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Right, here we go, Week 4, Ophelia, daughter of Odin, which ties her to the Ylissean royal house. C'mon, pumped for the discussion, LET'S DO THIS! CLASS OPTIONS: Base: Dark Mage > Sorcerer /OR/ Dark Knight Parallel Seal: Samurai > Trueblade /OR/ Weapons Master *MOTHER'S CLASS* Marriage Seal: Deere/Foleo- Rod Knight > Maid /OR/ Strategist Shigure- Pegasus Warrior > Falcon Warrior /OR/ Golden-Kite Warrior Lutz- Wyvern Rider > Wyvern Lord /OR/ Revenant Knight Ignis- Knight > General /OR/ Great Knight Siegbert- Cavalier > Paladin /OR/ Great Knight Buddy Seal: Midoriko- Herb Merchant > Great Merchant /OR/ Puppeteer Soleil- Mercnenary > Brave Hero /OR/ Bow Knight Skill Lists for these classes: http://serenesforest...s/class-skills/ http://serenesforest...s/class-skills/ Personal Skill- Blossoming Mind- When Ophelia is carrying 3 + tomes, crit rate + 10 BASE GROWTH RATES: Mother's Base Growth Rates + Ophelia's Base Growth Rates / 2 = Ophelia's Final Base Growth Rates BASE CAP MODIFIERS: Mother's Base Cap Mods + Odin's Base Cap Mods + Ophelia's Base Cap Mods / 3 = Ophelia's Final Base Cap Mods *Support Options are all people she can Marriage or Buddy Seal with, feel free to post about any of her supports and discuss them.*

Yay!!! I'm not dead! I'm soooo sorry guys about the week's delay, this week has just been so hectic for me, from 2 exams during the week, to my computer giving up on me, it's been an absolute disaster, hopefully this doesn't happen again... Anyway, seems like everything is good again, so this week's character is finally Hinata, thank god Stephen can now get his write up posted! CLASS OPTIONS: Base: Samurai > Trueblade /OR/ Weapons Master Parallel Seal: Oni > Shura /OR/ Blacksmith Marriage Seal: Azura/Hinoka- Pegasus Warrior > Falcon Warrior /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior Felicia- Rod Knight > Butler /OR/ Strategist Rinkah- Oni > Shura /OR/ Blacksmith Sakura/Kazahana- Priest > Mountain Priest /OR/ Exorcist Mage Orochi- Spellcaster > Exorcist Mage /OR/ Basara Mozune/Setsuna- Bowman > Holy Bowman /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior Oboro- Lancer > Holy Lancer /OR/ Basara Kagerou- Ninja > Elite Ninja /OR/ Puppeteer *Touma Route ONLY* Luna- Mercenary > Brave Hero /OR/ Bow Knight Pieri- Cavalier > Paladin /OR/ Great Knight Buddy Seal: Tsubaki- Pegasus Warrior > Falcon Warrior /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior Takumi- Bowman > Holy Bowman /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior\ Nishiki- Spellcaster > Exorcist Mage /OR/ Basara *Touma Route ONLY* Odin- Dark Mage > Sorcerer /OR/ Dark Knight Skill Lists for these classes: http://serenesforest...s/class-skills/ http://serenesforest...s/class-skills/ Personal Skill: Desperate Struggle- When user is under half HP, half the damage received by Swords, Lances or Axes is also dealt to the enemy BASE GROWTH RATES: HP- 55% Strength- 35% Magic- 0% Skill- 25% Speed- 15% Luck- 45% Defence- 45% Resistance- 15% BASE CAP MODIFIERS: Strength- 1 Magic- / Skill- -1 Speed- -2 Luck- -/ Defence- 2 Resistance- / *Support Options are all people he can Marriage or Buddy Seal with, feel free to post about any of his supports and discuss them.*

[ONGOING] I've seen lots of reference compilations for stuff like data and supports, but none for class refs. I've come across quite a few, so I figured why not. If a class is in Italics it is a unique model or pallete. I want to clarify that I DO NOT take credit for any of these pictures, I'm just compiling them into a single document for easy access. Now to see if I can figure out spoiler tags. Anna: Azura: Asama: Ashura: Belka: Benoit: Camilla: Charlotte: Crimson: Cyrus: Deere: Effie: Elise: Eponine: Felicia: Flannel: Flora: Foleo: Fuuga: Grey: Gunther: Harold: Hinata: Hinoka: Hisame: Ignis: Izana: Joker: Kagerou: Kamui: Feel free to post any refs that I dont have on this list so I can add it to the OP.

