Lyon: Fire Emblem's Greatest Tragedy 

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In heroes, when he says "Well, come then," he is beckoning Ephraim forth. When he says "I am the Demon King," he is lying to Eirika. When he says "My caring heart has died," he is lying to himself.

Here's an interesting theory: The game starts you off with Eirika to encourage the player to do Eirika's route first, then play Ephraim's route. Eirika's route deliberately leaves the player asking "Why can't I save Lyon?" so that Ephraim's route can give you the answer: "Because he doesn't want to be saved". Lyon was faking in both routes, but it's revealed in the one players are more likely to play second to avoid having one route spoil the other. Once we reach the twist, we are meant to see Eirika's route in a whole new light. We realize that the events we saw were filtered through the perspective of a gullible and naive character. Once we see the events as they really are, we understand how completely Eirika was fooled and how we fell for it right along with her. Lyon's story is weaker if Eirika's route is viewed in isolation, but stronger as a whole if viewed in the right order. But then again, it's been a while since I played Sacred Stones, so I could be very wrong.

I love Lyon because of how human and real he is to me. I could understand being envious of the perfect friend, and then devaluing yourself. I could understand being lustful for a girl whose your friend, and then feeling unworthy or ashamed of yourself. I've never experienced all this to his tragic extreme, but I love how he personifies my darkness.

I remember being pretty young playing SS, I rushed through the game caring little for story, but every time Lyon popped up I found myself not being able to advert my eyes and glance over it, while it was probably his theme mesmerizing me, I stopped glancing over game stories once I fully realized that I could find gold such as Lyon.

Lyon is the best Fire Emblem villain and he’s not even the actual villain

I really want a sacred stones remake like shadows of valentia

How bout the Good Ending where we get an FE8 remake where Ephraim and Eirika’s routes are treated equally in terms of plot

NEWS We have a new alt of Lyon in FEH, and his supports in FORGING BONDS are amazing.

Lyon will always be one of my favorite fire emblem characters

And that is why Lyon is my No.1 favorite FE antagonist.

Naglfar refine plz IS. Especially since Lyon won the VG

This is how you make a proper possesed antagonist, take note everyone

I think Sacred Stones has the best story of any Fire Emblem, and Lyon only confirms my decision. Also, I loooooove the interpretation of Lyon on Fire Emblem Heroes, the sentences and the voice actor fit him sooo much.

Here's my headcannon, (strongly based on what you showed): Lyon tried to do a ritual to ressurect his dead father, he felt he wasn't ready to be king as he suffered from a inferiority complex which is understandable because his only other real friends were Ephraim and Erikia. Lyon always thought that Ephraim's headstrong attitude and extrovert demeanour fits the idea of a prince much better then himself. He strived to be like him but realized that both physically and mentally, he couldn't do it. So in his despiration he saught powers from the dark arts to save his father and as a result, his country; but ultimately he wanted to save himself from being thrust into a position he wasn't ready for. When the demon came to take him over, at the time he didn't resist. His fathers death and the ever looming threat of being crowned king brought much stress to the poor prince. He has been alone with his insecurities for far too long and he simply didn't want to think anymore... ...When he was struck down by Ephraim later in the game, he would utter the words "Where... Where did I go wrong?" He is asking himself when those feelings of insecurities that led him down his path, arised. When he thinks of a prince he thinks of traits like perseverance despite the odds and not secondguessing yourself. These are traits that Ephraim has that he lacked and almost as a direct result his insecurities made him believe that he would never be the king his land truely needed. He believed he would not match up to Ephraim. Lyon believed he would never match up to any of his predecessors and perhaps after realizing the evil deeds he has done, perhaps now he wish he would have never had been born at all. "The weight of the crown....is immense" - Lyon

I’m quite happy Lyon won the recent Voting Gauntlet in FEH. In FEH you get the sense he knows what had once transpired, and that he shouldn’t have had a second chance to help others or reunite with Eirika and Ephraim after what he was going to do under the demon king’s influence.

An interesting interpretation I've heard is that Lyon on Ephraim's route is lying that he has more control than he does to intimidate his rival and in Eirika's, lies that he has less control to either get pity points or make himself look less villainous in his beloved's eyes.

