#the shakespearen tragedy of it all is *chef kiss*

[asha-mage]

🌶️ whats the Hot Take on fire emblem or ffxiv!!

Oh boy. I'll go with Fire Emblem since I've played it more recently. Let me just put on this metaphorical beekeepers suit before I take a swing at this particular hornet's nest.

*zips*

Azure Moon is, inherently, a tragedy, and of the various endings, the one that is the bleakest for the over all future of Fodlan. On a smaller scale level, all the characters that we personally care about are going to be fine by the end of Azure Moon (presuming you where playing on casual and/or didn't let your favs die in the war). On a macro scale, none of the cycles that lead things to fall apart in the first place are fundamentally changed in any way. The systems that lead to the misery/issues of most of the cast are still in place.

Byleth has replaced Rhea as Archbishop, and thus as the semi-divine shadow ruler of Fodlan, and Dimitri has become Wilhelm 2.0- the mortal companion and figure head of said semi-divine shadow ruler, who unites all of Fodlan beneath the control of the Kingdom and Church. The Agarthans meanwhile remain unexposed and plotting in secret. Their's no hint that the Church is going to reform and stop it's policy of censoring and altering history to suit it's political agenda, or meddling in the affairs of the governments of Fodlan at whim or need. And their is really no reason to believe that in another few hundred years the cycle wont repeat itself as the pressure from all the cracks and flaws in the system once again becomes unbearable.

It's telling to me that Edelgard in Verdant Wind more or less accepts her fate when Claude and Byleth have her cornered. She tells them outright that the only way forward is to unite all of Fodlan and sieze the future, and they can only do that if they kill her. But in Azure Moon she resists past the point of all reason, becoming the Hegemon in her efforts to defeat Byleth and Dimitri, and using her last breath to try and cut Dimitri down with her dagger. And that's because deep down, she knows that Dimitri lacks the will and the courage to break the cycle. Claude, is a reformer, a visionary who wants a better future and wont stop until he has the truth. Dimitri even after everything he's been through is still a servant of the past, and still bound by it. So she refuses to yield to the bitter end, to give up her dream of a better future no matter what.

#FE3h #FE3h Meta #edelgard von hresvelg #dimitri alexandre blaiddyd #claude von reigan #Byleth Eisner #Azure Moon #Note I am NOT being a hater I genuinely love Azure moon because of this reason #the shakespearen tragedy of it all is *chef kiss* #The Spicy Take Zone #warning to all those thinking of clowning on this post: I WILL be blocking anyone that decides to engage in fanwank

[bagheerita]

Thanks @chaniis-atlantis for the tag! ❤️

List 7 comfort films and tag 7 people:

1. An Ideal Husband (1999). One of my absolute favorite movies. It's beautiful, the acting is fantastic, and the dialogue *chef's kiss*

2. The Emperor's New Groove (2000). Apparently I gravitate to silly comedies when I need comforting and what better than the pinnacle of the all.

3. Thor (2011). The best movie in the MCU. What I love most about it is that it is two movies at the same time: both a Shakespearen tragedy and also a romcom, it just depends on if you're paying attention to Loki's story or Thor's.

4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). A film I really enjoy about the friendship between two women and how they get everything they want.

5. The Fall (2006). When I need to be reminded that people can make movies that are truly art, and also that it's possible to write stories about the nature of stories without being pretentious.

6. Mr. Malcolm's List (2022). This was recommended to me as an alternative to Bridgerton and I'm so glad because it's fantastic.

7. A Muppet Family Christmas (1987). Kind of holiday time specific (and technically a tv movie?), but I used to watch it every year with my sister when we were kids so... careful of the icy patch!

Npt: @darklysnarky @only-in-december @ladyofparchments @judgeverse @tiltingheartand @girlscience @mx-seraph

#answers #tag game #apologies if i forgot someone i meant to tag... doing this on mobile which i don't usually do 😭