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mark_asphodelDay 25: My Favorite Archetype
Ugh.
I mean, I know it wouldn't be Fire Emblem without them, but the OVERemphasis on them on both the gamer and the 'ficcer sides of fandom has made me a little sick of the whole concept. Especially the people who try to turn every single character from FE1-4[*] into an archetype progenitor (where's the rest of the "Yumina" types, huh?), regardless of how well the later characters fit the archetypical slot.
Anyway. I guess I like the Cain&Abel archetype the best. Its consistent and deliberate application over the years gives it a little more resonance than That Peg Knight You Start With(And When Do I Get to Sleep With Her?) or Lousy Pre-Promote Axe Dude. Though I am compelled to put in a word for the BFF Wind Mage, uncommon as it actually is in the games.
* Especially funny in that characters who fit one archetype in FE1/FE3 Book I/FE11 fit into a different category in FE3Book II/FE12, and same goes for some of the Jugdral gang. When is a Lena not a Lena? When you only get to recruit her during the final boss battle! When is an Abel not the Abel? When he shows up as a damn enemy mid-way through the game! That's why I prefer a conceptual name (Red Knight & Green Knight, Gentle Staff Chick, Flaky Staff Chick, etc) to use of a character name for the archetypes. Except for the "Jeigan," which is written in stone even if TV Tropes renamed it "Crutch Character."
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I want to write Fire Emblem/Harry Potter crossovers now. It's Manna's fault.
Ugh.
I mean, I know it wouldn't be Fire Emblem without them, but the OVERemphasis on them on both the gamer and the 'ficcer sides of fandom has made me a little sick of the whole concept. Especially the people who try to turn every single character from FE1-4[*] into an archetype progenitor (where's the rest of the "Yumina" types, huh?), regardless of how well the later characters fit the archetypical slot.
Anyway. I guess I like the Cain&Abel archetype the best. Its consistent and deliberate application over the years gives it a little more resonance than That Peg Knight You Start With
* Especially funny in that characters who fit one archetype in FE1/FE3 Book I/FE11 fit into a different category in FE3Book II/FE12, and same goes for some of the Jugdral gang. When is a Lena not a Lena? When you only get to recruit her during the final boss battle! When is an Abel not the Abel? When he shows up as a damn enemy mid-way through the game! That's why I prefer a conceptual name (Red Knight & Green Knight, Gentle Staff Chick, Flaky Staff Chick, etc) to use of a character name for the archetypes. Except for the "Jeigan," which is written in stone even if TV Tropes renamed it "Crutch Character."
-x-
I want to write Fire Emblem/Harry Potter crossovers now. It's Manna's fault.
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Date: 2011-12-29 05:48 am (UTC)