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“I understand your feelings, Chrom. Truly I do. But if we give him the war he wants, then we lose, no matter what the outcome. Our last conflict nearly ruined the halidom. It left Ylisseans homeless and starving. We cannot repeat that mistake.”
—Emmeryn to Chrom in Chapter 4.

Emmeryn is a character from Fire Emblem Awakening. She was the Exalt, or Queen, of Ylisse, the older sister of Chrom and Lissa, the aunt of Lucina and Owain, and Morgan's potential mother if she marries Robin.

Profile

Emmeryn is the current Exalt of the Halidom of Ylisse and the elder sister to Prince Chrom and Princess Lissa. She is retained by Frederick and is supported by the Captain of Ylisse's Pegasus Knight Squad Phila.

Roughly 15 years before the start of Awakening, after her father's sudden death shortly before her tenth birthday, Emmeryn succeeded him and became the new Exalt of Ylisse. For much of her reign, she spent it being a diplomat for peace reaching far and wide around Ylisse. She faced much hardship in the wake of her father's legacy, as most citizens feared she would continue the war against the Grimleal, but was supported by the Hierarch of Ylisse.

Initially, her subjects rejected her, with some throwing rocks to express their anger. Despite this, she ended the war against the Grimleal in Plegia by bringing the Ylissean troops home. Through this and further hard work to restore her kingdom, Emmeryn eventually managed to bring back the trust of the people, prompting a period of prosperity and peace within the Halidom. However, the Grimleal still existed, and Plegia, now ruled by the power-hungry Gangrel, sought revenge for what they deemed an unjustified war, attempting to reignite war between the two nations. Much to his disdain however, Emmeryn refused to declare war on Plegia.

Ylisse-Plegia War

Gangrel pressured Ylisse by launching several attacks on the Ylissean-Plegian and Ylissean-Feroxian borders. Needing as much support as possible, Emmeryn sends the Shepherds to Ferox for support, which proved successful. Upon the Shepherds' return from Ferox, Emmeryn receives word that Plegian bandits attacked Themis and kidnapped the duke's daughter, Maribelle. Despite Chrom and Phila's protests, Emmeryn tries to parley with Gangrel. Gangrel demands the Fire Emblem in return for Maribelle, but she refuses, as she is aware of his ill intentions. Gangrel in turn sends his men to take it by force, but are repelled. Following the battle, Emmeryn realizes that war is inevitable and prepares accordingly.

Upon returning to the capital, Chrom encounters "Marth", who tells them that an assassination attempt on Emmeryn is underway. Although her identity is revealed, Chrom does not attempt to investigate further, dealing with the immediate situation at hand. They are able to protect Emmeryn from the assassins, following which both Chrom and Phila agree to move her to the eastern palace, one that the other nations were not aware of.

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By leaving, however, Gangrel uses this opportunity to besiege the lightly guarded capital. Her longtime friend, the Hierarch, betrayed her and an ambush was set at the Breakneck Pass. After repelling the Plegian ambush, she is informed that Gangrel is besieging the city. She decides to return to the capital to reassure the people that their leader stands with them, despite Chrom and Phila's protests. She returns to the capital with Phila and her guards as a result. Unsurprisingly, she is taken captive by Gangrel, who takes her to Plegia Castle for her execution. Chrom and the Shepherds quickly rush to the courtyard of Plegia Castle, where they nearly succeed in rescuing her. However, when Phila arrives as planned, Aversa summons a group of Risen Archers, who promptly kill Phila and her fellow Pegasus Knights and cut off Emmeryn's only escape. Gangrel tells Chrom to give up the Fire Emblem or else Emmeryn will be killed. Knowing that Chrom will die if he tries to save her, and that the Emblem is far too important to give to Gangrel, Emmeryn smiles and willingly throws herself off the cliff, much to Chrom and Lissa's horror, while Gangrel laughs at her apparent death.

In the aftermath of her apparent death, Emmeryn became a martyr amongst everyone who witnessed her sacrifice. Many within the Plegian army began to doubt the war itself and began to desert. Gangrel did his best to stamp out any defectors with little to no avail, crippling his army down to only his most loyal and those devout the cause of the Grimleal. Due to this falling out within Plegia, Chrom was able to quickly defeat the Mad King and avenges Emmeryn at Border Wastes. With Ylisse now without an Exalt, Chrom fills the position but initially refuses the title in memory of Emmeryn. Still, her life and sacrifice serve as guides for Chrom as he seeks the peace Emmeryn longed for.

Paralogue

In Paralogue 20, Chrom and his army arrives at the Mountain Village where the locals ask for their help to stop the Grimleal who have been kidnapping women to sacrifice to Grima. An elder of the village brings a young woman who previously was captured by the Grimleal, but managed to escape; it is quickly revealed that the woman is Emmeryn. Shocked that Emmeryn survived, Chrom, Lissa, and Robin are thrilled by this news, but quickly find out that she is suffering from amnesia as a result of her fall.

