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** This is so strong that, according to the DLC, [[spoiler:not even ''Anankos himself'' is completely immune. His Good Side, at least, since he tells Severa/Selena, Inigo/Laslow, and Owain/Odin that he cannot tell them who he exactly is unless it's in his world, lest he will "turn into foam and disappear". One could argue that he was bluffing so he'd be able to take the three from Ylisse to the Kingdom without any resistance, but this ''is'' Good Anankos, and the DLC itself states that he might be a Dragon God, but his power isn't necessarily limitless, so it's almost surely not a bluff.]]

* [[spoiler:Scarlet's]] unavoidable death in ''Conquest'' is this by way of NothingIsScarier, as it's only mentioned that they were killed in such a way that they were "clearly made an example of". We are not shown their body [[spoiler:unlike her ''Revelation'' death by fireball]].
** [[spoiler:Reina and Orochi]] could count in ''Conquest'' as well, also by virtue of NothingIsScarier (with a dose of FridgeHorror). That's the only map either of them show up on in ''Conquest'', and considering what happens afterwards... It's very likely that [[spoiler:Reina and Orochi]] got rather unpleasant deaths in that route, too.

* Again from an outsider/victim's point of view, Corrin's ability to turn into a dragon. ''Especially'' in Chapter 5, because it's very likely that, with a feral mind, the enemies weren't the only ones who were killed by him/her...

** To make matters ''[[FromBadToWorse even worse]]'', it's also a Fridge Horror [[spoiler: from the ''dragon's'' perspective: if its digestive system was revived, who's to say its nervous system wasn't as well? Imagine being OnlyMostlyDead, but rooted to the ground with a whacking great fortress carved out of your innards]]. ''Ouch''.

* In ''Revelaton'' Chapter 24, the boss manages to be terrifying in a more subtle way than most, but to some extent that makes it even worse. [[spoiler:At first, the resurrected Mikoto seems her usual kind, caring, motherly self, telling the Avatar to trust her and guiding them through Anankos' traps. At first, she seems completely sincere. Then, at the last door, something seems off. As it turns out, she's lying, and has been deceiving you all along. She then states, [[DissonantSerenity without changing her usual calm demeanour]], that [[{{Yandere}} she intends to murder all her children]] so they can all be TogetherInDeath under Anankos. Seeing Mikoto's motherly love twisted like this (similarly to how Takumi's competitiveness and MiddleChildSyndrome was on ''Conquest'') is... unnerving, to say the least.]]

* If looked at from an outsider/victim's point of view, Corrin's Dragon Fang strikes. Imagine being in a fairly straightforward battle, and suddenly your opponent rears back and start morphing their body piecemeal to attack you. And not even in ways that make sense, they turn an arm into a sharp, pointed lance, then into a ''mouth''. It's no wonder even Hans was reduced to a terrified wreck upon seeing it in the prologue.

*** If you take a good look when the screen zooms at his eye, you can see what can only be described as pure terror reflected in it.. [[spoiler:[[AndIMustScream Yes, he knows exactly what is happening and has no way of stopping it.]]]]

