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:''This article is about the | :''This article is about the character from the Archanea games. For other uses, see [[Tomas (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
|name=Tomas | |name=Tomas | ||
|image | |image=[[File:FEMN Tomas 01.png|x350px]] | ||
|caption=Artwork of Tomas from the {{title|Trading Card Game}}. | |||
|help_text=Former Archanean archer. Fought for Archanea in the last war, but left the army afterwards. | |||
|caption=Artwork of Tomas from {{title| | |||
|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
|race=Human | |race=[[Human]] | ||
|startingclass=[[Archer]]< | |startingclass=*[[Archer]] <small>({{title|Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light}}, {{title|Mystery of the Emblem}} Book 1, {{title|Archanea Saga}}, {{title|Shadow Dragon}})</small> | ||
|voice=????<br>< | *[[Sniper]] <small>({{title|Mystery of the Emblem}} Book 2, {{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}})</small> | ||
|voice=????<br><small>(Japanese, {{title|Archanea Saga}})</small> | |||
|appearances=*{{title|Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light}} | |appearances=*{{title|Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light}} | ||
*{{title|Mystery of the Emblem}} | *{{title|Mystery of the Emblem}} | ||
*{{ | *{{title|Archanea Saga}} | ||
*{{title|Shadow Dragon}} | *{{title|Shadow Dragon}} | ||
*{{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}} | *{{title|New Mystery of the Emblem}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Prince [[Marth]], I | {{Quote|I still have to become much, much better. I have a debt of gratitude with Prince [[Marth]], and I have to repay it by taking down enemy after enemy.|Tomas, to [[Kris]]}} | ||
'''Tomas''' (Japanese: {{hl|トーマス|Tōmasu}} ''Thormas'') is a knight of the [[ | '''Tomas''' (Japanese: {{hl|トーマス|Tōmasu}} ''Thormas'') is a knight of the [[Holy Kingdom of Archanea]]. He was one of the retinue of knights who assisted in Princess [[Nyna]]'s doomed escape attempt from [[Pales]] at the onset of the [[War of Shadows]], and was captured and imprisoned for the rest of the war, until Nyna returned with [[Marth]]'s forces to reclaim Pales. | ||
__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
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=={{FE1}}== | =={{FE1}}== | ||
===Role=== | ===Role=== | ||
Tomas was imprisoned with [[Boah]], [[Midia]], [[Macellan]] and [[Dolph]], in a cell in [[Pales]] under the occupation of [[Volzhin]] and the forces of [[Dolhr]]. During [[Marth]]'s assault on the palace and its Dolhr occupation, Tomas and the other prisoners were freed and joined Marth's army. | Tomas was imprisoned with [[Boah]], [[Midia]], [[Macellan]], and [[Dolph]], in a cell in [[Pales]] under the occupation of [[Volzhin]] and the forces of [[Dolhr]]. During [[Marth]]'s assault on the palace and its Dolhr occupation, Tomas and the other prisoners were freed and joined Marth's army. | ||
===Starting stats and growth rates=== | ===Starting stats and growth rates=== | ||
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|def1=10 | |def1=10 | ||
|res1=3 | |res1=3 | ||
|recruit=[[The Ageless Palace|Chapter 12]], automatically from turn 1 | |recruit=[[The Ageless Palace|Chapter 12]], automatically from turn 1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===Analysis=== | ===Analysis=== | ||
{{analysis}} | {{analysis}} | ||
Tomas joins in chapter 12 as a level 8 archer, and he joins with abysmal stats. If you have trained up and consistently used [[Gordin]] by this point in the game he will likely have surpassed Tomas, and [[Jeorge]], who joins 3 chapters earlier as a sniper, also has mostly better stats, and Tomas's growth rates aren't particularly stronger than those two units. Thankfully, Tomas is only 2 levels away from a promotion to sniper, and the [[Orion's Bolt]] required to promote archers is acquired in the same chapter Tomas joins. If you can grind Tomas for a couple of levels, he quickly is able to reach about the same level as Jeorge. Of course, since Tomas has the worst availability of these three archers, if you have used Jeorge up until that point he