Dimitri: "I'LL KILL HER DO NOT LOOK UPON ME WITH SCORN IN YOUR EYES" Edelgard (enemy): "Prepare yourself for it is I who will end your path." Edelgard (ally): "OMG, YOU ARE ALIVE I LOVE YOU I ALMOST LOST YOU I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU-HOU-HOU." Claude: "ay dowg, knew you'd come back, how was KFC? Did you get something for me?"
Byleth to Dimitri: Dude where the hell did all that angst come from? Byleth to Edelgard (enemy): Oh? You're approaching me? Byleth to Edelgard (ally): Good to see you too...? Byleth to Claude: Sorry bro, ate it on the way back.
In the other routes, the house leaders are a bit aggressive or shocked at Byleth coming back. But claude is just like. "Hello there my friend, has been a slight while, but welcome back."
@@AxeCrazyAutobot Facts. Claude probably went down there to see if he could spot teach, he probably did but just left them be and tried to deal with things himself. I mean dude becomes a wyvern master after timeskip.
As much as people like to joke about, I just love how natural Claude's scene feels, he's genuinely concerned but remains calm, the chemistry seems so real
I love the framing of Claude here. He's not bathed in shadow, awaiting a teacher to help guide him to his ideals, but he just needs a partner to help him correct the madness of the world
That's why I think Claude is the best choice to lead Fodlan (and also why he is the only one who can survive all the routes). He is the only one who don't need Byleth. Edelgard needs Byleth to learn how to trust, Dimitri to learn how to deal with his trauma and makes rational decisions. Claude is already sane and he's a genius in strategy. Byleth helps him developping his potential, but that's it.
@@nanalove3819 I think about the routes as representing the passage of time. Blue Lions mostly deal with troubled pasts and their relationships are defined by it. So Dimitri struggles to move forward. The Black Eagles are all about the future. They're all very ambitious (or distinctly unambitious). Edelgard gets so wrapped up in her vision she attempts to reach it through any means, even if it means totally (and amorally?) disrupting the world. CLAUDE, however, is a futurist with a strong understanding of present needs. Sure he wants a cheesey "everyone hold hands and sing" kinda future, but he recognizes the world is not ready for it so suddenly. Most of the deer are simple in their motivation (execpt Lysithea and Marianne who are consumed by the past and future respectively and learn to live in the moment) and diverse in their views. Claude is a leader who loathes sacrifice and would sooner retreat or use some trickery if it means keeping everyone safe. He loves the diversity, and tries to accomidate for everyone even if it means they reach their goals slower. I actually think the golden deer are the most individually flawed and isolated house, but their vibes are so immaculate you'd barely even notice. Claude is the GOAT.
@@ChibiMalzahar never thought about it but that makes sense. I already noticed that Dimitri and BL in general tend to live in the past, never thought about GD and BE though.
@@nanalove3819 Blue Lions = past Golden Deer = present Black Eagles = future I also notice that the biggest fans of each house tend to reflect the ideals of their house. Blue Lions fans focus on what happened in the past without thinking about the future or present, Black Eagles focus on shaping the future without thinking about the present or past, and Golden Deer focuses on the present without thinking too deeply about the past or future. Depending on what people view as most important, is what their favourite house will be.
@@xTwilightWolvesx that explains why GD and Claude are my favorite! And why even if I understand Edelgard ideals I can't bear her method. However I think Claude still cares a lot about the future (like Edelgard he has a vision for the future). But contrary to Edelgard he refuses to sacrifice the present for the future.
I love how all they symbolize the name of their route while Byleth is the sun. Allow me to explain: Edelgard is a Flower, who needs the sun to blossoms and accomplish her ideals. Dimitri is the Moon, who needs Byleth to shine and become something beautiful. Claude is the Wind, who does not need the sun but can be warmed by it. And Rhea and the Church are the snow, which Byleth, by “melting the snow”, they uncover the secrets from the church and bring a change to Fódlan, like a long winter that has come to an end
I’d like to point out that Dimitri only hallucinates people he believes to be dead. This scene implies that some part of dimitri held on to the hope that Byleth was still alive, and that when he sees Byleth he believes that the last remaining part of hope he had has finally faded.
notice the lighting in the cutscenes: silver snow edelgard is all dark with no hope of reconciliation; azure moon dimitri is in a dark path however byleth has light to bring him back to try and be better, likely the one who most needs help; verdant wind claude everything is shining, the most reasonable of the three.
Claude was always in the light because he started his day right with breakfast from McDonalds. Jokes aside though, very nice observation about the lighting setting tone for the routes
Crimson Flower felt like the best balance between character development and society reformation. Azure Moon and Verdant Wind tend to focus on one or the other.
CF is seriously rushed in both the amount of cutscenes and the route in general. I don't really like the route myself, but it's still a shame that it's lower quality than the others.
Notice that claudes is the only one where byleth has a genuine smile, in all others its either the usual stoic expression or a face of sadness in Dimitris case
Verdant Wind was my first route and I had the biggest, dorkiest smile on my face to see a 23-year-old Claude in the Goddess Tower, awaiting my return to put an end to the war. This game really makes the war phase feel like a special all-or-nothing type deal
Dimitri loses his humanity and regains it. Even though Eldegard isn't initially responsible for it, her actions cause Byleths slumber. She starts a world war. This ultimately leads to Dimitri suffering through years of loss, betrayal and killing. All alone. Very rarely is a character with mental illness well represented or explained in anime.
I'm not sure if I am right about this but Three Houses is probably the first Fire Emblem that portrays one of the main lord's anguish, betrayal, and the cost of war. In every past FE, the main lord just suffered depression for one chapter then went right back to criting things. Chrom for instance should have been unsupportable or even had angry lines for at least two chapter's after a certain character's death
@@MrSOAP999 genealogy had sigurd fighting a war he shouldn't have, which ended with his death, but not before showing his wife married to his once thought friend
Kinda late but I like that even though Edelgard draws her sword ready to kill him it isn't until she takes the first step forward that Byleth actually draws his. (I love those little details that actually tells us a lot about a character)
I played the Golden Deer Route first. It made me happy to see the face of a friend long gone. And then I played the Blue Lion Route. It made me so sad, to see the happiness of Claude and then switch to the depressive episode of Dimitri.
I know other people have said it already, but damn... the reunion with Dimitri is still the most emotional and heartbreaking. To see that he's become a husk of who he used to be? Consumed by hatred and emotional turmoil? It hurts, man 😭
The framing of the sun excellently shows where the leaders are and how seeing Byleth affects them. Dimitri is in the shadows and only when the professor shows up does the sun hit him. Much like his hope as come through again, even if his darkness covers most of it. Edelgard is completely in darkness with only the light from the moon and stars. There is a small chance to reconnect but like the rise and setting of the sun, old friends are lost and new ones are gained. Then finally Claude is standing in the sunlight. He hopes he can win the war and knows that to do so, he must use the hope and lessons he learn from Byleth. When they arive, Claude knows he can win and seize his destiny and fulfill his dream. This moment is my all time favorite cutscenes from any Fire Emblem games.
