Sleepy Spades He was referencing how everyone was tricked by Azura's "disguise", even though IT'S SO FUCKING OBVIOUS!!!! #fatescharactersarefuckingstupid.
outside EVERY playable character(including Zeke, Tatiana and the Whitewing sisters), major villains/characters plus Alm and Celica in Echoes rest of my list is: Cherche Olivia Mia Elincia Hector Eliwood Lilina Roy Lyn Joshua Ophelia Selkie Velouria Lute Marth Minerva Nephnee Tibarn Leanne Naesala Tiki Sharena Zephiel Jaffar Black Knight Ike Julia Altena Arvis Caeda Eirika L'rachel Micaiah Lucina Lissa Owain Sanaki Soren Titania Ninian Lilith (human) Idunn (human)
wonderful, love the number 1 pick, if the files on my computer are anything to show for it, i have quite the... affinity for that character's design. that being said, character design is such a crucial element to anything. as a writer myself i often draw my characters before describing them, as i believe in the "show don't tell" philosophy quite a bit. I look at a character like echoes Zeke and see all the elements of a great design, personality reflected in looks etc. i feel like you gave charlotte the shaft though, as her design, while yes, fanservicey, has many elements that make it great, namely the aforementioned show don't tell. in this regard, FE has always done great at character designs, and if echoes new art is anything to go by i'm going to have to agree with you on this one buddy.
Alvis... my man... Kinda sad he used Project Naga and not the original patch. While not much is changed for Alvis, the translations decides to change other character's personalities and it bothers me.
Regardless of what people think of Corrin, I believe she has one of the best designs. Love the contrast of her platinum hair with red eyes. I also thought it was clever how her armor is integrated into her dragon form. Besides her I gotta say Eirika is definitely up there as well as Deen who got an absolutely beastly redesign in Echoes.
I love Roy's redesign in Heroes as I feel it makes him look the part of a noble, yet gives him a more down to earth and humble presence. As well as some features giving him a militaristic look, befitting his role as the general of the Lycian and Etrurian Armies.
I'm so excited to see what the designs for FE Switch will be. I'm hoping to see designs reminiscent of the GBA titles and Tellius series since those had some of the best in the series
Bchartmann low key want fe switch to be set in tellius. Doesnt necessarily have to have the same characters (tho that would be awesome, specally seeing Ike nd Micaiah again) but I really liked the laguz.
Same I hope they go back to the awakening/fates art cause while I like this kinda weird echoes look I think it doesn't hold a candle to the fates/awakening ones those are more badass and sexy!!
Yes please! For me those are iconic Fire Emblem designs and they seem to be in the same vein despite being made my different artists. I didn't hate awakenings, and quite liked Fates designs.... but the originals (stateside) were so much better. Echoes's artist did a fantastic job and wouldn't mind them doing Switchs artwork
Yeah "console" and if they are going to continue Ike's story I highly doubt that since not a lot of people played those games unless they do a rerelease/hd collection maybe but since they seem to be starting to rebrand the older FE games with "echoes" I'm also kinda doubting that since I don't think they would want to skip remaking they other titles in order they only way I could most definitely see it happening is if they pull an awakening and make it like centuries before/after just in Ike's timeline
I personally love Roy's design. He has that regal look while also looking rugged at the same time. It's clearly evident in his appearance in Smash 4. He looks very fancy and yet he has a tattered cape. All around great design.
Great list, and glad Minerva made the list. I love her design. Hinoka’s and Lucina’s designs are great to, and I’m glad you at least mentioned Zeke. Also, genuinely shocked the Black Knight isn’t number one
like you I also saved my favorite designed character for your second video. CERVANTES!! The man was worried about going into battle as a young lad, that morning he didn't shave and since then he hasn't lost a battle ergo his source of strength comes from his beard (kind of like a Sampson only the bottom of his head not the top.) IT'S SCIENCE, BOY!! and he quickly climbed through the ranks his main getting more glorious by the day! and like most Fire Emblem characters he has one trait that he attaches to a bit too much most people you need to get to know them before you learn about them, (Huh Hisame... you sure did have a lot of fermentation jars in the deep releam) but one look at this man and you can hazard a guess... SEE HOW HIS MUSTACHE BLOWS IN THE WIND!!
The Black Knight is probably one of the best Fire Emblem Characters (Definitely the best villain), but I really feel like they threw the big reveal of his identity away. I mean, there was a lot of buildup, and if you were paying attention you could figure it out easily. And then they just have Ranulf flat-out tell Ike! If you haven't played the game, I won't spoil it, but I think they really should have had the reveal of his identity either right before or right after the fight.
I feel like a cool way they could have revealed his identity by having his helmet break during his final battle against Ike or something along that line
Yes! So glad you put Minerva here, such a great design! Honestly, I can't think of many other characters to add to this list, you pretty much nailed all the great designs. I also have to agree with your stance on Camilla. Her vibrant flowing hair with that dark armour and axe, combined with that twisted smile of hers would be terrifying on the battlefied, if only the design didn't have such blatant fan service elements it would have easily made this list.
I would actually like her too if her design wasn't fan service, her behavior wasn't fan service, and her personality wasn't bloodthirsty psycho incarnate. The Corrin obsession doesn't help either XD!
Yeah, gotta agree there. The blood thirsty psycho and corrin obsession are traits that if done right could have actually made her a bit more interesting, especially once you consider her backstory. It would make her an especially threatening boss in Birthright, but it was never developed so it just fell flat.
I like Yarne's design because the dark blue on him looks great and his ragged brown shows how he always a sacred but easy to trust people around him. And it makes him look "Ike" someone whos not been outside in week.
Alm's redesign in Echoes is something I like to glace at. If it ain't Alm's updated art style I like, it's also Celica's art style that love the most much like Alm. Echoes Art style is so awesome that Nintendo pulled it off in the good way.
Without a doubt. I was impressed with Awakening and Fates' artwork though. Still, I really love how gorgeous SoV looks. My gosh...just so wonderful. Well worth the wait and worth the money.
