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I would highly, highly recommend picking up Awakening, as well as most of the story-driven DLC, however, Fates falls off a bit, as they tried a bit too hard to "Balance" things, almost to the point where the only thing differentiating units is their skill pool. Also the business model is pretty lame, but hey, what can you do? Great to see another new user here! Hope to see you on the forums as well, thanks for the reply. <3

I'd take the question literally and explain the answer as such; Ike is described as "The Strongest Hero" based on brute physical strength alone. I very much doubt that he is objectively the most powerful hero in Fire Emblem's history [Despite him being nearly unbeatable once you slap Ragnell on him], as the manner in which he wields his weapon relies heavily on brute strength. Just look at his attack animations, no matter how much Ashunera/Ashera [Something something lore] blesses a weapon, I highly doubt that it's easy to literally create shockwaves so strong and precise they can pierce a dragon's scales. The only real technique we see Ike use in combat is his whole Aether blade toss combo when the aforementioned skill triggers, otherwise, it's just relatively simple large, very telegraphed, incredibly deadly slashes and the like [Excluding shockwaves]. Furthermore, this can be evidenced by how Ike is portrayed in titles he features in. For instance, take his appearance in the Smash Bros. franchise, a very slow fighter who telegraphs his attacks in advance, but with attacks so powerful that any character in the game [Ike included] are damaged immensly from just a few swings. Once again, his attacks are relatively straightforward, with the exceptions being his dash, the whole fire eruption [Which is caused by him ramming Ragnell into the ground hard enough to break the earth's crust and make liquid flame come out], and of course, as previously mentioned, Aether. However, take note that due to his immense strength, Ike is among the game's slowest characters in both appearances. Lastly, let's look at Ike's unique skill in FE: Heroes, Heavy Blade. Heavy Blade, contrary to what its name suggests, does not lower Ike's speed in exchange for an increase in attack, instead, it has it where if Ike's attack stat is higher than his foe's [Which it will be in most non-Effie circumstances, due to Ragnell's 16 might and his presumably high attack stat], his special cooldown is reduced by 1. Once again, rewarding Ike for using raw, brute strength, rather than speed. In conclusion, Ike is, in all likelihood, not objectively the best hero [Unless Nintendo decides to make him Ryoma 2.0], but instead, the hero who has the most raw, physical strength.

Hey everyone! (orinthiscasetheonepersonthatbotherstoreadthis) Based on other introduction topics that I may or may have not, I appear to be part of the bandwagon of people who've been lurking about on the forums for a good year or so now, and have recently decided to make an account. I suppose that the beginning is as good a place to start as any. I'm 28 years old, and originally from Pauillac, a small village in the Bordeaux region of France, but currently live in Lisle. I work in the art field, as a graphical designer and 3D modeller at a studio during the week, and as a freelance artist/graphical designer during the weekend (When I'm not playing some sort of video game). Due to the area where I grew up not being particularly technologically focused, I hadn't played a Fire Emblem game until I bought a copy of Awakening, at which point, I fell in love with the series. Personally, I still love Awakening, and hold it in high regard, even after playing most of the series, but Path of Radiance has won my heart over easily. I suppose that's enough rambling about myself for now. Hopefully I'll see all two of you who bother to read this on the forums sometime soon! <3 [Sorry for any mistakes I make with my English, as it is not my first language :w:]