Oswin

Oswin Artwork of Oswin from The Blazing Blade. A knight in service to House Ostia. Hector's sworn man.

Gender Male Race Human Age 30s[1] Starting class Knight Appearance(s) The Blazing Blade

Oswin (Japanese: オズイン Osin) is a knight in service to Ostia who appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

Oswin first appears with Hector in Chapter 12 of both tales. He fulfills the same role in dialogue in Hector's Tale as Marcus in Eliwood's Tale.

Starting stats and growth rates

Knight Level 9 Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 12 Eliwood's tale: Automatically on turn 4 Hector's tale: Automatically on turn 1 Stats Growth Rates Max HP 28 Luck 3 Strength 13 Defense 13 Skill 9 Resistance 3 Speed 5 Constitution 14 Movement 4 Aid 13 Max HP 90% Luck 35% Strength 40% Defense 55% Skill 30% Resistance 30% Speed 30% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Iron Lance Javelin Weapon Levels -- B -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
General	+4	+2	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+2	+1	+ 30,

Analysis

Oswin is a Knight that joins in Chapter 12 in both Eliwood's and Hector's tales; he comes at a significantly higher level and with higher bases than most other units in the early-game, and will be the second-strongest unit after Marcus in his join chapter. Because of the high enemy density in The Blazing Blade Oswin is an excellent early-game tank, taking little to no damage against enemies unless they use effective weaponry, which is extremely rare. Besides his great bases, Oswin also has respectable growths in most areas. Oswin's luck is fairly low, but he is generally durable enough to take critical hits. Oswin's speed is also quite low, with a base of 5 and a 30% growth; however because of the low enemy quality in The Blazing Blade and his +3 speed upon promotion, Oswin will likely be able to double a fair number of enemies upon promotion.

Despite being an excellent unit in the early-game, Oswin's low movement and mediocre speed will make him a poor unit for the later chapters which emphasize high movement and the ability to one-round a high number of enemies; Oswin can be rescued by most mounted units, but it is simpler to use the mounted units themselves. Other units will likely catch up to or surpass Oswin stat-wise, accomplishing similar or greater combat results with higher movement. Additionally, the Valkyries in Cog of Destiny are fast enough to double Oswin, deal damage based on his poor resistance, and out-move him significantly.

Personality

Oswin is severe, composed, dutiful, and taciturn. His stoic attitude and focus on duty annoy Hector in their supports, as Hector is the opposite – emotional, reckless, and with a tendency to escape responsibility. Oswin is so unflappable that he hardly even minds being insulted by his lord, which annoys Hector even more.^[2] Oswin does respect Hector, and considers it an honor to serve as his retainer.^[3] While he does have some doubts about Hector's negative traits, he still has faith in his lord.^[4]

Oswin speaks little, and others often point out when he speaks more than usual.^[5] Oswin is not afraid to chastise his allies if their conduct is detrimental to Lord Hector or Ostia as a whole; he believes that his duty as a retainer to Lord Hector compels him to do so.^[6][7]

While Oswin tends to be critical of others, he does it for their benefit. He believes that selflessness is necessary if one wants to be a good retainer, and a good lord.^[8] He does not intend to harm others emotionally, but wants them to improve; when Serra breaks down in their A support, he states that his criticism was intended to make her a better person.^[9]

Oswin takes pride in being an Ostian knight and retainer. He states that he is "too proud to lie" in his supports with Priscilla, and tells her the truth about why her parents were killed.^[10] Oswin claims that he became an Ostian knight because he wanted to protect what he held dear.^[11] While Dorcas refuses his offer to join the Ostian knights, Oswin respects the choice, understanding that Dorcas is also protecting who he holds dear, Natalie, by not joining the knights.^[12]

Supports

Main article: Oswin/Supports

Oswin Knight Hector Lord Initial: 20 Per turn:2 Serra Cleric Initial: 10 Per turn:1 Dorcas Fighter Initial: 0 Per turn:2 [[{{{support7}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin7}}}affin.png|link={{{affin7}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints7}}} Per turn:+ [[{{{support9}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin9}}}affin.png|link={{{affin9}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints9}}} Per turn:+ Matthew Thief Initial: 5 Per turn:2 Priscilla Troubadour Initial: 0 Per turn:2 [[{{{support6}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin6}}}affin.png|link={{{affin6}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints6}}} Per turn:+ [[{{{support8}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin8}}}affin.png|link={{{affin8}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints8}}} Per turn:+ [[{{{support10}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin10}}}affin.png|link={{{affin10}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints10}}} Per turn:+

Endings

Oswin, Impregnable Knight
Oswin served as a vassal to Marquess Ostia. His was a calm, reasonable voice in Lycia's ruling government.

Oswin and Serra
Oswin returned to Ostia, where his duties as minister to the new marquess kept him busy. Serra clung to him intensely, despite his protests. Finally, her innocent stubbornness won his heart and eased his weary mind.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Oswin's official artwork from The Blazing Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Blazing Blade is connected to a copy of Path of Radiance.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Oswin is featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Oswin
	Ostia's Armor General, Oswin
		"We can use our thick armor to form a living shield."
		Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: General		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Knights of Ostia: [Always] While you control an ally with at least 100 attack, this unit gains +10 attack. Armor Expertise: [Always] If this unit is attacked by a non- unit, this unit gains +20 attack. General's Escort: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your defending unit gains +10 attack and your opponent's attacking unit cannot perform a critical hit.
	Card #B07-026HN • Artist: Yoneko
	Hector's Retainer, Oswin
		"I cannot condone resorting to force so quickly..."
		Attack: 30	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Knight		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Armor Expertise: [Always] If this unit is attacked by a non- unit, this unit gains +20 attack. Defense Escort: [Support] Until the end of this combat, your defending unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B07-027N • Artist: Yoneko
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Oswin .

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

325

Oswin The Blazing Blade

598

CYL 2 (2018)

358 (+33)

Oswin The Blazing Blade

530 (−68)

CYL 3 (2019)

350 (+2)

Oswin The Blazing Blade

548 (+18)

CYL 4 (2020)

356 (−17)

Oswin The Blazing Blade

390 (−158)

CYL 5 (2021)

345 (−11)

Oswin The Blazing Blade

240 (−150)

CYL 6 (2022)

298 (−49)

Oswin The Blazing Blade

322 (+82)

CYL 7 (2023)

277 (−21)

Oswin The Blazing Blade

220 (−102)

CYL 8 (2024)

296 (+19)

Oswin The Blazing Blade

205 (−15)

Total results		This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	3,053

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Knight General Lance Lance Basic axe Ranged axe

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Oswin from The Blazing Blade.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Oswin.

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  Artwork of Oswin.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.