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** When it comes to his actual route, this is notably [[AvertedTrope averted]] in several ways, as [[spoiler:the only faction leader on the Azure Moon route who dies is Edelgard, who is the FinalBoss on that route. Claude always survives (unlike on Crimson Flower where he can optionally be killed), and Rhea peacefully steps down upon her rescue and survives by default, whereas she's hinted to have passed away on the Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes. There are also fewer casualties on your side overall: As long as Dedue's Paralogue was completed, he will survive, and this is also the only route where Gilbert will survive to the end. Excepting [[SmugSnake Hubert]], you can recruit just about any other unit on the Azure Moon route as well.]]
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** When it comes to his actual route, this is notably [[AvertedTrope averted]] in several ways, as [[spoiler:the only faction leader on the Azure Moon route who dies is Edelgard, who is the FinalBoss on that route. Claude always survives (unlike on Crimson Flower where he can optionally be killed), and Rhea peacefully steps down upon her rescue and survives by default, whereas she's hinted heavily implied to have passed pass away on the Verdant Wind route and can die on the Silver Snow routes.route if she doesn't reach A-support level with Byleth. There are also fewer casualties on your side overall: As long as Dedue's Paralogue was completed, he will survive, and this is also the only route where Gilbert will survive to the end. Excepting [[SmugSnake Hubert]], you can recruit just about any other unit on the Azure Moon route as well.]]
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* SoleSurvivor: He’s the only remaining member of the Blaiddyd royal house at the beginning of the game, after his father’s assassination during the Tragedy of Duscur. It inflicts quite a few psychological problems on him.
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** When it comes to his actual route, this is notably [[AvertedTrope averted]] in several ways, as [[spoiler:the only faction leader on the Azure Moon route who dies is Edelgard, who is the FinalBoss on that route. Claude always survives (unlike on Crimson Flower where he can optionally be killed), and Rhea peacefully steps down upon her rescue and survives by default, whereas she's hinted to have passed away on the Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes. There are also fewer casualties on your side overall: As long as Dedue's Paralogue was completed, he will survive, and this is also the only route where Gilbert will survive to the end. Excepting [[SmugSnake Hubert]], you can recruit just about any other unit on the Azure Moon route as well.]]
** He’s the only remaining member of the Blaiddyd
** When it comes to his actual route, this is notably [[AvertedTrope averted]] in several ways, as [[spoiler:the only faction leader on the Azure Moon route who dies is Edelgard, who is the FinalBoss on that route. Claude always survives (unlike on Crimson Flower where he can optionally be killed), and Rhea peacefully steps down upon her rescue and survives by default, whereas she's hinted to have passed away on the Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes. There are also fewer casualties on your side overall: As long as Dedue's Paralogue was completed, he will survive, and this is also the only route where Gilbert will survive to the end. Excepting [[SmugSnake Hubert]], you can recruit just about any other unit on the Azure Moon route as well.]]
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[[center: [-[[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHouses Main Index]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesMainProtagonists Main Protagonists]] ([[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesByleth Byleth]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesEdelgard Edelgard]] | '''Dimitri''' | [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesClaude Claude]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesSothis Sothis]]) | [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesBlackEagles The Black Eagles]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesBlueLions The Blue Lions]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesGoldenDeer The Golden Deer]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesAshenWolves The Ashen Wolves]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesTheChurchOfSeiros The Church of Seiros]]]]-]
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* TsurimeEyes: His eyes point upward, contrasting Sylvain and Ingrid's TarameEyes and matching Felix's.
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* HeroAntagonist: On the Crimson Flower route. [[spoiler:While he does desire revenge on Edelgard, his primary goal is to protect his country from a war of conquest and fulfill his kingdom's long-standing obligations to the Church of Seiros. His only real FatalFlaw aside from his vengefulness is his blindness (willful or otherwise) to how unhinged Rhea has become.]]
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* HeroAntagonist: On Downplayed example on the Crimson Flower route. [[spoiler:While he does desire revenge on Edelgard, his primary goal is to protect his country from a war of conquest and fulfill his kingdom's long-standing obligations to the Church of Seiros. His only real main FatalFlaw aside from his vengefulness is his blindness (willful or otherwise) to how unhinged Rhea has become.]]
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* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe. When Dimitri was a young boy, he gave a girl he had a crush on a dagger as a going away present. Sylvain frequently makes fun of Dimitri for giving such an un-romantic gift. [[spoiler:Edelgard was initially surprised by the gift too, but it meant enough to her that she held onto it to the present day, even though she eventually was unable to remember who it was exactly that gave it to her. Dimitri reminds her it was him in Azure Moon.]]
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* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: When Dimitri was a young boy, he gave a girl he had a crush on a dagger as a going away present. Sylvain frequently makes fun of Dimitri for giving such an un-romantic gift. [[spoiler:Edelgard was initially surprised by the gift too, but it meant enough to her that she held onto it to the present day, even though she eventually was unable to remember who it was exactly that gave it to her. Dimitri reminds her it was him in Azure Moon.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: On the [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] route, [[spoiler: he is reported dead at Gronder Field, but he appears to Byleth afterwards briefly. Byleth passes out after the conversation and Seteth says they were "dreaming", and since Dedue never comments later on Dimitri's current state unlike in the Verdant Wind route, it's left [[OrWasItADream ambiguous]] whether this was a DeadPersonConversation or if Dimitri is NotQuiteDead.]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: On the [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] route, [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he is reported dead at Gronder Field, but he appears to Byleth afterwards briefly. Byleth passes out after the conversation and Seteth says they were "dreaming", and since Dedue never comments later on Dimitri's current state unlike in the Verdant Wind route, it's left [[OrWasItADream ambiguous]] whether this was a DeadPersonConversation or if Dimitri is NotQuiteDead.]]
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* AmazonChaser: Putting aside that pretty much any romantic ending will be with one of the playable cast members who are all skilled fighters, he hits on and [[LoveConfession confesses his love]] to [[spoiler: Catherine]] in their A+ support and succeeds at getting her to seriously consider a relationship with him after the war. If it works out or he ends up with someone else is up to the player.
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* AmazonChaser: Putting aside that pretty much any romantic ending will be with one of the playable cast members who are all skilled fighters, he hits on and [[LoveConfession confesses his love]] to [[spoiler: Catherine]] [[spoiler:Catherine]] in their A+ support and succeeds at getting her to seriously consider a relationship with him after the war. If it works out or he ends up with someone else is up to the player.
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* CharacterDevelopment: He has perhaps the most robust arc out of every character in the entire series, and it serves as the focal point of his route. [[spoiler: Dimitri starts out as an idealistic NiceGuy with a tragic past, someone who infrequently gives into blind rage during stressful situations. After discovering the Flame Emperor's true identity he snaps, falling into insanity and monstrosity after the time skip (which is not helped by his captivity). He then goes on to brutally murder Empire soldiers, killing anyone he deems as a "monster" for preying on the weak and being obsessive in his desire to brutally murder Edelgard for her transgressions. He spends the bulk of his route angry and closed off, refusing to interact with former friends, due to his extreme self-loathing and inability to deal with the hallucinations of the dead (likely a result of his intense SurvivorsGuilt). It takes the combined death of Rodrigue, his father figure, and Byleth's coaxing that he's finally able to just let go, and live for himself instead of being bound by the dead. After becoming a KnightInSourArmor, his perspective completely shifts, as he's able to oppose Edelgard in a rational manner (and tries to parley with her). After defeating her, he offers her his hand so that they might work together. Sadly, she responds to this gesture with a knife, forcing him to kill her. He does not relish her death.]] It's notable that even after his character development, Dimitri is still [[spoiler:plagued by the voices of the dead, according to his S-support with Byleth, and will likely hear them for the rest of his life. This is true to how mental illness works in real life, but it also speaks to the strength he's gained that he can live on without succumbing to despair under his current conditions.]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: He has perhaps the most robust arc out of every character in the entire series, and it serves as the focal point of his route. [[spoiler: Dimitri [[spoiler:Dimitri starts out as an idealistic NiceGuy with a tragic past, someone who infrequently gives into blind rage during stressful situations. After discovering the Flame Emperor's true identity he snaps, falling into insanity and monstrosity after the time skip (which is not helped by his captivity). He then goes on to brutally murder Empire soldiers, killing anyone he deems as a "monster" for preying on the weak and being obsessive in his desire to brutally murder Edelgard for her transgressions. He spends the bulk of his route angry and closed off, refusing to interact with former friends, due to his extreme self-loathing and inability to deal with the hallucinations of the dead (likely a result of his intense SurvivorsGuilt). It takes the combined death of Rodrigue, his father figure, and Byleth's coaxing that he's finally able to just let go, and live for himself instead of being bound by the dead. After becoming a KnightInSourArmor, his perspective completely shifts, as he's able to oppose Edelgard in a rational manner (and tries to parley with her). After defeating her, he offers her his hand so that they might work together. Sadly, she responds to this gesture with a knife, forcing him to kill her. He does not relish her death.]] It's notable that even after his character development, Dimitri is still [[spoiler:plagued by the voices of the dead, according to his S-support with Byleth, and will likely hear them for the rest of his life. This is true to how mental illness works in real life, but it also speaks to the strength he's gained that he can live on without succumbing to despair under his current conditions.]]
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the three lords, Dimitri is the closest to the classic [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth archetype]] the series uses for most of its main lords: kind, extremely idealistic, noble, chivalrous, and horrified by war. However, unlike Marth and similar lords, who cling to optimism and ThePowerOfFriendship in order to get through their hardships relatively unscathed, the mental and emotional trauma that Dimitri experiences before the game begins and during its events ends up [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues breaking him and tormenting him in several ways]], turning him into a violent, cynical anti-hero who needs to be pulled out of his self-destructive behavior by Byleth, basically a darker version of the 'battle gung-ho' Lords popularized by [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Hector]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]]]]. Dimitri can also be described as a more insane version of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Leif]] in regards to his [[spoiler: vendetta with the Flame Emperor]], similar to Leif's ItsPersonal vendetta with Raydrik. That is also deconstructed as [[spoiler:his obsessive vendetta with Edelgard is what gets him killed on the Silver Snow and Verdant Wind routes, notably the latter, where he meets a CruelAndUnusualDeath at the hands of Adrestian soldiers when he tries to pursue Edelgard.]]
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the three lords, Dimitri is the closest to the classic [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth archetype]] the series uses for most of its main lords: kind, extremely idealistic, noble, chivalrous, and horrified by war. However, unlike Marth and similar lords, who cling to optimism and ThePowerOfFriendship in order to get through their hardships relatively unscathed, the mental and emotional trauma that Dimitri experiences before the game begins and during its events ends up [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues breaking him and tormenting him in several ways]], turning him into a violent, cynical anti-hero who needs to be pulled out of his self-destructive behavior by Byleth, basically a darker version of the 'battle gung-ho' Lords popularized by [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Hector]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]]]]. Dimitri can also be described as a more insane version of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Leif]] in regards to his [[spoiler: vendetta [[spoiler:vendetta with the Flame Emperor]], similar to Leif's ItsPersonal vendetta with Raydrik. That is also deconstructed as [[spoiler:his obsessive vendetta with Edelgard is what gets him killed on the Silver Snow and Verdant Wind routes, notably the latter, where he meets a CruelAndUnusualDeath at the hands of Adrestian soldiers when he tries to pursue Edelgard.]]
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* DenyingTheDeadParentsSins: Sort of. [[spoiler: In the Azure Moon route, when Cornelia reveals that his stepmother was one of the people responsible for the Tragedy of Duscur, Dimitri at first is understandably sceptic about her claims and fervently denies her involvement]].
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* DenyingTheDeadParentsSins: Sort of. [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In the Azure Moon route, when Cornelia reveals that his stepmother was one of the people responsible for the Tragedy of Duscur, Dimitri at first is understandably sceptic about her claims and fervently denies her involvement]].
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** Played with in Crimson Flower route. [[spoiler: Due to having the support of his kingdom and the Church behind him, Dimitri never falls into a violent vendetta like he does in the other routes (and by extension never loses his eye). Though he clearly still despises Edelgard, he sticks to his duty of defending his home from Edelgard's forces and works with the Church as his kingdom has done for generations. In their final confrontation, Dimitri still calls out Edelgard, but more for what her current actions have wrought rather than for his personal grievances with her showing that he has managed to retain his sense of nobility and honor. However, for the whole route, he fights on Rhea's side despite the fact that she is clearly no longer well mentally.]]
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** Played with in Crimson Flower route. [[spoiler: Due [[spoiler:Due to having the support of his kingdom and the Church behind him, Dimitri never falls into a violent vendetta like he does in the other routes (and by extension never loses his eye). Though he clearly still despises Edelgard, he sticks to his duty of defending his home from Edelgard's forces and works with the Church as his kingdom has done for generations. In their final confrontation, Dimitri still calls out Edelgard, but more for what her current actions have wrought rather than for his personal grievances with her showing that he has managed to retain his sense of nobility and honor. However, for the whole route, he fights on Rhea's side despite the fact that she is clearly no longer well mentally.]]
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* FirstLove: Implied. Dimitri reminisces fondly on the happy year of his youth he spent with [[spoiler:Edelgard]], and was devastated when they were separated. Byleth can tease him with potential romantic feelings for her, though he laughs it off; [[spoiler:Edelgard]] no longer remembers him likely due to [[spoiler: the experiments forced on her shortly after arriving in Embarr]], but she does recall at least her first love was "a nobleman from Faerghus." He acknowledges that anything that might have been there before is long gone now, as they have both changed since their childhood. It doesn't help that he later learned [[spoiler:they are step-siblings (his stepmother is her actual mother).]]
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* FirstLove: Implied. Dimitri reminisces fondly on the happy year of his youth he spent with [[spoiler:Edelgard]], and was devastated when they were separated. Byleth can tease him with potential romantic feelings for her, though he laughs it off; [[spoiler:Edelgard]] no longer remembers him likely due to [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the experiments forced on her shortly after arriving in Embarr]], but she does recall at least her first love was "a nobleman from Faerghus." He acknowledges that anything that might have been there before is long gone now, as they have both changed since their childhood. It doesn't help that he later learned [[spoiler:they are step-siblings (his stepmother is her actual mother).]]
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: On the start of his route post-timeskip, none of the other Blue Lions approve of his actions and many students from other houses admit they're here for Byleth, not Dimitri, if recruited. After Chapter 17 [[spoiler: Dimitri becomes TheAtoner, and the others warm up to him again.]] In a bit of GameplayAndStoryIntegration, Dimitri cannot initiate any support conversations on his route until that point.
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: On the start of his route post-timeskip, none of the other Blue Lions approve of his actions and many students from other houses admit they're here for Byleth, not Dimitri, if recruited. After Chapter 17 [[spoiler: Dimitri [[spoiler:Dimitri becomes TheAtoner, and the others warm up to him again.]] In a bit of GameplayAndStoryIntegration, Dimitri cannot initiate any support conversations on his route until that point.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: When reuniting with Rodrigue in Azure Moon, [[spoiler: Dimitri angrily snaps at him for saying Lambert would have focused on saving the Capital over getting revenge on the Empire and demands that Rodrigue not put words in the mouths of the dead, then immediately rants about how his father is in torment and can only be freed by killing Edelgard, who wasn't even responsible for his death.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: When reuniting with Rodrigue in Azure Moon, [[spoiler: Dimitri [[spoiler:Dimitri angrily snaps at him for saying Lambert would have focused on saving the Capital over getting revenge on the Empire and demands that Rodrigue not put words in the mouths of the dead, then immediately rants about how his father is in torment and can only be freed by killing Edelgard, who wasn't even responsible for his death.]]
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** In the Crimson Flower route, while he is mostly opposing Edelgard [[spoiler: because he wrongly assumes she's behind the Tragedy, and cooperating with a psychopathic Rhea who has several abuses of power exposed, he's still rightfully angry at her for cooperating with those who slither in the dark and starting a 5 year long war.]]
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** In the Crimson Flower route, while he is mostly opposing Edelgard [[spoiler: because [[spoiler:because he wrongly assumes she's behind the Tragedy, and cooperating with a psychopathic Rhea who has several abuses of power exposed, he's still rightfully angry at her for cooperating with those who slither in the dark and starting a 5 year long war.]]
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** When breaking it down to the basics, despite their contrasting political ideas, both Dimitri and Edelgard [[spoiler: are willing to inflict significant harm on the living out of [[SurvivorsGuilt a sense of responsibility towards people who are already dead]].]]
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* TarotMotifs: Dimitri represents the upright Justice arcana and the Reversed Justice at different points represented by the crest of Blaiddyd. The upright Justice arcana represents justice itself as Dimitri's goal early on is [[spoiler:to avenge those who died during the Tragedy of Duscur, looking for justice on their behalf]]. Reversed Justice, meanwhile, represents lack of accountability. Post-time skip, [[spoiler: Dimitri is so consumed by his desire for revenge on Edelgard that he becomes indifferent to the fact that the Kingdom needs him and refuses to see that there might be more information to why the Tragedy of Duscur happened to start with, which gets him killed on routes outside of his own]]. However, this changes back to the Upright Justice Arcana [[spoiler:once Dimitri gets better in the second half of the Azure Moon route as he vows to take back the Kingdom and restore the balance that has been broken by the war]].
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* TarotMotifs: Dimitri represents the upright Justice arcana and the Reversed Justice at different points represented by the crest of Blaiddyd. The upright Justice arcana represents justice itself as Dimitri's goal early on is [[spoiler:to avenge those who died during the Tragedy of Duscur, looking for justice on their behalf]]. Reversed Justice, meanwhile, represents lack of accountability. Post-time skip, [[spoiler: Dimitri [[spoiler:Dimitri is so consumed by his desire for revenge on Edelgard that he becomes indifferent to the fact that the Kingdom needs him and refuses to see that there might be more information to why the Tragedy of Duscur happened to start with, which gets him killed on routes outside of his own]]. However, this changes back to the Upright Justice Arcana [[spoiler:once Dimitri gets better in the second half of the Azure Moon route as he vows to take back the Kingdom and restore the balance that has been broken by the war]].
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the three lords, Dimitri is the closest to the classic [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth archetype]] the series uses for most of its main lords: kind, extremely idealistic, noble, chivalrous, and horrified by war. However, unlike Marth and similar lords, who cling to optimism and ThePowerOfFriendship in order to get through their hardships relatively unscathed, the mental and emotional trauma that Dimitri experiences before the game begins and during its events ends up [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues breaking him and tormenting him in several ways]], turning him into a violent, cynical anti-hero who needs to be pulled out of his self-destructive behavior by Byleth, basically a darker version of the 'battle gung-ho' Lords popularized by [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Hector]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]]]]. Dimitri can also be described as a more insane version of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Leif]] in regards to his [[spoiler: vendetta with the Flame Emperor]], similar to Leif's ItsPersonal vendetta with Raydrik. That is also deconstructed as [[spoiler:his obsessive vendetta with Edelgard is what gets him killed on the Silver Snow and Verdant Wind routes, notably the latter, where he meets a CruelAndUnusualDeath at the hands of Adrestian soldiers when tries to pursue Edelgard.]]
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the three lords, Dimitri is the closest to the classic [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth archetype]] the series uses for most of its main lords: kind, extremely idealistic, noble, chivalrous, and horrified by war. However, unlike Marth and similar lords, who cling to optimism and ThePowerOfFriendship in order to get through their hardships relatively unscathed, the mental and emotional trauma that Dimitri experiences before the game begins and during its events ends up [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues breaking him and tormenting him in several ways]], turning him into a violent, cynical anti-hero who needs to be pulled out of his self-destructive behavior by Byleth, basically a darker version of the 'battle gung-ho' Lords popularized by [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Hector]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]]]]. Dimitri can also be described as a more insane version of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Leif]] in regards to his [[spoiler: vendetta with the Flame Emperor]], similar to Leif's ItsPersonal vendetta with Raydrik. That is also deconstructed as [[spoiler:his obsessive vendetta with Edelgard is what gets him killed on the Silver Snow and Verdant Wind routes, notably the latter, where he meets a CruelAndUnusualDeath at the hands of Adrestian soldiers when he tries to pursue Edelgard.]]
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the three lords, Dimitri is the closest to the classic [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth archetype]] the series uses for most of its main lords: kind, extremely idealistic, noble, chivalrous, and horrified by war. However, unlike Marth and similar lords, who cling to optimism and ThePowerOfFriendship in order to get through their hardships relatively unscathed, the mental and emotional trauma that Dimitri experiences before the game begins and during its events ends up [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues breaking him and tormenting him in several ways]], turning him into a violent, cynical anti-hero who needs to be pulled out of his self-destructive behavior by Byleth, basically a darker version of the 'battle gung-ho' Lords popularized by [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Hector]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]]]].
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the three lords, Dimitri is the closest to the classic [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth archetype]] the series uses for most of its main lords: kind, extremely idealistic, noble, chivalrous, and horrified by war. However, unlike Marth and similar lords, who cling to optimism and ThePowerOfFriendship in order to get through their hardships relatively unscathed, the mental and emotional trauma that Dimitri experiences before the game begins and during its events ends up [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues breaking him and tormenting him in several ways]], turning him into a violent, cynical anti-hero who needs to be pulled out of his self-destructive behavior by Byleth, basically a darker version of the 'battle gung-ho' Lords popularized by [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Hector]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]]]]. Dimitri can also be described as a more insane version of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Leif]] in regards to his [[spoiler: vendetta with the Flame Emperor]], similar to Leif's ItsPersonal vendetta with Raydrik. That is also deconstructed as [[spoiler:his obsessive vendetta with Edelgard is what gets him killed on the Silver Snow and Verdant Wind routes, notably the latter, where he meets a CruelAndUnusualDeath at the hands of Adrestian soldiers when tries to pursue Edelgard.]]
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* GoodColorsEvilColors: His primary associated color is [[BlueIsHeroic blue]] seen in his uniform, alternate class outfits and timeskip outfit, making him the blue lord character of the game. Traditionally, the blue lord characters are hailed as the main heroes of a standard Fire Emblem game. The color blue is also associated with player character units, and directly contrasts Edelgard’s predominantly red attire, signifying her status as the traditional opposing Red Emperor in his story.
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* StepfordSmiler: His profile says he's a courtly young man, but has a shadow hiding underneath. One of his level-up quotes in ''Heroes'' is a vow to never lose anyone again, suggesting that even pre-timeskip, he's seen and tries to hide his share of pain. ''Post''-timeskip, [[spoiler:he's dropped the mask completely, his SurvivorGuilt having eaten away his ability to hide how much everything weighs on him]]l
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* StepfordSmiler: His profile says he's a courtly young man, but has a shadow hiding underneath. One of his level-up quotes in ''Heroes'' is a vow to never lose anyone again, suggesting that even pre-timeskip, he's seen and tries to hide his share of pain. ''Post''-timeskip, [[spoiler:he's dropped the mask completely, his SurvivorGuilt having eaten away his ability to hide how much everything weighs on him]]lhim]].
