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

* [[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|[[Meat Puppet]]: For the Demon King Fomortiis}}.

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

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

* [[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!”"]]

* {{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...”"]]

* [[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.

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

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

* {{spoiler|[[Deadly Change-of-Heart]]: Valter kills him before he can complete his [[Heel Face Turn]].}}.

* [[Good Is Not Dumb]]: Takes note of the problems in Grado just as Duessel does, but {{spoiler|is killed before he can change sides.}}.

* {{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''.}}.

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

** Justified by the fact that they also promote from Fighters in this game;, Caellach's axe specialty suggests that Fighter was his original class.

* [[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.}}.

* [[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.

* [[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.

* [[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.}}.

* [[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 [[Yandere]]. In fact, {{spoiler|Joshua}} is ''very'' openly shocked [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|if you make them fight]].

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?"}}

* [[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.}}.

{{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.}}

{{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!.}}

* [[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.}}.