Tibarn

Tibarn Artwork of Tibarn from Radiant Dawn. The king of Phoenicis. A hawk laguz of tremendous size, whose power and skills are respected far and wide. He bears a deep and abiding enmity toward Begnion for its role in the Serenes Massacre.

Gender Male Race Laguz Nationality Phoenicis Title(s) Hawk King King of Phoenicis Starting class Bird Tribe (Hawk) (Path of Radiance) Hawk King (Radiant Dawn) Voiced by Joey Pepin (English, Radiant Dawn) Joe J. Thomas (English, Heroes) Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese, Radiant Dawn, Heroes) Appearance(s) Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn Heroes

Tibarn (Japanese: ティバーン Tibarn), the King of Phoenicis, is one of the five Laguz kings who rules over the hawks. After the incident twenty years prior to the start of the game, Tibarn became quite hateful of beorc. He was taking care of Reyson's father who fell ill after the Serenes Forest massacre. He also shows much care for the Heron tribe due to them almost being wiped out of existence and has some issues with Naesala of Kilvas.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role

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Tibarn appears in Chapter 17-4 as an NPC unit along with Janaff, Ulki and Reyson and in Chapter 28 as a partner unit.

In the final chapter, Repatriation, Tibarn is one of the three units that Ike can choose as backup to help defeat Mad King Ashnard. This is the only point in the game when he is playable. Once Daein is finally defeated, Tibarn and the other laguz forces return to their respective nations, not playing a major role again until the events of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.

Starting stats and growth rates

Bird Tribe (Hawk) Level 18 Attribute Build 14»24

Recruitment: Endgame. Near the beginning of the chapter (Easy/Normal) or at the start of the second part of the chapter (Hard/Maniac), select Tibarn when prompted. Stats Growth Rates Max HP 63 Speed 24»27 Strength 30»36 Luck 24 Magic 11»11 Defense 26»30 Skill 31»36 Resistance 19»21 Movement 6»8 Weight 14»24 Max HP 145% Speed 65% Strength 70% Luck 50% Magic 5% Defense 60% Skill 70% Resistance 25% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Beak Laguz Band Elixir Savior Cancel Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Analysis

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

Tibarn is a laguz royal that the player can pick out of three during the last chapter and is one of few units able to damage Ashnard. As a laguz royal, he can equip the Laguz Band, so he can always stay transformed. He has high base stats all around, and one-rounds generic enemies with high avoid and bulk. He has high movement and flight, though no canto. Due to his status, enemy units cannot land any crits on him without Wrath.

Among the mutually exclusive endgame laguz, Tibarn has less power, durability, and speed than Giffca, but can fly unlike Giffca. Tibarn is stronger but slower than Naesala, who also flies. As Tibarn joins mid-chapter, the player cannot remove or assign skills. Tibarn also has no support partners. He is most valuable for cleaning up generic enemies or helping defeat Ashnard, especially if the player's Ike is weak. Note that on Hard Mode, Tibarn will not be available for Ashnard's first form, so the player will still need to rely on Ike, Ena, or Nasir.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

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Starting stats and growth rates

Hawk King Level 31 Affinity Constitution 14»28 Authority ★★★★

Recruitment: Part 4, Chapter 2, automatically from the start Stats Growth Rates Max HP 68 Speed 20»40 Strength 18»36 Luck 29 Magic 2»4 Defense 16»32 Skill 24»48 Resistance 10»20 Movement 8»10 Weight 16»28 Max HP 75% Speed 20% Strength 40% Luck 40% Magic 5% Defense 40% Skill 10% Resistance 20% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Great Talon Savior Pavise Formshift Shove Canto Tear Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- SS -- -- -- -- -- --

Biorhythm Best Good Normal Bad Worst

• Note: The above stats are Tibarn's default stats. If a Radiant Dawn game was started via a data transfer from Path of Radiance, any stat Tibarn capped in Path of Radiance will result in a boost to his base in the stat in question in Radiant Dawn.

