History Characters / FireEmblemRecurringCharacters

%%* BreakingTheFourthWall

The Divine Dragon [[SheIsTheKing King]] and protector of humanity, although an aloof and distant one. Over the course of the histories of Archanea and Jugdral, she did battle with the Earth Dragon tribe, among them Medeus and Loptyr, and the Fell Dragon Grima, said to be her archrival.

* AmbiguousGender: In-universe -- with the exception of her appearance before the Twelve Crusaders at the Miracle of Darna, she is universally assumed to be male by her religious followers. The same applied out-of-universe too until ''Awakening'', where she turns out to be definitively female. [[spoiler:Then the Future of Despair DLC Chapters imply that Naga doesn't always have to be the same person, as her daughter Tiki (who died earlier) becomes the new Naga in that timeline, making it wholly ambiguous again.]]

%%* SeriesContinuityError: In Awakening Tiki is depicted as keeping the Fire Emblem separate by keeping the Starsphere on her all the way on Valm.

[[folder:Grima]]

!!Grima (Gimle)
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[[caption-width-right:250:''Grima from the main universe'']]
->''So ends the human race. The future is built upon the past... but your kind will never see it!''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Grima in ''Fire Emblem : Shadows of Valentia'']][[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grima_echoes.png]][[/labelnote]]]]

The BigBad of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]''. The Fell Dragon who tried to destroy the world in ancient times, but was sealed away by the one with the Divine Dragon's blessing. While the Ylisseans fear the Fell Dragon, the Grimleal who control Plegia worship him as their god. According to legend, Grima is gigantic in size. A thousand years later, Grima is awakened when a suitable vessel is born and the Awakening Ritual is performed. This vessel turns out to be the Avatar (aka you - the player), and in the BadFuture, Validar succeeds in awakening Grima, who possesses the Avatar and kills Chrom. In the main story, the present Grima is revived once the Grima from the bad future uses his host Avatar body as a substitute for the real Avatar's, and the two fight Chrom and his army. The possessed body Grima uses is referred to as the Hierophant.

In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Shadows of Valentia]]'', a young Grima appears as the boss of Chapter 6, and what it is is finally revealed. An alchemist named Forneus sought to do two things: the reanimation of corpses into obedient soldiers and creation of perfect life. Through the mixture of the blood of a Divine Dragon and the alchemist, and potentially a Dracozombie and Risen Bugs, brand new life was created - Grima. Alm and Celica travel to the underground Labyrinth in Thabes where Grima lives and seal him, though his return is a foregone conclusion.

->'''Class:''' [[ShapedLikeItself Grima]] (''Awakening''), Fell Dragon (''Shadows of Valentia'')\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KyleHebert (English, ''Awakening'')