Honestly I don't really know if this should go here or the actual Fates board. w/e But yeah I was browsing the blog of someone who sometimes does translations to see if there's any new translated stuff aaaaand http://jokerthebutler.tumblr.com/post/131814026478/so-i-may-be-super-late-to-this-but-just-now-a turns out Ryoumaebi is the name of an actual breed of lobster The antennae bangs aren't a coincidence, then

OK, Week 2 has come, and with it, another character to discuss in great detail. You may have noticed that from now on, the following week's character will be decided via a poll, and it will stay that way from now on. Anyway, this week we will coincidentally be analysing Sakura-sama's other subordinate, the tomboyish Samurai, Kazahana(or Hana). Kazahana is the first Samurai you are given on the Hoshido route, and she is the loyal subordinate of your little sister Sakura, being childhood friends with her, while Kazahana and Tsubaki(her partner) often bicker about small matters, such as who is the most loyal guard to Sakura. OK, enough talk, let's get to gameplay... CLASS OPTIONS: Base: Samurai > Trueblade /OR/ Weapons Master Parallel Seal: Priestess > War Priestess /OR/ Exorcist Mage Marriage Seal: Jakob- Rod Knight > Maid /OR/ Strategist Kaze/Saizou- Ninja > Elite Ninja /OR/ Puppeteer Tsubaki/Ryouma- Pegasus Warrior > Falcon Warrior /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior Silas- Cavalier > Paladin /OR/ Great Knight Asama- Herb Merchant > Great Merchant /OR/ Puppeteer Tsukuyomi/Nishiki- Spellcaster > Exorcist Mage /OR/ Basara Hinata- Oni > Blacksmith /OR/ Shura Takumi- Bowman > Holy Bowman /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior *Touma Route ONLY* Lazward- Mercenary > Brave Hero /OR/ Bow Knight Flannel- Fighter > Berserker /OR/ Brave Hero Buddy Seal: Felicia- Rod Knight > Maid /OR/ Strategist Sakura- Pegasus Warrior > Falcon Warrior /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior Setsuna- Bowman > Holy Bowman /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior *Touma Route ONLY* Effie- Knight > General /OR/ Great Knight Skill Lists for these classes: http://serenesforest.net/fire-emblem-fates/hoshidan-classes/class-skills/ http://serenesforest.net/fire-emblem-fates/nohrian-classes/class-skills/ Personal Skill: Tomboy: When user triggers the battle and defeats an enemy, enemies adjacent to the user have their HP reduced by 20% BASE GROWTH RATES: HP- 25% Strength- 55% Magic- 10% Skill- 45% Speed- 55% Luck- 25% Defence- 20% Resistance- 30% BASE CAP MODIFIERS: Strength- 1 Magic- / Skill- 1 Speed- 2 Luck- -1 Defence- -3 Resistance- 1 *Support Options are all people he can Marriage or Buddy Seal with, feel free to post about any of his supports and discuss them.*

