Batter the Beast

[spoiler=Chapter 8x Part 2: Nanna vs. Gomez] ROUND. ONE. FIGHT! OUCH SHIT Round 1 ends in a draw ROUND. 2. FIGHT! lol Wrath too strong Round 2 ends in a draw Intermission: Leaf puts a ring on his leg so he can move faster Nanna > Gomez HPs for Nanna Screw low turn counts, I'm not even using Safy I forgot to screen Leaf capping, but I think we all know what that looks like by now

Now that the semester is over I can actually do this more often [spoiler=Chapter 8x Part 1] Oh God, where did everything go The crew This guy has it all. Good stats, facial hair, axes, and even a friggin mansion As good as you are, this is Gomez you're talking to Yup. Brave axe on Dagda THE PACK MULE RETURNS Why does carrying someone like Tanya make your stats drop by this much MARTY, LEAD THE CHARGE Oh hey there DAMMIT RONAN, STOP TAKING MARTY'S KILLS Marty is doing what he does best Lifis, I appreciate you mocking Marty, but this isn't the time to constantly miss Apparently carrying Tanya makes you less broken More speed on Marty is nice TWO. FRIGGIN. DEFENSE. YES. YES. YESSSS. AND I FORGOT TO GIVE THE HEZUL SCROLL TO RONAN Ronan is making me so happy right now Well... at least Nanna got HP MARTY'S FIRST NATURAL DOUBLE. I'M SO PROUD MARTY... Typical Ronan level WOO, EXP BOT FOR NANNA Everything but the stats I want on Marty. Still a good level Speaking of exp for Nanna Ronan can also shoot people through walls Another typical Ronan level Dammit, I only need one exp bot for Nanna Yay, the stats Marty never gets I forgot to use this on Nanna earlier. Oh well This will come in handy Dammit Nanna, get some durability THIS GUY IS SO TANKY Machua has almost capped speed. Before promoting brb stapling this on Lifis Earth sword so imba Marty wants Halvan's his axe back Ronan, why Too bad there's no breakable walls to kill my units on in this game Oh, there's still some guy here Pretty nice Nanna level, if only for the HP I feel sorry for the enemy armies since they will have to face an angry woman. This guy would be tolerable except throne bonuses are so ridiculous in this game

Most: Jill HM: Renault Least: Macellan DHM: Dolph

[spoiler=Chapter 8] I like it when I can finally use this menu in FE games Almost everyone used in Manster is fatigued lol I DON'T SEE NO PURPLE MOUNTAINS HERE Oh hey, it's axeland again OH SHIT, I THINK I LEFT THE BRAVE AXE ON DAGDA RONAN'S FIRST LEVEL IN FOREVER AND HE ALREADY GETS STR Aaaannd he's back to missing again Dalsin doesn't even have the battle axe equipped, what's with these crits Good thing Marty sucks at hitting things Halvan: "No, you missed, you are clearly Marty" Marty: "But all of these guys miss constantly" Halvan: "Oh yeah... but you are carrying around six axes just like the last time I saw you" The Marty Party resumes And he starts by... hitting? Then dodging? Looks like Halvan did have the wrong guy. Ronan is such a good archer that he can shoot straight through buildings Meanwhile, Dalsin is still in crit city Very good level by Dalsin DAMMIT MARTY, YOU'RE HOLDING UP THE LINE I kinda forgot about how many of these things you get at this point Marty is still being inconsiderate by holding everyone back At least he can double 0 AS units now NO. I NEED TO GIVE THESE KILLS TO MARTY One more rank then Ronan uses nothing but the brave bow Whoops, forgot to screen his stats. Oh well, Rumay would be a piss easy boss, but I need to capture him for 8x ... STOP PROCCING CONTINUE WHEN I DON'T WANT IT Lifis, Dalsin, and Dagda are going to have to fight over this. Looks like Dagda's getting it Would be a typical Ronan level, but no MAG :< The brave lance only has 9 wgt... Holy crap, this guy has a lot of loot Nice and easy chapter after hell Manster

