Mythology Gag / Fire Emblem Heroes

With Fire Emblem running for more than 30 years, and with Heroes bringing together many heroes from many games, there are bound to be a few references and nods to their home games, especially if they get skills and weapons that they did not get in their home game.

Beware of unmarked spoilers, up to and including Fire Emblem Engage. You Have Been Warned.

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General

• Several of the maps from each chapter are based off of chapters from their world's game, just scaled-down. Examples of such are found below.
• Characters returning from a game where critical quotes were available share the same quote lines.
• Many launch characters have default skills that either reference their class skills they can potentially obtain or their personal skills they have, especially those who did not have them in their home game, such as Cecilia from The Binding Blade having Rally Resistance because of that skill being available in the Valkyrie class in Awakening and Fates, or Ogma having Noontime because a similar skill named Sol was available to the Hero class in Awakening and Fates.
• In many of the character artworks, they wield sheathed swords alongside their main weapon. This is referencing that all of them wield swords at one point in their home game, most of them through class promotion.
• Most Legendary and some Mythic Heroes that don't hail from Heroes itself have a finishing attack that usually relates to their critical or special attack, a class they're related to, or a finishing attack in a game they appeared in:
  • Legendary and Emblem Ike's finishing attack has him throwing up his sword in the air and catching it midair and spinning to attack, referencing both his Aether attack in the Tellius games, his Great Aether attack in Engage, and the critical attack of the Mercenary in the GBA games.
  • Legendary Ephraim's finishing attack has him spinning his lance over his head before he thrusts his lance into the enemy, referencing his critical attack as a Great Lord in The Sacred Stones.
  • Legendary Robin's finishing attack is based on the critical and skill attack of the Tactician class when they're using a tome in Awakening.
  • Legendary Lyn's finishing attack has her disappear before reappearing in the air to fire her arrow. While she does not do this in The Blazing Blade, the Assassin class in Awakening has a very similar attack as a finishing move with a bow, one she can potentially reclass into, and where she is available in Awakening through DLC^note The Assassin class is an infantry class that uses a sword and bow, with the Blade Lord class being the same in The Blazing Blade, as the Assassin can be promoted from a Myrmidon, with Lyn's lord class being an Expy of the Myrmidon class in The Blazing Blade.
  • Legendary Ryoma's finishing attack has him move back, closes his eyes and prepares his sword in front of him with both hands, then dashes and attacks his opponent with a quick upwards sword strike, referencing the finishing attack of the Swordmaster class in Fates.
  • Legendary Hector's finishing attack has him turn his back to his enemy, spin his axe overhead before slamming it down on the ground, then swing his axe as he leaps and strikes his enemy, referencing his critical attack with his Armads as a Great Lord in The Blazing Blade.
  • Legendary Lucina's finishing attack has her spin her bow in the air, follow up with a backflip and catch it, then shoot her arrow to the enemy. While it is similar to the leap attack animation of the Archer and Sniper class in Awakening, the Adventurer class in Fates has a more similar animation as its finishing attack, where Lucina is playable in that game, but cannot reclass into the Adventurer.
  • Legendary Marth's finishing attack has him point his sword up into the air, before he does five consecutive stabs towards the enemy. The sword point towards the air has appeared many times in the franchise, such as his critical hit animations in Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, but the rapid stabs comes from Super Smash Bros. as his Dancing Blade final down attack, his finishing attack in Fates, where he is playable in (albeit through amiibo DLC and based on his Super Smash Bros. incantation).
    • Emblem Marth's finishing and Lodestar Rush trigger attack animation removes the sword point in the sky and instead goes for a slash at the end of the attack as he jumps back compared to Legendary Marth's finishing attack, referencing his Lodestar Rush attack in Engage.
  • Legendary Young Tiki's finishing attack has her rear her head for a bit before doing her breath attack, just like her attacking animation in Shadow Dragon.
  • Legendary Eirika's finishing attack has her lift her sword towards her face, then spin it behind her before thrusting it into the enemy, referencing her critical attack as a Great Lord in The Sacred Stones.
  • Legendary Azura's finishing attack has her lean forward along with her pegasus while spinning her tome as she attacks, referencing the critical attack of the Dark Falcon class in Fates, which her Legendary variant's design is based on.
  • Legendary Roy's finishing attack has him draw his sword and bring it upwards, spins it once and swing it to his back, before attacking his opponent with an overhead swing, with the opponent also erupting in flames, referencing his regular attack with the Binding Blade equipped in The Binding Blade.
  • Legendary Alm's finishing attack has him point up his bow, spin it behind him, then fires an arrow with the bow drawn horizontally, referencing his finishing attack at close quarters with a bow as a Hero and Conqueror in Shadows of Valentia.
  • Legendary Eliwood's finishing attack has him point his sword upwards, before drawing it near him vertically, then leaps towards his enemy and does two attacks, one down and one up, referencing his critical attack with the Durandal as a Knight Lord in The Blazing Blade.
  • Legendary Julia's finishing attack references her own attacking animation in Genealogy, wherein she lifts one arm up, then extends it forward as she casts from Naga's tome, all while her robes billow in the wind.