will still surpass Tomas even if Tomas promotes. Also, archers in ''Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light'' are generally not good enough to justify using multiple snipers over stronger potential units, and if you want to use a bow unit, the horseman [[ | Tomas joins in chapter 12 as a level 8 archer, and he joins with abysmal stats. If you have trained up and consistently used [[Gordin]] by this point in the game he will likely have surpassed Tomas, and [[Jeorge]], who joins 3 chapters earlier as a sniper, also has mostly better stats, and Tomas's growth rates aren't particularly stronger than those two units. Thankfully, Tomas is only 2 levels away from a promotion to sniper, and the [[Orion's Bolt]] required to promote archers is acquired in the same chapter Tomas joins. If you can grind Tomas for a couple of levels, he quickly is able to reach about the same level as Jeorge. Of course, since Tomas has the worst availability of these three archers, if you have used Jeorge up until that point he will still surpass Tomas even if Tomas promotes. Also, archers in ''Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light'' are generally not good enough to justify using multiple snipers over stronger potential units, and if you want to use a bow unit, the horseman [[Wolf]] as well as Jeorge are better in almost every way and both join earlier than Tomas. If you have lost some of your stronger units, Tomas can be used as a replacement unit, but otherwise it is hard to justify using him over other stronger units. | ||
=={{FE3}}== | =={{FE3}}== | ||
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|def1=10 | |def1=10 | ||
|res1=3 | |res1=3 | ||
|recruit=[[The Ageless Palace|Chapter 10]], automatically from turn 1 | |recruit=[[The Ageless Palace|Chapter 10]], automatically from turn 1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|res=0 | |res=0 | ||
|move=5 | |move=5 | ||
| | |weapons={{item|3|Killer Bow}}<br>{{item|3|Iron Bow}} | ||
|bo=y | |bo=y | ||
|wl=9 | |wl=9 | ||
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|def1=10 | |def1=10 | ||
|res1=3 | |res1=3 | ||
|recruit=[[ | |recruit=[[The Capital Falls|Episode I]], automatically from the start | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|def1=10 | |def1=10 | ||
|res1=0 | |res1=0 | ||
|recruit=[[The Ageless Palace|Chapter 12]], automatically from turn 1 | |recruit=[[The Ageless Palace|Chapter 12]], automatically from turn 1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===Analysis=== | ===Analysis=== | ||
{{analysis}} | {{analysis}} | ||
Tomas joins in Chapter 12 of ''Shadow Dragon'' as a level 8 [[Archer]] with a base C rank in bows, which allows him to use the [[Killer Bow]] at base. He is available much later than [[Gordin]] and [[Castor]], and he joins unpromoted, unlike [[Jeorge]]. His base stats are all unimpressive; in higher difficulties, he gets doubled and one-rounded by most enemies, making it difficult to engage in combat with him. | Tomas joins in Chapter 12 of ''Shadow Dragon'' as a level 8 [[Archer]] with a base C rank in bows, which allows him to use the [[Killer Bow]] at base. He is available much later than [[Gordin]] and [[Castor]], and he joins unpromoted, unlike [[Jeorge]]. His base stats are all unimpressive; in higher difficulties, he gets doubled and one-rounded by most enemies, making it difficult to engage in combat with him. | ||
Tomas's stats will be better than Gordin's and Jeorge's on average in the long term, but training him does not have significant returns; he cannot counter enemies at 1-range and struggles to gain [[experience]] in higher difficulties. Tomas requires only two levels to reach level 10 and promote, but many units compete for the [[Master Seal]] and many better options for promotion exist. | Tomas's stats will be better than Gordin's and Jeorge's on average in the long term, but training him does not have significant returns; he cannot counter enemies at 1-range and struggles to gain [[experience]] in higher difficulties. Tomas requires only two levels to reach level 10 and promote, but many units compete for the [[Master Seal]] and many better options for promotion exist. | ||
