Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones/Characters: Difference between revisions

[[File:277px-Eirika 5767.png|frame|“It"It is... I just pray that this fighting will end as swiftly as possible. No one desires this war. So why must it continue?”"]]

The Princess of Renais. [[Lady of War|Elegant, beautiful]], [[Plucky Girl|strong-willed and just]], as well as into diplomacy and politics rather than into war despite being [[Action Girl|an accomplished swordswoman]], but also being [[Incest Subtext|heavily implied]] to have an [[Brother-Sister Incest|incestuous crush]] on [[Twincest|her twin brother Ephraim]] (though she can form relationships with her other friend Innes or other male characters, via supports). When Grado invaded Renais, Eirika escaped with [[The Lancer|her guardian]] [[Heroes Want Redheads|Seth]] to the neighboring Frelia and worked her way to uncover the mystery of Grado's invasion, one that leads to {{spoiler|a resurrection of [[Sealed Evil in a Can|the Demon King Fomortiis]].}}.

* [[Idiot Ball]]: {{spoiler|Falls for Fomortiis' trick to claim the Renais Sacred Stone all too easily.}}.

* [[Modest Royalty]]: Spends the game wearing some practical light armor.

* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]: As ''[[Fire Emblem: Awakening]]'' [[Downloadable Content|DLC]].

* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]: As seen with [[Idiot Ball]] above. However, this doesn't stop her from being ...

** [[The Wise Prince]]ss: Hardly an idiot by any measure of the imagination in spite of this. For instance, she might have been shocked with [[Dark Is Evil|Novala's]] [[Dirty Coward|tactics]] in Chapter 6, but she quickly told him to shut his trap when he gloated too much and warned him she wouldn't stand for her citizens being abused.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You]]: GottaBlue Havehair. TealSeems Hair]]to run in the family.

[[File:250px-Fess-ephraim 4823.jpg|frame|"Trust me. I don't pick fights I can't win.”"]]

* [[Action Hero]]: He''and''s every bit as capable, perhaps more so, than any of his [[Guileknights. Hero]]

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: One of the few Lord characters who uses something other than a sword.

* [[Book Dumb]]: He knows nothing of magic, as he will [[Broken Record|frequently point out]]. In a flashback, he also complains that books are too thick and have too many words. Not to say he's actually stupid or can't read, he's just too bored and impatient with books. This is tied into his [[Character Development]] in accepting his duties.

** [[Cutscene Incompetence]]: That said, {{spoiler|Lyon manages to steal the Renais Sacred Stone from him a bit too easily.}}.

* [[Expy]]: Like Hector, but uses lances instead.

* [[Guile Hero]]: He was able to wage guerrilla warfare on the Grado forces with only ''three'' soldiers;, and {{spoiler|when Orson led them into a trap, he and his two remaining soldiers ''fought through'' Valter's forces by breaking east, thanks to his tactics}}. Obviously it doesn't shine through in gameplay (it's the player who's in charge), but between-chapter exposition frequently shows evidence of Ephraim's tactical and strategic genius.

* [[The Hero]]: Come Chapter 8 and the end of the First Story Arc, he joins up with Eirika, and from then on, they share this role in-story.

* [[Lost Forever]]: Happens if you allow {{spoiler|Orson}} to [[So Long and Thanks For All the Gear|run off]] with Ephraim's signature lance, Reginleif. You can't get another one, even if you play Ephraim's route (whereas Eirika can find an extra Rapier on her route).

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You]]: GottaJust Havelike TealEirika Hair]]and his father, his hair is blue green.

== Renais ==

The King of Renais, Fado is killed shortly into the story by {{spoiler|Prince Lyon}}. His death motivates his children.

* [[Badass Beard]]: A pretty sweet blue goatee.

[[File:250px-Seth 1540.jpg|frame|“It"It is my charge. It is my hope. Sir {{spoiler|Orson}}... Prepare yourself.”"]]

* [[Blade on a Stick]] and /[[Heroes Prefer Swords]]

* [[Crutch Character]]: A softer example;: Seth can ''crush'' any foe for the first dozen or so chapters, and even after that, he never really becomes bad.

[[File:240px-Franz 6514.png|frame|“I"I may be young, but I'm every bit a Knight of Renais.”"]]

A fresh knight in the Renais military, Franz joins Seth in escorting Eirika across the border. Franz is sent ahead initially and returns [[The Cavalry|later with Gilliam]]. His older brother, Forde, is also a Cavalier, but he's under the direct service of Ephraim alongside Kyle and Orson.

* [[Blade on a Stick]] and /[[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: His initial weapons, but he can also pick up...

* [[Friendly Rival]]: He and Amelia try to help one another's growth by being friendly rivals in both their supports and Amelia's supports with Dussel. By the time he and Amelia reach A support (and implied in Amelia and Neimi's A support), their relationship has deepened considerably.

* [[Nice Guy]]: He's shown as a person who is friendly to everyone.

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: He can make a nice satchel.

* [[Badass]]: Especially for one of the poorly balanced Fighter class. Granted, he's a bit rusty at first—duefirst (due to his retirement, no doubt—butdoubt), but trained up back into form and ... oh ''yeah''.

* [[Badass Beard]]: He's one of three of these you can get in the game.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: He's still got it after retiring long ago.

* [[Retired Badass]]: Left the army after Risa's death so he could raise Ross. When their village was destroyed, and they were saved by Eirika's crew, he returned to action when Ross decided to join the troupe. In his solo ending, he becomes an instructor in the Renais military, helping out the newbies.

