Neimi

Neimi
Names and Aliases
Name (JP)	ネイミー
Biological Information
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Relatives	May contain spoilers Zethla (Grandfather)
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
First Seen	Chapter 3: The Bandits of Borgo
Starting Class	Archer
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“I'm starting to wonder if I really should be here...”
—Neimi's Final Chapter Quote in The Sacred Stones

Neimi is a playable character from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. She is a young girl from Renais, and a childhood friend of Colm, whom she brought into Eirika's group.

Profile

Neimi and Colm grew up together in the village of Lark. She was trained by her grandfather, the legendary Zethla, the "single-arrow legend". Whenever Zethla went hunting, he only carried a single arrow with him, yet never missed his hunting target. Neimi's deceased mother was a high-ranked cleric who left the clergy to get married; Neimi's most prized possession is a mirror that belonged to her mother.

Colm always defended her in front of bullies and protected her constantly, a habit he still practices. Colm is blunt and sometimes downright rude to Neimi, though his snide attitude crumbles when he sees her cry. They each have somewhat of a crush on each other, revealed in supports with other characters. Neimi says when Amelia asks her if there is a boy she likes, that "He's someone who's always watched over me, stood by my side. He used to make me cry, but I...I love him."

Personality

Neimi is mild, sweet and very sensitive. She is a crybaby, and gets tearful for the most banal things. Neimi tends to apologize for the slightest reasons, she always blames herself by thinking that she did the wrong thing. She is humble and insecure, if she is a combatant in the final battle against Fomortiis, she wonders confusingly if she should be in this important event. She is not really sure how she got involved in the war as she doesn't have strong will and convictions, but she decided to help the cause even so.

Despite her lack of coping skills, she is actually a great archer with excelent shot. She holds her grandfather ,that trained her, in high regards. She also has a love for animals and used to have a fox as a pet, and wishes to take more animals to raise when the war is over.

She has a childhood crush on Colm, but his harsh demeanor always makes her cry. It is unknown why he is so harsh with her most of the time, though it is implied that he is trying to train her out of her hyper-sensitivity.

In Game

Base Stats

Starting Class						Affinity
Archer						Fire
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov
1	17*	4	5	6	4	3	2	5	5
Weapon					Starting Items
Bow - D					Iron Bow Vulnerary

*18 in the Japanese version

Growth Rates

HP	S/M	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
55%	45%	50%	60%	50%	15%	35%

Promotion Gains

Item Required				Promoted Class
Orion's Bolt or Master Seal				Sniper
1	+4	+3	+1	+1	+2	+2	+1	+1
Skills				Weapon Levels
Sure Strike				+40

Item Required				Promoted Class
Orion's Bolt or Master Seal				Ranger
1	+2	+2	+2	+1	+3	+3	+3	+2
Skills				Weapon Levels
Cannot mount Ballistae				D

Supports

See also: Neimi/Supports

• Gilliam
• Garcia
• Colm
• Amelia
• Artur

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.

Neimi has good availability but has to deal with her horrible bases, as well as being locked to 5 movement until she promotes. As an Archer, she suffers from an inability to counter at close range, which renders her mostly useless on Enemy Phase and makes leveling her up rather slow. The majority of foes in Sacred Stones are quite weak, making the long-range chip damage of a bow unit comparatively less useful, particularly on Rout chapters where the primary objective is to kill as many enemies as possible. Players will have to consider if her potential ability is worth the effort needed to raise her, as many other units can accomplish the game objectives without needing nearly as many resources.

Neimi's saving grace is her promotion: the chapter 6 Orion's Bolt is only usable by her, so she faces no competition for promotion items. Sniper is a generally useless choice for her, due to the limited utility of Sure Strike; a raised Neimi should have no issues hitting her target anyway. On the other hand, Ranger provides D-rank Swords, enabling close-range countering, an extra point of movement, and a mount, with all the attendant advantages, turning Neimi into a very viable supportive attacker. As a Ranger, Neimi should be able to pull her weight, though it will take time for her to reach that point.

Quotes

Defeat:

“You were right, Colm... I am a klutz. Sorry...”
—Neimi's death quote in The Sacred Stones

Chapter 7:

“I'm sure I can help if you'll let me... I'll keep myself safe.”
—Neimi speaking to Eirika in Chapter 7

Endings

Neimi, the Tearful Archer (泣き撃ち Naki uchi)

"She returned to her village and passed her days in peace and quiet. Years later, she traveled to the capital of Renais as an archery instructor for their military. She never could resist a good cry."

A Support with Colm

"The childhood friends became lovers first, then husband and wife. Worried for Neimi's well-being, Colm gave up his adventurer's ways. Neimi passed on her grandfather's skill in archery to her own son and daughter."

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Neimi is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:

B11-013R

B11-014N

Trivia

• While her sprite as an archer uses the standard long hair for a female archer, her sprite as a sniper uses Louise's sprite from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Gallery

Neimi's portrait in The Sacred Stones

Neimi's Archer Animation.

Neimi's Sniper Animation.

Neimi as a Ranger with a bow

Neimi as a Ranger with a Sword

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