Micaiah (pronounced /⁠mɪˈkaɪə⁠/^[key][5]; Japanese:ミカヤMicaiah) is aBranded denizen of the Kingdom ofDaein who played a pivotal role in the restoration of the country in the aftermath of its defeat in theMad King's War. Blessed with the mysterious power ofSacrifice and renowned as the "Silver-Haired Maiden" (Japanese:銀の髪の乙女Silver-Haired Maiden), she originated as a peasant fortune-teller and a friend and guardian toSothe, but after her nation's downfall she and Sothe joined theDawn Brigade resistance group, fighting to protect the people of Daein from the abuses of theBegnion garrison underJarod.

Three years after Daein's downfall, Micaiah and the Dawn Brigade joined forces withPelleas, the lost heir to Daein's throne, and rallied an ultimately victorious resistance effort to take Daein back from the Begnion garrison, after which she remained with Pelleas as the supreme commander of Daein's army. Conflict soon found Micaiah and Daein again as, on Pelleas's entreaty, she was deployed to assist former enemy Begnion in its war with theLaguz Alliance, putting her at odds with the legendary Radiant Hero,Ike.

Micaiah debuted inFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn as its initial protagonist and a pivotal character, co-starring with Ike in the game's later chapters. She also appears as an optional bonus character inFire Emblem Awakening andHeroes, and as anEmblem inFire Emblem Engage.

Biography

Early life

Micaiah was born as part of theBegnion imperial family, the granddaughter of the ApostleMisaha and the elder sister to the eventual EmpressSanaki. Of the two siblings, Micaiah was the only one to inherit the family'sBranded heron blood, and thus the ability to hear the goddess's voice, the defining trait of the Empire's apostles. In the year 625, before Sanaki was born, Micaiah was believed to have been assassinated alongside Misaha by the senators of Begnion, an act blamed upon the herons ofSerenes; following her assumed death, she was largely forgotten and Sanaki never even knew she had a sister until she came into conflict with the Senate herself.^[6] How she survived is uncertain, but she eventually came into the care of an elderly woman, who raised her until her death; as she died, she revealed to Micaiah the significance of the brand and the stigma lying before Micaiah as a result.^[7]

Following the demise of her caretaker, Micaiah became an itinerant, constantly moving throughout Daein and keeping a low profile to avoid notice being drawn by her slow aging, making her living as a simple fortune-teller. As the years passed, she became increasingly aware of the powers afforded to her by being a Branded, including her foresight ability, a simple mood-reading talent andSacrifice, the unique skill which allowed her to heal others by drawing their wounds into her own body.^[8] Less than thirteen years after the Serenes Massacre, she first encounteredSothe, then a young, timid orphan, in a Nevassa back alley. Although it was difficult to coax him into being brave enough to approach her, they soon became close friends and, from then on, wandered the world together, never parting.^[9]

Around the time of theMad King's War of 645, Micaiah began to believe she couldn't stay with him much longer, lest her cursed Branded aging process cause him grief, so while the two were visitingCrimea she abandoned him and took a ship to Begnion. By the time she arrived there, the Mad King's War had commenced, and out of worry for his safety, she returned to Daein and then Crimea to find him; her efforts were in vain, as Sothe had entered the company ofIke and theGreil Mercenaries and was an active participant in the war. They reunited in Nevassa after the war, and although Sothe was angry about her actions, they remained in each other's company.^[10] For the first time, she began to open up to the people of Nevassa, and was moved by their kindness and generosity. This was also when she first metYune, her bird companion, who appeared before Micaiah after the war's conclusion and became her constant companion; Micaiah named Yune so as the word popped into her mind the first time Yune landed on her finger.^[8]

Dawn Brigade

In the war's aftermath, Begnion assumed rule of Daein, delegating its governance to an occupational garrison under the direction of SenatorNumida. Following Numida's commands, the garrison's GeneralJarod put Daein in an oppressive, strict stranglehold, consigning the land to poverty and famine and working its able-bodied men to death in labor camps. With her newfound love of Daein's people, Micaiah resolved to do something to ease their suffering, and together with Sothe she worked to sabotage and obstruct Begnion's activities in Nevassa as much as they could. The two soon noticed others doing the same and resolved to contact them, resulting in their meeting withNolan,Edward andLeonardo. Thus theDawn Brigade was born with Nolan as its initial leader, though eventually Micaiah took over this role.^[8] Their main activities were as noble thieves, stealing goods taken by Begnion from the villagers and returning them to their rightful owners. Their actions soon won both the adulation of the people, who came to regard Micaiah as a savior and dubbed her the "Silver-Haired Maiden", and the ire of the Begnion garrison, who sought to bring an end to their insurrection, foiled only by Micaiah's foresight allowing the Brigade to elude capture.^[11]

