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This page details the Avatar and Azura, the two main characters of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''.
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[[folder:Avatar (My Unit) (default: Corrin/Kamui)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheHero Crux of Fate]][[labelnote:note]]Male Corrin (Left) Female Corrin (Right)[[/labelnote]]]]

->''"I have family in Hoshido. I also have family in Nohr. Even if I were to lose everything... Even if they all despise me... I can't choose to side with one against the other. I simply can't do that. I don't care if I lose everything. This is what I've decided."''

The main hero of the game, whose identity and name is crafted by you, the player. A youth born into the Hoshidan royal family, but raised by the Nohrian royal family: they become the key to the interaction between both kingdoms, and their decisions will shape the plot as a whole.

Oddly charismatic and easily attracts others. Conceals elusive power. The one with the most hidden potential in the army.

Like their predecessor Robin from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', the Avatar's personality in supports varies slightly by gender; the male tends to be more laid-back and sweet, while the female is more [[TheGadfly impish]] and upbeat.

->'''Class:''' Nohr Prince (Male), Nohr Princess (Female)\\
'''Male voiced by:''' Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (Japanese), Creator/CamClarke (''Fates'', ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes Heroes]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors Warriors]]''), Creator/YuriLowenthal (English)\\
'''Female voiced by:''' Creator/SatomiSato (Japanese), Marcella Lentz-Pope (''Fates'', ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Smash]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes Heroes]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors Warriors]]''), Creator/DanielleJudovits, Stephanie Lemelin (English)
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* AbusiveParents: Their adopted father Garon was very emotionally neglectful of them and locked them up their whole life. He also placed high expectations on them as a child and punished them violently when they didn't meet them--the male was starved, the female whipped. [[spoiler:And their ''actual'' father, Anankos, is an insane dragon-god hellbent on making them suffer, though his good half did genuinely love them.]]
* TheAce: While they aren't ''quite'' at Robin's level of tactical ingenuity, they're still gifted with a sword, capable leaders, beloved by virtually everyone under their care, and have the power to turn into a ferocious dragon at a moment's notice. They're also conventionally attractive, and can hold up under pressure even when things get personal for them. Rhajat even refers to the female Corrin as "a goddess walking among us".
-->'''Male Kana:''' Wait, are you fond of Mama?\\
'''Rhajat:''' Fond? Fond isn't even a drop in the bucket of it. I watch her like a goddess walking among us. Her prowess in battle, her grace under pressure! She is perfection personified!
* AchillesHeel:
** Being part dragon, they have a weakness to anti-dragon weaponry.
** The Hoshido Noble class has a 0% increased Resistance growth, not helping is the fact that even with Resistance as the boon, is often their weakest stat save for the chosen bane.
** The Nohr Noble class has a 5% decreased growth in Skill, Luck, and and Defense, making it more inaccurate, less evasive, and less sturdy than the Hoshido Noble class.
* AccidentalPervert:
** In the male Corrin's S-support with Azura in ''Revelation'', he will accidentally walk in on her bathing at a lake.
** The player can make Corrin enter the Hot Springs at My Castle while characters of the opposite sex are using it ([[LuckBasedMission not that it's ever stated who's using it at any time...]]). Corrin will run off once they realize what they've done.
* AffectionateNickname: Xander usually refers to them as "little prince(ss)" in the English version. This is especially true for the Female Corrin, as he still calls her that as his wife, and with all the [[SickeninglySweethearts adoration in his voice you'd expect.]]
* AllLovingHero: Corrin cares deeply for the royal siblings from both Nohr and Hoshido, but is forced to choose sides. This is more noticeable in ''Conquest'' and ''Revelation'' with the former going out of their way to [[ThouShaltNotKill not kill enemy soldiers]] unless there is no other option and outright states their desire to show mercy and humanity. As for the latter, [[spoiler:Corrin decides not to side with either of them and reunite both Nohr and Hoshido siblings to fight against a larger threat, Anankos.]]
* AntiHero: [[ClassicalAntiHero Type I]] in all the routes, with shades of [[PragmaticHero Type III]] in ''Conquest''. They're unquestionably heroic, but they have a ''lot'' of doubt whether or not they're really worthy of wielding the Yato, much less being in command of an army - justified, something that most of the soldiery outside of Corrin's closest friends and loved ones would agree on. In addition, in ''Conquest'' they [[spoiler: deliberately put aside much of their ideals in order to make the best of the mistake of going to Nohr under WideEyedIdealist pretenses in order to save as many people as possible by showing to the world Garon's corruption under the guise of supporting his conquest of Hoshido to get to that point. By the time a (truthfully-possessed) Takumi clamors for their head, Corrin doesn't deny what they had to do and accepts their brother's rage without any sort of denial of what they had to have done to get this far]].
* ApologizesALot: Corrin has a habit of rapid-firing apologies if they do something to upset others. [[spoiler:[[SharedFamilyQuirks They likely got this from their father, Anankos]].]]
* ArmCannon: Their Dragon Fang skill transforms one of their arms into a fang-lined, mouth-like appendage that spits water bullets.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He or she is the Lord unit, after all. According to Garon at the beginning of the game Corrin is almost on par with Xander; who is considered the best warrior in all of Nohr. By the end of all three routes, Corrin becomes the WorldsStrongestMan.
* AudienceSurrogate: Due to their naivety of the world, Corrin needs many concepts to be explained to them (to the player's similar benefit), such as the existence of shapeshifting races like Wolfskin or basic overviews of other countries that are visited.
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Revelation'', they are crowned as king[=/=]queen of Valla by Azura.]]
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Male Corrin's supports with Shiro show that he has quite a head for tactics and analysis--he beats Shiro in their duel by scanning his abilities on the spot, luring him into a false sense of security, and seizing the following opening.
-->'''Corrin:''' You have a powerful swing, but it tends to go wide. I noticed your strikes were creating a blind spot for you, so I aimed for that. It took a few hasty blocks against your blows before I could gauge the distance... But once I had it figured out, I waited for my chance to enter into your guard.
* BadassAdorable: The female Corrin, especially if her more petite form is chosen during creation.
* BadassBack: The male Corrin's victory pose has him turning his back to his fallen enemy.
* BadassBaritone: Both Creator/CamClarke and Creator/YuriLowenthal give the Male Corrin a deep voice.
* BadassBookworm: Corrin doesn't have the level of intelligence or tactical ingenuity that Robin from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' possesses, but they do read in their spare time, and while naïve, are far from stupid. By the end of each game, Corrin will have bested in combat great generals, dangerous criminals, royalty, hulking monsters, shape shifters, reanimated soldiers, seasoned veterans, and depending on the route [[spoiler:Garon's dragon form ("Birthright"), a slime monster, an empowered Takumi ("Conquest") and finally their true father, a dragon-god-king ("Revelation")]].
* BadassCape: Like most Lords before them, Corrin sports a heroic cape.
* BattleCouple: Can form one if S-Ranked with other units.
* BestFriendsInLaw:
** Corrin can be this with Azura, Silas, Jakob, Felicia, or Flora, if the male version marries one of their daughters or the female version marries one of their sons, or in the case of Felicia and Flora: their twin. Also, all of them besides Flora can marry one of Corrin's siblings.
** Additionally, this can be done with their children, an example being a Male Corrin-fathered Shigure S-Supporting with Silas's daughter Sophie.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: '''Should you ever'''. For all their easy-going and cheerful attitude, Corrin does ''not'' stand for wanton cruelty, and [[UnstoppableRage reacts accordingly]] to it. They're scary enough when angry to outright ''terrify'' Hans into blabbing about Garon's attempted assassination.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Displays a lot of protectiveness over their little sisters Sakura and Elise, regardless of gender.
* BlackKnight: Their Nohr-exclusive promotion colors their attire predominantly in black, and gives them [[MagicKnight access to magic as another option to their swords and dragonstones]].
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Corrin's Dragon Fang skill turns their left arm into a lance-like blade.
* BladeOnAStick: While Corrin can't use lances by default without re-classing, it's revealed in the Female Corrin's support with Shiro that she's skilled enough with a lance to give him a run for his money. Considering everything Corrin knows about fighting comes from Xander, a Paladin, it's not surprising.
* BlitheSpirit: Corrin doesn't particularly care if others perceive them as weird when they help out--and thanks to their optimism and social ignorance, they often do come across as such. It's especially notable in ''Revelation'', where they shock everyone by choosing neither side to make their own.
* BondVillainStupidity: Invoked late in ''Conquest'' when they have [[spoiler:Ryoma]] at their mercy. Corrin tells Garon they should spare him to extend his suffering, although the real reason is because they actually don't want to kill him.
* BoobsOfSteel: While not immediately apparent due to being covered in armor the female Corrin is shown to be quite well-endowed when wearing a swimsuit (''Heroes'') and witch costume (''Cipher'') see HiddenBuxom below. She also happens to be a very capable warrior, with the ability to transform into a powerful dragon.
* BreathWeapon: Corrin attacks this way in ''Heroes'', ''Warriors'', and ''Super Smash Bros''. Ironically, the only game Corrin doesn't use breath attacks in was in ''Fates''. That being said it, seems like Corrin was initially supposed to use a ranged breath attack, as there is a unused battle animation that shows Corrin attacking with a breath attack. The decision to scrap this attack was likely due to gameplay balancing. Furthermore, concept art of Corrin's dragon form shows that they are fully capable of of using their own breath attack.
* CainAndAbel: Ends up playing the Abel to several of their siblings' Cain, depending on which route is chosen, although the siblings in question view ''them'' as the traitorous Cain. Sometimes they're able to resolve things peacefully. [[spoiler:Sometimes they aren't.]]
* CanonName: In all supplementary material, Corrin is referred to by their default regional name. In English it's Corrin, while in Japanese it's Kamui.
* CassandraTruth: In ''Revelation'', few characters are willing to believe Corrin's claims of a true enemy hiding behind the scenes due to their inability to provide any evidence other than their word.
* ChainsawGood: [[spoiler:In ''Revelation'', Corrin's sword, Yato, will evolve into a ''chainsword''.]]
* CharacterCustomization: Their appearances (such as their body size, hair, face, facial features, etc.) can be customized by the player.
* CharacterDevelopment: All routes give Corrin different development due to the circumstances in question. To wit:
** In ''Birthright'', they grow more and more furious over the atrocities committed by Nohr, but at the same time, becomes all the more resolute in their idealistic beliefs. By the end of the route, they still remain firmly believing in their idealism, but they're much stronger mentally from where they started.
** In ''Conquest'', they join Nohr with the noble - if somewhat naive - intention of [[InternalReformist changing Nohr from within]], believing that the war can end quickly if they change Garon for the better. Sadly, [[spoiler:it doesn't work out, and Corrin soon realizes that the only way to save the continent from ruination while changing Nohr from the inside would be to go along with the plan to invade Hoshido. By the time the route reaches its climax, they go from a WideEyedIdealist into somebody who reluctantly cast aside their own ideals in order to change the world for the better.]] It's to the point that when confronted by a [[spoiler:possessed Takumi]], Corrin doesn't even bother to justify their actions and instead accepts [[spoiler:Takumi's]] rage without a second thought.
** In ''Revelation'', they get a mix of their ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' development. They are no longer naïve to the happenings of the world and become confident in themselves, but are still kindhearted and optimistic to a fault.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Silas, if a female Corrin S-Supports with him.
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: They were born in Hoshido, but raised in Nohr. [[spoiler:They were actually born in Valla before moving to Hoshido when they were very young, meaning they're a child of THREE worlds.]]
* TheChosenOne: Is chosen by the Yato to wield it.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Corrin, no matter the route, [[HazyFeelTurn feels incredibly doubtful on if they're really doing the right thing with their choice]], and generally has a lot of issues with [[TheChosenOne the Yato choosing them when they don't know if they deserve it or not]]. Given their massive inexperience overall and the fact they have loved ones on both sides of the pond ''and'' that Nohr and Hoshido both have people just trying to survive the war, this is absolutely a justified sentiment.
* ClassyCravat: The Male Corrin gets one in his [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maleavatar_nohr_noble.jpg Nohr Noble getup]], replacing the high collar of his original armor.
* CleavageWindow: The Female Corrin gets one in her [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/femaleavatar_nohr_noble.jpg Nohr Noble getup]], which has an open breastplate.
* ClothingDamage: If Corrin is felled in combat, their cape actually tears to shreds. This also has a chance of happening when they are critically wounded, and will remain this way until the end of the battle.
* CluelessChickMagnet: Several women are introduced as being interested in the male Corrin and several more will reveal they've been into him for a while if he S-Supports them. He is blissfully unaware of any of their feelings.
* ColorMotif: They are associated with black and white, matching the games' theme of duality and choosing sides. Their dragon form and exclusive classes predominately feature both (or one, in the case of Hoshido Noble being white and Nohr Noble being black). In promotional materials (like the Cipher Card game), [[http://serenesforest.net/wiki/index.php/Corrin_%28Male%29_%28Cipher%29 the Male Corrin]] is more associated with white (and Hoshido) while [[http://serenesforest.net/wiki/index.php/Corrin_%28Female%29_%28Cipher%29 the Female Corrin]] is associated with black (and Nohr).
* ConflictingLoyalty: Whatever path Corrin takes he or she is defined as always showing remorse and mercy towards the enemy nation; and is always hoping that both the Nohrians and the Hoshidans can achieve unity. In ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'', [[spoiler:this is achieved at the cost of the lives of two siblings regardless of path.]] In ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:none of the siblings die and all siblings come to understand each other.]]
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: As opposed to most main protagonists in ''Fire Emblem'', "Corrin" is a player avatar. On top of that, unlike most protagonists, Corrin's default hair color is white, and isn't blue (like Marth, Sigurd, Seliph, Hector, Ike, Chrom, or Lucina), green (Alm, Lyn, Eirika, Ephraim), or red (Celica, Eliwood, and Roy).
* CoolBigSis: Sakura and Elise certainly think so, regardless of Corrin's actual gender.
* CoolMask: When the Dragon Fang skill activates a mask that looks like their dragon form's head appears over their face.
* CoolSword: Corrin wields the Yato, a sacred blade made eons ago that chooses its owner. It's ''Fates''' version of the "Fire Emblem" that's used in other installments of the series. It can draw power from the other divine weapons to [[EvolvingWeapon change shape and become more powerful]]. [[spoiler:In total, it has ''seven'' separate forms throughout the game - a base one, and two different ones per route;]]
** [[spoiler:The Noble and Blazing forms in ''Birthright'' are a katana imbued with Light that offers strength and speed boosts.]]
** [[spoiler:The Grim and Shadow forms in ''Conquest'' are a sword imbued with Darkness that offers defense and resistance boosts.]]
** [[spoiler:The Alpha and Omega forms in ''Revelation'' are a blade imbued with [[YinYangBomb both Dark and Light energies]] in the former state, and in the latter state becomes a [[FlamingSword fire-wreathed]] [[ChainsawGood chainsaw-sword]] at the end of ''Revelation'', which grants a large amount of {{Status Buff}}s and is able to kill a God]].
* CovertPervert:
** Male Corrin doesn't seem like the type to enjoy invading others' privacy or gawk at people inappropriately, as he's too much of a NiceGuy and will hightail it out of the Hot Spring if he accidentally walks in on the girls using it. However, during his S-Support with Azura, he admits that he was enjoying the view when he unintentionally stumbles onto her while she's in the middle of a bath. Furthermore, if he S-Supports with Camilla, he reveals that he ''did'' actually notice how "stunningly attractive" his adopted sister was on more than one occasion - enough to make his adolescence feel, in his own words, "confusing to say the least".
** In Nina's A-Support with her mother, Nina's mother says Corrin (regardless of gender) apparently found Nina's diaries interesting. Nina's diaries are either full of espionage tactics or [[YaoiFangirl (potentially erotic) male/male fantasies]], so it's unclear which parts Corrin was reading.
* CulturedBadass: The male Corrin isn't just a skilled warrior. He can play the piano, likes poetry, is well-versed in philosophy, and is even said to learn how to sing if he marries Azura.
* CuttingOffTheBranches: [[spoiler:If Heirs of Fate and the box-art of both ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' are anything to go by, a Male Corrin canonically sides with Hoshido while the Female Corrin sides with Nohr. Which chooses neither is more ambiguous.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: If Corrin chooses to side with [[{{Mordor}} Nohr]], they effectively becomes this trope incarnate: on top of getting the [[BlackKnight Nohr Noble]] class, a Nohrian-aligned Corrin's defining quality is their [[NiceGuy virtually unrivaled compassion.]] It's even more telling that they joins Nohr to fix it from within as opposed to changing it by force, all fueled by a noble — [[WideEyedIdealist if somewhat naive]] — ideal of being an InternalReformist. Granted, [[spoiler:things go OffTheRails for them, but major points for trying anyways.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Corrin dishes out their fair share of snark throughout the story.
-->'''Azura''': ''Corrin''! We have trouble! Nohrian forces are approaching!\\
'''Corrin''': Seriously? We haven't even been here five minutes...
* DeceptiveDisciple: In ''Conquest'', [[spoiler:Corrin's plan was always to unmask Garon as the undead monster he was by using Hoshido's throne while superficially appearing to be loyal to Nohr's cause. This disguise is pushed to the limits as Corrin is forced to fight and kill Hoshidans, and is unable to save Ryoma from Garon nor Takumi from Anankos.]]
* DeclarationOfProtection: Some of the Male Corrin's S-supports have him giving, and often receiving, one to the other character, such as [[MysteriousWaif Azura]], [[BodyguardCrush Kagero]], [[TomboyPrincess Hinoka]], and [[ShrinkingViolet Sakura]].
* DelightfulDragon: Corrin is one of the most friendliest dragons in the VideoGame/FireEmblem series, but there's a limit to that friendliness, as both [[TheBrute Hans]] and [[EvilGenius Iago]] found out.
* {{Determinator}}: Corrin will not let ''anything'' stop them from ending the war. The endgames of two of the three routes involve [[spoiler:their sword being broken and them getting mortally wounded]], but despite that they ''still'' try to get back up and keep fighting.
* DevelopersDesiredDate: The Male Corrin and Azura to each other as a result of their evolving relationship and ShipTease. She also has a different confession depending on the route, which is unique to her, different support chains with him, which is also unique, and one of the fastest support growth rates in the game with him. However, players are still free to pair up Corrin with whoever they want through the Support System.
* DivineParentage: While Corrin's mother is human, their father is not. [[spoiler:Anankos was worshiped as a god by the Vallites and has the god-like power to back it up. If his class description is any indication he was even considered a god among dragons. In a sense, this makes Corrin a demigod/dess. They never learn of this, however.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: For whatever reason, Corrin opts to go barefoot. The creators say it's to give Corrin a bit of an animalistic side with the dragon part of them.
* DoomMagnet: Corrin tends to attract a ''lot'' of death. To wit: [[spoiler:their adoptive father Sumeragi, their birth mother Mikoto, (potentially) Kaze, Elise, Lilith, and Scarlet ''all'' die protecting them in different routes of the game.]]
* DorkKnight: Whether it be their cheerfulness, or naivety, they surely fit the bill, especially the Male.
* DudeMagnet: The female Corrin attracts a ton of attention from the male members of the army, with around half a dozen implicitly having crushes on her regardless of who she ends up with.
* EasilyForgiven:
** Whether on ''Birthright'' or ''Conquest'', [[spoiler:whichever royal family Corrin turned on is surprisingly lax about forgiving them for their actions during the war. This is justified due to the royals seeing Corrin's compassionate nature up-front and understand their own personal reasons for choosing the opposite side. Furthermore, it isn't as though the people at large have forgiven them, however: at the end of ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'', the losing-side's population has a very negative opinion on Corrin.]]
** Averted in ''Revelation''. Numerous characters on both sides are outright pissed on their decision to TakeAThirdOption (Sakura and Elise being the exceptions), and need time, persuasion from a third-party[[note]]Sakura and Kaze for Saizo, Orochi and Yukimura, Rinkah for Fuga, Izana for Takumi, Azura and Scarlet for Ryoma, Ryoma himself for Hinoka and Leo for Xander[[/note]], or found proof on their own (in the case with Leo) to forgive/trust them.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: A fair amount of their battle animations involve twirling their sword, somersaulting, and spinning.
* FatalFlaw: Their kindness and naivete. Throughout each route, a lot of problems are derived from Corrin being too nice and trusting.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Azura. Corrin and Azura lived pretty similar yet opposite lives. Both were kidnapped at a young age and raised in opposite kingdoms. With Corrin living the life meant for Azura and vise-versa. Azura was also well aware of her capture while Corrin was oblivious. Since Corrin was raised away from the world they didn't have to experience people being prejudice towards them. Azura, however was hated in Nohr because she and her mother were seen as replacements for the late Queen Katerina. When Azura was in Hoshido, she was accepted by many people but she was also hated by many and even had people attempt to assassinate her. Since Azura was treated so badly in Nohr, she has a hard time seeing the good in it. Unlike Azura, Corrin remains unbiased and sees that Nohr has its flaws but realizes there are good things about Nohr. This is shown in their ''Birthright'' support chain. In the support Azura is shocked that Corrin enjoyed their time in Nohr, but despite her views of Nohr she at least tries to understand Corrin's love for Nohr. Corrin and Azura's personalities were ultimately shaped by their pasts. For example, despite never being allowed outside and being subjected to cruel punishments, Corrin was also shown a lot of love from, Jakob, Felicia, Flora, Gunter, Lilith, and their Nohrian siblings. Considering the love they were shown, and the fact they've always felt they belonged it's no wonder they develop into a sociable, and trusting person. While Azura's past caused her to be more reserved, cynical, and lonely. Even their respective roles in the army mirror each other. Corrin acts as the heart being approachable and charismatic while Azura acts as the brains who's a bit distant but makes smart decisions. They make an effective team because they cover each other's weaknesses and have a lot of trust in each other. All in all Corrin and Azura are both kindhearted, are always willing to try and help others in need, and strive for peace.
