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* OhCrap: Rhea is incredibly alarmed to learn that Miklan is working with the Agarthans, [[spoiler: especially since ''Byleth'' was assigned to deal with him. It's enough to get her to transform into The Immaculate One, rushing to Conand Tower in an attempt to end the affair as soon as possible. When she doesn't find Miklan there, she levels the tower, [[KillEmAll killing Miklan's entire gang in the process.]]]]
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* OhCrap: Rhea is incredibly alarmed to learn that Miklan is working with the Agarthans, [[spoiler: especially since ''Byleth'' was assigned to deal with him. It's enough to get her to transform into The Immaculate One, rushing to Conand Tower in an attempt to end the affair as soon as possible. When she doesn't find Miklan there, she levels the tower, [[KillEmAll killing Miklan's entire gang in the process.]]]]]]
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* SinisterScythe: Since he finds out he can't use the Lance of Ruin without the proper Crest, Miklan instead switches to using a Crescent Sickle gifted to him by the Those Who Slither in the Dark as his WeaponOfChoice.
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* SinisterScythe: Since he finds out he can't use the Lance of Ruin without the proper Crest, Miklan instead switches to using a Crescent Sickle gifted to him by the Those Who Slither in the Dark as his WeaponOfChoice.weapon.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Prior to the release of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHopes'' (where his name is revealed to be Matthias) Sylvain and Miklan's father was only ever referred to as Margrave Gautier, while their mother was never named at all. The story gives them the names Florizel and Phoebe.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Prior to the release of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHopes'' ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriorsThreeHopes'' (where his name is revealed to be Matthias) Sylvain and Miklan's father was only ever referred to as Margrave Gautier, while their mother was never named at all. The story gives them the names Florizel and Phoebe.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Sylvain and Miklan's father was only ever referred to as Margrave Gautier, while their mother was never named at all. The story gives them the names Florizel and Phoebe.
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* NamedByTheAdaptation: Prior to the release of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHopes'' (where his name is revealed to be Matthias) Sylvain and Miklan's father was only ever referred to as Margrave Gautier, while their mother was never named at all. The story gives them the names Florizel and Phoebe.
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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Edelgard]] initially didn't like Miklan very much, but revised their opinion when they realized that [[spoiler:they are both willing to sacrifice anything to upend the current Crest-based system]].
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: [[spoiler:Edelgard]] initially didn't like Miklan very much, but revised their opinion when they realized that [[spoiler:they are both willing to sacrifice anything to upend the current Crest-based system]].
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a complete ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic and part one of the ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2213931 Conflict of Kin Series]]'', written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/DawnedOnMe33 DawnedOnMe33]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a complete ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic and part fic one of the ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2213931 Conflict of Kin Series]]'', written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/DawnedOnMe33 DawnedOnMe33]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a complete ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic and part one of the''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2213931 Conflict of Kin Series]]'', written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/DawnedOnMe33 DawnedOnMe33]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a complete ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic and part one of the''[[https://archiveofourown.the ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2213931 Conflict of Kin Series]]'', written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/DawnedOnMe33 DawnedOnMe33]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a complete ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic, written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/DawnedOnMe33 DawnedOnMe33]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he ever wanted... in exchange for a particular test subject. Meanwhile, Sylvain travels to the Gautier Margravate with the order to bring Miklan down, unaware that he is walking directly into a trap set for him.
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he ever wanted... in exchange for a particular test subject. Meanwhile, Sylvain travels to the Gautier Margravate with the order to bring Miklan down, unaware that he is walking directly into a trap set for him.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a complete ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic, fanfic and part one of the''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2213931 Conflict of Kin Series]]'', written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/DawnedOnMe33 DawnedOnMe33]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he ever wanted...in exchange for a particular test subject. troubling price. Meanwhile, Sylvain travels to the Gautier Margravate with the order to bring Miklan down, unaware that he is walking directly into a trap set trap.
