Fallen Heroes

Fallen Heroes are a category of Heroes in *Fire Emblem Heroes*. The characters in question are usually 5-Star locked and are normally possessed in some form. Almost all art of them featured purple flames.

Chiaki Sakura Rose is a fan of the concept, for unknown reasons.

## Listing

**Year 1: Fallen Heroes (February 2018)**

* **Robin: Fell Reincarnation:** The Ylissean tactician Robin with body and soul ruled by the Fell Dragon, Grima. Appears in *Fire Emblem Awakening.*
* **Hardin - Dark Emperor:** Emperor of the Holy Empire of Archanea. Known as the Dark Emperor due to his bloody reign. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.*
* **Celica - Imprisoned Soul:** Celica's form as a witch after giving her soul to Duma. It seems her old memories occassionally rise to the surface. Appears in *Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia*.
* **Takumi - Empty Vessel:** Prince of Hoshido who wields the evil bow Skadi. While his love for his homeland remains, he was forced to become a servant of one of the First Dragons. Appears in *Fire Emblem Fates*.*.*

**Year 2: Darkness Within (May 2019)**

* **Mareeta - The Blade's Pawn:** Foster daughter of Eyvel, mistress of Fiana. As part of a wicked plot, she laid hands on a cursed sword. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.*
* **Berkut - Purgatorial Prince:** Heir presumptive to the Rigelian throne. Fell into a deep despair when the truth about Alm came out. Gave his betrothed's life to Duma to obtain power. Appears in *Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.*
* **Corrin - Wailing Soul:** Unfortunate soul torn between both Nohr and Hoshido, overtaken by the power lurking in her blood. Appears in *Fire Emblem Fates*.
* **Tiki - Torpid Dragon:** Princess of the Divine Dragon tribe. She was taken to the Fane of Raman and, under Gharnef's control, incinerated all those who entered. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.*
* **Delthea - Tatarrah's Puppet:** A naturally gifted mage who has fallen under the control of Tatarrah, of the Duma Faithful. Appears in *Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.*

**Year 3: Dark Burdens (May 2020)**

* **Corrin - Bloodbound Beast:** A prince born in Hoshido but raised in Nohr. Within the blood coursing through his veins, a brutal presence lies sleeping. Appears in *Fire Emblem Fates*.
* **Lyon - Demon King:** Prince Lyon of Grado, having become a vessel for the Demon King Fomortiis's power. It is uncertain who directs his heart. Appears in *Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.*
* **Julia - Heart Usurped:** Inheritor of the Book of Naga. Manipulated by Manfroy, she has grown hostile toward Seliph. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.*
* **Ike - Zeal Unleashed:** Leader of the Greil Mercenaries. Overwhelmed with negative energy, the power is enough for him to lose control. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.*
* **Ashnard - Mad King:** The thirteenth ruler of Daein. Plotting to wield his power to rule without opposition, he plunges the whole continent of Tellius into war. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.*

**Year 4: Forces of Will (May 2021)**

* **Dimitri - Savage Boar:** Prince of Faerghus overcome by hatred. Vowing to have his revenge on Edelgard, he commits to slaughtering his foes without mercy. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Three Houses*.
* **Morgan - Fated Darkness:** A mysterious young man from a future that knows only despair. His voice is somehow familiar... Appears in *Fire Emblem Awakening*.
* **Morgan - Devoted Darkness:** A mysterious young woman from a future that knows only despair. She has sworn allegiance to the Fell Dragon, Grima. Appears in *Fire Emblem Awakening*.
* **Edelgard - Hegemon Husk:** Adrestian Emperor who has chosen to take on a grotesque form for the sake of pursuing her ideals. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Three Houses*.
* **Orson - Passion's Folly:** A former knight of Renais who defected to side with the Grado Empire in a desperate attempt to resurrect his late wife. Appears in *Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones*.