  • Legendary Leif's finishing attack has him slowly arms his bow while he rotates it until it is horizontal while his mount leans down by retracting its front legs, with him firing when the horse reaches its lowest point. The slow draw is based on the critical attack of bow users in the Jugdral Saga, while the animation as a whole is referencing the second attack of Bow Knights in Shadows of Valentia, whereas Leif's appearance is a Master Knight, which he can promote into in Genealogy, where they can wield a large arsenal of weapons, including a bow.
  • Legendary Chrom's finishing attack may be a reference to the Sniper critical animation in Awakening. He twirls his arrow around just like a Sniper would, although he also twirls his bow around at the same time. His prowess with archery could refer to the fact that he has access to the Sniper class in Awakening.
  • Legendary Edelgard's finishing attack has her put her shield behind her as she spins her axe forward, then brings it behind her and gripping it with both hands, then finally has her do an uppercut swing, referencing how armored units perform Combat Arts with their axes in Three Houses.
  • Legendary Dimitri's finishing attack has him stab the foe three times, before he leaps up and slashes his foe with a sweep as he lands, referencing his critical attack as a Lance-wielding Infantry in Three Houses.
  • Legendary Claude’s finishing attack has him jump from his wavering and do a backflip before he fires his arrow at his foe at the apex of his jump, then he lands back on his wyvern, referencing his critical close attack as a Wyvern Master and Barbarossa in Three Houses, as well as the finishing attack of the Kinshi Knight in Fates.
  • Legendary Male and Legendary Female Byleth's finishing attack has them take out their Sublime Creator Sword and attack their foe with the sword in it's ranged form and slice their foe four times before one final slice down, referencing their Sublime Heaven Combat Art they performs in Three Houses. Ironically, they does not perform this animation when they activates their special, including their actual Sublime Heaven and Ruptured Sky, respectively, in Heroes.
  • Legendary Xander's finishing attack has him raise his axe towards his chest, before he brings it down, then as his horse leaps he swings it up and does a downswing on his foe just as the horse lands, referencing his critical attack when wielding a sword as a Paladin in Fates.
  • Formortiis's finishing attack has his eyes glow before his whole body emits a dark flame aura, before a pillar of darkness fires from underneath his foe, referencing his Demon Light weapon's animation in The Sacred Stones.
  • Legendary Elincia's finishing attack has her rear her pegasus back and raises her sword upwards, before she spins it behind her and charges with 2 slices on her foe afterwards, referencing her finishing critical attack animation as in Radiant Dawn.
• Veyle's finishing attack has her spin around in place before posing with her arms out, referencing the tome critical hit animation of her version of the Fell Child class.

World of Archanea (Shadow Dragon and Mystery of the Emblem)

• Chapter specific:
  • Prologue 1 (Prince with Golden Wings) is based on Chapter 2 (The Pirates of Galdr) of Shadow Dragon.
  • Prologue 2 (Proof of Power) is based on Chapter 7 (Lefcandith Gauntlet) of Shadow Dragon.
  • Chapter 1-1 (Mystery Trial) is based on the right side of Chapter 1 (Marth Embarks) of Shadow Dragon. Marth and Caeda's Bound Hero battle map is also based on the same chapter, but rotated 90 degrees. The same map, only the left side, is also used for Legendary Caeda's Legendary Hero Battle map.
  • Chapter 1-2 (Willful Warrior) is based on Prologue VI (Bonds) of New Mystery of the Emblem. Interestingly, Ogma can be fought in both games.
  • Chapter 1-3 (Wind and Light) is based on Chapter 15 (An Oasis of Magic) of Shadow Dragon and Chapter 9 (Sanctuary of Sorcery) of Mystery of the Emblem. The top left of the map is also used for Merric & Elice's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Chapter 1-4 (Dual Cavaliers) and Cain and Abel's Bound Hero Battle map are based on Prologue VII (The Final Test) of New Mystery of the Emblem. Cain can be fought as a boss in New Mystery as well.
    • In Cain and Abel's BHB, the Axe Cavalier, Archer, and Green Mage represent Jagen, Gordin, and Merric, respectively. In Infernal, a Lance Knight was added to represent Draug.
  • Chapter 1-5 (Prince of Mystery) is based on the Chapter 16 (Battle for Altea) of Shadow Dragon and Chapter 15 (Return of the Prince) of Mystery of the Emblem.
  • Chapter 5-1 (Return to Mystery) is based on Chapter 3 (A Brush in the Teeth) of Shadow Dragon.
  • Chapter 5-2 (Captive Princess) is based on the center of Chapter 10 (Princess Minerva) of Shadow Dragon. The same map, with the entirety of it being used, is also used for Palla and Catria's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Chapter 5-3 (No Way Out), Jeorge and Gordin's Bound Hero Battle map, and Astram's Grand Hero Battle map is based on the Chiasmir Bridge, featured on Chapter 18 (The Sable Order) of Shadow Dragon and Chapter 8 (Soulful Bridge) of Mystery of the Emblem.
