Funny / Fire Emblem Engage

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Considering the unapologetically cheesy and lighthearted atmosphere of this particular entry in Fire Emblem, coupled with a hilarious and quirky cast not unlike Puyo Puyo, you should be prepared to engage with some laughter. Even if said cast doesn't revel in it's eccentricity, you're bound to find some amusing moments too.

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Main Story

• At the start of the first battle, Alear’s party runs into some Corrupted out on the field. Vander assumes Alear wants to fight the Corrupted, and begins praising their bravery in combat… only for Alear to say they should run. Vander’s dumbfounded confusion makes it even better.
  Vander: Shall we fight them? As you wish, Divine One! You whose bravery knows no equal-
  Alear: No. Let's run.
  Vander: Huh?
• Alear freaking out at the soldiers that Lumera made during their mock battle, despite them being made of plants and rocks. Lumera outright asks how they could think they are the same as the Corrupted (though she then clarifies that their abilities in fact are the same).
• Yunaka's first meeting of the party has her trying to garner their sympathy with Crocodile Tears so terrible she even says "sniffle sniffle" out loud. Alear still seems wary, but Alfred totally buys it. Alfred also takes her seriously when she claims she just almost had a heart attack from surprise.
  • Further, the way the scene transitions to Alear and Alfred with suddenly serious expressions when Yunaka casually reveals the ring she lost "talks, for some reason."
  Alear: Come again?
• When looking for which bandit has Micaiah's Emblem Ring, Yunaka's able to spot it by a glint from a distance. When Alear compliments her vision, she enters her dangerous mode and says she has "a killer's eyes", before immediately putting on the cheery voice again and claiming she said she has "killer eyes" when Alear asks for clarification.
• When the party prepares to enter Brodia, they are threatened by Alcryst and his retainers Lapis and Citrinne, who mistake them for thieves as they expected the procession accompanying the Divine Dragon would be more lavish. When Alear introduces themself and Alcryst realizes he just shot at the Divine Dragon, he races toward Alear and slow-motion leaps into a Pose of Supplication and begs them for forgiveness.
  Alcryst: I am so, so, SO sorry! I threatened the Divine Dragon and the crown prince of Firene! I'm begging—please find it in your hearts to forgive meeeeeee!
  • Even funnier, Lapis insists on a test to prove themselves, causing Alcryst to indirectly beg her to stop further disrespecting the Divine Dragon.
• In their initial encounter, Ivy can hardly hide her excitement at meeting Alear in person, even though she is sad that her mission means fighting them. She's downright near flirtatious as she remarks on how dazzling they look. Should they face each other directly in the resulting battle Alear will demand she return the Emblem she is wearing, and she'll coyly ask if they will come closer to her if she refuses.
  • How does Amber make his appearance? He rides in on the side, complaining at how the poor horsey he's riding got spooked. And according to Diamant, him appearing out of nowhere is a common occurrence.
• A darker example is the circumstances of King Morion's death. The man actively ignores his sons' warnings and goes out into battle out of a sense of Brodian pride, falling into a trap set by Hyacinth and getting himself killed and turned into a Corrupted in the process. Morion is one letter off from "moron", which... is exactly what got him killed to begin with.
  • If you call him "King Moron", you might get a chuckle if you're familiar with Persona 4
• King Hyacinth's design screams "old evil sorcerer", so naturally you'd expect him to wield powerful dark magic. Then you see his class is actually Martial Master, which only wields body arts and staves. So no, this sorcerous-looking old dude does not use attack magic, but instead throws hands.
• When Alear spares Ivy she remarks they are cruel to not give her the release of death, but then adds that Alear is their deity and she will respect their will. Alear is rather shocked at this and Ivy proceeds to calmly ask that they forget that part of what she said. Alear hesitantly goes along with the request for the time being.
• When introducing Bunet and Pandreo to Alear, Fogado mentions that Pandreo is pious. Alear introduces themselves as the Divine Dragon, ie, the in-game world's Crystal Dragon Jesus in Human Form. Pandreo is a little slow to process this at first, but his delayed reaction is ultimately priceless.
  Pandreo: (calm) Oh, it's the Divine Dragon.
  Beat
  Pandreo: (does a Wild Take) THE DIVINE DRAGON!?
• The introduction to the royal family of Solm is quite a riot, starting with Fogado cheerfully greeting the palace guards who address him as "Prince" to the party's shock as he never said anything about that, Fogado casually referring to Queen Seforia as "mom", Seforia's own hilariously eccentric demeanor as she forgets where their Emblem Ring is, and the reveal that they usually keep their Emblem Ring in a "doodad drawer", much to the other royals' shock.
  Ivy: The... "doodad drawer."
  Alfred: Has it been lying in a musty cupboard all this time?!
  Diamant: This is one of the strongest Emblem Rings. I don't know what to say...
• The floors of Solm Palace are apparently polished so heavily, they're quite slick. This gets brought up three times in Chapter 14.
  • When you defeat Marni, she claims she only lost because the floor was so slippery.
  • Talking to Jade after the battle has her note how slick the floor is, saying that an idiot not paying attention would easily slip and fall over. And then...
  • ...talking to Amber reveals he's slipped on the floor five times already.
• During Seadall’s recruitment, Emblem Corrin begins calling to him, ordering him to hide from the Corrupted inside the abandoned building. The instant Seadall dashes inside, the two Corrupted nearly hack into each other trying to attack him but stop themselves in time and give each other a puzzled look before remembering to chase after him again.
  • To Corrin’s chagrin, Seadall believes that she is a young princess cursed to take the form of a ring. Well, he got the "princess" part right, at least.
• Upon finding Hortensia working with the party, Rosado thinks she could be being held against her will and whispers for her to "blink three times" if this is the case. He does this in front of Alear and the others as if they can't hear him.
  • In Hortensia's next line, if you wait for her to blink three times (since characters periodically blink during cutscenes), she'll immediately blink again after three blinks to bring her total number of blinks to four.
• While it's in the midst of a horrible scene, Alear having to slowly and carefully explain to Veyle why they believe she's involved in Elusia's attack on Florra is quite amusing. Male Alear sounds especially exasperated that he has to spell it out for her.
  Alear: We followed the Elusian army here. Your army. The one that's burning the village to the ground right now.
• Another dark gameplay example happens during Chapter 19. At the start of the battle, you're specifically told there's no point stopping to help anyone, as everyone in town is dead. There are still villages on the map. Try visiting them and, sure enough, you just get a Corrupted screaming in your face and more enemies spawning. (Said enemies do drop items, so you technically still get a reward, but it's still an amusing case of "what did you expect?")
• As serious and tragic as the scene is, there's something oddly hilarious about Alear's soul screaming in panic as they're sent plummeting back into their body at the end of Chapter 22.

