Line #19 Anime/FireEmblem


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3	->''"Let 'em all go?! BUT MAAAAAAAAAARS!"''
4	-->-- '''Gordin'''
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6	Early 1996. The golden age of gaming, as some may call this era. Creator/{{Nintendo}} had yet to release the Platform/Nintendo64, but it was host to many popular franchises. Even then many knew of the likes of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'', and so on. Depending on who you asked, though, Nintendo also delivered a few other series, but were predominantly in Japan. One of these series of games was called ''Franchise/FireEmblem'', which had been around for a little over five years and saw just about as many games across the Famicom and Super Famicom.
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8	When it came to ''Fire Emblem'''s early steps, its peak of popularity in Japan was with the third game in the series, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem''. It told not one, but two adventures starring a young man named Marth, who saved his kingdom from evil. Thanks to the jump to a 16-bit console, ''Mystery of the Emblem'' was able to capture an audience wider than what the previous games had garnered, being more accessible and just more fun to play.
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10	It was then that, a few months before the release of the following game, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', Nintendo and Intelligent Systems collaborated with KSS and Creator/{{ADV Films}} to release a two-episode anime OVA of Marth's journey. Unfortunately, the OVA only scratches the surface of the story and [[CutShort ends abruptly]]. Some believe the anime was canceled and there were plans for more episodes, but nobody really knows for sure what the reason was for its cancellation. What is known is that this anime was officially released on VHS and DVD, and surprisingly, was later given an English release in 1998, making this the first instance of the ''Fire Emblem'' name having any kind of presence outside of Japan, pre-dating ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' by several years.
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12	While currently out of print, both the English dub and a subbed version of the Japanese original are available on Website/YouTube, if you know where to look.
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14	'''NOTE:''' Due to how the OVA predates all other English ''Fire Emblem'' media, many characters in it have different localized names. The modern names are used on this page for consistency.
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16	!!Provides examples of:
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18	* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Ogma and his three Axe Fighter mercenaries play a prominent role in the first episode, which covers the events of Chapter 1 of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragon''. In the games, they don't show up until Chapter 2.
19	* AdaptationalJerkass: Caeda is a {{Tsundere}} and ClingyJealousGirl in the anime, unlike her NiceGirl depiction in the games.
20	* AdaptedOut:
21	** Wrys, Darros, and Castor are nowhere to be seen. While the former two were also missing from Book 1 of Mystery of the Emblem, Castor is notable for having his entire introductory chapter skipped over.
22	** Grust and Macedon, two major nations of Archanea and homeland of Camus and Minerva, respectively, are unmentioned in regards to Dolhr and their allies. While Macedon (called Macedonia) is mentioned once to refer to Lena's ethnicity, Grust is completely ignored.
23	* AscendedExtra: Gazzak, the WarmUpBoss of Chapter 1 from the games, is given an extended role in the first episode.
24	* BattleCouple: Marth and Caeda.
25	* ClingyJealousGirl: In contrast to her game counterpart, the anime portrays Caeda this way, angrily stomping on Marth's foot when the village elder's daughter makes eyes at him.
26	* CoolOldGuy: Jagen, as always.
27	* CoversAlwaysLie: The VHS cover of the OVA series has Marth with the Falchion. In the only two episodes of the series, however, he is only depicted wielding a rapier or a generic sword as his main weapon, and the Falchion's only appearance was during a battle between Cornelius and Gharnef in the first episode. Unfortunately, given the anime never went beyond adapting Chapter 3,[[note]]Keep in mind, the Falchion is obtained in Chapter 23 in the original ''Shadow Dragon'' and its DS remake, and Chapter 18 in ''Mystery of the Emblem'' Book I[[/note]] Marth never got to wield the Falchion at all.
28	* DarkAndTroubledPast:
29	** We briefly get a glimpse at Ogma's past as a gladiator, and how a young Caeda rescued him by appointing him as her retainer.
30	** Navarre is shown suffering from a nightmare involving a woman being taken away, which is implied to have something to do with his reluctance to fight women.
31	* GreaterScopeVillain: Medeus is acknowledged as the Dragon of Darkness and ruler of the antagonistic nation of Dolhr, but since the anime ends long before Marth and his army confront him, Gharnef serves as the BigBad in his stead.
32	* HeroicSacrifice: Elice is shown using a Warp Staff to allow Marth and Jagen to escape from a group of enemies that had them trapped in a small room. As the anime ends long before her rescue, it's left ambiguous whether she was killed afterwards.
33	* IHaveYourWife: Gazzak pulls this twice, first on Caeda with her father, then on Marth with Caeda.
34	* InconsistentDub: Since the English dub pre-dates the western release of ''Shadow Dragon'' by about a decade, a lot of the names in the anime don't match up with their official localizations (and often cleave a bit closer to the Japanese pronunciations):
35	** Marth > Mars
36	** Caeda > Shida[[note]]closing credits. A similar spelling, Shiida, would be used in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''[[/note]]/Sheida[[note]]subtitles[[/note]]
37	** Draug > Doga[[note]]closing credits[[/note]]/Dohga[[note]]subtitles[[/note]]
38	** Ogma > Oguma
39	** Navarre > Navahl[[note]]Subtitles only. The closing credits spell his name like the official localization. A similar spelling, Nabahl, would be used in the European translation of ''Shadow Dragon''[[/note]]
40	** Archanaea > Akanea[[note]]This name would be retained in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' in Marth's trophy description[[/note]]
41	** Altea > Aritia
42	** Dolhr > Durhua
43	** Aurelis > Orleans
44	** Gordin > Gordon
45	** Garnef > Garnev[[note]]Closing credits of the second episode and subtitles only. The closing credits of the first episode uses the official localization.[[/note]]
46	** Jagen > Jeigan[[note]]closing credits[[/note]]/Jaigan[[note]]subtitles[[/note]]
47	** Elice > Elis
48	** Gazzak > Gazak
49	** Cain > Kain
50	** Abel > Able[[note]]Closing credits of the second episode only. The first episode and the subtitles use the official localization.[[/note]]
51	** Talys > Talis
52	** Falchion > Falcion
53	** Medeus > Medius
54	* ItWasAGift: The anime is notable for showing the origin of Marth's tiara: Ellice gave it to him as a good luck charm before Warping him away.
55	* ThoseTwoGuys: In addition to Cain and Abel's pre-existing relationship from the games, the anime portrays Draug and Gordin this way as well.
56	* TheVoiceless: Barst is given a single line of dialog while blocking Gazzak's escape route ("Going somewhere?"), but Bord and Cord only have wordless grunts.
57	* WouldntHitAGirl: Just like in the games, this is how Caeda convinces Navarre to join Marth's ranks.

Context Anime / FireEmblem