* AchillesHeel: If future Grima is defeated, both Grimas can be sealed, or even killed.
* AGodAmI: Naga insists that they aren't quite gods, but Grima seems to feel otherwise.
* AlchemyIsMagic: [[spoiler:Grima was created through alchemy, so evidently.]]
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Only ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' bosses or Cronos from ''VideoGame/GodOfWarIII'' could possibly rival him in sheer size. For a specific measurement, Lucina is smaller than just one of his eyes. [[spoiler:He's much smaller in ''Shadows of Valentia', though still much larger than humans.]]
* BadFuture: He creates a particularly nasty ZombieApocalypse kind.
* BattleThemeMusic: Not in the endgame of ''Awakening'', but in Future Past 3, he uses [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWdFG7BA_mA Id (Hope)]]. He also has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ3bVuFME2s Monstrosity]], [[spoiler:used when fought in ''Shadows of Valentia''.]]
* BigNo: Their last word, if you kill them.
* BondCreatures: Grima needs to possess a descendant of the original human who made the pact with him long ago. In the main story, "Present Grima" is variation on this as he's able to function without possessing Robin by being controlled by Future Grima(using Future Robin's body). If the Grima from the BadFuture is defeated, present Grima is defeated as well as the former holds him together.
* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:In ''Shadows of Valentia'', where he's the boss of Chapter 6, which takes place after the storyline has concluded.]]
* BornOfMagic: [[spoiler:Grima was not born, he was created through alchemy as an experiment to create perfect life.]]
* BreathWeapon: Breathes black mist called Expiration for his attacks.
* CardCarryingVillain: He calls himself the Evil Dragon in Japan, and uses similar terms even in the localized version.
* CastingAShadow: Breathes dark fire.
* ChewingTheScenery: [[EvilIsHammy There are so many instances in which]] [[LaughablyEvil he just can't be taken seriously]].
* CompositeCharacter: Grima seems to combine traits from Medeus and Loptyr. Being a destructive surviving Earth Dragon like the former, but also using a vessel, and godguise to control cult followers like the latter.
* ContractualBossImmunity: In ''Awakening'', Dragonskin prevents Lethality and Counter for activating while fighting him. [[spoiler:In ''Shadows of Valentia'', Status Immunity prevents him from being poisoned or paralyzed. ]]
* DeadpanSnarker: In the English version, he has a surprisingly sardonic sense of humor. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Laurent in Future Past 3, who calls Grima out on being nothing more than sardonic quips he can't back up.
* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The world it creates is nothing short of a living hell for all humanity.
* DarkIsEvil: With a pitch-black body and nothing but {{red eyes|TakeWarning}} to illuminate it, Grima is evil in both intention and appearance.
* DeathByIrony: The person that he possesses is the one that ends up killing him once and for all. If the Avatar sacrifices themselves to kill him, the spell that they use to do so is ''Grima's Truth''.
* DiabolusExNihilo: An example both in-universe and out of it. No one discusses where Grima really came from. [[spoiler:Averted out of universe in ''Shadows of Valentia'', where Grima's origin is revealed.]]
* DragonsAreDemonic: Grima is Naga's greatest rival, and is a AlwaysChaoticEvil dragon that possesses a suitable host and surrounds himself with a death cult of fanatical supporters, the Grimeal. Much like Loptyr, his plan for full resurrection involves the use of a suitable host bred for the task, in this case [[spoiler:the Avatar.]]
* DragonsPreferPrincesses: His cult sacrifices maidens to him.
* TheDreaded: Grima is a name closely associated with doom, especially to Lucina.
* DualBoss: Played with; you fight the present Grima and the future Grima (using the Hierophant) at the same time, though you only attack the future Grima.
* EnemyWithin: Has hijacked control of Future Robin's body who is FightingFromTheInside.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Avatar begins hearing the voices of his/her friends encouraging him/her in the Final Chapter, he is frustrated, unable to understand why his power cannot silence the voices that interfere with his attempt to take over Avatar's mind. If the Avatar chooses to [[HeroicSacrifice put him down once and for all]], Grima takes a moment to figure out that, yes, the Avatar ''will'' give his/her life for the greater good.
* EvilOverlord: In the BadFuture where he is in control of the Risen and the rest of the world.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Those six red eyes of his? They're not his only ones. The artbook reveals that the upper part of his dragon head is actually an ''exoskeleton helmet'', and those eyes ''grow on his human-like cheeks, below his main eyes, toward the back of his head''. It's as freaky as it sounds. This can also be seen in the final chapter during his attack animation.
* {{Expy}}: Of Loptyr, and to a lesser extent, Medeus. Being Naga's old archenemy with a breeding cult dedicated to creating another vessel with pure enough blood for the Dragon to possess and terrorize the world with just like Loptyr.
