History Characters / FireEmblemAwakeningGrimaAndTheGrimleal

!!Minor Leaders

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In chapter 6, he's saved from certain death by the Hierophant after the battle is done, allowing him and Aversa to upset the changes Lucina's made to the timeline in secret when she believes she's successfully averted Emmeryn's death, ambushing Phila with Risen at a critical moment during the Shepard's attempted rescue of her and leaving Emmeryn no choice but to commit a HeroicSacrifce to prevent Gangrel gaining the Fire Emblem. In chapter 23, Robin uses the same trick against him, using the fact that Basilio's knowledge of his fated original end convinced him to [[FakingTheDead play dead]] instead, leaving a free agent none of the Grimeal were watching to upset their plans at a crucial moment when they seemed to have succeeded in killing Chrom.

* TheDragon: He ultimately serves as this to [[BigBad Grima]].

* HeroKiller: Personally kills Chrom, Naga's mark holder, in the future while possessing Robin's body. And judging by how traumatized the Second Generation cast are, due to Grima creating an apocalypse in their future world, it's safe to say he caused the death of many of the First Generation heroes in the future.

* HeroKiller: Personally kills Chrom, Naga's mark holder, in the future while possessing Robin's body.

[[folder:Grima]]
!!Grima (Gimle)
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[[caption-width-right:325:''Grima from the main universe'']]
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[[caption-width-right:325:The Brand of Defile/Mark of Grima]]
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[[caption-width-right:325:Exposed face]]
->''So ends the human race. The future is built upon the past... but your kind will never see it!''

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 Robin (aka you - the player), and in the BadFuture, Validar succeeds in awakening Grima, who possesses Robin and kills Chrom. In the main story, the present Grima is revived once the Grima from the future uses his host Robin body as a substitute for the real Robin's, and the two fight Chrom and his army. The possessed body Grima uses is referred to as the Hierophant.

''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]'' reveals Grima is the creation of the alchemist Forneus using Dragon and Human blood. For tropes related to him as portrayed in ''Echoes'', see [[Characters/FireEmblemGaiden here]].

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

* AGodAmI: Naga insists that they aren't quite gods, but Grima seems to feel otherwise.

-->'''Grima (Female):''' Come to butter me up some more? How very irksome. I've nothing to chat about with a human. Humans spout their ideals, but it's nothing but lip service. Let's all join together and hold hands, you'll say. We can overcome our differences despite being different species, despite our differing core ideologies. The truth is what you see daily in this place. Day after day, night after night, all you have is never-ending war. One person's satisfaction means another must suffer. That is the truth of all worlds. But my power of destruction is the one true equalizer. If you think there's someone out there capable of leading the world with such high-minded ideas of love and bonds... I'd love to meet them. Hmph. After all that, you still talk your big talk? Very well. I'll watch over you... Right until your bitter end.
-->'''Grima (Male):''' You are a curious one... You willingly come to chat with me? The fell dragon? Alone? You know full well how I detest humans. They have no qualms asking for divine assistance when it meets their fickle needs... But how quick they are to shun their benefactors once they get what they desire. They become arrogant and make the same mistakes repeatedly, incapable of learning the folly of their ways. They claim their actions are for the good of others, but that's merely a show of self-indulgence. Humans are selfish. And the ugliness of mankind has turned me repulsive. [[ThenLetMeBeEvil It's the world that wants me to be evil]]. And yet you claim to need me here? Enough of your lies, worm. How dare you look at me with such a gaze. [[DontYouDarePityMe Do not dare pity me!]]

-->"I am the Fell Dragon, Grima!"
-->"This is the end!"
-->"I will devour you!"
-->"I shall end you first!"

-->'''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!

-->'''Grima:''' And so it ends, Robin. See how frail these human bonds of yours are? How short lived? How pointless? You have all thrown your lives away, and the result is the same!
-->'''Robin:''' We're not dead yet!
-->'''Grima:''' Details, details. *sigh* But yes, I suppose it's time I got you all off my back, so to speak— permanently.\\
(After Robin hears the voices of his friends).
-->'''Robin:''' I can hear them... I hear my friends!
-->'''Grima:''' Stop this at once! SILENCE those wretched voices! You are all powerless! Frail! Insignificant! You are NOOOTHING!\\

-->'''Chrom:''' Return to us, Robin! Your bond with us is stronger than even the fell dragon's might!
-->'''Robin:''' Chrom! I'm coming, Chrom! Hold on!

-->'''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.

[[folder:Hierophant]]
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[[caption-width-right:163:Before revealing themself.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''The Hierophant from the BadFuture'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see the Male and Female Hierophants in ''Fire Emblem Heroes'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/evilrobin_8.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''[[DarkMessiah Fell Reincarnation/Fell Vessel]]'']]

The mysterious tactician of Plegia. Actually the Robin of the future timeline possessed by Grima of the Future.
->'''Male Hierophant voiced by:''' Creator/YoshimasaHosoya, Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, or Creator/ToruOkawa (Japanese); Creator/DavidVincent, Brandon Karrer, or Creator/ChristopherCoreySmith (English)
->'''Female Hierophant voiced by:''' Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Creator/MichelleRuff, Creator/WendeeLee, or Creator/LaurenLanda (English)

