Nintendo / intelligent systemsYou know what? We may have had enough of Fire Emblem’s very similar blue-haired boys. They’ve had their time in the spotlight and they’ve all been invited to Smash. Do you know who doesn’t get enough recognition? Everyone’s favorite nameless friend, the Gatekeeper.
His endlessly sunny disposition has always been a welcome respite from the grim battle in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and his latest win in the 2021 player-chosen Fire Emblem Heroes poll in ‘Choose Your Legends’ is proof that he finally gets the credit it deserves. Yes, gatekeeper!
The Gatekeeper already has dozens of fans, including those who modified him into a playable character in Three Houses (and found his Charm stat to be the highest in the game). With statistics like that, how could you not love him?
Of course, that does mean it’s the fifth year in a row that Chrom – the protagonist of Fire Emblem: Awakening – has lost. He’s lost to Ike, Hector, Alm and Dimitri in the past, and now he’s lost to a man who can’t even fight. Sorry, Chrom, but you’re just not that excited.
The poll winners, Gatekeeper, Marth, Marianne and Eirika, will be added to Fire Emblem Heroes with “special Choose Your Legends outfits”. Will we finally see the Gatekeeper’s eyes? I think we’ll find out.