Kyza

Kyza Artwork of Kyza from Radiant Dawn. A member of the tiger clan of the beast tribe laguz. A talented warrior who reports to Ranulf. Despite his talents, many regard him as rather stuffy and boring.

Gender Non-binary (referred to as male in Radiant Dawn and Cipher; referred to with they/them pronouns in Heroes) Race Laguz (tiger) Nationality Gallian Starting class Tiger Voiced by Landon McDonald (English, Heroes) Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) Radiant Dawn Heroes

“	Forget it, Lyre. The captain knows who slaves day and night to keep the army running smoothly!	”	— Kyza

Kyza (Japanese: キサ Kisa; PAL: Kysha) is a warrior in the Gallian army and a subordinate of Ranulf.

Biography

During the Mad King's War, Kyza served in Ranulf's unit as a trainee soldier, along with their friend Lyre.

Three years later, Kyza and Lyre, now his subordinate, fought in the war between the Laguz Alliance and Begnion under Ranulf's command, accompanying him on the invasion of Begnion. They mediated conflicts between the laguz forces and their beorc allies in the Greil Mercenaries in order to maintain peace and order in the war effort. On the day of the battle of Soze Pass, they informed Ranulf of General Skrimir's decision to engage Zelgius in a duel, and was tasked by Ranulf with carving a quick path up the pass through Begnion forces so that he and Ike could come to Skrimir's aid. However, Skrimir lost this duel and was badly wounded by Zelgius, effectively putting an end to the war and forcing the Laguz Alliance to retreat back to Gallia. Kyza and Lyre assisted Ranulf in conducting the Gallian retreat back across the Ribahn River, where Lyre first noticed the approach of the Daein army as they attacked the retreating laguz, and the three split up to warn the flanks and call a halt to the retreat.

Kyza continued to serve with the Gallian army and the Greil Mercenaries as they retreated, and later joined the Apostle's Army with the rest of the Gallian forces to fight back against the senators of Begnion. They later participated in the battles against the Disciples of Order. After Ashera's defeat, Kyza continued to dutifully serve in the Gallian army.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role

Kyza, referred to as Kysha, is mentioned briefly in Lethe and Ranulf's B-rank support. They do not appear in person nor are they mentioned elsewhere.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Kyza is a playable unit who first becomes available in Part 3. They first join Ike's party and are as a result not playable in Chapters 6, 12, and 13. In Part 4, they can be allocated to any of the three armies.

Starting stats and growth rates

Tiger Level 18 Affinity Constitution 12»22

Recruitment: Part III, Chapter 4, automatically from preparations Stats Growth Rates Max HP 55 Speed 11»22 Strength 10»20 Luck 14 Magic 3»6 Defense 10»20 Skill 10»20 Resistance 5»10 Movement 7»9 Weight 21»42 Max HP 85% Speed 35% Strength 40% Luck 50% Magic 5% Defense 40% Skill 45% Resistance 15% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Fang Laguz Stone Quickclaw Shove Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- A -- -- -- -- -- --

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Analysis

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

Kyza is a tiger who is available for most of Part 3. They have mediocre transformed bases in all stats except for their high HP and low resistance, so their combat is subpar. They also have an A rank strike, locking them to a relatively weak weapon until they raise it, which takes a long time due to the slow WEXP gain of laguz weapons and the inability to equip Discipline. Kyza suffers most from their slow EXP gain, as their base stats are mediocre and they need to level to be able to meaningfully contribute. Even after raising their stats, Kyza will still suffer from their lack of ranged attacks (apart from Quickclaw) and transformation gauge restrictions. Their lack of ranged options also means that enemies will often attack them, further decreasing their transformation gauge. Kyza is also extremely vulnerable to magic, especially fire magic, due to their low resistance.

Kyza, for a laguz, has above average growths everywhere except magic and resistance. This means that a raised Kyza will have fairly good and well-rounded stats, but their resistance will continue to cause problems. Kyza can also attempt to use BEXP to level more. Ultimately, Kyza is one of the weaker candidates for the Tower of Guidance due to their low caps in speed and resistance, as well as being outclassed by the laguz royals. Kyza is also overshadowed by the other tigers: Muarim has much less availability, but his stats are much higher, and Mordecai has better availability, joins earlier with better availability and his base stats are generally higher that Kyza's.

In Part 4, Kyza can be assigned to any of the three teams, and, if trained, they function well on any of them. Tibarn’s team is generally the best option for them, as Kyza will likely be underleveled due to their slow EXP gain, and 4-5 has many laguz units which give generous amounts of EXP.

Kyza starts with the Quickclaw skill, which is marginally useful for chipping down enemies, but it is unreliable and doesn’t deal enough damage to be significant. There is no real reason to remove it though, as it doesn’t use any capacity on Kyza. A trained Kyza can make decent use of Resolve for some extra survivability when transformed. Kyza can frequently be underleveled, so Paragon can be used to increase their EXP gain. Kyza can also make good use of Nullify to remove their weakness to fire magic. After reaching level 30, Kyza can use a Satori Sign to learn Roar, increasing their offensive capabilities.

Kyza has a light affinity which gives defense and hit. Kyza doesn’t particularly benefit from these bonuses as they are bulky and accurate, but they can be used to help someone else. Kyza benefits from supports that grant attack or avoid, but both of those will be decent if they are trained.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Kyza was first added to the game in a special New Year's variation as part of the Like Clockwork update, and was made available to players in the forty-ninth edition of the Tempest Trials+, "Togetherness", which initially ran from January 1, 2022 through January 11, 2022. The aforementioned New Year's variation of Kyza is the only one currently available in Heroes, and is based on their Radiant Dawn incarnation.

