Whenever her safety is threatened, his first instinct is to protect her in any way possible. Inverted with Emmeryn, who is his older sister.When the portal between worlds first opens and he sees the Risen for the first time, his immediate reaction is to tell Lissa to get behind him as he tries to protect her from them, then he tells her to run when more of them appear while he holds them off.Big Brother Mentor: To Lissa, and the other younger Shepherds, particularly Ricken.Best Friends-in-Law: With a male Avatar if the Avatar marries Lissa, one of his daughters, or Emmeryn and with a female Avatar if she marries a Chrom-fathered Inigo or Brady.Despite enjoying it, the Avatar is quick to point out that they're in the middle of a battle. Beach Kiss: If he and the female Avatar are married, he gives her this during a special scene in the Summer Scramble DLC.His fastest support of all of them is with Sumia. And the boost he gets is pretty impressive. Battle Couple: Can be paired with Sumia, Maribelle, Sully, Olivia, or female Avatar.Also with Frederick and Vaike to a lesser degree. Bash Brothers: Chrom and a Male Avatar are a perfect example.Badass in Charge: Not just the commander of the Shepherds, he later becomes king of the entire Halidom of Ylisse.Badass Family: If you marry the right characters, he gets to be The Patriarch of one of the biggest Badass Families in videogame history.Badass Cape: Complete with Dramatic Wind during his pre-battle animation.Badass Baritone: Deep and commanding, to match his station.In his support conversations with Lucina, he agrees to do some sparring with her, although it's eventually made clear that she just wants to spend time with him, which she never got in the Bad Future. Awkward Father-Son Bonding Activity: Or in this case, father-daughter.Authority Equals Asskicking: In addition to being a charismatic leader, Chrom is considered to be one of the best fighters among the Shepherds (he definitely backs this up during gameplay).Armor-Piercing Attack: The second hit of Aether, a skill gained from promoting to a Great Lord.
Anger Born of Worry: To Lissa in their B support when he learns that she's been spying on the enemy to feel useful, fearing that she could be taken hostage and tortured for information.Only Nergal, the Big Bad of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, shares this distinction with him across the series. Ambidextrous Sprite: Averted for him, and only for him in regards to his dialogue portrait, as he has two dialogue portraits depending on which direction he's facing.Also possibly to Male Morgan, Cynthia, Brady, Kjelle, or Inigo. Becomes a victim of this in the A support, where the Avatar walks in on him instead. Accidental Pervert: In their B support, Chrom walks in on a female Avatar naked.If Chrom fails to reach the required support necessary with any of them or if any of them are unavailable then he will end up marrying a random village maiden instead. His potential wives include Sumia, Sully, Maribelle, Olivia, and the Female Avatar. Accidental Marriage: Can end up in one if the player is unaware that the game requires him to get married for plot purposes in Chapter 11, and his wife depends on who has the highest support with him at the time.Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese), Matthew Mercer (English)