OMG!!! Lyn is in the list!!! And she number 1?!! HUZZAH!!! THANK YOU BLAZING KNIGHT!!! Lyn is my favorite character! And to see her on this list and your #1 in terms of design is... YES!!! Amazing :) But I can't wait for your other FE related vids :) Thanks a lot for the list Blazing Knight :)
Wow, I was going to get ready to complain about a few certain characters not making the cut, but it turns out they did make it, either on the list itself or in honourable mentions (particularly Caineghis and Zeke) So good on you. Really, the only character left I can think of is Pent. Pent, in my opinion, is the most stylish mage in the entire series, and fits with his role as a noble and the Mage General. It seems funny that his wife and successor both made the list but he didn't :P
Minerva and Lyn, no contest. FE Heroes Ephraim and Eirika redesign, absolutely marvelous. Sacred Stones remake will be the hypest thin ever!!!!! Nice video btw! When you said no fan service characters i knew It was going to be a good list. Lot's of Sacred Stones love too! I appreciate that! Lyon was easily the best "villain" the series ever produced. Black Knight being a worthy challenger but neither can prevail over the other. I really want to see the artist that did Eirika and Ephraim in Heroes to do the sacred stones remake. It will be a dream come true~
When you talked about Arvis, you mentioned his design being simple and relatable for a Fire Emblem villain, is unsure how others feel about Berkut in Echoes but he looks extremely relatable to me. He has simple, kept hair, a charming noble face, and dark proud armor, he's how to make a villain that's amazing, that doesn't look as overbearing and flashy as Rudolph and Garon, you know what I mean? I mean, he was honestly my favorite villain of that game, holy fuck I love Berkut
FE7 Hector's one of my personal favorites. He's got the typical color scheme of a FE lord, but with more noticeable armor, a huge axe, and a cocky grin. And his animations in Blazing Sword are just amazing. Dramatic leaping attacks in his base lord class that speaks to his self-taught style, and the way he just *slams* his axe down as a Great Lord to let you know you fucked up by picking a fight with him before swiftly cutting you down. I like how Hector's design is a balance between the typical FE lord of just wearing a cloth outfit with maybe some shoulder armor, and the actual armor knights. It's armor he's comfortable with, and though he'd be safer wearing heavier armor, he doesn't need to. I also like how you can tell Hector and Oswin are from the same place because their armor is similar
I CANNOT believe the lack of Eirika. If there's one thing that's good about her, it's her damn amazing design. Never played PoR nor RD but Nephenee is my personal favorite (aesthetically speaking).
his videos wouldn't have been posted as frequently then. he'd have to hold his content for that task. even though he could always just post and add the links in the discription like any other person.
Great list! I usually am very picky about what things are and are not there, (another way of saying I can be a dick) but this list hit it home for me. I think you did very well with the placement of your choices, how the designes were reflecting certain characters' personalities, and the bias was kept to a minimum. (BK was only #3) With that said, I want to say thank you for putting micaiah on there. She gets shafted a lot more than she deserves, and her design definately is one of the best.
i might be wrong on on the part but i know at some point she just blames Ike for everything which is really dumb and is why most people dont IKE her (i'm sorry) but i am mostly like wrong with part 3 because i have not played RD in a few weeks and for Celica honestly i have no idea guess people just like her as a character more and she doesn't blame a single person for an entire part (besides that reuniting scene, that was bad)
+Andy Roy I dont really remember when she blames Ike other than hating it when he is brought up by Sothe. She asks him once what Kind of man Ike is. She is acting her Duty as a General And I really dont understand the hate when People like Camus dedicate their life to their Country despite their wrong doings And People Love him for that. Nothing wrong with liking Celica but If People think Micaiah makes dumb decisions but See no problem with Celicas interaction with Jeddah, I call bs on that
Cool list! Blazingknight if I had to pick my favorite design it would be Marth's modern design because to me his design gives off the feeling of him being a kind and noble person while also giving off the sense that he is a legendary hero. With the blue and gold armor, the long flowing blue and red cape and the red gem holding his cape. It is just simply a legendary design and one I instantly recognize.
A few ones that caught my eye that you didn't mention: Fiora as the best Pegasus Knight. Married her to Eliwood and used her on my team more than I should for that reason, lol. And my Florina got STR screwed and couldn't do any damage. Fem Corrin. Not only Corrin's personality seems more fitting to me as a female, her design looke infinitely better than the male version. Just like female Robin's design sucks compared to the male's (which is nothing special to me). Grown up Sanaki. Almost as good as the new Celica as the majestic mage princess role. Almost. Elincia and Priscilla also have great designs as princesses, too. Leanne, the female Heron. It really broke my heart when she died on my playthrough of Radiant Dawn, but I was stuck in that desert level for weeks, lol. Radiant Dawn Ike > Path of Radiance Ike. It was weird how wimpy Ike looked in PoR compared to how strong he was supposed to be, made me wonder how he could even take Ragnell off the floor. In RD they got that part right.
Nathan Hamblin nah man. In PoR Ike seems to weigh less than the Ragnell itself. It's weird to see him wielding such a huge sword. It'd be ok in say, a Final Fantasy game but Fire Emblem tries to be a bit more realistic. Not to mention when they promote. RD Ike gets mor armor and all while PoR Ike just changes his clothes' color to a weird ones. Don't get me wrong, I like them both. But RD Ike is so much better.