** To Kana. Corrin seems to prefer fighting with Yato over their dragon powers. Kana, however seems to be the opposite and prefers using their dragon powers. For example, Corrin opts to fight with Yato during story cut-scenes and they do not bring up their dragon powers very often. While Kana brings up their dragon powers and transforms very often in their supports, they're also very fond of their Dragonstone, and are even given the nickname ''Dragon Spawn'' by Rhajat and their solo ending. This can be justified by the fact that Corrin trained the majority of their lives using swords. Yato being a sacred weapon and it being prophesied to help the wielder save the world is probably a major factor as well. In Kana's case they're a small child, being a dragon helps them defend themselves from enemies, and it's pretty easy to see why a child would love being a dragon. In the ''Heirs of Fates'' DLC both Kanas end up wielding the Yato but unlike Corrin, who's the protagonist of the main story, they take on the role of being a supporting protagonist to Shigure.
* ForGreatJustice: Corrin greatly believes in the ideal of justice, and their desire to fight for a just cause is one reason why they decide to fight in the war as soon as Chapter 1. This is a source of woe in ''Conquest'' since they are fully aware that they will have do some morally questionable things to end the war.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Aside from being unusually charismatic and attracting people to them, Corrin is also mentioned to have a way with animals. In the first chapter, it's mentioned that the horses are fond of them since they spent so much time in the stables, and Camilla remembers how they once rescued an injured baby bird [[spoiler:(which was actually Lilith)]] and nursed it back to health.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: At least from the perspective of [[spoiler:Anankos]] in ''Revelation'', since Corrin's decision to side with neither side in the war ends with them being declared a traitor by both and on the run, with their only supporters being either their butler or maid, depending on their gender, and Azura, a Songstress. [[spoiler:But it also means taking refuge in Valla to escape, which allows Azura to freely share with them the true nature of the conflict and Anankos' role in propagating it, something she isn't able to do in the other two routes thanks to the curse, and Corrin also ends up finding Gunter alive and well there as well, though unaware of his status as a ManchurianAgent under Anankos' control. Finally, it sets them on the path to not only uniting both Nohr and Hoshido against him and invading Valla to free it from his control, but also allows the Yato to reach its most powerful form thanks to combining the powers of the Divine Weapons of both sides into the Omega Yato, turning it into the Seal of Flames, and a weapon that is strong enough to kill Anankos directly.]]
* TheGadfly: They often tease others, but it's done in a lighthearted and friendly way. This is a little more prominent with the female Corrin, as she enjoys making Asugi flustered (she finds his reactions cute) and tells Ignatius ghost stories to purposefully scare him.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Despite Corrin being WeakButSkilled mentioned below, it's possible to be the [[UnskilledButStrong opposite instead, with a Strength Boon, Skill Bane]]
* GenderBlenderName: In the localization, if Corrin is a girl. "Kamui" can be for men or women, but "Corrin" is a strictly-male name. Can be subverted if one spells Corrin's name like "Corrine", derived from the Greek Korrina which means 'Maiden'.
* GirlInTheTower: Or Boy In the Tower, if male. They've been imprisoned in Nohr castle ever since Garon captured them and are never allowed to stray beyond its walls. The start of the game is the first time they've actually seen the outside world.
* GirlishPigtails: One of the many hairstyles you can give the female Corrin through CharacterCustomization.
* GirlyBruiser: The Female Corrin comes across as this. She's as battle-hardened as her male counterpart, but her female-specific support with characters like Caeldori show that she enjoys girly things like romance novels.
* GlassCannon: The Nohr Noble class has high HP, Magic, Strength, Speed, and Resistance growth and max stats, at the cost of Defense, Skill, and Luck.
* GoodIsNotDumb: As kind and naïve as they are, Corrin is not stupid. They clearly don't buy Garon's claims that he wasn't trying to kill them with the exploding sword on ''Conquest'', and on ''Birthright'' they'll actually list the event as one of the reasons for their defection. In ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:they aren't fooled by Anthony's deception, pretend to go along with it and effectively [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] him, and later correctly deduce Scarlet's killer based off something [[INeverSaidItWasPoison only they would know]]. It also, provided the ''player'' sees through it, stops them from falling into an Anankos-possessed Mikoto's trap with the doors during the battle against her in the basement of Castle Gyges.]]
* GoodIsNotSoft: They're no pushover, either. Before the route split, they stand their ground against Garon and, with their dragon powers, intimidate Hans into talking about his assassination attempt, and afterwards they prove they're willing to resort to threats if it can get the job done -- even on the lighter route, ''Birthright''.
* TheGoodKing: [[spoiler:The epilogue of ''Revelation'' states that they become a wise ruler after becoming king/queen of Valla.]]
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: In their various versions in ''Heroes'', male Corrin is usually the one to use a physical weapon while female Corrin uses magic and much prefers her dragon transformation.
* HalfHumanHybrid: They are half dragon and half human. [[spoiler:The human half comes from their mother Mikoto, while the dragon half comes from their father Anankos.]]
* HappilyAdopted: Applies in both ''Conquest'' and the third path, as it's noted that Corrin is close with their adopted siblings in Nohr (partly due to the fact that they don't remember being kidnapped when they were little). Obviously subverted if you choose to side with Hoshido. [[spoiler:Given that Corrin is also [[NotBloodSiblings not related to their Hoshido siblings by blood]], this also applies to their Hoshido family on both ''Birthright'' and the third path.]]
* HarmfulToMinors: They watched their [[spoiler:step-]]father Sumeragi being murdered as a young child.
* HartmanHips: The Female Corrin has a narrow waist and wide hips in her default body built that are her most prominent body features along with her legs, as shown [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/5/58/Female_Corrin_Fight.png/revision/latest?cb=20170210061545 here]] and [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/f/fd/Female_Corrin_Swimsuit_Heroes.png/revision/latest?cb=20170728111546 here]].
* HazyFeelTurn: Can be this if Corrin decides to side with Hoshido, but keep in mind that [[GreyAndGrayMorality neither Hoshido nor Nohr are outright evil]].
* TheHeart: Evolves into this for Hoshido and Nohr. [[spoiler:Played even straighter in the third path, having united all of their siblings (and almost everyone else from the other two paths) under their leadership late in the game.]]
* HeartbrokenBadass: [[spoiler:If the Male Corrin S-supports Azura on ''Birthright'' or ''Conquest'', he becomes this after her death. Happily averted in ''Revelation'', though.]]
* HelloInsertNameHere: Players are free to name their Corrin however they please.
* HeritageFaceTurn: They grew up in Nohr, but were actually kidnapped from Hoshido as children. A war breaks out between Hoshido and Nohr soon after. The ''Birthright'' route has them side with their native Hoshidan family, whose members they haven't known for very long at that point, playing the trope straight. The ''Conquest'' route has them side with Nohr instead, subverting this trope.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: In ''Revelation''. After they refuse to side with either Hoshido or Nohr, both sides denounce them and declare them a traitor.
* HeroesWantRedHeads: If the player goes for one of the redheaded romantic options ([[LittleSisterHeroine Sakura]], [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Hinoka]], [[{{Tsundere}} Selena]], and [[MoneyFetish Anna]] for females; [[RatedMForManly Saizo]] and [[ThePerfectionist Subaki]] for males; and any of the second-gens except Shigure can be redheads).
* HeroesPreferSwords: Their WeaponOfChoice is the dark blade Ganglari and later Yato, [[spoiler:which in the case of the latter turns out to be ''Fates''' Fire Emblem in ''Revelation''.]]
* HeroicBSOD:
** [[spoiler:Lilith's death]] in ''Birthright''. [[spoiler:By this point in the story, Corrin's already had to turn against and fight their beloved siblings in Nohr, witnessed countless war crimes and atrocities committed by Garon's forces, been forced to wipe out the Ice Tribe and watch their good friend Flora horrifically kill herself, forced to commit ''genocide'' (in-self defense) on the Wolfskins due to Iago's manipulations, potentially saw one of their best friends die to save them (provided that you did not A-Rank with Kaze), and was just forced to fight and nearly kill their beloved adoptive sister. Lilith's death clearly sends them over the edge, almost hitting the DespairEventHorizon, and it takes all their mental fortitude to keep going.]]
** [[spoiler:It still happens in ''Conquest'', as it's heavily implied that Corrin wasn't even going to try fighting off the Faceless responsible before Xander took care of it.]]
** [[spoiler:Ryoma's death]] in ''Conquest''. [[spoiler:While Lilith still did die, Corrin had not had as much personal loss, and isn't as broken. However, watching their older brother commit HeroicSuicide in front of them, to ''save'' them, ''after they'd invaded and destroyed his nation'', fills them with such guilt, horror, and sorrow that they barely make it out of the room before collapsing into tears. The way they verbally beat themselves up is a very clear indicator that whatever optimism was left in them is gone, and had Azura not been acting as a LivingEmotionalCrutch, they likely would have given up.]]
** They also get a couple moments of this in ''Revelation'', but not enough to make them nearly cross the DespairEventHorizon. Specifically [[spoiler:the deaths of both Izana and Scarlet]].
* HeroicBuild: As shown in the Hot Spring scenes, the male Corrin is pretty ripped, and if he walks in on Soleil in there, she will comment that he has "nice abs".
** Also apparent [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c4/f5/d4/c4f5d477e5fe8d58c112fdffcd8454f2.png with]] [[https://fireemblem.gamepress.gg/sites/fireemblem/files/2018-11/CeI4ErY.png Dream]] [[https://fireemblem.gamepress.gg/sites/fireemblem/files/2018-11/h24WN1X.png Prince]] [[https://fireemblem.gamepress.gg/sites/fireemblem/files/2018-11/N76H6zz.png model]].
* HeterosexualLifePartners: The female Corrin with Azura and the male Corrin with Silas.
** Alternatively, they can be this with anyone else if they A+ rank with other people (except gay options) and access their class.
* TheHighQueen: [[spoiler:The Female Corrin will become this at the end of ''Revelation''.]] Alternatively, [[spoiler:she'll become this after marrying Ryoma or Xander on ''Birthright'' or ''Conquest'', respectively.]]
* HiddenBuxom: The Female Corrin's body is usually completely covered by her armor, but she is shown to have a very mature physique when seen in a swimsuit in Fire Emblem Heroes. A card in Fire Emblem Cipher's last set also has her in lingerie trying to pick a swimsuit to wear, with her undergarments also clearly showing off her large breasts - being more well-endowed in this department than her equally-covered-up predecessor Corrin.
* HimeCut: One of the many hairstyles you can give the female Corrin through CharacterCustomization is this triple part style of long hair, even bangs and sidelocks. It is fitting for a Princess of Nohr/Hoshido.
* HurtingHero: During ''Conquest'', Corrin's supports with Azura reveal them to be this. To elaborate, [[spoiler:they have recurring nightmares over the Hoshidans that have died as a result of their choice, and is having a crisis of morality over just how far the ends justify the means, even believing that they're going to Hell for what they've done]]. This doesn't stop them from pressing on, however.
* IAmWho: Corrin was raised believing themselves to be a prince(ss) of Nohr by blood, not adoption. They're quite surprised to learn the truth.
* IgnoranceIsBliss: [[spoiler:Corrin's father believed in this, which is why he asked Mikoto and Lilith to never reveal their origins. As a result, Lilith also keeps her identity as Corrin's sister a secret, since that's also related to that topic.]]
* IHaveToGoIronMyDog: Their C-support with Felicia has them escaping the conversation like this.
-->'''Corrin''': Oh! Look! A Faceless! I have to go.
* ImGoingToHellForThis: In ''Conquest'', they [[spoiler:admit as such in their supports with Azura. Tortured by a crisis of morality and having recurring nightmares about the Hoshidans that have died as a result of their choice, they fully believe they'll most likely go to Hell for their actions.]]
* IncestSubtext: Played with. All of Corrin's Nohrian and Hoshidan siblings are extremely devoted to them, and can fall in love with them through the support system. With the Nohr siblings there's a bit of a pass since they're not blood related [[spoiler:which is revealed to be the case with the Hoshidan siblings too. However, the Male Corrin's ImpliedLoveInterest is his ''actual'' relative, his cousin Azura. They only learn of their family ties towards the end of the ''Revelation'' path, and not at all in ''Conquest'' or ''Birthright''. Though given ''Fire Emblem'''s medieval inspired setting, cousin marriage is likely common. In fact in medieval times cousin marriage was common among royalty, to keep the bloodline pure. This makes sense for Corrin and Azura as they are both Vallite royalty.]]
* InformedAttribute: According to one of Kaze's lines when he first enters their room, Corrin is apparently great on the piano.
* InformedDeformity: If Peri is in the Hot Springs with a Female Corrin, she will comment that the latter's body is covered in scars - enough to make her giddy - though this isn't reflected by her character model. Of course, it's possible that they've just faded too much to see outside of very close inspection.
* InSeriesNickname: Xander often refers to them as "little prince/princess" in the localization. It has shades of being an AffectionateNickname, but in ''Birthright'' it slides into TermsOfEndangerment, as he will still call them this with great anger over their choice to side with Hoshido.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Corrin was raised away from the world, and while kind-hearted, occasionally makes a comment or question that seems normal to them, but insults the other person.
** Taken to a potentially dark degree in ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'', in which they believe they can resume a family dynamic with whichever family they didn't side with now that the war is over, [[spoiler:despite the fact that said family loses half its members while the family that was sided with remains whole and happy]]. Even if they will likely get to that point of forgiveness someday, the family on the receiving end of this isn't likely going to be ''that'' receptive of you quite so soon.
* InterspeciesRomance: Corrin will have this with all their potential love interests due to being half dragon and half human.
* {{Irony}}:
** [[spoiler:In chapter 7 of the ''Revelation'' path Azura and Corrin jump into the Bottomless Canyon to enter Valla. The custscene shows the former is calm while the latter is panicking and flailing their arms. What makes this ironic is Corrin can turn into a dragon at this point and is able to fly. Somewhat justified if you consider Corrin just recently got the ability and isn't used to being a dragon quite yet.]]
** Not as negative an example as many others, but Corrin themself is associated with [[MakingASplash Water]], yet [[spoiler:the final form of the Yato in ''Revelation'' is a [[PlayingWithFire Fire Blade.]]]]
* {{Kirin}}: Corrin's dragon form in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' appears to be at least partially based on a kirin, having antlers, an ungulate posture, and having knuckles reminiscent of animal hooves.
* KissingCousins: [[spoiler:With Azura and/or her children should they marry. Azura's mother, Queen Arete of Nohr, was the older sister of Corrin's mother, Queen Mikoto of Hoshido. Neither of them are aware of this, and they don't find out until rather late in ''Revelation''. If Corrin and Azura are still single by this point they can still marry even after finding out their family relation. Given the medieval setting, and Azura being raised in the Japanese inspired Hoshido, being cousins doesn't stop them. ]]
* KnightInShiningArmor: Starts as this and remains as such on ''Birthright''. In ''Revelation'', they're still mostly this, but have been tempered by wisdom.
* KnightInSourArmor: In ''Conquest'' they develop some shades of this, though not enough to make them regret their choice or stop them from seeing their mission through to the end.
* LadyOfWar: The Female Corrin. In combat she's reserved and cool-headed, uses graceful flips, and her official artwork even has her wielding the Yato in an elegant pose.
* TheLeader: As the protagonist, for whatever side they side with especially in the third path where everyone in Corrin's party acknowledges them as the leader.
* LeotardOfPower: The Female Corrin as a Nohr Noble has a high cut leotard under her armor and exposed at the thighs. The Hoshido Noble promotion has the same leotard, but the loincloth that comes with it hides it from the front.
* LethalChef: [[RunningGag Per the series' tradition]] with its {{Player Character}}s, Corrin can't cook at all. They manage to ''burn tea'' in their supports with Jakob, and are implied to produce food that tastes like steel (they were taught to cook by Gunter, who can't cook either). On the other hand, while they are awful at cooking and making tea, it's revealed that the Female Corrin is a fairly skilled ''baker'' in her support conversations with Dwyer.
* LightningBruiser: The Nohr Prince(ss) class has fantastic growths and stat caps with no particular weaknesses, though this can vary depending on Corrin's asset and flaw.
* LikesOlderWomen: If the player chooses to marry them to the middle-aged Reina, Orochi, Yukimura, Fuga, or Shura or the even older Gunter.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: It's strongly implied that they are this for several characters.
* LogicalWeakness: Being half-dragon, dragon-slaying weapons inflict bonus damage against Corrin regardless of what class they are. Any children they may have will also be subject to this weakness.
* LoveAtFirstSight:
** A possible way to interpret the Male Corrin's relationship with Azura, as they become very close very soon after meeting and have one of the fastest support growths in game.
** Several S-supports also feature this, notable examples being Silas, Rinkah, Sakura and Camilla.
* LovecraftianSuperpower: Corrin can partially transform into their dragon form with [[SignatureMove Dragon Fang]], morphing their limbs into grotesque appendages for offensive purposes.
* MadeOfIron: Corrin, in several cutscenes, will wind up getting beat and slashed by others, though it doesn't slow them down much.
* MagicKnight: Corrin can utilize swords as well as transform into a dragon[[note]]Dragonstones run off of the user's Magic instead of their Strength, unlike in past ''Fire Emblem'' games.[[/note]]. Once promoted, they can also wield either magical tomes or staves.
* MagneticHero: Corrin has a great amount of charisma, which draws people to them, and their personal skill makes units who have at least a C-support with them fight better in battle.
* MakingASplash: Corrin's dragon form is associated with water. Their dragon form even has puddles of water and water bubbles emerge beneath them during battle. [[spoiler:This is due to their father, Anankos, being a Silent Dragon, who can manipulate water.]]
* MamaBear: Or PapaWolf if male. Because if you mess with their kids, they will end you.
-->'''Corrin''': YOU! You dare touch my child?! I'll soak these fields with your blood!
* MarkOfTheSupernatural: Has red eyes with slit pupils with pointed ears, and the default look having white hair leading to them having a supernatural look.
* MayDecemberRomance: Corrin is a relatively young adult, and the player can set a female Corrin up to marry Gunter, who is in his twilight years of life. Also, all of the second generation (except Kana) can be romanced by Corrin, who's old enough to be their parent (and in the female Corrin's case, can be, if she marries their father).
* MeaningfulName:
** The default Japanese name, "Kamui", could be read as "powerful." Seeing as how they have the combined traits of the Lord, Corrin, and Dragon Transformations from past ''Fire Emblem'' games, it is very fitting.
** Kamui is also the word used for Ainu divinities as well altaic shamans. Not surprising, given that most previous ''Fire Emblem'' protagonists were closely connected to the local divinities.
** Corrin, the default name of the Avatar in the English version, is a variant of the name Quirinus, an epithet of the dual-faced god Janus. Fitting for a ChildOfTwoWorlds such as Corrin. Additionally, [[https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Corrin#Etymology there's many other possible origins of the name Corrin]], far too many to list on this page without taking up a ''very'' large amount of space.
** Corrin's name sounds very similar to "Kore", Persephone's old name from Greek Mythology. If you compare Corrin's backstory with Persephone's, they're almost identical. Taken UpToEleven if we're talking about the female Corrin.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: While Corrin is the third eldest child out of five in both his or her Hoshidan and Nohrian families, this is '''strongly inverted''' by both families, who care deeply for him or her to the point of being willing to go to war over them.
* MoralityChain: Can be considered one for Ryoma, Takumi, Xander and Leo. On the routes where they oppose Corrin, the lack of Corrin in their lives causes their demeanor and attitudes to change drastically for the worse, especially Takumi and Xander.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Ryoma's suicide]] in ''Conquest'' causes them to have a breakdown where they blame what just happened on their actions up until that point.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Corrin's default hair color is white with a beige-grey tinge, not unlike Robin from ''Awakening''. Like Robin, though, other official artwork varies in depictions, from white to platinum blond, and in an inversion of what happened to Robin, later art has depicted the ''Fates'' Corrin as more and more blonde.
* NearDeathExperience: The final boss in both ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' will severely injure Corrin, nearly killing them. After receiving encouragement from all their dead loved ones during each route, Corrin will come back to start the final battle.
* {{Nerf}}: While this Corrin, like Robin, can potentially be (almost) any class, they do not have access to ''every'' class at the start. They get a secondary class the player chooses, then one more class from a Partner Seal, and uniquely in the game, can use a Friendship Seal to reclass to the primary class of ''any'' character they have an A-support with (or the secondary, if the character's primary is Songstress, Kitsune, or Wolfskin). It's currently unclear if this applies to all A-supports, or just same-sex ones; either way, it's a huge range of classes, provided you have enough Buddy Seals. Incidentally, they can turn into a dragon, one of the few things Robin could never do.
