History Awesome / FireEmblemAwakening

** Gerome's "[[YouCantFightFate Embrace your fate!]]" and "''[[GutturalGrowler MOVE!]]''"

** Wanna take this better? Marry them to a particularly strong Unit and pair them up. [[BattleCouple Watch as every foe you come across is OBLITERATED]] by ThePowerOfLove due to absolutely ''massive'' stat boosts. Maybe even max out the unit they're married to [[NoKillLikeOverkill and watch the slaughterfest.]] Wanna take it past 11 and '''up to 15?''' Bring the child unit(s) sired from the Avatar and their sibling and/or spouse. The devastation can only be called awe-inspiring when [[BadassFamily you're watching what is best described as]] ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' in ''Fire Emblem''.

* Excellus getting the HumiliationConga he ''so'' well deserves at the start of Chapter 20. KickTheSonOfABitch and TakeThatScrappy (in-universe too) at its finest.

** Give the bad guy a a round of applause as well not Validar, but the Hierophant, who reveals themself to be Grima from the BadFuture, who was able to take the Avatar as a host and followed Lucina to the past, and even though he wasn't able to possess the new Avatar, he was able to manipulate events just enough to use the Hierophant as a sacrifice to revive himself.

-->'''Lissa''': ''You're right! He/She has to be out there somewhere... And we'll find a way to bring him/her home. Even if we have to search every open field in this whole stupid world!''

->'''Chrom''': Now, Avatar! This is our chance! I'm going to finish it!
->'''(The Avatar prepares to attack)'''
->'''Chrom''': ...Avatar?! Wait, what—
->'''Grima''': ...WHAT...WHAT ARE YOU DOING?''
->'''Avatar''': For once, I'm glad you and I are the same. Now I can give my life to protect those I care for...
->'''Grima''': ...YOU WOULD...NOT DARE!
->'''Avatar''': I would and I will. The evils you would visit on this world are unthinkable... In some way, I—we share the blame. It's only right we meet our end together!
->'''Grima''': ...NOOOOOOO! (Grima vanishes. The Avatar begins to fade away).
->'''Chrom''': Avatar! No!
->'''Avatar''': Thank you, Chrom. For...everything... Tell the others...my last thoughts were of them... May we meet again, in a better life...(Dissipates)
->'''Chrom''': Avatar! No! Ah gods, NO!

-->'''Kjelle''': ''If you believe in any gods, you'd better pray to them now!''
-->'''Cassius''': ''My, my. Aren't we confident?''
-->'''Kjelle''': ''I don't fear you, coward!''
-->'''Cassius''': ''Aye, I suppose not. Most fools assume that liars and sneaks like me are weak. They want us to be weak, see? They NEED it. It lets them hold on to the fantasy that [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin right prevails in the end]]. Heh... They can think what they want. A cocky fool is an easy target. Truth is, in the end, it's the clever ones who always survive.''
-->'''Kjelle''': ''[[KirkSummation A man who takes hostages in order to win a duel has no claim to cleverness. Even an animal would not stoop so low!]] But enough. I've no more words to waste on the likes of you. My master will have vengeance!''
-->'''Cassius''': ''Wrong, girl. Your master will have COMPANY!''

-->'''Yarne:''' You're fighting in the next battle?
-->'''Noire:''' I am.
-->'''Yarne:''' ...Ah. I see.
-->'''Noire:''' For all my faults, the others still trust me enough to rely on me...
-->'''Yarne:''' But aren't you scared?
-->'''Noire:''' Of course I am! Even now, my hands are shaking...
-->'''Yarne:''' Then why force yourself? Wouldn't it be easier to just stay here and—
-->'''Noire:''' It would, but I don't want to do what's easy. I want to do what's right... Yarne, if you don't want to fight, you don't have to. I won't judge you. I don't want to go out there either.
-->'''Yarne:''' Then why go?!
-->'''Noire:''' B-because we have to win this war, and it's time for me to make a stand! So, yeah. I'm scared, but I'm going.

*** Noire, one of the frailest characters in-story, manages to give Yarne enough inspiration and courage to become mentally and emotionally stronger. We're talking about a shy IllGirl who is seen as a mix of ShrinkingViolet and LovableCoward most of the time, but her A Support with him ''oozes'' SilkHidingSteel and shows that she does not ''always'' need to relay on her SplitPersonality to get things done.

