Tormod (Japanese:トパックTopuck) is a young, energeticmage inFire Emblem: Path of Radiance andFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. He and his companionMuarim aim to free all of thelaguz still enslaved inBegnion.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role

Tormod first appears inChapter 15, wherein he orders an attack on theGreil Mercenaries as he believes them to be present solely to take the laguz he wishes to protect and free back into slavery. At the end of the chapter, after Muarim surrenders, he returns to prevent them from harming Muarim and chastises him for trying to sacrifice himself. He later explains toIke what theLaguz Emancipation Army actually is, and the truth of what the Begnion Senate is up to. In the following chapter, he joins Ike's team properly after talking toSanaki about the slave trade, and sticks with him for the rest of theMad King's War.

Starting stats and growth rates

Mage Level 7 Attribute Build 6

Recruitment:Chapter 15, end of chapter StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 20 Speed 9 Strength 2 Luck 8 Magic 10 Defense 4 Skill 9 Resistance 9 Movement 5+2 Weight 6 Max HP 50% Speed 45% Strength 20% Luck 35% Magic 45% Defense 25% Skill 40% Resistance 45% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Fire Elfire Vulnerary Celerity Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- C E D --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+2	+1	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	+1	(x to D) (x to D) (x to D) E orKnife

Analysis

Tormod is the last unpromoted beorc to join the group. He joins very underleveled as a level 7 mage, with base stats that are decent for his level but extremely low for his join time. Immediately, he can deal OK damage thanks to using 1–2 range magic and keep up with mounted or promoted units due to Celerity; he can also use Meteor immediately thanks to his base fire weapon level. However, he will not be doubling for a long time and he is very frail. Thus to get much use out of him, he requires a significant amount of BEXP before being deployed. If one wants to use Tormod, it is highly recommended to avoid killing any laguz in the preceding desert chapter, as the BEXP reward for this objective is very generous and Tormod is an excellent recipient for it.

Tormod's main niche isCelerity, as it gives him more move than all other mages in the game, and allows him to keep up with mounted units with a generous 8 move upon promotion. This gives him a huge advantage over other mages since they have lower move than most other infantry classes and cannot keep up with mounted units. In addition, Tormod's growths are well-balanced for a mage, having decent but not excellent growths in magic, skill, speed, and resistance, with mediocre growths in his physical stats. Tormod grows into a balanced powerful magic-user with good 1–2 range, good damage via hitting resistance, and doubling. His strength growth is not great, but it is just enough for him to wield most non-siege tomes after promotion without losing speed. When promoted, he should use staves as it gives him more utility when not used offensively. Ultimately Tormod is a character that requires significant investment, but thanks to Celerity and well-rounded mage stats, he is an excellent long-term payoff unit.

As Celerity is a very powerful skill and is the main reason to use Tormod, it should never be removed. This also means he only has 10 capacity remaining for other skills. Tormod's good long-term stats means he is flexible with any useful skills, as long as he has space for them. Offensive skills like Adept, Wrath, and Resolve all work for him and improve his offense. In the Japanese version of the game, he can also take Vantage with forged thunders with 255% crit, which lets him slaughter almost everything in enemy phase before they have a chance to hit him. Miracle can help his survival rate, though it is unreliable and his luck growth is not great.

Tormod has a fire affinity which gives an attack and accuracy boost. Devdan and Reyson both have fire affinities as well, giving a generous +3 attack and +15% hit to both units at A support. Note that in Reyson's case, he cannot attack, so the support benefits are purely one-sided. Calill is another good mage with a dark affinity that complements his fire affinity; as a primary combat mage, both units benefit a lot from the +3 attack as well. Sothe is Tormod's weakest support option, having a wind affinity, being a weak combat unit, and being unable to promote. Note that all of these options have lower move than Tormod, so it may be troublesome to keep them together.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Tormod first appears as an NPC inPart I, Chapter 7 along withMuarim andVika. He will move to talk toSothe. Once he talks to Sothe, it is revealed that Sothe asked him to informSanaki of the current situation in Daein. After remarking on Sothe's height, Tormod tells Sothe that Sanaki will be sending an investigation team and has ordered the Begnion troops to stand down.

When Muarim is secretly drugged byIzuka, Tormod attempts to comfort him, and is deeply grateful whenRafiel sings the galdr of rebirth. Tormod angrily storms off once he is aware that Izuka drugged him, and is only barely persuaded to stay by Sothe. After Daein is liberated, Tormod, Muarim and Vika return to the Grann Desert.

