Lyn

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Lore & Background

Lyn originally appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade in 2003, released outside of Japan as Fire Emblem, the protagonist alongside Eliwood and Hector. Believed to be the last of the Lorca tribe and the wielder of the Mani Katti, Lyn lives on the plain until she is summoned by the Lord of Caelin. Accompanied by multiple allies, including her friend Florina, she saves him from being killed by poison and learns that she is a princess of Caelin and his granddaughter. In Eliwood's chapters, Lyn, Florina, and her other allies eventually reunite with Eliwood and Hector. Lyn aids them in their journey of defeating the antagonist Nergal, receiving the Sol Katti as her ultimate weapon. After completing the story, Lyn may have a paired ending with certain characters, including Eliwood, Hector, and Florina. In the case of the former two, she will give birth to Roy or Lilina from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade respectively, who go on to serve as the male and female lead of that game. She later appears as a downloadable character in Fire Emblem: Awakening. In the video game Fire Emblem Engage, Lyn appears as a type of character called "Emblem" that is capable of enhancing the regular characters. In this game, she is able to use a bow.

In Their Own Story

Lyn lives on the plain until she is summoned by the Lord of Caelin. Accompanied by multiple allies, including her friend Florina, she saves him from being killed by poison and learns that she is a princess of Caelin and his granddaughter. In Eliwood's chapters, Lyn, Florina, and her other allies eventually reunite with Eliwood and Hector. Lyn aids them in their journey of defeating the antagonist Nergal, receiving the Sol Katti as her ultimate weapon. After completing the story, Lyn may have a paired ending with certain characters, including Eliwood, Hector, and Florina. In the case of the former two, she will give birth to Roy or Lilina from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade respectively.

Reader's Guide

Lyn was designed by series artist Sachiko Wada. She has long dark green hair put in a ponytail, and wears a blue outfit with gold trim that has a long slit on either side. According to Blazing Blade producer Tohru Narihiro, the game was initially going to have three difficulty levels. This changed when they decided that easy, normal, and hard would be represented by Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector, respectively. Lyn is voiced by Makiko Ōmoto in Japanese and Wendee Lee and Lani Minella (the latter in Super Smash Bros.) in English. Lyn appears as a playable character in the mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes. She has received more than five variant designs. A vote to add variants of male and female characters to Heroes was held in 2017, with Lyn receiving the most votes of all female characters. Heroes later introduced a subscription service to the game, which included a feature that turned regular Lyn characters into a "Resplendent" version, among others. A duo character was later added featuring Lyn and Florina in November 2020. This duo, along with other characters as part of the event, is themed after ninja. In the video game Fire Emblem Warriors, Lyn appears as an unlockable playable character. In the mobile game Fire Emblem Shadows, Lyn is a playable character, featured as part of a premium battle pass. She can also be obtained by unlocking her. In the Super Smash Bros. series, Lyn appears as part of an item called an "Assist Trophy", an item that summons a character that can aid the summoner in battle. She first appeared as one in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Did You Know?

• Lyn was voted the favorite female character in the Fire Emblem series in Fire Emblem Heroes.
• Her popularity was noted as surprising by Fire Emblem Heroes co-director Kouhei Maeda, who stated that she was particularly popular in North America.
• Lyn received a 1/7 scale figure from Good Smile, produced with supervision by series developer Intelligent Systems, based on an illustration by Blazing Blade artist Sachiko Wada.
• In Fire Emblem Engage, Lyn appears as an 'Emblem' character capable of enhancing regular characters, and in that game she is able to use a bow.
• Lyn has received more than five variant designs in Fire Emblem Heroes.