[[File:200px-Ross 6660.jpg|frame|“Yeah"Yeah! Don't be fooled by my appearance. I'm actually pretty good.”"]]

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Like his father, and he can pick up the same sub-weapons as his father, too.

* [[Generation Xerox]]: Damn proud of it, too.

* [[Glass Cannon]]: Ross falls into the typical axefighter's trap of being extremely strong on offense but having low defenses. He's able to offset it well with his high HP, speed, and luck, however, so he can tank a hit and dodge the rest before he's in trouble.

[[File:250px-Neimiart 1126.png|frame|"Well, I might not be the best, but when something needs to be done... I do it."]]

* [[Fragile Flower]]: She's quite emotionally frail and given to getting upset a lot.

[[File:330px-Colm 3294.png|frame|“You"You need anything stolen, I'm your man. 'Course, my blade's no joke either.”"]]

* [[Badass Cape]]: The cloak to go with his dagger.

* [[Gentleman Thief]]: What he becomes in his solo ending. If you pair him with Neimi, though, he will quit his thieving ways.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: He's very brusque with Neimi, but he still goes out of his way to get her mirror back, and is concerned over Eirika.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Dark blue hair. It matches his clothes, oddly enough.

[[File:250px-Artur 7459.png|frame|"Evil shade! May the blessed light drive you from this land!”"]]

* [[Bishonen]]: Lampshaded by Tethys.

* [[Man in White]]: As a man of the cloth, like other examples in ''Fire Emblem''.

* [[Nice Guy]]: He's polite and humble in contrast to Lute.

* [[Squishy Wizard]]: Has great magic powers, but very poor Defense.

[[File:250px-Lute 3431.png|frame|“Because"Because there's no one better than me.”"]]

* [[Black Magician Girl]]: She's the dark mage of the team.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Like L'Arachel, she's very much on her own wavelength, and her though process is incomprehensible to others. If she and Artur marry, it's implied her son is just as odd as she is, as she starts studying the child's "baffling habits" with as much interest as her magic. (Curiouslycuriously, her and Kyle's son is normal in behavior -... likely because Kyle is the one mostly raising him).

* [[Opposites Attract]]: Kyle is an extremely serious, straight-laced guy, while Lute is... [[Strange Girl|not]]. This doesn't stop Kyle from falling for her if they support, finding Lute's peculiarities incredibly charming.

* [[Playing with Fire]] - /[[Razor Wind]] - /[[Shock and Awe]]: Starts with a Fire tome, can start using other Anima tomes as she levels up.

* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Amelia, Tana, Natasha, Vanessa, Tethys, Marisa, Eirika (with Seth or Saleh), and L'Arachel (with Ephraim) all fall into this, but Lute's relationship with Artur arguably has them all beat.

* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Her A support with Artur has her going into almost shock when he tells her that he loves her, then blushing and not knowing what to do or say until Artur tells her to just be herself. She also shows borderline child-like reactions to Pegasi, [[Odd Friendship|via her and Vanessa's supports]].

[[File:250px-Kyle 448.png|frame|“My"My life has been yours since the moment I took my chivalric vows.”"]]

* [[Blade on a Stick]] and /[[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: Though like Franz and Forde, can also gain [[An Axe to Grind]].

* [[Genius Bruiser]]: He's quite a tactician.

* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Cool and stoic to most people, but very sweet to his love interests.

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: He and Syrene actually met when they were around 12-13. Their C support is all about Kyle remembering this and going all "[[She's All Grown Up|Are you THAT little Syrene, the one I met as a kid?]]".

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You]]: GottaA Havedeep Greenforest Hair]]green to match his armor.

* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: Sometimes dozes off in battle. ''Hilariously'' used in his and Vanessa's C support, where she and her Pegasus almost crash on him ''and he doesn't even notice.''. Forde likes his naps so much that his horse saddle is specially outfitted for his use. That way he can nap as much as he likes while in horseback without risking to fall off.

* [[Badass Beard]]: A rugged scruff underneath his chin.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: As a paladin, he can use lances, but he seems to prefer swords.

* {{spoiler|[[Climax Boss]]: Chapter 16 concludes the Second Story Arc in the game, given that it liberates Renais Castle and pretty much concludes the fight against the Grado Army.}}.

* [[Despair Event Horizon]] {{spoiler|''and'' [[Love Makes You Evil]]: He and Monica were very [[Happily Married]]. Monica, however, was an [[Ill Girl]] and died some time before the game started. The loss threw Orson in such an emotional and moral turmoil that when Riev offered to revive her, he immediately betrayed his land to get a chance to have his beloved wife back.}}.

{{quote|'''Seth''': {{spoiler|His wife passed away some six months back. The loss may have been too much for his mind to bear. His love and devotion for his wife were well known among the knights.}}.}}

* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: When he's {{spoiler|with you, his eyes look normal. They become this when he is Chapter 16's boss.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Necromantic]]: He lives with the reanimated body of Monica, which horrifies everyone}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Sanity Slippage]]: He's normal, if slightly grim, when he's on your side, but by the time of his return, he's totally lost it.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[There Are No Therapists]]: Orson could not deal with the grief of losing his wife. Without any other options, it ate away at him until he went insane}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Wutai Theft]]: He runs off with any weapons on him, once Ephraim's side-quest is completed.}}.

== Frelia ==

* [[Hot Dad]]: Of Innes and Tana.

* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: They're massive, almost as big as his beard.

* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Franz and Neimi.

[[File:250px-Moulder 9439.jpg|frame|"Yes. We must remember who we were and what drove us to join this cause."]]

