Edelgard: "I'm counting on you." Dimitri: "Sharpen your blades and be ready." Claude: " _Always talk to strangers. Move in with them immediately afterwards._ "

That shot of Byleth approaching for the finishing blow, no emotion whatsoever… that really puts their title of Ashen Demon in perspective. Being on the other end of it is such a cool concept, and I can’t wait to see how it’s executed ingame.

Me looking at ersb ratings and seeing alcohol reference: *MANUELA CONFIRMED MANUELA CONFIRMED*

I always wished there was a route in Three Houses where we could choose not to go to Garreg Mach, remain a mercenary, and experience the war that way, so I'm very excited by the antagonist Byleth situation. Byleth clearly did not become an instructor at Garreg Mach in this game.

We have to remember that Byleth and Geralt were originally Mercanaries, who knows what they may have been hired to do before 3H started that would make them gain a lot of enemies like Shez here.

The fact that we haven’t seen Byleth referred to them as Byleth in-Game yet (implying we might be able to chose the name) AND that we can choose byleths gender Leads me to belief that we might actually be able to play as Byleth in some segments. Perhaps it’s like a shadows of Valentina situation where you can swap between the two. This would also be pretty good for people that like the church characters a lot. Just some food for thought

Calling it now, given the fact that we can choose which gender we want for Byleth leads me to believe that either A.there will be segments where we swap over to them and take control of them or B.once we beat the game's story we unlock Byleth as a playable character and can take them into previous battles, like the Free Play segments in other Musou games.

looking much better than I expected

If Byleth is a boss, I am really interested in how they will implement their time pulse mechanics. Imagine thinking you about to win and suddenly the boss can read every one of your attacks. Oh perhaps you have a counter time mechanic God or something.

I think they are pulling our legs with Byleth. The 1st trailer had Sothis talking about taking revenge just to soothe your heart and not doing it for someone else. Maybe trying to convince Shez not to follow through with revenge. But then again Sothis should only be talking to Byleth…so I definitely think Byleth is going to be playable or at most mid game final boss, but not the true end game antagonist.

I still can't get over the fact that Damien Haas voices the protagonist

Dimitri looks very sane and not obsessed with revenge or hateful, even when Edelgard was in front of him. Did he never „snap“ or did he never discover the identity of Flame Emperor? Did the Faerghus coup even happen? And why is Dedue 2:23 attacking Faerghus soldiers? He would never fight against Dimitri, so this means the Faerghus soldiers are attacking... Dimitri? I‘m very interested in an alternative story scenario for Blue Lions.

Hope we finally get to fight the Scholar that bullies poor Marianne

Highlights, containing spoiler from the trailer 1:49 Monica, confirmed playable 2:11 Lorenz new design 2:13 Mercedes new design 2:20 Idk who, but related to Claude perchance? 2:32 HOLST, Hilda's brother Personal theory: 2:24 Those gloves and sleeves basically confirmed to be Felix's Main summary: - Purple haired guy is now the MC - Byleth's now the villain? - New design for all units, albeit some barely change - New units to play as well - And the routes are all split to three again? I think? - The soundtrack, immaculate as always Can't FREAKIN wait for this game! Minor edit: 0:55 is Ferdinand Von Aegir on far right

After Loving Three Houses, I am definitely excited to try this out. Its Great to be back in Fodlan again. Also Hope we can see the Ashen Wolves in this one, it would be fun to battle enemies in Abyss and see Yuri, Balthus, Constance and Hapi again!

I hope we can recruit Byleth later. I do like the idea of fighting Byleth but I love their character so much. I don’t want them to be an antagonist that we just end up killing to move on to some other final boss. I am kind of sad as well that Byleth will not get to make any special bonds in this world like they did in Three Houses.

Byleth as the villain? I'm so intrigued now more than I already was. Three Houses is one of my favorite games.

Im ready. Give me ALL the warriors action

I’m so excited to fight Byleth! I loved their backstory, and I always loved their title of Ashen Demon. So I hope to see the emotionless and merciless Byleth from before they joined the academy. SUPER EXCITED FOR MY BOY DIMITRI TOO!

These minor character redesigns are pretty amazing, particularly Edelgard's.

Omg right before the reveal I thought “what if byleth is the antagonist” I love the concept!

2:32 wait a sec… do we finally have Holst, Hilda’s oft mentioned older brother as an appearing character?! Awesome!

