Yikes, edelgard forgot the weapon triangle

This is really Edelgard giving the dagger back to Dimitri

This cutscene is gameplay accurate. Much like every enemy up until that point who attacked dimitri, edelgard too was one hit killed by the counter. Truly wonderful

This ending cutscene is just all silent. They say no words except when Dimitri called her El

Dmitri really is the best post-time skip. Went to hell and back and still chose forgiveness and to save Fodlan. Edelgard went through hell but chose world domination instead. Claude is just Claude.

Edelgard :sings reach for my hand Dimitri:reaches out Edelgard:stabs him What the heck

damn they actually showed blood in a fe game? we making progress

0:54 I love how Byleth was literally all of us. Watching peacefully hoping Edelgard and Dimitri would come to a truce, and then being like “WTF”

There is so much that I love about this cutscene. >Dimitri and Edelgard being in the same position that he and Byleth were in during their reunion, showing how he has moved on from his trauma and wants to guide Edelgard through confronting hers. >The light shining on both of them signifying the second chance that Edelgard is being given, as well as the contrast with Dimitri's reunion scene showing that he has chosen to walk in the light with Byleth and his friends instead of being a slave to the dead. >Edelgard using the very dagger that signified their close relationship in a last ditch effort to kill him, and the pain on Dimitri's face after being stabbed/having to kill her being possibly both physical and emotional. >Edelgard's body becoming shrouded in darkness as she falls over, signifying her desicion to stay in that dark path until the end. >Byleth guiding Dimitri into the light one last time, pulling him back when he tries to look back into the darkness and essentially telling him that he can't let himself be chained by the past any longer. >The voices of all of Fodlan cheering for their savior as he takes those crucial steps into the light and guides them to a brighter future. All of these things communicated with only one word and incredible cinematography. Some of this is personal inference and others might see it differently, but this feels to me like the perfect example of how to direct a scene in any media.

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you can take her throwing the knife as a lot of things 1 showing him he shouldnt trust the enemy 2 trying to kill him 3 forcing him to kill her and many more

Thanks Blue Lions for ruining every other route for me. I literally cannot play this game unless I save Dimitri.

I think Edelgard is symbolically telling Dimitri to make his own path on ruling fodland and Edelgard didn’t throw to kill him. Edelgard new the war would go on forever with her still alive

After playing every route, I can now confirm...Azure Moon goes hardest 💯

This is the saddest edelgard death scene to me because here were 2 siblings, both who'd lost the rest of their families to war, holding their weapons at each other. if only they believed both their paths could coexist in the same world, they wouldn't have to kill each other. but edelgard forces dimitri's hand to kill her so that he can become the unquestionable ruler of fodlan. :(

I really wish it had worked out for them. In his route she’s just way too far gone. And in her route he’s the same. They both deserved better.

Don't bring a dagger to a polearm fight.

"Dimitri did you give her a dagger?" "Yes...." "DIMITRI NO!" Sylvains the other btw

The saddest part is that from before this battle even began, Edelgard’s death is the only ending that would not lead to ruin. If Edelgard accepted his hand, Dimitri would instantly lose the faith of his people. If Edelgard won without Byleth she would have nobody to abdicate to and her rule cannot sustain long term due to her being seen as a Tyrant. So knowing this, Edelgard throws the dagger, but in such a way as to not kill Dimitri (Edelgard could definitely have hit the neck if she wanted to) in order to force his hand and get him to make the right choice. That smile is knowing that her job is done and that she’s succeeded. But lets not ignore that no matter who wins this fight, Claude will hunt down the CEO of racism.

What gets me is that after swearing death on everyone and everything that opposes him, Dimitri's first instinct is to be merciful when confronting Edelgard. It's so sad.

I must have seen this cutscene over a 100 times now, but every time I watch it, I still hope that Edelgard takes his hand. Indisputably one of the greatest cutscenes ever made. This was the phenomenal ending for the best story in all of Three Houses.

Edelgard knows the consequences of both sides living on, which is why when shes defeated she basically forces you to kill her, byleth was already going to do it, so edelgard just had to encourage it, with the Dimitri ending scene, she had to fake try to kill him to get him to kill her, and I know it was to get him to kill her because A. She has amazing aim, yet she hit his shoulder not his heart or neck. B. if she wanted to execute him she should have done it later when they were alone, and she was in a better state, edelgard isnt the kind of person to act desperately.

Okay I’m probably not the first to notice this but Dimitri and Byleth walking out at the end of this scene kinda feels like a reference to Ike and Elincia walking out in Path of Radiance!

