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Nina
ニーナ Niina (Nina)
Portrait
Sprite
Type
Playable Character
Home
Wyndia
Occupation
Princess
Height
158 cm (5'2")
Weight
45 kg (99.2 lbs)
Weapon
Rapier
I II III IV V VI

Nina is a playable character in the original Breath of Fire game. She is a member of the Wing Clan, and the princess and heir apparent of Wyndia. Near the end of the game, Nina acquires her Clan's innate ability to become the Great Bird, allowing her to transport the party to any place with a suitable landing spot.

Role throughout the series[]

In Breath of Fire[]

Nina is first seen when Ryu visits Wyndia. She is concerned for her father, who was poisoned by the Wizard of Karma after he refused to ally with the Dark Dragon Clan. While Ryu rests for the night, the player shifts control to Nina, who sets off to face the Wizard in hopes of retrieving the Remedy to save her father's life. She is joined by two Wyndian soldiers (named Sr-1 and Sr-2) on her quest.

Arriving at the Wizard's Tower, the three manage to rescue some of the captured women from the town of Romero before sneaking into the Wizard's experiment chamber to look for the Remedy. However, the Wizard arrives soon after, and upon noticing them, releases the Xeon Gas, a special toxin engineered specifically to affect the Wing Clan. Nina and Sr-1 stay behind to distract the Wizard while Sr-2 escapes to get help.

Just as the Wizard was about to use Nina to create the Eternal Life Potion, Ryu arrives. Being a member of the Dragon Clan, Ryu is unaffected by the Xeon Gas and engages the Wizard, triumphing over him. Obtaining the Remedy, Ryu carries Nina back to the top of the tower, where they escape on the back of a veteran Wing Clan Soldier, (referred to as Sr-3) along with the other Wing Clan warriors.

Back in Wyndia, Nina gives her father the Remedy, which cures him of his poisoning. The King permits Ryu to use the tunnel under the castle to exit Wyndia to its east, with Nina insisting on accompanying him on his journey to stop the Dark Dragon Emperor Zog.

Much later in the game, when Nina attempts to insert the Time Key into a machine in Tock to save the people of Carmen, she is drawn into a time portal created by the key and sent an unknown number of years into the past in the musical kingdom of Tunlan. Suffering from amnesia, she is cared for by an elderly couple until the party find her in a highly repressed state in the present. With the help of a mysterious cloaked man (in actuality Jade, Zog's treacherous and manipulative lieutenant), they restore her memory and recruit her back into the party.

Now an adult, Nina changes from a red leotard to blue, sports a different headband, and gains the ability to become the Great Bird, inherent to all adult members of the Wing Clan.

During the adventure, Nina tends to bicker with fellow party member Bleu. (referred to as Deis in the original Japanese version, as well as future installments) This could be due to their similar roles as 'pretty girl' spellcasters. Bleu, at this time, was still shaking off a long hibernation and prone to casting half-remembered spells with disastrous consequences, and may have been feeling a little jealous. It could also be because they both have feelings for Ryu, as suggested in the manga adaption Breath of Fire: The Dragon Warrior. Regardless, towards the end of the game, the two gain some respect for each other.

After the defeat of the Dark Dragon Clan, as well as the Goddess Tyr, Nina is the last member of the party to leave Ryu. After being escorted back to Wyndia, she waves him goodbye as he leaves and heads for home.

In Breath of Fire II[]

Guardian (Nina I)

Nina I as the guardian of the SkyCave.

See also: Guardian (Boss)

Though this game features a different Nina (hereafter referred to as Nina II for the sake of clarification), the original (Nina I) also makes an appearance as well.

At some point in the game. Nina II attempts a trial to obtain the Mark of the Wing, an item that will allow her to transform into the Great Bird and carry her friends to the Grand Church, but at the cost of her human form. Venturing deep into dungeon, she finds the item's protector, the Guardian, who asks her why she wants it. Replying that it's to save the world, the Guardian scoffs at her and decides to engage Nina II in battle as a final test to see if she is truly worthy of acquiring it.

Once Nina II triumphs over her, the Guardian congratulates her and gives her the Mark of the Wing. The Guardian then removes her armor, and reveals that she is Nina I, her ancestor. Nina I then tells her descendant that the reason the Wing Clan lost their power to naturally transform into the Great Bird was because she fell in love with a man from another tribe (strongly implied to be Ryu) and married him, causing the Wyndian bloodline to become diluted. Nina I then asks her descendant if she still intends to use the Mark of the Wing to become the Great Bird, to which Nina II replies she is. Nina I is pleased by this, seeing Nina II as truly worthy of using this power.

Nina I then begins to fly off, but then asks her descendant if she can forgive her for falling in love with a man outside of their tribe. If Nina II replies negatively, Nina I will apologize while indicating that she doesn't regret her decision. If Nina does forgive her, Nina I departs grateful.

