—Shigure to Azura in his Paralogue Surprise Duet
Shigure is a playable character in Fire Emblem Fates.
Profile
All Routes
Shigure is the son of Azura who inherited her beautiful singing voice. He is also the biological grandson of Arete. Like other children in Fates, Shigure was raised in his own Deeprealm world where he made many friends. Unfortunately, his happiness was broken when Vallite soldiers attacked his Deeprealm, forcing him to flee.
In his Paralogue, Shigure is fleeing the Vallites when he crashes onto a ship that Corrin and their allies were on. Azura is surprised to see him here, but he tells her that strange warriors had been pursuing him from his Deeprealm. Azura is surprised that they are also targeting him, while Shigure is unaware about his mother's powers and the past. Two large ships broadside theirs in the process. Shigure asks Azura if he may fight so that he may avenge his friends, but Azura refuses to let him and asks him to hide somewhere, much to his disappointment. After the battle, Azura tells him that she went to his Deeprealm to find the village destroyed and its inhabitants killed. Shigure sings Lost in Thoughts All Alone as a requiem for his fallen friends. He then asks her if he may join them, having no where else to go. She initially rejects his offer, but changes her mind so that she may protect him.
If unmarried, his ending mentions that following the war he served the Hoshidan government's administration for the rest of his life.
Heirs of Fate
A different Shigure acts as the narrator of the DLC Heirs of Fate set, giving the player insight about his world where Corrin and their allies tried to defeat Anankos (therefore following the Revelation path), but failed to. While it is unknown what happened to them, it can be presumed that they died and were returned as corpses bent to Anankos' rule, barring Corrin and Azura.
Shigure learns the fourth and final verse of Lost in Thoughts All Alone and is told of the consequences that could happen if he sung it. Shigure spends his time during the first three parts of Heirs of Fate singing about several phrases and gives a mysterious meaning behind it. He does not actually appear until Heirs of Fate 4, where he stops both Kanas from fighting each other in dragon form and explains to them about his world, and is distraught with worry when the Hoshidan and Nohrian children leave due to conflicting reports about the war.
In Heirs of Fate 5, Shigure is with the two Kanas who support his actions and shows concern about the other children who rashly left after refusing to believe each other. They are ambushed by Arete, Sumeragi and Mikoto, but some of the Hoshidan and Nohrian children return and help them out. At the end of the battle, they reach Castle Gyges, where Shigure uses a crystal to forcibly warp the rest of the children away while goes ahead and confronts Anankos to sing the last verse of Lost in Thoughts All Alone, thanking them for their company.
In Heirs of Fate 6, Shigure confronts Anankos, who in his insanity, mistakes him as Cadros. Shigure prepares to sing the fourth verse of the song, while Anankos pleads with him not to, as he is aware of what will happen if he does. Shigure is suddenly stopped by the children, who teleported back in with the the same crystals Anankos had given to Odin and Laslow, which the two respectively passed to Ophelia and Soleil before their deaths. While Shigure is upset with the fact that he was close to stopping Anankos, Anankos views this as betrayal and summons his Vallite forces to stop him.
After the battle, if any of the children died, Shigure laments their death, saying that they did not deserve to die there. Despite this, he thanks both Kanas for helping him save his world.
If all of the children survived, they have one final conversation with each other before their memories of the event fade away, as it replaced the "person" part of the component of the verse. Before the children return to their original realms, he suggests to use the phrase "It's good to meet you." followed with a smile if they somehow manage to encounter each other again, which the other children agree. At an end scene, Shigure uses this phrase when he meets both Kanas again.
Regardless of the outcome, Shigure throws his mother's pendant into a nearby spring, hoping that no one will ever find and use its powers again.
Personality
Shigure has a natural love for the arts and is especially fond of singing like his mother. He is also a skilled painter, as shown in his supports with his father and during the DLC Anna on the Run where he says that despite being a skilled painter, cannot tell any difference between the brothers in the pirate gang. Humble, Shigure does not let many people see his painting and even initially refuses to have a tent exhibit of his art when his father first suggests it.