* [[The Comically Serious]]: In Colm and his C and B Supportssupports.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: He's one of the oldest priests in the franchise.

* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: On Innes.

* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Lute.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You]]: Gotta HaveDark Green Hair]]in this case.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: She has the skirt and tall boots version.

[[File:250px-Tana 9480.jpg|frame|“I"I hope our efforts end this war quickly. I don't want to see anyone else die.”"]]

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: First appears in chapterChapter 1 (Escape).

* [[Distress Ball]]: She caught one very early, when she was in a Frelian manse that was taken over by some Grado troops. [[Justified Trope]] since she was all alone in there, so there was no way she could've fought on her own at her early level. She catches another in Ephraim's path, when she runs away to bypass her dad's veto and gets caught by Gheb and Co.co, and it's ''even more'' justified because the boss [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors|is not only of a higher level and class than her but has the advantage of using an axe, thus winning in the weapon triangle]]. After that, however, it's whacked away from her and she can [[Took a Level in Badass|take more than one level in badass]].

* [[Expy]]: Bears a certain resemblance to Shiida/Caeda from the first ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' game, being a powerful [[Badass Princess]] Pegasus knight with blue hair, a crush on the hero, and a happy talent for winning over more good-natured enemies to your side with pluck and kindness.

* [[Plucky Girl]]: And ''how''. Never tell her to [[Stay in the Kitchen]] or to abandon her friends! Doubled when she manages to recruit Cormag (who even lampshades it) by basically sweet-talking him into a [[Heel Face Turn]] on first sight, and when {{spoiler|she snaps Ephraim out of an [[Heroic BSOD]] in his path, just like L'Arachel does to Eirika in hers}}.

* [[She's Got Legs]]: Long and nice ones, clad in [[Zettai Ryouiki]].

* [[Skilled but Naive]]: Tana has just finished her training under Vanessa and Syrene, so she still has work to do and Innes tries to tell her to go back home. It fails, and she sticks around, which helps her take levels in badass.

* [[Tomboy Princess]]: She might not look it, but she's absolutely determined not to stay safe at home.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: A darker shade than Eirika and Ephraim.

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Wears the dress/thigh-high boots variant.

[[File:250px-Innes 2737.jpg|frame|“Surrender"Surrender? I'm the prince of Frelia. I don't know the meaning of the word. The fate of the world rides on my shoulders, and I'll make it to Jehanna. Even if I have to crawl to do it.”"]]

* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: To Tana.

* [[Expy]]: Of [[Fire Emblem Elibe/Characters/Sword of Seals|Klein]]. Comes from a noble house; joins about halfway through the game<ref>althoughAlthough Innes joins later in Ephraim's route.</ref> as a Level 1 Sniper, but unlike [[Crutch Character|most pre-promoted units]], is potentially useful in the endgame if trained properly; is a [[Aloof Big Brother|cold]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|but]] [[Big Brother Instinct|caring]] older brother to [[Big Brother Worship|an adoring sister]] [["Well Done, Son" Guy|who only wants to make him proud]]; has a strong friendship with a [[Good Scars, Evil Scars|battle-scarred mercenary]] and potentially gets romantically involved with one of his [[Bodyguard Crush|pegasus knight subordinates]]... even the length of their names is the same, at least in English.

* [[Always Someone Better]]: To Vanessa. Which becomes a case of [[Story and Gameplay Segregation]] given that it is very possible for Vanessa to surpass her in stats by the time they reunite.

** [[She's All Grown Up]]: Kyle implies that she grew into her looks.

== Jehanna ==

The Queen of Jehanna, known as "Ismaire of the White Dunes". Just, wise, calm and kind-hearted, she has been reigning alone ever since her husband perished and her son left the palace. Very well-loved by her people. {{spoiler|Sadly murdered by Caellach about halfway through the game. Her son is actually Joshua the Myrmidon.}}.

* [[Hot Mom]]: {{spoiler|Of Joshua}}.

* [[The Ojou]]: olderOlder version.

* {{spoiler|[[Stupid Sacrifice]]: Gives her life in an attempt to stop Caellach from destroy Jehanna's sacred stone... except this doesn't stop Caellach from getting it anyway, nor does it even inconvenience him in any way. It could almost be a [[Senseless Sacrifice]], except Caellach attempts to talk her out of it and basically [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshades]] that it wouldn't stop him taking the stone either way.}}.

* [[The Bet]]: With Natasha, so much. {{spoiler|In their A Supportsupport, he even ''proposes'' to her in the form of a coin flip.}}. Being a [[The Gambling Addict]], everything he does is decided on a coin flip.

* [[The Charmer]]: Hits on a nun within seconds of being introduced, but wouldn't kill her even if paid to. {{spoiler|If their support level is raised to A, they get married.}}. See also: [[Nice Guy]] below.

* [[Cool Sword]]: The Killing Edge he has when he joins. {{spoiler|And the family heirloom Audhulma, which Ismaire gives to him before she dies.}}.

* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: No matter what story path you take, or how strong he is, or how quickly you go through the maps, he will never ''ever'' {{spoiler|get the chance to save his mum.}}.

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: It's the only weapon he can ever equip.

* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: L'Arachel, Natasha, and Marisa.

* {{spoiler|[[King Incognito]]: And it's hinted that, in Ephraim's path, he ''never'' reveals his true identity to anyone except through the [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]].}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Rebel Prince]]: He threw his old life away to go [[Walking the Earth]] so he could learn about the needs of the Jehannan people. Came back home too late to save his [[Hot Mom]].)}}.