Analysis

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

Tibarn is a laguz royal playable in part 4 and leads his own team in chapter 4-2 and 4-5. He has formshift so he can always stay transformed without relying on items. He is the most mobile playable unit, having 10 move with flight and canto. He has excellent base stats all around besides resistance. His stats and capped strike rank allow him to reliably one-round most part 4 enemy units, which very few units can do. His high avoid, bulk, and Pavise ensure he can survive almost everything. As a hawk laguz, he is vulnerable to bows and wind magic, though his bulk is high enough to survive even a crossbow hit. All of these factors makes Tibarn one of the most powerful units on his team in part 4; however, Tibarn has no 2-range which limits him a bit on rout chapters compared to beorc fliers. Path of Radiance Tibarn can cap strength and skill with statboosters, which benefits Radiant Dawn Tibarn significantly, but this is not practical in a Path of Radiance playthrough.

Tibarn's base stats and mobility are more than enough for him to be a key unit for endgame; he is the most powerful unit in the game that can double attack the auras at base on normal or hard, making him an important candidate for Blood Tide buffs. Even still, he has some room for growth which helps him even further. His strength growth is high for a laguz unit, which helps him break through the high defense of dragons, generals, and auras. He also has a high health and defense growth for a laguz. All of his other growths are very low. Due to the nature of BEXP, Tibarn often benefits from leveling via BEXP as he will frequently level strength or defense, which are more impactful as more skill and speed are more overkill than useful.

Tibarn has a very high speed and skill base, so skills that activate based off of these work well. His biorhythm cycle is also easy to maintain, allowing players to keep his skill activation rates high with Bliss. His innate Pavise skill procs almost half the time due to his high skill. Tibarn will also have a high activation rate with Tear, improving his offense. As Tibarn is the most powerful laguz unit after the lions, he can be a valuable boss killer, so he makes good use of Nihil. Tibarn flies, has canto, and has the highest movement, so Celerity gives him unmatched flexibility. Nullify fixes his only real weakness: crossbows, making him near invincible, though Seraph Knights or other bird laguz appreciate Nullify more since they are less bulky than Tibarn. Tibarn also has innate Savior and is the best user in the game due to his high combat parameters, high movement, and canto.

Tibarn has a heaven affinity which gives a significant accuracy boost. This can be helpful for dodgy endgame units, though Tibarn's hitrates are very high so this does not benefit him much. Any endgame units without an existing support that has lower skill or inaccurate weapon types appreciate Tibarn's heaven affinity, especially if they are on the same part 4 team. Tibarn himself benefits most from a partner that gives attack or avoid, so units with a Fire, Water, Earth, or Dark affinity help the most.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

There are two different variations of Tibarn available to Heroes, both of which are tied to his storyline appearance in Radiant Dawn. The normal variation of Tibarn is one of the characters added to the game in the Countdown update, and became available for summoning by players on January 11, 2019. A pirate-themed variation of Tibarn was made available between the period of August 7, 2020 through September 7, 2020 as part of the Pirate's Pride update.

Tibarn: Lord of the Air

Starting stats

Tibarn: Lord of the Air is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 18/19/20 Attack 9/10/11 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 7/8/9 Resistance 2/3/4 Maximum HP 37/41/44 Attack 35/38/41 Speed 28/31/34 Defense 31/34/37 Resistance 15/18/21 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Hawk King Claw -- Dragon Gaze

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Rarity	SP cost
	Hatchling (Flier)	Innate
	Fledgling (Flier)	Innate
	Adult (Flier)	Innate
	Hawk King Claw	Innate
	Dragon Gaze	Innate
	Draconic Aura	★★★★★	200 SP
A	Death Blow 1	★★★★★	50 SP
A	Sturdy Blow 1	★★★★★	120 SP
A	Sturdy Blow 2	★★★★★	240 SP
A	Sturdy Impact	★★★★★	300 SP
B	Chill Atk 1	★★★★★	60 SP
B	Chill Atk 2	★★★★★	120 SP
B	Chill Atk 3	★★★★★	240 SP
C	Even Atk Wave 1	★★★★★	60 SP
C	Even Atk Wave 2	★★★★★	120 SP
C	Even Atk Wave 3	★★★★★	240 SP