"Lyon basically casts Hold Person and Ephraim fails his save." Eyyy I see that D&D reference!

I excpectd the game to have us go to Grado and pick up Lyon as a dark mage, and i was shocked when Lyons nature was revealed. I was saddened by the fact that i would have to kill Lyon

I love how his normal quotes in heroes sound realy soft and weak and...you know Lyonish, but his special quotes sound powerful ,dark and evil. It's like he changes personality mid battle wich to be hones he kind of does.

Man, sacred stones is great. Like, it has something for everybody. A great story, great characters, great gameplay, and a great villain. And that’s something I can really appreciate.

Gloomy nerd boy is best boy. He deserved better. Looking up to your best friend, wanting to be just like him. Falling for a girl who is kind to you no matter how low you think of yourself. The crippling fear of being unable to measure up to your father's name and legacy. I know these feelings well. I feel like a lot of us can relate to Lyon in at least one of these aspects, and that's why he's my favourite villain in my favourite FE game. Awesome video, dude. Keep up the great work, and believe in yourself.

I was waiting for this. You timed it well with Lyon's surprise underdog victory in FEH (Shanna who?).

Rip me, never had that revelation. #iamthedemonking

Absolutely phenomenal video. You can tell how much effort went into this 25 minute analysis of a video game character, and you portrayed perfectly what Lyon means to you, your personal connection to him, and how his character arc makes Lyon a very tragic character. Those 25 minutes passed by instantly, but no amount of what you said and discussed in that time was boring or uninteresting. The video wasn't overly long, and you absolutely made the most of out every second. This gave me a new perspective on Lyon and made me appreciate him more than I ever would have been able to; your thoughts, opinions, and perspective on Lyon was flawlessly conveyed. Looking forward to what you'll bring next, Zerk. Great video.

I legit under estimated sacred stones character arcs. "i've always loved you, i've always hated you" how can such a SIMPLE line describe how jealousy twists someone into something vicious and hollow?

Lyon is julius done right

Good Lord. I thought Lyon was complex but damn.

This is so well made! I played Ephraim's route right after Eirika, so I might have skipped some story scenes because I thought it was the same (and bc I was a dumb kid). Lyon isn't a villian who is controlled by a demon king, he IS the one controlling others. He is the Demon King. The special quotes part that you showed gave me absolute chills, especially the response to Ephraim. You did a great job Zerk! You were perfectly able to show just who Lyon is. Keep up the great work! 😁👍

The ending gave me chills. It's obvious how much care you put in to this video.

To be fair. I completely agree with your synopsis of Lyon. He's the greatest Antagonist in my eyes, with Arvis following second and Grima third (with the added story of Echoes and the realization that he slaughtered all the earth dragons alone). So I have to say that I loved the vid!

That was spectacular. Definitely goes to show how Lyon isn't just one of the best Fire Emblem villains, but one of the best Nintendo villains as a whole.

I knew i made the right choice in the voting gauntlet

I feel like your relationship with Lyon is quite similar to my relationship with Sokka from avatar the last air bender

Godamn...man...i...i'm at a lost for words...but i'm glad to know this video is out, you're doing okay and well analyzed. Just remember do stuff that makes you happy, don't focus on views,and most importantly you have support from your friends and fans.

I never really played classic fire emblem ,but guess who i sided with in the past Gauntlet? Lyon. All it took was one quote. “ Nobody but YOU know what you’ve been through “

Oh look the guy that kill Ike and Hardin in the VG

The divergence of the story when you choose your paths serves to contextualize Lyon's actions in different ways. To begin, Lyon is very blatantly based on the tale of Icarus, a man who flew too close to the sun. This is interesting, because Ephraim and Eirika hold the Solar and Lunar Braces, which are based on the sun and the moon, which is the sun's shadow. If you choose Eirika's path, and by extension the Lunar Brace, we see that all of Lyon's actions were a farce. He lost to the Demon King before he could even try to save Grado. He chased the moon and became lost in the cosmos. Without the sun to either guide or kill him, he could never come back down to Earth again. That's why he is a mere puppet, at least thematically. If you choose Ephraim's path, and by extension the Solar Brace, Lyon gets the chance to fly too close to the sun. His hubris tricks him into believing that he can be like his metaphorical sun, Ephraim, and beat the Demon King on his own. We see through the story that this is not what happens, and Lyon flying to close to the sun is what brought him (and by law his kingdom) crashing down. While he was able to somewhat control the Demon King, he was so caught up in the fantasy of matching the sun's brilliance to realize that there was no point in even flying to the sun. The only thing that would happen is that he would get burned. Also, the real villain of Sacred Stones is fucking Vigarde for shooting down Lyon's idea of asking Ephraim and Eirika for help with Grado's whole future earthquake thing.

