Edelgard

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Edelgard von Hresvelg Part I (Three Houses) Part II (Three Houses) Flame Emperor Heroes Artwork of Edelgard in Part I, from Three Houses. Princess and heir apparent of the Adrestian Empire Artwork of Edelgard in Part II, from Three Houses. Adrestian Emperor Artwork of Edelgard as the Flame Emperor, from Three Houses. Artwork of Edelgard from Heroes. Princess and heir apparent of the Adrestian Empire. Her steadfast ambition is veiled by her elegant, self-confident demeanor. {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Gender Female Race Human Age 17 (Part I) 23 (Part II) Birthday June 22 Height 158 cm (~5'2") Family Patricia (mother) Ionius IX (father) Lord Arundel (uncle) Lambert (stepfather) Dimitri (stepbrother) Five older brothers (all deceased) Three older sisters (all deceased) Two younger siblings (both deceased) Nationality Adrestian Starting class Noble Voiced by Tara Platt (English, all appearances) Ai Kakuma (Japanese, all appearances) Appearance(s) Three Houses Heroes

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Still, we have no choice but to eliminate those who cling to unreasonable ideas of justice. Even if our enemies are the gods themselves...we must never lose sight of our goal. [...] It's not possible to change the world without sacrifice. Dying for the greater good is not a death in vain.

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— Edelgard

Edelgard von Hresvelg (pronounced /ˈeɪdəlɡɑɹd vɒn ˈhɹɛsvɛlɡ/^[key]; Japanese: エーデルガルト＝フォン＝フレスベルグ Edelgard von Hresvelg) is one of the three main characters, alongside Dimitri and Claude, appearing in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. She is the heiress apparent to the Adrestian Empire and the leader of the Black Eagles house at the Officers Academy. During the events of Part I, Edelgard disguises herself as the Flame Emperor (Japanese: 炎帝 Flame Emperor), an entity working against the Church of Seiros.

Biography

Edelgard was born the ninth child of Emperor Ionius IX of the Adrestian Empire. In Imperial Year 1171, Edelgard was taken to Faerghus by her uncle, Lord Arundel, and she quickly befriended her maternal stepbrother Dimitri. When she returned to the Empire in 1174, he gave her a dagger as a parting gift. At some point in her childhood, she and all ten of her siblings were imprisoned by a conspiracy of nobles including Arundel, Duke Aegir, and Lord von Vestra, with Ionius IX helpless to stop them. The siblings were subjected to horrific experimentation in order to implant them with the Crest of Flames, and ultimately Edelgard was the sole survivor and successful test subject. Developing a hatred of the Crest system that had dominated Fódlan for a millennium, Edelgard swore to destroy the Crests and the Church of Seiros which upheld their power by any means necessary and unite Fódlan under the Adrestian banner to create world peace.

In Imperial Year 1180, Edelgard enrolled at the Officers Academy at Garreg Mach Monastery along with several of her friends and people from her kingdom. In order to facilitate her campaign against the Church, she took up the disguise of the Flame Emperor, a masked individual conducting terrorist operations against the Church, and made a reluctant alliance with a group known only as "those who slither in the dark". Her identity as the Flame Emperor was known only by a select few, including an Adrestian general known only as the Death Knight and her loyal vassal Hubert. She hired a group of bandits led by Kostas to assassinate Dimitri and Claude, heirs apparent of Faerghus and Leicester, in order to make her eventual conquest of Fódlan easier. However, this was thwarted by the mercenaries Byleth and Jeralt, and Byleth took up a teaching position at the Academy. Their choice of which house to lead would have far-reaching consequences for all of Fódlan.

In all routes, Edelgard spends the next year studying at the Officers Academy along with the Black Eagles and orchestrating attacks on the Church as the Flame Emperor. Eventually, she convinces Ionius IX to abdicate and assumes the Adrestian throne. After being unmasked as the Flame Emperor in the Holy Tomb, Edelgard formally declares war on the Church. She launches a full-scale invasion of Garreg Mach Monastery, and the monastery is overrun and Byleth goes missing. In all routes other than Crimson Flower, Edelgard and "those who slither in the dark" spend the next five years battling Faerghus and Leicester. With the aid of Cornelia, a member of "those who slither in the dark", Edelgard is able to bring western Faerghus under her control.

