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My reaction to it wasn't as hysterical as most, but I'm still left question why? Mind that I haven't watched the movie for myself

Oh my god, you're totally right lmao *AHEM* Petra came to slay and she did in more ways than one While Bernie's can be argued to be somewhat in character, I still don't like it.

Its apparent I've spent too much time on twitter as I thought this would end up a lot worse than it actually did @sylveonzoroark @Kinumi I love you both

Byleth is the antag? WOW have things turned!

It'd be strange if he wasn't tbh. And I personally wouldn't be happy were he not, if only cause he's my favorite of the Lions

Not including anyone that is already playable in 3 Houses, I'm most looking forward to Jeralt, Rhea/Seiros and especially Sothis. There's too little surrounding her for such an important figure

Yes, however, every game thereafter has its own nuances to that idea that would be extremely out of place without, and if brought in, could likely detract from the idea that their trying to bring full circle. For example, imagine if SD & Awakening switched roles in relation to the story. Given the relationship between the two, there's a lot to lose in this situation considering how Ylisse holds no significance at all to Archanea while the inverse serves as legacy to the other and seemingly provides the same reverence to them in the context of Warriors as it currently is. I may have misworded my point initially, but if there is to be such characters to carry that kind of torch, I personally don't think any other game could have done it better. The short stick is still regrettable yes, but I at least am able to find value in what we have.

Bear in mind that I'm not talking about it's basic plot. It's a more subtle thing with regards to the twin lords themselves growing into their roles that callback to the ideas of the original game; a deposed royal forms a ragtag army to reclaim their home and eventually save the world. It's less opaque in comparison and most prolly won't even care, but its something I happen to really like about it. It's also what makes Rowan & Liana's supports with each gleamstone holder my favorites.

That's assuming a different game wouldn't get the same treatment. It wasn't this way due to a lack of material, if that's what you think it is. If anything, the SD cast had slightly more significance in relation to the original story due to the parallels between them and the Kingdom Aytolis. Now, said story could absolutely use more expansion, but otherwise, unless you change the entire conceptualization of it, I don't think any other world would mesh very well with what is already there. You'd simply have to make a different FE Warriors game at that point

Isn't it implied that she dies from her wounds afterwards?

Pour one up for Orochi

I've wanted Kris for a really long time and they're finally here! @Interdimensional Observer As far as Archanea goes. there is also Horace, who could go along with both Midia and Nyna in this hypothetical banner Also, why are we taking a [New] Mystery banner and suddenly making it about Tellius? Yeah, the last official Tellius banner was March 2019, but you're failing to consider how Tellius has had two Mythic heroes under its belt in the same year (Novermber 2019, & March 2019), one of which, was directly before said Tellius Banner. And this is before counting everything in between, such as Fallen Ike (as mentioned) and the (mostly) Tellian Bridal banners back to back for both May 2019 & 2020 I get being impatient, but relax. Tellius relatively has not been unfed

Glory be to Macedon! That is all

Well, there is also to consider that at that point, she actually has the time to consider it, given that she's no longer the pope in that situation. That, or, how she always had high hopes for Byleth to the point of entrusting the church to them, indicating that she might have already known that she wasn't cut out for the job, but lacked a suitable successor to take up the position. Aside from Byleth, who has the literal heart of the Goddess and her consciousness within them, who else could she realistically trust to handle such a job?