Someone pointed out months back that unlike other routes, in Silver Snow there is no light because Byleth's return does not bring hope or light to Edelgard, only death and darkness
@@arn4775 No it doesn't, nothing about Claude's route is special or intelligent. The so called master tactician doesn't do anything incredibly smart or unique. His ideas exactly mirror Seteth's in terms of allies and battle strategy (minus the Almyrans but it's not like they actually do anything vital.) Claude supposedly doesn't want to rile up pro Imperial members of the Alliance but you don't see political strategy or unique strikes within the alliance. They just talk to Gloucester then take the bridge which would rile up Imperials and Imp supporters anyway. The only reason they don't use Leicester colors for the flag is because SS. But your men still fly Leicester colors anyway so Claude's flag argument goes to shit. Almost nothing about VW shows Claude's tactical strength without it being ripped from SS.
@@loserinasuit7880 Yes, you're not wrong. All of my reasons for liking VW are purely subjective. I really liked Golden Deers cast of characters and Claude's ultimate goal was one I could get behind. Silver Snow just felt really bland in comparison and none of the fights were that memorable. In terms of Edelgard, crimson flower was a lot more enjoyable, even though it was shorter and somewhat unfinished, just because playing as the "villain" was an interesting take.
@@arn4775 All of the fights save Nemesis in VW are in SS. You can't tell me that the base TWSITD live in or the lances of light aren't memorable moments. And you cannot credit VW because SS was written first. The cast also has nothing to do with the plot they presented to players. For a master tactician his plan is worse than Seteth's in regards to assaulting Edelgard's palace. The route is underdone and arguably only saved by the Almyran dynamic that is touched upon but never expanded. We don't see Claude shit on as a kid, or as an adult. and Cyril tells us more about Almyra than he does. Instead of paralleling SS VW would have been special if you actually went to Almyra and invaded Fodlan under the banner of Almyra and became an Almyran colony with Byleth having lordship over such colony.
I think that each reunion has it's own benefits. The most emotional is definitely the AM reunion: seeing Dimitri's fall and his trauma is painful, especially if you didn't see it coming. But I also hold a special place for the SS reunion too: losing Edelgard and Hubert and having them fight against you in the war is painful in its own way. Seeing your former student (Edelgard) threaten to kill you if your paths crossed again is pretty chilling. Especially when you reach the Edelgard death scene in SS, where she admits that if anyone had to kill her, she's relieved that it is her former teacher.
When I first play 3H I picked the black eagles before I knew there was 2 routes. I ended up on SS and was actually relieved I lost Hubert and edelgard bc unfortunately they were my 2 worst units. I got really unlucky with them.
Of course VW and AM both get cutscenes of byleth approaching them, and SS gets a cool anime fight scene, but CF gets only a still of edelgard hugging byleth
@@MrSOAP999 I'm aware, all these comments are either that, or commenting on Dimitri: "what must I do to be rid of you?" Edelgard: "how could you joke At a time like this?" Claude: "ey yo teach I got some Mc Donald's, wanna join me?"
Dimitri returned because he is lost, he wants to return to the past. He is hiding. Edelgard returns to reflect. Claude returns because he believes in you. He is the only one that expects teach to be there.
claude - wassup? How ya doin? edelgard(if you side with her) - OMG professor, i'm so happy to see you again! edelgard(if you side against her) - For one of us, this is the end!!! Dimitri - Fuck off!!!
The reunion with Edelgard in Silver Snow shows how much she's holding her feelings back in front of others. The events of Silver Snow and Crimson Flowers are nearly identical leading up to this, the difference is that Edelgard did not have the reassurance that Byleth would be by her side. Even then, she still asks her to join her in Silver Snow, and asks her if she still wants to fight with her in Crimson Flowers. But in SS, she acts cold, and it's clear she's already worked up the resolve to fight Byleth. In Crimson Flowers, she is on the verge of tears from the emotions she lets out, she tells you how difficult it has been
The Claude scene is so much better after Three Hopes. That game showed us Claude at his worst, so seeing him here, full of faith in Byleth, shows how much he grew.
@@MrSOAP999 Sadly, I very-much doubt that. Much as I wish they were animated, the game's already been out for a long time and the DLC is done. Doesn't seem like the sort of thing to spend time and money on when Three Houses already sold extremely well; it's not like updating the cutscenes would really benefit them that much at this point.
as far that i knew or remember, it seem that the Edelgard route was put last in the game, and orginial not plan for the game because of that her route is the shortes and almost(?) the same as the church route
@@DKHZStudio That's actually the complete opposite of what's true. It's been confirmed that Edelgard's route was the first one they worked on, which is probably why it's the only one where they bothered to come up with a branch part-way through. I get the feeling that perhaps the story was meant to have multiple branching points, but they wound up changing it so that the only major decision takes place at the very start. I could be wrong about that last part, though.
Still can't believe Crimson Flower got shafted so hard... It's ALL stills. All of it, bar the final cutscene. There's not even proper context for Byleth's 5 year disappearance! It's a reaction shot of Edelguard and Hubert's character models yelling out in concern before jarringly cutting to the explaination of the 5 years of war immediately after. _There's not even an immediate playable reunion Chapter for the characters!!_ I played BE after my first run in BL because I wanted to do what Dimitri couldn't and understand Edelgard's motivations. I was _not_ ready for the sheer amount of disrespect the game had for her route as a whole. To think that Edel was both pushed as an important if not """true""" main character in the first trailers *and* had the main theme's lyrics sung from her POV only for her to get these absolute scraps in the final game... Disgusting.
CF is the result of a rushed deadline. The reason we don't have a reunion at dawn in CF is because Garreg Mach wasn't abandoned and left for thieves to plunder as Edelgard turned it into the base for the Black Eagle Strike Force after forcing Rhea and the CoS out. As much as I thought CF could have been used as the route where everyone unites to beat the dubstep mole people as Dimitri was the most sane in this route compared to even his own, Claude being Claude, Seteth and Flayn wanted no part in the fighting, it was executed badly. Black Eagle Route as a whole feels like the game's way of saying "You choose wrong, now watch as everyone dies" as everyone can literally die in Silver Snow and the game will not end unless its Byleth who dies
@@MrSOAP999 yeah it really sucks that they'd have a character so front and centre both in and out of game only to treat them like this. Edelgard was the first lord revealed for 3H if I remember right--the first _named character_ even--as well as the person who kicks off the plot of the game. If anything her route should be the MOST special! Like, it wouldn't even matter if her route was shorter (only 18 vs the 21/22 of other routes) or that CF is harder to activate (B Support by a certain date + lose days on an event to unlock her path) if there were some 5 second unique story cutscenes just for Edelgard (the whole lengthy scene with Edel being crowned was great despite being in-game and not animated, why not have more of that?)--but there's barely anything! I can't imagine having been someone who saw Edel pre-launch or on the box and said "Im going for her first!" only to be left spinning as the game jiltedly jumps from event to event and cuts to stills instead of properly explaining itself with a cutscene or extended character dialogue. The poor player might even be tricked into thinking the entire game was like that! For me, though, the dip in development care between BL and BE was jaw dropping.