You guys remember the original Japanese title for Three Houses? It’s literally Fire Emblem: Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon. You know what the Musous game is called? Fire Emblem Musou: Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon. The title is supposed to be a reference to some Poem about the season. Now this is important because: >Spring - Verdant Wind and Gold Wildfire >Summer - Crimson Flower and Scarlet Blaze >Fall - Azure Moon and Azure Gleam >Winter - Silver Snow and N/A (Possible name is Blackened Flames if collector’s Artbook is anything to go by) I am confident that we are going to have DLC for a forth route that is based on Shez being adamant to not join as a student, but becomes a Knight of Seiros. The roster will be based on the Church units and some NPCs that were not playable initially: >Shez >Rhea >Seteth >Flayn >Catherine >Shamir >Alois >Cyril >Aelfric You can then recruited: >All four Ashen Wolves >Everyone in the Black Eagles except Ferdinand, Caspar, Monica, Hubert, Manuela and Hanneman who will be playable as SB exclusive. (you need Mercedes to recruit Jeritza) >Everyone in the Golden Deers except Holst, Hilda, and Judith who will be playable as GW exclusive >Dimitri will allow Mercedes, and Ashe to join you. Gustave will be AG exclusive. >Byleth and Jeralt will get supports with Alois, Rhea and Aelfric if recruited. There is also the fact that Thales, Solon, Kronya, and Cornelia has voice lines of them congratulating other units for high number of KOs, i’m on other battlefield quotes, that allude that they are playable.

This music?!!! Also the gameplay looks so refined, they definitely have been taking what they’ve learned from the past few Warriors games

I don't think we'll have a clear antagonist tbh. Because the 1st trailer made us believe that Shez is the enemy and now the 2nd one seems to portray Byleth as antagonist. I think we'll have a similar situation like that with Edelgard where you can't tell who is good and who's bad.

I think the Shez/ Byleth situation might be something similar to Transformers: War for Cybertron. In the first half, you play as the bad guys, and in the second half, you play as the good guys. Maybe Shez is being manipulated by the Agarthans to try to erase Byleth from this timeline so they can succeed, maybe he succeeds but becomes too powerful and turns on them as well, and then in the second half, Byleth is revealed to have survived, and Sothis urges her to fix time. Theory two, it’s like Sonic Adventure 2; two different viewpoints of the same story, and if you beat them, you get the true ending. Theory three, everyone is against Byleth, but once Rhea finds out that Sothis is not only insides Byleth, but the two of them share the same goal, she commands the entire Church of Seiros to aid her, even going against the three major powers, if necessary.

Interesting to say the least. Protagonist to antagonist is an awesome concept but also a double edged sword because it can make or break the game. I'd like if Byleth traveled back in time over and over, similarly to how players most likely played different routes, trying to avoid the bloodshed that is to come but then despairs at the impossibility of this ordeal.

Shez: Why won’t you die?! Byleth: Plot armor, son: it hardens it response to physical trauma. You can’t hurt me, Shez.

Wait you’re telling me Byleth is the antagonist?!?

this soundtrack is going to be lit. please have a collector's edition!

I’m so excited because Hubert’s a playable character. He’s one of my favorite characters from Three Houses. I'm also curious to see whether Byleth is a villain in this game. I hope it's true but I'm still curious to see that. Already pre-ordered my copy and I am so hyped for this.

This game has me so conficted. A new version of the Three Houses world and story sounds awesome, but I'm just not a fan of Dynasty Warriors gameplay. Maybe I'll play it if it's just a little bit more complex than the usual fare.

Byleth is the antagonist. The music is fire. Sothis now has an agarthan equivalent. Im way more interested now.

3 Houses had a godlike ( or you could call God shattering) soundtrack can't wait for the remixes.

I was hoping for a chance to have a happy ending for everyone and am uncertain on how to feel about Byleth being an antagonist but other than that this looks amazing

“It’s just one Merc” Byleth literal god incarnate playing with every life there was. Until she got the outcome she liked.

Man with Byleth’s past reputation as the Ashen Demon, imagine if they took a page out of Dynasty Warriors’ book and make them the Lu Bu of this game, as in during the battle scenarios whenever they show up, the game urges you to NOT engage them in a fight (Until the mission that has that as an objective ofc)

This looks so fleshed out, it's insane. Also, I love how the game looks graphically better than Three Houses lol.

I would love to see them make a museo styled Starfox game. It would be an interesting fit for these style game. Adding flight to these battles giving you access to a vertical plane would spice up the gameplay. Make it happen Team Ninja and Nintendo.

I've been telling my friends this since the start, Byleth would make a way better Heartless villain than what we got in the games. I can't tell if this is a sequel or an AU but I'm glad to have a protag that can actually interact with the cast.

