AHA, A VIDEO ON MAGIC MAN! GREAT JOB, HE'S A PRETTY GOOD GUY! BUT YOU FAILED TO MENTION THE MOST CRUCIAL PART ABOUT HIM: HE JOINS WITH A SECRET BOOK THAT GOES TO HIS GOOD FRIEND BARTRE!
Yeah, I actually always used Bartre, and he always turned out pretty nicely. His only crippling flaw is speed, but majority of FE 7 units are so slow, its almost unnoticeable. Probably not the best idea to give him the secret book though, because it only increased his % to strike by 2%, but hey, its still an increase, I suppose
Who could have guessed that these nerdy debates people like us were having a decade ago would someday become popular entertainment videos on youtube? Great one, looking forward to more of this.
One thing to point ot about Luna; The things it is useful for, while rare, are also things that other units usually struggle with which makes Luna seem *that* much more effective. It's that situational spell, it's really good when it matters, and even though it is rare, when it matters, it makes him comparatively more useful than the other units.
Something I think is funny about Canas is that people have made Luna out to be this great bosskilling weapon when a brave weapon + FIlia’s might does a ton more damage and basically trivializes every boss post Ch. 26. Like seriously there isn’t a single boss lategame that doesn’t go down to this (except Denning but that’s only because Nils isn’t available for that chapter, and Lloyd but he’s not even guaranteed to show up). Like tough bosses like Limstella get absolutely destroyed by this (Vaida w/ a brave lance + filia’s might literally ORKO’s her). It’s crazy how good it is and it’s crazy how people think that Luna is a superior option.
Counterpoint: Compared to Luna, Brave + Filia's Might is more expensive, must be done at close range, and requires giving up your dancer's turn before the attack is even made. It's more certain, sure, but Luna is better for a max-rankings run.
lherrebout Even with FIlia’s might Canas lacks the speed to ORKO half of them and the magic to ORKO the other half. The only boss from Kenneth/Jerme to Limstella it would work on is Sonia, every other boss isn’t killed by him. Granted, the lack of Nils means you can’t use it on that hero boss/Denning, and Lloyd’s too bulky to be 2HKO’d and too fast to be quad, but every other boss does go down to it with fairly high chance of success. Even Maxime and Linus, Maxime goes down to Harken + brave axe + filia’s might, and Linus goes down to Jaffar + brave sword + filia’s might w/ about a 50% chance of success.
This is quite an interesting video although it makes me worry about a dystopia were everyone takes you too seriously and only do optimal strategies We all know that the only good magic user is Renault
I remember when I first played HHM, I was constantly trying to find ways to use Nosferatu and Luna because everybody online always talked about how broken they are, but I legitimately could never find any time where they weren't worse than Flux. For years I thought I was just missing something since people online still talked about how broken they are. Nice to know that I was right about it this entire time.
Luna is good bc +20 crit and it's useful against high res bosses (limstella, sonia, nergal, dragon and room 2 in the final map) Other than that and maybe CoD and NoF, it's not really that great, no. Regarsing Nosferatu, definitely overrated in fe7
Happy 10k special Mekkah! Puts away Canas fan art. Jokes aside Canas is my favorite dark mage, but I've never thought he was the best just a serviceable unit with ok bases that might be worth promoting due if he grows well. You brought up a lot of good points Mekkah, great vid.
"Nooooo you can't just ignore the magic triangle like that!!!" "hahahaha flux goes bweeeow" Jokes aside. Canas is solely the reason why I like shamans and other dark magic users in FE. Not to mention he's pretty damn reliable when he promotes.
Congrats on 10k man! Keep the quality analysis coming! Canas is definitely one of my favorites in FE7. Though a lot of that is admittedly because I like his character/personality (especially his thirst for knowledge and unique perspective on magic) and the uniqueness (and coolness) of being only playable dark mage in the game (with those awesome animations).
Haha that waifu acronym really fooled me. Love those creative titles. I really enjoyed this segment a lot; I don't know what it is but you sounded really chipper and more animated for this one. Thanks again for all the great and entertaining content. All the jokes and goofing around with Mangs for POR is awesome too. Oh man..unit diversity? I stopped doing that a long time ago because of you. I only suffer in desert maps. It was kind of weird seeing my team in other games or hacks just being paladins, magic knights, wyvern knights/lords and pegasus knights. I kind of felt like my squad at times like I was Bern or Travant as a protagonist. I hate magic knights though; sages look so cool but..utility, sigh. Thanks again Mekkah, can't wait to hear more and see what else you come up with. They entertain and educate so much.
This makes me so happy. I really enjoy the practical analysis you employ, and the methodical way you address all your points. My favorite part was definitely the comparison of the three magic users. I think it really put Canas' skills into perspective.
Nice analysis of Canas Mekkah. He's my favorite dark mage user. I always promote him when he hits lvl 10. I enjoy using Nosferatu despite slowning him down.
Nice. Now finally you have succumbed onto significant brain damage due to imprisonment in Mangs dungeon hahaha. In serious tone, now i want you to continue this series as Mangs Character Spotlight.
After playing way, way too many playthroughs of FE7, I can say with confidence that the best magic user: Doesn't matter at all. Individual chapters may be easier or harder depending on who you choose based on weapon strengths, individual stats, etc. (or you could choose multiple mages, and cover more bases! Scary thought, I know), but the overall game doesn't really force players to use a particular unit. Play-throughs really comes down to who you want to use, just because you want to/ they match how you're currently wanting to play.
While I may be one of the biggest Canas fans, I don't disagree with too many of your points. I usually always stick to Flux and like using Nosferatu when it comes to walling certain mages who I know can't OHKO him. Luna as well when I fight some Mage bosses as well since I did notice that 0 might. I am glad you shed light on his character in a time where every dark mage now is edgy for the sake of the edge or just trying to win you over via sex appeal. I did enjoy this video, although I do hope you do more FE7 characters soon. One character I think is underrated is Sain, especially when he has a Support with Rebecca.
Hope WAIFU becomes a regular series. I appreciate Canas more now than before, when I always used Lucius and Erk only. For the stats comparison, is it true that if you early promo, Canas's speed compares slightly better and might slightly worse?
