Silvia

For the character from TearRing Saga Series: Berwick Saga, see Sylwiss.

Silvia Artwork of Silvia from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Gender Female Race Human Family Bragi (ancestor) Lene (daughter) Coirpre (son) Claud (distant relative) Starting class Dancer Voiced by Laura Post (English, Heroes) Yukana (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) Genealogy of the Holy War Heroes

“	Even 'round here I'm never cold, 'cause my heart's ablaze!	”	— Silvia

Silvia (Japanese: シルヴィア Silvia) is a Jugdrali dancer distantly related to the nobility of Grannvale's House Edda. She was orphaned at a young age and raised by a man who trained her to be a dancer but abused her, whom she eventually escaped in her late teens. A year after doing so, while travelling in Agustria she met Lewyn and joined him in fighting in Sigurd's army in its war with Agustria and beyond. Silvia survived the Battle of Belhalla, but surrendered her infant children Lene and Coirpre to a convent in Dahna before disappearing.

Biography

Silvia was in an Agustrian village north of Mackily Castle, having spent some time with Lewyn, during the Grannvale–Agustria war. When Lewyn departed to fight a swarm of bandits dispatched to raid the villages by Lord Macbeth, Silvia insisted on following him into combat upon spotting him leaving the village, thinking he was abandoning her.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

Role

Silvia is a playable character during the first generation. In Chapter 2, she, along with Lewyn, appear as player units outside of a village once Heirhein has been seized. She is available up until the end of Chapter 5. If she is married and alive at the end of Chapter 5, Coirpre and Lene will be available in the second generation. Otherwise, Charlot and Laylea will replace them.

Starting stats and growth rates

Dancer
Level	1
Holy Blood
Movement	6

Recruitment: Chapter 2, automatically from the turn after Heirhein Castle is seized*

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	28	Speed	12
Strength	3	Luck	6
Magic	0	Defense	1
Skill	4	Resistance	5

Max HP	50%	Speed	10%
Strength	10%	Luck	30%
Magic	30%	Defense	10%
Skill	10%	Resistance	40%

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Inventory	Skills
Slim Sword 5,000 Gold	Adept  Dance  Miracle
Weapon Levels C -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Love growths and events

Silvia Dancer Naoise Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Alec Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Arden Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Finn Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Midir Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Midir Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Lewyn Initial: 200 Per turn: 2 Chulainn Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Azelle Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Jamke Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Claud Initial: 190 Per turn: 1 Beowolf Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Lex Initial: 0 Per turn: 3 Dew Initial: 0 Per turn: 3

See love for more details on the love system.

• In Chapter 2, Alec can talk to Silvia after Infini Castle has been seized, granting 100 love points between the pair.
• In Chapter 2, Silvia can talk to Sigurd after Infini Castle has been seized, yielding no reward.
• In Chapter 4, before Tófa Castle has been seized, Silvia can initiate a conversation with Erinys by waiting next to her. This conversation grants 50 love points between Lewyn and Silvia, and 20 love points between Lewyn and Erinys.
• In Chapter 4, Silvia can talk to Claud after Tófa Castle has been seized, granting 100 love points between the pair.
• In Chapter 5, if they are lovers, Silvia can talk to Claud, Lewyn, or Alec after Phinora Castle has been seized, yielding no reward.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