** Gregor's "GREGOR SMASH!" Is notable because it reminds many of [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]]! Then there's "Time to face MAKER!" and "Don't want to get along, eh?"

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* ''Awakening'' was intended to be the series finale if the game didn't sell well. Not only did it pass the bare minimum to keep the franchise alive, it completely blew expectations away. 250,000 was the number of copies Nintendo was hoping to sell... It ended up selling just shy of ''two million'', making it the best selling entry in the series to date by a fair margin (at least until ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' came out and became even ''more'' of a best-seller). Even better, not only did Awakening manage to keep the Fire Emblem franchise alive, it completely revitalized it and is now officially a Nintendo staple in all regions with [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates several]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemEchoesShadowsOfValentia new]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes entries]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreehouses since]].

** Wanna take this UpToEleven? Marry them to a particularly strong Unit and pair them up. [[BattleCouple Watch as every foe you come across is OBLITERATED]] by ThePowerOfLove due to absolutely ''massive'' stat boosts. Maybe even max out the unit they're married to [[NoKillLikeOverkill and watch the slaughterfest.]] Wanna take it past 11 and '''up to 15?''' Bring the child unit(s) sired from the Avatar and their sibling and/or spouse. The devastation can only be called awe-inspiring when [[BadassFamily you're watching what is best described as]] ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' in ''Fire Emblem''.

** It's even more awesome / satisfying if you [[LaserGuidedKarma let Say'ri kill him]], and ''[[UpToEleven still]]'' more so if you have her use Amatsu to do it.

** [[UpToEleven Especially]] if the [[HarderThanHard hardest]] [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard route]] is completed. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H4M7VRMPC4 Here's a good example with NO ally deaths at all]].

* Lon'qu and Frederick. When you first use them, they demolish whatever's in their path. They come fairly early (one being one of the first characters you even use) in the game too, and with weapons like the Silver Spear and Killing Edge, they could almost be considered overpowered (if weapons didn't break, that is). Even Chrom acknowledges Frederick's strength. In Chrom and Vaike's C support, Vaike bets that whoever loses must pull Frederick's pants down. Chrom promptly replies that Frederick would kick Vaike's ass if he were to pull them down. As for Lon'qu, the only thing that even fazes him is women. [[spoiler:That explains why "Marth" could beat him.]]
* In a case of GameplayAndStorySegregation, if Owain and Inigo[[spoiler:'s parents are married and they]] are recruited [[spoiler:And their parents have maxed out stats and good skills equipped,]] they will be practically invincible during their [[YouShallNotPass epic moment]] [[spoiler:in Future Past II]], making all their worrying a little redundant and pointless.
** Ditto with Brady and Yarne, if [[spoiler:their parents are maxed out]], though it may make you wonder [[BodyguardingABadass why they aren't holding the line instead.]]

*** [[spoiler:Walhart]]'s "YOU SHALL FALL TO THE WAYSIDE!" and "STAND UP AND FIGHT!"
*** [[spoiler:Priam]]'s "[[spoiler:For the Blue Flame!]]"
*** [[spoiler:Aversa]]'s "Still clinging to hope?"
*** [[spoiler:Gangrel]]'s "Beg for your life!"
*** [[spoiler:Yen'Fay]]'s "And now, we clash!" and "Here comes judgement!"

* ThePlan to rescue [[spoiler:Emmeryn]] in Chapter 9, an awesome combined-effort by the Avatar, Chrom, Basilio, Flavia and Phila. [[spoiler: [[OutGambitted Until everything]] [[FromBadToWorse goes to hell, anyway.]]]]

* Basilio's [[spoiler:[[FakingTheDead not quite]]]] LastStand against Walhart after Chapter 17 has one in Basilio not only surviving Walhart's attack, something Walhart himself compliments him on, but the proceeding to land a CriticalHit on the Conqueror and knocking him down to roughly half his health ''[[BeyondTheImpossible despite having a 0% chance to crit.]]'' [[spoiler:Not to mention his knowledge of the future that Lucina gave him allowing him to pull off an impressive BatmanGambit.]]

