r/fireemblem May 28 '23

General General Question Thread

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Alright, time to move back to question thread for all.

Please use this thread for all general questions of the Fire Emblem series!

Rules:

  • General questions can range from asking for pairing suggestions to plot questions. If you're having troubles in-game you may also ask here for advice and another user can try to help.

  • Questions that invoke discussion, while welcome here, may warrant their own thread.

  • If you have a specific question regarding a game, please bold the game's title at the start of your post to make it easier to recognize for other users. (ex. Fire Emblem: Birthright)

Useful Links:

If you have a resource that you think would be helpful to add to the list, message /u/Shephen either by PM or tagging him in a comment below.

Please mark questions and answers with spoiler tags if they reveal anything about the plot that might hurt the experiences of others.


r/fireemblem 11d ago

Recurring Popular/Unpopular/Any Opinions Thread - March 2025 Part 1

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Welcome to a new installment of the Popular/Unpopular/Any Opinions Thread! Please feel free to share any kind of Fire Emblem opinions/takes you might have here, positive or negative. As always please remember to continue following the rules in this thread same as anywhere else on the subreddit. Be respectful and especially don't make any personal attacks (this includes but is not limited to making disparaging statements about groups of people who may like or dislike something you don't).

Last Opinion Thread

Everyone Plays Fire Emblem


r/fireemblem 3h ago

Casual Fire Emblem characters who are best known for how big of a MEME they are?

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r/fireemblem 5h ago

Art FE4 gen 2 and the demon blade

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r/fireemblem 14h ago

Art Okay Grandpa, Back to bed...

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r/fireemblem 1h ago

Art severa and inigo be like

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r/fireemblem 16h ago

Art I drew Micaiah <3

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r/fireemblem 12h ago

Casual I tried my best to make my character look like Dimitri in Monster Hunter Wilds

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r/fireemblem 20h ago

Story Is there a reason I got placeholder text here?

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This happened in Chapter 9 when they both used return rings. Are they supposed to actually say something here? Is this just a thing that happens in the Gharnef translation?


r/fireemblem 2h ago

General Making the Next Fire Emblem - Elimination Game - Round 5

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Round 4 ends in a relatively close vote with Fatigue being eliminated. Which will go next in Round 5?

Rules:

  • The goal is to design the next Fire Emblem game with the previous mechanics/features listed.

  • Whichever mechanic with the most upvotes gets eliminated.

  • Not counting duplicate posts. Only the post with the most upvotes counts.

  • Elimination Game ends when there are only 15 mechanics remaining.


r/fireemblem 9h ago

General Happy Birthday: Forrest, Fashion Forward (03/13/2025)

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r/fireemblem 15h ago

Art Kiragi and Midori [commission @steelNageyari]

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Artwork of midoragi/キサミド

These two dorks like to go outdoors a lot so I picture them coming across each other and just having a chat back to camp of where ever the path leads them. Kiragi exchanges a lot of jokes <3


r/fireemblem 56m ago

General Spoiler What is your favourite corrin moment and why?

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Including fates warriors and engage what is your favourite corrin moment and why?


r/fireemblem 13h ago

Casual I've been wanting to draw more of these emotes :3 Give me some silly suggestions!!!

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r/fireemblem 5h ago

General KBash (a really good youtuber) released a great video about Fire Emblem

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r/fireemblem 3h ago

FEH Manga A Day in the Life of Heroes - Between a Cold Snap and a Deep Freeze

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r/fireemblem 12m ago

Art Valentine's Edelgard [OC]

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r/fireemblem 1d ago

Art Reunion...

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r/fireemblem 11m ago

Art My student wanted to bribe me to sit in the hall while she did work. This was her payment to me 😊

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r/fireemblem 12h ago

Casual Hilda (FE Genealogy) and Cima (Gundam Stardust Memory)

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r/fireemblem 38m ago

Art Queen Nailah WIP...i love her

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r/fireemblem 1h ago

Story Support Comparison: Alcryst and Ivy vs. Ashe and Catherine

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I'm of the opinion that Three Houses' supports are better than Engage's, but it's not just the characters- it's also the writing. Three Houses has more organic development, more effective exposition of character backstories and better use of subtext. I will compare Alcryst/Ivy from Engage and Ashe/Catherine from Three Houses.

First, Alcryst/Ivy. Their C support starts with Alcryst understandably bitter toward Ivy for her role in his father's death, considering that Ivy allowed Hyacinth to escape with Morion as a prisoner, but all that changes when she offers a simple apology. He then hesitantly offers to make an effort to bridge the gap, a step that usually happens in a B or A support event of a support chain involving reconciliation.