Kyza: Tiger of Fortune

Starting stats

★★★★ ★★★★★

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 5/6/7 Defense 10/11/12 Resistance 4/5/6 Maximum HP 39/42/45 Attack 34/37/40 Speed 21/24/27 Defense 36/39/43 Resistance 24/27/30 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Adult (Infantry) -- New Moon

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 18/19/20 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 10/11/12 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 42/45/48 Attack 36/39/42 Speed 23/26/30 Defense 38/41/45 Resistance 27/30/33 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage of Trait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Polished Fang -- New Moon

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Rarity	SP cost
	Whelp (Infantry)	Innate
	Yearling (Infantry)	Innate
	Adult (Infantry)	Innate
	Polished Fang	★★★★★	400 SP
	New Moon	Innate
	Moonbow	★★★★	200 SP
A	Close Def 1	★★★★	60 SP
A	Close Def 2	★★★★	120 SP
A	Close Def 3	★★★★	240 SP
C	Atk/Def Oath 1	★★★★	60 SP
C	Atk/Def Oath 2	★★★★	120 SP
C	Atk/Def Oath 3	★★★★★	240 SP

Personality and character

Seen by other members of the Gallian army as stuffy and boring, Kyza is a dutiful and diligent offier who works hard to maintain order in the Gallian army. They claimed to be an obedient subordinate to Ranulf who would quickly and efficiently execute their superior's orders, and they constantly trained themself to be ready for action at all times, even during times of peace. They tried to ensure there were no incidents between the beorc and laguz members of the Laguz Alliance army by taking a deferential approach, trying to convince Lyre to apologize to Shinon even though Shinon was the one taunting her. However, they have a tendency to try to ingratiate themself to Ranulf with over-the-top insistence that they will follow Ranulf's orders, and they are not above bragging about their loyalty and accomplishments to Ranulf if it meant receiving a reward, and despite their friendship they were quick to criticize Lyre and highlight her flaws in comparison to themself, although she did the same first.

In the Japanese version of Radiant Dawn, Kyza's speech is notably very feminine in style, using pronouns and verbal tics which are almost exclusively seen in the speech of women. The Fire Emblem 20th Anniversary Encyclopedia describes their speech as being like that of an okama (a Japanese term for an effeminate homosexual man). Additionally, the Encyclopedia titles its section on Kyza "Body is male, heart is female?", which may suggest that Kyza was portrayed as a transgender woman in the Japanese version. The localization mostly removed the effeminate aspect of Kyza's personality from their main story dialogue, although their support lines still contain traces of the more flamboyant elements of this former characterization (e.g. "I hope you’re feeling as fabulous as I am").

In Fire Emblem Heroes, in Meet the Heroes and their flavor text, Kyza is referred to with gender-neutral pronouns.

Supports

Bond supports

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See Support § Radiant Dawn for more details on supports.

Endings

Kyza, Dutiful Assistant
Kyza remained a dutiful Gallian warrior. He showed exemplary diligence, never neglecting to train–even in peacetime.

Quotes

Death quote

“	...Commander Ranulf... Curse my fragile bones! My last breath... For Gallia! For...Ga–	”	— Kyza, in Radiant Dawn.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Kyza/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Kyza is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Kyza
	Dutiful Assistant, Kyza
		"The captain knows who slaves day and night to keep the army running smoothly! If you want it, you'll have to take it!"
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Beast Tribe		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Appropriate Assistance: [Activate] [Once per turn] [Send 1 card from your hand to the Retreat Area] Choose 1 non-"Kyza" card from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand. Resurrection of the Demon King: [Always] If an allied "Ranulf" is present, this unit gains +10 attack.
	Card #B22-058N • Artist: Nekohayashi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Kyza .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Radiant Dawn	A member of the tiger clan of the beast tribe laguz. A talented warrior who reports to Ranulf. Despite his talents, many regard him as rather stuffy and boring.	獣牙族／虎。 ガリア王国の獣牙戦士。 ライの有能な部下。
Heroes	A tiger warrior from Gallia, home of the beast tribe of laguz. Serious and dutiful, not even New Year's celebrations can keep them from their training. Appears in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.	ラグズの国ガリアの獣牙族、虎の民の戦士。 正月も鍛錬を怠らない、実直で真面目な性格だが…？ （登場：『ファイアーエムブレム 暁の女神』）

Trivia

• According to Tellius Recollection, Kyza was designed with an apparent age of 19.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	• Kysha • Kyza	• The character is known by this name in Path of Radiance, in their brief mention in a support between Lethe and Ranulf. • The character is known by this name in Radiant Dawn and Heroes.
English (Europe)	Kysha	The PAL region English version of the games use "Kysha" for both Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, opting in the latter to maintain consistency with the former. Heroes instead uses "Kyza" in the European English localization.
Japanese	キサ	Officially romanized as Kisa.
Spanish	Kysha	Used in Radiant Dawn and the European Spanish localization of Heroes.
Spanish (Latin America)	Kyza	Used in the American Spanish localization of Heroes.
French	Kysha	--
German	Kysha	--
Italian	Kysha	--
Portuguese (Brazil)	Kyza	--
Traditional Chinese	奇薩	Kisa

Gallery

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  Artwork of Kyza from Radiant Dawn.

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  Kyza's portrait in Radiant Dawn.

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  Kyza as an unshifted Tiger in Radiant Dawn.

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  Kyza as a shifted Tiger in Radiant Dawn.

Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune from Heroes.

References

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