Marla (Japanese:マーラMarla) is awitch inFire Emblem Gaiden andFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. She is one ofJedah's daughters and one ofSonya's older sisters.^[1] She is also a follower ofDuma.

Fire Emblem Gaiden

Role

Marla is fought twice throughoutGaiden,Alm fights her inAct 4 on the way toNuibaba's mansion. The second time she is fought byCelica and Alm is in thefinal Act in the basement of theDuma Tower alongside her sister and father.

Stats

See also:Fear Mountain Battle andThe Final Battle

Witch Level 8

Stats Max HP 31 Luck 0 Magic 13 Defense 7 Skill 15 Resistance 14 Speed 11 Movement 4

Equipment Spells -- Aura Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Bow ✗ B. Magic ✓ W. Magic ✓

Note: Marla is also capable of summoningWitches.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Role

Like inGaiden, Marla is fought twice,Alm fights her inact 4 on the way toNuibaba's mansion. The second time she is fought byCelica and Alm inact 5 in the basement of theDuma Tower alongside her sister and father.

Stats

Act 4

See also:Fear Mountain Battle andThe Final Battle

NormalHard

Witch Level 8

Stats Max HP 28 Luck 0 Attack 14 Defense 6 Skill 14 Resistance 14 Speed 10 Movement 4

Item Skills Soma Aura Conjure* Weapons ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗

Witch Level 15

Stats Max HP 33 Luck 0 Attack 17 Defense 8 Skill 16 Resistance 14 Speed 12 Movement 4

Item Skills Soma Aura Conjure* Weapons ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗

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Act 5

NormalHard

Witch Level 20

Stats Max HP 37 Luck 0 Attack 20 Defense 10 Skill 17 Resistance 14 Speed 14 Movement 4

Item Skills -- Aura Conjure* Pact Weapons ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗

Witch Level 20

Stats Max HP 37 Luck 0 Attack 20 Defense 10 Skill 17 Resistance 14 Speed 14 Movement 4

Item Skills Grimoire Ring Aura Conjure* Magic +5* Pact Weapons ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗

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Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

There is one variation of Marla present in Heroes, available to players through aGrand Hero Battle that first ran from October 17 to 29, 2023.

Marla: Duma's Witch

Starting stats

★★★★★★★★★★★★

Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 14/15/16 Attack 7/8/9 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 1/2/3 Resistance 13/14/15 Maximum HP 31/34/37 Attack 38/41/44 Speed 26/29/32 Defense 14/17/20 Resistance 38/41/44 {{{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 Ruin -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 14/15/16 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 1/2/3 Resistance 14/15/16 Maximum HP 32/35/38 Attack 41/44/47 Speed 27/30/33 Defense 15/18/21 Resistance 40/43/47 {{{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 Rauðrdeer -- Chilling Wind

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 8/9/10 Defense 2/3/4 Resistance 14/15/16 Maximum HP 34/38/41 Attack 43/46/49 Speed 30/33/36 Defense 17/20/23 Resistance 42/45/49 {{{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 Rauðrdeer+ -- Chilling Wind

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Flux	★★★	★★★	50
	Ruin	★★★	★★★	100
	Rauðrdeer	★★★	★★★★	200
	Rauðrdeer+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Chilling Wind	★★★	★★★★	100
	Glacies	★★★★	—	200
B	Sabotage Res 1	★★★	—	60
B	Sabotage Res 2	★★★★	—	120
B	Sabotage Res 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Inf. Hexblade 1	★★★	—	60
C	Inf. Hexblade 2	★★★	—	120
C	Inf. Hexblade 3	★★★★	—	240

Personality

Prior to being sacrificed to Duma, she lived in a priory with her two sisters. She is described by Sonya as having been stern but very kind.^[2]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Marla does not have any battle quotes inGaiden.

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Marla/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Gaiden (manga)

A glimpse ofJedah, Marla, andHestia provided bySonya.

In theGaiden manga Marla, along withHestia, is deceased. She appears sparingly withJedah before his corruption byDuma in some ofSonya's flashbacks of the times when they still lived together as a family.

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Marla: Duma's Witch
The Duma Faithful are a force to be reckoned with in northern Valentia, with a group of fearsome witches under their control. Marla is one of these witches, and she's among the most powerful.	Marla was the daughter of the Duma Faithful's high priest—but both she and her younger sister Hestia were sacrificed to the Fell God Duma by their father.	After the sacrifice, Marla was reborn as a heartless witch. Judging from her demeanor, though, I think she must have been a much kinder person before all that.	Now, as a loyal servant of the Fell God, her words are cold and her eyes are lifeless—but could there still be a trace of love for her family in there?
Closely Associated Characters
Sonya Hestia {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A mage hired by Grieth. Cool but flamboyant. Vowed vengeance upon her father, Jedah. Marla's younger sister. Second-eldest daughter of Jedah, high priest of the Duma Faithful. She looks down on her sister Sonya, who fled life as a witch. Marla's sister. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 2 (2018)

499

Marla Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

241

CYL 3 (2019)

425 (−38)

Marla Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

348 (+107)

CYL 4 (2020)

556 (+67)

Marla Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

147 (−201)

CYL 5 (2021)

648 (+92)

Marla Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

63 (−84)

CYL 6 (2022)

570 (−80)

Marla Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

105 (+42)

CYL 7 (2023)

561 (−9)

Marla Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

76 (−29)

CYL 8 (2024)

823 (+262)

Marla Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

16 (−60)

CYL 9 (2025)

876 (+53)

Marla Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

7 (−9)

Total results		This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,003

Trivia

Marla's head sprites. The top row are for unmounted classes, the bottom row are the unused mounted sprites.

• As a consequence of being the same level, Marla andHestia have the exact same stats as each other throughout all their appearances inGaiden.
  • They also have identical stats in the final act ofEchoes: Shadows of Valentia due to having the same level.
• InGaiden Hestia and Marla share portraits, but one is flipped.
• The generic class portrait forwitches inFire Emblem Fates may be inspired by Marla's and Hestia's appearances, as theFates witch has the same hair color—a very dark and high contrast purple—as the two sisters.
• InEchoes: Shadows of Valentia Marla and her sister Hestia use generic witch models in battle despite having custom map sprites.
• Despite only appearing as a witch inShadows of Valentia, Marla has an unused set of sprites for if she appears in a mounted class; these sprites, however, are edits ofSonya's mounted sprites.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Gaiden Witch Black magic
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Witch

Official artwork

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  Full portrait artwork of Marla fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Marla inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Marla: Duma's Witch.

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  Artwork of Marla: Duma's Witch.

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  Artwork of Marla: Duma's Witch.

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  Artwork of Marla: Duma's Witch.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Marla: Duma's Witch.

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  Artwork of Marla: Duma's Witch.

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  Artwork of Marla: Duma's Witch.

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  Marla in artwork ofJedah: Priest of Duma.

References

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