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How does he "suck as a unit" in FE10 when he's literally one of the best units in the Dawn Brigade? Tier lists rank him at about High Tier, for crying out loud. He helps immensely in Part 1 where promoted units are hard to come by, especially in the chapter where you're facing a pincer attack by Beast Laguz bandits. He's the only unit in the Dawn Brigade that can steal things and open doors and chests without keys. And if anything else, he can soften enemies if need be, and should always be the one to get boss kills in Part 1. In Part 3, he's also one of your best bets at fighting Beast Laguz due to how he's the only one who can use Beast Killers. And even with other people such as Nolan and Jill promoted, and Tauroneo, Volug, and Zihark also able to handle things, he can still hold his own. Really, the only part in the game where he does suck is Part 4, but that's because of how weak his class is and he's outlived his usefulness anyways. So, yeah. That's quite a lot against him "sucking" as a unit.

Doesn't share his first name with the Cornelius (Fire Emblem archetype for a story important dad that died) of Valkyria Chronicles 4.

There's no justification for her behavior if she should know how Chrom acts via Lucina telling her about how he was in life. Naturally, if a sibling doesn't know about how his or her father was in life, and if his or her mother wasn't around to tell her either, the logical step would be to ask the older sibling about how the father was. (Lucina explicitly states that Chrom taught her swordplay.) Regardless of whether he looked like Chrom or not, the fact that Ruger acted nothing like Chrom should have set off alarm bells in Cynthia's head at the least. The best situation I can compare it to is if Goten ever mistook Turles for Goku. Especially since Goten grew up raised by two people who would know Goku very well. Ditziness is one thing. But under scenarios where she's Chrom's daughter, the whole situation makes her look like she was dropped on her head as an infant. I honestly find it more excusable if she's not Chrom's daughter, due to her then not having any strong ties to Chrom himself. But the mention of Owain should tell anyone that I was talking about Awakening, though.

I meant to say Lissa. I don't know why I ended up typing "Mist".

Might have run into a team with Regular Ninian, Brave Roy, Regular Hector, and Brave Lyn, at one point.

I don't really like Robin and Lissa together for story reasons. More specifically, Owain's father support outright conflicts with the idea of the two of them being husband and wife. Considering the events that unfold, and the figured involved. Chrom and Sumia just feels so forced. So much so, that I just don't know what I.S. was thinking in trying to ship them together without making the pair outright canon. It's like the game's going, "These two are in love. No biggie." All without giving you a legitimate reason to care about why they should be together. And Cynthia's behavior during her paralogue when she's Chrom's daughter DOESN'T HELP with this. As for those who don't have S Supports. I agree with both of these. With my reasoning for the former being already given early on. On that note, I would like to add Lyn and Rath as well for the same reasons in regards to romance, or the lack thereof. A Tumblr user described it as "feeling more like two people from the same hometown rather than two people in love". And in regards to Boyd/Mist, I could just swear that I.S. gave it that Matt/Sora treatment. At the very least, there wasn't much to give the impression that Mist and Boyd were in love during PoR. Special interactions, especially in this case, don't always mean "most meaningful". I don't mind seeing the two together, but if it involves marriage, Eliwood/Lyn due to how it's contradicted by Binding Blade. My other issue with it is that Eliwood has canonical feelings for Ninian. And Lyn is so aware of those feelings, that, during a conversation that she has with Hector (in an opening cutscene in Hector's Story), she basically, in an offhanded manner, expresses that she wants Ninian to end up with Eliwood. So... I will think of more when I can.

Not only would I like to see it return, but I would also like for there to be more incentive for getting more of it. Kinda like how Valkyria Chronicles has their EXP system set up.

On that note, there are players who think that there's such a balance between classes, that there's no real benefit to using more than one class at a time. Of course, such a notion is quite untrue, but still.

I was also thinking about the fact that she's fighting the sake of family, which is Juju in her case. Reyn also falls for a ranged attacker whose romantic feelings are focused on someone else. However, the one that Draug has feelings for merely has a crush on the other person that she has feelings for, and said crush likely goes nowhere. Whereas Sharla later understands that her initial romance had been doomed by the chain of events that has happened to her. Also, Draug is basically the tank that ends up getting stiff competition as the game progresses. Whereas Reyn has nowhere near as bad as Draug has it, it's still there. Lana's a child character from Part 2 of Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. And she's a cleric, and the one who fills the intended love interest slot for Seliph's romantic choices.