** Additionally, while their dragon form still functions well as a tank, it's much less powerful offensively than previous dragons; it can't double, reduces their Speed and Skill, runs off their naturally lower Magic stat, and can't attack at range.
* NeutralityBacklash: In ''Revelation'', Corrin doesn't want to upset either Hoshido or Nohr by choosing one over the other and intends to unite them. Unfortunately the indecision to side with any kingdom sparks off hostility from ''both'' kingdoms, [[EnemyMine even when they are supposedly warring against each other]]. It takes the more compassionate members of both sides to convince the others that Corrin is not their enemy and it snowballs from there.
* NiceGuy:
** Corrin is possibly one of the kindest and most forgiving lords in the franchise, rivaling the likes of Eliwood and Marth. In their supports, Corrin is almost always helping or playing therapist to other characters in the army, and their general attitude--when they don't feel [[TheGadfly mischievous]]--is one of politeness and humility. Xander even tells them they're too nice for their own good--and, to an extent, [[FatalFlaw he's right]]. Caeldori sums it up well in her S-Support:
--->'''Caeldori''': You always put the needs of others before your own. Even when dangerous, you choose mercy, compassion, and kindness over all else.
** While all the variations of Corrin are very compassionate, their interpretation in ''Conquest'' really takes the cake. They're exceptionally loyal to their Nohrian family, but the same time, goes out of their way to help spare as many enemy combatants as possible, even when doing so causes them tons of stress. What's more is that Nohrrin seems to be the most nuanced and notable example of an AllLovingHero, specifically choosing to side with Nohr because they refuse to destroy the kingdom over a tyrant that may or may not be subjected to change.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Usually in ''Fire Emblem'' games, the Lord, the customizable unit, and the unit who can turn into a dragon are all separate characters. In ''Fates'', Corrin is all three.
* NoSocialSkills: Corrin is a fairly forward individual who sees nothing wrong with behavior others would label "unconventional", such as shouting in a public area. This can be chalked up to their reclusive childhood not giving them the chance to develop normal social skills. Despite this, they still manage to get along with people well enough.
* NotBloodSiblings: [[spoiler:Corrin is the lovechild of Mikoto and Anankos, and Sumeragi didn't have any children with Mikoto--the Hoshidan royals are all his children with another woman. This is only discovered by S-Supporting with any of the Hoshidan siblings--who will either find a letter left by Mikoto stating the truth, or know ahead of time--or by playing ''Revelation''.]]
* ObliviousToLove: The male Corrin has around half a dozen ladies that can potentially be crushing on him, but he never notices until they flat-out tell him. Camilla and Rhajat drop some very obvious hints about being into him, Hinoka and Felicia have liked him for some time, and Sakura and Azura are implied to [[LoveAtFirstSight fall for him after meeting him for the first time]]. His failure to notice is {{Justified|Trope}} given his isolated upbringing and lack of real social interaction.
* OffModel: The official artwork of the female Corrin shows her having two left feet, most likely an overlooked error. The artwork on the official website was later modified to show the correct feet.
* OnlyICanKillHim: The Yato is the only weapon capable of damaging [[spoiler:Anankos]], so Corrin, being its wielder, is the only one who can kill him. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Other characters can land the killing blow]] in the boss battles proper, but the Yato is only weapon that the [[spoiler:Dragonskin]] skill is somewhat weak to.
* OneManArmy: Can potentially become this if you've got the time, [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening just like their predecessor Robin]].
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Turns openly violent when their child Kana is threatened in their paralogue.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Their dragon form takes a lot of cues from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin qilin]], save for it being associated with water instead of fire.
* ThePaladin:
** Their promotion on the Hoshido path, Hoshido Noble, gives them a predominantly white attire and also [[CombatMedic access to staves in addition to their swords and dragonstones]]. Contrast their more offensively oriented (and [[BlackKnight predominantly black-colored]]) Nohr promotion, Nohr Noble.
** The Hoshido Noble class has a more balanced build than the Nohr Noble, with HP, Strength, and Defense growths being at 15%, and Magic, Skill, Speed, and Luck being at 10%, the worst growth is Resistance at 0%, making it weak toward magical attacks.
* PartialTransformation: When Corrin's [[SignatureMove personal Skill]], Dragon Fang, activates, they turn their head into that of their dragon form, turn one of their arms into a spear, and then into a mouth to blast their enemies.
* PointyEars: They have these; which further adds to the fact that they're not quite fully human, [[spoiler:being the HalfHumanHybrid child of Mikoto and the dragon god King Anankos.]]
* PantyShot: As a Nohr Princess her cape and asymmetric cloth hide it somewhat, but due to her exposed thighs, parts of the female Corrin's panties are visible.
* ThePollyanna: Rain or shine, Corrin is a perpetual optimist and is rarely in a bad mood. This trait endures throughout ''Birthright'' and ''Revelation'' (though in the latter, it gets somewhat tempered, due to the dire situation at hand since Anankos was seeking to destroy humanity), but gets utterly crushed in ''Conquest''.
* PreMortemOneLiner:
-->''"This ends now!"''\\
''"I won't surrender!"''\\
''"You won't stop me!"''\\
''[[BattleCry "For Hoshido!"]] (''Birthright'')''\\
''[[BattleCry "For Nohr!"]] (''Conquest'')''\\
''[[ScrewDestiny "I make my own fate!"]] (''Revelation'')''
* {{Protectorate}}: On their quest, Corrin will find themselves under the complete protection of their chosen royal family and several other companions.
* RapunzelHair: The female Corrin's default hair reaches to her lower back.
* RecurringElement: The customizable character / player avatar of the game, in line with Kris and Robin. Unlike the two, Corrin doubles as the main Lord, instead of being devoted to Marth or Chrom respectively. This also gives Corrin traits of both archetypes.
** Like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Robin]] before them, Corrin is (by default) a white haired BadassAbnormal PlayerCharacter with a unique class, hazy memories, an ImpliedLoveInterest in the blue-haired other protagonist (or protagonists in one case) of their respective games, a child of the opposite sex, and [[spoiler:have some sort of connection to the evil dragon god BigBad (vessel and relative respectively)]].
** Personality-wise, Corrin is similar to main Lords like Marth and Chrom: they admire their older siblings, are both very kind and supportive to their younger sisters (Lissa for Chrom, Elise and Sakura for Corrin), treat the people they meet like equals, [[NoSocialSkills have issues with social situations]], are willing to trust and recruit some strange, shady, or even formerly hostile individuals, and are chosen by the divine swords of their worlds. [[spoiler:Which can be wielded by their main child, Lucina for Falchion, and both Kanas for Yato as shown in the ''Heirs of Fate'' DLC]] In fact, the they get along swimmingly with Chrom in the ''Before Awakening'' DLC, and Corrin themselves comments on how alike they were. Chrom leaves wishing he could have a friend like them before directly coming across Robin.
* {{Realpolitik}}: [[spoiler:An extremely refreshing variant shown in ''Conquest''. Despite joining up with the [[WideEyedIdealist idealistic if naïve]] intent of becoming an InternalReformist, they're quickly forced to confront the reality that what they want to achieve is impossible without risking their death and the world's fate on it, and are forced to put aside their own ideals in order to do the necessary thing and invade Hoshido as the safer option, even if - in their own words - "everyone else hates [me for it]". This insight ultimately proves to be the right call, in no short part due to Garon [[NoSell No-Selling]] the ''[[InfinityMinusOneSword Grim Yato]]'', and the sword's ultimate form only being unlocked with the unconditional trust of Xander, whom himself is steeped in even ''more'' doubt and abuse-trauma than Corrin or any other Nohrian Royal was]].
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Azura's Blue. Corrin isn't exactly hot-headed, but they do tend to make decisions based off their hearts instead of their heads, as well as being openly emotive.
* {{Reincarnation}}: Maybe, maybe not. The Awakening DLC implies that they are the past life/reincarnation of Robin, and [[spoiler:Kana's skinship sessions implies that not only is Corrin Robin's previous/future life, but also that Kana is the previous/future life of Morgan.]] However, it could be that these are just {{Mythology Gag}}s that are directed at the player themselves and not the character.
* ReincarnationRomance: If the player has Corrin pursue a S-support with [[spoiler:Asugi/Gaius, Caeldori/Cordelia or Rhajat/Tharja.]]
* RookieRedRanger: In ''Birthright'', due to Ryoma going missing early on, Corrin is looked to as a leader and vanguard in battle despite still being very new to the conflict. Even after Ryoma returns, they remain a key figure with equal authority.
** In ''Conquest'', Corrin is placed in direct command of the invasion of Hoshido by King Garon, with even Xander being subordinate to them, because he is impressed by their skill in combat. [[spoiler:It's actually because of his Anankos-given directive to make Corrin suffer as much as possible by forcing them to lead the invasion of the homeland they betrayed, even though as Corrin themselves point out, they're not really the best choice to be leading the Nohrian army.]]
* RoyaltySuperpower: As a descendant of the First Dragons, [[spoiler:and in fact the direct child of Anankos]], they are able to use Dragon Vein, which will be inherited by any child they become a parent of.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Male Corrin is the Sensitive Guy to both his older brothers Ryoma and Xander
* SharedFamilyQuirks: Orochi states in her support with Ryoma that Mikoto was very fond of sweets just like Corrin. Corrin also inherits [[spoiler:Anankos]]'s [[ApologizesALot apologetic]] attitude. Several characters such as Fuga note how Corrin has the same personalty as their [[spoiler:[[HappilyAdopted adopted]]]] father Sumeragi.
* SheFu: This normally-female trope actually applies to both genders. Corrin might be the most acrobatic lord in the series; their fighting style incorporates many flips, graceful spins, jumping sword strikes, and rolls.
* ShelteredAristocrat: Corrin's naivety after being locked up in a tower turns up every now and then in supports, and is the reason behind their kindness and trustfulness.
* ShesGotLegs: The default Female Corrin has [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/7/72/Avatar_FE14_Female.png/revision/latest?cb=20161117043925 long]], [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/9/9d/Smash_Corrin_F.png/revision/latest?cb=20160516082017 toned]], and [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/5/58/Female_Corrin_Fight.png/revision/latest?cb=20170210061545 shapely legs]] due to her acrobatic fighting style.
* ShipTease:
** Male Corrin gets heavily teased with Azura, especially in Chapter 5 where an old lady mistakes her for his girlfriend, she is the one to snap him out of his draconic rage, and they talk about how much they trust and feel comfortable around each other.
** The drama CD and the ''Crown of Nibelungen'' manga both tease the female Corrin with Leo here and there.
* SiblingTeam: Corrin can form one with any of the Hoshidan royals on the ''Birthright'' or ''Revelation'' paths, [[spoiler:but it's actually [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as Corrin is NotBloodSiblings with them.]]
* SignificantDoubleCasting: The Male Corrin shares both of his default voice actors with [[spoiler:his father Anankos' human form.]]
* SixthRangerTraitor: For the Hoshidans, should Corrin side with Nohr--they reunited with their original family after years of absence, only to turn on them and side with their conquerors.
* SkilledButNaive: Corrin is well-known to be naïve despite their skill, as Rinkah and several others refer to them as "that sheltered Nohrian prince(ss)".
* SpinAttack: If using a normal attack, Corrin will make an UnnecessaryCombatRoll before striking with one. If using a skill such as Lethality, then it becomes a diving thrust version.
* SpockSpeak: Mostly played straight for the Male Corrin and subverted for the Female Corrin.
* StarCrossedLovers: If they S-support, then Male Corrin and Azura. [[spoiler:He always loses her in the ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' routes, as she [[DisappearsIntoLight turns into water]] either right in front of him or off-screen. Happily averted in ''[[GoldenPath Revelation]]'', however.]]
** In ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:if the male Corrin S-Supports Scarlet, this will happen in a span of two chapters before she's killed by a possessed Gunter]].
* StepfordSmiler: Implied on the ''Conquest'' route, especially in their supports with Azura where they fret over their choice. Though this doesn't do anything to deter them from the path they've chosen.
* StrategyVersusTactics: Unlike Robin, Corrin is good with the latter but ''not'' the former. While their charisma makes them an excellent leader in skirmishes and the Male Corrin's support with Shiro show he's good at discerning an immediate opponent's strengths and weaknesses, both genders lack the vision to handle large-scale battles. Their supports with [[TheStrategist Leo]] in particular showcases this difference, with Corrin being upset at their inability to command large forces and Leo upset as his inability to command small ones.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Their default appearance has a strong resemblance to their mother Mikoto, particularly the shape of their eyes, nose and face. An early concept of Corrin revealed that their default hair was originally going to be black, which they likely inherited from their mother. Through CharacterCustomization they can be given black hair, and a beauty mark to make the resemblance go even further.
** Give them the right shade of blue and their hair is almost (if not exactly) the same shade as [[spoiler:Anankos' human form's hair color.]] The Female Corrin can even look quite similar to Lilith this way, too. [[spoiler:Makes sense, Lilith is, in a sense, Corrin's sister.]]
* StrongAndSkilled: At the end of each campaign. Corrin initially starts off as WeakButSkilled, but by the final battle of each route they have defeated armies, completed the Rainbow Sages trials, improved their swordsmanship, gained familiarity with their draconic abilities, and gained access to the empowered forms of Yato.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: They have the ability to transform into a dragon, shift parts of their body into dragon like appendages, and have access to Dragon Veins, which allows them to alter certain terrains. However, these powers also come at the cost of a permanent weakness to dragon slaying weapons. [[spoiler:All this is inherited from their father, the Dragon God Anankos.]]
* SurvivorsGuilt: Never outright stated, but it's implied they suffer from this, due to Sumeragi [[spoiler:and Mikoto]] dying to protect them. Their supports with characters like Kaze and Yukimura have them apologizing for surviving Garon's ambush when Sumeragi did not--something they had no control over--they often express doubt over their own worthiness, and they downright ''panic'' if they're ever forced to leave allies behind. [[spoiler:Depending on the route, they may have to watch even ''more'' of their loved ones sacrifice themselves for them, and express a great deal of anguish over that as well.]]
* SweetTooth: Several of their supports include them handing candy to the other person, implying they love sweets and keep some on them at all times. Jakob also mentions making some for them in his supports with Effie.
* SwordPlant: Female Corrin's victory pose has her stab her sword into the ground.
* TearsOfJoy: Female Corrin responds with these after listening to Kaze's love confession in the S-support.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: In the ''Crown...'' manga, [[http://kudarite.tumblr.com/post/156782809982/hey-if-anyones-interested-in-reading-the the Female Corrin is a quite good seamstress.]]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Senseless murder and cruelty tend to cause this reaction in them. The earliest manifestation of their dragon powers occurs when [[spoiler:Hans throws Gunter off a bridge just for being in the way]].
* TokenGoodTeammate: In ''Conquest'', Corrin ends up helping Nohr invade Hoshido and works for Garon. While this eventually allows them to [[spoiler:kill Garon]], they have to do a lot of unsavory things under his orders and betray their birth family to do so.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: A female Corrin is both in ''Birthright'', relatively speaking anyways; she is the Tomboy to Sakura, but the Girly Girl to Hinoka.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Corrin's dragon powers first manifest after they see Hans (seemingly) killing Gunter. They later fully transform into a dragon for the first time after seeing Mikoto take a fatal attack.
* TryingNotToCry: In late ''Conquest,'' when [[spoiler:Ryoma kills himself]] in front of them, they hit [[HeroicBSOD a point]] where they need to walk away and verbally remind themselves that crying now would ruin their facade as Garon's obedient, coldhearted child. It doesn't work, and they shed several chapters' worth of TearsOfRemorse.
* TykeBomb:
** Following their abduction, they were raised to be loyal to Nohr and trained in the art of combat so that they may be of use to Garon. Either way, it fails '''big''' time no matter what path is chosen [[spoiler:as no matter what, Corrin's actions bring about his death]].
** [[spoiler:If the possessed Gunter's dialogue in ''Revelation'' is any indication, his original reason for becoming Corrin's caretaker was to co-opt Garon's new tool and turn it against him to get revenge for his family's death. However, he became attached to them and abandoned this plan - and yet, ironically, since Corrin will still end up causing Garon's death regardless of what path they take, Gunter still got what he wanted anyway]].
* UngratefulBastard: More or less how a good chunk of Hoshidans view a Nohr-Aligned Corrin for siding with their sworn enemy nation despite being brought back. The deal, logically, isn't that simple.
* UnstoppableRage:
** It doesn't happen often, but when Corrin gets pissed, they get ''pissed''. Their mindless, grief-driven rampage in [[spoiler:Chapter 5]] is perhaps the best example of this, followed up by their Paralogue with their child Kana [[spoiler:after seeing them attacked]].
** In ''Conquest'', when Iago tells Corrin about all the things he has done under the king's orders to ruin their life in their pre-fight conversation in Ch 26, Corrin straight up says they will kill him.
* VerbalTic: Chuckles (read: says "haha") at least once in every other conversation.
* VillainProtagonist: {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Conquest''. If Corrin sides with Nohr, they help invade and conquer Hoshido, but the circumstances eventually give them a chance to stop Garon for good and free Hoshido.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Corrin has the ability to transform into a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent deer-like dragon]] by using a dragonstone that Azura bestows upon them in Chapter 5.
* WarriorPoet: The Male Corrin takes an interest in poetry in his supports with Mitama, and he's quite eloquent and refined on the philosophy of warfare.
-->'''Male Corrin:''' [to Selkie] I believe that there is a balance in all things. We are at war, so we cannot hesitate in battle. But at the same time, we cannot allow ourselves to forget that it is people that we are fighting. We cannot indulge our bloodlust more than necessary.
* WarriorPrince: As a child from the Hoshido royal family and adopted to the Nohr royal family. Their class ''is'' Nohr Prince/ss after all.
* WarriorTherapist: Corrin is always willing to lend an ear to the troubles of their comrades, and will do whatever they can to help.
* WeakButSkilled: While Corrin is no slouch in battle, and is easily [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking one of the best fighters in the army]], they are far from the strongest, finding themselves bested by more powerful opponents like King Garon, Xander on ''Birthright'' or [[spoiler:Anankos in ''Revelation'']] in straight-up single combat. Rather, their greatest strengths are their intelligence and analytical ability; their charisma; their determination; the Yato; and their bonds with the many people that are or grow loyal to them, especially the royal siblings. Their fighting style seems to reflect this as well--lots of flips, spins and twists that lack power, but are very fast and hard to dodge. This becomes subverted as they become StrongAndSkilled at the end of each campaign. Improving in swordsmanship, their draconic abilities, and gaining access to the empowered forms of the Yato.
* WeaponOfChoice: The Yato, which increases the wielder's speed by 1 when equipped but also decreases defense and resistance by 1 while in its base state. The upgraded versions offer further stat increases by multiples of two - the Noble and Blazing versions from ''Birthright'' increase speed and strength by 2 and 4 respectively, while the Grim and Shadow versions in ''Conquest'' increase defense and resistance by 2 and 4. [[spoiler:However, the Alpha and Omega versions in ''Revelation'' are the strongest by far, offering ''both'' sets of stat boosts [[note]]That's strength, speed, defense and resistance all increased by 2 and 4 respectively[[/note]]]].
* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: If you're playing on Classic Mode, you'll instantly get a GameOver if Corrin ever gets taken down in battle.
* WellDoneSonGuy: They very much desire for Garon's approval, to the point they say that it's what they've been striving for their whole life. That said, they aren't willing to compromise their ideals to earn it, and stop trying at all in ''Birthright'' and ''Revelation''.
* WhatTheHellHero: No matter which kingdom Corrin sides with, they are branded a traitor by whichever side they forgo. This reaction ''also'' happens to a degree [[spoiler:(Sakura and Elise being the only ones who aren't angry)]] if they choose neither in ''Revelation''.
** In a far more comedic example, they give an offscreen one to [[spoiler:Ryoma and Camilla during their A support for trying to drag them into their ridiculous contest to see who was the better sibling to them. We don't actually see it, but from what Camilla and Ryoma say, they were ''furious''.]]
* WideEyedIdealist: Corrin has a rather hopeful, idealistic view of the world. Depending on what route is chosen, it may or may not be broken by [[SadisticChoice what happens next]].
-->'''Xander''': Mark my words, Corrin... One day an act of kindness may be the death of you.\\
'''Corrin''': Perhaps, but if I'm kind, I will die without regrets.
* WildCard: For whatever country they choose, Corrin ultimately changes the tide of the war in their favor.
* TheWisePrince: What Corrin eventually becomes on ''Revelation'', balancing their ideals with wisdom.
* WorfHadTheFlu: A possible explanation for the nearly one-sided beating they received from Xander in Chapter 26 of ''Birthright''. By the time they had reached him, Corrin and their companions had fought Vallites and Stoneborn on a volcanic island, were ambushed by Shura's gang, faced Camilla and her retainers, and had to defeat many members of Hans' elite squad first before defeating both him and finally Iago, on top of traveling a large amount of distance on foot. The scene before the duel showed that the entire army was tired, and Corrin was facing a fresh and ready to battle to the death Xander, while under a promise from Elise not to kill any of her family, making a straightforward victory completely impossible for Corrin.
* YinYangBomb: The Fire Emblem in ''Fates'' is a [[spoiler:[[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]] sword that combines the power of Dark (Nohr) with Light (Hoshido),]] wielded by Corrin in the third path. Furthermore, both the Hoshido Noble and Nohr Noble promotion options are available to Corrin in this path, along with having a much more balanced personality than their other ones from the previous routes.
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[[folder:Azura (Aqua)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[EmpoweringLakeLady Lady of the Lake]]]]

