The last officer Fire Emblem Heroes The popularity poll was not won by Marth or Chrom or any of the other main characters in the franchise’s history. No, fans voted overwhelmingly for the nameless Guardian who guarded the entrance to the Garreg Mach Monastery in 2019 Fire emblem: three houses.
Nintendo revealed the full results of the fifth poll “Choose Your Legends” yesterday (h / t Polygon), showing that Heroes players have put a ton of weight behind the Gatekeeper, which by virtue of his victory will be added to the game as a playable character this summer. He won 72,267 votes compared to 46,699 for the original Fire emblem protagonist Marth. Three houses‘Marianne and Sacred Stones‘Eirika were the first two female characters.
The Gatekeeper – an unnamed NPC that exists only to greet the player when they enter the monastery – has become something of a meme in the Fire emblem community after Three houses arrived on Switch in 2019, despite the fact that it could not be courted or even recruited by the main character. Still, his cheerful disposition warmed the hearts of Fire emblem fans who produced a ton of fan art and even found a way to turn it into the game as a unit usable in battle. Predictably, the Guardian’s charm stat was off the charts.
Fire Emblem Heroes has seen constant updates since it hit mobile platforms in 2017. Previous polls in the “Choose Your Legends” series saw the community vote for characters like Three houses‘Dimitri and Edelgard, Gaidenis Alm, and Radiant DawnMicaiah will appear in the game in special clothes. This was the first year that the Gatekeeper was included as a voting option.