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| “ | The specter of love ever draws fools such as you like butterflies to nectar. And yet, the real feast is yet to come...when I dine upon your souls! | ” | — Nuibaba |
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Nuibaba (Japanese:ヌイババNuibaba) is a minor antagonist first appearing inFire Emblem Gaiden, in which Nuibaba appears as anArcanist who presides over Fear Mountain from his manor. Nuibaba presumably a high-ranking member ofDuma's clergy, as he/she hasMarla,Jedah's daughter, under his/her command to guard Fear Mountain. Nuibaba wields the powerful magic spell,Medusa, which she is said to have received in exchange for her soul.[1]
Nuibaba was redesigned significantly inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, now appearing as a femaleWitch. Additionally, Nuibaba is stated to sacrifice girls from all overRigel to monsters in order to preserve her youth.[2]
Fire Emblem Gaiden
Role
Nuibaba appears somewhat early inAct 4; he holdsTatiana hostage to keepZeke under the control ofJerome and gave his soul toMedusa for power.
TheMage Ring in his inventory makes him a formidable opponent, as it greatly increases the range of hisMedusa spell.
Stats
- See also:
Siege of Nuibaba's Abode
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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Role
ForEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, Nuibaba has been redesigned and is now awitch. She, like inGaiden, holdsTatiana hostage to keepZeke underJerome's control.
Her role is expanded fromGaiden, she offers to perform sacrificial rituals and initiation rites forBerkut to obtain more power fromDuma. She also gifts Berkut with a mirror containing potent magical power for him to use in a dire situation. Berkut rejects her offers though he does take the mirror; he later goes on to sacrificeRinea of his own accord. Her new backstory establishes Nuibaba gave her soul to Medusa to save her life and remain beautiful.
Stats
- See also:
Siege of Nuibaba's Abode
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Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
There is one playable variation of Nuibaba inHeroes. The normal variation of Nuibaba was added on March 18, 2025, and was first available to summon from then to April 3, 2025.
Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear
Starting stats
- Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear is only available at 5★ rarity.
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Skill set
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| Skill | Unlock | Auto-unlock | SP cost | |
| Thunder | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 50 | |
| Elthunder | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 100 | |
| Thoron | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 200 | |
| Arcane Medusa | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 300 | |
| Chilling Wind | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | 100 | |
| Iceberg | ★★★★★ | — | 200 | |
| Warding Blow 1 | ★★★★★ | — | 50 | |
| Mirror Strike 1 | ★★★★★ | — | 120 | |
| Mirror Strike 2 | ★★★★★ | — | 240 | |
| Sly Mirror | ★★★★★ | — | 300 | |
| Mounting Fear | ★★★★★ | — | 300 | |
| Time's Pulse 1 | ★★★★★ | — | 60 | |
| Time's Pulse 2 | ★★★★★ | — | 120 | |
| Time's Pulse 3 | ★★★★★ | — | 240 | |
| Time Pulse Helm | ★★★★★ | — | 300 | |
Personality
Before the events of the games, Nuibaba received a deforming facial wound in a bandit attack, and her lover began to prefer her sister.[3] Nuibaba's lover and her sister attempted to kill her by pushing her off a cliff in a secluded forest; she survived by making a pact withMedusa, exchanging her soul for survival and revenge on her lover.[3] Nuibaba killed her lover and her sister, then secluded herself and began extending her lifespan and enhancing her beauty using maidens collected from the region.[3]
Nuibaba seems to favor using love to trick people; she used an illusion ofCelica to drawAlm to her manor.