This is the story of the Sons of Gautier and the collateral damage their feud has caused forhim.
Faerghus— and for the other students of Garreg Mach.
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he ever wanted...
This is the story of the Sons of Gautier and the collateral damage their feud has caused for
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a complete ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic, written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/DawnedOnMe33 DawnedOnMe33]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
* NeverMyFault: Even at the very end, Miklan denies any fault for his lot in life.
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* PetTheDog: At the end of Chapter 38, [[spoiler:Miklan gives a sincere apology to Sylvain for everything and asks him to join him in the Empire]].
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* PetTheDog: PetTheDog:
** At the end of Chapter 38, [[spoiler:Miklan gives a sincere apology to Sylvain for everything and asks him to join him in theEmpire]].Empire]].
** At the end of the story, [[spoiler:Edelgard gives Jeralt a proper burial in the monastery cemetery, implicitly next to his wife]].
** At the end of Chapter 38, [[spoiler:Miklan gives a sincere apology to Sylvain for everything and asks him to join him in the
** At the end of the story, [[spoiler:Edelgard gives Jeralt a proper burial in the monastery cemetery, implicitly next to his wife]].
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* RivalFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Miklan is the final enemy battled in the story. He's a bit player in the grand scheme of things, but he's a very personal foe to the Blue Lions.]]
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* InSpiteOfANail: Despite all of the changes to the story, [[spoiler:Jeralt still dies in an incident involving Thales, teleportation, and a failed attempt to change fate with Divine Pulse]].
* ItsPersonal: When Miklan learns that it was [[spoiler:Rhea who went on a draconic rampage at Conand Tower and killed all his dudes]], he wants blood.
* ItsPersonal: When Miklan learns that it was [[spoiler:Rhea who went on a draconic rampage at Conand Tower and killed all his dudes]], he wants blood.
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* InSpiteOfANail: Despite all of the changes to the story, some things stay the same.
** [[spoiler:Jeralt still dies in an incident involving Thales, teleportation, and a failed attempt to change fate with DivinePulse]].
Pulse.]]
** The siege of Garreg Mach ends the same way: [[spoiler:Byleth is knocked into a ravine and Dimitri and Claude are forced to retreat to their respective nations and allow the monastery to be captured by the enemy.]]
*ItsPersonal: ItsPersonal:
** When Miklan learns that it was [[spoiler:Rhea who went on a draconic rampage at Conand Tower and killed all his dudes]], he wantsblood.blood.
** By the end of the siege of Garreg Mach, Felix doesn't give a damn about Rhea or the ideals in conflict. He just wants Miklan's blood for all of his crimes against his friends.
** [[spoiler:Jeralt still dies in an incident involving Thales, teleportation, and a failed attempt to change fate with Divine
** The siege of Garreg Mach ends the same way: [[spoiler:Byleth is knocked into a ravine and Dimitri and Claude are forced to retreat to their respective nations and allow the monastery to be captured by the enemy.]]
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** When Miklan learns that it was [[spoiler:Rhea who went on a draconic rampage at Conand Tower and killed all his dudes]], he wants
** By the end of the siege of Garreg Mach, Felix doesn't give a damn about Rhea or the ideals in conflict. He just wants Miklan's blood for all of his crimes against his friends.
* PetTheDog: At the end of Chapter 38, [[spoiler:Miklan gives a sincere apology to Sylvain for everything and asks him to join him in the Empire]].
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* WeakButSkilled: Dimitri describes Edelgard as compensating for her small size through technical skill.
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* WeakButSkilled: Dimitri describes Edelgard as compensating for her small size through technical skill.skill.
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:Miklan offers Sylvain a place at his side in the Empire. Sylvain refuses.]]
* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:Miklan offers Sylvain a place at his side in the Empire. Sylvain refuses.]]
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* InSpiteOfANail: Despite all of the changes to the story, [[spoiler:Jeralt still dies in an incident involving Thales, teleportation, and a failed attempt to change fate with Divine Pulse]].
