Numida

Numida Numida's portrait in Radiant Dawn. A member of the Begnion Senate. He is the duke of Numida and commander of the Imperial Occupation Army. A man of terrible avarice, he has subjected Daein to numerous atrocities.

Gender Male Race Beorc Nationality Begnion Title(s) Duke of Numida Senator in the Begnion Imperial Senate Occupational Governor of Daein Starting class Bishop Appearance(s) Radiant Dawn

“	Who cares what the commoners do or think? Does the shepherd fuss when his sheep butt their heads against the fence post?	”	— Numida

Numida (Japanese: ヌミダ Numida) is a Begnion duke from the territory of Numida, and a member of the Begnion Imperial Senate. He was the appointed governor of Daein on behalf of Begnion in the years after its defeat in the Mad King's War, and under his guidance, his subordinate General Jarod led a brutal regime over Daein which was opposed by the Dawn Brigade.

Biography

Governor of Daein

After Ike and the Crimean army defeated King Ashnard of Daein and ended the Mad King's War, Crimea chose not to take control of Daein for itself and handed responsibility over the country to Begnion. Begnion established an occupation garrison in Daein to secure the country. Numida was apppointed as the occupational governor of Daein, and Jarod was given leadership of the garrison itself under Numida's command. Under Numida's direction, Jarod established a series of labor camps and forced all adult Daein men to work in them, aiming to break them both physically and mentally to prevent the chance of them ever fighting back. This also led to poverty and starvation, as farms and other industries were no longer tended to.

Although the oppressive conditions he had instituted in Daein prompted rebellions and uprisings, leading to the rise of the Daein Liberation Army headed by Micaiah and Pelleas, Numida was entirely unconcerned until Jarod pointed out that, through news spreading of the resistance, their superiors in Begnion could find out about their abuses. To prevent this, Numida gave Jarod all the funding he needed to crush the Liberation Army as quickly as possible.

Through the efforts of Sothe and Tormod, the Begnion empress Sanaki found out anyway and formed an inspection team to confirm the abuses in Daein. Working with Lekain, Numida formed a plan to cover up his role in the Daein crisis and to pin the blame entirely on Jarod and his men, but this was foiled by Sanaki's appointment of Sephiran to lead the inspection team and her insistence on hearing the soldiers' side of the story. On Lekain's advice, Numida planned to have the entire occupational army silenced to permanently bury his links to the crimes in Daein.

Judgement

After the awakening of Ashera and Yune, Numida became a leader in Ashera's Disciples of Order along with the other Begnion senators. He led an army of Disciples to attack the Silver Army, led by Micaiah and Sanaki, as they traveled through the Grann Desert to reach the Tower of Guidance. Numida died in this battle.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

Numida is the boss of Part IV, Chapter 3 and acts as the commander of the Hand units in this chapter. The chapter's objective is to defeat all enemy units, including Numida.

Stats

See also: Distortions

Bishop
Level	16/14
Affinity
Constitution	11

Stats
Max HP	43	Speed	25
Strength	19	Luck	23
Magic	29	Defense	18
Skill	25	Resistance	33
Movement	6	Weight	11

Inventory	Skills
Purge  Shine  Elixir	Shove
Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- A -- A

