History YMMV / FireEmblemThreeHouses

* DesignatedHero: Even without Dimitri's [[spoiler:SanitySlippage over the timeskip, some fans think that his heroic traits have setbacks that make him the very opposite of what those traits should make him. Even though his AxCrazy mindset for the first half of Part II is supposed to be wrong, many think that it is sloppily done because the cataclyst for it is him believing Edelgard caused the Tragedy of Duscur through small steps that come across as illogical, and that it happened when she was only 13 years old which is something he never thinks twice about until Cornelia drops some hints that leads him off from suspecting Edelgard. And even though he does eventually make attempts to better himself and atone for what he has done, it's seen as him being EasilyForgiven despite how mean he had been to his friends up until that point and that someone close to him such as Rodrigue had to die for it to happen. His overall goals is probably the biggest point against him, which is to keep Fódlan as it was before the war started and make changes in a slow but steady pace to prevent unnecessary sacrifices or upsetting the people, since he thinks the nobility and crests still have values. Many find this to be in incredibly poor taste when so much about the game's story is about showing how the current system has made Fódlan into the CrapsackWorld it is that brings harm to both nobles and commoners and is the exact thing Edelgard started the war against. And even if Dimitri were to install changes, who's to say they won't just as easily be undone by a future ruler, setting the world back to what it was before the game started? Even if that might happen somewhere down the line in every lords' ending, it is the easiest for Dimitri's reforms to be undone since it was so easy for him to install them, as opposed to the other endings where radical reforms are introduced and therefore is gonna be harder.]]

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: After Creator/ChrisHackney's [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden previous]] ''Fire Emblem'' role as [[LovableCoward Boey]], a fairly simple character, his voice-acting for Dimitri [[StarMakingRole gained]] near-universal praise, especially on the Blue Lions/Azure Moon route. [[spoiler:The transitions from a [[WhatMeasureIsAMook reluctant]] and {{adorkable}} NiceGuy, [[NominalHero to a]] [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids cynical]] and [[SanitySlippage insane]] RedBaron with a [[RevengeBeforeReason vendetta]], and [[HesBack then]] to a [[TheseHandsHaveKilled remorseful]] [[TheAtoner atoner]] who becomes TheGoodKing to his people]] would not be as convincing as it is without such convincing voice chops, as Chris Hackney was able to use several subtle different tones of voice that match with Dimitri's current mental state, from an idealistic and chivalrous prince with a dark secret to a merciless and unstable shell of his former self and his final transition from being obsessed by revenge and the voices of the people he saw die during the massacre that scarred him for life to atoning for his past sins and taking his place as king for his people. Many were peeved that Hackney [[AwardSnub wasn't even nominated]] for "Best Performance" at the 2019 Game Awards.

*** Seteth himself is incredibly beloved as a character, due to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold with surprising HiddenDepths and subverting the BlindObedience mentality by doubting Rhea and her actions once he comes to know about them, [[spoiler:and even outright abandoning her in Crimson Flower for the sake of his daugther]].

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: After Creator/ChrisHackney's [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden previous]] ''Fire Emblem'' role as [[LovableCoward Boey]], a fairly simple character, his voice-acting for Dimitri [[StarMakingRole gained]] near-universal praise, especially on the Blue Lions/Azure Moon route. [[spoiler:The transitions from a [[WhatMeasureIsAMook reluctant]] and {{adorkable}} NiceGuy, [[NominalHero to a]] [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids cynical]] and [[SanitySlippage insane]] RedBaron with a [[RevengeBeforeReason vendetta]], and [[HesBack then]] to a [[TheseHandsHaveKilled remorseful]] [[TheAtoner atoner]] who becomes TheGoodKing to his people]] would not be as convincing as it is without such convincing voice chops. Many were peeved that Hackney [[AwardSnub wasn't even nominated]] for "Best Performance" at the 2019 Game Awards.

*** Seteth himself is incredibly beloved as a character, due to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold with surprising HiddenDepths and subverting the BlindObedience mentality by doubting Rhea and her actions once he came to know about them, [[spoiler:and even outright abandoning her in Crimson Flower for the sake of his daugther]].

** [[Characters/FireEmblemThreeHousesHubert Hubert von Vestra]] is the brilliant [[TheDragon right hand]] of Edelgard, serving out of genuine love and loyalty toward her. Cloaking his intelligence in an ObviouslyEvil persona, Hubert proves a vital asset to the Adrestian Empire in [[spoiler:their war against the Church of Seiros]]. Often opting for assassination and usually handling the dirty work of Edelgard's schemes, Hubert [[spoiler:secures her rule by ordering the deaths of every noble in the Adrestian Empire when she rises to power and is even willing to stray from her orders to ensure her goals are achieved, no matter what he must do. Taking to the field often to face foes of the Empire, Hubert proves himself an excellent and analytical tactician who can deduce enemy plans and dispense valuable advice. If the Empire is successful, Hubert proves an effective advisor to Edelgard for years to come. If they fail, he [[VillainousValor valiantly]] engages in a final stand against the Empire's enemies. If given the opportunity, Hubert [[GracefulLoser has a posthumous letter sent to the victors]] to ensure the defeat of "those who slither in the dark"]].

* ImprovedSecondAttempt: While there are [[BrokenBase divisions]] over how the game handles StoryBranching, it is generally agreed that it does a better job at conveying GrayAndGrayMorality with this structure compared to the last game in the series to use route splits, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', which advertised its conflict as morally gray but ended up coming across as WhiteAndGrayMorality ''at best''. Here, fans appreciate that there is no "obviously right" faction, [[MisaimedFandom fandom wars notwithstanding]].