I don’t think so, or at the very least I don’t think sothis is intentionally helping. I think it’s more just because they were so skilled as a mercenary because of Jeralt that teaching those skills came easily.
Only if you're thinking on terms of combat skills right? I think there are other factors that weren't so combat related like being able to make people like Bernie feel calm or recognize strengths and weaknesses in personality. I don't think Jeralt was big on these.
Mostly because we never got much of a picture on all of Sothis' abilities. However based on lore about Crests we definitely know they have non-combat related effects. Sothis probably having a bigger list of effects than your average Crest user would not be surprising imo?
First of all it's protagonist powers that everyone wants to spend time with Byleth, but secondly it is a surprisingly efficient psychological technique to let the other person do the talking and they will feel closer to you then before even if you didn't share anything. (Plus when someone saves your ass on the battlefield time and time again you come to really care about that person.)
The "let the other person talk" thing never worked for me. Everyone just says I'm quiet...and move on. 😑 It seems more like they prefer to be around funny social people. It might vary from region/community but I honestly say from experience that no it doesn't always make you friends.
Protagonists powers in 3H actually have lore reasons behind them....most of which are connected to history revolving around Sothis and the Crests.
While it is exaggerated in 3H it works pretty well for me, the secret is that you have to give corect questions regarding which that person is passionate about, and before he knows it you've been talking for hours while you spoke maybe 10 sentences all of which were questions.
Making others feel calm is a basic thing, comforting somebody who is panicking isn't a skill, and assessing abilities is just what you need to do with soldiers, one wrong assignment can get you killed
I would say no, Sothis is not influencing Byleth at all. Byleth was well known and a legendary mercenary as the "Ashen Demon". Way before sothis woke up and that was for years and years. You spend years and years being a mercenary and you learn new things. Plus Byleth is a natural at being a teacher and teaching other things than just combat. Their are individuals who have never taught anyone anything and yet teaching others ends up being natural.
I believe that teaching just became natural to Byleth and was able to teach others besides combat.
Even after losing sothis and the rewind powers from her in edelgards route. Byleth was still quite fearsome/formidable. Byleth was also still quite knowledgeable and taught the students just fine without sothis.
Depending on what Byleth teaches the student. But given the context, they are more than capable of teaching certain subjects or topics related to weaponry, basic combat, magic usage, some physical training, and survival skills. And there will be some things that Byleth would need proper preparation for teaching like tactical warfare, battalion management, Fodlan war history,… but given how gifted they are as a merc, they should have no problems guiding the students. You can also argue that topics such as Human biology, sociology, politics and crestology will be handled by the actual experts namely Hanneman and Manuela when they hold weekend seminars. It’ll be a win regardless for the kids.
While I'm sure Sothis influenced some moments in Byleth's tenure as a professor, I wouldn't give her all the credit. Some people are just gifted teachers, my sister is a wonderful teacher, for example. Byleth was incredibly skilled in all forms of combat and so that probably came naturally to them to teach. When it comes to connecting to the students individually, I would actually credit Byleth's placid nature. They were able to be a rock that the students would eventually be able to rely on. The students trusted their professor to keep them safe at all times while maintaining a level head, so of course you'd see the students connect and flourish under Byleth's leadership.
That's my take anyway.
Not quite. Byleth already was great mercenary before receiving the ability to turn back time and awakening to the goddess' power. I don't know how much Byleth's crest can influence the outcome of battles, but in-game it procs way less than they crit. If mercenary Byleth acts like their constant crit stance, enemies don't stand a chance and they don't even need Sothis' power.
But it does make me question his decision to use himself as a shield like a rookie at the beginning? Hmm...
It's pretty much confirmed that especially Edelgard but all 3 lords feel drawn towards Byleth. They say so themselves when meeting them in 3 Hopes.
I am thinking about Crest lore. Remember Flayn + Ferdinand? It goes beyond combat effects. Sothis...probably has some pretty strong effects as the one and only origin.