Paralogues

• The way Anna basically recruits herself upon being found in the bandit hideout.
  Anna: Let me help you help me!
• In a paralogue involving the Emblem Ike, where he requests you fight him to increase his Bond level, via reenacting the map battle of chapter 8 of Path of Radiance, there is something unusually funny about Ike casually destroying the entire large fort in the middle of the map (and in the original game, Ike was supposed to protect this fort from encroaching Daein forces), especially for first-time players who did not expect such thing to happen during the paralogue, since the fort is not marked as a destroyable object. Funny that it happened all of a sudden, not so funny when your squishier units are now exposed to him and the rest of the enemies.
• After lowering the bridge in Sigurd's Paralogue, a small army of reinforcements spawn all at once, around 15 units in a combination of Sages, Generals and Paladins. While this kind of thing happened all the time back in Genealogy, it's still amusing and unexpected to see it in a modern entry.
• Alear's Paralogue needs to be cleared to obtain the Pact Ring for them to S-Support their allies. While the Pact Ring does provide gameplay advantages tying into Alear's Emblem form, it's still quite amusing how you have to fight for the right to S-Support, compared to the previous three mainline games.
• Upon clearing Micaiah's Paralogue, Alear was hoping to unlock Micaiah's ability to tell fortunes, and was disappointed when they could not.

Fell Xenologue

• Zelestia's innocent beliefs regarding her other self and Alear's uncomfortable reactions are worth a giggle or two:
  Zelestia: Of course she's there, and no doubt a great help in your fight against Sombron.
• While most of the royals' reactions to fighting their alternate selves are serious, some of them are quite amusing:
  • The first thing Alfred notices upon meeting Alternate Alfred is that he also lacks strong muscles, causing him to ask himself if any of his other alternate selves could possibly be buff.
  • Alcryst outright apologizes to Alternate Alcryst for not being as accomplished as his alternate self. Then when Alternate Alcryst insults Alcryst for being weak, he praises his alternate self for having the confidence he always wanted.
  • While Ivy is appalled at Alternate Ivy worshipping the Fell Dragon, killing her father, driving Elusia to ruin and abusing her world's version of Hortensia, her initial reaction is a mortified, "Please tell me I don't sound anything like you."
  • Timerra cheerfully greets Alternate Timerra with a ciao and is surprised at how stuffy and "normal" her alternate self is compared to herself, so she asks to fight her alternate self to get her to loosen up.
  • Alternate Fogado's boss conversation with Fogado opens with this gem:
  Alternate Fogado: Hey, me! Allow me to introduce myself! I'm you.
  • Even better, Fogado actually ends up acknowledging that he would have said the same thing to his alternate self. Though Mood Whiplash quickly follows when Alternate Fogado declares his intent to Kill and Replace his other self.
• The reaction when Panette confronts Alternate Timerra is one of the more shocking conversations:
  Panette: I know! How about we sing a song together? One of your many odes to meat, perhaps?
  Alternate Timerra: Heh, Panette, are you teasing me? I'm a vegetarian! And you know I hate music.

