What's the deal with the Red/Green Cavaliers? Cains and Abels - Fire Emblem Character Archetypes

In today's episode we're taking a look at a series staple: the red and green Christmas cavaliers Cain and Abel! After being Marth's right hand men in the original FE1 and Shadow Dragon, they've become their own character archetype with just about all of the games in the series featuring a pair of red and green cavaliers paying homage to them. This archetype includes Cain and Abel, Lukas and Forsyth, Boey and Mae, Luke and Roderick, Noish and Alec, Kain and Alva, Allen and Lance, Kent and Sain, Forde and Kyle, Kieran and Oscar, Sully and Stahl, and even Saizo and Kaze. What's the deal with them? Why two? What's the difference? Which is better? Let's take a look!
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[@lucky_crit]

Christmas came early! Merry Christmas and Happy holidays. I expected 50 comments about the glitter on my face that's somewhat noticeable... 9:40 explains it lol! *Discord here:* bit.ly/luckycritdiscord

[@thesleepyquagsire]

Lucky Crit for the next arch-types could you do either the Mercenary vs Myrmidon or the Thief and Cleric one?

[@lucky_crit]

+The Sleepy Quagsire What do you mean by mercenary vs myrmidon? The other I understand

[@thesleepyquagsire]

Lucky Crit I thought there was a Ogma vs Navarre arch-type. Like with Lon'qu and Gregor.

[@tokkyu6497]

Lucky Crit Camus archetype

[@KingEndymionrose]

Lucky Crit marry Christmas and happy holidays to you love you videos.

[@Mangs1337]

I'm red/green color blind.

[@Blazecap]

Mangs I Sorry mangs. But hey you get 5 POINTS. Marry Christmas you ho ho ho ho hos.

[@donovanbarrientosreyes]

Mangs Wait how you know which is a *Green unit* them

[@lucky_crit]

Are you really? Wow Christmas must be pretty boring then. And what's with all these bland cavaliers!

[@Mangs1337]

I just look at the unit that kills itself.

[@adzipl5308]

Mangs fair enough xD

[@darriusaustin7436]

Mae and boey are my favorite red green archetype.

[@appi105]

Darrius Austin those Characters are just awesome

[@darriusaustin7436]

appi105 I love their dialogue and personalities.

[@appi105]

Darrius Austin same

[@patron7906]

I shipped them in my play through

[@lowkeydorkie]

Easily my favorite of the Abel/Cain archetype is Sain. Just a generally fun character and a great unit.

[@lucky_crit]

Iirc Sain was quite the ladies man, too

[@mylifeisadumpsterfire5194]

Sain and Kent are👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@CatManThree]

Gatrie > Sain

[@TwoHeadedMeerkat]

It's a shame that Kent gets to marry Lyn over Sain. I guess you could say it was... in-Sain

[@zad_rasera]

Luke is almost the same as sign, but a bit more aloof.

[@CasualAggron]

I always called them the mario and luigi archetype

[@OpexNexus]

"Their bases tend to echo their growth rates." I get it!

[@lucky_crit]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@amandagreene7008]

I was going to mention that too, it's funny. XD Glad others caught that.

[@dmas7749]

it's not that subtle, i caught on that too

[@speny6395]

What about the "yellow" cavalier that is different but still kind of fits in with trend? Some examples being Lowen, Franz and Kagero.

[@lucky_crit]

Not sure if that's an official one but now that you mention it there's definitely a few like that. I'll look into it more!

[@musaab7260]

Lucky Crit dont forget frey

[@Druid-T]

Well that's if you don't count Franz and Amelia as the part of the archetype

[@Kairnestar]

Tony Power But why would someone even? Amelia isn't a native Cav, for one (and you get a lot in SS so not making her a Knight -> General is a bit of a waste (unless you Super Recruit). She doesn't have the class dynamics of the archetype, nor the character dynamics with Franz the same way. Square character, round archetype

[@Druid-T]

Slash Kub hey I have no idea, I just mentioned it because it's a thing people debate over.

