#For now I will hold my judgment of Bernadetta

[shiroselia]

Started Black Eagles now as my second playthrough, I know WAY less about both Black Eagles + Golden Deer, so I'm a lot more blind on their characters and how they're handled outside of the basic obvious

So far. I don't really know.

I'mma be real though there is a Very heavy "Omg look aren't they So Weird and Quirky" to a lot of the full early group scenes and it's. fine? But they're also not any weirder or quirkier than any other houses. Really. So it just feels a bit weirdly lampshaded and also. kinda overblown.

I really liked Dorothea and Edelgard's C-support, and I think I'm gonna really like Edelgard, she's well-written and that's just point blank.

I've recruited Mercedes because I want her supports with Jeritza, I have recruited Marianne because that's just a thing I'm always gonna do ig, and also I saw a snippet of her Ferdinand support and now I Cannot Not get it I'm so excited for that one. I'm gonna recruit Lysithea because I want her supports with Edelgard, but I couldn't New Game Purchase her A support so eh. normal recruitment moment.

But I'm interested in seeing how these guys play out.

Mildly unrelated character rant that delves into an Edelgard rant: (Hello, I treat fictional characters like chess pieces, I like all of them, don't worry about it.) Edelgard as a character makes my literary analysis brain go haywire so eh. Have this.

Every single character in Three Houses thinks THEY are right and that's why the story is interesting, and Edelgard especially I think proves this. Also I love how you can see a certain level of self-awareness in her already because Edelgard, as proven by her convo with Dimitri at the end of Azure Moon, she considers herself a necessary sacrifice (sidenote: Her going all Omg you think I'm Strong teehee at Dimitri in that convo will never not be funny it was SO funny, AND also one of the most important lines in the entire game that says SO MUCH ABOUT HER VIEW OF HERSELF??? Shit Self-Esteem Von Hresvelg is THAT YOU-), she doesn't consider herself one of the strong ones, she's doing this because Somebody Has To, and she realises not everybody will agree with her, and I just find it awfully interesting.

Mostly because I also interpret Edel as a LOT less in control than she thinks she is and Wants to think that she is and I might go off about this later but tldr that scene where she drops the dagger and seems legitimately surprised at Monica not being Monica to me is one of the most important things about Edelgard's entire situation, like, she has had those who slither surrounding her her entire life they're definitely diverting the blame a Little, and yes if you ask me, I think Edelgard's also a bit scared of admitting that she might've been wrong because that would mean admitting that she was had and if she admits that she was had, everything that she has put on the line for her life having any meaning left by now would. you know. crumble. ANYWAYS more about that once I have seen more of Edel's own views of herself but from Azure Moon alone this is such an easy reading of her to me.

(Tldr I think there's a reason why Edel and also I think Byleth's Crimson Flower ending is all about "Okay fuck now we gotta deal with those who slither fucking hell-")