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 Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:18 pm
All I know about FE6 hector is that he dies.
To me, Hector's most unique trait is that he is not the main character of his own story. Remember, Hector mode can only be accessed after beating Eliwood mode, and even though it is from Hector's point of view, Eliwood is still very much the main character. We just get to see some scenes that involve Hector that happened while Eliwood was occupied elsewhere. They give us a lot more insight into the goings-on in the world and during the story, but that is what you would expect from a tale told from an alternate viewpoint.
So you could say that Hector is a badass. He doesn't take s**t from anyone, he is willing to put his life on the line for his bro-for-life Eliwood, and he lets his AXE do the talking RRRRR.
But on the other hand, there aren't many people who actually take him seriously. He has pretty much internalized that the Ostian court thinks of him as an uncontrollable lout, and he knows that Uther will always send Oswin or Matthew to keep an eye on him since he gets himself into so much trouble. But here's the thing. All of this stuff is put here to humanize Hector, and I think it succeeds. I don't think it would work nearly as well if it weren't for that one omnipresent fact.
Yes, Hector is awesome. He cannot continue existing. This man is doomed to die.
His parents are dead, Uther dies while the story is going on. So naturally there is a lot of talk about death in his story. It's even outright said by Durbans that once Hector obtains the power of Armads, he will not die comfortably, but messily in the middle of a battle. In the same chapter, Athos mentions that Hector's recklessness will be his undoing, and when Hector is taking all of this in, he doesn't care, he just wants the power to help Eliwood.
I don't know if I'm the only one who thinks this way, but I feel like the underlying knowledge regarding Hector's mortality really gives the character more gravity. He's got some excellent scenes that help, of course, like the scene where he finds out that Uther is dead (which is one of my favorite scenes in the game), but a lot of them do have to do with death. Death and buddies. Way better than just dying randomly in a snowstorm.
Now, as a unit. Hector is the tank lord and the heavy hitter, with the best strength, defense, and HP growths out of the main lords.. I love that we have a primary axe-user lord, and even though that might not suit him in combat all the time, it shakes things up a fair bit. In Hector Mode, it is also possible to get three Wolf Beils through the entire game, and allowing yourself to use a personal weapon liberally is a great thing. His speed, luck, and res aren't so hot, but he is still quite good.
It has been said that Ike was made with Hector in mind, since he was a popular character, so they initially named Ike "Paris" after Hector's brother (The Illiad, woo!) If you don't know, Hector is the one who has a big amazing battle with the apparently unbeatable Achilles and dies, whereas Paris is the one that shoots Achilles in the heel. Mmm-hmm, sounds about right.
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Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:54 pm
I want to start by saying I think Hector is a bit overrated (as a unit). Late promotion on the fullest mode of the game. No increase to movement upon promotion. Shaky Speed growth. I’m certainly not calling him bad or even saying he’s not good. It just seems whenever people are talking about him as a unit, his real flaws never seem to be brought up. He’s obviously got a lot going on for him from one of the fastest supports in the game with a unit you’re often-to-always forced to deploy to being the only Lord with reliable and purchasable 1-2 range before promotions, and he’s strong and tanky with good personal weapons.
As a character, he’s a good foil to both Eliwood AND Lyn simultaneously, which is impressive. And if you think about it, he has the darkest story of the three Lords. His parents have died, his brother dies, he agrees to do something that will ensure he will die in a very unpleasant manner. One of his best spies dies and then he’s forced to work with her killer. He knows his bad reputation and that he’s a laughing stock for his station to the courts. He has to live with the fact that he will die in an unpleasant manner after having Lilina. Eliwood gets the sobstory moment on screen when his father dies, but Hector’s story is the sadder tale in its entirety.
It just requires playing FE6. Given that FE7 comes AFTER, if you played the games in the order they were made, I think it would make seeing and playing as Hector even better at what it accomplishes (the Japanese are very privileged to have experienced this since we all play FE7 first).
All very dark, but making for a very good character.
The way he seals his fate for the sake of the greater good is very serious and he takes it very seriously is very impressive. He goes out of his way to help his friends the most – Lyn gets dragged into the conflict and then joins. Hector seeks it OUT to help Eliwood. The dynamic he strikes with Lyn with all their bickering throughout the story is really well done and enjoyable as well. I don’t think the series has ever pulled something like it off just as well.
