—Tharja's recruitment quote with Chrom in Chapter 9
Tharja is a playable character in Fire Emblem Awakening.
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Profile[]
Tharja is a Dark Mage from Plegia skilled with curses and hexes. Very little of her history is known other than that she hails from a family of powerful mages and occasionally sends them letters. Tharja joined the Plegian army for unknown reasons but never expressed true loyalty to King Gangrel, whom she felt disdainful towards for his pointless aggression against the neighboring country of Ylisse.
Tharja is among the forces present at Plegia Castle as Gangrel prepared to execute Exalt Emmeryn. Just before the start of it, Tharja vocally questioned why she has to be there. Suddenly, the Ylissean prince Chrom arrives with the Shepherds to rescue Emmeryn. During the battle, Chrom can notice Tharja among the enemy as the sole Plegian soldier refusing to engage against the Shepherds. Tharja somewhat expresses "respect" for her king, but she tells Chrom that she holds no loyalty to Gangrel and would leave in a heartbeat just so she can live. When Chrom offers her a chance to join his cause, she tells him that welcoming an enemy could result in him getting stabbed in the back. Though he accepts the possibility, Chrom still extends his offer to her as he claims Emmeryn would do the same before leaving to resume battle. Amused that he still trusts her enough despite most people immediately rejecting her when she makes such threats, Tharja joins the Shepherds.
At some point after the battle, while wandering the Barracks, the Shepherd's Tactician Robin catches her attention for some reason. Tharja develops a fierce fixation to them, stalking them day and night, keeping meticulous records of their every action. It is due to this obsession that Tharja remains loyal to the Shepherd's cause, just so she can be close to them.
After the war, if she is unmarried, Tharja's obsession with Robin leads her to a life of casting curses and hexes to reunite with them.
Should Tharja marry another Shepherd, she becomes the mother of Noire. If she marries Robin, she also becomes the mother of Morgan.
Personality[]
Dark, brooding, and moody, Tharja is a reclusive woman who prefers to keep her interests to herself and does not enjoy the company of most people. This is reflected by the fact that Tharja has the least amount of friendship support option as, not including female Robin, her only friendship support is Nowi. She even states that while she was serving the Plegian army, she held no particular bonds with anyone in it. Upon joining the Shepherds, she is immediately interested in Robin, eventually developing an intense obsession with them. She stalks them from a distance and keeps meticulous records of their every action down to the number of times they have tossed in bed compared to previous nights or the slightest changes in their routines and habits. Her deepest desire is to be of use to them and vies for their attention and possible affection as well. She is receptive to their requests and sometimes minor comments towards her. When Robin stated that "normal girls" would not act like Tharja, she literally took this to heart and remodeled herself into an ideal "normal girl." Her reeducation was so thorough that she struggled to return to her normal self when they told her they preferred her real personality.
Other than Robin, Tharja actively avoids most people. Whenever someone tries to interact with her, most of the time she simply tries to disengage as soon as she can. If they are particularly pushy, she will threaten if not outright curse them. With time, she is able to open her heart to others, though she makes it clear that Robin still remains at the forefront of her mind. While she comes off as cold and uncaring, Tharja is surprisingly a sympathetic person as she laments of all those who lost their lives to Gangrel's ambitions. She openly spites him in her support with Vaike and declared him unworthy of the crown. Tharja does actually care for her Shepherd allies, even subtly telling Nowi that her parents are "far away" to spare her the grief of knowing that her parents have since passed on. She is close enough to her parents to send regular letters to during the course of the war and does receive them back with good news of their current conditions. In her supports with Frederick and Virion, Tharja tends to their wounds after they protected her in the previous battles. Hearing of Lon'qu's aversion to women, she offers to help remove his "curse".
Tharja ultimately embodies the concepts of Dark Magic as she can be dubious at times, but does have a moral center and does use her skills for ultimately just reasons. She has developed numerous curses over the years and has used them on some allies who annoy her, though most of these are minor nuisances like runny noses and does not inflict anything that would be detrimental to their well-being. If someone were to harm Robin, she would unleash the fullest extent of her curses upon the perpetrator. Likewise, she has developed and learned curses that provide positive effects like cooling fevers and repelling insects. When asked, she does offer these skills willingly to her allies.
Her relationship with her daughter Noire is complicated as her future-self used her as a guinea pig for some of her curses and even taught her the dark arts. Deep down she does not wish for her daughter to be plagued by the risks of dark magic and while having difficulty expressing it, she does love her daughter. Ultimately, her future self sacrificed her life to protect her as a testament to the strong maternal love she holds for her. In The Future Past, she also shows a overprotective streak towards the Noire of that particular world.
While having no idea of her own sex appeal due to her figure and fairly revealing outfit, Tharja was quickly embarrassed when it was pointed out to her in her conversation with Cordelia in Xenologue 17, becoming more self-conscious of her appearance and developing a talisman to suppress this newfound feeling. In her conversations with Nowi in Xenologue 16, she was also embarrassed when Nowi said that she had the largest breasts out of the women of the army (changed to the silkiest hair in the European version).
In-Game[]
Fire Emblem Awakening[]
Recruitment[]
Chapter 9: Enemy, talk with Chrom.
