Azura has always been so special for me. Lost in thoughts all alone not only got me introduced to the fire emblem series but still to this day is my favorite song. Fire emblem fates and Azura got me through really hard times when I first found them out in 2019. Fast forward 3 years and I’m in the middle of high school and have been learning dance and singing. I started taking better care of myself and she shaped my part of my personality. A goal I have been working to ever since 2019 is to one day cosplay her and perform as her be KZread or in public, I want to one day as cringe as it may sound “ become the real life Azura “ through cosplay, singing, and dancing, I guess what I’m trying to say is how much she means to me and I’m happy that other people see her worth! :)

@leky5849

Жыл бұрын

I share your feelings, I also discovered the fire emblem franchise with "Lost in Thoughts All Alone" and of course Azura in 2019. And this changed my life.

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

Go for it! Cosplay as me. The only ones who will judge you, are the ones that don’t matter to you anyways!

@leky5849

Жыл бұрын

@@azuramercer Yes, you're right !

@RTU130

11 ай бұрын

Hmmm

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

azura is just an exposition bot tho

I've always loved Azura (and Corrin too honestly), Azura in particular I felt she was underappreciated and overlooked, same as many other Fates characters. Most people just are quick to write off anything to do with Fates and avoid looking deep into it. She's a really fascinating and complex character though. The reason I believe she is only portrayed as shy occasionally while also being able to talk to people she's never met before without trouble is due to her stoicism. She has trouble with more sensitive/emotional interactions, due to her constantly bottling up her own, but is able to hold her own on other occasions due to being able to suppress how she actually feels.

I love Azura so much. She’s quite the tragic character, and her death in Birthright actually made me cry. She’s also the one I always have Corrin marry.

@gurucheeks4510

Жыл бұрын

I mean corrin and azura are the only ones who are actually related, that's the only technical incest in the game.

@tonysonic456

Жыл бұрын

@@gurucheeks4510 What do you mean? The Nohrian siblings are related, and so are the Hoshidan siblings. Corrin and Azura are cousins, and they are unaware up until late into Revelations.

@gurucheeks4510

Жыл бұрын

@@tonysonic456 The nohrian siblings are adopted, still weird ig. the hoshidan siblings are actually deconfirmed to be siblings because in their S supports they say "we're technically not related" which is dumb but they're not wrong. corrin and azura are cousins. end of discussion

@aubreyh1930

Жыл бұрын

@@gurucheeks4510 another victim of fate’s shit translation (at least apparently I can’t read the Japanese stuff lmao). Apparently Hoshidan Queen whose name I can’t spell said that her and Corrin’s mother were “sisters in spirit” and not actually blood family. I can’t confirm this myself like I said though

@EthanKironus8067

Жыл бұрын

@@gurucheeks4510 They're first cousins, and while a lot of cultures consider that incestuous, just as many don't. Successive such marriages through multiple generations might become problematic (looking at you, European dynasties) but there's also a context to consider. I respect your opinion on the matter, I just thought it worth explaining a little.

Hi, it me, huge Azura fan~ This is a wonderful video explaining all of the wonders of Azura and what a lot of people don't see about her~ I love Fates so much (despite all of it's flaws) and Azura is easily my favorite FE character~ Thank you so much for this wonderful video~

@spongbobsquarepants3922

Жыл бұрын

What are these wonders? She has had a sad life, and that makes her a good character?

@EthanKironus8067

Жыл бұрын

@@spongbobsquarepants3922 That's a fair point--romanticizing trauma is a significant problem in media--but her strength is something to be admired. And she's also a fascinating character psychologically, given how complex her circumstances are.

I said it before, and i'll say it again. There was no need for Corrin to exist, Azura should have been the main lord of Fates. Also, the fact that Corrin is not even blood related to the Hoshidan family makes Birthright have no point at all, but if Mikoto was still alive And was Azura's mom instead, then it would make some sense.

@quinnlee-miller9792

Жыл бұрын

Wait fuck, that solves….every single issue, practically. With Conquest I think. Azura is stolen from Hoshido because Anankos knows that her pendant, along with the song, can defeat him. The sane Anankos could bring in the 3 Awakening kids to protect her from Garon, with 3 shards of the pendant as backup in case Azura loses hers (pendant from his timeline). The reason Garon doesn’t take away the pendant is like in Good Guy Garon, where he still fights back against Anny, up until Azura tries to sing for her father to celebrate her victory over Cheve, causing fits and Anankos completely erasing Garon, or locking him away for good. He takes her pendant, destroys it, and she accidentally gets sent to Valla when she sings her song next (pendant can’t protect her from the curse). Gunter finds her, having survived due to his military training and skills likely taught to him; maybe the maid/butler joins in, because they’re never too far away, and repeated the song words in shock. Arete shows up, Azura’s aunt, and she temporarily breaks free to tell Azura how to leave. She then says the hoshidan throne could potentially save Garon, blah blah blah, we get to Ryoma dying and the royals don’t believe Azura. Elise tries her best to get Xander, Camilla and Leo to listen, but it’s only when the Awakening Kids step up and back Azura that it finally clicks that everything is wrong. Odin, Selena and Laslow bring out the fragments of the pendant, and Azura sings to fix it (powers, idk), and they confront Gooran together.

