#The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel 3

[akiizayoi4869]

I need to talk about one of my favorite video game villains of all time for a minute.

This guy. The one who I'm pretty sure a lot of people who played The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel 3 and 4, probably ended up hating for how much of a dick he was in those two games. His change in behavior and attitude in the later games didn't make me hate him, though. In fact, it made me like his character even more because it was pretty easy to understand why Cedric ends up like that when you consider the events of the finale in the second Cold Steel game:

He was kidnapped by Duke Cayenne during the Civil War in Erebonia and was forced into one of the seven divine knights, Testarossa, which went completely berserk since Cedric was unable to control it's power at the time. As a result, he was forced to fight against Class VII, who ended up saving him, but at a great cost to one of their own classmates. Crow ends up dying, trying to break Cedric free from Testarossa. Cedric saw all of this happening before his eyes and couldn't do anything to stop it. So it's really no wonder that, when we see him again in Cold Steel 3, his demeanor has changed entirely, and he's obsessed with obtaining power. He goes from the sweet, innocent boy whom we are introduced to in the first Trails of Cold Steel game into someone who is pretty much unrecognizable and with his own little crew.

His sudden change was a shock to me at first. I really wasn't expecting it at all, especially since when he first appeared, he spoke politely. It wasn't until his conversation with Rean on the school rooftop later on that day that we see just how much he's actually changed. The conversation starts out well enough, with Cedric thanking Rean for saving him in the last game. We can clearly see what happened back then really took its toll on Cedric, and that it still weighed heavily on him.

He tells Rean that during the summer after that incident, he got very sick and, as a result, was unable to start school at Thors Military Academy until the following year. Nothing seems odd... until Cedric proposes that Rean should transfer to teahc at Cedric's school, the main campus of Thors Military Academy. This is when we see his demeanor start to change. He talks down about the branch campus and says that someone like Rean is better suited for the main campus, which Cedric holds in high regard in comparison to the branch campus. Rean's students eventually find them on the rooftop, and Cedric is cold towards them, especially to Kurt. He then leaves, but not before saying that he'll be back to hear Rean's response to his demands another day.

Over the course of the game, we see just how much Cedric changed. He's competitive, thinks that power is everything, and absolutely hates weakness. He constantly talks down to others and doesn't care how he makes them feel as a result. The end of Cold Steel 3 really showed just how far Cedric was willing to go to get what he wanted.

He attempts to kill another one of Rean's students, Altina, so that she could become the sword of the end, which was needed to bring about the Great Twilight. He was also completely ok with having his older brother and two other people killed to accomplish this goal (even though as we saw in the 4th game, he was relieved to see that his brother has survived). These two acts really shocked me, because not only did it show a stark contrast to who Cedric was before versus who he was now, it highlighted just how much the events of Cold Steel 2 really changed him, and not for the better.

Cedric becomes one of the main antagonists of Cold Steel 4, and he proves himself as a strong enemy to take down. He was way more of a jerk here than in Cold Steel 3, and it has really seemed as if he has gone off the deep end for good. Then we get to the final chapter of Cold Steel 4, where Cedric is one of the final boss battle fights. He's still the same condescending jerk that he's been for a while now, but everything changes when Juna asked him one question: "What are you so afraid of?" Then all of a sudden, the truth comes out: Cedric was being controlled by the influence of Ishmelga, thanks to Chancellor Osborne and Franz Reinford. Now, this certainly doesn't excuse what Cedric has done up to this point, but it certainly explained why he was willing to go so far all of a sudden, when he hadn't been like that before. It was as if Juna asking him that question had suddenly opened a dam though, because this was what finally made Cedric return to how he used to be. What I absolutely loved about this is that he doesn't try and use Ishmelga as an excuse for the things that he did. He owns up to his actions and sets out to atone for them.

What he eventually chooses to do though was shocking, but it made sense: he decides to join Oroboros, leaving his friends and family behind.

