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“Death comes to all of us eventually. Why invite it early, fighting for a cause I don't believe in?”
—Tharja's recruitment quote with Chrom in Chapter 9

Tharja is a playable character in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Profile[]

Tharja is a Dark Mage who hails from Plegia, though she does not care about the conflict between Plegia and Ylisse. After joining Chrom's army, she develops a strange obsession with Robin, regardless of their gender. Her support with Nowi reveals that she has the power to read fortunes using a Manakete's scales, and can divine the location of anyone or anything using one. She has the darkest thoughts in the army. She is the mother of Noire and a potential mother of Morgan.

Tharja is among the forces trying to stop Chrom and his army from rescuing Emmeryn Plegia Castle. However, Tharja questions why she has to fight for such a pointless reason and holds nothing but disdain for the Plegian King, Gangrel. If Chrom speaks to Tharja, Chrom will ask her to join his cause since that is what his sister would do; Tharja, who is reluctant to fight in the first place, joins afterwards.

After the war, if she is unmarried, Tharja's obsession with Robin leads her to a life of casting curses and hexes to reunite with them.

Personality[]

Dark, brooding, and moody, Tharja is a reclusive woman who prefers to keep her interests to herself and does not enjoy the company of most people. This is reflected by the fact that Tharja has the least amount of friendship support partners, not including Robin, of the entire parent generation of characters, having only Nowi. Upon joining the Shepherds, her main obsession becomes Robin, who she immediately expresses interest in. She stalks them from a distance and keeps meticulous records of their every action down to the number of times they have tossed in bed compared to previous nights. Her deepest desire is to be of use to them and vies for their attention and possible affection as well. Her desire is so pronounced that even the slightest comment or recommendation from Robin causes her to completely remodel her entire personality into a "normal girl." Her reeducation was so thorough that she struggled to return to her normal self when they told her they preferred her real personality.

Tharja is cold and moody around other people, especially when they interfere with her attempts to gain Robin's attention. Even when being courted by other members of the Shepherds, she makes it very clear that Robin remains very near and dear to her. Despite being a Plegian, she holds no true loyalty to her nation, and prior to joining the Shepherds, she had no clear bonds with anyone beforehand. She openly stated her disgust at Gangrel's actions and has stated that he was unworthy of his title. She has also expressed regret and sympathy over the lives lost for the sake of his ambitions. Aside from Robin, she has a hobby of developing curses and is not afraid to threaten or outright hex her allies if they annoy her. Tharja ultimately embodies the concepts of Dark Magic as she can be dubious at times, but ultimately does have a moral center and does use her skills for ultimately just reasons.

While she may come off as uncaring, Tharja does actually care a deal for her allies, even subtly telling Nowi that her parents are "far away" to spare her the grief of knowing that her parents have since passed on. Her relationship with her daughter Noire is complicated as her future-self used her as a guinea pig for some of her curses and even taught her the dark arts. Deep down she does not wish for her daughter to be plagued by the risks of dark magic and while having difficulty expressing it, she does love her daughter. Ultimately, her future self sacrificed her life to protect her as a testament to the strong maternal love she holds for her. In The Future Past, she also shows a overprotective streak towards the Noire of that particular world.

While having no idea of her own sex appeal due to her figure and fairly revealing outfit, Tharja was quickly embarrassed when it was pointed out to her in her conversation with Cordelia in Xenologue 17, becoming more self-conscious of her appearance and developing a talisman to suppress this newfound feeling. In her conversations with Nowi in Xenologue 16, she was also embarrassed when Nowi said that she had the largest breasts out of the women of the army (changed to the silkiest hair in the European version).

In-Game[]

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

Recruitment[]

Chapter 9: Enemy, talk with Chrom.

Base Stats[]

Growth Rates[]

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
90% 30% 60% 40% 60% 40% 45% 30%

Max Stat Modifiers[]

Str Mag Skl Spd Luk Def Res
0 +3 -1 +1 -3 +1 0

Supports[]

See also: Tharja/Supports

Romantic Supports

Other Supports

Class Sets[]

Base Classes Promoted Classes
-
-

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
Base Class[]

Tharja's growths may be a little strange compared to the three mage characters present before she is recruited, but as a Dark Mage, she performs her role nicely. Although Robin, Miriel, and Ricken may already be at a higher level, Tharja is able to take physical hits better than Miriel, is stronger and faster than Ricken, and does not have the varied growths that Robin has. Her Skill is indeed quite low, though her skills in Hex and Anathema help compensate for that by lowering the opponents' Avoid and Critical Avoid. Though Tharja may need some catching up to do by the time she is recruited, she has the ability to use Dark Tomes, which can be useful. Tharja has Nosferatu upon her recruitment, which can be a good relief weapon in case she takes a beating. Four chapters after her recruitment, she will be able to wield as many of these as she can, as Carrion Isle begins to sell them.

