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Anima (affinity)

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The Anima affinity is one of several affinities in the Fire Emblem series. It gives a minor bonus to attack and defense, as well as a decent boost to avoid and dodge. Supports that include this affinity are recommended for giving an extra edge to good characters.

The Anima affinity is present in The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, and The Sacred Stones.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Bonuses

Support Level Attack Defense Avoid Dodge
C + 0.5 + 0.5 + 2.5 + 2.5
B + 1 + 1 + 5 + 5
A + 1.5 + 1.5 + 7.5 + 7.5

Playable characters

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Lance
Small portrait lot fe06.png
Lot
Small portrait noah fe06.png
Noah
Small portrait cath fe06.png
Cath
Small portrait cecilia fe06.png
Cecilia
Small portrait niime fe06.png
Niime
Small portrait dayan fe06.png
Dayan

Other characters

Small portrait eliwood fe06.png
Eliwood

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Bonuses

Support Level Attack Defense Avoid Dodge
C + 0.5 + 0.5 + 2.5 + 2.5
B + 1 + 1 + 5 + 5
A + 1.5 + 1.5 + 7.5 + 7.5

Playable characters

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Kent
Small portrait eliwood fe07.png
Eliwood
Small portrait oswin fe07.png
Oswin
Small portrait canas fe07.png
Canas
Small portrait farina fe07.png
Farina
Small portrait renault fe07.png
Renault
Small portrait athos fe07.png
Athos

Enemies

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Lloyd

Other characters

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Uther

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Bonuses

Support Level Attack Defense Avoid Dodge
C + 0.5 + 0.5 + 2.5 + 2.5
B + 1 + 1 + 5 + 5
A + 1.5 + 1.5 + 7.5 + 7.5

Playable characters

Small portrait seth fe08.png
Seth
Small portrait vanessa fe08.png
Vanessa
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Moulder
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Lute
Small portrait duessel fe08.png
Duessel

Enemies

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Saar
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Tirado
Small portrait aias fe08.png
Aias
Small portrait vigarde fe08.png
Vigarde

Other characters

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Hayden

Etymology and other languages

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

Anima

Latin for "animating principle", often interpreted as "spirit" or "soul".[1] Note that affinity names were hidden in the localized versions of the GBA games; in the English version of The Blazing Blade, however, the Anima affinity has a string leftover from the Japanese version which labels it as "Nature" (the same name that said game uses for anima magic in item descriptions).

Japanese

Inner Essence. The meaning is difficult to translate into a single concise word and, among other things can be described as, reason, logic, or "the natural order of things".[2] Possibly invoking the Chinese li it is a philosophical concept relating to the "rational principle" of nature. This meaning appears to be reflected in the fact that many characters possessing this affinity trend towards more logical or "rule-following" personalities.

Spanish

Ánima

Anima

French

Nature

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German

Anima

Anima. Called Natur "Nature" in The Blazing Blade.

Gallery

References

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