Goliath

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At a glance

Goliath is a playable unit, recorded in the Commoner class at level 4. Available on all four routes; recruitment on 4 routes has a condition to meet (renown, a support level or a chapter). Highest growth rates: Str 60% and HP 55%. Personal ability: Heavyweight Class. 29 liked gifts documented, 8 of them loved. 9 support partners documented.

Guide rank B. An armoured unit with 60% Strength, 55% HP and 50% Defence growths. Game8 and Pocket Tactics rate him A; with 15% Speed growth he rarely doubles.† unverified Tier list

Gifts and meals

Loved

Crimson Ghosh++ loved, single source† unverified
Mature Ghosh++ loved
Mature Shosh++ loved, single source† unverified
Rancid Garum++ loved, single source† unverified
Special “Medicine”++ loved, single source† unverified
Strategy Manuscript++ loved
Volcano Ghosh++ loved
Simple Pastries++ loved, single source† unverified

Likes: Rampaging, food, animals, smoking meat

Meals

Recorded from the guide author's own game on Dietrich's route, across 12 dishes.

Likes

Goat Roastloves
Garlic Seared Scallopslikes
Salt-Crusted Hamloves
Fish-Sauce Souplikes
Sand Boar and Beansloves
Sweet-and-Sour Stick Bugsloves
Charred Fish Grilllikes

Dislikes

Madazinsdislikes
Cheese-Coated Crayfishdislikes

Neutral: Pumpkin Soup, Honey-Poached Pear, Coffee-Berry Paste.

Bird-time answers

How Pale Raven sessions are scored is explained in how to read a character page.

Show 9 questions

Don't sit on my hand. I'm worried I might squish you.
Answer: Tremble.
Hey, if some bully ever comes at you, you talk to me. I'll twist 'em in knots!
Answer: Nod.
I never forget to train. If your body's in shape, there's nothing you can't do!
Answer: Spread your wings.
My head's spinning... When people talk about stuff that's complicated, I get dizzy.
Answer: Sing a beautiful tune.
No matter how hard he gets knocked down, my brother keeps gettin' up. He's got spirit, that guy!
Answer: Gaze intently.
People like having me around in battles, but other than that, usually not.
Answer: Tilt your head.
The chief of my old tribe was a jerk. If you ever see him, let me know, and I'll knock him out.
Answer: Tilt your head.
They say I got giant's blood. Bwahaha. It's funny!
Answer: Tilt your head.
Ugh, busywork makes me so mad! Is there some way for me to feel better?
Answer: Sing a beautiful tune.

Bird-time reactions (Game8)† unverified

A fuller prompt->reaction table for this character, from Game8’s guide. See every character, searchable.

Show 9 prompts

“Don't sit on my hand. I'm worried I might squish you.”
Tremble
“Hey, if some bully ever comes at you, you talk to me. I'll twist 'em in knots!”
Nod
“I never forget to train. If your body's in shape, there's nothing you can't do!”
Spread your wings
“My head's spinning... When people talk about stuff that's complicated, I get dizzy.”
Sing a beautiful tune
“No matter how hard he gets knocked down, my brother keeps gettin' up. He's got spirit, that guy!”
Gaze intently
“People like having me around in battles, but other than that, usually not.”
Tilt your head
“The chief of my old tribe was a jerk. If you ever see him, let me know, and I'll knock him out.”
Tilt your head
“They say I got giant's blood. Bwahaha. It's funny!”
Tilt your head
“Ugh, busywork makes me so mad! Is there some way for me to feel better?”
Sing a beautiful tune

Recruit

Plan

Recruiting Goliath on Cai's route requires support level 3 with him, 7 Renown, and 3x Giant's Meat in hand.