Fire emblem : sacred stones is my favorite game but super underrated! Thank you for making a video on Lyon the best character that's been hyped up all through out that game!

Welp, guess I'll be replaying Sacred Stones again. I really do need to experience Eirika's story. In my, 3 times I think, of playing I've always chosen Ephraim, and while I thought Lyon was a good villain, I didn't quite think he was the best. But with your video, I now kinda have to reconsider. He has so many layers (I want to make a Shrek joke here, but I'm restraining myself), that I never considered. While I have more nostalgia for Black Knight, and I think Arvis makes for a cooler fight, Lyon might just the best story of them all. So in other words, Lyon is an onion. He's purple, has layers, and is easily sliced with a knife.

I recently played FE8 in around november. I played Ephraim's route and I got to the end, I cried so much, for the first time in a game since 2013. Lyon is such a relatable character from my perspective, I was going through a lot but FE8 made me feel good about myself. I loved Lyon as a character, tragic yet kind, like me. I just think Lyon is my favorite character in all of fire emblem, yes he may be cliched but he's tragic and I feel his pain in some ways. And when I watched this video, it made me feel like crying again, I just love the way you described all the stuff that went down with Lyon as a character. This is an amazing video!

This was a nice video. Good thing you've been hyping this up for a while. I was never really crazy about Lyon but he was quite a tragic character which was among the most memorable parts of Sacred Stone's story Although I'm a bit confused about Lyon himself actually being responsible for the conflict in the story. I've only played Ephraim's route once which was a bit of a long time ago so a lot of what I remember is a little foggy. But I thought he was fully possessed in both routes. It doesn't really add up that innocent nerdy Lyon is the same as possessed Lyon. I've always assumed that the Demon King was just more cunning and manipulative on Ephraim's route.

Sacred stones was one of my first fe games and still my favorite fe game after playing almost every single one. Lyon holds such a special place to me

Lyon’s win in the voting gauntlet was so deserving. I’m so happy I built up my Lyon in Heroes

Revisited this video recently. Still gets me misty-eyed. Excellent work, Zerk!

Its so damn annoying people hate on sacred stones because its easy, or isnt designed as well as the others, that they over look its greatest strength, how it handles characters, its in my opinion the best one in the series with characters, followed after by blazing sword. Lyon was my first villain in media i grew to respect yet fear as a character, and even hurt for him, and very few stand close to him even after all these years

Zerk, this was amazing! Just like you, Lyon is my favorite video game character of all time. While his impact on me wasn't as personal as yours, his tragic arc felt so real and so fleshed out to me. And you did an excellent job at portraying that! Props to you!

Such an odd way to end off the video. The whole mentioning about Lyon being somewhat similar to you. It’s quite intriguing.

As I've told friends, Lyon is the Camus archetype on steroids. I enjoy Eirika's route with Lyon because it makes me feel like "if I'd just been faster, I could have helped him" but there wasn't a way to fix this. I kept rooting for Lyon to break free of control totally, but since it didn't happen, I was sad but had righteous fury to stop the Demon King (although I think ANYONE who's played Eirika's route will say that her giving Lyon the stone was a seriously dumb move) and it felt good to take the demon down and set Lyon free. Ephiram's route was always good because to me, it felt like these routes were happening at the same time, save a few script changes. Imagine this: if Lyon was faking all along, why would he tell Eirika that? He loved her, to the point that the demon king made special mention of that fact in a boss quote. To me, even if Lyon was faking it in both, him using Eirika's naivety and dangling the carrot of rescue makes sense, because he knows she'll succeed where he's failed. To me, he's still the most sob-story of the FE villains but that's a good thing because let's face it, we all can't be insane as Nergal or blinded by rage as Sephiram or just as ass as Shagall or daddy issues like Zephiel. Lyon was a fundamentally broken character, so for his ending to be a sad one just makes it better. After all, the question of "what if" comes up about Lyon and it makes things far more interesting. Lyon would have gotten redemption from Ephiram and Eirika almost immediately because we know where he comes from. Can you really say that if any other main villain in the entirety of FE had survived (aside from Sephiram/Lehran) their final encounter that they'd be as quick to redeem as Lyon would be? He did what he did from a place of fear and lack of confidence, and with Eirika and Ephiram to help him he'd be a great king and prevent the damage that the earthquake he saw in his vision would bring. He was a good person who, thanks to the demon king, lost sight of himself and the right path. He's still one of my top 3 villains because of both Ephiram AND Eirika's paths (even if parts of Eirika's were handled with the care of an angry bull in a china shop)

