| Weegee said: First, Eirika is AGAIN protected by someone and she often seek advice from Seth. Epraim does not need protection and he chose what he want with his 2 follower. Second, no man lost hope and if some have lost faith they regain it by himself. I broke all your example of man who need protection and/or reassurance from woman. But you know that Micaiah need protection from sothes and the part when she alone in the dark can she protect herself ? No , the black ramdomly apear and ' I'm here to protect'. You want Example ? Micaiah lost hope and need protection , Eirika need advice and protection , the goddess need reassurance , the Queen is just helpless when she watch Lucia be execute , she dominated by her people ! Roy came rescue Lilina he say 'I will protection you' why is not the oposite ? In Fire emblem we never saw a girl saying to a man 'I will protection you' , maybe 'I will fight for you' or 'I will serve you with my life' but never protect. And if girl need protection but not guy , it's a bad stereotype. And you know what is the result of a BAD stereotype toward a group of people. |
Seeking advice and needing protection as a beginning does not mean that a character can't grow and become something strong and self-realized. Of course, needing protection when an entire country it trying to kill you makes sense- Eirika's entire initial quest is based around finding and protecting her brother. Ephraim choosing to do something foolish didn't mean anthing in that context.
Lyndis is never "protected" by anyone. That's verifiably false. People might come to her aid, but it's the same as Hector coming to Eliwood's aid - a consequence on the story, and not a result of her gender.
Micaiah didn't need protection form Sothe: Sothe protected her out of love and fear, not because she wanted it or needed it. You're ignoring the intents of both characters.
And hold the Hell up about Elincia. She wasn't helpless while watching Lucia be executed - that was one of the most important and empowered moments for any character in the series, when Elincia was able to put aside her feelings as Lucia's friend and act as a monarch has to, saving her kingdom in place of acting selfishly. It was the moment when Elincia really became a proper queen, when she proved herself as a woman of iron and able of acting abovee and beyond what was expected of her.
Elincia's ability as a fully realized and strong woman was the entire point of her conflict with Ludveck - he believed she was too weak and womanly to lead Crimea, that she would be too personal and weak to keep him prisoner while Lucia's life was threatened, but she wasn't. The whole point of that scene is that she was strong, much stronger than the enemy gave her credit for, and forcing herelf to watch Lucia be hanged was making herself face the consequences of her necessary actions as a queen.
Elincia was an excellent example of a feminist character who grows past the confines of patriarchy and becomes empowered and capable all on her own.
Lilina did need protecting because she was a little girl. I think it's allowable for little girls to be reassured by promises of protection, especially with being raised by a father as protective and powerful as Hector - and especially with Hector being dead.
And no, that's not a stereotype. That would only be the case if a character needs protection because of their gender, whereas in most cases in Fire Emblem it's based on station, not gender.
