

—Ninian, in a conversation with “Why was Lord Elbert so... Lord Eliwood, why were you both... so kind to us? It’s... This is... This is all my fault... These nightmares... All these terrible things...”—Ninian, in a conversation with Eliwood

Ninian is a playable character in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. She is a mystical dancer and is the older sister of Nils. She also appears as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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Profile Edit

Before The Blazing Blade Edit

Ninian and her brother Nils were born and raised in Ilia. During The Scouring, their mother, an ice dragon named Aenir, was kidnapped and taken away from her family, prompting their father, Nergal, to embark on a search for her, but he could not do so with infant children in tow. After waiting for Nergal in some ruins near the Dragon's Gate on Valor, the siblings eventually decided to pass through the Dragon's Gate, as they were told to do if Nergal did not return for them in ten days. Here, they lost most of their memories as time passed, save for a few precious ones like those of their missing mother, whom Ninian remembered through a silver ring she kept as a memento. The siblings eventually settled in the world beyond the Dragon's Gate and lived there mostly in peace, with Ninian even becoming a powerful and well-respected priestess at a local Shrine. Deep down, however, they always longed for their birthplace, the land of Elibe. Thus, when they received an opportunity to return through the Dragon's Gate and go back, they quickly cooperated and passed through the gate, losing most of their quintessence and being forced to revert to their human forms.

However, this was after Nergal was corrupted by the dark magic that had, ironically, been used to open the gate to reunite with his children. Forgetting both his children and his initial motivation to open the gate, he was deluded into thinking that the purpose of opening the Dragon's Gate was to gain power beyond belief and rule over Elibe. He succeeded, and he and Limstella were confronted by the two siblings, who were greatly weakened by the loss of their powers and the travel through the gate.

Ninian and Nils were then held captive by the Dark Druid, but they eventually escaped from Valor and were chased across Elibe by Nergal's morphs and Black Fang agents who were operating under the manipulation of Nergal's morph, Sonia.

Lyn's Story Edit

Ninian and Nils eventually find refuge in an inn in Khathelet. Their reprieve is short-lived, however, as Nergal had deployed the Black Fang to apprehend them shortly before the events of Chapter 7. While Ninian is abducted, Nils barely manages to escape. While being escorted to the Black Fang hideout, however, the assassins are attacked by the Pheraen noble, Eliwood, who is meeting up with Hector for their semi-monthly spar. Eliwood escorted the girl back to Nils, who had already defeated the Black Fang agents pursuing them with help from Lyn, a wandering Sacaen, and her group.

While the two lords make acquaintances with each other, Ninian learns that her mother's ring had been stolen by the assassins. Lyn then decides to pursue the Black Fang agents to an abandoned castle in Chapter 7x with her party to retrieve that ring. Here, Ursula's assistant, Beyard, and his forces are defeated and Lyn successfully reclaims the ring. Although unable to directly assist the group as a result of twisting her ankle while abducted by the Black Fang, Ninian is still able to accompany them as they march to Caelin to oust Lundgren from its throne. During the celebrations, the siblings quietly slip out of Caelin, and are believed to simply travel around to hone their skills.

Eliwood and Hector's Story Edit

Shortly after their departure from Castle Caelin, the siblings are captured by Nergal once again. Eliwood's father, Elbert, is imprisoned alongside the siblings on Valor, where he forges a strong bond with them through the stories he tells of his family. Some time later, Elbert helps the siblings escape from the island, where they attempt to flee through a small boat. Unfortunately, they are caught in a storm, whereupon Nils is thrown overboard and loses consciousness.

Later in Chapter 17E/18H, when the three lords are sailing to the Dread Isle by way of Fargus's pirate ship. Here, she is found in a state of deliriousness in the small boat she and Nils had attempted to use to flee Valor. She is pulled aboard by Dart and the rest of Fargus's pirates, but is quickly discovered and attacked by a detachment of Black Fang assassins. Ninian is hidden from sight while the army repels the invaders, and the skirmish ends after Fargus and his men slay the commander of the Black Fang assassins. During the journey, the army learns that Ninian had suffered amnesia from her ordeal. She only remembers that she should not be on Valor, but the army cannot accede to her need due to the pressing need to locate the missing Marquess Pherae. Ninian is thus forced to journey back to the Dragon's Gate with them.

Upon arrival on Valor in Chapter 18E/19H, the party is quickly ambushed by Uhai, who attempts to take Lyn hostage in a bid to get them to release custody of Ninian. A skirmish breaks out soon after, with Ninian implored to take refuge while the rest of the party engages Uhai in battle.

