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[[File:Ss fe08 affinity.png|thumb|right|The affinity as seen on [[Eirika]]'s profile in {{FE8}}.]]
[[File:Ss fe08 affinity.png|thumb|right|The affinity as seen on [[Eirika]]'s profile in {{FE8}}.]]
{{quote|The seven affinities... Their effects will only appear through bonds with other people. When your heart is linked with someone else's... That is when the elements reveal their true power.|[[Dayan]]}}
{{quote|The seven affinities... Their effects only appear through bonds with others. When your heart is linked with someone else's... That is when the elements reveal their true power.|[[Dayan]]}}


'''Affinity''' is a game mechanic introduced in {{FE6}}. Initially restricted to being used for support bonuses, [[Radiant Dawn]] introduced other bonuses related to affinities. Currently, ''Radiant Dawn'' is the most recent game to feature affinity, games after ''Radiant Dawn'' once again lack this character attribute entirely.  
'''Affinities''' (Japanese: {{hover|属性|Zokusei}} ''attribute'') are a game mechanic which were introduced in {{FE6}}. It is an attribute innate to every playable [[unit]] which gives them one of several elemental affiliations which influence the effects of [[support]]s on a unit. Every affinity awards a different set of bonuses which improve a unit's performance when they have a support relationship with another unit, and when two units support each other their bonuses are added together, giving different combinations of units different support bonuses.  In {{title|Radiant Dawn}}, affinity awards other bonuses in addition to this.
 
Affinities are present in only five games in the {{FES}}, and were removed in all games from {{FE11}} onward.


==Overview==
==Overview==
In the games that feature affinities, all playable characters, and major bosses are given one affinity, in {{title|The Sacred Stones}}, all monsters also have an affinity, though it is always the dark affinity. The primary use of affinities is to determine what stats characters gain boosts in when they support with other units. This, however, renders affinities on non-playable characters and bosses useless, with some exceptions; in {{FE7}}, for instance, the bosses [[Paul]] and [[Jasmine]] have an A support with each other, thus allowing for the two to increase their stats if they stand near each other.
In every game that features affinities, all playable units are given one affinity. Depending on the game, enemy and NPC forces may or may not have affinities as well. The primary use of affinities is to determine what stats characters gain boosts in when they support with other units. This, however, renders affinities on non-playable characters and bosses useless, with some exceptions; in {{FE7}}, for instance, the bosses [[Paul]] and [[Jasmine]] have an A support with each other, thus allowing for the two to increase their stats if they stand near each other.


In terms of supports, boosts in stats given by the affinity of two characters stack, and their initial effects are doubled and then tripled for B and A level supports; effects that have a decimal in their total sum, however, are rounded down.  
In terms of supports, boosts in stats given by the affinity of two characters stack, and their initial effects are doubled and then tripled for B and A level supports; effects that have a decimal in their total sum, however, are rounded down.  
:''For example:'' In {{FE7}}, [[Nino]] and [[Canas]] achieve a C-rank support. Canas's anima affinity gives +0.5 [[Magic (stat)#Attack|attack]], +0.5 [[defense]], +2.5 [[avoid]], and +2.5 [[dodge]], while Nino's fire affinity gives +0.5 attack, +2.5 [[hit rate]], +2.5 avoid, and +2.5 [[crit]]. These are added and rounded down to the nearest integer to give both of them +1 attack, +2 hit rate, +5 avoid, +2 crit, and +2 dodge when they are positioned within 3 spaces of each other.<br>When Nino and Canas reach their B-rank support, their C-rank bonuses (pre-rounding down) are doubled to give them +2 attack, +5 hit rate, +10 avoid, +5 crit, +5 dodge, and +1 defense.<br>When they reach their A-rank support, their C-rank bonuses (pre-rounding down) are tripled to give them +3 attack, +7 hit rate, +15 avoid, +7 crit, +7 dodge, and +1 defense.