@Zerorenren4761

Жыл бұрын

Actually i like Corrin's existence I just wish he was this game's Robin and from Ch 4 ending onwards, Azura was this game's Chrom and Xander/Ryoma the Lucina character as the third protagonist And Corrin IS GREAT, in Warriors and Heroes, the problem with Corrin is how in Fates they always force the message that Corrin is special and that he's a good soul that can see how pointless all the bloodshed of war is, but It doesn't stop with this, Corrin also is basically a saint and son of a Fallen god If Corrin was just Sumeragi's son with Mikoto(which would be Anankos's daughter) that besides being just the Marth Archetype, Corrin could also be a little agressive sometimes (he kind of is in BR) and less self righteous, with him starting as a dumb naive underdog that grows to be a leader in par with Xander and Ryoma Azura would be the one to know about Valla and help Corrin to mature, in Rev she would be the greater focus (while in Rev and BR it would be more focused in Corrin) This is how Fates should be written in my opinion

@firewolf950tfwgaming7

Жыл бұрын

@@Zerorenren4761 I’d personally still have Corrin be Mikoto and Anankos’ kid, but instead change it so that Takumi and Sakura are kids of Mikoto, making Ryoma and Hinoka only related to them as half siblings. That way Corrin still has blood connections to Hoshido, be it just the latter 2 siblings, but also make Takumi’s hatred of Corrin even more founded as he’d actually be one of the few people actually related to Corrin.

@nahte123456

Жыл бұрын

I disagree, I like Azura but I think she'd be absolute garbage as a lead for Fates. In story she simply has no real strength, charisma, or solid reasons to be important. Norh don't like her because of her mother, Hoshido don't trust her at all outside of Ryoma and Mikoto. You'd need to completely remake the story, and I don't mean the writing or the plot, but literally a fundamental shift in the entire backstory, to even begin to make her fit. Also Mikoto still chose Hoshido which is just as strong a reason as being related in my eyes. But I think the whole idea of "I'm related so I care" is a moronic story to begin with, so I think Birthright already has a stupid reason anyways.

@blueotter5954

Жыл бұрын

I am sorry but no. Corrin is the avatar, a bridge between the player who most likey hasn't gone through war or family tensions this high, but also a powerful tool that others will want for thier own victory; yet also something they want destroyed so their don't lose. Corrin is innocent, hopeful, naive, and kind. They were placed in a war like the saying "A gardener in a battle field". I just wish the team behind the game would have given Corrin...more. Help this sprout grow into a rose with its own beauty and thorns. Because fighting for your loved ones is beautiful but war is brutal. I love Azura, but she has her own story. She already knew of the harshness of war, lived through it with her many many siblings; adopted or not. If she didn't believe she deserved love even with love being given to her, then she needed a catalyst to help push her in the right direction. And Corrin, the blank slate that they started as, is that catalyst. I just wish alot of these characters could have been written better to show off why and how they are important to eachother.

Azura should have had a bigger role. But I love her voice and honesty she drove the story of fates way more than anyone

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

This is the first I’m even hearing that people don’t like Azura. She was hands down my favourite character in Fates and listening to covers of her song could make me cry for YEARS afterwards. She deserves the whole world!

This, everything in this video is why all us Azura fans love her and why more people need to read the stories/supports a bit more carefully. For me, Azura was the character that gave me a wake-up call to start changing my life for the better. While I never experienced what she went through one-to-one (and I'm thankful for that), I have experienced the feeling of being an outcast, some bullying, and some self-loathing mixed in during high school. But when I played all 3 routes of Fates, I noticed how Azura was acting and took note of her. Eventually, I pieced together her backstory. But it's after seeing all of that I noticed that after all was said and done in Revelations, I started to think that she would be happier after the story since Azura now has her adopted siblings and the endings of her supports with them felt like they were beginning to become a family again (not sure why they left out Camilla, but what ever). That then made me want to work towards a similar happiness she had and leave all my negative thoughts and self-loathing behind. (Still working on it, but it's been going pretty well). It's very, very unfortunate that a lot of people dislike Azura all because Fates' writing wasn't thought out and adding more dislike because of FEH, but I do hope that this video can at least make some of those people rethink how they judge a character, even when the writing heavily waters down their backstory.

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for loving me!🥰

Unpopular opinion, but Fates still has a place in my heart, with Birthright being only the second Fire Emblem game I ever played in junior high. I actually thought Azura was a strong character internally and a good mentor figure for Corrin, who was just starting to see the world outside of their tower. I really wish she didn't die because she deserved so much better after everything that happened. I actually married her when playing replaying Conquest and Birthright (before I learned that she was technically Corrin's cousin) because I just really liked her as a character. I only recently bought and played Revelations, and I still prefer that game's ending, just because everyone, especially Azura, gets to live, if nothing else. I actually enjoy playing as her in Warriors.

@EthanKironus8067

Жыл бұрын

Birthright was my second game too, after Awakening!

@projectmessiah

Жыл бұрын

Not really that crazy of a take, loads of people like fates. Even the people who dog on the plot usually like the gameplay so vocal fates haters are just people that care about story a lot more than gameplay.

@orangeslash1667

Жыл бұрын

@@projectmessiah The Reason for Fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligent Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Intelligent Systems knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung.

@projectmessiah

Жыл бұрын

@@orangeslash1667 Yes I'm quite aware of all that already but let's hope your time wasn't wasted and your comment will help inform someone else.

@orangeslash1667

Жыл бұрын

@@projectmessiah oh never mind

I don’t know how many people had this feeling, but the first time I ever saw Azura, I immediatly like the character. And because of that, Azura will stay my favorite fictional girl character period!

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

Well thank you!

I loved Azura, most due to the art. And the song. And layer her loneliness.

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

I do love the song!

