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11[[center: [-[[Characters/FireEmblemAwakening Character Index]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningTheLords The Lords]] ([[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningRobin Robin]]) | [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningFirstGeneration First Generation]] ([[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningFirstGenerationMales Males]], [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningFirstGenerationFemales Females]]) | [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningSecondGeneration Second Generation]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningAlliesAndNeutralFactions Allies and Neutral Factions]] | [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningGrimaAndTheGrimleal Grima and the Grimleal]] | '''Lesser Antagonists''']]-]
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13This page details the minor and secondary antagonists that you will encounter in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. For other characters, head back by clicking [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakening here]]. '''Unmarked spoilers ahead.'''
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19!!The Theocracy of Plegia
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21[[folder:Gangrel]]
22[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gangrel_awakening.png]]
23[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Gangrel in ''Fire Emblem Heroes'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/feh_gangrel.png[[/labelnote]]]]
24[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TheCaligula Mad King]]'']]
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26-->''"I want what every Plegian wants—a grisly end for every last Ylissean!"''
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28The wild and ruthless king of the Theocracy of Plegia (hence his title Mad King). He takes sick pleasure in hurting and deceiving others. He was ultimately being used by Validar for the latter's nefarious goals, and is presumably killed in battle against Chrom's army.
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30->'''Class:''' Trickster
31->'''Voiced by:''' Manabu Sakamaki (Japanese), Anthony Jenkins (English, ''Awakening''), Creator/TaliesinJaffe (English, ''Heroes'')
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33* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: He was never the most popular sovereign (demonstrated especially by Tharja being willing to turn coats if Chrom talks to her), but after [[spoiler:Emmeryn's death in Chapter 9]], practically all support for him in his kingdom evaporates, with all but his most loyal followers deserting his army en masse. He naturally displays the logical consequences of allowing one's approval rating to dip that low when Chrom is able to waltz right up to him and kill him almost completely uncontested.
34* AllThereInTheManual: The Japanese website for ''Awakening'' has text-based side stories explaining some parts that aren't addressed in-game; in Gangrel's case, one story accounts for how he figured out that Aversa is a member of the Grimleal - her actions and seductive behavior tipped him off, and he kicked her out of his palace after Emmeryn's execution. This story also accounts the fact that he was born in a slum.
35%%* AmbitionIsEvil: Or at least partly responsible for his corruption.
36* ArchEnemy: [[spoiler:Before Grima]], he serves as one to Chrom, due to bringing war between their kingdoms and causing [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice Emmeryn to sacrifice herself (supposedly) to stop the bloodshed between Yilsse and Plegia]]]], something Gangrel laughs gleefully about. [[spoiler:Despite joining with the Shepherds, Chrom makes it clear that he'll never forgive Gangrel for his actions]].
37* ArcVillain: He is the main antagonist for Chapters 5-11.
38* AxCrazy: Between his crazed laughter and penchant for unnecessary violence, he certainly fits the title of "Mad King".
39* BadBoss: He forces one of his generals to fight by threatening his family. The short story even has Gangrel admit he doesn't care about the lives of his men at all. [[spoiler:He feels genuinely bad about it and his other atrocities in his supports with Male Avatar and in his conversation with Emmeryn in the third Otherworld-Resort DLC Chapter.]]
40* BeardOfEvil: It only covers his chin, but it's in the shape of a trident (which is carried by stereotypical depictions of the devil), referencing Gangrel's psychotic personality.
41* BeyondRedemption: Gangrel is a deconstruction, showing the consequences of going beyond the point of no return and how it really ''is'' impossible to go back from it. Gangrel is considered by ''everyone'' ([[BadBoss even his own subjects]]) to have crossed this line after [[spoiler:Emmeryn's supposed death]]. This causes all but the most fanatically loyal subjects to desert him and, after his defeat, the knowledge of what he's done [[spoiler:actually haunts him and turns him into a broken DeathSeeker. Two years later, the only reason Chrom refuses to finish him off is because he's NotWorthKilling; [[QuitYourWhining inspiring him to throw his life against Grima rather than Chrom's sword]]. While it's very possible for the Male Avatar to try and talk him into becoming a better person, Chrom never forgives him and - more importantly - Gangrel never really forgives himself and is forced to live with the guilt of how he drove his people to war and death all because of his mad ambition and hatred for the rest of his days...''and'' [[RedemptionEqualsDeath his unpaired ending implies that he probably didn't live long after Grima's defeat anyway]].]]
42%%* TheCaligula: But again, not at first.
43* CardCarryingVillain: His unit info describes him as "the ''self-styled'' 'Mad King of Plegia'".
44* ClimaxBoss: He's the final boss of the first story arc, still fighting despite most of his army deserting him given [[spoiler:they've been moved by Emmeryn's HeroicSacrifice]].
45* CombatMedic: As part of the Trickster class, he can use staffs to heal his allies. He doesn't use one when he fights you though, [[spoiler:so any healing from him will have to come when he's on your side]].
46* CoolCrown: So awesome it features on his map sprite. [[spoiler:And after you recruit him, it persists through reclassing as long as his head isn't covered by a hood or helmet.]]
47* CoolSword: Wields a [[ShockAndAwe Levin Sword]] in his artwork, and uses one when you fight him. [[spoiler:Both in his DiscOneFinalBoss battle, and when he reappears as a recruitable enemy.]]
48* DarkAndTroubledPast: Hinted at in his description. The official site for ''Awakening'' goes deeper into it, revealing that he grew up in [[WretchedHive the slums of Plegia]] and [[SelfMadeMan had worked his way up to the position as king all on his own]].
49* {{Deconstruction}}: He bears a lot of similarities to [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ashnard]], being overly decadent rulers with a disregard for such a thing as peace. However, unlike the previous Mad King, his cruel actions finally catch up to him to bite him in the ass. After [[spoiler:Emmeryn commits a HeroicSuicide (which ends up subverted as she is revealed to be alive in her own paralogue)]], his own army starts defecting en masse, and the next chapter you fight a group of Plegian soldiers who honestly do ''not'' want anything to do with this war Gangrel started and were ''traumatized'' by [[spoiler:Emmeryn's supposed death]]. By the time the Shepherds confront Gangrel, all but a small group of loyalists have abandoned him, and [[spoiler:Emmeryn has become a folk hero among the people of Plegia. His reappearance also lets you know that also unlike the previous Mad King, he regrets his actions so badly that he almost crosses the DespairEventHorizon.]]
50* DiscOneFinalBoss: An interesting case, as a ''promoted Thief class'' is not exactly the standard choice when it comes to {{Disc One Final Boss}}es in the ''Fire Emblem'' series. [[spoiler:Also, he's an unexpected EleventhHourRanger since everyone thought that he was long dead by the point where he comes back]].
51* DyingAlone: Invoked in his [[spoiler:appparent]] dying words, telling Chrom that this happens to everyone, and he'll be no different in the end.
52* EvenEvilHasStandards:
53** It seems as though he was perfectly okay with letting Emmeryn go if Chrom handed over the Fire Emblem. [[spoiler:He planned to use it to unite the continent behind him against the threat of Walhart, though he was ''also'' being manipulated by the Grimleal. Too bad Emmeryn tried to kill herself and survived.]]
54** He gets a bit annoyed at Aversa practicing YouHaveFailedMe on one of their soldiers, pointing out that they do need some to throw at Chrom.
55* EvilRedhead: His hair is predominantly dark red, and he's an utterly sadistic ruler, although his backstory subverts this.
56* {{Expy}}: Gangrel bears a lot in common with the original and most iconic incarnation of [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]] - a sorcerous caped king from a neglected and suffering desert nation known to terrorize its neighbor in present-day [[spoiler:whose ambition began [[FreudianExcuse with sympathetic reasons]], but when he gained the power to make change for the better]], he became TheCaligula and in the end only hurt the people under him. [[spoiler:Much like the aged Ganondorf of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'', after surviving his bout with Chrom's army and a timeskip, Gangrel is rather reflective and regretful of his past arrogance and speaks readily of his original motivations to the protagonist.]] One notable difference is that [[spoiler:Ganondorf was driven by coveting the peace of Hyrule - something he fully sees and admits to in his old age -- which warped into {{Greed}} and powerlust, while Gangrel was once earnestly a WellIntentionedExtremist whose good intentions and rage at his people's suffering eventually turned to self-justification and lip service as his hatred consumed him and controlled his actions --]] essentially, Ganondorf's desire turned to destructive greed while Gangrel's actions are driven by wrath. His Trickster class even makes him a ''King of Thieves'', the [[RedBaron moniker]] Ganondorf held in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]''.
57* FieryRedhead: He can get angry rather easily.
58* FighterMageThief: The three main human villains belong to these three classes. Gangrel is the Thief to Walhart's Fighter and Validar's Mage.
59* ForTheEvulz: The entire reason he deliberately provokes open war with Ylisse.
60* {{Forgiveness}}: A major theme concerning him, Emmeryn [[spoiler:attempts a HeroicSacrifice (which she survived) in [[WhamEpisode Chapter 9]]]] to stop him from going too far (which he inevitably does), and this leads to just about everyone in the world hating him. [[spoiler:When he is shown to live after his encounter with Chrom, this is what he desperately craves once he realizes how badly he messed up, but Chrom will justifiably never give it to him so long as he breathes.]] Even before [[spoiler:he was thought to be killed]], his own people started harping on him for [[spoiler:what happened to Emmeryn]], and all but his loyalists have left him. The only people who have remotely shown any genuine forgiveness towards him are [[spoiler:either gender of The Avatar and Emmeryn, which is what gets him geared into becoming a better person]]. Gangrel is a living example of what happens when you refuse to forgive and forget and when you let it consume you, and he promptly goes on to suffer the consequences for it.
61* FreudianExcuse: Grew up in the miserable slums of Plegia and witnessed the death of his mother, turning him into a ruthless and cynical man.
62* {{Foil}}: For Chrom. They're both talented, charismatic individuals who fought tooth and nail for their countries and planned grand resistances against Walhart. However whereas Chrom wants to do it by reaching out to people, Gangrel [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumped off the slippery slope]] and tried to unite the world by force. Furthermore, whereas Chrom sees him more as a WorthyOpponent, Gangrel viewed Walhart as an ArchEnemy.
63* FragileSpeedster: Is of the [[MagicKnight Trick]][[CombatMedic ster]] class, one of the possible promotions from the Thief class. Which makes it all the more surprising that he's the early game ClimaxBoss, given what [[MightyGlacier class]] most early game bosses tend to have. [[spoiler:His stat modifiers when he's on your side also lean towards this as well having great skill (tied with Lon'qu for best default modifier in-game not counting Avatar) and speed at the cost of strength, though he can lean towards being a magical LightningBruiser if reclassed and trained as a Sorcerer, since his magic modifier is unchanged.]]
64* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Of a sort. [[spoiler:Even if he tries to turn over a new leaf by joining the heroes, aside from the Avatar and Emmeryn, nobody is willing to forgive him for what he did, and unless the Avatar marries him, his ending reveals he died alone in a gutter somewhere a few years after the final battle against Grima. Notably, he is the only recruitable enemy who doesn't get a happy ending. Walhart goes and conquers a distant land, Yen'fay possibly returns home, and Aversa goes to her hometown to start her life over again.]]
65* {{Hypocrite}}: Gangrel acts as if he loves Plegia and wants to fight for their interests, but it's later revealed he didn't care about the country at all. [[spoiler:Supports in spot pass say he initially did, but let power go to his head.]]
66* IHaveYourWife: It's mentioned by Mustafa that Gangrel punishes the family of subordinates who anger him. Eventually, he captures Emmeryn and forces Chrom to give him the Shield of Seals for her safety. [[spoiler:But, [[HeroicSacrifice Emmeryn almost kills herself via falling off a cliff]] to prevent this.]]
67* InterfaceSpoiler: He appears on the field during the setup screen for chapter 9 alongside Aversa, and not only are his stats far lower than his supposed subordinate's, but it uses [[spoiler:the same character description as when he's a playable character, which describes him as the ''former'' king of Plegia]].
68* {{Jerkass}}: The biggest one in the whole game, since much of his plan in the early part of the game was to deliberately provoke open war with Ylisse ForTheEvulz.
69* LackOfEmpathy: Laughs gleefully at [[spoiler:Emmeryn's supposed death and Chrom's resulting misery]]. Unfortunately, this comes back to bite him as his army deserts en masse, [[spoiler:[[HeelRealization and he is forced to change his ways during the two year timeskip]]]].
70* LaughingMad: There isn't a scene where he doesn't let out some deranged cackle. [[spoiler:He still has it even after he joins you.]]
71* LuckySeven: An actual skill of his on higher difficulties; it gives an immediate boost to his hit and avoid for seven turns, but he'll have to rely on his own physical abilities afterwards. [[spoiler:He also has the skill on any difficulty as a recruitable enemy unit.]]
72* MagicKnight: Has decent magic to use his [[ShockAndAwe Levin Sword]].
73* MasterOfUnlocking: His Locktouch skill allows him to open any door or chest without the need for a key.
74* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He acts like he loves Plegia and wants to fight for their interests, but all he ''really'' wants is power and to [[WarForFunAndProfit start a war with Ylisse just because he can]]. [[spoiler:Supports in [=SpotPass=] reveal that he was actually a WellIntentionedExtremist who was conquering places in order to strengthen the country against Walhart, but the power went to his head and caused MotiveDecay.]]
75* PreMortemOneLiner:
76-->''"You're an eyesore!"''\
77''"Beg for your life!"''\
78''[[EvilLaugh EYAHAHAHAHAHA!]]''\
79''"Eeny, meeny...MOE!"''
80* RagsToRoyalty: According to the side stories, he was born in the slums, and climbed his way up to the throne.
81* RevengeBeforeReason: As Chrom acknowledges even early on, Plegia was devastated and wronged by the warring actions of Ylisse's previous exalt and his father. Gangrel certainly wouldn't be wrong to have hard feelings about Ylisse afterwards, let alone as someone who was an impoverished child in the wake of it all - however, Gangrel is ''laser-focused'' on this, sending brigands to slaughter and terrorize small villages in the neighboring kingdom while hanging the past exalt's deeds over Emmeryn's head [[KickTheDog more as a taunting gesture in conversation]] than for anything else. As shown with increasing frequency during the first arc of the game, [[BadBoss Gangrel rules his own men with fear]] and the dialogue of most playable characters from Plegia makes it clear he wasn't doing much of anything to help his people. Essentially, rather than using his position to make positive change and aid the very real and present suffering happening around him, Gangrel directs attention to vengeance in the name of 'justice' against Ylisse, focusing more as a ruler on stoking the same kind of hate-filled rage within his subjects rather than help them - and when Emmeryn [[DrivenToSuicide jumping to her death]] to atone for the conceived sins she bears from her father and to end the fighting doesn't satisfy his laughter and anger, the divide between the hate-driven Gangrel and the people finally becomes too great for even most of his own army to bother following him.
82* {{Sadist}}: The misery of others is his bread and butter. [[spoiler:This later turns into sadism towards those who deserve it.]]
83* SocialDarwinist: He explains to Aversa that [[ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld either a man is strong... or he is dead]]. He also explains to Chrom that men are essentially animalistic and that their army working together is pointless.
84* StarterVillain: The first real antagonist of the game in true Fire Emblem fashion, though as a [[FragileSpeedster Trickster]], he actually stands out a bit compared to [[MightyGlacier most]] such antagonists. [[spoiler:Interestingly, he survives your battle with him and can potentially join you late in the game, unlike most starter villains in the series as a whole]].
85* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Partly one of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ashnard]], being an AxCrazy ruler who wants to start a war ForTheEvulz. Heck, in the English version he even has the same title, "Mad King"! [[spoiler:After recruiting him via [=SpotPass=] though, [[HiddenDepths we learn there's much more to him than that]]]].
86* UnwittingPawn: Subverted. His subordinate, Aversa, was actually working for Validar, and for a long time manipulated him but, as detailed on the official site, Gangrel actually realized this and dismissed her before his final battle with Chrom.
87* UselessUsefulSpell: Carries around [[MasterOfUnlocking Locktouch]] for some reason as an enemy. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Not so much useless once you get him to join, however.]]]]
88* VillainHasAPoint: He's an AxCrazy dick who is only using the past war for propaganda purposes to fuel his selfish desires, but Chrom confesses to the Avatar that the propaganda against Ylisse isn't unjustified, since his father, the former Exalt of Ylisse, ''did'' wage an overzealous war against [[ReligionOfEvil the Grimleal]] situated in Plegia that resulted in countless deaths on both sides.
89* VillainousHarlequin: Even for the Trickster class, he has a very pronounced jester motif. [[spoiler:He pretty much loses the "villainous" part when he joins you.]]
90* WalkingSpoiler: The true depths of his character are not explored until [[spoiler:you recruit him in the later part of the game]], hence the truckloads of spoilers below.
91* WarForFunAndProfit: His entire motive throughout the beginning of the game; he wants to provoke open war with Ylisse [[ForTheEvulz purely because he can]].
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94!!Spoilers below
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96After the two-year timeskip, he is revealed to be alive in the first [=SpotPass=] chapter, working for a group of brigands, and can be convinced to join Chrom. After joining, he starts changing his terrible ways. It seems he experienced a harsh past that weighs on his mind. He's more afraid of heights than anyone in the army. His birthday is March 16th.
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98* EleventhHourRanger: Not as much as some of the other [=SpotPass=] Paralogue characters, but his stats can actually be higher than Anna at the point you get him, and he possesses much better Speed than her to help him double attack.
99* TheAtoner: More pronounced in his supports with male Avatar, and his conversation with Emmeryn in the Hot-Spring Scramble DLC Chapter, as he is shown regretting his days as a foul king, to many's surprise.
100* BattleCouple: Possibly with Female Avatar if S Support is achieved.
101* BornUnlucky: Has very low Luck to start with at the point where you recruit him, and has the lowest Luck growth of the male first-generation units too.
102* BloodOnTheseHands: In his conversation with Emmeryn in the Hot-Spring Scramble DLC, he ruminates on how he was once a good person with good intentions but became corrupted by his misdeeds.
103-->'''Gangrel:''' But these hands that I dreamed would shape the future... They reek of blood. And the blood won't come off... My hands were clean once, I swear! ...Weren't they? Or did I just never stop to notice?
104* BrokenBird: A rare male and villainous example. Granted, his actions were going to bite him in the ass sooner or later, but did he truly deserve every rotten thing that happened to him?
105* DeathSeeker: When he and Chrom cross paths anew in Paralogue 18. Chrom can convince him to spend his life fighting Grima instead, if only to stop his nagging. His unpaired ending seems to indicate that even after the conflict is over he remains one and only lived for a few years afterward. Shown most visibly in his unique quote to Emmeryn, if both are recruited, and she asks about why he seems happy:
106-->"I should have SCARRED your face, so your brother would end me good and proper..."
107* TheDogBitesBack: If you put him against Pirate King Zanth, who treated him like trash at the beginning of his paralogue.
108* DownerEnding: If recruited and not married to the Avatar, his ending states that he died within years of the ending, though history isn't sure whether it was after raising another kingdom and being overthrown again or alone in a city gutter.
109* GoodParents: Astonishingly, yes. As a father to Morgan he is mostly kind and affectionate, and readily volunteers to help him recover his memories in their Supports; the worst you can say is that sometimes he's rude and snappy to him on their Event Tiles.
110* HeelFaceTurn: If recruited and gets an S-ranked Support with a female Avatar, he says he will try to be become a better man.
111* HeroicSelfDeprecation: You'll see this side of him should you recruit him. It culminates even further if he's Morgan's father, telling him in event tiles that he should feel ashamed of having, in his own mind, the worst father in the world. It turns out he isn't in the slightest.
112* HiddenDepths: Both Avatar supports reveal a different side to him. In Male Avatar's supports, he comes off as a thoughtful atoner, while he proves to be surprisingly charming in Female Avatar's supports. Additionally, he has a fear of heights. He is also worried that he may never be forgiven for what he did during the events of the game, as revealed in his and Emmeryn's conversations.
113* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: He says this word for word when Chrom tries to recruit him.
114* LaserGuidedKarma: From a king who treated his men like trash, to working under Zanth who, similar to him, treats his underlings like trash, though this can become disproportionate and cruel considering his early life. Can be zig-zagged in that Gangrel can be recruited and even fight against his former boss.
115* LoveConfession:
116-->''How in blazes did you get me to... love you? If you're trying to make a new man of me, it's... working.''
117* LoveRedeems: If married to the Female Avatar. He himself points it out in his love confession to her:
118-->“How in blazes did you get me to... love you? If you're trying to make a new man of me, it's... working.”
119* MotiveDecay: His reason for desiring a war in the first place: Walhart's conquest of the continent of Valm worried Gangrel, causing him to start his own unification plan that involved uniting Plegia, Ferox, and Ylisse under himself, so that they could stand up to the Valmese Empire. The power he got from starting the war, and his self-imposed rush to unite the countries, corrupted him and turned him into a war-hungry sadist who deliberately provokes war with Ylisse ForTheEvulz. The atrocities he committed due to this weighs upon him in Male Avatar's supports.