Quotes
Battle quotes
| “ | ...Go forth, Medusa! Now is the time you must fulfill your contract with me! | ” | — Nuibaba inGaiden. |
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| “ | Come forth, Medusa! Honor the pact you've sworn to me! | ” | — Nuibaba inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, at the start of the battle. |
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| “ | Come close... Let me share with you death's embrace! | ” | — Nuibaba inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia. |
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Critical quotes
| “ | Now sleep! | ” | — Nuibaba |
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| “ | *Giggles* | ” | — Nuibaba |
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| “ | Excited yet? | ” | — Nuibaba |
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| “ | I think not! | ” | — Nuibaba |
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Death quotes
| “ | *gasp* No... | ” | — Nuibaba's defeat voice clip inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia. |
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| “ | I-I have erred... | ” | — Nuibaba inGaiden |
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| “ | Ahhh... It cannot be... I won't be... | ” | — Nuibaba inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia. |
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Heroes quotes
- Main article:
Nuibaba/Quotes (Heroes)
Flavor text
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| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | An arcanist who serves the Duma Faithful. | ドーマ教団の妖術師。 |
| Heroes | An arcanist who serves the Duma Faithful. Trades souls in exchange for a dark spell that brings death. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. | ドーマ教団の妖術師。 魂と引きかえに、死を呼ぶ暗黒の呪文を身につけた。 (登場:『ファイアーエムブレム Echoes』) |
Meet some of the Heroes entries
Choose Your Legends placement history
| Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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| CYL 2 (2018) | 455 | Nuibaba Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 297 |
| CYL 3 (2019) | 403 (−27) | Nuibaba Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 385 (+88) |
| CYL 4 (2020) | 515 (+56) | Nuibaba Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 179 (−206) |
| CYL 5 (2021) | 563 (+48) | Nuibaba Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 99 (−80) |
| CYL 6 (2022) | 404 (−161) | Nuibaba Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 196 (+97) |
| CYL 7 (2023) | 398 (−6) | Nuibaba Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 135 (−61) |
| CYL 8 (2024) | 509 (+111) | Nuibaba Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 91 (−44) |
| CYL 9 (2025) | 485 (−24) | Nuibaba Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 82 (−9) |
| CYL 10 (2026) | 850 (+365) | Nuibaba Gaiden /Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 8 (−74) |
| Total results | This character has 9 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 1,472 |
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Trivia
- While referred to with with the masculine Japanese pronounかれ "he" in the original game, Nuibaba is female in the remake. This could be due to the "baba" portion of the character's name being construed as coming from the Japanese婆 (meaning "old woman") and the character's association with the female monster, Medusa.
- Despite Nuibaba's class being changed to witch, Nuibaba is still referred to as an arcanist outside of gameplay inShadows of Valentia.
- InGaiden, Nuibaba shares his portrait, magic spells, and stats withGharn. However, Nuibaba has aMage Ring while Gharn does not.
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Nuibaba | Derived from the Vietnamesenúi, meaning "mountain", and the Japanese婆 ("old woman"). |
| Japanese | ヌイババ | Officially romanized asNuibaba. |
| Spanish | Nuibaba | -- |
| French | Nuibaba | -- |
| German | Nuibaba | -- |
| Italian | Nuibaba | -- |
| Dutch | Nuibaba | -- |
| Portuguese | Nuibaba | -- |
| Korean | 누이바바 | Nuibaba |
| Simplified Chinese | 奴伊巴巴 | Nuibaba |
| Traditional Chinese | 魯伊巴巴 | Nuibaba |
Gallery
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Official artwork
- Full portrait artwork of Nuibaba fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
CG images
- CG image of Nuibaba inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Portraits
- Portrait of Nuibaba inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Concept artwork
- Concept artwork of Nuibaba fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Screenshots
- Nuibaba as aWitch inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Heroes artwork
Character artwork
- Artwork of Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear.
- Artwork of Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear.
- Artwork of Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear.
- Artwork of Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear.
Meet some of the Heroes artwork
- Artwork of Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear.
- Artwork of Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear.
- Artwork of Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear.
- Artwork of Nuibaba: Mistress of Fear.
- Nuibaba in artwork ofTatiana: Devoted Saint.
References
- ↑"By offering up her soul, she had purchased the very darkest of sortilege; a single word from her lips was enough to snuff out life itself." — Pre-map narration,Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
- ↑"Nuibaba gathered young and comely girls from all across Rigel. She made sacrifices of them—fed them to monsters to preserve her own youth." — Cleric in Nuibaba's Abode,Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
- ↑3.03.13.2"A witch of the Duma Faithful. She is contractually bound to Medusa. She resides in a hall upon Fear Mountain and torments the locals in her vicinity alongside Jerome of Rigel. She became a witch not out of swearing oath to Duma, but by giving her soul toMedusa to save her life after suffering personal tragedy. Due to her past trauma giving her a fear of growing old and ugly, Nuibaba sought to preserve her youth by sacrificing beautiful young maidens from all across Rigel.There was once a time where she was a pretty young girl who lived happily with the man she loved. However, one night she was attacked by bandits who left a hideous wound on her face. The man started to avoid Nuibaba in favor for her prettier younger sister. Growing tired of Nuibaba's presence, the man and the younger sister schemed and lured Nuibaba deep into the woods. There, they pushed her off a cliff. As Nuibaba lay on the brink of death, a ghastly apparition appeared before her –attracted to the scent of death. She formed a contract with it in exchange for her soul and found herself restored with the promise of a longer life. After taking revenge upon the man and sister who had backstabbed her, she secluded herself to the woods where she became obsessed with power and beauty, eventually becoming a witch. That lust for power drew her attention to Alm's brand which would grant her both eternal youth and life.Despite her plan to stir up Berkut's fiery spirit against Alm, he was defeated. After that, she tried to lure Alm to her abode by using a phantom of Celica, but he managed to break through that plan too." — XKAN,FE SoV: Valentia Accordion Page 115: Dolth & Nuibaba Profile Translations, Kantopia,Published: April 5 2018,Retrieved: April 5 2018
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