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* ''Claude'', of all people, is the source of a moment in chapter 8. [[BerserkButton Incensed]] by Lord Lonato [[KickTheMoralityPet attacking Ashe when the latter tries to get him to surrender]], Claude promptly takes over the fight and proceeds to unleash [[BreakingSpeech an absolute barrage of psychological warfare on the older man]], picking apart his motivations and needling his grief over Christophe's death to break his will to fight, before coldly executing the man when he finally does break. Seeing the usually [[TheGadfly playful]] and [[HiddenHeartOfGold kind]] Claude show off a ruthlessness more akin to the Flame Emperor than his usual self is...unsettling, to put it mildly.
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* The end of chapter 73. Thales reveals that he kept the corpses of Edelgard's siblings after they died due to the experimentation. Before Edelgard's eyes, Myson overclocks their crests and transforms them into White Beasts; which is given [[SarcasmMode this lovely description]]:
-->'''Narrator''': One wing burst out of Valarie's back. It was just bones at first, stretching out to its full size...but then pure white flesh and scales solidified over it. Another wing burst out of her back, sending Valarie to her knees; a tail ripped free of her hips, coiling around her legs and then whipping out as flesh covered the sharp bones. [[BodyHorror Her arms broke at the joints, elongating as claws burst from within her fingers which warped into paws. It was like watching a macabre butterfly burst free of its chrysalis; Valarie's face warped into a long, pointed jaw which unhinged to accommodate the sword-length fangs her teeth had warped into.]] The last of her vestigial human features vanishing, the strangely beautiful dragon flapped its wings and raised up into the air.
* Lysithea's POV chapter in ''Knights of Fódlan'' gives us a window into her backstory. It's not pretty. She recalls being kept in a back room with her siblings as they're taken away one by one, hearing them scream in agony and beg for mercy that never comes, until finally she's the only one left. She barely remembers the experiment, only the pain, and waking up in the end with the knowledge that she's the SoleSurvivor and [[YourDaysAreNumbered her lifespan is drastically shortened]].
* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up {{Hero Killer}}s.
-->'''Narrator''': One wing burst out of Valarie's back. It was just bones at first, stretching out to its full size...but then pure white flesh and scales solidified over it. Another wing burst out of her back, sending Valarie to her knees; a tail ripped free of her hips, coiling around her legs and then whipping out as flesh covered the sharp bones. [[BodyHorror Her arms broke at the joints, elongating as claws burst from within her fingers which warped into paws. It was like watching a macabre butterfly burst free of its chrysalis; Valarie's face warped into a long, pointed jaw which unhinged to accommodate the sword-length fangs her teeth had warped into.]] The last of her vestigial human features vanishing, the strangely beautiful dragon flapped its wings and raised up into the air.
* Lysithea's POV chapter in ''Knights of Fódlan'' gives us a window into her backstory. It's not pretty. She recalls being kept in a back room with her siblings as they're taken away one by one, hearing them scream in agony and beg for mercy that never comes, until finally she's the only one left. She barely remembers the experiment, only the pain, and waking up in the end with the knowledge that she's the SoleSurvivor and [[YourDaysAreNumbered her lifespan is drastically shortened]].
* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up {{Hero Killer}}s.
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* Lysithea's confrontation with Myson, in which the latter reveals that he remembers her. Myson then chillingly reveals what kind of person he is by actually acting apologetic, stating that what he did was cruel and wrong... but it was [[NecessarilyEvil necessary]] to help Agartha. The fact that he can somehow twist things in his mind to the point that he honestly believed [[MoralEventHorizon what he did to her family]] served noble ends is spine tingling.
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** Later on, during the Siege of Enbarr, an Agarthan child assassin kills Hubert with an Obsidian Blade to the throat before driving it into his own body [[BetterToDieThanToBeKilled to escape Dimitri]], and the author doesn’t skimp on describing the BodyHorror that ensues.
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** Later on, during the Siege of Enbarr, an Agarthan child assassin kills Hubert with an Obsidian Blade to the throat before driving it into his own body [[BetterToDieThanToBeKilled [[BetterToDieThanBeKilled to escape Dimitri]], and the author doesn’t skimp on describing the BodyHorror that ensues.