For example, pairing [[Nino]] and [[Canas]] in {{title|Blazing Sword}}, who have the Fire and Anima affinities respectively, would gain 1 point of attack, 5 points of evasion, 2 points to critical, and 2 points to critical evade in their C support; while Canas's Anima affinity does grant a 0.5 increase in defence, this value is rounded down to zero, thus giving neither character a bonus in defence. Increasing their support level to B, however, grants a double in each stat, and in addition to increasing stat bonuses, such as attack to 2, this also causes Canas's Anima affinity to grant both characters a increase in defence by 1.
===In-universe role===
 
In ''The Binding Blade'', [[Dayan]] and [[Jodel]] discuss the role of affinities in the religious cultures of [[Elibe]] in their support conversations. Both the traditional mythology of [[Sacae]] and the teachings of [[Elimine|Saint Elimine]] state that all people are connected with and protected by one elemental affinity which is bestowed upon them by a divine power (the sky and earth in Sacaen lore, and the creator [[god]]s in Eliminean lore); Dayan says that he is aware that his affinity is [[Anima (affinity)|anima]], suggesting that he learned this through the Sacaen culture.<ref>{{Cite|'''Dayan:''' We Sacaens pray to the Sky and the Earth. The light of day and the darkness of night that engulf the land... They produce wind, lightning, fire, ice, and other affinities... Every person in this world is protected by one of these elements. According to my clan's beliefs, I am protected by the anima affinity.<br>'''Jodel:''' Interesting that you believe so.<br>'''Dayan:''' What do you mean?<br>'''Jodel:''' The St. Elimine Church has similar beliefs. When the creators made man, all mankind was blessed with an affinity. However...those elements...<br>'''Dayan:''' ...Those elements hold no power on their own.<br>'''Jodel:''' Exactly.<br>'''Dayan:''' Hm... Interesting indeed.<br>'''Jodel:''' Yes. Perhaps... Perhaps this is one of the grand truths of the world.|[[Dayan]] and [[Jodel]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref> According to both mythologies, affinities are powerless on their own, but forming bonds and "linking hearts" with others reveals their true power, although neither Dayan nor Jodel is sure what this true power is.<ref>{{Cite|'''Dayan:''' The seven affinities... Their effects only appear through bonds with others. When your heart is linked with someone else's... That is when the elements reveal their true power.<br>'''Jodel:''' Yes, precisely. Saint Elimine said to cherish our relationships.<br>'''Dayan:''' Hmm... I wonder if our hearts have linked somehow.<br>'''Jodel:''' I am sure of it. Though who knows what effect that may have...|[[Dayan]] and [[Jodel]]|The Binding Blade}}</ref>
==In {{title|The Binding Blade}}, {{title|Blazing Sword}}, and {{title|Sacred Stones}}==
In the three Game Boy Advance titles, characters are given one of seven affinities. As follows, they are [[Fire (affinity)|fire]] [[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]], [[Thunder (affinity)|thunder]] [[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]], [[Wind (affinity)|wind]] [[File:Is gba windaffin.png]], [[Ice (affinity)|ice]] [[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]], [[Dark (affinity)|dark]] [[File:Is gba darkaffin.png]], [[Light (affinity)|light]] [[File:Is gba lightaffin.png]], and [[Anima (affinity)|anima]] [[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]].  
 
The support bonuses attained by each affinity is as follows.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! '''Affinity''' !! '''Accuracy''' !! '''Attack''' !! '''Avoid''' !! '''Critical''' !! '''Critical Evade''' !! '''Defence'''
|-
|[[Anima (affinity)|Anima]] [[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]]||+0.0||+0.5||+2.5||+0.0||+2.5||+0.5
|-
|[[Dark (affinity)|Dark]] [[File:Is gba darkaffin.png]]||+2.5||+0.0||+2.5||+2.5||+2.5||+0.0
|-
|[[Fire (affinity)|Fire]] [[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]]||+2.5||+0.5||+2.5||+2.5||+0.0||+0.0
|-
|[[Ice (affinity)|Ice]] [[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]]||+2.5||+0.0||+2.5||+0.0||+2.5||+0.5
|-
|[[Light (affinity)|Light]] [[File:Is gba lightaffin.png]]||+0.5||+0.5||+0.0||+2.5||+0.0||+0.5
|-
|[[Thunder (affinity)|Thunder]] [[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]]||+0.0||+0.0||+2.5||+2.5||+2.5||+0.5
|-
|[[Wind (affinity)|Wind]] [[File:Is gba windaffin.png]]||+2.5||+0.0||+0.5||+2.5||+2.5||+0.0
|-
|}


