Midir is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. He is an archer knight of Yngvi who harbors a crush on Edain. He is grievously wounded in the Prologue during his attempt to protect Edain from Munnir. He will enlist in Sigurd's army when the latter retakes Yngvi, determined to save Edain and atone for his inability to protect her from harm. He will eventually perish in the Battle of Belhalla, alongside several of his fellow comrades.

According to unofficial manga-based statistics, Midir was born in Gran 736, which would make him 21 at the start of the game. He stands at 182 centimeters in height, weighs 70 kilograms, and his blood type is A.

In-Game

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Base Stats

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Arch Knight								-
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
2	32	9	0	7	9	3	7	0	8	0	2,000
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Follow-Up Onslaught				Bow - B				Iron Bow

Growth Rates

Promotion Gains

Promoted Class
Bow Knight
+3	0	+2	+2	+2	+3	+1
Weapon Levels
+1

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.

Midir, at first glance, is a relatively unimpressive unit in combat due to his average starting stats, poor overall growths, lack of holy blood, and weak enemy phase potential due to a lack of access to a 1 range weapon. He is, however, a useful unit in the first generation due to the simple fact that he is mounted and the maps in Genealogy of the Holy War are so large that being on foot often means missing out on combat unless you want to risk letting villages burn, getting a lower ranking, or letting recruitable characters die. It is by the sheer utility of high movement that Midir does more good than harm, especially when the combination of Follow-Up and Onslaught allows for him, if lucky, to do a maximum of four attacks if the proper conditions are met.

Though Midir is often overlooked due to his inferiority in combat when compared to Jamke and Brigid, there are ways to boost Midir's offensive potential to close the gap. Notably, Jamke has an overkill of offense: Follow-Up, Adept, Onslaught, and a Killer Bow. You will find that even if you insist on using Jamke despite him being on foot, that his offense is so explosive that he really does not need his Killer Bow to kill almost any unit in the game. Midir, however, will make much better use of it due to his superior mobility. A good option is to sell Jamke's Killer Bow to Midir and have Jamke buy the Steel Bow in Chapter 2 and later a Silver Bow in Chapter 3 from the Armory. Also, if you choose to pair Midir with Edain by Chapter 3, she can give him a Brave Bow in Chapter 4 that seriously ups his offensive prowess. Using these options significantly improves Midir's capability as a unit, though his lack of 1 attack range even after promotion will limit him considerably compared to other mounted units.

Father Overview

Midir is a pretty mediocre father. The skills he can pass down, Follow-Up and Onslaught, are only replicated in a father by Beowolf, though the skills on an individual basis are somewhat common for other potential fathers. However, he has no Holy Blood, and has the worst overall growths of all males in the game, though they do have the benefit of being evenly split. Additionally, there is only one pair that he has the ability to pass down bows to, and that's with his liege, Edain.

While there are several other choices that are "safe" for choosing as Midir's wife (in that his children will be guaranteed Follow-Up and evenly split growths), just about anyone else is a better choice than Midir since he really offers nothing special to them due to his common skills, inability to pass on his weapons, and poor growths.

• Edain: Lester will inherit Follow-Up, Onslaught, and all of Midir's bows. Midir also happens to be Edain's best fit as well, unless Jamke is given the highly contested Follow-Up Ring, as Lester cannot inherit Follow-Up from Jamke unless Jamke passes down the ring. If he does have it, however, he will make a superior father to Lana.
• Brigid: This pair is typically seen in faster playthroughs, as while Midir can't pass any weapons for Patty, he can pass down rings, which will net some gold for her when sold, making a money dump into a training project like Leif much easier.

Conversations

In Chapter 1, if Midir speaks to Edain, she will gain 100 love points with him.

In Chapter 3, if neither Midir nor Brigid has a lover, he may speak to her, resulting in her gaining 100 love points with him.

In Chapter 4, if Edain and Midir are lovers, she may speak to him, resulting in him receiving the Brave Bow.

In Chapter 5, if Brigid and Midir are lovers, she may speak to him, but nothing will result of it.

Love Growths

Supports

Character	Bonus
Edain	120+1
Ayra	0+2
Lachesis	50+2
Erinys	50+2
Silvia	0+3
Brigid	100+3
Tailtiu	120+3

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Archer of Yngvi

An archer knight in service of Yngvi. He was severely injured when he stood up against Munnir's assault. Appears in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Base Stats

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Archer of Yngvi
		Group
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 36/40/43	10/11/12 43/46/49	11/12/13 44/47/50	5/6/7 27/30/33	2/3/4 19/22/26
Skills			Weapon
Rampart Bow New Moon			Bow

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Bow	-	-	-
	Steel Bow	-	-	-
	Silver Bow	-	-	-
	Rampart Bow	-		-
	New Moon	-	-	-
	Luna	New Moon	-	-
A	Darting Blow 1	-		-
	Swift Sparrow 1	Darting Blow 1		-
	Swift Sparrow 2	Swift Sparrow 1		-
	Sly Swift Sparrow	Swift Sparrow 2
C	Rouse Spd Def 1	-		-
	Rouse Spd Def 2	Rouse Spd Def 1		-
	Rouse Spd Def 3	Rouse Spd Def 2
	Incite Spd/Def	Rouse Spd Def 3

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

Archer of Yngvi Midir
	The duchy of Yngvi is the wing of Jugdral's Kingdom of Grannvale, and it's well known for its skilled archers. One such bow knight is Midir, who serves Yngvi's noble house!
	Midir was tasked with the protection of Edain, a kind and beautiful lady of Yngvi. Apparently, he was very much taken with her!
	One day, Yngvi's territory was invaded by the army of Verdane, a neighboring kingdom. Though Midir fought bravely, he was critically wounded, and Edain was captured.
	Afterward, Midir joined Sigurd's army to rescue Edain. Having survived his injuries, he swore on his life that he'd protect the lady he so admired!
Closely Associated Characters
Edain	A lady of Yngvi and descendant of the crusader Ullr. She was captured by Verdane but escaped with Jamke's aid. Served by Midir.

Quotes

Genealogy of the Holy War

Heroes

Midir/Heroes Quotes

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

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

B06-020N

B19-059HN

B19-060N

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	540	Genealogy of the Holy War	173
CYL2	619 ↓79	Genealogy of the Holy War	116 ↓57
CYL3	483 ↑136	Genealogy of the Holy War	137 ↑21
CYL4	475 ↑8	Genealogy of the Holy War	130 ↓7
CYL5	388 ↑87	Genealogy of the Holy War	122 ↓8
CYL6	351 ↑37	Genealogy of the Holy War	182 ↑60
CYL7	301 ↑50	Genealogy of the Holy War	133 ↓48
CYL8	338 ↓37	Genealogy of the Holy War	104 ↓29

CYL9

344 ↓6

Genealogy of the Holy War

55 ↓49

Etymology

In Irish mythology, Midir was a prince of the Tuatha Dé Danaan and the husband of Fuamnach. Once he set eyes on Édaín, he fell in love with her and took her as his new bride, causing Fuamnach to curse Édaín out of jealousy. When Édaín was reborn, she had no memories of before and married another. Midir discovered this and hastened to her, only to find that she would not leave her husband unless he gave her away. After many challenges and losses for ever increasing stakes, Midir finally bested the husband and fairly won an embrace from Édaín. When the two embraced, they turned into swans and escaped the husband and his soldiers through the skylight.

Gallery

See main article: Midir/Gallery.