Shanna

"Yeah. I'm on a pegasus, see? I have a different movement pace than the others, so it's easier to fight on my own..."

- Shanna talking to Dieck in a support conversation.

Shanna (シャニー Shanī, Thany in the Japanese version) is a playable character from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. She is a Pegasus Knight from Ilia and the younger sister of Juno and Thea. While her sisters are full-fledged Pegasus Knights, she is still in training. She joined Dieck's mercenary crew as part of her training. She used to address Dieck as "Chief", but he did not like that. She thinks that Lot has a crush on her, although he only cares about her as a little sister. Because of this, she calls him "Big Brother". She is also kinder to Lot than she is to Wade because she fights with the latter in their supports conversations.

She makes a brief cameo appearance in chapters 16 and 17 of the Hasha no Tsurugi manga.

Growth Rates

 * 45%
 * 30%
 * 55%
 * 60%
 * 60%
 * 10%
 * 25%
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Supports

 * Lot
 * Wade
 * Dieck
 * Thea
 * Juno
 * Zelot
 * Roy

Overall
Shanna is the player's first flying unit and thus is very useful for rescuing others and carrying them around the map. She has very high Skill, Speed, and Luck, but her HP, Defense, and Strength are quite lacking. While her constitution is quite low, which will often compromise her doubling and dodging capabilities, she rarely comes across a scenario where she is ever in danger of being doubled outright - even in Hard Mode - simply because of her incredible Speed base and growth. Although her strength is on the low end of the spectrum, her offense is patched up easily by lances, which have generally good might, and unlike the weaker swords won't suffer might loss from weapon triangle disadvantage against the abundant enemy lance users.

Thea is subjectively a better combat unit in Hard Mode due to her stat boosts and more balanced growths, but Shanna has the advantages of being recruited earlier and at a lower starting level, and having better Avoid, and is only behind her in base stats by two or so stats on normal despite being seven levels lower, which she'll quickly reach and surpass. It is not a bad idea to use both, since having two fliers is useful for rescue chains and they can both support each other. Shanna supporting with Roy is also feasible if she is near him often. This support could give both parties a much needed boost in attack and critical, with Shanna's rescue utility aiding Roy in approaching the throne despite their differing movement when separated. Supporting with Dieck gives her a nice boost in Defense and critical. Wade can give Shanna the same bonuses of the Roy pairing, so if he's in use this is a good pairing to boost both sides' effectiveness.

SpotPass
*Enemy only, joins unequipped

Description

 * Sprightly Flier
 * A trainee of the Pegasus Knights of Ilia. Cheerful and optimistic. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.

Base Stats
Rarity:

Death Quote
"Juno.. Thea... Sorry... I can't go home..."

- Shanna's death quote in The Binding Blade.

Heroes
Shanna/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings
After the war, Shanna was knighted and became a full-fledged Pegasus Knight. Throughout her career, she served as lieutenant and squad leader, and she eventually rose to the position of Flightleader of Ilia. Her cheerful personality earned her much admiration and respect from her colleagues.
 * Shanna - Cheerful Knight (朗らかな天馬騎士 Hogarakana Tenba Kishi)

Shanna gave up the path of the Pegasus Knight and went to Pherae with Roy, where they married. Rebuilding the battered land was a painful process, but her cheerful personality encouraged many people to rise up and help lead Lycia to prosperity again.
 * Shanna and Roy

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)
Shanna is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

Etymology
Shani is Hebrew for "red". . Shanna (often written 'Shana' or 'Shayna') is a Hebrew or Yiddish name meaning "beautiful".

Trivia

 * On the official Japanese website for Nintendo, Shanna won 6th place out of 80 in the character popularity poll for Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. The male-female vote ratio is 2:1. The voter comments seem to mainly focus on her bright, positive, and cheerful personality.