Sandbox / Fire Emblem Engage Alear

Birthday: Determined by the Player

Class: Dragon Child > Divine Dragon

Male Alear Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese), Brandon McInnis (English)
Female Alear Voiced by: Aya Endo (Japanese), Laura Stahl (English)

Divine Dragon/Dragon Child

The main protagonist. A Divine Dragon from the Land of Lythos who lost many of their memories from having spent the last thousand years in a deep slumber.

Their personal skill, Divinely Inspiring, gives adjacent allies 3 extra damage and reduces damage taken by 1.

Information about Emblem Alear/the Fire Emblem can be found on the Emblems page, while tropes pertaining to their past life can be found on the Antagonists page. All spoilers will be unmarked.

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A-Z

• The Ace: Deconstructed in the past. It's mentioned once by Zephia that Alear used to stand out a lot compared to Sombron's other children due to their competence. As it turns out, Alear had no choice but to be competent, as it was their only way to secure their own survival given how Sombron treated the kids that turned out to be "defects".
• Afterlife Antechamber: Goes to one twice in the same day, first after Sombron kills them and second after their Corrupted body gives out. The first time they have time to mull over what has happened, and wonders if they can find Lumera here as well, but instead they are greeted by Veyle's spirit who has herself "died" via her evil side taking over and Veyle giving up hope. Since she still has a link to the living world Alear convinces Veyle to go back and fight for control, and in turn revive them as a Corrupted so they can invoke the Emblems again. The second time Alear is resigned to death despite wishing they could continue to fight, only to be pulled back to the living world by the Emblem's "Miracle" transforming them into a unique type of Emblem.
• Alternate Self: Like the royals, Alear has one in the Fell Xenologue universe, who in fact kickstarts the DLC by sending Alear to their main timeline self to help Nel and Nil.
• Ambiguous Situation:
  • Although the denizens of Lythos and its neighbors know Alear is the Divine Dragon and Queen Lumera's child, some characters like Zephia express surprise upon learning this, either because of disinterest, lack of general public knowledge, or genuinely having no idea Lumera even had a child, to begin with. Having said that, Zephia briefly notices that Alear looks familiar despite not knowing they're Lumera's child, casting some doubt as to whether Alear really is Lumera's daughter/son. The ambiguity is cleared up late in the game: Alear is actually of Fell Dragon heritage, being a child of Sombron like Veyle. Lumera all but adopted them after learning what they'd been through and, after falling into their thousand-year-long slumber, imbued them with her essence, becoming half-Fell and half-Divine.
  • When Alear meets their Fell Xenologue counterpart, they have solid blue hair. It's uncertain whether the Alear of Alternate Elyos was a genuine Divine Dragon and related to Lumera or underwent Ascended to a Higher Plane of Existence following their death. Giving the Pact Ring to Gregory and Rafal implies that Alternate Alear may never have been a Fell Dragon at all, which on its own raises several questions.
• Amnesiac Hero: Having slept for over a thousand years, Alear finds that they're missing most, if not all of their memories. They do have vague recollections or feelings about things relating to their past, though.
• Anime Hair: Their hair is normally split in the middle with one half red and the other half blue, while some blue/red strands are present on each, which is swapped depending on their gender. Their fringe also has two strands of hair that crosses over each other like an "x" mark. Originally their hair was solid red. The blue strands didn't appear until Lumera took them in and started imbuing them with her essence.
• Armor-Piercing Response: Gives one to Hortensia when calling her bluff, saying that she won't kill Timerra and Fogado's mother Seforia when Hortensia herself knows the pain of losing a parent.
• Ascended to a Higher Plane of Existence: Downplayed. After their death, the 12 Emblems come together and resurrect Alear, albeit as a fellow Emblem in the form of Alear, the Fire Emblem. That being said it's clear Alear is different from the other Emblems. Alear still has their physical body and has to actively transform into an Emblem to use their new powers. The difference is due to the Emblems never having a physical body to begin with. It's then explained that in the same way a dragon stores their power into a dragonstone, Alear's powers as an Emblem reside in their ring. Further, because they have a physical body, Emblem Alear is still able to die in a conventional way, or at least their body is.
• Badass Adorable: They have a great many sweet, dorky and endearing moments throughout the entire game.
• Badass Cape: Naturally they sport one just like many lords before them.
• Badass in Distress: In Fell Xenologue 5, they are captured by the Arc Villain and imprisoned. Your goal is to beat the boss and rescue them while they are busy being pelted by Mage Cannoneers and a Corrupted Wyvern.
• Big Good: Alear is the Divine Dragon, a chosen hero whom the people trust wholeheartedly and is said to be the one who slay the Fell Dragon. Really, the entire game involves around this, since their mere presence was protected for centuries, and act as the leader of all of Elyos. Lumera used to fill this role, but she Passed the Torch onto them.
