Basilio is a playable character from Fire Emblem Awakening.

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Basilio is the current West-Khan of Ferox. At some point in his past, he was challenged by Gregor and won the title. At some point, he discovered Lon'qu, whose skills impressed him enough to make him his champion for the tournament for khanship. As a result, Basilio had maintained his position for several years. In addition, he became acquainted with Olivia, a famous dancer throughout the continent. When a noble attempted to kidnap and marry her, Basilio rescued her.

Shortly before the arrival of Chrom and the Shepherds at Ferox at Exalt Emmeryn's request, a mysterious masked warrior going by the name Marth challenged Lon'qu to become the champion of the upcoming tournament to decide the ruling khan. Though Lon'qu nearly had the upper hand, a brief moment of hesitation allowed Marth to defeat him, becoming Basilio's new champion of the tournament.

Ylisse-Plegia War

Chrom arrived at Ferox, gaining an audience with the East-Khan Flavia. During the Ferox tournament, Chrom faced off against Marth and defeated him, resulting in Basilio losing his khanship. Out of admiration for Chrom's skill, he lends Lon'qu to their cause. Basilio follows Chrom and the Shepherds throughout the conflict, providing counsel and fighting alongside the Feroxi support.

After the attempt to rescue Emmeryn fails due to her sacrifice, Basilio drags Chrom away, telling him to escape and preserve the life Emmeryn had sacrificed herself for. After rendezvousing with Olivia at the Midmire, Basilio is able to take the Shepherds back to Ferox to regroup and plan their next course of action. Basilio and the soldiers of Ferox would participate in the final battle against Gangrel and witness the Mad-King's defeat, restoring peace to the realm.

Conquest of Valm

After two years of peace, the first wave of the invasion from the continent of Valm begins with an attack on Port Ferox. With the looming threat of further invasion, Basilio joins Chrom and the Shepherds as they launch their counter campaign on Valm.

After securing Fort Steiger, news arrives that Walhart's forces to the north and Yen'fay's forces to the south are quickly encircling the Shepherds. Robin devises a plan assault one of the two while a smaller force distracts the other. Basilio volunteers to stall the Conqueror; however, Lucina warns him that in her future, Basilio died during that encounter. Undeterred, Basilio still goes; however, Flavia decides to accompany him as backup.

The two Khans and their forces eventually intercept Walhart. The Conqueror's might easily fells most of the small force by himself. Basilio brazenly attacks him and actually manages to put a decent hit on Walhart, earning the Conqueror's respect. However, Walhart strikes back and deals a lethal blow to him. With his grievous injuries, Basilio gives Flavia the gemstone Ferox had been safeguarding, Gules, to deliver to Chrom.

The Shepherds rally themselves when Flavia reconvenes and reports his death, beginning the final assault on Valm Castle and eventually ending the Conqueror's ambitions.

Fate of the World

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Personality

Despite his title as ruling Khan of Ferox, Basilio is a rather relaxed individual and lives life boisterously. Brash, confident, and oafish, he is rather infamous in Ferox for sneaking away from the castle during downtime to drink and watch arena fights. By his own admission, he is a heavy drinker, and he states to Walhart in the Hot-Spring Scramble that he is the "Walking Cask of Ferox."

When the situation demands it, Basilio is rather serious and has the courage to take on tasks that some may be afraid to take on. Despite Lucina's dire warning of his fate, he boldly chose to take on the task of stalling Walhart. As such, he states that destiny is meant to be defined by an individual, and he will make it his own way. However, he does admit later that his pride would have led him to recklessly continue the fight against Walhart. He showed himself to be wise enough to swallow it and take the defeat, resulting in him averting his original fate and being able to continue to contribute to the conflict.