You actually only need C+ with El to be set on the CF route. Edelgard was revealed first because she was a girl and a cute one and it worked. The only thing I did not like about Edelgard's route is how she still remained secretive even to the BESF. Why not tell them that there are underground mole people and that this war is to unite Fodlan to eliminate them. I am hoping we get a route where all three work together and Edelgard learns to trust people again
@@MrSOAP999 I doubt there will ever be a united route, but yeah the fact that Edel was used as a marketing ploy and then served up scraps in the actual game is kinda sickening. If I were to improve her route I would: 1) have an extra cutscene with Edel as the Flame Emperor sans mask. This is where she would explain her motivations with more emphasis on Rhea's tendancy for executions and the other political conviniences that shape Fodlan in her favor instead of just having a vague explaination of "Rhea = Dragon. Gotta kill her and subjugate the land under the empire. No, I wont explain why". She would also bring up Byleth's past of fleeing the monastery and Jeralt's distrust of Rhea to the forefront, motivating the player to see Rhea more as a villain witholding answers from them. 2) have a cutscene of Byleth getting knocked down the canyon by Rhea with Edel trying to save them and flying into a rage when she can't. This then leads to Edel's successful takeover of the Church but leaves her bitter at the loss of her professor. 3) have a reunion chapter where Byleth runs into soldiers on their way to assassinate Edelgard at the church. Edel and Byleth, after a heartfelt reunion, work to fend off the enemies with the BE class joining in as the chapter progresses, each one being slowly alerted to the assassins and commenting on Byleth's miraculous return. 4) add 1 or 2 extra chapters to the CF route dealing with Edel and Byleth turning against the Slithers and wiping them out instead of having it be a mere note in the Epilogue.
Dimitri's reunion made me feel so bad... to see him depressed, betrayed, with so much hatred, no hope and without and eye... I wanted to hug him so bad
Dimitri's story always breaks my heart and his reunion is really a punch in the gut. You know he's a good kid deep down but all the anger and hatred that he's struggled for years to withhold just consumes him until he becomes this. Claude's reunion personally is my favorite because it feels so genuine to the character. Unlike the other house leaders, he doesn't necessarily need to you make himself a better person or to conquer this inner darkness within him. He sees you as an equal, helping him to make real change without losing their way. Claude is the wind, he's free spirited and curious, and just needs your guidance to blow in the right direction. Golden Deer route will always be my favorite and personal ''golden ending.''
I love how everyone else had a cool video scene and Edelgard had the regular ol chat. Although she did get that cool picture I guess which was wholesome.
I love the transition from well animated, kinda emotional cutscenes to the biggest jank I've seen modern RPG dialogue being delivered well except for CF but that route got the short end of the budget
@@MrSOAP999 I wasn't really talking about the route itself. Like, the route is still one of my favourites, but I was talking about the reunion specifically here.
It's very tragic since Edelgard was probably Byleth's best friend that point due to being the house leader. And the brief fight between them is really cool.
FE3H was my first FE game. Barely saw any ads or anything. I fell in love with the game and it story. I played Blue Lions first, and Dimitri’s story broke me. At the timeskip and seeing him again all I could get out of my mouth was “Dimitri… what happened to you…”
My first playthrough, I chose Black Eagles and only wanted to side with Edelgard. I didn’t know the requirements to unlock Crimson Flower and I ended up crying inside at the Silver Snow reunion 🤣
I did the exact same thing as you. 🤣🤣🤣 Black Eagles was my first house but I didn’t know how to get her path so the fact that I had to part ways with her and those cutscenes made me so sad. 😭
Seeing Dimitri again only to realize he is but a shadow of the man you once knew and Edelgard basiclly on the verge of tears when she sees the Professor again in CF are two of my favorite moments in the game.
It's interesting to see the contrast between the Crimson Flower and Azure Moon reunions. When you meet Dimitri, he's a crazed madman who at first thinks Byleth is a ghost and then acts like he doesn't care she's okay. Edelgard, on the other hand, is overjoyed and embraces Byleth, even though you would think 5 years without him would have caused her to revert back to her Flame Emperor self. Just shows that Dimitri in the last quarter of Azure Moon is not that different from Edelgard in general.
I personally preffer to compare SS and CF, on the first one she is really hostile towards Byleth and is not flinching to attack it yet in CF she is arguably the most over joyed of the lords to be back with her teacher.
I like Claude and dimitri a lot but in the case of rhea and edelgard I have a bit of a problem with how they decide to change fodlon for the better as they see it but I can full support Claude and dimitri the other two are very questionable to me
I adore the Crimson Flower reunion. It's clear in CF more than any other how much Byleth affected Edelgard. It's the only route where her head is still on straight and she values her comrades, sometimes at the expense of ending the war quicker.
Disagree tbh. Edelgard really isn't much different on CF. She lies to the Black Eagles. Hides the truth from them. Keeps secrets. The only difference is that she has Byleth now to fight her battles for her, which means that Byleth was more about her firepower than her advisor.
Completely agreed, out of the different leaders, cfs reunion is so pure, she doesn't simply see you as a tool or with indifference, but as a dear friend and it's wholesome.
"I should've known.. that one day, you would be haunting me as well" "Even though our swords cross as they do now, there's no denying that our chosen paths never will." "Welcome back my teacher. I'm so happy that you're safe" "Ya overslept teach! pretty rude to keep a fella waiting like that, wouldn't you say?"
I know everyone is quite delighted in Claude's scene. Where instead of being cloaked in shadow, he's basking in the light. Of all the characters who needed Byleth's help the most. Claude never struck me as someone who depended on Byleth as much. In all the routes; Claude is able to survive the war or even make allies of the lord you side with. His values and pursuits can join in on the route you select. It's why in my eyes; Claude's story is the least engaging to me. People presume golden deer is.. well, the golden route to save as many people as possible. He has the least amount of baggage to deal with when trying to end his story. While Dimitri and Edelgard's fates hinge on Byleth's involvement. Dimitri; without Byleth is consumed with the desire for revenge and is destined to die to that insatiable bloodlust. Edelgard was destined to die as she is the one who had ignited the war in Fodlan. Rhea's fate is also up to Byleth whether she survives or is killed by their hand. All these characters are tied distinctly to Byleth while Claude can achieve his goals with or without Byleth. All a matter of how or when.
For the silver snow cutscene edelgard is using the sword of seiros, which is kind of ironic since she's fighting the church. I'm doing my azure wind run rn and I was really surprised by how short the reunion scene was especially since I'd saved it for last. Feral Dimitri is great but I miss Claude 😔
Dimitri: GO away you monster your Just a ghost of my pas Edelgard (enemy): looks like i have to kill you for my goals Edelgard (ally): I MISSED YOU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU Claude : yo chief let's get some McDonald's Claude my homie 🗿
I've just finished for second time the blue lions route today, (And before that the golden deer, and one of the black eagles...), seeing this video inspires me to start another route hahaha.
