia, a place where mankind and dragons lived together in peace.
	Some time later, Athos cut ties with Nergal, having learned of his wicked deeds. And so he passed his knowledge onto the Eight Legends' descendants so that they could put a stop to Nergal's ambitions!
Closely Associated Characters
Bramimond	One of the Eight Legends who wielded a sacred weapon and fought against the dragons in the Scouring alongside Athos and the others. Bramimond’s true nature is unknown.
Nergal	The one manipulating the Black Fang from the shadows. Little is known about him. Once worked alongside Athos.

Quotes

Heroes

Athos/Heroes Quotes

Ending

Archsage Athos

Athos died in a foreign land. Those who saw his face said that he seemed as though he had at last found true peace.

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Athos is illustrated in the trading card game with the following card:

P07-003PR

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	326	The Blazing Blade	591
CYL2	171 ↑155	The Blazing Blade	1,499 ↑908
CYL3	124 ↑47	The Blazing Blade	2,080 ↑581
CYL4	114 ↑10	The Blazing Blade	1,409 ↓671
CYL5	104 ↑10	The Blazing Blade	907 ↓502
CYL6	99 ↑5	The Blazing Blade	982 ↑75
CYL7	103 ↓4	The Blazing Blade	655 ↓327

CYL8

115 ↓12

The Blazing Blade

630 ↓25

Etymology

The Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain or Mount Athos is a semi autonomous state in Northeastern Greece, regarded as a holy site for Orthodox Christians. The sketae (cloisters) and monasteries there are known for their art, and some of them (more specifically, the Simonopetra Monastery) for sacred music.

Athos is also the name of one of The Three Musketeers from the book by French author Alexandre Dumas.

Trivia

• Athos' name is reused in the European version of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon for one of the Replacement characters.
• Although Athos dies at the Dragon's Gate in The Blazing Blade, taking Forblaze along with him, the tome still appears in The Binding Blade, which establishes that it was sealed by Athos himself in Arcadia.
• Athos is the only one of the Eight Legends who joins the player's party.

Gallery

See main article: Athos/Gallery.