Board 8 > Kenri ranks 110 Fire Emblem characters [the ranking]

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Kenri
07/26/18 12:58:04 AM
#1:


I almost flaired this as politics, but lots of people have that blacklisted.

Here's our field:

Anna
Arvis
Barst
Benny
Berkut
Boyd
Brady
Brom
Caeda
Calill
Camilla
Cath
Celica
Chrom
Clair
Clarine
Cormag
Corrin
Cynthia
Darros
Delthea
Denning
Dheginsea
Draug
Duessel
Echidna
Edelgard
Eirika
Elincia
Elise
Ephraim
Erk
F!Morgan
Felicia
Frey
Geitz
Gerik
Gregor
Haar
Hana
Hawkeye
Heath
Hector
Henry
Ike
Inigo
Jaffar
Jill
Joshua
Kent
Kieran
L'Arachel
Legault
Leif
Lethe
Lilina
Lloyd Reed
Louise
Lucius
Lukas
Lute
Lyn
Marcus
Maribelle
Marisa
Matthew
Mia
Micaiah
Miriel
Moulder
Myrrh
Naesala
Nah
Natasha
Nephenee
Nino
Oboro
Ogma
Owain
Pelleas
Pent
Peri
Ranulf
Reinhardt
Renault
Reyson
Robin
Roy
Rudolf
Rutger
Saber
Sain
Saizo
Samson
Sephiran
Serra
Shinon
Soren
Sully
Tana
Tanith
Tharja
Tibarn
Tiki
Valter
Virion
Volke
Wallace
Xander
Zelgius

First up: Some waifus and husbandos you're, uh, probably better off not marrying.
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Pokalicious
07/26/18 1:46:42 AM
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I'm gonna guess Renault, Zelgius and Naesala.

Don't know FE characters aside from the big names.
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Heroic Bigpun
07/26/18 1:52:34 AM
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xp1337
07/26/18 1:53:04 AM
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Kenri posted...
First up: Some waifus and husbandos you're, uh, probably better off not marrying.

Tharja, Peri, and uh... I suppose Henry fits that description but I don't know if I'd put him that far low. Valter?
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Shonen_Bat
07/26/18 1:54:12 AM
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Kenri
07/26/18 2:17:19 AM
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110. Peri (Fates)

Peri is one of those characters whose whole personality is some gimmick, and her gimmick is that she's a serial killer. You might think this would be done in a self-aware way. Or at least an interesting way, or a funny one. You might think that.

Anyway, Peri's my Least Favorite FE Character. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

109. Berkut (Echoes)

Oh boy, Berkut. This won't be the last time I say this about an Echoes character: I liked him for, like, 90% of the game. But it's uh really hard to keep liking Berkut by the end of Echoes, and I'll just leave it at that.

Fuck off Berkut I liked Rinea

108. Pelleas (10)

Pelleas is the new king of Daein and he's completely, utterly, helplessly incompetent as ruler, so in addition to owning the libs, he also causes tons of death and suffering throughout Tellius. I think you're supposed to sympathize with him but I don't. Maybe on a replay; it's been a while.

107. Rudolf (Echoes)

Either the smartest or dumbest FE character and given his big plan I'm not sure which.

106. Tharja (Awakening)

She's gonna turn your dick into a frog and she's not even that cute. Y'all are just thirsty.

Next time: Being three sets of lockpicks can't get you to top 100.
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Kenri
07/26/18 2:20:40 AM
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Pokalicious posted...
I'm gonna guess Renault, Zelgius and Naesala.

Don't know FE characters aside from the big names.

really all three of those kinda fit the description too.

xp1337 posted...
Tharja, Peri, and uh... I suppose Henry fits that description but I don't know if I'd put him that far low. Valter?

Eh I dunno if I'd call Henry that bad. IIRC he's actually a fairly good husband and father when it comes down to it.
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xp1337
07/26/18 2:32:22 AM
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In Pelleas's defense (FE10 Spoilers) He commands Micaiah to kill him because he thinks it will cancel the Blood Pact and put a stop to Daein being forced into the war by Begnion. But lol nope, it doesn't.
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Kenri
07/26/18 2:40:28 AM
#9:


Truly a fuck-up til the bitter end.

