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Rekka no Ken lovers 100 questions survey |
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1. Name, please? You may call me Ishmael. No, silly, call me Summer. 2. How long have you been playing FE? *sheepish look* Um, just about a year? 3. Have you played the entire FE series? Come on, stop asking these questions. No, I haven’t. I’m planning to, but I’m kinda waiting til my Japanese improves a bit before I start tackling them all. I might just turn the unplayed ones into my teachers again, though. 4. Seeing how Rekka no Ken is set 20 years before Fuuin no Tsurugi, have you finished the latter before playing? If so, how many times? No. I barely touched Fuuin. 5. Give us the name of your Rekka no Ken one and only favourite character, please. I’m kinda torn between Sain, Lyn, Hector and Eliwood, but in the end I’ll just be frank and say it’s Eli-chan. ^^; 6. What’s the charm in that person? He’s rather naïve, shy, and dense, and is somehow the first FE Lord to strike a decent balance between being introverted and extroverted. And...well, he’s got some of the cutest face portraits and emotions ever. Not to mention that he’s got some of the more intentionally and unintentionally funny lines in the whole game. ^^ Hector is a really close second. If I can nominate twice, I would. He's worth his weight in uranium (and Hector's heavy, mind you) for sheer humor value. But...despite how he appears reckless, more brawns than brains, and full of nonsense...Hector actually thinks his moves through. He's actually the most resourceful Fire Emblem Lord to date, which garners much fangirl points for him. And....while he tries so hard not to show it, he still have weaknesses and a great love for his friends and family. 7. Enter your three favourite Rekka no Ken guys. Eliwood, Hector, Sain. 8. Enter your three favourite Rekka no Ken girls. Lyn, Priscilla, Falina. 9. Who’s the strongest character on your first playthrough? Lyn. She maxes ALMOST everything at level 18 promoted. And I wasn’t even using levelup tricks. 10. Who turned out to be the weakest character, despite your best efforts? Ugh. Rowen. I like the guy, dammit, but he just doesn’t work. 11. Do you use the arena often? Not really. It’s only in my second playthrough that I use it at all, and that’s because I want to level Priscilla and some relatively late characters that I didn’t use before. 12. How’s the tutorial in Lyn’s part? Some of the lines in there are amusing, like Sain’s unforgettable sword scene. ^^; But sometimes its inflexibility is aggravating. 13. What did you choose for the strategist’s name the first time around? Just the default. Marc or Mark, whatever it is. 14. What do you think about the name of the first boss, Bug? I’m still thinking that he’s probably Buck or something and this question is a pun on the word gaming bug. Now Jasmine, that’s really one faint-able name. 15. Do Sain and Kent turn out like you’ve imagine them to be? *grins* Their personalities are played off perfectly. It’s the best depiction of the Social Knight Duo tradition I’d seen, and they even play a role in the plot this time. The only thing that came as a surprise is the growth rates. It’s the opposite of past FEs. 16. You think Sera and Elc really disliked each other? I think Sera likes Elc, and Elc likes her. It’s just that he’s too confused about the damn mess, seeing noisy and precocious she is, so he doesn’t really want anything to do with the matter. It’s escaping reality at its finest. 17. State your wild ideas on why Florina hates men, please. I don’t think Fiora was too big on romance and men either. Maybe there’s something that goes on around the Pegasus Sisters. Or maybe it’s just because she’s sheltered, never seen too many men and thus is shy around them. Or bad memories, since once she saw how men can be quite courteous like Kent, she did tolerated working with them. 18. Do you think the sudden ending of Lyn’s part is odd? I was like “What? It’s over?” but the pacing is okay. 19. Were you annoyed at Wallace’s forced promotion? Not really. 20. How the heck did Dorcas and Natalie ever fall in love? Maybe he’s really romantic when they’re alone. You never know. 21. Did you level Barthol up on your first time around? Nah. Didn’t really use him that much that time. 22. Hector and Eliwood get their support talks really fast, don’t they? Yes, they did. I was kinda surprised when they got a support one chapter after Hector joins the team. That’s the first indication of them being yaoied in the fandom. 