* AlternateSelf: The Hierophant is the Robin from the future, their body serving as Grima's vessel.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: In the sense of their DemonicPossession. Based on the things the Hierophant says in the main story, their initial backstory was that they gladly accepted being Grima's vessel and murdered Chrom in cold blood, not to mention other Shepherds, and merged fully with Grima with no regrets; the third map in The Future Past series, however, shows Robin FightingFromTheInside and holding back Grima to give the children the chance to defeat them, implying something similar may be true for the Hierophant despite their claims.
* AndIMustScream: It's possible (and outright stated in the DLC) that Robin is still conscious inside their own body, forced to watch as Grima destroys everything they hold dear.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: The Hierophant ''is'' the weak point. While by no means frail, Grima's main body feels all the pain his host body does, so slaying the Hierophant is the only practical way to stop the kingdom-sized dragon.
* BreastExpansion: Especially notable if you choose a body Type 3 Female Robin. When the Hierophant has their hood on, regardless of what your Robin looks like, they take the appearance of a rather tall, flat-chested individual. When they show their face though, they morph completely into an image of Robin, including going up ''all the cup sizes''.
* CuttingOffTheBranches: A reversal of Robin's situation. While they, like Robin, are not given a canonical gender, the version of Robin used to portray Grima in other ''Fire Emblem'' media is usually Female Robin. There was a brief exception in ''Heroes'' when the Male Hierophant was revealed as a playable unit, but was DoubleSubverted when the Female version was introduced a month later.
* DemonicPossession: Is the victim of draconic possession at Grima's hand.
* EvilCounterpart: To the player. It's heavily implied during the main campaign the alternate Robin willingly accepted their role as Grima in the Dark Future, due to not having the same bonds to the group as the player. However, the Future Past DLC suggests they were ''not'' willing; all the same, it's unclear if this Robin is meant to be the same as the one seen in the main campaign or the one from the original timeline.
* ForcedToWatch: The Future Past reveals Robin was forced to watch Grima use their body to kill all their friends.
* FinalBoss: The Hierophant is the body you attack in the final battle as Grima's actual body is the final map itself.
* IHatePastMe: Berates their present counterpart for rejecting their role as TheAntichrist, saying they were supposed to accept it and become the vessel for Grima.
* LoopholeAbuse: When Robin and the Shepherds successfully [[OutGambitted out-gambit]] Validar and are celebrating their apparent victory of stopping Grima's revival, the Hierophant jumps in and plays their final card: since their body ''is'' still compatible with the Awakening ritual (being Robin's body from the future, after all), they choose to take Robin's place to finish the ritual, awaken Present Grima, and restore the power lost to them during the time travel. The reason they avoided doing this until now seems to have been something of a GodzillaThreshold backup plan, preferring to keep history flowing as close to how it went the first time and tying up possible loose ends (after all, if present Robin becomes Grima and most likely killing Chrom in the process, then there's absolutely no hope for the heroes this time around than there was the first go around) until there was no choice.
* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: In ''Heroes'', there are hints that Grima is affected more by his host than he likes to admit, as Fallen Female Robin noticeably has a SweetTooth that she desperately tries to hide from the Summoner.
* PowerFloats: In ''Heroes'', the Female Hierophant floats constantly in the air and is a flying unit despite having neither a winged mount nor wings of her own.
* PromotedToPlayable: In ''Heroes'', both the Male and Female Hierophant are summonable as dragon units. The Male plays much like the FinalBoss as an overpowering juggernaut, while the Female trades power for speed and flight.
* RedRightHand: While capable of appearing normally as Robin, they gain an obvious purple BattleAura when they drop the act. ''Heroes'' and the ''Cipher'' card game also give them [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes]]. Also in ''Heroes'', the Male Hierophant proudly shows off the [[MarkOfTheBeast Mark of Grima]] on [[ASinisterClue his left hand]], while unpossessed Robin typically covers it up with gloves.
* RemoteBody: The Hierophant isn't much more than an extension of Grima's consciousness that acts when the Fell Dragon's real body is impractical or unavailable.
* TerminatorTwosome: With Lucina. When she used Naga's TimeTravel spell to go back and avert the BadFuture, the Hierophant followed Lucina back into the past to ensure that Grima's resurrection comes to pass.
* ThatManIsDead: The Hierophant in the main timeline says that they are Grima entirely. If any trace of the original Robin's personality still exists, it never surfaces.
* SummonMagic: Despite being Grima's vessel, Robin as the Hierophant is not a Manakete and cannot transform, instead manifesting their draconic might by fighting in tandem with their real body. If said body isn't present, like in "The Future Past" DLC, they can conjure a phantasmal Grima body that works just as well. They retain this fighting style in ''Heroes''.

[[folder:The Risen]]
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[[caption-width-right:169:A Risen Chief]]

Undead soldiers of unknown origins. They appear in the guise of humans, yet possess no self-awareness, attacking the living without remorse. Following a cataclysmic event, they began to mysteriously appear from portals in mid-air. In the future from which Lucina and the other children come, the Risen overwhelmed humanity when Grima was awakened, instigating the end of the world as they knew it.

''Echoes'' reveals that the Risen were created by Forneus from corpses reanimated by swarms of bugs known as Thanatophages.

->'''Class:''' Varies (Revenant and Entombed are exclusive to them)

