Renault: Lost in Faith. Found in Doubt. [Fire Emblem: Support Science #10] Fire Emblem Blazing Sword 

Had a time reading up on this guy and learning more about FE7, again. This is one of my prouder videos tbh. Hope you enjoyed. This video was requested, the next SS will be on Cordelia. Lastly, Renault's friend and young Renault are my own work okay pls do not steal tyvm.

*"A reanimated morph from the dead. Maybe with the singular purpose to mutter Renault's name over and over again."* Darling...

Ah Renault. How I hated ur stats, yet respected your character.

That artwork of Renault as a Mercenary is awesome.

Does Renault deserve to be forgiven? He's gone on a journey of redemption, regreted his past actions, helped others and risked his life to save the world from Nergal's corruption. He definitely deserves appreciation for his attempt at repentance. His character is just so good. Such mystery and conflict. Another reason why FE7 is my favourite Fire Emblem game.

When you hate characters because of their bad stats/growths on one side, but on the other side you love them because of their backstory. Renault is a prime example of this.

Renault losing his "humanity"? Hollow husks of people? Hector Hard Mode and ridiculous gaiden requirements? It all makes sense now; FE7 is a Dark Souls game.

"Lucius was forced to suffer even more after his initial loss" *Shows staff-user FEH Lucius* I dunno if this was intentional, but I laughed. Wonderful video, on one of the most interesting characters in FE, and one of the reasons why I find FE7 to have the most interesting supports in the franchise.

Renault is the prime example in the series to show how much support conversations can benefit a character. It's hard to care about late joiners in the pre-support days who aren't a part of the story, since you'll have a good enough team to not need them, and they don't have enough interesting about them as a character to want to use them regardless. On this note, I hope IS remembers that just because a character joins really late doesn't mean you have to limit their supports so much. Characters like Flora, Izana, Basilio and Flavia can have just as much to talk about as early characters do. Heck, even Path of Radiance had this issue to a degree.

"Does Renault deserve to be forgiven?" That's not for any of us to say. The power of forgiveness lies exclusively in the hands of those who he wronged and those left behind due to all those live he stole. I do know one thing, though, if Lucius had his way, Renault would be forgiven.

His friend now says only one thing: "This is a message from Lord Nergal: I await you on the Dread Isle."

this is why i think FE 7 is the best. It has some of the deepest characters, as well as the most mysterious characters, with a lot of backstory obtained only from supports

seeing lucius forgive renault actually made me tear up. such a beautiful moment.

That 12 magic though.

WAIT something is wrong if he is a bishop he should be about to move diagonally.....

Wow, what a coincidence, I just started playing D&D and my first character is a cleric based on and named Renault.

I should stop making everthing about Heroes, but if Renault ever makes it in, he'd be the ultimate Azama healer tank.

I feel Renault is an extremely tragic character. He lost the man he called his brother to war, and all he wanted was to bring him back. He resorted to horrible methods because he wanted his life back, but ended up never even getting to that point, and instead either disappearing, or dying as the game implies in a way. I like the ending of Renault killing Nergal, because it shows that he learned something along his journey, that he was wrong to resort to those ways, he could never truly remedy all of the pain he caused, but killing the man causing that pain stopped the pain that could happen to others. No, I don't think Renault should be forgiven, even though he just wanted to be happy and be with the person he cared for, but I do respect him for becoming more humane after his time with Nergal. He didn't have to do that, he could've stood the horrible way he was. But he choose to change. We can all change our future, even if it's only a little. That little could really matter in a way.

If only Renault were to join earlier (Anywhere before you recruit Pent would sufice. Although the most convenient time would be on the chapter where you first meet Kishuna), he would be far more useful than just "a dude who gives you a Fortify staff, and then gets benched"

Lost in Faith...All Alone *Sorry I'll see myself out*

Ayy my favorite character in the franchise is geting a support science? Let's go.

While watching this, I almost teared up. The music in the background throughtout the video is so good. As of my current run of Eliwood's story (Hard Mode), I will use Renault. As of my thoughts on the actual video, I like how Renault's backstory is fleshed out but it also helps show us on who he is as a person, a person that is struggling with what it means to be a person again due to what he's been through throughout his life. Hopefully this will help convince more people on using Renault in future runs of the game.

Stumbled upon this video and thankfully have something else to add, Renault's name in the japanese version, Renato, is a fairly common name in romance language countries, it comes from the latin name, Renatus, which means "reborn" or "born again", and considering the life changing circumstances the character has gone through, it's an appropriate name for him.

I'm so happy you made this video. Renault and Lucius is one of my favorite supports in the series. I'm glad to see your analysis of it, and if it's okay, I'd like to add one more point. I feel like when Lucius forgives Renault, he notices something. Lucius is the man Renault wishes he could be and this is something I noticed because Lucius looks rather feminine and is always mistaken as a woman. Lucius has probably dealt with this all his life, but for once his masculinity was noticed and even doesn't even know it. This is the best support science you have done yet. Keep outdoing yourself buddy.

