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Anyways, I just started another new playthrough of the game, and wanted to mess with potentional pairings a bit more again.

What do you pair? Do you focuss on modifiers, skill trees, cute kids, or is it just your OTP? I want to try and keep the topic broad. If you just like cute couples in the game and pair them through that, that's fine, but those that want to talk about good strategies through well build kids, or the perfect wife/husband for Robin, are welcome too.

• What do you pair?
  I'm still trying to figure that out. I want to see how the C-A Supports are for each potential pairing in my current (Third, Normal) playthrough. Then I'm going to see the female avatar supports on Hard. Then I'll do Lunatic/Lunatic + with the pairings I think are best story-wise and support-wise. Stats, job availability, or abilities have nothing to do with it for me.
• I can't really say what's best just yet, but I really play the game for the supports. Olivia and Chrom's rushed marriage was really cute, as is Chrom and Sumia's sorta destined one. Cordelia and Lucina are tough and cute in their own ways. Inigo is usually annoying but sometimes charming.

I just like having the characters interact with each other.

Lucina and Robin because it makes absolutely no sense at all.

If you're playing on Lunatic mode, Chrom and Frederick's Silver Lance are a pretty solid pairing as well.

When I played through the game my very first time I tried to make pairings that made the most sense to me (Stahl and Sully, male Robin and Tharja, Vaike and Miriel). I didn't notice that class skills transferred over to the future children (didn't even matter on Hard casual difficulty).

I've already done 3 playthroughs, mainly to change up the marriages.

…

I may have a problem.

Anyway, my favorite ship is probably Kellam and Olivia, their C support is one of the funniset in the game.

Oh Lunatic, you broken early game difficulty. I made two attempts at Lunatic (Both done in Casual). One ended in failure (made it only to Ch. 3 before giving up), while the second one was a success. I went in optimizing the pairings to create an army of super soldiers. The pairings I did were,

Kotor (Robin) and Tiki / Chrom and Olivia / Lissa and Henry / Sully and Donnel / Miriel and Kellam / Sumia and Frederick / Maribelle and Libra / Panne and Lon'qu / Cordelia and Stahl / Nowi and Vaike / Tharja and Gaius / Cherche and Gregor.

You're more than welcome to pair up anyone with how you see fit. I could always discuss my Lunatic experience in a separate thread if anyone's interested.

A lot of people like to pass down galeforce to each of the kids. The only ones that can't get it no matter what are Gerome, Yarne and Laurent. The sons of Cherche, Panne and Miriel.

Kjelle, Noire and Nah can't inherit galeforce from their mothers but if you marry their mothers to either Gaius or Donnel, they will get the pegasus knight class set from their fathers and you can get galeforce there.

Inigo, Owain, Brady and Male Morgan can't get galeforce themselves because it's from a female only class, but if you have their mothers, Olivia, Lissa, Maribelle and Female Robin get galeforce, they can pass it down to their kids.

Lucina would have to get the pegasus knight class set from either Female Robin, Olivia, Sumia or Maribelle.

Severa and Cynthia have the class set thanks to their mothers being pegasus knights.

Woah, someone uses an image I made.
That's new.

Anyhow, I usally pair up characters I think would be funny/interesting to see interact with each other, like Virion/Tharja or Lon'qu/Cherche. Or just characters that I feel fit together. I don't usally pay attention to the stats or skills this will give to the child characters, which maybe I should if I ever want to beat Lunatic (not to mention +).
That and I pick the male MyUnit so that he can marry a female, which makes for double the offspring. (Unless you marry female MyUnit to Chrom of course)

So yeah, kind of lame, since no thought is put into it, but that's how I do it.
Next time I restart the game I'll probably go more in-depth.

Also, I fucked up my first playthrough by having Chrom's wife the maiden. Apparently that Chrom only got along with guys.

Kotor wrote:

Kjelle, Noire and Nah can’t inherit galeforce from their mothers but if you marry their mothers to either Gaius or Donnel, they will get the pegasus knight class set from their fathers and you can get galeforce there.

