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Dark (affinity)

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The Dark affinity (Japanese: Darkness) is one of several affinities present in the Fire Emblem series. In the GBA games, this affinity gives a decent boost to accuracy, avoid, critical, and dodge, which makes it a good option for improving fragile units. In the Tellius games, though, it is completely revamped, giving only a somewhat good boost to avoid and some points to attack.

The Dark affinity is present in The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance, and Radiant Dawn.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Bonuses

Support Level Accuracy Avoid Critical Dodge
C + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5
B + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
A + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5

Playable characters

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Merlinus
Small portrait rutger fe06.png
Rutger
Small portrait zelot fe06.png
Zelot
Small portrait astolfo fe06.png
Astolfo
Small portrait melady fe06.png
Melady
Small portrait perceval fe06.png
Perceval
Small portrait sophia fe06.png
Sophia

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Bonuses

Support Level Accuracy Avoid Critical Dodge
C + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5
B + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
A + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5

Playable characters

Small portrait rath fe07.png
Rath
Small portrait merlinus fe07.png
Merlinus
Small portrait isadora fe07.png
Isadora
Small portrait karla fe07.png
Karla

Enemies

Small portrait kishuna fe07.png
Kishuna
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Dragon

Other characters

Portrait eleanora fe07.png
Eleanora
Portrait bramimond fe07.png
Bramimond

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Bonuses

Support Level Accuracy Avoid Critical Dodge
C + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5
B + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5
A + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5 + 7.5

Playable characters

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Orson
Small portrait rennac fe08.png
Rennac
Small portrait knoll fe08.png
Knoll

Enemies

Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait binks fe08.png
Binks
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait orson enemy fe08.png
Orson
Small portrait monster fe08.png
Monster
Small portrait riev fe08.png
Riev
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Fomortiis
Note: In addition to the monster bosses, all generic monster enemies have the dark affinity as well.

Other characters

None.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Bonuses

Support Level Attack Avoid
C + 0.5 + 2.5
B + 1 + 5
A + 1.5 + 7.5

Playable characters

Small portrait soren fe09.png
Soren
Small portrait calill fe09.png
Calill
Small portrait naesala fe09.png
Naesala
Small portrait giffca fe09.png
Giffca

Enemies

Small portrait balmer fe09.png
Balmer
Small portrait black knight fe09.png
Black Knight

Other characters

Small portrait zelgius fe09.png
Zelgius
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Melty*

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Bonuses

Support Level Attack Avoid
C + 0.5 + 2.5
B + 1 + 5
A + 1.5 + 7.5

Playable characters

Small portrait micaiah light mage fe10.png
Micaiah
Small portrait black knight fe10.png
Black Knight
Small portrait calill fe10.png
Calill
Small portrait soren fe10.png
Soren
Small portrait naesala fe10.png
Naesala
Small portrait giffca fe10.png
Giffca

Enemies

Small portrait istvan fe10.png
Istvan
Small portrait yuma fe10.png
Yuma
Small portrait black knight fe10.png
Black Knight
Small portrait dheginsea fe10.png
Dheginsea

Other characters

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Zelgius

Chapters

Part 1 PrologueChapter 9
Part 3 Chapter 2
Part 4 Prologue

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

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

Dark

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Japanese

Darkness

Spanish

Oscuridad

Darkness

French

Nuit

Night. Used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.

German

Dunkel

Dark

Gallery

References

Affinities
The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, and The Sacred Stones Is gba animaaffin.pngAnimaIs gba darkaffin.pngDarkIs gba fireaffin.pngFireIs gba iceaffin.pngIceIs gba lightaffin.pngLightIs gba thunderaffin.pngThunderIs gba windaffin.pngWind
Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn Is wii darkaffin.pngDarkIs wii earthaffin.pngEarthIs wii fireaffin.pngFireIs wii heavenaffin.pngHeavenIs wii lightaffin.pngLightIs wii thunderaffin.pngThunderIs wii wateraffin.pngWaterIs wii windaffin.pngWind