Despite the reunion, the Grimleal soon arrive to reclaim their sacrificial victim. Upon arriving at the field, they learn that Emmeryn has left the village to keep everyone safe. Thus Chrom and his army rush to rescue her and defeat the Grimleal. Upon killing the Grimleal leader, the rest of the cultists flee in the ensuing rout. Chrom, Lissa and Frederick attempt to converse with Emmeryn, but she is unable to remember any of them - much to Chrom's disappointment. Chrom also worries that if Emmeryn regains her memories, she'll likely remember all the hardships and abuse she faced when she was Exalt, but she consoles him and Lissa in a manner reminiscent of her past self. Chrom then vows to protect her as she did for him when he was younger.

After the defeat of Grima, Emmeryn never fully recovered her memories. She moved to Ferox where she lived an ordinary life, anew and unburdened.

Personality

As the Exalt of Ylisse, Emmeryn is a reflection of the values the country upholds; peace-loving, serene, and generous. As the successor to her warmongering father, many of her subjects initially had reservations about her, some even being physically hostile. Emmeryn never took these personally and strove to make things right for her country, eventually winning over the populace and becoming the beloved Exalt she is seen as in Awakening.

As the eldest of her family, Emmeryn deeply loves her two younger siblings. She worries when they are away on their duties with the Shepherds, but is always ready to warmly welcome them home. The two in turn love Emmeryn, and despite occasionally disagreeing with her responses to foreign hostilities, ultimately respect her decisions. Chrom admires her for her belief in peace and fights for her sake. Even after succeeding her as Exalt, Emmeryn's values became deeply ingrained in him as part of his vision for his rule. Lissa admires Emmeryn as the epitome of a proper lady and seeks to emulate her.

As a staunch believer in peacekeeping, Emmeryn is naïvely steadfast in her pacifistic values. While she detests violence and war, she ultimately acknowledges that it is necessary in some cases. She is not afraid to ask for foreign aid, but is likewise never the aggressor. She will put herself in harms way deliberately if it can potentially foster peace and spare the lives of her people, much to the objection of her siblings and closest confidants. It is because of this that she is also self-sacrificing, choosing to take a literal fall in order to prevent her loved ones from dying for her sake. However, it is also because of these decisions that Emmeryn's lasting legacy is a warm one, even to the hostile nation of Plegia who was at war with Ylisse at the time of her downfall. Her sacrifice became the catalyst of the collapse of the Plegian forces with many Plegian soldiers abandoning the war, unable to fight against the country that was ruled by such a peaceful, loving monarch.

In a twist of fate, Emmeryn ultimately survived the fall. The impact unfortunately caused intense brain damage, losing all of her memories and impacting her ability to speak. Despite the loss, Emmeryn's serene and caring nature remains. Her siblings joyfully hope to restore Emmeryn back to her former self, a sentiment she shares. Despite her physical tragedies, Emmeryn proves to be the most resilient person in the army.

In her support with Robin, Emmeryn spends time struggling to recover her memory while Robin tells her about the events that followed her "death" and how Chrom has changed from her sacrifice. In the end, she will remember Robin's name, which will excite them. If Robin is male, an S-rank support conversation is possible, where it appears that Emmeryn has regained more of her memory, being able to speak in more complete sentences.

In Xenologue 18, Emmeryn is given two conversations with Gangrel. These conversations reveal that despite everything he has done, she does not blame him for it. She even refers to him as a friend, despite everything that has happened, and comforts him when he breaks down.

In-Game

Fire Emblem Awakening

Recruitment

Paralogue 20: NPC, joins at the end of the chapter if she survives.

Base Stats

NPC (Chapter 6)

All Difficulties

Starting Class
FE13 Emmeryn Sage Map SpriteSage
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
12017 (+2)57456N/A
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
Magic +2Magic +2
ConcentrationFocus
TomeIconFE13Tome - C
StaffIconFE13Staff - C
-

Playable

Starting Class
FE13 Emmeryn Sage Map SpriteSage
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
1042526 (+2)23251312206
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
Magic +2Magic +2
ConcentrationFocus
MagiccryiconRally Magic
TomeIconFE13Tome - C
StaffIconFE13Staff - A
-

Starting Class
FE13 Emmeryn Sage Map SpriteSage
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
1047631 (+2)27291714236
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
Magic +2Magic +2
ConcentrationFocus
MagiccryiconRally Magic
TomeIconFE13Tome - C
StaffIconFE13Staff - A
-

Starting Class
FE13 Emmeryn Sage Map SpriteSage
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
1052635 (+2)30322116256
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
Magic +2Magic +2
ConcentrationFocus
MagiccryiconRally Magic
TomeIconFE13Tome - C
StaffIconFE13Staff - A
-