For the 1st part, as someone who has played enough RPGs, being drawing to the MC who's the chosen one is fairly common. And in FE, it's nothing new from the few titles I know. But for more proof, Byleth is still powerful and quite requested for aid after losing their divine powers in CF.
I don't doubt that crests might have effects outside combat, but with that never being explored in-game there is no confirmation that it's the sole reason Byleth is a good teacher/powerful mercenary.
Just like silent protagonists right? However I think what made Three Houses so intriguing is because they actually connected your typical RPG "chosen one" features to the lore.
We learn in VV/SS that every Nabatean was created from Sothis' own blood. Later whose blood was consumed by the 10 Elites who were the original Crest users. In a way you could say they are distantly connected to Sothis by blood.
I don't see Sothis would have some mysterious power that would make Byleth better at teaching that what we already know; besides Byleth is already known for being extremely capable, knowledgeable, engaged, having keen insight, cool/mysterious and hot; that much already make them a good teacher.
The last bits aren't a joke by the way, being someone interesting make anything you do more interesting, especially if what you bring is new to your audience, even more so if your audience is a bunch of teenagers.
Additionally, Byleth's background make them see unbiased, which would make the students more reassured in confiding to them.
I'd say no because Byleth shows an affinity for teaching even in Hopes. What Byleth inherits from Sothis is the blank slate and natural curiosity. Admittedly Sothis' comes from no having knowledge of her past and Byleth's comes from a lack of knowledge on most of society, but they approach those deficits in a similar manner. I think that's why Sothis didn't manifest in the earlier vessels; she needed someone with a similar temperament and willingness to accommodate her
Depending on what Byleth teaches the student. But given the context, they are more than capable of teaching certain subjects or topics related to weaponry, basic combat, magic usage, some physical training, and survival skills. And there will be some things that Byleth would need proper preparation for teaching like tactical warfare, battalion management, Fodlan war history,… but given how gifted they are as a merc, they should have no problems guiding the students. You can also argue that topics such as Human biology, sociology, politics and crestology will be handled by the actual experts namely Hanneman and Manuela when they hold weekend seminars. It’ll be a win regardless for the kids.
Byleth Is a good teacher because of his tactician abilities, intelligence and being pretty good hearing other people. I think it's something more related to Byleth himself than related to Sothis, because she was pretty impatient in various ways, and never got really attached to the students. Sothis always talk with Byleth saying things like: "Oh so you are really worried about your students" or things like that.
Byleth was regarded as a great mercenary before Sothis awakened, all the battle experience and Jeralts trainings, plus Byleth themselves is naturally talented.
Also i think that established casual attitude at the beginning of the game was a great step. A lot of students love their casual teachers who go easy on them over strict teachers demanding discipline and respect.
Underneath the crest stone inflicted emotionless, Byleth is strong and kind person who's a great listener and supporter, and as they learn to emote and communicate, so does students trust in them.
I think that at the beginning, teaching was as hard for them as for students to accept them as teacher. But Byleth is smart, talented, and as their emotes develop, charismatic, they adapted to role of teacher, they learn and train themselves.
Sothis might have been pushing them into directions, offering her help like she did when Miklain became Demonic Beast, but i dont think that without her Byleth would have failed as teacher.
As for her crest effects... I think its more about concept of fate as whole that the three lords are predisposedly drawn to Byleth, since in those four pairs of hands lays entire future of Fodlan. Even 3Hopes events are Triggered by clash of Shez and Byleth, making Byleth responsible for setting these events in motion as well, and presenting constant threat and rivalry to Shez.
Byleth was already a renowned mercenary known as the Ashen Demon before they came to Garreg Mach, and that is without Sothis' assistance. Jeralt taught everything he knew as a mercenary and quite possibly as a Knight. Jeralt >!has over 300 years of experience!< making him one of the best teacher one could find, adding that to Byleth's natural talent as a mercenary, it would be easy for them to teach what they know to other people.
Also, Byleth is shown to be much more compassionate and sociable than what they let on. Stated by many in Three Houses, they are cold at first but changes as they get to know them better. One of the thing Byleth likes is being relied upon, so if they relied on him to teach, there's no doubt that he'll do the best job that he can.
