

After disposing of the threat, the group rests in a nearby forest, only to find the earth collapsing under their feet and setting fire to the forest. On route to Southtown, they encounter a collapsed amnesiac, Robin, and help them, but find themselves heading to South Town in order to deal with Plegian Barbarians. There is an ominous laugh as the scene fades.ĭuring the time of Emmeryn's reign over Ylisse, Chrom began a small militia called the Shepherds. With the battle seemingly won, Robin's eyes glow red and they stab Chrom in the stomach, killing him. After defeating him, Validar attempts to kill Chrom, but Robin takes the blow instead. The game begins with Chrom and Robin in a strange building, fighting a man named Validar.

Among all of this, there are reports of strange undead creatures roaming the lands, and a swordsman claiming to be the Hero-King Marth himself has appeared, wielding the same Falchion now in Chrom's possession. In response to this troubling news, Ylisse's Prince Chrom, Emmeryn's younger brother, has convened a small militia called The Shepherds to observe Plegia's actions and repel violent acts from their neighbor. In the time of the rule of Exalt Emmeryn, reports of bizarre and dangerous behavior have emerged concerning Plegia, a kingdom neighboring Ylisse which instead worships Grima, the Fell Dragon which once threatened mankind and opposed Naga. In this time, countries have come and gone, Archanea has once again split into three nations, and the descendants of Marth and his wife Caeda are now the royal family of Ylisse, a peace-loving nation which reveres the Divine Dragon Naga this royal family possesses the Brand of Naga on their bodies and are the owners of the divine blade Falchion and the Fire Emblem. Over one thousand years have passed since the Shadow Dragon Medeus died his final death at the hands of the Hero-King Marth and the continent of Archanea was united under a single flag under his rule.

English text in the game's Japanese logo Their meeting heralds the dragons' awakening - and the world's ending. Two heroes marked with symbols of the dragons. Two sleeping dragons - one a sacred ally of mankind, the other its sworn destroyer. In the United States of America, Awakening was the subject of an extensive advertising campaign to a scale unprecedented for the Fire Emblem series, receiving extensive preview coverage on Nintendo of America's Facebook page. A European release was tentatively confirmed in February 2012, with no specific release date provided, and a United States release was accidentally confirmed by Reggie Fils-Aime at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012 solid release dates were not confirmed until December of that year. Originally released in Japan in April 2012, Awakening was not released internationally until the following year. The European release received a similar bundle, except with a Awakening-themed Nintendo 3DS XL, the larger variant of the console. A special edition package for the game was produced and available in both Japan and America, containing a Awakening-themed "Cobalt Blue" Nintendo 3DS system with unique printing on the shell the Japanese version of the package also contained a physical copy of the game and 1000 eShop points, while the American version has a digital copy of the game pre-installed on the Nintendo 3DS system. It follows the story of Chrom, prince of Ylisse and distant heir of the Hero-King Marth, as he leads The Shepherds in observing and combating the bizarre activities of the neighboring country Plegia.Īwakening is the first title on a Nintendo console to facilitate the creation and sale of paid downloadable content, here coming in the form of purchasable maps and characters, sometimes providing completely unique classes and skills. It is a distant sequel to Mystery of the Emblem and New Mystery of the Emblem, set thousands of years in the future of the continent Archanea, now a very different world. It is the thirteenth overall game installment in the Fire Emblem series, the eleventh original title and the first original installment in the five years since Radiant Dawn. Fire Emblem Awakening (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレム覚醒 Fire Emblem Awakening) is a turn-based strategy role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS console, released in Japan in 2012, and the rest of the world in 2013.
