Christianguy7 Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 What exactley are they? I've herd several people call Fates a :"Waifu simiulator" and was curious what one was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geek Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Female (and sometimes male) fictional characters that people imagine they are in a relationship with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, The Geek said: Female (and sometimes male) fictional characters that people imagine they are in a relationship with. hey they're not always fictional i'll have you know mads mikkelsen is my one true waifu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Karnage Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 a naive one, welcome to the internet. listen to what The Geek said also, most of the time we use waifu as a joke, I rarely see anyone use it seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Husbando would be the male equivalent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christianguy7 Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 39 minutes ago, Captain Karnage said: a naive one, welcome to the internet. listen to what The Geek said also, most of the time we use waifu as a joke, I rarely see anyone use it seriously. I was just making sure whet they were. Since I really would'nt really say that "Waifu" would be right for Fates, and them, I wanted to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANRYU Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I call my actual wife 'waifu' because saying 'wife' makes me feel old sometimes lol. When I refer to any of the FE girls (or any other fictional character really) it's pretty much always as a joke. If I was serious about it, probably wouldn't be great for my actual relationship lol. People who use the term in earnest are few and far between on Serenes as far as I know, but they're out there. ~3~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, BANRYU said: I call my actual wife 'waifu' because saying 'wife' makes me feel old sometimes lol. When I refer to any of the FE girls (or any other fictional character really) it's pretty much always as a joke. If I was serious about it, probably wouldn't be great for my actual relationship lol. People who use the term in earnest are few and far between on Serenes as far as I know, but they're out there. ~3~ Ah, a fellow married SF member. I usually use a euphemism for my better half, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 8 minutes ago, BANRYU said: I call my actual wife 'waifu' because saying 'wife' makes me feel old sometimes lol. When I refer to any of the FE girls (or any other fictional character really) it's pretty much always as a joke. If I was serious about it, probably wouldn't be great for my actual relationship lol. People who use the term in earnest are few and far between on Serenes as far as I know, but they're out there. ~3~ If its meant as a joke, then why is it that many fans don't want that waifu thing in FE games?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANRYU Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Harvey said: If its meant as a joke, then why is it that many fans don't want that waifu thing in FE games? Either they're referring to people who don't mean it as a joke, or they can't take the joke I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Either way, those people probably have a stick up their butts.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saisymbolic Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Harvey said: If its meant as a joke, then why is it that many fans don't want that waifu thing in FE games? There are some fans that think the other aspects of the games - such as character development and story - are being neglected because the developers seem to be prioritizing the "shipping/waifu/husbando/children" system of Awakening and Fates to pander to the likely newer fans of the series. Edited January 27, 2017 by saisymbolic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 2 hours ago, unique said: hey they're not always fictional i'll have you know mads mikkelsen is my one true waifu I think he's my husband's waifu, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Res said: I think he's my husband's waifu, too Are you not your husband's waifu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANRYU Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) 19 minutes ago, saisymbolic said: There are some fans that think the other aspects of the games - such as character development and story - are being neglected because the developers seem to be prioritizing the "shipping/waifu/husbando/children" system of Awakening and Fates to pander to the likely newer fans of the series. That, I think, is actually a fairer/more valid concern; looking at the sheer quantity (and to some extent, quality) of the supports at large in Fates and Awakening, it's hard not to think that some of the effort that could have gone into making the writing in the MAIN story better was reallocated elsewhere. For that reason, I can sympathize with this mindset, although the blame is somewhat misallocated if it's being directed at the fans who enjoy this, rather than the directors/producers who made the decision. Personally, I'd be satisfied with a pool of 5-10 supports per character so long as the writing for both those and the main story was of a reasonably decent quality (none of the shit like Rinkah getting mad at Hayato for not eating vegetables, or Frederick asking Robin to teach him to eat bear meat, #$%& that $#!7-- give me substantial character development please, I'm talkin' like Libra x Tharja, Laslow x Peri, the ones that are considered good and substantial and actually add something to the character, etc. etc). I'd much rather the effort go into quality than quantity myself, so I can at least appreciate that mindset. People who hate on fans for getting invested in the story and doing the self-indulgent self-insert stuff need to get over themselves though. Even if it's a PRODUCT of a decision you don't like, it's not the fault of players who like it, so let them like what they like. Edited January 27, 2017 by BANRYU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 16 minutes ago, Rezzy said: Are you not your husband's waifu? Plenty of love to go around. ;) I should hope it's all a joke for most people concerned, though. As much love as I have for certain fictional characters (and I've spent a fair amount on fan merchandise), at the end of the day it doesn't affect or interfere with anything in real life. I agree with everything BANRYU said in his post above. I'd love to see fewer, quality supports and I'd also love to see less shitting on fans who like the self-insert business.