In this weekly thread post, we will be discussing everything possible about a certain character in the latest Fire Emblem game, If or Fates. In these posts, everything from backstory to gameplay optimisation can be discussed here, as long as this rule is in place... NO STORY SPOILERS, as I want to know everything about the characters, but not anything that is to do with the main plot, such as main plot encounters with the character as an enemy. This week, I'll be covering the Fire Emblem series' first ever male Pegasus rider, Tsubaki of the Kingdom of Hoshido. CLASS OPTIONS: Base : Pegasus Warrior > Falcon Warrior /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior Parallel Seal : Samurai > Trueblade /OR/ Weapons Master Marriage Seal: Azura/Felicia- Rod Knight > Butler /OR/ Strategist Rinkah- Oni > Shura /OR/ Blacksmith Sakura- Priest > Mountain Priest /OR/ Exorcist Mage Orochi- Spellcaster > Exorcist Mage /OR/ Basara Setsuna/Mozume- Bowman > Holy Bowman /OR/ Golden Kite Warrior Hinoka & Oboro- Lancer > Holy Lancer /OR/ Basara Kagerou- Ninja > Elite Ninja /OR/ Puppeteer *Touma Route ONLY* Nyx- Dark Mage > Sorcerer /OR/ Dark Knight Luna- Mercenary > Hero /OR/ Bow Knight Buddy Seal: Saizou- Ninja > Elite Ninja /OR/ Puppeteer Asama- Priest > Mountain Priest /OR/ Exorcist Mage Hinata- Samurai > Trueblade /OR/ Weapons Master *Touma Route ONLY* Zero- Thief > Adventurer /OR/ Bow Knight Skills Lists for these classes: http://serenesforest.net/fire-emblem-fates/hoshidan-classes/class-skills/ http://serenesforest.net/fire-emblem-fates/nohrian-classes/class-skills/ BASE GROWTH RATES: HP- 55% Attack- 30% Magic- 20% Skill- 50% Speed- 20% Luck- 25% Defence- 45% Resistance- 5% BASE CAP MODIFIERS: Attack- -1 Magic- / Skill- 2 Speed- -2 Luck- -1 Defence- 3 Resistance- -1 *Support Options are all people he can Marriage or Buddy Seal with, feel free to post about any of his supports and discuss them.

Hey guys, I was hoping that the Fates community here might be able to help me come to a decision regarding Kanna. I would like my M!Kanna (Manna) to be able to use the dragonstone regularly since his personal skill relies on it and since the dragonstone depends on magic I thought that it would only be logical to make a Manna who is more magically inclined for offence and who has really good defence to balance out the perks/penalties issued from the dragonstones. To do this I was hoping to marry: Femui +MAG/-LCK: -1/3/0/2/-3/0/2 To Rinkah!Ignis ... Rinkah!Ignis: 0/1/-1/-1/1/6/2 To get a Manna with these mods... Ignis!Manna: 0/5/0/2/1/7/4 Does this look ok for a Manna that will utilise the dragonstone more? Upon saying this, I have other questions... Would this waste my Femui's potential? Seeing that magic (and dragonstone) has been nerfed in this game and taking into account how amazing Yato is, would my Femui be wasted? Of course, upon saying this, I can still use Yato with my Dark Blood Femui, however with this set up she will have a magic bias and would not be as effective with it. Would it be better to give up on the dragon Manna and go for a more physical Ignis!Manna? Ignis Manna with +STR/-LCK mother: 4/1/2/0/-1/9/3 For those who have played the game ... How does a physical Kanna perform compared to a magical or dragonstone based Kanna? Is magical/dragonstone Kanna really worth it???

I realised that there has not been a proper marriage poll yet, so I decided to make one. Whom did you marry your MU to? Which route(s)? Why did you pick that character? Which marriage was your favourite (if you married more than one character)?

If Zero get's an A+ support with Odin does he get the samurai class line? I just wanted to double check because I've got my Zero character break down pretty much done apart from the buddy seal.

So, I don't have a clue how forging works in this incarnation of Fire Emblem. All I know is that copies of the same weapon are needed and materials. What kinds of materials are needed for certain weapons? How can one buff his or her weapons? What stats can be altered? Can some of the weapon penalties be remedied?

I mean there's no reason for him not to, especially all the Hoshido royals eventually join. Not even if you level up a puppet building to Lv.3?

I was wondering how much we know about the postgame... Are there any new gameplay options? Can you continue grinding? Any info would be great! Thanks!

So I'm very confused on how Seals work in Fates, what does the parallel seal do? And is it true that when you promote to a second tier class, you can't move back down? And with parallel seals, if your level stays the same, wouldn't that mean that when you reach level 20, you can't raise your stats any higher? Any help would be appreciated!

