Brian is an enemy character from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. He is the older brother of Iucharba and Iuchar, the son of Danann, the half-nephew of Lex, and the grandson of Lombard. He is the duke of Dozel in the Second Generation.

Profile

Unlike the rest of his family in the Second Generation, Brian is not stationed in Isaach, but at Dozel Castle instead. Despite wielding the holy Helswath axe, Brian will eventually fall to the sheer might of Seliph's liberation army.

Personality

Unlike his father and grandfather, Brian seems to merely be misguided and fighting for family honor. As he breathes his last words, Brian is observed to ponder on the significance of his past actions.

In-Game

Stats

• - Minor Holy Blood
• - Major Holy Blood

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Master Knight								Nál
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
30	80	27	14	24	26	12	27+20	17+10	9	4	3,000
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Follow-Up Onslaught				Sword - A Lance - A Axe - Bow - A Fire - A Thunder - A Wind - A Light - C Staff - A				Helswath Life Ring

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.

Though his strategy of leaving his own castle virtually undefended while sending a squad of low-accuracy units to seize the enemy's castle is questionable at best, Brian is a menace on the battlefield. He possesses the holy Helswath axe, commendable stats all around, and four leadership stars. Thanks to his whopping 47 defense, not even holy weapons will be able to deal significant damage to him, and it is thus recommended to smite him with magic-based attacks. However, most magic attacks will not be able to inflict very much damage, as Brian's Resistance is equivalent to that of a maxed out Sage thanks to Helswath's impressive boosts. Furthermore, as Helswath grants its user the ability to attack within two spaces, the magic units in question will be in danger of being easily killed.

The ideal method to easily defeat Brian is to engage him in combat with the Forseti user in the army, but even then, he will still be able to withstand at least two hits. However, if the Forseti user possesses the Follow-Up skill, he will most likely be able to inflict at least three hits upon Brian in a single round instead, which is enough to defeat him quickly and efficiently. The path between Dozel and Chalphy is mountainous, so positioning the attacker on a mountain could not hurt.

Alternatively, the player may leave a swordsman with good evasion abilities (ideally Shannan or the aforementioned Forseti user) within the surrounding radius of nearby Chalphy Castle (or positioned directly on the castle itself) to distract Brian, while the main army focuses on conquering Dozel Castle. Brian's entire army will vanish the moment Dozel is conquered, allowing the player to bypass him completely, sparing a relatively sympathetic antagonist and managing to dodge a rather problematic fight.

Quotes

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	754	Genealogy of the Holy War	40
CYL2	738 ↑16	Genealogy of the Holy War	44 ↑4
CYL3	537 ↑201	Genealogy of the Holy War	55 ↑11
CYL4	523 ↑14	Genealogy of the Holy War	67 ↑12
CYL5	464 ↑59	Genealogy of the Holy War	41 ↓26
CYL6	479 ↓15	Genealogy of the Holy War	36 ↓5
CYL7	420 ↑59	Genealogy of the Holy War	12 ↓24
CYL8	421 ↓1	Genealogy of the Holy War	21 ↑9

CYL9

378 ↑43

Genealogy of the Holy War

21

Etymology

Brian and his two brothers derive their names from the Irish myth of Tuireann. Tuireann had three sons with his daughter Danand (Danann), which included Brian, Iuchar and Iucharba, who killed Lugh's father Cian. After Lugh took his revenge by killing the three brothers, Tuireann wept over their graves.

Trivia

• As with virtually all bosses not directly stationed on a castle, Brian does not need to be defeated for the player to complete the game. As with all bosses that can be 'skipped' this way, Brian's fate will be completely unexplained should the player choose to spare him. This is odd, as he is technically the rightful heir to House Dozel.

Gallery

Brian, as he appears in the first series of the TCG as a Level 1 Master Knight.

Brian's portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.