• Bishōnen: The male version definitely counts, with his relatively long hair, skinny build, and feminine facial features.
• Blue Is Heroic: This is combined with Red Is Heroic, as Alear's hair and eyes are of both colors. Towards the end game, however, Alear's goodness is more tailored towards blue, as the red colors of their hair and outfit shown in flashbacks symbolizes their role as one of Sombron's children.
• Break the Cutie: At the end of chapter 20, when Griss tells Alear that they are a Fell Dragon instead of a Divine Dragon as they believed, citing the way they summon Emblems (via invocation instead of prayer) as confirmation of the fact, they becomes horrified. Broken from the revelations of their origins, Alear then considered leaving, feeling that without the powers of a Divine Dragon, Sombron cannot be stopped. Fortunately, Sigurd reveals that they do have powers of a Divine Dragon due to invoking prayer and invocation when summoning Emblems, allowing them to keep their free will, and Alear's allies told them they would not have made it where they are now without them and they still care about them, convincing them to stay.
• Brother–Sister Incest: A complicated example with Nel as they share alternate versions of the same father. Unlike with Veyle, should Alear give their Pact Ring to Nel their relationship becomes unambiguously romantic. That being said, Nel explicitly does not consider Alear or Veyle to be her siblings. Likewise while Veyle was confirmed to have been a Fell Dragon in Alternate Elyos, Alternate Alear is heavily implied to have been a full-blooded Divine Dragon. Meaning Alear and Nel were not actually siblings in her own world. Nel even takes note of their shared heritage, but points out they aren't family in their S-Support.
• Cain and Abel: The Abel to their whole family's Cain, barring Veyle because of her complicated circumstances. You have Lumera to thank for Alear's status for showing them things Sombron never did.
• Canon Name: Their name is "Alear" in the translation, and "Lueur" in Japanese.
• Co-Dragons: The bad ending indicates that they and Veyle are forced back into their father's service as his most powerful servants.
• Color Motif: Alear is strongly associated with red and blue, with their two-tone hair, heterochromia, and parts of their outfit.
• Contrasting Sequel Main Character:
  • Byleth starts off their game as a mercenary for hire before being hired on as a professor at an officer's academy and befriending not only the nobles there, but also the heirs of the ruling powers. They also play host to Sothis, a mysterious girl with the power to reverse the flow of time. Byleth is also rather quiet and not quite emotional. Alear, on the other hand, is of draconic heritage and worshipped alongside their mother in Lythos as the Divine Dragon with whom neighboring countries like Firene and Brodia have good relations with; the royal families of both become quick friends with Alear as well. Their method of time reversal comes from an artifact, namely the draconic time crystal, rather than a latent power. Alear is also pretty talkative in contrast to Byleth, actually having fully voiced dialogue in supports and story scenes, and while generally upbeat, also gets quite emotional.
  • Corrin is a child from two worlds: born in the Hoshidan royal family, and raised by the Nohrian royal family after the king murdered their father and kidnapped them to be used as a tool. Despite these circumstances, Corrin loves both sides of their family and is distressed by the prospect of fighting them regardless of route. Alear's situation is the exact opposite in that they were originally Sombron's child, but the Fell Dragon treated them with such indifference and cruelty that the deaths of their siblings for their "defects" was a common occurrence. Lumera, the Divine Dragon and Alear's enemy, showed them such compassion and kindness that they left Sombron and was adopted by Lumera in all but name. After their thousand-year-slumber berifts them of their memories of the past, Alear doesn't know they had siblings, and when they do learn this, the only one alive is Veyle.
  • While Robin shares the most similarities with Alear, they do have a few differences. Robin has amnesia because of a failed attempt by Grima to take over their body while leaving some vague memories behind and is a normal human, albeit one raised with the explicit purpose of becoming a vessel for the Fell Dragon. They serve as their Lord's trusted second-in-command and is a keen military strategist. Alear, by contrast, is originally of Fell Dragon heritage before being Happily Adopted by Lumera and the latter imbuing them with Divine Dragon essence during their thousand-year-long slumber. Their long slumber robbed them of almost all their memories beyond some vague recollections and feelings. The lords of the game are also Alear's allies on account of their status as the Divine Dragon and becoming a military commander to fight against Sombron and his Corrupted armies.
• Cool Sword: No less than four over the course of the game:
  • Their first is Libération; given near the start of the game. It doubles as a Tragic Keepsake, as it was the last thing Lumera gave them prior to her death.
  • Wille Glanz is an Infinity +1 Sword given by Lumera near the end of the game that also doubles as a ranged weapon.