* Fort Dragonfall, a castle build around the remains of a long-dead dragon. When visited early on in ''Conquest'', it's not much different from a normal castle. But late in ''Birthright''... [[spoiler: Iago uses his magic to partially resurrect the dragon, namely, restoring its digestive system. ''[[WombLevel While you're still inside it.]]'' What seemed like a normal StormingTheCastle mission now has you avoiding stomach acid that constantly spwans Faceless. When you get outside, you see the whole fort is moving, and if you look closely, it seems ''designed'' to do that, implying that the fort was always slightly alive. Iago mentions how resiliant dragons are when he revives it]], which adds some major FridgeHorror to earlier games in the series: [[spoiler: who's to say [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Medeus]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Loptyr]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Blazing Sword's]] [[FinalBoss Fire Dragon]] aren't also OnlyMostlyDead...]]
** To make matters worse, if you look closely at the battle backgrounds in Fort Dragonfall in ''Birthright'', you can see that [[spoiler: the walls are constantly ''moving''. They're sinking in and out of the "floor" of the fortress, which is actually the dragon's ''[[{{Squick}} stomach lining]]''.]] [[FromBadToWorse And on top of]] ''that'', if you revisit it for LevelGrinding, [[spoiler: it's still doing that. Did Iago's spell never get reversed or wear off? Who's to say some other sorcerer couldn't come along and fully revive it?]]
* Hans' NightmareFace at the end of Chapter 13 of Conquest [[spoiler: where he and his army go on a killing spree and slaughter many Cheve civilians, along with the remaining Hoshidan and Cheve troops.]] It makes him look more demonic than human, and its [[JumpScare sudden appearance]] feels more like something out of a SurvivalHorror game than ''Fire Emblem''.
* While Garon's [[MemeticMutation groans of increasing discomfort]] are basically just that, mild discomfort, on the Birthright route, on Conquest they descend straight into this, with Garon convulsing in pain as if having a heart attack or seizure, with a very UncannyValley expression on his face as he screams.
* In the second-to-last chapter of the ''Conquest'' route, the player and the cast see that [[spoiler: Garon is actually a slimy, melting monster]]. Ewwww.
** You can actually see this earlier, for a brief moment in Chapter 15. [[spoiler: Azura warns the Avatar that there's something wrong with Garon, and then shows them an image in her crystal ball of Garon with a [[FacialHorror melting face]] and what looks like [[EyeScream empty eye sockets]].]] Ewww, indeed, and the fact that it comes in the middle of a BigLippedAlligatorMoment with little other explanation just makes it even freakier.
** And that brief image you get isn't anywhere near as bad as actually seeing him face-to-face. [[spoiler: Slime Garon is HUGE, much bigger than you'd expect from that crystal ball vision. And the first thing he does is try to murder his entire family [[HeKnowsTooMuch for seeing him in his true form.]]]] Not to mention [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_eYcnSHX8 the boss theme]] that plays for him on ''Conquest'', which really sums up the feeling of "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?!"

** The [[spoiler: Blight Dragon]] version in ''Birthright'' is almost as creepy as its ''Conquest'' equivalent, if only because it [[JumpScare comes out of nowhere]]. [[spoiler: Garon's slime form is arguably freakier, but at least the crystal ball vision gives a little forewarning. In ''Birthright'', it looks like Garon's been defeated... and then he suddenly transforms into his dragon form, which is ''massive'' and has [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] GlowingEyesOfDoom.]]

