Fire Emblem ramblings/translations masterlist
(Last updated 7 Feb 2024)
Outdated bit:
- Kiran is (functionally) a boddhisattva/deva theory (somewhat jossed)
Fire Emblem Heroes stuff
- Fire Emblem Heroes - the quiet Buddhist cosmology beneath the Norse Facade (Long Read)
- (un)fun fact about a lot of fire emblem's general plot lines regarding the iffy issues of bloodline and just rulers (A Fafnir centric rambling)
- Reading Eitri as a reflection of the player/Kiran
- Devas and their association with music
- Kiran's luck in FEH (Part 1) / (Part 2)
- Fafnir looks like a Japanese politician running for elections...
Unsorted meta eastern religious culture stuff
- Thoughts on why Fire Emblem adores the idea of Avatars
- Aureoles and halos
- Sombron's Cobra Dragon Form is a call-out to Buddhist Nagas. Or: wait, are Divine and Fell Dragons really that different?
- The Heroes relics are Buddha relics
- Shinto's influence on the writings of Big Bads
- Iron swords are $10 (new!)
Fire Emblem Heroes x Awakening wombo combo
- Connections between Robin, Grima and Kiran
- Potential connection between Naga and Kiran
- Kiran and Grima's Yin Yang relationship [fengshui]
Fire Emblem Awakening
- Ylisse's parallels to irl Japan (new!)
- Reading Grima as an Abrahamic god stand-in in the world of Fire Emblem, and how that is filling in gaps in the narrative.
Fire Emblem Engage
- Why EN Pandreo AROOs and JP Pandreo WHEEEYs
- Why is Rosado written that way?
- Seadall & East Asian Beauty Standards (new!)
Translations & related
- Yusuke Kozaki's comments in regards to Askr's character design
- The Key of Truth "Breidablik"
- Alfonse's thirst for the summoner
- Alcryst S rank support + S rank Ally Notebook (Fan-translated)
- Alfred's cut Ally Notebook stuff in JP
In conclusion