ThoughFire Emblem: Three Houseson the Switch was a wildly successful entry in the long-running series of strategy role-playing games that received a host of post-launch content, it has fallen to the wayside following the bombshell announcement thatByleth was the finalSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDLCcharacter in the first fighter pass. Because of that, some might be confused as to why one of its houses' leaders, Edelgard von Hresvelg, is trending on Twitter today.
In the fantasy continent of Fodlan whereThree Housestakes place, Edelgard was born on the 22nd day of the Garland Moon; which translates to June 22 on the Gregorian calendar. Thus in Japan it is officially Edelgard’s birthday, and with the morally complex future Empress being a fan-favorite character despite there beingthree sides to choose betweenwhile playing, clearly fans of the RPG are taking the opportunity to celebrate.
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The Blue Lions led by Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, the Golden Deer led by Claude von Riegan, and the Black Eagles led by Edelgard all have popular characters with defined birthdays, interests, strengths, and weaknesses that players can get attached to thanks to the dual combat and life simulation aspects ofThree Houses. However, Edelgard has stood out to many for being a unique axe-wielding armored lord who can be a compelling ally orone of the series' more tragic antagonistsdepending on which nation they choose.
Intelligent System’sFire Emblemwas a notably niche series in the west under Nintendo’s umbrella until the 3DS-era games,Fire Emblem AwakeningandFire Emblem Fates, helped to elevate it into a household name. At the end of 2019,Three Houseswas on track to becoming the best-selling gamein the franchise, and according to Nintendo’s 2019-2020 fiscal year report in May, it has sold nearly 3 million copies.
With that in mind, it makes perfect sense why Edelgard of all characters would break through onto Twitter’s trending page.Fire Emblemis not the only video game property to do so this afternoon, as earlierPokemon’s Generation 5 was trendingdue to fans praisingPokemon Black,White, and their sequels.
TheFire Emblemfranchise does not have much going on at the moment compared toPokemon, though its mobile titleFire Emblem Heroescontinues updating with new characters every other week. Thus it’s nice to see fans coming together to celebrate an important date in the world ofFire Emblem: Three Houses.
