The Most BADASS Fire Emblem Characters of All Time

Today we talk about Fire Emblem characters who rock the combination of courageous, composed, powerful, cool and mentally tough. AKA: Badasses.
I worked hard on this video, so I really hope you enjoy it!
This video has major spoilers for Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, Fire Emblem: Awakening and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. As well as a minor spoiler for Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.
This video starts with a definition on badassery, followed by an example of Basileo from Fire Emblem: Awakening and Jagen from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Book 2.
Then, I go into more of a character spotlight for Dedue Molinaro from Fire Emblem: Three Houses: explaining his relationship with Dimitri, the heroic feats he performs in each route of the game (Azure Moon, Crimson Flower, Verdant Wind and Silver Snow) and how he also tolerates the mistreatment from others within the kingdom.
Eyvel from Fire Emblem Thracia 776 is the next character on the list. Here, I talk about her origins as Brigid from Genealogy of the Holy war, and how Eyvel came to be. I outline her motherly relationship with several characters of the FE5 cast: Leif, Nanna, Mareeta, Halvan, Othin and other Fianan kids. I talk about her clash with Raydrik, her petrification by Veld and her eventual rescue by use of the Kia staff by Sarah.
There are many characters who I would qualify as badass. Like Ike, Lysithea, Jaffar and Dryas. Let me know if you'd like to see a part 2!
For this video, I did some external research about the open-endedness of Gen 1 of FE4, and I used this interview with Kaga as one of my sources regarding geas and Lewyn:
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[@Faerghast]

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[@matmil5]

I really wish you would count Hector on this list, as well as Ike... but oh well, on one of these you already made a literal documentary that made him my favourite lord... and the other one is Ike xD

[@zachataxxii7126]

Speaking of Eyvel, I feel like Finn also would've been a good pick just for surviving all the shit he went through. There's plenty of "loyal retainer" characters in the series, but Finn takes it to a peak. Also Haar, just for being OP & having some of the most awesome battle quotes in the series ("So you're defending the goddess... but will she do the same for you?")

[@zenronez1158]

Oh man please do more I didn't know about eyvel I've only heard that she and dagdar where balanced jagens. After hearing about eyvel in this video gosh damm she would be a person with whom you dont want to mess with possibly the strongest character in fire emblem that aren't gods cultists or ike tier hero's

[@peterh2223]

Murdock: *Is Dedue Before Dedue* Ghast: “Ima pretend I didn’t see that”

[@chasecole6794]

Another great video my good sir. >v< Though permission to toss an idea your way? You know about those Iceberg videos on KZbin right? Super Mario 64 Iceberg, Pokemon Iceberg, Minecraft Iceberg, etc? You should hunt down and do a Fire Emblem Iceberg video, talking about the interesting lore and theories through the history of Fire Emblem! Again, just a fun idea, hopefully, it will be considered. ^^

[@Pheonixmaster1]

aka the badasses who FEH didn't recognize, especially Eyvel :( I really loved your Eyvel section, I hope you do more of these in the future! :)

[@vanguardofthevoid740]

FEH really did Eyvel dirty, with a subpar statline and kit, locked behind five stars. She should’ve had a kit to rival Mareetas

[@insusceptiblez5683]

We need another Eyvel alt in Feh. She deserves more than a stupid guard sword and a bad kit.

[@CosmicToad5000]

She came at the absolute worst time for her kit. Bad skills but too new to be demoted. I feel like around then was when the 3rd fiddle banner units were at there worst. Remember Fiora? Still waiting for a guard sword demote tho.

[@roga5326]

Look on the bright side boys and girls, they can't mess up Brigid because she has to come with Yewfelle

[@rohangirl90]

Jagen: is an undisputed badass in his game FEH: Jagen who now? That being said yes Dedue, get that recognition

[@maltheopia]

I love him in FE12. He was one of the few characters who made Kris tolerable.

[@Fishman465]

To be honest, Jagen can be dangerous in FEH; heard a few stories about one stopping some players cold.

[@johnathanedwards9054]

@@Fishman465 I will admit to being one of those who struggled.

[@flaringtyphlosion3527]

Can we take a moment to appreciate how badass Reyson is though? Dude absolutely fucking clocked Oliver knowing fully well his entire hand would break.

[@denniskoloskow473]

If there is ever a remake, this has to be animated

[@sandra-mariealtfrau1332]

Hell yeahhh

[@dryzalizer]

Reyson's battle quote with Ashnard might be the best of the bunch, shame it's basically a guaranteed death but he goes out like a champ.

