Tine (pronounced /⁠ˈtineɪ⁠/^[key][1]; Japanese:ティニーTeeny) is a noblewoman ofGrannvale'sFriege family, and is the daughter of the late LadyTailtiu. Following her mother's demise, Tine reluctantly served her uncleBloom as a warrior fighting on the behalf of theGrannvale Empire in theMunster District, but defected upon meeting her long-lost brotherArthur and joinedSeliph's liberation army.

If Tailtiu died or was not married in the course of the first generation, Tine's role is filled byLinda, hersubstitute and cousin.

Biography

Tine was born during Tailtiu's exile inSilesse following the events of theBattle of Belhalla, and for a short time she lived there in hiding with her mother and her elder brother,Arthur. However, when Tine was still very young, Tailtiu's elder brotherBloom arrived in Silesse and found them, abducting Tailtiu and Tine while inadvertently leaving Arthur behind.^[2] The two were taken toUlster, the seat of Bloom's rule over theMunster District, and imprisoned in the castle, where they were subjected to years of constant abuse and torment from Bloom's wifeHilda. Tailtiu did everything she could to protect Tine from Hilda until her death; following her mother's demise, Tine was left with a single pendant as a memento of her.^[3]

By Grann 777, long after Tailtiu's death, Tine had entered Bloom's employ as one of his chief fighters in the Munster District. However, despite her service to Bloom, she frequently broke rank to assist the villagers suppressed by Bloom's rule.^[4] Late in the siege ofLeonster following its recapture byLeif, Bloom deployed Tine as the leader of a small unit of mages to launch an attack on the western Fort Melgen, which had recently been captured bySeliph. During this skirmish she encounteredArthur, who upon spotting her pendant identified her as his sister and convinced her to join him on Seliph's side. She continued to serve under Seliph for the rest of the war, eventually pitting herself against both Bloom and Hilda in the name of avenging her mother.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Tine is a playable character in the second generation ifTailtiu was married and still alive at the end ofChapter 5. InChapter 7, Tine appear as an enemy unit affiliated withUlster onceMelgen has been seized. She is recruited whentalked to byArthur.

Starting stats and growth rates

Main article:Tine/Stats

Mage Level 3 Holy Blood Movement 5

Recruitment:Chapter 7, enemy, talk withArthur StatsGrowth Rates Max HP Variable Speed Variable Strength Variable Luck Variable Magic Variable Defense Variable Skill Variable Resistance Variable Max HP +60% Speed +40% Strength +10% Luck +50% Magic +20% Defense +10% Skill +60% Resistance +10% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Elthunder Inherited items Inherited gold Wrath Inherited skills Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- C B C -- --

Promotion stat gains

Main article:Tine/Stats

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Mage Fighter	+0	+3	+5	+3	+6	+0	+4	+5	+1	Adept	B A B C B

Love growths and events

Tine Mage Seliph Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Scáthach/Dalvin Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Oifey Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Diarmuid/Tristan Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Lester/Deimne Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Lester/Deimne Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Arthur Initial: -- Per turn: -- Iuchar Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Iucharba Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Shannan Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Leif Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Iucharba Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Shannan Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Leif Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Ares Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Febail/Asaello Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Ced/Hawk Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Coirpre/Charlot Initial: 0 Per turn: 3

• InChapter 7,Arthur can talk to Tine as an enemy after she appears, recruiting her.
• InChapter 7, Tine can talk toSeliph after she has been recruited, yielding no reward.
• InChapter 8,Seliph can talk to Tine afterConnacht has been seized, granting her +3 maximumHP and 100 love points between the pair.
• InChapter 10, ifLewyn was her father,Seliph can talk to Tine after Rados has been seized, granting her +5magic.
• Inthe Endgame, if neither is married,Arthur can talk to Tine at any time, granting her +1luck.
• Inthe Endgame, if the two are lovers, Tine can talk toSeliph,Ced/Hawk orLeif, granting him +3magic.

Analysis

Tine joins in Chapter 7 in the second generation ofGenealogy of the Holy War. She joins underleveled, only at level 3, when other units in the player's army are likely ten levels higher or more at the time, and her bases are quite low; as such, Tine will require dedicated investment and a proper inheritance to become useful. She inherits good skill, luck, and speed growths and tomes from Tailtiu, but her magic growth is low unless her father isAzelle orClaud, and she lacksFollow-Up without inheriting it from her father or theFollow-Up Ring from her mother.

Tine inheritsWrath from her mother, guaranteeing her attackscrit when she is below half health; her defenses are very weak, so exploiting Wrath is inherently risky. Tine does not have the base weapon level to inherit theThoron tome her mother starts with; without it, the strongest weapon she can use isElthunder. Even though Tine has Wrath, her inability to use more powerful tomes before promotion limits her combat potential, as she may not be able to one-shot many of the stronger enemies even with a critical hit.