  • Chapter 5-4 (Three Sisters Fly) is based on Chapter 21 (Clash in Macedon) of Shadow Dragon.
  • Chapter 5-5 (Divine Dragon Princess) is based on Chapter 24 (The Dragonkin Realm) of Shadow Dragon.
  • Katarina's New Mystery of the Emblem-oriented paralogue maps are all maps where a member of the Assassins was fought. The first is based on Katarina's first attempt on Marth's life in Prologue VIII (Assassination of the Hero-King), the second is the final encounter with Clarisse in Chapter 13x (Within the White Darkness), and finally the last map is the final battle against Katarina just outside Altea castle in 16x (Reunion).
  • Legion's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 10x (The Mask Laughs) of New Mystery of the Emblem.
  • Clarisse's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 20x (Depths of the Abyss) of New Mystery of the Emblem. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Eremiya's Grand Hero Battle.
  • Michalis's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 22 (A Knight Filled Sky) of Shadow Dragon. The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Iote's Return" is based on the mountain fortress of Macedon featured in the same chapter.
  • Navarre's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 7 (The Scarlet Swordsman) of Mystery of the Emblem.
  • Camus's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 20 (Camus the Sable) of Shadow Dragon.
  • Minerva and Maria's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 7 (Lefcandith Gauntlet) of Shadow Dragon.
  • Legendary Marth's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Castle Altea, appearing in Prologue II and Chapter 17 (Star and Savior) of Shadow Dragon and Chapter 16 (Reclaim the Capital) of Mystery of the Emblem.
  • Legendary Tiki's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on the Ice Dragon Temple in Chapter 14 (A Mystery Revealed) of Mystery of the Emblem. The same map is also used for Tiki & Ninian's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Gharnef's Grand Hero Battle map and the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Mirage Vortex" is based on the Finale Part 2/Chapter 23 (Dark Pontifex Lives) of Mystery of the Emblem. It also resembles Mystery of the Emblem's version of Book 1 Chapter 18 (Dark Pontifex), which has a different layout than in Shadow Dragon.
  • Book IV Chapter 9: Part 4 (Agony of Youth) features not only Triandra and Eremiya as enemies but also a Red Mage, a Bow Fighter, and an Axe Fighter, matching the classes of Eremiya's subordinates, Katarina, Clarisse, and Legion respectively.
  • Tiki and Nagi's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 24x (The Alterspire) of Shadow Dragon.
  • Sedgar's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 19 (The Final Battle) of Mystery of the Emblem.
  • Medeus' Mythic Hero Battle map is based on the final part of the Final Chapter (Light and Shadow) of Mystery of the Emblem. The only green infantry tome mage in the field is a huge reference for Gharnef.
  • Matthis' Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 5 of Shadow Dragon and Book 1 Chapter 4 of Mystery of the Emblem (Champions of Aurelis). Interesting, even though Matthis is recruitable in the previous chapter (Battle in the Lea) of Shadow Dragon, that chapter was cut in Mystery of the Emblem and Matthis was moved to this chapter instead.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Daughters of the Black Fang" is based on Chapter 23 (Dark Pontifex) of Shadow Dragon.
• The division of the story mode into "books" harkens back to the original Mystery of the Emblem, where the two Marth storylines were split in the same fashion.
• Young Marth and Phina's Rapier, Brave Marth's Genesis Falchion, Young Caeda's Feather Sword, Legendary Caeda's Faithful Loyalty, and the unique refine for Duo Winter Marth's Tanngrisnir all have the Vantage effect, referencing the Lunatic Reverse Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem, where all the enemy units attack first, regardless of who is initiating combat.
• Catria starts with a Killer Lance, likely referencing to her joining with the same weapon (or Killing Edge in the previous games) in Shadow Dragon. Her exclusive weapon in Heroes, the Whitewing Lance, is a stronger version of the Killer Lance.
• Est comes with the Heavy Spear, which is an anti-armor weapon just like her Armorslayer in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. Her exclusive weapon in Heroes, the Whitewing Spear, is a stronger version of the Heavy Spear.
• Jeorge wields the Parthia this game, likely referencing his high weapon rank and status as a knight of Archanea, and becoming its official wielder in Mystery of the Emblem Book 2.
  • Parthia's effect of gaining +4 Res (and on refine 30% damage reduction from tomes) is based on the +7 Res the user gains when Parthia is used as an item in most of the games it is available in.
• Katarina betrays the heroes' side in the New Mystery-themed paralogue, just like what she did at the end of New Mystery of the Emblem's prologue.
• Michalis moves from his placement in his Grand Hero Battle, akin to how he did so in Mystery of the Emblem as opposed to his Shadow Dragon incarnations.
  • Michalis has Iote's Shield as his A default skill, which is an item he possesses as an enemy, and drops when defeated.
• One of Wrys' castle quotes has him boast the simplicity of his haircut and offers a similar haircut to the player. The same thing occurs in New Mystery after you recruit him.
• Like the battles against him in New Mystery of the Emblem, Legion's Grand Hero Battle has you face multiple copies of him.
