#margrave gautier

[leovaldezdefender]

good god mama gautier must have had genes that could beat goku if sylvain turned out looking so pretty when his dad looks Like That

#sylvain jose gautier #fe3h #few3h #fire emblem three houses #fire emblem three hopes #sylvain gautier #margrave gautier

[drenacocrom]

#matthias gautier #margrave gautier #ingrid brandl galatea #sylvain jose gautier #felix hugo fraldarius #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #claude von riegan #arval #fire emblem three houses #fire emblem three hopes #digital art #traditional art #fire emblem #few3h #fe3h #animation #matthias raoul gautier #pomvain #felinyan

[callmewishful]

Matthias Gautier taught his son Sreng offensive strategies using chess so he would be able to recognize and counter their attacks.

In this essay I will…

*my screenshot, but not me playing*

#he wanted to protect sylvain by teaching him tactics of his biggest threat #ughhhhh he’s so warm under that layer of ice #matthias raoul gautier #sylvain jose gautier #sylvain gautier #margrave gautier #few3h spoilers #few3h #fire emblem warriors three hopes

[wildbasil]

thanks, i hate him

#matthias gautier #three hopes spoilers #few3h spoilers #margrave gautier #fire emblem three houses #sylvain's shitty dad #the colours are giving me banner saga vibes for some reason #art tag

[enamukomistake]

- "left the breaking point in the dust, now we're just left with us" (fire emblem three houses)

- Miklan & Matthias, Miklan & Sylvain

Written for Miklan Weekend and Fire Emblem Dads Week @enasevents

#fire emblem #fire emblem three houses #fire emblem three hopes #fe miklan #miklan fire emblem #miklan anschutz gautier #matthias raoul gautier #margrave gautier #sylvain fire emblem #sylvain jose gautier #miklanweekend2023 #fedadsweek2023

[travelling-on-the-octopath]

I've been reading your thoughts on Margrave Gautier, and I find your perspective absolutely fascinating. But, while he's certainly more complicated then this fandom likes to think, there's the obvious issue of Everything Going On With Sylvain, and sadly the Margrave isn't actually shown ever in the game. Forgive me if I sound a bit obtuse, but what are your thoughts on that?

No problem at all! I just have chronic fic-writer brain, which means that I see a blind spot in canon, and set up a bunch of fanfic-mirrors so that blind spot is now unavoidable.

That being said: I see him as a man that tried to be both a father and the protector of Faerghus' northern border, and ended up having to prioritize one over the other, which leads to him missing literal murder attempts initiated by one son, targeted at his younger son. And, I think he completely inadvertently put the nail in the coffin with Sylvain when he disowned Miklan, because at that point, Sylvain has started to associate his worth with his Crest; I think, because the margrave was absent for all the Shit, when he finally stepped in to prevent his son from being killed, Sylvain's wires have already been crossed from the relentless abuse and he believes his father only wants to protect his legacy. After all, he wasn't worth defending, but he was worth saving.

But, as we know, Sylvain is too smart for his own good. Before he can feel everything he feels, I think, he starts to rationalize himself into his own personal hell. He doesn't blame his father for the choices he made--who's going to spare energy for their still-breathing son when Sreng has come a'knocking?--but he's certainly not eager to give him any leeway. The margrave (I've dubbed him Sygurd Irénée Gautier, because a) he's in my fic, b) the man deserves a fucking name, c) I wanted to name him Sigurd for the etymology but FE4 beat me to it, and d) I like a little irony and gave him a middle name that can be used as a feminine form, because fuck the way Sylvain acts sometimes) knows he's fucked up, but, again, has poured more of himself into defending Faerghus than making sure his son knew he had a father. So, again, he makes the choice to just let Sylvain stew (spoiler: bad choice). It gets to the point where they can only really interact as Margrave and heir, which is my personal headcanon for Sylvain's paralogue. What the margrave thought of as a show of faith (You don't need anyone else, I oversaw your training, these thrives are nothing to you) was nothing but a trial run for the house's future, and a dumb one at that. Sylvain's a chronic slacker; those thieves would have done him in. (...so tempted to do a solo Sylvain run to see if I can actually do it. Don't have the patience though.)

