Dandy Druid

FEW? Enlighten me please. I'm not hip enough to know all of these cool, flashy acronyms the kiddos are making these days.

Clair is the first blonde peg knight in the series if memory serves me right, so good for her. I wonder if the tan, gray/white/lavender haired guy is Atlas or a new guy. I have a feeling it's Atlas.

Matilda is still blonde. Looks like her redesign isn't too different. I'm kind of glad, since I liked her original look. I like how Clair doesn't look like Catria 2.0 now. And she's officially the first blonde pegasus knight if my memory serves me correctly (I don't count Cynthia or Matoi, since their artwork depicts them with another color). I really hope they make her a blonde bombshell that teases Gray and Tobin only to end up with Lukas or Python (she knows why he's called that, and not for the reason you may be thinking of- he can move his neck in a sassy manner). Hmmmm... that could be Atlas. I kind of hope it is, because the original has him looking like a red-haired Jesey. I really hope he gets a buff like Tobin has (From what we've seen), so he could be a good a unit. It could also be a new character, but I'm not too sure. Celica's party is due for one though what if it's Berkut and since he's rivals with Alm, he becomes a love interest for Celica bringing us some good ol' fashioned telenovela DRAMA. EDIT: NEW STUFF COMING SOON. THANKS REDDIT

Ok glad Boey and Gray seem more useful this time around. Tobin may be passable. This gives me hope.

If it gets censored Imma be pissed.

This was hard, they're all great designs. I voted for Valbar. Sure there's no phallic imagery, but he looks substantially less creepy here than his original design from the FE artbook. Plus I like the details put into his armor, like the scratches. I picked Berkut over Faye because I liked the Roman motif it had going on. Faye's cute, but there's other cute girls here.

I hope a dancer is included. They're gimmicky, so KOEI may have one. It'll probably be Olivia, since she's the most popular one, but I'd prefer Phina or Lene, since they can become decent combat units (Olivia can too, but she needs to be reclassed, unlike the other two). I hope Azura doesn't take the "dancer" spot, because she's technically not a dancer. And I'm just not crazy on her character either but that's for another discussion.

Trueeeeee Trueeeeeee. It may be Lukas and Forsyth this time around though.

Yeah I was expecting someone to call me out on it being 8 instead of 9, but I was just editing my comment 2 times already about the video thing and I didn't feel like changing it again. So it's staying. At least DW9 is in development. And then I went through the other threads in this forum (this ain't my typical neighborhood) and noticed you mentioned it already. So you beat me to the punch. #L'ArachelOrBUST

I'd probably main a dancer unit, since they'll probably get a really flashy moveset like the Qiao sisters, Koshosho, Diao Chan, or Zhen Ji.

In Dynasty Warriors 9, certain weapon types had an advantage or disadvantage against a particular officer. Once you hit that person enough times if you have the advantageous weapon, you can cause a flurry rush. If you have the disadvantageous weapon, changing your weapon right before the enemy hits you will set off a counter and stun them. I can see this same function being used for the weapon triangle. So maybe something like this for Sanaki (second girl)

For Jugdral, I only expect Genealogy characters to appear IF they're included. Celiph, and maybe Sigurd and Julia. I'd love it if IS surprised us and threw in someone like Lex or Lene in there, but it's highly doubtful. I mean sure, Hyrule Warriors added obscure characters like Agatha and Marin (DLC), but it's probably because the Zelda series doesn't have a lot of important side characters anyways. For Elibe, Roy and Lyn are popular, so I'm expecting them. Maybe Hector. I don't see Eliwood as much, mainly because of his son already being in the game and their movesets may be too similar, but you never know. Eliwood is possible, but not as likely. Any other characters would be a surprise. The only other FE6 character I could see is Lilina, and that's because she got a sticker in Smash and she is already in Heroes. For Magvel, it's hard to say. I think Eirika has a decent chance, and Ephraim to a lesser extent. The true hero of the story, L'arachel, princess of Rausten, champion of justice, prevailer over darkness, defender of light, CEO of gambling halls, and a lady that attracts suitors such as foreign princes, will be robbed unfortunately. Tellius, Ike is pretty popular, so I think he has a good chance. Micaiah is a mixed bag; her chances weigh on whether Julia makes it into the game or not, because they have a similar appearance with similar abilities, so their movesets would be too similar. I think Elincia has a better chance. Maybe Soren or Ranulf. Valentia is weird, mainly because they may also use this game to promote Valentia for people who still haven't picked it up (if you haven't by the time this comes out, what are you doing?). I'm anticipating more representation in this game than most of the others listed. Alm and Celica of course, but I won't be surprised if Mae or Zeke are added. I have a feeling IS is banking on the notion that Mae will be the breakout star of Echoes, so they'll want to throw her competitiveness in there for some comedic relief. Maybe Berkut if we're lucky.