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* FirstLove: Implied. Dimitri reminisces fondly on the happy year of his youth he spent with [[spoiler:Edelgard, and was devastated when they were separated. Byleth can tease him with potential romantic feelings for her, though he laughs it off; Edelgard seems to not remember [[spoiler:apparently due to the experiments forced on her shortly after]], but she does insist that her first love was "a nobleman from Faerghus." He acknowledges that anything that might have been there before is long gone now, as they have both changed since their childhood. It doesn't help that he later learned they are step-siblings (his stepmother is her actual mother).]]
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* FirstLove: Implied. Dimitri reminisces fondly on the happy year of his youth he spent with [[spoiler:Edelgard, [[spoiler:Edelgard]], and was devastated when they were separated. Byleth can tease him with potential romantic feelings for her, though he laughs it off; Edelgard seems to not remember [[spoiler:apparently [[spoiler:Edelgard]] no longer remembers him likely due to [[spoiler: the experiments forced on her shortly after]], after arriving in Embarr]], but she does insist that recall at least her first love was "a nobleman from Faerghus." He acknowledges that anything that might have been there before is long gone now, as they have both changed since their childhood. It doesn't help that he later learned they [[spoiler:they are step-siblings (his stepmother is her actual mother).]]
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Hermit, represented by the Crest of Blayddid. [[spoiler:Symbol of trauma, isolation and reclusion, it is the picture-perfect representation of the Dimitri you first meet back up with after the 5-year skip; A broken shell whose voices in his head seclude him from the world (showing in how you cannot support him whatsoever for the first few chapters of the skip). After Rodrigue's HeroicSacrifice, however, the arcana becomes upright; a symbol of spiritual enlightenment and self-reflection, which Dimitri proceeds to do after Rodrigue saved his life. He finally takes the decision to lead the kingdom of Faerghus as its king.]]
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* TarotMotifs: The reversed Hermit, Dimitri represents the upright Justice arcana and the Reversed Justice at different points represented by the Crest crest of Blayddid. [[spoiler:Symbol of trauma, isolation and reclusion, it Blaiddyd. The upright Justice arcana represents justice itself as Dimitri's goal early on is [[spoiler:to avenge those who died during the picture-perfect representation Tragedy of the Duscur, looking for justice on their behalf]]. Reversed Justice, meanwhile, represents lack of accountability. Post-time skip, [[spoiler: Dimitri you first meet back up with after the 5-year skip; A broken shell whose voices in is so consumed by his head seclude him from the world (showing in how you cannot support him whatsoever desire for the first few chapters of the skip). After Rodrigue's HeroicSacrifice, however, the arcana revenge on Edelgard that he becomes upright; a symbol of spiritual enlightenment indifferent to the fact that the Kingdom needs him and self-reflection, refuses to see that there might be more information to why the Tragedy of Duscur happened to start with, which gets him killed on routes outside of his own]]. However, this changes back to the Upright Justice Arcana [[spoiler:once Dimitri proceeds to do after Rodrigue saved his life. He finally takes gets better in the decision to lead second half of the kingdom of Faerghus Azure Moon route as its king.]]he vows to take back the Kingdom and restore the balance that has been broken by the war]].
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* FirstLove: Implied. Dimitri reminisces fondly on the happy year of his youth he spent with [[spoiler:Edelgard, and was devastated when they were separated. Byleth can tease him with potential romantic feelings for her, though he laughs it off; she claims not to remember, but does insist that her first love was "a nobleman from Faerghus." He acknowledges that anything that might have been there before is long gone now, as they have both changed since their childhood.]]
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* FirstLove: Implied. Dimitri reminisces fondly on the happy year of his youth he spent with [[spoiler:Edelgard, and was devastated when they were separated. Byleth can tease him with potential romantic feelings for her, though he laughs it off; Edelgard seems to not remember [[spoiler:apparently due to the experiments forced on her shortly after]], but she claims not to remember, but does insist that her first love was "a nobleman from Faerghus." He acknowledges that anything that might have been there before is long gone now, as they have both changed since their childhood. It doesn't help that he later learned they are step-siblings (his stepmother is her actual mother).]]
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The Crest of Blaiddyd allows Dimitri to double the amount of damage his Combat Arts do, which combined with his incredible strength, means he can kill just about anything that gets in his way with it. However, it not only has a very low activation chance, but it uses more of the weapons durability, meaning its possible for Dimitri to just go through each weapon if the player gets lucky. Combine this with Areadbhar and its unique Combat Art Atrocity, its possible for Dimitri to kill ''everything'' in one hit, at the cost of it losing virtually all its durability. As a result, its a fun idea to use, but chances are you'll almost never see it, or want to use it.
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* HistoryRepeats: Jeralt was formerly a soldier from the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus who fell for Byleth's mother in Garreg Mach monastery. Dimitri, who is the prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, can potentially fall in love with female Byleth by meeting and forming a bond with her in Garreg Mach monastery, provided that he is the one chosen for S-rank support in the Azure Moon route. For bonus point, both men specifically comment on their love's beautiful smile.
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* HistoryRepeats: Jeralt was formerly a soldier from the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus who fell for Byleth's mother mother, Sitri, in Garreg Mach monastery. Dimitri, who is the prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, can potentially fall in love with female Byleth by meeting and forming a bond with her in Garreg Mach monastery, provided that he is the one chosen for S-rank support in the Azure Moon route. For bonus point, both men specifically comment on their love's beautiful smile.
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Dimitri's personal ability, ''Royal Lineage'', grants him twenty percent more Experience. Post-timeskip it is upgraded to ''Royal Lineage+'', boosting his Avoid while he is at full health. He bears the Minor Crest of Blaiddyd, which has a chance to double his Attack and weapon uses for Combat Arts.
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* TarotMotifs: Dimitri represents the upright Justice arcana and the Reversed Justice at different points represented by the crest of Blaiddyd. The upright Justice arcana represents justice itself as Dimitri's goal early on is [[spoiler:to avenge those who died during the Tragedy of Duscur, looking for justice on their behalf]]. Reversed Justice, meanwhile, represents lack of accountability. Post-time skip, [[spoiler: Dimitri is so consumed by his desire for revenge on Edelgard that he becomes indifferent to the fact that the Kingdom needs him and refuses to see that there might be more information to why the Tragedy of Duscur happened to start with, which gets him killed on routes outside of his own]]. However, this changes back to the Upright Justice Arcana [[spoiler:once Dimitri gets better in the second half of the Azure Moon route as he vows to take back the Kingdom and restore the balance that has been broken by the war]].
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* TarotMotifs: Dimitri represents the upright Justice arcana and the Reversed Justice at different points The reversed Hermit, represented by the crest Crest of Blaiddyd. The upright Justice arcana represents justice itself as Dimitri's goal early on Blayddid. [[spoiler:Symbol of trauma, isolation and reclusion, it is [[spoiler:to avenge those who died during the Tragedy picture-perfect representation of Duscur, looking for justice on their behalf]]. Reversed Justice, meanwhile, represents lack of accountability. Post-time skip, [[spoiler: the Dimitri is so consumed by you first meet back up with after the 5-year skip; A broken shell whose voices in his desire head seclude him from the world (showing in how you cannot support him whatsoever for revenge on Edelgard that he the first few chapters of the skip). After Rodrigue's HeroicSacrifice, however, the arcana becomes indifferent to the fact that the Kingdom needs him upright; a symbol of spiritual enlightenment and refuses to see that there might be more information to why the Tragedy of Duscur happened to start with, self-reflection, which gets him killed on routes outside of his own]]. However, this changes back to the Upright Justice Arcana [[spoiler:once Dimitri gets better in proceeds to do after Rodrigue saved his life. He finally takes the second half of decision to lead the Azure Moon route kingdom of Faerghus as he vows to take back the Kingdom and restore the balance that has been broken by the war]].its king.]]
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** Post-timeskip on the Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes. [[spoiler:His misplaced desire for revenge on Edelgard and guilt over being a survivor of the Tragedy of Duscur completely overwrite Dimitri's original noble heroic intentions. He just ends up either wandering around Fódlan killing random Imperial soldiers, being willing to attack anyone in his way.]]
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** Post-timeskip on the Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes. [[spoiler:His misplaced desire for revenge on Edelgard and guilt over being a survivor of the Tragedy of Duscur completely overwrite Dimitri's original noble heroic intentions. He just ends up either wandering around Fódlan killing random Imperial soldiers, being willing to attack anyone in his way.]]
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** Post-timeskip on the Verdant Wind and White Snow routes. [[spoiler:His misplaced desire for revenge on Edelgard and guilt over being a survivor of the Tragedy of Duscur completely overwrite Dimitri's original noble heroic intentions. He just ends up either wandering around Fódlan killing random Imperial soldiers, being willing to attack anyone in his way.]]
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** Post-timeskip on the Verdant Wind and White Silver Snow routes. [[spoiler:His misplaced desire for revenge on Edelgard and guilt over being a survivor of the Tragedy of Duscur completely overwrite Dimitri's original noble heroic intentions. He just ends up either wandering around Fódlan killing random Imperial soldiers, being willing to attack anyone in his way.]]
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** Played with in Crimson Flowers route. [[spoiler: Due to having the support of his kingdom and the Church behind him, Dimitri never falls into a violent vendetta like he does in the other routes (and by extension never loses his eye). Though he clearly still despises Edelgard, he sticks to his duty of defending his home from Edelgard's forces and works with the Church as his kingdom has done for generations. In their final confrontation, Dimitri still calls out Edelgard, but more for what her current actions have wrought rather than for his personal grievances with her showing that he has managed to retain his sense of nobility and honor. However, for the whole route, he fights on Rhea's side despite the fact that she is clearly no longer well mentally.]]
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** Played with in Crimson Flowers Flower route. [[spoiler: Due to having the support of his kingdom and the Church behind him, Dimitri never falls into a violent vendetta like he does in the other routes (and by extension never loses his eye). Though he clearly still despises Edelgard, he sticks to his duty of defending his home from Edelgard's forces and works with the Church as his kingdom has done for generations. In their final confrontation, Dimitri still calls out Edelgard, but more for what her current actions have wrought rather than for his personal grievances with her showing that he has managed to retain his sense of nobility and honor. However, for the whole route, he fights on Rhea's side despite the fact that she is clearly no longer well mentally.]]
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Dimitri's personal ability, ''Royal Lineage'', grants him twenty percent more Experience. Post-timeskip it is upgraded to ''Royal Lineage+'', boosting his Avoid while he is at full health. He bears the minor Minor Crest of Blaiddyd of the Ten Elites.Blaiddyd, which has a chance to double his Attack and weapon uses for Combat Arts.
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!!Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
!!!'''Nationality:''' Holy Kingdom of Faerghus
!!!'''House:''' Blue Lions
!!!'''Class:''' Noble → Lord → Paladin/Hero → High Lord → Great Lord
!!!'''Crest:''' Blaiddyd (Minor)
!!!'''Age:''' 17-18 (pre-timeskip) -> 23 (post-timeskip) (12/20)
!!!'''Height:''' 180 cm (pre-timeskip) -> 188 cm (post-timeskip)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaitoIshikawa (Japanese), Mai Nishikawa (Japanese, child), Creator/ChrisHackney (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Savior King''/''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes The Protector]]'']]
->''"Someone must put a stop to this cycle of the strong trampling the weak."''
Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd is the crown prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus and the house leader of the Blue Lions. Dimitri is a courteous and refreshing young man who embodies chivalry, but he hides a sad darkness within his pleasant facade. His favored weapon is the lance.
He bears the minor Crest of Blaiddyd of the Ten Elites.
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* {{Adorkable}}:
** He can be endearingly awkward in certain social situations. For example, in their C-support, Sylvain teases him about once giving a girl he liked a dagger as a gift instead of something like flowers. Then in their B-support, Dimitri confesses that he took Sylvain's advice about loosening up... by ''using Sylvain's pick-up lines'', because he didn't know how else to ask girls out.
** His support chain with Catherine is him practically [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee squeeing]] over his admiration for his childhood hero. In their A and A+ supports, he stumbles over himself trying to get invent reasons for her to come back to Fhirdiad with him just so he can be near her.
** His S-support with Female Byleth starts off with him pausing for a moment, likely to work up the nerve to confess, then ''[[TalkAboutTheWeather discussing the weather]]''. When he gets around to the confession, it's in a cutely nervous way, and when he discovers his feelings are requited, he practically falls over in relief.
* AmbiguousDisorder:
** Suffice to say the Tragedy of Duscur did a number on his mental health. Depending on the route, [[spoiler:Dimitri can be AxCrazy, or he regularly suffers from BadDreams where those who died ask him why he hasn't avenged them]]. The most obvious cause of this would probably be SurvivorsGuilt.
** He has a number of other quotes (and confirmed in his support with Flayn) that he's lost his sense of taste, which can be a symptom of depression.
** Later on, he admits that he [[spoiler:constantly hears the voices of everyone that died at the Tragedy of Duscur demanding vengeance, and after the time-skip, he sees their ghosts everywhere]].
* AmbiguousSituation: On the [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] route, [[spoiler: he is reported dead at Gronder Field, but he appears to Byleth afterwards briefly. Byleth passes out after the conversation and Seteth says they were "dreaming", and since Dedue never comments later on Dimitri's current state unlike in the Verdant Wind route, it's left [[OrWasItADream ambiguous]] whether this was a DeadPersonConversation or if Dimitri is NotQuiteDead.]]
* AmbiguouslyBi: He has a large amount of ShipTease with Byleth, no matter what their gender is (even if he can't be S-supported by male Byleth), making him the ImpliedLoveInterest for the both of them on the Azure Moon route story-wise.
* AmazonChaser: Putting aside that pretty much any romantic ending will be with one of the playable cast members who are all skilled fighters, he hits on and [[LoveConfession confesses his love]] to [[spoiler: Catherine]] in their A+ support and succeeds at getting her to seriously consider a relationship with him after the war. If it works out or he ends up with someone else is up to the player.
* AncestralWeapon: He gains use of House Blaiddyd's Hero Relic, the lance Areadbhar, after the timeskip, and his Crest allows him to wield it safely.
* AnimalMotifs: Aside from his house's lion motif, Dimitri is called [[FullBoarAction a boar]] by Felix for his savage and brutal side of his personality. However, it also fits his moniker as Savior King, as boars are a symbol of Christ, and represent strength, courage, and ferocity.
* AntiHero: Post-timeskip, he still holds firm to his belief that the innocent should be protected, but he is willing to kill his foes that stand in his way and he's mentally broken to the point that he's driven by anger, hatred, and revenge. [[spoiler:He gets better on his route, thankfully.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion:
** Delivers one to Edelgard on both the Crimson Flower and Azure Moon routes. It's able to shake her resolve in the latter route, but not the former.
--->[[spoiler:''Must you continue to conquer? Continue to kill?''\\
''Enough of this madness! This future of yours is built on a '''foundation of corpses and tears'''!'']]
** On the Azure Moon route, he asks one of Byleth, suggesting that they are NotSoDifferent. The player can agree or disagree with this sentiment.
--->''Five years ago... did you not deem [[spoiler:the woman who killed Jeralt]] to be unforgivable?''
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: As far as he's concerned, this is the difference between himself and the likes of [[spoiler:Randolph]]. [[spoiler:He gets a [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone pretty brutal awakening]] that this still ''doesn't'' excuse what he's done when Rodrigue dies protecting him from a vengeful Fleche.]]
-->''After all is said and done, we are both murderers. Both stained. Both monsters.''
* TheAtoner: Upon being dragged back from the edge on the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:Dimitri is downright horrified and remorseful at what a monster he became, and vows to spend the rest of his life atoning for his sins]].
* AxCrazy:
** Pre-timeskip, Felix mentions in their support chain that during a battle to quell a rebellion, Dimitri fought so savagely that Felix did not recognize him as the friend he had known, labeling him afterward as a monster. A morose Dimitri does not deny Felix’s account of the event.
** Post-timeskip, mainly pertaining to the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:Dimitri is a broken man, openly showing no hesitation to kill. He believes that he is haunted by those he failed to avenge, and is hostile when anyone else tries to help or calm him down, up to threatening to kill Byleth when they try to talk to him. However, he gets better, and actually improves from before]].
--->'''Dimitri:''' Kill every last one of them!
** Interestingly, it's averted [[spoiler:on the Crimson Flower route. Due to having the support of Rhea and the Church of Seiros from the start, Dimitri doesn't have to go into hiding and is able to be crowned king of Faerghus right away which does wonders for his sanity (and his eye). He still despises Edelgard for what she's done and blames her for the Tragedy of Duscur, but he is much more level headed.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the prince of Faerghus and unsurprisingly its strongest fighter. He's a master of both the sword and lance and freakishly strong to the point that even the nearly invincible Catherine declares him her equal.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: His middle and last name mean "defender of the people" and "wolf lord", respectively.
* BabiesEverAfter: His ending with Gilbert mentions that he goes on to have a son.
* BadassBaritone: Speaks in a noticably deeper and more [[GutturalGrowler growling]] voice post time-skip.
* BadassBoast: He has many, many examples of this but his battle dialogue with [[spoiler:Manuela during his paralogue]] manages to stand out in terms of sheer wit and ''style''.
-->'''Manuela:''' [[spoiler:You've grown into a fine, handsome man, Dimitri. Bit of a shame you've also become a violent beast. Men like you make the Silver Maiden cry.]]\\
'''Dimitri:''' [[spoiler:Oh? I suppose it is a shame, Professor Manuela. Perhaps I should have appeared before you holding a bouquet of flowers, rather than the weapon that will end your life.]]
* BarbarianHero: Gives off this vibe post-timeskip, with the grizzled look, longer hair, fur cape, and [[AxCrazy wilder]] state of mind. Even before then, he's noted as having unusual strength. Even [[TheBigGuy Raphael]] is impressed when he hears a story of Dimitri lifting a caravan single-handedly. Reflected in his statline, as Dimitri has the highest maximum STR at a whopping ''87''. [[spoiler:He goes so far as to NeckSnap people with his bare hands and barely a flick of his wrist once he starts going off the deep end.]]
* BeneathTheMask:
** He's genuinely heroic, but Byleth notes near the beginning of the game that they sense a "darkness" behind his friendliness. Later on, it's evident that Dimitri understands and is horrified by the depths of his emotional trauma and bloodthirst, though he tries his best to present the picture of the noble and kind knight.
** In chapter 8 if Byleth chose the Blue Lions, Dimitri's rage over [[spoiler:the attack on Remire Village has him letting the mask slip, calling for the bloody, violent death of Solon's attacking forces]]. After the battle, Dimitri apologizes to Byleth, regretful of letting them and others see that side of himself, only to end the conversation on this:
--->'''Dimitri:''' There's a reason I came to the Officers Academy. Just one reason. [[spoiler:I came here for revenge. And one day, I will have it.]]
** Beneath his more cutthroat and vengeful side as "The Boar" is a man deeply traumatized by his past who genuinely cares about protecting others, and has a deep seated desire to [[spoiler:die due to believing he doesn't deserve, nor is worthy, of living, unlike the people who have died to protect him]].
* BigWhat: If you choose him as the dancing representative for the White Heron Cup, after his earnest request ''not'' to be chosen, he'll let out a pained "''What?''" before cursing your name.
* {{Bishonen}}: Starts out with soft facial features combined with large blue eyes. His C support with Catherine mentions that the first time they met, she mistook him for a "young maiden" (it didn't help that he wore his hair long when he was younger). After the time-skip, though, he's definitely lost this image.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: A significant contributor to his eventual SanitySlippage. While his moral compass can accurately distinguish what is right and just, his standards for irredeemable evil are far too strict. To him, war, self-defense, or ideology are just flimsy excuses villains use to justify murder, so there's no point in understanding or empathizing with their position. Unfortunately, this outrage extends to even himself, so he's an unforgivable monster for fulfilling his princely duties and for taking joy in killing others. [[spoiler:Only on the Azure Moon path does he come to terms with the complexity of killing and learn how to forgive both others and himself.]]
* BladeOnAStick: He wields lances in battle. His House even specializes in them.
* BloodKnight: "Combat" is listed among his likes in his bio, and in his S-rank Forging Bond convo in ''Heroes'', he mentions he enjoys the battlefield because he doesn't have to be troubled by his thoughts there. Even Felix is disturbed by how much Dimitri enjoys battle, considering him something inhuman after seeing the nightmarish glee Dimitri derived from slaughtering his foes while suppressing a rebellion.
* BlueIsHeroic: Wears predominantly blue, and he starts off as a heroic individual. It's subverted in all routes other than the Crimson Flower route, as the events of Part I and the timeskip turn him into an antisocial vengeful madman bent on killing [[spoiler:Edelgard]] as painfully as possible; notably, [[spoiler:threatening to torture Randolph in his route]] is the only act a Lord character commits in any ''Fire Emblem'' game to be motivated by genuine sadism. On the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:he double subverts this after Rodrigue's final words as he dies protecting him causes him to see what his anger is costing him and he decides to get his shit back together]].
* BrokenAce: Pre-timeskip, he’s hailed by others as a model of moral and chivalrous behavior, a highly skilled lancer and swordsman, and a kind and thoughtful prince, but he’s got some deep-set psychological trauma affecting him as a result of the Tragedy of Duscur, as well as his own [[BloodKnight over-fondness for battle.]]
* BrokenPedestal: On the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:after being fatally wounded, Cornelia spends her last moments taunting Dimitri by stating that his step-mother Patricia, who appeared to care for him dearly, never actually loved him, and instead conspired with "those who slither in the dark" to orchestrate the Tragedy of Duscur]].
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: With female Byleth post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, as [[spoiler:Dimitri is left brooding and unstable]], while she is more in touch with her emotions by then. There's even a lot of symbolism of her pulling him from the darkness back to the light.