===Tactician's Bonus in {{title|Blazing Sword}}===
==Game Boy Advance games==
In addition to support bonuses, a unique application for affinities can be found in {{FE7}}; at the start of the game, the player can choose to create a [[Tactician (Blazing Sword)|Tactician]] who has his or her own birth month. In the international versions of ''Blazing Sword'' the various birth months, have a corresponding affinity, which are as follow:
In the three Game Boy Advance titles - {{FE6}}, {{FE7}}, and {{title|The Sacred Stones}} - there are seven affinities.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
No enemies in ''The Binding Blade'' have affinities. In ''Fire Emblem'', only six enemies have affinities, all of them bosses: [[Paul]], [[Jasmine]], [[Lloyd]], [[Linus]], [[Brendan]], and the [[Dragon (Fire Emblem GBA)|dragon]]. In ''The Sacred Stones'', all bosses have affinities; additionally, all [[monster]] units have the dark affinity.
! '''Month''' !! '''Affinity'''  
|-
|January||Light
|-
|February||Ice
|-
|March||Wind
|-
|April||Thunder
|-
|May||Wind
|-
|June||Anima
|-
|July||Fire
|-
|August||Dark
|-
|September||Fire
|-
|October||Anima
|-
|November||Ice
|-
|December||Thunder
|}


The Japanese versions of the game also feature the ability to choose the tactician's blood type, which further altered their affinity. As blood types hold a considerably lesser significance in Western culture, this option was removed. The following table list the possible combinations and resulting affinity:
The seven affinities award bonuses as follows:


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{tablebegin}} align=center class="sortable" cellpadding=3 cellspacing="3" style="{{roundt}}; {{roundb}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}; background-color: {{Color1}}; text-align: center"
! '''Month''' !! '''A''' !! '''B''' !! '''O''' !! '''AB'''
!style="{{roundtl}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} Affinity
|-
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Strength#Attack{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Atk</font>]]
|January||Ice||Wind||Fire||Ice
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Defense{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Def</font>]]
|-
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Hit rate{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Hit rate</font>]]
|February||Wind||Fire||Thunder||Anima
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Avoid{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Avoid</font>]]
|-
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Crit{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Crit</font>]]
|March||Ice||Wind||Anima||Thunder
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Dodge{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Dodge</font>]]
|-
{{!-}}
|April||Anima||Fire||Thunder||Ice
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity)|Fire]]
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
|May||Light||Thunder||Fire||Wind
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
|June||Thunder||Anima||Wind||Fire
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
|July||Anima||Wind||Ice||Thunder
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
|-
{{!-}}
|August||Wind||Dark||Fire||Anima
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity)|Thunder]]
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
|September||Fire||Ice||Anima||Thunder
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
|October||Ice||Anima||Wind||Fire
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
|November||Anima||Thunder||Ice||Ice
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
|-
{{!-}}
|December||Thunder||Fire||Wind||Light
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity)|Wind]]
|}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity)|Ice]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba darkaffin.png]] [[Dark (affinity)|Dark]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba lightaffin.png]] [[Light (affinity)|Light]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{tableend}}


The bonus gives characters with the same affinity as the tactician a stat boost in both hit and evade percentage, and all characters receive a boost to critical evade that is equivalent to how many stars the tactician has earned.
===Tactician's bonus in ''Fire Emblem''===
{{main|Tactician (Fire Emblem GBA)#Tactician's bonus}}
Uniquely in {{FE7}}, the game's customizable [[Tactician (Fire Emblem GBA)|tactician character]] gives the player's units a "tactician's bonus" based on affinity. Units who share the same affinity which the player assigned to the tactician at the beginning of the game gain small statistical boosts to their [[hit rate]] and [[avoid]], which grow stronger as the tactician's ranking increases throughout the game. Additionally, every unit also receives a boost to [[dodge]] regardless of affinity. For every star displayed in the tactician's Rank menu in [[battle preparations]], units receive +1 to each calculation they qualify, for a maximum +10 boost per calculation.


Contrary to popular belief, the tactician's affinity does not increase growth rates by 5% for any character that shares their affinity; this was proven false by setting growths of some characters to 95, then demonstrating that even with this supposed addition, some stats would fail to increase on the onset of a level-up.
The Japanese versions of the game also feature the ability to choose the tactician's blood type, which further altered their affinity. As blood types hold a considerably lesser significance in Western culture, this option was [[List of regional version differences/Fire Emblem (GBA)|removed in localization]].


