History Characters / FireEmblemEngageAntagonists

* NonIndicativeName: In the Japanese, Korean, and Chinese versions of the game, the corrupted are called the “Grotesque”, which fit their hideous undead appearance. [[spoiler:However, with the exception of Corrupted Morion, any named character that became a corrupted at one point are still called “grotesque” in the aforementioned languages, even though [[AttractiveZombie they look no different]] from when they’re still alive.]]

* YouHaveFailedMe: If anyone is seen as a defect in his eyes, he will declared them to have no value and want to dispose of them, such as when he tries to kill Veyle when she refuses to give him the Emblem Rings after her mind control helmet was damaged.
-->'''Sombron:''' Well then, there is nothing more you can do for me, and I have never been the habit... (hisses) of keeping that which has ''no'' value.

-->'''Sombron:''' -And I am not in the habit... of keeping that which has ''no'' value.

* VillainsWantMercy: When Veyle is finally able to take control of her own body and begins to destroy the [[MindControlDevice helmet Sombron and the Hounds used to control her]], Veyle's evil side outright begs for her life. Considering the heinousness of her crimes and utterly cruel personality, [[KarmicDeath the original Veyle doesn't feel very guilty about essentially "killing" her.]]

* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted. While it initially seems her attempt at destroying Veyle's mind-control helmet was for naught, it's eventually shown her attack ''did'' crack the device enough to allow Veyle herself to break it.]]

* SexyVillainsChasteHeroes: She is one of the primary antagonists and is the most sexualized character in the game. While there are a few heroines that qualify as MsFanservice, none wear an outfit as [[{{Stripperiffic}} revealing as hers]] nor are they under as much MaleGaze as her during cutscenes.

* ChosenConceptionPartner: [[spoiler: Due to her curiosity of how being a mother would be like, the only thing she ever dare to ask of Sombron was to mate with her and give her a child, which he promised to do once his ambitions where fulfilled.]]

* AdaptationalLateAppearance: The manga adaptation of the fourth chapter completely omits Rodine, as he is nowhere to be found when Alear's group arrive to Firene. He shows up much later in Chapter 7, not long after Alear saves Firene.

* CruelMercy: Implied to be attempted on the receiving end of this. [[spoiler:Mauvier and Veyle]], who both know of Gris's CombatSadomasochist personality, specifically state that they will make his death quick and/or painless. [[spoiler:It ends up not working since Gris simply plays dead so he can experience the pain of slowly bleeding out.]]

* EvilMatriarch: She functions as something of a mother figure to the rest of the Four Hounds [[spoiler:and even Veyle]], and genuinely believes that loving them means having to viciously punishing them for disobediance, [[spoiler:or even killing them [[TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil for betraying her]]]].

* FreudianExcuse: Zephia's twisted sense of family stems from [[spoiler:having unintentionally killed her own parents at a young enough age to not have any clear memories of them, leaving her with no references as for how a family is meant to work beyond Sombron's horrible parenting and notion that offspring [[UndyingLoyalty should always be loyal to their parents]]. And even though this made her yearn for companionship and is one reason she desired to have a child of Sombron (and later, went on to form the Four Hounds), her master's tendency of also disposing of his offspring left her fearful of getting attached to others in the long term. It's also theorized at one point by Mauvier that Zephia's excessive cruelty may be a result of [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity her own massive power amplifying her dragon instincts]]]].

* VileVillainLaughableLackey: She has this dynamic with Nelucce. While Nelucce makes threats and backs down when the unarmed and captive Queen Éve gives him a glare, Zephia is far more competent and cruel, quickly establishing that she's more dangerous.

* WhoWantsToLiveForever: While its unclear how genuinely she believes it, she tells Alear that if they live long enough and watch enough people die then they will eventually become just like her as far as not caring about most lives.

* NarratorAllAlong: It's all but stated they're the ones narrating the introductions to Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of the Fell Xenologue(the chapters where their Wind counterparts debut), with their closing words also serving as {{Foreshadowing}} of just how different each member of the Four Winds is to their respective Hound counterpart. [[spoiler:The fact Mauvier doesn't get a closing statement is also a big clue that he and his alternate self are very much alike]].

* ClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:She and Griss are fought one final time in Chapter 23 while guarding the first of three Fell Dragon Shards. While they no longer possess any Emblems, they more than make up for it by powering themselves up through use of the Shard, launching devastating meteors all over the battlefield.]]