* While it's not as bad as the above, [[spoiler: Saizo]] ''attempts'' something similar to [[spoiler: Flora's suicide]] in ''Revelation'' Chapter 8. After the fighting is done, [[spoiler: Saizo sets himself on fire to pull a TakingYouWithMe on the Avatar, even though they're not even trying to fight them anymore. Fortunately, Kaze and Sakura show up JustInTime to stop him, which he actually does, so it's a smaller example than the above, but it's still a horrifying implication. Especially since it could have easily led into something similar to Flora's ''Birthright'' death scene if Kaze and Sakura had gotten there later]].
** Heck, the whole premise of Revelation Chapter 8 is nightmare fuel to itself. Imagine trying to get help from someone who just yesterday treated you like family, [[spoiler: only to now treat you as a traitor, order your capture, and when confronted, show no qualm in outright killing you. [[WithUsOrAgainstUs All because you refused to pick a side in the war.]] What's especially jarring about Yukimura's behavior in this chapter is that in Conquest, he's much more understanding of Corrin's choice, even if he is still disappointed. Apparently, [[InsaneTrollLogic refusing to pick a side at all is worse than completely betraying Hoshido.]]]]
* While [[spoiler: Azura's death in ''Conquest'' is simply her disappearing offscreen to spare her friends and family from witnessing it after Takumi (who was possessed by Anankos) is killed (and in the Epilogue, her spirit appears to actually say goodbye before passing on)... she dies in a very awful way in ''Birthright'', slowly turning into water as the friends and TrueCompanions she has come to love so much, the Avatar and her husband and children (provided she does marry) included, are unable to do anything to stop her suffering.]]
* In ''Revelation'', [[spoiler: the curse of Valla that Azura, the Avatar, Gunter and either Felicia or Jakob get after visiting it in ''Revelation'' - anyone on who speaks of the Kingdom when outside of it [[DisappearsIntoLight will evaporate into water bubbles]] (similar to Azura's on-screen death at the end of ''Birthright''). In the Avatar's A support with Azura, they nearly kill themselves by mentioning its name, so Azura has to guide them to a spot between the worlds so they can talk properly. [[ParanoiaFuel So even the slightest slip of the tongue by mentioning the place can kill the unfortunate sap who pulls it]].]]
** This is so strong that, according to the DLC, [[spoiler:not even ''Anankos himself'' is completely immune. His Good Side, at least, since he tells Severa/Selena, Inigo/Laslow and Owain/Odin that he cannot tell them who he exactly is unless it's in his world, lest he will "turn into foam and disappear". One could argue that he was bluffing so he'd be able to take the three from Ylisse to the Kingdom without any resistance, but this ''is'' Good Anankos and the DLC itself states that he might be a Dragon God but his power isn't necessarily limitless, so it's almost surely not a bluff.]]
* The [[spoiler:DemonicPossession employed by the BigBad is creepy enough as it is, with the victims personalities utterly twisted instead of simply being mindless slaves.]]
** Its truly horrifying nature is perfectly demonstrated with [[spoiler:Takumi in ''Conquest''. He first becomes 'infected' by accidentally falling into the gap between the dimension and landing in Valla, which is under Anankos's rule. The possession first takes his already existing resentment and distrust towards the Avatar and [[MoreThanMindControl slowly twists it into homicidal hatred that begins to consume everything else about him.]] Throughout the route it becomes worse and worse until Chapter 23, where after the party defeats him for the last time Anankos ''[[PsychicAssistedSuicide forces him to commit suicide]]'' so he can take over Takumi's body entirely. In the last chapter Takumi is nothing but a corpse held up only by Anankos possession, forcing the party to MercyKill him.]] And the worst thing about this? [[spoiler: ''[[AndIMustScream The poor guy is entirely aware of what is happening and is begging for death]]''.]]

*** If you take a good look when the screen zooms at his eye, you can see what can only be described as pure terror reflected in it.. [[spoiler: [[AndIMustScream Yes, he knows exactly what is happening and has no way of stopping it.]]]]
** Although it gets cured quickly enough, a similar thing still happens in ''Birthright''. [[spoiler: The party has been worried sick about Ryoma and Takumi, only for Takumi to show up alone, and ''much'' more hostile than he ever was before... The pained groaning noises he makes during this scene are incredibly disconcerting on top of that. Thankfully, Azura sings him out of it, but it's still distressing.]] Oh, and it can double as a bit of FridgeHorror / PlayerPunch if one does ''Birthright'' first, since [[spoiler: you might hope that you can save him in ''Conquest'' too, only for Takumi's situation to get a hundred times worse there]].
** The ''Revelation'' reveal about [[spoiler: Gunter being under Anankos's DemonicPossession.]] Not only it brings [[spoiler: poor Scarlet's death through a HeroicSacrifice]] as a consequence, but it involves [[spoiler: [[http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/File:Gunter_possessed.png Gunter]] having his FaceFramedInShadow, plus a damn scary BattleAura '''and''' one HELL of a SlasherSmile...]]
** Related to the above, [[spoiler:[[CameBackWrong Scarlet]], who has a more subtle, but still very disturbing, portrait.]] And as this boss is nothing more than an EliteMook in terms of their map role, [[JumpScare you'll probably end up running into their portrait while casually scrolling through the enemies, not expecting it.]] [[spoiler: And if you're feeling particularly cruel, you can still marry her on this route, recruit Kana, and force her to fight her zombified mother, knowing the ''only'' way to save her is to MercyKill her...]]