I also find Hector the most awkward to see a pairing for of the three Lords. Eliwood/Ninian has a lot in its favor. And Lyn has fandoms for both Lyn/Hector and Lyn/Rath, sometimes Lyn/Kent, and, hell, unpaired or with Florina she just says ‘******** it’ and leaves for the plains (I don’t see much in the way of Lyn/Eliwood fans). But Hector get’s put in a weird spot by Lyn/non-Hector pushers because it leaves two of the peg sisters and he gets less interaction with them outside of supports than the vast majority of pairings for the Lordlings. The supports themselves aren’t necessarily impressive, either. So it’s awkward. It seems people have very defined ideas about Eliwood and Lyn as far as their ideas for their ideal pairings for both, but Hector doesn’t get that same treatment to the same extent. It’s more Hector is just Hector, despite necessarily taking a wife and fathering Lilina. I dunno. I don’t have a strong opinion on the matter, but it’s interesting the way it panned out.
He’s a cool and pretty interesting character with an impressive amount of depth to him. And he’s established immediately to not be portrayed anywhere near perfect.
Lots to like. The West is fortunate in many ways to have Hector’s FE be its first.
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Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 3:25 pm
Manic Martini I also find Hector the most awkward to see a pairing for of the three Lords. Eliwood/Ninian has a lot in its favor. And Lyn has fandoms for both Lyn/Hector and Lyn/Rath, sometimes Lyn/Kent, and, hell, unpaired or with Florina she just says ‘******** it’ and leaves for the plains (I don’t see much in the way of Lyn/Eliwood fans). But Hector get’s put in a weird spot by Lyn/non-Hector pushers because it leaves two of the peg sisters and he gets less interaction with them outside of supports than the vast majority of pairings for the Lordlings. The supports themselves aren’t necessarily impressive, either. So it’s awkward. It seems people have very defined ideas about Eliwood and Lyn as far as their ideas for their ideal pairings for both, but Hector doesn’t get that same treatment to the same extent. It’s more Hector is just Hector, despite necessarily taking a wife and fathering Lilina. I dunno. I don’t have a strong opinion on the matter, but it’s interesting the way it panned out. I don't have nearly enough to say right now to properly weigh in on the matter, but I just want to bring up that I've seen it proposed before that Hector adopted Lilina and it's an interesting concept and it's also pretty adorable. And it might semi-explain why he's barely got any real canon focus on romance? I don't know. Though I personally prefer Hector/Florina. : x"
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Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:02 pm
It does seem like Hector was not meant to be pushed towards any romantic pairings the way Lyn and Eliwood are, despite him having the pairing options there. I rather like that. And if Ike was based on Hector, well... that plays in.
I know a lot of people ship Hector and Lyn , but to me, the time they spend together is about making them friends and growing that. At the start, Hector and Eliwood are already close friends and we get to see that through their interactions. When Hector and Lyn first meet, they DON'T like each other at all. They bicker and through the story, they come to be friends and it's very well done, in my opinion and it just works so well with all three of them. I love them together so much. But there's no real romantic push.
I will say that Florina does get her moment with Hector because of how they first meet... it's really quite adorable that she crashes on him like that. And their whole supports are about her trying to confront him and she finally does and their meeting is brought up and she's literally in tears that she finally talked to him. There's slight romantic push. It's cute.
Also, something to consider... Farina doesn't show up unless you're playing Hector mode. And she has to meet him first- goes right for him, in fact. Their supports are funny and cute near the end, but no real romantic push there.
If anything, I'd say Florina is the Hinata to Hector's Naruto. The dude's just kind of oblivious.
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:23 am
Marshmallow Kitty I've seen it proposed before that Hector adopted Lilina and it's an interesting concept and it's also pretty adorable. And it might semi-explain why he's barely got any real canon focus on romance? Oh, he did. He adopted her right after the asexual bud popped off of his backside. But with Hector as a character, I won't have much to say. I never paired him with anyone, so I never saw supports that weren't with the other lords, but within just that, he holds more dear memories of being a lord rather than the other two. It's already been said that he's kinda... the Tank Lord, so I won't go into that too deeply, just say that he died far, far less for me. Speed, though? Never had a problem with that, being that he one-shot anything under 35 HP. Though, yes, I can see it being a problem later. But looking at it from the Knight-General standpoint, I believe he became more reliable than-- HAAARRUMPHH I don't beard with Hector. I think it was an homage to his departed brother, but it just... in my eyes, it plays him up too much. Didn't Eliwood grow a mustache in the epilogue or am I making too many fantasies with the guy(maybe his daddy)? I know he ended up looking like Rod Stewart in 6, but still clean shaven. Back to Hector, though, I think he had a making of a beard in the epilogue, and from there, it didn't sit well with me. Now that I'm done being a male and worrying about appearances. His character. So good. Again, I agree with a lot of what's already said. His flaws are there and so are his strengths. But, as he is mocked for doing whatever the ********, he also shows everyone that if you wanna say something, you better hope it's nice, or not as sharp as your strikes. Hector beats a** at bowling. Also, I like that he's not a dullard. Maybe not the smartest, and he has his fair share of stupid decisions, but everything he undertakes he shoulders. And does it well enough to be better than say, Cynthia. (Though that isn't hard.)
