Zola

Zola Zola's portrait used in Fates. A Nohrian mage who tried to deceive Corrin by impersonating Izana.

Gender Male Race Human Nationality Nohrian Starting class Dark Mage, Sorcerer Voiced by HIsashi Izumi (Japanese, Fates) Liam O'Brien (English, Fates) Appearance(s) Fire Emblem Fates

Zola (Japanese: ゾーラ Zola) is a dark mage of Nohr, known to be a master of illusions and the ability to alter one's appearance with dark magic.

Biography

In Birthright and Revelation, Zola tries to trick Corrin into execution by disguising himself as Izana, the Archduke of Izumo. He performs this by taking Corrin and Sakura to the execution room at the Izumo Castle. In Birthright, he takes Corrin to the room, until revealing himself as Zola and traps Corrin and Sakura in, only for Hinoka and Kaze to attack the Nohrian forces, as they were both disguised as Nohrian forces. In Revelation, Gunter was already able to notice that Zola was disguised as Izana and exposed him before he took Corrin to the execution room. Because of this, he uses an ice bomb created by Garon to imprison the village in a thick layer of ice.

After failing in both routes, Leo will appear after the battle, calling him a coward and begins to kill Zola himself. In Revelation, Leo is successful at killing Zola, however in Birthright, Corrin convinced Leo to spare his life, and wandered away. Zola appears to be following the army because of Corrin's kindness, although Zola remains a non-playable character. In Chapter 11, Sumeragi and Vallite soldiers plan to defeat the army on their boat, causing the ship to crash in the process. After the battle, Takumi gets a surprise-attack from Sumeragi, only for Zola to take the blow, until Sumeragi disappears, and Zola gets healed by Sakura, as prove of his loyalty to the army. Later on, in Chapter 12, the army plan a trap for Garon at Nestra's opera house by asking Zola to use his magic on Azura, to disguise as Layla for the army to begin trapping Garon in. However, when they arrive at the opera house, Zola betrays the army and allows Garon to ambush them and take over the opera house. Despite this, Garon calls him out for attempting to order him around and executes Zola just before the battle.

In Conquest, Zola plays a similar role to disguising himself as Izana, but instead of tricking Corrin, he tricks the Hoshidan royal family at Izumo and traps them in the execution room. While Zola believes that he got away with the perfect plan, Xander states that he doesn't want to win the war in such a dishonorable way, and Corrin's army instead attacks Zola and the Nohrian army to save the Hoshidans. After his defeat, he begs for mercy, only for Leo to kill him for attempting to kill the Hoshidian while unarmed and nearly winning the war in a cowardly way.

Fire Emblem Fates

Role

Zola is a recurring boss character in Fire Emblem Fates; he acts as a supporting antagonist in all three routes.

Stats

Enemy - Birthright Chapter 9

See also: Land of Gods

Normal Hard/Lunatic

Dark Mage Level 13 Movement -

Stats Max HP 35 Speed 13 Strength 5 Luck 1 Magic 12 Defense 10 Skill 12 Resistance 16

Inventory Skills Fimbulvetr Master Seal -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C -- -- --

Dark Mage Level 13 Movement -

Stats Max HP 35 Speed 13 Strength 5 Luck 1 Magic 14 Defense 10 Skill 12 Resistance 16

Inventory Skills Mjölnir Master Seal -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C/B -- -- --

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Enemy - Conquest Chapter 18

See also: Black & White

Normal Hard/Lunatic

Sorcerer Level 5 Movement -

Stats Max HP 37 Speed 16 Strength 0 Luck 7 Magic 23 Defense 16 Skill 15 Resistance 21

Inventory Skills Nosferatu Fimbulvetr 10000G Duelist's Blow Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- B -- -- --

Sorcerer Level 5 Movement -

Stats Max HP 40 Speed 18 Strength 0 Luck 7 Magic 26 Defense 17 Skill 15 Resistance 23

Inventory Skills Nosferatu Ragnarok 10000G Vengeance Evenhanded Duelist's Blow Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- B/S -- -- --

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Enemy - Revelation Chapter 10

See also: Voice of a God

Normal Hard Lunatic

Dark Mage Level 14 Movement -

Stats Max HP 30 Speed 12 Strength 5 Luck 2 Magic 13 Defense 9 Skill 11 Resistance 16

Inventory Skills Nosferatu Master Seal -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C -- -- --

Dark Mage Level 14 Movement -

Stats Max HP 32 Speed 13 Strength 5 Luck 6 Magic 17 Defense 11 Skill 15 Resistance 18

Inventory Skills Nosferatu Master Seal Heartseeker Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C -- -- --

Dark Mage Level 14 Movement -

Stats Max HP 35 Speed 13 Strength 5 Luck 6 Magic 19 Defense 13 Skill 15 Resistance 20

Inventory Skills Nosferatu Master Seal Malefic Aura Heartseeker Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- B -- -- --

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Personality and character

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Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Ah, I see you're ready to die. I'm going to enjoy this!	”	— Zola's battle quote in Birthright Chapter 9.

“	Why are you fighting this?! I am not your enemy, those Hoshidans are! I act only for the glory of Nohr! Why is this happening? WHY?!	”	— Zola's battle quote in Conquest Chapter 18.

“	Mwe-hehehehe! You can't possibly defeat me!	”	— Zola's battle quote in Revelation Chapter 10.

Defeat quotes

“	No more... hiding...	”	— Zola's defeat voice clip.

“	Urgh... What was I thinking...	”	— Zola's defeat quote in Birthright Chapter 9.

“	I must...r-report back... to King...Gar...on...	”	— Zola's defeat quote in Conquest Chapter 18.

“	Gah! I can't believe it! Was your weakness an illusion?	”	— Zola's defeat quote in Revelation Chapter 10.

Other appearances

Zola currently only appears in all three paths of Fates.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Zola is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

The below card's epithet is still in raw, untranslated Japanese; it needs translation.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Zola
	暗夜王国の幻影魔術士, Zola
		"It’s been a while, hasn’t it, young Corrin? Or don’t you remember me? I’m Zola! Dark mage of Nohr."
		Attack: 40	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Dark Mage		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		"Eeheehee! ‘Twas I all along!": [Special] If there is no allied "Zola" present, you may Level Up an ally into this card. "Has my dazzling entrance dazed you?": [Trigger] When you Level Up into this unit, your opponent chooses 1 card from their hand, and sends it to the Retreat Area. Infiltrating Traitor: [Activate] [Once per turn] Your opponent chooses 1 card from their hand, and reveals it.
	Card #B20-043HN • Artist: Misa Tsutsui
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Zola .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	A Nohrian mage who tried to deceive Corrin by impersonating Izana.	暗夜王国の魔道士。イザナ公のふりをして 主人公を陥れようとする。

Trivia

• Zola shares his English voice actor, Liam O'Brien, with Laslow and Izana in Fire Emblem Fates. Incidentally, Zola happens to impersonate Izana in-game.

Etymology and other languages

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Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Zola	Means "quiet, tranquil" in Zulu.
Japanese	ゾーラ	Zola
Spanish	Zola	--
French	Zola	--
German	Zola	--
Italian	Zola	--
Portuguese	Zola	Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes.
Traditional Chinese	佐拉	Zola; used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Heroes .

Gallery

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  Zola's portrait in Fire Emblem Fates.

References

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