Edelgard, without Byleth, gradually becomes more and more cold and desensitized to the pain she causes. Dimitri, without Byleth, never regains his sanity. Claude, without Byleth, carries on, but is faced with insurmountable challenges. The Church, without Byleth, carries on like they had been. Each route is the best in its own way, because each route has Byleth. Remove Byleth from the equation, and the only one that really has a chance for peace is Claude, but as I said, his challenges may become impossible to defeat without Byleth. Add Byleth to any of them, and they will become the best they possibly could be.
Claude: "I was waiting for you... right here... FOR FIVE YEARS!" Edelgard (SS): "Oh shoot, God does exist-- Um, hi! I have Rhea's sword, yeah, but who cares-- oh screw you too." Edelgard (CF): "Oh wow. Hi." Dmitri: "After five years, I finally see your ghost-- oh, you're still alive... Are you another Gatekeeper-- you're not? Oops. I can explain."
Dimitri: "I'LL KILL HER DO NOT LOOK UPON ME WITH SCORN IN YOUR EYES"
Edelgard (enemy): "Prepare yourself for it is I who will end your path."
Edelgard (ally): "OMG, YOU ARE ALIVE I LOVE YOU I ALMOST LOST YOU I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU-HOU-HOU."
Claude: "ay dowg, knew you'd come back, how was KFC? Did you get something for me?"
The duality of man
MrSOAP999 that KFC was bomb tho
@@mythos6308 fo real, pal!
Byleth to Dimitri: Dude where the hell did all that angst come from?
Byleth to Edelgard (enemy): Oh? You're approaching me?
Byleth to Edelgard (ally): Good to see you too...?
Byleth to Claude: Sorry bro, ate it on the way back.
Stay enjoy in anytim
-claude
Claude's first thought was to get some lunch
Claude is a treasure
Can't start your march to ending racism on an empty stomach lol
@@MrSOAP999 LMAO
Like a Bernie
@@MrSOAP999 YEEEEEAAAAAAHHH!!!
Happy to be a treasure
In the other routes, the house leaders are a bit aggressive or shocked at Byleth coming back. But claude is just like. "Hello there my friend, has been a slight while, but welcome back."
Man even gives you food too
Well probably helps that he knows about Sothis so he knows Byleth didn't just fuck off for 5 years but was in a coma.
@@AxeCrazyAutobot Facts. Claude probably went down there to see if he could spot teach, he probably did but just left them be and tried to deal with things himself. I mean dude becomes a wyvern master after timeskip.
You see, Claude had faith in me, and he always will!
I liked claude the least. Too liberal/progressive for my taste.
As much as people like to joke about, I just love how natural Claude's scene feels, he's genuinely concerned but remains calm, the chemistry seems so real
Claude's self control is impressive
@@MrSOAP999 Yeah, he's a whole lot deeper than most give him credit for
@@wispeon Yes! Finally people are recognizing how great Claude is.
Claude is a true homie
Me and teach are besties
1:12 Dimitri thought Byleth was a ghost, but he realizes she’s real because she isn’t telling him to kill Edelgard
Maybe because her voice actually echoed in that room
Oof. Yeah, you're right. His voices/hallucinations would never say anything as kind as "everything will be ok" or ask what he's talking about.
Edelgard: Sobbing mess
Dimitri: Seeing ghosts
Claude: Haha, sick prank bro
Claud: lighthearted but touching reunion
Dimitri: *pure depression*
Edelgard: still image
One of the many reasons why Silver Snow>>>>>Crimson Flower.
@@DragonForceAnimeReviews hell naw, you don't get to kill god in SS, so 0/10 Crimson Flower is the best route.
@@emadonssongs3442 Rhea ain't even god
@@turtel65 Yeah, she’s Paul and Byleth is Jesus. What about it?
I love the framing of Claude here. He's not bathed in shadow, awaiting a teacher to help guide him to his ideals, but he just needs a partner to help him correct the madness of the world
That's why I think Claude is the best choice to lead Fodlan (and also why he is the only one who can survive all the routes). He is the only one who don't need Byleth. Edelgard needs Byleth to learn how to trust, Dimitri to learn how to deal with his trauma and makes rational decisions. Claude is already sane and he's a genius in strategy. Byleth helps him developping his potential, but that's it.
@@nanalove3819 I think about the routes as representing the passage of time. Blue Lions mostly deal with troubled pasts and their relationships are defined by it. So Dimitri struggles to move forward. The Black Eagles are all about the future. They're all very ambitious (or distinctly unambitious). Edelgard gets so wrapped up in her vision she attempts to reach it through any means, even if it means totally (and amorally?) disrupting the world. CLAUDE, however, is a futurist with a strong understanding of present needs. Sure he wants a cheesey "everyone hold hands and sing" kinda future, but he recognizes the world is not ready for it so suddenly. Most of the deer are simple in their motivation (execpt Lysithea and Marianne who are consumed by the past and future respectively and learn to live in the moment) and diverse in their views. Claude is a leader who loathes sacrifice and would sooner retreat or use some trickery if it means keeping everyone safe. He loves the diversity, and tries to accomidate for everyone even if it means they reach their goals slower. I actually think the golden deer are the most individually flawed and isolated house, but their vibes are so immaculate you'd barely even notice. Claude is the GOAT.
@@ChibiMalzahar never thought about it but that makes sense. I already noticed that Dimitri and BL in general tend to live in the past, never thought about GD and BE though.
@@nanalove3819 Blue Lions = past
Golden Deer = present
Black Eagles = future
I also notice that the biggest fans of each house tend to reflect the ideals of their house. Blue Lions fans focus on what happened in the past without thinking about the future or present, Black Eagles focus on shaping the future without thinking about the present or past, and Golden Deer focuses on the present without thinking too deeply about the past or future. Depending on what people view as most important, is what their favourite house will be.
@@xTwilightWolvesx that explains why GD and Claude are my favorite! And why even if I understand Edelgard ideals I can't bear her method.
However I think Claude still cares a lot about the future (like Edelgard he has a vision for the future). But contrary to Edelgard he refuses to sacrifice the present for the future.
I love how all they symbolize the name of their route while Byleth is the sun. Allow me to explain: Edelgard is a Flower, who needs the sun to blossoms and accomplish her ideals. Dimitri is the Moon, who needs Byleth to shine and become something beautiful. Claude is the Wind, who does not need the sun but can be warmed by it. And Rhea and the Church are the snow, which Byleth, by “melting the snow”, they uncover the secrets from the church and bring a change to Fódlan, like a long winter that has come to an end
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It's actually because of the sun that wind exists. (We could say Claude's more driven/encouraged with the Teach there and becomes a wind of change?)
Excellent analysis
Byleth is the Crest of Flames / Fire Emblem after all.
This is good
Rest in peace to Billy Kametz, the voice of our beloved Noblest of Nobles, Ferdinand von Aegir
Wait, what happened?