[@TadpoleSuperhero]

Love the "obviously, the best color is" *TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES* Really funny and a great way to keep people guessing

[@lucky_crit]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@Sterncold]

Well it's still obvious which is the best color ! It's-

[@aidan2161]

it's red because christmas tharja

[@Pavise]

I hope you are Abel to monetize this video :p

[@StrawHatPuffy]

I too hope he Cain monetize this video

[@lucky_crit]

Hopefully KZbin won't tell me I Kent use the music anymore

[@overlorddystroy4044]

Pavise, you slay us.

[@whiterice1496]

Lucky Crit Maybe you can Stahl for time?

[@Mr_SU]

smh y’all are a bunch of smart alecs

[@overlorddystroy4044]

Jokes on you, the best color is both.

[@bennyboy9628]

The best color is blue, for those of you who are wondering.

[@amandagreene7008]

Ben Young Especially for hair. XD

[@vaporox3533]

You remembered Thracia. Now it’s Intelligent System’s turn. WHERE IS LEIF IN HEROES

[@lucky_crit]

He has to show up eventually!

[@Czure6627]

Chris Mele but at least they remember reinhardt and olwen, which they're from thracia 776

[@darkadvent610]

Will Chen Yeah, though Reinhardt isn't a playable unit, but rather an enemy Boss (and one of the most terrifying in the series, might I add).

[@ChoiceSnarf]

No, first we need Ryuto, and THEN they can do whatever they want.

[@Czure6627]

Dark Advent then berserk reinhardt

[@kingdyste5289]

Ah, the Christmas Knights. Among my favourite of the archetypes, they're usually among the most reliable characters you get. I guess I favour the green ones, seeing as Sain, Oscar and Kaze are my favourite characters from this archetype. Sain is hilarious and a great unit on the battlefield esp. if you do use Lyn mode to make him stronger, Oscar is one of the most reliable characters in an FE game I've ever had (which fits with his personality), and Kaze's ninja skills were quite useful as a support unit in Fates.

[@lucky_crit]

The greens are usually a bit more zany personality-wise, which I think tends to have them be remembered a bit more, for sure!

[@DSaC_]

The only Christmas Cav Duo i'd say are unreliable are Alec/Noish and Kyle/Forde. Both have their uses, but are really underwhelming compared to the likes of Kent/Sain and Cain/Abel.

[@pliniojoelflores9051]

I would have to say my favorite Cain and Abel is mae and boey. Although subtle, they gave more personality to the characters, not just archetypes, but just more different type of Cain and Abel with different focuses. I mean the echoes version of course.

[@lucky_crit]

They're also really easy to keep track of, Boey being slow and tanky, while Mae is fast, strong, and frail. Glass cannon like. The other's we'll have to study to remember..

[@gaiuswoltislovewoltislife6661]

I get confused with the Cains and Abels constantly, because I prefer the speedier ones like Lance, Alec, Kent, Kaze etc, but most of them are green, so Abels, but have Cain attributes. So do I prefer the Cains now or the Abels?

[@lucky_crit]

I made some notes after the fact to nail down the percentages of who has what, and if we consider Boey to be red (aka, the skills that are usually red even though he's green) and the other flip flops the correct colors, then Green has 10/13 Speed, 7/13 Skill, 8/13 Luck, and 5/13 Res while Red has 12/13 HP, 8/13 Strength (this one blew me away as it seemed the reds usually skipped Strength in the games I was most familiar with) 10/13 Defense, 5/13 Skill, etc etc. So a little different than perhaps I originally stated, but it tends to follow that formula a lot.

[@gaiuswoltislovewoltislife6661]

Lucky Crit Well, that makes determining who's what a bit more easy

[@voltron77]

Kent sucks sain is better.

[@n00bplayer72]

I hope you cover the Maria archetype: The second healer you recruit. Usually a troubadour nowadays. Usually has to be rescued. (ie: Maria, Yumina/Yuliya, Lachesis, Nanna, Clarine, Priscilla, L'Arachel, Mist, Maribelle, maybe Tatianna?)