* FinalBoss: Of ''Awakening''. The endgame is even simply named "Grima".
* FixedDamageAttack: [[spoiler:In ''Shadows of Valentia'', Expiration ignores enemy defence, so characters who are hit by it take 34 damage on Normal Mode and 36 damage on Hard.]]
* FlatCharacter: One of the least developed villains in the series, the game delves into less backstory than his counterparts, those being Medeus, Duma, and Loptyr for example.
* GiantFlyer: The entire last stage of ''Awakening'' is fought on his back, specifically near the nape of the neck. [[spoiler:He's much smaller in ''Shadows of Valentia'', but he's still qualifies for this trope there too.]]
* GodOfEvil: The Plegians worship him as if he was one however Grima is not a genuine god.
* GodsHandsAreTied: The time travel and his botched attempt at brainwashing the Avatar weakened him so much that he was forced to run off to Validar.
* GrandTheftMe: Possesses the Avatar of the Future, and tries to possess the Avatar of the present.
* HeroKiller: Personally kills Chrom, Naga's mark holder, in the future while possessing the Avatar's body.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: If you choose to kill it, instead of letting Chrom do it.
* IAmTheNoun: In the final battle, when Chrom declares that he has come to end Grima, he responds "ARROGANT MORTAL... I AM THE END!"
* {{Kaiju}}: Definitely one of the biggest creatures ever seen in a ''Fire Emblem'' game. For comparison's sake, its wingspan completely encompasses Ylisstol and it itself dwarfs the royal castle. Lucina can't even come to the size of one of its ''eyeballs''. If its appearance on the world-map can be taken literally, it's ''country-sized'', with the entire final battle taking place on its back, specifically around the nape of the neck.
* KillAllHumans: Grima seeks to completely wipe out humanity.
* LevelsTakeFlight: He is the final level of ''Awakening''. Not just the boss, the entire level.
* LastOfItsKind: The ''Knights of Iris'' book speculates he possibly descended from the [[DishingOutDirt Earth Dragons]]. [[spoiler:He might've been created through an Earth Dragon's corpse, but otherwise he isn't.]]
* MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight: More like Make Wrong What ''Just'' Went Right, since things went in his favor the first time around.
%%* ManBehindTheMan: To Validar.
* MeaningfulName: The localized name, "Grima", is a name that can link to the word "grim", and it can also mean "mask" or "spectre" in Old English. All those meanings are very fitting for this Grima.
%%* MeetTheNewBoss: Is pretty blatant clone of Medeus, being another Earth Dragon served by an evil wizard.
* MindControl: When it came back from the future, he immediately sought after the present-day Avatar, attempting to take control of their body. It fails, but leaves the Avatar with no memories save for Grima's visions of Chrom's fateful death.
* MirrorBoss: One of the very few enemies who has the Ignis ability, which can otherwise only be obtained by the Avatar and his/her children.
* NearVillainVictory: In Lucina's timeline, Grima's resurrection was [[BadFuture game, set, and match]] due to Chrom being dead and the Avatar being his vessel. History ''almost'' repeated itself in the present timeline, but the Avatar's savviness saves them both and gives them a fighting chance against the resurrected Grima.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Hey, Grima, guess what? The human family which you imbued with your blood has finally bred a suitable vessel for you! Awesome, right? Well, it turns out that the link you two share means that your vessel -- the one ''you're'' ultimately responsible for the existence of -- is also the only person who can kill you for good. Oh, and it turns out that your ReligionOfEvil scared your vessel's mother enough for her to make off with her baby and ultimately make it so that s/he will become great friends with Marth's descendants.
** In addition, Future Grima really messed up by following Lucina into the past. His attempt to merge with the Avatar early inflicted amnesia on them (which likely allowed the Avatar to form stronger bonds with Chrom's group), gave the Avatar memories that allowed them to make the fake gemstone plan, and his being in the past allowed for a loophole that could get him Killed Off for Real.
** The truly beautiful part of all this is that Grima went back in time only to ensure his revival, not knowing how TimeTravel works in the ''FireEmblem'' verse (more Manga/{{Dragonball Z}} multiverse than Film/BackToTheFuture). He could've sat back and whether Lucina succeeded or failed, he wouldn't be affected in the slightest. In trying to ensure his survival, he put himself in the only possible position to be killed, for no reason. It's not the bonds of the Shepherds that screwed Grima, Grima screwed Grima!
* NighInvulnerability: Only Grima's own power can truly kill him. Gameplay-wise, in ''Awakening'' he possesses the "Dragonskin" skill, which reduces all damage by half. At the hardest difficulty, he also has Pavise+, ''further halving physical damage'', and is probably ''the'' most resilient boss in ''Fire Emblem'' history. [[spoiler:In ''Shadows of Valentia'', he retains the Dragonskin skill, and also gains the God skill, so only certain weapons can damage him when he's at low HP.]]
