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{{Character Infobox
{{Character Infobox
|name=Nuibaba
|image=[[File:FESoV Nuibaba.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:FESoV Nuibaba.png|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of Nuibaba from {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}.
|caption=Artwork of Nuibaba from {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}.
|help_text=An arcanist who serves the Duma Faithful.
|gender=Male <small>(''Gaiden'')</small><br>Female <small>(''Shadows of Valentia'')</small>
|gender=Male <small>(''Gaiden'')</small><br>Female <small>(''Shadows of Valentia'')</small>
|age=124
|age=124
|family=* Unnamed ex-lover <small>(deceased)</small>
|family=*Unnamed ex-lover <small>(deceased)</small>
* Unnamed sister <small>(deceased)</small>
*Unnamed sister <small>(deceased)</small>
|race=Unknown
|race=Unknown
|nationality=[[Rigel]]ian
|nationality=[[Rigel]]ian
|startingclass=[[Arcanist]] <small>(''Gaiden'')</small><br>[[Witch]] <small>(''Shadows of Valentia'')</small>
|startingclass=[[Arcanist]] <small>(''Gaiden'')</small><br>[[Witch]] <small>(''Shadows of Valentia'')</small>
|appearances=
|voice=*[[wikipedia:Cindy Robinson|Cindy Robinson]]<br><small>(English, {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}})</small>
*{{title|Gaiden}}
*Junko Kitanishi<br><small>(Japanese, {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}})</small>
|appearances=*{{title|Gaiden}}
*{{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}
*{{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}
}}
}}


{{quote|The specter of love ever draws fools such as [[Alm|you]] like butterflies to nectar. And yet, the real feast is yet to come...when I dine upon your souls!|Nuibaba}}
{{Quote|The specter of love ever draws fools such as you like butterflies to nectar. And yet, the real feast is yet to come...when I dine upon your souls!|Nuibaba}}


'''Nuibaba''' (Japanese: {{hover|ヌイババ|Nuibaba}}, ''Nuibaba'') is a minor antagonist first appearing in {{FE2}}, in which he appears as an [[Arcanist]] who presides over Fear Mountain from his manor. He is presumably a high-ranking member of [[Duma]]'s clergy, as he has [[Marla]], [[Jedah]]'s daughter, under his command to guard Fear Mountain. He wields the powerful magic spell, [[Medusa]], which he is said to have received in exchange for his soul.<ref>{{cite|By offering up her soul, she had purchased the very darkest of sortilege; a single word from her lips was enough to snuff out life itself.|Pre-map narration|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref>
'''Nuibaba''' (Japanese: {{hl|ヌイババ|Nuibaba}} ''Nuibaba'') is a minor antagonist first appearing in {{FE2}}, in which Nuibaba appears as an [[Arcanist]] who presides over Fear Mountain from his manor. Nuibaba presumably a high-ranking member of [[Duma]]'s clergy, as he/she has [[Marla]], [[Jedah]]'s daughter, under his/her command to guard Fear Mountain. Nuibaba wields the powerful magic spell, [[Medusa]], which she is said to have received in exchange for her soul.<ref>{{cite|By offering up her soul, she had purchased the very darkest of sortilege; a single word from her lips was enough to snuff out life itself.|Pre-map narration|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref>


Nuibaba was redesigned significantly in {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}, now appearing as a female [[Witch]]. Additionally, Nuibaba is stated to sacrifice girls from all over [[Rigel]] to monsters in order to preserve her youth.<ref>{{cite|Nuibaba gathered young and comely girls from all across Rigel. She made sacrifices of them&mdash;fed them to monsters to preserve her own youth.|Cleric in Nuibaba's Abode|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref>
Nuibaba was redesigned significantly in {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}, now appearing as a female [[Witch]]. Additionally, Nuibaba is stated to sacrifice girls from all over [[Rigel]] to monsters in order to preserve her youth.<ref>{{cite|Nuibaba gathered young and comely girls from all across Rigel. She made sacrifices of them—fed them to monsters to preserve her own youth.|Cleric in Nuibaba's Abode|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref>


=={{FE2}}==
=={{FE2}}==
===Role===
===Role===
Nuibaba appears somewhat early in [[Land of Sorrow (Gaiden)|Act 4]]; he holds [[Tatiana]] hostage to keep [[Camus|Zeke]] under the control of [[Jerome]].  
Nuibaba appears somewhat early in [[Land of Sorrow (Gaiden)|Act 4]]; he holds [[Tatiana]] hostage to keep [[Zeke]] under the control of [[Jerome]].  