[@roaringthunder115]

True

[@kone7549]

@@dryzalizer certainly a great form of compensation for a misplay as huge as leaving your dancer in the range of the final boss

[@jujujutsuk3146]

I didn't know much about Eyvel before this video and now i'm convinced she should get a legendary alt in FE heroes

[@maltheopia]

Eyvel fucking owns. And that the game took her from us right when we really needed her is just proof of how much Thracia is an asshole game that hates us personally.

[@notmichiru176]

She should've been given a personal weapon imo. Instead of, guard sword.

[@allycat7105]

I didn't either but now I wanna play that game just to see her story for myself now

[@lorddragonskin3603]

Eyvel - Legendary Badass. Eyvel's Sword: If enemy exists, they are dead.

[@-rlmn]

@@notmichiru176 there's guard sword+

[@d.altounian244]

Camus/Zeke/Sirius is pretty badass, he fought in in a war, died, got better, impressed Rudolph so much that he immediately became a general and became so trusted that he was ordered by Rudolph to betray him if he met Alm (which he did), after the war, went allll the way back to archanea to save his country of origin, all the while being a strong and loyal knight

[@noukan42]

Also, he is the measuring stick of Archanea powerscaling lol.

[@l.n.3372]

He's the only Camus archetype who lives. Can't beat that record.

[@carlosmendoza1177]

He also had to deal with the pain of leaving Nyna behind despite his feelings towards her, even if he had stayed with Nyna he would have grieved for leaving Tatiana behind

[@dimitri7371]

the Dedue-Dimitri relation always makes me smile. They are such great characters in my opinion.

[@billvolk4236]

Their A support made me cry a little

[@legomaster2538]

I made them get their S support.

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

Let us hope the badassery of these characters extends to this video in its bitter struggle with the algorithm. This comment shall aid it.

[@B_A-tr]

Dedue is a badass. I agree with this

[@kuyagab4444]

Dedue is De-DUDE!!!

[@dingousoop64]

Hell yeah! I was so hyped when he returned in my first playtrough after thinking he had been killed by the empire

[@l.n.3372]

@@dingousoop64 Honestly, this moment was a highlight on AM. No feeling on any other route compared to it for me.

[@phbes3840]

Finn is easily the most badass character in fire emblem. What he gives up to save leif and nanna is extremely selfless, and he pretty much fights the threats they face all by himself

[@joelbueno5644]

True

[@MarceloKatayama]

Not eating to take care of what would practically be his children? That's badass. They outright mention him starving so that Nanna and Leif are fed. I find Finn to be an extremely heartwarming character, and imo, the best in all of FE.

[@zyvan3179]

Finn is one of my all time favorites. His sheer loyalty is inspiring. He is massively underrated id say

[@maltheopia]

Best dad in the series, and they aren't even his biological kids.

[@scripterhastogotosleepb7139]

Hell yeah this is a Dedue appreciation space

[@yukiizura]

So... Eyvel is now one of my favourite characters. Ever.

[@korinoriz]

Tends to happen when you learn about characters.

[@vishuprathikanti9352]

@@korinoriz thracia characters*

[@waitingforwonderland6036]

same

[@alejandro_rodriguez_99]

@@vishuprathikanti9352 correction, some Thracia characters, because Ralph, the Selphina group and Hicks are very forgettable, for example.

[@woccaflocka4147]

Fr. Incredible how when she was added to feh, I thought of her as some other npc side character who adopted a couple kids. This video changed my whole perspective on her and is definitely top 10 close to top 5 fav characters now imo

[@Ghost_Gaming1899]

Elise is clearly a badass. She took a shot from a legendary and broken bow, the Fujin Yumi, and got up like it was nothing. Edit: I know I’m a day late but let’s not forget that Corrin was also shot by this bow and immediately got sent to the spirit realm, making this feel more true. Elise > Corrin

[@Scanny524]

I mean yeah we joke but Elise kind of has the biggest balls out of any of the Fates Royals. She goes with her heart and just runs off to join Corrin in both Revelations and Conquest, and goes against her family in Birthright and sacrifices her own life to try and end the conflict. All this without any combat proficiency, she throws herself into dangerous circumstances without any guarantee of her safety. She may not be a badass in her abilities, but she is a badass in her heart.

[@alexnuzlocker12]

@@Scanny524 "She may not be a badass in her abilities..." I dunno, have you seen what the girl can do with a simple fire spell?