As a unit

Silvia is a Dancer who joins in Chapter 2 alongside Lewyn. Silvia primarily offers utility through her dances, refreshing up to four adjacent units, greatly increasing the speed at which enemies are defeated or distance is traversed, especially if those units are strong mounted units such as Sigurd or Lachesis. However, as an infantry unit, she will fall behind any mount she dances for, and may not catch up to other infantry units that get ahead of her. She can use the Leg and Knight Rings well, and while both are very contested she is one of the best users of both, with Sigurd being the main competition for the Leg Ring. Silvia cannot obtain the Leg or Knight Rings directly (unless she kills Pizare for the Leg Ring, which is a very difficult task), and must purchase the former for 20,000 gold and the latter for 40,000 gold. Silvia starts near the village that provides the Bargain Band, the cost of each, though the Bargain Band is also an item many units may want, and Silvia may still struggle to obtain the required gold. Even then, the Bargain Band is difficult to obtain, as it requires seizing the first castle as fast as possible, and make use of Silvia's dances to help Lewyn reach the village. With how poor her Arena performance is, Dew is practically mandatory for granting her these rings. If Edain obtained the Rescue staff, Lachesis can use it to keep Silvia up with the cavalry as well.

Silvia offers little aside from her dance utility. With her low strength and low weapon level, her combat is poor; any training is primarily for her own defense. As she lacks Follow-Up, she cannot double enemies, but her high speed can prevent enemies from doubling her—in Chapter 2 with a Slim Sword, only Waltz and Erinys have the attack speed to double her, and only by one point, which can be fixed by unequipping her. Her low HP, defense, and resistance limit her survivability—every enemy in Chapter 2 deals enough damage to reduce her to below half HP. When reduced to low HP, Miracle can boost her avoid to give her a chance to survive, potentially to the point where she cannot be hit; however, Miracle only boosts her avoid for one turn at a time, and requires that she be at risk to activate. Miracle also allows her to reliably clear the Arena with enough set-up, but her main utility comes from dancing so she has no need to become strong.

As a mother

If Silvia is alive and has a lover at the end of Chapter 5, she will have two children: Lene and Coirpre. Her fastest pairings are with Lewyn, Claud, and Alec; she has events with Alec and Claude (in Chapters 2 and 4, respectively) that boost love points, and she has an event with Erinys in Chapter 4 that boosts both of their points with Lewyn.

Lene, like Silvia, is a Dancer, and fulfills a similar purpose; she inherits her mother's items, and is mostly unaffected by her father. Silvia can pass the Leg and Knight Rings to Lene, and while they are items many units in the second generation may want, Seliph is the only unit who will have a stronger claim than her, and he has no need for the Knight Ring after promotion. If Silvia passes the Bargain Band to Lene or marries Dew—who passes the Bargain skill—Lene can purchase both items at a reduced price. If Lex or Arden marry Silvia, Lene will inherit Vantage; with the Sleep Sword, she can put an enemy to sleep before they attack, allowing her to clear the arena more reliably than she could with only Miracle. Paragon is also a very useful skill to have in ranked runs due to how hard of a time Lene has gaining money and experience.

Coirpre joins underleveled at a point where staff utility is common enough that he is ultimately superfluous, and no pairing will be able to fix his problems. Given that staff users have an easy time gaining experience in ranked runs, Coirpre's performance will also vary little. Coirpre's best father is Claud, who will pass Major Bragi Holy Blood and all his staves, including Valkyrie. If Lewyn is promoted, he can also use staves, and thus can also pass them down to Coirpre; Lewyn will also pass his Major Forseti blood and the Forseti if he obtained it. However, Lewyn is a father in high demand, and of the three children who can potentially use Forseti—Arthur, Ced, and Coirpre—Coirpre is the worst; he joins the latest, has the lowest movement, and must promote to use it. In contrast, Claud is not in high demand; he has two other notable pairings—Edain and Erinys—but both have other good options. However, the aforementioned pairings gain more from Claud than Silvia's children.

If Silvia is dead or unmarried at the end of Chapter 5, her children will be replaced by their substitutes: Laylea and Charlot. Laylea is a Dancer, like Lene and Silvia; she has Charm—boosting the hit and avoid of nearby units—and a unique event that provides the Barrier Blade, but lacks Miracle and cannot receive inheritance, and must thus purchase the Leg and Knight Rings herself. Charlot also performs similarly to Coirpre; though he cannot receive inheritance, he does have a unique event with Hannibal in Chapter 9 that provides the Berserk staff, potentially improving the reliability strategies involving berserking enemies that may have been difficult with only the Berserk Sword.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Silvia/Heroes

There is one variation of Silvia available in Heroes.

