Byleth

For fighter info, see Byleth (SSBU).

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Byleth
Official artwork of Byleth from Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Universe	Fire Emblem
Debut	Fire Emblem Heroes (2019, technical debut) Fire Emblem: Three Houses (proper debut, 2019)
Smash Bros. appearances	Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Switch
Species	Human / Deity
Gender	Varies
Place of origin	Fódlan
Designed by	Chinatsu Kurahana
English voice actor	♂: Zach Aguilar ♀: Jeannie Tirado
Japanese voice actor	♂: Yūsuke Kobayashi ♀: Shizuka Itō
Article on Fire Emblem Wiki	Byleth

Byleth (♂: ベレト, ♀: ベレス, Byleth) is the default name for the avatar character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Origin

Byleth Eisner is the main character of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, following in the footsteps of Corrin in also serving as a player surrogate. Unlike past player avatars Robin and Corrin, however, the only customizable features of Byleth are name, gender, and birth date.

In Three Houses, Byleth is the child of Jeralt Eisner, a former knight of the Church of Seiros. Byleth does not recall much of their past and Jeralt has told them very little; however, following a chance encounter where Byleth and Jeralt rescue Edelgard von Hresvelg, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, and Claude von Riegan from a group of bandits, they are brought back to Garreg Mach Monastery, where Jeralt is reinstated as the captain of the Knights of Seiros and Byleth is enlisted as a professor for one of the Officers' Academy's three houses: the Black Eagles led by Edelgard, the Blue Lions led by Dimitri, and the Golden Deer led by Claude. Depending on the player's decision, the story plays out differently.

Sothis is a mysterious entity who appears in Byleth's dreams and, eventually, manifests in real life, although Byleth is the only one that can see her. She has lost all of her memories except her name, but possesses great power, bestowing Byleth the ability to turn back time. Eventually, after Byleth is banished to a dark realm by a mysterious group called Those Who Slither in the Dark, Sothis rediscovers her past and learns that she is a goddess; she merges fully with Byleth, thus granting them all of her power but ceasing to appear to them after that point, except in a few select circumstances. Sothis is also the source of Byleth's Crest, the Crest of Flames, which allows them to wield the Sword of the Creator.

Regardless of what house they choose, at the end of Byleth's first year as a professor, Edelgard declares war on the Church of Seiros and Byleth is forced to take a side. An accident results in them falling into a coma for five years; once they awaken, they reunite with their house of choice (or the Church of Seiros, should they decide to side against Edelgard after choosing the Black Eagles) and assist their house leader in their goals: Edelgard to destroy the Church, Dimitri to stop Edelgard, Claude to discover the truth behind Crests and the Heroes' Relics, and Rhea to stop Edelgard and Those Who Slither in the Dark.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a playable character

Male Byleth, as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Byleth was announced as a DLC fighter in the Nintendo Direct broadcast on January 16, 2020. Both male and female versions are available and are the fifth DLC character available through the Fighters Pass Vol. 1. They will be released on January 28th, 2020 as part of Challenger Pack 5.

Trivia

• With a July 2019 debut, Byleth is currently the most recent fighter to ever appear in the Super Smash Bros. series.
  • Byleth is also the first and currently only playable character whose console of origin is the Nintendo Switch.
• Byleth and Robin are the only Fire Emblem characters to not have a counterattack down special. In Byleth's case, they utilize Aymr.
• In some languages, Byleth has two different names to refer to the male and female versions. Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, Inkling, Pokémon Trainer, and the Mii Fighters also share this trait.
  • Byleth is the only character with this distinction to have a given name rather than a generic title, and the only one to have this distinction in English and Japanese.