By early summer in the year 648, the Dawn Brigade was actively hunted by Begnion forces as a serious threat to the occupation. Begnion launched an attack on one of their hideouts, one which they only barely escaped; Micaiah herself nearly fell into Begnion custody, saved only by the assistance of Sothe. This incident was what brought them for the first time to Jarod's attention.^[12] Days later, as a result of Micaiah and Edward's actions saving a corner of Nevassa from bandits, the Begnion forces stepped up their hunt for the Brigade, closing in on their remaining hideout. After a skirmish, in which Micaiah used Sacrifice to healNico, a child severely wounded by the soldiers, the Brigade was forced to flee Nevassa.

As they journeyed south, they came to the aid of the clericLaura, assisting her by stealing medicine from a Begnion-controlled manor to heal her abbot. Although they were successful, Laura was abducted by Jarod on her way to return the medicine to the abbot, and Micaiah was lured into their captivity through Laura's use as a hostage. She managed to send Yune away to warn Sothe, but was taken prisoner along with Laura. The two were taken to Glaive Prison, where they were held along withIlyana,Aimee andKurth, who had been captured some time earlier. Sothe and the rest of the Dawn Brigade soon arrived to release them, and they fought their way through Begnion's men out of the prison. Once out, they reunited with Aimee's merchant caravan companions,Jorge,Daniel andMuston, who told them of rumors that Ashnard's heir dwelled in theGrann Desert and worked to rally a liberation army to take back his land. Sensing this to be the correct course of action, Micaiah chose this to be her next destination, and Aimee's caravan joined the Dawn Brigade.

The Daein Liberation Army

Upon entering the desert, Micaiah felt a distant voice calling to her, leading her to a set of ancient, treasure-filled ruins built bylaguz. The Dawn Brigade fought off a band of laguz bandits led byPain andAgony, then deeper in the ruins they foundNailah,Rafiel andVolug, who had also been guided to the ruins by an odd voice. Sothe and Micaiah volunteered to escort the three to Crimea on their journey to Gallia. Following Volug's senses, they then travelled into the desert's southern reaches to find "a lot of beorc". There, they assistedTauroneo,Jill andZihark in repelling a Begnion attack on a fortress housing the heir:Pelleas. In the battle's aftermath, they consulted with Pelleas, his motherAlmedha and his advisorIzuka, and at Pelleas's request and despite Sothe's suspicions, Micaiah joined Pelleas's cause as his vice-general, thus turning the Dawn Brigade into the first of the Daein Liberation Army.

Under Micaiah's command, the Daein Liberation army waged campaigns against the Begnion garrison across Daein. Their first victory was in Terin, in the Marado region, emerging victorious with the assistance ofFiona of Marado. With her foresight, Micaiah helped the army avoid targets where the environment would work against the rebels. The Liberation Army soon had a foot-hold in key locations across Daein and was even responsible for a mass break-out at Umono Prison Camp. Late in the campaign, rumors of a mass execution lured her to Shifu Swamp in spite of Izuka's protests, and with only Nailah, Rafiel and a small band of her close friends she successfully rescued these prisoners as well. However, her bold decisions and plans frequently put her at odds with Izuka, who took offense to her frequent objections to his own ideas, and to how the citizens of Daein had taken to rallying around her, rather than Pelleas, as their symbol of hope.

As the war passed, Micaiah grew progressively more tired and felt her foresight growing foggy and unclear.^[13] On the eve of the army receiving word ofSanaki's inquest into the Daein situation, Micaiah slipped away from a celebratory banquet held by Pelleas to have some time alone, but fell into a trap at the hands of Jarod and his lieutenantAlder. Trapped alone in the dark, surrounded by Daein soldiers, she was saved only by the intervention of theBlack Knight. The two fought their way out of the attack, but in the end Micaiah let Jarod escape to grieve for Alder, who fell to the Black Knight to protect Jarod. Jarod soon retaliated with a defiant fire-bombing assault on Nevassa, and while Micaiah's insistence on doing something about it raised even more of Izuka's ire, with Pelleas's support and the assistance of the Black Knight she led the Daein Liberation Army in one final confrontation with Jarod's forces in Daein Keep. She emerged victorious, and upon Pelleas's coronation as the King of Daein, he named Micaiah the supreme commander of the Daein Royal Army. With Sothe and Volug, she resolved to restore Daein to its former glory, farewelled some of her allies as they left for other lands, and reflected withMuarim on what her brand had meant to her life.