I opened this video, ready to cry I was not disappointed

Wow, this gives me a reason to replay Sacred Stones again. I love the way that this video is conveyed, the effort and emotion is really felt, this really just reinforces why Lyon is best boy. This is a entertaining and intriguing video as always king. Also my heart right now, they don't think it be like that sometimes, but it really do man...

Out of all FE games, Lyon is my favorite character because of his character and past. I love him. 😭 He's my favorite video game character ever too!

I always thought lyon was underrated myself, hes one of the most realistically written characters in the game (despite being possessed by a demon) and yet nothing goes well for him even his death only benefitted the demon king. sacred stones is like the Batman of the franchise in that it has the best villains

This may be quite late, but your passion for a game I love made me bother to leave my own opinions on this subject, in which I mostly agree with you. I only disagree in that Eirika's path is bad characterization of Lyon. In fact, I think it is exactly how Lyon would act if he was facing Eirika as the leader of the army. Why use straightforward and honest truth when he knows she's incredibly naive? It would be far more useful to manipulate those feelings he knows she has for him and play the victim to the end. I feel that Ephraim's path is intended to be the second one you play, as it would reveal that Lyon is scheming and vile of his own accord. I took those revelations to be telling that all of his Eirika path dialogue is an act, as he loved her, and wanted to be loved by her. What better way to do so than play the damsel in distress, even when he knew his death at her hands was inevitable? Aside from that, wonderful video. Sacred Stones will always be my favorite FE and one of my favorite games ever because of these characters, and I'm glad there are others who are just as passionate. Thank you.

so you still prefer Lyon over Arvis/Alvis? Damn, mad respect for you. Thanks for making this video

I know we probably are really far away from a Sacred Stones Remake, but after hearing Mark Whitten’s performance I really cannot wait for him to break my heart by adding “extraemotionalpunch” to Lyon in game

Wow, this was deep. I liked Lyon and could relate to him but damn, if you didn't make me love him even more, good job.

I can whistle lyon's theme without fainting... I dont know if i should be proud of that

No matter what happens I will always enjoy your content and it's always a blessing to see such in depth analysis like these posted. It's not often we get to see analysis like these posted and with full commentary. It makes it easier to put in the background and listen to and not to mention they are a little bit more accessible and out there. Keep up with this content and I look forward to seeing more!

I'm playing through Sacred Stones again (because why not?). I loved Lyon's arc.

3:12 Great screenshot out of context to explain Ephraim's love for Lyon.

While I haven’t played SS myself, I’ve grown to really like Lyon from Heroes mostly from two quotes he says while standing around the castle. One where he mentions how he tripped yet it doesn’t bother him and that being alive is wonderful and another where he tells the Summoner that it’s ok to cry because no one knows what they’re going through. At the moment I’m typing this, I don’t feel the greatest but reading those lines made me feel just a tad better.

I'm glad that there is a video explaining the truly complex character that is Lyon. Never in the franchise thus far has a character had such struggle as he did. And this video does a fantastic job of dissecting my fav character. Awesome video my friend.

I think the timing of this is spot on since Lyon won the voting gauntlet, did you plan for this? Also I felt that you might have explained Lyon somewhere along the road. Anyways, nicely done Zerk. I always like the reason why people has a personal bias of a character they like and yours is no exception of Lyon. Though I prefer Eirika's path better because of Joshua and Cormag the way of how Lyon is portrayed in Ephraim's path is a lot better as you have stated. Don't know if you want to change your pic to Lyon now but I think that it could be good. Anyways great video Zerk. Btw who did you ally support Lyon with? I supported him with regular Eirika.

