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

* [[Cutscene Power to the Max]]: The game stubbornly refuses to allow Ephraim to fail at anything in the storyline.

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

* [[Glass Cannon]]: Less breakable than most, but he still shouldn't take ''too'' many hits at first; fortunately, he ''more'' than makes up for it ''very'' hard from the beginning, and his high critical rate is nothing if not beneficial.

** [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Once he's trained up a bit.

{{quote|'''Class:''' Paladin}}

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* [[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.

* [[The Determinator]]: Only death will stop Seth from carrying out Renais' will.

* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]

* [[The Lancer]]: In-game, he qualifies for both twins, even following the Route of whichever twin you choose to follow.

* [[Meat Shield]]: A very effective one for keeping enemies away from more fragile units.

* [[Number Two]]

* [[Completely Missing the Point]]: With hilarious results in his and Moulder's B support.

* [[Fragile Speedster]]: While he does take a lot of damage when hit, he often can dodge pretty well.

* [[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]]

* [[Percussive Pickpocket]]: Steals Eirika's bracelet this way.

* [[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.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Her hobby is "monk watching". Says a lot. Granted, she and Artur were living together before they joined...

* [[Strange Girl]]: Has immersed herself so far in her books that she's left completely unable to function in the real world. Her paired ending with Kyle outright states that all of Kyle's compatriots were unable to understand what he saw in such a strange girl.

* [[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]].

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Indigo Hair]]

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: He looks an awful lot like [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Edward Elric]], with the blond ponytail, red clothes, and he's even the older brother.

* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Not in the league of Sain, but hey.

** 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 witout risking to fall off.

* [[Nice Guy]]

* [[Warrior Poet]]: He is a very accomplished painter. In his solo ending, he retires from the military and becomes the court artist; in his and Eirika's shared one, he paints a beautiful portrait of her that becomes legendary.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]

* [[Brown Eyes]]

* [[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.}}

** [[It Was His Sled]]: Starting to reach this territory.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: His name means 'bear', and you know just how possessive and aggressive bears (both male and female) can be about what's theirs. This seems to be reflected in {{spoiler|his defection - he just couldn't let his wife go, and becomes passive-aggressive towards those who he thinks will take her away from him.}}

* [[Meat Shield]]: Because his growths are those of a [[Crutch Character]] while his three companions grow much more powerful, {{spoiler|and to prevent the [[Wutai Theft]] of him taking his gear with him when he defects}}, canny players get a lot of use out of Orson by using him as unarmed but hard-to-hit bait to lure the large enemy force into traps.

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

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

* [[The Ojou]]: older version

* [[Theme Naming]]: In the original Japanese version, at least, she and her son {{spoiler|Joshua}} are both named after Biblical figures who were known for wandering in the desert.

* [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask]]: Was [[The High Queen|a just and noble queen]], but always lamented not being a better mother to her runaway son.

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]

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

* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: His defences are subpar, as is the case with all Myrmidons, but his HP is surprisingly high to compensate and thus partly negates the issue of them being [[Glass Cannons]].

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Joshua (occasionally known as [[Name's the Same|Jesus of Nun]]) is a warrior from the Bible, noted for being born in Egypt before the Exodus, one of the twelve spies sent to search out Canaan, Moses' apprentice and successor, and an extremely good leader in battle. Admittedly understated in English speaking countries as Joshua is a very common name, but it's ''not'' that common in Japan.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: It's implied that he rigged the coin toss with Natasha so he would have an excuse not to kill her. Also, who expected a gambling addicted mercenary who shamelessly flirts with nuns to be {{spoiler|the lost prince of Jehanna}}?

* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: He wears a hat over one eye, and... that's pretty much it. Joshua is even ''his given name'', seeing as {{spoiler|Queen Ismaire}} called for him while dying. But justified since after ten years, it was quite likely that no one recognized him once he grew up, and assumed he was named after {{spoiler|the prince}}, rather than ''actually being'' him.

* [[The Sixth Ranger]]

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* [[Adorably Precocious Child]]

* [[Child Mage]]: Notable, as he is the ''only'' playable Jehannan who has magical rather than physical powers.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: [[Dark Is Edgy|If he becomes a Shaman]].

* [[Expy]]: He's literally a "What If" version of [[Fire Emblem Elibe|Roy]] if he was a little guy trained in magic.

* [[Hot Dad]]: He and Amelia have a daughter if they support to level A.

* [[Magikarp Power]]: If you train him well.

* [[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.

* [[Walking the Earth]]: Sets off in a trip to see the whole Magvel world. If he has an A support with Amelia, she follows him in his voyages.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: To his sister and to Saleh.

* [[The Pollyanna]]

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

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]

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

* [[Number Two]]: Duessel wants him to become his heir and companion since he has no children of his own.

* [[To Be Lawful or Good]]: On Ephraim's route, Cormag has to struggle with this dilemma, opening him up for a [[Heel Face Turn]] if you speak to him with either Tana or Duessel. In Eirika's route, however, Valter's manipulations lead to Cormag defecting when he realizes Eirika wasn't his brother's killer.

=== Duessel the Obsidian ===

* [[Defector From Decadence]]

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

* [[Foxy Grandma|Foxy Grandpa]]: The trope page compares him to [[Sean Connery]], for crying out loud!

* [[Good Is Not Dumb]]: Immediately noticed something was rotten in Grado...

** [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Attempted this in Ephraim's route (only implied in Eirika's), then got cornered alongside his group. Which leads to the [[Protection Mission]].

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Not that he was evil to start with.

* [[The Mentor]]

* [[Black Mage]]

* [[Born Unlucky]]: When rescued, he assumes that his execution date was moved up. His [[Luck Stat]] is appropriately low... It starts at ''zero''.

