#cindered shadows

Round #1 — Match 4 of 42

Gatekeeper

"It’s not just a meme, he’s actually memorable! You check in with him constantly, he always has some little comment on what’s going on, and he helps the monastery feel routine and lived-in instead of just a map full of named students. Also the fact that people got so attached to him that he ended up getting way more love later is soooo funny to me. As he deserved btw"

"gatekeeper nation rise… i love that he’s not complicated at all and yet everyone loves him anyway. maybe BECAUSE he’s not complicated. sometimes you don’t need a tragic backstory or ten support chains you just need one extremely earnest employee who is happy to see you every time you walk past. he’s iconic. he’s dependable. he’s literally just some guy and that is exactly why he works so well"

"every month i went to go talk to him like clockwork. every month he delivered. zero misses. employee of the century honestly"

vs. Yuri Leclerc

"he has one of the most fun character vibes in the whole game honestly. he walks in with this whole smooth, teasing, unbothered act and then the more you get into him the more you realise he is actually managing like fifteen things at once, knows everybody’s business, and has probably already planned three exits from the conversation. i just think that rules. he feels charming in a way that isn’t empty, because there’s always this sense that he’s choosing very carefully what version of himself you get to see"

"I really like that he doesn’t fit neatly into one box. He’s not just “the sly one” or “the soft secret sweetheart underneath”, he’s genuinely both warm and slippery, and that makes him way more interesting to me than if the game had simplified him"

"yuri my beloved weird little sewer prince…… i’m obsessed with how he somehow gives off the energy of a guy who’d steal your wallet, save your life, flirt with you, lie to your face, and then buy you dinner after, all in the same afternoon. and the thing is he’d probably mean all of it!!! that’s why he’s great to me. he’s messy in such a human way. clever, guarded, affectionate, shady, loyal on his own terms. just a really fun character to watch every time he’s on screen."

Round 1, Match 284 — Chiemi Serizawa (Raging Loop) vs Yuri Leclerc (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)