As the party later heads to the Dragon's Gate in Chapter 19E/20H, Ninian is captured by Ephidel. While the army fights their way through Black Fang agents and Darin, Marquess of Laus, Ninian is brought before Nergal, where he quickly takes control of her mind, forcing her to open the Dragon's Gate. When Eliwood, Lyn and Hector arrive on the scene, they find that they had arrived too late as the summoning of a dragon is already underway. Elbert, already greatly weakened after being assaulted by Jaffar, sustains yet another blow as an entranced Ninian, seeking to draw more power for the summoning ritual, unwittingly saps the remainder of his quintessence. Before the dragon fully emerges from the gate, however, Nils intervenes and breaks Ninian out of her trance, allowing her to stop the summoning ritual. The group quickly escapes from Dragon's Gate and Valor, leaving Nergal with a grave wound dealt by Elbert and Ephidel consumed along with the dragon.

When the army reaches Badon in Chapter 20E/21H, they are confronted by Black Fang assailants led by Eubans. A skirmish breaks out shortly after, and the army is forced to engage in battle. Ninian, stricken by grief over her actions in Dragon's Gate, later attempts to rush out to lend aid to the army, but is stopped by Nils. He eventually relents to her will by transferring his power to her. During the army's subsequent journey across Elibe, Ninian serves as a supporting role as a Dancer, during which she develops an attraction for Eliwood that can be returned through support conversations.

After the Fire Emblem, Bern's treasure, is retrieved from the Shrine of Seals in Chapter 27E/29H, Ninian and Nils are confronted by Nergal. At this point, Nergal has been fully revitalized after gathering the quintessence of the Four Fangs. In a bid to protect the army and Nils from harm, Ninian transfers her current abilities to Nils before departing with Nergal.

Back on Valor in Chapter 28E, Nergal attempts to get Ninian to cooperate, but fails. He then preys on her newfound love of Eliwood, asking her what the lord would think should he learn of her true identity. Plagued by these thoughts, Ninian reverts to her dragon form, effectively losing her memories of the journey save for an ardent desire to see Eliwood, crossing a long distance in the span of a few hours to attain her wish.

Unfortunately, Ninian locates Eliwood only after he retrieves the Blazing Sword, Durandal, and is tragically slain by the hand of the man she loves. Dying, Ninian uses her remaining quintessence to revert to her human form, revealing the secret of the two siblings to everyone present. She dies in Eliwood's arms, begging him to protect the land of Elibe. Nergal uses the opportunity opened up by Eliwood, Hector and Lyn's grief to attempt to abduct Nils, but he is intercepted by Athos, who teleports into the scene and fends him off.

Nergal's supposed victory only spurs the group further in their conquest, and they eventually confront and kill the Dark Druid for his atrocities in the Final Chapter. In his final moments, Nergal seemingly remembers his purpose for opening the Dragon's Gate, and finally succeeds in doing so. He dies regardless, with three dragons emerging from the newly open portal. Bramimond intervenes, however, and resurrects Ninian with the last of his strength. In her dragon form, she kills two of the three and leaves the last gravely wounded, allowing the group to eventually defeat it.

Epilogue Edit

With Nergal and his morphs defeated, along with the leading powers of the Black Fang, the siblings need no longer fear to live in the human world. However, as Nils reveals, the air of Elibe is not as pristine as it once was in the distant past, meaning that it will not be able to sustain them much longer. Should both him and Ninian remain in the human realm, their lives will be cut short. Accepting this fact, Ninian and Nils depart from the human realm, sealing the Dragon's Gate permanently from their side.

In another possible scenario, Ninian and Eliwood fall in love during the course of their journey by achieving an A-Support together. After defeating the Fire Dragon, the same scenario occurs as above with Nils still noting the conditions of the air will not sustain them for very long. Nils notices Ninian's affections for Eliwood and tells her to stay with him, despite the limited life she will have in Elibe. Nils departs through the Dragon Gate alone, giving Eliwood his blessings to care for his sister.

Ninian and Eliwood return to Pherae together and Eliwood becomes the new Marquess. Shortly before his ascension, they call Mark to name their first born. The two eventually marry and name their son Roy. Ninian would live a brief, happy life with her husband and son, but she will eventually die from illness shortly afterwards.

Personality Edit

With a melancholic look in her eyes wherever she goes, Ninian is a girl with an ephemeral air about her. She maintains an enigmatic aura out of fear of the truth of her heritage coming to light. It is this truth that causes some to use it for their personal advantage, a prime example of this being Nergal's treatment of both her and Nils.

She has slow speech patterns, result of her being a thoughtful person, pausing to think carefully before she speaks. This is also out of shyness, as she attempts to readjust to her old home in Elibe, and simply out of fear of meeting new people.

Though she remains quite reserved after Lyn and Eliwood saved her, she feels extremely guilty and responsible for having been tricked into beginning a crisis in the world. Aside from these traits, Ninian has also proven to be very courageous, unhesitatingly standing up to protect those whom she loves. This is evidenced most prominently through her decision to give herself up to Nergal to protect Nils and Eliwood's army.

