—Burian
Burian (ブリアン) is an enemy character from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. He is the older brother of Johalva and Johan, the son of Danan, the half-nephew of Lex, and the grandson of Langobalt. Unlike the rest of his family in the Second Generation, he is not stationed in Isaach, but at Dozel Castle instead. Despite wielding the holy Helswath axe, Burian will eventually fall to the sheer might of Seliph's liberation army.
Unlike his father and grandfather, Burian seems to merely be misguided and fighting for family honor. As he breathes his last words, Burian is observed to ponder on the significance of his past actions.
In Game
Stats
- Minor Holy Blood
- Major Holy Blood
| Starting Class | Holy Blood | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Master Knight
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  Neir
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| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Move | Lead | Gold |
| 30 | 80 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 4
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3,000 |
| Skill | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||||
 Pursuit Charge
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 Sword - A Lance - A Axe -   Bow - A Fire - A Thunder - A Wind - A Light - C Staff - A
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 Helswath Life Ring
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Death Quote
—Burian's death quote.
Overview
Burian is a menace on the battlefield, as he possesses the holy Helswath axe, alongside having strong stats all around and four leadership stars. As his Resistance is lower than his Defense, it is thus recommended to smite him with magic-based attacks. However, regular magic attacks will not be able to inflict very much damage upon him, as his Resistance is equivalent to that of a Sage's maxed-out one. Furthermore, as Helswath grants its user the ability to attack within two spaces, the magic units in question will be in danger of being easily killed.
The ideal method to easily defeat Burian is to engage him in combat with the Forseti user in the army, but even then, he will still be able to withstand at least two hits. However, if the Forseti user possesses the Pursuit skill, he will most likely be able to inflict at least three hits upon Burian in a single round instead, which is enough to defeat him quickly and efficiently.
Alternatively, the player may leave a swordsman with good evasion abilities within the surrounding radius of nearby Chalphy Castle to distract Burian, while the main army focuses on conquering Dozel Castle.
Etymology
Burian and his two brothers derive their names from the Irish myth of Tuireann. Tuireann had three sons with his daughter Danand (Danan), which included Brian (Burian), Iuchar (Johan) and Iucharba (Johalva), who killed Lugh's father Cian. After Lugh took his revenge by killing the three brothers, Tuireann wept over their graves.
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