Fire Emblem Awakening Famitsu Details: Two Continents, Story Spoilers

Fire Emblem Awakening comes out next month in Japan, which means it’s time for Nintendo to start spilling the beans to gaming magazines all over the place. Today’s info comes from Famitsu and delves into some of the story details, including the identities of the two dragons at the center of the game’s legend as well as many of the characters.

It’s also been confirmed that the game will take place across two continents, both of which look oddly like previous Fire Emblem lands Barensia and Archanea. Hopefully this translates to a massive amount of content – although of course with the possibility for DLC you can bet there’ll be plenty of gameplay anyway.

The game continues the tradition of offering branching class promotions. Cavaliers can promote to either Paladins, which grants better Move and Resistance, or Great Knights, which boast higher HP, Defense, and Axe proficiency. Similarly, Clerics can become Battle Clerics to boost their Strength and Axe-wielding might, or Sages, which have better Resistance and Offensive Magic.

As for the story, here’s some character profile snippets to start off:

Frederick: A calm and collected knight serving the Holy Kingdom of Iris. Supports Krom as his deputy in the vigilante force. His class is Great Knight, a promoted unit who fights on a horse. He is a veteran who prefers guiding others and a great asset against powerful foes.

Sumia: A member of the vigilante force. She is a klutz and feels that she isn’t up to the job because of it. Possesses the mysterious ability of understanding the feelings of animals. Her class is Pegasus Knight; her mobility on a pegasus is her selling point.

Cullum: An armored Knight who serves the vigilante force. He is a front-line fighter, due to his great defence. However, he’s sorely lacking in presence and isn’t noticed even among his fighting peers. Will he ever appear in the spotlight one day…?

Ronku: A Myrmidon from the Kingdom of Feria, located to the north of Iris. He is a man with a cool personality, and keeps his feelings to himself. He’s skilled with swords, but apparently bad with women for some reason. How he joins Krom’s group is still unknown.

The plot proceeds in a similar way to previous Fire Emblem entries in that it revolves around a central legend, in this case the story of the two dragons: Divine Dragon Naga the protector and Evil Dragon Gimile the destroyer.

You’ll begin the story in the Holy Kingdom of Iris, where the people fight the power of the Evil Dragon using the Divine Dragon’s strength. The kind, peace-loving Queen Emelina, elder sister of the protagonist, Lord-class Krom, has inherited the crown and this role of protecting the kingdom. To the west is Perezia, where the Gimile Cult resides. Meanwhile, the military power of Feria overlooks both to the north, and there’s a mysterious continent to the far west.

As in previous entries, we can expect that the story will unfold through a series of missions and cutscenes, and will change slightly depending on the player’s approach. We can also expect to see more information as the game approaches, so stay tuned for more details!

Source: Serene’s Forest via GoNintendo