[[File:250px-Gerik 1593.jpg|frame|“If"If your desire to win is stronger than your opponent's, you've already won. Your mind is your most important weapon.”"]]

* [[Failure Knight]]: {{spoiler|Became a mercenary to follow his childhood friend. Said friend ended up dying.}}.

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: A few under his chin and a rather big one across his nose.

* [[Jack of All Stats]]: As a Mercenary.

** [[Lightning Bruiser]]: While Gerik is extremely balanced at the outset, he rapidly grows to be downright ''godly''.

* [[Number Two]]: To Joshua, if they have A support. {{spoiler|[[Justified Trope]]: the King/Queen of Jehanna is supposed to be the highest Guildmaster of the many mercenary guilds there}}.

* [[Awesomeness By Analysis]]: According to her supports with Gerik, she taught herself how to dance by memorizing and mimicking the moves of a famous dancer she once saw in action. When supporting with Marisa, Tethys also manages to deduce that [[I Am Not Left-Handed|she poses as a righty despite being a southpaw]] on mere sight.

* [[Promotion to Parent]]: To Ewan.

* [[Stripperiffic]]: Toyed with. Since she uses a midriff-baring top... with long pants. This means she's ''less'' stripperiffic than most other FE''Fire Emblem'' dancers.<ref>Only Ninian, and the herons if you want to count them, are more modestly dressed.</ref>

* [[Magikarp Power]]: She comes in as a level 5 Myrmidon, but can become the best Assassin in the game, and she ain't no slouch in the Swordmaster department either.

* [[Red Baron]]: "Crimson Flash.".

* [[She's Got Legs]]: Which she puts on display in her official art.

* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Tana theorizes that she's actually shy rather than deliberately aloof. She seems to be right.

* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait|Testosterone Brigade Bait]]: Lets see;: she's extremely good-looking, has dark and mysterious features, [[Hot Amazon|kicks tons of ass]], is [[Sugar and Ice Personality|cool and sexy yet has a soft side]], has pink hair and apparently [[She's Got Legs|has amazing legs]]? Aw yeah!

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]/RoseHairedGirl: It's kind of tough to tell if it's pink or purple.

[[File:300px-Ewan 1865.jpg|frame|"evenEven though I just started using magic the other day, I'm pretty good. If something does happen, we'll be OK."]]

* [[Fiery Redhead]]: He's about as hyper as you'd expect a kid like him to be.

* [[Playing with Fire]]: Starts using a Fire tome. It should be noticed that he loses the ability to use Anima magic if he promotes into a Shaman... and ''gains it back'' if you promote him into a Druid.

== Rausten ==

* [[Dude in Distress]]: Chapter 19 is failed if the enemies reach his throne and kill him.

[[File:Arachel 6315.jpg|frame|“I"I have no need of luck, you see, for I benefit from divine grace!”"]]

* [[Adult Child]]: She's not exactly an adult, ''per se'', but she's around Ephraim's age... and the significantly younger Ross, Amelia, and Ewan are all ''way'' more mature than her.

* [[The Chick]]: See '[[Five-Man Band]]' on the main page.

* [[Genki Girl]]: She's rather excitable and can't sit still for even a moment.

* [[Tsundere]]: She can get paired up with the ''other'' [[Tsundere]] of the game, Innes.

* [[White Mage]]: A mounted one.

[[File:250px-Dozla 235.jpg|frame|“Why"Why do we live? Well, if you're not alive, then you're dead, and... Er... if you're dead, then you can't eat, and... What was I saying?"]]

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: He can't wait to put his axe into an evildoer.

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: See L'Arachel above.

{{quote|'''Dozla:''' (when Myrrh cries {{spoiler|for her dad}}): Ah! What do I do? Wait. Just think. I must have run across something like this before. When Princess L'Arachel was a babe, and she would begin to cry... She would tug on my beard! That would always make her happy. C'mon, lassie, grab a handful of my beard and give it a good, strong yank!}}

== Grado ==

* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]] - /[[Workaholic]]: She often works herself to the point of collapsing since she can't turn a blind eye to the necessities of others. Pointed out by the concerned Joshua and Seth in their supports.

* [[The Medic]]: The second healer you get access to.

* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]: While Natasha is the most graceful, serious, and compassionate of all the characters, she doesn't hesitate to speak against the government on fear of death.

* [[Action Girl]]: Of the [[Badass Adorable]] and [[Magikarp Power]] type: she starts out very weak, but with some training, she becomes an awesome fighter. Made easier due to the existence of the lifesaving Tower of Valni.

* [[Heartwarming Orphan]]: {{spoiler|Happily subverted if she supports with Duessel.}}.

* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Duessel.

** [[Number Two]]: In their ending, she becomes this to him in gratitude for {{spoiler|reuniting her with her [[Missing Mom]].}}.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Her unnamed father was killed when Silva was ransacked by bandits. Her mother, Melina, was abducted in another bandit raid. {{spoiler|She`'s actually alive and in another Grado place, thanks to Duessel.}}.

* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: With Neimi.

* {{spoiler|[[Strong Family Resemblance]]: Duessel manages to deduce that she is the daughter of Melina, a woman he rescued from slavery years ago, since they look ''very'' much alike.}}.

[[File:250px-Cormag 7319.jpg|frame|“Ah"Ah. You see it now. That's the sad irony of the battlefield. I ride a wyvern and use my spear to bring low men who should be my allies."]]

* [[Country Mouse]]: He and Glen, in their backstory. They were from the countryside, working in their parents's fields and becoming very skilled in chasing animals away. They were taken in by the military after they threw stones at a bunch of stray dogs that were hounding Vigarde's crew.