* Most of the time, Ryoma is HotBlooded, but still rational, even when he's trying to take you back to Hoshido in Chapter 12 of ''Conquest''. He's adamant that you've been brainwashed, and that it can be undone... until Chapter 25 where you tell him that [[spoiler:you killed Hinoka]]. He becomes [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge enraged]], tells you he can't see you as a sibling anymore and makes it ''very'' clear that he intends to kill you.

** After the fight, things don't get much better. [[spoiler: Having seen Garon and Iago order the Avatar to finish him off, Ryoma makes the choice for them... by committing {{Seppuku}}. A player can see this coming (he ''is'' a Samurai after all), but the worst part is how it happens: it's a fully-animated CG cutscene, with very little GoryDiscretionShot to speak of. Not only that, he does it with the Raijinto, a magical electrified sword, so he's electrocuting and disemboweling himself at the same time. Not a pleasant way to go.]] No wonder this game has a C rating in Japan. (And probably the only thing that prevents the rating being even higher for this scene alone is BloodlessCarnage)
* Even when he's not possessing some poor soul, [[spoiler:Anankos can be pretty terrifying. He's a dragon with enough power to practically be considered a ''god'' and, like all of the dragons that have lived too long in this series, has gone completely insane. He's masterminded the whole conflict between both Hoshido and Nohr, and creates entire armies of familiars and puppets, sometimes from the corpses of other people ''which still retain their memories'', to do his bidding. His real voice ranges from a very deep booming baritone to demonic growling as he rambles on about how he was left forgotten and betrayed by humanity. In chapter 27 of ''Revelation'' the first form he takes is a ''giant head'' of a stone statue of himself that is kept perfectly frozen while it talks, and cracks apart whenever he roars. Then his dragon form is revealed and it's ''freaking massive''. This quote from Chapter 18, when he shows up seemingly out of nowhere and tries to kill you, sums up just how terrifying he can truly be.]]

* From Japan's newest batch of DLC comes "Heirs of Fate". [[spoiler: Like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Future Past]], it focuses on a timeline where all the child units' parents are dead as well as everyone they know. Anankos [[TheBadGuyWins obtains a victory]] and [[TakeOverTheWorld takes over the world]] like he wanted, but is not satisfied with it and becomes a ''MultiversalConqueror''. It takes Shigure from the ''Heirs of Fate'' and one child from every world he's conquered to defeat him and save the worlds from his tyranny]].

** Furthermore, [[spoiler: until you learn the details of the situation, you might think you're actually fighting the revived corpses of the other children. Until you learn (or figure out) it's actually an illusion, you could end up having a variety of unsettling thoughts about what happened to them. Not to mention you may think you're putting them out of their misery.]]
* [[spoiler:Anankos himself suffers from not being in control of his actions and is forced to destroy all that he once held dear. In the past Anankos was a close friend of the former king of Valla but his insanity eventually caused him to kill his best friend and his entire kingdom was reduced to being mind slaves to the insane Anankos. There was nothing that Anankos could do to stop it all as it is a condition of his species. Anankos even creates a song about his sorrow of going insane pleading to anyone to end his suffering and about his child that he will never see as a sane being.]]

* [[spoiler:The curse Azura's under]], shown most graphically in ''Birthright''. The Avatar notices she gets a bit tired [[spoiler:when she sings]], but every time they check up on her she brushes them off, saying she's alright. Except after ''Birthright'' Chapter 14, where they notice her wandering alone. They follow her, [[spoiler:and then you watch a cutscene with Azura shivering, hunched on the ground, as these shadowy purple ''hands'' crawl ''out of her skin'' and claw at her, finally ending with her [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness screaming]] and collapsing.]]