Tharja can perform well as both a Sorcerer and Dark Knight. As a Sorcerer, she is slightly stronger magic wise, but unfortunately still has fairly low Skill. Luckily, her attacking skill from this class, Vengeance, has a high activation rate, although Henry will generally activate it more often than her due to his higher Skill stat. Tharja can learn Tomebreaker, which will boost her hit and dodge rate against tome units, allowing her to potentially be used as an anti-mage unit. Tharja works decently as a Dark Knight, and between Tharja and Henry, there is very little difference aside from her stronger Magic but lower Skill. Despite the loss of Dark Magic, the Dark Knight gives Tharja Slow Burn to help with her low Skill and Luck, as well as Lifetaker to prolong her survivability from the double-edged sword of Vengeance's damage.

Reclassing[]

Tharja's two reclassing options are the Archer and Knight classes. Though Tharja will struggle in these classes after first joining them, owing to her inability to utilize her strong magic offense, grinding her Strength through Energy Drops and leveling up can actually turn her into a decent Longbow Sniper, due to her access to Prescience, Hit Rate +20, and Anathema to patch her mediocre Skill, as well as strong damaging skills like Vengeance and Luna. Furthermore, Bowfaire is her only weapon-boosting skill, in turn making Sniper perhaps the only physical class really worth having Tharja in.

While reclassing to one of the Knight-family classes makes her rather lackluster, reducing her strengths of high Magic and Speed, Great Knight holds useful skills for her in the form of Luna (a less risky, more reliable alternative to Vengeance) and Dual Guard+, which makes a good filler skill whenever she is paired up. As a General, she is less than effective, though Pavise can be picked up to patch her Defense as a Sorcerer, and also compliments Vengeance quite well, especially if she opts not to run Lifetaker so that Vengeance's damage output is increased. Combining skills like Dual Guard+, Pavise, Bowbreaker, and Tomebreaker altogether make her very difficult to kill, which in turn makes her Vengeance all the more deadly.

Fire Emblem Engage[]

Bond Ring[]

Hero from beyond Elyos and a dark mage from Plegia. Wicked and deeply jealous, she was known for her curses. She became very attached to Robin, whom she followed like a shadow.
Bond Ring Tharja
FE17 C Rank Bond RingC Rank Spd +1
FE17 B Rank Bond RingB Rank Mag +1 Spd +1
World FE17 A Rank Bond RingA Rank Mag +1 Spd +1 Def +1
Lucina Emblem Ring Princess Exalt FE17 S Rank Bond RingS Rank Mag +1 Spd +2 Def +1

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Dark Shadow
A mage from Plegia with a dark side and a possessive streak, especially with Robin. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Base Stats[]

Rarity:
✯✯✯
Heroes Tharja Sprite (3*)Title
Dark Shadow
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
15/16/17
32/35/38
6/7/8
25/28/31
6/7/8
27/30/33
4/5/6
17/20/23
3/4/5
14/17/20
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense RuinFEH Fire Tome Tome
✯✯✯✯
Heroes Tharja Sprite (4* & 5*)Title
Dark Shadow
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
15/16/17
33/36/39
7/8/9
27/30/33
7/8/9
29/32/35
4/5/6
18/21/24
3/4/5
15/18/21
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Rauðrblade
FEH skill special Retribution
FEH Fire Tome Tome
✯✯✯✯✯
Heroes Tharja Sprite (5*)Title
Dark Shadow
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
16/17/18
35/39/42
7/8/9
29/32/35
7/8/9
31/34/37
5/6/7
20/23/26
4/5/6
17/20/23
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Rauðrblade+
FEH skill special Retribution
FEH Fire Tome Tome

Skills[]

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseFlux---
Ruin-FEH Star Rarity 3-
Rauðrblade-FEH Star Rarity 4FEH Star Rarity 3
Rauðrblade+RauðrbladeFEH Star Rarity 5FEH Star Rarity 5
Tharja's Hex-FEH Star Rarity 5FEH Star Rarity 5
FEH skill specialRetribution-FEH Star Rarity 4FEH Star Rarity 3
VengeanceRetribution-FEH Star Rarity 4
AFEH Darting Blow 1 Darting Blow 1--
FEH Darting Blow 2 Darting Blow 2FEH Darting Blow 1 Darting Blow 1FEH Star Rarity 3
FEH Darting Blow 3 Darting Blow 3FEH Darting Blow 2 Darting Blow 2FEH Star Rarity 4
CFEH Spur Res 1 Spur Res 1-FEH Star Rarity 3
FEH Spur Res 2 Spur Res 2FEH Spur Res 1 Spur Res 1FEH Star Rarity 4
FEH Spur Res 3 Spur Res 3FEH Spur Res 2 Spur Res 2FEH Star Rarity 5

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
Base Set[]

Tharja is an excellent budget Red Tome infantry unit and a great investment unit for Merges as she has been in the game since its initial launch. She has solid offensive stats for a Mage sitting at neutral 46 Atk/34 Spd which is pushed further by her base weapon and its effects. Her bulk is on the lower end and ideally she should avoid taking damage. While she may not have the flashiest combat capabilities, she can still work reliably in the modern era if invested into.

