Bors

Bors Artwork of Bors from The Binding Blade. A knight serving Ostia. Loyal and dutiful.

Gender Male Race Human Age 20s Family Gwendolyn (younger sister) Nationality Lycian (Ostian) Starting class Knight Voiced by Jalen K. Cassell (English, Heroes) Yoshihisa Kawahara (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) The Binding Blade Heroes

“	...I am a knight, and my loyalty lies with you. I shall always be at your side, ready to serve.	”	— Bors, to Lilina.

Bors (Japanese: ボールス Bors) is a playable character appearing in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He first appears in Chapter 1. He is an Armor Knight of Ostia and Gwendolyn's brother. He joins Roy's army by Lilina's wishes.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

Bors is the boss of the Tutorial.

At the beginning of the game, Bors is the only Ostian knight in Roy's escorting group; he has been entrusted with bringing Lilina safely to her home. Therefore, when seeing how Pherae is being attacked by bandits and learning that his lady is in danger, he joins the battle and helps defeat the brigands. Once Roy's group reaches the castle and Lord Eliwood sends his son to lead Pherae's troops in his stead, Lilina asks Bors to watch for Roy. Swearing to protect him with his life, Bors follows Roy during the whole campaign against Bern.

After Bern is defeated and the war is over, he goes back to Ostia and works to bring prosperity and harmony to it.

Starting stats and growth rates

Knight
Level	1
Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 1, automatically on Turn 1

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	20	Luck	4
Strength	7	Defense	11
Skill	4	Resistance	0
Speed	3	Constitution	14
Movement	4	Aid	13

Max HP	90%	Luck	50%
Strength	30%	Defense	35%
Skill	30%	Resistance	10%
Speed	40%

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Inventory
Iron Lance  Vulnerary
Weapon Levels -- C -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
General	+4	+3	+2	+3	+0	+4	+3	+2	+1	+50, E (+1)

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Bors is among the worst units in The Binding Blade. He is available early in the game but has issues present from the start. His defense may be good, but his speed is so low he gets doubled in the first chapter, and although his speed growth isn't low, it takes a lot of growth and lucky speed level-ups to prevent him from getting doubled. Bors's best way to contribute is to deal chip damage to an enemy, but even that can be difficult, as lances have low accuracy in The Binding Blade and Bors suffers from weapon triangle disadvantage against axe users, as well as mediocre skill and a lock to lances, which are only moderately more accurate than axes. The combination of low speed and frequent weapon triangle disadvantage makes Bors much worse at tanking enemies than it would seem, especially visible when playing Hard Mode. Bors also suffers from low movement, which makes him fall behind if he is not rescued and carried around. This is a long-term problem, as most of the maps in The Binding Blade are large and favor high movement, and Bors's statistical issues make it hard to justify slowing down or going through the effort of rescue-dropping him forwards.

One of the few plus points is that Bors can perform a triangle attack with Barthe and Gwendolyn once they join the army. While it can work well against many units, including bosses, all three units have poor movement, making pulling it off without slowing the army down considerably very difficult. Additionally, Barthe and Gwendolyn are also very flawed units and directly compete with him for a promotion item, making it hard to dedicate three deployment slots to the trio.

Bors needs a Knight Crest to promote, which is a very competitive promotion item. Many better units require the Knight Crest to promote, including all Cavaliers in the game such as Alen, Lance, Noah, or even Trec. Additionally, Bors's promotion does not fix his low movement—he has only 5 movement as a General, making his promotion lackluster. Furthermore, he will be locked to Lances and Axes, two weapon types with hit issues, and poor 1-2 range options. He receives significant statistical bonuses, but the movement deficiency will continue to hurt him; by comparison, promoting a Cavalier to Paladin strengthens a unit that can keep up with the rest of the army, or support units with low movement with rescue-dropping.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Bors/Heroes

There is one variation of Bors available in Heroes.

Personality

A loyal knight of Ostia, Bors cares about all members of the Ostian army in a gentle and quiet way. The only exception to this is his sister, Gwendolyn, whom he tends to fuss over. He finally comprehends she has grown up in their final support, but before, he showers her with nervous questions. This contrast strongly with his behavior towards Lilina, whom he can reassure with little problem.

He is very understanding and does not judge on appearance, even considering Astolfo, who feels guilty of Hector's demise, to be part of Ostia's knights. But norms and honor codes are very important to him, as he disapproves of Barthe training in arenas, stating that such things are not becoming of a knight.

When it comes to fighting, Bors says he prefers the role of a shield. He discusses this with his fellow knights Barthe and Ogier. Barthe seems to think the opposite, prompting Bors to suggest that they should become the strongest knights of Ostia, with Barthe being the lance and Bors acting as the shield. In the case of Ogier, Bors acts more like a mentor; he firmly believes that there must always be a reason behind the fighting.

Supports

Main article: Bors/Supports

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See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

The Binding Blade

Bors, Iron Knight
Short: Worked to rebuild Ostia.

Long: Bors returned to Ostia to help rebuild his ravaged home. His kind-hearted nature allowed him to reunite the people once again and bring harmony and prosperity back to Ostia.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Ah, you've made it. This is a training session, but a battle all the same. Don't expect me to go easy on you!	”	— Bors, as an enemy in the Tutorial of The Binding Blade.

“	Ready? Charge! Triangle Attack!!	”	— Bors, as the lead in a Triangle Attack in The Binding Blade.

“	Debias: Bors! You returned! Bors: Causing a rebellion after Lord Hector's death?! That is inexcusable!	”	— Bors, when fighting Debias in Chapter 7 of The Binding Blade.