Supports

• Alear's C-Support with Chloé has the latter watching the former while they take a nap in the orchard, and telling Alear how beautiful they looked while they slept. When Alear is understandably weirded out by Chloé (and reveals this isn't the first time they woke up to find her watching them), she suggests a "compromise" that could help Alear get over their discomfort by setting up an extra bed for her in their room so they would get used to waking up with her around. Alear vetoes that due to the implications.
  Alear: Were you watching me sleep? Again?!
  • And to her suggestion:
    Alear: Nope! Not doing that.
    Chloé: Oh dear. Shot down...
• Chloé's C-Support with Jean opens with him handing her stomach medicine, as he is sure she's going to need it eventually with all the strange food he's observed her eating. It's amusing both how bluntly concerned he is for her health and how unconcerned Chloé is in contrast.
  Jean: It scares me to think of what you're putting in your body.
• Framme's C-Support with Alear has her squealing and praising Alear for their perfection and how shiny they get when they sweat from exercise and thanking the world for the existence of such a "shiny" person. When Framme asks if she's distracting Alear, they skirt around the subject by saying that she's not not distracting them, with Framme apologizing and explaining that she's there as the co-president of Alear's fan club in order to motivate and support them. When Alear requests that she maybe not cheer them so closely, Framme agrees, and moves back around five steps before yelling out cheerleading chants. Alear's only reaction is to hiss, sigh, and mutter that it didn't help.
• Alfred and Etie's B Support has her making a stew out of the favorite ingredients of every bodybuilder she could ask, along with some other stuff she thought might help. It smells horrible, and she hasn't tried it yet. Alfred... is touched she's waiting until he tried it first! The result?
  Alfred: One thing's for sure... it's not fit for human consumption.
  Etie: I was afraid of that.
• In their C-Support Yunaka and Merrin get into an argument over Yunaka not letting her invoke Talking Is a Free Action mid-spar. Yunaka takes the danger of it in a real fight pretty seriously, so the comedy comes from how Merrin's argument basically boils down to how fun and cool it is to verbally spar during a fight and she's basically pouting over not being allowed to indulge it in a non-serious battle. In their A-support, Yunaka bribes Merrin with a rare dragon figurine in exchange for not doing the talking thing.
• Alear and Ivy's B-Support, where the former is concerned about Ivy's apparent anger towards Alear, only for her to bluntly state that she loves Alear. Cut to Alear going "Huh?" as Ivy rectifies that she adores Alear like a worshipper does their deity.
• Timerra's B-supports with Diamant and Ivy both feature the latter two characters trying to sing after Timerra convinces them to give it a shot. Their attempts at doing so are...something to behold.
  Diamant: O Brodia, a land of strength and might.
  Evil men a-aren't allowed there...
  Oh no, now everyone is staring at me.
  Princess Timerra, what do I do now?
  Ivy: Ghoooost...
  Please just forget what you just saw here...
  I've had enough sleeping outdoors.
  • Even funnier is that Reba Buhr, Ivy's English voice actress, is classically trained and did musical theater, so she was intentionally making Ivy's singing as awkward as possible.
• Alfred eats some super spicy soup in his support with Veyle, which then causes him to freak out because he can't handle the heat. The delivery by Nick Wolfhard is absolutely golden.
  Alfred: Challenge accepted! (eats the soup) Eww... Hmm? AAAAAHAGGHH!!! HOT!!! TOO HOT!!! Need. Water. NOW!!!
  Veyle: Heehee! See? Your face was way weirder than mine! I win!
• Vander and Pandreo's A-support continues on the topic of Vander being incapable of dancing due to his aging body and bad back. After some pep talk from Pandreo, Vander is motivated to continue practicing so that he may "boogie down" at the next party. Vander then tries to bend his back, only to immediately fall down in pain.
  Pandreo: Oh! Sweet mother of— How is it bent like that?!
• Panette and Ivy's B-support has the former take the latter to a place she cherishes and adores. Said place turns out to be an abandoned house, which Panette really enjoys but absolutely scares the crap out of Ivy, causing her dignity to rapidly go out the window and flee screaming.
  Ivy: My dignity hangs by one last thread of decorum. The pride I take in my royal office. That thread is... about to snap. Yes, it will snap any moment now. Even a princess is only human, after all. So... with that... I'M GETTING OUT OF HEEEEEEERE!!!
• Alcryst asks Hortensia to help him gain confidence in their support chain. Hortensia initially goes with a reverse psychology ploy by refusing to help him because he's a Brodian prince as a joke, but since this is Alcryst we're talking about, it backfires horribly and the poor guy becomes even more depressing than usual, causing Hortensia to pity his sheer loser-ness rather than tease him.
• Citrinne and Clanne's C-support begins with Clanne watering a withered wildflower with Citrinne coming up and surprising him. His first line of dialogue in this scene is "That’s it. Come on, little buddy. You can do it!" and his stammering as he tries to hide what he thinks is him being weird for talking to a flower makes Citrinne thinks he was actually up to, in her own words, "something... private".
• Fogado and Rosado's supports involve Fogado complimenting Rosado's cuteness, only to shut him down every time Rosado asks if he is the cutest ever. It does take a turn towards heartwarming when Fogado states that he just doesn't do comparisons, and appreciates Rosado's cuteness as much as he does everything else.
  Rosado: So am I the cutest you've ever seen?
  Fogado: Hm? Oh, no. Definitely not.
  Rosado: What. I'm sorry, WHAT?!
• Yunaka and Alfred's C-Support is filled with humor. Yunaka mentions how it's weird that nobody's been doing a background check on her, an unknown quantity, and when Alfred asks if he should be looking into her more, she says that it would be the logical course of action. Alfred takes this as an invitation to talk with her more often, and Yunaka's shocked at the sheer trust that Alfred's putting in her. When she questions if he's never been betrayed, Alfred just responds that he gets that question a lot, with Yunaka pointing out how he lacks self-awareness. And, of course, it wouldn't be a Yunaka Support without some unusual turns of phrase and blatant references to her shady past.
  Yunaka: Abso-totely! Everyone's been a tasty treat!
  Yunaka: Forsooth, silly lad! Whence comes this unearned confidence?!
  Yunaka: I don't get you, Alfred. But maybe I shouldn't look this gift knife in the serrated bevel.
• In what can easily be seen as a bit of funny meta commentary on just how attractive most party members in Fire Emblem games are, Hortensia's C-Support with Anna opens with this remark as she worries about how she can compete.
  Hortensia: This army's too pretty. It's not right.
• Alear and Citrine's C-Support has Citrine trying to find a "small" gift for Alear and offers to buy them a private island. Alear says they think that's too expensive, and that they'd rather have something with a value that can't be measured in money. So Citrine comes back in the B-Support and gives them a random pebble she found.
  • Note that this conversation happens on the Somniel, Alear's private island.
• Zelkov and Ivy's B-Support starts with Zelkov waxing poetic for a solid minute about the nature of pain, isolation, and wisdom all while walking around some cosmic void of sorts. When the dumbfounded Ivy asks what he's talking about he bluntly explains that he made her some headache medicine, and it's revealed that he had been in the dining hall the entire time. Notably Ivy's reaction to his speech is worded almost as if she saw the cosmic void we saw.