Shigure loves his parents, painting a special picture of the two which he claims is his greatest work, a sentiment his father shares. Shigure is aware of the dangers that his mother's abilities are doing to her during the war. Nonetheless, he respects her decision to bear the burden and upholds a promise to rid her pendant should she die.
Calm and serene, Shigure has an affinity for woodland creatures who are drawn to his gentle aura and singing ability. Even large bears are tame and mild around him. He can be socially awkward and has difficulty matching the pace of some of his more excitable fellow children and even initially refuses to bond with his sibling until he realizes that he was being cold. This also makes him moody at times, but is quick to apologize for any sort of rude front he may be projecting at them.
Shigure developed a close bond with his Deeprealm caretakers, notably wailing when news arrived that none survived the attack by invisible soldiers. The reason for Shigure's hairstyle is revealed in his supports with Sophie. One of his old vassals, who Shigure was pretty close to, used to wear his hair like that. They traded hairstyles the day before their village was attacked. Shigure decided to keep it that way to honor his friend. Shigure greatly cares for his mount and the two often ride together during downtime, establishing a close bond that he brings up in several supports such as with Caeldori and Selkie. His riding ability is due to the fact that he likes high places the most in the army.
In-Game
Fire Emblem Fates
Base Stats (Before Inheritance)
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 Sky Knight | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Skills | Weapon | Starting Items | |||||||
 Perfect Pitch Darting Blow Camaraderie |  Lance - C | Iron Naginata | |||||||
Growth Rates
- These are Shigure's default growth rates. For his actual growth rates, use the following formula: (Father's growth rates + Shigure's growth rates) ÷ 2 + Class growth rates.
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35% | 45% | 5% | 45% | 35% | 25% | 35% | 25% |
Max Stat Modifiers
| Father | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrin | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| Jakob | +3 | -1 | +4 | +4 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kaze | -1 | +1 | +4 | +7 | -1 | -3 | +2 |
| Silas | +2 | +1 | +4 | +4 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ryoma | +2 | +1 | +4 | +5 | +2 | -4 | -1 |
| Takumi | +2 | +1 | +5 | +2 | +2 | -2 | -1 |
| Saizo | +2 | +1 | +5 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -1 |
| Azama | +3 | -2 | +2 | +5 | +1 | -1 | +1 |
| Hinata | +2 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | 0 | +1 |
| Subaki | 0 | +1 | +4 | +2 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Kaden | +2 | +1 | -1 | +6 | +2 | -4 | +3 |
| Hayato | +1 | +2 | +1 | +6 | +2 | -3 | 0 |
| Xander | +3 | 0 | +1 | +3 | +3 | -1 | -1 |
| Leo | -1 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +1 | -2 | +3 |
| Laslow | +2 | +1 | +4 | +3 | +2 | -3 | 0 |
| Niles | -1 | +1 | +1 | +7 | +1 | -2 | +2 |
| Odin | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | -2 | 0 |
| Arthur | +2 | +1 | +5 | +4 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
| Keaton | +4 | +1 | 0 | +3 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 |
Supports
- See also: Shigure/Supports
Romantic Supports
- Corrin (Female)
Hoshido
Nohr
Note: He can be the brother of any of them, with the exception of Corrin.
Other Supports
- Corrin (Male) (Can also be his father)
- Azura
- Shigure's father
- Shigure's sibling
- Forrest (Can also be his brother)
- Hisame (Can also be his brother)
- Male Kana (If Shigure is his father)
Class Sets
Standard Sets
| Base Classes | Promoted Classes |
|---|---|
Parental Inheritance Sets
- Inheritance from Mother
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
- *If Azura marries Jakob, she will instead pass down to Shigure the Parallel class for Sky Knight, Wyvern Rider.