That's why you can use MU to optimalize this if you want all the galeforce you can get. (The other option is a FeMU, but that's a different case.)

Right now is actually the first playthrough where I actually pay attention to passing on Galeforce, but I did do MUxNowi in my previous playthrough. I wanted to have 4 Manakete units, just like your MUxTiki pairing possibly. Currently I'm sacrificing Kjelle to have no Galeforce, and I'll optimalize her for a support unit.

So why not pair MU with Tiki you ask? Very simple: Nah. MU is the best pairing for any character, but there's only so much of him to go around so you have to pick your waifu, so there's benefit in letting him have two kids. For some weird reason, Dragonstone+ also adds Magic, while the damage from a Manakete unit is based on just Attack. So there's benefit in having a Nah with access to Ignis (and Astra, and Luna, and Sol, etc.) because this makes use of that added Magic stat.

And as an added bonus, give Gaius to Tharja and Donnel to Sully (or vice versa), and you have all the semi-galeforce daughters with Galeforce, because Nah can now get it from MU.

Plus MUxNowi is just hilarious in a way, because Morgan's Manakete sprite is based on Nowi's with the same clothing and all. It just reminds you how much you failed as a father once you got married and that you should've punched your kid more often.

Ah yes Male Robin. I don't always pair him up with Sully, Nowi or Tharja. I can handle having only 9 galeforce kids instead of 10.

I married Tiki for the following reasons: To create a green hair family, having four manaketes and it's just one big giant fuck you to Grima and the Grimleal. The same could be said if you marry Ylissean royalty.

Off the top of my head, my favorite pairings that don't involve stats are

Chrom x Olivia: I once told my friend that their marriage can be summed up by that Call Me Maybe song. For a brief moment, he actually believed they referenced the song but I corrected him. Also, Inigo looks like a younger Chrom if he's is son.

Gaius x Sumia: It had more to do with a Tumblr artist called Dekodomo that shipped them together. It was enough for me to give them a chance and it turned out well.

Kellam x Miriel: Because of this

Gregor x Miriel: Gregor and Laurent are both voiced by Xemnas Paul St. Peter.

Lon'qu x Olivia: The idea that a man with gynophobia and a woman with severe stage freight giving birth to a skirt chasing mercenary for a son was absolutely hilarious to me.

Lon'qu x Lissa: In their supports, Lon'qu takes an arrow meant for Lissa. In Owain's father supports, he reveals that his father sacrificed himself taking a arrow meant for Owain. To me, it fit Lon'qu better than any other father.

Henry x Nowi: Henry suggests that they make babies so Nowi would have someone to play with. Nah questions what her father liked about Nowi to the point of wondering if he got her pregnant before her father cuts her off. It's funny when characters such as Frederick and Gaius do their heavy damage scream but it's perfect for Henry. By the way, in the japanese version, Nah wonders if her father married Nowi because he likes lolis.

I married Tiki for the following reasons: To create a green hair family, having four manaketes and it’s just one big giant fuck you to Grima and the Grimleal. The same could be said if you marry Ylissean royalty.

Well, I did that as well, instead I just gave MU green hair so Nah would also get green hair. Just four green-haired Manakete units was the ultimate boss. You have to sacrifice your MU's hair color for that, but eh, who cares.

Besides, how would you otherwise get a Nah with green hair?

You secondary option is marrying Cordelia with a red-haired MU. Because Severa deserves red hair dammit!

Chrom x Olivia

I do Chrom with Olivia because it generates the best Lucina (outside of MU), but it always bothers me that I then end up with a Inigo with Rightful King. I don't understand Rightful King, and I much more would like two kids with Aether. Which ends you up with Sumia because it deals with the two most troublesome parents to pair and it's pretty much canon in the opening.

Problem is, Cynthia is one of those kids that is difficult to build well, because Sumia's marriage options are limited. Her best option outside of Chrom is Gaius, but you rather exploit Gaius for galeforce. Your third option is Henry for a quality Dark Flier Cynthia.

Also:

Imagine the OP Morgans.