  Ivy: ... I'm sorry, what is happening? What is this?
• Alear and Alcryst's C-support has the latter warn Alear about a nearby wolf about to attack. You'd think Alcryst would prepare to shoot it down, but then he... does the Pose of Supplication from his introductory cutscene and makes himself look so utterly pathetic that the wolf ends up leaving in disgust. Alear is very bewildered at this turn of events.
• Ivy and Veyle's C-Support has Veyle insist that she needs to atone for her role in Hyacinth's death despite Ivy's insistence to the contrary. Ivy then reluctantly comes up with a "punishment" for Veyle- eating a plate of super-spicy food. Unbeknownst to Ivy, only Veyle's evil personality hates this, but Veyle actually likes it. Ivy's partly embarrassed at the result and partly happy that Veyle's happy.
• Etie and Goldmary's supports are a hilarious example of two very strong, very conflicting personalities clashing. In their C-Support Goldmary remains composed while doing everything she can to set off Etie's temper after she takes a potato Etie had been eying, and leaves the girl fuming. Then in their B-Support Goldmary reacts with utter shock and indignation at the mere suggestion from Etie that her body is not perfectly prepared for battle, while at the same time making digs at Etie's "excessive" need to train. The Japanese version of this support has similar beats of Goldmary and Etie calling each other weirdos, but the topic is instead about how Etie believes her tight body type is "in fashion" and preferred by men compared to Goldmary's voluptuous figure, with Goldmary reacting with equal parts anger and shock as she is just as confident that men prefer her "voluptuous and perfect" body. The Japanese A-Support then has them learning to "appreciate" each other's body types (by feeling them up) and admitting they do admire them, the means being apparently too much for the censors.
• During Zelkov and Alear's A support, the Divine Dragon will have adopted Zelkov's very particular dialect... much to the latter's confusion. In the end, however, Zelkov does offer Alear a list to know which words to "emphasize" to "suggest" a deeper meaning.
  Alear: All we're doing is *killing time*.
  Zelkov: I deeply regret filling your head with *rubbish*.
• A running gag in Seadall’s supports is how he’s placed himself on a strict diet because he’s a dancer, but he becomes incredibly desperate if he so much as smells someone cooking his favorite foods.
  • Seadall is usually quiet and serious, but the instant he realises something delicious is within range he begins loudly and dramatically telling his own fortune in hopes the stars will allow him to eat it. Needless to say, this bewilders many of his allies.
    Seadall: Spirit of the cards! Cast your divine light and show me how to defeat this demon’s trap!
    Timerra: Demon?! I was trying to be polite!
  • Seadall and Rosado’s support chain has Seadall downright stalking Rosado to find the secret of his beauty routine. When Seadall finally realizes Rosado wasn’t lying about not having one, Seadall’s self control finally snaps, and he instantly leaves to utterly gorge himself on his favorite foods.
• Panette's supports with Timerra have the two reminiscing about their past together and how Panette has changed, with various amusing anecdotes. In their B support in particular we have this line.
  Panette: Little by little, you helped point my rage in a more... useful direction.
  Timerra: At men who cut you in line.
  Panette: That only happened once.
• Nel and Timerra's C-Support sees Nel taking several naps in the garden and waking up to roasted meat in front of her each time. The third time, Timerra sneaks up to her with roasted meat, but Nel instantly wakes up, causing Timerra to gasp and recoil in shock. When Nel realizes who was leaving the meat for her, Timerra denies this while nervously laughing and tries to pass it off as a fashion accessory before immediately running off in embarrassment.
  • Dani Chambers speed talks Timerra's last line as she hightails it. Words cannot express how amazingly hilarious her delivery of that line is.
    Timerra: It's a... fashion accessory. Anywaysorrytobotheryoubye!
• In her C-Support with Alear, Team Mom Zelestia finds herself being fussed over by Alear, who declares they're going to watch her closely from now on to make sure she sits down for real meals after they find out she routinely gets so busy with various activities that she goes for days with nothing but snacks.
  • In the B-Support she turns the tables by insisting Alear try out the soup she's eating, embarassing them in a scene that invokes Romantic Spoonfeeding.
• Amber and Seadall's C-Support has Seadall tell Amber that a man foretold by legend would appear before him, which he initially describes as "young, gregarious, energetic... and rather handsome". However, Amber misunderstands this:
  Amber: Ooh, that profile sounds an awful lot like me! If only my name was Greg! Man, so close!
  • The hilarity continues as Seadall continues his description of the man foretold by legend:
    Seadall: Ah, but he's also a fool.
    Amber: Oh, that can't be me, then. Poor Greg...
    Seadall: Hmm... This fabled fellow also has a powerful connection to a certain animal. The... alpaca?
    Amber: Alpacas?! No way! That has to be me. I am the legendary Greg!
• Louis and Pandreo's C-Support has Pandreo invite Louis to one of his parties, framing it as "male bonding", leading to this gem:
  Louis: Let the two of us explore all the ways in which two men may grow ever closer.
  Pandreo: How is it that you make everything sound suggestive?
• Framme's C-support with Diamant starts with her reading a history book, as she was given an ongoing study duty from Vander due to messing up her steward duties. The way she tries to imitate Vander's stern voice when telling Diamant about this is both adorable and amusing.
• Mauvier and Amber's C-support has the latter attempting to relieve the former of his guard duty by force, only for the latter to pull a muscle before he can do so. Then in their B-support, Amber tries to give Mauvier a potion that supposedly relieves fatigue after taste-testing it, but Mauvier instantly recognizes it as a laxative. Cue Amber hunching over in pain from the effects kicking in.
  Amber: Ah! Oh no! It's working—I can feel it WORKING!
• Anytime Pandreo's support partner lets out a howl in their supports with each other is worth a chuckle. Alear eventually comes around and joins in on the fun, Alcryst does a weak howl initially before really getting into it later on, Rosado is howling in excitement right from the start, and Fogado...gives the most unenthusiastic "howl" of the bunch.
• Céline and Hortensia's Support line involves Hortensia trying to have a cuteness competition with Céline having no idea and just wants to invite her for tea. Hortensia pokes Céline to compare how soft they are and she's just amused while Hortensia bluntly declares "the softness contest is hereby canceled!" But then, in the latter conversations, even when Hortensia 'gives up' on the competition and declares losing, Céline just approaches her, the screen fades to black and...
  Céline: Poke! Poke! Poke!
• Rafal's C Support with Gregory has a moment where Y. Chang puts on his high-pitched "Nil" voice to mock Gregory for assuming that his Nice Guy demeanor back in the Fell Xenologue was just an act. He starts off seemingly sincere, but by the end of his line, he's not even trying to sound like "Nil", slipping back into his harsh normal voice.
  Rafal: Oh, Gregory, I've missed you so. The sight of you fills my heart with joy.