Reclassing is not very beneficial for Tomas, since his personal bases are all quite low, and he cannot take advantage of his C bow rank as any class without access to bows. It is best to keep him as an [[Archer]] before promotion; after promotion, [[Sniper]] | Reclassing is not very beneficial for Tomas, since his personal bases are all quite low, and he cannot take advantage of his C bow rank as any class without access to bows. It is best to keep him as an [[Archer]] before promotion; after promotion, [[Sniper]] has C bows, and can use the [[Longbow]]. | ||
=={{FE12}}== | =={{FE12}}== | ||
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|def1=30 | |def1=30 | ||
|res1=5 | |res1=5 | ||
|recruit=[[Gra's Sun Sets|Chapter 17]], visit eastern [[village]] | |recruit=[[Gra's Sun Sets|Chapter 17]], visit eastern [[village]] | ||
|12=y | |12=y | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|def1=30 | |def1=30 | ||
|res1=5 | |res1=5 | ||
|recruit=[[ | |recruit=[[The Capital Falls|New Archanea Saga Episode I]], automatically from the start | ||
|12=y | |12=y | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===Analysis=== | ===Analysis=== | ||
{{analysis}} | {{analysis}} | ||
Tomas is a very impressive unit, not because of his usefulness, but because of the fact that he joins fairly late into the game he | Tomas is a very impressive unit, not because of his usefulness, but because of the fact that he joins fairly late into the game he somehow comes with a worse bow rank and worse bases than Jeorge who joined far earlier. As such Tomas has practically nothing to offer aside form his useful weapons, which can be crucial in dealing damage to the enemy wyverns in his joining chapter and he can even OHKO them in some lower difficulties, his growths are overall fantastic, but they don't make up for his awful bases. You will likely find a far more useful sniper in Jeorge, Gordin and Ryan as well and any reclassed character to sniper as Tomas is easily outclassed in most important areas by most characters. | ||
==Personality | ==Personality== | ||
Tomas' personality receives almost no exploration in {{FE1}} and its remakes and sequels. However, his death quotes imply he is strongly loyal to Princess [[Nyna]]. {{FE12}} gives slightly more insight into his character; he has a strong enough sense of justice to desert [[Hardin]] when he becomes a tyrant, he enjoys archery, and he is somewhat childish. | Tomas' personality receives almost no exploration in {{FE1}} and its remakes and sequels. However, his death quotes imply he is strongly loyal to Princess [[Nyna]]. {{FE12}} gives slightly more insight into his character; he has a strong enough sense of justice to desert [[Hardin]] when he becomes a tyrant, he enjoys archery, and he is somewhat childish. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
===''New Mystery of the Emblem | ===''New Mystery of the Emblem''=== | ||
{{SupportSysDS | {{SupportSysDS | ||
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|am3=-- | |am3=-- | ||
|portraito1=[[File:Small portrait | |portraito1=[[File:Small portrait kris m fe12.png]] | ||
|supporto1=Kris | |supporto1=Kris | ||
|classo1=Mercenary | |classo1=Mercenary | ||
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===''Mystery of the Emblem''=== | ===''Mystery of the Emblem''=== | ||
====Book 1==== | ====Book 1==== | ||
'''Archanea archer | '''Tomas - Archanea archer'''<br> | ||
After the war he disappeared. | After the war he disappeared. | ||
===''Shadow Dragon''=== | ===''Shadow Dragon''=== | ||
'''Quiet Bow | '''Tomas - Quiet Bow'''<br> | ||
No one knows what became of Tomas after the war, but some suggested he returned home to live in peace. | No one knows what became of Tomas after the war, but some suggested he returned home to live in peace. | ||
===''New Mystery of the Emblem | ===''New Mystery of the Emblem''=== | ||
'''Tomas | '''Tomas - Quiet Bow'''<br> | ||
Tomas joined the watchmen, protecting the Archanean border. Rather than serve the military, he | Tomas joined the watchmen, protecting the Archanean border. Rather than serve the military, he preferred to remain among the people. | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