23. Hector-Eliwood-Lyn...who’s the strongest of them all? Considering what I answered above, I should say Lyn here...but Hector’s generally more durable all round, and he’s generally a tank in every game too...so...Hector it is. 24. Not counting Wallace, who’s your first class changed character? Either Sain or Kanas. I knew I promoted Sain before Kent. 25. Did you inadvertantly kill Darts off your first time playing chapter 16 Gaiden? No. 26. And on the same note, did you attack Fargus? No. 27. Did you go to the rumored Chapter 19 special? You mean, the one in Hector's route where you have to have Nilus at level 7 before Lyn's part ends? No, I haven't. I forgot to level Nilus. -_-; 28. Who did you use the Apha Drops on in your first game? I didn’t use it on anyone in that game. I kinda...hoard my potions. ^^;; Heck, I didn’t know what it does! 29. Did you find every treasure in the Nabata desert in your first run? I still haven’t managed to find a SINGLE piece of treasure. -_- 30. When you meet Fa in the house in the Nabata desert...what do you think she’s doing there in the middle of nowhere? Going out for a trip camping? She’s trying to sneak out of her village, going out to see the world? She’s Fazilla, after all. (I kinda wonder what Ninian will say if she sees Fa. =P ) 31. Did you know Vyda can be recruited, or did you just kill her outright? Killed her. 32. Did you manage to rescue Nino and Jafar safely the first time around? Yeah. The only problem is how to keep Jafar from hogging the experience. =P 33. What do you think of the Assassin class? I like it. It’s cool, and it’s not too overpowered. The fact that you can’t steal make class changing into it a tactical decision, too. 34. With all those uproar about Jafar being a lolicon, how old do you think he really is? 22-23? 35. Ursula’s Thunderstorm is quite cool, eh? Ursula’s a cool character anyway. ^^ Although...she's a bit fixated on Sonya, and that's not a good thing. Considering Sonya's a...<swear word censored here>. 36. Do you wish Ursula can be on your team? Yeah. ;_; 37. Is there any character in the Black Fang that you wish can join your team? Ursula, and I think Limustera would be interesting if she can be recruited. It’d be a bit too late for Ephdel. 38. Do you think Llyod and Linus are powerful? Who dealt the finishing blow? Hell yes they’re bloody heck damn powerful. Let’s see...I got to fight Linus first in my initial run...the one who killed him was either Leivan or Sain. I don’t quite remember. Llyod, now that was pretty clear. Lyn killed him. 39. Who did you give the Dark Contract to the first time around? Ragalt. I didn’t use Matthew then. 40. Who did you take with you in the final chapter? Eliwood, Hector, Lyn, Atos, Nilus...then Priscilla, Leivan, Rebecca, Florina, Kent, Kanas, and Sain. 41. Did you use Atos before he finally croaked? Yeah. Unfortunately. 42. What do you think about Ninian’s resurrection? I like Ninian, but I don’t like how it’s done. It’s too Deus Ex Machina. And it’s quite weird how the I-don’t-meddle-in-mortal-affairs Brahmimond would just bring her back from the dead. And...it’s too easy. Too simple. I thought something more involved would be needed to revive a person. =P The emotional tension was high then, and Ninian’s appearance slowed things down considerably. It’d be better if she’d come back AFTER the dragons are dead or something, or if she’d come back only IF she has an A with Eliwood, or have Nilus do something once the dragon gate is open. Anything other than “like this”. I do like her, but her death is one of the most well done scenes in there that I hate to see it spoiled this much. 43. What’s your thoughts on Ninian and Nilus? I like them. Ninian is the first pale-haired tragedy to grow a spine. She’s really changed herself in the course of the game. And...I like dragons. They automatically get a high score with me. ^^ Nilus is a sweetheart. He never trust a single person around him, but he never let that show. And he’s got his head on very straight. This kid will grow into someone, a great someone, if he stayed in Ereb. Alas. 44. What’s your war rankings on the first time around? I don’t remember. I think my property was down, though. 45. How many % of the support conversations did you get the first time? I think somewhere around 7-8%.... 