WAIFU: Canas (10,000 Sub Special)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 июн 2018
  • In-depth gameplay analysis of Canas, from Fire Emblem 7: The Blazing Blade, to celebrate my channel hitting 10,000 subscribers.
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    Most footage was recorded by myself, some of it from dondon151's FE6 0% growths playthrough.
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  • @theconceptoflove2321
    @theconceptoflove2321 6 лет назад +809

    You missed something really important. My boy Canas has a badass monocle

  • @MrRockmusicjunkie
    @MrRockmusicjunkie 3 года назад +116

    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

  • @krashboombang1898
    @krashboombang1898 6 лет назад +470

    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!

    • @adriananinoartigas5880
      @adriananinoartigas5880 6 лет назад +59

      Andrew Mingels He comes with a secret book which goes to the shop
      4000 free gold =/

    • @jellyunicorn8347
      @jellyunicorn8347 6 лет назад +166

      i wish i can sell fe7 bartre for 4000 gold

    • @butteredsalmonella
      @butteredsalmonella 6 лет назад +35

      "That goes to his good friend bartre" if you refer as that, will bartre eat it?

    • @fluffyninja3467
      @fluffyninja3467 6 лет назад +14

      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

    • @jellyunicorn8347
      @jellyunicorn8347 6 лет назад +27

      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

  • @CyclonSilver
    @CyclonSilver 6 лет назад +302

    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.

  • @blueblade6174
    @blueblade6174 6 лет назад +379

    "Please recruit the thumbs up button" now that's a really good phrase.

    • @berserkboi1217
      @berserkboi1217 4 года назад +9

      I prefer dancing for the like button

    • @DrickRT
      @DrickRT 3 года назад +1

      Unfortunately now the like button turns black...

    • @silversword404
      @silversword404 3 года назад

      My like button doesn’t even turn blue

  • @bagelpenguin6499
    @bagelpenguin6499 5 лет назад +289

    When you only use flux with Canas:
    "It's a simple spell, yet quite unbreakable.:

    • @chrislin6570
      @chrislin6570 4 года назад +2

      Bruh

    • @unfunny_idiot
      @unfunny_idiot 4 года назад +39

      When flux breaks:
      "It's a simple spell, yet quite breakable."

    • @MkChz
      @MkChz 3 года назад +23

      When buying flux:
      "It's a simple spell, yet quite expensive for first tier spell"

    • @bvd_vlvd
      @bvd_vlvd Год назад +2

      @@MkChz counterargument: it's D rank so it's in a tier with steel lance

  • @mrwacko28
    @mrwacko28 6 лет назад +446

    Uhhh, excuse me, it's pronounced "canoo".

    • @loganshort7334
      @loganshort7334 6 лет назад +20

      mrwacko28 Canaa. The s is silent, but the "a" =/= "O"

    • @poisonbarb75
      @poisonbarb75 6 лет назад +38

      @@loganshort7334 it's a meme. Watch Mangs playing FE Shadow Dragon around the part that Camus joins, you'll understand the joke then

    • @loganshort7334
      @loganshort7334 6 лет назад +13

      I was making another joke...

    • @donglong8688
      @donglong8688 5 лет назад +13

      @@poisonbarb75 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
      o -
      s -
      h

    • @DaniDoyle
      @DaniDoyle 4 года назад +12

      Actually it's pronounced cantaloupe

  • @Mangs1337
    @Mangs1337 6 лет назад +702

    Misleading title, this is the 10 847 subscriber special.

  • @linkedheart5653
    @linkedheart5653 6 лет назад +93

    Me: *Knows Ilyana isn't really the best unit*
    Also me: *Uses her everytime and got her to Rank 1 in RD once*

    • @leaffinite2001
      @leaffinite2001 5 месяцев назад

      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 😢

  • @jacobcapistrano6731
    @jacobcapistrano6731 6 лет назад +264

    Nice Mekkah, such great ideas. So good. WAIFU is an amazing concept.

    • @overlorddystroy4044
      @overlorddystroy4044 6 лет назад +5

      I agree, the name is fantastic.

    • @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx
      @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx 6 лет назад +1

      +OverlordDystroy
      What about our "waifus"?

    • @JD..........
      @JD.......... 6 лет назад +3

      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

    • @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx
      @xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx 6 лет назад +2

      +J D
      Lute was a Great Waifu.
      That Sexy Sage.
      Now I know why Obsidian Wasp likes her...
      A Lot.

  • @TheZekriamLP
    @TheZekriamLP 6 лет назад +34

    The idea to "recruit the like button by turning it blue" is f'ing genius, I love it

  • @OwinBlazer
    @OwinBlazer 6 лет назад +55

    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.

    • @karfsma778
      @karfsma778 3 года назад +9

      It only matters a small amount of the time, but when it does matter, it matter a FUCKIN LOT

  • @nicoloenricorimoldi7425
    @nicoloenricorimoldi7425 6 лет назад +95

    The WAIFU acronym reminds me of POOP from the Krusty Krab training video from Spongebob.

    • @MalloyBoi
      @MalloyBoi 6 лет назад +14

      Same acronym, but it reminded of POOP from Earthbound
      Parents
      Opposing
      Obsession
      Plan

  • @Vensris
    @Vensris 6 лет назад +80

    I can't wait for a WAIFU on Mangs (We Analyze Interesting Fire Emblem Uhhhh... upstarts)

    • @therapeface4153
      @therapeface4153 6 лет назад +35

      We
      Analyse
      Interesting
      Fire Emblem
      Utubers with shit content

    • @bloopy3584
      @bloopy3584 6 лет назад +1

      OOF

  • @carpediem6841
    @carpediem6841 6 лет назад +199

    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.

    • @ChillstoneBlakeBlast
      @ChillstoneBlakeBlast 6 лет назад +26

      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

    • @Emoconnors
      @Emoconnors 6 лет назад +51

      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.

    • @PharmDiff
      @PharmDiff 6 лет назад +14

      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.

    • @Mekkkah
      @Mekkkah  6 лет назад +41

      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.

    • @carpediem6841
      @carpediem6841 6 лет назад +4

      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.

  • @thewindysage1538
    @thewindysage1538 6 лет назад +45

    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

  • @frostatine
    @frostatine 3 года назад +8

    Imagine being such a hipster that you become a dark mage then join the good guys

  • @DSaC_
    @DSaC_ 6 лет назад +18

    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.

    • @kentknightofcaelin4537
      @kentknightofcaelin4537 4 года назад +1

      I mean, they do have some application, but it's more fringe use.

    • @Timmio.
      @Timmio. 4 года назад +1

      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

    • @Sentient_Blob
      @Sentient_Blob 3 года назад

      Luna is only good for chunk damage against bosses

  • @zephemerality
    @zephemerality 5 лет назад +1

    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.

  • @lacreatura4737
    @lacreatura4737 3 года назад +15

    "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.

    • @Erikk_is_Tired
      @Erikk_is_Tired 3 года назад +1

      Haha nosferatu go "vrrmmmmbwooooowowm"

  • @TheAleatoriorandom
    @TheAleatoriorandom 6 лет назад

    Congrats on 10k! I Love the concept of this video, the name makes it even better.

  • @agentfluffy
    @agentfluffy 6 лет назад +1

    you are blowing up now! proud to say I've watched you for around a year keep up the good work.

  • @SteelWingKnight
    @SteelWingKnight 6 лет назад +3

    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).

  • @Hanesboi
    @Hanesboi 4 года назад +3

    And it ws this video, this single video. That made me love your channel.

  • @threadinfinite7070
    @threadinfinite7070 6 лет назад +4

    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.

  • @aaronjackson6880
    @aaronjackson6880 6 лет назад

    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

  • @bolvin7354
    @bolvin7354 6 лет назад +1

    Thank you so much for these amazing videos

  • @Don_Roberts
    @Don_Roberts 6 лет назад +2

    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.

  • @brandonlockhart7073
    @brandonlockhart7073 5 лет назад

    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.

  • @timmbonator039
    @timmbonator039 6 лет назад

    Not only your videos but also your way of talking and explaining gets better with every Video :D

  • @XxILikePie03
    @XxILikePie03 3 года назад +6

    A great tactician once said, "Yu-Gi-Oh! players don't read their cards."

  • @ZetaNiGHT
    @ZetaNiGHT 6 лет назад

    God, I could listen to those flux sfx all day. Nice video man

  • @spadesjester9996
    @spadesjester9996 6 лет назад +2

    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.

  • @Sines314
    @Sines314 2 года назад +1

    *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.

  • @medalkingslime4844
    @medalkingslime4844 3 года назад +1

    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.

  • @TheRewind260587
    @TheRewind260587 6 лет назад +5

    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.

  • @deepfriedcats3041
    @deepfriedcats3041 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for covering the best unit.

  • @Ethan-nl2wg
    @Ethan-nl2wg 6 лет назад

    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

  • @thehwwilson
    @thehwwilson 6 лет назад

    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.

  • @acsu96
    @acsu96 6 лет назад +9

    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?

  • @seveneighths1278
    @seveneighths1278 3 года назад +1

    “You don’t get a second chance to make a good first impression.”
    Two words: aluminum bat.

    • @NinjaAO42
      @NinjaAO42 3 года назад +1

      Gordin for the kidzworld's guide writer

  • @tahubob
    @tahubob 6 лет назад

    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!

