Fire Emblem Blazing Sword Fun Facts

1) Fire Emblem Blazing Sword is simply known as Fire Emblem. The game has no additional subtitle for its North American and European release.

2) Fire Emblem Rekka no Ken is the Japanese title of Fire Emblem Blazing Sword. Some fans translations render it as "Fire Emblem: The Swords of Flame."

3) The reason why Fire Emblem Blazing Sword is simply called as Fire Emblem was probably due to the fact that it was the very first Fire Emblem game released in North America.

4) Fire Emblem Blazing Sword is a prequel to its predecessor, Fire Emblem Binding Blade. The former took place twenty years prior to the events of the latter.

5) In Hector's mode, there are two hidden characters that cannot be recruited in Eliwood's mode. These are the Pegasus Rider Farina and the Swordmaster Karla.

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6) Did you know that in the Japanese version of the game, the player cannot only choose their name, date of birth and gender but also their blood type?

7) The young prince Zephiel will actually become the main antagonist in Fire Emblem Binding Blade.

8) Did you know that any playable character in Fire Emblem Blazing Sword is limited only to gain 127 stat growth?

9) The great General Wallace of Caelin was actually a student of Renault. Although it may seems unlikely to be true, yet it was the bishop who taught him the art of combat.

10) According to the Fire Emblem timeline, Roy was born 5 years after his father Eliwood and his party defeated Nergal.

11) Fire Emblem Blazing Sword heavily borrowed the names of characters and weapons from both Arthurian legends and Song of Roland.

12) The names Bors, Igrene, Guinevere, Lot, Merlinus, Mordred, Nimue, Perceval and Uther are borrowed from the legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

13) The  names Armads, Barigan, Bramimond, Durandal, Durban, Hanon, Maltet, Murgleis and Roland are all borrowed from the characters in the Song of Roland.