A true lady must be dressed properly when they fight.Clarine in a support conversation with Dorothy
Clarine is a playable character from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. She is the younger sister of Klein and the daughter of Pent and Louise from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
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Profile
Clarine is the younger daughter of Pent and Louise. She had a sheltered life, with few contact with the world outside the nobility set. Despite living in luxury and being very spoiled, she always felt extreme boredom, and so she decided to run away home to encounter her older brother, Klein, who was serving the nation as a general, far away. During the journey, she was captured by Erik, who lured her, pretending to help her in reuniting with her brother, but actually intended to make her a prisoner and give her to Narcian.
Clarine didn't react well to her capture. In the prison, she screamed at her kidnapper in a condescending manner, putting her own life at risk. By luck, she is released by Rutger and thereafter can be recruited by Roy, joining his army to protect her own life.
During Chapter 4, she can persuade Rutger to fight for Roy's cause by informing him about its opposition to Bern. Later, in Chapter 11A or Chapter 10B, she can convince Klein to switch sides by informing him that Roy's group are not bandits like the Etrurian army falsely told him.
After the war ends, Clarine returns to her castle in Aquleia and lives like she did prior to the game's events. Although her personality never changes, her charm and true kindness earns her love and admiration from her peers in the Etrurian nobility.
Personality
Clarine is a refined young woman, who is as strong willed as she is charming. At first she can come off as an arrogant and very pampered girl who often looks down at others because of her status; however, this comes from alienation, inexperience and childishness, rather than outright malice. She is close to her older brother, Klein, whom she sees as the perfect nobleman, she looks up to and considers him very attractive.
She showed to be bored by her sheltered life as an extremely rich noble, feeling like a doll, tired of doing nothing all day other than dressing up, resulting on her leaving home to search news horizons. As Clarine matured during the war, she was accepting with the possibility of seeing her parents again, but was sad with the perspective of returning to the hollow lifestyle. Despite keeping the spoiled traits in her personality, she developed the desire to pursue the career of a general like Cecilia, but the aspiration is short lived, as in the end she returned to the same highborn life she had prior, possibly to fulfill the duties that were required of her.
Despite her childish and self-centered attitude, she does have a genuinely soft side, which is apparent when she cries and shows worry when Rutger avoids her, or when she helps Dorothy with her self-esteem troubles. Her desire to help is shown when she lends her staff to help to heal the injured in the army.
In-Game
The Binding Blade
Description: A self-centered lady of Etruria. Commander Klein's younger sister.
Recruitment
In Chapter 4, she appears as a Non-Playable Character from Turn 4. She will move toward Roy and speak to him, wherein she is immediately recruited. She cannot be recruited during the Player phase.
Base Stats
| Starting Class | Affinity | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Troubadour |  Thunder | ||||||||
| Level | HP | Str | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Con | Mov |
| 1 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Weapon | Starting Items | ||||||||
 Staff - D |  Heal Vulnerary | ||||||||
Growth Rates
| HP | S/M | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 65% | 10% | 40% |
Promotion Gains
| Item Required | Promoted Class | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guiding Ring
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 Valkyrie
| |||||||
| 1 | +4 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +1 | +1 |
| Weapon Levels | ||||||||
 E  +1
| ||||||||
Supports
- See also: Clarine/Supports
Overall
Clarine is a mounted healer, and the second healer to join your party. Her staff rank, unfortunately, starts at a low rank of D, giving her some issues in reaching high level staves without grinding. It is also not helped by her low Magic growth and base. However, she is overall a better healer than Elen because she is mounted, which provides her with more movement and rescuing capabilities. Her competition versus Saul remains stiff since he has better Magic throughout the game, as well as his higher base Staff rank and level, but with her mount, in the end it comes down to personal preference. That being said, Clarine has an impressive Speed Growth. If one continues to level her up, she'll be able to dodge most attacks with ease. When you promote her into a Valkyrie, she won't do much damage but she's better off as a support unit rather than an offensive one.
Fire Emblem Heroes
- Refined Noble
- Noble daughter of Count Reglay of Etruria. Fond of her brother, Klein. Has lived a privileged life. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade.
