Shinon

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Shinon Artwork of Shinon from Path of Radiance.

Gender Male Race Beorc Age 27 (in Path of Radiance) 30 (in Radiant Dawn) Starting class Sniper Appearance(s) Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn

“	“A single arrow, right between the eyes? Who else could make a shot like that? No one, that's who!”	”	— Shinon to Rolf

Shinon (シノン Shinon, romanized as Chinon in the Japanese versions) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. He is a sarcastic, self-interested man. He is good friends with Gatrie and bears a great respect for Greil, which can be revealed in a support with Janaff where he defends the deceased commander. On the other hand, he constantly treats Ike like a foolish child and finds the idea of Greil's son serving as his commander insufferable, also referring to all Laguz as "sub-humans".

Shinon wishes to live a more comfortable life, and feels that the Greil Mercenaries would do better to search out more lucrative employment than scaring bandits away from Crimean villages. Ultimately, he leaves the party, following the news that Ike would succeed Greil as leader of the mercenaries.

Shinon does not reappear until much later, when he is employed by the Daein army to help stop Ike's forces from advancing across the Daein border. He rejoins the company grudgingly, under the persuasion of Rolf, but only after Ike has defeated him.

In Path of Radiance, Shinon's age is revealed to be twenty-seven in his A level support conversation with Janaff, and Rolf was even known to call him "uncle" Shinon. This would make Shinon thirty years old in Radiant Dawn.

In Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Shinon helps the Laguz Alliance along with the other Greil Mercenaries, but he stills dislikes Ike. He shoots the arrow that cuts the rope on the noose that the rebels are hanging Lucia at the end of part 2. He continues to mentor Rolf and has created his own bow, the Silencer.

Personality and character

Shinon is often described as self-absorbed and having a bad attitude, his only friend being Gatrie, whom he also criticizes. He dislikes Ike and dislikes Laguz. Despite his Laguz hatred, he seems to respect Janaff in a support level of A, largely because of his age and experience. He agrees to teach Rolf how to use a bow, but he forbids him to tell it to anyone in order to preserve his reputation. Despite his usually hostile attitude, he appears to have a well-hidden soft spot for Rolf.

Although he does not like to appear openly sympathetic towards anyone, he still cares about the Greil Mercenaries and tries to help out the best he can. This is shown when, in Radiant Dawn, Shinon forges the bow Silencer to sell to Aimee in order to earn some money for the cash-strapped group. He tells Aimee to give the payment to Ike and to not tell Ike what it was for.

He is also implied to be a heavy drinker, as not only does his base conversations with Gatrie involve one paying for their bar tab (in the Japanese version), but Shinon has a scene in one base conversation where he gives Ike a drunken rant shortly before throwing up. It appears that he did not have a very loving family, since he says his mother never hugged him.

He seems to have some respect for Rolf however, as Shinon was the one who taught Rolf to use a bow and arrow.

Endings

Radiant Dawn

Deadly Adept Shinon lazes the days away in his old haunts. An expert at all he put his hand to, he chose none as his calling.

Death quote

“Urgh... Pah. what a stupid way to live...” —Death Quote in Path of Radiance

“Ugh..This is...such a crock...What a...boring way to die...Co..Commander...Greil...I...I...I'm...” —Death Quote in Radiant Dawn.

Battle quotes

Quote as an enemy “My arrows will find you no matter where you run.” —Shinon's default battle quote in Chapter 18.

vs Ike Shinon: Heh. I always knew it would come to this, Ike. Ike: Shinon... Shinon: Watch yourself!

Defeat conversation if Ike defeats Shinon Shinon: Unnhh... Curses... Ike: Don't move. You'll tear the wound wide open. Shinon: What're you planning? D-do it...now... Finish me. Ike: ... Shinon: ...Ha... Idiot...

Etymology

In the Odyssey, Shinon (commonly romanized as Sinon, from the Greek 'sinomai' meaning 'to harm' or ' to hurt') was a Greek who, after the other Greeks pretended to sail away, convinced the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into the city. He then opened the wooden horse's stomach and released the warriors hiding inside, thereby bringing about the destruction of Troy.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.