Reyson and Tibarn in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Image Credit: Retrieved from https://fireemblem-logic.tumblr.com/post/181653978679/pairing-20-reysontibarn

Reyson and Tibarn are two playable characters in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. They also appear in Fire Emblem Heroes. They have been read by fans as queer for sleeping together in the same tent and acting like a couple at times. This blog post goes into detail about their relationship and the possibility of them being gay. Additionally, Tibarn has some suggestive dialogue with Nailah, that suggests them possibly being sexually interested with each other (seen here).

Because of this, we have classified Reyson as Gay Implicit and Tibarn as Bisexual Implicit.

LGBTQ references in this game series:

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (1999): Marty and Dagdar

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (2003): Bramimond; Florina and Lyndis; Legault; Lucius and Raven

Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones (2004): Ephraim and Lyon; Joshua and Gerik

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005): Ike and Soren; Jill and Mist; Reyson and Tibarn; Sigrun and Tanith

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007): Elincia and Lucia; Heather; Jill and Mist; Joke about Ike and Sothe; Kyza; Ranulf

Fire Emblem Awakening (2012): Gay Jokes and Queerness; Same-Sex Relationship Hack; The Hubba Tester

Fire Emblem Fates (2015): Forrest; Nina; Romance options; Same-Sex Relationship Hack; Skinshipping; Soleil; The Hubba Tester

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (2017): Leon; Lukas; Queer Readings

Fire Emblem Heroes (2017): Ally Support; Loki; Sharena

Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019-2020): Byleth Pairings and Controversy; Non-Byleth Pairings

See also QRM’s entry for this game series

Citations:

  1. Fireemblem-Logic. (2019, January 02). Pairing #20: Reyson/Tibarn. Retrieved July 24, 2020, from https://fireemblem-logic.tumblr.com/post/181653978679/pairing-20-reysontibarn
  2. Thani. (2019, August 16). Does Reyson lust after Tibarn? Retrieved July 24, 2020, from https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/204447-fire-emblem-heroes/77943567
  3. The Tox. (2009, November 30). No Place Like Home – Tibarn x Reyson (Fire Emblem). Retrieved July 24, 2020, from https://ship-manifesto.dreamwidth.org/223255.html
  4. Various. (n.d.). Reyson. Retrieved July 24, 2020, from https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Reyson
  5. Various. (n.d.). Tibarn. Retrieved July 24, 2020, from https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Tibarn
  6. VGE. (2012, December 16). Radiant Dawn – Endgame – Tibarn vs Nailah. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve3kpiQzzfw