Character Spotlight: Wise
There were quite a lot of contenders in the character popularity poll, but between Myles, Silvan, and Wise, I felt Wise made most sense for a spotlight on 14-February given his ways… I will call the second -place finish in the character popularity a three-way draw. Congratulations to Wise this time.
Background:
Wise is a nobleman from the Ashmonte family – one of the four houses that govern Burga – and is behind his older brother, Shane, to being the head of the house.
Wise grew up never being “good enough” compared to Shane, which led to a rocky relationship between the brothers. The constant reprimanding to be like Shane eventually caused Wise to follow a different path, and he would eventually use his noble status for personal gain and popularity as a male idol, which in succession hurt House Ashmonte’s reputation.
After House Zerendi got the honor and was elected to be the next ruling house in Burga, Winifred eventually appealed to Wise’s ego and desire to be loved in order to gather intel for the White Lions. Even though Wise was initially misled, he ultimately found a greater calling to save Burga, and he forged a bond with Joseph, which allied their nations.
Outwardly, Wise constantly reassures himself and others of his ability and worth and is often pointing out his successes for all to see, proclaiming to be the most handsome man in Aurumasse, or the best wyvern rider of all time. Deep down, however, Wise developed many insecurities due to always being compared to his “perfect” brother.
Despite being high maintenance among other nobles as well as his personal relationships, Wise shows a lot of love, devotion, and loyalty to his country and the people he cares about. Wise is flirtatious, fun-loving, creative, spontaneous and wants to enjoy life with the people he loves.
Appearance:
Wise has beautiful brown eyes, short and flowy brown hair, and he wears a scruffy looking goatee. Wise’s armor color scheme is a deep blue with gold trim. The wyvern he rides is also gold in color.
Growth Rates:
| HP | Pow | Skl | Spe | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 35% | 50% | 55% | 45% | 30% | 40% |
Unit Analysis:
True to a wyvern rider, Wise has high bases in both Power and Defense and good Skill and Speed. While Wise may seem like a typical Wyvern Rider, his growths actually reflect that of a Pegasus Knight. As Wise levels up, he can expect to see a lot of growth in Skill, Speed, Luck, and Resistance. This will cause Wise to feel strong and tanky in the mid game and fast and dodgy in the late game.
Wise’s class options are Wyvern Knight and Dragonmaster. While Dragonmaster will further improve Wise’s Power and Defense and provide access to axes, the Wyvern Knight class is the superior option given Wise’s growths and potential. The Wyvern Knight class also gives access to the pierce ability, which gives Wise an ace against very defensive enemies and even Dracbolla. As an innate Wyvern Rider, Wise will always need to worry about bows and thunder magic, which are super effective against all his class options. Despite the concern, Wise does possess decent Defense and Resistance at higher levels, which will allow him to shrug off low level bow and thunder attacks without much concern.
Overall, Wise may go through an awkward phase in the mid game with a stat spread that may make it unclear of how best to use him. By the late game, expect Wise to excel in just about every stat. With his innate flying class utility and movement, decent availability, access to piece, access to Dorado (legendary monster killing spear), and a solid stat spread, Wise may just live up to his claim as the best wyvern knight of all time – at least in the context of The Lonely Mirror. While other innate fliers do have some advantages over him, Wise is a consistent, reliable flier who will prove his worth on any team.
Support Options:
Wise has the coveted Fire affinity and has the following support options:
- Eamon - Wind
- Winifred - Dark
- Joseph - Wind
- Wanda - Dark
- Tanya - Thunder
- Shane – Wind
Even though Wise has a high base power, he is going to want support bonuses that boost his offense in order to offset his poor growth in power. Unfortunately, Wise doesn’t have many options when shopping for support affinities. He clearly likes wind affinity boys and dark affinity girls. Tanya also provides thunder bonus.
Wind affinity is the only option Wise has for an offensive support boost, so Wise is better hanging out with the guys.
Joseph is probably Wise’s best support option as it is mutually beneficially, and Joseph is able to match Wise’s movement after promotion to a dark griffon. Eamon is a decent alternative choice to Joseph. Eamon appreciates the fire affinity from Wise and has a mounted promotion option.
Shane can be a decent support option for an optimal Wise, and because Shane shares the same class, he can keep up in movement. However, Shane is one of the last recruitable units available, so Wise will not have much time to benefit from the bonuses. For this reason, Joseph or Eamon are the better primary support option for Wise.
Winifred, Wanda, and Tanya can all be decent secondary support options for Wise. Even though Tanya’s thunder affinity is arguably more suitable for Wise and his role on the team, Wanda and Winifred have better movement classes and will likely see their bonuses contribute more.
Popularity Poll:
I intend to continue doing character spotlights each month. As it stands, I plan on doing Silvan and Myles, because they seem popular. Vote for your favorites and tell me why you like them. your favorites and tell me why you like them.