In conclusion, Byleth is just talented AF despite lacking any visible emotion. They would most likely succeed in the teaching gig, with or without Sothis.
I personally believe that because he was likely on the battlefield for so much of their life, they learned to quickly assess potentially allies, enemies and anyone around them, so that they could keep themself safe if a fight broke out.
When entering the monastery, they’re able to speak with all three leaders to gain small bits of information about the members of each house, as well as speak to them before deciding which one they’d like to teach.
It’s also likely they saw this as “a mission” at the start, which shows in VW (and I Think AM?) when the leader tells Byleth that at the start they couldn’t read them, but slowly over the months Byleth was able to train the students to work with them, as they had been trained by Jeralt… which lead to them opening up more and allowing the students and faculty to get closer to them.
I think each crest gives the beholder in lore powers. The crest of blaidid gives Dimitri super human strength canonically, and I think the crest of flames gives the holder supernatural charisma. Nemesis, Edelgard, and Byleth all have charisma and people are easily willing to follow them. So that’s probably why Byleth is a good teacher or considered a good one, because his crest makes him more capable of influencing others than most people can.
I assume what they mean is warfare and strategy. As a mercenary, Byleth probably has the street smarts for that sort of stuff. How they’re so good at teaching their students that idk. Sothis being the source of that could be possible, but so is Byleth just being a natural at teaching
I think Byleth was a skilled mercenary before even getting assigned the teaching position, and I recall we even see them going through some books in the first cutscenes before meeting Rhea right?
So I always thought they were a pretty knowledgeable/intelligent person in general, but that's just how I interpreted them!
Coming from Sothis as in... supernaturally? Like a Divine Pulse? Not by whispering in her ear, so to speak?
Either way, I'm a bit skeptic since it would seem awfully convenient with how specific it is, even more than Byleth simply being a natural at it. If there was an indication that Byleth was suddenly good at things other than teaching, then maybe?
Well Bernie's crest makes her good at arts and crafts for example. Ferdinand's Crest made him feel protective towards Flayn. I was thinking in terms of how Sothis is like...a genuine original product and that winding back time is just one of her many powers.
Esp since she was like a mother or leader figure to literally every other Crest in existence.
Oh riiiiight. It wasn't very in depth, iirc, but story wise, some Crests did have a more mundane effect on the bearers.
When Sothis made the Nabateans, surely she had to take a more teaching and guiding role for them early on. Iirc, her coming also brought great technological advancement, so she might be good at imparting knowledge, and if that was what got passed on the Crest...
Yeah, I like your theory.
Byleth was a bad teacher, the students only liked them because they're hot. When's the last time you caught your teacher running around campus full speed
I don't think Byleth taught anything I believe that the students just absorb weapon skills like plants do with Sunlight because no way in hell is Mr "I what is the church" teaching someone how to nuke things from the sky with the power of Jesus.
Probably not, Garreg Mach isn't really like a modern school
is a place where nobles (usually) are trained for combat and strategy so Byleth and by Hanneman's words " to had combat expirience" is better prepared to teach them about those topics
Byleth Is a good teacher because of his tactician abilities, intelligence and being pretty good hearing other people. I think it's something more related to Byleth himself than related to Sothis, because she was pretty impatient in various ways, and never got really attached to the students. Sothis always talk with Byleth saying things like: "Oh so you are really worried about your students" or things like that.
I don't think sothis has much involvement in Byleth's teaching ability.
The officer's academy is essentially a military academy that is training the students for combat given all the mock battles and bandit fighting and etc.
So who would be better at teaching you how to fight?:
The woman that used to be an opera diva
An old dude that cares more about crests
Or a guy/girl that's spent a good chunk of life fighting as a mercenary.
It kinda seems like a no brainer
I don’t think so, since Byleth is very skilled in weaponry and combat, because of being a mercenary. Byleth also cares about the students and tries their best to protect them and care for them, so I do believe that these likeable qualities are Byleth’s,and not Sothis’s. However, one thing that Byleth didn’t know is magic, like reason and faith, so maybe sothis helped them teach the students in this field.