Tharja is an excellent Blade Tome unit as she was the original Rauðrblade+ user, which grants bonus Atk equal to the visible and in-combat stat bonuses applied to her. Depending on her team synergy, she can reach truly astounding damage that can completely wipe out her opponent in a single round. It did slow down her Special Cooldown, but this was eventually addressed when she later received her personal tome Tharja's Hex, which not only added 1 additional Mt, but also removed the Special Cooldown penalty, which was a significant boost to her overall performance. While the effect of its refine is not nearly as impactful as many others, its ability to inflict -4 Atk/Spd to her opponent during combat can be a strong determining factor in her ability to survive combat and perhaps finish off a wider range of enemies.

She has Vengeance for her offensive skill, which for the most part allows her to deal more damage when injured, but ultimately is not suited for Arena battles. Darting Blow is her Skill A, self buffing herself when initiating with good +6 to Spd and Spur Resistance for her Skill C for ally buffing. Base kit alone, Tharja is fairly unimpressive and requires outside help, both for skill and team composition, to shine.

Counters[]

Tharja is mostly a threat when buffed as she is unremarkable otherwise. Dealing with her buffing ally will instantly depower her greatly. Otherwise, her low HP and Res leaves her vulnerable to Panic Ploy and the Res reliant Ploy skills. The former is incredibly crippling to her as a penalty taken severely hinders her performance. Blues of all sorts can easily dispose of her especially those with decent enough Res or skills to take a blow such as Selkie and Fjorm, especially the latter who can not only absorb her boosted damage, but use it to empower her own unique special on retaliation, which she can do with Leiptr's distant counter effect. Nowi is also strong counter as she has the HP to run Panic Ploy and naturally has Lightning Breath to retaliate from a distance while exploiting her lower Res due to breath mechanics.

Skill Inheritance Options[]

Tharja is best retaining her base weapon. As such, her kit revolves around maximizing its potential. Her supportive skill is either Reposition or Draw Back to move allies around her with the former or reposition her ally and herself with the latter. Blade Tomes usually run Glimmer due to its low cooldown and syncing well with the high damage output from her tome while Draconic Aura makes a decent substitution for raw damage. Fury is the standard to give her stats a flat boost while slowly reducing her damage so she can fully employ Desperation. Alternatively, running Swordbreaker helps to deal with her Red Sword counters. Finally, her Skill C is flexible, though either a Hone skill, preferably Hone Attack, works wonders for her. For those who are willing to sacrifice an Ishtar, Odd Attack Wave also has merits and benefits if planning on running it.

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Dark Shadow Tharja
Tharja dark shadow pop01 A Plegian dark mage, Tharja is descended from a long line of powerful hexers. I hear her parents had her initiated into the dark arts before she could even crawl!
Tharja dark shadow pop02 It was during the war between Plegia and Ylisse that Tharja met Chrom. Impressed by his noble spirit, she decided to leave Plegia and join the Shepherds.
Tharja dark shadow pop03 She then quickly developed an obsession with Robin, Chrom's strategist...though her fixation wasn't noticed straight away. The way she tried so hard to get Robin's attention is enough to make my heart ache!
Tharja dark shadow pop04 I hear mean rumors that some people are afraid of her and think she's creepy, but I think she's a totally normal girl, and super cute too! I hope we can be friends!
Closely Associated Characters
Robin A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Has lost all memory of what happened before meeting Chrom. The subject of Tharja's affections, such as they are.
Chrom A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He invites Tharja into the group.

Normal Girl
A mage from Plegia who, while usually creepy, is acting bright and cheerful...for some reason. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

Heroes Tharja Sprite (Christmas)Title
Normal Girl
Group
Heroes Armored Armored
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
18/19/20
40/43/46
9/10/11
31/34/37
4/5/6
14/18/21
7/8/9
31/34/37
9/10/11
33/36/39
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Candelabra+
FEH skill special Chilling Wind
FEH Fire Tome Tome

Skills[]

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseFlux---
Ruin---
Candelabra---
Candelabra+CandelabraFEH Star Rarity 5-
FEH skill specialChilling Wind-FEH Star Rarity 5-
IcebergChilling Wind-FEH Star Rarity 5
AFEH Close Counter Close Counter-FEH Star Rarity 5
BFEH Vengeful Fighter 1 Vengeful Fighter 1--
FEH Vengeful Fighter 2 Vengeful Fighter 2FEH Vengeful Fighter 1 Vengeful Fighter 1-
FEH Vengeful Fighter 3 Vengeful Fighter 3FEH Vengeful Fighter 2 Vengeful Fighter 2FEH Star Rarity 5
CFEH R Tome Valor 1 R Tome Valor 1--
FEH R Tome Valor 2 R Tome Valor 2FEH R Tome Valor 1 R Tome Valor 1-
FEH R Tome Valor 3 R Tome Valor 3FEH R Tome Valor 2 R Tome Valor 2FEH Star Rarity 5

