By Cooper Marshall
Ah, Fire Emblem. The game series about strategic battles, epic fantasy stories, and most importantly, memorable characters.
With this week’s game of the week being Fire Emblem: Three Houses, I had to know: who is the best Fire Emblem character? From the meek, to the bold. The warriors to the performers. Those who know how to cook and those who don’t. I welcome you to…
GDA’s Best of Fire Emblem!
Edelgard
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Xander Donald from the writers team definitely is for Edelgard. Leader of the Black Eagles and heir to the Adrestian Throne. Without spoiling, their lengthy discussion showcases how Edlegard’s actions are done with reason.
I think their last paragraph really sums up why she is the best:
“Edelgard is, in many ways, a flawed human being. She is not perfect, but no one in the game is. To assign fault to her and her alone is not the right course of action. Likewise, claiming she’s done nothing wrong with absolute sincerity is to downplay her faults. One must look at her with nuance, to view her as a morally gray character as opposed to making her purely black or purely white. Edelgard is as wrong as the other house leaders, and we should start looking at her like the two others as opposed to being stuck in an endless cycle of discourse.”
If you’d like to read Xander’s thoughts, follow the link below:
Dimitri (and Ashe)
Three Houses
Erica, our sound lead, says that both Dimitiri and Ashe are her favorites. Both members of the Blue Lions (and Dimitri being leader), they both are very lovable characters. Dimitir is a charismatic leader, while Ashe is a bit shy.
According to her, there are different reasons to give them some love:
“I want to hold both their hands for different reasons. Dmitri is like a damaged little meow meow and Felix I want to break his arm (affectionately). I think we should lock both of them in a room for 72 hours and see who kills the other first.”
Dimitiri and Ashe definitely need some therapy.
Claude
Three Houses
Claude is kind of awesome. Ask general member Trai, they’ll agree. While they have not played any Fire Emblem games, they still think he’s cool.
I couldn’t agree more. As someone who played through the Golden Deer route, he is a nice person, very attractive, and great at everything. Plus he rides a dragon, what’s not to love.
Linhardt
Three Houses
Everyone’s favorite sleepy boy, Linhardt stands out from the other Black Eagles (or every student really.) He needs some sleep, and honestly who doesn’t. General member Aloe Marshall agrees:
“He eeby and neebies to sleebies, just like me!!”
A good nap goes a long way.
Ike
Path of Radiance (and Super Smash Bros.)
The stoic mercenary Ike is not like the other main characters of the series. He isn’t of noble descent and fearlessly leads his mercenaries into battle.
However, he’s also been a prominent character in another series: Super Smash Bros. An anonymous member of GDA says they like to play him in Smash.
“He is pretty fun in Smash and is hot (the older version)”
He is very fun to play, until I am fighting him and run into another one of his smash attacks or aerial attacks. Man, why is his sword so big?
Ashe
Three Houses
Another Ashe response, but focused solely on him, game design assistant Ethan further argues why he is the best:
“Because he’s literally the most perfect soul to ever bless anyone’s eyes. He’s the perfect caring brother, an academic weapon, can cook amazing meals, he can one shot people with the flick of his finger, and he must be protected at all costs. Infinity/10 hubby material ladies come get yo man single file first come first serve.”
He is a really good archer and a very cute man. Kind of the whole package, there isn’t a single flaw in sight.
Frederick
Awakening
Finally, my favorite character. Frederick is everything you could want. He absolutely destroys any enemies, protects everyone from big attacks, and he can cook and clean.
He is invincible to pretty much anything, which comes at the cost of being as socially adept as a rock. Every joke goes over his head. But you gotta give him credit for trying. He’s still great to talk with and will stay with you until you feel better. Or to the bitter end.
That is a taste of the GDA Fire Emblem love. I think Ashe may be the favorite, but if you want to talk more Fire Emblem head to our general meeting at 7 p.m. this Thursday.
