— Batta
Batta the Beast is the first boss of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. A Ganelon bandit called the Beast for his savagery, he is one of the two bandits that attack Lyn and Mark in the prologue.
In-Game
Boss Stats
| Starting Class | Affinity | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brigand | N/A | ||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Con | Mov |
| 2 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Axe - D |  Iron Axe | ||||||||
Overall
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In Lyn's default Normal Mode, the event triggers Batta's auto-death.
In Lyn's Hard mode, as he does not automatically die this time, Batta is a bit more intimidating to deal with: his attacks will most likely be lethal if you don't use a vulnerary, and thus the safest strategy is to do exactly that: use a vulnerary next to him until he is at low enough HP to attack him on Player Phase.
Quotes
—Batta's battle quote
—Batta's death quote
Etymology
Batta was a classic military term meaning a special allowance made to officers, soldiers, or other public servants during the British Raj. In Japanese, Batta means grasshopper or locust (of superfamily Acridoidea).
Trivia
- Batta has become a popular joke within the Fire Emblem fan community for the way his boastfulness and overconfidence belie his incompetence.
- Batta's portrait would be reused for an unnamed Black Fang member in Chapter 27, Cog of Destiny.
- Batta continues the Gazzak archetype being a ruffian who serves as the first boss fought in the entire Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. He is also the first boss fought in the entire Fire Emblem franchise on the games released overseas (excluding Japan releases).
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