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
Base Set[]

Winter Tharja has had a decent time enjoying the role as the sole Red Armor unit in Heroes for nearly four years, giving her a specific niche in an otherwise nearly unoccupied unit type combination. She has solid all-around bulk with her physical bulk being two points lower than her magical and solid enough Atk for a mage that her abysmal speed is easily overlooked. Her base kit is easily worked into a powerful defensive unit, but as an Armor unit she can be molded into a player turn oriented character with certain skills. Though locked as a seasonal unit, Winter Tharja is great ally just for her sheer uniqueness.
Candelabra boosts her Atk/Spd/Def/Res by 2 when she is attacked and utilizes her strong Res to empower her Iceberg Special. Winter Tharja also comes with Close Counter, allowing her to retaliate against all who try to attack her. Her main skill that gives her so much power is Vengeful Fighter, allowing her the ability to double when attacked like Quick Riposte, while also accelerating her Special cooldown, instantly rectifying her Spd issues.
Winter Tharja's final skill, R Tome Valor is a bit useless for actual battles given its sole effect is for doubling SP gains during battles for fellow Red Tomes. However, it is an excellent skill, if multiple copies are obtained, to give to a dancer like Festival Micaiah or Soiree Ishtar for training without having to burden their training team with her as she lacks the sheer utility of a dancer in regards to training.

Counters[]

Winter Tharja is strong enough to survive many units in the game, but her low Spd makes her susceptible to many units, even some middling Spd units. Any sort of Blue in particular, especially magical tanks like Fjorm, Nowi, and Fallen Hardin easily counter her. Her armor also makes her weak to the likes of Caeda, Clair, and Micaiah, all of whom run weapons that are effective against Armor.

Skill Inheritance Options[]

Depending on the route the player wishes to take, Winter Tharja's build changes. Regardless of her build, as an Armored unit, she wants either Swap or Pivot to help with mobility.

If planning on using an Player Turn oriented build, she will require a lot of units who are incredibly hard to acquire. Having her inherit her base forms' Rauðrblade+ will allow her to better maximize her offense through Armor buffs, especially with Glimmer to fully make usage of the buff damage boosts. Death Blow maximizes her offensive damage since her Speed is too low to try and boost to double anything. For Skill B, Bold Fighter patches her low speed by guaranteeing that she can double on initiation on top of the special cooldown acceleration. Finally, running an Armor skill for Skill C is great for team synergy. Either running Armor March or Hone Armor/Ward Armor on a budget allows great synergy.

If looking to maximize Winter Tharja's Enemy turn oriented base kit, taking Ignis or Glacies better boosts her damage output since she has cooldown acceleration from Vengeful Fighter. She can run with her Candelabra+, though those willing to sacrifice a Katarina can give her Rauðrowl+ since she is going to be sticking close to her Armor allies for buffs. Finally, her high Res makes her a good candidate for Ploy skills, most preferably Resistance Ploy to deal more damage to her enemies.

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

“Normal Girl” Tharja
Tharja normal girl pop01 All kinds of Heroes come to take part in Askr's winter festival. Tharja, a dark mage from Plegia, is one such Hero, and she's super-excited to join the fun!
Tharja normal girl pop02 Upbeat and cheerful, Tharja has chosen an oddly light outfit for the winter theme. I like those antlers and little ears she's wearing in her hair!
Tharja normal girl pop03 She's also carrying some candles, an essential decoration for the festival. That candelabra looks pretty solid, though, and I hear it doubles as a weapon!
Tharja normal girl pop04 Tharja tends to be reserved around people, but there's no better place than the winter festival to get out of your shell! Come on, Tharja, let's get out there and have some fun!
Closely Associated Characters
Robin A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Has lost all memory of what happened before meeting Chrom. The subject of Tharja's affections, such as they are.
Chrom A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He invites Tharja into the group.
Henry A dark mage of Plegia with a bright grin and a taste for the gruesome in battle. Rumors of his talent have reached Tharja's ears.