Please limit your choices to 3 PER QUESTION To be honest, I'm pretty disappointed that same-sex options are only available for Zero and Shara... [i want Nishiki x Flannel]

I thought we could take a brake worrying and speculating about exactly how children will work and have a positive thread. I know we don't know a lot about units, but I'm sure many people here have thought "if marriage is in this game I'm definitely marrying my avatar to this character!" For me. of the revealed characters: Hoshido as a Male avatar: Kazahana. Been my favorite female unit since I first saw her and if by any chance personal skills can be passed down, hers is a good one Hoshido as female avatar: Silas. None of the revealed males appeal to me on this route, plus I like Silas design and hair color. Nohr as male avatar: Felicia. Even though I think I'll love Pieri, not sure I want to spread on her bi-polar genes. So give me the clumsy, battle ready, moe maid. Belka's also an option with her having a good personal skill. Nohr as female avatar: Odin. Owain's one of my favorite FE units ever so this was an easy decision....

Did anyone consider the fact that we have no actual Fire Emblem in this game? Does anyone have any speculation on what it might be, or speculation at all?

Picture, here: http://i.imgur.com/uYZhLi9.jpg Found on reddit, which was found on GFAQ's, so all credit here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/114533-fire-emblem-if-black-kingdom/71878051 Relevant information paraphrased: Cyrus (Cavalier) - both verisons Elfie (Female Knight) - Nohr Harold (Gaston/Fighter) - Nohr Hinata (Myrmidon) - Hoshido Oboro (Lance Fighter) - Hoshido Rinka (Oni) - Hoshido Tsukuyomi (Red Hair) - Hoshido Felicia can reclass(promote?) to a Brave Hero, a Bow Knight and a Strategist Multiple promotion options seem more likely. EDIT Report on the main site EDIT2: Digital issue is now out. Only new piece of info I can find is that Harold can promote from a Fighter(?) to a Berserker. [spoiler=???]http://serenesforest.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/famitsu2805-1.jpg http://serenesforest.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/famitsu2805-2.jpg http://serenesforest.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/famitsu2805-3.jpg http://serenesforest.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/famitsu2805-4.jpg

HYPE STILL LIVES Just one month for the release!

I could be looking into this too much but... Could Aqua be the daughter of the previous king of Nohr? The previous king is Garon's brother and he had him assassinated. Garon disposed of Aqua by giving her to Hoshido. I'd like to think this is why she has a mask when you side with Nohr lol I thought about this when I read Aqua's quote: "I am Aqua. I'm Nohr Kingdom's princess... or was, rather." Isn't it weird that she refer to her royal status as "was"? If she was in the same place as Kamui, her royalty status is not going to be gone by just being raised in Hoshido. She also looks vastly different from the current royal siblings. well Kamui is too but i believe in the theory that Kamui isn't actually Hoshido royalty. The only downside to this is that Aqua must be pretty young to remember when his dad was killed. But idk maybe Garon reminds her everytime she's not a royalty anymore when she was still in Nohr. Also the previous king totally gave Aqua the fire emblem w/o Garon knowing.