[@benjaminborkowski12]

How fitting, Christmas knights just before Christmas.

[@MrPherae]

Best Cain and Abel archtypes for me would definitely have to be, Lukas Stahl Sain and lastly Cain himself. Lukas is an undercover hot head who actually loves a good fight and he expresses it so calmly that it's hilarious because he's someone you just don't expect it from lol. Stahl is such an average Joe and is a big foodie, you can't but help not love the guy for his quirks. Sain, is just inSAIN. His supports are comical and my favorite moment was the Serra A support. There's just something funny about how he handles rejection. And Cain. You can tell he's really loyal to marth and for some reason, I just love that about him. Shadow Dragon didn't really give us an insight as to what he was like very much. But in its sequel, that's where we get a deeper insight to what he's like And he's also one of my favorite units to use in both the games he's in, and in heroes as well. Sorry for the mini essay. I couldn't decide on one character. They're all just so great in their own ways

[@powarman9357]

How about Kieran and Oscar? It's pretty stated by IS that they're those red/green rivals in Radiant Dawn (more than Path or Radiance) because they even get a base conversation confirming this.

[@lucky_crit]

They're in here? Not sure what you mean. I skipped over Radiant Dawn since it was pretty much just them again.

[@reallegitgamer5558]

Speaking of Christmas I wonder who wants a candycain

[@topazlight1586]

I've noticed a lot of times that the Christmas Retainers are often balanced well enough with each other that I rarely end up seeing one as clearly better barring instances of clear RNG shenanigans at play. Usually, one is better at offense, but more fragile, while the other is tankier, but maybe not as strong offensively due to lower speed and thus more difficulty reliably double-attacking. I find that both often have their place!

[@lucky_crit]

+Gene Bratton Exactly! I think in some cases some of them start off with higher weapon ranks and access to javelins and stuff which can make or break things on higher difficulties, but for the most part they compliment each other nicely and don't really outclassed one another.

[@voltron77]

Kieran is better than Oscar.

[@clairebit]

I also like the parallels in their personalities. The reds are a bit more energetic and wild (Luke, Mae, Sully) (Lukas and Kent the exception here, as Forsyth and Sain fit this better), and the greens are more calm and levelheaded (Abel, Oscar, Stahl in particular).

[@ElNeekoo]

Thanks for the awesome Christmas video! I think I prefer the red units more- I feel like I get a more reliable HP unit and that their hits usually hit, even if they’re not as strong sometimes. Kent and Sain will always be my first 😆

[@lucky_crit]

+ElNeekoo Merry Christmas and Happy holidays!

[@pf9878]

I honestly like the green ones more, as I've noticed a lot of the red ones have higher luck growths, which honestly, while it can be important, is nowhere near as influential as Str, Spd, Def, or even Res or Skill.

[@StarForceKid194]

Green, just cause it my favorite color. But I did use both. Kaze being my favorite out of the Fates series, he got swagger. And Sully is a badass who I prefer over stahl. Still I love this archetype either way.

[@MasterJP28]

Cain and Abels I feel were left out: Orsin and Halvan, Bartre and Dorcas (sort of), and Larcei and Ulster. Great video as always!

[@At0m1cpickle]

I think one thing somewhat worth noting is how there are commonly flipflops personality wise amongst the cavalier colors. Particularly, usually one of the cavs is hotheaded and zealous (Cain, Kieran, Luke, and Forsyth, to give two examples in each color) while the other is more levelheaded and composed (examples being the opposites of the prior mentioned characters). It's not a huge deal, just a noticeable inconsistency I've seen amongst the christmas cavs. It's definitely a trend in terms of the archetype as a whole, just with variation amongst whose who.

[@mochi3989]

It would’ve been nice if you talked more about the character dynamics. Forsyth and Lukas fulfill the same class and green/red color scheme requirement, but Python and Forsyth better suit the banter between the archetypes.

