Amid

{{|image= |caption=Artwork of Amid from {{|Treasure}}. |titles=Lord of Friege |nationality=Grannvalean (Friege) |gender=Male |race=Human |family=*Ethnia (mother)

• Linda (younger sister)
• Bloom (uncle)
• Tailtiu (aunt)
• Hilda (aunt)
• Ishtore (cousin)
• Ishtar (cousin)
• Arthur (cousin)
• Tine (cousin)

|startingclass=Wind Mage |appearances=*{{|Genealogy of the Holy War}} }}

{{|Look, just stick with me and you'll be fine. If an enemy shows up get behind me, okay?|Amid, to Jake}}

Amid (Japanese: {{|アミッド|Amiddo}} Amid) is a scion of Grannvale's House Friege, and the son of its late Lady Ethnia. He was raised in Silesse, left behind when his uncle Bloom came to abduct his mother and his sister Linda, eventually setting out to travel south upon hearing rumors of Linda's presence in Ulster. Travelling with Fee/Hermina, he joined Seliph's liberation army in Isaach while en route to Ulster.

Amid is Arthur's substitute character, filling Arthur's role in the story and gameplay if Tailtiu died or failed to be married in the course of the first generation.

Biography

During their journey to Ulster, Amid and Fee/Hermina made a stop to give her pegasus a rest near Isaach Castle in the middle of the fight between Seliph's group and Danann's army. When Fee/Hermina told him her story of wanting to join Seliph's army, he volunteered to join it too.

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Role

Amid is a playable character during the second generation. As Arthur's substitute character, Amid only appears if Tailtiu wasn't married or was dead at the end of Chapter 5. In Chapter 6, he, along with Fee/Hermina, appear as player units once Ganeishire has been seized.

Starting stats and growth rates

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2,000 Gold |skills={{|4|Adept}} |wi=B |HP1=90 |str1=20 |magic1=40 |skill1=50 |spd1=40 |luck1=20 |def1=20 |res1=20 |recruit=Chapter 6, automatically from the turn after seizing Ganeishire Castle. }}

Promotion stat gains

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Love growths and events

{{|portrait= |character=Amid |class=Wind Mage |options=8 |portrait1= |option1=Lana/Muirne |initialpoints1=0 |plus1=2 |portrait2= |option2=Larcei/Creidne |initialpoints2=0 |plus2=2 |portrait3= |option3=Julia |initialpoints3=0 |plus3=0 |portrait4= |option4=Fee/Hermina |initialpoints4=100 |plus4=1 |portrait5= |option5=Patty/Daisy |initialpoints5=0 |plus5=2 |portrait6= |option6=Nanna/Jeanne |initialpoints6=0 |plus6=2 |portrait7= |option7=Lene/Laylea |initialpoints7=0 |plus7=2 |portrait8= |option8=Linda |initialpoints8=-- |plus8=-- }}

• In Chapter 6, Amid can talk to Seliph after he has joined his party. This conversation yields no reward.
• In Chapter 7, Amid can talk to Linda when she appears as an enemy, recruiting her.
• In Chapter 8, Amid can talk to Fee/Hermina at any time, granting her +3 maximum HP and 100 love points between the pair.
• In Chapter 8, if Amid waits on the northern tree in the map's central valley with the river, he will initiate an event where he meets Jake, granting him +3 Resistance.
• In the Endgame, Amid can talk to Linda if neither has a lover, granting her +1 Luck.

Analysis

{{}} Amid joins in Chapter 6 as a level 2 Wind Mage. His base stats are better than Arthur's average stats. The difference is especially visible in speed, but also in defensive stats. Amid also has Adept, giving him a chance to attack twice in a row based on his attack speed. Since he wields a Wind tome, the lightest basic tome in Genealogy, his attack speed will be solid, giving him a decent activation rate. However, Amid does not have Follow-Up, so he cannot double enemies reliably.

Amid's growths will always be worse than Arthur's. Like many other substitute units, he requires more resources to keep up and be good at combat. Unlike Arthur, he also never becomes mounted, since he promotes to War Mage and not Mage Knight. While War Mage has better statistical bonuses, the movement disparity makes it inferior.

Since Amid lacks Follow-Up, giving it to him through the Follow-Up Ring significantly improves his combat performance. As long as he uses lightweight tomes, he will be able to double most enemies. He can use the Leg Ring to keep up with mounted units, but it is a very competitive item. Amid can also use other rings to improve his stats, but they are limited resources. Since Amid will not face much combat due to being unmounted, giving him rings is usually suboptimal.

Without investment, Amid is a mediocre, foot-locked combat unit with no utility. Even among substitute units, he is average. With investment, he can become competent at combat, but will never do amazing things.

Personality

Though others easily get the opposite impression as a result of his sarcastic tendencies, Amid is kind and helpful even to complete strangers, as evidence by his asssistance of Jake when he encountered him lost in the Munster District. He possesses a strong disdain for the Friege family as a whole for their abduction of Ethnia and Linda.

Quotes

Battle quotes

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Death quote

{{|Heh... how silly...|Amid, in {{|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.}}

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Amid is featured on one card in {{}}.

{{|name=Amid |image1= |title1=Mage Fighter of Wind and Thunder |name1=Amid |affil1=Jugdral |gender1=Male |weapon1=Tome |quote1=I've had nothing but hatred for the House of Friege ever since they took my sister and mother. All I've ever wanted is to crush them all for everything they've done... |attack1=50 |support1=20 |atkcost1=3 |range1=1-2 |class1=Mage Fighter |tier1=Advanced |cccost1=2 |skill1=Kin of Lightning: {{}} If this unit inflicts a critical hit, you may send 2 of your bond cards to your Retreat Area instead of 1 "Amid" from your hand.
The Mage Knight's Sorcery: {{}} {{}} [Flip this card face-down] Choose 1 ally. Until the end of the turn, that ally gains +20 attack. ({{}} can only be used if this card is in your Bond Area.) |no1=B12-091HN |artist1={{|久野元気}} }}

Trivia

• Amid and Linda are the only substitute characters to possess Holy Blood, both bearing minor Thrud.
• Amid is the only playable male Mage Fighter, and the only playable Wind Mage.
• Amid and Linda are the only substitute characters that have a different class at base, Wind Mage and Thunder Mage, from their original characters, Arthur and Tine, who are both Mages.

Etymology and other languages

{{|eng-name=Amid |eng-mean=Used in official websites. |eng-fan-name=Amid |eng-fan-mean=Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation.{{|which?}} |jpn-name={{|アミッド|Amiddo}} |jpn-mean=Officially romanized as Amid. From Airmed (or "Airmid"), a goddess in Irish mythology. |span-name=Amid |fren-name=Amid |ger-name=Amid |ital-name=Amid |por-name=Amid |ch-trad-name={{|亞米德|Yàmǐdé}} |ch-trad-mean=Amid }}

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