GOD I'M SORRY. All that to say: the margrave Fucked Up by letting his son get abused by Miklan (I think he had an inkling there was tension, and that Sylvain would hide most of it, but it would NOT have been that hard to tell), fucked up again by letting him rot in his own mind after the fact, fucked up a few more times--but he still pretty much exiled Miklan after finding out; still entrusted the Lance of Ruin to Sylvain before he became Margrave Gautier, when I'm sure the warrior population of Sreng would have jumped at the chance to sieze the Faerghan land after getting word of their shiny wiggle stick being at the monastery instead of at the border; still maintained that border and let Sylvain go off searching for their prince instead of making full use of Sylvain where he was probably most needed.

I think, as per the usual Faerghus nonsense, the margrave speaks better in his battle-honed ways than with his. You know. Words. Which is bad when you're trying to raise a human, but nobody's perfect.

#AGAIN my ask-to-response wordcount is fucking obscene #fe #fe3h #fire emblem three houses #sylvain jose gautier #margrave gautier #this was fun to write up though! thank you #s responds #tradwoof-tadashi

[marezablr]

the old lie by mareza

“He's known as the Shield of Faerghus. A dozen or so years ago, during the northern campaign in Sreng, he performed splendidly as the king's right hand.”

During the campaign in Sreng, Rodrigue earns his title nearly dying for Lambert and is sent back to recover in Castle Gautier under Margrave Gautier’s care.

But that is not where his oaths would have him. So Rodrigue tries to get back to his king.

rodrigue/margrave gautier, rodrigue & lambert, 9k, sreng campaign era: chivalry begetting the worship and glorification of death

Written pre-3Hopes.

Characters: Rodrigue Achille Fraldarius, Margrave Gautier (Ambrose), Margravine Gautier (Roxanne) Relationships: Rodrigue Achille Fraldarius/Margrave Gautier (Ambrose) Mentioned: One-sided Rodrigue Achille Fraldarius/Lambert Egitte Blaiddyd

#fe3h #fire emblem three houses #rodrigue achille fraldarius #margrave gautier #lambert egitte blaiddyd #my fic #the pain of when i posted it on like the day before 3hopes's demo came out and gave us a different margrave gautier

[fandompeepsgoburrrr]

I fixed it

#sylvain jose gautier #fe3h #few3h #few3h spoilers #margrave gautier

[moon-trees]

definitely didn't expect the margrave to look like that ngl

#he looks kinda dope tho #also his names matthias which is also cool #fire emblem three houses #fire emblem three hopes #fire emblem warriors three hopes #fire emblem three hopes spoilers #margrave gautier #azure gleam

[koi-fishiee]

Currently remembering the time a year or two ago when my girlfriend and I agreed upon calling Sylvain's dad ‘Mathieu’

I suppose it's not too big of a change to start using ‘Matthias’ now 🦊

#sylvain jose gautier #margrave gautier

[thethiefinwhite]

Day 5: Free Day

Posting a last minute Gautier Family Week entry! :)

My sweet sister let me try out her new markers for this picture. Thanks, Dear!

#GautierFamilyWeek #Miklan Anschutz Gautier #Sylvain Jose Gautier #Matthias Gautier #The Margrave #Traditional Art #Markers #Baby Sylvain #Fire Emblem #FE3H #Fire Emblem Three Houses #FE16

[unxpctedlygreat]

Matthias's praise lines for Felix! (Felix confirmed specialest meow meow)

#few3h #matthias raoul gautier #matthias #i need a tag for my few3h ramblings #'you are the heart of our army' Mr Margrave out there making dmlx canon by calling Felix the heart of the army #while Felix calls Dimitri the heart of the army too #clearly they're both the heart as the royal couple <3 #felix hugo fraldarius #felix

[callmewishful]

I have thoughts about Matthias’s childhood, his personality at the academy, and his shift after the death of his wife and child and now you’re going to hear them too.

