Hilda (Genealogy of the Holy War)

For the Fire Emblem: Three Houses character, see here.

Hilda
Names and Aliases
Name (JP)	ヒルダ
Name (Localized)	Hilda
Biological Information
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Relatives	May contain spoilers Fjalar (Ancestor) Victor (Distant Relative) Arvis (Distant Relative) Azelle (Distant Relative) Reptor (Father-in-Law) Tailtiu (Sister-in-Law) Ethnia (Sister-in-Law) Arthur (Nephew) Tine (Niece) Amid (Nephew) Linda (Niece) Bloom (Husband) Ishtore (Son) Ishtar (Daughter) Julia (Distant Relative) Julius (Distant Relative) Saias (Distant Relative)
Affiliations
Nationality	Grannvale
Hometown	Velthomer
Occupation(s)	Duchess of Friege
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
First Seen	Chapter 10: Light and Dark
Starting Class	Queen
[view]

“That Queen Hilda of Chronos is wicked to the core. She began abducting kids after allying with this dark bishop. She kills the mothers, too, without a blink of an eye! That woman's not even human. I'd say she's more like a devil!”
—The Miletos villager talking about Hilda

Hilda is a major villain from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. She is the wife of Duke Bloom of Friege, the daughter-in-law of Reptor, the mother of Ishtar and Ishtore, a sister-in-law to Tailtiu and Ethnia, an aunt to Arthur, Tine, Amid and Linda, and a descendant of the Velthomer royal family.

Story

Hilda is introduced as the wife of Bloom and the dictator/queen of Miletos. While outwardly loyal to Bloom, it is also implied that Hilda married Bloom for the money and power she could obtain.

Despite sharing familial ties with Tailtiu, Ethnia, Tine and Linda, Hilda absolutely despises them all. This lead to her abusing them, causing Tailtiu/Ethnia to succumb to the mental torture they sustained. This is implied to be rooted in Hilda's enjoyment in inflicting suffering. She also willingly supports the Child Hunts, orders Ridale to kill escaping children, and hopes for Ishtar to wed Julius as soon as possible, all for her own selfish gains. She is thus said to not possess a soul, as her actions are both cruel and merciless. Hilda will ultimately be slain by Seliph's liberation army in the final chapter of the game.

In-Game

Stats

• - Minor Holy Blood
• - Major Holy Blood

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Queen								Fjalar
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
27	70	12	30	21	24	5	19	30	6	4	6,000
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Pursuit Charm				Fire - A Thunder - A Wind - A Staff - A				Bolganone* Speed Ring

*Dropped when defeated

Starting Class								Holy Blood
Queen								Dain*
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Lead	Gold
27	70	12	30	21	24	5	19	30	6	3	6,000
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Pursuit Charm				Fire - A Thunder - A Wind - A Staff - A				Bolganone Fortify

*This is an error in the game's coding. (See below).

Overall

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Hilda is fought twice, once in Chapter 10, and another in the Final Chapter. She is extremely powerful with a whopping attack power of 50. This is thankfully offset by the fact that Bolganone is a heavy tome, lowering her attack speed by a significant amount.

Quotes

“I will avenge my father, my husband, and my son. …Feel my wrath!!”
—Hilda's battle quote in Chapter 10 of Genealogy of the Holy War

“Hmph... I don't go down that easy!”
—Hilda's battle quote in Final Chapter of Genealogy of the Holy War

Battle Conversations

Chapter 10

Vs Tine/Linda

• Hilda: Hohoho, if it isn’t Tine/Linda. You’re that woman’s daughter, right? You’re just as ungrateful as she was.
• Tine/Linda: Hilda… because of you, my mother…!
• Hilda: Ah, she was an eyesore. I made her life a living hell! Hahaha, I had so much fun back then…
• Tine: ! I’ll never forgive you…
• Hilda: Well, don’t we sound all grown up!? What can a little girl like you do to me? I’ll send you to hell, just as I did her!

Final Chapter

Vs Tine/Linda

• Hilda: Heheheh... So you've come, Tine/Linda. I've been waiting for you. I've decided that I want to kill you personally.
• Tine/Linda: I don't think so! Mother, please watch! I'm going to kill Hilda!!

Vs Arthur

• Hilda: Heheheh... You're Tailtiu's kid, right? I drove that woman to her grave. You've come to avenge her death, have ya?
• Arthur: Well, I didn't want my sister getting her hands dirty, so...
• Hilda: Is that so? In that case, I'll take you with me to hell!

“Guu… how…!? For now, I’ll retreat…”
—Hilda's defeat quote in Chapter 10 of Genealogy of the Holy War

“I... I... How mortifying... Ishtar, please avenge me...”
—Hilda's death quote in the Final Chapter of Genealogy of the Holy War

Etymology

Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name Hild, formed from Old Norse hildr, meaning "battle". Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla.

Trivia

• In the Final Chapter, Hilda is shown to possess Dáinn (Major) Holy Blood instead of Fjalar (Minor), which is wholly incorrect.
• The Minor Boss character, Lamia, strongly resembles a younger Hilda, and has a similar sadistic personality.
• While Hilda doesn't appear in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, she was referenced by Masahiro Sakurai in the presentation for Byleth's reveal as a DLC character for the game. While noting the Golden Deer that appear on the Garreg Mach Monastery stage, he notes that Three Houses's Hilda and Claude share their names with Genealogy of the Holy War characters.

Gallery

Hilda, as she appears in the second series of the TCG as a Level 1 Queen.

Hilda's portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Add a photo to this gallery