Site News
Warning: This wiki contains spoilers. Read at your own risk!

Social media: If you would like, please join our Discord server, and/or follow us on Twitter (X) or Tumblr!

Hermina

From Fire Emblem Wiki, your source on Fire Emblem information. By fans, for fans.
Hermina

FESK Hermina 02.png
Artwork of Hermina from Treasure.

Gender

Female

Race

Human

Family

Hawk (brother)

Starting class

Pegasus Knight

Appearance(s)

My dream has always been to become a pegasus knight just like Erinys was. You just watch... I'm gonna make it!
— Hermina

Hermina (Japanese: フェミナ Femina) is the substitute character for Fee. She had been told stories of Sigurd as a child, and always looked up to him. Upon hearing of their rebellion in Isaach, she joins Seliph's liberation while looking for her brother Hawk.

Biography

Shortly after the fall of Ganeishire to Seliph's group, Hermina and Arthur made a stop near Sophara to give her pegasus a rest. After a discussion about Arthur's intent to travel to Munster and Hermina's goals, Arthur decided to join her in her pursuit of joining Seliph's army. The two met up with Seliph, and she introduced herself as the daughter of one of Sigurd's allies and mentioned they may encounter Hawk along the way.

Hermina later reunited with Hawk at Munster as Seliph's revolution came to its aid after the defeat of Bloom at Connacht.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Hermina is a playable character during the second generation. As Fee's substitute character, Hermina only appears if Erinys wasn't married or was dead at the end of Chapter 5. In Chapter 6, Hermina, along with Arthur/Amid, appear as player units once Ganeishire has been seized.

Starting stats and growth rates

Portrait hermina fe04.png
Ma snes02 pegasus knight playable.gif Pegasus Knight
Level 2
Holy Blood --
Movement 8
Recruitment: Chapter 6, automatically on the turn after seizing Ganeishire Castle

Stats Growth Rates

Inventory Skills
Slim Lance
Berserk Sword
3,000 Gold
Adept
Weapon Levels
Swords B Lances B Axes -- Bows -- Staves --
Fire magic -- Thunder magic -- FE4RankWind.png -- Light magic -- Dark magic --

Promotion stat gains

Class HP Str Mag Skill Spd Lck Def Res Con Mov Weapon level
Falcon Knight +0 +0 +7 +3 +3 +0 +1 +5 +0 +0 Swords A, Lances A, Staves C

Love growths and events

Portrait hermina fe04.png
Hermina
Pegasus Knight
Ma snes02 junior lord playable.gif
Seliph
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 sword fighter playable.gif Ma snes02 sword fighter playable.gif
Scáthach/Dalvin
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 paladin playable.gif
Oifey
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 free knight playable.gif Ma snes02 free knight playable.gif
Diarmuid/Tristan
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 arch knight playable.gif Ma snes02 arch knight playable.gif
Lester/Deimne
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 arch knight playable.gif Ma snes02 arch knight playable.gif
Lester/Deimne
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 mage playable.gif Ma snes02 wind mage playable.gif
Arthur/Amid
Initial: 100
Per turn: 1
Ma snes02 axe knight playable.gif
Iuchar
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 axe fighter playable.gif
Iucharba
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 swordmaster playable.gif
Shannan
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 prince playable.gif
Leif
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 axe fighter playable.gif
Iucharba
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 swordmaster playable.gif
Shannan
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 prince playable.gif
Leif
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 cavalier playable.gif
Ares
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 bow fighter playable.gif Ma snes02 bow fighter playable.gif
Febail/Asaello
Initial: 0
Per turn: 3
Ma snes02 priest playable.gif Ma snes02 priest playable.gif
Coirpre/Charlot
Initial: 0
Per turn: 2
Ma snes02 sage playable.gif
Hawk
Initial: --
Per turn: --
See love for more details on the love system.
  • In Chapter 6, Hermina can talk to Seliph any time after she joins. Nothing is gained from this conversation.
  • In Chapter 8, Arthur or Amid can initiate a conversation with Hermina at any time, giving her +3 HP and 100 love points with Arthur or Amid.
  • In Chapter 8, Hermina can talk to Hawk after he has been recruited, awarding herself +1 Luck.
  • In the Endgame, if they are lovers, Hermina can talk to Seliph, Oifey, Arthur or Amid, giving them +3 Skill.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Hermina is the substitute of Fee and joins in Chapter 6 as a level 2 Pegasus Knight. Hermina has Adept, allowing her to strike twice, though unreliably; her lack of Follow-Up significantly limits her combat potential. A promotion to Falcon Knight normally grants Adept, but as Hermina already has Adept as a personal skill, she gains no additional skills; however, by having Adept earlier, she is able to utilize it earlier. Promotion additionally grants A lances and swords and C staves. As Hermina is fast but lacks Follow-Up, she can utilize the Follow-Up Ring to double consistently; she can also use brave weapons such as the Brave Lance to consistently strike twice.

