Bernadetta

About

Bernadetta is a character from Fire Emblem: Three Houses who has grown popular among fans for her exceedingly shy and clumsy behavior, leading to a wealth of fan art.

Origin

Fire Emblem: Three Houses released July 26th, 2019. In the game, the character Bernadetta is part of the Black Eagles house. She is a skilled archer but is also extremely shy and hysterical due to abuse she received as a child in which her father attempted to train her to be the "perfect wife."^[1] On September 29th, 2019, YouTuber Mangs uploaded an in-depth profile on the character (shown below).

Spread

The character was a quick hit with fans. Fan art for the character appeared prior to the release of the game. On June 15th, 2019, Twitter user @tefu_if posted art^[2] that gained over 340 retweets and 820 likes (shown below, left). User @shira_yu_ki^[3] posted art on May 30th, gaining over 150 retweets and 370 likes (shown below, right).

The character's demeanor also inspired parodies. For example, on September 16th, Mangs posted a video titled "Bernadetta Freaking Out for Ten Minutes," which highlighted all of the character's dialogue in which she expressed shyness and awkwardness (shown below, left). On October 2nd, Twitter user @WasabiSam posted a parody manga in which it appeared Bernadetta was a manga protagonist, gaining over 960 retweets and 3,200 likes (shown below, right).

Kotaku^[4] praised the depiction of the character, saying the game's depiction of abuse "feels real." In September,^[5] Nintendo altered Bernadetta's dialogue from saying her father trained her to be a "good, submissive wife" to "a good wife" and removing some details about her abuse. There is also a subreddit devoted to the character that has 1,900 subscribers.^[6]

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