Base Stats[]
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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| 90% | 30% | 60% | 40% | 60% | 40% | 45% | 30% |
Max Stat Modifiers[]
| Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Luk | Def | Res |
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| 0 | +3 | -1 | +1 | -3 | +1 | 0 |
Supports[]
- See also: Tharja/Supports
Romantic Supports
Other Supports
Class Sets[]
| Base Classes | Promoted Classes |
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Overall[]
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Base Class[]
Tharja's growths may be a little strange compared to the three mage characters present before she is recruited, but as a Dark Mage, she performs her role nicely. Although Robin, Miriel, and Ricken may already be at a higher level, Tharja is able to take physical hits better than Miriel, is stronger and faster than Ricken, and does not have the varied growths that Robin has. Her Skill is indeed quite low, though her skills in Hex and Anathema help compensate for that by lowering the opponents' Avoid and Critical Avoid. Though Tharja may need some catching up to do by the time she is recruited, she has the ability to use Dark Tomes, which can be useful. Tharja has Nosferatu upon her recruitment, which can be a good relief weapon in case she takes a beating. Four chapters after her recruitment, she will be able to wield as many of these as she can, as Carrion Isle begins to sell them.
Tharja can perform well as both a Sorcerer and Dark Knight. As a Sorcerer, she is slightly stronger magic wise, but unfortunately still has fairly low Skill. Luckily, her attacking skill from this class, Vengeance, has a high activation rate, although Henry will generally activate it more often than her due to his higher Skill stat. Tharja can learn Tomebreaker, which will boost her hit and dodge rate against tome units, allowing her to potentially be used as an anti-mage unit. Tharja works decently as a Dark Knight, and between Tharja and Henry, there is very little difference aside from her stronger Magic but lower Skill. Despite the loss of Dark Magic, the Dark Knight gives Tharja Slow Burn to help with her low Skill and Luck, as well as Lifetaker to prolong her survivability from the double-edged sword of Vengeance's damage.
Reclassing[]
Tharja's two reclassing options are the Archer and Knight classes. Though Tharja will struggle in these classes after first joining them, owing to her inability to utilize her strong magic offense, grinding her Strength through Energy Drops and leveling up can actually turn her into a decent Longbow Sniper, due to her access to Prescience, Hit Rate +20, and Anathema to patch her mediocre Skill, as well as strong damaging skills like Vengeance and Luna. Furthermore, Bowfaire is her only weapon-boosting skill, in turn making Sniper perhaps the only physical class really worth having Tharja in.
While reclassing to one of the Knight-family classes makes her rather lackluster, reducing her strengths of high Magic and Speed, Great Knight holds useful skills for her in the form of Luna (a less risky, more reliable alternative to Vengeance) and Dual Guard+, which makes a good filler skill whenever she is paired up. As a General, she is less than effective, though Pavise can be picked up to patch her Defense as a Sorcerer, and also compliments Vengeance quite well, especially if she opts not to run Lifetaker so that Vengeance's damage output is increased. Combining skills like Dual Guard+, Pavise, Bowbreaker, and Tomebreaker altogether make her very difficult to kill, which in turn makes her Vengeance all the more deadly.
Fire Emblem Engage[]
Bond Ring[]
- Hero from beyond Elyos and a dark mage from Plegia. Wicked and deeply jealous, she was known for her curses. She became very attached to Robin, whom she followed like a shadow.
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Mag +1 Spd +1 | |
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Mag +1 Spd +1 Def +1 |
 Princess Exalt
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Mag +1 Spd +2 Def +1 |
Fire Emblem Heroes[]
- Dark Shadow
- A mage from Plegia with a dark side and a possessive streak, especially with Robin. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Base Stats[]
Rarity: | Title | ||||
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| Dark Shadow | |||||
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 Infantry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 15/16/17 32/35/38 | 6/7/8 25/28/31 | 6/7/8 27/30/33 | 4/5/6 17/20/23 | 3/4/5 14/17/20 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Ruin |  Tome | ||||
 | Title | ||||
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| Dark Shadow | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Infantry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 15/16/17 33/36/39 | 7/8/9 27/30/33 | 7/8/9 29/32/35 | 4/5/6 18/21/24 | 3/4/5 15/18/21 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
Rauðrblade Retribution | Tome | ||||
 | Title | ||||
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| Dark Shadow | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Infantry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16/17/18 35/39/42 | 7/8/9 29/32/35 | 7/8/9 31/34/37 | 5/6/7 20/23/26 | 4/5/6 17/20/23 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
| Rauðrblade+ Retribution | Tome | ||||
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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 | Flux | - | - | - |
| Ruin | - |  | - | |
| Rauðrblade | - |  | | |
| Rauðrblade+ | Rauðrblade |  | | |
| Tharja's Hex | - | | | |
 | Retribution | - | | |
| Vengeance | Retribution | - | | |
| A |  Darting Blow 1 | - | - | |
 Darting Blow 2 | Darting Blow 1 | | ||
 Darting Blow 3 | Darting Blow 2 | | ||
| C |  Spur Res 1 | - | | |
 Spur Res 2 | Spur Res 1 | | ||
 Spur Res 3 | Spur Res 2 | |
Overall[]
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Base Set[]
Tharja embodies the strength of the early Book I Blade Tome Infantry units as its Red Tome representative. Her solid starting 46 Atk and 34 Spd greatly supported her capabilities as a offensive mage unit. Her mixed bulk is rather low and is punishing in more modern metas long since Book I as she has a mere 62 physical bulk score and a 59 magical bulk score. While her style of play has fallen greatly out of usage, she can still be a great budget option if looking for a low cost merged mage and can mold very well to many inheritable tomes long since introduced. Her Resplendent Form also gives her a much needed boost to her stats to help her catch up stat wise.
