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Fire Emblem Awakening Guide

2012 · Tactical RPG

Box art

Fire Emblem Awakening box art
North American Nintendo 3DS cover for Fire Emblem Awakening.

Game guides

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GuideWhat you will find
Chrom is selected on a snowy battle map, with his weapons and stats on the lower screen.Combat and Pair UpUse weapon matchups, supporting allies and enemy ranges without relying on a lucky block.
The avatar-creation menu shows appearance and profile choices.Classes and sealsCompare promotion, reclassing and skill planning for the 3DS release.
The masked warrior introduces themself as Marth during a dialogue scene.Marriage and child recruitmentPlan S supports, paralogues and inherited skills without mixing in Fates rules.
The world map and a shop inventory appear across the two Nintendo 3DS screens.World map and equipmentUse shops, paralogues, forging and weapon durability to keep the army ready.
The masked warrior introduces themself as Marth during a dialogue scene.Key charactersCompare key characters and service roles; this is a selected reference rather than the complete roster.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Read every enemy rangePlan the whole enemy phase before ending a unit action.
Pair for a purposeChoose the lead fighter and useful support stats.
Distinguish sealsMaster Seals promote; Second Seals change class.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
ChromLord of the ShepherdsUses swords and has a story-critical role.
RobinPlayer avatar and tacticianBegins with swords and tomes in the Tactician class.
LissaClericProvides staff healing in the opening chapters.
FrederickGreat KnightA promoted protector with strong early combat.
LucinaFuture warriorJoins through the main story and uses swords.
SumiaPegasus KnightProvides flying movement and lance attacks.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Combat and Pair UpPick the lead unit deliberately →

Pictures All pictures →

Chrom is selected on a snowy battle map, with his weapons and stats on the lower screen.
Chrom is selected on a snowy battle map, with his weapons and stats on the lower screen.
The masked warrior introduces themself as Marth during a dialogue scene.
The masked warrior introduces themself as Marth during a dialogue scene.
The avatar-creation menu shows appearance and profile choices.
The avatar-creation menu shows appearance and profile choices.
The world map and a shop inventory appear across the two Nintendo 3DS screens.
The world map and a shop inventory appear across the two Nintendo 3DS screens.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Fire Emblem Awakening: game and edition overviewwww.nintendo.com