* While the players (thankfully) never actually see it, what's known of [[DecadentCourt of the infighting in the Nohrian court]] is deeply unsettling at best, and downright horrific at worst. [[spoiler:Tens of concubines, each with their own children, slowly driven mad by their jealousy and paranoia that Garon possibly favors their rivals over themselves. Poisonings, bullying and even assassinations ran rampant, and were so bad that even the ''children'' eagerly participated in it. Eventually, the tensions exploded into a bloody massacre with Xander, Leo, Camilla and Elise the only survivors, leaving each of them (''especially'' [[BrokenBird Camilla]], who was the eldest surviving concubine kid) with severe psychological scars and all but destroying Garon's kindness and optimism, turning him into the twisted shell of a man he is by the time he dies and is impersonated by Slime Garon.]]
** According to Azura's supports with Saizo [[spoiler:she has a nasty scar from a DeadlyPrank performed by some of the concubine kids]], and in her supports with Arthur she also states that [[spoiler: she once ran away to Windham (the capital) after being harassed by Garon's entourage, [[ForgottenFirstMeeting which is how she and Arthur met]].]] Based on what's known of the timeline, Azura [[spoiler: was a ''very'' young girl ([[VagueAge 8-10 *at best*]]) when stuff like this happened [[note]](it's been wondered if she was a ''toddler'', but if she was then it would've been impossible for her to get to the town and for Arthur to find her there)[[/note]], and the first incidents "officially" confirms that the ''kids'' also participated in this bullshit.]]
** Taking ''all'' of the Nohrian siblings' ages into account makes their history a mix of NightmareFuel and TearJerker. [[spoiler: Leo was probably around Azura's age, and Xander and Camilla were probably between early to mid teens ''at the oldest''. And it's implied that [[HarmfulToMinors Camilla (and likely Xander too)]] were forced to kill some of their half-siblings themselves.]]

*** Additionally, if the above guess on ages is true, then it means that [[spoiler: Azura was likely around 5-6 as well, since she's around the Avatar's age and was kidnapped around the same time they were. Why is this [[FridgeHorror horrifying]]? Because it means some of the [[WouldHurtAChild concubines]] / [[KidsAreCruel half-siblings]] attacked a ''5-6 year old girl'' and gave her scars that she ''[[ScarsAreForever still has]]'' over a decade later]]. It makes one wonder just how brutal some of the other attacks must have been...
** Worse still, it's known that Elise was born around when the infighting stopped. [[spoiler:She only got to know Xander, Camilla and Leo, and likely never knew ''any'' of her other half-siblings. The fact that she was ''amazed'' to find out Azura was her step-sister in ''Birthright'' also shows that she was kept in the dark about that as well.]]
*** Additionally, Elise confirms in her supports with Leo that she ''only'' remembers [[spoiler: how Garon was after the concubine incidents messed him up. She is legitimately ''shocked'' that he used to be [[GoodParents a doting father]]. While it's not ''as'' bad as what happened to her siblings, this still drives in just how bad the Nohrian family had it]].
* Niles and Subaki's C support ends with Subaki tells Niles to not say hi to him next time he sees him, and Niles tells him he'll simply stab him in the back next time he sees Subaki. Their B support starts with Subaki ''actually catching Niles in the act'' of trying to stab him in the back. While Niles' sadism is merely an InformedAttribute in other supports it runs rampant in Subaki's support, as Niles reasoning behind the act is only that he wanted to see Subaki's pained expression and that "it wouldn't have been a lethal blow".
* In ''Revelaton'' Chapter 24, the boss manages to be terrifying in a more subtle way than most, but to some extent that makes it even worse. [[spoiler: At first, the resurrected Mikoto seems her usual kind, caring, motherly self, telling the Avatar to trust her and guiding them through Anankos' traps. At first, she seems completely sincere. Then, at the last door, something seems off. As it turns out, she's lying, and has been deceiving you all along. She then states, [[DissonantSerenity without changing her usual calm demeanour]], that [[{{Yandere}} she intends to murder all her children]] so they can all be TogetherInDeath under Anankos. Seeing Mikoto's motherly love twisted like this (similarly to how Takumi's competitiveness and MiddleChildSyndrome was on ''Conquest'') is... unnerving, to say the least.]]