* NintendoHard: Especially in Lunatic+ of the main game or Lunatic in the Future Past arc. Ignis, Pavise+, Dragonskin, and Rightful God in the former; Aegis, Dragonskin, Hawkeye, Pavise, and Rightful God in the latter. Very deserving of the FinalBoss role.
* NoManOfWomanBorn:
** When the Avatar successfully fights off Grima's control and doesn't become present Grima's vessel, BadFuture Grima uses his Bad Future Avatar body in his place to revive the present Grima and hold him together.
** Also a victim of this; Grima can only be permanently destroyed with his own power. The Avatar, who is connected to him, is capable of using that power. [[KilledOffForReal Grima realizes this too late.]]
* NonIndicativeName: In Japanese, at least. No matter whether you go by [[Literature/LordOfTheRings Tolkien]] or Myth/NorseMythology, Gimle is simply not a demonic name[[note]](in the former, it's an alternate spelling of the name of an unambiguously heroic dwarf, and in the latter, it's described as essentially the Norse equivalent of heaven, where righteous souls go after they die)[[/note]]. This is probably why the US and European versions went with "Grima" (the name of a [[TreacherousAdvisor more sinister Tolkien character]]) instead.
* ObviouslyEvil: Black skin, {{red eyes|TakeWarning}}... yep, Grima's evil.
* OmnicidalManiac: As his description states he states to bring the world's end.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Unlike the likes of Tiki, this one is a gigantic [[CardCarryingVillain self proclaimed]] evil dragon that wants to end all of humanity. [[spoiler:It also wasn't born, but was created through alchemy.]]
%%* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: [[spoiler:As a entity created through alchemy, Grima technically qualifies as a Homunculus.]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: It was capable of defeating Chrom's entire army ''with a single spell'' before Naga interfered.
* PhysicalGod: Not quite. Naga admits that for all the power she and Grima have, they aren't ''really'' gods. Grima, on the other hand, [[AGodAmI fully declares its godhood]] and will smite anyone who tries to say differently.
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Future Grima takes control of the Grimleal in a ritual making them sacrifice themselves at the Dragon's Table.
* {{Pride}}: As a Dragon, Grima has displayed a superiority complex and always looked down on humanity, especially when he rules in Lucina's BadFuture timeline, confident in his superiority and their inability to kill him, [[NighInvulnerable for admittedly good reason]].
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Delivers this to Lucina in the BadFuture and to Avatar in the final chapter.
* ReminiscingAboutYourVictims: In the Future Past, Grima tells survivors about how he killed their parents.
--> '''Grima''': Heh. You know, the man/woman who used to control this body loved your father. He/she would have died to protect Chrom.
--> '''Grima''': You're less than a shadow of your mother. If I could break her, then I'll have no trouble breaking you.
* {{Sadist}}: In the BadFuture, Grima mocks his victims over killing their loved ones and talks about how he enjoys seeing humans in pain.
* ShadowDictator: While Validar is the official ruler of Plegia after Gangrel's passing, he is subservient to the Hierophant.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies: Grima is the only Fell Dragon to exist.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In Lucina's flashback in chapter 21, one of the most chilling scenes in the game, we see that Grima can speak even without the Hierophant as a mouthpiece.
--> '''Grima''': [[EverybodysDeadDave Your mother and father... are dead, tiny one.]] [[EvilLaugh Heh heh heh heh ha ha ha ha... hahahahahaha!]] And now it is your turn... to DIE!\\
'''Lucina''': ''(blood-curdling scream)''
* SuperToughness: Has a skill called "Dragonskin" that grants them this, halving damage and negating the Counter and Lethality skills.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of both [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Loptyr]], and Medeus.
* UltimateLifeForm: [[spoiler:Created to be the perfect life form by an alchemist. Given that the only way for Grima to be killed is through the use of his own power, it seems that he was successful.]]
* TheUnfought: Grima himself is never fought in ''Awakening'', only the future Grima in the Hierophants body is battled.
* VillainOverride: Attempts this on the Avatar after following Lucina back in time in order to accelerate its plans. It fails due to the present-day Avatar's weaker Heart of Grima being unable to retain the massive number of memories, causing the Avatar's amnesia and Grima's own power to greatly weaken.
* VillainousBreakdown: When it is unable to take over the Avatar's mind thanks to the encouragement of their friends (and family if they get married), and when it gets defeated in the final chapter. It gets worse once it realizes that the Avatar has the ability to kill it once and for all.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Offers this to the Avatar in the final battle; to join them and become a god.
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Naga, its GoodCounterpart, appears as a cute majestic dragon with a Manakete form. Grima, being pure evil, is a crocodile-looking dragon with no Manakete form.

