This page features all known Characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. This includes all Main Characters, students and leaders of the Three Houses, and the staff of the Garreg Mach Monastery and soldiers of the church.
Over the course of the game, the main character Byleth will choose to teach one of the three houses which will become your main squad in battle. However, there may be opportunities to convince students from the other houses to eventually join your side – but you won’t be able to convince everyone.
See the list below for all known characters, and click on them to learn more about them.
How to Recruit Characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
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Main Characters
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| Byleth | Sothis | |
Characters of the Three Houses
| Black Eagles Characters | Blue Lions Characters | Golden Deer Characters |
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| Edelgard | Dimitri | Claude |
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| Bernadetta | Annette | Hilda |
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| Caspar | Ashe | Ignatz |
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| Dorothea | Dedue | Leonie |
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| Ferdinand | Felix | Lorenz |
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| Hubert | Ingrid | Lysithea |
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| Linhardt | Mercedes | Marianne |
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| Petra | Sylvain | Raphael |
Garreg Mach Monastery – Faculty and Knights of Seiros
| Rhea | ||
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| Alois | Catherine | Cyril |
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| Flayn | Gilbert | Hanneman |
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| Jeralt | Jeritza | Manuela |
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| Seteth | Shamir | Tomas |
Cindered Shadows DLC – Characters of the Ashen Wolves
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| Yuri | Hapi |
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| Constance | Balthus |
Playable Characters
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Joins in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Byleth | Commoner | Prologue | Prologue |
| There is 1 playable character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that is guaranteed every playthough. |
Black Eagles 
All the below characters will automatically join in Chapter 1 if you choose to teach the Black Eagles.
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Joins in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Edelgard | Noble | Prologue | Prologue*  |
 | Hubert | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1* |
 | Ferdinand | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward   |
 | Linhardt | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Caspar | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Bernadetta | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Dorothea | Commoner | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Petra | Commoner | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
| There are 8 playable characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that are in the Black Eagle House. |
Blue Lions
All the below characters will automatically join in Chapter 1 if you choose to teach the Blue Lions.
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Joins in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dimitri | Noble | Prologue | Prologue |
 | Dedue | Commoner | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1* |
 | Felix | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Ashe | Commoner | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Sylvain | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Mercedes | Commoner | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Annette | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Ingrid | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
| There are 8 playable characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that are in the Blue Lion House. |
Golden Deer
All the below characters will automatically join in Chapter 1 if you choose to teach the Golden Deer.
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Joins in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Claude | Noble | Prologue | Prologue |
 | Lorenz | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Raphael | Commoner | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Ignatz | Commoner | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Lysithea | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Marianne | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
 | Hilda | Noble | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onwards Chapter 12  |
 | Leonie | Commoner | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 Chapter 2 onward |
| There are 8 playable characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that are in the Golden Deer House. |
Church of Seiros / Knights of Seiros
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Joins in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Seteth | Wyvern Rider | Chapter 1 | Chapter 12 |
 | Flayn | Priest | Chapter 1 | Chapter 7* |
 | Hanneman | Mage | Chapter 1 | Chapter 8 onward |
 | Manuela | Priest | Chapter 1 | Chapter 8 onward |
 | Gilbert | Fortress Knight | Chapter 5 | Chapter 13 |
 | Alois | Warrior | Prologue | Chapter 11 onward |
 | Catherine | Swordmaster | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 onward Chapter 12 |
 | Shamir | Sniper | Chapter 2 | Chapter 6 onward Chapter 12 |
 | Cyril | Commoner | Chapter 1 | Chapter 5 onward Chapter 12 |
| There are 9 playable characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that are part of the Church of Seiros or Knights of Seiros. |
Updates / DLC
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Joins in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jeritza | Death Knight | Chapter 1 | Chapter 13* |
 | Anna | Myrmidon | Chapter 3 | Chapter 3 onward (Wave 3 Paid DLC) |
 | Yuri | Commoner | Chapter 2/ Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 onwards after completing Cindered Shadows Chapter 6 (Wave 4 Paid DLC) |
 | Balthus | Noble | Chapter 2/ Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 onwards after completing Cindered Shadows Chapter 4 (Wave 4 Paid DLC) |
 | Constance | Noble | Chapter 2/ Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 onwards after completing Cindered Shadows Chapter 2 (Wave 4 Paid DLC) |
 | Hapi | Commoner | Chapter 2/ Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 onwards after completing Cindered Shadows Chapter 5 (Wave 4 Paid DLC) |
| There are 6 playable characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that are available via updates and DLC. |
Cindered Shadows DLC 
Cindered Shadows functions as its own campaign and is unaffected by the main game.
