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Elffin
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“ | Have you mistaken me for someone? I am Elffin...a simple bard. | ” | — Elffin to Cecilia |
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Elffin (Japanese: エルフィン Elphin) is a playable Bard in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is actually Prince Myrddin (Japanese: ミルディン Myrddin) of Etruria, using the guise of "Elffin" to conceal his identity.[2]
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Role
If the player visits the house on the right in Chapter 9, Elffin automatically joins at the start of Chapter 11B. If Larum is recruited instead by visiting the left or neither village, he takes the role of the character who manages the Auguries.
Elffin first appears in Chapter 10B. When the lord Zinque sets his forces loose on a small village to locate Elffin, Roy intervenes. The two meet, and Elffin introduces himself as a member of the resistance. He explains the motivations Chancellor Roartz and Lord Arcardo had in sending Roy to the Western Isles - to weaken Lycia for an invasion from Bern. After Roy's coolheaded response to this provocation impresses Elffin, he joins Roy as an advisor and directs the Lycian Army toward Caldonia. He also gifts Roy the Wyrmslayer in anticipation of Bern's dragons.
If Larum is recruited instead, the above conversation will play out at the end of Chapter 11A, where Elffin directs Roy's forces to Juteaux. However, he will neither join nor give Roy the Wyrmslayer, as he then already received it from Larum in Chapter 10A.
At the end of Chapter 11B, Roy recognizes Elffin as Etrurian nobility, though Elffin denies this. His true identity as Etruria's Prince Myrddin is only revealed in his dialogue with Perceval in either Chapter 13 or Chapter 15. Thus, his identity remains unknown in Larum's route. One year before the events of the game, he survived an assassination attempt on him through the help of Douglas, who tasked his daughter Larum with bringing him to safety on the Western Isles.[3]
Additionally, unlocking Chapter 12x requires his survival, if he was recruited.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Analysis
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Elffin is a typical Dancer, possessing fairly high luck and speed, but poor bulk and the inability to fight back. As he will never face combat, his stats do not really matter, but an Angelic Robe can be used to improve his survivability if needed. It can allow him to survive being struck by a siege tome or a ballista, for instance.
Elffin has the ability to dance for player units who have already taken a turn, allowing them to move again. This is extremely useful for a variety of different situations, most notably allowing the player to easily use warp more than once a turn in order to skip certain maps. The uses of a dancer are almost endless, and are only limited by the player's creativity. Because of the great utility Elffin offers, he is overall an invaluable asset, especially when playing the game on Hard Mode.
Personality
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Supports
- Main article:
Elffin/Supports
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Endings
Elffin, One of True Sight
Short: Disappeared before anyone could notice.
Long: After the war, Elffin disappeared without a word. Several months later, an official announcement was made in Etruria that Prince Myrddin was alive. The prince that hid his identity to help General Roy in the war... That story is now a favorite among bards and writers.
Quotes
Death quote
“ | Argh... This wound... I must retreat... | ” | — Elffin |
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Final Chapter quote
“ | Let there be peace in your dying heart... | ” | — Elffin in the final chapter |
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Other appearances
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Elffin's official artwork from The Binding Blade can be viewed in Path of Radiance's extras menu if a copy of The Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy of Path of Radiance. This illustration, along with all other The Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact that The Binding Blade was not released in those regions.
Fire Emblem Cipher
Elffin is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.