It's totally valid where you're coming from, but I must say: the context of which Luna and Nosferatu has utility are in situations that few other units are viable. For example, if I need a brave weapon or a Final Chapter god-like character to execute something Canas can do with a tome that has as much as *105* uses (since Luna can be found thrice in FE7), then I'm going to take Canas as my weapon of choice. I'm not losing funds or using a character that ultimately trivializes the storyline struggle. Sure, it's understandable to value combat throughout all chapters while not putting too much weight into the last few maps/battles. But at the same time, if you're trying to win the whole thing and/or get the best rank, you need the giant killer to execute your gameplan to its best efficiency. This is especially notable when the tougher challenges require a lot more work/funds/strategy to execute in *convincingly* winning fashion. On that note, two things I think that should be mentioned: 1) Body ring(s): While this can go for any unit, the body ring is a big help to Canas. But given the usefulness when Canas isn't weighed down, the usefulness is amplified here. For example, given a Body Ring and about two level-ups per map, Canas wouldn't be doubled by Lloyd in Four-Fanged Offense (given you go with the tougher map of the two for Chapter 24 HHM). And he's about the most-feared opponent for Canas, IMO. Also, give Canas both rings, and now Luna doesn't weigh him down at all. Obviously, this doesn't come until Chapter 31, but still. Meanwhile, I personally don't worry about Nosferatu, as it's always been hideous to use in enemy phase IMO. Too many potential uses in one turn, and it saps funds. Usually a player phase attack and switch afterwards is the best route for Nosferatu, and that is a big help with unit spaces are more limited in HHM, especially when few units are promoted. The utility of a free staff use cannot be understated. 2) Enemy Types: I don't think I'm misinforming people in saying that mages/sages are by and far the most common magic-using enemies. (And this isn't even getting into the obvious about the bosses.) And given how heavy they can hit, Canas comes in seamlessly with his res/advantage, relative to his physical allies. And even if we are to ignore magic triangles, his defense is nothing to dismiss. He's far more likely to take on a physical opponent than Erk or especially Lucius. I mean, his D is pretty much on par with Raven (without HM bonuses, I believe). It's better than Florina's. And while speed/skill obviously still play a factor, I'm feeling fine relatively speaking if Canas takes a hit. Match-ups are nearly as important as the units themselves, and Canas sees so many advantages while running into few disadvantages. I know you don't like people using personal experience in their arguments, as anecdotal evidence don't make much of a logical debate. But Canas is almost always my MVP in FE7 (either him or Marcus), and it's for reasons you mentioned, combined with the two added factors from me. Oh, and Luna. Sorry, but beating the big bad generally gets you MVP status. I never have trouble building up Canas, because he is useful in almost every chapter (sans one -- Chapter 21 -- since I never do FFO with Lloyd's map) and he is very effective in combat as long as you don't expose yourself to being doubled in enemy phase (which really shouldn't happen much in FE7 with strong tactics). Maybe I'm overlooking some things, but I feel fairly confident in considering Canas among the best units in the game (which I feel like strays from the opinions of most diehard players).
I think you're right about the Body Ring. You can think of the Body Ring is being either a bonus to speed, or a bonus to might, depending on what the unit using it was going to do. It's just a simple stat booster. However, on Canas, his heavier weapons aren't simply higher might. Luna and Nosferatu have special effects that are fairly unique. And so you're doing more than just giving him more might, you're 'unlocking' better Resistance-negation and self-healing. You could say the same for other characters, because not all weapons are simply "Heavier, but does more damage". But those other weapons have more users. Canas is a character with mediocre speed and constitution. If he can't double (or avoid being doubled) by the dark tomes, then nobody can. But you can just make sure to give the heavier weapons that do have special effects to units with tons of speed and/or high constitution already. The Body Ring is less likely to be the difference between being able to use these specialty weapons sometimes, or not at all. On the other hand, when just Flux-spamming, it would be wasted, whereas other units can enjoy the simple power boost it offers.
Great video Mekkah! I haven’t subbed, but I enjoy your videos. This video convinced me, I must subscribe. You’re great and thanks for these great videos
This series is amazing. I've always liked Canas. After watching this I gave a try at level 11 promotion after the pirate ship map. It's really nice to have a staff user who is able to take a hit and dish out damage in return. I ended up fielding him every map but the final chapter. Even when I got pent Canas stuck around because staff users are nice to have. The ideas you present end up making my entire play through noticabley easier.
As much as it might be a pitfall to try and cram one of every class in your roster, I feel like FE7 really does allow you to make use of all 3 basic Magic classes effectively.
Thanks this video really helped me unlock the full potential of my favorite FE character. Erk and Lucius are abysmal to try and train on HHM. Canas is the simplest choice to get a physic user with actual range before Pent and honestly I think he should be recommended for newcomers to HHM over any other growth magic user. He just makes so many aspects of the game so much easier.
ShadedHydra i think he's pretty overrated. he's useful for the first 3-4 maps of the game, but then your units start getting good (i.e. doubling and thus ORKOing) and the maps get too big for him to really contribute much.
what do you mean due to his class. All knights have the same class. Hes one of the best knights because he is actually useful for a few maps unlike other ones.
JayRPG By his class, I just meant that I didn't use him as I don't use knights as often as other types of units because I've always preferred other types of tanky units like Wyverns in comparison even with the bow weakness
mmyes you need to train your lords for geitz map and final map and dread aisle where you are forced to use all three of them or use all of them such that they reach a total of level fifty in the case of the former and thus you must use them to the fullest extent possible
He's going off the fact that it's an instant Game Over if your Lords die. You'll want them to be able to at least survive, though a Seraph Robe or two helps them all in this regard.
I have watched this a few times and while I can agree with many points, others seem strange to me. Yes he should basically use Flux for 95% of the game but Luna is still great for taking down bosses, especially during the last chapter when otherwise you need such high strength or magic to take them down and they DON'T wait around for you at a throne. And then comparing who beats these bosses faster? Yeah maybe Hawkeye can kill off a boss quicker but you know what's even faster than that? Hawkeye and Canas together. Luna works at range, allowing a powerful unit with a powerful 1 range weapon to deal even more damage. To get those S ranked games means finishing chapters faster and Luna can possibly help do just that. Yes it is silly to use against anyone with less than 7 resistance, but then you use Flux. The other thing I don't agree with is... his battle animation. Yeah it's cool but you've seen it before and it's LONG, it's perhaps the least favorite thing about him for me, prompting me to turn off battle animations for him specifically because it drags on so much where most others are snappy.
This was my thought too, especially regarding Luna. Even though Luna is very niche, it covers an important niche that the rest of his kit doesn't. It's exactly what you want in a "silver bullet".
*Playing through Eliwood Hard Mode, first time playing the game since release* *Take Canas to Pirate Ship* *Place him on the left side, watch him one-round everything taking only chip damage* Makes a good first impression indeed. I know it's not HHM, so I'm not sure how much of this was that, and how much of it was lucky levels, but holy crap. Guy is promoting at level 12 just because that's how much carnage he caused before I could steal the ring.
Great video, one minor nitpick is in your first couple of graphs Lucius has a yellow line that is VERY hard to see against the white background, the more orange color you use later worked much better. Keep it up I love your content!
