Amonster (Japanese:魔物monster) is any supernatural creature given life by the power ofdark magic or another lifeform transmutated through other unnatural means. Monsters have historically plagued the continents ofValentia,Magvel,Fódlan, and less historically,Archanea andElyos in the time ofFire Emblem Awakening andFire Emblem Engage respectively. They are in the service ofDuma,Fomortiis,Grima, andSombron respectively. Monsters are antagonistic and a major threat tohuman populations. Monsters also appear inFire Emblem Fates, the most prominent being theFaceless created by Nohrian mages and the Vallite phantoms created byAnankos.

As the primary prerequisite for monster status is usually an origin based in dark magic or through some other unnatural means, other non-human species such asdragons,laguz, ortaguel are not monsters in this sense.

InFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, monsters are calledTerrors in the English version.

Overview

Nature and anatomy

Monsters take a wide variety of forms and origins, ranging from reanimatedhuman ordragon corpses, to entirely separate creatures such as giant spiders or gargoyles. They use a broad range of means of attack depending on the monster type: some wield human weapons such asswords andaxes, others rely on their own anatomy through the use of claws or fangs, while a small few wield forms of dark magic entirely unique to their use. Irrespective of form or weaponry, all monsters exist solely to serve their respective dark god and have no independence or sentience of their own, acting as little more than aggressive beasts. According to the lore of Magvel, the weakest monster types are therevenants andentombed, but even they exceed the strength of normal humans.^[1]

The exact method of creating monsters is unknown. Monsters appear to arise by themselves through the radiating dark energies of Duma or Fomortiis in a location, with Magvel'sDarkling Woods being a prominent location for their automatic creation as the resting place of Fomortiis.^[2] The existence of the fiveSacred Stones appears to prevent the rise of monsters in the world, with the destruction of even one—Grado's—being enough to allow them to rise once more, though this could also be a result of the Demon King escaping intoLyon and not the breaking of the stone itself. In addition, humans with mastery of certain forms of dark magic arecapable of summoning monsters of their own accord; this was exclusively the domain of dark priests in Duma's service in Valentia.

The monsters ofFódlan are different in origin from the monsters of other continents. Instead of being formed by dark magic in some manner, monsters are instead the result of the power ofCrest Stones, which empower, mutate, and disfigure humans and animals. Many are known as Demonic Beasts and are often draconic in nature—likely a result of Crest Stones being the hearts of ancient dragons. Monsters in Fódlan are exceptionally large and powerful, with some groups including theAdrestian Empire andAgarthans bending them to become biological weapons with which to attack other nations.

TheCorrupted ofElyos, are human and dragon corpses reanimated through a Fell Dragon's dark magic which is said to break the laws governing life and death; much like both theRisen and themorphs, the Corrupted can come in the form of mindless attack drones like the Risen or with remarkably healthy appearances with a degree of emotion through the deceased soul's retrieval and replacement into the corpse like the morphs, and the Corrupted can be from any once living creature be they human or otherwise. The Corrupted expire rather quickly due to burning through the magic that reanimated them in conjunction with the corpses actively rejecting said magic, refusing further attempts to prolong the expiration and destroying themselves in the process, and the Corrupted are all noted to suffer mental degradation even when resurrected without any alteration of the original person's mind.

Gameplay

Monsters are present only inFire Emblem Gaiden, its remakeEchoes: Shadows of Valentia,The Sacred Stones,Three Houses and, to a lesser extent,Awakening,Fates, andEngage; while the former three appearances cover a broad spectrum of monster types,Awakening features onlyrevenants andentombed as distinct monsters and part of theRisen, with all other Risen instead taking the form of normal humanclasses whileFates featuresfaceless as enemies in every campaigns andstoneborn as NPC capable of defending the player castle inConquest andRevelation routes. Monsters are fought throughout each game as the primary or only enemies in certain chapters, and in addition are also fought in optionalskirmishes on theworld maps except inConquest route ofFates.

In a manner similar to theclass changing of human units, monsters are often loosely divided intobase andadvanced variants of themselves. Much as advanced-class human enemies typically become far more prevalent as a game progresses, so too do advanced monster versions appear more frequently in the later stages of a game.