Just as he says, if he stayed with all of them, he knew that he would be forgiven in spite of everything and he wouldn't really have any consequences for his actions. So joining Oroboros as a way to atone for what he did was the right call imo. Cedric's arc is probably one of my favorite ones in Cold Steel 3 and 4. It was very well done and Falcom handled him really well, and I can't wait to see more of him in future games.

[gzeidraws]

CS2 and 3 Rean-mashup, wielding a variant of Noah's Lucky Seven!

A commission for @crispytp (thank you!!)

[appelsider]

Trails - Gaius & Elliot

[morgenstern16]

love when trails has a fake out climax so you can spend hours and hours waiting for things to go horribly wrong after having fun with all your buddies

[marsaovo]

still so salty i didnt get to see them in cold steel 3

[inkedmyths]

The full con crew this time!

[janesmitish]

Trails of Cold Steel 3 posting time Do I understand why Falcom made the choice to have the main cast lose so many fights or have fights get interrupted so often, yes, sure. They want Rean going all out to be an end of series thing, they want to stress that these are still young adults struggling through events they're barely prepared for, etc etc. Do I still think it's insanely bad writing that 44 hours into Cold Steel 3 the party is STILL losing every single boss fight in the cutscene, Rean is still getting interrupted even in the most emotional or devastating fights and has someone save him from out of nowhere? Yeah lol. This fucking game, people have told me it's either a gag or it's important for Rean's character to never let himself go, and I get it but this happens every boss fight, every chapter, every story beat, the characters hold back, reinforcements come, it was all part of their plan, over and over and over again to the point that by the endgame the expectation has been built in you to just... not think the party will ever succeed. I'm going into the final field study, and just like before, I'm sure Rean and the others will fight, and they'll fail, even if it seems like narratively they should make it though, cause that's all this game has ever taught me will happen in Cold Steel.

I have no expectation that the party will do anything but lose fights for the next 20 hours of the game, cause that's all they've done for the rest of it, over and over and over. Anyway, I really wish I could enjoy this game but people constantly talked about how it's one of the best in the whole series and I'm just baffled at how Falcom continues to fall back onto this trope time and time again, rant over.

[reveriecorridor]

Trails of Cold Steel II >> Reverie Corridor

[rehncohro]

My top 5 most played Steam games.

[fantasygamer93youtube]

Principal Le Guin's Bold Welcome Speech Trails Of Cold Steel 3 #ColdStee...

[akiizayoi4869]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 英雄伝説 閃の軌跡 | Sen no Kiseki | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Series (Video Games) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alisa Reinford/Rean Schwarzer Characters: Alisa Reinford, Rean Schwarzer, Juna Crawford Additional Tags: Sen no Kiseki III | Trails of Cold Steel III Spoilers, Not sure if I should use the spoiler tag, Since I'm sure everyone has played the game at this point, But I'll use it anyway Summary:

Rean notices that something has been bothering Alisa ever since they returned from Stargazer's Tower, and decides to confront her about it.

[theguywithaplan]

List of Video Games turning ten (10) years old in 2025

Alone in the Dark: Illumination (if you thought the AitD game from last year was bad, check this shit out).

Angry Birds 2 (yes, there was a 2).

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival (two AC games from 2015 and neither of them were what people wanted).

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (the Bri'ish one).

Atelier Shallie

Axiom Verge

Batman: Arkham Knight

Battlefield: Hardline (the last game from Visceral Games, the guys who made the Dead Space series).

The Beginner's Guide (the second game from the creator of The Stanley Parable).

Bloodborne (anything for the 10th anniver-- no. Never gonna happen).

Broken Age

Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash

Cities: Skylines

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Devil's Third (one of the rarest Wii U games ever).

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance

Disney Infinity 3.0

Dragon Ball XenoVerse (the first one. not the second).

Dying Light

Evolve (these guys would go on to make Back 4 Blood).

Fallout 4

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

Game of Thrones (the Telltale game)

Guitar Hero Live

Halo 5: Guardians

Hatred (a game so edgy and terrible that it got itself kicked off of Steam).

Helldivers (the first one).

Heroes of the Storm (the Blizzard MOBA).

