—Kronya, Warriors: Three Hopes, Chapter 2: Three Houses
Kronya is an antagonist from Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. She hails from Agartha and is one of Those Who Slither in the Dark.
Profile
Three Houses
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Kronya infiltrates Garreg Mach Monastery's Officers Academy by posing as Monica von Ochs, an about-to-graduate Black Eagles student who had gone missing a year prior.
During the Horsebow Moon of 1180, the Death Knight kidnaps Flayn; when Byleth and their class rescue her, they find an unconscious Monica at her side. Monica quickly recovers and re-enrolls in the Officers Academy as a member of the Black Eagles. Other students and members of the Monastery observe that she's grown quite close to Edelgard and her personality has completely changed. Her personality shift is largely attributed to her apparent year in captivity, though in reality, it's simply Kronya's true personality peeking through her disguise.
Kronya reveals her true identity after Those Who Slither in the Dark are defeated by Jeralt, Byleth, and some of the students of the Officers Academy while experimenting on other students. As Monica, Kronya pretends to have been one of the captives, approaching Jeralt to thank him, but once he turns his back on her, she stabs him. Byleth attempts to use Sothis's Divine Pulse to stop her, but Thales appears and blocks Byleth's attack on her. She expresses shock that Thales made an appearance, but he teleports her away with little explanation.
Later, Thales and the Flame Emperor chide Kronya for her carelessness, as her death would have revealed the truth behind Those Who Slither in the Dark's identities. Thales has Kronya team up with Solon, a prospect she expresses excitement for. Kronya engages Byleth and their students in battle once more, taunting them and revealing her true appearance, but is defeated. Before Byleth can cut her down, Solon appears and grabs Kronya's heart, to Byleth's apparent shock, using her in order to enact a ritual to banish Byleth to the dark dimension of Zahras. Kronya's sacrifice ends up for naught, as the power of Sothis frees Byleth from this dark dimension and Solon is killed shortly thereafter.
Three Hopes
Kronya first appears after the students of the Officers Academy rescue Monica from a bandit fortress along the border between the Adrestian Empire and the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus. She attempts to foil their rescue by attacking them herself, and then unleashing a Wild Demonic Beast against them before being forced to retreat.
Scarlet Blaze
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Kronya is among the Agarthan soldiers reinforcing the former Duke Ludwig von Aegir at Fort Merceus. When the Imperial army infiltrates the fortress to reclaim it, she attempts to slow them down first by sending the assassin Dolofonos after them, and then by attacking them with a Viskam constructed to bolster the fortress' defenses. An Imperial detachment force disables the Viskam, allowing the main army to defeat both Dolofonos and Kronya, with the latter begging for her life with her last breath.
Personality
Kronya appears as a cheerful young woman whose childish disposition belies her underlying brutality. She is sadistic and cruel, reveling in inflicting pain on others. During her fight, she looks down upon those she believes inferior to her and refers to enemies as "vermin". She shows surprise when Solon turns on her and is not above pleading for her life, as her final words were asking Byleth to save her despite being enemies.
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While disguised as Monica, Kronya made no attempt to replicate her personality. While this drew attention to her, and Hilda was suspicious of her, most other students chose to ignore Monica's "personality shift" as they believed it was merely a coping mechanism after her 'kidnapping' ordeal.
In Three Hopes, her cruelty reportedly extends to her subordinates, who worry that she will kill them for failing to keep Monica detained.
In Fire Emblem Heroes, Kronya's bloodlust and scorn extends even to Kiran, and as a Hero, she is cynical of her allies, believing that they fight for peace only because they don't share her enjoyment of slaughter. However, upon reaching Level 40, it is shown that she is apparently still somewhat capable of emotional attachment; she begrudgingly admits this to the Summoner as a result of their many battles together, irritated at its contrast with her nature as an Agarthan.
In-Game
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
The Sealed Forest Snare
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| Level | HP | Str | Mag | Dex | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Cha |
| 21 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10+1 |
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| - | - |  Agarthan Technology* Swordfaire Locktouch Stealth Keen Intuition |  Athame | ||||||
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Fire Emblem Heroes
- Gleaming Blade
- One of those who slither in the dark. Hateful, merciless, and diabolical. Appears in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Base Stats
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| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16/17/18 37/40/43 | 7/8/9 24/27/30 | 9/10/11 32/35/38 | 3/4/5 16/19/22 | 2/3/4 19/22/25 |
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 Steel Dagger |  Dagger | ||||
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| Level | HP | Atk | Spd | Def | Res |
| 1 40 | 16/17/18 38/41/44 | 8/9/10 26/29/32 | 10/11/12 34/37/40 | 3/4/5 17/20/23 | 2/3/4 20/23/26 |
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Silver Dagger New Moon | Dagger | ||||
Skills
| Type | Name | Prerequisite | Default | Unlocked |
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 | Iron Dagger | - | - | - |
| Steel Dagger | - | - |  | |
| Silver Dagger | Steel Dagger |  | | |
| Athame | Silver Dagger | - |  | |
 | New Moon | - | | |
| Luna | New Moon | - | | |
| B |  Desperation 1 | - | - | |
 Desperation 2 | Desperation 1 | | ||
 Desperation 3 | Desperation 2 | | ||
| C |  Distant Guard 1 | - | - | |
 Distant Guard 2 | Distant Guard 1 | - | ||
 Distant Guard 3 | Distant Guard 2 | - |
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Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.
