—Sheena to Samson
Sheena is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem.
Quick Answers
What motivates Sheena to oppose her father in Fire Emblem?
How does Sheena gain the support of Gra's people?
Why did Sheena flee to Pales in Fire Emblem?
What role does Emperor Hardin play in Sheena's story?
How does Sheena's sense of honor influence her actions?
Profile
Sheena is the daughter of King Jiol of Gra through his second wife, but unlike her father, she has a sense of honor. Because of this, she disliked her father for siding with Dolhr and betraying Altea and thus she fled to Pales.
After her father's death, Emperor Hardin of Archanea instated her back to Gra, where she gained the support of her people. When war began again, she hired the hero Samson as her protector and they grew attached with one another. Unlike her father, she cares for her subordinates. When she noticed that Marth was not harming her fleeing soldiers, she joined Marth's army and convinced Samson to do the same.
When the war ended, Sheena gave up her position and settled in Pales. It is implied she did it to stay with Samson.
In-Game
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 General | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 1 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Lance |  Silver Lance Power Ring | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Wlv | Def | Res |
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| 60% | 60% | 70% | 50% | 60% | 60% | 20% | 3% |
Overall
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Sheena is considered one of the weakest units in Mystery, due to her very low base stats for her join time and her low Movement. Though she does boast above-average growth rates that can drag her from her doldrums, especially as the player has Starsphere access at this point and the enemies on her join chapter are easy to kill with her, most of the army should be capped out or coming close to it, making her purpose questionable at best. Her only particular point statwise is high Defense, which is largely irrelevant when much of the lategame is consumed by magic units or Defense-ignoring dragons. Sheena does have one interesting niche, however: she is one of the player's only options to use the Gradivus indoors, with the only other being Draug. This is less useful than it may sound, given that many of her opponents are likely to be dragons more easily dealt with using the Wyrmslayer, but it can allow her to contribute with very hard-hitting attacks against non-dragon opponents once trained.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Base Stats
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 General | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 1 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 6 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Lance - A Bow- B |  Silver Lance Goddess Icon | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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| 80% | 70% | 0% | 65% | 60% | 80% | 40% | 10% |
Support Relationships
Supports
Supported by
Overall
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Sheena's poor base stats appear in an even worse light in the high difficulties of New Mystery. Her tank unit design becomes largely irrelevant when enemies will double and rip through her like tissue paper, and her high growth rates are matched by many other units and worsened by her slow XP gain. Because of this, it is likely best for Sheena to leave the General classline behind. With a high bow rank of B in General, Sheena is a surprisingly competent archery unit, with her gaining an A-rank when reclassed to Sniper, enabling her to wield silver bows or even Parthia at base level. This also minimizes the chances of her facing damage when striking enemies at a distance, making it overall preferable. That said, while this does allow her to contribute, Sheena is not particularly impressive in this role, and will likely be outclassed by most other characters with workable bow rank.
Fire Emblem Heroes
- Princess of Gra
- Princess of Gra, a failing realm. Feels the heavy weight of responsibility. Appears in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.