• Caeda has a Bridal costume as an alternative unit, with Marth later getting a Groom costume. This is referencing the beginning of Mystery of the Emblem where the two of them were about to wed before conflict broke out.
• Tiki's Breath of Fog and all her dragonstone variants has dragon effectiveness, referencing the Divinestone in her home games.
  • The exclusive refinement for Breath of Fog gives her +5 Atk/Def whenever a Sword or Breath wielder is within 2 spaces of Tiki, referencing her close relationship with Marth and Bantu in Mystery of the Emblem.
• Linde's Aura refine gives +6 Atk to adjacent tome and staff users at the start of her turn, as well as her unique refine grants her +5 Atk/Spd if there is a Tome or Staff user within 2 spaces of her, referencing how all her closest friends and companions are Tome and Staff users, such as Merric and Nyna.
• Merric's Excalibur refine has special cooldown acceleration, referencing the high critical rate of Excalibur in all games it is available in.
  • Like Linde, he gets +5 Atk/Spd if there is a tome or staff user within 2 spaces of him, referencing his close connections with Tome and Staff users in his home game, such as Elice(sharing close feelings with each other), Linde and Arlen (his mage friends), and Wendell(his magic teacher in Khadein).
• Reese's Tome is a reference to Katarina's Book in New Mystery of the Emblem, and this tome being a stronger version of the Rauorowl tome might reference her holding back while she was a recruit of the 7th Platoon of Altean Knights, with her real name in her tome showing off her true strength as an assassin.
• In the plaza, Summer Linde might challenge the summoner to a race, warning them that walking on sand is a basic skill amongst mages like herself. This is true in some main series games, where mages can walk on sandy terrain unhindered.
• Summer Young Tiki being a fast flying dragon references the Wyvernstone in Mystery of the Emblem and its remake, where it gives a large amount of speed to the user with the downside of having a weakness to bows when equipped. Summer Tiki herself in her humanoid form having wings also references her being shown with wings in Mystery of the Emblem, but not in its remake.
• Legendary Marth has Fire Emblem as his special, which give him 30% of his speed to his attack and himself and his allies +4 in all their stats, which both represents his agile nature compared to other lords in the franchise, and the +2 in all of Marth's stats when he holds the Shield of Seals/Binding Shield in New Mystery of the Emblem.
  • He has Binding Shield, which allows him to follow-up, as well as prevent enemy counterattacks and follow-up if he's fighting a dragon. This is the opposite of the original effect of the Falchion in the Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light, where it prevented any enemy direct attacks, excluding dragons.
  • Him having Infantry Flash, which gives all infantry within 2 spaces of him the Flashing Blade effect, as well as his Exalted Falchion having +3 Spd, references Dancing Blade in Fates, which gives -1 Str but +3 Spd, and where it is inheritable to anyone, either through the Flashing Blade Scroll, or through the Lodestar class for males.
  • Legendary Marth is a Legendary Hero of Fire, referencing his status as the face of the Fire Emblem franchise, as well as the Fire Emblem itself that he carries.
• Legendary Tiki's design is based on one of her TCG designs◊.
  • Her dragon form being gold instead of white is based on how she appears as a Divine Dragon in Book II of Mystery of the Emblem.
  • Legendary Tiki is a Legendary Hero of Earth, referencing the Earth Dragons in her home game, and that in one of her quotes in the Harvest Scramble in Awakening that she is "trapped down here on the earth, when all those I've loved are way up in the sky".
• Gharnef has an average stat spread but also high speed, referencing his very high speed but very low stats in Shadow Dragon and the Sword of Light and its remake, to offset Imhullu giving him invulnerability against everything except Starlight.
  • Imhullu's effect at the start of turn 3 deals 5 damage and inflicts the no counterattack status on all enemies except tome wielders within 5 columns of where he is centered in, referencing both the Geosphere's and Starlight's effects, where when Geosphere in the first game and its remake (as well as the first book of Mystery of the Emblem) is used, it damages everyone but the user on the map, and the fact only tome wielders can use Starlight, the only weapon that can negate Imhullu's invulnerability effect.
  • Imhullu's attack animation is based on its animation in the original games instead of its animation in the remakes.
• The exclusive refinement for Ogma's Gladiator's Blade grants him +4 Atk/Spd in combat if he is within 2 spaces of a flying or infantry ally, referencing his close bond with Caeda and his mercenary comrades Bord, Cord, and Barst.
• The exclusive refinement for Palla's Whitewing Blade, Catria's Whitewing Lance, and Est's Whitewing Spear is Heroes' equivalent of the Triangle Attack. With this refinement, the Whitewings gain +3 in-combat Atk/Spd/Def/Res if there are at least two flying allies within two spaces of them. The Whitewings can also attack twice in succession if they initiate combat while meeting the flying ally requirement. In addition, the refinement's icon even has a triangle in it.
  • The Triangle Attack refinement being exclusive to the Whitewings may be due to the fact that they introduced the Triangle Attack, even though it has appeared outside the Archanea games.
• Fallen Young Tiki is based on her antagonist appearance in Shadow Dragon (and to a lesser extent Mystery of the Emblem).