The three do not return untilPart IV, Chapter 4, where they are attempting to hold off Disciples of Order. The Greil Army arrives to save them, and they join forces. Tormod explains that he was compelled to travel to the Tower of Guidance by a dream, and Ike explains that the dream was sent byYune.

Starting stats and growth rates

Fire Sage Level 5 Affinity Constitution 7

Recruitment:Part I, Chapter 7, talk to withSothe StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 34 Speed 20 Strength 13 Luck 14 Magic 17 Defense 12 Skill 16 Resistance 14 Movement 6+2 Weight 7 Max HP 50% Speed 55% Strength 55% Luck 25% Magic 40% Defense 35% Skill 45% Resistance 45% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Part I: Fire Elfire Part IV: Bolganone Arcfire Meteor Celerity Shove Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- A B C -- -- --

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Note: The above stats are Tormod's default stats. If aRadiant Dawn game was started via adata transfer fromPath of Radiance and Tormod managed to reach level 20 in his highest possible class in thePath of Radiance save file, any stat Tormod capped inPath of Radiance will result in a boost to his base in the stat in question inRadiant Dawn. The boost is a +5 formax HP, and +2 forstrength,magic,skill,speed,luck,defense orresistance. In addition, Tormod'sweapon level at the end of a transferredPath of Radiance game can result in an boost to hisweapon experience inRadiant Dawn. SeeData transfer §Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn for more information.

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Arch Sage	+4	+4	+2	+2	+2	+0	+4	+2	+0	+0	Flare	(x to A) (x to D) (x to D) E

Availability

Analysis

Tormod is a prepromotedFire Sage that joinsMicaiah's group during Chapter I-7. For his join time, he has good offensive base stats, giving him solid magic 1–2 range offense through Part I. His physical durability is enough to take a few hits for an enemy phase, though he is nowhere near as durable as units likeSothe andNolan. He also has innateCelerity which gives him excellent mobility through Part I.

By the end of Part I, Tormod is no longer a playable unit untilChapter IV-4, where he is force-deployed and one chapter away from endgame. Due to this, it is highly recommended to remove Celerity and all weapons and items in his inventory inI-E and transfer them to theconvoy or another unit, as any weapons or items remaining in his inventory will be lost forever once he leaves. At this point, he is a very weak 2nd tier underleveled unit; most combat units at this point should be a high leveled 3rd tier unit. This puts him in an awkward situation, as he is too high leveled in Part I to really invest in (and attempting to do so can deprive the rest of Micaiah's team of experience points, with very little beneficial results), and too underleveled in Part IV to really contribute meaningfully. His only significant contribution without investment in Part IV ismeteoring doors and weakened enemies.

Tormod has good growths inskill,speed, andresistance, and average growths inmagic. Strangely, hisstrength growth is among some of the best in the game for magic users, though it is mostly wasted as his base strength is already high enough to handle the weight of many tomes in the game aside from long-range tomes such as Meteor. Furthermore, his growth rates are not high enough to cap ram certain stats, to patch his weaker growths, so he will not cap many stats on average for endgame. It is awkward and wasteful to try to raise him, but if the player wishes to, it is recommended to go to the advancement of IV-4 then return to base to throw several levels of BEXP on him and during the chapter itself, have him deal killing blows to weakened enemies to maximize the amount of experience gained (equippingParagon will help significantly).

Tormod can promote toArch Sage, which grants him the ability to usestaves. Unfortunately, he starts with an E rank in staves much like all other anima specialists arch sages, with no exemptions in regard to his limited availability. At this point in the game, staff users should be trained to be able to use more powerful healing staves such asRecover andPhysic, while Tormod is stuck with the basicHeal staff. His low staff rank can be patched through the usage ofArms Scrolls. Tormod can be a possible candidate for aRexflame user, but again, his availability does not give him much time to start building up his weapon level to an SS rank, again, can mitigated with Arms Scrolls which are readily available near the end of the game. As an Arch Sage, Tormod has a speed cap of 32, limiting his ability to double most enemy units in endgame. However, equipping Rexflame will grant an extra 3 points in speed, allowing him to have up to 35 speed, just enough to be able to doubleDheginsea and all of the enemyspirits on his own withoutNasir'sWhite Pool.

