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[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Unless they keep posting the same picture, I'm not sick of it yet.

which has happend lol

Her game's not even out yet and already she's grown stale.

she was Eh before but now I just couldnt care about her pff

 

[Deleted member]

the p5r memes about morgana make me want to be a dog person

Guh-Huzzah!
sic 'em

 

[Ivander]

This is a really cool idea.

Now I want to see something like this for the Eel in SM64.

Ask and ye shall receive:

Spoiler

Now that you've seen that, here's something less terrifying.

Spoiler

 

[Metal Shop X]

I bet my Eggman memes have made some peoples sick of him....


SIKE, no one can be sick of THE E.G.G.M.A.N.!!!

Like look at those moves!

 

[Gentlepanda]

Ask and ye shall receive:

Spoiler

Now that you've seen that, here's something less terrifying.

Spoiler

so first of all,

 

[Opossum]

Character 24's post is coming up.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

idk what my goal was in editing this picture to look like this

 

[Deleted member]

Character 24's post is coming up.

I'm confusinated

 

[EarlTamm]

Ask and ye shall receive:

Spoiler

Now that you've seen that, here's something less terrifying.

Spoiler

There is some pretty terrifying -ettes out there. I will say though, I think some people underestimate how much heartwarming art is out there of this concept.

 

[Opossum]

#24 Lon'qu: Suffering in Solitude

Name: Lon'qu
Class: Myrmidon
Appears in: Fire Emblem Awakening, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Fire Emblem Heroes, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Trophy), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Spirit)

At number twenty-four on my list, we have Lon'qu, Awakening's token dark and edgy Myrmidon in the vain of others like Navarre, Rutger, Karel, and Deen. Lon'qu joins Chrom's party at the end of chapter four at Arena Ferox. Impressed by Chrom's martial prowess, the West Khan Basilio offers his own champion to aid Chrom in the war effort. We immediately see that Lon'qu is stoic and a no-nonsense kind of guy with his character-establishing line, "He gives orders, I stab people. I think our roles are clear." However, when Lissa approaches him, he immediately tells her to step back, immediately making clear that Lon'qu has something against women.

This is actually a pretty interesting juxtaposition between Lon'qu and the character that inspired him, Navarre. Whereas Navarre has a code of honor to never turn his blade on a woman, Lon'qu seemingly avoids contact with them out of personal discomfort. The reason for this isn't immediately apparent, but through his support conversations, the truth comes to light.

In his supports with Cherche and Tharja, Lon'qu reveals that he grew up in the slums of Regna Ferox, presumably after immigrating from Chon'sin in Valm. While there, he grew close to a young girl his age, Ke'ri, presumably another Chon'sin immigrant. At one point, he and Ke'ri went on a picnic together, but were ambushed by bandits. These bandits killed Ke'ri, who took the brunt of the attack trying to save Lon'qu, and Lon'qu was powerless to stop them. Ke'ri's parents blamed him for her death, and Lon'qu fled the slums to hone his fighting skills at the Feroxi capital, fighting in duels to improve his swordsmanship. However, the incident also gave Lon'qu crippling post-traumatic stress in the form of a fear of women. His support with Panne even reveals he's kept awake by constant nightmares.

His gynophobia is often mistaken for misogyny, but Lon'qu doesn't intrinsically hate women, they're just his PTSD trigger. In the heat of combat and in life-or-death situations, he's able to suppress this instinctual repulsion, but in circumstances where his life isn't on the line, his condition debilitates him. In many cases, he has to speak to women from a distance to avoid discomfort, and is only ever able to help his condition by repeated exposure in his supports.

His support with Tharja offers him a way to eliminate his trauma, with Tharja offering to erase his memories of Ke'ri and his life before he fled the slums, but he declines, knowing that he'd be a different person entirely if she did so, as those memories were formative to who he is as a person. His support with Cherche, meanwhile, offers some closure on the Ke'ri situation. She tells him that she had met Ke'ri's parents while she was taking refuge in Regna Ferox, and that her parents no longer held ill will towards Lon'qu. After he had fled, they learned of how he tried to save her, and after finding their daughter's diary, they realized just how close the two of them were. Blaming themselves for forcing Lon'qu to flee, they felt immense regret.