“	Legance: Bors! I see you yet live. Bors: I do. And I see you took over Ostia in my absence... Legance: Do you have any grievances with that? Take it back yourself...if you can!	”	— Bors, when fighting Legance in Chapter 8 of The Binding Blade.

“	I will fight honorably as a knight of Ostia!	”	— Bors, in the Final Chapter of The Binding Blade.

Death quotes

“	I'm sorry... Lady Lilina...	”	— Bors, in The Binding Blade.

“	Well... You win. Nicely done.	”	— Bors, as an enemy in the Tutorial of The Binding Blade.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Bors/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Characters: The Binding Blade & The Blazing Blade

Bors's artwork from The Binding Blade is featured in a file in the Fire Emblem Characters book, alongside details regarding himself and his role in the game's story. He is the sixth character listed in this book. Bors scored 53rd place in the online The Binding Blade popularity poll whose results were included in the book.

Fire Emblem Character File 006: Bors
	Gender: Male	Estimated Age: 20s	Title: Iron Knight	Origin: Unknown
	Status: Ostian Retainer			Weapon: Lance, Axe
	An Ostian subject who truly knows combat. An armor knight who serves Ostia. Following Lilina's wishes, he was a member of Roy's party from the start. Though he has the physique of an armor knight, his personality is very gentle. Because he lost his parents at an early age, he is overprotective of his younger sister Gwendolyn and worries about her constantly. Along with his companion Barthe, he worries about the future of his country. He also encourages the regretful Barthe, gives advice to the novice Ogier, and is often consulted by his lady Lilina. Of course, his skills as an armor knight are top notch. However, Bors is different when it comes to his younger sister. He often pretends to run into her by accident, and thinks to himself that her growth to adulthood makes him feel a little lonely. If he retired from service, that would also leave him a lonely older brother.
Profile translation by Kantopia

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Bors's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This illustration, along with all other The Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Bors is featured on three cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Bors
	Wall of Ostia, Bors
		"I'm a knight. Count my staunch loyalty as that of Lilina's."
		Attack: 50	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: General		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Impregnable Wall: [Trigger] [] When another ally is attacked while this unit is in the Front Line, you may pay the cost, and if you do: This unit becomes the target of the attack instead of that ally. Armor Expertise: [Always] If this unit is attacked by a non- unit, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B05-013HN • Artist: Nekohayashi
	Impregnable Knight, Bors
		"In Lady Lilina's stead, I will definitely protect Lord Roy!"
		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 Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your defending unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B05-014N, B05-014ST • Artist: Nekohayashi
	Burgeoning Sturdy Shield, Bors
		"Ready? Charge! Triangle Attack!!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: General		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Armored Lance Triangle Attack: [Always] If you have allied "Barthe" and "Gwendolyn", this unit gains +30 attack. Amber-Armored Command: [Activate] [Once per turn] [] Choose 1 "Barthe" or "Gwendolyn" from your Retreat Area, and deploy it. Armor Expertise: [Always] If this unit is being attacked by a non-, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B16-006HN • Artist: Homakura
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Bors .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Binding Blade	A knight serving Ostia. Loyal and dutiful.*	オスティア家につかえる 重騎士

Trivia

• Every single one of Bors's support partners join in Chapter 8.
• A character with the same name as Bors was planned to be included in Fire Emblem 64 before its conversion into The Binding Blade.
• Outside of characters unlocked for use in trial maps, Bors is the only character in The Binding Blade who is both the boss of a chapter and a playable unit.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Bors	--
English (unofficial)	Bors	--
Japanese	ボールス	Romanized as Bors in the The Binding Blade website. Bors is a Scottish name that means "uncle of Arthur." It is also the name of a king, King Bors of Gaunes, and his son, Sir Bors de Ganis. The first was friend of King Arthur and married to Lady Evaile. He died of grief after learning that his brother, Ban, had been killed by an old enemy of their lord. His son became a knight of the Round Table. and later, successfully carried out the quest of the Holy Grail.
Spanish	Bors	--
French	Bors	--
German	Bors	--
Italian	Bors	--
Portuguese	Bors	--
Traditional Chinese	波爾斯	Bors

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Knight General Lance Lance Basic Axe Ranged Axe

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Bors from The Binding Blade.
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  CG image of Bors in Path of Radiance.

Battle animations

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  Bors attacking with a lance as a Knight in The Binding Blade.
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  Bors performing a critical hit with a lance as a Knight in The Binding Blade.
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  Bors attacking with a lance as a General in The Binding Blade.
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  Bors performing a critical hit with a lance as a General in The Binding Blade.
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  Bors attacking with an axe as a General in The Binding Blade.
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  Bors performing a critical hit with an axe as a General in The Binding Blade.
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  Bors attacking with a ranged axe as a General in The Binding Blade.
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  Bors performing a critical hit with a ranged axe as a General in The Binding Blade.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Bors: Ostia's Bastion.
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  Artwork of Bors: Ostia's Bastion.
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  Artwork of Bors: Ostia's Bastion.
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  Artwork of Bors: Ostia's Bastion.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Bors: Ostia's Bastion.
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  Artwork of Bors: Ostia's Bastion.
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  Artwork of Bors: Ostia's Bastion.
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  Artwork of Bors: Ostia's Bastion.
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  Bors in artwork of Gwendolyn: Adorable Knight.

Other artwork

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  Artwork featuring Bors for Heroes's eighth anniversary.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Bors.
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  Artwork of Bors.
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  Artwork of Bors, Barthe and Gwendolyn.

References

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