I think I fell in love with you the second I saw Lyn was number 1 just kidding XD but seriously, I couldn't agree more with you, Lyn's design is amazing and love it and her to pieces anyways, nice list man! Looking forward to your next video
I don't know why, but when you talked about Lyn's green hair "Screw the rules, I have green hair" popped up in my head; especially considering we had gone by other green-haired characters in this list. But yeah, I may be still a newbie in the Fire Emblem world, but these character designs do speak volumes about the character for those of us who hadn't played a FE game before (My first one was Awakening but I do want to try the older ones out since awakening only has the type of game mode I see in World of Tanks: Kill All, No Cap)
Double-posting for non-spoilery comments. Another detail which may make Lucina's design great may be how it contrasts with her father Chrom. Chrom's outfit looks more torn and seems to cover less, as well as wearing a ripped white cape. Chrom is a much more open character in general, ready to help without reservation and apparently willing to take on newcomers to the Shepherds without regard to who they may truly be, and maybe the lightness and exposure of Chrom's design is meant to reflect this. Lucina, on the other hand, while battle-worn in spirit, appears to generally have neater clothes overall. Her outfit, as you said, doesn't show her physique too well, even hiding her arms - possibly being more restrictive - and appears (to me, anyway) to be made of darker colors overall. Chrom's era is a relatively lax one for now, where one can be more open. Lucina's era is a dark future where you have to fight for your life every day, and where hope may exist but is still buried under rising piles of Risen. In a time like that, if you want to keep fighting, then I imagine you'd have to bury your pain to look strong. Chrom is welcoming (as long as you aren't an obvious threat), while Lucina is suspicious (both by being shady for the first half of the game and by suspecting people among the Shepherds of being her father's murderer). Individual details of a design are great (Lucina was STRIKING when I first saw her (- O_O -) ), but certain details also shine in contrast to an equal opposite. For example, Zekrom from Pokemon Black & White looks great, but its design truly shines when you contrast it with Reshiram and note how they still stand roughly on equal footing despite the drastic differences between them.
Small nitpick, no idea if anyone else pointed it out: She won the *FEMALE* Heroes poll. Ike won both the male poll, and the overall. Fun fact: PoR Ike and Radiant Dawn Ike had separate entries. PoR Ike was 1st. Radiant Dawn Ike was 5th.
Great list, and these are great points for all these designs. My favourites are personally in no particular order, Lyn, Lucina, Zeke, Marth, Chrom and Elincia (R.D.)
Part 1: "Xander and Perceval are the best looking paladins in Fire Emblem!" Part 2: "So starting off this list we have Mathilda." Ummmm... I think you missed something here.
I really liked your list here. Hinoka is actually my third favorite royal, and I think she has one of the best designs in fire emblem. I also agreed with a lot of other thins on this list. I would have included a few more characters from echoes personally, like Python and Boey.
I gotta say, my favorite designs in fire emblem are Rutger (I love myrmidons, sue me) I really like Lyn now that you mention her, and I really love the fire emblem roy awakening skin. It looks so cool! It's weird because I don't like the ssb4 roy skin, it's just too much, but the awakening one gives him a lot of cloth and a little bit of armor, which kind of accurately represents his abilities post promotion in his game.
Hey BlazingKnight Just finished watching the legendary weapons video and it got me thinking are you planning on doing a worst fire emblem weapons list? It could be interesting
Also, personal trivia : a few days ago, I went to a game store to buy Echoes. But while the store does have the game, it was sold out. Apparently, the store gets new copies each week only to run out pretty quickly. At least this means the game sells well where I live at... If it sells well enough for other remakes to be made, then, BLAZINGKNIGHT, just imagine what Lyn would look like in a Blazing Sword Remake...
Lucina has a kind of heroic beauty to me. Its not quite tomboyish but emphisises at first glance that she has larger concerns than a normal girls but is strong enough to face it. The boots, long flowing hair, and buttoned straps on her wrist covey that despite the proportions of her concerns she holds and adventurous spirit. I liked her desisign at first glance and have only grown to fall more and more in love over time.
I have to ask where did ur new redesign come from in the first place(forgive me if u mentioned it before) I'm talking besides Black knight I mean the colors u used and such
The colours I mainly got from the majority of fire emblem lords, seeing as most of them used blues in their colour schemes, and I wanted my design to look less threatening and more gallant.
if you ended up finishing genealogy of the holy war will you do a thoughts on video or something similar I'd love to see what you think about the game and it's story
Honestly being the first playable soldier in the series (we haven't played garden before the remake) Nephenee was always going to have a following. Though I will say she's pretty nice in PoR. Although others do certain areas better, Nephenee w is probably one of the more reliable units in the game.
Am I the only one hope for an fe4 remake coming down the line I don't want it to be the next one but maybe the one after that maybe add fe5 to it as well or what ever
Yes. I want an FE4 remake. From everything I've heard (And the snippets I've seen) It's too grand a story to be left on the SNES, it needs an update. I don't think it'll be next though, I feel Binding Blade will be next (If they continue with these remakes which they better)
I would love to play FE 4 since I've heard that it is the best from people who have played the whole series. Just. Please no avatars. Do what Shadow Dragon and Echoes did. Not what New Mystery of the Emblem, Awakening, and Fates did
I never played any. of the games containing Minerva, so when I saw her in Heroes, she was so imposing that I thought she must be a major enemy in her games.
Yes, Caineghis (hope I spelled that right) is a great looking laguz, but to me, the best looking laguz has to be Nailah, closely followed by Tibarn. Although Black Knight still slays them all. Even in his true identity. (Which I won't spoil of course)
Huh, didn't know Zeke was getting so much attention. I know I instantly found myself drawn to his design though when I was playing the game though. I even gave him a villager fork and retrained him up to be a gold knight again. He's not bad at all. Though the whole lost memory thing is kinda cliche though I have to admit it's nice to see his interactions with his lover.
Maybe if Lyn were capable of harming her enemies, I'd like her more. But she's been such a pain to have around in my HHM playthrough that I grew a certain hatred for her and can't stand seeing her face anymore. My favorite character designs probably are Camus/Sirius/Zeke and Forsyth when it comes to males, with Rebecca, Neimi, Mia, Astrid and Sophia -(Yes, the girl that no one ever liked using. Her design is still sweet, imo. And hey, you can make her viable thanks to ROM editing with Nightmare.)- when we're talking about females.
