False Prophet Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 We all know the story of Reinhardt, but is there any other character who, like Reinhardt, was relatively unknown but became more popular because of how strong he/she was in Heroes? On the other hand, is there any character becomes less popular because he/she is weak in Heroes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 well i guess we've seen a Nino come out being a budget nuke but then like.....Seth just sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWill Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 As said, Nino is the closest example, I guess. But she was always popular from the beginning (she, like Ninian, were just forgotten about). Unlike Reinhardt, she was always a fan favourite amongst the Blazing Sword community. Ninian will fall under a similar category as Nino. Grima is definitely the most relevant example since their popularity surged despite being largely forgotten and seen as one of the weakest links in Awakening's story. I think Genny also become more popular due to her unique niche as a healer and coming with wrathful staff. Not sure if she qualifies since there's no accurate representation of Genny fans prior to Heroes. We'll have to see the results of the third CYL, but I wouldn't be surprised if Myrrh has a surge in votes. I think Linus will also get a steady increase, whether that's enough to beat his brother is another question. Otherwise, a lot of characters that are quite good in Heroes (Elincia, Karla, Ayra, Hardin, Bow Hinoka) don't really seem like they've had an increase of fans. They have their dedicated fans, I'm sure, but no real surge of popularity. Apart from them, honestly doesn't seem like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karimlan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 On the flip side, along with Seth, we have characters like Finn and Clive whose FEH renditions are underwhelming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Naut Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Fae was largely unknown to the west but she's become a lot more popular due to how cute and powerful she is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Bill Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Nobody knew who Ares was, but now, he’s become moderately popular, due to the dark Mystletainn. Nobody ever talks about fe 4 or 5 so whenever a new addition comes from one of those games, and power creeps FEH, everyone will be talking about it, even if nobody who played the game even remembers them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 oh yeah there's Karel, who noone really cared much for iirc Joshua, who's kinda only known for his hat Linus, who turned out to be really damned good for a freebie Dorcas, who was a living meme Sanaki was cute, but kinda shitty in fe10. Sophia being pretty good with a bulky CC build for dudes who got good in heroes despite not being all that popular. (Marisa is excluded since she was a pretty popular waifu. Rebecca too) But on the other hand, we've got Florina being shit without high investment Seth/Clive/FInn being disappointing as fuck Hawkeye being kinda crappy Don't get me started on Lucius being a staff unit and not a blue mage Canas being underwhelming. Pretty much every game's classic cavs are kinda underwhelming, but usable. Poor Jagen and Gunter. Haha Virion got shafted the most. Merric has a weird statline Narshen is a hot pile of shit There's also plenty of characters that want prf upgrades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinks Their Own Way Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I think Cecilia has become more popular because of Heroes, being a counter to both Reinhardt and Brave Lyn with Horse Buffs when Horse Emblem was at it's peak would do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, I'm a Spheal said: I think Cecilia has become more popular because of Heroes, being a counter to both Reinhardt and Brave Lyn with Horse Buffs when Horse Emblem was at it's peak would do that. ->Implying horse emblem isn't still at its peak. but yeah Cecilia's had a substantial fanbase within the gba FE fans. Her design's just really pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etrurian emperor Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 2 hours ago, SlipperySlippy said: Grima is definitely the most relevant example since their popularity surged despite being largely forgotten and seen as one of the weakest links in Awakening's story. It also helps that they gave Grima a bit more personality. Apparently he feels exploited by his worshippers which is much more then Awakenings ''Mwahahaha I'm an eeeevil dragon!'' Grima ever did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmy Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Wrys got a popularity boost from this game, but it had nothing to do with power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etrurian emperor Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I cant really agree with those saying Nino. Wasn't she always really popular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karimlan Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, Lemmy said: Wrys got a popularity boost from this game, but it had nothing to do with power. It had nothing to do with the fact that he was voiced by the guy who did Wesker from the Resident Evil game series, either :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaximillian Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, Etrurian emperor said: I cant really agree with those saying Nino. Wasn't she always really popular? Yeah, people