* AndIMustScream: The Risen and the Risen Chief in the "Death's Embrace" DLC are created by Algol as part of a twisted ploy to create a perfectly obedient assassin from the remains of the strongest villagers he could find. It's their death quotes (listed below) that imply they're still semi-conscious after becoming Risen.
* BossBattle: The Risen Chiefs serve as this, whether in story or in DLC.
* DyingAsYourself: The Risen in "Death's Embrace" DLC are able to utter a line as soon as your units kill them, usually remembering who they were or thanking you for delivering them from their torment.
-->'''Risen Assassin:''' Who...am I...\\
'''Risen Sniper:''' Does this mean...\\
'''Risen Hero:''' Which way...is home...\\
'''Risen Berserker:''' Finally...\\
'''Risen Swordmaster:''' Thank...you...\\
'''Risen Warrior:''' Such sweet...relief...\\
'''Risen Sorcerer:''' ......\\
'''Risen Chief of ''Death's Embrace'':''' Free...at last...
* GlassCannon: Revenants and Entombed have little to no defense, but have enough Strength to hit like a truck.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: All Risen have glowing red eyes. Helpful for how normal they're not.
* HumanoidAbomination: As zombies, they used to be human, and now they're magically animated rotting corpses.
* KingMook: Risen Chiefs, who serve as the bosses of some chapters and paralogues.
* NightOfTheLivingMooks: One of the main antagonistic forces the Shepherds face. The Risen also make for common enemies in Paralogue and DLC chapters due to the flexibility their malevolent natures provide.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: They evaporate into wispy black/purple smoke when killed.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: They may be zombies, sure, but they're no slower than the average human of the same class, and every bit as dangerous if not more. According to DLC, Outrealm Risen are vastly different than those in the main game and paralogues; [[DidYouJustScamCthulhu some steal gold]], [[GossipEvolution love to gossip]], [[{{Jerkass}} drive people away from special events to enjoy them themselves]], [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman and some others have even retained their humanity]]. This implies that only the Risen encountered in the main game and paralogues are outright hostile (they were controlled by Grima and the [[ReligionOfEvil Grimleal]]) and that they are normally ''just'' undead people.
* PaletteSwap: If you face Risen of any class barring Revenants, Entombed, or the Risen Chiefs, they'll use the same portrait and appearance as their respective generic class. Except they have [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes/visors]] and a dark purple shading which starts about near their uppermost bodies or armor that makes them look "ominous". Some people even prefer the portrait styled Risen to the models and cut-scene ones (as evidenced by the majority of Risen fanart out there), as the masks the Risen wear on their faces clash with some of their models in ways that they shouldn't (noticeably present with Generals and Great Knights) and even when it comes to what the class they represent wears (some headgear leave no room for anything else to be there, [[OffModel making them look ''horribly off'']].
* PinataEnemy: Entombed, which look just like Revenants except colored yellow and covered in bling, are Risen that give massive experience provided that their killer is at most around the same level as them.
* PuppeteerParasite: ''Echoes'' reveals that the Risen are corpses animated by swarms of natural parasitic bugs called Thanatophages that reside in their masks. The alchemist Forneus perfected the process which Grima and his minions use to make them into their armies.
* RevenantZombie: Though they are undead, many of them are able to move and wield weapons just like a normal human, even more complex ones such as bows or tomes, and some can even speak. Ironically, the Risen actually named "Revenants" are much more like the classic mindless zombie.
* ThisCannotBe: On rare occasions where Risen Chiefs are able to say something, like the one in Chapter 24 who managed to rasp out a BigNever when defeated.
* TragicMonster: During ''Death's Embrace'', where the Risen enemies are technically sentient, but forced to do things they don't want to and are much relieved to die.
* UniqueEnemy:
** Revenants and Entombed, the only Risen that aren't zombified versions of regular classes. They tend to be fairly weak, but give good experience ([[PinataEnemy Entombed especially]]) and use WolverineClaws.
** The Revenants get their own unique variant in the Roster Rescue DLC map: they're ''towering'' hulks with black flesh, [[VolcanicVeins glowing red veins]], and are literal pin cushions filled with arrows, a Short Axe, and a Javelin.
** The Risen Chief in the Death's Embrace DLC also gets its own unique model, which is similar to the Entombed variant. Ironic, considering it is of the [[{{Mooks}} Soldier]] class.
* TheUsualAdversaries: They're the only kind of enemies that show up on World Map skirmishes unless you fight some Bonus Teams. They're also weaker than most of the human armies fought in the main storyline.
* ZombieApocalypse: In the present, their mass appearance paves the way for a potential one. In the BadFuture it got there, ''big time''. The ''[[FromBadToWorse Future Past]]'' is this to a ''ludicrous degree''.

[[folder:The Grimleal]]
An evil cult of mortal men who worship and serve Grima.

!!Tropes that apply to the Grimleal as a whole are:
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: All of them are ugly as sin, except Aversa, which is foreshadowing for her HeelFaceTurn.
* CardCarryingVillain: All the Grimleal we see seem to be this. They refer to him as the ''Evil'' Dragon in Japan.
* DespairEventHorizon: Gangrel speculates in one support some members may have joined the evil cult due to his oppressive rule.
* EnemyMine: They support Chrom's campaign against Walhart because he is plotting to eradicate them, among other things.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: The motives of the Grimleal aren't delved into as much as other villain organizations; no true Grimleal is recruitable, either.
* RapePillageAndBurn: They engage in criminal activity, even against Plegia.
* ReligionOfEvil: They worship Grima, many of them knowing he'll bring the apocalypse.
* SycophanticServant: A few dying Grimleal even ask Grima to eat them as nourishment.
* UndyingLoyalty: They even help Grima in destroying humanity despite knowing they'll die too.
* VillainByDefault: All Grimleal are evil.
* YouCantFightFate: The Grimleal place all their faith in prophecy and predestination. Part of why they serve Grima is because they consider the Fell Dragon's victory to be preordained and want to be on the winning side.

!!Excellus

!!Chalard

!!Algol

!!Jamil

!!Ardri (Karn)

[[folder:Validar]]
!!Validar (Fauder / [[DubNameChange Valldar]])
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->''"Fools. Struggle all you want. You cannot unwrite what is already written!"''

A [[EvilSorcerer sinister mage]] in service to a dark power - the Fell Dragon Grima, whose coming heralds the end of everything. He is the leader of the Grimleal, a cult that worships the evil dragon. His scheming sets the world on a course to destruction. He plans to resurrect Grima and is devoted to creating a suitable human vessel for that purpose. After finding that their infant child bears the Mark of Grima, marking them as a perfect vessel, Validar's wife betrays him and flees with their offspring. For many years Validar will search for his child in vain, hoping to subject them to their destiny. This child is later revealed to be Robin.

After the death of Gangrel, Validar becomes King of Plegia and poses as Chrom's ally in the war against Walhart. After Walhart is defeated, he lures Chrom to his castle and steals the Fire Emblem so that he can perform the Awakening ritual in order to resurrect Grima. He cuts off Chrom and Robin from the rest of the army, and feigns death before forcibly manipulating Robin into killing Chrom. Validar is revealed to be alive afterwards, laughing at Lucina and the rest of the army's attempts to change fate.

However, Robin anticipated Validar's plan due to their premonition and had Basilio fake his death against Walhart, allowing him to swap out the stones in the Fire Emblem with forgeries. This allows Robin to resist Validar's control, weakening their strike enough so that Chrom survives. After this is revealed, Validar launches a final assault against Chrom and his army, but dies in battle.