Ninian is a gentle, polite, and courteous lady, treating all the people she can form supports with respect and kindness. Contrasting with her brother Nils, who has no interest on becoming close to humans, Ninian is very curious about the species and Elibe in general. She is the more emotional of the duo, often being guided by her heart.

Description: A somber girl. Quiet, but filled with a solemn energy.

Base Stats Edit

Growth Rates Edit

(Same as Nils' growth rates)

Note: Nils and Ninian have the same stats, except for Con, where Nils' is one point lower.

Rings Edit

Ninis' Grace : Boosts target's effective defense and resistance by 10 for one turn.

: Boosts target's effective defense and resistance by 10 for one turn. Filla's Might : Boosts target's effective magic or strength by 10 for one turn.

: Boosts target's effective magic or strength by 10 for one turn. Set's Litany : Boosts target's effective avoid chance by 10% for one turn.

: Boosts target's effective avoid chance by 10% for one turn. Thor's Ire: Boosts target's effective critical strike chance by 10% for one turn.

Supports Edit

Overall Edit

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Ninian's dances, as well as Nils' music, invigorate her allies and allow them to move again. Ninian and Nils share the same stat growths, and as they level up, their gains transfer between them. This includes effects bestowed by stat-boosting items. What is excluded from this equation are Ninian's supports, which are exclusive to her. Both siblings may refresh an allied unit so that he/she may move again, or use one of four magic rings to provide a temporary stat bonus. Due to plot developments that remove one or the other from action, the player may only use one at any given time.

As both Nils and Ninian are not combatants, coupled with the fact that they have poor physical defense, it is thus wise to keep them protected behind other characters. For Ninian, however, Hawkeye, Florina and Eliwood's support bonuses can be used to raise her avoid. Hawkeye is arguably the best choice due to his ability to perform critical attacks quite often, and he is the only one of the 3 whom Ninian can keep up with as Florina gains 8 movement and Eliwood gains 7 movement upon promotion.

To offset these weaknesses, the siblings come with high growths in Speed, Luck, and Resistance, making them more likely to avoid enemies, and also resilient against magic attacks. They gain 10 experience every time they Dance or Play for an allied unit. With the use of hacks and/or codes, Ninian can attack, but double attacks will cause the game to freeze.

Of note is the fact that Set's Litany is unavailable to Ninian, as it is only obtained after she is replaced by Nils in the game's final few chapters.

Quotes Edit

Death Quotes Edit

If Eliwood was present in the battle Edit

Ninian: Ah...

Eliwood: Ninian!

Ninian: I'm so sorry, Lord Eliwood... I...cannot...stand much longer...

Eliwood: You needn't try. I'll take care of everything. Retreat to a safe place. Can you do that?

Ninian: Yes...

If Eliwood was not present in the battle (only possible in Hector's story) Edit

Ninian: Ah...

Nils: Ninian! Are you well?

Ninian: I'm sorry... I can... stand no longer...

Nils: There's nothing else we can do here. Come, let us retreat to the rear. We don't want to become a burden on you.

(End of chapter)

Eliwood: Nils! How is Ninian?

Nils: I think she'll be fine with a little rest.

Eliwood: I asked too much of her. It was not right... From now on, the two of you will stay out of combat. Is that understood?

Nils: Yes. I'm sorry.

Heroes Edit

Possible Endings Edit

Nils & Ninian - Children of Destiny After these dragonkin bid farewell to the land of their birth, they returned to their new world. Meeting Eliwood warmed the hearts of these ice dragons with the hope that man and dragon could live in peace.

Ninian and Eliwood Eliwood and Ninian were wed after the conflict. Ninian gave up her old life and her people to enjoy a brief life with Eliwood. They have a son named Roy, who will one day take up arms to defend his nation.

Sticker Info Edit

Name Image Artwork from Effect in The Subspace Emissary Ninian Fire Emblem [Arm, Leg] - Attack +6

Usable by: Marth, Ike





Non-Canon Appearances Edit

Ninian is a major character in the Square Enix light novel adaptation of the game. The novel covers the route in which she is the love interest of Eliwood and so future mother of Roy.

Ninian is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

Etymology Edit

Niniane is one of several name variations for the Lady of the Lake who gives King Arthur Excalibur. Other variants include 'Nimue' and 'Viviane'.

The name Ninian is Welsh. Ironically, it is a male name: Saint Ninian is a legendary Christian bishop first mentioned in the 8th century as being an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland.

Trivia Edit

In the Fire Emblem Heroes Choose Your Legends poll, Ninian finished 100th overall.

Ninian shares her English voice actress, Brianna Knickerbocker, with Sakura and Charlotte from Fates , as well as Est from Heroes and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia .

, as well as Est from and . If Ninian is married to Eliwood, Roy would become one-quarter ice dragon.

Ninian is the winner of the 7th Voting Gauntlet (The Blood of Dragons) in Fire Emblem Heroes.

Gallery Edit