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

HuniePop (for all you pervs out there).

I Am Bread

Just Cause 3

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (the quintessential VR game)

Kerbal Space Program

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (one of the few Wii U games that hasn't been ported to the Switch. And probably never will be).

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes

Lego Dimensions (a crossover game with about a billion different franchises).

Lego Jurassic World

Life is Strange (controversial opinion: I sacrificed Chloe and felt nothing).

Mario Party 10 (the only MP on the Wii U)

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (back when the 3DS was single-handedly keeping MH alive)

Mortal Kombat X

Need for Speed (the reboot)

The Order: 1886

Ori and the Blind Forest

Pillars of Eternity

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon

Prison Architect

Rainbow Six: Siege

Rare Replay

Resident Evil: Revelations 2

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Rock Band 4

Rocket League

Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell (RIP Volition. You were too good for the modern day).

Shadowrun: Hong Kong

Skylanders: SuperChargers

Soma (the best horror game ever made. Play it if you haven't yet).

Splatoon

Star Wars: Battlefront (the EA reboot).

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void (RIP StarCraft. You were too good for modern day Blizzard).

Steven Universe: Attack the Light!

Story of Seasons (the very fight one)

Super Mario Maker

Tales from the Borderlands (the best thing that Telltale EVER made).

Tales of Zestiria

Tembo the Badass Elephant (published by Sega and developed by Game Freak... the Pokemon guys).

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5

Total War: Attila

Transformers: Devastation (RIP PlatinumGames. You... kinda started sucking after Astral Chain).

Undertale (yep, it's happening).

Until Dawn

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (just in time for the 4th game)

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (remember, kids: Nazi lives don't matter).

Xenoblade Chronicles X (finally escaping the Wii U this year).

Yakuza 5

Yo-Kai Watch

Yoshi's Woolly World

[morgenstern16]

[marsaovo]

Food :)

[inkedmyths]

Assorted dump of silly Trails AU nonsense

[genshingorlsrevengeance]

(FE3H Fanfic) House Isekai Primer

Premise: After using a reality distorting magic in order to save someone's life, mercenary Byleth Eisner and his mysterious companion Sothis accidentally create a devastating side effect. They have now brought groups from other dimensions, and must guide them through the lands of Fodlan, and a world that wants them all gone.

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Crossovers: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Persona 3/4/5, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Konosuba, Gakkou Gurashi

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Content: A mixture of crack, slice of life at the Monastery with the new members, serious story events, and a mixture of Three Houses/Three Hopes story.

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Characters included: Persona 3: Makoto Yuki, Yukari Takeba, Junpei Iori, Aigis Persona 4: Yu Narukami, Yosuke Hanamura, Chie Satonaka, Yukiko Amagi, Teddie Persona 5: Ren Amamiya, Ryuji Sakamoto, Ann Takamaki, Morgana Trails of Cold Steel: Rean Schwarzer, Elliot Craig, Alisa Reinford, Laura S. Arseid, Towa Herschel, Sara Valestein, Sharon Kreuger Konosuba: Satou Kazuma, Aqua, Darkness, Megumin Gakkou Gurashi: Megumi Sakura

A/N: This is actually round 2 of me doing a FE3H Crossover fanfic but the cast being added to the original one was 72. Needless to say that made actually making a story where the heroes didn't just curbstomp everything in their path was a bit contrived. This time, it's only going to be 25, which is FAR more manageable. For those who are just following Genshingorls, this was actually my first major fanfic project, and holds a special place in my heart. Though admittedly, I don't like how the original turned out since I HEAVILY rushed it, but this time I'll take my time, and I hope that it's an enjoyable read for everyone who'll take the time to give it a look! For my longtime followers: Kept you waiting, huh?

Extended character info below the cut!

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Persona 3

Date transported from: September 18th, 2009

Makoto Yuki (Age: 16) - Aigis (Age:???)

