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This article is a short summary of the Fire Emblem series.
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Fire Emblem

ファイアーエムブレム
Faiā Emuburemu

Current series logo as of Fire Emblem Awakening

Creator:	Shouzou Kaga
First game:	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (1990)
Best-selling game:	Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2.58 million*^[1] copies)
Latest game:	Fire Emblem Engage (2023)

For in-depth information:

is dedicated to chronicling the Fire Emblem series.

Fire Emblem is a series of turn-based tactical strategy games developed by Intelligent Systems. Notably, the series was originally exclusively released in Japan until the seventh entry in the series, which was the first to be released worldwide. As of 2016, Nintendo considers Fire Emblem to be a "major IP".^[2]

Overview

Main series

Intelligent Systems began to develop Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light after the completion of Famicom Wars. The intention during development was to create a strategy game with RPG elements that would allow players to complete each stage with their own strategies. Sales of the game were slow at first but picked up over time, allowing the team to create future games in the series. The games feature numerous playable characters and allow players to

After the release of Super Smash Bros. Melee, which featured Marth and Roy of the Fire Emblem series as playable characters, Nintendo would release the seventh entry of the Fire Emblem series as the first to receive an international release, simply known as Fire Emblem. Since then, every installment of the series with the exception of one has been released in English.

During development of Fire Emblem Awakening, because of the series constantly-declining sales, the team was told by Nintendo that it would be the series' final entry if the game failed to sell over 250,000 units. Fire Emblem Awakening was developed as a culmination of the series, and both it and Fire Emblem Fates were highly praised and have sold over one million copies worldwide.

Spin-off media

In 1996, a two-episode OVA adaptation of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem was released. Notably, these episodes would be dubbed in English released in North America in 1997, simply titled Fire Emblem, making the OVA series the first piece of Fire Emblem media to receive an official western release, even before the game Fire Emblem. In addition to this, a number of manga adaptations of games in the series also exist, though these have only been released in Japan.

A number of merchandise based on elements of the series has also been created, namely figures and statues depicting popular characters. This also extends to two card games based on the series. The first is the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game, which ran from 2001 to 2004. The second is TCG Fire Emblem 0 ("Cipher"), which started printing in 2015, alongside Fire Emblem Fates, and is published by Intelligent Systems.

Other appearances

Element of the Fire Emblem series have appeared in the Super Smash Bros. franchise. Super Smash Bros. Melee would mark the debut of Marth (the protagonist of Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light) and Roy (the protagonist of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade) as playable characters; while Marth has appeared in each subsequent game, Roy has only reappeared as downloadable content for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Following this, Ike (the protagonist of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn) would debut in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Robin (the avatar character in Fire Emblem Awakening) and Lucina (a protagonist in the same game) appear as playable characters in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Finally, Corrin (the avatar and central character of Fire Emblem Fates) was released as a downloadable character. In addition to characters, stages based on Fire Emblem have also appeared; while no Fire Emblem stages, exist in Super Smash Bros. Melee (though one based on the Kingdom of Archanea was scrapped), a stage called Castle Seige (based on the castles of the series) appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, while Arena Ferox (a location in Fire Emblem Awakening) appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, and Coliseum (based on the series' arenas) appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

The Fire Emblem characters in the Super Smash Bros. series have been given amiibo figurines, which have compatibility in other titles. In Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., another Intelligent Systems title, the player can have Marth, Ike, Robin, or Lucina appear as guest units in the game by scanning their respective amiibo. In Super Mario Maker, the player can scan their amiibo to automatically unlock a Costume Mario costume based on the characters (these can also be unlocked through 100 Mario Challenge), while in Yoshi's Woolly World they can be scanned to unlock Yoshi costumes.

Chrom and Lucina, the protagonists of Fire Emblem Awakening, also appear in Project X Zone 2 as pair units.

