How to Fix Verdant Wind

[@Armads4Prez]

I'm working on a "How To Fix Crimson Flower" video. After that's done, what sort of content would you like to see on this channel?

[@MaN-mc3bf]

You could make unit/character and classes analysis. or this might seem obvious how it fix azure moon all though story wise there isn't much to fix.

[@MaxMazzAnimates]

I realy like what your doing on your channel. I'd say keep it up. Maby you could do some unit overviews?

[@WyvernOverlord1]

I would love to see you do a character analysis video for a character in 3 Houses. The character I'd like to see that on would be Shamir.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

How to fix Azure Moon.

[@yaxumus2883]

How to fix Ashen Wolves

[@OnlineVideoSurfer]

Lord Holst, the hero that never has to fight a battle yet always earns respect. He's the manipulator that Hilda only wishes she could be...

[@goncalocarneiro3043]

Oof, ouch, my hip is sore, ouch, can't fight, sorry.

[@B_A-tr]

Thats the best theorie. Holst doesnt do shit but is revered cause hes such a good manipulator

[@pizasauss1]

@@B_A-tr it would be incredibly stupid but I would love that at the same time

[@mansoor6678]

I imagine Holst to be like King from one punch man.

[@soulfire5274]

@@mansoor6678 I love this

[@aaronr.265]

I could argue that Claude fighting Nemesis is symbolic of him destroying the Fodlan of the past to help move it towards the future

[@Armads4Prez]

That's a good point. Though I would argue Rhea would still make a better final boss in this circumstance since Rhea has been around for all of Fodlan's history, while Nemesis died 1000 years ago. Rhea and Claude also know each other and have different philosophies about religion, which makes for an interesting conflict. Nemesis and Claude don't really have any reason to care about each other. Nemesis seems more interesting in killing Seiros above all else, which is why he became the final boss of my Silver Snow video.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

@@Armads4Prez That's Bull. Claude and Rhea have different views on faith, but much more in common that you think they are, as both care deeply for those who suffer. Nemesis being dead doesn't matter, his Legacy lives on in the 10 Elites and Edelgard and he is arguably the true Creator of the history of Fódlan. Claude defeating him is the same as a Civil rights activist killing a ressurected Christopher Columbus, who created the Genocide on the Native Americans and started the tradition of Colonialism. Nemesis is the Origin of Fódlan's Xenophobia and Claude needs to kill him, in order to achieve that. Rhea already defeated Nemesis and a rematch for her is not Necessary. Her being the final boss in SS is much better and they could just fix it by infecting her with an Poison or the true Leader of the Agarthans turning Thales's remains into an Demonic Beast. Rhea's story arc is about her mother and Byleth is thus her only focus.

[@resistancearmy5385]

@@basilofgoodwishes4138 Dude Nemesis has nothing to do with Fodlan's xenophobia. If anything Rhea had more of an effect on Fodlan's isolationist policy.

[@manuelsilva9993]

@@basilofgoodwishes4138 fuck are you on about Claude always talks of his active dislike of the church, his lack of faith and how things might be better if Rhea was dead she makes perfect sense for the final boss

[@BlackfangDragon]

@@resistancearmy5385 Almyra, Dagda, and Sreng had a effect on Fodlan isolationism because they invade and attacked different countries. And almyra does it for fun. In other words it was the outsiders who forced Fodlan into isolation with their unprovoked attacks. Nemesis Slaughtered a race of people for being different all in order to gain power and become a King, which is what set in motion a society where Crests have power.

[@Mysticgamer]

Something that bugs me, Claude's route is the only route where Rhea basically admits she was hoping Sothis would repossess you.

[@giantheccinwyvern]

And SS

[@Mysticgamer]

@@giantheccinwyvern Is silver snow the dlc campaign?

[@giantheccinwyvern]

@@Mysticgamer It's the Black Eagles route where you don't side with Edelgard. Crimson Flower is the one where you do side with her.

[@whiteraven562]

@@Mysticgamer no, silver snow is the black eagles route where you side against Edelgard. The DLC campaign is Ashen Wolves

[@Mysticgamer]

@@giantheccinwyvern Figures, the route I didnt take.

[@gabcard2767]

It's my firm belief that Judith eas supposed to be playable, but the idea was scrapped due to time/money so she just kinda... exists.

[@wesnohathas1993]

Then the update added Jeritza instead of doing anything with the character who was involved in the story but not recruitable for no apparent reason. I think there's also a case for VW Dedue and Rhea even if they would be endgame recruits. It's the least they could do to make up for the chapters he missed in AM.

[@isauldron4337]

@@wesnohathas1993 i doubt rhea Will ever me made playable Mainly because she's freed and back at the monastery for one chapter That would mean a lot of effort for a minor role And don't tell me : they Could rewrite Silversnow so It Could happen You know that requieres A TON of coding and work Not happening

[@wesnohathas1993]

@@isauldron4337 I was actually referring to Judith in this case.

[@KuriaruisBetterThanU]

She wasn’t. I noticed units who were never meant to be playable, their class sprites in battle didn’t have their head and hair, it was just a generic sprite of the class. So you’re most likely incorrect.

[@xacmashe3852]

​@@isauldron4337you say "rewrite" but the issue is it shouldn't have been written that way at all. It's one of the biggest missed opportunities of the whole franchise. Even PoR and RD let you play as Ashnard and Sephiran in NG+

[@alonelysnacc2442]

I think the thing about Ashe is that he was originally planned as a Golden Deer Character, as you can see in the early trailer of this game. I think thats why he has not as many interactions as the other Blue Lion students.

[@Armads4Prez]

This may be true, but a lot of other characters have this issue. A lot of the time when watching Black Eagles dialogue it seems like the script says "Ok Bernadetta talk about how scared you are" "Ok Linhardt talk about how tired you are", rather than having the characters have a fluid conversation. This isn't always the case, but it is more often than I'd like.

[@alonelysnacc2442]

@@Armads4Prez yeah but I mean what if one of these characters like Linhardt for example dies. If he had actually something important to say about the story, the player wouldn't get that information anymore due to Linhardt being dead. Thats only how I always thought about it, but you definetly have a point. I think especially when it comes to Silver Snow the Black Eagle Characters just feel a bit out of place. Though I also have to say that I'm not sure if units actually vanish in the story if they died on the battlefield since I never lost a character on classic mode.

