Does anyone else feel that the Grimleal were...underdeveloped in the storyline, as far as villains go in this series? I mean, I get that they're supposed to be expies of the Lopto cult from FE4, but I just couldn't care about them and what they were trying to achieve. Gangrel was out for revenge against Ylisse for admittedly legitimate reasons, and Walhart was trying to unite the whole world for the sake of a "utopian" society to create and protect.
The Grimleal, or more specifically, Validar...really did not have much of a presence, aside from the Risen and the "attempts to avert destiny". I think the second part of the storyline should have focused more on them as a legitimate threat to the safety of Ylisse, or perhaps keep it low-ground like they did in FE7 with the Black Fang. They could have introduced more villains in the Grimleal to bolster their ranks, maybe some half-siblings of Robin that were failed attempts to create a vessel for Grima, or reluctant followers who are forced to fight against their will.
Don't get me wrong, Fire Emblem Awakening is a fantastic game, but it's main villains were as flat as heck.