Midir (Japanese:ミデェールMidayle) was a knight in the service ofGrannvale's HouseYngvi. He led the defense of Yngvi and its LadyEdain in theVerdane invasion in Grann 757, and while his efforts failed, he subsequently fought inSigurd's army in its invasion of Verdane to rescue Edain and beyond until his presumed death in theBattle of Belhalla.

Biography

Determined to protect Edain to the end even in the face of Verdane's overwhelming force, Midir was defeated and severely wounded by PrinceMunnir of Verdane, leaving Yngvi Castle open to the enemy and Edain to be abducted by Munnir. WhenSigurd recaptured Yngvi, he found Midir, who despite his injuries was determined to assist Sigurd in rescuing Edain. Midir subsequently accompanied Sigurd's army on his quest to save Edain in Verdane; following her successful rescue, Midir followed Sigurd on the campaign inAgustria, in exile inSilesse, and presumably in being executed by the mages ofVelthomer in theBattle of Belhalla.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Midir is a playable character during the first generation. In thePrologue, Midir starts as an ally unit, guardingYngvi castle. On turn 1, he will be attacked and defeated byMunnir in a scripted event. Once Yngvi is seized, Midir will appear as a player unit. He is available up until the end ofChapter 5.

Starting stats and growth rates

Arch Knight Level 2 Holy Blood -- Movement 8

Recruitment:Prologue, automatically after seizingYngviCastle StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 32 Speed 9 Strength 9 Luck 3 Magic 0 Defense 7 Skill 7 Resistance 0 Max HP 60% Speed 40% Strength 30% Luck 10% Magic 5% Defense 30% Skill 30% Resistance 5% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Iron Bow 2,000Gold Follow-Up Accost Weapon Levels -- -- -- B -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Bow Knight	+0	+3	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+1	+1	A

Love growths and events

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• InChapter 1, Midir can talk toEdain after she has been recruited, giving 100 love points between the two. Both Midir andAzelle may perform this conversation, and if Azelle does it first Midir cannot.
• InChapter 3, Midir can talk toBrigid after she has been recruited, giving 100 love points between the two.
• InChapter 4, if they are lovers,Edain can talk to Midir at any time, giving Midir aBrave Bow.
• InChapter 5, if they are lovers,Brigid can talk to Midir after Phinora Castle has been seized, yielding no reward.

Analysis

As a unit

Midir joins halfway through the Prologue at level 2 and is the first bow user in Sigurd's army. He has no Holy Blood, his base stats are merely average and his growths are the worst among the first generations male characters, with a very low luck growth. However, his growths are well balanced overall, with a decent speed growth and average growths in strength, skill and defense. Being bow-locked leaves him defenseless at close range and with poor enemy phase combat, but luckily, he has a mount, which grants him both high movement and Canto, allowing him to avoid attacks from enemies with a defensive retreat. He also has a good set of offensive skills in both Follow-Up and Accost, which give him reliable offense. He can wieldJamke'sKiller Bow, which has the might and weight of the Silver Sword and better hit and the ability to critical. While Jamke can also wield it, Midir's mount and Canto means that he can make more use of it. Later, if he or Jamke marry Edain, he can wield the Brave Bow. While his stats are mediocre, they are still enough for him to contribute when he is wielding bows.

As a father

Midir is an excellent candidate forEdain's husband, as he is generally consideredLester's best father. He is one of few units—the other two beingJamke and a promotedArden—who can passbows down for Lester to use, including theKiller Bow and theBrave Bow. This is very important as Lester will otherwise be stuck with anIron Bow in chapter 6 and aSteel Bow until mid-chapter 8. Midir's edge over Jamke isFollow-Up; while both pass downAccost, only Midir passes down Follow-Up, which gives Lester the ability to double any enemy if he has an attack speed advantage. Jamke only passesAdept, which only gives a chance-based ability to attack again and does not work with the Brave Bow, so Midir makes the best father for Lester overall. The downside to this pairing is that it does not help Lana much, and it delays access toRescue, which can only be obtained in the first generation—and thus inherited in the second—ifClaud orAzelle marries Edain; Rescue will be in thearmory inChapter 10 if it is not inherited, but it can be inherited at least two chapters earlier.

