Fenris

Lore & Background

In the world of Fire Emblem Shadows, Fenris leads an army that invades the Kingdom of Ast, causing Prince Kurt to flee with her retainers. Her servants include the siblings Hati and Skoll, who pursue Kurt and eventually recruit Joachim, a boy carrying Fenris's blood. The dark half of the story reveals context for Fenris's actions, showing her forces engaging in combat against the servants of the Light Goddess Naga. A key turning point occurs when Skoll appears to kill Kurt after she refuses a dark pact; however, this is revealed to be part of a deception orchestrated by the traitor Gotthold, who broke his pact with Fenris to save Kurt before perishing as punishment.

In Their Own Story

The light story begins with Kurt fleeing Ast after Fenris's servants invade. She seeks safety in Holtz with her fiancee Rose but is hunted by Hati and Skoll. After Skoll seemingly kills her following a refusal of a dark pact, Kurt realizes the group has an internal traitor feeding information to Fenris. Retainer Gotthold admits his betrayal, revealing he made a pact to save Kurt's life after the attack was not a dream. Defying orders to kill Kurt, Gotthold retains his free will but dies as punishment. Meanwhile, in the shadow story, servants of Naga named Sai and Shea find an amnesiac woman named Lyn, believing she was summoned to fight Fenris. They encounter Hati and Skoll, who have recruited another amnesiac named Dimitri, leading to a confrontation where Dimitri fights Lyn.

Reader's Guide

Fire Emblem Shadows features real-time strategy gameplay with social deduction elements where three players work together against enemies, but one secretly serves Fenris. This traitor can attack allies during automatic combat. The game is split into two rounds: the first allows players to demonstrate their loyalty without risk of loss, followed by a vote to identify the Fenris-aligned player. If the light side guesses correctly, they receive additional revivals. Once revealed, the traitor transforms into an animalistic version based on a body trait and must be fought in the second round to win. Players can adjust skills and weapons outside combat but only control magic and healing during battle. Microtransactions allow players to unlock characters like Lyn until October 28 or purchase stronger gear that can overwhelm opponents regardless of social deduction success.

Did You Know?

• Fenris's servants include the siblings Hati and Skoll, who recruit both amnesiacs and children with her blood.
• The game was released on September 25, 2025, just six years after Nintendo's previous mobile release in 2019.
• Critics gave the game a Metacritic score of 37/100, ranking it as the second-worst reviewed game of 2025.
• The traitor player transforms into an animalistic version of themselves based on a specific trait present on their body after being voted out.