Zerk this was fantastic. I'm glad you took your time. It's been a while since sacred stones for me but remembering the events through your video gave me the feels.

Im late to the party but I liked how Fire Emblem Heroes development some Lyon character by his normal self talk to his possesed version. I thought it was really cool and well executed.

Another thing i found after watching this video is that when lyon said the he seen two paths with the dark stone one where he was consumed by the demon king and other where he controls it. Is parallel with the two paths with the twins. I really love this game and the story got to be pne of the best

I may not know much about Lyon as you do but I will say this, this is an amazing work you've done.

I saw this video after finishing Sacred Stones. Because the end cutscene is so tragic. Dayum.

I love lyon and I can't describe how I felt when I discovered in Heroes that it's pronounced leon and not lion. But okay. Great video. And fucking great Monika/Lyn avatar.

Wow this is such a beautiful analysis. Fire Emblem Sacred Stones has always been and forever will be my favourite, but for the simple reason that it was my introduction to the series. Your analysis has given me an even better reason to love Fire Emblem Sacred Stones as much as I do. Thank you!

Finally had the Chance to wach this video. Wow, it's amazing. This needs more views.

It's a Miracle you finally uploaded this after many tweets of you mentioning this, all I'm gonna say it's congrats.

Sacred Stones is my second favorite Fire Emblem game. Great video!!

his final battle theme is what got me It perfectly embodies the battle with him Tragic, forceful, it forces you to fight him even though you don't want to, you just want to save him. But you can't, Lyon is too far gone and the music perfectly embodies these feelings. makes me want to cry whenever i hear it

This is incredible. I would love to see one of these on Arvis.

Came to watch this since yesterday was Sacred Stones’ anniversary in the states, better late than never!

Can I just say that you made me love Lyon like I never had before? Like you make me hyped for when I get back to Sacred Stones for my own analysis series.

Really liked the video, i appreciate the character of Lyon too as an antagonist and as the somewhat heartbroken good boy he is/was. I wanted to add that the Eirika route is probably the first you explore (and the easiest), cause for the community and maybe the devs, you finish the Eirika route first, then the Ephraim route, and the Ephraim route and these revelations make more sense like this.

Thanks for the video brother! And for sharing a part of your own history!

I remember playing this game growing up and it was getting depressing for me that I had to stop playing for awhile before I could go back and finish the game.

Wow... What a great video. Ironically, I was just contemplating Lyon's character earlier today, so the timing of this video was perfect for me. :) I'll be honest, when I first played Sacred Stones, I wasn't expecting much from Lyon, (mainly because I was expecting him to to behave like he does on Erika's route) but once I got to Chapter 18 on Ephraim's route, (which I thankfully played first) and learned that he was faking his possession, it blew my mind. After that, Lyon became one of my favorite video game villains, (if not my absolute favorite villain). Again, amazing job, and thanks for making this video. :)

Amazing video essay! Loved the way you depicted Lyon and compared both paths and their significance towards Lyon's character and story. I wished you elaborated a bit more on Eirika to make your discussion on both paths balanced, but I agree that there was little to no substance in her path when I played. Great job nonetheless!

Lyon won the villian you just can't hate category in Heroes. He rightfully so deserves it.

I randomly saw this video in my homepage, clicked on it and..wow. Sacred Stones has been my first Fire Emblem game and I couldn't agree more with literally everything you said. Sacred Stones is also my favourite videogame ever and I think I will never find another videogame so impactful to me. The main reason why I've said this is Lyon himself. I'm so biased towards Lyon because I also have personal motivations which make me identify with almost everything about him. I was (and I still am, partially) the same shy, insecure and scared girl just like he is and I often had inferiority complex towards other people (especially my friends) in a way almost destructive for others. When I read that dialogue between him and Ephraim, starting with "I've always loved you. I've always hated you" I immediately realized that, if I had been in his shoes, I would have acted exactly in the same way as him. I understood everything he had been through and, from my perspective, he went from being another generic tragic villain to one of my favourite characters ever. The last scene of the game made me burst into tears after many years without crying due to a piece of media. It reminded so much of me, at first trying to make new friends, then making a lot of mistakes because of my envy and my complexes and, in the end, faking an evil behaviour just to make sure people would have abandoned me knowing that my caring part had gone and only jealousy remained. I liked so much Ephraim's route for the same reasons as you. Thank you for having analyzed so well my favourite character, he deserved a video like this one a lot and ngl I almost cried at the end of the video

Zerrrrrk! You had me crying! And now I may replay Sacred Stones; I haven't played it the entire way through since I was in middle school.