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
- Inheritance from Father
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
Hoshido Noble (Birthright and Revelation)
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Nohr Noble (Conquest and Revelation)
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| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
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N/A
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| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
N/A
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Friendship Sets
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
None
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None
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None
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Partner Sets
| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
|---|---|---|
Varies*
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Varies*
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Varies*
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| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
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| Possible Candidates | Base Classes | Possible Promotions |
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*Shigure will receive whatever secondary class that a Female Corrin and a Female Kana who isn't his sister have access to, if he has achieved an S Support with either of them.
**Shigure will receive Wyvern Rider from Azura if Jakob is his father, because of class conflict. Both parents pass down their classes, Father's class will pass down first, then the Mother's class. Since the Songstress class cannot be passed down to any of Azura's children, the game would normally look into her reclass, Sky Knight. But this is also Shigure's base class, so the game will instead look into the parallel class from Azura's base one, which is Troubadour. And since this class is already passed down by Jakob, the game will then finally look into the parallel class of Azura's reclass, thus granting Shigure Wyvern Rider.
Overall
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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.
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Base Class Set
Shigure is one of the most flexible child units in Fates; this is due to his incredibly balanced base stat growths (minus the paternal bonuses) with only his Health and Defense lacking slightly, but these are offset by his decent Resistance growth, meaning that he can be an efficient mage-killer. Depending on the parent, these growths can either be ironed out to be more balanced, or imbalance them even more, making him specialize in one role compared to his versatility otherwise; for example, Arthur makes Shigure's growths more balanced, with his Resistance and Defense being only slightly below average with a huge dent in his Luck growth. If you wish to create a stronger but less sturdy unit, on the other hand, puts a massive emphasis on his Strength and Skill growths, meaning that Shigure becomes a more combat-oriented unit.
His personal skill, Perfect Pitch, is a Rally Ability that help keep his surrounding allies healthy, but comes with a few obstacles. First is that Shigure will have issues healing allied units if he is injured, as he can only heal units with less HP than himself. Second, while Perfect Pitch will heal high (Max) HP units more, he will be able to do so less if their HP is higher than his Max HP. What this means is that to get the most out of personal skill, players should consider having his father have a HP growth stat, possibly even a class with a High HP limit. Another consideration towards using Perfect Pitch is a form of easy self-healing, either by using the Quick Salve or Renewal Skills or Blessed weapons in case of injury. Perfect Pitch stacks with other rally skills, making Shigure a natural candidate for being a rally unit: his default class sets give him access to Rally Resistance and Rally Speed, but he can also access the likes of Rally Strength and Rally Skill from his partner sets in Conquest and Rally Magic as well as Rally Luck in Birthright. If Azura marries Jakob, Shigure can gain Rally Defense as well thanks to the Wyvern Lord class.
Fire Emblem Heroes
- Uplifting Artist
- Azura's son. A sensitive, gentle artist with a voice to rival his mother's. Appears in Fire Emblem Fates.
Base Stats
Rarity: | Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplifting Artist | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Flying | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16/17/18 33/36/39 | 5/6/7 26/29/32 | 7/8/9 30/33/36 | 3/4/5 20/23/26 | 7/8/9 19/22/25 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Steel Lance |  Lance | ||||
 | Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uplifting Artist | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Flying | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16/17/18 34/37/40 | 5/6/7 27/30/33 | 8/9/10 32/35/38 | 3/4/5 21/24/27 | 7/8/9 21/24/27 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
Harmonic Lance Noontime | Lance | ||||
Skills
- Dark Sky Singer
- A descendant of the songstress Azura. Sings in Cyrkensia while hiding his identity.