The [[Mage Ring]] in his inventory makes him a formidable opponent, as it greatly increases the range of his [[Medusa]] spell.
The [[Mage Ring]] in his inventory makes him a formidable opponent, as it greatly increases the range of his [[Medusa]] spell.


===Boss data===
===Stats===
{{also|Siege of Nuibaba's Abode}}
{{BossStats FE2
{{BossStats FE2
|portrait=[[File:Portrait nuibaba fe02.png]]
|portrait=[[File:Portrait nuibaba fe02.png]]
|sprite=arcanist enemy
|class=Arcanist
|class=Arcanist
|lv=10
|lv=10
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|res=8
|res=8
|move=4
|move=4
|bm={{Y}}
|inventory={{Item|2|Mage Ring|image=ring|type=drop}}
|wm={{Y}}
|inventory=[[File:Is_nes02_ring.png]]{{drop|Mage Ring}}
|spells=[[Fortify]]<br>[[Medusa]]
|spells=[[Fortify]]<br>[[Medusa]]
|bm=y
|wm=y
}}
}}


=={{FE15}}==
=={{FE15}}==
===Role===
===Role===
For ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', Nuibaba has been redesigned and is now a [[witch]]. She, like in ''Gaiden'', holds [[Tatiana]] hostage to keep [[Camus|Zeke]] under [[Jerome]]'s control.
For ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', Nuibaba has been redesigned and is now a [[witch]]. She, like in ''Gaiden'', holds [[Tatiana]] hostage to keep [[Zeke]] under [[Jerome]]'s control.


Her role is expanded from ''Gaiden'', she offers to perform sacrificial rituals and initiation rites for [[Berkut]] to obtain more power from [[Duma]]. She also gifts Berkut with a mirror containing potent magical power for him to use in a dire situation. Berkut rejects her offers though he does take the mirror; he later goes on to sacrifice [[Rinea]] on his own accord.
Her role is expanded from ''Gaiden'', she offers to perform sacrificial rituals and initiation rites for [[Berkut]] to obtain more power from [[Duma]]. She also gifts Berkut with a mirror containing potent magical power for him to use in a dire situation. Berkut rejects her offers though he does take the mirror; he later goes on to sacrifice [[Rinea]] of his own accord.


===Boss data===
===Stats===
{{also|Siege of Nuibaba's Abode}}
{{Tab
{{Tab
|tab1=Normal
|tab1=Normal
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|content1={{BossStats FE15
|content1={{BossStats FE15
|portrait=[[File:Portrait nuibaba status fe15.png|128px]]
|portrait=[[File:Portrait nuibaba status fe15.png|128px]]
|sprite=witch nuibaba enemy
|class=Witch
|class=Witch
|age=124
|lv=20
|lv=20
|HP=37
|HP=37
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|res=14
|res=14
|move=4
|move=4
|inventory={{Item|15|Mage Ring|image=ring|type=drop}}
|skills={{Item|15|Medusa|image=black magic}}<br>{{Item|15|Fortify|image=white magic}}<br>{{Item|15|Recovery|image=skill ring}}{{h|*|Granted by Mage Ring}}<br>{{Item|15|Sophisticate|image=skill ring}}{{h|*|Granted by Mage Ring}}
|bm=y
|bm=y
|wm=y
|wm=y
|inventory=[[File:Is_3ds03_ring.png]]{{drop|Mage Ring}}
|skills=[[File:Is 3ds03 black magic.png]] [[Medusa]]<br>[[File:Is 3ds03 white magic.png]] [[Fortify]]<br>[[File:Is 3ds03 skill ring.png]] [[Recovery]]{{hover|*|Granted by Mage Ring}}<br>[[File:Is 3ds03 skill ring.png]] [[Sophisticate]]{{hpver|*|Granted by Mage Ring}}
}}
}}
|content2={{BossStats FE15
|content2={{BossStats FE15
|portrait=[[File:Portrait nuibaba status fe15.png|128px]]
|portrait=[[File:Portrait nuibaba status fe15.png|128px]]
|sprite=witch nuibaba enemy
|class=Witch
|class=Witch
|age=124
|lv=28
|lv=28
|HP=44
|HP=44
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|res=14
|res=14
|move=4
|move=4
|inventory={{Item|15|Mage Ring|image=ring|type=drop}}
|skills={{Item|15|Medusa|image=black magic}}<br>{{Item|15|Fortify|image=white magic}}<br>{{Item|15|Recovery|image=skill ring}}{{h|*|Granted by Mage Ring}}<br>{{Item|15|Sophisticate|image=skill ring}}{{h|*|Granted by Mage Ring}}
|bm=y
|bm=y
|wm=y
|wm=y
|inventory=[[File:Is_3ds03_ring.png]]{{drop|Mage Ring}}
|skills=[[File:Is 3ds03 black magic.png]] [[Medusa]]<br>[[File:Is 3ds03 white magic.png]] [[Fortify]]<br>[[File:Is 3ds03 skill ring.png]] [[Recovery]]{{hover|*|Granted by Mage Ring}}<br>[[File:Is 3ds03 skill ring.png]] [[Sophisticate]]{{hover|*|Granted by Mage Ring}}
}}
}}
}}
}}