->''"It's just that when I lived in Nohr, the servants were cruel to me. I expected it. Then, I came to Hoshido. I love the royal family, but still, some people despise me. What if it's my destiny to be hated? I fear my life will always be in danger."''

An enigmatic songstress and dancer who joins Corrin on their journey regardless of what route is taken. Azura reveals herself to be a princess of Nohr, but was raised in Hoshido, mirroring Corrin's situation. While wise and mature beyond her years, she is also very blunt and proves to be an invaluable companion and advisor on Corrin's quest. In addition to wielding lances, as a Songstress, Azura is able to support the army with her songs, allowing a unit to move once again after completing an action. Sleeps restlessly. Her birthday is March 3rd.

->'''Class:''' Songstress\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Lynn}} (In-game, Japanese), Renka (Singing voice, Japanese), Rena Strober (English)
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* AbdicateTheThrone: [[spoiler:She has greater claim to the Vallite throne than Corrin, being the daughter of Queen Arete and the last King of Valla, but passes the title over to them. This remains the case even if she is married the Male Corrin. Instead of becoming sovereign Queen of Valla, and making him her prince consort, she allows him become the sovereign King of Valla. This means she becomes his queen consort, a queen in name, but not power. The reason she gives for either case is that she has never been much of a leader and thinks Corrin would be better suited to lead Valla.]]
* AmbiguouslyBi: Downplayed, but it’s worth noting that the abundant ship tease or romantic subtext between Azura and Corrin does not change based off the gender of Corrin. In''Fire Emblem Warriors'' where the default Corrin is female, the DLC story maps and supports have even more ship tease between the two, and even delves further into how much UndyingLoyalty Azura has for her. That being said the ambiguity comes from the fact that like several other bisexual characters in ''Fates'' the game only allows for her to S-Support male characters.
* AdoptionDiss: One of the many verbal abuses she was subjected to by Garon's concubines, and they even told the Nohrian siblings to not associate with her as a result, despite them actually desiring to meet her.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Has been rejected and ostracized by her peers in Nohr and Hoshido alike, the former because they didn't like her and her mother [[spoiler:"replacing" the late and ''very'' popular Queen Katerina]], the latter because [[FantasticRacism they didn't trust her because she was a princess of Nohr]].
* AncestralWeapon: [[spoiler:In her supports with Shigure, she reveals that her pendant is this, as it was given to her by her mother.]]
* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: [[spoiler:At the end of the third path, she crowns Corrin as king[=/=]queen of Valla, and becomes their adviser. If she is married to the Male Corrin, this trope naturally applies to her as well, with Azura becoming his queen.]]
* BadassAdorable: She can hold her own in combat and has powerful MagicMusic, but is quite cute and sweet, especially once she lets her guard down. She even has a rather adorable, girlish giggle that she sometimes does when she levels up.
* BattleCouple: Can form one with other units, including Corrin.
* BerserkButton: Calling her singing bad (at least she ''[[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry says]]'' that it pisses her off).
* BigEater: Surprisingly, she comes off as this in one of her supports with Xander. Upon being invited to a strategy meeting, she was less focused on giving her input and more on stuffing her face. Xander promising her food is even how he convinces her to go to another one.
* BirdsOfAFeather:
** In ''Revelation'', she bonds with Corrin over their similar backgrounds, and she and the male have somewhat similar personalities; they are both somewhat awkward socially and tend to be serious.
** Also with Jakob, since both hold UndyingLoyalty to Corrin and she's one of the few non-Corrin people he feels comfortable with.
* BladeOnAStick: Specializes in lances.
* BlessedWithSuck: [[spoiler:She can do many amazing and useful things with her songs, from revitalizing allies to weakening enemies to purging evil. Unfortunately, this ability is very painful, steadily drains her life, and will outright kill her if she's not careful. She herself regards it as a "curse".]]
* BookEnds: Corrin first meets her by a lake. [[spoiler:Their final scene together, and the second-to-last final scene in the game, has them talking by a lake]].
* BrokenBird: She was frequently bullied while she lived in Nohr, and was never fully accepted by those outside the royal family while she grew up Hoshido. This led to her acting stoic and aloof towards anybody she wasn't close with, as she has difficulty trusting people and fears being rejected.
* BrutalHonesty: Azura doesn't let something like societal niceness stop her from telling someone what she thinks of them.
* CallBack: If Corrin has achieved S-Support with her, one of her lines during the face-rubbing portion of [=MyCastle=] is this to ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'', specifically, Chrom's assertion that he and Robin are "two halves of a greater whole".
-->'''Azura''': I've never trusted in a friend more than you. You and I are two parts of a whole. During hard times, during cruel times, if we're together, I'm sure we can overcome it all.
* CastFromHitPoints: [[spoiler:Her pendant allows her to imbue her songs with regenerative magic, but it drains her energy in doing so. If she uses her powers too often in too short a time, it drains her completely, and she dies, which happens at the end of ''Birthright'' (onscreen) and ''Conquest'' (offscreen), but not in ''Revelation''.]]
* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Just like how Corrin is a Hoshidan prince/princess raised in Nohr as a mix of political hostage and adoptive family member, Azura is a Nohrian princess who has spent her life in Hoshido in similar circumstances. [[spoiler:As a bonus of sorts, the Queen of Hoshido turns out to be both Corrin's birth mother ''and'' Azura's maternal aunt.]]
* TheComicallySerious:
** Her Supports with Keaton involve him trying (and failing) to get her to show emotion. When he tricks her into holding a frog by having her shut her eyes, she refuses to freak out about and continues to be stoic.
--->'''Azura:''' ''*stonefaced*'' I'm holding a frog.
** She also gets a bit of this in her C-Support with Kaden. He comments on how impressive her serious expressions look... all while she's resisting the urge to reach out and pet him.
* CommonalityConnection: She and Niles are almost opposites, but end up bonding thanks to their difficulties relating to other people.
* CompassionateCritic: Despite her BrutalHonesty she is never cruel, and tries to help those she criticizes overcome a flaw or problem by pointing it out to them.
* TheConfidant: She's the only one Corrin will confide in about their [[StepfordSmiler inner turmoil and depression]] on the ''Conquest'' path.
* CoolBigSis: Sakura views her as one, [[http://sleepless-rain.tumblr.com/post/123713914581 as seen in their supports]]. Elise quickly becomes attached to her and starts to see her as this in their supports as well.
* CutenessProximity: Her stoic expression breaks whenever she sees something cute.
* DanceBattler: While she's more of a singer than a dancer, she does dance, and she can use lances. In battle, nearly all of her animations involve some flashy spinning and twirling.
* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler:Corrin has one with her at the end of ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest''.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Despite what her delicate appearance suggests, Azura's quite sassy.
* DependingOnTheArtist: Her bust size varies wildly. In her portrait it looks small (if not flat), in cutscenes and her official art it looks average, and in the various artwork for ''Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)'' TCG it can be anything in-between or larger. Even Yusuke Kozaki, the man who ''designed'' her, [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/6/60/Azura_Concept_Art_1.png/revision/latest?cb=20161015061811 can't make up]] [[https://fireemblemwiki.org/w/images/1/1c/TCGCipher_Azura_03.png his mind]].
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Her importance to the story is second only to Corrin. She joins them on all three paths no matter what, while her powers, knowledge, and background are extremely vital plot points.
* DevelopersDesiredDate: In each route's storyline, her evolving relationship and ShipTease with the Male Corrin makes her this for him. She also has a different confession depending on the route, which is unique to her, different support chains with him, which is also unique, and one of the fastest support growth rates in the game with him. [[spoiler:Also, in ''Revelation'', by marrying the Male Corrin, she will become the rightful Queen of Valla.]] However, players are still free to pair her up with whoever they want through the Support System.
* DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler:Rather, she turns into water at the end of ''Birthright''. Also seemed to be implied in ''Conquest'', where she apparently dies offscreen after Takumi is killed. In her supports with Shigure, she reveals that this is due to her pendant, the source of her powers, which will eventually kill her if used too often.]]
* DistressBall: Azura is capable of protecting herself, but she finds herself needing to be saved on more than one occasion. It's justified, as enemies know her powers are a SpannerInTheWorks and want to take her out before she can use them.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Like some of the other ''Fire Emblem'' dancers of old, Azura goes barefoot at all times, save for an anklet. This is most likely to make it easier for her to dance, which she does at several important points in the game.
* DressCodedForYourConvenience: She has two dresses; one white, one black. She wears the white one by default, only switching to the black one on the Nohr route for a cutscene.
* ElegantClassicalMusician: She's a very talented singer, very elegant in her demeanor, and many of her supports allude to her music.
* EmpoweringLakeLady: A mysterious female to another character (whether male or female) that she empowers with a Dragonstone, the knowledge of Valla, and "refreshes" allies. Her epitaph is even a ShoutOut to the TropeNamer.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Her tights only cover her right leg. Her gown also leaves the right side of her hip exposed. Her support with Saizo implies her legging is covering a nasty scar.
* ForgivingTheAccidentalPervert: When the male Corrin accidentally walks in on her bathing, the annoyed Azura simply tells him to turn around while she's changing into her clothes and lets him off with a warning.
* FragileSpeedster: Her Defense and HP growths are the absolute worst in the game, but she boasts ''the'' highest Speed and Skill growths, and her [[GlassCannon Strength]] is exceptionally high, too.
* FriendlessBackground: While she did have loved ones in the form of her mother and the Hoshidan royal family, she has always been a social outcast in both Hoshido and Nohr. Corrin is the first friend she's ever actually had.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: She's repeatedly shown throughout the story to be engaging in combat in ways that, [[FragileSpeedster due to her absolutely atrocious Defense and HP growths]], would be outright ''suicidal'' no matter what you decide to reclass her into. For instance, in ''Conquest'' Chapter 17 she apparently takes out an entire group of Hoshidan troops singlehandedly offscreen without breaking a sweat, in ''Conquest'' Chapter 21 she jumps to protect Corrin from a Faceless attack, [[spoiler:an action which shortly after gets the much more durable Lilith killed instantly when she attempts it]], and in Chapter 24 of ''Birthright'' she fights alongside Corrin and ''Ryoma'' and keeps up with them while they fight a bunch of [[LightningBruiser Heroes]] and ''[[MightyGlacier Generals]]''.
* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Inverted; she actually ''loves'' scary stories, as shown in her support with Sakura.
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:At the end of ''Birthright''. Despite clearly being in pain as she [[DisappearsIntoLight turns into water]], she dies with a TearfulSmile on her face. Her last request is for Corrin to smile for her one last time]].
* GoingNative: She's quite comfortable with her life in Hoshido despite not being fully accepted there, and she finds its people to be wholly good-natured, much like Sakura. It goes into gameplay as well; she starts off with a Bronze ''Naginata'', a Hoshidan weapon, her main reclassing option is the Hoshido-only Sky Knight, the poison marshes in ''Birthright'' chapter 18 harm her like other Hoshidan units, and her son, who himself starts off as a Sky Knight, has a Hoshidan-sounding name: Shigure.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Azura's main color palette is white and gold, even her reclass option (Sky Knight) and either of its promotions share this color scheme. Additionally, she has HeavenlyBlue as accenting in her outfit, just to drive the point further.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:After constantly overusing her powers to assist Corrin, Azura finally dies when she burns up all her life force to weaken the final bosses of ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' enough for Corrin to kill them.]]
%% * HeterosexualLifePartners: With the female Corrin.
* HiddenDepths: She's more scarred by the bullying from Garon's concubines than she lets on, and is TheStoic because she's afraid of opening up to people only to get rejected or teased. When she does open up, she proves to have quite the mischievous side, such as {{Troll}}ing Sakura by scaring her with ghost stories.
* TheHighQueen: [[spoiler:Will become this with the Male Corrin, Ryoma, or Xander if she marries any of them in ''Revelation''.]]
* IconicOutfit: Her pure white outfit is associated with Hoshido, where she was raised. In ''Conquest'' she very briefly dons a black variant, a color associated with Nohr.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Despite trying to act tough and aloof, she's really a sad, lonely girl who's terrified of being hurt and desperately wants true affection from another.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Although it's not really a fight. She confronts Corrin alone after they first shift into their dragon form, trying to get them to snap out of it, and gets pinned to the ground and strangled. The whole time, she refuses to raise her weapon, and keeps pleading with them to remember who they are.
* IncestSubtext: Played with. She can potentially romance her male siblings, though she's not actually related to either, having been adopted by both families. [[spoiler:However, she ''is'' blood related to her ImpliedLoveInterest, the Male Corrin, being his cousin. Given ''Fire Emblem'''s medieval inspired setting, cousin marriage is likely common. In fact in medieval times cousin marriage was common among royalty, to keep the bloodline pure. This makes sense for Azura and Corrin as they are both Vallite royalty]].
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Like Corrin, Azura sometimes tends to insult others without meaning to, though via bluntness rather than naiveté. A good example is in her supports with Elise, where she unintentionally hurts her feelings by comparing her to Sakura.
* KissingCousins: [[spoiler:With the Male Corrin, should they marry--her mother, Queen Arete of Nohr, was the older sister of his mother, Queen Mikoto of Hoshido. Neither of them are aware of this, and they don't find out until rather late in ''Revelation''. If Azura and Corrin are still single by this point she can still marry him even after finding out their family relation. Given the medieval setting, and Azura being raised in the Japanese inspired Hoshido, being cousins doesn't stop her.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: Azura is rather more cynical and world-weary than Corrin, but she shares their conviction in trying to make the world a better place.
* LadyOfWar: Azura has a calm and graceful bearing, and moves with fluid spins and twirls in battle while wielding a lance.
* LastRequest: [[spoiler:As she's turning to water in the end of ''Birthright'', she asks Corrin to smile for her one last time.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhfZZ5arCkk The Water Maiden]]", a serene melody that plays when Corrin first meets her and in some other scenes centered around her later on.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Discussed in her S-support with Ryoma, who couldn't see her this way because of his feelings for her.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: She's said to take after her mother, Queen Arete, in terms of beauty, grace and singing ability. [[spoiler:They're both also willing to give up their lives for the greater good.]]
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: On ''Conquest'', Corrin comes to rely heavily on her for reassurance and emotional support.
* LonelyRichKid: She's a princess who has never had a single friend in her life, before Corrin, and is desperately lonely for it.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Her confession on the third route has her telling the Male Corrin that she feels as though she's always loved him, implying this.
* LoveConfession:
-->Birthright: ''I...I love you too. Please forgive me for my many faults...and promise to stay with me forever.''\\
Conquest: ''I finally know what true happiness is. No matter what happens, dear love...I will always be with you.''\\
Revelation: ''I somehow feel that I've always loved you... Together we will save this world. Please, never let me go...''
* MagicalBarefooter: She does not wear any shoes and uses water magic.
* MagicMusic: Azura is the only unit with the Songstress class, which has the ability to allow another unit to move once more during the turn using their songs.
* MakingASplash: Wields power over water, including using it during her dancing scenes with Garon, with both her names referencing it in some form ([[WaterIsBlue Water is usually blue]] or Azure, Aqua is another name for Water), and has long, flowing blue hair. [[spoiler:This is due to her Pendant, which also drains her life force.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** "Azura" is derived from "azure", a shade of blue associated with the sky. [[spoiler:This hints at her connection to the kingdom of Valla, which is a FloatingContinent.]]
** Her Japanese name, Aqua, is an obvious reference to her connection to water.
* MessyHair: Azura's hair is normally neat and tidy, but she has the worst bedhead out of the army according to her bio. Referenced in [[https://fire-emblem-heroes.com/en/manga/part/index.html#part200226 a page]] of ''Manga/ADayInTheLife'', where Azura and her variants have to conceal it by wearing accessories.