Games

Game	JP release	NA release	EU release	AUS release	KOR release	Platform
00 Main games
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light	1990	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Famicom
Fire Emblem Gaiden	1992	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Famicom
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem	1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Super Famicom
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War	1996	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Super Famicom
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776	1999	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Super Famicom
Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade	2002	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Fire Emblem	2003	2003	2004	2004	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones	2004	2005	2005	N/A	N/A	Game Boy Advance
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance	2005	2005	2005	2005	N/A	Nintendo GameCube
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn	2007	2007	2008	2008	N/A	Wii
Fire Emblem Awakening	2012	2013	2013	2013	N/A	Nintendo 3DS
Fire Emblem Fates	2015	2016	2016	2016	2016	Nintendo 3DS
Fire Emblem: Three Houses	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	Nintendo Switch
Fire Emblem Engage	2023	2023	2023	2023	2023	Nintendo Switch
00 Other games
BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senkihen	1997	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Satellaview
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE	2015	2016	2016	2016	N/A	Wii U
Fire Emblem Heroes	2017	2017	2017	2017	N/A	Mobile
Fire Emblem Warriors	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017 / 2018	Nintendo Switch / New Nintendo 3DS
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes	2022	2022	2022	2022	2022	Nintendo Switch
00 Ports and remakes
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon	2008	2009	2008	2009	N/A	Nintendo DS
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū	2010	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Nintendo DS
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	Nintendo 3DS
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	Nintendo Switch
00 Cancelled games
Fire Emblem 64	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Nintendo 64
"Fire Emblem Wii"	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Wii

External links

References

↑ Earnings Release for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 2019 Supplementary Information. Nintendo (January 30, 2020). Retrieved March 12, 2020.
↑ Fire Emblem has become a 'major IP' for Nintendo, details on move to mobile. GoNintendo (April 27, 2016). Retrieved September 18, 2016.

Main series

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light • Gaiden • Mystery of the Emblem • Genealogy of the Holy War • Thracia 776 • The Binding Blade • Fire Emblem • The Sacred Stones • Path of Radiance • Radiant Dawn • Shadow Dragon • Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū • Awakening • Fates • Echoes: Shadows of Valentia • Three Houses • Engage

Other games
Spin-offs	Akeneia Senkihen • Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE • Heroes • Warriors • Three Hopes
Crossovers	Super Smash Bros. series (Super Smash Bros. • Melee • Brawl • for Nintendo 3DS / for Wii U • Ultimate) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! • Nintendo Badge Arcade • Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. • Project X Zone 2 • Dragalia Lost
Canceled games	Fire Emblem 64 • "Fire Emblem Wii"

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[1] Earnings Release for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 2019 Supplementary Information. Nintendo (January 30, 2020). Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] Fire Emblem has become a 'major IP' for Nintendo, details on move to mobile. GoNintendo (April 27, 2016). Retrieved September 18, 2016.

