• replaceable [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Not really, she has aesthetics of radicalism but in reality when she accomplishes her goals she ends up merely somewhat reforming the existing system

    • winterchillie [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, her whole thing seemed like "kinder, benevolent monarchy", she is fine while defeating the church, but she ends up seeming to create a society that isn't a whole lot different from before, that still has Noble elites and commoners, perhaps they are free from the control of the church, but what freedom do you really have as a poor peasant? There is great disproportionate wealth in the elite families still, and that is hoarded while common people suffer.

      • Edelgard [she/her]
        hexagon
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        3 years ago

        Eh, kind of. There are multiple side conversations with characters like Ferdinand where he expresses anxiety about Edelgard’s plans to abolish nobility.

        The game isn’t as explicit about her manifesto as it could be and her route is also like 4 chapters shorter than the other ones, which is a bummer.

      • kristina [she/her]
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        3 years ago

        mmm idk, theres enough ambiguity in what happens at the end that you can fill in the blanks

        it is mentioned a couple times that if nobles are useful by merit they would be allowed to continue operations. she also gives up her position after the revolution. i see her as a sort of socialist that wants to do socialism but material conditions arent there yet so they settle for the next best thing

        she also abolishes her position and leaves government altogether and just runs around doing renegade solo stuff with whoever shes married with