Fire Emblem Fan Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Anyone have any guesses about the next summer banner in July? Think they'll go with Heroes OCs again like last year? Personally, I'm hoping they utilize one of the games that has three or less characters in summer themes. Jugdral, Valentia, Elibe. SOMETHING that isn't Three Houses/Hopes or Heroes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybrosion Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) I'm still expecting to see some FEH originals on the second banner (specifically some combination of Eir, Ganglot and Ymir). There are voice actor connections to two of those characters: kid Hector got Ganglot's JP VA, and Dorothy got Eir's JP VA. Ideally, I'd like to see both Valentia and Jugdral but somehow I don't think IS will go with either of them. The thing I'm more interested in is if they do a second straight Duo Hero. They have yet to do back-to-back Duos or back-to-back Harmonics this year when last year, they had Roy/Eliwood into Edelgard/Altina (Harmonics), Thorr/Loki into Nina/Kagero (Duos) and Duma/Mila into Laegjarn/Fjorm (Duos). Edited June 20, 2023 by Tybrosion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) Last year was half Heroes, half Sacred Stones and full Three Houses. So with two of those games ticked off already, they do have freedom now to either go full Heroes, or perhaps half Heroes again and half something new? Actually looking back to 2021, it was half Heroes half Archanea (and of course full Three Houses) so they might go back to that. Going back further yields no more useful info because it was 3H and SS again in 2020. It'd be good for me because my FE1 line-up for LHBs and Resonant Battles is pretty horrific. Edited June 20, 2023 by Humanoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diovani Bressan Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 The only think I don't want to see is Summer Embla... I don't want to see that C skill of her during Astra/Anima seasons as well. Considering it will have a Harmonized Hero, it may have at least 2 titles. I would like to see a Valentia Summer banner. Or Jugdral. If we go by Harmonized Heroes titles, it's been a while since we had one from Echoes, Genealogy of Tellius in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybrosion Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Last Harmonized Hero by Game Timeline September 2021: Genealogy (Leif & Seliph) January 2022: Path of Radiance (Azura & Leanne) March 2022: Valentia (Sonya & Tharja) May 2022: Binding Blade (Roy & Eliwood) June 2022: Radiant Dawn, Three Houses (Edelgard & Altina) September 2022: Sacred Stones (Tana & Peony) December 2022: Fates (Cordelia & Selena / Severa) January 2023: Thracia (Linde & Sara) March 2023: Blazing Blade, Heroes (Karla & Freyja) May 2023: Awakening, Archanea (Tiki & Tiki) The only thing that surprises me here is that it has been an entire year since Fodlan's last Harmonized Hero. Meanwhile with Genealogy, perhaps it wouldn't be this long since its previous Harmonized Hero if they didn't spend all of 2022 playing "The Floor is Lava" but with seasonal Jugdral Heroes as the lava. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Dragon Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 The next Resplendent Hero is again announced early, this one being Ljosalfheimr Nina: Spoiler Spoiler Spoiler The watercolor look of the art is very pretty. The BL books in her damaged art are amusing, though I do wonder where they appeared from. I'm willing to give this one a pass for being another Ljosalfheimr outfit only because the art is so nice, but it is getting annoying that we still haven't gotten a single Jotunheimr or Nidavellir outfit this year, and we haven't gotten any Vanaheimr outfits at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwoo Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 The shading on her face in the neutral art looks kinda odd. Also, she totally stole Mirabilis's wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Dragon Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 As for usability, Nina's stats are actually not too bad. She has 39/44 offenses with maximum Dragonflowers, which is just barely short of Kiragi's 39+/44+ offenses and only because he has superboons in both stats, though the recent release of Dorothy with her gigantic 47/44+ offenses and Young Rebecca with her extremely strong weapon make Nina less worth using over these units that are much easier to obtain and merge. Her weapon isn't terrible, as the effects are comparable to Arcane Nastrond's, but the conditions can be a huge pain to work with, as she needs both members of a support pair to be within 3 spaces. If you're building her despite Kiragi and Dorothy strictly outclassing her offensively, you're probably still better of giving her Arcane Nastrond over using her default weapon for ease of use since the effects are so similar. 