Lon'qu also has a rather complex relationship with the West Khan of Regna Ferox, Basilio. Basilio had taken Lon'qu under his tutelage when the latter had fled to the capital, sensing a warrior's strength within him. Eventually Lon'qu had risen through the ranks and had become Basilio's champion and right hand man, but despite their closeness, Basilio also inadvertently represented an obstacle for Lon'qu. Basilio was the one man who he could never defeat in single combat. Never wanting to be overpowered by anyone again, eventually defeating Basilio had become a long time goal for Lon'qu.

This is showcased in his support with Gregor, who had once matched Basilio in combat and almost became the new West Khan. However, while Lon'qu wished to fight him, Gregor quickly overpowered him, with the latter recognizing Lon'qu's passion for overcoming Basilio clouding his focus.

This comes up again in his support with Olivia, another Feroxi character who served under Basilio as his court dancer. Basilio often performed a feat where he could cleave a vase of water in half without shattering the glass or spilling the water, resulting from years of practice and discipline. Noticing that Lon'qu was attempting the same trick with no success, Olivia offers her help in offering him some tips, since she'd seen Basilio do it so many times. After repeated attempts end only in failure, Lon'qu professes that he believes he'd never be worthy in Basilio's eyes, only for Olivia to reveal that Basilio spoke of Lon'qu's skill to no end, almost like a proud father would. Lon'qu takes this to heart, feeling more confident in himself.

His support with Lissa and Cordelia also shows that loyalty and settling debts are very important to him, with him looking after Lissa after being tasked to by Chrom, despite his feelings, and him agreeing to give Cordelia fencing lessons after she had gone above and beyond to help out the army, himself included.

In his endings, Lon'qu returns to Regna Ferox, once again serving as Basilio's champion. As a set of fun facts, Lon'qu's favorite food is cabbage stew and his skill with the blade made him really good at potato peeling by proxy. He also loves bugs, as he played with them often as a child. His name is derived from Lon, the Gaelic word for blackbird, and qú, which is Chinese for quiet or stoic. Blackbirds are often considered a bad omen, which may reference his past.

As a gameplay unit, Lon'qu is decidedly mediocre in the long run of the Awakening metagame, but he's quite usable early on due to Vantage patching up his durability issues somewhat. Lon'qu's major issue is that most of his potential classes don't offer any 1-2 range options in a game that's primarily Enemy Phase focused. The only offensive weapons he can use as a Swordmaster, Trickster, or Assassin are swords (locked to one range, barring the Levin Sword, which Lon'qu doesn't have the magic to wield well) or Bows (as an Assassin, but then he can't counter at one range). Wyvern Lord and Griffin Rider don't have this issue, but Lon'qu's non-existent bulk runs counter to these usually tanks classes, making it not worth the effort or the use of a Second Seal. He can perform well as a Dread Fighter, but not only is that DLC-only, but basically everyone performs well as a Dread Fighter. Swordfaire, Astra, and Vantage are nice skills at least. And he's got some great critical hit quotes.

In Heroes, he just recently got a new weapon with the Solitary Blade, which helps him stand out again after getting powercrept for years on end.


So that's Lon'qu, the highest ranking Myrmidon on my list of favorites, notably. Great character, sleek design, and undeniably cool.

 

[osby]

I'm confusinated

Opossum is writing about random Fire Emblem character and people are asking him about it whenever he mentions it.

 

[Deleted member]

#24 Lon'qu: Suffering in Solitude

View attachment 219869​

Name: Lon'qu
Class: Myrmidon
Appears in: Fire Emblem Awakening, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Fire Emblem Heroes, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Trophy), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Spirit)

At number twenty-four on my list, we have Lon'qu, Awakening's token dark and edgy Myrmidon in the vain of others like Navarre, Rutger, Karel, and Deen. Lon'qu joins Chrom's party at the end of chapter four at Arena Ferox. Impressed by Chrom's martial prowess, the West Khan Basilio offers his own champion to aid Chrom in the war effort. We immediately see that Lon'qu is stoic and a no-nonsense kind of guy with his character-establishing line, "He gives orders, I stab people. I think our roles are clear." However, when Lissa approaches him, he immediately tells her to step back, immediately making clear that Lon'qu has something against women.

