Sin (Japanese:シンSin) is a playableNomad inFire Emblem: The Binding Blade. He is a member of the Kutolah tribe ofSacae and is under orders fromDayan, the chieftain of the tribe, to protect his granddaughterSue.

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade

Role

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Sin is aSacaen native from the former Kutolah tribe. He was hired byScott inChapter 9 along withFir to get rid of theLycian Army. However, Sin was really looking for ChiefDayan's daughterSue, joining the Lycian Army if Sue talks to him.

Starting stats and growth rates

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NormalHard

Nomad Level 5 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 9, talk to withSue StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 24 Luck 6 Strength 7 Defense 7 Skill 8 Resistance 0 Speed 10 Constitution 7 Movement 7 Aid 18 Max HP 75% Luck 25% Strength 45% Defense 10% Skill 50% Resistance 15% Speed 50% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Short Bow Weapon Levels -- -- -- D -- -- -- --

Nomad Level 5 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 9, talk to withSue StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 28~30 Luck 8~9 Strength 9~10 Defense 7~9 Skill 10~12 Resistance 1~2 Speed 13~15 Constitution 7 Movement 7 Aid 18 Max HP 75% Luck 25% Strength 45% Defense 10% Skill 50% Resistance 15% Speed 50% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Short Bow Weapon Levels -- -- -- D -- -- -- --

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Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Nomadic Trooper	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+1	+1	E, +50

Analysis

Sin appears in Chapter 9 as an enemy and can be recruited by Sue. As a Nomad, Sin has access to bows, as well as having one of the best aid/con distributions in the game, and lesser penalties in forests than regular mounted units. His 7 Con makes him lose two points of Speed while using Steel Bows before promotion, but he does not lose Speed from using Killer Bows, and has high enough speed to compensate. His main disadvantage is his lack of 1 range before promotion, as well as a bad defense growth. His combat is decent against most non-armored units, as he is very frequently able to double most medium speed units such as fighters, archers, and magic users. His offensive growths and bases are very good, with 7 Strength, 8 Skill and 10 Speed, 45% Strength, and 50% Skill and Speed. His Luck is also low, so he may face crit against some more skilled enemies and considerable chances against Killer weapons.

In Hard Mode, Sin's bases improve significantly. While his boosts aren't as extreme as Melady's or Rutger's, they allow him to catch up and contribute to your army much more easily.

Since he has 18 aid, Sin can rescue every unit in the game, including some promoted units that are notoriously difficult to carry such asGonzalez andDouglas.

His promotion to Nomadic Trooper gives him E Swords, giving him a way to attack with 1 range, but it will take quite some time before he can use better swords such as Killing Edges. His most notable promotion gain is a +5 to HP, which really helps his bad defensive stats a little, and he also receives boosts to his offensive stats.

It is worth noting that if Sue and Sin have more combined experience than Shanna and Thea, the player will proceed to Sacae for Chapters 17-20, while if Shanna and Thea have more experience, the player will proceed to Ilia. One doesn't need to necessarily train both units in order to go Sacae; they only need to make sure that Sin and Sue's summed up level is bigger than Shanna and Thea's.

His Ice Affinity is a defensive one, and he can be paired with Sue, as she has the Wind affinity, giving him some attack, accuracy, critical, and critical evade, though it takes them 15 turns together in order to get to C rank. His support with Dayan is faster, but Dayan joins later and may not join your team if you are going to Ilia, and grants him similar attack, in addition to avoid and critical dodge. His other Supports are slower, and since Fir and Dorothy are both foot-locked units, it may take some time before their Support grow and it may hamper Sin's usefulness. His Support with Zeiss is also very slow but it can give good avoid and critical chance, though Zeiss, as a flying unit, tends to go into places which are hard to reach by mounted units.

Overall, Sin is a good combat unit, even better on Hard Mode because of the bonuses, and his Aid means he also has great utility. He does have durability issues, but he is able to avoid combat with his bow access, and he will be a good candidate for Mulagir in the endgame.

Personality

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Sin does not speak much in the C and B support of all the characters except Sue and Dayan. Only in the A supports is when he will open up to the others and talk more.

Supports

Main article:Sin/Supports

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Endings

Sin, Falcon of Sacae
Short: Joined a new clan in Sacae.

Long: After returning to Sacae, Sin joined the newly reunited Kutolah clan. He never had much to say, but with his leadership and skill with the bow, he spread his name across the vast plains as the new Silver Wolf.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quote

Other appearances

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Sin'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 Cipher

Sin is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Sin
	Falcon of Sacae, Sin
		"I have orders from the Silver Wolf to keep you safe. I will not allow you to put yourself in danger."
		Attack: 40	Support: 20	Range: 2	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Nomad		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Canto:[Trigger] When this unit's attack ends, you may move this unit. Anti-Fliers:[Always] If this unit is attacking a, this unit gains +30 attack.
	Card #B21-084N • Artist:Nekohayashi
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Shin .

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

492

Sin The Binding Blade

237

CYL 2 (2018)

574

Sin The Binding Blade

156 (−81)

CYL 3 (2019)

522 (−1)

Sin The Binding Blade

178 (+22)

CYL 4 (2020)

586 (+18)

Sin The Binding Blade

119 (−59)

CYL 5 (2021)

586 (No change)

Sin The Binding Blade

85 (−34)

CYL 6 (2022)

573 (−15)

Sin The Binding Blade

104 (+19)

CYL 7 (2023)

597 (+24)

Sin The Binding Blade

63 (−41)

CYL 8 (2024)

572 (−25)

Sin The Binding Blade

74 (+11)

CYL 9 (2025)

391 (−181)

Sin The Binding Blade

117 (+43)

CYL 10 (2026)

472 (+81)

Sin The Binding Blade

63 (−54)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	1,196

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Nomad Nomadic Trooper Bow Sword Bow

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Sin fromThe Binding Blade.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Sin.

References

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