Tormod's Celerity skill is one of the most useful skills in the game, giving +2 move. It helps Tormod a lot in Part I, but due to his availability, other units after Part I will make much better use of it, so it is better to remove it in I-E. Other skills don't work well for him as any skills put on him after Part I, can only be put on him for IV-4 (by returning to the base) and endgame. If one wishes to use Tormod for endgame, he will make great use of Paragon once he is under the player's control again in IV-4, as his rejoining chapter has a very high number of enemy units, which (with proper planning) will guarantee his promotion to an arch sage just in time for the final few chapters. Aside from Arms Scrolls, Tormod can quickly increase his weapon ranks by using theDiscipline skill, especially his staff rank. After promotion, Tormod's physical durability coupled with his already solid speed growth should be sufficient enough to take a few blows in IV-4 without dying, so one can simply let an enemy or two attack him so that he can retaliate with staff counterattacks to build up his staff rank.

Tormod has a useful fire affinity which gives an attack and accuracy boost. His only viable partners areMuarim andVika, as they share the same availability as him in that, they're guaranteed to be with him through Part I and also IV-4 and onward. Neither have affinities that complement his fire affinity. Otherwise units with a fire or dark affinity can help him, but he is better off unsupported due to his availability.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

There is one variation of Tormod available inFire Emblem Heroes. A version of Tormod themed to theNabata desert was added to the game on January 19, 2024, and was first available to summon from then to February 19, 2024.

Tormod: Indomitable Will

Starting stats

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Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 16/17/18 Attack 12/13/14 Speed 9/10/11 Defense 1/2/3 Resistance 6/7/8 Maximum HP 34/37/40 Attack 38/41/45 Speed 40/43/46 Defense 19/22/25 Resistance 24/27/30 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Nabata Beacon -- Dragon Gaze

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 12/13/14 Speed 9/10/11 Defense 2/3/4 Resistance 7/8/9 Maximum HP 36/40/43 Attack 40/43/47 Speed 42/45/48 Defense 21/25/28 Resistance 26/30/33 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Nabata Beacon+ -- Dragon Gaze

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Fire	★★★★	★★★★	50
	Elfire	★★★★	★★★★	100
	Nabata Beacon	★★★★	★★★★	200
	Nabata Beacon+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Dragon Gaze	★★★★	★★★★	100
	Draconic Aura	★★★★	—	200
B	Spd/Res Tempo 1	★★★★	—	60
B	Spd/Res Tempo 2	★★★★	—	120
B	Spd/Res Tempo 3	★★★★★	—	240
C	Spd/Res Gap 1	★★★★	—	60
C	Spd/Res Gap 2	★★★★	—	120
C	Spd/Res Gap 3	★★★★	—	240

Personality

Tormod is a young boy who thinks highly of his magical abilities, describing himself as the world's greatest mage.^[3] He is shown to be very impatient throughout the games. Tormod considers others' safety before his own.^[4] Tormod especially cares a lot about his adoptive father-like figureMuarim, to the point that he refuses to allow Muarim to sacrifice himself to protect him.^[5]

Tormod is very passionate about emancipating all of thelaguz that remain enslaved byBegnion's noble class. He wishes for a world where the Laguz can live peacefully and freely.^[6]

Tormod also feels insecure about how little he grew in the three years between the games compared to Sothe and Ike.^[7]

Supports

Path of Radiance

Main article:Tormod/Supports (Path of Radiance)

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Radiant Dawn

Bond supports

Tormod Fire Sage Default bonds: Muarim Tiger Bonus: 10 [[{{{supportd2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd2}}} [[{{{supportd3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd3}}} [[{{{supportd4}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusd4}}} Extra bonds:* Sothe Rogue Bonus: 5 Danved Halberdier Bonus: 5 Calill Fire Sage Bonus: 5 Reyson Heron Bonus: 5 [[{{{supporte5}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuse5}}}