Tharja is the original Rauðrblade+ user, which grants bonus Atk equal to the visible and in-combat stat bonuses applied to her. Depending on her team synergy, she can reach truly astounding damage that can completely wipe out some opponents in a single round. It did slow down her Special Cooldown, but this was eventually addressed when she later received her personal tome Tharja's Hex, which not only added 1 additional Mt, but also removed the Special Cooldown penalty, which was a significant boost to her overall performance. While the effect of its refine is not nearly as impactful as many others, its ability to inflict -4 Atk/Spd to her opponent during combat can be a strong determining factor in her ability to survive combat and perhaps finish off a wider range of enemies.
She has Vengeance for her offensive skill, which for the most part allows her to deal more damage when injured, but ultimately is not suited for Arena battles. Darting Blow is her Skill A, self buffing herself when initiating with good +6 to Spd and Spur Resistance for her Skill C for ally buffing. Base kit alone, Tharja is fairly unimpressive and requires outside help, both for skill and team composition, to shine.
Counters[]
Tharja is mostly a threat when buffed as she is unremarkable otherwise. Dealing with her buffing ally will instantly depower her greatly. Otherwise, her low HP and Res leaves her vulnerable to Panic Ploy and the Res reliant Ploy skills. The former is incredibly crippling to her as a penalty taken severely hinders her performance. Blues of all sorts can easily dispose of her especially those with decent enough Res or skills to take a blow such as Selkie and Fjorm, especially the latter who can not only absorb her boosted damage, but use it to empower her own unique special on retaliation, which she can do with Leiptr's distant counter effect. Nowi is also strong counter as she has the HP to run Panic Ploy and naturally has Lightning Breath to retaliate from a distance while exploiting her lower Res due to breath mechanics.
Skill Inheritance Options[]
Focusing on Tharja's unique Tome leads to the standard array for a Bladetome user, which does require a complete overhaul of her entire kit. Fury gives her a flat increase to her four core stats at the cost of a health recoil after battle. Inheriting the third tier skill is sufficient in getting her started, but its fourth tier gives her the biggest boost. Desperation allows Tharja to use her solid Spd to launch her Follow-Up Attack before her foe can retaliate so long as she is in HP range to activate it, which luckily Fury can do for her. Glimmer as her Special lets her take any and all boosts she receives and translates it into additional damage. Drive Attack or Drive Speed can boost her allies stats during combat and are generally the strongest two stats to give to an ally. If she can get the Joint variation, she can also receive the bonuses herself during combat.
Tharja makes for an excellent recipient of the Arcane Eclipse from Rearmed Ophelia since it has special acceleration and an instant 1 point charge on Turn 1. If she has at least 25% HP before combat, she gains +5 to her four core stats, makes a guaranteed Follow-Up attack, and neutralizes any Atk penalty on her. Tharja becomes a much more direct offensive mage, taking skills that boost her Atk/Spd for her Skill A like Attack Speed Finish or Attack Speed Ideal. Special Spiral lets her accelerate her Special cooldowns even further and keep it constantly charged. Attack Speed Oath or Speed Smoke also gives her beneficial boosts her stats during combat. Time's Pulse also works well in focusing on keepingh er special charged. While she may not be the strongest user, Flare can be viable under this build and giving her Magic Null Follow gives her tremendous boosts during combat.
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| Dark Shadow Tharja | |||
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A Plegian dark mage, Tharja is descended from a long line of powerful hexers. I hear her parents had her initiated into the dark arts before she could even crawl! | ||
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It was during the war between Plegia and Ylisse that Tharja met Chrom. Impressed by his noble spirit, she decided to leave Plegia and join the Shepherds. | ||
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She then quickly developed an obsession with Robin, Chrom's strategist...though her fixation wasn't noticed straight away. The way she tried so hard to get Robin's attention is enough to make my heart ache! | ||
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I hear mean rumors that some people are afraid of her and think she's creepy, but I think she's a totally normal girl, and super cute too! I hope we can be friends! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Robin | A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Has lost all memory of what happened before meeting Chrom. The subject of Tharja's affections, such as they are. | ||
| Chrom | A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He invites Tharja into the group. | ||
- Normal Girl
- A mage from Plegia who, while usually creepy, is acting bright and cheerful...for some reason. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Base Stats[]
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
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 Armored | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 18/19/20 40/43/46 | 9/10/11 31/34/37 | 4/5/6 14/18/21 | 7/8/9 31/34/37 | 9/10/11 33/36/39 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
| Candelabra+ Chilling Wind | Tome | ||||
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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| Flux | - | - | - |
| Ruin | - | - | - | |
| Candelabra | - | - | - | |
| Candelabra+ | Candelabra | | - | |
| Chilling Wind | - | | - |
| Iceberg | Chilling Wind | - | | |
| A |  Close Counter | - | | |
| B |  Vengeful Fighter 1 | - | - | |
 Vengeful Fighter 2 | Vengeful Fighter 1 | - | ||
 Vengeful Fighter 3 | Vengeful Fighter 2 | | ||
| C |  R Tome Valor 1 | - | - | |
 R Tome Valor 2 | R Tome Valor 1 | - | ||
 R Tome Valor 3 | R Tome Valor 2 | |
Overall[]
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Base Set[]
Winter Tharja has had a decent time enjoying the role as the sole Red Armor unit in Heroes for nearly four years, giving her a specific niche in an otherwise nearly unoccupied unit type combination. She has solid all-around bulk with her physical bulk being two points lower than her magical and solid enough Atk for a mage that her abysmal speed is easily overlooked. Her base kit is easily worked into a powerful defensive unit, but as an Armor unit she can be molded into a player turn oriented character with certain skills. Though locked as a seasonal unit, Winter Tharja is great ally just for her sheer uniqueness.