In my most recent playthrough I decided to staff spam with Canas and I have to say, his good magic stat combined with better combat than Serra make him a great staff user! I definitely plan on doing this more with other mages I already enjoy using like Lilina and Artur! Great video, Mekkah. Without it, I would not have had as much fun with Canas as I do now.
Congrats mekkah great vid you deserve all these subs for talking about how some medieval anime characters are good units in a video game Also Illyana In fe10 is sooo good because umm at least she’s ok in 9 so that automatically makes her good in 10 to
12:06 the weight of nosferatu 14 - his constitution 8 = 6, his speed 14 - the AS penalty 6 = 8, the same as his base. base canas with flux loses one AS putting his spd at 7. tl;dr early promoted canas with nosferatu is faster than base canas with flux.
Also I remember listening to dondon151's commentary and being like 'mekkah? Isn't that the same name as that Smogon poster? Is that the same guy?' congrats man
This is an amazing video! I'd love to see some on characters from my favorite fire emblem, fe8. Here are some suggestions: marisa, artur, knoll, lute, natasha.
BTW, even for those who don't intend to USE Canas, GETTING him is worth it. Mainly because of that Secret Book he comes with, which is a nice pop of stat to someone who really needs it.
The first point, about First Impressions being important, is definitively why I personally favor Canas. My very first playthrough of FE7 my Canas got an *amazing* lucky growth set, and ended up hard-capping every stat except Luk. I have never been able to replicate this again on subsequent playthroughs, but that first run (Eliwood Normal because first run, and promoted 20/20) he was so brokenly overpowered that I have loved him ever since, even on runs where he turned out a lot weaker due to the RNG not giving him lucky uber power growths. I know that his averages are not terribly impressive, but I still hope every game that he will somehow do this again and ascend to the godhood I know he is capable of doing because he did it once. xD
Fantastic vid, Canas is a great character and even though I love those Luna moments I do recall basically just using Flux for basically everything in FE7 pretty much. Are you gonna be covering some tellius units in the near future? it feels like you've mostly covered GBA and SNES units recently so I'd like to see some other games mixed in here.
On my first play through of FE7, I actually promoted all of my units at level 10, even Canas. Looking back on it, I was actually using some good units without knowing, mostly all of the pre promotes. Canas was pretty useful, and was perfect for fighting units with Bolting, and overall he was useful. I didn't bring him to the end game as Pent and Athos this were more viable.
I love your videos. With that aside I gotta say this one was really enjoyable. Canas is the only magic user I use during my runs of FE7 (as seldom as they are) mostly because he is ready to go. Having to invest some time into a unit is ok if the results are good. But having to train / babysit someone for ages is something I absolutely dislike to do in most FE games.
Hey Mekkah, I was wondering if you could a video on Lugh from fe6 as I find that most people do overestimate him quite a fair bit. Especially on Hard mode in regards to Lugh.
I know you say ilyana is bad, but at the same time, I always use her, although my experience is not the average she still always ended up caping a lot of stats for me. Still great video on the cool dark mage Canas, he was one of my favorite units in fe7
Ngl in Hectors game I think Canas is like the 3rd best magic user in Hectors game. Best is Nino. Number 2 is Lucius. If you level them up to 20 then promote them and get them to level 20 they hit the hardest. And Lucius activates his special the most of all magic users
I don't see what the issue is with Luna on Canas. The speed penalty is big but in my opinion that makes Canas one of the better candidates for the Body Ring. Having a Con of 10 and only taking minus 2 from Luna is a lot less impactful considering how slow enemies in FE7 are. Going from 14 speed to 12 still lets him double most enemies. With that in mind Canas now becomes a character that can spam flux and then Luna bosses and promoted magic enemies. He can even self heal with Nosferatu if he needs to, though I agree its not the best in FE7 but strategic use of it can heal him up to full freeing up a healer to heal someone else or use Barrier or any number of things. He's completely self sufficient. And as for the Body ring who else is a better candidate for it? The only classes that really want it are Peg Knights, and Myrmidons, Peg Knights are okay candidates but their speed growths are so absurdly good its often not needed. And same thing for Myrmidons even though if it wasn't you're comparing a sword locked 1 range unit to a Magic user that can counter on EP at 1 or 2 range. Even other magic classes like Monk and Mage don't really need it because Lightning and Thunder are fairly light in weight. Hell i'd even go so far as to say spending a speed wing on Canas isn't a terrible investment, you get one along with the promote item ring on the boat level.
If you're using Eliwood, he's pretty much the prime candidate for the first Body Ring, as with it and his promo bonus, he'll be able to use Javelins without a speed penalty. As his speed is likely to be suspect/borderline doubling range, this can help push him over the edge. Isadora also benefits greatly from the Body Ring, but most players don't use her past chapter 22. Lyn can use heavier bows like Long/Killer with less of a penalty, but again, most players either use her with swords or not at all. Canas only benefits from the Body Ring at all when using Luna/Nos, which is very rare, and even then it may not make a difference, he'll probably still double low speed mooks and not double fast bosses. For reference, Darin in the final chapter only has 15 AS, which means Canas will need both the Body Ring and 21 Spd to double with Luna, which he doesn't hit on average until level 20/18. Bottom line is he won't be doubling many of the mid-late game bosses, and any he does aren't that difficult to take down with other units.
In my ranked run(which I finished with 18 exp short and 5k funds short, so I'm using a backup save now trying to fix it) I only used 2 stat boosters, neither on canas (boots and body ring on fiora) Canas doubles everything with flux and doubles Nergal, morph kenneth's room with Luna anyway Body ring isn't really that necessary, gba enemies are slow, especially fe7s (nergal has like. 10 as or smth. It's rediculous)
@@BHox01 I wouldn't ever use a body ring on Eliwood. The speed penalty of a jav is very low on him, so he should double most enemies anyway, if not all. Someone like fiora needs it way more to raise her 5 con to 7 (8 post promotion). That way She loses just 3 points instead of 5, which actually makes her have a good AS stat, making her double a lot too. Other candidates would most likely be someone like farina or florina, but florina is kinda really bad. Regarding bosses being able with other characters, that's true but it's slow. On a casual run you'd not really need to get canas up there, though you can if you want to. In a ranked run Canas definitely is one of the best options for killing late game bosses with luna though
Great video Mekkah, I was hoping you would show a plot of the defense of the FE7 mages as well because that's Lucius' downfall imo. He has such bad Def and Luck and growths in those stats that his decent speed doesn't really help him on enemy phase. In HHM you constantly have to worry about him getting 1 or 2-shot or even crit, his face should be next to "glass cannon" in the dictionary. Even though they fill basically the same interchangeable role (magic dmg and staff utility before Pent arrives) I would rate Canas, Erk, and Lucius in that order from best to worst. If you want to use them through the end of the game, I feel the gap between these three only widens and Lucius suffers the most.
