I was arguing that some factors make things "more canon" in FE. Like you said, the good ends are "accepted canon". And why? Because the game's narrative structure was setting it up, I would think. I think similarly the narrative was setting up Eliwood/Ninian more than the others. Eliwood/Fiora, for example, seems to exist only in the supports and the ending.
Characterization is complicated, and on those grounds Ninian is quite complicated. But in terms of what the story seemed to be setting up....
Also I think Roy being part dragon would be a big deal. Sophia seems to manifest part-dragon powers, after all. I can't seem to recall if there's an indication in Elibe if dragons can sense others like them, although I'd think that would be likely too.
Basically, out of the possible "alternate canon"s, I do think there's a way to vaguely distinguish some as "more canon" than others.
But it doesn't mean that the other alternate canons aren't valid, of course.
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Date: 2012-01-16 06:26 am (UTC)Characterization is complicated, and on those grounds Ninian is quite complicated. But in terms of what the story seemed to be setting up....
Also I think Roy being part dragon would be a big deal. Sophia seems to manifest part-dragon powers, after all. I can't seem to recall if there's an indication in Elibe if dragons can sense others like them, although I'd think that would be likely too.
Basically, out of the possible "alternate canon"s, I do think there's a way to vaguely distinguish some as "more canon" than others.
But it doesn't mean that the other alternate canons aren't valid, of course.