Jeralt

Jeralt Reus Eisner is a character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. He is a legendary mercenary known as the Blade Breaker and the father of the main protagonist of Three Houses, Byleth. He possesses a Major Crest of Seiros.

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What is the significance of Jeralt's Major Crest of Seiros in Fire Emblem: Three Houses?

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Jeralt, known as the Blade Breaker, carries the Major Crest of Seiros. He received this crest from Rhea after she healed him from a fatal injury using her blood. The Crest of Seiros enhances his battle effectiveness, marking its significance.

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How did Jeralt earn the title of 'Blade Breaker'?

Jeralt, recognized as the mightiest captain of the Knights of Seiros, was awarded the title 'Blade Breaker' due to his unparalleled strength and skill. Even with his formidable reputation, he always prioritized his family and allies.

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What is the relationship between Jeralt and the main protagonist, Byleth?

Byleth, the main protagonist, is the child of Jeralt, who was previously the captain of the Knights of Seiros. Known for his gruff demeanor, Jeralt prioritized his family and allies above all else. Both Byleth and Jeralt departed from their knighthoods due to undisclosed reasons and formed their own mercenary groups. However, Jeralt's life ends tragically when he is killed in front of Byleth.

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What is the story behind Jeralt's legendary status as the strongest knight in history?

Jeralt, recognized as the Blade Breaker, is a legendary knight hailed as history's strongest. He served the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus and led the Knights of Seiros. His legendary status was cemented when he survived a fatal blow meant for Rhea, who saved him with her blood, bestowing him the Crest of Seiros. Despite his reputation, he departed the order, severing ties with the Church, and prioritized his family and allies.

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How did Jeralt come to serve the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus?

Jeralt began his service to the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus after a life-saving encounter with the Knights of Seiros. Previously a mercenary, he was severely injured protecting a knight during battle. His life was saved by the knights, leading to his recruitment by Rhea into the Knights of Seiros. He rapidly ascended the ranks, achieving the title of Blade Breaker and captaincy of the knights.

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Jeralt is a legendary knight, considered to be the strongest in history, and is also a former soldier of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus. Several years ago, Jeralt was hired to escort Rhea. He took a fatal blow intended for her but Rhea healed Jeralt using her blood, giving him the Crest of Seiros. He was then hired by Rhea and brought into the Knights of Seiros. He quickly rose in ranks and became captain, eventually earning the title of Blade Breaker. During this time, he would start a family of his own with a woman named Sitri, having a child named Byleth, though his wife passed away shortly after their birth.

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Jeralt left the Knights of Seiros in order to start his own mercenary company where his reputation further spread across Fódlan. While many joined his band of mercenaries, one of his strongest members was Byleth. While Byleth was trained in combat, Jeralt provided very little information about Fódlan or the Church of Seiros.

During his mercenary work, a mission brought him to Sauin Village where he would meet a young Leonie. He would teach her combat, strategy, and tactics and gifted her a small wooden charm before leaving. This would inspire the young girl to become a mercenary herself in Jeralt's footsteps.

Three Houses

One night, after conversing with Byleth about a mysterious recurring dream, a band of bandits lead by Kostas attacks a nearby village and threatens the lives of three students from the Officers Academy; Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude. Jeralt and Byleth drive off Kostas and, after a reunion with Alois, they deliver the students safely back to the Monastery. Upon their arrival, Rhea offers the two jobs at the Monastery, with Jeralt regaining his old post as captain in the Knights of Seiros. Though reluctant, he agrees in order to keep a close eye on Byleth, and warns them to be wary of the Archbishop.

Academy Phase

Jeralt would spend several months doing missions in the Church of Seiros' name, but would occasionally help Byleth during their initial months as a teacher. He begins to notice that Byleth's time with the students have slowly begun to change them, being able to express their emotions visibly for the first time.

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War Phase

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Three Hopes

Jeralt remains as the leader of the Jeralt's Mercenaries rather than re-joining the Knights of Seiros. He and his mercenaries are known all across Fódlan and generally work for the faction opposing Shez's.

Jeralt is a playable character, although in order to unlock him, the player must complete Chapter 10 of their respective route without routing Byleth. Doing so will cause Jeralt to arrive after the mission is over, upon which he, Byleth and Alois join the player's army.

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Personality

Jeralt is a man of honor, known in his days as a Knight of Seiros for his exceptional skill and courage in battle. He is highly respected and even idolized by many current and upcoming knights, but is modest about his title and renown. He is a capable instructor, having trained his child in the art of combat, becoming a fearsome warrior themselves. He also gave minor training to Leonie, whom he acknowledges as an apprentice of him of sorts and would later succeed him with the title of Blade Breaker.

He dearly loves his family, having spent his later years training his child and is one of the few people who are able to read Byleth's mood despite their limited externalization of emotions. His deceased wife Sitri is always on his mind, and in the instances he is at Garreg Mach Monastery, he will usually pay her grave a visit. After her passing, he took her wedding ring and would eventually pass it on to Byleth, telling them to give her ring to someone special when the time came.

