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[Meneses]

Ike, with Lyn and Hector not very far behind.

 

[Arclaid]

Not really familiar with the FE2/4/5 lords, but it's probably a tie between Hector and Ephraim for me. Ephraim basically tanked everything.

 

[SCChappy]

Lyn has always been my favourite due to FE GBA being the first in the series I actually played in depth.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Sigurd comes with good stats, great growths, a great weapon and a horse from the very first chapter of the game. Best Lord of the series bar none.

In terms of appeal I've always been fond of Sigurd since way back in the day during that Japanese Brawl poll he was heavily demanded.

Agreed. Sigurd is my favorite by far. His personality is simultaneously strong and gentle, kind of like a happy medium between frailer lords like Marth and the very direct Ike. His character design is particularly striking (very nice use of whites and blues) and his position as one of the only older lords in the series really makes him stand out.

 

[-Horizon-]

Lucina because Horizon reasons.

 

[MaximoffZero]

I've only played Sacred Stones and Awakening, so...Imma go wit Lucina.

 

[charlemagne55]

i typically dont like the lords in FE. They are almost always morally perfect, and seem robotic and unbelievable. Real medieval lords were almost always douches. That being said, Hector and Radiant Dawn Ike are my favorites. I am not a big fan off PoR Ike

 

[RiggyRob]

WE LIKE IKE

WE LIKE IKE

Spoiler

It's very hard to choose between Ike and Hector.

 

[Htown]

Ike, with Lyn and Hector not very far behind.

Yep.

 

[Majukun]

Lyn has always been my favorite

 

[KidB]

Lyn for her amazing animations and Ike for being a badass in RD

 

[Brandon F]

FUCK at that massive Lucina spoiler.

Haven't reached that revelation in awakening yet.

 

[RM8]

Chrom > Alm > Ike > Micaiah.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Lucy gets my vote

 

[Metroidvania]

Lyn, followed by Hector and Ike.

Lyn's Great Lord crit...

Sogood.gif.

 

[Divvy]

Ike

No one solos entire maps like Ike does

 

[Ashkeloth]

From the character's whom I have played enough of to have an opinion of them:

Lyn > Ike > Lucina > Chrom > Roy > Hector > Marth > Micaiah

My opinion of Roy is honestly entirely based on Smash, though, and only my distaste for huge axes puts him above Hector

 

[Fandangox]

Hector and Ike. I liked how Hector worked as a foil to Lyndis and Eliwood, his supports with Matthew and the rest of the cast were really good too.

Ike was a fun character to see, cause it was interesting to see how a non-noble Lord had to deal with the nuances of politics (even if it wasn't that emphasized) after being given the title of Lord.

I kind of liked how Blunt or direct he was with some of the new recruit in their first base conversations, like with Makalov haha.

Actually, the entire cast of Path of Radiance was amazing never forget.

 

[Jezan]

Lyn is my favorite. Love her design, love the way her normal attack goes with the start of the battle theme, she has my favorite criticals, and I like her as a character. I was crushed when she was revealed to be an assist trophy in Brawl.

And neither here nor there, but apparently she was going to be able to use the Durandal at one point in development.

I remember I was studying for a test that night, waiting for the Dojo update, I saw Lyn and though she was playable and was really excited, until I realized her model was lower poly than other characters, I scrolled back up just to see the yellow icon indicating "Item". Closed the book and went to sleep.

Lyn!
Nintendo can we get a Soul Calibur but Fire Emblem characters only? Please?

 

[darkmagus]

Ike as i really like his character, maybe second would be hector as he wrecks everything

 

[Azure J]

Marth/Lyn > Ike > Hector > Sigurd > the rest.

Spoiler

#FuckChrom
#FuckLucina

If we're allowed to add Robin, (s)he'd go right next to Ike.

 

[Kain]

I didn't know anyone wondered this. It's Hector, of course, and what an injustice to the world that he isn't in any Smash Bros, he would be the absolute best, as he is in the game he stars in.

Tied in awesomeness I would put Radiant Dawn's Ike and Ephraim, they are just too godly.

PS: Hector + Florina pls

 

[Gartooth]

Ike was easily my favorite lord in the series. Love the character, and he was a beast in game. Runner ups are the Awakening lords. Would love to play Fire Emblem 6 eventually since it seems like Lyn and Hector get a lot of love.

 

[mrjohill]

Hector is my favorite

 

[StayDead]

Marth and Lucina <3

 

[10k]

Ike. That guy was a meat tank destroyer. Did could send him in solo on a map surrounded my enemies and he'd kill them all in a few turns.

 

[Draxal]

Sigurd would solo all the other fire emblem lords by himself.

 

[Astral/H3X]

Lyn is my favorite. Love her design, love the way her normal attack goes with the start of the battle theme, she has my favorite criticals, and I like her as a character. I was crushed when she was revealed to be an assist trophy in Brawl.

And neither here nor there, but apparently she was going to be able to use the Durandal at one point in development.

Oh man, Arch and Nintenlord. Crazy times.
I remember Nintenlord trying to teach me actual coding. I ended up with a calculator that said 1+1 is 11, then later 10, and some other insanity.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Hector. The only Lord so far with an Axe. And a damn good one too.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Lyn will always be my tops.

 

[HylianHero12]

Ike is definitely my favorite Lord. I think PoR is my favorite game. It's a tough choice between Lyn and Lucina for my other favorite Lord character.

However, people shouldn't forget that if you play Eirika's route in Sacred Stones, Ephraim

Spoiler

conquers the entire enemy nation with only two other units, one of which joins after he takes the enemy capital.

