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fe_contest, the "Pairing Game" thread over on ffnet offers a lot of crack pairings, some of which seem more plausible than you might otherwise expect. Granted, some of the arguments presented will make you want to hit yourself with a frying pan, but hey, that's the price of a research adventure. Right?
Anyway, Marth/Lyn is one of those things that pops up in Smash Bros fanfiction now and again, and makes me go "Bullshit" every time. But someone today outlined the case for it as "less idealistic Eliwood" with preference for "strong women" + Lyn, to which I can only go, "Well, yeah... but..."
But I don't buy Eliwood/Lyn either, except as some kind of contingency plan.
Still sounds to me like a trainwreck, but I guess I won't laugh at it next time I see it.
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OK. Everyone pokes fun at the more unrealistic outfits in FE artwork-- Hey, Peg Knights! Put some pants on!-- but beyond clothing that's too scanty for protection, or too flowing for safety, there's another issue the official art dodges.
Dude, if you're someone important, and you want to escape detection, you might want to "dress down" or change clothes with one of your knights. It's a time-honored device that might keep you from getting killed.
See, there's a picture of Leaf in the 20th anniversary artbook (page 76) that depicts him meeting with Evayle. He's in regular clothes-- plain tunic, trousers, unadorned cloak. A very good choice for someone on the run and trying to keep a low profile. And it struck me, because it was a kind of "No shit, Sherlock" moment that canon doesn't acknowledge much. There is a time to swan around in gilt-edged white armor and a scarlet-lined mantle and a time to NOT do that, kthx.
Not sure who the worst offender on that count in FE canon is, but the list is pretty damned long.
fe_contest, the "Pairing Game" thread over on ffnet offers a lot of crack pairings, some of which seem more plausible than you might otherwise expect. Granted, some of the arguments presented will make you want to hit yourself with a frying pan, but hey, that's the price of a research adventure. Right?Anyway, Marth/Lyn is one of those things that pops up in Smash Bros fanfiction now and again, and makes me go "Bullshit" every time. But someone today outlined the case for it as "less idealistic Eliwood" with preference for "strong women" + Lyn, to which I can only go, "Well, yeah... but..."
Still sounds to me like a trainwreck, but I guess I won't laugh at it next time I see it.
-x-
OK. Everyone pokes fun at the more unrealistic outfits in FE artwork-- Hey, Peg Knights! Put some pants on!-- but beyond clothing that's too scanty for protection, or too flowing for safety, there's another issue the official art dodges.
Dude, if you're someone important, and you want to escape detection, you might want to "dress down" or change clothes with one of your knights. It's a time-honored device that might keep you from getting killed.
See, there's a picture of Leaf in the 20th anniversary artbook (page 76) that depicts him meeting with Evayle. He's in regular clothes-- plain tunic, trousers, unadorned cloak. A very good choice for someone on the run and trying to keep a low profile. And it struck me, because it was a kind of "No shit, Sherlock" moment that canon doesn't acknowledge much. There is a time to swan around in gilt-edged white armor and a scarlet-lined mantle and a time to NOT do that, kthx.
Not sure who the worst offender on that count in FE canon is, but the list is pretty damned long.
