Larum is a playable character from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. She is a dancer and a member of the resistance forces against the Etrurian government. She is also the adopted daughter of Etruria's Great General, Douglas, as well as a potential love interest of Roy. If Elffin is recruited instead, she takes the role of the character who manages the Auguries.

She makes a brief cameo appearance in chapter 17 of the Hasha no Tsurugi manga.

Profile[]

Larum is the adoptive daughter of General Douglas of Etruria. She initially joined the resistance against the oppressive nobles exploiting workers in the Iron Islands, working alongside Elffin and others. Originally, her resistance group was meant to be a mediator, but ended participating in espionage against the enemy in order to return a favor to the army lead by Roy, that saved them and had a common enemy.

Larum is eventually captured by Nord after her involvement in the resistance is discovered and Roy rescues her. Grateful, she guides Roy to the resistance's planned attack site and provides him with a Wyrmslayer as a gift. Due to being saved by Roy, Larum fell in love with him and is quite open with her feelings, stating that she won't give up trying to win his affections.

In chapter 9, if the player visits the house on the left or does not visit either house, Larum will automatically join the party at the beginning of Chapter 11A. If Elffin is recruited by visiting the right village, Larum takes on the role of the fortune teller.

In the end, Larum kept traveling the world performing as a dancer. If she reaches A support with Roy, she marries him and become the marchioness of Pherae.

Personality[]

Larum is a very boisterous individual who fiercely loves her friends and family. While she's incredibly loyal and means well, she often shows her love by invading people's space and has to be gently called out on it. She's also quite melodramatic, even going so far as to act out her personal fantasies as seen in her support with Geese. She can be serious at times, most notably in her supports with Douglas and Echidna.

She has an interest in cooking, but is quite bad at it, especially as noted by Echidna. Elfin and Douglas are the only ones who have ever eaten her cooking without complaint.

In-Game[]

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade[]

Description: A young dancer helping the resistance on the Western Isles.

Recruitment[]

If the player visits the house on the left or neither of them in Chapter 9, Larum automatically joins at the start of Chapter 11A.

Base Stats[]

Starting Class						Affinity
Dancer						Thunder
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
1	14	1	2	11	9	2	4	4	5
Weapon					Starting Items
-					Vulnerary

Growth Rates[]

Supports[]

See also: Larum/Supports

• Geese
• Garret
• Roy
• Douglas
• Ogier
• Echidna
• Perceval

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Larum is the A-route version of Elffin and does the same thing that he does, refresh units. Even though her stats are low, since you can just rescue drop her out of the way to keep her safe, her stats do not really matter. She eventually builds enough Evasion (through her excellent Speed and Luck growths) to make having her out in the open somewhat safe, though, if you're using her enough each chapter.

A Dancer can enable many interesting strategies, like having an extra Warp use, having a unit attack with a long range tome and use a status staff in the same turn, move further, and many more things, making Larum one of the most useful units in the game. That doesn't even touch on how you need her to recruit Perceval.

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

• Original
• Bridal Blossoms

Sprightly Dancer

Foster daughter of Douglas, Great General of Etruria. She aids Elffin and proves herself with her skills at gathering information. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.

Base Stats[]

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Sprightly Dancer
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 34/37/41	5/6/7 29/32/35	8/9/10 36/39/43	2/3/4 15/18/21	3/4/5 27/30/33
Skills			Weapon
Dragonslasher Dance			Dagger

Skills[]

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Dagger	-	-	-
	Steel Dagger	-		-
	Dragonslasher	Steel Dagger
	Dragonslasher+	Dragonslasher
	Dance	-	-
B	Disarm Trap 1	-		-
	Disarm Trap 2	Disarm Trap 1		-
	Disarm Trap 3	Disarm Trap 2
C	Spd/Res Gap 1	-		-
	Spd/Res Gap 2	Spd/Res Gap 1		-
	Spd/Res Gap 3	Spd/Res Gap 2

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Base Set[]

As with most refresher units that made the jump to the mobile game, Larum is a very different unit in Heroes, especially hailing from a game where refreshers can't attack. Larum is now a Dagger unit armed with a Dragonslasher+ that grants her effective damage against Dragonstone-wielding enemies, presumably in reference to the many Dragon enemies in Binding Blade. Outside of this, the rest of her kit is purely support-oriented: having Disarm Trap neutralizes Bolt and Heavy Traps she ends her turn on top of (Aether Raids only), Spd/Res Gap bolsters the ally with the most Spd/Res on the team with an additional +5 to both stats, and of course Dance grants an ally another action.

Counters[]

Larum is very frail. While her Speed stat was once among the highest in the game, this is balanced by her Defense being among the lowest, so anything that targets Defense is likely to KO her in one hit. Her Resistance is slightly riskier to target, as Larum has enough Resistance to take a magic hit and retaliate against Tome units that usually also have a weaker Defense stat; Larum's Attack stat may be low, but it will still be enough to KO a similarly low-Defense unit if her Speed lets her hit twice.

