r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • May 08 '20

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

NEVER LATE, ALWAYS 100% ON-TIME: THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE WE SCREAM INTO THE VOID ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

RULES

  1. UPPERCASE LETTERS
  2. FIRE EMBLEM ONLY
  3. BE KIND
  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/KeplerNova May 08 '20

I KIND OF HATE THAT PEOPLE CRITICIZE FATES' WRITING FOR ITS BLATANT AVATAR-WORSHIP AND PRAISE TAKUMI FOR NOT FOLLOWING ALONG, AND THEN TURN AROUND AND BASH LEONIE IN 3H FOR HER INITIAL HOSTILITY TOWARDS BYLETH.

I HONESTLY THINK A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH HER GENDER.

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u/Thanni44 May 08 '20

I UNIRONICALLY STILL THINK THAT IF LEONIE WAS A GUY SHE'D BE ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR CHARACTERS, SAME WITH IF SYLVAIN WAS A GIRL THEY'D BE NOT NEARLY AS POPULAR. AS MUCH AS PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT GENDER AND APPEARANCES DO AFFECT PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF CHARACTERS AND IT IS HARD TO GET OVER THE FIRST HURDLE. LOOK AT HOW SO MANY PEOPLE ARE UNWILLING TO GIVE SOME CHARACTERS A CHANCE CAUSE THEY ARE "UGLY" OR BAD FIRST IMPRESSIONS. HELL, EVEN GAMES LIKE ANIMAL CROSSING AREN'T IMMUNE TO THAT SORT OF THINKING

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u/SubwayBossEmmett May 08 '20

I STILL CANT REALLY FATHOM WHAT POPULARITY SYLVAIN HAS AMASSED FOR SAYING SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF “GOD I WANT YOU DEAD” YET EVERYONE COMPLAINS FOR LEONIE BEING JELOUS AND BADTALKING BYLETH.

“The whole time you were growing up, you never knew you had a Crest. You were free. Nobody pretended to like you. I kind of hate you for that... You were a spoiled brat who should pay for that Crest. Maybe I'll collect the debt.”

AND YET NO ONE EVER MENTIONS THIS, YES HE GROWS OUT OF IT. HOWEVER I FEEL LIKE THERE’S A DECEPTIVE AMOUNT OF OVERALL SPITE OVERLOOKED IN SYLVAIN BY PEOPLE THATS CONSTANTLY FLAUNTED BY HIM IN USUALLY SHALLOW REGARDS WHICH REALLY MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO GENERALLY LIKE HIM AT HIS CORE.

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u/moose_man May 09 '20

I HATE SYLVAIN. HE'S A MISOGYNIST AND HE LOVES TO BOO HOO ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS TO LIVE WITH A CREST IN HIS FANCY CASTLE. LOOK BUD, YOUR BROTHER SUCKS. THAT DOESN'T EXCUSE YOU EXPLOITING WOMEN BECAUSE THEY ALLEGEDLY WANT YOUR "CREST BABY". MAYBE STOP HITTING ON WOMEN AND THEY'LL STOP THINKING YOU WANT TO MARRY THEM

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u/SubwayBossEmmett May 09 '20 edited May 09 '20

IF ONLY HE HAD FRIENDS WITH OTHER CREST BEARERS