Aversa

"I'm not completely cruel, you know. Come, I have a kiss for each of you..."

- Aversa in To Slay a God

Aversa (インバース Inbāsu, Inverse in the Japanese version) is a character in Fire Emblem: Awakening and one of the main antagonists. She is a scheming femme fatale and Gangrel's subordinate.

She is voiced by Tanaka Kumi in the Japanese version and by Cindy Robinson in the English version.

Profile
Aversa's background and true objectives are unknown, but her dark clothing and magic book makes her appear to be a user of ancient magic. She seems to be as cruel as Gangrel. Her Shadowgift skill allows her to use Dark Magic, despite not being a Dark Mage or Sorcerer. Her birthday is November 3rd. She bathes longer than anyone else in the army and is the fondest of taking long swims.

Aversa is first introduced when Gangrel kidnaps Maribelle. After failing to negotiate to seize the Fire Emblem from Emmeryn she attempts to murder Maribelle until Ricken manages to repel her with an Elwind spell and she leaves the battlefield. Later during Emmeryn's assassination, when the Ylissean Pegasus Knight squad lead by Phila is about to rescue her, Aversa summons a group of Risen Archers and kills the Pegasus Knights.

Two years after Gangrel's downfall, Aversa becomes the subordinate for the new king of Plegia, Validar. Aversa talks to Excellus at some point during the conquest of Valm, offering to give him the Plegian throne if he managed to get the Fire Emblem from Chrom. Aversa used Excellus as a medium to take Valm down from the inside should Chrom's army fail to take down Walhart.

After defeating Walhart's forces Chrom is summoned to Plegia Castle to give him the final jewel for the Fire Emblem, however this was a lie and Validar seizes the Emblem from Chrom by controlling the Avatar. Validar leaves to go to The Dragon's Table to awaken Grima. Aversa stands out of the temple to give Validar some time to perform the ceremony. She summons the Deadlords to stall them as long as possible, but she is ultimately defeated. However Validar is given enough time to perform the ritual, and Aversa flees for the time being. After Validar's death and the resurrection of Grima, Aversa stands before Chrom one last time at Origin Peak to kill Chrom's army for revenge from killing Validar. However Aversa is killed by Chrom and the Avatar, leaving them to face Grima.

In her Paralogue, Aversa arrives at the Wellspring of Truth seeking answers. She encounters Chrom and the Avatar who recently caught wind of the legendary spring. Aversa invites them to fight with her on the map to learn about their own truths. If Aversa survives the map, Aversa will remember horrible events of her past. She was once a young, innocent village girl who lived a normal life. However, one day Validar came to her village out of sheer chance and noticed her talents. He kidnapped and brainwashed her into doing his bidding, changing her name to Aversa somewhere down the line. To make sure that no one could possibly undo her brainwashing, Validar slaughtered everyone who had prior connections with Aversa, including her parents. Horrified that she once served her parent's murderer she vows to take down Grima. Chrom invites her to join his cause which Aversa accepts, seeing this as an opportunity to atone for her past actions.

In her supports with the male Avatar, she tends to distance herself from the others because of her past. Avatar is prone to calling her "aunt" or "auntie", and in response, Aversa decides to call him "big bro." By the end of the support, Avatar convinces her to throw away her past and work alongside him for Chrom, although she also misinterprets this as a proposal for marriage, to which she accepts. In Aversa's supports with the female Avatar, the two become overly competitive against each other to try and see who the better tactician for Chrom is. By the end of the support, they decide to duel each other to see who is more fit to serve Chrom, but after they are ambushed by enemy soldiers, they realize that it would be better if they combined their talents instead of fighting each other.

Chapter 22

 * Dark Flier
 * 16
 * 47
 * 21
 * 28
 * 26
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 * 15
 * 25
 * DarkBlessing.pngwgift
 * LanceIconFE13.png - B TomeIconFE13.png - A
 * [[File:Goetia FE13 Icon.png]]Goetia Goddess Icon*
 * }
 * }

*Dropped when defeated

Chapter 25
* Dropped when defeated
 * Dark Flier
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 * 24
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 * LanceIconFE13.png - B TomeIconFE13.png - A
 * [[File:Goetia FE13 Icon.png]]Goetia*
 * }

Paralogue 22/Recruitable

 * Dark Flier
 * 20
 * 55
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 * 32+2
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 * 8
 * Speed+2.png +2 Refreshicon.pngf MovementCry.png Movement Lightningspeedicon.pngorce DarkBlessing.pngwgift
 * LanceIconFE13.png - B TomeIconFE13.png - A
 * [[File:Bolganone FE13 Icon.png]]Bolganone [[File:Nosferatu FE13 Icon.png]]Nosferatu
 * }