  • Her exclusive skill Solitary Dream comes from when she was induced a dream-based coma to prevent her from degenerating and later going berserk, with Gharnef weaponizing it to stop Marth and his army.
• Phina wields a Rapier, referencing that in the original Mystery of the Emblem, alongside with Marth, she can wield rapiers, but loses the ability to do so in New Mystery of the Emblem.
• Sirius wields the Sable Lance, which is named after the Sable Order of Knights of Grust in Shadow Dragon, who Camus leads, Sirius' original identity. The lance's design is based on the one he wields in his New Mystery of the Emblem artwork.
  • The Sable Lance granting +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat if the user is alone, as well as him having Atk/Spd Solo 3 in his default kit, references how he went on a solo mission to find Nyna.
• Barst wields the Devil Axe, which gives +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat, but if the user attacks they receive 4 damage after combat, referencing the Devil Axe in most of the games, which is a powerful and easy to wield weapon, but has a chance to deal damage to the user equal to the damage supposed to be dealt onto the foe instead, with the chance decreasing the more Luck the user has.
• Some characters have their artwork posed like in Mystery of the Emblem. Julian and Lena were posed like how they appear in their respective official artworks, while Castor, Vyland, and Spring Michalis reference their in-game portraits.
• Julian is a dagger unit, referencing that he was in the Thief class in Shadow and Mystery of the Emblem.
  • He has Close Foil, which gives him +5 Atk/Def and allows him to counterattack at close range if the foe initiates combat and wields a physical weapon, referencing that he has strong Strength and Defense growths for a Thief in Mystery of the Emblem, as well as him using swords in the main games.
• Male Kris wields a Sword while Female Kris wields a Lance, referencing their respective class options in New Mystery of the Emblem, with Male Kris could become a Mercenary, while Female Kris could end up as a Pegasus Knight.
  • Female Kris being an Infantry Lance reference how in the original Mystery of the Emblem that mounted units can dismount to remove their movement weakness, but also lose some stats and movement, where they are forced to do so in Indoor maps.
  • Male Kris' Accessory is Ymir's Cap, while Female Kris' Accessory is Masque Mask, referencing how in New Mystery of the Emblem, Kris can wear accessories for an entire chapter, and have the option to keep it for the rest of the game or remove it at the end of the following chapter, with Ymir's Cap gained at the end of Chapter 21: The Wyvern's Dale, and Masque Mask gained at the end of Chapter 10x: The Mask Laughs.
• Pirate Darros' injured artwork is posed like the battle sprites of Pirates in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem.
• Halloween Xane's exclusive weapon allows him to copy the stats of allies within two spaces of him, referencing that in his home games, he is capable of transforming into a copy of another character. Much like in Mystery of the Emblem, he does not copy HP.
• Wolf has Life and Death 4, referencing his ending in New Mystery of the Emblem where he gained a Death Seeker attitude after the death of Hardin.
• Malice's Spendy Scimitar allows her to gain more stats if she has one or more Dragonflower boosts and ignore skills that inflict -1 special buildup on her and grant +1 special buildup on the foe if there is two or more Dragonflower boosts references her mercenary lifestyle in Archanea and New Mystery of the Emblem. The fact that she only requires 2 boosts references how she and her father Dice are automatically recruited in Chapter 10 of New Mystery of the Emblem when they only asked for 590 gold from Marth after the war.
• Legendary Caeda wield the Wing-Lifted Spear, which deals effective damage against Armored and Cavalry units, referencing the Wing Spear she wields in Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, which also deal effective damage against Armored and Cavalry units.
  • Her design takes traits from both her appearances in Tokyo Mirage Sessions as a Mirage, as well as her Falcon Knight promotion in Warriors.
• Medeus' Assured Rebirth allows him to reduces damage taken from attacks and non-Røkkr AOE special equal to 20% x the amount of Staff or Dragon allies within 3 spaces of him, referencing the 3rd part of "Light and Shadow" in Mystery of the Emblem, where he is surrounded by Nyna, Maria, Lena and Elice, all whom are brainwashed, and if he suffers enough damage he will consume one of them to recover to full HP.
  • His C skill is Canto Control, which limits the Canto movement of enemy units if they're within 4 spaces from the user. While there is no Canto mechanic in the Archanea games, Medeus is fought indoors in both books of Mystery of the Emblem, a condition that forces fliers and cavalry units to dismount in the original SNES version.
• Hardin's Coyote's Lance grants himself and all Cavalry allies within 3 spaces of him +6 Atk/Spd and a status effect that allows the user to perform a guaranteed follow-up attack if the user initiates combat, referencing his bonds with the Coyote's Men/Wolfguard in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Mystery of the Emblem, which all are Cavalry units in those games.
• Ascended Young Tiki's attire is based on the attire of both Young Marth and Young Caeda's attire in Heroes.