[@Armads4Prez]

Usually the Golden Deer dialogue isn't 100% necessary for the plot, but it still manages to be interesting. In the example I used in the video, Lysithea tells Claude about her experience with TWSITD. This gives us important context, but even if the player killed Lysithea the plot would still be able to continue. Another good example is Lorenz constantly questioning Claude. Not necessary for the plot, but still interesting. I don't expect Bernadetta to be an important plot addition. But it'd be interesting for her to talk to the other characters more rather than reminding everyone that she's scared.

[@l.n.3372]

@@Armads4Prez I'd argue that while the Black Eagles have this issue, it's mainly on CF. On silver snow, the lack of Edelgard and Hubert actually made them more competent in some ways Golden Deer story dialogue straight up feels like a cycle of "talk about your character tropes and cliches." Especially with Raphael and food, Leonie and Jeralt,. Lysithea and don't call me a child, Marianne and her fear etc.

[@catelyntully9494]

@@Armads4Prez Exactly the reason Bernadetta is my least favorite student, she has good moments great actually but dam can be annoying

[@christinemorin5238]

Count Gloucester being exactly the same as Lorenz (looks wise) but with a funny mustache should be cannon.

[@WarriorofRed]

In Three Hopes they sort of do this, but instead of a mustache he has wrinkles

[@Penroseapostle]

I love how you ranked Dimitri as an S-Tier protagonist

[@monkeman5895]

snɹᴉΛ ǝɯoɹnʞ snɹᴉΛ ǝɯoɹnʞ Only protagonist since Leif to have a character Arc

[@Penroseapostle]

Monke Man I’m glad to see that you and I know about this, People assume Edelgard does nothing wrong, when in all actuality she actually does a lot of wrong things, like Homura Akemi(Madoka Magica) she does morally gray things. However, Homura was dealing with the fact that she couldn’t see Madoka for so long, which allows her actions in Rebellion to actually make since while in Edelgard’s case, the fact that she’s the Flame Emperor doesn’t make since without any context on routes that aren’t Crimson Flower, because all we get is that one scene where Edelgard looks at Rhea in every route, which doesn’t give us a whole lot of info on that, plus the fact that Edelgard in all non Crimson Flower routes doesn’t show any regret on her actions, while in Crimson Flower she actually does makes her character not be like Homura’s, where her actions can be accepted, She didn’t lose anyone important in Azure Moon or Verdant Wind.

[@monkeman5895]

snɹᴉΛ ǝɯoɹnʞ snɹᴉΛ ǝɯoɹnʞ Indeed

[@visibleconfusion782]

@@Penroseapostle Edel’s the Machiavellian Prince. She’ll do whatever it takes for the future she wants. That includes being the villain. She’s tryna pull a Lelouch but unfortunately some writing issues bog her down.

[@fishnutz5196]

He is amazing. Funny how Claude was my fav pretimeskip but least fav post. Dimitri went from my least fav to my fav by faaaaar

[@Knucklebreaking]

This doesn't fix Dimitri getting off screened lol

[@l.n.3372]

Honestly, I think a better VW should scrap Gronder entirely. Sadly, Dimitri doesn't have much role in VW unless things change drastically, so he'd probably still die off screen unless he's better incorporated into plot of VW somehow

[@EnigmaticMrL]

What if Dimitri was the one who appeared to fight Edelgard instead of Dedue?

[@l.n.3372]

@@EnigmaticMrL Why not both? Maybe have both Dimitri and Dedue show up in a corner and the objective changes to "defeat boss Edelgard but protect the green allies too." And the defeat condition changes to "lose map if either Dedue or Dimitri die."

[@Knucklebreaking]

@@l.n.3372 well if you want to make things crazy just let him be recruitable. They have very little reasons to be enemies in the first place.

[@l.n.3372]

@@Knucklebreaking Nah I think it works best if every Lord is non recruitable on other routes. There really shouldn't be a golden route, after all. But I do like the idea of Dimitri surviving on VW and breaking into Enbarr palace with Dedue. That would be a fun but challenging map to keep them alive while also defeating Edelgard

[@bookfanatic8329]

I love your Holst image. I bet he'd wear a heart hair clip into battle as a good luck charm from Hilda.

[@Amy_jo_]

And he'd have a pink and purple sword handle with hearts and flowers that would say 'merry Christmas, love Hildie'

[@moltz4866]

A playable Judith in GD is such a no-brainer that I'm sad the base game never went along with it. I was also not expecting anyone to ever suggest keeping Holst's "that one dude that never shows up" status intact for a VW+, though I can't deny I enjoy a ton your reasoning for going along with the idea. I'm also legit interested in how the CF video is gonna turn out. That route is -unsurprisingly- in a very special situation as far the fanbase is concerned, 'cause the only existing aspects everyone can agree on is it deserved more chapters and animated cutscenes, meaning the ideas related to everything else (Edelgard's arc, the final boss, etc.) are in general all over the place.

[@pineapplepearjuice6717]

Maintain god shattering star tho. Thats important.

[@dipshwhelp]

In this case, it would've gone into the fixed SS.

[@xacmashe3852]

I honestly think Holst doesn't actually exist and everyone in Fodlan and Almyra is having a collective fever dream about this amazing warrior.

[@mollymemer]

About the Ashe problem: I think Ashe could've had a deeper relationship with Dedue. He's the only character who mentions Dedue when you explore in the first post-skip chapter of Azure moon. Dedue definitely deserved a reunion scene with not just Dimitri and Ashe could be used to smoothly bring in the rest of the cast. Ashe could also be used to add an extra scene to Azure Moon, after Dimitri interrogates the dude from Kleiman. Something like, Ashe asks Dedue if he's mad about how his people were blamed for something they didn't do. If Ingrid is alive she will enter the scene and apologize. It's kind of annoying how they wrote the game on the basis of "if x character is alive" and not "if x character is dead". I also think part of the Ashe problem is that there's evidence he bounced between houses. In some earlier trailers I believe you can see him as one of the deer. He even has special dialogue with Caspar, which is kind of weird and makes me think he may have been considered as an eagle.

[@beorge7925]

I was actually expecting for Ashe to say more about Dedue in the war after being told he was dead.

[@Cynicalhamptur]

Yep he was bounced around the houses, I believe some dataminers found out that he used to be in the golden deer house. Here is how I would fix Ashe in the Blue lions route: Have Ashe be the first student to call Dimitri out on his supposed insanity and make Dimitri get his shit together. He would have been the perfect character for the job, most of the time he is nice and polite, especially to nobility and to royalties. But, he can snap back if he wanted to. So whos a better character to snap Dimitri out of his depression other than Ashe. The other blue lion students would follow and help Dimitri out of his grief when Rodrigue dies, as they see Ashe's words making an impact on Dimitri's psyche.

