Fire Emblem Awakening

Fire Emblem: Awakening (ファイアーエムブレム覚醒 Faiā Emuburemu Kakusei, Lit. "Fire Emblem: Awakening") is a game for the Nintendo 3DS in the Fire Emblem series. The game was announced at Nintendo's 2011 3DS Conference ahead of the 2011 Tokyo Game Show. The story follows Chrom, a prince of the Kingdom of Iris, and his companions as they struggle during a turbulent era. Players are able to combine the might of nearby allies to enter dual battles to defeat enemies. The traversable world map, last seen in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, and special skills like Astra from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn will make a return. This game will also feature a customizable Avatar, a feature last seen in Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~. There is also a playable second generation of characters, which was last seen in Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu.

The Japanese release was on April 19, 2012. In June 2012, The European and American releases were announced for 2013; In October 2012, the European release was later narrowed down to the second quarter of 2013.

In Japan the game has sold more than 240,000 units, making it the fastest selling game in the Fire Emblem series.

This marks the first 3DS game to offer extra downloadable content. The DLC allows players to download new characters including classic Fire Emblem heroes such as Marth and Roy.

A download-able demo for Fire Emblem: Awakening was released in the Nintendo eShop on January 17, 2013.

Main
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2nd Generation= These are the 2nd Generation characters.

Spotpass Only= These are the Spotpass only characters.

DLC= These are the DLC characters.

Bonus Spotpass Characters
Besides the paid DLC characters, Nintendo has offered 120 free Spotpass characters based off of characters from the previous games. Unlike the DLC characters which use new art, these characters all use stock art FE1= From Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryu Hikari no Tsurugi FE2= From Fire Emblem: Gaiden FE12= From Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~ FE4= From Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu Team 1 Team 2 FE5= From Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 FE6= From Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi FE7= From Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword FE8= From Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones FE9= From Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance FE10= From Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Various= From Various Games
 * Prince Marth (Star Lord)
 * Caeda (Pegasus Knight)
 * Ogma (Hero)
 * Navarre (Swordmaster)
 * Tiki (Manakete)
 * Minerva (Dragonmaster)
 * Linde (Mage)
 * Nyna (Sage)
 * Merric (Mage)
 * Gharnef (Sorcerer)
 * Alm (Hero)
 * Cellica (Sage)
 * Clea (Pegasus Knight)
 * Clerbe (Paladin)
 * Valbo (Knight)
 * Bowy (Mage)
 * Ryuto (Sage)
 * Deen (Swordmaster)
 * Norma (Sage)
 * Maisen (Great Knight)
 * King Marth (Star Lord)
 * Katarina (Sage)
 * Catria (Pegasus Knight)
 * Norne (Archer)
 * Etzel (Sorcerer)
 * Horace (General)
 * Athena (Swordmaster)
 * Maris (Mercenary)
 * Roro (Berserker)
 * Hardin (General)
 * Sigurd (Paladin)
 * Ira (Swordmaster)
 * Arden (Knight)
 * Cuan (Paladin)
 * Ethliin (Valkyrie)
 * Lachesis (Troubadour)
 * Diadora (Dark Mage)
 * Jamka (Archer)
 * Levin (Sage)
 * Alvis (Sorcerer)
 * Celice (Swordmaster)
 * Yuria (Sage)
 * Lakche (Swordmaster)
 * Skasaher (Myrmidon)
 * Arthur (Mage)
 * Fee (Pegasus Knight)
 * Sety (Sage)
 * Aless (Dark Knight)
 * Alteena (Dragonmaster)
 * Yurius (Sorcerer)
 * Leaf (Trickster)
 * Nanna (Troubadour)
 * Finn (Paladin)
 * Evayle (Swordmaster)
 * Dagda (Warrior)
 * Mareeta (Swordmaster)
 * Salem (Dark Mage)
 * Olwen (Dark Knight)
 * Cyas (Sage)
 * Leidrck (General)
 * Roy (Hero)
 * Lilina (Sage)
 * Wolt (Archer)
 * Thany (Pegasus Knight)
 * Lugh (Mage)
 * Ray (Dark Mage)
 * Cecilia (Valkyrie)
 * Sofiya (Sorcerer)
 * Percival (Paladin)
 * Zephiel (General)
 * Eliwood (Paladin)
 * Lyn (Swordmaster)
 * Hector (General)
 * Serra (Cleric)
 * Matthew (Thief)
 * Florina (Pegasus Knight)
 * Karel (Swordmaster)
 * Nino (Mage)
 * Jaffar (Assassin)
 * Nergal (Sorcerer)
 * Eirika (Myrmidon)
 * Ephraim (Great Knight)
 * Seth (Paladin)
 * Moulder (Priest)
 * Lute (Mage)
 * Innes (Sniper)
 * Marisa (Swordmaster)
 * Amelia (Knight)
 * L'Arachel (Battle Cleric)
 * Lyon (Sorcerer)
 * Ike (Hero)
 * Elincia (Falcon Knight)
 * Titania (Great Knight)
 * Soren (Mage)
 * Mist (Cleric)
 * Mia (Myrmidon)
 * Zihark (Swordmaster)
 * Lucia (Swordmaster)
 * Geoffrey (Paladin)
 * Ashnard (Dragonmaster)
 * Micaiah (Sage)
 * Sothe (Trickster)
 * Edward (Myrmidon)
 * Leonardo (Archer)
 * Brom (Knight)
 * Nephenee (Knight)
 * Sigrun (Falcon Knight)
 * Sanaki (Sage)
 * Sephiran (Sage)
 * Black Knight (General)
 * Camus (Paladin) (FE1)
 * Ishtar (Sage) (FE4)
 * Trabant (Dragonmaster) (FE4)
 * Narshen (Dragonmaster) (FE6)
 * Ursula (Valkyrie) (FE7)
 * Lloyd (Swordmaster) (FE7)
 * Linus (Hero) (FE7)
 * Selena (Dark Knight) (FE8)
 * Petrine (Paladin) (FE9)
 * Oliver (Sorcerer) (FE10)

