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Ignominious Defeat

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  1. It's certainly out of character for Manfroy to do, yes. Thing is, it's also out of character for Julius; it's essentially a catch-22 created by Seliph's army being written into a corner due to Julia's kidnapping. Both, for different reasons, have strong motivations to have Julia dead; but in the end, the game has to be beatable if you don't have Seliph with a power ring, and writing either one of the two to make a slip-up like that has little story justification. In a remake, I'd like to possibly see more doubt expressed by Manfroy in Julius's judgment, especially towards the final chapter; that might provide the necessary motivation to keep Julia alive and brainwashed, as opposed to it coming out of nowhere in original Genealogy. (Of course, this would have to happen outside of Julius's presence; but since the FE4 villains love their monologues in the first place, that shouldn't be too much of a problem.)
  2. That's fair, but personally I see Manfroy as being far more concerned with Seliph, as per Chapter 10 after conquering Chronos and Rados: Manfroy also doesn't realize that Julia has the key to unlocking the Book of Naga; for all he knows, it's impossible to recover even if things were to go as horribly wrong for him as they do in the game (what with him being killed and Julia living.) Without knowing that the circlet is the key, it might seem to him that Loptyr's reasonable caution (in our eyes) is simply paranoia, while ignoring what Manfroy perceives as the real threat; Seliph's ever-greater encroachment on the empire. (Remember, pre-Epilogue, the other Empire-controlled countries successfully rebelled, leaving only the majority of Grannvale under its control.) Under these circumstances, Manfroy's faith in Julius's judgment might be slightly shaken; however much he worships him, he can't deny that Seliph charging into Belhalla's general vicinity at the head of an army of holy warriors is a fair bit more troublesome than Julius apparently considers it to be.
  3. I mean, Julius is haughty and childish, yes, but he is also Loptyr at this point. There's essentially no reason for him to spare Julia; he's the one that knows the threat Heim's bloodline can pose, as opposed to Manfroy who obviously sees the blue-haired boy reconquering the continent as the far bigger threat. In addition, to spare Julia without drawing the Dark Warlords' ire, one has to take the long way around to Velthomer, while Julia's both endangering herself and others, then take on three mages with Hel and Manfroy's Fenrir. He probably considered it unlikely one would even reach him before Julia died or caused serious damage; on the other hand, Loptyr had the privilege of being personally destroyed by Heim. It's mentioned in chapter 10 how Julius considers Heim's blood more of a threat than Seliph also iirc, so it's not entirely out of the blue. He's less of a brat in this game than Thracia, too, so it's not as inconsistent as it seems, at least within Genealogy.
  4. This last update simply blows Fates' story out of the water. It was well worth the wait, and I'm really enjoying Dakota's character in this path!
  5. I absolutely love what you did to finish up that chapter! It makes everyone much more interesting characters than the canon story does.
  6. I have got to say, I really like what you're doing with the story in this let's play. Keep it up!
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