Bond Conversations

• Hortensia's C Conversation with Ike involves her flirting with him.
  Hortensia: You're a handsome fellow, Ike. Being seen with you can only make me look good.
  Ike: Not sure I see how, but thanks, I think.
• Some of Bunet's interactions with the Emblems are... ludicrously unhinged.
  Bunet: (at Lucina) Lucina, the legendary sword you wield... I wonder, what does it taste like?
  Lucina: (visibly disturbed) Falchion is NOT an ingredient in a recipe!
  Bunet: (at Ike) Ike, your strength is like a fine cut of meat. I just wish I could eat it to absorb your qualities.
  Ike: I can't tell if that's a compliment or a joke...
  Bunet: (at Celica) Your ring—the way it's set with a stone—it looks like candy. Hm, I wonder if it tastes like candy...
  Celica: You might choke on it if you try to find out... Soooo, let's just let it remain a mystery, shall we?
  Bunet: (at Sigurd) I can imagine you as a splendid ingredient, Sigurd. Something akin to seafood, perhaps.
  Sigurd: I am... honored?
  Bunet: (at Soren) There is a scent about you that is mysterious as it is delicious. A mingling of flavors...
  Soren: (visibly creeped out) Maybe YOU should keep your distance...
• Ike's response in Goldmary's C Conversation with him is wonderfully blunt.
  Goldmary: Hello, Ike. I'm sorry if you find my charisma totally overwhelming.
  Ike: Please tell me this isn't how everyone in your kingdom talks.
• Yunaka's Conversation with Lucina is a big Call-Back to the latter's Support with Owain in her home game, namely Lucina renaming Falchion to "Pointy Demonspanker" until her cousin tells her to change it back.
• Rosado tries to encourage Soren to let loose and have some fun. With Soren being known for his snarky demeanor, this goes as well as you'd expect.
  Soren: I don't recall asking for your advice.
• Soren completely ignores Goldmary's attempts at flirting with him, while constantly critiquing her performance in battle. Goldmary's last line in their A-bond just sells it.
  Goldmary: I'm actually taking constructive criticism... WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?!
• Speaking of Soren, his A-Bond with Hortensia has some...not-so subtle implications.
  Hortensia: You just think somebody else is cuter than me, don't you? Who is it? Tell me!
  Soren: This is exhausting. Even if I gave you a name, you'd wildly misinterpret what I meant by it.
• Lucina is still afraid of bugs, and lets out a hilariously adorable scream in her Bond with Panette.
  Lucina: AAAAH! It's a giant bug! I-I don't know what to do!
  Panette: Oh now, calm yourself, Lucina. I shall drive it away for you.
• Goldmary's C-Bond conversation with Leif has her expect the latter to confess feelings, only for the Emblem to friendzone her outright instead.
  Goldmary: You know, Leif, I wouldn't blame you if you began to develop feelings for me.
  Leif: I already have feelings about you, Goldmary. I think you and I will make good friends.
• Merrin and Veronica's B-bond conversation throws a nod to the Spring seasonal banners from Fire Emblem Heroes:
  Merrin: I absolutely cannot get enough of rare critters. What kinds of animals were there in your land?
  Veronica: Animals? I'm not sure, but I have seen people with rabbit ears on their heads.
• Nel and Roy have a pretty great B-Bond conversation. Roy's flabbergasted by the amount of salt she uses on her food, but Nel's response is completely sincere.
  Roy: An entire shaker, Nel?! I can't imagine any food needing that much salt.
  Nel: It is a pity you will never be able to taste my gift to culinary advancement.
• Meanwhile, despite The Reveal that they're not twins, Rafal is doing a damned good job of being Polar Opposite Twins with Nel. In his B-Bond conversation with Edelgard, she complains about him putting too much sugar in his tea.
  Edelgard: "I'll admit, one thing about you does trouble me. The amount of sugar you put in your tea..."
  Rafal: "The sweeter the better, Edelgard. I will brook no disagreement on this point."
• In Rosado's C-Bond conversation with Lucina, she wants to make a suggestion on how to make his wyvern cuter. Rosado's response implies she already suggested a bear hat for it, which he shot down.
• Vander and Corin have quite the meta commentary on the face-caressing mini-game that was removed from the international version of Fates.
  Corrin: If you tire, I can rub your shoulders. Or face. Whatever is customary here.
  Vander: Eh? Emblems cannot touch, can they? And rub my face? Is that common in your world?
  Corrin: Ah! Not common. Not really. Just sometimes. Depending on where you're from...