Candelabra boosts her Atk/Spd/Def/Res by 2 when she is attacked and utilizes her strong Res to empower her Iceberg Special. Winter Tharja also comes with Close Counter, allowing her to retaliate against all who try to attack her. Her main skill that gives her so much power is Vengeful Fighter, allowing her the ability to double when attacked like Quick Riposte, while also accelerating her Special cooldown, instantly rectifying her Spd issues.
Winter Tharja's final skill, R Tome Valor is a bit useless for actual battles given its sole effect is for doubling SP gains during battles for fellow Red Tomes. However, it is an excellent skill, if multiple copies are obtained, to give to a dancer like Festival Micaiah or Soiree Ishtar for training without having to burden their training team with her as she lacks the sheer utility of a dancer in regards to training.
Counters[]
Winter Tharja is strong enough to survive many units in the game, but her low Spd makes her susceptible to many units, even some middling Spd units. Any sort of Blue in particular, especially magical tanks like Fjorm, Nowi, and Fallen Hardin easily counter her. Her armor also makes her weak to the likes of Caeda, Clair, and Micaiah, all of whom run weapons that are effective against Armor.
Skill Inheritance Options[]
Depending on the route the player wishes to take, Winter Tharja's build changes. Regardless of her build, as an Armored unit, she wants either Swap or Pivot to help with mobility.
If planning on using an Player Turn oriented build, she will require a lot of units who are incredibly hard to acquire. Having her inherit her base forms' Rauðrblade+ will allow her to better maximize her offense through Armor buffs, especially with Glimmer to fully make usage of the buff damage boosts. Death Blow maximizes her offensive damage since her Speed is too low to try and boost to double anything. For Skill B, Bold Fighter patches her low speed by guaranteeing that she can double on initiation on top of the special cooldown acceleration. Finally, running an Armor skill for Skill C is great for team synergy. Either running Armor March or Hone Armor/Ward Armor on a budget allows great synergy.
If looking to maximize Winter Tharja's Enemy turn oriented base kit, taking Ignis or Glacies better boosts her damage output since she has cooldown acceleration from Vengeful Fighter. She can run with her Candelabra+, though those willing to sacrifice a Katarina can give her Rauðrowl+ since she is going to be sticking close to her Armor allies for buffs. Finally, her high Res makes her a good candidate for Ploy skills, most preferably Resistance Ploy to deal more damage to her enemies.
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| "Normal Girl" Tharja | |||
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All kinds of Heroes come to take part in Askr's winter festival. Tharja, a dark mage from Plegia, is one such Hero, and she's super-excited to join the fun! | ||
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Upbeat and cheerful, Tharja has chosen an oddly light outfit for the winter theme. I like those antlers and little ears she's wearing in her hair! | ||
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She's also carrying some candles, an essential decoration for the festival. That candelabra looks pretty solid, though, and I hear it doubles as a weapon! | ||
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Tharja tends to be reserved around people, but there's no better place than the winter festival to get out of your shell! Come on, Tharja, let's get out there and have some fun! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Robin | A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Has lost all memory of what happened before meeting Chrom. The subject of Tharja's affections, such as they are. | ||
| Chrom | A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He invites Tharja into the group. | ||
| Henry | A dark mage of Plegia with a bright grin and a taste for the gruesome in battle. Rumors of his talent have reached Tharja's ears. | ||
- Obsessive Bride
- A mage from Plegia with a dark side and a possessive streak. Determined to get her hands on the festival's prize, a bouquet. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Base Stats[]
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
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| Obsessive Bride | |||||
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| Infantry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16/17/18 35/39/42 | 8/9/10 32/35/38 | 8/9/10 32/35/38 | 5/6/7 18/21/24 | 3/4/5 18/21/24 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
Múspell Fireposy Rally Speed | Tome | ||||
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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| Fire | - | - | - |
| Elfire | - | - | - | |
| Bolganone | - | - | - | |
| Múspell Fireposy | - | | - | |
 | Rally Speed | - | | - |
| Rally Atk/Spd | Rally Speed | - | | |
| A |  Atk/Spd Bond 1 | - | - | |
 Atk/Spd Bond 2 | Atk/Spd Bond 1 | - | ||
 Atk/Spd Bond 3 | Atk/Spd Bond 2 | | ||
| C |  Spd Feint 1 | - | - | |
 Spd Feint 2 | Spd Feint 1 | - | ||
 Spd Feint 3 | Spd Feint 2 | |
Overall[]
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Base Set[]
Bridal Tharja is essentially a more optimized version of her base form, with a higher Atk/Spd combo of 35/35 compared to 32/34. However, in exchange for this, she has slightly lower Def/Res. Essentially, Bridal Tharja will hit hard but will fall quickly if she does not finish off her target. Prior to her base form acquiring her unique tome, Bridal Tharja was a superior option for a Bladetome, but her base form later reverse powercrept her. Nonetheless, she still remains an excellent choice for the Bladetome build or offensive Red magic in general, if only limited by her lack of availability, especially in comparison to base form Tharja.