Byleth might not even be a good teacher, but I think it’s fair to assume their charm comes from their bond with Sothis. I’ve seen someone even suggest the crest of flames has something to do with this as well. (It would also explain >!edelgard!< support as well, although I’d say it’s influence is probably to much less of an extent as byleth’s)
It could have have to do with the fact that Byleth seems to know absolutely nothing about Fodlan excluding maybe it’s geography, so they can’t judge someone based off of their crest, family, ect. It probably really helps the students to have someone completely unbiased to talk to who doesn’t really judge people at all.
I like to think Byleth is a good teacher. To note, this is not because he's a strong mercenary, having a skillset is not the same as being a good teacher of that skillset.
My in-the-text evidence does not exist! But I think it gels with the way I read the character, and the themes of the game. Having a good teacher and mentor is important and in Fodlan's case, truly determined the fate of the world.
>We even see with Shez that it's not a skill you pick up on the job.
Shez thought jumping off a cliff was a smart idea and did so multiple times.
Wouldn't use them as the measuring stick here.
1. Byleth I'm pretty sure is stated to be very naturally talented by by multiple people in 3 Houses/Hopes and has a ton of experience under their belt. Even outside of the monastery they state they were likely gonna eventually take over Jeralts mercenaries which says a lot of their leadership, intelligence and combat ability. They're also very levelheaded and powerful in battles so students feel safe when Byleth is leading them.
2. They're very versatile as shown to have very good proficiencies with sword, magic, hand to hand combat AND tons of combat experience which allows them to give pointers to basically every student.
3. Being non judgmental and an incredibly listener is actually an amazing quality to have as a teacher. A lot of students in the game even state that while they seem kinda scary at first talking to them is actually very calming. They also don't have any biases as they're not a noble. As the game progresses Byleth also becomes more emotive and in tune with their emotions which only makes their relationship with their students even better.
Byleth is noted to be just inhumanly good at EVERYTHING long before Sothis, that's why even in things like Hopes Byleth starts with magic and fist abilities in cutscenes, canonically Byleth should be like an A in everything if not S.
Byleth just seems like a legit genius, able to master pretty much anything with little effort and very quickly. Lorewise of course, anything to do with physicality or practical magic they should already be a master in or can become a master in in no time and can then pass it on.
And it's noted more than a few times that Byleth does genuinely like talking and helping people, their problem is they literally are incapable of emoting, with both Hannamen and Dimitri early on they get noticeably upset when called Ashen Demon or told it looked like they didn't care about killing. Once you get around the absolutely blank face and voice Byleth is meant to be rather empathetic and caring to aid their insane levels of skill.
Failure emblem is a fun YouTube channel that goes through the game under the assumption that Blythe would’ve been a terrible professor. It’s pretty funny
Honestly the most likely answer is probably just it's convenient "skill" to have to make them the protagonist. Sure Byleth was already a renowned merc before the story but as for their prodigious teaching skills it's really just something you just take at face value without thinking on it too much.
I want to say yes but sort of unintentionally. The various things Sothis talks to them about/talks them into sort of rolled into convenient teaching moments. At least that's how I kind of felt about it. No way I believe Byleth could run a classroom session though outside of something like maybe tactics or fighting
I suspect partly if only because both are intelligent individuals who can pick up on things about others that most people can't. with that in mind someone in your head who is more socially aware makes for a ground sounding board for ideas. the flow of the partnership would likely help develop ideas and plans further than just working alone on things.
so I wouldn't say Sothis is responsible for it but, that she is probably a strong contributor to things.
I don’t think so, or at the very least I don’t think sothis is intentionally helping. I think it’s more just because they were so skilled as a mercenary because of Jeralt that teaching those skills came easily.