Hi, Kagehoshi here again - you might remember me as the one who ranted on a different topic about the release date gap. Anywho, I'm not here to rant, I just wish to talk about something I picked up on after having watched the trailers/screenshot a lot, and I want to hear everyone's thoughts. My apologies for the lengthy post. Screenshots I'm mentioning can be found on this site under "Images and Videos." Something I would like to point out (and I'm most likely not the first to think of it) is that there might not be any gender-locked classes in FE:if, but rather, faction-locked; Amongst Hoshido's forces (seen in screenshots etc.) we see mymidons and swordmasters, based on their battle stance (same as Awakening) which fits with how someone would wield a katana. We also see assassins on the Hoshido side, as they share the same sprites from Awakening again, but we don't see any cavaliers at all. Ryoma himself looks like a swordmaster, same stance and all. On the Nohr side, however (screenshots, again) we see that there are no assassins/swordmasters/myrmidons around - only knights and cavaliers. My theory/speculation is that the myrmidons/assassins/swordmasters will be for Hoshido only since they're more reminiscent to samurais and ninjas, which goes with the "feudal Japan" feel on Hoshido, while cavaliers, knights, great knights, and paladins will be exclusive to Nohr as they traditionally look more western/european in appearance, which goes with the western influence of Nohr. We don't see any of these classes on the opposite sides at all so far - so if certain classes are faction-locked, it could explain why we might see male pegasus knights and female warriors (Rinka, the horned-masked girl seen in trailers, screenshots, and next toRyoma as he tells Kamui about being his brother, appears to be a warrior with a kanabo - the eastern version of an axe - her attack animation is just like warriors/berserkers in Awakening); it would still give your forces more class options despite that some are exlcusive to the opposite faction. It does makes sense, in the way that a knight, with it's western-inspired armour, would look outlandish on Hoshido's side, while a ninja/assassin (Saizou being an example, appearance wise) would look strange in the Nohr army. Again, before people bash me, remember that we don't see any of these classes in the opposite faction; all screenshots show these classes fighting the other side, such as knights and cavaliers agains myrmidons/swordmasters, and the only assassin sprites are shown with other Hoshido characters. Hell, maybe even Dark Knights will only be for Nohr as well? We know that Leon is a Dark Knight, and we've seen (appearance wise, at least) Dark Knights being the enemy in screenshot and the first trailer, at least. Your thoughts? EDIT: Someone pointed out that perhaps it was just showcased to look like there were faction-locked classes, but in the second trailer (speficially, when both your families beckons you to their side) you can see Hoshido's and Nohr's armies in the background - Nohr has soldiers similar to Awakening with their western style, complese with lances, while Hoshido show katana-wielding myrmidons as their main force, further supporting my theory. However, there's a possibility that you can recruit units from the opposite faction, as seen on these screenshots: http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/7/70/Saizou_sprite.png/revision/latest?cb=20150410071751 http://serenesforest.net/wp-content/gallery/january-2015-nintendo-direct/Jan_006.jpg Notice how the sprite is the same - first, a Nohrian marked as red, the standard colour of enemies in the series, and in the next, blue - he's with you. It's not a stretch to say that the only way you could get your faction's missing classes is by recruiting them from the opposite side?

Do you think FE:If's launch will be as disastrous as Awakening's? Regardless of your opinion on Awakening (we already have 20+ pages on that), I don't think many can deny that Awakening's launch was a mess. Be it its early launch in Canada, the shortages of retail copies, Those who pre-ordered dependent on location had troubles getting the art book, and it was an all around mess. I personally had to rely on downloading the game and it took up most of my SD when DLC was factored in. A part of me has hope that If won't be so bad, but I'm not holding my breath. In my city, STEAM was sold out at most locations, but low sales kept it on some shelves. FE sells significantly better than STEAM. This is before we factor in the messes that are the Special Edition New 3DS's, The Gamecube Controller Adapters and the holy grail of rare merch, amiibo. I personally collect those and they can be nightmare inducing. I have hopes that Nintendo will do the right thing, but I'm not holding my breath. Something tells me that one version of the game will be under stocked should the multiple editions make their way to FE. I think the likely candidates are the Special Edition and Black Kingdom, but I'm not sure. I'm not hoping, but I'm preparing my F5 button. What about you, do you think it will be another launch disaster of Nintendo style proportions?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoCc_MAI87M So after my first video, I decided to make a follow up to address new information discovered! Again, I'm looking for critique as well thoughts on the video, as well as starting discussion :) Enjoy.

I (and of course, others) have noticed since the original trailer that there are new weapon "types," corresponding to a sort of East vs. West duality that we now know is realized in Hoshido vs. Nohr: 剣 (tsurugi/ken, sword) vs. 刀 (katana) 槍 (yari, spear) vs. 薙刀 (naginata, glaive) 斧 (ono, axe) vs. 金棒 (kanabo, metal club) We've also seen: magical tomes, used by the Nohrian mage party member magical fans, used by Orochi and an enemy of hers an odd winged knife, used by a heretofore unnamed green-haired assassin the standard 弓 (yumi, bow) used by the now bow-wielding Thieves fought by Kazahana glowy-glowy swords used by Marx, Ryouma, and Full-of-Arrows-man an odd staff seen in Sakura's map icon and cover art that makes her appear different from "normal clerics" (that is, the two maids) the dragonstone (竜石) a unique sword in Kamui's possession that I've taken to calling the Nohr Godsword (夜刀神) What other weapon varieties do you guys expect to see in the future of FEif? Do you think ballistae will ever return? Offensive staves? Either of the trinities of magic? Will my desire for symmetry of variety between weapon classes ever be satisfied, or will swords remain the most numerous forever?

