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While the substitute characters have different and sometimes inferior stats to the children characters, they have an unfair bad fame and are called "useless", "stupid" and "loads" by many fans. In reality, not all of them are necessarily bad: in example, [[Teeny]]'s replacement [[Linda]] has rather high magic and can get to use the [[Thoron]] tome, [[Corpul]]'s replacement [[Sharlow]]'s stats are more balanced than Corpul's and also has the [[Elite]] skill), and [[Hawk]] is a rather decent character on his own (with [[Sety]]'s biggest advantage being inherited items like [[Holsety (tome)|Holsety]] or [[Valkyrie Staff|Valkyrie]], which can also be obtained by other characters fathered by either [[Levn]] or [[Claud]].) |
While the substitute characters have different and sometimes inferior stats to the children characters, they have an unfair bad fame and are called "useless", "stupid" and "loads" by many fans. In reality, not all of them are necessarily bad: in example, [[Teeny]]'s replacement [[Linda]] has rather high magic and can get to use the [[Thoron]] tome, [[Corpul]]'s replacement [[Sharlow]]'s stats are more balanced than Corpul's and also has the [[Elite]] skill), and [[Hawk]] is a rather decent character on his own (with [[Sety]]'s biggest advantage being inherited items like [[Holsety (tome)|Holsety]] or [[Valkyrie Staff|Valkyrie]], which can also be obtained by other characters fathered by either [[Levn]] or [[Claud]].) |
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| − | On the other hand, while not being bad in themselves, they ''do'' have genuine disadvantages compared to the original children. First is that they're are not as customizable as the 2nd generation children, due to their fixed stats. Second |
+ | On the other hand, while not being bad in themselves, they ''do'' have genuine disadvantages compared to the original children. First is that they're are not as customizable as the 2nd generation children, due to their aforementioned fixed stats. Second, the stats of 2nd gereration children are affected by the final stats of their parents, meaning that most of them have the potential to be quite better than their substitutes. Third is that some of the children can use legendary weapons and spells, which the subsitute children can't due to their general lack of [[Holy blood|holy blood]] - and the two children who ''do'' have an heroic lineage, [[Amid]] and [[Linda]] (minor [[Tordo]]), are unable to use the holy weapon associated to their heritage (the [[Thor Hammer]]). |
| + | (Intrestingly, this is alluded to in-story, since several of the substitutes ''are'' painfully aware of their disadvantages - like [[Mana]], [[Dimna]], and [[Asaello]]). |
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| ⚫ | While the player can decide which set to use, placing '''all''' the substitute kids in the "useless" or "bad" corner just because of their replacement status is a blanket |
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| ⚫ | While the player can decide which set to use, placing '''all''' the substitute kids in the "useless" or "bad" corner just because of their replacement status is a blanket statement, as well as extremely unfair. Ultimately, it's on one's better judgement to choose which females could be paired or not in the first part to get one or another children. |
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Revision as of 19:34, 29 May 2011
Not to be confused with Replacement characters
Substitute characters are a set of playable characters that appear in Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu. They appear in the Second Generation if some of the female characters from the First Generation were left unpaired or died before reaching the end.
They are called substitutes because they take the place of the corresponding children characters of the Second Generation. Their role in the story is essentially the same as the children characters and they have similar or identical dialogue and events (although some substitutes have extra hidden events, such as Laylea obtaining the Barrier Sword). However their names are different and their appearance is usually different from the children characters. They also have fixed base stats, growth rates, equipment and Skills.
While the substitute characters have different and sometimes inferior stats to the children characters, they have an unfair bad fame and are called "useless", "stupid" and "loads" by many fans. In reality, not all of them are necessarily bad: in example, Teeny's replacement Linda has rather high magic and can get to use the Thoron tome, Corpul's replacement Sharlow's stats are more balanced than Corpul's and also has the Elite skill), and Hawk is a rather decent character on his own (with Sety's biggest advantage being inherited items like Holsety or Valkyrie, which can also be obtained by other characters fathered by either Levn or Claud.)
On the other hand, while not being bad in themselves, they do have genuine disadvantages compared to the original children. First is that they're are not as customizable as the 2nd generation children, due to their aforementioned fixed stats. Second, the stats of 2nd gereration children are affected by the final stats of their parents, meaning that most of them have the potential to be quite better than their substitutes. Third is that some of the children can use legendary weapons and spells, which the subsitute children can't due to their general lack of holy blood - and the two children who do have an heroic lineage, Amid and Linda (minor Tordo), are unable to use the holy weapon associated to their heritage (the Thor Hammer).
(Intrestingly, this is alluded to in-story, since several of the substitutes are painfully aware of their disadvantages - like Mana, Dimna, and Asaello).
While the player can decide which set to use, placing all the substitute kids in the "useless" or "bad" corner just because of their replacement status is a blanket statement, as well as extremely unfair. Ultimately, it's on one's better judgement to choose which females could be paired or not in the first part to get one or another children.
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