46. Tell us the track number of your favourite Sound Room pieces. Can’t I just say the track names? All right. Let me check, but I haven’t got all of them yet. 02 ( ^^ ), 16, 32, 33, 43, 47, 50, 51, 52, 56, 63, 34, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 85, 94. And I think 81 should be good. That’s “A Moment in the Battlefield”...special-made Lyn and Hector’s 29G love convo. I SO need to get the soundtrack. If there is one. *sweatdrops* 47. Your favourite supports? Eliwood/Hector, Eliwood/Lyn, Hector/Florina, Kanas/Pant, Rebecca/Leivan, Sain/Priscilla, Kent/Lyn, Kent/Fiora, Sain/Kent, Kanas/Anybody, Pant/Louise (A), Will/Leivan, Hector/Matthew, Guy/Priscilla, Leivan/Priscilla, Rebecca/Rowen (even if it equates to non-useful) and strange as it sounds, Ninian/Florina and Ninian/Hawkeye. 48. In order to give this FE a perfect finish, do you have enough will left to get all the support conversations? Hell yes. 49. Any support conversations that make you laugh? ...There’s like, a lot of them, dude. Hector/Eliwood C and B, Hector/Florina all the way, Eliwood/Lyn B, Rebecca/Leivan C, Sain/Priscilla C and B, Kent/Fiora B and A, Will/Leivan C and B, Sain and Kent all the way through, Matthew/Hector, Matthew/Guy, Guy/Priscilla C. AND everything involving Kanas. That man is such a dear. 50. There’s two new characters in Hector’s route : The Pegasus Sister Falina and the princess of swords Kara. Met them yet? Nope. I’m trying, I’m trying. 51. Which is your favourite route, Lyn’s, Eliwood’s or Hector’s? Eh. I like Lyn’s route, since a lot of minor characters have a role in the plot...but I like Eliwood’s a lot, too. I can’t say anything about Hector’s, so I’ll let this drop until I can judge. 52. Who is the REAL protagonist of Rekka no Ken? I guess the intended protagonist is Eliwood. But I’m maintaining that it’s all three of them...Lyn, Eliwood, Hector. 53. How many modes have you cleared? Um. Just the normal ones, and I have just started on Hector's. 54. Ever want to change the name of anyone? And to what? Pant. To Edgar, Edward or something like that. I think a German name would fit him pretty well, but I haven’t came up with a German name. ^^;;; 55. Anybody you dislike? Naah. Excluding who I’m supposed to hate, like Sonya and the late Araphen lord or the uncle of Lyn, of course. 56. Any support conversations you wish you didn’t make? Not yet, although I’m steering clear of Leivan/Lucea for now. >< 57. Your favourite couples, please. Lyn x Eliwood, Hector x Lyn, Hector x Florina, Kent x Lyn, Kent x Fiora, Sain x Priscilla, Leivan x Priscilla ( =P), Guy x Priscilla, Rowen x Rebecca. And probably a few more as I get more supports. (And yes, I know I’m terribly prolific) 58. What’d happen to said couples after the ending? Share your thoughts. I’ll just go with what I’d choose in a single game. Lyn and Eliwood got married with a great deal of political ruckus and controversy and a lot of palace manners-related havoc. They got Roy, something happened, and Lyn died at a young age. Eliwood probably kept the Mani Kati as memento or sent it to the grasslands, raising his child as single dad. He probably tried his best, but he’s a bit too naïve to do that properly. I guess Eliwood’s life could be filled with some number of ‘benefits of hindsight’ happenings. Hector married Florina, has Lilina, and somehow Florina also managed to die. I’m guessing Hector would tease Florina about a lot of things before that happen, and he looks to be an affectionate husband and father. Then, while he would be sad...Hector being Hector, he’d remain a bit professional about things. Happy Ending it’s not. =P Kent went with Fiora to Ilia, or however you spelled it, and take odd jobs as mercenary and live happily ever after. ^^ Sain...after deciding to stick with Ciaran and lose the love of his life, got discharged out of the Ciaran military as its merged into Ostia. Shocked, he turned a bit bitter and angsty...and just left everything behind and go womanizing around the world. Or that’s how I see it. Rowen and Rebecca lived in Pherae, got married, and has Wolt. Due to Rowen’s serving closely under Eliwood, Rebecca got a position as Roy’s nanny after Lyn died. Wolt and Roy then became semi-brothers, and Wolt even got Rowen’s personality. =P He wanted to be a knight after his father, but discovered that he’s better made for the bow and joined the Archer’s forces instead. 59. Who is the best girl for Eliwood? Lyn. 60. Who is the best girl for Hector? Lyn. *laughs* OK, OK, Florina is pretty fine too, and I haven't met Falina. 61. And who’d make the best guy for Lyn? I’d say Eliwood. She actually gets to confront her identity in that pairing. But I’ll admit that I like Hector and Kent one hell of a lot, as you can see above. 