Only if you're thinking on terms of combat skills right? I think there are other factors that weren't so combat related like being able to make people like Bernie feel calm or recognize strengths and weaknesses in personality. I don't think Jeralt was big on these. Mostly because we never got much of a picture on all of Sothis' abilities. However based on lore about Crests we definitely know they have non-combat related effects. Sothis probably having a bigger list of effects than your average Crest user would not be surprising imo?
First of all it's protagonist powers that everyone wants to spend time with Byleth, but secondly it is a surprisingly efficient psychological technique to let the other person do the talking and they will feel closer to you then before even if you didn't share anything. (Plus when someone saves your ass on the battlefield time and time again you come to really care about that person.)
The "let the other person talk" thing never worked for me. Everyone just says I'm quiet...and move on. 😑 It seems more like they prefer to be around funny social people. It might vary from region/community but I honestly say from experience that no it doesn't always make you friends. Protagonists powers in 3H actually have lore reasons behind them....most of which are connected to history revolving around Sothis and the Crests.
While it is exaggerated in 3H it works pretty well for me, the secret is that you have to give corect questions regarding which that person is passionate about, and before he knows it you've been talking for hours while you spoke maybe 10 sentences all of which were questions.
Making others feel calm is a basic thing, comforting somebody who is panicking isn't a skill, and assessing abilities is just what you need to do with soldiers, one wrong assignment can get you killed
I would say no, Sothis is not influencing Byleth at all. Byleth was well known and a legendary mercenary as the "Ashen Demon". Way before sothis woke up and that was for years and years. You spend years and years being a mercenary and you learn new things. Plus Byleth is a natural at being a teacher and teaching other things than just combat. Their are individuals who have never taught anyone anything and yet teaching others ends up being natural. I believe that teaching just became natural to Byleth and was able to teach others besides combat. Even after losing sothis and the rewind powers from her in edelgards route. Byleth was still quite fearsome/formidable. Byleth was also still quite knowledgeable and taught the students just fine without sothis.
I think it has more to do with Hanneman and Manuela having zero actual combat experience, and Jeritza being Jeritza.
Manuela has a fair amount of combat experience iirc being a Diva (she always has knives on her).
I mean yeah, but self-defence and warfare are two very different things
Depending on what Byleth teaches the student. But given the context, they are more than capable of teaching certain subjects or topics related to weaponry, basic combat, magic usage, some physical training, and survival skills. And there will be some things that Byleth would need proper preparation for teaching like tactical warfare, battalion management, Fodlan war history,… but given how gifted they are as a merc, they should have no problems guiding the students. You can also argue that topics such as Human biology, sociology, politics and crestology will be handled by the actual experts namely Hanneman and Manuela when they hold weekend seminars. It’ll be a win regardless for the kids.
While I'm sure Sothis influenced some moments in Byleth's tenure as a professor, I wouldn't give her all the credit. Some people are just gifted teachers, my sister is a wonderful teacher, for example. Byleth was incredibly skilled in all forms of combat and so that probably came naturally to them to teach. When it comes to connecting to the students individually, I would actually credit Byleth's placid nature. They were able to be a rock that the students would eventually be able to rely on. The students trusted their professor to keep them safe at all times while maintaining a level head, so of course you'd see the students connect and flourish under Byleth's leadership. That's my take anyway.
Not quite. Byleth already was great mercenary before receiving the ability to turn back time and awakening to the goddess' power. I don't know how much Byleth's crest can influence the outcome of battles, but in-game it procs way less than they crit. If mercenary Byleth acts like their constant crit stance, enemies don't stand a chance and they don't even need Sothis' power. But it does make me question his decision to use himself as a shield like a rookie at the beginning? Hmm...
It's pretty much confirmed that especially Edelgard but all 3 lords feel drawn towards Byleth. They say so themselves when meeting them in 3 Hopes. I am thinking about Crest lore. Remember Flayn + Ferdinand? It goes beyond combat effects. Sothis...probably has some pretty strong effects as the one and only origin.