120* MoralityPet: The Avatar becomes one to him in their Supports.
121* {{Pirate}}: Ends up working for some pirates during the two-year timeskip following his defeat.
122* ReformedButRejected: Played with. Chrom ''never'' forgives the whole Emmeryn incident Gangrel started and Gangrel doesn't forgive himself for just about everything bad he did, but the Male Avatar can talk him into reforming by becoming TheAtoner while the Female Avatar has the option of marrying him should he prove that he's changed. Emmeryn keeps proving that she doesn't have a vengeful bone in her body as shown in the "Hot Spring Scramble", but they're just about the only people he ever interacts with.
123* RichesToRags: After the two year timeskip, he's forced to work as the janitor for a group of pirates - whose boss treats him like trash.
124* SecretCharacter: The first in line. You can get him to join you in Sidequest 18, unlocked via [=SpotPass=]. The Avatar can support with him, and a female Avatar can even ''marry him''!
125* SheatheYourSword: When trying to recruit him, it's a good idea to make sure that Chrom is unarmed, [[DownplayedTrope even if it's not required]]. Gangrel requires ''three'' Talk actions before he's finally convinced to join you, and until then, he still attacks like a normal enemy, so it's entirely possible for Chrom or anyone else to accidentally kill him in self-defense.
126* ThrowTheDogABone: No matter how down on his luck he gets, he can form a friendship with Avatar in their supports during his time in your army and even start a new life with a loving wife and child if it's the Female Avatar. Also, despite everything that happened between him and Emmeryn (even telling her what happened himself), she still considers him a friend, as revealed in their Hot-Spring Scramble conversations.
127* UnexpectedCharacter: Almost no one expected that TheCaligula and early game ClimaxBoss would be an unlockable character through [=SpotPass=], and be the first one to potentially join your army to boot.
128* WellIntentionedExtremist: What he started out as before ambition got the better of him. He intended to turn the Ylisse continent into a unified Empire to fight against Valm's empire. The supports with Male Avatar, and his conversation with Emmeryn in the DLC reveal that he is painfully aware of this. It didn't help that Gangrel was allied with the Grimleal, who were going to destroy all of humanity outright.
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130[[/folder]]
131
132[[folder:Aversa (Inverse)]]
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134For this character's character sheet, look up her entry [[Characters/FireEmblemAwakeningGrimaAndTheGrimleal here]].
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136[[/folder]]
137
138!!!Minor Plegian commanders
139[[folder:Mustafa]]
140[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_mustafa_awakening.png]]
141[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Mustafa in ''Fire Emblem Heroes'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mustafa_feh.png[[/labelnote]]]]
142[[caption-width-right:300:''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes Plegian Champion]]'']]
143
144
145-->''"The soldier does not judge. The soldier delivers judgment."''
146
147The boss of Chapter 10. A general of Plegia who fights Chrom after Emmeryn's sacrifice.
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149->'''Class''': Berserker\
150'''Voiced by:''' TJ Storm (English), Creator/KenjiHamada (Japanese)
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152* AntiVillain: Type IV. He doesn't particularly want to fight you, but does so anyway because he has no choice, and is otherwise devoid of bad character traits.
153* AscendedExtra: He goes from a one-note if sympathetic level boss in ''Awakening'' to a full-blown playable character in ''Heroes''.
154* TheAtoner: In ''Heroes'', he is ashamed of his support of Gangrel, and seeks to make up for it to Chrom by fighting in the defense of Askr.
155* BackFromTheDead: In ''Heroes'', he is well-aware that he died while fighting Chrom and the rest of the Shepherds.
156* BaritoneOfStrength: In ''Heroes'', TJ Storm gives him a very deep and commanding voice fitting for a badass general of Plegia.
157* FaceDeathWithDignity: When defeated, he commends Chrom and his group, and [[LastRequest asks them to spare his men.]]
158* FaceOfAThug: Despite his rough appearance and the savage reputation of Berserkers, Mustafa is one of the more honorable generals of Plegia.
159* AFatherToHisMen: Is willing to allow a soldier to retreat when he finds that he can't fight anymore because of Emmeryn's words, and apologizes when said soldier is motivated to fight again upon hearing why '''he''' won't retreat. He also gave candy to Henry as he resembled his son, which you can find out about in Henry's and Ricken's support with each other. His last words are asking Chrom to spare his men.
160* HeroAntagonist: There's actually nothing evil about him at all, apart from being a general for the antagonist country. The only reason you even fight him is because [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Basilio believed Mustafa's offer of mercy was an act]] when he was actually sincere, though being hauled in chains before his boss was probably not an acceptable outcome.
161* {{Hunk}}: In ''Heroes'', his artwork gives him very visibly defined musculature which is put front and center due to his revealing outfit.
162* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: The reason why he doesn't retreat himself is that Gangrel will go for his wife and kids should he do so.
163* {{Irony}}: One of the more pacifistic antagonists is of the Berserker class.
164* LikeASonToMe: As Henry tells Ricken, Mustafa saw Henry as a surrogate son, giving him sweets and encouraging Henry to consider himself part of the family.
165* MartialPacifist: According to his in-game bio.
166* MauveShirt: One of the more memorable ones due to his visibly honorable characteristics for a soldier from Plegia and because the map where he's fought on has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MfvY1S-j67k this music]] constantly playing.
167* MoralityChain: In the second Drama CD, a Plegian soldier noted that while he was still alive, he was the only person able to keep Henry docile.
168* NobleDemon: Is from Plegia, but is visibly one of the more honorable ones, and was touched by Emmeryn's words before she willingly sacrificed herself so he attempts to subdue Chrom and his group as painlessly as possible once it's clear that they won't willingly go with him. Quite a surprise given his [[TheBerserker class]]. In fact, the second Drama CD mentions that his men began a mutiny within Plegia, though this was likely after his death.
169* PetTheDog: Telling Chrom and his group that he will not kill them if they willingly go with him may not look like this at first as this is right after Emmeryn's sacrifice, but he did mean it. He was also willing to allow any soldiers who didn't want to fight anymore to retreat, and in excerpts from the official ''Awakening'' site, it is revealed that he saw Olivia and told her to hide somewhere safe from the soon-to-be battlefield so that she wouldn't become a casualty.
170* PromotedToPlayable: He makes his playable debut in ''Heroes''.
171* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He recognizes that he's fighting on the wrong side, and allows any of his men having the same thoughts to desert, ignoring that desertion is punishable by death. In turn, they refuse to abandon him, continuing to fight purely out of loyalty to their commander.
172* SuddenlyVoiced: A side effect of him being playable in ''Heroes'' means that he now gets a set of voice actors for English and Japanese. In the original game, due to his status as a non-recurring stage boss, he didn't have any voice actors.
173* SympathyForTheHero: He's very sympathetic to Chrom's grief, and isn't happy about having to fight him.
174 -->'''Mustafa:''' Your rage is justified, Prince Chrom. But the meaning of your sister's final sacrifice was not lost on me. I suspect many Plegians who heard her final words would say the same.
175* TokenGoodTeammate: He is one of the only completely honorable characters from Plegia, along with Robin.
176* UniqueEnemy: In ''Awakening'', he's one of the few minor bosses with a unique battle portrait. His battle model and sounds are generic however.
177[[/folder]]
178
179[[folder:Campari (Pomodoro)]]
180[[quoteright:214:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/campari_2.png]]
181
182--> ''"You'll never save your precious exalt, scum!"''
183
184The boss of Chapter 9. One of Gangrel's generals, who is the only thing standing between Chrom and the Shepherds and Emmeryn's execution.
185
186->'''Class:''' General
187----
188* EdibleThemeNaming: His Japanese name refers to a kind of pasta.
189* HiddenDepths: Henry mentions in his and Ricken's B Support that Campari used to make bird houses for homeless birds. Additionally his boss quote about making Ylisse feel the pain of Plegia indicates a rough past.
190* MightyGlacier: It's a given for the General class that his strength, and defense are high in exchange for low speed, and movement.
191* YouShallNotPass: Is explicitly given orders by Gangrel to stop the Shepherds from rescuing Emmeryn.
192[[/folder]]
193
194[[folder:Vasto (Olio)]]
195[[quoteright:144:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Vasto_8944.png]]
196
197--> ''"Smell that, men? The winds of fortune are blowing our way!"''
198
199The boss of Chapter 7. A wyvern rider who serves as a commander in the Plegian army.
200
201->'''Class:''' Wyvern Rider
202----
203* BloodKnight: He's ''very'' enthusiastic about violence and bloodshed.
204* DragonRider: He rides on a Wyvern; the map's structure gives him quite the advantage there.
205* EdibleThemeNaming: Pasta.
206* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: According to Henry and Ricken's B Support.
207* EvenEvilHasStandards: He is disgusted with the Hierarch for selling out his own sovereign and goes against Gangrel's orders to protect him, seeing fit to have him RewardedAsATraitorDeserves.
208* HiddenDepths: Henry mentions in his and Ricken's B Support that Vasto always had a joke or quip at the ready. He also boasted of his mother's knitting, and was excited about his posting at Breakneck Pass, which was his first major command.
209* ItsAllAboutMe: Believes they'll be erecting statues in his honor upon his victory.
210* {{Jerkass}}: Openly taunts Chrom and Emmeryn, right till the end.
211* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: Kills the Ylissean official that sold out Chrom and Emmeryn.
212* UniqueEnemy: One of the few minor bosses to not share his portrait with anyone.
213[[/folder]]
214
215[[folder:Orton (Aglio)]]
216[[quoteright:237:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/orton.png]]
217The boss of Chapter 5.
218
219--> ''"I won't ask for your name. Only your life!"''
220
221->'''Class:''' Wyvern Rider
222----
223* DragonRider: His class is Wyvern Rider.
224* EdibleThemeNaming: Pasta again! RuleOfThree with the above Plegian commanders.
225* SatelliteCharacter: In contrast to the other Plegian commanders.
226
227[[/folder]]
228
229!!The Valmese Empire
230
231[[folder:Walhart (Valhalt)]]
232[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/walhart_awakening.png]]
233[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see Walhart in ''Fire Emblem Heroes'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/walhartfeh.png[[/labelnote]]]]
234[[caption-width-right:300:''TheConqueror'']]
235
236--> ''"[[LargeHam Behold]]: I am Walhart the Conqueror! And you are but a pebble upon my path to immortality."''
