Brighton

Brighton is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. A former knight of Munster, he defects from his knighthood to join Ced's Magi Squad. According to the instruction manual for the game, Brighton was originally a knight of Munster due to his father being a retainer of Raydrik, although he later defected after being horrified at the way the regime treated civilians. Brighton is also Machyua's lover.

Profile

Brighton first appears in Chapter 4, where, under orders from Ced, he, along with Machyua and Lara, breaks into the Munster dungeons to rescue Leif after the prince is captured by Raydrik.

Brighton then goes on to continue supporting Leif in his cause to liberate Northern Thracia from the Grannvale Empire. He returns home to Munster thereafter, working to restore it to its former prosperity and imparting swordsmanship skills to the people. Brighton also marries an unnamed woman, who is likely Machyua, and opens a small shop with her.

Personality

Due to his limited characterization, not much is known of Brighton. But from what little screen-time he has, it can be deduced that he has a strong sense of righteousness, one that motivated him to turn away from his homeland in order to join the rebellion.

In-Game

Recruitment

Name	Class	Chapter	Affiliation	Recruit
Brighton	Axe Knight	4	Player	Automatically from the start

Base Stats

Starting Class
Axe Knight
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Bld	Mov	LS	MS	FCM
5	28	6	0	6	6	2	6	11	8*	0	0	1
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Wrath				Sword - D Axe - C				Steel Sword Steel Axe Iron Sword

*5 when dismounted

Growth Rates

Promotion Gains

Item Required				Promoted Class
Knight Proof				Great Knight
1	+2	+1	+3	+2	+2	+1	+1
Weapon Levels
+1

Supports

Supported by

Character	Bonus
Machyua	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.

Brighton is a unit who is “good enough” in the early game but quickly finds himself outclassed as the game progresses. While he has some redeeming qualities, such as Wrath and mounted utility outdoors, he suffers from poor long-term viability and mediocre combat that prevents him from standing out.

Brighton joins in Chapter 4 at the start of the Munster Escape segment, and he immediately has a couple of issues. Brighton starts out with a D-rank in Swords, and as a result he struggles to break bulkier enemies like Armor Knights. He is also dismounted, which hampers his mobility indoors. Despite this, he is one of the better combatants in that segment, and even has a small niche of being one of the few units that can ferry Ced to take on the reinforcement in the center of the map.

From Chapter 6 onwards, Brighton regains his mount. Not only does his mobility improve, but he can also help with ferrying your infantry units to prevent them from falling behind. Unfortunately for Brighton, his combat becomes a lot worse as he is Axe-locked outdoors. In Chapter 7, Brighton struggles against the Mercenaries as he suffers Weapon Triangle disadvantage, and can even be doubled by them. Wrath can make dealing with them slightly easier, but it's still frustrating regardless. Unfortunately, Chapter 7 is one of the last chapters where Brighton is at all useful, as Finn joins in Chapter 7 and outclasses him in every way.

Brighton is a serviceable early-game unit, offering decent combat and mobility in the Munster Escape sequence. However, his poor combat scaling, axe-lock issues, and eventual redundancy make him a short-term unit. He is solid early on, but isn't worth trying to make work long-term.

Quotes

Death Quote

Escape Quote

Ending

Brighton - Knight of Munster (マンスターの騎士, Mansutā no kishi)

Returning to Munster, Brighton devoted himself to its reconstruction, and also taught swordplay to all who wished to learn. After the city had been stabilized, he went on to open a small store with his new wife.

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	706	Thracia 776	61
CYL2	725 ↓19	Thracia 776	49 ↓12
CYL3	522 ↑203	Thracia 776	73 ↑24
CYL4	534 ↓12	Thracia 776	55 ↓18
CYL5	450 ↑84	Thracia 776	56 ↑1
CYL6	472 ↓12	Thracia 776	44 ↓8
CYL7	402 ↑70	Thracia 776	30 ↓14
CYL8	393 ↑9	Thracia 776	49 ↑19

CYL9

376 ↑17

Thracia 776

23 ↓26

Etymology

"Brighton" is a name coming from Old English, meaning "Beorhthelms farmstead".

Gallery

Brighton as he appears in the TCG as a Level 10 Axe Knight.

Brighton's portrait in Thracia 776.

Brighton as an Axe Knight in Thracia 776.

Brighton as an unmounted Axe Knight in Thracia 776.

Brighton as a Great Knight, mounted