Endings

Radiant Dawn

Tormod, Plucky Freedom Fighter
As Begnion's laguz advisor, Tormod labored to help former slaves out of poverty. He was busy, but very happy.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Tormod/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Tormod is featured on four cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Tormod
	Leader of the Laguz Emancipation Army, Tormod
		"I'll keep growing in size and strength!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Fire Sage		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Laguz Slave Emancipation Army:[Always] During your turn, while you have at least two allies, this unit gains +10 attack. Celerity:[Activate][Once per turn] Move this unit. This skill cannot be used if this unit is tapped.
	Card #B05-069HN • Artist:Marue
NormalPromo Pack 5 {{{alt2image2}}} {{{alt3image2}}} {{{alt4image2}}} {{{alt5image2}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}	Plucky Freedom Fighter, Tormod
		"Alright! It's about to get wild!" "Regardless of how you perceive me, I'm a competent magic user!"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Fire Mage		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Firewalk:[Trigger] While this unit is in the front line, after this unit attacks, you may move this unit to the back line. Magic Emblem:[Support] Draw 1 card, then discard 1 card.
	Card #B05-070N, P05-005PR • Artist:Marue(B05-070N),Aoji(P05-005PR)
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		"What, did I get smaller? Nah, you just can't see me properly because all of your blood gets pumped to your muscles, away from your brain!" "I'm not a kid anymore!"
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Arch Sage		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		"I'm not a kid!":[Trigger] When this unit Class Changes, draw 1 card. Fiery Leader:[Always] During your turn, if this unit is in the Front Line, this unit gains +20 attack. Celerity Rivalling the Laguz:[Trigger] At the end of each player's turn, you may move this unit.
	Card #B16-073R(+) • Artist:Tomohide Takaya
	Boy Who Rescues Laguz, Tormod
		"We are no thieves! We are trying to free the laguz that these filthy aristocrats hold in captivity!"
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1–2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Fire Mage		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Seeking Laguz Emancipation:[Always] During your turn, if there are 1 or more allies in the same area as this unit, this unit gains +20 attack. Magic Emblem:[Support] Draw 1 card. Choose 1 card in your hand, and send it to the Retreat Area.
	Card #B16-074N • Artist:Tomohide Takaya
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Tormod .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Tormod: Indomitable Will
This is Tormod, who leads the Laguz Emancipation Army in Tellius! He's with us here today to celebrate the Nabata festival…and he's come dressed in a special outfit for the occasion!	Tormod's festival look features the light, loose-wearing clothing that Nabata is known for, helping to keep the desert heat at bay.	He's also equipped with a flaming torch. I see that the grip has a red cloth wrapped around it to match the color of his hair!	Tormod has lived in the Grann Desert for a long time, so it was easy for him to adapt to the desert attire of Nabata. I bet he'll be the life of the party at this festival!
Closely Associated Characters
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Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)	303	Tormod Radiant Dawn	668
	412	Tormod Path of Radiance	347

CYL 2 (2018)	381	Tormod Radiant Dawn	481 (−187)
	526	Tormod Path of Radiance	214 (−133)

CYL 3 (2019)

262 (−35)

Tormod Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn

864 (+166)

CYL 4 (2020)

252 (−22)

Tormod Radiant Dawn Path of Radiance

618 (−246)

CYL 5 (2021)

143 (−109)

Tormod Radiant Dawn Path of Radiance

673 (+55)

CYL 6 (2022)

117 (−27)

Tormod Radiant Dawn Path of Radiance

829 (+156)

CYL 7 (2023)

95 (−22)

Tormod Radiant Dawn Path of Radiance

696 (−133)

CYL 8 (2024)

100 (+5)

Tormod Radiant Dawn Path of Radiance

739 (+43)

CYL 9 (2025)

172 (+72)

Tormod Radiant Dawn Path of Radiance

330 (−409)

CYL 10 (2026)

193 (+21)

Tormod Radiant Dawn Path of Radiance

197 (−133)

Total results		This character has 12 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	6,656

Trivia

• According toTellius Recollection, Tormod was designed with an apparent age of 13 inPath of Radiance^[1] and 16 inRadiant Dawn.^[2]

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Tormod fromPath of Radiance.
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  Artwork of Tormod fromRadiant Dawn.

CG images

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  CG image of Tormod and other characters leaving inRadiant Dawn.

Portraits

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  Portrait of Tormod inPath of Radiance.
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  Portrait of Tormod with a cloak inPath of Radiance.
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  Portrait of Tormod inRadiant Dawn.
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  Portrait of Tormod inRadiant Dawn.

Screenshots

Path of Radiance

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  Tormod as aSage.
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  Tormod castingBolganone.
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  Tormod castingRexflame.

Radiant Dawn

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  Tormod as aFire Sage.
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  Tormod as anArch Sage.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Tormod: Indomitable Will.
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  Artwork of Tormod: Indomitable Will.
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  Artwork of Tormod: Indomitable Will.
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  Artwork of Tormod: Indomitable Will.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Tormod: Indomitable Will.
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  Artwork of Tormod: Indomitable Will.
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  Artwork of Tormod: Indomitable Will.
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  Tormod in artwork ofMuarim: Raw Instinct.

Cipher artwork

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References

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