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[Ryar24]

I'm sure several, if not all of us, like some FE character, but everyone else, or at least seemingly everyone else, seems to not like them nearly as much, if not outright hating them, so this topic is about just that.

My first would be Serra. Now, personality-wise, I really don't like most FE Clerics, as they are devout servants of whatever god they serve, and/or they are selfless humanitarians or philanthropists, well-loved by everyone, the latter of which is one of my less favorite archetypes (the only character I can think of that more-or-less falls under this archetype, whom I actually like is Adol Christen from the Ys games, but kicking as much ass as he does, I find it really easy to just overlook that), as I just see it as a Mary-Sueish quality, and I think that realistically, everyone has some measure of selfishness, though I'm really only speaking from my own perspective.
Anyway, compared to them, Serra sort of stands out, being virtually the opposite of your usual Fire Emblem Cleric character, and while most people (in and out of the game) dislike her personality, I actually find it a little endearing, making her my favorite Cleric in the whole series.

EDIT: I forgot about Malicia, but I'm really more indifferent to her.

In a similar case to Serra, a lot of people don't seem to like Maribelle, and while it's easy to see why (and, personally, personality-wise, while there are many other character in Awakening I like more, I at least don't hate her), I think she's a fair subversion to your typical snobby aristocrat archetype, in the sense that in a few of her supports, she's willing to try to fit in among her "lowborn" allies. Also, among the first-generation characters, her class and skill selection is probably second only to Cordelia, and I'm willing to overlook a lot of things if a character kicks ass or is otherwise useful.

Lastly, Amelia. A lot of people say she's useless and stuff, but I really don't see why. I mean, sure, she's tough to recruit and train, but once I got past that, she's been my best unit on more than one playthrough, if I promote her to Knight, then General (granted, maybe I was just lucky, though I seemed to get screwed on Ross's level-ups...), where she doubles almost everything, dealing heavy damage on each individual attack, and still having, while somewhat low for a General, acceptable Defense, though that's considering she doesn't dodge the attack, which she seems to do quite often, considering the class.

[Mercurius]

Micaiah, I guess. First one that came to mind since i'm current playing Radiant Dawn again. I don't particularly like her but she's still one of the more interesting characters in RD(which is not hard to do.) I have this tendency to take every single mary sue accusation with a grain of salt though.

[Cero]

QUOTE (Tenebrae Candidae @ May 31 2014, 01:20 PM)

Micaiah, I guess. First one that came to mind since i'm current playing Radiant Dawn again. I don't particularly like her but she's still one of the more interesting characters in RD(which is not hard to do.) I have this tendency to take every single mary sue accusation with a grain of salt though.

Mary sue is like now a term for characters that are important but you don't like them. Seriously she ain't even a mary sue, she has a shit ton of flaws. and like nothing ever goes her way past part one

[kirant]

QUOTE (ShadowCero @ May 31 2014, 01:13 PM)

QUOTE (Tenebrae Candidae @ May 31 2014, 01:20 PM) Micaiah, I guess. First one that came to mind since i'm current playing Radiant Dawn again. I don't particularly like her but she's still one of the more interesting characters in RD(which is not hard to do.) I have this tendency to take every single mary sue accusation with a grain of salt though. Mary sue is like now a term for characters that are important but you don't like them. Seriously she ain't even a mary sue, she has a shit ton of flaws. and like nothing ever goes her way past part one

Micaiah isn't a Mary Sue, but contains traits consistent with that of a Mary Sue (which people often confuse): half-human, "healing hands" in a world where this isn't typical, relatively unique magic access, hidden royalty...and the list goes on.

I actually quite like her for this reason: she's a completely deconstructed Mary Sue. While she holds the temperament and traits of one, she has been written to showcase exactly all the flaws of being one. Bound, yes, but horrifying tactics and genocide.

On the same topic...:
- Wendy. Screw you, I'm using a pink knight.
- Geoffrey. Personality of a wood board, but man was he useful and amazing in FE9 because Paragon. Actually, let's just say Paragon as a whole makes people generally awesome. You have to be giftedly bad (Astrid in Radiant Dawn) to screw it up.
- Lucia. Personal bias to that hair colour and Swordsmaster class. And so many +1s during her level ups (which felt awesome until it became the norm in FE games)...Radiant Dawn also gives me a nice fanservice package in the form of that short hair.

[Mercurius]

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Radiant Dawn also gives me a nice fanservice package in the form of that short hair.

WE ARE NOW ENEMIES.

