Fire Emblem Elibe: Difference between revisions

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The sixth and seventh games in the ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' series, comprising its third canon and timeline, and being the first to be completely separate from its predecessors. It was this canon which was both responsible for sparking interest among western gamers, then actually following through by being the franchise's international debut. It was also the first set of games to come following the departure of series creator Shouzou Kaga.

* '''''Fire Emblem: Sword of Seals'''''<ref>also ~~translated~~ as ''The Binding Blade'' in ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]''</ref> ([[Game Boy Advance]], 2002) stars Roy, ''Fire Emblem'''s other representative in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee'', as he attempts to repel the invading forces of Bern. The game received a mixed reception among fans, as it was forced to drop (due to technological constraints) many of the complexities the series had picked up on consoles, and the characters lacked depth in the opinion of some players (The objective for every level is to move Roy to the enemy boss's space). The unit balance is also highly questionable, with wild imbalance between units and even good characters have growth rates low enough the [[Random Number God]] can make or break a unit. It did, however, introduce the super-popular "[[Relationship Values|Support]]" feature, which allows characters to build their relationships by spending a lot of time together in battle and remains a big draw for the series.

* '''''Fire Emblem: Sword of Seals'''''<ref>also known as ''The Binding Blade'' since ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]''</ref> ([[Game Boy Advance]], 2002) stars Roy, ''Fire Emblem'''s other representative in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee'', as he attempts to repel the invading forces of Bern. The game received a mixed reception among fans, as it was forced to drop (due to technological constraints) many of the complexities the series had picked up on consoles, and the characters lacked depth in the opinion of some players (The objective for every level is to move Roy to the enemy boss's space). The unit balance is also highly questionable, with wild imbalance between units and even good characters have growth rates low enough the [[Random Number God]] can make or break a unit. It did, however, introduce the super-popular "[[Relationship Values|Support]]" feature, which allows characters to build their relationships by spending a lot of time together in battle and remains a big draw for the series.

* '''''Fire Emblem: Blazing ~~Sword'~~''''<ref>released as just ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' in the west, but near-universally called by its Japanese name or by its number for the sake of differentiation</ref> ([[Game Boy Advance]], 2003) was the franchise's international debut and the beginning of it finally averting [[No Export for You]]. A [[Prequel]] to ''Sword of Seals'', it stars Roy's father, Eliwood, as he investigates the disappearance of his own father with his friends Hector and Lyn, leading them to clash with a brotherhood of assassins called the Black Fang. This game remains a favorite of many western fans because it features lots of level variety, balanced units, one of the longer quests of the Western released games, continuing the support system but with stronger characterization, and a large amount of replay value.

* '''''Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade''''<ref>released as just ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' in the west, but near-universally called by its Japanese name or by its number for the sake of differentiation</ref> ([[Game Boy Advance]], 2003) was the franchise's international debut and the beginning of it finally averting [[No Export for You]]. A [[Prequel]] to ''Sword of Seals'', it stars Roy's father, Eliwood, as he investigates the disappearance of his own father with his friends Hector and Lyn, leading them to clash with a brotherhood of assassins called the Black Fang. This game remains a favorite of many western fans because it features lots of level variety, balanced units, one of the longer quests of the Western released games, continuing the support system but with stronger characterization, and a large amount of replay value.

Rounding out the Elibe canon was a 12-volumes manga adaptation, ''Fire Emblem: Champion's Sword''<ref>commonly known just by its untranslated Japanese name, ''Hasha no Tsurugi''</ref>. It revisits and slightly modifies the plot of ''Sword of Seals'' through the point of view of four original characters exclusive to this manga, Al, Tiena, Gant and Kilmar. They help Roy and his troops in the war against Bern, while on their own quest: searching for the [[McGuffin|Fire]] [[Title Drop|Emblem]].

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=== ''~~Sword~~ ~~of Seals~~'' provides examples of: ===

=== ''Binding Blade'' provides examples of: ===

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: {{spoiler|King Zephiel}}, to a lesser extent Murdock.

* [[Badass Adorable]]: Fa, also known as [[Fan Nickname|Fazilla]]. Her dragon form is ridiculously cute, and she attacks by sneezing flame breath on her enemies. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GieU2L0qmRM&feature=related So cute!]

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* [[Royal Rapier]]: [[Alliteration|Roy's rapier.]]

=== ''Blazing ~~Sword~~'' provides examples of: ===

=== ''Blazing Blade'' provides examples of: ===

* [[An Axe to Grind]]: Hector's collection of awesome axes.

* [[Another Side, Another Story]]: Hector Mode

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[[The Sixth Ranger]]: {{spoiler|Athos}} }}

* [[Foe-Tossing Charge]]: A few turns after your arrival to the Dread Isle you'll meet up with the Pegasus Knight Fiora, who in her pain after having lost her wingmates, tries to perform one of these. If you don't send out her sister Florina to convince her to stop and join the crew, she'll fight your enemies until either she dies or the stage is done.

* [[Forced Tutorial]]: ''Blazing ~~Sword'~~', the first game in the series released outside Japan, contained "Lyn's Tale", an unskippable ten-chapter prologue to the main quest that [[Exposition Break|explained the game's mechanics in excruciating detail]], complete with forced moves and luck manipulation. Japanese veterans of the series were none too pleased with it (though linking the game to ''Sword of Seals'' allowed you to skip the tutorials), and western players who had read the manual routinely curse it as well. Later games made the tutorials optional, and replaying Lyn's quest in "Hard Mode" allows the player to ignore the tutorials (though you lose Sain's dialog to a female tactician), with the option to skip Lyn's mode entirely (not recommended, but possible).

* [[Forced Tutorial]]: ''Blazing Blade', the first game in the series released outside Japan, contained "Lyn's Tale", an unskippable ten-chapter prologue to the main quest that [[Exposition Break|explained the game's mechanics in excruciating detail]], complete with forced moves and luck manipulation. Japanese veterans of the series were none too pleased with it (though linking the game to ''Sword of Seals'' allowed you to skip the tutorials), and western players who had read the manual routinely curse it as well. Later games made the tutorials optional, and replaying Lyn's quest in "Hard Mode" allows the player to ignore the tutorials (though you lose Sain's dialog to a female tactician), with the option to skip Lyn's mode entirely (not recommended, but possible).

* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Many characters are the parents of people who appear in ''Sword of Seals'', yet were never mentioned by their kids. To handle this, the [[Where Are They Now]] epilogue mentions several characters were killed offscreen in between games. [[Doomed by Canon]] indeed.

** [[Memetic Mutation|Canas was killed by continuity errors!]]