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  1. One element I have seen in the tellius games that I believe needs to be further addressed is the the unequal lifespans between Beorc and Laguz. I believe that this is an absolutely HUGE plot detail which has a lot of thematic potential. As the games make somewhat clear, Beorc have a lifespan similar to that of humans as we know them. For Laguz and Branded it is less clear, but what we do know is that they live considerably longer than Beorc, with individuals like Janaff looking like teenagers despite being over a century old. The oldest we know of is Dheginsea, who is over a thousand years old but looks to be about 60 and Lehran, who is also over a thousand but looks in his 20s.  I believe that this issue is far more important to Tellius and it's people than the games give them credit for and I believe a lot more can be done to address it.

    I think that the games do an inadequate job at addressing the impact that this problem would have on the beorc and laguz, as it only seems to get passing references like "oh yeah, as a branded I age slower than a normal beorc and that's how they can tell i'm a branded and discriminate against me" or "you're only 20? Why are the Beorc sending babies into battle?" I believe that this issue has massive consequences for the relationship between the Beorc and the Laguz as a whole as well as how the characters see themselves and others. Consider this, how would you feel if you only lived to be about 80 years old, but yet there is another race of humans that lives to be over a thousand? how would you feel? Cheated? Envious? It honestly seems like the Beorc were screwed over by the Goddess, and they likely hate the Laguz because of it, seeing them as a favorite sibling blessed with greater strength and a longer lifespan. Then we arrive at the Laguz. How would you feel if you were among the race that lived to be a thousand years old? How would you see the people who only lived to be 80? you would see them be born, grow old, and die while you remained young for decades? How would you see them? How would you value their lives? Indeed, I believe the Lifespan issue to be one of the core reasons behind the rift between the Beorc and Laguz, and one that is rarely talked about in the games.

    Next we arrive to how it affects the story and the characters we know. Frankly, I find the Idea of Muarim outliving tormod by decades to be absolutely heartbreaking, as well as Soren outliving Ike. This  is a truly terrible situation to be stuck in for a Laguz or a Branded, as they have to watch as the ones they love grow old and die while they remain young. How would this issue affect the relationships between these characters? How would the Beorc characters we know come to terms with their accelerated mortality?

    From a biological standpoint, this lifespan inequality makes no sense. As explained in Radiant Dawn, Beorc and Laguz share a common ancestor, the primordial Zunanma race. The game does not describe how long the Zunanma live, but I would assume that they live about as long as modern Laguz. So where did this inequality come from? As is well known in the Scientific community, Chimpanzees and Humans share a common ancestor. In captivity, chimpanzees can live up to 60 years, not quite as long as humans, but only about 20-30 years off. Applying Beorc-Laguz biology to this issue brings us something absolutely ludicrous. Considering that the average dragon laguz would live around a thousand years give or take, and a Beorc living at a max of 100, this would make it so dragon laguz live at least 10 times as long as a normal human. If we applied this to primate biology, this would mean that while a human would live to be 100, a chimpanzee would live to be at most 10 years old! As old as a damn sheep! The only thing that could give this lifespan inequality any semblance of sense is magic. If so, then what? What kind of magic is keeping the Laguz alive this long? Why does it exist for the Laguz and not for the Beorc? Do the Laguz have some kind of divine blessing that the Beorc don't have? Are the Beorc cursed? If so, what did they do to deserve it?

    So why don't the Beorc live as long as the Laguz? What impact does this have on Tellius? How exactly does Laguz aging work? How can this issue be addressed? Is there any way to extend the lifespan of the Beorc (without making it look like a bad fanfiction)? Could this be a theme that could be expanded upon in a sequel?  

  2. 6 hours ago, Silver-Haired Maiden said:

     

    Sothe could stand a better promotion and better capped stats to make him actually useful come later game. Also maybe give him access to bows upon promotion, that would be cool.

    Definitely this. More characters with weapon flexibility would be a really nice addition. We already have Haar and Soren with the ability to use different types of weapons and I found that to be pretty enjoyable. It would be cool to see more classes with the ability to use different types of weapons. IS PLEASE GIVE US ARCHER SOTHE! He'd be like green arrow with a crop top.

  3. 18 minutes ago, Anacybele said:

    Honestly, I'd be satisfied enough if they just change Ike's god awful ending and give him at least a platonic ending with Elincia. Imo it's criminal that they didn't get an ending of any kind. And Ike's current ending is GARBAGE. It contradicts his character and things he's done and said. It makes no damn sense. And there was no explanation given for it.

    But I'd also like proper support conversations and the Dawn Brigade to not suck gameplay wise. Have Tormod's party rejoin in part 3 rather than 4 too.

    Spoilers for those who haven't played radiant dawn btw.

    I definitely agree with you on ike's ending, dang, I forgot to mention it. Yeah I hated his ending. It seems so illogical that he would leave tellius instead of witnessing the peace and prosperity he helped create. Leaving everyone behind for the sake of finding other lands. I never really took Ike to be the conquistador type.

  4. Now that three houses has come out, I think it would be cool to see some Tellius remakes for the new generation. Here are a few Ideas I'm hoping IS adds if they ever make any remakes. 

    1. Give the dawn brigade more chapters, I'd really like to see how they met in the first place and how they bonded as a group.