Obsessive Bride
A mage from Plegia with a dark side and a possessive streak. Determined to get her hands on the festival's prize, a bouquet. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

Heroes Tharja Sprite (Bride)Title
Obsessive Bride
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
16/17/18
35/39/42
8/9/10
32/35/38
8/9/10
32/35/38
5/6/7
18/21/24
3/4/5
18/21/24
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Múspell Fireposy
FEH skill support Rally Speed
FEH Fire Tome Tome

Skills[]

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseFire---
Elfire---
Bolganone---
Múspell Fireposy-FEH Star Rarity 5-
FEH skill supportRally Speed-FEH Star Rarity 5-
Rally Atk/SpdRally Speed-FEH Star Rarity 5
AFEH Atk Spd Bond 1 Atk/Spd Bond 1--
FEH Atk Spd Bond 2 Atk/Spd Bond 2FEH Atk Spd Bond 1 Atk/Spd Bond 1-
FEH Atk Spd Bond 3 Atk/Spd Bond 3FEH Atk Spd Bond 2 Atk/Spd Bond 2FEH Star Rarity 5
CFEH Spd Feint 1 Spd Feint 1--
FEH Spd Feint 2 Spd Feint 2FEH Spd Feint 1 Spd Feint 1-
FEH Spd Feint 3 Spd Feint 3FEH Spd Feint 2 Spd Feint 2FEH Star Rarity 5

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
Base Set[]

Bridal Tharja is essentially a more optimized version of her base form, with a higher Atk/Spd combo of 35/35 compared to 32/34. However, in exchange for this, she has slightly lower Def/Res. Essentially, Bridal Tharja will hit hard but will fall quickly if she does not finish off her target. Prior to her base form acquiring her unique tome, Bridal Tharja was a superior option for a Bladetome, but her base form later reverse powercrept her. Nonetheless, she still remains an excellent choice for the Bladetome build or offensive Red magic in general, if only limited by her lack of availability, especially in comparison to base form Tharja.

Bridal Tharja comes with her own personal weapon, Múspell Fireposy, boosting her Speed by 3 and further increasing her Atk/Spd +2 for each ally within two spaces of her. She runs Rally Attack Speed which combos onto her unique skill Speed Feint, decreasing the Speed of all enemies within all four cardinal directions of her if she uses a Rally skill on an ally. Finally, Bridal Tharja has Attack Speed Bond, boosting her Atk/Spd +5 when adjacent with to an ally, allowing her to reach a massive +11 if adjacent to at least one ally and having 3 within her weapon's range. Her base kit allows her to be incredibly strong, especially when near her allies, though maximizing her stats by purposefully positioning your allies to achieve the effect may not be practical. Nevertheless, she is one of the strongest Red Tome infantry units who is only hindered by her Seasonal status.

Counters[]

Bridal Tharja is easily disposed of by Magical tanks like Fjorm, Hardin, and Nowi. Powerful Blue Mages like Delthea, Linde, and Reinhardt easily dispatch her with ease. Her paper thin Def makes her vulnerable to the likes of Ayra and Mia. Finally, while uncommon, R Tomebreaker units like Lilina or Sanaki also can combat her by eliminating her speedy nature.

Skill Inheritance Options[]
Bridal Tharja can become more of an independent Mage unit if she takes her base forms' Rauðrblade+ combination for stronger attacks with team buffs. Running Glimmer regardless if she runs Múspell Fireposy or Rauðrblade+ results in devastatingly strong attacks when it procs. Draw Back is generally her best support skill as a Mage, though Reposition also works while maintaining her innate Rally Skill still works just fine. Fury further boosts her combat stats while reducing her health slowly so she can enter the threshold for Desperation. Finally her Skill C can be Odd Attack Wave if you are willing to sacrifice an Ishtar, otherwise Smoke skills, preferably Speed Smoke helps her to guarantee a double attack against most enemies until she can reach her Desperation range. Those on a budget can also pull Threaten Speed or Threaten Resistance can achieve similar effects.

Florid Charmer
A mage of Plegia who commands powerful dark magic. Wearing particularly enchanting attire to a festival celebrating her homeland's culture. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

Heroes Tharja Florid Charmer SpriteTitle
Florid Charmer
Group
Heroes Flying Flying
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
17/18/19
36/40/43
8/9/10
36/39/43
10/11/12
38/41/45
3/4/5
16/19/22
4/5/6
19/22/25
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Plegian Torch+
FEH skill special Retribution
FEH Wind Tome Tome

Skills[]

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseWind---
Elwind--FEH Star Rarity 3
Plegian Torch-FEH Star Rarity 4-
Plegian Torch+Plegian TorchFEH Star Rarity 5FEH Star Rarity 5
FEH skill specialRetribution-FEH Star Rarity 5-
Reprisal--
AFEH Darting Blow 1 Darting Blow 1--
FEH Swift Sparrow 1 Swift Sparrow 1FEH Darting Blow 1 Darting Blow 1-
FEH Swift Sparrow 2 Swift Sparrow 2FEH Swift Sparrow 1 Swift Sparrow 1FEH Star Rarity 5
FEH Swift Sparrow 3 Swift Sparrow 3FEH Swift Sparrow 2 Swift Sparrow 2FEH Star Rarity 5
CFEH Spd Res Rein 1 Spd/Res Rein 1--
FEH Spd Res Rein 2 Spd/Res Rein 2FEH Spd Res Rein 1 Spd/Res Rein 1-
FEH Spd Res Rein 3 Spd/Res Rein 3FEH Spd Res Rein 2 Spd/Res Rein 2FEH Star Rarity 5

