50 Fun Facts About Fire Emblem Awakening

What is the default name of the amnesiac tactician Avatar that players customise in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Robin is only a suggestion: the Avatar's name, gender, hair, features and voice can all be changed. The character is found asleep in a field with no memory at the start of the game.

Which masked sword fighter in Fire Emblem Awakening is revealed to be Chrom's daughter from a ruined future?

Lucina travels back in time to stop the disaster that destroyed her world, hiding her identity behind a mask and a borrowed name. She joins her father's army once the truth comes out.

Which planet did Fire Emblem Awakening's developers consider as a setting before keeping the series' medieval world?

Mars was floated, along with a modern-day setting, when the team feared the game would be the last in the series. They decided such changes would drive players away rather than attract them.

Which body part is missing from Fire Emblem Awakening's character models, by one account to limit the bones in each?

Feet were cut, in one telling, because the team did not know how powerful the unreleased handheld would be. In another, the artists wanted players to focus on the characters' top halves.

What is the name of the personal army that Prince Chrom leads to defend Ylisse in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Shepherds is the name of Chrom's small militia, which finds the amnesiac Avatar lying in a field and takes the stranger in as its tactician.

Which setting in Fire Emblem Awakening brings fallen units back after each battle instead of killing them for good?

Casual Mode was opposed by some of the game's own staff, who saw permanent death as a series tradition. The producer argued that modern players would not want to lose extra time over one fallen unit.

Which studio, the regular developer of the Fire Emblem series, made Fire Emblem Awakening under Nintendo's supervision?

Intelligent Systems formed a small internal team for the project while the handheld it would run on was still unreleased. The staff had only a limited idea of what the new hardware could do.

Which crossover fighting series added two Fire Emblem Awakening heroes to its roster in 2014, with Chrom joining later?

Super Smash Bros. passed over Chrom at first because he played too much like the swordsmen already in the game. He became a fighter in Ultimate after fans, especially in Japan, asked for him.

Which dragon-slaying sword, said to be forged from a divine dragon's fang, does Chrom carry in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Falchion is the national treasure of Ylisse, and a blacksmith known online as Man at Arms drew wide media attention by forging a real replica of it.

What name is given to the undead soldiers that invade Ylisse through portals in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Risen are corpses brought back to fight, marked by mottled purple skin and glowing red eyes. They serve the dragon that Chrom's army is trying to keep from returning.

Which Exalt of Ylisse in Fire Emblem Awakening throws herself from a cliff rather than let Chrom give in to Plegia?

Emmeryn, Chrom's elder sister, had spent her reign rebuilding peace after her father's religious war. Her sacrifice makes her a martyr to both countries.

Which princess, Chrom's younger sister, is the army's only healer in the opening chapters of Fire Emblem Awakening?

Lissa is the one who introduces the Avatar to the rest of Chrom's militia. Unlike her brother and sister she never shows the royal family's birthmark, which appears on her son instead.

Which stern knight, Chrom's deputy in Fire Emblem Awakening, at first suspects the Avatar of being a Plegian spy?

Frederick is Chrom's right-hand man and fights from the prologue as an already promoted Great Knight. He follows his prince's decision to trust the stranger anyway.

Which self-styled Mad King rules Plegia and wages war on Ylisse in the first act of Fire Emblem Awakening?

Gangrel demands the Fire Emblem in exchange for a royal hostage's life, and his defeat ends the war with Ylisse. A late optional chapter lets players recruit him.

Which Fell Dragon, worshipped as a god in Plegia, is the final boss of Fire Emblem Awakening?

Grima is destroyed for good only if the Avatar lands the final blow and vanishes along with it. If Chrom strikes instead, the dragon merely sleeps for another thousand years.

Which Divine Dragon chose the First Exalt and gave him the Fire Emblem in the backstory of Fire Emblem Awakening?

Naga admits, once summoned, that her power can only put the enemy dragon back to sleep rather than destroy it. She also devised the time-travel spell that sends the children back from the future.