[@Scanny524]

@@alexnuzlocker12 true, in game she's kind of a glass nuke. But in terms of canon combat prowess her best feat is not dying after being shot.

[@pikadawnshowbiz7968]

Elise was my second favorite noble from fates behind Leo because she may look weak and a damsel-in-distress, but she is one of the most courageous people I have seen in this series. She literally threw herself in front of her brother's sword in hopes that her siblings wouldn't fight anymore. That was honestly one of my favorite moments in the franchise and was one of the driving forces into playing more FE games

[@CyclonSilver]

I mean, serious talk, in Birthright she is. Which was certainly unexpected.

[@omegadragoon1544]

Basilio knew a nobleman would try to kidnap Olivia. He stopped the nobleman's plans

[@omegadragoon1544]

@@lucasm.3864 True. Basilio was protecting Olivia since he saved her

[@haveagoodday7021]

@@omegadragoon1544 Probably an Axe, I'd assume

[@omegadragoon1544]

@@haveagoodday7021 And He'll be infantry

[@ivanbluecool]

I headcanon he set ups Olivia and lon qu together as they are both shy and respect him so he is basically inigo's grandfather.

[@omegadragoon1544]

@@ivanbluecool He did entrusted lon'qu to look after her

[@NevermoreFE]

13:34 Actually, Eyvel literally cannot die at all pre chapter 5. She has a hidden skill where if an enemy attacks her and her hp is low enough to get her killed, she’ll dodge the attack.

[@ellaworth6696]

Let's hear it for my man Donnel. Talk about Zero to Hero. Started as an unproficient, barely combat-ready villager class and eventually transitions into one of the most solid and well-rounded units. Aside from combat effectiveness, Donnel proves himself to be incredibly multi-talented. He's good with raising plants due to his farming background. He's an excellent trapper and even manages to fool Panne's keen senses. He's not well-educated, but learns extremely quickly to the poont that even Miriel was impressed. This is helped by the fact that he actually has a photographic memory and can recite even dense legal text on command as long as he's read it once. He's not magically talented but is smart enough to recognize that even though Tharja's spell components seem similar, that doesn't mean they're evil. And, to top it off, he's kind and hard-working, always offering to lend a hand and supporting his allies. What a badass!

[@jstrandquist]

So happy to see Dedue get some love. I finished my first FE3H playthrough recently (Azure Moon), and I instantly latched on to Dedue as my favorite character. I feel like he's underrated in comparison to the other students, but deep down, we all wish we had someone as stalwart as Dedue by our side.

[@grantcactus9973]

This just drives home how badly I want thracia and genealogy to get the echoes treatment, I didn’t know the story for characters went this in depth and it’d be so so cool to see that in HD all voice acted and proper

[@Rickxekken]

You missed one really really cool badass. You :) Edit: as in, all of you who sees this

[@fenrir_427]

FE8 Ephraim always felt like a badass to me, in regard to his constant defiance towards the invader, Grado empire, and his absolute confidence in his tactician skills

[@maltheopia]

Also shoutout to Seth. Not just for the OMG HAX memes, but because he's a shining example of what an advisor is supposed to be: loyal, insightful, levelheaded, yet lets their Lord grow and shine. I think only August and FE12 Jeigan are better.

[@franciscodetonne4797]

Ephraim going with a bunch of nameless Frelian troops, conquering Grado's capital is half badass, half hilarious TBH.

[@M0D776]

"I don't pick fights I cannot win"

[@fenrir_427]

@@M0D776 Thinking about this quote almost everyday since I first read it when I was a kid. This game really was something

[@Edgeperor]

Don’t confuse bland writing for being a badass.

[@Black-Soul777]

Eyvel is the type of mother i respect a lot and she reminds me of my own mother on how my mother lives so far away from me and yet she still cares about me. this video made me cry so many times, i've never felt so much joy in my intire life, thank you so much.

[@Lucas17031]

*virtual hugs*

[@Hiya8partyz]

Thank you for shedding light on Eyvel, she’s amazing.

[@sharpeylogic2907]

On the subject of Jugdral badasses, there's nobody else like Finn. Before Eyvel, Finn was Leif and Nanna's foster dad and took care of them across the Thracian Penincula in search of a home. Leif notes that Finn literally starved himself in order to feed both Leif and Nanna and ensure they grow up healthy and strong. The sacrifices Finn made in the name of his fallen liege and for his daughter would honestly break a lesser man, but Finn's loyalty and devotion is on another level. Jugdral really did have a cast of amazing parents: Finn, Eyvel, Edain, Oifey and Shannan

[@rockroy259]

shannan is not a parent! Who is edain?