Yukari Takeba (Age: 16) - Junpei Iori (Age: 16)

Originally waiting out the storm that was passing over Iwatodai dorm, Makoto, Aigis, Yukari, and Junpei find themselves transported into a strange land by even stranger circumstances. Cut off from the rest of their friends and forced to contend with both Shadows and their new environment, Makoto leads the members of S.E.E.S to protect his newfound allies at Garreg Mach.

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Konosuba

Date transported from: No one was looking at the calendar before they left the tavern.

Satou Kazuma (Age: 17) - Aqua (Aqua)

Dustiness Ford "Darkness" Lalatina (Age: 19) - Megumin (Age: 14)

Originally the four were doing a quest that involved a magical artifact, one Kazuma was dead set on selling for a fat load of cash. Unfortunately for him, Aqua decided to mess with it, thinking it could be used until it horribly malfunctioned, shooting the four into a completely new world. Absolutely pissed but having no time to yell at Aqua and deal with whatever crap lied ahead of them, Kazuma had no choice but to ally himself with the weird emotionless mercenary and the floating green thing with him.

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Persona 4

Date transported from: August 2012

Yu Narukami (Age: 16) - Yosuke Hanamura (Age:16) - Teddie (Age: ???)

Chie Satonaka (Age: 16) - Yukiko Amagi (Age: 16)

Originally visiting for Summer Vacation, Yu found something strange happening with the TV's in Junes, despite the fact the Midnight Channel had long disappeared. Calling who was available, Yu, Yosuke, Chie, Yukiko, and Teddie went inside to investigate, only to find themselves ending up in a completely unfamiliar land, with seemingly no way to return. Finding familiar faces in the form of younger versions of the members of S.E.E.S, Yu and friends decide to stay in order to find a way home together.

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Gakkou Gurashi

Date transported from: July 2012

Megumi Sakura "Megu-nee" (Age: Early 20's)

After saving her last remaining three students from the infected, Megumi accepted her fate, her world going dark with a searing pain on her right arm that was only growing by the second. Instead of the end like she expected to face, she suddenly awoke again being saved by unfamiliar faces. With nowhere to go, she decides to stay with her saviors, and start teaching again to the best of her ability with the second chance she was given.

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Persona 5

Date transported from: July 2017

Ren Amamiya (Age: 18) - Ryuji Sakamoto (Age: 18)

Ann Takamaki (Age: 17) - Morgana (A Cat)

Originally heading out on a camping trip with the rest of their friends, Ren, Ryuji, Ann, and Morgana are caught in a Palace that manifested itself, drawing them into it. To their shock, the unstable nature of the Palace had quickly collapsed, trapping them in another world. After meeting other Wild Card Persona Users, Ren can only deduce that this was meant to happen, and fights with his friends to guide them home, and bring justice to the wicked in this new land.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

Date transported from: October 24th, S.1204

Rean Schwarzer (Age: 17) - Elliot Craig (Age: 16)

Alisa Reinford (Age: 17) - Laura S. Arseid (Age: 17)

Towa Herschel (Age: 18) - Sara Valestein (Age: 25) - Sharon Kreuger (Age: 23)

Moments after discovering an Ashen bipedal Machine inside the Old Schoolhouse, a blinding light envelops the members of Class VII as they tried to investigate it. Quickly finding themselves in a land not too dissimilar from their own, Rean and Sara immediately take point to find a safe haven for Class VII, finding it alongside fellow outsiders, led by a mercenary. Though the machine, their Orbal Weapons and ARCUS units are still with them, they are far from safe in this strange new world.

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Notable Deviations from the original FE3H timeline for this Crossover:

Byleth has seen Sothis from birth and the two have become steadfast friends, all the way to present time.

Shez and Arval is also present, though the two do not meet before meeting the Three Lords.

Ashen Wolves are present, including their DLC story.

Jeralt will have a stronger presence, teaching alongside Byleth and interacting with the Garreg Mach students and Crossover characters.

Sothis will have a stronger presence, due to being seen by certain Crossover characters.

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By the time this post goes live, I'll be working on the prologue chapter, it's SO good to be writing these characters again in this medium.

See ya soon, and thanks for reading this far!

- Chris