In Breath of Fire III[]

Nina makes a brief cameo in a mural that's seen as this game's Ryu, as well as his comrades (including another winged woman named Nina), explore Dragnier. The mural shows up again as the Dragon Elder Jono tells the party about the history between the Dragon Clan and Myria.

Combat[]

Wielding a rapier and wearing light armor, Nina's best stats are AP, Intelligence, and Agility, but she suffers from a very weak melee attack that quickly becomes near-useless, in addition to a fairly lousy defense.

Her EXP thresholds for leveling up are strange, as she only requires 260,000 EXP in total to reach level 46, but the total required EXP is drastically higher for level 47 than 46, requiring her to obtain a total of 773,000 EXP, and then she suddenly levels up at a similar rate to other characters for the remaining levels.

Her sole strength is in her magic, which is orientated almost entirely towards healing and stat buffing, and later including holy attacks. If Nina performs any of her spells, she will always move first in combat (with the exception of Bo if he also casts Cura), making her a vital mainstay in any party configuration.

When she doesn't need to use a spell, Nina tends to do more damage utilizing an attack item such as the E.Key or using a weapon as an item, neither of which is consumed on use. Other characters can do this too, but the same item can only be used once per turn, and every other character has a better normal attack than Nina.

The best armor Nina can wear will usually have additional effects to make up for her low defense, such as damage reflection or regenerating the wearer's HP while walking. She is one of only two female characters (the other being Bleu), and thus female-only equipment is often set aside for her.

Abilities[]

Abilities
Level Name Flavor text Effect AP Cost
Default Cura Recover! Restores 50 HP to one target 3
Default Fort Petrify! (Battle only)
Raises Defense for rest of battle
6
Default Heal Be Well! Removes all negative status conditions 5
6 LK-UP Cheer Up! (Battle only)
Raises Luck for rest of battle
6
7 ATK-UP Power Up! (Battle only)
Raises Attack for rest of battle
15
9 Cura2 Recover! Restores 100 HP to one target 6
11 Hold Paralyze! (Battle only)
Attempts to paralyze all enemies
8
12 AG-UP Agile Up! (Battle only)
Raises Agility for rest of battle
8
13 Warp - (Overworld only)
Teleport to any previously visited town that has a Dragon Shrine
2
14 Zom1 Be Gone! (Battle only)
120 damage to undead monsters
5
15 Cura3 Recover! Restores 250 HP to one target 15
17 Renew Revive! Revive one dead ally with 1 HP 10
19 Idle Slow Down (Battle only)
Attempts to slow one enemy
5
21 Shield Deflect! (Battle only)
Reduces spell damage to target for rest of battle
8
23 Cura4 Recover! Restores all HP for one target 20
24 Zom2 Be Gone! (Battle only)
180 damage to undead
15
26 FortX Petrify! (Battle only)
Raises entire party's Defense for rest of battle
14
28 Hush ? Stops magic attacks 8
30 Dispel ? Void Enemies Magic 14
34 RenewX Revive! Revive a dead ally with full HP 30
37 CuraX Recover! Restore 250 HP to entire party 20
41 Wall ? (Battle only)
The next enemy spell cast on target is reflected
15
46 ZomX Be Gone! (Battle only)
Damages all undead
35

Equipment[]