->'''Class:''' Sorcerer
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), Creator/KyleHebert (English)
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: A sickly, inhuman shade of gray to emphasize just how evil he is.
* ArchnemesisDad: Validar is both Robin's father and the primary human antagonist of the game. He can also be an Archnemesis Granddad to Lucina if Female Robin marries Chrom.
* BeardOfEvil: With a skunk stripe down the middle of it.
* BlackMage: As a Sorcerer, Validar can wield normal magic in addition to BlackMagic.
* CastingAShadow: [[BlackMagic Grima's Truth]], a magic tome that [[TomeOfEldritchLore channels Grima's power]]! He uses it in the Premonition and during both of his battles in Chapter 23. In Chapter 6, he instead wields a normal Elfire tome.
* ClimaxBoss: During Chapter 23's second half, right after the revelation that Basilio ([[PlayingPossum who faked his death]]) switched the gems in the Fire Emblem with fakes thanks to Robin's quick thinking, throwing Validar's schemes to the gutter.
* CompellingVoice: Whether they like it or not, his wish is Robin's command due them being his son/daughter.
* DarkIsEvil: He's an EvilSorcerer with vast powers over dark magic, as well as an ObviouslyEvil appearance, and he's utterly devoted to bringing Grima back to life, which spells doom for the world.
* DubNameChange: He's called "Valldar" in the Non-English European versions.
* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Why, exactly, he chooses to serve a god whose stated agenda is "Kill and eat everyone in the world, ''starting'' with my worshipers," is never addressed.
* EvilCounterpart: Not Validar himself, but Grima's Truth serves as one to the Book of Naga, being a Dark Magic tome that channels Grima's power, while the Book of Naga is a Light Magic tome that channels Naga's. They even have similar animations.
* EvilLaugh: Best shown off during the Premonition's cutscenes.
* EvilSorcerer: Literally. He has the class and everything.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He seems unable to grasp that Robin has no interest in becoming Grima's vessel and destroying the world. Likely a result of being bred, and raised as a vessel himself.
* FatalFlaw: His belief that YouCantFightFate makes him overconfident, and he does not take things well when events deviate from "what is written". His attitude bites him in the ass in Chapter 6, and it bites especially hard in Chapter 23. He completely failed to see the possibility of Basilio actually being alive and one of the gems in the Fire Emblem being a fake. Robin is able to fake him out, and Validar loses his life for good at the end of the chapter.
* TheFatalist: "It is already written!" is practically his CatchPhrase. Nothing freaks him out more than things not going as "written." Contrast with Chrom's [[ScrewDestiny "Anything can change!"]]
* FemmeFatalons: A creepy male example.
* FighterMageThief: The Mage to Walhart's Fighter and Gangrel's Thief, of the three major Human antagonists in Awakening.
* FlatCharacter: He's Grima's loyal pawn and is deeply fatalistic, and as far as personality goes that's all there really is to him. Even Gangrel and Walhart reveal more depth to themselves eventually than him -- and seeing as he deeply believes he is merely enacting [[YouCantFightFate a role in the destiny fate has already set out for him]], it's likely that his lack of depth is because he never tries to change himself to something beyond that role.
* FreudianExcuse: A line reveals he was also bred and raised to be a vessel for Grima by the Grimleal cult.
* HadesShaded: It's pretty safe to assume he didn't always have a sickly purplish-grey skintone.
* HealingFactor: Has the Renewal skill on higher difficulties.
* TheHeavy: As Validar is subordinate to Grima, he's not the BigBad, but he does most of the acting, as he's responsible for the events of the premonition.
* HeroKiller: In the original timeline, he killed Emmeryn one evening in Ylisstol Castle on the eve of the war against Plegia, while another assassin gave Chrom a GameBreakingInjury. Lucina's presence in the new timeline however, ends up foiling the assassination attempt causing it to end with ''Validar'' dying instead. But the Hierophant ensures that the death doesn't stick.
* HighCollarOfDoom: Sports a mage's collar similar to Robin's, which on him looks sinister.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In chapter 6, he's saved from certain death by the Hierophant after the battle is done, allowing him and Aversa to upset the changes Lucina's made to the timeline in secret when she believes she's successfully averted Emmeryn's death, ambushing Phila with Risen at a critical moment during the Shepard's attempted rescue of her and leaving Emmeryn no choice but to commit a HeroicSacrifce to prevent Gangrel gaining the Fire Emblem. In chapter 23, Robin uses the same trick against him, using the fact that Basilio's knowledge of his fated original end convinced him to [[FakingTheDead play dead]] instead, leaving a free agent none of the Grimeal were watching to upset their plans at a crucial moment when they seemed to have succeeded in killing Chrom.
* ILetYouWin: During Chapter 23's first half. Blatantly obvious if the player checks his stats, which reveals that Validar has the same stats he had during the Premonition.
* KungFuWizard: Not displayed much in the game's limited battle animations, but the opening cutscene of the game shows Validar dodging and even [[BareHandedBladeBlock parrying]] Chrom's sword swings with surprising agility for an old sorceror, mixed with TeleportSpam.
* LeanAndMean: Despite sporting a ''six-pack'', he's far more wiry than any other antagonist in the game.
* LineageComesFromTheFather: His father and grandfather were also Grima vessels. Robin can continue this trend as well if chosen to be male.
* LukeIAmYourFather: He reveals to Robin that they are his child, and one bred to be Grima's perfect vessel.
* ManipulativeBastard: The entire second act of the game is him using your team as a cat's-paw to fight Walhart for him.
* MeaningfulName: His name means "Father", quite literally.
* MeetTheNewBoss: He ends up rising to the Plegian throne after Gangrel is deposed by Chrom and the others, and rules much like he did.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By siring Grima's vessel, he also sired the only person in existence capable of actually killing the Fell Dragon once and for all.
* NotQuiteDead: After his defeat in Chapter 6, Validar is spared from otherwise certain death by The Hierophant. Lampshaded when the gang crosses him again. After your final encounter with him in Chapter 23, [[KilledOffForReal he stays dead]].
* ObviouslyEvil: A BeardOfEvil, HadesShaded complexion, RedEyesTakeWarning, uses BlackMagic... it's not nice to judge a book by its cover, but seriously, ''look'' at him!
* OffingTheOffspring: Subverted. Although he's perfectly willing to kill Robin in-game (which nets you a GameOver), he claims that there's nothing he can do to Robin's body that [[HealingFactor Grima can't simply repair later on]].
* PalsWithJesus: Spends a lot of time in Plegia Castle with the Hierophant. Considering just who the Hierophant is...
* PlayingWithFire: In Chapter 6, he wields an Elfire tome on lower difficulties, and an Arcfire tom on higher ones.
* PreMortemOneLiner:
-->''"It is all written!"''
* PuppetKing: Following Gangrel's defeat, with the Hierophant as Plegia's ShadowDictator. Given that the Hierophant is Grima, the object of his worship, he is quite content with this.
* RecurringBoss: Faced in the Premonition, then once in an early-game chapter, then finally ''twice'' in one of the last main chapters in the game.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Just in case his wardrobe wasn't enough. They're ''glowing'' in the character art!
* ScaryBlackMan: More grey than outright black.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: PlayedWith. He ''sees'' his actions as this, after Lucina's interference prevents his attempted assassination of Emmeryn from playing out as it originally did, and his deep-set belief that [[YouCantFightFate fate is already written]] means he spurns their attempts to avert the BadFuture, exhalting whenever events seem to proceed according to the original timeline and expressing utter contempt against Lucina's interference for throwing their plans off-kilter. However, he fails to realise that their shared knowledge of how events proceeded originally means it's possible for the heroes to ''fake'' having them play out as prophecied, and successfully fake him out until it's too late for him to avert their victory.
* SinisterMinister: He is the leader of the Grimleal, though it's technically the Hierophant who serves as this to him. Then you find out who the Hierophant really [[GodOfEvil is]]...
* SituationalDamageAttack: Has the Vengeance skill on higher difficulties, which increases his damage depending on how much HP he's lost whenver the skill activates.. On the Lunatic difficulty, he boosts the activation rate with Rightful King, giving him a 76% chance of activating the skill.
* SycophanticServant: Isn't bothered by the knowledge that Grima's resurrection will kill him, and even wanted to be his vessel.
* SuperToughness: Gets Grima's "Dragonskin" skill on harder difficulties that grants him this, halving damage and negating the Counter and Lethality skills, but only during Chapter 23's second half.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He fills the role of EvilSorcerer/priest working for an evil dragon archetype by Gharnef. His role of breeding the ultimate vessel specifically takes inspiration from Manfroy from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Genealogy of the Holy War]]''.
* TheTeamBenefactor: During the Valm arc, he provides the Ylissean-Feroxi alliance with gold to finance the campaign against Walhart and ships to get them across the ocean. After all, he needs Walhart out of the way (hence the supplies), yet also needs sacrifices to resurrect Grima (hence the lack of troops).
* UndyingLoyalty: Tries to ensure Grima's success even though he knows it'll result in his own death.
* VillainousBreakdown: A minor one in Chapter 6 when his plan to assassinate Emmeryn doesn't go as planned. Has a much bigger one in Chapter 23 once Basilio reveals that not only is he alive, but that Robin [[OutGambitted had a counter plan]] against [[DemonicPossession his plan for him]] that went off smoothly thanks to Validar's spies not watching "dead" men, like Basilio, and it is glorious!
* WarmUpBoss: In the Premonition. He intentionally replicates this in chapter 23, fitting with his view that he's enacting fate as it was meant to be, but after Robin reveals that they've outwitted him and are sending things OffTheRails, he unleashes his true strength in a desperate attempt to prevent their victory, for all the good it does him in the end.
* WillfullyWeak: Uses his Premoition stats at first in Chapter 23, but goes all out after Basilio reveals that the Gemstones were fake.
* YouCantFightFate: He is a deep believer in the concept of fate, and constantly tells the heroes that they can't unwrite what was already written. [[ScrewDestiny Chrom and Robin take his fate and shove it up his ass]].
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[[folder:Aversa]]
!!Aversa (Inverse)
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[[caption-width-right:300:''[[LadyOfBlackMagic Dark One]]'']]
->''"I can tell you like what you see. Heh heh..."''