One thing I think is kind of interesting regarding Alm and Celica. They're... um... crap, this may be a bit of a spoiler. A slight one, but maybe it deserves a warning. Anyway, Alm and Celica are supposed to have some kind of relation to Duma and Mila. In the intro, we see glimpses of how Zofia (Mila's kingdom) and Rigel (Duma's empire) rose, and in those clips, the scenes of Zofia have an overall teal color scheme to them, while the clips of Rigel are colored mainly red and purple. What I find strange, however, is how these color filters seem to be the OPPOSITE of the children who bear their respective god's Brands. Alm has Duma's brand (who used reds and purples), but he's a greenhead with dark blue armor. Meanwhile, Celica is a redhead in mostly white despite having Mila's brand (who glowed green mostly). I wonder if there's any meaning behind these opposing colors? Like maybe they swapped colors to signify how both kingdoms were crumbling and needed the other's guidance to save them?
"If Echoes had avatars we all know who everyone would pick as their waifu" EXCUSE ME?! Valbar is the only waifu I need.
Your drink go home valbar is Leon's husbando
I think i'd have such a hard time picking between Valbar and Sonia.
Andy Roy Amen
If only Mathilda could be an option, wtf does she see in Clive, does she actually ENJOY carrying dead weight around??
Rinea is the one for me. I'm glad Berkut gave her to me.
Let's be honest, the females from echoes are the most gorgeous of them all. (mathilda,celica,claire,sonya...)
The lack of fan service on those characters is greatly appreciated
There is no fanservice but they still are sexy XD
Can't get over Clair's black leggings (sucks that she loses 'em on promotion)
And proudly, delthea...yes I know...
IM GOING TO JAIL!!!
WHAT no mysterious dancer from conquest
she was in part one
Sleepy Spades I know...but you ruined the joke
Sleepy Spades He was referencing how everyone was tricked by Azura's "disguise", even though IT'S SO FUCKING OBVIOUS!!!! #fatescharactersarefuckingstupid.
To be fair, you can't tell it's Azura if you imagine her on a stage in a big theater.
It is strange that Azura was missing at the time, but she was outside getting some fresh air, so that clears her up
outside EVERY playable character(including Zeke, Tatiana and the Whitewing sisters), major villains/characters plus Alm and Celica in Echoes rest of my list is:
Cherche
Olivia
Mia
Elincia
Hector
Eliwood
Lilina
Roy
Lyn
Joshua
Ophelia
Selkie
Velouria
Lute
Marth
Minerva
Nephnee
Tibarn
Leanne
Naesala
Tiki
Sharena
Zephiel
Jaffar
Black Knight
Ike
Julia
Altena
Arvis
Caeda
Eirika
L'rachel
Micaiah
Lucina
Lissa
Owain
Sanaki
Soren
Titania
Ninian
Lilith (human)
Idunn (human)
Lilith has to be the strangest looking dragon ever. What is that orb she is always attached to?
Am I the only one that's disappointed that Lilith isn't playable in Revelation?
Mrrgle the Mediocre not too weird she just looks like a fish or salamander
Lyn's legs needs to be a primary fanservice focus (much like Cia) in the Warriors game.
Just...👌
TheNerdyGeek they'll “buff“ her cleavage instead, I'm pretty sure of it.
TheNerdyGeek I mean, she's not even wearing any underwear
wonderful, love the number 1 pick, if the files on my computer are anything to show for it, i have quite the... affinity for that character's design.
that being said, character design is such a crucial element to anything. as a writer myself i often draw my characters before describing them, as i believe in the "show don't tell" philosophy quite a bit.
I look at a character like echoes Zeke and see all the elements of a great design, personality reflected in looks etc.
i feel like you gave charlotte the shaft though, as her design, while yes, fanservicey, has many elements that make it great, namely the aforementioned show don't tell.
in this regard, FE has always done great at character designs, and if echoes new art is anything to go by i'm going to have to agree with you on this one buddy.
Awakening/fates designs are better bite me!
Your opinion.
E X T R A T H I C C
"Your Opinion"..............The more you know..........what else? I got one "Apples are Red".............beautiful!!!!!!
Camilla and Tharja THICCKER!! lol
see arvis in thumbnail
*instantly click on the video*
yes I'm fire emblem genealogy of the holy war fan
khaled kuma same
funny way of saying lyn
khaled kuma No problem man, I honestly still have a soft spot for Radiant Dawn, and the characters and their designs are definitely part of it
Alvis... my man... Kinda sad he used Project Naga and not the original patch. While not much is changed for Alvis, the translations decides to change other character's personalities and it bothers me.
Eh its ok, I didn't want to sleep anyways
HonoredGamer holy shit I see you everywhere I go
nah no life duh
Regardless of what people think of Corrin, I believe she has one of the best designs. Love the contrast of her platinum hair with red eyes. I also thought it was clever how her armor is integrated into her dragon form. Besides her I gotta say Eirika is definitely up there as well as Deen who got an absolutely beastly redesign in Echoes.
BioTroy preach 🙏😇 bare footed waifu
Yuzz she's smoking better than the male ver
I love Roy's redesign in Heroes as I feel it makes him look the part of a noble, yet gives him a more down to earth and humble presence. As well as some features giving him a militaristic look, befitting his role as the general of the Lycian and Etrurian Armies.
I'm so excited to see what the designs for FE Switch will be. I'm hoping to see designs reminiscent of the GBA titles and Tellius series since those had some of the best in the series
Bchartmann low key want fe switch to be set in tellius. Doesnt necessarily have to have the same characters (tho that would be awesome, specally seeing Ike nd Micaiah again) but I really liked the laguz.
Same I hope they go back to the awakening/fates art cause while I like this kinda weird echoes look I think it doesn't hold a candle to the fates/awakening ones those are more badass and sexy!!