* TheCaligula: [[spoiler:While he hasn't become King yet, Dimitri becomes a Caligula-in-the-making on the non-Crimson Flower routes post-TimeSkip, as his obsessive desire for revenge on those behind the Tragedy of Duscur makes him violently unhinged, leading his allies to question if he's even mentally competent enough to be a good leader, let alone the next King of Faerghus, and only following him either because of their loyalty to Byleth or Faerghus's knight code. He is also a [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]] of a Caligula, as his insanity stems from his SurvivorGuilt related to Duscur (which resulted in him seeing ghosts), and realizing that his step-sister Edelgard was the Flame Emperor (whom Dimitri erroneously believes was complicit in the Tragedy) made him snap. It's also implied that his apathy towards Faerghus's future stems from being a DeathSeeker. On Azure Moon, he turns away from this path when he realizes his lust for revenge only ends up creating an endless cycle of death, allowing him to eventually become TheGoodKing. On Silver Snow and Verdant Wind, and without Byleth around to rein in his worst impulses, his obsession with revenge and bloodthirsty nature gets himself and his allies killed.]]
* TheCameo: Watches fights with Dedue and Ingrid in the Marketplace portion of the DLC stage Garreg Mach Monastery in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
* CainAndAbel: Plays ''both'' Cain and Abel with [[spoiler:his stepsister, Edelgard]]. Upon discovering [[spoiler:her identity as the Flame Emperor]], he turns murderous and remains as such for the rest of the game...except on the Azure Moon route. There, [[spoiler:he overcomes his hate and tries to reconcile with her, only to get a dagger in the shoulder]].
* CannotTellAJoke: Because of Dimitri's serious demeanor, things that he says in jest are taken at face value. If he meets Byleth at the Goddess Tower on the night of the ball, he proposes that they pray to the goddess that they remain together forever. After [[{{Beat}} a pause]], he adds he was joking, which she doesn't find funny. In his and Sylvain's B support, he uses a pickup line he learned from Sylvain and has to hide in Sylvain's room when the girl he said it to won't leave him alone. Sylvain admonishes him for it, saying that people know Sylvain's not being serious when he uses those lines, but the same can't be said for Dimitri.
* CelibateHero: He doesn't seem too interested in romance, despite his position as the future king. In fact, in other routes, [[spoiler:his kingdom falls apart because he dies childless.]]
* ChaoticStupid: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:he picks a completely pointless fight with the Alliance out of sheer psychotic rage, and gets himself and potentially every member of his retinue save Dedue killed]].
-->'''[[spoiler:Claude]]:''' Calm down, Dimitri! What does it achieve, us killing each other here?\\
'''Dimitri:''' Move, [[spoiler:Claude]]. I have no time to exchange words with you.\\
'''[[spoiler:Claude]]:''' It doesn't matter what I'm saying, does it? You aren't even listening. But I'm not gonna budge.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He will always die in non-Azure Moon paths, either as a result of his desire for vengeance consuming him and leading him to an avoidable death, or for being one of Edelgard's key obstacles in her conquest of Fódlan and the defeat of the Church of Seiros (unless his final appearance on Silver Snow was the real deal).]]
* CharacterDevelopment: He has perhaps the most robust arc out of every character in the entire series, and it serves as the focal point of his route. [[spoiler: Dimitri starts out as an idealistic NiceGuy with a tragic past, someone who infrequently gives into blind rage during stressful situations. After discovering the Flame Emperor's true identity he snaps, falling into insanity and monstrosity after the time skip (which is not helped by his captivity). He then goes on to brutally murder Empire soldiers, killing anyone he deems as a "monster" for preying on the weak and being obsessive in his desire to brutally murder Edelgard for her transgressions. He spends the bulk of his route angry and closed off, refusing to interact with former friends, due to his extreme self-loathing and inability to deal with the hallucinations of the dead (likely a result of his intense SurvivorsGuilt). It takes the combined death of Rodrigue, his father figure, and Byleth's coaxing that he's finally able to just let go, and live for himself instead of being bound by the dead. After becoming a KnightInSourArmor, his perspective completely shifts, as he's able to oppose Edelgard in a rational manner (and tries to parley with her). After defeating her, he offers her his hand so that they might work together. Sadly, she responds to this gesture with a knife, forcing him to kill her. He does not relish her death.]] It's notable that even after his character development, Dimitri is still [[spoiler:plagued by the voices of the dead, according to his S-support with Byleth, and will likely hear them for the rest of his life. This is true to how mental illness works in real life, but it also speaks to the strength he's gained that he can live on without succumbing to despair under his current conditions.]]
* ChickMagnet: In his supports with Sylvain, Dimitri promises to be more open to social interaction if Sylvain promises to be more diligent. By the second part of the support, Dimitri has to lock himself in Sylvain's room to hide from a girl who wants to go out with him.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Felix, Ingrid, and Sylvain. He is also revealed to have been one with [[spoiler:Edelgard]] when they were little, but grew distant after she moved away. It doesn't appear as though most of the students are aware of this relationship, but several characters (including Byleth, optionally) can comment on the fact that he seems to still have a crush on her. [[spoiler:While the ChildhoodFriendRomance is implied through dialogue on Dimitri's end, it's not explored much from the other side, and even if it were, Edelgard and Dimitri are mutually exclusive characters and it's therefore impossible to ever follow up on it.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Dimitri grew up with and can marry Ingrid should you achieve an A-support and ending with them.
* ClimaxBoss:
** On the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:he is fought on the Tailtean Plains alongside the church forces right before the FinalBoss.]]
** On the Verdant Wind route, he is fought in Chapter 17 during the second battle at Gronder Field.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Threatens the defeated [[spoiler:Randolph]] with having to watch each of his soldiers die, one by one, and then the ''removal of his eyes'', after his defeat in chapter 14 of the Azure Moon route. [[spoiler:Luckily for Randolph, Byleth steps in to MercyKill him before Dimitri can act.]]
* TheComicallySerious: Dimitri conducts himself incredibly seriously and lacks much of a sense of humor, making it all the funnier when the embarrassed and stressed prince is forced to deal with Sylvain's antics or similarly undignified situations.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: On the surface, he's a fairly standard noble lord like Marth and all the rest. However, beneath his MaskOfSanity lies a festering mess of rage, hatred, and vengeance, and [[spoiler:without Byleth's or Rhea's influence to reign him in, the trauma he goes through before and during the story causes him to snap and become completely AxCrazy]].
* CreepyShadowedUndereyes: Possesses these after the time skip. If you're on the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:they disappear after Rodrigue sacrifices his life for Dimitri and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he realizes what kind of person he's become]]]]. Averted on the Crimson Flower route, as he's considerably more well-adjusted.
* CynicismCatalyst: The revelation of [[spoiler:Edelgard being the Flame Emperor]] solidifies Dimitri’s resolve to murder those he deems wicked, and though he retains good intentions of protecting the innocent even as an AntiHero post-timeskip, he stops trying to hide the depths of his desire for vengeance and bloodthirsty brutality.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The Tragedy of Duscur, in which a young Dimitri witnessed his father and several knights of Faerghus (including his close friend Glenn Fraldarius) killed in bloody conflict. The prince recounts witnessing their final moments, and from the beginning of the story onward, is haunted and tormented by the memory.
* DeadlyDistantFinale: Several of his paired endings for Azure Moon ([[spoiler:Felix, Marianne, Dedue, and Flayn,]] for those curious) involve his death at an unspecified point after the end of the war, and usually before the person he's paired with.
* DeadPersonConversation: In the [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] route, after the Battle of Gronder Field, [[spoiler:it's implied that Dimitri's final conversation with Byleth is this. He's reported to have died in the battle, and Byleth meets him randomly outside of the monastery. Byleth is incredulous that he's alive, and something doesn't seem right. During the course of the conversation, Byleth tells Dimitri to attempt to atone for his sins. Dimitri bitterly replies that Rodrigue said the same thing, but states he will try to do so. The screen goes black, and Seteth wonders who Byleth was talking to, since they were standing there all alone. Byleth replies that they were talking to someone, and Seteth states that it was probably someone desiring guidance from Byleth]].
* DeathSeeker:
** Implied post-timeskip, as he's very uncaring about his own life. [[spoiler:If you're on the Azure Moon route and [[GameOver he dies]], he just dryly remarks that this is a fitting end for him. If you heal him, he tells your healer they're wasting effort. And finally, when Fleche tries to kill him, he doesn't even appear to ''try'' to defend himself in the CG. After Chapter 17, however, he starts to value his own life again.]]
** Stated near outright in his support chain with Gilbert, where [[spoiler:Dimitri can even pull a PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou ''pre-timeskip.'' It almost happens in their A-rank, but Gilbert deliberately misses to make Dimitri [[MidSuicideRegret come to his senses.]]]]
--->'''Gilbert:''' Your Highness, I repeat myself — consider the value of your own life.
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the three lords, Dimitri is the closest to the classic [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth archetype]] the series uses for most of its main lords: kind, extremely idealistic, noble, chivalrous, and horrified by war. However, unlike Marth and similar lords, who cling to optimism and ThePowerOfFriendship in order to get through their hardships relatively unscathed, the mental and emotional trauma that Dimitri experiences before the game begins and during its events ends up [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues breaking him and tormenting him in several ways]], turning him into a violent, cynical anti-hero who needs to be pulled out of his self-destructive behavior by Byleth, basically a darker version of the 'battle gung-ho' Lords popularized by [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Hector]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]]]].
* DefiantToTheEnd: On the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:if he is killed after watching Dedue sacrifice himself by turning into a beast, he dies cursing Edelgard's name and telling her to burn in eternal flames for the atrocities she committed in the name of her ideals, as well as the ones he erroneously believes she committed. Without that one last trauma, his death is much more peaceful]].
* DenyingTheDeadParentsSins: Sort of. [[spoiler: In the Azure Moon route, when Cornelia reveals that his stepmother was one of the people responsible for the Tragedy of Duscur, Dimitri at first is understandably sceptic about her claims and fervently denies her involvement]].
* {{Deuteragonist}}: In Part I if Byleth chose to instruct the Blue Lions, he's the ostensible leader of the students you're teaching, but Byleth has more screentime and character development. The two switch off in Part II as his trauma and character development take center stage.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength:
** Dimitri has remarkable physical strength, but has trouble keeping it from interfering with more dexterous tasks; he asks Mercedes to teach him needlework in their support chain, and somehow manages to accidentally bend a pair of ''scissors'' with his physical strength alone.
** It's been a problem for him for years: Felix won't let him live down the fact that he used to accidentally ''snap swords in half'' as a child.
* DontCallMeSir: He insists he's more comfortable with just being called 'Dimitri' [[FriendlyAddressPrivileges by those close to him]] instead of 'Highness,' and prefers to be treated as an equal to those he outranks. His supports with Dedue and Ashe involve this conflict, as both insist on using the honorific. Even Sylvain and Ingrid, his childhood friends, usually call him "Your Highness," rather than by name.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:His fate in all routes save Azure Moon. Because of his (misguided) obsession with revenge against Edelgard, his kingdom falls to ruin and his bloodline dies out since his uncle is murdered and Dimitri himself dies childless.]]
* DrawAggro: In the final boss fight of his route, [[spoiler:Hegemon Edelgard]] will always spend the first of their two moves per turn attacking him if he's in range.
* TheDragon: Only on the Crimson Flower route, he [[spoiler:serves as this to Seiros, and even dies to protect her and his country.]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:Dimitri is driven from the field at the Battle of Gronder Field, and so is Edelgard, leaving them both alive to be confronted later... only for Dimitri to immediately be killed offscreen by Imperial mooks. Hilda says he deserved a better death]]. [[spoiler:It becomes worse in the Silver Snow route, where you don't meet him onscreen post-Timeskip (aside from a conversation with what may be his ghost) and aren't even present for the Battle.]]
* DudeNotFunny: In Chapter 7, this is his response when Edelgard jokes that they can fight all they want if Adrestia and Faerghus go to war. [[spoiler:Considering what does end up happening...]]
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Not during the present, but there was a bit of this when he was younger. During his C-support with Catherine, Dimitri mentions he never forgot her first words to him: "Look at that young maiden wielding a giant lance. How adorable!", and how furious he'd been at the time (but not anymore). Catherine says she didn't know he was the prince - which later earned her a reprimand from her father - and that his hairstyle at the time threw her off. As seen with an Azure Moon route flashback of Edelgard teaching him how to dance when they were kids, his hair ''was'' a bit long and dainty for a boy.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: His life has sucked a ''lot'', but if you're on the Azure Moon route, then does Dimitri ''ever'' earn his happy ending. [[spoiler:He's finally able to stop being consumed by SurvivorsGuilt, becomes hailed as the Savior King of the united Fódlan, puts in place key reforms that usher in a golden era, and potentially finds love and a happy marriage.]]
* EtTuBrute: He was very close to [[spoiler:his stepsister and childhood friend Edelgard]]. Predictably, when he finds out [[spoiler:she's been orchestrating attacks on the Church of Seiros and seems to be responsible for the Tragedy of Duscur]], he handles it very, ''very'' badly.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: PlayedWith. Several characters, such as Claude, Sylvain, and [[DialogueTree potentially even Byleth]], can teasingly accuse him of having romantic interest in Edelgard. He tends to laugh it off when they do. [[spoiler:He does react very deeply to her betrayal, but firmly refers to her as his step-sister.]]
* EvilNephew:
** On the Azure Moon route, he is framed as one [[spoiler:by Cornelia for the assassination of his uncle, Rufus, for rumors he may have been involved in the Tragedy of Duscur. Dimitri is in fact upset by his uncle's death, even if he was a skirt-chaser who ignored his duties as regent]].
** Also on the Azure Moon route, Lord Arundel tries to guilt-trip Dimitri for fighting him, Dimitri's own uncle. [[ShutUpHannibal Dimitri, however, refuses to listen to Arundel]].
* EvilSoundsDeep: After the time-skip, his voice gets notably deeper, and he's clearly more unhinged than he was in the past. Downplayed, in that he's just an AntiHero.
* ExhaustedEyeBags: Dimitri possesses [[CreepyShadowedUndereyes shadows under his eyes]] after the timeskip, after the last five years spent in exile, still haunted by the deaths of his loved ones and desiring revenge more than ever. [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, with Rodrigue's sacrifice to save his life and Byleth's continued guidance, Dimitri makes a turn for the better and loses the eye bags.]]
* ExperienceBooster: His personal skill, Royal Lineage, grants him an additional 20% experience gained after combat.
* ExtremeOmnivore: He doesn't care what he eats as long as it's nutritious, insisting that every meal is delicious. Dedue has to remind him not to eat the weeds should they be sent out to weed the fields. It's later revealed that he's completely lost his sense of taste, which means everything is tasteless to him. He mainly puts on the facade of enjoying his meals to assure others. Notably he's the only one who likes [[LethalChef Flayn's]] cooking, because the flavors are so overpoweringly strong that he can actually taste it somewhat.
* EyeScream: Loses his right eye to an unspecified injury during the timeskip (in a tea conversation he implies he still has the eye but it may not work well), except on the Crimson Flower route.
* EyepatchAfterTimeSkip: Sports one after the timeskip except on the Crimson Flower route. Dimitri's developed more BloodKnight tendencies and self-loathing over those years and takes glee in slaughtering his foes. It stands to reason he lost an eye due to his recklessness.
* FaceHeelTurn:
** On the Verdant Wind route. [[spoiler:Without Byleth or Rhea to rein in his dark side, he degenerates from a KnightInShiningArmor to a man so completely AxCrazy he's willing to attack Alliance forces just for being within reach of his lance.]]
** A downplayed instance occurs in Crimson Flower, where [[spoiler:Rhea is undergoing SanitySlippage and is clearly unfit to be leading Fódlan. While he does have legitimate grievances against Edelgard's war of aggression and his vengefulness is understandable, unlike Claude he never attempts to bargain for peace even when cornered, forcing you to kill him.]]
* FallenHero:
** Post-timeskip on the Verdant Wind and White Snow routes. [[spoiler:His misplaced desire for revenge on Edelgard and guilt over being a survivor of the Tragedy of Duscur completely overwrite Dimitri's original noble heroic intentions. He just ends up either wandering around Fódlan killing random Imperial soldiers, being willing to attack anyone in his way.]]
** Played with in Crimson Flowers route. [[spoiler: Due to having the support of his kingdom and the Church behind him, Dimitri never falls into a violent vendetta like he does in the other routes (and by extension never loses his eye). Though he clearly still despises Edelgard, he sticks to his duty of defending his home from Edelgard's forces and works with the Church as his kingdom has done for generations. In their final confrontation, Dimitri still calls out Edelgard, but more for what her current actions have wrought rather than for his personal grievances with her showing that he has managed to retain his sense of nobility and honor. However, for the whole route, he fights on Rhea's side despite the fact that she is clearly no longer well mentally.]]
** Even on the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:the shock of him turning into a crazed killer is part of the tension of the route]]. [[spoiler:One of the first things you see him do is gleefully describe how's going to torture Randolph, to the point Byleth {{Mercy Kill}}s the poor guy. However, unlike other routes, he has Byleth and the rest of the Blue Lions to support him emotionally, and he eventually has a heel realization, after the younger sister of Randolph attempts to kill him in revenge and Rodrigue sacrifices himself to stop the attempt. From there, Dimitri [[RedemptionInTheRain gets better]] and focuses on saving his people over getting revenge on Edelgard.]]
* FatalFlaw:
** Wrath and his desire for {{Revenge}}. Being haunted by SurvivorsGuilt and trauma, Dimitri swears revenge against the Flame Emperor over believing they caused the Tragedy of Duscur, and it's clear it's starting to consume him. This not only leads him to start losing his sanity [[spoiler:once Edelgard is revealed to be the Flame Emperor]], but become an AxCrazy BloodKnight post-timeskip. [[spoiler:Even more tragically, he's completely wrong about Edelgard's involvement in the Tragedy (she was the same age as him when it happened, after all) and despite working with the perpetrators, it's TeethClenchedTeamwork at best. His deaths in all of the routes not Azure Moon is from him recklessly trying to get revenge on Edelgard. In particular on the Silver Snow route, he chooses to not wait for the Resistance Army to prepare and immediately leads an ill-advised march through the capital wanting to kill Edelgard as soon as possible. This leads to a disastrous Battle of Gronder Field leading to many causalities including himself, Rodrigue, and Gilbert, and Claude going missing.]]
** Love and selflessness. Several characters note that Dimitri cares ''too much'' about people, to the point he takes their burdens as his own and can never justify taking another person's life. He seeks revenge not for his sake, but because he believes it's what his deceased friends and family are owed. He despises all killing, which leaves him unable to do anything but demonize anyone who willingly kills another, up to and especially including himself. Thus, his love feeds his wrath and SurvivorsGuilt, which sends him spiraling on a path of self-destruction as he tries to carry the regrets of the dead. Since the dead compel him to kill the monsters who murdered them, he has to kill them, but, by killing, he's become no better than the monsters, so he is caught in a vicious cycle. [[spoiler:It's only on the Azure Moon route that he moves past this, by learning to live for ''himself''.]]
* FirstLove: Implied. Dimitri reminisces fondly on the happy year of his youth he spent with [[spoiler:Edelgard, and was devastated when they were separated. Byleth can tease him with potential romantic feelings for her, though he laughs it off; she claims not to remember, but does insist that her first love was "a nobleman from Faerghus." He acknowledges that anything that might have been there before is long gone now, as they have both changed since their childhood.]]
* {{Foil}}:
** He and Sylvain are pretty much direct opposites; Sylvain is easygoing, fun-loving, and lighthearted, while Dimitri is serious, responsible, and in Sylvain's words, "uptight." Highlighted by their support chain, where Sylvain promises to act more responsibly if Dimitri will lighten up.
** Dimitri and Raphael are both strong blonde haired students who both lost their family years before the story began. However, Dimitri is a {{Bishounen}} pre-time skip while Raphael is physically TheBigGuy before and after the time skip. Another is that while Dimitri ends up having SurvivorsGuilt in the aftermath of the Tragedy of Duscur [[spoiler:and said guilt eating him up in all routes until his CharacterDevelopment on the Azure Moon route]], Raphael was able to adjust from the death of his parents and not holding Ignatz or Lorenz' parents accountable for their deaths. This is also because as Raphael notes, he has to take care of his sister, and getting revenge would not help.
* FreakOut: On his route, he completely ''snaps'' at the end of Chapter 11 when he finds out [[spoiler:Edelgard is the Flame Emperor, who he has come to believe orchestrated the Tragedy of Duscur]]. His worst qualities start coming to the fore at this point, and he's completely unrecognizable by the start of Part II.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: On the start of his route post-timeskip, none of the other Blue Lions approve of his actions and many students from other houses admit they're here for Byleth, not Dimitri, if recruited. After Chapter 17 [[spoiler: Dimitri becomes TheAtoner, and the others warm up to him again.]] In a bit of GameplayAndStoryIntegration, Dimitri cannot initiate any support conversations on his route until that point.
* FriendToAllChildren: His C-support with Byleth shows that Dimitri takes time out of his day to teach young orphans swordplay, as he empathizes with the pain of losing one's parents. [[spoiler:Even at his [[AxCrazy absolute worst]], on the Azure Moon route post-timeskip, a monk at Garreg Mach will note he saw Dimitri patting the head of an orphan child. At the end of his route, the ending mural depicts Dimitri surrounded by smiling children, and the narration states that as king, one of his focuses was improving lives for orphans.]]
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** Dimitri is stated multiple times to be ''very'' strong, frequently breaking weapons by accident from swinging them too hard. He even broke a sword as a child! He also has both the highest maximum potential strength stat at a whopping 87 points and the highest personal strength growth in the game at 60%, above even bigger and burlier guys like Dedue and Raphael. The effect of his Crest also reflects both his enhanced strength and his tendency to accidentally break weapons, as it doubles his attack and weapon usage for combat arts.
** He is noted as a OneManArmy in canon, and this very much applies to him in gameplay as well. It's common for him to take on multiple enemies and come out the victor, and with the Vantage Battalion and Wrath ability he can effortlessly slaughter dozens of enemies during the enemy phase.
** Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, Dimitri is so consumed by his rage and single-minded desire to murder [[spoiler:Edelgard]] that he actively pushes people away from him and even throws IneffectualDeathThreats their way. He doesn't attend war meetings, snarls at his allies that they're wasting their time if they heal him, can't build supports, be invited to tea time, or be given gifts. After chapter 17 and his [[spoiler:RedemptionInTheRain, he calms down, seeks to atone, and once again can build support points and be interacted with as normal.]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: While he admits to being rather clumsy and struggles with dexterous tasks, Dimitri has a relatively high Dexterity cap (69), growth (50%), and base (7), all of which are higher than Felix's.
* GentleGiant: On the Azure Moon route [[spoiler:after his CharacterDevelopment]]. He's one of the tallest and most physically intimidating of the playable characters, yet he's also [[spoiler:regained his kind and heroic nature. The ending mural even shows him being flocked by children]].