Gangrel's subordinate. A cunning vixen who leverages her "assets" to lead men to their ruin. She is actually the servant of Validar, as Validar supposedly saved her life in the past. In the fifth [=SpotPass=] chapter, it is revealed that Validar saving her life is a lie. In reality, he murdered Aversa's parents and brainwashed her to be his servant. She joins Chrom's army afterwards if she survives and fights for atonement, ever since she discovered she had been used by Validar. Bathes longer than anyone else in the army. Her birthday is November 3rd.

In the Outrealm, specifically the Champions of Yore DLC, an Aversa which hails from another world has gotten her hands on the Einherjar from Old Hubba, and Chrom has to help him get them back from her.

->'''Class:''' Dark Flier
->'''Voiced by:''' Kumi Tanaka (Japanese), Creator/CindyRobinson (English)
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* BadBoss: Kills one of Plegia's soldiers for [[YouHaveFailedMe failing to stop Chrom]].
* BathingBeauty: According to her description, she really likes bathing.
* BattleCouple: Possibly with Male Robin if S-Support is achieved.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: The only decent-looking member of the Grimleal, and was {{brainwashed}} to be evil the whole time.
* BeingEvilSucks: Downplayed. She's not truly evil, but nevertheless finds herself in an awkward position after joining the Shepherds. She sleeps out in the woods away from camp because she's convinced everyone hates her for her past crimes, even if they were committed on false pretenses and manipulation by Validar. There's a subtext that given her profound feelings of guilt after the truth is revealed to her, she also avoids them because of feeling unworthy to be around them. If Morgan is her daughter and asks for her story, she declines to tell her anything because she hasn't done anything a mother could tell her child with pride, and declines to hear anything about her own fate in the BadFuture.
-->'''Aversa:''' Gods know a sad, manipulative vixen like me is unlikely to meet a pretty end.
* BlackMagic: She has the unique Skill Shadowgift, which allows her to use Dark Magic Tomes even if she's not a Dark Mage/Sorcerer. She gets to keep this ability when she joins you, and passes it on to Morgan if she's her mother. Indeed Validar murdered her family and brainwashed her to get a servant with this trait.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Revealed that she was brainwashed via her memories being erased and magically replaced with [[FakeMemories fake ones]] only if she's downloaded through [=SpotPass=].
* CombatStilettos: High heels, much less appropriate compared to the short practical heels of the other cavalry women.
* CompetenceZone: Despite being in her late 20s at most, she's viewed as an old hag by other characters like Ricken.
* CrazyPrepared: In Chapter 9, she anticipated that Robin would have planned for Phila and the Pegasus Knights to try to save Emmeryn, and summons Risen archers to put a stop to them.
* CustomUniformOfSexy: Her Dark Flier outfit is markedly quite different and more revealing than those worn by other Dark Fliers in the game.
* DarkActionGirl: Subverted when it turns out she was only evil due to being {{brainwashed}}.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Revealed in her [=SpotPass=] recruitment chapter. She was once just a normal girl with a power so unique that Validar killed her parents and brainwashed her into believing that he saved her so that she could become his servant.
* DeadpanSnarker: She gets a few viciously funny lines in, here and there. The one about [[EunuchsAreEvil Excellus]] in particular is choice.
* TheDragon: To Gangrel. In reality a {{brainwashed}} UnwittingPawn to Validar and the Grimleal
* DragonWithAnAgenda: To Gangrel. Gangrel knows about it.
* ElementalPowers: Can use magic tomes.
* EleventhHourRanger: Can pull her weight and fight the moment she joins your party.
* FacialMarkings: Mysterious markings along her face and body. Possibly a reference to her devotion to the Grimleal religion.
* FakeMemories: Aversa was once a normal girl, before she met Validar. One dead-family-and-brainwashing-special later...
* FemalesAreMoreInnocent: Unlike the male villains, she was brainwashed to be evil.
* FemmeFatale: She often boasts in the campaign about using her beauty to lead weak-willed men into ruin.
* FemmeFatalons: Played with. Aversa ''is'' a FemmeFatale with long fingernails, but she's primarily a spellcaster and never uses them to fight.
* FluffyFashionFeathers: Her unique Dark Flier model has the feathery ruff of the Warrior class.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When facing off against Chrom, Aversa states that it's easy to sacrifice someone if you hold no love for the person in question. Chrom would later be greatly conflicted about allowing Robin to pull a HeroicSacrifice during the Endgame.
* HoneyTrap: Her official bio alludes to her doing this, but in one of the DLC chapters we find out she (or rather, she from a different world) pulled this on [[DirtyOldMan Old Hubba]] to get at his collection of summoning cards.
* HighCollarOfDoom: A feathery plumage.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: The lone named female in the Grimleal, and the only one to turn good, not even being a willing member.
* InterfaceSpoiler: She appears on the field during the setup screen for chapter 9 alongside Gangrel, and their stats are visible. It is clear which of them is strong enough to remain a threat in the lategame.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: Elegant and able to wield Dark Magic in any tome-wielding class thanks to her Shadowgift skill.
* LifeDrain: Comes with a Nosferatu tome when she joins you. In addition, she has a unique Dark Tome named after her called Aversa's Night, which is a beefed up version of Nosferatu, though oddly enough, she doesn't wield it as a boss nor has it with her when she joins, and can only be found in either event titles or barracks.
