VGE Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'm planning on making a video, and I need to know if there are people who like Sothe, and if they do, why. A friend of mine likes Sothe, and I'll ask him his opinion tomorrow, but what does SerenesForest think? Who here LIKES Path of Radiance Sothe? [Oh, and keep in mind, we're talking about Normal Sothe, not hacked-Assassin Sothe.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 In terms of character or as a combat unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwoo Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I use him sometimes. >_> I dunno, I just have a soft spot for FE9 Sothe, even if he's useless at combat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasori Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I like him in Path of Radianc. I can't say the same for Radiant Dawn. As a combat unit his is better in RD though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGE Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 In terms of character or as a combat unit? Both, really. I prefer a general opinion on the character, providing as much opinion as you can... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excellen Browning Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 He has abs and shows them. Fangirls probably swoon over him and dream of being Micaiah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prax Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Buh.. he's okay. He's a cute, quiet kid with a knife. He comes off better if he's around Tormod though, cuz then they can be a duo that way and play off each other's traits. Actually, I think Sothe's a lot like Soren. Just less angsting and less manipulative? Yeah. I think that's accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Personally, I think Sothe is a nice addition to the game. As a street kid, he is as low on the social ladder as you can get without being owned by someone. This allows him to offer an unique perspective. Edited October 23, 2012 by BrightBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anouleth Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 He's adorbable? But not so much that I'd actually like, use him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VGE Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 He has abs and shows them. Fangirls probably swoon over him and dream of being Micaiah That's Radiant Dawn Sothe. We're talking about Path of Radiance Sothe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Jam Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Call me a cheapskate, but I like the fact that he picks locks for free. (Even after promotion, Volke charges 50g per lock.) And even if his max stats in PoR aren't much better than his default stats in RD, I feel this strange compulsion to max him out in PoR anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Silent Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I tried using him once in Easy mode, got him to level 20 for RD bonuses (which made him a bit less mediocre in RD). He's pretty much the same as Volke in that he's only really much good for stealing and stuff. He's useless as a combat unit because Knives are terrible in PoR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whase Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Thieves are for stealing and picking. and since I like Sothe's personality better than Volke's, I always use him. And he's a really good choice for transfers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy_One Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 No. Cruddy combat unit, cruddy character, just horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 No. Cruddy combat unit, cruddy character, just horrible. More or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samias Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I used Sothe in my most recent playthrough intended for transfers, trained almost entirely through a bexp dump, but he performs well enough in his thiefly duties. Volke can obviously perform something resembling offense whereas Sothe struggles to kill anything that's not a bishop or mage, but Sothe is good enough since combat is not his role anyway, and he is better in a transfer run since he figures so prominently in P1 and parts of P3 of RD. As for his personality, I think he's okay, but his support with Astrid seems a little contradictory to Sothe's real feelings, even within PoR and discounting RD. Sothe talks a few good words about Ashnard and Daein in the chapter 22 base convo, so why is he suddenly calling the Daein soldiers scum, when he's from Daein? A country that he actually likes? Most of what Sothe talks about in regards to Micaiah also seems a little strange that Micaiah would up and leave him and for some reason be in Begnion, when RD makes no mention of this disappearance ever again, only that Sothe and Micaiah reunite sometime in the interim. So while I think he's interesting as a character of the lowest background from the enemy nation, he's virtually a brand new character in the sequel and there isn't much continuity except for the fact that Micaiah and the Dawn Brigade are hinted at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 As for his personality, I think he's okay, but his support with Astrid seems a little contradictory to Sothe's real feelings, even within PoR and discounting RD. Sothe talks a few good words about Ashnard and Daein in the chapter 22 base convo, so why is he suddenly calling the Daein soldiers scum, when he's from Daein? A country that he actually likes? Most of what Sothe talks about in regards to Micaiah also seems a little strange that Micaiah would up and leave him and for some reason be in Begnion, when RD makes no mention of this disappearance ever again, only that Sothe and Micaiah reunite sometime in the interim. So while I think he's interesting as a character of the lowest background from the enemy nation, he's virtually a brand new character in the sequel and there isn't much continuity except for the fact that Micaiah and the Dawn Brigade are hinted at. Well, given that he is a member from an enemy nation, I can see that he would try to act like he is not related to them. Just to be safe. As for Micaiah and Sothe, personally I think that their info conversation in part 5 addressed this point appropriately. But then again, I haven't seen the convo in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk King Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 On my first playthough of the game I thought Volke was pretty sketchy so when I got Sothe I benched Volke. After completing the game and learning that Sothe doesnt promote, I learned better. I havent used him over Volke ever since. If I need 2 thieves I use him. If I only need 1, Volke gets the call. Personality and looks-wise I liked Sothe at first, but after seeing him in FE10 I really dont like him that much anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refa Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Only on saturdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garteam Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Abs. Oh, not that Sothe? But seriously FE9!Sothe is kinda... er... let's go into him. Let's start for him as a unit, now I see what they wanted to do with him as unit a unit to make him different from Volke, Volke is able to promote, Sothe doesn't have pay to open locks. While I do like the idea, the amount of spend to open locks is 50 gold, and since only every 5 or so maps have chest, where you'll at most be paying 300 gold, and gold is thrown at you like the Tellius economy has nothing better to do then give you gold, more probably wanna be using Volke just incase he has to take a couple of hits, and his combat is made nearly useless by FE9!knives and the fact he can't promote and have caps more than 20. Ya... doesn't really have much room as a unit... As a character, he's just kinda there at first, Ike rescues him and gets 2 supports that really aren't important to his character, but that all changes when you get to his second base conversation. You learn he's a thief from the slums of Daein, and that he's there for looking for someone in Begnion (which IS remember). I feel that a character like that could have been worked with a lot more, but that's probably just me being picky... But to answer your question, yes, I do like Sothe in Fire Emblem 9, if only for his original character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClLoulD Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 No character development useless in combat No promotion and if you do use him to steal chests he will probably cost you a turn or two because if he's caught in enemy range he's most likely going to get 0RKO'd unless you sink him with BEXP but what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheatEnabled Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 never was a big fan of him really, weak combat wise and didn't seem that important as a char to me at all in PoR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
鳴美 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Of course I like Sothe! Particularly with butter creme sauce and a side of sauteed scallops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 ^ That has to be the best answer so far. Anyway, if it were up to me, I'd throw him overboard as soon as I got him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhaegar Targaryen Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Not I. As a character, he's OK. He has a bit of utility as a thief but is useless in combat. I'd take Volke over him any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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