Gameplay

Lysithea is possibly my favorite character in Fire Emblem, next to Dimitri. She’s the only 5-star exclusive character I have a +10 copy of in Heroes and the only student character aside from Flayn I consistently used in my party for every Three Houses playthrough. One of the reasons I grew to appreciate the character so much was thanks to the […]

Intro There are two iconic flying base classes in Fire Emblem: the Pegasus Knight and the Wyvern Rider. Pegasus Knights and Wyvern Riders have been franchise staples since the beginning, with unique advantages and disadvantages over the other. You can always find healthy debates about which is the better of the two.  But let’s face

Intro The plots of many Fire Emblem games center around the main character and co going up against immeasurable odds. Typically, an empire suddenly declares war on the world and strikes at countries in every direction. Despite them logically being outnumbered, they always manage to put the rest of the world on the ropes.  The

Intro We’ve covered Wyvern Riders, so now it’s time to delve into the history of their older siblings, the Wyvern Lords.  Wyvern Riders have received quite a few promotion options over the years, but the Wyvern Lord class is the only option that has stuck around. And I can see why Intelligent Systems got attached

There are all kinds of characters in the fire emblem universe. It is normal and natural that there are more beloved characters than others. And one of the characters that have won almost overnight the affection of most fire emblem players is Mercedes. After all, she is one of the characters that fulfill several of

Intro Magic-based classes are some of the most useful units in Fire Emblem. Whether it’s providing invaluable utility as Staff users or raining down arcane destruction on your foes, magical characters have a lot of upsides.  One of those upsides, however, is rarely mobility. Most magical characters are infantry units and suffer from pretty mediocre

Similar to the Golden Deers, today we’ll be looking at the Blue Lions House from Fire Emblem: Three Houses and the students from the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus who occupy it. While this route will leave you with some questions about the overarching story, the story this route offers is a lot more personal to

Intro The Mercenary and Myrmidon are Fire Emblem‘s two iconic Sword-user classes. Both are capable of cutting swathes through enemies with their blades of choice. Due to their similarities, comparisons are inevitable, and questions about which is superior get asked.  The truth is, Mercenaries and Myrmidons have distinctly different functions, so it’s not as simple

Intro Many classes in Fire Emblem can use Swords. But as the name suggests, the Swordmaster is the Sword-wielding class in Fire Emblem.  When I was growing up, many of my favorite shows were anime heavily focused on sword combat, like Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai Champloo, and I developed a fondness for all things samurai-related. And seeing

Most games have different mascots. Pokémon has Pikachu, The Legend of Zelda has Link, and Fire Emblem is an exception because it has several mascots. Marth, Ike, Chrom, Lucina are a pretty good choice to be considered the “pet” of Fire Emblem. However, the reality is that officially speaking, Fire Emblem’s mascot is Tiki. Tiki