Fire Emblem Fan

Bonus Doubler as a new Sacred Seal? Very nice. Probably one of the better ones in recent months, in my opinion.

Eirika is one of my favorite Sacred Stones characters, so on one hand, I'm not too bothered by her presence here. The same can be said of Lyon. Yet, at the same time, I'm disappointed that they fell back to Eirika and Lyon yet again when we could have gotten someone like Cormag, or Natasha, or Gerik, or Tethys. But, again, I'm not too upset, because I still really like Eirika and Lyon, and it's really neat seeing Seth finally get some attention. Shame that Seth's first alt is doomed to mediocrity, though. And I'm also really, really glad that this banner wasn't completely and totally dominated by OCs. Phew.

The silhouette for the new Special Heroes banner is almost definitely Nifl, but man, I really don't want it to be. I do not want these lame OCs dominating seasonal banners, even if it is only once and awhile.

One more vote for Cynthia and they'll be tied. We haven't had a single tie happen yet...that'd be interesting to see.

Xander finally shows up, and he looks...fine. I gotta be honest, I almost expected him to be a little more menacing. But, still, he looks fine, good enough. I'm not really a fan of him so I don't feel the need to use orbs to summon him. I don't think Felicia, Jakob, or Kaze were ever going to be Legendary units. Ascended, maybe, now that that's a thing, but Legendary? I highly doubt there was ever a chance, especially if someone like Joshua didn't make the cut. I'd be unsure about Elise and Sakura, as well. I think Male Corrin is really the only lock Fates has left, with the only other potentials maybe being the older royal sisters and middle royal brothers.

Cormag is my favorite character of this bunch, I think? But I also really like Altena, Jill, and Minerva. I'll start with Cormag, I think, and see what happens from there. If he loses, then hopefully Altena/Jill/Minerva are still in it.

Well, this gives me hope that a dedicated FEW2 will happen at some point. I already love the Shadow Dragon characters used in FEW, and most of the Awakening ones. I'd love to see those expanded a little and other games get characters.

Yeah, I think that's it. It's a shame because I really do like the art as a whole, I just wish the face was different. That's a handy chart. I'm definitely expecting a wave of Awakening and Fates characters, it seems like they have the most to catch up on.

Blazing Blade has gotten a good number of both Nifl and Hel outfits between Lyn, Serra, Matthew, Raven, Florina, and Karla. I wonder if the next Blazing character will keep that trend up or go for a region it doesn't have much of. I like Hel Karla's art, but something about the face in her neutral/standard art seems slightly off. I can't quite put my finger on it. But, regardless, another piece of good Resplendent art.

The next Resplendent is Karla: Sword Vassal. Our second Blazing Blade character in a row.

So, I'm kinda confused, do you want Owain to win or lose? Because voting for him is for his win.

Are you serious right now? Holy crap, you're serious. Okay, cool. Fine. First of all, I've been on these forums for a decade, and in all of that time the vast majority of arguments I've had have been with the same couple of users, including you. This history you speak of does not exist. I don't take things the wrong way. I respond to people's direct words, in quotes for full context. I am, 100% of the time, immediately told to "fuck off" or some such thing, by you. I am never given any clarification when I ask. I am always at fault, according to you. You immediately double down...and then accuse me of taking things the wrong way. After literally just now taking something I said the wrong way. Quite frankly, I'm sick of it. Secondly, please, tell me how the hell I'm supposed to react. Please, tell me. Should I call a mod? According to you, any reaction is an overreaction. Just so long as you get to keep treating people like dirt, right? Third, of course I'm defensive! It seems like I have to continuously put up with this shit from you, and we haven't even had an argument for a long time! You do know you're the one who has started every disagreement we've ever had, right? Fourth, I don't call anyone out for anything unless it's actually been done, in direct quotes. This very topic, for example, my last post right before this one is the only post where I've posted with any kind of anger or annoyance. I thought the discussion was going pretty well, truth be told! And then you, yes, you act like a dick and tell me to fuck off. Not me, you. You got mad at me, not the other way around. You wanna know the cold, hard fact? You treat me like absolute shit. Complete and total shit. We're not similar at all, I actually try having a nice discussion before blowing up. You have a funny way of showing it. Are you sure? Because it sounds as if you're inferring that I did believe that. And if you're not, then why the hell even say this? It doesn't make any sense. Well, shit, ditto to you, too! "Ugh, you took it the wrong way!" You literally just told me to fuck off. There is no other way to take that. You told me to fuck off and then, for some fucked up reason, went the route of post history? Not even true post history. So, fine, I'm fucking off. You win. If you want to start actually lying now because...reasons?...then fine. Please, leave me alone. I'm not playing this game. I'm not going the extremely low-blow dirty route of bringing up your post history (misconstrued and portrayed wrong, in your case with mine here). Just leave me alone. I'm sure you'll portray this whole post as me overreacting and taking it the wrong way, right? Lol.

First, calm down. You said the four most popular males in the franchise, by CYL 1, were not in FEW. That is false. That's it. There's no excuses being made. That's just a simple fact, with actual literal numerical results behind it. You are absolutely free to dislike Marth, but the lengths you go to show that dislike have gotten increasingly ridiculous over the years here on these forums. Not once in this discussion has either of us brought up anything about Marth's popularity, aside from just now this instance. Second, calm down. You're right, you don't have to be for complete equality to think that what we got wasn't quite right. But you also will not try to shift it and say I believe that. Third, calm down. Go be a dick to someone else. I will not stand for it and I have no patience for it. You want someone to fuck off? Maybe you should.

Which polls? CYL 1? In CYL 1, if you combine Marth's Shadow Dragon and New Mystery numbers, he's 4th place for all males, beating out Chrom and being behind only Ike, Roy, and Hector. And if you separate them, then Chrom is 4th...and Marth is still 5th. Anyway. Not once did I say I believed they hit the right balance. But what you described, your philosophy, is exactly what FEW did. Don't try and turn it around as if it's my philosophy or belief. It isn't. All I did was break down your own philosophy. I made it pretty clear more than once that I believe FEW should balance ALL the mainline games and have ALL those main major characters, I don't think FEW hit the balance at all. Don't be mad that your own idea of what FEW should have done or should do is exactly what FEW did...just not with characters you personally like. And don't be mad at me for pointing it out.

If that's the philosophy you want to use, then...yes, FEW did hit that balance. What would sell the most copies? Awakening and Fates. Throw in Marth and a couple of Shadow Dragon characters, the super popular Lyn, and one of the protagonists from the upcoming Gaiden remake, call it a day, and you have one of the most logical, financially sound game you can possibly have. Older fans get some fanservice, and Awakening and Fates guarantee sales. The only characters missing are Ike and Roy, and that's it. No one else. As for respecting every game's fans, well, with this philosophy, does Tellius actually have fans, outside of Ike fans? Not in the eyes of IS, not at that time. Tellius had been a financial failure. Genealogy, Thracia, and Sacred Stones? Too niche for any impact at the time, even by Fire Emblem standards. The only characters of note from any of those three games are the Renais twins. What fans are there to respect? This goes right along with your X-Men and Inhumans comparison. FEW hit EXACTLY that balance (sans Ike and Roy). Keep in mind that FEW was considered a financial success. It makes perfect sense for making the best game for the most people. Not balancing the roster between games is what makes no sense for the best game for the most people. The most people is "all" so, for example, why would you give Echoes fans nothing but Alm and Celica, but then give Tellius fans every royal laguz, every Greil mercenary, and all the Crimean Knights? That makes no sense for the best game for the most people. You're talking to a Brom fan.