Kostas

Kostas
; Artwork of Kostas from Warriors: Three Hopes.
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Starting class	Thief (Three Houses); Brigand (Warriors: Three Hopes);
Voiced by	Brad Venable; (English, Three Houses); Brent Mukai; (English, Warriors: Three Hopes); Yoshikazu Nagano; (Japanese, all appearances);
Appearance(s)	Three Houses; Warriors: Three Hopes;

“	What is this nonsense?! All I was told was to kill as many noble pipsqueaks as possible! No one said anything about the Knights of damned Seiros being on our trail!	”	— Kostas, to the Flame Emperor.

Kostas (Japanese: コスタス Kostas) is a character appearing in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. He is the leader of a pack of bandits, hired by the Flame Emperor.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Role

At the beginning of Three Houses, Kostas ambushes Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude at dawn, intent on killing them. Jeralt and his child Byleth arrive just in time to aid them in defeating Kostas and his band of thieves. After the battle, Kostas attempts to kill Edelgard, but Byleth protects her from the attack, putting them on the verge of death. Just before the attack can connect, a mysterious power allows Byleth to rewind time to the moment before the attack, allowing Byleth to counter Kostas' blow and save Edelgard. Kostas and his remaining henchmen retreat when the Knights of Seiros arrive to apprehend them.

Later at the Red Canyon ruins, Kostas objects to the deal being given to him by his employer, the Flame Emperor, since having to battle the Knights of Seiros was not part of it. The Emperor calls Kostas worthless for worrying about the Knights of Seiros and chides him for underestimating them and departs to find Kostas' replacements before he can argue further.

Kostas battles Byleth and their class when they reach the canyon under Rhea's orders and is slain.

Stats

Prologue

See also: An Inevitable Encounter

Normal Hard Maddening

Thief

Level	3
Movement	5
Crest	--

Stats
Max HP	28	Luck	5
Strength	10	Defense	6
Magic	5	Resistance	1
Dexterity	7	Charm	6
Speed	7

Inventory			Abilities
Iron Axe			--

Combat arts		Spells		Battalion
--		--		--

Skill Levels

E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E

Thief

Level	3
Movement	5
Crest	--

Stats
Max HP	29	Luck	6
Strength	11	Defense	7
Magic	6	Resistance	1
Dexterity	7	Charm	7
Speed	7

Inventory			Abilities
Iron Axe			Axe Prowess Lv 2

Combat arts		Spells		Battalion
--		--		--

Skill Levels

E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E

Thief

Level	6
Movement	5
Crest	--

Stats
Max HP	32	Luck	7
Strength	12	Defense	8
Magic	7	Resistance	3
Dexterity	9	Charm	9
Speed	10

Inventory			Abilities
Iron Axe			Axe Prowess Lv 3

Combat arts		Spells		Battalion
--		--		--

Skill Levels

E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E

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Chapter 2

See also: Red Canyon Dominance

Normal Hard Maddening

Thief

Level	4
Movement	-
Crest	--

Stats
Max HP	30	Luck	8
Strength	11	Defense	7
Magic	6	Resistance	2
Dexterity	13	Charm	7+1
Speed	13

Inventory			Abilities
Iron Axe			Steal Locktouch Axe Prowess Lv 3

Combat arts		Spells		Battalion
--		--		Iron King's Thieves Lv 3 Disturbance

Skill Levels

C	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E

Thief

Level	6
Movement	-
Crest	--

Stats
Max HP	32	Luck	8
Strength	12	Defense	8
Magic	6	Resistance	2
Dexterity	13	Charm	7+1
Speed	13

Inventory			Abilities
Iron Axe			Steal Locktouch Axe Prowess Lv 3

Combat arts		Spells		Battalion
--		--		Iron King's Thieves Lv 3 Disturbance

Skill Levels

C	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E

Thief

Level	11
Movement	5
Crest	--

Stats
Max HP	39	Luck	9
Strength	16	Defense	12
Magic	9	Resistance	5
Dexterity	14	Charm	12+1
Speed	15

Inventory			Abilities
Iron Axe			Steal Locktouch Axe Prowess Lv 3

Combat arts		Spells		Battalion
--		--		Iron King's Thieves Lv 3 Disturbance

Skill Levels

C	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E

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Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

Role

Kostas reappears in Warriors: Three Hopes with a nearly identical role to the one he held in Three Houses, the only differences being that Shez takes Byleth's place and he does not survive the initial encounter.

Stats

Brigand

Level	1
Movement	6
Crest	--

Stats
Max HP	3240	Luck	7
Strength	10	Defense	8
Magic	7	Resistance	6
Dexterity	10	Charm	10
Speed	11

Inventory

Abilities

Iron Axe

Lance Buster Lv 2

Skill Levels
	✗		✗		✓
	✗		✗		✗

Personality

While Kostas has little screentime to develop his personality, he consistently acts in a violent manner with a notable disregard for the nobility. He is easily flustered when the situation turns against him, but is also defiant enough to go down swinging when confronted by the Knights of Seiros.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	I'm gonna kill you where you stand...	”	— Kostas in the Prologue

“	Kostas: What the?! Aren't you Jeralt the Blade Breaker? What's a renowned mercenary like you doing here? Jeralt: I'm the one who should be complaining. I'm caught up in the mess you started!	”	— Kostas in the Prologue against Jeralt

“	Hey, you with the blank stare! Outta my way!	”	— Kostas in the Prologue against Byleth

“	Sending these brats instead of the knights means they've underestimated me! Big mistake!	”	— Kostas in Chapter 2

“	Y-you're... It can't be! The mercenary from before? So what, now you're pals with the knights? I'll kill you and your pesky brats!	”	— Kostas in Chapter 2 against Byleth

“	Kostas: Spoiled little noble! Just die like a good little rich kid! Edelgard: Do you really think being born a commoner gives you the right to kill? Despicable.	”	— Kostas in Chapter 2 against Edelgard.

“	Kostas: Spoiled little noble! Just die like a good little rich kid! Dimitri: Unfortunately for you, I will not oblige. You will regret all that you have done.	”	— Kostas in Chapter 2 against Dimitri.

“	Kostas: Spoiled little noble! Just die like a good little rich kid! Claude: Being noble has nothing to do with who you are as a person or how hard your life is. Your logic is illogical!	”	— Kostas in Chapter 2 against Claude.

Critical quotes

“	Hate me yet?	”	— Kostas

“	Grr!	”	— Kostas

“	Die!	”	— Kostas

“	Just die already!	”	— Kostas

Death quotes

“	I should have never listened to that idiot... What a mistake...	”	— Kostas in Chapter 2

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 4
(2020)

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