==In {{FE9}} and {{FE10}}==
Affinities are assigned to the tactician based on birth month as follows:


In {{title|Path of Radiance}} and {{title|Radiant Dawn}}, ice and anima are absent, while [[Heaven (affinity)|heaven]] [[File:Is gcn heavenaffin.png|13px]], [[Earth (affinity)|earth]] [[File:Is gcn earthaffin.png|13px]] and [[Water (affinity)|water]] [[File:Is gcn wateraffin.png|13px]] are introduced. Fire was also renamed to "Flame".
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!style="{{roundtl}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} Month
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} Affinity
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}January
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba lightaffin.png]] [[Light (affinity){{!}}Light]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}February
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}March
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}April
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}May
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}June
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}July
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}August
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba darkaffin.png]] [[Dark (affinity){{!}}Dark]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}September
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}October
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}November
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}December
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
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!style="border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} Blood type A
!style="border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} Blood type B
!style="border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} Blood type O
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} Blood type AB
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}January
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}February
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}March
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}April
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}May
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba lightaffin.png]] [[Light (affinity){{!}}Light]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}June
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}July
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}August
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba darkaffin.png]] [[Dark (affinity){{!}}Dark]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}September
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}October
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}November
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba animaaffin.png]] [[Anima (affinity){{!}}Anima]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba iceaffin.png]] [[Ice (affinity){{!}}Ice]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}December
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gba lightaffin.png]] [[Light (affinity){{!}}Light]]
{{tableend}}
}}


In {{title|Radiant Dawn}}, each chapter also has an affinity, and characters (allied and enemy alike) receive bonuses if they have the same affinity as the chapter. Most bosses share their affinity with the chapter in which they are fought.
==''Path of Radiance'' and ''Radiant Dawn''==
{{FE9}} and {{title|Radiant Dawn}} feature eight affinities. Unlike in the Game Boy Advance games, affinities no longer award bonuses to [[crit]] or [[dodge]]. Additionally, in ''Radiant Dawn'', affinity only influences the effects of buddy supports, while all bond supports provide the same crit bonus regardless of affinity


Support bonuses are as follow, for Path of Radiance...
In ''Path of Radiance'', all bosses except [[Tomenami]] have an affinity, while generic enemies and NPCs still do not. In ''Radiant Dawn'', all units of all affiliations are assigned affinities.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
''Radiant Dawn'' also assigns an affinity to each chapter, which is displayed in the corner of the [[terrain]] window. If a unit of any affiliation has an affinity matching the map's affinity, they are awarded a bonus of  +5 [[hit rate]] and +5 [[avoid]] to units with an affinity matching the map. Most bosses share their affinity with the chapter in which they are fought. Affinity bonuses are nullified entirely in [[Gameplay modes|Hard Mode]].
! '''Affinity''' !! '''Accuracy''' !! '''Attack''' !! '''Avoid''' !! '''Defence'''
|-
|Dark [[File:Is gcn darkaffin.png|13px]]||+0.0||+0.5||+2.5||+0.0
|-
|Earth [[File:Is gcn earthaffin.png|13px]]||+0.0||+0.0||+5.0||+0.0
|-
|Flame [[File:Is gcn fireaffin.png|13px]]||+2.5||+0.5||+0.0||+0.0
|-
|Heaven [[File:Is gcn heavenaffin.png|13px]]||+5.0||+0.0||+0.0||+0.0
|-
|Light [[File:Is gcn lightaffin.png|13px]]||+2.5||+0.0||+0.0||+0.5
|-
|Thunder [[File:Is gcn thunderaffin.png|13px]]||+0.0||+0.0||+2.5||+0.5
|-
|Water [[File:Is gcn wateraffin.png|13px]]||+0.0||+0.5||+0.0||+0.5
|-
|Wind [[File:Is gcn windaffin.png|13px]]||+2.5||+0.0||+2.5||+0.0
|-
|}


...and Radiant Dawn.
The bonuses awarded by the affinities differ slightly between the two games. They are as follows:


