Hríd

Names and Aliases

Name (JP)

フリーズ (Furiizu)

Name (Localized)

Hríd

Aliases (Localized)

Icy Blade

Biological Information

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Height

187cm (about 6'2)

Relatives

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Hvergel (Ancestor)

Unnamed Mother
Gunnthrá (Younger Sister)
Fjorm (Younger Sister)

Ylgr (Youngest Sister)

Affiliations

Nationality

Nifl

Occupation(s)

Prince of Nifl
King of Nifl

Game Data

Game

Fire Emblem Heroes

First Seen

Book 2, Chapter 9: Hellfire (Mentioned)
Book 2, Chapter 11: Prince of Ice

Voice Actors

Japanese

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

English

Mark P. Whitten

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“After Nifl fell, I made my way to Múspell in secret. Letting everyone think I had perished, I aimed to assassinate Surtr... Even at the cost of my life.”
—Hríd

Hríd is a Book II character from Fire Emblem Heroes. He is the first prince of the Ice Kingdom Nifl; He is the older brother of Princesses Gunnthrá, Fjorm and Ylgr, making him the eldest royalty of Nifl. He has the power to communicate with others through his dreams like the rest of his siblings; however, his power is less pronounced than Gunnthra's and he cannot recall his dreams in great detail when he awakens.

Profile

The eldest child of the Nifl royal family and the only boy of his generation, Hríd lived a peaceful life with his mother and sisters. When learning of Múspell's impending invasion, he starts making preparations for it, such as giving the legendary Lance of Ice Leiptr to Fjorm, believing she had the willpower necessary to wield its true power. After the neighboring kingdom of Múspell invaded, the king Surtr killed the queen and forced the Nifl royal siblings to separate. Letting everyone believe he had perished, Hríd made his way to Múspell in secret, seeking to assassinate Surtr, only to fail repeatedly, getting burns while evading Múspellian forces.

He eventually meets up with the Askran forces while escaping from an ambush, and thanks to Bruno's aid, informs them that the only way to defeat Surtr is by cutting off the Rite of Flames so as to prevent any further resurrections. After getting ambushed again by Múspellian forces in a route supposedly unknown to them, Hríd deduces that there is a traitor within the Order of Heroes, much to the their dismay.

On their way there, he informs the group that the Rite of Flames requires a kindling in the form of sacrifices to fuel his powers of resurrection, and Surtr plans to feed two girls to the flames that sustain it, one of them being Veronica. In the evening, his suspicions eventually prove true when Ylgr is revealed to be Loki after the latter attempts to cause distrust towards him.

After Surtr's death by the Order, Hríd becomes the king of Nifl and creates peace between Nifl and Múspell, now ruled by Laevatein. He then reveals that like the Rite of Flames, the Rite of Frost will not take long to claim Fjorm's life, which was previously hinted at through her deteriorating health.

In the Crossing Paths Forging Bonds, Hríd appears during Reinhardt's story, where it is revealed that he is traveling the lands in search of the surviving inhabitants of Nifl so that they may rebuild the country. After being saved from a group of bandits by Reinhardt, Hríd states that he intended to visit Fjorm and Ylgr at Askr's castle while he was in the area but, after hearing of Reinhardt's relationship with his own sister, elects not to, instead leaving them to flourish on their own while he ensures they have a safe home to return to.

Personality

Revered by his allies and enemies as a skilled fighter and strategist, Hríd has a strong enough passion for his homeland that he is willing to sacrifice himself if it means its safety, as seen through his actions against Surtr. This also causes him to greatly regret his inability to defend Nifl in its time of need.

In-Game

Icy Blade: The eldest prince of Nifl, Kingdom of Ice. With a steady, calm demeanor, he's always prepared for danger.

Base Stats

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		Group
		Title
		Icy Blade
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	18/19/20 37/41/44	6/7/8 34/37/41	3/4/5 13/17/20	11/12/13 33/36/39	3/4/5 22/26/29
Skills			Weapon
Gjöll New Moon			Sword

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Sword	-	-	-
	Steel Sword	-	-	-
	Silver Sword	-	-	-
	Gjöll	-		-
	New Moon	-		-
	Moonbow	New Moon	-
A	Distant Counter	-
B	Freezing Seal	-
B	Freezing Seal II	-
C	Atk Smoke 1	-		-
	Atk Smoke 2	Atk Smoke 1		-
	Atk Smoke 3	Atk Smoke 2
	Atk Def Menace	-		-

Overall

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Meet Some of the Heroes

Icy Blade Hríd
	Hríd is the first prince of Nifl, a land watched over by a legendary ice dragon.
	Being the elder brother of Gunnthrá, Fjorm, and Ylgr, Hríd is totally devoted to his responsibilities.
	After the attack by Múspell, the Kingdom of Flame, the surviving members of the royal family were scattered. But even still, Hríd struck out alone to take on Surtr, the king of Múspell, and try to restore peace to Nifl.
	No matter how dire the situation is, Hríd never gives up. That's the kind of spirit that makes him a Legendary Hero!
Closely Associated Characters
Gunnthrá	The eldest princess of Nifl and Hríd's younger sister. When the family was scattered after the invasion by Múspell, she hid herself in a shrine.
Fjorm	The second princess of Nifl and the middle of the three sisters. Separated from Hríd after the invasion by Múspell, the two were eventually reunited, and they fought alongside each other to save their kingdom.
Ylgr	Hríd's youngest sister, the third princess of Nifl. Though separated from Hríd after the invasion, they were later reunited.

Resolute Prince: The eldest prince of Nifl, Kingdom of Ice. With a steady, calm demeanor, he's always prepared for danger, even when on a simple trip to a shrine.