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Joins in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byleth | Swordmaster | Prologue | Chapter 1 |
| Edelgard | Fortress Knight | Prologue | Chapter 1 |
| Dimitri | Paladin | Prologue | Chapter 1 |
| Claude | Wyvern Rider | Prologue | Chapter 1 |
| Linhardt | Bishop | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 |
| Ashe | Sniper | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 |
| Hilda | Warrior | Chapter 1 | Chapter 1 |
| Yuri | Trickster | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 |
| Balthus | War Monk | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 |
| Constance | Dark Flier | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 |
| Hapi | Valkyrie | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 |
| There are 11 playable characters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses that are available during the Cindered Shadows campaign. |
Non-Playable Characters
Bosses
Part I: White Clouds 
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Fought in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kostas | Thief | Prologue | Prologue Chapter 2 |
| Edelgard | Noble* Lord* Flame Emperor* | Prologue | Chapter 1   Chapter 7 Chapter 11  Chapter 12 |
| Dimitri | Noble* Lord* | Prologue | Chapter 1 Chapter 7 |
| Claude | Noble* Lord* | Prologue | Chapter 1 Chapter 7 |
 | Lonato | Paladin | Chapter 3 | Chapter 3 |
 | Death Knight | Death Knight | Chapter 4 | Chapter 4 Chapter 6 Chapter 8 Chapter 12 |
 | Mysterious Mage | Dark Mage | Chapter 4 | Chapter 4 |
 | Miklan | Armored Knight Black Beast | Chapter 5 | Chapter 5 |
 | Solon | Dark Bishop | Chapter 8 | Chapter 8 Chapter 10 |
 | Kronya | Assassin | Chapter 10 | Chapter 10 |
 | Metodey | Assassin | Chapter 11 | Chapter 11 |
 | Flame Emperor | Flame Emperor | Chapter 2 | Chapter 11 |
 | Rhea | Archbishop | Chapter 1 | Chapter 12 |
Part II: Silver Snow 
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Fought in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pallardó | Thief | Chapter 13 | Chapter 13 |
 | Randolph | Warrior | Chapter 12 | Chapter 14 |
 | Gwendal | Great Knight | Chapter 15 | Chapter 15 |
 | Ladislava | Wyvern Rider | Chapter 12 | Chapter 16 |
 | Acheron | Warlock | Land of the Golden Deer Chapter 16 | Chapter 16 |
 | Imperial General | Paladin | Chapter 16 | Chapter 16 |
 | Lorenz | Paladin | Chapter 1 | Chapter 16* |
| Death Knight | Death Knight | Chapter 4 | Chapter 17 Chapter 18 |
 | Imperial General | Warrior | Chapter 17 | Chapter 17* |
 | Imperial General | Bishop | Chapter 17 | Chapter 17* |
 | Hubert | Dark Bishop | Chapter 1 | Chapter 18 |
 | Edelgard | Emperor | Prologue | Chapter 19 |
 | Bias | Gremory | Chapter 20 | Chapter 20 |
 | Pittacus | Gremory | Chapter 20 | Chapter 20 |
 | Myson | Warlock | Chapter 20 | Chapter 20 |
 | Chilon | Great Knight | Chapter 20 | Chapter 20 |
 | Thales | Agastya | Chapter 9 | Chapter 20 |
 | The Immaculate One | The Immaculate One | Chapter 12 | Chapter 21 |
Part II: Azure Moon 
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Fought in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallardó | Thief | Chapter 13 | Chapter 13 |
| Randolph | Warrior | Chapter 12 | Chapter 14 |
| Gwendal | Great Knight | Chapter 15 | Chapter 15 |
| Ladislava | Wyvern Rider | Chapter 12 | Chapter 16 |
| Acheron | Warlock | Land of the Golden Deer Chapter 16 | Chapter 16 |
 | Ferdinand | Paladin | Chapter 1 | Chapter 16* |
| Lorenz | Paladin | Chapter 1 | Chapter 16* |
| Edelgard | Armored Lord | Prologue | Chapter 17 |
 | Claude | Wyvern Master | Prologue | Chapter 17 |
 | Cornelia | Gremory | Chapter 18 | Chapter 18 |
 | Lord Arundel | Dark Knight | Chapter 4 | Chapter 19 |