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{Tab
! '''Affinity''' !! '''Accuracy''' !! '''Attack''' !! '''Avoid''' !! '''Defence'''
|tab1=''Path of Radiance''
|-
|content1=
|Dark [[File:Is wii darkaffin.png|13px]]||+0.0||+0.5||+2.5||+0.0
{{tablebegin}} align=center class="sortable" cellpadding=3 cellspacing="3" style="{{roundt}}; {{roundb}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}; background-color: {{Color1}}; text-align: center"
|-
!style="{{roundtl}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} Affinity
|Earth [[File:Is wii earthaffin.png|13px]]||+0.0||+0.0||+7.5||+0.0
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Strength#Attack{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Atk</font>]]
|-
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Defense{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Def</font>]]
|Fire [[File:Is wii fireaffin.png|13px]]||+2.5||+0.5||+0.0||+0.0
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Hit rate{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Hit rate</font>]]
|-
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Avoid{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Avoid</font>]]
|Heaven [[File:Is wii heavenaffin.png|13px]]||+9.0||+0.0||+0.0||+0.0
{{!-}}
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gcn fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
|Light [[File:Is wii lightaffin.png|13px]]||+2.5||+0.0||+0.0||+0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
|Thunder [[File:Is wii thunderaffin.png|13px]]||+0.0||+0.0||+2.5||+0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
|Water [[File:Is wii wateraffin.png|13px]]||+0.0||+0.0||+0.5||+0.5
{{!-}}
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gcn thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
|Wind [[File:Is wii windaffin.png|13px]]||+2.5||+0.0||+2.5||+0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
|-
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
|}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gcn windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gcn wateraffin.png]] [[Water (affinity){{!}}Water]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gcn darkaffin.png]] [[Dark (affinity){{!}}Dark]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gcn lightaffin.png]] [[Light (affinity){{!}}Light]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gcn heavenaffin.png]] [[Heaven (affinity){{!}}Heaven]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +5.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is gcn earthaffin.png]] [[Earth (affinity){{!}}Earth]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +5.0
{{!-}}
{{tableend}}
|tab2=''Radiant Dawn''
|content2=
{{tablebegin}} align=center class="sortable" cellpadding=3 cellspacing="3" style="{{roundt}}; {{roundb}}; border:2px solid {{Color2}}; background-color: {{Color1}}; text-align: center"
!style="{{roundtl}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} Affinity
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Strength#Attack{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Atk</font>]]
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Defense{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Def</font>]]
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Hit rate{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Hit rate</font>]]
!style="{{roundtr}}; border:none; background-color:{{Color1}}; color:#fff"{{!}} [[Avoid{{!}}<font color="#d9d9d9">Avoid</font>]]
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is wii fireaffin.png]] [[Fire (affinity){{!}}Fire]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is wii thunderaffin.png]] [[Thunder (affinity){{!}}Thunder]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is wii windaffin.png]] [[Wind (affinity){{!}}Wind]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is wii wateraffin.png]] [[Water (affinity){{!}}Water]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is wii darkaffin.png]] [[Dark (affinity){{!}}Dark]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is wii lightaffin.png]] [[Light (affinity){{!}}Light]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +2.5
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is wii heavenaffin.png]] [[Heaven (affinity){{!}}Heaven]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +9.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!-}}
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}}[[File:Is wii earthaffin.png]] [[Earth (affinity){{!}}Earth]]
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +0.0
{{!}}style="border:none; background-color:{{Color3}}"{{!}} +7.5
{{!-}}
{{tableend}}
}}
==Trivia==
==Gallery==
==Etymology and other languages==
{{Names
|eng-name=Affinity
|eng-mean=An [[wikipedia:affinity|affinity]] is a feeling of kinship, attraction or aptitude for a person, place, or thing.
|jap-name={{hover|属性|Zokusei}}
|jap-mean=Attribute
|fren-name=Affinité
|fren-mean=Affinity
|ger-name=Affinität
|ger-mean=Affinity
|span-name=Afinidad
|span-mean=Affinity
|ital-name=Affinità
|ital-mean=Affinity
}}


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The affinity as seen on Eirika's profile in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
The seven affinities... Their effects only appear through bonds with others. When your heart is linked with someone else's... That is when the elements reveal their true power.
— Dayan

Affinities (Japanese: 属性 attribute) are a game mechanic which were introduced in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. It is an attribute innate to every playable unit which gives them one of several elemental affiliations which influence the effects of supports on a unit. Every affinity awards a different set of bonuses which improve a unit's performance when they have a support relationship with another unit, and when two units support each other their bonuses are added together, giving different combinations of units different support bonuses. In Radiant Dawn, affinity awards other bonuses in addition to this.