* MissingMom: [[spoiler:If she gets married, Azura will become this to her son Shigure and his sibling at the end of ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest''.]]
** [[spoiler:Is also on the receiving end of this herself, as her mother Arete died in a HeroicSacrifice and, in ''Revelation'' must be killed off again.]]
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Due to her naturally introverted nature, people often mistake her as suspicious or scary, when she's one of the kindest people in the army.
* MsFanservice: A very downplayed example, especially compared to other dancers in the franchise, but she still shows [[ShesGotLegs a leg]] and (part of) her [[BareYourMidriff belly]] on a fairly form-fitting outfit, in addition to being very beautiful.
* MysteriousWaif: Deconstructed. She considers her powers nothing but a curse, and her solemn exterior drives people away rather than drawing them to her. The two factors combined [[ViciousCycle make it even harder for her to bond with or trust people]], which in the end [[spoiler:leads to her HeroicSacrifice in two of the three routes]]. Her solo ending even states many were unsure if she even existed, while her married ending "upgrades" her to being a historical mystery.[[note]]Her son, Shigure's, solo ending notes that authenticated documentation of his life is the only proof of her existence.[[/note]]
* NaginatasAreFeminine: Presumably the reason she joins you with one instead of a sword like the dancers of old.
* NervesOfSteel: Her reaction to being pinned to the ground and choked by Corrin in their dragon form is to stare up at them calmly and beseech them to come to their senses. This is far from the only time she keeps a cool head under pressure, as seen in several other of her supports, such as Saizo's and Silas's. This is even the case gameplay-wise, as she has a solid 50% strength growth.
* NiceGirl: Azura's generally a calm, kind soul, who does her best to guide and help others, [[InnocentlyInsensitive even if she]] [[BrutalHonesty sometimes comes off as harsh]].
* NotSoAboveItAll: Trolls Sakura when the latter doesn't want to hear a horror story in their support. Azura even smirks a little doing so.
* NotSoStoic: Though most of the time she's pretty [[TheStoic stoic]], she openly loves singing and dancing, and squees in proximity to cute things. She also has a playful side, which usually comes out when she's with someone she trusts (like Sakura, who saw her as a CoolBigSis), and is just as affectionate to a Male Corrin if she's his LoveInterest as everyone else.
** She also expresses more emotion when it's a particularly strong one. During the ''Revelation'' route, for example, [[spoiler:she breaks down crying after being forced to MercyKill her mother]].
* NotTheIntendedUse: Her unusually high strength growth was meant for Azura to defend herself if she ends up within enemy range, but some of the more experienced players who aren't interested in her sing ability change her into a physical class to abuse this.
* OneSongBard: Azura is a Songstress, but she only ever really sings one song, [[https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Lost_in_Thoughts_All_Alone "Lost in Thoughts All Alone"]]. This is justified in-story by it being a versatile MagicMusic, which she can use to achieve different magical effects, [[SupportPartyMember focused on buffing allies and debuffing enemies]]. Thus, Azura simply doesn't ever need to learn any other songs.
* PantyShot: Her dress has a slit in it that reveals asymmetric tights, which, in some angles, appears to look like panties.
* PaperThinDisguise: In ''Conquest'', for her attempt to assassinate Garon without being seen, Azura wears a black PaletteSwap of her normal outfit with a semi transparent veil. Ends up being [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as while this likely wouldn't fool anyone up close, Garon, Leo and Corrin (the only ones she would need to hide her identity from) are all shown being fairly far away from where she does her performance, making it hard to make out the features of her face (especially with the veil), and probably even her outfit. She also sings a verse from her song that not even Corrin has heard before while somewhat disguising her voice, making the connection even more unclear. When throwing in some reasonable doubt due to a lack of a known motive, and the Hoshidan forces' bad timing inadvertently taking the blame, and it starts to make sense how she was able to pull it off.
* PerpetualFrowner: Due to her stoicism, though she does smile when she's with someone she feels particularly close to.
* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: Offers this to Corrin after their TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening in [[spoiler:Chapter 5]], as an elaborate attempt to get them to come to their senses.
-->'''Azura''': ...do it as yourself.
* PreMortemOneLiner
-->''"My heart is singing!"''\\
''"Time for your final bow!"''\\
''"It's over!"''\\
''"Let us begin!''
* ThePromise: Makes one with Corrin during Chapter 20 of ''Birthright'', that they'll both survive the war and enjoy a life in a world of peace. [[spoiler:She is unable to keep it.]] Her ''Conquest'' support with them also has her promising to always stay with them and support them, [[YouAreWorthHell even if doing so condemns them both]].
* RapunzelHair: Her blue locks reach her ''ankles'', with even her young incarnation in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' reaching there.
* RecurringElement: She falls into the same archetype as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Deirdre]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Ninian]], being a pale-haired MysteriousWaif whose heritage/powers are central to the plot, is the ImpliedLoveInterest[[note]] OfficialCouple in Deirdre's case[[/note]] of the male lord, and has an unknownst-to-them relation to a major character[[note]] [[spoiler:Arvis]] for Deirdre, [[spoiler:Nergal]] for Ninian, and [[spoiler:Corrin]] for Azura[[/note]]. As the unit who "refreshes" allies she can both dance and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius sing]], and can [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia fight to boot.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Corrin's Red. She's the more cool-headed and reserved of the two.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Views herself as one for Corrin's Hoshidan family. Her supports with her adopted siblings Ryoma and Hinoka have her telling them they don't have to pretend to love her anymore now that their ''real'' sibling is back, and she apologizes to Corrin in their Hoshidan supports for "stealing" their birthright from them. Ryoma and Hinoka tell her their familial love for her was never faked, and Corrin assures her that they don't blame her at all.
* RescueRomance: She's on both ends of the trope:
** She attempts this with Hinata, who was fooled into buying vegetables from a Nohrian spy. It doesn't go as planned, but she does manage to chase said spy off in their B-Support, and in their A-Support Hinata's learned his lesson about only buying from honest shopkeepers.
** She's quite more successful with Saizo, as he is grievously injured while helping her and she returns the favor by dressing his wounds and helping him get to safety. This also totally changes their dynamics, since up until then he ''really'' didn't trust her [[spoiler:and when she ripped her clothes to stop the bleeding, he got to see [[EveryScarHasAStory a very ugly scar from her past]].]]
** She's on the receiving end in the supports with Subaki, who chases away a bunch of people who wanted her dead [[spoiler:and turn out to be racist Hoshidans who hate her for her heritage.]]
** Is on the giving ''and'' receiving end of this for the Male Corrin on ''Conquest''; they reunite when he rescues her from [[spoiler:the Hoshidan soldiers out to kill her]], and in their support chain she in turn [[spoiler:jumps in and protects him from Hoshidan assassins]].
** As she is speaking with Silas about Corrin, she realizes that an evil spirit is about to attack him and exorcises it it swiftly. Like in Saizo's case, up until then Silas was skeptical about her loyalties, but from that talk onwards he trusts her far more.
** In ''Birthright'', she can strike this with Takumi since [[spoiler:she uses her powers to defuse the MoreThanMindControl that has been inflicted on him.]]
** In a roundabout way, she might score this with Xander and/or Ryoma in ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:since she uses her singing to stop them from what would've otherwise been ''a DuelToTheDeath between the two''.]]
* RoyaltySuperpower: As a descendant of the First Dragons, she is able to use Dragon Vein, which will be inherited by any child mothered by her.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: The Child Scramble DLC shows that all her potential children, [[DreadfulMusician sans Soleil]], inherited her talent for singing.
* ShesGotLegs: Her pose in her official art shows off her long and slender legs.
* ShipTease: Heavily with the Male Corrin, especially in Chapter 5 where an old lady mistakes her for his girlfriend, she is the one to snap him out of his draconic rage, and they talk about how much they trust and feel comfortable around each other.
* SilkHidingSteel: She's reserved, beautiful, and graceful, with a spine of steel and a lot of courage underneath.
* SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler:Serves as one for the kids, especially her son Shigure, in the ''Heirs of Fate'' DLC.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: She and anyone she gets an S-Support with can become this. [[spoiler:Whomever she marries will always lose her in the ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' routes, as she either [[DisappearsIntoLight turns into water]] or disappears offscreen after the defeat of the final boss. And if she marries Kaze in ''Birthright'', that can potentially go wrong if you don't have him reach A-Support with Corrin. Happily averted in ''[[GoldenPath Revelation]]'', however.]]
* StepfordSmiler: Her dialogue in Chapter 7 of ''Revelation'' indicates this.
-->'''Azura''': I was trapped--no matter how much I missed my parents... I had to bottle it all up inside.
* TheStoic: Azura is very reserved, very rarely displaying her emotions openly. It's even the point of her supports with Keaton, who's a little freaked out by her perpetual stoicism. It turns out she acts like this because she's afraid of opening up to people.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: At first glance she seems rather cold and unsocial. In truth, she's very kind, but has trouble expressing her emotions due to her fear of rejection. When she warms up to someone or is with someone she is close to, she expresses her feelings more easily, and can even be rather teasing.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Azura has bright yellow eyes and magic powers. [[spoiler:Her mother, Arete, and Lilith also have these, hinting at their connection to Valla.]]
* SupportPartyMember: Due to her poor defenses and the Songstress class maxing out at C rank for lances, Azura's greatest asset will be her singing and vast array of supportive skills.
* TearsOfJoy: In her B-support with Kaze, Azura sheds these upon recieving flowers from the carrier pigeon that her nana used to make them into flower crowns.
* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: In her supports with Keaton, he tries to make her show more emotion. First, he makes her hold a frog, expecting her to freak out like any other girl he'd done this to. She claims to be disgusted, while keeping a blank face. He then decides to anger her by bashing her singing skills. Again, she shows no change in expression, despite claiming to be "absolutely livid".
* TheThreeFacesOfEve: Azura is the calm, wise "wife." Her fellow Nohr princesses, Camilla and Elise, are the "seductress" and "child," respectively.
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Can be this with Kaze in ''Birthright'' if they get married and Kaze does not have an A-Support with Corrin.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Corrin. However, while she joins the group right away in ''Birthright'' and ''Revelation'' (the latter consisting of just Corrin, Azura herself, and either Jakob or Felicia), she doesn't join in the Nohr route until Chapter 9. This can be chalked up to her biased view against Nohr, making her hesitant.
* WarriorPrincess: Like the female Corrin, Azura can certainly hold her own in battle.
* WarriorTherapist: Several of her supports have her giving sharp but kind advice to people who are in dire need of it, like Laslow (so he can get over his StageFright) or Odin (to help him with his fear of heights).
* WaterIsWomanly: She wields power over water which is seen during her dance sequences, has long, flowing blue hair, and is a graceful, reserved Songstress garbed in a white dress adorned with blue ribbons. Her name in the Japanese version is "Aqua", Latin for water, and her epithet is "[[EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity Lady of the Lake]]", fitting her water motif.
* WeaponOfChoice: Official artwork and ''Warriors'' give her the Blessed Lance.
* WhatIfTheBabyIsLikeMe: Her conversation with Kana in the [[http://trabeate.tumblr.com/post/141186939673/aqua-kanna-motherchild-convo Child Festival Scramble DLC]], if she's her mother, shows that she's afraid of Kana ending up as cold and reclusive as her.
* WhiteMagic: Her MagicMusic falls under this category; it's assorted uses in gameplay involve debuffing enemies and refreshing, buffing, or healing allies, while in the plot it serves to sooth angry minds and [[spoiler:is effective at purging evil and corruption, such as in Garon]]. It originated from [[spoiler:Corrin's father, the god-king Anankos]], and its cost? [[spoiler:Her own life]].
* TheWisePrince: A female example of a mostly-male trope. She's melancholy, compassionate, wise, and not afraid to step onto the battlefield.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Due to her overuse of [[CastFromHitPoints her powers]], Azura only has a short while left to live, and it gets shorter with each song. On ''Birthright'', she outright dies; on ''Conquest'', she disappears to spare everyone the sight. Subverted on the third route: because she doesn't have to purge Takumi or Garon, she doesn't expend as much energy, and gets to live.]]
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* ShesGotLegs: The default Female Corrin has [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/7/72/Corrin_FE14_Female.png/revision/latest?cb=20161117043925 long]], [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/9/9d/Smash_Corrin_F.png/revision/latest?cb=20160516082017 toned]], and [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/5/58/Female_Corrin_Fight.png/revision/latest?cb=20170210061545 shapely legs]] due to her acrobatic fighting style.

* OneSongBard: Azura is a Songstress, but she only ever really sings one song, [[https://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Lost_in_Thoughts_All_Alone "Lost in Thoughts All Alone"]]. This is justified in-story by it being a versatile MagicMusic, which she can use to achieve different magical effects, [[SupportPartyMember focused on buffing allies and debuffing enemies]]. Thus, Azura simply doesn't ever need to learn any other songs.

An enigmatic songstress and dancer who joins the Avatar on their journey regardless of what route is taken. Azura reveals herself to be a princess of Nohr, but was raised in Hoshido, mirroring the Avatar's situation. While wise and mature beyond her years, she is also very blunt and proves to be an invaluable companion and advisor on the Avatar's quest. In addition to wielding lances, as a Songstress, Azura is able to support the army with her songs, allowing a unit to move once again after completing an action. Sleeps restlessly. Her birthday is March 3rd.

* AbdicateTheThrone: [[spoiler:She has greater claim to the Vallite throne than the Avatar, being the daughter of Queen Arete and the last King of Valla, but passes the title over to them. This remains the case even if she is married the Male Avatar. Instead of becoming sovereign Queen of Valla, and making him her prince consort, she allows him become the sovereign King of Valla. This means she becomes his queen consort, a queen in name, but not power. The reason she gives for either case is that she has never been much of a leader and thinks the Avatar would be better suited to lead Valla.]]
* AmbiguouslyBi: Downplayed, but it’s worth noting that the abundant ship tease or romantic subtext between Azura and the Avatar does not change based off the gender of the Avatar. In''Fire Emblem Warriors'' where the default Avatar is female, the DLC story maps and supports have even more ship tease between the two, and even delves further into how much UndyingLoyalty Azura has for her. That being said the ambiguity comes from the fact that like several other bisexual characters in ''Fates'' the game only allows for her to S-rank male characters.

* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: [[spoiler:At the end of the third path, she crowns the Avatar as king[=/=]queen of Valla, and becomes their adviser. If she is married to the Male Avatar, this trope naturally applies to her as well, with Azura becoming his queen.]]

* BattleCouple: Can form one with other units, including the Avatar.

** In ''Revelation'', she bonds with the Avatar over their similar backgrounds, and she and the male have somewhat similar personalities; they are both somewhat awkward socially and tend to be serious.
** Also with Jakob, since both hold UndyingLoyalty to the Avatar and she's one of the few non-Avatar people he feels comfortable with.

* BookEnds: The Avatar first meets her by a lake. [[spoiler:Their final scene together, and the second-to-last final scene in the game, has them talking by a lake]].

* CallBack: If the Avatar has achieved S-Support with her, one of her lines during the face-rubbing portion of [=MyCastle=] is this to ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'', specifically, Chrom's assertion that he and Robin are "two halves of a greater whole".

* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Just like how the Avatar is a Hoshidan prince/princess raised in Nohr as a mix of political hostage and adoptive family member, Azura is a Nohrian princess who has spent her life in Hoshido in similar circumstances. [[spoiler:As a bonus of sorts, the Queen of Hoshido turns out to be both the Avatar's birth mother ''and'' Azura's maternal aunt.]]

** She also gets a bit of this in her C Support with Kaden. He comments on how impressive her serious expressions look... all while she's resisting the urge to reach out and pet him.

* TheConfidant: She's the only one the Avatar will confide in about their [[StepfordSmiler inner turmoil and depression]] on the ''Conquest'' path.

* DeadPersonConversation: [[spoiler:The Avatar has one with her at the end of ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest''.]]