Yes please! For me those are iconic Fire Emblem designs and they seem to be in the same vein despite being made my different artists. I didn't hate awakenings, and quite liked Fates designs.... but the originals (stateside) were so much better. Echoes's artist did a fantastic job and wouldn't mind them doing Switchs artwork
Bchartmann I really hope that they make it a Tellius game. They are back on console, after all. They could make it huge
Yeah "console" and if they are going to continue Ike's story I highly doubt that since not a lot of people played those games unless they do a rerelease/hd collection maybe but since they seem to be starting to rebrand the older FE games with "echoes" I'm also kinda doubting that since I don't think they would want to skip remaking they other titles in order they only way I could most definitely see it happening is if they pull an awakening and make it like centuries before/after just in Ike's timeline
I personally love Roy's design. He has that regal look while also looking rugged at the same time. It's clearly evident in his appearance in Smash 4. He looks very fancy and yet he has a tattered cape. All around great design.
Marthson i hate that they took his rugged look away in heros
The Black Knight wear armor black as the night. Who would've guessed
EarbudDoggo He's called the BLACK Knight for a reason lol
"THE MORE YOU KNOW"
Owain KUn why do I see you everywhere now?
Great list, and glad Minerva made the list. I love her design. Hinoka’s and Lucina’s designs are great to, and I’m glad you at least mentioned Zeke. Also, genuinely shocked the Black Knight isn’t number one
No love for Cherche? Kidding, but I am a huge fan of her design.
like you I also saved my favorite designed character for your second video.
CERVANTES!!
The man was worried about going into battle as a young lad, that morning he didn't shave and since then he hasn't lost a battle ergo his source of strength comes from his beard (kind of like a Sampson only the bottom of his head not the top.) IT'S SCIENCE, BOY!!
and he quickly climbed through the ranks his main getting more glorious by the day! and like most Fire Emblem characters he has one trait that he attaches to a bit too much most people you need to get to know them before you learn about them, (Huh Hisame... you sure did have a lot of fermentation jars in the deep releam) but one look at this man and you can hazard a guess... SEE HOW HIS MUSTACHE BLOWS IN THE WIND!!
The Black Knight is probably one of the best Fire Emblem Characters (Definitely the best villain), but I really feel like they threw the big reveal of his identity away. I mean, there was a lot of buildup, and if you were paying attention you could figure it out easily. And then they just have Ranulf flat-out tell Ike! If you haven't played the game, I won't spoil it, but I think they really should have had the reveal of his identity either right before or right after the fight.
I feel like a cool way they could have revealed his identity by having his helmet break during his final battle against Ike or something along that line
Yes! So glad you put Minerva here, such a great design! Honestly, I can't think of many other characters to add to this list, you pretty much nailed all the great designs.
I also have to agree with your stance on Camilla. Her vibrant flowing hair with that dark armour and axe, combined with that twisted smile of hers would be terrifying on the battlefied, if only the design didn't have such blatant fan service elements it would have easily made this list.
I would actually like her too if her design wasn't fan service, her behavior wasn't fan service, and her personality wasn't bloodthirsty psycho incarnate. The Corrin obsession doesn't help either XD!
Yeah, gotta agree there. The blood thirsty psycho and corrin obsession are traits that if done right could have actually made her a bit more interesting, especially once you consider her backstory. It would make her an especially threatening boss in Birthright, but it was never developed so it just fell flat.
I like Yarne's design because the dark blue on him looks great and his ragged brown shows how he always a sacred but easy to trust people around him. And it makes him look "Ike" someone whos not been outside in week.
Alm's redesign in Echoes is something I like to glace at. If it ain't Alm's updated art style I like, it's also Celica's art style that love the most much like Alm. Echoes Art style is so awesome that Nintendo pulled it off in the good way.
Optimistic Otaku that had to fit the blue color scheme somewhere.
SoV has the best art of any fire emblem game. The only game that managed to beat PoR and RD.
Without a doubt. I was impressed with Awakening and Fates' artwork though. Still, I really love how gorgeous SoV looks. My gosh...just so wonderful. Well worth the wait and worth the money.
can't believe shadows of Valentia's design
IT IS AWESOME!!!
Pretty much all of the armor for the women covers their breasts, then their hips. Apparently none of them need to protect their stomachs.
Gwendolyn
*edit: actually, pretty much every knight class female unit
Idk what games you playing if you think all of them do that
Thats mostly just for some mages and pegasus knights
Lucas M true
Intestines of steel
N O G O N Z A L E S ?!
OMG!!! Lyn is in the list!!! And she number 1?!! HUZZAH!!! THANK YOU BLAZING KNIGHT!!! Lyn is my favorite character! And to see her on this list and your #1 in terms of design is... YES!!! Amazing :) But I can't wait for your other FE related vids :) Thanks a lot for the list Blazing Knight :)
Wesley Cua LYN IS DOMINANT IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE!!!
I FUCKING LOVE LYN NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE SAY SHIT ABOUT HER!!!
Just to remind all you people that Lyn was probably your waifu when you first played FE blazing sword.
Erick Tanamal For me 100% yes
My favourite thing about Lyn is that she has to rely on dodging in a game full of lances
Wow, I was going to get ready to complain about a few certain characters not making the cut, but it turns out they did make it, either on the list itself or in honourable mentions (particularly Caineghis and Zeke) So good on you.
Really, the only character left I can think of is Pent. Pent, in my opinion, is the most stylish mage in the entire series, and fits with his role as a noble and the Mage General. It seems funny that his wife and successor both made the list but he didn't :P
Minerva and Lyn, no contest. FE Heroes Ephraim and Eirika redesign, absolutely marvelous. Sacred Stones remake will be the hypest thin ever!!!!!
Nice video btw! When you said no fan service characters i knew It was going to be a good list. Lot's of Sacred Stones love too! I appreciate that! Lyon was easily the best "villain" the series ever produced. Black Knight being a worthy challenger but neither can prevail over the other.
I really want to see the artist that did Eirika and Ephraim in Heroes to do the sacred stones remake. It will be a dream come true~
Sacred stones remake, now we need that
Jinkuro Izuna we need all gba fe games to have a remake, itd be so awesome!
