Sonia

This page is about the Elibean Sage; for the Rigelian Mage, see Sonya.

Sonia Artwork of Sonia from The Blazing Blade. Brendan's wife, and a devout servant of Nergal.

Gender Unknown (lives as female) Race Morph Family Brendan (husband) Linus (step-son) Lloyd (step-son) Nino (adopted daughter) Starting class Sage Voiced by Larissa Gallagher (English, Heroes) Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) The Blazing Blade Heroes

“	There are two types of people in the world, Ursula. Those chosen to lead and those fit only to serve: human refuse. That's all. Only two types. I am the former, a perfect specimen chosen by Lord Nergal.	”	— Sonia to Ursula

Sonia (Japanese: ソーニャ Sonia) is one of Nergal's morphs who infiltrated the Black Fang, the adoptive mother of Nino, wife of Brendan Reed and stepmother of Linus and Lloyd, and a major antagonist in the second arc of Eliwood's and Hector's tales of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Despite being a major character, the player is not required to fight her.

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade

Role

Twelve years prior to any of the game's events, Sonia and Nergal, seeking the secret of the dragons, ambushed a family of four from the most famed house of magic wielders in all of Lycia. The mother of the family, Iris, clutched tight to her daughter Nino during the struggle, but Sonia used the son of the family, Kai, as a human shield; Sonia managed to kill Iris, Kai, and the father of the family, Juge, with her bare hands, only sparing Nino as per Nergal's suggestion. Sonia subsequently raised Nino as if she were her own daughter, treating her badly over the years.

Years later, in order to bring the Black Fang under Nergal's control, Sonia started to get close to its leader, Brendan Reed, eventually marrying him and becoming stepmother to Brendan's two sons, Linus and Lloyd. Linus and Lloyd from the beginning suspected something was amiss about Sonia, and Brendan himself never fully trusted her either, but the five of them began living as a family nonetheless; were it not for Linus and Lloyd, Brendan would likely have been killed around this timeframe. Over the years, Sonia has members of the Black Fang replaced one by one with Nergal's morphs. Linus and Lloyd were not the only ones suspicious of Sonia's motives, as Harken disguised as a Black Fang in both Lloyd's and Linus's versions of Chapter 23 (24 Hector) is shown to have intel on Sonia's motives.

By the time Eliwood's and Hector's tales roll around, thirteen years after Sonia murdered Nino's family, the Black Fang was now largely under Nergal's control, with Brendan squarely under Sonia's thumb. Sonia is first mentioned in chapter 18 (19 Hector), where Nergal asks Limstella to contact her and arrange a meeting with the king of Bern; she is first physically seen two chapters later where Nergal has gathered her and Limstella into the area where Nergal tasks her with using Brendan to move the Black Fang and to make usage of the Four Fangs. The following chapter, Sonia has called together the Four Fangs and assigned them the task of eliminating Eliwood, whom she states is plaguing her by simply living; Eliwood is her designated target even if the player is playing Hector's tale and thus Hector is the player's main lord. Chapter 25 of Hector's tale shows she is the one responsible for releasing Pascal on Nergal's orders, despite Pascal having been imprisoned by her husband's orders.

By the time Chapter 24 (26 Hector) comes around, Sonia has met with King Desmond, and it is made apparent that she is ringleading the plot to have Prince Zephiel killed; the following chapter sees her assign the task to Nino and Jaffar, and assigning the task of stalling the opposing army to either Kenneth or Jerme; once Kenneth/Jerme fails, Sonia attempts to accelerate the operation and, showing her distrust for Nino, gives Jaffar the additional task of killing Nino.

Sonia serves as the boss of Chapter 26x (28x Hector), where she vows to finish off Eliwood herself if she has to despite Limstella's objections; as soon as Brendan arrives on the scene, Sonia shows her true colors to him and kills him, with Limstella harvesting his quintessence. Although injured by Brendan's attempt to defend himself, Sonia declares herself well enough to continue her duties; Sonia subsequently shows her true colors to Nino, who survived the attempt on her life, and is ultimately defeated by the opposing army. Sonia is left to die by Limstella, who reveals that she has no quintessence to harvest, continuing to insist on her humanity and superiority over Limstella even as she dies. Should the player not visit chapter 26x, Nergal finishes Sonia personally, no longer finding her useful, with her failure with the Zephiel assassination being deemed unforgivable.

Stats

See also: Night of Farewells

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Normal Eliwood Hard Hector Hard

Sage Level 17 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 44 Luck 0 Magic 19 Defense 19 Skill 18 Resistance 23 Speed 18 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6

Inventory Bolting Fimbulvetr Fell Contract Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- A -- -- A

Sage Level 10 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 44 Luck 0 Magic 19 Defense 19 Skill 18 Resistance 23 Speed 18 Constitution 4 Movement 6 Aid 6

Inventory Bolting Fimbulvetr Fell Contract Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- A -- -- A

Sage Level 10 Affinity --

Stats Max HP 45~47 Luck 0 Magic 20~22 Defense 19~20 Skill 19~20 Resistance 24~25 Speed 19~20 Constitution 7 Movement 6 Aid 6

Inventory Bolting Fimbulvetr Fell Contract Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- A -- -- A

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Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Sonia is one of the characters added to the game in the Treachery update, and was made available to players in the fifty-forth Grand Hero Battle, which initially ran from April 7, 2021 through April 15, 2021. Only one variation of Sonia is currently available in Heroes, based on her The Blazing Blade incarnation.