[@mcihay246]

@@rockroy259 Edain or Aideen. Jungby/Yngvi Cleric.

[@rockroy259]

ive only ever seen aideen and jungby! i didnt even know there was a yngvi

[@mcihay246]

@@rockroy259 Yngvi is the localised name for Jungby. Jungby is what Yngvi would basically be spelled in Japanese. Considering that Norse and German are very different languages. Also that Yngvi is the older name for the Norse God Freyr. Fitting considering the many Norse-based names in FE4. Including the Dark Tome Jörmungandr, Gungnir, Edda, and even Jugdral being named after the Yggdrasil Tree of Norse Mythology.

[@sharpeylogic2907]

@@rockroy259 He raised and trained the Tirnanog kids alongside Oifey and Edain, so he qualifies as one

[@moltz4866]

Surprised to see no mention of how Eyvel is so badass she is literally unable to die as a playable unit without hacks.

[@maltheopia]

Goddamnit, Thracia, just let me have Eyvel for a couple more chapters. You already gave us Tina, Sara, Dagdar, Finn, Orsin, Fergus, Karin, Asvel, and Sety -- stop trying to act coy about game balance and just let me have my busted prepromote already.

[@GhostWalkr]

Dieck is pretty badass, being a former gladiator before almost being killed by a lion to save Pent’s son, then going out and making a mercenary group who accompanies Roy and helps defeat Bern

[@adamkampen]

Dieck is a total champ

[@maltheopia]

Also for not cutting off Rutger's arm the second time he ignored Dieck's request to stop trying to stalk him.

[@GhostWalkr]

@@maltheopia Absolutely

[@ericksonninojara6356]

Yeah he is badass

[@colewatson4830]

One of the best characters in Binding Blade. Ever.

[@charleslathrop8309]

I think Travant is an ultra badass chad, not just through battle prowess, but maintaining a kingdom for 25+ years, raising 2 children as a single father while operating an army that makes the Oakland A's look like the New York Yankees in terms of payroll and revenue. Constantly having the odds against him and solving problems with not just brute force but shrewd moves and cunning on top of his impressive and fear instilling outward image. FE4, FE5 and even the Oosawa manga show how badass the dude is, he constantly gets kicked in the dick at every turn, does he give up? No, he gets right back up and fights like a pitbull until the very end, commanding the respect of everyone around him. That is a level of badass you hardly see in the series or fiction at all.

[@Faerghast]

Yeah Travant is a bad boi

[@maltheopia]

I really like the Oosawa manga. I never thought it'd make Reptor into a sympathetic character, but she managed.

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

I haven't readed the manga but yeah, Travant is a peace of shit that I can hate with all of my heart, yet, acept he is fucking badass for the thing he has done.

[@Fishman465]

@@maltheopia They're good at making FE4/5 Villains sympathetic... and it's telling Hilda has no appearances in it (suggesting that Oosawa couldn't pull it off with her)

[@toriwork8891]

Dedue deserves more love. Always happy to see some Dedue appreciation.

[@notimportant4329]

Three houses has a bunch. Dedue singlehandedly storming enbarr nearly avenging his lord, Dimitri being known as the tempest king to his enemies because of the windstorm his attacks stir up, Edelgard reshaping the world with her own hands and holding to her ideals regardless of personal loss. I love that game.

[@thealexis6647]

Dude, I JUST recently finished seeing Thracia and I *totally* agree. Eyvel is the most badass character. And just to think before the (already) coolest-person Eyvel, was friggin Pirate Bridget. I was teary when everybody gathered to thank her, because she deserved it. You did justice today my friend, great work!

[@nunu3026]

Dude, Eyvel is the most badass character in all of fire emblem for me. She does have the major holy blood so that's probably the reason why since having it is FE equivalent of having super powers, but I dont care. The girl is such a joy to follow when she is in the focus and the fact that she frightened the hell out of what is basically the main bad guy of Thracia (Veld who?) so early into the game is so cool. Man I wish Thracia would get a remake so that I can hear that scene voice acted.

[@RuneTacticss]

Ephraim is a badass, imagine rushing into an enemy packed castle with just a few of your most trusted men

[@kingsman5121]

In other words Ephraim: LEROOOOOOY JEEEEENKINS

[@Rocelin13]

I am beyond happy that Eyvel was focused on in this video. In my eyes she is beyond the most badass of all of the FE characters and she deserves so much respect. I wish Tharacia was officially translated so that others in the fandom could learn about her.