14 minutes ago, Sunwoo said: The shading on her face in the neutral art looks kinda odd. It's not a common shading style, but it's not particularly rare, either. I think it's also a bit more common with styles that use this watercolor look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenomata Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 ...shit, I gotta sub to Feh Pass for another month. Seriously, watch literally any of my Abyssal Hero Battle clears? Nina is on pretty much all of them. Bonus, she looks pretty! As do most dream fairy Resplendents do, I guess, but still. Man, now I kinda wish I subbed a little later, since I don't even use Ninian for anything except Dragon Valor... Weird her bow is still just the natural Fates Silver Bow instead of the recolored Spy-Song Bow, but then I guess this wouldn't be the first time a unit didn't receive a different weapon from their original art in their Resplendent outfit. Ironically her Resp. outfit actually has some colors to match the Fates Silver Bow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwoo Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Ice Dragon said: It's not a common shading style, but it's not particularly rare, either. I think it's also a bit more common with styles that use this watercolor look. That might be so. Maybe I'm just distracted by the fact that the spot where her nose should be looks the same as the blush marks on her cheeks. So she looks like she doesn't have a nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Ew, Nina, gross. But, I guess we were bound to get a character I heavily dislike, it has been a while since that happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diovani Bressan Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I foddered the only Nina I had some time ago to give Nephenee Bow Valor, so it's nice to get her back... even though I do not care much about her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRay Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Ice Dragon said: Her weapon isn't terrible, as the effects are comparable to Arcane Nastrond's, but the conditions can be a huge pain to work with, as she needs both members of a support pair to be within 3 spaces. Outside of Save teams, is her Weapon's condition even tolerable anywhere else? Maybe super tank teams where she sits right behind the supertank? But that is only if there is no Lunger or something, and I remember them being common on Aether Raids defense. Edited June 23, 2023 by XRay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Dragon Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 36 minutes ago, XRay said: Outside of Save teams, is her Weapon's condition even tolerable anywhere else? She works on Harmonized Catria teams since you already need to be within 2 spaces of 2 allies to activate Triangle Attack, so being within 3 spaces of 2 units that are supported with each other isn't that much more trouble, and the teleportation effect helps. 39 minutes ago, XRay said: Maybe super tank teams where she sits right behind the supertank? But that is only if there is no Lunger or something, and I remember them being common on Aether Raids defense. Lunge dropped off rather quickly after Save tanks were released. It still exists, but it's now rather rare to run into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybrosion Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Oh boy, another Fates Resplendent that isn’t Camilla, Soleil or Leo. At this point, we’ll probably get Resplendent Rhajat before any of the above names (and also before Tharja because of course). 8 hours ago, Sunwoo said: Also, she totally stole Mirabilis's wings. Mirabilis is the daydream fairy, so this is definitely on brand for Nina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 I'm genuinely surprised Leo hasn't gotten a Resplendent yet. Especially since Takumi got one. I can see Xander still waiting even though Ryoma got one, only because it took ages for them to even do one Grail unit, but Leo? Seems weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenomata Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Fire Emblem Fan said: I'm genuinely surprised Leo hasn't gotten a Resplendent yet. Especially since Takumi got one. I can see Xander still waiting even though Ryoma got one, only because it took ages for them to even do one Grail unit, but Leo? Seems weird. I'd argue Camilla is a weirder case. sexy girl unga bungas, men gamers think with their "tails" definitely a popular enough character, if her having a high alts count is anything to say about it (for all it matters, considering Lyn the other high-alt-count woman was literally the first Resplendent hero) currently the only one of the original 8 Focus heroes (Marth, Roy, Takumi, young Tiki, Lucina, Lyn and male Robin being the others) to not have a Resplendent alt. Edited June 24, 2023 by Xenomata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tybrosion Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 After looking over my notes, Nina [349th in CYL7] usurps Est [321st] for the title of "character with the worst CYL rank to get a Resplendent". Resplendent Nina also arrives after the 8th ranked character [F!Robin] and the 10th ranked character [Sigurd] got their Resplendents this month. So in honor of the further lowering of popularity standards to get a Resplendent, here's everyone from CYL7's top 100 (and Camilla) who still doesn't have a Resplendent (for now, I'll only list characters that were added by the end of Book II since no Book III era or beyond Resplendents exist yet): Spoiler Veronica [Heroes]: 2nd Place Female and 4th Overall