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{{Quote|I wonder if I shoulda trained harder...? ...Guys, I'm falling back...|Tomas's retreat quote in Casual Mode in ''New Mystery of the Emblem''.}} | {{Quote|I wonder if I shoulda trained harder...? ...Guys, I'm falling back...|Tomas's retreat quote in Casual Mode in ''New Mystery of the Emblem''.}} | ||
{{Quote|Princess Nyna... Sorry for... being useless...|Tomas, in [[The Capital Falls|New Archanea Saga Episode | {{Quote|Princess Nyna... Sorry for... being useless...|Tomas, in [[The Capital Falls|New Archanea Saga Episode I]] of ''New Mystery of the Emblem''.}} | ||
{{Quote|Princess Nyna, somehow, please be safe...|Tomas, in [[The Capital Falls|Episode | {{Quote|Princess Nyna, somehow, please be safe...|Tomas, in [[The Capital Falls|Episode I]] of {{FEBS}}.}} | ||
===[[Everyone's Conditions]] quotes=== | ===[[Everyone's Conditions]] quotes=== | ||
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{{Quote|I wonder if Kris... would like to be my sparring target... I mean, buddy!|When receiving support with [[Kris]] in ''New Mystery of the Emblem''.}} | {{Quote|I wonder if Kris... would like to be my sparring target... I mean, buddy!|When receiving support with [[Kris]] in ''New Mystery of the Emblem''.}} | ||
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|english=Former Archanean archer. Fought for Archanea<br>in the last war, but left the army afterwards.{{h|*|Fan translation}} | |||
|japanese=元アカネイアの弓兵。暗黒戦争ではアカネイア騎士と共に<br>マルスの仲間になったが、その後、軍を退いた。 | |||
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==[[Choose Your Legends]] placement history== | |||
{{CYL results}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Tomas' | * Tomas' {{title|Shadow Dragon}} incarnation is one of two characters to receive the exact same number of votes in both the [[Choose Your Legends/2017 results|2017]] and [[Choose Your Legends/2018 results|2018]] editions of the [[Choose Your Legends]] poll for {{FEH}}, receiving 68 votes in both. The other character to do so is [[Byron]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}. | ||
*There is a second, unused portrait of Tomas in ''Shadow Dragon'' that is slightly different than his used portrait. The unused file is named "TORMAS" while the used one is named "THORMAS". | *There is a second, unused portrait of Tomas in ''Shadow Dragon'' that is slightly different than his used portrait. The unused file is named "TORMAS" while the used one is named "THORMAS". | ||
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{{Names | {{Names | ||
|eng-name=Tomas | |eng-name=Tomas | ||
|eng-mean=Scandinavian/eastern European variant of "Thomas", from the Aramaic תָּאוֹמָא, ''Ta'oma'', "twin". <ref>http://www.behindthename.com/name/thomas</ref> Unlike [[Dolph | |eng-mean=Scandinavian/eastern European variant of "Thomas", from the Aramaic {{lang|arc|dir=rtl|תָּאוֹמָא}}, ''Ta'oma'', "twin". <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/thomas|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Thomas|site=Behind the Name|retrieved=March 10, 2012}}</ref> Unlike [[Dolph]] (whose Japanese name is Tomth), whose name may share this origin, it does not carry any specific meaning for Tomas, unless one sees it as poking fun at the fact that originally, Tomas used the exact same portrait as [[Gordin]]. | ||
|eng-fan-name=Thomas | |eng-fan-name=Thomas | ||
|eng-fan-mean= | |eng-fan-mean=Used in the ''Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light'' and ''Mystery of the Emblem'' [[fan translation]]s.{{clarify|which?}} | ||
| | |jpn-name={{h|トーマス|Tōmasu}} | ||
| | |jpn-mean=Officially romanized as '''Thormas''', a corruption of "Thomas". | ||
|span-name=Tomas | |||
|fren-name=Tomas | |fren-name=Tomas | ||
|ger-name=Tomas | |ger-name=Tomas | ||
|ital-name=Tomas | |ital-name=Tomas | ||
| | |por-name=Tomas | ||
|por-mean=Used in the [[Choose Your Legends]] polls in {{FEH}}. | |||
|ch-trad-name={{h|湯瑪斯|Tāngmǎsī}} | |||
|ch-trad-mean=Thormas; used in the Choose Your Legends polls in ''Heroes''. | |||
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- This article is about the character from the Archanea games. For other uses, see Tomas (disambiguation).
