Tharja (pronounced /⁠ˈθɑɹʒə⁠/^[key][1]; Japanese:サーリャSallya) is adark mage fromPlegia. Uninterested in wasting her life in the conflict between her nation and neighboringYlisse,^[2] she instead allies with theShepherds. She has a preoccupation with curses, often found chanting suspicious ones to herself when alone.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

She is among a group ofPlegians inChapter 9 defending the Castle's Courtyard duringEmmeryn's execution. At the beginning of the chapter she notes she is not willing to fight for a cause she doesn't believe in, giving a hint to the player for her recruitment. She will talk toChrom and be recruited if Chrom walks in melee range of her or if he talks to her personally.

Starting stats and growth rates

Normal/HardLunatic

Dark Mage Level 10 Movement 5

Recruitment:Chapter 9, talk to withChrom StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 25 Speed 12 Strength 4 Luck 3 Magic 11 Defense 10 Skill 5 Resistance 7 Max HP 90% Speed 60% Strength 30% Luck 40% Magic 60% Defense 45% Skill 40% Resistance 30% Speed +1 Strength ±0 Luck −3 Magic +3 Defense +1 Skill −1 Resistance ±0 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Elthunder Nosferatu Hex Anathema Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- D --

Dark Mage Level 10 Movement 5

Recruitment:Chapter 9, talk to withChrom StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 26 Speed 13 Strength 4 Luck 3 Magic 12 Defense 10 Skill 5 Resistance 7 Max HP 90% Speed 60% Strength 30% Luck 40% Magic 60% Defense 45% Skill 40% Resistance 30% Speed +1 Strength ±0 Luck −3 Magic +3 Defense +1 Skill −1 Resistance ±0 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Elthunder Nosferatu Hex Anathema Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- D --

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Reclassing options

Tharja Base classes:* Dark Mage Sorcerer Dark Knight Reclass options: Knight General Great Knight Archer Sniper Bow Knight

Growth rates when reclassed

Promotion stat gains

Dark MageKnightArcher

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	E E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Learned at
	Hex	Dark Mage, level 1
	Anathema	Dark Mage, level 10
	Slow Burn	Dark Knight, level 5
	Lifetaker	Dark Knight, level 15
	Vengeance	Sorcerer, level 5
	Tomebreaker	Sorcerer, level 15
	Defense +2	Knight, level 1
	Indoor Fighter	Knight, level 10
	Rally Defense	General, level 5
	Pavise	General, level 15
	Luna	Great Knight, level 5
	Dual Guard+	Great Knight, level 15
	Skill +2	Archer, level 1
	Prescience	Archer, level 10
	Hit Rate +20	Sniper, level 5
	Bowfaire	Sniper, level 15
	Rally Skill	Bow Knight, level 5
	Bowbreaker	Bow Knight, level 15
The above skill list does not include skills obtained exclusively viaDLC.

Analysis

Tharja is a level 10Dark Mage starting in Chapter 9 if Chrom talks to her. Her stats are a little low aside from magic, speed, and defense, with minimal increases on Lunatic. Her growths are interesting for a magic unit. She has a great HP and defense growths, but a quite bad resistance growth. Skill and luck are average, but her magic and speed are amazing. Her D in tomes lets her use more basic weapons aside from theElthunder in her inventory, and all other tomes that start with el.

Tharja starting at level ten allows her to instantly promote. She can make decent use ofDark Knight even with her strength growth being at 40%, and she can still use tomes.Slow Burn can be more helpful to her with her lowish skill growth at 40%.Lifetaker is also great with magical units not having the greatest defensive prowess.Sorcerer is probably the better option, as it makes better use of her magic with a +3 instead of +1, and more resistance since her growth is not great.Vengeance can be fine if the player is okay with Tharja being at a lower HP most of the time, andTomebreaker is great for a whopping fifty extra hit and avoid against tomes, which is further useful due to her having lower resistance than defense.

Her reclass options are not as bad as you may first think.Knight actually gives her a strength growth at 50%, with it being retained in its promotion choices.General givesRally Defense for a supportive ability, andPavise can help increase her survivability if it procs.Great Knight gives the covetedLuna skill, but it is not as great with her lower skill making the activation unreliable.Dual Guard+ helps Tharja defend herself or her paired up ally with an extra 10% activation of a dual guard to negate all damage dealt.