[@zimonzieclown1633]

@@Cynicalhamptur Who's a better character to snap Dimitri out of his depression? Uh, Byleth! That's literally their entire role in Azure Moon, to look after Dimitri.

[@xacmashe3852]

​@@zimonzieclown1633Except Byleth doesn't snap Dimitri out. Its Rodrigue. Dimitri ignores and threatens Byleth again and again.

[@Sasoubree]

Honestly Claude attacking you in azure moon is mad, I got so pissed during that chapter. Dimitri destroying everything in his path during Verdant Wind tho makes a lot more sense with his mindset. Still cried over his death tho.

[@crabbyboi7416]

Yeah i don't understand why in AM Claude attcks us. AREN'T YOY THE SMART ONE CLAUDE.

[@irrelevant5831]

it's simple game mechanic my guy, it makes zero sense as even in VW Dimitri who's obsessed with edelgard at this point rushes you instead of her too. Happens when you attack Bernie and Petra that reinforcement comes in and they start B-lining for you

[@auraguard0212]

@@crabbyboi7416 Claude outright says in Verdant Wind and Crimson Flower that he was planning on taking Fodlan (or at least the Empire) for himself, so Dmitri fucked it up in Azure Moon. Claude's plan is explained if you kill him in Crimson Flower; to get Edelgard into positions where she can be captured or killed, without the Kingdom aware of it, and then get the Empire because the nobles would rather be in the Alliance than the Kingdom.

[@natoriousthehopeful2786]

Even with all these flaws, Verdant Wind is still my favorite route in the game. Fear the Deer.

[@resistancearmy5385]

Regal as the Eagle.

[@pokedude720]

@@resistancearmy5385 Dyin' by the Lion

[@MicksUp]

@@pokedude720 Flow... like the Snow?

[@kerakn_]

engulf for the... gah f it there's no good enough word that rhymes with wolf

[@natoriousthehopeful2786]

@@kerakn_ Hang on I got something: bang for the fang 👍

[@桂堂]

Claude emphasizes his desire to find out the truth behind everything multiple times, that makes Nemesis a pretty viable final boss. As for the unity across Fodlan, it does not appears to be a goal that can be achieved through fighting some boss. Also, the murdering of bandits combined with his reluctantness in killing Edelgard shows that he values life yet is not too gentle at the bad guys (which is a problem for many protagonists), but that's just my personal opinion.

[@MisterTellius]

Good stuff! I was expecting Count Gloucester to be the new final boss but this was good too. After the threats he’s made towards all of Fodlan I do think it's a bit unrealistic for King Khalid to be accepted as one of Claude's advisors alongside Byleth, but if we really want it to happen then it can be treated as another act of necessary diplomacy between nations that Claude needs to deal with. I'll also throw in the idea of Count Gloucester and Acheron trying to screw up your plans and disrupt the fair fight agreed upon by Claude and his father in the final map. This evens out the acts of aggression between both sides of the border and gives both the dirty nobles a little more deserved screentime in VW.

[@alphmain2278]

Wow. First your Silver Snow, then Verdant Wind. I really wish these were real

[@eevee1583]

Silver Snow and Verdent Wind shouldve switched final bosses

[@manuelsilva9993]

Thats what im saying! The church should be the ultimate slayer of Nemesis and Claude always expressed his dislike of the church and how things would be better if Rhea was dead!

[@WriterKing92]

I agree that Nemesis really should have shown up on Silver Snow rather than Verdant Wind, but I don’t think Rhea being the final boss of Verdant Wind makes as much sense without changing the story. For that to work, Claude and Rhea would have to have more arguments for Rhea to lose her patience with Claude making so many demands of her revealing truths she herself would rather keep buried instead of the blind obedience to her that she’s used to (something she exploits on Crimson Flower to the point her followers and even the unrecruited Blue Lions are willing to commit blatant war crimes), and Claude on his part would have to have decided that Rhea outlived her usefulness after Thales and those who slither in the dark were defeated atop of mercy killing her… which kind of goes against his character. Something that should have happened in Verdant Wind, however, is that Claude should have had some more personal investment with Dimitri and/or Edelgard, because Dimitri’s killed off in the only post-timeskip chapter he’s seen in, and Edelgard’s death scene STILL has Byleth landing the final blow. Both of his fellow house leaders were unceremoniously killed off and Claude didn’t have a single narrative scene of interacting with them during the war on his own route.

[@tagukami]

Because he’s busy saving the Alliance, Rhea’s sanity dwindles to put her into her enraged state. Silver Snow, since Seteth is soley focused on finding Rhea, they find her relatively faster

[@linepenciloffice4007]

Yes what was the developer thinking?

[@elpopman2055]

@@manuelsilva9993 I don't really agree with killing Rhea. The Church just need to be reformed.

[@AsutoraSeiji]

Well, those were well-put Fix Suggestions for VW. The only one I find iffy is reusing the "Mother's Death causes Ceasefire-breaking Drama" as part of the base for the Final Battle (and the Mikoto imagery as a stand-in example doesn't help make it any more appealing), but that's because from what I understand of the tiny tidbits about Tiana's backstory in the game, you could get better results with the Gloucester/Acheron assassination attempt being a failed one but also the last straw that could push Claude's Mother away from the idea of Fodlan and Almyra ever cooperating peacefully. It could also open an interesting sub-boss/side-antagonist proposal for the final chapter with the Queen Consort herself: in a strange parallel to her husband's "Almyran Supremacy", Tiana would advocate more to Peace between Fodlan and Almyra being only possible through "Mutual Unawareness" (which should also goes against Claude's Dreams) to the point of not learning of her son spending around 7 years in Fodlan until he requests reinforcements, with her response to his campaign is more likely to end about trying to appeal Claude to "return home, forget about Fodlan and let his Father finish the job" even if it takes some force. Finally, a big reason I'm now rambling about the idea of Side-boss!Tiana over Dead-Mom!Tiana is because along with all the rules of the Proposed Final Duel to Decide the Fates of Fodlan and Almyra it would, in a ironic yet beautiful twist that fits Claude's arc, make the Final Battle be a giant match of Chess with a King, a Queen and their Best Warriors on one side and the Golden Deer on the other being a lineup of a Pseudo-King (Byleth), Pseudo-Queen (Hilda), two Pseudo-Bishops (Lysithea and a choice of Lorentz/Marianne/Ignatz), two Pseudo-Knights (two choices of Leonie/Lorentz/Marianne), two Pseudo-Rooks (Raphael and a choice of Ignatz/Leonie) and Claude playing both the role of the Outside Chessmaster and that one Pawn that's a few movements short of promoting into a Wildcard Piece.