| Death Knight | Death Knight | Chapter 4 | Chapter 20 |
| Hubert | Dark Bishop | Chapter 1 | Chapter 21 |
 | Hegemon Edelgard | Hegemon Husk | Prologue | Chapter 22 |
Part II: Verdant Wind 
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Fought in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallardó | Thief | Chapter 13 | Chapter 13 |
| Randolph | Warrior | Chapter 12 | Chapter 14 |
| Gwendal | Great Knight | Chapter 15 | Chapter 15 |
| Ladislava | Wyvern Rider | Chapter 12 | Chapter 16 |
| Acheron | Warlock | Land of the Golden Deer Chapter 16 | Chapter 16 |
| Ferdinand | Paladin | Chapter 1 | Chapter 16* |
| Alliance General | Paladin | Chapter 16 | Chapter 16 |
| Edelgard | Armored Lord* Emperor* | Prologue | Chapter 17 Chapter 20 |
 | Dimitri | High Lord | Prologue | Chapter 17 |
| Death Knight | Death Knight | Chapter 4 | Chapter 18 Chapter 19 |
 | Caspar | Warrior | Chapter 1 | Chapter 18* |
 | Linhardt | Bishop | Chapter 1 | Chapter 18* |
| Hubert | Dark Bishop | Chapter 1 | Chapter 19 |
| Bias | Gremory | Chapter 21 | Chapter 21 |
| Pittacus | Gremory | Chapter 21 | Chapter 21 |
| Myson | Warlock | Chapter 21 | Chapter 21 |
| Chilon | Great Knight | Chapter 21 | Chapter 21 |
| Thales | Agastya | Chapter 9 | Chapter 21 |
 | Odesse | Dark Bishop | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
 | Charon | Mortal Savant | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
 | Goneril | War Master | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
 | Daphnel | Holy Knight | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
 | Blaiddyd | Dark Knight | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
| Gautier | Great Knight | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
 | Gloucester | Bishop | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
 | Riegan | Bow Knight | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
 | Fraldarius | Falcon Knight | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
 | Dominic | Wyvern Lord | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
| Lamine | Gremory | Chapter 22 | Chapter 22 |
 | Nemesis | King of Liberation | Prologue | Chapter 22 |
Part II: Crimson Flower
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Fought in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Judith | Lord | Chapter 13 | Chapter 13 |
| Claude | Wyvern Master | Prologue | Chapter 14 |
| Seteth | Wyvern Lord | Chapter 1 | Chapter 15 |
| Flayn | Bishop | Chapter 1 | Chapter 15 |
| Alois | Warrior | Prologue | Chapter 15* |
| Shamir | Sniper | Chapter 2 | Chapter 15* |
| Cornelia | Gremory | Chapter 16 | Chapter 16 |
 | Rodrigue | Holy Knight | Chapter 5 | Chapter 16 |
| Gwendal | Great Knight | Chapter 16 | Chapter 16 |
 | Felix | Swordmaster | Chapter 1 | Chapter 16* |
 | Ingrid | Falcon Knight | Chapter 1 | Chapter 16* |
 | Dimitri | Great Lord | Prologue | Chapter 17 |
 | Dedue | Fortress Knight Stone Demonic Beast | Chapter 1 | Chapter 17 |
 | Sylvain | Great Knight | Chapter 1 | Chapter 17* |
 | Mercedes | Bishop | Chapter 1 | Chapter 17* |
 | Rhea | Saint | Prologue | Chapter 17 |
 | The Immaculate One | The Immaculate One | Chapter 11 | Chapter 18 |
Cindered Shadows DLC
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Fought in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri | Trickster | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 |
| Balthus | War Monk | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 |
| Constance | Dark Flier | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 |
| Hapi | Valkyrie | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 | Cindered Shadows Chapter 1 |
| Death Knight | Death Knight | Chapter 4 | Cindered Shadows Chapter 2 |
