#but for Ayra/Azel who die if the enemy can hit them it becomes problematic

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FE4 1st gen - Obituaries

They were all glorious warriors. 

Save for some of them who warmed our bench, or our main castle. 

Or some who just plained sucked.

Leif’s dad had been a racist asshat even in his last moments. But he rocked that cravat and had been a good crutch unit, very useful to weaken foes so randoms would be able to finish them off. And he had a promoted pony, useful to reach far off villages. RIP Leif’s dad.

Leif’s mom hold the idiot ball in her last moments, but she had been really useful. Even if the famed Ethlyn’s smash was more of a legend than a reality, she hold her own against barbarians, and was able to use staves and move afterwards. Or even rush to the frontlines, heal her stupid brother and return somewhere safer. You were a useful unit Ethlyn, you’ll be missed and not only for your pony.

Siggy... was a disappointment. Maybe I should have given him more rings (or other rings), he had difficulties to destroy people, even with his 50 kill tinfoil sword. He wasn’t the god that was promised, just a half-god. Note to self, never trust the fanbase ever again

Poor Siggy was our hero and he really lived through traumatic shit but he hold his own. He wasn’t able to kill people dead, but Noish thanks him because his lord granted him the honour to finish peons who only had 1-2 HP left. Thanks Siggy Sigurd.

Langbalt’s slayer and Raquie’s husbando, Noish was useful at some point, but by chapter 4 he started to lag behind. I gave him special swords and the pursuit ring, he was able to fight a bit better. A good unit, not a wonderful one but a good one nonetheless. You will not be remembered by your kids, but we will.

RIP Noish.

(forgot to screencap his face)

Alec was... a useful unit against barbarians, but that’s all. Maybe I should have given him Siggy’s steel sword because his damage output was ridiculous. But he had a horse and some HP so he could take one or two blows, even if by Chapter 4 onwards, he was warming Sylvia’s heart and the bench.

You gave me the pursuit ring. You warmed my home castle. One day I’ll use you. But not today, nor tomorrow. Even if it would have been cool to have an unit with BS.

I felt bad for letting him die without any kids, but they can’t inherit his axes anyways. Lex was a solid unit who could kill stuff dead, even if against sword wielding units he had some trouble. He hit hard and could take hits. A good unit in general. You’ll be missed Lex.

the loser everyone laughed at - Azel was useful in the first chapters where he could kill barbarians, and in the subsequent ones he could weaken the randoms, but his biggest issue was his movement. I won’t say “no pony = sucks” because Azel was more useful than Alec. And thanks the shield ring, he could take a blow before crumbling like the squishy mage he is. A good unit when he manages to see some fighting, it’s a good thing he learns how to ride a horse when he promotes. 

GG Azel.

a princess of Isaach Mareeta’s already born

I’m not going to lie, just like the Siggy overhype, I expected more of Ayra. If Astra doesn’t procc, Ayra has difficulties killing stuff dead, but the brave sword is here to save the day. I think glass canon units aren’t well suited to FE4′s huge maps and specific gameplay with a lot of mounted units going against you. And when Ayra doesn’t have the WTA, dodging becomes more risky and her low HP + low def give a dead Isaachian more often than you’d think. there is a reason i slap the dain scroll on mareeta as soon as dean joins

But still a solid unit. RIP Ayra, or not, who knows?

YOU’RE NOT DEAD - when Ethlyn was here, i confess, Aideen didn’t see much staff duty. Raquie had to heal stuff right and left for xp and Ethlyn was able to move further and heal the cavs before Aideen could reach them. But when Ethlyn ran home, Aideen made use of her mend and newly acquired Return staff. Aideen is a staff bot pretty good at doing her job. A good unit sadly crippled by her low move before promotion. Still good.

Midir is the counterpoint to everyone who says “horse in FE4 = god unit”. Maybe I got RNG screwed with Midir, but his low skill - coupled with low strength, pathetic def and low HP made for a sucky unit. Only useful for chip damage. Then came the brave bow. But it always missed. Then came the skill ring. Midir became the gambit unit against his former comrades of the Beigen Ritter - kill or be killed. In the end he managed to promote, but I kind of babied him. I won’t do it ever again.