Basilio provides wise counsel when needed and is often seen as a father-figure to the Shepherds due to his old age. He is quick to acknowledge the skills of others and is ready to offer help when needed and deserved, offering his finest champion Lon'qu to the Shepherds' cause after losing his khanship in the tournament. Basilio also has the backing skills to retain his title as Lon'qu respects him above all others, and Gregor mentions that he fought Basilio for the title of Khan and lost. Even Walhart acknowledges his mettle and deemed worthy enough to be challenged.

He has the quickest reflexes and biggest reactions in the army.

In-Game

Awakening

Base Stats

• Normal
• Hard
• Lunatic

Starting Class
Warrior
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
10	56+5	30	3	25	21	18	20	8	6
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
HP +5 Rally Strength Zeal			Axe - A Bow - B			Silver Axe Hammer Silver Bow

Starting Class
Warrior
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
10	62+5	34	4	28	25	20	23	9	6
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
HP +5 Rally Strength Zeal			Axe - A Bow - B			Silver Axe Hammer Silver Bow

Starting Class
Warrior
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
10	67+5	37	4	31	28	23	25	10	6
Skills			Weapon			Starting Items
HP +5 Rally Strength Zeal			Axe - A Bow - B			Silver Axe Hammer Silver Bow

Growth Rates

Maximum Stat Modifiers

Supports

See also: Basilio/Supports

• Flavia
• Robin (Can marry Female Robin)
• Morgan (Only if Basilio is his father)

Class Sets

Base Classes	Promoted Classes
Barbarian	Warrior
	Berserker
Fighter	Warrior
	Hero
Knight	General
	Great Knight
Dread Fighter (Dread Scroll required)	-
	-

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.

Base Class

Like his fellow East-Khan, Basilio starts as a Promoted unit. His recruitment base stats are a great starting point and make him a good replacement for lost units or if a Warrior unit is needed for the next 3 chapters. Unfortunately, Basilio's Resistance is quite low and will be problematic against the abundance of mage units in the last few chapters. Luckily, he has decent Speed and Skill stats and growths to compensate for this, but he should remain vigilant towards magic users, especially with Wind Mages on higher difficulties. Luckily, though, Basilio gains a boost in base stats depending on the difficulty played. It is also worth mentioning that Basilio, if maxed out, will have higher Defense and Resistance by one point than Vaike's.

Overall, Basilio is a great late-game addition to use, but Vaike, with decent training, usage, and time, will most likely be much better than he is by the time of his recruitment.

Basilio's base comes from the Fighter class, giving him Zeal and HP +5. He will only have Rally Strength upon his recruitment, but training him five more levels will give him Counter, which, on higher difficulties, is a great skill against Hawkeye units. Having Fighter as his base also gives him access to the Hero class. Sol is an excellent attacking skill for Basilio to use over Luna if regeneration is preferred over raw damage. Basilio's high Strength base and growth will give him a decent amount of HP regeneration upon usage, assuming he isn't challenging Knights or Sorcerers. Axebreaker can also be considered if he is to be a unit killer, mostly Wyvern Units and fellow Fighter/Barbarian base units.

Reclassing

Basilio's two base classes are the Barbarian and Knight lines. Barbarian keeps him close to home by giving him Gamble, and Berserker gives him Axefaire and Wrath. Basilio makes an excellent Berserker given his high Speed and Strength growths, but with lower Skill and a Defense and Resistance drop, the player may be deterred by the much lower caps. Nevertheless, even if Basilio does not remain in this class, spending some time in it will work to his benefit.

The Knight line works great for Basilio, but his low Resistance problem continues in this class. Nevertheless, Basilio can find some skills to grab from this class and its promotions. General gives him Pavise, which will shave damage from direct weapons, which, given his high Skill as a Warrior, makes him much tankier. Great Knight gives him Luna, which, as mentioned earlier, works great if raw damage is preferred over regeneration. Dual Guard+ can be useful when in a Pair Up with his two main supports: Robin or Flavia.