Growth Rates

 * 85%
 * 40%
 * 60%
 * 50%
 * 65%
 * 60%
 * 35%
 * 40%
 * }

Supports

 * The Avatar (Can marry a Male Avatar)
 * Morgan (Only if Aversa is her mother)

Class Sets

 * Pegasus Knight - Promotes to Falcon Knight or Dark Flier
 * Dark Mage - Promotes to Sorcerer  or Dark Knight
 * Wyvern Rider - Promotes to Wyvern Lord or Griffon Rider
 * Bride - Requires Wedding Bouquet

Base Class
Aversa has a lot going for her and has good assets, in more ways than one. She has an interesting choice of a base class, the Dark Flier, and she has a one of a kind skill that not other storyline character has; Shadowgift which allows her to utilize Dark Magic outside of the Dark Mage classes. Aversa has much stronger Magic growth rates and caps than both Sumia and Cordelia making her the best Dark Flier in the game barring Cynthia with the Avatar as her father who has Magic as his asset. Aversa is a tad slower and less skillful, but with her starting stats, there is not much of problem with these. At Level 20, Aversa is ready to reclass straight into another second tier class and she will need to if you plan on increasing her stats. Starting off as a Level 20 Dark Flier also means that she already has all of the skills from the Pegasus Knight and Dark Flier classes, allowing her to start off with Galeforce to clear maps for training faster. Although Aversa starts out with good stats, she will need to be cautious of Archers mostly due to her subpar defenses and modest speed and skill.

With Pegasus Knight as her base class she can also promote or slide reclass into the Falcon Knight class. Cordelia is still better option for this class, but Aversa is slightly ahead of Sumia in the strength stat for this class. Nevertheless Aversa does not really have to come into this class unless Rally Speed or Lancefaire is desired, both of which are modestly useful for Aversa. However, in the end, Aversa is best suited as a Dark Flier.

Aversa can use Shadowgift very well, however she will not be able to fully exploit its potential since only two of her tome-weilding classes can use it without redundancy. Shadowgift is the skill to pass down to Morgan as she can use it in a total of seven non-dark tome wielding classes. Still, for Aversa, this allows her to wield many of the great Dark Tomes like Ruin, Nosferatu, and the strongest tome in the game Goetia in her non-Dark Mage classes.

Reclassing
Aversa's two reclass options are the Dark Mage and Wyvern Rider classes. Wyvern Rider Aversa is subpar compared to Cherche as she is slightly faster, skilled, and resistant to magic than Cherche, but Cherche's stats compliment the class better than Aversa having better strength and defenses. Still her strength cap as a Wyvern Lord will match her Dark Flier magic cap, but most likely a few reclassings will be needed in order to achieve this. In the end Aversa can grab a few skills if she needs from these classes including Quick Burn, Tantivy, Deliverer, Lancebreaker, and Swordbreaker.

Aversa as a Dark Mage is the greatest reclassing option since it compliments her good magic stats. She either matches or exceeds several stat growths compared to Tharja and Henry which makes her a great optional Dark Mage unit. Her Sorcerer promotions is fantastic for her though it'll make Shadowgift useless. Aversa's only attacking skill Vengeance comes from this class and is a good option if damage piling is needed and works well in conjunction with Shadowgift to use Nosferatu in her Dark Flier base. Tomebreaker is also good for dodging problematic wind mages. Dark Knight Aversa is an interesting option as, like the Dark Flier, Aversa can use Dark Tomes when no one else can. Her stat caps are all balanced out at around 41 as the average. All in all this class is a novelty for Aversa to be, and is a class worth considering if Dark Flier is not to your liking. Slow Burn is great for long maps, but by the time of her recruitment, Final map is rather short as well as most DLC's won't, both of which will not last longer than 7 turns as most. Lifetaker though is a great skill which can help heal her in a pinch and given her high magic, she should have little trouble killing most enemies unless on harder difficulties.

Vs. Chrom (Chapter 22)
Chrom: "A final question, witch, before you die-"

Aversa: "Oh? Then perhaps one final answer, boy, before you fail..."

Chrom: "Who is Validar? Why do you follow him?"

Aversa: "He is...a father to me."

Chrom: "...What?! But... You're Avatar's sister?!"

Aversa: "Aha ha ha! You damn fool! Not literally... But he did raise me as if I were his own. Taught me everything... I was a poor orphaned wretch with dirt for food, yet Master Validar took me in. He provided when others would have watched me starve. I would never presume that he loves me... But he's everything I know of love. I would gladly die at his command."

Chrom: "Even knowing his actions will destroy the world?"

Aversa: "But he IS the world-and it is YOU that would destroy HIM! From where I stand, YOU are the only aggressor here. How Avatar lives with the shame, attacking his/her own blood..."