[@temple475]

Imo, Minerva is definitely a badass character that is really underappriciated

[@zachataxxii7126]

Feel like there might be bias with that PFP, but I agree

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

Minerva IS badass, she survived being tortured and she has enought good stats to one-shot every living thing(even dragons/maneketes) in the map and is one of the few units that don't need to be fully-prepared that can give Camus a fair fight. I love her so much.

[@LucasC2022]

I agree but considering her popularity I’d say she’s not underappreciated

[@NOIDEAIWILLJUSTUSEHAILEYIGUESS]

I really love Eyvel’s badassery in thracia, FEH did her dirty. But on that note, i also really love how Nephenee and Brom grew into their badassery from being untrained farmers.

[@korinoriz]

Feh does so many characters dirty. It's really disheartening seeing people here go "wow they're now my favorite character!" to the lesser known games. It shows people will like the characters, but feh doesn't give them a chance. Despite that, there's still the people who groan about the lesser known games getting banners.

[@CosmicToad5000]

Yeah Bromains & Neph are lowkey really good characters in FE as they balance being heroes and humble villagers at the same time, other villager characters end up being ironically amazing, still cracking farming jokes as they annihilate everything meanwhile Brom & Neph go from simple farmers rescued by Ike to being very formidable yet not famous and overly flashy heroes. You can tell they’re renowned in their village and highly respected by Elincia but that’s where it ends for them.

[@cyncynshop]

I spent the entirety of orb stash trying to get Eyvel. I got 1 copy of her and 5 Mareetas.....

[@noukan42]

I'd say it even out by giving some spotlight to characters that otherwise would be long forgotten, most notably the guy that think Magic is the Best Stat.

[@CojaGamez]

Yeah she got done so bad... Why did she literally only get a guard sword +?

[@vickypostsstuff]

Dedue is one of my favourite characters in FE3H. I loved him from the beginning and he is one of my tankiest units. Before watching this I never really called him a badass but now I will. I'm new to the FE games, I've only played 3 houses and heroes, so the other characters you referenced went a little over my head, but I look forward to playing other FE games! Very good video though!

[@maltheopia]

No SEX GOD GERIK, a man so badass that he was able to get the notoriously uptight Innes to thank him sincerely and double his pay?

[@glowstickofdestiny1290]

Honestly? I'd say Palla, for similar-ish reasons to those you listed for Eyvel. Even after her crush on Abel went unrequited and he ended up marrying Est, Palla never showed even an iota of bitterness and continued to be Est's caring older sister while also continuing to serve as a dedicated (and oh so very capable) knight of Macedon.

[@moyaioffbi4810]

Dedue and eyvel getting some recognition

[@emilyprendergast6951]

Get that recognition Dedue!!

[@creativename1673]

Karel also deserves a mention. He started out as a pretty typical edgy Swordmaster, but ended up actually mellowing out while also (unwillingly) becoming a legend across Elibe. Even though he almost gave up on fighting, he is convinced by his niece/brother-in-law to stop the coming apocalypse while also mentoring others whenever he gets the chance to. And even though he considers himself rusty, his growths are literally the best in the entire series. Even though he joins at level 19, in the one level up he gets, he's guaranteed to gain AT LEAST 1 point in every stat. Most Myrmidons/Swordmasters in the series can be considered "badass" on the surface level, but Karel goes above and beyond that.

[@soniamaria-od8rn]

Finn from FE 4 is also a badass and is also the greatest retainer in all of Fire Emblem.

[@maltheopia]

Also shoutout to Finn for being a great capture bot outdoors and being the only guy besides Dagdar to not die instantly to Ballistas or Siege Tomes.

[@arman_llc624]

@@maltheopia dagdar is pretty bad at dealing with seize tomes because of accost.

[@thepheeesh]

Honestly Finn is my fav character period and I consider him a huge bad ass. To see his lord, his land fall and care for leif and Nanna for sooo long and sacrificing so much. Parenthood is no joke and to have it trusted upon to you in such trying times and still manage to get as far as he did is nothing short of bad ass

[@maltheopia]

Also Finn kills everything with his Brave Lance and is really hard to kill himself. Why did Thracia give him sword proficiency he can only train while unmounted. Why, Thracia? Just let me use a goddamn Master Lance indoors without having to train those assholes Xavier and Dalsin, PLEASE.