Blood pact

As the last of Pelleas's confidantes to remain following Izuka and the Black Knight's departures, Micaiah devoted her days following the restoration of Daein to working in Nevassa to personally aid the reconstruction of the city.^[14] This came to an end when Pelleas instructed her to lead Daein's might to aid Begnion against the Laguz Alliance. While she had no sympathy for Begnion's side of the war, she complied out of her confidence in Pelleas, much to Sothe's dismay. She led an ambush against the Laguz Alliance army at the Ribahn River, seeking to pick off their numbers as they retreated across the river late at night. Her subsequent attempts to negotiate a cease-fire failed, and by sunrise she and the Daein army were confronted byIke and theGreil Mercenaries, acting as a decoy to ensure the laguz armies' escape without Daein interference. Ike's forces kept Micaiah's at bay, with her foresight completely failing, long enough to achieve their mission, marking a Daein defeat.

Soon after, Micaiah was again deployed by Begnion overseers to resist the Laguz Alliance, now united with the armies of Crimea and a Begnion faction loyal to Sanaki to form the Apostle's Army. While not personally participating, she oversaw a Daein effort to defend Oribes Bridge from the Apostle's Army's attempt to cross. Daein failed to hold up to the offensive led by Ike, and she ordered a retreat against the wishes of the Begnion inspector. Shortly after the battle, she took ill from sheer exhaustion and felt her powers weaken even further, rendering her bedridden for a time. She awoke to Pelleas finally revealing that his hands were tied by ablood pact set upon him byLekain, forcing Daein to wage war for Begnion. She resolved to help Pelleas overcome the blood pact by any means necessary, continuing to fight to buy Pelleas time to research a way out of the pact.

To appease the Senate, Micaiah conducted an ambush of Sanaki and the Holy Guard as they tried to cross through Daein's mountains, bombarding them from atop the slopes using such horrifying tactics as falling boulders and burning oil to set Sanaki's guard ablaze. Though this gambit struck a crippling blow to the Apostle's Army, the battle was brought to an end whenTibarn threatened to kill Sothe, forcing Micaiah to stand down. She retreated to Castle Nox, where Pelleas revealed he had found a way out of the blood pact: his own death. However, Micaiah refused to let Pelleas die, believing there to be another way. The Apostle's Army soon arrived to beseige Castle Nox, and despite Micaiah's best efforts they successfully broke through the Daein defenses, stopped only by the arrival ofKurthnaga andElincia.

Divine awakening

Yet again, Micaiah staged one final battle against the Apostle's Army to try and prevent their advance through Daein. Kurthnaga joined with the Daein forces, seeking to protect Almedha and Pelleas, as did Nailah and Rafiel. This battle caused the chaotic energies ofLehran's Medallion to increase drastically, affecting all the laguz participants as well as Micaiah herself; as it progressed, she felt a voice calling her, ultimately abandoning the battle to follow it, taking her to a small fort where the medallion lay under the herons' watch. She found Sanaki trying and failing to sing thegaldr of release to it, and as if by instinct, she performed it herself, unsealing Yune from the medallion.

The world outside the fort was soon petrified by the newly-awokenAshera's power, and Micaiah herself was possessed by Yune, much to everyone else's confusion. At Yune's behest, the surviving forces combined and split into three separate armies, all bound for theTower of Guidance to confront Ashera herself. Micaiah, along withSkrimir,Naesala, Sanaki andLeanne, formed the Dawn Army and took a southern route to the Begnion capital. Yune periodically returned to give the group news through Micaiah. The group engaged in two skirmishes with Ashera's resurrectedDisciples of Order;in the second, fought in the Grann Desert, they foughtNumida, the senator responsible for Daein's suffering under the Begnion garrison. During this battle the Black Knight also appeared again, trying to convince Micaiah to leave her army, join him at the Tower of Guidance and be spared Ashera's judgement.

The Dawn Army was the second of the three armies to reach Sienne, the Begnion capital, and Micaiah thought it wise to make camp at the Tower's base while awaiting the other two (unaware that the Hawk Army was already present). At Yune's suggestion, Ike and Micaiah selected an elite team of their eleven strongest allies, plus Kurthnaga,Ena, Sothe, Sanaki and a heron, to raid the Tower of Guidance while everyone else kept the Disciples of Order busy. Their first battle in its walls was with Lekain, still holding the Daein blood pact; after his defeat, Micaiah destroyed the pact and set Daein free from its yoke. Before engaging in their third battle, following the Black Knight's defeat, Micaiah received a blessing from Yune to grant her light magic the ability to harm Ashera.