Fire Emblem Cipher data for Elffin | |||||
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One of True Sight, Elffin | |||||
"Lord Roy, I am sorry for testing you." | |||||
Attack: 20 | Support: 20 | Range: - | Deploy Cost: 2 | ||
Class: Bard | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Soul-Soothing Harp: [Activate] [] Choose another ally. Until the end of this turn, that ally gains +10 attack. The League's Tactician: [Activate] [] Choose an enemy in the back line with a Deployment cost 3 or less and move them. | |||||
Card #B09-064HN • Artist: sachie | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Elffin . |
Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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The Binding Blade | A mysterious bard who supports the
resistance on the Western Isles.* |
西方のレジスタンスを
ささえるナゾの吟遊詩人 |
Choose Your Legends placement history
Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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CYL 1 (2017) |
665 | Elffin The Binding Blade |
83 |
CYL 2 (2018) |
592 (−73) |
Elffin The Binding Blade |
140 (+57) |
CYL 3 (2019) |
534 (No change) |
Elffin The Binding Blade |
170 (+30) |
CYL 4 (2020) |
489 (−53) |
Elffin The Binding Blade |
204 (+34) |
CYL 5 (2021) |
436 (−53) |
Elffin The Binding Blade |
171 (−33) |
CYL 6 (2022) |
448 (+10) |
Elffin The Binding Blade |
173 (+2) |
CYL 7 (2023) |
326 (−122) |
Elffin The Binding Blade |
180 (+7) |
CYL 8 (2024) |
345 (+19) |
Elffin The Binding Blade |
171 (−9) |
Total results | This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 1,292 |
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Etymology and other languages
Elffin
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Elffin |
As of Fire Emblem Heroes. From elfin, meaning charming or mischievous.[4] This is likely an allusion both to Elffin's ability to inspire his allies and how Elffin is using this name to conceal his true identity. |
English (unofficial) |
Elphin |
Welsh name meaning "Legendary son of Gwyddno".[5] |
Japanese |
エルフィン |
Officially romanized as Elphin. |
Spanish |
Elffin |
As of Heroes. |
French |
Elffin |
As of Heroes. |
German |
Elffin |
As of Heroes. |
Italian |
Elffin |
As of Heroes. |
Portuguese |
Elffin |
As of Heroes. |
Traditional Chinese |
艾爾芬 |
Elphin; as of Heroes. |
Myrddin
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Myrddin |
As of Fire Emblem Heroes. Myrddin is the Welsh name of Merlin of Arthurian legend. |
English (unofficial) |
Mildain |
Mistranslation that was used in the old DTN fan translation patch. |
Japanese |
ミルディン |
Myrddin |
Spanish |
Myrddin |
As of Heroes. |
French |
Myrddin |
As of Heroes. |
German |
Myrddin |
As of Heroes. |
Italian |
Myrddin |
As of Heroes. |
Portuguese |
Myrddin |
As of Heroes. |
Traditional Chinese |
梅爾汀 |
Myrddin; as of Heroes. |
Gallery
Sprite Gallery | |||
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Official artwork
Artwork of Elffin from The Binding Blade.
Battle animations
Elffin playing as a Bard in The Binding Blade.
CG images
CG image of Douglas carrying Elffin, with Larum in the background, in The Binding Blade.
CG image of Elffin in Path of Radiance.
Meet some of the Heroes artwork
Elffin in artwork of Larum: Sprightly Dancer from Heroes.
Elffin in artwork of Echidna: Unyielding Idealist from Heroes.
Cipher artwork
Other appearances
Celebratory artwork done for the release of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and The Blazing Blade Original Soundtrack.
References
- ↑ Fire Emblem 6: Elphin Artbook Translation | kantopia, www.kantopia.wordpress.com, Retrieved: 10 February 2018
- ↑ "Klein: Prince Myrddin! It is you! Oh...! I'm so glad you're in one piece, Your Majesty!" — Elffin and Klein's C Support, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
- ↑ "Elffin: Douglas was the first to notice and made it public that I had died. A look-alike corpse was placed in my coffin. It was all an act to make it appear that the assassination had been successful. Douglas entrusted me to his daughter and had me escape to the Western Isles." — Perceval's recruitment conversation with Elffin, Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
- ↑ elfin - WordReference.com Dictionary of English, www.wordreference.com, Retrieved: 10 February 2018
- ↑ What does the name Elphin mean, the name Elphin means, the name Elphin stands for, www.namemeaningsdictionary.com, Retrieved: 10 February 2018
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