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Elffin

FEFT Elffin.png
Artwork of Elffin from The Binding Blade


A mysterious bard serving the rebel forces on the Western Isles.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Age

20s[1]

Family

Mordred (father)

Nationality

Etrurian

Title(s)
  • Prince Myrddin of Etruria
  • One of True Sight
Starting class

Bard

Appearance(s)

Have you mistaken me for someone? I am Elffin...a simple bard.
— Elffin to Cecilia

Elffin (Japanese: エルフィン Elphin) is a playable bard in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is actually Prince Myrddin (Japanese: ミルディン Myrddin) of Etruria, using the guise of "Elffin" to conceal his identity.[2]

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

If the player visits the house on the right in Chapter 9, Elffin automatically joins at the start of Chapter 11B. If Larum is recruited instead by visiting the left or neither village, he takes the role of the character who manages the Auguries.

Elffin first appears in Chapter 10B. When the lord Zinque sets his forces loose on a small village to locate Elffin, Roy intervenes. The two meet, and Elffin introduces himself as a member of the resistance. He explains the motivations Chancellor Roartz and Lord Arcardo had in sending Roy to the Western Isles - to weaken Lycia for an invasion from Bern. After Roy's coolheaded response to this provocation impresses Elffin, he joins Roy as an advisor and directs the Lycian Army toward Caldonia. He also gifts Roy the Wyrmslayer in anticipation of Bern's dragons.

If Larum is recruited instead, the above conversation will play out at the end of Chapter 11A, where Elffin directs Roy's forces to Juteaux. However, he will neither join nor give Roy the Wyrmslayer, as he then already received it from Larum in Chapter 10A.

At the end of Chapter 11B, Roy recognizes Elffin as Etrurian nobility, though Elffin denies this. His true identity as Etruria's Prince Myrddin is only revealed in his dialogue with Perceval in either Chapter 13 or Chapter 15. Thus, his identity remains unknown in Larum's route. One year before the events of the game, he survived an assassination attempt on him through the help of Douglas, who tasked his daughter Larum with bringing him to safety on the Western Isles.[3]

Additionally, unlocking Chapter 12x requires his survival, if he was recruited.

Starting stats and growth rates

Portrait elffin fe06.png
Ma gba bard elffin playable.gif Bard
Level 1
Affinity Is gba lightaffin.png
Recruitment: Chapter 11B, automatically from turn 1

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory
Vulnerary
Angelic Robe
Blue Gem
Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes -- Bows --
Anima magic -- Light magic -- Dark magic -- Staves --

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Elffin is a typical Dancer, possessing fairly high luck and speed, but poor bulk and the inability to fight back. As he will never face combat, his stats do not really matter, but an Angelic Robe can be used to improve his survivability if needed. It can allow him to survive being struck by a siege tome or a ballista, for instance.

Elffin has the ability to dance for player units who have already taken a turn, allowing them to move again. This is extremely useful for a variety of different situations, most notably allowing the player to easily use warp more than once a turn in order to skip certain maps. The uses of a dancer are almost endless, and are only limited by the player's creativity. Because of the great utility Elffin offers, he is overall an invaluable asset, especially when playing the game on hard mode.

Personality


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Supports

Main article: Elffin/Supports
Portrait elffin fe06.png
Elffin
Bard
Is gba lightaffin.png
Small portrait perceval fe06.png
Perceval
Paladin Is gba darkaffin.png
Initial: 20
Per turn:+2
Small portrait douglas fe06.png
Douglas
General Is gba thunderaffin.png
Initial: 30
Per turn:+2
Small portrait cecilia fe06.png
Cecilia
Valkyrie Is gba animaaffin.png
Initial: 20
Per turn:+2

[[{{{support7}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin7}}}affin.png|link={{{affin7}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints7}}}
Per turn:+

[[{{{support9}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin9}}}affin.png|link={{{affin9}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints9}}}
Per turn:+
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Fae
Manakete Is gba lightaffin.png
Initial: 1
Per turn:+1
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Klein
Sniper Is gba iceaffin.png
Initial: 10
Per turn:+2

[[{{{support6}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin6}}}affin.png|link={{{affin6}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints6}}}
Per turn:+

[[{{{support8}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin8}}}affin.png|link={{{affin8}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints8}}}
Per turn:+

[[{{{support10}}}]]
[[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin10}}}affin.png|link={{{affin10}}} (affinity)]]
Initial: {{{initialpoints10}}}
Per turn:+
See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Elffin, One of True Sight
Short: Disappeared before anyone could notice.