As the group scaled the tower, Micaiah felt the voices and memories of others speaking to her, helping her realize her true identity. The fourth battle was againstSephiran, who revealed himself as the architect of all the conflicts leading up to Ashera's awakening and that his death was the only way through the door to Ashera herself. Ike and Micaiah's company defeated and mortally wounded Sephiran, but at Yune's behest, Micaiah expended all of her healing power to spare him at the last moment, successfully tricking the door into opening and thinking he had died. She fought in the final battle against Ashera, still as Yune's vessel, and through her Yune channeled all of her power to Ike to deal the final blow to Ashera.

With Ashera defeated, Micaiah and Sanaki were united as sisters, upon both realizing Micaiah's true identity. Sanaki implored her to stay in Begnion, but Micaiah declined, still dedicated to her true home of Daein, all the while confident in Sanaki's ability to restore Begnion. The two sisters resolved to work to bring their countries closer than ever, this time on equal terms. Soon after, at the entreaty of both Pelleas and the people of Daein, Micaiah took the Daein throne and became the Queen of Daein, the country's fifteenth monarch. Under Micaiah's rule, Daein entered a prosperous era.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Micaiah is one of the main characters ofFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn; she is forced to be deployed in every Part I chapter, chapters6,12, and13 of Part III, andthe Prologue,Chapter 3, andthe Endgame of Part IV. When playable, herdeath will cause a Game Over.

Micaiah also serves as the boss of two Part III chapters played fromIke's perspective:7 andthe Endgame. In both of these boss appearances, her stats and weapons are the same as they were when she was playable in the preceding chapter.

Like most units, Micaiah is incapable of attacking certain units when they are enemies owing to her morals or personal relationships with them. She will never attackIlyana,Jill,Zihark or the threeherons. In exchange, she cannot be attacked by Zihark, Jill,Levail,Sephiran, any of the three types ofSpirit, orAshera.

Starting stats and growth rates

Light Mage Level 1 Affinity Constitution 5

Recruitment:Part I, Prologue, automatically from the start StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 15 Speed 7 Strength 2 Luck 10 Magic 7 Defense 2 Skill 8 Resistance 4 Movement 5 Weight 5 Max HP 40% Speed 35% Strength 15% Luck 80% Magic 80% Defense 20% Skill 40% Resistance 90% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Light Herb Sacrifice Shove Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D -- --

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Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Light Sage	+2	+3	+1	+1	+1	+0	+3	+1	+1	+1	--	(x to C) C
Light Priestess	+4	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+2	+0	+0	Corona	(x to A) (x to B)

Availability

Analysis

Micaiah is the main character of the Dawn Brigade and Daein army and is a light mage. She has very bad physical durability, often dying to one hit from enemies in Part I. Her low speed base and growth also ensures she will rarely double without significant investment. Most enemies early on have low resistance, so she can contribute chip damage. She also gets Thani in Chapter 1-2 and 1-E, a very accurate, powerful, and high-use earlygame weapon effective on many units, so she becomes a powerful one-shot backliner especially on cavaliers and knights.

She will often cap magic, luck, and resistance, though in Part I, by the time she does, she is usually near her level cap anyways so it is more difficult to patch up her weaker stats with BEXP until Part III. However, when promoted, she can use staves and makes an excellent healer, often replacing Laura. She will also have massive range with ranged staves like Physic. Due to the lack of armored and mounted units through Part III, Thani bombing is less valuable. She gains a Purge tome in Chapter 3-13, a very accurate siege tome, which she can make good use of.

In Part IV, Micaiah is still best used as a staff bot due to her extremely late promotion; by the time she promotes, all other units are likely very high level 3rd tier units so she cannot compete without a massive bonus experience investment. She is forced on her own team in Part IV, which works well for her due to being a mage on a desert chapter. It is worth noting that none of the enemies in the final two chapters of the game will directly attack Micaiah, so she can take advantage of her insane magic to deal solid damage with the Rexaura.

Micaiah comes equipped with the Sacrifice skill, which cannot be removed. It is a niche option for Part I emergency healing, and can also be used to heal status effects like sleep, but after promotion, it is generally outclassed by staves; however, Sacrifice can be used as an improvisedRestore staff, especially since Micaiah will not take damage if the ally she's healing is at full health; furthermore, if equipped with certain healing staves, the bonus healing can undo most (if not all) of the damage taken from Sacrifice on the next player phase. If one wanted to make Micaiah a combat mage, Wrath and Resolve are easy skills to set up thanks to Sacrifice, giving her some excellent magic offense. She has higher skill capacity than her tier 1 peers in Part I, so she has room for one of these skills in earlygame. Due to her terrible physical durability, Shade makes another useful (albeit unreliable) skill to help keep her safe.