* [[Darkskinned Blonde]]: Has this appearance.

* [[Forced to Watch|Forced To Look]]: {{spoiler|At Glen's mangled corpse. Valter, ''[[You Bastard]].''}}.

* [[Knight Templar Big Brother|Knight Templar Little Brother]]: Well, little brother. He gets better if you recruit him, though.

* {{spoiler|[[Star-Crossed Lovers]]}} Pleasantly subverted if he gets an ending with {{spoiler|Tana}}. {{spoiler|He does leave after Grado's reconstruction, and Tana spends years searching for him... but they find each other, and he becomes a knight of Frelia, presumably [[Lady and Knight|under Tana's direct orders]] since she's the one who knights him instead of either Innes or Hayden.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father|You Killed My Brother]]}}: At first, to the twins. When that's cleared, he switches this towards the real culprit -: {{spoiler|Valter}}.

[[File:310px-Duessel 6722.jpg|frame|“Your"Your Majesty, you know that I will gladly lay down my life for an honorable cause! But these orders- and all of our recent actions- they are not just!"]]

* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: First appears at end of chapterChapter 3 (The Bandits Of Borgo).

* [[Defector From Decadence]]: He defected after having it with Vigarde's new attitude.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Sadly, after his recruitment chapter, he (unlike Innes, in Eirika's route) loses all storyline importance.

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Weapon]]: Carries a cursed lance as a family duty, though never uses it. Valter wielded it when his current lance broke, and the results weren't pretty.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[But Now I Must Go]]: In his ending, he quietly leaves after the reconstruction of Grado, and is never seen or heard of again.}}.

* [[Defector From Decadence]]: Was one of {{spoiler|Lyon's sidekicks in his project to revive Vigarde.}}. He questioned this and was thrown in jail.

* [[Glass Cannon]]: Not only Knoll is [[Born Unlucky]], but while his Magic growths go off the ceiling, his HP and speed ones are pretty low. Still, if raised well, he'll still be frail in regards to defense... and a magical attack powerhouse: he still dies quickly, but ''only'' if the others manage to reach him... which won't be easy as either Druid (Dark ''and'' Anima Magic) or Summoner (Dark magic and [[Necromancer|raising the dead]]).

* [[He Knows Too Much]]: Was imprisioned and slated for execution because he knew {{spoiler|that Vigarde was a "zombie".}}.

* [[Nice Guy]]: Though he is reserved and elusive due to the troubling knowledge he holds, he does turn out be a kind and softspokensoft-spoken person.

== Carcino ==

* [[Dude in Distress]]: He's being held hostage by his corrupt colleague Pablo when Eirika gets to him.

* [[Can't Stand Them Can't Live Without Them]]: L'Arachel's adventures are ''not'' what Rennac signed up for, especially not since L'Arachel seems to genuinely believe Rennac is helping purely out of the goodness of his heart and doesn't need compensation. In spite of this, Rennac can't seem to bring himself to say "no" to L'Arachel's call to adventure, even though he'll demand nearly 10,000 gold off Ephraim ''when he thinks Ephraim will kill him.''.

* [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong]]: Played for laughs.

* [[Sarcastic Devotee]]: Is rather sarcastic to L'Arachel, but ultimately never leaves.

* [[Visible Sigh]]: You can see it in his face when Ephraim doesn't kill him on the spot.

[[File:200px-Saleh 1310.jpg|frame|“I"I came from Caer Pelyn. I have been entrusted with the honor of being your escort. Protecting you, Great Dragon, gives my life meaning.”"]]

* [[Badass Bookworm]] - /[[Healing Hands]]: Since he's a Sage, he can both attack the monsters and heal your wounds with the right equipment.

* {{spoiler|[[Failure Knight]]: Saleh once accidentally killed a good person in the battlefield, and he could never forgive himself for that. Said guy turned out to be Gerik's old friend.}}.

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: "Dark" may be a bit of a stretch, but he's got quite a bit more color than most of the cast.

* [[No Name Given]]: ... Until Ewan and Saleh's A support.

== Darkling Woods ==

* [[Badass Beard]]: It looks vaguely villainous, but he's far from it.

* {{spoiler|[[Fate Worse Than Death]]}}: {{spoiler|Not only is he killed by Lyon/The Demon King, his remains are desecrated and made to fight as the first dracozombie.}}.

* [[Hot Dad]] [http://images.wikia.com/fireemblem/images/b/b1/Morva.jpg Of Myrrh]{{Dead link}}, even if just adoptive.

* {{spoiler|[[Humble Hero]]}}: {{spoiler|Was the leader of the Five Heroes ''and'' dealed the fatal strike to Fomortiis, but refused to take any credit and was just content with taking care of Caer Pelyn and the Darkling Woods.}}.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: He looks pretty old to begin with, but he's centuries rather than decades old.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: His role in history is ignored, but he does not take umbrage, and in fact prefers it.

* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial LambLion]]: If you were wondering how much of a threat the Demon King is, Morva's death should drive it home for you}}.

[[File:250px-Myrrh 614.jpg|frame|“"... I've lived in Darkling Woods ever since I was a child. I think that I shall spend the rest of my life there.”"]]

* [[The Big Guy]]: Yes, she ''does'' qualify for this -: see '[[Five-Man Band]]' on the main page.

* [[Really 700 Years Old|Really 14001200 Years Old]]: Dozla thinks she's not, though.

