Shiva (Japanese:シヴァShiva) is a playableSword Fighter inFire Emblem: Thracia 776.

Biography

Shiva was a mercenary. Around the year 776, Shiva was employed byLifis to protect his base at the Corsair Isles. WhenSafy, a priest held captive by Lifis arrived at the base, Shiva warned Lifis not to harm her. Not long after, the Corsair Isles would be attacked by theFiana Freeblades, led by PrinceLeif ofLeonster, leading to the defeat of theLifis Pirates. Shiva escaped the fighting, and went to work for a group of bandits in the proximity ofMeath. Here, he would meet back with Safy, who convinced him to fight for Leif, whom he accompanied until the liberation ofMunster.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Shiva is a playable character. InChapter 2x, he appears as a stationary enemy unit. If he is left alive or captured, Shiva will appear along with a group ofMercenaries as enemy units inChapter 7. Here, he is recruited whentalked to bySafy.

Starting stats and growth rates

See also:The Corsair Isles

Sword Fighter Level 4 Action ★

Recruitment:Chapter 7, talk withSafy if he survivedChapter 2x StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 24 Speed 12 Strength 6 Luck 5 Magic 0 Defense 4 Skill 9 Constitution 7 Movement 6 FCM 4 Max HP 70% Speed 35% Strength 45% Luck 60% Magic 5% Defense 30% Skill 50% Constitution 20% Movement 2% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Killing Edge Sol Weapon Levels B -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Con	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+0	+2	+1	+3	+3	+0	+2	+0	+1	+Adept	+100 WEXP

Supports

Shiva Sword Fighter Supports: None. [[{{{supportg1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg1}}} [[{{{supportg2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg2}}} [[{{{supportg3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg3}}} [[{{{supportg4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg4}}} [[{{{supportg5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg5}}} [[{{{supportg5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg5}}} [[{{{supportg6}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg6}}} [[{{{supportg7}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg7}}} [[{{{supportg8}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg8}}} [[{{{supportg9}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg9}}} [[{{{supportg10}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg10}}} [[{{{supportg11}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg11}}} [[{{{supportg12}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg12}}} [[{{{supportg13}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg13}}} [[{{{supportg14}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg14}}} [[{{{supportg15}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg15}}} [[{{{supportg16}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg16}}} Supported by: Safy Priest Bonus: 10 [[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuso2}}} [[{{{supporto3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuso3}}}

Analysis

Shiva is a standard Sword Fighter who joins in chapter 7. He comes with solid bases and growths, an action star, a very high FCM of 4, a very high sword rank,Sol, and upon promotionAdept. However, while Shiva can reliably kill with theKilling Edge, Shiva's mediocre strength base will hurt his ability to kill bulkier opponents, and his growth is insufficient to fix it without considerable investment. He can't always use a Killing Edge either, as there are only a few obtainable beforechapter 15, and other units likeFergus orMachyua will also want to use them to guarantee a crit. Shiva is also fairly frail when he joins, and his magic base of zero makes him especially vulnerable to magic-using enemies. This low magic base also means his damage output with magic swords is poor. Even if he is raised up as a combat unit, the low enemy quality inThracia 776 means that most other units will have similar combat to Shiva, but often with other utility, such as having a mount or access to staves.

Overall, Shiva can serve as a solid combat unit and backup boss-killer throughout the entire game given his access to many great swords, one of the best weapon types inThracia 776, but he will have a hard time standing out from most of the cast in most situations.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Shiva appears as an equippableBond Ring. He can be summoned usingLeif'sEmblem Ring.

Bond Ring data

Stat modifiers Ring level Str Dex Lck C +0 +1 +0 B +1 +1 +0 A +1 +1 +1 S +1 +2 +1

Personality

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Endings

Shiva, Mercenary of Savan
After the war, Shiva disappeared. Various speculations and theories have been made about this man of many mysteries, but none have been, and ever will be, confirmed.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Escape quotes

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Shiva is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Shiva
	Dark Swordsman, Shiva
		"Don't take death lightly in front of me. I can't stand those who would so readily throw their lives away!"
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Swordmaster		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Sol:[Trigger] When this unit inflicts a critical hit, until the end of your opponent's next turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Clear-Minded Stance:[Activate][Once per turn] [] Choose a "Shiva" in your Retreat Area, and add that card to your hand. Also, until the end of your opponent's next turn, this unit cannot evade.
	Card #B10-029R • Artist:Clover.K
	Savan's Sellsword, Shiva
		"This is my livelihood. Now, get out of my way."
		Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Sword Fighter		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		"You will not touch that cleric.":[Always] If you have an allied "Safy", this unit gains +10 attack. Attack Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B10-030N • Artist:Clover.K
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Shiva .

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

559

Shiva Thracia 776

155

CYL 2 (2018)

625

Shiva Thracia 776

112 (−43)

CYL 3 (2019)

534 (−30)

Shiva Thracia 776

170 (+58)

CYL 4 (2020)

578 (+8)

Shiva Thracia 776

125 (−45)

CYL 5 (2021)

592 (+14)

Shiva Thracia 776

83 (−42)

CYL 6 (2022)

551 (−43)

Shiva Thracia 776

113 (+30)

CYL 7 (2023)

633 (+82)

Shiva Thracia 776

51 (−62)

CYL 8 (2024)

585 (−48)

Shiva Thracia 776

71 (+20)

CYL 9 (2025)

517 (−68)

Shiva Thracia 776

74 (+3)

CYL 10 (2026)

578 (+61)

Shiva Thracia 776

42 (−32)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	996

Trivia

• According toThracia 776's website, Shiva was designed to look 30 years old.^[1]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Sword Fighter Swordmaster Sword (Armorslayer) Sword (Armorslayer)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Shiva fromThracia 776.
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  Artwork of Shiva with other characters fromThracia 776 Illustrated Works.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Shiva.
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  Artwork of Shiva.

References

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