* If looked at from an outsider/victim's point of view, Corrin's Dragon Fang strikes. Imagine being in a fairly straightforward battle, and suddenly your opponent rears back and start morphing their body piecemeal to attack you. And not even in ways that make sense, they turn an arm into a sharp, pointed lance, then into a ''mouth''. It's not wonder even Hans was reduced to a terrified wreck upon seeing it in the prologue.

*** If you take a good look when the screen zooms at his eye, you can see what can only be described as pure terror reflected in it.. [[Spoiler: [[AndIMustScream Yes, he knows exactly what is happening and has no way of stopping it.]]]]

*** If you take a good look when the screen zooms at his eye, you can see what can only be described as pure terror reflected in it.. [[AndIMustScream Yes, he knows exactly what is happening and has no way of stopping it.]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Takumi''']]: Betrayal... betrayal... [[spoiler:[[IAmTheNoun I AM BETRAYAL!!!]]]] *''NightmareFace''*

* Two rather horrifying moments occur in quick succession at the start of ''Revelation'' Chapter 25. First, the Avatar and Azura decide to [[LetsSplitUpGang split up the group]] to find the way into Valla's throne room more quickly. This leads to the Avatar [[spoiler:hearing Anankos/Gunter repeating the exact same thing he said when Scarlet was killed, and the screen flashes white, only for them to wake up with Gunter standing over them.]] It's ''quite'' the JumpScare. ''Then'', after everyone reunites, the boss of the map shows up: [[spoiler:the resurrected King Sumeragi, who's acting like a complete BloodKnight and has a [=CG=] with a SlasherSmile and a BattleAura.]] Oh, and just for some extra creepy, said boss has the actual Ganglari, which you can see in the [=CG=] of them.

* In ''Revelaton'' Chapter 24, the boss manages to be terrifying in a more subtle way than most, but to some extent that makes it even worse. [[spoiler: At first, the resurrected Mikoto seems her usual kind, caring, motherly self, telling the Avatar to trust her and guiding them through Anankos' traps. At first, she seems compleltey sincere. Then, at the last door, something seems off. As it turns out, she's lying, and has been decieving you all along. She then states, [[DissonantSerenity without changing her usual calm demeanour]], that [[{{Yandere}} she intends to murder all her children]] so they can all be TogetherInDeath under Anankos. Seeing Mikoto's motherly love twisted like this (similarly to how Takumi's competitiveness and MiddleChildSyndrome was on ''Conquest'') is... unnerving, to say the least.]]
* Two rather horrifying moments occur in quick succession at the start of ''Revelation'' Chapter 25. First, the Avatar and Azura decide to [[LetsSplitUpGang split up the group]] to find the way into Valla's throne room more quickly. This leads to the Avatar [[spoiler:hearing Anankos / Gunter repeating the exact same thing he said when Scarlet was killed, and the screen flashes white, only for them to wake up with Gunter standing over them.]] It's ''quite'' the JumpScare. ''Then'', after everyone reunites, the boss of the map shows up: [[spoiler:the resurrected King Sumeragi, who's acting like a complete BloodKnight and has a [=CG=] with a SlasherSmile and a BattleAura.]] Oh, and just for some extra creepy, said boss has the actual Ganglari, which you can see in the [=CG=] of them.

** [[FromBadToWorse To make matters worse]], listen to some of Keaton's daughter Velouria's voice clips. She often says things like "I smell raw meat!" or "A-Hunting I will go!" She has just as few qualms with [[ToServeMan eating people]] as the rest of the Wolfskins do. Try not to think too hard about what would happen if anyone in the army made them too angry.