Growth Rates

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
80% 15% 80% 65% 65% 75% 35% 40%

Max Stat Modifiers

Str Mag Skl Spd Luk Def Res
-2 +4 0 +1 0 -2 +1

Supports

See also: Emmeryn/Supports
  • Robin (Can marry a Male Robin)
  • Morgan (Only if Emmeryn is her mother)

Class Sets

Base Classes Promoted Classes
-
-

Overall

Secret Book (Artwork)
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Base Class

Emmeryn is a standard Mage boasting the highest Magic cap of all non-child characters. Most of her stats are well rounded with an average of 42 for most stats except for two. Her Strength growths and caps are dreadful, but this should not be an issue as Sages will not need to rely on Strength, though some of her reclassings do. Her Defense is low but just slightly ahead of Maribelle, meaning Emmeryn will need to avoid non-magical units especially. Luckily, her staff rank is already at A rank, letting her use Fortify from the beginning and her tomes are at C letting her use Arc spells.

Despite starting off with Mage skills, Emmeryn's base class is not a Mage, but a Cleric much like her sister Lissa. Emmeryn can serve as a great healer in all 3 of her base classes. If she becomes a War Cleric, her stats will balance off, but she will most likely have trouble bringing her Strength up enough to do significant damage. Bolt Axes can be a good solution, but Emmeryn will need to train quite a bit or have a few Arms Scrolls to boost her Axe weapon rank. Emmeryn can learn Tomefaire if she continues on 5 more Levels as a Sage, making her an even more powerful Sage and Renewal in the War Cleric class to give her some HP if she ever gets hit physically.

Reclassing

Emmeryn's two reclassing options are the Troubadour and Pegasus Knight lines, just like Lissa. As a Troubadour, Emmeryn performs similarly to her as a Cleric but with much better movement and gains one new promotion class. As a Valkyrie, Emmeryn has slightly less Luck, Resistance, and Skill than Maribelle, but exceeds her in most others. Emmeryn has higher caps in most stats over Lissa except for Defense, Resistance, and Luck. Nevertheless Emmeryn can make an effective Valkyrie and while in this class set she can grab Dual Support+ letting her be a viable support unit since she cannot support with anyone except for Robin and Female Morgan if she's her mother.

As a Pegasus Knight, Emmeryn will need to work quite a bit due to the heavy usage of lances for the initial class and as a Falcon Knight. Emmeryn is not well suited to be a Falcon Knight due to her low Strength caps as Lances are her only attacking weapon in that class. Her defenses make Archers even more problematic giving her an exploitable weakness. A Shockstick can be a viable option, however it is better to leave her as a Sage if you want maximum damage output from her. She does make a decent Falcon Knight healer but again, for more potent healing, it is best to leave her in another one of her classes. As a Dark Flier, Emmeryn performs much better here with a higher Magic than Sumia and Cordelia along with the ability to use tomes. However she has slightly lower skill and defense over the two, but this should not hinder her much behind them. The biggest benefit of this class comes from her ability to learn Galeforce at Level 15, making her an even better map clearing unit, regardless of her finishing class.

Because Emmeryn shares the same class sets as Lissa, she can also serve as a potent Rally unit. Without the aid of the Bride DLC, Emmeryn is one of four parent generation units, the other three being Maribelle, Lissa, and Robin, who can learn 5 Rally Skills. Emmeryn has access to Rally Luck, Rally Magic, Rally Resistance, Rally Speed, and Rally Movement. It will require her to venture into every single one of her reclassing options, but it is well worth the effort when Rally styled play is needed.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Gentle Exalt
Kind and loving Exalt who rules over the Halidom of Ylisse. She is the sister of Chrom and Lissa. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Base Stats

Rarity:
✯✯✯✯✯
Emmeryn Heroes spriteTitle
Gentle Exalt
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
18/19/20
40/43/46
5/6/7
29/32/35
7/8/9
31/34/37
5/6/7
20/23/26
7/8/9
26/30/33
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill support Rehabilitate+
FEH skill special Miracle
FEH Staff Staff
✯✯✯✯
Emmeryn Heroes spriteTitle
Gentle Exalt
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
17/18/19
37/40/43
4/5/6
26/29/32
7/8/9
29/32/35
4/5/6
18/21/24
7/8/9
25/28/31
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill support Rehabilitate
FEH skill special Imbue
FEH Staff Staff
✯✯✯
Emmeryn Heroes spriteTitle
Gentle Exalt
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
17/18/19
36/39/42
4/5/6
25/28/31
6/7/8
27/30/33
4/5/6
17/20/23
6/7/8
23/26/29
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill support Reconcile
FEH skill special -
FEH Staff Staff