Tibarn: Shipless Pirate

Starting stats

Tibarn: Shipless Pirate is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial Stats Level 40 Stats Maximum HP 19/20/21 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 5/6/7 Defense 9/10/11 Resistance 2/3/4 Maximum HP 38/42/45 Attack 38/41/45 Speed 27/30/33 Defense 33/36/39 Resistance 15/18/21 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Sky-Pirate Claw -- Night Sky

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Rarity	SP cost
	Hatchling (Flier)	Innate
	Fledgling (Flier)	Innate
	Adult (Flier)	Innate
	Sky-Pirate Claw	Innate
	Night Sky	Innate
	Astra	★★★★★	200 SP
	Galeforce	★★★★★	500 SP
A	Heavy Blade 1	★★★★★	60 SP
A	Heavy Blade 2	★★★★★	120 SP
A	Heavy Blade 3	★★★★★	240 SP
A	Heavy Blade 4	★★★★★	300 SP
B	Dive-Bomb 1	★★★★★	60 SP
B	Dive-Bomb 2	★★★★★	120 SP
B	Dive-Bomb 3	★★★★★	240 SP
C	Atk Smoke 1	★★★★★	60 SP
C	Atk Smoke 2	★★★★★	120 SP
C	Atk Smoke 3	★★★★★	240 SP

Personality and character

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Supports

Radiant Dawn

Bond supports

Tibarn Hawk King Default bonds: Reyson Heron Bonus: 10 Leanne Heron Bonus: 5 Rafiel Heron Bonus: 10 [[{{{supportd4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd4}}} Extra bonds:* None. [[{{{supporte1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse1}}} [[{{{supporte2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse2}}} [[{{{supporte3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse3}}} [[{{{supporte4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse4}}} [[{{{supporte5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse5}}}

See Support § Radiant Dawn for more details on supports.

Endings

Radiant Dawn

Tibarn, Lord of the Air
Tibarn was chosen as the first king of the unified bird clans, and brought them great respect from the other nations.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	The objective is accomplished. Let's retreat!	”	— An unused quote intended to be Tibarn's retreat quote in Path of Radiance.

“	Ashnard: Oh, the king of hawks! Meeting your feathered carcass here today is... Fantastic! I am so pleased! Tibarn: As am I. I want to rake my talons across your face so much, I can hardly control myself. Ashnard: Waaaaa haaaa haaa! Heeee heee haaa! Perfect! PERFECT!!! That is what war is all about! Tibarn: Come. Let's get started.	”	— Tibarn, when fighting Ashnard in the Endgame of Path of Radiance.

“	Valtome: Zelgius... Where is Zelgius?! Do you think you can hide him? That man...must be...uwee hee hee...punished! Tibarn: Sorry to disappoint you, but Zelgius is my prey. There's no chance I'm passing him on to the likes of you.	”	— Tibarn, when fighting Valtome in Part IV, Chapter 2 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Izuka: Ah... You must be the hawk king! Understand that my work was never intended to harm the laguz, specifically! Tibarn: No power on Tellius will protect you from me. With your death, I can finally lay my brothers' souls to rest.	”	— Tibarn, when fighting Izuka in Part IV, Chapter 5 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Hetzel: L...Lord Lekain! Help! Help me! Tibarn: As payment for taking care of Rafiel when I couldn't, I'll make this quick.	”	— Tibarn, when fighting Hetzel in Part IV, Endgame (1) of Radiant Dawn.

