History YMMV / FireEmblemFates

** Male Corrin eventually turned into one. Almost from day one, fans have vastly preferred his [[BreakoutCharacter female counterpart]] due to his lack of interesting customization options on top of his already uninteresting base design. Not remotely helping matters is the fact that [[BaseBreakingCharacter the avatar has a large number of controversial character flaws and behaviors]] that many players find to be [[DoubleStandard more (though not entirely) palatable with a female protagonist]]. It would get worse for him in the ensuing years, as his appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' was overshadowed by his [[RunningGag female counterpart]] ''again'' despite getting most of the advertising time, and the official ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' character poll had him not only crash out of the top twenty by the end, he actually lost out to other losers like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Eliwood and]] '''[[MemeticMutation Dorcas]]'''. Another blow is that ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' have ''female'' Corrin be considered canon, which didn't help his reputation in the slightest.

** Male Corrin eventually turned into one. Almost from day one, fans have vastly preferred his [[BreakoutCharacter female counterpart]] due to his lack of interesting customization options on top of his already uninteresting base design, and being short a potential spouse which can cause at least [[OptionalPartyMember one additional character]] to be {{permanently missable|Content}}, which forces players to pick from a small pool of four ladies who exclusively support with him if one is going for [[OneHundredPercentCompletion 100%]], and only one of them available in all three routes. Not remotely helping matters is the fact that [[BaseBreakingCharacter the avatar has a large number of controversial character flaws and behaviors]] that many players find to be [[DoubleStandard more (though not entirely) palatable with a female protagonist]]. It would get worse for him in the ensuing years, as his appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' was overshadowed by his [[RunningGag female counterpart]] ''again'' despite getting most of the advertising time, and the official ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' character poll had him not only crash out of the top twenty by the end, he actually lost out to other losers like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Eliwood and]] '''[[MemeticMutation Dorcas]]'''. Another blow is that ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' have ''female'' Corrin be considered canon, which didn't help his reputation in the slightest. Many people find it really disturbing that the game pushes him and the player to an extent, to marry Azura, his [[spoiler:cousin.]]

** Arthur was received okay in Japan, but he was an instant hit with America, due to his red/white/blue color scheme and his classically heroic appearance, complete with LanternJawOfJustice and an outfit that looks suspiciously similar to ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's. His resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]] has also been noted. Not to mention being voiced by voice acting fan favorite veteran Creator/CamClarke doing his best American Hero voice acting. His supports have only made him ''more'' popular, including such moments as trying to fistfight a bear in Benny's or going on superhero patrols to help random people every morning in Beruka's. It also helps that [[spoiler:he's one of the few ''Conquest''-exclusive characters who you ''aren't'' forced to fight on ''Birthright''; in fact, he can be convinced to temporarily join your side. [[HeartwarmingMoments So there's no]] PlayerPunch [[HeartwarmingMoments for his fans]] if playing ''Birthright''.]]

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** Felicia is the most commonly cited example in the game, although the younger royal sisters, Sakura and Elise are quite this as well.

** [[CuteClumsyGirl Clumsy]] archer Setsuna, CountryMouse Mozu, GenkiGirl Hana, [[LittleBitBeastly foxboy]] Kaden, and {{yandere}} Peri also qualify.

* ReplacementScrappy: The ''Awakening'' expies in Hoshido are derided for being carbon-copies of their original counterparts, especially Rhajat, who gets the most hate from quite a bit of the Western fanbase. Being an {{expy}} of the widely-divisive Tharja from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' on top of being the only female [[GayOption Bi Option]] was enough to send her to BaseBreakingCharacter territory, but the localization played up her stalker traits and toned down her [[HiddenDepths sympathetic]] ones in her supports with the Avatar. It doesn't help that she's a child unit, which many fans are opposed to pairing with the Avatar on principle.

** The process of obtaining the Second Generation units has several issues. The first is that the Paralogues that players need to complete to get them scale levels for enemies. This wouldn't be so bad, and it makes them excellent grinding opportunities in ''Conquest'', except that after chapter 18, the children ''stop'' scaling with them and don't gain any levels past unpromoted level 20 until you use the special scaling promotion item in their inventory (so you can choose what they promote into). This means that certain children (most infamously Shiro and Ignatius) can become nigh impossible to get because they're uncontrollable suicidal green units who can't use their promotion items until you get to them, surrounded by enemies ''10 to 20 levels above them''. The other problem is that it is unnecessarily restricting to get all the child units with a male Avatar; the player will have to marry him to one of Flora, Reina, Scarlet, Anna, or one of the Second Gens if they want every child due to how the developers set up the possible pairings. This raises a number of problems: Flora, Reina, and Scarlet are late-joining, semi-version exclusive characters who the player is unlikely to acquire before getting an S-Support, Anna is only available via DLC, many fans oppose marrying the kids on principle, and [[spoiler:Scarlet is killed off in ''Revelation'' before one could reasonably expect to get an S-Support with her without knowing to go grind her out]].

