Fomortiis (Japanese:フォデス,Fodeth^[3]), is the final boss and the true main antagonist ofFire Emblem: The Sacred Stones who is usually referred as theDemon King. Eight hundred years before the events of the game, he was defeated by theFive Heroes, theirSacred Twin weapons and theSacred Stones.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Role

The Demon King is mentioned in theprologue as having been defeated and sealed away in theSacred Stones. However, inChapter 4, horrificmonsters appear, the same as those from legends of old. They are described as having served the ancient Demon King, a sign of his resurrection.

Another mention of the Demon King occurs in Chapter 10 of Ephraim's route, in whichDuessel speaks of a "Dark Stone" created by PrinceLyon and the other court mages, even more powerful than the Sacred Stones. Ephraim notes they had the power to defeat the Demon King, implying this Dark Stone's great might. In the next chapter,Riev appears on the phantom ship, which holds many monsters, and seems to be celebrating the Demon King's rebirth.

The Demon King's role is fully revealed late in the game: sometime before a year before the beginning of the game, Lyon began to research the properties of Grado's Sacred Stone, also known as theFire Emblem, which had contained the sealed soul of the Demon King. However, a year before the start of the story, the EmperorVigarde died to illness, leaving Lyon in a heavily panicked state. He began to work tirelessly to research the stone to find a way to revive him. Additionally, some time before the emperor's death, Lyon and the mages had seen a vision of the entire southern continent collapsing; a generally enormous catastrophe.

Somehow, the Stone was broken in two: the original Sacred Stone and the Dark Stone. The former was later destroyed by Lyon. At that moment, the Demon King called out to Lyon, convincing him that his wishes will be granted—the love ofEirika and the safety of his people. The Demon King begins to corrupt Lyon's body. He uses Lyon to controlVigarde and Grado's Imperial army, and sends them to destroy the rest of the Sacred Stones so that he can return to power without the threat of being sealed away once again.

By the end of the game, Lyon meets Eirika and Ephraim again, changed greatly. In Eirika's route, he convinces her to give him the stone, then abruptly changes back to his evil form and destroys it; in Ephraim's route, he freezes Ephraim in place and forcefully takes it. In the end, he travels to the Black Temple to finalize the Demon King's resurrection. Lyon dies and the Demon King appears.

First, his soul is trapped in the Sacred Stone ofRausten. However, his body still remains to be fought. The Demon King is the final boss of the game; only in this battle is he actually referred to as "Fomortiis", and only in his status screen. After he is defeated, peace returns to the continent ofMagvel. The calamity predicted by Lyon and the other mages does happen, with a huge landslide killing thousands. Ephraim decides to travel there, to help Lyon's vision of a peaceful world, and to help the people.

Stats

See also:Sacred Stone (part 2)

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Easy/NormalDifficult

Demon King Level 20 Affinity

Stats Max HP 120 Luck 10+10 Strength 23+10 Defense 25+10 Skill 20+10 Resistance 25+15 Speed 18 Constitution 25 Movement 2 Aid 24

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Demon King Level 20 Affinity

Stats Max HP 120 Luck 10~12+10 Strength 24~25+10 Defense 25~26+10 Skill 21~22+10 Resistance 25~26+15 Speed 18~19 Constitution 25 Movement 2 Aid 24

Inventory Demon Light Ravager Nightmare Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Fomortiis/Heroes

There are two different variations of Fomortiis available inHeroes. In addition, one variations of Lyon,Lyon: Demon King, depicts him being possessed by Fomortiis.

Personality

Fomortiis is a centuries-old demon whose ultimate goal is to be revived and retake the world under his control. During the story, he uses Lyon for this, and is shown to be very skilled at manipulation. InEirika's route, he pretends to be back to normal "Lyon", and persuades Eirika into giving him the Sacred Stone, which he then destroys.^[4] He has great contempt for mankind and seems to wish to destroy the world or somehow rule over it, mockingly telling Eirika and Ephraim's army to prepare for great catastrophe.^[5] He is extremely cruel, keeping Lyon only barely alive inside the body just to watch as he kills Eirika.^[6] A merciless demon, he is a truly evil villain.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Fomortiis does not have a death quote as the final boss.

Heroes quotes

Main article:Fomortiis/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Fomortiis is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher. Additionally, he has appeared in the background of three cards,Ephraim's andEirika's SR combined artwork cards and Lyon's R card, all fromset 11.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Fomortiis
	Darkness-Ruling Demon King, Fomortiis
		"Humans... Lament your fate. Weep for the dead. Despair for the living. Wail and tremble in grief. I am returned."
		Attack: 80	Support: 0	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 5
		Class: Demon King		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Controlled by Evil:[Special] If no allied "Fomortiis" is present, you may Level Up an allied "Lyon" into this card. Resurrection of the Demon King:[Trigger] When you Level Up into this unit, you may choose up to 2 cards from your Retreat Area, and deploy them. A Land Awash With Miasma:[Activate][Once per turn] [Send 2 cards from your hand to the Retreat Area] Choose up to 2 cards with a Deployment Cost of 3 or lower from your Retreat Area, and add them to your hand.
	Card #B22-049HN • Artist:Yoneko
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Fomortiis .

Flavor text

Trivia

• In what is presumably a minor oversight, it is possible for Fomortiis to callMyrrh a human in his genericChapter 17 boss quote.^[7]
• Fomortiis has a large third eye on his forehead in his appearance onLyon'sFire Emblem Cipher card. This is possibly inspired by the king of theFomorians,Balor, who is described as having a destructive eye on his forehead.^[8] Fomortiis's appearance inThe Sacred Stones does have a round, though not explicitly eyelike, structure on his forehead that he focuses magic into when castingDemon Light.
  • Balor is also known as the king of demons,^[8] like Fomortiis.
• Despite bearing the title of "Demon King" and being a transformation of the male characterLyon, Fomortiis is considered to be a genderless character inCipher.
  • However, Fomortiis's Japanese title,魔王 is a genderless title.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Demon King

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Fomortiis fromThe Sacred Stones.

CG images

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  Fomortiis appearing in the introduction ofThe Sacred Stones.
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  CG image ofEirika andEphraim sealing Fomortiis inThe Sacred Stones.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Demon King.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Demon King.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Demon King.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Demon King.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Dark of Night.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Dark of Night.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Dark of Night.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Dark of Night.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Demon King.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Demon King.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Demon King.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Demon King.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Dark of Night.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Dark of Night.
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  Artwork of Fomortiis: Dark of Night.
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  Fomortiis in artwork ofLyon: Demon King.
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  Fomortiis in artwork ofEirika: Of the Sacred.

Screenshots

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  Fomortiis appearing asLyon: Demon King attacks with theBlood Tome.

Other artwork

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  Artwork featuring Fomortiis forHeroes's seventh anniversary.
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  Artwork featuring Fomortiis forHeroes's eighth anniversary.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Fomortiis withEphraim andEirika.
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  Fomortiis in artwork ofLyon.
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  Fomortiis in artwork of Ephraim and Eirika.

References