** After the fight, things don't get much better. [[spoiler: Having seen Garon and Iago order the Avatar to finish him off, Ryoma makes the choice for them... by committing {{Seppuku}}. A GenreSavvy player can see this coming (he ''is'' a Samurai after all), but the worst part is how it happens: it's a fully-animated CG cutscene, with very little GoryDiscretionShot to speak of. Not only that, he does it with the Raijinto, a magical electrified sword, so he's electrocuting and disemboweling himself at the same time. Not a pleasant way to go.]] No wonder this game has a C rating in Japan. (And probably the only thing that prevents the rating being even higher for this scene alone is BloodlessCarnage)

** Related to the above [[spoiler: CameBackWrong Scarlet, who has a more subtle, but still very disturbing, portrait.]] And as this boss is nothing more than an EliteMook in terms of their map role, [[JumpScare you'll probably end up running into their portrait while casually scrolling through the enemies, not expecting it.]] [[spoiler: And if you're feeling particularly cruel, you can still marry her on this route, recruit Kana, and force her to fight her zombified mother, knowing the ''only'' way to save her is to MercyKill her...]]
*** According to ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:Gunter was always meant to be Anankos's primary vessel in the event that Garon failed. While this plan is ultimately foiled in ''Conquest'' and ''Revelation'', the fact that Gunter never appears outside the prologue in ''Birthright'' makes for a healthy dosage of FridgeHorror. Better hope Anankos died with Blight Dragon Garon like what's implied with Takumi in ''Conquest''!]]

** [[ButWaitTheresMore And that's not all!]] The majority of the DLC takes place [[spoiler:within Valla, and all of the children are afflicted with illusionary magic thanks to Anankos. Thanks to the illusions, the children from Hoshido and Nohr, in addition to thinking that they're within those kingdoms, see the opposite side as Invisible Soldiers, and they're forced to fight each other out of fear. The children's portraits as "Invisible Soldiers" shroud them in purple, shadowy fog, similarly to Mikoto and Arete during ''Revelation''. They can look rather unsettling on certain characters, making some of them look like they have a SlasherSmile.

** [[ButWaitTheresMore And that's not all!]] The majority of the DLC takes place [[spoiler:within Valla, and all of the children are afflicted with illusionary magic thanks to Anankos. Thanks to the illusions, the children from Hoshido and Nohr, in addition to thinking that they're within those kingdoms, see the opposite side as Invisible Soldiers, and they're forced to fight each other out of fear. The children's portraits as "Invisible Soldiers" shroud them in purple, shadowy fog, similarly to Mikoto and Arete during ''Revelation''. They can look rather unsettling on certain characters, making some of them look like they have a SlasherSmile. [[SarcasmMode The best part?]] Anankos set up this elaborate scheme ''[[ForTheEvulz for shits and giggles]]''.]]

* Hans' NightmareFace in Chapter 13 of Conquest [[spoiler: where he and his army are slaughtering civillians.]] It makes him look more demonic than human, and its [[JumpScare sudden appearance]] feels more like something out of a SurvivalHorror game than ''Fire Emblem''.

* While it's also a TearJerker, [[spoiler: Flora's death on ''Birthright'' has her DrivenToSuicide via SelfImmolation, on-screen... and [[ForcedToWatch right in front of]] her ''TWIN SISTER'' Felicia and long-time crush Jakob. [[GoryDiscretionShot The camera pans away slightly]], but as she finally dies you can briefly see her body crumble to ashes. It's definitely one of the most graphic and sad deaths in the series so far. It's remarkable Felicia manages to remain sane after seeing that, and going by Jakob's comments afterwards, there was a VomitDiscretionShot.]]
* Revelation Chapter 8's premise. Imagine trying to get help from someone who just yesterday treated you like family, [[spoiler: only to now treat you as a traitor, order your capture, and when confronted, show no qualm in outright killing you. [[WithUsOrAgainstUs All because you refused to pick a side in the war.]] What's especially jarring about Yukimura's behavior in this chapter is that in Conquest, he's much more understanding of Corrin's choice, even if he is still disappointed. Apparently, [[InsaneTrollLogic refusing to pick a side at all is worse than completely betraying Hoshido.]]]] To top off this frightening chapter, [[spoiler: Saizo]] ''attempts'' to [[spoiler: set himself on fire to pull a TakingYouWithMe on the Avatar, even though they're not even trying to fight them anymore. Fortunately, Kaze and Sakura show up in time to stop him, so it's a smaller example than the above, but it's still a horrifying implication. Especially since it could have easily led into something similar to Flora's ''Birthright'' death scene if Kaze and Sakura had gotten there later]].