237
238The unforgiving man who forged the Valmese Empire and unified the continent by force. He loathes losers and cowards and sought to unite the world through absolute power. While he holds down his opposition by force, he has the charisma needed to lead a country. Has a strict personality and his manner of speaking is difficult to understand. He's noticeably older than the rest of the playable characters, Einherjar cards and [[DirtyOldMan Old Hubba]] notwithstanding, and he's at the helm of an empire that conquered an entire continent.
239
240->'''Class:''' Conqueror
241->'''Voiced by:''' Naomi Kusumi (Japanese), Creator/RichardEpcar (English)
242----
243
244* AnimalMotifs: Due to his red armor, other characters mock him and call him a lobster. It's no coincidence that lobsters are known for fighting.
245* ArcVillain: The main antagonist of the Valm arc, consisting of Chapters 12-20.
246* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: He conquered the continent with force, he rules it with the same amount, and he even managed to [[spoiler:command some Risen through sheer power in his paralogue]]. However, his regime is very brutal and harsh, causing the public to eventually side more with the Ylissean League, resistance movements to pop up, and once it's proven he's not invincible, the Dynasts turn on him. Even then, in terms of personal combat he's Level 25 when you meet and fight him, with stats far higher than any other unit you face at this point. [[spoiler:And Level 30 when you recruit him.]]
247* BadassBoast:
248** Gives an impressive one if Chrom engages him.
249--->''"ME, JOIN YOU?! Does a pegasus join with the flea on its back? A dragon, with a cow it eats?! You forget your place, BOY. I am the Conqueror! I will unite the world!"''
250** Gets another impressive one [[spoiler:in the Golden Gaffe DLC]].
251--->''"[[spoiler:Only a wretch would grasp at the gold clinking in the pockets of others. You want to steal from a conqueror? Best pray that coin doesn't melt in hell.]]"''
252* BattleInTheRain: His first onscreen fight has him [[CurbStompBattle utterly wreck]] Basilio while it is stormy. [[spoiler:The second [=SpotPass=] chapter also takes place in rainy weather, with him leading a massive Risen force.]]
253* BigRedDevil: His armor and helmet give off this image. Some of the characters mock this by calling him a lobster.
254* BrutishCharacterBrutishWeapon: He's a brutal conqueror who is the only person capable of wielding the axe Wolf Berg, his signature weapon. While he can also use swords and lances as part of his Conqueror class with equal ratings, axes are what he's most closely associated with.
255* ClimaxBoss: Thrice! Just like Gangrel, the inclusion of the map theme, "Divine Decree", and the boss theme, "Mastermind", all make it the more indicative that you've reached the arc's climax.
256** The first time, he challenges you on a plain near the outskirts of his capital, and has many reinforcements waiting in the forts. His fight proper is also one of the few times where you fight an opponent who has colossal stats compared to the rest of the {{Mook}}s.
257** The second time, you fight him within his castle, determined to make a last stand.
258** The third time, [[spoiler:he leads a massive army of Risen [[BattleInTheRain during a storm]] and has even higher stats than before. Defeating him there allows you to recruit him.]]
259* TheConqueror: So much so, [[spoiler:he goes and conquers another continent if you've recruited him by the time you finish the game.]]
260* CoolHorse: It's huge, to hold up a huge man.
261* DarkMessiah: Worshiped like a god by the vast majority of his subjects to the point of suicidal fanaticism, despite the fact that he's a self-aggrandizing brute who wants to forcibly TakeOverTheWorld.
262* {{Determinator}}: "I won battles based on the mettle of my soldiers and the strength of our beliefs."
263* DiscOneFinalBoss: His defeat ends the second major portion of the game. Plus, as a Emperor-class, he's much more fitting for the role than Gangrel was.
264* EvenEvilHasStandards: He wants to conquer all the lands by force sure, however he doesn't want Grima's revival to throw the land into chaos. [[WellIntentionedExtremist He wants to rule continents, not destroy them]].
265* EvilVersusOblivion: As stated above. He's a cruel, ruthless conqueror to be sure, but he doesn't want Grima to come back any more than the heroes do. According to Aversa, aside from his desire to TakeOverTheWorld, he wanted to amass as large an army as possible so that he could either prevent Grima's revival or otherwise kill Grima himself.
266* {{Expy}}: To Raoh from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. Both are ruthless, white-haired BloodKnight conquerors who favor horseback, believing that their conquest will result in a better world, showing respect to any WorthyOpponent they meet on the battlefield but otherwise trampling anyone in their path. The main divergence comes from Walhart being strict and uncompromising, while Raoh is a good-hearted person deep down.
267* AFatherToHisMen: He is a very charismatic ruler, though his fatherhood is more of the stern, distant kind.
268* FighterMageThief: The Fighter to Validar's mage and Gangrel's Thief.
269* GameplayAndStorySegregation: The Aether Resort in ''Heroes'' features a dining hall where characters can cook and eat meals. Despite being a vegetarian, Walhart can eat the same meat based dishes as any other character.
270* GeniusBruiser: Though his [[UnskilledButStrong military tactics]] aren't always brilliant, Walhart is actually a skilled, if ruthless, ruler and politician in addition to being a conqueror. Notably, he was aware of Excellus's [[TheStarscream attempts to betray him]] from the very beginning, and outmaneuvers the eunuch to force him to fight and die at Chrom's hands.
271* GracefulLoser: As seen in his last words, he takes it pretty well when you finally beat him.
272* HeroKiller: Lucina warns Basilio that, [[spoiler:in her future, he died trying to fight Walhart. This appears to hold true, but is later averted since, thanks to Lucina's warning, Basilio would realize he couldn't beat Walhart and simply played dead after trying to fight him.]]
273* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He planned to stop the Grimleal from causing all of humanity's destruction. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of having more than a few Grimleal members such as Excellus and Nelson as high ranking subordinates.
274* ItAmusedMe: His stated reason for keeping Excellus alive, even though he was well aware of the latter's [[DragonWithAnAgenda scheming against him.]]
275* LargeAndInCharge: He's the tallest character in the game, and leads the Valmese Empire with an iron fist.
276* LargeHam: Definitely loudest character in the game, and his speech dialogues are punctuated with a flair for melodrama. The [[PreMortemOneLiner critical quotes below]] are also shouted with overwhelming gusto. [[spoiler:It's hard to take him seriously in his paralogue, where he claims "his heart no longer beats", which led some fans to [[BackFromTheDead speculate he became a Risen of sorts]]. His quote for finding an item is also hilariously hammy.]]
277-->[[spoiler:What's this? Ha ha, an item!]] KNEEL BEFORE YOUR NEW MASTER!
278* LightningBruiser: He boasts impressive combat stats all-around. He hits like a truck, boasts physical defenses so impressive he's practically TheJuggernaut -- including a skill that prevents bonus damage from weapons that would ordinarily inflict it on him -- and a decent Speed stat on top of it. [[spoiler:As a playable unit he also has decent Movement, letting him fly across the battlefield.]] His only real weakness is a low Resistance stat, making him vulnerable to magical attacks.
279* MonochromaticEyes: They're white, and his pupils are never shown.
280* NayTheist: Walhart hates the idea of the Dragons and Gods forcing humanity to fight endless wars in their name and part of the reason of his conquest is to free people from their influence - not totally unlike [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Alm]] himself.
281* NeverGetsDrunk: Doesn't come up for a while, but [[spoiler:after Basilio challenges him to a drinking contest in the hot springs DLC, Walhart has a quick laugh at the idea of his "slow destruction by ale."]]
282* OneManArmy: When his forces are battling those of Basilio, the latter notices a significant breach appearing in his lines, looking up and wondering if it's some sort of elite cavalry division, then realizing in shock that it's Walhart himself creating said breach. On his own.
283* OrcusOnHisThrone: ''Appears'' to be one for his second fight, and is really convincingly so. However, unlike the precedents of many [[ClimaxBoss Climax Bosses]] before him, he can and will get off of his throne to attack your units, which can be very fatal to players who thought he would just stay on his throne.
284* PreMortemOneLiner:
285-->''"Stand up and fight!"''\
286''"I am inexorable!"''\
287''"[[EvilLaugh Muhahahahaha!]]"''\
288''"You shall fall to the wayside!"''
289* RealMenEatMeat: Inverted; he's a vegetarian and thinks himself harder for it.
290* RecurringBoss: Thrice! He is first fought in a late-game chapter, then he's fought again in the next chapter as well, along with his highest ranked generals, Cervantes and Excellus. The third time is optional and can be done once you've unlocked access to the Final Chapter, but requires [=SpotPass=]. [[spoiler:After the third time, if you fought him with Chrom, he will join you]].
291* RedIsViolent: The second ArcVillain, a bloodthirsty conqueror who wears red armor. He's also surrounded by blood during his special attack in ''Heroes''.
292* RemovedAchillesHeel: His Conquest skill prevents him from taking extra damage from weapons with AntiArmor or AntiCavalry qualities despite his Conqueror class counting as Armoured and Mounted.
293* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: While much more straightforward in his methods, Walhart has a few similarities to morally questionable, yet not entirely unsympathetic rulers like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Naesala]] or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Travant]]. Like them, he tries to achieve an ultimately positive goal and is respected by his followers while being seen as an enemy and a threat by outsiders.
294* TinTyrant: He's encased in red armor save for his lack of helmet.
295* UniqueEnemy: Is of the Conqueror class, has his own weapon, and possesses a unique skill: Conquest! [[spoiler:And gets to keep it all when he joins you.]]
296* UnskilledButStrong: He seems to forgo any real strategy besides using brute strength and having lots of soldiers. He ''does'' employ a tactician... unfortunately, that tactician is [[TheStarscream Excellus]].
297* {{Ubermensch}}: Actually an example more in-tune with the original meaning of the term, he has a great distaste for religion and when dueling Chrom in Chapter 19, criticizes him for living on borrowed ideals. [[spoiler:In fact, as an ally his main conflict revolves around whether or not he is the {{Ubermensch}}. The Avatar compliments his physical capabilities, but Walhart scoffs at the notion of such an advantage being worthy of praise because as far as he's concerned, the moment his maxim was unable to defeat the Avatar's, he sunk below being an {{Ubermensch}} and, by virtue of having defeated him, the Avatar must be it.]]
298* WellIntentionedExtremist: He knew about Validar and the Grimleal's plans to wake Grima and sought to stop him... by conquering the whole continent, and making an enemy out of almost everyone he encountered.
299* WorldsStrongestMan: He has ContractualBossImmunity despite seemingly having no magic or holy blood. Even Basilio, a Khan from a region which only respects strength, calls him "a monster".