Long: After the war, Elffin disappeared without a word. Several months later, an official announcement was made in Etruria that Prince Myrddin was alive. The prince that hid his identity to help General Roy in the war... That story is now a favorite among bards and writers.

Quotes

Death quote

Argh... This wound... I must retreat...
— Elffin

Final Chapter quote

Let there be peace in your dying heart...
— Elffin in the final chapter

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Cg fe09 fe06 elffin.png

Elffin's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This illustration, along with all other The Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Elffin is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Elffin
TCGCipher B09-064HN.png One of True Sight, Elffin
Elibe

Male
"Lord Roy, I am sorry for testing you."
Attack: 20 Support: 20 Range: - Deploy Cost: 2
Class: Bard Tier: Base Class Change Cost: --
Soul-Soothing Harp: [Activate] [Tap this unit] Choose another ally. Until the end of this turn, that ally gains +10 attack.
The League's Tactician: [Activate] [Tap this unit] Choose an enemy in the back line with a Deployment cost 3 or less and move them.
Card #B09-064HN • Artist: sachie
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest.
For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Elffin .

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
The Binding Blade
A mysterious bard who supports the
resistance on the Western Isles.*
西方のレジスタンスを
ささえるナゾの吟遊詩人

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round Placement Character Votes
CYL 1
(2017)
665 Portrait elffin fe06 cyl.png
Elffin
The Binding Blade
83
CYL 2
(2018)
592
(−73)
Portrait elffin fe06 cyl.png
Elffin
The Binding Blade
140
(+57)
CYL 3
(2019)
534
(No change)
Portrait elffin fe06 cyl.png
Elffin
The Binding Blade
170
(+30)
CYL 4
(2020)
489
(−53)
Portrait elffin fe06 cyl.png
Elffin
The Binding Blade
204
(+34)
CYL 5
(2021)
436
(−53)
Portrait elffin fe06 cyl.png
Elffin
The Binding Blade
171
(−33)
CYL 6
(2022)
448
(+10)
Portrait elffin fe06 cyl.png
Elffin
The Binding Blade
173
(+2)
CYL 7
(2023)
326
(−122)
Portrait elffin fe06 cyl.png
Elffin
The Binding Blade
180
(+7)
CYL 8
(2024)
345
(+19)
Portrait elffin fe06 cyl.png
Elffin
The Binding Blade
171
(−9)
Total results This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. 1,292

Etymology and other languages

Elffin

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Elffin

As of Fire Emblem Heroes. From elfin, meaning charming or mischievous.[4] This is likely an allusion both to Elffin's ability to inspire his allies and how Elffin is using this name to conceal his true identity.

English
(unofficial)

Elphin

Welsh name meaning "Legendary son of Gwyddno".[5]

Japanese

エルフィン

Officially romanized as Elphin.

Spanish

Elffin

As of Heroes.

French

Elffin

As of Heroes.

German

Elffin

As of Heroes.

Italian

Elffin

As of Heroes.

Portuguese

Elffin

As of Heroes.

Traditional Chinese

艾爾芬

Elphin; as of Heroes.

Myrddin

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Myrddin

As of Fire Emblem Heroes. Myrddin is the Welsh name of Merlin of Arthurian legend.

English
(unofficial)

Mildain

Mistranslation that was used in the old DTN fan translation patch.

Japanese

ミルディン

Myrddin

Spanish

Myrddin

As of Heroes.

French

Myrddin

As of Heroes.

German

Myrddin

As of Heroes.

Italian

Myrddin

As of Heroes.

Portuguese

Myrddin

As of Heroes.

Traditional Chinese

梅爾汀

Myrddin; as of Heroes.

Gallery

Small portrait elffin fe06.pngSprite Gallery
Portrait elffin fe06.png Bard Ma gba bard elffin playable.gif
Bs fe06 elffin bard.png
No weapon

Official artwork

Battle animations

CG images

References

  1. Fire Emblem 6: Elphin Artbook Translation | kantopia, www.kantopia.wordpress.com, Retrieved: 10 February 2018
  2. "Klein: Prince Myrddin! It is you! Oh...! I’m so glad you’re in one piece, Your Majesty!" — Elffin and Klein's C Support, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
  3. "Elffin: Douglas was the first to notice and made it public that I had died. A look-alike corpse was placed in my coffin. It was all an act to make it appear that the assassination had been successful. Douglas entrusted me to his daughter and had me escape to the Western Isles." — Perceval's recruitment conversation with Elffin, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
  4. elfin - WordReference.com Dictionary of English, www.wordreference.com, Retrieved: 10 February 2018
  5. What does the name Elphin mean, the name Elphin means, the name Elphin stands for, www.namemeaningsdictionary.com, Retrieved: 10 February 2018
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