(Bullet points because it’s easy)

Matthias’s childhood…left something to be desired. In a territory that is the only thing between Sreng and Faerghus, I think it’s easy to put strength and duty above all else. Yes I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again.

I think emotions were a no-no in the Gautier household. Crying is weakness, sadness is dumb (either fix it or move on), jealousy is pointless, etc. Focus on your duties. Matthias was to be the next Margrave and as Margrave you gotta be strong, clear-headed, and logical.

I also think Matthias’s father was about unwavering obedience (because not doing so against Sreng gets you killed) and he’s got no time for shenanigans with his duties

Because Gautier is super duty/learning focused, I think Matthias didn’t meet Lambert and Rodrigue until the academy. Friends are distractions, kids. But when he did meet them…that was a wild ride for him. The Future King and Duke…s-skip class? Get into TROUBLE? *clutches pearls*

No one can avoid the shenanigans of Lambert and Rodrigue though, so of course Matthias gets pulled in. He tries to keep himself out of it, but the two boys need help when their schemes fail and who’s the most cunning? Matthias.

And the shrewd boy is rewarded with stolen snacks (Rodrigue has all of his favorites memorized), game nights (Lambert is surprisingly good at chess), jokes (Matthias pretends to hate but can’t help laughing at) and genuine care.

Therefore I think Daddy Gautier loosens up a little, learns to relax, learns to have…fun? And friends? Who knew you could enjoy yourself and fulfill all the duties required of you? Who knew others really could care about you with nothing expected in return? These people just like him…and that’s why they hang around? It’s a brave new world.

Sometimes compromises must be made to keep them all sane. Matthias agrees to skip his third training session of the day to get into mischief if Lambert and Rodrigue will attend class with him in the morning, etc. Point is, the boys start to balance each other out.

Things are pretty smooth sailing. And then Rodrigue rushes ahead into battle and Lambert and Matthias nearly have a heart attack. Lambert and Matthias get into a fist fight about saving Rodrigue because damnit he needs help but both boys have such strong opinions on how to best do it.

It’s the first time Lambert and Rodrigue really realize that Matthias will quite literally do anything to help them, despite all his grumbling. Duty and respect be damned, he’ll even fist fight the king.

Of course they knew Matthias liked them and cared for them in his own little way, but that’s the first time they realized just how far Matthias would go for them. Maybe even the first time Matthias really realizes how deep into this friendship he is. Their bonds only strengthen from there as they all realize that they’re stuck with each other no matter what.

They graduate (even Lambert and Rodrigue lol), take over their territories, get married, have kids (for Matthias). And life is great!

Until it isn’t.

After he loses his wife, things take a drastic turn for the worst.

Everything his father told him about not getting close to people and people only bringing you pain comes true. If he’d kept his wife at a distance, she couldn’t hurt him. If he kept his joy and love in check and was emotionless and logical, this couldn’t hurt him. But he didn’t do that and he ignored his father and now Sreng took damn-near everything he held dear because he showed weakness and he was vulnerable and damn it all he hurts unlike anything he’s ever felt before.

By pure accident he snaps at Rodrigue and his friend doesn’t speak to him for a couple weeks. He thought that things would be better, because if he didn’t have his friends close, they couldn’t hurt him either. But instead he learns that he’s too far deep and Rodrigue not returning his apology makes it all worse because not only has he lost his wife and child but one of closest friends and it feels lonely and it amplifies the wounds he already has on his heart.

He realizes that cutting them off doesn’t fix the pain. But now he doesn’t know how to fix it. All he knows is that he can’t save himself. The most important thing now is to make sure his friends don’t ever feel this way and to ensure Sreng can’t take anything else from him. The next best thing he can come up with and do for them is start heeding his father’s advice.