Affinities are present in only five games in the Fire Emblem series, and were removed in all games from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon onward.

Overview

In every game that features affinities, all playable units are given one affinity. Depending on the game, enemy and NPC forces may or may not have affinities as well. The primary use of affinities is to determine what stats characters gain boosts in when they support with other units. This, however, renders affinities on non-playable characters and bosses useless, with some exceptions; in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, for instance, the bosses Paul and Jasmine have an A support with each other, thus allowing for the two to increase their stats if they stand near each other.

In terms of supports, boosts in stats given by the affinity of two characters stack, and their initial effects are doubled and then tripled for B and A level supports; effects that have a decimal in their total sum, however, are rounded down.

For example: In Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Nino and Canas achieve a C-rank support. Canas's anima affinity gives +0.5 attack, +0.5 defense, +2.5 avoid, and +2.5 dodge, while Nino's fire affinity gives +0.5 attack, +2.5 hit rate, +2.5 avoid, and +2.5 crit. These are added and rounded down to the nearest integer to give both of them +1 attack, +2 hit rate, +5 avoid, +2 crit, and +2 dodge when they are positioned within 3 spaces of each other.
When Nino and Canas reach their B-rank support, their C-rank bonuses (pre-rounding down) are doubled to give them +2 attack, +5 hit rate, +10 avoid, +5 crit, +5 dodge, and +1 defense.
When they reach their A-rank support, their C-rank bonuses (pre-rounding down) are tripled to give them +3 attack, +7 hit rate, +15 avoid, +7 crit, +7 dodge, and +1 defense.

In-universe role

In The Binding Blade, Dayan and Jodel discuss the role of affinities in the religious cultures of Elibe in their support conversations. Both the traditional mythology of Sacae and the teachings of Saint Elimine state that all people are connected with and protected by one elemental affinity which is bestowed upon them by a divine power (the sky and earth in Sacaen lore, and the creator gods in Eliminean lore); Dayan says that he is aware that his affinity is anima, suggesting that he learned this through the Sacaen culture.[1] According to both mythologies, affinities are powerless on their own, but forming bonds and "linking hearts" with others reveals their true power, although neither Dayan nor Jodel is sure what this true power is.[2]

Game Boy Advance games

In the three Game Boy Advance titles - Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, and The Sacred Stones - there are seven affinities.

No enemies in The Binding Blade have affinities. In Fire Emblem, only six enemies have affinities, all of them bosses: Paul, Jasmine, Lloyd, Linus, Brendan, and the dragon. In The Sacred Stones, all bosses have affinities; additionally, all monster units have the dark affinity.

The seven affinities award bonuses as follows:

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Affinity style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Atk style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Def style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Hit rate style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Avoid style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Crit style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Dodge
Is gba fireaffin.png Fire +0.5 +0.0 +2.5 +2.5 +2.5 +0.0
Is gba thunderaffin.png Thunder +0.0 +0.5 +0.0 +2.5 +2.5 +2.5
Is gba windaffin.png Wind +0.0 +0.0 +2.5 +0.5 +2.5 +2.5
Is gba iceaffin.png Ice +0.0 +0.5 +2.5 +2.5 +0.0 +2.5
Is gba darkaffin.png Dark +0.0 +0.0 +2.5 +2.5 +2.5 +2.5
Is gba lightaffin.png Light +0.5 +0.5 +0.5 +0.0 +2.5 +0.0
Is gba animaaffin.png Anima +0.5 +0.5 +0.0 +2.5 +0.0 +2.5

Tactician's bonus in Fire Emblem

Main article: Tactician (Fire Emblem GBA) § Tactician's bonus

Uniquely in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, the game's customizable tactician character gives the player's units a "tactician's bonus" based on affinity. Units who share the same affinity which the player assigned to the tactician at the beginning of the game gain small statistical boosts to their hit rate and avoid, which grow stronger as the tactician's ranking increases throughout the game. Additionally, every unit also receives a boost to dodge regardless of affinity. For every star displayed in the tactician's Rank menu in battle preparations, units receive +1 to each calculation they qualify, for a maximum +10 boost per calculation.

The Japanese versions of the game also feature the ability to choose the tactician's blood type, which further altered their affinity. As blood types hold a considerably lesser significance in Western culture, this option was removed in localization.