in CYL2 Camilla [Fates]: 2nd Place Female and 3rd Overall in CYL3 Tiki [Awakening]: 1st Place Female and 2nd Overall in CYL6 Soren [PoR / RD]: 2nd Place Male and Overall Black Knight [PoR / RD]: 15th Tharja [Awakening]: 18th Lyon [Sacred Stones]: 27th Leo [Fates]: 32nd Nephenee [PoR / RD]: 43rd Ayra [GotHW]: 44th Fjorm [Heroes]: 46th* Berkut [SoV]: 47th Finn [GotHW / Thracia]: 61st Zelgius [PoR / RD]: 64th Catria [SD / NM]: 68th Xander [Fates]: 70th Laegjarn [Heroes]: 74th Myrrh [Sacred Stones]: 76th Soleil [Fates]: 92nd Lute [Sacred Stones]: 93rd Seth [Sacred Stones]: 95th Owain [Awakening]: 98th Sakura [Fates]: 100th *Not really sure about her getting one due to being a Legendary Hero. **Alfonse [Heroes; 12th] and Sharena [Heroes; 13th] are left off because IS seems dead set on never giving out additional copies of the Askr Trio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Othin Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 12 hours ago, Ice Dragon said: She works on Harmonized Catria teams since you already need to be within 2 spaces of 2 allies to activate Triangle Attack, so being within 3 spaces of 2 units that are supported with each other isn't that much more trouble, and the teleportation effect helps. Lunge dropped off rather quickly after Save tanks were released. It still exists, but it's now rather rare to run into. I wonder if we'll ever get an upgraded counterpart to Lunge. Knock Back and Hit and Run got improved versions a long time ago, and now Book 7 has introduced Tier 4 versions of both of those, but Lunge and Drag Back are still on their own. Maybe they'll get "Flow" variants for cavalry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRay Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 11 hours ago, Othin said: I wonder if we'll ever get an upgraded counterpart to Lunge. Knock Back and Hit and Run got improved versions a long time ago, and now Book 7 has introduced Tier 4 versions of both of those, but Lunge and Drag Back are still on their own. Maybe they'll get "Flow" variants for cavalry? Lunge Flow should also have Pass as an additional Tier 4 effect instead of the stat boost. So even if you cannot swap with a Save tank, there is a chance to hit their backline if it is not protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Shogi Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 (edited) Managed to pull SV!Edelgard and decided to field her in MS. Three actions in one turn with the help of Assault Troop is very fun. It can be 4 since I have her paired with Thorr but I was too lazy to switch between them. I'm actually thinking of going back to the banner for one more copy since I would like to use her more now that I have her and the extra merge helps with scoring in RB. Too bad the banner ends on the day before the trailer for the next SH banner would go up but I think I'd still want the copy more. The L/M banner is coming up pretty soon and I would also like 2 copies of the arcane bow for inheritance since there's a good chance R!Tana will be a focus since she's next in line to get rerun but I don't even have the 2 units that I would give the weapon to so I'm not in a rush. Edited June 27, 2023 by Flying Shogi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Yeah, I still feel she's probably the best unit in the game. Would love another copy too, especially since mine is -Atk, but her missing out on the AHR banner due to Voting Gauntlet shenanigans sadly put paid to that. 😞 I'd be perfectly happy for her to take up a slot for the next AHR but then she'd probably lose again in the first round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwoo Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 9 minutes ago, Humanoid said: Yeah, I still feel she's probably the best unit in the game. Would love another copy too, especially since mine is -Atk, but her missing out on the AHR banner due to Voting Gauntlet shenanigans sadly put paid to that. 😞 I'd be perfectly happy for her to take up a slot for the next AHR but then she'd probably lose again in the first round. Blame Fallen Edelgard for that Summer Edelgard might've had more support had people not been joining Camilla to oust F!Edelgard/joining f!Edelgard for the lolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, Sunwoo said: had people not been joining Camilla to oust F!Edelgard/joining f!Edelgard for the lolz And I was one of them, so kind of my own fault, yes. >.> And in the end, I had to spark Camilla anyway after getting zero copies in 80 pulls, so it was sort of a fail all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercakete Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (I have a late comment on Nina's art.) Looking at Nina's damaged art, I can't make sense of what the heck is going on in the left book, but the right looks like Marth's Falchion x ... I should know this, uh... Is that Tyrfing? Well, we already know she ships inanimate objects after deciding that they're all dudes. But seriously Nina, if you're going to wear a short skirt and tights, wear a slip or shorts underneath. (You can see her butt between the petals of the ravaged skirt. Bold of the artist, and I guess it was gotten away with.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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