50 Fun Facts About Fire Emblem

Which studio has developed the Fire Emblem series since 1990?

Its previous notable game was a war-strategy series.

On which console did the first Fire Emblem appear in 1990?

It stayed Japan-only; the West waited until 2003.

Who created Fire Emblem as a dōjin project with three other student developers?

He led every entry until Thracia 776, then left to found his own studio.

What is the notorious gameplay rule that removes a defeated unit from your army for good?

A 2010 DS remake finally let players turn it off via Casual Mode.

Which game introduced Casual Mode, reviving fallen units after each battle?

The DS remake was released only in Japan in 2010.

In the Weapon Triangle, which weapon beats swords?

Swords beat axes and axes beat lances, rock-paper-scissors style.

Which game first introduced the Weapon Triangle?

It also introduced the system where lovers' children inherit stats.

In the magic triangle, fire is stronger than which element?

Wind beats thunder and thunder beats fire.

Which game replaced weapon durability with stat penalties for stronger weapons?

It also added Phoenix Mode and the customizable My Castle hub.

Which 2003 Game Boy Advance game was the first released in the West, simply as 'Fire Emblem'?

Marth and Roy's Melee cameo also helped convince Nintendo to localise it.

Which two Fire Emblem lords appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee in 2001?

Their inclusion is cited as a reason the series finally went international.

Which turn-based Nintendo series' Western success also prompted Fire Emblem's localisation?

Both series come from the same developer.

Nintendo warned that the series would be cancelled unless its next game sold how many copies?

The 2012 3DS entry was built as a possible finale and instead sold 2.35 million.

Which 2012 3DS game is credited with saving the series from cancellation?

It sold 2.35 million copies and became the best-selling entry in the West at the time.

Who composed the original Fire Emblem's music as the developer's only composer?

She went freelance after scoring Paper Mario but returned for later entries.

Which Ghost in the Shell artist remade the character art for the DS game Shadow Dragon?

In-game portraits were instead by longtime contributor Daisuke Izuka.

Which character designer gave the series a new look for the 2012, 2015 and 2017 games?

Art director Toshiyuki Kusakihara brought him in for the 3DS revival.

Which otome-game artist designed the 'glamorous, aristocratic' cast of Three Houses?

She is best known for Uta no Prince-sama.

Which 1992 entry is known for unusual mechanics such as dungeon exploration?

It was remade in 2017 as Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Which 2005 GameCube game was the first Fire Emblem with 3D graphics and voice acting?

Its late-generation success reaffirmed Nintendo's faith in the series.

Radiant Dawn (2007) was released on which console?

It reached Japan and North America in 2007 and Europe in 2008.

Fates was sold in which two physical versions, plus a downloadable third route?

The DLC route was called Revelation.

Which 2004 game was the last Fire Emblem released for the Game Boy Advance?

It reached North America and Europe in 2005.

Which Fire Emblem entry for Switch 2 was announced in September 2025?

Announced in September 2025 with a September 2026 release date, it follows Three Houses and Engage on Nintendo's hybrid consoles.

Which studio, not the series' usual developer, made the crossover Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE?

It blended Fire Emblem with Shin Megami Tensei on the Wii U in 2015.

Which mobile game, released in February 2017, is the most profitable in the franchise?

It was Nintendo's first mobile game to gross over a billion dollars.

What kind of monetisation system does the mobile game use to hand out characters?

Critics disliked its launch-era stamina system but praised its accessibility.

Fire Emblem Shadows, the second mobile game, is what kind of game?

It launched in September 2025.

The cancelled Fire Emblem 64 was planned for the Nintendo 64 and which add-on?

Its work was folded into The Binding Blade after the 2000 cancellation.

After leaving the series, its creator's studio made which PlayStation game that Nintendo sued over?

It was called Emblem Saga until the lawsuits; Nintendo eventually won ¥76 million.

What was the name of the creator's post-Nintendo studio, sued over a PlayStation strategy game?

Nintendo's first lawsuit against it failed; the second won a cash settlement.

Three Houses is set on which continent?

Three nations at uneasy peace share it, linked by a monastery.

What is the monastery and officer school that serves as Three Houses' hub?

Players teach there, fish in its pond and plant seeds in its greenhouse.

What is the default name of the former mercenary turned professor in Three Houses?

Players pick the character's gender and name at the start.

Which company's Kou Shibusawa studio co-developed Three Houses?

The developer credited the partnership for the game's timely release.

How many years does Three Houses' story skip ahead partway through?

After the time skip the player is locked to their chosen house.

Three Houses won Best Strategy Game and which other prize at The Game Awards 2019?

It has sold over 4 million copies, the most in the series.

Roughly how many copies had Three Houses sold by December 2022?

That makes it the single best-selling game in the franchise.

Three Houses' school system and time skip took inspiration from which earlier entry?

The fourth game also had a generational structure.

The 2012 3DS entry's story centres on Chrom, the prince of which realm?

His personal army is called the Shepherds.

What is the default name of the amnesiac tactician avatar rescued by Chrom?

Name, gender and appearance are all customisable.

What are the undead invaders fought by Chrom's Shepherds called?

They come alongside attacks from the hostile nation of Plegia.

Chrom's adventure is set how many years after the first two games?

The continents of Archanea and Valentia return, much changed.

How long does Alear sleep before the events of Engage?

They wake with amnesia and only vague memories of fighting alongside Emblem Marth.

How many Emblem Rings, each holding a hero from a past game, are there in Engage?

Marth, Celica, Sigurd, Leif, Roy, Lyn, Eirika, Ike, Micaiah, Lucina, Corrin and the Three Houses professor.

Who is the Fell Dragon antagonist of Engage?

Alear turns out to be one of his children.

Engage takes place on which continent?

Its kingdoms include Firene, Brodia, Elusia and the desert queendom of Solm.

What is the floating base-of-operations hub in Engage called?

Players can shop, forge, fish, work out and polish rings there.

Which Engage character, searching for a lost sibling, turns out to be the Fell Dragon's daughter?

She steals the six rings Alear has gathered, and is later revealed as Alear's sister.

A 2007 Japanese public poll named which entry among the country's all-time top 100 games?

Destructoid also picked it among the five best games in the series in 2014.