[@lucky_crit]

+mochi Very true. I could definitely have spent more time on each as there was certainly a lot to discuss, but I didn't want the video to be too long and we had a lot to get through :/

[@Dotizera_]

I'm the best

[@Blazecap]

Mah boi Sain My man!

[@ravensburgerburger3989]

Mah boi Sain Indeed!

[@xCrowley33]

Lowen

[@butteredsalmonella]

Did you find your girl now?

[@lillrice27]

Lance?

[@ozmatt1292]

5:30 I see what you did there

[@lucky_crit]

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[@j.corbygaming]

I don’t get it. It’s jsut Mae and Boey. Where’s the joke?

[@j.corbygaming]

Oh now I get it

[@xuanathan]

I always saw the personality pattern as: Abel is the more calm and collected cavalier, while Cain is the more hotheaded, reckless cav. (E.G. Alan and Lance, Cain and Abel, Oscar and Kieran, Luke and Rody, Forde and Kyle, etc.)

[@Rengor1997]

Thanks for the Jeigan/Oifey addendum. It's pretty important to me as your videos target a larger audience from the FE fanbase, thus misconceptions carry greater risk. Merry christmas!

[@Swordsmaster]

Personality wise, they also seem to switch them between the characters as well. I think my favorites are the Echoes ones and Binding Blade.

[@penguinemperor2077]

Great video yet again! I tend to favor the Red cav, but then I really play for tankier options and even a 5% advantage in def growth is appealing to me. In a world where everyone seems to value speed above all else, I say the counter to speed is def/res. I could go on more about this, but I don't feel like writing that much right now....

[@somethingsmellsfishy8902]

Some archetypes i've noticed -Abel/Cain -Jagen -Endgame Pre-promote -Purple haired mages (gba) (at least one) -Long-haired myrmidons (exception is Lon'qu) -Badass Wyvern Lady (why tf are they always girls?!) -Rude Troubadour (UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW THEM) (OR IF THEYRE ELISE) (OR PRISCILLA) -Abnormal hair colors on Dancers (why can they just have un-dyed hair?) (Shut up Lalum) -A SECOND LORD (that tends to be better than the original) (heck the only exception i say exists is fe 7 cuz Lyn is my favorite) -A meaningful bad guy -A not-so meaningful bad guy AND MANY MOOOOOORE

[@aislinnobrien8919]

Green

[@davidhill8565]

Usually, a Cain prefers swords, while an Abel prefers lances. Awakening is the exception.

[@jaeaik]

Great video as always, as a long time Fire Emblem fan, I always appreciate the high quality content that you provide us. As for myself, I always preferred the red knight over the green knight but I always kind of ended up using both due to their early game availability and my personal bias towards the two knights. The best christmas cavs in my opinion will have to go to Forde and Kyle because I really think they represent the "laid back/serious" personalities very nicely as well as each of them having tremendous amounts of respect for each other and their craft outside of their swordplay. No forreals, it's in the Forde/Kyle support where we see the passion Forde has for traditional arts, and why he's so attached to it. The only other 'christmas cav' that i enjoyed was Kaze/Saizo for their uniqueness, and while Kaze hits the enemies with paper shurikens later down in the game Kaze was still a bro and Saizo was the forerunner for me in my Revelation playthrough.

[@CatManThree]

Talk about the Draug archetype. It isnt official, and may not even technically completely be a thing, but it is certainly interesting. Also you need an excuse to talk about everyone bois Arden and Marty.

[@lucky_crit]

+CatManThree goes meow Oh trust me, I will definitely have an Arden video at some point. But yes I will consider looking into the draugs

[@BDeity]

Do the "Est" or "Gotoh" arcatype next.

[@CatManThree]

Oh god. The Est archetype.

[@cDoogle]

*Est arcatype?* *A bunch of little girls that like to kill people?*

[@CatManThree]

Doogle McBerry Elincia isnt a little girl tho.