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* OminousAdversarielAmusement: Despite being defeated in personal combat, [[spoiler:Edelgard]] remains confident that they retain the advantage, much to Dimitri's worry.
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* OminousAdversarielAmusement: OminousAdversarialAmusement: Despite being defeated in personal combat, [[spoiler:Edelgard]] remains confident that they retain the advantage, much to Dimitri's worry.
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* HonorBeforeReason: Edelgard considers [[spoiler:Ignatz attempting to save Lorenz rather than abandoning him so he can escape and alert the Church of her ill intent to be the type of foolishness that can only hold back progress]].
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* HonorBeforeReason: HonorBeforeReason:
** Edelgard considers [[spoiler:Ignatz attempting to save Lorenz rather than abandoning him so he can escape and alert the Church of her ill intent to be the type of foolishness that can only hold backprogress]].progress]].
** During the siege of Garreg Mach, Claude is concerned that his allies will throw their lives away out of a misplaced sense of pride rather than retreat, live to fight another day, and continue to keep their subjects safe if the battle turns against them.
** Edelgard considers [[spoiler:Ignatz attempting to save Lorenz rather than abandoning him so he can escape and alert the Church of her ill intent to be the type of foolishness that can only hold back
** During the siege of Garreg Mach, Claude is concerned that his allies will throw their lives away out of a misplaced sense of pride rather than retreat, live to fight another day, and continue to keep their subjects safe if the battle turns against them.
* MisplacedRetribution: [[spoiler:Edelgard]] blames the Church for Dimitri's fall to madness. Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of Dimitri's personal history would know that it was actually caused by the Tragedy of Duscur, which the Church had absolutely no part in.
* OminousAdversarielAmusement: Despite being defeated in personal combat, [[spoiler:Edelgard]] remains confident that they retain the advantage, much to Dimitri's worry.
* SuicidalGotcha: After being defeated in the siege of Garreg Mach, [[spoiler:Edelgard jumps off a rampart and is caught by Petra on a pegasus, promptly making her getaway]].
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* VillainTeamUp: One of the primary elements of the fic is Miklan, who's in-game a LoneWolfBoss, teaming up with [[GreaterScopeVillain TWSITD/The Agarthans.]]
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* VillainTeamUp: One of the primary elements of the fic is Miklan, who's in-game a LoneWolfBoss, teaming up with [[GreaterScopeVillain TWSITD/The Agarthans.]]]]
* WeakButSkilled: Dimitri describes Edelgard as compensating for her small size through technical skill.
* WeakButSkilled: Dimitri describes Edelgard as compensating for her small size through technical skill.
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** An odd example in the form of the aforementioned Crescent Scythe that Miklan uses. In-game they were simply above average weapons used by the Death Knight's entourage, effectively being weaker knockoffs of his personal Scythe of Sariel. The one Miklan uses can corrode metal by touch and tear through it like butter, and can inflict nasty, [[WoundThatWillNotHeal scarring]] wounds to it's victims.
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** An odd example in the form of the aforementioned Crescent Scythe that Miklan uses. In-game they were simply above average weapons used by the Death Knight's entourage, effectively being weaker knockoffs of his personal Scythe of Sariel. The one Miklan uses can corrode metal by touch and tear through it like butter, and can inflict nasty, [[WoundThatWillNotHeal scarring]] wounds to it's its victims.
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* FaceHeelTurn: After war breaks out, [[spoiler:all of the Black Eagles turn to Edelgard's side]].
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* ItsPersonal: When Miklan learns that it was [[spoiler:Rhea who went on a draconic rampage at Conand Tower and killed all his dudes]], he wants blood.
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* HazyFeelTurn: In Chapter 28, [[spoiler:Miklan joins the Adrestian military, and goes from working from unrepentant monsters to a tragic AntiVillain]].
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* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler:Edelgard]] initially didn't like Miklan very much, but revised their opinion when they realized that [[spoiler:they are both willing to sacrifice anything to upend the current Crest-based system]].
