Welcome to Fire Emblem Appreciation Month! For the entirety of the month, we'll celebrate all aspects related to the series in anticipation of its 25th Anniversary!
The antagonists of the series are some of the most varied of Nintendo's franchises. Fire Emblem does a fantastic job of balancing the black and white clash of good versus evil with grey morality, which makes exploring each of the installment's themes exciting. Like the previous character themes, highlight these villains or anti-heroes and why they're your favorite!
If you can't think of one, there's always a point of conflict that we've all endured; which one remains as your favorite? It could be based on key narrative events, the atmosphere of a particular map, or whatever great experience you've had.
Note that there's spoilers!
Lyon is a fragile soul who wants nothing more than the best for all of the Grado Empire. As the prince of the aforementioned nation, he has the resources to help him fulfill his seemingly noble intentions. He lead a peaceful life along with his best friends, Eirika and Ephraim, and while he harbored a deep affection for the former, he aspired to have the strength and resolve of the latter in order to hopefully become a revered ruler. His gentle nature is considered one of his esteemed qualities.
In a twist of fate, Lyon had envisioned an earthquake that would result in the destruction of Grado, which he is determined to prevent. Unfortunately, his plan to save his beloved country went completely awry when he began to tamper with the world's incarnation of the Fire Emblem, which housed the spirit of the Demon King. Possessed, he was convinced to release the foul entity from his prison, so with his word, the empire went to war with all of Magvel. As he would face the Renais twins, feelings of immense remorse, for his unrequited love for Eirika, and jealousy, for lacking Ephraim's willpower, began to surface.
At a first glance, Sephiran seems like the ever calm, serene monk that cares for his people, and he even holds a station as the Head of the Senate and Prime Minister of Begnion. However, he holds a deep influence of Tellius' grand history that spans for nearly a millennium, and his intentions for the continent are far more darker than his sincere aura would indicate.
Formerly known as Lehran, he was once the leader of the Serenes Herons until his union with Altina. Consequently, he was bereft of his race's powers, and the consequence of their fall out resulted in the racial stigma that Beorc and Laguz could not be together. Thus, his spiraling depression continued further as both races could not find coexistence, with his Laguz brothers and sisters enslaved by the Beorc at one point. Coupled with the near-complete obliteration of his people, he wallowed in the depths of despair and sought to bring judgment to all of Tellius' inhabitants. From these series of tragedies, he would orchestrate the events that would shake the foundation of the entire continent.
Here were the entrants for the last theme: