Fire Emblem
Nintendo strategy series
Fire Emblem is a Japanese tactical role-playing video game series developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
The games feature turn-based combat on grid maps, permanent character death as a core mechanic, and elaborate storylines involving royal intrigue and warfare.
The series gained international recognition after characters appeared in Super Smash Bros., becoming a flagship Nintendo franchise.
Players alternate actions
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- movementChange in position
- positioningArranging in specific locations
terrain · formation · deployment · counterplay · promotion · permadeath · pair up · guard stance
Brief, limited combat
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- cavalryMounted military force
- infantryGround combat troops
- archerOne who shoots arrows
mage · paladin · mercenary · assassin · cleric · critical hit · dodge · parry
Japanese video game company
turn-based
Players alternate actions
positioning · terrain · formation · deployment · counterplay · promotion · permadeath · pair up · guard stance · danger zone
skirmish
Brief, limited combat
archer · mage · paladin · mercenary · assassin · cleric · critical hit · dodge · parry · counter
Nintendo
Japanese video game company
Dimitri · Claude · Robin · Sigurd · Hector · Ephraim · Fates
protagonist
Story's central figure
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- lordNobleman or ruler
- avatarDigital user representation
backstory · lore · conflict · betrayal · prophecy · bloodline · crest · relic · dialogue · cutscene
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- dragonsMythical fire-breathing reptiles
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
enchantment · summoning · shapeshifter · tome · staff · elixir · warp · Zenith
Fire EmblemDevil May Cry
Action game franchise
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