Fire Emblem Awakening Marriage and child recruitment
Plan S supports, paralogues and inherited skills without mixing in Fates rules.
Edition covered
Original Nintendo 3DS game; Japanese debut in 2012, English release in 2013. Base-game mechanics are covered; DLC purchases and discontinued network services are not required.
S support establishes a marriage
Eligible pairs build support through fighting together and then viewing conversations. An available S conversation is the commitment step; a high combat-support relationship alone is not a marriage.
| Case | Link | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Lucina | Chrom | Main-story recruitment differs from optional children |
| Morgan | Robin | Robin's marriage determines the other parent |
| Most other children | A specific mother | Her marriage opens the appropriate paralogue later |
| Optional father | Eligible S-support partner | Changes inherited traits and class options |
Child paralogues need story progress
Most child paralogues become available after the relevant mother marries and the story reaches the required point. Lucina follows the main story, while Morgan is tied to Robin.
| Check | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Parent support | View the S conversation | Support points alone do not finalize marriage |
| Map availability | Advance the story as needed | A marriage does not remove all story gates |
| Equipped skills | Move the desired inheritable skill last | The active order affects inheritance |
| Recruitment route | Bring the talking unit and protect the child | Avoid killing or losing a potential recruit |
Check skills before entering a child map
Children inherit one equipped skill from each parent, subject to special inheritance rules. The parents' last equipped skill slots matter when the child is generated, so arrange them before entering the paralogue.
Recruit before finishing the map
Read the child unit's situation and bring the parent who can speak to them. Winning the map is not a substitute for satisfying its recruitment condition.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Nintendo instruction manual | www.nintendo.com |
| Detailed mechanics and reference | serenesforest.net |
| Detailed characters reference | serenesforest.net |