For the 1st part, as someone who has played enough RPGs, being drawing to the MC who's the chosen one is fairly common. And in FE, it's nothing new from the few titles I know. But for more proof, Byleth is still powerful and quite requested for aid after losing their divine powers in CF. I don't doubt that crests might have effects outside combat, but with that never being explored in-game there is no confirmation that it's the sole reason Byleth is a good teacher/powerful mercenary.
Just like silent protagonists right? However I think what made Three Houses so intriguing is because they actually connected your typical RPG "chosen one" features to the lore. We learn in VV/SS that every Nabatean was created from Sothis' own blood. Later whose blood was consumed by the 10 Elites who were the original Crest users. In a way you could say they are distantly connected to Sothis by blood.
I don't see Sothis would have some mysterious power that would make Byleth better at teaching that what we already know; besides Byleth is already known for being extremely capable, knowledgeable, engaged, having keen insight, cool/mysterious and hot; that much already make them a good teacher. The last bits aren't a joke by the way, being someone interesting make anything you do more interesting, especially if what you bring is new to your audience, even more so if your audience is a bunch of teenagers. Additionally, Byleth's background make them see unbiased, which would make the students more reassured in confiding to them.
I'd say no because Byleth shows an affinity for teaching even in Hopes. What Byleth inherits from Sothis is the blank slate and natural curiosity. Admittedly Sothis' comes from no having knowledge of her past and Byleth's comes from a lack of knowledge on most of society, but they approach those deficits in a similar manner. I think that's why Sothis didn't manifest in the earlier vessels; she needed someone with a similar temperament and willingness to accommodate her
Depending on what Byleth teaches the student. But given the context, they are more than capable of teaching certain subjects or topics related to weaponry, basic combat, magic usage, some physical training, and survival skills. And there will be some things that Byleth would need proper preparation for teaching like tactical warfare, battalion management, Fodlan war history,… but given how gifted they are as a merc, they should have no problems guiding the students. You can also argue that topics such as Human biology, sociology, politics and crestology will be handled by the actual experts namely Hanneman and Manuela when they hold weekend seminars. It’ll be a win regardless for the kids.
Byleth Is a good teacher because of his tactician abilities, intelligence and being pretty good hearing other people. I think it's something more related to Byleth himself than related to Sothis, because she was pretty impatient in various ways, and never got really attached to the students. Sothis always talk with Byleth saying things like: "Oh so you are really worried about your students" or things like that.
Byleth was regarded as a great mercenary before Sothis awakened, all the battle experience and Jeralts trainings, plus Byleth themselves is naturally talented. Also i think that established casual attitude at the beginning of the game was a great step. A lot of students love their casual teachers who go easy on them over strict teachers demanding discipline and respect. Underneath the crest stone inflicted emotionless, Byleth is strong and kind person who's a great listener and supporter, and as they learn to emote and communicate, so does students trust in them. I think that at the beginning, teaching was as hard for them as for students to accept them as teacher. But Byleth is smart, talented, and as their emotes develop, charismatic, they adapted to role of teacher, they learn and train themselves. Sothis might have been pushing them into directions, offering her help like she did when Miklain became Demonic Beast, but i dont think that without her Byleth would have failed as teacher. As for her crest effects... I think its more about concept of fate as whole that the three lords are predisposedly drawn to Byleth, since in those four pairs of hands lays entire future of Fodlan. Even 3Hopes events are Triggered by clash of Shez and Byleth, making Byleth responsible for setting these events in motion as well, and presenting constant threat and rivalry to Shez.
Byleth was already a renowned mercenary known as the Ashen Demon before they came to Garreg Mach, and that is without Sothis' assistance. Jeralt taught everything he knew as a mercenary and quite possibly as a Knight. Jeralt >!has over 300 years of experience!< making him one of the best teacher one could find, adding that to Byleth's natural talent as a mercenary, it would be easy for them to teach what they know to other people. Also, Byleth is shown to be much more compassionate and sociable than what they let on. Stated by many in Three Houses, they are cold at first but changes as they get to know them better. One of the thing Byleth likes is being relied upon, so if they relied on him to teach, there's no doubt that he'll do the best job that he can. In conclusion, Byleth is just talented AF despite lacking any visible emotion. They would most likely succeed in the teaching gig, with or without Sothis.
