Cordelia

"Our only limits are the ones we place on ourselves."

- Cordelia in her support conversation with Sumia.

Cordelia (ティアモ Tiamo, Tiamo in the Japanese version) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Awakening, and is the mother of Severa.

According to the official Japanese website, she is voiced by Okada Eimi.. She is voiced by Julie Ann Taylor in the English version.

Profile
Cordelia is a member of Ylisse's Pegasus Knight Squad, and is a childhood friend of Sumia. Unlike Sumia, who is considered a klutz, Cordelia is considered a genius who can do most things flawlessly, though she hates being referred to as such. Her duty is to protect the royal family, though she also guides Sumia when the latter is in trouble. She holds feelings for Chrom, but hides them as she believes the relationship would be impossible and this is reflected in the game with Chrom and Cordelia being unable to support one another. Because of this characteristic, the game developers liken her to Catria. Based on her supports, she is not satisfied with the term "average," as she aims to be perfect in mastering her skills. Her perfectionism caused many of the other Pegasus Knights to dislike her, believing that she looked down on them. She sighs the most in the army. Her birthday is July 7th.

Cordelia was fighting off Plegian forces in the capital with the rest of her Pegasus Knight Squad. However seeing how they were all doomed, her senior squad members sent her away to notify Phila and Emmeryn of what happened. Due to their sacrifice, Cordelia was the only one to survive. In her supports with the Avatar, she feels remorseful that her squad gave up their lives for her, however she decides to live and fight on in their memory.

Base Stats
Javelin Vulnerary
 * [[File:Tiamo Pegasus Knight FE13 Map Icon.png]]Pegasus Knight
 * 7
 * 25
 * 9
 * 3
 * 13
 * 12+2
 * 9
 * 8
 * 8
 * 7
 * Speed+2.png +2
 * LanceIconFE13.png - C
 * [[File:Steel Lance FE13 Icon.png]]Steel Lance
 * }

Growth Rates

 * 90%
 * 60%
 * 20%
 * 60%
 * 60%
 * 45%
 * 45%
 * 35%
 * }

Supports
Romantic Supports Other Supports
 * The Avatar (Male)
 * Frederick
 * Virion
 * Stahl
 * Vaike
 * Kellam
 * Donnel
 * Lon'qu
 * Ricken
 * Gaius
 * Gregor
 * Libra
 * Henry
 * The Avatar (Female)
 * Sumia
 * Panne
 * Severa
 * Morgan (Only if Cordelia is her mother)

Class Sets

 * Pegasus Knight - Promotes to Falcon Knight or Dark Flier
 * Mercenary - Promotes to Hero or Bow Knight
 * Dark Mage - Promotes to Sorcerer or Dark Knight
 * Bride - Requires Wedding Bouquet

Overall
Cordelia is the second aerial unit you will receive, but appears a little later after Sumia, meaning she might have some ground to make up. Cordelia has higher strength growths than Sumia but slightly lacks the speed and skill growths that Sumia has, but they along with her other stats fill out nicely. Her magic growth is also lower than Sumia, making her better off as a Falcon Knight rather than a Dark Flier to capitalize her strength growths. Like Sumia she is especially good for units that need the extra mobility when in Pair Up situations. Regardless, Cordelia should spend some time as a Dark Flier to grab Galeforce regardless of what class she ends up as. If keeping Cordelia a Pegasus Knight related class, Falcon Knight's Lancefaire helps boost her already high strength.

Reclassing
Cordelia's two class options are Dark Mage and Mercenary lines. Cordelia is not suited to be a Dark Mage or a Sorcerer due to her low magic growth rates and caps, leaving her offensively inferior to Tharja and Henry. As a Dark Knight though, she is better strength wise over Tharja but tied with Henry, but still is magically inferior. However Cordelia can grab Vengeance and Tomebreaker skills from Sorcerer to pile damage after taking a few hits and deal with wind mages in her Pegasus Knight classes respectively. From the Dark Knight, Slow Burn will increase her dodging skills in the long run and Lifetaker can give her health relief, though it is inferior to Sol since she needs to initiate an attack to do so.

Cordelia does make a good Mercenary having only 1 point less in her strength cap over Gregor but is slightly faster than him and matches him point for point in almost every other stat. Cordelia should grab Armsthrift, as it is one of the most useful skills in the game since it prolongs weapon usage. As a Hero, Cordelia will learn Sol and is a better option than Lifetaker since she will have a good chance of activating it in every battle, and with her high strength, she will heal just as much or even more. As a Bow Knight Cordelia can grab Bowbreaker to deal with Archers better. Cordelia makes a very capable Hero and should be the main reclass option if you prefer her not to be a Pegasus Knight related class.

Event Tiles

 * "Oh, did someone lose this? Perhaps I might deliver it..." (item)
 * "I just finished my copy of "Make Him Fall for You in a Fortnight." So embarrassing..." (exp)
 * "I snuck in some training. Effort is the start of excellence." (weapon exp)

Level Up

 * "I would do all this and more to be with him..." (6-7 stats up)
 * "I hardly knew I had such strength!" (4-5 stats up)
 * "There. Now I must do it again." (2-3 stats up)
 * "I'll prove myself in time." (0-1 stat up)
 * "I must find my strength within from now on." (0-1 stat up, most stats capped)

Promotion

 * "I am yours to mold as you see fit."

Confession
"Thank you... I thought nothing could warm my heart again. I shall love you above... all others... for the rest of my days."

- Cordelia's confession quote.

Final Chapter Quote
"We’re all right here by your side!"

- Cordelia's final chapter quote

Dual Support

 * "Could be trouble."
 * "Look out."
 * "It's you and me."
 * "Focus!"
 * "Stay calm."
 * "I'm here."
 * "Stay with me."
 * "I'll keep you safe."
 * "To victory!"
 * "Won't be long."
 * "Let's mop up!"
 * "It's you and me."

Dual Strike

 * "Face me!"
 * "Have another!"
 * "My turn!"
 * "I got this!"
 * "Face me!"
 * "All to easy!"
 * "I gotcha!"

Support Guard

 * "No!"
 * "Watch out!"

Critical

 * "Quite enough!"
 * "Now, you've angered me!"
 * "Out of my sight!"
 * "I can do this!"
 * "That's quite enough!"

Defeated Enemy

 * "I must prevail!"
 * "Over already?"
 * "Sigh..."
 * "As it must be."

Defeat/Retreat Quote
"I was given this life by my friends... It is not mine to throw away... Sorry, Chrom, but I have to retreat...and save myself"

- Cordelia's retreat quote

Etymology
Cordelia is a feminine given name, popularly associated with Latin cor (genitive cordis) "heart". It was born by the tragic heroine of Shakespeare's King Lear. In the play, the character is unwilling to profess her love to her father, stating "Love, and be silent", reflected in Cordelia's situation with Chrom.

Cordelia's Japanese name, Tiamo, comes from the Italian phrase "Ti amo", meaning "I love you", likely referencing her unrequited love for Chrom.

In conjunction with her daughter, their names reference "love and peace" in the Japanese version.

Trivia

 * In the concept art in the Knights of Iris she had blue hair instead of red hair and she greatly resembled Lucina.
 * Cordelia's birthday, 7th of July, is the same day as the Japanese star festival, Tanabata, which is inspired by a folklore story about two lovers that were separated and could only meet once a year on that day.
 * Cordelia's English voice actress, Julie Ann Taylor, also voices her daughter Severa.
 * Cordelia is the 4th most popular female character in the Japanese Fire Emblem: Awakening popularity poll.