History Characters / TheWitcher2019TheNilfgaardianEmpire

* PetTheDog: [[DownplayedTrope Considerably downplayed]] in the fact that that he's not above exploiting him, but he legitimately seems to hold Cahir in great regard and treats him a lot more casually than one would expect TheEmperor would treat one of his men. He ''does'' hint that some of this comes from the fact that that he's known Cahir for decades. The fact that he trusts Cahir with two pretty important missions and seems legitimately releived that Cahir's UndyingLoyalty has not wavered ''is'' notable.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The one positive aspect of his character that emerges from the façade of a hard-nosed Emperor is his pursuit of [[spoiler:Ciri, who is revealed to be his daughter. While nearly everyone is pursuing Ciri purely for being a) one of the few with Elder Blood or b) being [[LastOfHerKind the last rightful heir of Cintra]], Emhyr is the only other person beyond Geralt who can arguably claim a more benevolent claim in addition to those: being her father. Admittedly, [[AmbiguouslyEvil it's near-impossible to see from the terror and menace he inspires]].]]

* GuiltRiddenAccomplice: [[spoiler: Turns out that someone's sense of morality can override UndyingLoyalty. By the time The The Thanedd Coup he's so racked with moral questions and guilt for the actions he has done while serving Emhyr that he's perfectly willing to die by Ciri's hand in order to [[DeathEqualsRedemption redeem himself]] and the only thing he asks, and does with with notable [[TheAtoner guilt]] and gentleness, is for forgiveness. When that does not pan out due to the arrival of several Scoia'tael, he does not hesitate for a single second to [[YouShallNotPass stand in thier way]] while urging both Ciri and Gerald to flee.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: ''Heroes'' is utterly subjective considering the [[GrayAndGrayMorality morality of the setting]], but during The Thanedd Coup she saves a completely catatonic Francesca Findabair from her uncle by actually killing before he can kill Francesca.]]

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Despite being one of the savvier rulers seen in the series, Emhyr seems to believe that UndyingLoyalty cannot be compromised even if you are a manipulative boss towards your men. [[spoiler: While he initially seems to cotton on that Cahir has [[CharacterDevelopment changed]] into a GuiltRiddenAccomplice]] he just tries to manipulate him by invoking thier friendship and his previous UndyingLoyalty and seems utterly unaware that Fringilla has grown to resent him for his treatment of her. Therefore he seems utterly ignorant of Cahir's [[TheAtoner actions at Thanned when he meet Ciri again]] or Fringilla's HezyFeelTurn.]]

* HoistByHerOwnPetard: After spending an entire season trying to gain the emperor's favour through her dealings with the elves, Fringilla eventually stumbled upon her own lie when she [[spoiler: wrongly takes credit for murdering Francesca's child during her meeting with Emperor Emhyr. It turns out Emhyr himself had the child killed and he is far from pleased by her attempt to lie to him, ordering her and Cahir to be taken away.]]

* TheBadGuysWin: [[spoiler: Even considering the GrayAndGrayMorality of the Witcher-Verse, Nilfgaard ''is'' leading a war of conquest and by the end of the 3rd Season they have utterly crushed the north's biggest advantage over them, The Brotherhood Of Sorcerers. Add to that that that during The second Northern War Nilfgaard has shown itself to be a ''lot'' more [[RapePillageAndBurn brutal and uncompromising]] than the first time around, they have managed to gain powerful allies with the Elves and they [[TheMole Vilgafortz]] on the inside planning the logistic of the Thanned Coup and by the end of the 3rd season Nilfgaard is the only power in the continent who comes out in top, and does in a major way. The only net loss they have is the fact that the Ciri they think is the real deal back at Nilfgaard is actually an imposter essentially crafted by [[HiddenAgendaVillain Vilgafortz]].]]

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: ''Heroes'' is utterly subjective considering the [[GrayAndGrayMorality morality of the setting]], but during The Thanedd Coup she saves a completely catatonic Francesca Findabair from her uncel by actually killing before he can kill Francesca.]]

* BlackKnight: In Season 1, he wears an all black armour with a BlackCloak, is quite a menacing face leading the invading of Cintra. To Ciri, he is one of the people she deeply fears, having nightmares of the man with winged helmet. And a bonus point, his alias is The Black Knight.

* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:As The Thanedd Coup is ending, after his confrontation with Ciri he notes that several Scoia'tael fallowed him. [[TheAtoner He]] then without hesitation stands between them and Ciri while urging both her and Geralt to leave while the deals with them, his last shot in Season 3 being The Scoia'tael rushing towards Cahir while he stands stall before them and blocking them from Ciri.]]

* GuiltRiddenAccomplice: [[spoiler: Turns out that someone's sense of morality can override UndyingLoyalty. By the time The The Thanedd Coup he's so racked with moral questions and guilt for the actions he has done while serving Emhyr that he's perfectly willing to die by Ciri's hand in order to [[DeathEqualsRedemption redeem himself]] and the only thing he ask, and does with with notable [[TheAtoner guilt]] and gentleness, is for forgiveness. When that does not pan out due to the arrival of several Scoia'tael, he does not hesitate for a single second to [[YouShallNotPass stand in thier way]] while both Ciri and Gerald flee.]]

* GuiltRiddenAccomplice: [[spoiler: Turns out that someone's sense of morality can override UndyingLoyalty. By the time The The Thanedd Coup he's so racked with moral question and guilt for the actions he has done while serving Emhyr.]]

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: ''Heroes'' is utterly subjective considering the [[GrayAndGrayMorality morality of the setting]], but during the Thanedd Coup she saves a completely catatonic Francesca Findabair from her uncel by actually killing before he can kill Francesca.]]