• Gotoh wields the Brilliant Starlight, referencing that he created the tome Starlight from the Lightsphere and Starsphere to counter against Gharnef's Imhullu's immunity effect in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and its remake, which is also referenced in Heroes where Brilliant Starlight makes the user able to counterattack regardless of status or foe's effects, whereas Imhullu inflicts [Flash] at the start of the user's 3rd turn and prevents the foe from counterattacking and grants the user Damage Reduction if the foe is not a Tome wielder.
  • Brilliant Starlight's regular attack animation is reminiscent of the NES version of Starlight, while its killing blow version, which summons the image of a miniature galaxy, is based on the remake's version.
• Fallen Maria's Sacrifice Staff allows an ally within 2 spaces of her to gain +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat and the Miracle effect and 99 HP after combat if the Miracle effect was activated, referencing that in Mystery of the Emblem where if Medeus was defeated while Maria, Lena, Elise and Nyna are alive and are on his side, he revives at full HP and consumes one of them.
• Attuned Caeda is an Infantry unit, referencing that in the original Mystery of the Emblem, mounted units are forced to dismount in indoor maps.

World of Valentia (Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia)

• Chapter specific:
  • Chapter 11-1 (Caring Princess) is based on Act 2 - Novis Graveyard of Shadows of Valentia. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Mae & Boey's Bound Hero Battle.
  • Chapter 11-2 (Pirates!) is based on Act 2 - Zofia Seaway 1 of Shadows of Valentia.
  • Chapter 11-3 (The Mountain of Fear) is based on Act 4 - Fear Mountain of Shadows of Valentia. The same map, albeit heavily modified, is also used for Marla's Grand Hero Battle map.
  • Chapter 11-4 (More Pirates!) is based on Act 2 - Zofia Seaway 2 of Shadows of Valentia.
  • Chapter 11-5 (The Dark Domain) is based on Act 4 - Nuibaba's Abode of Shadows of Valentia.
  • Chapter 12-1 (Battle at the Sluice Gate) is based on Act 3 - Sluice Gate of Shadows of Valentia. It is later used as the basis for Fallen Delthea's Grand Hero Battle map.
  • Chapter 12-2 (A Desperate Pursuit) is based on Act 3 - Zofian Coast of Shadows of Valentia.
  • Chapter 12-3 (Desert Stronghold Siege) is based on Act 3 - Desert Stronghold of Shadows of Valentia. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Valetinan Catria & Est's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Chapters 12-4 (Before the Goddess) and 12-5 (The Mask Cracks) are based on Act 3 - Temple of Mila of Shadows of Valentia.
  • Paralogue 5-1 (Legendary Hero) is based on Act 1 - Ram Woods of Shadows of Valentia. Alm and Faye's Bound Hero Battle map is also based on this chapter map, albeit heavily modified.
  • Paralogue 5-2 (Into the Forest) is based on Act 1 - Fleecer's Forest of Shadows of Valentia.
  • Paralogue 5-3 (Alm’s Heroic Stand) is based on Act 1 - Ram Valley of Shadows of Valentia.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials: "Resonating Fangs" is based on the room with the burning cauldron in which Berkut is last fought, as seen in Act 5 of Shadows of Valentia.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials: "Reunited at Last" is based on the bottom of Thabes Labyrinth in Act 6 of Shadows of Valentia.
  • Berkut's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Act 3 - Forest Crossroads of Shadows of Valentia. Interestingly, there are more units in this map than there was in that battle in Shadows of Valentia.
  • Alm and Celica's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Act 1 - Zofia Castle of Shadows of Valentia. It is later reused as the basis for Legendary Alm's and Legendary Celica's Legendary Hero Battle maps.
  • Duma's Mythic Hero Battle map is based on the final map of Act 5 of Shadow of Valentia, with even having the player's party split in two at the start of the map.
    • The Red Mage near Duma at the start of the map represent Jedah.
  • Conrad's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Act 2 - Zofia Castle of Shadows of Valentia, where Celica and Saber fend for themselves while Conrad as the Masked Knight rescues the both of them.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Romance Whirlwind" is based on Act 4 - Rigel Castle of Shadows of Valentia. Interestingly, Rudolf spawns in the exact location if he is fought at Normal Difficulty in Shadows of Valentia.
  • Mila's Mythic Hero Battle is based on Mila's room in the Temple of Mila in Shadows of Valentia.
  • Forsyth and Python's Bound Hero Battle map is based on the catacombs which is part of the Deliverance Hideout in Shadows of Valentia.
  • Fernand's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Act 3 - Northern Zofia of Shadows of Valentia, where he is first fought in that game.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Brother's Friends" is based on Act 3 - Northern/Southern Desert Battle in Shadows of Valentia, with the southern variant being where Sonya can be fought against instead of Deen.
  • Brigand Boss' Grand Hero Battle map is based on Act 1 - Thieves' Shrine of Shadows of Valentia.
  • Luthier & Delthea's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Act 3 - Forest Village of Shadows of Valentia.
• The special effect for Alm's refined Falchion allows him to attack twice like a Brave weapon when he initiates combat at full health, at the cost of taking damage afterward. This is based on his Double Lion art from Shadows of Valentia, which also allows Alm to attack twice at the cost of some health.
