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I generally let Nolan have Eddie (lv 8 or so Myrmidon) until after 3-13. Then I have Nolan drop Eddie in part 4 and take a C Micaiah in 4-P. Nolan is hurt a little by this in 4-P, but in 4-3 it is a desert and he doesn't face enough enemies at once to care about a support.

First off, why is Nolan even going to the desert? 2 move is not good (or whatever he has). It basically renders him useless for a chapter, which is a problem when you're highly underleveled and need all the experience you can get. Both he (and Zihark) would like a route where they can keep up. For the record, Jill and Volug are not afraid of the desert.

They are B in 4-E-1 and Micaiah is force deployed so Nolan is better off with her than with two people who might not make it to endgame (Zihark and Volug).

Endgame is one of Zihark's best times. He has Ike's stars and supports for massive avoid, and between Adept and Astra, a large skill activation rate. He also doubles the Auras for Parity fun. Endgame also happens to be a great time for Nolan. Hmm...

Um, the only thing PEMN can be applied to is the A support by 4-E-2, everything else is backed up by numbers. And if you can't get Micaiah to at least 28 speed by 4-E-2 despite her growths, it isn't because I got lucky, it is because you never used bexp on her at the right times and/or didn't level her enough.

BEXP? You do realize this is Hard, right? She gets ORKOd by almost everything, so she can't get large amounts of experience easily. Not being able to frontline is bad for your exp gain, as it basically relegates her to Player Phase. She won't be at 20 in time for those promotions. And she's not getting many levels of bexp because everyone wants it, and there isn't much to go around. Not like it helps her anyway, she still gets doubled and one shotted, and still nukes armors and later heals just the same. Maybe not a PEMN moment, but certainly favoritism.

If you are complaining about Nolan being better served by a defense support, when have you ever counted on that 40% hit from a laguz missing to keep Nolan alive? If you have, how many times have you had to reset? Conversely, can you see how getting him 1 or 2 defense will keep him alive from more combinations? Which one can you count on? Which one will have you resetting and throwing your controller? Why should I give Nolan an earth support?

How many times does that defense not change his RKO number? When have you ever counted on that defense support when it only helps against 40% of enemies? Conversely, can you see how 22 more avoid is always beneficial, and always improves his chance to completely avoid damage? Which one can you count on? Why should I give Nolan that Light support?

Sorry, I had to do that. But let's look at 3-6. 20/1 Nolan has 38 HP, 14 def (18 with Tarvos). 39 atk Tigers, the most common enemy, 2HKO him with or without Tarvos, and +2 defense on supports doesn't immediately change either case (Robe/Shield does push it to 3HKO with Tarvos). Even with the +def support, the shield still doesn't save from 41 atk tigers.

Now Nolan would only have B Zihark here, and 7 more avoid isn't that impressive. However, it would be a 22 avoid gap in 3-13, and since Nolan will be a higher level, he will have more avoid. His Zihark A support basically cancels Ike's stars, and then it is mostly the same enemies fought in 3-6 with more evasive characters due to higher levels. And if +def isn't helping, than anything avoid can do is useful.

Just one more nitpick: Keeping Nolan supported with Edward forces you to either protect him or keep him away from the front lines. In the former case, he hurts efficiency, in the latter case, he isn't giving his bonuses often. Both Nolan and Zihark like their support, and there is no reason to break it up.

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Yeah, I took it from Nedata in FE9 actually, for some reason I always find those pirates lolworthy.

[Favorite character(s) by game.]

FE4- Lex

FE5- Fin

FE6- Gonzales

FE7- Erk

FE8- Lute

FE9- Oscar

FE10- Zihark

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I have been lurking for a while, but now is as good a time to make an account as any.