* {{Deuteragonist}}: Her importance to the story is second only to the Avatar. She joins them on all three paths no matter what, while her powers, knowledge, and background are extremely vital plot points.
* DevelopersDesiredDate: In each route's storyline, her evolving relationship and ShipTease with the Male Avatar makes her this for him. She also has a different confession depending on the route, which is unique to her, different support chains with him, which is also unique, and one of the fastest support growth rates in the game with him. [[spoiler:Also, in ''Revelation'', by marrying the Male Avatar, she will become the rightful Queen of Valla.]] However, players are still free to pair her up with whoever they want through the Support System.

* ForgivingTheAccidentalPervert: When the male Avatar accidentally walks in on her bathing, the annoyed Azura simply tells him to turn around while she's changing into her clothes and lets him off with a warning.

* FriendlessBackground: While she did have loved ones in the form of her mother and the Hoshidan royal family, she has always been a social outcast in both Hoshido and Nohr. The Avatar is the first friend she's ever actually had.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: She's repeatedly shown throughout the story to be engaging in combat in ways that, [[FragileSpeedster due to her absolutely atrocious Defense and HP growths]], would be outright ''suicidal'' no matter what you decide to reclass her into. For instance, in ''Conquest'' Chapter 17 she apparently takes out an entire group of Hoshidan troops singlehandedly offscreen without breaking a sweat, in ''Conquest'' Chapter 21 she jumps to protect the Avatar from a Faceless attack, [[spoiler:an action which shortly after gets the much more durable Lilith killed instantly when she attempts it]], and in Chapter 24 of ''Birthright'' she fights alongside the Avatar and ''Ryoma'' and keeps up with them while they fight a bunch of [[LightningBruiser Heroes]] and ''[[MightyGlacier Generals]]''.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:After constantly overusing her powers to assist the Avatar, Azura finally dies when she burns up all her life force to weaken the final bosses of ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' enough for the Avatar to kill them.]]
%% * HeterosexualLifePartners: With the female Avatar.

* TheHighQueen: [[spoiler:Will become this with the Male Avatar, Ryoma, or Xander if she marries any of them in ''Revelation''.]]

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Although it's not really a fight. She confronts the Avatar alone after they first shift into their dragon form, trying to get them to snap out of it, and gets pinned to the ground and strangled. The whole time, she refuses to raise her weapon, and keeps pleading with them to remember who they are.
* IncestSubtext: Played with. She can potentially romance her male siblings, though she's not actually related to either, having been adopted by both families. [[spoiler:However, she ''is'' blood related to her ImpliedLoveInterest, the Male Avatar, being his cousin. Given ''Fire Emblem'''s medieval inspired setting, cousin marriage is likely common. In fact in medieval times cousin marriage was common among royalty, to keep the bloodline pure. This makes sense for Azura and the Avatar as they are both Vallite royalty]].
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Like the Avatar, Azura sometimes tends to insult others without meaning to, though via bluntness rather than naiveté. A good example is in her supports with Elise, where she unintentionally hurts her feelings by comparing her to Sakura.
* KissingCousins: [[spoiler:With the Male Avatar, should they marry--her mother, Queen Arete of Nohr, was the older sister of his mother, Queen Mikoto of Hoshido. Neither of them are aware of this, and they don't find out until rather late in ''Revelation''. If Azura and the Avatar are still single by this point she can still marry him even after finding out their family relation. Given the medieval setting, and Azura being raised in the Japanese inspired Hoshido, being cousins doesn't stop her.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: Azura is rather more cynical and world-weary than the Avatar, but she shares their conviction in trying to make the world a better place.

* LastRequest: [[spoiler:As she's turning to water in the end of ''Birthright'', she asks the Avatar to smile for her one last time.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhfZZ5arCkk The Water Maiden]]", a serene melody that plays when the Avatar first meets her and in some other scenes centered around her later on.

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: On ''Conquest'', the Avatar comes to rely heavily on her for reassurance and emotional support.
* LonelyRichKid: She's a princess who has never had a single friend in her life, before the Avatar, and is desperately lonely for it.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Her confession on the third route has her telling the Male Avatar that she feels as though she's always loved him, implying this.

* NervesOfSteel: Her reaction to being pinned to the ground and choked by the Avatar in their dragon form is to stare up at them calmly and beseech them to come to their senses. This is far from the only time she keeps a cool head under pressure, as seen in several other of her supports, such as Saizo's and Silas's. This is even the case gameplay-wise, as she has a solid 50% strength growth.

* NotSoStoic: Though most of the time she's pretty [[TheStoic stoic]], she openly loves singing and dancing, and squees in proximity to cute things. She also has a playful side, which usually comes out when she's with someone she trusts (like Sakura, who saw her as a CoolBigSis), and is just as affectionate to a Male Avatar if she's his LoveInterest as everyone else.

* PaperThinDisguise: In ''Conquest'', for her attempt to assassinate Garon without being seen, Azura wears a black PaletteSwap of her normal outfit with a semi transparent veil. Ends up being [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as while this likely wouldn't fool anyone up close, Garon, Leo and Avatar (the only ones she would need to hide her identity from) are all shown being fairly far away from where she does her performance, making it hard to make out the features of her face (especially with the veil), and probably even her outfit. She also sings a verse from her song that not even the Avatar has heard before while somewhat disguising her voice, making the connection even more unclear. When throwing in some reasonable doubt due to a lack of a known motive, and the Hoshidan forces' bad timing inadvertently taking the blame, and it starts to make sense how she was able to pull it off.

* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: Offers this to the Avatar after their TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening in [[spoiler:Chapter 5]], as an elaborate attempt to get them to come to their senses.

* ThePromise: Makes one with the Avatar during Chapter 20 of ''Birthright'', that they'll both survive the war and enjoy a life in a world of peace. [[spoiler:She is unable to keep it.]] Her ''Conquest'' support with them also has her promising to always stay with them and support them, [[YouAreWorthHell even if doing so condemns them both]].

* RecurringElement: She falls into the same archetype as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Deirdre]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Ninian]], being a pale-haired MysteriousWaif whose heritage/powers are central to the plot, is the ImpliedLoveInterest[[note]] OfficialCouple in Deirdre's case[[/note]] of the male lord, and has an unknownst-to-them relation to a major character[[note]] [[spoiler:Arvis]] for Deirdre, [[spoiler:Nergal]] for Ninian, and [[spoiler:the Avatar]] for Azura[[/note]]. As the unit who "refreshes" allies she can both dance and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius sing]], and can [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia fight to boot.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to the Avatar's Red. She's the more cool-headed and reserved of the two.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Views herself as one for the Avatar's Hoshidan family. Her supports with her adopted siblings Ryoma and Hinoka have her telling them they don't have to pretend to love her anymore now that their ''real'' sibling is back, and she apologizes to the Avatar in their Hoshidan supports for "stealing" their birthright from them. Ryoma and Hinoka tell her their familial love for her was never faked, and the Avatar assures her that they don't blame her at all.

** She attempts this with Hinata, who was fooled into buying vegetables from a Nohrian spy. It doesn't go as planned, but she does manage to chase said spy off in their B support, and in their A rank Hinata's learned his lesson about only buying from honest shopkeepers.

** Is on the giving ''and'' receiving end of this for the Male Avatar on ''Conquest''; they reunite when he rescues her from [[spoiler:the Hoshidan soldiers out to kill her]], and in their support chain she in turn [[spoiler:jumps in and protects him from Hoshidan assassins]].
** As she is speaking with Silas about the Avatar, she realizes that an evil spirit is about to attack him and exorcises it it swiftly. Like in Saizo's case, up until then Silas was skeptical about her loyalties, but from that talk onwards he trusts her far more.

* ShipTease: Heavily with the Male Avatar, especially in Chapter 5 where an old lady mistakes her for his girlfriend, she is the one to snap him out of his draconic rage, and they talk about how much they trust and feel comfortable around each other.

* StarCrossedLovers: She and anyone she gets an S-Rank with can become this. [[spoiler:Whomever she marries will always lose her in the ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' routes, as she either [[DisappearsIntoLight turns into water]] or disappears offscreen after the defeat of the final boss. And if she marries Kaze in ''Birthright'', that can potentially go wrong if you don't have him reach A-Rank with the Avatar. Happily averted in ''[[GoldenPath Revelation]]'', however.]]

* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Can be this with Kaze in ''Birthright'' if they get married and Kaze does not have an A support with the Avatar.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Avatar. However, while she joins the group right away in ''Birthright'' and ''Revelation'' (the latter consisting of just the Avatar, Azura herself, and either Jakob or Felicia), she doesn't join in the Nohr route until Chapter 9. This can be chalked up to her biased view against Nohr, making her hesitant.
* WarriorPrincess: Like the female Avatar, Azura can certainly hold her own in battle.

* WhiteMagic: Her MagicMusic falls under this category; it's assorted uses in gameplay involve debuffing enemies and refreshing, buffing, or healing allies, while in the plot it serves to sooth angry minds and [[spoiler:is effective at purging evil and corruption, such as in Garon]]. It originated from [[spoiler:the Avatar's father, the god-king Anankos]], and its cost? [[spoiler:Her own life]].

* TheAce: While they aren't ''quite'' at Robin's level of tactical ingenuity, they're still gifted with a sword, capable leaders, beloved by virtually everyone under their care, and have the power to turn into a ferocious dragon at a moment's notice. They're also conventionally attractive, and can hold up under pressure even when things get personal for them. Rhajat even refers to the female Avatar as "a goddess walking among us".

** In the male Avatar's S-support with Azura in ''Revelation'', he will accidentally walk in on her bathing at a lake.
** The player can make the Avatar enter the Hot Springs at My Castle while characters of the opposite sex are using it ([[LuckBasedMission not that it's ever stated who's using it at any time...]]). The Avatar will run off once they realize what they've done.
* AffectionateNickname: Xander usually refers to them as "little prince(ss)" in the English version. This is especially true for the Female Avatar, as he still calls her that as his wife, and with all the [[SickeninglySweethearts adoration in his voice you'd expect.]]
* AllLovingHero: The Avatar cares deeply for the royal siblings from both Nohr and Hoshido, but is forced to choose sides. This is more noticeable in ''Conquest'' and ''Revelation'' with the former going out of their way to [[ThouShaltNotKill not kill enemy soldiers]] unless there is no other option and outright states their desire to show mercy and humanity. As for the latter, [[spoiler:the Avatar decides not to side with either of them and reunite both Nohr and Hoshido siblings to fight against a larger threat, Anankos.]]
* AntiHero: [[ClassicalAntiHero Type I]] in all the routes, with shades of [[PragmaticHero Type III]] in ''Conquest''. They're unquestionably heroic, but they have a ''lot'' of doubt whether or not they're really worthy of wielding the Yato, much less being in command of an army - justified, something that most of the soldiery outside of the Avatar's closest friends and loved ones would agree on. In addition, in ''Conquest'' they [[spoiler: deliberately put aside much of their ideals in order to make the best of the mistake of going to Nohr under WideEyedIdealist pretenses in order to save as many people as possible by showing to the world Garon's corruption under the guise of supporting his conquest of Hoshido to get to that point. By the time a (truthfully-possessed) Takumi clamors for their head, the Avatar doesn't deny what they had to do and accepts their brother's rage without any sort of denial of what they had to have done to get this far]].
* ApologizesALot: The Avatar has a habit of rapid-firing apologies if they do something to upset others. [[spoiler:[[SharedFamilyQuirks They likely got this from their father, Anankos]].]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He or she is the Lord unit, after all. According to Garon at the beginning of the game the Avatar is almost on par with Xander; who is considered the best warrior in all of Nohr. By the end of all three routes, the Avatar becomes the WorldsStrongestMan.
* AudienceSurrogate: Due to their naivety of the world, the Avatar needs many concepts to be explained to them (to the player's similar benefit), such as the existence of shapeshifting races like Wolfskin or basic overviews of other countries that are visited.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: The Male Avatar's supports with Shiro show that he has quite a head for tactics and analysis--he beats Shiro in their duel by scanning his abilities on the spot, luring him into a false sense of security, and seizing the following opening.
-->'''Avatar:''' You have a powerful swing, but it tends to go wide. I noticed your strikes were creating a blind spot for you, so I aimed for that. It took a few hasty blocks against your blows before I could gauge the distance... But once I had it figured out, I waited for my chance to enter into your guard.
* BadassAdorable: The female Avatar, especially if her more petite form is chosen during creation.
* BadassBack: The male Avatar's victory pose has him turning his back to his fallen enemy.
* BadassBaritone: Both Creator/CamClarke and Creator/YuriLowenthal give the Male Avatar a deep voice.
* BadassBookworm: The Avatar doesn't have the level of intelligence or tactical ingenuity that Robin from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' possesses, but they do read in their spare time, and while naïve, are far from stupid. By the end of each game, the Avatar will have bested in combat great generals, dangerous criminals, royalty, hulking monsters, shape shifters, reanimated soldiers, seasoned veterans, and depending on the route [[spoiler:Garon's dragon form ("Birthright"), a slime monster, an empowered Takumi ("Conquest") and finally their true father, a dragon-god-king ("Revelation")]].
* BadassCape: Like most Lords before them, the Avatar sports a heroic cape.

** The Avatar can be this with Azura, Silas, Jakob, Felicia, or Flora, if the male version marries one of their daughters or the female version marries one of their sons, or in the case of Felicia and Flora: their twin. Also, all of them besides Flora can marry one of the Avatar's siblings.
** Additionally, this can be done with their children, an example being a Male Avatar-fathered Shigure S-Supporting with Silas's daughter Sophie.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: '''Should you ever'''. For all their easy-going and cheerful attitude, the Avatar does ''not'' stand for wanton cruelty, and [[UnstoppableRage reacts accordingly]] to it. They're scary enough when angry to outright ''terrify'' Hans into blabbing about Garon's attempted assassination.

* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The Avatar's Dragon Fang skill turns their left arm into a lance-like blade.
* BladeOnAStick: While the Avatar can't use lances by default without re-classing, it's revealed in the female Avatar's support with Shiro that she's skilled enough with a lance to give him a run for his money. Considering everything the Avatar knows about fighting comes from Xander, a Paladin, it's not surprising.
* BlitheSpirit: The Avatar doesn't particularly care if others perceive them as weird when they help out--and thanks to their optimism and social ignorance, they often do come across as such. It's especially notable in ''Revelation'', where they shock everyone by choosing neither side to make their own.
* BondVillainStupidity: Invoked late in ''Conquest'' when they have [[spoiler:Ryoma]] at their mercy. The Avatar tells Garon they should spare him to extend his suffering, although the real reason is because they actually don't want to kill him.
* BoobsOfSteel: While not immediately apparent due to being covered in armor the female Avatar is shown to be quite well-endowed when wearing a swimsuit (''Heroes'') and witch costume (''Cipher'') see HiddenBuxom below. She also happens to be a very capable warrior, with the ability to transform into a powerful dragon.
* BreathWeapon: The Avatar attacks this way in ''Heroes'', ''Warriors'', and ''Super Smash Bros''. Ironically the only game the Avatar doesn’t use breath attacks in was in ''Fates''. That being said it seems like the Avatar was initially supposed to use a ranged breath attack, as there is a unused battle animation that shows the Avatar attacking with a breath attack. The decision to scrap this attack was likely due to gameplay balancing. Furthermore, concept art of the Avatar’s dragon form shows that they are fully capable of of using their own breath attack.

* CanonName: In all supplementary material, the Avatar is referred to by their default regional name. In English it's Corrin, while in Japanese it's Kamui.
* CassandraTruth: In ''Revelation'', few characters are willing to believe the Avatar's claims of a true enemy hiding behind the scenes due to their inability to provide any evidence other than their word.
* ChainsawGood: [[spoiler:In ''Revelation'', the Avatar's sword, Yato, will evolve into a ''chainsword''.]]

* CharacterDevelopment: All routes give the Avatar different development due to the circumstances in question. To wit:

** In ''Conquest'', they join Nohr with the noble - if somewhat naive - intention of [[InternalReformist changing Nohr from within]], believing that the war can end quickly if they change Garon for the better. Sadly, [[spoiler:it doesn't work out, and the Avatar soon realizes that the only way to save the continent from ruination while changing Nohr from the inside would be to go along with the plan to invade Hoshido. By the time the route reaches its climax, they go from a WideEyedIdealist into somebody who reluctantly cast aside their own ideals in order to change the world for the better.]] It's to the point that when confronted by a [[spoiler:possessed Takumi]], the Avatar doesn't even bother to justify their actions and instead accepts [[spoiler:Takumi's]] rage without a second thought.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Silas, if a female Corrin S Supports with him.

* ClassicalAntiHero: The Avatar, no matter the route, [[HazyFeelTurn feels incredibly doubtful on if they're really doing the right thing with their choice]], and generally has a lot of issues with [[TheChosenOne the Yato choosing them when they don't know if they deserve it or not]]. Given their massive inexperience overall and the fact they have loved ones on both sides of the pond ''and'' that Nohr and Hoshido both have people just trying to survive the war, this is absolutely a justified sentiment.
* ClassyCravat: The Male Avatar gets one in his [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maleavatar_nohr_noble.jpg Nohr Noble getup]], replacing the high collar of his original armor.
* CleavageWindow: The Female Avatar gets one in her [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/femaleavatar_nohr_noble.jpg Nohr Noble getup]], which has an open breastplate.
* ClothingDamage: If the Avatar is felled in combat, their cape actually tears to shreds. This also has a chance of happening when they are critically wounded, and will remain this way until the end of the battle.
* CluelessChickMagnet: Several women are introduced as being interested in the male Avatar and several more will reveal they've been into him for a while if he S-supports them. He is blissfully unaware of any of their feelings.
* ColorMotif: They are associated with black and white, matching the games' theme of duality and choosing sides. Their dragon form and exclusive classes predominately feature both (or one, in the case of Hoshido Noble being white and Nohr Noble being black). In promotional materials (like the Cipher Card game), [[http://serenesforest.net/wiki/index.php/Corrin_%28Male%29_%28Cipher%29 the Male Avatar]] is more associated with white (and Hoshido) while [[http://serenesforest.net/wiki/index.php/Corrin_%28Female%29_%28Cipher%29 the Female Avatar]] is associated with black (and Nohr).
* ConflictingLoyalty: Whatever path the Avatar takes he or she is defined as always showing remorse and mercy towards the enemy nation; and is always hoping that both the Nohrians and the Hoshidans can achieve unity. In ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'', [[spoiler:this is achieved at the cost of the lives of two siblings regardless of path.]] In ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:none of the siblings die and all siblings come to understand each other.]]

* CoolBigSis: Sakura and Elise certainly think so, regardless of the Avatar's actual gender.

