History FireEmblemAwakening / TropesFToL

--->'''Maribelle:''' "I could bring you to an establishment where a pack of lovely ladies wait on you?\\
'''Lon'qu:''' "Pass. ...Wait. How would you know about such a place?"\\
'''Maribelle:''' "Rude! A woman must have her secrets."

-->'''Lissa:''' "The last thing I want to imagine is [Chrom] jumping into a pool full of naked women, shouting: [[TheImmodestOrgasm 'Hold on, I'm coming!']]"

** Two recruitable characters, Gaius and Tharja, first show up as enemies. Their monologue indicates that they're not entirely antagonistic, but they'll still attack you. To recruit them, you must talk to them ''specifically'' with Chrom. If you think just sparing them or DefeatMeansFriendship is the solution, they're {{permanently miss|able Content}}ed.

** Recruiting Donnel is not as straight forward as you expect. He will only join the party if he levels up during his recruitment paralogue. Again, the game doesn't mention this so it's very likely that you'll complete his paralogue and then confusedly notice he isn't in your party roster afterwards.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Played with. At a glance, the world map appears similar to a real world map [[http://fireemblem.nintendo.com/story/img/pop7.jpg (if not the whole world, then at least North America, Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East.)]] But Ylisse, which is notably European, is where the Middle East/East Asia would be. Plegia is similarly Western but is located where Africa would be, though its Dark Mages seem to at least draw some Ancient Egyptian inspiration mixed with [[Main/{{Goth}} Gothic]] trappings. Ferox is home to the only two brown skinned characters and is located where Europe should be. Chon'sin is home to the most Swordmasters (who look more like Samurai in this game than any other in the series) and its most powerful sword is based on Japanese regalia, but the neighboring kingdoms are Western and the continent is shaped like the Americas.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Played with. At a glance, the world map appears similar to a real world map [[http://fireemblem.nintendo.com/story/img/pop7.jpg (if not the whole world, then at least North America, Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East.)]] But Ylisse, which is notably European, is where the Middle East/East Asia would be. Plegia is similarly Western but is located where Africa would be, though its Dark Mages seem to at least draw some Ancient Egyptian inspiration mixed with [[Main/Goth Gothic]] trappings. Ferox is home to the only two brown skinned characters and is located where Europe should be. Chon'sin is home to the most Swordmasters (who look more like Samurai in this game than any other in the series) and its most powerful sword is based on Japanese regalia, but the neighboring kingdoms are Western and the continent is shaped like the Americas.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Played with. At a glance, the world map appears similar to a real world map [[http://fireemblem.nintendo.com/story/img/pop7.jpg (if not the whole world, then at least North America, Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East.)]] But Ylisse, which is notably European, is where the Middle East/East Asia would be. Plegia is similarly Western but is located where Africa would be, though its Dark Mages seem to at least draw some Ancient Egyptian inspiration mixed with Gothic. Ferox is home to the only two brown skinned characters and is located where Europe should be. Chon'sin is home to the most Swordsmasters (who look more like Samurai in this game than any other in the series) and its most powerful sword is based on Japanese regalia, but the neighboring kingdoms are Western and the continent is shaped like the Americas.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Played with. At a glance, the world map appears similar to a real world map [[http://fireemblem.nintendo.com/story/img/pop7.jpg (if not the whole world, then at least North America, Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East.)]] But Ylisse, which is notably European, is where the Middle East/East Asia would be. Plegia is similarly Western but is located where Africa would be, though its Dark Mages seem to at least draw some Egyptian inspiration. Ferox is home to the only brown skinned characters and is located where Europe should be. Valm is home to the most Swordsmasters (who look more like Samurai in this game than any other in the series) and its most powerful sword is based on Japanese regalia, but the land itself is shaped like the Americas.

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* FemalesAreMoreInnocent: [[spoiler:Aversa]] seems to be the one truly evil woman throughout the game[[spoiler:not counting a female Avatar]], with any other women merely being antagonists and/or mooks. But if you receive the [=SpotPass=] chapters, [[spoiler:you suddenly find out that she was practically mind controlled for the entire game, she then joins your team.]] To compare, [[spoiler:Gangrel]] was a genuinely messed up individual, with a long list of atrocities to his name; [[spoiler:he joins too,]] but he actually ''has'' to bear responsibility for his actions, instead of shifting the blame to someone else.