 | Marcelle | Altered Golem | Cindered Shadows Chapter 3 | Cindered Shadows Chapter 3 |
| Simone | Altered Golem | Cindered Shadows Chapter 3 | Cindered Shadows Chapter 3 |
| Metodey | Assassin | Cindered Shadows Chapter 5 * | Cindered Shadows Chapter 5 |
 | Aelfric | Verrat | Cindered Shadows Chapter 2 | Cindered Shadows Chapter 6 |
 | Umbral Beast | Umbral Beast | Cindered Shadows Chapter 7 | Cindered Shadows Chapter 7 |
Paralogues
Part I
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Fought in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wild Demonic Beast | Wild Demonic Beast | Tales of the Red Canyon | Tales of the Red Canyon |
 | Duscur General | Warrior | War for the Weak | War for the Weak |
 | Bandit Leader | Assassin | True Chivalry | True Chivalry |
| Bishop | Dark Bishop | Falling Short of Heaven | Falling Short of Heaven |
| Acheron | Mage | Land of the Golden Deer | Land of the Golden Deer |
| Alliance General | Paladin | Death Toll | Death Toll |
 | Almyran General | Wyvern Rider | Dividing the World | Dividing the World |
 | Bandit Leader | Warrior | Oil and Water | Oil and Water |
 | Pirate Captain | Brigand | Sword and Shield of Seiros | Sword and Shield of Seiros |
| Priest | Bishop | An Ocean View | An Ocean View |
| Pallardó | Thief | The Secret Merchant | The Secret Merchant* |
| Myson | Warlock | A Cursed Relic | A Cursed Relic* |
 | Baron Ochs | Trickster Forlorn Beast | Black Market Scheme | Black Market Scheme* |
Part II
| Portrait | Name | Class | First appears in | Fought in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almyran General | Wyvern Rider | Dividing the World  | Dividing the World |
| Hubert | Dark Bishop | Chapter 1 | Foreign Land and Sky The Silver Maiden |
 | Nader | Wyvern Lord | Chapter 14 | Insurmountable |
 | The Wind Caller | Lord of the Desert | The Sleeping Sand Legend | The Sleeping Sand Legend |
| Death Knight | Death Knight | Chapter 4 | The Face Beneath |
| Baron Dominic | Paladin | Weathervanes of Fódlan | Weathervanes of Fódlan |
 | The Immovable | Lord of the Lake | Legend of the Lake | Legend of the Lake |
| Catherine | Swordmaster | Chapter 3 | Foreign Land and Sky |
 | Wandering Beast | Wandering Beast | Forgotten Hero | Forgotten Hero |
| Pallardó | Thief | The Secret Merchant | The Secret Merchant* |
Allies
| Portrait | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
 | Sothis | Mysterious girl residing in Byleth’s mind. Later revealed to be the progenitor goddess of Fódlan. |
 | Jeralt | Byleth’s father, and a former Knight of Seiros. |
| Anna | A traveling merchant. |
Other
| Portrait | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Rhea | The archbishop of the Church of Seiros. |
 | Tomas | A librarian at Garreg Mach Monastery. |
| Arundel | Edelgard’s uncle, Dimitri’s step-uncle, and the empire’s regent. |
| Rodrigue | Felix’s father and head of House Fraldarius. |
| Judith | Head of House Daphnel. |
 | Monica | A student at Garreg Mach Monastery who went missing at some point. |
 | Ionius IX | Edelgard’s father, and the emperor of the Adrestian Empire. |
 | Duke Aegir | Ferdinand’s father, and the prime minister of the Adrestian Empire. |
| Randolph | Caspar’s uncle, and a general of the Adrestian Empire. |
 | Fleche | Randolph’s younger sister. |
| Ladislava | A general of the Adrestian Empire. Also known as the Scarlet Warrior. |
 | Lambert | Dimitri’s father, and the former king of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus. Killed in the Tragedy of Duscur. |
| Nader | An Almyran general who was Claude’s former instructor. |
| Aelfric | An old acquaintance of Jeralt and Sitri, and a cardinal/former cardinal of the Church of Seiros. |