Karin

Karin is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. She is a 14 year old pegasus knight from Silesse who sets out on a search for the missing Prince Ced. Her pegasus is named Hermes.

Profile

Before Thracia 776

Harassed by a group of Munster soldiers, Karin was rescued by Fergus, who beat them up. Mistakenly believed to have helped Fergus attack them, she was imprisoned in the Munster dungeon alongside him.

Thracia 776

Locked up in the same cell as Leif and Fergus in Chapter 4, Karin joins in a conversation Fergus strikes up with the prince and befriends him. When the Magi Squad later breaks into the dungeon to rescue Leif, Karin and Fergus flee with him.

Shortly after escaping from the dungeon, Leif's group is caught in a battle against the pursuing imperial guards in Chapter 4x. Here, she manages to find Ced, to whom she relays the sad news that the Silessian queen, Ced's mother, had passed away. Admonishing him for leaving his sister Fee to grieve alone, Karin tries to get Ced to return home. He promises to do so after driving Raydrik out of Munster, thereafter entrusting the Ced Scroll into Karin's possession before parting ways with her.

After Leif's group manages to escape from the interior of Munster and continue their flight with Munster hot on their heels in Chapter 6, Karin offers to help them out by having her and her pegasus fly everyone to safety.

Later in Chapter 16A, Karin can persuade Ilios to defect from the Friege army. When the two first meet, she teases him by calling him "Olson", a common name that juxtaposes with his vision to become a member of the nobility.

Karin plays another important role in Chapter 17A, where Leif's army clashes with Silessian general Misha in battle. If Karin talks to Misha in-battle and Misha is subsequently captured by Leif's army, Karin will convince her to see the error in her actions, in turn recruiting her to Leif's cause.

Karin then goes on to continue supporting Leif in his cause to liberate Northern Thracia from the Grannvale Empire. She returns to Silesse thereafter, fulfilling her dream of becoming a fully-fledged pegasus knight.

Personality

Karin is a tenacious person with a strong will. This fact surfaces most prominently through her resolve to embark on a solo mission to find Ced following the death of Silesse's queen despite being an inexperienced pegasus rider. This tenacity of spirit later extends to her decision to join Leif's army and help him bring peace to Northern Thracia.

Karin also has a vulnerable side to her, where she is prone to emotional outbursts when she is overwhelmed by her feelings. This can clearly be seen when she finally finds Ced in Chapter 4x, where she not just cries while relating the news of Silesse's queen's death, but also goes on to give in to her anger by scolding him for being irresponsible in leaving his mother and sister behind to travel.

In-Game

Thracia 776

Recruitment

Name	Class	Chapter	Affiliation	Recruit
Karin	Pegasus Rider	4	Player	Automatically from the start

Base Stats

Starting Class
Pegasus Rider
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Bld	Mov	LS	MS	FCM
1	18	4	7	4	14	12	4	4	8*	0	0	1
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
-				Sword - D (+20) Lance - E (+40)				-

*5move while dismounted

Growth Rates

Promotion Gains

Item Required				Promoted Class
Knight Proof				Pegasus Knight
1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	+1
Weapon Levels
+1

Support Bonus

Supports

Character	Bonus
Fergus	10%
Misha	10%

Supported by

Character	Bonus
Fergus	10%
Ced	10%

• Supports give a bonus to Hit, Critical, Avoid, and Dodge
• Supporting characters must be within a three tile radius for the support to come into effect

Overall

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.

Karin joins in Chapter 4 and makes a rough first impression. As a typical Pegasus Knight, she suffers significantly in the indoor chapters she starts in, where her combat and mobility are heavily restricted. While her base Speed is solid, her poor Strength and low weapon ranks hinder her ability to contribute meaningfully to combat. That said, Karin provides valuable utility early on, offering a 10% support bonus to Fergus. This support is particularly helpful during the ambush spawns of Armor Knights in Chapters 4 and 4x. Additionally, her decent base Magic allows her to take on the Mages in these chapters surprisingly well; with an Iron Sword, she can even 2HKO them.

Karin truly comes into her own starting in Chapter 6. However, her outdoor combat remains lackluster due to her E rank in Lances, which limits her weapon options. Thracia's fast-paced gameplay also makes it difficult to improve her combat without slowing down the overall momentum of the game. Even if you invest in leveling her to 10, the scarcity of Knight Crests makes promoting her a tough choice. Karin’s performance post-promotion does not significantly differ from her unpromoted utility, though she does benefit from promotion bonuses and access to swords outdoors if you choose to invest in her.