I'm almost certainly being too hard on him but really. The guy trusted Izuka.
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NeoElfboy
07/26/18 4:11:10 AM
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Pelleas isn't that likable but I think he's a decent character. He trusts Izuka because he wants to trust everyone. I'd rank him a lot higher but I kinda get the mindset that would put him this low.

Berkut had potential but that final scene may be the worst thing in Fire Emblem. oh man it's so SAD how he gave his wife's soul to satan in a gross and kinda rapey scene now let's give him his happy ending with her in heaven

Tharja's hilarious. I feel that people who take her seriously miss her point entirely. Of course if she existed in real life she'd be a terrible mother/wife/etc. Nothing about her makes me take her as if she existed in real life though (see also various other comic Awakening characters).
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MysteriousStan
07/26/18 7:00:37 AM
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I expect most of my noms to be low as they generally aren't considered to be among the best characters but I think they're all great so whatever!
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Cybat
07/26/18 9:23:02 AM
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Kenri posted...
109. Berkut (Echoes)


LIES LIES LIES LIES LIES

Obviously you're not supposed to like Berkut but he's a great villain. Good stuff other than that though.
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Peace___Frog
07/26/18 9:30:36 AM
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NeoElfboy posted...
Tharja's hilarious. I feel that people who take her seriously miss her point entirely. Of course if she existed in real life she'd be a terrible mother/wife/etc. Nothing about her makes me take her as if she existed in real life though (see also various other comic Awakening characters).

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Luis_Sera89
07/26/18 10:30:52 AM
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Kenri posted...
110. Peri (Fates)


Mission accomplished.
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Lopen
07/26/18 10:40:25 AM
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I can't take anyone who takes Tharja seriously seriously considering the series and especially game she's from. I feel like it's just an attempt to 'intelligently' criticize the character because you don't like her over exposure, blatant sex appeal, just don't like yanderes, or whatever else.

I'm not even sure Kenri is one of these people from that write-up but I have seen it as a growing trend on the internet and it's dumb.
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Luis_Sera89
07/26/18 10:47:33 AM
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Probably the same gormless people who use the term 'thot'.
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07/26/18 10:51:22 AM
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Kenri
07/26/18 12:07:43 PM
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Cybat posted...
Obviously you're not supposed to like Berkut but he's a great villain. Good stuff other than that though.

I felt like all the build-up for him as a villain went nowhere. Even beyond the problems NeoElfboy pointed out, his final scenes just don't make any sense. Why does Berkut accepting Duma affect Rinea at all? Has corruption/possession ever worked like that in FE before??

Lopen posted...
you don't like her over exposure, blatant sex appeal, just don't like yanderes, or whatever else.

This is why I don't like Tharja. Mainly the yandere thing, especially because she's yandere for the player and it's gross and kinda fourth-wall breaking.
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Kenri
07/26/18 12:09:13 PM
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105. Dheginsea (9/10)

You ever walk into a room in a video game and just know there's gonna be a boss fight in there? Dheginsea is that as, like, a character. Does it make sense to fight him? Not really, but you're sure gonna have to do it anyway.

104. Cynthia (Awakening)

https://imgur.com/RiGvfH5

Haha, she dumb.

103. Oboro (Fates)

If anyone in this topic likes Oboro, let me know why because I know she's popular but tbh she's bland as boiled chicken.

102. Frey (Shadow Dragon/New Mystery)

The canon Shadow Dragon prologue sacrifice, teaching the player that sometimes, not everyone can live except he fuckin' lives?? Frey's fine, but FE11 and especially FE12 are inundated with cavaliers, so I've never used him.

101. Cath (6)

Cath is a thief that you can recruit by talking to her three times on three different maps. This is exactly as annoying as it sounds. You might also want to steal her lockpicks while you're at it, because they're more useful than she is.

Next time: The youngest character on the whole list!
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Punnyz
07/26/18 12:11:32 PM
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Kenri posted...

106. Tharja (Awakening)

She's gonna turn your dick into a frog and she's not even that cute. Y'all are just thirsty.

