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Dark (affinity)

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The Dark affinity (Japanese: Darkness) is one of several affinities present in the Fire Emblem series. In the GBA games, this affinity gives a decent boost to accuracy, avoid, critical, and dodge, which makes it a good option for improving fragile units. In the Tellius games, though, it is completely revamped, giving only a somewhat good boost to avoid and some points to attack.

The Dark affinity is present in The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Bonuses

style="Template:Roundtl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Support Level Accuracy Avoid Critical style="Template:Roundtr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Critical Evade
C + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5
B + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
style="Template:Roundbl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | A + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5 style="Template:Roundbr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | + 7.5

Playable characters

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait merlinus fe06.png
Merlinus
Small portrait rutger fe06.png
Rutger
File:Small portrait zelots fe06.png
Zelots
File:Small portrait astore fe06.png
Astore
File:Small portrait milady fe06.png
Milady
Small portrait perceval fe06.png
Perceval
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait sophia fe06.png
Sophia

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Bonuses

style="Template:Roundtl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Support Level Accuracy Avoid Critical style="Template:Roundtr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Critical Evade
C + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5
B + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
style="Template:Roundbl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | A + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5 style="Template:Roundbr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | + 7.5

Playable characters

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait rath fe07.png
Rath
Small portrait merlinus fe07.png
Merlinus
Small portrait isadora fe07.png
Isadora
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait karla fe07.png
Karla

Enemies

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait kishuna fe07.png
Kishuna
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Ma gba fire dragon enemy.gif
Dragon

Other characters

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Portrait eleanora fe07.png
Eleanora
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Portrait bramimond fe07.png
Bramimond

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Bonuses

style="Template:Roundtl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Support Level Accuracy Avoid Critical style="Template:Roundtr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Critical Evade
C + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5
B + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
style="Template:Roundbl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | A + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5 style="Template:Roundbr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | + 7.5

Playable characters

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait orson fe08.png
Orson
Small portrait rennac fe08.png
Rennac
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait knoll fe08.png
Knoll

Enemies

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait binks fe08.png
Binks
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait orson enemy fe08.png
Orson
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait riev fe08.png
Riev
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | File:Generic portrait demon king fe08.gif
Fomortiis
Note: In addition to the monster bosses, all generic monster enemies have the dark affinity as well.

Other characters

None.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Bonuses

style="Template:Roundtl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Support Level Attack style="Template:Roundtr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Avoid
C + 0.5 + 2.5
B + 1 + 5
style="Template:Roundbl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | A + 1.5 style="Template:Roundbr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | + 7.5

Playable characters

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait soren fe09.png
Soren
Small portrait calill fe09.png
Calill
Small portrait naesala fe09.png
Naesala
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait giffca fe09.png
Giffca

Enemies

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait balmer fe09.png
Balmer
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait black knight fe09.png
Black Knight

Other characters

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait zelgius fe09.png
Zelgius
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | ---
Melty*

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Bonuses

style="Template:Roundtl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Support Level Attack style="Template:Roundtr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#232855" | Avoid
C + 0.5 + 2.5
B + 1 + 5
style="Template:Roundbl; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | A + 1.5 style="Template:Roundbr; border:1px solid #b0b0b0; background-color:#222222" | + 7.5

Playable characters

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait micaiah light mage fe10.png
Micaiah
Small portrait black knight fe10.png
Black Knight
Small portrait calill fe10.png
Calill
Small portrait soren fe10.png
Soren
Small portrait naesala fe10.png
Naesala
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait giffca fe10.png
Giffca

Enemies

style="Template:Roundl; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait istvan fe10.png
Istvan
Small portrait yuma fe10.png
Yuma
Small portrait black knight fe10.png
Black Knight
style="Template:Roundr; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait dheginsea fe10.png
Dheginsea

Other characters

style="Template:Round; width:50px" colspan="2" border:1px solid #b0b0b0; bgcolor="#222222" align="center" | Small portrait zelgius 01 fe10.png
Zelgius

Chapters

style="Template:Roundtl; border: 1px solid #b0b0b0; background: #222222" | Part 1 style="Template:Roundtr; border: 1px solid #b0b0b0; background: #222222" | PrologueChapter 9
Part 3 Chapter 2
style="Template:Roundbl; border: 1px solid #b0b0b0; background: #222222" | Part 4 style="Template:Roundbr; border: 1px solid #b0b0b0; background: #222222" | Prologue

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

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

Dark

Spanish

Oscuridad

Darkness

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