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[radiantdawnhero]

[[COMING OUTTA MY CAGE AND IVE BEEN DOING JUST FINE]]

[radiantdawnhero]

SEND ✍ FOR AN EXCERPT OF MY MUSE’S DIARY. SEND ✍ AND A NAME FOR AN EXCERPT OF MY MUSE’S DIARY SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT CHARACTER.

[radiantdawnhero]

Hey! I saw your posts about how Fates totally screwed over Ike's character. Although I haven't actually gotten the Ike character yet (the amiibo is still in his box, haha), I've seen screenshots of what you're referring to, and yes it's awful. Do you think his portrayal in Awakening was a little more true to the real deal? And if it was, how did it get so bad in Fates???

yeah it’s pretty disheartening, hopefully once you get past the initial conversations you’ll still be able to enjoy his inclusion in the game! 

from what i remember of awakening ike they got him pretty spot on, in particular i was impressed with how they managed to capture his trademark snark 

Ike: You keep glancing this way

Lon’qu: It’s nothing

Ike: Lazy eye, huh? 

I have no idea what’s happened with fates. My best guess is that whoever wrote him was only familiar with priam and assumed ike was very similar (he’s Not). 

i’ve tweeted at NoA about it, but i’m not optimistic i’ll get a response. we’ll see

[radiantdawnhero]

favorite character: *is taller, bigger, stronger and older than me* me: my sweet summer child, i must protect you at all costs, my son, you can count on me kiddo, i’ll never let you down, i’ll love you unconditionally

[radiantdawnhero]

I'm not sure if you've already written a separate post about this, but I'd be interested to hear what you thought they messed up most with Ike in Fates.

this is something i’ve ranted extensively about on twitter but, i think it’s high time i posted about it here too. strap yourselves in, we’re talking about tumblr user regalsword’s Pet Hate™: mischaracterising ike  

fates ike has exactly one character trait: he loves to pick fights with strong enemies. When you summon an amiibo unit to your castle, corrin has a few conversations with them before you’re able to battle and recruit them. Ike’s first conversation is mostly just introductions, and is fine. It’s from the second conversation onward that things start to get bad. He talks about his motive for fighting, which is now apparently seeking out and battling strong foes for the thrill of the fight itself (which he remarks as “not exactly the most noble of motivations”. no, it isn’t). As someone who knows ike’s character like the back of my hand, this is all complete news to me.

One particularly egregious exchange involves him asking you whether you strive for peace or revel in conflict, should you choose the former he acts as though that’s not the choice he would have made, suggesting you shouldn’t “long for battle” the way he supposedly seems to now. Another has him talking wistfully about the constant battles in the world he came from, and how much he misses them. 

Once you defeat and recruit him, corrin jokes that ike only joined them for the opportunity to fight tough enemies, which ike then sheepishly admits to be true. ugh.

all of this is so out of character and wrong on so many levels

ike is a character motivated by duty, not something as selfish as the thrill of combat. Duty to his employer, duty to his friends and most important of all: duty to his father and living up to his expectations. While he enjoys sparring and friendly contests of strength, he has no love of battle and avoids conflict whenever possible. This is the guy who at the end of the game, grumbles that he’s had enough of battles to last a lifetime. Remember when a black dragon joined the enemy side and his reaction was “are u fuckin kidding me” not “aww yeah another worthy foe to fight!”. the only time he seems to show any kind of desire for conflict is with the black knight, and even then that’s for deeply personal reasons. If you’re going to reduce a character to one personality trait, then at least make sure it’s a trait they actually have? 

i’m just… very confused as to how they managed to screw up so badly with ike. It’s implied that these are the smash bros incarnations of the characters, but that doesn’t explain why the other amiibo units were faithful to their original characterisations (marth is a little iffy, but nowhere near ike’s level of ooc) while ike’s is almost a complete fabrication. I’d expect this kind of mischaracterisation in smash bros fanfiction but not a canon fire emblem game. It’s a real kick in the gut after being excited about his inclusion in the game for so long, especially when he was exclusive extra content that i had to shell out a premium for.

ike is such a commonly mischaracterised character as it is, so it’s infuriating to see intsys themselves adding fuel to the fire. I only hope next time they decide to include him in a game they leave the writing to somebody who can show they actually know anything about his games at all.  