* GoMadFromTheIsolation:
** On three of the four routes, [[spoiler:Edelgard declares war on the Church of Seiros, Dimitri is framed, slated for execution, rescued by Dedue (possibly at the cost of Dedue's life), and forced into exile by Cornelia. For the next five years, he is entirely alone and knows only combat from fleeing for his life or murdering for revenge]]. The experience is just [[TraumaCongaLine one of the many factors]] in his ensuing SanitySlippage.
** Completely averted on the Crimson Flower route, as Rhea [[spoiler:retreating to the Kingdom capital prevents him from being imprisoned, allowing him to be crowned as king.]] His hate for [[spoiler:Edelgard]] has not waned in the slightest, but he's significantly more composed.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Discovering that [[spoiler:Edelgard is the Flame Emperor]] in the Blue Lions version of chapter 11 sends Dimitri into a murderous rage, charging [[spoiler:Edelgard]], screaming that he’ll have her head, and post-timeskip becoming obsessed with meting out vengeance on the wicked.
* TheGoodKing: At the end of the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:the mural commemorating his ascension says he sought to create a world free from oppression and the mural also shows children happily flock to him while knights under his supervision in the background are feeding the poor, and he eventually becomes known as the savior king]].
* GoodOldFisticuffs: In the Blue Lions version of chapter 11, after discovering that the Flame Emperor is [[spoiler:Edelgard and throwing his lance in her direction, Dimitri wastes no time in taking out some of her soldiers with his bare hands]].
* GuestStarPartyMember: He is controllable during the tutorial, but if you choose the Black Eagles or Golden Deer, he permanently leaves your party. Outside of that, you can control him through the Cindered Shadows side story.
* GutturalGrowler: Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon and Verdant Wind routes, Dimitri has a deeper, more aggressive voice and growls nearly every line he speaks. On the Azure Moon route, after he [[spoiler:realizes what kind of person he's become and takes a turn for the better, his voice softens a little, though he still growls at his enemies in battle]].
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He is blond and one of the most chivalrous, idealistic, and kind members of the cast. However, he becomes more openly violent after the timeskip. [[spoiler:He regains his kindness should you side with the Blue Lions.]]
* {{Hallucinations}}: Post-timeskip, he experiences auditory and visual hallucinations of his deceased friends and family, asking why he hasn't avenged them yet.
* HandicappedBadass: On 3/4 routes post-timeskip, he loses an eye. But even with a blind side, Dimitri still leads from the front lines with just as much fervor and skill as before.
* HearingVoices: After the timeskip, he often hallucinates the voices of his deceased loved ones. Notably in Chapter 14 of the Azure Moon route, Byleth walks in on Dimitri in the cathedral, fervently muttering to himself; he addresses his father and stepmother, promising them that he'll [[spoiler:kill Edelgard]] and allow them to rest.
* HeroAntagonist: On the Crimson Flower route. [[spoiler:While he does desire revenge on Edelgard, his primary goal is to protect his country from a war of conquest and fulfill his kingdom's long-standing obligations to the Church of Seiros. His only real FatalFlaw aside from his vengefulness is his blindness (willful or otherwise) to how unhinged Rhea has become.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: Swords are his second-strongest proficiency, and even MasterSwordsman Catherine declares him her equal in swordsmanship. He also can use the series' signature Lord class if he has a decent sword rank, and he's the only one of the three lords whose personal class retains swords as a backup weapon.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: On the Azure Moon route post-timeskip, [[spoiler:once his sanity is restored, he isn't exactly happy about becoming a violent ShellShockedVeteran]].
* HeroicBuild: Dimitri has very wide shoulders and a narrow waist even before the timeskip, and has story-based SuperStrength. Post-timeskip, he's had a late growth spurt and the effect is even more pronounced.
* HesBack: After spending the third quarter of his route as an AxCrazy RevengeBeforeReason maniac, [[spoiler:Rodrigue's death causes him to decide to atone and returns him to the chivalrous man he once was. He kicks off his atonement by retaking Fhirdiad from the Faerghus Dukedom.]]
* HiddenDepths:
** While he doesn't know her true identity, Dimitri is able to ascertain just from watching the way she moves that Rhea is an extremely experienced warrior, and is not bluffing at all when she says she is quite capable of defending herself.
** Though he doesn't show it openly, others will reveal on Azure Moon that he is devout to the Church of Seiros and goes to pray during the night where few are around to see. This is a subversion, however, as Dimitri will reveal during his Goddess tower conversation with Byleth that he outright doesn't believe in the Goddess's ability to intervene in the affairs of humans, merely describing her as someone who silently watches over humanity, and that if she was trying to save humanity, mankind would refuse to reach out to her.
* HistoryRepeats: Jeralt was formerly a soldier from the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus who fell for Byleth's mother in Garreg Mach monastery. Dimitri, who is the prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, can potentially fall in love with female Byleth by meeting and forming a bond with her in Garreg Mach monastery, provided that he is the one chosen for S-rank support in the Azure Moon route. For bonus point, both men specifically comment on their love's beautiful smile.
* HoldingHands: A theme between Dimitri and Byleth post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route. [[spoiler:When they find him at the monastery, they offer their hand to him, only for Dimitri to reject it. They do the same thing during his RedemptionInTheRain, but he takes it this time, commenting on [[ShipTease how warm their hand is]]. After he kills Edelgard, as they leave, he almost looks back, but is stopped when Byleth takes his hand. And should he S-Support with a female Byleth, their CG artwork shows them holding hands.]]
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: If paired with female Byleth. She's 5'4", while post-timeskip, he gains more muscles and several inches to reach 6'2". He even comments on how tiny her hands are in their S-support.
* {{Hunk}}: Post-timeskip, he trades some of his prettiness for muscle and a more rugged look.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When reuniting with Rodrigue in Azure Moon, [[spoiler: Dimitri angrily snaps at him for saying Lambert would have focused on saving the Capital over getting revenge on the Empire and demands that Rodrigue not put words in the mouths of the dead, then immediately rants about how his father is in torment and can only be freed by killing Edelgard, who wasn't even responsible for his death.]]
* HypocrisyNod: Dimitri hates killing and believes it is an inherently wrong act. [[spoiler:That's why when he becomes more ruthless or tries to avenge the dead, he's filled with self-loathing, as he knows he engages in an act he hates.]]
* HurtingHero: From the outset, Dimitri's trauma stemming from witnessing his loved ones killed in the Tragedy of Duscur and his own hatred of killing causes him no end of psychological and emotional pain. After the timeskip, it gets worse.
* IAmAMonster: In his support conversation with Byleth, Dimitri shakily reveals a deep-seated sense of self-disparity due to his frequent killing:
-->'''Dimitri:''' Killing is part of the job, but even so... There are times when I'm chilled to the bone by the depravity of my own actions.
* ICantDance: Begs not to be chosen to represent the Blue Lions in the White Heron Cup, and if you choose him, he insists he's not going to be able to win, and is surprised if he does, with the judges commenting on his unconventional style.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:after the forces of all three countries clash at Gronder Field, he attempts to pursue Edelgard as she is retreating, only to collapse from exhaustion and then be run through with spears by her soldiers]].
* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Byleth on the Azure Moon route. They have a few scenes with romantic undertones outside of supports, HoldingHands practically becomes a motif between them. Also, while only a female Byleth can S-rank Dimitri, the heavy romantic undertones are still very much present if Byleth is male, making Dimitri a more usual example of this trope to him.
* IneffectualDeathThreats: Post-timeskip, he repeatedly makes direct and/or veiled threats to his own allies who he believes are "getting in his way," none of which he actually follows up on.
* InnocentlyInsensitive:
** In his support with Ingrid, Dimitri tries apologizing to Ingrid about the tragic death of Ingrid’s beloved Glenn Fraldarius, refuting her claims that Glenn’s death was admirable and he died heroically. Ingrid storms off in anger, leaving Dimitri to self-deprecatingly ask himself what is wrong with him. When Ingrid comes to apologize in their B support, Dimitri apologizes as well.
** If the Blue Lions were chosen, if female Byleth chooses him to visit the Goddess Tower with, on the night of the ball, Dimitri wishes for them to be together forever. A moment later, he laughs it off as a joke. She calls the joke cruel, to which Dimitri apologizes.
** On the night of the ball in Part I, Dimitri muses that it was irresponsible of him to promise the Blue Lions that even after his ascension as king, he'll stay close to his friends.
* InSeriesNickname: Felix disparagingly calls him "boar" for his bloodlust and recklessness. Even after Dimitri realizes the error of his thinking and develops into a better person, Felix continues to refer to him as such.
* InternalReformist: Although he dislikes the Crest and nobility system as an excuse to oppress the weak, unlike Edelgard, he believes that breaking the social order would be far more damaging than anything, and instead seeks to reform them once he is king. [[spoiler:He does just this on the Azure Moon route, leading to a golden age.]]
* {{Irony}}:
** Dimitri is at his most [[spoiler:psychotic on the Azure Moon and Verdant Wind paths, the former ''being his own route'', while on Crimson Flower, the route where Byleth allies with his mortal enemy Edelgard, he remains composed enough to protect his people and be concerned for them.]]
** On the Crimson Flower route, despite [[spoiler:having made a pact with Rhea to seek revenge upon their enemies, when battling Edelgard he tries to question why she started this war, meaning he still seeks to reason with her first despite proclaiming a desire for vengeance.]]
** [[spoiler:His hatred of Edelgard is fueled by her alliance with those who slither in the dark, who masterminded the Tragedy of Duscur and continue to wreak havoc with their numerous depraved schemes, sometimes without her knowledge or consent (such as the tragedy in Remire village and Jeralt's murder). On the Crimson Flower route, he finds himself in the uncomfortable position of watching his own allies resort to ugly extremes without his knowledge or consent (most notably Dedue's usage of the Crest Stones), and after his death, his remaining allies knowingly go along with Rhea's deranged plan to set Fhirdiad ablaze, causing the deaths of the very innocents he was trying to save.]]
** Dimitri always suspected [[spoiler:Arundel]] was behind the Tragedy of Duscur. [[spoiler:Due to having zero knowledge about "those who slither in the dark", he never realizes the man who says the Tragedy was committed for Edelgard is implied to be Arundel (Thales) himself, leading him off the right track.]]
** He has spent all of his adolescent years haunted by the ghosts of his deceased loved ones. [[spoiler:On the Silver Snow route, he himself is heavily implied to become a ghost.]]
* ItsAllMyFault:
** He blames himself for the Tragedy of Duscur, as he failed to convince his father's advisers that the Duscur were not to blame for his father's death, resulting in massacres on both sides.
** On the Azure Moon route, an anguished Dimitri declares that [[spoiler:Rodrigue being mortally wounded shielding him from Fleche's assassination attempt]] is all his fault, just as if he had been the assailant himself. The [[spoiler:wounded and dying Rodrigue tells him that he's dying for what he believes in, just like Glenn and those who died protecting Dimitri during the Tragedy of Duscur. Rodrigue implores Dimitri to continue fighting for what he believes in.]]
* ItsPersonal: He wants [[spoiler:Edelgard]]'s head on a stick for their (alleged) role in the Tragedy of Duscur.
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: While Thales is the game's main villain, Dimitri's biggest grudge is against his DragonWithAnAgenda [[spoiler:Edelgard]]. In his own route, this leads to him [[spoiler:unknowingly rolling right over Thales in his efforts to get to Edelgard, making her the BigBad and him the GreaterScopeVillain of his route]].
* IveComeTooFar: Subverted. After [[spoiler:Rodrigue's HeroicSacrifice saves Dimitri's life]] at the end of chapter 17 of the Azure Moon route, Dimitri talks with Byleth, begging for advice as to what he should do. He claims that he's been driven solely by vengeance for his dead loved ones for too long to change. Byleth tells him instead to find motivation in what he believes in, just as [[spoiler:Rodrigue did,]] and Dimitri muses on their words. It works, and the next day, Dimitri apologizes to his friends for his behavior, promising to atone for his actions.
* JackOfAllTrades: While he primarily specializes in lances and authority, he knows a little something about everything as an antagonist.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** As far as he's fallen in his pursuit of revenge, he raises a good point when he suggests that he and Byleth are NotSoDifferent in regards to his own actions against [[spoiler:Edelgard]] and Byleth's actions against [[spoiler:Kronya]].
** In the Crimson Flower route, while he is mostly opposing Edelgard [[spoiler: because he wrongly assumes she's behind the Tragedy, and cooperating with a psychopathic Rhea who has several abuses of power exposed, he's still rightfully angry at her for cooperating with those who slither in the dark and starting a 5 year long war.]]
* KilledOffscreen: On the [[spoiler:Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes, he dies shortly after the battle for Gronder Field.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: Post-timeskip, [[spoiler:he still retains his belief in the duty of a knight and desire to protect the weak, but has completely lost faith in honor or chivalry]]. [[spoiler:And most of this is dwarfed by his desire for revenge anyway, unless you're on the Azure Moon path, in which case his goals shift to truly prioritizing the defense of innocents.]]
* LastOfHisKind: On all routes but the Crimson Flower route [[spoiler:due to his uncle being killed by Cornelia. On the Crimson Flower route, he comments that he isn't the end of his bloodline, suggesting his uncle survives there due to Cornelia not usurping him]].
* LaughingMad: When he discovers that [[spoiler:the Flame Emperor is Edelgard]] in chapter 11 if Byleth chose the Blue Lions, he's reduced to cackling with an unhinged expression on his face. [[spoiler:He charges Edelgard, screaming that he'll have her head, and ends up snapping the neck of an Imperial {{mook}} immediately afterward.]]
* TheLeader: The prince destined to rule over Faerghus, he has command over members of the Blue Lions, who are themselves subjects of his kingdom. Despite his royal background and authority, he still takes orders from Byleth, who instructs him and the other students.
* LeaveNoSurvivors: In Chapter 17 on the Azure Moon and Verdant Wind routes, he orders the deaths of every opponent at Gronder Field.
-->'''Dimitri:''' Know that I will tear your heads from your shoulders. The dead must have their tribute. Kill every last one of them!
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The King of Lions", which plays in a number of his post-timeskip appearances.
* LightningBruiser: He starts with an excellent 12 base strength, and even has the highest maximum Strength in the game out of the playable characters at 87, along with strong growths in Strength, Defense, Speed, and Dexterity, making him a monster in close combat. He also has relatively easy access to the Soldier-Cavalier-Paladin class line, which only further bolsters his ability to come in hard and fast. His only shortcomings are his terrible Magic and Resistance stats and growths, which leaves him open to magical bombardment. His final class, Great Lord, also gives him a whopping 4 modifier to his Speed, the same as Swordmasters.
* LikesOlderWomen: While not all of his potential wives are older than him, the majority are (female Byleth, Catherine, Mercedes, [[spoiler:[[Really700YearsOld Flayn]]]]). There's also all his subtext with female Byleth, who is by default 21/22 to his 17/18, in the main story.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Of the main protagonists, he is the only one who never makes certain discoveries about the backstory, such as [[spoiler:the Nabateans, the true origins of the Heroes' Relics, and the truth about "those who slither in the dark"]].
* MagicallyIneptFighter: His Magic and Resistance growths are an abysmal 20%, but his Strength growth is a whopping 60%. His Dexterity, Speed, and Defense growths are also solid at 50%, 50%, and 40% respectively, making him a LightningBruiser.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: After the final battle on the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:Dimitri is unfazed by Edelgard's final attempt on his life, swiftly killing her with his lance before casually pulling out her dagger from his shoulder]].
* MaskOfSanity: He does his best to uphold the image of an idealistic and chivalrous knight, but underneath he's a festering mess of rage, hatred, and vengeance. After the timeskip ([[spoiler:or even before that, should TheReveal occur on the Blue Lions route]]), the mask has cracked and he's become openly psychotic.
* TheMcCoy: Of the three lords, he's the most emotional and moralistic of the three, upholding the ideals of chivalry and honor and the belief that the knight should protect the weak and innocent from evil. At the same time, he also has to fight with his own inner demons due to his SurvivorGuilt. [[spoiler:He reconciles these conflicting aspects in Azure Moon, where he expresses sadness and pity when Edelgard refuses his offer of mercy and redemption after having to kill her with his own hands, a stark contrast to his initial bloodthirst.]]
* MeaningfulEcho: If you chose the Blue Lions, right after [[spoiler:Jeralt's death, Dimitri tells Byleth to take their time to grieve and then find something to believe in to continue on with their life. At the end of chapter 17, Byleth tells him to live for what he believes in]].
* MeaningfulName:
** His first name is the Slavic form of Demetrius, meaning faithful to Demeter, the Greek Goddess in charge of Harvest, and the cycle of life and death, as well as the shifting seasons as a result of the separation from her daughter. Fitting for the Prince of a GrimUpNorth Nation, who goes through a bout of madness and depression due to the death of his loved ones.
** His middle name, Alexandre, is the French version of Alexander, meaning "defender of the people." It's fitting for a heroic protagonist. His last name, Blaiddyd is a multi-layered version meaning Wolf Lord, which denotes his status as a prince and lone wolf tendencies post-timeskip, and just so happens to be the name of a legendary Britonnic King who promoted the use of Necromancy, indicating his obsession with avenging the dead.
** The name of his signature weapon, Areadbhar, translates to ''slaughterer'', and it's shown by the combat art it provides Dimitri: Atrocity, which deals triple damage to all enemy types while granting a massive boost to might.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Downplayed. Dimitri is obviously a trained and fit warrior, but his frame pales before Raphael's pre-timeskip. Despite this, Raphael struggles to keep up with Dimitri's TrainingFromHell and Dimitri beats Raphael in almost every stat. According to him, this is because the royal bloodline of Faerghus has always possessed immense innate strength, which may or may not be due to their Crest.
* MultiEthnicName: His full name is consists of a Slavic first name, a middle name French spelling of the Greek name Alexander, and Welsh last name based on an old Briton king.
* MultiMeleeMaster: He has strong proficiencies in both lances and swords, but suffers when trying to use axes.
* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: He obviously cannot be poached from the Blue Lions, and will never fight directly alongside Hubert and [[spoiler:Jeritza]] (under any circumstances), or Edelgard and Claude (outside of the tutorial battle or "Cindered Shadows").
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His signature weapon's name, Areadbhar, translates to "slaughterer" and the combat art it gives him is called "Atrocity".
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: In his supports with Catherine, he admits that he sometimes wonders what it'd be like to be free of his princely obligations, but sticks to his role as many people would suffer if he abandoned his position and caused a political power struggle.
* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe. When Dimitri was a young boy, he gave a girl he had a crush on a dagger as a going away present. Sylvain frequently makes fun of Dimitri for giving such an un-romantic gift. [[spoiler:Edelgard was initially surprised by the gift too, but it meant enough to her that she held onto it to the present day, even though she eventually was unable to remember who it was exactly that gave it to her. Dimitri reminds her it was him in Azure Moon.]]
* NiceGuy: He is friendly, thoughtful, and polite as a youth, although Byleth muses early on that he has a darkness beneath. Subverted post-timeskip, [[spoiler:where he goes full SourOutsideSadInside, and with Byleth's help tones down to a JerkWithAHeartOfGold that leans back toward NiceGuy]].
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:
** During his support chain with Byleth, pre-timeskip, the two of them teach a group of orphans to use a sword. Post-timeskip, [[spoiler:those same orphans attack Dimitri off-screen]].
** In an example that [[spoiler:takes over a decade to come back around, when Edelgard and Dimitri were children, Dimitri gave Edelgard a dagger so that she, in his words, could cut a path to her future. Cut to the end of the Azure Moon campaign where Dimitri offers a defeated Edelgard the chance to work together to build the future; she in turn attempts to kill him with the very dagger he gave her years before.]]
* NominalHero: Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, Dimitri goes on a single-minded personal quest for revenge, whereas the rest of the Blue Lions and recruitables have their own personal stakes in ending the war against the Empire. He finally loosens up when he realizes his RevengeBeforeReason tendencies not only affects his allies, but his enemies' loved ones, and learns to put saving his people before revenge.
* NotBloodSiblings: It's implied that he had a crush on [[spoiler:Edelgard when they were children, and he mentions that he didn't learn until he was older that his stepmother was also Edelgard's mother]].
* NotSoDifferent:
** Post-timeskip and on the Azure Moon route, he claims this is true of him and Byleth, pointing out that just like him, they couldn't [[spoiler:let the death of their family member go unavenged]]. Byleth can choose whether to agree with him.
** After Randolph's defeat in chapter 14 of the Azure Moon route, Dimitri claims that he and Randolph are alike in their depravity, having killed many in pursuit of their goals, however noble they may be. Randolph fervently denies it.
--->'''Dimitri:''' After all is said and done, we are both murderers. Both stained. Both monsters.\\
'''Randolph:''' You're wrong!\\
'''Dimitri:''' Am I?
** Both Dimitri and Edelgard share the belief that the Goddess will never answer the calls of humanity. Where they differ is how they process this information.
** When breaking it down to the basics, despite their contrasting political ideas, both Dimitri and Edelgard [[spoiler: are willing to inflict significant harm on the living out of [[SurvivorsGuilt a sense of responsibility towards people who are already dead]].]]
* NotSoStoic: On non-Azure Moon paths, Dimitri first reacts to [[spoiler:the death of one of the Blue Lions members with a simple "Hmmm...". Once you start killing more, he starts crying out in horror. It's one of the few moments to crack his AxCrazy state]].
* OffstageVillainy: Some of his more heinous actions during the timeskip on Azure Moon are only hinted at, rather than shown outright. While he was reintroduced having killed several Imperial soldiers, and planned on torturing Randolph to death, many of the murders he comes to regret are brought up by Dimitri or other characters, rather than being shown.
* OmnicidalNeutral: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:in his deranged bloodlust, he is just as willing to attack Alliance forces as he is Imperial ones]].
* OneManArmy: After the timeskip, [[spoiler:he ventures into Imperial territory to slaughter entire battalions on his lonesome in his delirious rage. Each of his victims [[CruelAndUnusualDeath died such gruesome and painful deaths]] that people could scarcely believe it was done with human hands]].
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: In Chapter 12 on his route, he makes it very clear that he intends to kill the BigBad personally.
-->'''Dimitri:''' [[spoiler:Edelgard]] will die by my hand, and mine alone.
* ParentalAbandonment: Dimitri’s mother died of illness soon after he was born, while his father was assassinated while Dimitri was still in his mid-teens. Luckily for him, Dimitri had Felix’s father Rodrigue to act as a close ParentalSubstitute.
* PetTheDog: Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, one of the Knights of Seiros sees the AxCrazy Dimitri pat the head of an orphan in the monastery. While the knight in question is disgusted with Dimitri's lust for revenge, he wonders if Dimitri still has some good in him.
