# 15 - Lex (Genealogy of the Holy War)

     

            Ah Lex, one of my favorite characters in the series. Lex is an awesome unit that has a lot going for him: For starters he has perfect availability for a first generation unit, which is a definite boon for him. He also has the skill Elite (a.k.a Paragon) which means that his experience gains are doubled so he's going to level up FAST. Lex also has some really high defense, in fact he's pretty much a tank on a horse. He also gets Ambush/Vantage so in case his HP ever gets low (lol at Lex having low HP anyway) he gets the first strike, which is helpful in certain situations. His biggest advantage (arguably) is that he gets the Brave Axe at the end of Chapter 1 of Holy War.

    

                The Brave Axe is ultimately what gives him as high place as he has on any Holy War tier list since it compensates for his lack of Pursuit and gives him the ability to kill everything that isn't a speedy swordmaster. Once he gets the Brave Axe he instantly becomes one of the best units in the game. Combine that with Ambush, Elite, high defense and fantastic availability and you get a pretty awesome kick-butt unit.
             
             While this doesn't affect his placement on this list (or on any Holy War tier list for that matter) Lex also makes for a pretty good father. He's considered to be one of the best fathers for Ayra and Tiltyu's kids as well although somehow Lex!Tinny and Lex!Arthur always get RNG screwed for me.  Heck Lex even beats out Azel in the competition for Tiltyu's affections (Proof once again that Azel is a scrub).

           As much as I like the guy, Lex does have a couple of issues that keep him from getting a higher spot on the list.

• His start before he gets the Brave Axe: Out of all the cavaliers on this list Lex has the worst start by far. He's nothing special before he gets the Brave Axe (in fact he's not even that good). Granted, this doesn't happen for very long but it is an issue nonetheless and in a list full of top tier units even the smallest issues can affect so much. 

• The enormous power gap between him and Sigurd: Lex may be the second best first generation character but there's an entire tier between him and Sigurd. Why does this matter? Well it means that Lex's contributions tend to get overshadowed a lot and he doesn't look quite as good. Sure he's awesome, but in a list where you compare multiple awesome characters from multiple games the standard becomes a question of how significant are the contributions that each character makes in their own game. What Lex brings to the table in his game doesn't seem quite as significant as the contributions that other top tier characters make in their own games simply because the other characters aren't quite as outclassed and seem more necessary as a result.    

    ^ Now just because Lex has these issues doesn't mean that he's a bad unit. On his own merits he's great. Heck, he's # 15 on a Top Cavaliers List so clearly he's an awesome unit, he just has some really tough competition. All-in-all Lex will wreck everything and he's a great unit, which is why he gets the # 15 spot on the list.