Character relationships and support mechanics have been an integral feature of theFire Emblemseries since its third installment back in 1994. Though turned-based strategy is still at the series' core, there’s no doubt the diverse casts of characters and their connections with each other help make the games so appealing.
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Following in the footsteps ofAwakeningandFates,Three Housespresents the player with a lovable bunch of misfits, and gives them the option to marry just one. There are 22 romance options for male Byleth, and while who players choose primarily depends on their own taste, some support choices are simply better than others. Plot and support conversation spoilers lie ahead.
Updated Jul 29, 2025 by Adriano Valente:Supports are a great way of getting to know certain characters beyond what’s touched upon in the main narrative. Players can pair various characters together, resulting in some interesting combinations across the board. Not all characters are compatible, however, and there is a predetermined set of S Supports for each character in the game. Byleth maintains a large pool of characters to max their rank with, and while some are platonic, the majority of these S Supports are romantic. Both male and female Byleth candiscover some interesting thingsabout the inhabitants of Garreg Mach. This is everything you’ll need to know about male Byleth’s romances, as well as how those romances compare to one another.
24Alois
Alois takes on a caring, sibling-like role for both male and female Byleth, and is one of the few male S Supports for the former. Despite getting an S-rank Support, Alois isn’t a romance option. However, reaching his S Support will sprout romance for male Byleth in a different way.
Getting Alois’ S-rank Support will lead to him and Byleth taking on a kind of sibling relationship. After Byleth returns to Rimire Village after some years away doing mercenary work, Alois convinces him to settle down in the village where he later finds an unnamed partner to marry.
23Gilbert
Gilbert is another S-rank Support who doesn’t count as a romantic option but develops a close relationship with Byleth regardless. In Gilbert’s S Support, Byleth takes over the role of archbishop within the church.
Gilbert is there to support Byleth every step of the way, becoming his greatest confidant in the process. The two develop a deep trust and Gilbert ends up playing a huge role in the way the church is run moving forward.
22Catherine
Catherine is an incredibly useful unit thanks to her personal Heroes' Relic, Thunderbrand.
AsFire Emblem: Three Housesromances go, she comes across quite bland given her unwavering devotion to Lady Rhea.
21Flayn
Flayn is a sweet girl, and curious to a fault given the way Seteth coddles her. ThisFire Emblem: Three Housesromance lets players discover a lot about this storied character.
Her naivety is charming to a point, but when Byleth proposes she assumes the feminine ring is Byleth’s way of expressing the female goddess within him.
20Jeritza
A free update added Jeritza as a recruitable unit, and his ability to S-Support regardless of gender made him one of only two male same-sex options at the time.
While this was exciting for many players, they may have been disappointed by Jeritza’s strange obsession with violence.
19Constance
While certainly having an appealing character design, Constance of the Ashen Wolves seems obsessed with using Byleth to restore glory to House Nuvelle.
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It’s worth mentioning, though, that her Crest of Noa’s power to make a wave of flowers bloom makes for one of the most visually stunning S-Support portraits.
18Sothis
Reaching S-Support with Sothis gives players the opportunity to see her again after her soul merges with Byleth’s.
While this may compel some to romance her, she and Byleth are already closely bonded and share so many cutscenes.
17Lady Rhea
Rhea is no doubt a complex character, and which route players choose will play a huge part in whether they end uploving or hatingher.
While she can be incredibly selfless and caring, any player who learns about how she has used and manipulated Byleth will find this hard to look past during support conversations.
16Manuela
As a glamourous ex-opera star that oozes charisma, it’s unfortunate that Manuela suffers from an extreme case of melodrama. In her A-Support, she laments that she doesn’t get enough attention from men, especially given what a catch she is.
Yet in her S-Support, she cannot believe that Byleth is proposing and her self-esteem seems to plummet.
15Annette
Both before and after the timeskip, Annette is simply adorable. She’s clumsy yet hardworking, and her lifelong friendship with Mercedes makes for such a sweet dynamic.
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Her support conversations with Byleth are equally wholesome, as he helps Annette learn to not put so much pressure on herself.
