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Edelgard
The single most contentious character in the entire Fire Emblem series. One I believe is worthy of criticism, but also one whose actions and their context are distorted to fir a narrative. This will be long, but I hope this gives a clearer picture to who she is.
Edelgard
The single most contentious character in the entire Fire Emblem series. One I believe is worthy of criticism, but also one whose actions and their context are distorted to fir a narrative. This will be long, but I hope this gives a clearer picture to who she is.
She should have talked to someone:
1.Her Siblings are all dead or insane
2.her father is powerless to stop corruption
3.TWSITD have raised her as a weapon
4.both the Kingdom and Alliance are incredibly corrupt
5. The Church historically has allowed the corruption to flourish
1.Her Siblings are all dead or insane
2.her father is powerless to stop corruption
3.TWSITD have raised her as a weapon
4.both the Kingdom and Alliance are incredibly corrupt
5. The Church historically has allowed the corruption to flourish
Lets elaborate. From a young age Edelgard was robbed of her family, tortured and turned into a pawn for someone else. Meanwhile the Kingdom was suppressing two sovereign nations and the Alliance assassinating nobles to perpetuate the Almyran conflicts.
Her Father lost all his power due to attempting to suppress the corruption of the nobles, leading to 6 nobles rising up against him taking all the power in the empire. Under this rule, Brigid was forced to comply under strict imperial rule.
The Crest system isn't that bad:
Hanneman lost his sister to Marital abuse
Dorothea was tossed out, declared as a bastard
Miklan was disinherited completely
Sylvain is seen as an object rather than a person
Mercedes and Ingrid are constantly being married off to opportunistic men
Hanneman lost his sister to Marital abuse
Dorothea was tossed out, declared as a bastard
Miklan was disinherited completely
Sylvain is seen as an object rather than a person
Mercedes and Ingrid are constantly being married off to opportunistic men
Linhardt is being forced into a line of work he is uninterested in
Mannuela is no longer seen as desirable and she has no crest to fall back on, meaning she lost the field of work she loved
Bernadetta was abused constantly by her father
Marianne is constantly shunned by rumors of
Mannuela is no longer seen as desirable and she has no crest to fall back on, meaning she lost the field of work she loved
Bernadetta was abused constantly by her father
Marianne is constantly shunned by rumors of
her heritage
Leonie has to work much harder than everyone else to afford the same privileges due to her lack of income
Lorenz is raised from a very young age to see others as lesser than himself
Lysithea was tortured and experimented upon and people still want to use her for
Leonie has to work much harder than everyone else to afford the same privileges due to her lack of income
Lorenz is raised from a very young age to see others as lesser than himself
Lysithea was tortured and experimented upon and people still want to use her for
political gain
And that doesn't count the NPCs that mention assassinations, their villages being decimated by noble forces, and other horrid things. Saying "this system works" is dishonest and ignore the horrors within fodlan.
So what about the Kingdom? how is it corrupt?
And that doesn't count the NPCs that mention assassinations, their villages being decimated by noble forces, and other horrid things. Saying "this system works" is dishonest and ignore the horrors within fodlan.
So what about the Kingdom? how is it corrupt?
Tradition: The Traditions of the Kingdom
1. View children with crests as bargaining chips
2. Views those without as lesser
3. holds men to an unwavering sense of loyalty based only on one's station
4. Holds men to an unrelenting honor system that tears apart families
1. View children with crests as bargaining chips
2. Views those without as lesser
3. holds men to an unwavering sense of loyalty based only on one's station
4. Holds men to an unrelenting honor system that tears apart families
5. Holds men to an honor system that allows for the justification of subjugating two sovereign nations based on minor squabbles our outright hearsay.
but What of the Alliance? how are they Corrupt?
but What of the Alliance? how are they Corrupt?
The Alliance:
1. Has the same Noble superiority
2. has frequent power struggles leading to underhanded assassinations
3. Constantly reignites feuds with Almyra due to the unwillingness of many to see them as people
So what can we gather from all of this?
1. Has the same Noble superiority
2. has frequent power struggles leading to underhanded assassinations
3. Constantly reignites feuds with Almyra due to the unwillingness of many to see them as people
So what can we gather from all of this?