  • When they obtain their Engage form, they and their bond partner also can summon the unique swords Lyrátion and Oligoludia.
• Cutting Off the Branches:
  • The Alear of the Fell Xenologue DLC's gender will be opposite to the player's; if Alear is male, their counterpart will be female and vice versa.
  • The manga adaptation establishes Alear with his male design and default name.
• Died in Your Arms Tonight: Twice no less! The first time happened a thousand years prior and was only saved by falling into a deep sleep with Lumera siphoning her power to them. The second time was when they Took the Bullet for Veyle.
• Discovering Your Own Dead Body: Downplayed, because even though Alear never actually see their own corpse, do end up seeing their Alternate Elyos counterpart's own grave. In the Fell Xenologue universe, Alear dies while slaying Sombron and isn’t resurrected like in the main universe. When Alear from the main universe arrives, Nel and Nil take them to see their own grave, and is utterly horrified by it. Downplayed further considering how the Alear who died was a different sex and not even a Fell Dragon.
• Disney Death: In Chapter 21, Alear straight up dies by after getting attacked by Sombron. Although Veyle revives them, they come back as a Corrupted and die again soon later from overusing their powers. Thankfully, the Twelve Emblems are able to come together, and they restore Alear as an Emblem with a physical body, thus stronger than ever.
• Don't Call Me "Sir": Alear is really uncomfortable at all the bowing and scraping deference shown to them.
• The Dragon: Past Alear is a Token Good Teammate example for Sombron, not wanting to hurt anyone yet not having a choice due to their father's tendency to dispose of children he considers defective.
• Dragons Are Divine: Zigzagged, Alear is stated to be a Divine Dragon that comes from a royal family of dragons; said to be worshipped as deities for generations. It's later revealed Alear is by birth a Fell Dragon, albeit one who was never a bad guy. They were only imbued with half of Lumera's Divine power which essentially made them a Fell/Divine Dragon hybrid. However, Alear is temporarily able to become a true Divine Dragon whenever they transform into their Emblem form. This is because the other half of Lumera's Divine power is stored in Alear's Emblem ring.
• Duality Motif: The main aspect of Alear’s design is the contrasting red and blue present throughout, with their hair, eyes, and outfit all being colored differently with red and blue to show this off.
• Dub Name Change: Their name is "Lueur" in Japanese, but was made "Alear" in the English translation.
• Dude, She's Like in a Coma: Downplayed, because while nobody kisses them while they’re in their coma, the people still try to talk to them and befriend them. Apparently, Alfred did this all the time, and considers them a friend even though Alear just met him.
• Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Due to the fact that their name can be customized, other characters' voiced dialogue addressing Alear has them exclusively referred to as "Divine One" in the English version of the game. They are referred to as "Shinryū-sama"(Divine Dragon) in the Japanese version of the game. Unlike Byleth, who was strictly "Professor," or "Chatterbox" in Hapi's case, the text box will have Alear's chosen name included when they introduce themselves. Additionally, in several of their S-Supports the individual they give the Pack Ring to may refer to them by name in the text box.
• Evil Costume Switch: Alear's nightmares see them garbed in dark and gold attire, all the while sporting a Slasher Smile and looking quite clearly unhinged. Not only was this actually a memory, but the inverse is true, because they defected from their Big Bad father and were Happily Adopted by Lumera. If you lose in the final battle, they are forced to switch back as they were invoked as an Emblem by Sombron while they were unconscious.
• Expy: To Corrin from Fire Emblem Fates, much like how their mother Lumera is similar to Mikoto. Though in Alear's case, their situation is the exact opposite of Corrin's in that their birth father Sombron is an utter monster who views his kids as disposable and won't hesitate to kill them if he thinks they're "defective". Lumera, by contrast, showed Alear such kindness that the former could not help but see her as their mother.
• Extreme Omnisexual: Alear is able to romance anyone that is able to be romanced, regardless of what gender Alear is or their partner.
• Fish out of Temporal Water: They have amnesia, so they have about as much experience with the present as they do with the past. However, it is a bit of a strange experience being an ancient hero now living in the present day.
• Foreshadowing:
  • When characters close to Alear discuss the latter's past and their amnesia, they're somewhat hesitant to disclose what they know and tend to change the subject. The nightmares Alear suffers where they engage in cruelty imply that the Divine Dragon was not the person others claim they were. And considering they're Sombron's child, it's not surprising.
  • Early on when Alear tells Lumera they used an invocation to summon Marth she is visibly worried and asks what their intentions were when doing so. When Lumera summons Sigurd that same chapter, she does so with a non-verbal prayer. It's later revealed that only Fell Dragons use invocations to summon Emblems while Divine Dragons use prayer. Sigurd suggests that Alear uses a combination of both methods; this is befitting of their dual nature.