300* WorthyOpponent: Has this relationship with fellow warlord Priam, to the point where he is almost the only character Walhart has nothing but complements and praise for. [[spoiler:Their interactions in the Hot Springs Scramble DLC revolve around trying to get in a quick DuelToTheDeath between equals, only to be drawn away by nearby Risen in need of smiting.]] Amusingly enough, he's a devout vegetarian, while Priam is a complete carnivore.
301
302!!Spoilers below
303
304In a late sidechapter of the main story, he is revealed to have survived his apparent defeat, and his sheer power allowed him to command some Risen, as shown when he reappears in the second [=SpotPass=] chapter. Chrom can fight him one last time so that he can be recruited into Chrom's army. He becomes much calmer after joining Chrom's group, and serves as the army's number one vegetarian. His birthday is September 14th.
305
306* EleventhHourRanger: He remains a complete badass who can pull his weight the moment he joins your party.
307* AbusiveParents: In his Supports with a Male Morgan, Walhart is possibly the worst potential father Morgan could have, twice threatening to smash the boy's head into stone or run him through with a sword just to tell him to [[QuitYourWhining stop fretting about his memory issues]]. However, this only applies to Walhart in the English localization. The original Japanese script portrays him as a vaguely uncaring and stoic but certainly not an abusive father as seen [[http://fe-according-to-japan.tumblr.com/post/60298313163/daddy-walharts-just-a-little-repressed here]]. Making it extra weird is that it's confined to said Supports; as seen under HiddenDepths below, Walhart's characterization during Event Tiles is more in line with his portrayal in the Japanese version.
308* AwesomeButImpractical: One of his reclass options is the Wyvern Rider tree. While he has the stats to do well in this class line, Walhart loses out on his Conquest skill due to not counting as an Armor Unit or Beast Unit while a Wyvern Rider or Wyvern Lord, although Griffon Rider is a Beast Unit class. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Still, it can be worth spending time in them]] to pick up useful skills like Sword- and Lancebreaker, which grant massive Hit and Evade scores against sword and lance-bearing enemies, or Deliverer, which gives an extra 2 to Movement when in Pair Up, augmenting his LightningBruiser qualities.
309* BattleCouple: Possibly with Female Avatar if S Support is achieved.
310* TheComicallySerious: Much fun is had in the sillier DLC episodes with how Walhart remains grimly serious despite the blatant {{Excuse Plot}}s and ridiculous situations the Shepherds bungle into during them.
311* HiddenDepths:
312** Walhart happens to be a vegetarian, and a vehement one at that, as seen in "[=EXPonential=] Growth".
313** His Event Tiles with Morgan if he is his son [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther show him to be a far more affectionate and caring father than his Supports would suggest]], including declining any gift because knowing he has a strong son is enough of one. His account of his story includes an introspective recollection of his grim past deeds.
314--->'''Walhart:''' I simply... conquered. [[MightMakesRight Power was my justice, my everything.]] I brought the world to new depths of terror. [[EvilFeelsGood I let it... intoxicate me.]] You will need strength like mine in these trying times. Try to wield it wisely.
315* ItRunsInTheFamily: If he is Morgan's father, his Conquest skill will always be passed down to him as his paternal inheritance.
316* LoveConfession:
317-->''With you at my side, the path to glory shall be an easier one. Let us become as gods of strength and happiness!'''
318* MayDecemberRomance: Can be romanced by a Female Avatar with [=SpotPass=].
319* NotSoDifferentRemark: In his B-Support with the Male Avatar, he states that both of them have no qualms with killing who they feel they have to in order to reach their goals.
320* SecretAIMoves: On higher difficulties Walhart will have numerous skills that he [[RedemptionDemotion doesn't have when he joins you]] and most of them he can't even learn when he does with the most notable being [[AntiMagic Aegis]].
321* SecretCharacter: While this is not new, he is the first in the line of unique TinTyrant classes to be recruitable. Other units of his kind tend to be be given as rewards usable in bonus modes, but Walhart is the first to be on equal footing with other playable units (Support, ending, etc.).
322* SecretTestOfCharacter: In his A support with Male Avatar, he reveals that his criticisms of the Avatar's beliefs was actually a test to see how strong his convictions were, noting that the Avatar's beliefs [[MightMakesRight must be correct since he managed to defeat him.]]
323* SocialDarwinist: He is one as revealed in his supports. In Female Avatar's support, he becomes rather melancholic as he knows that after losing to Chrom's forces three times, he no longer qualifies as what he dubs "strong" anymore. She eventually talks him out of it. In Male Avatar's support, he instead tries to persuade him to become one as well, but backs off once Avatar tells him why he can't share his beliefs. He recognizes that his ideal of conquest may not be for the best in both supports.
324* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: In his supports with a Male Avatar, he tells him that he tried to conquer the world in order to create an everlasting peace, no matter how many people had to be sacrificed.
325* WeCanRuleTogether: Offered to the Male Avatar in their B support.
326* WorthyOpponent: To Priam, leading to a confrontation between the two in the Hot Spring Scramble DLC. Hilariously enough, it's interrupted twice by the attacking Risens.
327
328
329[[/folder]]
330
331!!!Walhart's major allies
332
333[[folder:Excellus (Exceli)]]
334[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Excellus_5790.png]]
335
336-->''"Tya ha! The fools have no idea what they've just stepped into! Eee hee!"''
337
338A Grima worshipper who serves Walhart. He serves as Valm's tactician and is keen on using underhanded means to keep his soldiers under his thumb. His true allegiance being with Validar and the Grimleal, Excellus has been promised the Plegian throne if he can seize the Fire Emblem amidst the war while also sabotaging the Valmese Empire from the inside. Unfortunately, Walhart reveals he is all too aware of Excellus's true motives.
339
340->'''Class:''' Sage
341->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinobuMatsumoto (Japanese), Creator/SpikeSpencer (English)
342----
343* AnimalMotifs: Sort of. It's common for people to refer to him as animals with negative connotations: worm, toad, snake etc. Borders on PhraseCatcher.
344* ArchEnemy: Quickly becomes one to Say'ri after [[spoiler:brutally revealing the truth behind Yen'fay's reasons for joining Walhart and [[KickTheDog laughing in her face after she realizes she killed her brother who still loved her, admitting that he told her this just to see her look of horror]]]]. As such, [[KarmicDeath he can receive a fitting end by the hands of Say'ri]], [[spoiler:especially if she uses Yen'fay's signature sword, Amatsu]].
345* BrutalHonesty: He's [[ConsummateLiar very prone to lying]], and generally only tells the truth if it's a hard pill to swallow, in which case this happens.
346* CoDragons: With Cervantes, though neither of them share the sentiment and instead treat each other as inferior.
347* DieLaughing: His last words are a choking EvilLaugh.
348* DidntThinkThisThrough: He blackmails Yen'fay by threatening Say'ri's life, which is why he is even in the army to begin with. Because Yen'fay is the only thing preventing the southern Dynasts from rebelling, he didn't realize Yen'fay is worth to Walhart alive than dead. And since the Shepherds had been plowing through their armies, including Yen'fay's, there was nothing preventing the Dynasts to rebel against Walhart and his army. The latter even knew about it, and spells it out for him, leading an epic VillainousBreakdown and [[NeverMyFault blaming Say'ri and Yen'fay]] if she is the one to kill him.
349* DirtyCoward: Unlike the rest of the Valmese Generals and even Walhart himself he's a shameless coward. It, as well as being a SmugSnake, is why he gets no respect from them either.
350* DragonWithAnAgenda: He's always slinking in the shadows, trying to manipulate the empire's actions for his own benefit and actively sabotaging Walhart because Aversa promised him the Plegian throne. Unfortunately for him, he's so bad at it that Walhart saw it from a mile away, and ultimately puts him on the frontline.
351* EunuchsAreEvil: Excellus is an evil, sniveling coward, and a throwaway line by Aversa in Chapter 22 implies that he's a eunuch or at the very least has been castrated:
352-->'''Aversa''': Yes, I promised him the Plegian throne in exchange for the Emblem... He jumped at the offer! Well, as much as the fat little piggie could jump... Men are all the same. Learn their ambition, and you have them by the— Oho... Well, perhaps Excellus was a bit different in that respect...
353* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He thought that [[spoiler:revealing the truth about Yen'fay's sacrifice and defection to Valm]] would completely break Say'ri. Sure, Say'ri falls into a HeroicBSOD after hearing the AwfulTruth, but Chrom and the Shepherds' words manage to pull her back to action.
354* EvilGenius: Walhart's chief tactician.
355* FemmeFatalons: Has these to add to his evil, effeminate appearance.
356* GigglingVillain: Drops a conniving "Hya ha" every so often to remind everyone he is definitely evil.
357* {{Gonk}}: One could be led to mistake him for a character from a different series due how his design shifts away from even the other [=NPC=] sprites.
358* HatedByAll: Even his own side despises him and has no qualms against insulting him to his face.
359* HateSink: Most ''Awakening'' antagonists have at least one redeeming quality that makes them at least a little sympathetic. Most of the named characters from the Valm arcs have AntiVillain or WorthyOpponent qualities. Excellus has none of those. He also lacks any enjoyable villain qualities, [[{{Gonk}} looks absolutely hideous]] and is TheFriendNobodyLikes to his own faction, inducing EvenEvilHasStandards moments in all of them.
360* HumiliationConga: Just before Walhart's last stand, Excellus receives a ''massive'' one, courtesy of Walhart himself.
361* {{Jerkass}}: Excellus isn't just evil, he's a thoroughly callous and unpleasant dick. For starters, he shows up to reveal the truth about [[spoiler:Yen'fay's defection to Walhart ''after'' he's been killed purely to KickTheDog and revel in Say'ri's misery, outright laughing in her face over it; he even admits outright that he told Say'ri the AwfulTruth just so he could see the horrified look on her face]].
362* KarmicDeath: If Say'ri kills him, especially if she does it [[spoiler:wielding Yen'fay's signature sword, Amatsu]].
363* KickTheDog: After [[spoiler:Yen'fay's death, Excellus shows up to tell them that Yen'fay ''only'' joined up with them to protect Say'ri, and then ''laughs in Say'ri's face'' at the revelation that she killed a brother who still loved her. He even admits that he told Say'ri the AwfulTruth purely so he could see the look of horror on her face]].
364* MiniBoss: Unlike Cervantes who is [[RecurringBoss faced twice]], and Walhart who serves as the ClimaxBoss of the second arc and is also [[RecurringBoss faced twice in the main story, and once more in a Paralogue]], Excellus is relegated to this when he finally gets on the battlefield. [[DirtyCoward Well-]][[SmugSnake deserved]], too.