The barbarian Prince on the other hand... maybe he just has a broken bow, idk. To me, when i sent Midir against someone it was pathetic, when i sent Jamke, the someone ended up dead. Jamke also has (a lot?) of def and HP, so even if he can’t counterattack, he was my “to go” unit when i had to make some sort of defensive wall or use a bait. Jamke is a superb unit!

speaking of defensive walls - when Raquie was just a Princess, she was only of staff duty (or stole money from Bridget’s former friends) and couldn’t take a hit for shit. Then she got a pony, her staff duty’s ability increased tenfolds and she became able to kill people reliably. Thanks to Eldie’s last gift, she could even tank some waves of enemy riders, even with the WTA. I feel like I didn’t fully exploit the Master knight’s versatility (i only gave her an old lance i could have gave her Lex’s old iron axe) but even with the mere sword+staff she was a more durable Ethlyn who could really be a force to be reckoned with, and not just a mounted healer. Raquie still needed babying, but way less than Midir. She’s a very good unit!

Beo had pursuit and a steel sword, he started as Alec and Noish’s love child, a mix of the two with all the good qualities. But I didn’t favour him, even if he managed to reliably kill some randoms. I guess i kind of forgot him since he wasn’t included in the bachelor’s list, and sometimes, when i look at Alec, I feel sad. Granted, I didn’t train him either.

THE LORD OF SOPHARA NOT a mere gladiator!

Holyn could tank, even if he couldn’t reliably kill people dead like his fellow Isaachian without procc’ing Luna. But for most of the time he was able to damage them enough for Midir to steal a kill, and unlike Ayra he had some defences, so it wasn’t really a risk to send him to bait foes, even with the WTA.

and he killed Reptor. GG Holyn. he also taught Bridget how to use a sword

I heard many things about Dew, and truth to be told, i didn’t promote him because his combat sucked. But damn if he wasn’t useful. Dew is a utility unit, without him no gold, and no gold means no holy weapons. Plus it’s fun to steal money from a boss! And the wind sword can steal at 2 range which is both ridiculous and hilarious. Dew is good at doing what he does best, steal stuff, but not for combat, or only for baiting axe units.

Fine. Forseti is a good tome, but without pursuit it isn’t the best thing ever. Lewyn hits hard and can dodge (unlike Azel) but before his lol!promotion he wasn’t killing a lot more than our favourite pointy hooded mage. After promotion though... the sage bonuses are insane. Lewyn was a good unit (even after receiving Forseti) but I never felt he was more than that like Siggy or Quan or Raquie.

Erin on the other hand was our only flier, and once she got her hands on Finn’s brave lance she became a force to be recknoned with. It was also nice to be able to give her a sword, so she could cover some of her weaknesses. She’s a useful unit (to save villlages) and a good fighter. Plus I like her character now than I did before playing FE4!

She’s like Rafiel? Dancers are broken in this game, and she also managed to get a barrier sword! Sylvia’s a very useful unit, but her haxx factor is kind of balanced by her low move, so she can’t dance for Siggy unless he doesn’t use all of his mov. But she’s still one of the most useful units out there! And she sometimes managed to dodge some stupid stuff (like meteors) unlike Rafiel! Sylvia >> Rafiel

Claude was a staff bot with Fortify. I didn’t bother to give him a tome because he wouldn’t use it anyways. Just like Beo, I feel like I ignored him because he was going to remain single, but he had one job and did it when he was called, healing. 

Ahh Taillte, the level 3 thunder mage. She was a pain to train, i had to make her rescue civilians and use the paragon ring. But there’s some trick, if you have a lot of time to waste, send her in the arena and hope she gets defeated, then she’ll start with 1HP thus will activate Wrath and get a critical - if she manages to hit her opponent before dying again. For a Tordo blooded gal, she sure liked to miss her targets. Taillte’s the worst kind of babying - but i don’t mind. It’s for Azel’s GF and once she promoted, she could reliably kill some people (she managed to take a good chunk of her dad’s HP, granted without a critical but still!).

Bridget is the rightful Duchess of Jungby, not a mere noblewoman! Who wrote those??

An useful unit from the start to the end, partly helped by her magic bow who restores her HP and destroys enemies. But Bridget, just like Jamke, also had some defence and that is really cool for a unit who can’t counter attack at 1 range. Bridget’s a really good unit, but she needs a lot of money! Hopefully Dew and her husband exist.

and she’s also Jugdral’s best mom