Fire Emblem Akaneia/Trivia

• Fan Nickname:
  • Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light:
    • Gordin has Gaggles and Captain Gordin, Defender of Earth!
    • Matthis is infamous for his Artificial Stupidity of being able to kill his beloved sister Lena as an enemy. Fans label any other character who does something like this as having "Matthis Syndrome".
    • Wendell has either "Windell" or "The Pope", the second one due to the mitre he always wears.
• Fan Translation:
  • Obviously a necessity, since only Shadow Dragon was officially localized. As of November 2012, all five Japan-only games can now be enjoyed in English with these, including Archanea War Chronicles through the remakes of its maps in New Mystery of the Emblem.
  • Gaiden and Mystery of the Emblem are so far the only complete ones for the entire series. The in-progress one for New Mystery of the Emblem aims to be just as complete and polished to be reminiscent of what an official translation in the style of Shadow Dragon's would be like.
• Fountain of Expies:
  • Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light:
    • Cain and Abel started the archetype of a green cavalier partnered with a green cavalier with whom they have a Red Oni, Blue Oni dynamic, with the green one specializing in Skill and Speed.
    • Jagen as the progenitor of the "Jeigan Archetype".
    • Gordin began the long line of Archers that join you early on.
    • Ogma is the model for the "Ogma archetype", the bulkier, strength-oriented swordfighter build received early in the game with the potential to become one of the player's better units.
    • Julian to low-level thieves who join early on.
    • Lena is for every game in the series since her has a White Mage that joins early on.
    • An odd example for Navarre: he was the progenitor of the archetype's trademark Fragile Speedster build and general circumstances of recruitment, and it's named for him, but depending on who you ask, either Ira or Rutger^[1] are the ones who implemented the archetype's associated class: the Myrmidon, which Navarre himself later became in the remakes.
    • Merric is for the "Merric" archetype, early-game mages who tend to be the best playable mage of the game.
    • Maria is for slightly later female healers, often young nobles; her expies alternate between being Clerics or Troubadours.
    • Minerva is for the "Minerva" archetype: Dragon Riders, often (but not always) red-armoured females who start as enemies, are generally dissatisfied with their service to the enemy, and are recruited by way of Heel Face Turn.
    • Palla, Catria and Est are the progenitors of the archetype of the Pegasus Knight trio who, when together, can initiate a Triangle Attack. Additionally, Est alone is the progenitor of the "Est Archetype": a unit, often young and/or female, who joins the player at a very low level late in the game, but has fantastic growths and is capable of becoming an excellent unit if the player takes the time to do so.
    • Arran and Samson started the archtype of having the choose one character and overlooking the other in a play through.
    • All generals loyal enough to serve his or her kingdom to the end, but end up being persuaded nonetheless, can be traced back to Lorenz.
    • Gotoh is for the "Gotoh Archetype", an Eleventh-Hour Ranger who joins in the penultimate or final chapter.
    • In Malledus' case: after Fire Emblem 1, there's always been a tactician/advisor/strategist in the army or kingdom that gives advice to the main character. Only recently did they double as playable characters.
    • Michalis started a long line of ambitious bosses that do anything the seize power.
• Marth Debuted in Smash Bros: The Trope Namer and current world record holder (nineteen years from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light to the international release of Shadow Dragon; seven years from international debut in Super Smash Bros. Melee to international release of Shadow Dragon).
• Name's the Same:
  • Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light:
    • Cain (originally romanized as Kain) shared his name with Kain before Shadow Dragon came stateside. Incidentally, Kain is the Abel archetype of Thracia 776, even though his name seems to suggest he is Cain archetype instead.
    • Linde (originally romanized as Linda) shared her name with Linda at least before Shadow Dragon was relased in the West anyway.
    • Arran has a case of this, with two characters, no less. Depending how you Romanise his name: with either Alan of Sword of Seals, or with Aran of Radiant Dawn.
  • Fire Emblem Gaiden:
    • Atlas is not a recurring high-leveled gladiator from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of The Holy War.
    • Sonia is not a cruel morph.
    • Deen is not a Dragon Knight.
• No Export for You: Obviously, the original games had this status, and the fact that the 12th game is a remake of the third suggests that Gaiden will probably retain this status forever. New Mystery of the Emblem sadly looks to have also gone this way: it's been almost two years since its Japanese release, it was absent from Nintendo's 2011 E3 press kit (which announces many other US release dates), and there's been no word about it from any other international Nintendo source. It's particular odd since, given the recent rerelease of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones as one of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador games, it's not like Nintendo of America/Europe has taken to completely ignoring the franchise again.
  • Now that Fire Emblem: Awakening is out and very successful on the 3DS, it seems like the main issue was one of timing: the game came out in Japan in July of 2010, and the 3DS landed on March 2011. So it would've been a DS game releasing at a time when Nintendo was trying to push 3DS games. Pokémon might have had the clout to stay on the DS, but it's likely New Mystery simply missed its release window.
• Promoted Fanboy: Kenta Nakanishi was a fan of the original Fire Emblem Gaiden and had the honor of directing Echoes.
• Remade for the Export:
  • Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light got a remake that was a given an international release under the title of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon.
  • Gaiden was originally only released in Japan back in 1992, but the 2017 Nintendo 3DS remake (Shadows of Valentia) received an international release and, having come after Awakening and Fates, was probably produced in part with the idea that it was easier to export. They decided Echoes was a good title to use to appeal to international players.
• What Could Have Been: Data exists in Fire Emblem 3 (on the Super Nintendo) to suggest that Gotoh and the missing characters (Darros, Wrys, Jake, Beck and Roger) were indeed considered to return as playable.

1. ↑ This is debatable in that the Swordfighters of Jugdral are a "middle ground" between the modern Mercenary and Myrmidon, with the player's available ones representing both sides of the coin; the class's outright distinct debut was in Sword of Seals.