==Personality and character==
==Personality==
Before the events of the game Nuibaba lived happily with a man with who she had fallen in love with. Unfortunately she was set upon one night by brigands and sustained a deforming wound to her face. Her love began avoiding her in favor of Nuibaba's younger and prettier sister. Eventually, wishing to be rid of Nuibaba, the man and her sister lured her to a remote location in the woods and threw her off a cliff, intending to kill her; she ends up surviving this by making a contract with [[Medusa|spirit]] that had sensed her dying presence. After killing her former lover she secluded herself and turned her focus to extending her lifespan and enhancing her beauty using maidens collected from the region.<ref>{{Cite web| quote=A witch of the Duma Faithful. She is contractually bound to Medusa. She resides in a hall upon Fear Mountain and torments the locals in her vicinity alongside Jerome of Rigel. She became a witch not out of swearing oath to Duma, but by her own means simply to be beautiful and able to use dark spells. She seeks to preserve her youth by sacrificing beautiful young maidens from all across Rigel.
Before the events of the game Nuibaba lived happily with a man with whom she had fallen in love. Unfortunately she was set upon one night by brigands and sustained a deforming wound to her face. Her love began avoiding her in favor of Nuibaba's younger and prettier sister. Eventually, wishing to be rid of Nuibaba, the man and her sister lured her to a remote location in the woods and threw her off a cliff, intending to kill her; she survived this by making a contract with [[Medusa|a spirit]] that had sensed her dying presence. After killing her former lover and sister she secluded herself and turned her focus to extending her lifespan and enhancing her beauty using maidens collected from the region.<ref>{{Cite web| quote=A witch of the Duma Faithful. She is contractually bound to Medusa. She resides in a hall upon Fear Mountain and torments the locals in her vicinity alongside Jerome of Rigel. She became a witch not out of swearing oath to Duma, but by her own means simply to be beautiful and able to use dark spells. She seeks to preserve her youth by sacrificing beautiful young maidens from all across Rigel.
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There was once a time where she was a pretty young girl who lived happily with the man she loved. However, one night she was attacked by bandits who left a hideous wound on her face. The man started to avoid Nuibaba in favor for her prettier younger sister. Growing tired of Nuibaba’s presence, the man and the younger sister schemed and lured Nuibaba deep into the woods. There, they pushed her off a cliff. As Nuibaba lay on the brink of death, a ghastly apparition appeared before her –attracted to the scent of death. She formed a contract with it and found herself restored with the promise of a longer life. After taking revenge upon the man and sister who had backstabbed her, she secluded herself to the woods where she became obsessed with power and beauty, eventually becoming a witch. That lust for power drew her attention to Alm’s brand which would grant her both eternal youth and life.
There was once a time where she was a pretty young girl who lived happily with the man she loved. However, one night she was attacked by bandits who left a hideous wound on her face. The man started to avoid Nuibaba in favor for her prettier younger sister. Growing tired of Nuibaba’s presence, the man and the younger sister schemed and lured Nuibaba deep into the woods. There, they pushed her off a cliff. As Nuibaba lay on the brink of death, a ghastly apparition appeared before her –attracted to the scent of death. She formed a contract with it and found herself restored with the promise of a longer life. After taking revenge upon the man and sister who had backstabbed her, she secluded herself to the woods where she became obsessed with power and beauty, eventually becoming a witch. That lust for power drew her attention to Alm’s brand which would grant her both eternal youth and life.
<br>
 