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* The death of Kronya is far more horrific than in canon, as a vengeful Byleth stabs her repeatedly with her own Obsidian Blade, a dagger that [[CruelAndUnusualDeath essentially makes the victim rot while still alive]], causing Kronya to die in terrible pain while calling out for her mother. To make matters worse, Kronya is revealed to have been made a child super soldier when she was twelve.
** Later on, during the Siege of Enbarr, an Agarthan child assassin kills Hubert with an Obsidian Blade to the throat before driving it into his own body [[BetterToDieThanToBeKilled to escape Dimitri]], and the author doesn’t skimp on describing the BodyHorror that ensues.
** Later on, during the Siege of Enbarr, an Agarthan child assassin kills Hubert with an Obsidian Blade to the throat before driving it into his own body [[BetterToDieThanToBeKilled to escape Dimitri]], and the author doesn’t skimp on describing the BodyHorror that ensues.
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** To make matters worse, Atra reveals that Thales ''lied'' to the citizens of Agartha, claiming they had all been destroyed fighting Sothis, meaning he has quite a few left at his disposal.
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* Lysithea's POV chapter in Knights of Fódlan gives us a window into her backstory. It's not pretty. She recalls being kept in a back room with her siblings as they're taken away one by one, hearing them scream in agony and beg for mercy that never comes, until finally she's the only one left. She barely remembers the experiment, only the pain, and waking up in the end with the knowledge that she's the SoleSurvivor and [[YourDaysAreNumbered her lifespan is drastically shortened]].
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* Lysithea's POV chapter in Knights ''Knights of Fódlan Fódlan'' gives us a window into her backstory. It's not pretty. She recalls being kept in a back room with her siblings as they're taken away one by one, hearing them scream in agony and beg for mercy that never comes, until finally she's the only one left. She barely remembers the experiment, only the pain, and waking up in the end with the knowledge that she's the SoleSurvivor and [[YourDaysAreNumbered her lifespan is drastically shortened]].
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-->"At least...the spiderlike abomination had Edelgard's head, surrounded by claws and scales, her eyes gaping black pits of glowing red. Her body is elongated, truly making her as tall as Maurice; its covered in black scales, thick red magic coursing across her entire frame in several thick layers. Her arms drape down her sides, spindly claws extending from each joint – even more twisted and wrong-looking than Marianne's half-beast form. There are...there's no better description than glowing orbs in the giant protrusions of her shoulders. She doesn't have a waist! It looked like a doll made by a particularly disturbed child; all spikes and wrong proportions and inhuman features all over. Her expression was empty, placid; there might be rings around her eyes but Claude can't get close enough to say for certain."
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-->"At least...the spiderlike abomination had Edelgard's head, surrounded by claws and scales, her eyes gaping black pits of glowing red. Her body is elongated, truly making her as tall as Maurice; its covered in black scales, thick red magic coursing across her entire frame in several thick layers. Her arms drape down her sides, spindly claws extending from each joint – even more twisted and wrong-looking than Marianne's half-beast form. There are...there's no better description than glowing orbs in the giant protrusions of her shoulders. She doesn't have a waist! It looked like a doll made by a particularly disturbed child; all spikes and wrong proportions and inhuman features all over. Her expression was empty, placid; there might be rings around her eyes but Claude can't get close enough to say for certain.""
* Lysithea's confrontation with Myson, in which the latter reveals that he remembers her. Myson then chillingly reveals what kind of person he is by actually acting apologetic, stating that what he did was cruel and wrong... but it was [[NecessarilyEvil necessary]] to help Agartha. The fact that he can somehow twist things in his mind to the point that he honestly believed [[MoralEventHorizon what he did to her family]] served noble ends is spine tingling.