  • Alear is never shown in dragon form. It turns out that Veyle has Alear's Dragonstone as it was given to her 1000 years ago, and we never get to see their dragon form because the stone is destroyed when Alear dies protecting Veyle from Sombron in Chapter 21.
• Gameplay and Story Integration: In Alear's unique Divine Dragon class, they are able to use Arts up to B rank, and around the time the game expects Alear to be promoted, Panette is recruited whose support with Alear is about teaching them martial arts, giving them a reason as to why they pick up the weapon type.
• Gold and White Are Divine: Aside from red and blue, their outfit is primarily white and gold. Fittingly they are considered Divine Dragons.
• Good Old Fisticuffs: They eventually learn how to use Arts weapons in their unique advanced class.
• Happily Adopted: It's ultimately revealed that Lumera isn't their biological mother. She took in Alear and the two grew to love each other as though they were truly mother and child.
• Hello, [Insert Name Here]: Like the protagonists of the previous three mainline Fire Emblem games as well as Warriors: Three Hopes, their name can be set to whatever the players wish.
• Heroes Prefer Swords: As is series tradition, Alear is the main character and uses a sword in their default class.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: Not every character can be romanced, and if the player gives Alear the S-support to someone as the same gender as them, then they become this. If they are the opposite gender, then they are Platonic Life-Partners.
• Improbably Quick Coma Recovery: Although Alear is a bit dizzy after waking up from their coma, and they don’t remember much from before the woke, they’re still able to recover very quickly, as shortly after waking up, they’re able to take on The Corrupted without much issue.
• Infinity +1 Sword: Alear's most powerful sword is the Wille Glanz, a powerful lightweight sword exclusive to them that can also attack at range, obtained by killing Corrupted Lumera in Chapter 25.
• It Sucks to Be the Chosen One: Downplayed as they learn to embrace their role over time, but a developer interview states that Alear's character starts as a rather emotionally fragile sort who is hesitant to fight, fearful and overwhelmed by the responsibilities and dangers they must face after awakening from their 1,000 year sleep. Justified by them having few memories and being told out of nowhere by people they don't know that they now have to go out and battle deadly monsters to save the world. They likewise are prone to feeling guilt over how readily people put themselves in danger for their sake due to their status as Divine Dragon.
• Jerkass to One: A minor case, but Alear is more hostile to Nel than they are to most people who aren't their enemies during the Fell Xenologue, due in large part to Nel's standoffish attitude and tendency to argue with them.
• Jumped at the Call: When Alternate Alear summons them to request their help in the Fell Xenologue DLC, Alear agrees without a moment's hesitation despite their counterpart pointing out they haven't heard any of the details. Alear explains their reasoning, partly to help ease their own anxieties while also confessing the feeling that helping them may help them regain something they lost.
• Killed Off for Real: In the Fell Xenologue universe, the Divine Dragons are stated to have died out after Sombron was sealed away. Unlike the main universe where Alear died and was resurrected, Alternate Alear stayed dead. As if to really hammer the point home, the trailer even shows off Alear's grave.
• Kill the Cutie:
  • Late in the game; Alear blocks Sombron's magic breath to protect Veyle, dying shortly afterwards before they're able to tell her that they are her sibling.
  • When they are temporarily revived as a Corrupted to successfully defend their allies and recover the Emblem Rings, they've exhausted their energy and dropped dead. Despite being happy knowing that their friends are safe, they lament how they could not live to see their mission complete. As they say this, you can hear them on the verge of crying. Fortunately, the Emblems were able to combine their power to perform the "Miracle", saving them from death's embrace and becoming an Emblem themselves.
• Laser-Guided Amnesia: While they remember almost nothing about themselves or specific events of their world from before their long slumber, Alear retains most general knowledge needed for regular life and social interactions as well as their great fighting ability hampered only by needing to build up their strength again and a subconscious fear of the Corrupted.
• Long Hair Is Feminine: Female Alear has incredibly long hair that comes all the way down to her calves.
• Messy Hair: According to a unique worry when Fortune Telling and one of their voicelines in Heroes, Alear only gets bedhead on the blue side of their hair.
• Missing Mom: Gets hit with this twice. Their adoptive mother Lumera dies in Chapter 3. And the only thing said about their biological mother was that she had died.
• Modesty Shorts: The female version of Alear is wearing black mini shorts underneath her skirt.
• Morality Chain: Alear and Lumera are this to Elyos as a whole. In the Fell Xenologue, with the Divine Dragons dead in the Mirror Universe, the four nations fight over the power of the Emblems and kind-hearted characters like Alfred and Alcryst in this universe are much colder and ruthless.

