Bronwyn (FE Homecoming)
There are few words that accurately translate my adoration for this character, from how she interacts with the people around her, to narritive importance to the story she’s apart of. She’s a fish out of water, from living in a cage for a majority of her life to being suddenly swung away to travel to her homeland to succeed the throne, or to simply establish some kind of lasting peace, being the arranged marriage she was raised to participate in to bridge two opposing kingdoms together.
She’s so unfamiliar with everything around her, yet she pushes on regardless since she’s both needed and seeks to be useful to those who came for her for reasons she has to grasp in mere moments. She’s told that she’s of most importantance and that she needs to both realize this and take command of those who came to aid her retrieval, both a heavy burden and a sucker punch of responsibility to her, but she’s way too polite to question it at length so she accepts with a stuttering tone to boot.
On that same topic, her dialouge seems to be one of the most endearing things about her. Her stammers humanize her to me, something that usually would sound like an annoying or eye-rolling trait for a character, a main character in this case, to have and could be really detrimental to thier overall screentime. Yet Bronwyn succeeds in both making it feel natural while not making it it’s there for simple fluff. It’s clear she’s capable as both a leader and a tactiction, yet she’s inexperienced with this stuff and is learning more and more as she goes on through battle and several social situations, nothing beats learning from real time experience. When given the chance to express herself she comes off very forward, yet not rude, and gets her points across with little difficulty if not for the slight hesitation in some words. Other situations that challenge her are those that put her off-balance, things she’s either un-familiar handling or simply being talked over, stomped under-foot, and she can’t get her piece in without feeling like her words might come off as inturuptive to the conversation when in reality her words have the same input as the person she’s speaking to. She’s nice like that and some self-confidence would do fantastic for her.
In some texts, Bronwyn’s appearence is described as Chubby or fuller then most. Looking at her actual portrait spells it out perfectly, she looks REALLY non-threatening. I don’t know why, but she just makes me feel comfy??? Everytime I look at her portraint in-game I always grow a slight smile since she’s just staring off, not a evil thoight in her head as she simply exists with no malice, no hate, just a expression of neutrality, it’s some good stuff. Best example I could give is Kirby, a smiling, rounded design that evokes joy or some other positive emotion I can’t think of. I really like her design, it’s awsome.
Her promoted alt really amplifies these traits while introducing some more elements that Could clash with her overall theme, but don’t. Her new garb matches those before her from her Grandmother, Mother, and now her, a sinsiter outfit with a theme of dark-ish colors with a webbing decor around her head. It almost seems unatural on her compared to her predecessors, yet it’s that very same reason it works so well! Browyn is not her grandmother, a cruel, cold, powerful Ruler who brought the world to its knees, or her mother who shares the same overall look with her Grandma, yet lacks the power. Bronwyn is kind, idealistic, and wishes the best for her people while seeking the best solution in her mind to end a conflict she was thrusted into, changed drastically as she continued on, and found the resolve to keep going despite it all. Bronwyn might never live up to what her Grandmother was, and that’s a good thing, Bronwyn herself is more then enough to fill her own shoes and lead her people into a golden age where she rules with a warm heart and her people’s best interests in mind.
With all that said, GO PLAY FE HOMECOMING! It’s a fantastic experience and 12 chapters are already out and more is soon to come, just gotta wait for it.
Need something good to munch on in those free hours? Play this dang game with this fantastic main character, it’ll be something worth anyone’s while. Parrhesia cooked with this one.