Fire Emblem Three Houses - The 5 Best Paralogue Stories & The 5 Worst

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Fire Emblem Three Houses - The 5 Best Paralogue Stories & The 5 Worst

Paralogue battles in Fire Emblem: Three Houses can be crucial and affect the events of the game. Here are the best and worst paralogue stories. In addition to being a turn-based strategy game, the franchise has always invested a lot into the storyline and journey of the heroes. feature not just one, but many different storylines that depend on the crucial decisions you make as the player and professor at . Aside from the main chapters of the game, there are also side stories known as "Paralogues." In Three Houses, each Paralogue involves one or two characters who get involved in trouble and must take the lead of a mission. While some Paralogues serve as great supplementary stories, others might not even be worth pursuing. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

Best Falling Short Of Heaven

The first big event in Three Houses was when Lord Lonato rebelled against the Church. As Lonato's adopted son, Ashe had an exceptionally close relationship with both the lord and his adoptive brother, Christophe. Falling Short of Heaven occurs after Lonato's death and allows Ashe to get some answers about the tragic incident. Accompanying Byleth and Catherine, he retrieves some important papers about his adoptive family, which foreshadows his retaliation against the church in the latter half of certain routes.

Worst Weathervanes Of Fodlan

It's no secret that Annette has a strained relationship with her father, Gilbert, due to him abandoning their family. However, in the Blue Lions route, they are given the opportunity to make amends. In their joint Paralogue, Weathervanes of Fodlan, Annette, and Gilbert travel to their homeland in the Dominic region to retrieve their Hero's Relic, Crusher. Unfortunately, they are forced to fight Gilbert's brother, Baron Dominic, who awkwardly pretends to sway Annette to stay with him.

Best Legend Of The Lake

Many Paralogues revolves around the acquisition of Heroes' Relics. However, not every student possesses a Crest or nobility that goes along with the Relics. In Legend of the Lake, Leonie expresses her frustrations as a commoner to Linhardt, who suggests that she should go to Lake Teutates to search for a powerful weapon that isn't linked to a Crest. After Leonie proves her strength without a Crest, she is rewarded with The Inexhaustible, a sacred bow.

Worst Eternal Guardian

After goes missing in the War Phase of the game, a letter is discovered that she had left behind for Byleth. The Archbishop mentions that she left something special at the Holy Tomb, but the only problem is that she had set up dangerous traps to ward off thieves. Eternal Guardian is a unique yet underwhelming Paralogue where the enemies are all phantoms rather than actual people or beasts. Therefore, the enemies have no mind of their own which inevitably makes the battle feel a lot more one-sided.

Best An Ocean View

To many at Garreg Mach Monastery, Seteth is known to be the overprotective older brother of Flayn. While it is true that they are related, they feel the need to hide the truth about a larger secret at hand. After protecting the Rhodos Coast in their Paralogue, Seteth and Flayn reveal the significance of the area. It is the resting place of Seteth's wife, who also happens to be Flayn's mother. This reveals that Seteth and Flayn are actually father and daughter rather than siblings, while also alluding to their secret as saints.

Worst Dividing The World

Hilda always talks about her respected older brother, Holst, who seems to be the responsible one between the two Goneril siblings. However, when he falls ill, Hilda steps up to the plate to protect Fodlan's Locket from the Almyrans. As an Almyran himself, Cyril decides to accompany Hilda despite their opposing personalities. After the battle, Cyril claims that the Almyrans never even had a legitimate reason to attack Fodlan's Locket other than to prove their strength, making the entire battle feel rather unnecessary.

Best War For The Weak

An event that is commonly referred to throughout the main story is the Tragedy of Duscur. Because the people of Duscur were blamed for the massacre of Faerghus nobles, Duscur was in turn destroyed along with most of its people. Dedue is amongst one of the few survivors. While Dedue has found a new life as right-hand man, the rest of the Duscur people seek to reclaim their homeland. After intercepting the battle and sparing the Duscur troops, Dedue's favor is later returned by his people in the War Phase of the Blue Lions route.

Worst The Secret Merchant

If Anna is recruited from the paid DLC, an extra Paralogue will be unlocked just for her. As a merchant who's always in search of big money opportunities, Anna jumps at the chance to look for some treasure for a shady thief. Unfortunately, the thief plans on keeping the treasure all for himself, so Anna decides to take her earnings back by force. In the end, the redhead merchant is able to secure at least a portion of the treasure she signed up for.

Best The Face Beneath

One of the biggest mysteries in Three Houses revolves around the identity of the Death Knight. Though everyone at the monastery starts to point fingers at Jeritza, the Death Knight's identity will remain a secret on certain routes unless the Paralogue, The Face Beneath, is completed. After pondering over whether the Death Knight is her own half-brother, Mercedes decides to confront the enemy with Caspar tagging along. After finally getting the opportunity to speak personally with the Death Knight, Mercedes confirms that he is indeed her half-brother as he gives her their Crest's Hero's Relic.

Worst Oil & Water

In the midst of kidnapping Flayn, the Death Knight also encountered Manuela, who ended up stabbed and knocked unconscious. Ever since that day, Manuela hasn't let go of that grudge. When Hanneman brings a potential Death Knight sighting to Manuela's attention, she rushes into battle without thinking. Unfortunately for Manuela, the Death Knight is nowhere in sight, and she is instead caught in a battle against bandits who call themselves the "Death God Gang."