 

[Insaniac]

Lyndis was my first and favorite Lord

 

[Busaiku]

Micaiah and Robin aren't Lords though.

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

Lyn definitely

Awakening's best characters were its supporting cast.

 

[PfantzyPantz]

Marth4life

I've only played FE3 but still

 

[Cedric]

Oh, Ike also has this going for him.

 

[uncledonnie]

Ike, with Hector as a very distant second.

 

[Ezalc]

Sigurd comes with good stats, great growths, a great weapon and a horse from the very first chapter of the game. Best Lord of the series bar none.

In terms of appeal I've always been fond of Sigurd since way back in the day during that Japanese Brawl poll he was heavily demanded. Chrom is constantly outshined by Robin even though he's not a lord also.

Agreed. Sigurd is my favorite by far. His personality is simultaneously strong and gentle, kind of like a happy medium between frailer lords like Marth and the very direct Ike. His character design is particularly striking (very nice use of whites and blues) and his position as one of the only older lords in the series really makes him stand out.

These guys get it. Played FE4 years ago and it instantly became my favorite. The fact that Sigurd hasn't shown up as an AT, alt costume (Though project M fixes this) in smash or even as one of the remade dlcs for Awakening saddened me.

Sigurd is a very kind but levelheaded lord. He starts out a killing machine and only gets better. Also a plus that he isn't some bullshit teenager that Japan seems to love so much when making rpg protagonists. I really hope that FE4 gets some big budget remake keeping the huge maps and all.

Sigurd would solo all the other fire emblem lords by himself.

Indeed he would.

If I were to rank the other lords though:

Sigurd
Ike
Lyn/Hector/Leif
Marth/Seliph
Roy
Eliwood/Chrom
Micaiah
Lucina

Ike was amazing in both games he was in.
Lyn and Hector are just a great change of pace from normal lords and have awesome personalities. Leif is just a fun lord as well.
Marth and Seliph are somewhat standard fare, nothing bad nothing too good either.
Roy as a unit is godawful but I like the sword of seals and his game was fun.
Eliwood was boring as shit and while as a unit he's alright he's still too boring to care about. Same goes for Chrom who was just what felt like some generic good lord.
Micaiah is terrible, hated her in the game and as a unit she's ok. Still bad though.
Lucina is fucking godawful, I loathe this piece of shit character and the fact that she was made playable over Chrom is fucking absurd. Blame this bullshit on Japan,

Spoiler

after you recruit her she has fuck all to do in the story and is totally in the backseat to Robin and Chrom except in one cutscene waaaay later, in which she does nothing as well. Fuck her.

Ephraim, Eirika, Alm, and Celica I can't comment on for not having played their games. I also chose not to mention Robin since while a protag he's not a lord. Ellincia I believe was regarded as a lord in PoR, but she's pretty lackluster all around so whatever.

Lastly, fuck Lucina.

 

[Neon_Icarus]

1. Micaiah

I may be the only person on earth who likes her, but I really enjoyed the 'Jeanne d'Arc take' on a FE lord. She is the most unlikely leader who, through desperate circumstances finds herself a leader of her people (while harbouring conflicting emotions about said people due to her mixed blood inheritance). I also liked how the difficulty of her chapters reflected her desperate circumstances.

But yeah, I tend to find '¨badass' type videogame characters annoying. They usually end up being very tropey attempts at creating icons of hero worship/avatars for male power trips. Characters you feel more ambivalent about are more interesting.

2. Ike

His growth from a country boy to a leader is pretty well done in Path of Radiance. Plus, in Radiant Dawn he is one of the few main characters in Japanese games, who is allowed to be nicely muscular. lol

3. Lucina

I don't like Awakening much, but she has a pretty nice character design and story concept behind her.

The rest of the FE lords all kind of blend to together in my mind. Sigurd didn't do much for me, though I suppose I've only played FE4 about halfway through. *The lords in the GBA games were pretty nice. The avatar-like Robin kinda annoys me, since he/she is clearly just a tool for player wish fulfillment.

 

[Jamix012]

I like Ike. But I also have soft spots for Lyn, Hector, Ephraim and Lucina.

 

[Cosmic Dreams]

Chrom > Marth > Ike

typically, i know

 

[GamerJM]

Ike by a pretty sizable margin.

 

[MillionVolts]

Ike is my dude. I find most FE protagonists to be kinda lame, but Ike is one of my favorite video game heroes, period.

In a very distant second is either Hector or Lucina.

 

[Nbz]

Hector is the only answer. All other answers are inferior.

 

[DTJAAAAM]

Hector, then Chrom.

 

[Squishy3]

Hector. Axe god. Ike is pretty good too, he's so OP at the end of the game.

 

[totoro'd]

Ike definitely, and I have this pic on my desktop

Lyn was my favorite until Ike came along, and was Titania considered a lord? If so, I liked her too

 

[EulaCapra]

What is up with Alm's art? Huge head, super long legs, small chest and pelvis...

Not even counting the Awakening child Ike supposedly had [it's called turkey basters, people!], I like Ike because they tried to make him as ambiguously gay as possible without ruffling NIntendo's family-friendly conservative censors. They basically used the same tactics many movies employed in the 1950's to show homosexuality.

Also have to go with Micaiah and Lucina. I have a strong feeling Lucina will front the next game with her popularity booming. Also, Lucina boots.

 

[Credo]

The curb-stomping I gave so many enemies with Ike makes me want to say him, but my heart says to go with Hector. It's a tie.

 

[LupusWarrior]

Lyn, Eliwood, and Hector are all tied because that was the first fire emblem game I played.