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| “ | I am the wings of despair. I am the breath of ruin. I am the fell dragon, Grima... | „ |
| ~ Grima introduces himself to Validar. |
Grima, also known as the Fell Dragon, is a major antagonist of the Archanea timeline within Nintendo's Fire Emblem franchise.
He is the main antagonist and final boss of the 2012 tactical role-playing video game Fire Emblem Awakening, as well as a minor antagonist in its 2017 prequel Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
He is the powerful Fell Dragon that killed Lucina's family and laid waste to the entire world in the future she lived in, transforming it into an apocalyptic hell, prompting her to travel to the present in order to prevent his return. He is one of the leaders of the Grimleal, the master of Validar, and the arch-nemesis of Naga, Chrom, Lucina and Robin.
He is voiced by Kyle Hebert (who also voiced Validar in the same game, Spec in the Studiopolis dub of Baki the Grappler, and the Chief Lion in Beastars) in English, and Yoshimasa Hosoya in Japanese.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
In General[]
- In comparison to most of the dragons in the Fire Emblem franchise that are tragic villains who suffer due to personal issues or tragedy (such as in the case of Duma and Anankos), Grima is a special exception due to his absence of such a tragedy and the fact that he became a genocidal and evil dragon by his own will.
- When he possesses Robin, he keeps their spirit conscious so that they can witness the atrocities he is committing, trapping them in a "Fate Worse Than Death" scenario, primarily for sadism.
- This is particularly evident in The Future Past, when Robin briefly tries to break Grima's control at one point, but ultimately fails.
- In addition to being extremely sadistic and arrogant about his crimes, he frequently reminisces about his victims, most notably the parents of the second generation, just to inflict pain on them.
- Despite the Cult of Grimleal's fanatical devotion to him, he doesn't hold any sentimental value for them and regards them as sacrificial pawns.
- While the heinous standards in Fire Emblem are very high, Grima easily passes due to managing to completely wipe out the majority of humanity, taking control of Robin, and placing them in a fate worse than death by keeping their spirit conscious to witness his atrocities (such as killing Chrom and wiping out the human race), and his huge personal villainy towards the majority of the characters, especially in the case of Chrom, Robin and Lucina.
Background[]
- Even as an infant, Grima displayed dark and violent urges, which alarmed his creator Forneus, as he frequently went on rampages and even showed traces of a personality, such as unsettling smiles toward his creator, indicating he had complete moral agency.
- Moreover, he chose to refer to himself as the Fell Dragon after being re-awakened, demonstrating that he understands and embraces his villainous nature.
- It is strongly assumed that he murdered his creator Forneus, who tried to kill him upon realizing how truly dangerous he was.
- When Alm, Celica and their party encountered Grima in the final part of the Thabes Labyrinth, he immediately tries to kill them all.
- After being reawakened as Grima the Fell Dragon, it's heavily implied that he made a pact with an evil human being to destroy the entire continent of Ylisse.
- Despite his defeat and being sealed for thousands of years, his actions and influence would lead to the founding of the Cult of the Grimleal, who would go and create the Theocracy of Plegia and attempt to create several vessels in order for Grima to control so he could wreck havoc on the entire world, with one of the failed ones being Validar, who would become the leader of the cult.
- It's also because of his influence that he's not only indirectly responsible for the crimes of the Grimleal, but also for the long conflict between Plegia and Ylisse, which would also lead to Gangrel, the Mad King of Plegia declaring war on Ylisse and his plot to steal the Fire Emblem to wipe out the Ylisseans.
Fire Emblem Awakening[]
Future Timeline[]
- In the future timeline, he managed to possess Robin, and using their body, he would personally kill Chrom and, later on, the entire first generation.
- He would then cause a massive genocide on the entire world, leading to the death of humanity, with the only survivors being the second generation.
- He attacked Lucina one time and nearly killed her, all while taunting her about the fate of her parents, Chrom and her mother (potentially being Sumia, Female Robin, Sully, Maribella, or Olivia).
- It was revealed that in Recollections of a Future Requiem that his attack resulted in the annihilation of Ylisstol, much to Lucina and the second geneation heroes' sorrow.
- He attacked the temple at Mount Prism in hopes of killing the second generation heores.
- When learning that Lucina and the second generation were going back in time to the present to stop him from awakening, he decided to follow in hopes of stopping them from achieving his goals.
- His actions and influence in the future timeline caused the second generation to be heavily traumatized as a result of losing their parents, their home nations, and almost their lives, especially in the case of Lucina, who even threatened to kill Robin out of fear that Grima may possess them and kill Chrom (this is made even worse if Robin is Lucina's husband or her mother).
Present Timeline[]
- After arriving at the present timeline, he tried to possess the present Robin, but failed, drastically weakening his power.
- He saved Validar from dying after his failed assassination of Emmeryn, merely because he needed him to play an important role for his return; this ultimately makes him responsible for continuing on Validar's heinous acts throughout the game.
- He takes control of a mass population of Plegia to commit suicide in order to reawaken his past version.
- He and his past self intended to destroy the entire world while trying to kill Chrom, Robin and the Shepherds.
- During the final battle, he tries to take control of Robin one last time and taunts him about his fate. If not for his bond with Chrom and the other heroes, Robin would've been controlled by Grima.
- If Robin is the one who tries to kill Grima, the Fell Dragon desperately tries to stop them, knowing full well he will die permanently if Robin kills him.
- It's also stated that if Robin kills Grima, then they would also die as a result due to their connection to the Fell Dragon as his vessel. If not for their bond with Chrom and the heroes of the first and second generations, Robin would've permanently died as a result.
The Future Past[]
- Like in the future timeline, Grima took control of Robin's body. However, he also indirectly controls his child Morgan as well, alongside another Morgan from another timeline. He also manages to plunge the world into despair, as he kills most of humanity, including the First Generation heroes.
- His actions also heavily traumatized the second generation heroes in The Future Past, such as in the case of Lucina, Inigo, Noire, Yarne and Gerome.
- He attempts to stop the second generation heroes from gathering the Gemstones to perform the Awakening.
- He attempts to kill Lucina, but Tiki sacrifices her life to protect Lucina from the Fell Dragon's attack.
- He attempts to kill Lucina, Severa, Laurent and Gerome, grievously wounding them.
- During the final battle, he proceeds to taunt Lucina about the deaths of her friends (although their deaths can be prevented if you rescue them, much to the Fell Dragon's anger).
- He attempts to kill the heroes one last time, trying to overwhelm them with his large Risen army.
- Due to Robin being Grima's vessel, they die as a result of Grima's permanent death.
External Links[]
- Grima on the Villains Wiki
- Grima on the Fire Emblem Wiki
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