[spoiler=Chapter 7] This is going to be fun without Karin Oh hey, it's this guy again. Hopefully he doesn't waste any uses of that killing edge THIS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT I HAVE FACED PREVIOUSLY Woo, Fin's Back! But, sadly, he needs to be dismounted because terrain SO. MANY. CHOICES. Oh hey, what's up? 1) We are right here, numbnuts 2) About half of us have horses, and one of them is even a flying horse This guy thought attacking Dalsin would be safer than attacking Brighton or halbird!Hicks. Nope. UHH, GOOD LUCK, FIN! Eisenow: Ninja Paladin who comes out of bushes and tells others to give chase to people right in front of him lol More thwomp for the thwomp This will come in handy All I care about is that Nanna got HP Uh, thanks, I guess STR is nice for Lifis Terrain is so imba in this game YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO KILL THIS GUY FOR SEVERAL TURNS. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE COMPETENT ONE I didn't mean to yell at you earlier, Fin. Let's just put that behind us. WHOA, THIS MYRM DOES A CRAPTON TO MOUNTAIN FIN 11 STR AND A SILVER SWORD??? THIS GAME... Fin's gonna need that dodge WELL, SHIT Meanwhile, Lifis and Machua take a detour through the mountains lolambushcrit THWOMP HOW WILL THIS HELP IN THE ARENA? DAMMIT BRIGHTON Lifis is the superior thief More STR is always nice on Lifis This might be a little unnecessary Fin has no idea about my future plans for Nanna WHATCHU GOT, BRO Apparently more than Brighton does 1 HP?? FOR THE LOVE OF... Well, this is making up for that zero stat levelup a while ago Oh yeah, he has this. Damn that 1 HP Machua, you don't need more speed. Perfect Tank Nanna needs to be more durable than this. I'm probably giving her the life ring now STR BLESSED LIFIS Everyone escapes and a few familiar faces appear It's okay. You're not supposed to be useful this time No you won't That's because you have a 15% STR growth. You might want to work on that Powerful doesn't even begin to describe it

It has taught me that one can jump over thunder and meteors. It has also taught me that one can dodge anything by leaning back just a bit

Name: Sexy Gender: Male Best/Worst Stat: Luck/Speed Lover: Inverse or Anna, still not sure Reclass: Battle Cleric Skills: Rainbow Cry, Great Shield, Sol, Holy Shield, Limit Breaker

Best: Jugdral Mages Worst: FE7 Knight Lord

[spoiler="Chapter 6 Part 2] Hicks picks up the slack Try to guess who gets this hint: It will be the only way I can raise this unit to endgame This dude found this thing in his backyard apparently. NEW MISSION: COMPLETELY SEARCH THIS GUY'S HOUSE LEAF FINALLY GETS THIS. WAIT CRAP HE'S ALREADY LEVEL 16 ._. The logical side of me is saying "run" But my idiotic side is saying "LEVELS FOR HICKS" Brighton promotes because he already got to level 15. Only using half of your units does that, I guess I succumbed to my idiocy. That happens too much lolhalberd ... THIS MIGHT CAUSE A FEW COMPLICATIONS DAMMIT GALZUS, NO HICKS IS ONE BUILD AWAY FROM NO AS LOSS FROM HALBERDS AND TWO AWAY FROM NO AS LOSS FROM HAMMERS Please go away, I want more levels for Hicks ................ MORE STAFFS FOR NANNA. 3 MORE RANKS TO GO Why are you attacking the guy that can one hit kill you instead of the other guy that can one hit kill you ._. I escape before Galzus double moves and lolpwns one of my units

