For the Three Houses character, see here.
—Tomas' death quote in Shadow Dragon
Tomas is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Book 1 of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, and their remakes.
Profile[]
Tomas chronologically first appearance is in Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga. In this appearance, under Midia's lead, he, and the other surviving knights attempt to get Nyna out of the palace. However they are ultimately captured by Camus.
By the beginning of Chapter 12, Dolhr has decided to execute the prisoners including Tomas, however they are rescued by the Archanean League, and Tomas joins Marth. He loyally follows Marth for the duration of the game after his rescue.
He did not appear in the original Mystery of the Emblem, but in the remake, he can be recruited in Chapter 17. It is implied he was assigned to Archanea's occupation forces in Gra, but left the army when he witnessed the brutal treatment of the country's citizens, and that the Gra soldiers were being sacrificed to delay the Altean army.
Personality[]
Little is shown of Tomas' personality, though he would seem to be duty driven, with great loyalty towards royalty such as Marth and Nyna. In New Mystery of the Emblem, Tomas reveals to Kris that he enjoys practicing archery on apples.
In-Game[]
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Archer | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 8 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Bow | - | ||||||||
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Wlv | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 50% | 10% | 0% |
Promotion[]
| Item Required | Promoted Class |
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| Orion's Bolt |  Sniper
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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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Tomas makes a fairly terrible first impression; his base stats are scarcely better than Gordin's, and his growths are downright atrocious. However, he does boast one standout point that helps him: his base level. With only two levels, Tomas can be promoted to a Sniper, which will more or less completely salvage his bad bases due to the class having extremely high base stats. His high Weapon Level also enables Parthia use. The Orion's Bolt item is in low competition, due to Gordin being the only other character who can make use of it and him needing to be raised for nine levels. This makes Tomas a fairly low-investment unit who can serve as the army's primary bowman if need be, though not quite so much as Jeorge.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem[]
- Note: Tomas only appears in Book 1.
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Archer | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 8 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Bow | - | ||||||||
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Wlv | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 10% | 70% | 20% | 3% |
Promotion Gains[]
| Item Required | Promoted Class | ||||||
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 Orion's Bolt
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 Sniper
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| 1 | +2 | +5 | +5 | +1 | +3 | Varies | +2 |
Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga[]
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Wlv | Mov |
| 1 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Bow |  Killer Bow Iron Bow | ||||||||
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 Archer | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 8 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Bow - C | - | ||||||||
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65% | 25% | 0% | 30% | 50% | 25% | 10% | 0% |
Overall[]
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Tomas' growth rate in strength and defense are rather low, and low strength in particular prevents him from doing what Archers are meant to do: hit the opponent from afar with decent damage output. Thus, he can tend to be overshadowed by other potential archers, such as Catria and Abel. He makes an okay cavalier, trading average defense for a slight growth rate in resistance, but Tomas has stiff competition from Abel, Cain, and Frey, though on modes of lower difficulty, it really does not matter. Tomas' slight growth rate in defense may also nab him an extra point of defense or two, which is always welcome.
Overall, Tomas is not the most useful character there is, but on modes of lower difficulty, he can still function, despite being overshadowed by units with higher growth rates.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[]
Base Stats[]
| Starting Class | |||||||||
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 Sniper | |||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov |
| 1 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
| Bow - B |  Silver Bow Killer Bow Vulnerary | ||||||||
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90% | 65% | 0% | 70% | 70% | 50% | 30% | 5% |
Support Relationships[]
Supports
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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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As far as growth rates go, Tomas barely edges out Gordin in most stats except for Defense and Luck. Tomas can be a good unit as he starts out on a good level, so if you ignored leveling Gordin up or lost him, Tomas can be a good reserve. He may be seen as the strongest archer, (stronger than Gordin or Norne) but he only has a 5% higher chance of increasing his attack than Gordin, and has the same attack as Norne.
Endings[]
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light[]
- In search of a quiet life, returns home.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon[]
- Quiet Bow
- No one knows what became of Tomas after the war, but some suggested he returned home to live in peace.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem[]
- Quiet Bow
- Tomas joined the watchmen, protecting the Archanean border. Rather than serve the military, he preferred to remain among the people.
Choose Your Legends Placement History[]
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
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| CYL7 | 341 ↑81 |
 Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Shadow Dragon/Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem |
92 ↓8 |
Trivia[]
- He shares his portrait with Gordin in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.
- Though not a portrait swap, Tomas bears a strong resemblance to Sedgar in his SNES and DS design. Interestingly, both also wield bows.
- In New Mystery of the Emblem, Tomas introduces himself when recruited like he doesn't know who Marth is despite fighting with him in the same army years ago. This might be because of the very small role he was given in Shadow Dragon.
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