Bloom

Bloom Artwork of Bloom from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

Gender Male Race Human Family Reptor (father) Hilda (wife) Ishtar (daughter) Ishtore (son) Tailtiu (younger sister) Ethnia (younger sister) Tine (niece) Arthur (nephew) Linda (niece) Amid (nephew) Nationality Grannvalean (Friege) Title(s) Duke of Friege King of North Thracia Starting class Baron Appearance(s) Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776

“	You filthy maggots, no one stands before the Empire and survives!	”	— Bloom

Bloom (Japanese: ブルーム Bloom) was the Duke of Grannvale's House Friege, and the son and successor of his father Reptor and inheritor of the holy tome Mjölnir. Appointed the "King of North Thracia" in the Grannvale Empire's occupation of the region, he ruled as the despotic governor of the Munster District territories and hunted the fugitive Prince Leif of Leonster.

Biography

Bloom succeeded the title of Duke of Friege following Reptor's death to the forces of both Sigurd and Aida in Grann 761; he was also appointed King of North Thracia following Grannvale's seizure of the territory. A few years into his reign, he learned of his "traitorous" sister Tailtiu/Ethnia's ongoing life in hiding in Silesse and travelled there, abducting Tailtiu/Ethnia and her infant daughter Tine/Linda while failing to find her son, Arthur/Amid. He took Tailtiu/Ethnia prisoner, and while he was later attested by Tine/Linda as having been kind to her, he did nothing to prevent his wife Hilda from viciously abusing the two, resulting in Tailtiu/Ethnia's eventual death; even so, in later years he would claim to have personally raised the daughter as his own child out of the goodness of his heart.

By Grann 776, Bloom had set up in Ulster Castle as his headquarters in governing North Thracia, during which time the Friege occupation came into conflict with Leif, exiled Prince of Leonster, and his liberation army fighting back against the occupation of the Munster District. Following Leif's recapture of Leonster, he dispatched the vast bulk of his forces against him to attempt to reclaim Leonster, resulting in Leif's army suffering major losses and becoming surrounded in a siege. Leif received reinforcements from his cousin Seliph and his army from Isaach, and the two successfully drove back the Friege army and defeated Bloom at Ulster, claiming the castle for themselves. Bloom survived this encounter and fled to Connacht as a temporary base, then worked at raising a force to strike back and reclaim the two enemy-held castles; to bolster his forces, he hired Febail/Asaello as a mercenary and gave the Mjölnir to his daughter Ishtar for her use in the conflict. His efforts failed and Bloom was defeated again at Connacht, this time killed in battle; with him, so too died the occupation of the Munster District.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Stats

Boss, Chapter 7 Boss, Chapter 8

Baron Level 25 Holy Blood Movement 5 Authority ★★★★

Stats Max HP 65 Speed 14+10 Strength 21 Luck 3 Magic 16 Defense 21 Skill 13+20 Resistance 16

Inventory Skills Mjölnir Silver Blade 5,000 Gold Pavise Weapon Levels A A A A A A ★ A -- --

Baron Level 25 Holy Blood Movement 5 Authority ★★★★

Stats Max HP 65 Speed 14 Strength 21 Luck 3 Magic 16 Defense 21 Skill 13 Resistance 16

Inventory Skills Elthunder Bolting 5,000 Gold Pavise Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Bloom is the final boss of Chapter 7, fought at Ulster Castle, and the first boss of Chapter 8, fought at Connacht Castle.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Bloom makes a brief cutscene appearance in Chapter 19, instructing the Friege army under Wolf to launch a siege of Leonster.

Personality and character

Bloom is acknowledged by Tine/Linda as having been a somewhat decent person, at least compared to Hilda; however, he was nonetheless an authoritarian despot in his rule over North Thracia, and he never did anything to intercede in Hilda's abuse of Tailtiu/Ethnia. Like Ishtar, Bloom objected to the practice of child hunts; however, for political reasons he kept his objection silent, and his sole action in opposition - hesitating to authorize the siege of Tarrah - appears to have been motivated primarily by other members of the nobility voicing objection. He was easily flustered and enraged when placed at anything resembling a disadvantage, readily venting his frustration at his subordinates. He was not fond of the idea of losing any of his power in a crisis, and was initially reluctant to give the Mjölnir to Ishtar if it meant losing its power when he needed it.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Heheheh... As long as I have my Mjölnir, I'll never be scared of you little brats!	”	— Bloom, in Chapter 7 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Haha, you're Quan's son, right? So you're still alive. [...] Hmph, you idiot! You're the one who'll die!!	”	— Bloom, when fighting Leif, in Chapter 7 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	What? ...you, you're... [...] Damn, you little brat! You think you can beat me!?	”	— Bloom, when fighting Arthur/Amid, in Chapter 7 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	It's you, Tine/Linda!? You're betraying me...?	”	— Bloom, when fighting Tine/Linda, in Chapter 7 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Damn... What happened out there!? You... I won't forgive you!	”	— Bloom, in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Y, you're Sigurd's... You brat! I won't let you live! [...] D-damn it... You...! I'll take you with me!	”	— Bloom, when fighting Seliph, in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Y-you're Febail/Asaello! You...! You're betraying me!! [...] Damn it! All of you...	”	— Bloom, when fighting Febail/Asaello, in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Tine/Linda... you ingrate! [...] D-damn it...	”	— Bloom, when fighting Tine/Linda, in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Death quotes

“	Urgh... How...!? It's unavoidable... I'll have to retreat to Connacht. For the time being, at least...	”	— Bloom, in Chapter 7 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Gurg... What a pity...	”	— Bloom, in Chapter 8 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

Bloom was featured on one TCG card.

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Bloom
	Class: Baron	Level 1 Infantry	Magic Attack
	Energy: 6	Atk.: 3 / Counter: 2	WLv.: A ★ A
	Equip: Elthunder	Skills: Heavy Steps (Lose energy for squares moved) • Pavise
	Card #2-060 • Rarity: ★★ • Artist: Koya Katsuyoshi
Card scans and information translation provided by Aquantis.

Trivia

• Bloom finished in last place of the 818 characters from across the Fire Emblem series featured in the second Choose Your Legends poll for Fire Emblem Heroes, with a total of 7 votes; he is tied for this placing with Garth. He also has the least combined votes of any character to appear in both polls, with a total of 25.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Bloom	Mentioned in Heroes.
English (unofficial)	Blume	Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 fan translations.[which?]
Japanese	ブルーム	Officially romanized as Bloom.
Spanish	Bloom	--
French	Bloom	--
German	Bloom	--
Italian	Bloom	--
Portuguese	Bloom	--
Traditional Chinese	布魯姆	Bloom

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Genealogy of the Holy War Baron Magic
Thracia 776

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  Artwork of Bloom from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

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  Bloom's portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  Bloom's portrait in Thracia 776.

References

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