[spoiler=Chapter 6 Part 1] He's giving you a leadership star, that's what he's doing August, how did you know that? Leaf said nothing about her being turned to stone No you won't Reidrick is a lazy asshole if you can't tell already lolmoveagain HORSEZ Fergus got tired of reading for two straight chapters Warp staves are so broken in this game. He can warp her to chapter 12 from here. Good thing I'm about to fight a bunch of armors cause screw stealth Seems like everyone wants a piece of that lazy asshole. Welcome to the crew, Hicks! Hicks: May not seem like much at first glance, but the dude has 30 HP and 15 build at level six. What has this guy been eating and where can I get some Plus Hicks can one shot these scrubs It's funny because his wrath is now stronger due to the steel axe he can now use ow lolPCC And a very nice levelup by Machua Armorslayers, brave swords, etc. This is a very good chapter for Machua HOT DAMN, MACHUA Curse Lifis and his 2 defense I STILL HATE MANSTER MAGES Dalsin gets his well deserved revenge SPEED BLESSED SCROLL ABUSED DALSIN Good thing the AI is dumb sometimes STR and skill for Nanna is alright, I do want her to get some durability though :< I don't understand how you can jump over a pillar of fire Or dodge it by raising your shield Oh yeah, I gave her the rapier. THAT EXPLAINS A LOT DALSIN IS BEST LEAF, YOU'RE BETTER THAN THIS Nice continue, but I'm still mad at you MORE SKILL FOR LEAF Hicks doesn't impress with his first level This will come in handy later BRIGHTON... Okay, you are slightly forgiven SCRATCH THAT, STILL PISSED AT YOU NOT YOU TOO, HICKS Of all the things to almost forget I always thought that you couldn't open this door. I guess this guy comes out of nowhere and opens it for you. BRIGHTON, COME ON

Machua is pissing me off though since she is critting the guys that I want to capture It's like she's Sety or something

My first FE was FE7 and I pretty much soloed it with Marcus with a few other prepromotes helping along the way It's like I knew how to do it well without knowing what the hell I was doing

[spoiler=Chapter 5 Part 2] I have a feeling that I do this way too much GO, TANK NANNA That worked better than I thought OW Jeez, this is seriously the best Leaf I have ever seen DALSIN... Meh, I guess more durablity for Brighton is nice Hey Nanna, Asvel has a few presents for you OH GOD, HE'S DESTROYING THE CEILING Good thing the next chapter is when I can use mounts Leaf might hit the level cap way earlier than I want him to His stuff is nice, but I don't want him to make the roof collapse Lifis can now use giant swords as well Tina's getting a lot of these THAT SILVER BOW REALLY HURTS Nanna gets a meh level I really feel like I'm giving Leaf too many kills HEY LEAF, THIS MIGHT FIX YOUR PROBLEMS. A lockpick was in the other chest 41 turns, I'm so good at this. Not screened: Machua critting the dark bishop that had the physic staff that I really wanted.

[spoiler=Chapter 5 Part 1] I have a love/hate relationship with this chapter. On one hand, it is fun because you get to fight a bunch of promoted units with your Manster units On the other hand, it is difficult because you have to fight a bunch of promoted units with your Manster units Nanna, one of those guys is clearly using an axe and the other is clearly using a lance... Reidrick seems to be blind as well BRIGHTON, DID YOU LET GO OF SETY? HE'S STILL IN TIME OUT That's a lot of mages. I HATE MANSTER MAGES IS, this is chapter 5. Please don't throw crap like this at me when I don't have Dagda Nanna: STAFFS Mounted staves is nice, though she has an E rank. The earth sword is also pretty imba, and so is charisma Some of the other units in this chapter are scarier than this guy FINAL BOSS PREVIEW. His stats would be scary, but... lol@magic directly reducing AS Why do I keep putting him on the front line again? Pretty alright, Lifis This guy is critting way too much. He has like 4 skill Make that 5 skill GET THAT STAFF RANK UP NOW I like using this guy to give Lifis 30 exp from just stealing Okay, you can't see the giant weapons in people's hands, but you can see through walls? Mareeta: Good thing this is a casual run so she can actually get astra. Great growths and skills, shitty base stats. Probably the second best bosskiller in this game Best place to level up Nanna YOU'VE GIVEN HER ONE TURN, CUT HER SOME SLACK, MAN Phew SHIT Machua, I want some STR from you That could have ended really badly Brighton... LEAF GOT SKILL!!!!!!!!!! I think Brighton's only good growth is in HP. In this game, that's not really a bad thing I hate these mages so much lolcharisma AND THE FIRST ZERO STAT LEVELUP GOES TO LIFIS OUCH Machua got a pretty manly levelup You have the Lopto Sword, she will do no damage to you... Stupid plot important Dark Bishops with their stupid teleportation hax I don't think he can use rescue on enemy units without the staff or use long range tomes at melee range in the actual game You won't see regular enemies this strong until chapter 23. That's how dumb this chapter is This is going to take a while Yeah, that took way too long Where's your strength growth, Brighton This guy was nice enough to give Lifis a fire tome ._. NO. I WANTED NANNA TO HAVE ANOTHER LEVEL This is the manliest Leaf ever Good level for Nanna Well, I like this level more than most of Lifis' other levels