Biorhythm
Best
Good
Normal
Bad
Worst

Personality

Numida has no regard for the wants or needs of commoners, believing that even when they resist him they deserve no attention, and only cares about their actions if they directly put him or his political career at risk. Like most senators, he took a particular distaste to Sanaki and Sephiran, and their insistence on undermining his schemes. He was cowardly and self-righteous, and often resorted to crafting elaborate lies to shield himself from blame and insist that he was in the right, even before anything actually went wrong. In his cowardice he rarely performed his own sinister deeds and insisted on letting others protect him and work for him while he remained at a safe distance.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	I don't understand. Why would they fight against the vice-minister, chosen of Ashera? Are they somehow...deficient? You will perish for your defiance of the empire, vermin!	”	— Numida, as the boss of Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Micaiah: You! Numida: Who are you, girl? Micaiah: Duke Numida! I will never forget your oppression of the Daein people, or your cowardly flight from justice! Numida: Ah, you're from Daein. you should know that I had nothing to do with that unpleasantness. That was all General Jarod's doing. Micaiah: General Jarod was a scoundrel and a fiend, but at least he had a soldier's honesty in his villainy. You black-hearted senators nauseate me, weaving a dense tapestry of lies that you yourselves believe!	”	— Numida, when fighting Micaiah in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Edward: This is for the free people of Daein! Haaaa! Numida: Don't you idealistic twits ever give up?	”	— Numida, when fighting Edward in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Leonardo: You crushed freedom in Daein for years! Do you even have a conscience?! Numida: Daein gutter trash! I should have had you all killed when I had the chance!	”	— Numida, when fighting Leonardo in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Nolan: No one escapes from their past, Numida. We all have to answer for our crimes one day. Today is that day for you. Numida: Silence, cur!	”	— Numida, when fighting Nolan in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Laura: You have caused more suffering than any being I've ever met. Did you not learn that the goddess will someday punish those who harm others? Numida: Peasant! How dare you preach to me!	”	— Numida, when fighting Laura in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Numida: Fool! Do you honestly believe that your dark god can triumph in the face of Ashera's divine majesty? Sothe: She's not my dark god. To be honest, I don't care about the gods. They have nothing to do with me. Numida: What?! Then who do you fight for?! Sothe: I fight for my family, and I fight against tyranny. That is enough.	”	— Numida, when fighting Sothe in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Numida: Aargh! Where are my guards? Why do I have to be the one to fight?! Aran: That's right, I remember who you are. You let others do your dirty work while you run for safety. Looks like you're running out of places to run, Senator.	”	— Numida, when fighting Aran in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Numida: Disciples of Order! Hurry up! Destroy them! Fiona: Why would you want to step on the people of Daein? You are long overdue for justice. I truly feel blessed that I'll be the one to give it to you.	”	— Numida, when fighting Fiona in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Numida: It's tragic, really, that the Holy Knights have wasted so much time and energy protecting a sham apostle! It's not too late, you know, to align yourself with the true chosen of the Goddess. Sigrun: The loyalty of the Holy Knights can only be commanded by one person, and that will never change. It is my duty and my privilege to execute her orders and destroy the enemies of the apostle!	”	— Numida, when fighting Sigrun in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Tanith: I am second commander Tanith of the Holy Knights! Enemies of the apostle, beware! Numida: How sad that you still put stock in your laughable infant of a holy figure. Fool!	”	— Numida, when fighting Tanith in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Numida: Ahhh! What a fearsome beast! Only the dark god could create such a monstrosity! Skrimir: What's wrong, little beorc? Frightened? If you cannot look upon me, you cannot hope to defeat me!	”	— Numida, when fighting Skrimir in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Numida: So, child, what the vice-minister said was true! Wicked infant! How dare you pretend to be divinely inspired while you heard absolutely nothing from the Goddess! Sanaki: I...	”	— Numida, when fighting Sanaki in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Naesala: Duke Numida...I wonder why a coward like you was turned back from stone? Especially considering some of your more...impious transgressions. Numida: W-what are you talking about? I am a Senator in high standing! Naesala: My country provides me with excellent spies, your grace. I know every atrocity you committed while in Daein. I hold information that would ruin you if it were made public. It's rather a shame all that work will be wasted, since this is the last day of your life.	”	— Numida, when fighting Naesala in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Numida: Wh-who are you?! Stefan: I am the desert, and I brook no intrusion. Make peace with your goddess.	”	— Numida, when fighting Stefan in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

“	Black Knight: Your time is done. Numida: Damn you, ghost! If you had just stayed dead, I could have done whatever I wanted to Daein!	”	— Numida, when fighting the Black Knight in Part IV, Chapter 3 of Radiant Dawn.

Death quotes

“	What... What's happening? Vice-Minister? I lost the battle...	”	— Numida, as the boss of Part IV, Chapter 3 in Radiant Dawn.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Radiant Dawn	A member of the Begnion Senate. He is the duke of Numida and commander of the Imperial Occupation Army. A man of terrible avarice, he has subjected Daein to numerous atrocities.	ベグニオン帝国の元老院議員の１人 ヌミダ公爵。 デイン駐屯軍の総司令。 私利私欲を満たすため デイン国内で無法の数々を行ってきた。

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 5 (2021)

809

Numida Radiant Dawn

11

CYL 6 (2022)

821

Numida Radiant Dawn

10 (−1)

CYL 7 (2023)

839

Numida Radiant Dawn

4 (−6)

CYL 8 (2024)

834 (−5)

Numida Radiant Dawn

14

CYL 9 (2025)

901 (+67)

Numida Radiant Dawn

3 (−11)

CYL 10 (2026)

893 (−8)

Numida Radiant Dawn

4 (+1)

Total results		This character has 6 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	46

Trivia

• Numida is the only plot-important Begnion senator to not have a custom sprite or battle model, instead using those of the generic Bishop class.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Numida	Genus of animal whose only member is the helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris).
Japanese	ヌミダ	Romanized as NUMIDA in his internal file name. Possibly derived from Numidia, an ancient North African kingdom.
Spanish	Numida	--
French	Numida	--
German	Numida	--
Italian	Rumida Numida	Used in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn. Used in the Choose Your Legends polls for Fire Emblem Heroes.
Portuguese	Numida	Used in Choose Your Legends.
Traditional Chinese	努米達	Numida; used in Choose Your Legends.

Gallery

Portraits

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  Portrait of Numida in Radiant Dawn.
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  Portrait of Numida used in Choose Your Legends.

Screenshots

• 
  Numida as a Bishop in Radiant Dawn.

Heroes artwork

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  Numida in artwork of Sanaki: Begnion's Apostle.

References

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