[@cDoogle]

CatManThree goes meow Forgot about her. xd

[@brandonwilliams6119]

This would be very interesting and we can do a growth comparison to see who’s the worst and the best when it comes to joining late

[@lordtullus9942]

I use either one, but I moslty use the green one as my first pick. However when it comes to the originals, Cain all the way.

[@xuanathan]

Frey is best Cav

[@blueblade6174]

Wait, the third cavalier from FE3/12 with the red armour doesn't relate with Luke and Rody? And what about Franz and Amelia from FE8? I see them as the secondary Cain and Abel of Sacred Stones (If you make her a cav)

[@yueyingli2699]

1:53 i hear a lot that there aren't really any scans or high resolution images available of this book. i own it and can scan/photograph it anytime, so lmk if you ever need pictures of it in the future? i can't read japanese though haha great video, glad to see some appreciation for the best archetype

[@lucky_crit]

Wow that's incredibly generous of you! I guess it would be interesting to see all of the "official archetype" pages! That sounds like a lot of work.. so no worries if you can't. But if you were interested in scanning it I will of course credit you! It's difficult to track comment threads so join the Discord link in the description and give me a shout if you are indeed interested! Regardless, happy holidays!

[@yueyingli2699]

oh, thanks for the response! i went looking for the pages you mentioned and didn't find it.... the majority of the pages is dedicated to archanea (including timeline of the game events, full character artwork with biographies, full JP script excluding base conversations, CG artworks, character and item list) there is a secton at the end of the book dedicated to the entire series, and i found pages that compares each game with each other. there's a neat chart that tells whether or not games have certain mechanics (class change, overworld map, triangle attack...). said page does touch on archetypes, such as triangle attackers and jagen (it even mentioned how seth and titania have higher growth rates than most jagens), but i found nothing about the cain/abel archetype. i'll keep looking but there's no guarantees i'll find it! i'm using machine translation so the process is slow. i'll join the discord, just mention me if you might need anything from me!

[@lucky_crit]

I think anything about archetypes at all would be cool to see, but yeah that makes sense, you're on a wild goose chase looking for things in other languages. Sorry about that!

[@neoflamvell]

Am I the only one thinking that Abel and Cain archetype could also be referencing Mario and Luigi? A little bit stretched I guess. But... hmmm... If I could make a Mario and Luigi cameo on Fire Emblem... I guess both would appear as fighters wielding hammers. Bowser would be a General with either a dracoshield from fire emblem echoes, or an Axe weapon that resembles the lightning sword from the same game, but with fire instead of thunder.

[@diegoosorio8924]

what music was playing when Lukas and Forsyth were being discussed?

[@Abigdummy4life]

To quote JelloApocoplyse: TWO CALAVIERS TWO CALAVIERS

[@sagefurry]

Wohoo! Another archetype! Thanks, Crit!

[@lucky_crit]

Thanks for tuning in. Happy holidays :)

[@sagefurry]

For you as well!

[@lunatic0verlord10]

Forde and Kyle also switched the personalities, with Forde being the easygoing one.

[@xuanathan]

Luke and Rody seem switched as well.

[@maxdavidson3319]

Blitz_Dude1610 YandereBoy Luke is blue as well aha

[@thesilentdragon4170]

I really, really, REALLY want a Tokyo Mirage Sessions port for Switch....

[@lucky_crit]

+The Silent Dragon That would be interesting!

[@surehit2496]

You got it in 2019-2020

[@saltyluigi4011]

Echoes has my favorite Green/Red Cavalier stereotypes.

[@Zeno11Salazar]

I tend to go more for the strong, tanky guys, but I always love to keep the speedier, higher hit rate guys for faster foes.

[@claytonweyl4135]

Anyone else think Franz and Amelia are meant to be a Cavalier duo in the Sacred Stones? They work well together.