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:11 am
Thank you all for your participation during Hector's week.
We're now onto the OG Pimp Lord, Roy for this week!
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:27 am
Roy, think you got some competition for the most spouses now. Finally, someone had the guts to step up and see towards fighting for that title pimp lord. Okay now for seriousness.
I gotta admit that outside of Fire Emblem I enjoyed Roy a lot. Sure I did not know much about him but he was amazing in Smash Bros Melee. I loved that game for too long and was sad to see him leave for Ike in Brawl. OKAY NOW TO THE REAL PROGRAM!
Roy's...I gotta say not as impressive as all the other lords. For one, his promotion. Most agree on this - the fact he promotes SO LATE in the game hinders him. I generally have him at level 20 plenty of chapters before so now I am just staring at you, growling for that promotion. Then once he got it, wasn't impressed at all. Seriously, no spite change? Sure the SoS gave him a flashy thing but that was it.
Growths - 80
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Sure he should get a lot of health and luck. Decent strength, skill, speed. But whenever I have used him it never turns out that way. I just find myself growing more and more disappointed with him. I've got swordmasters, heros, and everything else stacked before him. And on top of that we got his movement. MOVE FASTER! Cause the seize chapters (Oh wait I think we had another seize game except the final chapters.) hurts him. I found myself rescuing him more often than not.
Oh but his character. This is a young kid moving to become the general of an army. He is what? 16 or so? And his choices, when he has SOMEONE WHO PRETTY MUCH WENT THROUGH ANOTHER WAR RIGHT THERE! I understand you want to try doing what is best but listen to people! My god. And yes we do see the caring side towards Lilina, but I'm not sure what else we see. I haven't gone as far into FE6 than I think the chapter after he promotes so not much else I can say.
Just...he's very close to being the worst lord for the series. I don't know who else could beat him on this.
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:21 pm
Oh well I missed the Hector party. Welp I’ll at least say something about him anyways:
I’ve got a lot to say about him since he’s sort of the lord I found the most interesting. FE7 was the game that got me into the series, so I kind of have quite a bit to say about him. Don’t get me wrong though, I do really like both Eliwood and Lyn as a character.(Though I like them individually for different reasons) It’s true that the main actual story does revolve around Eliwood as a whole in his story mode. And Hector and Lyn were pretty much his supportive companions that help him along his journey. They are what keep each together through thick and thin. But when Hector first came along the group and made his introduction, though a bit of a messy entrance put it as you will… But that’s kind of the type of character Hector is, he’s rebellious and doesn’t really think about his actions. But of course, he’s dependable, strong and never fails to let his friends down. It’s a bit tough to explain but why I think he’s interesting to me is that he’s a bit immature. I like the idea that he grows up learning on taking responsibility while it leaves off on a positive note.
For me, and this is very much my reaction when he came him. He seemed like a character that I felt seemed relatable to me as the player. The way he talks, the action he takes he felt like a different character that I think really grew as time passes. If anything Hector out of the three playable lords I think is the most interesting and my personal favorite lord in FE7 for lots of reasons. Hector was the lord I thought looked the coolest design-wise. I really thought there should be more moments with him. Like I hoped there’d be a mode with Hector as the main character.(Oh the irony)And boy wouldn’t you know it, eventually it came to Hector’s mode. I was extremely psyched when I actually got it after I finished off Eliwood. So what’s so cool about FE7 is the events actually have a connection and tells it from Hector’s point of view of what happens. In Eliwood’s mode they told it like he saw it. Hector comes in around chapter 12 and it continues on from there.
But in Hector’s mode, he gets his own path and it continues out to where he meets eliwood at the same length. But what get to have a little more insight about Hector and what he’s like. I really do like this kind of story telling and this is the only game in the series that has three playable characters that are classified as lords. His chapter however I feel has the most depth compared to the others. I did like Lyn’s mode and Eliwood’s of course. But there are just some really fantastic moments in this story.