[spoiler=Chapter 4x] The music right now is surprisingly uplifting for being in a place meant to hold kidnapped children against their will You "only" taught him the thing that makes him an amazing unit But he's not going to Sety: I'm not getting him for another 20 chapters, not counting side missions. The stats speak for themselves. Not shown: A staves (!) and A in all magic except his B thunder for some reason. Due to Tanya's vanishing trick, this is my new pack mule lolPCC Dalsin is pretending that he's Brighton Leaf OHKOs with an armorslayer, such a man Why do these guys try to kill Sety when they probably have a 0% chance to hit him. I mean 1% because Thracia is like that Leaf doubles with an armorslayer? I thought that thing was supposed to be really heavy Brighton, why... Dalsin, part of my plan hinged on you OHKOing this guy... Meanwhile, on the other side, soldiers commit suicide on Brighton Meh level, Lifis DASHIN.......... Looks like attacking Asvel isn't the best idea either Thanks for recruiting yourself. And... uh... for that door key I guess I kinda forgot what was up here This guy might hurt Fergus is now a walking library These dudes never learn... Is it bad if I throw a personal party if a unit gets STR? (Brighton level) OUCH YOU DICK, I WANTED THAT STAFF I want to see more of this, Machua This scroll is Marty's personal property, but Dalsin will be the delivery boy Okay, Sety... Procced continue, but... You know what, Leaf? Your stats are so good right now that I don't care if your next few levels are meh PLEASE GET SOME SKILL You have throughly pissed me off, so I'm putting you in time out 3 of the 4 brave weapons in the first few chapters? This game is so broken... Probably giving this to Lifis or Salem, not sure yet Dashin is still pretending to be Brighton Dashin benefiting from the Sety scroll while holding it for Marty is fine with me How did this thing fit in the chest. Wait never mind, these chests are as big as people CONTINUITY ERRORS :D This chapter was harder than I remember, well, mainly the beginning was...

Most: Dozla Least: Valtome

Yes, but it's only a 4 point res difference, and if it is a major issue, a barrier staff or holy water can be used on Gatrie to make up the difference (plus kurth is forced into 4-E and he has bad move, perfect for Gatrie). That 8 point def lead, 2 point hp lead, and especially that 9 point str lead are more noticeable to me. Not to mention Gatrie can grow more levels, and its not like laguz royals need the bexp, though Haar and Ike might give Gatrie some competition, as well as Shinion if you are using him.

The whole staff accuracy thing kinda sucks when you get a certain cleric with base 1 skill, a 25% skill growth, and access to two of the most useful staves in the game

[spoiler=Chapter 4 Part 2] Dalsin: Standard armor, nothing too special about him. I just realized that I'm using the only two generals in this game... OW Speed is nice for Brighton, I guess ow LEAF ACTIVATED PRAYER. REPEATEDLY. AND HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE IT. Yes, he dodged every single attack after that javelin. And it was hilarious I was dying from laughter at this point I'm considering declining your offer on the basis that YOU SHOVED AN AXE INTO MY FACE lol :< Leaf will probably need the Odo scroll the whole game... Yes, that was close Uh, Machua, everyone else has already left but Leaf. Can these dudes not hear all the fighting outside? Chapter 4 complete

