Niime (Japanese:ニイメNimue), widely known as the "Mountain Hermit", is anElibean scholar and sorceress famous for her research ondark magic andthe Scouring. She is the mother of four sons, among themCanas, and raised Canas's sonHugh following his death.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

Ilia route

Niime was arrested by theBern occupation army inIlia, and under BishopMartel's orders she was forced to use an ancient tome to summon a rain storm in order to obstruct the approach ofRoy and theEtrurian army. Instead, however, she used it to freeze the rivers and make a clearer path to Martel for Roy. Once the battle was over, she approached Roy, told him everything she knew of Bern's use of dragons, and joined his army.

Sacae route

Following Roy's successful capture of theSacaen capital Bulgar, Niime sought an audience with him, piquing his attention with her mention ofmanaketes. She told him everything she knew of Bern and the manaketes in its service, and joined his army.

Starting stats and growth rates

Druid Level 18 Affinity

Recruitment: Chapter19A/20B, automatically from turn 1 StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 25 Luck 15 Magic 21 Defense 5 Skill 20 Resistance 18 Speed 16 Constitution 4 Movement 6 Aid 3 Max HP 25% Luck 5% Magic 15% Defense 15% Skill 15% Resistance 20% Speed 15% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Flux Eclipse Physic Heal Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- A A

Analysis

Niime is a pre-promotedDruid that joins fairly late regardless of which route the player chooses, though she joins one chapter earlier in the Ilia route. Niime has rather terrible growths in all areas and a high base level limiting her ability to gain experience, but makes up for it with high bases and weapon level, most notably her A rank instaves. Because of her ability to useWarp at base and her highmagic, Niime is considered the best warper in the game, asSaul andElen will only have Niime's base magic after promoting at level 20 and reaching the promoted level cap (which is very difficult due to the slow experience gain from staves), whileClarine andCecilia will never reach 21 magic on average, and every other magic user only gains E staves after promotion. Because every map inThe Binding Blade is a seize map, most maps can be warp-skipped by warping a strong boss killer such asRutger orPerceval to the boss, dancing for Niime, and warpingRoy to the throne so he can seize it.

Niime is an excellent user of other staves as well, due to her aforementioned high magic base, and her high skill also makes her great at wielding status staves. She can also use theApocalypse tome with some weapon level grinding, which not only has high might but also gives Niime +5 magic, which she can use to give her +3 range with staves and +30 hit when using status staves. While Niime's lowdefense andHP limit her combat prowess, her high magic and the enemies' generally lowresistance enables her to deal high damage without taking a counterattack, and if given aBody Ring orSpeedwing and anAngelic Robe she can be an excellent unit for dealing with the wyverns inChapter 21 withNosferatu.

Overall, Niime is an excellent pre-promote, likely eclipsing even other trained magic users, and is an invaluable asset on hard mode as a staff bot.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Niime is one of the characters added to the game in thePrincess Alone update, and became available for summoning by players on February 18, 2022. Only one variation of Niime is currently available inHeroes, based on herThe Binding Blade incarnation.

Niime: Mountain Hermit

Stats

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Weapon type Movement type Entry Release version 6.2

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Weapon type Movement type Entry Release version 6.2

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Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Stone	★★★★	★★★★	50
	Elstone	★★★★	★★★★	100
	Hvítrvulture	★★★★	★★★★	200
	Hvítrvulture+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Chilling Wind	★★★★	★★★★	100
	Iceberg	★★★★	—	200
A	Atk/Res Solo 1	★★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Res Solo 2	★★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Res Solo 3	★★★★	—	240
A	Atk/Res Solo 4	★★★★★	—	300
C	Threaten Res 1	★★★★	—	50
C	Threat. Atk/Res 1	★★★★	—	100
C	Threat. Atk/Res 2	★★★★	—	200
C	Atk/Res Menace	★★★★★	—	300

Personality

Described by Canas as an "odd character", Niime is renowned as a scholar.^[2] As a researcher on the Scouring, Niime is fascinated bydragons, but as a result of the vast majority of sources on the subject portraying dragons in a negative light, she too at first accepts the claims describing them as inhuman terrors.^[3] Her experiences withFae changed her views: at first she assumed her to be dangerous and presumably intended to harm or kill her, but rapidly learned otherwise and changed her mind, realizing the folly of killing Fae to preserve "peace".^[4]

Niime is a strong believer in the superiority of dark magic over other forms. She once attempted to convince Canas's wife, an anima mage, to adopt the practice of dark magic instead, relenting only because of her exceptional skill with anima magic.^[5] She is particularly abrasive toward Hugh for this reason, among others,^[6] but ultimately she still holds some fondness for her sole grandson.^[7]

Fifty years prior to the Great Movement of Bern, Niime was involved in a relationship withYoder of the St. Elimine Church, which came to a messy end under unspecified circumstances.^[8]

Supports

Main article:Niime/Supports

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Endings

Niime - Mountain Hermit
Short: Disappeared in the mountains.

