"i’m sorry but female lords who are allowed to drive the plot instead of just reacting to it will always hit. she is not just “important,” she is THE problem and THE moment and i respect her so bad for it"
"A lot of characters in Three Houses are shaped by the system; Edelgard is one of the few who is actively trying to destroy and replace it. That makes her interesting immediately, but what really holds my attention is the tension between her conviction and her damage. She isn’t a clean symbol of revolution, and she isn’t just a tragic victim lashing out either. She’s intensely focused, emotionally guarded, often ruthless, and very clearly carrying a level of fear and isolation that affects every choice she makes. I think that’s why she inspires such strong reactions. She isn’t easy to flatten into hero or villain. She feels like someone whose ideals matter to her enough that she’s willing to become frightening in pursuit of them, and whether you agree with her or not, that gives her real weight as a character."
"edelgard is just sooooo good as a character. like even putting route stuff aside for a second, she has such a strong presence every time she’s on screen. she feels smart and deliberate and like she’s always thinking three steps ahead, but she never feels robotic to me. there’s always this sense that she cares very deeply and is just holding it super tightly under control. and honestly i think that’s a big part of why people get so attached to her. she’s powerful, but she’s also lonely in a way that really comes through. plus i just like characters who know what they want and actually move the story instead of waiting for it to happen to them. she’s memorable for a reason"
"CLAUDE VON RIEGAN YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUSSSSS
i’m sorry he really does have one of the strongest first impressions in the whole game. like ohhh this charming smiley guy is joking around and leaning on walls and acting like nothing bothers him. meanwhile underneath that he is suspicious of literally everyone, constantly thinking ahead, and carrying around a whole identity/political crisis about the state of the world. hello??? of COURSE i’m obsessed with him. and i love that he’s not just “the funny one” either - he’s funny because he’s clever and because humor is one of the ways he keeps control of a situation. plus when the mask slips a little and you get that sharper, sadder, more serious side of him?? chef’s kiss. i love a schemer with feelings unfortunately"
"claude is just ridiculously easy to like tbh. he’s funny, he’s pretty, he’s smart, he has great line delivery, and he has that very specific thing where he acts super easygoing while clearly having way more going on in his head than he’s letting anybody see. i also just really enjoy that he can be warm and genuinely caring without ever feeling simple. there’s always a bit of calculation there too, and i mean that in a positive way. he feels layered without the game having to hit you over the head with it. also i’m sorry but he’s just FUN. every scene gets at least a little better when he’s in it"
"did you know that claude fire emblem and oberon fate/grand order share a japanese voice actor? i just think that's neat. for reasons. i like both these characters. for reasons. anyway
sometimes i think about an impossible world where claude no longer has hope in his heart and what that would do to him and i want to shove my face into the nearest pit of lava, and no other fire emblem character does that to me. so, you know.
for all that fe3h got wrong or fumbled hardcore, claude is visibly someone who cares and tries very hard in his own way to support his people in a land that does not welcome or accept him; he's got every right to be suspicious even before you get into his life prior to the game beginning.
but i love claude so much because he never, ever, ever gives up. in his own way he still continues fighting for his ideal future, even if he knows it can't always be perfect. and when you take everything into consideration for him, all of his facets and how he presents himself vs how he's treated vs how he's viewed vs how he really is in private, i love that.
he almost gives up, too! but he never does. he regroups, and tries a new angle for achieving progress.
let him into your heart it's a good kind of poison i prommy"
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Voting ended onMay 12