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saisymbolic Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) 31 minutes ago, BANRYU said: That, I think, is actually a fairer/more valid concern; looking at the sheer quantity (and to some extent, quality) of the supports at large in Fates and Awakening, it's hard not to think that some of the effort that could have gone into making the writing in the MAIN story better was reallocated elsewhere. For that reason, I can sympathize with this mindset, although the blame is somewhat misallocated if it's being directed at the fans who enjoy this, rather than the directors/producers who made the decision. Personally, I'd be satisfied with a pool of 5-10 supports per character so long as the writing for both those and the main story was of a reasonably decent quality (none of the shit like Rinkah getting mad at Hayato for not eating vegetables, or Frederick asking Robin to teach him to eat bear meat, #$%& that $#!7-- give me substantial character development please, I'm talkin' like Libra x Tharja, Laslow x Peri, the ones that are considered good and substantial and actually add something to the character, etc. etc). I'd much rather the effort go into quality than quantity myself, so I can at least appreciate that mindset. People who hate on fans for getting invested in the story and doing the self-indulgent self-insert stuff need to get over themselves though. Even if it's a PRODUCT of a decision you don't like, it's not the fault of players who like it, so let them like what they like. I could go on a tangent about the supports, but I won't. I too would rather have fewer supports of higher quality than many of . . . dubious . . . quality. Not only does the current system limit the characters and writers, it has even stretched to the players - looking through and collected supports has become something tedious and unenjoyable. For every one decent support, there seems to be five more terrible, filler support lines - there is only so much doodoo a person can dig through before they give up looking for gold. I agree completely with your final point. I mean, I'm to the point in my life where I can't be assed to care about what people think about my interests, but others aren't the same as me. They shouldn't have to be put on blast for something the developers put into the game, and they subsequently enjoyed. Edited January 27, 2017 by saisymbolic clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christianguy7 Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 On 1/26/2017 at 11:26 PM, BANRYU said: I call my actual wife 'waifu' because saying 'wife' makes me feel old sometimes lol. When I refer to any of the FE girls (or any other fictional character really) it's pretty much always as a joke. If I was serious about it, probably wouldn't be great for my actual relationship lol. People who use the term in earnest are few and far between on Serenes as far as I know, but they're out there. ~3~ If anything ever works out between me and the girl I'm going for, and I called her that, she would probabbly hit me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANRYU Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Christianguy7 said: If anything ever works out between me and the girl I'm going for, and I called her that, she would probabbly hit me. Heh xD Everyone's relationships are different, man. The most important thing is to respect each other :3 And hopefully if you ever do, she'll know it's all in good fun or whatever. Hell, I know a couple where the girl calls her BF 'waifu' and he calls her 'husbando' lol. And they're not even married, they just like to kid around haha. Edited January 28, 2017 by BANRYU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christianguy7 Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 2 hours ago, BANRYU said: Heh xD Everyone's relationships are different, man. The most important thing is to respect each other :3 And hopefully if you ever do, she'll know it's all in good fun or whatever. Hell, I know a couple where the girl calls her BF 'waifu' and he calls her 'husbando' lol. And they're not even married, they just like to kid around haha. Yeah, the other girl i'm sorta interested in. (Whom I kinda nervous to talk to) would have no idea what the heck it meant. But that is a bit starnge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBurnedLord Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 This is a waifu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Envoy of the Beginning Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I've began to use the term "alternative spouses" to refer to "waifus" and "husbandos." Thanks Kellyanne Conway LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 1 hour ago, In The Beginning said: I've began to use the term "alternative spouses" to refer to "waifus" and "husbandos." Thanks Kellyanne Conway LOL Make self-inserts great again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Zap Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 I would define the term Waifu (and the male counterpart, husbando) as a character that you genuinely like, but the fondness is greatly exaggerated in a tongue-in-cheek-manner Awakening and Fates have become known as Waifu Simulators becaue they both have self-insert characters that can take every potential waifu/husbando as their actual wife/husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 20 hours ago, Night Zap said: I would define the term Waifu (and the male counterpart, husbando) as a character that you genuinely like, but the fondness is greatly exaggerated in a tongue-in-cheek-manner Yes; this is an excellent definition and the one I've always stuck by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkhead Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 A shitty trend which has had me stay away from anything anime-related for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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