* [[spoiler: Saizo]] ''attempts'' to pull off a similar thing early in ''Revelation'', [[spoiler: setting himself on fire to pull a TakingYouWithMe on the Avatar. Fortunately, Kaze and Sakura show up in time to stop him, so it's a smaller example than the above, but it's still a horrifying implication. Especially since it could have easily led into something similar to Flora's ''Birthright'' death scene if Kaze and Sakura had gotten there later]].

* Fort Dragonfall, a castle build around the remains of a long-dead dragon. When visited early on in ''Conquest'', it's not much different from a normal castle. But late in ''Birthright''... [[spoiler: Iago uses his magic to partially ressurect the dragon, namely, restoring its digestive system. ''[[WombLevel While you're still inside it.]]'' What seemed like a normal StormingTheCastle mission now has you avoiding stomach acid that constantly spwans Faceless. When you get outside, you see the whole fort is moving, and if you look closely, it seems ''designed'' to do that, implying that the fort was always slightly alive. Iago mentions how resiliant dragons are when he revives it]], which adds some major FridgeHorror to earlier games in the series: [[spoiler: who's to say [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Medeus]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Loptyr]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Blazing Sword's]] [[FinalBoss Fire Dragon]] aren't also OnlyMostlyDead...]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''I AM THE FORGOTTEN GOD, THE BETRAYED KING, THE BURIED DRAGON.''']]

* [[spoiler: Saizo]] ''attempts'' to pull off a similar thing early in ''Revelation'', [[spoiler: setting himself on fire to pull a TakingYouWithMe on Corrin. Fortunately, Kaze and Sakura show up in time to stop him, so it's a smaller example than the above, but it's still a horrifying implication. Especially since it could have easily led into something similar to Flora's ''Birthright'' death scene if Kaze and Sakura had gotten there later]].

*** Additionally, if the above guess on ages is true, then it means that [[spoiler: Azura was likely around 5-6 as well, since she's around Corrin's age and was kidnapped around the same time they were. Why is this [[FridgeHorror horrifying]]? Because it means some of the [[WouldHurtAChild concubines]] / [[KidsAreCruel half-siblings]] attacked a ''5-6 year old girl'' and gave her scars that she ''[[ScarsAreForever still has]]'' over a decade later]]. It makes one wonder just how brutal some of the other attacks must have been...

* Two rather horrifying moments occur in quick succession at the start of ''Revelation'' Chapter 25. First, Corrin and Azura decide to [[LetsSplitUpGang split up the group]] to find the way into Valla's throne room mroe quickly. This leads to Corrin [[spoiler:hearing Anankos / Gunter repeating the exact same thing he said when Scarlet was killed, and the screen flashes white, only for them to wake up with Gunter standing over them.]] It's ''quite'' the JumpScare. ''Then'', after everyone reunites, the boss of the map shows up: [[spoiler:the resurrected King Sumeragi, who's acting like a complete BloodKnight and has a [=CG=] with a SlasherSmile and a BattleAura.]] Oh, and just for some extra creepy, said boss has the actual Ganglari, which you can see in the [=CG=] of them.

* Niles and Subaki's C support ends with Subaki tells Niles to not say hi to him next time he sees him, and Niles tells him he'll simply stab him in the back next time he sees Subaki. Their B support starts with Subaki ''actually catching Niles in the act'' of trying to stab him in the back. While Niles' sadism is merely an InformedAttribute in other supports it runs rampant in Subaki's support, as Niles reasoning behind the act is only that he wanted to see Subaki's pained expression and that "it wouldn't have been a lethal blow".

*** Additionally, Elise confirms in her supports with Leo that she ''only'' remembers [[spoiler: how Garon was after the concubine incidents messed him up. She is legitimately ''shocked'' that he used to be [[GoodParents a doting father]]. While it's not ''as'' bad as what happened to her siblings, this still drives in just how bad the Nohrian family had it]].