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Feroxi West-Khan

West-Khan of Regna Ferox, a country led by its preference for battle over politics. A simple warrior who has nothing to hide. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Base Stats

		Title
		Feroxi West-Khan
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	19/20/21 45/48/51	12/13/14 40/43/47	6/7/8 30/33/36	9/10/11 33/36/39	3/4/5 18/21/24
Skills			Weapon
Spirited Axe+ New Moon			Axe

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Axe	-	-	-
	Steel Axe	Iron Axe	-	-
	Spirited Axe	Steel Axe	-	-
	Spirited Axe+	Spirited Axe
	New Moon	-	-	-
	Moonbow	New Moon	-	-
A	Atk/Def Bond 1	-		-
	Atk/Def Bond 2	Atk/Def Bond 1		-
	Atk/Def Bond 3	Atk/Def Bond 2
C	Atk Tactic 1	-		-
	Atk Tactic 2	Atk Tactic 1		-
	Atk Tactic 3	Atk Tactic 2		-

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.

Base Kit

Counters

Skill Inheritance

Meet Some of the Heroes

Feroxi West-Khan Basilio
	Basilio is the West-Khan of Regna Ferox, a nation with a powerful military. Though his flippant personality often makes the first impression, he's an accomplished warrior who was forged in the fires of battle!
	Ferox is an unusual nation ruled by two khans who reside in castles in the east and west of the land. The East-Khan, by the way, is a woman by the name of Flavia.
	Basilio was once a pirate, but his prowess as a warrior enabled him to defeat the previous khan and claim his title. That's one way to climb the ranks!
	The culture of Ferox prizes martial skill, and sure enough, Basilio has a great respect for strong Heroes. I expect that'll make him a big fan of the Order of Heroes, then!
Closely Associated Characters
Chrom	A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He develops a friendship with Basilio through the war with Plegia.
Flavia	East-Khan of Regna Ferox, a country led by its preference for battle over politics. Boldly faces even the most perilous situations without fear. Basilio's rival.

Quotes

Awakening

Basilio/Awakening Quotes

Heroes

Basilio/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings

Basilio - Intrepid Khan

With Grima a done deed, Basilio returned to Ferox and applied himself to dethroning Flavia. If his army of champions failed, he knew he could always wait for little Lucina to grow up (and lend her a mask).

Basilio and Robin

Many wrote of Robin's legendary exploits, but accounts of her origins and character varied. Scholars, poets, and bards agreed on one thing alone—she loved her husband, Basilio, above all else.

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

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

B04-078N

B12-063HN

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	242	Awakening	994
CYL2	299 ↓57	Awakening	711 ↓283
CYL3	263 ↑36	Awakening	834 ↑123
CYL4	297 ↓34	Awakening	427 ↓407
CYL5	273 ↑24	Awakening	282 ↓145
CYL6	473 ↓200	Awakening	43 ↓239
CYL7	378 ↑95	Awakening	54 ↑11
CYL8	417 ↓39	Awakening	25 ↓29

CYL9

364 ↑53

Awakening

35 ↑10

Etymology

The name Basil has origins from the male Greek name Vassilios. It is derived from "basileus", a Greek word meaning "king".

Trivia

• Basilio's official artwork depicts him wielding Titania's Axe.
• Oddly, while Basilio's eyepatch is traditionally on his left side in official art and for his character model, for his confession scene and map sprite, it is on his right side. This also occurs when his portrait faces to the left.
• Like Vaike, Basilio uses a larger model when in the Barbarian, Fighter, and Warrior classes. Additionally, Basilio is the only playable character to use the bulky appearance as a Berserker.
• Basilio shares his English voice actor, Patrick Seitz, with Laurent, Zeke, Hector, Draug, Garon, Brady (Heroes only), Jeritza, and Lambert.
• During his scripted battle with Walhart, both will perform a critical despite having a 0% possibility of performing one.
• His survival was foreshadowed by the lack of the specific echo accompanied by important deaths within Awakening, when Walhart struck him down.

Gallery

See main article: Basilio/Gallery.

References