Skrimir

Skrimir
Biological Information
Gender	Male
Race	Laguz (Lion)
Relatives	May contain spoilers Caineghis (Uncle)
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
First Seen	Chapter 3-P
Starting Class	Lion
Voice Actors
Japanese	Teruyuki Tanzawa
English	James A. Parker
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“Do not mock me, beorc boy. Why should I bother with plans? No soldier would cower behind stone walls after being challenged to a battle! We will issue a challenge, and they will meet it. We have no need for plans!”
—Skirmir in Part 3 Chapter 1: Laguz and Beorc

Skrimir is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. He is the nephew of Gallia's King Caineghis. He commands the Laguz Alliance in the war with Begnion.

Profile

Prior to the events of Radiant Dawn, Skrimir was named Caineghis's successor, and forbidden from partaking in the Mad King’s War due to his penchant for reckless bloodlust and inability to resolve even domestic affairs.

According to Ranulf, his second-in-command, Skrimir's actions in the Laguz-Begnion War will prove his ability to lead his people. To Ranulf's unending annoyance, he is an extremely impulsive and fiery commander who cares nothing for strategy. Despite this, over the course of Radiant Dawn he begins to hold Soren's strategic mind in high regard. At one point, he even invites Soren to sit beside him at a meeting (which Soren bluntly declines).

His recklessness is taken advantage of by Begnion's General Zelgius, who challenges the Gallian commander to a duel: Skrimir suffers a humiliating defeat. The loss deals a great blow to Skrimir's pride, and he is forced to subdue his impulsiveness. A somewhat-wiser, more becalmed Skrimir then leads the Laguz Alliance back to Gallia; he later accompanies Micaiah's Silver Army to Begnion.

Caineghis abdicates after the war, and Skrimir ascends to the throne of Gallia, with Ranulf as his right hand man, but only if he does not have an A support with Ike.

Personality

Though Soren (and some others) frequently point out his flaws, Skrimir is generally loved by and has the support of his subjects for his courage and tendency to not worry about the small things. After suffering an injury from his fight with Zelgius, he painfully learned the shock of defeat and the value of tact, personally apologizing to Ranulf for his blunders, showing signs of personal growth.

Character Data

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Availability

Part 1											Part 2					Part 3															Part 4							Endgame
P	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	E	P	1	2	3	E	P	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	E	P	1	2	3	4	5	E	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5
																															◎			◎			□	□	□	□	□	□

◎=Forced　○=Available　□=Available for selected　△=Reinforcement

Base Stats

Starting Class								Affinity
Beast tribe (Lion) ↓ Lion								Fire
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Wt	Mov
25	66	19 ↓ 38	3 ↓ 6	14 ↓ 28	13 ↓ 26	24	16 ↓ 32	9 ↓ 18	16 ↓ 26	26 ↓ 46	7 ↓ 9
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Resolve Provoke Shove				Strike - S				Fang Laguz Stone

Growth Rates

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
90%	35%	5%	35%	25%	20%	50%	5%

Biorhythm

Bond Support

• Caineghis: 10%

Overall

Skrimir is an extremely powerful unit, especially in the beginning of Part 3, where he is an Other Unit, as most enemies at that point are fairly weak. Skrimir joins rather late in the game, but can still hold his own if one chooses to use him in the Tower of Guidance. In the Tower, it would be a wise decision to have Skrimir use the Laguz Gem, as other Laguz units you are likely to bring will be the Royal Laguz, who can transform at will anyway, or Giffca, who comes with his own Laguz Gem.

Death Quote

Part 4 Prologue
Skrimir: Ugh... Wounds are nothing compared to the shame of defeat...
Micaiah: General Skrimir! Please fall back. You mustn't throw your life away... Think of those who'd mourn you if you were to die!

Epilogue

Fang of Gallia (ガリアの王牙)

Skrimir, as the new lion king, patrolled Gallia's borders vigorously, and his large heart won the love of his people.

Etymology

Skrimir is a variant of Skrýmir, an Utgardian giant from Norse Mythology, the glove of which Thor, Loki, Thjálfi, and Röskva sleep in during their travels in the Prose Edda book, Gylfaginning. After a few unsuccessful attempts by Thor to kill the giant, Skrýmir advises them to turn back from going to Utgard-Loki's castle, takes up his knapsack, then leaves into the forest.

From Nordic name elements, Skrýmir means "big-looking"; while Gallian Skrimir is certainly large, he is actually the shortest of the beefier male laguz (all tigers, lions, Tibarn, Dheginsea, and Gareth), going by character portrait height.

Gallery

Skrimir as a Beast Tribe by Senri Kita.

Skrimir in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) by Senri Kita.

Skrimir as a Beast Tribe in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Skrimir as a Beast Tribe in Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).

Skrimir's portrait in Radiant Dawn.

Cutscene still of Skrimir moments before Ashera unleashes her judgment upon Tellius.

Cutscene still of Skrimir conversing with Ranulf.

Skrimir's battle model as an untransformed Lion in Radiant Dawn.

Skrimir's battle model as a transformed Lion in Radiant Dawn.