Emmeryn’s peaceful form of self-sacrifice is in a wholly different category when compared to that of these power-centric males who go down in a “blaze of glory”. The only examples of male characters sacrificing their lives that I can currently call to mind are those where they provide distraction to the enemy to allow for a crucial getaway. Rarely does a male character decide to sacrifice himself – and if he does, he goes down with a fight. Had Emmeryn been a male character, I am almost completely certain that she would have acted differently. The question is, had Emmeryn been a male character, would she have acted the same way? And in making a martyr out of herself, is she displaying a weakness or showing true courage? Either way, the player’s choice does not affect the outcome – Emmeryn has already decided to make the ultimate sacrifice for her country and leaps to her death before the other characters can act.
In Fire Emblem: Awakening, the player is forced to make a choice – to either give up the Fire Emblem to Mad King Gangrel, or to allow him to publicly execute main character Chrom’s sister, Exalt Emmeryn. Warning: This post will contain spoilers to Fire Emblem Awakening.
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Yet again, the Fire Emblem series has done a wonderful job creating enemies who players can still empathize with. Among her former enemies, she feels untrusted and uncomfortable, and lives away from the rest of the army.Įnd verdict: Aversa and Validar are two stunning examples of antagonists who are still portrayed with human fallibilities and emotions. Despite the fact that reformed Aversa is still cruel and sadistic, one can feel sympathy for her. And upon discovering her tragic past, she resolves to redeem herself through the only thing she knows – violence. The fact that she has begun to question her master and seeks knowledge from the Wellspring of Truth shows that she has begun to question the morality of her actions on her own. Aversa’s paralogue shows her in a different light. Sadistic, cunning, and cruel, she was completely subservient to Validar and showed no mercy. Still, it takes a bit of squinting to be able to sympathize with Validar, and it would have been nice to see some humanizing cutscenes from his past to expand him into a more 3-dimensional character.īefore I played Paralogue 22 (major spoilers alert!), I was convinced that Aversa was 100% evil. In the end, Validar’s upbringing with the Grimleal was what shaped him as the antagonist we all know and love. Imagine his joy when the Avatar was born – his child would be able to compensate for his failure and have the honor of being the vessel to Grima. This paints Validar in a new, tragic, light – bound by the expectations of his family and of the beliefs of his cult, he has failed in an aspect that he has no control over. However, Validar’s continued existence and inability to serve Grima must have constantly reminded him of his failure to serve his family “duty”.
Because of this, Validar was born for the sole purpose of being a suitable vessel for the fell dragon Grima. Not much is known about Validar except for the fact that his family has traditionally headed the Grimleal. However, after taking a closer look, it’s clear that Validar has his own troubled past, and Aversa’s motives for serving Validar can also be seen from her paralogue. With Fire Emblem Awakening, I wasn’t so sure about Validar and Aversa. Zephiel, Nergal, and Lyon were all inherently good before their respective downfalls. I’ve always loved how Fire Emblem antagonists are typically evil by circumstance and not by design.
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