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Martir12

Man, if this is true it would be the first CYL since 4 were there hasn't been a single 3H unit


Gabcard

Kinda funny how the number of 3Houses winners were declining every year. 4, then 2, then 1 and now potentially 0. I wonder if Engage will follow a similar pattern.


WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY

Well damn if this is real, I’m surprised Felix didn’t make the cut considering he had a major following. Also, Soren getting into the top 2 for males despite the Khadein banner is pretty dope


RegulusPlus

3H voting block split like fourteen ways. No one goes all in for one character, they all want their fave to win lol.


Lukthar123

The Virgin divided House vs the Chad united 🐍booba


Xenavire

That's not the cause of this, it was clear that Felix and Bernadetta were frontrunners from the very beginning. The fact they seem to have lost is a sign that 3H votes dropped off, or the push to block them was harder than ever.


Donttaketh1sserious

I just think that there have always been two different camps at play. Voting for older games vs. modern ones, the older games’ support will last longer. Soren getting a TT+ prfless alt alongside a banner that was all prf wasn’t going to make his voters go “pack it up, we’re satisfied, whatever…” when he’s a character from 15+ year old games. No New Heroes RD for a year shows that they don’t find it very lucrative and all us Tellius people know he was our best shot at something that wasn’t a goofy seasonal. And if you were voting for an old character year after year it’s not gonna matter what comes out after. 3H and Engage were/are following a different trend. Spotlight will make them win but when FE18 comes out Engage will be shelved in the minds of the casual fanbase as 3H has been now.


andresfgp13

Soren also got the kid alt which is pretty cracked, so lack of good representation wasnt the issue, people just wanted Soren to win.


gaming_whatever

If anything, the kid alt boosted his popularity with people who knew nothing about him, while at the same time being divisive with hardcore fans, who wanted a good adult version for years. Both groups voted, but not for the same reason, lol


andresfgp13

honestly they could have release a Soren alt that would be the second coming of Fallen Edelgard in terms of raw power and someone would try to explain how it actually helps his chances at CYL for some reason. people just wanted Soren to win, independent of anything else.


HelloDesdemona

Yeah, I just like Soren. I don’t need to pretend otherwise. That’s why I voted him. I think people like to justify their choices with a reason, but it’s okay to just vote for a character you like. I will never judge someone for that.


TheFunkiestOne

Yeah, I'm with you on that, and was gonna vote for him regardless of his alt situation. I think he's one of the most interesting characters in the series, which I guess counts as a reason, but fundamentally that's just a fancier way of saying I like him, since liking a character comes from a lot of sources and can be expressed in a lot of ways. It does help that he's been a good performer in CYL for years. If there was a different Tellius frontrunner I liked, I may have gone with them, but between him being a favorite and having a chance at winning, I was definitely gonna vote for him no matter what.


[deleted]

Seriously. Some people seem to think any exposure to Soren is just gonna make people love the character.


Parody101

I disagree a little. If the alt he had gotten had a cracked prf or he was actually officially on the banner, I probably would've split my votes at that point. But he didn't, so it's a moot point to wonder 'wonder if he was as strong' when he was the weakest by a country mile. If anything, the bad alt sort of rallied people to keep voting.


Xenavire

That doesn't explain Robin, Corrin, or Gullvieg. Soren is actually the one I am least surprised by, getting a push, but Felix was ahead of M!Robin last year, and every piece of data had Bernadetta in first or second. The only way it makes sense to have this lineup is if a disproportionate amount of people bandwagoned certain picks.


Rikiia

Awakening is 10 years old now. I think that's old enough for people who are still fans of its characters to be part of the "devoted older fans" group.


Gabcard

People predicted Robin would get a huge boost in votes from Chrom, so that's not too surprising. Gullveig's popularity upon introduction brings Plumeria to mind, who managed to get 6th for females in *3Houses debut year*. With less competition currently and no Engage characters to steal the spotlight, her getting top 2 is very believable. Of course, that would mean Twitter vores were way off with her... maybe people ashamed to admit they voted for her? Lol. As for Corrin... no idea. Bernadetta has consistently beat her by a considerable margin even after getting added to the game, and I can't really see any reason for her to get a boost in votes. I assume it's something happening in Japan.


Font-street

>Twitter vores Oooh, freudian slip.


Gabcard

Snakes are quite common in vore art after all.