Affinities are assigned to the tactician based on birth month as follows:

NTSC/PAL JPN

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Month style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Affinity
January Is gba lightaffin.png Light
February Is gba iceaffin.png Ice
March Is gba windaffin.png Wind
April Is gba thunderaffin.png Thunder
May Is gba windaffin.png Wind
June Is gba animaaffin.png Anima
July Is gba fireaffin.png Fire
August Is gba darkaffin.png Dark
September Is gba fireaffin.png Fire
October Is gba animaaffin.png Anima
November Is gba iceaffin.png Ice
December Is gba thunderaffin.png Thunder

Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn feature eight affinities. Unlike in the Game Boy Advance games, affinities no longer award bonuses to crit or dodge. Additionally, in Radiant Dawn, affinity only influences the effects of buddy supports, while all bond supports provide the same crit bonus regardless of affinity

In Path of Radiance, all bosses except Tomenami have an affinity, while generic enemies and NPCs still do not. In Radiant Dawn, all units of all affiliations are assigned affinities.

Radiant Dawn also assigns an affinity to each chapter, which is displayed in the corner of the terrain window. If a unit of any affiliation has an affinity matching the map's affinity, they are awarded a bonus of +5 hit rate and +5 avoid to units with an affinity matching the map. Most bosses share their affinity with the chapter in which they are fought. Affinity bonuses are nullified entirely in Hard Mode.

The bonuses awarded by the affinities differ slightly between the two games. They are as follows:

Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Affinity style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Atk style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Def style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Hit rate style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#232855; color:#fff"| Avoid
Is gcn fireaffin.png Fire +0.5 +0.0 +2.5 +0.0
Is gcn thunderaffin.png Thunder +0.0 +0.5 +0.0 +2.5
Is gcn windaffin.png Wind +0.0 +0.0 +2.5 +2.5
Is gcn wateraffin.png Water +0.0 +0.5 +0.0 +0.5
Is gcn darkaffin.png Dark +0.5 +0.0 +0.0 +2.5
Is gcn lightaffin.png Light +0.0 +0.5 +2.5 +0.0
Is gcn heavenaffin.png Heaven +0.0 +0.0 +5.0 +0.0
Is gcn earthaffin.png Earth +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +5.0

Trivia

Gallery

Etymology and other languages

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

Affinity

An affinity is a feeling of kinship, attraction or aptitude for a person, place, or thing.

Spanish

Afinidad

Affinity

French

Affinité

Affinity

German

Affinität

Affinity

Italian

Affinità

Affinity

References

  1. "Dayan: We Sacaens pray to the Sky and the Earth. The light of day and the darkness of night that engulf the land... They produce wind, lightning, fire, ice, and other affinities... Every person in this world is protected by one of these elements. According to my clan's beliefs, I am protected by the anima affinity.
    Jodel: Interesting that you believe so.
    Dayan: What do you mean?
    Jodel: The St. Elimine Church has similar beliefs. When the creators made man, all mankind was blessed with an affinity. However...those elements...
    Dayan: ...Those elements hold no power on their own.
    Jodel: Exactly.
    Dayan: Hm... Interesting indeed.
    Jodel: Yes. Perhaps... Perhaps this is one of the grand truths of the world.
    " — Dayan and Jodel, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
  2. "Dayan: The seven affinities... Their effects only appear through bonds with others. When your heart is linked with someone else's... That is when the elements reveal their true power.
    Jodel: Yes, precisely. Saint Elimine said to cherish our relationships.
    Dayan: Hmm... I wonder if our hearts have linked somehow.
    Jodel: I am sure of it. Though who knows what effect that may have...
    " — Dayan and Jodel, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Affinities
The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, and The Sacred Stones Is gba animaaffin.pngAnimaIs gba darkaffin.pngDarkIs gba fireaffin.pngFireIs gba iceaffin.pngIceIs gba lightaffin.pngLightIs gba thunderaffin.pngThunderIs gba windaffin.pngWind
Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn Is wii darkaffin.pngDarkIs wii earthaffin.pngEarthIs wii fireaffin.pngFireIs wii heavenaffin.pngHeavenIs wii lightaffin.pngLightIs wii thunderaffin.pngThunderIs wii wateraffin.pngWaterIs wii windaffin.pngWind
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