** Another is similar to the "Casual Challenge" in ''New Mystery'' and ''Awakening'', but with Phoenix Mode as an [[AntiFrustrationFeature anti-frustration feature]] if you give up. You select phoenix mode... but play as if you are on "Classic" mode wherein you try to avoid letting ''any'' units die.
** "Corrinquest" run. Similar to an "Ironman"[[note]]Not resetting to bring back units[[/note]] playthrough, you can only use Avatars that have been recruited from other players' castles.

** Pairing the Avatar with a second-generation kid is a lot more unnerving to some fans this time around, due to the fact that there is no possibility of a JailbaitWait for any of the younger characters before they have their own child, and the Avatar mentioning to Rhajat that they used to ''babysit'' her and the other kids. Oh, dear. Ironically, the competitive side is all for marrying a second gen unit. Just don't expect anyone playing as they would want to for single player to do so.

** Nina's YaoiFangirl personal skill works while she's adjacent to any Paired-Up males. This includes brothers, fathers and sons, and ''her own father''. Yes, you're making her fantasize about ParentalIncest for gameplay benefits.
*** It's also implied she {{ship|perOnDeck}}s Niles with Silas (and, in the Japanese version, Leo); it's uncertain whether her penchant for writing friend fiction extends to her dad, but if it does... [[FridgeHorror *shudder*]]

*** Chapter 12 takes place in a frozen sea, with the player's party scattered helplessly across three boats while enemies can freely move in to attack them. This setup means it's impossible to split healers and attackers in an even enough formation, making each individual group of units considerably weaker. The way to clear this map is to survive until the sixth turn, after which Dragon Veins will appear and finally enable the player some degree of mobility.

* MemeticMolester: The May 31st Direct unveiled a new feature where the Avatar can call people to their room and ''rub their face'', immediately landing them this label among the fanbase. Because of this, the international release toned down this feature; you can still call characters to the Avatar's room, but can only rub the spouse.

** [[spoiler:Odin, Selena, and Laslow are actually Owain, Severa, and Inigo. Even if you don't see the bit on TheMultiverse being a thing, it's still blatantly obvious since their personalities, voices, and appearances are exactly the same (albeit the trio are OlderAndWiser here) and all their supports with other characters are filled with nods and hints towards them being the exact same characters.]]

** Many fans dislike the return of second-generation characters and choose to not recruit them, preferring to pretend they don't exist. Fan works that do acknowledge their existence often have them born after the war. This is made much easier than in ''Awakening'', since the kids aren't part of the plot in any way. As an extension of this, the ''Heirs of Fate'' DLC receives this treatment as well.

** Many fans dislike the return of second-generation characters and choose to not recruit them, preferring to pretend they don't exist. This is made much easier than in ''Awakening'', since the kids aren't part of the plot in any way. As an extension of this, the ''Heirs of Fate'' DLC receives this treatment as well.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales:
** Niles has been ([[BaseBreakingCharacter with some caveats]]) completely embraced by the LGBTFanbase despite being a TooKinkyToTorture bisexual male. It helps that some of his dialogues are genuinely funny, he's very useful in gameplay for being the only default bow user in Conquest, and he has quite the HiddenDepths in his supports, ''and'' [[MrFanservice he's extremely handsome.]]
** Similar to Niles, Arthur debuts in his game as a parody of over-the-top American superheroes [[BornUnlucky cursed with a bad luck streak a mile wide]], and he's ''far'' more popular in America than in Japan. Factors include the fact that he's a [[LightningBruiser surprisingly high-potential unit when trained]], has a ton of HiddenDepths as well as numerous well-written supports, and in spite of his status as a CosmicPlaything, the story treats his earnest desire to do good and infallible optimism with the utmost respect, which elevates his parodic status to outright [[AffectionateParody affectionate levels]] for many.

** More than a few fans choose to ignore that Corrin [[spoiler:is not blood-related to any of the Hoshido royals besides Mikoto]] due to feeling it undermines the main motivation and point of the ''Birthright'' route.

*** Hinoka on the ''Conquest'' route (and arguably on the ''Birthright'' route too, given she gets [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter even less dialogue than Sakura]]). The main reason why she qualifies is that she was originally weak and was easily the most affected by the Avatar's abduction, making it her goal to bring them back -- even becoming a Sky Knight for that purpose. The worst part is that she's obviously suffering a lot of heartbreak because of you not joining Hoshido and is easily the most reluctant to fight you, similar to Elise. Plus she had to grow up earlier to take care of her younger siblings like Camilla and toughen up despite being a very sensitive girl. *** Camilla refuses to come out of her room after you've beaten her and displays obvious sadness at having to fight you.

* FanPreferredCouple: ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' has Scarlet/Ryoma. Although Scarlet can only support with the Avatar, she receives a fair amount of ShipTease with Ryoma, especially during ''Revelation'', [[spoiler:in which Scarlet ends up suffering a PlotlineDeath shortly after her introduction]]. Despite her inability to support with Ryoma, he's her most popular pairing partner.