[spoiler=Chapter 4 Part 1] Some really difficult chapters, I'm guessing? AKA The Entrance to Hell Reidrick, I believe that you are a Baron. You can't promote any further PLEASE JOIN ME. I could use a good staff user. Brighton: Has meh growths, but has good durability and wrath, and that combination makes him amazing. He's also on a horse. Except that he's dismounted right now Machua: She promotes to hero, so those axes help to make up for her crappy STR. Supporting Brighton is a plus, though lolwrath I think she had a >90% chance to hit. This game's RNG, I swear... I'm only using Lara right now for thief utility. This actually slows me down because... 0 STR + slim sword = 3 atk = lots of tinks At least this place bothers to lock up bandits. Other kingdoms just let them run around and blow up villages You know you're supposed to release them, right, Meatshield #1? Loot is more important than rescuing the main character This might take a while This might take longer than I thought This is my usual Ch. 4 strat GIVE LEAF SOME OF HIS SWORD COLLECTION BACK PLS I love getting these in this chapter You will be missed, meatshield #1 Are you srs right now... I kinda forgot that leaf has had amazing levelups DEF and HP is always nice for Brighton Yay, wrath! I think this game just trolls you when it gives you this FINALLY. ONE DOWN. ONE MORE TO GO. I think it's ironic that in my last playthrough, all Leaf got was skill MEATSHIELD #3, YOU MUST LIVE!! You will be missed Thanks for the free exp Oops SUDDENLY, A SOLDIER APPEARS FROM NOWHERE Have I mentioned that I hate reinforcements? Because I really hate reinforcements. Curse that base skill Pretty good level, Brighton. Surprised that an axe dude didn't get STR though ' More speed for Lifis = more loot Machua... Okay, are the reinforcements supposed to constantly spawn where the civilians are running to? Because this is kinda annoying Leaf, your skill stat. It exists. Machua can use giant swords now. Too bad they all belong to Leaf And this is one reason why blind playthroughs of this game are painful

Thinking back on it, I probably should've packed more axes, especially the brave axe. Crap, I forgot to bring the brave axe

[spoiler=Chapter 3] "We are now leaving axeland. We hope you enjoyed your stay" Impregnable my ass. We have Dagda and Fin. Wait, crap, forgot about dismounting No, I believe Manster is more frightening than Hell thank you very much Ronan could use this to fix his shittastic STR and HP growths Lifis is already looking good! Remember what I said about archers and actually hitting things, Ronan? I like how you get like 15 exp for dodging attacks in this game Damn, Leaf. Now THAT'S what I call a levelup Why the hell do they attack this guy when there's an archer nearby? Like I said before, this game's AI baffles me sometimes Ronan, please listen to me Nice continue proc. You are forgiven. No speed? You have failed me again, Ronan Holy shit, these guys have good luck. That explains a lot. This is the first playthrough where I have used Dagda this often. What was I smoking? This is gonna happen a lot in this playthrough Not bad, Lifis. No build though I trust that Fin can take care of the axelandian invaders I need to add charge to my list of things on why Dagda is so good This thing is heavier than the iron sword, but has the same mt and only 5 more accuracy. What's the point of this weapon again? I'm still getting it Ronan even has trouble killing unarmed mages Woo, strength for Marty! Woo, Hammers for Marty! RONAN GOT STRENGTH RONAN GOT STRENGTH PULL A MARTY AND GET IT TWO MORE TIMES IN A ROW PLS Leaf is now Sword Man. Kinda ironic that he can't use the fire sword Okay, you guys whine about Corple having a bad start in FE4. It could be worse. RONAN, WHEN I SAID PULL A MARTY, THAT DIDN'T MEAN FOR YOU TO MISS EVERYTHING If you haven't noticed yet, I really hate it when my units miss with high hit percentages HOLY CRAP LEAF, TALK ABOUT GETTING GOOD LEVELUPS. I just realized that he still has 3 skill. NO WONDER HE KEEPS MISSING Hammers are so broken WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? Acting like a thief isn't very bishop-like, you know... Yay... HP? These guys are a pain in the ass. Mainly because so many of them spawn and just run past people SO BRO I NEED TO KILL HIM BEFORE HE NUKES THE KIDS. WHAT A HOLY MAN... I want his stuff, but I have no inventory space... Oh wait Ronan is proccing his move again thing way too much I'm not even kidding The Hezul scroll should give more STR growth. Honestly, that's all that the blood gave in FE4 (Ronan level btw) Dagda has 2 base luck? Why did I not notice this? Probably because luck means nothing later on I would also argue that Fin doesn't need stats because personal brave lance This ring makes pointy things hurt less. Probably my favorite scroll. An overall 5% growth boost is really nice. Too bad it's a pain in the ass to get Manster preparations. Please be gentle And a chapter is cleared without Leaf almost dying!

