Majestic Plural

I have to admit: I bought into the whole remake subtitle thing without considering the connotation of the Japanese title. I suppose it makes more sense that they're just going with the Fire Emblem: [Word] thing they've been doing since Awakening and using a word other than Gaiden because it's punchier and makes less since when it's the 15th game in the series. I will say that if the response here and among anyone I've talked to is any indication, the "Echoes as a series of remakes" theory is a *really* popular idea. At this point I'm thinking they might actually stick with the Echoes for any international releases even if the Japanese titles abandon it. Like, just as a pie-in-the-sky example, Japan gets the FE4 remake「ファイアーエムブレム Generations 光の後継者」 and the rest of the world gets "Fire Emblem Echoes: Succesors of Light" or something. I don't think I'd hate that, personally. That's assuming, of course, that they *do* come out with a series of remakes, and I think we're short a few hundred thousand international copies sold to speculate at that with any kind of certainty.

Belka!Grey seems to be weirdly suited for Revenant Knight. Saizou/Grey's weirdly good magic mods make Grey great for hybrids, and Belka... sure is on a Wyvern. Saizou can A+ Subaki to pass down Swallow Strike to cover up that nasty speed, and Belka can pass down Axefaire from Fighter. Grey can then marry Syalla or Mitama for Tomefaire access or whatever. Saizou and Belka also come with the Snake Venom/Deadly Breath combo baked right in, if that's your thing. It's also worth mentioning that Belka!Grey's Skill is moderately bonkers, so any procs are nice to have. Belka!Grey 1/1/6/-3/1/4/-2 - Axefaire - Tomefaire - Swallow Strike - Flowing Strike/Astra - Breaking Sky (Marriage with Syalla/A+ with Shinonome) Also, I noticed one pairing that I had kind of written off before but think could actually work out pretty well: Effie!Syalla (she has to marry Lutz for Wyvern, btw). It may seem like a waste not to use Effie for a purely physical kid, but the caps are actually pretty great and the mods are fine, too, since Tsukuyomi is a bit of a Str/Mag hybrid, himself. She has a lot of great skills built right in, so she's pretty flexible in whatever build you could want. Something along these lines sounds pretty nice, though: Effie!Syalla (x Lutz) 4/2/-1/4/2/-1/-1 - Axefaire - Tomefaire - Luna/Breaking Sky - Diamond Strike - Swallow Strike/Mirror Strike (A+ Matoi)

I plan on doing the same kind of thing on my playthrough. I haven't looked especially in-depth, but here are a few of the pairs that stood out to me: Lazward x Hana: Great physical stats (R.I.P. Defense, though), and Samurai's a really nice supplement for Merc and Ninja. Lazward's other option is Orochi, which... eh? Maybe a Basara based on the hybrid stats, but lack of Lancefaire hurts (note that she can't even S rank Shinonome to get it) Asama x Effie: Crazy high strength, nice speed, and the only negative stat is Magic. There's not a lot of inherent synergy between Priestess, Merchant, and Knight, but luckily Mitama can A+ with Soleil for Merc and (Female) Kanna for... well, whatever you want. Benoit x Oboro: Very well rounded except for that crazy high Defense, and pretty much any kid will appreciate Lancer. I also much prefer Oboro with Benoit over Zero. I'm actually not a big fan of either of Zero's options; I'm thinking that I might end up copping out on the route-exclusive pair thing and marrying him to Felicia or something... Odin x Orochi: Mostly for a Sorcerer with Tomefaire, but Orochi's nice Skill does help with Ophelia's inherent crittiness. This pair is actually somewhat limited class-wise, since Orochi's 3rd route A+ option gives her Dark Mage, and Odin's gives him nothing because he already has Samurai (That is how Buddy Seals work, right? I'm still not 100% sure on everything). That said, Odin's other 3rd-route option is Kagerou, which isn't necessarily bad but I think Kagerou's high strength is best utilized elsewhere.