[[folder:Shanty Pete]]
!!Shanty Pete

An obscure character of folklore who is mentioned briefly in several games, primarily the ones taking place in Archanea and Tellius, and appears to be something of a patron saint of pirates. He also apparently likes to dance on barrels of rum, according to Robin in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.

* DressedToPlunder: As a "patron saint" of pirates, he has a pegleg, which Gomer swore on, and a hook hand according to one of the stories Ricken read in his support with Olivia.
* TheGhost: Shanty Pete is only mentioned off-hand by [=NPC=]s throughout the series, never appearing in person.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A pirate that, according to Anna, once founded an orphanage.
* SeaDogBeard: Nedata swears by the briny beard of Shanty Pete.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:amiibo Icons]]
!!Toys/{{amiibo}} Icons (Marth, Ike, Lucina, male Robin, Roy, Corrin)

The playable ''Fire Emblem'' representatives in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U]]''. Since the introduction of amiibo, these five characters can appear in compatible games in and outside of ''Fire Emblem'' canon together.

To see the tropes about the individual characters, see Marth's entry on the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'' character page [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight here]], Ike's entry on the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' character page [[Characters/FireEmblemTelliusMainCharacters here]], Robin and Lucina's entries on the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' character [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningTheLords here]], and Corrin's entry on the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' character page [[Characters/FireEmblemFatesMainCharacters here]].
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* TheGhost: Only mentioned by pirate [=NPC=]s throughout the series, and in support conversations several times in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: According to Anna, Shanty Pete once founded an orphanage.

* SeriesContinuityError: In Awakening Tiki is depicted as keeping the Fire Emblem separate by keeping the Starsphere on her all the way on Valm.

Voiced by Creator/IkueOtani (Japanese, ''Awakening'') and Creator/MelaLee (English, ''Awakening'' and ''Heroes'')

Tropes about the ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'', ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Fates'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes Heroes]]'' versions of Anna go on those characters pages, while tropes about Anna generally go here. Tropes about both playable Anna and NPC Anna can go on both.

The Deadlords are a collection of 12 warriors introduced in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', named Mus, Bovis, Tigris, Lepus, Draco, Anguilla, Equus, Ovis, Simia, Gallus, Canis, and Porcus. They once served the Lopto Empire, and later served the empire's remnants, the Lopto Sect. Very little info is given about them in ''Genealogy'' (they show up for the FinalBoss fight with no explanation), though ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'' explains that they're basically zombies created by the Lopto Sect killing people and corrupting/reanimating their corpses.

In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'', the Deadlords are reincarnated by Validar and Aversa of the Grimleal, and some of them are equipped with the Holy Weapons of the Twelve Crusaders. They are deployed under Aversa's command in Chapter 22 to help defeat Chrom, but again fail and are slain. They appear one last time in the ''Infinite Regalia'' DLC, now 36 in number, where they claim to have fallen in a battle with the fate at the world at stake. It is heavily implied that these Deadlords are in fact the parents from ''Awakening'''s BadFuture, with a ''Fire Emblem Cipher'' card stops exactly short of confirming this.

In ''Shadows of Valentia'', a young Grima appears as the boss of Chapter 6, and what it is is finally revealed. An alchemist named Forneus sought to do two things: the reanimation of corpses into obedient soldiers and creation of perfect life. Through the mixture of the blood of a Divine Dragon and the alchemist, and potentially a Dracozombie and Risen Bugs, brand new life was created - Grima. Alm and Celica travel to the underground Labyrinth in Thabes where Grima lives and seal him, though his return is a foregone conclusion.

The Divine Dragon [[SheIsTheKing King]] and protector of humanity, although an aloof and distant one. Over the course of the series's backstory, she did battle with the Earth Dragon tribe, among them [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Medeus]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Loptyr]], and the Fell Dragon [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Grima]], said to be her archrival.

The closest thing to a SeriesMascot the franchise has, Anna is a recurring character who has appeared in every installment except ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden''. Normally appearing in menus and the like, she occasionally gets story roles like appearing in villages, running tutorials, or being the owner of Secret Shops. In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', she finally graduated into being a full playable character, in addition to maintaining the game's [=SpotPass=] functionality as the keeper of the Outrealm Gate and appearing as random merchants on the overworld map. During ''Awakening'', it is revealed that there is more than one Anna, and that the playable Anna is the sister to the Outrealm Gatekeeper and the travelling merchants.

Tropes about the ''Awakening'', ''Fates'' and ''Heroes'' versions of Anna go on those characters pages, while tropes about Anna generally go here. Tropes about both playable Anna and NPC Anna can go on both.