* {{spoiler|[[Self-Made Orphan]]: (Sorta, if you make her fight the already zombie-fied Morva. [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|Happy now, you bastard/bitch?]])}}

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: With indigo hair to match, too.

* [[Superweapon Surprise]]: Myrrh is such a sweet, shy girl. {{spoiler|But when she uses her Dragonstone, then she becomes a fricking huge dragon that can kill most enemies in one shot.}}.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You]]: GottaHers Haveis Indigoindigo, Hair]]which Saleh uses to his advantage when trying to track her down.

== Villains ==

[[File:Lyon 2188.jpg|frame|“Mm"Mm... My research isn’t complete yet, but there’s no mistaking the power the Sacred Stones contain."]]

* [[Beneath the Mask]]: Whether you're on Eirika's route, and he pretends to have more control than he really does, or you're on Ephraim's route, and he pretends to have less control than he really does. {{spoiler|Either way, he left Grado's Sacred Twin weapons for Ephraim to find, and Knoll implied that Lyon wanted Ephraim to find them. He also scheduled Knoll to be executed the day after Ephraim laid siege to Grado Keep, implying that he may have wanted Ephraim to find Knoll too.}}.

** [[Big Bad Friend]]: Especially in Ephraim's route where he acts more out of his own free will, its still largely implied that he's being manipulated and corrupted by Fomortiis}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Despair Event Horizon]]: (theThe death of his father. He tried to revive him via forbidden magics... and [[It Got Worse]])}}.

* [[Ill Boy]]: He's had a sickly disposition from a young age.

* {{spoiler|[[Meat Puppet]]: forFor the Demon King. Fomortiis}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Recurring Boss]]: You must defeat him two separate times in-game.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Seers]]: Developed this power during his research, according to Knoll's supports with Natasha.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: orOr [[Demonic Possession]], depending which route the player takes.}}.

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: (toTo Eirika).

* {{spoiler|[[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: And with ''very'' good reason, as the Epilogue reveals}}...}}

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: (toTo Vigarde).

[[File:Fomortiis 3377.jpg|frame|“Come"Come, and face your death! I'm waiting, you miserable fool.”"]]

* {{spoiler|[[Eldritch Abomination]]: His original body, to the right}}.

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: to Lyon, Vigarde and the Grado invasion of the other Magvel nations beginning with Renais.

* {{spoiler|[[More Than Mind Control]]: On Lyon, arguably}}.

The Silent Emperor of Grado. Once a ruler beloved by all for his kindness, his declaration of war on Renais was completely unexpected and out of character. {{spoiler|Because by that point, he wasn't even '''himself.'''. See below. }}.

* {{spoiler|[[Dead All Along]]: No, he's not responsible for the Grado invasion. He's just a corpse}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Disc One Final Boss]]}}: Sort of -: if you played Ephraim's route first without ''any'' spoilers, he definitely comes across as this

* {{spoiler|[[Posthumous Character]]: He's dead well in advance of the main plot. Lyon's grief about this is what kickstarts the story}}.

* [[The Quiet One]]: "Silent Emperor". {{spoiler|There's a reason he's silent}}...}}

[[File:250px-Valter 5664.jpg|frame|“I"I've no use for these bloodless minnows... Give me prey that will sate my bloodlust... I hunger!”"]]

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: Unlike his counterpart Glen, he can only wield lances.

* [[Dragon Rider]]: Of the Sacred Stones-only Wyvern Knight variety.

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Weapon]]: Grabbing Duessel's cursed lance is the reason he is what he is.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]: He was a mere [[Jerkass]] at the beginning, but once he got his hands on [[Evil Weapon|Duessel's cursed lance]] to defend himself in battle after his weapon was broken, he became ten thousand times worse.}}.

[[File:250px-Selena 6135.jpg|frame|“It"It looks like these villagers have some bandit problems. I would like to help, but I have orders...”"]]

* [[The Dark Chick]]: The only female amongst Grado's six generals.

* [[My Country, Right or Wrong]] ''and'' /[[My Master, Right or Wrong]]: More of the second, since she cites her loyalty and love towards Emperor Vigarde as the reason she refuses to defect, no matter how evil he may have become.

* [[Playing with Fire]]: Has an Elfire tome.

* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: [[BigTowards BrotherCormag, Mentor|Mentor]]whom he mentors in the way of knighthood.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: His main weapon of choice, though he can use swords as well.

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: {{spoiler|Valter dispatches him with little trouble.}}.

* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]: Has this appearance.

* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Dead Older Brother]]: He becomes this for Cormag.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]: He dies pretty much [[The Worf Effect|to prove how dangerous and psychotic Valter is]] and prompt Cormag going in his [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]. And provide tension story-wise, because he's a fricking ''general''.}}.

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: Very tall, much tanner than the others in his kingdom, and ruggedly handsome.

[[File:250px-Caellach 4289.jpg|frame|“You"You're a stepping-stone... And I'm moving up. Don't take it personally.”"]]

* [[Big Bad Friend]]: He and Joshua were buddies back in their days as mercenaries, although their reunion on the battlefield varies depending on which route you took. In Ephraim's, he's a perfect [[Friendly Enemy]], greeting Joshua as an old friend and [[We Can Rule Together|asking him if he'll ditch "these losers" and work for him]]; Joshua replies he's not going to let Callaech use him, and they tell each other it's [[Nothing Personal]] as they fight. In Eirika's, however, it's VERY different: {{spoiler|Callaech tells Joshua he knows he's the prince, and admits to killing Joshua's mother; this time, the battle is intensely personal, with the two drawing their weapons on much less friendly terms and fighting to the death for Jehanna's throne.}}.