Support System
The game also has a support system which allows characters to become friends and help support each other better in battles, and in some cases the characters can become married and have children. Each character has support levels for various other characters. When characters with support levels for each other fight together in battles or have conversations during battles while in battles, their support levels rise.

When two characters' support levels reach a certain amount, then they can have support conversations which raise their support's effect in battle with the other character. Most characters have at least three support conversations (C, B, and A) with other characters, however if the two characters can get married then they will also have an S level support conversation where they will get engaged. However characters from DLC levels and from spotpass bonus teams cannot have any support conversations.

In battle, when two or more characters stand next to each other or are paired up, they give the attacking or defending character temporary stat boosts depending on their support level.

Children
When two characters reach a S rank support for each other and Of Sacred Blood has been completed, the characters' child character's paralogue will be unlocked. In that paralogue, the child characters can be recruited.

The second generation characters, for the most part, are determined by the mother. For example Henry can marry Panne and have Yarne as his child, however if Henry marries Tharja, then he will have Noire as his child. The only exceptions are Chrom who will always have Lucina as one of his children, and Avatar who will always have Morgan as one of his/her children. However not all female, first generation characters can have children, notably Anna, Say'ri, Tiki, and a few other special characters. Though all female characters can marry Avatar, and can have Morgan as their child. Also not all male characters can marry each female character, notably spotpass paralogue characters, who can only marry the Avatar.

Demo
A download-able demo for Fire Emblem: Awakening was released in the Nintendo eShop on January 17, 2013. It allowed for 30 uses. First it lets the player choose the difficulty (Normal, Hard, or Lunatic), and the game mode (only Casual). Then it lets the player design the Avatar, however they could only choose the Avatar's name, birthday, asset, and flaw, as all of the other options (namely appearance and gender) were disabled for the demo version.

Then it starts the prologue (including the beginning cutscene). After the cutscene is over, the battle beings, as well as an in-battle tutorial, that teaches how to play the game. After the battle, there is also another cutscene. The demo also lets the player advance to Chapter 1 as well, and after completing that chapter there is another cutscene, but after that the demo ends.

Trivia

 * Sigurd, Eliwood, and Hector are the only Fire Emblem lords who do not have a paid DLC counterpart. They do however have a free Spotpass version.
 * Fire Emblem: Awakening has a stationary for Swapnote. The stationary's appearance is notably different in the North America from its appearance in Japan.

Also See

 * List of Fire Emblem: Awakening Support Conversations