Tine's promotion improves her weapon levels; she gains the thunder level to wield Thoron, the staff level to use staves such asPhysic andWarp, and the sword level to use all of themagic swords. Her high magic and access to staves make her one of the best status staff users in the second generation thanks to possessing one more movement than the priests. Promotion additionally grants herAdept and statistical increases. However, it only gives Tine 1 additional movement;Genealogy of the Holy War's large maps are dominated by mounted units, and because of that, the mount-less Tine falls behind the front line, making it even more difficult for Tine to contribute without the player slowing themselves down to accommodate for her.

The best father for Tine isAzelle, as he passes down Follow-Up and his Minor FjalarHoly Blood, increasing her fire magic level to B—which allows her to useElfire at base andBolganone after promotion—and boosts her speed and magic growths, increasing her effectiveness with staves and in combat. WhileLewyn is a good pairing forArthur—whom he passesForseti to—he offers little to Tine, hurting her combat in comparison to Azelle; Minor Forseti blood boosts Tine's speed considerably and increases her wind level—allowing her to useElwind at base andTornado after promotion—but she will lack Follow-Up, which is more reliable thanCritical or Adept.Claud passes down a good magic growth (though not as high as with Azelle) and increases her staff level to A after promotion, but passes no skills down. BothLex andArden pass downVantage to Tine, allowing her to attack first during enemy phase at the same HP threshold as Wrath. Lex can also pass down minor Nàl blood, which improves her HP and defense, andParagon, which increases herexperience gain and frees up money for staves. However, Lex will hinder her magic growth, and is a desirable father for many other units.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

There are two variations of Tine present inFire Emblem Heroes. The normal variation of Tine is one of the characters added to the game in theRevealing Lies update, and became available for summoning by players on April 18, 2022. A bridal variation of Tine was added on May 16, 2025, and was first available to summon from then to June 15, 2025.

Tine: Rumbling Thunder

Starting stats

Tine: Rumbling Thunder is only available at 5★ rarity.

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 11/12/13 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 34/38/41 Attack 38/42/45 Speed 39/42/46 Defense 20/23/26 Resistance 23/26/30 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Thunderer Tome -- Dragon Gaze

Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Stone	★★★★★	★★★★★	50
	Elstone	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Atlas	★★★★★	★★★★★	200
	Thunderer Tome	★★★★★	★★★★★	400
	Dragon Gaze	★★★★★	★★★★★	100
	Draconic Aura	★★★★★	—	200
A	Fury 1	★★★★★	—	50
A	Fury 2	★★★★★	—	100
A	Fury 3	★★★★★	—	200
A	Fury 4	★★★★★	—	300
B	Null Follow-Up 1	★★★★★	—	60
B	Null Follow-Up 2	★★★★★	—	120
B	Null Follow-Up 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Blue Feud 1	★★★★★	—	60
C	Blue Feud 2	★★★★★	—	120
C	Blue Feud 3	★★★★★	—	240

Tine: Determined Bride

Starting stats

★★★★★★★★★

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 14/15/16 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 4/5/6 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 32/35/38 Attack 41/44/47 Speed 42/45/48 Defense 16/19/22 Resistance 22/25/28 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Bridal Bouquet -- New Moon

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 15/16/17 Attack 10/11/12 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 5/6/7 Resistance 7/8/9 Maximum HP 34/38/41 Attack 43/46/49 Speed 44/47/51 Defense 18/21/24 Resistance 24/27/31 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Bridal Bouquet+ -- New Moon

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Fire	★★★★	★★★★	50
	Elfire	★★★★	★★★★	100
	Bridal Bouquet	★★★★	★★★★	200
	Bridal Bouquet+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	New Moon	★★★★	★★★★	100
	Moonbow	★★★★	—	200
A	Atk/Spd Catch 1	★★★★	—	60
A	Atk/Spd Catch 2	★★★★	—	120
A	Atk/Spd Catch 3	★★★★	—	240
B	S/R Far Trace 1	★★★★	—	60
B	S/R Far Trace 2	★★★★	—	120
B	S/R Far Trace 3	★★★★	—	240
B	S/R Far Trace 4	★★★★★	—	300

Personality

As a result of the years of abuse she suffered, Tine was initially very meek and submissive, obeying Bloom's commands and shrugging off his taunts to avoid further torment.^[5] After meeting Arthur and joining Seliph, while still timid and quiet, she quickly became more assertive and determined to right the wrongs she and her family had inflicted upon the world by properly helping its people.^[6] While still initially terrified of Bloom and Hilda, she nonetheless worked past this out of sheer determination to avenge Tailtiu. She also, however, maintained that most of her family was not evil even when Arthur still lusted for vengeance, insisting that Bloom,Ishtore andIshtar were always decent to her and that she didn't wish to fight the latter.^[7] She quickly developed an extremely close bond with and respect for Arthur upon meeting him.

