Hermina

Hermina (Japanese: フェミナ Femina) is the substitute character for Fee. She had been told stories of Sigurd as a child, and always looked up to him. Upon hearing of their rebellion in Isaach, she joins Seliph's liberation while looking for her brother Hawk.

Biography

Shortly after the fall of Ganeishire to Seliph's group, Hermina and Arthur made a stop near Sofala to give her pegasus a rest. After a discussion about Arthur's intent to travel to Munster and Hermina's goals, Arthur decided to join her in her pursuit of joining Seliph's army. The two met up with Seliph, and she introduced herself as the daughter of one of Sigurd's allies and mentioned they may encounter Hawk along the way.

Hermina later reunited with Hawk at Munster as Seliph's revolution came to its aid after the defeat of Bloom at Connacht.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Hermina is a playable character during the second generation. As Fee's substitute character, Hermina only appears if Erinys wasn't married or was dead at the end of Chapter 5. In Chapter 6, Hermina, along with Arthur/Amid, appear as player units once Ganeishire has been seized.

Starting stats and growth rates

Pegasus Knight Level 2 Holy Blood -- Movement 8

Recruitment: Chapter 6, automatically on the turn after seizing Ganeishire Castle Stats Growth Rates Max HP 28 Speed 16 Strength 10 Luck 3 Magic 1 Defense 7 Skill 9 Resistance 9 Max HP 60% Speed 50% Strength 30% Luck 50% Magic 10% Defense 20% Skill 20% Resistance 5% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Slim Lance Berserk Sword 3,000 Gold Adept Weapon Levels B B -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Weapon level
Falcon Knight	+0	+0	+7	+3	+3	+0	+1	+5	+0	+0	A, A, C

Love growths and events

Hermina Pegasus Knight Seliph Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Scáthach/Dalvin Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Oifey Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Diarmuid/Tristan Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Lester/Deimne Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Lester/Deimne Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Arthur/Amid Initial: 100 Per turn: 1 Iuchar Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Iucharba Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Shannan Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Leif Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Iucharba Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Shannan Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Leif Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Ares Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Febail/Asaello Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Coirpre/Charlot Initial: 0 Per turn: 2 Hawk Initial: -- Per turn: --

• In Chapter 6, Hermina can talk to Seliph any time after she joins. Nothing is gained from this conversation.
• In Chapter 8, Arthur or Amid can initiate a conversation with Hermina at any time, giving her +3 HP and 100 love points with Arthur or Amid.
• In Chapter 8, Hermina can talk to Hawk after he has been recruited, awarding herself +1 Luck.
• In the Endgame, if they are lovers, Hermina can talk to Seliph, Oifey, Arthur or Amid, giving them +3 Skill.

Analysis

Hermina is the substitute of Fee and joins in Chapter 6 as a level 2 Pegasus Knight. Hermina has Adept, allowing her to strike twice, though unreliably; her lack of Follow-Up significantly limits her combat potential. A promotion to Falcon Knight normally grants Adept, but as Hermina already has Adept as a personal skill, she gains no additional skills; however, by having Adept earlier, she is able to utilize it earlier. Promotion additionally grants A lances and swords and C staves. As Hermina is fast but lacks Follow-Up, she can utilize the Follow-Up Ring to double consistently; she can also use brave weapons such as the Brave Lance to consistently strike twice.

Hermina has no significant advantages over Fee, who is subject to inheritance. Hermina has more reliable base stats, but she is unlikely to have significantly higher strength and speed than Fee. Fee will always inherit Follow-Up from Erinys, and will have more reliable combat than Hermina as a result; she can gain additional skills from her father—including Adept—that improve her combat further. Fee can inherit items from her parents, allowing her to start with and immediately begin utilizing powerful weapons such as the Brave Lance or weapons with a kill bonus. Additionally, Fee can inherit Holy Blood from her father, boosting her growth rates and potentially increasing one of her weapon levels.

Another problem with Hermina is her low HP and resistance growths. As fliers, she and Altena ensure Tyrfing can be obtained in Chapter 10. However, at her level 30 averages, the Dark Mages there defeat Hermina in three hits, while she is only able to defeat them in one round with a Silver Lance and an unreliable Adept activation; otherwise, she needs rings (a Power Ring enables one-rounds with a Brave Lance, and the Follow-Up Ring enables one-rounds with weaker weapons) or a critical hit from a weapon with a kill bonus. This presents a problem if Altena is dead or unrecruited, as Hermina alone is not enough to save Tyrfing without heavy investment or relying on inconsistent strategies.

Personality

Hermina shares a lot of dialogue with Fee. She found the story of Sigurd particularly inspirational and a drive for her to join Seliph's revolution.^[1][2] She also is inspired by Erinys.^[3] She admires Hawk's assistance to the people of Munster, as well.^[4]

Quotes

Death quotes

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Hermina is featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Hermina
	Lively Wings of Liberation, Hermina
		"Just watch me, Hawksy. I'll get there someday!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 30	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Falcon Knight		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Canto: [Trigger] When this unit's attack ends, you may move this unit. Wings Aiming for Heroism: [Trigger] [Once per turn] When a skill's effect moves this unit, choose 1 other ally. Until the end of the turn, that ally gains +10 attack.
	Card #B12-089HN • Artist: 40hara
	Pegasus Knight-in-Training, Hermina
		"I knew right away that this is where I need to be, so I ran right out of home."
		Attack: 30	Support: 30	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Pegasus Knight		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Heavenly Carrier: [Activate] [] Choose 1 other ally unit, and move it. Flying Emblem: [Support] You may choose one ally that is not the attacking unit, and move it.
	Card #B12-090N • Artist: 40hara
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Hermina .

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

769

Hermina Genealogy of the Holy War

34

CYL 2 (2018)

802 (+33)

Hermina Genealogy of the Holy War

21 (−13)

CYL 3 (2019)

685 (−1)

Hermina Genealogy of the Holy War

21 (No change)

CYL 4 (2020)

749 (+2)

Hermina Genealogy of the Holy War

22 (+1)

CYL 5 (2021)

773 (+24)

Hermina Genealogy of the Holy War

20 (−2)

CYL 6 (2022)

822 (+47)

Hermina Genealogy of the Holy War

8 (−12)

CYL 7 (2023)

661 (−161)

Hermina Genealogy of the Holy War

44 (+36)

CYL 8 (2024)

759 (+98)

Hermina Genealogy of the Holy War

26 (−18)

Total results		This character has 8 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	196

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Pegasus Knight Falcon Knight Sword (Armorslayer) Lance (Horseslayer) Sword (Armorslayer) Lance (Horseslayer) Staff (all staves)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Hermina from the Super Tactics Book.

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  Artwork of Hermina from Treasure.

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  Artwork of Hermina from the Trading Card Game.

Portraits

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  Hermina's portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  An unused portrait of Hermina from Thracia 776.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.