I'd say Renault is deserving of forgiveness, and that he presents an interesting foil to Nergal. Renault served Nergal solely to get what he wanted, yet truly tried to atone for his actions once he realized that Nergal's magic would only create pale mockeries of people. He never abandoned the idea of getting his friend back in order to just sit tight as Nergal's right hand errand boy. Nergal pursued power for a good cause at first (getting his children back from beyond the Dragon's Gate) but forgot that goal as he lost his humanity, eventually just seeking power for the sake of power. He opens the Gate cause he only remembers that be desired to do so, not why, so he uses it to further increase his power. Though they are similar in sins committed, Renault always remembered his reason to do so, and took steps to atone for his sins once he realized the error of his ways. Nergal not only forgot his children, but did terrible things to them in his pursuit of power (not sayin g names cause spoilers). Also, excellent video :-D I'm glad I requested it (was torn between Renault and Raven, I think I made the right call).

I think they should remake fire emblem 6 and 7 into one game, where the characters in 6 are affected by their parentage made in 7, the characters that are guaranteed to have children like Rebecca don't die when they hit 0 hp but are so injured that they can't be used

And he did give some amazingly blunt, yet profoundly spiritual advice to Isadora, very worthy of a Bishop.

When I was a kid I completely disregarded Renault because of that 12 magic stat. But after this video my heart totally bleeds for the guy. Another well-done video about an underappreciated character.

Anyone who is truly sorry and does their best to try to redeem themselves deserves to be forgiven but at the same time centuries worth of killing is hard to forgive. I don't know.

Never knew about Renault as I never used him. Totday I'm reminded just how clever the design and writing of FE can be. Loving this series so much man.

That support convo when he punch Barte in the eye is so hilarious.

That last question is barely even a question to me. Yes. Renault should definitely be forgiven. The simple fact that he acknowledges his past and his mistakes, and is genuinely suffering because of all the pain he caused to others earns him Lucius's forgiveness, and mine. He is beating himself up enough that I couldn't ever bring myself to beat him up as well.

If need a back story about Renault, then you read "Wayward Son" it's an awesome fanfic about Renault's life story and is one of the most underrated thing ever. Apparently the author is a part of the fire emblem team as well.

I believe Renault does deserve to be forgiven. In my opinion, the only people who do not deserve forgiveness are the people who have no desire for forgiveness, and sometimes I think even those people deserve it. For example, ***SPOILER WARNING FOR TALES OF SYMPHONIA*** Mithos Yggdrassil, that poor kid just wanted a chance to live happily with his family, but people wouldn't let him have that. He did plenty of things that would be considered unforgivable, and by his own admission, he didn't regret any of it, but he didn't ask to become embittered by circumstance, he just didn't know how to keep from it. He's the type of person who I say needs to be brought physically to justice, but their soul still deserves mercy. Renault received such mercy, and made good use of it. So yes, I say again that I believe he deserves forgiveness.

6 years later and I still love this, Ghast.

Kishuna is not Renault's friend, he is probably the Morph that Nergal made out of the quintessence and "humanity" that he took from Renault himself. I have long held the suspicion that the morph boss Denning from chapter 29 might actually be Renaults friend's reanimated corpse, which makes sense for the reason that 1: He is a skilled archer a good companion for a mercenary 2. he seems to lack the ability to think like other morphs suggesting that he was one of Nergal's first experiments. 3. He seems like a young lad which seems to fit the story of Renaults friend.

YES LAWD! I love these in depth looks into characters! Support science is my new favorite thing to watch on youtube. Especially since you enjoy covering the gba games, my favorite ones that I've played. Going over forde (best knight), Nino (best story), eliwood (one of my FAVORITE lords), and now Renault (my favorite back story and redemption story in 7). I look forward to many more.

*sniff* I'm not going to cry... *sheds a single tear* Friend: Dude, you're crying. Me: SHUT UP! Renault... Dang... Ghast keep up with these Support Sciences.

We might never have such awesome character ever again.

To answer the question of "Does Renault deserves to be forgiven?" I personally say yes. Yes he did commit evil willingly as a puppet for a more powerful and deprave master; but eventually he snap off his strings and lamented his past actions. Tried his best to redeem himself of his past actions. Regretted those actions of his that brought strife to so many others. Renault was even prepared to throw his life away for the sake of redemption. If Renault had not once shown some form of regret of his past actions. I would definitely be giving a different answer about forgiveness. Renault does not desire his actions to be forgotten or in a way... forgiven; yet he is desperately seeking to atone for his crimes and actions. To be seen as human again by the eyes of his peers and most importantly to himself.