[@arman_llc624]

yea finn and eyevel are honestly pretty simular in this department. also props to the dude for surviving the whole of gen 1, fe 5 and gen 2, while raising leif and nanna

[@NightaYuu]

I adore Dedue and Eyvel so much! Thank you for this video!

[@sherrdreamz7232]

Eyvel is such an interesting character with a heroic spirit and noble character even though I'm sure she would rather live in peace if fighting wasn't neccicary. Need a Geneology remake so bad.

[@artemissaidan8136]

Im placing my bets on alm

[@mudkipmercenary3647]

You should keep going with this series! Your outlook on badassery is totally different from what I consider! I usually just think of someone like Shamir or Navarre, you know someone who kicks ass and looks cool while doing it. This is a whole new perspective and I’d love to hear more characters that are like this! These kinds of characters have the best potential to be mainstays on my final teams, this kind of character study and or development is always an A+ in my book!

[@mcihay246]

Finally! A Geas was mentioned in relation to Lewyn and Brigid! Edit: Also, Geas is pronounced "Gesh". Speaking as if you're Sean Connery saying the word "Guess". Although I guess more people would recall the name if they pronounce it as "Ge-as" instead due to the anime "Code Geass".

[@timjim7163]

I like Shura a lot, he only has one support and yet he’s actually pretty nuanced

[@Underworlder5]

his entire kingdom got wiped out in the blink of an eye, his main goal is to revive it, and in his endings he succeeds. he got cheated out of good characterization by being corrinsexual. if they gave him the same support pool as other characters and gave him a child unit of his own, imagine how much more popular he would be

[@GPismymom]

I'm glad more and more people start to really like Dedue, I feel like when three houses first came out a lot of people instantly went with Felix's way of thinking, I'm happy he now gets the appreciation he deserves.

[@cwatz1221]

Needs shout outs to Hector, Ephraim and Ike. The badass lord trio.

[@sugoiboyxl8345]

I really appreciate you going out of your way to define the subjective terms before ranking and discussing characters afterwards. You yourself are pretty badass, you know? Keep it up.

[@blueblade6174]

One badass I hope you cover in the future is Ephraim.

[@giblemeister5714]

He does pick fights he cant win

[@blueblade6174]

@@giblemeister5714 wait what?

[@uepa4986]

tbh Eirika is way better writen and more badass

[@blueblade6174]

@@uepa4986 I agree with better written but I think Ephraim deserves the badass part for being able to handle larger armies so confidently

[@skycaptain39]

My biggest pet peeve in every single piece of fiction is this dumbass notion that kindness and compassion means a character is weak. I hate it so god damn much it's unreal So I really appreciate how you highlighted and praised Dedue and Eyvel for their kindness as well as everything else.

[@Underworlder5]

also, characters written to be strong either having no flaws or meaningless flaws. that does not make them strong. that makes them boring and unrelatable. in my opinion, strength is defined by circumventing or overcoming flaws, not lacking them. while i know little about eyvel, in terms of dedue, he is loyal to a fault. he treats himself as an extension of dimitri, and he makes sure others know it. in routes where dimitri dies and he lives, he makes dimitris goal his own (killing edelgard), and should he survive the battle, he is left with no purpose in life though to be honest, writing a character with the intention of being a strong character is a pitfall in itself. i write characters myself, and "strong" is never on my checklist of character traits. writers should just write the character the way they envisioned, then let the audience decide for themselves whether the character is strong or not

[@fakesmile172]

Finn is quite a badass too, he might be good for a second video. Damn, you really put into context how badass Eyvel is, thank you

[@SoundaSheep]

Definitely not the picks I expected, but I had a lot of fun learning about Eyvel who I had never even heard of

[@zayd7929]

I haven’t played Thracia yet, but honestly, the Eyvel section, coupled with the forging bonds of Thracia Characters that made it into FEH really hyped me up for an FE5 remake in the hopefully near future

[@petraeve9524]

The Eyvel section is the best thing I've watched all year. Eyvel is one of my top three favorite Fire Emblem characters so any content for her makes me happy but this was especially wonderful! It's also great to see people in the comments saying this made them like Eyvel after not knowing anything about her before watching this. She's the best mom and a complete badass, thank you for doing her justice with this!

