History VideoGame / ShinMegamiTenseiXFireEmblem

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Known in Japanese as ''Illusory Revelations#FE/Gen'ei Ibunroku♯FE'', '''''Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem''''' is, as the name obviously implies, a crossover between ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' and ''Franchise/FireEmblem'', in development for the UsefulNotes/WiiU. Originally revealed in January 2013 in a Nintendo Direct, a full trailer was only revealed two years later, in another Direct in 2015, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPkqezNoG34 which can be viewed here.]]

However, the flavour it is taking is rather ''unusual'', [[AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent even by both series' standards]]. What we know is that the setting is an UrbanFantasy and the gameplay looks similar to the later parts of the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'' series, but the weapons, abilities and entities heavily based on ''Fire Emblem'', including enemies styled like demons/shadows but based on ''Fire Emblem'' characters. According to WordOfGod, the game is more of a ''Fire Emblem'' game in the style of a ''Shin Megami Tensei'' title rather than a "traditional" crossover.

The story takes place in modern day Tokyo, revolving around idol singers trying to make it big. OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Itsuki Aoi is practically dragged into the world of show biz by his friends; one of them being [[CuteClumsyGirl Tsubasa Oribe]]. As it happens, however, a group of supernatural beings called "Mirages" have begun to invade the world in search of Performa; the creative energy people possess that Mirages can suck out of them. While some of these Mirages are evil, there are others that are good and are attracted to humans with just as much Performa in them. Both Itsuki and Tsubasa's world change forever once they are forced to enter the "war between glamour and darkness" once some of these good Mirages come into contact with them. Turning into "Mirage Masters", these chosen humans are tasked to join forces with the good Mirages to safeguard humanity from the evil Mirages.
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!!''Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem/Illusory Revelations#FE'' provides examples of:
* AmnesiacHero: The Mirages have no memory of their past lives.
* AnimeThemeSong: Several, given the game's overarching IdolSinger theme.
** The debut trailer has one, ''Reincarnation'', which in-universe is Kiria's chart-topping single.
** ''Beastie Game'' is in the second trailer, sung by none other than Tiki.
* BattleStrip: In the trailer, a brief clip shows Tsubasa (the main girl) looking determinedly at something before twirling around and whipping off her clothing to reveal a white bikini/underwear.
* ButNotTooForeign: Eleanora "Elly" Yumizuru is half-Scandinavian.
* CharacterClassSystem: Friendly Mirages are classified under the same class system ''Fire Emblem'' uses. For example, Chrom is a Lord-class Mirage.
* ChildhoodFriend: Itsuki and Tsubasa.
* ColorMotif:
** Following a trend set by the recent [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]] games, this game features an abundance of a particular color throughout its theming and interface. This time around, it's green.
** Several of the characters also have surnames referring to colors such as Itsuki ''Aoi'' (blue), Kiria ''Kuro''no (black), and Toma ''Aka''gi (Red). The conspicuous exceptions of this being Tsubasa Oribe (though her first name means "wings", a reference to her being a Pegasus Knight) and Elly Yumizuru (though the 'Yumi' in her name means "bow" which references her Archer class).
** Even further, the hair colors of the currently shown characters (Blue, Red, Black, Green, and White) match up with the five colors of the Fire Emblem from the original game.
* CombinationAttack: Dual Arts, where two characters pair up and attack together. The attack changes depending on the characters involved, and a Dual Art between two characters will strengthen depending on their relationship.
* ConspicuousCGI: Utilized in the more elaborate non-gameplay parts of the trailer.
* CreatorProvincialism: It's set in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan, and features female characters who are idol singers.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Chrom, Caeda, and Cain look a LOT more intimidating than their traditional designs, but they are clearly heroic. However, they also have to be tamed by the heroes in order to utilize their powers.
* DetachmentCombat: Gangrel can detach his head from his body and attack the entire party.
* {{Expy}}: In a broad sense, Itsuki's combat form is one for Marth.
* EyepatchOfPower: Kiria appears throughout the trailer with her hair tied up [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]]-style, wearing green-and-black midrff-bearing armor with a black feathered trim, a devil tail, and a large black eyepatch.
* {{Gainaxing}}: Tsubasa has a large bust that jiggles conspicuously during some scenes in the trailer, but Maiko is even bigger and bouncier.
* GenkiGirl: Tsubasa and Eleanora.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Maiko LOVES hitting the sauce.
* HenshinHero: The leads combine with their respective Mirages, forming outfits based on those Mirage's appearance from the game.
* HeroicHost: The Mirage Masters towards their Mirages. They get the phenomenal fighting abilities of their partners in exchange for providing energy for the Mirages.
* HeroicMime: Averted with the protagonist, Itsuki Aoi, here. Unlike most Shin Megami Tensei protagonists (which are avatars for the player), Itsuki has a defined name, voiced lines, and presumably a canon personality.
* HotterAndSexier: In comparison to both parent series. The reveal trailer alone has both male and female characters down to their underclothes, and the female characters' idol costumes in particular are {{Stripperific}} as hell.
* IdolSinger: Pop music, Japanese Idol culture, and the entertainment industry are the central themes. In fact, every character is part of the entertainment industry in some form and the company they work for intentionally scouted them due to their powers.