** Chrom's wife. While the game does in fact tell you Chrom's four options (five if the Avatar is female, as the Avatar can romance anybody of the opposite sex), it does ''not'' tell you that you will commit to his marriage roughly 42% of the way through the game. It also does ''not'' tell you that there is a priority, beyond dropping a few hints in-story about who is first on the priority.[[note]]If all of them have the exact same support points, it's Sumia. After that, in order of priority, it's Maribelle, Sully, Olivia, and a female Avatar. If all of them can access C Support, but have not initiated the C Support, it's Olivia. After that, in order of priority it's Sumia, Maribelle, Sully, and a female Avatar.[[/note]] That's the one thing that might trip up players, and did in fact trip up a few uninformed players. While the game ''does'' tell you that Chrom can in fact marry Olivia, getting this to happen is the GuideDangIt.[[note]]To get Chrom to marry Olivia, you must never access Sumia, Sully, Maribelle, or a female Avatar's C Support. To make it easier, you can try to avoid giving Chrom Support points with any of them, or marry them to other characters. Finally, if Chrom has enough Support points to access Olivia's C Support, they will marry.[[/note]] In fact, there is an option that happens if [[TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything all of Chrom's candidates are married off, or he has no Support points with either]], but getting ''this'' is the ''true'' GuideDangIt.

* {{Lolicon}}: Nowi's husband, in his A Support conversation with Nah, mentions that he was attracted to Nowi because of her youthful appearance. In the English versions, it's changed to a ShotgunWedding scenario.
--> '''Nah's Father:''' ''I'll tell you anything you want to know, even the embarrassing story of our courtship... As you know, your mother has always looked young, and...''

** [[spoiler: Emmeryn]] willingly and serenely walks to their death, [[GoOutWithASmile with a smile too]].
** [[spoiler: The Avatar also faces their death with a smile if they chose to sacrifice themselves to kill Grima.]]

* FemalesAreMoreInnocent: [[spoiler:Aversa]] seems to be the one truly evil woman throughout the game[[spoiler: not counting a female Avatar]], with any other women merely being antagonists and/or mooks. But if you receive the [=SpotPass=] chapters, [[spoiler:you suddenly find out that she was practically mind controlled for the entire game, she then joins your team.]] To compare, [[spoiler:Gangrel]] was a genuinely messed up individual, with a long list of atrocities to his name; [[spoiler: he joins too,]] but he actually ''has'' to bear responsibility for his actions, instead of shifting the blame to someone else.

* {{Forgiveness}}: A major theme, especially with Emmeryn and eventually [[spoiler: Gangrel]] of all people. See the character pages for more details.

** Similarly, Chrom remarks on the Avatar's unusual name and asks if it's foreign. A new player will likely dismiss this as as [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] HelloInsertNameHere, but [[spoiler: considering the Avatar's past, their name likely is Plegian in-universe]].

** In Paralogue 17, Chrom and his gang enter a holy glade wherein they find Tiki, the daughter of the Divine Dragon Naga, resting. The rest of the army remarks that the area is very calming and peaceful. The Avatar remarks that they felt nothing out of the ordinary. [[spoiler: This probably has something to do with the whole the Avatar is the vessel of the Fell Dragon Grima thing.]]

** The first time that Validar lays eyes on the party is Chapter 6, and when he does, he seems to have ''great'' amounts of interest in the Avatar for some reason, which is easy to write off as him surveying the enemy commanders. [[spoiler: He's intrigued with how his child has grown up and thinking on the particular significance he/she has to his plans...]]
** A minor example is in Chrom and Lissa's support. Lissa is worried she isn't useful and repeatedly asks Chrom if she seems like a princess. [[spoiler: This seems at first like concern over her tomboyish streak, but in Owain's introduction chapter it's revealed Lissa's Mark of Naga never appeared, leading her to suspect she might be a bastard child and thus technically not a princess]].

*** There is one situation in which Lon'qu won't stutter in the above scene: [[spoiler: if he's married to the avatar, because their S-support establishes that his gynophobia doesn't apply to her anymore.]]

*** Speaking of Panne, Nowi, [[spoiler: and their children]], if you reclass them, they keep their Beast and Dragon weaknesses even if the class you choose for them doesn't normally have it.

** Flying units (like Pegasus Knights) are weak to archers. [[spoiler: In Chapter 9, the Pegasus Knights that act as reinforcements for the Shepards die to Risen archers. They're even {{One Hit Kill}}s]].
** The battle between [[spoiler: Basilio and Walhart is done the same way a regular game battle is done; the player has access to the camera controls, and the game even has reasonable damage/accuracy/critical values for either character. Flavia blocks an attack using the dual guard system as well.]]

** Like many Fire Emblem games, the writing likes to assume that the player will go through the game without a single casualty. So no one will get on Lucina's case for stabbing her aunt Lissa or her own (not Robin) mother, and Robin [[spoiler: can support and be on friendly terms with the spotpass characters, even if they had just single handedly killed/crippled their spouse and child in the level they were recruited on.]]