    2. Supports are a must, especially for the dawn brigade and new characters like Kyza.

    3. No Astrid X Makalov PLEASE

    4. Give my boy Sothe a more important role in part 4, it seems like they kinda dragged him along in the original and they gave him a back seat to Ike and Micaiah (oh, i'm sorry, Yune). I may be biased because he's my fav, but Sothe is a truly unique main character for fire emblem and he still has a lot of potential.

    5. Make Sothe more viable for part 4 as well. Make sure he doesn't fall behind.

    6. Tormod definitely needs more screen time. he shows up in part 1 for, like 3 missions, and then joins again before the endgame during which time he is seriously underleveled (but good if you bother to train him).

    7. I would love it if all the dialogue including the supports was fully voiced like it is in Three houses.

    8. It would be cool if they gave us more lore on Tellius

    9. I really hope they address the unequal lifespans between Laguz and Beorc more. IT rarely gets talked about. I really hope they address it because it is definitely could be a major theme with much potential. It could play a huge role in the rift between the beorc and laguz as well as how characters see themselves or each other. Seriously, they could do a lot with this and it deserves more than just passing mentions in dialogue. This is BIG (although it might be a better theme for a 3rd tellius game, if we ever get one).

    10. More info on the Crimean rebellion and how it relates to the overall story. Maybe make the Campaign longer.

    11. Give Volug more dialogue, if you read his translated quotes you will realize he has the potential to be a truly hilarious and well written character.

    12. it'd be cool to see what Hatari looks like (again, might be sequel material though).

    13. Buff Leonardo and make Meg not bad.

    14. I think the characters and the world would look gorgeous with Three houses' art style or an improved version of it, but maybe that's just me.

    I definitely think Tellius deserves a few remakes or maybe a sequel, probably, perhaps, maybe. 

  5. Im gonna just do playable units from Radiant dawn because geez, there's a lot of Tellius characters.

    1. SOTHE

    2. Tormod

    3. Volug

    4. Edward

    5. Leonardo

    6. Soren

    7. Pelleas

    8. Ike

    9. Zelgius

    10. Zihark

    11. Calill

    12. God-emperor Brom

    13. Nolan

    14. Stefan

    15. Rolf

    16. Boyd

    17. Illyana 

    18. Haar

    19. Sanaki

    20. Jill

    21. Tibarn

    22. Reyson

    23. Geoffrey

    24. Elincia

    25. Ranulf

    26. Micaiah (she'd be higher if she wasn't possessed by yune for, like 80% of part 4)

    27. Oscar

    28. Titania

    29. Mia

    30. Muarim

    31. Lethe

    32. Rhys

    33. Naesala

    34. Nailah

    35. Laura

    36. Sephiran

    37. Rafiel

    38. Kurth

    39. Leanne

    40. Volke

    41. Mist

    42. Kieran

    43. Astrid

    44. "stache man Oliver

    45. Sigrun

    46. Tanith

    47. Lucia

    48. Kyza

    49. Vika

    50. Skirmir

    51. Renning

    52. Shinon

    53. Marcia

    54.Ena

    55.Janaff

    56.Nasir

    57. Gareth

    58. Ulki

    59. Renning

    60. Bastian

    61. Mordecai

    62. Danved

    63. Lyre

    64. Nephenee

    65. Fiona

    66.Meg

    67. Heather

    69. Nealuchi

    70. Makalov

    Phew. that was Exhausting, I may have forgotten a few so remind me if I have.

  6. Sorry i'm a little late on this

    1. Give the dawn brigade more chapters, I'd really like to see how they met in the first place and how they bonded as a group.

    2. Supports are a must, especially for the dawn brigade and new characters like Kyza.

    3. No Astrid X Makalov PLEASE

    4. Give my boi Sothe a more important role in part 4, it seems like they kinda dragged him along in the original and they gave him a back seat to Ike and Micaiah (oh, i'm sorry, Yune, which brings me to my next point). I may be biased because he's my fav, but Sothe is a truly unique main character for fire emblem and he still has a lot of potential.

    5. Make Sothe more viable for part 4 as well. 

    6. Tormod definitely needs more screen time. he shows up in part 1 for, like 3 missions, and then joins again before the endgame during which time he is seriously underleveled (but good if you bother to train him).

    7. I would love it if all the dialogue including the supports was fully voiced like it is in Three houses.

    8. it would be cool if they gave us more lore on tellius

    9. I really hope they address the reason for the unequal lifespans between Laguz and Beorc, they rarely address it in the Tellius games. I really hope they address it because it is definitely could be a major theme with much potential and it could play a huge role in the rift between the beorc and laguz as well as how characters see themselves or each other. Seriously, they could do a lot with this and it deserves more than just passing mentions in dialogue. This is BIG (although it might be a better theme for a 3rd tellius game, if we ever get one).

    10. More info on the Crimean rebellion and how it relates to the overall story.

    11. Give Volug more dialogue, if you read his translated quotes you will realize he has the potential to be a truly hilarious and well written character.

    12. it'd be cool to see what Hatari looks like (again, might be sequel material tho).

    13. Buff Leonardo and make Meg not bad.

    14. I think the characters and the world would look gorgeous with Three houses' art style or an improved version of it, but maybe that's just me.

    I definitely think Tellius deserves a few remakes or maybe a sequel, probably, perhaps, maybe. 

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