* Lysithea's confrontation with Myson, in which the latter reveals that he remembers her. Myson then chillingly reveals what kind of person he is by actually acting apologetic, stating that what he did was cruel and wrong... but it was [[NecessarilyEvil necessary]] to help Agartha. The fact that he can somehow twist things in his mind to the point that he honestly believed [[MoralEventHorizon what he did to her family]] served noble ends is spine tingling.
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* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up {{Hero Killer}}s.
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* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up {{Hero Killer}}s.Killer}}s.
* Edelgard's Hegemon Husk form makes its appearance in chapter 93—but unlike the canon game, where she takes the form on willingly, here she's stripped of her free will and forcibly transformed into a nightmarish abomination that horrifies everyone who sees it:
-->"At least...the spiderlike abomination had Edelgard's head, surrounded by claws and scales, her eyes gaping black pits of glowing red. Her body is elongated, truly making her as tall as Maurice; its covered in black scales, thick red magic coursing across her entire frame in several thick layers. Her arms drape down her sides, spindly claws extending from each joint – even more twisted and wrong-looking than Marianne's half-beast form. There are...there's no better description than glowing orbs in the giant protrusions of her shoulders. She doesn't have a waist! It looked like a doll made by a particularly disturbed child; all spikes and wrong proportions and inhuman features all over. Her expression was empty, placid; there might be rings around her eyes but Claude can't get close enough to say for certain."
* Edelgard's Hegemon Husk form makes its appearance in chapter 93—but unlike the canon game, where she takes the form on willingly, here she's stripped of her free will and forcibly transformed into a nightmarish abomination that horrifies everyone who sees it:
-->"At least...the spiderlike abomination had Edelgard's head, surrounded by claws and scales, her eyes gaping black pits of glowing red. Her body is elongated, truly making her as tall as Maurice; its covered in black scales, thick red magic coursing across her entire frame in several thick layers. Her arms drape down her sides, spindly claws extending from each joint – even more twisted and wrong-looking than Marianne's half-beast form. There are...there's no better description than glowing orbs in the giant protrusions of her shoulders. She doesn't have a waist! It looked like a doll made by a particularly disturbed child; all spikes and wrong proportions and inhuman features all over. Her expression was empty, placid; there might be rings around her eyes but Claude can't get close enough to say for certain."
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* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up {{Hero Killers}}.
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* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up {{Hero Killers}}.Killer}}s.
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* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up HeroKillers.
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* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up HeroKillers.{{Hero Killers}}.
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* Lysithea's POV chapter in Knights of Fódlan gives us a window into her backstory. It's not pretty. She recalls being kept in a back room with her siblings as they're taken away one by one, hearing them scream in agony and beg for mercy that never comes, until finally she's the only one left. She barely remembers the experiment, only the pain, and waking up in the end with the knowledge that she's the SoleSurvivor and [[YourDaysAreNumbered her lifespan is drastically shortened]].
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* Lysithea's POV chapter in Knights of Fódlan gives us a window into her backstory. It's not pretty. She recalls being kept in a back room with her siblings as they're taken away one by one, hearing them scream in agony and beg for mercy that never comes, until finally she's the only one left. She barely remembers the experiment, only the pain, and waking up in the end with the knowledge that she's the SoleSurvivor and [[YourDaysAreNumbered her lifespan is drastically shortened]].shortened]].
* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up HeroKillers.
* [[EliteMooks The Ten Elites]]. Each one is a OneManArmy armed with a perfect mirror of the relics the main characters use with decades of war experience behind them. Whenever they appear on the battlefield, things become far more grave for the heroes; it's only thanks to Byleth's [[TimeMaster Divine Pulse]] that [[LightningBruiser Michael Blayddid]] and [[DarkActionGirl Renata Fraldarius]] aren't straight-up HeroKillers.
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!!Per troping policy, all spoilers are unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.
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* ''Claude'', of all people, is the source of a moment in chapter 8. [[BerserkButton Incensed]] by Lord Lonato [[KickTheMoralityPet attacking Ashe when the latter tries to get him to surrender]], Claude promptly takes over the fight and proceeds to unleash [[BreakingSpeech an absolute barrage of psychological warfare on the older man]], picking apart his motivations and needling his grief over Christophe's death to break his will to fight, before coldly executing the man when he finally does break. Seeing the usually [[TheGadfly playful]] and [[HiddenHeartOfGold kind]] Claude show off a ruthlessness more akin to the Flame Emperor than his usual self is...unsettling, to put it mildly.
