Muirliph

Muirliph is the het ship between Seliph and Muirne from the Fire Emblem fandom.

Canon
Seliph is the main character of the second half of Fire Emblem 4. Muirne is a playable character from the same game that only appear with some special condition. Muirne appear if in the first generation Edain die before chapter 5 or didn't marry, Muirne will replace Lana (Edain's daughter) in both the story and the gameplay.

Seliph is the son of Sigurd (a noble of Grannvale). Some time before his dead Sigurd ask Oifey and Shannan (the prince of Isaach) to leave with Seliph in Isaach where they will be safety. Seliph was raised at Tirnanog (a small town in northern Isaach). Muirne is a Isaachian commoner. They both grow up together in Tirnanog alongside Deimne (Muirne's brother), Scáthach/Dalvin, Larcei/Creidne and Diarmuid/Tristan. During their childhood, Seliph spent a lot of time with Muirne.

In the 777 years of the Jugdral calander, Seliph fight the empire oppression and begin to liberate Isaach. Muirne follow her friends to the fight. Muirne's brother Deimne warn her that she should avoid accidentally developing romantic feelings for a Prince like Seliph, as they're just mere commoners. After that Seliph sized the Sophara Castle he has a conversation with Muirne. Seliph express that he is worried for her and ask her to stay back and heal the people that can be eventually injured, but she insists that she wants to go with the others to the battlefield. In Chapter 8, after Conote is captured, if all the recruited characters in the second generation are alive, Muirne has a conversation with Seliph in which they confess each other that they are scared and fear that they could die soon. They realise that they should keep fighting though, for the sake of their comrades and for a brighter future. In the final battle againts the empire lead by Julius, if they are lovers they have a conversation. Seliph say that Muirne means a lot to him she answer that she is happy to be with him. Then he comment that they have been close since their childhood, and admit that he has always liked her.

Seliph defeat Julius and became Grannvale king. In the epilogue if Muirne is his lover they wed. Muirne will became the empress of Grannvale.

Fanon
Muirliph is't popular for two reasons. The first is that Genealogy of the Holy War was never released outside Japan. The second and the mainly is that Muirne is a character that only appear if Edain is childless (which rarely happen in a normal playthrough since Edain is a easy character to pair). In general those who get Muirne and her brother choose to have them. The players generally choose Lana and Lester over Muirne and Deimne because they are considered to be better units.

This Muirliph is shipped for the same reason that Lanaseliph ( it's main rival). Both ship are considered too be the most "canon" for Seliph since Muirne/Lana is the character that has the highest love base with Seliph (except Julia who have negative love growth) and the easiest character to pair with him and is his childood friends like most canon love interest during the Shouzou Kaga era.Both ship are generally considered equivalent since Muirne take Lana's place. But some players consider that Muirliph is even more "canon" than Lanaseliph since Muirne has a special conversation with Seliph that Lana don't.

However there is a small part of the fandom that ship Seliph with Muirne. The main reason is the special conversation between the two in chapter 8. This ship is liked because Muirne has a very low self-confidence and Seliph a impostor syndrome. The other reason that their relationship defy the social class since Seliph is a prince while Muirne is a commoner. This paring is also liked because the game begin with the war betwen Isaach and Grannvale and end by the marriage betwen the Grannvale's king and a Isaachian commoner (if Muirne and Seliph are lovers).

This ship is the main reason for Muirne popularity (according to the choose your legend sondage she is the most popular subsitute character).

Fandom
FAN FICTION



Songs

 * Lover 4 | Yuka Tsujiyoko
 * OST played in Muirne and Seliph's conversation during chapter 8, which is associated with Muirliph.

Trivia

 * The OST that play during the conversation between Muirne and Seliph in the chapter 8 is called Lover 4.