When you talked about Arvis, you mentioned his design being simple and relatable for a Fire Emblem villain, is unsure how others feel about Berkut in Echoes but he looks extremely relatable to me. He has simple, kept hair, a charming noble face, and dark proud armor, he's how to make a villain that's amazing, that doesn't look as overbearing and flashy as Rudolph and Garon, you know what I mean? I mean, he was honestly my favorite villain of that game, holy fuck I love Berkut
FE7 Hector's one of my personal favorites. He's got the typical color scheme of a FE lord, but with more noticeable armor, a huge axe, and a cocky grin. And his animations in Blazing Sword are just amazing. Dramatic leaping attacks in his base lord class that speaks to his self-taught style, and the way he just *slams* his axe down as a Great Lord to let you know you fucked up by picking a fight with him before swiftly cutting you down. I like how Hector's design is a balance between the typical FE lord of just wearing a cloth outfit with maybe some shoulder armor, and the actual armor knights. It's armor he's comfortable with, and though he'd be safer wearing heavier armor, he doesn't need to. I also like how you can tell Hector and Oswin are from the same place because their armor is similar
No Eirika, even from her Heroes design?
Starr Angel i was also suprise that she wasn't in the list.
I was more disappointed about the absence of Ephraim. My god is this man gorgeous.
Erika design is so good and she is damn beautiful as well. One of my best design in fire emblem character series
I honestly would put Takumi and Ryoma up there. There styles are a great representation of their character, and the long hair is just epic.
why would electric lobster be on this list.
+The Rape Face Because he Looks a Little like Madara?
Surprised at no Roy, his Heroes,Smash and Awakening design are all very good.
Before I watched this video, I have already predicted that Valter should be in this list due to his creepy yet unique looks
Rinkah definitely one of the best designs there and you have great taste buddy.
too bad, she was very underrated
I CANNOT believe the lack of Eirika. If there's one thing that's good about her, it's her damn amazing design. Never played PoR nor RD but Nephenee is my personal favorite (aesthetically speaking).
TheRaguORagula Nephenee and Astrid are THE BEST PoR characters. BTW I have never played RD
A neat list, but if you credited your footage, you should also credit the fanart you used. It's disrespectful to the artists if you don't.
Very true!
There too much of them, and probably most of it is anonymous anyway.
Thats what I usually do on deviant art. I even say where I inspired my OCs off.
his videos wouldn't have been posted as frequently then. he'd have to hold his content for that task. even though he could always just post and add the links in the discription like any other person.
Best Male Character Design: Laslow (Fire Emblem Fates)
Best Female Character Design: Tatiana (Fire Emblem Echoes Shadows Of Valentia)
Sakura's design is my favorite Hoshido design... Plus it fit perfectly with the Shrine Maiden class.
Great list! I usually am very picky about what things are and are not there, (another way of saying I can be a dick) but this list hit it home for me. I think you did very well with the placement of your choices, how the designes were reflecting certain characters' personalities, and the bias was kept to a minimum. (BK was only #3) With that said, I want to say thank you for putting micaiah on there. She gets shafted a lot more than she deserves, and her design definately is one of the best.
I agree with micaiaih good design but I do have to say part 3 her character is meh....but father of sothes children makes up for that
+Andy Roy Never saw the hate for her in Part 3. She is daeins General. Makes me curious if Celica gets a pass for her stupid decisions
i might be wrong on on the part but i know at some point she just blames Ike for everything which is really dumb and is why most people dont IKE her (i'm sorry) but i am mostly like wrong with part 3 because i have not played RD in a few weeks and for Celica honestly i have no idea guess people just like her as a character more and she doesn't blame a single person for an entire part (besides that reuniting scene, that was bad)
+Andy Roy I dont really remember when she blames Ike other than hating it when he is brought up by Sothe. She asks him once what Kind of man Ike is. She is acting her Duty as a General And I really dont understand the hate when People like Camus dedicate their life to their Country despite their wrong doings And People Love him for that.
Nothing wrong with liking Celica but If People think Micaiah makes dumb decisions but See no problem with Celicas interaction with Jeddah, I call bs on that
Cool list! Blazingknight if I had to pick my favorite design it would be Marth's modern design because to me his design gives off the feeling of him being a kind and noble person while also giving off the sense that he is a legendary hero. With the blue and gold armor, the long flowing blue and red cape and the red gem holding his cape. It is just simply a legendary design and one I instantly recognize.
Im so glad you included my favorite design of Minerva
sexiest characters next please?
Armorwing01 SOV will dominate the list
Oshit Waddup Well, maybe because he hasn't played every FE game
+Arorwing01 Devil axe No.1 then.
What did the guy say that deleted his comment
Hector will dominate that list.
"If echoes had avatars we know who everyone would pick as their waifu"
right...Faye...
He's still a fanboy to him, XD
I never thought of Lucina as man when I played fire emblem awakening
Same, but that's probably because I played Smash 4 before Awakening.
congrats?
i knew about her appearance in sm4sh long before i played awakening, but it still took me half the game to realize she is related to chrom
A few ones that caught my eye that you didn't mention:
Fiora as the best Pegasus Knight. Married her to Eliwood and used her on my team more than I should for that reason, lol. And my Florina got STR screwed and couldn't do any damage.
Fem Corrin. Not only Corrin's personality seems more fitting to me as a female, her design looke infinitely better than the male version. Just like female Robin's design sucks compared to the male's (which is nothing special to me).
Grown up Sanaki. Almost as good as the new Celica as the majestic mage princess role. Almost. Elincia and Priscilla also have great designs as princesses, too.
Leanne, the female Heron. It really broke my heart when she died on my playthrough of Radiant Dawn, but I was stuck in that desert level for weeks, lol.
Radiant Dawn Ike > Path of Radiance Ike. It was weird how wimpy Ike looked in PoR compared to how strong he was supposed to be, made me wonder how he could even take Ragnell off the floor. In RD they got that part right.
you are so wrong
PoR Ike > RD Ike
a million times over
but I have never played RD
Nathan Hamblin nah man. In PoR Ike seems to weigh less than the Ragnell itself. It's weird to see him wielding such a huge sword. It'd be ok in say, a Final Fantasy game but Fire Emblem tries to be a bit more realistic.