[spoiler=Chapter 2x] Welcome to FE5's fog of war chapters Some enemy AI just baffles me. Sometimes they attack when they do no damage and get ORKOed and sometimes they just sit there Iron Blade Tank Leaf Take 2 ABORT MISSION I thought archers were supposed to be good at hitting things, Ronan Leaf is using the Life Ring since I like him to not die in two hits and no one else really needs it in this run Take all the vulneraries you want. It's not like Dagda will need them anytime soon SPEED BLESSED MARTY Dagda missed but lolcharge. Once again, Dagda doesn't really need stats Charge can be a bitch sometimes I take back what I said about no vulnerary Dagda If it wasn't for the life ring Leaf would only have 4 hp. This happens way too much :< Them critz FIN PLS... Inhibited movement really sucks. At least this game doesn't have weather I think enemy AI is set to "Don't move until the main character is in range" Leaf chips and gets a manly levelup. One step closer to giant sword usage with no drawbacks FE always likes to give me crits when I can ohko anyway Now Ronan can use that steel bow I got from that warrior When FE games implement things to counter horsies, sometimes it's just really annoying I know you probably want to use that steel bow, Dagda, but you have an existant STR stat ............................................ Typical Ronan level Oh shit myrmidons. Wait, where's Shiva I got tired of moving these guys. Hopefully I can clear this before reinforcements come in I feel like I'm using these way more than I should OH SHIT WHERE DID YOU COME FROM GO GO MARTY CAPTURE Marty finally doesn't get speed Crap my people are running out of inventory space HURRY, PACKMULE #2!! WHERE DID THESE GUYS COME FROM As much as I want that killing edge, this guy being on a fort makes capturing so much harder. Lifis: The only thief I can use this run. Time to aim for max build steal everything Lifis lolinstacapture

[spoiler=Chapter 2] I decided to use the patch because messing up things in the menu is really annoying when it's irreversible About time we got to axeland, now with more bows! Oh yeah, using the patch means that I now have to deal with this crap MARTY FOR THE LOVE OF GOD QUIT MISSING And Fin rushes to recruit the next unit that I will use Brave weapons are so good for capturing. Good thing Marty doesn't lose much during a capture. Owie Ronan has been recruited. Let's take a look at his stats Bases are kinda meh. However, he makes for a good mage because his mag growth as an archer is 55% so when I re... Wait, reclassing doesn't exist yet? Dammit. Ronan is so good, he can already double these scrubs Typical Marty level... wait, speed? Holy crap Marty, you don't even have the Sety Scroll taped to you yet. Pack Mule Tanya takes some weight off Dagda's shoulders Ronan takes these scrubs on like a man and manages to score himself a kill Meanwhile, MORE JEWELRY Man Leaf must be hurting a lot between chapters Good thing Marty doesn't like to miss when it really matters. Meanwhile, Ronan kills another scrub and gains a level. Pretty standard mage level, too bad there are no magic bows :< This guy must be Marty's long lost brother or something Speaking of Marty, STOP WITH THE MISSING. IT'S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE. Dagda uses the speed ring to break the early chapters even harder Fin does everything better than everyone else in this army that isn't Dagda, including getting better levelups I really like hearing the near victory music in this game I hate pre-FE7 reinforcements LEAF, STOP TAKING FIGHTING LESSONS FROM MARTY. HE CAN'T HIT THE SIDE OF A BARN Marty has made up for the ~10 times he has missed this playthrough Meh level, but Dagda doesn't really need stats I'll forgive you for missing since you gained two consecutive points of speed The pack mule does what she does best This guy is a bit of a pain, especially since Evayle can't fire sword him to death in this playthrough Fin doesn't dissapoint Screenshot derped, Dagda killed Bucks. Brave axe + charge + doubling + Thracia's RNG = super long fight And Ronan gets one more magic fueled level before I end this chapter Another one bites the dust Thanks, Strider.

The run has finally started! Chapter 1