[@xenrusxenomorph2268]

Dang! Your idea is amazing!. And I mean thar sincerely. I actually think that thematically makes sense as the final boss would represent the ancient game of whit. The whole thing being both a game and a deciding factor for both lands. Claude putting his troops on the line in a final battle that truly tests the depths of his tactical mind. And in doing so, giving an interesting play on the "Mother" aspect of the series. Instead of being dead, a queen to a king and a lady on a side to end a war started throught hostility and aggression. Siding with her love and the man determined to see Fodlan burn. If I could propose a musical track for this final level; I would call it "True Storm" It would be a song that has its rain version heavily as a remix of fodlan winds and feature wind and string instruments that turn into brass and a heavy emphasis on drums later on. It's an anthem and a war cry. But just light and airy enough to be a sort of fun but tense moment.

[@Alex-vl1mk]

Yeah honestly that part of the video was a trope filled mess. It was honestly pretty awful

[@fluffyeevee383]

"One rounding him would be really difficult" My 1 hp vengeance Bearnie: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@linebeckthejohoe4876]

My Battalion Vantage Catherine: Are you challenging me?

[@lunarcat4278]

I think Claude's fight with Nemesis makes more sense looking at Nemesis moreso than Claude. Nemesis is demands for Byleth to engage him in single combat. Claude however reaches out and helps his friend. The irony is of course Nemesis himself is using his allies to protect him. Would it make more sense if Nemesis were on say Crimson Flower? Probably but Claude and Byleth's fight make sense given Claude's ideals. Claude with Rhea meanwhile? Unlike Edelgard he doesn't hate Sothis or the teachings od the Church of Serios, he simply is a nonbeliever. And given his willingness to talk to her instead of pointing his sword at her means they probably would have, and do in VW, simply talk. I think the obliteration of the Kingdom Army on Gronder is only acceptable if we look at it with Claude fighting in self defense, Dimitri was enough of a mad animal to not allow Claude to retreat even if the Imperial Army has been defeated and Edelgard is in a rout. And as for Edelgard? Frankly they should have had a scene prior to taking the capital like they did in AM. Simply have her say to Claude what she says to him anyways if you initiate combat against her with him, "Your ideals, I understand they're not so far removed from my own. But without sufficient knowledge of this land's suffering, I can't entrust Fódlan to you!" This establishes that she is unwilling to make peace with Claude and to see his own ideals through he must defeat her, regardless of the fact he still needs answers from Rhea who is in Enbarr. I get the feeling of VW and SS feeling same-y I do but I think the way his story is laid out isn't irreconcilable with some tweaking even with a Nemesis final boss.

[@ravina6686]

hm but the fact that its Claude reaching out to help Byleth sorta makes it seem like Claude is not at the centre of his own routes boss battle. Which is VW's main issue, its about lore and tying up loose ends more than it is about Claude's own goals and dreams (as the video points out, his goals are a footnote at the end of the game)

[@lunarcat4278]

@@ravina6686 ok but look at it through the one of Three Houses' main themes, that of reconciling one's path and moving to the future. Azure Moon shows Dimitri learning how to do this and how he needs his friends, and (kind of stupidly thanks to Byleth being an avatar) his professor. This arc is signified in three main points, with the start of the timeskip where Byleth reaches their hand to Dimitri and Dimitri just thinks the Professor is a ghost here to haunt him too, after Rodrigue's death when Byleth once more reaches out to Dimitri and the prince finally accepts, and then following Enbarr where Dimitri attempts to reach for Edelgard's hand and it only ends with a thrown dagger and a thrusted spear. Which actually transitions well into Edelgard, and by extension her nemesis the Archbishop, these two ladies simply for whatever reason cannot reconcile their past. And Byleth frankly manages to see through these ladies routes in spite of them, not because they helped the Flame Emperor and Warrior Priestess. And while Edelgard wants change her actions ironically only replace Rhea's lie with her own, far more volatile, one one that will mean the past will repeat itself. Rhea meanwhile has to be forced accept that change will happen regardless and either dies, leaves the public eye, or only manages to continue acting thanks to being with Byleth who thankfully isn't actually Sothis like she hoped. And then there's Claude... Yeah he already came to terms with his past. He understands the prejudice in Fódlan and Almyra and instead of being angry or being unable to stop having a fixation on it he's come to terms with it. He's vowed to bring about change yes, but he will not let his past solely define him. But there exists a few problems, two women who can't reconcile their pasts, one of whom is his political enemy now. ...and also an entire race of people who Claude ironically probably could have sympathized with if they didn't commit such atrocities as dropping a Javelin of Light on Fort Merceus, or literally causing every conflict on the continent in their spite. And they bring back their original champion with a single minded goal, vengeance for the one who slayed him, as some cruel means to extract their own vengeance for not only the same being but the surface itself. Claude always was at terms with his past, the issue was Fódlan itself wasn't, and he needed it to be to see his goals through. Him going to help Byleth (aside from how fucking weird it'd be to see Failnaught fight the Dark Sword of the Creator alone in any way) is an odd reversal of Byleth reaching to the other three faction leaders. Claude's can reconcile his past and his reaching out to Byleth is symbolic of him reaching out for Fódlan to do the same. Almyra may have its own prejudices against the people of Fódlan sure but it is far less irreconcilably fucked as Fódlan is. That's why Verdant Wind isn't Claude trying to break through Fódlan's Throat and dismantle Fódlan's Locket. He's trying to ensure when he does so Fódlan itself won't just burst into flames. And even then the scene also plays directly into Claude's ideals, he's not trying to do this alone, he himself says to the King of Liberation, "Yet we have the strength to scale the walls between us, to reach our hands in friendship, so we can open our true hearts to one another! That's how we win!" He implies compared that unlike with the others his reaching out to Byleth is a lot more mutual. It's his ultimate scheme and a microcosm of his greater ideals.

[@tabun76]

For the tactician thing, in blue lions it was mainly Gilbert doing the tactics. Still does not change how claude is not that tactful as many claim him to be.

[@AKASUKIJOE]

I dont know your hypothetical Solid snake Dimitri team up sounds like the greatest final level in fire emblem history

[@fullcrackalchemist]

Three Houses seems like a really hackable game due to the way it handles customization and because most FEs are. One day when Switches become easier to mod, I really want to make a hack that's basically Three Houses's Royal version, with a revamped story, improved gameplay, and a TWSITD afterstory. If I ever make it, I'll be coming back to this video!