Archer is not as great with its 40% strength growth, butSkill +2 can be helpful with some inaccurate dark tomes. Same withPrescience, but only if she initiates combat.Hit Rate +20 can also be great, and it is not that time consuming, only requiring Tharja to be a level fiveSniper.Bowfaire is not super useful, as Tharja is better off using tomes after getting abilities not in the Dark Mage class tree.Bow Knight is a little better to get abilities with its 45% strength growth.Rally Skill is another supportive ability, andBowbreaker is an amazing utility ability for an extra fifty hit and avoid against bows, which is helpful against the plentifulSilver Bow-wieldingAssassins

Her daughterNoire is relatively flexible since she is better off in physical classes, with physical husbands being more plentiful than magical ones, and already having access to Luna by having the Knight class tree from Tharja.Gaius andDonnel in particular both pass downPegasus Knight fromFighter for Noire to have access to the elusiveGaleforce ability.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

Tharja appears as an equippableBond Ring. She can be summoned usingLucina'sEmblem Ring.

Bond Ring data

Stat modifiers Ring level Mag Spd Def C +0 +1 +0 B +1 +1 +0 A +1 +1 +1 S +1 +2 +1

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Tharja/Heroes

There are seven different variations of Tharja available inHeroes. In addition,Sonya: Dazzling Rabbits features her as aHarmonized Hero alongsideSonya, and herMirage form as depicted inTokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore appears alongsideKiria: Cool Façade.

Fire Emblem Warriors

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Tharja appears as a playable character inFire Emblem Warriors through the game'sAwakeningdownloadable content pack.

Starting stats

Dark Mage Level 1 Movement 5

Recruitment: Downloadable content Initial StatsMaximum Stats Max HP 62 Speed 7 Strength 3 Luck 4 Magic 9 Defense 6 Skill 4 Resistance 10 Lv. 99Lv. 150 Max HP 733 Speed 93 Strength 39 Luck 47 Magic 118 Defense 79 Skill 58 Resistance 112 Max HP 999 Speed 126 Strength 53 Luck 64 Magic 160 Defense 107 Skill 79 Resistance 151 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Weapon Item Bronze Tome -- Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- E -- ✗

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Sp	Lck	Def	Res
Sorcerer	101	9	28	14	22	11	19	27	✗

Personality

Tharja has something of an obsession withRobin; this manifests even in her support conversations with other characters.^[3] She explains this obsession started the moment they crossed eyes and that she knew Robin was different.^[4] This happens regardless of Robin's gender. Tharja follows Robin around for the first week after she joined the Army, and takes note on every move he/she makes, including how many books he reads daily, what he eats and how much he moves while sleeping.^[5] This kind of dedication is exclusive towards Robin, and she is usually very cold, sarcastic and even rude to others.

Tharja comes from a very long line of shamans and sorcerers, and has been learning the dark arts since a very young age. Her spells can have both positive and negative effects on the target. For example she can hex someone to either cure or cause a disease. She can communicate with the dead as well, using her body as a medium or divine someone's future with the use of aManakete claw.^[6]

She has the nicest body in the army and the darkest thoughts.

Interestingly, there is some conflict to her back story about her family relations. In her support withKellam she sends letters to her family and is familiar with them.^[7] Yet when Tharja meets Robin, as described in the background site, she states that she has no family.^[8]

Supports

Main articles:Tharja/Supports andTharja/Supports (Warriors)

Endings

Tharja, Grim Stalker (single ending)
Tharja's jealous obsession with Robin never subsided, even after her return to Plegia. Anecdotal evidence suggests she devoted most of her effort to hexes and curses that might reunite them.

Robin, High Deliverer & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Many wrote of Robin's legendary exploits, but accounts of his origins and character varied. Scholars, poets, and bards agreed on one thing alone—he loved his wife, Tharja, above all else.

Frederick, Cold Lieutenant & Tharja, Grim Stalker
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. Tharja's rare appearances at the training yard sent terrified recruits screaming into the night.

Virion, Archest Archer & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Virion returned home to Rosanne, where he was labeled a traitor and a coward, or else ignored entirely. But a few well-placed hexes from his wife, Tharja, eventually brought the populace to their senses.

Stahl, Viridian Knight & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Stahl continued his service as an Ylissean knight and led crucial missions across the realm. His scatterbrained gaffes caused Tharja's eyes to roll, but the pair still made a happy life together.