Not to mention when they promote. RD Ike gets mor armor and all while PoR Ike just changes his clothes' color to a weird ones.
Don't get me wrong, I like them both. But RD Ike is so much better.
I think I fell in love with you the second I saw Lyn was number 1
just kidding XD
but seriously, I couldn't agree more with you, Lyn's design is amazing and love it and her to pieces
anyways, nice list man! Looking forward to your next video
I don't know why, but when you talked about Lyn's green hair "Screw the rules, I have green hair" popped up in my head; especially considering we had gone by other green-haired characters in this list. But yeah, I may be still a newbie in the Fire Emblem world, but these character designs do speak volumes about the character for those of us who hadn't played a FE game before (My first one was Awakening but I do want to try the older ones out since awakening only has the type of game mode I see in World of Tanks: Kill All, No Cap)
Double-posting for non-spoilery comments.
Another detail which may make Lucina's design great may be how it contrasts with her father Chrom. Chrom's outfit looks more torn and seems to cover less, as well as wearing a ripped white cape. Chrom is a much more open character in general, ready to help without reservation and apparently willing to take on newcomers to the Shepherds without regard to who they may truly be, and maybe the lightness and exposure of Chrom's design is meant to reflect this. Lucina, on the other hand, while battle-worn in spirit, appears to generally have neater clothes overall. Her outfit, as you said, doesn't show her physique too well, even hiding her arms - possibly being more restrictive - and appears (to me, anyway) to be made of darker colors overall. Chrom's era is a relatively lax one for now, where one can be more open. Lucina's era is a dark future where you have to fight for your life every day, and where hope may exist but is still buried under rising piles of Risen. In a time like that, if you want to keep fighting, then I imagine you'd have to bury your pain to look strong. Chrom is welcoming (as long as you aren't an obvious threat), while Lucina is suspicious (both by being shady for the first half of the game and by suspecting people among the Shepherds of being her father's murderer).
Individual details of a design are great (Lucina was STRIKING when I first saw her (- O_O -) ), but certain details also shine in contrast to an equal opposite. For example, Zekrom from Pokemon Black & White looks great, but its design truly shines when you contrast it with Reshiram and note how they still stand roughly on equal footing despite the drastic differences between them.
Small nitpick, no idea if anyone else pointed it out: She won the *FEMALE* Heroes poll. Ike won both the male poll, and the overall.
Fun fact: PoR Ike and Radiant Dawn Ike had separate entries. PoR Ike was 1st. Radiant Dawn Ike was 5th.
I don't know why but the raspiness of hinokas voice in Fates really fits her character design
Great list, and these are great points for all these designs. My favourites are personally in no particular order, Lyn, Lucina, Zeke, Marth, Chrom and Elincia (R.D.)
Personally I love Tibarn’s design. Definitely should’ve been in the top 30
Part 1: "Xander and Perceval are the best looking paladins in Fire Emblem!"
Part 2: "So starting off this list we have Mathilda."
Ummmm... I think you missed something here.
I really liked your list here. Hinoka is actually my third favorite royal, and I think she has one of the best designs in fire emblem. I also agreed with a lot of other thins on this list. I would have included a few more characters from echoes personally, like Python and Boey.
I have to say I REALLY REALLY love the design of Rinkah and Hinoka
I smiled hella hard when i saw Nephenee lol. She's just so bad ass!
You won me at Cainhegis. Well done Blazing.
ma boi Alvis for that blazing swank and he is a pretty damn good character(even tho I haven't played 4 yet)
I gotta say, my favorite designs in fire emblem are Rutger (I love myrmidons, sue me) I really like Lyn now that you mention her, and I really love the fire emblem roy awakening skin. It looks so cool! It's weird because I don't like the ssb4 roy skin, it's just too much, but the awakening one gives him a lot of cloth and a little bit of armor, which kind of accurately represents his abilities post promotion in his game.
Hey BlazingKnight Just finished watching the legendary weapons video and it got me thinking are you planning on doing a worst fire emblem weapons list? It could be interesting
At some point I might, though I think i'd try to avid as many joke weapons as possible, just to make things more interesting.
Also, personal trivia : a few days ago, I went to a game store to buy Echoes. But while the store does have the game, it was sold out. Apparently, the store gets new copies each week only to run out pretty quickly. At least this means the game sells well where I live at...
If it sells well enough for other remakes to be made, then, BLAZINGKNIGHT, just imagine what Lyn would look like in a Blazing Sword Remake...
Love how Zephiel started as a small child to being as big as hector, it's pretty funny to me
3:30 YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT!!!! Talk about all time most painful play on words...
Beautiful.
It's worth mentioning that Cherche's Wyvern was NAMED AFTER MINERVA!
Lucina has a kind of heroic beauty to me. Its not quite tomboyish but emphisises at first glance that she has larger concerns than a normal girls but is strong enough to face it. The boots, long flowing hair, and buttoned straps on her wrist covey that despite the proportions of her concerns she holds and adventurous spirit. I liked her desisign at first glance and have only grown to fall more and more in love over time.
Holy shit. I just realized something.
#5 is Galcian from Skies of Arcadia. Blonde hair, goattee, giant sword, dark cloak... I can never unsee it now.
Nephenee has always been my favorite fire emblem character and it was definitely her design that drew me to her first
I have to ask where did ur new redesign come from in the first place(forgive me if u mentioned it before) I'm talking besides Black knight I mean the colors u used and such
The colours I mainly got from the majority of fire emblem lords, seeing as most of them used blues in their colour schemes, and I wanted my design to look less threatening and more gallant.
if you ended up finishing genealogy of the holy war will you do a thoughts on video or something similar I'd love to see what you think about the game and it's story
I LITERALLY JUST FINISHED THE FIRST PART AND THEN THIS WAS UPLOADED XD
6:08 yeah.....Sonya......wait what...