Chrom: "Avatar sees beyond himself/herself, to the larger reality. One person's life means nothing in the shadow of millions."

Aversa: "A sweet sentiment, and easily spoken when you bear no love for the one... But more difficult when the sacrifice was your exalted sister, wasn't it? I don't expect you to see the world through my eyes, Prince. But I won't pretend to understand how things look through yours."

Chrom: "...Then I suppose there is nothing more to say."

Aversa: "No, I suppose there isn't."

Vs. Avatar (Chapter 22)
Avatar: "I'll never understand minions like you and Excellus. No lives of your own... Living only to serve the beck and call of your masters. Pathetic."

Aversa: "Oh? I might say as much about your relationship to the prince... And please, don't lump me with that half-witted little toad. Excellus was nothing but a pawn on our board. Another actor on our stage. His ambition was our insurance against Walhart's threat. If you had failed, he might have destroyed the empire from the inside. But in the end, he was just another puppet whose strings we had to cut."

Avatar: "Then you've confirmed my theory."

Aversa: "Yes, I promised him the Plegian throne in exchange for the Emblem... He jumped at the offer! Well, as much as the fat little piggie could jump... Men are all the same. Learn their ambition, and you have them by the- Oho... Well, perhaps Excellus was a bit different in that respect..."

Avatar: "Here I thought him the lowest form of slime imaginable, but you win handily..."

Aversa: "Yes, well, we play the roles we're given, Avatar, as you'll soon discover."

Avatar: "If we all stand on a great stage, I'll be happy to assist with your exit!"

Aversa: "Oh really now, how amusing... You're so cute when you try to be clever. But Master Validar already considers you stronger and smarter than I... Whatever shall I do if he decides you're more witty as well? Perhaps I'd best kill you before you ripen and become his everything..."

Avatar: "Before I "ripen"?"

Aversa: "...Shhh. Nothing to worry your pretty little head over. Focus on our battle, instead! If you truly are as gifted as my master says... There is no need for me to hold back!"

Pre-Battle Quote (Chapter 22)
"Hee hee. Looking for attention? One at a time, love."

- Chapter 22

Defeat Quote (Chapter 22)
"Ooh... You play rough... But the ritual has already begun. You are too late! Farewell! Perhaps we shall meet again? Oh, actually...I suppose not! Heh hah!"

- Chapter 22

Pre-Battle Quote (Chapter 25)
"Murderers! You'll pay for taking Master Validar from me!"

- Chapter 25

Death Quote (Chapter 25)
"Ahh...finally...Sweet...death...Finally...the pain...F-finally...it ends..."

- Chapter 25

Event Tiles

 * "Well, now. Who's the naughty boy dropping his things all about...? (item)
 * "I'm trying out a new scent... It takes work to keep men wrapped around your finger." (exp)
 * "I just exercised some new muscles. Shall I show you what I can do with them?" (weapon exp)

Level Up

 * "Do I look ravishing, or do you just stare a lot?" (4-5 stats up)
 * "I feel more supple already." (2-3 stats up)

Class Change

 * "I can tell you like what you see. Heh heh...

Armory

 * "For me? How unusually thoughtful of you." (buying)
 * "You want to sell this? Careful. I might get pouty." (selling)
 * "I deserve a more...rugged weapon, don't you agree?" (forging)

Greetings

 * "Hello, Avatar. My whole body aches tonight!" (evening)

Confession
"From now on, I live only for you. And as you may have noticed, I'm the fiercely loyal type."

- Aversa's confession quote

Dual Support

 * "I'm with you."
 * "Hold on."
 * "Oooh, scary."
 * "Shall we?"
 * "Good luck."
 * "They won't last long."
 * "Lead the way."
 * "So big and strong..."
 * "Care to play?"

Dual Guard

 * "*giggles* Don't bother."
 * "*giggles* So sorry."

Dual Strike

 * "They never learn..."

Critical

 * * giggles*
 * "Still clinging to hope?"
 * "All good things must end."
 * "Down you go."

Defeated Enemy

 * "Always a pleasure."
 * "Hmmhmm"
 * "That was good for me."
 * * giggles*
 * "Anymore takers?"

Partner Defeated Enemy

 * "You were lovely."
 * "No endurance..."

Death/Retreat
"So in the end...this is all I'm worth... Ha... 'Tis no worse...than I deserve..."

- Aversa's death quote (classic mode)

Etymology
Aversa's name likely comes from the word aversion which means a strong dislike or disinclination or someone or something that arouses such feelings.

Inverse means something that is the opposite or reverse of something else.

Trivia

 * Aversa shares her English voice actress, Cindy Robinson, with Libra.
 * Aversa's birthday is the same day that Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken was first released in North America.