<br>
Despite her plan to stir up Berkut’s fiery spirit against Alm, he was defeated. After that, she tried to lure Alm to her abode by using a phantom of Celica, but he managed to break through that plan too. | author=XKAN | published=April 5 2018 | retrieved =April 5 2018 | url=https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/fe-sov-valentia-accordion-page-115-dolth-nuibaba-profile-translations/ | title=FE SoV: Valentia Accordion Page 115: Dolth & Nuibaba Profile Translations | site=Kantopia}}</ref>  
Despite her plan to stir up Berkut’s fiery spirit against Alm, he was defeated. After that, she tried to lure Alm to her abode by using a phantom of Celica, but he managed to break through that plan too. | author=XKAN | published=April 5 2018 | retrieved =April 5 2018 | url=https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2018/04/05/fe-sov-valentia-accordion-page-115-dolth-nuibaba-profile-translations/ | title=FE SoV: Valentia Accordion Page 115: Dolth & Nuibaba Profile Translations | site=Kantopia}}</ref>  


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==Quotes==
==Quotes==
===Battle quotes===
===Battle quotes===
{{quote|...Go forth, Medusa! Now is the time you must fulfill your contract with me!|Nuibaba in ''Gaiden''.}}
{{Quote|...Go forth, Medusa! Now is the time you must fulfill your contract with me!|Nuibaba in ''Gaiden''.}}
{{quote|Come forth, Medusa! Honor the pact you’ve sworn to me!|Nuibaba in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', at the start of the battle.}}
{{Quote|Come forth, Medusa! Honor the pact you’ve sworn to me!|Nuibaba in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'', at the start of the battle.}}
{{quote|Come close... Let me share with you death's embrace!|Nuibaba in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''.}}
{{Quote|Come close... Let me share with you death's embrace!|Nuibaba in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''.}}


===Critical quotes===
===Critical quotes===
{{quote|Now sleep!|Nuibaba}}
{{Quote|Now sleep!|Nuibaba}}
{{quote|*Giggles*|Nuibaba}}
{{Quote|*Giggles*|Nuibaba}}
{{quote|Excited yet?|Nuibaba}}
{{Quote|Excited yet?|Nuibaba}}
{{quote|I think not!|Nuibaba}}
{{Quote|I think not!|Nuibaba}}


===Death quotes===
===Death quotes===
{{quote|*gasp* No...|Nuibaba's defeat voice clip in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''.}}
{{Quote|*gasp* No...|Nuibaba's defeat voice clip in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''.}}
{{quote|I-I have erred...|Nuibaba in ''Gaiden''}}
{{Quote|I-I have erred...|Nuibaba in ''Gaiden''}}
{{quote|Ahhh... It cannot be... I won't be...|Nuibaba in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''.}}
{{Quote|Ahhh... It cannot be... I won't be...|Nuibaba in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''.}}
 
==Flavor text==
{{DescriptionHdr}}
{{DescriptionCell
|game={{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}
|english=An arcanist who serves the<br>Duma Faithful.
|japanese=ドーマ教団の妖術師。
}}
{{DescriptionFtr}}
 