If Lucius has anima magic then he would actually be a great glass cannon. Light is kind of bad in a game where hit rate is not that important. Canas at least has Luna to carry him, and Erk has anima.
I think I ended up getting pretty lucky in my run of the game because both him and Erk ended up being very tanky and ended up one rounding everything so I could use these two and Pent to help form walls with Bosswin and Marcus
I love Canas, he may drag in the beggining, doing cheap shots, but when promoted he can do much better, having staves he can heal and having more power to avoid and support, also, I like having him with Nino in Cog of Destiny and with Jaffar/Matthew promoted they can be a great moving Wall until last chapter.... I don't use Luna that often, just because of its hindrance but it's great as dmg pile or finisher
The note about how if a character can use unique tomes but those tomes suck reminds me a lot of some arguments about Salem. Like, yeah, he can use Jormungand and Fenrir! Woo! Except Jormungand is one of the heaviest tomes in the game, so why bother? And Fenrir isn't really different from any other siege tome, and it's not like Salem starts out being able to use it. So Salem's status as the game's only Loptyr Mage is almost completely irrelevant, except for the fact that he gets a boost to his staff rank on promotion. Which, incidentally, like Canas, is the ACTUAL reason that Salem is good, that he's a staff-user who doesn't need too much investment.
would you say Canas is one of the better candidates for speedwings and statue frags? Cuz I always fed my Canas those items and Canas was always my best character in my campaigns. The fact that he has 1-2 range with Flux while physical units have to rely on weak weapons like hand axe or javelin and the fact that he can heal other units makes him more strategically valuable than physical characters imo. That's true of other magic units too but as you pointed out in this vid Canas's only real draw back is his speed, I know Erk and Lucius can take those boost items too and it doesn't matter since capping skills early isn't a big deal but Canas with just an additional 4 speed can start using Nosferatu and double with it making him somewhat invincible.
StraightShooterGaming I don't think the investment you describe has a great payoff except on HHM Cog of Destiny where Canas takes on all Valkyries. The problem is that Canas has low movement and either slows you down as he walks into position or uses high-mov unit's turns to be rescued and dropped into position. Sure Canas makes decent use of the Body Ring(s) but it's not that great on anybody in FE7 and is probably better sold for cash. I'm with you that Canas can become a god with investment, but it requires the player to take more turns and those statboosters on good high-mov units result in more efficient map clears.
HHM does not have any early Speedwings unfortunately, and by the time you do get them I don't think they help Canas cross any important tresholds. Would rather put them on Marcus, Lowen or Hawkeye. Body Ring could be okay but again by the time you get the first one he should be promoted and no longer losing AS from Flux.
Mekkah you should make a video about stat boost items. I know you covered them once in your pitfall videos but maybe make a video that goes more in depth in the reasoning and highlights which units would benefit the most from each class of stat boost item and even why selling it at times might be a good move. From the way I played when I was a kid I use to horde stat boost item, never sell them and never use them until end game because I was obsessed with maxing out a characters stats and wanted to wait and see if they could cap it at 20/20 on their own. Im sure a good number of others still do this now.
Lucius is a speed demon, and will frequently one round once he gets shine and a few levels. Add in the C staves on promotion, and he always gets easier growth for me.
You missed something really important. My boy Canas has a badass monocle
and Jotchua has a stupid hat.
@@776Mine I hate Joshua
Me reaching 16x for the first time: this dude's got an awesome monocle
Me playing now more than 15 years later: what a cool fuckin monocle
AHA, A VIDEO ON MAGIC MAN! GREAT JOB, HE'S A PRETTY GOOD GUY! BUT YOU FAILED TO MENTION THE MOST CRUCIAL PART ABOUT HIM: HE JOINS WITH A SECRET BOOK THAT GOES TO HIS GOOD FRIEND BARTRE!
Andrew Mingels He comes with a secret book which goes to the shop
4000 free gold =/
i wish i can sell fe7 bartre for 4000 gold
"That goes to his good friend bartre" if you refer as that, will bartre eat it?
Yeah, I actually always used Bartre, and he always turned out pretty nicely. His only crippling flaw is speed, but majority of FE 7 units are so slow, its almost unnoticeable. Probably not the best idea to give him the secret book though, because it only increased his % to strike by 2%, but hey, its still an increase, I suppose
it's actually the fact that bartre can't double the slow fe7 enemies for a pretty long time that makes him stand out as pretty bad
Who could have guessed that these nerdy debates people like us were having a decade ago would someday become popular entertainment videos on youtube?
Great one, looking forward to more of this.
When you only use flux with Canas:
"It's a simple spell, yet quite unbreakable.:
Bruh
When flux breaks:
"It's a simple spell, yet quite breakable."
When buying flux:
"It's a simple spell, yet quite expensive for first tier spell"
@@MkChz counterargument: it's D rank so it's in a tier with steel lance
Uhhh, excuse me, it's pronounced "canoo".
mrwacko28 Canaa. The s is silent, but the "a" =/= "O"
@@loganshort7334 it's a meme. Watch Mangs playing FE Shadow Dragon around the part that Camus joins, you'll understand the joke then
I was making another joke...
@@babosa75 w o o o o s h
w - You didn't get the joke
o - and this is also a joke
o - because I meant it to be wrong
o - btw
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Actually it's pronounced cantaloupe
"Please recruit the thumbs up button" now that's a really good phrase.
I prefer dancing for the like button
Unfortunately now the like button turns black...
My like button doesn’t even turn blue
Nice Mekkah, such great ideas. So good. WAIFU is an amazing concept.
I agree, the name is fantastic.
+OverlordDystroy
What about our "waifus"?
Artur might be a good progression for the next episode.
-Many liken him to Lucius and leave him back
-People choose Lute
-Staff usage like Canas
+J D
Lute was a Great Waifu.
That Sexy Sage.
Now I know why Obsidian Wasp likes her...
A Lot.
Misleading title, this is the 10 847 subscriber special.
Mangs 10 849* smh mangs
It's 10,852 y'all
garbaeg you mean 10,854
Mangs is wrong, big surprise.
10977*
Goddamnit learn how to count ya damn Egg.
Me: *Knows Ilyana isn't really the best unit*
Also me: *Uses her everytime and got her to Rank 1 in RD once*
I only ever iron man por bcuz i dont have a memory card 😂 and everytime i use her she dies on the bridge level and im always sad 😢
One thing to point ot about Luna; The things it is useful for, while rare, are also things that other units usually struggle with which makes Luna seem *that* much more effective. It's that situational spell, it's really good when it matters, and even though it is rare, when it matters, it makes him comparatively more useful than the other units.
