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Munnir

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Munnir

FESK Munnir.png
Artwork of Munnir from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Family
Nationality

Verdane

Title(s)

Prince of Verdane

Starting class

Warrior

Appearance(s)

Hah, relax! Won’t be long, an’ I’ll be bringin’ Cimbaeth’s lot along for the fun. When I do, all Grannvale’s our oyster. Even Belhalla oughta be easy pickings with nuthin’ around to stop us!
— Munnir, to Gerrard

Munnir (Japanese: ガンドルフ Gandolf) was a belligerent prince of Verdane, the eldest son of King Batu, and the ruler of Marpha Castle in the country's south-east.

Biography

On his father's orders, in Grann 757, Munnir led the Verdane army on a raid of neighboring Grannvale, in an attempt to prevent Grannvale from invading Verdane first. Munnir's army besieged and conquered Yngvi Castle, with Munnir personally almost killing Midir to end the siege, then he abducted its stewardess Lady Edain to be a trophy wife, taking her back to Verdane and leaving the Grannvale raid in the hands of his subordinates, intending to return later with his brother Cimbaeth to pillage the country further. Back at Marpha Castle, upon realizing that his brother Jamke had released Edain from her imprisonment in the castle, he deployed his army to retrieve her and Dew and to fight Sigurd's impending invasion force. He was defeated and slain in this battle.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Munnir is the second boss of Chapter 1, guarding Marpha Castle. He also appears as the boss of the Prologue in its first turn, but he leaves the map at the start of the first turn's enemy phase after seizing Yngvi.

Stats

See also: Lady of the Forest
Portrait munnir fe04.png
Ma snes02 warrior enemy.gif Warrior
Level 20
Holy Blood --
Movement 6
Authority ★★
Stats
Max HP 60 Speed 18
Strength 17 Luck 0
Magic 0 Defense 16
Skill 11+5 Resistance 5
Inventory Skills
Hand Axe
Skill RingThis item is dropped upon this unit's defeat.
3,000 Gold
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Weapon Levels
Swords -- Lances -- Axes A Bows B Staves --
Fire magic -- Thunder magic -- FE4RankWind.png -- Light magic -- Dark magic --

Personality

Munnir was a brutal man in every respect, viewing the invasion of Grannvale and the ransacking of its commoners as a fun activity. He was easily frustrated by things not going as he liked, such as when his army took so long to seize Yngvi or when Jamke released Edain and Dew. He was particularly misogynistic in his treatment of Edain, and by extension the rest of the women of Grannvale, planning to force her to marry him and talking about her as if she was little more than a mindless object when talking about her to Gerrard.[1] Like his father and Cimbaeth, Munnir was easily misled by Sandima and willingly did anything asked of him by the sorcerer.[2]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Kehehe... You! Not bad for bein’ here all on yer lonesome, but I’ve had enough of yer strugglin’!
— Munnir, when attacking Midir in a cutscene in the Prologue of Genealogy of the Holy War.
Oh, come on! First me own brother lets me wife go, and now this?! Damn me rotten luck!
— Munnir, in Chapter 1 of Genealogy of the Holy War.
Ugh, REALLY? That knight from earlier?! The hell are you doin’ still breathin’?!
— Munnir, when fighting Midir in Chapter 1 of Genealogy of the Holy War.
An’ what’re ya supposed to be? You’ve got guts, ya brat, but not much else!
— Munnir, when fighting Azelle in Chapter 1 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Death quotes

N-no... this... can’t... Guh...
— Munnir, in Chapter 1 of Genealogy of the Holy War.

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

Munnir was featured on one TCG card.

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Munnir
TCG 1-084.jpg Class: Warrior Level 1 Infantry Direct Attack
Energy: 5 Atk.: 4 / Counter: 2 WLv.: Axes A Bows B
Equip: Steel Axe Skills: --
Card #084Rarity: ★ • Artist: Koya Katsuyoshi
Card scans and information translation provided by Aquantis.

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round Placement Character Votes
CYL 2
(2018)
796
(+50)
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Munnir
Genealogy of the Holy War
22
(−22)
CYL 3
(2019)
663
(−17)
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Munnir
Genealogy of the Holy War
34
(+12)
CYL 4
(2020)
749
(+12)
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Munnir
Genealogy of the Holy War
22
(−12)
CYL 5
(2021)
770
(+21)
Portrait munnir fe04 cyl.png
Munnir
Genealogy of the Holy War
21
(−1)
CYL 6
(2022)
802
(+30)
Portrait munnir fe04 cyl.png
Munnir
Genealogy of the Holy War
15
(−6)
CYL 7
(2023)
676
(−126)
Portrait munnir fe04 cyl.png
Munnir
Genealogy of the Holy War
42
(+27)
CYL 8
(2024)
852
(+176)
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Munnir
Genealogy of the Holy War
11
(−31)
Total results This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. 211

Etymology and other languages

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

Munnir

Used in official websites. Possibly from the Arabic name منير Munīr, meaning "shining".

English
(unofficial)

Gandolf

Used in all Genealogy of the Holy War fan translations.

Japanese

ガンドルフ

Officially romanized as Gandolf in the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game and as Gandlf on the Fire Emblem Museum website. From Gandalf, a prominent dwarf in Norse mythology and the namesake of Gandalf the Grey in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth canon.

Spanish

Munnir

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French

Munnir

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German

Munnir

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Italian

Munnir

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Portuguese

Munnir

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Traditional Chinese

剛德魯夫

Gandolf

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Portrait munnir fe04.png Warrior Ma snes02 warrior enemy.gif
Bs fe04 enemy warrior axe.png
Axe*

References

  1. "Gerrard: But, er, your lordship... Who’s that there dame ya have?
    Munnir: The spoils of war, m’boy! She’s comin’ back to Marpha to marry me. Whaddya say – a keeper, or a keeper?
    Gerrard: I’ll say! Just lookin’ at her’s makin’ me mouth water. Nice one, sir.
    Munnir: Back off, ya fool. This one’s mine. You’ll get ya pick of all Grannvale once we’re done ‘ere. Keep it in ya pants a little longer, m’kay?
    " — Gerrard and Munnir, Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
  2. "...Now I think about it, there’s been something amiss about everything ever since that wizard Sandima appeared. My whole family is at his beck and call, and they just won’t hear a word against him." — Jamke, 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