I'm really confused by the presence of what appears to be the Italian Mouth of Truth in the trailer in the form of a rock monster. (http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/50/98/4e/boca-della-verita.jpg) I think this could be some kind of antagonist boss monster, like Grima/Formortiis/etc. Alternatively, it's presence could could mean a link between the world of fire emblem and the real world. There's already a clear divide of East vs West, and this could go into the real world as well. I don't particulary want this to be true though. Another possible is it as a symbol. I think what my friend PliskinIroquois posted on reddit is an excellent theory, so I'll post that here. " The thing that stuck out to me the most were the the Mouth of Truth, and three characters: the dancer lady (who oddly looks quite similar to Lucina; same hair style, just longer/lighter blue, and same face shape with different eyes; but that's probably just due to having Awakening's artist on board), the blonde hair guy, and the brown-hair dude in red armor the blonde hair guy was fighting near the end. The blonde hair dude reminds me of Camus (so we'll call him that for this example) and I think this is where the Mouth of Truth relates. The Mouth is known as a lie detector; rather, a symbol of untruthfulness. So this plot is most likely going to be concerning itself with deception and secrets. The three characters we see at the end (dancer, Camus, red-armor dude with brown hair): I think there may be a love triangle involved between these three. As we see the two men about to fight, we see images of the dancer frantically dancing back and forth, pretty much her actions telling me "I don't know what to do, I'm running out of time". She obviously knows something important that could irrevocably change the future of these two men, and maybe even something else on a much grander scale. We all know the Camus archetypes to be of "men behind masks", changing alliances, fighting for other causes, etc., and that's how I think he relates to the Mouth of Truth. The dancer relates to the Mouth of Truth as well because she either knows something vital, or she may be forced into a plot of deception and can't figure her way out of it. The part at 1:30 symbolizes this because we see her drowning underwater and being choked by some spirit (so this is most likely a visual representation of how she feels, not actually happening); the spirit, I think, is herself, because it's herself that's stopping her from developing her character further until she's able to do the right thing, (whatever that is)." It's strange for Fire Emblem to contain things from real life. I don't think it's happened before (with the exception of names) What do you all think? Whatever the outcome, I NEED this game.

Just a list of things that I think would be interesting in FE14. Since I've only played Awakening and am working my way through Blazing Sword, I apologize if I suggest something that's already been done. 1. Besieging Castles/Fortresses/Cities Imagine if you have soldiers manning catapults and trebuchets attacking and breaking down the walls of a city while you fight the enemy forces on the ground. The Catapults would be quite weak to melee so you would need to protect them from enemy units. This could be quite interesting and feel a lot more rewarding than just hitting a wall with your weapon. 2.Height (of terrain) Providing Extra Range for Archers Ex. If an archer moves onto a hill his range for his bow would increase from 2 to 3. Hills would cost extra movement to enter. Making sure you have possession of the hills would be key to winning battles 3. MULTIPLAYER This is a no-brainer, multiplayer would be amazing (Yes I know shadow dragon had multiplayer) Matchmaking would be done by the average rating of your submitted units (8 units per player). Matches would have a turn timer as well as a "shot clock" to make sure that players aren't stalling, but actually attacking each other. It would also make sure that you don't fight players with characters that are spoilers. Pair up system will definatley be nerfed. 4.No Time-Travel and New Cast of Characters I'm done with time-travel, can we please have an original plot with a new cast of characters, in a new continent. Marriage system should remain, but introduce the children after a time-skip. 5.Weather Ex. (Snowstorm/Blizzard would decrease accuracy, Extreme Heat would cause heavily armored units to move slower) Some enemies may be used to these conditions and be unaffected, some units you recruit may also be used to these conditions and be unaffected. So those are some of my ideas, what are some of yours? What are some problems with my Ideas?