I will backhand the shit out of you

also nobody goes for cute with Tharja!
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07/26/18 12:20:17 PM
#21:


Kenri posted...
103. Oboro (Fates)

If anyone in this topic likes Oboro, let me know why because I know she's popular but tbh she's bland as boiled chicken.

Hoshido characters are bland on the whole compared to Nohr.
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Lopen
07/26/18 12:22:50 PM
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Kenri posted...
especially because she's yandere for the player and it's gross and kinda fourth-wall breaking.


Yeah. I think I like her more because I don't consider Robin to be "me" even if you could in a lot of ways argue the game presents it that way. Robin has enough character to not really feel like a self insert though.

I mean I love yanderes either way so I don't think it would bug me that much either way but if Robin had less of his/her own personality I probably would like her less since it would feel more fanservicey in a way I didn't like.
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LordoftheMorons
07/26/18 12:23:58 PM
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Berkut: Agreed that his final turn made him irredeemable and that Alm forgiving him made absolutely zero sense, but damn, that voice acting!
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07/26/18 12:25:24 PM
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Kenri posted...

Next time: The youngest character on the whole list!

Possibly one of Nino's kids in FE6.
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Lopen
07/26/18 12:37:29 PM
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Oh also as for Oboro, who is definitely a top 5 Birthright character for me... probably top 5 in Fates as a whole, even.

- The Fashion gimmick is cute particularly since it's so at odds with her wrathful "death to Nohr" thing. Also it's a simple gimmick that hasn't been run into the ground yet unlike say "klutz" or "haughty noble" which seem to appear in every game.
- I think her supports with Nohr characters are more interesting than most of the game's supports due to her sorta racism.
- Said racism in her supports is justified enough that I don't judge her for it, and her overcoming it is cool (perhaps you can consider it rushed if we're splitting hairs but you can only do so much with the support coversation structure-- keeping in mind they're buffered by fighting together in life & death situations I think it's okay)
- In Birthright the cast is pretty bland across the board so she stands out more than she might among a different cast.
- I have a weakness for infantry spear users in general. Blame them being so rare.
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Kenri
07/26/18 12:40:37 PM
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Lopen posted...
- I think her supports with Nohr characters are more interesting than most of the game's supports due to her sorta racism.

I don't think I got any of these (never finished Revelation lol) so that's probably the biggest factor.
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Lopen
07/26/18 1:18:18 PM
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Never actually finished Revelations yet either but you can get them in Birthright with Jakob and Silas
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Peace___Frog
07/26/18 1:32:10 PM
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Lopen posted...
- I have a weakness for infantry spear users in general. Blame them being so rare.

Seriously though
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Eerieka
07/26/18 3:56:53 PM
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Peri is terrible. Good placement.

I wouldn't say I "like" Oboro, but she was interesting for most of the reasons Lopen said. Her gimmicks are a rare combo so it stood out to me.
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Kenri
07/26/18 8:34:29 PM
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100. Corrin (Fates)

https://imgur.com/WL6eUHP

Fates' whole plot evaporates on contact with two characters: Garon and Corrin. Corrin's actually not that terrible conceptually, but she's a poorly executed character: incredibly passive, morally incoherent, and all the blandness of an avatar without anything to make you feel like Corrin is actually representing your thoughts and actions. Congrats, Corrin: you're the Worst Main Character in the series!

99. Brom (9/10)

Eh, Brom's fine. I never found much use for him. He's a good, humble, reliable but kinda bland guy, like a human potato.

98. Saizo (Fates)

Saizo has one (1) good moment and it's his duel with Kotaro, otherwise he's about as generic as they come. Oh, there's a ninja class now? Here's this character, he's a ninja. His personality? Also ninja.

97. Moulder (8)

The only buff cleric in the series? Moulder's basically just a meme with a moustache though.

96. Calill (9/10)

Calill is fairly inconsequential to both games she appears in and I don't think I bothered to use her much. She and Largo are amusing together, at least.