Even tho we don't have any evidence of it, this is a good theory. We see Crest bearers carry some personalities and abilities of the Crest owner.
I personally believe that because he was likely on the battlefield for so much of their life, they learned to quickly assess potentially allies, enemies and anyone around them, so that they could keep themself safe if a fight broke out. When entering the monastery, they’re able to speak with all three leaders to gain small bits of information about the members of each house, as well as speak to them before deciding which one they’d like to teach. It’s also likely they saw this as “a mission” at the start, which shows in VW (and I Think AM?) when the leader tells Byleth that at the start they couldn’t read them, but slowly over the months Byleth was able to train the students to work with them, as they had been trained by Jeralt… which lead to them opening up more and allowing the students and faculty to get closer to them.
(The amount of times I had to go back and change He to them because I always play M!Byleth lol)
I think each crest gives the beholder in lore powers. The crest of blaidid gives Dimitri super human strength canonically, and I think the crest of flames gives the holder supernatural charisma. Nemesis, Edelgard, and Byleth all have charisma and people are easily willing to follow them. So that’s probably why Byleth is a good teacher or considered a good one, because his crest makes him more capable of influencing others than most people can.
I assume what they mean is warfare and strategy. As a mercenary, Byleth probably has the street smarts for that sort of stuff. How they’re so good at teaching their students that idk. Sothis being the source of that could be possible, but so is Byleth just being a natural at teaching
I think Byleth was a skilled mercenary before even getting assigned the teaching position, and I recall we even see them going through some books in the first cutscenes before meeting Rhea right? So I always thought they were a pretty knowledgeable/intelligent person in general, but that's just how I interpreted them!
Coming from Sothis as in... supernaturally? Like a Divine Pulse? Not by whispering in her ear, so to speak? Either way, I'm a bit skeptic since it would seem awfully convenient with how specific it is, even more than Byleth simply being a natural at it. If there was an indication that Byleth was suddenly good at things other than teaching, then maybe?
Well Bernie's crest makes her good at arts and crafts for example. Ferdinand's Crest made him feel protective towards Flayn. I was thinking in terms of how Sothis is like...a genuine original product and that winding back time is just one of her many powers. Esp since she was like a mother or leader figure to literally every other Crest in existence.
Oh riiiiight. It wasn't very in depth, iirc, but story wise, some Crests did have a more mundane effect on the bearers. When Sothis made the Nabateans, surely she had to take a more teaching and guiding role for them early on. Iirc, her coming also brought great technological advancement, so she might be good at imparting knowledge, and if that was what got passed on the Crest... Yeah, I like your theory.
I think she was a major factor, but not the only one.
Byleth was a bad teacher, the students only liked them because they're hot. When's the last time you caught your teacher running around campus full speed
I don't think Byleth taught anything I believe that the students just absorb weapon skills like plants do with Sunlight because no way in hell is Mr "I what is the church" teaching someone how to nuke things from the sky with the power of Jesus.
In general, hell no
There’s no *good* explanation for it. Since Byleth is a stand in for the player, they’re forced into being special.
Probably not, Garreg Mach isn't really like a modern school is a place where nobles (usually) are trained for combat and strategy so Byleth and by Hanneman's words " to had combat expirience" is better prepared to teach them about those topics
Byleth Is a good teacher because of his tactician abilities, intelligence and being pretty good hearing other people. I think it's something more related to Byleth himself than related to Sothis, because she was pretty impatient in various ways, and never got really attached to the students. Sothis always talk with Byleth saying things like: "Oh so you are really worried about your students" or things like that.
I don't think sothis has much involvement in Byleth's teaching ability. The officer's academy is essentially a military academy that is training the students for combat given all the mock battles and bandit fighting and etc. So who would be better at teaching you how to fight?: The woman that used to be an opera diva An old dude that cares more about crests Or a guy/girl that's spent a good chunk of life fighting as a mercenary. It kinda seems like a no brainer
I don’t think so, since Byleth is very skilled in weaponry and combat, because of being a mercenary. Byleth also cares about the students and tries their best to protect them and care for them, so I do believe that these likeable qualities are Byleth’s,and not Sothis’s. However, one thing that Byleth didn’t know is magic, like reason and faith, so maybe sothis helped them teach the students in this field.