  • @yes1667
    @yes1667 6 лет назад

    I LOVE CANAS SO MUCH THANK YOU MEKKAH AAAAAAAAAA

  • @quwe8807
    @quwe8807 6 лет назад +48

    15:49
    Y r u letting Markass steel exp? U succ Canas is da best!

    • @quwe8807
      @quwe8807 6 лет назад +1

      Also, what program were you using at about 18:00?

    • @ChillstoneBlakeBlast
      @ChillstoneBlakeBlast 6 лет назад +11

      Why give Marcus Exp when you can give it to your Lord's. They are much more importtant

    • @jellyunicorn8347
      @jellyunicorn8347 6 лет назад +4

      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

    • @quwe8807
      @quwe8807 6 лет назад +5

      It’s very important that you train your lords to get Getitz so that he can immediately be outclassed by Harken

    • @d3-ll754
      @d3-ll754 5 лет назад

      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.

  • @justcallmexen
    @justcallmexen 3 года назад +6

    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.

    • @roxienatura
      @roxienatura 11 месяцев назад

      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".

  • @jdtheba9171
    @jdtheba9171 6 лет назад

    I liked this video. 'Looks at thumbs-up.' Jeigan, fetch the blue paint!

  • @royplatt455
    @royplatt455 2 года назад +3

    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.

  • @shadedhydra6674
    @shadedhydra6674 6 лет назад +28

    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

    • @jellyunicorn8347
      @jellyunicorn8347 6 лет назад +8

      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.

    • @duyminhpham8083
      @duyminhpham8083 6 лет назад +1

      He is pretty much the only good GBA knight but he is not really essential in his game past the early game.

    • @jayrpg9114
      @jayrpg9114 6 лет назад +8

      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.

    • @duyminhpham8083
      @duyminhpham8083 6 лет назад +7

      I think it is more due to who he is up against in his class: Ostian failures and Gilliam.

    • @shadedhydra6674
      @shadedhydra6674 6 лет назад +1

      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

  • @0ctopusComp1etely
    @0ctopusComp1etely 6 лет назад +8

    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.

  • @Orcawsom
    @Orcawsom 6 лет назад

    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.

  • @Sammy-tw6zv
    @Sammy-tw6zv 6 лет назад

    Congrats on the 10k! Keep up the awesome contents! Btw I foddered my Canas...

  • @adamdobrowolski2510
    @adamdobrowolski2510 6 лет назад +5

    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).

    • @Sines314
      @Sines314 2 года назад

      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.

  • @frug9236
    @frug9236 3 года назад

    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.

  • @leoluster6403
    @leoluster6403 6 лет назад

    Canas is my favorite male FE character, so thanks for covering him fairly and honestly! Love ya Mekkah, keep it up.

  • @Exorion
    @Exorion 6 лет назад

    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.

  • @davidbayley4785
    @davidbayley4785 6 лет назад +1

    Nice video Mekkah.
    How about a video where you rank the series' Jeigans from worst to best?

  • @thorhammer3993
    @thorhammer3993 6 лет назад +16

    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.

  • @acsu96
    @acsu96 6 лет назад

    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

  • @rage3100
    @rage3100 6 лет назад

    Finally the 10k special

  • @thorscape3879
    @thorscape3879 6 лет назад +1

    I'd love to hear your analysis of Rinkah. Most underrated unit in Fates

  • @Xinnidy
    @Xinnidy 6 лет назад

    Seeing your baseline for FE7 difficulty discussion being Hector Hard Mode, I got a bit curious as to which difficulty you'd use to discuss a character's utility in other modern FEs. (Especially in cases where difficulty modes are very polarizing to the cast, like the DS FEs)

  • @nintonintendo1
    @nintonintendo1 6 лет назад

    MY BOY CANAS, getting some love.
    Even from Daddy Mekkah

  • @JD..........
    @JD.......... 6 лет назад +1

    Bravo!

  • @superfly1239
    @superfly1239 6 лет назад

    In this video about Canas you managed to destroy my perception of Erk

  • @ryomathekillers7421
    @ryomathekillers7421 6 лет назад +3

    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.

  • @pvt8524
    @pvt8524 6 лет назад +2

    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.

  • @LevinsConvoy
    @LevinsConvoy 6 лет назад +8

    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.

  • @Swordsmaster
    @Swordsmaster 5 лет назад

    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.

  • @PolarBauer
    @PolarBauer 6 лет назад

    WAIFU was simply genious. I’d like to see your take on Soren or L’arachel.