* PimpedOutCape: Sports one after the timeskip, a flowing mantle that spills across the floor and is lined with thick white and black fur that forms a tall collar around his neck.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: On the Azure Moon route, he begs this of [[spoiler:Rodrigue, after the latter [[TakingTheBullet takes a fatal stab]] from Fleche, who tried to assassinate him]].
-->"''NO! Don't die... Please, don't die! Father, Stepmother, Glenn... They all died and left me behind. [[spoiler:Rodrigue...]] Are you to join the ghosts who shadow my every move?''"
* ThePowerOfHate: On the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:after being mortally wounded at the Tailtean Plains, if Dedue was killed as a Demonic Beast, he manages to stubbornly cling to life and spit out a few last insults and threats]] powered by nothing but sheer hatred for [[spoiler:Edelgard for causing his friends and people to take such actions to halt her invasion]].
-->'''[[spoiler:Edelgard]]:''' Your obsession with me is appalling. If you were a normal human, you would most certainly have died already.
* PrecisionFStrike: Like most characters in ''Franchise/FireEmblem'', Dimitri uses 'dastard' rather than 'bastard' when talking about those he finds despicable, but when enraged, he uses 'bastard' even pre-TimeSkip, further foreshadowing the darker side that he keeps hidden.
* PreAsskickingOneLiner:
-->''"I'll cut through!"'' (Pre-timeskip)\\
''"I'll comply."'' (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
''"Leave it to me."'' (Post-timeskip - Chapter 18 and beyond)
* PreMortemOneLiner:
-->"''Let's see you dodge this!''"\\
"''This battle is over!''"\\
"''Right where I want you!''" (Pre-timeskip)\\
"''Stand down!''" (Pre-timeskip)\\
"''Out of my way!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
"''I'll destroy you!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
"''Don't struggle.''" (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
"''Begone!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
"''On my honor!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapter 18 and beyond)\\
"''I won't be deterred!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapter 18 and beyond)
* ProtagonistPowerupPrivileges: Only Dimitri can access the High Lord and Great Lord classes.
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Though the end of Azure Moon shows Dimitri healing and in a better place than when he’s met after the timeskip, he tells female Byleth in their S-support that he still has nightmares of the dead asking why he hasn't avenged them yet. Trauma doesn't simply go away after a few good months. Dimitri even acknowledges that he will likely have these nightmares for the rest of his life, but strives to better cope with them]].
* RecurringElement:
** Dimitri starts off as the classic heroic Marth-like Lord, but psychological trauma eventually turns into an embittered, bloodthirsty shell of his former self, becoming one of the darkest takes of the militaristic Alm-like Lord. [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, Byleth pulls him out of that state, bringing him back in line with Marth and his ilk.]]
** On the Crimson Flower route, Dimitri takes the place of the recurring [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Camus]] Archetype, being [[spoiler:the AntiVillain in service to the antagonist, though he is a lot more antagonistic due to his understandable but single-minded hatred for Edelgard]].
* RedBaron:
** On the Crimson Flower route, he has earned the title of "Tempest King" because he moves through the battlefield like a tempest slaughtering his foes.
** On the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:he earns the epitaph "Savior King."]] Even his enemies know him by that title, as Hubert refers to him that way once.
* RedemptionInTheRain: On the Azure Moon route, his [[spoiler:[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realization at what a monster he's become]]]] comes amidst a pouring torrent of rain where, [[spoiler:once again, Byleth holds out their hand — except this time he takes it. That marks the moment Dimitri goes from SociopathicHero to KnightInSourArmor.]]
* RedHerring: There are a few warning signs he might be the Flame Emperor on his route; he is conspicuously nowhere to be found the first two times the Flame Emperor confronts you in person, he makes it quite clear that he’s [[spoiler:out for revenge against certain people who may be affiliated with the Church]], and he is seen having a friendly conversation with a man previously established to be working with said Flame Emperor. [[spoiler:Then you and he eavesdrop on a conversation between said Flame Emperor and their allies, and that quickly puts the kibosh on that idea]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: His last name is Blaiddyd, the name of a legendary Briton king who encouraged the practice of necromancy. [[spoiler:Considering he's riddled with SurvivorsGuilt that leads him into losing his sanity as the story goes on...]]
* ReluctantPsycho: He knows he's AxCrazy post-timeskip, [[spoiler:and he's really not at all happy about it]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: ''Hoo boy''. Post-timeskip, Dimitri's sole goal in life is to exact revenge on all of his enemies, [[spoiler:especially Edelgard]], no matter what it might cost him. [[spoiler:On the Verdant Wind and Silver Snow paths, this explicitly gets him killed; on Crimson Flower, [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption you have to kill him directly]], though the manner of his death can range from a somber end to a vicious one depending on how the battle goes; on the Azure Moon path, however, he's able to develop out of this, putting aside his quest for vengeance to liberate his people and help the Alliance. When he does go after Edelgard at the end, it's because he believes she must be stopped, not because he still wants revenge.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After the Blue Lions version of chapter 11, he finds out [[spoiler:Edelgard]] is the Flame Emperor and goes completely batshit, slaughtering several of their soldiers with his bare hands. After the timeskip, his only goal is to kill them swiftly and brutally, and he's willing to slaughter anyone who gets in his way to do so. [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, he calms down and reflects on his self-destructive behavior at the end of chapter 17.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a prince, but he's nonetheless on the front lines.
* RoyaltySuperPower: As the prince of Faerghus, he bears the Minor Crest of Blaiddyd, which occasionally doubles his weapon's damage bonus while using combat arts at the cost of consuming double the durability, and grants him the right to wield Areadbhar. According to his support with Raphael, Dimitri's SuperStrength is also one of these, which may or may not be related to his Crest.
* SanityHasAdvantages: His competence as a leader drops drastically after his FreakOut, especially on [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] and Verdant Wind. [[spoiler:He becomes psychotic enough to pick fights with the Alliance for no reason, and without Byleth, Rodrigue, and Gilbert to rein him in, he pointlessly gets himself and all of his followers save Dedue killed.]]
* SanitySlippage: Dimitri tries to portray himself as a honorable knight from his kingdom while fighting with his own darkness and inner demons at the same time due to his SurvivorGuilt. [[spoiler:When he finds out that the Flame Emperor is Edelgard, it proves to be the last straw in his fracturing mental state.]] By the time he's reintroduced post-timeskip, if not on Crimson Flower, most of his sanity is gone and he's nothing but an AxCrazy BloodKnight wreck. [[spoiler:He comes back from it if you're on the Azure Moon route. [[KilledOffForReal Otherwise...]]]]
* ScarsAreForever: He still has the scars on his back that he got from protecting Dedue after the Duscur tragedy. He says that he doesn't mind, though, as it's a reminder that he was able to save one life.
* SecretAIMoves: He has the General/Commander and Counterattack skills when fought as an enemy, which he cannot obtain under your command.
* SeeYouInHell: Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, but before chapter 18, he sometimes says a variation of this after defeating an enemy unit.
-->'''Dimitri:''' See you in the eternal flames.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: According to Hapi, he shares a lot of his habits and behavior with his stepmother.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Post-timeskip, he's haunted by the events of the past five years, going from the most idealistic of the lords to the most cynical and sour. Compared to Edelgard's and Claude's joy at seeing Byleth again on their respective routes, on Azure Moon, Dimitri sullenly asks if they're merely one of the many ghosts he's seen blaming him for their deaths.
* ShockAndAwe: Both of the Reason spells he learns are electricity-based.
* SociopathicHero: Played with. Post-timeskip, he has few qualms about slaughtering all of his enemies to reach his goal of revenge, but he is completely self-aware about the monster he's become and it's clear that his constant bloodshed is taking an extreme toll on his mental health. [[spoiler:If you're on the Azure Moon route, he eventually recovers and starts down a path of genuinely protecting the weak from being trampled on by the strong.]]
* SoleSurvivor: He’s the only remaining member of the Blaiddyd royal house at the beginning of the game, after his father’s assassination during the Tragedy of Duscur. It inflicts quite a few psychological problems on him.
* SorryThatImDying: If he falls in Classic mode after [[spoiler:his turn for the better in chapter 17 of the Azure Moon route]], Dimitri considers his death a punishment and asks his allies to forgive him.
* SourOutsideSadInside: Post-timeskip, he is hostile, cynical, curt, and can't even be invited to social activities. He's also ''very'' broken, [[spoiler:seeing and hearing the ghosts of those he lost and desperate to gain peace the only way he can think of: avenging them]].
* StepfordSmiler: His profile says he's a courtly young man, but has a shadow hiding underneath. One of his level-up quotes in ''Heroes'' is a vow to never lose anyone again, suggesting that even pre-timeskip, he's seen and tries to hide his share of pain. ''Post''-timeskip, [[spoiler:he's dropped the mask completely, his SurvivorGuilt having eaten away his ability to hide how much everything weighs on him]]l
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Dimitri is the straightforward, always serious straight man to Sylvain's joke-cracking, mischievous wise guy in their support chain.
* SuperStrength: He accidentally snapped swords when he first started training (at nine), can lift a caravan on his own, and when pushed to the brink, [[spoiler:he can snap a man's neck/crush their skull with ''one hand'']]. Fittingly, he has the highest Strength growth in the game and caps it at ''87''. This is also to his detriment, as Felix gives him grief over breaking training swords in their supports.
* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, he doesn't even initially believe Byleth has returned post-timeskip at first, believing they're just a hallucination.]] He also has this feeling in regards to the Tragedy of Duscur, where he was the SoleSurvivor of a series of assassinations on the kingdom's nobles, which resulted in him [[spoiler:hearing voices as well as having hallucinations. It does seem like he's getting better on the Azure Moon route, but he tells Byleth in their S-support that he still has nightmares of everyone who died and accepts that he probably always will (though he's not allowing it to consume him like before).]]
* TarotMotifs: Dimitri represents the upright Justice arcana and the Reversed Justice at different points represented by the crest of Blaiddyd. The upright Justice arcana represents justice itself as Dimitri's goal early on is [[spoiler:to avenge those who died during the Tragedy of Duscur, looking for justice on their behalf]]. Reversed Justice, meanwhile, represents lack of accountability. Post-time skip, [[spoiler: Dimitri is so consumed by his desire for revenge on Edelgard that he becomes indifferent to the fact that the Kingdom needs him and refuses to see that there might be more information to why the Tragedy of Duscur happened to start with, which gets him killed on routes outside of his own]]. However, this changes back to the Upright Justice Arcana [[spoiler:once Dimitri gets better in the second half of the Azure Moon route as he vows to take back the Kingdom and restore the balance that has been broken by the war]].
* ThatManIsDead: He declares this to Byleth after the timeskip on the Azure Moon route, when the latter [[spoiler:says they miss the old Dimitri after giving Randolph a MercyKill]].
-->'''Dimitri:''' The Dimitri you knew is dead! All that remains is the repulsive, blood-stained monster you see before you.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: On the Azure Moon route [[spoiler:post-redemption into TheAtoner,]] Dimitri reveals that he finds it incredibly hard to forgive himself for how many lives he has taken, a list that includes nobles, commoners, soldiers, and ''[[WouldHurtAChild children]]'' (albeit the last group was in self-defense).
-->'''Dimitri:''' I am a murderous monster. My hands are stained red. Could one such as I truly hope for such a life? As the sole survivor of that day, do I... Do I have the right to live for myself?
* ThouShaltNotKill:
** In his summoning trailer for ''Heroes'', he states that "no matter the reason, it is evil to kill." Notably, he holds this belief despite having killed people himself, and continues to maintain it post-timeskip after he's killed ''a lot more'' people, which contributes mightily to his self-loathing. In an early scene, he's horrified that he had to kill civilian militia in self defense, and no matter what Byleth's response, Dimitri states they should have found a way to deal with them peacefully.
** [[spoiler: Part of his opposition to Edelgard's war is that no matter what reforms or gains it may achieve, the fact that it is built on corpses and blood is why he will oppose her.]]
* TragicHero: On Crimson Flower. [[spoiler:He genuinely means well and wants to protect his kingdom, but his hatred and desire for revenge on Edelgard leads to his ruin.]]
* TranquilFury:
** After finding out [[spoiler:Edelgard]] is the Flame Emperor and having a brief fit of UnstoppableRage in the Blue Lions version of chapter 11, he demands to know why they caused the Tragedy of Duscur in a tone of voice that barely conceals his desire to break their neck under a ''very'' thin veneer of calm.
** On Crimson Flower, [[spoiler:if Felix fights him, Dimitri will confront Felix over killing Rodrigue]]. When [[spoiler:Felix responds by saying that he'll cut down anyone who stands in his way]], Dimitri calmly says, "I see. That was all I needed to hear to finally work up the resolve to kill you."
* TraumaCongaLine: He has the worst time of the three Lords during the timeskip. [[spoiler:Finding out his step-sister is the Flame Emperor, forced to flee his country, spending five years alone and fighting]], and that's ''after'' [[SoleSurvivor the Tragedy of Duscur]]. He has considerably less trauma during the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:due to not getting exiled and becoming King]], but he's still very much driven by his hate for [[spoiler:Edelgard.]]
* UncertainDoom: On the [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] route, [[spoiler:he's reported dead after the Battle of Gronder Field, yet appears to Byleth afterwards to have a conversation that Seteth heavily suggests is a DeadPersonConversation. However, Dedue does not comment on his state afterwards, leaving Dimitri's fate unknown]].
* UndignifiedDeath: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:after the forces of the three countries clash at Gronder Field, he attempts to pursue Edelgard as she is retreating, only to collapse from exhaustion and then [[ImpaledwithExtremePrejudice get impaled with spears]] by her soldiers. Hilda, who witnessed the whole thing, views his death as this.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Just like his predecessors, he holds this towards the church and especially Rhea, to the point that on the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:he grants her asylum after the empire attacks and sacks the monastery, and fights Edelgard to his death to protect her. He even tries to ally with them on the Silver Snow route, though Seteth declines due to the Church army being exhausted from recent battles]].
* UngratefulBastard: If you heal him in the first half of the post-timeskip missions, he'll deride it as a waste of effort.
* UnstoppableRage: When he finds out [[spoiler:Edelgard]] is the Flame Emperor in the Blue Lions version of chapter 11, he goes completely ballistic and rips apart a squad of their soldiers with his bare hands.
* UnskilledButStrong: The effect of his Crest, Blaiddyd. When it activates, it greatly boosts his damage with Combat Arts, but also doubles the amount of durability the art consumes.
* WarIsHell: In his supports with Byleth, he reveals that he feels that violence and killing in war is regrettable despite the necessity of stopping those who would harm others, and that he mistrusts any who can kill without emotional attachment.
* WarriorPrince: The crown prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, and fairly skilled with a lance and blade while he’s at it.
* WeaponOfChoice: He's skilled with lances and swords, and is generally depicted with a lance in promo material.
* WeUsedToBeFriends:
** He comes into conflict with his childhood friend [[spoiler:Edelgard]] after their plans for Fódlan come to light.
** While he's still on good terms with Sylvain and Ingrid, his friendship with Felix is severely strained as a result of Dimitri's bloodthirsty behavior when suppressing a rebellion.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Discussed. In his support conversation with Byleth, Dimitri laments the fact that each enemy that he cuts down is a person, with their own loved ones. He sadly recounts a story of a locket containing a young woman's lock of hair he once found on a dead soldier.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Dimitri's growths lean towards the Myrmidon, Soldier, and Lord family trees, being a pure physical fighter unlike MagicKnight Edelgard and ArcherArchetype and DragonRider Claude. With his LightningBruiser build, he doesn't need magic or ranged weapons.
* WideEyedIdealist:
** He's a firm believer in chivalry and honor, and believes it's a knight's duty to protect the weak from evil. [[spoiler:Post-timeskip, most of his idealism is broken into pieces.]]
** [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, his idealism returns after Byleth finally manages to reach through to him. It's tempered by the understanding that no single person can achieve the kind of peace he's looking for, but he firmly believes that it's possible if people work together.]]
* TheWisePrince: Pre-timeskip, he’s a kind, responsible, and thoughtful young prince who in his own words abhors fighting and killing despite showing a talent for it, though he has some hidden BloodKnight tendencies and a fondness for combat underneath.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: His reaction to finding out [[spoiler:Edelgard]] is the Flame Emperor is to ask if it's some kind of twisted joke.
* YouMonster: In chapter 11 if you chose Blue Lions, an enraged Dimitri calls the Flame Emperor a monster if he initiates battle with them, as well as the "lowliest beast that [he] had ever known." After their mask falls off, [[spoiler:he growls the same phrase at Edelgard, thinking her responsible for orchestrating the Tragedy of Duscur]].
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!!Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd
!!!'''Nationality:''' Holy Kingdom of Faerghus
!!!'''House:''' Blue Lions
!!!'''Class:''' Noble → Lord → Paladin/Hero → High Lord → Great Lord
!!!'''Crest:''' Blaiddyd (Minor)
!!!'''Age:''' 17-18 (pre-timeskip) -> 23 (post-timeskip) (12/20)
!!!'''Height:''' 180 cm (pre-timeskip) -> 188 cm (post-timeskip)
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaitoIshikawa (Japanese), Mai Nishikawa (Japanese, child), Creator/ChrisHackney (English)
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Savior King''/''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes The Protector]]'']]
->''"Someone must put a stop to this cycle of the strong trampling the weak."''
Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd is the crown prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus and the house leader of the Blue Lions. Dimitri is a courteous and refreshing young man who embodies chivalry, but he hides a sad darkness within his pleasant facade. His favored weapon is the lance.
He bears the minor Crest of Blaiddyd of the Ten Elites.
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* {{Adorkable}}:
** He can be endearingly awkward in certain social situations. For example, in their C-support, Sylvain teases him about once giving a girl he liked a dagger as a gift instead of something like flowers. Then in their B-support, Dimitri confesses that he took Sylvain's advice about loosening up... by ''using Sylvain's pick-up lines'', because he didn't know how else to ask girls out.
** His support chain with Catherine is him practically [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee squeeing]] over his admiration for his childhood hero. In their A and A+ supports, he stumbles over himself trying to get invent reasons for her to come back to Fhirdiad with him just so he can be near her.
** His S-support with Female Byleth starts off with him pausing for a moment, likely to work up the nerve to confess, then ''[[TalkAboutTheWeather discussing the weather]]''. When he gets around to the confession, it's in a cutely nervous way, and when he discovers his feelings are requited, he practically falls over in relief.
* AmbiguousDisorder:
** Suffice to say the Tragedy of Duscur did a number on his mental health. Depending on the route, [[spoiler:Dimitri can be AxCrazy, or he regularly suffers from BadDreams where those who died ask him why he hasn't avenged them]]. The most obvious cause of this would probably be SurvivorsGuilt.
** He has a number of other quotes (and confirmed in his support with Flayn) that he's lost his sense of taste, which can be a symptom of depression.
** Later on, he admits that he [[spoiler:constantly hears the voices of everyone that died at the Tragedy of Duscur demanding vengeance, and after the time-skip, he sees their ghosts everywhere]].
* AmbiguousSituation: On the [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] route, [[spoiler: he is reported dead at Gronder Field, but he appears to Byleth afterwards briefly. Byleth passes out after the conversation and Seteth says they were "dreaming", and since Dedue never comments later on Dimitri's current state unlike in the Verdant Wind route, it's left [[OrWasItADream ambiguous]] whether this was a DeadPersonConversation or if Dimitri is NotQuiteDead.]]
* AmbiguouslyBi: He has a large amount of ShipTease with Byleth, no matter what their gender is (even if he can't be S-supported by male Byleth), making him the ImpliedLoveInterest for the both of them on the Azure Moon route story-wise.
* AmazonChaser: Putting aside that pretty much any romantic ending will be with one of the playable cast members who are all skilled fighters, he hits on and [[LoveConfession confesses his love]] to [[spoiler: Catherine]] in their A+ support and succeeds at getting her to seriously consider a relationship with him after the war. If it works out or he ends up with someone else is up to the player.
* AncestralWeapon: He gains use of House Blaiddyd's Hero Relic, the lance Areadbhar, after the timeskip, and his Crest allows him to wield it safely.
* AnimalMotifs: Aside from his house's lion motif, Dimitri is called [[FullBoarAction a boar]] by Felix for his savage and brutal side of his personality. However, it also fits his moniker as Savior King, as boars are a symbol of Christ, and represent strength, courage, and ferocity.
* AntiHero: Post-timeskip, he still holds firm to his belief that the innocent should be protected, but he is willing to kill his foes that stand in his way and he's mentally broken to the point that he's driven by anger, hatred, and revenge. [[spoiler:He gets better on his route, thankfully.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion:
** Delivers one to Edelgard on both the Crimson Flower and Azure Moon routes. It's able to shake her resolve in the latter route, but not the former.
--->[[spoiler:''Must you continue to conquer? Continue to kill?''\\
''Enough of this madness! This future of yours is built on a '''foundation of corpses and tears'''!'']]
** On the Azure Moon route, he asks one of Byleth, suggesting that they are NotSoDifferent. The player can agree or disagree with this sentiment.
--->''Five years ago... did you not deem [[spoiler:the woman who killed Jeralt]] to be unforgivable?''
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: As far as he's concerned, this is the difference between himself and the likes of [[spoiler:Randolph]]. [[spoiler:He gets a [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone pretty brutal awakening]] that this still ''doesn't'' excuse what he's done when Rodrigue dies protecting him from a vengeful Fleche.]]
-->''After all is said and done, we are both murderers. Both stained. Both monsters.''
* TheAtoner: Upon being dragged back from the edge on the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:Dimitri is downright horrified and remorseful at what a monster he became, and vows to spend the rest of his life atoning for his sins]].
* AxCrazy:
** Pre-timeskip, Felix mentions in their support chain that during a battle to quell a rebellion, Dimitri fought so savagely that Felix did not recognize him as the friend he had known, labeling him afterward as a monster. A morose Dimitri does not deny Felix’s account of the event.
** Post-timeskip, mainly pertaining to the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:Dimitri is a broken man, openly showing no hesitation to kill. He believes that he is haunted by those he failed to avenge, and is hostile when anyone else tries to help or calm him down, up to threatening to kill Byleth when they try to talk to him. However, he gets better, and actually improves from before]].
--->'''Dimitri:''' Kill every last one of them!
** Interestingly, it's averted [[spoiler:on the Crimson Flower route. Due to having the support of Rhea and the Church of Seiros from the start, Dimitri doesn't have to go into hiding and is able to be crowned king of Faerghus right away which does wonders for his sanity (and his eye). He still despises Edelgard for what she's done and blames her for the Tragedy of Duscur, but he is much more level headed.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the prince of Faerghus and unsurprisingly its strongest fighter. He's a master of both the sword and lance and freakishly strong to the point that even the nearly invincible Catherine declares him her equal.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: His middle and last name mean "defender of the people" and "wolf lord", respectively.