Micaiah has a dark Affinity which gives a slight attack and avoid boost. She starts with an A support with Sothe, giving both units a nice +15 avoid boost with a slight accuracy and defense boost; it is recommended to keep this support. Other options include Ilyana and Laura, as they are both backline mages with the same movement, and both give an extra avoid boost and benefit from Micaiah's attack boost. Because Micaiah is the main character of her team, pairing her with a mount or laguz can also be a good idea since they can carry her around as necessary while gaining boost benefits. Volug and Jill are both high-mobility units that give and gain extra avoid, and also benefit from Micaiah's attack boost.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

Two versions of Micaiah are playable inAwakening: a free one throughSpotPass as part of theRadiant Dawn character set, and a paid one from theDLC chapter packageChampions of Yore 3.

Micaiah is also present as an enemy in thefirst and third installments of theChampions of Yore DLC series, as well as thefirst andthird installments ofSmash Brethren (serving as the boss inSmash Brethren 1) and thesecond andthird installments ofRogues & Redeemers.

As with several other legacy characters inAwakening, there is a unique weapon named for Micaiah available through theBarracks orevent tiles:Micaiah's Pyre.

Starting stats and growth rates

SpotPassDLC

Sage Level 20 Movement 6

Recruitment:SpotPass, hire her for 19,800G or defeat her in askirmish StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 51 Speed 34 Strength 8 Luck 38 Magic 39+7 Defense 20+2 Skill 35 Resistance 31+2 Max HP 75% Speed 60% Strength 40% Luck 50% Magic 70% Defense 25% Skill 55% Resistance 30% Speed +2 Strength ±0 Luck −1 Magic +4 Defense −3 Skill ±0 Resistance +1 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Micaiah's Pyre* Magic +2 Focus Rally Magic Tomefaire Rally Luck Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- A B

Dark Mage Level 12 Movement 5

Recruitment:Champions of Yore 3, automatically at the end of the chapter StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 26 Speed 11 Strength 2 Luck 14 Magic 13 Defense 7+2 Skill 12 Resistance 11+2 Max HP 90% Speed 55% Strength 45% Luck 50% Magic 65% Defense 30% Skill 50% Resistance 30% Speed +2 Strength ±0 Luck −1 Magic +4 Defense −3 Skill ±0 Resistance +1 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Micaiah's Pyre* Anathema* Shadowgift* Rally Luck* Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C --

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Reclassing options

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Micaiah Base classes:* Mage Sage Dark Knight Reclass options: This unit can reclass to any female class available through reclassing.

Seereclass for more details on the reclassing system.

Micaiah Base classes:* Dark Mage Dark Knight Sorcerer Reclass options: This unit can reclass to any female class available through reclassing.

Seereclass for more details on the reclassing system.

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Growth rates when reclassed

Promotion stat gains

ArcherCavalierClericDark MageWyvern RiderKnightMageMercenaryMyrmidonPegasus KnightTacticianThiefTroubadour

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+7	+3	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+6	+1	--
Great Knight	+8	+5	+0	+1	−1	+0	+7	+1	+0	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
War Cleric	+8	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+0	+1	E
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	−1	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+5	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Griffon Rider	+3	+2	+0	+4	+4	+0	+0	+3	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	E E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+6	+3	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+4	+3	+1	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	--
Assassin	+5	+4	−1	+4	+2	+0	+1	+0	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Falcon Knight	+4	+2	+1	+3	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	E
Dark Flier	+3	+1	+4	+1	+2	+0	+1	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Grandmaster	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+5	+5	+0	+7	+4	+0	+3	+1	+1	E
Trickster	+3	+1	+4	+4	+3	+0	+1	+5	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Valkyrie	+3	+0	+2	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	E
War Cleric	+8	+5	+2	+2	+1	+0	+5	+1	−1	E

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Skill set

Like all female bonus units inAwakening, Micaiah has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard female units.

In addition, the DLC version of Micaiah can also receive the following as a personal skill:

Skill
	Shadowgift

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Micaiah, known as theEmblem of Dawn, appears as anEmblem inFire Emblem Engage. She resides in theRing of the Dawn Maiden.

Micaiah first appears inChapter 6, where her ring is stolen by a group of bandits. Defeating the bandit carrying it automatically syncs her withYunaka. AfterChapter 10, her ring is taken away from the player, and she reappears as an enemy Dark Emblem synced withMauvier in Chapters17 and19, after which she rejoins the party. Micaiah is also the boss of the paralogueThe Dawn Maiden.