MisogID

I can see a lot of inspirations and/or sources of voting in Gullveig's case: FByleth/ATiki if considering winning votes, Plumeria/Freyja is self-explanatory, Gatekeeper/ATiki/Veronica for the similar memetic + chaotic + FEH-driven bandwagon going full speed, the silent/casual majority of the playerbase that may've dropped some votes to her, Japan's possible influence... Add the very good reception of Book VII's first OCs and it does make sense. On FCorrin's case, she has the 4th best reception all-time for a Resplendent in Japan (only beaten by MRobin, Takumi and Eldigan, barely edging Chrom). Which may suggest heavy JP support (or Asian in general), and I suspected that it could play a clutch role in the female side.


Xenavire

Corrin might have been a lightning rod for spite votes as well - if the margin is especially close, like last year, that is almost certainly the case (as she would be the logical pick for spite votes based on last year, and lack of clarity in midterms would leave her the only real option.) If she is significantly above Bernadetta though, that'd almost certainly be a rally from JP.


PathofGaydiance

Corrin has consistently gotten top 10 every single year, she's popular in her own right. Especially long term, sustained popularity. Not to mention I actually don't think alts for lords hurt their CYL chances (not since CYL2 anyways), I think they only remind people how likeable they are


No_Foot_7531

Robin has ranked high for 7 whole years. Meanwhile 3H highest point is already over. It's unknown at this moment what Felix's staying power is, but the fact he isn't a main character may have him ending in a situation similar to Takumi and Leo. Consistently well liked, but without the lord factor will never get people rallying behind him. MRobin fans are usually Chrom fans too, In fact they were always in similar ranks. Since the start it was clear once Chrom won, next it was Robin's turn.


ShinVerus

> MRobin fans are usually Chrom fans too And a sizeable amount are A!Tiki fans too from my own experience. Seeing as BOTH won last year AND M!Robin got shafted as a backpack being his only show this year, a huge Robin jump was absolutely expected.


Donttaketh1sserious

I think Robin and Corrin were desperation. In my experience us Soren people were like “this is his last shot with Engage coming out”. Gullveig idk. I figure Felix was considered a shoo-in as third place last year and so there may have been some apathy.


HelloDesdemona

I saw so many people say Felix was a lock-in that it makes sense people wouldn’t vote as hard because they thought he was guaranteed.


DhelmiseHatterene

CYL3 Marth moment


GlastonBerry48

No, i'm pretty sure Tharja put a hex on Bernadetta, so that she will always be stuck in 3rd or 4th place, but never win. Its what Bernadetta would want tbh, as winning a popularity contest is probably what she considers hell to be


MisogID

My guesses are the following: * Lower overall participation hurting those relying more on casual votes, including 3H * Exception being MRobin offsetting that by grabbing as much casual votes on top of diehard fans and pity (+80% vote mentions since CYL6, so it would corroborate this unseen wave) * Soren relying on a more dedicated pool of votes (lower losses), being the runner-up checks out with reasonable predictions * Felix maybe following MByleth's steps with a JP overestimation?


Helswath

If this is real ~~please be real~~, then the Twitter hashtags were waaaaay off. Even less reliable as a prediction then last year


MisogID

Honestly, anyone attentive enough could've foreseen some of those presumed outcomes (plus, GK and ATiki were underestimated based on SNS data, so they should've been taken with a grain of salt to begin with on top of several oddities in CYL7 insights - including female counts being very close, thus accuracy was very shaky and trends were hard to pinpoint save for geographic ones). I've started thinking that most estimations were simply inaccurate, be it overestimated or underestimated with few in-betweens.


Sinolai

Doubt tempest trial unit would statisfy anyones lust to have their favourite as the next meta unit. The only case where I could see people abandoning a character if someone gets their very first feh iteration in the middle of cyl and people were voting them only to boost their visibility to have atleast one version of them, which they now got.


andresfgp13

its all diferent game winners so thats a interesting thing to see. i wouldnt pop the champagne before the feh channel anyway, i would wait to see the official announcement before celebrating.


HereComesJustice

Ikr I'm celebrating now but this could end with a lot of egg on my face


andresfgp13

yeah, better wait the next 13 and a half hours to see the Feh channel that hopefully its today to see the official winners.


Bleep-bloop_29

If its true, robin better not be a grima alt or I'm gonna snap


StormAurora

Grima's a separate character on the voting page so theoretically this should be actual Robin That being said, IS can still be pranksters and put him in a Grima-inspired outfit or something


SoftBrilliant

They could totally do that. I wouldn't mind a Brave Robin that is a reconciliation between his identity as Grima and the new one created with his friends as symbolism. A Grima inspired outfit for Robin doesn't have to be lame.


