Fire Emblem
Developed by Shouzou Kaga and Intelligent Systems.
Core elements of Fire Emblem:
Tactical RPG
Weapon triangle:
Permadeath
Shadow Dragon (2008)
A remake of the Japan-only Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and features updated graphics, gameplay mechanics, additional background music, several new characters, items, and plot devices.
Long ago, Shadow Dragon Medeus, king of the dragonkin, conquered the continent of Archanea, giving rise to an age of fear and despair for its people. However a young man from Altea named Arni intervened using Falchion, the Blade of light. Fang of dragon and blade of light locked in battle; and in the end, blade prevailed. The land enjoyed an age of peace. The continent of Archanea contains various independent kingdoms (Archanea, Altea, Aurelis, Macedon, Grust, Dohlr, Gra, Talys, Khadein, etc.)
However, after a century’s passing, Medeus returned and forged an alliance with the Dark Sorcerer Gharnef and began conquering kingdoms. Cain, the current king of Altea and successor of Anri, left to battle Medeus, leaving his only son Prince Marth in Altea with Altea’s neighbor and ally Gra. However Gra betrayed Altea and sides Medeus and the Dolhr empire. Cain is killed in battle and Marth is forced to flee Altea with his guards including Sir Jagen and Cain. His sister Princess Elice elects to stay with her people.
Marth takes refuge in the eastern isle of Talys, a small border kingdom, who was allies with Altea. Marth vowed to one day return to Altea and free his homeland and her people. Very shortly thereafter, Archanea was defeated by Grust's General Camus, and, aside from Princess Nyna, the royal family was wiped out.
After staying at Talys for several years, Princess Caeda, daughter of the king of Talys, asks Marth for help in repelling pirates who have invaded. Marth also frees Galder Harbo, the mainland port nearest Talys, from pirates which marks his first steps toward freeing his homeland. Marth, Caeda and his forces travel throughout the land, recruiting more soldiers, and amassing an army. They travel through the Samsooth Mountains and reach the kingdom of Aurelis (ally of the kingdom of Archanea whose Princess Nyna had arrive in Aurelis to help) which is being attacked by Macedon (allied with the enemy Dolhr empire). Marth’s forces successfully repel the Macedon forces and join forces with Princess Nyna and the forces of Aurelis. Marth’s army becomes known as the Archanean League. Marth is given the Fire Emblem by Princess Nyna.
The Archanean League then travel to the kingdom of Archanea but are attacked by Princess Minerva of Macedon, a Dracoknight, and her Whitewings, a knightly order made up of Pegasus Knights. Marth learns that Princess Minerva and Macedon had allied themselves to the Dolhr empire because her sister Princess Maria is being kept prisoner by the Kingdom of Grust (allied to Dolhr). The Archanean League travel to Castle Deil and free Princess Maria, leading to Princess Minerva joining the Archanean League. The Archanean League arrive at the kingdom of Archanea and liberate the kingdom then head to Altea to retake Marth’s home kingdom.
The Archanean League learns from the White Sage Gotoh that in order to defeat Gharnef, he needs 2 orbs—the Lightsphere and the Starsphere. The league set off to find the two orbs at the Fane of Raman, a holy sanctuary built by the divine dragons, but must battle the Sable Order, a cohort of Grustian knights, and their leader Camus. Marth successfully retrieves the 2 orbs and saves Tiki, a dragonkin. The group travels to Macedon where his forces defeat Michalis, brother of Princess Minerva, who continued to side with Dolhr. With the help of Gotoh, the Lightsphere and Starsphere are used to create the Starlight tome. The Archanean League defeat Gharnef utilizing the Starlight tome and retrieve Falchion as well as Princess Elice. With the Falchion in hand, the Archanean League defeat Medeus in the Dolhr Keep.
With the war over, at the advice of Nyna, Marth proposed to Caeda, and the two became engaged. Nyna married Hardin, who became Archanea's next king, yet secretly in her heart she still wept for Camus.
F.A.Q.
The Three Regalia of Archanea: Parthia, Gradivus, Mercurius.
Triangle Attack: the triangle attack can only be used by the three Pegasus Knights Palla, Catria, and Est. To perform the move, the three units must surround a single enemy by placing all three applicable units adjacent to the target on different sides. When the player chooses to attack with them in this formation, a special attack is executed in which the initiating unit will call out to their allies to launch a simultaneous, coordinated assault. The Triangle Attack is equivalent to a Critical Hit.
Bonus levels: