Fire Emblem Discourse Story Time

Presented by the vast and shameless Internet Theatre, hosted by an alleged but not actual BNF, here follows a recounting of over twenty years of silly online drama over anime chess pieces. #fireemblem #fandom #discourse

00:00 Introduction
03:34 Blazing Blade
09:03 Sacred Stones
13:05 Path of Radiance
21:21 Radiant Dawn
28:50 Awakening
34:51 Fates
41:37 Three Houses
58:20 Engage

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Works referenced:
(Note: The names of those who participated in trolling and similar behavior have been omitted from the video and will not be sourced here. I don't want to encourage harassing anyone - or rewarding such actions with attention, for that matter. Material from wikis, as well as displayed thumbnails of YouTube videos, will also not be referenced, so as not to clutter up this list with sources that are trivial to locate.)

Articles on JK Rowling's several varieties of terrible:
https://www.indiewire.com/features/ge...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/201...
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antise...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...
Post on FE7 Tactician fics: https://bkamiro.livejournal.com/2245....

Seth Hard mode solo:    • Can you beat Fire Emblem: The Sacred ...  
On Seth in FE8 fanon: https://mark-asphodel.livejournal.com...

Ike's Sexuality (One Last Time): https://amielleon.dreamwidth.org/2378...
Series lifetime sales: https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_...
Dragon Age Origins male Warden/Zevran romance:    • Dragon Age: Origins - Zevran x Male E...  
The Sims 2 clip:    • 🎮🌈 INTERRACIAL GAY COUPLE CUDDLE, MAK...  

Radiant Dawn Hard mode playthrough:    • [Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn] 100% Walk...  

Article on Gamergate: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/t...

Post on transformative fandom:   / co5ucsk  
Sealioning comic: https://wondermark.com/c/1k62/

Article on Engage and Three Houses: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/fire-e...

I'm also extending a huge shoutout to my acquaintances and mutuals on Tumblr who've provided suggestions and material for this video, and to my subs for being interested enough in this topic to encourage me to pursue it. Fandom is a collaborative effort; I couldn't have done all this without you!