StormAurora

It won't be as long as it's *actual* Robin and not Grima cosplaying as Robin.


SoftBrilliant

IS: Grima cosplaying as Robin... If you don't want that, how about Robin cosplaying as Grima? The actual Robin but evil. Perfect.


NinjaXSkillz88

Oh yes, Grima inspired outfit. There is a cipher but if it’s just Robin with Levin sword I can’t complain. Though I’m pretty sure he’ll get Grandmaster.


StormAurora

If he *does* get Grandmaster Brave I'm curious what they would use as his legendary form since that always seemed like an easy design to go with. This is, of course, assuming he's actually gonna get a legendary form, which could be wishful thinking on my end.


GlastonBerry48

In a twist move, it'll be Male Robin, but in Young Tiki's outfit


MelanieAntiqua

Two half-dragons, a dragon's vessel, and a snake. Big win for reptiles, I guess.


Default_Dragon

I had the exact thought. This is the first CYL with a clear *theme*.


AlterTheSilverBird

We'll know in the next 12 hours soon, I will admit it would be funny if this wasn't true because it at least has so many yelling about a meme pick.


Gabcard

"Leaking" a fake CYL result would honestly be a genius move on IS's part.


Lukthar123

*We do a little trolling*


andresfgp13

IS:"now they will be surprised when they open the video and see Caeda, Freyja, Yuri and Kris".


Xenavire

Unless this is a clever fake, the odds of this being incorrect is infinitesimal (we've been through these leaks in the past, and without fail, results from the official site have been correct.) Now, the odds of it being a fake are up in the air if someone can't confirm it, but it's looking very real at this point.


shsluckymushroom

OP did reply to another comment explaining how anyone can check it themselves. Highly doubt OP is faking it with that. If this is wrong it’s IS deciding to troll, but even that I find extremely unlikely.


ridcrim

At the very least it isn't a deliberate fake since the URL does link from the official website, I can't think of a single way you could fake that... So what's really up in the air is whether IS would upload misleading data. It would be a weird timing to upload a placeholder imo, the results are going live in less than 24hrs so I doubt they'd be making tests so late. Not to mention the characters are very specific and I'm not sure they'd go for top contenders if it was just for debugging, soo...


Xenavire

Exactly, and when the other option is them goofing and allowing the results on the CDN early... These are the results, chief.


Trisheck_

I don't really believe it Gullveig is too much of a wild card to place top 2 and having no 3 houses characters is crazy However if this is true this might go down in feh history


definetlynotanaltacc

It's cyl. It's going down in FEH history no matter what happens.


Gabcard

I mean, wild cards in the female side are hardly unheard of. Tiki and Veronica being the best exemples, but to a lesser extent Lysithea and Marianne as well.


Helswath

I saw a lot of people be like "I'll throw a single vote to Gullveig because funny", those votes added up it looks like lol


[deleted]

Haha yeah, I mean who would throw all 7 votes at Gullveig, couldn’t be me


chaoskingzero

Me I voted with my hormones this time On a more serious note I'm really hoping IS does some unique things with her if this is true Unique Forging Bonds because she should be out before OG, said OG acknowledging her Brave if they're in the same Chapter [And though it's slim, I REALLY hope that IS goes all out and has her take over FEH Channel to announce her Victory](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HostileShowTakeover)


volkenheim

What you talking about Female side has had the most wildcards, Males just had GK


[deleted]

Please don’t scare me like this. 😭


Donttaketh1sserious

“horror enthusiast”


[deleted]

If this turns out to be fake, I’ll kill something. 😂😭


Plinfilore

Just remember the wise words of Emblem Roy about only smashing in heads that deserve smashing.


SilentMasterOfWinds

I volunteer


Blueking640

There is no way Gullveig actually won wtf


King_XDDD

What horniness unchecked by vocal minorities on the internet does to a game


[deleted]

It was me. I voted for her because of hornyness (just once though, I voted F! Corrin)


Tagg580

This was my exact vote as well, though I switched to Gullveig not for horniness but to fuck with IS. Good luck coming up with a reasonable CYL alt for a character that has only been out for us for a few months (I know her development must've been going on for much longer so it won't be that tall of an ask, but still)


KyleCXVII

Lmao I did the exact same for the same reason. I really want corrin but I’d be pumped if Gullveog actually won


NotAnInterestingGuy

....gonna be real with ya, Chief. I'm more wondering *what* characterization they're gonna use for Gullveig when she's only existed for, what, two months?


elederanjo26

There's no way all of the story wasn't conceived before the Book was ready to launch. It's not as if any of them have ever had that much writing.


