I Am Ferdinand Von Aegir

About

I Am Ferdinand Von Aegir is a quote from the character Ferdinand Von Aegir in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. The character, a self-obsessed nobleman with a surprising willingness to understand his own faults, often repeats the phrase during his dialogue to assert his importance. This has been parodied by fans of the game in a variety of meme templates.

Origin

In Fire Emblem: Three Houses, released July 26th, 2019, Ferdinand Von Aegir is a playable character and member of the Black Eagles house.^[1] He is a noble from Adestrian Empire and is competitive with house leader Edelgard. In the game's dialogue, Ferdinand often states his own name to assert his noble status.

Spread

Shortly after the game's release, players began to make fun of Von Aegir's attitude, particularly the way he repeatedly stated his own name in his dialogue. For example, on August 26th, 2019, Reddit user lulu-crossing made a Say the Line Bart parody to /r/shitpostemblem^[2] that gained over 400 points (shown below, left). On August 10th, Redditor StormWolfBaron posted an Increasingly Verbose meme about the character in /r/increasinglyverbose,^[3] gaining over 2,600 points (shown below, right).

The phrase also became the subject of parodies on YouTube. On August 22nd, 2019, YouTuber mirroredpixii posted a parody of The Avengers using the quote, gaining over 22,000 views (shown below, left). On August 7th, YouTuber Tong of Legend posted a parody where a crate of toy geese say the line, gaining over 30,000 views (shown below, right).

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