Vigarde

Emperor Vigarde is the monarch of the Grado Empire. Before the events of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Vigarde was a wise and kindhearted ruler, whose camaraderie with King Fado of Renais started a lasting friendship between the two nations. During the course of the game, Vigarde orders the invasion of Renais, and sends the neighboring nation into ruin.

One year before the events of the game, Emperor Vigarde died due to a lasting sickness. His death drove his son, Prince Lyon, into despair. By manipulating the Sacred Stone of Grado, which housed the spirit of the Demon King Fomortiis, Lyon managed to bring his father's corpse back to life, but only as a mindless puppet of what it originally used to be. Prince Lyon, now consumed by Fomortiis's spirit, used his father's puppet corpse to orchestrate the destruction of the Sacred Stones.

Characters including Generals Glen, Duessel, and Selena notice the Emperor's change in temperament, but are unable to discern what the root of his change is.

Vigarde's manipulated corpse is eventually fought and killed by Ephraim's group.