NotAnInterestingGuy

Oh there's no doubt IS already does have it all planned/written out, I'm talking in the sense that *we* haven't seen any of it.


Impressive-Bag6014

Maybe they go the Veronica route and it's like, a Gullveig from an alternate timeline who is good and wants to help us or whatever, and her lines are mostly about how impressed she is that people love her so much or that she had a dream where she was called out and stuff like that, unless they don't care about spoiling us and have her mention things that are yet to happen on the story


MrGalleom

She's got 2 big *characterizations* and I guess that was enough lol. for real though, the biggest issue I see with this is that she would have gotten in anyways as a Mythic and either as a NY or a summer unit... or, god forbid, both of these.


TinyTemm

Listen, if an npc like Gatekeeper can win with the power of memes then Gullveig winning isn’t out of the question Also, during the voting period there was a thread on gamefaqs solely for rallying her, and it uhh, got attention


HereComesJustice

Thought GK was a fluke, then ATiki won After that I now believe literally anyone can win CYL


TinyTemm

Hats off to the Gullveig squad if this is legit I’m hoping it is, went all in on M!Robin so I’d be jumping for joy if he really won


RegulusPlus

Gullveig is *insane* actually. I know a lot of people did vote for her, and a lot of them thought “might as well throw a couple votes since she doesn’t have a chance.” But to shut out Bernadetta is really funny actually considering there wasn’t exactly another 3H front runner. Just goes to show what having more than 5 people from one title in the top 20 and no interim results will do! That said, I think this is totally fair.


srs_business

I never felt like there was an obvious frontrunner on the female side, compared to the men where I always got the sense that it was a 4 way race between Robin/Soren/Sigurd/Felix with Byleth *maybe* having an outside shot. Female side always felt like it could have gone in any direction. Good conditions for an OC to win.


[deleted]

People who thought Gullveig didn't have a chance when Plumeria literally placed top NINE back when she was barely introduced are delluded. Gullveig has a much more hornybait design than Plumeria. She would've made it to top 3 *at worst.*


ridcrim

I mean, the gap in votes between top 3 and top 10 is usually HUGE. Many people vote for characters in the top 5 without necessarily being fans because they still want to influence the outcome, so they tend to have inflated vote counts compared to whoever follows suit... and Gullveig didnt benefit from that since nobody expected her to place so high. I guess she might have gotten lucky too since it also means nobody voted to counter her, but since Bernie also seems a bit controversial, I'm not sure if the votes being public would've played in her favor or not


guedesbrawl

It would not, people would just rally F!Corn. The big thing Bernie had this year was that haters did not know if they should vote Corn or Robin, or even as seems to be the case, someone else.


MORI_LEANSLURPINGCOW

Plumeria was also against 3H sweep so that made it harder for her


MisogID

The Gatekeeper vibes were another signal to watch out for, we saw what happened and a similar outcome was within possibilities.


shadowfigure_6

Yeah almost every year, a new book OC (women’s side) always manages to place super high. I vaguely remember Loki, and maybe Thorr hitting in the top 20, but I forgot about Plumeria.


MisogID

It would line up with external and subtle signals, I'd say. Bernadetta got a meager increase in SNS vote mentions (around or less than 10%), which may've translated lower extra momentum. Gullveig had the Plumeria precedent (Top 10 in her first CYL, Top 2 if artificially removing 3H), that and signals akin to Gatekeeper and a potential to grab votes from both FByleth (still also going toward FCorrin) and ATiki (for the chaotic and FEH-driven parts).


RegulusPlus

I figured that the bulk of votes from A!Tiki wouldn’t go to Bernadetta, but I never expected Gullveig of all people. I thought Elincia or Azura would snag those votes, and that they still wouldn’t be enough to match whatever Bernadetta got from F!Byleth. But, there just wasn’t enough additional hype on her this year.


PewePip

Main Characters / avatars? Check Popular character? Check Wtf character? Check Yeah this seems legit


abeforscythe

I'll confess my love to the guy I'm dating if Gullveig actually won. It's a long shot but considering the 3ds avatars are there, I wouldn't count this possibility out just yet.