  • @Toddchanw
    @Toddchanw 6 лет назад

    gratz

  • @ecbrd8478
    @ecbrd8478 3 года назад +1

    17:30 forgot the guy saying "God, just shut up and use Pent"

  • @Platerade
    @Platerade 6 лет назад

    I'm down for learning more about Mekkkah's waifus

  • @LOLLULZLIL
    @LOLLULZLIL 6 лет назад +2

    Thumps up for creative acronym :D

  • @mythguard6865
    @mythguard6865 6 лет назад

    That acronym is golden!

  • @dialga5
    @dialga5 4 года назад

    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

  • @josephlyne6590
    @josephlyne6590 6 лет назад +1

    Hey, finally!!! Yay!!!

  • @insanebluefin3234
    @insanebluefin3234 6 лет назад +20

    please dont use a yellow line in graphs like this, u can barely see anything

  • @airtempest8945
    @airtempest8945 6 лет назад +1

    When you realize that you were here when Mekkkah had like 2,080 subs or something (Around 2,000).

  • @sirwolfy9372
    @sirwolfy9372 5 лет назад

    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

  • @DoPe-ps1bf
    @DoPe-ps1bf 6 лет назад +12

    Make this a series. Please OwO

  • @TheValiantBob
    @TheValiantBob 6 лет назад

    Could you analyze Matthew vs Legult from FE7? As a kid I could never decide who was better, and usually went with Matthew since I'd had him longer so already grew attached, and thought his supports with Guy were funny, but I have no idea which thief/assassin is actually better or not.

    • @sebastianlucas704
      @sebastianlucas704 6 лет назад

      TheValiantBob legult replaces Matthew, but neither are very good at combat being thevies.

  • @IosLocarth
    @IosLocarth 3 года назад +1

    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

  • @ryukreya45
    @ryukreya45 6 лет назад

    heck yes a good waifu series!

  • @Hanesboi
    @Hanesboi 5 лет назад

    Didn't realize this was made 1 month exactly before my birthday

  • @drew8725
    @drew8725 6 лет назад

    "Recruit the thumbs up button by turning it blue" woah you've ascended Mekkkah

  • @MrValandas
    @MrValandas 6 лет назад +1

    Its finally here! Performing for you! If you know the words you can join. In. Too!

    • @iamthepkmmaster
      @iamthepkmmaster 6 лет назад +1

      Put your hands together, if you wanna clap.

    • @flint8291
      @flint8291 3 года назад

      As we take you through his monkey rap!

  • @SonovaDragon
    @SonovaDragon 5 лет назад

    When I play FE7, I'll give him a try.

  • @louc.6735
    @louc.6735 5 лет назад

    Raven might be neat to see. I use him every game, because I use Priscilla and Lucius a lot and his supports add up well with that.

  • @hotmodelinbikini
    @hotmodelinbikini 6 лет назад

    Oh right, I struggled during the first play through in my youth. But in Lyn hardmode carryover both my Erk and Lucius are level 10 so that early level advantage Canas gets is mitigated.

  • @pupper775
    @pupper775 6 лет назад

    Hey Mekkah, I have a idea for a playthrough that I haven't seen done yet. It would be the "player phase only" playthrough where your units cannot counter when attacked. What do you think?

  • @honokasuzumiya829
    @honokasuzumiya829 6 лет назад

    I agree with this video!

  • @SolusEmsu
    @SolusEmsu 6 лет назад +1

    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

  • @user-rs7tp2uz4u
    @user-rs7tp2uz4u 6 лет назад +2

    You could do an analysis on mistaken Ests like FE 6 Zeiss or FE 5 Sera

  • @JD..........
    @JD.......... 7 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @fakesmile172
    @fakesmile172 6 лет назад

    Do you still support the use of Alec, Noish, and Midir in FE4 like you discussed in one of your pitfall videos? Good video btw.
    WAIFU: Salem

  • @RGBredgreenblue
    @RGBredgreenblue Год назад +1

    oh yeah

  • @nikso1496
    @nikso1496 2 года назад

    Canas is more of a investment for late game but he can still drag his weight with no issue

  • @KudaGeatsune3821
    @KudaGeatsune3821 2 года назад

    We
    Analyze
    Interesting
    Fire Emblem
    Units
    Or waifu........GENIUS!

  • @dryzalizer
    @dryzalizer 6 лет назад

    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.

    • @duyminhpham8083
      @duyminhpham8083 6 лет назад +1

      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.

  • @bongosmcdongos4190
    @bongosmcdongos4190 3 месяца назад

    I might hust be stupid, but it sounds like youre only considering nosferatu on a promoted at 10 canas.
    Yeah nos weighs him down there, but with a few good speed boosts from leveling to 15 or even the dreaded 20 that ceases to be an issue
    Maybe im crazy, but i feel enabling nos tanking is a fair enough reason to try for 20/20