Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn discussion thread: stats, characters etc.

[Words Of Wisdom]

Sullla said:

Words Of Wisdom said:

Also, if you've played some of the past Fire Emblems, you know that Lords are generally really good to the point of being some of, if not the, best units on the field.  Ike is no exception.  He should be awesome and he is.  Of course, you can't abuse his strength too much or everyone else becomes under-leveled. 

In the recent Fire Emblem games this is true, but in the old (Japanese-only) ones, it most certainly was not. The fanbase even coined the term "sucky leader syndrome" to describe how bad the lords usually were, and it was as much of an archetype of the series as the "Jeigan" character! Obviously Ike doesn't fit this pattern, but Mars (of FE1 and FE3) definitely does. It's funny how everyone who's only encountered him from Smash Brothers thinks he's this great character, when those who actually played the old games remember him as one of the weakest units in your army.

We shall not talk about Roy or the ilk that came before him.