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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All chapters are named "Beyond [whatever]".
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--> '''Phoebe Gautier:''' I WISH YOU'D NEVER BEEN BORN! I WISH SYLVAIN HAD BEEN MY ONLY CHILD!\\
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: In Chapter 32, [[spoiler:Lorenz and Ignatz overhear Edelgard and Hubert plotting against the Church, forcing Hubert to immediately incapacitate them both]].
* HonorBeforeReason: Edelgard considers [[spoiler:Ignatz attempting to save Lorenz rather than abandoning him so he can escape and alert the Church of her ill intent to be the type of foolishness that can only hold back progress]].
* HonorBeforeReason: Edelgard considers [[spoiler:Ignatz attempting to save Lorenz rather than abandoning him so he can escape and alert the Church of her ill intent to be the type of foolishness that can only hold back progress]].
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* StupidGood: The Gatekeeper's naivete and blind optimism bites the Church hard in Chapter 32. [[spoiler:He never even thinks to suspect the possibility that one of the students could be a spy, and Edelgard almost effortlessly convinces him to hand over the letter that would have accused her of ill intent so she can destroy it and replace it with a fake.]]
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic, written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/M_Dawn/pseuds/M_Dawn M_Dawn]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he ever wanted in exchange for fuel for their experimentation-- a new kind of blood reconstruction that could bring about the end of Fodlan's order.
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he ever wanted in exchange for fuel for their experimentation-- a new kind of blood reconstruction that could bring about the end of Fodlan's order.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic, written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/M_Dawn/pseuds/M_Dawn M_Dawn]].org/users/DawnedOnMe33 DawnedOnMe33]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he everwanted wanted... in exchange for fuel for their experimentation-- a new kind of blood reconstruction that could particular test subject. Meanwhile, Sylvain travels to the Gautier Margravate with the order to bring about the end of Fodlan's order.
Miklan down, unaware that he is walking directly into a trap set for him.
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he ever
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* DemotedToExtra: As Miklan and Sylvain are the primary viewpoint characters, Byleth, Claude, Edelgard, Rhea, and (To a lesser extent) Dimitri are all given much less focus. Edelgard has the worst of it, as she doesn't even have a POV chapter as of Chapter 13.
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* DemotedToExtra: As Miklan and Sylvain are the primary viewpoint characters, Byleth, Claude, Edelgard, Rhea, and (To (to a lesser extent) Dimitri are all given much less focus. Edelgard has the worst of it, as she doesn't even have get a POV chapter as of scene until Chapter 13.14.
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* MoralityPet: [[spoiler:Edelgard]] accepts Miklan into their army on the condition that he take his rage at the Crest system out on the people who propagate it, not innocent victims like Sylvain.
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* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: Downplayed when Claude [[spoiler:nearly gets nuked off the face of Fódlan by the javelins of light]]; he notes that while his whole life isn't flashing before his eyes, his regrets are.
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Sylvain does admit the role his parents played in Miklan's fall from grace, he makes it clear that it does ''not'' excuse his actions.
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Sylvain does admit the role his parents played in Miklan's fall from grace, he makes it clear that it does ''not'' excuse his actions. Claude espouses the same opinion during their confrontation.
-->'''Claude:''' We have similar circumstances and similarly selfish family members. But people are more than their circumstances. We are not the same. There comes a point where you can't blame anyone else for your choices. You’re a man. Not a wind-up toy.
-->'''Claude:''' We have similar circumstances and similarly selfish family members. But people are more than their circumstances. We are not the same. There comes a point where you can't blame anyone else for your choices. You’re a man. Not a wind-up toy.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: At the end of Chapter 26, [[spoiler:Miklan runs Claude through with the Lance of Ruin]].