Jeralt is also known to be a drinker, with many conversations about him mentioning his love of bars and Alois even revealing to Leonie that he has accrued a huge amount of debt due to unpaid tavern tabs across the land, causing the former to be unable to step foot in any tavern without being badgered for payment.

Despite being a former (and later re-recruited in Three Houses) Knight of Seiros, he is not a follower of the Church of Seiros. Jeralt has a complicated relationship with Rhea, as in the past he valiantly protected her from an attack and suffered a grievous wound, only for her to give him a blood transfusion with her own blood, saving his life as thanks. The mysterious circumstances of his wife's death and Byleth's condition sowed seeds of distrust within Jeralt, resulting in his departure from the Knights of Seiros. Nonetheless, he was willing to return to the Knights, albeit begrudgingly, after acting as a mercenary for nearly twenty years. While he holds no pure ill will towards Rhea, he openly cautions Byleth to be careful around her and to not fully trust her.

In-Game

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Base Stats

A Skirmish at Dawn

Starting Class						Crest
Paladin
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
3	35	15	8	13	7	10	14	10	7
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		-		Blade Breaker Canto Keen Intuition Lance Prowess Lv 1		Iron Lance

Skill
Level	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	-	E	-
Start

The Remire Calamity

• Normal
• Hard
• Maddening

Starting Class						Crest
Paladin
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
16	45	19	8	16	13	10	17	14	12+5
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		-		Blade Breaker Canto Lancefaire Terrain Resistance Keen Intuition Lance Prowess Lv 3		Steel Lance

Starting Class						Crest
Paladin
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
17	45	20	8	16	13	10	18	14	12+5
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		-		Blade Breaker Canto Lancefaire Terrain Resistance Keen Intuition Lance Prowess Lv 3		Steel Lance

Starting Class						Crest
Paladin
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
24	55	27	12	23	16	15	22	21	19+5
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		-		Blade Breaker Canto Lancefaire Terrain Resistance Keen Intuition Lance Prowess Lv 3		Steel Lance

Skill
Level	E	B	E	E	E	E	E	C	-	B	-
Start

Salvation at the Chapel

• Normal & Hard
• Maddening

Starting Class						Crest
Paladin
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
19	47	21	8	17	13	10	19	15	13+5
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		-		Blade Breaker Canto Lancefaire Terrain Resistance Keen Intuition Lance Prowess Lv 3		Silver Lance

Starting Class						Crest
Paladin
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Dex	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
25	56	28	12	24	16+2	16	22	21	19+5
Magic		Combat Arts		Abilities		Starting Items
-		-		Blade Breaker Canto Lancefaire Terrain Resistance Keen Intuition Lance Prowess Lv 3		Silver Lance Speed Ring

Skill
Level	E	B	E	E	E	E	E	C	-	B	-
Start

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Blade Breaker

Famed former captain of the Knights of Seiros. Moved on to lead a band of mercenaries after the loss of his wife. Appears in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Base Stats

Rarity:

✯✯✯

		Title
		Blade Breaker
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 34/37/40	11/12/13 36/39/42	2/3/4 19/22/25	7/8/9 32/35/38	4/5/6 23/26/29
Skills			Weapon
Steel Lance			Lance

✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Blade Breaker
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 35/38/41	12/13/14 38/41/45	2/3/4 20/23/26	8/9/10 34/37/41	4/5/6 24/27/30
Skills			Weapon
Silver Lance Dragon Gaze			Lance

✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Blade Breaker
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	18/19/20 37/41/44	12/13/14 40/43/47	3/4/5 22/26/29	8/9/10 36/39/43	5/6/7 27/30/33
Skills			Weapon
Breaker Lance Dragon Gaze			Lance

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Lance	-	-	-
	Steel Lance	-	-	-
	Silver Lance	-
	Breaker Lance	-
	Dragon Gaze	-
	Dragon Fang	Dragon Gaze	-
A	Atk/Def Catch 1	-
	Atk/Def Catch 2	Atk/Def Catch 1
	Atk/Def Catch 3	Atk/Def Catch 2
C	Distant Guard 1	-		-
	Distant Guard 2	Distant Guard 1		-
	Distant Guard 3	Distant Guard 2

Overall

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Base Set

Counters

Skill Inheritance

Meet Some of the Heroes

Blade Breaker Jeralt
	Jeralt once led a band of mercenaries during his travels throughout Fódlan. Before that, though, he was known as the Blade Breaker—the title he earned as the mighty captain of the Knights of Seiros!
	Though considered the strongest knight to ever serve, Jeralt suddenly left the order, taking his child with him. From that day on, he avoided any contact with the Church.
	However, a certain incident led to a reunion with one of his old subordinates, and not long after, he found himself back at Garreg Mach Monastery.
	He may seem rather gruff, but Jeralt has always put his family and his allies first, and those who know him truly depend on him. I hope he won't mind the Order of Heroes counting on him too!
Closely Associated Characters
Byleth	Child of the former captain of the Knights of Seiros, Jeralt. A stoic, capable professor at the Officers Academy.
Rhea	Archbishop who guides the Church of Seiros. She calls Jeralt back to the Knights of Seiros.
Leonie	From Sauin Village of the Leicester Alliance. She considers herself Jeralt's apprentice and wishes to become a mercenary herself.