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

azura is just an exposition bot tho

Being the first Fire emblem game i played and completely finished, Fates has a special place in me including Azura, Lost in Thoughts is easily my favorite song and i love her design and all I- She's a perfect woman

i remember being interested in azura from that adrift banner and then her resp coming out and her telling me she doesnt care about the clothes. That was so weirdly interesting to me i love this girl so much.

YES, finally someone brings up the Adrift banner in FEH. That little event had a lot of impact for Azura, it got way more context than what was common for heroes at the time so it felt pretty special too

Very well done Metal blade. After watching this video and hearing and seeing all the trauma Azura went though, she's reminds me a lot of Dimitri. They are both great exampled of how badly an awful childhood can affect people in very different ways.

azura has always been one of my favorite fe lords, i even managed to get some of my friends to appreciate her too also id absolutely kill to have hair as long as hers 😭

I honestly have a similar mindset about what was mentioned about Azura in this video with her being misunderstood by the fanbase with 2 second generation characters in this game, specifically Sophie and Asugi. Firstly with Sophie, I've heard it said that her entire personality is "girl with horse", and that her horse, Avel, has more personality than her, but if you read her supports, it becomes clear that she is quite insecure, mainly stemming from her issues of having to deal with her stubborn ass of a horse all the time. She's portrayed as being hard working because she wants to be a great knight (no, not the class, which she can promote into) like her father, Silas, but being so clumsy and Avel constantly causing her no end of grief with how badly he behaves cause her to doubt her own abilities, and as touched on in her supports with Soliel, she wants to be acknowledged for the hard work she puts into being a knight. This leads pretty well into another aspect of her lack of self esteem, as she doesn't think of herself as particularly pretty or cute, and she brings up wanting to be complimented on her ability on the battlefield when Soliel compares her to a flower. Despite this, Sophie is still shown to be determined to become the knight she dreams of one day becoming, and she usually doesn't let these negative feelings get her down for long because of this. As for Asugi, he's most commonly thought of as being a sillier and more shallow very of Gaius, the character from Awakening that he's based off of, with this perception of him stemming mainly from his constant talking about sweets in the my castle between missions and many of the things he says in battle. However, this only serves to belie his true personality, and I'm pretty convinced that the people who view him in such a shallow mindset haven't taken the time to look into his support conversations, as they usually portray him far more seriously, more akin to the way he acted in his recruitment paralouge. The true version of Asugi (which I'm convinced he hides under his mask of being cheerful and sweet obsessed) is actually more of a loner that doesn't do well when he has to cooperate with others, and will frequently push them away when they try to help him, either because he believes they will only get in his way if they do, or in the case of whomever is his mother, he wants to protect her and doesn't want to see others put themselves in danger on his behalf. This is further expanded upon in his supports with Hisame, who tries to get Asugi to cooperate more with his comrades, which eventually leads to Asugi explaining that the reason why he does this is because he was conditioned to in his training as a ninja, and deliberately avoids connecting with too many other people in the army, specifically because if he is to somehow die on one of his missions or on the battlefield, this will make it so that his passing will affect less peoples' emotions negatively and doesn't want to be a burden on them in that way. This doesn't mean that he doesn't want to make friends, such as in his supports with male Corrin or Ignatius, but he doesn't have an easy time doing so because he tends to naturally keep others at an arms length because of his upbringing, which is it's own can of worms with him feeling like Saizo cares more about him carrying on the family name than Asugi as a person

It's a crime heroes was our first look at young Azura because they couldn't be bothered to add any flashbacks for Nohr and Hoshido in Fates itself. Not even in the DLC.

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

They could’ve done better.

I agree with everything said in this video. Azura is a character that honestly deserves more attention, and you wouldn’t appreciate her appropriately unless you fully understand her character or realize she’s actually a pretty complexed character. Also, Azura really should’ve been considered a lord because she’s just as plot relevant or even more important than Corrin. Fates in general really deserves a remake in the future, and when it does, I hope they can make major changes to the story, and I definitely hope they make Azura (and Xander and Ryoma honestly) lord characters to the game, and give her another tier above her dancer class that’s unique to her. Also, her “worst bedhead” thing is in the game. It’s in the army library description in her description which I always found funny because Azura of all people 😂

Aura was actually the inspiration for a lot of my characters, not to mention the fact that I memorised the entire lyrics of "lost in thoughts all alone" and can sing it pitch perfect

Thank you for making this video!

Damn that was an excellent analysis 👏 I really needed to know that

Azura is definitely a character people don't really think that deeply about, I think most people kinda just blame her for being in the center of some dumber plot points. I do think there is a good amount of people who like her but I feel like a good lot just kinda does cause "pretty anime waifu" without thinking anything deeper (and there's nothing wrong with that but it kinda sucks). Smoll Azura was definitely what got me into thinking about her more as a whole. Fates has a lot of characters who are either overlooked for surface impressions like Nyx, misrepresented by the story like Xander, hated for having nothing done interesting with them & staying static like Corrin, & lastly dismissed when having a lot of wasted potential like Garon (who most people don't even register that he's a fake amogus imposter of the real guy with the interesting backstory). I honestly like all the characters mentioned (some for what could of been *cough cough corrin & garon*) but man sometimes it's weird to say that with how all of them were presented.

This video changed my mind a bit about Azura. I only ever really saw and paid attention to the exposition bot/deus ex machina side of her and honestly hated her because of it. This says a lot about Fates' writing

Azura is cool. But Shigure is 😇

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

Shigure is an Angel!

