MrPerson0

Thanks for that info and video, must have missed it. Guess that is true, though some of their objections are odd, such as Bernadetta's (asking if they tried to kill Rhea, would Rhea punish them in a similar manner), and Ashe questioning it means he still has bias towards his foster father attempting to do this. Though, the students were convinced that the members didn't want to assassinate Rhea even though it was already mentioned, and confirmed again in a paralogue.

TWSitD saw Byleth as a threat to them. They knew that the only way to get to him outside of the church was through revenge, so that's why they chose to kill Jeralt. As I mentioned earlier in the topic, even though Edelgard was not directly responsible for Jeralt's death, she failed to tell anyone about who Monica truly was, and thus, was responsible indirectly.

Was that really talked about in the BE path? Or something only mentioned through the texts in the library? If the latter, I can see why no one really brought it up in general, since what the Empire does has no bearing on the Church and vice versa (seeing that they haven't sent a lord to Garreg Mach in over 200 years). And when did I move goalposts? It's common sense that a judicial system is not normally in FE at all, especially when people asking for one need to realize that these people (Western Church, Edelgard, etc.) committed many atrocities and were out to kill anyway. The Flayn and Seteth paralogue really showed how far gone the Western Church truly are when they started exclaiming that they know how to worship Saint Cihol and Cethleann ...in front of those very two people, and were willing to kill if necessary. Because if they didn't have the crests, Fodlan would have been overrun, and there would be no Edelgard, Dimitri, etc. Which paralogue? IIRC, the Alois and Shamir one takes place before the timeskip, and the Hilda and Cyril one can only be done on a non-Edelgard path.

So, you don't have an actual example? Seeing that none of the previous Fire Emblem games had such a system in place, there is no reason for people to expect one here. Seeing that Fodlan wasn't the country to truly technology advance in the beginning, it definitely is safe to say. So, just forget that Awakening, Gaiden/Echoes, Fates, etc. had people worshiping dragons? This art: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/5/57/Church_of_Seiros.png/revision/latest?cb=20190530095507 even depicts the goddess ruling over dragons.

Something similar to due process that we have? If so, where? They barely were able to beat the invading Almyrans with the crests. It's safe to say that without the crests, they would have been overrun, which is why the crests are needed.

Heroes and Echoes both came out in 2017, so it didn't really have that big of an install base by the time Echoes released. By 2019, Heroes grew considerably. Also, in general, remakes don't sell well in general. This is seen with both Echoes and Metroid: Samus Returns, both games are remakes of what many would call the black sheep of their respective franchises, and in turn, didn't do well in sales.

He didn't trust Rhea because he didn't want to accept the fact that his wife would give up her life for their child. From what I recall, after the Remire village incident, he starts wondering if they should have left the church at all. Why do people keep on expecting a judicial system in a Fire Emblem game, where they have always been based on medieval times that ignored such a thing? Remember how Chrom's police and the Feroxians had free reign to kill any bandits out there? The fact of the matter is, the moment they confront Western Church members, the Western Church members are out to kill. Also, people seem to forget that the Fodlans needed the powers of the crests to (barely) beat the invading Almyrans in a battle a while back (year 960 or so). It's safe to say that without the crests, Fodlan would have been overrun. Outside of that, the fault of the current crest system falls on the nobles, who will always find some way to discriminate/have more power over others.

Don't think it was really marketing. From what I heard, Fire Emblem was heavily marketed in Japan, but even there, sales were slumping. It's likely thanks to the introduction of Casual mode that helped make the series prosper, as it allowed more people to play the game without worry of permadeath.

Wasn't Lethality animation (red screen) mainly a 3DS era thing?

No...they literally brainwashed Edelgard into becoming a dragon killer/demigod (giving her two crests), just like how they kept on turning people into monsters. That has nothing to do with Rhea's project in the slightest. TWSitD would have done these experiments anyway.

Er, what? TWSitD were against Rhea and the Church. Why would they want to resurrect Sothis even though they were the ones to kill her in the first place? They simply wanted to destroy the church/all dragon kind.

Sure, you try to suggest "the ends justify the means", but that is also only if it is guaranteed, not a chance. For all Edelgard knew, she could killing the other leaders and their companions would have eventually lead to the bandits outing the Flame Emperor anyway. And the same can be said for what happened with Lonato. He was out to kill Rhea, no questions, and was willing to kill anyone in the way. That includes the students and faculty at Garreg Mach. Also, TWSitD likely tricked the soldiers in the kingdom to cause the Tragedy of Duscur. That doesn't mean that all of them should be exempt from being killed because those were still their actions. Same with the Western Church members. Now, killing members who had no part in this debacle (I forget if the central church did this), would be outright wrong.

Could be, but she couldn't even confirm that. How many murders of innocents would it take to reach a point of confirmation? That is why some believe Edelgard became ridiculous once she tried to unit Fodlan again (whose fracture wasn't even the fault of the Church). And yet, in practically every Fire Emblem game, we kill bandits who threaten our or civilians' lives without any trial. Why do people expect one all of a sudden with Lonato, who outright stated that he "must destroy these evil-doers" (Rhea and the church), and he is willing to kill Dimitri as well?

No, hiring bandits to kill Dimitri, Claude, and their companions (possibly even her own were back at the camp too) to try to prevent a war that she will start anyway does not justify said action. You really shouldn't apply modern logic to fantasy games that are based on our world's medieval times. You should also note that Rhea and the church didn't execute Lonato when he started hating them (when they executed Christophe for being a part of the Tragedy of Duscur), then only did it when he threatened to kill him.

No, they do not. However, if you master a class, in NG+, you can pay 500 renown (I believe) to learn the mastered class's skills. In the case of Byleth, they can learn gender-locked skills this way (Lifetaker for F!Byleth, Pegasus skills and I believe Vantage for M!Byleth).

Not only that, but it's the route that you can recruit/have the most characters due to Dedue and Gilbert being locked there.

Yep. People have confirmed it here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/204445-fire-emblem-three-houses/77938088

Are you trying to grind support through battles? Byleth takes an extremely long time to grind supports in comparison to other characters getting supports with non-Byleth characters.

In that case, you likely has 0 renown by the end of your initial run. Others have confirmed that you get 3,000 renown for beating the game on Normal, and 6,000 renown for beating it on Hard. Wrong topic. I still think A+ is the best since that is the only rank with three battle activity points. Every time you complete a battle that costs a point, you get 100 renown, you you'll likely make that amount back quickly.

The issue is people might not support her/give her gifts to increase supports. Doesn't help that in battles, because Byleth can give gifts, it takes much longer to reach a certain support rank than other students getting a support with each other. This is basically Kaze living or dying in Fates all over again, and I don't think anyone liked that. The funny thing is, the Church actually was actively treating everyone equally in Garreg Mach (Seteth says this on the first day you leave your room). Edelgard blames the church for this, but the blame actually lies on the humans because they will always try to find a way to discriminate each other through power.

I don't think you start off with any set amount of renown. In the first playthrough, by the time you can view your renown (which is when you can fix up the statues), you likely procured 3,000 by then. Also, thich difficulty did you play in? I heard you get 3,000 for clearing on Normal, and 6,000 for clearing it on Hard. Assuming that it'll be more for Lunatic and Insane. If you played on Normal, you probably had around 3,000 and 3,100 by the endgame respectively of each playthrough. If on Hard, probably close to 0 or 100 by then.

Hasn't been confirmed yet, I mentioned it in the linked topic as well, but I'm pretty sure for most post-timeskip paralogues, Byleth needs at least a C support with one of the required characters.