Midir is a poor father for most other children, as no child but Lester can inherit bows, and other children have better fathers to receive Follow-Up from. Midir can pass Follow-Up to Tailtiu's or Lachesis's children, but they are better suited by other fathers (such as Azelle orBeowolf respectively) who can pass better stats or weapons; he can also pass Follow-Up toBrigid's children butFebail has it from his class, andPatty gains it upon promotion. Midir offers practically nothing as a husband forAyra,Silvia, orErinys, whose children cannot use bows and already have Follow-Up or have little use for it.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

One version of Midir is currently present inFire Emblem Heroes. The normal variation of Midir was added on January 6, 2025, and was available to summon then.

Midir: Archer of Yngvi

Starting stats

Midir: Archer of Yngvi is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 11/12/13 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 2/3/4 Maximum HP 36/40/43 Attack 43/46/49 Speed 44/47/50 Defense 27/30/33 Resistance 19/22/26 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Rampart Bow -- New Moon

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Iron Bow	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Steel Bow	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Silver Bow	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Rampart Bow	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	New Moon	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Luna	★★★★★	—	200
A	Death Blow 1	★★★★★	—	50
A	Swift Sparrow 1	★★★★★	—	120
A	Swift Sparrow 2	★★★★★	—	240
A	Sly Swift Sparrow	★★★★★	—	300
C	Rouse Spd/Res 1	★★★★★	—	60
C	Rouse Spd/Res 2	★★★★★	—	120
C	Rouse Spd/Res 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Incite Spd/Def	★★★★★	—	300

Personality

Midir was devoted to Edain and determined to protect her even to the end,^[1] if mostly because of a romantic interest he had long held in her.^[2] Even after Edain's rescue, he chose to be indebted to Sigurd for his role in rescuing Edain and thus swore to continue serving him beyond Verdane.^[3] It is possible, however, that his interest was born at least initially on a superficial level, as upon meeting Edain's sisterBrigid for the first time he loudly voiced his interest in her appearance as being more beautiful than that of Edain.^[4]

Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Many heroes lost their lives on this path... /And the names of those heroes who fought alongside Sigurd to the bitter end at Belhalla, whose fates remain unknown...
...
Midir, a knight of Yngvi...
...

These brave youths fought to change the world for the better, yet now their unfulfilled dreams lie dead with them on the battlefield...
Was their sacrifice in vain? What were they fighting for all along?
And what of the light...?

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Heroes quotes

Main article:Midir/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

Midir was featured on three TCG cards.

