Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes - Edelgard's New Axe May Point to a New Character Arc

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One playable character who will be returning in the Fire Emblem: Three Houses spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is Edelgard von Hresvelg, leader of the Black Eagle House at Garreg Mach Monastery and future Emperor of the Adrestian Empire. In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Edelgard is once again a major character on one of the game's three routes, titled «Crimson Blaze,» in which the player character chooses to fight alongside the Empire's forces.

A second trailer forFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, released on April 12, 2022, focusing on new protagonist Shez. This revealed a key detail to Black Eaglesfans: alongside Edelgard's new character design, which features silver armor, a red cape, and a longer hairstyle with braided elements, she is shown wielding a brand-new axe. This axe does not resemble Aymr, her signature weapon in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which could speak to larger developments.

Fire Emblem Three Hopes Website Teases Mysterious New Character Arval

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Edelgard starts the game wielding generic axes, but is shown using Aymr following the five-year timeskip. In the Crimson Flower route, where the player fights alongside Edelgard, she reveals that the weapon was specifically designed for her use and synchronizes with her Crest of Seiros. It grants Edelgard the ability to use Raging Storm, a unique Combat Art that is effective against Dragon enemies and allows her to move again after attacking. Thanks to Aymr, Edelgard is often ranked as one of the strongest Black Eagles.

Like several other weapons known as the Heroes' Relics, Aymr appears to be made from dragon bones. However, Linhardt — a scholarly member of the Black Eagle House and an expert in Crests — notes that Aymr