* LoveConfession:
-->''From now on, I live only for you. And as you may have noticed, I'm the fiercely loyal type.''
* MagicKnight: One which uses lances and [[BlackMagic dark magic]].
* MarshmallowHell: She smothers Male Robin with her cleavage in her confession scene.
* MrsRobinson: Tries to pursue Chrom sexually in her supports with Female Robin. When Robin objects, remarking to Aversa that she must be at least 12 years older than Chrom, she responds defensively that she's only 8 years older than him. And, since Chrom can be estimated to be about 21 at this point based on other information in the game,[[note]]See "Vague Age" on the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening main page]][[/note]] this means that Aversa could potentially be anywhere from 29 to 33 (which isn't actually "old" by modern standards, but would still represent a [[MayDecemberRomance notable age difference]] between herself and Chrom).
* MsFanservice: From appearance to voice lines, everything about her is blatant sex appeal.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Indicating her special affinity for Dark Magic, which she can use even when not in the Dark Mage/Sorcerer class.
* NavelDeepNeckline: The neckline on her outfit goes all the way down to her navel. She takes the title of "most visible cleavage in the series" away from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Sonia]]'' (although it should be noted she's not ''quite'' as buxom). That's saying something.
* NotBloodRelated: After being de-brainwashed, she starts referring to Male Robin as "big brother," since she was {{Brainwashed}} by Validar into thinking he adopted her and he is Validar's long lost son; she even does this in the support you marry her! The English version tones it down to her calling him "big brother" in a child-like tone just to aggravate the hell out of him in their B-Support, with Robin himself saying they aren't related in any way.
* PlayingWithFire: Comes with a Bolganone tome when she joins you.
* PreFinalBoss: She's the last boss fought before Grima.
* PreMortemOneLiner:
-->''"Still clinging to hope?"''
-->''"All good things must end."''
-->''"Down you go."''
* RecurringBoss: But you only fight her twice, one being a late-game chapter, and one being the penultimate chapter before the final chapter. In her [=SpotPass=] Chapter, she is instead just an NPC unit with mirrors of your characters + a mirror of her serving as the opponents.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: It's hard to tell, but she has them as well.
* RedMage: Can use normal magic as well.
* TheRival: In contrast to Male Robin's support, she becomes this to Female Robin in their supports.
* SecretAIMoves: Not as bad as Walhart but on Lunatic she has [[ImprobableAimingSkills Hit Rate + 10]] which is an enemy only skill she doesn't bring with her when she joins you.
* SecretCharacter: The second-to-last [=SpotPass=] character, with the final one being Priam.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: It's hard to tell since she's always on her pegasus's back in battle, but her Dark Flier outfit is cut similarly in the back like the front.
* ShockAndAwe: Goetia is this crossed with BlackMagic.
* ShootTheMessenger: After learning from a soldier that the Plegian army failed to defeat Chrom and take the Fire Emblem, Aversa kills the soldier on the spot.
* SiblingRivalry: If recruited, she takes great pleasure in annoying Robin, though as he points out they aren't siblings at all.
* TheTease: Most of her battle dialogues are very flirtatious, and she hits on Chrom in her support tree.
* UniqueEnemy: A Dark Flier who wields Dark Magic. This is due to a skill: Shadowgift. She gets to keep it when she joins your team, and can pass down her class and skill to female Morgan as her daughter.
* UnwittingPawn: Validar and the Grimleal murdered her family and {{Brainwashed}} with FakeMemories. The localized version implies this was so the cult could make use of the Shadowgift.
* TheVamp: Openly admits in her parent-child event tiles with Morgan that she has used her beauty and body to get what she wants from men in the past, and encourages her daughter to learn how to do the same.
* VainSorceress: Her character interactions with Tiki in the Hot Springs DLC revolve around her envy of Tiki's ability to stay good-looking with time, grumbling that she doesn't mind not having eternal life if she can have eternal youth. She even says that she wishes she could go back to being ten years younger, despite, [[MsFanservice well...]]
* VillainHasAPoint: In Chapter 21. Granted she was only using it to justify her continued loyalty to Validar in the face of annihilation to Chrom, but yeah, turns out it's easy to speechify about how [[TheNeedsOfTheMany one life is outweighed by those of millions]] when you have don't have any emotional attachment to the one, but much harder to live up to it if you ''do''. The subsequent chapters show this with Chrom repeatedly protesting the possibility of Robin making a HeroicSacrifice, even if it's the '''only way''' to prevent Grima from ever coming back.
* VolleyingInsults: If she and Gangrel are recruited and talk to each other on the Hot-Spring Scramble map, their confrontation descends into an insult contest, ending with Gangrel doing a YourMom joke.
* WalkingSpoiler: She's initially presented as a subordinate to Gangrel, though it's made increasingly clear that she has a far more important role than him. Also, she's another recruitable villain, with a backstory that expands on why she is thus.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Was evil under Validar's brainwashing.
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* ArchEnemy: To Naga. Having fought over the fate of humanity for centuries, one desiring to destroy it, and the other swearing to protect it.