[@monkeman5895]

man with long nose Good luck man

[@dn9549]

Btw that mans name Is Igor

[@nickchabot1302]

@@dn9549 and also has quite the king nose

[@derekmaullo2865]

Liar. There's nothing

[@CASMANWHAT]

"Claude... I don't feel I know anything about him" Very true.

[@kingswirly]

Bro I can already imagine your first alternative ending where claude fights rhea and the church instead. Rhea: the flames of all non believers shall be extinguished! Claude: Friendship will carry us farther than any goddess ever will! Marianne: Hol' up wait a minute.

[@B_A-tr]

Ok Interesting thoughts but never say that ashe should be deleted ever again or you will be deleted.

[@n00bplayer72]

IMO, Verdant Wind suffered the most from "Show, don't Tell". The Alliance is unique because it's a democracy rather than a monarchy like the Kingdom/Empire (you can see this in how each student has a unique colour palette rather than a unified palette like the other routes,) but everything that makes it unique is kept off screen: Besides Judith and Acheron, we don't see any other nobles; despite happening TWICE during VW, we don't get to see what the Alliance's Roundtable Conference is like; and most importantly, we don't see the bigotry that Claude was wanting to change be a part of the main plot. Azure Moon did a better job with racism than VW. The Tragedy of Duscur is a main plot point that affects Dimitri, even if Dedue dies, and during Part 1, church staff are snarky and rude behind Dedue's back. We don't see that at all in VW (and remember that Petra and Cyril are optional units here!)

[@SMt155]

The Alliance isn't a democracy, it's an alliance. It's a group of smaller monarchies that share military resources so they can defend themselves if one of them is attacked by the kingdom or empire.

[@justzion5612]

I lowkey feel like Claude's route should have been like the revelations of Three Houses. If anyone could unite everyone it'd be Claude and Teach.

[@wyveriusblackfire3834]

That would have literally destroyed the whole game.

[@justzion5612]

@@wyveriusblackfire3834 Yes, I know, but it's a nice thought. Or what if the Professor turned evil or was killed. Then it'd just be the Three Houses vs. them. A reason to Unite all of Foldlan while not having a perfect happy ending. Hell, maybe even give us an evil route.

[@wyveriusblackfire3834]

@@justzion5612 Byleth can't carry a story, that was the problem with SS. And if you have fans legit wanting to be evil and betray the characters they're supposed to be endeared to, that's a problem.

[@justzion5612]

@@wyveriusblackfire3834 Well, what if Those Who Slithered in the Dark got to Byleth before they met the students? And don't take this seriously. It's just my opinion

[@wyveriusblackfire3834]

@@justzion5612 And when you start asking stuff like this, you might as well ask, "Why not have the swords made of lollipops?" Completely flipping Byleth's purpose in the story just for the sake of circumventing what makes Three Houses compelling is no less ridiculous.

[@isaiah204]

Tbf on Chpt. 17, most of those issues are actually on the AM route. VW has Dimitri as the initiator against Claude's army, so Claude is fighting in self-defense there. Despite AM having Gronder field more story relevant to the lord, VW honestly had the battle play out in a way where it actually makes some sense to the characters in question. Do think the objection changes are cool though, as is the rest of the video

[@vanjagalovic3621]

But why does Dimitri still attack after Edelgard has retreated and qhy is necessary for him to be defeated to complete the chapter then?

[@WoodGearsTV]

@@vanjagalovic3621 Verdant Wiond Dimitri is complete mad and crazy

[@vanjagalovic3621]

@@WoodGearsTV I guess the rest of the BL's are too since they seem to think Claude and Byleth are supposed to be Edelgard

[@WoodGearsTV]

@@vanjagalovic3621 For i understent is that TWSIDT kills the Kingdom embassadors send to the Alliance to and maked look that the Alliance executed the embassadors and this causes that Boar King Dimitri start a 3 sides battle thats why the Kingdom remains figthing the Alliance even if you beat the empire first

[@StrawberryDreemurr]

W-Why does Khalid VIII look like a real character wtf?

[@giantheccinwyvern]

He used Brave Claude's art from Heroes and stuck a beard and mustache on it. If the "Brave" part confuses you, there are two separate versions of Claude in FE Heroes: Normal and Brave, which are pre- and post-timeskip respectively. Normal Claude is a bow knight, while Brave Claude is a Barbarossa.

[@StrawberryDreemurr]

Giant Heccin Wyvern Before I say anything, I want to thank you for how respectful you were in writing this comment. Most people would either pass it by or be rude while they said it. I am an avid heroes player, and I actually managed to pull all 4 Brave units this year, so I spotted that it was Brave Claude immediately. I over-exaggerated how much I really thought he looked like a real character, although when I looked at the edited artwork, it basically painted a picture of what the character would look like in my head. Cheers!

[@giantheccinwyvern]

@@StrawberryDreemurr Which of this years' braves is your favorite?

[@StrawberryDreemurr]

Giant Heccin Wyvern It’s really hard for me to choose, lol. I like Dimitri and Lysithea as characters, but I much prefer how Edelgard and Claude function. Edelgard is just excessively strong, and Claude’s healing mechanic makes him super clutch sometimes. How about you?

[@giantheccinwyvern]

@@StrawberryDreemurr Personally my favorite is Claude, with El as a close second. Both are so fun to use.

[@dobadobadooo]

I actually think Nemesis works perfectly fine thematically as a final boss. He pretty much personifies the ancient conflict between Fodlan and Almyra, as well as being a perfect example of the distorted history of Fodlan, both of which are things Claude fights against. Plus, he's just a cool character in general, it seems a waste to never be able to face him in any route, especially when considering he's lorewise probably the most powerful character in the game.

[@Rasdanation]

Nemesis is a great boss and all, but I do agree with Armads that the Nemesis boss fight fits much better into SS rather than VW

[@dobadobadooo]

@@Rasdanation The thing is, I agree that Nemesis should have been the final boss on SS _as well,_ but thematically he works way better on VW than he does on SS. That goes for TWSitD as well, by the way. They are isolationist assholes who believe their own people and culture are the only ones of value, and view everyone else as "beasts". In other words, they are the antithesis of everything Claude believes in, whereas in every other route they don't add anything of worth to the plot. Honestly, Nemesis would have worked as the final boss on any of the routes except for maybe AM. Aside from SS and VW, he would also have worked great on CF, as Edelgard clearly idolizes him to a great degree, and they share a lot in common (both being conquerors with similar ideologies who bear the Crest of Flames). Her facing him as her final opponent could have been seen as her facing what she would have become without Byleth's influence, as well as her coming to terms with the fact that she clearly didn't understand the history of Fodlan as well as she thought she did.

