Monsters take a wide variety of forms and origins, ranging from reanimated human or dragon corpses, to entirely separate creatures such as giant spiders or gargoyles. In Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, monsters are called Terrors in the English version. Monsters also appear in Fire Emblem Fates, the most prominent being the Faceless created by Nohrian mages and the Vallite phantoms created by Anankos.Īs the primary prerequisite for monster status is usually an origin based in dark magic, other non-human species such as dragons, laguz, or taguel are not monsters in this sense.
Monsters are antagonistic and a major threat to human populations. They are in the service of Duma, Fomortiis, and Grima respectively. Monsters have historically plagued the continents of Valentia, Magvel, Fódlan, and less historically, Archanea in the time of Fire Emblem Awakening. Yes, we're in for some trouble.Ī monster (Japanese: 魔物 monster) is any supernatural creature given life by the power of dark magic. Why, I'll bet you just about any creature of lore could be walking again. Let's see, there's the bonewalkers, mauthe doogs, gargoyles, baels. There are much worse than those revenants and the entombed. Artwork of two Bonewalkers and a single Draco Zombie, from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.