It only matters a small amount of the time, but when it does matter, it matter a FUCKIN LOT
The WAIFU acronym reminds me of POOP from the Krusty Krab training video from Spongebob.
Same acronym, but it reminded of POOP from Earthbound
Parents
Opposing
Obsession
Plan
I can't wait for a WAIFU on Mangs (We Analyze Interesting Fire Emblem Uhhhh... upstarts)
We
Analyse
Interesting
Fire Emblem
Utubers with shit content
OOF
Something I think is funny about Canas is that people have made Luna out to be this great bosskilling weapon when a brave weapon + FIlia’s might does a ton more damage and basically trivializes every boss post Ch. 26. Like seriously there isn’t a single boss lategame that doesn’t go down to this (except Denning but that’s only because Nils isn’t available for that chapter, and Lloyd but he’s not even guaranteed to show up). Like tough bosses like Limstella get absolutely destroyed by this (Vaida w/ a brave lance + filia’s might literally ORKO’s her). It’s crazy how good it is and it’s crazy how people think that Luna is a superior option.
Luna is Good but it is not the only Option. The High hit along with Pierce is too good, but that crit trully makes it supreme
Counterpoint: Compared to Luna, Brave + Filia's Might is more expensive, must be done at close range, and requires giving up your dancer's turn before the attack is even made. It's more certain, sure, but Luna is better for a max-rankings run.
I see your point, but comparing a unit's boss killing potential with Filia's Might vs Canas w/o doesn't seem like a fair comparison.
Fila's Might on Vaida or some other flier makes sense though cause they can more easily get up close to these bosses with that boost intact.
lherrebout Even with FIlia’s might Canas lacks the speed to ORKO half of them and the magic to ORKO the other half. The only boss from Kenneth/Jerme to Limstella it would work on is Sonia, every other boss isn’t killed by him. Granted, the lack of Nils means you can’t use it on that hero boss/Denning, and Lloyd’s too bulky to be 2HKO’d and too fast to be quad, but every other boss does go down to it with fairly high chance of success. Even Maxime and Linus, Maxime goes down to Harken + brave axe + filia’s might, and Linus goes down to Jaffar + brave sword + filia’s might w/ about a 50% chance of success.
The idea to "recruit the like button by turning it blue" is f'ing genius, I love it
This is quite an interesting video although it makes me worry about a dystopia were everyone takes you too seriously and only do optimal strategies
We all know that the only good magic user is Renault
I remember when I first played HHM, I was constantly trying to find ways to use Nosferatu and Luna because everybody online always talked about how broken they are, but I legitimately could never find any time where they weren't worse than Flux.
For years I thought I was just missing something since people online still talked about how broken they are. Nice to know that I was right about it this entire time.
I mean, they do have some application, but it's more fringe use.
Luna is good bc +20 crit and it's useful against high res bosses (limstella, sonia, nergal, dragon and room 2 in the final map)
Other than that and maybe CoD and NoF, it's not really that great, no.
Regarsing Nosferatu, definitely overrated in fe7
Luna is only good for chunk damage against bosses
Happy 10k special Mekkah!
Puts away Canas fan art.
Jokes aside Canas is my favorite dark mage, but I've never thought he was the best just a serviceable unit with ok bases that might be worth promoting due if he grows well. You brought up a lot of good points Mekkah, great vid.
"Nooooo you can't just ignore the magic triangle like that!!!"
"hahahaha flux goes bweeeow"
Jokes aside. Canas is solely the reason why I like shamans and other dark magic users in FE. Not to mention he's pretty damn reliable when he promotes.
Haha nosferatu go "vrrmmmmbwooooowowm"
Congrats on 10k man! Keep the quality analysis coming!
Canas is definitely one of my favorites in FE7. Though a lot of that is admittedly because I like his character/personality (especially his thirst for knowledge and unique perspective on magic) and the uniqueness (and coolness) of being only playable dark mage in the game (with those awesome animations).
Haha that waifu acronym really fooled me. Love those creative titles. I really enjoyed this segment a lot; I don't know what it is but you sounded really chipper and more animated for this one. Thanks again for all the great and entertaining content. All the jokes and goofing around with Mangs for POR is awesome too.
Oh man..unit diversity? I stopped doing that a long time ago because of you. I only suffer in desert maps. It was kind of weird seeing my team in other games or hacks just being paladins, magic knights, wyvern knights/lords and pegasus knights. I kind of felt like my squad at times like I was Bern or Travant as a protagonist. I hate magic knights though; sages look so cool but..utility, sigh. Thanks again Mekkah, can't wait to hear more and see what else you come up with. They entertain and educate so much.
Imagine being such a hipster that you become a dark mage then join the good guys
This makes me so happy. I really enjoy the practical analysis you employ, and the methodical way you address all your points. My favorite part was definitely the comparison of the three magic users. I think it really put Canas' skills into perspective.
Nice analysis of Canas Mekkah.
He's my favorite dark mage user.
I always promote him when he hits lvl 10. I enjoy using Nosferatu despite slowning him down.
And it ws this video, this single video. That made me love your channel.
you are blowing up now! proud to say I've watched you for around a year keep up the good work.
Nice. Now finally you have succumbed onto significant brain damage due to imprisonment in Mangs dungeon hahaha.
In serious tone, now i want you to continue this series as Mangs Character Spotlight.
After playing way, way too many playthroughs of FE7, I can say with confidence that the best magic user:
Doesn't matter at all. Individual chapters may be easier or harder depending on who you choose based on weapon strengths, individual stats, etc. (or you could choose multiple mages, and cover more bases! Scary thought, I know), but the overall game doesn't really force players to use a particular unit. Play-throughs really comes down to who you want to use, just because you want to/ they match how you're currently wanting to play.
As a man who loves Canas and feels that he doesn't get enough appreciation, I'm ecstatic that you've done this. Thank you, Mekkkah.
While I may be one of the biggest Canas fans, I don't disagree with too many of your points. I usually always stick to Flux and like using Nosferatu when it comes to walling certain mages who I know can't OHKO him. Luna as well when I fight some Mage bosses as well since I did notice that 0 might.
I am glad you shed light on his character in a time where every dark mage now is edgy for the sake of the edge or just trying to win you over via sex appeal.
I did enjoy this video, although I do hope you do more FE7 characters soon. One character I think is underrated is Sain, especially when he has a Support with Rebecca.
Hope WAIFU becomes a regular series. I appreciate Canas more now than before, when I always used Lucius and Erk only. For the stats comparison, is it true that if you early promo, Canas's speed compares slightly better and might slightly worse?