This is actually a pretty interesting juxtaposition between Lon'qu and the character that inspired him, Navarre. Whereas Navarre has a code of honor to never turn his blade on a woman, Lon'qu seemingly avoids contact with them out of personal discomfort. The reason for this isn't immediately apparent, but through his support conversations, the truth comes to light.

In his supports with Cherche and Tharja, Lon'qu reveals that he grew up in the slums of Regna Ferox, presumably after immigrating from Chon'sin in Valm. While there, he grew close to a young girl his age, Ke'ri, presumably another Chon'sin immigrant. At one point, he and Ke'ri went on a picnic together, but were ambushed by bandits. These bandits killed Ke'ri, who took the brunt of the attack trying to save Lon'qu, and Lon'qu was powerless to stop them. Ke'ri's parents blamed him for her death, and Lon'qu fled the slums to honed his fighting skills at the Feroxi capital, fighting in duels to improve his swordsmanship. However, the incident also gave Lon'qu crippling post-traumatic stress in the form of a fear of women. His support with Panne even reveals he's kept awake by constant nightmares.

His gynophobia is often mistaken for misogyny, but Lon'qu doesn't intrinsically hate women, they're just his PTSD trigger. In the heat of combat and in life-or-death situations, he's able to suppress this instinctual repulsion, but in circumstances where his life isn't on the line, his condition debilitates him. In many cases, he has to speak to women from a distance to avoid discomfort, and is only ever able to help his condition by repeated exposure in his supports.

His support with Tharja offers him a way to eliminate his trauma, with Tharja offering to erase his memories of Ke'ri and his life before he fled the slums, but he declines, knowing that he'd be a different person entirely if she did so, as those memories were formative to who he is as a person. His support with Cherche, meanwhile, offers some closure on the Ke'ri situation. She tells him that she had met Ke'ri's parents while she was taking refuge in Regna Ferox, and that her parents no longer held ill will towards Lon'qu. After he had fled, they learned of how he tried to save her, and after finding their daughter's diary, they realized just how close the two of them were. Blaming themselves for forcing Lon'qu to flee, they felt immense regret.

Lon'qu also has a rather complex relationship with the West Khan of Regna Ferox, Basilio. Basilio had taken Lon'qu under his tutelage when the latter had fled to the capital, sensing a warrior's strength within him. Eventually Lon'qu had risen through the ranks and had become Basilio's champion and right hand man, but despite their closeness, Basilio also inadvertently represented an obstacle for Lon'qu. Basilio was the one man who he could never defeat in single combat. Never wanting to be overpowered by anyone again, eventually defeating Basilio had become a long time goal for Lon'qu.

This is showcased in his support with Gregor, who had once matched Basilio in combat and almost became the new West Khan. However, while Lon'qu wished to fight him, Gregor quickly overpowered him, with the latter recognizing Lon'qu's passion for overcoming Basilio clouding his focus.

This comes up again in his support with Olivia, another Feroxi character who served under Basilio as his court dancer. Basilio often performed a feat where he could cleave a vase of water in half without shattering the glass or spilling the water, resulting from years of practice and discipline. Noticing that Lon'qu was attempting the same trick with no success, Olivia offers her help in offering him some tips, since she'd seen Basilio do it so many times. After repeated attempts end only in failure, Lon'qu professes that he believes he'd never be worthy in Basilio's eyes, only for Olivia to reveal that Basilio spoke of Lon'qu's skill to no end, almost like a proud father would. Lon'qu takes this to heart, feeling more confident in himself.