* BabiesEverAfter: His ending with Gilbert mentions that he goes on to have a son.
* BadassBaritone: Speaks in a noticably deeper and more [[GutturalGrowler growling]] voice post time-skip.
* BadassBoast: He has many, many examples of this but his battle dialogue with [[spoiler:Manuela during his paralogue]] manages to stand out in terms of sheer wit and ''style''.
-->'''Manuela:''' [[spoiler:You've grown into a fine, handsome man, Dimitri. Bit of a shame you've also become a violent beast. Men like you make the Silver Maiden cry.]]\\
'''Dimitri:''' [[spoiler:Oh? I suppose it is a shame, Professor Manuela. Perhaps I should have appeared before you holding a bouquet of flowers, rather than the weapon that will end your life.]]
* BarbarianHero: Gives off this vibe post-timeskip, with the grizzled look, longer hair, fur cape, and [[AxCrazy wilder]] state of mind. Even before then, he's noted as having unusual strength. Even [[TheBigGuy Raphael]] is impressed when he hears a story of Dimitri lifting a caravan single-handedly. Reflected in his statline, as Dimitri has the highest maximum STR at a whopping ''87''. [[spoiler:He goes so far as to NeckSnap people with his bare hands and barely a flick of his wrist once he starts going off the deep end.]]
* BeneathTheMask:
** He's genuinely heroic, but Byleth notes near the beginning of the game that they sense a "darkness" behind his friendliness. Later on, it's evident that Dimitri understands and is horrified by the depths of his emotional trauma and bloodthirst, though he tries his best to present the picture of the noble and kind knight.
** In chapter 8 if Byleth chose the Blue Lions, Dimitri's rage over [[spoiler:the attack on Remire Village has him letting the mask slip, calling for the bloody, violent death of Solon's attacking forces]]. After the battle, Dimitri apologizes to Byleth, regretful of letting them and others see that side of himself, only to end the conversation on this:
--->'''Dimitri:''' There's a reason I came to the Officers Academy. Just one reason. [[spoiler:I came here for revenge. And one day, I will have it.]]
** Beneath his more cutthroat and vengeful side as "The Boar" is a man deeply traumatized by his past who genuinely cares about protecting others, and has a deep seated desire to [[spoiler:die due to believing he doesn't deserve, nor is worthy, of living, unlike the people who have died to protect him]].
* BigWhat: If you choose him as the dancing representative for the White Heron Cup, after his earnest request ''not'' to be chosen, he'll let out a pained "''What?''" before cursing your name.
* {{Bishonen}}: Starts out with soft facial features combined with large blue eyes. His C support with Catherine mentions that the first time they met, she mistook him for a "young maiden" (it didn't help that he wore his hair long when he was younger). After the time-skip, though, he's definitely lost this image.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: A significant contributor to his eventual SanitySlippage. While his moral compass can accurately distinguish what is right and just, his standards for irredeemable evil are far too strict. To him, war, self-defense, or ideology are just flimsy excuses villains use to justify murder, so there's no point in understanding or empathizing with their position. Unfortunately, this outrage extends to even himself, so he's an unforgivable monster for fulfilling his princely duties and for taking joy in killing others. [[spoiler:Only on the Azure Moon path does he come to terms with the complexity of killing and learn how to forgive both others and himself.]]
* BladeOnAStick: He wields lances in battle. His House even specializes in them.
* BloodKnight: "Combat" is listed among his likes in his bio, and in his S-rank Forging Bond convo in ''Heroes'', he mentions he enjoys the battlefield because he doesn't have to be troubled by his thoughts there. Even Felix is disturbed by how much Dimitri enjoys battle, considering him something inhuman after seeing the nightmarish glee Dimitri derived from slaughtering his foes while suppressing a rebellion.
* BlueIsHeroic: Wears predominantly blue, and he starts off as a heroic individual. It's subverted in all routes other than the Crimson Flower route, as the events of Part I and the timeskip turn him into an antisocial vengeful madman bent on killing [[spoiler:Edelgard]] as painfully as possible; notably, [[spoiler:threatening to torture Randolph in his route]] is the only act a Lord character commits in any ''Fire Emblem'' game to be motivated by genuine sadism. On the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:he double subverts this after Rodrigue's final words as he dies protecting him causes him to see what his anger is costing him and he decides to get his shit back together]].
* BrokenAce: Pre-timeskip, he’s hailed by others as a model of moral and chivalrous behavior, a highly skilled lancer and swordsman, and a kind and thoughtful prince, but he’s got some deep-set psychological trauma affecting him as a result of the Tragedy of Duscur, as well as his own [[BloodKnight over-fondness for battle.]]
* BrokenPedestal: On the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:after being fatally wounded, Cornelia spends her last moments taunting Dimitri by stating that his step-mother Patricia, who appeared to care for him dearly, never actually loved him, and instead conspired with "those who slither in the dark" to orchestrate the Tragedy of Duscur]].
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: With female Byleth post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, as [[spoiler:Dimitri is left brooding and unstable]], while she is more in touch with her emotions by then. There's even a lot of symbolism of her pulling him from the darkness back to the light.
* TheCaligula: [[spoiler:While he hasn't become King yet, Dimitri becomes a Caligula-in-the-making on the non-Crimson Flower routes post-TimeSkip, as his obsessive desire for revenge on those behind the Tragedy of Duscur makes him violently unhinged, leading his allies to question if he's even mentally competent enough to be a good leader, let alone the next King of Faerghus, and only following him either because of their loyalty to Byleth or Faerghus's knight code. He is also a [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]] of a Caligula, as his insanity stems from his SurvivorGuilt related to Duscur (which resulted in him seeing ghosts), and realizing that his step-sister Edelgard was the Flame Emperor (whom Dimitri erroneously believes was complicit in the Tragedy) made him snap. It's also implied that his apathy towards Faerghus's future stems from being a DeathSeeker. On Azure Moon, he turns away from this path when he realizes his lust for revenge only ends up creating an endless cycle of death, allowing him to eventually become TheGoodKing. On Silver Snow and Verdant Wind, and without Byleth around to rein in his worst impulses, his obsession with revenge and bloodthirsty nature gets himself and his allies killed.]]
* TheCameo: Watches fights with Dedue and Ingrid in the Marketplace portion of the DLC stage Garreg Mach Monastery in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
* CainAndAbel: Plays ''both'' Cain and Abel with [[spoiler:his stepsister, Edelgard]]. Upon discovering [[spoiler:her identity as the Flame Emperor]], he turns murderous and remains as such for the rest of the game...except on the Azure Moon route. There, [[spoiler:he overcomes his hate and tries to reconcile with her, only to get a dagger in the shoulder]].
* CannotTellAJoke: Because of Dimitri's serious demeanor, things that he says in jest are taken at face value. If he meets Byleth at the Goddess Tower on the night of the ball, he proposes that they pray to the goddess that they remain together forever. After [[{{Beat}} a pause]], he adds he was joking, which she doesn't find funny. In his and Sylvain's B support, he uses a pickup line he learned from Sylvain and has to hide in Sylvain's room when the girl he said it to won't leave him alone. Sylvain admonishes him for it, saying that people know Sylvain's not being serious when he uses those lines, but the same can't be said for Dimitri.
* CelibateHero: He doesn't seem too interested in romance, despite his position as the future king. In fact, in other routes, [[spoiler:his kingdom falls apart because he dies childless.]]
* ChaoticStupid: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:he picks a completely pointless fight with the Alliance out of sheer psychotic rage, and gets himself and potentially every member of his retinue save Dedue killed]].
-->'''[[spoiler:Claude]]:''' Calm down, Dimitri! What does it achieve, us killing each other here?\\
'''Dimitri:''' Move, [[spoiler:Claude]]. I have no time to exchange words with you.\\
'''[[spoiler:Claude]]:''' It doesn't matter what I'm saying, does it? You aren't even listening. But I'm not gonna budge.
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:He will always die in non-Azure Moon paths, either as a result of his desire for vengeance consuming him and leading him to an avoidable death, or for being one of Edelgard's key obstacles in her conquest of Fódlan and the defeat of the Church of Seiros (unless his final appearance on Silver Snow was the real deal).]]
* CharacterDevelopment: He has perhaps the most robust arc out of every character in the entire series, and it serves as the focal point of his route. [[spoiler: Dimitri starts out as an idealistic NiceGuy with a tragic past, someone who infrequently gives into blind rage during stressful situations. After discovering the Flame Emperor's true identity he snaps, falling into insanity and monstrosity after the time skip (which is not helped by his captivity). He then goes on to brutally murder Empire soldiers, killing anyone he deems as a "monster" for preying on the weak and being obsessive in his desire to brutally murder Edelgard for her transgressions. He spends the bulk of his route angry and closed off, refusing to interact with former friends, due to his extreme self-loathing and inability to deal with the hallucinations of the dead (likely a result of his intense SurvivorsGuilt). It takes the combined death of Rodrigue, his father figure, and Byleth's coaxing that he's finally able to just let go, and live for himself instead of being bound by the dead. After becoming a KnightInSourArmor, his perspective completely shifts, as he's able to oppose Edelgard in a rational manner (and tries to parley with her). After defeating her, he offers her his hand so that they might work together. Sadly, she responds to this gesture with a knife, forcing him to kill her. He does not relish her death.]] It's notable that even after his character development, Dimitri is still [[spoiler:plagued by the voices of the dead, according to his S-support with Byleth, and will likely hear them for the rest of his life. This is true to how mental illness works in real life, but it also speaks to the strength he's gained that he can live on without succumbing to despair under his current conditions.]]
* ChickMagnet: In his supports with Sylvain, Dimitri promises to be more open to social interaction if Sylvain promises to be more diligent. By the second part of the support, Dimitri has to lock himself in Sylvain's room to hide from a girl who wants to go out with him.
* ChildhoodFriends: With Felix, Ingrid, and Sylvain. He is also revealed to have been one with [[spoiler:Edelgard]] when they were little, but grew distant after she moved away. It doesn't appear as though most of the students are aware of this relationship, but several characters (including Byleth, optionally) can comment on the fact that he seems to still have a crush on her. [[spoiler:While the ChildhoodFriendRomance is implied through dialogue on Dimitri's end, it's not explored much from the other side, and even if it were, Edelgard and Dimitri are mutually exclusive characters and it's therefore impossible to ever follow up on it.]]
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Dimitri grew up with and can marry Ingrid should you achieve an A-support and ending with them.
* ClimaxBoss:
** On the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:he is fought on the Tailtean Plains alongside the church forces right before the FinalBoss.]]
** On the Verdant Wind route, he is fought in Chapter 17 during the second battle at Gronder Field.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Threatens the defeated [[spoiler:Randolph]] with having to watch each of his soldiers die, one by one, and then the ''removal of his eyes'', after his defeat in chapter 14 of the Azure Moon route. [[spoiler:Luckily for Randolph, Byleth steps in to MercyKill him before Dimitri can act.]]
* TheComicallySerious: Dimitri conducts himself incredibly seriously and lacks much of a sense of humor, making it all the funnier when the embarrassed and stressed prince is forced to deal with Sylvain's antics or similarly undignified situations.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: On the surface, he's a fairly standard noble lord like Marth and all the rest. However, beneath his MaskOfSanity lies a festering mess of rage, hatred, and vengeance, and [[spoiler:without Byleth's or Rhea's influence to reign him in, the trauma he goes through before and during the story causes him to snap and become completely AxCrazy]].
* CreepyShadowedUndereyes: Possesses these after the time skip. If you're on the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:they disappear after Rodrigue sacrifices his life for Dimitri and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he realizes what kind of person he's become]]]]. Averted on the Crimson Flower route, as he's considerably more well-adjusted.
* CynicismCatalyst: The revelation of [[spoiler:Edelgard being the Flame Emperor]] solidifies Dimitri’s resolve to murder those he deems wicked, and though he retains good intentions of protecting the innocent even as an AntiHero post-timeskip, he stops trying to hide the depths of his desire for vengeance and bloodthirsty brutality.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: The Tragedy of Duscur, in which a young Dimitri witnessed his father and several knights of Faerghus (including his close friend Glenn Fraldarius) killed in bloody conflict. The prince recounts witnessing their final moments, and from the beginning of the story onward, is haunted and tormented by the memory.
* DeadlyDistantFinale: Several of his paired endings for Azure Moon ([[spoiler:Felix, Marianne, Dedue, and Flayn,]] for those curious) involve his death at an unspecified point after the end of the war, and usually before the person he's paired with.
* DeadPersonConversation: In the [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] route, after the Battle of Gronder Field, [[spoiler:it's implied that Dimitri's final conversation with Byleth is this. He's reported to have died in the battle, and Byleth meets him randomly outside of the monastery. Byleth is incredulous that he's alive, and something doesn't seem right. During the course of the conversation, Byleth tells Dimitri to attempt to atone for his sins. Dimitri bitterly replies that Rodrigue said the same thing, but states he will try to do so. The screen goes black, and Seteth wonders who Byleth was talking to, since they were standing there all alone. Byleth replies that they were talking to someone, and Seteth states that it was probably someone desiring guidance from Byleth]].
* DeathSeeker:
** Implied post-timeskip, as he's very uncaring about his own life. [[spoiler:If you're on the Azure Moon route and [[GameOver he dies]], he just dryly remarks that this is a fitting end for him. If you heal him, he tells your healer they're wasting effort. And finally, when Fleche tries to kill him, he doesn't even appear to ''try'' to defend himself in the CG. After Chapter 17, however, he starts to value his own life again.]]
** Stated near outright in his support chain with Gilbert, where [[spoiler:Dimitri can even pull a PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou ''pre-timeskip.'' It almost happens in their A-rank, but Gilbert deliberately misses to make Dimitri [[MidSuicideRegret come to his senses.]]]]
--->'''Gilbert:''' Your Highness, I repeat myself — consider the value of your own life.
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the three lords, Dimitri is the closest to the classic [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth archetype]] the series uses for most of its main lords: kind, extremely idealistic, noble, chivalrous, and horrified by war. However, unlike Marth and similar lords, who cling to optimism and ThePowerOfFriendship in order to get through their hardships relatively unscathed, the mental and emotional trauma that Dimitri experiences before the game begins and during its events ends up [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues breaking him and tormenting him in several ways]], turning him into a violent, cynical anti-hero who needs to be pulled out of his self-destructive behavior by Byleth, basically a darker version of the 'battle gung-ho' Lords popularized by [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Hector]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]]]].
* DefiantToTheEnd: On the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:if he is killed after watching Dedue sacrifice himself by turning into a beast, he dies cursing Edelgard's name and telling her to burn in eternal flames for the atrocities she committed in the name of her ideals, as well as the ones he erroneously believes she committed. Without that one last trauma, his death is much more peaceful]].
* DenyingTheDeadParentsSins: Sort of. [[spoiler: In the Azure Moon route, when Cornelia reveals that his stepmother was one of the people responsible for the Tragedy of Duscur, Dimitri at first is understandably sceptic about her claims and fervently denies her involvement]].
* {{Deuteragonist}}: In Part I if Byleth chose to instruct the Blue Lions, he's the ostensible leader of the students you're teaching, but Byleth has more screentime and character development. The two switch off in Part II as his trauma and character development take center stage.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength:
** Dimitri has remarkable physical strength, but has trouble keeping it from interfering with more dexterous tasks; he asks Mercedes to teach him needlework in their support chain, and somehow manages to accidentally bend a pair of ''scissors'' with his physical strength alone.
** It's been a problem for him for years: Felix won't let him live down the fact that he used to accidentally ''snap swords in half'' as a child.
* DontCallMeSir: He insists he's more comfortable with just being called 'Dimitri' [[FriendlyAddressPrivileges by those close to him]] instead of 'Highness,' and prefers to be treated as an equal to those he outranks. His supports with Dedue and Ashe involve this conflict, as both insist on using the honorific. Even Sylvain and Ingrid, his childhood friends, usually call him "Your Highness," rather than by name.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:His fate in all routes save Azure Moon. Because of his (misguided) obsession with revenge against Edelgard, his kingdom falls to ruin and his bloodline dies out since his uncle is murdered and Dimitri himself dies childless.]]
* DrawAggro: In the final boss fight of his route, [[spoiler:Hegemon Edelgard]] will always spend the first of their two moves per turn attacking him if he's in range.
* TheDragon: Only on the Crimson Flower route, he [[spoiler:serves as this to Seiros, and even dies to protect her and his country.]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:Dimitri is driven from the field at the Battle of Gronder Field, and so is Edelgard, leaving them both alive to be confronted later... only for Dimitri to immediately be killed offscreen by Imperial mooks. Hilda says he deserved a better death]]. [[spoiler:It becomes worse in the Silver Snow route, where you don't meet him onscreen post-Timeskip (aside from a conversation with what may be his ghost) and aren't even present for the Battle.]]
* DudeNotFunny: In Chapter 7, this is his response when Edelgard jokes that they can fight all they want if Adrestia and Faerghus go to war. [[spoiler:Considering what does end up happening...]]
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Not during the present, but there was a bit of this when he was younger. During his C-support with Catherine, Dimitri mentions he never forgot her first words to him: "Look at that young maiden wielding a giant lance. How adorable!", and how furious he'd been at the time (but not anymore). Catherine says she didn't know he was the prince - which later earned her a reprimand from her father - and that his hairstyle at the time threw her off. As seen with an Azure Moon route flashback of Edelgard teaching him how to dance when they were kids, his hair ''was'' a bit long and dainty for a boy.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: His life has sucked a ''lot'', but if you're on the Azure Moon route, then does Dimitri ''ever'' earn his happy ending. [[spoiler:He's finally able to stop being consumed by SurvivorsGuilt, becomes hailed as the Savior King of the united Fódlan, puts in place key reforms that usher in a golden era, and potentially finds love and a happy marriage.]]
* EtTuBrute: He was very close to [[spoiler:his stepsister and childhood friend Edelgard]]. Predictably, when he finds out [[spoiler:she's been orchestrating attacks on the Church of Seiros and seems to be responsible for the Tragedy of Duscur]], he handles it very, ''very'' badly.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: PlayedWith. Several characters, such as Claude, Sylvain, and [[DialogueTree potentially even Byleth]], can teasingly accuse him of having romantic interest in Edelgard. He tends to laugh it off when they do. [[spoiler:He does react very deeply to her betrayal, but firmly refers to her as his step-sister.]]
* EvilNephew:
** On the Azure Moon route, he is framed as one [[spoiler:by Cornelia for the assassination of his uncle, Rufus, for rumors he may have been involved in the Tragedy of Duscur. Dimitri is in fact upset by his uncle's death, even if he was a skirt-chaser who ignored his duties as regent]].
** Also on the Azure Moon route, Lord Arundel tries to guilt-trip Dimitri for fighting him, Dimitri's own uncle. [[ShutUpHannibal Dimitri, however, refuses to listen to Arundel]].
* EvilSoundsDeep: After the time-skip, his voice gets notably deeper, and he's clearly more unhinged than he was in the past. Downplayed, in that he's just an AntiHero.
* ExhaustedEyeBags: Dimitri possesses [[CreepyShadowedUndereyes shadows under his eyes]] after the timeskip, after the last five years spent in exile, still haunted by the deaths of his loved ones and desiring revenge more than ever. [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, with Rodrigue's sacrifice to save his life and Byleth's continued guidance, Dimitri makes a turn for the better and loses the eye bags.]]
* ExperienceBooster: His personal skill, Royal Lineage, grants him an additional 20% experience gained after combat.
* ExtremeOmnivore: He doesn't care what he eats as long as it's nutritious, insisting that every meal is delicious. Dedue has to remind him not to eat the weeds should they be sent out to weed the fields. It's later revealed that he's completely lost his sense of taste, which means everything is tasteless to him. He mainly puts on the facade of enjoying his meals to assure others. Notably he's the only one who likes [[LethalChef Flayn's]] cooking, because the flavors are so overpoweringly strong that he can actually taste it somewhat.
* EyeScream: Loses his right eye to an unspecified injury during the timeskip (in a tea conversation he implies he still has the eye but it may not work well), except on the Crimson Flower route.
* EyepatchAfterTimeSkip: Sports one after the timeskip except on the Crimson Flower route. Dimitri's developed more BloodKnight tendencies and self-loathing over those years and takes glee in slaughtering his foes. It stands to reason he lost an eye due to his recklessness.
* FaceHeelTurn:
** On the Verdant Wind route. [[spoiler:Without Byleth or Rhea to rein in his dark side, he degenerates from a KnightInShiningArmor to a man so completely AxCrazy he's willing to attack Alliance forces just for being within reach of his lance.]]
** A downplayed instance occurs in Crimson Flower, where [[spoiler:Rhea is undergoing SanitySlippage and is clearly unfit to be leading Fódlan. While he does have legitimate grievances against Edelgard's war of aggression and his vengefulness is understandable, unlike Claude he never attempts to bargain for peace even when cornered, forcing you to kill him.]]
* FallenHero:
** Post-timeskip on the Verdant Wind and White Snow routes. [[spoiler:His misplaced desire for revenge on Edelgard and guilt over being a survivor of the Tragedy of Duscur completely overwrite Dimitri's original noble heroic intentions. He just ends up either wandering around Fódlan killing random Imperial soldiers, being willing to attack anyone in his way.]]
** Played with in Crimson Flowers route. [[spoiler: Due to having the support of his kingdom and the Church behind him, Dimitri never falls into a violent vendetta like he does in the other routes (and by extension never loses his eye). Though he clearly still despises Edelgard, he sticks to his duty of defending his home from Edelgard's forces and works with the Church as his kingdom has done for generations. In their final confrontation, Dimitri still calls out Edelgard, but more for what her current actions have wrought rather than for his personal grievances with her showing that he has managed to retain his sense of nobility and honor. However, for the whole route, he fights on Rhea's side despite the fact that she is clearly no longer well mentally.]]
** Even on the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:the shock of him turning into a crazed killer is part of the tension of the route]]. [[spoiler:One of the first things you see him do is gleefully describe how's going to torture Randolph, to the point Byleth {{Mercy Kill}}s the poor guy. However, unlike other routes, he has Byleth and the rest of the Blue Lions to support him emotionally, and he eventually has a heel realization, after the younger sister of Randolph attempts to kill him in revenge and Rodrigue sacrifices himself to stop the attempt. From there, Dimitri [[RedemptionInTheRain gets better]] and focuses on saving his people over getting revenge on Edelgard.]]