Wake Up Events

• Yunaka's C1 event sees her resort to some... interesting methods to wake Alear when her first attempt doesn't pan out.
  Yunaka: Not gonna make this easy, huh?
  Yunaka: OK. Let's get serious.
  Yunaka: Time to break out my rooster impression!
• In her A1 Wake Up Event, if Alear doesn't wake up right away, Zelestia will fall victim to Fell Asleep Standing Up just from watching them sleep. She outright starts snoring!
• Madeline's initial event features her suddenly blurting out that she'll give anyone who tries to harm Alear a swift death (she had been worrying while watching them sleep about how vulnerable they seemed like that).

Other

• One of the most common gifts you can pick up around Somniel is Horse Manure. To the surprise of no one, just about everyone reacts negatively to being given a piece of horse shit. Even the game snarks at you with its item description, saying that you could give it to someone, but... why would you?
  Vander: Divine One! I scarcely know how to respond! Not positively, I can tell you that much!
  Clanne: What?! Maybe things were different a thousand years ago, but this isn't a present!
  Framme: I absolutely adore everything you give me, Divine One! Oh wow...this is...stinky.
  Alfred: Uh... no, thanks. Did you come all this way to show me this? Well, you can put it away now.
  Céline: Why did you pick this up? More to the point, why did you bring it here?
  Boucheron: What?! This must never be given as a present, all right?!
  Etie: What the?! Every muscle in my body is shocked!
  Chloé: Hey...is this from my pegasus?
  Louis: All my observations of you failed to predict that you would show me... this.
  Jean: Th-this is... Please, wash your hands right away!
  Diamant: Are you all right, Divine One? Did something...happen to you?
  Alcryst: Ah. Are you disposing of waste? I suppose I can take this off your hands.
  Amber: Is this alpaca manure? How did you find some way up... Hey! HEY! This is NOT an alpaca's!
  Jade: I'll admit...this is funny. But I have no use for it.
  Citrinne: Oh my! One mustn't do such things—especially if they are the Divine Dragon!
  Lapis: Ooh! This is some quality manure...
  Yunaka: No! Bad Divine Dragon! Put that back where you found it!
  Saphir: Hahaha! You're ridiculous!
  Ivy: What is the meaning of this?
  Hortensia: Eww, gross! What's wrong with you?!
  Zelkov: Yes, very *amusing*. I trust you are proud of yourself.
  Kagetsu: I am...confused. Is this some cultural custom of which I am unaware?
  Rosado: Ugh! This is the opposite of cute!
  Goldmary: If your goal is to make me angry, you are off to a good start.
  Anna: Huh... I bet I could get someone to buy this, at least.
  Lindon: Excuse me?! Is this part of some bizarre experiment you're conducting?
  Timerra: Whoa, Divine One?! Hold your horses! Did this come from where I think it came from?
  Fogado: AHAHAHA! You are hilarious!
  Merrin: What kind of animal is this from?! I sense...a horse?!
  Panette: Are you trying to start a war?!
  Pandreo: A mere lamb such as myself can't begin to understand your, uh, divine message.
  Bunet: I knew I smelled something...
  Seadall: If you thought this would bring me good luck, I'm quite certain it will not.
  Veyle: H-have... I done something to upset you?
  Mauvier: What's wrong, Divine One?! Are you... unwell?
  Zelestia: Oh my... Is this how people express affection in this world?
  Gregory: What the heck is this?! I can't believe you just handed this to me!
  Madeline: You have a sense of humor, I see.
  Nel: If there is any objective proof that you are not the Divine Dragon of my world, it is clearly this.
  Rafal: I have not the faintest idea what you intend for me to do with this manure.
• A bad dish cooked in the dining hall gets an F rank. You think that would be the worst of it, but no, there is in fact a G rank for the absolute worst dish prepared!
• How characters react to said bad dishes can itself be quite amusing, even hilariously melodramatic. Reactions range to Clanne in experiencing an existential crisis, to Amber, Zelkov, and Louis thinking the food is poisoned, alongside Rafal making both a promise and a threat. Meanwhile, characters like Chloé and Mauvier seem to enjoy the bad dish.
  Vander: I beg of you not to eat this, Divine One. In fact, the fewer we know its flavor the better.
  Clanne: When I tasted it, something precious was lost. I am empty and life is meaningless...^note The voice line that Clanne says "I feel empty inside.", but it does not match the in-game text.
  Framme: I hope I don't ever have to eat that again. Oh, but I'm sure someone will like it!
  Alfred: My throat muscles are spasming... Sorry, but any more and I think I might get seriously ill.
  Céline: This texture is...unique. Perhaps it would pair well with a pungent tea.
  Boucheron: Something is...missing. I feel as lost as when I'm in a forest alone...
  Etie: This can't be good for you! I hate to waste food, but I dunno what else to do with it.
  Chloé: I've never had anything like this. If the rest of you think it's gross, I'll take yours.
  Louis: Are you trying to poison me? Have I done something to displease you?
  Jean: Nope, I'm not eating this. There's no way it can be good for you!
  Diamant: Blech. Perhaps we should double-check this recipe. Sorry, need to drink some water.
  Alcryst: Ah... This meal is like me... disappointing.
  Amber: Ugh, p-poison! We're done for! Go—warn the others! Our insides are under attack!
  Jade: It has a funny taste... I should write this into a gross-out comedy of some kind.
  Citrinne: M-my goodness. Such a...unique flavor...Is this a popular dish amount street vendors, perhaps?
  Lapis: I may not like it...but I'm gonna finish every bite! I can't let the ingredients go to waste. Urgh...
  Yunaka: OK, that's bad. But it's so bad that I'm kinda starting to like it. Is that weird?
