Ash's rivals in Ring Racers are stand-ins for
gods or godlike beings from the Fire Emblem universe.

Flicky is the stand-in for Yune, the goddess of chaos who takes on
the physical form of a small bird while traveling with a lore-relevant
human from the Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn game.

Heavy Magician is the stand-in for Bramimond, the legendary dark mage
from Fire Emblem Blazing Sword, who morphs his face and voice
to match that of whoever speaks with them.

Rouge is the stand-in for Embla, the goddess of closure that can transform
into a giant bat divine beast, and is the main antagonist from
Ash's storybook in the Fire Emblem Heroes mobile game.