->'''Class:''' Pegasus Knight (''Path of Radiance'', NPC); Trickster (''Awakening'', playable), Merchant (''Awakening'', NPC and BonusBoss); Outlaw (''Fates'')

Anna's love interest. Formerly a citizen of Grust in Archanea during the War of Shadows, he apparently accompanies Anna on her interuniversal travels, including doing a brief stint as one of Fargus's pirates in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade''. Despite constantly ending up in combat situations, he regularly laments that he doesn't really have that much of a stomach for it all.

->'''Class:''' Ballistician (''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'', ''Shadow Dragon''), Pirate (''The Blazing Blade'', as a NPC), Warrior (''New Mystery of the Emblem'')

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though it's quite possible that Anna made it up on the spot given that she was desperately trying to appease a very angry Tiki at the time, apparently this guy founded an orphanage.

* GreaterScopeVillain: As Validar is subservient to it and sought to awaken it. Grima created the Grimleal to breed people like Validar.

The Deadlords are a collection of 12 warriors introduced in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', named Mus, Bovis, Tigris, Lepus, Draco, Anguilla, Equus, Ovis, Simia, Gallus, Canis, and Porcus. They once served the Lopto Empire, and later served the empire's remnants, the Lopto Sect. Very little is known about the Deadlords due to the fact that they are introduced and fought before the final battle with little explanation of where they came from. ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'' sheds more info about the Deadlords. The Deadlords are "born" by the Lopto Sect turning other people into them, and both Manfroy and Veld seem to have the ability to do this. This is shown by Raydrik, as well as potentially Galzus, Dadgar, Eyvel, Sara, and Lifis, being turned into Mus, Bovis, Tigris, Draco, Canis, and Porcus respectively.

* UltimateLifeForm: [[spoiler:Created to be the perfect life by an alchemist. Given that the only way for Grima to be killed is through the use of hiss own power, it seems that he was successful.]]

The games may mostly be [[NonLinearSequel non-linear sequels]], but that doesn't stop a few characters from showing up in multiple canons.

--> ''[[SuddenlyVoiced So ends the human race]]. The future is built upon the past... but your kind will never see it!''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote: Click here to see Grima in ''Fire Emblem : Shadows of Valentia'']][[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grima_echoes.png]][[/labelnote]]]]

The Fell Dragon who tried to destroy the world in ancient times, but was sealed away by the one with the Divine Dragon's blessing. While the Ylisseans fear the Fell Dragon, the Grimleal who control Plegia worship him as their god. According to legend, Grima is gigantic in size. A thousand years later, Grima is awakened when a suitable vessel is born and the Awakening Ritual is performed. This vessel turns out to be the Avatar (aka you - the player), and in the BadFuture, Validar succeeds in awakening Grima, who possesses the Avatar and kills Chrom. In the main story, the present Grima is revived once the Grima from the bad future uses his host Avatar body as a substitute for the real Avatar's, and the two fight Chrom and his army. The possessed body Grima uses is referred to as the Hierophant.

[[spoiler:In ''Shadows of Valentia'', a young Grima appears as the boss of Chapter 6, and what it is is finally revealed. An alchemist named Forneus sought to do two things: the reanimation of corpses into obedient soldiers and creation of perfect life. Through the mixture of the blood of a Divine Dragon and the alchemist, and potentially a Dracozombie and Risen Bugs, brand new life was created - Grima. Alm and Celica travel to the underground Labyrinth in Thabes where Grima lived and seal him, though his return is a foregone conclusion.]]

->'''Class:''' [[ShapedLikeItself Grima]] (''Awakening''), [[spoiler:Fell Dragon (''Shadows of Valentia'')]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KyleHebert (English, ''Awakening'')

[[folder:The Dreadlords]]

In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'', the Deadlords are reincarnated by Validar and Aversa of the Grimleal, and some of them are equipped with the Holy Weapons of the Twelve Crusaders. They are deployed under Aversa's command in Chapter 22 to help defeat Chrom, but again fail and are slain. They appear one last time in the ''Infinite Regalia'' DLC, now 36 in number, where they claim to have fallen in a battle with the fate at the world at stake. It is heavily implied that these Dreadlords are in fact the parents from ''Awakening'''s BadFuture, with a ''Fire Emblem Cipher'' card stops exactly short of confirming this.

[[folder:Shanty Pete]]
!!Shanty Pete

An obscure character of folklore who is mentioned briefly in several games, primarily the ones taking place in Archanea and Tellius, and appears to be something of a patron saint of pirates. He also apparently likes to dance on barrels of rum, according to Robin in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.