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* TraumaCongaLine: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by one of the author's tags on Archive of Our Own being labeled "I'm pretty mean to Sylvain in this one". [[spoiler: His brother kills his father, ransacks his childhood home, and takes his mother hostage. When he gives himself up in her place, he's promptly imprisonned, starved, and is put through the incredibly torturous (And potentially lethal) procedure of having his Crest ''ripped out of him'' and given to Miklan. While he does manage to survive that last part, it's heavily implied that, like other victims of TWSITD's Crest experiments, his lifespan has been [[YourDaysAreNumbered greatly reduced.]]]]
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* TraumaCongaLine: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by one of the author's tags on Archive of Our Own being labeled "I'm pretty mean to Sylvain in this one". [[spoiler: His brother kills his father, ransacks his childhood home, and takes his mother hostage. When he gives himself up in her place, he's promptly imprisonned, imprisoned, starved, and is put through the incredibly torturous (And potentially lethal) procedure of having his Crest ''ripped out of him'' and given to Miklan. While he does manage to survive that last part, it's heavily implied that, like other victims of TWSITD's Crest experiments, his lifespan has been [[YourDaysAreNumbered greatly reduced.]]]]
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* IHaveNoSon: The story starts with Flroizel officially disowning Miklan for his actions. His mother is initially regretful, but fully embraces this trope later when Miklan [[SelfMadeOrphan kills his father.]]
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* JerkassRealization: Miklan has a [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] one in Chapter 13 [[spoiler: when he realizes that he can't refute Sylvain's claim that his friends will still want him even without his Crest. It occurs to him that Sylvain's friends love him regardless of his Crest, while he doesn't have anyone left even though he has one.]]
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23174044/chapters/55468285 Those with Ruinous Envy]]'' is a ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' fanfic, written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/M_Dawn/pseuds/M_Dawn M_Dawn]]. It details an AlternateUniverse, giving a major part of the spotlight to Sylvain's brother Miklan, where the major difference is that Miklan is no longer the LoneWolfBoss he is in canon.
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he ever wanted in exchange for fuel for their experimentation-- a new kind of blood reconstruction that could bring about the end of Fodlan's order.
!!''Those with Ruinous Envy'' contains the following tropes:
* AdaptationalBadass:
** Miklan is obviously much, ''much'' more of a threat here then he is in-game. His alliance with Those Who Slither In The Dark gives him access to a Crescent Sickle that can both corrode metal by touch and give [[WoundThatWillNotHeal Wounds That Will Not Heal]], in addition to personal assistance from their members and access to their VillainTeleportation. [[spoiler: And thanks to being given Sylvain's Crest, he can also use the Lance of Ruin at its full power without issue.]]
** While she [[HeroKiller definitely wasn't harmless]], Kronya wasn't ever shown or implied to be all that impressive in-game. Here, she's introduced [[TheWorfEffect casually]] assassinating [[GiantMook Church Golems]].
** An odd example in the form of the aforementioned Crescent Scythe that Miklan uses. In-game they were simply above average weapons used by the Death Knight's entourage, effectively being weaker knockoffs of his personal Scythe of Sariel. The one Miklan uses can corrode metal by touch and tear through it like butter, and can inflict nasty, [[WoundThatWillNotHeal scarring]] wounds to it's victims.
* AscendedExtra:
** Miklan is the primary one, going from a VillainOfTheWeek to full-blown VillainProtagonist.
** [[PerkyFemaleMinion Kronya]] is also given much more focus, being TWSITD's primary liaison to Miklan.
** Margrave Gautier is a [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] example. While Miklan does kill him early on, it is an upgrade from his in-game status as TheGhost.
* DeathByAdaptation: Margrave Gautier is [[OffWithHisHead decapitated]] by Miklan in Chapter 3, whereas his game counterpart survives the story.
* DemotedToExtra: As Miklan and Sylvain are the primary viewpoint characters, Byleth, Claude, Edelgard, Rhea, and (To a lesser extent) Dimitri are all given much less focus. Edelgard has the worst of it, as she doesn't even have a POV chapter as of Chapter 13.
* DiseaseBleach: [[spoiler: Like Lysithea and Edelgard, Sylvain's hair begins to turn white after TWSITD transfers his Crest to Miklan.]]