Vaike, Zero to Hero & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Vaike returned to the streets that raised him and was welcomed as a hero and brother to all. Still, he was no match for Tharja, whose frequent curse slinging put her husband in an understandably foul mood.

Kellam, Oft Forgotten & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Even after her return to Plegia, Tharja kept an unhealthy obsession with Robin that led her to vanish for weeks or months at a time. Her husband's name has been lost to history.

Lon'qu, Gynophobe & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Lon'qu returned to Regna Ferox and served as Basilio's right-hand man. The cold Feroxi winters proved too much for Tharja, who left time and again in search of heat more in line with a Plegian desert.

Ricken, Upcoming Mage & Tharja, Grim Stalker
While continuing to study magic, Ricken realized how childish some of his actions had been. Tharja stayed with him and perfected her hexes, and the couple's magical talents soared.

Gaius, Candy Stealer & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Gaius never lost his sweet tooth, though he ultimately returned to less savory enterprises. Meanwhile, his wife, Tharja, set up shop and hexed people for a living. The pair were said to get many odd looks.

Gregor, Swell Sword & Tharja, Grim Stalker
After the war, Gregor briefly sank into a life of excess, but fear of his wife's hexes led him to resume work as a sellsword. Tharja secretly tagged along and used her talents to keep him safe.

Libra, Fetching Friar & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The younger tykes were very fond of Tharja—who feigned annoyance, but secretly enjoyed the attention.

Henry, Twisted Mind & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Henry settled down with Tharja and turned out to be a surprisingly good father. Their newborn daughter's mood was said to shift violently, perhaps a side effect of having two dark mages for parents.

Donnel, Village Hero & Tharja, Grim Stalker
Donnel returned to his tiny village and built a happy life with his mother and his wife, Tharja. The latter never warmed to the villagers, but she was said to smile around her family.

Quotes

Main articles:Tharja/Quotes (Awakening) andTharja/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Atrophy of Tharja was intended to appear inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. It was featured inscreenshots of footage sent to the ESRB for age rating decision, but is missing in the final release;these screenshots were leaked several weeks prior to the game's Japanese release. It is unknown why the trophy was removed, but the fact it was done after it was reviewed by the ESRB may suggest it was done to achieve an E10+ rating. Later investigation of the game's files revealed that the trophy's files were removed entirely from the game.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tharja appears as an Advanced grab-typespirit inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, using her portrait fromFire Emblem Awakening. When equipped to an AI character, Tharja grants increased special move power. When equipped to a player character, she grants two support spirit slots and increased magic attack power.

	#670 Fire Emblem Series Tharja
	Type: Grab
	Rank: ★★
	Number of support spirit slots: ⬣⬣
	Trait: Magic Attack ↑ Slightly increases the power of magic attacks, such as Zelda's and Robin's spells.
	Level 1 stats: Attack:891 Defense:534 Power: 1510
	Level 99 stats: Attack:3566 Defense:2139 Power: 6047