@@andrewvisser8210 Ferdinand's va passed away recently from cancer
@@andrewvisser8210 Billy passed away on June 9, 2022 due Colón Cancer
@@WoomyBoomyGG damn..
Rest in peace
I’d like to point out that Dimitri only hallucinates people he believes to be dead. This scene implies that some part of dimitri held on to the hope that Byleth was still alive, and that when he sees Byleth he believes that the last remaining part of hope he had has finally faded.
And his disbelief about them being alive implies he was ready to give up as he had in Silver Snow before he thought they were dead
Not just that, but he hallucinates people he loves, so you can add Byleth to his loved ones.
It warms my heart how Claude never lost faith in his Teach coming back
Wasn't Edelgard has faith too?
notice the lighting in the cutscenes: silver snow edelgard is all dark with no hope of reconciliation; azure moon dimitri is in a dark path however byleth has light to bring him back to try and be better, likely the one who most needs help; verdant wind claude everything is shining, the most reasonable of the three.
Claude was always in the light because he started his day right with breakfast from McDonalds. Jokes aside though, very nice observation about the lighting setting tone for the routes
@@MrSOAP999 Everybody knows that Claude wins into the dawn, that's why he shines that way.
@@LAZERAK47V2 Who are you to say where he wins and don’t wins in the Dawn. Not that he wouldn’t but who said it’s your call.
And Cf is an image lol
@@solgaleooflight8703 Cf you can't see anything because you join Edelgard in the darkness, and it's pretty much the evil route
Claude deadass said “Food first, kick ass later”
My Boy has his priorities straight.
Every other route: A really touching cutscene
Black Eagles: Here have a still image of Edelgard and Byleth hugging :)
*Crimson Flower, there are two black eagle routes
edelgard barely having any cutscenes is an absolute crime 😔
@@johtrio yeah, crimson flower literally has 1 cutscene which plays for the sake of giving them a finishing blow on the final boss
Crimson Flower felt like the best balance between character development and society reformation. Azure Moon and Verdant Wind tend to focus on one or the other.
CF is seriously rushed in both the amount of cutscenes and the route in general. I don't really like the route myself, but it's still a shame that it's lower quality than the others.
Hilda: who's idea was to start a fight with bandits?
Byleth: Blame it on Claude.
That's what happens when you don't have your McMuffin and Claude didn't feel like sharing that night
Uhhh...
He’s just practicing for later
Dimitri: WHY ARE YOU HAUNTING ME?!?
Edelgard: you've returned! Now we can win the war!
Claude: You want some Chicken?
Notice that claudes is the only one where byleth has a genuine smile, in all others its either the usual stoic expression or a face of sadness in Dimitris case
Silver Snow you can see a hint of disappointment and anger at Edelgard
@@MrSOAP999 I always took that as byleths normal stoic expression but yeah I see it
Verdant Wind was my first route and I had the biggest, dorkiest smile on my face to see a 23-year-old Claude in the Goddess Tower, awaiting my return to put an end to the war. This game really makes the war phase feel like a special all-or-nothing type deal
saaaaaaaaaaaaaaame man
Claude is the embodiment of “other guys’ll feed you lies, but I’ll feed you Mickey D’s!”
Macca's*
Claude is a manipulator though.
@@Hodaris_DarlinLies all lies!
He's feeding us Mickey Mouse's Dick!?!?!?
Dimitri’s reunion is the most emotional by far.
Chris Hackney's voice work sold Dimitri for me
I disagree. The Silver Snow one was the most emotional for me, at least.
Mostly because I felt so guilty going against Edelgard...
He was my first play through
@@sournote8610 guilty? Shes the biggest bit** in gaming history 😂
In my OPINION Dimitri's route has the most emotional story
7:36 *OH NO HE'S HOT*
They're all hot tho
He is honestly really adorable and attractive in that scene 💛
Dimitri loses his humanity and regains it. Even though Eldegard isn't initially responsible for it, her actions cause Byleths slumber. She starts a world war. This ultimately leads to Dimitri suffering through years of loss, betrayal and killing. All alone. Very rarely is a character with mental illness well represented or explained in anime.
I'm not sure if I am right about this but Three Houses is probably the first Fire Emblem that portrays one of the main lord's anguish, betrayal, and the cost of war. In every past FE, the main lord just suffered depression for one chapter then went right back to criting things. Chrom for instance should have been unsupportable or even had angry lines for at least two chapter's after a certain character's death
*interesting maneuver*
@@MrSOAP999 genealogy had sigurd fighting a war he shouldn't have, which ended with his death, but not before showing his wife married to his once thought friend
The anguish he felt at that moment must have been crushing, although it all ended as quickly with Valflame roasting him
It's not a world war.
You return after a 5-year coma and Claude be like "Welcome back lets stop these thieves then pick up some cheese fries dat sound good to you?"
Kinda late but I like that even though Edelgard draws her sword ready to kill him it isn't until she takes the first step forward that Byleth actually draws his. (I love those little details that actually tells us a lot about a character)
I played the Golden Deer Route first. It made me happy to see the face of a friend long gone. And then I played the Blue Lion Route. It made me so sad, to see the happiness of Claude and then switch to the depressive episode of Dimitri.
The duality of man
Dimitri and Claude are the best ;- ;
Dimitri made me cry when byleth found him. My poor baby 😭.
Claude made me feel warm from his reunion.
The best boys!
I know other people have said it already, but damn... the reunion with Dimitri is still the most emotional and heartbreaking. To see that he's become a husk of who he used to be? Consumed by hatred and emotional turmoil? It hurts, man 😭
He needs all the hugs
7:41 That smile from Byleth melted my heart T_T. Claude is the hero Byleth deserves.
I never noticed her dorky little smile lmao that's so cute
Claude is really the best boi...
All memes aside yes he is
@@MrSOAP999 Oh, hey, it's you again lol
Nah. Dmitri is the tear jerker and really, the best path.
Dimitri needs the biggest hug
@@AddamSolo my sister would agree with you
The framing of the sun excellently shows where the leaders are and how seeing Byleth affects them. Dimitri is in the shadows and only when the professor shows up does the sun hit him. Much like his hope as come through again, even if his darkness covers most of it. Edelgard is completely in darkness with only the light from the moon and stars. There is a small chance to reconnect but like the rise and setting of the sun, old friends are lost and new ones are gained. Then finally Claude is standing in the sunlight. He hopes he can win the war and knows that to do so, he must use the hope and lessons he learn from Byleth. When they arive, Claude knows he can win and seize his destiny and fulfill his dream. This moment is my all time favorite cutscenes from any Fire Emblem games.
Someone pointed out months back that unlike other routes, in Silver Snow there is no light because Byleth's return does not bring hope or light to Edelgard, only death and darkness
@@MrSOAP999 nice I like that
Claude is the best.. the feel is like "there is still hope" golden deer is the true rute for me.
Too bad it rips off silver snow.
@@loserinasuit7880 it does what silver snow does, but much better imo.