365* TheMobBossIsScarier: Walhart strong-arms him into joining him on the battlefield with the threat of instead fighting his Conqueror overlord on the spot. Self-preservation with a fraction of a chance narrowly wins over his fear of taking to the field himself.
366* NeverMyFault: If Say'ri fights him in Chapter 20, he blames her and Yen'fay for his current situation, despite it being nothing but his own fault.
367* NoRespectGuy: Even those on his own side openly mock and disrespect him; Cervantes scoffs at the idea of Excellus being his equal, and Walhart openly admits to having only kept him alive [[ItAmusedMe for his own amusement]].
368* NoblewomansLaugh: In Japanese, at least. The official artwork even depicts him doing the pose!
369* PlayingWithFire: Wields a Bolganone tome.
370* SmugSnake: He's a walking {{Deconstruction}} of this trope. He overestimates both his own genius and importance, Walhart even going as far as to say that Excellus is an amateur compared to the Avatar. His underhanded tactics also make him a NoRespectGuy even with his own side, and after [[spoiler:his blackmailing of Yen'fay is exposed]], the Dynasts immediately turn on him despite his implied IHaveYourWife threats; they always knew he was too pathetic to fear. Furthermore, he did such a bad job of being a DragonWithAnAgenda that Walhart ''knew all along'', but decided to keep him alive because [[ItAmusedMe he provides good entertainment]].
371* TheStarscream: Considers it. Walhart knows, but keeps him alive because he knows he's nowhere ''near'' strong OR smart enough to pull it off.
372* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His vanity in spite of his obvious {{Gonk}}-liness is reminiscent of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Oliver]], though his SmugSnake[=/=]SissyVillain status seems more reminiscent of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Valtome]].
373* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Excellus is all too vocal about how little he cares for his allies, and it's clear the feeling is mutual.
374* UniqueEnemy: One of the few minor bosses with a unique battle model.
375* VillainousBreakdown: He's pretty much totally snapped by the time you finally fight him, being on the receiving end of a truly epic HumiliationConga from Walhart.
376* VillainTeleportation: Uses this to appear in front of the main characters and Say'ri after [[spoiler:they've killed Yen'fay in order to reveal the reason why the latter allied himself to Walhart]]. He also appears in the same manner before Pheros in order to taunt her with the Shepherds' inevitable advance.
377[[/folder]]
378
379[[folder:Cervantes]]
380[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cervantes_portrait.png]]
381[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see Cervantes in ''Fire Emblem Heroes'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cervantes_heroes.png[[/labelnote]]]]
382[[caption-width-right:350:[[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes Invincible General]]]]
383
384-->''"I have not lost since my first battle. I have not shaved since my first battle. Ergo, my mustache makes me invincible. It's science, my boy. '''Science!'''"''
385
386One of Walhart's generals. As he has never lost in a fight, and has never shaved since his first battle, he believes that his mustache makes him invincible.
387
388->'''Class:''' General
389->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinyaFukumatsu (Japanese), Stuart Krug (English)
390----
391* BaldOfEvil: Downplayed. He doesn't have a hair on his scalp, and while he's not portrayed as malicious in his own right, he is still a general in an empire fighting a war of conquest.
392* BunnyEarsLawyer: For all this talk about his "hairs", he's Walhart's [[TheDragon Dragon]] for a reason.
393* CoDragons: One of Walhart's top officers alongside Excellus, although he's quick to point out the latter will never be on par with him, even mocking him when Excellus is put on the frontlines.
394* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's sometimes friendly with Excellus, but only to set up ways to screw with him. In reality, Cervantes hates him just as much as everyone else.
395* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Unlike most other General class bosses, he has a unique model, which has no helmet.
396* InsaneTrollLogic: His line of logic basically goes: I haven't shaved since my first battle. I haven't lost since then. Ergo, my mustache makes me invincible.[[note]]He actually did lose a fight once, to Say'ri. So much that he calls her his 'Mortal Enemy'.[[/note]]
397* LargeHam: In line with his liege, he delivers an endless stream of ham everytime he makes an appearance.
398* LaughablyEvil: Of the Valmese generals, he's the only one whose dialogues are put in a comedic light.
399* ManlyFacialHair: He boasts an extremely impressive set of whiskers to add to his imposing appearance as a general, and he likes to boast about how his beard makes him invincible.
400* {{Metaphorgotten}}: "'Come, reinforcements!', said the spider to... the... other spiders."[[note]]At the beginning of the chapter, he made a similar remark quipping on the Ylisseans' arrival in which ''he'' was the hairy spider and they were naturally flies. [[BrickJoke He's kind of lost on how to extend the metaphor to his allies.]][[/note]]
401* MoodWhiplash: His introduction scene has him deliver some intimidating threats about teaching the Shepherds the meaning of the word "fear". Then one of his mooks mishears "fear" as "beard", leading to a humorous tangent about Cervantes' facial hair.
402* MotiveRant: Engages in a fairly epic one if Chrom fights him in chapter 16, where we talks about why he chooses to work with Walhart, concluding with [[EasterEgg a memorable voice clip you'll never hear anywhere else in the game]] [[note]]"'''SEE HOW MY MOUSTACHE MOVES IN THE WIND!!'''"[[/note]].
403-->'''Cervantes:''' Once I had dreams myself of commanding a nation... But Walhart? Aye, he dreams bigger. He would rule the entire world! Mine is nothing compared to the moxie of the Conqueror. I am but a single tiny hair on the beard of a flea in his great mustache! Have you not tasted the thrill of being part of something bigger than yourself?
404* ObfuscatingStupidity: He pretends to be quite daft around Excellus [[TheGadfly just to irk him]], but will more than gladly drop the act to deliver a biting remark.
405* PromotedToPlayable: Makes his playable debut in ''Heroes''.
406* RecurringBoss: But only twice. The first time in a mid-game chapter, the last time with Excellus and Walhart.
407%%* TheRival: To Say'ri, though the latter is less than enchanted to face him with his mustache jokes.
408* RunningGag: Within his screen-time in ''Awakening'' his words being misheard in facial hair-related ways is not an infrequency, much to his frustration. Maybe his mustache is so grand that it can muffle the sound of his words?
409-->'''Cervantes:''' Not long ago, you and I, locked in deadly combat. I was sure we had won the day until you appeared...\
410'''Say'ri:''' ...Your beard again? Can you talk of nothing else, you imperial pig?!\
411'''Cervantes:''' Ap-PEARED! I said "appeared"! Just...never mind!
412* UndyingLoyalty: Cervantes is loyal to Walhart up until his last breath, and his unyielding respect towards the Conqueror is perhaps his defining trait beyond his facial hair and wordplay in ''Awakening''. While this seems to be respect for the man's genuine ambition like many of Walhart's followers, he explains in his MotiveRant to Chrom that it also thrills him to be part of "something bigger than yourself", something which ''Heroes'' expands when he begins to feel a similar enjoyment with being part of the Order of Heroes.
413* UniqueEnemy: One of the few minor bosses with a unique battle model: he's helmetless like playable Generals, the better to show off his mustache.
414* UnknownRival: He considers Say'ri his mortal enemy for defeating him once in battle, regarding her as such should they battle in Chapter 16. While it's downplayed since Say'ri knows who he is and regards him with hatred as an "imperial pig", it's clear he remembers their encounter and duel far more reverently than the warrior princess does him, to whom he's little more than one Walhart's strongest lackeys.
415-->'''Cervantes:''' ...Eh wot?! It cannot be! Say'ri—my mortal enemy...\
416'''Say'ri:''' General Cervantes... Your reputation—and your gut—precedes you.\
417'''Cervantes:''' But we have met in battle before, girl! Have you forgotten?!
418[[/folder]]
419
420[[folder:Yen'fay (Lenha)]]
421[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fay_2695.png]]
422[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see Yen’fay in ''Fire Emblem Heroes'']] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/341786f6_0bd6_48cd_a220_6c52c7b8d400.png[[/labelnote]]]]
423[[caption-width-right:250:''King of Chon'sin'']]
424
425-->''"I have no sister."''
426
427The former king of the small nation of Chon'sin, and Say'ri's elder brother. Having turned his back against his nation and sister, he became one of Walhart's top generals. He has an old-fashioned and serious personality and enjoys meditating.
428
429->'''Class:''' Swordmaster
430->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiHamada (Japanese), Creator/KirkThornton (English)
431----
432* AntiVillain: Excellus reveals that Yen'fay was only fighting for Walhart [[spoiler:in order to protect Say'ri from death by the former]].
433* BigBrotherInstinct: The reason he went up against Say'ri's side was [[spoiler:to allow her to live]].
434* BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: If Yen'fay did not submit to Walhart, [[spoiler:Excellus would have had Say'ri killed outright. As a result, he silently turns against her, choosing to aid a war he doesn't believe in rather than condemn his sister]].
435* BrokenPedestal: To Say'ri for turning his back against her and Cho'sin to assist Walhart, before she learns the truth behind his actions.
436* CainAndAbel: Subverted, as he actually [[spoiler:cared for Say'ri's life, silently turning against her to protect her from Excellus' threats, and ultimately commits SuicideByCop to free her from them]].
437* CoolSword: Wields a unique one called Amatsu, which resembles a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-Branched_Sword Shichishito]]. It is a 1-2 range sword, but unlike other ranged swords in the series before ''Fates'', it doesn't do this via SwordBeam; [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks the weapon itself is actually thrown]]!
438* EyesAlwaysShut: Similar to Kellam, Yen'fay ''never'' opens his eyes.[[note]]Henry also does this normally, but his shocked portrait has him open his eyes[[/note]].
439* GlassCannon: A physically imposing Swordmaster. [[spoiler:Yen'fay gets fantastic Strength coupled with good Skill and the best Speed modifier in the game, not counting the Avatar, but takes a hit to Defense and Resistance.]]
440* IronicEcho: Yen'fay states that [[IHaveNoSon he has no sister]] before you face him in Chapter 18. [[spoiler:If his AlternateSelf survives Paralogue 21, he, too, denies that he is Say'ri's brother, but this time, he offers his sword to her cause.]]
441%%zce* KatanasAreJustBetter: He tends to wield one or two katana(s).
442* KilledOffForReal: In the main story, his death is ultimately [[spoiler:a way to maintain his end of the bargain against Excellus' threats on Say'ri]]. [[spoiler:Even when he returns as a [=SpotPass=] character, it's explicitly a different version of him, making him the only such character who died and is still actually dead.]]
443* MasterSwordsman: Is a Swordmaster and one of the most respected warriors in all of Valm.
444* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Says this if you attack him with any unit other than Chrom or Say'ri in Chapter 18.
445-->'''Yen'fay:''' I am Yen'fay of Chon'sin. That is all you need to know before you die.