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Base Set
Kronya is an incredibly dangerous Grand Hero Battle unit who is incredibly potent as either an offensive or defensive dagger unit. While her overall bulk is passable, but able to fully tank some hits, she is focused more on her offensive stats with an incredibly fast base 39 Spd and 45 Atk when equipped with her weapon. While the latter may not seem as high as some units, Kronya is nonetheless a unit whose power comes from her unique weapon that carves a powerful niche.
Athame grants her +3 Res, and if her opponent has less than 100% health, she gains +5 Atk/Spd, giving her base 50 Atk and 44 Spd, and has a Vantage effect, initiating combat during her opponent's turn. Finally, after combat where she attacked, she inflicts [Dagger 7], inflicting -7 Def/Res to her opponent and enemies within two spaces of her opponent. With specific inherited skills in tandem with Athame, Kronya is a troublesome opponent and can easily slaughter foes if they do not handle her properly. That being said, to be at her most potent, Kronya requires high investment and luxury skills in order to reach her pinnacle of performance.
She has Luna for her special, ignoring 40% of her opponents' Def when it activates. Desperation allows her to instantly perform her follow-up attack so long as she initiates combat. With Athame active, she can easily overtake most foes to get her guaranteed double attack. Distant Guard grants her allies within two spaces of her a Distant Defense effect.
Counters
Kronya absolutely needs her opponents to be injured to maximize Athame. Enemies who carries healing skills or staff users can instantly negate this effect. This is troublesome on Aether Raids offense as enemies can use a Heal Tower to help them recover health. Her desired skills also makes her susceptible to high bulk units who can tank her hits and retaliate, however there are few units who can do this such as Caineghis. Units who can stay at full health and destroy her with Brave attacks like Altina, Elincia, and Cherche can exploit her lower Def. Dazzling Staff units also negate Kronya's ability to counterattack and make full usage of Athame, making them a decent option, though they do target her much higher Res.
Skill Inheritance
Savage Blow is a must for Kronya just to get her Athame going and taking it as both her Skill C and Seal is highly advised just to soften her enemies and prepare to kill them on her enemy turn. Even if she is going for a budget variant. Moonbow charges much faster than Luna for a slightly better and consistent activation. Either Reposition or Draw Back are excellent Supportive skills to manipulate ally positioning. If using her on a budget, Fury is a safe Skill A just for the flat boosts to her stats.
For those willing to sacrifice some luxury units, she is an excellent recipient of Close Counter just to ensure that she can decimate her opponents, regardless of their attacking range. Her ability to kill her foe once she has Moonbow active is high and using Special Spiral for her Skill B will ensure that it is ready every time she goes into combat.
Meet Some of the Heroes
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Kronya is a truly mysterious Hero who belongs to an equally shadowy organization. I'm a little short on details, but it says here that she's been called one of..."those who slither in the dark?" | ||
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Kronya entered the Officers Academy in Fódlan under the guise of a student, and carries out her covert activities while posing as one of the academy's young hopefuls—or so I hear, anyway. But if the rumors are true, what could she be after? | ||
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Despite her shadowy nature, she gets a lot of attention for her strikingly pale appearance and her expressive eyes. For a secret agent, she really does stand out a lot! | ||
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I've also heard rumors that she likes to see people squirm—so if she joins the Order of Heroes, I hope she'll consider using her talents in a more positive way! | ||
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| ??? | Kronya remains shrouded in mystery. | ||
Quotes
Three Houses
Heroes
Non-Canon Appearances
Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)
Kronya is illustrated in the trading card game Fire Emblem Cipher with the following cards:
Choose Your Legends Placement History
| Round | Placement | Character Version | Votes |
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| CYL1 - CYL3 | N/A | ||||
| CYL4 | 218 |  Three Houses |
684 | ||
| CYL5 | 270 ↓52 |
Three Houses |
287 ↓397 | ||
| CYL6 | 221 ↑49 |
Three Houses |
424 ↑137 | ||
| CYL7 | 203 ↑18 |
Three Houses |
275 ↓149 | ||
| CYL8 | 276 ↓73 |
Three Houses |
176 ↓99 |
Etymology
Kronya has origins in Kronia, an ancient festival in honor of the Greek god Cronus.
Monica is a name of uncertain origin. It probably originates from the Greek Monikos derived from the word monos, meaning "one," "lonely," and "widow."
Trivia
- Kronya is the first character from Those Who Slither in the Dark to be playable in Heroes; this would later be followed by Solon.
- Kronya shares her English voice actor, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, with Nagi as she appears in Heroes and Jean in Engage.
- Kronya shares her Japanese voice actress, Marika Kōno, with Midori in Fates.
- In a survey conducted by Famitsu Magazine, Kronya placed 19th for females and 39th overall with 29 votes in the character popularity poll for Three Houses.
Gallery
- See main article: Kronya/Gallery.