*** Lissa and Stahl's A-Support will have Lissa mention that her brother is "running a country", which isn't true until [[spoiler: the TimeSkip between Chapters 11 and 12 after Emmeryn's death]].
** Chapter 17 ends with [[spoiler: Say'ri's allies performing a CavalryBetrayal on her and Chrom's army and siding with Walhart's empire because Excellus blackmailed them]]. However, it's actually possible to finish the chapter before this happens, but nothing changes if the player does. The cutscene following the chapter still mentions it as if it were shown.

** From the Hot Springs Scramble between Lissa and [[spoiler: Emmeryn]]:

* HopeSpot: The entire of Chapter 9. [[spoiler: Just as it looks like Emmeryn is saved thanks to the Avatar's plan, everything goes completely wrong and Emmeryn is forced to sacrifice herself.]]

* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler: Eventually, Gangrel captures Chrom's older sister, Emmeryn, and forces Chrom to give him the Shield of Seals for her safety. But, [[HeroicSacrifice she kills herself via falling off a cliff]] so that Chrom doesn't have to choose]].
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: Said almost word from word by Chrom and the other Shepherds when the Avatar was absorbed by Grima.]]
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: [[spoiler: During the Valm campaign, it was revealed that the nation of Ferox held onto one of the gemstones for the Fire Emblem (Gules). Guess what Basilio gives away when killed by Walhart several chapters later.]]

** Both Gangrel and Aversa appear on the map for the first turn of Chapter 9. An astute player will notice [[DragonWithAnAgenda Aversa's stats are much higher than his.]] Checking Gangrel's description there will have him referred to as [[spoiler: the ''former'' king of Plegia]], when [[spoiler: he's still king]] at the time.

* LukeIAmYourFather: As it turns out, the Avatar is [[spoiler: Validar's]] child. He/she... does not take that well.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Lucina does this to [[spoiler: Chrom]] when she accidentally cries out "Father!" while protecting him. She explains herself afterwards.

* GuideDangIt: Chrom's wife. While the game does in fact tell you Chrom's four options (five if the Avatar is female, as the Avatar can romance anybody of the opposite sex), it does ''not'' tell you that you will commit to his marriage roughly 42% of the way through the game. It also does ''not'' tell you that there is a priority, beyond dropping a few hints in-story about who is first on the priority.[[note]]If all of them have the exact same support points, it's Sumia. After that, in order of priority, it's Maribelle, Sully, Olivia, and a female Avatar. If all of them can access C Support, but have not initiated the C Support, it's Olivia. After that, in order of priority it's Sumia, Maribelle, Sully, and a female Avatar.[[/note]] That's the one thing that might trip up players, and did in fact trip up a few uninformed players.
** While the game ''does'' tell you that Chrom can in fact marry Olivia, getting this to happen is the GuideDangIt.[[note]]To get Chrom to marry Olivia, you must never access Sumia, Sully, Maribelle, or a female Avatar's C Support. To make it easier, you can try to avoid giving Chrom Support points with any of them, or marry them to other characters. Finally, if Chrom has enough Support points to access Olivia's C Support, they will marry.[[/note]] In fact, there is an option that happens if [[TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything all of Chrom's candidates are married off, or he has no Support points with either]], but getting ''this'' is the ''true'' GuideDangIt.

*** The final mirage village does give you a hint, though you have to visit all the villages to get it (and the hint is arguably a bit vague).

* [[SleepsWithEveryoneButYou Flirts With Everyone But You]]: Comes up in Inigo and Noire's S Support. Noire was the only one he never flirted with. He even flirted with a sign in front of the baker's shop one day, but never with her. As it turns out, Noire just wanted a chance to turn him down too.

** Due to the very existence of most second generation characters being one big SchrodingersGun, none of its members reunite with each other for two years during which they should have been keeping an eye out for each other, if not actively trying to regroup. They suddenly have a much easier time doing so once [[spoiler:Lucina reveals she hasn't traveled to the past alone]].

** Due to the very existence of most second generation characters being one big SchrodingersGun, none of its member manage to reunite with each other for the two years. They suddenly have a much easier time doing so once [[spoiler:Lucina reveals she hasn't traveled to the past alone]].

** Due to the very existence of most second generation characters being one big SchrodingersGun, none of them have reunited for two years despite the fact that regrouping should have been on everyone's agenda.

** The way the second generation paralogues work make it look like most members of the second generation spent two years making absolutely no effort trying to find each other or the shepards and sometimes chose to pursue a personal goal instead. However, given their mission, regrouping should have been one of their top priorities.

*** Speaking of Panne, Nowi, and their children, if you reclass them, they keep their Beast and Dragon weaknesses even if the class you choose for them doesn't normally have it.