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{{Character Infobox
{{Character Infobox
|name=Cornelia Arnim
|name=Cornelia Arnim
|image=[[File:Medium portrait cornelia fe16.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Portrait cornelia fewa2.png|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of Cornelia from {{title|Warriors: Three Hopes}}.
|gender=Female
|gender=Female
|race=Human
|race=Human
|nationality=[[Adrestia]]
|nationality=[[Adrestia]]n
|startingclass=[[Gremory]]
|voice=*Jessica Gee-George<br><small>(English, {{title|Three Houses}})</small><ref name=credits>[[:File:FETH voice credits.png|Credits]]</ref>
|voice=*Jessica Gee-George<br><small>(English, {{title|Three Houses}})</small><ref name=credits>[[:File:FETH voice credits.png|Credits]]</ref>
*Akemi Okamura<br><small>(Japanese, {{title|Three Houses}})</small><ref name=credits/>
*[[wikipedia:Akemi Okamura|Akemi Okamura]]<br><small>(Japanese, {{title|Three Houses}})</small><ref name=credits/>
|appearances=*{{title|Three Houses}}
|appearances=*{{title|Three Houses}}
*{{title|Warriors: Three Hopes}}
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'''Cornelia Arnim'''<ref>{{Cite|Cornelia Arnim... That's a familiar name, yes. She once studied in the Empire.|[[Hanneman]], in [[The Impregnable Fortress (Azure Moon)|Azure Moon Chapter 19]]|Three Houses}}</ref> (pronounced {{IPA|kɔɹˈniliə ˈɑɹnɪm}}; Japanese: {{hover|コルネリア＝アルニム|Koruneria Arunimu}} ''Cornelia Arnim'') is a non-playable character appearing {{FE16}}. She is a court mage in service of the [[Faerghus|Holy Kingdom of Faerghus]].
'''Cornelia Arnim'''<ref>{{Cite|Cornelia Arnim... That's a familiar name, yes. She once studied in the Empire.|[[Hanneman]], in [[The Impregnable Fortress (Azure Moon)|Azure Moon Chapter&nbsp;19]]|Three Houses}}</ref> (pronounced {{IPA|kɔɹˈniliə ˈɑɹnɪm}}; Japanese: {{hl|コルネリア＝アルニム|Koruneria Arunimu}} ''Cornelia Arnim'') is a non-playable character mentioned in {{FE16}} and {{FEWA2}}. She was an Imperial scholar from the [[Adrestian Empire]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Cornelia Arnim was originally an Imperial scholar invited into the Kingdom by [[Lambert|King Lambert]], who was later appointed the high position of court mage of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus in recognition of her deeds in saving the people of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus from an epidemic. She is first mentioned by [[Sylvain]] during Part I.
Cornelia Arnim is a scholar from the [[Adrestian Empire]]. In Imperial Year 1165, she left the Empire to travel to the [[Holy Kingdom of Faerghus]], where she cured a plague that was devastating the Kingdom's populace,<ref>{{cite|Almost 20 years ago, a terrible plague blazed through Faerghus. It even hit the capital city, taking the queen consort's life...or so I heard. The whole Kingdom was in an uproar over that loss. The person who saved the Kingdom wasn't a doctor but a holy woman—the fair Lady Cornelia. After that, she was awarded the honor of being a mage in the service of the royal family.|[[Sylvain]] during monastery exploration in [[The Flame in the Darkness|Chapter&nbsp;8]]|Three Houses}}</ref> and later helped her friend [[Anselma]], ex-consort of Emperor [[Ionius IX]], seek asylum in the Kingdom, providing her shelter under the name of Patricia.<ref>{{cite|'''Dimitri:''' Anselma... Yes, of course. But how do you know that name? That is what my stepmother was called in the Empire. In the Kingdom, she was called Patricia. [...] How did you know my stepmother?<br>'''Hapi:''' She used to visit all the time. I think she was friends with the lady who kidnapped me. [...] I heard the lady helped bring her to the Kingdom, but I don't really know the details.|[[Dimitri]] and [[Hapi]] in their [[Dimitri/Supports#Hapi|B-Support]]|Three Houses}}</ref> For her medical deeds, King [[Lambert]] appointed the Adrestian scholar the position of Court Mage.


During Part II of the Azure Moon, Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes, Cornelia frames up [[Dimitri]] for the murder of his uncle [[Rufus]], the Kingdom's regent, and has him apparently executed. With him gone, Cornelia pledges her loyalty to the Empire and turns the Holy Kingdom of Farghus into the Farghus Dukedom.
In the routes where Cornelia eventually seems to appear in person, it is implied through her connections with [[those who slither in the dark]], as well by her sudden shift in personality before receiving her title of Court Mage,<ref>{{cite|People praised Cornelia as a saint for ending the epidemic. But there came a day when she completely changed. Her behavior, mannerisms, likes, dislikes...everything. Despite all that, Father still appointed her to a high post. After all, she had saved the Kingdom from ruin by that disease...|Dimitri during monastery exploration in [[The Golden Deer's Plea|Azure Moon Chapter&nbsp;19]]|Three Houses}}</ref> that Cornelia was disposed of and later replaced by [[Cleobulus]], a high ranking member of said group, intending to abuse Cornelia's new position in the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus.
 
