"My job is to stand here at this glorious entrance and leisurely watch the coming and goings of everyone,"
"Make folks smile, you know?"
There have been some famous NPC in Fire Emblem history like the 3-13 Archer in Radiant Dawn or Penta Axe General in Thracia (because he carries 5 axes)
If you are playing Fire Emblem: Three Houses then you may know what I'm talking about just by reading the title thread. For those in the dark, the line comes from a NPC called "Gatekeeper". He is just a generic NPC character that is mostly in the same place each month, always greeting you with "Greetings, Professor! Nothing to report!" following some other text regarding the events that happened the month before.
He has gain a MASSIVE following, and he is one of the most beloved characters in the game. He is cheerful, jolly and always rooting for you. What makes him more endearing though, is that the VA is Kyle McCarley, who voices Alm in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
He has make it to the frontpage on Reddit and of course the r/fireemblem and r/fireEmblemHeroes subreddits
Even media has noticed this trend in the past week.
Credits: https://www.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/clp65f/love_is_stored_in_the_gatekeeper_oc/
I firmly believe this is the best example of the excellent characterization in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and how it's such a huge step up in the right direction for Fire Emblem in general.
This thread is not exactly to talk about Gatekeeper but to ask ERA what other non-important NPC are the true heroes in their respective games/series?
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