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Sylvain does admit the role his parents played in Miklan's fall from grace, he makes it clear that it does ''not'' excuse his actions.
* IHaveNoSon: The story starts with Flroizel officially disowning Miklan for his actions. His mother is initially regretful, but fully embraces this trope later when Miklan [[SelfMadeOrphan kills his father.]]
--> '''Phoebe Gautier:''' I WISH YOU'D NEVER BEEN BORN! I WISH SYLVAIN HAD BEEN MY ONLY CHILD!\\
'''Miklan''': I know you do. ''[Knocks her out]''
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Sylvain and Miklan's father was only ever referred to as Margrave Gautier, while their mother was never named at all. The story gives them the names Florizel and Phoebe.
* OhCrap: Rhea is incredibly alarmed to learn that Miklan is working with the Agarthans, [[spoiler: especially since ''Byleth'' was assigned to deal with him. It's enough to get her to transform into The Immaculate One, rushing to Conand Tower in an attempt to end the affair as soon as possible. When she doesn't find Miklan there, she levels the tower, [[KillEmAll killing Miklan's entire gang in the process.]]]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Felix realizes that something is seriously bothering [[TheCasanova Sylvain]] when he sees him not even react to two women waving at him on their way to investigate the attack on House Gautier.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: Kronya, who's shown to gleefully comment the various crimes Miklan carries out like they're some kind of game.
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: After Miklan finally takes Sylvain's Crest, he realizes that it's effectively worthless. His actions have ensured he'll never be welcomed back to House Gautier, or any noble family for that matter, his only friends in the form of his gang are dead, and the he's fully aware that the only allies he has left (Those Who Slither In The Dark) pretty much regard him as a tool at best and a test subject at worst. Sylvain at least has his friends who don't care about his Crest, while Miklan has nothing and no one left.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Sylvain gives a ''brutal'' one to Miklan in in Chapter 6. Despite Sylvain's pity over his brother being TheUnfavorite due to him lacking a Crest, he's fully accepted that Miklan has gone off the deep end and absolutely ''snaps'' when Miklan accuses him of being spoiled.
-->'''Miklan''': You’re a fool. You and mother and father abandoned me and now you’re saying that things would have been all right if I had just been kinder? Bold words from someone who's had a perfect life.\\
'''Sylvain''': [[RageBreakingPoint PERFECT!?]]\\
''[Sylvain gets closer to Miklan]''\\
'''Sylvain''': My life was NEVER perfect! How could it have been?! Do you honestly think I was happy being treated like a-- a purebred puppy?! Do you have any idea what that did to me?! And on top of it, I suffered years and years and ''years'' of abuse. From ''you!'' I took it because I wanted a brother! I wanted to love you! Ah. If you had just been there for me, I would have adored you. I would have done anything for you. DAMN IT!\\
'''Miklan''': Do you honestly think your cries will change anything? \\
'''Sylvain''': No. I’m smarter now. I understand that some of this was about crests. But some of it was because you are just a bad person, Miklan. I don’t care if I never see you ever again.
* RivalsTeamUp: Miklan's attack on the Gautier estate makes the situation so dire that Rhea decides to send Dimitri, Claude, and both of their respective classes to investigate.
* SelfMadeOrphan: One of Miklan's first acts after allying with Those Who Slither In The Dark is to invade the Gautier estate, killing his father in the process. As for his mother, he settles for knocking her out and taking her hostage, primarily so he can use her as bait for Sylvain.
* SinisterScythe: Since he finds out he can't use the Lance of Ruin without the proper Crest, Miklan instead switches to using a Crescent Sickle gifted to him by the Those Who Slither in the Dark as his WeaponOfChoice.
