Sunday, October 22, 2023

A Knight's Burden: A Character Analysis of Matthis - The Dashing Fool

 Introduction

It's hard not to notice the series' large cast of characters when you play through the Fire Emblem franchise. Excluding boss characters, enemies, and NPCs, there are still hundreds of playable characters that span across the 17 mainline games. In fact, there are almost as many FE characters as there are Pokémon... probably. Anyways, amongst these colorful characters: some are loved, some are well-liked, some are forgettable, some are disliked by many, and some outright send people into a visceral rage when they’re even remotely brought up. Today, I’m going to discuss a character that’s part of the latter category. So, buckle up and get ready as I fly you to Macedon to talk about the courageous yet fear-ridden cavalier known as Matthis.