Gaius (Fire Emblem)

Gaius is a playable character in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Gaius is a thief living in Ylisse and will do any job if paid the right price. He loves sweets and has candy hidden all over his body.

Prior to events of Awakening, Gaius snuck into the royal treasury and was promptly caught, arrested and testified against the duke of Themis, causing the magistrate to sentence the duke to death. Gaius, reluctant about framing the duke, sent a letter to the magistrate after the trial, which saved the duke from the headsman's axe. His supports with Maribelle reveal that he was forced by other nobles to frame her father, or else they would kill her and also keep him imprisoned. Though well aware of the fact that the conspiring nobles would try to kill him as a result of saving the duke, Gaius easily escaped their wrath.

Gaius also has a tattoo branded on his arm, which he states that he was doing a favor for a mate when he was caught. This causes him considerable embarrassment when mentioned. It is unknown if he had the tattoo prior to breaking into the Duke of Themis' treasury or after it.

Gaius was hired by Validar under the pretense of stealing from the treasury, but actually to help assassinate Emmeryn. Upon discovering the true plan of the raid, Gaius talks to Chrom and asks to be hired by him instead. Though Chrom is unsure, he accidentally drops a satchel he received earlier from Lissa. When Gaius asks about the contents of the satchel, he is elated to learn that they are filled with sweets. He willingly decides to join Chrom's army, as long as he can have that bag of candy and ask Lissa if she has any more.

After the war, Gaius's sweet tooth never faded, and he returned to his old ways of thievery. Tales of "Sticky-Fingers Gaius" become popular in taverns.

Personality

Gaius is calm and collected, with a clear mind. However, his seriousness breaks whenever candy and other sweet confections are brought into the question. Despite the nature of his job, Gaius has morals and does things with the best interest of others, such as his unwillingness to assassinate Emmeryn because he likes her, or blaming Maribelle's father for his theft incident to protect Maribelle.

Due to his occupation as a thief, he does not believe in "something-for-nothing" as shown with his supports with both male and female Robin where he refuses to forget about them knowing his criminal tattoo on his arm until they reveal one of their own to him. He is also afraid of bugs as shown with his conversations with Lon'qu in the Summer Scramble DLC. Gaius has hypoglycemia, which is why he must carry sweets on him at all times.

As revealed in his supports, he is good at making things by hand, like jewelry and embroidery, and also is good with housework. His support conversations with Olivia also reveals that he enjoys baking his own sweets. Gaius is also very open to criticism, using any feedback people tell him to try and improve his skills further. He also addresses Robin by the nickname, "Bubbles."

Gaius is also a practiced liar, a trait fitting of his profession. In his support with Nowi, he details that he prefers older women ("A poised woman that has class and bearing, but knows exactly what she wants"), but though his description seems very convincing, he later reveals it had been a lie.

In the translated versions of the game Gaius often refers to people by nicknames instead of using their given names during Support Conversations. They are based on either their appearance, personality or occupation and - as done in Tharja's case - can be used sarcastically. Across both the Support Log and the DLC side conversations, he addresses Robin as "Bubbles" (regardless of gender), Chrom as "Blue", Lissa as "Princess", Miriel as "Specs", Sumia as "Stumbles", Maribelle as "Twinkles", Panne as "Whiskers", Nowi as "Kid", Libra as "Padre", Tharja as "Sunshine", Olivia as "Babe" (even in non-romantic Support Conversations), Anna as "Red", Virion as "Your Lordship," Cordelia as "Mother," and Henry as "Junior". The only characters he can have a conversation with that he gives no nicknames to are Cherche, Sully (though she herself nicknames him "Chuckles"), and his own child (with the exception of if he marries Tharja, in which case he calls Noire "cupcake.").

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