Fire Emblem: Working Title, Cont.

[mark_asphodel]

Awright.  Having processed the shock and dismissed some of the crazier rumors flying (I don't think this is set in Magvel, guys.  Really.), I am feeling very excited about FE13 now.  Though I have hopes for some connection to Valencia, I'm not going to be getting those hopes very high.

I do think it's coming out overseas, though.  The 3DS needs first-party titles, badly.

It helps to believe that moe-moe pigtail girl is the little sister and not a secondary Lord or the love interest.  I can't take her seriously.

Also?  The Prince of Eris or whatever has not dethroned Ephraim of his status as Sexiest Male FE Lord Ever.  Nope.  Looks too much like Sigurd, man.  That jawline.

Oh, and I bet he's going to be in SSB4, too.  Because we totally needed another blue-haired dude with a sword in that game.  Now I'm starting to think Ike is gonna be cut from the roster.  

Comments

[raphiael]

Maybe I'm missing something. I don't find him especially attractive at all. Something about that exposed arm, I dunno.

But the gameplay itself looks really good

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

He also has a tattoo. Or maybe it's his Holy Blood mark.

My initial reaction to Krom/Chrome/Whatever was "FUGLY," but compared with his sister, I guess he's OK. Arguably the least attractive Lord ever, IMO. And I am taking FE1!Marth into account, here.

[raphiael]

Or maybe it's a Brand, and this is just the biggest FE mishmash to ever exist. That would be something.

Worse than FE1 Marth. Ouch, now that is a burn XD

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

Ouch, now that is a burn

I dunno, I just find dorktacular 80s anime a little less repellent than this Gurren Lagann BS.

WOULD NOT DO AGAIN.

[raphiael]

Pffffffft, I've already gotten questions on whether or not this fellow is Ephraim's bitch.
(The obvious answer is yes.)

[amielleon]

Really, that is quite a burn.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

Hey man, Marth looks good in that portrait compared with how he looks in the box art. WTF is this shit, indeed.

[amielleon]

The FE1 art really just invokes a "... I could draw better than that" gut response from me.

[amielleon]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Ike's not going to make it with Krom around. Sad.

Also, for what it's worth, I think Krom is reasonably attractive. Never found any of the FE lords to be mightily physically attractive, though. My thing with Ike was really a byproduct of working with Soren too damn much.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Ike's not going to make it with Krom around. Sad

The only thing Ike has going for him is that he was in the starting roster. Otherwise? He's old news, his games didn't sell in the home market, and Krom looks to be occupying his niche.

I'm tempted to start a betting pool re: SSB4, as I know where my skittles are being wagered now.

Never found any of the FE lords to be mightily physically attractive, though.

I thought Ike was pretty hot in SSBB. I was disappointed by his actual FE incarnations. If we're talking actual FE, the main contenders IMO are Ephraim and FE12!Marth-from-the-CGs-with-the-sexy-arms. Sigurd's awfully nice in fanart, but his official portrait sucks.

And the rest are, like, little boys. I'm too old for that stuff.

[amielleon]

I am a big fan of Ike's Japanese voice. Mmm. Japanese!Ike is charming albeit culturally stereotyped. English!Ike is rather inconsistent and occasionally invokes a very 1950s flavor. I~fight~for~my~friends! Derp derp, I like Ike.

[xirysa.livejournal.com]

The thing that gets me about said Prince of Eris is that he... really doesn't look like a prince--or nobility of any sort, really. All the other FE lords (with, of course, the exception of our favorite mercenary) looked decidedly "noble", but Chrome or Krom or whatever his name is doesn't look like a noble at all. Maybe it'll be different in SSB4 and he'll be gorgeous and all the fangirls will fawn over him but. I don't know.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

No, he doesn't look like a prince, but there might be a storyline reason for it. Maybe he's the usual exiled prince, but this time he *gasp!* is leading his little band around in plain clothes and not wearing enough gold to feed a village for a year.

Or maybe Krom isn't the prince in question. Was that actually confirmed?

Or maybe we're just watching early "demo versions" that will all be polished into something that makes sense come spring of '12. I hope.

[xirysa.livejournal.com]

No, he doesn't look like a prince, but there might be a storyline reason for it.

If that's the reason, my interest is immediately piqued. It would be really cool to look into, at any rate, if that was the case.

Or maybe Krom isn't the prince in question. Was that actually confirmed?

SUPER NEW SEKRIT PRINCE? Maybe. Wonder who the prince would be, in that case. I'm personally still holding out for a kickass female lead one day.

Or maybe Krom is just incredibly similar in appearance to the prince? Or a decoy?

...An illegitimate brother of the prince, maybe? Oh man, speculation should not be this fun.

Is it confirmed, then, that Pigtail Moe Girl is Krom's sister?

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

Oh man, speculation should not be this fun.

Don't get carried away, or you will be disappointed. ;P

Is it confirmed, then, that Pigtail Moe Girl is Krom's sister?

Confirmed 100%? I think it was in one of the posted dialogue snippets, but I can't read any of them personally.

[sailorvfan10.livejournal.com]

I think he's attractive. Then again he also has a tattoo and I am a sucker for tattoos. And swords. Mmm.

I can't take his sister seriously though. Not with that hair style. Or the fact that she's blonde and he has blue hair and I am now trying to do actual genetics things to figure this stuff out. Because I tend to over-think everything for a VIDEO GAME.

I have a feeling they will kick Ike out and give us Marth and Sigurd's lovechild--I mean Krom.

[kittykatloren.livejournal.com]

Another FE?! *excited* I guess FE12 won't be localized... this one looks beautiful, it better be. :O

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

Like I said, the 3DS desperately needs first-party titles. It should get here.

[aviatrix8.livejournal.com]

Eh, I find Chrome/Krom reasonably attractive. Still, no match for Ephraim, even in my book.

So far, Moe Pigtailed girl appears to encapsulate every stereotype I despise about female anime leads:

Appearance that caters to moe-maid fans? Check. The character herself (supposedly) complaining about travelling conditions in one of the screenshots? Check. Way to appeal to the 18-45 male demographic while completely alienating the female fans... (I think every female FE fan I know of has made a point of commenting on how horrible her design is, LOL.)

To be fair, I'm still looking forward to this game; the new game mechanics look interesting, and I actually find the rest of the character designs to be fine (even if they are a great departure from the past games).

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

So far, Moe Pigtailed girl appears to encapsulate every stereotype I despise about female anime leads:

Yep. Which, given what FE has offered us in the past in the way of female leads, feels really weird.

[shining-valor.livejournal.com]

Appearance that caters to moe-maid fans? Check. The character herself (supposedly) complaining about travelling conditions in one of the screenshots? Check. Way to appeal to the 18-45 male demographic while completely alienating the female fans...

I resent the implications of this, as I fall within the terms of the demographic mentioned. You should have said 'moe demographic'. :P

And I'd agree that her character design is awful.

[thenicochan.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I think the new guy is kinda cute. Then again, FE lords can be quite...girly...so a more masculine appearing male (reminiscent of Hector or Ike) is always pleasing. :))

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I just find that particular arrangement of eyes, nose, and jaw to be incredibly... bland.

[samuraiter.livejournal.com]

*looks at pic*

The young lady looks like what would happen if Serra tripped and fell into a bug zapper!

And, in terms of the men, no one is sexier than FE12 Samson.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

The young lady looks like what would happen if Serra tripped and fell into a bug zapper!

HAH.

And, in terms of the men, no one is sexier than FE12 Samson.

The gentleman raises an excellent point.