Hermina has no significant advantages over Fee, who is subject to inheritance. Hermina has more reliable base stats, but she is unlikely to have significantly higher strength and speed than Fee. Fee will always inherit Follow-Up from Erinys, and will have more reliable combat than Hermina as a result; she can gain additional skills from her father—including Adept—that improve her combat further. Fee can inherit items from her parents, allowing her to start with and immediately begin utilizing powerful weapons such as the Brave Lance or weapons with a kill bonus. Additionally, Fee can inherit Holy Blood from her father, boosting her growth rates and potentially increasing one of her weapon levels.

Another problem with Hermina is her low HP and resistance growths. As fliers, she and Altena ensure Tyrfing can be obtained in Chapter 10. However, at her level 30 averages, the Dark Mages there defeat Hermina in three hits, while she is only able to defeat them in one round with a Silver Lance and an unreliable Adept activation; otherwise, she needs rings (a Power Ring enables one-rounds with a Brave Lance, and the Follow-Up Ring enables one-rounds with weaker weapons) or a critical hit from a weapon with a kill bonus. This presents a problem if Altena is dead or unrecruited, as Hermina alone is not enough to save Tyrfing without heavy investment or relying on inconsistent strategies.

Personality

Hermina shares a lot of dialogue with Fee. She found the story of Sigurd particularly inspirational and a drive for her to join Seliph's revolution.[1][2] She also is inspired by Erinys.[3] She admires Hawk's assistance to the people of Munster, as well.[4]

Quotes

Death quotes

Aaaahhh... Hawksy...
— Hermina, in Genealogy of the Holy War.
Aaaahhh... [lover]...
— Hermina's death quote if married.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Hermina is featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Hermina
TCGCipher B12-089HN.png Lively Wings of Liberation, Hermina
Jugdral

Female

Lance

Flight
Mounted
"Just watch me, Hawksy. I'll get there someday!"
Attack: 50 Support: 30 Range: 1 Deploy Cost: 3
Class: Falcon Knight Tier: Advanced Class Change Cost: 2
Canto: [Trigger] When this unit's attack ends, you may move this unit.
Wings Aiming for Heroism: [Trigger] [Once per turn] When a skill's effect moves this unit, choose 1 other ally. Until the end of the turn, that ally gains +10 attack.
Card #B12-089HN • Artist: 40hara
TCGCipher B12-090N.png Pegasus Knight-in-Training, Hermina
Jugdral

Female

Lance

Flight
Mounted
"I knew right away that this is where I need to be, so I ran right out of home."
Attack: 30 Support: 30 Range: 1 Deploy Cost: 1
Class: Pegasus Knight Tier: Base Class Change Cost: --
Heavenly Carrier: [Activate] [Tap this unit] Choose 1 other ally unit, and move it.
Attack Support Flying Emblem: [Support] You may choose one ally that is not the attacking unit, and move it.
Card #B12-090N • Artist: 40hara
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest.
For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Hermina .

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round Placement Character Votes
CYL 2
(2018)
802
(+33)
Portrait hermina fe04 cyl.png
Hermina
Genealogy of the Holy War
21
(−13)
CYL 3
(2019)
685
(−1)
Portrait hermina fe04 cyl.png
Hermina
Genealogy of the Holy War
21
(No change)
CYL 4
(2020)
749
(+2)
Portrait hermina fe04 cyl.png
Hermina
Genealogy of the Holy War
22
(+1)
CYL 5
(2021)
773
(+24)
Portrait hermina fe04 cyl.png
Hermina
Genealogy of the Holy War
20
(−2)
CYL 6
(2022)
822
(+47)
Portrait hermina fe04 cyl.png
Hermina
Genealogy of the Holy War
8
(−12)
CYL 7
(2023)
661
(−161)
Portrait hermina fe04 cyl.png
Hermina
Genealogy of the Holy War
44
(+36)
CYL 8
(2024)
759
(+98)
Portrait hermina fe04 cyl.png
Hermina
Genealogy of the Holy War
26
(−18)
Total results This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. 196

Etymology and other languages

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

Hermina

Used in official websites.

Japanese

フェミナ

Officially romanized as Femina. Latin for "woman".