The chapters are different, and some scenes haven‘t happened before in Eliwood‘s mode before. Like remember the scene with Hector and Lyn on the boat with Fargus and his crew. Normally, it’d be Eliwood talking to Fargus which is still cool. But it really expanded even further. Whether or not there those that agree or disagree with this pairing,(I’m more with the LynxRath team) I have to admit the screen time when both Lyn and Hector actually get time to talk I think is good. Lyn didn’t really have a great impression of hector at first and they do argue sometimes through the story. But I think the fact that they grow to gain each others friendship gradually really work. The way the conversation is handled I think makes a rather emotional impact. And the song that plays really gives some atmosphere for the scene. So I can understand where there are fans liking this pairing.
For me though, I think Florina tends to be the one that makes the most sense for me out of the possible choices. I find their interaction and moments that they have together to be pretty cute. As for other pairings, Farina is fine too I suppose. It could be me, but it feels like it’s thrown out there as a last moment thing. She is only recruitable in hector’s mode Their support dialogue I think is pretty funny, but it doesn’t really feel like it leaves as much as an stronger impact as the other ones for me. Then again, I might be bias on that but I could see it as a possibility.(Since none of them are actually canon but it’s fun to think about) If there’s anything that stands out the most to me, I’d have to say the friendship that him and Oswin both share. That scene later on when Hector found out about his brother’s death is one of my favorite moments in FE7. While he is loyal to Uther, the relationship that both he and hector share is very much in the way like a steward babysitting a tempered child-like lord. But when they do get a serious moment, it’s very powerful stuff. There’s lots of emotions because it feels like their trust of friendship was broken by keeping Uther’s death a secret. Their support conversations are also really a ton of fun.(Especially support conversation C) One last thing I want to mention is that unlike Eliwood getting the Durandal trial to speak with his ancestor Roland. We actually get to have a hector trial where he has to get the legendary axe Armads. So it’s kind of interesting to see what Durbans spirit is like in that regard.
But anyways, as a unit, he’s fantastic. Yeah, he is a bit overrated. But I think he is still a great unit. For one he’s the only lord that actually uses axes, so it’s actually pretty nice for a change to see a lord have a specialty in something other than swords. He starts off with a wolf beil which is totally like an axe version of a rapier. It does massive damage to mounts and armors which is handy. And there’s three of them that you can get in the game, so that‘s kind of cool. The only problem he does have stat wise is his speed. But a few speedwings or so could fix that. Great defense, strength, and other stats are pretty adequate as far as they go. Eventually he’ll be a pretty unstoppable tank against tons of enemies. Hector also gets a secondary weapon in swords, not like he even needs it. But still it’s interesting to see the option there. He does have late promotion in his story mode just like Eliwood does, but in Eliwood’s mode he could promote at chapter 24: Unfulfilled Hearts or even Lyn could if you wanted to vice-versa.
As a quick mention for FE6 Hector, he kind of just dies off pretty early in the game. It’s just a one chapter thing. I mean yeah, it is sad to see him be killed off by those mighty Dragonlords. And since he is older, he does have a great blue beard like in that dream he talked about here .(The manliest of all men beards.) And at the epilogue he‘s got a beard too. It would’ve been cool to see more of him again seeing how cool he was in FE7. Even Eliwood is getting older and he’s not exactly in great fighting shape. However you do get unlock him as a playable unit in the trial maps. Though, yeah he’s the general class for that game so he’s not really like FE7 hector obviously.
Alright, so now lemme move onto Roy-boy for this week, as this is not going to be very positive. At least the things I have to say about him. First when I was new to the smash bros melee game I really thought Roy was cool. Eventually I got into fire emblem because of him. I even remember at one point where I actually confused him with Eliwood. Something about him seemed familiar and I thought Eliwood was Roy. Then as the story goes I found out that Roy is his son… One credit however I will give him as a unit is that he does have great support options. The Lance/Alan duo does give some very great bonuses. But as a character, he’s not very interesting himself. We all joke around with him being a harem pimp lord and everything. Think of it more like a watered down version of Celice. But where Celice did have some potential, Roy just doesn’t much going for him. He seems like a nice kid and all, but the only quality about him is protecting the people. His resolve just doesn’t seemed very strong to me.