Bridal Tharja comes with her own personal weapon, Múspell Fireposy, boosting her Speed by 3 and further increasing her Atk/Spd +2 for each ally within two spaces of her. She runs Rally Attack Speed which combos onto her unique skill Speed Feint, decreasing the Speed of all enemies within all four cardinal directions of her if she uses a Rally skill on an ally. Finally, Bridal Tharja has Attack Speed Bond, boosting her Atk/Spd +5 when adjacent with to an ally, allowing her to reach a massive +11 if adjacent to at least one ally and having 3 within her weapon's range. Her base kit allows her to be incredibly strong, especially when near her allies, though maximizing her stats by purposefully positioning your allies to achieve the effect may not be practical. Nevertheless, she is one of the strongest Red Tome infantry units who is only hindered by her Seasonal status.
Counters[]
Bridal Tharja is easily disposed of by Magical tanks like Fjorm, Hardin, and Nowi. Powerful Blue Mages like Delthea, Linde, and Reinhardt easily dispatch her with ease. Her paper thin Def makes her vulnerable to the likes of Ayra and Mia. Finally, while uncommon, R Tomebreaker units like Lilina or Sanaki also can combat her by eliminating her speedy nature.
Skill Inheritance Options[]
Bridal Tharja can become more of an independent Mage unit if she takes her base forms' Rauðrblade+ combination for stronger attacks with team buffs. Running Glimmer regardless if she runs Múspell Fireposy or Rauðrblade+ results in devastatingly strong attacks when it procs. Draw Back is generally her best support skill as a Mage, though Reposition also works while maintaining her innate Rally Skill still works just fine. Fury further boosts her combat stats while reducing her health slowly so she can enter the threshold for Desperation. Finally her Skill C can be Odd Attack Wave if you are willing to sacrifice an Ishtar, otherwise Smoke skills, preferably Speed Smoke helps her to guarantee a double attack against most enemies until she can reach her Desperation range. Those on a budget can also pull Threaten Speed or Threaten Resistance can achieve similar effects.
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| Obsessive Bride Tharja | |||
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Tharja is a dark mage from Plegia, and she's brought a captivating outfit for the bridal festival! | ||
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This dress features a contrasting black-and-purple color scheme that makes a big impression. It suits her spooky mystique well! | ||
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Meanwhile, the roses in her bouquet are ablaze with a fiery red color. Apparently, they can produce actual fire too—I guess that must be the result of one of her hexes! | ||
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To Tharja, marriage is a curse that inescapably binds two people in eternal love. Well, if it means being happy together, I guess that's a nice sentiment...in its own way? | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Robin | A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Has lost all memory of what happened before meeting Chrom. The subject of Tharja's affections, such as they are. | ||
| Chrom | A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He invites Tharja into the group. | ||
| Henry | A dark mage of Plegia with a bright grin and a taste for the gruesome in battle. Rumors of his talent have reached Tharja's ears. | ||
- Florid Charmer
- A mage of Plegia who commands powerful dark magic. Wearing particularly enchanting attire to a festival celebrating her homeland's culture. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Base Stats[]
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
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| Florid Charmer | |||||
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 Flying | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 17/18/19 36/40/43 | 8/9/10 36/39/43 | 10/11/12 38/41/45 | 3/4/5 16/19/22 | 4/5/6 19/22/25 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
| Plegian Torch+ Retribution |  Tome | ||||
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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| Wind | - | - | - |
| Elwind | - | - | | |
| Plegian Torch | - | | - | |
| Plegian Torch+ | Plegian Torch | | | |
| Retribution | - | | - |
| Reprisal | - | - | ||
| A | Darting Blow 1 | - | - | |
 Swift Sparrow 1 | Darting Blow 1 | - | ||
 Swift Sparrow 2 | Swift Sparrow 1 | | ||
 Swift Sparrow 3 | Swift Sparrow 2 | | ||
| C |  Spd/Res Rein 1 | - | - | |
 Spd/Res Rein 2 | Spd/Res Rein 1 | - | ||
 Spd/Res Rein 3 | Spd/Res Rein 2 | |
Overall[]
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Base Set[]
Plegian Tharja marks the first time she has receive a variation that is not a Red Tome. Now as a Green Tome Flier, she retains the spirit of most of her other forms, being a highly offense oriented unit. At neutral 39 Atk and 41 Spd, she can reliably perform solid attacks with a good chance of performing follow-up attacks, especially in tandem with her skills. In exchange, her overall bulk is middling, sitting at 59 physical and 62 magical. Plegian Tharja in general should avoid taking damage as much as possible an many skills can be used to help her achieve an oppressive player turn performance.