[@lssjvegeta7103]

never thought of that as i always made amelia a general but i can see that

[@thevillenbehindglasses4603]

I like red more but I usually pick green units more

[@k-dawg7867]

Oh I didn't know Luke was the counterpart to Roderick! I benched him in favour of Cecil in my recent FE3 playthrough. Better support bonuses and also I just love Cecil's pink and purple.

[@Delzethin]

Speaking of Fates, Silas and Peri fit the archetype in Conquest pretty well, and they're even both cavaliers. It just isn't obvious at first because it isn't their armor or hair that's red and green, it's their eyes! Kinda funny how Fates gives you both Abels no matter what path you take, but only one Cain unless you play Revelations.

[@lucky_crit]

+Delzethin This one is interesting. I'll have to look into it as I hadn't seen anyone mention it before

[@carlosaugusto9821]

Maybe you could have observed that the Halvan and Othin duo of fighters of FE5's initial team, though diverging from the archetype class wise, are there to fill those two slots in a similar way. It's an experiment on the same idea overall. And that the "Saga" games still follow the archetype.

[@anonymousrowlet3882]

Just a note; I find it a little weird that you added Kaze and Saizo but not Othin and Halvan, as they are FE5's pair of [class]. I do realize that they don't follow the red/green color scheme, but a lot of other units on the list don't either.

[@170morley]

Lucky Crit, between playing FEE: SoV completely blind and replaying with your help I've become a huge fan of your channel

[@lucky_crit]

Really glad you're enjoying the videos! A lot of the Echoes videos could use an update though. Stuff like the Boots guide and so on. I will eventually revisit this, mark my words. I just had a lot of other stuff to get through!

[@170morley]

Lucky Crit I treat them like suggestion now :P first game I've played blind in a long time and it's been amazing

[@ElNeekoo]

I love this series. I’m rewatching again as I replay Echoes 😊

[@lucky_crit]

I'll try to make a new one in the coming months!

[@halt1931]

4:29 Bloody hell. I thought that was a typo. Is that a typo? Please tell me that's a typo, because a 2%/3% res growth set just seems CRUEL.

[@Starwars-Fanboy]

Since the Cavaliers switch what traits they have like kyle n ford I don't have a set one I use most often . If I can I try to use both like Allen and Lance

[@mega-1427]

Great video. I feel like you could’ve also talked about Frey from fire emblem shadow dragon as he sort of fits in as a third blue cavalier.

[@lucky_crit]

Yeah Frey is an interesting case.. I think at some point I'd like to do a video on the extra + gaiden characters of Shadow Dragon!

[@ReishaVanBern]

Really nice! As for me... hmmm... I'm not sure which one I prefer, lol! I always liked having lots of speed to dodge, but defense is really important too... oy.

[@lucky_crit]

+Pioneering Studios Both then, I guess :)

[@Konpekikaminari]

I just realized this archetype exists in FE3H as Sylvain & Ingrid

[@Lechgang]

Ingrid has like no green on her though, except for the tiniest hues in the post skip design Also, if you mean to tell me that your Ingrid was a cavalier and not on a pegasus, you sir terrify me.

[@Konpekikaminari]

@@Lechgang well, Ingrid mentions multiple times she loves horse riding, and riding is one of her strong subjects I'm not stupid enough to not put her on a pegasus, but her riding affinity is a fact

[@muman717]

I think for Fates that Rinkah and Kaze are the Cain/Able archetypes because they're available on every path and still fit the same personality tropes as Saizo and Kaze, though I guess they don't really have the history together (like you mentioned) that Saizo/Kaze do

[@siem1943]

Alva and kain or kein?In his inventory/status screen it clearly said "Kein" or is it another failed translation.

[@shaginus]

My favorite Archetype by far These two is always handy in every games Please do Camus next

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

I love how this is still up to date since FE 17 throws out the classic archetypes for playable characters

[@ethanjarskey44]

My good you're right I immediately thought of Kent and sain bit there are so many

[@baphoof]

I usually end up using the Reds more often, like Sully and Kent.

[@lucky_crit]

They are pretty reliable!