Was pleasantly surprised to find this on my recommended. Thanks for bringing all this information together! I got into FE purely because of how mysterious and alluring Azura was in the Fates trailers, which made me buy the game. Unfortunately popular opinion has tainted my personal opinion of Fates, but I will always love it for being my first FE.

I love this video, Azura is my favourite game character ever, she helped me through hard times as she too was stuck between 2 sides of a family and never felt like she fit in, and caused her lots of pain, she helped me accept life and to grow as a person and I hate how people never understood how much depth Azura has to her

Finally. Someone who understands. I've been berated online for mentioning that Azura is my favorite FE character, but when you want to explian why, people don't really care. Cherishing this video forever.

Anyone who says “fates has bad world building” has cotton in their ears and is only hearing what they want to hear, there’s so much more to any given character or location that people just won’t bother to read the supports about

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

sorry buddy, but fates has garbage world building. Naming a few places is not good world building

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

also you used the supports excuse, ouch you lost the argument badly

@Kim_The_Dark_One

6 ай бұрын

Well said

@orangeslash1667

5 ай бұрын

@@Kim_The_Dark_One The Reason for Fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligent Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Intelligent Systems knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung.

Azura life can be even worse if in Birthright she marry Kaze if he didn't A support Corrin

Azura is best girl. And I think she even became my first video game crush

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

:)

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

gross

@antogame1178

10 ай бұрын

@@mihaimercenarul7467 understandable have a nice day

Im confused wasn't Azura like top 5-10 of fates cast for most people? I'd not really say she is underrated or unappreciated. That popularity is why she has so many alts in FeH. Just genuinely not sure how she would be considered underrated. She may not be many people's favorite character in the franchise overall but she's still up there for a lot of people.

Azura is actually my favorite character in Fire Emblem. Loved basically everything about her when she first appeared, especially with that cut scene when she performs, it was a very pleasant surprise ☺️ I was so disappointed when she disappeared/died when I played both routes because I honestly just wanted more of her.

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

I was very sad when I died too.😢

@yourbibi

Жыл бұрын

@@azuramercer you’re always alive and well in my heart, queen 💙

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

@@yourbibi thank you💙

@orangeslash1667

Жыл бұрын

@@yourbibi The Reason for Fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligent Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Intelligent Systems knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung.

Azura has always been a fave of mine since she first appeared.

azuras support with kaden is one my favorite romantic supports, hes genuinely so kind with her & offers her the emotionally support she needs

Finally someone made a video about my waifu and one of my favorite characters of all time Azura is considered bad mostly because Fates story makes she look like only a plot device, but when you analyze only Azura she's a great character and oh god, they really made a character with Waterbending powers, Spear Fighting and that can sing and dance? She's basically the ideal woman for me lol Her cardboard personality is explained by her past where she literally had to see 3 major situations relating to her familly and death First with Anankos going berserk in Valla, later in the Concubine Wars and later with Fates events, and she always knew that her fate was probably to die in order to protect the world from Anankos (except for Rev) Azura also is basically the equivalent of CC from Code Geass for Corrin(unfortunately the story doesn't helps) she guides Corrin in his moments of confusion and regret, and shows that she can be an empathetic character who is not only serious all the time and be willing to pass through hell with Corrin I just don't like how Azura keeps Silent about revealling Valla directly in BR and CQ, this is by far what i hate most about the whole Fates story and it's what kind of ruins it for me, i think that they could've made something better in this part Hitori Omou/Lost in Thoughts is also one of my favorite songs and i love how it overplays in the game lol, also when you analyze the lyrics they aren't nonsense as people say, even the localization (which i like, even thought the JP one is waaaaay better and bothers me least, honestly the JP one is perfect for me except for reminding me of Fates's lost potential for story), i wish the song was less used for certain situations tho and its powers are simply whatever the plot wants and this really annoys me Azura deserved to be the protagonist or to be this game's Chrom/Lucina instead of being just a weird mix between Lucina, CC and Micaiah Either way, Azura is one of my favorite characters ever alongside Sephiroth, Vergil and Lelouch (which is funny because she is completely different from them lol) and i wish that one day Fates gets a remake that rewrittes some bits of the story or that people start to acknowledge how great Azura is and that she's not only a Plot Device that has many heroes alts and no personality

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

azura is just an exposition bot tho and she is boring af

This video has made me appreciate Azura a hell of a lot more. Her combat capabilities in the early game are terrible, but i will try to make her the mighty warrior she deserves to be, because my eyes have been opened now.

I remember seeing Azura as the character that got me fully interested in Fire Emblem Fates during the April 2015 Direct, it ended up becoming my first FE game. I found her design to be very beautiful and I just adored her character. I don't dislike Fates either since it is my first FE game, Yusuke Kozaki drew her very breathtakingly beautiful in the animated cutscenes. As for how she's treated, I honestly wish it was better. I don't hate Corrin, I actually like their character, but for a character like Azura to be basically the parallel to Corrin and with the devs considering her the main protag instead of Corrin, it sucks that she's treated so badly. While I didn't hate FEW either, I wish she was included from the very start, but her having a dedicated DLC pack with a story map changed things for me as well, even though the main story has a jarring omission of her character that still stings as you see cutscenes that feel like she should be there, but isn't. Lost in Thoughts All Alone is still my favorite FE vocal song and the related song, Water Maiden is my favorite vocal-less song.

I love Azura so much! 💙 I didn’t play Fates, so I met her through FEH and reading about her after I started to play FEH I think she’s a beautiful soul who has suffered, she deals with her trauma the best she can, and she deserves happiness Maybe I didn’t get her rightly, but I think she doesn’t want to suffer, and wants unconditional love… that’s why I ship with the guy from the 9:40 (if you want to see more, look for *EriSama* in AO3) Also, you placed him just after her in the 9:40, this validates my ship 💙💙 Great video! 💙

There is a reason I want Azura in Smash sometime in the future (and not just because of the still-somewhat-needed weapon variety).

I’ve never played any fire emblem game before, but very informative video!

Let's see, who will be the next fe character we need to from a different perspecstive....

I dunno about in-game evidence but there is a Heroes comic where several Azuras wake up with bed head and try to cover it with a variety of hats only to appear intimidating

@jameshart4896

Жыл бұрын

Lol I remember that. That was suggesting of Azura kid self, right? Then all of them walking menacingly to Kiran going like "Show us to the battlefield." That it scared poor Kiran.

@daleketchup7434

Жыл бұрын

@@jameshart4896 the fact that child Azura suggested it makes it even better! Throw in the JoJo effects and we’re golden

@jameshart4896

Жыл бұрын

@@daleketchup7434 *pillar man awaken*

@jameshart4896

Жыл бұрын

@@daleketchup7434 Yeah it was child Azura. If memory serves me right, it went something like all the Azura waking up with bed hair worring what their gonna do. Then child Azura puts her big hat on her head and says to cover the bed head with big hats. The other Azuras cheer child Azura going from "Such a genius idea." to "OMG SO CUTE!" Before showing up on the battlefield scaring Kiran. 🤣

@orangeslash1667

Жыл бұрын

@@jameshart4896 The Reason for Fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligent Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Intelligent Systems knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung.

Fates is my favorite game, since it was my introduction to Fire Emblem, and i always absolutely LOVED Azura. Literally a queen.

Great video

I love this video so much! Azura is one of those fictional characters who just has so much going on with them. Other Fates characters do too, but none so strongly as her. I don't remember if it was before I got Birthright, but I developed a major crush on her in early high school, and some of the first fanfiction I wrote (for myself, I'm nt planning on releasing that) was the beginnings of an Awakening self-insert where I arbitrarily made Azura an additional sibling in the Ylissean royal family. My crush has abated but I still like her complexity. The real-world reception to her is also interesting from a gender studies note, because the negative reactions to her often seem rather tinged with sexism.

Hey a dancer who has great growth rates and can fight with a blessed lance I think she’s underrated I really loved using her in Warriors she’s tears. Monsters to shreds with that lance I do feel bad about her backstory that’s deep

Azura is a very dear character and she should've had more presence and be considered a protagonist and I personally enjoy her parallels to Corrin. Azura has high status starting out but gets all that taken away only to be the unwanted and neglected child only wanted for personal gain while Corrin had a similar status and instead became a golden child everyone was SUPPOSED to love and be sheltered for their "safety" only to become a sacrificial lamb later on and a object of amusement in the case of conquest considering both Garon and Iago pushing Corrin to commit acts that would go against their moral compass which makes the story beats (in conquest at least) of corrin desperately doing what they can to regain their status in Garon's for protection since it's been made clear they're disposable and have no use anymore and azura supporting corrin since not only does she have no place to go but finds a form of solace in having someone in her position and not wanting them to suffer the same. The beats in birthright place her as a rather solemn lady who does what she has to as she feels she is alone and has no other purpose while putting on a half true happy face with the hoshidan family due to finding happiness with them but knowing that she's an outsider more than ever with corrin replacing her

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

azura is just an exposition bot tho

@nobraincelljustworm

10 ай бұрын

@@mihaimercenarul7467 I mean her presence is more notable than corrin, she has a more compelling story, and has better execution so for a expositions device she's doin pretty good lol

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

@@nobraincelljustworm honestly not really. Corrin, as badly written as it was hâd a much stronger presence than azura. Azura did nothing other than pumping exposition to corrin. Azura barely interact with anyone else. Azura îs just a corrin lite version that sings. Both corrin and azura are awfully written, but corrin >>> azura lmao

@orangeslash1667

5 ай бұрын

@@nobraincelljustworm The Reason for Fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligent Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Intelligent Systems knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung.

@nobraincelljustworm

5 ай бұрын

@@orangeslash1667 that does explain why fates is the way it is but I enjoy the charm it has as a hot mess. You can see some of the effort and potential in supports and what can be implied in the characters' personalities and general disposition plus gameplay wise it's a pretty solid title even if the main story of it sucks. Azura as a character shines in her supports and any time she has a appearance in the story it usually stole the show and with her background it could've been more compelling with her as a main protag with corrin having a similar position as Robin (a avatar protag that shows up a lot but doesn't take as much presidence as the main protag and doesn't feel forced in their inclusion) since corrin suffers from avatar protag syndrome. It's great they have a manga for fates that cleans up the story

Her bed hair was a gag in a Fire Emblem Heroes comic back in February 2020

I love Azura I mean I love her song and her voice and her beauty and if she is an actual person in real life I would love to go out with her

good video is it ok if I ask you a question?

I don't know how true this is so please correct me if I am wrong but according to what I've read; In Japan Azura is actually listed as the main character alongside Corrin similar to Alm and Celica in Fire Emblem Echoes.

I enjoyed Azura's character quite a bit and its nice to see that feelings towards her(and Corrin) have improved a bit since Fates came out. I actually like her more than Lucina, which I thought wouldn't have been possible but it happened pretty much immediately. I enjoyed her and Corrin's story and often pushed them together even after I learned about their familial relationship.

Yeah, a lot what you said pretty much sums it up on why to this day I really like Azura.