A part of me wants a bigger variety of classes, but another part of me thinks that it makes sense for there not to be. Given the timing of this game, it's very early in the chronology and IMO, Valentia wasn't as advanced as Archanea across the pond. They didn't have any tomes for Pete sakes. Zofia wasn't a military-esque country, so it makes sense for them to not have any "specialists" to create unique disciplines and skills. So the lack of battlefield interest and lack of technological advances can explain why our army won't have too much diversity. I wouldn't mind one or two new classes for each country though, as it reflects a cultural practice, but having too many classes can be seen as out of place to me. Or am I thinking too hard on this one?

Me: Oh yeah weight. That's so FE, it'll really make it challenging to decide which weapons to use and when. Also Me: yeah this will screw me over and I can see female characters like Faye and Clair getting screwed over by it.

For the Christmas Duo question, there's generally a pair in most games, but not all of them. I believe Gaiden and Fates are the only games to not feature these types of units. For the Celica new character, I sure hope so. I have a feeling Atlas will be revealed soon and...

Ok so I have a few thoughts 1) When did Oifay become so hot? 2) Oosawa better make Leen hot. 3) Lana is sassy, and I'm here for it 4) Larcei doesn't end up with a Jobro (specifically Johalva) and not Delmud either so I'm NOT here for it. Really Shanan? What about Patty? 5) Sad that Roddleban and Radney are the only subs we'll be seeing. The ones that deserve to be here are Hawk, Linda and Laylea, since they're pretty useful. And Laylea is hot

I'm most interested in Tatiana. She was intended to look like a Nyna, so I wonder if they'll redesign her with blonde hair or keep it green. Also wondering what her Saint/Priestess garb would look like and how it compares to Genny and Silque.

Yeah the "Christmas Duo" usually refer to Cain and Abel, since red and green are traditionally Christmas colors. As for Clair, I have a feeling she's in the lineup that'll be revealed next. Her character got a complete overhaul in terms of looks, but I wonder about her personality, since Faye kind of took what was implied to be Clair's. Sounds like I have a lot of updating in the next few weeks, and that's exciting! I can't wait to see more of Hidari's masterpieces. The admins are pretty good of updating the site with the files, so I'm not too worried. Vincent ASM and co. are pretty fast with their analyses and updates.

I smell a Camus character afoot, and it's not because I hope he's playable. He's a paladin, right? So he can still be promoted to Master Knight if we get him. Also,

Basically, if you're a "Camus" you'll be good-looking and sympathetic. To add to your list: FE4- Eldigan, Trabant, Ishtar, Ishtor, Liza, Iuchar/Iucharba (depending on which one you pick) Pamela + Jabarro and of their recolors and knockoffs, but they're borderline. And I'm not sure if this one counts, but Arione(?). He becomes an ally, but not playable though.

Thanks for the screenshot. Maybe Forsyth (#10 right?) and Python will be revealed next week. I can also see Clair being revealed then too. But I wonder how they'll make her bio though, since wasn't she also an Alm fangirl? So I guess Forsyth and Lukas are the offbrand Christmas Duo. Sweet.

Chin was always a part of the package but he also had phallic armor like Alm. Now he's just chin. I feel shortchanged in a way.

I believe it'll be fine. Not spectacular like Fates and Awakening, but probably better than FE9-12. It seems they're trying to cater to the veteran half of the fandom this time around, and maybe some newcomers will pick it up because they liked the last two games in the series. Recently I watched a discussion video with two guys who seemed to be new fans. Although they've said that it seems like too much Fire Emblem recently, once they saw the PAX East gameplay, they were hyped and now they want to play badly. But those are only 2 guys though, so take that with a pinch of salt. I'm pretty sure both halves will be happy with the game if it has interesting supports. So hopefully they made Mae cheeky enough. But we just can't factor established fans of the series alone. We must also take into account that this game may also attract newcomers, and maybe some people that usually stick to the JRPG/RPG genre. Maybe people will see it on the shelf and be like "Hey, there's a Fire Emblem game I've been hearing about a lot of recently." So you never know. I would also like to point out that it sold out on pre-orders, and literally the only big name 3DS game coming out soon, so it's not like it has huge competition to compete with. What needs to be done is more marketing. Fates had a ton of YouTube ads, so they need to do the same with Echoes. TLDR; don't stress out yet. Just enjoy the finished product when it arrives.

We've only seen the early levels so far. I'm expecting more changes later in the game, where maps were being reused in the original. I'm going to guess that new maps will be available in place of any recyclables, at least I hope.

Basically this... Valbar too but now he's just chin.