And this was really disappointing because I actually thought Eliwood was great. He at least has to deal with conflict in plenty of moments in FE7. Loses his father, loses someone that is dearest to him and actually does show some great emotion. And this is the problem Roy just feels very generic. More like just the same kind of hero that saves the world. Even though, yeah I did find Merlinus aggravating at times. But at least he does have some common sense, but nope he doesn’t listen to him does he? The few supports I do surprisingly like is the one with General Cecilla. And I guess I kind of like the brotherly bond that him and Wolt together. Also, I’m going shatter the hopes of all LilinaxRoy fans out there. Yes, Gonzales and Lilina I thought was much more cuter. That’s right, I just said it.
As a unit his stats really suck. He can barely defend himself or fight opponents very well. Starts off with the Rapier, that makes sense. A D rank in swords and just stuck with swords only. Yep, there’s no cool class like the knight lord class, just the master lord. You’re practically stuck with him unpromoted for the entire duration of the game. The only thing that makes him any good is the sword of seals. He at least starts to become usable by that point. But that’s it, Roy depends on that sword to make him useful. Otherwise than that, you have to be constantly protecting him always because he can’t do jack squat.
This is what comes to mind for now… I may have more to say about Roy later. >.>
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:34 pm
DON'T. DISRESPECT. YOUR. OBJECTIVELY. CORRECT. STRATEGIST. Even if it does give you praise for being a rebellious teenager who goes against the rules and follows inclinations of his digestive tract. Is there really no one more qualified to lead this army of toddlers?
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 5:49 pm
Nomad Rath DON'T. DISRESPECT. YOUR. OBJECTIVELY. CORRECT. STRATEGIST. Even if it does give you praise for being a rebellious teenager who goes against the rules and follows inclinations of his digestive tract. Is there really no one more qualified to lead this army of toddlers? *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap* *finger snap*
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:48 pm
"Let's talk about the greatest lord ever, Roy!" ... said no one ever. There's a lot to be said about our red-haired son of a knight lord in FE6. He starts off going to Araphen with his merry band of Pherae knights and archer bro to check on the situation with the war only to find a dying Hector, and in his final moments gives command to Roy. So now our young hero is in charge of an army, not just his own little army of toddlers plus Marcus. With this promotion, we also end up getting Merlinius, who helped out Eliwood and Hector in the previous (future? I dunno what you wanna call this) skirmish for the sake of the world. So on and so forth. He does his own thing and kind of doesn't really listen to the people who actually fought previous wars or have experience in these matters. You want more details? Play FE6. Roy's 15 years old at the start of FE6. He's a student under General Cecilia with Lilina, and he learns how to fight through Marcus. At least he starts with something. He tries to be a strategist but he's not really that great because he doesn't have any real-world experience. He's also a Pimp Lord, given the number of potential marriage candidates. I've heard rumors that the more potential wives a lord character has, the more likely he is to suck, which unfortunately falls true for Roy. Long story short, he sucks. Take a look at the game, for instance. The 1RNG system makes it difficult to get good level ups (if it's higher than the growth value, you don't get a stat increase) so the best you're going to see him get on average is HP and Luck, if you're lucky. Nom posted his growths earlier, so you can see that while his stats look nice and balanced, it's not really going to help him because a lot of them are so low and thus harder to get under with the 1RNG system. The 1RNG system also makes combat more aggravating (same thing here. If it's higher than the hit chance, you miss). He also gets a really late promotion for plot reasons, which only further hinders him throughout most of the game. A lot of the maps also require him to seize, and with a pitiful 5 movement for about 90% of the game when everyone has 6 or more late game puts him far behind everyone else. Roy's also stuck with only swords as his weapon, even after promotion to Master Lord. Master Lord is basically a glorified Lord class. There's nothing special about it at all. Eliwood (FE7) grows a horse and gains Lances. Eirika (FE cool at least gains a horse. Roy remains a foot soldier for the entire game. Granted, the swords-only thing isn't as big of an issue because of Lancereavers, but even those are uncommon and a bit heavy for him so it's not as helpful. His exclusive gear, the Rapier and the SoS, are pretty good. Rapiers are a staple for sword lords and are good against armors and horse units (excluding nomads and troubs, probably due to the lack of armor). The SoS allows him to attack from a range, can heal him, and gives him a new combat sprite, but with a measly 20 uses it'd be safer to use this sparingly. Unless you wanna Hammerne it, but by then there are other, more efficient weapons you'd probably want to use it on. Roy's been doomed to be terrible before the game is even turned on. We at least get to see more of Elibe than what gets shown in FE7, and Roy effectively