On the Azure Moon route, the Dimitri and Kingdom Army eventually marches towards Fhirdiad, which causes the oppressed citizens in her rule to revolt against her tyrany. Unable to divert forces to suppress the rebellion in the face of Dimitri's army, Cornelia grumbles about how he and [[Edelgard]] should have just killed each other and deploys [[Titanus]] as well some [[Viksam|Viksams]] to face his forces. Once Cornelia is defeated and mortally wounded and, right before perishing, Dimitri's demands her to reveal the truth about the Tragedy of Duscur, as he suspects she may have been involved in it. Upon hearing Dimitri's request, Cornelia claims Dimitri's stepmother [[Patricia]] had a key role in the [[Tragedy of Duscur]] and confesses to helping her orchestrate the massacre in excange of the promise of seeing her daughter again.
 
On the Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes, NPC dialogue mentions Cornelia suddently vanished from the Farghus Dukedom right after [[Edelgard]]'s death, leaving her whereabouts after the war unknown.
 
On the Crimson Flower route, Cornelia alongside [[Rodrigue]] guard Fort Arianrhod when they get the news the [[Edelgard]] and the [[Adrestia|Adrestian Army]] is about to lay siege on them. Cornelia is at first shocked upon hearing this, as she's secretly a double agent of the Empire in service of [[Arundel]] and had not been given any prior intel of the Empire's sudden change of plans, but later calmly accepts this situation and choses to prepare for the upcoming fight by unleashing her [[Titanus]] on the invading army, secretly hoping some of the Kingdom forces would end up killed by them in the ensuing chaos. When she's finally defeated, Cornelia takes her death with grace and simply laughs as she murmures to herself everything has gone exactly as planned, calling it a "delightful dance".
 
It is mentioned Cornelia had sudden shift in personality sometime after being granted her new position in the Kingdom, and considering her connections to "[[those who slither in the dark]]" and her access to their resources is consistent with other characters killed and replaced by Agarthan infiltrators, this suggests she was murdered sometime after solving the Kingdom's epidemy and before the Tragedy of Duscur, and the woman the player has known as Cornelia is actually a high-ranking Agarthan impersonating her.


=={{FE16}}==
=={{FE16}}==
===Role===
===Role===
Cornelia is the boss of Chapter 18 of the Azure Moon route and Chapter 16 on the Crimson Flower route.
Cornelia (or rather, Cleobulus impersonating her) is the boss of [[The King's Triumphant Return/Reclaiming the Capital|Chapter&nbsp;18]] of the Azure Moon route and one of the bosses of [[Lady of Deceit/The Siege of Arianrhod|Chapter&nbsp;16]] on the Crimson Flower route.


===Stats===
=={{FEWA2}}==
====Enemy - Azure Moon Chapter 18====
===Role===
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Cornelia (or rather, Cleobulus impersonating her) is one of the bosses of Chapter&nbsp;3 of the Blue Lions route along with Rufus.
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|re=A
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|au=A
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====Enemy - Crimson Flower Chapter 16====
=={{FEH}}==
{{Tab
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Disguised as Cornelia, Cleobulus appears in ''Heroes'' as a [[Grand Hero Battle]] added in the [[World of the Past]] update.
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|dex=25
|spd=17
|luck=12
|def=13{{hover|+2|Granted by Defense +2}}
|res=36
|cha=26{{hover|+10|Granted by Blue Lion Magic Corps}}
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|spells={{Item|16|Death Γ|image=dark magic}}<br>{{Item|16|Luna Λ|image=dark magic}}
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==Personality and character==
While presenting a front of an affable servant of the Kingdom, Cornelia is in reality a cruel woman who's willing to do whatever it takes to ensure her dominance of the Kingdom should the situation present itself, views the Dukedom Forces as nothing but pawns and has no care for the people living in it. In contrast, it is mentioned by multiple NPCs as well by [[Dimitri]] she used to be more kind in the past, and that she even had different likes and dislikes compared to the woman seen in the story.
 