[V'ren]

QUOTE (Tenebrae Candidae)

WE ARE NOW ENEMIES.

IT SEEMS OUR ANIMOSITY GROWS FURTHER, YUNG ONE! SHORT HAIRED LUCIA IS ADORABLE!

As one might be able to tell, I'm a member of the Lucia fan club.

I guess you could say Barst as another unit, but most people don't really hate him, they just completely forget he exists.

I actually liked Roy! Good unit but barred from absolutely taking over my recent playthroughs by his late promotion.

[Ristau]

I love micaiah because I just love the name.

On the flipside of this topic, I absolutely HATE Marth, especially in super smash bros. Don't have a specific reason for it, but Marth is just so nooooob.


Meg err Assnerd. I mean Ashnard. Ashnard was such a cool enemy. Maybe he's well liked, but I don't hear about him much so it counts.

[Fire Blazer]

Wallace

I feel like I don't really know who's generally disliked enough to pick someone XD

...

Avatar? XDDD

[Ryar24]

QUOTE (Fire Blazer @ May 31 2014, 10:15 PM)

Avatar? XDDD

Gosh, that's a little disheartening, but if the Avatar (from either game that has one) really is that unpopular, then yeah, s/he is definitely a character I'd put on here, above all others. S/he really made his/her games feel special in the sense that since the player created him/her, s/he felt especially fun to use, and even though New Mystery of the Emblem's Avatar didn't have much in the way of story significance, s/he was still a pleasure to see in battle, cutscenes, and the like, because s/he is your character! Seriously, I just can't comprehend why people are against this...

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Radiant Dawn also gives me a nice fanservice package in the form of that short hair.

I'm personally partial to PoR Marcia in that department, but it's a good thing that happened to Lucia in RD, because Marcia made the mistake of letting her hair grow out

[Cero]

QUOTE (Ryar24 @ May 31 2014, 11:05 PM)

QUOTE (Fire Blazer @ May 31 2014, 10:15 PM) Avatar? XDDD Gosh, that's a little disheartening, but if the Avatar (from either game that has one) really is that unpopular, then yeah, s/he is definitely a character I'd put on here, above all others. S/he really made his/her games feel special in the sense that since the player created him/her, s/he felt especially fun to use, and even though New Mystery of the Emblem's Avatar didn't have much in the way of story significance, s/he was still a pleasure to see in battle, cutscenes, and the like, because s/he is your character! Seriously, I just can't comprehend why people are against this...

Because it's a shitty character in a somewhat character driven game. But I'm not gonna go into an Avatar rant here.

Echoing others I actually like Micaiah. And I also like Sothe. And espcecially the sick burn Miccy gives Sothe in chapter 4

[Elwood]

Zealot my man! Gimme some love bro. Just ignore all the haters. They just jealous how cool you are. ....So um... yeah Zealot.

[Icecube]

Seeing that most of us picks protagonists, I go with Lloyd Reed. Good personality even among the Black Fang.

[Mercurius]

There are people that hate on Lloyd?

Also there seems to be some Pelleas haters because of how late he comes and is underleveled and stuff, but I found that the effort pays off if you guard him enough. He's not really as ugh to train as the usual Est type of character. I do wonder just why the hell he sat out in the earlier chapters when he had those stats going for him, though. (Izuka too I guess lol, being third tier)

[SmashedFish]

I myself will probably never make a run of Sacred Stones that does not include Dozla. He is, in fact, the only prepromote in any FE that I go out of my way to use.Gotta love the cheery berserkers... I suppose I'd also count Panne, as most people are fine with her, but I generally marry her purely out of love for her character.

On the flip side, I don't like Tharja nearly as much as everyone else seems to. Her support with the Avatar and Nowi aside, she doesn't do much to redeem herself.

[Fire Blazer]

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There are people that hate on Lloyd?

This, isn't Lloyd one of the better-liked characters? XD

[EmblemEmbassy]

I don't know how disliked he is, but I like Henry. He's always telling jokes and is really cheery for a murderer. He's always annoying people with terrible jokes and uses dark magic.... which in a sense is like me. I really didn't find him that good of a unit, though.

[Fire Blazer]

I like Henry, though I have to admit he's a bit weird. But that's also why I like him. Funny and entertaining XD

[bblues]

I like Farina she ain't no whore.

And Lyre, outside of the fact she sucks in game.

[Fire Blazer]

ok pretty sure no one (figuratively speaking or w/e) likes Lyre lol

she's just bad

I constantly forget she exists

[bblues]

But she's cute.