As someone who was struggling with the UI of orders during Age of Calamity, I’m so excited to see this grid system for the map AND you can actually order the units to attack the enemy there or follow some other command, which wasn’t possible in AoC.

God, I'm so happy we get to see the Byleth in her prime as a mercenary with this. Jeralt always used to hype up The Ashen Demon's achievements, can't wait to see a version where the Officers Academy and Church of Seiros makes her their enemy.

0:59 Hubert booting up the nintendo switch mid battle

2:31 - wow, we finally meet Holst here

So from what I understand this could be an alternate universe where the church raised Byleth or something like that… Or Byleth chose one house and we chose the other and now we’re on opposite sides…

Don’t know how I feel about Byleth not being the main character

I’ve been waiting for a warriors style three houses game for YEARS! Couldn’t be more excited

Can I just say that the remix of the music in this trailer is so pretty. So hyped for this game and its soundtrack!

I mean, Byleth is a pretty intimidating villain. They were called the Ashen Demon because they never shown any emotion on their face, never said a word, just strolled through the battlefield like a dead man walking, killing every opponent.

"It's just ONE Merc!!" Yeah, one Merc who can travel back in time as many times as necessary to kill you. I wonder how they'll implement Byleth as the villain? So excited for this game!

I really like the background music for this! I just hope it makes it to the final product!

Oh this game looks sick. Three Houses was incredible so I’m glad for more action in Fódlan.

Love how Claude's haire didn't change that much because it's already perfect

I am actually crying a little bit. I love love LOVE Three Houses so much so I am so glad we get to revisit Fodlan. I love how class changes and the slice of life aspect of the original appears to be making a comeback. Shez is very attractive (Byleth was as well, but male Shez is on another level). I'm super curious as to what the story will entail, Byleth being the villain is so wild but so cool. Maybe we will be fighting for the factions that Byleth didn't join in this game. Stoked to see Flayn again, but it's a shame she hasn't got a new design. Holst is not as sexy as I had hoped he would be. Count Bergliez definitely looks intimidating, though! Good to know Lorenz still has a horrendous haircut. Some things never change.

0:59 It seems Hubert likes Nintendo.

I'm eagerly waiting for Seteth. Just imagine the raw power in his voice he has when he's gonna be fighting

Wow didnt expect Byleth to be the villain! I think we all thought the new guy was the villain

I usually don’t get hype for warriors games, but OMG THIS STORY AND GAMEPLAY LOOKS FIRE ESPECIALLY FOR US THREE HOUSES FANS INJECT IT INTO MY VEINS!!!

Im so excited to play this! Fe3h is my favorite game, and seeing a new route with new stories has made me so happy!

Claude: I love how you bump into someone in the woods one night and suddenly you're living under the same roof the next. Still Claude: This world cries out for change, while you keep it shackled to the past. Edelgard: I'll be counting on you as always in the battles to come. Still Edelgard: You were the cog that was missing from the turnweel, the one final push that pushed me to act. Dimiriti: Everyone! sharpen your blades and prepare for the battles ahead. Still Dimirti: We can finally avenge all of those who have fallen. Shez: I need to get stronger if I'm going to do what I need to do. Still Shez: Am I going to be next? Shez again: Trust me no regrets here. Flayn: All this bloodshed, Will it never come to an end? Arval: I'm the closet ally you have. Remember, we're partners in destiny. Ps: What Claude says is very interesting. Does this mean that they meet Shez on a mission for the church? Also, if you haven't noticed you see part of Ferdinand by Huburt in one of the cutscenes. One more thing: Is Claude's brother going to be an enemy? Dedue calls Dimitri "Your majesty" Does this mean that Dimiriti becomes king?!

HOLST!! They’ve finally revealed Holst’s appearance!! LETS GOOO

The whole; "the villain of the new game is the hero of the last game," thing reminds me of when the Prototype games did the same thing. It's gonna be so sad if we have to cut down our green haired lad or lass.

bro the music. the rock verion omg i am loving it

I’m really digging all these new hairstyles! Can’t wait to see the rest of the cast~

Never would have guessed that the purple haired dude...I mean dude/gal was the protagonist all along. Does this mean that he/she has a Crest and it is the Crest of Ernest?! It's the only one that has no lore explanation for it and it's said to be lost to history. Trailer even says that Shez is a mercenary meant to "fade into the waves of history" with Edlegard saying that they're "A missing cog from the turnwheel".

