Part 58: Endgame: Grima - Battle

Endgame: Grima Battle

Seal Time



Uh, Henry what happened to you being awesome. Where's your speed?! 23??



Overall, Noire loses some stats and mobility but gains the Longbow which kinda evens things out. Would be better if she had abilities to take advantage of the range like Luna.

The final boarding party



Strange place for an annual honey moon, but Chrom was never the best at planning these things.



Papa Donny is going to show her little girl how to punish evil dragons on messing with his crops.



Henry is going to need his cane because he can't really carry himself in battle anymore with that horrid loss of speed.



My calculations have Vaike as a really terrible and slow character without any stat boosters, even as a Berserker. Luckily Gerome has take more to his mother's side of being a tanky axe murderer.



Morgan did not turn that well for some reason. Only slightly godly despite Veteran to boost EXP.



The former Khan and a Khan candidate.



Interesting how Noire and Yarne end up being different. One is the power packer, the other is a speedster. Too bad for Yarne that being speedy is infinitely more useful.



Brady's going all in with the Fortify Staff, giving multiple heals per turn at an insane range.





*Team's party HP drains to 1*



*Huff, huff* ...Wh-what... What manner of magic...

Magic? *huff, huff* That was a...damned...catastrophe... He's weakened us all... He's too...strong...rrgh...

It cannot end like this... I won't have...all our struggle...be for naught...

No... This darkness... The future is upon us!

Oh gods... F-Father...



See how frail these humans bonds of yours are? How short lived? How pointless? You have all thrown your lives away, and the result is the same!

We're not dead yet!

Detail, details. *sigh* But yes, I suppose it's time I got you all off my back, so to speak—permanently.

No...

No, you don't want this, do you? You do have a choice, you know. It doesn't have to be this way. You can still save all your friends... Become one with me, and we shall spare their lives.

...Refuse, and watch as I rend the flesh from their bones!

...I...

No, Robin! Don't...do it...

She's lying... It's...a trap...

NOW! I will have your decision! Will you save these worms? Will you JOIN ME and become a GOD?



All right! I'll do as you wish! Just...let them live.

No, Robin! Don't—



Do you think me a fool? You'll kill them anyway!

...Well, of COURSE I would. I only thought you might want to leave your comrades with a heroic, selfless image.

...But so be it. Leave them with the final memory that you were their undoing!

Aaarrrrgh!

Robin!



*Robin absorbed by Grima, now inside*



Continued Yes

Yes, at last I have you... Once our power is joined... THE DRAGON'S MIGHT...WILL BE MADE WHOLE.

First, let my friends go... You promised to spare them.

Oh come now, we both knew that was never going to happen... But I am not altogether cruel... I did spare you the pain of damning them openly.

You...

In truth, I simply don't understand why you care so deeply for the creatures... No matter. Your soul is mine now; you cannot escape. Your mind will descend into the shadow of my own!

No... I won't let you!

Continued No

Where am I?

Where your god wills you to be. Now if you will excuse me... I have some fleas on my back to take care of.

No... I won't let you!



Then perhaps I should end you first!





A sea of black... I have...no final strategy... No cards left to play... He/She has...won... Ah... I c-can't see... I can't hear... I feel...nothing...

.........Nothing.........



..........Huh?



I...hear something... A voice...

Music: Id (Return)





C-Chrom? Chrom! Chrom, I can hear you!

What?! No! You are mine now!

The dragon's grip cannot be broken!



Characters that rode on Grima will speak here

Come back to us, Robin!

I know it would take more than this to stop you, milady!

You gonna let that ugly snake get the last hiss? Come on!

History is watching, Robin! The bards would sing of your triumph!

On your feet, soldier! Don't make ol' Teach give ya a lecture!

Wake up, Robin! Only I get to oversleep!

Arise from your hypnopompic state! You are sorely needed here!

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAH!

Robin, remember all the days we spent together!

...A-answer us, Robin!

Please, Robin! You're too important to me!

Get up right this instant, or suffer a swift smack of my parasol!

Do not rob the taguel of one of our last true champions!

Up and at 'em, Robin! One dragon oughta be a piece of cake!

We're all right here by your side!

Gregor will snap you out of it! Gregor does with the YELLING!

I thought I was your favorite dragon! Forget about Grima!

The gods gave you to us. I do not believe they wish you taken away!

Get up, Robin! No one goes down without my say so...

Please, Robin! I still haven't shown you my new dance!

Minerva wants you back, and so do I!

I know the darkness is warm and delicious... But too much of a good thing is just bad!

You have earned my trust and my love, milady. Now return to us!

Aye, awaken! You cannot leave now, with my debt to you unpaid!

Pull it together, lass! Death is overrated, believe me!

You don't bow to dragons. You break 'em!

I need ya to come on back, y'hear?!

Robin, you can't close up shop on us now! We still need you!

Heed not the dark's eerie call, friend! Summon forth the strength inside you!

