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3	''[[https://feuniverse.us/t/fe8-sacred-echoes-v1-0-complete/4523 Fire Emblem: The Sacred Echoes]]'' is a [[GameMod ROM hack]] first released in 2020 by FE Universe user [=HyperGammaSpaces=]. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As the title would suggest]], it's a demake of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]'' in the ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Sacred Stones]]'' engine, bringing over many of ''Echoes''' unique features and traits (such as [[CastFromHitPoints the magic system]], dungeons, and [=CGs=] for certain scenes in the story) while also adding and tweaking certain gameplay and story beats to provide a fresh experience.
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5	!!Tropes in The Sacred Echoes:
6	* AdaptationExpansion: Several new scenes are added to fill in parts of the story that were originally passed over, including a deeper focus on [[TheQuisling Fernand's]] character arc.
7	* AdaptationalBadass: Celica has several of her more divisive moments in the original story rewritten, particularly towards the endgame; while [[spoiler:Jedah successfully turns Celica into a Witch and forces her to fight Alm, who then unseals Falchion and ([[DisneyDeath temporarily]]) kills her with it]] in ''Shadows of Valentia'', the romhack shows [[spoiler:Celica remaining DefiantToTheEnd, [[EleventhHourSuperpower unlocking the “true” Ragnarok Omega spell]] to fend off Jedah and forcefully pry Falchion off of Mila’s corpse. Her subsequent DisneyDeath results from her [[HeroicRROD pushing herself far beyond her limits]] to use the spell and attempt to wield Falchion, the latter of which was unsuccessful because [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield she doesn’t have Duma’s Brand like Alm and Emperor Rudolf]].]]
8	* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: In ''Sacred Echoes'', Jesse is reinterpreted as a trans man.
9	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Fernand's dynamic with Clive is changed from the simple WeUsedToBeFriends it was in ''Echoes'' to Fernand instead being Clive's UnluckyChildhoodFriend who, already in a [[HeroicBSOD downward spiral]] after the deaths of his family, saw Clive's relationship with Mathilda as a betrayal and resulted in him isolating himself even further from the rest of the Deliverance.
10	* AdaptationalSexuality: Several characters are rewritten to be more explicitly queer (or at the very least curious) compared to the original games; most notably, Fernand now seems to be exclusively attracted to men, with his implied feelings for Mathilda being nowhere to be found.
11	* ButchLesbian: Acantha is implied to be one of these, being an androgynous-looking LovableRogue who largely dislikes men despite engaging in traditionally "manly" hobbies like gambling and drinking. It helps that she almost immediately takes a shine to the very feminine Silque.
12	* CanonForeigner: ''Sacred Echoes'' features two new optional characters that weren't in ''Echoes'' or ''Gaiden''; Acantha the Thief (who can be recruited in the same chapter as Silque) and Hyas the Axe Fighter (who can be recruited in the same chapter as Atlas).
13	* OldFlame: Nomah and Mycen used to be an item when they were younger, but drifted apart with time. If their Support together is maxed out, then it's possible for them to rekindle their romance.

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