Avokha
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So as I'm sure everyone is aware, characters with swords are pretty good in this game. With their newfound surge in popularity, the term "swordy" has been adopted by the community to categorize this archetype. I've begun to notice, however, that the term is mostly used to refer to marth/lucina, roy/chrom, ike, and sometimes cloud and shulk. What exactly does the community consider "swordy?"
Obviously having a sword is the main prerequisite, but several sword wielding characters have movsets not entirely dedicated to swordplay, like all three links with projectiles and what is seemingly merely supplementary sword moves in their kits, corrin who fights with draconic powers just as much, if not MORE so, than they fight with yato, robin who utilizes a dual sword-projectile zoning style unique to the FE cast, and the pits, who technically aren't actually using swords, but rather a divine bow.
So what qualifies in your minds as a "swordy?" The line seems to blur on some characters to me.
Obviously having a sword is the main prerequisite, but several sword wielding characters have movsets not entirely dedicated to swordplay, like all three links with projectiles and what is seemingly merely supplementary sword moves in their kits, corrin who fights with draconic powers just as much, if not MORE so, than they fight with yato, robin who utilizes a dual sword-projectile zoning style unique to the FE cast, and the pits, who technically aren't actually using swords, but rather a divine bow.
So what qualifies in your minds as a "swordy?" The line seems to blur on some characters to me.
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