Lester

Lester is a playable child character from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. He is the son of Edain and the older brother of Lana. He and his sister were raised in Isaach, and decide to assist in Seliph's liberation army. Lester bears minor Ullr blood, and is proficient with bows. His substitute character is Deimne.

Lester is the grandson of Lord Ling, the nephew of Brigid and Andrey, and cousin to Febail, Patty, and Scipio.

Story

The location of Lester's birthplace is unknown, but it is possible that he was born in Silesse, much like most of the older siblings of his generation. When Sigurd instructs Oifey and Shannan to take Seliph to Isaach's safety, Edain also sends Lester with them, and rejoins them after the Battle of Belhalla.

Spending his time hiding in Tirnanog, Lester was taught the art of combat by Shannan and Oifey, and trained alongside Diarmuid, Larcei, Scáthach, and Seliph. When the empire finally discovers Seliph's location and begins invading Tirnanog, Lester is away with Diarmuid and Oifey, but they return in time to join the fray. Though Lester is initially worried about Lana participating in the battle, she explains to him that she would rather fight than stay in the abbey. After saying their farewells to their mother, they join the liberation war.

Personality

Having picked up a lot of responsibilities from Oifey, Lester follows in his footsteps by being responsible and cool-headed, and strategically-minded. He displays and air of maturity about him that's especially seen when he talks with Lana, as he tries to be protective of her before realizing that she can take care of herself. Lester also has a slightly playful and mischievous side, as seen in his conversations with Patty, where he teases her a few times.

In-Game

Base Stats

Note: Parent characters are assumed to be at Level 30 by the end of the First Generation.

• - Minor Holy Blood
• - Major Holy Blood

Father:

Arden

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	31	10	1	7	8	9	9	0	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Vantage				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Azelle

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr Fjalar
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	29	8	4	8	10	10	7	1	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Pursuit				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Alec

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	9	1	9	9	11	8	0	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Pursuit Nihil				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Claud

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr Bragi
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	27	7	4	8	9	11	7	3	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
-				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Item

Jamke

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	31	10	1	8	9	11	8	0	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Adept Charge				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Dew

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	27	9	1	9	10	13	8	1	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Bargain				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Naoise

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	10	1	8	9	10	9	0	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Critical Charge				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Finn

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	9	1	9	9	13	8	0	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Pursuit Miracle				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Beowolf

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	10	1	9	9	10	8	0	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Pursuit Charge				Iron Bow Inherited Items				Bow - A

Chulainn

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr Od
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	31	10	1	9	9	9	8	0	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
-				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Midir

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	29	9	1	8	9	9	8	0	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Pursuit Charge				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Lewyn

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr Forseti
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	8	3	9	10	11	7	1	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Adept Critical				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Lex

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								Ullr Nál
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
1	30	10	1	8	9	11	9	0	8	0	Varies
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Vantage Paragon				Bow - A				Iron Bow Inherited Items

Growth Rates

Note: Holy Blood bonuses have already been taken into consideration.

Father:

Promotion Gains

Promoted Class
Bow Knight
+3	0	+2	+2	+2	+3	+1

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.

As an Arch Knight with a Priest sister, Lester is one of the characters in Genealogy with the most restrictive parent setup. While he does have an A-rank in bows at base, his Iron Bow is not sufficient early armament. Lester is also one of the only two characters who can inherit bows at all, which provides another layer of difficulty; if Lester does not inherit his bows, then he will have to either scrounge them from shops or events, or borrow them from Febail. Additionally, his mother possesses no skills, and her growths are magically-oriented, meaning that Lester's base growths are very poorly distributed. Altogether, this means Lester desires a father with physically oriented growths, strong skills, preferably including Pursuit, and the ability to pass down bows.

The sole father who meets all the above qualifications is Midir. With Midir as a father, Lester will be a very strong unit in the early game, and remain worthwhile for the rest of the run. He is mounted, boasts entirely solid Strength, Speed, and durability, and can wield all the bows Midir was able to pass down, including the Brave Bow and Killer Bow. With Canto, Lester can easily take on enemies through hit-and-run attacks, sniping them with a fusillade of shots from the Hero Bow through Pursuit and Charge before retreating behind his allies to avoid enemy phase attacks. While he is not much for taking on the strongest bosses or swarms of enemies, Lester's ability to eliminate a chosen threat practically at will over a massive range will never go out of style, and he will easily kill any flier not possessing Nihil. Jamke can work as a substitute for Midir, and even has notably higher growths and Adept, but Lester will need the Pursuit Ring to make his offense reliable. While Midir does not benefit his sister Lana much, she does not need a good father, as she already inherits B-rank staves and her mother's reasonable growth rates.

Naturally, however, some players choose to focus more on Lana, whose best options for fathers are magically-oriented—preferably Claud, due to his ability to boost her staff rank and Magic significantly and pass down Rescue. If the player opts for a magical father, particularly Claud, Lester will be essentially useless. His Strength growth will be abysmal, he will have few if any skills to work with, and with only his Iron Bow at base, he will struggle to do more than scratch non-flier enemies. His offense will not become even slightly acceptable until he can obtain the Brave Bow in Chapter 8, and at every point, he will be one of your worst units. A magically-oriented Lester should probably be written off as a loss.

Conversations

In Chapter 6, Lester may speak to Lana, and she will gain one point of luck.

In Chapter 10, if neither Lester nor Patty has a lover, he may speak to her, and she will gain three points of HP and 100 love points with him.

In the Final Chapter, if Patty and Lester are lovers, she can speak to him, and he will gain three points of HP and three points of speed.

Love Growths

Original characters and replacement characters have the same love growths, unless stated otherwise.

Supports

Character	Bonus
Julia	0+0
Altena	N/A
Lana	Not possible, since they are siblings
Larcei/Creidne	0+2
Nanna/Jeanne	0+2
Fee/Hermina	0+2
Lene/Laylea	0+2
Patty/Daisy	0+2
Tine/Linda	0+3

Quotes

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem: Light Inheritors

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Mitsuki Oosawa Manga)

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (Nattsu Fujimori Manga)

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Gag Paradise

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Sigurd's Tale

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Last of the Earth Dragons

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War - Forest and Lake Country

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Lester is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:

B08-065HN

B08-066N

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	774	Genealogy of the Holy War	32
CYL2	734 ↑40	Genealogy of the Holy War	46 ↑14
CYL3	533 ↑201	Genealogy of the Holy War	60 ↑14
CYL4	529 ↑4	Genealogy of the Holy War	60
CYL5	479 ↑50	Genealogy of the Holy War	25 ↓35
CYL6	474 ↑5	Genealogy of the Holy War	42 ↑17
CYL7	409 ↑65	Genealogy of the Holy War	23 ↓19

CYL8

413 ↓4

Genealogy of the Holy War

29 ↑6

Etymology

Lester originated from the Old English word ceaster meaning "walled city".

Trivia

• Lester, Lana, and Coirpre are the only children in the second generation that do not share their hair color with their mother.
• Assuming that Edain became pregnant before Chapter 3, it is possible for Lester to be born within a year of the game starting. Because Lester is the older sibling and their father never reaches Edain in Isaach, the latest he could have been born, while also allowing enough time for Edain's second pregnancy, is Gran 760.

Gallery

See main article: Lester/Gallery.