Part I, chapter 1
Give Goliath one liked gift or share one support-raising activity (meal, arena training, temple service, feast, theatre or thermae) with him every in-game week until you reach support level 3.† unverified
Part I, chapter 1
Prioritise quests from the start of the route, above all Cai's specialised Kindness Quests, plus divine audiences, skirmishes and paralogues, to bank Renown continuously.† unverified
Part I, chapter 1
Collect 3x Giant's Meat by taking the guaranteed one at Sand-Shadow Fort and farming skirmishes marked with a Giant icon, where giants spawn south of Breston and west of Credna's Temple.† unverified

Research notes

Give Goliath one liked gift or share one support-raising activity (meal, arena training, temple service, feast, theatre or thermae) with him every in-game week until you reach support level 3. Why: Satisfies the 3S support component of Goliath's gate; support is his own level with the player, raised by gifts/activities aimed at him.
Prioritise quests from the start of the route, above all Cai's specialised Kindness Quests, plus divine audiences, skirmishes and paralogues, to bank Renown continuously. Why: Satisfies the 7R Renown component of Goliath's gate on Cai's route. Quests are the largest single Renown source; Cai's route-specific type is Kindness Quests (planning-inputs.md, Renown section)
Collect 3x Giant's Meat by taking the guaranteed one at Sand-Shadow Fort and farming skirmishes marked with a Giant icon, where giants spawn south of Breston and west of Credna's Temple. Why: Satisfies the 3x Giant's Meat component of Goliath's gate on Cai's route. Field/skirmish drop, not shop-sold — one always available at Sand-Shadow Fort on the world map, further copies from Giant-icon skirmishes (planning-inputs.md, Items table)

Missing plan details

no chapter/renown-level correspondence found for Cai's route, so no chapter can be named at which 7R is reached
no chapter, date, price or stock recorded for Giant's Meat beyond the fixed Sand-Shadow Fort pickup and Giant-icon skirmish drops

Where to get the items

3x Giant's Meat: not yet documented

Cai

Renown 7+ · Support level 3 · 3x Giant's Meat

Recruitment chain

Step 1 of 1
Give Goliath 3 Giants' Meat. Defeat Giants in skirmishes around Pasithea, or search Luxury Meat Crates at Secret Altar.

Dietrich

Renown 6+ · Support level 3 · 3x Giant's Meat

Recruitment chain

Step 1 of 1
Give Goliath 3 Giants' Meat. Defeat Giants in skirmishes around Pasithea, or search Luxury Meat Crates at Secret Altar.

Theodora

Renown 9+ · Support level 3 · 3x Giant's Meat

Recruitment chain

Step 1 of 1
Give Goliath 3 Giants' Meat. Defeat Giants in skirmishes around Pasithea, or search Luxury Meat Crates at Secret Altar.

Leda

Renown 10+ · Support level 3 · 3x Giant's Meat

Recruitment chain

Step 1 of 1
Give Goliath 3 Giants' Meat. Defeat Giants in skirmishes around Pasithea, or search Luxury Meat Crates at Secret Altar.

Build

Rank

Guide

Community

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An armoured unit with 60% Strength, 55% HP and 50% Defence growths. Game8 and Pocket Tactics rate him A; with 15% Speed growth he rarely doubles.† unverified

Strengths

Strength growth 60%
HP growth 55% and Defence 50%
Axe and Heavy Armour proficiency for Dreadnought

Weaknesses

Speed growth 15%
Cannot use riding or flying classes
Magic growth 5% and Resistance 20%

More published ratings

KeenGamer tier list (read through a text mirror): B-Tier source

Recommended class path

Gladiator → Armored Knight → Dreadnought → Battlemaster† unverified

Base stats

Base stats as recorded at Level 4 (Commoner), before class modifiers.

HP34

Str16

Mag2

Dex4

Spd5

Lck6

Def9

Res2

Cha4

Growth rates

55%

Str

60%

Mag

Dex

30%

Spd

15%

Lck

35%

Def

50%

Res

20%

Cha

20%

Abilities

Full ability catalogue

Personal ability

Heavyweight Class: Unit cannot change to cavalry or flying. Grants Bld+5.

Guide rating 2 out of 5 stars◇ our recommendation: this guide's own judgement, not a sourced fact Bld+5 is nice, but the permanent cavalry/flying lockout is a real cost. Rate it yourself

Level 20: Pin Down: Inflicts Mov-3 on adjacent foes.
Level 35: Pin Down+: Inflicts Mov-5 on adjacent foes.