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
Base Set[]

Plegian Tharja marks the first time she has receive a variation that is not a Red Tome. Now as a Green Tome Flier, she retains the spirit of most of her other forms, being a highly offense oriented unit. At neutral 39 Atk and 41 Spd, she can reliably perform solid attacks with a good chance of performing follow-up attacks, especially in tandem with her skills. In exchange, her overall bulk is middling, sitting at 59 physical and 62 magical. Plegian Tharja in general should avoid taking damage as much as possible an many skills can be used to help her achieve an oppressive player turn performance.
Plegian Torch is an inheritable green tome with a rather interesting effect. If she is not adjacent to an ally, her foe suffers a penalty to their Atk/Res stat based on their current visible debuffs to those stats. For example, if her foe is suffering an Atk-7 visible debuff, they will suffer an additional -7 and tack on an additional 5 because of the weapon's effect, brining the total to -19. Depending on her allies, her debuff can reach incredible totals that can actually make her overall bulk less of an issue, and possibly survive a hit under the most optimal circumstances.
Reprisal boosts her damage by 30% of the current health she has lost. Unfortunately at 40 HP, she does not quite have that large of a boost as the most she gain gain out of this is a +9 (or +8 under a HP flaw) true damage addition, which she can achieve much better through better inheritable specials. Swift Sparrow 3 gives her an Atk+6 and Spd+7 boost during combat if she initiates combat, perfectly syncing with her two strongest stats. Spd/Res Rein inflicts Spd/Res-4 to foes within 2 spaces of her during combat, which does stack on her tome's effect, but not factor into the calculation of the drop for the latter stat.

Counters[]

Plegaian Tharja's weakness lie in her inability to counterattack against adjacent enemies which means that any close range physical unit can safely engage her. Even if they suffer from her tome's penalty, which still activates even if she does not counterattack, only the lowest end of the physical damage range are unable to finish her off in a single round of combat if they initiate. Bows are essentially an immediate end for her due to the effective damage bonus. Also bad enemy AI can inadvertently put her next to her allies, depriving her of her tome's effect.

Skill Inheritance[]

Plegian Tharja's missing an Assist Skill and a Skill B. Her best option for the former is easily Reposition due to the universally great application that comes from placing an ally on the opposite adjacent tile of herself. Since she can fly over any terrain, she has far better ways of using this skill that some others cannot. Skill B can be filled with useful skills like Chill Attack, Chill Resistance, and Chill Attack Resistance to sync with her tome if she does not have an ally who can do this for her. Desperation can also work on a team where she has a debuffer as the ability to perform her follow-up attack before her foe can counterattack can seal a round, especially since she can easily use skills to guarantee a natural follow-up. Attack Speed Solo has far better sync with her tome and makes the stat boost applicable during both player turns, even though she should outright avoid this anyways. Skill C can be filled with better skills like Ground Orders or flier team skills like Hone Fliers or Air Orders.
Alongside taking Desperation, giving Plegian Tharja a Gronnblade tome also gives her a classic, but still effective bladetome mage thanks to her ability to receive strong flier buffs and, with Glimmer as her special, can turn them into an incredible damage totals with Swift Sparrow in tow.

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Florid Charmer Tharja
Tharja florid charmer pop01 Tharja is well known as a dark mage and hex enthusiast, but she's also a native of Plegia, which is hosting its own festival today! And so, she's joining the festivities in an all-new outfit!
Tharja florid charmer pop02 Her flowing, dark robe is a perfect match for her long, black locks and slender frame. With this outfit, she's more bewitching than ever!
Tharja florid charmer pop03 And yet, she doesn't particularly enjoy the attention that she inevitably gets. She doesn't strike me as being shy though, especially in regard to Robin, the object of her affection. Or is it more of an obsession?
Tharja florid charmer pop04 You might be surprised to hear that Tharja doesn't have much love for her home country, but even so, she does seem rather fond of the festival. I'm just glad she's having fun!
Closely Associated Characters
Chrom A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He convinces Tharja to join him during a battle with the Plegian army.
Robin A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Lost memory of his life before meeting Chrom. The object of Tharja's affections.