Where Karin shines is in her utility. Her weak combat works to her advantage in managing fatigue, allowing her to be consistently available across multiple chapters. This makes her an almost “free” unit for several critical maps, including Chapters 6–8, 9–11, 12, 13, and 15–17A. She is invaluable in Chapters 9 and 13, where her flight trivializes these maps by enabling her to bypass terrain and handle objectives like visiting houses. For instance, in Chapter 6, Karin can reach many houses that other units struggle to access.

Karin does face stiff competition from other fliers later in the game. Dean, who arrives with superior stats and weapon ranks, replaces her as a front-line flier. Late-game staff users such as Salem and Sleuf further diminish Karin’s relevance with many of the powerful staves given late-game. Despite these limitations, Karin’s strong availability and flight utility make her a valuable unit, particularly in the early-to-mid game, and she remains worth using for her contributions during that time.

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Driven Knight

Pegasus rider from Silesse searching for the missing prince, Ced. She can face the most trying battles with the support of her beloved pegasus. Appears in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.

Base Stats

Rarity: ✯✯✯✯✯

		Title
		Driven Knight
		Group
		Flying
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	18/19/20 37/41/44	6/7/8 34/37/41	11/12/13 39/42/46	6/7/8 23/26/30	6/7/8 28/31/34
Skills			Weapon
Allied Lance+ New Moon			Lance (weapon)

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Lance	-	-	-
	Steel Lance	-	-	-
	Allied Lance	-	-	-
	Allied Lance+	-	-	-
	New Moon	-	-	-
	Moonbow	New Moon		-
A	Atk Def Form 1	-		-
	Atk Def Form 2	Atk Def Form 1		-
	Atk Def Form 3	Atk Def Form 2		-
B	Spur Atk 1	-		-
	Drive Atk 1	Spur Atk 1		-
	Drive Atk 2	Drive Atk 1

Overall

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.

Base Set

Counters

Skill Inheritance

Meet Some of the Heroes

Driven Knight Karin
	Karin is a trainee pegasus knight from Silesse, a kingdom in Jugdral. Filled with irrepressible energy and a strong sense of justice, she fights to prove herself as a full-fledged knight!
	Karin was following after Silesse's errant prince, Ced, when she arrived in northern Thracia. There, she was horrified to see how the arrogant soldiers from Grannvale took advantage of the populace.
	Having learned that Ced was fighting the Grannvale Empire on behalf of the people of northern Thracia, she then joined the liberation army led by Leif of Leonster.
	Swift and free as the winds of Silesse, Karin fought to support Leif's army from the skies. If you saw her in action, you'd hardly call her a trainee pegasus knight anymore!
Closely Associated Characters
Ced	Son of Silesse's pegasus knight Erinys. A hero that stood up for the liberation of Munster. Karin was traveling in search of him.
Fergus	A wandering free knight. Something of a troublemaker, he's quick to pick fights and gets Karin involved.

Quotes

Thracia 776

Death Quote

Escape Quote

Heroes

Karin/Heroes Quotes

Etymology

Karin's name is a fragmented version of the Greek name Katharine, meaning "pure".

Ending

Karin - The Cheery Pegasus Knight (天馬を駆る少女, Tenba o karu shōjo)

Returning to her native Silesse, Karin finally fulfilled her dream of joining the Order of Pegasus Knights. Although her service record doesn't indicate she went on to do anything particularly noteworthy, Karin nevertheless became regarded as an excellent Pegasus Knight in her own right.

Non-Canon Appearances

Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)

Karin is illustrated in the trading card game with the following cards:

B10-022HN

B10-023N

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	543	Thracia 776	168
CYL2	631 ↓88	Thracia 776	105 ↓63
CYL3	485 ↑146	Thracia 776	135 ↑30
CYL4	475 ↑10	Thracia 776	130 ↓5
CYL5	400 ↑75	Thracia 776	110 ↓20
CYL6	408 ↓8	Thracia 776	115 ↑5
CYL7	414 ↓6	Thracia 776	18 ↓97
CYL8	416 ↓2	Thracia 776	26 ↑8

CYL9

381 ↑25

Thracia 776

18 ↓8

Trivia

• Karin shares her English voice actress, Anairis Quiñones, with Heroes' Nifl.

Gallery

See main article: Karin/Gallery.