Talk:Gaia Tree Vertri/@comment-26480704-20150815080152/@comment-25209037-20150815160957

They aren't actually chosen based on popularity, though it does play a part. Only Shida, Elza, and Zelnite was chosen based on popularity (you can count in Alice as well if you consider her art revamp), and that is by vote. The others are actually chosen based on expanding their lore, which is probably an excuse of "it was random". Otherwise, Elza, Zellha, Lucina, Shida, Zelnite and Dia would've gotten their 7☆, or earlier in the case of Elza, Zelnite and Shida.