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+'''''Fire Emblem''''' is a series of turn-based tactical strategy games developed by [[Intelligent Systems]]. Notably, the series was originally exclusively released in Japan until the seventh entry in the series, which was the first to be released worldwide. As of 2016, Nintendo considers ''Fire Emblem'' to be a "major IP".<ref>[http://gonintendo.com/stories/256716-fire-emblem-has-become-a-major-ip-for-nintendo-details-on-move Fire Emblem has become a 'major IP' for Nintendo, details on move to mobile]. GoNintendo (April 27, 2016). Retrieved September 18, 2016.</ref>
-The Fire Emblem series started in 1990 with its Japan only release "''Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi''" (lit. The Dark Dragon and Sword of Light).
+==Overview==
+===Main series===
+Intelligent Systems began to develop ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]'' after the completion of ''[[Famicom Wars]]''. The intention during development was to create a strategy game with RPG elements that would allow players to complete each stage with their own strategies. Sales of the game were slow at first but picked up over time, allowing the team to create future games in the series. The games feature numerous playable characters and allow players to
+After the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', which featured Marth and Roy of the ''Fire Emblem'' series as playable characters, Nintendo would release the seventh entry of the ''Fire Emblem'' series as the first to receive an international release, simply known as {{ga|Fire Emblem}}. Since then, every installment of the series with the exception of one has been released in English.
+During development of ''[[Fire Emblem Awakening]]'', because of the series constantly-declining sales, the team was told by Nintendo that it would be the series' final entry if the game failed to sell over 250,000 units. ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' was developed as a culmination of the series, and both it and ''[[Fire Emblem Fates]]'' were highly praised and have sold over one million copies worldwide.
+===Spin-off media===
+In 1996, a two-episode {{few|Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (anime)|OVA adaptation}} of ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'' was released. Notably, these episodes would be dubbed in English released in North America in 1997, simply titled ''Fire Emblem'', making the OVA series the first piece of ''Fire Emblem'' media to receive an official western release, even before the game ''Fire Emblem''. In addition to this, a number of manga adaptations of games in the series also exist, though these have only been released in Japan.
+A number of merchandise based on elements of the series has also been created, namely figures and statues depicting popular characters. This also extends to two card games based on the series. The first is the ''{{few|Fire Emblem Trading Card Game}}'', which ran from 2001 to 2004. The second is ''{{few|TCG Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher)|TCG Fire Emblem 0}}'' ("Cipher"), which started printing in 2015, alongside ''Fire Emblem Fates'', and is published by Intelligent Systems.
+===Other appearances===
+Element of the ''Fire Emblem'' series have appeared in the {{ser|Super Smash Bros.}} franchise. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' would mark the debut of {{few|Marth}} (the protagonist of ''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'') and {{few|Roy}} (the protagonist of ''[[Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]]'') as playable characters; while Marth has appeared in each subsequent game, Roy has only reappeared as downloadable content for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]''. Following this, {{few|Ike}} (the protagonist of ''[[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'' and ''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]'') would debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and {{few|Avatar (Awakening)|Robin}} (the avatar character in ''[[Fire Emblem Awakening]]'') and {{few|Lucina}} (a protagonist in the same game) appear as playable characters in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U''. Finally, {{few|Avatar (Fates)|Corrin}} (the avatar and central character of ''Fire Emblem Fates'') was released as a downloadable character. In addition to characters, stages based on ''Fire Emblem'' have also appeared; while no ''Fire Emblem'' stages, exist in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (though one based on the Kingdom of Archanea was scrapped), a stage called Castle Seige (based on the castles of the series) appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', while Arena Ferox (a location in ''Fire Emblem Awakening'') appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', and Coliseum (based on the series' arenas) appears in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.
+The ''Fire Emblem'' characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series have been given [[amiibo]] figurines, which have compatibility in other titles. In ''[[Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.]]'', another Intelligent Systems title, the player can have Marth, Ike, Robin, or Lucina appear as guest units in the game by scanning their respective amiibo. In ''[[Super Mario Maker]]'', the player can scan their amiibo to automatically unlock a {{smw|Costume Mario}} costume based on the characters (these can also be unlocked through 100 Mario Challenge), while in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' they can be scanned to unlock Yoshi costumes.
+Chrom and Lucina, the protagonists of ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', also appear in ''[[Project X Zone 2]]'' as pair units.
 ==Games==
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-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu]]''|1996|N/A|??|??|??|[[Super Famicom]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War]]''|1996|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Thracia 776]]''|1999|N/A|??|??|??|[[Super Famicom]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Thracia 776]]''|1999|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi]]''|2002|N/A|??|??|??|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade]]''|2002|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''{{ga|Fire Emblem}}''|2003|2003|??|??|??|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|{{ga|Fire Emblem}}|2003|2003|2004|2004|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]''|2004|2005|??|??|??|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]''|2004|2005|2005|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]''|2005|2005|??|??|??|[[Nintendo GameCube]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]''|2005|2005|2005|2005|N/A|[[Nintendo GameCube]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]''|2007|2007|??|??|??|[[Wii]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]''|2007|2007|2008|2008|N/A|[[Wii]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Awakening]]''|2012|2013|2013|2013|??|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem Awakening]]''|2012|2013|2013|2013|N/A|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
-{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Fire Emblem|section_title=Ports and Remakes}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem Fates]]''|2015|2016|2016|2016|2016|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon]]''|2008|2009|??|??|??|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Three Houses]]''|2019|2019|2019|2019|2019|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū]]''|2010|release pending|??|??|??|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem Engage]]''|2023|2023|2023|2023|2023|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
-{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Fire Emblem|section_title=Other/canceled games}}
+{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Fire Emblem|section_title=Other games}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki]]''|1997|N/A|??|??|??|[[Super Famicom]] ([[Satellaview]])}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senkihen]]''|1997|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Satellaview]]}}
-{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem 64]]''|canceled|canceled|??|??|??|[[Nintendo 64]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE]]''|2015|2016|2016|2016|N/A|[[Wii U]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem Heroes]]''|2017|2017|2017|2017|N/A|Mobile}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem Warriors]]''|2017|2017|2017|2017|{{hover|2017|New Nintendo 3DS version}} / {{hover|2018|Nintendo Switch version}}|[[Nintendo Switch]] / [[New Nintendo 3DS]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes]]''|2022|2022|2022|2022|2022|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
+{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Fire Emblem|section_title=Ports and remakes}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon]]''|2008|2009|2008|2009|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū]]''|2010|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]''|2017|2017|2017|2017|2017|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore]]''|2020|2020|2020|2020|2020|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
+{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Fire Emblem|section_title=Cancelled games}}
+{{GameList/cell|''[[Fire Emblem 64]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo 64]]}}
+{{GameList/cell|"[[Fire Emblem Wii]]"|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Wii]]}}
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+==External links==
+*{{wp|Fire Emblem|''Fire Emblem'' on Wikipedia}}
+*{{sw|Category:Fire Emblem|''Fire Emblem'' series category on StrategyWiki}}
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