Emblem Ring data

Stat modifiers

Stat modifiers Bond level Mag Res Lck 1 +1 +2 +2 2–3 +2 +2 +2 4–7 +2 +3 +2 8–11 +2 +3 +4 12–13 +3 +3 +4 14–15 +3 +4 +4 16 +3 +4 +6 17–18 +4 +4 +6 19–20 +4 +5 +6

Bond effects

Bond effects Bond level Effect Type 1 Resistance +2 Inheritable skill 1 Cleric Sync skill 1 Augment Engage skill 1 Great Sacrifice Engage attack 1 Shine Engage weapon 2 Staff Mastery 1 Inheritable skill 3 Healing Light Sync skill 3 AddsStaff proficiency to unit. 4 Resistance +3 Inheritable skill 5 Unit can inherit this Emblem's skills. 6 AddsKnife proficiency to unit. 7 Silence Ward Sync skill 8 Staff Mastery 2 Inheritable skill 9 AddsTome proficiency to unit. 10 Nosferatu Engage weapon 11 Unit stays engaged 1 additional turn. 12 Staff Mastery 3 Inheritable skill 13 Cleric+ Sync skill 14 Resistance +4 Inheritable skill 15 Thani Engage weapon 16 Staff Mastery 4 Inheritable skill 17 Staff Mastery 5 Inheritable skill 18 Cleric++ Sync skill 19 Resistance +5 Inheritable skill 20 Unit's engage meter is shortened one step.

Stats

See also:The Dawn Maiden

NormalHardMaddening

Emblem Level 35 Movement 5

Stats Max HP 40 Defense 8 Strength 7 Resistance 22 Magic 20 Luck 23 Dexterity 20 Build 7 Speed 22 Inventory Skills Shine Nosferatu Thani Augment Cleric++ Silence Ward Healing Light Great Sacrifice Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- S S -- --

Emblem Level 35 Movement 5

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Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Micaiah/Heroes

There are eight different variations of Micaiah available inHeroes. In addition,Sanaki: Dawnsworn Ninja features her as aDuo Hero alongsideSanaki.

Personality

Micaiah is highly empathic and cares deeply for the people of Daein, and refuses to stand idly by while they suffer under the Begnion garrison. She pays little mind to her own needs or even her health, always putting the people and her country first; indeed, her Sacrifice skill is effectively her self-sacrificing nature manifesting as a magical power. While she used to live reclusively, her experiences in the Mad King's War changed her and led her to be devoted to caring for others.^[15] Throughout her life she has been guided by her visions, and although she often wished she didn't have them and felt as if they were a burden, she nonetheless trusted in them to keep her life on the right path, and when her foresight ability weakened during the Laguz Alliance war she felt lost without them.^[16] Micaiah has little interest in or taste for finery, and as a result in the days before the Laguz Alliance war, she eschewed using her lavish quarters in Daein Keep in favour of living among the people while assisting in the reconstruction of Nevassa.^[14]

Micaiah's loyalty to Daein goes double for her loyalty to Pelleas, in whom she has absolute faith to a fault. Even as Pelleas refused to back down or allow surrender in the Laguz Alliance war, and even as she did not want to fight or to indulge her subordinates' racist bloodlust, she was dedicated to continuing to serve him without hesitation, believing him to be Daein's future.^[17] Upon learning of the truth of the blood pact, even as Pelleas felt doomed, she encouraged him not to give up and to find a way out, even going so far as volunteering to continue waging the war to buy Pelleas time despite her dislike of the conflict.

Initially, Micaiah held an extreme dislike ofIke as a result of his military actions being responsible for Daein's suffering under Begnion; this was compounded by Sothe's frequent references to his time serving under Ike and the role Ike had played in helping him mature, which greatly frustrated her.^[18] After meeting Ike herself while fighting for Begnion, his insistence on finding a way to peacefully resolve whatever problem compelled Daein to fight led her to understand why Sothe held him in such high regard, and so warmed significantly to him even while the two remained enemies.^[19]

Supports

Radiant Dawn

Micaiah starts the game by default with an already-completed A-rankbuddy support withSothe. This can be deactivated should the player want to establish a buddy support between Micaiah and any other unit, or if the player simply does not wish for Micaiah and Sothe to have their paired ending together.

Bond supports

Micaiah Light Mage Default bonds: Sothe Rogue Bonus: 10 [[{{{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}}}

Engage

Main article:Micaiah/Bond conversations

As anEmblem, Micaiah does not have any support conversations. However, upon reaching bond level 5, 10, and 20 with any character, she has short bond conversations with them instead, which unlock the next bond level. Increasing bond level provides a variety of bonuses, such as raising the stat bonus Micaiah provides to synchronized units, inheriting weapon proficiencies, unlocking new sync skills and engage weapons, or extending the duration of each engagement.