95. Edelgard (Three Houses)

Get it? She's the youngest as in from the newest game. <_<

All we know about Edgelord so far is her design and "the crests are to blame!", but to be fair, it's a good design. Also to be fair, she might already have more dialogue than Tomas or Gareth.

please don't be a shit character please don't be a shit character

Next time: These next rankings are a gamble, but if you like the characters, you might think they're a joke instead.
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Nameless2000
07/26/18 8:42:41 PM
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oboro rules
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07/26/18 8:49:54 PM
#32:


Kenri posted...
a human potato.

Potatoes are one of the best food groups tbh
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07/26/18 9:07:53 PM
#33:


Kenri posted...

Next time: These next rankings are a gamble, but if you like the characters, you might think they're a joke instead.

Joshua?
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OrangeCrush980
07/26/18 9:20:21 PM
#34:


Where's Eliwood?
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xp1337
07/26/18 9:40:32 PM
#35:


uh oh tharja defense force time to bail

Kenri posted...
Next time: These next rankings are a gamble, but if you like the characters, you might think they're a joke instead.

Kieran.
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07/26/18 9:53:58 PM
#36:


Kenri posted...
If anyone in this topic likes Oboro, let me know why because I know she's popular but tbh she's bland as boiled chicken.

IIRC, her support conversation with Beruka is actually one of the best in Fates (for whatever that is worth.) I'd probably consider her one of the best Birthright characters between her conversations with Nohr-aligned characters and just well... Birthright being the weaker side.
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Punnyz
07/27/18 12:22:07 AM
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Kenri posted...

99. Brom (9/10)

Eh, Brom's fine. I never found much use for him. He's a good, humble, reliable but kinda bland guy, like a human potato.

this made me laugh lol

well, I chose to roll with Brom instead of ...Gatrie is his name, right?

Because of the sole reason of giving Nephenee someone to talk to. Hes a decent guy, family man, and was in the same Militia as her.

He also has a support with Zihark. So he just tries to bring out the best in all of the shy and stoic characters. He even tries to have Zihark marry one of his daughters

One thing that I distinctly remember is that while it took AGES to get him there, he eventually got decent enough speed that he was attacking twice. Lightning Bruiser is probably not what you think of when you see him

so I nommed him because he surprised even me, theres no appeal in him at all on first glace but hes got some things going for him, a bit of a gem in the rough
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greengravy294
07/27/18 12:27:03 AM
#38:


Oboro rules

Moulder also rules and i liked him before the meme or whatever hes cool and gentle and mature
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greengravy294
07/27/18 12:28:32 AM
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Moulder and his supports with Gilliam is great imo
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Kenri
07/27/18 12:41:24 AM
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Punnyz posted...
well, I chose to roll with Brom instead of ...Gatrie is his name, right?

Because of the sole reason of giving Nephenee someone to talk to. Hes a decent guy, family man, and was in the same Militia as her.

He also has a support with Zihark. So he just tries to bring out the best in all of the shy and stoic characters. He even tries to have Zihark marry one of his daughters

Brom's definitely a good guy and I do like his supports. I should give him another chance if I replay FE9.

greengravy294 posted...
Moulder also rules and i liked him before the meme or whatever hes cool and gentle and mature

and deals 3x damage to half the game after promoting

OrangeCrush980 posted...
Where's Eliwood?

Didn't get nominated but Roy's in and Eliwood probably wouldn't be too far off from his placement.

xp1337 posted...
IIRC, her support conversation with Beruka is actually one of the best in Fates (for whatever that is worth.)

Ah I see, I'll check it out.
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kateee
07/27/18 12:44:54 AM
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Roy sucksss
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Lopen
07/27/18 12:45:22 AM
#42:


Eliwood >> Roy
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Kenri
07/27/18 12:47:23 AM
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94. Henry (Awakening)

If Henry just made puns, he'd easily be at least a little higher -- but his whole gimmick is weird death puns and it's one of those traits that feels very anime and not like something a real person would do. Like 80% of the time he's fine because he's either being serious or silly, but the other 20% is just awkward because he's trying to do both.

93. Darros (Shadow Dragon/New Mystery)

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/b/b2/B13-068N_artwork.png/revision/latest?cb=20180629032953

That's basically all there is to Darros since he doesn't really have lines. He's okay. He's a pirate, which is good, but wants to swear off piracy, which is boring.

