CrashGordon94 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 He is pretty good, for an axe only user that is He's not Axe-only actually, he has Bows after promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Boyd. Oscar and Rolf's brother. Hot blooded and at first, sees Ike as a rival. Pros: Chunky axe user. Strength goes pretty quick. Decent growths. Good supports (and really funny ones) Getting some use in the first half of the game. Cons: A bit squishy. Speed lags a bit. Res is Luckily for Boyd, PoR isnt that much of a sword fest. Hes mostly in axeland to start with so he can get some kills in. He may need that extra speedwing (depending on bands yer giving him or whatever) to help him get to the murder quicker. Because for his first couple of levels (and possibly chapters), hes not doubling junk that much. But he does get going and when he does....things die. His defense isnt great but thats the Fighter/Warrior in him. Hes got MAD HP to make up for it and hopefully hes dodging junk. His res really sucks though. I think its a trait in the GM brothers....Bad res. Mist support might help with that (if you arent saving her for Jill). Boyd is a pretty cool guy. He isnt absolutely necessary and i, at times, do runs without Boyd involved. So its not like hes a super human. Hes pretty great though when you do use him and train him. 7.5/10 8/10 bias for THE BOYDENING. (My nickname for when he murders) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone2Ground Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I find he normally gets off to a 'meh' start - better than Oscar does anyway, seeing as he's an Axeman in Axeland - but gets good later on. However, his SPD isn't exactly stellar, and there's better Axe users in this game (With ponies!) that I normally end up benching him. However, he's a pretty cool guy, so I'mma going to give him a bias point. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 7.5/10, has great offense but he is a little frail later on (lacks avoid, defense can be underwhelming) and not being a mount in this game doesn't give him much to go for. But he is a reliable unit and I'd prefer him to most of the game; best foot unit in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwoo Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Boyd has a rough start. Because of the way AS works in this game, I'm almost certain he starts off being weighed down by his axes. His base speed is also shaky. But the good thing about Boyd is that he improves himself, fast. Great strength growth, which means he will no longer be weighed down by his weapons. His speed growth is good (isn't it higher than all fighters' before him?) and so he will be doubling soon enough. Once he gets past his rough start, he gets good and stays good the entire time. His HP is great, but his defense is not as great. Same with resistance. And he's a foot unit. But aside from those, he's very good. 8.5/10. I was thinking of giving him just an 8, but I think he's worth a little more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 He gains 1 spd or str and welp enemies can get killed by him pretty quickly, he's fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwoo Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Well, I guess I was remembering wrong since it's been a while since I played a new PoR file from scratch. My rating still stands, though. I think his strengths override his not-as-stellar beginning, plus I took off a point for poor defense and resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemZem Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Boyd is seriously a boss. Sure, he has a rough start, but he will grow into one of the most powerful units in the game. To be honest, I was quite surprised when I played FE7/8 after FE9, since Dorcas, Bartre, and Garcia weren't as awesome as Boyd was. Seriously, this badass has a 45% SPD growth, and his base isn't that bad. Kickass. Not as good as Titania or Oscar, but he's basically Ike with axes. 8.5/10, +.5 bias since Boyd's possibly my favorite FE9 character due to how hilarious he is. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Sage Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Needs speedwing to always double and has wtf offense but no horse 7.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epic Fail Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) Boyd is a relatively slow starter, but when he gets going (may as well give him the early speedwings, not like Ike or Oscar need them and lol at using Shinon or Gatrie), his offense become just plain outrageous. One-shotting stuff with a Steel Axe forge? HELL YEAH! However, he's only a footsie (and worryingly fragile), so 8.5/10. Edited March 30, 2012 by Epic Fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiledwolf Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 On a game that relies a horse to move, foot units often dont get a lot out action. Boyd is that strong foot unit who wtf pwns any stragglers. His huge offence is somewhat offsetted by his "poor" speed. But with a speed band, he gets it to a respectable 50%. Also his pour defenses is also powered by his huge hp. All in all, he is one of the best foot units in the entire game with a huge offense potential (8.5/10+ 1 point bias because hes my favorite character in the game.) is 9.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 9/10. Much like a wrecking ball, Boyd is extremely destructive once he gets swingin', but also like how a wrecking ball must be lifted and pushed before it can swing, so too does Boyd need to be carried a bit in his beginnings. Otherwise, he's bloody awesome, and gets a little crit bonus when he happens to be near his bros just for lulz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myraceislaguz Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I'd give him a 9.0. He starts fairly weak, but a the end is great. Sadly On the endgame was killed (dumb swordmaster) along with Reyson (such a crime to admit on Serenes Forest). I used him often and found him to be a master with bows (I have problems with archers most of the time). He got 1 bias point. Finished for my first time last night so this is fully based on recent experience, not frequent usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klokinator Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Boyd is seriously a boss. Sure, he has a rough start, but he will grow into one of the most powerful units in the game. To be honest, I was quite surprised when I played FE7/8 after FE9, since Dorcas, Bartre, and Garcia weren't as awesome as Boyd was. Seriously, this badass has a 45% SPD growth, and his base isn't that bad. Kickass. Not as good as Titania or Oscar, but he's basically Ike with axes. 8.5/10, +.5 bias since Boyd's possibly my favorite FE9 character due to how hilarious he is. 9/10 I'm lazy and I'll use this. I'd add that when I played FE9, I accidentally just used Boyd for everything. I didn't even plan to, he just ended up wrecking everyone's shit and taking names in that Death Note of an axe he holds. I gave him the first forged weapon, a handaxe with max MGT, CRIT, and HIT. Later I just gave him a steel axe with max HIT and MGT, he didn't need the crit. By the endgame, he wasn't quite as amazing as before but he loved a good forged weapon anyway so fuck the haters. I'll say 10/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKL Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 Once i post the next RTU, you cant vote in this one, sorry. You are super late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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