Bloom (Japanese:ブルームBloom) was the Duke ofGrannvale's HouseFriege, and the son and successor of his fatherReptor and inheritor of the holy tomeMjölnir. Appointed the "King ofNorth Thracia" in the Grannvale Empire's occupation of the region, he ruled as the despotic governor of the Munster District territories and hunted the fugitive PrinceLeif ofLeonster.

Biography

Bloom succeeded the title of Duke of Friege following Reptor's death to the forces of bothSigurd andAida in Grann 761; he was also appointed King of North Thracia following Grannvale's seizure of the territory. A few years into his reign, he learned of his "traitorous" sisterTailtiu/Ethnia's ongoing life in hiding inSilesse and travelled there, abducting Tailtiu/Ethnia and her infant daughterTine/Linda while failing to find her son,Arthur/Amid.^[1] He took Tailtiu/Ethnia prisoner, and while he was later attested by Tine/Linda as having been kind to her,^[2] he did nothing to prevent his wifeHilda from viciously abusing the two, resulting in Tailtiu/Ethnia's eventual death; even so, in later years he would claim to have personally raised the daughter as his own child out of the goodness of his heart.^[3]

By Grann 776, Bloom had set up inUlster Castle as his headquarters in governing North Thracia, during which time the Friege occupation came into conflict withLeif, exiled Prince ofLeonster, and his liberation army fighting back against the occupation of the Munster District. Following Leif's recapture of Leonster, he dispatched the vast bulk of his forces against him to attempt to reclaim Leonster, resulting in Leif's army suffering major losses and becoming surrounded in a siege. Leif received reinforcements from his cousinSeliph and his army fromIsaach, and the two successfully drove back the Friege army and defeated Bloom at Ulster, claiming the castle for themselves. Bloom survived this encounter and fled toConnacht as a temporary base, then worked at raising a force to strike back and reclaim the two enemy-held castles; to bolster his forces, he hiredFebail/Asaello as a mercenary and gave theMjölnir to his daughterIshtar for her use in the conflict. His efforts failed and Bloom was defeated again at Connacht, this time killed in battle; with him, so too died the occupation of the Munster District.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Bloom is the final boss ofChapter 7, fought atUlsterCastle, and the first boss ofChapter 8, fought atConnacht Castle.

Stats

See also:Beyond the Desert andThe Wyvern Knights of Thracia

Chapter 7Chapter 8

Baron Level 25 Holy Blood Movement 5 Authority ★★★★

Stats Max HP 65 Speed 14+10 Strength 21 Luck 3 Magic 16 Defense 21 Skill 13+20 Resistance 16

Inventory Skills Mjölnir Silver Blade 5,000Gold Pavise Weapon Levels A A A A A A ★ A -- --

Baron Level 25 Holy Blood Movement 5 Authority ★★★★

Stats Max HP 65 Speed 14 Strength 21 Luck 3 Magic 16 Defense 21 Skill 13 Resistance 16

Inventory Skills Elthunder Bolting 5,000Gold Pavise Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Bloom makes a brief cutscene appearance inChapter 19, instructing the Friege army underWolf to launch a siege ofLeonster.

Personality

Bloom is acknowledged by Tine/Linda as having been a somewhat decent person, at least compared to Hilda;^[2] however, he was nonetheless an authoritarian despot in his rule over North Thracia, and he never did anything to intercede in Hilda's abuse of Tailtiu/Ethnia. Like Ishtar, Bloom objected to the practice ofchild hunts; however, for political reasons he kept his objection silent, and his sole action in opposition - hesitating to authorize the siege ofTarrah - appears to have been motivated primarily by other members of the nobility voicing objection.^[4] He was easily flustered and enraged when placed at anything resembling a disadvantage, readily venting his frustration at his subordinates.^[5] He was not fond of the idea of losing any of his power in a crisis, and was initially reluctant to give the Mjölnir to Ishtar if it meant losing its power when he needed it.^[6]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

Bloom was featured on one TCG card.

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Bloom
	Class:Baron	Level 1 Infantry	Magic Attack
	Energy: 6	Atk.: 3 / Counter: 2	WLv.: A ★ A
	Equip:Elthunder	Skills: Heavy Steps (Lose energy for squares moved) •Pavise
	Card #2-060 •Rarity: ★★ •Artist: Koya Katsuyoshi
Card scans and information translation provided byAquantis.

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

790

Bloom Genealogy of the Holy War

18

CYL 2 (2018)

818 (+28)

Bloom Genealogy of the Holy War

7 (−11)

CYL 3 (2019)

616 (−83)

Bloom Genealogy of the Holy War

67 (+60)

CYL 4 (2020)

724 (+29)

Bloom Genealogy of the Holy War

35 (−32)

CYL 5 (2021)

799 (+75)

Bloom Genealogy of the Holy War

14 (−21)

CYL 6 (2022)

812 (+11)

Bloom Genealogy of the Holy War

12 (−2)

CYL 7 (2023)

591 (−221)

Bloom Genealogy of the Holy War

65 (+53)

CYL 8 (2024)

733 (+142)

Bloom Genealogy of the Holy War

31 (−34)

CYL 9 (2025)

689 (−44)

Bloom Genealogy of the Holy War

36 (+5)

Total results		This character has 9 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	285

Trivia

• Bloom finished in last place of the 818 characters from across theFire Emblem series featured in the secondChoose Your Legends poll forFire Emblem Heroes, with a total of 7 votes; he is tied for this placing withGarth.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Genealogy of the Holy War Baron Magic
Thracia 776

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  Artwork of Bloom from theFire Emblem Trading Card Game.

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  Bloom's portrait inGenealogy of the Holy War.

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  Bloom's portrait inThracia 776.

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  Bloom in artwork of Hilda: Queen of Friege fromHeroes.

References

This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series.