His support with Lissa and Cordelia also shows that loyalty and settling debts are very important to him, with him looking after Lissa after being tasked to by Chrom, despite his feelings, and him agreeing to give Cordelia fencing lessons after she had gone above and beyond to help out the army, himself included.

In his endings, Lon'qu returns to Regna Ferox, once again serving as Basilio's champion. As a set of fun facts, Lon'qu's favorite food is cabbage stew and his skill with the blade made him really good at potato peeling by proxy. He also loves bugs, as he played with them often as a child. His name is derived from Lon, the Gaelic word for blackbird, and qú, which is Chinese for quiet or stoic. Blackbirds are often considered a bad omen, which may reference his past.

As a gameplay unit, Lon'qu is decidedly mediocre in the long run of the Awakening metagame, but he's quite usable early on due to Vantage patching up his durability issues somewhat. Lon'qu's major issue is that most of his potential classes don't offer any 1-2 range options in a game that's primarily Enemy Phase focused. The only offensive weapons he can use as a Swordmaster, Trickster, or Assassin are swords (locked to one range, barring the Levin Sword, which Lon'qu doesn't have the magic to wield well) or Bows (as an Assassin, but then he can't counter at one range). Wyvern Lord and Griffin Rider don't have this issue, but Lon'qu's non-existent bulk runs counter to these usually tanks classes, making it not worth the effort or the use of a Second Seal. He can perform well as a Dread Fighter, but not only is that DLC-only, but basically everyone performs well as a Dread Fighter. Swordfaire, Astra, and Vantage are nice skills at least. And he's got some great critical hit quotes.

In Heroes, he just recently got a new weapon with the Solitary Blade, which helps him stand out again after getting powercrept for years on end.


So that's Lon'qu, the highest ranking Myrmidon on my list of favorites, notably. Great character, sleek design, and undeniably cool.

why's it a ****ing essay

 

[Pyra]

she was Eh before but now I just couldnt care about her pff

That’s how I feel about Goro tbh

Especially during that uprising of his memes and calling him a pancake boy

 

[Dyllybirdy]

Hey guys, I found an pretty interesting stage for you all to try out if you wanna have some interesting matches.

Here’s the Stage ID: 5PRK7DHT

You won’t regret it.

I checked the stage out, and basically:

Spoiler

...You just fall. That's all there is to it. Well, I guess there are a couple obstacles you have to dodge along the way...
Wade, why'd you even recommend this stage anyway?

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

That’s how I feel about Goro tbh

Especially during that uprising of his memes and calling him a pancake boy

As popular that meme is, I rarely see it anymore. Its been replaces by people showing their hate boners for Akechi now pff

 

[Gentlepanda]

Opossum : "alright so i might be doing a small FE-based project, nothing major"
also Opossum : writes more comprehensive and well thought out character descriptions than the entire FE wiki

 

[Pyra]

As popular that meme is, I rarely see it anymore. Its been replaces by people showing their hate boners for Akechi now pff

I was speaking in terms of the past and why it’s soured me on him. In the game I thought he was lame and then the fandom he had turned me off completely lol. For me the Kasumi stuff is significantly less annoying but that’s just me

 

[Metal Shop X]

Opossum : alright so i might be doing a small FE-based project, nothing major
also Opossum : writes more comprehensive and well thought out character descriptions than the entire FE wiki

Opo is just a very passionate Opossum.

>This post was made by someone who isn't from The Opossum Gang, atleast, not officialy.

 

[Ivander]

In Heroes, he just recently got a new weapon with the Solitary Blade, which helps him stand out again after getting powercrept for years on end.

Yep, after being powercrept by plenty of faster Myrmidon characters, especially Karla, Lon'qu's weapon allowed him to take back his throne as the fastest Sword user.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

I was speaking in terms of the past and why it’s soured me on him. In the game I thought he was lame and then the fandom he had turned me off completely lol. For me the Kasumi stuff is significantly less annoying but that’s just me

Sounds like me with kasumi lol. I found the Akechi memes to be funny becuse of how weird that part of the game was. kasumi has just gotten annoying

 

[Pyra]

also Opossum Opossum : writes more comprehensive and well thought out character descriptions than the entire FE wiki

Pit opossum against Moydow for a death battle

 

[Idon]

>me when someone posts another Kasumi image.