Endings

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Genealogy of the Holy War

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Tine/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Tine is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Tine
NormalR+ {{{alt2image1}}} {{{alt3image1}}} {{{alt4image1}}} {{{alt5image1}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}	Maiden of Purifying Lightning, Tine
		"I... I'm sorry... I do not wish to fight you, but..." "Mother...I pray you're watching... I will kill Hilda with my own hands!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Mage Fighter		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Bolt of Wrath:[Always] You may discard any card in your Bond Area instead of discarding a "Tine" card from your hand when performing a Critical Hit for this unit. Blood of Thrud:[Bond][Trigger] [] When this card is placed in the Bond Area, you may pay the cost to draw a card.
	Card #B08-085R(+) • Artist:Mayo
	Suffering Lightning, Tine
		"All the villagers talk of the rebels as if they're liberating heroes... I... I don't know what to do anymore... Oh... Mother... What would you do..."
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Mage		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Inherited Talent:[Bond][Activate] [Flip this card face-down] Choose 1 allied unit. Until the end of your turn, that ally gains 10 attack. ([Bond] This skill can only be used while this card is in the Bond Area). Magic Emblem:[Support] Draw 1 card, then discard 1 card.
	Card #B08-086N • Artist:Horiguchi Kousei
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Tine .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Rumbling ThunderDetermined Bride

Tine: Rumbling Thunder
Tine is a mage who's descended from the crusader Thrud! She's also the daughter of Tailtiu, a member of Grannvale's House Friege.	Tine lived in the kingdom of Silesse during her early childhood, until she and her mother were taken by House Friege, separating her from her brother, Arthur.	After Tailtiu's death, Tine fought on the battlefield as a member of Friege's army. This led to a fated reunion with her brother...who had joined the opposing liberation army!	After speaking with Arthur, Tine was convinced to leave House Friege and join him. And that's how she started helping out Seliph's army!
Closely Associated Characters
Tailtiu Arthur {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A noblewoman from Friege and descendant of the crusader Thrud. She appears cheerful but is hiding her troubles. Tine's mother. Raised alone in Silesse, separated from his sister, Tine, and mother at a young age, he harbors resentment toward House Friege. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Tine: Determined Bride
Tine is the daughter of Tailtiu, a lady of House Friege. She's here to make an appearance at the bridal festival, and she's dressed up in a bride outfit of her very own!	This outfit features a colorful assortment of roses. You know, Tine usually wears black, but this white attire looks great on her too!	Tine's wielding a bouquet made up of roses and all kinds of other flowers too. And if she waves them in just the right way, they can even fire off magic just like a tome!	Dressed up in her elegant bride outfit, Tine is positively beaming. So who's going to be her escort for the festival, I wonder?
Closely Associated Characters
Tailtiu Arthur {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} A noblewoman from Friege and descendant of the crusader Thrud. She appears cheerful but is hiding her troubles. Tine's mother. Raised alone in Silesse, separated from his sister, Tine, and mother at a young age, he harbors resentment toward House Friege. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

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Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

358

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

490

CYL 2 (2018)

396

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

448 (−42)

CYL 3 (2019)

287 (−91)

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

757 (+309)

CYL 4 (2020)

196 (−95)

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

825 (+68)

CYL 5 (2021)

157 (−39)

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

625 (−200)

CYL 6 (2022)

153 (−5)

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

677 (+52)

CYL 7 (2023)

458 (+305)

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

112 (−565)

CYL 8 (2024)

427 (−31)

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

121 (+9)

CYL 9 (2025)

441 (+14)

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

95 (−26)

CYL 10 (2026)

378 (−63)

Tine Genealogy of the Holy War

89 (−6)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	4,239

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Mage Mage Fighter Anima (all tomes) Sword (Slim Sword) Anima (all tomes) Staff (Mend)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Tine fromGenealogy of the Holy War.
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  Artwork of Tine fromTreasure.
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  Artwork of Tine from theTrading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Tine from theTrading Card Game.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Tine: Rumbling Thunder.
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  Artwork of Tine: Rumbling Thunder.
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  Artwork of Tine: Rumbling Thunder.
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  Artwork of Tine: Determined Bride.
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  Artwork of Tine: Determined Bride.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Tine: Rumbling Thunder.
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  Artwork of Tine: Determined Bride.
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  Tine in artwork ofArthur: Furious Mage.

Cipher artwork

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  Tine in artwork ofSeliph andJulia.

References

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