He does. Reyn would be more akin to Draug. Fiora would be Caeda, Lana, or Lilina. Sharla would be Jagen with a little bit of Ayra, as a healer. Melia would be the Jeorge or Lewyn, as well as the Nyna and the Catria. Don't know what Riki would be. Don't click on the spoiler tag below if you don't want Xenoblade even slightly spoiled for you. For Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, I would say that Kamina would be akin to Lex or Hector. Yoko would probably be akin to Ayra or Lyn. Nia would be the Deirdre equivalent. Gimmy would be Cain. Darry would be Abel. And Lordgenome would be the Rudolf or Arvis equivalent. Don't click on the spoiler tag below if you don't want TTGL even slightly spoiled for you. For Valkyria Chronicles 1, Belgen's the Cornelius. Isara's the Ethlyn. Alicia is the Deirdre. Largo's both the Jagen and the Abel. Rosie's the Cain. Oscar's the Gordin. Emile's the Ryan. Juno's the Catria. Dallas is akin to Florina minus the shyness. Knute is like Beowulf, Farina, Rennac, and Volke. Zaka would be the Est from a gameplay standpoint. Cordelia would be the Nyna. Marina is akin to Sue and Beruka. Edy is akin to Soleil. Maximilian is akin to Ashnard. Selvaria is akin to the Black Knight. Gregor is akin to Petrine. And Jaeger is akin to Mustafa. For Valkyria Chronicles 4, Kai and Raz are Cain and Abel respectively. On that note, Raz is totally Hector, and Kai is totally Lyn. Riley is the Caeda. Curtis is the Gordin, and Eileen is the Ryan. Gertrude is akin to Beowulf, Farina, Rennac, and Volke. Jester is akin to Makalov. Emmy is akin to Castor. Each of that is the best I can come up with for now.

I never even saw one instance suggesting that explanation was canon. If anything, it's a Wild Mass Guess.

Or he could be one of those people who thinks that this forum is too biased and thinks his community is as divorced from bias as it can be, to say the least. Considering that this is someone from Facebook we're talking about, it's definitely safe to say that "even though the opposite is true" would apply here.

Sorry for bringing up what really shouldn't be a debate again. It's just that a self-admitted newcomer just happened to give his two cents about Marcus, and of course, people tried to address that claim. And then, someone with the mindset of a newcomer (despite his self-purported experience) chimed in, and you know the rest. If that were really true, then why make every comment on your YouTube videos that's pointing out that you've made a rookie mistake into a private comment? What that tells me is that not only are you not being honest about your skill level at the game, but you also seem to be unable to take constructive criticism. That's not really something to be proud of. Also, FYI, Diogo, being able to play through the game without using Marcus isn't really a noteworthy feat. Any novice can do it. Just saying.

I would rather go with the option that gives me the most EXP in the shortest amount of time. Which is often the same option that benefits everyone on the team. Which, in this case, is giving Marcus boss kills. Because you prefer shiny green numbers over actual usefulness. No such unit exists until late in the game. And even then, Marcus is still more worth using than, say, Bartre, or Rebecca, or Guy. I just showed you numbers that spell out that this isn't the case. If anything, Sain's greater Lck makes him just as effective of a tank as Kent because their concrete durability is virtually identical. Hence the reason why I basically said that Sain and Kent have a 1 point AVO gap in Sain's favor when at equal levels. Try "not a big threat at all". Not according to his Str growth. And please don't act like marginal differences are important. Only if you either promote them early, or if you turtle. The numbers I pulled are from if you do the former. The fact that you're not able to make Marcus work for you "beyond where he's necessary" speaks more about you as a player than it does about Marcus as a unit. Especially since most of everyone here is able to make Marcus work "beyond where he's necessary".

Sigh... This again? I keep telling you, you waste more EXP giving a boss kill to an unpromoted unit than a promoted one. Especially since 1, a single unit can't gain more than 100 EXP per kill, and 2, an unpromoted unit has a far easier time gaining EXP. Why should I give 100 EXP to a unit that can gain that much from killing 3-4 random enemies, and how is that better than giving roughly 50 EXP to a unit that would otherwise gain that much EXP from killing 10 random enemies? The counter-intuitiveness is practically self-explanatory there. This is more upon your luck with the RNG than Marcus'usefulness as a unit. Besides, 3 Cavaliers > 2 Cavaliers > 1 Cavalier. Except for this fact: Stats built in > Stats gained by level up. The fact that Marcus doesn't need stats from promotion, as well as the stats he can gain from leveling up are good enough to help him deal with most enemies in the game, speaks positive volumes about his worth. You are clearly underestimating how much of a benefit a noticeable Str gap is. I kid you not when I say there's enemies that Sain can ORKO that Kent can't. This is one of the strongest enemy axe users in Charge 25 HHM. 35 Atk, 94 Hit, 6 Crit, 51 Hp, 11 Def, 6 Res, 24 Avo, 12 AS And this is how Sain would likely be at then. 36 HP, 20 Str, 11 Skl, 14 Spd, 10 Lck, 11 Def, 4 Res That basically amounts to 48 AVO for Sain with WTA factored in, but before terrain is considered. Giving that Warrior 46 Hit, or 42.78 True Hit. With forest tiles, that's 26 hit. This is a big threat to Sain, how? Especially since Kent has about 47 AVO against the same Warrior while at Sain's level?