* FatalFlaw:
** Wrath and his desire for {{Revenge}}. Being haunted by SurvivorsGuilt and trauma, Dimitri swears revenge against the Flame Emperor over believing they caused the Tragedy of Duscur, and it's clear it's starting to consume him. This not only leads him to start losing his sanity [[spoiler:once Edelgard is revealed to be the Flame Emperor]], but become an AxCrazy BloodKnight post-timeskip. [[spoiler:Even more tragically, he's completely wrong about Edelgard's involvement in the Tragedy (she was the same age as him when it happened, after all) and despite working with the perpetrators, it's TeethClenchedTeamwork at best. His deaths in all of the routes not Azure Moon is from him recklessly trying to get revenge on Edelgard. In particular on the Silver Snow route, he chooses to not wait for the Resistance Army to prepare and immediately leads an ill-advised march through the capital wanting to kill Edelgard as soon as possible. This leads to a disastrous Battle of Gronder Field leading to many causalities including himself, Rodrigue, and Gilbert, and Claude going missing.]]
** Love and selflessness. Several characters note that Dimitri cares ''too much'' about people, to the point he takes their burdens as his own and can never justify taking another person's life. He seeks revenge not for his sake, but because he believes it's what his deceased friends and family are owed. He despises all killing, which leaves him unable to do anything but demonize anyone who willingly kills another, up to and especially including himself. Thus, his love feeds his wrath and SurvivorsGuilt, which sends him spiraling on a path of self-destruction as he tries to carry the regrets of the dead. Since the dead compel him to kill the monsters who murdered them, he has to kill them, but, by killing, he's become no better than the monsters, so he is caught in a vicious cycle. [[spoiler:It's only on the Azure Moon route that he moves past this, by learning to live for ''himself''.]]
* FirstLove: Implied. Dimitri reminisces fondly on the happy year of his youth he spent with [[spoiler:Edelgard, and was devastated when they were separated. Byleth can tease him with potential romantic feelings for her, though he laughs it off; she claims not to remember, but does insist that her first love was "a nobleman from Faerghus." He acknowledges that anything that might have been there before is long gone now, as they have both changed since their childhood.]]
* {{Foil}}:
** He and Sylvain are pretty much direct opposites; Sylvain is easygoing, fun-loving, and lighthearted, while Dimitri is serious, responsible, and in Sylvain's words, "uptight." Highlighted by their support chain, where Sylvain promises to act more responsibly if Dimitri will lighten up.
** Dimitri and Raphael are both strong blonde haired students who both lost their family years before the story began. However, Dimitri is a {{Bishounen}} pre-time skip while Raphael is physically TheBigGuy before and after the time skip. Another is that while Dimitri ends up having SurvivorsGuilt in the aftermath of the Tragedy of Duscur [[spoiler:and said guilt eating him up in all routes until his CharacterDevelopment on the Azure Moon route]], Raphael was able to adjust from the death of his parents and not holding Ignatz or Lorenz' parents accountable for their deaths. This is also because as Raphael notes, he has to take care of his sister, and getting revenge would not help.
* FreakOut: On his route, he completely ''snaps'' at the end of Chapter 11 when he finds out [[spoiler:Edelgard is the Flame Emperor, who he has come to believe orchestrated the Tragedy of Duscur]]. His worst qualities start coming to the fore at this point, and he's completely unrecognizable by the start of Part II.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: On the start of his route post-timeskip, none of the other Blue Lions approve of his actions and many students from other houses admit they're here for Byleth, not Dimitri, if recruited. After Chapter 17 [[spoiler: Dimitri becomes TheAtoner, and the others warm up to him again.]] In a bit of GameplayAndStoryIntegration, Dimitri cannot initiate any support conversations on his route until that point.
* FriendToAllChildren: His C-support with Byleth shows that Dimitri takes time out of his day to teach young orphans swordplay, as he empathizes with the pain of losing one's parents. [[spoiler:Even at his [[AxCrazy absolute worst]], on the Azure Moon route post-timeskip, a monk at Garreg Mach will note he saw Dimitri patting the head of an orphan child. At the end of his route, the ending mural depicts Dimitri surrounded by smiling children, and the narration states that as king, one of his focuses was improving lives for orphans.]]
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** Dimitri is stated multiple times to be ''very'' strong, frequently breaking weapons by accident from swinging them too hard. He even broke a sword as a child! He also has both the highest maximum potential strength stat at a whopping 87 points and the highest personal strength growth in the game at 60%, above even bigger and burlier guys like Dedue and Raphael. The effect of his Crest also reflects both his enhanced strength and his tendency to accidentally break weapons, as it doubles his attack and weapon usage for combat arts.
** He is noted as a OneManArmy in canon, and this very much applies to him in gameplay as well. It's common for him to take on multiple enemies and come out the victor, and with the Vantage Battalion and Wrath ability he can effortlessly slaughter dozens of enemies during the enemy phase.
** Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, Dimitri is so consumed by his rage and single-minded desire to murder [[spoiler:Edelgard]] that he actively pushes people away from him and even throws IneffectualDeathThreats their way. He doesn't attend war meetings, snarls at his allies that they're wasting their time if they heal him, can't build supports, be invited to tea time, or be given gifts. After chapter 17 and his [[spoiler:RedemptionInTheRain, he calms down, seeks to atone, and once again can build support points and be interacted with as normal.]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: While he admits to being rather clumsy and struggles with dexterous tasks, Dimitri has a relatively high Dexterity cap (69), growth (50%), and base (7), all of which are higher than Felix's.
* GentleGiant: On the Azure Moon route [[spoiler:after his CharacterDevelopment]]. He's one of the tallest and most physically intimidating of the playable characters, yet he's also [[spoiler:regained his kind and heroic nature. The ending mural even shows him being flocked by children]].
* GoMadFromTheIsolation:
** On three of the four routes, [[spoiler:Edelgard declares war on the Church of Seiros, Dimitri is framed, slated for execution, rescued by Dedue (possibly at the cost of Dedue's life), and forced into exile by Cornelia. For the next five years, he is entirely alone and knows only combat from fleeing for his life or murdering for revenge]]. The experience is just [[TraumaCongaLine one of the many factors]] in his ensuing SanitySlippage.
** Completely averted on the Crimson Flower route, as Rhea [[spoiler:retreating to the Kingdom capital prevents him from being imprisoned, allowing him to be crowned as king.]] His hate for [[spoiler:Edelgard]] has not waned in the slightest, but he's significantly more composed.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Discovering that [[spoiler:Edelgard is the Flame Emperor]] in the Blue Lions version of chapter 11 sends Dimitri into a murderous rage, charging [[spoiler:Edelgard]], screaming that he’ll have her head, and post-timeskip becoming obsessed with meting out vengeance on the wicked.
* TheGoodKing: At the end of the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:the mural commemorating his ascension says he sought to create a world free from oppression and the mural also shows children happily flock to him while knights under his supervision in the background are feeding the poor, and he eventually becomes known as the savior king]].
* GoodOldFisticuffs: In the Blue Lions version of chapter 11, after discovering that the Flame Emperor is [[spoiler:Edelgard and throwing his lance in her direction, Dimitri wastes no time in taking out some of her soldiers with his bare hands]].
* GuestStarPartyMember: He is controllable during the tutorial, but if you choose the Black Eagles or Golden Deer, he permanently leaves your party. Outside of that, you can control him through the Cindered Shadows side story.
* GutturalGrowler: Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon and Verdant Wind routes, Dimitri has a deeper, more aggressive voice and growls nearly every line he speaks. On the Azure Moon route, after he [[spoiler:realizes what kind of person he's become and takes a turn for the better, his voice softens a little, though he still growls at his enemies in battle]].
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He is blond and one of the most chivalrous, idealistic, and kind members of the cast. However, he becomes more openly violent after the timeskip. [[spoiler:He regains his kindness should you side with the Blue Lions.]]
* {{Hallucinations}}: Post-timeskip, he experiences auditory and visual hallucinations of his deceased friends and family, asking why he hasn't avenged them yet.
* HandicappedBadass: On 3/4 routes post-timeskip, he loses an eye. But even with a blind side, Dimitri still leads from the front lines with just as much fervor and skill as before.
* HearingVoices: After the timeskip, he often hallucinates the voices of his deceased loved ones. Notably in Chapter 14 of the Azure Moon route, Byleth walks in on Dimitri in the cathedral, fervently muttering to himself; he addresses his father and stepmother, promising them that he'll [[spoiler:kill Edelgard]] and allow them to rest.
* HeroAntagonist: On the Crimson Flower route. [[spoiler:While he does desire revenge on Edelgard, his primary goal is to protect his country from a war of conquest and fulfill his kingdom's long-standing obligations to the Church of Seiros. His only real FatalFlaw aside from his vengefulness is his blindness (willful or otherwise) to how unhinged Rhea has become.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: Swords are his second-strongest proficiency, and even MasterSwordsman Catherine declares him her equal in swordsmanship. He also can use the series' signature Lord class if he has a decent sword rank, and he's the only one of the three lords whose personal class retains swords as a backup weapon.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: On the Azure Moon route post-timeskip, [[spoiler:once his sanity is restored, he isn't exactly happy about becoming a violent ShellShockedVeteran]].
* HeroicBuild: Dimitri has very wide shoulders and a narrow waist even before the timeskip, and has story-based SuperStrength. Post-timeskip, he's had a late growth spurt and the effect is even more pronounced.
* HesBack: After spending the third quarter of his route as an AxCrazy RevengeBeforeReason maniac, [[spoiler:Rodrigue's death causes him to decide to atone and returns him to the chivalrous man he once was. He kicks off his atonement by retaking Fhirdiad from the Faerghus Dukedom.]]
* HiddenDepths:
** While he doesn't know her true identity, Dimitri is able to ascertain just from watching the way she moves that Rhea is an extremely experienced warrior, and is not bluffing at all when she says she is quite capable of defending herself.
** Though he doesn't show it openly, others will reveal on Azure Moon that he is devout to the Church of Seiros and goes to pray during the night where few are around to see. This is a subversion, however, as Dimitri will reveal during his Goddess tower conversation with Byleth that he outright doesn't believe in the Goddess's ability to intervene in the affairs of humans, merely describing her as someone who silently watches over humanity, and that if she was trying to save humanity, mankind would refuse to reach out to her.
* HistoryRepeats: Jeralt was formerly a soldier from the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus who fell for Byleth's mother in Garreg Mach monastery. Dimitri, who is the prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, can potentially fall in love with female Byleth by meeting and forming a bond with her in Garreg Mach monastery, provided that he is the one chosen for S-rank support in the Azure Moon route. For bonus point, both men specifically comment on their love's beautiful smile.
* HoldingHands: A theme between Dimitri and Byleth post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route. [[spoiler:When they find him at the monastery, they offer their hand to him, only for Dimitri to reject it. They do the same thing during his RedemptionInTheRain, but he takes it this time, commenting on [[ShipTease how warm their hand is]]. After he kills Edelgard, as they leave, he almost looks back, but is stopped when Byleth takes his hand. And should he S-Support with a female Byleth, their CG artwork shows them holding hands.]]
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: If paired with female Byleth. She's 5'4", while post-timeskip, he gains more muscles and several inches to reach 6'2". He even comments on how tiny her hands are in their S-support.
* {{Hunk}}: Post-timeskip, he trades some of his prettiness for muscle and a more rugged look.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When reuniting with Rodrigue in Azure Moon, [[spoiler: Dimitri angrily snaps at him for saying Lambert would have focused on saving the Capital over getting revenge on the Empire and demands that Rodrigue not put words in the mouths of the dead, then immediately rants about how his father is in torment and can only be freed by killing Edelgard, who wasn't even responsible for his death.]]
* HypocrisyNod: Dimitri hates killing and believes it is an inherently wrong act. [[spoiler:That's why when he becomes more ruthless or tries to avenge the dead, he's filled with self-loathing, as he knows he engages in an act he hates.]]
* HurtingHero: From the outset, Dimitri's trauma stemming from witnessing his loved ones killed in the Tragedy of Duscur and his own hatred of killing causes him no end of psychological and emotional pain. After the timeskip, it gets worse.
* IAmAMonster: In his support conversation with Byleth, Dimitri shakily reveals a deep-seated sense of self-disparity due to his frequent killing:
-->'''Dimitri:''' Killing is part of the job, but even so... There are times when I'm chilled to the bone by the depravity of my own actions.
* ICantDance: Begs not to be chosen to represent the Blue Lions in the White Heron Cup, and if you choose him, he insists he's not going to be able to win, and is surprised if he does, with the judges commenting on his unconventional style.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:after the forces of all three countries clash at Gronder Field, he attempts to pursue Edelgard as she is retreating, only to collapse from exhaustion and then be run through with spears by her soldiers]].
* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Byleth on the Azure Moon route. They have a few scenes with romantic undertones outside of supports, HoldingHands practically becomes a motif between them. Also, while only a female Byleth can S-rank Dimitri, the heavy romantic undertones are still very much present if Byleth is male, making Dimitri a more usual example of this trope to him.
* IneffectualDeathThreats: Post-timeskip, he repeatedly makes direct and/or veiled threats to his own allies who he believes are "getting in his way," none of which he actually follows up on.
* InnocentlyInsensitive:
** In his support with Ingrid, Dimitri tries apologizing to Ingrid about the tragic death of Ingrid’s beloved Glenn Fraldarius, refuting her claims that Glenn’s death was admirable and he died heroically. Ingrid storms off in anger, leaving Dimitri to self-deprecatingly ask himself what is wrong with him. When Ingrid comes to apologize in their B support, Dimitri apologizes as well.
** If the Blue Lions were chosen, if female Byleth chooses him to visit the Goddess Tower with, on the night of the ball, Dimitri wishes for them to be together forever. A moment later, he laughs it off as a joke. She calls the joke cruel, to which Dimitri apologizes.
** On the night of the ball in Part I, Dimitri muses that it was irresponsible of him to promise the Blue Lions that even after his ascension as king, he'll stay close to his friends.
* InSeriesNickname: Felix disparagingly calls him "boar" for his bloodlust and recklessness. Even after Dimitri realizes the error of his thinking and develops into a better person, Felix continues to refer to him as such.
* InternalReformist: Although he dislikes the Crest and nobility system as an excuse to oppress the weak, unlike Edelgard, he believes that breaking the social order would be far more damaging than anything, and instead seeks to reform them once he is king. [[spoiler:He does just this on the Azure Moon route, leading to a golden age.]]
* {{Irony}}:
** Dimitri is at his most [[spoiler:psychotic on the Azure Moon and Verdant Wind paths, the former ''being his own route'', while on Crimson Flower, the route where Byleth allies with his mortal enemy Edelgard, he remains composed enough to protect his people and be concerned for them.]]
** On the Crimson Flower route, despite [[spoiler:having made a pact with Rhea to seek revenge upon their enemies, when battling Edelgard he tries to question why she started this war, meaning he still seeks to reason with her first despite proclaiming a desire for vengeance.]]
** [[spoiler:His hatred of Edelgard is fueled by her alliance with those who slither in the dark, who masterminded the Tragedy of Duscur and continue to wreak havoc with their numerous depraved schemes, sometimes without her knowledge or consent (such as the tragedy in Remire village and Jeralt's murder). On the Crimson Flower route, he finds himself in the uncomfortable position of watching his own allies resort to ugly extremes without his knowledge or consent (most notably Dedue's usage of the Crest Stones), and after his death, his remaining allies knowingly go along with Rhea's deranged plan to set Fhirdiad ablaze, causing the deaths of the very innocents he was trying to save.]]
** Dimitri always suspected [[spoiler:Arundel]] was behind the Tragedy of Duscur. [[spoiler:Due to having zero knowledge about "those who slither in the dark", he never realizes the man who says the Tragedy was committed for Edelgard is implied to be Arundel (Thales) himself, leading him off the right track.]]
** He has spent all of his adolescent years haunted by the ghosts of his deceased loved ones. [[spoiler:On the Silver Snow route, he himself is heavily implied to become a ghost.]]
* ItsAllMyFault:
** He blames himself for the Tragedy of Duscur, as he failed to convince his father's advisers that the Duscur were not to blame for his father's death, resulting in massacres on both sides.
** On the Azure Moon route, an anguished Dimitri declares that [[spoiler:Rodrigue being mortally wounded shielding him from Fleche's assassination attempt]] is all his fault, just as if he had been the assailant himself. The [[spoiler:wounded and dying Rodrigue tells him that he's dying for what he believes in, just like Glenn and those who died protecting Dimitri during the Tragedy of Duscur. Rodrigue implores Dimitri to continue fighting for what he believes in.]]
* ItsPersonal: He wants [[spoiler:Edelgard]]'s head on a stick for their (alleged) role in the Tragedy of Duscur.
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: While Thales is the game's main villain, Dimitri's biggest grudge is against his DragonWithAnAgenda [[spoiler:Edelgard]]. In his own route, this leads to him [[spoiler:unknowingly rolling right over Thales in his efforts to get to Edelgard, making her the BigBad and him the GreaterScopeVillain of his route]].
* IveComeTooFar: Subverted. After [[spoiler:Rodrigue's HeroicSacrifice saves Dimitri's life]] at the end of chapter 17 of the Azure Moon route, Dimitri talks with Byleth, begging for advice as to what he should do. He claims that he's been driven solely by vengeance for his dead loved ones for too long to change. Byleth tells him instead to find motivation in what he believes in, just as [[spoiler:Rodrigue did,]] and Dimitri muses on their words. It works, and the next day, Dimitri apologizes to his friends for his behavior, promising to atone for his actions.
* JackOfAllTrades: While he primarily specializes in lances and authority, he knows a little something about everything as an antagonist.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** As far as he's fallen in his pursuit of revenge, he raises a good point when he suggests that he and Byleth are NotSoDifferent in regards to his own actions against [[spoiler:Edelgard]] and Byleth's actions against [[spoiler:Kronya]].
** In the Crimson Flower route, while he is mostly opposing Edelgard [[spoiler: because he wrongly assumes she's behind the Tragedy, and cooperating with a psychopathic Rhea who has several abuses of power exposed, he's still rightfully angry at her for cooperating with those who slither in the dark and starting a 5 year long war.]]
* KilledOffscreen: On the [[spoiler:Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes, he dies shortly after the battle for Gronder Field.]]
* KnightInSourArmor: Post-timeskip, [[spoiler:he still retains his belief in the duty of a knight and desire to protect the weak, but has completely lost faith in honor or chivalry]]. [[spoiler:And most of this is dwarfed by his desire for revenge anyway, unless you're on the Azure Moon path, in which case his goals shift to truly prioritizing the defense of innocents.]]
* LastOfHisKind: On all routes but the Crimson Flower route [[spoiler:due to his uncle being killed by Cornelia. On the Crimson Flower route, he comments that he isn't the end of his bloodline, suggesting his uncle survives there due to Cornelia not usurping him]].
* LaughingMad: When he discovers that [[spoiler:the Flame Emperor is Edelgard]] in chapter 11 if Byleth chose the Blue Lions, he's reduced to cackling with an unhinged expression on his face. [[spoiler:He charges Edelgard, screaming that he'll have her head, and ends up snapping the neck of an Imperial {{mook}} immediately afterward.]]
* TheLeader: The prince destined to rule over Faerghus, he has command over members of the Blue Lions, who are themselves subjects of his kingdom. Despite his royal background and authority, he still takes orders from Byleth, who instructs him and the other students.
* LeaveNoSurvivors: In Chapter 17 on the Azure Moon and Verdant Wind routes, he orders the deaths of every opponent at Gronder Field.
-->'''Dimitri:''' Know that I will tear your heads from your shoulders. The dead must have their tribute. Kill every last one of them!
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The King of Lions", which plays in a number of his post-timeskip appearances.
* LightningBruiser: He starts with an excellent 12 base strength, and even has the highest maximum Strength in the game out of the playable characters at 87, along with strong growths in Strength, Defense, Speed, and Dexterity, making him a monster in close combat. He also has relatively easy access to the Soldier-Cavalier-Paladin class line, which only further bolsters his ability to come in hard and fast. His only shortcomings are his terrible Magic and Resistance stats and growths, which leaves him open to magical bombardment. His final class, Great Lord, also gives him a whopping 4 modifier to his Speed, the same as Swordmasters.
* LikesOlderWomen: While not all of his potential wives are older than him, the majority are (female Byleth, Catherine, Mercedes, [[spoiler:[[Really700YearsOld Flayn]]]]). There's also all his subtext with female Byleth, who is by default 21/22 to his 17/18, in the main story.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Of the main protagonists, he is the only one who never makes certain discoveries about the backstory, such as [[spoiler:the Nabateans, the true origins of the Heroes' Relics, and the truth about "those who slither in the dark"]].
* MagicallyIneptFighter: His Magic and Resistance growths are an abysmal 20%, but his Strength growth is a whopping 60%. His Dexterity, Speed, and Defense growths are also solid at 50%, 50%, and 40% respectively, making him a LightningBruiser.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: After the final battle on the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:Dimitri is unfazed by Edelgard's final attempt on his life, swiftly killing her with his lance before casually pulling out her dagger from his shoulder]].
* MaskOfSanity: He does his best to uphold the image of an idealistic and chivalrous knight, but underneath he's a festering mess of rage, hatred, and vengeance. After the timeskip ([[spoiler:or even before that, should TheReveal occur on the Blue Lions route]]), the mask has cracked and he's become openly psychotic.
* TheMcCoy: Of the three lords, he's the most emotional and moralistic of the three, upholding the ideals of chivalry and honor and the belief that the knight should protect the weak and innocent from evil. At the same time, he also has to fight with his own inner demons due to his SurvivorGuilt. [[spoiler:He reconciles these conflicting aspects in Azure Moon, where he expresses sadness and pity when Edelgard refuses his offer of mercy and redemption after having to kill her with his own hands, a stark contrast to his initial bloodthirst.]]
* MeaningfulEcho: If you chose the Blue Lions, right after [[spoiler:Jeralt's death, Dimitri tells Byleth to take their time to grieve and then find something to believe in to continue on with their life. At the end of chapter 17, Byleth tells him to live for what he believes in]].
* MeaningfulName:
** His first name is the Slavic form of Demetrius, meaning faithful to Demeter, the Greek Goddess in charge of Harvest, and the cycle of life and death, as well as the shifting seasons as a result of the separation from her daughter. Fitting for the Prince of a GrimUpNorth Nation, who goes through a bout of madness and depression due to the death of his loved ones.
** His middle name, Alexandre, is the French version of Alexander, meaning "defender of the people." It's fitting for a heroic protagonist. His last name, Blaiddyd is a multi-layered version meaning Wolf Lord, which denotes his status as a prince and lone wolf tendencies post-timeskip, and just so happens to be the name of a legendary Britonnic King who promoted the use of Necromancy, indicating his obsession with avenging the dead.