My guy already had green hair to begin with so I didn't have to make any changes when marrying Tiki.

And then there's Severa. How dare they tease us the hair color and not give us it as an option!

Rightful King is supposed to increase skill activation by 10% and only Chrom's sons will always inherit the skill while the daughters will always inherit Aether. Lucina gets both because of the Lord class. To make Rightful King worthwhile for you, give Lucina and Inigo lethality from the Assassin class and you'll be able to one hit kill your enemies a lot more often than usual. You'll still have to watch out for the higher activation skills like Aether or Sol.

I can at least understand why Chrom should be given a limited marriage pool but why Sumia? Was it necessary for IS to ship the two together hard? I don't hate Sumia, I just find it annoying when I have her usual husbands, Chrom and Frederick be paired up with someone else, I have to figure out who her husband be in that file, Gaius and Henry or even male Robin, provided I'm playing as male Robin. At least Dekodomo's OTP fanart of Sumia and Gaius gave me another option for Sumia to go to.

Ah Robin x Robin. One is already guaranteed to make Morgan a super soldier but two? We don't even need to resurrect Grima. Just send the family of tacticians out to end the world.

Ha! I'm unoriginal and just keep Robin in his standard model (although I do change his name). This finally paid off with Smash, where his model is exactly like I used him. That Manakete playthrough was the exception.

Rightful King is supposed to increase skill activation by 10% and only Chrom’s sons will always inherit the skill while the daughters will always inherit Aether.

I'm aware of that. That's why it bothers me the Olivia mothers a son, and not a daughter. I rather had more Aether than some turd with Rightful King. Aether > Rightful King. Hell, why couldn't they just let Chrom pass on his last skill like a normal parent. That way Inigo could still get Aether.

Chrom's other options are even more shit. Maribelle is magic based, so you only make Lucina suffer. And Sully doesn't give access to Galeforce if you marry her to Chrom. But if you don't care about Galeforce, Sully can be an option.

Of course the ultimate suffering lies elsewhere.

Ah Robin x Robin. One is already guaranteed to make Morgan a super soldier but two? We don’t even need to resurrect Grima. Just send the family of tacticians out to end the world.

Not to forget you get both genders of Morgan because you have both genders of Robin. This is just a 4-headed doomsday device.

I've been on my first playthrough and sitting around grinding for ages because new enemies keep popping up as soon as I stop playing for like 90 minutes.
Anyways, I went with a female Avatar because I didn't like any of the male haircuts.

What a cutie.

With that being said, I mostly did the marriages that intrigued me – minmaxing characters had nothing to do with it, especially as I didn't know what kids the characters would have. Virion and Sully was destiny as soon as I saw the former's introduction when he hit on the latter (and was my first S support to boot), and Chrom and Sumia I went with mainly… because I didn't like any of his other options. I paired off Eve with Lon'qu because his character as a whole intrigued me or something. Don't ask.

A certain Manakete makes me feel really uncomfortable so, naturally, the only potential paring for that was Nowi and Ricken. Yes, I'm unoriginal. No, I don't care.

I almost paired our favorite redneck with Miriel, but then the idea of Donnel marrying Maribelle made me laugh and seemed strangely fitting, so it was done. Their supports are cute – even though it means Maribelle's reaction to Brady makes little to no sense.

Meanwhile, the mage Donny had left still needed a suitor, and after looking at their interaction in supports, Miriel and Gregor was an obvious choice. Lissa and Stahl's supports were also nice, so after considering marrying her off with Frederick, I went with the ridiculously-average Cavalier.
(Fun fact: I almost married Eve off with Stahl before I realized how BORING he is.)

Our Great Knight eventually found love, and Frederick and Cordelia happened – which is great, because she finally seems to get over Chrom in her S support with Fred. I also missed recruiting Severa, so that made me mad. Very mad.

For the same reasons as marrying Donnel off with Maribella, I went with Vaike and Olivia – and considering I had changed Vaike to a Berserker and Olivia to an Assassin, I was eagerly awaiting to see what kind of monster they would birth. Boy, did he not disappoint.