* ThePlan of the Avatar [[spoiler:as revealed in Chapter 23]] is incredibly awesome.
** To elaborate, [[spoiler:the SpoilerOpening that shows Chrom's death in the Premonition? [[ChekhovsGun The Avatar remembered that]], and makes it [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee part of a plan]] to out-gambit Validar and give him a "fake" victory that completely unravels when [[BigDamnHeroes Basilio]] (last seen being struck down by Walhart) returns "from the dead", revealing that some of the crystals inside the Fire Emblem that Validar has are fake. Then Chrom is revealed to be FakingTheDead (thanks to the Avatar resisting Validar's control enough to dampen the magical strike), [[VillainousBreakdown breaking Validar even further]].]] [[GuileHero Wow!]]
** [[spoiler:The Avatar then proceeds to blast Validar with [[ShockAndAwe Thoron]], shutting him up.]] [[GameplayandStorySegregation Which is pretty funny if you've used a second seal, and the Avatar can't actually use tomes.]]
** Give the bad guy a a round of applause as well [[spoiler:not Validar, but the Hierophant, who reveals themself to be Grima from the BadFuture, who was able to take the Avatar as a host and followed Lucina to the past, and even though he wasn't able to possess the new Avatar, he was able to manipulate events just enough to use the Hierophant as a sacrifice to revive himself]].

* The Avatar's role in the Final Chapter. [[spoiler:After figuring out beforehand that [[TomatoInTheMirror they and Grima are indeed one and the same]], and that the only way to for Grima to die for real is for Grima [[ExactWords "to kill himself"]], the Avatar, should you select the option, [[NoManOfWomanBorn deals the final blow to Grima, finally ending the Fell Dragon once and for all]] at the cost of [[HeroicSacrifice basically being erased from existence]]! Luckily, the very last scene of the ending shows that they pull through thanks to [[ThePowerOfFriendship the strength of their bonds with their comrades]].]]
** The entire final fight with [[spoiler:Grima]] in and of itself is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, accompanied by SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic.
** The icing on the cake is [[spoiler:Grima's reaction. Seeing this incredibly cruel and evil demon once so smug in his invincibility and incredible power begin to visibly panic in fear of knowing he's going to die for real is very satisfying]].
** Bonus points if Avatar scores a critical when fighting [[spoiler:Grima]]. "Checkmate!" is of course the best one, since it could be the blow that wins the whole game for you, [[spoiler:but even simple lines like "Here's how it's done!" suddenly take on new meaning against the Avatar's EvilCounterpart.]]

*** And finally, nothing cinches [[spoiler:ushering in a new future and ending something once thought immortal]] quite like "Time to tip the scales!".

** Scoring a critical with either Chrom or [[spoiler:Lucina.]] "Anything can change!" and "Hope will never die!" are spot-on for the moment.
*** "I challenge my fate!" [[spoiler:In my game, she then did so by putting a sword through Grima's head.]]

** And then at the end there's a triple crowner, and since that in itself is awesome, it most fits here. After you beat [[spoiler:Grima for good and your allies start expressing confidence that the Avatar will return, Lissa delivers this gem:]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Lissa''': ''You're right! He/She has to be out there somewhere... And we'll find a way to bring him/her home. Even if we have to search every open field in this whole stupid world!'']]
* At the start of the final battle, the entire party is knocked down to nearly no health by Grima right before [[spoiler:it promptly absorbs the Avatar and nearly kills them.]] All seems lost, but [[spoiler:Chrom and every character participating in the battle call out to the Avatar, and their voices reach them. They then find the strength to break free and return to the battle, at which point Naga restore their health and they battle their way to Grima's version of the Avatar, who has a battle rating of over two-hundred! BUT can still be heavily damaged with Chrom's Exalted Falchion.]] Should you choose to let the Avatar deal the final blow, [[spoiler:not only will Grima be defeated ''permanently'', something that not even ''[[PhysicalGod Naga]]'' [[ShockingMoments is capable of, but the Avatar's]] [[ThePowerOfFriendship bonds with their friends will prove to be stronger than their connection to Grima]], [[BookEnds and Chrom and Lissa will find their friend not too much later, only lacking the Mark of Grima.]]]]

