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Count Rowe

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Count Rowe


Portrait of Count Rowe in Warriors: Three Hopes.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Family

Yuri (adoptive son)

Nationality

Faerghus

Starting class

Mage

Voiced by
  • Phillip Reich
    (English, Warriors: Three Hopes)

Appearance(s)

It certainly would not do to forget that Rowe blood is stained with treachery! Well, so be it. A weathervane must go with the wind, and a born traitor must finish the sedition he started.
— Count Rowe, to Gwendal

Count Rowe (pronounced /⁠roʊ⁠/[key]) is a character who is mentioned in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and appears in its spinoff Warriors: Three Hopes. He is the current head of House Rowe of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, and the adoptive father of Yuri.

Biography

Pre-games

Count Rowe is a noble of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus. His territory is most notable for the fortress city of Arianrhod, which is seen as a key location to Faerghus's defenses. His ancestors had defected from the Adrestian Empire after its completion,[1] and his family is still seen as a family of traitors during the events of the games.

In Imperial Year 1174, Count Rowe adopted a young boy under the pseudonym Yuri.[2]

Three Houses

On all routes except Crimson Flower, Count Rowe defects to the Adrestian Empire at some point between the fall of Garreg Mach Monastery and Byleth's reawakening. He is never encountered directly, but his army is fought under Gwendal's command when Byleth's army meets up with their reinforcements in Ailell.

On the Crimson Flower route, Count Rowe instead chooses to ally with the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus against the Adrestian Empire. His troops assist in defending Arianrhod from Edelgard's army, but Count Rowe himself does not appear. He is later implied to have died off-screen when Those Who Slither in the Dark attack and destroy Arianrhod.[3]

Warriors: Three Hopes

On the Azure Gleam route, Count Rowe is one of the nobles who plan to defect to the Empire, with Arianrhod being his bargaining piece. This plan falls through when Lonato begins his hunt on Rhea, causing him to stay with the Kingdom after Lonato's defeat at Magdred Way. Later, after his convoy is attacked by mages and his whereabouts unknown, he defects against Dimitri under Cornelia's command. As one of the rebels, he is killed by Dimitri's forces when Cornelia sends him out to stop the Kingdom army's advance. Following his death, Gwendal joins the Empire to avenge him.

On the Scarlet Blaze route, Count Rowe initially allies with the Adrestian Empire. When Edelgard needs to temporarily retreat her forces to save Count Bergliez and his army, Dimitri uses the opportunity and lays siege to Arianrhod. If the player's army does not reach Count Rowe and Gwendal in time in the following battle, he will defect to the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus and is fought and killed in battle. If he is reached in time, he will instead remain an ally to the Adrestian Empire. Either outcome will result in Arianrhod remaining under the control of the Adrestian Empire, and Count Rowe is not mentioned afterwards.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Role

Count Rowe is a non-playable character who is mentioned during the game's story. He is never seen in person in Three Houses.

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

Role

Count Rowe appears on the Crimson Flower and Azure Gleam routes. On the Scarlet Blaze route, he initially appears as an ally unit in Chapter 8, though he can defect and become an enemy unit depending on the player's actions. On the Azure Gleam route, he appears as an enemy unit in Chapter 8.

Stats

Enemy - Azure Gleam Chapter 8

See also: The Blood-Stained Lance

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Easy Normal Hard Maddening

Stats
Max HP 4878 Luck 21
Strength 16 Defense 12
Magic 27 Resistance 21
Dexterity 24 Charm 29
Speed 34
Inventory Abilities
 Steel Tome  Fire
 Bow Buster Lv 2
Skill Levels
Swords Lances Axes
Bows Brawling Tomes

Personality

Count Rowe is shown to be a cowardly man who attempts to defect to the side he views as beneficial when possible.[4][5] He is shown to be power-hungry, using his possession of Arianrhod to gain support of whichever party he currently supports. Because of this, it is supposed that the Count gained an inferiority complex.[6] Additionally, Count Rowe is a creep, who adopted a young Yuri seemingly to use him sexually in exchange for his education at the officers academy.[7][8]

Trivia

  • Count Rowe's ingame model is a recolored version of the generic male Mage model. While generic Mages wear a black robe, Count Rowe's robe is brown.
    • Despite this, Count Rowe uses an unmodified generic Mage portrait.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Count Rowe

"Rowe" is a surname of Norman origin.

German

Graf Rowe

Count Rowe

Gallery

References

  1. "When the Fortress City of Arianrhod was constructed within its domain, it revolted against the Empire and pledged the entirety of its territory, including Arianrhod, to the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus." — Register of Kingdom Nobles in the Library of Garreg Mach Monastery, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  2. "My name's not actually my name. But it's the one I'm enrolled with here at the academy. The one I've hung on to as the adoptee of House Rowe." — Yuri in his A Support with Byleth, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  3. "The pillars of light descended and exploded, resulting in the complete destruction of the main building and the north wall. It is believed that all key people within House Rowe, including its leader, were killed." — Hubert in Crimson Flower Chapter 16, Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  4. "Hah... Haha! Yes, of course! It certainly would not do to forget that Rowe blood is stained with treachery! Well, so be it. A weather vane must go with the wind, and a born traitor must finish the sedition he started." — Count Rowe in Scarlet Blaze Chapter 8, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
  5. "If only he'd slowed down for a moment to consider how his ridiculous actions would affect me...If Lord Lonato and his men fall, Arianrhod is sure to be met with a siege. In which case, we hand it back to the Kingdom. A peace offering, if you will. But if Lonato emerges victorious, we defect to the Empire as planned. Both sides covet the fortress. Whichever way the winds of war blow, we only need match them to stay afloat." — Count Rowe in Azure Gleam Chapter 5, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
  6. "both the Empire and Kingdom have long held them in contempt for their wavering loyalty. It is quite likely the count has developed something of an inferiority complex over time." — Kingdom General, Camp exploration, Reunion at the Fortress City, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
  7. "Those within the castle said the count was completely enamored of the young lad's charm... Oh dear, I should refrain from spreading rumors that besmirch the dead. Forget I said anything." — Scholar, Camp exploration, Reunion at the Fortress City, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
  8. "Yuri: Do you still doubt me, Your Majesty? After I was so kind to sell you that delicious little tip about the secret passage?
    Gwendal: Sneaky little whelp. I never uttered a word of that to you.
    Yuri: No, but the count did. I won't be sharing under what circumstances, though.
    " — Event - The Silver Maiden, Reunion at the Fortress City, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
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