* DressedToPlunder: As a "patron saint" of pirates, he has a pegleg, which Gomer swore on, and a hook hand according to one of the stories Ricken read in his support with Olivia.
* TheGhost: Only mentioned by pirate [=NPC=]s throughout the series, and in support conversations several times in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Though it's quite possible that Anna made it up on the spot given that she was desperately trying to appease a very angry Tiki at the time, apparently this guy founded an orphanage.
* SeaDogBeard: Nedata swears by the briny beard of Shanty Pete.

[[folder:amiibo Icons]]
!!Toys/{{amiibo}} Icons (Marth, Ike, male Robin, Lucina, Roy, Corrin)

The playable ''Fire Emblem'' representatives in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U]]''. Since the introduction of amiibo, these five characters can appear in compatible games in and outside of ''Fire Emblem'' canon together.

To see the tropes about the individual characters, see Marth's entry on the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'' character page [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight here]], Ike's entry on the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' character page [[Characters/FireEmblemTelliusMainCharacters here]], Robin and Lucina's entries on the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' character [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningTheLords here]], and Corrin's entry on the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' character page [[Characters/FireEmblemFatesMainCharacters here]].

* AscendedExtra: Particularly in ''Fates'', they're more or less a more fleshed-out version of the Einherjar concept from ''Awakening''. Marth, Roy, and Ike themselves were previously available as Einherjar.

** MightyGlacier: Ike. He hits hard and gets good physical defence, and Ragnell gives him up-close and ranged options as well, but his speed tends to be low or otherwise compromised to compensate.

* ElementalPowers: Ike and Roy are associated with the [[PlayingWithFire fire]] element, their swords channeling blue and normal flames respectively. Robin, being the magic user of the five, can use any element through his magic tomes, but is associated with the [[ShockAndAwe thunder]] element in particular, having Thoron as his signature spell and wielding the lightning-infused Levin Sword.

* HeroesPreferSwords: Four of them have legendary blades. The Falchion for Marth, Ragnell for Ike, the Parallel Falchion for Lucina, and Sword of Seals for Roy respectively. Averted with Robin: He is associated with the Levin Sword, but prefers spells, particularly [[ShockAndAwe thunder]] spells.

* WeaponOfChoice: All of them have a weapon or spell that they clearly prefer using. For Marth, Roy, Ike, and Lucina, it is their respective legendary swords. For Robin, it is the magic spell [[ShockAndAwe Thoron]].

* OurPhantomsAreDifferent: In ''Shadows of Valentia'', they appear as summonable phantoms, who act on their own, perform their signature attack, then vanish.

* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Robin is the only one of them to use magic, and his signature weapon is not a sword but thunder magic. He's also the only one to not wield a legendary blade, and the only one based on a customizable avatar rather than a fixed character.

In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'', the Deadlords are reincarnated by Validar and Aversa of the Grimleal, and some of their number are equipped with the Holy Weapons of the Twelve Crusaders. They are deployed under Aversa's command in order to defeat Chrom, but again fail and are slain. You fight the Deadlords again in a DLC chapter, where they claim to have fallen in a battle with the fate at the world at stake; it is heavily implied that they are in fact the parents from the BadFuture, with a ''Fire Emblem Cipher'' card stops exactly short of confirming this.

In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', the Deadlords were reincarnated by Validar and Aversa of the Grimleal, and some of their number were equipped with the Holy Weapons of the Twelve Crusaders. They were deployed under Aversa's command in order to defeat Chrom, but again failed and were slain. You fight the Deadlords again in a DLC chapter, where they claim to have fallen in a battle with the fate at the world at stake; it is heavily implied that they are in fact the parents from the BadFuture, with a ''Fire Emblem Cipher'' card stops exactly short of confirming this.

* GenderBender: Draco, who is male in [=FE4=], but female in [=FE5=]. Justifed, as it is possible that a different person was used to create Draco each time.
* ForWantOfANail: Their ''Thracia 776'' appearance. The five Deadlords you face are created using the bodies of five people you should recruit during the course of the game and then either allow to die/be petrified or end up not recruiting them: [[MightyGlacier Mus]] is [[TheDragon Raydrik]] (the only fixed Deadlord, as he is a main villain in the game and thus is not recruitable), [[LightningBruiser Bovis]] is Mareeta's father [[WarriorPrince Galzus]], [[FragileSpeedster Porcus]] is [[TokenEvilTeammate Lifis]], [[TheBerserker Tigris]] is Tanya's father [[BoisterousBruiser Dagdar]], [[SquishyWizard Canis]] is [[MysticalWaif Sara]], and Draco is none other than... [[spoiler:[[TeamMom Eyvel]][=/=][[LaserGuidedAmnesia Briggid]]. Yeah.]]