Which legendary Hero-King's name does a masked stranger borrow while helping Chrom in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Marth is the stranger's distant ancestor, and she hoped his name would lend her the strength of a legend. The story is set some two thousand years after his own adventures.

Which mechanic introduced in Fire Emblem Awakening lets two units share one tile and fight as a single unit?

Pair Up puts one fighter in the lead while the partner stays safely behind, lending stat bonuses and sometimes striking or blocking too. The closer the two are, the bigger the boost.

Which support level, new in Fire Emblem Awakening, lets two characters fall in love and marry?

S rank between the Avatar and a partner triggers a confession scene with its own artwork and voiced line, and a married couple's child can then be recruited from the future.

Which follow-up to Fire Emblem Awakening was made for the same handheld by the same core team?

Fates even lets its heroes visit Awakening's world in a free bonus mission, set moments before Chrom's story begins. It was announced in January 2015.

Which Plegian dark mage in Fire Emblem Awakening is preoccupied with curses and switches sides to join Chrom?

Tharja becomes fixated on the Avatar the moment their eyes meet, following the tactician around and noting every move. Chrom can recruit her simply by talking to her.

Which thief in Fire Emblem Awakening is won over to Chrom's side with a bag of sweets?

Gaius had been told he was joining a vault robbery, not an assassination, so he changes sides readily. His artist drew him carrying a sack of sweets to match his craving.

Which pegasus knight in Fire Emblem Awakening is hailed as a genius yet harbours an unrequited love for Chrom?

Cordelia never tells Chrom how she feels, and her daughter from the future grows up believing she lives in her brilliant mother's shadow.

Which young villager in Fire Emblem Awakening joins Chrom only if he gains a level in his first battle?

Donnel starts out very weak, but his Aptitude skill adds to every one of his growth rates, giving him some of the best growth in the game.

Which stoic swordsman serving Regna Ferox in Fire Emblem Awakening gets flustered whenever women come near him?

Lon'qu was his ruler's champion until a masked newcomer beat him and took his place in the tournament that decides who leads the country.

Which ever-smiling dark mage in Fire Emblem Awakening defects from Plegia and first appears amid a flock of crows?

Henry bonds almost instantly with animals, crows and ravens above all, and the English script plays up his love of puns. His cheerful face hides a casually cruel streak.

Which armoured knight in Fire Emblem Awakening goes so unnoticed that his own comrades forget he is there?

Kellam is actually rather proud of his lack of presence. When the army first marches out, nobody hears him volunteer or sees him come along.

Which dragon girl, a friend of the ancient Hero-King, returns as an adult oracle in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Tiki is revered in Valm as the Voice of the Divine Dragon, and Chrom's army frees her from imperial guards at the Mila Tree. In the Future Past chapters, her spirit helps save a doomed world.

Which red-haired merchant, one of many near-identical sisters, can be recruited in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Anna had appeared in almost every earlier Fire Emblem game, usually minding the secret shops, but this was the first time one of the sisters could join the player's army.

To which near-extinct race of rabbit-like shapeshifters does Panne belong in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Taguel transform with a beaststone, and Panne believes she is the last of them. She joins the fight to stop an attempt on the Exalt's life.

Which theatrical swordsman in Fire Emblem Awakening, Chrom's nephew from the future, claims his sword hand is cursed?

Owain spins grand tales of himself as a chosen hero, yet he is quietly skilled at weapon maintenance. He later resurfaces in another Fire Emblem game, serving a foreign prince as Odin.

Which son of the dancer Olivia in Fire Emblem Awakening flirts constantly but secretly dreams of dancing himself?

Inigo was the first character whose personality the developers finalised. In the story he proves who his mother is by showing her wedding ring.

Which child from the future in Fire Emblem Awakening feels overshadowed by a mother famed as a genius pegasus knight?

