Edelgard von Hresvelg

Edelgard is a main character and the leader of the Black Eagle House in ''Fire Emblem Three Houses. ''Heir to the Adrestian Empire, Edelgard became the leader of Those Who Slither in the Dark, and under the alias of the Flame Emperor, worked to destroy the Church of Serios and started a war across Fodlan.

Biography
Edelgard was born in Imperial year 1162. At the age of 9 she was taken to the Kingdom and met step-brother Dimitri, but neither knew they were step-siblings. Dimitri gifted her a dagger that day, which she still held onto, despite not remembering how she obtained it.

When she returned to the Empire, her father was stripped of her power, and she and her siblings were experimented on by Those Who Slither in the Dark. She was the only one to survive and keep her sanity. This caused her to unwillingly gain the Crest of Flames and her hair to turn white. This changed her view of the Church and the current nobility system forever.

In the year 1180, Edelgard attended Garreg Mach Monestary as the leader of the Black Eagle House. She devised a plan to work with Those Who Slither in the Dark to destroy the Church under the alias of the Flame Emperor, while Edelgard plans to destroy them from within.

The next year in the Holy Tomb, Byleth discovered Edelgard's true identity while attempting to steal from the Holy Tomb. If Byleth chose to go through a certain chain of events they would ally, but if not, Edelgard would retreat with Hubert. Regardless, a war would be raged on the Church and the Monastery would be attacked.

If in the Crimson Flower route, Edelgard forms the Black Eagle Strike Force and reunites with Byleth 5 years after their disappearance, and conquers Fodlan with them. Claude is either killed, or spared, in which he decides to leave Fodlan. Dimitri is executed in the Tailtean Plains and Rhea is slain shortly after in the Imperial Capital. After which, Edelgard goes into a silent war with Those Who Slither in the Dark and wins.

In the Silver Snow route, Edelgard encounters Byleth after they wake up and asks them to join the Empire, in which they refuse. She laments over her now enemy, and when they battle again, she asks for an honorable death by Byleth's hand.

In the Verdant Wind route, she is defeated by Byleth with the Golden Deer, and is killed by Byleth.

In the Azure Wind route, the Empire has basically conquered all of Fodlan, booting Dimitri from the throne. As Dimitri and the Blue Lions bring the war to more even ground, Dimitri and Edelgard have a private conversation. Edelgard is dead set on her victory. When the Kingdom's army comes to the capital, Edelgard uses dark magic to become the Hegemon Husk, using her two crests to their fullest, and darkest potential. When defeated, Dimitri offers mercy but Edelgard refuses, and is killed instinctively by him due to her retaliation.

In Fire Emblem Heroes, she appears in a Forging Bonds event in her pre-timeskip state, working with Claude and Dimitri. Her conversation is with Anna, who helps her loosen up. She also appears as a Legendary Hero in her timeskip state.

During the Choose Your Legends 2020 Event, Edelgard appears once more during a Forging Bonds event due to winning #1 in the Women's Division. In Askr, she has been summoned from the world she's rose victorious, and wants the Heroes to join her side. Lysithea tries her best to keep her in check.

KPI Canon
See Edelgard/KPI Canon

RWBYGI Canon
See Edelgard/RWBYGI Canon

CSR Canon
See Edelgard/CSR Canon

Other
Edelgard appeared in The Undying Light, technically her first appearance in the KPI Canon. After choosing Fuyuhiko over her in the first area, Kirby and the group later go back for her after the barrier blocking her is destroyed. After being recruited she notes a strange relationship she feels with Celica, but doesn't bring it up again.

Edelgard would've then appeared in the sequel, Eternity of Spirits, but likely closer to her game counterpart.

Personality
Edelgard is a very serious character, always thinking about the next battle or decision. She carries this trait into conversation, with her humor being a bit dry (though having more of it than her retainer Hubert). This does not mean she lacks emotion, for she has shown concern for the lives of her fellow Black Eagles and wants them all to succeed. When she is calm, many are surprised.

The side she doesn't show is her ambitious side, which aimed to conquer all of Fodlan. She would sacrifice everything for her view for she believed that Fodlan could not remain the way it was any longer.

In the Crimson Flower storyline, Edelgard worries more about the affects of the war with Byleth at her side, even to the point of hiding her tears after she killed Dimitri. Her appearance in this route is different than the others because it shows her as more human, because in other routes she's ruthless, ignoring the pleas of the people. Regardless of route, Edelgard is fond of Byleth, even regretting being on a different side of them.

Trivia

 * Edelgard was announced as a Legendary Hero in Fire Emblem Heroes on April 27th, 2020. Similar to her reaction with Ferdinand, Chiaki spent most of her time on Twitter stanning the emperess.
 * A similar reaction happened after the August 13, 2020 Feh Channel, where Chiaki then did the same thing but with her CYL Variant.
 * Chiaki Sakura Rose was very faithful in the Black Eagle route that it was her first route. She was upset at the lack of its length but still thoroughly satisfied.
 * All of Edelgard's variants in Fire Emblem Heroes are axe users.
 * In the announcement trailer of Fire Emblem Three Houses, Edelgard was voiced by Christina Vee. However, upon launch, her voice actress was changed to Tara Platt for unknown reasons.
 * Edelgard is one of few lords in the Fire Emblem series to not feature blue in their design.
 * Edelgard was originally a rival figure to Byleth, hence her having the Crest of Flames. There were even ideas of her using Divine Pulse.
 * This was even referenced in CSR Canon Edelgard.

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