Starting stats

★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★

Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 7/8/9 Speed 3/4/5 Defense 6/7/8 Resistance 7/8/9 Maximum HP 33/36/39 Attack 28/31/34 Speed 18/21/24 Defense 25/28/31 Resistance 28/31/34 {{{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 Elthunder -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 3/4/5 Defense 6/7/8 Resistance 8/9/10 Maximum HP 34/37/40 Attack 30/33/36 Speed 19/22/25 Defense 26/29/32 Resistance 30/33/36 {{{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 Blárserpent -- Chilling Wind

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 4/5/6 Defense 7/8/9 Resistance 8/9/10 Maximum HP 36/40/43 Attack 32/35/38 Speed 21/24/28 Defense 29/32/35 Resistance 32/35/38 {{{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 Blárserpent+ -- Chilling Wind

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Rarity	SP cost
	Thunder	Innate
	Elthunder	Innate
	Blárserpent	★★★	200 SP
	Blárserpent+	★★★★★	300 SP
	Chilling Wind	★★★	100 SP
	Glacies	★★★★	200 SP
A	Fortress Res 1	★★★	40 SP
A	Fort. Def/Res 1	★★★★	100 SP
A	Fort. Def/Res 2	★★★★★	200 SP
C	Threaten Res 1	★★★	50 SP
C	Threat. Atk/Res 1	★★★	100 SP
C	Threat. Atk/Res 2	★★★★	200 SP

Personality and character

Sonia is a morph that sees herself as perfection chosen by Nergal, and has deluded herself to believe that she is human; this is in sharp contrast to her fellow feminine-construct morph Limstella, who embraces her identity as a morph. This leads Sonia to see Limstella as inferior, along with all other morphs. Sonia often refers to morphs as puppets.

Limstella is far from the only person she sees as below her. Nergal's assertions of her perfection empowers Sonia's narcissism, which is also supported by her rank. Sonia insists that treating people as equals leads to failure, and cites Vaida as a person who has failed due to treating others fairly.

Ursula, a member of the Four Fangs, adores Sonia, and Sonia seems to actually like Ursula as well, giving her advice freely. Ursula is one of the few people Sonia doesn't seem to openly look down on.

Sonia despises her adopted daughter, Nino. Sonia thinks of Nino as a failure, and neglects her daughter by not providing education or motherly love. Nino herself brushes this off and still seeks the love and approval of Sonia, but Sonia is all too happy to give Jaffar orders to kill Nino.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Lord Nergal will have your quintessence! Only the chosen few will live to see the new world. Perfect people! People like me!	”	— Sonia, in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

“	Nino: I thought for so long that you were my true mother... Sonia: Ha ha ha! Your mother and father looked so much like you. They were so naive it made me want to vomit. I dressed in rags and entered their house with a child in my arms. They were sincerely concerned. Ha ha... Trusting a stranger is so utterly foolish. Oh, they came to regret their trust, but it was too late. Nino: Aaahhh!!! You're no perfect being! You're a monster in human form! No mercy! No forgiveness!!!	”	— Sonia vs Nino, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

“	Jaffar: Here I come. Sonia: Ingrate! You owe your life to Lord Nergal! You and that girl, you're nothing but filth! But it matters not, as long as your essence remains intact. No other part of you now has any value.	”	— Sonia vs Jaffar, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Death quote

“	It can't be... I'm...perfect... Lord Nergal said...so...	”	— Sonia, in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Sonia/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Sonia is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Sonia
	Black Flower Blooming in Darkness, Sonia
		"Only the chosen few will live to see the new world. Perfect people! People like me!"
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Sage		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: --
		The Fang's Puppetmaster: [Trigger] [Once per turn] When this unit's attack ends, if your opponent's support card failed to support the enemy during that attack, draw 1 card. Bolting: [Activate] [] Until the end of the turn, this unit can attack enemies in the Back Line regardless of range. Proof of Superiority: [Support] Draw 1 card. Choose 1 card from your hand, and send it to the Retreat Area. You may [] and each time you do, this skill is activated again.
	Card #B13-045R • Artist: Kokon Konfuzi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Sonia .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Blazing Blade	Brendan's wife, and a devout servant of Nergal.	【黒い牙】首領の妻 ネルガルのしもべ
Heroes	A mysterious woman who seduced the leader of the Black Fang. Her true loyalty lies with Nergal, at whose instruction she secretly manipulates events. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.	【黒い牙】首領の後妻におさまった謎の美女。 実質的な指導者ネルガルに忠誠を誓い、暗躍する。 （登場：『ファイアーエムブレム 烈火の剣』）

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Sonia	Variant of Sonya.
Japanese	ソーニャ	Officially romanized as Sonia.
Spanish	Sonia	--
French	Sonia	--
German	Sonia	--
Italian	Sonia	--
Portuguese	Sonia	--
Traditional Chinese	索妮婭	Sonia

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Sage Anima Staff*

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  Artwork of Sonia from The Blazing Blade.

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  Artwork of Sonia from Fire Emblem Cipher.

Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Sonia: Inhuman Beauty from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Sonia: Inhuman Beauty from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Sonia: Inhuman Beauty from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Sonia: Inhuman Beauty from Heroes.