92. Denning (7)

Denning is almost the highest ranking meme, so let's all give him a round of applause. While Denning is almost entirely a nothing boss who's just funny because of his repeated dialogue, he's also a bit creepy, being essentially a human tape recorder. It's part of the really excellent way FE7 developed its morphs - as an enemy group - over time, showing different variants that retained different aspects of their humanity. Considering how foes like the Risen, Faceless, and Terrors went largely unexplored, I genuinely appreciate it.

91. Samson (Shadow Dragon/New Mystery)

Wrong choice! Arran is more interesting as a sickly former knight trying to die with honor, though IIRC neither one is that great as a unit (you only get one of the two in Shadow Dragon). Samson is cool in New Mystery though, where he serves as Princess Sheema of Gra's bodyguard. You can either validate his high opinion of Marth by working with Sheema, or dash his expectations by killing her, making him turn against you.

Also, the dude actually looks like a hero of past renown, so he's got that going for him over Arran, who kinda looks like a YuGiOh villain.

90. Kieran (9/10)

Nothing against Kieran really, but he's one-note. It also really hurts him that "hot-blooded moron who keeps trying to fight people who are just Not Interested" also describes Mia from the same games, so his one note isn't even that special or unique.

Eh, beats Makalov.

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Lopen
07/27/18 12:49:36 AM
#44:


Seething dark mage hatred
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07/27/18 12:54:49 AM
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Oswin
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Kenri
07/27/18 12:59:11 AM
#46:


kateee posted...
Roy sucksss

Lopen posted...
Eliwood >> Roy

https://78.media.tumblr.com/4f0752a72e96c026c32adcf8347eb071/tumblr_nx9qxqeJ2E1uorz8zo6_250.gif

Lopen posted...
Seething dark mage hatred

not gonna lie, it's certainly been working out that way so far

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Oswin

Wasn't nominated.
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07/27/18 1:03:51 AM
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Kenri posted...
Next time: Voted Most Likely to Choke a Point

Oswin was so good a pick I thought it had to be him until I scanned the list for other possible options and saw he isn't actually on it!

Going to say Marcus. Couple of others I think can fit like Wallace or Duessel but aside from thinking they probably deserve to be a bit higher than here, they're also later recruits so in my mind that hurts them because you probably have other people for that role by then. Like Oswin. Or Seth (but Seth does everything in FE8.)
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Punnyz
07/27/18 1:07:47 AM
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I'm invested in this topic because I'm aware I usually use a bunch of losers in my playthroughs so I just want to see what people think of them lol

Darros is not good.
Ogma has poor defense but decent speed and attack

Barst is Good but slow, decent defense and pretty damn good attack

Darros just has attack. poor defense, speed, and even skill. and his "walk across water" thing only came in handy a few time. Hes not even a good assassin, you can't make him cross a body of water and kill someone because they'll swarm him and kill him before he can run back

Hes a liability. Buuuuuuut yea, Hes a pirate and I liked his dorag. literally he only reason I had him lol

I'll try to keep these in one post at a time:

So Samson. I can vouch hes not good. People in my topic said Arran was better but never explained why.

I rolled with Samon because hes FUCKING JONATHAN JOESTAR

https://justseriesandstuff.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/jonathan_sword_jojo_bizarre_adventure_animation.jpg

https://fireemblemwiki.org/w/images/5/58/FEMN_Samson.png

SO GOOD.

He couldn't train in the arena because everyone was stronger than him. and because hes promoted you have to sink way more enemies into him than normal to level him up. and he only has like 10 or so levels to work with anyways. but god dammit, I love me some Jojo

also I googled Arran

https://static.zerochan.net/Arran.full.1445920.jpg

like

IS THIS ACTUALLY A MOTHERFUCKIN JOJO REFERENCE?

https://www.cr173.com/up/2013-9/20139913131125486551.jpg

and lastly,
I remember I didn't use Kirean at all in my PoR playthrough and people following got upset. I was fine with Oscar and Titania.
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07/27/18 1:08:46 AM
#49:


Lopen posted...
Seething dark mage hatred

on the part of the nominators for choosing all these guys and not Canas tbqh
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07/27/18 1:11:03 AM
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Canas isn't even the best dark mage in his own game
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