[@aqwwa58]

As a Eyvel/Brigid Stan, can say I cried of joy on that last section. Daily reminder to play Thracia 776

[@beaksters]

Eyvel is just the fire emblem version of “oh your approaching me”

[@solidskullz5736]

Dimitri is in my opinion really badass, especially in azure moon where he just plows through units like paper

[@nathant1171]

OUT OF MY WAY!!!

[@sugoiboyxl8345]

^No debate.

[@byronvonedmund]

The most badass in AM Dimitri is that he reached out his shand to Edelgard, ready to forgive her, but instead takes a strike of a dagger he gave Edel in their childhood

[@B_A-tr]

Dimitri used himself as a living shield to save a stranger. Pretty badass

[@johnathanedwards9054]

KILL EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM!

[@moladat4481]

I love these new video formats! It's like a bunch of bite-sized support sciences in one video that all kinda fit in the same theme. Can't wait for more of this type of content!

[@Doctor_Bamias]

Imagine if we get a genealogy of the holy war and/or thracia 776 remaster on the switch or the next console.Imagine if we see this remarkable woman that as you said could only be stopped by powerful dark magic in HD

[@amogusfan-mp9iw]

I like all of the lore you included. Very informative, thank you for recording this video.

[@silentspirit8923]

These guys are so underrated! Thank you for bringing these awesome units to light.

[@Dragonclaude]

THANK YOU!! I am overjoyed by you giving Dedue's place as a badass, not many people talk about how strong he is mentally as well as physically. (Even though I'd still like to give him a hug) Eyvel is also a damn good badass woman, this just shows the real power of what determination and kindheartedness can bring.

[@EXBanditRyu]

Please do a part two, I love reminiscing about these moments

[@MuffinfromMars]

finn fire emblem is probably the biggest badass in the franchise, no joke. the poor dude fights through three wars spanning over 20 years, endures countless trauma, and becoming so emotionally numb that he forgets how to cry until meeting altena again. check out "leonsters fall" on serenes forest, its canonical extra writing of the days right before leonster officially falls, and mostly focuses on finn himself. Given the amount of contribution he's given to the progression of FE4/5, his recognition is quite disproportional than what he deserves serenesforest net/general/designers-notes/thracia-776/lensters-fall/ (url broken up to avoid spam detection)

[@EmeraldSageCipherus47368]

Honestly how could you not like this. A legendary video like this deserves to be elevated by the algorithm so here you go! everyone here kicks all sorts of ass, especially eyvel (might be bias talking), let's hope for a part 2!

[@jacksonlavely131]

Awesome video, I've never played Thracia so it's always neat to learn that the charaterization and plot are so nuanced.

[@blockodile4479]

Dedue is my single favorite Fire Emblem character of all time. Hell yeah, he's a badass.

[@puffles5535]

I used deduce once I in dimitris playthrough and haven’t done him since but I gotta say I love the strong ass bond him dimitri share. So dang heartwarming. Eyvel, while I never played that game, seems so caring and motherly. The bond between her children is so unbreakable. I freaking tearing up over here. I hope I can get Eyvel in heroes and maybe play the game she is in. Her and Mareeta are some of the coolest looking characters ive seen. What game was Eyvel in exactly? Was it genealogy? I forget.

[@svtrussia2698]

Genealogy as Brigid and Thracia as Eyvel. Just be warned that she probably gets the least amount of playtime out of any unit in both games since she’s so badass even IS had to cut down her usability.

[@zachataxxii7126]

Eyvel & Mareeta are in Thracia, which is a interquel of Genealogy (takes place during it). Fun game, IMO, but there's a LOT of beginners traps in it, so a guide might help. And yeah, Eyvel's a badass.

[@maltheopia]

You literally cannot lose the first parts of FE5 so long as you have her and Leaf. Granted, you'll be in a real fix when she leaves you, but she gives you plenty of time to fart around and learn the ropes -- right before Thracia remembers that it hates everything pure and good about the world and takes her away from you when you most need her.

[@Ubersupersloth]

It’s not the most badass character but the most badass line in the series has to be Frederick’s Critical Quote from Fire Emblem Awakening. “Pick a God and pray” is just... *smacks lips* MWUA!

[@maltheopia]

Friederick is pretty much the only reason you can beat Lunatic+, so I'd say he counts gameplay-wise.