* MisaimedFandom:
** The game has two realms with very different sets of morals and very different world-buildings associated to them. Both are supposed to be seen as possessing pros and flaws which are incarnated in their Royal Families: despite their differences, they all love the Avatar, [[ChildOfTwoWorlds who belongs to both groups]], with all their hearts and will '''not''' react well to him or her choosing one over another [[spoiler:or, in ''Revelation'', '''not''' choosing a side.]] However, the fans have decided to latch on one Royal Family/Kingdom and bash each other, portraying their chosen "family" as innocents whose flaws must be ignored or swept away to fetishize their suffering, while the other one is downgraded to Evil Incarnate. The most rabid Nohr fans creepily reduce the genuinely tragic Nohrian Royal Family into helpless and fetishized victims who should never be called out for their own mistakes; the most rabid Hoshido fans paint Nohrians as nothing more than {{card carrying villain}}s blindly following an Avatar who is little more than a deluded fool so they can have some sort of petty revenge or appease King Garon.
** Prince Forrest is a WholesomeCrossdresser and ActionFashionista who explicitely says he's a guy despite his girlish tastes in clothing '''and''' openly states that he's uncomfortable whenever he's mistaken as a girl. [[http://dlartistanon.tumblr.com/post/142825383263/more-hey-can-we-not-do-this-forrest-makes-it A part of the fandom,]] [[http://electricprincess96.tumblr.com/post/142730976381/okay-so-as-a-non-binary-trans-person-the-forrest however,]] [[https://whitediamondfairy.tumblr.com/post/142366203100/foleo-i-know-i-look-like-a-girl-but-i-am-a-boy insists that Forrest is a trans girl,]] [[http://wapourif.tumblr.com/post/142604290071 despite evidence to]] [[http://boyonetta.tumblr.com/post/144070357539/please-dont-misgender-forrest-shes-a-girl the contrary.]]

* CompleteMonster:
** [[EvilGenius Iago]], the right-hand [[TheStrategist tactician]] of King Garon of Nohr, excels at [[EvilSorcerer sorcery and illusions]]. In ''Birthright'', he tries to instigate a feud between [[Characters/FireEmblemFatesCorrin Corrin]] and the Wind Tribe by disguising some of the tribalists as Faceless to be killed. Later, he cruelly attacks Flora despite being in the wrong, tries to have Corrin and their group digested alive by a resurrected Fort Dragonfall, and is implied to be behind Takumi's aggressive state. In ''Conquest'', fueled by nothing more than contempt for Corrin, he constantly tries to get the heroes slain, including a Faceless ambush in the Woods of the Forlorn and telling the warring Hoshidans where they'll be. In one notable instance, a Faceless tries to attack Corrin, but this results in Lilith's demise instead; Iago remarks he never liked her anyway. Finally, his dislike reaches the point where he outright attacks Corrin at the end of the route in front of the Nohrian siblings, going against his own king's initial orders. [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative]] and cruel, nobody approved of Iago's actions, and even the peace-loving Corrin wanted him dead.
** [[AxCrazy Hans]] is a Nohrian criminal previously arrested for murder who, after his release from prison, served as a soldier for the Nohrian army. When ordered by King Garon to test Corrin's abilities, on what was meant to be a simple recon mission, Hans murdered a Hoshidan to initiate a conflict. Despite initiating the conflict as ordered, Hans continued to try and kill more Hoshidans [[ForTheEvulz for fun]], [[DirtyCoward abandoned the group during the conflict]], and later on attacked Corrin on a bridge, needlessly trying to kill Gunter in the process. In the ''Birthright'' route, Hans gets promoted to a commander, and demands that his men fight against each other for real saying that he wants to see real blood. When he finds Corrin and the group, [[BadBoss he orders his men to throw their lives away if it means weakening Corrin]], and threatens to have King Garon kill the families of those who hesitate. In the ''Conquest'' route, when ordered to suppress a rebellion occurring in Cheve, Hans ignores the rebellion and decides to slaughter innocent villagers who took no part in it. He later gleefully kills Hoshidan prisoners who were promised to be spared if they surrendered. Hans is willing to do anything if it means he'll get ahead in life, and while he claims to kill out of loyalty for King Garon, Hans only follows Garon's orders if it means [[AmbitionIsEvil he can be rewarded for what he loves doing]].

* TrueArtIsAngsty: A lot of Western players consider Nohr and its characters superior, especially the royal siblings because they've outwardly suffered and were broken under the DecadentCourt. Some even believe this to the point where they act like Hoshido's never suffered at all despite canon displaying otherwise.

** [[spoiler:Anankos]] is not as beloved by the fandom as villains like [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Arvis]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Lyon]], and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius the Black Knight]], but is at least considered to be a vast step-up from [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Grima]] by virtue of having a personality and backstory. He's also seen as superior to [[StupidEvil Garon]], so in the end the fanbase appreciates him for being a hateable antagonist with some depth.