Plegian Torch is an inheritable green tome with a rather interesting effect. If she is not adjacent to an ally, her foe suffers a penalty to their Atk/Res stat based on their current visible debuffs to those stats. For example, if her foe is suffering an Atk-7 visible debuff, they will suffer an additional -7 and tack on an additional 5 because of the weapon's effect, brining the total to -19. Depending on her allies, her debuff can reach incredible totals that can actually make her overall bulk less of an issue, and possibly survive a hit under the most optimal circumstances.
Reprisal boosts her damage by 30% of the current health she has lost. Unfortunately at 40 HP, she does not quite have that large of a boost as the most she gain gain out of this is a +9 (or +8 under a HP flaw) true damage addition, which she can achieve much better through better inheritable specials. Swift Sparrow 3 gives her an Atk+6 and Spd+7 boost during combat if she initiates combat, perfectly syncing with her two strongest stats. Spd/Res Rein inflicts Spd/Res-4 to foes within 2 spaces of her during combat, which does stack on her tome's effect, but not factor into the calculation of the drop for the latter stat.
Counters[]
Plegaian Tharja's weakness lie in her inability to counterattack against adjacent enemies which means that any close range physical unit can safely engage her. Even if they suffer from her tome's penalty, which still activates even if she does not counterattack, only the lowest end of the physical damage range are unable to finish her off in a single round of combat if they initiate. Bows are essentially an immediate end for her due to the effective damage bonus. Also bad enemy AI can inadvertently put her next to her allies, depriving her of her tome's effect.
Skill Inheritance[]
Plegian Tharja's missing an Assist Skill and a Skill B. Her best option for the former is easily Reposition due to the universally great application that comes from placing an ally on the opposite adjacent tile of herself. Since she can fly over any terrain, she has far better ways of using this skill that some others cannot. Skill B can be filled with useful skills like Chill Attack, Chill Resistance, and Chill Attack Resistance to sync with her tome if she does not have an ally who can do this for her. Desperation can also work on a team where she has a debuffer as the ability to perform her follow-up attack before her foe can counterattack can seal a round, especially since she can easily use skills to guarantee a natural follow-up. Attack Speed Solo has far better sync with her tome and makes the stat boost applicable during both player turns, even though she should outright avoid this anyways. Skill C can be filled with better skills like Ground Orders or flier team skills like Hone Fliers or Air Orders.
Alongside taking Desperation, giving Plegian Tharja a Gronnblade tome also gives her a classic, but still effective bladetome mage thanks to her ability to receive strong flier buffs and, with Glimmer as her special, can turn them into an incredible damage totals with Swift Sparrow in tow.
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| Florid Charmer Tharja | |||
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Tharja is well known as a dark mage and hex enthusiast, but she's also a native of Plegia, which is hosting its own festival today! And so, she's joining the festivities in an all-new outfit! | ||
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Her flowing, dark robe is a perfect match for her long, black locks and slender frame. With this outfit, she's more bewitching than ever! | ||
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And yet, she doesn't particularly enjoy the attention that she inevitably gets. She doesn't strike me as being shy though, especially in regard to Robin, the object of her affection. Or is it more of an obsession? | ||
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You might be surprised to hear that Tharja doesn't have much love for her home country, but even so, she does seem rather fond of the festival. I'm just glad she's having fun! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Chrom | A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He convinces Tharja to join him during a battle with the Plegian army. | ||
| Robin | A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Lost memory of his life before meeting Chrom. The object of Tharja's affections. | ||
- Beach Dark Mage
- A mage of Plegia, sure to curse something or someone on the sun-beaten sands. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Base Stats[]
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
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Beach Dark Mage
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Cavalry
|Level=1
40
|HP=15/16/17
37/40/43
|Atk=9/10/11
42/45/48
|Spd=13/14/15
41/44/48
|Def=3/4/5
16/19/22
|Res=2/3/4
17/20/23
|Weapon=
Tome
|Skill= Seashell Bowl+ New Moon
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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| Thunder | - | - | - |
| Elthunder | - | - | - | |
| Seashell Bowl | - | - | - | |
| Seashell Bowl+ | - | | - | |
| Draw Back | - | - | - |
| B |  S R Far Trace 1 | - | - | |
 S R Far Trace 2 | S R Far Trace 1 | - | ||
 S R Far Trace 3 | S R Far Trace 2 | | ||
| C |  Atk Spd Gap 1 | - | - | |
 Atk Spd Gap 2 | Atk Spd Gap 1 | - | ||
 Atk Spd Gap 3 | Atk Spd Gap 2 | - |
Overall[]
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Base Kit[]
Counters[]
Skill Inheritance[]
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| Beach Dark Mage Tharja | |||
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Tharja's a dark mage from Plegia who's come to join our beach vacation! | ||
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And what's a tropical-island getaway without swimwear? Tharja's putting her unique stamp on things by wearing a distinctly towel-like "cape" to go with her swimsuit! | ||
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The glass bowl she's carrying around is full of seashells she gathered at the beach. Apparently they're a component for some kind of curse? | ||
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Tharja's always very upbeat when she talks to me, but sometimes she seems a little...tired. It's probably just the sun! I hope she remembers to relax in the shade now and then. | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Robin | A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Has lost all memory of what happened before meeting Chrom. The subject of Tharja's affections, such as they are. | ||
| Chrom | A prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King. Leads the Shepherds. He invites Tharja into the group. | ||
| Henry | A dark mage of Plegia with a bright grin and a taste for the gruesome in battle. Rumors of his talent have reached Tharja's ears. | ||
- Shadow Ninja
- This dark mage of Plegia brings her gloom and jealousy to the ninja festival, never letting Robin too far out of her sight. Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.
