Aye. That rumor spread like wildfire. There was another one that Ike was actually Ashnard's son.

Close, but no cigar.I think what disappoints me most is how late Micaiah gets her second promotion, although I typically abuse her so much that it makes no difference.
I guess I can't really complain about the way they switched up the Lords (and even had ordinary units serve as "Lords" in certain scenarios, like... pretty much everything in Part 2), because I did enjoy it in a weird way, but nevertheless I don't want to see too much more of that in future Fire Emblem games.