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Fire Emblem
Developer(s)Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Year introduced
Genre(s)RPG, Strategy

Fire Emblem is a series of strategic role-playing games that has so far spanned ten games over nearly two decades. However, none of these games reached Western shores until after the release of Super Smash Bros. Melee, which had two characters from the Fire Emblem series - Marth and Roy - as playable combatants. The first in the series to be officially released in NTSC and PAL areas was the seventh to be released in Japan, simply called Fire Emblem but also known as Fire Emblem: Sword of Fire.

Games

The following is a list of games released in the series.

Games predating Fire Emblem were released only in Japan. As a result, there are no official English language titles for these games, except Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light, Fire Emblem Gaiden and Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. These names are used in the sound test for Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

First title and its remakes

Title Year Platform Notes
Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken
(lit. "Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light")
Template:Jp Famicom The first Fire Emblem title.
Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo
(lit. "Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem")
Template:Jp Super Famicom, Virtual Console Enhanced remake of Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken along with a sequel. It was adapted into a 2-part anime series. Released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan in December 2006.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
(Fire Emblem: Shin Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken
lit. "New Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light")
Template:Jp Template:Na Template:Eu Nintendo DS Second enhanced remake of Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken. The first game in the series to have online capabilities.
Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu
(lit. "New Mystery of the Emblem ~Heroes of Light and Shadow~")
Template:Jp Nintendo DS Remake of Monshou no Nazo for the DS. Also includes remakes of the BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki chapters.

Subsequent titles

Title Year Platform Notes
Fire Emblem Gaiden Template:Jp Famicom Side story of the first title.
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu
(lit. "Genealogy of the Holy War")
Template:Jp Super Famicom, Virtual Console Deviates from standard Fire Emblem gameplay mechanisms. First Fire Emblem set in a separate universe. Released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan in January 2007.
BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki
(lit. "Akaneia War Chronicles")
Template:Jp Super Famicom Satellaview A prequel to Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken / Monshō no Nazo divided in four chapters. Broadcast on the Satellaview service in 1997 and later re-broadcast in 1999.
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 Template:Jp Super Famicom, Virtual Console A side story of Seisen no Keifu first released on the Nintendo Power download service. Regular ROM version was released in 2000.
Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi
(lit. "The Binding Blade")
Template:Jp Game Boy Advance The first Fire Emblem title to appear on a Nintendo handheld.
Fire Emblem
(Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken
lit. "The Blazing Sword")
Template:Jp Template:Na Template:Eu Game Boy Advance The first Fire Emblem title to be released outside of Japan and the prequel to Fūin no Tsurugi.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
(Fire Emblem: Seima no Kōseki)
Template:Jp Template:Na Template:Eu Game Boy Advance Incorporates several play mechanics not seen since Fire Emblem Gaiden. It is currently the only Fire Emblem title not related to any other game in the series by setting or story.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
(Fire Emblem: Sōen no Kiseki
lit. "Trail of the Blue Flame")
Template:Jp Template:Na Template:Eu GameCube The first title in the series to be rendered in 3D and to incorporate full motion video. Also the first title since Thracia 776 to incorporate a customizable skill system.
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
(Fire Emblem: Akatsuki no Megami
lit. "The Goddess of Dawn")
Template:Jp Template:Na Template:Eu Wii The sequel to Path of Radiance. First Fire Emblem game since Gaiden to have multi-tier promotions.
Fire Emblem Awakening
(Fire Emblem: Kakusei)
Template:Jp Template:Na Template:Eu Nintendo 3DS The first game in the series to use DLC to add characters from past games.