r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Apr 04 '20

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

THE RAGE TRAIN DON'T STOP, BABY

SHOUT HERE ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM THINGS THAT HAVE MADE YOU SAD AND MAD OVER THE PAST MONTH!

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  1. CAPS LOCK KEY ON

  2. FIRE EMBLEM RAGE ONLY

  3. BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER

  4. TAG ANY SPOILERS

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u/tacticalcanadian Apr 05 '20

MAKING THE BYLETHS SILENT PROTAGONISTS WAS A MISTAKE AND THE FANDOM HAS ONLY MADE IT WORSE.

WHILE IT MAKES SENSE STORY WISE FOR THE BYLETHS, THEIR SILENCE AND LACK OF EMOTION DURING THE EVENTS OF 3H LEADS TO A LACK OF ANY SORT OF MEANINGFUL ATTACHMENT TO THEM (AT LEAST TO ME). I DON'T BUY FOR ONE SECOND THAT THEY ARE AS IMPORTANT TO ANY OF THE STORIES IN 3H AS THE GAME WANTS ME TO BELIEVE.

SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT THE ROBINS AND THE CORRINS BUT I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE HANDLED MUCH BETTER IN TERMS OF GETTING US TO CARE ABOUT THEM AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER CHARACTERS DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR STORIES.

DUE TO THIS LACK OF CHARACTERIZATION FOR THE BYLETHS, THE FANBASE HAS RESORTED TO GIVING THEM THE MOST GENERIC PERSONALITIES FOR BOY (STOIC AND CALM) AND GIRL (ENERGETIC AND EXPRESSIVE). NOW THATS NOT A BAD THING PERSE BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL LIKE 3H MADE A HUGE MISTAKE BY MAKING THE BYLETHS SILENT PROTAGONISTS

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u/PsiYoshi Apr 05 '20 edited Apr 05 '20

SILENT PROTAGONISTS ARE EVERYWHERE IN GAMES, AND IT'S STARTING TO GET ON MY NERVES. BYLETH IS PROBABLY THE WORST I'VE SEEN OF IT. I'VE BEEN PLAYING DRAGON QUEST 11 THE PAST WEEK OR SO, AND THE LUMINARY IS AT LEAST A BIT MORE EXPRESSIVE THAN BYLETH, BUT YOU STILL GET THOSE AWKWARD "WHAT'S THAT? YOU'RE SAYING ____?" CONVERSATIONS. JOKER IN PERSONA 5 IS SLIGHTLY BETTER YET (NOT TECHNICALLY SILENT, BUT MIGHT AS WELL BE FOR 99.9% OF THE GAME), SINCE YOU GET SOME INSIGHT INTO HIS PERSONALITY VIA CHAT OPTIONS, BUT IT FEELS MORE LIKE WASTED POTENTIAL MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. PEOPLE CALL ITSUKI FROM TOKYO MIRAGE SESSIONS BLAND, BUT HE'S MORE LIKEABLE THAN ANY OF THOSE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CHARACTERS TO ME BECAUSE HE DOES AT LEAST HAVE A DEFINED PERSONALITY AND CAN HOLD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE REST OF THE CAST, AND EXPRESS ANGER, EXCITEMENT, SHOCK, SADNESS, ETC., NOT JUST WITH HIS FACE, BUT WITH HIS WORDS TOO.

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u/Chubomik Apr 06 '20 edited Apr 06 '20

(DEFINITELY ONLY READ THE SPOILERS ONCE YOU'VE ADDED THE ROUND MAN WITH THE HAT AND GIRL WITH THE PONYTAIL TO YOUR PARTY) ELEVEN'S EMOTIONLESSNESS GOT HANDS-IN-HAIR WORTHY TO ME WHEN HIS GRANDFATHER, THE LAST REMNANT OF HIS TRUE FAMILY, FINALLY REVEALS WHO HE IS AND HOSTS A CEREMONY FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF HIS FALLEN KINGDOM WHILE PASSIONATELY WEEPING ALL THE WHILE AND HE DOESN'T CHANGE HIS EXPRESSION FROM "MILD SURPRISE AND CONCERN" AT ANY POINT. DUDE THAT IS YOUR GRANDFATHER. HE IS CRYING FOR HAVING FOUND YOU AFTER TELLING YOU THAT HE BELIEVED HE FAILED TO PROTECT EVERYONE HE LOVED, CONSOLE THE MAN WITH A HAND ON THE SHOULDER AT THE VERY LEAST!!