==Quotes==
===Battle quotes===
{{quote|Oh my, what a charming guest. Let me take care of you...|Cornelia as an enemy in [[The King's Triumphant Return/Reclaiming the Capital|Azure Moon Chapter 18]]}}
 
{{quote|'''Cornelia:''' Hm. I can't quite say that I'm pleased to meet you. Though I do know quite a lot about you. It would be nice if we could catch up a little... But I'm afraid it's time for you to die.|Cornelia fighting [[Byleth]] in [[The King's Triumphant Return/Reclaiming the Capital|Azure Moon Chapter 18]].}}
{{quote|'''Cornelia:''' My, it's been a long time hasn't it, Your Highness? You've grown awfully strong.<br>'''Dimitri:''' How shameless. I bet it was you who killed my uncle and set me up. Am I right?<br>'''Cornelia:''' Hah! Too true! I'd already forgotten about all that loveliness.<br>'''Dimitri:''' I'll kill you, you monster! You will pay for all that you have done!|Cornelia fighting [[Dimitri]] in [[The King's Triumphant Return/Reclaiming the Capital|Azure Moon Chapter 18]].}}
 
{{quote|'''Cornelia:''' Ah, your face brings back memories... Still alive, are we, Gustave?<br>'''Gilbert:''' Prattle on, Cornelia. Faerghus will not be cowed by the likes of you.<br>'''Cornelia:''' How very dull...|Cornelia fighting [[Gilbert]] in [[The King's Triumphant Return/Reclaiming the Capital|Azure Moon Chapter 18]].}}
 
{{quote|'''Cornelia:''' Ah. Such a shame... I always thought we'd end up being good friends. But you're here as an enemy... The only thing left to do is to kill you. Right?|Cornelia fighting [[Byleth]] in [[Lady of Deceit/The Siege of Arianrhod|Crimson Flower Chapter 16]].}}


===Death quote===
==Personality==
{{quote|So this is as far as I go...|Cornelia's defeat quote in [[Lady of Deceit/The Siege of Arianrhod|Crimson Flower Chapter 16]] and [[The King's Triumphant Return/Reclaiming the Capital|Azure Moon Chapter 18]].}}
It's mentioned by multiple NPCs, as well by [[Dimitri]], that Cornelia used to be more kind in the past, and that she even had different likes and dislikes compared to the impersonator seen in the main story.


==Other appearances==
==[[Choose Your Legends]] placement history==
{{CYL results|Cornelia}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Despite the Cornelia seen in {{title|Three Houses}} being implied to be an impersonator, the identity of the character in question was not revealed up until {{title|Three Hopes}}.


==Etymology and other languages==
==Etymology and other languages==
{{Names
{{Names
|eng-name=Cornelia Arnim
|eng-name=Cornelia Arnim
|eng-mean=Full name, known by just '''Cornelia''' in most menus.
|eng-mean=Full name, known by just '''Cornelia''' in most menus. Cornelia is a given name and the feminine form of "Cornelius". Arnim is a German surname.
|jap-name={{hover|コルネリア＝アルニム|Koruneria Arunimu}}
|jpn-name={{h|コルネリア＝アルニム|Koruneria Arunimu}}
|jap-mean=Cornelia Arnim
|jpn-mean=Cornelia Arnim
|span-name=Cornelia Arnim
|span-name=Cornelia Arnim
|span-mean=As above.
|fren-name=Cornelia Arnim
|fren-name=Cornelia Arnim
|fren-mean=As above.
|ger-name=Cornelia Arnim
|ger-name=Cornelia Arnim
|ger-mean=As above.
|ital-name=Cornelia Arnim
|ital-name=Cornelia Arnim
|ital-mean=As above.
|por-name=Cornelia
|kor-name={{hover|코넬리아 아르님|Konellia Areunim}}
|por-mean=Used in the [[Choose Your Legends]] polls for {{FEH}}.
|kor-name={{h|코넬리아 아르님|Konellia Areunim}}
|kor-mean=Cornelia Arnim
|kor-mean=Cornelia Arnim
|ch-simp-name={{hover|科尔娜莉亚·阿尔尼姆|Mandarin: kēěrnàlìyà āěrnímǔ; Cantonese: fo1ji5naa4lei6ngaa3 aa3ji5nei4mou5}}
|ch-simp-name={{h|科尔娜莉亚·阿尔尼姆|Kēěrnàlìyà Āěrnímǔ}}
|ch-simp-mean=Cornelia Arnim
|ch-simp-mean=Cornelia Arnim
|ch-trad-name={{hover|科爾娜莉亞·阿爾尼姆|Mandarin: kēěrnàlìyà āěrnímǔ; Cantonese: fo1ji5naa4lei6ngaa3 aa3ji5nei4mou5}}
|ch-trad-name={{h|科爾娜莉亞‧阿爾尼姆|Kēěrnàlìyà Āěrnímǔ}}
|ch-trad-mean=Cornelia Arnim
|ch-trad-mean=Cornelia Arnim
}}
}}
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Small portrait cornelia fe16.png|Portrait artwork of Cornelia from {{title|Three Houses}}.
Portrait cornelia fe16w cyl.png|Portrait of Cornelia from {{title|Three Houses}} used in 2020's [[Choose Your Legends]] site.
FE3H Cornelia concept art.png|Concept art of Cornelia from {{title|Three Houses}}.
FETH Cornelia concept art.png|Concept art of Cornelia from {{title|Three Houses}}.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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