It's totally valid where you're coming from, but I must say: the context of which Luna and Nosferatu has utility are in situations that few other units are viable. For example, if I need a brave weapon or a Final Chapter god-like character to execute something Canas can do with a tome that has as much as *105* uses (since Luna can be found thrice in FE7), then I'm going to take Canas as my weapon of choice. I'm not losing funds or using a character that ultimately trivializes the storyline struggle.
Sure, it's understandable to value combat throughout all chapters while not putting too much weight into the last few maps/battles. But at the same time, if you're trying to win the whole thing and/or get the best rank, you need the giant killer to execute your gameplan to its best efficiency. This is especially notable when the tougher challenges require a lot more work/funds/strategy to execute in *convincingly* winning fashion.
On that note, two things I think that should be mentioned:
1) Body ring(s): While this can go for any unit, the body ring is a big help to Canas. But given the usefulness when Canas isn't weighed down, the usefulness is amplified here. For example, given a Body Ring and about two level-ups per map, Canas wouldn't be doubled by Lloyd in Four-Fanged Offense (given you go with the tougher map of the two for Chapter 24 HHM). And he's about the most-feared opponent for Canas, IMO. Also, give Canas both rings, and now Luna doesn't weigh him down at all. Obviously, this doesn't come until Chapter 31, but still. Meanwhile, I personally don't worry about Nosferatu, as it's always been hideous to use in enemy phase IMO. Too many potential uses in one turn, and it saps funds. Usually a player phase attack and switch afterwards is the best route for Nosferatu, and that is a big help with unit spaces are more limited in HHM, especially when few units are promoted. The utility of a free staff use cannot be understated.
2) Enemy Types: I don't think I'm misinforming people in saying that mages/sages are by and far the most common magic-using enemies. (And this isn't even getting into the obvious about the bosses.) And given how heavy they can hit, Canas comes in seamlessly with his res/advantage, relative to his physical allies. And even if we are to ignore magic triangles, his defense is nothing to dismiss. He's far more likely to take on a physical opponent than Erk or especially Lucius. I mean, his D is pretty much on par with Raven (without HM bonuses, I believe). It's better than Florina's. And while speed/skill obviously still play a factor, I'm feeling fine relatively speaking if Canas takes a hit. Match-ups are nearly as important as the units themselves, and Canas sees so many advantages while running into few disadvantages.
I know you don't like people using personal experience in their arguments, as anecdotal evidence don't make much of a logical debate. But Canas is almost always my MVP in FE7 (either him or Marcus), and it's for reasons you mentioned, combined with the two added factors from me. Oh, and Luna. Sorry, but beating the big bad generally gets you MVP status. I never have trouble building up Canas, because he is useful in almost every chapter (sans one -- Chapter 21 -- since I never do FFO with Lloyd's map) and he is very effective in combat as long as you don't expose yourself to being doubled in enemy phase (which really shouldn't happen much in FE7 with strong tactics). Maybe I'm overlooking some things, but I feel fairly confident in considering Canas among the best units in the game (which I feel like strays from the opinions of most diehard players).
I think you're right about the Body Ring. You can think of the Body Ring is being either a bonus to speed, or a bonus to might, depending on what the unit using it was going to do. It's just a simple stat booster. However, on Canas, his heavier weapons aren't simply higher might. Luna and Nosferatu have special effects that are fairly unique. And so you're doing more than just giving him more might, you're 'unlocking' better Resistance-negation and self-healing.
You could say the same for other characters, because not all weapons are simply "Heavier, but does more damage". But those other weapons have more users. Canas is a character with mediocre speed and constitution. If he can't double (or avoid being doubled) by the dark tomes, then nobody can. But you can just make sure to give the heavier weapons that do have special effects to units with tons of speed and/or high constitution already. The Body Ring is less likely to be the difference between being able to use these specialty weapons sometimes, or not at all.
On the other hand, when just Flux-spamming, it would be wasted, whereas other units can enjoy the simple power boost it offers.
Great video Mekkah! I haven’t subbed, but I enjoy your videos. This video convinced me, I must subscribe. You’re great and thanks for these great videos
Thank you so much for these amazing videos
This series is amazing. I've always liked Canas. After watching this I gave a try at level 11 promotion after the pirate ship map. It's really nice to have a staff user who is able to take a hit and dish out damage in return. I ended up fielding him every map but the final chapter. Even when I got pent Canas stuck around because staff users are nice to have.
The ideas you present end up making my entire play through noticabley easier.
Congrats on 10k! I Love the concept of this video, the name makes it even better.
As much as it might be a pitfall to try and cram one of every class in your roster, I feel like FE7 really does allow you to make use of all 3 basic Magic classes effectively.
Thanks this video really helped me unlock the full potential of my favorite FE character. Erk and Lucius are abysmal to try and train on HHM. Canas is the simplest choice to get a physic user with actual range before Pent and honestly I think he should be recommended for newcomers to HHM over any other growth magic user. He just makes so many aspects of the game so much easier.
How about going over Oswin? I've heard others say he's one of the best knights in the series but due to his class I've not used him as much as others
ShadedHydra i think he's pretty overrated. he's useful for the first 3-4 maps of the game, but then your units start getting good (i.e. doubling and thus ORKOing) and the maps get too big for him to really contribute much.
He is pretty much the only good GBA knight but he is not really essential in his game past the early game.
what do you mean due to his class. All knights have the same class. Hes one of the best knights because he is actually useful for a few maps unlike other ones.
I think it is more due to who he is up against in his class: Ostian failures and Gilliam.
JayRPG By his class, I just meant that I didn't use him as I don't use knights as often as other types of units because I've always preferred other types of tanky units like Wyverns in comparison even with the bow weakness
A great tactician once said, "Yu-Gi-Oh! players don't read their cards."
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Y r u letting Markass steel exp? U succ Canas is da best!
Also, what program were you using at about 18:00?
Why give Marcus Exp when you can give it to your Lord's. They are much more importtant
mmyes you need to train your lords for geitz map and final map and dread aisle where you are forced to use all three of them or use all of them such that they reach a total of level fifty in the case of the former and thus you must use them to the fullest extent possible
It’s very important that you train your lords to get Getitz so that he can immediately be outclassed by Harken
He's going off the fact that it's an instant Game Over if your Lords die. You'll want them to be able to at least survive, though a Seraph Robe or two helps them all in this regard.
I have watched this a few times and while I can agree with many points, others seem strange to me. Yes he should basically use Flux for 95% of the game but Luna is still great for taking down bosses, especially during the last chapter when otherwise you need such high strength or magic to take them down and they DON'T wait around for you at a throne. And then comparing who beats these bosses faster? Yeah maybe Hawkeye can kill off a boss quicker but you know what's even faster than that? Hawkeye and Canas together. Luna works at range, allowing a powerful unit with a powerful 1 range weapon to deal even more damage. To get those S ranked games means finishing chapters faster and Luna can possibly help do just that. Yes it is silly to use against anyone with less than 7 resistance, but then you use Flux.