[@l.n.3372]

How can you say Frederick isn't a badass. He's the only knight in the series who made posters of his naked Lord as recruitment propaganda. How can you top that level of dedication xD

[@johnathanedwards9054]

@@l.n.3372 He dusts of Robin while they are talking to Chrom... that is hilarious 🤣

[@cheesefondont1579]

Fantastic video, and I really agree with your choices and explanations on each and every one of these characters, especially with how well you described the depth of Dedue's character. It had been quite a long time til I found so much attachment to a fictional character as strongly as I have towards him and the amount of mental fortitude and maturity he has. A lot of the supports are truly beautiful too.

[@dweebpatrol]

Glad you showed the Ashe and Dedue support, it's gotta be one of my favourites ever

[@dayalasingh5853]

9:02 oh hey they're talking about Geas, those are some of my favourite parts of Celtic mythology.

[@Friendbndew]

I already love Eyvel so thank you so much for covering her story!!

[@froggotrooper3676]

Thanks for another great video Ghast

[@parkermacneil5523]

Awesome video man, really enjoy this type of content. As someone who has played Fire Emblem since the Gameboy, I love hearing about these older characters in particular.

[@OoNVGoO]

Spectacular video!

[@fedorathief4072]

Eyvel, the only character so badass that they made a gameplay mechanic out of it.

[@kingbeerz7978]

You know, talking about Dedue and Dimitri I just noticed the similarities in depth of devotion, respect and understanding those two have put alongside Ike and Soren. Soren is also a baddass, read his battle convos at some point if you doubt, that boy is cold blooded, possibly literally. Also I really think this is a cool idea, I really enjoy your sort of mini breakdowns of characters like this, very fun content Ghast.

[@McQkorean]

Always love seeing your videos in my subscription feed!

[@fluffy9071]

eyvel section had me tearing up, love that game so much

[@mr.boatload1296]

Wow, what a badass badasses video. All the effort really shows, great watch!

[@B_A-tr]

Fact is, dedue does hate fearghus. He admits that in his support with dimitri (i think) but he doesnt let that affect him

[@AtcyJAC]

Eyevel is a top ten character for me. Legit one of the greatest women in gaming.

[@xiaomusmash1494]

A second part?! Dude, we need more than just a second part! We need at least 5 more parts crusading the badass characters throughout the entire series! Hell yeah, I’m gonna like this video!

[@Altarahhn]

Damn... now *THOSE* are some Grade-A Badasses! Great job, mate! 👍

[@Swordsmaster]

I really like this! I would like to see more videos on characters such as Titania, Oswin, etc.

[@WrenAriaMoon]

It was actually chapter 16 that he rejoins the army, not 18. But otherwise, awesome job, Ghast!

[@elysium3687]

I love these videos where you go over characters, keep it up ùwú

[@l.n.3372]

I'm glad that you highlighted Dedue. I think he's not only one of the best examples of a knight/retainer in the series. But he's also a great example of a character who suffered prejudice, and his struggle is handled realistically. We see on screen how he's treated, and how he feels like he deserves it and resolves to turn the other cheek. But deep down, he hates Faerghus for legitimate reasons, and it's only his love and loyalty for Dimitri that keeps him allied with the Kingdom. Through the game, both Dedue and the Blue Lions are able to become familiar with each other, and I think Dedue had numerous support conversation that demonstrate the growing bond between him and the other Lions over time. Small nitpick but he returned in AM chapter 16 not 18. He returned on the Great Bridge of Myrrdin chapter. Chapter 18 is the Fhirdiad chapter with Cornelia.

[@hobblewiggins]

Great video! I skipped through the Eyvel part because I want to play through fe4 and 5 blind, but I loved your part on Dedue. I hope to see more Fire emblem badass videos in the future.

[@shutup611]

100% agree, if you do another one the only character that comes to mind is Greil, the man who just to protect his kids destroys his sword arm so that a professional assassin can deal with him so he doesn't hurt Ike and Mist if things go wrong.

[@jonathanrussell8998]

I really enjoyed this, and would love a part 2. I need to hear someone talk about Ike dangit!

[@chrisstone1929]

This video is badass! Good job man, keep it up!

[@itsjacobj]

Dedue is the reason I (want to) play Blue Lions over and over. An absolutely amazing character and one of my favorites in the series-definitely my favorite General/Fortress Knight. Great video overall, would love to see more like this-or even a Dedue deep dive!

[@nova338]

This is such a fun video! Eyvel is great :') I would love to see more of these!

[@tyrug5940]

Great video man

[@SuperDjinni123]

Seeing my husbando Dedue at the thumbnail, CRITICAL HITS the like button!

[@johnathanedwards9054]

Dedue = Indestructible by the band Disturbed