* {{Expy}}: She has a few parallels to Aversa from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]''. Both are magically talented {{Dark Action Girl}}s serving as high-ranking officers to their respective {{Big Bad}}s, are flying tome users in-game, [[spoiler:and are ultimately seen as nothing but expendable pawns by their masters]]. The biggest difference between them however is that Aversa was [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed into it]], while Zephia is more willing due to a combination of her upbringing under Sombron's influence and a promise made to her by him.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda (Japanese), Jamison Boaz (English)

-->''"*Laughter*"''\\

* WolfpackBoss: The Four Hounds often appear together as boss multiple times, with Chapter 11 and Chapter 17 having all four of them appear together as [[MiniBoss sub-bosses]] in these chapters. In Chapter 14, Zephia, Marni and Mauvier appear as co-bosses along with a BrainwashedAndCrazy Hortensia. Marni and Mauvier are fought as a DualBoss in Chapter 16 and 19, and both Zephia and Griss are fought for the last time in chapter 23. The only time this is averted is Chapter 20, where Griss is the only member of the Four Hounds appearing as this chapter's boss.

* BondVillainStupidity: At the end of Chapter 21, after Alear ends up dying from [[TakingTheBullet taking Sombron's energy attack to protect Veyle]] after Sombron declared her no longer having any value when she refused to give him the Emblem Rings, he doesn't follow through killing Veyle despite having the perfect opportunity to do so since there was nothing else stopping him from killing her. He also doesn't think of destroying Alear's body completly to ensure they can never be revived, espcially since he would be aware of Veyle's necromancy abilities being superior to his own.

* BigBad: The main villain of ''Engage'' and quite possibly the biggest and baddest villain in the mainline series yet, considering he summons Dark Emblem versions of many of the past final bosses in order to serve him as his puppets, '''and''' he's more powerful than all of them. He wants to destroy all opposition and obtain all Emblem Rings so that he may scour the multiverse and find the Emblem of Foundations.

* OtherworldlyTechnicolourHair: Lord Sombron is from another dimension, so his humanoid form has all sorts of unnatural features to emphasize this, such as his ThirdEye, [[GlowingEyesOfDoom Glowing]] [[RedEyesTakeWarning Red Eyes]], [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation Gray Skin]], etc. His hair is also a very unusual shade of purple-ish red, a hair color that no almost no other character in [[Franchise/FireEmblem the franchise]] has, even in [[WorldOfTechnicolorHair Worlds of Technicolor Hair]].

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of LukeIAmYourFather. ''Engage'' goes out of its way to show ''exactly'' how much it would '''suck''' to have the BigBad as your dad. Past Alear grew up under a horrible {{Abusive Parent|s}}, watching countless siblings [[YouHaveFailedMe being murdered for their failures]]. They're ConditionedToAcceptHorror and act like an EmptyShell, as they've been conditioned to associate emotion with weakness and weakness with death. They really, ''really'' [[BeingEvilSucks don't enjoy this life]], but have nowhere else to go. Even after a chance encounter with Lumera, the one person to show them genuine kindness, prompts a HeelFaceTurn, they're still clearly [[TheMentallyDisturbed mentally broken]] as they strike down their father, and only [[spoiler:1000 years of sleep and amnesia]] starts them on the road to healing. [[spoiler:Their remaining sibling, Veyle, has it just as bad]].

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: ''Engage'' goes out of its way to show ''exactly'' how much it would '''suck''' to have the BigBad as your dad. Past Alear grew up under a horrible {{Abusive Parent|s}}, watching countless siblings [[YouHaveFailedMe being murdered for their failures]]. They're ConditionedToAcceptHorror and act like an EmptyShell, as they've been conditioned to associate emotion with weakness and weakness with death. They really, ''really'' [[BeingEvilSucks don't enjoy this life]], but have nowhere else to go. Even after a chance encounter with Lumera, the one person to show them genuine kindness, prompts a HeelFaceTurn, they're still clearly [[TheMentallyDisturbed mentally broken]] as they strike down their father, and only [[spoiler:1000 years of sleep and amnesia]] starts them on the road to healing. [[spoiler:Their remaining sibling, Veyle, has it just as bad]].