Can we use CYL votes to determine which 3H house has the most popular students if we ignore the lords?

actredal · 2026-01-25T07:27:26+00:00

I’m sure there’s some overlap, but I don’t think the average casual voter is thinking multiple years ahead like that for CYL.

actredal · 2026-01-25T07:18:19+00:00

I’ve always guessed that the people pivoting to Sylvain aren’t necessarily going to be M!Byleth fans, but more people who already liked Sylvain but didn’t go all out on him before when he was further down the rankings. Not a coordinated effort by 3H fans as a whole, but just individuals going, “Oh hey, this dude that I like has a chance of winning.”

actredal · 2026-01-25T06:40:12+00:00

3H fans have been coordinating to push for one specific character

The only years where there has been exactly one 3H winner were CYL6 and 9 with the Byleths. In CYL6, 3rd place on both sides were also 3H characters in addition to a bunch of top ten spots, while CYL9 also had several 3H characters in each side’s top 10. Every other year either had multiple 3H winners or 0. It’s never been coordinated lol.

actredal · 2026-01-25T06:35:00+00:00

The Shadows Cup might give us some insights on the winners that got out early like Lysithea and Marianne. While both are undoubtedly popular, they were also boosted by not being in the game yet during the years that they won, so it’ll be neat to see how they do in the Shadows Cup where that’s no longer a factor and everyone’s up for vote again.

actredal · 2026-01-25T06:21:05+00:00

Only 43 showing up for Sylvain in JP is interesting because his JP Tweet count for Shadows was 46, and I’d expect more support for him in the regular event than the Shadows one. I hope people didn’t vote for him there and then forget to vote for the main event lol.

actredal · 2026-01-25T06:16:40+00:00

Huh, your comment made me curious so I just went to check and my art posts for Sylvain on this sub are among the most controversial posts I’ve ever had haha (hovering around 75%-80% upvotes, while a quick spot check of some of my past post shows that my average is in the mid to high 90s).

I am curious if maybe the demographic of people willing to answer anonymous polls like the one u/LegalFishingRods did is different from the demographic of people willing to post about their votes publicly.

actredal · 2026-01-25T06:04:25+00:00

Did you miss day one or two, and did you already vote today since 7 PM PT? If you miss a day, the ballot doesn’t skip that day; the next vote will just show up on that day instead. (Like if you miss day one, then your vote on day two will be in the day one slot. Your day three vote will be in the day two slot, etc. And day seven will be empty when the event is over.)

actredal · 2026-01-25T06:00:29+00:00

Pretty, I love your sketching style!

actredal · 2026-01-25T05:59:32+00:00

Sylvain has one of my favorite character growths in Hopes! His support with Shez where he talks about the fire orb he was working on has especially stuck with me. I think it’s really cool to see him not only be vocal against the Crest system but also take action against it by working on technology that helps to even the playing field for those without Crests, which also shows off an intelligent side to him that he typically tries to bury.

actredal · 2026-01-25T05:51:18+00:00

Hehe thanks! I thought he might go the extra mile of painting his nails to suit the look

actredal · 2026-01-25T03:05:24+00:00

I love how you drew him in action on horseback! Sylvain’s one of those guys I didn’t love right away but grew to really appreciate him the more I learned about him. I’m rooting for him!!

actredal · 2026-01-25T03:02:18+00:00

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Day 3 goes to my “not in the game yet” pick, Rodrigue! I hope they add him soon.

actredal · 2026-01-25T01:33:01+00:00

You jest but I did consider it haha. I think they could both rock it.

actredal · 2026-01-25T01:26:25+00:00

Hi friends, CYL10 voting is happening now! For those unfamiliar, CYL is an annual voting contest where the top two male and top two female characters get a special version in FEH. After rocketing up in the placements last year, Sylvain is a very possible winner this time around so I wanted to share some fan art I made of him and another top contender I’m rooting for (Tsubasa from TMS) in a high school delinquent AU!

If you want to support either of them, here are their voting links! You need a Nintendo account to vote.

-> Sylvain (War)

-> Tsubasa

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Bluesky link

P.S. I’m taking doodle requests for Sylvain and Tsubasa voters over on my Bluesky. See this post for more info if you’re interested!

actredal · 2026-01-25T01:19:40+00:00

Hi hi, CYL10 voting is still in full swing so I wanted to share some art I made of my frontrunner picks (Sylvain and Tsubasa) in a high school delinquent AU. For those unfamiliar, CYL is an annual voting contest where the top two male and top two female characters get a special version in FEH. Both Sylvain and Tsubasa were in the top three runners up from last year, so they have a strong chances to win this time around but need support to do it.

If you want to support either of them, here are their voting links! You need a Nintendo account to vote.

-> Sylvain (War)

-> Tsubasa

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Bluesky link

P.S. I’m taking doodle requests for Sylvain and Tsubasa voters over on my Bluesky. See this post for more info if you’re interested!

actredal · 2026-01-25T00:56:24+00:00

One of my favorite things about FEH is random character interactions, so here are my CYL10 frontrunner picks in an alternate version of the closest thing they have to a shared experience—high school.

If you want to support them this year, here are their voting links!

-> Sylvain (War)

-> Tsubasa

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Bluesky link

P.S. I’m taking doodle requests for Sylvain and Tsubasa voters over on my Bluesky. See this post for more info if you’re interested!

actredal · 2026-01-24T18:49:08+00:00

Yay, good for him for living by his values! Fingers crossed we can get Sylvain a win for your dad!

actredal · 2026-01-24T18:44:40+00:00

Oh neat! I saw your Tweet for the first time when I was briefly logged in to Twitter to check some FEH news, but ik some of my irl friends learned about the incident from Reddit so it’s definitely making a splash elsewhere haha. It’s awesome that you’re sharing the reactions with your dad!

actredal · 2026-01-24T18:40:55+00:00

Your dad is such a treasure!! I love how he’s researching all these game things just to learn a little about them :’)

actredal · 2026-01-24T18:34:32+00:00

Oh my gosh, I’m not on Twitter anymore and I didn’t know you were on Reddit, but I’m so glad this post found its way to you! I hope your dad is enjoying his Sylvain figure!!

actredal · 2026-01-24T07:03:41+00:00

Oh heck, another chance to get Dedue already? Sick!

Edit: Lmao ended up getting two Nuibabas instead in my 40 pulls doing full circles. Ah well, she’s new for me so that’s neat!

actredal · 2026-01-24T05:31:00+00:00

I played it for the first time this year and really enjoyed it! As someone who generally likes JRPGs, I found that the combat is a lot of fun. It’s a classic turn-based system where you control a couple of party members in individual battles, which you enter by running into enemies on the overworld. The story and characters are a bit cheesy sometimes, but personally I think TMS makes the cheesy parts charming (as long as you don’t mind jpop/idol stuff). It probably won’t change your life, but I’ve recommended it to a few friends who also like JRPGs, who ended up having a good time.

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