Base Stats
 | Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Sky Singer | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Infantry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 14/15/16 31/34/38 | 6/7/8 28/31/34 | 4/5/6 26/29/32 | 3/4/5 18/21/24 | 4/5/6 21/24/28 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
Dancer's Score Sing |  Tome | ||||
Skills
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Thunder | - | - | - |
| Elthunder | - | - | - | |
| Dancer's Score | - | - | - | |
| Dancer's Score+ | - |  | - | |
 | Sing | - | | - |
| B |  Torrent Dance 1 | - | - | |
 Geyser Dance 1 | Torrent Dance 1 | - | ||
 Geyser Dance 2 | Geyser Dance 1 | | ||
| C |  B Tome Valor 1 | - | - | |
 B Tome Valor 2 | B Tome Valor 1 | - | ||
 B Tome Valor 3 | B Tome Valor 2 | |
Quotes
Fates
Heroes
Possible Endings
Shigure - Airborne Singer (歌う天馬武者 utau tenma musha lit. The Singing Pegasus Warrior)
- Shigure served in the Hoshidan administration for the rest of his life. Others loved working for him, enjoying his impromptu songs. Records of his life are the only proof that Azura truly existed.
- Shigure and Corrin (Birthright/Conquest)
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Corrin was hailed as a hero, working alongside her spouse to spread peace world wide.
- Shigure and Corrin (Revelation)
- The two spent the rest of their lives together, Corrin ruling as the wise Queen of Valla. Shigure's voice helped heal the hearts of the Vallites, making the queen's reign long and happy.
- Shigure and Caeldori
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Caeldori helped by resolving many disputes with her natural talents and was adored by all.
- Shigure and Kana
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Scholars believe Kana traveled the world doing good. Most stories of dragons were based on her deeds.
- Shigure and Midori
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Midori developed a great variety of new medicines and traveled widely to teach their manufacture.
- Shigure and Mitama
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Mitama, for her part, lived the rest of her life happily as a celebrated poet whose work survives today.
- Shigure and Nina
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Once married, Nina gave up her "hobby" for volunteer work and was hailed as a great philanthropist.
- Shigure and Ophelia
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Scholars say Ophelia continued to research spells and hexes all her life. She also named them.
- Shigure and Rhajat
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Scholars note Rhajat's incredible devotion to her beloved—the two were rarely seen apart in public.
- Shigure and Selkie
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Selkie never truly settled down, and could often be found romping wildly in the forest.
- Shigure and Soleil
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Historians disagree about Soleil's final fate but agree she was an inspiration to everyone she met.
- Shigure and Sophie
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Sophie and Avel traveled around the world. She eventually became an outstanding knight.
- Shigure and Velouria
- After the war, Shigure traveled the land singing to heal hearts. Love songs were only for his beloved. Velouria's keen senses saved those around her from potential danger on countless occasions.
Non-Canon Appearances
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)
Shigure is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:
Etymology
Shigure (時雨) means drizzle which is a reference to his mother's name. It is also the name of a Japanese destroyer boat.
Trivia
- Shigure shares his English voice actor, Matthew Mercer, with Ryoma, Azama, and Chrom from Awakening.
- He also shares his Japanese voice actor, Yoshimasa Hosoya, with Robin, Male Morgan, and Yashiro Tsurugi.
- Like Lucina in Awakening, Shigure is the only child character in Fates to have a fixed hair color, only having his mother's light blue hair color regardless of his father's hair color.
- In his Japanese confession scene, he sings the first line from his mother's signature song, Lost in Thoughts All Alone.
- Shigure was voted the 26th most popular male on Nintendo's official Fates character poll.
- In the Heirs of Fate DLC, he inherits Azura's pendant.
- In the DLC, Shigure's portrait is altered to where he is wearing his mother's pendant, while Azura's was changed to where she does not wear it.
- Shigure also wears the pendant in Fire Emblem Heroes. However, his dialogue implies he came from Nohr.
- Shigure and Midori were included in the Hoshidan Festival of Bonds DLC due to being the developers favorite choice.
- A bug occurs in the Mess Hall where Shigure has one of Kiragi's voice clips when given decent food.
- Shigure is the only child character in Fates who will always have a sibling due to the fact that all of his potential fathers have children of their own.
- In the French edition, it is stated that his Pegasus is a female, while in English it is not said.
Gallery
- See main article: Shigure/Gallery.