 

[EarlTamm]

>me when someone posts another Kasumi image.
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Well, what kind of ****posting would make you happy?

 

[Gentlepanda]

>me when someone posts another Kasumi image.
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this thread is now for depressed alcoholic kasumi posts

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

>me when someone posts another Kasumi image.
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Whats so bad about finding a meme annoying?

 

[King Sonnn DeDeDoo]

#24 Lon'qu: Suffering in Solitude

View attachment 219869​

Name: Lon'qu
Class: Myrmidon
Appears in: Fire Emblem Awakening, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Fire Emblem Heroes, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Trophy), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Spirit)

At number twenty-four on my list, we have Lon'qu, Awakening's token dark and edgy Myrmidon in the vain of others like Navarre, Rutger, Karel, and Deen. Lon'qu joins Chrom's party at the end of chapter four at Arena Ferox. Impressed by Chrom's martial prowess, the West Khan Basilio offers his own champion to aid Chrom in the war effort. We immediately see that Lon'qu is stoic and a no-nonsense kind of guy with his character-establishing line, "He gives orders, I stab people. I think our roles are clear." However, when Lissa approaches him, he immediately tells her to step back, immediately making clear that Lon'qu has something against women.

This is actually a pretty interesting juxtaposition between Lon'qu and the character that inspired him, Navarre. Whereas Navarre has a code of honor to never turn his blade on a woman, Lon'qu seemingly avoids contact with them out of personal discomfort. The reason for this isn't immediately apparent, but through his support conversations, the truth comes to light.

In his supports with Cherche and Tharja, Lon'qu reveals that he grew up in the slums of Regna Ferox, presumably after immigrating from Chon'sin in Valm. While there, he grew close to a young girl his age, Ke'ri, presumably another Chon'sin immigrant. At one point, he and Ke'ri went on a picnic together, but were ambushed by bandits. These bandits killed Ke'ri, who took the brunt of the attack trying to save Lon'qu, and Lon'qu was powerless to stop them. Ke'ri's parents blamed him for her death, and Lon'qu fled the slums to honed his fighting skills at the Feroxi capital, fighting in duels to improve his swordsmanship. However, the incident also gave Lon'qu crippling post-traumatic stress in the form of a fear of women. His support with Panne even reveals he's kept awake by constant nightmares.

His gynophobia is often mistaken for misogyny, but Lon'qu doesn't intrinsically hate women, they're just his PTSD trigger. In the heat of combat and in life-or-death situations, he's able to suppress this instinctual repulsion, but in circumstances where his life isn't on the line, his condition debilitates him. In many cases, he has to speak to women from a distance to avoid discomfort, and is only ever able to help his condition by repeated exposure in his supports.

His support with Tharja offers him a way to eliminate his trauma, with Tharja offering to erase his memories of Ke'ri and his life before he fled the slums, but he declines, knowing that he'd be a different person entirely if she did so, as those memories were formative to who he is as a person. His support with Cherche, meanwhile, offers some closure on the Ke'ri situation. She tells him that she had met Ke'ri's parents while she was taking refuge in Regna Ferox, and that her parents no longer held ill will towards Lon'qu. After he had fled, they learned of how he tried to save her, and after finding their daughter's diary, they realized just how close the two of them were. Blaming themselves for forcing Lon'qu to flee, they felt immense regret.

Lon'qu also has a rather complex relationship with the West Khan of Regna Ferox, Basilio. Basilio had taken Lon'qu under his tutelage when the latter had fled to the capital, sensing a warrior's strength within him. Eventually Lon'qu had risen through the ranks and had become Basilio's champion and right hand man, but despite their closeness, Basilio also inadvertently represented an obstacle for Lon'qu. Basilio was the one man who he could never defeat in single combat. Never wanting to be overpowered by anyone again, eventually defeating Basilio had become a long time goal for Lon'qu.