* BladeOnAStick: She's a Dark Flier so she technically can use these, though she's much more adept at using magic. Oddly the cutscenes depict her using a Sword, so this trope might be subverted.

* MagicKnight: One which uses [[BladeOnAStick lances]] and [[BlackMagic dark magic]].

* CombatStilettos: Though she ''is'' established as fairly vain, one wonders how she can ride a pegasus in heels.

* PromotedToPlayable: Surprisingly, yes! Four versions of Grima, two possessing the body of Male Robin and two possessing the body of Female Robin became playable characters in ''Heroes'', complete with summoning Grima's dragon form during combat.

* NavelDeepNeckline: The neckline on her outfit goes all the way down to her navel. She sakes the title of "most visible cleavage in the series" away from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Sonia]]'' (although it should be noted she's not ''quite'' as buxom). That's saying something.

* HumansAreBastards: His confession (both in Male and Female form) in ''Heroes'' has him elaborate why he wants to KillAllHumans. He thinks that humanity is [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[EntitledBastard quick to beg to the gods for help]], and [[UngratefulBastard even quicker to denounce them once they receive what they desire]]. He also states that humans are always [[BloodKnight war-hungry]], and that his destructive power is the "one true equalizer" that will [[MercyKill end all war by putting everyone out of their misery]]. He also believes that all acts of supposed selflessness are done with selfish intentions.

* FlatCharacter: He's Grima's loyal pawn and is deeply fatalistic, and as far as personality goes that's all there really is to him. Even Gangreal and Walhart reveal more depth to themselves eventually than him -- and seeing as he deeply believes he is merely enacting [[YouCantFightFate a role in the destiny fate has already set out for him]], it's likely that his lack of depth is because he never tries to change himself to something beyond that role.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In chapter 6, he's saved from certain death by the hierophant after the battle is done, allowing him and Aversa to upset the changes Lucina's made to the timeline in secret when she believes she's successfully averted Emmeryn's death, ambushing Philia with Risen at a critical moment during the Shepard's attempted rescue of her and leaving Emmeryn no choice but to commit a HeroicSacrifce to prevent Gangrel gaining the Fire Emblem. In chapter 23, Robin uses the same trick against him, using the fact that Basilio's knowledge of his fated original end convinced him to [[FakingTheDead play dead]] instead, leaving a free agent none of the Grimeal were watching to upset their plans at a crucial moment when they seemed to have succeeded in killing Chrom.

* FlatCharacter: He's Grima's loyal pawn and is deeply fatalistic, and as far as personality goes that's all there really is to him.

* WarmUpBoss: In the Premonition.

* AxCrazy: A Grimleal pre-requisite.

* BigBad: Of the Death's Embrace Xenologue.
* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: An AxeCray-sadist who wields the [[ShockAndAwe Bolt Axe]] Despite being a class with very low Magic. The Algol from the Outrealm Xenologue uses a Brave Axe.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: The Death's Embrace version remarks he's completely lost track of how many villages he's sic'ed his assassins on.

-->'''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!\\

* {{Gainaxing}}: If one takes the time to observe her battle model.

* AnAxeToGrind: Wields the [[ShockAndAwe Bolt Axe]] Despite being a class with very low Magic. The Algol from the Outrealm Xenologue uses a Brave Axe.

* WeaponOfChoice: [[BlackMagic Grima's]] [[CastingAShadow Truth]], a magic tome that [[TomeOfEldritchLore channels Grima's power]]! He uses it in the Premonition and during both of his battles in Chapter 23. In Chapter 6, he instead wields a normal Elfire tome.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: She has very tanned skin, around the same as Flavia, and white hair.

* PhysicalGod: He isn't quite a God in the literal sense, only in power levels. Naga admits that for all the power she and Grima have, they aren't ''really'' gods. Grima, on the other hand, [[AGodAmI fully declares himself to be such]] and will smite anyone who tries to say differently. Power-wise he can TimeTravel, AnimateDead, MindControl, devastate Chrom's entire army and leaving them on the verge of death with only one spell and can only be killed by his own power, as any other method will simply send him into a slumber for 1,000 years.

* DragonsAreDivine: Grima is worshiped as a God by the Grimleal, and sees himself as one.

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* BeastWithAHumanFace: He covers it with an exoskeleton helmet, though, so it's only shown after dealing enough damage during the final boss battle. [[spoiler:It's implied that it is a result of Forneus giving his blood to his infantile creation to grow, gaining human qualities as a result.]]

* DraconicAbomination: Grima the Fell Dragon is a colossal draconic entity that is worshipped as a god of destruction by the nation of Plegia, and is responsible for the BadFuture that Lucina seeks to avert. To make him more grotesque, his dragon-head is actually an exoskeletal helmet hiding his actual humanoid face, with his ExtraEyes extending along its cheekbones. [[spoiler:In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]'' it's revealed that Grima was created by the mad alchemist Forneus using -- among various ingredients -- human flesh, special herbs, nectar, and the blood of a [[DragonsAreDivine Divine Dragon]]; but quickly grew too powerful and malevolent for even him to control.]]