I can think of nothing worse than dying alone. ...No, seriously. I can't.

Come on, bud! No givin' up now!

This is a test, and by the gods, you're gonna pass it!

Come on! You can do this! You need to fight with us!

If you don't come back, I'm never going to forgive you!

We lost to the fell dragon once. Do not grant fate a second victory!

Mother! You mean everything to me! I can't lose you again!

You're going to be okay, right? ...I need you to keep me safe.

It is inconceivable that our rollicking adventures might end at this juncture.

Blood and thunder! Return to us now!

You'll return. I know you will.

You are not Grima, nor is he you. Remember that, Robin!



Stop this at once! SILENCE those wretched voices!

You are all powerless! Frail! Insignificant! You are NOOOTHING!



Your bond with us is stronger than even the fell dragon's might!

Chrom!





*Robin breaks free*





Endgame Map Music: Id (Purpose)



Nah's going to heavily boost Donny's killing power as he equips a Short Axe to take on all comers on the right.



Tiki will handle the left with Lucina's support, which should be quite a massacre with those stats.



The unfortunate thing about Dread Fighters is that it doesn't help with speed bonuses very much, making Henry still too slow for most of the enemies here.



Those are by far the best odds a Grimleal has to even touch Tiki as the rest suicide into her (Tiki +3 levels: +4 HP/+2 Str/+3 Mag/+1 Skill/+1 Spd/+1 Lck/+2 Def +2 Res)



Right side of the Grimleal aren't fairing much better (Donny +1 level: +2 HP/+2 Str/+1 Spd/+1 Lck).



Lucy powers through an Aegis with an Aether-powered Arcthunder to eliminate a chasing Paladin (Lucy +1 level: +1 HP/+1 Mag/+1 Spd).



Robin hangs back to give the surrounding crew their daily +4 stats and +1 movement, which Yarne took as a cue to clip the wings off a Wyvern Lord.



Who doesn't love Morgan having 4 chances to activate a Rightful King Ignis? (Morgan +1 level: +1 HP/+1 Skill/+1 Lck/+1 Res)



The Vaike does not believe in "statistical probability."



The RNG for stats counts as that, as well.



Basilio gives enough oomph for Noire to snipe a Swordmaster. Just a bit unfortunate she doesn't have enough rank for a Brave Bow.



The team's pretty safe from that upper left batch surprisingly.



Grima's servants will beset you to no end. Dispatch him as soon as you are able! Once the fell one is weakened, a choice will await you...

If Chrom lets fall the final blow, Grima shall survive but return to his slumber...

So be it.

If Robin strikes in Chrom's stead, both her life and Grima's are forever over. Only in this way may the fell dragon be destroyed for good and all.

......



So if you didn't know by now, there's unlimited Grimleal coming at us. Just kill the ones in front of the Shepherds to get at Grima.



Speak of the devil, 4 more enemies spawn next to Grima.



Well, at least Gregor is helping in some way with that Brave Axe.



Morgan and Donny taking care of some fleas on Grima's back. How nice of them.



Might as well get some free kills on the way.



It's no Hammer, but hitting twice as much should close the gap on the damage a bit.



PITCHFORK. Use that on yourself after that level, Gerome.



You'd BETTER critical after all that, mister!



Hmm, this is not going so well this turn.



Robin is the type to tell her kids to finish the plate.



That green is Fortify's healing range, which is around 19 squares at this point. Fortify Staves also give around 60 EXP per use, so there's no reason not to use them on the last stage.



Four enemies spawn in the upper left of the map.



Basilio does have time for mooks. He threatens any further attacks by learning Counter.



Some mother-daughter bonding over some fried Grimleal.



Noire stars working on piercing a hole for Robin to get through, while Vaike starts smacking some fools below Grima.



DON'T CARE, GONNA SAVE THE WORLD



Defensive...Sniper Yarne?



Henry is just going to stand here and things are just going to happen to die. Painfully. And explodey.



At this point, the reinforcements are going to spawn in the lower half of the map which is too far away to bother us.



A complete shame you can't forge the crit value of Ruin tomes.



Trying so very hard to make Gregor participate legitimately.



Yarne clears the way for Nah to wreck havok on Grima's persona space. She does that a lot, as you can ask the others.



I'm sure you are. How do you speak in red, anyway?





Spooky.



Nah is unimpressed.



Die now, that our future can live!

...YOU CANNOT SLAY...WHAT MAY NEVER DIE...



Lucy got behind Grima via Aether, which looks like Grima is spitting a fireball at itself.



It's time to end this once and for all.



...ARROGANT MORTAL... I AM THE END!



Hmm...wait, no. We can do better. We will show that Grima can be defeated by the common people, not by just Naga's descendants!



Git 'Er Done



Grima explodes due to the awesomeness of Donny and goes away forever! The End.







......







I'm going to finish it!



This is the one choice that matters. What plays out after this heavily changes the Shepherd's responses and ending.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JhfEaOa53E