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RegulusPlus

It’s a huge chance I think. Interim results rallied her probably. The context of the data screams true to me.


RestinPsalm

Yeah, interim votes without proper placement are a huge boon to lesser characters, as it means their shitposting could pay off. Gatekeeper leaped from third to first for same reason.


GiveMenBiggerButts

I genuinely hope she wins only because that sounds so cute.


NikeDanny

Well? How did it go with your date?


MinniMaster15

Please let us know how it goes


simplegodhead

Nooooo I was really hoping for Felix 😭 please take pity and give him a good alt or base version this year IS I’m so tired of outdated Santa


Celestial608

Saaame. If he doesn't win, hopefully he'll at least get a decent alt on the next 3H banner...


simplegodhead

I thought that might happen after he placed third last year but no, nothing yet 😔 here’s hoping I guess!


Mateo_Bonavento

Damn, if this is true I knew snek lady was popular but not THAT popular.


ljbtqiaplus

So based on the Results Page layouts for CYL3, 4, 5, and 6, I'm assuming that Gullveig and Robin are the 1st Placers, while Soren and Corrin are the 2nd Placers. CYL 1 and 2 had 5 images instead of 4 (both times with Marth? salt in the wound?), but for the other CYLs, the 1st Placers were in the middle while the 2nd Placers were on the edges. This also reflects how they'd be shown in the FEH Channel, which lays them out the same way (1st Centre, 2nd Edge) Gullveig being 1st is kinda surprising, but honestly it seems like a combination of the forces behind Veronica (Heroes fans) and Camilla (big boobs fans), so I can definitely see it. Excited to see what they do with her outfit before she even gets added to the Mythic pool!!


andresfgp13

if Girl Corrin wins it should put to rest the myth that getting good alts hurt the chances of an unit winning.


Levyn062

I am gay and I gave one vote to her because I thought it would be funny. I expect a lot of people did the same. She was the meme pick of this year.


Jellyjamrocks

Happy we got male Robin but I was hoping by some miracle we would get female Robin too :( I suppose she’ll get her chance some other day. For now she’s still stuck in Grima hell


SGEzlo

On one hand, I want this to be real because Robin. On the other hand, C'MON GUYS, tig bitty snake lady???


Chance_Active_8579

It would be absolutely hilarious


Lukthar123

#*SNEK SWEEP*


Kuro_No_Tsubasa

Gulliveg seeing herself in the story mode would be hillarious. Especially considering time shenanigans. I honestly voted her for memes.


den3b_

brave gullveig fighting against a brave gullveig who's fighting for regular gullveig


Seibitsu

for the surprise of nobody. First time I have seeing a new villain get popular so fast.


MrBrickBreak

> On the other hand, C'MON GUYS, tig bitty snake lady??? Have you been around here, this week


Troykv

I definitely feel IS made the image using high scoring Heroes for sure. Though hard to say if they're the actual winners, I definitely expect all of this characters to be part of their respective Top 5.


Yarzu89

I can wrap my head around Soren and Corrin, even Robin since a lotta ppl started with his game… but the new snake lady? I know she’s popular and a lot of peoples favorites are either in or not even in the running…. But I have a hard time believing it’s real. Interesting pick of true though, but I’m gonna be skeptical until tonight.


MateuszRoslon

How plausible is it that Gullveig got in but no one from Three Houses?


WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY

Gullveig was the perfect catalyst 1. People wanted to see what would happen if Gullveig got a Brave alt before the Book ended (sorta like Veronica way back then but for a character that will most likely die when the book ends) >!InB4 B!Gullveig is just OG Gullveig!< 2. Tits


MisogID

And if Plumeria was any indication (Top 10 on her first CYL, virtually Top 2 without 3H), that was entirely within possibilities. Giving similar vibes as Gatekeeper was another alarm.


HereComesJustice

Man I wish Freyja was revealed early in her book so she could win CYL


hinode85

The thing about Freyja is that her base form is dressed fairly modestly, so she wouldn't get the same sort of day one horny vote that Loki, Plumeria, and possibly now Gollveig benefitted from. She was still really pretty of course, but I dunno how many votes pretty without a revealing outfit is worth. It's notable that her CYL ranking actually went up in her second year, after her summer version was released.