* [[Butt Monkey]]/[[The Chew Toy]]: An utterly non-humourous example.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: According to his research, dark magic was not always called such and was branded it at one point or another in history. Even if it is ''dark'', he also insists its not evil.

* [[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]])

* [[Healing Hands]]: When promoted to either Druid or Summoner. Due to his very high Magic, training him up in staff use is a ''very'' good idea.

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

* [[The Philosopher]]: In his supports with Natasha, he offers this: "There are as many truths out there as there are people to tell them. Perhaps it's best simply to choose the truth with which you are most comfortable."

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

* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Ewan.

* [[Glass Cannon]]: Minor case. Saleh's HP is only average and his Defense is quite lackluster, but he has such high Skill that he'll be able to whip out ''many'' critical attacks. Even if he doesn't, he has plenty of Magic and can damage the enemy nicely.

* [[Hot Dad]]: In his and Eirika's ending, they have a daughter [[Generation Xerox|said to greatly remind others of]] the legendary [[Lady of War]] from Caer Pelyn, Nada Kuya.

* [[Mr. Exposition]]: His supports with Eirika give a LOT of insight on Caer Pelyn and its very spiritual lifestyle, as well as in regards to the figure of Nada Kuya the [[Badass Princess|Battle Princess]].

* [[The Quiet One]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]

* [[Cool Old Lady]]

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

* [[Parental Substitute]]: Strongly implied to have raised her grandson Saleh on her own.

== Darkling Woods ==

* [[Badass Beard]]

* [[Eyes of Gold]]

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

* [[Older Than They Look]]

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: In human form.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: Is obviously centuries old, yet looks like a pre-teen girl no older than 12.

* [[Really 700 Years Old|Really 1400 Years Old]]: Dozla thinks she's not, though.

* [[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 Gotta Have Indigo Hair]]

* [[Big Bad]]

** [[Big Bad Friend]]: Especially in Ephraim's route.

* [[Black Magician Girl|Black Magician Boy]]

* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]]

* [[Ill Boy]]

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: What he used to be.

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] (to Eirika)

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] (to Vigarde)

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]

* [[Bigger Bad]]

* [[Dark Is Evil]]: And boy is it ''[[Complete Monster|ever]]''.

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]

* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]

=== Vigarde ===

{{quote|'''Class:''' General}}

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* [[Climax Boss]]: The last boss of Ephraim's route before he reunites with Eirika.

* [[Hot Dad]]: Of Lyon.

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

* [[The Brute]]

* [[Dragon Rider]]

* [[Expy]]: Basically Narshen 2.0, sans his [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|hair color]].

* [[Face Death with Dignity]]: Takes his end the worst of the evil generals, screaming in pain.

* [[Foe Yay]]: For Ephraim, arguably. What a ''feisty'' Prince, indeed!

* [[For the Evulz]]: Valter extends the war to savor the pleasure of the hunt and the kill, but several of his more dickish actions, such as setting up Cormag to attack Eirika or convincing Selena to withdraw from executing Dussel only to be reprimanded and sent to her death, are done purely for his own amusement.

* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]: To Eirika, and ''how''.

* [[Psycho for Hire]]

* [[Smug Snake]]

=== Selena the Fluorspar ===

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

* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]

* [[Dragon Rider]]

* [[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|[[Heel Face Door Slam]]: Valter kills him before he can complete his [[Heel Face Turn]].}}

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: His fate isn't even mentioned should the player take Ephraim's route, making it seem as if he simply vanished off-screen.

* [[The Dragon]]

* [[Evil Old Folks]]

* [[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. (He's wrong.)

* [[Gonk]]

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

* [[Face Death with Dignity]]/[[Graceful Loser]]: When he dies, his last words are a compliment to those who defeat him, while also warning them about Valter and his ruthlessness.

* [[Genre Savvy]]

* [[Starter Villain]]

* [[Wake Up Call Boss]]: If you don't have good axe units and/or Armorslayers, it'll be hard to kill him.

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* [[Evil Genius]]: Of Caellach's troops.

* [[Genius Bruiser]]

* [[Graceful Loser]]: If you kill him in battle, he'll calmly praise your group.

* [[Capulet Counterpart]]: Franz convinces Amelia to lay down her arms and join his side when they first met. And yes, they can get together via supports.

* [[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.}}

* [[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--in their ''A support'', no less--it's revealed that {{spoiler|Saleh}} never got over his guilt.

* [[Faux Action Girl]]: Queen Ismaire, in Eirika's path. Once unlocked for the Creature Campaign, Ismaire is ''most definitely'' a [[Lady of War]].]]

** Syrene is a borderline example, as she joins you REALLY late and has only average growths. A Monster Campaign fills it more or less nicely, although being a squad captain, you'd think she'd be a bit more competent from the get-go.

* [[Foe Yay]]: Valter, towards Ephraim ''and'' Eirika.

* [[Half-Identical Twins]]: Averted with Eirika and Ephraim, who look clearly related but not identical.

* [[Hitman with a Heart]]: Most of the Jehannans killed for a living even before the war, but that simply couldn't be helped as Jehanna is mostly desert with very few other opportunities. They tend to be very friendly off the job with a high number of supports, and Marisa is seen as odd for being as unapproachable as she is.

* [[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.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Colm and Innes are this in ''spades''.

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

** Lute was raised by her grandmother since her parents are always travelling.

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

** Neimi's mother died of illness early, and pretty much everyone but her and Colm died when their village was attacked.

* [[Phenotype Stereotype]]: Played to a more realistic degree than usual. The outer countries have a higher percentage of people who have the same general traits (Jehannans tend to have red hair, Frelians blue, Grads are blonde). Renais has no particular stereotype of its own, which is justified as it shares a border with nearly all of the other countries.