** The name of his signature weapon, Areadbhar, translates to ''slaughterer'', and it's shown by the combat art it provides Dimitri: Atrocity, which deals triple damage to all enemy types while granting a massive boost to might.
* MusclesAreMeaningless: Downplayed. Dimitri is obviously a trained and fit warrior, but his frame pales before Raphael's pre-timeskip. Despite this, Raphael struggles to keep up with Dimitri's TrainingFromHell and Dimitri beats Raphael in almost every stat. According to him, this is because the royal bloodline of Faerghus has always possessed immense innate strength, which may or may not be due to their Crest.
* MultiEthnicName: His full name is consists of a Slavic first name, a middle name French spelling of the Greek name Alexander, and Welsh last name based on an old Briton king.
* MultiMeleeMaster: He has strong proficiencies in both lances and swords, but suffers when trying to use axes.
* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: He obviously cannot be poached from the Blue Lions, and will never fight directly alongside Hubert and [[spoiler:Jeritza]] (under any circumstances), or Edelgard and Claude (outside of the tutorial battle or "Cindered Shadows").
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His signature weapon's name, Areadbhar, translates to "slaughterer" and the combat art it gives him is called "Atrocity".
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: In his supports with Catherine, he admits that he sometimes wonders what it'd be like to be free of his princely obligations, but sticks to his role as many people would suffer if he abandoned his position and caused a political power struggle.
* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe. When Dimitri was a young boy, he gave a girl he had a crush on a dagger as a going away present. Sylvain frequently makes fun of Dimitri for giving such an un-romantic gift. [[spoiler:Edelgard was initially surprised by the gift too, but it meant enough to her that she held onto it to the present day, even though she eventually was unable to remember who it was exactly that gave it to her. Dimitri reminds her it was him in Azure Moon.]]
* NiceGuy: He is friendly, thoughtful, and polite as a youth, although Byleth muses early on that he has a darkness beneath. Subverted post-timeskip, [[spoiler:where he goes full SourOutsideSadInside, and with Byleth's help tones down to a JerkWithAHeartOfGold that leans back toward NiceGuy]].
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished:
** During his support chain with Byleth, pre-timeskip, the two of them teach a group of orphans to use a sword. Post-timeskip, [[spoiler:those same orphans attack Dimitri off-screen]].
** In an example that [[spoiler:takes over a decade to come back around, when Edelgard and Dimitri were children, Dimitri gave Edelgard a dagger so that she, in his words, could cut a path to her future. Cut to the end of the Azure Moon campaign where Dimitri offers a defeated Edelgard the chance to work together to build the future; she in turn attempts to kill him with the very dagger he gave her years before.]]
* NominalHero: Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, Dimitri goes on a single-minded personal quest for revenge, whereas the rest of the Blue Lions and recruitables have their own personal stakes in ending the war against the Empire. He finally loosens up when he realizes his RevengeBeforeReason tendencies not only affects his allies, but his enemies' loved ones, and learns to put saving his people before revenge.
* NotBloodSiblings: It's implied that he had a crush on [[spoiler:Edelgard when they were children, and he mentions that he didn't learn until he was older that his stepmother was also Edelgard's mother]].
* NotSoDifferent:
** Post-timeskip and on the Azure Moon route, he claims this is true of him and Byleth, pointing out that just like him, they couldn't [[spoiler:let the death of their family member go unavenged]]. Byleth can choose whether to agree with him.
** After Randolph's defeat in chapter 14 of the Azure Moon route, Dimitri claims that he and Randolph are alike in their depravity, having killed many in pursuit of their goals, however noble they may be. Randolph fervently denies it.
--->'''Dimitri:''' After all is said and done, we are both murderers. Both stained. Both monsters.\\
'''Randolph:''' You're wrong!\\
'''Dimitri:''' Am I?
** Both Dimitri and Edelgard share the belief that the Goddess will never answer the calls of humanity. Where they differ is how they process this information.
** When breaking it down to the basics, despite their contrasting political ideas, both Dimitri and Edelgard [[spoiler: are willing to inflict significant harm on the living out of [[SurvivorsGuilt a sense of responsibility towards people who are already dead]].]]
* NotSoStoic: On non-Azure Moon paths, Dimitri first reacts to [[spoiler:the death of one of the Blue Lions members with a simple "Hmmm...". Once you start killing more, he starts crying out in horror. It's one of the few moments to crack his AxCrazy state]].
* OffstageVillainy: Some of his more heinous actions during the timeskip on Azure Moon are only hinted at, rather than shown outright. While he was reintroduced having killed several Imperial soldiers, and planned on torturing Randolph to death, many of the murders he comes to regret are brought up by Dimitri or other characters, rather than being shown.
* OmnicidalNeutral: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:in his deranged bloodlust, he is just as willing to attack Alliance forces as he is Imperial ones]].
* OneManArmy: After the timeskip, [[spoiler:he ventures into Imperial territory to slaughter entire battalions on his lonesome in his delirious rage. Each of his victims [[CruelAndUnusualDeath died such gruesome and painful deaths]] that people could scarcely believe it was done with human hands]].
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: In Chapter 12 on his route, he makes it very clear that he intends to kill the BigBad personally.
-->'''Dimitri:''' [[spoiler:Edelgard]] will die by my hand, and mine alone.
* ParentalAbandonment: Dimitri’s mother died of illness soon after he was born, while his father was assassinated while Dimitri was still in his mid-teens. Luckily for him, Dimitri had Felix’s father Rodrigue to act as a close ParentalSubstitute.
* PetTheDog: Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, one of the Knights of Seiros sees the AxCrazy Dimitri pat the head of an orphan in the monastery. While the knight in question is disgusted with Dimitri's lust for revenge, he wonders if Dimitri still has some good in him.
* PimpedOutCape: Sports one after the timeskip, a flowing mantle that spills across the floor and is lined with thick white and black fur that forms a tall collar around his neck.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: On the Azure Moon route, he begs this of [[spoiler:Rodrigue, after the latter [[TakingTheBullet takes a fatal stab]] from Fleche, who tried to assassinate him]].
-->"''NO! Don't die... Please, don't die! Father, Stepmother, Glenn... They all died and left me behind. [[spoiler:Rodrigue...]] Are you to join the ghosts who shadow my every move?''"
* ThePowerOfHate: On the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:after being mortally wounded at the Tailtean Plains, if Dedue was killed as a Demonic Beast, he manages to stubbornly cling to life and spit out a few last insults and threats]] powered by nothing but sheer hatred for [[spoiler:Edelgard for causing his friends and people to take such actions to halt her invasion]].
-->'''[[spoiler:Edelgard]]:''' Your obsession with me is appalling. If you were a normal human, you would most certainly have died already.
* PrecisionFStrike: Like most characters in ''Franchise/FireEmblem'', Dimitri uses 'dastard' rather than 'bastard' when talking about those he finds despicable, but when enraged, he uses 'bastard' even pre-TimeSkip, further foreshadowing the darker side that he keeps hidden.
* PreAsskickingOneLiner:
-->''"I'll cut through!"'' (Pre-timeskip)\\
''"I'll comply."'' (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
''"Leave it to me."'' (Post-timeskip - Chapter 18 and beyond)
* PreMortemOneLiner:
-->"''Let's see you dodge this!''"\\
"''This battle is over!''"\\
"''Right where I want you!''" (Pre-timeskip)\\
"''Stand down!''" (Pre-timeskip)\\
"''Out of my way!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
"''I'll destroy you!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
"''Don't struggle.''" (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
"''Begone!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapters 13-17)\\
"''On my honor!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapter 18 and beyond)\\
"''I won't be deterred!''" (Post-timeskip - Chapter 18 and beyond)
* ProtagonistPowerupPrivileges: Only Dimitri can access the High Lord and Great Lord classes.
* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:Though the end of Azure Moon shows Dimitri healing and in a better place than when he’s met after the timeskip, he tells female Byleth in their S-support that he still has nightmares of the dead asking why he hasn't avenged them yet. Trauma doesn't simply go away after a few good months. Dimitri even acknowledges that he will likely have these nightmares for the rest of his life, but strives to better cope with them]].
* RecurringElement:
** Dimitri starts off as the classic heroic Marth-like Lord, but psychological trauma eventually turns into an embittered, bloodthirsty shell of his former self, becoming one of the darkest takes of the militaristic Alm-like Lord. [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, Byleth pulls him out of that state, bringing him back in line with Marth and his ilk.]]
** On the Crimson Flower route, Dimitri takes the place of the recurring [[Characters/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Camus]] Archetype, being [[spoiler:the AntiVillain in service to the antagonist, though he is a lot more antagonistic due to his understandable but single-minded hatred for Edelgard]].
* RedBaron:
** On the Crimson Flower route, he has earned the title of "Tempest King" because he moves through the battlefield like a tempest slaughtering his foes.
** On the Azure Moon route, [[spoiler:he earns the epitaph "Savior King."]] Even his enemies know him by that title, as Hubert refers to him that way once.
* RedemptionInTheRain: On the Azure Moon route, his [[spoiler:[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realization at what a monster he's become]]]] comes amidst a pouring torrent of rain where, [[spoiler:once again, Byleth holds out their hand — except this time he takes it. That marks the moment Dimitri goes from SociopathicHero to KnightInSourArmor.]]
* RedHerring: There are a few warning signs he might be the Flame Emperor on his route; he is conspicuously nowhere to be found the first two times the Flame Emperor confronts you in person, he makes it quite clear that he’s [[spoiler:out for revenge against certain people who may be affiliated with the Church]], and he is seen having a friendly conversation with a man previously established to be working with said Flame Emperor. [[spoiler:Then you and he eavesdrop on a conversation between said Flame Emperor and their allies, and that quickly puts the kibosh on that idea]].
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: His last name is Blaiddyd, the name of a legendary Briton king who encouraged the practice of necromancy. [[spoiler:Considering he's riddled with SurvivorsGuilt that leads him into losing his sanity as the story goes on...]]
* ReluctantPsycho: He knows he's AxCrazy post-timeskip, [[spoiler:and he's really not at all happy about it]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: ''Hoo boy''. Post-timeskip, Dimitri's sole goal in life is to exact revenge on all of his enemies, [[spoiler:especially Edelgard]], no matter what it might cost him. [[spoiler:On the Verdant Wind and Silver Snow paths, this explicitly gets him killed; on Crimson Flower, [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption you have to kill him directly]], though the manner of his death can range from a somber end to a vicious one depending on how the battle goes; on the Azure Moon path, however, he's able to develop out of this, putting aside his quest for vengeance to liberate his people and help the Alliance. When he does go after Edelgard at the end, it's because he believes she must be stopped, not because he still wants revenge.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After the Blue Lions version of chapter 11, he finds out [[spoiler:Edelgard]] is the Flame Emperor and goes completely batshit, slaughtering several of their soldiers with his bare hands. After the timeskip, his only goal is to kill them swiftly and brutally, and he's willing to slaughter anyone who gets in his way to do so. [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, he calms down and reflects on his self-destructive behavior at the end of chapter 17.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: He's a prince, but he's nonetheless on the front lines.
* RoyaltySuperPower: As the prince of Faerghus, he bears the Minor Crest of Blaiddyd, which occasionally doubles his weapon's damage bonus while using combat arts at the cost of consuming double the durability, and grants him the right to wield Areadbhar. According to his support with Raphael, Dimitri's SuperStrength is also one of these, which may or may not be related to his Crest.
* SanityHasAdvantages: His competence as a leader drops drastically after his FreakOut, especially on [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] and Verdant Wind. [[spoiler:He becomes psychotic enough to pick fights with the Alliance for no reason, and without Byleth, Rodrigue, and Gilbert to rein him in, he pointlessly gets himself and all of his followers save Dedue killed.]]
* SanitySlippage: Dimitri tries to portray himself as a honorable knight from his kingdom while fighting with his own darkness and inner demons at the same time due to his SurvivorGuilt. [[spoiler:When he finds out that the Flame Emperor is Edelgard, it proves to be the last straw in his fracturing mental state.]] By the time he's reintroduced post-timeskip, if not on Crimson Flower, most of his sanity is gone and he's nothing but an AxCrazy BloodKnight wreck. [[spoiler:He comes back from it if you're on the Azure Moon route. [[KilledOffForReal Otherwise...]]]]
* ScarsAreForever: He still has the scars on his back that he got from protecting Dedue after the Duscur tragedy. He says that he doesn't mind, though, as it's a reminder that he was able to save one life.
* SecretAIMoves: He has the General/Commander and Counterattack skills when fought as an enemy, which he cannot obtain under your command.
* SeeYouInHell: Post-timeskip on the Azure Moon route, but before chapter 18, he sometimes says a variation of this after defeating an enemy unit.
-->'''Dimitri:''' See you in the eternal flames.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: According to Hapi, he shares a lot of his habits and behavior with his stepmother.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Post-timeskip, he's haunted by the events of the past five years, going from the most idealistic of the lords to the most cynical and sour. Compared to Edelgard's and Claude's joy at seeing Byleth again on their respective routes, on Azure Moon, Dimitri sullenly asks if they're merely one of the many ghosts he's seen blaming him for their deaths.
* ShockAndAwe: Both of the Reason spells he learns are electricity-based.
* SociopathicHero: Played with. Post-timeskip, he has few qualms about slaughtering all of his enemies to reach his goal of revenge, but he is completely self-aware about the monster he's become and it's clear that his constant bloodshed is taking an extreme toll on his mental health. [[spoiler:If you're on the Azure Moon route, he eventually recovers and starts down a path of genuinely protecting the weak from being trampled on by the strong.]]
* SoleSurvivor: He’s the only remaining member of the Blaiddyd royal house at the beginning of the game, after his father’s assassination during the Tragedy of Duscur. It inflicts quite a few psychological problems on him.
* SorryThatImDying: If he falls in Classic mode after [[spoiler:his turn for the better in chapter 17 of the Azure Moon route]], Dimitri considers his death a punishment and asks his allies to forgive him.
* SourOutsideSadInside: Post-timeskip, he is hostile, cynical, curt, and can't even be invited to social activities. He's also ''very'' broken, [[spoiler:seeing and hearing the ghosts of those he lost and desperate to gain peace the only way he can think of: avenging them]].
* StepfordSmiler: His profile says he's a courtly young man, but has a shadow hiding underneath. One of his level-up quotes in ''Heroes'' is a vow to never lose anyone again, suggesting that even pre-timeskip, he's seen and tries to hide his share of pain. ''Post''-timeskip, [[spoiler:he's dropped the mask completely, his SurvivorGuilt having eaten away his ability to hide how much everything weighs on him]]l
* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Dimitri is the straightforward, always serious straight man to Sylvain's joke-cracking, mischievous wise guy in their support chain.
* SuperStrength: He accidentally snapped swords when he first started training (at nine), can lift a caravan on his own, and when pushed to the brink, [[spoiler:he can snap a man's neck/crush their skull with ''one hand'']]. Fittingly, he has the highest Strength growth in the game and caps it at ''87''. This is also to his detriment, as Felix gives him grief over breaking training swords in their supports.
* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, he doesn't even initially believe Byleth has returned post-timeskip at first, believing they're just a hallucination.]] He also has this feeling in regards to the Tragedy of Duscur, where he was the SoleSurvivor of a series of assassinations on the kingdom's nobles, which resulted in him [[spoiler:hearing voices as well as having hallucinations. It does seem like he's getting better on the Azure Moon route, but he tells Byleth in their S-support that he still has nightmares of everyone who died and accepts that he probably always will (though he's not allowing it to consume him like before).]]
* TarotMotifs: Dimitri represents the upright Justice arcana and the Reversed Justice at different points represented by the crest of Blaiddyd. The upright Justice arcana represents justice itself as Dimitri's goal early on is [[spoiler:to avenge those who died during the Tragedy of Duscur, looking for justice on their behalf]]. Reversed Justice, meanwhile, represents lack of accountability. Post-time skip, [[spoiler: Dimitri is so consumed by his desire for revenge on Edelgard that he becomes indifferent to the fact that the Kingdom needs him and refuses to see that there might be more information to why the Tragedy of Duscur happened to start with, which gets him killed on routes outside of his own]]. However, this changes back to the Upright Justice Arcana [[spoiler:once Dimitri gets better in the second half of the Azure Moon route as he vows to take back the Kingdom and restore the balance that has been broken by the war]].
* ThatManIsDead: He declares this to Byleth after the timeskip on the Azure Moon route, when the latter [[spoiler:says they miss the old Dimitri after giving Randolph a MercyKill]].
-->'''Dimitri:''' The Dimitri you knew is dead! All that remains is the repulsive, blood-stained monster you see before you.
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: On the Azure Moon route [[spoiler:post-redemption into TheAtoner,]] Dimitri reveals that he finds it incredibly hard to forgive himself for how many lives he has taken, a list that includes nobles, commoners, soldiers, and ''[[WouldHurtAChild children]]'' (albeit the last group was in self-defense).
-->'''Dimitri:''' I am a murderous monster. My hands are stained red. Could one such as I truly hope for such a life? As the sole survivor of that day, do I... Do I have the right to live for myself?
* ThouShaltNotKill:
** In his summoning trailer for ''Heroes'', he states that "no matter the reason, it is evil to kill." Notably, he holds this belief despite having killed people himself, and continues to maintain it post-timeskip after he's killed ''a lot more'' people, which contributes mightily to his self-loathing. In an early scene, he's horrified that he had to kill civilian militia in self defense, and no matter what Byleth's response, Dimitri states they should have found a way to deal with them peacefully.
** [[spoiler: Part of his opposition to Edelgard's war is that no matter what reforms or gains it may achieve, the fact that it is built on corpses and blood is why he will oppose her.]]
* TragicHero: On Crimson Flower. [[spoiler:He genuinely means well and wants to protect his kingdom, but his hatred and desire for revenge on Edelgard leads to his ruin.]]
* TranquilFury:
** After finding out [[spoiler:Edelgard]] is the Flame Emperor and having a brief fit of UnstoppableRage in the Blue Lions version of chapter 11, he demands to know why they caused the Tragedy of Duscur in a tone of voice that barely conceals his desire to break their neck under a ''very'' thin veneer of calm.
** On Crimson Flower, [[spoiler:if Felix fights him, Dimitri will confront Felix over killing Rodrigue]]. When [[spoiler:Felix responds by saying that he'll cut down anyone who stands in his way]], Dimitri calmly says, "I see. That was all I needed to hear to finally work up the resolve to kill you."
* TraumaCongaLine: He has the worst time of the three Lords during the timeskip. [[spoiler:Finding out his step-sister is the Flame Emperor, forced to flee his country, spending five years alone and fighting]], and that's ''after'' [[SoleSurvivor the Tragedy of Duscur]]. He has considerably less trauma during the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:due to not getting exiled and becoming King]], but he's still very much driven by his hate for [[spoiler:Edelgard.]]
* UncertainDoom: On the [[spoiler:Silver Snow]] route, [[spoiler:he's reported dead after the Battle of Gronder Field, yet appears to Byleth afterwards to have a conversation that Seteth heavily suggests is a DeadPersonConversation. However, Dedue does not comment on his state afterwards, leaving Dimitri's fate unknown]].
* UndignifiedDeath: On the Verdant Wind route, [[spoiler:after the forces of the three countries clash at Gronder Field, he attempts to pursue Edelgard as she is retreating, only to collapse from exhaustion and then [[ImpaledwithExtremePrejudice get impaled with spears]] by her soldiers. Hilda, who witnessed the whole thing, views his death as this.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Just like his predecessors, he holds this towards the church and especially Rhea, to the point that on the Crimson Flower route, [[spoiler:he grants her asylum after the empire attacks and sacks the monastery, and fights Edelgard to his death to protect her. He even tries to ally with them on the Silver Snow route, though Seteth declines due to the Church army being exhausted from recent battles]].
* UngratefulBastard: If you heal him in the first half of the post-timeskip missions, he'll deride it as a waste of effort.
* UnstoppableRage: When he finds out [[spoiler:Edelgard]] is the Flame Emperor in the Blue Lions version of chapter 11, he goes completely ballistic and rips apart a squad of their soldiers with his bare hands.
* UnskilledButStrong: The effect of his Crest, Blaiddyd. When it activates, it greatly boosts his damage with Combat Arts, but also doubles the amount of durability the art consumes.
* WarIsHell: In his supports with Byleth, he reveals that he feels that violence and killing in war is regrettable despite the necessity of stopping those who would harm others, and that he mistrusts any who can kill without emotional attachment.
* WarriorPrince: The crown prince of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, and fairly skilled with a lance and blade while he’s at it.
* WeaponOfChoice: He's skilled with lances and swords, and is generally depicted with a lance in promo material.
* WeUsedToBeFriends:
** He comes into conflict with his childhood friend [[spoiler:Edelgard]] after their plans for Fódlan come to light.
** While he's still on good terms with Sylvain and Ingrid, his friendship with Felix is severely strained as a result of Dimitri's bloodthirsty behavior when suppressing a rebellion.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Discussed. In his support conversation with Byleth, Dimitri laments the fact that each enemy that he cuts down is a person, with their own loved ones. He sadly recounts a story of a locket containing a young woman's lock of hair he once found on a dead soldier.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Dimitri's growths lean towards the Myrmidon, Soldier, and Lord family trees, being a pure physical fighter unlike MagicKnight Edelgard and ArcherArchetype and DragonRider Claude. With his LightningBruiser build, he doesn't need magic or ranged weapons.
* WideEyedIdealist:
** He's a firm believer in chivalry and honor, and believes it's a knight's duty to protect the weak from evil. [[spoiler:Post-timeskip, most of his idealism is broken into pieces.]]
** [[spoiler:On the Azure Moon route, his idealism returns after Byleth finally manages to reach through to him. It's tempered by the understanding that no single person can achieve the kind of peace he's looking for, but he firmly believes that it's possible if people work together.]]
* TheWisePrince: Pre-timeskip, he’s a kind, responsible, and thoughtful young prince who in his own words abhors fighting and killing despite showing a talent for it, though he has some hidden BloodKnight tendencies and a fondness for combat underneath.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: His reaction to finding out [[spoiler:Edelgard]] is the Flame Emperor is to ask if it's some kind of twisted joke.
* YouMonster: In chapter 11 if you chose Blue Lions, an enraged Dimitri calls the Flame Emperor a monster if he initiates battle with them, as well as the "lowliest beast that [he] had ever known." After their mask falls off, [[spoiler:he growls the same phrase at Edelgard, thinking her responsible for orchestrating the Tragedy of Duscur]].
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