Skills

Preferred

Axe Skill, Heavy Skill

Non-ideal

White Magic Skill, Flier Skill, Black Magic Skill

Spells and arts

Reason
D	C	B	A	S
Blizzard Mt 4 · Hit 80 · Crit 5 · Rng 1-2	Not yet documented	Not yet documented	Not yet documented	Not yet documented

Faith
D	C	B	A	S
Laia† unverified Mt 3 · Rng 1 Heal† unverified Mt 10 · Rng 1	Not yet documented	Not yet documented	Not yet documented	Not yet documented

Lance
D	C	B	A
Not yet documented	Not yet documented	Vanguard Spear† unverified Mt +7 · Hit +0 · Crit +0 · Rng 1	Not yet documented

Gauntlet
D	C	B	A
Mighty Fist† unverified Mt +4 · Hit +10 · Crit +0 · Rng 1	Not yet documented	Not yet documented	Not yet documented

Combat arts† unverified

Every combat art Game8 lists for this unit, in Game8’s own order. Where the Japanese guides (GameWith and gamecap) say when the unit learns an art, the weapon skill and rank sit beside it.

Show all 10 combat arts

Story and profile

Who they are

Goliath is an arena fighter called the Butcher, and he stands 250 cm tall. For all his skill he is not popular, and arena crowds tend to cast him as the villain. He likes rampaging, food, animals and smoking meat, and he lives for training and competing. He is part of Bertrand's Army and joins in Part 1.

Goliath is an armoured bruiser ranked B. Strength growth is 60%, HP 55% and Defence 50%, which is the shape of a unit that takes hits and returns them. Speed growth is 15%, so he rarely doubles. Magic is 5% and Resistance 20%, which makes mages his main danger. Heavyweight Class gives Bld+5 but bars cavalry and flying classes. Axe and Heavy are his preferred skills, and the path runs Gladiator, Armored Knight, Dreadnought, Battlemaster. White Magic, Flier and Black Magic are bane skills.

Profile facts

Faction: Bertrand's Army
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Nationality: Chetaur
Age: 35-36 (Pre-Timeskip), 40 (Post-Timeskip)
Height: 250cm (8'2")
Birthday: June 21
Voice actors: JP: 綿貫竜之介 · EN: Damon Alums
Interests: Training, competing as a gladiator† unverified
Family: —
Crest: —

Background

Japanese name: ゴライアス
Occupation: Gladiator

Personality

A giant with overpowering strength and defense. His hulking physique lets him wear heavy armor.

Confident, loud, and brash, Goliath is a famed gladiator with a reputation that makes many of his fellow competitors fearful. Behind his seemingly violent exterior is a kind-hearted man who lives for a good fight. He takes his loss against Cai with no hard feelings, praising him joyfully for defeating him and says that he will root for him during the Heroic Games.† unverified

Hides: personality notes, which can mention story events

Names, relatives and first appearances

Hides: titles, relatives and where they first appear in the story

Art

Goliath, art from Game8's recruitment guide

Endings

How endings are unlocked is explained in how to read a character page.

Game8's page was marked work in progress when read, so its list may be incomplete.

Solo endingThe ending a character gets when they have no paired ending (no unlocked A support partner with a paired ending), per Game8.Read it on the endings pageAlso at: game8.co, fireemblem.fandom.com
Paired ending with Eshmel† unverifiedRead it on the endings pageAlso at: game8.co

Hides: this character's endings

Not yet documented: exploration talent.

Sources

Last updated 27 October 2026. Written and checked by the guide author; every record names its sources. See how this guide is sourced and what changed.

Goliath

At a glance

Gifts and meals

Loved

Liked

Meals

Bird-time answers

Bird-time reactions (Game8)† unverified

Recruit

Plan

Where to get the items

Build

Rank

Strengths

Weaknesses

More published ratings

Recommended class path

Base stats

Growth rates

Abilities

Personal ability

Skills

Preferred

Non-ideal

Spells and arts

Combat arts† unverified

Supports

Story and profile

Who they are

Personality

Names, relatives and first appearances

Sources