u/RainMoonbow

The power of sloppy late night editing! He would have come with a really good PRF weapon too😭 What a shame TT units aren’t a thing anymore…

Anyway I fully support Eugene being a DILF and having a daughter who looks nothing like him

The upcoming Chosen candidates should be from Ljósálfheimr, Dökkálfheimr, Niðavellir, Jötunheimr, Embla, Vanaheimr, and Yggdrasil. There may be one for Ásgarðr.

Technically, not every freebie has been guarenteed a spot. The promo art for Book X seemingly confirms a Chosen Líf, which puts Eir out of the running. And considering we have Chosen Alfonse (granted powers by Askr), Ash is automatically out of the running despite being a freebie. So, although the Chosens could be predictable (being our freebies/leading characters of formerly antagonistic realms), are they the people you would want? Or would the alternatives be better to you?

• Peony or Mirabilis- Neutral to her as a character, but I like her more than Mirabilis so I’m not opposed to her being the Chosen. I’d be more disappointed if it was Mirabilis.

My overall preference? Peony.

• Plumeria or Triandra- I enjoy them a lot, but prefer Triandra a little more and I think a Chosen alt would help validate her desire to be a true hero instead of being plagued by the fact that her powers can only bring misery. That said, Plumeria may be more likely based on popularity alone. I also worry that she won’t be written respectfully and will also be given another revealing outfit that runs counter to her wishes. I’m certainly perfectly fine with either getting the Chosen, but Plumeria’s track record makes me wary that she’ll go further into the “Reluctant Fanservice Girl” trope.

My overall preference? Slight preference to Triandra but I’d be totally fine with Plumeria.

• Reginn, Otr, Fafnir, or Eitri- What other alternatives would there really be? I doubt Niðavellir is gonna resurrect people he barely knows (on top of Otr and Fafnir both having been villains, although Fafnir was just possessed and is a good guy deep down). I like Fafnir but I don’t really think this would be a good idea since I doubt his return would be handled with any sort of closure on his family. Otr is Otr. Eitri could pull a Surtr and succeed at it, which would really be fun. But this is probably the least likely option.

My overall preference? Reginn or Eitri. Reginn is the safest and most respectable choice, so I wouldn’t be bummed out at all if she was the candidate. She could use more content too since the tempest trials really sidelined her in the latter half. Eitri isn’t your typical villain and could theoretically learn to work with the heroes (temporarily at least) if Niðavellir commanded her to, and I wouldn’t be opposed to her returning. But since her only reference in the tempest trials was a Sindri namedrop, it’s basically impossible to happen.

• Dagr or Nott (or Þjazi :3)- Yeah….Dagr is a shoe in. I love my older sister jotun with terrible taste in men, but Dagr has more instances of heroism worthy of the title. And Nott is dead. And Þjazi…lol. Dead and bigoted so…no.

My overall preference? Dagr.

• Veronica, Bruno, Letizia, or Elm- Veronica is basically gonna be it, going by sheer popularity and past practices with IS. Plus, Bruno and Letizia are dead and Elm is Elm. I’m not gonna pretend I don’t want to see Bruno again, but like with Plumeria, I worry about the writing. He’s got more potential than just “edgy guy who disappears and gets half naked”. And if Embla is still as evil as she was, she would not resurrect the most rebellious of the Emblian royals who helped ruin her plans. Letizia is more of a wild card. Would she come back reformed, or even more twisted? I’d be totally fine with it since she can be quite interesting, but I don’t see it as likely because of her being a more minor presence. Veronica was also far more useful to Embla than Letizia was (again, assuming if Embla comes back antagonistic). Elm I strongly doubt because it would be pretty uneven to not have Ash, Askr’s retainer, as a Chosen, but for Elm to be. He’s also probably the least popular of the candidates.

My overall preference? Bruno since he is my favorite fire emblem character period. But I would be perfectly understanding of Veronica or Letizia, especially the former who could use better development outside of needing to be assisted by Alfonse.

• Seidr, Kvasir, Gullveig, or Heidr (I guess)- I really cannot see how Kvasir or Gullveig would be options unless the book 7 TT separates them, since the tempest trials are canon to main story events. Heidr is dead, and again, not really a sensible candidate unless she maybe gets resurrected? But I think she wouldn’t be a really good choice because she was less of a character and more of a stepping stool for Seidr’s character development. Seidr is the most developed of all the characters eligible, but far less popular than Gullveig.

My overall preference? Seidr.

• Ratatoskr, Heidrun, Eik, Hrae, or Nidhoggr- From what I’ve seen, Ratatoskr is one of the few freebies who doesn’t seem to be considered a guarantee, with many comments suggesting Heidrun or Eik would be very likely alternatives. But from a narrative standpoint, and the fact she doesn’t have a single alt, Ratatoskr absolutely deserves it. However, she’s probably the second least popular of the Hands outside of Hrae. The other four truthfully didn’t do anything to be considered Chosen in my opinion. Heidrun probably was the second most heroic due to healing the heroes and being the only sibling to not try to kill them. Which is a very good thing to be fair, but that’s the extent of her aid. Eik just told Alfonse about Laeradrs secret and beforehand was prepared to kill us despite being fully aware of the truth. Hrae and Nidhoggr were unfortunately taken out before they could do anything meaningful. And Nidhoggr is my favorite character of the Healing Hands, so I was disappointed about what happened to her.

My overall preference? Ratatoskr.

• Baldr, Hodr, Vali, or Heimdallr- Based on both popularity and actions in the story, Baldr is the most obvious pick. She’s also one of my favorite feh characters hands down. While an antagonist for most of her run, her change of heart and atonement including getting Vali to stop attacking us would make her a great choice. Hodr is complicated; she showed signs of growth by telling Baldr her feelings on the situation, but then devolved back into her shy supporter. A chosen alt would be good for her if the writers tried to separate her from the Baldr praise, but I doubt it. Vali is Vali. Heimdallr kind of changed her ways too, but she’s pretty underdeveloped and I don’t really know why she’d be chosen. However, it is important to take into account that Rune would logically have the final say and could troll us with a surprising pick. But on the other hand…do we really think the devs would go outside the box?

My overall preference? Baldr.

So cool to have Haybelline getting a Mythic before she even got a New Hero Banner! Also I had no idea she was a senator! Iconic💅Really curious about her A passive. The new artist Rias did an incredible job drawing her✨

Edit: It seems like there’s a typo on her intro, so we will need compensation orbs! What a wonderful way to end the month!