  Saphir: This is, uh, intense. In a way, I guess it's kind of an achievement.
  Ivy: I did not know pain was a flavor. I suppose that is what sweet, salty, spicy, and bitter add up to.
  Hortensia: What has the chef done?! Blech... Who let this happen and why?!
  Zelkov: Is this an attempt to *poison* me? There is no other excuse for such potent bitterness.
  Kagetsu: I dislike this very much. It tastes of nothing but failure.
  Rosado: It looks much better than it tastes. This one really got my hopes up...
  Goldmary: I demand an apology. My sense of taste has been damaged by this experience.
  Anna: The inside of my mouth is all tingly. Are you sure this is safe?
  Lindon: Blech! Ugh! Cook it again with Elthunder!
  Timerra: Should we roast it over a fire or something? Almost anything can be fixed with a bit of fire.
  Fogado: I just...can't make myself like it. Sorry. My tongue won't cooperate.
  Merrin: I hate to leave leftovers, but...this is... I'm not sure I can finish it.
  Panette: This is awful! A real kitchen catastrophe, if I've ever seen one.
  Pandreo: Bwah! Help me! My throat, it burns!
  Bunet: Ugh! This is a sacrilege against the ingredients. I should have prepared them myself.
  Seadall: What foul flavors are these?! Oh, eh...but I'm thankful to the cook for making it.
  Veyle: It's not that I can't eat it...but it's, um, going to take some time.
  Mauvier: Nothing to fear. I am used to handling poison. I'll take care of all of this.
  Zelestia: D-did anyone try this before serving? Perhaps its better if they didn't.
  Madeline: Oh... this is just tragic. It's all I can do not to burst into tears.
  Gregory: Ow! It's hurting my mouth. What in the world did you put in this?!
  Nel: Is this truly what the little ones find appealing? My palate is not suited to it.
  Rafal: I will remember this.
• When Alcryst is an opponent in the arena (either as a player or CPU), he'll sometimes say:
  Alcryst: It's me! The Brodian prince who... isn't Diamant.
  • Becomes doubly funny if the arena RNG makes Diamant his opponent.
• Speaking of royal younger siblings in the arena, if Hortensia makes her way into there, there's a chance she'll introduce herself by saying "Hiii!" a la Kirby.
• Sometimes, when a character gets a kill while Engaged with Ike, they'll drop a familiar-sounding line...
  The Engaged character: I fight for my friends.
• Similarly, if Merrin uses Divine Blessing while Engaged with Tiki, she'll sometimes voice her excitement over having been transformed into a dragon.
  Merrin: I am currently a Dragon!
• One of Sigurd's Engage quotes is "If this love is a crime..!", which not only sounds hilariously out-of-place on a battlefield, it gets even better if you know it comes from his infamously melodramatic love confession to Deirdre from his home game.
• In general, some of the Engage victory quotes can elicit chuckles depending on who says them.
  • Anna, for example, tends to make even the most serious ones sound completely ridiculous. (She'll deliver Leif and Eirika's Reluctant Warrior lines in the most cheerful way possible).
  • Soren's battle lines can also be jarringly hilarious on characters you would last expect to hear them from, especially if Soren's cold no-nonsense attitude clashes with his ring bearer's personality. Yes, even cheerful nice girls like Chloé and Veyle can trash talk their enemies by calling them mediocre or outright tell them if they are ready to die.
  • One Bond One-Liner from Leif is "I'm not a child (anymore)". Depending on who he's engaged with, however, the host unit could appear to express denial (Jean, Anna, or Hortensia) or state the obvious (Vander, Lindon, or Saphir).
• If Hortensia battles and defeats Byleth in Emblem training, you can end up with an oddly fitting exchange:
  Byleth: I'm not setting a good example.
  Hortensia: Obviously.
• The very fact that Corrin's "Quality Time" skill is likely a reference to Fates' infamous face-rubbing minigame, especially since "Quality Time" sounds like an Unusual Euphemism.
• Boucheron's easygoing-sounding voice lines contrast heavily with the Berserker's intimidating victory pose, especially since he even puts on a mean mug while striking said pose.
• If you bought the DLC, you're treated to Alear having a conversation with the house leaders from Three Houses. The Snark-to-Snark Combat must be seen to be believed.
  Edelgard: And your timing was excellent. We were just growing weary of each others' conversation.
  Claude: Speak for yourself. I thought Dimitri's stories were getting better with every telling.
  Dimitri: Yes, the sarcastic interruptions kept increasing too. Coincidence, I'm sure.
  Alear: You three all seem to be...really comfortable with each other.
  Edelgard: Appearances can be deceiving.
  Dimitri: Really, Edelgard?
  Claude: She's kidding. You can tell because her face looks exactly the same as when she's serious.
  [...]
  Claude: Dimitri looks pretty straitlaced, but don't let him fool you, Alear. Between you and me, he's like a force of destruction at a party. I'm surprised they didn't expel his whole house for those shenanigans.
  Alear: Haha, must have been quite a night.
  Dimitri: You only just met him, so you can't tell if he's joking. Just ignore half of everything he says.
  Claude: Come on, be fair. At least a third of what I say is worth hearing.
  Edelgard: You do know a third is less than half, right?
• If Alear falls in battle, we are treated to Alear's currently-equipped Emblem reacting in horror and begging for Alear to get up. The delivery is mostly melodramatic and tearjerking... with the exception of Ike, who's straight up savage in ordering you to get up. Made even better if you still have at least one Time Crystal charge left, causing it to automatically activate. It's almost like Ike was so eager for another shot that he activated the Time Crystal himself.
