My Sister Said Sylvain Gives Her James Energy When Playing The Blue Lions Route.

My sister said Sylvain gives her James energy when playing the blue lions route.

I like your post about Caspar father and now I'm curious what's your opinion on Linhardt's father I like Linhardt's father honestly

I'm going to preface this by saying that this is just my opinion and I don't hold that against anyone who likes him. So I hope people won't be too bothered by this because I think I'm in the minority here. 😭 I'm not here to convince anyone, I'm just here to show my own takeaway on this. If you like him, that's fine!

So, my opinion on Wally: As his own character, he's fine. In fact, I think he's a pretty funny character on his own, and even funnier when Leopold is involved due to their dynamic.

But I don't like him in relation to Linhardt and what he means to him.

So I've already mentioned that my opinion of Waldemar is not a positive one. And my reason for this is simple: A lot of Linhardt's problems and personality "quirks" have always felt like a result of his upbringing, just like Caspar's. Except Caspar's problems stem from his view of himself, and Linhardt's stems from he deals with his responsibilities.

What's Linhardt's biggest problem? Other than his outwardly apathetic nature, it's the fact that he runs away from his problems.

So the question is, what sort of painful memories is he running from? Why is that his go-to solution to anything that heavily inconveniences him? He mentions never having been able to deal with his past but not once does he elaborate on what that is, and I attribute that to how private of a person he is.

And what we know about Linhardt is that he's been constantly exposed to the nobility, so I can only assume that these unpleasant memories have to do with his own upbringing.

We all know what the biggest thing he runs away from is: he doesn't want to inherit his title and house and all of the responsibilities that come with it. And yet he's resigned himself to the fact that it's an inevitability of his future. He's even using the Officer's Academy itself as an escape - a time to relax and not have to think about his noble responsibility. Essentially delaying the inevitable as much as he can.

His lack of motivation is pretty clear to everyone, even to his father - I don't have the screenshot, but in Scarlet Blaze (Three Hopes), Waldemar makes a comment about Linhardt's lack of work ethic. And yet Linhardt's still expected to take on the position of heir, even when the thought of doing so clearly makes him unhappy.

In Dorothea's support, he talks about Waldemar's pride, of which he states he has too much of it. And this is not talked about in a positive light, because in his mind, pride serves no purpose. And recall that he calls nobles who are full of pride fools.

The biggest red flag that Linhardt is not happy with his family situation is his utter lack of care for what happens if his house falls in Silver Snow. He expressed worry for what his father thinks of him not wanting to inherit the house exactly once (during his pre-timeskip advice box), and that worry completely goes out the window once he's given the option to not have to deal with it anymore.

And keep in mind that this is someone who can't stand war and bloodshed. Yet he prefers to deal with his utter disdain for violence rather than stay at home and "indulge in laziness" (as his profile states - I'd say it's more like he was forced to deal with house matters in between all of that)? Reasons involving Byleth aside (and in my mind, Caspar's the real reason, but I'm biased), you can't tell me Linhardt was perfectly fine living at home if he was willing to desert to fight in a war of all things.

He stole money from his parents to get away from there, even!!

And of course, this is also why the Casphardt ending is my favorite paired ending for Linhardt - he drops his noble title along with Caspar and truly does what he wants, which is to have freedom. Freedom from his responsibilities. Freedom from his nobility. Freedom from his father's expectations.

The only conclusion I can draw from all of this is that Waldemar doesn't give him that freedom. He may have let Linhardt indulge in laziness, but all that mattered in the end is that he has his one and only heir to take over House Hevring, regardless of whether Linhardt wants it or not.

This is a bit of a side-note, but something else that actually really rubs me the wrong way about Waldemar is the fact that he was one of the nobles who took part of the Insurrection of the Seven, and yet also decided to aid Edelgard in her reforms. So on the one hand, he took part in the event that kept the other nobles in power, and on the other he's helping with the reforms that keep nobles in check. So what gives there?

This is pure speculation, but a theory that my girlfriend (resident Linhardt expert) came up with was that it was all done to ensure his own position stayed intact, and subsequently, that of his only heir. Either way, the whole contradiction bothers me a lot.

There's also this from Three Hopes - really wish I had this screenshot, but in Azure Gleam, if Linhardt fights Waldemar, they have this exchange:

Waldemar: "At least the Hevring name will survive in some form."

Linhardt: "That's always been your concern, hasn't it?"

That's always sounded like such a biting response to me that shows that Linhardt saw Waldemar as someone who was only concerned with having the family name live on. Even if Waldemar meant it in a way that meant Linhardt himself would survive, the way it was phrased does not do him any favors for how Linhardt views him.

Linhardt is not happy with the relationship he has with his father, and because he's such a private person, he never talks or think about it. All we have are context clues to draw from and his total aversion to the idea of inheriting his house against his father's wishes doesn't feel like ungratefulness, it feels like someone who knows they would be unhappy doing that for the rest of their life but feels like they don't even have a choice, even when on the side of the war.

Having a parent who places high expectations of your future is exhausting. This is no exception and I saw no change in that in Three Hopes.

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literally everyone has been shitting on noodle’s new hair since it was revealed lol you are not alone

It just mindboggles me. Like how?!

I know this contradicts the second movie plot but listen. Coco taking Vlad place but instead of simping for Didi or Stu she simps over Chaz not for personal gain she just does. She more of a nemesis to Chuckie though but still a threat to Tommy.

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