** He gets an even bigger one in the ''Future Past'' DLC if you manage to get the GoldenEnding. [[spoiler:He killed Naga in the past, his Risen had defiled Mount Prism, and he killed Tiki, the Voice of Naga. The children assembled the Fire Emblem, which he remarked as meaningless as Naga is dead... only to find out that Tiki's spirit was alive thanks to Robin's intervention, and would become the ''new'' Naga of the world. Then he found out that had he not defiled Mount Prism, the Awakening would have to be done there as it was the focus of Naga's power... except now it focused on Tiki, in Ylisstol, ''right on his feet''. And finally, he raged and was about to kill everyone only to find out he couldn't move thanks to whatever's left of Robin holding him in place for Lucina to deliver the Coup de Grace.]] EarnYourHappyEnding ''indeed''.

* AchillesHeel: It requires a human host to bring out its full power, which is invariably far squishier than the dragon itself. Destroying the human host will result in Grima being sealed, or even killed.

* BadBoss: Grima offers only one ultimate reward for its servants: [[MercyKill a swift death so that they don't have to suffer through the Hell on Earth it will create]]. [[SubvertedTrope The Grimleal consider Grima's victory so inevitable that they happily accept the deal]].

* CutscenePowerToTheMax: When the final confrontation with Grima begins either in the main story or Future Past 3, it immediately beats the entire army within an inch of their lives with ''one attack''. This attack is never seen in gameplay. (It is not until the LegacyBossBattle in ''Echoes'' that it appears again, called "Dark Spikes", where it ''is'' used in gameplay, but is mercifully less destructive due to Grima being far weaker at the time.)

* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The world it creates is nothing short of a living hell for all humanity.

* FamilialFoe: It tried to destroy the continent of Ylisse but was defeated by the First Exalt and the Divine Dragon Naga. Centuries later, it is resurrected by the Grimleal and faces off against Chrom, a descendant of the First Exalt, and Lucina, Chrom's daughter from the BadFuture.

* GodOfEvil: The Plegians worship him as if he was one, though Naga denies that Grima is truly a god. Grima clearly sees itself as one.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In making a human vessel, Grima created the one being who could kill it for good.
* HopeCrusher: Grima thrives on causing as much despair in its victims as possible. The dragon tries all it can to break the spirits of anyone it faces before killing them. Also applies to Robin, although in their case it's "Crush their hopes and then possess them".

* MindControl: Grima shows the ability to control its followers when necessary. When it came back from the future, he immediately sought after the present-day Robin, attempting to take control of their body. It fails, but leaves Robin with no memories save for Grima's visions of Chrom's fateful death. After reviving, it commands droves of its followers to [[PsychicAssistedSuicide feed themselves to it]].

* NonIndicativeName: In Japanese, at least. No matter whether you go by [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings 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.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Unlike Tiki or Naga, which are benevolent manaketes/dragons in human form, this one is a gigantic [[CardCarryingVillain self proclaimed]] evil dragon that wants to end all of humanity and make it suffer as much as possible. It is notable that he isn't a manakete AT ALL (A.K.A he doesn't transform from a human form to a dragon form, he instead possesses the Hierophant). On a meta-level, while most FE dragons are quadrupedal, he is instead more snake-like, with 6 bird-like wings... and his "head" is actually an exoskeleton helmet that protects his real humanoid face. It's also worth noting that he doesn't appear to have suffered dragon degeneration, as he is shown to be perfectly sane and coherent, much like the Dark dragons.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Grima in legend is said to rival Naga in power, and its shows: even weakened, it was capable of defeating Chrom's entire army ''with a single spell''. Even with the Hierophant serving as a weakpoint, Grima is only remotely beatable because of Naga's intervention.

* TakesOneToKillOne: While the power of Naga can seal Grima into dormancy for a time, the dragon can only truly die from the power of a fell dragon ([[SingleSpecimenSpecies of which Grima the only one]]). Unfortunately for Grima, it overlooked the possibility that its own intended vessel would also have access to its power and could turn on it.

* 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 '''human-like eyes''', toward the back of his head''. It's as freaky as it sounds. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/9/9e/GrimaInGame.png/revision/latest?cb=20140809024519 You even get to see it for yourself in-game,]] as the helmet breaks apart after he takes enough damage.

--> '''Grima:''' And so it ends, Robin. See how frail these human bonds of yours are? How short lived? How pointless? You have all thrown your lives away, and the result is the same!
--> '''Robin:''' We're not dead yet!
--> '''Grima:''' Details, details. *sigh* But yes, I suppose it's time I got you all off my back, so to speak— permanently.\\

--> '''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!\\

--> '''Grima:''' NOW! I will have your decision! Will you save these worms? Will you JOIN ME and become a GOD?

-> ''"Heh heh... Leaving Plegia so soon? No, please, stay awhile. Stay...forever!"''

* YouCantFightFate: He is a deep believer in the concept of fate, and constantly tells the heroes that they can't unwrite what was already written. [[ScrewDestiny Chrom and Robin take his fate and shove it up his ass.]]

* MrsRobinson: Tries to pursue Chrom sexually in her supports with Female Robin. When Robin objects, remarking to Aversa that she must be at least 12 years older than Chrom, she responds defensively that she's only 8 years older than him. And, since Chrom can be estimated to be about 21 at this point based on other information in the game,[[note]]See "Vague Age" on the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening main page.]][[/note]] this means that Aversa could potentially be anywhere from 29 to 33 (which isn't actually "old" by modern standards, but would still represent a [[MayDecemberRomance notable age difference]] between herself and Chrom).

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of both [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Loptyr]], and Medeus.

* SummonMagic: Despite being Grima's vessel, Robin as the Hierophant is not a Manakete and cannot transform, instead manifesting their draconic might by fighting in tandem with their real body. If said body isn't present, like in the Future Past DLC, they can conjure a phantasmal Grima body that works just as well. They retain this fighting style in ''Heroes''.

* MarshmallowHell: She smothers a Male Robin with her cleavage in her confession scene.

* NotBloodRelated: After being de-brainwashed, she starts referring to a Male Robin as "big brother," since she was {{Brainwashed}} by Validar into thinking he adopted her and he is Validar's long lost son; she even does this in the support you marry her! The English version tones it down to her calling him "big brother" in a child-like tone just to aggravate the hell out of him in their B-Support, with Robin himself saying they aren't related in any way.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Takes the title of "most visible cleavage in the series" away from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Sonia]]'' (although it should be noted she's not ''quite'' as buxom). That's saying something.

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: The only decent looking member of the Grimleal, and was brainwashed to be evil the whole time.