Memes / Fire Emblem Fates

Memes that have to do with Fire Emblem Fates.

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• The units in Fates have actual, visible feet, rather than the bizarre hooves characters had in Awakening. This has prompted a wave of posts among the likes of "Feet confirmed!" To take it further, the protagonist doesn't wear shoes, emphasizing the prominence of feet.
  • And due to the way feet are drawn in official artwork, many have began claiming that Female Corrin has two left feet. Azura's official artwork has her bare right foot hidden behind her bare left one, possibly because of Female Corrin's alleged two-left-feet error.
  • Another foot-related joke is the idea of choosing sides based on what kind of footwear each side has. The player character and Azura decide to not choose either side and go barefoot.
  • And of course, this has all now led to the "Barefoot Waifu" meme which may well become its own trope here in the near future, denoting mysterious, sexy barefoot girls in video games.
    • Technically speaking, the meme originated from Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U, although that was about Female Corrin, not Azura.
• Comparison to Code Geass. To make it simple, Leo is Lelouch, Takumi is Suzaku, and Azura is C.C.
  • Not a good explanation? Watch these three videos. They're Code MENT, so they don't use actual sound clips from the original, but they're accurate.
• With the second reveal trailer showing the Nohr side includes a woman named Camilla with... notable assets, "I pick Nohr for boobs" has become a common rallying cry.
  • Camilla as a whole has become memetic on GameFAQs, with the vast majority of topics in the Nohr version's board (Which even most of the people siding with Hoshido use) being related to her in some way or form.
  • "There are two reasons why Camilla is popular" is a derisive meme commonly quoted by those who dislike Camilla or are tired of her Wolverine Publicity in spinoffs such as Heroes and Warriors. It saw a resurgence when she was added as a DLC Emblem in Fire Emblem Engage over Azura.
• Also, BLOODLINE v. LOYALTY for the two opposing factions.
  • Loyalty became an Unusual Euphemism for breasts, due to the focus on Camilla's huge bust in the scene where it appears.
• Hoshido: The Land of Moe. ^ExplanationThis has been used when comparing your siblings in Hoshido in Nohr, specifically Hinoka and Sakura and Camilla. There is a large difference in appearance, with Hinoka and Sakura generally being classified as adorable moes and Camilla being Ms. Fanservice and The Tease.
  • Nohr has also been called The Land of Sexy. This image describes them both entirely.
• Within minutes of the reveal that Book Bro's name was Leon, Nohr has become the land of communism for the fanbase (due to (Karl) Marx and Leon (Trotsky)). Thus, many fans are planning to name their Nohr-route Avatar Josef or Vladimir, or speculation that the young troubadour's name will be something like Frida or Anastasia to keep up the theme... right up until said "troubadour" was revealed to be a Rod Knight named Elise.
  • And the moment their names were changed to Xander and Leo in the localization, the fans started joking about NOA being "too capitalistic".
• "Oniichan! (Big brother!)" "Niisama... (Big brother...)" ^ExplanationFor many, the debate of Nohr versus Hoshido isn't about which side is right. It isn't even about which game's gameplay they'll like better. It's about which adorable little sister they can emotionally survive breaking the heart of, and, in Sakura's case, fighting.
• Elise, Sakura, and Midori have also become memetic for a different reason. They're some of the few obviously underage characters the player can marry without some sort of justification (Nowi in Fire Emblem: Awakening being Really 700 Years Old, for instance). Cue the Lolicon jokes.
• During a Famitsu reveal (that also revealed the Butler class), Gunter's Great Knight class was misread by some sources as "Great Butler", which immediately went memetic.
• Many fans have noticed similarities in design between Arthur and Gaston, to the point where he has been nicknamed "Blond Gaston". This comparison has also led to images like this◊ being made.
  • Speaking of Arthur, a few people noticed that his costume seems quite reminiscent of Captain America... which, combined with the aforementioned realization, led to them calling him "Gaston America".
  • And adding on to the list of Western characters, Arthur reminds the fandom of: Zapp Brannigan.
• Corrin's dragon form has generated quite a fair amount of memes. For example, some people think it looks like a cross between Dialga, Arceus, and Xerneas. Cue the Pokémon cracks.
  • Going off the above, there are people saying that not only is Corrin a Pokémon, Azura is their trainer but doesn't have enough badges to control them, and that's why they attack her.
  • After the 30-second commercial showed Azura getting strangled by dragon Corrin a second time, people who shipped them started making jokes about them liking it rough and the Power Perversion Potential of shapeshifting.
