Changes

Due to the nature of the support system, there are very few set-in-stone canon pairings. Very often the game will seem to hint more towards certain ships in the narrative; the 7th game hints strongly at Hector/Lyn, but both characters have multiple paired endings; the player can have Lyn marry Kent or Hector marry Florina with no consequences or alterations to the overall storyline. In the same game, Eliwood and Ninian are strongly hinted and if they marry, it does change a scene in the final chapter; however, the player receives no consequence for marrying Eliwood to Fiora or Lyn.

Due to the nature of the support system, there are very few set-in-stone canon pairings. Very often the game will seem to hint more towards certain ships in the narrative; the 7th game hints strongly at Hector/Lyn, but both characters have multiple paired endings; the player can have Lyn marry Kent or Hector marry Florina with no consequences or alterations to the overall storyline. In the same game, Eliwood and Ninian are strongly hinted and if they marry, it does change a scene in the final chapter; however, the player receives no consequence for marrying Eliwood to Fiora or Lyn.

In Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, the pairings are set in stone. The support exist to flesh out the relationships; a complaint about the original Gaiden was that the romantic endings felt out of nowhere.

In Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, the pairings are set in stone. The supports exist to flesh out the relationships; a complaint about the original Gaiden was that the romantic endings felt out of nowhere.

The "pick and choose" nature of the supports leads to vast [[Shipping Wars]], with all sides often becoming defensive of their preferred pairing and wanting to see it as the "true canon."

The "pick and choose" nature of the supports leads to vast [[Shipping Wars]], with all sides often becoming defensive of their preferred pairing and wanting to see it as the "true canon."

The only set-in-stone canon pairings to date:

The only set-in-stone canon pairings are, to date:

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