Man, this game already looked awesome from the announcement trailer, but this just sealed the deal for me! I never woulda thought Byleth would become the antagonist (bet theres more to this that we’ll find out?) and we can actually change our class. I never thought that would be possible in a warriors game!

loving the voice actor for shez. he has a vibrating kind of husky voice

2:21 when Hubert hits you with that dollar store miasma

Byleth as the villain is one of the coolest things ever

Ah. So glad that they didn't stick to giving Byleth a canon gender. Considering the box art, I thought this would be locked to a specific canon, wherein Shez would be Male and Byleth would be Female. I'm so glad you can choose either. Wished they implemented this on Legends Arceus where you are Male and your "Rival" was also male. Then again, that would make some sort of paradox.

Only got Three Houses for Christmas, been loving it and this excites me for the summer!

This looks cool, never played this series but I might try this one out. The main protagonists look pretty cool.

As someone who’s put in over 615 hours into three houses with more coming, I can’t wait for three hopes! Hopefully Petra will have a big part!

2:26 if you slow down, you can see Dimitri behind Edelgard. It looks like he’s supporting her. Maybe a “golden route” is still possible?

3 houses in my top 5 favorite games of all time. So excited for this.

I am so pumped for this and can't wait for everything to unfold.

consider me VERY interested! You only really hear Byleth being called the Ashen Demon once or twice in 3H, so I'm very interested to see how this plays out! I like Byleth as a protagonist don't get me wrong but I think this new character will be just as interesting. Ik that isn't a popular opinion of Byleth, but I still liked them as a protagonist and I'm eager to see them now as an antagonist!

The care and detail put into these Nintendo themed Warriors games, the ones with parallel storylines, has been amazing. This game seems to have a real FE feel to it, not just a skin put on a Warriors game and I think that makes such a huge difference, something that people should look into.

THIS KEEPS LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER

Dedue has a beard let’s goooo

After Age of Calamity I fell in love with Warriors franchise. Can't wait for this one as I love Fire Emblem setting.

Alright, the fact that Shez seems to be the protagonist and Byleth might be an antagonist is very interesting to me. I can not wait for this game

OST already sounding fire, I can’t wait for this 👀

So proud of my boy damien

I hope Byleth doesn't stay the antagonist and that they are playable. It might be an unpopular opinion, but I really like them. Cool to see characters like Holst and Monica in the game, as well as the return of everyone else (hopefully). Is that Ferdinand that Hubert is speaking to at 0:54? And the guy at 2:20 has got to be related to Claude somehow!

This game is actually looking much better than I expected

the first trailer when it got announced i was totally split on it for a few reasons but after watching this im totally sold on it, cannot wait to play this

"It's just one merc!" Later: you dealt 10 damage to that merc, and she did 500 to you.

2:33 looks like Holst and Lord Bergliez (Caspar's Dad) are actually gonna appear this time!

Great, they included MC multiclassing and wielding multiple weapons! That was one of my biggest hopes. No more relying on swordlocked lords to fill in the blank for side battles!

The Edge of Dawn will never get old to listen to damn. I LOVE that song.

I love Fire emblem 3 houses withh all my heart! Three hopes actually comes out a day before my birthday too! Its gonna be so fun playing this ❤💙💛

I've been rewatching this and looking at all the cool details. Such as the use of tomes again, combat arts, adjutants, class changing. I'm so hyped.😁😁

Never played a musou game before, but I love everything about Fire Emblem Three Houses. This got me so hyped, definitely on my wishlist.

2:34 we finally get to see Holst!!!

As soon as I first heard about this I pre-ordered it. After beating 3H multiple times on all the routes I was sad because it was over, and I was always contemplating and hoping there would be a prequel or sequel for it, and was thinking it would never happen. My excitement was through the roof when I heard about this and I am anxiously waiting for June 24th. I really can't wait to see what this game brings us

2:37 Edelgard is fighting IN FRONT OF Dimitri and not WITH him!!! So excited to see how this plays out in the story!!! Also I rewatched the announcement trailer, and I just noticed that Byleth was never shown as playable. Does this mean we’re actually going to fight Byleth as our main enemy? Or will we fight as both MCs like we did in Hyrule Warriors? This game has me so curious, I can’t wait for it to come out

Technically Byleth is also the villain in three houses, depending on whose pov it is. Like okay, it's not ours since we play Byleth, but the other lords when Byleth chooses a route also become our enemies. I think us being with Shez now, experiencing another pov is not about Byleth being an antagonist or a villain. It's a change of perspective. And honestly I live for that.

Boy, I sure hope the Ashen Wolves show up.

Way to turn my opinions around on this one. I'm SO hyped!