@@arn4775 No it doesn't, nothing about Claude's route is special or intelligent. The so called master tactician doesn't do anything incredibly smart or unique. His ideas exactly mirror Seteth's in terms of allies and battle strategy (minus the Almyrans but it's not like they actually do anything vital.) Claude supposedly doesn't want to rile up pro Imperial members of the Alliance but you don't see political strategy or unique strikes within the alliance. They just talk to Gloucester then take the bridge which would rile up Imperials and Imp supporters anyway. The only reason they don't use Leicester colors for the flag is because SS. But your men still fly Leicester colors anyway so Claude's flag argument goes to shit. Almost nothing about VW shows Claude's tactical strength without it being ripped from SS.
@@loserinasuit7880 Yes, you're not wrong. All of my reasons for liking VW are purely subjective. I really liked Golden Deers cast of characters and Claude's ultimate goal was one I could get behind. Silver Snow just felt really bland in comparison and none of the fights were that memorable. In terms of Edelgard, crimson flower was a lot more enjoyable, even though it was shorter and somewhat unfinished, just because playing as the "villain" was an interesting take.
@@arn4775 All of the fights save Nemesis in VW are in SS. You can't tell me that the base TWSITD live in or the lances of light aren't memorable moments. And you cannot credit VW because SS was written first. The cast also has nothing to do with the plot they presented to players. For a master tactician his plan is worse than Seteth's in regards to assaulting Edelgard's palace. The route is underdone and arguably only saved by the Almyran dynamic that is touched upon but never expanded. We don't see Claude shit on as a kid, or as an adult. and Cyril tells us more about Almyra than he does. Instead of paralleling SS VW would have been special if you actually went to Almyra and invaded Fodlan under the banner of Almyra and became an Almyran colony with Byleth having lordship over such colony.
I think that each reunion has it's own benefits. The most emotional is definitely the AM reunion: seeing Dimitri's fall and his trauma is painful, especially if you didn't see it coming. But I also hold a special place for the SS reunion too: losing Edelgard and Hubert and having them fight against you in the war is painful in its own way. Seeing your former student (Edelgard) threaten to kill you if your paths crossed again is pretty chilling. Especially when you reach the Edelgard death scene in SS, where she admits that if anyone had to kill her, she's relieved that it is her former teacher.
When I first play 3H I picked the black eagles before I knew there was 2 routes. I ended up on SS and was actually relieved I lost Hubert and edelgard bc unfortunately they were my 2 worst units. I got really unlucky with them.
@@Daydream_N
Ouch lol. Edelgard and Hubert are such good units, that's really unlucky.
Of course VW and AM both get cutscenes of byleth approaching them, and SS gets a cool anime fight scene, but CF gets only a still of edelgard hugging byleth
Your not the only one in this comment section displeased
@@MrSOAP999 I'm aware, all these comments are either that, or commenting on
Dimitri: "what must I do to be rid of you?"
Edelgard: "how could you joke At a time like this?"
Claude: "ey yo teach I got some Mc Donald's, wanna join me?"
Is it bad that I really like the image? The lack of cutscenes is sad but I still really like the picture.
@@heavydonkeykong5190 oh believe me I love the still image, it's just not as good as a cutscene
The art was well done, its just a shame it wasn't animated due to deadline approaching
Dimitri looking like a secret dark souls boss
Oh Lordy, he's already terrifying when he initiates combat with Atrocity. As a Soulsborne boss, Dimitri would be an absolute nightmare.
Dimitri in Dark souls would snap your neck like the dude at 0:10
Fire Emblem Souls... i'd be down for that crossover xD
Dimitri returned because he is lost, he wants to return to the past. He is hiding.
Edelgard returns to reflect.
Claude returns because he believes in you. He is the only one that expects teach to be there.
claude - wassup? How ya doin?
edelgard(if you side with her) - OMG professor, i'm so happy to see you again!
edelgard(if you side against her) - For one of us, this is the end!!!
Dimitri - Fuck off!!!
Walking up those stairs for the first time to see claude was an amazing feeling.
The reunion with Edelgard in Silver Snow shows how much she's holding her feelings back in front of others. The events of Silver Snow and Crimson Flowers are nearly identical leading up to this, the difference is that Edelgard did not have the reassurance that Byleth would be by her side. Even then, she still asks her to join her in Silver Snow, and asks her if she still wants to fight with her in Crimson Flowers. But in SS, she acts cold, and it's clear she's already worked up the resolve to fight Byleth. In Crimson Flowers, she is on the verge of tears from the emotions she lets out, she tells you how difficult it has been
LET'S ALL WISH OUR FAVORITE ONE EYED BOAR PRINCE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (even though it is very past)
Happy late birthday my best boi Dimitri
Happy birthday
The Claude scene is so much better after Three Hopes. That game showed us Claude at his worst, so seeing him here, full of faith in Byleth, shows how much he grew.
It saddens me that they wouldn’t even animate Edelgard’s cutscenes...
If enough people make noise about it, IS might do it
@@MrSOAP999 Sadly, I very-much doubt that. Much as I wish they were animated, the game's already been out for a long time and the DLC is done. Doesn't seem like the sort of thing to spend time and money on when Three Houses already sold extremely well; it's not like updating the cutscenes would really benefit them that much at this point.
as far that i knew or remember, it seem that the Edelgard route was put last in the game, and orginial not plan for the game because of that her route is the shortes and almost(?) the same as the church route
@@DKHZStudio That's actually the complete opposite of what's true. It's been confirmed that Edelgard's route was the first one they worked on, which is probably why it's the only one where they bothered to come up with a branch part-way through. I get the feeling that perhaps the story was meant to have multiple branching points, but they wound up changing it so that the only major decision takes place at the very start. I could be wrong about that last part, though.
@@GoldLight73
Actually, they confirmed that the Church Route is the first thing they worked on.
Still can't believe Crimson Flower got shafted so hard... It's ALL stills. All of it, bar the final cutscene. There's not even proper context for Byleth's 5 year disappearance! It's a reaction shot of Edelguard and Hubert's character models yelling out in concern before jarringly cutting to the explaination of the 5 years of war immediately after. _There's not even an immediate playable reunion Chapter for the characters!!_ I played BE after my first run in BL because I wanted to do what Dimitri couldn't and understand Edelgard's motivations. I was _not_ ready for the sheer amount of disrespect the game had for her route as a whole. To think that Edel was both pushed as an important if not """true""" main character in the first trailers *and* had the main theme's lyrics sung from her POV only for her to get these absolute scraps in the final game... Disgusting.
