Elffin

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Elffin Artwork of Elffin from The Binding Blade A mysterious bard serving the rebel forces on the Western Isles.

Gender Male Race Human Age 20s Family Mordred (father) Nationality Etrurian Title(s) Prince Myrddin of Etruria One of True Sight Starting class Bard Appearance(s) The Binding Blade

“	Have you mistaken me for someone? I am Elffin...a simple bard.	”	— Elffin to Cecilia

Elffin (Japanese: エルフィン Elphin) is a playable Bard in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is actually Prince Myrddin (Japanese: ミルディン Myrddin) of Etruria, using the guise of "Elffin" to conceal his identity.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

If the player visits the house on the right in Chapter 9, Elffin automatically joins at the start of Chapter 11B. If Larum is recruited instead by visiting the left or neither village, he takes the role of the character who manages the Auguries.

Elffin first appears in Chapter 10B. When the lord Zinque sets his forces loose on a small village to locate Elffin, Roy intervenes. The two meet, and Elffin introduces himself as a member of the resistance. He explains the motivations Chancellor Roartz and Lord Arcardo had in sending Roy to the Western Isles - to weaken Lycia for an invasion from Bern. After Roy's coolheaded response to this provocation impresses Elffin, he joins Roy as an advisor and directs the Lycian Army toward Caldonia. He also gifts Roy the Wyrmslayer in anticipation of Bern's dragons.

If Larum is recruited instead, the above conversation will play out at the end of Chapter 11A, where Elffin directs Roy's forces to Juteaux. However, he will neither join nor give Roy the Wyrmslayer, as he then already received it from Larum in Chapter 10A.

At the end of Chapter 11B, Roy recognizes Elffin as Etrurian nobility, though Elffin denies this. His true identity as Etruria's Prince Myrddin is only revealed in his dialogue with Perceval in either Chapter 13 or Chapter 15. Thus, his identity remains unknown in Larum's route. One year before the events of the game, he survived an assassination attempt on him through the help of Douglas, who tasked his daughter Larum with bringing him to safety on the Western Isles.

Additionally, unlocking Chapter 12x requires his survival, if he was recruited.

Starting stats and growth rates

Bard Level 1 Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter 11B, automatically from turn 1 Stats Growth Rates Max HP 15 Luck 11 Strength 1 Defense 4 Skill 3 Resistance 1 Speed 10 Constitution 6 Movement 5 Aid 5 Max HP 80% Luck 65% Strength 5% Defense 25% Skill 5% Resistance 55% Speed 65% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Vulnerary Angelic Robe Blue Gem Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Elffin is a typical Dancer, possessing fairly high luck and speed, but poor bulk and the inability to fight back. As he will never face combat, his stats do not really matter, but an Angelic Robe can be used to improve his survivability if needed. It can allow him to survive being struck by a siege tome or a ballista, for instance.

Elffin has the ability to dance for player units who have already taken a turn, allowing them to move again. This is extremely useful for a variety of different situations, most notably allowing the player to easily use warp more than once a turn in order to skip certain maps. The uses of a dancer are almost endless, and are only limited by the player's creativity. Because of the great utility Elffin offers, he is overall an invaluable asset, especially when playing the game on hard mode.

Personality

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Supports

Main article: Elffin/Supports

Elffin Bard Perceval Paladin Initial: 20 Per turn:+2 Douglas General Initial: 30 Per turn:+2 Cecilia Valkyrie Initial: 20 Per turn:+2 [[{{{support7}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin7}}}affin.png|link={{{affin7}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints7}}} Per turn:+ [[{{{support9}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin9}}}affin.png|link={{{affin9}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints9}}} Per turn:+ Fae Manakete Initial: 1 Per turn:+1 Klein Sniper Initial: 10 Per turn:+2 [[{{{support6}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin6}}}affin.png|link={{{affin6}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints6}}} Per turn:+ [[{{{support8}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin8}}}affin.png|link={{{affin8}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints8}}} Per turn:+ [[{{{support10}}}]] [[]] [[File:Is gba {{{affin10}}}affin.png|link={{{affin10}}} (affinity)]] Initial: {{{initialpoints10}}} Per turn:+

See Support § GBA games for more details on supports.

Endings

Elffin, One of True Sight
Short: Disappeared before anyone could notice.

Long: After the war, Elffin disappeared without a word. Several months later, an official announcement was made in Etruria that Prince Myrddin was alive. The prince that hid his identity to help General Roy in the war... That story is now a favorite among bards and writers.

Quotes

Death quote

“	Argh... This wound... I must retreat...	”	— Elffin

Final Chapter quote

“	Let there be peace in your dying heart...	”	— Elffin in the final chapter

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Elffin's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This illustration, along with all other The Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Elffin is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Elffin
	One of True Sight, Elffin
		"Lord Roy, I am sorry for testing you."
		Attack: 20	Support: 20	Range: -	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Bard		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Soul-Soothing Harp: [Activate] [] Choose another ally. Until the end of this turn, that ally gains +10 attack. The League's Tactician: [Activate] [] Choose an enemy in the back line with a Deployment cost 3 or less and move them.
	Card #B09-064HN • Artist: sachie
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Elffin .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Binding Blade	A mysterious bard who supports the resistance on the Western Isles.*	西方のレジスタンスを ささえるナゾの吟遊詩人

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

665

Elffin The Binding Blade

83

CYL 2 (2018)

592 (−73)

Elffin The Binding Blade

140 (+57)

CYL 3 (2019)

534 (No change)

Elffin The Binding Blade

170 (+30)

CYL 4 (2020)

489 (−53)

Elffin The Binding Blade

204 (+34)

CYL 5 (2021)

436 (−53)

Elffin The Binding Blade

171 (−33)

CYL 6 (2022)

448 (+10)

Elffin The Binding Blade

173 (+2)

CYL 7 (2023)

326 (−122)

Elffin The Binding Blade

180 (+7)

CYL 8 (2024)

345 (+19)

Elffin The Binding Blade

171 (−9)

Total results		This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,292

Etymology and other languages

Elffin

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Elffin	As of Fire Emblem Heroes. From elfin, meaning charming or mischievous. This is likely an allusion both to Elffin's ability to inspire his allies and how Elffin is using this name to conceal his true identity.
English (unofficial)	Elphin	Welsh name meaning "Legendary son of Gwyddno".
Japanese	エルフィン	Officially romanized as Elphin.
Spanish	Elffin	As of Heroes.
French	Elffin	As of Heroes.
German	Elffin	As of Heroes.
Italian	Elffin	As of Heroes.
Portuguese	Elffin	As of Heroes.
Traditional Chinese	艾爾芬	Elphin; as of Heroes.

Myrddin

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Myrddin	As of Fire Emblem Heroes. Myrddin is the Welsh name of Merlin of Arthurian legend.
English (unofficial)	Mildain	Mistranslation that was used in the old DTN fan translation patch.
Japanese	ミルディン	Myrddin
Spanish	Myrddin	As of Heroes.
French	Myrddin	As of Heroes.
German	Myrddin	As of Heroes.
Italian	Myrddin	As of Heroes.
Portuguese	Myrddin	As of Heroes.
Traditional Chinese	梅爾汀	Myrddin; as of Heroes.

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Bard No weapon

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Elffin from The Binding Blade.

Battle animations

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  Elffin playing as a Bard in The Binding Blade.

CG images

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  CG image of Douglas carrying Elffin, with Larum in the background, in The Binding Blade.

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  CG image of Elffin in Path of Radiance.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.