Typically, there is a variety of weapons available to the player which dealbonus damage to monster units: theBlessed Sword,Blessed Lance,Blessed Bow andSeraphim inGaiden and its remakeEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, the Sacred Twin weapons and theSlayer skill inThe Sacred Stones, the Blessed Lance and Blessed Bow inAwakening andFates, and theSpirit Katana inFates. In addition, any attack by aBishop inThe Sacred Stones deals bonus damage to Monsters.

InGaiden,The Sacred Stones,Fates andShadows of Valentia, all monster units possess aluck stat of 0, in a similar fashion toMorphs.

InThree Houses, monster units work much more differently than regular units. Most monster units now take up multiple spaces, typically a 2×2 square or even a 3×3 square, and attacking any space they occupy will damage them. Monsters are much more powerful overall, boasting multiplehealth bars andbarriers that reduce damage dealt to them, as well as grant them variousabilities when targeted. Emptying their health bars will grant them latent abilities as well. In addition, all monsters have aStaggering Blow—a powerful area-of-effect attack which requires some preparation beforehand. Certain monster units may also take bonus damage from specific physicalweapon types.

InEngage, theCorrupted appear as a both a unit-specific attribute for several human enemies whose classes are shared with the playable cast (both generic enemies and specific characters) as well as a class-designated type for a handful of enemy-only classes. Regardless of class, all Corrupted units take bonus damage from weapons and attacks that target them. Of all the classes with the monster class type assigned to them, theCorrupted Wyrm andCorrupted Wyvern act similarly to the monster units ofThree Houses in that they take up multiple spaces and share the same mobility limitations as a result. Unlike monster units fromThree Houses, these units function identical to other classes in the game without special abilities to distinguish them.

Similar beings

Similar to monsters are themorphs ofElibe, created byNergal using forbidden magic fueled by thequintessence of living creatures; unlike monsters, morphs adopt the appearance of a living and healthy human, and while the majority appear to have no emotions, a small few (Ephidel,Sonia, andLimstella) do feature it and are capable of mimicking human emotion.

Also similar are theRisen ofYlisse, as they are comprised solely of reanimated corpses, but they are not considered monsters within data. Only therevenant andentombed monster types within the Risen ranks are considered monsters.

Valla's soldiers underAnankos are revived ghosts of regular human,Wolfskin andKitsune units. In gameplay, they function identically to their living counterparts, but cannot beCaptured.