* CoolSword: The Avatar wields the Yato, a sacred blade made eons ago that chooses its owner. It's ''Fates''' version of the "Fire Emblem" that's used in other installments of the series. It can draw power from the other divine weapons to [[EvolvingWeapon change shape and become more powerful]]. [[spoiler:In total, it has ''seven'' separate forms throughout the game - a base one, and two different ones per route;]]

** The Male Avatar doesn't seem like the type to enjoy invading others' privacy or gawk at people inappropriately, as he's too much of a NiceGuy and will hightail it out of the Hot Spring if he accidentally walks in on the girls using it. However, during his S Support with Azura, he admits that he was enjoying the view when he unintentionally stumbles onto her while she's in the middle of a bath. Furthermore, if he S-Supports with Camilla, he reveals that he ''did'' actually notice how "stunningly attractive" his adopted sister was on more than one occasion - enough to make his adolescence feel, in his own words, "confusing to say the least".
** In Nina's A Support with her mother, Nina's mother says the Avatar (regardless of gender) apparently found Nina's diaries interesting. Nina's diaries are either full of espionage tactics or [[YaoiFangirl (potentially erotic) male/male fantasies]], so it's unclear which parts the Avatar was reading.
* CulturedBadass: The male Avatar isn't just a skilled warrior. He can play the piano, likes poetry, is well-versed in philosophy, and is even said to learn how to sing if he marries Azura.
* CuttingOffTheBranches: [[spoiler:If Heirs of Fate and the box-art of both ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' are anything to go by, a Male Avatar canonically sides with Hoshido while the Female Avatar sides with Nohr. Which chooses neither is more ambiguous.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: If the Avatar chooses to side with [[{{Mordor}} Nohr]], they effectively becomes this trope incarnate: on top of getting the [[BlackKnight Nohr Noble]] class, a Nohrian-aligned Avatar's defining quality is their [[NiceGuy virtually unrivaled compassion.]] It's even more telling that they joins Nohr to fix it from within as opposed to changing it by force, all fueled by a noble — [[WideEyedIdealist if somewhat naive]] — ideal of being an InternalReformist. Granted, [[spoiler:things go OffTheRails for them, but major points for trying anyways.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: The Avatar dishes out their fair share of snark throughout the story.
-->'''Azura''': ''Avatar''! We have trouble! Nohrian forces are approaching!\\
'''Avatar''': Seriously? We haven't even been here five minutes...
* DeceptiveDisciple: In ''Conquest'', [[spoiler:the Avatar's plan was always to unmask Garon as the undead monster he was by using Hoshido's throne while superficially appearing to be loyal to Nohr's cause. This disguise is pushed to the limits as the Avatar is forced to fight and kill Hoshidans, and is unable to save Ryoma from Garon nor Takumi from Anankos.]]
* DeclarationOfProtection: Some of the Male Avatar's S-supports have him giving, and often receiving, one to the other character, such as [[MysteriousWaif Azura]], [[BodyguardCrush Kagero]], [[TomboyPrincess Hinoka]], and [[ShrinkingViolet Sakura]].
* DelightfulDragon: The Avatar is one of the most friendliest dragons in the VideoGame/FireEmblem series, but there's a limit to that friendliness, as both [[TheBrute Hans]] and [[EvilGenius Iago]] found out.
* {{Determinator}}: The Avatar will not let ''anything'' stop them from ending the war. The endgames of two of the three routes involve [[spoiler:their sword being broken and them getting mortally wounded]], but despite that they ''still'' try to get back up and keep fighting.
* DevelopersDesiredDate: The Male Avatar and Azura to each other as a result of their evolving relationship and ShipTease. She also has a different confession depending on the route, which is unique to her, different support chains with him, which is also unique, and one of the fastest support growth rates in the game with him. However, players are still free to pair up the Avatar with whoever they want through the Support System.
* DivineParentage: While the Avatar's mother is human, their father is not. [[spoiler:Anankos was worshiped as a god by the Vallites and has the god-like power to back it up. If his class description is any indication he was even considered a god among dragons. In a sense, this makes the Avatar a demigod/dess. They never learn of this, however.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: For whatever reason, the Avatar opts to go barefoot. The creators say it's to give the Avatar a bit of an animalistic side with the dragon part of them.
* DoomMagnet: The Avatar tends to attract a ''lot'' of death. [[spoiler:To wit: Their adoptive father Sumeragi, their birth mother Mikoto, (potentially) Kaze, Elise, Lilith, and Scarlet ''all'' die protecting them in different routes of the game.]]

* DudeMagnet: The female Avatar attracts a ton of attention from the male members of the army, with around half a dozen implicitly having crushes on her regardless of who she ends up with.

** Whether on ''Birthright'' or ''Conquest'', [[spoiler:whichever royal family the Avatar turned on is surprisingly lax about forgiving them for their actions during the war. This is justified due to the royals seeing the Avatar's compassionate nature up-front and understand their own personal reasons for choosing the opposite side. Furthermore, it isn't as though the people at large have forgiven them, however: at the end of ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'', the losing-side's population has a very negative opinion on the Avatar.]]

* FatalFlaw: Their kindness and naivete. Throughout each route, a lot of problems are derived from the Avatar being too nice and trusting.

** To Azura. The Avatar and Azura lived pretty similar yet opposite lives. Both were kidnapped at a young age and raised in opposite kingdoms. With the Avatar living the life meant for Azura and vise-versa. Azura was also well aware of her capture while the Avatar was oblivious. Since the Avatar was raised away from the world they didn't have to experience people being prejudice towards them. Azura, however was hated in Nohr because she and her mother were seen as replacements for the late Queen Katerina. When Azura was in Hoshido, she was accepted by many people but she was also hated by many and even had people attempt to assassinate her. Since Azura was treated so badly in Nohr, she has a hard time seeing the good in it. Unlike Azura, the Avatar remains unbiased and sees that Nohr has its flaws but realizes there are good things about Nohr. This is shown in their ''Birthright'' support chain. In the support Azura is shocked that the Avatar enjoyed their time in Nohr, but despite her views of Nohr she at least tries to understand the Avatar's love for Nohr. The Avatar and Azura's personalities were ultimately shaped by their pasts. For example despite never being allowed outside and being subjected to cruel punishments the Avatar was also shown a lot of love from, Jakob, Felicia, Flora, Gunter, Lilith, and their Nohrian siblings. Considering the love they were shown, and the fact they've always felt they belonged it's no wonder they develop into a sociable, and trusting person. While Azura's past caused her to be more reserved, cynical, and lonely. Even their respective roles in the army mirror each other. The Avatar acts as the heart being approachable and charismatic while Azura acts as the brains who's a bit distant but makes smart decisions. They make an effective team because they cover each other's weaknesses and have a lot of trust in each other. All in all the Avatar and Azura are both kindhearted, are always willing to try and help others in need, and strive for peace.
** To Kana. The Avatar seems to prefer fighting with Yato over their dragon powers. Kana, however seems to be the opposite and prefers using their dragon powers. For example, the Avatar opts to fight with Yato during story cut-scenes and they do not bring up their dragon powers very often. While Kana brings up their dragon powers and transforms very often in their supports, they're also very fond of their Dragonstone, and are even given the nickname ''Dragon Spawn'' by Rhajat and their solo ending. This can be justified by the fact that the Avatar trained the majority of their lives using swords. Yato being a sacred weapon and it being prophesied to help the wielder save the world is probably a major factor as well. In Kana's case they're a small child, being a dragon helps them defend themselves from enemies, and it's pretty easy to see why a child would love being a dragon. In the ''Heirs of Fates'' DLC both Kanas end up wielding the Yato but unlike the Avatar who's the protagonist of the main story, they take on the role of being a supporting protagonist to Shigure.
* ForGreatJustice: The Avatar greatly believes in the ideal of justice, and their desire to fight for a just cause is one reason why they decide to fight in the war as soon as Chapter 1. This is a source of woe in ''Conquest'' since they are fully aware that they will have do some morally questionable things to end the war.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Aside from being unusually charismatic and attracting people to them, the Avatar is also mentioned to have a way with animals. In the first chapter, it's mentioned that the horses are fond of them since they spent so much time in the stables, and Camilla remembers how they once rescued an injured baby bird [[spoiler:(which was actually Lilith)]] and nursed it back to health.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: At least from the perspective of [[spoiler:Anankos]] in ''Revelation'', since the Avatar's decision to side with neither side in the war ends with them being declared a traitor by both and on the run, with their only supporters being either their butler or maid, depending on their gender, and Azura, a Songstress. [[spoiler:But it also means taking refuge in Valla to escape, which allows Azura to freely share with them the true nature of the conflict and Anankos' role in propagating it, something she isn't able to do in the other two routes thanks to the curse, and the Avatar also ends up finding Gunter alive and well there as well, though unaware of his status as a ManchurianAgent under Anankos' control. Finally, it sets them on the path to not only uniting both Nohr and Hoshido against him and invading Valla to free it from his control, but also allows the Yato to reach its most powerful form thanks to combining the powers of the Divine Weapons of both sides into the Omega Yato, turning it into the Seal of Flames, and a weapon that is strong enough to kill Anankos directly.]]
* TheGadfly: They often tease others, but it's done in a lighthearted and friendly way. This is a little more prominent with the female Avatar, as she enjoys making Asugi flustered (she finds his reactions cute) and tells Ignatius ghost stories to purposefully scare him.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Despite the Avatar being WeakButSkilled mentioned below, it's possible to be the [[UnskilledButStrong opposite instead, with a Strength Boon, Skill Bane]]
* GenderBlenderName: In the localization, if the Avatar is a girl. "Kamui" can be for men or women, but "Corrin" is a strictly-male name. Can be subverted if spell the Avatar's name like "Corrine", derived from the Greek Korrina which means 'Maiden'.

* GirlishPigtails: One of the many hairstyles you can give the female Avatar through CharacterCustomization.
* GirlyBruiser: The Female Avatar comes across as this. She's as battle-hardened as her male counterpart, but her female-specific support with characters like Caeldori show that she enjoys girly things like romance novels.

* GoodIsNotDumb: As nice and naïve as they are, the Avatar is not stupid. They clearly don't buy Garon's claims that he wasn't trying to kill them with the exploding sword on ''Conquest'', and on ''Birthright'' they'll actually list the event as one of the reasons for their defection. In ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:they aren't fooled by Anthony's deception, pretend to go along with it and effectively [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] him, and later correctly deduce Scarlet's killer based off something [[INeverSaidItWasPoison only they would know]]. It also, provided the ''player'' sees through it, stops them from falling into an Anankos-possessed Mikoto's trap with the doors during the battle against her in the basement of Castle Gyges.]]

* HappilyAdopted: Applies in both ''Conquest'' and the third path, as it's noted that the Avatar is close with their adopted siblings in Nohr (partly due to the fact that they don't remember being kidnapped when they were little). Obviously subverted if you choose to side with Hoshido. [[spoiler:Given that the Avatar is also [[NotBloodSiblings not related to their Hoshido siblings by blood]], this also applies to their Hoshido family on both ''Birthright'' and the third path.]]

* HartmanHips: The Female Avatar has a narrow waist and wide hips in her default body built that are her most prominent body features along with her legs, as shown [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/5/58/Female_Corrin_Fight.png/revision/latest?cb=20170210061545 here]] and [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/f/fd/Female_Corrin_Swimsuit_Heroes.png/revision/latest?cb=20170728111546 here]].
* HazyFeelTurn: Can be this if the Avatar decides to side with Hoshido, but keep in mind that [[GreyAndGrayMorality neither Hoshido nor Nohr are outright evil]].

* HeartbrokenBadass: [[spoiler:If the Male Avatar S-supports Azura on ''Birthright'' or ''Conquest'', he becomes this after her death. Happily averted in ''Revelation'', though.]]
* HelloInsertNameHere: Players are free to name their Avatar however they please.

** [[spoiler:Lilith's death]] in ''Birthright''. [[spoiler:By this point in the story, the Avatar's already had to turn against and fight their beloved siblings in Nohr, witnessed countless war crimes and atrocities committed by Garon's forces, been forced to wipe out the Ice Tribe and watch their good friend Flora horrifically kill herself, forced to commit ''genocide'' (in-self defense) on the Wolfskins due to Iago's manipulations, potentially saw one of their best friends die to save them (provided that you did not A-Rank with Kaze), and was just forced to fight and nearly kill their beloved adoptive sister. Lilith's death clearly sends them over the edge, almost hitting the DespairEventHorizon, and it takes all their mental fortitude to keep going.]]
** [[spoiler:It still happens in ''Conquest'', as it's heavily implied that the Avatar wasn't even going to try fighting off the Faceless responsible before Xander took care of it.]]
** [[spoiler:Ryoma's death]] in ''Conquest''. [[spoiler:While Lilith still did die, the Avatar had not had as much personal loss, and isn't as broken. However, watching their older brother commit HeroicSuicide in front of them, to ''save'' them, ''after they'd invaded and destroyed his nation'', fills them with such guilt, horror, and sorrow that they barely make it out of the room before collapsing into tears. The way they verbally beat themselves up is a very clear indicator that whatever optimism was left in them is gone, and had Azura not been acting as a LivingEmotionalCrutch, they likely would have given up.]]

* HeroicBuild: As shown in the Hot Spring scenes, the male Avatar is pretty ripped, and if he walks in on Soleil in there, she will comment that he has "nice abs".

* HeterosexualLifePartners: The female Avatar with Azura and the male Avatar with Silas.

* TheHighQueen: [[spoiler:The Female Avatar will become this at the end of ''Revelation''.]] Alternatively, [[spoiler:she'll become this after marrying Ryoma or Xander on ''Birthright'' or ''Conquest'', respectively.]]
* HiddenBuxom: The Female Avatar's body is usually completely covered by her armor, but she is shown to have a very mature physique when seen in a swimsuit in Fire Emblem Heroes. A card in Fire Emblem Cipher's last set also has her in lingerie trying to pick a swimsuit to wear, with her undergarments also clearly showing off her large breasts - being more well-endowed in this department than her equally-covered-up predecessor Corrin.
* HimeCut: One of the many hairstyles you can give the female Avatar through CharacterCustomization is this triple part style of long hair, even bangs and sidelocks. It is fitting for a Princess of Nohr/Hoshido.
* HurtingHero: During ''Conquest'', the Avatar's supports with Azura reveal them to be this. To elaborate, [[spoiler:they have recurring nightmares over the Hoshidans that have died as a result of their choice, and is having a crisis of morality over just how far the ends justify the means, even believing that they're going to Hell for what they've done]]. This doesn't stop them from pressing on, however.
* IAmWho: The Avatar was raised believing themselves to be a prince(ss) of Nohr by blood, not adoption. They're quite surprised to learn the truth.
* IgnoranceIsBliss: [[spoiler:The Avatar's father believed in this, which is why he asked Mikoto and Lilith to never reveal their origins. As a result, Lilith also keeps her identity as the Avatar's sister a secret, since that's also related to that topic.]]

-->'''Avatar''': Oh! Look! A Faceless! I have to go.

* IncestSubtext: Played with. All of the Avatar's Nohrian and Hoshidan siblings are extremely devoted to them, and can fall in love with them through the support system. With the Nohr siblings there's a bit of a pass since they're not blood related [[spoiler:which is revealed to be the case with the Hoshidan siblings too. However, the Male Corrin's ImpliedLoveInterest is his ''actual'' relative, his cousin Azura. They only learn of their family ties towards the end of the ''Revelation'' path, and not at all in ''Conquest'' or ''Birthright''. Though given ''Fire Emblem'''s medieval inspired setting, cousin marriage is likely common. In fact in medieval times cousin marriage was common among royalty, to keep the bloodline pure. This makes sense for the Avatar and Azura as they are both Vallite royalty.]]

* InnocentlyInsensitive: The Avatar was raised away from the world, and while kind-hearted, occasionally makes a comment or question that seems normal to them, but insults the other person.

* InterspeciesRomance: The Avatar will have this with all their potential love interests due to being half dragon and half human.

** [[spoiler:In chapter 7 of the ''Revelation'' path Azura and the Avatar jump into the Bottomless Canyon to enter Valla. The custscene shows the former is calm while the latter is panicking and flailing their arms. What makes this ironic is the Avatar can turn into a dragon at this point and is able to fly. Somewhat justified if you consider the Avatar just recently got the ability and isn't used to being a dragon quite yet.]]

* KissingCousins: [[spoiler:With Azura and/or her children should they marry. Azura's mother, Queen Arete of Nohr, was the older sister of the Avatar's mother, Queen Mikoto of Hoshido. Neither of them are aware of this, and they don't find out until rather late in ''Revelation''. If the Avatar and Azura are still single by this point they can still marry even after finding out their family relation. Given the medieval setting, and Azura being raised in the Japanese inspired Hoshido, being cousins doesn't stop them. ]]

* LadyOfWar: The Female Avatar. In combat she's reserved and cool-headed, uses graceful flips, and her official artwork even has her wielding the Yato in an elegant pose.
* TheLeader: As the protagonist, for whatever side they side with especially in the third path where everyone in the Avatar's party acknowledges them as the leader.
* LeotardOfPower: The Female Avatar as a Nohr Noble has a high cut leotard under her armor and exposed at the thighs. The Hoshido Noble promotion has the same leotard, but the loincloth that comes with it hides it from the front.
* LethalChef: [[RunningGag Per the series' tradition]] with its {{Player Character}}s, the Avatar can't cook at all. They manage to ''burn tea'' in their supports with Jakob, and are implied to produce food that tastes like steel (they were taught to cook by Gunter, who can't cook either). On the other hand, while they are awful at cooking and making tea, it's revealed that the Female Avatar is a fairly skilled ''baker'' in her support conversations with Dwyer.
* LightningBruiser: The Nohr Prince(ss) class has fantastic growths and stat caps with no particular weaknesses, though this can vary depending on the Avatar's asset and flaw.

* LogicalWeakness: Being half-dragon, dragon-slaying weapons inflict bonus damage against the Avatar regardless of what class they are. Any children they may have will also be subject to this weakness.

** A possible way to interpret the Male Avatar's relationship with Azura, as they become very close very soon after meeting and have one of the fastest support growths in game.

* LovecraftianSuperpower: The Avatar can partially transform into their dragon form with [[SignatureMove Dragon Fang]], morphing their limbs into grotesque appendages for offensive purposes.
* MadeOfIron: The Avatar, in several cutscenes, will wind up getting beat and slashed by others, though it doesn't slow them down much.
* MagicKnight: The Avatar can utilize swords as well as transform into a dragon[[note]]Dragonstones run off of the user's Magic instead of their Strength, unlike in past ''Fire Emblem'' games.[[/note]]. Once promoted, they can also wield either magical tomes or staves.
* MagneticHero: The Avatar has a great amount of charisma, which draws people to them, and their personal skill makes units who have at least a C-support with them fight better in battle.
* MakingASplash: The Avatar's dragon form is associated with water. Their dragon form even has puddles of water and water bubbles emerge beneath them during battle. [[spoiler:This is due to their father, Anankos, being a water dragon.]]

-->'''Avatar''': YOU! You dare touch my child?! I'll soak these fields with your blood!

* MayDecemberRomance: The Avatar is a relatively young adult, and the player can set a female Corrin up to marry Gunter, who is in his twilight years of life. Also, all of the second generation (except Kana) can be romanced by the Avatar, who's old enough to be their parent (and in the female Avatar's case, can be, if she marries their father).

** The default Japanese name, "Kamui", could be read as "powerful." Seeing as how they have the combined traits of the Lord, Avatar, and Dragon Transformations from past ''Fire Emblem'' games, it is very fitting.