CF is the result of a rushed deadline. The reason we don't have a reunion at dawn in CF is because Garreg Mach wasn't abandoned and left for thieves to plunder as Edelgard turned it into the base for the Black Eagle Strike Force after forcing Rhea and the CoS out. As much as I thought CF could have been used as the route where everyone unites to beat the dubstep mole people as Dimitri was the most sane in this route compared to even his own, Claude being Claude, Seteth and Flayn wanted no part in the fighting, it was executed badly. Black Eagle Route as a whole feels like the game's way of saying "You choose wrong, now watch as everyone dies" as everyone can literally die in Silver Snow and the game will not end unless its Byleth who dies
@@MrSOAP999 yeah it really sucks that they'd have a character so front and centre both in and out of game only to treat them like this. Edelgard was the first lord revealed for 3H if I remember right--the first _named character_ even--as well as the person who kicks off the plot of the game. If anything her route should be the MOST special! Like, it wouldn't even matter if her route was shorter (only 18 vs the 21/22 of other routes) or that CF is harder to activate (B Support by a certain date + lose days on an event to unlock her path) if there were some 5 second unique story cutscenes just for Edelgard (the whole lengthy scene with Edel being crowned was great despite being in-game and not animated, why not have more of that?)--but there's barely anything! I can't imagine having been someone who saw Edel pre-launch or on the box and said "Im going for her first!" only to be left spinning as the game jiltedly jumps from event to event and cuts to stills instead of properly explaining itself with a cutscene or extended character dialogue. The poor player might even be tricked into thinking the entire game was like that! For me, though, the dip in development care between BL and BE was jaw dropping.
You actually only need C+ with El to be set on the CF route. Edelgard was revealed first because she was a girl and a cute one and it worked. The only thing I did not like about Edelgard's route is how she still remained secretive even to the BESF. Why not tell them that there are underground mole people and that this war is to unite Fodlan to eliminate them. I am hoping we get a route where all three work together and Edelgard learns to trust people again
@@MrSOAP999 I doubt there will ever be a united route, but yeah the fact that Edel was used as a marketing ploy and then served up scraps in the actual game is kinda sickening. If I were to improve her route I would:
1) have an extra cutscene with Edel as the Flame Emperor sans mask. This is where she would explain her motivations with more emphasis on Rhea's tendancy for executions and the other political conviniences that shape Fodlan in her favor instead of just having a vague explaination of "Rhea = Dragon. Gotta kill her and subjugate the land under the empire. No, I wont explain why". She would also bring up Byleth's past of fleeing the monastery and Jeralt's distrust of Rhea to the forefront, motivating the player to see Rhea more as a villain witholding answers from them.
2) have a cutscene of Byleth getting knocked down the canyon by Rhea with Edel trying to save them and flying into a rage when she can't. This then leads to Edel's successful takeover of the Church but leaves her bitter at the loss of her professor.
3) have a reunion chapter where Byleth runs into soldiers on their way to assassinate Edelgard at the church. Edel and Byleth, after a heartfelt reunion, work to fend off the enemies with the BE class joining in as the chapter progresses, each one being slowly alerted to the assassins and commenting on Byleth's miraculous return.
4) add 1 or 2 extra chapters to the CF route dealing with Edel and Byleth turning against the Slithers and wiping them out instead of having it be a mere note in the Epilogue.
Considering she's the antagonist of the game her route probably wasn't planned at first.
It might be because I played BL first but omg dimitri. My boy....
Dimitri is a good boy
Dimitri really does have the most care put into his story.
It does hit close because his trauma is relatable
Claude: "What's with that surprised look, my friend?"
Byleth: "How the fuck are you so tall"
Dimitri's reunion made me feel so bad... to see him depressed, betrayed, with so much hatred, no hope and without and eye... I wanted to hug him so bad
Claude's like "Eyyyy bro, wassup? You get your beauty rest?"
"Now have an Egg Garreg MacMuffin to get your day started!" -Claude
@@MrSOAP999 A GarrEGG MACHmuffin, if you will
All day breakfast at Garreg MachDonalds! *no crusty old men or dubstep mole people allowed
The Professor really was alive all that time... i... I need a hug...
You deserve all the hugs my boy!
@@MrSOAP999 Thank you... I have been slaughtering so many for years... all of it has been a blur.
@@dimitrialexandreblaiddyd8246 The voices of the dead will no longer haunt you. The people have been awaiting your return
@@MrSOAP999 is it really ok, for someone like me- as blood stained as my hands are... to live this life...?
@@dimitrialexandreblaiddyd8246 You must live for what you believe in.
0:56 nobles don’t cry, I am not crying Caspar is just splashing water on people in the dining hall...
I need a noble handkerchief
Let it out, sometimes its better to be a Ferdinand von Crier
he is allowed to be a Ferdinand Von Lier aswell
You need to become Ferdinand Von Inspired!
Dimitri's story always breaks my heart and his reunion is really a punch in the gut. You know he's a good kid deep down but all the anger and hatred that he's struggled for years to withhold just consumes him until he becomes this. Claude's reunion personally is my favorite because it feels so genuine to the character. Unlike the other house leaders, he doesn't necessarily need to you make himself a better person or to conquer this inner darkness within him. He sees you as an equal, helping him to make real change without losing their way. Claude is the wind, he's free spirited and curious, and just needs your guidance to blow in the right direction. Golden Deer route will always be my favorite and personal ''golden ending.''
Oh lord I didn't notice Byleth actually smiles when seeing Claude
"What's with that surprised look my friend?"
Claude: did you go to Arby's without me fr?
Byleth: I was literally in a magic coma for 5 years, Claude.
Claude: Answer the question.
In Byleth's defense, that magic coma was because of Arby having the meats
"that's not your lying face" Claude is either memeing or he seriously found a way to determine Byleths emotions
I love when Edel blushes when Byleth tells her that he's been asleep for this long. All the scenes are very good. FH TH is a great game.
It’s actually been five years now.
Claude: I am stuffed!
Dimitri: I am dead.
I love how everyone else had a cool video scene and Edelgard had the regular ol chat. Although she did get that cool picture I guess which was wholesome.
This might be me being a hopeless romantic but I don't think Edelgard could ever kill Byleth. Her love for him (or her) is too great in my opinion.
Blue lion's plot is the best path
I love the transition from well animated, kinda emotional cutscenes to the biggest jank I've seen modern RPG dialogue being delivered
well except for CF but that route got the short end of the budget
I never expected this to get so much love for all the House Leaders meeting Professor again
Don't ask why, but I adore the Silver Snow Reunion. Much more impactful than the other three to me.
If it wasn't for the Final Boss being how it was in Silver Snow it would have been good
@@MrSOAP999 I wasn't really talking about the route itself. Like, the route is still one of my favourites, but I was talking about the reunion specifically here.
Your actually one of the few people I've come across who likes Silver Snow. What was it about the route you liked?
It's very tragic since Edelgard was probably Byleth's best friend that point due to being the house leader. And the brief fight between them is really cool.
Not to mention Edelgard has a crush on you
FE3H was my first FE game. Barely saw any ads or anything. I fell in love with the game and it story. I played Blue Lions first, and Dimitri’s story broke me. At the timeskip and seeing him again all I could get out of my mouth was “Dimitri… what happened to you…”
Oh Dimitri...
You poor, broken man...
Dimitri will always be the best boi
Fight me fools
Dimitri is the best boi
It's Claude all the way for me. But Dimitri is a close second. And then Rhea.
I won't fight you, but I will fight WITH you!