Long: Niime returned to her secluded home in the mountains and continued her research. It was rumored she solved many of the world's mysteries, but she left no records so none can know for sure.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Heroes quotes

Main article:Niime/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Niime's official artwork fromThe Binding Blade can be viewed inPath of Radiance's extras menu if a copy ofThe Binding Blade is connected to a Japanese copy ofPath of Radiance. This illustration, along with all otherThe Binding Blade-related artwork, is inaccessible in the international versions of the game, owing to the fact thatThe Binding Blade was not released in those regions.

Fire Emblem: Hasha no Tsurugi

Stats

Stats given in:Chapter 33 Sage Level 17 Affinity Stats Max HP 25 Luck 15 Strength 21 Defense 5 Skill 20 Resistance 18 Speed 16 Constitution 15 Movement 6 Aid --

Fire Emblem Cipher

Niime is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Niime
	Mountain Hermit, Niime
		"I am Niime. I live in the mountains, where I study arcane magic. Some call me the Mountain Hermit."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Druid		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 4
		Unfathomable Dark Power:[Activate] [] [] Your opponent chooses 2 cards from their hand, and send them to the Retreat Area. Ancient Tome:[Activate][Once per turn] Choose 1 non-lord enemy, and destroy them. This skill cannot be used unless your opponent has no cards in their hand.
	Card #B13-048HN • Artist:Doji Shiki
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Niime .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Niime: Mountain Hermit
Niime is one of the most famous mages in all of Elibe. They call her the Mountain Hermit, and she knows everything there is to know about magic!	In fact, they call her by many titles, and one thing she's especially well known for is having delved deeper into dark magic than any before her. There's no one in Elibe who can match her knowledge of elder magic or ancient lore!	During the war between Bern and Lycia, Niime lent her aid to the Lycian League. Her tremendous magical power and her knowledge of dragons were irreplaceable assets to the League's army.	Though Niime has some truly fearsome magic at her command, she looks out for what's best for the people around her. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a more trustworthy ally than her!
Closely Associated Characters
Hugh Canas {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} Taking after his grandmother Niime, he traveled the world to research dark magic. His travels, however, led him to focus on anima magic. Fourth son of Niime, the Mountain Hermit. Devoted entirely to research and reading. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

546

Niime The Binding Blade

167

CYL 2 (2018)

543 (−3)

Niime The Binding Blade

197

CYL 3 (2019)

461 (−38)

Niime The Binding Blade

284 (+87)

CYL 4 (2020)

398 (−69)

Niime The Binding Blade

314 (+30)

CYL 5 (2021)

340 (−58)

Niime The Binding Blade

249 (−65)

CYL 6 (2022)

293 (−49)

Niime The Binding Blade

328 (+79)

CYL 7 (2023)

743 (+450)

Niime The Binding Blade

23 (−305)

CYL 8 (2024)

782 (+39)

Niime The Binding Blade

23 (No change)

CYL 9 (2025)

745 (−37)

Niime The Binding Blade

27 (+4)

CYL 10 (2026)

776 (+31)

Niime The Binding Blade

15 (−12)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,627

Trivia

• Niime was initially listed as Nimue on theFire Emblem Heroes Choose Your Legends poll. This was corrected a few days in.
• Niime is mentioned inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade in Canas and Pent's B support conversation. Canas mentions how Niime is his mother, which causes Pent to exclaim that "Every mage knows of Niime the Hermit", indicating her fame among magic users, and quickly rushes to tell his wife Louise that he has met the son of Niime.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Druid Dark Staff

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Niime fromThe Binding Blade.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Niime: Mountain Hermit.
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  Artwork of Niime: Mountain Hermit.
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  Artwork of Niime: Mountain Hermit.
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  Artwork of Niime: Mountain Hermit.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Niime: Mountain Hermit.
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  Artwork of Niime: Mountain Hermit.
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  Niime in artwork ofHugh: Worldly Mage.

Other artwork

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  Artwork ofLysithea,Gotoh and Niime from thePaired with the Past website.

References

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