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There was a small resurgence of this when the Tellius games overtook the fandom, pushing the GBA and SNES era into the background. The [[Ike/Soren]] pairing was accused of causing a sudden influx of horribly cliched yaoi fanfics, especially when the 10th game gave them a paired ending.

There was a small resurgence of this when the Tellius games overtook the fandom, pushing the GBA and SNES era into the background. The [[Ike/Soren]] pairing was accused of causing a sudden influx of horribly cliched yaoi fanfics, especially when the 10th game gave them a paired ending.

The release of ''Awakening,'' however, really set the fanbase on fire.<ref>http://shadowofchaos725.tumblr.com/post/143039724285/so-i-got-into-an-argument-with-a-guy-who-was</ref><ref>http://shadowofchaos725.tumblr.com/post/159888533135/dont-you-love-little-crapheads-like-these-in-the</ref> As ''Awakening'' was the first US-released game to feature an Avatar, marriage-and-children mechanic, and Casual Mode (the option to turn off permanent death)<ref>http://snipergys.tumblr.com/post/166446309005/fire-emblem-confessions-the-famous-perma-death</ref><ref>http://shadowofchaos725.tumblr.com/post/141108964240</ref>, longtime fans were offended and horrified. The DLC content giving older characters new officially translated names that didn't match fan translations as well as new outfits and designs only fanned the flames, particularly Eirika from ''The Sacred Stones'' as a battle bride in a frilly dress. The flames only grew stronger when ''Fates'' came out and not only re-used the Avatar and marriage-and-children features, but offered a hot spring, face-petting in the Japanese version, and Phoenix Mode (the option for fallen characters to instantly revive on the next turn of a map).

The release of ''Awakening,'' however, really set the fanbase on fire. As ''Awakening'' was the first US-released game to feature an Avatar, marriage-and-children mechanic, and Casual Mode (the option to turn off permanent death)<ref>http://snipergys.tumblr.com/post/166446309005/fire-emblem-confessions-the-famous-perma-death</ref><ref>http://shadowofchaos725.tumblr.com/post/141108964240</ref>, longtime fans were offended and horrified. The DLC content giving older characters new officially translated names that didn't match fan translations as well as new outfits and designs only fanned the flames, particularly Eirika from ''The Sacred Stones'' as a battle bride in a frilly dress. The flames only grew stronger when ''Fates'' came out and not only re-used the Avatar and marriage-and-children features, but offered a hot spring, face-petting in the Japanese version, and Phoenix Mode (the option for fallen characters to instantly revive on the next turn of a map).

Nowadays, the worst of the "Old Guard" consists of anyone from the pre-3DS era, as they've bonded over a common "enemy" in anyone who came into the franchise with ''Awakening'' or ''Fates.'' This has caused backlash from the "New Blood," who absolutely refuse to give the older games a chance and even bash them.<ref>https://www.resetera.com/threads/my-hopes-for-fire-emblem-switch-do-more-with-less-characters.13552/page-3</ref> Others believe the hate for the newer games comes from fandom's tendency to jump on a bandwagon of complaining about anything new simply ''because'' it's new.<ref>https://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?/topic/75504-awakeningfates-hate/&page=4&tab=comments#comment-4989288</ref>

Nowadays, the worst of the "Old Guard" consists of anyone from the pre-3DS era, as they've bonded over a common "enemy" in anyone who came into the franchise with ''Awakening'' or ''Fates;'' these fans not only bashed the games themselves, but attacked and harassed fans of the games for their personal tastes and loudly proclaimed that ''Awakening'' and ''Fates'' "weren't true Fire Emblem games."<ref>http://shadowofchaos725.tumblr.com/post/143039724285/so-i-got-into-an-argument-with-a-guy-who-was</ref><ref>http://shadowofchaos725.tumblr.com/post/159888533135/dont-you-love-little-crapheads-like-these-in-the</ref> This has caused backlash from the "New Blood," who absolutely refuse to give the older games a chance and even bash them.<ref>https://www.resetera.com/threads/my-hopes-for-fire-emblem-switch-do-more-with-less-characters.13552/page-3</ref> Others believe the hate for the newer games comes from fandom's tendency to jump on a bandwagon of complaining about anything new simply ''because'' it's new.<ref>https://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?/topic/75504-awakeningfates-hate/&page=4&tab=comments#comment-4989288</ref>

== Fanworks ==

== Fanworks ==