Easier than you think, considering how much EXP bosses give. Especially promoted ones, which are literally guaranteed levels. >Ignoring the fact that Marcus comes promoted already whereas Sain and Kent don't. You're forgetting about how much of an impact said advantage makes. Need I remind you that an 11/01 Sain has Marcus' base Str on average whereas Kent doesn't? Combine that with the early Knight's Crest, and it's no wonder why some tier lists assuming LHM is played through places Sain directly below Marcus. Lol @ acting like having some dodgetanking ability is important for those who don't need it to function. Not to mention, Kent's lower Lck means he's more vulnerable against SMs, which he often can't double anyways.

Erk may be the best of the three, but he's one of those who benefits the least from a Guiding Ring.

Being the best unit in the game is "not very good" all of a sudden? How? When it means that Sain can replicate much of Marcus' performance from Noble Lady of Caelin and onwards? Not according to their Str stats at equal levels. Did you look at the Str stat averages I provided earlier? Except there's literally a 5% difference between their Def growths. And the difference is marginal, which is even reflected in their averages.

Only if you're RNG blessed with Kent, considering that a 11/01 Kent averages out at 11 Str, whereas a Sain of the same level averages out at 15 Str. Given that neither one has any trouble doubling enemies for most of the game, this is a notable advantage in Sain's favor. Not really. Given how much Sain contributes with an early promotion. And even if that wasn't the case, why not promote them early?

Sain, once promoted early, can match Marcus' base stats. That alone makes Sain more useful than Kent.

No, they've been proven. Multiple times no less, all the while you've been sticking your fingers in your ears. Rebecca & Louise? Yeah. But that's not the point @1% Critical Hit was making. The point in question was that Rebecca and Louise would be able to use Silver Bows by the time Lyn is able to use Bows at all. (Not that anyone would use Rebecca over either Lyn or Louise anyways, when trying to get through the game easily.) Rath? He's more or less at the same level as Lyn, contribution-wise. Marcus? Only in Opposite World is Marcus "inferior" to Lyn. This is still on the 1st page of the topic list, and there's still people to come with things to say. What do you think is going to happen?

There's no scene in the game giving Florina importance as a love interest for Hector at all. And the ending CG is really only there for the same reason why Eliwood has an ending CG for when he's paired up with Lyn. It's a simple extra with no bearing on canon or implied/intended couples. And for crying out loud! The part where Hector is basically "do I LOOK like a landing pad to you?!" towards Florina is outright skipped in Eliwood's Story. The CG that's shown beforehand is only there to show that Florina was in danger of getting shot down by enemy archers. Nothing more. Besides. A player playing through the game for the first time, and blindly at that, isn't going to know that Florina can support with Hector without looking into the Fortunes menu. (Or the Support Library that's unlocked after beating the game once.) After all, there's no clues to even suggest such a thing. See above. Except what you consider a possibility is an outright certainty in actuality. Simply put, the words "I can't smack a woman I've lost my heart to" should remove any doubt about whether Hector loves Lyn or not. Especially since Lyn's the one Hector says those words to in response to her asking to be hit by him for how she treated him. Except, you know, Lyn never once mentions wanting to go back to Sacae when paired with Eliwood or Hector. Even more to the point is the fact that each ending that involves Lyn returning to Sacae is outright ignored by Lyn's heartbreak towards Uther's death, and what she feels like she must do for the person who feels the most pain from Uther's death. If that were really true, Lyn either wouldn't have been born, or she would be Marquess Araphen's daughter. Seriously. In all honesty, I can't even see how this can keep on being claimed despite the absence of anything concrete that would suggest that. There's really nothing that would prevent Lyn from finding true love outside of the lands she was born in. I say this because that's precisely what happened to her mother. Adding to that, Lyn marrying Hector would end up creating a parallel with her mother marrying Hassar, AKA her (Lyn's) father. And besides. What about Hector? How do you think he would feel if the woman he loves manages to decide not to take his hand in marriage? Also... Just felt like bolding what Paper Jam here was trying to get at.

Differences such as?

The bolded is one of the reasons why Nino is a bad unit, though.

Didn't just finish watching a stream by a bad Valkyria Chronicles player who also happens to be quite the Philistine.