Base Stats
Rarity: | Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refined Noble | |||||
| Group | |||||
 Cavalry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 14/15/16 29/32/35 | 4/5/6 19/22/25 | 7/8/9 26/29/32 | 3/4/5 16/19/22 | 5/6/7 22/25/28 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
 Reconcile |  Staff | ||||
| | Title | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refined Noble | |||||
| Group | |||||
| Cavalry | |||||
| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 14/15/16 30/33/36 | 4/5/6 20/23/26 | 8/9/10 28/31/34 | 3/4/5 17/20/23 | 6/7/8 24/27/30 |
| Skills | Weapon | ||||
Reconcile Imbue | Staff | ||||
Skills
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Assault | - | - | - |
| Fear | - | - |  | |
| Fear+ | Fear | - |  | |
 | Heal | - | - | - |
| Reconcile | - | | - | |
| Martyr | Reconcile | |  | |
| Martyr+ | Martyr | - | | |
 | Imbue | - | | - |
| Swift-Winds Balm | Imbue | | | |
| A |  Resistance +1 | - | | |
 Resistance +2 | Resistance +1 | | ||
 Resistance +3 | Resistance +2 | |
Overall
Base Set
Counters
Skill Inheritance
Meet Some of the Heroes
| Refined Noble Clarine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Today, I'll be introducing you to the young lady of House Reglay of Etruria... It's Clarine! She's as strong-willed as she is charming. | ||
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At one point, Clarine left home to see her brother Klein, whom she admires. But during her travels, she was deceived by a villain who then kidnapped her, hoping to make her into a gift to the Kingdom of Bern. | ||
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Things looked dire, but as luck would have it, she was freed by the swordsman Rutger. Having escaped with her life, Clarine took shelter with Roy's army and joined the fight against Bern. | ||
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During the war, she used the power of healing staves to help her fellow members of the Lycian League. Seeing her stand with them, proud and radiant, her fellow soldiers' hearts swelled with courage! | ||
| Closely Associated Characters | |||
| Rutger | A swordsman from Bulgar, a trading city in Sacae. He swore vengeance against Bern after they killed his people, leaving only him alive. He saves Clarine's life. | ||
| Klein | A young general of Etruria. Clarine's brother. Treats all as equals. | ||
Quote
Death Quote
No! Please, help! Brother Klein...Clarine's death quote in The Binding Blade.
Heroes
Possible Endings
- Clarine - Unruly Princess (気ままな姫将軍, Kimamana Hime Shōgun lit. Self-Indulgent Princess General)
- Clarine returned home to Aquleia and lived her life as she did before the war. Her personality never changed, but her charm and true kindness earned her admiration and love from her peers in the Etrurian nobility.
Non-Canon Appearances
She makes a brief cameo appearance in Chapter 17 of the Fire Emblem: Hasha no Tsurugi manga.
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)
Clarine is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:
Choose Your Legends Placement History
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
|---|
| CYL1 | 231 |  The Binding Blade |
1,044 |
| CYL2 | 420 ↓189 |
The Binding Blade |
389 ↓655 |
| CYL3 | 368 ↑52 |
The Binding Blade |
429 ↑40 |
| CYL4 | 402 ↓34 |
The Binding Blade |
223 ↓206 |
| CYL5 | 342 ↑60 |
The Binding Blade |
179 ↓44 |
| CYL6 | 350 ↓8 |
The Binding Blade |
171 ↓8 |
| CYL7 | 305 ↑45 |
The Binding Blade |
129 ↓42 |
| CYL8 | 308 ↓3 |
The Binding Blade |
136 ↑7 |
| CYL9 | 278 ↑30 |
The Binding Blade |
124 ↓12 |
Etymology
Clarine is derived from the musical instrument clarinet, and also a Latin variation of the name Claire, which means "bright, illustrious". In some versions of Arthurian legends, Queen Clarine is the mother of Lancelot.
Trivia
- On the official Japanese website for Nintendo, Clarine won 14th place out of 80 in the character popularity poll for Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. The male-female vote ratio is 1:1. The voter comments seem to generally focus on her being an interesting and likable character despite her selfish tendencies, as well as her high Avoidance rates.
- Clarine shares her English voice actress, Hunter MacKenzie Austin, with Rebecca in Fire Emblem Heroes and Nowi in Fire Emblem Awakening and Heroes.
- Clarine has numerous similarities to Lachesis from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War:
- Both have blonde hair.
- Both are members of nobility with strong wills.
- Both of them are mounted (Though only after promotion for Lachesis).
- Both can use Staves.
- Both can use magic after promotion.
- Both have an older brother that they admire above everyone else (Eldigan for Lachesis and Klein for Clarine.)
- The player also gains something from both brothers if their respective siblings speak with them. (The Lands Sword from Eldigan and Klein being recruited.)
- Both are rescued by the player in some way before they are recruited. (Lachesis from Elliot and Clarine from Erik.)
- Both of the characters they are rescued from are Cavaliers as well.