** Corrin, the default name of the Avatar in the English version, is a variant of the name Quirinus, an epithet of the dual-faced god Janus. Fitting for a ChildOfTwoWorlds such as the Avatar. Additionally, [[http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar_%28Fates%29#Etymology there's many other possible origins of the name Corrin]], far too many to list on this page without taking up a ''very'' large amount of space.
** Corrin's name sounds very similar to "Kore", Persephone's old name from Greek Mythology. If you compare Corrin's backstory with Persephone's, they're almost identical. Taken UpToEleven if we're talking about the female Avatar.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: While the Avatar is the third eldest child out of five in both his or her Hoshidan and Nohrian families, this is '''strongly inverted''' by both families, who care deeply for him or her to the point of being willing to go to war over them.
* MoralityChain: Can be considered one for Ryoma, Takumi, Xander and Leo. On the routes where they oppose the Avatar, the lack of the Avatar in their lives causes their demeanor and attitudes to change drastically for the worse, especially Takumi and Xander.

* MysticalWhiteHair: The Avatar's default hair color is white with a beige-grey tinge, not unlike Robin from ''Awakening''. Like Robin, though, other official artwork varies in depictions, from white to platinum blond, and in an inversion of what happened to Robin, later art has depicted the ''Fates'' Avatar as more and more blonde.
* NearDeathExperience: The final boss in both ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' will severely injure the Avatar, nearly killing them. After receiving encouragement from all their dead loved ones during each route, the Avatar will come back to start the final battle.
* {{Nerf}}: While this Avatar, like Robin, can potentially be (almost) any class, they do not have access to ''every'' class at the start. They get a secondary class the player chooses, then one more class from a Partner Seal, and uniquely in the game, can use a Friendship Seal to reclass to the primary class of ''any'' character they have an A-support with (or the secondary, if the character's primary is Songstress, Kitsune, or Wolfskin). It's currently unclear if this applies to all A-supports, or just same-sex ones; either way, it's a huge range of classes, provided you have enough Buddy Seals. Incidentally, they can turn into a dragon, one of the few things Robin could never do.

* NeutralityBacklash: In ''Revelation'', the Avatar doesn't want to upset either Hoshido or Nohr by choosing one over the other and intends to unite them. Unfortunately the indecision to side with any kingdom sparks off hostility from ''both'' kingdoms, [[EnemyMine even when they are supposedly warring against each other]]. It takes the more compassionate members of both sides to convince the others that the Avatar is not their enemy and it snowballs from there.

** The Avatar is possibly one of the kindest and most forgiving lords in the franchise, rivaling the likes of Eliwood and Marth. In their supports, the Avatar is almost always helping or playing therapist to other characters in the army, and their general attitude--when they don't feel [[TheGadfly mischievous]]--is one of politeness and humility. Xander even tells them they're too nice for their own good--and, to an extent, [[FatalFlaw he's right]]. Caeldori sums it up well in her S support:

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Usually in ''Fire Emblem'' games, the Lord, the customizable unit and the unit who can turn into a dragon are all separate characters. In ''Fates'', the Avatar is all three.
* NoSocialSkills: The Avatar is a fairly forward individual who sees nothing wrong with behavior others would label "unconventional", such as shouting in a public area. This can be chalked up to their reclusive childhood not giving them the chance to develop normal social skills. Despite this, they still manage to get along with people well enough.
* NotBloodSiblings: [[spoiler:The Avatar is the lovechild of Mikoto and Anankos, and Sumeragi didn't have any children with Mikoto--the Hoshidan royals are all his children with another woman. This is only discovered by S-supporting with any of the Hoshidan siblings--who will either find a letter left by Mikoto stating the truth, or know ahead of time--or by playing ''Revelation''.]]
* ObliviousToLove: The male Avatar has around half a dozen ladies that can potentially be crushing on him, but he never notices until they flat-out tell him. Camilla and Rhajat drop some very obvious hints about being into him, Hinoka and Felicia have liked him for some time, and Sakura and Azura are implied to [[LoveAtFirstSight fall for him after meeting him for the first time]]. His failure to notice is {{Justified|Trope}} given his isolated upbringing and lack of real social interaction.
* OffModel: The official artwork of the female Avatar shows her having two left feet, most likely an overlooked error. The artwork on the official website was later modified to show the correct feet.
* OnlyICanKillHim: The Yato is the only weapon capable of damaging [[spoiler:Anankos]], so the Avatar, being its wielder, is the only one who can kill him. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Other characters can land the killing blow]] in the boss battles proper, but the Yato is only weapon that the [[spoiler:Dragonskin]] skill is somewhat weak to.

* PartialTransformation: When the Avatar's [[SignatureMove personal Skill]], Dragon Fang, activates, they turn their head into that of their dragon form, turn one of their arms into a spear, and then into a mouth to blast their enemies.

* PantyShot: As a Nohr Princess her cape and asymmetric cloth hide it somewhat, but due to her exposed thighs, parts of the female Avatar's panties are visible.
* ThePollyanna: Rain or shine, the Avatar is a perpetual optimist and is rarely in a bad mood. This trait endures throughout ''Birthright'' and ''Revelation'' (though in the latter, it gets somewhat tempered, due to the dire situation at hand since Anankos was seeking to destroy humanity), but gets utterly crushed in ''Conquest''.

* {{Protectorate}}: On their quest, the Avatar will find themselves under the complete protection of their chosen royal family and several other companions.
* RapunzelHair: The female Avatar's default hair reaches to her lower back.
* RecurringElement: The customizable character / player avatar of the game, in line with Kris and Robin. Unlike the two, Corrin doubles as the main Lord, instead of being devoted to Marth or Chrom respectively. This also gives the Avatar traits of both archetypes.
** Like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Robin]] before them, the Avatar is (by default) a white haired BadassAbnormal PlayerCharacter with a unique class, hazy memories, an ImpliedLoveInterest in the blue-haired other protagonist (or protagonists in one case) of their respective games, a child of the opposite sex, and [[spoiler:have some sort of connection to the evil dragon god BigBad (vessel and relative respectively)]].
** Personality-wise, the Avatar is similar to main Lords like Marth and Chrom: they admire their older siblings, are both very kind and supportive to their younger sisters (Lissa for Chrom, Elise and Sakura for the Avatar), treat the people they meet like equals, [[NoSocialSkills have issues with social situations]], are willing to trust and recruit some strange, shady, or even formerly hostile individuals, and are chosen by the divine swords of their worlds. [[spoiler:Which can be wielded by their main child, Lucina for Falchion, and both Kanas for Yato as shown in the ''Heirs of Fate'' DLC]] In fact, the they get along swimmingly with Chrom in the ''Before Awakening'' DLC, and the Avatar themselves comments on how alike they were. Chrom leaves wishing he could have a friend like them before directly coming across Robin.

* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Azura's Blue. The Avatar isn't exactly hot-headed, but they do tend to make decisions based off their hearts instead of their heads, as well as being openly emotive.
* {{Reincarnation}}: Maybe, maybe not. The Awakening DLC implies that they are the past life/reincarnation of Robin, and [[spoiler:Kana's skinship sessions implies that not only is the Avatar Robin's previous/future life, but also that Kana is the previous/future life of Morgan.]] However, it could be that these are just {{Mythology Gag}}s that are directed at the player themselves and not the character.

* RookieRedRanger: In ''Birthright'', due to Ryoma going missing early on, the Avatar is looked to as a leader and vanguard in battle despite still being very new to the conflict. Even after Ryoma returns, they remain a key figure with equal authority.
** In ''Conquest'', the Avatar is placed in direct command of the invasion of Hoshido by King Garon, with even Xander being subordinate to them, because he is impressed by their skill in combat. [[spoiler:It's actually because of his Anankos-given directive to make the Avatar suffer as much as possible by forcing them to lead the invasion of the homeland they betrayed, even though as the Avatar themselves point out, they're not really the best choice to be leading the Nohrian army.]]

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Male Avatar is the Sensitive Guy to both his older brothers Ryoma and Xander
* SharedFamilyQuirks: Orochi states in her support with Ryoma that Mikoto was very fond of sweets just like the Avatar. The Avatar also inherits [[spoiler:Anankos]]'s [[ApologizesALot apologetic]] attitude. Several characters such as Fuga note how the Avatar has the same personalty as their [[spoiler:[[HappilyAdopted adopted]]]] father Sumeragi.
* SheFu: This normally-female trope actually applies to both genders. The Avatar might be the most acrobatic lord in the series; their fighting style incorporates many flips, graceful spins, jumping sword strikes, and rolls.
* ShelteredAristocrat: The Avatar's naivety after being locked up in a tower turns up every now and then in supports, and is the reason behind their kindness and trustfulness.
* ShesGotLegs: The default Female Avatar has [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/7/72/Avatar_FE14_Female.png/revision/latest?cb=20161117043925 long]], [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/9/9d/Smash_Corrin_F.png/revision/latest?cb=20160516082017 toned]], and [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/5/58/Female_Corrin_Fight.png/revision/latest?cb=20170210061545 shapely legs]] due to her acrobatic fighting style.

** Male Avatar gets heavily teased with Azura, especially in Chapter 5 where an old lady mistakes her for his girlfriend, she is the one to snap him out of his draconic rage, and they talk about how much they trust and feel comfortable around each other.
** The drama CD and the ''Crown of Nibelungen'' manga both tease the female Avatar with Leo here and there.
* SiblingTeam: The Avatar can form one with any of the Hoshidan royals on the ''Birthright'' or ''Revelation'' paths, [[spoiler:but it's actually [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as the Avatar is NotBloodSiblings with them.]]
* SignificantDoubleCasting: The Male Avatar shares both of his default voice actors with [[spoiler:his father Anankos' human form.]]
* SixthRangerTraitor: For the Hoshidans, should the Avatar side with Nohr--they reunited with their original family after years of absence, only to turn on them and side with their conquerors.
* SkilledButNaive: The Avatar is well-known to be naïve despite their skill, as Rinkah and several others refer to them as "that sheltered Nohrian prince(ss)".
* SpinAttack: If using a normal attack, the Avatar will make an UnnecessaryCombatRoll before striking with one. If using a skill such as Lethality, then it becomes a diving thrust version.
* SpockSpeak: Mostly played straight for the Male Avatar and subverted for the Female Avatar.
* StarCrossedLovers: If they S-support, then Male Avatar and Azura. [[spoiler:He always loses her in the ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' routes, as she [[DisappearsIntoLight turns into water]] either right in front of him or off-screen. Happily averted in ''[[GoldenPath Revelation]]'', however.]]
** In ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:if the male Avatar S Supports Scarlet, this will happen in a span of two chapters before she's killed by a possessed Gunter]].

* StrategyVersusTactics: Unlike Robin, the Avatar is good with the latter but ''not'' the former. While their charisma makes them an excellent leader in skirmishes and the Male Avatar's support with Shiro show he's good at discerning an immediate opponent's strengths and weaknesses, both genders lack the vision to handle large-scale battles. Their supports with [[TheStrategist Leo]] in particular showcases this difference, with the Avatar being upset at their inability to command large forces and Leo upset as his inability to command small ones.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Their default appearance has a strong resemblance to their mother Mikoto, particularly the shape of their eyes, nose and face. An early concept of the Avatar revealed that their default hair was originally going to be black, which they likely inherited from their mother. Through CharacterCustomization they can be given black hair, and a beauty mark to make the resemblance go even further.
** Give them the right shade of blue and their hair is almost (if not exactly) the same shade as [[spoiler:Anankos' human form's hair color.]] The Female Avatar can even look quite similar to Lilith this way, too. [[spoiler:Makes sense, Lilith is, in a sense, the Avatar's sister.]]
* StrongAndSkilled: At the end of each campaign. The Avatar initially starts off as WeakButSkilled, but by the final battle of each route they have defeated armies, completed the Rainbow Sages trials, improved their swordsmanship, gained familiarity with their draconic abilities, and gained access to the empowered forms of Yato.

* SwordPlant: Female Avatar's victory pose has her stab her sword into the ground.
* TearsOfJoy: Female Avatar responds with these after listening to Kaze's love confession in the S-support.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: In the ''Crown...'' manga, [[http://kudarite.tumblr.com/post/156782809982/hey-if-anyones-interested-in-reading-the the Female Avatar is a quite good seamstress.]]

* TokenGoodTeammate: In ''Conquest'', the Avatar ends up helping Nohr invade Hoshido and works for Garon. While this eventually allows them to [[spoiler:kill Garon]], they have to do a lot of unsavory things under his orders and betray their birth family to do so.

** Following their abduction, they were raised to be loyal to Nohr and trained in the art of combat so that they may be of use to Garon. Either way, it fails '''big''' time no matter what path is chosen [[spoiler:as no matter what, the Avatar's actions bring about his death]].
** [[spoiler:If the possessed Gunter's dialogue in ''Revelation'' is any indication, his original reason for becoming the Avatar's caretaker was to co-opt Garon's new tool and turn it against him to get revenge for his family's death. However, he became attached to them and abandoned this plan - and yet, ironically, since the Avatar will still end up causing Garon's death regardless of what path they take, Gunter still got what he wanted anyway]].
* UngratefulBastard: More or less how a good chunk of Hoshidans view a Nohr-Aligned Avatar for siding with their sworn enemy nation despite being brought back. The deal, logically, isn't that simple.

** It doesn't happen often, but when the Avatar gets pissed, they get ''pissed''. Their mindless, grief-driven rampage in [[spoiler:Chapter 5]] is perhaps the best example of this, followed up by their Paralogue with their child Kana [[spoiler:after seeing them attacked]].
** In ''Conquest'', when Iago tells the Avatar about all the things he has done under the king's orders to ruin their life in their pre-fight conversation in Ch 26, the Avatar straight up says they will kill him.

* VillainProtagonist: {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Conquest''. If the Avatar sides with Nohr, they help invade and conquer Hoshido, but the circumstances eventually give them a chance to stop Garon for good and free Hoshido.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The Avatar has the ability to transform into a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent deer-like dragon]] by using a dragonstone that Azura bestows upon them in Chapter 5.
* WarriorPoet: The Male Avatar takes an interest in poetry in his supports with Mitama, and he's quite eloquent and refined on the philosophy of warfare.
-->'''Male Avatar:''' [to Selkie] I believe that there is a balance in all things. We are at war, so we cannot hesitate in battle. But at the same time, we cannot allow ourselves to forget that it is people that we are fighting. We cannot indulge our bloodlust more than necessary.

* WarriorTherapist: The Avatar is always willing to lend an ear to the troubles of their comrades, and will do whatever they can to help.
* WeakButSkilled: While the Avatar is no slouch in battle, and is easily [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking one of the best fighters in the army]], they are far from the strongest, finding themselves bested by more powerful opponents like King Garon, Xander on ''Birthright'' or [[spoiler:Anankos in ''Revelation'']] in straight-up single combat. Rather, their greatest strengths are their intelligence and analytical ability; their charisma; their determination; the Yato; and their bonds with the many people that are or grow loyal to them, especially the royal siblings. Their fighting style seems to reflect this as well--lots of flips, spins and twists that lack power, but are very fast and hard to dodge. This becomes subverted as they become StrongAndSkilled at the end of each campaign. Improving in swordsmanship, their draconic abilities, and gaining access to the empowered forms of the Yato.

* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: If you're playing on Classic Mode, you'll instantly get a GameOver if the Avatar ever gets taken down in battle.

* WhatTheHellHero: No matter which kingdom the Avatar sides with, they are branded a traitor by whichever side they forgo. This reaction ''also'' happens to a degree [[spoiler:(Sakura and Elise being the only ones who aren't angry)]] if they choose neither in ''Revelation''.

* WideEyedIdealist: The Avatar has a rather hopeful, idealistic view of the world. Depending on what route is chosen, it may or may not be broken by [[SadisticChoice what happens next]].
-->'''Xander''': Mark my words, Avatar... One day an act of kindness may be the death of you.\\
'''Avatar''': Perhaps, but if I'm kind, I will die without regrets.
* WildCard: For whatever country they choose, the Avatar ultimately changes the tide of the war in their favor.
* TheWisePrince: What the Avatar eventually becomes on ''Revelation'', balancing their ideals with wisdom.
* WorfHadTheFlu: A possible explanation for the nearly one-sided beating they received from Xander in Chapter 26 of ''Birthright''. By the time they had reached him, the Avatar and their companions had fought Vallites and Stoneborn on a volcanic island, were ambushed by Shura's gang, faced Camilla and her retainers, and had to defeat many members of Hans' elite squad first before defeating both him and finally Iago, on top of traveling a large amount of distance on foot. The scene before the duel showed that the entire army was tired, and the Avatar was facing a fresh and ready to battle to the death Xander, while under a promise from Elise not to kill any of her family, making a straightforward victory completely impossible for the Avatar.
* YinYangBomb: The Fire Emblem in ''Fates'' is a [[spoiler:[[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]] sword that combines the power of Dark (Nohr) with Light (Hoshido),]] wielded by the Avatar in the third path. Furthermore, both the Hoshido Noble and Nohr Noble promotion options are available to the Avatar in this path, along with having a much more balanced personality than their other ones from the previous routes.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Silas, if a female Avatar S-supports with him.

* IncestSubtext: Played with. All of the Avatar's Nohrian and Hoshidan siblings are extremely devoted to them, and can fall in love with them through the support system. With the Nohr siblings there's a bit of a pass since they're not blood related [[spoiler:which is revealed to be the case with the Hoshidan siblings too. However, the Male Avatar's ImpliedLoveInterest is his ''actual'' relative, his cousin Azura. They only learn of their family ties towards the end of the ''Revelation'' path, and not at all in ''Conquest'' or ''Birthright''. Though given ''Fire Emblem'''s medieval inspired setting, cousin marriage is likely common. In fact in medieval times cousin marriage was common among royalty, to keep the bloodline pure. This makes sense for the Avatar and Azura as they are both Vallite royalty.]]
* InformedAttribute: According to one of Kaze's lines when he first enters their room, the Avatar is apparently great on the piano.
* InformedDeformity: If Peri is in the Hot Springs with a Female Avatar, she will comment that the latter's body is covered in scars - enough to make her giddy - though this isn't reflected by her character model. Of course, it's possible that they've just faded too much to see outside of very close inspection.

* MayDecemberRomance: The Avatar is a relatively young adult, and the player can set a female Avatar up to marry Gunter, who is in his twilight years of life. Also, all of the second generation (except Kana) can be romanced by the Avatar, who's old enough to be their parent (and in the female Avatar's case, can be, if she marries their father).

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: A female avatar is both in ''Birthright'', relatively speaking anyways; she is the Tomboy to Sakura, but the Girly Girl to Hinoka.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: The Avatar's dragon powers first manifest after they see Hans (seemingly) killing Gunter. They later fully transform into a dragon for the first time after seeing Mikoto take a fatal attack.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[TheHero Crux of Fate]][[labelnote:note]]Male Avatar (Left) Female Avatar (Right)[[/labelnote]]]]

* RecurringElement: The customizable character / player avatar of the game, in line with Kris and Robin. Unlike the two, "[[CanonName Corrin]]" doubles as the main Lord, instead of being devoted to Marth or Chrom respectively. This also gives the Avatar traits of both archetypes.