This is showcased in his support with Gregor, who had once matched Basilio in combat and almost became the new West Khan. However, while Lon'qu wished to fight him, Gregor quickly overpowered him, with the latter recognizing Lon'qu's passion for overcoming Basilio clouding his focus.

This comes up again in his support with Olivia, another Feroxi character who served under Basilio as his court dancer. Basilio often performed a feat where he could cleave a vase of water in half without shattering the glass or spilling the water, resulting from years of practice and discipline. Noticing that Lon'qu was attempting the same trick with no success, Olivia offers her help in offering him some tips, since she'd seen Basilio do it so many times. After repeated attempts end only in failure, Lon'qu professes that he believes he'd never be worthy in Basilio's eyes, only for Olivia to reveal that Basilio spoke of Lon'qu's skill to no end, almost like a proud father would. Lon'qu takes this to heart, feeling more confident in himself.

His support with Lissa and Cordelia also shows that loyalty and settling debts are very important to him, with him looking after Lissa after being tasked to by Chrom, despite his feelings, and him agreeing to give Cordelia fencing lessons after she had gone above and beyond to help out the army, himself included.

In his endings, Lon'qu returns to Regna Ferox, once again serving as Basilio's champion. As a set of fun facts, Lon'qu's favorite food is cabbage stew and his skill with the blade made him really good at potato peeling by proxy. He also loves bugs, as he played with them often as a child. His name is derived from Lon, the Gaelic word for blackbird, and qú, which is Chinese for quiet or stoic. Blackbirds are often considered a bad omen, which may reference his past.

As a gameplay unit, Lon'qu is decidedly mediocre in the long run of the Awakening metagame, but he's quite usable early on due to Vantage patching up his durability issues somewhat. Lon'qu's major issue is that most of his potential classes don't offer any 1-2 range options in a game that's primarily Enemy Phase focused. The only offensive weapons he can use as a Swordmaster, Trickster, or Assassin are swords (locked to one range, barring the Levin Sword, which Lon'qu doesn't have the magic to wield well) or Bows (as an Assassin, but then he can't counter at one range). Wyvern Lord and Griffin Rider don't have this issue, but Lon'qu's non-existent bulk runs counter to these usually tanks classes, making it not worth the effort or the use of a Second Seal. He can perform well as a Dread Fighter, but not only is that DLC-only, but basically everyone performs well as a Dread Fighter. Swordfaire, Astra, and Vantage are nice skills at least. And he's got some great critical hit quotes.

In Heroes, he just recently got a new weapon with the Solitary Blade, which helps him stand out again after getting powercrept for years on end.


So that's Lon'qu, the highest ranking Myrmidon on my list of favorites, notably. Great character, sleek design, and undeniably cool.

I really liked Lon’qu in awakening, his deep voice was cool, and I liked his characterization since he felt like an actual character than just a gimmick. I paired him with Olivia, which was hilarious when Inigo was his son.

 

[Z25]

So here’s an interesting question,

Mario maker 2 reveals Artorias is a costume.

Your reaction? Artorias

1. Artorias

 

[Wademan94]

I checked the stage out, and basically:

Spoiler

...You just fall. That's all there is to it. Well, I guess there are a couple obstacles you have to dodge along the way...
Wade, why'd you even recommend this stage anyway?

Maybe this will explain things better:
https://youtu.be/mlYQhyB3aEM

 

[EarlTamm]

this thread is now for depressed alcoholic kasumi posts

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I have found a Kasumi meme that will match my icon.

 

[Gentlepanda]

So here’s an interesting question,

Mario maker 2 reveals Artorias is a costume.

Your reaction?

smashboards ****ing dies

 

[SuperSonicFlyer]

I just want to say this to SnakeFighter64 , as a tip for debating. In the future, don’t act like your point of view matters more than others, or think you are more right than others to the point of telling their point of view is wrong/isn’t valid. You don’t want to come off as arrogant and insulting. Just treat others’ point of view in a nice way and good way, and they will do the same to you, okay? Just be more open and don’t think what you think matters more or is any more right than others.