An obscure character of folklore who is mentioned briefly in several ''Fire Emblem'' games, primarily the ones taking place in Archanea and Tellius, and appears to be something of a patron saint of pirates. He also apparently likes to dance on barrels of rum, according to Robin in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.

* DressedToPlunder: Should be a given, seeing as he's implied to be a "patron saint" of pirates, but he had a pegleg, which Gomer swore on, and a hook hand according to one of the stories Ricken read in his support with Olivia.

The 12 Deadlords are a collection of warriors, named Mus, Bovis, Tigris, Lepus, Draco, Anguilla, Equus, Ovis, Simia, Gallus, Canis, and Porcus. They once served the Lopto Empire, and later served the empire's remnants, the Lopto Sect. Very little is known about the Deadlords due to the fact that they are introduced in ''Seisen No Keifu'' and are fought before the final battle with little explanation of where they came from. ''Thracia 776'' sheds more info about the Deadlords. [[spoiler:The Deadlords are "born" by the Lopto Sect turning other people into them, and both Manfroy and Veld seem to have the ability to do this. This is shown by Raydrik, as well as potentially Galzus, Dadgar, Eyvel, Sara, and Lifis, being turned into Mus, Bovis, Tigris, Draco, Canis, and Porcus respectively.]]

In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', [[spoiler:the Deadlords were reincarnated by Validar and Aversa of the Grimleal, and some of their number were equpped with the Holy Weapons of the Twelve Crusaders. They were deployed under Aversa's command in order to defeat Chrom, but again failed and were slain. You fight the Deadlords again in a DLC chapter, where they claim to have fallen in a battle with the fate at the world at stake; it is heavily implied that they are in fact the parents from the BadFuture, with a ''Fire Emblem Cipher'' card stops exactly short of confirming this.]]

In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', [[spoiler:the Deadlords were reincarnated by Validar and Aversa of the Grimleal, and some of their number were equpped with the Holy Weapons of the Twelve Crusaders. They were deployed under Aversa's command in order to defeat Chrom, but again failed and were slain. You fight the Deadlords again in a DLC chapter, where they claim to have fallen in a battle with the fate at the world at stake; it is heavily implied that they are in fact the parents from the BadFuture.]]

** [[spoiler:''Awakening'''s Infinite Regalia DLC implies that the Deadlords of ''Awakening'' were created from the parents that died in the BadFuture.]]

The games may mostly be {{Non Linear Sequel}}s, but that doesn't stop a few characters from showing up in multiple canons.

An obscure character of folklore who is mentioned briefly in several ''Fire Emblem'' games, primarily the ones taking place in Archanea and Tellius, and appears to be something of a patron saint of pirates. He also apparently liked to dance on barrels of rum, according to Robin in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.

* DressedToPlunder: Should be a given, seeing as he's implied to be a "patron saint" of pirates, but he had a pegleg, which [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Gomer]] swore on, and a hook hand according to one of the stories Ricken read in his support with Olivia.

* SeaDogBeard: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Nedata]] swears by the briny beard of Shanty Pete.

!!Toys/{{amiibo}} Icons ''([[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Marth]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius Ike]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Robin, Lucina]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Roy]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Corrin]])''

The playable ''Fire Emblem'' representatives in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' as of the fourth game in the series. Since the introduction of amiibo, these five characters can appear in compatible games in and outside of ''Fire Emblem'' canon together. See character pages for their respective games, for more about them as individuals.

->'''Class:''' Manakete
->Voiced by Creator/IkueOtani (Japanese, ''Awakening'') and Creator/MelaLee (English, ''Awakening'' and ''Heroes'')

!! Shanty Pete

An obscure character of folklore who is mentioned briefly in several ''Fire Emblem'' games, primarily the Akaneia and Tellius ones, and appears to be something of a patron saint of pirates. He also apparently liked to dance on barrels of rum, according to [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Robin]].

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