• #BlameTakumi / #PraiseTakumi ^note A Twitch stream of the game exposed many people to Takumi being Brainwashed and Crazy for the first time. This led to the chat blaming Takumi for everything that goes wrong in the game, the Fire Emblem franchise, and even real life. Once Takumi was able to break free, the chat did a complete 180 and started heaping tons of praise onto Takumi and hailing him as their lord and savior. Amusingly, Takumi is the Final Boss on the Nohr route.
  • #BlameIago ^note Conversely, Iago (the one who did the brainwashing) became the chat's source of hate from chat spam, bad RNG, to any negative events that happened for the latter half of the game.
  • While we're on hashtags, #BlameTeamB ^note The Fire Emblem subreddit learned through an interview that when the time came to implement skinshipping into the game, there were two teams that tackled it: Team A, which wanted to keep the skinshipping to a minimum, and Team B, which, as noted in What Could Have Been on the Trivia page, wanted to create a borderline Eroge where you could touch any part of a person's body, albeit only if you were married to that unit. As Team B was the team that pushed for the skinship minigame, the snarky nickname was the result.
  • Related to the above, #PraiseTeamA ^note The persistence of the people on Team A is what caused them to "win" over Team B, resulting in the skinship minigame getting toned down. As said skinship is a mostly-disliked mechanic in the Fire Emblem fanbase, some took to hailing Team A as heroes.
• Ever since his reveal, Benoit has been subject to some rather... crass jokes on account of his very unfortunate name. Even creepier, the game's release date (June 25th, 2015) happened to be the 8-year-anniversary of the events in question. (It's no wonder that his name was changed to Benny in the localization.)
• Fire Emblem saved Gay Marriage. ^note Very shortly after announcing that Fates will have gay marriage as an option, The US announced that all 50 states have to legalize it.
  • Related, Instant Bisexual.^note The announcement also led people to question how the protagonist finds out that they're attracted to the same gender, for example, Niles having an amazing behind.
• Rinkah's abs are painted on^note Even though Rinkah is the single most muscular female in the game, her beginning Strength and Defense stats are surprisingly low, leading some people to joke about the legitimacy of her muscles.
  • Related: Players found out her strength growth is actually lower than Sakura's, which surprisingly has inspired less jokes about how weak Rinkah is, and instead more about how strong Sakura must be.◊
  • Another joke regarding Strength growths: as soon as Azura's strength growth (60%)^note including the 10% from songstress was found to be higher than both the Path of Radiance (50%) and Radiant Dawn^note the infamous "buff Ike" used in Super Smash Bros. 4 (55%) versions of Ike, much joking ensued.
  • Related to Azura's STR growth being higher than Ike's: this image was created once her high STR growth was realized and has become very popular among the fanbase.
• Felicia having a large rear end. ^note A joke based on Tharja's "boingy bits" conversation with Nowi in the previous game. Contrasting to Tharja's Stripperific apparel, Felicia was chosen for being more innocent-looking, and the idea being that her long and somewhat puffy skirt is the only thing that can cover her bottom.
  • Azura having a nice butt, after Kozaki drew a birthday picture for her that had her in a pose with a very prominent emphasis on said posterior.
• Flora and fire/hot jokes, and comparing her to Sigurd. ^note On the Hoshido route, Flora commits suicide by setting herself on fire. In Genealogy of the Holy War, Sigurd has a Plotline Death that involves fire which is constantly joked about. This has not gone unnoticed.
• It's become common to refer to Ryoma as "Lobster Lord" because of his bright red armor, status, and due to a joke from Awakening made towards a similarly red-armored character^note Walhart. The Beach Brawl picture of him underwater catching fish with his bare hands doesn't help either.
  • Possibly an Ascended Meme in the localization. Orochi calls Ryoma a "lobster on a bad hair day" in one of their supports.
• It's also become common to call Corrin (the Avatar's default name in most localizations, and their name in Super Smash Bros.) "Corn". "Corinne" has also become a rising Fan Nickname for Female Corrin.
• With the reveal of Zero's name being changed to Niles in the localization, fans are making jokes about other characters named Niles in relation to the character. Several Edgeworth jokes have popped up, too.
  • One article had a typo making his name "Niels". Cue people bringing up another sociopathic bisexual man named Niels.
• "Leo x Tomatoes" ^note Leo's trait is "the biggest fan of tomatoes", leading to some NSFW and headcanon blogs to make a Cargo Ship of it.
  • This seemingly has received a Fandom Nod in the English translation, where "Loves Tomatoes the Most" was upgraded to "Objectively loves tomatoes more than anyone else could."