Weapons Attack Weight Value Notes Locations
ShortRP
ショートレイピア
5 1 400 Starting equipment for Nina
Shop in Romero
BronzRP
ブロンズレイピア
7 2 800 Shops in Winlan, Romero, Tantar
Rapier
ほそみのけん
10 4 1500 Shop in Auria (1650)
LightRP
てんしのけん
10 2 80 Flea market before getting the Sphere
IronRP
アイアンレイピア
14 5 2000 Elemental: Holy Shop in Nanai before getting E.Key (1800)
PoisonRP
ポイズンレイピア
20 5 3000 Shops in Prima (3300), Tunlan (2700, 3300)
FlameRP
バーニンレイピア
28 5 5000 Casts F.Ball when used
Elemental: Fire
Treasure chest in Winlan castle locked room
WingRP
ウイングレイピア
34 2 7000 Shop in Gust
ThundrRP
サンダーレイピア
46 6 9000 Casts Fry when used
Elemental: Lightning
Flea market before getting the Sphere
EvilRP
バスターレイピア
55 7 20000 Shops in Prima, Tunlan (18000)
Flea market after getting the Sphere but before using the Tonic
LoyalRP
かいらくレイピア
64 6 25000 Restores 3 AP when attacking Shop in Carmen
PowerRP
ちょうのレイピア
82 0 30000 Casts Ag-Up when used Flea market after using the Tonic
Shields Defense Weight Value Notes Locations
SuedeSH
かわのたて
2 1 150 Shop in Nanai before getting E.Key (135)
Treasure chest in Winlan castle
Starting equipment for Sr-1, Sr-2, Sr-3, Ox, Bleu
Bandage
バンテージ
5 1 500 Treasure chest in Ramui Woods
Gauntlet
こて
8 1 800 Treasure chest in Camlon Castle
Shop in Tunlan (880)
Wrist
リストバンド
10 2 700 Treasure chest in Lament Woods
Bracelet
ブレスレット
12 3 1200 Treasure chest in Agua
SkySH
おおぞらのたて
15 1 300 Treasure chest in Lake Shrine
IcySH
アイスシールド
30 5 4000 Reduces ice damage taken by 25% Shop in Prima (5200)
GuardSH
まもりのたて
32 10 10000 Treasure chest in Tock
ProSH
クラブシールド
32 5 5000 Treasure chests in Wisdon (×2)
LightSH
ライトシールド
36 10 4000 Reduces fire damage taken by 25% Shop in Prima (4400)
Treasure chest in Dreamland
MaskSH
かめんのたて
65 8 20000 Reflects some magic damage Flea market after using the Tonic
Armor Defense Weight Value Notes Locations
Cloth
ぼろ
1 1 10 Shops in Drogen, Nanai before getting E.Key (9)
Dress
おうじょのふく
8 25 1000 Starting equipment for Nina
Shop in Tunlan (900)
SuedeGN
かわのふく
10 6 500 Shop in Winlan
Starting equipment for Sr-1, Sr-2, Sr-3, Karn
Treasure chest in Aura Cave
PrisonCL
しゅうじんふく
10 2 10 Fate +20 Prison cell in Auria
SilkGN
シルクのふく
15 4 2800 Shops in Drogen, Nanai before getting E.Key (2520), Romero
Gown
タイトミニ
18 1 2000 Shops in Romero, Tunlan (1800)
Starting equipment for Bleu
WoolRB
けおりのローブ
25 2 5000 Shops in Bleak, Prima
SuedeRB
かわのローブ
35 2 6000 Shop in Prima (6600)
QuartzAR
クォーツチェスト
50 9 10000 Reduces lightning damage taken by 25% Shop in Spring
MystRB
ソーサルコート
60 8 6000 Shop in Tunlan (5400)
LightCL
すかしのふく
68 1 30000 Shop in Carmen
AngleAR
てんしのむねあて
76 3 30000 Reflects some magic damage Flea market before using the Tonic
PowerAR
オーラのころも
82 10 28000 Reflects some magic damage Treasure chest in Pagoda
EarthRB
ははなるよろい
88 8 1000 Restores HP when struck by magic Breakable slab west of Gust
EvilRB
まかいのローブ
90 1 9990 Reflects some magic damage Flea market after using the Tonic
AgileAR
スピードのよろい
92 0 10000 Treasure chest in Pagoda
ClearCL
にじのはごろも
100 0 10000 Treasure chest in Bleak behind a heavy box
Helmets Defense Weight Value Notes Locations
TideHT
つなみのかぶと
0 0 1111 Protects from instant death attacks Drawers in Prima inn
G.Tiara
きんのティアラ
2 5 20000 Treasure chests in Auria, Tock
Flea market after getting the Sphere
StrawHT
むぎわらぼうし
2 1 200 Starting equipment for Ryu
Bandana
バンダナ
5 1 400 Shops in Tantar, Prima
NiceHT
きれいなぼうし
6 3 600 Treasure chest in Ease Cave
Starting equipment for Karn
Shop in Prima
SuedeHT
かわのぼうし
6 3 200 Treasure chest in Winlan castle
Starting equipment for Sr-1, Sr-2, Sr-3, Bo
HairBand
ヘアーバンド
8 2 1000 Treasure chest in Agua
Tiara
かみかざり
10 2 1500 Shop in Auria (1650)
Turban
はでなバンダナ
11 1 2000 Treasure chests in Winlan castle locked room, Dark Tower
GoldHT
きんのぼうし
14 6 20000 Shop in Prima (26000)
HeadGear
ヘッドギア
14 5 2800 Treasure chests in Krypt, Dreamland
ChainHT
チェインヘルム
16 8 2500 Shop in Prima (2750)
SkullHT
スカルフェイス
25 10 Doubles damage taken Treasure chests in Krypt (×2)
EchoHT
こだまのぼうし
28 3 2000 Reflects some magic damage Treasure chest in Hidden Fort
Domino
ガラスのドミノ
42 7 30000 Treasure chest in Pagoda
AgileHT
スピードのかぶと
42 1 5500 Flea market after getting the Sphere but before using the Tonic
Treasure chest in Tock
Digging patch southeast of Scande
CursedHT
のろいのかぶと
62 20 100 Treasure chest in Dreamland tower
LoveHT
こいするぼうし
64 10 100 Digging patch southeast of Scande

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