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Nuibaba

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Nuibaba

Portrait nuibaba fe15.png
Nuibaba's portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Gender

Male (Gaiden)
Female (Shadows of Valentia)

Race

Unknown

Nationality

Rigelian

Starting class

Arcanist (Gaiden)
Witch (Shadows of Valentia)

Appearance(s)

An unsettling face peered down at them through the pitch black darkness. It was the legendary arcanist Nuibaba, mistress of Fear Mountain and terror to all. 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

Nuibaba (Japanese: ヌイババ, Nuibaba) is a minor antagonist first appearing in Fire Emblem Gaiden, 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.[1]

Nuibaba was redesigned significantly in 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.[2]

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Role

Nuibaba appears somewhat early in Act 4; he is holding 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.

Boss data

Portrait nuibaba fe02.png
Arcanist
Level 10
Stats
Max HP 40 Luck 0
Strength -- Defense 9
Skill 7 Resistance 8
Speed 8 Movement 4
Equipment Spells
Is nes02 ring.pngMage Ring Fortify
Medusa
Weapons
Sword Axe B. Magic
Lance Bow W. Magic

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Role

Nuibaba has been shown in promotional materials for Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and 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. He rejects her offers; though he would later go on to sacrifice Rinea.

Boss data

Normal Hard

Portrait nuibaba status fe15.png
Witch
Level 20
Stats
Max HP 37 Luck 0
Attack 20 Defense 10
Skill 17 Resistance 14
Speed 14 Movement 4
Item Skills
Is 3ds03 ring.pngMage RingThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat. Is 3ds03 black magic.png Medusa
Is 3ds03 white magic.pngFortify
Is 3ds03 skill ring.png Recovery
Is 3ds03 skill ring.png Sophisticate
Weapons
Swords Lances Axes
Bows Black magic White magic Monster weapons

Quotes

Battle quotes

...Go forth, Medusa! Now is the time you must fulfill your contract with me!
— Nuibaba in Gaiden.
Come close... Let me share with you death's embrace!
— Nuibaba in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Death quotes

I-I have erred...
— Nuibaba in Gaiden
Ahhhh... It cannot be... I won't be...
— Nuibaba in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Trivia

  • 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 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.

Etymology and other languages

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

Nuibaba

As of Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Spanish
(Latin America)

Nuibaba

French
(Canada)

Nuibaba

Gallery

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Portrait nuibaba fe02.png Arcanist
Bs fe02 enemy nuibaba arcanist magic.png
Black magic

References

  1. "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, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
  2. "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, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
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Act 2 1: Skirmish • 2: First Pirate Raid • 3: Second Pirate Raid • 4: Assault on the Pirate Throne • 5: Third Pirate Raid • 6: Beast Hunt • 7: Seabound Shrine • 8: Fourth Pirate Raid • 9: Fifth Pirate Raid
Act 3 Alm 1: Northern Zofia Battle • 2: First Battle of Zofia Forest • 3: Forest Crossroads Battle • 4: Siege of Desaix's Fortress • 5: Second Battle of Zofia Forest • 6: Sylvan Shrine • 7: Forest Northside Battle • 8: Retaking of the Sluice Gate
Celica 1: Zofian Coast Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on the Desert Stronghold • 4N: Northern Desert Battle • 4S: Southern Desert Battle • 5: Attack on Grieth's Citadel • 6: Storming of the Valley Approach • 7: Dragon Shrine • 8: Liberation of the Temple of Mila
Act 4 Alm 1: Border Battle • 2: Rigel Forest Battle • 3: Fear Mountain Battle • 4: Fear Mountain Shrine • 5: Siege of Nuibaba's Abode • 6: Rigel Plains Battle • 7: Fight at the Dragon's Maw • 8: Rigel Falls Battle • 9: Secret Shrine • 10: Attack on the Last Bastion • 11: Attack on Rigel Castle
Celica 1: Dead Man's Mire Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on Dolth Keep • 4: Lost Treescape • 5: Storming of Duma Gate • 6: The Swamps of Duma Battle • 7: Duma Tower
Act 5 1: Duma Temple • 2: The Final Battle
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Related topics Manga adaptationName chart • Other games (Shadow Dragon & the Blade of LightAwakeningEchoes: Shadows of Valentia) • Sound Test ModeTimelineUnused contentWorld map
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Acts and Battles Prologue Alm and Celica
Act 1 1: Ram Woods Battle • 2: Fleecer's Forest Battle • 3: Thieves' Shrine • 4: Storming of Ram Valley • 5: Attack on the Southern Outpost • 6: First Battle of Southern Zofia • 7: Second Battle of Southern Zofia • 8: Deliverance Hideout • 9: Liberation of Zofia Castle
Act 2 1: Skirmish • 2: First Pirate Raid • 3: Second Pirate Raid • 4: Assault on the Pirate Throne • 5: Third Pirate Raid • 6: Beast Hunt • 7: Seabound Shrine • 8: Fourth Pirate Raid • 9: Fifth Pirate Raid • 10: Zofia Castle Battle
Act 3 Alm 1: Northern Zofia Battle • 2: First Battle of Zofia Forest • 3: Forest Crossroads Battle • 4: Siege of Desaix's Fortress • 5: Second Battle of Zofia Forest • 6: Sylvan Shrine • 7: Forest Northside Battle • 8: Retaking of the Sluice Gate
Celica 1: Zofian Coast Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on the Desert Stronghold • 4N: Northern Desert Battle • 4S: Southern Desert Battle • 5: Attack on Grieth's Citadel • 6: Storming of the Valley Approach • 7: Dragon Shrine • 8: Liberation of the Temple of Mila
Act 4 Alm 1: Border Battle • 2: Rigel Forest Battle • 3: Fear Mountain Battle • 4: Fear Mountain Shrine • 5: Siege of Nuibaba's Abode • 6: Rigel Plains Battle • 7: Fight at the Dragon's Maw • 8: Rigel Falls Battle • 9: Secret Shrine • 10: Attack on the Last Bastion • 11: Attack on Rigel Castle
Celica 1: Dead Man's Mire Battle • 2: Skirmish • 3: Attack on Dolth Keep • 4: Lost Treescape • 5: Storming of Duma Gate • 6: The Swamps of Duma Battle • 7: Duma Tower
Act 5 1: Duma Temple • 2: The Final Battle
Act 6 1: Archanea Seaway 2 Battle • 2: Archanea Seaway 4 Battle • 3: Archanea Seaway 6 Battle • 4: Thabes Labyrinth
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