The last official Heroes of the emblem of fire the popularity poll was not won by Marth or Chrom or any other main character in the franchise’s history. No, fans overwhelmingly voted for the unnamed Gatekeeper guarding the entrance to Garreg Mach Monastery in 2019 Fire emblem: three houses.
Nintendo revealed the full results of the fifth poll “Choose Your Legends” yesterday (h / t Polygon), showing this Heroes the players threw a ton of weight behind the Gatekeeper, who by virtue of his victory will be added to the game as a playable character this summer. It obtained 72,267 votes against the 46,699 of the original one Emblem of fire protagonist Marth. Three houses‘Marianne i Sacred Stones‘Eirika were the two main characters on the female side.
The Gatekeeper, an unnamed NPC who only exists to greet the player when he enters the monastery, became something that was a meme to the Emblem of fire community after Three houses came to Switch in 2019, though the main character couldn’t be romantic or even recruited. Still, his cheerful disposition warmed hearts Emblem of fire fans, who he produced a lot of fanatical art even he found a way to introduce him to the game as a useful unit in battle. Predictably, the Gatekeeper’s charm statistic was off the charts.
Heroes of the emblem of fire has seen constant updates since it hit mobile platforms in 2017. Previous polls in the “Choose Your Legends” series have seen the community vote for characters like Three housesDimitri and Edelgard, Gaiden‘s Alm, i Radiant dawnMicaiah will appear in the game in special costumes. This was the first year that the Gatekeeper was included as a voting option.