The first trailer revealed for Fire Emblem: Three Houses leftpeople with countless questions. As it was the first time in over 10 yearsfor the franchise to return on a home console, the game was expected to be grander in story and characters. Fans were extremely curious about the sleeping manakete sleeping on a chair that has been in ruins for centuries. To represent the young-looking but plot-relevant manakete for the more recent Fire Emblem title, Sothis takes on that role in a cryptic and subtle manner.
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The young girl who behaves like a grandmother plays a pivotal and gameplay role in Three Houses, being able to communicate to Byleth in their head and rewind time with the use of Divine Pulse. While the game does not fully give us closure on Sothis, there are secrets the game throws at us to know more about why she's so perplexing.
10 That Familiar Voice
While not relating to the game's story, Fire Emblem fans who also happen to be Persona 5 fans might have heard Sothis' voice before. The snarky but likable voice Sothis has is also the same for Morgana, portrayed by the talented Cassandra Lee Morris. Probably a funny and cute coincidence as they are strong representatives of their respective games and play similar roles as the mentor and not knowing their origins.
Cassandra also provided voices for two more Fire Emblem characters, including Genealogy of the Holy War's Julia and New Mystery of the Emblem's Clarisse. Just recently, she became the voice of Feh, the owl messenger from Fire Emblem Heroes.
9 Has Unused Data Where She's Playable
Modding and hacking into a game can give players a lot to do asides from using classic cheat codes to level up faster or unlock hidden secrets. Thanks to the wonderful process call data mining, hackers are able to see what is hidden in the game's files that we could not see otherwise in the base game.
Alongside Jeralt and Rhea, who are allied NPCs, Sothiswas originally playable and had critical hit quotes, level up quotes, and skill mastery dialogue. As she and the others are only playable through hacking, it does make you wonder if there will be more DLC with a playable Sothis or not.
8 Out Of This World
Sothis' origins are unknown, with some believing she came from the Blue Sea Star.Rhea gives a bit of backstory about the origins of Fódlan, summed up in her dialogue, "The goddess is always watching over Fódlan from her kingdom above. However, in ancient times, the goddess graced this world with her presence and offered salvation to the people here."
Despite not originating in the world whereFódlan resides, Sothis probably intended to create a continent where peace and love can exist while also advancing civilization. But over time, it would result in a brutal fate for the goddess.
7 The Meaning Behind Fell Star
The origins behind Sothis' name and her nickname are crafted with a lot of thought and effort. Her nametakes inspiration from the Egyptian goddessSopdet, who represents the personification of the star Sirius. The latter name, which is known throughout the game and what some people call Byleth, Fell Star, represents conquest.
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Sirius is her exclusive skill in Fire Emblem Heroes and represents a catastrophe that is to come. Aesthetically, it'srepresented as the brightest star in the night sky, as the attacking animation provides related attributes like stars and darkness.
6 The FirstThree Houses Character To Get An Alt In Heroes
Speaking of Heroes, it was an unexpected but pleasant surprisewhen Sothis was the first Three Houses representative to get an alt. She is decently popular, but the idea behind Sothis celebrating winter festivals make sense.
Her hero title is called Silver Specter, and while she cannot be seen by many people, the joy she sees from others giving gifts and smiling is enough to warm her heart and add more to her loving nature for her role as Fódlan's goddess.
5 Why Is She In This Form?
If Sothis is a goddess and has contributed toFódlan's history, why do the players and Byleth see her in the form of a young girl? This was a difficult question as Sothis mentioned in Heroes that the form she takes on is ephemeral and that she can't reveal her true form in Askr.
The answer arrived when a Three Houses interview revealed that the form Byleth sees Sothis in is an incomplete form. That alone contributes to why she couldn't remember much about herself in the first place. This gives room for the player to be just as curious about her.
4 Created A Race
In order to live alongside humans,Sothis took on a similar form and thrived to see what Fódlan was like in the long and distant past. Eventually, she founded a civilization called Nabatea. Using her own blood, she created the Nabateans and coexisted with humans while sharing and providing support to bring another to life, Agartha.
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With her immense power as the progenitor god, all of what she created echoes to Rhea's words when talking to Byleth, "She is the mother of all life, the arbiter of every soul."
3 Only Has An S-Support With Both Byleths
Supports have been one of Fire Emblem's mainstays, and Three Houses continues this tradition. What the game does differently compared to past games is that near the end of a route, the player gets to choose who to spend the rest of their life with after the final battle. By achieving an A-rank from the opposite gender or even a few characters of the same gender, Byleth and their chosen partner will obtain an S-rank.
And out of everyone, Sothis is the only character in the game to have this without having to unlock C-A conversations. Now is it weird to basically marry someone who exists in your head? Definitely, but Sothis' delivery of her confession is just amazing to listen to.
2 Has Other Children Besides Rhea
Nabateans are known as the Goddess' children with Rheaas her last known child. There isn't an exact number of how many children Sothis birthed, but she would become the ancestor for the Four Saints– Cihol, Macuil, Ceithleann, and Indech. Since she used her blood to create new life, Sothis needed no father to take part in her family.
It also does not help that Rhea was the only one of Sothis' children to survive the slaughter of her people. Perhaps through future DLC or interviews, there will be a final answer.
1 What Is Believed To Be An Older Sothis
Three Houses does a great job in not revealing too much about Sothis, but offeringenough information on what went down with her backstory and how she is perceived as the goddess ofFódlan. One of themany questions regardingSothis is whatshe looked like as an adult.
The answer, albeit quick and easy to miss, has shown an ethereal woman standing above the grounds of Zanado, watching over those who live there before the location's fall into obscurity. The still image radiated with multi-colored lighting can be seen in the very first cutscene.
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