FE10 HM 0% growths chapter 3-1 (with commentary)

This is chapter 3-1 of my FE10 HM 0% growths playthrough, commentated by Mekkah and me. It is completed in 3 turns.
This is a cute little map, there are just 3 RNG elements that I can optimize for but not fully mitigate. Shinon needs to ORKO every enemy across the wall except for the boss, which he can only do with some proc using the Killer Bow (and except for the fire sage). Gatrie contends with worst biorhythm on turn 1 enemy phase, which is why the Killer Axe is such a good option. He enters neutral bio on turn 2 EP and good bio on turn 3 EP, making the Steel Poleaxe / Greatlance more suitable choices by that point. Lastly the hiding halberdier that Titania kills is technically an HP roll that's impossible to check until I get to that part of the map anyway.
I was a little unfair towards Lethe and Lyre as partner units; there is actually 1 role that they do, and it's that their positioning on turn 2 maintains vision on the tile the boss moved to. They actually have the highest base vision of any allied unit on the map, though it's hardly noticeable since there are so many beacons around that light up large areas.
Itemfinding in 3-1: Torch (36% - failed)

[@terranproulx721]

Rhys offering oscar a concoction like danny devito offering an egg

[@Broscarf]

I like your witty joke, have an egg.

[@chaosflash912]

Shinon the type of guy you want to strangle but also want to rely on.

[@matiastorres2553]

best archer in tellius

[@EdwardoFE]

Shinon will use this map's bosskill to try and win the next argument he has with Ike.

[@something1558]

The biggest crime about this chapter moreso than the rout, turn limit or fog of war is that you have to choose between the brothers base conversation and an angelic robe like brooo why do I gotta choose between one of the best base convos in the tellius games and a robe.

[@MrEntinen]

What great story gameplay integration to make Rolf such terrible unit to incentivise using him for villages visits over combat

[@dryzalizer]

Oscar ate that crit like a champ. Hide & seek halberdier trying to hold out for reinforcements, definitely annoying to try and find him on a first play.

[@awo64]

Casual players: "Noooooo! 10 turns is not enough time!" Dondon: "Watch this."

[@A_Person_64]

4:45 Blud think this Advance Wars why he hiding 💀💀💀

[@Chiki]

Nice job, I was curious how reliable this could be without transfers. I actually didn't even know that Gatrie could use axes... I keep learning new stuff about FE10. I think in a hacked RN/rig everything context, especially in a growths context, a 2 turn here is doable. Kind of lame tbh but the tile counting works, and I never went for it. I don't even want to imagine how unlikely the clear would be though.

[@DD151]

Toffee and I just put our heads together to route it out and all I gotta say is, fucking Rolf lmao

[@tostisgood]

Gatrie barreling towards the other armor knights and generals with bloodlust in his eyes, shouting, “There can be only one!”

[@OrigamiAhsoka]

Rhys really said “heal yourself, nerd”

[@DelanHaar6]

The streak of yellow unit sacrifices is broken. The cats were not allowed to play today. Cool clear! Good to see Gatrie strut his stuff in the armored mosh pit.

[@Broscarf]

If Radiant dawn had a different support system, it could have been a more interesting tradeoff, perhaps giving all three brothers support points from the base conversation you get when visiting that house with any of them. I do already appreciate it being there though, it's a nice extra touch for some character background. although missing stat boosters does feel bad pfft.

[@DD151]

I wish bond supports were just a bit stronger because as-is they are laughably pointless. Only boost crit / crit evade and only active when units are adjacent? That's terrible.

[@shiina4826]

not in lecture this week bcs its finals week and im almost done with this year of school

[@DD151]

Hooray congrats!

[@shiina4826]

@@DD151 got one more final on wednesday we making it

[@OrigamiAhsoka]

Gl 🙏

[@WeFightForever]

Alright, my bed time can be pushed back 6 minutes for a new Don Don video

[@SirVyre]

Man, Rolf charged in like he was rambo with that Crossbow. POINT BLANK CHIP YEEHAW Titania is really like a momma duck with her ducklings coming along behind :)

[@waffleman9000]

dondon: lethe and lyre are totally useless kyza: am i a joke to you?

[@chrisdao]

WHOOPS. TUSEDAY TUSESDAY TUESDAY

[@augustcross2305]

I know I'm a little late on this one, but I believe I remember Flashing Fire explaining how Provoke/Shade works during his own 0% Growths LTC (with Reverse Recruitment). You guys still talked about some of it anyway; it makes enemies believe that the unit can/cannot counterattack, but also that the unit has weapon triangle advantage/disadvantage.

[@DD151]

So what FlashingFire said is actually not true, and was carried over from someone else who also didn’t know what they were talking about. We actually know how much Provoke and Shade numerically affect targeting priority, but we don’t know how much weapon triangle or countering potential affect that, and there’s really no evidence that weapon triangle in and of itself affects targeting priority at all (it doesn’t in GBAFE).

[@augustcross2305]

@@DD151 I see! I appreciate the correction/elaboration

[@SharurFoF]

Very nice. You didn't even talk about Oscar's T2 positioning to both kill the Sage and bait out the bottom right Halb (who I think won't move until you get in his range, which is a little out of the way for going through the chokepoint to get to the top).

[@MaríaTosinaFernández]

Shinon my beloved

[@jesuiscontent666]

I'm in love with this series. Keep it up! You guys are awesome!

[@palatonian9618]

Awesome thanks for the weekly dopamine hit!

[@sparkleprizm199]

I think Lethe and Lyre should’ve just been playable here. It wouldn’t make much difference but adding that 1 chapter of availability could help their strike rank if the player decides to train them for a casual run. I used Lyre once and omg it took a long time for her to reach SS. She’s not easy to train untransformed like the ravens because everything doubles her or nearly kills her. Poor thing.

[@DD151]

Yeah also laguz are just terrible to have as partner units in general because if you boss them around, then they'll never transform.

[@camdude7234]

An update from late episode so far I’m one for 1 with thumbnail guess

[@MrEntinen]

God fucking dammit shit! I specifically considered shinnon here for over the wall shooting shenahigans but eventually settled on gatrie. My score is getting terrible! 6-6

[@DD151]

Gatrie would've been another solid choice for this chapter. Some of these early GM MVPs can be tough, I think a 50% correct rate is honestly pretty good.

[@MrEntinen]

@@DD151 Im a fire emblem player, if it's not 100%, it's 0%

[@KBM_Studios]

Does Oscar have something special going on to Canto after attacking or is that just how Canto works in this game? Post-attack canto is so strange to me, especially in like fe4 where a pack of 20 mounted units all get to attack the same unit

[@Mekkkah]

Canto is just this good. Sorry you're used to games with no canto but at least your FE12 paladins and wyverns have 10 move.

[@KBM_Studios]

@@Mekkkah Hey GBA canto made sense, this is some Kaga stuff

[@cooperm4185]

​@@KBM_Studiosthis is neither here nor there but Super Canto (variant in this game) has been in more games than GBA Canto even though most of us associate Canto with the GBA version. Both Jugdral games, both Tellius games, and 3H all have "move after literally any action" Canto. So does Engage but the squares you're allowed to move there are fixed instead of using your remaining movement

[@papersonic9941]

​@@cooperm4185 FE4 has Hyper Canto, where you get to change your equipped weapon after attacking.

[@Yuglyoshi]

Add forced deployment to the list of reasons this chapter sucks. Annoying to move Mist and Rolf around to avoid enemies in fog.

[@mysmallnoman]

You can just have them hang in the back lol