—Horace in Shadow Dragon.
Horace is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and its sequel and remake, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. He is a knight who hails from a town near Castle Archanea.
Profile
Shadow Dragon
Horace's loyalty to his homeland is absolute. When his people were being threatened by Dejanira, Horace was forced to betray his homeland and enlist himself under the ranks of Dolhr. All began to brand Horace as a traitor once he began serving Dolhr, but Horace did it in act of protecting his people, as even stated by a few villagers from the nearby villages.
Once Dejanira has finally been killed, Horace is relieved and turns himself in to the Altean Army. He joins Marth's army under orders of Princess Nyna, and because he needed to "pay for his treason against the crown".
New Mystery of the Emblem
Horace returns again in the remake of Book 2 and is captured by Legion, one of Eremiya's Assassins, and not given the reason why. However, it is stated in earlier chapters by Clarisse that other than being ordered to assassinate Marth, they were also given orders to eliminate all his allies one by one that fought under his banner in the previous war to reduce the chances of them rejoining the Altean army and increasing its ranks. This could possibly explain why Horace was targeted by the assassins. When Horace is confronted by Legion, he is able to best a few of Legion's "brothers". Legion takes this scene for amusement and watches to see how long Horace can last before having the advantage to kill him, due to having no end to his clones until the real Legion is killed; however, the Altean army arrives just in time and aid Horace in defeating Legion and his clones. After meeting up with Marth again, he once again fights under his banner until the war concludes.
In-Game
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Recruitment
Clear Chapter 12 with 15 or less units (in your entire army) to unlock Chapter 12x. Horace is an enemy in this chapter. You can have Marth talk to Horace, but the only way to get him is to complete the chapter without killing him.
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 General | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 3 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Lance - B Bow - D |  Steel Lance | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 15% | 0% | 35% | 10% | 15% | 35% | 0% |
Support Relationships
Supported by
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Recruitment
Horace joins automatically at the beginning of Chapter 10x.
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 3 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Lance - B Bow - D | Steel Lance Vulnerary | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | 55% | 0% | 45% | 30% | 35% | 70% | 0% |
Support Relationships
Supports
- None
Supported by
Fire Emblem Awakening
SpotPass
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 General | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 8 | 59 | 31 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 33+2 | 10 | 5 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||
 Defense +2 Indoor Fighter Rally Defense Rally Resistance |  Lance - B Axe - B |  Silver Lance* | |||||||
*Enemy only, joins unequipped
Death Quote
—Horace's death quote before recruitment in Shadow Dragon.
—Horace's death quote after recruitment in Shadow Dragon.
Endings
Shadow Dragon
- Man of Worth
- Nyna pardoned Horace after the war, and he resumed his life as a landed noble. In the years to come, he worked hard to heal Archanea.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
- Worthy General
- Horace returned to his lands in Archanea, dedicating himself to their restoration.
Non-Canon Appearances
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)
Horace is illustrated in the trading card game with the following card:
Choose Your Legends Placement History
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
|---|
| CYL1 | 580 |  Shadow Dragon |
139 |
| 698 |  New Mystery of the Emblem |
65 | |
| CYL2 | 651 ↓71 |
Shadow Dragon |
93 ↓46 |
| 748 ↓50 |
New Mystery of the Emblem |
38 ↓27 | |
| CYL3 | 479 ↑172 (From highest) |
Shadow Dragon/New Mystery of the Emblem |
146 ↑15 (From combined) |
| CYL4 | 499 ↓20 |
Shadow Dragon/New Mystery of the Emblem |
97 ↓49 |
| CYL5 | 416 ↑83 |
Shadow Dragon/New Mystery of the Emblem |
93 ↓4 |
| CYL6 | 414 ↑2 |
Shadow Dragon/New Mystery of the Emblem |
109 ↑16 |
| CYL7 | 322 ↑92 |
Shadow Dragon/New Mystery of the Emblem |
112 ↑4 |
| CYL8 | 366 ↓44 |
Shadow Dragon/New Mystery of the Emblem |
76 ↓36 |
Etymology
He shares his Japanese name, Horus, with the Egyptian God of kingship, healing, protection, the sun and the sky.
Trivia
- Although Horace is depicted wielding a halberd or poleaxe in his official artwork, as a General, he can only wield lances and bows, and must be reclassed into a Hero, Warrior, Berserker, or Dracoknight if he is to wield axes.
- In the Japanese version of Shadow Dragon's Chapter 12x's ending where a Villager is seen objecting to Horace turning himself in, instead of Horace telling the Villager to "Hush", it is a generic Soldier doing it in his place, with a few more script added.
- Horace is one of the potential love interests for female Kris, along with Jeorge, Warren, Gordin, and Wolf.
- Horace is one of the exclusive characters in the Archanea series to only be recruited from gaiden chapters in both Book 1 and Book 2, with the other being Athena.
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