[@baphoof]

Lucky Crit indeed!

[@xenophacilus5895]

There's this image ongoogle I saw that made me want to think Franz and Cavalier Amelia as the red and green units... plus you can ship them xD

[@mauvedragontiddies9244]

The green ones were always my favorites. Abel, Sain, Kyle, Oscar, Lance, Stahl... even my boi Forsyth.

[@kagerobraveninja]

I'm glad that you decided to not say what the best color is and I like how you transitioned it to

[@JJO902]

Nice video. I suppose my favorites are Kent and Sain, Kieran, Forde and Kyle, and Kaze and Saizo, and Mae. I never really bothered much with the rest. And on the subject of archetypes and Kieran. Could L'Rachel be considered an eccentric hammy archetype setter that Kieran, Owain, and Opheia proudly and flamboyantly followed?

[@Kairnestar]

JJO902 she's likely more the Maria archetype (midish-game unpromoted healer, in later games usually a Troubadour, often needs to be rescued, often of noble blood, and tend to be better healers than your earlier game ones. Priscilla and Maribelle also count). Fates doesn't have one, really, though Forrest is an arguable example given Leo is a mid-late game unit (and taking longer to S Rank and have his son), and Forrest fits the class, needing rescue, nobility, and design aesthetics.

[@OwlBookLook]

I know it probably doesn’t matter, but I think the Christmas cavs in sacred stones are actually Forde and Franz. With Forde being the fast one and Franz being the strong one. Kyle, on the other hand, is the bulky cav that we often see in the gba games, with his 10 con that allows him to use steel swords without as penalties, similar to Lowen or Noah. He also tends to be slower, but more bulky. Cool vid tho keep on critting bro

[@armorbearer9702]

(1:48) I can't believe it took that long to acknowledge these archetypes. These archetypes are useful developmental tools.

[@Kairnestar]

Oh, putting in a request for the Est archetype. It'd be interesting, especially as some latet games like Awakening and Fates have kinda kicked the trend a bit, insofar as having units really considered "late game", since child units are theoretically accessible right after the chapter their parents joined, and scale level (and Offspring Seal) to be relatively on par with the game's current challenge level. Some would call Donnel and Mozu examples, but with the subversion of being Paralogue units (and I think the only notable units that you get ih a Paralogue in those games other than child units , which are their own mechanic, and oh yeah Tiki. Can't remember if the spotpass six are Paralogues, but most people ignore them anyway, so). Or is perhaps Donnel a new archetype forming (possibly a spiritual successor to the trainees in SS)? I'd love to see a video that discusses that. Especially since, like most Ests, Donnel and Mozu are characters that break the base a lot in argument of how good they are or aren't, depending on what you prioritise

[@lucky_crit]

Thanks for the suggestion! Happy holidays!

[@nooneimportant9623]

Maybe if you get back to the archetype videos, you could do some villain archetypes as well?

[@ThePontusAndersson]

1:57 I want a that of that Katarina and Clarisse picture

[@red-2895]

Two Cavaliers two cavaliers

[@RJTheHero8]

Red. The best color is red. Let's not make this into one of those debates, Mmm-kay?

[@lucky_crit]

+RJTheHero But Rody, Sain, and Kyle are cool m8

[@halt1931]

but kaze my bro fam kaze miraculous save kaze

[@vrajgandhi5371]

Buuut Sain, Kaze, and Abel are the best ever

[@snivyservine6361]

RJTheHero Peri would agree.

[@Kairnestar]

As a fan of Sully and Saizo, I must agree. I like some of the older ones, as well, but it's notable that I've marrisd each since waifu emblem became a thing, and have never married Stahl or Kaze

[@avaria4279]

Abel in shadow dragon was one of my favorite units and be pretty much gave Mr a bias from then on out

[@justanotherweirdo11]

I always use both. Sometimes on the same map and other times they swap one gets benched while the other fights.

