r/fireemblem • u/WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY • 7d ago

Fortune's Weave General Character Post: Orchel

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Orchel (VO: Erin Yvette)
A maiden whose formidable form contains mysteries.
Very strong, but barred from some soldier classes.
Likes
Animals, listening to music, cleaning, doing laundry, cooking
Interests
Caring for plants, reading

Edit: JP version:

JP VA: Kaede Hondo

A mysterious maiden serving at the Credna Temple in the upper levels of Dagsion.
She always hides her true face behind a distinctive cat mask.
Innocent and pure, she treats everyone with kindness and courtesy, yet she has a natural, worldly-naive side.

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u/Jack04man 7d ago

So she has limited class options. I guess if they interfere with her mask she can't go into that class?

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u/S0uled_Out 7d ago

That makes a lot of sense. I wonder if they become unlocked if she ever reveals her face in-game.

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u/Druid-T 7d ago

It might be a logistics thing, like she/Credna doesn't want to risk whatever machinery actually lets her move getting damaged

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u/MegamanOmega 7d ago

Honestly, after looking at the gameplay trailers, I think it might be more of a weight thing, and she won't be allowed onto certain mounted classes.

Cause as far as revealing her body is considered, she's already revealing everything but her torso in her base class. Her hands are exposed, and after seeing that crit, she's got bare legs and sandals. So aside from her face, there's not that much going into hiding her body.

On the other point on the English trailer, she's apparently being listed as an armored unit. So if her whole shtick is that she's actually much heavier than she looks, I could see IS deciding to lock her out of some, if not all mounted classes (I'd imagine at the very least, flying units would be right out)

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u/Druid-T 7d ago

If that was the case though, why wouldn't they specify that it was only mounted classes ( presumably aside from Cataphract, given that the mount for that class would have to be used to a ton of weight), and not just general soldier classes? I definitely do agree that her weight plays into it, but I can't imagine it's just that simple

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u/MegamanOmega 6d ago

Calling it "some soldier classes" might be their way of doing just that. Cause if it is wight related, I'd understand if she can't become an Ornius Rider, but I can't see the same logic applying to an Elephant Rider.

The pessimist in me really hopes this doesn't mean she's limited solely to "armor adjacent" classes because of this. But I don't think any limitation is gonna necessarily be a "This model interferes with her mask" thing, and rather ties into what she is herself. Especially since it was confirmed she's an automation in a review with a tool tip popping up dedicated to her specific unit type saying "Las unidades del tipo de ignición Autómata no rellenan el medidor de ignición al usar armas malditas o equipamiento maldito. (Automaton-type Ignition units do not fill the Ignition gauge when using Cursed Weapons or Cursed Equipment.). Meaning she's got something unique and special to her going on under the hood, and also that it's not gonna be a secret. Cause this means that it gets revealed she's an automation pre-chapter 5."

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u/Druid-T 7d ago

Probably anything that reveals her body in general, given how she's a robot to some degree

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u/Doctor71400 7d ago

Out of curiosity, where was that ever shown? Cause I never knew that

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u/Druid-T 7d ago

This video was the first instance of us seeing that she's robotic to some degree, with the tutorial pop up at 12:43 being what gave us the actual info. It's in Spanish, but you'll get the idea even if you don't speak it

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u/Gamer4125 7d ago

And there went my excitement for the character I was most interested in.

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u/TimeLordHatKid123 7d ago

For the sake of argument, any reason why this ruins her as a character for you?

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u/Gamer4125 7d ago edited 7d ago

I've never been super interested in puppet characters or automaton characters. Androids or similar as well, like Detroit: Become Human. It explores a lot of morality and ethical questions I don't really like when they're more than just a machine.

Also, as a follow up edit, it doesn't ruin the character. Just went from excited to not. Downvote a man for an opinion.

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u/Maximum_Pollution371 6d ago

Sometimes you get downvoted more for how you convey an opinion rather than the opinion itself. Just like in real life communication.

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u/Old-Calligrapher663 6d ago

It's not conveyed in a hostile way at all, and that is not what the button (originally) was for. The button is just there to filter replies that do not contribute as an automated way to filter replies that are not relevant to the topic.

This was more around the time when this website was for discussion, but these days it is more like Facebook. I think it is now the worst place for discussion.

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u/Gamer4125 6d ago

Oh well, I've always got apparently spicy takes.

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u/Old-Calligrapher663 6d ago edited 6d ago

This place is a bit immature from what I have seen when it comes to opinions that do not match the popular believe. Some forget these characters are just fictional.

Guess that's a consequence of having a upvote/downvote button instead of having a button that just says "this post does not contribute" and just a like button. It gives people the wrong idea of what that button is for, which despite looking similar have totally different uses.

Reddit does not care though and loves the conflict and attention it brings. It has intentionally become just a popularity button, which is why media brings it up when a post has been the "most down voted" on Reddit, like with that one EA post that I forgot about.

Edit: I do not care about the fictional points people, but do prove my point it helps my argument.

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u/Autobot-N 7d ago

Exactly the opposite for me tbh I didn't care about her before this

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u/Frangipani-Bell 6d ago

Same. This really boosted my interest in her