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]] - /[[Pragmatic Villainy]]: It says a lot for how sick Valter and Riev are, that even Caellach finds then despicable.

* [[Foil]]: To Selena. Both are the least extreme of their own general triad (Selena had doubts about Grado but remained loyal, unlike Duessel and Glen; Caellach is a bastard, but Valter and Riev are both [[Complete Monster]]s). Selena is extremely loyal to Vigarde, while Caellach is [[The Starscream]] and mocks him whenever he can get away with it.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Killing Ismaire.}}. Also {{spoiler|kills his subordinate Aias [[You Have Failed Me...|for failing him]], even when said subordinate is ''genuinely'' loyal and devoted to him. Though Caellach himself doesn't seem exactly gleeful in either case... well, he still did it.}}.

* [[The Starscream]]: Lyon knows it and calls him out on this, but then says that if it keeps Caellach motivated, he'll let it by.

* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]: He's usually rather polite, but he shows off a pretty sharp wit from time to time.

* [[We Can Rule Together]]: To {{spoiler|Joshua.}}. Who promptly refuses.

* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: [[Informed Attribute|Or so he claims]]; it doesn't stop him from fighting with [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|female characters]], nor does it stop him from {{spoiler|killing Ismaire. To his credit, he ''did'' try to talk her down and give her a chance to live. [[Complete Monster|Valter (and *maybe* Riev)]] [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|would probably have done worse]].}}.

* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: To {{spoiler|Aias.}}.

[[File:250px-Riev 1808.jpg|frame|“Heh"Heh heh heh... Humans will never conquer darkness. The guardian of light, Rausten, will drown in a never-ending night."]]

* [[Face Death with Dignity]]: Unlike Valter and Caellach, Riev accepts his death gleefully, fully believing in his master's victory and his own eternal reward for his service. (Hehe's wrong).)

* [[Foil]]: To Duessel. Both are loyal to their lords (Vigarde and Lyon) as long as they agree with their Lord's ideals ( {{spoiler|Lyon simply hides his true nature in Ephraim's route, while Vigarde doesn't.}}), both abandon their homeland (Grado and Rausten) to fight for the opposite side against each other.

* [[Good Powers, Bad People]] - /[[Light Is Not Good]]: Uses Light magic, and is a demon worshiper.

* [[Optional Boss]]: In chapterChapter 19. Technically, ''all'' bosses in a [[Hold the Line]] mission are optional, but since the computer is pouring in ''swarms'' of promoted units from where Reiv is standing, he's particularly hard to reach. Defeating him in this mission rewards you with his spellbook, the ''very'' powerful Aura.

** Whether you kill him in Chapter 19 or not, you have to take him on in Chapter 20.

A general from Jehanna and the bodyguard for Queen Ismaire, who has been in love for her for years -... this makes him easy to manipulate for Caellach and his group. {{spoiler|Trained her [[Rebel Prince]] son, Joshua, in swordplay.}}.

* [[Badass Beard]]: It's one of many signifiers that he's not to be trifled with.

* [[Broken Pedestal]]: For {{spoiler|Joshua}}.

* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: When {{spoiler|Caellach takes Ismaire away from him}}, Carlyle's dialogue bits with everyone are pretty much summed up in "[[It's All Junk]]".

* [[Evil Mentor]]: Subverted: Carlyle ''was'' a good and noble teacher to {{spoiler|Joshua}}, since he tutored him in swordplay years ''before'' he went [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]]. In fact, {{spoiler|Joshua}} is ''very'' openly shocked [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|if you make them fight]].

* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: His love of Ismaire was his only weakness, which Caellach is able to exploit mercilessly.

* [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]]: For Queen Ismaire.

The boss of the only Gaiden chapter, 5x. Leader of a mercenary troop that is hired by Tirado to take care of the Renvall castle.

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: Or at least [[Jerkass]]es.

{{quote|"L-lord Tirado... It can't be... Were we... merely pawns?"}}

* [[This Cannot Be!]]: When he's killed.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: His Silver Lance.

* {{spoiler|[[The Starscream]]: Some people believe he planned to overthrow his commander, Valter.}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Unintentional Backup Plan]]}}: {{spoiler|When capturing Ephraim fails, he cleverly spreads a rumour that Ephraim ''was'' captured and is to be executed in order to lure Eirika in. It works until Ephraim hurries back in time, meets up with Eirika, and they team up to defeat him.}}.

* [[Optional Boss]]: Shows up as a mini-boss a few chapters after he appeared first as a normal boss, in a chapter that already has another boss already (Twotwo if you end up fighting Cormag instead of recruiting him).

* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]: If he survives the Hamill Canyon stage. He knows that Caellach will tell him "[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]", but still faces him [[Defiant to the End|and tells him "screw you"]] before dying at his hands.}}.

* [[Genius Bruiser]]: A powerful Great Knight and a strategist of legendary proportion.

{{quote|'''Aias''': Very... impressive. You've pierced the battle formations I'd perfected... No one's ever done that. Renais's tactician has earned my highest regard.}}

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: He can technically use bows as well, but he only has two axes.

{{quote|'''Gheb''': Form up, you useless worms. Don't let those dogs near the throne. Grado cannot afford to lose a brilliant tactician of my stature! No one will blink if any of you worthless toads dies. But if I die-- You should be happy to fight, kill, and die in my service!.}}

* [[Fat Bastard]]: The fattest commander in Grado. Also one of the most vile.

* [[Gonk]]: His design is... freakish, let's say.

* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]: Implied with Tana…Tana.