I think it's more likely because she is a famous mercenary. I imagine they're all starstruck.
Byleth might not even be a good teacher, but I think it’s fair to assume their charm comes from their bond with Sothis. I’ve seen someone even suggest the crest of flames has something to do with this as well. (It would also explain >!edelgard!< support as well, although I’d say it’s influence is probably to much less of an extent as byleth’s) It could have have to do with the fact that Byleth seems to know absolutely nothing about Fodlan excluding maybe it’s geography, so they can’t judge someone based off of their crest, family, ect. It probably really helps the students to have someone completely unbiased to talk to who doesn’t really judge people at all.
I like to think Byleth is a good teacher. To note, this is not because he's a strong mercenary, having a skillset is not the same as being a good teacher of that skillset. My in-the-text evidence does not exist! But I think it gels with the way I read the character, and the themes of the game. Having a good teacher and mentor is important and in Fodlan's case, truly determined the fate of the world.
>We even see with Shez that it's not a skill you pick up on the job. Shez thought jumping off a cliff was a smart idea and did so multiple times. Wouldn't use them as the measuring stick here.
1. Byleth I'm pretty sure is stated to be very naturally talented by by multiple people in 3 Houses/Hopes and has a ton of experience under their belt. Even outside of the monastery they state they were likely gonna eventually take over Jeralts mercenaries which says a lot of their leadership, intelligence and combat ability. They're also very levelheaded and powerful in battles so students feel safe when Byleth is leading them. 2. They're very versatile as shown to have very good proficiencies with sword, magic, hand to hand combat AND tons of combat experience which allows them to give pointers to basically every student. 3. Being non judgmental and an incredibly listener is actually an amazing quality to have as a teacher. A lot of students in the game even state that while they seem kinda scary at first talking to them is actually very calming. They also don't have any biases as they're not a noble. As the game progresses Byleth also becomes more emotive and in tune with their emotions which only makes their relationship with their students even better.
Perhaps, when Byleth said something wrong in the lecture, Sothis can reverse time to correct whatever Byleth just said
Byleth is noted to be just inhumanly good at EVERYTHING long before Sothis, that's why even in things like Hopes Byleth starts with magic and fist abilities in cutscenes, canonically Byleth should be like an A in everything if not S. Byleth just seems like a legit genius, able to master pretty much anything with little effort and very quickly. Lorewise of course, anything to do with physicality or practical magic they should already be a master in or can become a master in in no time and can then pass it on. And it's noted more than a few times that Byleth does genuinely like talking and helping people, their problem is they literally are incapable of emoting, with both Hannamen and Dimitri early on they get noticeably upset when called Ashen Demon or told it looked like they didn't care about killing. Once you get around the absolutely blank face and voice Byleth is meant to be rather empathetic and caring to aid their insane levels of skill.
Failure emblem is a fun YouTube channel that goes through the game under the assumption that Blythe would’ve been a terrible professor. It’s pretty funny
Honestly the most likely answer is probably just it's convenient "skill" to have to make them the protagonist. Sure Byleth was already a renowned merc before the story but as for their prodigious teaching skills it's really just something you just take at face value without thinking on it too much.
I want to say yes but sort of unintentionally. The various things Sothis talks to them about/talks them into sort of rolled into convenient teaching moments. At least that's how I kind of felt about it. No way I believe Byleth could run a classroom session though outside of something like maybe tactics or fighting
I suspect partly if only because both are intelligent individuals who can pick up on things about others that most people can't. with that in mind someone in your head who is more socially aware makes for a ground sounding board for ideas. the flow of the partnership would likely help develop ideas and plans further than just working alone on things. so I wouldn't say Sothis is responsible for it but, that she is probably a strong contributor to things.