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“I wondered what manner of ignoramus would mislay their weapon. Now I know.”
—Miriel bringing Vaike's axe in Chapter 2

Miriel is a playable character from Fire Emblem Awakening.

Profile[]

Miriel is a member of Chrom's Shepherds. Her mother was a similarly brilliant scholar and had left behind a book or journal of sorts containing countless scientific ideas and theories. Due to the advanced theories and thoughts, most people who read her writings failed to understand her logic and reasoning. Possessing a similar mien, Miriel was inspired to take on her mother's theories and develop her own. To this day, she still carries her mother's writings as guidance in her own research.

While not initially at the Shepherd's Garrison when the newest member Robin is introduced, In Chapter 2, Miriel arrives at the Northroad shortly after the Shepherds engage a group of Risen soldiers. Upon entering the fray, Miriel stumbles upon a lost axe on the ground and decides to hold onto it until she could find its owner. Upon learning that the owner is none other than Vaike, she proceeds to chastise him before returning him his axe, where she warns him to keep track of his belongings or risk having it forcefully attached to his hands by magic.

After the war, Miriel continues with her studies, often disappearing for days upon her latest discoveries. In her final years, her research culminates in an unspecified invention of extreme importance.

Paralogue[]

In Paralogue 14, Miriel and the Shepherds arrive at the Desert Oasis after hearing about the supposed "Mirage Village". Piquing Miriel's interest, if she visits the southwestern mirage village, she will encounter Laurent, who recognizes her even though she does not remember any sort of meeting between the two. Laurent offers to accompany her during her research of the villages, which she accepts. After the map is cleared, Miriel is approached by Laurent once more, who asks her about his performance in battle. Though she bluntly points out his flaws, he makes up for it from skill developed through hard work. Appreciative for her praise, Laurent calls her mother and shows her a carbon copy of her ring that he had received from her in the future. Though Miriel claims that there's a possibility that the ring is inconclusive proof as Laurent may be a thief who may have stolen it from from her actual child, she does not deny that Laurent is possibly her son. For the time being, Miriel accepts that he is possibly her son and wishes to inquire whether or not they are kin, together.

Personality[]

Miriel is a perfectionist who cannot stand having even a single book out of place. She is especially harsh when berating anyone who behaves thoughtlessly. An embodiment of efficiency, Miriel keeps track of everything in the army, making sure everything is up to code. In fact, she is efficient enough to keep her own possessions in order, even though she has the most possessions out of everyone in the army.

More so, Miriel is an intellectual with a vast, eloquent vocabulary which leaves most of the Shepherds, more often than not, confused or even annoyed. Miriel self describes herself as a woman of science in her support with Frederick and is keenly interested in the mechanical and scientific aspects of the world. Her pursuit of knowledge causes her to throw herself deep into research and observation until she has completely understood whatever it is she is trying to learn. Though most of her partners cannot comprehend her vocabulary at times, Miriel provides astute observations and mechanical guile when instructing her allies on how to improve themselves.

For all her intellect, Miriel seems to be lacking when it comes to common sense or any social skills. Rather than returning Robin's pouch even after confirming it is theirs, she instead becomes so engrossed with understanding the application of gravity on it that she fails to return it at the end of the conversation. Her repeated experiments with it damaged it so badly in the next conversation that Robin ultimately let her keep it, counting it as a lost cause to try and get back. Even then, she failed to apologize and expressed thanks for letting her keep it. She will also do outlandish, if not dangerous, things in her pursuit of knowledge such as intentionally putting herself in harms way to see if Lon'qu would rescue her and even filled his tent with statues of women just to see if it would trigger his gynophobia.

Miriel's personality during her romantic S-Supports are starkly different from other character's S-Supports. While most openly will declare their love, Miriel admits her affections in a scientific and clinical manner, usually saying that she had "developed feelings" for them at best. Still Miriel becomes a loving wife and fully supports her husband throughout the war, but still retains her scientific way of stating her love for him in her romantic Event Tile quotes.