I was blues lions first run through. Still my favorite house. I also love Claude and the Golden deer. I hated playing the black Eagles. I agreed the crest structure was flawed, but when Edelguard made me kill some of my students I wanted revenge more then Dimitri did.

So I just realized that Areadbhar is meant to be the hand of a Nabatean as a Relic, so in the shot at 0:35 Dimitri is extending both his hand and the hand of Areadbhar out to Edelgard. And Edelgard knowing that she's lost the war and everyone and everything that mattered to her decides to take Areadbhar's hand instead 0:59

The title is misleading, Edelgard drew the dagger to harden Dimitri's resolve as King of Faerghus. His subjects would never follow a weak king that spared the life of the enemy that almost burned their homeland to the ground.

I'm biased for BL, but Dimitri helping Claude and attempting to help Edelgard really made me hate Edelgard as a character and love Dimitri. Despite Edelgard literally starting a war, trying to take over the world, and killing anybody who stands in her way, Dimitri still extended his hand despite all of the history and darkness of Edelgard. Dimitri is the best lord with the best character arc when played through the BL route. Claude was great too, but not nearly as in depth as Dimitri. Though the Golden Deer route has arguably the best ending/boss fight.

I may have played all routes but I'm Blue lion at heart

If you look closely, you can see that Edelgard's eyes are no longer the faint pink they once were, but a glassy grey. She's so far gone her eyes have lost their color, as if she's already dead. So much of her is lost, it's like she's a walking corpse. Not really important, just thought it was a nice touch.

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Everyone i know says dimitri is a cold hearted killer after the time skip but this proves otherwise

To the people saying Dimitri is the worst because his plans are stupid Dimitri had it the hardest of the three, yes Edelgard was used to do experiments only because of her crests and that is definitely something hard to go through but Dimitri lost his parents and every one he loved in a brutal incident and was left to the brink of death and then seeing that Edelgard worked with the people that caused the Duscur tragedy he becomes a monster that can only be saved if byleth is by his side. At first he just wants to kill Edelgard but then sees the bigger picture he was the one to end the war and that is something that people don’t seem to get Dimitris route isn’t exactly about killing Edelgard its about ending the war that has brought Fodlan half a decade of suffering and torment. That is the purpose of the Azure Moon.

This one is for all the people who are just watching this cutscene without all the background. Idk if everyone knows this, but the reason he calls her El is because they were childhood friends that developed feelings for one another. In the Edelgard route, Edelgard said people she used to know called her El, but nobody anymore. Edelgard forgot that Dimitri was the person that she used to know, but Dimitri always remembered, so when he said that, that’s why she smiled.

Everybody just forgetting that whatever happens, Edelgard knew that if she accepted his help, she would still have died in some way, age (which is soon thanks to her two crests), execution (Rhea, or Dimitri, who could be obligated to if his people want her head), and that, whatever she does, in this route, if she has to die, she'll want to die killed by Dimitri. I mean, she still loved him in a way, that's pretty obvious, Edelgard's not the crybaby type, so, crying for someone's death certainly isn't something usual, as we can see the way she does it when she kills him

goddd the symbolism of this sceen is incredible. At first when I saw this I thought it was uncharacteristically petty, but after reading a little into it, you can see that she wasn't actually trying to kill Dimitri. She was trying to get Dimitri to kill *her*. She was giving him the dagger, telling him to cut a path to the future, the same way he gave it to her. When her eyes light up after he offers her his hand, that is her recognizing that he will be able to succeed where he failed.

Words cannot express how much I love Dimitri. He has done questionable things, yes, but only because of his trauma, from a terrible past that he had done nothing to deserve. All he needed was one warm hand; someone to reach out and give him a little help and guidance. I firmly believe that if Byleth hadn't fallen into a coma and stayed by Dimitri's side, he would've never descended into madness, at least nowhere near as bad as it was by the time of Byleth's return. The second Byleth reached out, Dimitri's condition started to improve (granted it was slower than a snail's crawl at first) His ideals aren't as grand as Edelgard's or Claude's. But that is part of his appeal in my opinion. Take away his crazed side (which was resolved in his route) and he is basically just a simple man. All he wants is to carry out his duty respectfully, to be a king worthy of his people and not the other way round. A king who is actually *the* most sensitive to lives lost in battle because that's how dear he holds everyone around him. When Claude's and Edelgard's classmates die in routes other than their own, their voicelines convey stuff like "I'm sorry it had to be this way" and "I'll make sure your sacrifice is not in vain". But in GD route during the battle at Gronder Field, Dimitri couldn't bring himself to string any of those parting words. All he could muster was their names, and when it came to Mercedes, his pained grunt broke my heart. Pretty sure they only added to his survivor's guilt, and the souls of the dead he believed he was being haunted by, and that caused his final suicidal dash towards a retreating Edelgard. I hated Edelgard at first, but watching Dimitri forgive her and attempt, on two occasions, to pursue a future where he and she could walk the same path made me want that more than anything else, too.