love their Ests. Nino was already popular before Heroes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redlight Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) Nino won the FE7 popularity contest and ranked pretty high up in CYL1 so yeah. Always been popular Edited June 28, 2018 by silveraura25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricaofRenais Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Seth is really bad with out heavy investment and in SS he was one of the most powerful units. As to not that popular that are now great in Heroes I would say Grima since they were pretty bland and cookie cutter evil dragon in Awakening but in Heroes they are pretty interesting and good units to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpsons138 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Leif is one of the examples of a high popularity, mostly because people really REALLY wanted him to be in Heroes I dunno what to say about unpopular characters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redlight Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Mathilda would've become much more popular. She's quite popular in Echoes, but was horribly butchered for Heroes. Most people forget she exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Etrurian emperor said: I cant really agree with those saying Nino. Wasn't she always really popular? She even won the Japanese poll for FE7 after it released.https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/ae7j/k_tohyo/index.html She's always been popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverly Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I think Ayra and likely Karla have gotten more popular thanks to being exemplary sword units. Linus might get a boost due to us his art and performance. The Frelian siblings might due to their recent exposure. Seth might be irrelevant in Heroes, but at least he’s got memes elsewhere such as the Google Translate patch and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roflolxp54 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Reinhardt is easily the best and most obvious example; when he was first added to Heroes, he was basically a nobody - he originated from a JP-only (and one of the lowest selling) title and ranked very poorly in the 2017 CYL poll. However, thanks to his early addition to Heroes, his being a simple powerhouse, and his being demoted to 4-5* availability (and eventually further demoted to 3-4* availability), Reinhardt easily became a notorious unit for much of 2017. And he still is extremely powerful for PvE content. This is easily reflected in the 2018 CYL poll, in which he scored 5th place among males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero_Lucina Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Berkut went down due to feh's butchering, Anthony is still hated by almost everyone and I'm prolly a walking meme because of it and Reinhardt is the definition of zero to hero. If we do get fe5 echoes, i want dlc for him but at the same time i don't since it'll prolly rip apart my headcanon for him that's really kinda ooc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniperGYS Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Not very sure, but I noticed some people started to look after Klein too, most probably thanks to Tobi's art, and now lot of fans wants Innes just because art. For sure the Jugdral characters become a bit more popular now, I hope that can help to get a remake of the games. And then you have meme Wrys. 7 hours ago, Will Bill said: Nobody knew who Ares was, but now, he’s become moderately popular, due to the dark Mystletainn. Hey, he has been one of my favs since years ago alone with Sety, Levin and Fury (or whatever her name is now) :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astellius Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 9 hours ago, False Prophet said: We all know the story of Reinhardt, but is there any other character who, like Reinhardt, was relatively unknown but became more popular because of how strong he/she was in Heroes? On the other hand, is there any character becomes less popular because he/she is weak in Heroes? Characters from games that weren't released over here stand a much better chance of becoming popular due to their strength, since, for many, they were pretty much an unknown quantity. Ayra, Cecilia, and Fae all come to the top of my mind, since all three are quite strong, and very popular now. While those characters were pretty popular among those who played the games they came from, I doubt most people who play Heroes have played either Genealogy or Binding Blade. But now, much more people are aware of them, and like using them since they're so strong. As for characters becoming less popular for being weak in Heroes, I sort of don't think this is really all that likely. People might not be fans of a character's representation in Heroes, but I don't see how not liking how a character is implemented in Heroes is going to change how people thought of the character in the original game. No one is like, "I was a fan of Florina in Blazing Blade, but then I played Heroes, where she was weak, and now I dislike her, even in Blazing Blade." 6 hours ago, Vaximillian said: Yeah, people love their Ests. Nino was already popular before Heroes. I love my Est. My Est is the bestest Est. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelaar Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I feel like Seliph really got the shaft in heroes, he kind of sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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