“	Tibarn: I'm glad I got to you first. See, I heard that the Serenes Massacre was all your doing... That puts you at the very top of the list of the enemies of the bird tribes. Lekain: That may very well be, but I am under the divine protection of the goddess herself! A shabby sub-human pirate like yourself will find me quite invincible! Tibarn: As much as I'd love to draw this little chat out, I don't think I can keep my talons out of your neck another instant. Lekain: Why... Why are you laughing? Are you... enjoying yourself? Tibarn: Some of us here are just overflowing with the chaos you're causing with this fight. That might be part of it... But, to be honest, there's a part of me that can hardly believe how much fun tearing your head off will be.	”	— Tibarn, when fighting Lekain in Part IV, Endgame (1) of Radiant Dawn.

“	Tibarn: I never would have believed that one day I'd be facing off against you. Life sure is funny, sometimes. Dheginsea: Even you, Tibarn? Don't make me kill you. You haven't got a chance. Tibarn: Don't be so sure about that. You just might be surprised. Besides, you've got a lot to answer for, Dheginsea. You'll finally pay the price for all those years of inaction and indifference as your kin were butchered and enslaved. Dheginsea: You shortsighted fool, you still don't understand... All right, I'm waiting. Show me what you've got.	”	— Tibarn, when fighting Dheginsea in Part IV, Endgame (3) of Radiant Dawn.

“	Sephiran: Hello, King Tibarn. I thought I might see you. Only the strongest reach the top. It's only natural that you would be among them. Tibarn: You know what? I don't believe you're the big, bad, evil guy you want us all to think you are. Sephiran: What could you be talking about? Tibarn: Ah, I was right! I see it in your eyes. I've been around for a while, and learned a bit about spotting fakes. So now that your secret's out, maybe you'd like to open up and tell me: Who are you really? Sephiran: ...	”	— Tibarn, when fighting Sephiran in Part IV, Endgame (4) of Radiant Dawn.

Death quotes

“	Blast! I've got to get out of here! Sorry for all the trouble!	”	— Tibarn, in Path of Radiance.

“	...Urk! Impossible... Looks like I need to pull back.	”	— Tibarn, as an NPC in Chapters 17-4 and 28 of Path of Radiance.

“	Tibarn: I lived as I wished... I've no regrets. Ike: Unbelievable… To defeat… King Tibarn! Will we be able to win?	”	— Tibarn, in Part III, Chapter 11 of Radiant Dawn.

“	No! You're not going to retreat!? Don't you...know who...I am? You can't kill...me...	”	— Tibarn, in Part IV, Endgame of Radiant Dawn.

“	Tibarn: Gaah...can't die...yet. I can't... leave things this way... Elincia: King Tibarn! You can't die! What about your people?!	”	— Tibarn, in Part IV, Chapter 2 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Tibarn: Ugh! Damn! Just...a scratch... I can still...fight... Reyson: Tibarn! No... No! You're too strong for this! Tibarn! Please! Please open your eyes...	”	— Tibarn, in Part IV, Chapter 5 of Radiant Dawn.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Tibarn/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Tibarn is featured on four cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Tibarn
Normal Plus {{{alt2image1}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}	King of Phoenicis, Tibarn
		"If you ever find yourself falling into a hopeless situation, it's alright if you call for me."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Bird Tribe		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Sky Glider: [Always] This unit gains +10 attack for each other ally unit. Roar of the King: [Always] While this unit has 100 or more attack, all other , ally units gain +10 attack.
	Card #B03-043R(+) • Artist: Rika Suzuki
	Lord of the Sky, Tibarn
		"Until the people of Begnion apologize for their deeds, I will not stop."
		Attack: 40	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Bird Tribe		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		King's Mighty Wing: [Always] During your turn, if you have at least two other allies, this unit gains +20 attack. Flying Emblem: [Support] You may choose one ally that is not the attacking unit, and move it.
	Card #B09-087HN • Artist: Senri Kita
	King of the Sky, Tibarn
		"Keep up with me if you can!"
		Attack: 80	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Hawk King		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Prey of the Royal Wings: [Trigger] [] When this unit's attack fails to destroy an enemy, you may pay the cost and if you do: Untap this unit. "To wing, brothers!": [Always] During your turn, all allies gain +20 attack. ( comes into effect if a total of 2 or more cards are stacked with this unit.) Pride in Independence: [Special] This card cannot be stacked on top of a "Tibarn" to Level Up him as the result of a skill's effect.
	Card #B17-073SR • Artist: Azusa
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		"...If only we'd realized there had been more survivors from Serenes sooner. Perhaps we could have saved even more lives." "The hawk people and the crow people used to live together. In other words, we are like brothers."
		Attack: 40	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Bird Tribe		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Rage Against the Beorc: [Always] If this unit is in the Front Line, this unit gains +20 attack. ( comes into effect if a total of 2 or more cards are stacked with this unit.) Friendship With Serenes: [Always] If you have 1 or more other allies, this unit gains +10 attack. Flying Emblem: [Support] You may choose one ally that is not the attacking unit, and move it.
	Card #B17-074N, P18-007PR • Artist: Karuta Shiki (B17-074N), Hiroaki (P18-007PR)
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Tibarn .