Black Eagles

If Byleth chooses to lead the Black Eagles, Edelgard and her classmates become their pupils. Edelgard accompanies Byleth directly throughout their time teaching at the Officers Academy and occasionally acts against her own interests as the Flame Emperor, either to protect her cover or to oppose the more extreme actions of her "allies". As the school year progresses, Edelgard becomes attached to Byleth and hopes to sway them to her way of thinking. Eventually, Edelgard is unmasked as the Flame Emperor in the Holy Tomb, and Byleth is forced to make an ultimate choice regarding their loyalties.

Crimson Flower

If Byleth chooses to desert the Church to remain with Edelgard, she and Hubert are extremely grateful. Edelgard organizes her former classmates into an elite task force known as the Black Eagle Strike Force. After the Battle of Garreg Mach, Archbishop Rhea takes refuge in Fhirdiad and Edelgard spends the next five years locked in a bitter stalemate with the Kingdom and the Alliance. Eventually, Byleth returns, and with their aid Edelgard is swiftly able to conquer Leicester and either kill Claude or force him into exile. After beating back an attempt by the Church to retake Garreg Mach, Edelgard begins military operations against Faerghus in earnest. She first conquers Arianrhod, a fortress on the western border between Adrestia and Faerghus. Afterwards, she begins a direct march for Fhirdiad. Dimitri and Rhea move to intercept her at the Tailtean Plains, but Rhea is driven off and Dimitri is slain in battle. The group finally arrives in Fhirdiad, and Rhea orders the city burned to the ground in order to slow them down and transforms into her ultimate form, the Immaculate One. Edelgard, Byleth, and the Black Eagle Strike Force engage her in a climatic final battle. Ultimately, the Empire emerges victorious and Rhea is slain. With all of Fódlan under Adrestia's dominion, Edelgard finally begins the reforms she always wanted to bring to the nobility and the Crest system and begins a silent war against "those who slither in the dark" now that they have outlived their usefulness to her.

Silver Snow

If Byleth chooses to remain with the church, Edelgard accepts that they have now become an obstacle to her ambitions. Five years after the fall of Garreg Mach, she returns to the monastery and reunites with Byleth. She asks them to return to the Empire, but they refuse, prompting her to draw the Sword of Seiros and clash with them. Declaring that one of them will meet their end, she bids Byleth farewell. Afterwards, Byleth forms a resistance army to defeat Edelgard and rescue Rhea. A few months later, she engages both the remnants of the Kingdom army and the Alliance forces at Gronder Field and sustains heavy injuries, though she does successfully kill Dimitri and drive Claude into exile. She retreats to Enbarr, and the resistance army pursues her all the way to the Imperial palace and defeats her in battle. She begs Byleth to be the one to finish her off and formally bring an end to the war, a request they grant. Afterwards, Dedue destroys her corpse as a final act of spite and vengeance for Dimitri.

Azure Moon

If Byleth chooses to lead the Blue Lions, Byleth returns to Dimitri's side and tips the scale of the war decisively in the Kingdom's favor. Edelgard personally leads an elite detachment to battle Dimitri and Claude at Gronder Field, but is defeated and driven off. After Dimitri recovers from the mental trauma he suffered during his five-year exile, he offers to parley with Edelgard. Accompanied by Hubert and Byleth, the two have a heartfelt conversation about the future of Fódlan, but ultimately conclude that their views of the world cannot coexist and they must settle their differences in battle. Edelgard returns to the Imperial palace in Enbarr. While Hubert stalls for time and is ultimately slain, Edelgard uses the power of her twin Crests to transform into a Demonic Beast of extreme power. In this form, she faces Dimitri in a climatic final battle, but is defeated and returned to human form. Dimitri makes one last attempt to reconcile with her, but Edelgard attacks him with the dagger he once gifted her. Dimitri stabs her in the heart with Areadbhar, killing her instantly.

