Complete Monster/Fire Emblem

Fire Emblem villains basically fall into one of 4 types: some form of mad scientist/mad wizard/Evil Overlord/Psycho for Hire that, although unsympathetic, does not actually engage in a series of truly horrendous acts, Complete Monsters, the Worthy Opponent who won't join you (oftentimes due to complications arising from Honor Before Reason), and an enemy soldier or non-Big Bad/The Dragon type who was either looking for an out from their own corrupt army or willing to join up with your army for some other reason. Here are some of the monsters...


 * Izuka, from Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn is pretty much Fire Emblem's version of Josef Mengele. He transformed hundreds of Laguz into Feral Ones, crazed Laguz forced into their beast forms, and he considers it all in the name of science. In the second game, . And that's before you learn that . He also . It is immensely satisfying when you finally get to kill the slimeball.
 * Let's not forget that Izuka also
 * Also from Radiant Dawn, we have Lekain, who will do anything to move up on the social ladder. ANYTHING. Even
 * Let's recite everything ELSE that bastard did: WHAT THE F**K!??!?!
 * Don't forget Ashnard. He's not called the "Mad King" for nothing. This guy became the King of Daein by . After finding out about the dark god,, sealed in Lehran's Medallion, he decides to release it for the lulz. This requires a war that spans the whole continent, so he decides to begin by invading the next country over. He also, after finding out that his own son  was unable to , decides to hold him captive to get ahold of . He then proceeds to . He laughs at everything. He wasn't even aware of the existence of Jill's father, Shiharam, who was a pretty high-ranking Daein general. He doesn't care at all about anyone except for himself, and he'll do anything, ANYTHING, to get power. His ideal world, the one that he wishes to create, is one where the only thing that matters is power. And did I mention that this is the guy that the aforementioned Izuka used to work for?
 * Previously, in Blazing Sword, there's Sonia Reed. Manipulating a small group of Robin-Hood-like warriors to the dark side and abusing button-cute Nino are evil acts. But are acts that any gamer with a scrap of heart tissue railed as unforgivable.
 * Potentially even worse is Ephidel, certified Evil Chancellor and essentially walking Diabolus Ex Machina who has a tendency to ruin anything resembling plot resolution by stabbing people. The old Marquess with essential information? Ephidel stabs him. Lyn's grandfather, who you spent her entire campaign trying to save? Ephidel stabs him. Not to mention . Sonia at least ; Ephidel knows exactly what he is and, judging by the extremely irritating smug grin he perpetually wears, revels in it. His death is among the most satisfying moments in the whole game... and you don't even get to do it.
 * We also had Lundgren, Lyn's great-uncle. He is willing to send assasins after Lyn, poison his own brother Hausen just for a throne, and way too happy to mock his brother at the prospect of his granddaughter's death. Not only that - he . Granted, he does believe, on some level, that Lyn's Sacaen heritage makes her unfit to inherit, but his own hunger for power and lack of loyalty (lampshaded by Matthew, stating "we can expect him on Ostia's doorstep before long"), coupled with his callous disregard for casualties even among his loyalists, makes him one of the game's most despicable individuals.
 * And previously again, in Genealogy of Holy War, we have Queen Hilda, the power hungry queen of Freege. As you gather information from village to village, you learn that she wholeheartedly supports the movement of sacrificing kids to an evil god and did it For the Evulz. Later on, it is revealed that.
 * Hilda is actually so evil that she even comes up as an abusive bitch . And the same goes for her daughter, Dark Magical Girl Ishtar, who may not have been physically abused as the others but still was manipulated by her Evil Matriarch mom because of her love for Yurius, which Hilda saw as a chance to gain even more power than she already had.
 * But let's not have the bigger CM of the game off the hook, huh? Manfloy the Dark Priest and archbishop of the Loputo Sect is the rare mix of CM and Magnificent Bastard, as he's extremely effective in his evil deeds...
 * First Generation: He manipulated various rulers and dukes, causing the war against Isaac by, while also   During this time, he worked primarily with  , whom he was blackmailing with the knowledge of   Later, he   And as the cherry on top, he
 * Second Generation: A while before it started, he, and also   And after all of that?   Go. To. HELL. Manfloy.
 * Valter from The Sacred Stones, a Wyvern Rider General who, after . He was originally kicked out of the Grado army  . When he's brought back, the only reason he doesn't capture Eirika and Seth immediately at the start of the game is so he can "savour the hunt ... and the kill" (his exact words). Later, he  . When his more honourable foil Glen begins to doubt the Emperor, Valter  . To top that all off, he's a Giggling Villain who delights at the thought of capturing Eirika and Ephraim - after a long-winded chase - because he enjoys tormenting, taunting, and holding back. Even Riev states that Valter doesn't care about rules and morality, simply doing what he wants. His death is honestly one of the most satisfying in the game, as his dying quote implies that he died in extreme pain.
 * Riev, a former bishop who, for no discernable reason, . He leads/raises the Demon King's demonic armies to murder people, including raising a ship for them to use in sinking any boats on the water - just for his amusement. But when he   - it becomes very clear how much you want him to die. Unfortunately,  . Fortunately,  . Phew!
 * Lang from the third game is one of the earliest examples. It's mentioned in the first game that he was a noble of Akaneia who betrayed his nation to Medeus and stole wealth from the poor, then went back to Akaneia once they start winning again. He is then made overseer of the defeated Grust, replacing Lorenz. It's mentioned, in the most kid friendly way possible, that he steals wealth from the poor, kills boys over ten], rapes and kills girls over ten, and kills entire villages if one person from there rebels, a technique the Schwarze Rosen will later pick up. When you attack him, Lang says that he was forced to do this by his boss, asking for mercy, but it is simply a trick to get the first attack in. Even Medeus and Gharnef have vaguely defined backstories on why they're bad; Lang is simply pure evil with no explanation. This guy is so over the top that he basically exists to make Marth realize that there's something wrong with Akaneia and rebel. It's vaguely implied that his actions were done to provoke Marth into conflict, making him look like a traitor.
 * Let's not get Gharnef off the hook, though. He turned evil and later . And in the new games, he   What The HELL, Gharnef.