Kyza (Japanese:キサKisa; PAL:Kysha) is a warrior in theGallian army and a subordinate ofRanulf.

Biography

During theMad King's War, Kyza served in Ranulf's unit as a trainee soldier, along with their friendLyre.^[1]

Three years later, Kyza and Lyre, now his subordinate, fought in the war between theLaguz Alliance andBegnion under Ranulf's command, accompanying him on the invasion of Begnion. They mediated conflicts between the laguz forces and their beorc allies in theGreil Mercenaries in order to maintain peace and order in the war effort.^[2] On the day of the battle of Soze Pass, they informed Ranulf of GeneralSkrimir's decision to engageZelgius in a duel, and was tasked by Ranulf with carving a quick path up the pass through Begnion forces so that he andIke could come to Skrimir's aid. However, Skrimir lost this duel and was badly wounded by Zelgius, effectively putting an end to the war and forcing the Laguz Alliance to retreat back to Gallia. Kyza and Lyre assisted Ranulf in conducting the Gallian retreat back across the Ribahn River, where Lyre first noticed the approach of theDaein army as they attacked the retreating laguz, and the three split up to warn the flanks and call a halt to the retreat.^[3]

Kyza continued to serve with the Gallian army and the Greil Mercenaries as they retreated, and later joined the Apostle's Army with the rest of the Gallian forces to fight back against the senators of Begnion. They later participated in the battles against theDisciples of Order. After Ashera's defeat, Kyza continued to dutifully serve in the Gallian army.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role

Kyza, referred to as Kysha, is mentioned briefly inLethe andRanulf's B-rank support. They do not appear in person nor are they mentioned elsewhere.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Kyza is a playable unit who first becomes available in Part III. They first join Ike's party and are as a result not playable in Chapters6,12, and13. In Part IV, they can be allocated to any of the three armies.

Starting stats and growth rates

Tiger Level 18 Affinity Constitution 12»22

Recruitment:Part III, Chapter 4, automatically from preparations StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 55 Speed 11»22 Strength 10»20 Luck 14 Magic 3»6 Defense 10»20 Skill 10»20 Resistance 5»10 Movement 7»9 Weight 21»42 Max HP 85% Speed 35% Strength 40% Luck 50% Magic 5% Defense 40% Skill 45% Resistance 15% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Fang Laguz Stone Quickclaw Shove Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- A -- -- -- -- -- --

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Availability

Analysis

Kyza is a tiger who is available for most of Part III. They have mediocre transformed bases in all stats except for their high HP and low resistance, so their combat is subpar. They also have an A rank strike, locking them to a relatively weak weapon until they raise it, which takes a long time due to the slow WEXP gain of laguz weapons and the inability to equip Discipline. Kyza suffers most from their slow EXP gain, as their base stats are mediocre and they need to level to be able to meaningfully contribute. Even after raising their stats, Kyza will still suffer from their lack of ranged attacks (apart from Quickclaw) and transformation gauge restrictions. Their lack of ranged options also means that enemies will often attack them, further decreasing their transformation gauge. Kyza is also extremely vulnerable to magic, especially fire magic, due to their low resistance.

Kyza, for a laguz, has above average growths everywhere except magic and resistance. This means that a raised Kyza will have fairly good and well-rounded stats, but their resistance will continue to cause problems. Kyza can also attempt to use BEXP to level more. Ultimately, Kyza is one of the weaker candidates for the Tower of Guidance due to their low caps in speed and resistance, as well as being outclassed by the laguz royals. Kyza is also overshadowed by the other tigers:Muarim has much less availability, but his stats are much higher, andMordecai has better availability, joins earlier with better availability and his base stats are generally higher than Kyza's.

In Part IV, Kyza can be assigned to any of the three teams, and, if trained, they function well on any of them. Tibarn's team is generally the best option for them, as Kyza will likely be underleveled due to their slow EXP gain, and 4-5 has many laguz units which give generous amounts of EXP.

Kyza starts with the Quickclaw skill, which is marginally useful for chipping down enemies, but it is unreliable and doesn't deal enough damage to be significant. There is no real reason to remove it though, as it doesn't use any capacity on Kyza. A trained Kyza can make decent use of Resolve for some extra survivability when transformed. Kyza can frequently be underleveled, so Paragon can be used to increase their EXP gain. Kyza can also make good use of Nullify to remove their weakness to fire magic. After reaching level 30, Kyza can use a Satori Sign to learn Roar, increasing their offensive capabilities.

Kyza has a light affinity which gives defense and hit. Kyza doesn't particularly benefit from these bonuses as they are bulky and accurate, but they can be used to help someone else. Kyza benefits from supports that grant attack or avoid, but both of those will be decent if they are trained.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Kyza was first added to the game in a special New Year's variation as part of theLike Clockwork update, and was made available to players in the forty-ninth edition of theTempest Trials+, "Togetherness", which initially ran from January 1, 2022 through January 11, 2022. The aforementioned New Year's variation of Kyza is the only one currently available inHeroes, and is based on theirRadiant Dawn incarnation.

Kyza: Tiger of Fortune

Starting stats

★★★★★★★★★

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 5/6/7 Defense 10/11/12 Resistance 4/5/6 Maximum HP 39/42/45 Attack 34/37/40 Speed 21/24/27 Defense 36/39/43 Resistance 24/27/30 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Adult (Infantry) -- New Moon

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 18/19/20 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 10/11/12 Resistance 5/6/7 Maximum HP 42/45/48 Attack 36/39/42 Speed 23/26/30 Defense 38/41/45 Resistance 27/30/33 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Note: This unit requires the usage ofTrait Fruit to access any flaws and assets.