Spanish

Hermina

--

French

Hermina

--

German

Hermina

--

Italian

Hermina

--

Portuguese

Hermina

--

Traditional Chinese

費米娜

Femina

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Portrait hermina fe04.png Pegasus Knight Ma snes02 pegasus knight playable.gif Falcon Knight Ma snes02 falcon knight playable.gif
Bs fe04 hermina pegasus knight sword.png
Sword
(Armorslayer)
Bs fe04 hermina pegasus knight lance.png
Lance
(Horseslayer)
Bs fe04 hermina falcon knight sword.png
Sword
(Armorslayer)
Bs fe04 hermina falcon knight lance.png
Lance
(Horseslayer)
Bs fe04 hermina falcon knight staff.png
Staff
(all staves)

References

  1. "When I was little my mum used to tell me about Sigurd, the Holy Knight, and his brave warriors. Their story really stuck with me, and now Sigurd's son is leading an uprising in Isaach. I thought this was my calling, so I grabbed my stuff and shot out of Silesse." — Hermina, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
  2. "Hmph... I'm not surprised. You've admired his father ever since you were little." — Hawk, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
  3. "My dream has always been to become a pegasus knight just like Erinys was. You just watch... I'm gonna make it!" — Hermina, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
  4. "Hawk: I'm sorry, Hermina. I wandered into Munster while looking for our father, and the people were so bad off I just couldn't leave them.
    Hermina: That's just like something you'd do, Hawk. No wonder I love you so much.
    " — Hawk and Hermina, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Project Characters.png This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Playable characters First gen. AlecArdenAyraAzelleBeowolfBrigidChulainnClaudDeirdreDewEdainErinysEthlynFinnJamkeLachesisLewynLexMidirNaoiseQuanSigurdSilviaTailtiu
Second gen. AltenaAresArthur/AmidCed/HawkCoirpre/CharlotDiarmuid/TristanFebail/AsaelloFee/HerminaFinnHannibalIucharIucharbaJuliaLana/MuirneLarcei/CreidneLeifLene/LayleaLester/DeimneNanna/JeanneOifeyPatty/DaisyScáthach/DalvinSeliphShannanTine/Linda
Non-playable characters First gen. AidaAlvaAnnandArvisAzmurBatuByronCalfCigyunEldiganEthniaEvaEveGrahnyeImcaKurthManananMariccleOifeyLahnaRingShannanTravantVictor
Second gen. AnnaFelipeJakeLewynPalmarch
Bosses First gen. AndreyBeowolfBordeauxChagallCimbaethClementCuvuliDaccarDiMaggioDíthorbaDonovanDuvallElliotEldiganErinysGerrardJacobiJamkeLamiaLombardMacbethMagornMyosMunnirPamelaPapilioPhilipPizareReptorSandimaSlayderVajaWaltzZane
Second gen. AltenaAnguillaArionArvisBanbaBaranBlegBloomBovisBoyceBramselBrianCanisCoulterDagonDanannDistlerDracoEquusEriuFisherFotlaGallusHannibalHaroldHildaIshtarIshtoreIucharIucharbaJavarroJudahJuliaJuliusJuphielKanatzKutuzovLizaMabelManfroyMaykovMengMorriganMuhammadMusMusarOvisOvoPorcusRiddellRobertoRodanSchmidtScipioSimiaTine/LindaTigrisTravantZagam
Background characters BaldrBragiCedDáinnFjalarGairHeimHoðrForsetiLoptousMaeraNagaNálNjörunOdSalamanderThrudUllr
Holy Weapons BalmungForsetiGáe BolgGungnirHelswathLoptousMjölnirMystletainnNagaTyrfingValflameValkyrieYewfelle
Chapters First gen. P: Birth of a Holy Knight • 1: Lady of the Forest • 2: Crisis in Agustria • 3: Eldigan, the Lionheart • 4: Dance in the Skies • 5: Doorway to Destiny
Second gen. 6: Heir of Light • 7: Beyond the Desert • 8: The Wyvern Knights of Thracia • 9: For Whose Sake • 10: Light and DarkE: End of the Holy War
Locations JugdralAed Desert (Dahna) • Agustria (Bragi TowerNordionOrgahil) • Grannvale (BelhallaChalphyDozelEddaFriegeVelthomerYngvi) • Isaach (Tirnanog) • Munster District (ConnachtLeonsterMunsterUlster) • MiletosSilesseThraciaVerdane
Groups, objects and events 12 crusadersAed MassacreBattle of BelhallaChild huntsCross KnightsFall of LeonsterFinal Holy WarHoly BloodHoly WarKnight brigades of GrannvaleLanceritterLoptr Church (DeadlordsLoptrian Empire) • Miracle of DahnaQuintessence
Lists ChaptersCharactersClasses (Class change) • Hidden map eventsItemsScriptsSkillsWeapons
Related topics TreasureGenealogy of the Holy War ExceedŌsawa manga adaptationFujimori manga adaptationSuzuki novelizationHeir of LightName chart • Other games (Mystery of the EmblemThracia 776Awakening) • Timeline