[@tubenewsintern6446]

Who I chose FE1/11 - Cain FE2/15 - I used everyone FE3/12 - Rody FE4 - I prioritized Alec FE5 - Kein FE6 - Allen FE7 - Sain FE8 - Forde FE9 - Both Oscar and Kieran FE10 - same as fe9 FE13 - Sully FE14 - Kaze Also you forgot to mention that the Christmas cavaliers also have corresponding higher weapon ranks

[@sinisterdesign]

The colors aren't consistent, but my preference for speedier units is: I strongly prefer Abel, Mae, Oscar, Noish, Sully, and so on. :)

[@kentknightofcaelin4537]

Alec is faster than Noish.

[@Wagonman-h1k]

​@@kentknightofcaelin4537 then why did my Alec die?

[@shiftfire4511]

Huh...Hey, Crit! I'm kinda surprised that you went for the Cain/Abel Archetype, rather than the Est Archetype (Since it's the polar opposite of the Jagen archetype).

[@lucky_crit]

I'll most likely do Est eventually. Not sure what will be next yet.. but it was Christmas and these guys were perfect, so.. Thanks for watching, though!

[@patrickkenneally3016]

I don't really have a preference. In my first play through of Awakening, I didn't use either Sully or Stahl. In my second play through, however, I used Sully the most and promoted her to paladin. For Echoes, I've been using both Lucas and Forsyth together.

[@mantrad0r]

I hope you will do more archetypes!

[@lucky_crit]

+Pfnoll If people keep enjoying them I certainly will!

[@davidhill8565]

The textbook standard of the Cain and Abel archetype is that Cains are clad in red, have a serious personality, and grow mainly HP, strength, and defense, and that Abels are clad in green, have a laidback personality, and grow mainly speed, skill, and luck.

[@JPhillyyyyy]

Are Othin and Halvan not red/green units in Thracia?

[@benjamingordon6785]

The special thanks background is red. Does this mean Lucky Crit prefers red??? O.o

[@Ruffles2255]

You gonna do the Navarre type next ?

[@unovasfinest2623]

Do Sylvain and Ingrid count in Three Houses?

[@blazikematheus]

About Luke, Roderick and Cecille. In the original FE3, the pair was actually Roderick and Cecille (they had a support bonus, while Roderick and Luke didn't). They changed this in FE12 and they pushed Roderick and Luke as the duo (even though Cecille still has a support with Roderick)

[@lucky_crit]

+ZRKyurem I don't know how I missed this! That's awesome. That would have been a perfect little moment to have in this video. Ugh.. Thanks for the insight!

[@thewightone7441]

Wait... maybe its a different green cavalier that I'm thinking of, but isn't Luke's partners name Roderick and not Rody? I swear Luke came alongside a firesweep lance user named Roderick in Heroes.

[@lucky_crit]

+Play What You Want Yes, I even called him Roderick when I first showed them in this video lol. Rody is what they called him in the fan translation of FE12 which is the only way we can play that game since we never got it in the west, so I'm a little bit more used to "Rody"

[@RockstarEddie-rk1rm]

Would Othin and Havan not count? Because they share some similarities with Cain and Abel

[@HeartyDoseofRanch]

Honestly, Alec and Naoise were two of my best cavalier units in any fire emblem game I've played as of yet.

[@trainelviajero]

merry christmas and happy holida really interesting all stat all unit

[@sizzle5775]

Are Peri and Silas the Cain and Abel of Conquest or is it Selena and Laslow?

[@jespoketheepic]

You sorta lost track of which stats go with which color somewhere along the way, calling way more of them mixups than necessary. I actually think Luke and Rody's version is the more common one (straight in 2A,3,4,5,6,9,14 and reversed in 8 and 13). FE1, 2B and 7 are the actual outliers here.

[@lucky_crit]

+Jespoke I think in a spot or two I referred to just some differences as mix ups (Like Alva getting Mag, or the greens starting to all get skill at certain points throughout the series) so yeah perhaps my wording was a little bit off in those moments, sorry about that!