62. What do you don’t understand the most about the ending, if anything? Ninian’s resurrection. Why? OK, I understand that Ninian’s the holy dragon who can stop that three dragons or something, but why THEN? And...how the heck did Brahmimond know? Satellite? Lyn’s decision to give Ciaran to Ostia also bugs me, but it does make a bit of sense as I put some thought into it. 63. Which enemy character has the most lasting impression on your mind? Lloyd and Linus. >< And...Sonya. 64. What’s your favourite part of the game script? The one where Eliwood killed Ninian. Nergal’s lines are golden. And...I like most of Sain’s scripts in Lyn’s part, and the friendship talks between Eliwood, Hector and Lyn are the absolute highpoint of writing in FE. Especially 13 Gaiden. *snickers* 65. The most interesting map is? For some reason, I like the “Protect Zephyr!” stage. 66. Which map gave you the closest call? The last one with all those Morphs. 67. What do you think of the weather system? It’s annoying. At least give us some variety on the effects. -_- 68. What do you think of the enemy behavior? S-T-U-P-I-D. 69. Which weapon do you constantly abuse? Mani Kati, Volfbail, those pesky iron swords. 70. Sword users : Who did you use more between Guy, Leivan, Karel, Kara and Harken? Tied between Guy and Leivan. 71. Pegasus Knights : Who did you use more between Florina, Fiora and Falina? I tend to use Florina, unless I’m intending to use Fiora for some purpose. 72. Thieves : Who did you use more between Matthew and Ragalt? Ragalt. Matthew just...dies way too easily. 73. Who’s the strongest Social Knight/Paladin? Sain. Followed by Kent. In my game, that is. 74. Healers : Who did you use more, Sera or Priscilla? Priscilla. 75. Archers : Will, Rebecca, Louise, Rath...who’s the strongest? Rath. There’s no question about it. =P 76. Magic users : Elc, Lucea, Kanas, Pant...who’s the strongest? ...You forgot Nino! .\_/. From that list, either Kanas or Pant. 77. Axe users : Barthol, Dorcas, Darts, Hawkeye, Gaits...who’s the strongest? Barthol? 78. What’s the most emotionally touching event? Elbert’s death. “Eien no Wakare” has just became one of my favourite songs. *sniffles* I thought all along that we’d be able to help Elbert, get him back safely somehow...just like they all did. It was SO close. He almost made it. ;_; Apparently, I’m THAT into the game. 79. Any bugs to report? No. 80. What do you think about the advisor system? It’s OK. I like how you can turn it off and make the lords think for themselves like the old days, and it even enables new ending variations. Yarrr. 81. What do you think happen to Karel in that space of 20 years? I wouldn’t know. He probably lived as a hermit for some years. 82. What did Kara find in Barthol that made her fall in love? I haven’t got Kara, but I guess she likes strong men who can leave words that trigger that special ‘getting interested’ system in her head. Just like her daughter? =P 83. What do you think happen to Zephyr in that space of 20 years? Eh. I’m guessing that mental abuse he got from his father got into him, and he resorted to dragons to create his ideal world. Just like in the extra ending. 84. Do you think a little less happy ending would’ve been better? ...At first I thought that way, but then I started thinking...and no. The happier this ending is, the sadder FE6 gets. Hector died, Lyn probably died or faded away, Eliwood sick and bedridden, whoever married Eliwood/Hector probably died, Nino and her husband left their children orphaned, Kanas either died or disappeared...Zephyr, the guy they risked their necks to save, brought his army onto the world… If FE7’s ending is sad, think about what FE6 would be like. When it’s this way, it’s somewhat...even sadder. They were all so damn optimistic about the future, and then...the future as we know it...turns out to be bleak after all... 85. The parents of character X is actually character C and N! What’s yours? Roy = Eliwood + Lyn. I don’t care if Ninian is the intended one, it’s that way in my game. ^^;; Lilina = Hector + Florina. Lugh/Ray = Jafar + Nino Wolt = Rebecca + Rowen/Will Sue = Rath + Random tribeswoman =P I haven’t thought of the rest. 86. Did you link up Rekka no Ken and Fuuin no Tsurugi? No. 87. If you (the advisor) CAN fight, what would he/she be like? Class? Stats? Good or bad? And have supports with who? Marc Class : Bard *laughs* Kidding. Shaman. Growth : BAD. Supports : Eliwood, Hector, Lyn, Marinus, Ninian, Isadora, Kanas.