The other thing I don't agree with is... his battle animation. Yeah it's cool but you've seen it before and it's LONG, it's perhaps the least favorite thing about him for me, prompting me to turn off battle animations for him specifically because it drags on so much where most others are snappy.
This was my thought too, especially regarding Luna. Even though Luna is very niche, it covers an important niche that the rest of his kit doesn't. It's exactly what you want in a "silver bullet".
Thanks for covering the best unit.
Not only your videos but also your way of talking and explaining gets better with every Video :D
“You don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression.”
Two words: aluminum bat.
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God, I could listen to those flux sfx all day. Nice video man
*Playing through Eliwood Hard Mode, first time playing the game since release*
*Take Canas to Pirate Ship*
*Place him on the left side, watch him one-round everything taking only chip damage*
Makes a good first impression indeed. I know it's not HHM, so I'm not sure how much of this was that, and how much of it was lucky levels, but holy crap. Guy is promoting at level 12 just because that's how much carnage he caused before I could steal the ring.
Great video, one minor nitpick is in your first couple of graphs Lucius has a yellow line that is VERY hard to see against the white background, the more orange color you use later worked much better. Keep it up I love your content!
In my most recent playthrough I decided to staff spam with Canas and I have to say, his good magic stat combined with better combat than Serra make him a great staff user! I definitely plan on doing this more with other mages I already enjoy using like Lilina and Artur! Great video, Mekkah. Without it, I would not have had as much fun with Canas as I do now.
Make this a series. Please OwO
I'd love to hear your analysis of Rinkah. Most underrated unit in Fates
Congrats mekkah great vid you deserve all these subs for talking about how some medieval anime characters are good units in a video game
Also Illyana In fe10 is sooo good because umm at least she’s ok in 9 so that automatically makes her good in 10 to
Congrats on the 10k! Keep up the awesome contents! Btw I foddered my Canas...
I liked this video. 'Looks at thumbs-up.' Jeigan, fetch the blue paint!
12:06 the weight of nosferatu 14 - his constitution 8 = 6, his speed 14 - the AS penalty 6 = 8, the same as his base. base canas with flux loses one AS putting his spd at 7.
tl;dr early promoted canas with nosferatu is faster than base canas with flux.
Also I remember listening to dondon151's commentary and being like 'mekkah? Isn't that the same name as that Smogon poster? Is that the same guy?' congrats man
Canas is my favorite male FE character, so thanks for covering him fairly and honestly! Love ya Mekkah, keep it up.
When you realize that you were here when Mekkkah had like 2,080 subs or something (Around 2,000).
This is an amazing video! I'd love to see some on characters from my favorite fire emblem, fe8. Here are some suggestions: marisa, artur, knoll, lute, natasha.
I LOVE CANAS SO MUCH THANK YOU MEKKAH AAAAAAAAAA
That acronym is golden!
Nice video Mekkah.
How about a video where you rank the series' Jeigans from worst to best?
In this video about Canas you managed to destroy my perception of Erk
Finally, a look into the waifu that's as cool as a blizzard! (wait, oops)
BTW, even for those who don't intend to USE Canas, GETTING him is worth it. Mainly because of that Secret Book he comes with, which is a nice pop of stat to someone who really needs it.
Thumps up for creative acronym :D
17:30 forgot the guy saying "God, just shut up and use Pent"
The first point, about First Impressions being important, is definitively why I personally favor Canas. My very first playthrough of FE7 my Canas got an *amazing* lucky growth set, and ended up hard-capping every stat except Luk. I have never been able to replicate this again on subsequent playthroughs, but that first run (Eliwood Normal because first run, and promoted 20/20) he was so brokenly overpowered that I have loved him ever since, even on runs where he turned out a lot weaker due to the RNG not giving him lucky uber power growths.
I know that his averages are not terribly impressive, but I still hope every game that he will somehow do this again and ascend to the godhood I know he is capable of doing because he did it once. xD
Well, this makes me feel weirdly giddy about myself, I knew even as an idiot kid that flux was the best tome in most situations.
Fantastic vid, Canas is a great character and even though I love those Luna moments I do recall basically just using Flux for basically everything in FE7 pretty much.
Are you gonna be covering some tellius units in the near future? it feels like you've mostly covered GBA and SNES units recently so I'd like to see some other games mixed in here.
MY BOY CANAS, getting some love.
Even from Daddy Mekkah
On my first play through of FE7, I actually promoted all of my units at level 10, even Canas. Looking back on it, I was actually using some good units without knowing, mostly all of the pre promotes. Canas was pretty useful, and was perfect for fighting units with Bolting, and overall he was useful. I didn't bring him to the end game as Pent and Athos this were more viable.
I love your videos.
With that aside I gotta say this one was really enjoyable. Canas is the only magic user I use during my runs of FE7 (as seldom as they are) mostly because he is ready to go. Having to invest some time into a unit is ok if the results are good. But having to train / babysit someone for ages is something I absolutely dislike to do in most FE games.
Hey Mekkah, I was wondering if you could a video on Lugh from fe6 as I find that most people do overestimate him quite a fair bit. Especially on Hard mode in regards to Lugh.
I agree, I think Lugh is a great choice for this series.
Canas is more of a investment for late game but he can still drag his weight with no issue
please dont use a yellow line in graphs like this, u can barely see anything
Finally the 10k special
I know you say ilyana is bad, but at the same time, I always use her, although my experience is not the average she still always ended up caping a lot of stats for me. Still great video on the cool dark mage Canas, he was one of my favorite units in fe7
Maybe you should do Lucius next. He's actually literally my waifu.
+Zad Ras
What the!?
Fiora, too, but that's on another A support 😉
Good to see Canas getting some love cuz IS fucked him up in heroes
Also do Nephenee next?
I'm down for learning more about Mekkkah's waifus
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WAIFU was simply genious. I’d like to see your take on Soren or L’arachel.
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Ngl in Hectors game I think Canas is like the 3rd best magic user in Hectors game. Best is Nino. Number 2 is Lucius. If you level them up to 20 then promote them and get them to level 20 they hit the hardest. And Lucius activates his special the most of all magic users
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I don't see what the issue is with Luna on Canas. The speed penalty is big but in my opinion that makes Canas one of the better candidates for the Body Ring. Having a Con of 10 and only taking minus 2 from Luna is a lot less impactful considering how slow enemies in FE7 are. Going from 14 speed to 12 still lets him double most enemies. With that in mind Canas now becomes a character that can spam flux and then Luna bosses and promoted magic enemies. He can even self heal with Nosferatu if he needs to, though I agree its not the best in FE7 but strategic use of it can heal him up to full freeing up a healer to heal someone else or use Barrier or any number of things. He's completely self sufficient.