Verdant Wind

If Byleth chooses to lead the Golden Deer, Edelgard is encountered at Gronder Field and engages both the remnants of the Kingdom army and the Alliance forces; Leicester emerges victorious, and Dimitri is slain by retreating Imperial troops. She retreats to Enbarr, and Claude and Byleth pursue her all the way to the Imperial palace and defeat her in battle. She begs Byleth to be the one to finish her off and formally bring an end to the war, a request they grant. Afterwards, Dedue destroys her corpse as a final act of spite and vengeance for Dimitri.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Role

Edelgard is one of the game's lord characters, and her defeat under the player's control is grounds for an immediate game over. She is a major antagonist on the Silver Snow and Verdant Wind routes, the main antagonist and final boss of the Azure Moon route, and a temporary playable character and recurring boss on all three. She is also the primary protagonist of the Crimson Flower route.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Noble Level 1 Movement 4 Crest

Recruitment: Prologue, automatically from turn 1. Leaves party if the Black Eagles are not chosen, or if Byleth chooses to side with the Church of Seiros in Chapter 11 of the Black Eagles route, and cannot be re-recruited. Base Stats Growth Rates Max Stats Max HP 29 Luck 5 Strength 13 Defense 6 Magic 6 Resistance 4 Dexterity 6 Charm 10 Speed 8 Max HP 40% Luck 30% Strength 55% Defense 35% Magic 45% Resistance 35% Dexterity 45% Charm 65% Speed 40% Max HP 81 Luck 42 Strength 81 Defense 61 Magic 72 Resistance 47 Dexterity 61 Charm 85 Speed 57 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Inventory Abilities Iron Axe Vulnerary Imperial Lineage* Sword Prowess Lv 1 Axe Prowess Lv 1 Authority Lv 1 Combat arts Spells Battalion Smash -- -- Skill Levels E+ E D E E+ E E D D E E -- -- --

Upon reaching a C+ support with Byleth, Edelgard gains access to the Crest of Flames.

Enemy - Chapter 1

Normal Hard Maddening Normal Hard Maddening Noble Level 3 Movement 4 Crest Stats Max HP 30 Luck 5 Strength 14 Defense 6 Magic 7 Resistance 4 Dexterity 6 Charm 11 Speed 9 Inventory Abilities Training Axe Vulnerary Imperial Lineage Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- -- Skill Levels E E E E E E E E -- -- -- Noble Level 4 Movement 4 Crest Stats Max HP 30 Luck 6 Strength 15 Defense 7 Magic 7 Resistance 5 Dexterity 6 Charm 12 Speed 9 Inventory Abilities Training Axe Vulnerary Imperial Lineage Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- -- Skill Levels E E E E E E E E -- -- -- Noble Level 8 Movement 4 Crest Stats Max HP 33 Luck 8 Strength 18 Defense 10 Magic 10 Resistance 8 Dexterity 9+4 Charm 16 Speed 12 Inventory Abilities Training Axe Vulnerary Imperial Lineage Dexterity +4 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- -- Skill Levels E E E E E E E E -- -- -- Noble Level 3 Movement 4 Crest Stats Max HP 30 Luck 5 Strength 14 Defense 6 Magic 7 Resistance 4 Dexterity 6 Charm 11 Speed 9 Inventory Abilities Hand Axe Vulnerary Imperial Lineage Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- -- Skill Levels E E D E E E E E -- -- -- Noble Level 4 Movement 4 Crest Stats Max HP 30 Luck 6 Strength 15 Defense 7 Magic 7 Resistance 5 Dexterity 6 Charm 12 Speed 9 Inventory Abilities Hand Axe Vulnerary Imperial Lineage Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- -- Skill Levels E E D E E E E E -- -- -- Noble Level 8 Movement 4 Crest Stats Max HP 33 Luck 8 Strength 18 Defense 10 Magic 10 Resistance 8 Dexterity 9+4 Charm 16 Speed 12 Inventory Abilities Hand Axe Vulnerary Imperial Lineage Dexterity +4 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- -- Skill Levels E E D E E E E E -- -- -- {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Enemy - Chapter 7