@@jordanfitzmaurice6658 Yeah team blue lions
have you seem raphael? he's THE nicest person in the entire cast
My first playthrough, I chose Black Eagles and only wanted to side with Edelgard. I didn’t know the requirements to unlock Crimson Flower and I ended up crying inside at the Silver Snow reunion 🤣
I did the exact same thing as you. 🤣🤣🤣 Black Eagles was my first house but I didn’t know how to get her path so the fact that I had to part ways with her and those cutscenes made me so sad. 😭
Seeing Dimitri again only to realize he is but a shadow of the man you once knew and
Edelgard basiclly on the verge of tears when she sees the Professor again in CF are two of my favorite moments in the game.
It's interesting to see the contrast between the Crimson Flower and Azure Moon reunions. When you meet Dimitri, he's a crazed madman who at first thinks Byleth is a ghost and then acts like he doesn't care she's okay. Edelgard, on the other hand, is overjoyed and embraces Byleth, even though you would think 5 years without him would have caused her to revert back to her Flame Emperor self. Just shows that Dimitri in the last quarter of Azure Moon is not that different from Edelgard in general.
In a way they all missed they're teacher and it makes it sadder you can't save them all
I personally preffer to compare SS and CF, on the first one she is really hostile towards Byleth and is not flinching to attack it yet in CF she is arguably the most over joyed of the lords to be back with her teacher.
I like Claude and dimitri a lot but in the case of rhea and edelgard I have a bit of a problem with how they decide to change fodlon for the better as they see it but I can full support Claude and dimitri the other two are very questionable to me
Technically siding with Rhea doesn’t change much of anything, Byleth just takes her place
To this day, Dimitri's story probably hits me the hardest *(tho SS has a special place)*
Claude was so casual about it as if we hadn't gone missing for five years.. ah.. this man..
Ralof: Hey, you. You're finally awake.
Byleth: 👁👄👁
Honestly Dimitri's feels like the only one that really fits the music
The reunion with Dimitri genuinely made me cry
Never noticed that the theme, that plays when you fight your former friends, is based on 3:30 as it is called Paths that will never cross
My boy byleth really just kept up with the leader of the empire after sleeping for 5 years dam
Everyone’s talking about Byleth’s smile for Claude but the way she frowns at 1:32 is absolutely killing me😭
I adore the Crimson Flower reunion. It's clear in CF more than any other how much Byleth affected Edelgard. It's the only route where her head is still on straight and she values her comrades, sometimes at the expense of ending the war quicker.
Disagree tbh. Edelgard really isn't much different on CF. She lies to the Black Eagles. Hides the truth from them. Keeps secrets. The only difference is that she has Byleth now to fight her battles for her, which means that Byleth was more about her firepower than her advisor.
Completely agreed, out of the different leaders, cfs reunion is so pure, she doesn't simply see you as a tool or with indifference, but as a dear friend and it's wholesome.
Crimson Flower is the most rushed and not fully fleshed out route in the game, and yet I love it the most
"I should've known.. that one day, you would be haunting me as well"
"Even though our swords cross as they do now, there's no denying that our chosen paths never will."
"Welcome back my teacher. I'm so happy that you're safe"
"Ya overslept teach! pretty rude to keep a fella waiting like that, wouldn't you say?"
Dmitri's one still makes me tear up
I know everyone is quite delighted in Claude's scene. Where instead of being cloaked in shadow, he's basking in the light. Of all the characters who needed Byleth's help the most. Claude never struck me as someone who depended on Byleth as much. In all the routes; Claude is able to survive the war or even make allies of the lord you side with. His values and pursuits can join in on the route you select.
It's why in my eyes; Claude's story is the least engaging to me. People presume golden deer is.. well, the golden route to save as many people as possible. He has the least amount of baggage to deal with when trying to end his story. While Dimitri and Edelgard's fates hinge on Byleth's involvement. Dimitri; without Byleth is consumed with the desire for revenge and is destined to die to that insatiable bloodlust. Edelgard was destined to die as she is the one who had ignited the war in Fodlan. Rhea's fate is also up to Byleth whether she survives or is killed by their hand. All these characters are tied distinctly to Byleth while Claude can achieve his goals with or without Byleth. All a matter of how or when.
Byleth: returns
Me: visibly confused
Dimitri: Why are you hunting me now?
Edelgard: You're alive? But how?
Claude: Good sleep? Want some dinner?
Claude: Ayo I got some McRibs Teach you want?
Now imagine if they never showed a timeskip in the trailers, and you pick the blue lions route.
El learned some hair styling from Princess Leia I see
For the silver snow cutscene edelgard is using the sword of seiros, which is kind of ironic since she's fighting the church.
I'm doing my azure wind run rn and I was really surprised by how short the reunion scene was especially since I'd saved it for last. Feral Dimitri is great but I miss Claude 😔
They did Edelgard dirty here. Here route is short, rushed, incomplete, and doesn't even a a dedicated cutscene.
I love Claude such a homie
Still cant believe crimson flower got such weak treatment
That is what happens in developer crunch time
I like the detail of the bodies of the imperial soldiers in azure moon.
Dimitri killed them all
Dimitri: GO away you monster your Just a ghost of my pas
Edelgard (enemy): looks like i have to kill you for my goals
Edelgard (ally): I MISSED YOU SO MUCH I LOVE YOU
Claude : yo chief let's get some McDonald's
Claude my homie 🗿
Claude: Also teach we kept the Minecraft realm going while you were gone. Hope you love the progress!
Edelgard being upset byleth went missing during the war she started: well if it isn't the consequences of my own actions.
Claude be like "Can't end racism on an empty stomach," LETS GOOO
Dimitri's scene just hits like a semi full of bricks
I've just finished for second time the blue lions route today, (And before that the golden deer, and one of the black eagles...), seeing this video inspires me to start another route hahaha.
Dimitri won me over I'm loyal to the blues.
BLUE LION GANG!
i like Claude. he feel like he good friend
If a friend is willing to share his McDonalds with you after you wake up from a 5 year power nap, that is a true friend!
Edelgard, without Byleth, gradually becomes more and more cold and desensitized to the pain she causes.
Dimitri, without Byleth, never regains his sanity.
Claude, without Byleth, carries on, but is faced with insurmountable challenges.
The Church, without Byleth, carries on like they had been.
Each route is the best in its own way, because each route has Byleth. Remove Byleth from the equation, and the only one that really has a chance for peace is Claude, but as I said, his challenges may become impossible to defeat without Byleth.
Add Byleth to any of them, and they will become the best they possibly could be.
Claude is like
Ayo my friend Glad to see you're okay
Let's then go to KFC
Claude: "I was waiting for you... right here... FOR FIVE YEARS!"
Edelgard (SS): "Oh shoot, God does exist-- Um, hi! I have Rhea's sword, yeah, but who cares-- oh screw you too."
Edelgard (CF): "Oh wow. Hi."
Dmitri: "After five years, I finally see your ghost-- oh, you're still alive... Are you another Gatekeeper-- you're not? Oops. I can explain."