==[[Choose Your Legends]] placement history==
{{CYL results}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The opening to the fight against Nuibaba is the only map in the entirety of ''Gaiden'' to have any sort of chapter narration.
* The opening to the fight against Nuibaba is the only map in the entirety of ''Gaiden'' to have any sort of chapter narration.
* While referred to with male pronouns in the original game, Nuibaba is female in the remake. This could be due to the "baba" portion of his name could be construed as coming from {{hover|婆|Baba}} ''old woman'' and the character's association with the female monster, Medusa.
* While referred to with with the masculine Japanese pronoun {{hl|かれ|kare}} "he" in the original game, Nuibaba is female in the remake. This could be due to the "baba" portion of the character's name being construed as coming from the Japanese {{hl|婆|baba}} (meaning "old woman") and the character's association with the female monster, Medusa.
*Despite Nuibaba's class being changed to witch, Nuibaba is still referred to as an arcanist outside of gameplay.
*Despite Nuibaba's class being changed to witch, Nuibaba is still referred to as an arcanist outside of gameplay in ''Shadows of Valentia''.
*In ''Gaiden'', Nuibaba shares his portrait, magic spells, and stats with [[Gharn]]. However, Nuibaba has a [[Mage Ring]] while Gharn does not.
*In ''Gaiden'', Nuibaba shares his portrait, magic spells, and stats with [[Gharn]]. However, Nuibaba has a [[Mage Ring]] while Gharn does not.
*Nuibaba's critical hits are purely cosmetic, as while she can land a critical hit on a low-[[dodge]] unit, her only offensive spell is [[Medusa]], which uniquely deals the same amount of damage even if it crits; as much as needed to bring the target down to 1&nbsp;HP, or 1&nbsp;damage if the target is already at 1&nbsp;HP.


==Etymology and other languages==
==Etymology and other languages==
{{Names
{{Names
|eng-name=Nuibaba
|eng-name=Nuibaba
|eng-mean=As of  {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}.
|eng-mean=Derived from the Taiwanese {{hl|𡶀|núi|zh-min}}, meaning "mountain", and the Japanese {{hl|婆|baba}} ("old woman").
|jap-name={{hover|ヌイババ|Nuibaba}}
|jpn-name={{h|ヌイババ|Nuibaba}}
|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Nuibaba'''.
|jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Nuibaba'''.
|span-name=Nuibaba
|fren-name=Nuibaba
|fren-name=Nuibaba
|fren-mean=As above.
|ger-name=Nuibaba
|ger-name=Nuibaba
|ger-mean=As above.
|span-name=Nuibaba
|span-mean=As above.
|ital-name=Nuibaba
|ital-name=Nuibaba
|ital-mean=As above.
|dut-name=Nuibaba
|dut-name=Nuibaba
|dut-mean=As above.
|por-name=Nuibaba
|por-mean=Used in the [[Choose Your Legends]] polls for {{FEH}}.
|kor-name={{h|누이바바|Nuibaba}}
|kor-mean=Nuibaba
|ch-simp-name={{h|奴伊巴巴|Núyībābā}}
|ch-simp-mean=Nuibaba
|ch-trad-name={{h|魯伊巴巴|Lǔyībābā}}
|ch-trad-mean=Nuibaba
}}
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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| align="center" rowspan="3" | [[File:Portrait nuibaba fe02.png]]
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Portrait nuibaba fe02.png]]
| style="border-left: 1px solid {{Color2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid {{Color2}}" align="center" colspan="1" | [[Arcanist]]
| style="border-left: 1px solid {{Color2}}; border-bottom: 1px solid {{Color2}}" | [[Arcanist]]
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| style="border-left: 1px solid {{Color2}}" align="center" | [[File:Bs fe02 enemy nuibaba arcanist magic.png]]<br>[[Black magic]]<!--Enemies don't show animations when using white magic-->
| style="border-left: 1px solid {{Color2}}" | [[File:Bs fe02 enemy nuibaba arcanist magic.png]]<br>[[Black magic]]<!--Enemies don't show animations when using white magic-->
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<gallery>
<gallery>
FESoV Nuibaba.png|Artwork of Nuibaba from {{title| Shadows of Valentia}}.
FESoV Nuibaba.png|Artwork of Nuibaba from {{title| Shadows of Valentia}}.
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[[Category:Enemies in Fire Emblem Gaiden]]
[[Category:Bosses in Fire Emblem Gaiden]]
[[Category:Enemies in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]
[[Category:Bosses in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]
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