Elffin

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;

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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.^[2]

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

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.^[3]

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%

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Inventory

Vulnerary
Angelic Robe
Blue Gem

Weapon Levels
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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

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Elffin Bard	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