History Characters / FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWarFirstGeneration

** While in the original game she is hampered with bad movement, bad availability and mediocre stat spread, she appears much more powerful in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' with a lot better stat spread and having the Divine Naga tome. In the canon game, she didn't touch the Naga tome at all.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: For a while, folks generally spelled it Cuan, before ''Awakening'' came down with Quan. A number of fans, though, argue that it should still be Cuan... or rather, Cúan, as it's now obvious that his name, and to some extent, his character and story, is based on the first half of the name/title of [[Myth/CelticMythology Cú Chulainn]].

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Like a number of his fellows, his name was rather heavily debated back in the day. Some thought, even early on, it was meant to be "Midir", but the problem was that the kana of his name (ミデェール) has an elongated vowel where the second "i" should be, so the pronunciation ends up closest to "Mideer"; combine this with R/L shenanigans, and you ended up with multiple interpretations before ''Heroes'' brought the hammer down.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: ''Good god!'' Seriously has to be noted here, as this character has more spellings for her name than any other character in the entire ''franchise'' (not even Seliph gets this crazy!) Made even worse by the fact that ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' '''''doesn't''''' feature her in a cameo, so not even that helps! ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', though, sticks with Edain.
** For the curious, in katakana her name is エーディン; phonetically, the pronunciation runs something like "Eh-diin".

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: For ages, folks thought his name was a variant of "Holyn", because of how his name is spelled in katakana (ホリン). It was only when the [=NoA=] localizers, when working on ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', apparently laid hands on Kaga's notes that they, and everyone, realized that he actually has the other half of the name of [[Myth/CelticMythology Cú Chulainn]][[note]]And Irish-wise, 'Chulainn' was spelled 'Huulin', almost just one vowel away from his old fan translation name 'Holyn'[[/note]].

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Pretty much a zig-zagged example. Japanese-wise she's called Lachesis, but when she had a cameo in ''Awakening'', she instead became Raquesis. Come ''Heroes'', she went back to Lachesis... ''even in English''.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Another one of the big examples; "Tiltyu" was an accepted transliteration of her name from kana in the [=90s=], but even then some people took issue with it because of certain issues noted below. One or two Japanese sources also spelled her name "Tailte", but nobody thought that was right... until it turned out it ''was''. (Kind of.) The whole problem with her stems from the fact that she is named after a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailtiu comparatively obscure figure in Irish-Gaelic myth]]; in old Irish, the nearest anglicization of her name is "Tailtiu", and more modern versions go for "Tailte". There's also an argument that says the spelling should be "Tail'''l'''tiu", to get the L right. "Tiltyu" came about due to the kana used for the Japanese transliteraion of the Irish name and the character being obscure to all but the most dedicated of scholars of Irish myth prior to the widespread availability of the Internet.

** [[spoiler: Given what happens to Arvis after the Timeskip, you have to wonder if Sigurd [[{{Curse}} actually Cursed]] the man when he died. ]]

* ArcherArchetype: She might not look like it, considering being [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl the more tomboyish sister compared to Edain]] and raised by pirates, but Brigid really keeps her calm most of the time and is an excellent sharpshooter with her bow, even before getting Yewfelle.

* ArcherArchetype: As a bow fighter, this is what he brings to the table for your army. In the Oosawa manga, he and his group of bow knights are noted to be the only section of the country's army that isn't made up of ruffians.

* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:His son Seliph takes over the plot after his death, and ends up unifying the accidental conquests.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Once he sees that Deirdre has been brainwashed into forgetting him and realizes that Arvis has set the whole thing up to rule the kingdom, he completely loses all faith in everything and his last words end up being a rage-filled short curse unlike his previous dignified speech style to show him losing it.]]

* TheLancer: To Quan, [[IncrediblyLamePun a literal one in fact]].

* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:When she tries to persuade Eldigan to stop fighting Sigurd and demand Chagall to stop his aggression, Eldigan agrees to speak with him and gives Lachesis the Lands Sword as a memento before departing back to Silvail. This would be the last time she speaks to him, as Chagall executes him for leaving the battlefield. The Lands Sword would also be a heirloom to Nanna.]]

* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:When she tries to persuade Eldigan to stop fighting Sigurd and demand Chagall to stop his aggression, Eldigan agrees to speak with him and gives Lachesis the Lands Sword as a memento before departing back to Silvail. That would be the last time she speaks to him, as Chagall executes him for leaving the battlefield. The Lands Sword would also be a heirloom to Nanna.]]

* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:He stays with Sigurd's army until the end of Chapter 3, where Quan, Ethlyn, and Finn leaves to Leonster so that they can come back to help Sigurd with reinforcement against the increasingly aggressive Grannvale. [[BusCrash Unfortunately, Quan and Ethlyn are killed in an ambush by the Thracians before they can help Sigurd again.]]]]

* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:She stays with Sigurd's army until the end of Chapter 3, where Quan, Ethlyn, and Finn leaves to Leonster so that they can come back to help Sigurd with reinforcement against the increasingly aggressive Grannvale. [[BusCrash Unfortunately, Quan and Ethlyn are killed in an ambush by the Thracians before they can help Sigurd again.]]]]

* BagOfSpilling: A case where he'll ''lose'' his entire inventory but an Iron Lance if he is paired up with someone. Since none of his pairing bears a child that wield lances by default, he lose everything, including his powerful Brave Lance, unless he sells all of his weapons in advance.

* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:He stays with Sigurd's army until the end of Chapter 3, where Quan, Ethlyn, and Finn leaves to Leonster so that they can come back to help Sigurd with reinforcement against the increasingly aggressive Grannvale. He remains behind at Leonster to watch over Quan's son, Leif, where he becomes his retainer and a permanent unit in Generation 2.]]

* HonestAxe: This nets him the powerful Brave Axe. ''Heroes'' later changes that to the Goddess Axe, since the Brave Axe already exists in that game as a common inhertiable weapon.

* AdaptationalCurves: Inverted; in-game and in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', she's well-endowed in the bust department. But in that Oosawa manga, she is flat-chested and Lewyn pokes fun at that.

* AbusiveParents: Her stepfather, who taught her how to dance but subjected her to CorporalPunishment if she failed to meet his standards.
* AdaptationalCurves: Inverted in the Oosawa manga. In-game and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', she's quite endowed. But in that Oosawa manga, she is flat-chested and Lewyn pokes fun at that.

* BigBreastPride: When Sigurd calls her a little girl, she takes this attitude.

* PlayingWithFire: His initial equip is a Fire tome (as per Velthomer tradition), although he can use all three magic types. ''Heroes'' gave him Sparking Tome, which is exclusive to him.

* AdaptationalCurves: Inverted in the Oosawa manga. In-game and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', she's quite endowed. But in that Oosawa manga, she is flat-chested and Lewyn pokes fun of that.

* BarefootCaptives: She is barefoot and is explaining she was forced to dance by her abusive adoptive father. It's likely she was kept barefoot her whole life and she decided to continue in her bare feet after meeting Lewyn

* BarefootCaptive: She is barefoot and is explaining she was forced to dance by her abusive adoptive father. It's likely she was kept barefoot her whole life and she decided to continue in her bare feet after meeting Lewyn

* BoringButPractical: His stats aren't great, and he lacks any kind of Holy Blood, but his mixture of range, a mount, and Pursuit makes him very useful as a supportive attacker throughout the game. Compared to Jamke's raw offense, Midir boasts the ability to actually put his offense to work a lot more often.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Similar to other dancers of Fire Emblem series, she is barefoot. It's unknown if she was always barefoot her whole life but since she had an abusive stepfather that forced her to dance, it's very likely she grew up in her bare feet and decided to stay barefoot after meeting Lewyn

* CluelessChickMagnet: Midir, Azelle, and Jamke (and [[VillainousCrush Munnir]]) are all crushing on her, though she seems unaware of at least the first two.

* PutOnABus: He leaves after Chapter 3 because he has to get back to his responsibilities at home. TheBusCameBack in Chapter 5, [[spoiler:but it only gets him killed]].

* BagOfSpilling: A case where he'll ''lose'' his entire inventory but an Iron Lance if he is paired up with someone. Since none of his pairing bears a child that wield lances by default, he lose everything, including his powerful Brave Lance, unless he sells all of his weapons in advanced.

** Similiar to Lex, Arden needs a ring in order to get the Pursuit skill. The event he gets it from is similarly out of the way and not foreshadowed at all. Even if you got Lex's Brave Axe, you would still have to guess randomly about who has an event on that tiny peninsula.

* MightyGlacier: He has excellent defense but hardly any movement. This is particularly pronounced in ''Heroes'', where he is the first unit to have at least 60 HP and 40 Defense, but he is tied with Zephiel for the worst speed in the game.

* TookALevelInBadass: Back when she was a Pegasus Knight trainee, she's noted to be the weakest between the Four Angelic Knights (her, Annand, Díthorba and Pamela), and the most crybaby of them all. She outlived them all and with the exception of Annand, she pretty much surpassed them in combat.

* DistressedDamsel: The plot is kicked off by her kidnapping.