#corrin is my tragic bi dragon royal and i Lov them

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i have no idea who corrin is but he is beautiful and i would die for him

SJAKDSJFDKG I LOV CORRIN SO I HOPE YOU DON’T MIND IF I GIVE YOU SOME BACKSTORY FOR THEM,, Corrin is the lead character of Fire Emblem Fates, they’re a customizable PC so you can choose your gender and appearance, but in the extras, official art, other games, ect, Corrin is depicted with the default white hair and such. And I am honestly in love with their default design,, 

Anyway, the concept of Fates is that you can “choose your own fate.” There are two different games you can buy, each with a different route (there’s also a hidden third route that’s like the True End, but you should play one of the other routes first.) Basically, there are two countries at war, the “peaceful Hoshida” and “glory seeking Nohr.” Hoshido is heavily influenced by Japan, and Nohr is an imperialist European country trying to conquer them. Corrin was actually a Hoshidan royal, but they were kidnapped and taken to the kingdom of Nohr. 

Not knowing much about Corrin’s origins, the other Nohrian royals–all of whom were step siblings–raised Corrin as just another brother or sister, and were happy to have them. Though there is the very weird stipulation that Corrin is not allowed to leave this fortress because it’s “not safe for them,” so they end up being pretty naive and sheltered. Corrin effectively ends up being that prince/princess locked in a tower type character, and there’s also this whole switched places type subplot between them and another royal, it’s pretty cool. They also have dragon’s blood so they can tuRN INTO A FUCKING DRAGON,, WHICH IS AMAZING I LOV THEM,,  

Anyway, so Corrin was raised by their “adoptive family.” Corrin’s Nohrian older brother Xander is especially attentive to Corrin’s needs and pretty much took care of them every day. Corrin loves their Nohrian family, and is perfectly happy, even though there is some anxiety because their “Father” hates them. Things are still going relatively good until that (x1) time Corrin is let out of the fortress, gets captured by Hoshidans when they realize Corrin is their missing prince/princess, and gets taken back to Hoshido against their will. From there you meet your Hoshidan family, who is mostly excited and overjoyed to see you, but the return is noticeably Awkward because for Corrin there are sudden expectations from that birth family that he/she will stand with them against Nohr, even though they’re all effectively strangers and the Nohrian siblings are the family they actually grew up with.

Things Happen and Corrin is forced to make a choice–whether to stay with their “adoptive” family in Nohr or return to the “blood” family they never know. Nohr’s Conquest route is marketed as the Obviously More Evil one, which makes sense. Nohr has got some Evil Shit going on behind the scenes that needs exorcising, their King is obviously the violent aggressor in the conflict with Hoshido, if you go with Nohr one of the characters sings a really passive aggressive song judging you for your choice,, it’s a whole thing lmao. 

It is my favorite route though so,, positives–I’m honestly fonder of the Nohr family, the way Corrin’s character develops on that route, the ending, you get to take down Nohr’s corruption from the inside, and I’m pretty sure there are less casualties. Hoshido’s route was also very typical for me, the story just wasn’t as interesting to me I guess. LOVED most all the siblings though!!! asjkdfjfgk I feel bad for them…Hoshido is also easier while Nohr route is purposefully more difficult, so that was Hard lmao. Physically?? Nohr was much more difficult to beat. bUT EMOTIONALLY,,, THE TOLL OF HOSHIDO,, I bawled lmao it was bAD,, But yeah, whatever side you choose, people from the other country–inCLUDING SOME OF THE SIBLINGS–are gonna die,, it’s a Bad Time for Corrin,, 

Long story short the tagline for these routes was, “Is your destiny tied to your bloodline? Or is your fate bound by loyalty?” so I knew right away which path was gonna be my favorite lmao cause I’m definitely biased on the whether or not “blood flows thicker than water” and such. 

Anyway, side note, but you can also marry and pair off lots of different characters in these games, and it’s possible for MaleCorrin to marry one of the male romance options, and FemCorrin can also marry one of the female romance options, with Niles and Rhajat being the bi romance options respectively. My main male Corrin married Niles he’s a time,, so anyway yeah!! Corrin is a bi dragon prince/princess with commitment issues who just wants everyone to be happy and their character was practically tailored to my interests specifically lmao,, 

As a final note, the particular Corrin I’ve been in lov with lately is from a spinoff where characters from all the other FE games appear and occasionally get new outfits, and they gave Corrin a specific costume based off the other royal they kind of end up getting role reversed with in Fates and I LOV it,,

This concludes my gushing about Corrin asjdkfjg I’m so sorry this get so long I’m just,, very invested in them still,,