I hope it was okay to post this.

 

[Dyllybirdy]

Maybe this will explain things better:
https://youtu.be/mlYQhyB3aEM

Oh, so it's from a video by that guy.

...I never liked that guy.

 

[Pyra]

this thread is now for depressed alcoholic kasumi posts

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Alcoholic Kasumi meets Pokémon Gen 8 Female Protag

 

[Wademan94]

Oh, so it's from a video by that guy.

...I never liked that guy.

You’re dead to me now.

 

[Metal Shop X]

You're all being mean, intentionally or not, to my bro Gentlepanda , so **** you guys.

And no, I'm not part of the Kasumi Gang, you dingus!

 

[Dyllybirdy]

You’re dead to me now.

Oh. Splendid...

 

[Deleted member]

I bet my Eggman memes have made some peoples sick of him....


SIKE, no one can be sick of THE E.G.G.M.A.N.!!!
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Like look at those moves!

Why is this lad not in Smash yet. Give Sonic his Bowser, Sakurai!

Also on a separate note; as someone who likes Morgana, yeah the P5R memes ain't funny.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

#24 Lon'qu: Suffering in Solitude

View attachment 219869​

Name: Lon'qu
Class: Myrmidon
Appears in: Fire Emblem Awakening, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Fire Emblem Heroes, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Trophy), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Spirit)

At number twenty-four on my list, we have Lon'qu, Awakening's token dark and edgy Myrmidon in the vain of others like Navarre, Rutger, Karel, and Deen. Lon'qu joins Chrom's party at the end of chapter four at Arena Ferox. Impressed by Chrom's martial prowess, the West Khan Basilio offers his own champion to aid Chrom in the war effort. We immediately see that Lon'qu is stoic and a no-nonsense kind of guy with his character-establishing line, "He gives orders, I stab people. I think our roles are clear." However, when Lissa approaches him, he immediately tells her to step back, immediately making clear that Lon'qu has something against women.

This is actually a pretty interesting juxtaposition between Lon'qu and the character that inspired him, Navarre. Whereas Navarre has a code of honor to never turn his blade on a woman, Lon'qu seemingly avoids contact with them out of personal discomfort. The reason for this isn't immediately apparent, but through his support conversations, the truth comes to light.

In his supports with Cherche and Tharja, Lon'qu reveals that he grew up in the slums of Regna Ferox, presumably after immigrating from Chon'sin in Valm. While there, he grew close to a young girl his age, Ke'ri, presumably another Chon'sin immigrant. At one point, he and Ke'ri went on a picnic together, but were ambushed by bandits. These bandits killed Ke'ri, who took the brunt of the attack trying to save Lon'qu, and Lon'qu was powerless to stop them. Ke'ri's parents blamed him for her death, and Lon'qu fled the slums to hone his fighting skills at the Feroxi capital, fighting in duels to improve his swordsmanship. However, the incident also gave Lon'qu crippling post-traumatic stress in the form of a fear of women. His support with Panne even reveals he's kept awake by constant nightmares.

His gynophobia is often mistaken for misogyny, but Lon'qu doesn't intrinsically hate women, they're just his PTSD trigger. In the heat of combat and in life-or-death situations, he's able to suppress this instinctual repulsion, but in circumstances where his life isn't on the line, his condition debilitates him. In many cases, he has to speak to women from a distance to avoid discomfort, and is only ever able to help his condition by repeated exposure in his supports.

His support with Tharja offers him a way to eliminate his trauma, with Tharja offering to erase his memories of Ke'ri and his life before he fled the slums, but he declines, knowing that he'd be a different person entirely if she did so, as those memories were formative to who he is as a person. His support with Cherche, meanwhile, offers some closure on the Ke'ri situation. She tells him that she had met Ke'ri's parents while she was taking refuge in Regna Ferox, and that her parents no longer held ill will towards Lon'qu. After he had fled, they learned of how he tried to save her, and after finding their daughter's diary, they realized just how close the two of them were. Blaming themselves for forcing Lon'qu to flee, they felt immense regret.

