Tharja

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Tharja Artwork of Tharja from Awakening. A dour Plegian with a jealous streak and a knack for curses.

Gender Female Race Human Birthday April 2nd Family Noire (daughter) Nationality Plegian Starting class Dark Mage Voiced by Kana Atsuki (Japanese, Awakening) Stephanie Sheh (US English, Awakening) Appearance(s) Awakening

“	Life would be dull if everyone was happy and polite. Also, don't tell anyone about this. I have an image to maintain.	”	— Tharja, to Ricken

Tharja (サーリャ, Sallya) is a dark mage from Plegia. Uninterested in wasting her life in the conflict between her nation and neighboring Ylisse, she instead allies with the Shepherds. She has a preoccupation with curses, often found chanting suspicious ones to herself when alone.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

She is among a group of Plegians in Chapter 9 defending the Castle's Courtyard during Emmeryn's execution. At the beginning of the chapter she notes she is not willing to fight for a cause she doesn't believe in, giving a hint to the player for her recruitment. She will talk to Chrom and be recruited if Chrom walks in melee range of her or if he talks to her personally.

Starting stats and growth rates

Most gameplay modes Lunatic Mode

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Reclassing options

Tharja Base classes:* Dark Mage Sorcerer Dark Knight Reclass options: Knight General Great Knight Archer Sniper Bow Knight

See reclass for more details on the reclassing system.

Growth rates when reclassed

Sorcerer Dark Knight Knight General Great Knight Archer Sniper Bow Knight

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Sorcerer	85%	25%	65%	40%	60%	40%	45%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Dark Knight	90%	40%	60%	40%	60%	40%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Knight	90%	50%	45%	40%	55%	40%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
General	90%	50%	45%	40%	55%	40%	50%	30%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Great Knight	90%	50%	45%	40%	60%	40%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Archer	85%	40%	45%	55%	60%	40%	45%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Sniper	85%	40%	45%	55%	60%	40%	50%	25%	{{{cha}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha
Bow Knight	90%	45%	45%	50%	65%	40%	40%	25%	{{{cha}}}

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Promotion stat gains

Dark Mage Knight Archer

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+0	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+0	+3	Template:Sword3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+0	+1	Template:Axe3DS E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+0	+3	Template:Sword3DS E, Template:Axe3DS E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+0	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+0	+3	Template:Sword3DS E

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Skill set

style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222;" colspan="2" | Skill	style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222;" | Learned at
File:Is 3ds hex.png	Hex	Dark Mage, level 1
File:Is 3ds anathema.png	Anathema	Dark Mage, level 10
File:Is 3ds slow burn.png	Slow Burn	Dark Knight, level 5
File:Is 3ds lifetaker.png	Lifetaker	Dark Knight, level 15
File:Is 3ds vengeance.png	Vengeance	Sorcerer, level 5
File:Is 3ds tomebreaker.png	Tomebreaker	Sorcerer, level 15
File:Is 3ds defense +2.png	Defense +2	Knight, level 1
File:Is 3ds indoor fighter.png	Indoor Fighter	Knight, level 10
File:Is 3ds rally defense.png	Rally Defense	General, level 5
File:Is 3ds pavise.png	Pavise	General, level 15
File:Is 3ds luna.png	Luna	Great Knight, level 5
File:Is 3ds dual guard+.png	Dual Guard+	Great Knight, level 15
File:Is 3ds skill +2.png	Skill +2	Archer, level 1
File:Is 3ds prescience.png	Prescience	Archer, level 10
File:Is 3ds accuracy +20.png	Hit Rate +20	Sniper, level 5
File:Is 3ds bowfaire.png	Bowfaire	Sniper, level 15
File:Is 3ds rally skill.png	Rally Skill	Bow Knight, level 5
File:Is 3ds bowbreaker.png	Bowbreaker	Bow Knight, level 15
colspan="3" style="Template:Roundb; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|The above skill list does not include skills obtained exclusively via DLC.

Personality and character

Tharja has something of an obsession with the Avatar; this manifests even in her support conversations with other characters. She explains this obsession started the moment they crossed eyes and that she knew the Avatar was different. This happens regardless of the Avatar's gender. Tharja follows the Avatar around for the first week after she joined the Army, and takes note on every move he/she makes, including how many books he reads daily, what he eats and how much he moves while sleeping. This kind of dedication is exclusive towards the Avatar, and she is usually very cold, sarcastic and even rude to others.

Tharja comes from a very long line of shamans and sorcerers, and has been learning the dark arts since a very young age. Her spells can have both positive and negative effects on the target. For example she can hex someone to either cure or cause a disease. She can communicate with the death as well, using her body as a medium or divine someones future with the use of a Manakete claw.

She has the nicest body in the army and the darkest thoughts.

Interestingly, there is some conflict to her back story about her family relations. In her support with Kellam she sends letters to her family and is familiar with them. Yet when Tharja meets the Avatar, as described in the background site, she states that she has no family.

Supports

Main article: Tharja/Supports

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Tharja
English (unofficial)	Sariya	Popularly known by this name before the English release.
Spanish	Tharja
French	Tharja
German	Tharja
Italian	Tharja

Trivia

• Tharja's swimsuit graphic was censored in the American release of Awakening.

Gallery

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  Tharja's portrait in Awakening

References

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