Personality

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Endings

Genealogy of the Holy War

Many heroes lost their lives on this path... / And the names of those heroes who fought alongside Sigurd to the bitter end at Belhalla, whose fates remain unknown...
...
Silvia, a wandering dancer...
...

These brave youths fought to change the world for the better, yet now their unfulfilled dreams lie dead with them on the battlefield...
Was their sacrifice in vain? What were they fighting for all along?
And what of the light...?

Quotes

Death quotes

“	W-Why... Why am I...	”	— Silvia, in Genealogy of the Holy War.

“	Why... Why am I... <husband>... Do something! Please...	”	— Silvia's death quote if married

Heroes quotes

Main article: Silvia/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game

Silvia was featured on three TCG cards.

Fire Emblem Trading Card Game data for Silvia
	Class: Dancer	Level 1 Infantry	Direct Attack
	Energy: 2	Atk.: 1 / Counter: 1	WLv.: C
	Equip: Slim Sword	Skills: Dance • Miracle • Adept
	Card #040 • Rarity: ★★ • Artist: Mayumi Hirota
	Class: Dancer	Level 10 Infantry	Direct Attack
	Energy: 3	Atk.: 2 / Counter: 1	WLv.: C
	Equip: Iron Sword	Skills: Dance • Miracle • Adept
	Card #2-020 • Rarity: ★★ • Artist: Koya Katsuyoshi
	Class: Dancer	Level 15 Infantry	Direct Attack
	Energy: 3	Atk.: 1 / Counter: 1	WLv.: C
	Equip: Safeguard	Skills: Dance • Miracle • Adept
	Card #P032 • Rarity: ☆★★ • Artist: Asahi Maminami
Card scans and information translation provided by Aquantis.

Fire Emblem Cipher

Silvia is featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Silvia
	Wayfaring Dancer, Silvia
		"If you think it'll help everyone cheer up a bit, then I'm gonna dance my feet off!"
		Attack: 20	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 2
		Class: Dancer		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Dance [] [] Choose an ally unit that is tapped and untap it.
	Card #B06-036R, B06-036ST • Artist: HMK84
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Sylvia .

Notable merchandise

Image	Information	Price	Release date
	Silvia has a figure in the first and only volume of the Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Exceed trading figure series.	¥714	November 14th, 2006JP

Trivia

• One of Genealogy of the Holy War's title screen scenes shows Silvia attacking Lewyn and Erinys with a broken sword, accusing them of being in a relationship together.
• According to Silvia's profile in the (non-canon) art book for the Ōsawa manga adaptation:
  • She was 16 years old during late September, Grann 757.
  • Her height is 156 cm.
  • She was born between June 22nd and June 30th.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Silvia	As of Heroes. A feminine given name, from the Latin silva meaning "forest". In Roman mythology, Silvia is the goddess of the forest, and Rea Silvia is the mother of two twins, Romulus and Remus.
English (unofficial)	Sylvia	Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War fan translation.
Japanese	シルヴィア	Officially romanized as Sylvia and listed as such in the Super Tactics Book. Spelling variant of "Silvia".
Spanish	Silvia	--
French	Silvia	--
German	Silvia	--
Italian	Silvia	--
Portuguese	Silvia	--
Traditional Chinese	希薇雅	Sylvia

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Dancer Dance Sword (Iron Sword)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Silvia from Genealogy of the Holy War.
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  Artwork of Silvia and Beowolf from Treasure.
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  Artwork of Silvia from the Trading Card Game.

Concept artwork

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  Concept artwork of Silvia from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
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  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
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  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
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  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
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  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
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  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.
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  Artwork of Silvia: Traveling Dancer.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Silvia.

References

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