Lon'qu also has a rather complex relationship with the West Khan of Regna Ferox, Basilio. Basilio had taken Lon'qu under his tutelage when the latter had fled to the capital, sensing a warrior's strength within him. Eventually Lon'qu had risen through the ranks and had become Basilio's champion and right hand man, but despite their closeness, Basilio also inadvertently represented an obstacle for Lon'qu. Basilio was the one man who he could never defeat in single combat. Never wanting to be overpowered by anyone again, eventually defeating Basilio had become a long time goal for Lon'qu.

This is showcased in his support with Gregor, who had once matched Basilio in combat and almost became the new West Khan. However, while Lon'qu wished to fight him, Gregor quickly overpowered him, with the latter recognizing Lon'qu's passion for overcoming Basilio clouding his focus.

This comes up again in his support with Olivia, another Feroxi character who served under Basilio as his court dancer. Basilio often performed a feat where he could cleave a vase of water in half without shattering the glass or spilling the water, resulting from years of practice and discipline. Noticing that Lon'qu was attempting the same trick with no success, Olivia offers her help in offering him some tips, since she'd seen Basilio do it so many times. After repeated attempts end only in failure, Lon'qu professes that he believes he'd never be worthy in Basilio's eyes, only for Olivia to reveal that Basilio spoke of Lon'qu's skill to no end, almost like a proud father would. Lon'qu takes this to heart, feeling more confident in himself.

His support with Lissa and Cordelia also shows that loyalty and settling debts are very important to him, with him looking after Lissa after being tasked to by Chrom, despite his feelings, and him agreeing to give Cordelia fencing lessons after she had gone above and beyond to help out the army, himself included.

In his endings, Lon'qu returns to Regna Ferox, once again serving as Basilio's champion. As a set of fun facts, Lon'qu's favorite food is cabbage stew and his skill with the blade made him really good at potato peeling by proxy. He also loves bugs, as he played with them often as a child. His name is derived from Lon, the Gaelic word for blackbird, and qú, which is Chinese for quiet or stoic. Blackbirds are often considered a bad omen, which may reference his past.

As a gameplay unit, Lon'qu is decidedly mediocre in the long run of the Awakening metagame, but he's quite usable early on due to Vantage patching up his durability issues somewhat. Lon'qu's major issue is that most of his potential classes don't offer any 1-2 range options in a game that's primarily Enemy Phase focused. The only offensive weapons he can use as a Swordmaster, Trickster, or Assassin are swords (locked to one range, barring the Levin Sword, which Lon'qu doesn't have the magic to wield well) or Bows (as an Assassin, but then he can't counter at one range). Wyvern Lord and Griffin Rider don't have this issue, but Lon'qu's non-existent bulk runs counter to these usually tanks classes, making it not worth the effort or the use of a Second Seal. He can perform well as a Dread Fighter, but not only is that DLC-only, but basically everyone performs well as a Dread Fighter. Swordfaire, Astra, and Vantage are nice skills at least. And he's got some great critical hit quotes.

In Heroes, he just recently got a new weapon with the Solitary Blade, which helps him stand out again after getting powercrept for years on end.


So that's Lon'qu, the highest ranking Myrmidon on my list of favorites, notably. Great character, sleek design, and undeniably cool.

You can't call my husband mediocre as a unit I'm unsubbing and reporting for sociopathic behaivour

 

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mfw MK9 is still a 'mario kart' game instead of a much more interesting smash-style crossover game that builds on 8's guest characters

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if sonic and sega all-stars can do it, it's about time for nintendo kart

Yeah but Sonic Team Racing is regressing back to just Sonic characters. So.

EDIT: Team Sonic Racing. Whatever.

 

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mfw MK9 is still a 'mario kart' game instead of a much more interesting smash-style crossover game that builds on 8's guest characters

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if sonic and sega all-stars can do it, it's about time for nintendo kart

TBH I feel chances of that are pretty low. The crossover content was part of what made people love 8 so much and it's a really easy thing for Nintendo to continue, so I imagine we'll see more of it.