446* NoSell: You fight him in a volcano, where hazard areas randomly pop up every turn to damage units standing in the vicinity. While his surrounding allies can get damaged by it, he is the only one in the map who is immune to it. [[spoiler:This comes as an InformedAbility for the playable Yen'fay, as he's [[GameplayAndStorySegregation just as vulnerable as anyone to random lava tiles]].]] It's worth noting that Yen'Fay is standing on a ordinary tile, however.
447* NotAfraidToDie: Yen'fay's dying words will never be distress for himself, but rather [[spoiler:simple relief that he no longer has to worry about his sister being in danger. His alternate self will outright state he does not fear dying.]]
448* PreMortemOneLiner:
449-->''"Here comes judgement!"''\
450''"And now we clash!"''\
451''"Begone!"''\
452''"Your time is short!''"
453* TheQuietOne: He is well known for his calm silence.
454* SamuraiPonytail: His design as a whole is meant to mirror the [[{{Wutai}} Japanese-like]] nation of Chon'sin, so it's no surprise he sports one.
455* TheStoic: Of all the Valmese generals you encounter, he's the least inclined to talk, let alone utter a word.
456* WalkingSpoiler: Par for the course for [[spoiler:[[SecretCharacter SpotPass characters]]]], but even his true role in the Valm arc is spoileriffic.
457* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted, seeing as he's only in Valm's side because [[spoiler:Excellus threatens him with Say'ri's life]].
458* WorfHadTheFlu: [[spoiler:It's heavily implied he essentially throws his fight against you as part of it being a SuicideByCop. If Say'ri is the one to kill him, she outright ''says'' that wasn't his best fighting.]]
459
460!!Spoilers below
461
462After his death, Excellus steps in and explains the truth about his apparent defection from Chon'sin to Valm: he became one of Walhart's generals in exchange for Say'ri being allowed to live, and died fulfilling that bargain. However, in the BadFuture's timeline, it was Say'ri that died, and Yen'fay traveled back in time at some point after her death. He can be recruited in the fourth [=SpotPass=] chapter. He is determined not to lose his sister again and can stand heat better than anyone in the army. His birthday is July 23rd.
463----
464* EleventhHourRanger: Like all other Spotpass Paralogue characters, and he also averts the usual LateCharacterSyndrome by having sky-high Skill and Speed.
465* AlternateSelf: Explicitly says as much. This Yen'fay is from the BadFuture that Lucina and the other Second Generation characters came from, and came through to this timeline through unknown means.
466* TheAtoner: Paralogue 21's Yen'fay hadn't the stomach to sacrifice himself for Say'ri back in his time. If you recruit him, he swears to make up for it by helping the Say'ri of the time he fell into.
467* BattleCouple: Possibly with Female Avatar if S Support is achieved.
468* ButNowIMustGo: In his unmarried ending. He just vanishes once the fighting's over and no-one knows what happened to him.
469* DespairEventHorizon: Crossed it after failing to protect his sister, becoming a broken DeathSeeker whose only wish when he's first encountered is to pay homage to the sister he lost. The Avatar's supports with him revolve around dragging him back over the line.
470* LoveConfession:
471-->''I claim to be no master in the arts of romance, but my love for you shall be challenged by none!''
472* MyGreatestFailure: Not protecting Say'ri in [[BadFuture his version of events]] caused him to cross the DespairEventHorizon.
473* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Says this the first time he engages a Risen in ''The Golden Gaffe''.
474-->'''Yen'fay:''' My name is Yen'fay of Chon'sin, and I will be the end of you.
475* SecretCharacter: He is the fourth SecretCharacter, and his recruitment chapter is unlocked through [=SpotPass=].
476* SeriousBusiness: PlayedForLaughs in the [=EXPonential=] Growth DLC, where he chastises vegetarian Entombeds for eating another man's lettuce.
477* SurvivorGuilt: He suffers from it and denies himself any joy in life, feeling he has no right to it.
478* ThatManIsDead: Says a variant that accounts for both him and the one that died in the main story.
479-->'''Yen'fay:''' Yen'fay is dead, and [[DespairEventHorizon I no better]].
480* WalkingTheEarth: What he decides to do at the end of his supports with the Avatar. His [[RelationshipUpgrade S-Support]] with the Female Avatar has him asking her to go with him.
481[[/folder]]
482
483!!!Minor Valm officers
484[[folder:Dalton (Dolch)]]
485[[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dalton.png]]
486
487--> ''"You are nothing! A speck of sand on the boot of the great empire!"''
488
489The boss of Chapter 12.
490
491->'''Class:''' Paladin
492----
493* KickTheDog: Kills a random civilian at the start of the chapter, just because he pissed him off.
494* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's "a bigot who loathes foreigners."
495[[/folder]]
496
497[[folder:Ignatius (Blase)]]
498[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ignatius.png]]
499The boss of Chapter 14.
500
501--> ''"One ship against three of ours? They're either very brave or very stupid..."''
502
503->'''Class:''' General
504----
505* IronicName: Both his English and Japanese names are fire-related, and while he goes down in regular combat (which may or may not involve fire), guess [[KillItWithFire what happens to the fleet he commands?]]
506* MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning: ...Or it would have been, if the Avatar wasn't [[OutGambitted one step ahead of him.]]
507* OutGambitted: He believes he is firmly in control and your army is just walking into his trap. Unfortunately, he has no idea [[TheStrategist who he's up against.]]
508* PunctuatedForEmphasis: His death quote:
509-->"Strike me down, ten more will take my place… You…have…lost!"
510* PunnyName: His fleet certainly does go down in a ''blase''.
511* UniqueEnemy: Another minor boss whose portrait is not reused.
512[[/folder]]
513
514[[folder:Farber (Hafen)]]
515[[quoteright:256:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/farber.png]]
516
517--> ''"Long live the emperor! Death to all who oppose him!"''
518
519The boss of Chapter 15.
520
521->'''Class:''' Dark Knight
522----
523* BlackKnight: Dresses in black armor, as customary of the Dark Knight class.
524* FlatCharacter: Easily the least developed of the Valm arc bosses.
525* MagicKnight: However, his only weapon is Arcfire and he does not have any swords with him.
526* PlayingWithFire: Wields an Arcfire tome.
527* UniqueEnemy: For all of his unimportance, he's one of the minor bosses with a unique portrait.
528[[/folder]]
529
530[[folder:Pheros (Fels)]]
531[[quoteright:194:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pheros.png]]
532
533--> ''"Sometimes those who will not walk must be dragged along or pushed aside. So raise your sword, Chrom of Ylisse, and [[DeadlyEuphemism prepare to be pushed aside]]."''
534
535The boss of Chapter 17. A woman in service to Walhart. Previously a pacifistic priestess who believed the words of Emmeryn, she renounced her faith after Walhart came to power and swore loyalty to him, seeing him as a god among men.
536
537->'''Class:''' Valkyrie
538----
539* ActionGirl: She can hold her own in battle well enough.
540* AntiVillain: Type I. She believes in honorable combat, is disgusted by Excellus' use of IHaveYourWife to force compliance from the dynasts and is a surprisingly GracefulLoser after she is beaten.
541* EvenEvilHasStandards: She despises Excellus' dirty tactics and says he makes her skin crawl.
542* FaceHeelTurn: Used to be a follower of Emmeryn, but she lost faith in her words and found new faith in Walhart's actions.
543* LikeAGodToMe: Her admiration for Walhart hinges on this.
544* MotiveRant: If you have her fight Chrom, she explains her reasons to follow Walhart.
545-->'''Pheros:''' I have no use for invisible spirits any longer. I serve a god among men now. Emperor Walhart will do what no religion ever could—unite all people.\
546'''Chrom:''' Your naivete betrays you. Think about it: who willingly follows a tyrant?\
547'''Pheros:''' Thinking plays no part in it. In words and deeds, a great leader takes hold of the heart, not the mind. I remember your sister possessing that selfsame gift for inspiring others. Doubtless many still cling to the power of her poetry. But I have found a greater voice...\
548'''Chrom:''' My sister believe we all desire the same thing: peace. If Walhart holds such promise, why must he use violence to unite the people?\
549'''Pheros:''' Now who is being naïve, good Prince? Sometimes those who will not walk must be dragged along or pushed aside.
550* NayTheist: Abandoned her faith in Naga and Mila after coming to agree with Walhart's philosophy.
551* NobleDemon: Like Cervantes, she possesses UndyingLoyalty to her leader and finds Excellus' underhanded nature utterly disgusting, reprimanding [[IHaveYourWife his tactics to his face]], and she both still speaks with respect to Emmeryn and compliments Chrom's fighting skills with her dying words.
552* PlayingWithFire: Wields a Bolganone tome.
553* RedMage: Has access to Tomes and Staves as a Valkyrie.
554* SubordinateExcuse: Implied to have this as a secondary reason.
555* UndyingLoyalty: Follows Walhart with almost religious devotion.
556* UniqueEnemy: One of the minor bosses with a unique portrait.
557* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Why she follows Walhart.
558[[/folder]]
559
560!!Bandits, Criminals, and Mercenaries
561[[folder:Garrick (Geriba)]]
562
563--> ''"Gwa ha ha! Get to it, lads! Grab anything shiny, and put the rest to the torch!"''
564
565[[quoteright:146:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GarrickPortrait_9167.jpg]]
566The boss of the Prologue. A leader of some barbarians likely to be from Plegia.
567
568->'''Class:''' Barbarian
569----
570* RapePillageAndBurn: His main motive.
571* WakeUpCallBoss: His Lunatic Mode version and map serves to teach you that you better have some strategy, fully healed units, and pair them up when you take on enemies and bosses alike, or else you will get '''''slaughtered'''''!
572* WarmUpBoss: The first boss in the game, if Validar in the first Premonition is not counted.
573[[/folder]]
574
575[[folder:Roddick (Romgo)]]
576
577--> ''"Time them castle whelps learned what us wild-born men can do!"''
578
579The boss of Paralogue 1. He attacked Donnel's village and took its population, including his mother, hostage.
580
581->'''Class:''' Barbarian
582----
583* RapePillageAndBurn: Took the residents of Donnel's village hostage and threatened to destroy said village.
584* TokenMotivationalNemesis: Downplayed. While Donnel doesn't seem to bear a grudge against the man himself (see below), his actions directly lead to his ComingOfAgeStory and becoming a Shepard.
585* YouAllLookFamiliar: Has the same portrait as Garrick.
586* YouKilledMyFather: {{Averted|Trope}}. Donnel's mother states this guy killed her husband, but only the player is privy to that information, and Donnel doesn't seem to hold a grudge against this guy at all.