* TraumaCongaLine: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by one of the author's tags on Archive of Our Own being labeled "I'm pretty mean to Sylvain in this one". [[spoiler: His brother kills his father, ransacks his childhood home, and takes his mother hostage. When he gives himself up in her place, he's promptly imprisonned, starved, and is put through the incredibly torturous (And potentially lethal) procedure of having his Crest ''ripped out of him'' and given to Miklan. While he does manage to survive that last part, it's heavily implied that, like other victims of TWSITD's Crest experiments, his lifespan has been [[YourDaysAreNumbered greatly reduced.]]]]
* VillainousFriendship: Ironically, Miklan actually has a pretty good bond with his bandit gang. [[spoiler: He's devastated when he finds out that they were all killed in the destruction of Conand Tower.]]
* VillainProtagonist: Miklan is the primary viewpoint character, and is given next to no AdaptationalHeroism.
* VillainTeamUp: One of the primary elements of the fic is Miklan, who's in-game a LoneWolfBoss, teaming up with [[GreaterScopeVillain TWSITD/The Agarthans.]]
After Miklan steals the Lance of Ruin, he attracts the attention of a dangerous group, people who promise to give him everything he ever wanted in exchange for fuel for their experimentation-- a new kind of blood reconstruction that could bring about the end of Fodlan's order.
!!''Those with Ruinous Envy'' contains the following tropes:
* AdaptationalBadass:
** Miklan is obviously much, ''much'' more of a threat here then he is in-game. His alliance with Those Who Slither In The Dark gives him access to a Crescent Sickle that can both corrode metal by touch and give [[WoundThatWillNotHeal Wounds That Will Not Heal]], in addition to personal assistance from their members and access to their VillainTeleportation. [[spoiler: And thanks to being given Sylvain's Crest, he can also use the Lance of Ruin at its full power without issue.]]
** While she [[HeroKiller definitely wasn't harmless]], Kronya wasn't ever shown or implied to be all that impressive in-game. Here, she's introduced [[TheWorfEffect casually]] assassinating [[GiantMook Church Golems]].
** An odd example in the form of the aforementioned Crescent Scythe that Miklan uses. In-game they were simply above average weapons used by the Death Knight's entourage, effectively being weaker knockoffs of his personal Scythe of Sariel. The one Miklan uses can corrode metal by touch and tear through it like butter, and can inflict nasty, [[WoundThatWillNotHeal scarring]] wounds to it's victims.
* AscendedExtra:
** Miklan is the primary one, going from a VillainOfTheWeek to full-blown VillainProtagonist.
** [[PerkyFemaleMinion Kronya]] is also given much more focus, being TWSITD's primary liaison to Miklan.
** Margrave Gautier is a [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] example. While Miklan does kill him early on, it is an upgrade from his in-game status as TheGhost.
* DeathByAdaptation: Margrave Gautier is [[OffWithHisHead decapitated]] by Miklan in Chapter 3, whereas his game counterpart survives the story.
* DemotedToExtra: As Miklan and Sylvain are the primary viewpoint characters, Byleth, Claude, Edelgard, Rhea, and (To a lesser extent) Dimitri are all given much less focus. Edelgard has the worst of it, as she doesn't even have a POV chapter as of Chapter 13.
* DiseaseBleach: [[spoiler: Like Lysithea and Edelgard, Sylvain's hair begins to turn white after TWSITD transfers his Crest to Miklan.]]
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While Sylvain does admit the role his parents played in Miklan's fall from grace, he makes it clear that it does ''not'' excuse his actions.
* IHaveNoSon: The story starts with Flroizel officially disowning Miklan for his actions. His mother is initially regretful, but fully embraces this trope later when Miklan [[SelfMadeOrphan kills his father.]]
--> '''Phoebe Gautier:''' I WISH YOU'D NEVER BEEN BORN! I WISH SYLVAIN HAD BEEN MY ONLY CHILD!\\
'''Miklan''': I know you do. ''[Knocks her out]''
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Sylvain and Miklan's father was only ever referred to as Margrave Gautier, while their mother was never named at all. The story gives them the names Florizel and Phoebe.
