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Guys, I know you love your "hot" and "whimsical" and "unique" Anna, but here's the thing..
She'd just be another blue-haired sword-wielder.
I'm joking I'm joking, please don't kill me. It if makes you feel better, I'll go crawl back to my empty Lucina thread.
Post game is irrelevant IMO because both of them will likely end up being overshadowed by the 2nd Generation characters, at least in terms of stats. As for their class sets, I agree it's a matter of personal preference, but IMO I feel Anna's class set is a better fit(the only difference between the two is that Anna has Archer while Gangrel has Barbarian). I generally don't care for the spotpass units anyway, IMO the only ones worth using for anything other than getting supports are Walhart and Aversa, and even then they're not THAT amazing.
I agree with pretty much every point, but I was more defending my statement that Gangrel can give Anna real competition in terms of unit strength. Hardly a "laughable" statement at the very least. Also Gangrel get's Dark Mage/Sorccerer while Anna gets Mage/Sage in addition to the other differences you listed. However I agree that it really doesn't matter in the least in terms of Smash Bros potential.
True enough. Though I do think it's laughable that you suggested that Gangrel was better than Gaius.
Can't believe I missed that....yeah, Sorceror>Sage, though Sage at least gives Anna a class to use that Stave rank of hers.I actually like Bride pretty well as it's a class that uses bows and can heal, even if bows aren't super amazing in awakening (until Lunatic+ apparently). I actually wasn't meaning to infer that gangrel is better than Gaius I was more saying that Gaius and Gangrel were better than Anna, which I honestly wouldn't say I agree with as I was actually drunk. I would say Anna and Gangrel are probably about equal and it depends on what you want them to do. Gaius is probably better overall though I think he would be squandered as a Trickster, I've never used him as one though so have no idea how his stats and caps are as one.True enough. Though I do think it's laughable that you suggested that Gangrel was better than Gaius.Plus we all know Kellam is the best theif/trickster anyhow
(Also, Gangerl has Dread Fighter, which is way better than Bride IMO, but w/e)
I think Gaius can become better than Anna in the easier modes but she's considered one of the more outstanding units in the harder modes because she offers a lot of utility and has good combat. Great speed, good bases, staves, move, availability. She loses out to Gaius based on supports but she wins because she offers more flexibility but both of them have advantages over Gangrel because they can be used much longer. It's like Laura, Rhys, Micaiah have more usage than Oliver even though he has better base stats than they do.
Guys, I know you love your "hot" and "whimsical" and "unique" Anna, but here's the thing..
She'd just be another blue-haired sword-wielder.
I'm joking I'm joking, please don't kill me. Im completely aware this Anna is a redhead too. if makes you feel better, I'll go crawl back to my empty Lucina thread.
Funny, that's one of the reasons I despise Anna in awakening.I support the idea of Anna so long as her idle stance involves her shaking around her hips like she does in Awakening.
You're no fun.
Sakurai realized his mistake and promptly took him out in Brawl, leaving only memories of his Crimson locks.Blue Alarm! Blue Alarm! There is a non Blue Haired Fire Emblem character in the Super Smash Bros series!
Go get him guy's!
Consternating?!? Don't be terrified, don't wonder, just let your confusion slip from you, just let it happen, resistance is futile.
If your asset has luck as the advantage, Anna is a really good lucker.
Hehe.
Glad you like it, and welcome!
) Also the general lack of other movesets, but I guarantee that she has the most potential to be unique out of possible Fire Emblem newcomers. I for one lean towards a Lance (as per her merchant status) and Staffs (as per her trickster status), two unrepresented mechanics/weapons that totally should be, but I agree that the Levin sword is where it's at if we wanted to do any tome based play. The skills she could use are endless, and so are the everythings. Just take something from FE and put it on Anna and bam, it's believable, I tell ya hwhat.
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I don't know how you did it, but you just made me want Anna more. A cool moveset at last! I am horrible at making movesets, I thank you.
I thought about that, and made an effort to avoid Falchion or Ragnell. Though you do bring up a 100% valid point. It was difficult, because I didn't want to use generic fantasy weapons as to maintain a Fire Emblem feel. Maybe she could use divine and magical weapons that are not associated with any character?
I thought about that, and made an effort to avoid Falchion or Ragnell. Though you do bring up a 100% valid point. It was difficult, because I didn't want to use generic fantasy weapons as to maintain a Fire Emblem feel. Maybe she could use divine and magical weapons that are not associated with any character?
Thanks for bringing that up.
How do you feel about divine weapons from multiple entries? Those A/S ranked weapons that you usually get mid-late game, and anyone can equip?
Yeah, I see no reason why she shouldn't have those. Your move set had Vague Katti and Excalibur, and since those aren't associated with anyone, I see no reason to swap 'em out. I feel like the thing Anna is really about is representing as wide of a variation as possible of Fire Emblem weapons, while not really stealing any individual characters signature moves. Being a recognizable non-lord who's showed up in multiple classes puts her in the position where she can show off all of the various fighting styles of the series, rather than the 1-2 styles other candidates would be restricted to. In a way, she'd be the representative for the 50-100 characters each game who don't get on the box art or have any story significance, but we all know and love anyways.
Ah, yes. Sully, of course.
Would also be kinda funny if a reoccurring character with a large number of fairly minor roles from a given series were overlooked in favour of another character from that series with only one role just because of "popularity."
She's an independent character and a confident figure. Merchants in Fire Emblem are known to face as much danger as anyone else out in the battlefield. There has been five other merchants besides Anna out on the battlefield and none of them were brave enough to face bandits in combat. Merlinus is a mansel in distress because he hides behind Eliwood and Hector and depends on them to keep him safe, Aimee although having less cowardly behavior does not help in fighting and is also a damsel, the rest of Aimee's team (Muston, Daniel, Jorge) are like Aimee they avoid battle and send Ilyana to do the fighting for them. Anna is the only brave enough merchant to fight a team of bandits all on her own. She has a combination of roles but in most of them she's a confident and smart woman so she breaks every female stereotype that many Nintendo ladies have. She's not your typical damsel, she isn't a princess, and she doesn't have to pretend to be a man to be the independent figure that she is. Anna is also uncontested for the recurring roles, she isn't a main hero but she is equally as strong representation as the fem lords or other strong women in the series.
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She isn't as bad as lets say Peach who is by far the most feminine character ever created. She is overall a smart female character who looks out for herself which isn't awful but the thing is she probably has one of the weakest roles in fire emblem. The thing that is irritating about the thought of Annas inclusion is the fact that Lucina, Robin(if the avatar is portrayed as a female), and even Tiki is that they are so badass. Lucina is basically the catalyst for awakening without her everyone dies. She also famously one hit kills grima in a most epic fashion. (look it up if you don't know what I'm talking about) Chrom is shown to be guided entirely by what Robin says which gives the opposite role that is normally given and Robin fights. Tiki turns into a freaking dragon. Lyn saves her whole country(forgot what they called her land). And the list goes on and on. Anna on the other hand for most of her games sells stuff and gives advice, its not even comparable to other fire emblem characters. Sure she is a braver than average merchant but why pick a merchant who is stronger than the average merchant when you can have a choice at tons of badass female characters...