Base Stats
Rarity: | Title | ||||
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| Princess of Gra | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Armored | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 19/20/21 38/41/44 | 6/7/8 23/26/29 | 4/5/6 19/22/25 | 10/11/12 29/32/35 | 5/6/7 26/29/32 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Steel Axe |  Axe | ||||
 | Title | ||||
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| Princess of Gra | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Armored | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 19/20/21 39/42/45 | 7/8/9 25/28/31 | 4/5/6 20/23/26 | 11/12/13 31/34/37 | 5/6/7 27/30/33 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
Killer Axe Buckler | Axe | ||||
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| Princess of Gra | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Armored | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 20/21/22 42/45/48 | 7/8/9 26/30/33 | 5/6/7 22/25/29 | 11/12/13 33/36/39 | 6/7/8 30/33/36 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
| Killer Axe+ Buckler | Axe | ||||
Skills
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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 | Iron Axe | - | - | - |
| Steel Axe | - |  | - | |
| Killer Axe | Steel Axe |  | | |
| Killer Axe+ | Killer Axe |  | | |
| Crimson Axe | - | - | | |
 | Buckler | - | | |
| Escutcheon | Buckler | - | | |
| A |  Svalinn Shield | - | | |
| C |  Fortify Def 1 | - | - | |
 Fortify Def 2 | Fortify Def 1 | | ||
 Fortify Def 3 | Fortify Def 2 | |
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Base Set
Counters
Skill Inheritance Options
Meet Some of the Heroes
| Princess of Gra Sheena | |||
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Today I'll be introducing you to Sheena, the princess of Gra! She had a difficult relationship with her father, the king, and secretly lived in the capital city of the Kingdom of Archanea for a while. | ||
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Gra's king was an avaricious man who perished during the war on the continent, and after his death, the emperor of Archanea installed Sheena as the new heir. | ||
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But even more warfare and strife awaited Sheena after her return home—she was ordered by the emperor to fight Marth, the prince of Altea! | ||
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During their battle, Sheena saw how Marth showed mercy toward Gra's soldiers. Moved by his kindness, she cut ties with Archanea and joined Marth's side to truly fight for her beloved home and people! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Samson | A skilled mercenary. Taciturn and dedicated to his duty. Hired by Sheena, he fights to protect Gra. | ||
| Marth | Prince of Altea who fights for his homeland and deeply values his friends. Slew Sheena's father, King Jiol. | ||
Quotes
Heroes
Ending
New Mystery of the Emblem
- Gra's Princess
- Declining Marth's request, Sheena renounced her claim to Gra's throne and settled in the palace town. There, she lived as an ordinary but happy girl.
Non-Canon Appearances
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)
Sheena is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:
Choose Your Legends Placement History
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
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| CYL1 | 327 |  Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
590 |
| CYL2 | 393 ↓66 |
Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
464 ↓126 |
| CYL3 | 355 ↑38 |
Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
473 ↑9 |
| CYL4 | 398 ↓44 |
Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
232 ↓232 |
| CYL5 | 399 ↓1 |
Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
111 ↓121 |
| CYL6 | 392 ↑7 |
Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
131 ↑20 |
| CYL7 | 343 ↑49 |
Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
90 ↓121 |
| CYL8 | 354 ↓11 |
Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
88 ↓2 |
| CYL9 | 336 ↑18 |
Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
63 ↓25 |
Etymology
"Sheena" is an anglicized form of Sine and the feminine form of John, meaning "God is gracious" in Hebrew.
Trivia
- She is first mentioned by a dying Jiol in Book 1 of Mystery of the Emblem. For some reason, this death quote is absent in Shadow Dragon even though a remake of book 2 was made.
- Her official art shows her using an axe even though she cannot use one in neither the original game nor the remake (in her default class).
- However, in Heroes, she does indeed solely wield axes.
- In the original, Sheena was capable of attacking her own soldiers for EXP. As this makes no sense, it was removed in the remake, and killing Gra soldiers will turn both Sheena and Samson into unrecruitable enemies even after their recruitment.
- In Mystery of the Emblem, Sheena is a General, the promotion of a Knight, a male-only class. However, in New Mystery of the Emblem, the ability to reclass to Generals after promotion is no longer male-exclusive, and it is likely that Sheena caused this.
- In Mystery of the Emblem, Sheena's armor is pink, making her one of the few characters with a uniquely colored sprite.
- In Fire Emblem Heroes, Sheena's English voice actress, Lauren Landa, also voices Female Avatar from Fire Emblem Awakening and Yuzu from Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).
- She shares her Japanese voice actress, Yū Kobayashi, with Lucina from Awakening.
Gallery
- See main article: Sheena/Gallery.
References
- See main article: Sheena/Gallery.