Fire Emblem Cipher

Tharja is featured on nine cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Tharja
Normal+ variant {{{altimage2}}} {{{altimage3}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}	Mage of Dark Obsessions, Tharja
		"...Plegia has a grudge against Ylisse... that's one curse that I have no interest in."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Sorcerer		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Ruin:[Activate][Once per turn] [] (Discard a "Tharja" from your hand) Your opponent must discard two cards. If this unit was played by class changing, your opponent must discard three cards instead. Forbidden Curse:[Always] If there are no cards in your opponent's hand, this unit gains +20 attack.
	Card #B01-080SR(+) • Artist:Homare
	Bewitching Plegian Shaman, Tharja
		"I've always been quite good at choosing who to hate on my own..."
		Attack: 40	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Dark Mage		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: –
		Flux:[Activate] (, []) Your opponent must discard a card.
	Card #B01-081N • Artist:Terumii
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		"...You would trust me? ...You've never met me..." "Whatever do you mean? I'm completely normal!~"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Dark Mage		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: –
		Hex:[Always] During your turn, if the number of cards in your hand exceeds the number of Support cards in your opponent's hand, during your turn, this unit gains +20 attack. Dark Mage Emblem:[Support] If your opponent has at least 5 cards in their hand, your opponent must discard a card.
	Card #B01-082HN, P01-010PR • Artist:Terumii(B01-082HN),Toshiyuki Kusakihara/INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS(P01-010PR)
	Mirage Dark Mage, Tharja
		"Nothing but unreliable children..."
		Attack: 0	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Dark Mage		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: –
		Carnage Form:[Always] While this unit is in the same area as "Kiria Kurono", this unit cannot be destroyed by enemy attacks. Overfreeze:[Trigger] [] When an ally "Kiria Kurono" attacks, you may pay the cost, and if you do: Your opponent chooses 1 card in their hand, and reveals it. Mirage Emblem:[Support] At the end of this battle, you may deploy this card in the same area as "Kiria Kurono" instead of sending it in your Retreat Area.
	Card #B04-058N • Artist:ZIS/Crowd Gate Co., Ltd.
	Searing Envy, Tharja
		"If you betray me, you'd better watch out."
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Dark Knight		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Spiteful Flame:[Activate][Once per turn] [] Without looking, select a card from your opponent's hand and reveal it. If the revealed card has a deployment cost of 3 or less, send that card to your opponent's Retreat Area. Jealousy:[Trigger][Once per turn] [] When your opponent draws a card(s) as a result from of an enemy skill or enemy support skill, you may pay the cost, and if you do: Draw 1 card.
	Card #B08-026R • Artist:Akira Fujikawa
	Curse-Loving Dark User, Tharja
		"You're kidding me. You're going to punish me?"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Dark Mage		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: –
		Sorcery of Love:[Activate] Both players discard one card, then draw one card. Dark Mage Emblem:[Support] If your opponent has at least 5 cards in their hand, your opponent must discard a card.
	Card #B08-027N • Artist:Akira Fujikawa
	Mistress of Curses, Tharja
		"I'm going to start experimenting with new and unknown magic. I'll go out to the woods alone and cast every curse and hex I've ever heard of!" "Friend... Foe... Death comes for all of us eventually."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Sorcerer		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Taboo Nosferatu:[Activate] [] [] Choose 1 non-Main Character enemy, and send them to the Boundless Area. Choose 1 "Tharja" with a Deployment Cost of 3 or lower from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand. "I will curse you... Forever.":[Activate][Once per turn] Choose 1 card in your opponent's Boundless Area. Choose 1 non-Main Character enemy with the same Unit Name as that card, and send it to the Boundless Area.
	Card #B08-067SR(+) • Artist:Azusa
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		"I'm not going to hurt Robin. I just find them fascinating. You on the other hand..." "I'm Tharja, just a typically normally plain girl! Have a happy winter festival!"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Dark Mage		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: –
		Binding Spell of Love:[Activate] [] You and your opponent each reveal the topmost card of your respective Decks, and send them to the Boundless Area. Darkness Emblem:[Support] If your opponent has 5 or more cards in their hand, your opponent choose 1 card in their hand and sends it to the Retreat Area.
	Card #B18-068N, P18-006PR • Artist:Horiguchi Kousei
	Mirage Sorcerer, Tharja
		"Let me try... I've a hex that I just wish to test..."
		Attack: 0	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Sorcerer		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Carnage Form:[Always] If this unit is in the same area as "Kiria Kurono", this unit is immune to destruction by enemy attacks. Deep Freeze Over:[Activate] [Send 1 card from your hand to the Retreat Area] Choose 1 non-Main Character enemy with a Deployment Cost of 2 or lower, and send them to the Boundless Area.
	Card #B18-074HN • Artist:Kazuhiro Taneda
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Tharja.

Notable merchandise

Image	Information	Price	Release date
	A statuette of Tharja was released in the Japanese market byGood Smile Company in March 2014, and wasGood Smile's firstFire Emblem statuette. The product page for the Tharja statuette can be found onGood Smile's website. It features Tharja leaning on a stack of books in a seductive pose. The statuette has a few display options. The cape is removable, and, somewhat notably, the statuette does not connect to the base and can be entirely displayed without it, being able to stand on its own. It also comes with a skull accessory to display with the statuette, but it does not have a specific place and can be put anywhere, promotional images place it at Tharja's feet.	¥10,286	March 2014JP

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Trivia

• InAwakening, Tharja's swimsuit graphic for her artwork in theSummer Scramble DLC map is covered in the NTSC-U version by having her buttocks covered by a towel.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Main article:Tharja/Gallery

• 
  Artwork of Tharja fromAwakening.
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  Artwork of Tharja: Dark Shadow fromHeroes.

References

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