->'''Chrom''': [[spoiler:Now, Avatar! This is our chance! I'm going to finish it!]]
->'''([[spoiler:The Avatar]] prepares to attack)'''
->'''Chrom''': [[spoiler:...Avatar]]?! Wait, what—
->'''[[spoiler:Grima]]''': ...WHAT...WHAT ARE YOU DOING?''
->'''[[spoiler:Avatar]]''': [[spoiler:For once, I'm glad you and I are the same.]] Now I can [[spoiler:give my life]] to protect those I care for...
->'''[[spoiler:Grima]]''': ...YOU WOULD...NOT DARE!
->'''[[spoiler:Avatar]]''': I would and I will. The evils you would visit on this world are unthinkable... [[spoiler: In some way, I—we share the blame. It's only right we meet our end together!]]
->'''[[spoiler:Grima]]''': ...NOOOOOOO! [[spoiler:(Grima vanishes. The Avatar begins to fade away).]]
->'''Chrom''': [[spoiler:Avatar]]! No!
->'''[[spoiler:Avatar]]''': Thank you, Chrom. [[spoiler:For...everything... Tell the others...my last thoughts were of them... May we meet again, in a better life...(Dissipates)]]
->'''Chrom''': [[spoiler:Avatar]]! No! Ah gods, NO!

* While some of the bonus paralogues fit into other categories, Paralogue 19: Irreconcilable Paths, is this in spades: [[BattleInTheRain A battle at a rain-swept promontory at the edge of the world map]] against enemies strong enough to actually challenge overlevelled characters (which you will probably have several of by now). Topping it off is the fight against [[spoiler:Walhart]] who when fought in the main storyline was somewhat underwhelming after all the hype surrounding him. Here, he's far stronger (quite possibly on par with the final boss depending on difficulty) and gives an epic rant on his motives and beliefs before battling you, not to mention the fact that he has forced some of the strongest of the Risen (Lucina even remarks that they are on par with those of the Bad Future when Grima was at full power) to bow before his will. The only thing able to top this is the fact that if defeated correctly he joins your army, complete with unique class, weapon, and a very good statline.

* In the Paralogue where [[spoiler:Gangrel]] is recruited, having [[spoiler:him]] face the boss nets this gem that signals the return of the prodigal asshole.
-->'''[[spoiler:Gangrel]]''': ''You can't kill a dead man, sweetheart. Now to feed YOU to the maggots!''

* [[spoiler:In Paralogue 20, girls from the village Emmeryn has been staying at have been abducted. Emmeryn is one of them, [[DamselOutOfDistress but escapes]] and this is ''after'' stepping off the cliff and sustaining brain damage ''so severe'' that she lost '''''all''''' of her memories and has trouble forming complete sentences]]. As much of a TearJerker as [[spoiler:Emmeryn]]'s paralogue is, she still manages to pull off an awesome moment. Despite ''knowing'' that the Grimleal is after her, [[BadassPacifist she]] ''willingly'' leaves the village to sacrifice herself anyway. Even after [[spoiler:the events of Chapter 9]], it's clear that [[spoiler:Emmeryn]] is still the same [[AllLovingHero all-loving]] {{determinator}} that she always was.

* The final [=SpotPass=] paralogue lets you deploy a whopping total of ''30'' units (the largest count in the game) against a massive enemy force of 50 led by [[spoiler:Badass Priam]]. The sheer thrill of having your army clashing with an even bigger one ([[ZergRush and they come in fast!]]) is totally awe-inspiring, moreso if you [[TheWarSequence decide to stand your ground against all of them]]. Then, there's the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic battle theme]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyjLmvdVQ4s Champion]] and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyvzb8nQRyc Ablaze version]], which also gives a nod to [[spoiler:Priam's claim about being a [[CanonWelding descendant]] of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Ike]].]]

* [[spoiler:Walhart]], [[EvenEvilHasStandards of all people]], gives a pretty epic verbal smackdown to [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Raydrik]] if you have the two talk in the DLC Rogues and Redeemers 2. In summary, [[spoiler:Raydrik suggests the two of them team up to take over the land, and Walhart responds with "AndThenWhat", and when he sees Raydrik hit an utter mental brick wall, he calls him pathetic, and that without vision, a conqueror he is not. And then he finishes it off with saying that a schoolyard bully with a stick could dream up greater ambitions than him.]]
* Beat Rogues and Redeemers 3, and Ike will say that he's never fought anyone half as strong as you. This coming from a man who fought (and beat) ''[[spoiler:Ashera, half of the creator of the universe]].''