Skills

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseAssault---
FearAssault-FEH Star Rarity 4
Fear+Fear-FEH Star Rarity 5
FEH skill supportHeal---
Reconcile---
Rehabilitate---
Rehabilitate+-FEH Star Rarity 5-
FEH skill specialImbue---
Miracle-FEH Star Rarity 4-
BFEH Wings of Mercy 1 Wings of Mercy 1--
FEH Wings of Mercy 2 Wings of Mercy 2FEH Wings of Mercy 1 Wings of Mercy 1-
FEH Wings of Mercy 3 Wings of Mercy 3FEH Wings of Mercy 2 Wings of Mercy 2FEH Star Rarity 5
CFEH Res Opening 1 Res Opening 1--
FEH Res Opening 2 Res Opening 2FEH Res Opening 1 Res Opening 1-
FEH Res Opening 3 Res Opening 3FEH Res Opening 2 Res Opening 2FEH Star Rarity 5

Overall

Secret Book (Artwork)
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Base Set
Counters
Skill Inheritance

Meet Some of the Heroes

Gentle Exalt Emmeryn
Emmeryn gentle exalt pop01 Her gentle, motherly gaze might have given her away, but here's Emmeryn—the Exalt of Ylisse, and older sister of Chrom and Lissa!
Emmeryn gentle exalt pop02 After the previous Exalt suffered an untimely death, the leadership of Ylisse fell to Emmeryn when she was still only a child. Supported by the people around her, she spoke of her dreams of peace, capturing the hearts of the people.
Emmeryn gentle exalt pop03 However, trouble came later when Emmeryn was abducted by Gangrel, the ruler of Plegia, who was after Ylisse's hidden relic—the Fire Emblem. That was when Emmeryn laid down her life to prove just how much she wished for an end to conflict...
Emmeryn gentle exalt pop04 Above all else, Emmeryn loved peace, her family, and the people of Ylisse. I'm sure that her benevolent soul will blaze just as brightly in Askr!
Closely Associated Characters
Chrom A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. Emmeryn's younger brother.
Lissa Princess of Ylisse's royal house and Emmeryn's younger sister. Determined to prove herself.

Quotes

Awakening

Emmeryn/Awakening Quotes

Heroes

Emmeryn/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings

Emmeryn - Gentle Heart
Sadly, Emmeryn's fractured memory never fully returned. She took refuge in Ferox after the war and started anew as an ordinary woman--a life that one can hope held fewer pressures than her exalted one.
Emmeryn and Robin
Many wrote of Robin's legendary exploits, but accounts of his origins and character varied. Scholars, poets, and bards agreed on one thing alone--he loved his wife, Emmeryn, above all else.

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Emmeryn is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round Placement Character Version Votes

CYL1 196 CYL Emmeryn Portrait
Awakening
1,325
CYL2 146
↑50
CYL Emmeryn Portrait
Awakening
1,713
↑388
CYL3 114
↑32
CYL Emmeryn Portrait
Awakening
2,419
↑706
CYL4 136
↓22
CYL Emmeryn Portrait
Awakening
1,117
↓1,302
CYL5 390
↓254
CYL Emmeryn Portrait
Awakening
120
↓997
CYL6 397
↓7
CYL Emmeryn Portrait
Awakening
126
↑6

CYL7 339
↑58
CYL Emmeryn Portrait
Awakening
94
↓32

Trivia

  • Two of Emmeryn's starting skills, Magic +2 and Focus, are skills that can only be learned by the Mage class, which is unavailable to her.
  • Emmeryn's official artwork depicts her wielding a Recover Staff.
  • Emmeryn shares her Japanese voice actress, Akemi Okamura, with Henry.
    • She also shares her English voice actress, Erin Fitzgerald, with Olwen and Sanaki in Heroes.
    • She also shares her second English voice actress, Wendee Lee, with Veronica, Lyn, Sophia, and Maria in their appearance in Heroes.
  • Emmeryn has the least amount of battle audio clips out of the cast, with about half for each category compared to the rest of the cast.
  • According to Chrom, Emmeryn became the Exalt just before her 10th birthday, meaning that she is roughly 24-25 years old at the start of Awakening.
  • Strangely, Emmeryn's NPC variant of her Troubadour spritesheet has her with Lissa's head. This can be viewed when a SpotPass team has a Troubadour Emmeryn on their team.
  • Emmeryn has the Brand of the Exalt emblazoned on her forehead, indicating the Naga Holy Blood present inside her. This is likely a reference to Deirdre from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, who also possessed the Mark of Naga in the same location, but chose to hide it.
  • Emmeryn is the fourth SpotPass character in Awakening to be playable in Heroes, preceding Walhart, Aversa and Gangrel.

Gallery

See main article: Emmeryn/Gallery.

References

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