Flavor text

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Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Radiant Dawn	The king of Phoenicis. A hawk laguz of tremendous size, whose power and skills are respected far and wide. He bears a deep and abiding enmity toward Begnion for its role in the Serenes Massacre.	フェニキス王国の国王。 【鷹王】の名で知られる。 鳥翼族としては非常に大柄で、 その実力も大陸屈指とされる。 "セリノス虐殺" の一件以来、 ベグニオンへの遺恨は根深い。
Engage	King of Phoenicis on Tellius, a continent in another world. A laguz shape-shifter who led a tribe that could transform into hawks. The Hawk King rallied his allies with his charisma and decisive action. Appears in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.	異界の大陸テリウスにある フェニキス王国の王。 肉体を化身させて戦う「ラグズ」の一人で 鳥翼族の、鷹に化身する民の指導者。 その剛腕と人望で仲間たちをまとめ 「鷹王」と称される。 「蒼炎の軌跡」「暁の女神」
Heroes (Tibarn: Lord of the Air)	King of Phoenicis, the nation of the hawk laguz. Leads his people by dint of his overwhelming fighting ability and charisma. Appears in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.	鳥翼族、鷹の民の国フェニキスの王。 圧倒的な戦闘力と求心力で民を率いる。 （登場：『ファイアーエムブレム 暁の女神』）
Heroes (Tibarn: Shipless Pirate)	King of Phoenicis, the nation of the Hawk Tribe of laguz. Swooping in just in time to participate in the pirate festival by coincidence. Appears in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.	鷹の民を率いるフェニキスの王。 ふとした偶然から、海賊祭りに参加することに。 （登場：『ファイアーエムブレム 暁の女神』）

Trivia

• According to Tellius Recollection, Tibarn was designed with an apparent age of 30 in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Tibarn
Japanese	ティバーン	Officially romanized as Tibarn.
Spanish	Tibarn
French	Tibarn
German	Tibarn
Italian	Tibarn
Portuguese (Brazil)	Tibarn	Used in Fire Emblem Heroes
Traditional Chinese	狄邦	Tibarn

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Tibarn from Path of Radiance.

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  Artwork of Tibarn from Path of Radiance.

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  Artwork of Tibarn from Radiant Dawn.

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  Portrait of Tibarn from Path of Radiance.

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  Portrait of Tibarn from Radiant Dawn.

Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Tibarn: Lord of the Air from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Tibarn: Lord of the Air from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Tibarn: Lord of the Air from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Tibarn: Lord of the Air from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Tibarn: Shipless Pirate from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Tibarn: Shipless Pirate from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Tibarn: Shipless Pirate from Heroes.

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  Artwork of Tibarn: Shipless Pirate from Heroes.

Other appearances

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  Artwork of Tibarn from Fire Emblem Cipher.

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  Artwork of Tibarn from Fire Emblem Cipher.

References

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