In-Game[]

Awakening[]

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
FE13 Miriel Mage Map SpriteMage
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
11806 (+2)576345
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
Magic +2Magic +2TomeIconFE13Tome - EFire FE13 IconFire
Iron Axe FE13Iron Axe

Growth Rates[]

  • Mage/Sage
HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
70% 15% 60% 60% 60% 50% 25% 40%
  • Dark Knight
HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res
85% 30% 55% 55% 55% 50% 30% 35%

Max Stat Modifiers[]

Str Mag Skl Spd Luk Def Res
-2 +3 +1 +1 0 -2 0

Supports[]

See also: Miriel/Supports

Romantic Supports

Other Supports

Class Sets[]

Base Classes Promoted Classes
-
-

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
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.
Base Class[]

Miriel is a very capable Mage unit and the first magic user recruited in the game, save Robin. Her Magic, Speed, and Skill grow at very steady rates, making her able to inflict more damage, launch more attacks, and better perform critical attacks in battle. Such strengths are, however, offset by her low Defense growth, making it imperative for her to avoid as much strength-based damage as possible. Compared to the other playable Mage hailing from the parent generation, Ricken, Miriel is magically stronger and has better growth rates in Skill, Speed, and Resistance.

As a Sage, Miriel gains the ability to wield staves, and a rather potent one at that since her high Magic stat (second only to Emmeryn) in this class makes her a far more competent healer then both Lissa and Maribelle in any of their stave-wielding classes. Apart from this, Miriel's high Magic also makes her double as an incredible offensive magic unit, a fact that is bolstered by Tomefaire, which will further strengthen said stat when tomes are equipped. As a Dark Knight, however, Miriel's low Strength makes her the weakest Dark Knight when equipped with a sword. On the contrary, when her high Magic stat is exploited through the heavy usage of tomes, Miriel may thence be considered the most powerful Dark Knight, magic-wise. This, coupled with the tendency for enemies to possess low Resistance, renders Lifetaker a splendid skill for Miriel to learn, as she can readily recover copious amounts of HP with each kill that she chalks up.

Reclassing[]

Miriel's two reclassing options are the Troubadour and Dark Mage lines. Both function very well, as they harness Miriel's strengths in Magic, Speed and Skill.

As a Troubadour, Miriel's growths are slightly better than Maribelle's in nearly all stats, save for Luck and Resistance. She will also gain some weapon experience in staff mastery, which will be useful in 3 of her 5 promoted class options. In spite of this, she also suffers from the exact same low Defense problems that Maribelle faces. As a Valkyrie, her Defense may still hinder her, but only slightly; As her high Skill and Speed, alongside her ability to wield tomes once again, will be more than sufficient to ward off any threats that are made against her life. Yet another benefit that the Valkyrie class provides is Dual Support+, which gives her or her partner a significant boost in Pair Up situations, especially so when she is paired up with her husband. As a War Cleric, Miriel's caps will be more balanced, although her Strength and Defense will still leave a lot to be desired. Miriel may encounter difficulties killing enemies because of this handicap, but with proper Axe training or at least two Arms Scrolls, Miriel can thence utilize Bolt Axes to rectify this problem. Renewal is a great skill for her to possess as well, especially after she has been subjected to a bad enemy turn. Stacked with Lifetaker, Miriel can thus recover a massive 80% of her health in one turn.

As a Dark Mage, Miriel gains only one new promotion class: Sorcerer. In this class line, Miriel can keep pace with Henry and Tharja, the other two Dark Mages; her Magic growth, for one, is exactly the same as Tharja's, while her Speed matches Henry's. Her Defense growth is, however, markedly lower than both of theirs. Most of her other stats will fall somewhere between the two, allowing her to assume the role of the median Dark Mage/Sorcerer unit. As a Sorcerer, Miriel can learn Vengeance, the only attack skill that she can possibly pick up. Given her high Skill, Miriel can activate this skill fairly frequently after sustaining a few well-placed physical hits, allowing her resultant damage output to reach dangerous levels. Also, Tomebreaker can make her an anti-mage unit, allowing her to avoid Magic-based attacks while piling damage upon the perpetrators in question.