Just like Renault said himself. If I forgave him now, he would no longer be burdened by his past sins. Even so, he has spent his life seeking redemption and on the way helped others not to fall into the same hole he fell in. Renault is not to be forgiven, but to be a guide. A guide for others to find peace. A guide for people to the light. A despicable man, but a bishop at heart.

Wallace used to have a girly figure? *Best trap!*

Forgiveness is one of the most powerful forces on this earth. It has the power to bring the most dangerous of sinners to their knees in tears and regret and the power to make a holy man out of a murderer.

Not enough mustache on Bartre... (FE) 7/15

One thing I noticed in Renault's artwork is that he looks like Saito Hajime from Ruruoni Kenshin

Dude!The video was so good man!The hard work and effort you put in all those support sciences shines through.It seems as if you have this as a course at your University and about to turn in your thesis.That kind of serious and professional work!And I admire you for that.For being able to put in so much work in everything you do here,yet the pain,fatigue and struggle doesn't get to you cause your doing what you love!Keep up the great stuff Ghast..

I'm a big fan of your Support Sciences, and I like how you included text and recaps to help us keep track of everything. This one is one of my favorites. ;)

Big spoiler 13:10 This made me fucking cry. I've watched a lot of your videos and your presentation and build-up helped this still hit home.

Lucius' support with Renault and his forgiving him, Fire Emblem has always understood what a life of faith truly looks like (surprising coming from Japan.)

I think that if Renault or anyone in his situation was actually genuinely remorseful and sorry for what they have done, they should be forgiven. Although it shouldn't excuse the actions he committed, I don't think he deserves to be punished for the remainder of his existence, so long as he is actually apologetic to what he's done. Forgive, but never forget. A solid Creed indeed.

This honestly might be one of my favorite character supports in fire emblem, amazing video Ghast!

These support science never gets old. You're doing a great job with them. Keep at it!

Forgive him or don't, but his deeds lie in the past and have already been done. The important thing for him is to move forward, trying to be a better man. If Lucius, the son of one of Renault's victims, could forgive him and, himself, strive to walk a more righteous path, then it is in the capacity of anyone to do so. However, forgiveness is a choice and it should be left to each individual to make that choice. Whether others forgive Renault is up to them and whether Renault could forgive himself is up to him. Others cannot choose forgiveness for him or for his victims. I, personally, cannot really blame the man for what he did. He was a man of war who knew nothing else but the blade and whom had only one attachment. When he lost that attachment, the pain was powerful and he tried to right the wrong by doing the only thing he knew how to do. Also, let's not forget that he got manipulated by Nergal who has successfully been able to trick many good hearted people into doing evil shit. I don't think we can just forget what Renault did, but I can forgive what he did. I can understand, I can empathize and if he has cast aside his weapons and his killing intent, then it shows that he is trying to find a better way.

The Echoes music fits really well in these great work as usual, I absolutely love support science

Yesssssss... I’ve been looking forward to watching this one since I found out about Support Science. Renault fascinates me, and I’ve always held him up as THE example of why support conversations are such a great inclusion. ...and yet somehow, I never put together that he was still working for Nergal when he killed Lucius’s father. That... changes things. I love this.

Ghast, I beg you, I PLEAD with you, PLEASE do a support science about Leon from Echoes. It's one of the most stunning and well-done series of supports and base conversations I've ever seen, and one of the best depictions of a gay character not just in Fire Emblem, but in video games to date. Look especially at the relationship between he and Valbar. You'll find something interesting about the both of them, especially after reading through his base conversations. Fantastic work as always, Ghast! I need more of these in my life, as a writer inspired by Fire Emblem since childhood, so keep it up! Character studies like this are my bread and butter!

I've been waiting for this video for a long time and I haven't even known it Thanks ghast

5:30 So Renault got the Karel haircut

Very nice insight on a character I just overlooked when I played the game. Also perfect video for a midnight-melancholy session on the consequences of choices and how to deal with them. It's details like this fleshed out backstories for a minor character - which most players (including myself) may not discover - that I miss in Waifu-Emblem. Though that doesn't mean I dislike them. It's two different types of dishes, really. Sugar sweet Waifu Emblem is just a quick, fun snack of Cinnamon-rolls with comfortable game-mechanics. And then there are the more plain, yet hearty sandwiches that are the 'classic' FE titles with as many layers of cheese as you can fit in between two slices of bread, which offer more food for thought than cookie-cutter characters (looking at you, Fates..). This video showed me that after having 2-3 cakes, I could really go for a sandwich for a change. It also showed me that I shouldn't write comments when I'm hungry. Well, my hope rests with the upcoming Switch title.

One problem with discovering Renault is that you don't have a lot of time to build his supports, you would have to field him in all remaining chapters

Won't lie I was literally thinking of a video featuring this guy the other day. Sweet job ghast.

