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[Blood Eclipse]

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[Hopeless Opus]

i personally prefer female byleth. not to say that male byleth isn't awesome - but i've always preferred female byleth. it is hard to pick one but if ur trying to romance someone in particular i would recommend choosing the version of byleth that will match up / be compatible with them

 

[Halloqueen]

I was wondering, which should I pick: Male Byleth or Female Byleth? Which do you personally prefer?

It's really just down to personal preference. I tend to play as the female in most games where you're given an option and I like her design more, but everyone has their own preference. If you like the male Byleth more, go for it.

I saw a bit of the cutscene and tried one level and I was leaning towards Byleth (M) because I kind of like his design more..idk. Then again Byleth (F) unlocks Leonis? according to reddit. Not sure if he's better but I like his design over Sylvain?

Female Byleth makes it easier to recruit Sylvain because, whereas you usually have to either have sufficient Support level with a character (B) or meet stat checks, Sylvain will just automatically join a female Byleth's House if you're playing either Black Eagles or Golden Deer. This is a moot point if you're playing Blue Lions because he's already a Blue Lion and doesn't need convincing.

Your mentioning of Leonis, who I assume is Leonie, is a girl from the Golden Deer House. It doesn't matter which Byleth you choose for her, neither gives an advantage in this regard.

Sylvain is the only character that you have an easier time acquiring if you play as a specific gender.

Here is a list of the requirements to acquire specific characters.

So hard to pick one

There are differences, but it's just gameplay basically.

Male Byleth, and male characters in general, are the only ones who can become Dark Mages and Dark Bishops, as well as the Hero class. They were also the only ones able to become the brawling classes until the Cindered Shadows DLC added the War Monk class. Females still can't become any brawling class that isn't War Monk (the female version is called War Cleric), so on top of the Dark Mage, Dark Bishop, and Hero, males also have the exclusive ability to become Brawler, Grappler, and War Master.

Female Byleth, and female characters in general, are the only ones who can become Pegasus Knights, Falcon Knights, and Dark Fliers, as well Valkyrie and Gremory.

If you want to base your decision on something other than aesthetics, I'd recommend figuring out what sort of class(es) you want to specialize in.

 

[Bluelady]

I chose to play as both. Although I do have a preference for Female Byleth simply because I am a female and prefer playing female characters when available.

My play throughs went something like this:

1.Blue Lions- Female Byleth

2.Black Eagles (1st play through)- male Byleth

3.Golden Deers- male Byleth because I was aiming for Marianne.

4. Black Eagles (2nd play through)- female Byleth because I was aiming for Seteth that time.

 

[~Kilza~]

I went with male Byleth when I played through FE:3H, as I prefer using male characters most of the time when given the choice in games, though it doesn't matter too much. Halloqueen's post above does highlight the gameplay differences, but really, I'd say to just go with your heart and choose whichever gender you want to play as more.

 

[Holla]

I enjoyed playing as both. I played each route as female first as I’m female myself, then coming back for more I played as male and experimented around more with recruiting other characters and making them train for different classes.

My first runs I basically stuck with the characters you get automatically as you get plenty to work with and they have the most connection with the story you choose. Though there’s nothing wrong with recruiting whoever you want in your first play through if you so choose.

 

[shion]

i like both

i would slightly give the edge to male byleth but you can't end up with dimitri that way so...

 

[BlueOceana]

I prefer to play as Female Byleth because everyone that I want to s support is able to reach it with her. But I also like Male Byleth's design too.

 

[Bk1234]

I'm thinking of starting this game soon before some other game gets my attention and I put it off again. I hear it's better than Fire Emblem Awakening, which for me is what sealed the purchase . I was wondering, which should I pick: Male Byleth or Female Byleth? Which do you personally prefer?


I saw a bit of the cutscene and tried one level and I was leaning towards Byleth (M) because I kind of like his design more..idk. Then again Byleth (F) unlocks Leonis? according to reddit. Not sure if he's better but I like his design over Sylvain?

So hard to pick one

It honestly depends on you. Design-wise, I prefer Female Byleth. Additionally, in case you’re considering this, the same gender romance options are HORRIBLE (in my opinion) for Male Byleth, but are really good for Female Byleth. I picked Male Byleth though, so if you want to copy me, pick him lol.