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Rapier Intellect
A serious and methodical Shepherd. Loves to research and is knowledgeable on a wide range of subjects. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.

Base Stats[]

Rarity:
✯✯✯✯
Miriel Heroes spriteTitle
Rapier Intellect
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
16/17/18
32/35/38
8/9/10
32/35/38
9/10/11
35/38/42
4/5/6
20/23/26
6/7/8
25/28/31
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Blárlion
FEH skill support Draw Back
FEH Thunder Tome Tome
✯✯✯✯✯
Miriel Heroes spriteTitle
Rapier Intellect
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
17/18/19
34/37/41
8/9/10
34/37/40
9/10/11
37/40/44
5/6/7
22/25/29
6/7/8
28/31/34
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Blárlion+
FEH skill support Draw Back
FEH Thunder Tome Tome

Skills[]

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseThunder---
ElthunderThunder--
BlárlionElthunderFEH Star Rarity 4-
Blárlion+BlárlionFEH Star Rarity 5FEH Star Rarity 5
FEH skill supportDraw Back-FEH Star Rarity 4-
AFEH Atk Spd Ideal 1 Atk/Spd Ideal 1--
FEH Atk Spd Ideal 2 Atk/Spd Ideal 2FEH Atk Spd Ideal 1 Atk/Spd Ideal 1FEH Star Rarity 4
FEH Atk Spd Ideal 3 Atk/Spd Ideal 3FEH Atk Spd Ideal 2 Atk/Spd Ideal 2FEH Star Rarity 5
BFEH Spd Res Link 1 Spd/Res Link 1--
FEH Spd Res Link 2 Spd/Res Link 2FEH Spd Res Link 1 Spd/Res Link 1-
FEH Spd Res Link 3 Spd/Res Link 3FEH Spd Res Link 2 Spd/Res Link 2FEH Star Rarity 4

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
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.
Base Kit[]
Counters[]
Skill Inheritance[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Rapier Intellect Miriel
Miriel rapier intellect pop01 You might have recognized this Hero as soon as you saw her pointy hat—that's right, it's Miriel! She's a mage who is a member of the Shepherds, the group led by Chrom.
Miriel rapier intellect pop02 It may be obvious from her appearance that she's sophisticated and put together, but she's also highly meticulous and abhors slovenly behavior. I hear she's particularly concerned about the management of the Shepherds' inventory!
Miriel rapier intellect pop03 Knowing her, I wouldn't be surprised if her goal was to solve all the mysteries of the world. That said, she gets so wrapped up in her own thoughts that sometimes she doesn't even notice her surroundings!
Miriel rapier intellect pop04 Miriel has supported the Shepherds in all kinds of ways, and no one's going to lose, or heaven forbid, misplace, any items on her watch. I just hope that she remembers to look out for herself when she gets her thinking cap on!
Closely Associated Characters
Chrom A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He teams up with Miriel on his way to defeat the Risen who have appeared in Ylisse.
Lon'qu A skilled swordsman of Regna Ferox who is oddly skittish around women. He saved Miriel from an untimely demise after she nearly fell off a cliff while reading.