And as for the Body ring who else is a better candidate for it? The only classes that really want it are Peg Knights, and Myrmidons, Peg Knights are okay candidates but their speed growths are so absurdly good its often not needed. And same thing for Myrmidons even though if it wasn't you're comparing a sword locked 1 range unit to a Magic user that can counter on EP at 1 or 2 range. Even other magic classes like Monk and Mage don't really need it because Lightning and Thunder are fairly light in weight. Hell i'd even go so far as to say spending a speed wing on Canas isn't a terrible investment, you get one along with the promote item ring on the boat level.
If you're using Eliwood, he's pretty much the prime candidate for the first Body Ring, as with it and his promo bonus, he'll be able to use Javelins without a speed penalty. As his speed is likely to be suspect/borderline doubling range, this can help push him over the edge. Isadora also benefits greatly from the Body Ring, but most players don't use her past chapter 22. Lyn can use heavier bows like Long/Killer with less of a penalty, but again, most players either use her with swords or not at all.
Canas only benefits from the Body Ring at all when using Luna/Nos, which is very rare, and even then it may not make a difference, he'll probably still double low speed mooks and not double fast bosses. For reference, Darin in the final chapter only has 15 AS, which means Canas will need both the Body Ring and 21 Spd to double with Luna, which he doesn't hit on average until level 20/18. Bottom line is he won't be doubling many of the mid-late game bosses, and any he does aren't that difficult to take down with other units.
In my ranked run(which I finished with 18 exp short and 5k funds short, so I'm using a backup save now trying to fix it) I only used 2 stat boosters, neither on canas (boots and body ring on fiora)
Canas doubles everything with flux and doubles Nergal, morph kenneth's room with Luna anyway
Body ring isn't really that necessary, gba enemies are slow, especially fe7s (nergal has like. 10 as or smth. It's rediculous)
@@BHox01 I wouldn't ever use a body ring on Eliwood. The speed penalty of a jav is very low on him, so he should double most enemies anyway, if not all. Someone like fiora needs it way more to raise her 5 con to 7 (8 post promotion). That way She loses just 3 points instead of 5, which actually makes her have a good AS stat, making her double a lot too.
Other candidates would most likely be someone like farina or florina, but florina is kinda really bad.
Regarding bosses being able with other characters, that's true but it's slow. On a casual run you'd not really need to get canas up there, though you can if you want to. In a ranked run Canas definitely is one of the best options for killing late game bosses with luna though
Great video Mekkah, I was hoping you would show a plot of the defense of the FE7 mages as well because that's Lucius' downfall imo. He has such bad Def and Luck and growths in those stats that his decent speed doesn't really help him on enemy phase. In HHM you constantly have to worry about him getting 1 or 2-shot or even crit, his face should be next to "glass cannon" in the dictionary. Even though they fill basically the same interchangeable role (magic dmg and staff utility before Pent arrives) I would rate Canas, Erk, and Lucius in that order from best to worst. If you want to use them through the end of the game, I feel the gap between these three only widens and Lucius suffers the most.
If Lucius has anima magic then he would actually be a great glass cannon. Light is kind of bad in a game where hit rate is not that important. Canas at least has Luna to carry him, and Erk has anima.
I think I ended up getting pretty lucky in my run of the game because both him and Erk ended up being very tanky and ended up one rounding everything so I could use these two and Pent to help form walls with Bosswin and Marcus
I love Canas, he may drag in the beggining, doing cheap shots, but when promoted he can do much better, having staves he can heal and having more power to avoid and support, also, I like having him with Nino in Cog of Destiny and with Jaffar/Matthew promoted they can be a great moving Wall until last chapter.... I don't use Luna that often, just because of its hindrance but it's great as dmg pile or finisher
The note about how if a character can use unique tomes but those tomes suck reminds me a lot of some arguments about Salem. Like, yeah, he can use Jormungand and Fenrir! Woo! Except Jormungand is one of the heaviest tomes in the game, so why bother? And Fenrir isn't really different from any other siege tome, and it's not like Salem starts out being able to use it. So Salem's status as the game's only Loptyr Mage is almost completely irrelevant, except for the fact that he gets a boost to his staff rank on promotion. Which, incidentally, like Canas, is the ACTUAL reason that Salem is good, that he's a staff-user who doesn't need too much investment.
would you say Canas is one of the better candidates for speedwings and statue frags? Cuz I always fed my Canas those items and Canas was always my best character in my campaigns. The fact that he has 1-2 range with Flux while physical units have to rely on weak weapons like hand axe or javelin and the fact that he can heal other units makes him more strategically valuable than physical characters imo. That's true of other magic units too but as you pointed out in this vid Canas's only real draw back is his speed, I know Erk and Lucius can take those boost items too and it doesn't matter since capping skills early isn't a big deal but Canas with just an additional 4 speed can start using Nosferatu and double with it making him somewhat invincible.
StraightShooterGaming I don't think the investment you describe has a great payoff except on HHM Cog of Destiny where Canas takes on all Valkyries. The problem is that Canas has low movement and either slows you down as he walks into position or uses high-mov unit's turns to be rescued and dropped into position. Sure Canas makes decent use of the Body Ring(s) but it's not that great on anybody in FE7 and is probably better sold for cash. I'm with you that Canas can become a god with investment, but it requires the player to take more turns and those statboosters on good high-mov units result in more efficient map clears.
HHM does not have any early Speedwings unfortunately, and by the time you do get them I don't think they help Canas cross any important tresholds. Would rather put them on Marcus, Lowen or Hawkeye. Body Ring could be okay but again by the time you get the first one he should be promoted and no longer losing AS from Flux.
Mekkah you should make a video about stat boost items. I know you covered them once in your pitfall videos but maybe make a video that goes more in depth in the reasoning and highlights which units would benefit the most from each class of stat boost item and even why selling it at times might be a good move.
From the way I played when I was a kid I use to horde stat boost item, never sell them and never use them until end game because I was obsessed with maxing out a characters stats and wanted to wait and see if they could cap it at 20/20 on their own. Im sure a good number of others still do this now.
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Bravo!
Honestly, Canas seems like a unit I'd use anyway since I love dark mages.
Hes my favorite character because dark mage is my favorite class because of the dark tomes secondary effects and canas is a dork and that's endearing
17:07 this guy roasted 99% of Gamefaqs users
Lucius is a speed demon, and will frequently one round once he gets shine and a few levels. Add in the C staves on promotion, and he always gets easier growth for me.