Normal Hard Maddening Lord Level 15 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 36 Luck 9 Strength 21 Defense 10 Magic 10 Resistance 7 Dexterity 11 Charm 20+1 Speed 13 Inventory Abilities Tomahawk Accuracy Ring Steel Axe Imperial Lineage Charm General Axe Prowess Lv 2 Authority Lv 2 Seal Strength Seal Magic Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Seiros Mercenaries Lv. 3 Onslaught Skill Levels D+ E B E E E E C -- -- -- Lord Level 16 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 39 Luck 11 Strength 24 Defense 13 Magic 13 Resistance 9 Dexterity 13 Charm 23+1 Speed 15 Inventory Abilities Tomahawk Accuracy Ring Steel Axe Imperial Lineage Charm General Axe Prowess Lv 2 Authority Lv 2 Seal Strength Seal Magic Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Seiros Mercenaries Lv. 3 Onslaught Skill Levels D+ E B E E E E C -- -- -- Lord Level 22 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 46 Luck 15 Strength 33 Defense 21 Magic 21 Resistance 17 Dexterity 20 Charm 30+1 Speed 21 Inventory Abilities Tomahawk Accuracy Ring Steel Axe Imperial Lineage Charm General Axe Prowess Lv 2 Authority Lv 2 Seal Strength Seal Magic Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Seiros Mercenaries Lv. 3 Onslaught Skill Levels D+ E B E E E E C -- -- -- {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Enemy - Chapter 11

Normal Hard Maddening Normal Hard Maddening Flame Emperor Level 23 Movement - Crest Stats Max HP 51 Luck 10 Strength 18 Defense 22 Magic 14 Resistance 8 Dexterity 12 Charm 24+5 Speed 6 Inventory Abilities Steel Axe Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Seal Strength Seal Magic Axe Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Flame Emperor Co. Lv. 3 Raging Flames Skill Levels E E B E E E E B -- -- -- Flame Emperor Level 24 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 55 Luck 12 Strength 22 Defense 22 Magic 18 Resistance 11 Dexterity 14 Charm 28+5 Speed 10 Inventory Abilities Steel Axe Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Seal Strength Seal Magic Axe Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Flame Emperor Co. Lv. 3 Raging Flames Skill Levels E E B E E E E B -- -- -- Flame Emperor Level 31 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 66 Luck 19 Strength 31 Defense 28 Magic 26 Resistance 18 Dexterity 22 Charm 38+5 Speed 17 Inventory Abilities Steel Axe Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Seal Strength Seal Magic Axe Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Flame Emperor Co. Lv. 3 Raging Flames Skill Levels E E B E E E E B -- -- -- Flame Emperor Level 23 Movement - Crest Stats Max HP 51 Luck 10 Strength 18 Defense 22 Magic 14 Resistance 8 Dexterity 12 Charm 24+5 Speed 6 Inventory Abilities Steel Axe Imperial Lineage Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Seal Strength Seal Magic Axe Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Flame Emperor Co. Lv. 3 Raging Flames Skill Levels E E B E E E E B -- -- -- Flame Emperor Level 24 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 55 Luck 12 Strength 22 Defense 22 Magic 18 Resistance 10 Dexterity 14 Charm 30+5 Speed 10 Inventory Abilities Steel Axe Imperial Lineage Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Seal Strength Seal Magic Axe Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Flame Emperor Co. Lv. 3 Raging Flames Skill Levels E E B E E E E B -- -- -- Flame Emperor Level 31 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 66 Luck 19 Strength 31 Defense 28 Magic 26 Resistance 18 Dexterity 22 Charm 38+5 Speed 17 Inventory Abilities Steel Axe Imperial Lineage Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Seal Strength Seal Magic Axe Prowess Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Flame Emperor Co. Lv. 3 Raging Flames Skill Levels E E B E E E E B -- -- -- {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Enemy - Blue Lions/Golden Deer/Church of Seiros Chapter 12

