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He always irked me when I was playing FE8. At the beginning I didn't feel sorry for killing him, to be honest. Now I pity him.

I'm so glad to hear someone else say that. The first few times I played the game I just wanted to smack him! I do feel badly for him now but that didn't happen until I actually wrote about him. Mostly he's just... not what I want in story. He's far too weak. When I play games like Fire Emblem or other fantasy stories I'm looking for heroes, for people I can admire, who have qualities I can aspire to. I mean you can see the difference with Ephraim and Eirika; they, too, lose their father and inherit their kingdom under awful circumstances, but they're able to take on the mantle of responsibility in a way Lyon is simply incapable of. Lyon, in spite of his good intentions, is quite simply not Emperor material.

/rant ;)

Good luck with your writing and your exams!