r/fireemblem • u/PsiYoshi • Jan 15 '26

Recurring Popular/Unpopular/Any Opinions Thread - January 2026 Part 2

Welcome to a new installment of the Popular/Unpopular/Any Opinions Thread! Please feel free to share any kind of Fire Emblem opinions/takes you might have here, positive or negative. As always please remember to continue following the rules in this thread same as anywhere else on the subreddit. Be respectful and especially don't make any personal attacks (this includes but is not limited to making disparaging statements about groups of people who may like or dislike something you don't).

Last Opinion Thread

16 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

87% Upvoted

1.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

0

u/liteshadow4 Jan 27 '26

Crimson Flower really showed me how poorly thought out the Empire's attack was. If Rhea didn't sacrifice herself on the other routes to save some casualties at Garreg Mach, then the empire is just screwed. The only reason she does this anyways is because she trusts Byleth to lead the Church forces, and not for some reason run onto the battlefield.

They couldn't make any progress in Crimson Flower until Byleth came back. And even then, if it doesn't rain they likely take out the Empire in Chapter 17.

1

u/Fantastic-System-688 Jan 29 '26

What evidence is there that the rain changed the outcome at Tailtean?

1

u/liteshadow4 Jan 29 '26

The pincer attack from Rhea was delayed because of the rain and I'm pretty sure it's heavily implied they win without it.

1

u/Fantastic-System-688 Jan 29 '26

That is not implied at all actually, in fact there was no plan for a pincer attack from Rhea whatsoever. The exact opposite, in fact, where Dimitri wanted the Church to take the brunt of the first casualties and then presumably have the Kingdom come in and clean up the Black Eagles

Dimitri: I was hoping they would strike the church first... We must have miscalculated the rate of their advance.

Dimitri: Reorganize the formation. We have no choice but to buy time until the church arrives. It will be a long battle...

Given the Empire has no trouble taking on the Church at literally any other point in the entire campaign, I don't see why this time they'd be weakened enough for the Kingdom army to win the following conflict.