Kidnap

Kidnap Icon of the Kidnap skill in Fates. Grants Capture command if the castle has a prison. Imprison defeated foes.

Type(s) Personal First game Fates

Kidnap (Japanese: 暗夜の拘束術 Anya Restraint Technique) is a skill which debuted in Fire Emblem Fates. It is Niles' personal skill, and it gives him the ability to capture if the player's My Castle is has been equipped with a prison. This command will allow the user to capture a defeated generic enemy unit or story-unimportant boss unit and send them to the My Castle's prison, where they can be recruited.

Data

Game	Icon	Effect	Activation	Capacity	Notes
Fates		−10 hit rate during combat. Sends a defeated generic enemy to the My Castle's prison.	Command (Capture)	--	Cannot be used if a prison has not been built in My Castle. Cannot inflict critical hits, perform Dual Strikes or trigger offensive skills during capture attempts.

Availability

Fates

Units

Niles

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Kidnap is present as a skill on one of Niles's cards in Fire Emblem Cipher: B06-065N Twisted Joy, Niles. It comes into effect when Niles defeats an enemy unit with a deployment cost of 1, giving the player the option of using paying a cost of flipping one bond card to draw another card from their deck and add it to their hand.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	Grants Capture command if the castle has a prison. Imprisons defeated foes.	マイキャッスルに牢屋があれば「捕獲」コマンド 選択可能。撃破時に、敵一般兵を牢屋へ送る

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Kidnap	Refers to Niles' class, Outlaw, which are known to commit crimes such as kidnapping.
Japanese	暗夜の拘束術	Anya Restraint Technique, "Anya" (literally, "dark night") being the Japanese name for Niles' country, Nohr.
Spanish	Raptar	Abduct
French	Kidnapping	Kidnapping
German	Entführung	Abduction
Italian	Rapimento	Abduction
Korean	암야의 구속술	Anya capture skill

See also

• Capture