Eranel Class : Soldier. *laughs* But hey, I get to use a spear! Growth : BAD. Supports : Eliwood, Hector, Lyn, Florina, Elc, Priscilla, Leivan.
88. Can you write a joke support conversation, and clearly list between who and who? Joke support, meaning it doesn’t exist, right? This may not be funny, but I don’t want to blow TOO much of my humor away before I write OAF. Will – Florina (C) Will : Florina-chan! Florina : !! Ah, Will-san, wh, what is...*shies away* Will : You still ARE afraid of me? Florina-chan, I’m NOT going to eat you! Florina : A, y, yes...no...I... Will : ... Florina : ... Will : ...Um...I’ll talk to you later then. Florina : Wa, wait... *and Will is gone* Will - Florina (B) Will : Florina-chan... Florina : Will-san...I, er, I’m sorry...last time, I was... Will : That’s all right. I shouldn’t scare you like that, really. I should’ve known you’re not all that partial to archers. Especially male ones. Florina : ...I’m sorry. Will : Just forget about it. Say, Florina-chan? Florina : ...? Will : About what I was going to ask you...what is it like to fly in the sky? Florina : Fly in the sky? Will : I left my home to see the world, and I’ve traveled a bit for that...the mountaintops in Bern, the seas, the plains. But since we met, I’ve been sort of wondering what the world’s like from above. Beautiful? Wide? And I’m an archer. When I shoot, I always wonder what it’s like to feel the winds rushing by as the arrow flies. Things like that. Florina : ...It’s beautiful, Will-san. From above, everyone’s the same. And...
Will : What?
Florina : ...How...about we talk of it once this is over? Florina : Yes... Will – Florina (A) Florina : Will-san...I...
Will : What is it, Florina-chan? Will : Me? I don’t know. Maybe I’ll go see the world again...or...well, I like being in the knighthood somehow. It’s a wait and see thing. Florina : ...Don’t you...have anyone...at home? Will : I have a childhood friend, and there’s my parents...but...there’s the world... Florina : ...... Will : ...? Florina : ...see...Ilia...? Will : ...? Florina : ...I...I’m sorry. Will : Florina...? What...did I say?
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So it’s lame. I know. 89. Do you have any thoughts on the pasts of each character? Yes, I do. Of bloody course I do. 90. Care to share them? Yeah, but it’d be one hell of a thing to type. And...I haven’t seen enough supports to make really accurate judgements, so I’m keeping it under wraps. I just guess that Eliwood has a really sheltered childhood, Lyn’s got one heck of a happy life with her family and as daughter of the tribe chief. And Hector’s the renowned prankster of Ostia. Or something. The rest? Haven’t seen enough of them. 91. What’s the best thing about this FE? Scripts. And the storyline, even if it’s somewhat corny at moments. The Lord finally gets to make friends! That’s a first in FE history...and...the humor is golden. ^^ 92. And what’s the worst mistake they did while making the game? Difficulty. It’s so easy it kills the replay value. 93. What’s the most unintentionally funny thing in the game? (Ed. The webmistress at Cross Empire answered “Eliwood’s head décor looks like Sailor Moon.) I don’t know if Jasmine is unintentional. ^^; But it sure fits the “Sick comedy” description of the original Japanese in the question. 94. What is the ultimate fate that awaits Morphs, eventually? From dust to dust? 95. How much Egil would you have in your best estimates? (If Eliwood’s papa has 100) 30? 96. Do you want any more games set in the same world as Rekka and Fuuin? If they make it a good one. And as long as it’s FE, it’s OK. 97. And if it does come out, do you think it’d be for the GBA again? Maybe. I’m not IS. 98. Are you done with playing Rekka no Ken? Bloody Hell no. I’m FAR from finished with the game. I love it way too much. ^^ 99. What would you rate Rekka no Ken on a scale of 1-100? 98 des. 100. Thanks for wading this far. Any last words you’d like to say on Rekka no Ken? Finn-sama...wait, wrong game...Eliwood-sama, Lyndis-sama, Hector-sama...take care of yourselves!
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