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Duke Aegir
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DukeLudwig von Aegir[2] (pronounced /ˈaɪɚ/[key]; Japanese:エーギル公Duke Aegir) is a non-playable character appearing inFire Emblem: Three Houses. He is a Prime Minister of theAdrestian Empire and the father ofFerdinand.
Biography
Pre-games
Duke Ludwig von Aegir is the head of House Aegir of the Adrestian Empire. In 1167, he was tasked with the governance of the Hrym region after a revolt had taken place in it on the same year with cooperation from House Ordelia from theLeicester Alliance. Despite this, four years later, he and the other imperial noble houses started theInsurrection of the Seven in an attempt to seize power from EmperorIonius IX after the latter was pushing reforms which would consolidate the power to himself[3], a time during whichLord Arundel tookEdelgard and fled toFaerghus. After their return in Imperial Year 1174, Duke Aegir collaborated with Arundel and ordered the capture and experimentation of Ionius's scions in an attempt to infuse them withcrests and create a perfect emperor he could control.[4] During this period, he also took control of the Hrym territory and imposed heavy taxes upon its people.[5]
Three Houses
In White Clouds, Duke Aegir is put under house arrest by Edelgard once she assumes the imperial throne during a secret visit with her father in Enbarr. ShouldByleth be leading theBlack Eagles, Edelgard can invite them to the ceremony in which Duke Aegir happens to stumble upon by chance, before he is promptly dismissed and incarcerated by Edelgard on the spot.
In non-Crimson Flower routes, House Aegir is stripped of all its titles after Edelgard declares war on theChurch of Seiros, and Lord Arundel takes control of the Hrym territory and imposes even heavier taxes and conscription practices upon it, all in the name of the Prime Minister. Ludwig eventually escapes his imprisonment sometime before the start of the War Arc,[6][7] and makes his way into Hrym territory where he is ultimately intercepted and killed by ruffians.
In the Crimson Flower route, Duke Aegir remains imprisoned while his son Ferdinand fights alongside the Black Eagle Strike Force and seeks to acquire his father's title by merit once the war's over.
Three Hopes
After the rescue ofMonica von Ochs andSolon's ousting asTomas's imposter in the prologue, Edelgard andHubert persuadeRhea andSeteth to have the Knight of Seiros support an attack against Ludwig's Imperial rule due to one of his major supporters,Lord Arundel, being a pretender on the same league as Solon whom facilitates Adrestia's decadence. During the Knight of Seiros's attack on Enbarr, Duke Aegir is betrayed byCount Bergliez andCount Hevring, whom side with Edelgard. After his defeat, the Prime Minister is swiftly captured and sent to a prison within Enbarr's palace, being stripped of his titles in the process.
In the Scarlet Blaze route, late into Imperial year 1182, the former Duke Aegir escapes captivity during the chaos caused in Enbarr's palace by a surprise attack of the Church of Seiros. Nine months later, Luwdig reappears in Fort Merceus and, with the support of corrupt Imperial nobility andthose who slither in the dark, seizes control of the fortress, takes hostages, and attempts to stage a coup against Emperor Edelgard's regime. During the Edelgard's attack of Fort Merceus, the former Prime Minister ends up slain in battle against his own son,Ferdinand von Aegir.
In the Azure Gleam route, sometime during Imperial year 1182, Luwdig is freed from his prison in Enbarr by Thales, who delivers him the news that Edelgard is no longer able to command the Empire any longer, and is persuaded to take control of Adrestia and the war, only to end up as Thales's own puppet sometime thereafter.[8] In the ensuing months, Duke Aegir undoes most of Edelgard's reforms within the Empire and conscripts corrupt individuals into the Adrestian army, causing disapproval and defection within the Empire itself. During the second half of the route, Ludwig is shown bringing Edelgard around to various battles in order to improve Imperial army's low morale, but ends up losing sight of the Emperor as he retreats from the front lines into the Adrestian-occupied Garreg Mach, before being killed by theHoly Kingdom of Faerghus's army.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Role
Duke Aegir is an NPC seen in Chapter 11 during the Black Eagles route and in the paralogue Retribution.
Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
While Duke Aegir does not make a proper appearance inHeroes, he is mentioned by his full name by Ferdinand.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Role
Ludwig is a non-playable character who appears in the Scarlet Blaze route as a minor antagonist in Chapter 3 and Chapter 13, and also in the Azure Gleam route as a minor antagonist in Chapter 14.
Stats
- See also:
The Shadows of Adrestia
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Personality
Duke Aegir is an arrogant and greedy man willing to undermine whoever he needs as long it benefits him.
Choose Your Legends placement history
| Round | Placement | Character | Votes |
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| CYL 4 (2020) | 444 |  Duke Aegir Three Houses (War arc) | 254 |
| CYL 5 (2021) | 669 (+225) | Duke Aegir Three Houses (War arc) | 55 (−199) |
| CYL 6 (2022) | 652 (−19) | Duke Aegir Three Houses (War arc) | 62 (+7) |
| CYL 7 (2023) | 761 (+109) | Duke Aegir Three Houses (War arc) | 20 (−42) |
| CYL 8 (2024) | 866 (+105) | Duke Aegir Three Houses (War arc) | 9 (−11) |
| CYL 9 (2025) | 870 (+4) | Duke Aegir Three Houses (War arc) | 9 (No change) |
| CYL 10 (2026) | 827 (−43) | Duke Aegir Three Houses (War arc) | 10 (+1) |
| Total results | This character has 7 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls. | 419 |
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Etymology and other languages
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| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | • Duke Aegir | • Used in menus; Ægir is a sea jötunn associated with the ocean in Norse mythology. |
| Japanese | エーギル公 | Duke Aegir |
| Spanish | Duque de Aegir | Duke of Aegir |
| French | Duc Aegir | Duke Aegir |
| German | Herzog Aegir | Duke Aegir |
| Italian | Duca Aegir | Duke Aegir |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Duque Aegir | Duke Aegir; used in theChoose Your Legends polls forHeroes. |
| Korean | 에기르 공 | Duke Aegir |
| Simplified Chinese | •艾吉尔公爵 | • Duke Aegir |
| Traditional Chinese | •艾吉爾公爵 | • Duke Aegir |
Gallery
Duke Aegir in theMeet some of the Heroes entry for Edelgard: Flame Emperor.
References
- ↑1.01.1Credits
- ↑" 'Don't you know who I am? My name is Ludwig von Aegir! You stand in the presence of greatness!'" —Ferdinand, quoting his father, in theForging Bonds eventHarmony amid Chaos,Fire Emblem Heroes
- ↑"In your father's defense, the emperor was attempting to take power from the Seven Houses. The emperor's reform was an attempt to concentrate power in the hands of the throne. The nobles...put a stop to that." —Hanneman in his andHubert's C-Support,Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- ↑"Edelgard: In order to create a peerless emperor to rule Fódlan, they violated our bodies by cutting open our very flesh. Now here I stand, the fruit of that endeavor: Edelgard von Hresvelg! But that came at too high a price... The others were sacrificed. [...]
Byleth: Who is to blame?
Edelgard: The prime minister and his gaggle of nobles. They had the Empire under their thumbs. My father, the emperor, tried to stop him, but...it was futile. My father was nothing but a puppet on a string by then. He was powerless to save us." — Edelgard in her C+ - Support with Byleth,Fire Emblem: Three Houses - ↑"Are you aware of how Duke Aegir was ruling the Hrym territory? He imposed harsh taxes upon the people—much harsher than on his own—making their lives very challenging." — Lysithea in the paralogueRetribution,Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- ↑"Now, with my father's fall from grace, I have been dropped to my knees, utterly humbled. My house is in shambles. I have nothing. I do not even know my father's whereabouts." — Ferdinand in her B - Support with Constance, outside Crimson Flower and if the paralogueRetribution wasn't completed,Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- ↑"After losing his position as prime minister, your father was held in Enbarr for a very long time. He escaped. For a while, no one knew where he was." — A Knight of Seiros soldier in the paralogueRetribution,Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- ↑"I speak the truth, I would swear my life on it! Duke Aegir has become that horrible man's puppet, dancing in the palm of his hand. And his stewardship? Naught but a farce to pacify the masses. Thales and his ilk are the ones who truly hold the reins of this Empire!" —Viscount Fenja during Chapter 14 of Azure Gleam's story event "The Puppet Master",Fire Emblem: Three Houses
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