[@LinUzumaki]

@@dobadobadooo i wish nemisis would be the final boss on all routes even AM, TWSitD are present in the first part why not deal with them in the end?

[@isauldron4337]

@@LinUzumaki repeating the same final Boss in all routes would make them more similar

[@WyvernOverlord1]

@@LinUzumaki AM having Edelgard as the final boss is fine, but she needs to be stronger than she was. Also, I feel CF also needed more chapters, so Edelgard fighting TWSITD would've been great to see, so Nemesis can be a great final boss there. SS definitely should've had Nemesis as the final boss with Rhea as a last minute character that joins when you get her back. In VW, he had been shown to be the best final boss in the 4 paths.

[@Oceanic587]

I don't necesarily think VW needs to be fixed, but a lot of points you bring up would definietly improve it, such as recruiting Judith and changing the starting location for Hunting by Daybreak. I just don't agree with your take on the "Ashe syndrome". Or well I agree that the Golden Deer are done best in how they interact with each other in cutscenes and truly feel like a group of friends. For the others I understand why they didn't develop characters except for the lords in the group cutscenes since they all run the risk of dying and would make those scenes weird if what they say were integral to the story. I also don't think Ashe is the worst contender for this, for example if alive he suggest that Dimitri try to talk with Edelgard before fighting.

[@gribby8182]

This and the silver snow video make me so happy, and the editing on them is so good. I’m baffled this channel isn’t well into the thousands of subs

[@haveagoodday7021]

Man this sounds so much more interesting. Especially the second final boss. It'd be a great breath of fresh air to have, even though I do love the huge monstorous final bosses too.

[@kevandre]

good stuff. I agree, as much as I love Verdant Wind it definitely feels a little... disconnected, compared to AM and CF. There's definitely a lot more you can do to make it unique but in a good way, and a lot of what you say here reflects that

[@solar6284]

Im genuinely speechless at how good your content is, how much effort you put into them, whilst also including the funniest edits. Like im genuinely shook

[@SpeedDemonPowerage98]

To be honest Claude needs his own Thracia spin off.

[@PeruvianPotato]

Sadly this didn't end up happening

[@i_will_not_elaborate]

I love Claude but man, his story has so many anticlimactic moments.

[@babyrage5678]

Like when you meet back up with him (for me)

[@Yoshiman360]

For some reason I feel like an alternate VW would have started in Derdriu. Get pushed back and take a vacation to Almyra. Then you eat some good food, talk to Claude's fam and go "oh yeah how's the war going?" So you peek back in on Fodlan and see Dimitri and Edelgard duking it out. After that you and the Deer decide to extend your Travelocity membership and hit up Brigid, Dagda, Sreng, and Duscur to see what's up with them. With the non-fodlan penta-gang now back in business you realize Edelgard hit Dimitri with a Double Baconator no cheese with extra pickles and put him in the dirt. So while she's busy heading back to Enbarr Claude and the gang blaze a trail and hold Edelgard at bowpoint. She is not amused and tells Hubert that they're wasting valuable time when they could be busy soaking in a nice hot bath back at the palace. As Hubert would like to get his Adrestian brand hot mug of coffee he agrees and sics everyone they got on you. Unfortunately, what they didn't count on was Claude's galaxy brain play to have everyone in the aforementioned league of non-Fodlan nations reclassed into Wyvern Lords, and so with the power of Alert Stance+ the battle was won without a single casualty. They did the same thing when TWSITD and Rhea show up wondering why this train wreck of a plot actually made it into the game.

[@deathcon6261]

I always thought the Nemesis fight was Claude finding out the secrets of the past as he wanted to the entire game. The devs said they have you never meet Holst and other characters so that you get a sense that the world is bigger than what you see. Also, Rhea wasn't "possessed" she was degraded which is stable for dragons since FE 1. However, I wish we got more hints of it before the end.

[@derekmaullo2865]

Stupid plotholes.

[@StrawberryDreemurr]

I’m glad to see new Fire Emblem channels on the comeup. I recently started watching Bluebarossa as well, and I gotta admit, I like your guys’ content more than most of the big guys’. Keep up the good work.

[@spritelady4669]

You had me at *JUDITH* being a new recruit. XD Also the inclusion of more Almyra lore and that final boss, too.

[@ultimateluigi9878]

1:25 Radiant Dawn is really worth playing, it can be a mess sometimes with its progression but it's 100% worth it because it's so unique

[@crossbones116]

I think one of my main issues with most of the routes is that there's never a convincing reason why Dmitri and Claude would go to war with each other. There's the whole thing of 'Dmitri crazy' and the Alliance allegedly killing some Kingdom envoys, which is obviously someone trying to manipulate the kingdom but everyone just takes it as fact anyway for some inexplicable reason. And there's literally a faction out to fuck over everyone in Fodlan who can use magic to disguise themselves as anyone, so it seems like that would've been a really easy way to sow discord between the two for Edelgard's sake.

[@sbo3]

BuT WiTh ThE tEaMs fIGhTiNg It iS ImPosSiBlE tO TeLl WhO iS wHo - Claude I find that argument so stupid lol, as if you wouldn't recognise someone you're stabbing.

[@emblemblade9245]

Armies literally use banners lmao, how is Claude this dense

[@MidnightBlackandVictoria]

Combining Fodlan and Almayra would be an "evil" ending. One culture or the other would be consumed and destroyed. And even if Khalid was reasonable and worked to promote harmony, the differences would be a powder keg that would eventually go off. Its why people always stay primarily within their own cultures and borders. There are exceptions of course, but as a whole, people are different and NOT interchangable. Peace between the two in a treaty or alliance? Yes. Merging the two? It would be cruelty to the people of one or the others culture and a recipe for disaster. Even in the real world, people think this would work but its never worked in over 8000 years of history and it never will due to human nature, no matter how advanced things get. We are seeing these disastrous consequences irl playing out even now..... Heres the hard to face (for some) truth....There have ALWAYS been "exceptions". As in exceptional people who rise above their born culture and people to choose to fully assimilate into another. And such people should not be shunned, and never have been in history. But when you extend that welcome to the "not so exceptional" they will NEVER assimilate, because they don't want to...They will instead seek to reforge society in their own image to the detriment of the host.