Renault has the most interesting supports especially with Canas and Wallace for who is basically a throwaway character.

Am I the only person in the world who pronounces his name like the car maker And pronounces Legault the same way

These are my favorite videos, great work as always!

uhhh....ghast.... you do know that Lucius is female right?

Thanks for a refreshing history about Renault..makes me want to play Blazing Sword again..I never knew he was just like a badass assassin like Jaffar..

I think you might've mixed up the title lol. tbh, I think it should be "Lost in Doubt. Found in Faith." Edit: Actually, nevermind! I never knew about his support with Isadora and I think that suits his character a lot. Great video Ghast!

Another excellent support science! Really resonated with me and your review of it was great. Keep it up!

One of your best videos in my opinion

One of your best videos. I really liked Renault's character, I wish he joined earlier to know him without rushing.

FE7 was one of my absolute favorite games in the series, and the second one I ever played. I found myself always getting ridiculously interested in the characters. Renault was one that always felt weird to me. I never got all of his supports when I played the game, but as someone who always loves defensive magic users, I tried putting more effort into his stats with items the next playthrough I did. That was the one that allowed me to discover more about his character, and while I didn't find out as much as I did in this video, I found out enough and was allured by his mystery to consider him a favorite, and until now, I didn't even realize he may have very well been an inspiration for a character I've written myself.

This is an amazing and insightful video. Good job man, thanks for the video.

On another note, I absolutely cannot picture Wallace having looked like a girl. Can we get some art of young trap Wallace? jkjk

Wonderful work Ghast! This video was amazing :D

This is a beautiful video. I remember being an FE newbie and all these game guides and fans were bashing the guy for either having bad stats or killing Lucius's father, but I was just fascinated by him.

Well he had better magic than my serra

If he wasn't a Bishop and got a sword or axe though. Even if it was 3 or 2 chapters. It doesn't matter.

I never acknowledged Renault before, but this has to be my favorite Support Science. I'd like to see you tap into more of the GBA FE cast, since there are lots of hidden gems like Yoder and Renault c:

FE7 is too frickin' good, man. Also these keep getting better; keep it up, Ghast!

Very powerful video!

The fact that this video is commissioned doesn't even show. It's presented with the same effort and depth as any of your own choices. I can't commend that enough. Thanks for treating this character with so much respect.

11:40 "Mutter Renault's name over and over again." Orsin and Monica, much?

To answer your question, the answer OBJECTIVELY is yes. Everyone deserves forgiveness so long as the remorse for what they have done is genuine and they have a true desire to change. But to most people, no, he does not. It's all too easy to look at someone's past regrets in a vacuum and just write them off as a poor soul who lost their way and just needs help. It's quite another beast entirely to look at their past actions from the perspective of someone whom that person's dark history directly affected. As people we can't help but be biased.

Great vid dawg, peace and love.

I always felt Kishuna was made from the same "mold" as Renault's friend and was recreated as a way to mock him. He knows Renault is out there and this is just a sick joke. Salt in the wound if you will.

At the end of the day, Renault does his best, and that's what counts.

Your videos are the best Keep up the awesome work

Great job Ghast.

One of my favorite Fire emblem characters of all time.

I think if Renault is reclassed as a merc-hero he would be pretty great (considering he was a merc in past) PD: he deserves an ending with Lucius

Amazing video, as always

I hope the new fe character on the switch are as good as this character

The question on forgiveness reminds me of that idea Liam Neeson said in Schindler's List. "Mercy is Power."

I remember playing FEH as a child and being completely indifferent towards this random character that joins you near the end of the game for no reason. Then little by little I began to understand how supports work, then finally got the whole picture when I saw that this character's backstory lies entirely within his supports, and adds such a big backgroud to the story of the game. This video is a perfect summary of how this character is relevant and deep, however brief his appearance in the game may be. To the guy who commissioned this, and to you Ghast: thank you.

I never actually used Renault. I just brought him into the fold, kept his staff, and kept him on the sidelines.

Why Lucius is so pretty? xDD

I just had a thought. What about Denning? You know the one morph that's been made into a meme by the community. The only other NAMED morph that just came out of nowhere. He is extremely puppet like with his only tasks being a "commander" of an invading morph army and apparently a messenger as well. He is the one who delivers the message about the Dread isle. What if that message was for Renault? Which is why we find Renault on Dread isle at the end of the game? That may have been Renault's friend. Denning fits what Renault said Nergal made his friend into, a "puppet". Perhaps that "tranquility" Renault was seeking was the death of Nergal. Which is why Renault may have dropped the blade and exchanged it for light magic instead.

I think everyone had the chance at redemption, since everyone had the potential for change, even after a hundred years.

13:25 the feels

Wtf Nintendo. Renault and Isadora's support actually made me cry...