Normal Hard Maddening Flame Emperor Level 25 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 52 Luck 10 Strength 19 Defense 22 Magic 14 Resistance 8 Dexterity 12 Charm 28+5 Speed 7 Inventory Abilities Silver Axe Imperial Lineage Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Seal Strength Seal Magic Authority Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Flame Emperor Co. Lv. 3 Raging Flames Skill Levels E E B E E E E B -- -- -- Flame Emperor Level 26 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 57 Luck 13 Strength 23 Defense 22 Magic 19 Resistance 11 Dexterity 15 Charm 32+5 Speed 11 Inventory Abilities Silver Axe Imperial Lineage Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Seal Strength Seal Magic Authority Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Flame Emperor Co. Lv. 3 Raging Flames Skill Levels E E B E E E E B -- -- -- Flame Emperor Level 32 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 67 Luck 19 Strength 31 Defense 27 Magic 26 Resistance 17 Dexterity 22 Charm 41+5 Speed 18 Inventory Abilities Silver Axe Imperial Lineage Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Seal Strength Seal Magic Authority Lv 3 Combat arts Spells Battalion -- -- Flame Emperor Co. Lv. 3 Raging Flames Skill Levels E E B E E E E B -- -- -- {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Enemy - Azure Moon/Verdant Wind Chapter 17

Normal Hard Maddening Armored Lord Level 35 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 49 Luck 10 Strength 28 Defense 22 Magic 18 Resistance 13 Dexterity 15 Charm 31+10 Speed 14 Inventory Abilities Aymr Sword of Seiros Concoction Master Seal Imperial Lineage+ Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Armored Effect Null Hit +20 Axe Prowess Lv 4 Combat arts Spells Battalion Raging Storm -- Supreme Armored Co. Lv. 4 Raging Flames Skill Levels A C B D+ D+ B E B B -- -- Armored Lord Level 36 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 55 Luck 16 Strength 34 Defense 25 Magic 24 Resistance 18 Dexterity 21 Charm 37+10 Speed 19 Inventory Abilities Aymr Sword of Seiros Concoction Master Seal Imperial Lineage+ Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Armored Effect Null Hit +20 Axe Prowess Lv 4 Combat arts Spells Battalion Raging Storm -- Supreme Armored Co. Lv. 5 Raging Flames Skill Levels A C B D+ D+ B E B B -- -- Armored Lord Level 42 Movement 5 Crest Stats Max HP 65 Luck 23 Strength 44 Defense 34 Magic 33 Resistance 27 Dexterity 30 Charm 47+10 Speed 28 Inventory Abilities Aymr Sword of Seiros Concoction Master Seal Imperial Lineage+ Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Armored Effect Null Hit +20 Axe Prowess Lv 4 Combat arts Spells Battalion Raging Storm -- Supreme Armored Co. Lv. 5 Raging Flames Skill Levels A C B D+ D+ B E B B -- -- {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Enemy - Silver Snow Chapter 19/Verdant Wind Chapter 20

Normal Hard Maddening Emperor Level 40 Movement - Crest Stats Max HP 58 Luck 12 Strength 33 Defense 25 Magic 22 Resistance 14 Dexterity 17 Charm 33+10 Speed 14 Inventory Abilities Aymr Vulnerary Imperial Lineage+ Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Armored Effect Null Hit +20 Axe Prowess Lv 5 Combat arts Spells Battalion Raging Storm -- Supreme Armored Co. Lv. 5 Raging Flames Skill Levels A C A C C B+ E A A -- -- Emperor Level 41 Movement - Crest Stats Max HP 65 Luck 18 Strength 39 Defense 30 Magic 28 Resistance 20 Dexterity 23 Charm 40+10 Speed 20 Inventory Abilities Aymr Vulnerary Imperial Lineage+ Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Armored Effect Null Hit +20 Axe Prowess Lv 5 Combat arts Spells Battalion Raging Storm -- Supreme Armored Co. Lv. 5 Raging Flames Skill Levels A C A C C B+ E A A -- -- Emperor Level 47 Movement - Crest Stats Max HP 76 Luck 27 Strength 50 Defense 39 Magic 38 Resistance 29 Dexterity 33 Charm 51+10 Speed 29 Inventory Abilities Aymr Vulnerary Imperial Lineage+ Charm Axefaire Commander Counterattack Armored Effect Null Hit +20 Axe Prowess Lv 5 Combat arts Spells Battalion Raging Storm -- Supreme Armored Co. Lv. 5 Raging Flames Skill Levels A C A C C B+ E