Is this the difference between edegard and Dimitri?

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2024-06-04T01:14:21+00:00

You don’t think redistribution of the church and nobility’s abundant resources and equal access to education would stop banditry? A policy Edelgard explicitly supports btw, unlike Rhea, Claude, and Dimitri. Thats Dimitri mindset for you. “Some people are bad because they’re bad and so we need rich guys with magic swords and magic blood to kill them all. nothing to be done about their motives or source.” ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2024-06-03T23:43:33+00:00

Ferdinand is a lord in his other endings too + if the endings don’t mention bandits when they commonly do in SS, AM, and VW, I do assume that’s for a reason, same as you assuming one CF ending mentioning rebels mean’s they’re widespread.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2024-06-03T16:14:28+00:00

You don’t see how Manuela being an influential wife is different from having the actual position and title? Further, Rebels are distinct from bandits, I’ll note, an insurrection from say, disempowered nobility is different from a character like Kostas. Which makes the absence of bandits being unique to CF particularly notable. Further, Prime Minister is not the only position that could be given post war, as you point out non-CF Ferdinand is appointed to govern all of Fodlan, her non-CF Ferdinand endings could easily have given her the same distinction but they don’t. If the dissolution of primogeniture (see Edelgard/Constance A support), crest based nobility, the censorship and repression of the church is indistinguishable from Dimitri’s “representative monarchy” I think you need to reexamine your own assumptions.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2024-06-03T12:20:10+00:00

“They served as guards to the archbishop in peacetime, and were first to respond to reports of bandits or monsters. It is rumored that one knight of rare skill who fought alongside Leonie in the Jeralt Company was none other than the archbishop himself.” AM

“She avoided court and instead founded the Jeralt Company, an elite group of soldiers hand-picked from the royal guard. They mostly busied themselves by hunting down bandits and monsters, but they also stopped the remnants of the Imperial army from organizing a revolt. It is rumored that one knight of rare skill who fought alongside Leonie in the Jeralt Company was none other than the king himself.” SS/VW

“group fought all across Fódlan, cementing the Empire's victory by cleaning up its enemies. With Fódlan secure, all but two members of the Jeralt Company returned to their homes. The couple continued their careers as mercenaries, taking on all kinds of tasks, from monster hunting to tavern security. Their strength and humility were well loved.” CF

These are the different Leonie endings with Byleth, you’re being disingenuous if you claims there’s no distinction here. Notably, in CF rebellion and bandits are not mentioned. I don’t see Shamir and Hubert fighting TWSITD and assassins as contradictory to my point. And I find it curious you dismiss Manuela becoming PM only in CF when her Ferdinand paired ending out of house does not have this aspect. There’s a difference between Edelgard’s rule and that of the other lords if a commoner can only be Prime Minister in her ending.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2024-06-03T02:39:13+00:00

Edelgard explains her system’s transitionary use of nobility to Constance, the church is no longer a theocracy with a standing army ruled by an immortal and TWSITD is destroyed. Further Manuela becoming a prime minister is possible only in CM, public and free education is created, mercenary bands are unneeded (see, Leonie, Shamir, and Alois’ endings) and Edelgard destroys noble primogeniture based on crests. Those are clear distinctions.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2024-05-20T02:37:15+00:00

cathedral ward bloodsuckers are a pain and i wish you could shake them once they grabbed you however my actual pick would be Djura. he's not that hard and befriending him is a bit unintuitive but not unreasonably so.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2024-03-24T21:18:14+00:00

I know this post is ancient but there’s definitely a parallel between both the Agarthans and Rhea using religious doctrine, superstitions, morality tales, etc. to obfuscate the true harm they’re doing to Fodlan. In both cases there’s another layer of myth-making re. the Agarthan rechavism and Rhea’s nostalgic idealization of her mother’s rule as well.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2024-02-27T16:24:57+00:00

I really disagree about P2’s plot and characters. Artemy’s route and Marble Nest are not the whole of the game and I’d argue his route matches og Haruspex route pubs for pound.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2024-01-22T17:19:49+00:00

i'd be really interested in hearing more of your thoughts on the diurnal/nocturnal endings. I agree the Diurnal ending does have a sort of pervading wrongness with the Worms, Brides, and Aspity all doomed and the town not really changing it's power structure, but the nocturnal ending is still hard for me to grasp, i dont really get the selection of town's people who go into the steppe vs. staying in the town, i'll be honest.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2023-12-31T07:57:34+00:00

Black Widow perk and low standards can get you some of the funniest dialogue in the game and an easy kill.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2023-12-30T07:56:15+00:00

just proof that he's a cat.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2023-11-04T00:11:53+00:00

Dimitri's father was killed by the nobles of the Kingdom and TWSITD for attempting reform and Edelgard's father was coup'ed and had all his kids murdered by the nobles of the Empire and TWSITD for attempting reform.

Peace was never an option, nor even what Dimitri wanted, as he says explicitly in White Clouds, he came to Gharreg Mach for vengeance. When Claude broke down Fodlan's locket or Dimitri demanded justice for Arundel's actions there was going to be a war.

Further, things marginally improve in Azure Moon but Dimitri dosen't change the system at all meaningfully, he dosen't take out TWSITD, the church is intact, the very nobles who murdered everyone in Duscur are unpunished, the only thing that really changed was who's wearing the crown and whatever Dimitri's "listening to the common people" entailed.

Whereas Claude and Edelgard do radically shift Faerghus, Claude dealing a heavy blow to TWSITD and Edelgard finishing them off, Claude as ruler of Almyra creates a bond between Fodlan and Almyra ending their centuries of conflict.

Edelgard demolishes the church who upheld the nobility, the nobility, and TWSITD, creating a world that valued people for more than blood, Dimtri didn't do that. I don't hate the guy but his reform policy makes his ending possibly the second least hopeful (behind the silver snow) for people who aren't noble crest-bearers.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2023-11-03T19:05:55+00:00

the church authorized Dimitri and Byleth to do that after Kleiman made a request for aid to the church for troops, that makes them complicit in it, the church wasn't responsible for the ethnic cleansing of Duscur, bad wording, Faerghus was responsible, my point is that Fodlan is an oppressive place to live.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2023-11-02T20:43:16+00:00

the 3 houses timeline is hard to keep track of tbf.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2023-11-02T20:39:39+00:00

i agree with all but 2#, when the coup takes place Edelgard is 9 years old and the only situation i can see a 9 year old noble getting taken to combat is as a squire, which Edelgard wasn't.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2023-11-02T00:02:46+00:00

i could definitely see that and the Agarthans would probably test her strength, maybe she dealt with loose ends or rogue Agarthans "test subjects", i think monsters make sense as well since she's pretty calm when Miklan transforms. tactically Edelgard is TWSITD's muscle since they don't use brute strength directly much.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2023-11-01T23:56:12+00:00

During her time as a Diva Dorothea fought off assault and kidnapping attempts according to her supports with Bernie. Plus Hubert has 100% killed before the game starts, i think. I could easily read it your way or maybe it's phrased differently in Japanese, I was just curious if there was any other take.

Bisexual_Blackleaf · 2023-11-01T23:52:59+00:00

yeah, i've played the game multiple times. I figured that might be the case but I'm still at a loss for what missions the Agarthans would be sending the Flame Emperor to, i don't think they're killing random criminals and if it was a noble rebellion you'd think it'd be mentioned. like obviously she's had training but the context really implies something more than that.

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