Wow I really need to play this game now Edit: After hearing everything you said in the end of the video I had to sub! 😢

Lyon is one of my favorite villains in FE. Great video!

You know The first time I played sacred stones I went Ephraim route for some reason It let me see more of the darker side of the story in all senses While eirika goes through the mountains with light and hope in her heart, Ephraim sees the decay of grado in all senses While the bosses like Pablo were cartoony to a fault,you could feel the sorrow in Selena's eyes after receiving her last order as a moonstone You see how for once is not the invaders who destroyed the evil land Then you reach castle grado Vigarde was dead all along all that Maybe I didn't really notice at that time but it's surprisingly all so fluid Nothing feels like an asspull when thinking from the game world's logic and possibilities Now when reading the interactions between Ephraim and Lyon Just wow Eirika's route just feels like a red hairing now A sheet to cover the depth of the game

Amazing. Simply amazing. This was an incredible analysis Zerk and I can say it’s certainly one of my favorite pieces of your work. While I might still have a slight bias towards Erika’s path due to solely the character interactions/battle quotes of chapter 15, this video has given me a new found appreciation of Ephraim’s path in addition to a better appreciation of Lyon himself. After thinking of my favorite FE villains, I think Lyon for me ties as my third FE Villain with Berkut, especially after watching this video. Again you did a wonderful job Zerk with this one and I’m certain this one will be remembered amongst your best of works. Much like Heroes, you did a great job of capturing this tragic villain of Fire Emblem. I’ll be looking forward to more of your work.

This was a beautiful video. Sacred Stones was the first game I played as a child and it’s the reason why I love Fire Emblem to this day. I think growing up, I saw a lot in Lyon that was similar to me. Darkness was a sense of comfort for him. But it’s important to know that darkness will always have the potential to consume you, if you aren’t careful. It’s crazy that I haven’t played the game in years but I do remember all of it now. Lyon’s arc with Ephraim’s path is much more tragic. He wasn’t just being controlled, he willing allowed the darkness to consume him.

I've never played Sacred Stones, nor do I want to. I cry enough as it is, without seeing more of this tragic prince.

amazing essay, i feel about lyon the same way you do

I always find myself coming back to listen to this video. Sacred Stones was my favorite game growing up and the connection I’ve had with the characters is something that can’t be replicated.

Amazing analysis, wow 👌🏻 It’s cool to hear about how certain characters hit emotional chords for different people :) I was a bit bored by Lyon in SS, although I can appreciate how well he was written. Just wasn’t my cup of tea. Especially on Eirika’s route, as I’m really not a fan of crush-on-girl-turns-into-jealousy-feel-bad-for-me plotlines. Ephraim’s route tho I 100% agree with you, Lyon was MUCH better written, although still not my taste in villains. I definitely understand how he could be a great character to relate to. Congrats on completing the video 🤘🏻🤘🏻

Lyon is best boi. There’s nothing else to say than that. (Loved the vid, great job!)

Were it not for Velvet Crowe this guy would be my favourite character in all media by far and away. He's just... awesome.

I’ve been waiting for that one and boy did you deliver! Lyon is one of my favorite FE characters as well. I remember in vivid detail the moment I saw the chapter 18 ending for the first time, and how shooketh I was as I read "I am the Demon King".

Lyon made me fall in love with tragic characters in media for better or worse

Well I haven't played Eirikas path yet but Ephraim's was so good I don't even think I need to, but I will. And because of my playing of his path Lyon is probably my favorite FE villain to date and Ephraim is easily one of my favorite lords. (P. S. Lyon's evil portrait is so well done. It really captures just how evil and twisted he's become in such a short time)