Endings

Micaiah, Priestess of Dawn
Crowned 15th queen of Daein at her subject's entreaty, Micaiah ushered in a new era of prosperity and peace.

Micaiah, Priestess of Dawn (if Pelleas survived)
Crowned 15th queen of Daein at prior King Pelleas' entreaty, Micaiah ushered in a new era of prosperity.

Quotes

Main articles:Micaiah/Quotes,Micaiah/Quotes (Engage), andMicaiah/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Micaiah makes a very minor cameo inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl as a collectiblesticker.

	Micaiah fromFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
	Bonus:[Weapon] Attack +21
	Usable by:

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Micaiah appears as an Ace grab-typespirit inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, using her art fromFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. When equipped to a playable character, Micaiah grants two support spirit slots and increased damage to magic attacks.

	#666 Fire Emblem Series Micaiah
	Type: Grab
	Rank: ★★★
	Number of support spirit slots: ⬣⬣
	Trait: Magic Attack ↑ Slightly increases the power of magic attacks, such as Zelda's and Robin's spells.
	Level 1 stats: Attack:1473 Defense:1205 Power: 2838
	Level 99 stats: Attack:4430 Defense:3625 Power: 8538

Fire Emblem Cipher

Micaiah is featured on fourteen cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Micaiah
NormalPlus {{{alt2image1}}} {{{alt3image1}}} {{{alt4image1}}} {{{alt5image1}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}	Priestess of Hope, Micaiah
		"I'm not afraid... I have Sothe."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Light Priestess		Tier:Third-tier advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Shine:[Activate][Once per turn] [, then select two "Micaiah" cards from your Retreat Area and place them underneath that unit.] Draw a card. (That unit is considered Leveled Up. can be used if that unit has any.) Priestess of Dawn[Always] During your turn, allies get +10 attack. ( skills are active if 5+ cards are stacked with this unit.)
	Card #B05-051SR(+) • Artist:Tetsu Kurosawa
	Maiden of Dawn, Micaiah
		"Hope isn't lost. Even if I die, our hope will not!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Light Sage		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Thani:[Always] When this unit attacks a or unit, this unit gains +10 attack.
	Card #B05-052N • Artist:40hara
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		"It's all right, Sothe. The visions I see spreading out before us... most of them shine with hope." "I am the "Silver-Haired Maiden"... Or so I've been called." "That? Heh heh... Don't you think that's a bit flamboyant?"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Light Mage		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Sacrifice:[Activate] [, then destroy this card] Choose one ally card. Until the end of the enemy's next turn, the ally gets +10 attack. Miracle Emblem:[Support] Until the end of the attack phase, the opponent cannot perform critical hits.
	Card #B05-053HN, P04-002PR, P05-007PR • Artist:Senri Kita(B05-053HN, P04-002PR),40hara(P05-007PR)
	Girl of the Dawn Brigade, Micaiah
		"No matter the manner of man, the goddess judges with an even hand..."
		Attack: 40	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Light Mage		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Great Hope:[Trigger] When this unit is deployed, if you control a unit with a cost of 5+, draw 1 card. Pulse of Light:[Trigger][Once per turn] When another ally unit levels up or grows, this unit gains +20 attack until the end of the turn.
	Card #P05-015PR • Artist:Minori Fuyuzora
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		"I will give you the blessings of Yune, goddess of chaos and freedom." "We have to put an end to this. Take all the power I have."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Light Priestess		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Blessings of Yune:[Always] All allies may also be supported by support cards with the same unit name as themselves.[Always] All enemies lose "Mantle" and cannot re-acquire it. Heart of the Goddess of Chaos:[Trigger] At the end of your turn, choose 1 ally. Choose up to 2 cards with the same unit name as that ally from your Retreat Area, then stack them under that ally to growth them. (A unit who has growthed is treated as if they have leveled up. If they possess a, they are able to use it.)
	Card #B12-010SR(+) • Artist:Niji(B12-010SR),Kaoru HAGIYA(B12-010SR+)
	Silver-Haired Mage General, Micaiah
		"We will not lose! We cannot lose! If we lose today, everything Pelleas has done will have been in vain!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Light Sage		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Path to Victory:[Trigger] [] When this unit's attack destroys an enemy, you may pay the cost and if you do: Choose 1 other ally. Choose 1 card from your retreat area with the same unit name as that ally, then stack it under that ally to growth them. (A unit who has growthed is treated as if they have leveled up. If they possess a, they are able to use it.)
	Card #B12-011N • Artist:Sakura Miwabe
	Maiden of Miracles, Micaiah
		"Leave this to us. Please, you must find someplace safe to hide."