Lol
Mathilda looks like a character from Saint Seiya.
Might you do a review of sorts on Echoes? I'd love to hear your full opinion on it.
Once i complete the game, I'll make a video regarding my thoughts on it.
Honestly being the first playable soldier in the series (we haven't played garden before the remake) Nephenee was always going to have a following. Though I will say she's pretty nice in PoR. Although others do certain areas better, Nephenee w is probably one of the more reliable units in the game.
BlazingKnight on my Birthday? Sweet 😊
The Silent Edge happy birthday
The Silent Edge happy birthday dude
I watched a 4 minute buzzfeed ad for u
Btw great list
I'm going to be shocked if the BK is #1
WHAT THE FUCK
Blue Fire WHAT THE FUCK YOU LYN HAS THE BEST DESIGN FITE ME!!!
(I know it's a joke... but) You know BK is gay for BK
Blue Fire Burger King.
Trying to go to sleep is impossible with BlazingKnight around!
Great list BK, I have to agree with most of your choices, but I still think Sakura has a great design as well, certainty agree with your #1.
Thanks very much and I think she does too it's just that I felt other character designs were stronger.
BLAZINGKNIGHT no argument there
alm looks better than celica fight me everyone else.
toasty gamecube I bet its cause he doesn't have blue hair right
I think alm's old ans new design look like shiet compared to celica's on default but when they promote the roles are switched in my eyes
They both have really good designs, I go back and forth on whose is better.
i agree fam.
toasty gamecube I A M P R O T O
Great video
You have or plan of making a redesign top?
As in a top 10 list of character redesigns or updating this list to now include characters from the likes Heroes, Three Houses and Engage?
@@BLAZINGKNIGHT50ups i forget respond
I mean a top of redesing of characters
Amazing list, my friend :)
YES, FINALLY. SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT CECELIAS DESIGN.
it's the only reason I actually use her
Can you give me the name of the song that pass during Mathilda, please
Sure thing it's called: Battle preparations (deliverance)
Am I the only one hope for an fe4 remake coming down the line I don't want it to be the next one but maybe the one after that maybe add fe5 to it as well or what ever
Blues Reviews yoo same here
Yes. I want an FE4 remake. From everything I've heard (And the snippets I've seen) It's too grand a story to be left on the SNES, it needs an update. I don't think it'll be next though, I feel Binding Blade will be next (If they continue with these remakes which they better)
Blues Reviews FE8 remake will be amazing
I would love to play FE 4 since I've heard that it is the best from people who have played the whole series. Just. Please no avatars. Do what Shadow Dragon and Echoes did. Not what New Mystery of the Emblem, Awakening, and Fates did
No. Don't remake that slog fest of a game.
Ike, Corrin, Camilla, Lyn, Eirika/ephraim, Lyn, and Hector are my favorite designs
Tibarn, Ranulf, my favorite looking laguz.
mrkisukes I agree with Ranulf
I never played any. of the games containing Minerva, so when I saw her in Heroes, she was so imposing that I thought she must be a major enemy in her games.
Yes, Caineghis (hope I spelled that right) is a great looking laguz, but to me, the best looking laguz has to be Nailah, closely followed by Tibarn.
Although Black Knight still slays them all. Even in his true identity. (Which I won't spoil of course)
You nail it. Great list.
Huh, didn't know Zeke was getting so much attention. I know I instantly found myself drawn to his design though when I was playing the game though. I even gave him a villager fork and retrained him up to be a gold knight again. He's not bad at all. Though the whole lost memory thing is kinda cliche though I have to admit it's nice to see his interactions with his lover.
at the end of honourable mention, i was like "aww mayn, no lyn?"
then there she is
LMAO
I kind of thought most might show up just because she looks so different from all the other healers.
Maybe if Lyn were capable of harming her enemies, I'd like her more. But she's been such a pain to have around in my HHM playthrough that I grew a certain hatred for her and can't stand seeing her face anymore. My favorite character designs probably are Camus/Sirius/Zeke and Forsyth when it comes to males, with Rebecca, Neimi, Mia, Astrid and Sophia -(Yes, the girl that no one ever liked using. Her design is still sweet, imo. And hey, you can make her viable thanks to ROM editing with Nightmare.)- when we're talking about females.
Prob RNG screws for you my sir but I get where your coming from
After just finishing Echoes, your name gives me a sense of comfort. here's a like!
no unless you have a maximum of ten you arnt screwed enough you must restart the game
I forgot to get into Mathilda's sell to recruit her...
One thing I think is kind of interesting regarding Alm and Celica. They're... um... crap, this may be a bit of a spoiler. A slight one, but maybe it deserves a warning.
Anyway, Alm and Celica are supposed to have some kind of relation to Duma and Mila. In the intro, we see glimpses of how Zofia (Mila's kingdom) and Rigel (Duma's empire) rose, and in those clips, the scenes of Zofia have an overall teal color scheme to them, while the clips of Rigel are colored mainly red and purple. What I find strange, however, is how these color filters seem to be the OPPOSITE of the children who bear their respective god's Brands. Alm has Duma's brand (who used reds and purples), but he's a greenhead with dark blue armor. Meanwhile, Celica is a redhead in mostly white despite having Mila's brand (who glowed green mostly). I wonder if there's any meaning behind these opposing colors? Like maybe they swapped colors to signify how both kingdoms were crumbling and needed the other's guidance to save them?
I love his pronunciation of Mathilda's name 😂😂😂
Marrow Fields and the game is fully voice acted, so there should be no excuse for mispronounciation
Yet he still mispronounces "Lyon" when Eirika outright pronounces it like "Leon" in Heroes.
Blueblade13 i always call lyon leon, i wouldnt think someone would name their kid lion, but thats just me
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SoV's artist is called Hidari.
Well, the two people I hoped would be here, Minerva and Zephiel, are here, so I'm happy.