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Sonya
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“ | Mm... Well, I owe you guys one, hm? I gotcha. I'll lend you my strength. | ” | — Sonya |
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Sonya (Japanese: ソニア Sonya) is a mage appearing in Fire Emblem Gaiden. She is a member of Grieth's pirates, and is recruited in the Northern Desert if she is not killed by Celica.
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Role
She is one of the children of Jedah, along with her older sisters Marla and Hestia.[1] She appears in the Northern Desert and is recruited if Celica decides to fight Deen. After Deen is killed Sonya retreats to Grieth's Fortress and is recruited after his death.
If Celica fights her, she perishes in the desert.
Starting stats and growth rates
Boss, Chapter 3 Playable
Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Con | Mov | Weapon level |
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Priestess | +x to 36 | +x to 5 | +x to 1 | +x to 1 | +0 | +x to 1 | +0 | +0 | +0 | -- |
- In Gaiden, promotion gains consist on giving the character as many points as necessary -the "x" value shown in the table- to reach the promoted class' base stats. If the character's stats are higher than their promoted class' base stats, they will not receive any bonus; however, if all stats are higher, then they will receive +1 to HP.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Role
Starting stats and growth rates
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Spell list
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Fire | Mage, innate |
Thunder | Mage, innate |
Excalibur | Mage, innate |
Recover | Priestess, level 1 |
Rewarp | Priestess, level 5 |
Entrap | Priestess, level 10 |
colspan="2" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222; font-size: x-small;" width="100%"| If the character promotes before learning a spell, the level at which that spell is learned becomes (Spell's level - [Level before promotion +1]). |
Promotion stat gains
Personality and character
Sonya appears to not be adverse to aggression.[2] As with many characters in Gaiden there is little characterization, but Sonya appears to be willing to repay people.[3] She also has a hatred of her father, Jedah.[1]
Supports
- Main article:
Sonya/Supports
Endings
Gaiden
Her two older sisters, Marla and Hestia, had been reborn as witches to be sacrificed to Duma... Sonya would never forgive their father Jedah for making his three daughters into sacrifices.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Sonya's search for a cure for women turned into witches took her across the land. Her trail ended in a remote region, after which she was never seen again. Rumors fly, however, that shortly thereafter a new witch took up residence in Nuibaba's abode on Fear Mountain.
Quotes
Death quote
“ | My fate's come to an end too... | ” | — Sonya, in Gaiden |
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“ | It seems...today is the day... my star...goes out... | ” | — Sonya as an enemy in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
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“ | If this is...where my story ends, then so be it... My...sisters... | ” | — Sonya's death quote in Classic Mode in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
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“ | Well, this is damn infuriating... Sorry, but I'm done for the day. Scars aren't really my style. | ” | — Sonya's retreat quote in Casual Mode in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
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Battle quotes
“ | Hehehe, little girl and company -- too bad, but you're going to die! | ” | — Sonya as an enemy in Gaiden |
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“ | Naughty children. You ought never have made an enemy of Grieth. Still, this is mere business for my part. No hard feelings, I pray. | ” | — Sonya as an enemy in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
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“ | Sonya: Jedah! Jedah: Well, if it isn't Sonya. Sonya: You've no idea how long I've waited for this day. You stole the lives of my sisters and cursed them to become witches! I will avenge them with your blood! Jedah: Their souls were offered to Duma freely, and both received endless bliss in turn. Only a fool would refuse to see a truth so plain. You are a burden to your wise sisters, and I shall relieve them of it now! |
” | — Jedah to Sonya in act 4 of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
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“ | Ugh. It's almost painful to watch... Just how hopelessly ignorant can someone be? | ” | — Sonya's final battle quote in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
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Other appearances
Fire Emblem Gaiden (manga)
Sonya appears in the Gaiden manga with an initially similar role to her Gaiden appearance, though she is given a comparatively large amount of dialogue and story presence compared to the original Gaiden.
On their journey through the desert, Palla tells Celica about Grieth's two bodyguards, Sonya and Deen. Palla mentions that Sonya and her two sisters were cursed to be witches. Celica decides to fight Deen. During the battle against him Sonya appears, and asks Deen if he's trying to steal her glory again. Deen reminds her that both of them have orders to kill Celica anyway. Sonya then attacks Boey and Mae.
Later, Grieth appears and asks what is taking Sonya and Deen so long to defeat Celica. Grieth also takes the opportunity to attack Deen and Sonya; he had been looking for an opportunity to get rid of the two of them. Deen takes the blow from Grieth for Sonya and dies. Celica, during the distraction, finishes Grieth. Sonya takes Deen's death hard, and mourns him.
After Celica's group arrives at Mila's Temple Sonya tells Celica about Jedah, who resides in the Duma Tower, and that he is likely the one to have Mila. After entering Lost Treescape Sonya tells Celica more about Jedah and her sisters, Marla and Hestia; they were all devout followers of Duma. However, Duma changed, and corrupted his followers, driving Jedah mad and eventually killing Marla and Hestia. Sonya says she'll pray for them when everything is over; she also thanks Celica for showing her that she could change her own fate.
Trivia
- Like many characters appearing in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, her hair color was changed; in this case, she originally had red hair and was given purple hair in her redesign. This was presumably done to make her look more like her sisters.
Etymology
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Sonya |
As of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. |
English (unofficial) |
• Sonia |
• Used in the latest Gaiden fan translation. |
Gallery
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Sonya in the manga.
Artwork of Sonya from the art book Fire Emblem: The Complete.
Artwork of Sonya from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Concept artwork of Sonya from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Portrait of Sonya from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Sonya as a villager, as she appears in battle, in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Sonya as a mage, as she appears in battle, in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Sonya as a priestess, as she appears in battle, in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Her two older sisters, Marla and Hestia, had been reborn as witches to be sacrificed to Duma... Sonya would never forgive their father Jedah for making his three daughters into sacrifices." — Sonya's ending, Fire Emblem Gaiden
- ↑ "Hehehe, little girl and company -- too bad, but you're going to die!" — Sonya, Fire Emblem Gaiden
- ↑ "Mm... Well, I owe you guys one, hm? I gotcha. I'll lend you my strength." — Sonya, to Celica, Fire Emblem Gaiden
This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series. |
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