Fire Emblem has a larger character roster even bigger than Mario's!

I always liked Azura. Actually, I would go so far as to stay that I only found out that Fire Emblem Fates existed in 2024 due to hearing a cover of "Lost in Thoughts All Alone" that was recommended to me by the KZread algorithm. I wound up listening over and over until I got curious about what game it was from. When I realized it was Fire Emblem, I was hesitant to play because I was worried about permanent character death, but then I heard Fates had a mode where I didn't have to worry about that. It was really weird actually playing the game and noticing the song that made me want to play in the first place was used a lot during the actual game... and that the character singing it was almost a protagonist herself, maybe even more central to the game than Corrin in some ways. The other reason is... kind of oddly personal and hard to explain, but I'll try anyway. I've always sort of felt that my personality was somehow divided into three characters that I used to dream about all the time. One is a British Soldier, another is a Vulcan, and the third is a girl that hates wearing shoes, enjoys writing, and wears a blue dress. What's really interesting is that the three characters seem to really line up well with Corrin's choices in Fates. The British Soldier thinks Corrin made the right choice in Conquest, when he sided with the people who raised him. The Vulcan thinks he made the right choice in Birthright when he took the most efficient route to destroying Garon after learning that Garon was his enemy and likely wanted him dead. And the girl thinks Corrin made the right choice in Revelations, refusing to take a side, trying to create peace and get people to see the bigger picture. Their personalities also seem to be oddly represented well in Fates. The British Soldier is a lot like Jakob, the Vulcan is a lot like Beruka, and the girl is a lot like both Azura and Corrin at the same time in a way, almost like what I think Azura would be like if she were less cynical and had somehow been the protagonist instead of Corrin, if that makes sense. The kind of arguments the Soldier and the Vulcan are always having seem similar to the way Ryoma and Xander would argue, with the girl always trying to get everyone to see both sides... that is to say, somehow or other a lot of the divisions in Fates seem to weirdly parallel internal divisions within my personality.

I need Azura Good Smile Company Pop Up Parade and Figma 😭

Can you do Hinoka?

I've been playing Fire Emblem for a very long time, I have literal thousands of hours in Fates as I especially loved the series. Azura was one of my favourite characters, I related to her in a way I didn't the others and I found after my first gameplay she was forgotten by history as I didn't marry her off. After that I've always married her to someone, I never wanted her forgotten and she is always one of my most used characters when I play through the games.

Honestly I never thought of Azura as a main Lord until I played heroes, I just figured she was in fates for the sake of progressing the plot tbh

I've been,of the opinion, for a while, yhat had Azura been in a game with better writing she would have been seen as one of the greatest chatacters in the entire series.

I always liked Azura and always felt there was much more to her when you connect the dots than what you saw surface level. Maybe she is just the type I can empathize or relate to in ways. She never really had time to shine which was a shame but she is one of my favorite characters in the game. Also I have a crush on her, I like the kind, compassionate, shy, quiet, true indepenedent thinking girls, plus she can dance which is a bonus for me lol

AZURA AND SHIGURE CYL 7 SWEEP LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO

@happynaruidv

Жыл бұрын

you earned this sub. dont let me down like all the other fe fans.

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

@@happynaruidv I won’t let you down!

I am JUST now noticing that Azura always has that strand of hair in between her eyes

“Charctuh” “Azzzurah” “Waltuh”

@Hewasnumber1

Жыл бұрын

“Convuhsayshun”

None of the fates characters are bad in concept, not even Corrin, the issue with them is that for the most part the story doesn’t care about the lot of them, or their development or motivations. The story just proposes that all of them on the same side have roughly the same vague motivation of winning the war and the characters mostly only ever get to talk about how they feel about Corrin, which is why the fates characters are usually the most interesting when you’re fighting against them rather than allied with them. Like Corrin isn’t a bad character in concept either, but saying that Corrin is underrated is ignoring that the concept and potential for Corrin as a character is overshadowed by the story not letting anyone really matter (not even Corrin) So like yes, Corrin and Azura could’ve been a lot better, but that doesn’t mean that either is secretly good. Fates could’ve had Azura and Corrin as characters of Contrast, Corrin is a character who’s naive, but who is willing to stand up for what they believe in, who ironically was raised in the kingdom that is low-key a hell hole. While Azura is world weary and lacks self-worth, sacrificing herself a lot of the time while being raised in the nation with plenty. There was potential for them to be contrasting characters. Yet the story doesn’t care about their worldviews or motivations, it only cares about them ending the war that nobody likes. Corrin could’ve helped Azura realize her self worth, while Azura could’ve helped Corrin gain more understanding of the world at large, and why it is that trust and peace are so hard, and important. And these ideas could’ve been explored in the course of the story, yet they’re not.

Great video, I mostly agree. I've always been a big lover of Fates, although I clearly like Corrin more than you but I'm used to that. It's a shame the writing holds the story and characters of Fates so badly. For Azura though, I think I only really hear about her in the fandom for how stupid the crystal ball thing is, but even then I almost never see that talked about with her just the writing. I think the main thing I want from her is more interactions with the siblings, like her not getting a Support with Camilla still kind of blows my mind, and I don't think her and any sibling but Ryoma or Takumi actually talk to her outside of the recruitments. Also off topic but I never got why people felt so strongly against the Valla Curse. Anankos is the SILENT Dragon with control over water, why is it hard to believe he just cursed all of Valla's water or something? Out of all of the plot issues in this game, or just the series in general, why is this one so bad?

