Hard evidence that Edelgard’s the villain in FE3H

Q: Tell us how Edelgard and the Empire got to the position they’re in now.

Kusakihara: I think most of the characters walking the path of conquest up until now have been men. I also think villains are often men… I wanted to do something unexpected, or make it harder to predict future events, so that role went to a woman this time.

To quote Helluva Boss, “Well, well! Would'ja look at that?”

Here’s the full interview if you wanna read it.