Claude’s band of misfits are back
Nintendo has published the third faction spotlight for its upcoming musou crossoverFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, featuring the Golden Deer. And yes, they’re all here.
Today’sThree Hopestrailer shows off the Leicester Alliance, better known as the Golden Deer inThree Houses. Claude and Hilda were already confirmed, but today’s trailer makes it certain that all Deer will be feared inThree Hopes.
If you couldn’t tell, the Deer were my first and favorite playthrough ofFire Emblem: Three Houses. And it might be my favoritism talking, but these designs and combat kits are fantastic. Ignatz blots paint on the screen while he fights. Marianne unleashes the power of her animal pals. Hilda smashes stuff with her axe. It’s all great.
A full house
With allthreefactionsnow shown off, we also now know for certain that every student fromFire Emblem: Three Housesis inFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. That’s a hefty lineup. I guess the question now is whether any of the faculty or side characters get a slot, too. Between teachers like Shamir and Manuela, and longtimeFire Emblemmainstays like Anna, there are still plenty of options.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, if you’re catching up now, is a musou game collaboration with Omega Force. It’s one of several that Nintendo’s done now, andThree Hopeslooks to follow in the footsteps of the most recent one,Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. What I mean by that isThree Hopesis aseemingly alternate-timeline approachto the story ofFire Emblem: Three Houses, wherenew protagonist Shezteams up with one of the three major factions.
How this comes together, especially withThree Housesprotagonist Byleth now an aggressor and the “Ashen Demon,” will be neat to discover. I’m just happy all the Golden Deer are here, and all three houses will be taking the field in full force.Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopeshits Nintendo Switch on June 24.