  • Alm has Windsweep, which the user only deals one attack if they initiate, but if the user is faster than the foe and they wield a physical weapon, the foe cannot counterattack, referencing the Combat Art Windsweep from the Iron Sword, where performing the Combat Art only allows the user to attack once, but also prevents the foe's counterattack, regardless of the enemy's weapons.
• Celica's Ragnarok deals 5 damage to her after combat (if she's at full HP on it's unrefined form), which references how spells in Gaiden are Cast from Hit Points.
  • The exclusive refinement for Ragnarok grants her an additional +7 Atk/Spd during combat if she's at 80% HP or lower, referencing her exclusive combat art Ragnarok Ω, which has 24 might, compared to the 20 might of the original Ragnarok.
• Mae being a Blue Tome user may be due to her boasting about wielding big, hurty lightning at the start of Act 2 of Shadows of Valentia.
• Saber has Shield Pulse^note Grants +5 damage reduced when a defensive special is activated, as well as -2 cooldown at the start of turn 1 for defensive specials. and Aegis^note Halves damage taken from weapons with 2 range. in his default skill kit, referencing the Resistance +5 and Apotrope^note Halves damage taken from magic attacks. skills the Dread Fighter has in Shadows of Valentia, which Saber can promote into.
  • Him having the Golden Dagger references Celica's payment to hire him as her bodyguard in the beginning of Act 2 of Shadows of Valentia.
• Berkut's Lance, Regular Berkut's weapon, gives him +4 Res (+7 on refinement) if the enemy initiates combat, as well as his A skill Water Boost, grants +6 Res during combat if he has 3 or more HP than his foe, references the Coral Ring he has equipped on Hard Mode in Act 4 of Shadows of Valentia, which give the user +4 Res.
  • Potentially an accident, but the quest reward for completing Berkut's Grand Hero Battle with a team of units using an Earth Blessing for the Grand Hero Battle Rotation is a Fire Blessing. During the end game of Shadows of Valentia, Berkut sacrifices Rinea to an altar of fire, gaining an aura of fire from the event.
• Rhomphaia deals effective damage to both Armor and Cavalry units. In Shadows of Valentia, Rhomphaia has both the Armorcrush and Knightkneeler Combat Art, which grants effective damage to Armored and Cavalry units, respectively.
  • The exclusive refinement for Rhomphaia grants its wielder +1 special cooldown reduction per attack if their speed is higher than the enemy's. In Shadows of Valentia, Rhomphaia has the exclusive combat art Dragonhaze, which grants additional attack power equal to the user's speed.
• Fallen Celica wields the Beloved Zofia, which was her unique weapon in Shadows of Valentia that she could obtain by upgrading the Golden Dagger.
  • The unique refine for Beloved Zofia allows the user to gain +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat, as well as recovering 7 HP per user's attack, if the either the foe or the user is not at full HP before the start of combat, referencing the Combat Art Plentitude in Shadows of Valentia, which the Golden Dagger has, the previous version of Beloved Zofia, which allows the user to recover HP equal to the damage dealt.
• Brave Celica's appearance is based on her official art◊ in Gaiden, rather than being based on how she appears in Shadows of Valentia.
  • Brave Celica wields the Royal Sword, due to the fact that she has noble blood, just like Alm.
  • She has Double Lion, which gives her a brave effect when she attacks at full HP at the cost of 1 HP if she attacks, referencing the combat art of the Royal Sword in Shadows of Valentia.
• Kliff is a mage, due to his wide array of magic available to him and early game hints in Ram Village that he is good at magic in Shadows of Valentia.
  • He wields Sagittae, a Black Magic spell he can gain. He is likely blue in Heroes due to Sagittae having the same attack range as Thunder in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia.
• Duma is an armored colorless dragon, referencing his Final Boss status in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, that he barely moves as a boss, and the fact that there was no weapon triangle in his home games.
  • He has Upheaval, which deals 7 damage to all enemies on the first turn, referencing his Upheaval skill in his home game, which was a scripted attack that allows him to damage all enemies on certain turns.
  • He has Def/Res Solo, referencing that he was alone in the final map, as well as during the last 52 of his HP, his God status allows him to ignore all damage, barring the Falchion, Nosferatu, and some of the Amiibo weapons.
• In "A Season for Picnics", Lukas says that Felicia's dishes "put raw wheat flour to shame". Flour is an actual consumable food item in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, and with a couple exceptions, is not really well-liked among the units.
• Legendary Alm's attire is based on his Conquerer Overclass, which is a DLC class in Shadows of Valentia.
  • His Luna Arc is based on the Luna Bow in Shadows of Valentia, which also gives the Combat Art "Lunar Flash", his exclusive special in Heroes.
  • He is a Legendary Hero of Earth, due to the fact that his eventual conquest to defeat Duma leads to the earth being fertile again after years of little harvest in Valentia.
• Fallen Berkut wields Kriemhild, the weapon he uses on his last battle in Act 5 of Shadows of Valentia.
  • Kriemhild allows the user to counterattack ranged opponents if he's within 2 spaces of an ally, as well as also denying any of their follow-up attacks, and inflict 20 damage to the nearest ally, references three things:
    • The 1~3 range of the lance.
