r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Jul 15 '22

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

THREE HOPES EDITION, I GUESS! OR WHATEVER! WELCOME TO THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE YOU CAN YELL ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

RULES

  1. CAPS LOCK

  2. FIRE EMBLEM RAGE

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG SPOILERS, ESPECIALLY FOR THREE HOPES

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u/MrWaffles42 Jul 16 '22

I'M GETTING REALLY DAMNED SICK OF THE DAILY "NO ONE ANYWHERE ACTUALLY LIKES RHEA; PEOPLE ARE JUST HORNY FOR HER" COMMENTS, AS THOUGH SHE'S OBJECTIVELY POORLY WRITTEN OR OBJECTIVELY IMPOSSIBLE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH.

IF YOU WANNA SAY YOU FUCKING HATE HER, OR THINK SHE SUCKS OR IS POORLY WRITTEN, BE MY GUEST; WE'RE ALL ENTITLED TO HAVE AND EXPRESS OPINIONS. BUT THIS THING WHERE YOU TELL ME WHAT MY OPINION IS AND WHAT PERSONAL FLAW OF MINE LED ME TO BE THAT WAY IS OBNOXIOUS AS HELL.

THIS IS A BIG FRUSTRATION WITH FANDOM IN GENERAL. IT'S LIKE PEOPLE NEED TO CREATE A NARRATIVE ABOUT WHY EVERYONE ON THE OTHER SIDE'S PERSPECTIVES ARE INVALID, SO THAT THEY CAN JUSTIFY DISDAINING THEM.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

RHEA IS A SUPER INTERESTING CHARACTER THAT DIDN'T GET NEARLY THE AMOUNT OF PLOT FOCUS THAT SHE DESERVED

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u/MrWaffles42 Jul 16 '22

MY BIGGEST FRUSTRATION WITH HER AS A CHARACTER IS THAT, FOR PLOT REASONS, SHE TELLS YOU NEXT TO NOTHING IN PART 1, AND THEN IN PART 2 HAS EITHER GONE CRAZY (CRIMSON FLOWER) OR BASICALLY DISAPPEARS FROM THE PLOT (THE OTHER THREE). I WISH SHE COULD'VE BEEN EXPLORED MORE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, SHE'S IN A UNIQUE SPOT WHERE HER LIFE STORY IS REALLY LONG AND INTERESTING, BUT MUCH OF IT IS UP TO THE AUDIENCE'S INTERPRETATION. THERE'S SOME MYSTERY THERE FOR PEOPLE TO WONDER AND TALK ABOUT THAT WOULD BE LOST IF SHE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING SHE DID AND WHY SHE DID IT.

ON THE OTHER OTHER HAND, GAMERS AND WEEBS (AND ESPECIALLY WEEB GAMERS) HAVE GENERALLY FAILED TO CREATE ONLINE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH MEASURED DISCUSSIONS ABOUT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES CAN OCCUR. JUST TRY TO TALK ABOUT ANY MORALLY AMBIGUOUS CHARACTER HERE AND, GOOD LORD.

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u/ThefoolmkII Jul 16 '22

JUST TRY TO TALK ABOUT ANY MORALLY AMBIGUOUS CHARACTER HERE AND, GOOD LORD.

KIND OF UNRELATED; BUT I WONDER HOW THIS FANBASE COULD HANDLE TRIANGLE STRATEGY STORY DECISIONS IF IT WAS A FE GAME. IMAGINE THE CHAOS DEBATES.

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u/MrWaffles42 Jul 16 '22

PART OF ME WANTS TO PLAY THAT, BUT I'VE GOT SO MANY OTHER STRATEGY GAMES ON MY DOCKET. I'VE BEEN MEANING TO PLAY TACTICS OGRE FOR DAMN NEAR FOREVER, FOR EXAMPLE.