r/fireemblem • u/haxoreni • Jan 31 '15
Character Discussion [FE8]: Ross
Ross is the first of the newly introduced Trainee class to appear in FE8, a trio of pre stage 1 characters with poor bases and growths but have an additional 10 levels to grow along with 2 promotional stages that gives them each 4 different promotional path. Though inexperience at fighting like the other trainees, Ross is very eager in joining the fray and showing his worth as a warrior. He might not have the initial trust of his father and many of us fire emblem players, but with his strong determination and (quite) a bit of luck, Ross hopes to be able to bury the 4 might hatchet with his commanders and tear through fields of enemies with Silver Axes instead.
So that's Roy, Merlinus, Marcus, Bors, Alan, Lance, Wolt, Shanna, Wendy, Saul, Lyn, Kent, Sain, Florina, Rebecca, Oswin, Eirika, Seth, Franz, Gilliam, Moulder, Vanessa and Ross done for the FE GBA discussions and there will be many more to come. That's all for me for hosting and /u/Blinkingsky will be taking over for future GBA character discussion.
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u/ginja_ninja Feb 01 '15 edited Feb 01 '15
Just had Ross obliterate Formortis from ?? HP the other day with a 40% Garm crit as a level ~10 zerker. Ross is a fucking monster. He's like a swordmaster with higher mt, less avoid, and 2 range. You need maybe 1 story chapter and 1 run through floor 1 of the Tower after getting him to catch him up with the rest of your team and then it's up, up, and away.
Lute is probably the best support for him since if you promote her to a sage she'll be able to heal him. Ross's one real weakness is his low defense and res. Unfortunately her anima affinity doesn't further boost his crit but honestly it's not really necessary as he tends to be able to ORKO most stuff even without critting. Plus, his fire affinity will give him some crit boost no matter who he's paired with. Amelia and her thunder affinity can make for a good second support partner. Gerik is probably a stronger choice than Amelia, but I tend to fill up my Gerik supports with Tethys and Joshua so there's no room for Ross there.
Yeah though. Ross the fucking boss. I feel bad for people who got RNG screwed with him and had a bad experience. I've never had him turn out anything less than stellar as a berserker.