**Year 5: Beyond Control (May 2022)**

* **Lilith - Silent Broodling:** Daughter of Anankos. Wholly dedicated to serving her father and removing any obstacles from his path. Appears in *Fire Emblem Fates*.
* **Ninian - Frozen Heart:** Oracle who opens the Dragon's Gate, her draconic strength now forcefully harnessed by Nergal. Appears in *Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade*.
* **Gustav - Sovereign Slain:** Former king of Askr and father of Alfonse and Sharena. Slain by Hel, ruler of the dead, his body is now under her command.
* **Rhea - Immaculate One:** Child of the progenitor god Sothis. Unable to control the power coursing through her, she takes on a draconic form. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Three Houses*.
* **Muarim - Raw Instinct:** Warrior of the Laguz Emancipation Army, his mind overtaken after being forced to consume the potion used to create Feral Ones. Appears in *Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn*.

**Year 6: New Heroes & Rearmed Chrom (May 2023)**

* **Byleth - Vengeance Vessel:** An elite mercenary known as the Ashen Demon, but she seems to have changed somehow-and now she seeks vengeance. *Appears in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.*
* **Maria - Ritual Sacrifice:** Youngest Princess of Macedon, kidnapped and robbed of her consciousness by Gharnef as a sacrifice for Medea’s. *Appears in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.*
* **Anankos - Seething Silence:** The dragon of wisdom having succumbed to madness. The memories of those he once held dear lie in the depths beneath the waves. *Appears in Fire Emblem Fates.*
* **Chrom - Fell Exalt:** Former exalt of Ylisse who lost his life to the Fell Dragon Grima and became lord over the Risen. *Appears in Fire Emblem Awakening.*
* **Linus - Savage Dog:** Member of the Black Fang assassins. Following his death and now made into an morph, a living construct, by Nergal. *Appears in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.*

**Other Fallen heroes:**

* **Robin: Fell Vessel:** The Ylissean tactician Robin with body and soul ruled by the Fell Dragon, Grima. *Appears in Fire Emblem: Awakening.*
* **Fomortiis: Demon King:** The Demon King who once threatened all of Magvel before being defeated by five heroes and sealed in the Sacred Stones. *Appears in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.*
* **Robin: Fall Reincarnation:** The body of Chrom’s close ally possessed by the Fell Dragon Grima. Is this year’s harvest festival doomed? *Appears in Fire Emblem: Awakening*
* **Robin: Fall Vessel:** Possessed by the Fell Dragon Grima, Robin has arrived for the Harvest Festival. What could she possibly hope to anccomplish? *Appears in Fire Emblem: Awakening.*
* **Robin: Fell Tactician:** A host for the soul of Grima, the Fell Dragon, bent on using her newfound power to sink the world further into despair. *Appears in Fire Emblem: Awakening.*
* **Medeus: Earth-Dragon King:**  King of the Earth Dragons, previously defeated by the hero Anri. Resurrected by Gharnef, he seeks domination *Appears in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.*
* **Vigarde: Silent Emperor:** The once-admired emperor of Grado. Known as the Silent Emperor, he has been reduced to only a shadow of his former self. *Appears in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.*
* **Bertram: Dread Cavalier:** One of the Four Riders, the strongest of Daein’s generals. No one knows who it is that wears the helm and armor. *Appears in Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance.*

## Trivia

* Ike and Chrom are the only Fallen Heroes to not be based off an in-game event, instead being based off arts from *Fire Emblem Cipher.*
* Robin - Fell Vessel, Fomortiis, and Medeus are the only Fallen Heroes not to be introduced in a New Heroes banner or Grand Hero Battle, instead being Legendary Units.
* Gustav is currently the only hero having more than one alt without being introduced as a regular unit.
* Fallen Byleth is the only character to not have purple flames in their art.
* Every wave of Fallen Heroes comes with a character not featured in Heroes. At the moment these are Ashnard, Orson, Muarim and Anankos.
	+ Mareeta was added as her own unit in December 2019's World of Thracia + Peony banner.
	+ Hardin was added as a regular unit in November 2022's Rearmed Ganglot & More.
* All fallen units have possessed a pair of bloody red eyes, except for Dimitri, Lilith, Rhea, Byleth and Linus.
* Robin: Fell Tactician is the first fallen hero being treated as a Rearmed Hero, with Arcane Grima as an inheritable weapon.
* Robin has the most alternates in fallen form, with five.