• "My spell hand twitches!" ^ExplanationSince Odin from Fates is actually Owain from Awakening, and his base class was changed from Myrmidon to Dark Mage, this has replaced "My sword hand twitches!" from Awakening.
• "We've got trouble!" ^ExplanationOne of Felicia's English voice clips; often used to mock her English voice and the localization in general. Expect comparisons to Radiant Dawn’s "Hold. Hold, I say!"
  • "What did Felicia say (insert whatever has an answer that is a variation of "We've got trouble")?" ^ExplanationA running joke on the GameFAQs Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest message board, either still making fun of the English dub or as a general lighthearted gag. Has pretty much become the "arrow in the knee" for Fire Emblem Fates. Similar variations on other characters' crit quotes were popular for a while, too.
• "Nohrian scum!" ^ExplanationHinoka's line and delivery in the English dub, which is somewhat out of character since Hinoka is a tomboy, yet compassionate eldest princess of Hoshido. Unlike Felicia's "We've got trouble!" line delivery, this one is better-received since it at least highlights the more aggressive and hostile side of the peaceful Hoshido to avoid Story Branch Favoritism like the Japanese version.
  • This meme is even more often used for Takumi.
• (groans of increasing discomfort) ^ExplanationThe particularly narmy Closed Captioning displayed describing Garon's reaction to Azura singing "Lost in Thoughts All Alone" during a Birthright Chapter 12 cutscene and its Conquest Chapter 14 equivalent.
  • (Garons of increasing discomfort)◊ has also started making the rounds, with an imageset of the king's reactions during the Conquest Route.
• "Ancient gods... What's up?" ^ExplanationThe localization amped up Izana's keet traits to the point of genius ditziness, making him quite the Fountain of Memes and, in some circles, an Ensemble Dark Horse. This is one of the many lines that the fandom has adopted from him, and is commonly used against the localization.
• "technically an adult" ^ExplanationAlso from the localization where Elise is referred as an adult from Leo with this quote: "Elise, when do you intend to act like the adult you technically are?" Although this is meant to avoid Unfortunate Implications of marrying prepubescent children, this apparently backfired on Nintendo of America, as it created more potential Unfortunate Implications of okaying marrying adults that look like children. Cue legal young girl jokes on Elise and legal jailbait humor on social media websites. Apparently, this meme also applies to Midori to a lesser degree, since her B support conversation with her mother referred to her as an adult as well.
• "..." ^ExplanationIn the Japanese version of the game, Saizo and Beruka discuss their work as assassins and how it affects them in their C support together. In the North American version, the localizers replaced the entire conversation with complete silence, replacing a serious conversation with an implied joke about the two assassins being quiet. Commonly used when mocking the game's localization.
• the b a b y r e a l m ^ExplanationThe child units are explained as having been raised in a Year Inside, Hour Outside dimension to keep them safe. Said dimension gained this fan nickname after a Tumblr post interpreted it as "sending your children to the babyrealm to become stronger".
• Similarly to the above, ever since the exact nature of the child units was discovered, the Deeprealms have often been referred to as the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
• "backflip away from your problems" ^ExplanationCorrin's reaction to walking in on the opposite-gender baths varies depending on what class is chosen. The default Nohr Prince/ss just runs out, but a Ninja, for example, will backflip out of the room.
• "THE NOHRIAN INQUISITION!" ^ExplanationOne of Selena's lines◊ (apparently, her Free Time one) has her asking "who are you, the Nohrian inquisition?!". Logically, the Monty Python jokes wrote themselves.
• "STRENGTH IS EVERYTHING!" ^ExplanationThe most oft-quoted clip from Effie's very polarizing voice acting in the localization. More or less on the same level as "We've got trouble!", as it's also used to poke fun at the English voice acting in general.
• "Bring me my booty!"^ExplanationThe word "booty"'s original meaning is "pirate treasure, plunder or other ill-gotten gains", but now it can also mean "butt", and by association, "claiming the booty" can be taken to mean initiating foreplay, and "plundering the booty" can be taken to mean "to have sex". When Leo used it in one of the DLCs, jokes about him being a Covert Pervert immediately started flying around.
• "Emo Dragon Poetry"^ExplanationA Fan Nickname of the main theme of the game, Lost in Thoughts All Alone (if~hitori omou), which has been described by a few fans as "sounding like an Emo Teen's poetry" even though it was actually written by an ancient dragon god-thing. If one reads (not sings) aloud the lyrics of the English version, or the translation of the Japanese lyrics, it's very apparent.