  Ike: If we lose you, then we've lost this battle! On your feet, Alear!
• The DLC Emblem Veronica can summon Heroes... complete with the Heroes stone and gacha star system.
• The Spirit Onesie and Spirit Mask dresses the wearer up as Sommie, and it completely covers up the face and body, so if you make everyone in the Somniel wear it, you are almost guaranteed to have no idea who's who.
• In Soren's DLC paralogue, if you have the character with Ike's ring equipped attack him, you get this gem:
  Ike: You always did like making things difficult.
  Soren: Ike?!
  Ike: Let's see if this is good enough for you.
  Soren: Stop! You don't have to prove yourself to me!
• Overpolishing the Emblem Rings or firmly polishing the wrong spots elicits some amusing reactions from the Emblems themselves...
  Marth: It's already clean...
  Celica: Not... quite./An odd tactic...
  Sigurd: Is that not a waste of time?/You are a strange one.../Overdoing things a bit?
  Leif: It is already clean, is it not?/What are you doing?!
  Roy: Aren't you overdoing it?/Uh, but that spot's clean...
  Lyn: Um, that's clean.../I think that spot is clean...
  Eirika: Careful!/You can relax...
  Ike: Why are- it's fine.
  Micaiah: That's plenty clean...
  Lucina: You're wasting time...
  Corrin: Heehee, what're you doing?/That spot's not dirty!
  Byleth: Really?
  Edelgard: That's not helping much.../Is that necessary?
  Dimitri: Well, you are persistent...
  Claude: You know that's clean, right?/Mm-mm- oh, just filling the time./Did the others get this attention?
  Tiki: You sure you know what you're doing?/Can't watch...
• As typical of every 3D Fire Emblem game since Radiant Dawn, player units strike a victory pose upon killing an enemy, like flourishing their weapon, making a fist pump, etc. Now what does Alcryst (in his base class of Lord) do for his victory pose? He stands tall and makes a quick bow down, as if he's apologizing to his defeated opponent.
• Per usual for Fire Emblem games, each recruited character gets an epilogue card describing how their life went following the events of the story. Most of them are reasonable or expected, except for Lapis, who goes down in history as the Potato Goddess.
• Version 1.3 adds the Ancient Well to the Somniel, and some of the items you can obtain from it are made out of candy and other desserts, featuring: a chocolate sword (Biting Blade), an ice cream lance (Swirlance), a lollipop axe (Lollichop), a dango dagger (Confectioknife), a croissant bow that fires baguette arrows (Croissbow), a tiramisu tome (Tiramistorm), and a rollcake scroll (Scrollcake). Even better? They're edible and can be consumed as an item to restore HP.
  • The Tiramistorm even conjures a wave of chocolate to attack the enemy! Maybe it kills them with diabetes?
• One possible result of Veronica's Summon Hero is... another Veronica.
• If you have Lucina with you after completing Chrom and Robin's paralogue, they have a heartwarming reunion...until Robin mentions Chrom constantly worrying about her. Chrom's expression even changes to a very clear Oh, Crap! one when Robin points it out, and the way Chrom tries to deflect the topic sounds very much like a married couple avoiding talking about something in front of their child.
  Robin: Chrom does almost nothing but worry about you...it's a little embarrassing, if I'm honest.
  Chrom: We weren't going to discuss that in front of her...
• If you activate Emblem Soren's Cataclysm next to a unit wearing Ike's ring, the dialogue before it has Ike sounding really happy with Soren at his side. It's also heartwarming in this context.
  Soren: Ike!
  Ike (Sounding happy): Soren.
• As is tradition for Fire Emblem, characters have various disappointed reactions to poor level ups (wherein they gain little or not stats).
  Jade: The knight showed great promise, if not great progress.
  Chloé: Sorry about that. I'm too hungry to focus.
  Framme: Hey, what gives?! I worked really hard!
  Goldmary: What? Excuse me, what?
  Kagetsu: What is this?! I do not understand!
  Anna: I'm...just saving up for the next one! It's gonna be a blowout, I know it!
  Zelestia: Odd, I'm still young for a Mage Dragon. I should be improving faster.
• The Madeline vs. Marni combat dialogue results in the greatest Lame Comeback ever:
  Marni: Shut it...(takes a moment to come up with an insult)...bluey!
• One post-battle quote has Citrinne ask if an apology is needed for the damage done to the landscape from the battle happening prior. She may even ask this after a fight in an uninhabitable place, such as a stretch of volcanic land.
• Occasionally, when engaging with their assigned Emblem, a unit may use a line other than "Emblem, engage!" Some alternate lines are amusing.
  Chloé: It's just like my fairy tales!
  Anna: This item is not for sale!
  Alcryst: I'm sorry you're stuck with me.
• For some meta fun, name Alear "Nemesis". Alear's personal weapon is named "Liberation". For those who played Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Nemesis is the "king of Liberation".

Manga

• When it turns out that Alear has forgotten the name of the continent of Elyos, Vander calls out to the twins, who unfurl a canvas, allowing Vander to quickly paint a detailed map of Elyos.
• Queen Lumera, Divine Dragon Queen, admired by the populace, also a doting mother to Alear. How doting? She keeps an observation diary on Alear, presumably for the past 1000 years.
• After Etie saves Alear from a falling chunk of debris and chides him for being so weak, Alear mistakenly assumes that Etie is from Brodia, the Kingdom of Might.
• It turns out that Alfred and Etie gave the letter they were supposed to deliver to Boucheron, who ended up getting lost in Lythos Castle.

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