wgjvjavgjvfewgjevfagjwvxsg Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 What are some units that you think are unnecessary? For an example, I think Vaida should've just been a boss, it really makes no since to have her playable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulz Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 [Obligatory Awakening SpotPass characters.] Other than that, Gareth and Nasir abruptly showing up at the end of Radiant Dawn stands out, especially since they're both useless in the subsequent final levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondon151 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Other than that, Gareth and Nasir abruptly showing up at the end of Radiant Dawn stands out, especially since they're both useless in the subsequent final levels. uhhh their aura abilities mean the difference between obliterating ashera's auras and gumming away at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anouleth Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Lyre, probably. Astrid/Fiona/Meg provide useful skills for others to use. [Obligatory Awakening SpotPass characters.] Other than that, Gareth and Nasir abruptly showing up at the end of Radiant Dawn stands out, especially since they're both useless in the subsequent final levels. Gareth and Nasir are both very useful due to Blood Tide and White Pool. What are some units that you think are unnecessary? For an example, I think Vaida should've just been a boss, it really makes no since to have her playable. Vaida is an amazing prepromote and probably my favorite character in the whole of FE7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom037 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Geese. fe11 could probably lose about half its cast and nobody would notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSND Alter Dragon Boner Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 FE11 and FE12 casts. A lot of them are caught between not being able to catch up and not being able to contribute, so they become a glorified inventory filling figures The Knights of FE6 was like hilariously pointless as well. Their base is shit, their growth is pretty shit, and they don't do anything cool. At least with Treck and Noah you can say they are a horsie with somewhat early jointime or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Chrom Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Any additional character in Awakening that obviously had their portrait painted by a different artist. For no other reason than I'm just pedantic like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Naut Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Any character split where one character is widely considered superior to the other. The Shadow Dragon gaiden characters. For that matter, most low-level unpromoted units beyond the first three chapters. Any Est character whose name isn't Tiltyu, Sara or Zeiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Geese. He at least contributes plot. Although you don't learn that unless you support with Douglas.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I don't think any unit is "unnecessary". In fact, I like the wide variety of units some games give you. It also gives the games some replay value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brinzy Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Lyn Vika was so pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamarsamar Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I mean, given the nature of how Fire Emblem works (juggernaut > army), the vast majority of units in any given game are completely unnecessary. It is really up to the player to decide whether they want to actually use any given non-mandatory unit or not, or spare them from combat entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Leteena from Tear Ring Saga. Leteena is a possible character in one of those situations were characters are mutually exclusive to each other. If you get her, you can't get Rebecca. However, in a game were even the crappy Est character has abilities entirely unique to her, Leteena... does not. She does not really do anything better then Rebecca. If anything, she is worse since she doesn't start out with the rare Summon ability. She has Elite but since she is limited to staffs, it doesn't really help in improving her performance. So why Is Leteena the one I consider unnecessary and not Rebecca despite their abilities being nearly identical? Well, Leteena has really crazy requirements, requirements who are both impossible to find out by yourself and really difficult to perform even if you actually know what you have to do. Not only that, but it's likely that she will actually leave shortly after getting her. And she might even take another character with her, a character who basically has to be one of your strongest units in order to meet the requirements to unlock her in the first place. Yeah, I'd rather just take Rebecca. Edited August 15, 2015 by BrightBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sadisticorc Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 The entirity of the FE8 cast other than Seth Isadora. By the point when you get her, its already too late to make her useful and you most likely already have at least one paladin that's far better. At least she comes with an angelic robe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabethegreen Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 vyland/biraku allen from fe 1/11 most est units cath,niime,douglas,ward fe6 lyre,kyza,meg,fiona,astrid,leo,tormod,vika,gareth.ena. fe10 cant think of any more right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Probably Karla, she's really not worth the trouble of getting her. A lot of units in FE11 and 12, and a lot of the pre-premotes in FE6. Lyre, Kyza, Meg. I also stand by the fact that Cath is the only unit in Fire Emblem worth more dead than alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 vyland/biraku allen from fe 1/11 most est units cath,niime,douglas,ward fe6 lyre,kyza,meg,fiona,astrid,leo,tormod,vika,gareth.ena. fe10 cant think of any more right now Niime is one of the best units in fe6 though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerosabers Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Donnel, he's horrible. His only advantage is giving galeforce, except that he also gives that child meh mods. Eliwood in Eliwood mode, half the time he can't even attack the final boss without dieing. Hammer users in fe6. Almost everyone in fe11. Non prepromoted cavaliers in fe8. All trainee units except Ross in fe8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'd say pretty much half of Shadow Dragon's cast, at least. Also, said game's gaiden characters, as none of them are all that great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom037 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I also stand by the fact that Cath is the only unit in Fire Emblem worth more dead than alive. But like, have you seen Rickard? I'm surprised no one's brought up Xavier at this point, you know you've screwed up when the most notable thing about you is how painful you are to recruit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'm surprised no one's brought up Xavier at this point, you know you've screwed up when the most notable thing about you is how painful you are to recruit Ooh, I had half a mind to mention him. And seconded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) But like, have you seen Rickard? Leave Cath alive, she bugs you in the next chapter she appears in. She's a nuisance and I got OgmaDeke to kill her as soon as she appeared on the chapter she appears on in my latest FE6 run. Edited August 16, 2015 by Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightBow Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) I'm surprised no one's brought up Xavier at this point, you know you've screwed up when the most notable thing about you is how painful you are to recruit I usually find him to be relatively useful. He has a huge defense base and a powerful offense thanks to the Brave Bow. And because he has a Leadership star, he improves the performance of the entire team simply by being deployed. Edited August 16, 2015 by BrightBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I usually find him to be relatively useful. He has a huge defense base and a powerful offense thanks to the Brave Bow. And because he has a Leadership star, he improves the performance of the entire team simply by being deployed. IMHO, that ain't enough to make up for being a pain in the [bLEEPS] to recruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomez_Addams Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 IMHO, that ain't enough to make up for being a pain in the [bLEEPS] to recruit. I'd be hard pressed to think of ANY character that would be good enough for that recruitment to be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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