Skill Inheritance[]

With Tethys sharing Larum's classing and being a much more available option to build a supportive Dagger Infantry refresher, Larum herself really has only one skillset worth considering: raw offense with Dance thrown in. The combination of Vicious Dagger / Courtly Fan and Windsweep / Watersweep works especially well with her Speed, letting her attack certain enemies without fear of reprisal and disabling effects that prevent her from doubling. She will have trouble securing kills without a high-cooldown Special like Dragon Fang, Glacies, or (ideally) Lethality, but as an Infantry unit she has access to Flashing Blade to accelerate the charge and will rarely have trouble activating it due to her Speed.

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Sprightly Dancer Larum
	The Western Isles of Elibe suffered under a tyrannical ruler, but there was a resistance movement fighting back against their oppressors. Among them was Larum, the energetic young dancer who's larger than life!
	When Roy arrived on the Western Isles, Larum successfully petitioned him to aid the resistance. Joining forces with their leader, Echidna, Roy fought to free the isles from its oppressors.
	Aside from helping the resistance, Larum had other goals in mind. Her adoptive father—Douglas, the Great General of Etruria—had asked her to protect someone important...
	There's certainly more than meets the eye when it comes to Larum, but what girl doesn't have a secret or two? Anyway, I hope she'll stick around to lift everyone's spirits with her dancing!
Closely Associated Characters
Roy	The son of Eliwood, Marquess of Pherae and talented leader of its army. Larum owes him a great deal.
Elffin	A bard who also serves as tactician for the resistance. Quiet yet shrewd. Larum is his subordinate.
Echidna	Hero who leads the resistance of the Western Isles. Bold, strong, and dependable. She is Larum's ally.

Dancing Bride

Adopted daughter of the renowned Douglas, Great General of Etruria. She aims to draw all eyes to her bridal attire with her artful dancing. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.

Base Stats[]

Rarity:✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Dancing Bride
		Group
		Flying
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	18/19/20 35/38/42	3/4/5 29/32/35	9/10/11 37/40/44	3/4/5 22/26/29	6/7/8 28/31/34
Skills			Weapon
Bridal Sunflower+ Dance			Lance

Skills[]

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Lance	-	-	-
	Steel Lance	-	-	-
	Bridal Sunflower	-	-	-
	Bridal Sunflower+	-	-
	Dance	-	-	-
B	Atk Cantrip 1	-		-
	Atk Cantrip 2	Atk Cantrip 1		-
	Atk Cantrip 3	Atk Cantrip 2		-
C	Guidance 1	-		-
	Guidance 2	Guidance 1		-
	Guidance 3	Guidance 2

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Base Set[]

Counters[]

Skill Inheritance[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Dancing Bride Larum
	Larum's a dancer who brought the Western Isles of Elibe to life with her moves, but today, she's making her debut at the bridal festival in her new bridal outfit!
	You might think that's a staff she's holding, but it's actually a bouquet stand. Check out those cheerful sunflowers at the top!
	Meanwhile, Larum's outfit features a dynamic design that focuses on ease of movement—just the thing for a dancer! The miniskirt is covered by a transparent top layer, giving it an eye-catching visual effect.
	Larum brought the party to the bridal festival, and now she's even started dancing for the crowd! I'm sure her performance will only add to the excitement of the festivities!
Closely Associated Characters
Roy	The son of Eliwood, Marquess of Pherae. Talented leader of Pherae's army. Larum owes him a great deal.
Elffin	A bard who also serves as tactician for the resistance. Quiet yet shrewd. Larum is his subordinate.
Echidna	Resistance leader of the Western Isles. She's highly capable and many rely on her. Larum's ally.

Quotes[]

Heroes[]

Larum/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings[]

Larum - Cheerful Dancer (陽気な踊り子, Yōkina odoriko)

Larum continued to travel around the world as a wandering dancer. Her energetic and cheerful dancing struck the hearts of many, and her style has been passed on through many generations to this day.

Larum and Roy

Larum accompanied Roy to Pherae, where they married. Many voiced their discontent at bringing in a woman of unknown origins into the family, but Larum's perseverance and unbending will earned her respect. She then proceeded to live happily with Roy.

Non-Canon Appearances[]

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]

Larum is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B16-023R

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	594	The Binding Blade	131
CYL2	523 ↑71	The Binding Blade	218 ↑87
CYL3	439 ↑84	The Binding Blade	238 ↑20
CYL4	542 ↓103	The Binding Blade	47 ↓191
CYL5	461 ↑81	The Binding Blade	44 ↓3
CYL6	468 ↓7	The Binding Blade	48 ↑4
CYL7	403 ↑65	The Binding Blade	29 ↓19

CYL8

417 ↓14

The Binding Blade

25 ↓4

Etymology[]

Mater Larum is a silent Roman goddess, the protector of households. She was associated with the lares, the place where the fire was lit for cooking and heating, a concept that today evolved to the fireplace and cooker. The Latin Larum literally means "seagull". Larum is also the old English word for "alarm".

Trivia[]

• According to a Japanese gaming news website, Larum landed 33rd place out of 80 in the character popularity poll for Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
• It is mentioned at a house in Chapter 9 that, on the Western Isles, only the Resistance forces have enough outside "support" to actively resist anything. Since Elffin is cut off from his wealth as the prince and Geese is bankrupt, that leaves Larum (using her adopted father's money) as the most-likely source of this "support", discounting unnamed backers.
• Supports with Ogier imply that Larum might have danced in Lycia before ending up with Douglas.

Gallery[]

See main article: Larum/Gallery.