Severa keeps her mother's ring as a memento and regrets the argument they had shortly before her mother was killed. She later turns up in another Fire Emblem game under the name Selena.

In Fire Emblem Awakening's Future Past DLC, which child of the Avatar serves the Fell Dragon and hunts the others?

Morgan reaches the main story with every memory gone except love for the Avatar, their parent. The DLC shows a darker version, sent to stop the gemstones being gathered.

Which sorcerer in Fire Emblem Awakening leads a dragon-worshipping cult and turns out to be the Avatar's father?

Validar spent years hunting for his own child, who was born to be the dragon's vessel and carried away in the night by the mother. He takes Plegia's throne after its king falls.

Which emperor of Valm, known as the Conqueror, threatens to invade Ylisse in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Walhart turned a small, unremarkable nation into an empire spanning a whole continent. He strikes two years after the war with Plegia, once Chrom has taken the throne.

What title do Flavia and Basilio hold as the rival rulers of Regna Ferox in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Khan is a title that brings full power to only one of the two at a time: East and West settle who rules the whole country through a tournament of champions.

Which continent from Fire Emblem Gaiden does Chrom's army sail to, under a new name, in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Valentia was renamed Valm during the roughly two thousand years separating the games, just as Archanea became Ylisse.

In Fire Emblem Awakening, the Fire Emblem itself is which kind of treasure, set with five magical gemstones?

A shield forged from a divine dragon's fang, the Emblem must be reunited with all five gems before Chrom can perform the ritual that gives the game its title.

Which item in Fire Emblem Awakening lets a unit switch to a different class line, resetting it to level 1?

Second Seal reclassing keeps the unit's stats and learned skills, which is how players stack abilities from several classes onto one fighter.

Which Dark Flier skill in Fire Emblem Awakening lets a unit act again after defeating an enemy on its own turn?

Galeforce belongs to the Dark Flier class, which pegasus knights can promote into, so a unit that learns it can effectively take two turns whenever it lands a kill.

Which advanced class, wielding both swords and magic, does the Tactician promote into in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Grandmaster is mainly the Avatar's class, with evenly balanced stats across the board. The Avatar can also switch into nearly any other class open to their gender.

Through which location on the world map do Chrom's soldiers reach the DLC chapters of Fire Emblem Awakening?

Outrealm Gate opens once chapter 4 is cleared. In the story it leads to other worlds, which is how heroes from earlier games in the series turn up as allies and opponents.

Which No More Heroes artist was brought in to give Fire Emblem Awakening's characters a look that would appeal overseas?

Yusuke Kozaki was asked by email to design sixty characters for an unidentified game and guessed the series at once, though he had never finished one of its games himself.

Where does Chrom's daughter from the future carry the royal brand of Ylisse in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Her left eye holds the mark in its iris. Chrom bears the same brand on his right shoulder, and his elder sister on her forehead.

On which sacred site must Chrom perform the Awakening rite to gain a divine dragon's power in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Mount Prism is also the goal in the Future Past DLC, where the children of a doomed timeline try to carry the Emblem and its gems there.

What did Fire Emblem Awakening's art director want every romance to end with, an idea the rest of the team vetoed?

A kiss was ruled out, though the marriage system itself survived a debate over whether players should be able to wed any character they liked.

What does Fire Emblem Awakening's American release call the optional chapters where future children are recruited?

Paralogues for each child open once the parents marry, and European copies of the game simply call them Side Stories. Xenologues, by contrast, are the downloadable chapters.

Whom does Chrom automatically marry in Fire Emblem Awakening if none of his possible brides is available?

An unnamed maiden steps in because the plot needs Chrom wed: two years later he is a father. Normally he marries whichever eligible woman he has the strongest support with.

What name does Cherche give the wyvern she calls sweet and adorable in Fire Emblem Awakening?

Minerva shares her name with a heroine of earlier Fire Emblem games, and Cherche likes to frighten people by hinting that the beast will eat them.