[@star_man2740]

"I was actually shocked Judith didn't die" *Cries in Golden Wildfire*

[@ResurgentRaven]

Hot dang, this was incredible and I would've loved seeing that second final battle. I know there's no changing it, but it is a great idea. Also, Go Blue Lions!

[@Tatsukoi.muffin]

Love this fix route videos! In VW I think we should've traveled to brigid and dagda, and Sreng. At least, be able to know more of the Almyrans and its culture.

[@VioletLunaChan]

Unironicially can't wait for your Crimson Flower and Azure Moon-Analysis/Fixes. Really interested to see what problems you have with them (other than the obvious CF being way too short) and how you would change them.

[@MisterTellius]

It’s been 2 weeks since this video and I am QUAKING in my boots hoping for a Crimson Flower video. This video (and especially the Silver Snow one) were so much fun.

[@irrelevant5831]

1:51- I disagree with the nemesis fight not making sense for Claude’s route. Claude is a curious character and always asks questions. Since the beginning he was curious about the sword nemesis used, the sword of the creator. He spent most of his time in the library searching for answers on crests and he probably would’ve been interested in those who slither in the dark had the church not moderated what they put on their shelves, its kind of hinted at in his C support with Marianne. He was reading on nemesis’s 10 elites and couldn’t tell fact from fiction. And even spoke with Tomas about the history of the hero relics relative to the beasts that come from those who wield it not bearing its crests before he was revealed to be solos. Claude isn’t focussed on Nemesis because nemesis himself was believed to be dead, so of course it wouldn’t hold the same narrative weigh as the inevitable showdown between Dimitri and Edgard in the other routes- how it relates to his dream comes later on after the empire fell and Hubert tells them about those who slither in the dark. Fodlan can never truly be at peace with them around. Changing his objective to get rid of them so he can focus on unifying the nation after the threat is gone. Is GD ending good? Nah, we still learn he achieved his ambition in a text after the game is over How they could’ve fixed it was have Claude know how to take Nemesis down from all his research, that will make his intellect valid. But I do agree that him facing his dad or the king of almyra as a satisfying conclusion and it definately would've made GD ending more satisfying

[@irrelevant5831]

know this isn't hate. I'm more playing devils advocate for the canon in game ending. How you fixed it would've vastily improved it in my opinion because I also agree that Almyra should've had more spotlight in this route too, we barely see Judith and Nodel and we don't even get much Cyril aside from support

[@BlueEyesToonDragon]

I know I’m a bit late, but on your point about almyra trying to conquer fodlan, that’s not quite true. In the hilda and cyril paralogue, it’s stated by both of them that it’s more of test of strength rather than an attempt to claim territory, it’s just part of their culture.

[@irene7clover419]

Honestly, my biggest complaint with chapter 17 was with the Azure Moon route, which I played second for some context. I played the Golden Deer route first, and I kinda just accepted that I was going to have to attempt to fight both Dimitri's and Edlegard's army at the same time. On the Azure Moon route, I decided that I was going to try and avoid Claude's army because I didn't want to fight them. But nope, Claude literally went "Kill every last one of them!"

[@B_A-tr]

3rd army units are programmed to go to where byleth is in that fight so yeah they go "woops its so foggy cant see anything oh hi teach gotta murder you". What rubs salt in the wound is that in BL i always struggle more with the alliance then the empire

[@Rasdanation]

Yeah, I feel VW's version of Blood of the Eagle and Lion felt far more logical, since Dmitri is unhinged and all, while the Azure Moon version is the one I'd rather see changed, as unless provoked, Claude is in the completely right mindset and should not be gunning to take down Dmitri and Byleth instead of taking on Imperial forces

[@l.n.3372]

@@B_A-tr Yeah Claude is a massive pain on Gronder. Flying movement + ashes and dust + Failnaught range = a monster to deal with coming towards your army. Not to mention half his army are snipers and you can't counter them without your own snipers. Their range is frustrating at times. BL is the only route I've played on maddening and wow does it ever suck with Claude as a boss there

[@moony2249]

@@B_A-tr Honestly to give Claude an actual motive to fight Dimitri would be to make it a fog of war map. Sadistic, I know. But that way, his reasons are more justified. He is still trying to defeat Edelgard after all. Another issue would honestly be to just make it that defeating Edelgard alone should end the battle and not defeating both commanders. Then have Dimitri attack turn 1 in VW and have Claude wait for one or two turns until he charges at you, since he's gonna reach you anyway with his high mobility

[@manga925]

Moony Sense that’s literally what happens though it’s mentioned in am to be super foggy. An Edelgard literally says she won’t let the Alliance and Kingdom army ally.

[@placeholder2586]

The only reason I think that Claude fights nemesis is because vw has a lot to with the hero's relics.

[@kazoo7550]

It’s really funny that tiana is pictured as Mikoto from fates

[@shadowedfate151]

The dlc eventually answers the question of who was the original professor sadly

[@homecomin]

These videos are a really cool idea. It's fun to think of good changes to make!

[@shortstack07]

I just watched your other videos too and I love them. They genuinely make me laugh out loud. I like the analyzation and shitpost combo. Keep up the great work (if you wanna)! (PS I too would like to see an official picture of Holst :))

[@dieuwtjin]

I love both the suggestions in this video and how to fix silver snow. Especially the ending with Almyra. I'd be surprised if some fanfiction wasn't written about it, someday.

[@Ch33seandWh1ne]

I think that all of this can be explained by that is seems like developers were trying REALLY hard to get us to join the Blue Lions or Black Eagles. But if I have to be honest... I will be dead and cold in the ground before I kill one of my precious Golden Deer. (Yes, even Lorenz)

[@louiesatterwhite3885]

You actually never have to kill a member of golden deer. Even on crimson flower, if you defeat claude with Byleth or Edelgard and spare him before fighting Hilda. Also, will say that Lorenz is just Walmart-brand Sylvain. Both want dark knight, both are mixed attackers, one has a relic that is never given to him, the other gets one of the best combat arts in the game.

[@superfrubblez6123]

Love this and the silver snow video. I also had the idea of swapping the verdant wind and silver snow final bosses. Rhea totally has villain vibes but doesn’t do anything bad except in crimson flower where Edelgard is also doing something bad.

[@KingHarambe_RIP]

How to Fix Azure Moon: Fix the other routes so its missions are unique.