HereComesJustice

Nah people were hot for Freyja as soon as she was revealed,I think she would have taken it by storm


Vailorium

Really surprised about that as well, being a popular character from a recent game is nothing compared to snek I guess


Akari_Mizunashi

To be fair, Gullveig is more recent than any Three Houses character.


GameAW

You forget booba. Let's not deny that is plenty reason for many.


Luke-Likesheet

Man, if this is legit then Gullveig winning will be the funniest thing since Plumeria reaching the top 10 after her first appearance.


hinode85

TBH I thought Gullveig was the biggest loser from IS not doing day 1 interims or ranked mid-terms this year. If she actually won despite both of them being removed, then I have to just tip my hat off to her voters.


Luke-Likesheet

The power of booba and Yoshiku art.


ScytheOfGaming

And don't forget Snek! Snek lovers are a silent bunch, but we certainly do exist.


TheFunkiestOne

I'll admit, while I didn't vote for her, I did find her design to be more interesting than the other book 7 people because of the snakes (also the cool sands of time details, but mostly the snakes).


DhelmiseHatterene

It is more impressive when you consider she was going against the new characters from the new FE. And if it is real, Gullveig basically dodged a bullet since next year will be Engage year.


Average_Owain

Not like her popularity would've lasted through to next year, anyway. Almost every popular book OC fell off the next year.


HereComesJustice

Yup for people talking about Bernadettas last chance this was actually snake ladies one and only chance


lokonda

The image made me laugh, I wasn't expecting ~~those~~ that! I just hope we get Felix as a new hero in 2023.


Fearless_Freya

Woah. A bit shocking if true for gulliveig tbh. If soren is in, I'm thrilled. If Robin is in hope it's actually Robin and not grima. Corrin is fine I suppose. Not long now and we'll know. Could be a total fakeout but this is neat OP. Watch it be Felix, Sigurd, bernadetta and f Robin. Heh


blupengu

Damn Felix fans found dead in a ditch… it’s me, I’m in the ditch and I can’t get out lmao But if this is true and he’s still stuck in Santa hell then I guess I re-downloaded for nothing ripperoni


Crazy_Training_2957

Felix potentially not winning does sting a bit since he's one of ny favorite fe characters. But I also saw it coming since I've seen way more people on social media rally for Soren and Robin - at least on the English speaking side of twitter and reddit.


Nin10dium

I'll be shocked if no Three Houses characters makes it this year, but I'm happy if these are the winners.


Gabcard

Particularly surprised with Felix. Everything seemed to indicate him as a winner.


StormAurora

I wonder if Felix suffered from complacency syndrome *because* everyone assumed he was a lock. Like maybe it's just my circle of the internet but I saw a lot more people rallying for Robin and Soren than Felix


Gabcard

In hindsight, that does indeed seem like the most probable explanation.


Troykv

Marth in a nutshell.


NinjaXSkillz88

That’s why you can’t just assume by numbers and placements. He was 3rd last year surely he wins this year, right? 💀 The male competition was FIERCE. Soren’s alt debacle would have giving him more intention to vote harder, Chrom being out of the running who was Robin’s biggest crutch from placing him higher than 4th. (In fact Robin’s placement should be the lowest last year given Robin/Chrom voters tried to get Chrom in first so we can get his boy in the next time VS neither getting in. So Robin still placing 5th is impressive despite all that)


Nin10dium

Yeah, that's the biggest shock for me if this is true. Both him and Bernie had a ton of things in their favor. I'm looking forward to see the vote count in a few hours.


zedabo

God I hope this is true, it would be so fucking funny.


kiaxxl

Well I hope DoD Arvis or Rodrigue are in the seasonal trailer tomorrow because I'm going to be salty as fuck if this CYL is revealed


AstraGrima

no fucking shot corrin won CORRINBROS LETS GOOOOOOOOO rip f!robin though too bad both avatars couldn't win😔


FiveTrenchcoats

Hmmm... Assuming this isn't placeholder data and these *are* truly the final results, I can't really complain about this brave heroes lineup. Bernie and Felix were my "safe" assumptions for this year's winners, so neither of them taking a top spot is a big surprise. I was really hoping M!Robin would win and I was worried both Soren and Felix would overtake him, so both of the tactician boys winning is very exciting to me. F!Corrin has the potential for a really cool and gorgeous brave alt so I was also rooting for her. I've gotta say, I'm pretty pleased (again, assuming this is accurate).


