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The Absent Emperor

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The Absent Emperor is the fourteenth chapter of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes on the Azure Gleam route.

The Absent Emperor

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Previous chapter(s)

Clash of Torment

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Plot

Main article: The Absent Emperor/Script

Duke Aegir orders Count Bergliez to hold the line while he and Edelgard retreat to Garreg Mach Monastery. Count Bergliez offers his son Caspar the chance to desert, but Caspar remains resolute in standing by his father. Meanwhile, Seteth reports that Duke Aegir has halted his advance and is wandering the Garreg Mach region for no readily apparent reason. The Kingdom army decides to leverage their superior numbers and brute-force their way through Count Bergliez's troops. Shez realizes that their power is identical to that of the hostile mages and that all signs point to Arval being the being named Epimenides that Myson spoke of. A captured Imperial noble confirms that Duke Aegir is now Thales' puppet, Thales is in truth the same man as Lord Arundel, and Edelgard is nothing more than Duke Aegir and Thales' slave. Dimitri vows to bring Thales to justice.

Duke Aegir, having lost track of Edelgard, elects to flee from the approaching Kingdom army. The Kingdom breaks through the rearguard and kills Duke Aegir. If Jeralt was slain previously, Byleth gives control of their body to Sothis so that she can exact revenge on Shez. The Sothis-possessed Byleth appears after the battle to claim Shez's head, but Shez battles and finally slays the Ashen Demon. Arval celebrates their victory and notes that they feel like they have finally completed a seemingly endless quest, but Shez only feels hollow. Afterwards, Dimitri elects to table their search for Edelgard and continue the march towards Garreg Mach. If Jeralt and Byleth were recruited by the Kingdom, Shez and Byleth decide to continue searching for her for a little while longer. As they continue their pursuit, Shez suddenly declares in Arval's voice that "the time has finally come" and attacks Byleth.

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English

The Absent Emperor

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German

Die abwesende Kaiserin

The Absent Empress

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References

← Clash of Torment • The Absent Emperor • The Hour of Vengeance →
• The End of Tragedy →
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Playable characters Scarlet Blaze AsheBalthusBernadettaBylethCasparConstanceDorotheaEdelgardFerdinandHapiHubertIgnatzJeraltJeritzaLeonieLinhardtLorenzLysitheaManuelaMarianneMercedesMonicaPetraRaphaelShamirShezYuri
Azure Gleam AnnetteAsheBalthusBernadettaBylethCatherineConstanceDedueDimitriDorotheaFelixFlaynHapiIgnatzIngridJeraltJeritzaLinhardtLorenzMarianneMercedesPetraRaphaelRodrigueSetethShamirShezSylvainYuri
Golden Wildfire AsheBalthusBernadettaBylethClaudeConstanceDorotheaHapiHildaHolstIgnatzJeraltLeonieLinhardtLorenzLysitheaMariannePetraRaphaelShamirShezYuri
Other ArvalGatekeeperRheaSothis
Non-playable characters AcheronAloisAnnaLord ArundelCount BergliezCaptain BerlingCleobulusCorneliaFlecheMargrave GautierGetzCount GloucesterGonerilGustaveHannemanCount HevringThe Immaculate OneThe ImmovableJudithLadislavaLazleyMiklanRandolphSeirosSolonThalesTomasCount VarleyThe Wind Caller (TBA)
Bosses AcheronDuke AegirAnaximandrosLord ArundelCount BergliezBiasBylethCasparCatherineClaudeCorneliaCyrilDeath KnightDimitriDolofonosEpimenidesFerdinandFlaynFlecheMargrave GautierIngridJeraltKostasKronyaLadislavaMetodeyMysonNaderPallardóPittacusRheaRufusSetethShahidShamirShezSolonThalesCount Varley (TBA)
Personal weapons and regalia Aegis ShieldAmaltheaAreadbharAsclepiusAthameAxe of UkonvasaraAymrBlutgangCaduceus StaffCirce StaffCrusherDahakaFailnaughtFetters of DromiFreikugelHrottiIchor ScrollThe InexhaustibleJárngreiprLabraundaLance of RuinLúinOchain ShieldRafail GemRidillScroll of TalosScythe of SarielSeiros ShieldShamshirSpear of AssalSuttungr's MysterySword of BegaltaSword of MoraltaSword of SeirosSword of the CreatorTathlum BowThunderbrandThyrsusVajra-MushtiWind Caller's Genesis (TBA)
Chapters Prologue
 
0: Crossed Roads • 1: A Chance Encounter • 2: Three Houses • 3: The Shadows of Adrestia   / Crisis in Fhirdiad   / The Battle for the Locket  
Scarlet Blaze
 
4: The Struggle Commences • 5: Skirmish in the Fog • 6: Bridge of Betrayal • 7: The Triumph of Valor • 8: The Maiden's Peril • 9: Unrest in Enbarr • 10: Shifting History • 11: Heroic Bloodlines • 12: The Rising Darkness • 13: Severing the Past • 14A: A Clash of Ambitions • 14B: Torment of the Eagle and Lion • 15: The Hour of Vengeance • 16: Into the Chasm • Final: A Path Forward
Azure Gleam
 
4: To War! • 5: Skirmish in the Fog • 6: Conspiracy in the Air • 7: The King Awakens • 8: The Blood-Stained Lance • 9: Reunion at the Fortress City • 10: Fanaticism • 11: Reprisal • 12: A Trick of the Goddess • 13: Clash of Torment • 14: The Absent Emperor • 15: The Hour of Vengeance • 16: Into the Chasm • Final: The End of Tragedy
Golden Wildfire
 
4: To War! • 5: The Golden Guardian • 6: The Leader's Stratagem • 7: A Contest of Beasts • 8: What Makes a King • 9: The End of the Alliance • 10: Love and Loss • 11: The Sword Swings Wide • 12: Two Kings • 13: Darkness Attacks • 14: A Symbol of the Past • 15: The Hour of Vengeance • 16: Into the Chasm • Final: Field of Beginnings
Paralogues
 
The Ashen Wolves' ReunionComing CleanCycles of NostalgiaEagles, Lions, and DeerEnshrouded MemoriesEvil's Bane and Love's ProtectionA Grand Day for the Opera CompanyAn Incurable Shut-InLike Cats and DogsLove and Hate in WartimeMercenary ComplicationsA Night of WonderA Noble Among NoblesRaiders from the NorthA Reason to FightRight Where They're WantedThe Saints' ForgeThe Seiros SnareUnder the Protection of the Golden DeerUnsettling TruthsWhat Lies WithinWildflowers for the Future
Locations FódlanAdrestiaBase CampFaerghusGarreg Mach Monastery (Abyss) • LeicesterAlmyraBrigidDagdaSrengZahras
Groups, objects and concepts 10 ElitesAshen WolvesBlack EaglesBlue LionsChildren of the GoddessChurch of Seiros (Knights of Seiros) • Crests (Crest Stone) • Golden DeerHeroes' RelicsInsurrection of the SevenMonstersThose who slither in the darkTragedy of DuscurWar of Heroes
Related topics DocumentsMusic PlayerName chart • Other games (WarriorsThree Houses) • Pre-release information (Unused content)