Out of curiosity...

[aviatrix]

A meme I thought up, out of boredom... (Fire Emblem-centric, 'cause I'm that much of a fangirl. ;)P Just post your answers in the comments... Please?

1. Where did your username come from? Does it mean anything specific? (If your username is your real life name, you can disregard this question. XD)

2. When did you get into the Fire Emblem fandom?

3. What inspired you to start writing/drawing/whatever for FE fandom?


My username is inspired from my first major fandom, TaleSpin. (If you both remember AND like that cartoon, I will love you forever. ^_~) It's the pseudonym I assumed when I first got onto the 'Net, though I generally just go by Avi these days... Obviously, an aviatrix is a female pilot. (Oh, and 8 is my favourite number.)

I first got into the Fire Emblem fandom... Wow, it must've been sometime in December. 0_o I joined the GameFAQs FE message board at the time (when it was still worth going to, way before the board split ruined it XP). I started writing for Fire Emblem when someone on the board expressed a desire to see a Sain/Lucius support, so I obliged; that in turn inspired a few more fake supports from me, a couple of other stories, and some mediocre art, as well.

I fell out of the fandom unwillingly sometime in March, when I lost my 'Net connection due to moving... When I finally got it back in mid-July, I discovered the new message board for FESS, and realized my love for Fire Emblem hadn't waned a bit. ^_~ So I started writing for FE again, and even started this LJ because of it.


Hope I didn't bore you all to tears... I'll be interested to see what everyone else's replies are (assuming I get any at all ;)P.

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[vyctori.livejournal.com]

1. Where did your username come from? Does it mean anything specific? (If your username is your real life name, you can disregard this question. XD)

Well, my original choice was going to be "Destiny" (boy, am I glad I didn't pick that), but one of my friends at the time already had chosen it. So while I was trying to think of something else, the word "Victory" kept on sticking in my head. Eventually, I gave in and grabbed it. However, when another friend was signing me up for a messageboard, Victory had already been taken, so she switched the i and the y around. Hence my first name.

My online middle name, Skye, comes from the fact that I think it's really pretty. That's it. ^^;

The last name, Windheart, comes from a Tamora Pierce book I had been reading at the time--The Realms of the Gods. There was a dragon in it called Rainbow Windheart, and I thought the last name sounded SO amazing, so I snatched it.

Thus...Vyctori Skye Windheart. ^_^

2. When did you get into the Fire Emblem fandom?

Actually, I ALMOST got into the FE fandom approximately three years ago now. I had just bought Super Smash Bros Melee, and I really liked Marth and Roy from the little their character profiles showed. So I started doing research; I met kyuusei then and we chatted a bit. I even bought the FE1 OAV. But I didn't even know what ROMs were at the time, so my interest kinda went into hibernation. It sprang right up again the second I heard the news of Rekka no Ken's English release, though, and hasn't died since. ^_^

3. What inspired you to start writing/drawing/whatever for FE fandom?

Well, I always write/draw/whatever (:P) for my latest obsession, so it was sort of a given. M'first fic was a Sain-centric humour one-shot, because he was and still remains one of my absolute favourite FE7 characters (and considering the large number of major characters in Rekka no Ken, that's not too shabby).

[aviatrix8.livejournal.com]

Heh... I also got a near brush with FE fandom a while back... A couple years ago, my sweetie's college friends stopped by for a visit during Spring Break, and along with them, they brought their GameCube, along with Pikmin 2... And SSBM. ^_~ I never played it myself, but I can remember the weeklong gaming fest... They hadn't unlocked Roy and Marth at the point, though, and I kind of wonder now what might've happened if they had... XD

Hmmm, I've always considered most of the FE characters to be minor players, rather than major ones, apart from the lords; since they're only defined by their supports and the short conversations you get when they join your party. (Or maybe I think that since I almost always write about minor characters, rather than major ones. ^_^;)

I'll have to say, this meme turned out more interesting than I thought... Finding out the stories behind everyone's usernames has been enlightening as well. (And yes, I'm making it a point of replying to everyone. ^_~)

[rosa-aquafire.livejournal.com]

I`ve always kind of felt the same ... although I find that Ninian and Nilus also count as major characters. ^^;

[aviatrix8.livejournal.com]

Actually, you've got a point there; since they are the only other characters (apart from the lords) who appear in more than one piece of official art. ^_~

[rosa-aquafire.livejournal.com]

Florina does, too, and Heath, but they`re so tiny on them, they don`t count, exactly :p

Ninian and Nilus are basically Lord type characters. They can`t die, if they get mortally wounded, they don`t leave your party, and they appear in over 65% of story parts. :D

(Not to mention I love them :3)