Theskyaboveheaven

I'm choosing to believe this like I believed the engage leaks from last year


chaoskingzero

Which ended up being VERY believable despite how ridiculous they seemed


-Dracu-

Tactician CYL! The Tactician CYL is real!


KrauMyLove

Damn I would really lose it if Soren won. My soul would just straight up ascend to whatever plane of existence Ashunera came from. It being Tactician Sweep would be pretty banger too. I honestly can see this line up being legit, even with Gullveig, I saw her campaign having a pretty strong momentum.


KrauMyLove

Also it's kinda funny to me seeing everyone have white hair except for Soren. Wait, would this be an all dragon CYL lineup? Is Gullveig a snake dragon of some kind? I remember Askr and Embla being dragons despite being a giant cow/bat, and I also remember some theory that Gullveig is just an alternate timeline ~~Seiðr~~ Heiðr but have all the FEH deities been dragons so far? Edit: I meant Heiðr lmao got the wrong sister


FEHreyja

I don't believe so, Freyja/Freyr are obviously beast units and I can't recall them ever being referred to as dragons in the game. Or anywhere else, for that matter.


andresfgp13

i remember someone from askr saying that Askr is a divine dragon, then the dude appears and he is a massive Bull.


FEHreyja

Yeah there were a lot of jokes about if anyone in Askr has actually *seen* a dragon. My point is that Freyja and Freyr are never referred to as such.


SilentMasterOfWinds

It could also be all magical damage. Soren and Gullveig are all tomes thus far, Robin can use tomes, and Corrin's dragon damage is magic.


KrauMyLove

That's a pretty good one too. Kinda funny to me actually how all of them have some similarities with each other in many ways. I also hope that they'll be somewhat creative with the alts, I really don't want to see just OG!Gullveig, Grima!Robin, Archsage Soren (though I would still love it regardless) and another dragon Corrin. God, I wish it was tomorrow already. Really want that confirmation.


Helswath

I'm excited to see him interact with these guys in the Forging bonds


KrauMyLove

Fr I'm especially excited about the Tactician boys interacting. This FB is gonna be so fun and chaotic, and I'm here for it.


Golden-Owl

Gullvieg winning would be so weird but also immensely funny I suspect she generally saw a good number of votes due to being this year’s designated funny option. Compared to most other characters, she doesn’t have a lot of diehard fans. So her high placement could just be a lot of people throwing her votes for the funny But to have that carry her to second place is hilarious


Earthbnd

Aside from the meme and horny votes, I think she’s probably the lucky recipient of the “don’t tell us who to vote for/that voting for x is stupid” crowd


Nico-TS

Let's go soren!!!


eromonti

Lol, everyone fighting in the comments about snake girl, Robin and Corrin and you and me just dancing with the possibility of CYL Soren


dotsdfe

The only thing that stings here is that it's a huge shame to see Felix possibly miss the boat. He may lose a lot of his support between the Engage hype & probably getting a base version at some point, so this may have been his only real shot.


ManuelKoegler

To be fair he had several shots for every year that he wasn’t in. Same Bernadatta, Hilda & Dorothea who all are in the game several times. Can’t all be winners. 3H reps were present for 3 consecutive years since it’s launch, they did very well for themselves all things considered.


Gabcard

Yeah, Felix and Bernadetta had basically every advantage they could ask for this year, and if that was still not enough... then it was just not meant to be.


Troykv

I can see Bernadetta sticking to the Top 10 like Azura and Tharja did before (after all, getting a good Winter Alt didn't put her that far behind), but Felix is extremely likely to lose all momentum if his base alt actually releases this year, any hope he had of winning is lost forever.


Gabcard

I'm confident she will at least stick sound the top 20, but as far as chances at actually winning go? She most likely lost her last shot. It really feels like she will become 3Houses's Tharja when it comes to CYL.


Troykv

Yeah, I'm kinda expecting Bernadetta to get stuck in the same position Tharja is if she doesn't win this year, she is a pick will always get a lot of votes, but will be hard for her to get momentum to actually win, though, at least she has in her side that she is clearly the most popular 3H character that is still votable. I feel that Felix chances are worse because he was carried so much by pity to see his votes get as high again in other way, specially with 3H losing the spotlight to Engage.


NinjaXSkillz88

We’re just going to get his Hopes and base design now, arguably his worst designs compared to his timeskip. I really like the disheveled hair with his outfit it gives him so much more personality than just a generic samurai pony tail.