* ''The Future Past 3'' gives [[spoiler:the possessed Avatar]] one. [[spoiler:They continue to fight from the inside to prevent Grima from slaughtering Lucina and her friends, even after Grima insists that their spirit has been completely consumed.]]
** On the same map, the ending scene turns epic if [[spoiler:you keep all of the kids in all three ''Future Past'' maps alive]] - [[spoiler:After the possessed Avatar teleports Chrom and company back to the Outrealms, things look bad for the surviving kids, when the [[BigDamnHeroes others show up just in the nick of time with the remaining Gemstones]]]]. But when [[spoiler:Grima laughs, saying that he killed Naga already, suddenly Tiki (who was also killed by Grima) shows up in spirit and performs the Awakening as the new [[CrystalDragonJesus Naga aka GOD]]. Apparently, the Avatar foiled Grima a SECOND time by allowing Tiki's soul to remain after her body's death. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard When Grima's Risen defiled Mount Prism, Naga's power refocused itself on Tiki's resting place - right beneath their feet.]] When Grima prepares to finish off Lucina before the Awakening can be performed, the possessed Avatar paralyzes Grima one last time, allowing the ritual to proceed and for Lucina to take out Grima with one blow.]] EarnYourHappyEnding ''indeed''.

* Also from ''The Future Past'', [[spoiler:Owain resolves to stand alone and fight the risen to allow the others to escape... Except for the fact that none of them actually left him alone, least of all Inigo, [[BashBrothers who stays with him to fend off the Risen together.]]]]

*** Female Avatar and [[spoiler:Aversa]] escaping from a group of assassins by working together, in one of their supports.

*** Kellam taking tons of punishment from Panne's berserk beast form just so [[spoiler: she would interact with the other troops.]] Also doubles as a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment of Heartwarming.]]

*** Henry's marriage proposal to Sumia is both this and a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}, not to mention damn creative. What's best than [[spoiler:proposing to the girl you like by ''switching bodies with her both to ride her pegasus AND to get her a perfectly fitting wedding ring'']]?
*** Noire, one of the frailest characters in-story, manages to give Yarne enough inspiration and courage to become mentally and emotionally stronger. We're talking about a shy IllGirl who is seen as a mix of ShrinkingViolet and LovableCoward most of the time, but her A Support with him ''oozes'' SilkHidingSteel [[spoiler:and shows that she does not ''always'' need to relay on her SplitPersonality to get things done]].

** Even better is how there are several flying units on the map, so Noire not only gets to attack her captors, she gets to hit many of them for bonus damage. Too bad for them they had to [[HoistByHisOwnPetard imprison an archer]], huh?
* Tiki's recruitment Paralogue is this, since it's one of the few missions in the game where the enemy can easily back you into a corner even on Normal due to the fact that it is an EscortMission, where you have to defeat every enemy while preventing them from killing the defenseless Tiki. What makes it harder than most other {{Escort Mission}}s in FE is that the enemies will ''completely'' ignore you unless there's no other way to get to Tiki, and enemy reinforcements just keep on coming for several waves from all around you. By the end, it's perfectly possible to be seeing a huge mess of Risen surrounding your army as you hold them back as best you can while you wonder when in Naga's name will they tire of throwing themselves at you.

* Sadly [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome offscreen]], Lon'qu defending Lissa from a random band of assassins (including archers) single handedly during their A support, which is an impressive feat even when you're controlling him in battle.

* ''Awakening'' is the only game in the series to have more than one representative in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' (two in [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU the fourth game]] and three in [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate the fifth]]). Considering this is the game that managed to save ''Fire Emblem'' from being shelved for good, it's only fitting that it has the most fighters from the series.
** For some added context, Awakening was intended to be the series finale if the game didn't sell well. Not only did it pass the bare minimum to keep the franchise alive, it completely blew expectations away. 250,000 was the number of copies Nintendo was hoping to sell... It ended up selling just shy of ''two million'', making it the best selling entry in the series to date by a fair margin (at least until ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' came out and became even ''more'' of a best-seller). Even better, not only did Awakening manage to keep the Fire Emblem franchise alive, it completely revitalized it and is now officially a Nintendo staple in all regions with [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates several]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemEchoesShadowsOfValentia new]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes entries]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreehouses since]].

* In a case of GamePlayandStorySegregation, if Owain and Inigo[[spoiler:'s parents are married and they]] are recruited [[spoiler:And their parents have maxed out stats and good skills equipped,]] they will be practically invincible during their [[YouShallNotPass epic moment]] [[spoiler:in Future Past II]], making all their worrying a little redundant and pointless.