Base Stats[]
Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯
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| Shadow Ninja | |||||
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| Cavalry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 18/19/20 42/45/48 | 6/7/8 43/46/50 | 11/12/13 44/47/50 | 4/5/6 17/20/23 | 5/6/7 18/21/24 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
| Scroll of Curses Draw Back | Tome | ||||
Skills[]
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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| Flux | - | - | - |
| Ruin | - | - | - | |
| Fenrir | - | - | - | |
| Scroll of Curses | - | | - | |
| New Moon | - | - | - |
| Luna | New Moon | - | - | |
| A | Darting Blow 1 | - | - | |
| Swift Sparrow 1 | Darting Blow 1 | - | ||
| Swift Sparrow 2 | Swift Sparrow 1 | - | ||
 Sly Swift Sparrow | Swift Sparrow 2 | | ||
| B |  Resonance 1 | - | - | |
 Resonance 2 | Resonance 1 | - | ||
 Resonance 3 | Resonance 2 | - | ||
 Resonance 4 | Resonance 3 | | ||
| C |  Res Smoke 1 | - | - | |
 Res Smoke 2 | Res Smoke 1 | - | ||
 Res Smoke 3 | Res Smoke 2 | - | ||
 Def Res Smoke 3 | Res Smoke 3 | |
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Base Kit[]
Counters[]
Skill Inheritance[]
Meet Some of the Heroes[]
| Shadow Ninja Tharja | |||
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Tharja is a dark mage from Plegia, and she's here in traditional ninja garb to shroud the ninja festival! | ||
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Is there a more classic ninja look than wearing a long scarf that billows in the wind? Oh, and I see the gauntlets she's wearing are equipped with sharp blades too! | ||
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For this outing, Tharja's armed herself with a brush and scroll. I wonder if the scroll contains secret ninja techniques for having fun at festivals? | ||
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Being good at sneaking up on people makes Tharja a natural ninja. Actually, I hear that there's someone she wants to keep an eye on from afar here at the festival! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Robin | A tactician of Ylisse and Chrom's close ally. Has lost all memory of what happened before meeting Chrom. The subject of Tharja's affections, such as they are. | ||
| Noire | Tharja's daughter. Her timid personality can turn on a dime when she is enraged. | ||
Fire Emblem Warriors[]
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 Dark Mage | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 1 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Tome - E | Bronze Tome | ||||||||
Supports[]
- See also: Tharja/Warriors Supports
Quotes[]
Awakening[]
Heroes[]
Warriors[]
Possible Endings[]
- Tharja - Grim Stalker
- Tharja's jealous obsession with Robin never subsided, even after her return to Plegia. Anecdotal evidence suggests she devoted most of her effort to hexes and curses that might reunite them.
- Tharja 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, Tharja, above all else.
- Tharja and Frederick
- As Ylisse's new knight captain, Frederick took charge of keeping the peace and training new recruits. Tharja's rare appearances at the training yard sent terrified recruits screaming into the night.
- Tharja and Virion
- Virion returned home to Rosanne where he was labeled a traitor and a coward, or else ignored entirely. But a few well-placed hexes from his wife, Tharja, eventually brought the populace to their senses.
- Tharja and Stahl
- Stahl continued his service as an Ylissean knight and led crucial missions across the realm. His scatterbrained gaffes caused Tharja's eyes to roll, but the pair still made a happy life together.
- Tharja and Vaike
- Vaike returned to the streets that raised him and was welcomed as a hero and brother to all. Still, he was no match for Tharja, whose frequent curse slinging put her husband in an understandably foul mood.
- Tharja and Kellam
- Even after her return to Plegia, Tharja kept an unhealthy obsession with Robin that led her to vanish for weeks or months at a time. Her husband's name has been lost to history.
- Tharja and Lon'qu
- Lon'qu returned to Regna Ferox and served as Basilio's right-hand man. The cold Feroxi winters proved too much for Tharja, who left time and again in search of heat more in line with a Plegian desert.
- Tharja and Ricken
- While continuing to study magic, Ricken realized how childish some of his actions had been. Tharja stayed with him and perfected her hexes, and the couple's magical talents soared.
- Tharja and Gaius
- Gaius never lost his sweet tooth, though he ultimately returned to less savory enterprises. Meanwhile, his wife, Tharja, set up shop and hexed people for a living. The pair were said to get many odd looks.
- Tharja and Gregor
- After the war, Gregor briefly sank into a life of excess, but fear of his wife's hexes led him to resume work as a sellsword. Tharja secretly tagged along and used her talents to keep him safe.
- Tharja and Libra
- Many an unfortunate child found joy in the small orphanage Libra and his wife built after the war. The younger tykes were very fond of Tharja who feigned annoyance, but secretly enjoyed the attention.
- Tharja and Henry
- Henry settled down with Tharja and turned out to be a surprisingly good father. Their newborn daughter's mood was said to shift violently, perhaps due to having two dark mages as parents.