I really like that Edelgard doesn't have any dialogue here. I'm seeing lots of interpretations of the dagger attack that I hadn't considered before. (I still think it primarily points to the fact that she's forsaken her humanity and at this point can no longer be reasoned with or saved).

Edelgard intended to die, Dimitri literally and figuratively reached her heart. That smile is her realizing Dimitri was always the ruler Fodlan needed.

Best strategy RPG and obviously one of the best games.

Dimitri's was a tragic tale. One of death, revenge, suffering, anguish, loss, an attempt at forgiveness, and finally a hollow kill knowing the darkness that caused it all still runs rampant. He had great character development and accomplished his goals at a painful price that wouldn't have come if he hadn't grown emotionally. Blue lions best house 10/10 would do again.

Dimitri wasn’t only killing his only childhood friend but the woman he loved the most.

Thank you. I needed to see that again.

One thing I like about AM *way* more than CF, is that Dimitri gets talked off his path off needless bloodshed. Edelgard does not.

This is by far one of my favorite endings in any FE games. It was so quite yet spoke so many words

Imagine edelgard just wanted to give back the dagger but dimitri stabbed her and she accidentally threw it

Edelgard could've very easily threw it at his face or take his hand then stab him. She threw it at his shoulder on purpose so he would kill her and end the war.

Just finished the 3 main routes with BL being the last (doing Black Eagles- Church route next). So far BL's route is my favorite. Dimitri went from my least favorite lord to my most favorite in this route. And it also further solidifies Edelguard as the villain in my eyes. Or at least, the most villainous. Freaking love this game.

Titling this "Edelgard tries to kill Dimitri" misses the entire point of this scene. She wasn't trying to kill him, she needed him to kill her to stop the war.

Meanwhile Claude minds his own businesss

I like all the lord's, but they make Edelgard hard to sympathize with sometimes.

The way they walk out is cool as hell

Honestly I love the contrast to the shot of Dimitri standing above Edelgard on this and Edelgard standing above Dimitri in Crimson Flower

Dimitri: reaches out hand Edelgard: omg eww no not you stoopid

What theme plays at the beginning here

Three Houses was my first FE game. Blue Lions was my first route. I had no clue that these games were so big on character and story. This cutscene made me cry.

I hope there ks an alternate timeline where edelguard takes his hand

Edelgard wasn't trying to kill Dimitri, she purposely missed so that Dimitri would kill her in self defence, because Edelgard knew that he would spare her, but she wouldn't want to live with the failure of the war.

And then the ghost of Edelgard went on to become a Phantom in the Three Hopes world.

Before: Ooh! This is gonna be wholesome! Dagger: Oh... Death: Well... Those are really bloodied weapons. End: Aww... Hand holding! That's wholesome. But the death takes away from that.

0:59 “Your Blade, it did not cut deep enough”

Isn't there a theory saying Edelgard forced Dimitri to kill her as a form of mercy kill? Because she'd die slowly and horribly due to her crests?

That moment when they both live the room side to side is so badass. Look at these manly backs. Bruh gotta workout 🏋️‍♀️

When Dimitri first gave Edelgard the dagger it was under the pretense that she use it to carve her way to a better future. She did just that, even with her loss she was still able to irreversibly change Fodlan for the better. However, war is war and she knew she couldn't just acceot Dimitri's hand and act as though nothing happened. At this point, Edelgard needs to die if the fighting is to stop. Edelgard throwing the dagger into his shoulder worked both as a way to force his hand into killing her and a way for her to return the sentiment behind the dagger. She's carved her future, now it's Dimitri's turn.

Sometimes people are too far gone to be saved. But it is still less of a load on your back if you tried to give them last chance, even if it meant risking your own life in the name of your values.

The way I see this ending, Edelgard smiling at Dimitri shows that she is proud that Dimitri has changed. Once he was a lost soul thirsting for revenge eagerly wanting to kill her, but in the end he guided himself back to the caring Dimitri she once remembered. I myself was deeply sadden in the end we had to kill Edelgard, knowing the past experiences she endured when she was young and the past she had with Dimitri to me she was someone who you once considered a friend (depending on if you got support ranks for her or not) and for Dimitri family. But at the end when she throws the dagger she is showing you that the Edelgard you think you've known is no longer there. She is an entirely different person than the Edelgard you once remembered her as. A good comparison I have to her is Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader. Both characters are remembered as sweet or humble, but drastically change over time, and that memory you had of their past self makes you mournful knowing the person you just witness dying was someone who you remembered as...a dear friend.