Mmm…

Cough. Anyways, at this point I was beginning to run low on marriages. Gaius and Panne happened, which, it turns out, isn't actually that rare a pairing? Who knew.

As much as I hate Tharja, she still needed to marry someone, and after looking between her supports with both Libra and Henry, Tharja paired off with Libra. Poor guy.

Finally, Cherche married Henry with more cute supports. I like cute things.

This meant that, fittingly, Kellam ended up lonely for eternity. Oh well.

As for the second generation units, I haven't spent a lot of time supporting them with each other – mostly with their parents. Still, I did get my idiotic son to marry Chrom's slightly-less idiotic daughter, so Morgan and Lucina happened. They grow up so fast.

I see some interesting pairings here. But if you want to optimize and have the best kids EVER, here are my choices.

Chrom x Olivia – Olivia passes down the Myrmidon class, which gives Lucina great skills like Astra and Vantage. Her mods also make a good physical-orientated Lucina. Of course, you can also use Sumia since her mods give Lucina godly speed and skill. I just think Olivia is better because the Myrmidon class offers better skills as opposed to the Knight class (which Sumia passes down) and her mods are more rounded out.

Now, if we're talking about Inigo, there's no dispute that Chrom benefits him the most. Since Olivia passes down SO MANY classes to Inigo, he usually has the skills he needs. But Chrom passes down Rightful King (a useful skill when paired with trigger skills), and Luna (Cavalier class)! Also, Chrom's mods are really nice for Inigo.

Lissa x Ricken – Since Lissa gimps Owain's strength, a magic-based Owain isn't out of the question. And Ricken offers a whopping 5 to Owain's magic! Not to mention that Ricken passes down the Cavalier class, which gives Owain skills such as Luna, Aegis, and Dual Guard (useful if you want Owain to support). Libra is a second option with okay mods, but he doesn't pass down a lot of classes (other than the godly SORCERER).

Henry x Maribelle – Henry's +4 mag and skl modifiers cannot lie. Also, he passes down Sorcerer to Brady, which is always good. If that isn't an option, you can go with Ricken or Libra instead. Ricken has nice mods, while Libra passes down Sorcerer. Your choice.

Donnel x Sully – Wait, huh? You want me to pair the strong independent cavalier Sully with that sickle-wielding bumpkin from Paralogue 1? B-but his mods aren't very impressive… However, Donnel passes down a skill that everyone and everyone's kid wishes they had: Galeforce. This nifty skill allows you to move one more time after defeating an enemy unit. It becomes quite the skill in Endgame. Sadly, not all children are blessed with Galefore… Unless you make the right pairings. Donnel passes down the Pegasus Knight class to Kjelle (and he can pass down Aptitude, a skill that increases the odds of gaining stats when leveling up). If you don't want that, –shame on you– then Vaike is the next best option.

Henry x Sumia – What people might not know is that Sumia's mods slightly favor the magic stat. Weird, huh? Henry makes the best parent for Cynthia because his mods capitalize on Sumia's (Skill and Speed). Not to mention that Henry gives Cynthia the most classes out of all of Sumia's possible husbands (except male MU). Not a choice? Then Chrom, because he gives his child Aether.

Stahl x Codelia – Stahl offers great mods in all the right stats for Severa (Strength and Skill). He also passes down the Cavalier and Myrmidon classes. Don't like Stahl? Lon'qu is your next option because he gives Severa amazing Speed and Skill. That's all I have to say. Hero Severa is best Severa.

Cherche x Vaike – Gerome cannot get Galeforce. Ever. What a shame… But if you still wanna use this dark knight for your team, then Vaike all the way. Vaike's gigantic +7 Strength mod is not to be ignored. He can make for a pretty cool Berserker this way.

Panne x Gregor – Unlike the other pairings, this one is indisputable. Gregor gives Yarne awesome Strength and Speed to make a badass Berserker. Sadly, Yarne doesn't get Galeforce either, so that's not an option. Berserker is the best class for him. But why not Taguel Yarne, you ask? Taguels… suck. They suck huge. Beaststones only? Range of 1? No forge? No braves? Seriously.