Beach Dark Mage
A mage of Plegia, sure to curse something or someone on the sun-beaten sands. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

Tharja Beach Dark Mage Heroes spriteTitle
Beach Dark Mage
Group
Heroes Cavalry Cavalry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
15/16/17
37/40/43
9/10/11
42/45/48
13/14/15
41/44/48
3/4/5
16/19/22
2/3/4
17/20/23
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Seashell Bowl+
FEH skill support Draw Back
FEH Thunder Tome Tome

Skills[]

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseThunder---
Elthunder---
Seashell Bowl---
Seashell Bowl+-FEH Star Rarity 5-
FEH skill supportDraw Back---
BFEH S R Far Trace 1 S R Far Trace 1--
FEH S R Far Trace 2 S R Far Trace 2FEH S R Far Trace 1 S R Far Trace 1-
FEH S R Far Trace 3 S R Far Trace 3FEH S R Far Trace 2 S R Far Trace 2FEH Star Rarity 5
CFEH Atk Spd Gap 1 Atk Spd Gap 1--
FEH Atk Spd Gap 2 Atk Spd Gap 2FEH Atk Spd Gap 1 Atk Spd Gap 1-
FEH Atk Spd Gap 3 Atk Spd Gap 3FEH Atk Spd Gap 2 Atk Spd Gap 2-

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
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Base Kit[]
Counters[]
Skill Inheritance[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Beach Dark Mage Tharja
Tharja beach dark mage pop01 Tharja's a dark mage from Plegia who's come to join our beach vacation!
Tharja beach dark mage pop02 And what's a tropical-island getaway without swimwear? Tharja's putting her unique stamp on things by wearing a distinctly towel-like “cape” to go with her swimsuit!
Tharja beach dark mage pop03 The glass bowl she's carrying around is full of seashells she gathered at the beach. Apparently they're a component for some kind of curse?
Tharja beach dark mage pop04 Tharja's always very upbeat when she talks to me, but sometimes she seems a little...tired. It's probably just the sun! I hope she remembers to relax in the shade now and then.
Closely Associated Characters
Robin A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Has lost all memory of what happened before meeting Chrom. The subject of Tharja's affections, such as they are.
Chrom A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He invites Tharja into the group.
Henry A dark mage of Plegia with a bright grin and a taste for the gruesome in battle. Rumors of his talent have reached Tharja's ears.

Fire Emblem Warriors[]

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
Warriors Tharja SpriteDark Mage
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
162394746105
WeaponStarting Items
FEW Tome Tome - EBronze Tome

Supports[]

See also: Tharja/Warriors Supports

Quotes[]

Awakening[]

Tharja/Awakening Quotes

Heroes[]

Tharja/Heroes Quotes

Warriors[]

Tharja/Warriors Quotes

Possible Endings[]

Tharja - Grim Stalker
Tharja's jealous obsession with Robin never subsided, even after her return to Plegia. Anecdotal evidence suggests she devoted most of her effort to hexes and curses that might reunite them.
Tharja 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, Tharja, above all else.
Tharja and Frederick
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. Tharja's rare appearances at the training yard sent terrified recruits screaming into the night.
Tharja and Virion
Virion returned home to Rosanne where he was labeled a traitor and a coward, or else ignored entirely. But a few well-placed hexes from his wife, Tharja, eventually brought the populace to their senses.
Tharja and Stahl
Stahl continued his service as an Ylissean knight and led crucial missions across the realm. His scatterbrained gaffes caused Tharja's eyes to roll, but the pair still made a happy life together.
Tharja and Vaike
Vaike returned to the streets that raised him and was welcomed as a hero and brother to all. Still, he was no match for Tharja, whose frequent curse slinging put her husband in an understandably foul mood.
Tharja and Kellam
Even after her return to Plegia, Tharja kept an unhealthy obsession with Robin that led her to vanish for weeks or months at a time. Her husband's name has been lost to history.
Tharja and Lon'qu
Lon'qu returned to Regna Ferox and served as Basilio's right-hand man. The cold Feroxi winters proved too much for Tharja, who left time and again in search of heat more in line with a Plegian desert.
Tharja and Ricken
While continuing to study magic, Ricken realized how childish some of his actions had been. Tharja stayed with him and perfected her hexes, and the couple's magical talents soared.
Tharja and Gaius
Gaius never lost his sweet tooth, though he ultimately returned to less savory enterprises. Meanwhile, his wife, Tharja, set up shop and hexed people for a living. The pair were said to get many odd looks.
Tharja and Gregor
After the war, Gregor briefly sank into a life of excess, but fear of his wife's hexes led him to resume work as a sellsword. Tharja secretly tagged along and used her talents to keep him safe.
Tharja and Libra
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The younger tykes were very fond of Tharja who feigned annoyance, but secretly enjoyed the attention.
Tharja and Henry
Henry settled down with Tharja and turned out to be a surprisingly good father. Their newborn daughter's mood was said to shift violently, perhaps due to having two dark mages as parents.
Tharja and Donnel
Donnel returned to his tiny village and built a happy life with his mother, and his wife Tharja. The latter never warmed to the villagers, but she was said to smile around her family.

Non-Canon Appearances[]

Super Smash Bros. Series[]

Tharja does not directly appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. However, one of Lucina's Palette Swaps is based around Tharja's color scheme. A leak of video footage Nintendo of America provided to the ESRB for rating determination purposes indicated that a Tharja trophy was planned for inclusion in the 3DS version, but the trophy was cut from the final game prior to release worldwide. No official comment was ever made as to why, and it's unclear if a potential ESRB rating played a role in the decision.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]

Tharja also appears as a Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Unlike other characters who have official artwork, Tharja's spirit is simply her default sprite in Awakening. This difference may have been similar to the removal of her trophy in the previous games, though though censorship rather than outright removal.