* The Javelins of Light completely destroy Fort Merceus- and the Empire soldiers stationed there had no idea that anything of the sort was going to happen. They were nearly bombed into oblivion by their own leader, and would have been had they not surrendered.
* The end of chapter 73. Thales reveals that he kept the corpses of Edelgard's siblings after they died due to the experimentation. Before Edelgard's eyes, Myson overclocks their crests and transforms them into White Beasts; which is given [[SarcasmMode this lovely description]]:
-->'''Narrator''': One wing burst out of Valarie's back. It was just bones at first, stretching out to its full size...but then pure white flesh and scales solidified over it. Another wing burst out of her back, sending Valarie to her knees; a tail ripped free of her hips, coiling around her legs and then whipping out as flesh covered the sharp bones. [[BodyHorror Her arms broke at the joints, elongating as claws burst from within her fingers which warped into paws. It was like watching a macabre butterfly burst free of its chrysalis; Valarie's face warped into a long, pointed jaw which unhinged to accommodate the sword-length fangs her teeth had warped into.]] The last of her vestigial human features vanishing, the strangely beautiful dragon flapped its wings and raised up into the air.
* Lysithea's POV chapter in Knights of Fódlan gives us a window into her backstory. It's not pretty. She recalls being kept in a back room with her siblings as they're taken away one by one, hearing them scream in agony and beg for mercy that never comes, until finally she's the only one left. She barely remembers the experiment, only the pain, and waking up in the end with the knowledge that she's the SoleSurvivor and [[YourDaysAreNumbered her lifespan is drastically shortened]].
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* ''Claude'', of all people, is the source of a moment in chapter 8. [[BerserkButton Incensed]] by Lord Lonato [[KickTheMoralityPet attacking Ashe when the latter tries to get him to surrender]], Claude promptly takes over the fight and proceeds to unleash [[BreakingSpeech an absolute barrage of psychological warfare on the older man]], picking apart his motivations and needling his grief over Christophe's death to break his will to fight, before coldly executing the man when he finally does break. Seeing the usually [[TheGadfly playful]] and [[HiddenHeartOfGold kind]] Claude show off a ruthlessness more akin to the Flame Emperor than his usual self is...unsettling, to put it mildly.
* The Javelins of Light completely destroy Fort Merceus- and the Empire soldiers stationed there had no idea that anything of the sort was going to happen. They were nearly bombed into oblivion by their own leader, and would have been had they not surrendered.
* The end of chapter 73. Thales reveals that he kept the corpses of Edelgard's siblings after they died due to the experimentation. Before Edelgard's eyes, Myson overclocks their crests and transforms them into White Beasts; which is given [[SarcasmMode this lovely description]]:
-->'''Narrator''': One wing burst out of Valarie's back. It was just bones at first, stretching out to its full size...but then pure white flesh and scales solidified over it. Another wing burst out of her back, sending Valarie to her knees; a tail ripped free of her hips, coiling around her legs and then whipping out as flesh covered the sharp bones. [[BodyHorror Her arms broke at the joints, elongating as claws burst from within her fingers which warped into paws. It was like watching a macabre butterfly burst free of its chrysalis; Valarie's face warped into a long, pointed jaw which unhinged to accommodate the sword-length fangs her teeth had warped into.]] The last of her vestigial human features vanishing, the strangely beautiful dragon flapped its wings and raised up into the air.
* Lysithea's POV chapter in Knights of Fódlan gives us a window into her backstory. It's not pretty. She recalls being kept in a back room with her siblings as they're taken away one by one, hearing them scream in agony and beg for mercy that never comes, until finally she's the only one left. She barely remembers the experiment, only the pain, and waking up in the end with the knowledge that she's the SoleSurvivor and [[YourDaysAreNumbered her lifespan is drastically shortened]].
