Shields - Fire Emblem's new Weapon Type!

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Finally, Hector can stop destroying his enemies when he doesn't want to.
You know what Fire Emblem needs? Shields. And I don't mean decorative ones drawn onto certain character classes. You know that annoying moment when you want your toughest guy to defend a chokepoint, but he can't stop destroying his enemies in each fight, so fresh enemies swarm in to replace destroyed ones and deal 1-3 damage before getting destroyed, a flood of water droplets crashing on your rock before making way for the next, and the next? Good news, everyone! Shields prevent this from happening.
You know the old joke from Awkward Zombie, right?
"Stop destroying your enemies, Hector!"
Hector: "I can't!"
Shields are the answer! Just move your Armoured unit of choice into position, select Items, equip the Shield instead of the Lance or Axe or whatever he normally uses, and the Shield will enhance your unit's Defence and prevent him from counterattacking while attacked. He can also Shield Bash, using half his Defence during damage calculation instead of all of his Strength. Equipped Shields will also offer half their defensive buff to adjacent allies, this is called "Phalanxing".
Shields also allow defensive fighters to further distinguish themselves from melee fighters and enhance their defensive potential further without becoming OP unit-deleters. Armoured Healers can also choose between equipping Light Magic or using any Staff such as a Heal Spell, and equipping a Shield to defend allies that don't need healing yet!
This opens up all sorts of new space for Shields with interesting effects. Enhance the Armoured unit's Res to get rid of that pesky Magic weakness at the cost of not boosting regular Defense quite as much or at all. Add a shield to the Shield user's inventory that lowers his defense and enhances his offence. An Elemental Shield can make you immune to one elemental attack and weak to another. One spiked shield could injure adjacent foes who attack this shield. A magical wind rune could offer no defensive capability and make up for that by enhancing the Knight's speed and movement. A mirror shield could reflect some spell damage, perhaps even all of it. A cursed shield could defend incredibly well, while damaging whoever equips it over time. A holy shield could heal adjacent allies while equipped. There are so many things Shields can do! Shields, Tanks, and all sorts of ancient technology... And that's not all I'm putting into my new Fire Emblem fangame!

Пікірлер: 31

@alexanderharrison7421 Жыл бұрын

I just saw Hector barricading a swarm and thought of the "Like I give a Shit" image where he's defending a throne map solo and he's completely surrounded

@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx Жыл бұрын

I remember that meme.

@pablobarroso3222 Жыл бұрын

All I am surrounded by is fear and dead men

@beyondonelessthanzero Жыл бұрын

Meme title?

@yellowthere3985 8 ай бұрын

this is unironically the strat I use for the early game throne defense chapter in fe7 ironman runs, it’s somehow much more reliable than actually playing the game

@cerealbeforemilk3566 Жыл бұрын

This is really interesting. If not just to see Hector talking to Eirika

@brendanlepeska4295 Жыл бұрын

I’d like this if there was an animation fight sequence that shows Hector using the shield

@JasonGodwin69 2 ай бұрын

You know what could work instead of Shields? Corpses like in Darkest Dungeon. They were added to the game to keep players playing the game in a more fun way. Intentionally equipping weaker units with weaker enemies so they spare enemies so those enemies can block the path of other enemies doesn't strike me as "fun".

@idioticreborn Жыл бұрын

is it weird i went "Oooooooooh" when i saw damage numbers?

@jackandnatehowe2880 Жыл бұрын

Ok but are we going to ignore Erika with 18 strength

@charsage1036 6 ай бұрын

Now i want a animation of hector beating the shit out of someone with a sheild.

@carlosaugusto9821 Жыл бұрын

Better use shields like the Saga games. But I'm don't know if that's easy to make in a GBA game.

@maverickkillmore2996 Жыл бұрын

That 73 hit tho

@frknspacewizardbrett6044 Жыл бұрын

Does equipping a shield grant any defensive bonuses?

@JasonGodwin69 Жыл бұрын

Equipping an Iron Shield grants +6 DEF. Better shields grant higher stat bonuses.

@gameknight504 Жыл бұрын

Why do I get the feeling that you might make a meme shield at some point?

@JasonGodwin69 Жыл бұрын

@@gameknight504 Meme shields would be great for a meme game. But If I put meme content into a serious game, I'd hide it away behind a choice made early on like the Wacky Wasteland Trait, so those looking for a serious story don't have their immersion broken by memes and in-jokes nobody will like in six years.

@gameknight504 Жыл бұрын

@@JasonGodwin69 yeah that's a good way to do it, also just curious will there eventually be stuff like shields that increase the RES stat instead of DEF? Heck even a cursed shield where it gives you +9 on both DEF and RES but has a pretty hefty downside?

@JasonGodwin69 Жыл бұрын

@@gameknight504 Yep! The Rune Shield and Enchanted Shield are great anti-magic options, the Spiked Shield damages enemies every time they attack you, and the Doomed Shield is incredibly powerful but it puts a status on whoever equips it. The status deals 20% of your health as damage to you at the end of your turn and doesn't go away when the Doomed Shield is unequipped. It only goes away when the battle is over.