oh she's a good character, I fucking hate her, but she's a good character
Yes plus he is one of those characters who legitimately hates what crests have done to people. But he understands it is a thing you have to deal with instead of taking drastic steps such as Edelgard to try to change the whole system.
Does he really think in that route? He sounds so brainwashed that it weirds me
I absolutely loved her and she was really high up on my list of favorite characters... until I saw her support with Caspar. It really puts into perspective just how much of a fucking cop she is. She has possibly the best design in the game (despite being at the top of the "how are they NOT queer?" pile), her VA is great, and she's an incredibly powerful unit... but man, it's impressive how much they made me dislike what should be a top-tier character.
But I wasn't talking about him on Edelgard's route specifically though
I see, outside her route he really seems like a guy that is trying to find a purpose that isnt just killing
She and Seteth have total opposite paths for me, I started liking Catherine a lot but starting to like her less because of her way, meanwhile I expected Seteth to be the abhorrent zealot but he shows to be much better than that and showing to be the best Church loyalist with a lot of his ideals and actions going against what you expected a Rhea follower to have.
Gameplay reasons prevented them from having a mass exodus on route choice. I think they fudge it well enough to pass believability in most cases though.
That would've been one way to do it, or they could've leaned into the stuff Edelgard says about the church not being the same as the faith. They'd probably need to have Mercedes/Edelgard supports for that, though.
It's weird when characters have a joint paralogue but no supports. Where's my Ferdinard/Lysithea support?
Yeah, that's really strange. You'd think the paired characters would have more supports, but Ingrid/Dorothea is a C/B support that doesn't go anywhere or do anything. Why?
One thing I found amusing was Hanneman's personal backstory(and actual reason to join the Empire) being buried in Edelgard's A support with him.
I swear, like half of the character developments in Edelgard's route are stuck in her supports.
I wonder if that ties into the fact that it's in his and Mercedes' paralogue that you get the info on his identity...?
Lions. They deal with the political landscape of Fodlan in a way that's mostly neglected by the other paths.
Jeralt is another figure they have botched compared to his equivalent in past games. Like if he had actually expressed more than vague suspicion of the church before his death, he could have been a good plot device, As is, the revelation about Byleth's origins about 13 chapters past when it was obvious just doesn't have much impact.
Ah, if only.
Man, that would be spectacular and now I'm extra annoyed that we can't get it.
Eh, if we're talking hypotheticals, if Edelgard is comfortable enough to make the salespitch, she's probably comfortable enough to start turning on Those who Slither early. It's not like she's hanging out with them 'cause she likes them.
It'd be hard to pin Duscur on a child Edelgard, only plot contrivances or BL Dimitri could be that gullible.
I don't think Edelgard was very interested in getting her point across to any of the Kingdom or Alliance peeps anyway since one way or another she was already planning to go to war with their countries before she even set foot in the monastery. Diplomacy was never a card available in the table due to her circumstances, at least in regards to the Kingdom and the Alliance.
I meant more in the sense that at the beginning of the game Edelgard is a powerless imperial princess about to ascend to an equally powerless throne. Yet when she finally ascends later that year, she starts by deposing the prime minister, starting a purge of corrupt nobles, oficially starting a war with the church and leading the imperial armies into battle.