** Tsubasa wants to be a pop singer, and one of her outfits is comprised of a black bra and hot pants with detached sleeves, gold bangles on her wrists and thighs, a collar, and a huge star-shaped necklace. Her Pegasus Knight outfit also resembles a frilly idol singer costume.
** Kiria, another female character who joins the party at some point, is also a famous idol singer - her Mage Class staff is even a microphone stand - who appears on a billboard on the Shibuya 106 building and on advertisements throughout the trailer.
** Tiki is Hatsune Miku in all but name (even being called Singaloid [=TiKi=]) She also sings the theme song for the second trailer.
** Toma wants to be an actor and works as an extra on a Tokusatsu show.
** Elly is an actress and aims to be a Hollywood star.
** Maiko is their boss, being the president of a company called Fault Entertainment which also scouts Mirage Masters.
** Itsuki is part of the company, but isn't really interested and had to be dragged into recruitment.
** One of Tsubasa and Eleanora's Dual Arts involves them [[MusicalAssassin weaponizing a duet.]]
** The costumes worn in battle by the characters resemble outfits you'd see worn by J-Pop groups.
* LyricalDissonance: When translated, [[https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/shin-megami-tensei-x-fire-emblem-reincarnation-lyrics-translation/ the lyrics of the song]] playing over the second trailer (named Reincarnation) is rather dark while sounding incredibly peppy:
--> I want to destroy all of the important things I've held onto
--> You can heal me of this painful loneliness
--> (Chorus) Reincarnation, Realization
--> …I want to disappear
--> The noise of the endless city streets
--> The melancholy of false smiles
--> The real face behind them, in a way that has never been seen
--> Whenever someone is anxious
--> Even if they don’t say it, we know it
--> I want to destroy all of the important things I’ve held onto, give me the courage
--> But, I won’t be up front about it
--> Even when I’m lost, even when I’m troubled, I still want you
--> At least, I will destroy this painful loneliness
--> (Chorus) Reincarnation, Realization
--> I want to be reborn.
* MeaningfulName: Nearly every character has a name where at least part of it hints at their role or character class. They're even highlighted on the official website.
* {{Meganekko}}: Maiko.
* MsFanservice: While most of the girls can count, Maiko is the top contender, having been a gravure idol when she was younger.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: The majority of Mirages are parasites who suck people dry of their passion and drive, called performa. The heroic Mirages such as Chrom or Caeda partner with people with high amounts of performa in order to let these Mirage Masters fight off more villainous Mirages.
* MythologyGag:
** Itsuki Aoi, the lead, has the blue hair, blue outfit, cape, and rapier that almost every lord of the series has had. His outfit borrows most heavily from Sigurd, with a white cape and cravat, but also has elements of Marth's manga outfit, with the golden fringe on his shoulders, and Chrom's promoted armor. At one point in the trailer, he's also shown casting thunder magic, the preferred means of attack from Robin. His Mirage is even Chrom.
** Hitoshi Yamagami, a longtime producer of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, once stated he wanted to make a game set in modern-day Tokyo, where a pegasus lands on the roof of the Shibuya 109 department store. While it may not land on it, the ''Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem'' trailer opens and closes with a pegasus flying in front of the game's version of said building.
** Tsubasa Oribe, the female lead, has blue hair and a pegasus theme in her idol clothes and vehicle, which harkens back to Caeda, a blue-haired pegasus rider who was the love interest of the main lead of her games. Appropriately, her Mirage is Caeda.
** The reveal trailer gives a glimpse at iconic settings from both franchises, namely a [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI destroyed Tokyo]] and the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Mila Tree]].
** The magic energy called Performa sounds just like Persona.
** Toma is a HotBlooded FieryRedhead, thus he's paired with Cain, the original Red Cavalier.
** Jack Frost appears as part of the Hee Haw Mart, which is run by an [[Characters/FireEmblem Anna]] lookalike named Shio.
* PowerDyesYourHair: Elly is naturally a blonde but changing to an archer turns her hair cyan.
* RecycledInSpace: ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'' WITH ''FIRE EMBLEM'' CHARACTERS!
* RuleOfCool: Quite blatant. If the various character designs didn't clue you in, then there's the futuristic motorcycles and the pegasai with rocket boosters...
* ShoutOut: One of the showcased attacks is [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} the Squid Sisters' pop song]], complete with matching outfits.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Tsubasa's idol costume is comprised of a black bra and short shorts, and at one point she [[BattleStrip removes her clothes]], revealing what is either a swimsuit or her underwear. Kiria's idol costume consists of a BDSM-type chest harness, a corset, and black panties and garters.
* TacticalRockPaperScissors: The game makes use of ''Fire Emblem'''s weapon triangle mechanics.
* TeamMom: Maiko to the kids, being not only their mentor but also their boss.
* TokenMiniMoe: Tiki, who looks about preteen at ''best''. Even her voice actress is younger than the rest of the cast.
* UrbanFantasy: As typical of ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' and ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'', the game is set in Tokyo and stars a group of teenagers.
* VitriolicBestBuds: A Treehouse stream commented that Eleanora and Toma have this relationship. They argue during their team up attack and Eleanora even uses Toma's head as a vault.
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: While we do not know the stakes yet, the game seems to share the splitting of time between going to school and fighting monsters with the Persona series.
* YouDontLookLikeYou:
** The trailer features Tiki's younger design, albeit not that far removed from her original design... but also [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Gangrel, Aversa and Chrom]], the former two looking incredibly monstrous.
** With the E3 2015 trailer, we can confirm that Fire Emblem characters range the spectrum of this trope, from Caeda merely having an outfit swap to Chrom's GlowingEyesOfDoom to Cain having robotic aspects.

* MeaningfulName: Nearly every character has a name where at least part of it hints at their role or character class.