N-Z

• Nice Guy: It's immediately apparent in their supports that Alear is compassionate to almost everyone they meet. It's no wonder that even when it's revealed that they're actually the child of Sombron, all of Alear's allies remain devoted to them for the brave and kind person they've proven themselves to be.
• Non-Standard Character Design: The main aspect of Alear’s design is the contrasting red and blue hair, making them stand out from other characters of this game as well as other characters from from the Fire Emblem franchise as a whole.
• Offscreen Moment of Awesome: As shown in a flashback late in the game, it's shown that Alear defeated Sombron (or at least weakened him to the point that sealing became possible) with only Emblem Marth as support 1000 years ago with Lumera arriving at the scene after the battle.
• Only Sane Man: Alear often finds themself uncomfortable and flummoxed by the religion around them and the odd quirks of various characters, and often tries to steer the conversation back to normal topics. Played with in that it's also not unusual for them to end up engaging in the same crazy antics by the end of a given support chain, such as adopting Zelkov's speech mannerisms.
• Orc Raised by Elves: It's revealed that Alear is actually the child of Sombron, and their Divine Dragon nature is the result of Lumera transferring her own Divine Dragon essence to them while they were asleep.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business: In Chapter 5, when Nelucce holds Alfred and Céline's mother hostage, Alear drops their usual peace-loving and merciful demeanor and coldly threatens to put him down like a rabid animal. Since this is shortly after their own mother Queen Lumera's death, the pain is still raw and they're determined not to see their new allies lose family like they have.
  Alear: I will show you no mercy. Prepare to die.
• Passing the Torch: Lumera did this to Alear. While Alear was in their coma, Lumera planned on giving up her position of Divine Dragon shortly after they woke up. Even if she hadn’t died at the very start of the game, Alear would have more than likely taken on the role anyway, since Lumera spent the past 1000 years transferring her power over to Alear.
• Platonic Life-Partners: Not every character can be romanced, and if the player gives Alear the S-support to someone as the opposite gender as them, then they become this. If they are the same gender, then they are Heterosexual Life-Partners.
• Please Wake Up: They tearfully beg their mother Lumera to wake up after she passes away in their arms.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner:
  "Ready yourself."
  "This ends now!"
  "I am the Divine Dragon!"
  "I won't falter."
  "Sleep now."
• Primary-Color Champion: Blue and Red are all about their Color Motifs and Duality Motif. Although their outfit is mostly white, there are also plenty of yellow accents surrounding it.
• Red Herring: Between Lumera and Marth's hesitance to speak of their past and Alear's nightmares of them engaging in wanton cruelty, you would think the Divine Dragon wasn't always a good person. Although technically correct since the nightmares Alear suffers are actually memories of their past, Lumera's kindness actually affected them so greatly they pulled a Heel–Face Turn. The reason everyone's so hesitant to tell Alear about their past is that they're likely unsure how well Alear might take the news they're actually Sombron's child and what they did in his name. The same can also be said about Alear's nightmare, making it seem like they're not a good person by a monster at first, only to reveal that the nightmare was a memory of Alear fighting Sombron's forces.
• Replacement Goldfish: Defied. Nel's initial problem with Alear in the Fell Xenologue DLC is that she refuses to see them as this for their counterpart, who died saving Alternate Elyos and is still reeling from their loss as she considered them a close friend.
• Revenant Zombie: In Chapter 22, they are brought Back from the Dead as a Corrupted by Veyle. Unlike most Corrupted, who have their personalities twisted to suit Sombron's aims, Corrupted Alear retains their unaltered personality from their time alive and is perfectly capable of continuing their aims until a more permanent solution presents itself.
• Schrödinger's Player Character: Whichever gender Alear you don't pick becomes the Divine Dragon native to Alternate Elyos in the Fell Xenologue.