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Light Mage		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Bond of Dawn:[Always] During your opponent's turn, if you have 1 or more other allies, this unit gains +10 attack. Fate Emblem:[Support] If the attacking unit is, draw 1 card, then choose 1 card from your hand and place it on top of your deck.
	Card #B12-012N • Artist:Niji
	Dawn-Calling Maiden, Micaiah
		"In every heart, there will always be a flicker of hope... Hope that someday, we Daeins will take our land back!"
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Light Sage		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Glimpse into the Future:[Activate][Once per turn] Look at the topmost card of your deck. You may send that card to the Retreat Area. Magic of Hope:[Activate][Once per turn] [Send 1 card from your hand to the Retreat Area] Draw 1 card.
	Card #B17-063HN • Artist:Mayo
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		"I think that what our countries need now is a sense of family and friendship. I ask that you sign a treaty of alliance with Daein and announce that we are equals." "Mm... I just know it. Thank you, Ike. I won't ever forget you."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Queen Daein		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Queen of Dawn:[Activate][Once per turn] [] [Stack 1 "Micaiah" from your Retreat Area under this unit to Growth her] Choose 1 card with a Deployment Cost of 2 or lower from your Retreat Area, and deploy it. (A unit who has Growthed is treated as if they have Leveled Up.) "Blessings upon thy name.":[Activate] [] Until the end of the turn, you may choose 1 card with a Deployment Cost of 7 or lower, rather than 2 or lower, for this unit's Queen of Dawn. ( becomes usable if a total of 7 or more cards are stacked with this unit.)
	Card #B20-051SR(+) • Artist:Senri Kita
	Maiden General of the Black Army, Micaiah
		"I will protect Daein. I'll protect our country from harm, no matter what happens."
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Light Sage		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Resolve to Serve as General:[Activate][Once per turn] Reveal the 3 topmost cards of your Deck, and send them to the Retreat Area. If all 3 of those cards were, then until the end of the turn, this unit gains +10 attack.
	Card #B20-052N • Artist:40hara
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		"Of course not! Danger is part of our work. Leave everything to us!" "We're the Dawn Brigade. Danger is part of our work."
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Light Mage		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Light of Liberty:[Always] If this unit is attacking your opponent's lord, this unit gains +10 attack. Miracle Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, your opponent's attacking unit cannot perform a Critical Hit.
	Card #B20-053N, P19-002PR • Artist:Senri Kita
	Summer's Dawn, Micaiah
		"Thank you for inviting me to the summer festival. Hmm... I sense quite a bit of fun waiting for me..."
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Light Mage		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Dawn Suzu:[Activate][Once per turn] [] Until the end of the turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Summer's Night Rite:[Activate][Once per turn] [] Draw 1 card. This skill is only usable if you have 2 or more other Leveled Up allies.
	Card #P20-003PR • Artist:Mayo
	Priestess Clothed in the Dawn, Micaiah
		"No, I'm not afraid. I know you're with me."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Light Priestess		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Dawn-Desiring Heart:[Activate][Once per turn] [Stack 1 "Micaiah" from your Retreat Area under this unit to Growth her] Until the end of the turn, this unit gains +30 attack. (A unit who has Growthed is treated as a Leveled Up unit.) Hopeful Prayer Ritual:[Trigger] Each time this unit Growths, if you have 4 or fewer cards in your hand, draw 1 card.
	Card #B22-009SR • Artist:Mayo
	Maiden of the Dawn Brigade, Micaiah
		"There are some who call me the Silver-Haired Maiden and their savior."
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Light Mage		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Healing Palm of Light:[Activate][Once per turn] [Send 1 "Micaiah" from your hand to the Retreat Area] Choose 1 non-"Micaiah" card from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand. Miracle Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, your opponent's attacking unit cannot perform a Critical Hit.
	Card #B22-055N • Artist:Mayo
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Micaiah .

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Trivia

• According toTellius Recollection, Micaiah was designed with an apparent age of 15.^[20]
• Micaiah is the onlyEmblem in the base game ofFire Emblem Engage that does not grantswords as aproficiency.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Main article:Micaiah/Gallery

• 
  Artwork of Micaiah fromRadiant Dawn.
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  Portrait render of Micaiah fromEngage.
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  Artwork of Micaiah: Priestess of Dawn fromHeroes.

References

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