Miriel x Ricken or Miriel x Lon'qu – I couldn't choose here. Ricken gives Laurent that amazing Magic modifier (+6) and the Cavalier class. However, Lon'qu's mods favor Skill and Speed as well as Vantage from the Myrmidon class. This combo works well to make Laurent an unstoppable Sorcerer. Which one do you prefer? Also, last kid that can't get Galeforce.

Tharja x Gaius – Gaius is one of three fathers that passes down the Pegasus Knight class (and Galeforce) to their daughter, the other two being Donnel and male MU. Noire can't get Galeforce otherwise, and Gaius is better than Donnel in terms of fathering Noire. Gaius gives Noire Vantage (always great for Sorcerers) and can pass down the skill Counter (mainly if you want to keep Noire as a Sniper, which I personally don't recommend).

Kellam x Nowi – Kellam capitalizes on the Manakete's amazing defense to make Nah an indestructible wall. Seriously, +7 Defense?! If you aren't into a tank Nah, Gaius is an okay choice since he passes down Myrmidon and Pegasus Knight (only way for Nah to get Galeforce unless you pair Nowi with Donnel or male MU, but Donny's a bad idea).

MU is the best choice for EVERY KID! But there's only so much MU to go around, so choose who you pair up with wisely. Personally, I went with Nowi for Galeforce Nah (and since Nah is my favorite child unit).

^ You're kinda outdated if your definition of "optimization" only boils down to the base stat modifiers. The skills have a much greater impact. I'd change some of them like so:

Nowi x Vaike – +7 defense is cool and all, but that don't mean squat to this. The modifier drops down to +4 Defense, but in exchange Vaike gives his babby girls access to Mercenary. You know what this means, right? Sol. Now Nah's a proper tank. Vaike also passes down the Knight class to daughters, so she doesn't even lose access to Luna or Pavise. Ballin'.

Panne x Kellam – Since Kellam is now free, we'll give him to Panne. The caps are mostly comparable to GregorYarne aside from lower Speed & better defenses, plus the additional loss of Sol, but it's a sacrifice we must make, as Gregor's class set is needed elsewhere (though it isn't a huge loss, as Yarne now gets Luna to compensate, and he can always bank on Quick Burn + Lucky Seven dodge-tanking)…

Cherche x Gregor – Since Vaike is off making Nah into an immortal Manakete, we need someone to fill in the gap of passing down Axefaire to Batman. Gregor is on job. Gregor as a father results in +6 Strength to Gerome if you still care about stat caps, so you're not even missing out on much on that front by taking Vaike away from him. He even throws in Myrmidon as a bonus, so Vantage will allow him to always remind you that HIS PARENTS ARE DEEEEAAAAAAD [insert brutal death by axe here]

On the topic of skills, I guess I'll point out something silly I've been wanting to try: there is actually only one child character that can get all of the Crit skills, something that only a male Morgan or Male MU could otherwise pull off. That child's name? Albert Einstein Laurent.
- Fighter is necessary for Zeal (5 Crit)
- Barbarian is necessary for Gamble (10 Crit) and Wrath (20 Crit, but only when under half HP)
- Mage is necessary for Focus (+10 Crit, but only when there are no allies within 3 spaces)
- Myrmidon is unnecessary, but preferred for Vantage (to always get the first strike once Wrath is active)

Laurent inherits Mage and Barbarian naturally, so the needed classes are Fighter and Myrmidon. But that's the tricky part. Vaike and Donnel pass down Fighter, but lack Myrmidon. The only other person that can marry Miriel that can pass down Fighter (and not named MU) also happens to carry Myrmidon for the golden skillset. But that person is Gaius.

SO YEAH I WANT TO WASTE A GALEFORCE JUST TO MAKE LAURENT INTO A PROBABLY LACKLUSTER CRIT MACHINE. SCIENCE.

donnel X Lisa

lets see how it works