Warriors: Three Hopes

Base Stats

Gift List

Share a Meal List

Supports

See also: Jeralt/Supports

• Shez
• Leonie*
• Manuela
• Byleth

Recruitment

While both Byleth and Jeralt can be recruited in all routes of the game, they cannot be recruited via Persuasion Strategies, but by accomplishing certain tasks that require some amount of planning. In all instances, the final step is to defeat their employer (Rodrigue in Scarlet Blaze, Randolph in Azure Gleam, and Fleche in Golden Wildfire) before Byleth can rendezvous with them. During this point, Byleth will almost instantly take allied forts that are impeding their march. However, defeating Byleth mid transit is almost always a recruitment fail clause. Once this happens, Jeralt will ride to fight to his death, locking players out of the best version of their respective routes.

• In Golden Wildfire, both Byleth and Jeralt can be recruited during Chapter 10's sole mission, "Assault on the Federation King", by ensuring Byleth does not reach Claude when he is doing his decoy mission objective (meaning dispatch the two enemy Swordmasters, Warriors, and Myson that appear to slow him down), otherwise Byleth and Jeralt will not join you. Once Claude reaches safety and block access with a boulder, Fleche will open the doors to her fort, allowing access to Fleche; Byleth will then try to rendezvous with Fleche.
  • This route is the only route where Byleth can be defeated while in rendezvous and doing so will not cost you the Eisners.
• In Scarlet Blaze, both Byleth and Jeralt can be recruited during Chapter 10's main mission, "Subjugation of the Western Kingdom" by following these instructions:
  • Obtain the 30 Resource point-worth Resonant Lightning Strategy from the tent survey spot in western Duval territory and equip it during the Strategy portion of the fight.
  • Pressure Baron Mateus into surrendering by taking all the highlighted forts around him.
  • Rescue all three Sorcery Engineers from a Swordmaster ambush so the Resonant Lightning Strategy can be implemented.
  • Defeat Rodrigue before Byleth can rendezvous with the former Duke Fraldarius.
• In Azure Gleam, both Byleth and Jeralt can be recruited during Chapter 12's main mission, "The Conquest of Hevring", by following these instructions:
  • Obtain the 30 Resource point-worth Locate Ambushers from the tent survey spot in Menja territory and equip it during the Strategy portion of the fight. This is more for first timers.
  • Use the strategy to make the strongholds containing ambushers will glow neon red. These strongholds are: Wooded Plateau, Decaying Ramparts, Crooked Highroad, Forest Byway and Forest Highroad. At the same time, a green arrow will trace a path to the X that avoids all of these strongholds. Do not take any of the strongholds containing ambushers or you will fail in recruiting the Eisners.
  • Defeat Fleche once you arrive at the X and the ambushers, who reveal themselves once Fleche appears. Do not let any of the ambushers reach the Allied Base or you will fail in recruiting the Eisners.
  • Defeat Randolph before Byleth can rendezvous with their soon to be former employer.

Quotes

Three Houses

Jeralt/Quotes

Heroes

Jeralt/Heroes Quotes

Warriors: Three Hopes

Jeralt/Warriors: Three Hopes Quotes

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Jeralt is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B18-048R

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1 - CYL3	N/A
CYL4	142	Three Houses	1,098
CYL5	131 ↑11	Three Houses	723 ↓375
CYL6	97 ↑34	Three Houses	997 ↑274
CYL7	253 ↓156	Three Houses	192 ↓805
CYL8	340 ↓87	Three Houses	102 ↓90

CYL9

325 ↑15

Three Houses

74 ↓28

Etymology

Jeralt (/d͡ʒeɹɔlt/) is a derivative of the Germanic name Gerald. "Ger" means "spear" and "ald" means "rule".

Reus is the Dutch word for "a Giant"

Trivia

• Jeralt shares his Japanese voice actor, Akio Ōtsuka, with Fates' King Garon.
  • His English voice actor, David Lodge, is also the narrator of both Three Houses and Three Hopes.
• Jeralt shares similarities with Greil of Path of Radiance.
  • They are the fathers of the main protagonists of their respective games, Byleth and Ike.
  • They were previous high-ranking members of an order of knights. Jeralt being Captain of the Knights of Seiros and Greil being one of Daein's Four Riders.
  • They eventually left their knighthoods under dark circumstances and started their own mercenary companies.
  • Both of them are murdered in front of their children's eyes and die cradled in their arms.
• Jeralt having a middle name may indicate he is a descendant of nobility, presumably from a minor Faerghus or Leicester noble house that didn't withstand the test of time.
• Oddly, Jeralt has unused growth rates, his affection can be raised, has academy stats, and has victory quotes, differently from other NPCs, probably hinting that he would have been playable, but the idea was scrapped.
• In Chapter 10, Anna reveals that she knew Jeralt for a long time.
• In a survey conducted by Famitsu Magazine, Jeralt placed 16th for males and 31st overall with 180 votes in the character popularity poll for Three Houses.

Gallery

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