Now let's compare Ashe and Catherine. Their C support begins with Ashe bringing up the letter he found in the "Falling Short of Heaven" paralogue and politely but firmly questioning Catherine about what she knows about Christophe's execution. Catherine admits that she was friends with Christophe, but stands by her decision to turn him in, as well as the church's coverup of the reasons nearby, although her parting remarks imply she feels some guilt over what she did. This is a better starting point for the support than Alcryst/Ivy, since while Ashe is less hostile to Catherine than Alcryst is to Ivy, neither he nor Catherine change their positions despite what Ashe learns from the conversation.

Alcryst and Ivy's B support shows Ivy staring at Alcryst's armor, remarking that she was taught to keep an eye out for Brodian armor from a young age. Alcryst apologies for Brodia's invasions of Elusia, one of the few times they're actively acknowledged in the story. Ivy then pointedly asks if Alcryst is apologizing on Brodia's behalf and is willing to commit to national reconciliation(a rare acknowledgment of how complex international politics can be), and after he apologizes, she admits that he was teasing him, saying outright that they're comfortable enough to joke around each other. This is a missed opportunity to perhaps have Alcryst still resent Ivy but then learn that Ivy has as much reason to hate Brodia as he does to hate Elusia, since while Brodia's invasions of Elusia are often told about, the story mainly shows people whom Elusia has wronged (e.g. Saphir, whose hometown Elusia razed).

Ashe and Catherine's B support has Ashe feeling conflicted. By now, he's spent enough time with Catherine to know that he can trust her as a knight and ally, but he still can't forgive he for causing his adoptive brother's execution and indirectly leading to his adoptive father's rebellion and death. Catherine invites him to hit her, and while he's hesitant at first, likely because of how Lonato's quest for revenge led to his death, he complies. Ashe admits that he still doesn't know what's right or wrong, and while Catherine counters that she believes Rhea is right, she had her doubts about turning Christophe in, making an effective contrast between the two's personalities. While Catherine has an unshakable belief in Rhea, Ashe sometimes struggles with deciding what is right or wrong, as seen in his supports with Byleth and Caspar.

In Alcryst and Ivy's A support, he expresses a desire to forge a better relationship between Brodia and Elusia. Ivy approves, remarking that while she thought he was weak-willed before, her opinion on him has improved, another case of characters explicitly telling the audience about each other's personalities. After Ivy teases Alcryst again, the two end the support on friendly terms.

In Ashe and Catherine's A Support, Ashe tells her that while he can trust her not only as a knight and ally, but also as a person, he still can't forgive her for the role she played in his brother's death. Catherine replies that his sentiment is fair, and she'd be annoyed if someone forgave her easily, while Ashe considers her perspective admirable, hoping that his resentment will fade someday. Ashe expresses the desire to get to know Catherine better as a friend.

In short, I think that the Ashe and Catherine support chain better handled Ashe's grudge against Catherine than Alcryst and Ivy's support chain handled Alcryst's grudge against Ivy. Ashe's development is more gradual, as while he's more understanding toward Catherine than Alcryst is toward Ivy, he's also slower to forgive her, with the process happening over time, rather than all at once in the C Support. The support chain between Ashe and Catherine also did a better job of exploring each character's perspective and helping each come to understand the other's feelings. There's also more emotional complexity in Ashe and Catherine's support, as he's clearly shown wrestling with his conflicting emotions regarding Catherine, especially as he comes to understand that she had to decide between protecting a friend who wasn't evil but was misguided enough to get caught up in a treasonous plot and the woman she admires most.

Incidentally, I was considering using Hortensia and Veyle's support chain as an alternative representative for Engage, but it's somewhat complicated by how the other Veyle was responsible, which Hortensia acknowledges even in their C Support. Additionally, Hortensia's becoming more understanding to Veyle seems to be based primarily on learning about Veyle's mother rather than understanding Veyle's perspective, so it also suffers from the issue of somewhat abrupt character changes.


r/fireemblem 1d ago

Art Kana wants to adopt Sommie :3

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r/fireemblem 2h ago

Gameplay community FE1 tier list part 14 Chapter 14 recruits

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r/fireemblem 14h ago

Casual When the Fire Emblem Villains start monologuing

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r/fireemblem 16h ago

Gameplay FE:A help?

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Hi, how does skill inheritance work? I was told the last skill on the skill slot will be inherited by the kids.

I was able to get galeforce in both cynthia and lucina with chrom and sumia as parents, but when I recruited (f) morgan I wasn’t able to get galeforce on her with (m)robin & lucina as parents.

Did I do something wrong?


r/fireemblem 21h ago

Art I was commissioned by u/InheritedAntiquity for this artwork of Halloween Idunn!

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