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“ | I still have to become much, much better. I have a debt of gratitude with Prince Marth, and I have to repay it by taking down enemy after enemy. | ” | — Tomas, to Kris |
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Tomas (Japanese: トーマス Thormas) is a knight of the Holy Kingdom of Archanea. He was one of the retinue of knights who assisted in Princess Nyna's doomed escape attempt from Pales at the onset of the War of Shadows, and was captured and imprisoned for the rest of the war, until Nyna returned with Marth's forces to reclaim Pales.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Role
Tomas was imprisoned with Boah, Midia, Macellan, and Dolph, in a cell in Pales under the occupation of Volzhin and the forces of Dolhr. During Marth's assault on the palace and its Dolhr occupation, Tomas and the other prisoners were freed and joined Marth's army.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Weapon level |
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Sniper | +x to 24 | +x to 7 | +x to 10 | +x to 14 | +0 | +x to 7 | +0 | +x to 7 | +x to 10 |
- In Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, promotion gains consist on giving the character as many points as necessary—the "x" value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class' base stats. If the character's stats are higher than their promoted class's base stats, they will not receive any bonus.
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Tomas joins in chapter 12 as a level 8 archer, and he joins with abysmal stats. If you have trained up and consistently used Gordin by this point in the game he will likely have surpassed Tomas, and Jeorge, who joins 3 chapters earlier as a sniper, also has mostly better stats, and Tomas's growth rates aren't particularly stronger than those two units. Thankfully, Tomas is only 2 levels away from a promotion to sniper, and the Orion's Bolt required to promote archers is acquired in the same chapter Tomas joins. If you can grind Tomas for a couple of levels, he quickly is able to reach about the same level as Jeorge. Of course, since Tomas has the worst availability of these three archers, if you have used Jeorge up until that point he will still surpass Tomas even if Tomas promotes. Also, archers in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light are generally not good enough to justify using multiple snipers over stronger potential units, and if you want to use a bow unit, the horseman Wolf as well as Jeorge are better in almost every way and both join earlier than Tomas. If you have lost some of your stronger units, Tomas can be used as a replacement unit, but otherwise it is hard to justify using him over other stronger units.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Book 1
Role
As in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Tomas was imprisoned with Boah, Midia, Macellan and Dolph, in a cell in Pales under the occupation of Volzhin and the forces of Dolhr. During Marth's assault on the palace and its Dolhr occupation, Tomas and the other prisoners were freed and joined Marth's army.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Weapon level |
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Sniper | +x to 24 | +2 | +5 | +5 | +0 | +1 | +3 | +2 | +x to 10 |
- In Mystery of the Emblem, promotion gains for HP and weapon level consist of giving the character as many points as necessary—the "x" value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class's base value. If the character's value for one of those two stats is higher than their promoted class's base value, they will not receive any bonus in that stat.
Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga
Role
When the army of Dolhr came to lay siege to Pales at the onset of the War of Shadows, Tomas was part of the band of knights convened by Boah to lead Princess Nyna to safety. The group was instead cornered by Dolhr's forces and was forced to try and fight its way out. In the end, they were defeated and captured upon the arrival of Camus, and were imprisoned in the palace, where they remained for three years until Marth arrived with Nyna.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Role
As in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Tomas was imprisoned with Boah, Midia, Macellan and Dolph, in a cell in Pales under the occupation of Volzhin and the forces of Dolhr. During Marth's assault on the palace and its Dolhr occupation, Tomas and the other prisoners were freed and joined Marth's army.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Growth rates when reclassed
Cavalier/Paladin Dracoknight Myrmidon/Swordmaster Mage Sage/Bishop Curate
Promotion stat gains
Archer Curate Cavalier Mage Myrmidon
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Weapon level |
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Sniper | +8 | +2 | +1 | +5 | +5 | +0 | +1 | +3 | +2 | +75 |
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Tomas joins in Chapter 12 of Shadow Dragon as a level 8 Archer with a base C rank in bows, which allows him to use the Killer Bow at base. He is available much later than Gordin and Castor, and he joins unpromoted, unlike Jeorge. His base stats are all unimpressive; in higher difficulties, he gets doubled and one-rounded by most enemies, making it difficult to engage in combat with him.
Tomas's stats will be better than Gordin's and Jeorge's on average in the long term, but training him does not have significant returns; he cannot counter enemies at 1-range and struggles to gain experience in higher difficulties. Tomas requires only two levels to reach level 10 and promote, but many units compete for the Master Seal and many better options for promotion exist.
Reclassing is not very beneficial for Tomas, since his personal bases are all quite low, and he cannot take advantage of his C bow rank as any class without access to bows. It is best to keep him as an Archer before promotion; after promotion, Sniper has C bows, and can use the Longbow.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Role
When Marth's army travelled to Gra after recovering Altea, Tomas was there residing in a village. He offered his services to Marth, joining his army.
Starting stats and growth rates
Main Story Extra chapters
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Growth rates when reclassed
Original set
Paladin Dracoknight Swordmaster Sage/Bishop
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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Paladin | 90% | 70% | 0% | 75% | 55% | 50% | 35% | 10% |
Second set
These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.
General Hero Warrior Horseman Berserker Sorcerer
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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General | 110% | 70% | 0% | 70% | 40% | 50% | 50% | 5% |
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Tomas is a very impressive unit, not because of his usefulness, but because of the fact that he joins fairly late into the game he somehow comes with a worse bow rank and worse bases than Jeorge who joined far earlier. As such Tomas has practically nothing to offer aside form his useful weapons, which can be crucial in dealing damage to the enemy wyverns in his joining chapter and he can even OHKO them in some lower difficulties, his growths are overall fantastic, but they don't make up for his awful bases. You will likely find a far more useful sniper in Jeorge, Gordin and Ryan as well and any reclassed character to sniper as Tomas is easily outclassed in most important areas by most characters.
Personality
Tomas' personality receives almost no exploration in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and its remakes and sequels. However, his death quotes imply he is strongly loyal to Princess Nyna. Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem gives slightly more insight into his character; he has a strong enough sense of justice to desert Hardin when he becomes a tyrant, he enjoys archery, and he is somewhat childish.
Supports
Mystery of the Emblem
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Shadow Dragon
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Base conversations
- Main article:
Tomas (Shadow Dragon)/Conversations
Endings
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Tomas
In search of a quiet life, returns home.
Mystery of the Emblem
Book 1
Tomas - Archanea archer
After the war he disappeared.
Shadow Dragon
Tomas - Quiet Bow
No one knows what became of Tomas after the war, but some suggested he returned home to live in peace.
New Mystery of the Emblem
Tomas - Quiet Bow
Tomas joined the watchmen, protecting the Archanean border. Rather than serve the military, he preferred to remain among the people.