• "TALLBERT" ^{(Spoiler-iffic) Explanation}The Heirs of Fate DLCs include some CG's, and one of them has Xander and his son, Siegbert◊. It shows Siegbert as being almost as tall as his father, who also happens to be one of the tallest men in the whole cast... and since Siegbert's a teenager, this means he might end up growing even taller. The fandom has almost immediately started to run away with it.
• For some reason, there seems to be some obsession in the fandom revolving around Man Cleavage^note Ninjas, Outlaws, Kaden, and Keaton all have this design choice. Fighters and Berserkers also have this design perk as well, but very little talk about their default designs.
• Xander and his Gold Digger ^ExplanationAs much as Xander's and Charlotte's supports are very nice and that Charlotte is a great support partner for Xander in battle, some people can't get over that fact that Xander is falling for Charlotte's trap, and giving her a bunch of wealth that she always wanted. It doesn't help that Xander says that he doesn't care if Charlotte becomes queen when she questions his proposal.
• Shigure is a Disney Princess ^ExplanationIn Shigure's support chain with his sibling, they catch him singing to a number of forest critters at the beginning of each support. And his support chain with Female Corrin creates imagery that came straight out of a Disney movie from the 90's.
  • Similarly, a common joke amongst Corrin/Azura shippers is to accuse Shigure of being overdressed, as both parents and Kana go barefooted.
  • Another joke amongst Corrin/Azura shippers is to say Shigure wears shoes, unlike his parents and sister, because he's going through his rebellious teen phase.^ExplanationHilariously enough, Shigure and Female Kana's non-related support features her accusing him of being a moody teenager, which may or may not contribute to this meme.
  • Kiragi the anti-Disney Princess. ^ExplanationIf Kiragi is Azura's son, their Child Festival Scramble DLC conversation has Kiragi inheriting his mother (and brother's) singing ability... only to use to it so he can lure and kill animals.
• A Running Gag has popped up amongst the fanbase where Xander actually named his son, Siegbert, due to a Line-of-Sight Name with his sword Siegfried and a picture of Bert. There's also expanded versions that show Xander being... hilariously uncreative with names, such as naming his horse Sieghorse, and his spear Siegspear.
• ALL of Takumi's son Kiragi's critical lines have become memes, for how he manages to be an extremely Keet Nice Guy even when delivering Pre-Mortem One-Liners, resulting in Mood Whiplash like "HAVE A NICE DAY" (BOOM!) and "WAR IS HECK!"
• The second Fire Emblem ^ExplanationDue to the Newbie Boom of Awakening and large amounts of Sequel Displacement, pre-Awakening fans like to joke that Fates is the second game in the series.
• Multiple videos have begun circulating on YouTube where comedian acts are reenacted by the cast of the game, almost always with Takumi as the one narrating. A few notable examples.
  • To the point that there is now a Takumi's Stand Up Comedy Club playlist on YouTube.
• Boots is my favorite character. ^ExplanationIn the Conquest route, you have to deal with a group of enemies led by the Adventurer Shura. After the chapter's battle is over, you are given the choice of keeping him alive to join your army or killing him for Boots, to boost your movement. Many choose the latter.
• Emperor Corrin ^ExplanationWhen it was revealed that Fates' Fire Emblem is a flaming chainsaw sword, the comparisons with Warhammer 40,000's iconic weapon, together with the "Burn The Heretic" creed, were quick and brutal.
• YOU ARE THE OCEAN'S GRAY WAVES! ^ExplanationThe opening lyrics to the main theme of the game, "Lost In Thoughts All Alone", became incredibly memetic after the English lyrics were revealed. Azura sings the song during many parts of the main plot of the game, and the opening lyrics are almost always heard during said parts. Some players have considered them incredibly obnoxious, and have thus mocked its frequent usage. If Azura is ever mentioned anywhere on the internet, expect lots of people to say those lyrics in response.
  • YOU ARE THE OCEAN'S MISTAKE ^ExplanationThe opening lyrics to an April Fools "remix" of Waters of Megalovania, most popularized by SiIvaGunner.
  • YOU ARE THE OCEAN'S GAY WAVES! ^ExplanationA version of the opening lyrics made by the fandom.
• So, you know the thing about Va[Disappears] ^{Explanation (SPOILERS)}Revelation reveals early on that the kingdom of Valla has a curse placed on it that causes anyone talking about Valla outside of it to disappear. The fandom ran with this, using it in a way similar to the Candlejack meme, jokingly cutting their posts off if they mention Va-
  • Related to the above: "Azura is exaggerating." ^{Explanation (Spoilers)}Due to how the aforementioned curse of Valla is handled in the story (i.e. barely mentioned), many think that Azura is either making up the curse's existence, making the curse seem more powerful/deadly than it actually is, or some combination of the two.