I wouldn't call her boring. The girl literally won't tell you that you are first cousins until after you have married her or her son (first cousin once removed); provided you play a particular route.

I'm still waiting on a chance to play the 3 3DS Fire Emblems and the 2 Gamecube Fire Emblems!

@therealjaystone2344

Жыл бұрын

Emulate

@ceetruth4709

Жыл бұрын

@@therealjaystone2344 I've tried on my android to no avail. Don't have a PC at the moment, but not sure how effective it'll be for emulating Gamecube and 3DS

Fates is still my favorite FE game by far, especially gameplay and character wise

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

Same

@orangeslash1667

Жыл бұрын

@@azuramercer The Reason for Fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligent Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Intelligent Systems knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung.

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

@@orangeslash1667 the game would’ve been even better if they didn’t rush it

@orangeslash1667

Жыл бұрын

@@azuramercer I don't know if it was released in 2017, some people would just play the Switch instead. Meaning that the 3ds hype Kinda died in later 2017. So Maybe three stories at once was a risk that didn't payoff?????

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

@@orangeslash1667 maybe they could’ve released it on both devices

I never really played any fire emblem game but azura does seem like a really interesting character

@azuramercer

Жыл бұрын

Yes I am!

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

she isn't

@orangeslash1667

5 ай бұрын

@@mihaimercenarul7467 The Reason for Fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligent Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Intelligent Systems knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung.

finally somebody says it Azura is honestly the true best girl of this game she is well written and a good character she just deserved to be in a better fire emblem game which is why I am grateful that she was in heroes and in warriors in fates she never got the praise and glory she deserved which really pisses me off I just hate how the story was more focused on stupid fanservice and on Corrin all I have to say is that Corrine is a very badly written and boring protagonist she constantly always made stupid decisions and dumb choices that never made any sense I completely agree with everything you said in this video .

@sophitiaofhyrule

Жыл бұрын

Corrin was stuck in a tower her whole life, of course she makes dumb decisions. She hasn't been outside before.

@sarapinkdiamond866

Жыл бұрын

@@sophitiaofhyrule yeah but her "Siblings" could have reached her more about the outside world also even so when she got to learn more about the outside world and how life actually is she did not get even proper character development after all the hard work she went through through out the whole routes chapters and stories she still did not grow she stayed the same .

@orangeslash1667

Жыл бұрын

@@sarapinkdiamond866 The Reason for Fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligent Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Intelligent Systems knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung. Even better in the Manga, Corrin is just a side character.

@sarapinkdiamond866

Жыл бұрын

@Orange Slash I will definitely give that a chance of reading soon . And thank you for telling me this Now I know why this story and game are so terrible.

I agree with all of this but still love Azura!

The whole thing of not being able to speak the name of the kingdom or the true enemy is not quite as dumb as it sounds, in mythology, names are a powerful thing, so it could have benn a pretty interesting part of the story, but clearly the writers were drunk the days they were writing the story because it was executed very, very, very, poorly.

Fates deserved so much better it really makes me wanna cry

Azura is "truly" the most underappreciated Fates character

When I was seeing the game for the first time, I called Azura 'Hostage', because of her character design. It was funny while it lasted...

I love Azura in Fates, she deserved better! (I also like Fire Emblem Fates as a whole)

okay so; everything you said in this video was spot on, but at 11:45 you said that "it's a head canon, but not confirmed", which while technically true, it speaks to a larger issue that touch on at the end, being that i notice a lot of fe fans (a video game, and anime fans in general tbh) just ignore subtlety in its entirety. if something isnt confirmed through dialogue or inner monologue or whatever then it just isn't canon. this is a really bad mindset cause like, im fairly certain that azura's sense of self worth being so low it leads to her being so willing to sacrifice herself or abdicate is essentially a textual part of her character. i.e. not headcanon. the game just doesn't want to tell you this outright (which is frustrating cause fates is subtle enough for people to just misinterpret main characters sometimes but is willing to shank you with "MeAnInG" at less important matter but whatever). like people are so willing to chuck things that don't make sense aside a plot hole, like yes, it doesn't make sense that xander is so willing to throw all of his morals and principles aside when garon is in the same room as him - it is very weird, and inconsistent. but like, people are inconsistent. like don't get me wrong i don't think xander is a well written character but fuck man, xander does not need to say "I know my actions don't make sense, but my relationship with my dad is really intense and weird and I feel like I don't get a say in my actions whenever he's around." for people to know that is what he's feeling?? also side note - i dont like how popular the idea that azura should be the main lord is. i honestly think that would undermine a lot of the tragic aspects of her character tbh. like you said azura character is themed around the idea of being lost, i think it more specifically around the idea of helplessness. azura has no agency of her own, but corrin has all the agency in the world. the entire war starts and is shaped around their actions. the entire game uses the metaphor of a wave to describe corrin, they are a massive wave that will sweep both countries up in whatever choice they make. that is the impact corrin WILL have. azura does not have that agency, its a corner stone of her character and that contrast with corrin serves much to highlight it. ironically, she believes she cannot impact the world, and can only be impacted by it, but corrin is unable to do anything they want without azura's assistance. making azura one of the most powerful people in the war, but it all rings hollow to her person since she has no real choice in any matter. meaning she has to self-actualise through self-sacrifice in order to imbue her life with meaning, an arc that can only be done if she isn't the lead character herself, but is someone supporting the lead. (granted with all the ideas that fates has, this arc while technically fulfilled in the story is still devoid of emotive writing and nuance due to fates bad habits.) tl;dr - dont expect pieces of fictional to do ALL the work, please think for yourself, and azura is good, actually lmao edit: grammar lol

@SantaFishes101

Жыл бұрын

omg, HARD AGREE! media literacy both with in-world stuff and real-world stuff is so low these days lol.