Quotes[]

Awakening[]

Miriel/Awakening Quotes

Heroes[]

Miriel/Heroes Quotes

Possible Endings[]

Miriel - Rapier Intellect
Miriel remained in Ylisse but would vanish for days at a time when her discoveries prompted further inquiry. In her final years, these excursions culminated in a historic invention of supreme import.
Miriel and Robin
Many wrote of Robin's legendary exploits, but accounts of his origins and character varied. Scholars, poets, and bards agreed on one thing alone—he loved his wife, Miriel, above all else.
Miriel and Frederick
As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. Alas, his wife, Miriel, would often vanish for weeks at a time as she pursued her studies.
Miriel and Virion
Virion returned home to Rosanne, where he was labeled a traitor and a coward, or else ignored entirely. But Miriel's discoveries improved their quality of life, and they soon came to love him once more.
Miriel and Stahl
Stahl continued his service as an Ylissean knight and led crucial missions across the realm. His scatterbrained gaffes were met with criticism from Miriel, but the two still built a happy life together.
Miriel and Vaike
Vaike returned to the streets that raised him and was welcomed as a hero and brother to all. He lived out his days with Miriel, whose sharp mind and tongue refused to be dulled by any change of scenery.
Miriel and Kellam
Miriel remained in Ylisse but would vanish for days at a time to pursue her studies. In her final years, this research led to a historic invention. Her husband's name has been lost to history.
Miriel and Lon'qu
Lon'qu returned to Regna Ferox and served as Basilio's right-hand man. Miriel went with him and focused her studies on Ferox's unusual weather conditions.
Miriel and Ricken
While continuing to study magic, Ricken realized how childish some of his actions had been. Miriel's intellect inspired him greatly, and together they unlocked the secrets of the universe.
Miriel and Gaius
Gaius never lost his sweet tooth, though he ultimately returned to less savory enterprises. Miriel soon began researching new and more-powerful sweeteners for her husband to enjoy.
Miriel and Gregor
After the war, Gregor briefly sank into a life of excess, but when his wife began to treat him like part of the woodwork, he resumed work as a sellsword. Miriel helped out by researching Gregor's targets.
Miriel and Libra
Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The children were said to love Libra like a mother but flee in terror at the sight of Miriel.
Miriel and Henry
Henry settled down with Miriel and turned out to be a surprisingly good father. Their newborn son grew up surrounded by his parents' vast library, dooming him to a future as a bookworm.
Miriel and Donnel
Donnel returned to his tiny village and built a happy life with his mother and his wife, Miriel. The latter directed her studies on the local flora; Donny was shocked that trees could have ten-syllable names.

Non-Canon Appearances[]

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]

Miriel is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round Placement Character Version Votes

CYL1 184 CYL Miriel Portrait
Awakening
1,437
CYL2 234
↓60
CYL Miriel Portrait
Awakening
1,011
↓426
CYL3 201
↑33
CYL Miriel Portrait
Awakening
1,175
↑164
CYL4 202
↓1
CYL Miriel Portrait
Awakening
749
↓426
CYL5 136
↑66
CYL Miriel Portrait
Awakening
691
↓58
CYL6 409
↓273
CYL Miriel Portrait
Awakening
114
↓577

CYL7 348
↑61
CYL Miriel Portrait
Awakening
85
↓29

Etymology[]

Miriel may be a variant of the name "Muriel", which is a variant of the Irish name "Muirgel", meaning "bright sea".

Miriel's name may also originate from Míriel Þerindë meaning "Jewel-daughter", a character in J._R._R._Tolkien's The Silmarillion.[1]

Trivia[]

  • Miriel shares her English voice actress, Tara Platt, with Flavia in Awakening and Edelgard in Three Houses.
  • Miriel's official artwork depicts her wielding a Fire Tome.
  • Miriel has unique battle models as a Mage and Sage.
    • As a Mage, she wears black clothes and a black hat.
    • As a Sage, she wears a black and red version of Emmeryn's outfit.
  • Although a majority of Miriel's map sprites do not feature her wearing her signature mage's hat, all her battle models see her donning it.
  • Miriel was voted the 18th most popular female character in the Fire Emblem Awakening Character Popularity Poll.

Gallery[]

See main article: Miriel/Gallery.

References[]

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