• Rallyman believes in you! ^ExplanationA generic Master of Arms unit that appears on Lunatic in Chapter 23 of Conquest who has 4 rally skills (Strength, Speed, Resistance, and Defense). Given his general usefulness if captured, he has come to be known as the Rallyman, a hero who encourages your units to "Never Give Up."
  • On the note of capturable units, who can forget good ol' defense daddy Haitaka◊? ^ExplanationThe boss of Conquest Chapter 9, Haitaka, can also be captured. He comes with Rally Defense, a Wyvern Lord skill that the player can't easily get access to without either promoting Beruka or reclassing Camilla. He can be an absolute lifesaver early on, especially in the subsequent Chapter 10, and in some regards is even more useful than many of the "real" characters, making him a fan favorite. Better yet, he's the only unit in Conquest with natural access to the Basara class, and therefore the Rend Heaven and Quixotic skills, making him remain useful even once you acquire better rally users.
• "You abandoned your family... and Hoshido... Now pay, for your betrayal!” ^ExplanationYet another meme that spawned from Prince Takumi. Takumi says this to Corrin during his intro cutscene during Chapter 10 of Conquest, and it quickly became associated with any and all fictional characters who use a bow and arrow. If anyone posts a picture of a character who's readying a bow and arrow, expect this quote to be included with it.
• Photoshopping a noose◊ over the flower garland Elise is holding in her Beach Brawl CG to express disappointment.
• Because it's possible for Odin/Owain to become a grandfather in this game if Corrin marries Ophelia, fans sometimes joke about Lissa dealing with the shock of being a great-grandmother while still in her teens. Sometimes applied to Cordelia or Olivia as well.
  • On a related note, Elise and Selena are often used as Odin/Owain and Subaki's wives in pictures featuring these memes, since fans quickly realized that it makes Ophelia and Caeldori nearly identical to their grandmothers.
• Prince Ryoma will wait patiently for his revenge, but only for 25 turns ^note The 25 turns timer is true for Normal and Hard. On Lunatic, the wait turn limit is reduced to 20.. After that, he will begin his assault. ^Explanation A rather infamous scene on the Conquest route. In-story, Ryoma flies into a blind rage after he is convinced by Iago that Corrin killed Hinoka. This, however, does not translate into the gameplay proper, hence the text.
• Fateslandia.^ExplanationFates is the only game in the series to lack any name for the continent upon which it takes place. This has resulted in the name arising as a sarcastic Fan Nickname for it.
• Corrin Plush / Woo ^ExplanationIn 2019, a plush of Female Corrin was released in the first set of San-Ei's Fire Emblem Allstar Collection alongside those of Marth, Roy, Ike, and Lucina. Around the time when it was released, this specific plush has garnered a cult following, specifically with fans of the character, due to its goofy-looking yet cute appearance. It is featured in a good amount of fanart, nonsensical memes and edits, photos of it "holding" objects like a game controller, and even some people considering it a Memetic Badass or Psychopath. It even became associated with the cheer sound "woo", after a photo of a defect Corrin Plush with an incorrectly-stitched arm was posted on Reddit. Its popularity even resulted in an entire subreddit dedicated to this plush.
• CERO C ^ExplanationA meme in the Japanese side of the fandom, where Fire Emblem Fates (there, simply just Fire Emblem if...), apparently shocked everyone in the fandom there for being rated CERO C in Japan. To give a frame of reference, this would be like having a franchise that almost always gets an E or E10+ rating suddenly be rated M for whatever reason; it's a jarring enough shift over there already, and Fire Emblem is usually a series that almost always gets a CERO A rating, CERO B at most. (To compare, Fire Emblem: Three Houses — the Darker and Edgier game with open discussion of genocide, semi-visible blood in anime cutscenes and psychological trauma — was rated CERO B). This is in large part thanks to the major Hotter and Sexier upgrade the game has to offer. This resulted in many memes over there joking that the game got rated CERO C thanks to Camilla's very existence, with many other fans even joking that the Contralto of Strength her Japanese seiyuu had (Miyuki Sawashiro) was too strong for a normal CERO B rating.
• Selena's hair turns blue^{Explanation (spoilers)}The Before Awakening DLC has Selena (or rather, Severa) set up a date between Chrom and her mother Cordelia, who has an unrequited crush on the former. She follows it up with with an apology to her father and a confident decleration that he'll win in the end. However, this conversation led to many players joking that she caused a ripple effect that would somehow lead to Cordelia and Chrom getting married, and cause Selena to abruptly become Chrom's daughter on the spot and change hair color to match.