=== Universal FE''Fire Emblem'' character tropes present ===

* [[Action Girl]]: Marisa, Eirika, Tana, Amelia, Vanessa, Lute, Myrrh, and Neimi. L'Arachel acts like one as well, despite being a [[White Mage]] who can only fight after being promoted.

** Though only by a [[Incest Subtext|very broad definition of "incest.".]]

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: The twins' father, King Fado, quite literally dies five minutes in. {{spoiler|When ''his'' beloved dad (Emperor Vigarde) died, Prince Lyon tried to subvert this with his Dark Magic... and caused the whole disaster everyone is in.}}.

* [[Gonk]]: Riev, Dozla, and Gilliam are drawn differently, but aren't actually ugly. A certain [[Giant Mook]] named Gheb is also notable... notable for silly memetic reasons.

* [[Magikarp Power]]: All of the 'trainee class' characters—Ewancharacters: Ewan, Amelia, and Ross. Tana and L'arachel also qualify.

** Also, the trainee class characters have access to the "super trainee" class if you complete both Ephraim's and Eirika's routes. YMMV on how useful these classes are, though, since they all involve sacrificing consttution (and thus attack speed) for a different bonus -: extra crit for Ross and Amelia (and Ross gets as much crit AND more constitution from Berserker anyway) and all three offensive magic types for Ewan (but he's not using the rather heavy dark magic with the low con of Super Pupil, so he's still arguably better as something else).

* [[Sinister Minister]]: Riev.

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Dozla, and Ross might{{verify}} grow up into one of these.

* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Tethys, Syrene.

* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]: Glen and Cormag.

* [[Dead Little Sister]]: {{spoiler|More like ''dead older brother'', in the case of Cormag.}}.

** {{spoiler|And dead ''wife'' in the case of Orson.}}.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Many characters call Saleh "Master" despite his preference to the contrary, he believes that material wealth is unnecessary, and the fictional religion of Valega involves constant meditation to find <s> enlightenment</s> harmony between oneself and the world.

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Orson and Carlyle}}.

* [[Failure Knight]]: Gerik tells Innes in their supports that he became a mercenary mostly to protect a friend who was in his way to become one, but said friend soon was killed off. '' {{spoiler|By Saleh.}}''. It was an accident, but once he and {{spoiler|Saleh}} realize who they've been teamed up with—inwith (in their ''A support'', no less—itless), it's revealed that {{spoiler|Saleh}} never got over his guilt.

* [[He Knows Too Much]]: Natasha and Knoll. Amazingly, they both ''live''. Too bad that Natasha's [[Obi Wan]], Father McGregor, didn't make it with her.

* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]]: Marisa, Eirika, and Syrene.

* [[I Just Want to Be Badass]]: Ross, Ewan, and Amelia. All three of them get their wish.

* [[Ill Girl]]: Lyon is a male version. {{spoiler|Monica plays this straight. She died, and it drove her husband Orson ''crazy''.}}.

* [[Just a Kid]]: Ewan, to Saleh and Tethys.

* [[Kidanova]]: Ewan, despite the age difference, can bang on Amelia via supports.

* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: {{spoiler|Orson's [[Face Heel Turn]] is motivated by Riev's offer to revive his dead wife Monica. Seth mentions that they were [[Happily Married]] and very in love, until she died of illness half a year ago.}}. Also, {{spoiler|Carlyle was in love with Ismaire, and it also drove him to betray his kingdom.}}.

* [[Missing Mom]]: Melina, Amelia's mother, was abducted by bandits when Amelia was a little girl. {{spoiler|She's alive and in Grado, but has [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]; if Amelia supports with Duessel, they can be reunited.}}. Risa, Ross's mother and Garcia's wife, died when Ross was a small child and Garcia left the army to raise Ross. Neimi's mother died when she was small too, leaving a handmirror to her as an [[Orphan's Plot Trinket]].

** Saleh is strongly implied to have been orphaned—hisorphaned: his grandmother specifically tells you, "Please take care of Saleh. He's my only grandson."

** {{spoiler|Franz and Forde}}, whose mother died shortly after the younger of the duo was born, and whose father was killed {{spoiler|in an attempt to hunt down an assassin in the Renais castle. Only Forde remembers either of them very clearly.}}.

* [[The Rival]]: Innes, to Ephraim. Also, {{spoiler|Lyon considers himself one to Ephraim, who is oblivious.}}.

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Myrrh, Neimi in the beginning.

* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]: Natasha, Queen Ismaire, and Artur (male version). Syrene and Selena have traces of the trope too.

* [[Smug Snake]]: Pablo, Riev, and others.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Carlyle, towards Ismaire. Valter, towards Eirika. Lute, towards Artur (she calls it "monk watching" when asked by others).

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Pleasantly subverted with {{spoiler|Tana and Cormag}}: he leaves without a word after Grado is rebuilt, she spends years searching for him, and then she ''does'' manage to find him {{spoiler|and makes him a knight of Frelia.}}.

** And she's got what the other three don't have: ''fighting experience.''. Tana had just finished her training (under Vanessa and her sister Syrene), Eirika's own training under Ephraim was pretty recent too, and L'Arachel is a [[White Mage]] instead of an [[Action Girl]].

* [[You Killed My Father]]: The starting point of lots of drama for the twins. {{spoiler|Or in Joshua's case's, it's more exactly a "You killed my ''mother''" directed towards his ex-leader Caellach. In Cormag's (only in Eirika's route), we have a "You killed my ''brother''" towards Eirika, but she can convince him otherwise, at which point it gets redirected towards its proper target, Valter.}}.