conquers the entire continent by the end of FE6 (give him Conquest! -shot). I don't even want to go into personality because you guys cover that pretty well. In Awakening, Roy's build translates his class to Mercenary and he inherits Aegis from Eliwood. While I like the new ( artwork) look, it doesn't exactly suit him for combat and would just get in the way. Especially that little scarf/sash looking thing on his arm. Is that supposed to be a cape, or...? The shield-looking thing on his hip is also a bit weird and bulky to be effective, or is that supposed to be the sword sheath? Moving on from appearance, his caps are a little lower in comparison to most other male spotpass/DLC characters, which only continues to show that he's not that great. His only saving grace is the lord-exclusive Dual Strike+ from his DLC version, which puts him above about 80% of the DLC cast (Ephraim with Conquest trumps him). He does miss out on both Merc skills though. --------------- In FEF, we've seen Roy involved in a number of events. In FE6, he had Marcus, Merlinius, and Celicia to help guide and teach him, but in Learania he doesn't really have a teacher anymore. He's struggled trying to manage on his own, but he cares for the well-being of those precious to him. Halloween '08 shows him on the side of the Morphs not only because Lilina is their prisoner, but because he's interested in the morphs. In canon, the only one who ever created Morphs is Nergal, who happens to be his late grandfather on his mother's side. Madrianna and Mika are both(?) Nergal's children, which puts Roy in a bit of a bind. Ninian and Nils are on one side, and Madrianna (Mika is sympathetic to everyone's plight and later joins (?) the heroes) is the enemy. He has to pick which family member to support. Once he recovers Lilina's cell key, he passes it on to Rhys and later tries to join the heroes' side. He's not greeted with open arms, and there is even a bit of hostility with his appearance. In the event Razevi is introduced, Roy sees an apparition of his father in the desert. Eliwood was still ill when Roy went through the Door, so seeing him in this world stirred up some memories of home. Concerned with his father's well-being, he pursues the apparition (the deception by his father's apparition later makes Roy hesitant to accept things at face-value, which explains why he didn't immediately warm up to Hector when he first appeared), which leads him and his group to the tower where they are separated by a sandstorm. Ninian is later captured by Feo's bandits and Roy desperately (more like recklessly) tries to free her. He loses his cool when his family's in danger, which in turn causes him to make more careless mistakes and even puts his life at risk. In FE6, his mother is not around anymore and his ill father is back home. As a result, he doesn't make as many mistakes because his family's not in danger from the war. He backs out of the final battle (mostly due to things on my end) and heads back to Eyris. The Sos is almost broken by this time, so he has to rely on other weapons. Roy's concern for his mother shows again several times more (once in a Valentine's event when he realizes something's up and tries to stop Ninian from kissing Ganon, and later on in the event James is introduced where they meet again briefly after she leaves). He goes looking for her once the first time she leaves, but after she leaves him a letter before disappearing again he decides to leave her alone. He's managed without a mother-figure growing up (unless Marcus counts as a mother hen, or if you want to include Isadora -shot- or Rebecca (except she also dies)), and while it was nice being with her for a short time it was probably better this way. He accepts that there's probably nothing he can do to bring her home and lets her do as he please. With Nils' marriage, he gains a new family member (FD). FD is like a reliable (if gay) big brother to Roy, and he even hires him for the Host Club. He's played a small role in some of the Host Club events, even if it's just to help things move along or spice things up to make it more interesting. He does keep an eye out for FD in battle, but because the dragon is more than capable of handling himself, Roy isn't as concerned which allows him to focus more on the tasks at hand. Nils was ill for a long time after Ninian's second departure, but FD has been taking good care of the bard to the point where Roy felt like he'd just be in the way trying to help out. Mostly because he wasn't sure what he could do to help (plus he didn't know much about dragons, despite being 1/4 dragon), so he left Nils in FD's capable hands and checks up on them every so often. He's close friends with Oujay and Sue and is surprisingly well-known in Eyris. My plans for Roy in FEF is to have him continue growing as a character and slowly fix the flaws FE6 gave him. I want him to become more dependable and see him grow up to experience the good and bad things in life. I actually welcome all the negative things you guys say about him so that I can get a better feel for who he is in FE6 and develop his character further in FEF.
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:03 am
Also, Roy's hair is RIDICULOUS.
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:45 am
Aesthetically, I really like Roy's hair. It looks really nice in spriting form.
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:22 pm
His hair's not that bad, actually.
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:56 pm
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