Check out this character profile from Codename Steam, another game where ike is an amiibo exclusive character: 

“While Ike is not of high birth, his talents are those of a professional soldier, yet he is never eager to raise a blade. When asked, he simply replies that war has cost him dearly, and he hopes by his efforts to keep others from losing what he has lost”  

if a non-fire emblem game can nail his character perfectly like that, fates has no excuse. 

[radiantdawnhero]

apparently a lot of people still haven’t seen this beautiful, beautiful cipher art of vanguard ike, so sharing it here seems like the Right thing to do

[radiantdawnhero]

Like for a starter!

((like this if you wanna rp starter with the big meatball))

[radiantdawnhero]

Have a thing from Miiverse.

Fun fact: They’re fighting on a giant phallus!

[radiantdawnhero]

[[i never got around to posting it but i had drawn this for you, kit ;3; maybe one day i will get around to coloring it but coloring is my enemy smh]]

@pinkhatchets

[radiantdawnhero]

[radiantdawnhero]

Ike’s Fates voice sounds somewhere between brooding teenager, world-weary veteran, and sassy gay friend and it still manages not to sound right for him at all. I thought his voice in Smash Bros was perfect. I’m incredulous that it’s the same actor.

[radiantdawnhero]

Ike, of course, joined into the singing. He couldn’t pass up, especially since it meant that the cake would be served faster that way. Although, he wasn’t going to since louder than Marth. The princess could be the one to carry the tune and mess up, not him...Or maybe Toon Link was good at singing? 

The mercenary glanced down at Meta Knight, curious on if something was still bothering him.

The Birthday Borb (Multi-man rp with herokingofaltea, radiantdawnhero, and starboundknight)

[radiantdawnhero]

If I get 5 "❀"s I'll voice act my character

Please send in some lines, too! 

[radiantdawnhero]

Marth’s sneering remark jabbed through Ike like a spear.  “I wasn’t going to even sing, anyway!” Ike snapped, lying. He glared daggers at Marth before turning his attention back to Meta Knight. The mercenary scanned the batamon’s expression, it was difficult to make out from behind his mask, but his eyes reflecting the flickering candles could easily express that something had come up that was bothering him.  “Could it be the cake? Maybe it’s too burnt and the princess is planning on poisoning us.” He remarked, getting back at the king, but clearly not helping the situation. 

The Birthday Borb (Multi-man rp with herokingofaltea, radiantdawnhero, and starboundknight)

[radiantdawnhero]

“You should have let me light those.” Ike grumbled, glaring at Marth’s incompetence. He sighed and clapped his hands together. “Alright, who’s going to start us off with singing?” He asked, glancing about at the two other victims.

The Birthday Borb (Multi-man rp with herokingofaltea, radiantdawnhero, and starboundknight)

[radiantdawnhero]

Ike eyed the cake--Marth really outdid himself this time. It was a shock that the prince--er, king even knew how to bake in the first place, didn’t he have people for that? Shrugging off his own thoughts he watched as Marth grabbed the box of matches and arrange the candles. “Can I have one of those?” Ike asked, pointing to the match box, “Also, will there be enough candles? This is a big thing, after all. Every year counts.” 

The Birthday Borb (Multi-man rp with herokingofaltea, radiantdawnhero, and starboundknight)

[radiantdawnhero]

Ike puffed his cheeks for being ignored but immediately changed his mood at the mention of food. “Cake?” Ike stood up. “Oh yeah, we have to sing you a birthday song, right birthday...Boy?” The mercenary looked over towards the batamon. 

The Birthday Borb (Multi-man rp with herokingofaltea, radiantdawnhero, and starboundknight)