—Boah talking to Midia in Shadow Dragon
Boah (ボア Boa, Boha in the Japanese version) is a character in Archanea Series; he is playable in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem book 1, and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. He is a bishop in the service of Archanea who is imprisoned after the country is conquered by Dolhr.
He joins the player's army automatically in Chapter 12 along with Midia, Dolph, Tomas, and Macellan.
After the War of Darkness, he returns to Archanea's service. It is revealed in the sequel that Boah is indirectly responsible for the events of the game as he wanted a King for Archanea and pressured Nyna to pretend to love Hardin and propose marriage to him. Despite the best efforts of him and Nyna, Hardin finds out which leads to his depression and corruption. Boah stays in the palace even when Hardin becomes corrupted. He eventually is gravely wounded by Hardin for aiding Nyna, but he lives long enough to explain to Marth how Hardin fell under Gharnef's control and says he is sorry for his mistakes and only wants Nyna to be safe.
While not directly stated, it is heavily implied that he died from his wounds after talking to Marth.
In Game
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bishop | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 1 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Staff Tome | - | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Wlv | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 0% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- Note: Boah only appears as a playable character in Book 1.
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bishop | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 1 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Staff Tome | - | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Wlv | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 3% |
Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 2 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Staff Tome |  Live Libro | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 3% |
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bishop | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 1 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Tome - B Staff - C | - | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 30% |
Overall
Boah has very low base stats, and his growths are among the worst, if not the worst. Use him only if you have lost Lena, Maria, Wendel, and Wrys. His only use is his skill of C in staves, which allows the use of the Warp staff in playthroughs. It is not recommended at all to Class Swap him, as his only real skill is healing.
Quotes
Death Quotes
—Boah's death quote in Shadow Dragon
Endings
Shadow Dragon
Royal Bishop
Boah resumed his duties as Archanea’s royal bishop, guiding the kingdom while its people got back on their feet.
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