- Tharja and Donnel
- Donnel returned to his tiny village and built a happy life with his mother, and his wife Tharja. The latter never warmed to the villagers, but she was said to smile around her family.
Non-Canon Appearances[]
Super Smash Bros. Series[]
Tharja does not directly appear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. However, one of Lucina's Palette Swaps is based around Tharja's color scheme. A leak of video footage Nintendo of America provided to the ESRB for rating determination purposes indicated that a Tharja trophy was planned for inclusion in the 3DS version, but the trophy was cut from the final game prior to release worldwide. No official comment was ever made as to why, and it's unclear if a potential ESRB rating played a role in the decision.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
Tharja also appears as a Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Unlike other characters who have official artwork, Tharja's spirit is simply her default sprite in Awakening. This difference may have been similar to the removal of her trophy in the previous games, though though censorship rather than outright removal.
- Spirit Info
| No. | Name | Image | Type | Class | Slots | Effect |
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| 670 | Tharja | 
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Primary (Grab) | ★★☆☆ (Advanced) | 2 | Magic Attack ↑ |
- Spirit Battle
| Spirit | Enemy Fighter(s) | Type | Power / Class | Stage | Rules | Conditions | Music |
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No. 670 Tharja |
•Lucina | Grab | 4,100/ ★★☆☆ (Advanced) | Kalos Pokémon League (Battlefield) | •Hazard: Poison Cloud | •The stage is covered in a poisonous cloud •The enemy's special moves have increased power |
"Conquest (Ablaze)" |
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE[]
Tharja appears as the Mirage partner of Kiria Kurono, a "Dark Mage" Mirage. She transforms into a magic staff to aid Kiria in combat. She also uses her magic to aid Kiria in her daily life. Tharja is the creator of the Uta-loid Tiki software. It was conceived using her magic so that Tiki could draw Performa from those that use it in order to sustain her form.
If a Master Seal is used on Tharja, she can promote into either a Sage or a Sorcerer.
Fire Emblem Warriors[]
Tharja appears in Warriors as a DLC character, added to the game as part of an Awakening-themed content pack. Her move set is borrowed from Robin, and focuses on the use of magic attacks. She begins the game as a Dark Mage and can promote into a Sorcerer.
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)[]
Tharja is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:
Choose Your Legends Placement History[]
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
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| CYL1 | 4 |  Awakening |
29,540 |
| CYL2 | 16 ↓12 |
Awakening |
12,459 ↓17,081 |
| CYL3 | 17 ↓1 |
Awakening |
11,384 ↓1,075 |
| CYL4 | 22 ↓5 |
Awakening |
7,674 ↓3,710 |
| CYL5 | 22 0 |
Awakening |
4,764 ↓2,910 |
| CYL6 | 17 ↑5 |
Awakening |
4,845 ↑81 |
| CYL7 | 17 | Awakening |
5,078 ↑233 |
| CYL8 | 14 ↑3 |
Awakening |
5,335 ↑257 |
Etymology[]
Tharja may be a variation of Tarja, a Finnish spelling of Daria, which ultimately derives from the masculine name Dārayavahush, meaning "posessing goodness" in Persian. The meaning is somewhat ironic due to Tharja's often nasty personality. Her name may also come from the Hindi name Tharaja, meaning "star with full glow".
Her Japanese name, Sallya, may be derived from Sally, a shortening of the Hebrew name Sarah, meaning "princess".
Trivia[]
- Tharja was the 3rd most popular female character and the most popular parent character (behind Female Robin) in the Japanese Awakening popularity poll.
- Tharja came in 3rd for females in the Fire Emblem Heroes Choose Your Legends popularity poll. She had 29,540 total votes.
- The "Choose Your Legends" event of Fire Emblem Heroes revealed that she was 4th place out of 791 with 29,540 votes, making her the 2nd highest scoring character of the Awakening portion, and third most popular female character overall.
- Tharja shares her English voice actress, Stephanie Sheh, with Kjelle, as well as Fates' Rhajat, Sophie and Beruka.
- Tharja is the only character to have special Event Tile/Barrack relationship quotes when paired with Robin.
- Tharja's confession scene ends with the same bubble background like most of the cast, but the color of her background is green instead of pink. This is likely a reference to the term "Green with Envy", which goes well with Tharja's possessive and intense romantic feelings towards Robin.
- Tharja is the basis for Rhajat, the daughter of Hayato from Fates, whose name is also an anagram of hers. Her death quote in Fates implies that Tharja is her reincarnation.
- Tharja has had numerous instances of censorship and change.
- Her original Japanese roster description "Has the nicest body in the army" was changed to "The one with the darkest thoughts." However, many other characters received different roster descriptions as well.
- Tharja's conversation with Nowi in the Harvest Scramble DLC was altered in European versions to talk about her hair rather than her breasts. The North American version retained the original Japanese conversation.
- In the Summer Scramble DLC, the rear part of her swimsuit scene was very subtly censored by a curtain in North American versions of the game, for unknown reasons.
- Tharja is the winner of the 3rd Voting Gauntlet (Battle of the Mages) and the 9th Voting Gauntlet (Enduring Love) in Heroes.
- She is also the first character to win more than one Voting Gauntlet.
- Tharja's victory pose in Warriors is based off her Max Factory's PVC figure.
Gallery[]
- See main article: Tharja/Gallery.