So he keeps himself guarded instead. He hopes that if he shields his emotions that he won’t hurt his friends so bad when something happens to him.

Because let’s face it, Matthias will do anything for those he loves. He cares about them deeply, but damn if he doesn’t have a backwards-ass way of showing it

And that’s it. That’s his whole character. A man who cares but has a backwards-ass way of showing it that accidentally makes things worse instead of better.

#I project onto this man so hard #I love him #sorry this got long #matthias raoul gautier #margrave Gautier

[dimiclaudeblaigan]

"[...]and... your family."

miklan is still alive in this route and is referenced immediately after this scene, he's literally telling sylvain to take care of miklan too

#DCB Three Hopes Run #Gautier Fam #im streaming this for someone who doesn't want to play the second half of the route #and im all gautiermotional again :((( #like obvs he's telling him to take care of his mother but like. the fact that #that would be a given is different. it MAKES it different #matthias is telling him to take care of miklan as the new margrave (which is something he wasn't able to do) #he's basically saying take care of your brother and right after this says he knows he's been a bad father (to sylvain but #i'd guess he means to both of them :'( ) #and miklan is one of the first things sylvain thinks of after remembering this #and in a sad way it's probably more likely that sylvain could take care of him than matthias could #i think matthias knows at this point that their relationship as father and son is probably a lost cause #but probably also hopes that at least sylvain might be able to repair his relationship with miklan #this could've been more interesting if it didn't happen in the context of gw #bc as most of us who read my posts at least seem to agree on gw was a disaster #and it's a shame that it happened in the context of gw bc i could've rly loved all this stuff #but knowing why matthias died in this route makes it feel so stupid in a way #this is so heavy and emotional and imo just doesn't belong in gw. it should've happened in like #ag and/or sb and had sylvain survive sb instead. frankly i think if this conv had happened in sb #that sylvain would've been a lot less reckless with his life and wouldn't have died in ailell #BUT EITHER WAY matthias implying he wants sylvain to take care of miklan sends a wave of #gautier energy out of me that is unmatched by most waves of gautier energy

[butwhatifidothis]

scenario one: Holst doesn’t have a Crest. He is still the one tasked with defending the border despite a lack of access to a Relic + being part of a 10 Elite family, not the Crested Hilda. Hilda is never said to be pressured to marry anyone whatsoever despite being the only Crested child of a 10 Elite family, and is in fact allowed to be completely lazy.

scenario two: Holst has a Crest. Despite almost always defending the border during the game, still gives over his Relic to Hilda, showing it’s not integral in his defense of the border. Hilda is still not expected to marry, and Holst is never said/implied to be in a relationship/pressured to marry. Hilda is born at all, despite Holst already bearing the Crest of Goneril, meaning she wasn’t born out of a want for a Crest.

conclusion of both: the situation at Gautier is one of their own making, not something necessarily indicative to all of Fodlan, so can we maybe please stop using Sylvain as a crutch for the CrEsT sYsTeM when there is something that no matter how you look at it contradicts what he states is “factual” please

#exqueuese me princess #like I can see how and why Margrave Gautier did what he did but like. all he's gotta do is look over to Leicester #and see the only thing that's needed to keep out invaders is to simply Get Good like Holst lmao #cuz like these two families have pretty much opposite views on how to handle their respective borders

[travelling-on-the-octopath]

A commissioned fic centred around the Gautiers! 

Snippet:

“There is a strange man who has broken into the castle, and he has . . . set up shop, if you will, on the training grounds.”

Dimitri’s jaw twitched. “Elissa, please. While I understand a breach of the castle is severe—”

“He is demanding. Um . . . Justice. By way of trial by combat.”

Finally, she looked to Sylvain. “And he’s demanded to face the lance of the Head of House Gautier.”

#fe3h fic #fe3h #fe #fire emblem three houses #sylvain jose gautier #margrave gautier #s writes #fe16