Why would Edelgard trust ANYONE with her thoughts on the world? Why would she tell anyone about them? With her powers stripped away, in the halls of the Church, with alliance, Kingdom, and Imperial representatives that ALL would have reasons to see you ousted?with TWSITD watching
her moves. She HAS to work in secret. Her Uncle essentially rules the Empire and she can't trust anyone aside from a VERY select few.
Ok but why start a war?
Simple. There is no way to eliminate such a system, rally the Empire against the nobility, retake power, and diminish the
Ok but why start a war?
Simple. There is no way to eliminate such a system, rally the Empire against the nobility, retake power, and diminish the
influence the crests have on politics in a peaceful manner within her lifetime without having her intentions exposed and her disposed of, killing her goals.
But wouldn't the nobles have all their power still? No they were stripped of it and put under house arrest.
But wouldn't the nobles have all their power still? No they were stripped of it and put under house arrest.
Wow she must be a tyrant for taking all that power. No, in each ending she uses her power to better the world she builds and steps down from power having the people elect a new one. "wouldn't the nobles just use their money and influence?" No because that was suppressed already.
"wow a meritocracy". That ignores the Constance support where she describes a democratically elected office.
What about Brigid? Sovereignty is restored and becomes a ally of the Empire.
What about Duscur, Sreng, and Almyra. All the Nobles who perpetuated the conflicts and
What about Brigid? Sovereignty is restored and becomes a ally of the Empire.
What about Duscur, Sreng, and Almyra. All the Nobles who perpetuated the conflicts and
subjugation there were stripped of their power.
What about Sothis. Sothis never once sided against Byleth in CF, and assuming she would ignores how the Church of Seiros's religion was founded by Seiros not Sothis. She has not stake in the conflict one way or the other.
What about Sothis. Sothis never once sided against Byleth in CF, and assuming she would ignores how the Church of Seiros's religion was founded by Seiros not Sothis. She has not stake in the conflict one way or the other.
"She's Racist"
Literally the only times she ever speaks to someone who isnt her race it is either light hearted banter or reverence for their battle prowess,She never once focuses on Race being a way to judge a person and anyone who claims this is wrong from the game's standpoint
Literally the only times she ever speaks to someone who isnt her race it is either light hearted banter or reverence for their battle prowess,She never once focuses on Race being a way to judge a person and anyone who claims this is wrong from the game's standpoint
"She was Wrong about Nemesis"
Yeah, so? It's hard to get information correct when the main power in the land is actively barring it from you.
"She Committed Genocide"
WHEN, genuinely when?
Yeah, so? It's hard to get information correct when the main power in the land is actively barring it from you.
"She Committed Genocide"
WHEN, genuinely when?
"She set Bernadetta on Fire"
And I guess Gilbert is a zombie due to dying in the tower? Gameplay that is never acknowledged by the characters is hard to see as canonical, not only that, that's not really how Fire works in 3H, it's not instant death.
And I guess Gilbert is a zombie due to dying in the tower? Gameplay that is never acknowledged by the characters is hard to see as canonical, not only that, that's not really how Fire works in 3H, it's not instant death.
"She is a Fascist"
No she flat out isn't. She reduces the powers of the nobility, spends her life to achieve her goal, then steps down when the people select a new governing body.
No she flat out isn't. She reduces the powers of the nobility, spends her life to achieve her goal, then steps down when the people select a new governing body.
"She was going to kill her friends"
If you ignore her pleading with them to leave, yeah.
Also, She NEVER forces ANYONE to join her, not even Jeritza, as he reveals the two made a deal even after she gave him his hunting grounds.
If you ignore her pleading with them to leave, yeah.
Also, She NEVER forces ANYONE to join her, not even Jeritza, as he reveals the two made a deal even after she gave him his hunting grounds.
Is edelgard responsible for Flayn's Kidnapping? No, TWSITD are. Remire? No, TWSITD. Duscure? No, she was a kid who knew nothing of it at the time. Jeralt? NO, she swore off working with TWSITD after Jeralt's death. People attribute these things to her, but it isn't true.
Is Edelgard perfect? no she is indeed the villain in 3/4 routes, but if you look at hers, her actions make sense and she can't really be called the villain in good faith. Is she better than the other 2? that's debatable, does her story address these criticisms? Yes.