587[[/folder]]
588
589[[folder:Victor and Vincent (Handsome and George)]]
590[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/victor_and_vincent.png]]
591
592--> ''"Daaaarling..."''
593
594A pair of bandit brothers. Victor is fought in Paralogue 2 and Vincent is fought in Paralogue 4.
595
596->'''Class:''' Berserker (Both of them)
597----
598* AffablyEvil: After you kill one of them, the surviving brother is a bit less so.
599* AlternateSelf: [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents British accented]] versions of them show up in The Golden Gaffe.
600* BadassBoast: Before you face them in battle:
601-->'''Victor:''' Give up now! I was born a Victor and victory will be mine!\
602'''Vincent:''' You stand no chance. I'm a conqueror by name and a conqueror by nature!
603* BreakingTheFourthWall: After clearing The Golden Gaffe, one of them will say:
604-->It's like me old mum used to say, "If at first you don't succeed, play the level again and try not to louse it up this time!"
605* ButtMonkey: In "The Golden Gaffe". The gold you obtain was originally theirs, but you swoop in and take it before they can recover any.
606* CreepyTwins: Emphasized with the way they call themselves, "darling".
607* FillerVillain: Encountered a few times in the paralogues and DLC, but never show up in the main story.
608* GoKartingWithBowser : They show up in the Harvest Scramble DLC. With party hats!
609* {{Gonk}}: Their designs are quite different from the rest of the cast.
610* IncestSubtext: a {{homoerotic|subtext}} {{Twincest}} example as their descriptions point out they're a little ''too'' fond of each other despite being twin brothers. The voice acting plays this up too.
611* MythologyGag: They're the fourth incarnation of the creepy, gonk-y ''Binding Blade'' bandit twins. It's only fitting that you're helped out in their maps by the mother of all Mythology Gags (Anna).
612* RecurringBoss: During the paralogues.
613* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Whichever brother you fight second wants Anna's head for his brother's death.
614* ThemeTwinNaming: Both names begin with a "V" and have similar etymologies.
615* VillainousIncest: Heavily implied.
616* WakeUpCallBoss: If you play paralogue 4 at the earliest opportunity, Vincent will be one of the first encountered {{Wolfpack Boss}}es in the game whose nearby Mooks all go after you when he does.
617[[/folder]]
618
619[[folder:Gecko]]
620The boss of Paralogue 5. Leader of a group of bandits obsessed with finding buried treasure.
621
622->'''Class:''' Assassin
623----
624* BowAndSwordInAccord: Wields both a Silver Sword and Silver Bow.
625* {{Greed}}: Even his encounter and death quotes related to said treasure and how much he wants it.
626[[/folder]]
627
628[[folder:Xalbador (Zakiha)]]
629The boss of Paralogue 7. A brigand with a chip against his shoulder against religion and nobility.
630
631->'''Class:''' Hero
632----
633* FreudianExcuse: Starved as a boy, fuelling his hatred for the gods he believed allowed him to suffer.
634* NayTheist: Openly contemptuous of religion, believing the deities of the setting are JerkassGods for letting bad things happen to him.
635* RageAgainstTheHeavens: Again, he doesn't sugar-coat his contempt for the gods.
636* SeeYouInHell: His last words quote this verbatim.
637* SelfMadeMan: So he claims.
638* YouAllLookFamiliar: A reused protrait of Orton.
639[[/folder]]
640
641[[folder:Cassius (Kadsidis)]]
642[[quoteright:179:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cassius_2.png]]
643The boss of Paralogue 8. A self-professed 'liar and sneak' who has no interest in a fair fight.
644
645->'''Class:''' Sorcerer
646----
647* BlackMagic: Wields a Waste tome.
648* BreakingLecture: Attempts one on Kjelle if she fights him, but she quickly tells him to [[ShutUpHannibal shut up.]]
649* CombatPragmatist: He has ''no'' intention of fighting his duel with Kjelle honorably. Furthermore, the whole thing was kicked off when he murdered Kjelle's master by taking a hostage then killing him when he went to lay down his weapon. He claims that such tricks blind people to the possibility that he could put up a decent fight otherwise, making them easy prey.
650* DarkIsEvil: He uses the Waste tome as part of his Sorceror class shtick, and he's a cowardly murderer who doesn't give a fig about Kjelle's desire for an honourable duel.
651* DirtyCoward: Though he claims it's cleverness, Kjelle is quick to point out that taking a hostage when faced with an armed opponent to drop their guard is nothing more than a cowardly act that not even an animal would resort to.
652* EvilSorceror: Being a Sorceror with a double-attack tome and a CombatPragmatist, he qualifies.
653* JustYouAndMeAndMyGuards: He has a veritable horde of {{Mooks}} waiting in the shadows when Kjelle arrives for their duel.
654-->'''Kjelle:''' Coward! You promised me a duel, you soulless blackheart!\
655'''Cassius:''' Indeed I did. Consider all these men my seconds, heh.
656* ObviouslyEvil: His face is very sunken, leaving little doubt as to his villainous position.
657* RedMage: An odd combination of normal magic and BlackMagic.
658[[/folder]]
659
660[[folder:Ruger (Luger)]]
661[[quoteright:232:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ruger.png]]
662The boss of Paralogue 9. A con man who has been terrorizing a village while impersonating Chrom, and a girl named Cynthia follows him out of the belief that he is.
663
664->'''Class:''' Trickster
665----
666* ConMan: He's terrorizing a village while impersonating ''Chrom'', of all people.
667* CowardlyBoss: Possibly the ''only'' boss in the entire series who can actually ''escape the map'' if you let him, putting him on the small list of FE bosses you can avoid fighting. Unlike many of the others though, you ''[[{{Jerkass}} will]]'' want to take him down.
668* DirtyCoward: Most bosses either stay in one spot or move towards any character in range to attack. This guy? The moment your characters get within a certain distance from him, he begins to make a run for it.
669* KarmaHoudini: If you let him get away.
670* ManipulativeBastard: Impersonating Chrom apparently works ''so well'' that not only does the village believe him, random mercenaries started to believe him too. Hell, he managed to pull the wool over Cynthia's eyes, especially since she could potentially be ''Chrom's daughter''. (To be fair, Cynthia's supports with her dads strongly imply that whoever said dad is, he died before she could ''actually'' have memories of him.) Gotta give him props, since he's done all this without even attempting to ''look'' like him.
671* ShockAndAwe: Wields a Levin Sword.
672* VillainExitStageLeft: He attempts to flee the map once he has "recruited" the nearby neutral mercenaries to fight for him, or if any of the Shepherds get close enough to him without attacking him.
673* YouAllLookFamiliar: Again, a reused portrait of Gecko.
674[[/folder]]
675
676[[folder:Nelson]]
677The boss of Paralogue 10. A former Valmese General terrorizing a local village off the west coast of Plegia. Seeks to rule his own perverse empire and forces Cordelia's daughter Severa and a man named Holland to do his deals.
678
679->'''Class:''' Sage
680----
681* {{Blackmail}}: He stole Cordelia's wedding ring from Severa while she was asleep and forces her to work for him to earn it back. There's also a villager named Holland whom works for him as a means to care for his pregnant wife; it's not hard to believe that Nelson threatened to kill Holland's wife and unborn child.
682* RichesToRags: Went from a possibly decorated General to running a mercenary group. During the Paralogue he's fought in, once he sees Chrom on the battlefield, [[TooDumbToLive he honestly thinks that if he kills Chrom and takes possession of the Fire Emblem, he'll be able to take the throne of Ylisse uncontested.]]
683* ShockAndAwe: Wields a Thoron tome.
684* YouAllLookFamiliar: A reused portrait of Cassius.
685[[/folder]]
686
687[[folder:Moristan (Moristia)]]
688The boss of Paralogue 11. A bandit who wanted to round up the Wyverns of Wyvern Valley to sell them.
689
690->'''Class:''' Berserker
691----
692* YouAllLookFamiliar: A reused portrait of Algol.
693
694[[/folder]]
695
696
697[[folder:Gyral (Jiral)]]
698One of the two bosses of Paralogue 13. Leader of the Stonewall Knights mercenaries.
699
700->'''Class:''' General
701----
702* EvilVersusEvil: He and Dalen are nothing more than feuding mercenaries that bring disaster to the surrounding villagers. You can choose to assist or fight him, depending on the choice presented to you before the paralogue's start.
703* YouAllLookFamiliar: A reused portrait of Campari.
704[[/folder]]
705
706[[folder:Dalen (Din)]]
707One of the two bosses of Paralogue 13. Leader of the Riders of Dawn mercenaries.
708
709->'''Class:''' Paladin
710----
711* EvilVersusEvil: He and Gyral are nothing more than feuding mercenaries that bring disaster to the surrounding villagers. Should you refuse Gyral's offer, Dalen will ask the same. Refusing his offer results in you fighting both enemy armies at once.
712* YouAllLookFamiliar: A reused portrait of Dalton.
713[[/folder]]
714
715[[folder:Nombry (Nadabe)]]
716The boss of Paralogue 14. A bandit leader who wanted to find the Mirage Village and its treasure.
717
718->'''Class:''' Warrior
719----
720* BanditMook: Commands several bandit-class [=NPC=]s, as well as some reinforcement Berserkers who will attempt to ransack any village that's available once the mirage clears out.
721* YouAllLookFamiliar: Garrick's portrait is reused yet again.
722[[/folder]]
723
724[[folder:Ezra (Izasa)]]
725The boss of Paralogue 15. A slaver.
726
727->'''Class:''' Bow Knight
728----
729* BowAndSwordInAccord: Wields both a Silver Bow and Silver Sword.
730* YouAllLookFamiliar: Another reused portrait of Gecko.
731[[/folder]]
732
733[[folder:Zanth (Za'ha)]]
734The boss of Paralogue 18. A powerful pirate warlord called the "Southron Sea King", one of his subordinates is Gangrel, the former King of Plegia.
735
736->'''Class:''' Berserker
737----
738* BadBoss: Calls his men maggots and threatens to kill them if they don't get ready to fight when Chrom and his company arrives.
739* TheBerserker: His class. He also possesses the Wrath skill, which [[TurnsRed boosts his Critical when his HP is low]].
740* KarmicDeath: You can make him suffer one if you kill him with Gangrel, whom he treated like shit in the paralogue's opening.
741* {{Pirate}}: Of the stereotypical, thick-accented, raid-and-pillage-the-village kind.
742* RapePillageAndBurn: Standard fare for brigand-type enemies in this game.
743* YouAllLookFamiliar: Again, a reused portrait of Garrick.
744
745[[/folder]]

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