Quotes
Death quotes
“ | Nyna, please forgive me... | ” | — Tomas, in Mystery of the Emblem Book 1. |
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“ | Princess Nyna... | ” | — Tomas, in Shadow Dragon. |
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“ | Was I...a burden all along...? | ” | — Tomas's death quote in Classic Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | I wonder if I shoulda trained harder...? ...Guys, I'm falling back... | ” | — Tomas's retreat quote in Casual Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Princess Nyna... Sorry for... being useless... | ” | — Tomas, in New Archanea Saga Episode I of New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Princess Nyna, somehow, please be safe... | ” | — Tomas, in Episode I of Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga. |
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Everyone's Conditions quotes
“ | Bullseye! I'm on form today. Alright, I'll ask somebody to be my target and see how much better my archery is now! | ” | — When receiving a temporary stat boost in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | And it's complete! Man, training is so tiring. | ” | — When receiving experience in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Aha, I found something. How lucky of me! | ” | — When finding an item in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | So booored! I guess I'll play with a toy bow. | ” | — When failing to receive a bonus in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | I wonder if Kris... would like to be my sparring target... I mean, buddy! | ” | — When receiving support with Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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Flavor text
Game | Text (English) |
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New Mystery of the Emblem | Former Archanean archer. Fought for Archanea
in the last war, but left the army afterwards.* |
元アカネイアの弓兵。暗黒戦争ではアカネイア騎士と共に
マルスの仲間になったが、その後、軍を退いた。 |
Choose Your Legends placement history
Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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CYL 1 (2017) |
687 | Tomas Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon |
68 |
718 | Tomas Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
57 |
CYL 2 (2018) |
688 (+1) |
Tomas Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon |
68 (No change) |
767 (+49) |
Tomas Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
33 (−24) |
CYL 3 (2019) |
605 (+28) |
Tomas Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
83 (−19) |
CYL 4 (2020) |
631 (−12) |
Tomas Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
93 (+10) |
CYL 5 (2021) |
621 (−10) |
Tomas Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
71 (−22) |
CYL 6 (2022) |
581 (−42) |
Tomas Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
100 (+29) |
CYL 7 (2023) |
510 (−71) |
Tomas Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
92 (−8) |
CYL 8 (2024) |
579 (+69) |
Tomas Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light / Shadow Dragon Mystery of the Emblem / New Mystery of the Emblem |
72 (−20) |
Total results | This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 737 |
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Trivia
- Tomas' Shadow Dragon incarnation is one of two characters to receive the exact same number of votes in both the 2017 and 2018 editions of the Choose Your Legends poll for Fire Emblem Heroes, receiving 68 votes in both. The other character to do so is Byron of Genealogy of the Holy War.
- There is a second, unused portrait of Tomas in Shadow Dragon that is slightly different than his used portrait. The unused file is named "TORMAS" while the used one is named "THORMAS".
Etymology and other languages
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Tomas |
Scandinavian/eastern European variant of "Thomas", from the Aramaic תָּאוֹמָא, Ta'oma, "twin". [1] Unlike Dolph (whose Japanese name is Tomth), whose name may share this origin, it does not carry any specific meaning for Tomas, unless one sees it as poking fun at the fact that originally, Tomas used the exact same portrait as Gordin. |
English (unofficial) |
Thomas |
Used in the Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem fan translations.[which?] |
Japanese |
トーマス |
Officially romanized as Thormas, a corruption of "Thomas". |
Spanish |
Tomas |
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French |
Tomas |
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German |
Tomas |
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Italian |
Tomas |
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Portuguese |
Tomas |
Used in the Choose Your Legends polls in Fire Emblem Heroes. |
Traditional Chinese |
湯瑪斯 |
Thormas; used in the Choose Your Legends polls in Heroes. |
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Official artwork
Artwork of Tomas from the Trading Card Game.
Artwork of Tomas from the Trading Card Game.
References
- ↑ Meaning, origin and history of the name Thomas, Behind the Name, Retrieved: March 10, 2012
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