* OhCrap: Rhea is incredibly alarmed to learn that Miklan is working with the Agarthans, [[spoiler: especially since ''Byleth'' was assigned to deal with him. It's enough to get her to transform into The Immaculate One, rushing to Conand Tower in an attempt to end the affair as soon as possible. When she doesn't find Miklan there, she levels the tower, [[KillEmAll killing Miklan's entire gang in the process.]]]]
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Felix realizes that something is seriously bothering [[TheCasanova Sylvain]] when he sees him not even react to two women waving at him on their way to investigate the attack on House Gautier.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: Kronya, who's shown to gleefully comment the various crimes Miklan carries out like they're some kind of game.
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: After Miklan finally takes Sylvain's Crest, he realizes that it's effectively worthless. His actions have ensured he'll never be welcomed back to House Gautier, or any noble family for that matter, his only friends in the form of his gang are dead, and the he's fully aware that the only allies he has left (Those Who Slither In The Dark) pretty much regard him as a tool at best and a test subject at worst. Sylvain at least has his friends who don't care about his Crest, while Miklan has nothing and no one left.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Sylvain gives a ''brutal'' one to Miklan in in Chapter 6. Despite Sylvain's pity over his brother being TheUnfavorite due to him lacking a Crest, he's fully accepted that Miklan has gone off the deep end and absolutely ''snaps'' when Miklan accuses him of being spoiled.
-->'''Miklan''': You’re a fool. You and mother and father abandoned me and now you’re saying that things would have been all right if I had just been kinder? Bold words from someone who's had a perfect life.\\
'''Sylvain''': [[RageBreakingPoint PERFECT!?]]\\
''[Sylvain gets closer to Miklan]''\\
'''Sylvain''': My life was NEVER perfect! How could it have been?! Do you honestly think I was happy being treated like a-- a purebred puppy?! Do you have any idea what that did to me?! And on top of it, I suffered years and years and ''years'' of abuse. From ''you!'' I took it because I wanted a brother! I wanted to love you! Ah. If you had just been there for me, I would have adored you. I would have done anything for you. DAMN IT!\\
'''Miklan''': Do you honestly think your cries will change anything? \\
'''Sylvain''': No. I’m smarter now. I understand that some of this was about crests. But some of it was because you are just a bad person, Miklan. I don’t care if I never see you ever again.
* RivalsTeamUp: Miklan's attack on the Gautier estate makes the situation so dire that Rhea decides to send Dimitri, Claude, and both of their respective classes to investigate.
* SelfMadeOrphan: One of Miklan's first acts after allying with Those Who Slither In The Dark is to invade the Gautier estate, killing his father in the process. As for his mother, he settles for knocking her out and taking her hostage, primarily so he can use her as bait for Sylvain.
* SinisterScythe: Since he finds out he can't use the Lance of Ruin without the proper Crest, Miklan instead switches to using a Crescent Sickle gifted to him by the Those Who Slither in the Dark as his WeaponOfChoice.
* TraumaCongaLine: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by one of the author's tags on Archive of Our Own being labeled "I'm pretty mean to Sylvain in this one". [[spoiler: His brother kills his father, ransacks his childhood home, and takes his mother hostage. When he gives himself up in her place, he's promptly imprisonned, starved, and is put through the incredibly torturous (And potentially lethal) procedure of having his Crest ''ripped out of him'' and given to Miklan. While he does manage to survive that last part, it's heavily implied that, like other victims of TWSITD's Crest experiments, his lifespan has been [[YourDaysAreNumbered greatly reduced.]]]]
* VillainousFriendship: Ironically, Miklan actually has a pretty good bond with his bandit gang. [[spoiler: He's devastated when he finds out that they were all killed in the destruction of Conand Tower.]]
* VillainProtagonist: Miklan is the primary viewpoint character, and is given next to no AdaptationalHeroism.
* VillainTeamUp: One of the primary elements of the fic is Miklan, who's in-game a LoneWolfBoss, teaming up with [[GreaterScopeVillain TWSITD/The Agarthans.]]
