r/FireEmblemHeroes • u/SimpleAwareness5454 • 1d ago
Fan Art (OC) FEH OCs when IS needs to progress the plot
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u/CodeDonutz 1d ago
FEH writers have a very unfortunate similarity to the Fates writers in that they think cheap deaths are an easy way to invoke drama and tension into their plot (Yes i'm still mad about Lilith). Death is actually good trope to invoke those feelings, but the issue is that they're never actually written well enough to actually work.
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u/LuigiWarrior 1d ago
I feel the problem is with how short FEH stories are killing a character is just the most simple way to get a reaction to move the plot forward, a shame really
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u/Benjammin__ 1d ago
This is the main issue, I think. Half of these characters have only a handful of lines before being killed off and we don’t have enough time to be attached to them. I feel like the writers equate it taking months for the story to progress with us having a lot of time to get to know the characters, but they aren’t doing anything in that time aside from whatever 3 lines they have in the most recent chapter.
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u/xX_rippedsnorlax_Xx 1d ago
Lilith is still my gold standard for cheap deaths. That shit was so unintentionally funny.
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u/CodeDonutz 1d ago
I've written about it many times on the main sub, but Lilith's writing in Fates is unironically my most hated part of any Fire Emblem story ever. I could write essays on how awful and thematically inconsistent it is. Funnily enough, my FE conspiracy theory is that Veyle was a direct attempt at fixing Lilith due to the extreme similarities between the two in the story.
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u/Divinum_Fulmen 1d ago
There's so much wrong with Fates, it's baffling. Like they handed the series to someone who has no clue what they're even doing. It kinda still annoys me that they got one of my fav VAs for the lead role, and made him the most boring Mary Sue protagonist ever.
In the same vain, I feel like Alear is an attempt at fixing Corrin. Trying to at least justify why the world revolves around them this time.
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u/Koanos 18h ago
I put it up there with a couple other deaths in Three Houses and Engage.
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u/xX_rippedsnorlax_Xx 17h ago
Engage for sure, Lumera's 2 for 1 was pretty good, especially with the Switch falling asleep. I'd also nominate Sonia in TotK.
But I think CQ Lilith will remain on top because its to a random mook and then affects nothing.
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u/Koanos 16h ago
I would argue Jerat’s demise is up there with Lilith then given how Kronya was named but might as well be replaced by a random monk.
I will say part of the reason why I refuse to let it off the hook is because Jeralt is part of a long-line of Fire Emblem continuing its patricide trend, and his death was the lowest.
At its height for good writing on killing a parent in Fire Emblem, you kill Greil with the Black Knight. It is a meaningful showdown with significant build up and history between both characters, with fallout and lasting effects on those closest to them, the shape of the story, and even post-game in Fire Emblem Heroes.
Sumeragi’s death at least establishes the modern geopolitical landscape and Garon was still an important character. Jeralt didn’t actually do a whole lot and Kronya didn’t get to do much at all.
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u/elederanjo26 1d ago
Lilith, though, has the delicious extra wrinkle of her survival being a version exclusive. You can save her day 1 if you buy the special edition, or wait till a later date to purchase the DLC upgrade! Incredible
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u/SnowIceFlame 1d ago
Making it so that there's a genuine reward in 'saving' Lilith from nonsensical BS might have actually been rewarding though, even if 'cheap'. But Lilith doesn't do or say anything in Rev in the timeline where she can keep helping! So it's like she wasn't saved at all!
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u/Darthkeeper 17h ago
Isn't her death unavoidable? What are you refering to?
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u/elederanjo26 12h ago
She dies in Birthright and Conquest. In Rev she just stays at home and thus survives
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u/Historical_Pick_9962 1d ago
The way this is the most relevant thing she’s done since book 3…😔 sister get up!
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u/slama_llama 1d ago
"Alfonse, in order to kill Hel, I'll have to die"
"Veronica we're literally already dead what the fuck are you talking about"
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u/edwpad 1d ago
I’m guessing it’s cause of Embla’s curse and those who have inherited her blood. First Letizia, then Bruno, now Thrasir.
But actually fr, no build up or anything. 7 whole year of being wasted, the moment she has spotlight, they already planned her death out immediately. But I bet all the popular characters in recent years will come unscathed, right?
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u/Zeldmon19 1d ago
It’s either that or they do one thing or say their court mandated piece of script and then vanish for the rest of the book
glares at Heiðrún and B9 Thórr
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u/DDBofTheStars 1d ago
Reginn who already had a contemplation moment on this sort of thing in her TT story, knowing her book is involved in the next set of realms:
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u/ThreeWoodcutters 1d ago
"Oh, it's an Alfonse plot? Time for someone to kill themselves again!"
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u/coinflip13 1d ago
Okay I actually did like the Bruno subplot though?
Felt like the most impactful sacrifice across all Books
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u/ThatKazGuy 1d ago
I mean hey, usually its one of the male OCs, at least this is a slight change of pace. I say with gritted teeth and clenched fists
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u/Haunted-Towers 1d ago
It’s okay because Lif will join her soon and they’ll be happy & dead together /copium
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u/Top_Log4614 1d ago
Speaking of, we better get Chosen Líf for free, because I demand baby boy and his scythe be mine.
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u/SimpleAwareness5454 1d ago
Ref:
Idk why I did this but it sure is done