@orangeslash1667

5 ай бұрын

@@SantaFishes101 The Reason for Fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligent Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Intelligent Systems knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung.

I always loved azura tbh I hated shigure though… I don’t know why. But azura was always a must have in my party even if I never married her. XD just like Olivia in awakening. I don’t know if people hate Olivia though.

The worst thing about the FE fandom talking about fates is the "Fates characters are one note", despite the localization, have really fun, entertaining, and interesting characters.

I loved her so much.

@mihaimercenarul7467

10 ай бұрын

ew

What do yall know abt Azura, i have been on the TRENCHES for her

I don't know how anyone can say is Azure is a bad character when one of the best characters in fates.

She's a pretty good unit in Fire Emblem Warriors.

Honestly, Azura is the only reason I got interested in the Fire Emblem series. I thought she was an interesting and painful character, took me a while to learn that fans of the series find her games to be the some of the worst lol

She tanks magic and slaughters mages, she is the easiest to level up via the bottomless pit which is infact bottomless. S rank with azura is the only way shigure doesnt become useless via being able to switch to nohr prince via a heart seal. I usually pair azura with subaki.

Maybe Revelations could have been better if it was about Azura trying to reclaim her kingdom and Corrin was trying to prove to her that he/she is more than just the bastard child of the dragon that stole everything from her. And let’s remove that whole Azura and Corrin’s mother being sisters, it serves no purpose and just their to divide a very popular ship.

We need a Nintendo Switch Remaster of Fire Emblem Awakening. It will be the tenth anniversary of the international release, so would be the perfect time. Speaking regarding Fates, there should only have been one linear straightforward narrative without story paths like with Awakening (the Conquest version of the story should be the canon one, scrapping Birthright and Revelations entirely). The very idea of a dual Pokémon style release model inherently ruins the writing. In addition everything about Valla ruins the plot for me, causes plot holes, contrivances and should have been scrapped during development.

azura was my favorite fates character back when i played the game in 2016 honestly you hear so much about how bad this games characters and story are it kinda makes it hard to remember honestly why i am replaying fates right now i want to see if deserves all the hate since i know i enjoyed it back in 2016

Another case of Fates plot ruining characters, while supports are a hidden gem that few know about…

@Zerorenren4761

Жыл бұрын

In the case of Azura she's not even that bad It's just that they use her mostly as a plot device with the song, and barely touches in Azura as a character And the way she drops Anankos plot in Rev completely contradicts BR and CQ But Azura herself is a great character which unfortunately most of it is hidden behind Supports and Wikia/Side Media Which is unfortunate, because most of Fates characters fall under this Anankos and Corrin are examples that i always give of characters that when i read their wikia and see what they made with them in side stories, makes me feel like i missed most of Fates plot even thought i played though all the 3 games and read the story

@nahte123456

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I don't even think "plot" is the right word, I think I could make a bullet point presentation of the plot of Fates and make it seem like the best game in the franchise. There is so much morality and complexity and theming. It's the writing that ruins it all. Like it's almost funny how many FE fans don't know that canonically Norh is starving, as in children are literally starving to death, and that is why they fight Hoshido. And they don't know that because it's only said once, in Birthright, by Silas.

@sohn7767

Жыл бұрын

@@nahte123456 also once by Ryoma after the shura chapter… “Oh nohr is war hungry because they have next to no natural resources. I’ll consider sharing Hoshido’s abundance of resources after this war is over”. Plot is the right word, it’s an outline of all the events from beginning to end. What you are talking about is the synopsis, which indeed sounds great.

@sohn7767

Жыл бұрын

@@Zerorenren4761 ikr, when a freaking DLC has better exposition than the entire REV route

@orangeslash1667

Жыл бұрын

@@nahte123456 the Reason for fate's sloppy story, is because the writers where trying to achieve too much with not enough time. Intelligents Systems had an idea for Fate to have three stories to appeal to everyone, but they realized that they didn't have enough writers. So they hired an outside writer, Shin Kibayashi was that writer. Intelligent Systems wanted Shin to write the outline for each pathway, what happened instead is that Shin wrote 500 pages for each pathway. Nintendo knew this was too long so they cut the story into pieces without the writers permission and the fact the Nintendo demanded Fates come on the Fire Emblem Anniversary only made things worse. Which resulted in this hilariously mess of a story. The good news this that there is a manga based on Fates that is a little better. Its called Fire Emblem If: the Crown of Niberlung.

You can tell Azuras underrated when Camilla replaces her in Engage

Azura has always been my biggest disappointment in fates not because she sucks but because of her unexploit potential, such a shame. They should have made her the main character instead of Corrin or the main lord for one of fates route

Love azura

I hope they remake fates

Honestly I think the whole game is underrated. Sure, the story's bad, but I'd say it excels pretty much everywhere else!

Exolete video!

I've always paired Azura with Corrin, which makes her giving up the throne a non-issue. The way their backstories mirror eachother makes them a good match as well, IMO, and is the ultimate way to show to her that she *didn't* 'steal' Corrin's childhood or happiness.

Let's hope she comes back in fire emblem engage

When it comes to gates gameplay conquest is very good, it’s story is easily the worst of Fates though. Rev and Birthright suck both story and gameplay. With Azura, I would like her if she sang more than one song. Lost in thoughts is a good song, but spam ruined it.