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I've been thinking of doing this for a while, as I greatly enjoyed the Awakening plot. Anyway... Awakening Plot Holes Explained: As an avid reader of epic fantasy, I noticed that there are a lot of players that missed very subtle nudges within the Awakening storyline which clears up 90% of the ‘so-called’ plotholes. I shall endeavor to explain away all the plotholes and challenges. I do ask that anyone reading this take an open mind, and realize that we are descending into a realm of fantasy. If you have any questions about things I didn't address, ask away, please. If you have any objections, raise them logically. Also, F!Robin is future Robin, not female Robin. Just clarifying. F!Robin and the Awakening Rite: (or "Why does Future Robin wait to Awaken as Grima?") So, F!Robin doesn’t need the Awakening ritual to emerge as Grima. This is obvious, as Validar has a fake Fire Emblem, yes F!Robin still turns into Grima. The reason F!Robin waits until now is twofold. One, the sacrifice. In order to obtain his full power, F!Robin mentions that he will claim the sacrifice laid on the Dragon’s Table, meaning that Grima requires the Dragon’s Table ritual to acquire full strength. This could only be done when the populace had converted to the Grimleal. The main reason is as follows: Grima wanted Robin to undergo the ritual. In other words, Grima thought that destiny couldn’t be changed and there was no way for Robin to avoid the Awakening process. Thus, he delayed it. After all, why shouldn’t he delay it? Grima didn’t believe in undoing destiny, so in his arrogance he decided to let the events unfold as they did in the future. Yes, Grima is too arrogant. This is hubris, and it is a common character flaw in many villains. Carrion Isle: (or "This chapter had a point ... right?") Validar sends assassins after the Shepherds on Carrion Isle. Durig your first play through of the game, your response is “Ho-hum. Evil dark lord is playing creepy mind games and trying to kill me.” The second play through, your response is “Hey, wait a minute. Validar wants us to beat Valm! Why is he trying to kill us?” Simple. Because if he didn’t, Robin would’ve suspected something. Think back to your first play through. You thought that Plegia was giving you stuff because they had too, having lost a war. This way they get an assassination attempt in, plus creepy mind games. Only in your second play through, do you realize that Validar wants to give you all the warships. The reason Validar tried to assassinate you was because he wanted to look suspicious, so you wouldn’t figure out his true motive. The assassin at the end of the chapter? I’d bet that’s the same assassin that Lucina killed in Chapter 6! Validar is attempting to set history right by wounding the prince with the correct assassin. I’m not sure why F!Robin revealed himself – yet. The survivors: Reaching 0HP isn't a guaranteed death. Frederick, Virion, Lissa, and most first-gen mothers can do it, as well as Basilio. So, here's my (fanon) take on how they all survived: Emmeryn has the most plausible explanation, she survived the fall. Frederick mentions there were rumors of no corpse, and the Shephereds were on the run. It's plausible. Gangrel isn't so bad, he's a coward, and one might be easily lead to believe that he faked his own death when he saw he was losing. Walhart - well, he's Walhart. Yeah, his surviving makes little to no sense, especially since he's not the type to roll over and die, but it's believable that he shrugged off mortal wounds. Aversa: Well... Perhaps Grima felt like a bit of psychological torture at Aversa's expense, revealing the truth to her using the Wellspring of Truth. I believe Medeus does a similar thing to Lady Eremiah in FE12.