Spirit Info
No. Name Image Type Class Slots Effect
670 Tharja Tharja Spirit Primary (Grab) ★★☆☆ (Advanced) 2 Magic Attack ↑
Spirit Battle
Spirit Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power / Class Stage Rules Conditions Music
Tharja Spirit
No. 670
Tharja
•Lucina Grab 4,100/ ★★☆☆ (Advanced) Kalos Pokémon League (Battlefield) •Hazard: Poison Cloud •The stage is covered in a poisonous cloud
•The enemy's special moves have increased power
"Conquest (Ablaze)"

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE[]

Tharja appears as the Mirage partner of Kiria Kurono, a "Dark Mage" Mirage. She transforms into a magic staff to aid Kiria in combat. She also uses her magic to aid Kiria in her daily life. Tharja is the creator of the Uta-loid Tiki software. It was conceived using her magic so that Tiki could draw Performa from those that use it in order to sustain her form.

If a Master Seal is used on Tharja, she can promote into either a Sage or a Sorcerer.

Fire Emblem Warriors[]

Tharja appears in Warriors as a DLC character, added to the game as part of an Awakening-themed content pack. Her move set is borrowed from Robin, and focuses on the use of magic attacks. She begins the game as a Dark Mage and can promote into a Sorcerer.

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]

Tharja 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 4 CYL Tharja Portrait
Awakening
29,540
CYL2 16
↓12
CYL Tharja Portrait
Awakening
12,459
↓17,081
CYL3 17
↓1
CYL Tharja Portrait
Awakening
11,384
↓1,075
CYL4 22
↓5
CYL Tharja Portrait
Awakening
7,674
↓3,710
CYL5 22
0
CYL Tharja Portrait
Awakening
4,764
↓2,910
CYL6 17
↑5
CYL Tharja Portrait
Awakening
4,845
↑81
CYL7 17 CYL Tharja Portrait
Awakening
5,078
↑233

CYL8 14
↑3
CYL Tharja Portrait
Awakening
5,335
↑257

Etymology[]

Tharja may be a variation of Tarja, a Finnish spelling of Daria, which ultimately derives from the masculine name Dārayavahush, meaning "posessing goodness" in Persian. The meaning is somewhat ironic due to Tharja's often nasty personality. Her name may also come from the Hindi name Tharaja, meaning "star with full glow".

Her Japanese name, Sallya, may be derived from Sally, a shortening of the Hebrew name Sarah, meaning "princess".

Trivia[]

  • Tharja was the 3rd most popular female character and the most popular parent character (behind Female Robin) in the Japanese Awakening popularity poll.
    • Tharja came in 3rd for females in the Fire Emblem Heroes Choose Your Legends popularity poll. She had 29,540 total votes.
  • The "Choose Your Legends" event of Fire Emblem Heroes revealed that she was 4th place out of 791 with 29,540 votes, making her the 2nd highest scoring character of the Awakening portion, and third most popular female character overall.
  • Tharja shares her English voice actress, Stephanie Sheh, with Kjelle, as well as Fates' Rhajat, Sophie and Beruka.
    • Tharja also shares her (first) Japanese voice actress, Akutsu Kana, with Cherche and Rhajat.
  • Tharja is the only character to have special Event Tile/Barrack relationship quotes when paired with Robin.
  • Tharja's confession scene ends with the same bubble background like most of the cast, but the color of her background is green instead of pink. This is likely a reference to the term "Green with Envy", which goes well with Tharja’s possessive and intense romantic feelings towards Robin.
  • Tharja is the basis for Rhajat, the daughter of Hayato from Fates, whose name is also an anagram of hers. Her death quote in Fates implies that Tharja is her reincarnation.
  • Tharja has had numerous instances of censorship and change.
    • Her original Japanese roster description "Has the nicest body in the army" was changed to "The one with the darkest thoughts." However, many other characters received different roster descriptions as well.
    • Tharja's conversation with Nowi in the Harvest Scramble DLC was altered in European versions to talk about her hair rather than her breasts. The North American version retained the original Japanese conversation.
    • In the Summer Scramble DLC, the rear part of her swimsuit scene was very subtly censored by a curtain in North American versions of the game, for unknown reasons.
  • Tharja is the winner of the 3rd Voting Gauntlet (Battle of the Mages) and the 9th Voting Gauntlet (Enduring Love) in Heroes.
    • She is also the first character to win more than one Voting Gauntlet.
  • Tharja's victory pose in Warriors is based off her Max Factory's PVC figure.

Gallery[]

See main article: Tharja/Gallery.

References[]

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