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Midir
	Class:Arch Knight	Level 1 Cavalry	Ranged Attack
	Energy: 4	Atk.: 1 / Counter: 1	WLv.: B
	Equip:Iron Bow	Skills:Canto •Follow-Up •Accost
	Card #028 •Rarity: ★★ •Artist:Mayumi Hirota
	Class:Arch Knight	Level 10 Cavalry	Ranged Attack
	Energy: 6	Atk.: 2 / Counter: 1	WLv.: B
	Equip:Steel Bow	Skills:Canto •Follow-Up •Accost
	Card #2-011 •Rarity: ★★ •Artist:Katsuyoshi Koya
	Class:Bow Knight	Level 20 Cavalry	Ranged Attack
	Energy: 7	Atk.: 2 / Counter: 2	WLv.: A
	Equip:Steel Bow	Skills: Class Change • Training •Canto •Follow-Up •Accost
	Card #3-010 •Rarity: ★ •Artist:Katsuyoshi Koya
Card scans and information translation provided byAquantis.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Midir is featured on three cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Midir
	Pining Bow, Midir
		"I'll give my life to protect you, milady, right to the very end."
		Attack: 40	Support: 20	Range: 2	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Arch Knight		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Arrowguard:[Always] During your opponent's turn, if your opponent controls at least 3 units, this unit gains +20 attack. Anti-Fliers:[Always] If this unit is attacking a unit, this unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B06-020N, B06-020ST • Artist:Rokkaku Yamada
	Enemy-Pursuing Bow Knight, Midir
		"Stand and fight! You will pay for what you've done!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Bow Knight		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Besieging Bow Strike:[Trigger] At the start of your turn, you may move this unit. If you do, until the end of the turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Canto:[Trigger] When this unit's attack ends, you may move this unit. Anti-Fliers:[Always] If this unit is attacking a unit, this unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B19-059HN • Artist:Kyo Uda
	Innocent Bow Knight, Midir
		"I'm coming with you. I can't stomach the thought of doing nothing while my liegelady is still in peril!"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Arch Knight		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Duty to Defend:[Activate] Move this unit into the same area as allied "Edain". Anti-Fliers:[Always] If this unit is attacking a, this unit gains +30 attack. Bullseye Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, non-Main Character defending units cannot evade.
	Card #B19-060N • Artist:Kyo Uda
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Midir .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Midir: Archer of Yngvi
The duchy of Yngvi is the wing of Jugdral's Kingdom of Grannvale, and it's well known for its skilled archers. One such bow knight is Midir, who serves Yngvi's noble house!	Midir was tasked with the protection of Edain, a kind and beautiful lady of Yngvi. Apparently, he was very much taken with her!	One day, Yngvi's territory was invaded by the army of Verdane, a neighboring kingdom. Though Midir fought bravely, he was critically wounded, and Edain was captured.	Afterward, Midir joined Sigurd's army to rescue Edain. Having survived his injuries, he swore on his life that he'd protect the lady he so admired!
Closely Associated Characters
Edain {{{Related_name2}}} {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A lady of Yngvi and descendant of the crusader Ullr. She was captured by Verdane but escaped with Jamke's aid. Served by Midir. {{{Related_blurb2}}} {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

540

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

173

CYL 2 (2018)

619

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

116 (−57)

CYL 3 (2019)

552 (−8)

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

137 (+21)

CYL 4 (2020)

573 (−7)

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

130 (−7)

CYL 5 (2021)

514 (−59)

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

122 (−8)

CYL 6 (2022)

434 (−82)

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

182 (+60)

CYL 7 (2023)

401 (−33)

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

133 (−49)

CYL 8 (2024)

467 (+66)

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

104 (−29)

CYL 9 (2025)

588 (+121)

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

55 (−49)

CYL 10 (2026)

593 (+5)

Midir Genealogy of the Holy War

39 (−16)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,191

Trivia

• According to Midir's profile in the (non-canon) art book for theŌsawa manga adaptation:^[5]
  • He was 20 years old during late September, Grann 757.
  • His height is 175 cm.
  • He was born between September 1st and September 23rd.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Arch Knight Bow Knight Bow (Brave Bow) Bow (Iron Bow)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Midir fromGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Artwork of Midir fromTreasure.
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  Artwork of Midir from theTrading Card Game.

Concept artwork

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  Concept artwork of Midir fromGenealogy of the Holy War.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Midir: Archer of Yngvi.
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  Artwork of Midir: Archer of Yngvi.
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  Artwork of Midir: Archer of Yngvi.
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  Artwork of Midir: Archer of Yngvi.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Midir: Archer of Yngvi.
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  Artwork of Midir: Archer of Yngvi.
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  Artwork of Midir: Archer of Yngvi.
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  Artwork of Midir: Archer of Yngvi.

Other artwork

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  Artwork featuring Midir released on the sixth day ofA Hero Rises 2026.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Midir.
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  Artwork of Midir.
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  Artwork of Midir.

References

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