Rest in pepperoni, Edelgard. That is until the next playthrough, when I'll send ya to the reaper all over again.

I love how people talk about headcanons like they are actually a fact/canon thing stated in the game LOL *Meanwhile trollface developers*: just make the scene open to interpretation, it will give the game more depth but more importantly, people will talk about it for longer

Saddest scene in the game for me, besides dedue at taltine plains

1:00 What are doing step-bro?

Edelgard: “Reach for my hand” Also Edelgard: 0:54

From this cutscene alone you can tell this route was supposed to be the main one

Even after everything she did, Dmitri still was willing to offer her mercy.

Reading comments about Edelgard throwing her dagger at Dimitri just to get him to kill her so the war can end, no matter how reluctant he felt to do it, it's just as joshscorcher sums El up when it comes to every ending other than hers (Crimson Flower). "...she would rather die than live in a world that she failed. (At the very least, she can have peace with her mission.)"

Bro imaine Edelgard wanted to give Dimitri back the dagger as a sing of peace between them and he just killed her 💀

is there *any* possibility that Byleth could have hit the dagger with The Sword of the Creator right before it'd hit Dimitri or that wouldn't be enough..? or am i just overthinking? In the end this cutscene is pretty awesome :) -ok ok ok now im reading the meaning/symbolism of her death, and idk if I should go through the Black Eagles and Golden Deers before judging, but either way it would've been sweet if Dimitri and Edelgard continued being best buddies..

Honestly I feel like she stabbed him so he would kill her

Wtf he just gets stabbed like it’s nothing lol

Dimitri really didn't deserve to be put in these situations.

I don't even understand what's goin on and I can already tell that Eldegard did everything wrong

1:00 Typical. You try to do the right thing and that’s what you get... 😒

A little headcanon of mine is that edelgard intentionally missed to represent the time dimitri freaked out, both showing each character in one of their worst states. If either of them didn’t miss things arguably would’ve gone better for Fodlan, but alas we don’t get that timeline. I do believe this is the best route and ending in the whole game

Dimitri: "L"

Badass ending

i like both edelgard and dimitri lmfao

Why did she still try to stab him on the back?! What the hell, Edelgard.... Even after all she's done to him, he found back the strength to forgive her and restart it all again. And there she goes messing up her only chance to find a new life far from her fears, she's been through a lot too, so she could have understand. Maybe she didn't take time to consider what Dimitri was proposing her, and still got obsessed with her shady goals... That's really sad, but I suppose Edelgard was just meant to end that way.

The way Dimitri treated Edelgard and how Edelgard treated Dimitri after they were defeated in the different routes is clear as day. Dimitri actually gave her a chance, while Edelgard kills him, and also mocks him before that. If it was me and I knew Dimitri, I would cherish him for the rest of my life.

So where is Lady Rhea?

I dislike how everyone always attributes Edge of Dawn to Edelgard when the song actually talks about every lord. “Open the door and walk away, never give in to the call of yesterday” is literally what happens on 1:36 it even matches with the reprise playing in the scene

If she really wanted to kill Dimitri, you could’ve thrown the dagger to his head, or neck or heart. But she aimed his shoulder. She is forcing him to kill her. She fought for her vision which costed thousands of lives, for her to surrender and spared her life? That is selfish. She either achieves her goal or she loses everything.

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I love Edelgard forever and am Black Eagle/Crimson Flower till I die but man I really do not like her in this ending. Edit: After reading the comments, I hadn't thought that she attacked Dimitri deliberately to end the war rather than out of pettiness or malice. So I guess it would be nice to believe that, esp with SS and VW where she begs Byleth to kill her to end things. Still, though. It's subjective enough to spark debate which is cool, but I need my girl to get some more definitive clout

I think Demitri had a bit of a crush on Edelgard when they were younger.

At least she died as an Emperor. Did not betray the people who already died for her and empire.

I think what Edelgard was doing was committing suicide over living with the regret of what she did. Dimitri gave her the dagger to “carve her future”, and she wanted to die rather than face punishment by Rhea

Even though Edelgard starts a war and tries to kill Dimitri even when she knows she would die. Edelgard is still my favorite and crimson flower is my favorite route

What are you DOING step bro?

Everybody be talking how Edelgard's dagger throw was meant symbolically and stuff. Like bish, that was the most dick move I've ever seen!

Music?

I’m dead

She didn't try and kill him, she pushes him to kill her.