• Semi-Divine: Downplayed, as Fell Dragons can be considered deities depending on the faction, but Alear is revealed to originally be Fell Dragon by birth rather than a full fledged Divine Dragon. In the present they are considered a half-Divine and half-Fell hybrid, due to being imbued and with Lumera's Divine power. That being said, Alear can temporarily become a true Divine Dragon when they transform into their Emblem form.
• Significant Name Shift: On the receiving end of this. Most characters reverently address Alear as "Divine One," but many of the characters will call Alear by name after receiving the Pact Ring, signifying a more equal and intimate relationship.
• Standardized Leader: Not quite as a written character, but rather as a vehicle for the Emblem Rings. Alear can use just about any of them better than anyone else, even getting perks with the Rings their stats aren't particularly good for (such as Celica's or Micaiah's). Perks include Life Drain from Marth's extra follow-up attack, getting to use Celica's magic at a range most foes can't counter from, greatly-increased accuracy with Leif's Ring while counterattacking, cutting another row of enemies with Roy's attack, getting an extra chain-attacker from Lyn's ability, adding damage to Ike's Charged Attack whenever someone tries to interrupt it, getting to use Micaiah's full-party heal without becoming a One-Hit-Point Wonder, removing almost all of the unreliability in Lucina's abilities, access to every available form of terrain-changing from Corrin's Ring, full-spectrum stat boosts (at lower values than normal) from Byleth's abilities, and stat or damage boosts for everything that's more straightforward.
• Stop Worshipping Me: Played for Laughs, where some of their supports have them react with exasperation over how devoted some characters are to them just because they're the Divine Dragon.
• Sword and Fist: When promoted to Divine Dragon, Alear can use "body art" scrolls in addition to swords.
• Take Up My Sword: Combined with Passing the Torch. Lumera dies at the very beginning of the game, and her last request is for Alear to take on her role as the leader of Elyos. She was actually planning on doing this anyway, so even if Lumera had lived, Alear would still have most likely taken on the role.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: In the Fell Xenologue, Alear and Nel are initially not on good terms, and can often bicker over various issues, such as whether to accept the alternate royals' help.
• Took a Level in Badass: Inverted. As a result of sleeping for 1000 years ago, Alear went from a fighter able of defeating their father on their own, to the level one Divine Dragon you start as. They do get their strength back as the game goes on and in the end being reborn as the Fire Emblem of Elyos. Marth even confirms Alear is far more powerful than they were even 1000 years ago.
• There Is Another: Considers Emblem Tiki this, as both are Divine Dragons and are otherwise the last of their kind in their respective worlds. She feels the same way.
• Universally Beloved Leader: As the Divine One, Alear holds a lot of power and authority. They are also loved by their people, who have spent a thousand years waiting for them to reawaken and are more than thrilled to serve them once more.
• Unskilled, but Strong: Amusingly, Alear's personal classes have the absolute worst and second-worst base Dexterity (Skill) in the game, befitting someone who woke up memory-less and may as well have been born yesterday. This is muddled when you mess with Alear's class, however, revealing that their innate Dexterity is rather high compared to their innate Strength. They also build Dexterity a bit faster than they build Strength.
• Walking Spoiler: It takes a lot to make a Fire Emblem protagonist this, however, it is difficult to talk about Alear near the final chapters. For starters, Alear is actually of Fell Dragon descent, being a child of Sombron and the missing sibling Veyle's been looking for. Then there's the fact they actually die towards the end of the game, initially revived by Veyle as a Corrupted just to help the party survive Sombron's onslaught, and then revived in full by the 12 Emblems as the Fire Emblem.
• We Cannot Go On Without You: As with all Fire Emblem protagonists, it's an instant Game Over if they die.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Though few truly like the Corrupted, Alear is particularly vocal about their dislike and fear of them. It's ultimately revealed that they have a very good reason to fear them. On top of the trouble they cause in the present, in the past Alear witnessed many of their "defective" siblings meet their end at the hands of the Corrupted and lived under the constant threat of meeting a similar end if Sombron viewed them as defective.