List of monster types

Character	Description	Appears in
Revenant	Walking corpses that move slowly but attack with sharp claws.	Gaiden, The Sacred Stones, Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Entombed	Reanimated corpses. They're not fast, but their talons rend flesh with ease.	Gaiden*, The Sacred Stones, Awakening, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Bonewalker	Dead warriors given will by dark magic. They wield a variety of weapons.	Gaiden, The Sacred Stones, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Lich	A more powerful bonewalker found in theDuma Tower.	Gaiden*, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Gargoyle	Malignant fiends who hunt with lances. They ride on fell wings.	Gaiden, The Sacred Stones, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Deathgoyle	A more powerful gargoyle found in theDuma Tower.	Gaiden*, The Sacred Stones, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Necrodragon	The revived corpse of a dragon. Its putrid breath decays all it touches.	Gaiden, The Sacred Stones, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
White Dragon	A more powerful necrodragon found in theDuma Tower.	Gaiden*, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Mogall	Perilous floating orbs filled with blighting dark magic.	Gaiden, The Sacred Stones, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Arch Mogall	Mogall whose dread power exceeds that of their lesser cousins.	The Sacred Stones
Wight	Skeletons driven by terrible magic. They can wield many weapons.	The Sacred Stones
Bael	Giant poisonous mountain spiders with venom-filled fangs.	The Sacred Stones
Elder Bael	Magic-infused giant spiders. Their venom is lethal.	The Sacred Stones
Mauthe Doog	Blood-hungry demon dogs that attack with keen-edged fangs.	The Sacred Stones
Gwyllgi	Savage, three-headed hellhounds. Their fangs are cruel death dealers.	The Sacred Stones
Tarvos	Vile man-beasts who thunder into combat with colossal axes.	The Sacred Stones
Maelduin	Immensely fast and strong creatures who hunt with axes and bows.	The Sacred Stones
Cyclops	One-eyed giants who use their strength to wield huge axes.	The Sacred Stones
Gorgon	Comely and cursed, these creatures turn all who behold them into stone.	The Sacred Stones
Phantom	Phantom warriors who possess great strength but vanish when attacked.	The Sacred Stones,Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Faceless	An undead monster conjured by fell magic. Attacks with its fists.	Fates
Stoneborn	A statue given animation by magic. Attacks by throwing boulders at range.	Fates
Dracul	A powerful immortal who lurks in deepest darkness.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Titan	A fallen race of ancient giants who stalk the living.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Deimos	The bones of a shaman who wielded purifying flame.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Garuda	A freakish bird with shining wings. Swift and deadly.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Balor	A frightful evil eye said to come from an ancient spirit.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Fafnir	A massive dragon that has lived since antiquity.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Fiend	A knight from the nether realm with awesome power.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia*
Guardian	A knight who has crossed ages in the name of duty.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Tomb Lord	An enraged hero of yore. Rife with experience.	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Black Beast	This beast is the transformed state of the wielder of the Hero's Relic, the Lance of Ruin.	Three Houses
Wandering Beast	This mysterious Demonic Beast may be connected to the Crest of the Beast somehow...	Three Houses
Wild Demonic Beast	This wild Demonic Beast has lost all sense of reason. It is infused with a powerful poison.	Three Houses
Experimental Demonic Beast	With a crest stone embedded in its forehead, this creature is an experimental, more resilient variation of a Demonic Beast.	Three Houses
Demonic Beast	This Demonic Beast has been twisted into this form by the Imperial army. It bears a concealed Crest Stone on its forehead.	Three Houses
Flying Demonic Beast	An airborne Demonic Beast with enormous wings, this creature is swift and will often dodge attacks.	Three Houses
Altered Demonic Beast	This armored Demonic Beast rends its foes with beastly strength. Magic is ineffective while its armor is intact.	Three Houses
Giant Demonic Beast	A mammoth, bipedal Demonic Beast, this creature is robust, with powerful physical strength.	Three Houses
Golem	A mysterious weapon that appears to be connected to the Church of Seiros. This creature attacks using magic.	Three Houses
Altered Golem	An armored golem that strikes fear into the hearts of its foes. While its armor is intact, magic is rendered useless.	Three Houses
Titanus	A weapon made with forgotten knowledge, it protects itself with a formidable shield.	Three Houses
White Beast	This cardinal of the Church of Seiros has been transformed and gone mad due to the rage of the Immaculate One.	Three Houses
Lord of the Lake	Also known as the Immovable, this creature possesses untold wisdom, fearsome strength, and a sturdy protective carapace.	Three Houses
Lord of the Desert	With wings that control the very wind, the Wind Caller possesses vast intelligence and exalted strength.	Three Houses
Giant Bird	This massive bird has grown to an unnatural size through the absorption of magic.	Three Houses
Giant Crawler	This massive worm has grown to an unnatural size through the absorption of magic.	Three Houses
Giant Wolf	This massive wolf has grown to an unnatural size through the absorption of magic.	Three Houses
Umbral Beast	This demonic beast was spawned from the Chalice of Beginnings. It is equal in power to theChildren of the Goddess.	Three Houses
Hegemon Husk	Edelgard, transformed by archaic methods into a grotesque form. She is now able to use the full and unbridled power of her Crests.	Three Houses
The Immaculate One	This child of the goddess, extolled in legends, was said to have protected the people and cared for the land, but now...	Three Houses
Outrealm Fiend	A variety of monsters with four arms and sharp claws originating from theOutrealms.	Warriors

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Trivia

• Thus far, Phantoms are the only monsters that can be controlled by the player army.

Etymology and other languages

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Gallery

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  Artwork of aDraco Zombie andBonewalkers fromThe Sacred Stones.
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  Artwork of anElder Bael fromThe Sacred Stones.
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  Artwork of aMauthe Doog fromThe Sacred Stones.
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  Artwork of aNecrodragon fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
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  Artwork of aGargoyle fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
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  Artwork of aRevenant fromEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
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  Artwork of aBael fromCipher.
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  Artwork ofLyon,Fomortiis, and several monsters fromCipher.
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  CG image fromThe Sacred Stones, featuringL'Arachel,Rennac, andDozla fighting several monsters.
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  The small portrait used by Enemy Monsters inThe Sacred Stones.
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  The small portrait used byPhantoms inThe Sacred Stones.

References

See also

• Morph
• Risen
• Valla
• Corrupted

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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