[@sterling8389]

Personally, I wouldn't have the limited boss fight. All that hard work you put in to raise all of your units is lost. And hes a guy who wants unity, so fighting alongside his allies is what he wants. Since Fodlan's strength is limited thanks to the war, your group is severely outnumbered. Nader is there as one of the generals. If Claude and Nader fight, there is a short cutscene where you defeat him. Claude says something like "Look at all the allies ive made here, it is possible!" or "You and Holst got along didn't you? That proves it, that not everyone is bad." and it parallels the fight they had earlier at Fort Mercus. After that, part of the Almyran army that Nader was leading aids your army instead.

[@samflood5631]

1:50-And a lot of people say that Edelgard was bad. At least her route doesn’t leave Fodlan in flames, same goes for Dimitri’s route. Not to mention that during his epilogue if he marries Byleth, he ends up leaving her to rule Almyra while a couple of former imperial provinces start revolting in order to regain their independence.

[@druvjuice6906]

10:51 I love your version of Lorenz’s father

[@fluffydemon1]

I love the golden deer route but nemesis coming in as the final boss was EXTREMELY random. This new route sounds really interesting and I'd love of it played out this way.

[@chasestimmel7379]

Just wanna say that I love your content man

[@evan7689]

Man, your ideas for these are soo good. Subbed for sure, can't wait for more!

[@nacitalatincirli793]

hey! we finished got a playable Holst! ( it only took them like 4 years)

[@snakeusa7885]

2:28 You called?

[@Izanagi40000]

These videos are SUPER well done more please!

[@silverfortune2205]

When I watched the "how to change silver snow" video and saw this on the side bar, I wanted to watch both before I give my thoughts. Now that I have, here's what I think: I defs agree that SS and VW are waaaaaaaaay too similar. Even to the point of why play both of them when the main difference is the final boss and one route has claude which I like way more as a lord (seteth is a really good character but I personally agree with the SS video that he isn't suited for a lord and is much better as the dedue or hubert of SS). Specific to this video though, I like the changes quite a bit and make a lot of sense. I wished there were much more differences between SS and VW (Azure Moon doesn't bother me as much cause dimitri is an amazing lord and early on has much more connecttions to him then the other 2 houses but yeah). In particular I like the more experimental final boss idea including making the almyrans more relevant. I like the final boss being a giant chess match and should be the full demonstration of why claude is considered a master tactician. And as much as I like the nemesis fight, give that to silver snow and give verdant wind the super difficult battle with multiple ways to make it easier for you breaking through the enemies ranks.

[@manuelsilva9993]

God we needed a recruitable Judith

[@DHVF28]

My favorite route

[@THRIFTY]

I'm so excited for the CF fix since it's my favorite route

[@DeviSerene]

I love these videos, really well thought out!

[@OhSnapItzSam]

I loved your how to fix silver snow and now I’m hooked and subbed!

[@arcos1127]

I love your little DBZA References there and there. Fire emblem x DBZA.. i See that you are a man of culture as well

[@kevandre]

I like this video even more after three hopes. Seeing your mockups of Irwin and Holst are just a delight when you know their real designs lol

[@RubyChiang]

Omg so true, I actually spoiled myself by founding out Claude’s real name and I thought his route would’ve gave something about it, but nope, I got none of that. I only got a back story in the form a support conversation with Marianne.

[@exziodeluz2784]

Dude this new ending and new boss is cool as hell

[@JustsomeKid93]

Oooh, I love you’re idea for the final boss

[@tapwater4425]

I absolutely love the idea of units not being killed in the final chapter because then you could make sacrifices, and on top of that, they could get unique defeat dialogue.

[@doubleflores8350]

4:08 I just realized that Sig Curtis from FullMetal alchemist. I love that’s series.

[@RubyChiang]

Totally agree! One of the reasons I loved the Golden Deers was because of the characters, they were hilarious and they had their distinct characters that have made use throughout their story.

[@IcedCoffeeGaming]

I think blue lions has the best plot and the most emotional impact, while Golden Deer is more HEY PROFESSOR WHATS THE PLAN kind of situation. Claude I feel, never goes under any development or struggle, and has a grin from start to finish, regardless of what is going on, and his attitude never changes. The Edlegard plot feels like a power fantasy to create a utopia so I can't say hers is much better.

[@Gay_Nerd99]

I think a cool idea would be him making a United Kingdom of fodlan where Edelgard, Rhea, Dimitri, and Claude all have some power. I think this fits into the theme of all cultures having worth. His route would be trying to make a mutual peace between the church, kingdom, and empire. Also to make his gameplay unique he could have 0 route or boss kill maps and instead all of them end through schemes that kill the least people.

[@Fenriren]

The real big brain strat at 12:36 is Lysithea to warp Marianne away to safety and then rescue Lysithea to a safer location

[@yamisean3298]

I really love the image of Count Gloucester

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

I would probably keep Nemesis' resurrection in, but it would be a leadup to the true final fight. What justification would I give? A Dead Man's Switch was on the King of Liberation's coffin, Talus would periodically visit/communicate with the coffin resetting the timer keeping the seal intact. With nothing to keep resetting the timer, there's nothing holding the seal in. When that breaks [opening chords of god shattering star]

[@RubyChiang]

I played Azure Moon I accidentally let the solider die before he got to the location, so I didn’t know what was supposed to happen. So I didn’t know about the fire until Verdant Wind and I thought it was genius.

[@RubyChiang]

I had also hoped for Judith to do something but I didn’t want her to die but she ended up doing nothing.

[@trixtheghostwalker6634]

I'd say Dimitri's different tactic in chapter 14 could be setting off small versions of poison tactic and blaze

[@megarotom1590]

I think a better final chapter is that either A) the alliance of Fodlan and Almyra causes outlookers to try to sabotauge it (though this might be better for a sequel story). B) the conflict at the convention happens and you have a fight on both sides, the goal is to avoid either commander being defeated by the other side (probably Nader and Holst). the way you win is to escort both Byleth to one end with the alliance to smooth things over while you also need to send Claude to smooth things over with Almyra, not sure whether it should be finishing the boss with those units or just escorting them to escape point or talking to the boss, but when you get the proper character to that side, it stops the attackers going to the other side. Once both sides have been pacified you win.

[@DelanHaar6]

Okay there's so much more in this video worth mentioning but HOLY SMOKES the ally Swordmaster running downfield away from Randolph killed me. Literally had to pause to collect myself and type this.

[@grandarkfang_1482]

As much as I like this video, I feel like a lot of this is restricted by time restraints

[@yadajoku]

This does have a better story. Even so, I love that final chapter because it was good at pumping you up, and God Shattering Star. Yeah though, it was odd.

[@LuckyFlanker13]

I would love to see someone write a novelization of this version of Verdant Wind!