Skills Polished Fang -- New Moon

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Whelp (Infantry)	★★★★	★★★★	50
	Yearling (Infantry)	★★★★	★★★★	100
	Adult (Infantry)	★★★★	★★★★	200
	Polished Fang	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	New Moon	★★★★	★★★★	100
	Moonbow	★★★★	—	200
A	Close Def 1	★★★★	—	60
A	Close Def 2	★★★★	—	120
A	Close Def 3	★★★★	—	240
C	Atk/Def Oath 1	★★★★	—	60
C	Atk/Def Oath 2	★★★★	—	120
C	Atk/Def Oath 3	★★★★★	—	240

Personality

Seen by other members of the Gallian army as stuffy and boring, Kyza is a dutiful and diligent offier who works hard to maintain order in the Gallian army. They claimed to be an obedient subordinate to Ranulf who would quickly and efficiently execute their superior's orders,^[4] and they constantly trained themself to be ready for action at all times, even during times of peace. They tried to ensure there were no incidents between the beorc and laguz members of the Laguz Alliance army by taking a deferential approach, trying to convince Lyre to apologize toShinon even though Shinon was the one taunting her.^[2] However, they have a tendency to try to ingratiate themself to Ranulf with over-the-top insistence that they will follow Ranulf's orders,^[5] and they are not above bragging about their loyalty and accomplishments to Ranulf if it meant receiving a reward, and despite their friendship they were quick to criticize Lyre and highlight her flaws in comparison to themself, although she did the same first.^[4]

In the Japanese version ofRadiant Dawn, Kyza's speech is notably very feminine in style, using pronouns and verbal tics which are almost exclusively seen in the speech of women. TheFire Emblem 20th Anniversary Encyclopedia describes their speech as being like that of anokama (a Japanese term for an effeminate homosexual man). Additionally, theEncyclopedia titles its section on Kyza "Body is male, heart is female?", which may suggest that Kyza was portrayed as a transgender woman in the Japanese version.^[6] The localization mostly removed the effeminate aspect of Kyza's personality from their main story dialogue, although their support lines still contain traces of the more flamboyant elements of this former characterization (e.g. "I hope you're feeling as fabulous as I am").

InFire Emblem Heroes, Kyza is referred to with gender-neutral pronouns in theMeet some of the Heroes website and in their flavor text.^[7]

Supports

Bond supports

Kyza Tiger Default bonds: None. [[{{{supportd1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd1}}} [[{{{supportd2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd2}}} [[{{{supportd3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd3}}} [[{{{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}}}

Endings

Kyza, Dutiful Assistant
Kyza remained a dutiful Gallian warrior. He showed exemplary diligence, never neglecting to train–even in peacetime.

Quotes

Death quote

Heroes quotes

Main article:Kyza/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Kyza is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Kyza
	Dutiful Assistant, Kyza
		"The captain knows who slaves day and night to keep the army running smoothly! If you want it, you'll have to take it!"
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Beast Tribe		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Appropriate Assistance:[Activate][Once per turn] [Send 1 card from your hand to the Retreat Area] Choose 1 non-"Kyza" card from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand. Resurrection of the Demon King:[Always] If an allied "Ranulf" is present, this unit gains +10 attack.
	Card #B22-058N • Artist:Nekohayashi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Kyza .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Kyza: Tiger of Fortune
Happy New Year! This time, we're joined by Kyza, one of the beast tribe laguz of Gallia. And just look at that fabulous kimono!	I love how the loose, blue scarf draped over Kyza's shoulders contrasts with the white ties holding the kimono tight. That really hints at how the tiger laguz are nimble but powerful warriors!	That wooden plaque in Kyza's hand is called an ema, and it's a traditional New Year's item on which you draw or write something that represents your wishes for the coming year. I see they've chosen to draw a picture of Ranulf!	Hopefully this wish will help them win Ranulf's heart in the New Year. Whatever happens, I'm rooting for you, Kyza!
Closely Associated Characters
Ranulf Lyre {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A cat warrior from Gallia, the home of the beast tribe of laguz. Though young, his king trusts him deeply. Considered the right hand of the future king. Kyza's superior officer. A cat warrior from Gallia, home of the beast tribe of laguz. Wrapped in a kimono for the first time, she is enjoying herself to the fullest. Kyza's subordinate. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

573

Kyza Radiant Dawn

142

CYL 2 (2018)

647

Kyza Radiant Dawn

94 (−48)

CYL 3 (2019)

577 (−6)

Kyza Radiant Dawn

115 (+21)

CYL 4 (2020)

649 (+17)

Kyza Radiant Dawn

77 (−38)

CYL 5 (2021)

624 (−25)

Kyza Radiant Dawn

70 (−7)

CYL 6 (2022)

742 (+116)

Kyza Radiant Dawn

32 (−38)

CYL 7 (2023)

761 (+19)

Kyza Radiant Dawn

20 (−12)

CYL 8 (2024)

729 (−32)

Kyza Radiant Dawn

32 (+12)

CYL 9 (2025)

852 (+123)

Kyza Radiant Dawn

11 (−21)

CYL 10 (2026)

827 (−25)

Kyza Radiant Dawn

10 (−1)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	603

Trivia

• According toTellius Recollection, Kyza was designed with an apparent age of 19.^[8]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Kyza fromRadiant Dawn.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Kyza inRadiant Dawn.

Screenshots

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  Kyza as an unshiftedTiger inRadiant Dawn.
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  Kyza as a shifted Tiger inRadiant Dawn.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune.
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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune.
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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune.
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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune.
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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune.
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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune.
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  Artwork of Kyza: Tiger of Fortune.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Kyza withRanulf.

References

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