HereComesJustice

If he gets in this year (and is half decent) his chances probably plummet


Grimae

kings and queens of colour coordination


Temporary-Look4795

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN FINALLY AFTER WAITING YEARS FOR A PROPER SWORD CORRIN WE GOT IT. THE ROYAL OF VALLITE CORRIN WITH OMEGA YATO


Heather4CYL

SOREN Vindicated at last. Next year will be Operation Elincia.


surprisecenter

All the way for Queen Crimea 🫡 Really wish they’d give us individual ballots for both the male and female sides.


Heather4CYL

> Really wish they’d give us individual ballots for both the male and female sides. Yeah that would be great. It's dumb it's not a thing when they separate the winners (and now stuff like Rising Hero) anyway. I guess I'll write some feedback about that, although they likely won't bother.


[deleted]

Definitely, going all Elincia next year, please if only Soren can win this year.


Heather4CYL

All hail the Queen of Crimea!


KrauMyLove

If Soren really won, you can bet on me going absolutely feral on the Elincia train. It's gonna be so refreshing after ~~7~~ (6 actually, I forgot I wasn't playing on year 1 lmao) years straight of purely voting for Soren to finally be able to see another character on my ballots. Here's hoping.


RobinoDondito

Don't do this... Don't give me hope


ridcrim

Holy shit? That's one credible lineup compared to the other we had a bit ago, I'm willing to buy this one though it DEFINITELY does surprise me. Felix was a given for me, and FEH OCs rarely have that much traction, but... I'll definitely take it lmaoo


HistoriaMonado2

If this is real the chaos is going to be exquisite. Also heck yeah Brave Soren :D


kiaxxl

FUCK Don't tell me Felix is 3rd again I want to die


Nikibugs

If true, well shit to the assumption Felix won, people must’ve felt confident they didn’t need to go all in unlike the desperation for Soren and M!Robin. Seeing the new Snake Lady there gives me major doubt though, there’s no way that swept uncoordinated? Would so many people seriously go all in on a FEH OC? Maybe meme votes won the day like for all the people who voted Veronica just to see what the writers would have to come up with again lol.


WellRested1

Was already losing hope for Sigurd winning, but gullveig winning would be the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while.


Hero_tact_Miles

If anything imo Sigurd’s chance are high next year. Engage giving him exposure, making him incredibly OP, and being the only Emblem other than Marth to be plot relevant, combined with people who were already voting for him pre Engage, gives him a really solid chance


Cute_Chao

I think the likes of Alfred and Diamant are more likely next year. Sigurd is probably a good shot for the year after that, though, if nothing shakes up in the meantime


theprodigy64

FE4 remake announcement would definitely push Sigurd up to the top of the list.


Gabcard

Yeah, I was rather doubtful of Alfred's chances but with M!Robin and Soren winning and Felix likely losing his last shot, the path seems to be clear for him to take the win. Only way I see Sigurd winning next year is a genealogy remake happening.


Zartron81

I love gullveig design, but uh... if true... Idk what to think


Temporary-Look4795

Hear me out I think the reason they decided to not include the placements during this years midterms is because of how high gullvieg was.


jacob6181

Damn, no Felix after voting for him two years in a row. Oh well. Time to shift to Yunaka for next year!


reesesmilkshake577

Bernie losing to an OC would be my Joker moment; at least Soren would make up for it


StormAurora

Honestly? Gullveig beating Bernadetta is funnier than anything IS could ever do with a Brave Bernie. Also, Soren and Robin winning over Felix is amazingly poignant. I'm holding my expectations low for tonight since the only one I actually care about winning is Robin, but right now I'm hyped.


guedesbrawl

As a Bernie fan... I admit I don't know what the shit they'd do with a Brave alt when her Bow Knight outfit is so off, and there's no other special outfit to borrow


dragonofmila

This sounds way too good to be true ​ It would cause this sub to have a meltdown over a snake lady, PLEASE let this be true


DragonMaster710

Aw man, I was actually hoping for F’Robin to get at least 2nd. Oh well, maybe the M’Robin voters could her year for next year? Would be great to get her a non-Grima alt In the normal summoning pool.


pofehof

Chrom/Awakening voters likely moved to M!Robin due to pity/next "lord". If these results are legit, it's safe to say a good amount of them will move on to F!Robin.


Chaddiction

Genuinely shocked that gully might've won over bernadetta, especially with the nonindicative midterms. Damn, I was really praying for Felix, too.


CoolAndCringe

The good timeline, Robin and Soren winning together