    • The Passive skill Phantasm which reduces any damage from magic and bows by half.
    • Him sacrificing Rinea, his loved one, to Duma for more power.
  • He also has Warding Stance 4, which gives +8 Res during combat (as well as inflict -1 special buildup for the enemy) if he is attacked, referencing the +5 Def/Res Kriemhild gives.
• Fallen Delthea is based on her antagonistic appearance at the end of Alm's part in Act 3 of Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia.
  • She wield Death, which, barring the Enchantress class obtained in the DLC of Shadows of Valentia, is one of the Black Magic only used by the enemy magic users, including Witches, referencing that while she at the enemy's side in Gaiden, she was classed as a Witch.
  • Death gives +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat, but inflicts 4 damage to herself after she attacks, referencing the 5 HP cost of casting Death in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, as well as the high might of that Black Magic.
  • The unique refine for Death allows her to warp to any space of an ally within 2 spaces of her, referencing how Witches in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia can warp to an empty space to attack.
• Brave Alm's armor is based on his official art in Gaiden, which is colloquially known in the community as his "dong armor".
  • His Dracofalchion grants him +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat if there is equal or more foes within 2 spaces of him to the number allies within 2 spaces of him references both the overwhelming odds against the Rigelian Army in Shadows of Valentia, as well as his descendant Walhart from Awakening having a weaker effect with his Wolf Berg in Heroes.
• Berkut and Rinea having dancing variants references the cutscene where Fernand defects to Rigel and witnesses both Berkut and Rinea dancing together in Shadows of Valentia.
• Forsyth wields the Sol Lance, which Sol is the rarest lance in Shadows of Valentia.
  • Sol Lance having a Life Drain effect references how in all other Fire Emblem games, the Sol skills recover the user's HP, all except Shadows of Valentia, where it did just pure damage increase instead with the Solar Thrust Combat Art.
• The attire for Valentian Catria, Palla, and Est are based on the Falcon Knight uniform in Shadows of Valentia.
  • Valentian Catria and Palla being Sword Fliers references how Falcon Knights in other Fire Emblem games can wield swords as well as lances, but not in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia.
  • Catria wielding the Astra Blade references the Astra in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, the rarest sword in those games.
  • That Astra Blade boost damage by 50% equal to the difference between the user's Atk to the enemy's Def if their Atk is higher references the Astral Blade Combat Art in Shadows of Valentia, where the user performs 5 attacks with 50% damage, whereas in Heroes, it is similar to the Glimmer Special, the sister skill of Astra.
  • Palla's Ladyblade inflicts -5 Spd on the user, but allows them to attack twice regardless of phase and targets the lower defensive stat of a foe during combat. This references the Ladyblade's Flamberge Combat Art in Shadows of Valentia, where the user can attack twice and deals magical damage to the foe.
  • Est is posed similarly to her Shadows of Valentia artwork.
• Conrad having the Barrier Lance+ references how in Shadows of Valentia, he is tied with Est with the second highest base Resistance out of all the entire physical attack roster, and the second highest Resistance growth, both of which only being behind the DLC exclusive Emma from Fire Emblem Cipher fame.
• Python being a Bow Cavalier references the class progression Archers go through in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, where their final class is a Bow Knight.
• Legendary Celica's attire is based on her Rigain Overclass, which is a DLC class in Shadows of Valentia.
  • She has Saintly Seraphim, referencing her access to the Seraphim spell in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, which is also the second spell she has access to after Fire.
  • She is a Legendary Hero of Fire, referencing her control over fire spells in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, most notably Ragnarok and Ragnarok Ω. It also references how she uses a will-o-wisp as a light source when she is exploring dungeons.
• Duo Valentine Alm & Celica's attire is similar to the one they wear on the cover of the official soundtrack◊ for Shadows of Valentia.
• Mila is a Mythic Hero of Light references how the Mila Faithful is mostly full of White Magic users in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, as well as being worshiped as a good god in contrast to her brother Duma, who is a Mythic Hero of Anima. Her being a Mythic Hero of Light while her brother Duma being a Mythic Hero of Anima also references that while Mila and Duma remained on opposite sides of conflict, Mila will never face against her brother directly, as well as Duma is in the north, while Mila is in the south of Valentia.
  • Her Mila's Turnwheel inflicts the Isolation status on foes within cardinal directions of her if they have lower Def than the user at the start of the user's turn, as well as adding +1 turns to the Timed Mission of Aether Raids if she is deployed in an offense team during Light seasons, references two things:
    • The Isolation references a cutscene in Shadows of Valentia where she uses her powers to attempt to repel Rudolf and his forces, as well as her attendants, but only Rudolf remains to face against her while wielding the Kingsfang Falchion.
    • The extra turn references the Mila's Turnwheel in Shadows of Valentia, where the player can revert time to gain a more favorable result in a battle, in this case more time to rout the enemy in Heroes.
  • Her Nurturing Breath gives all allies within 7 rows and 7 columns centered on the user +2 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat references in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia that she advocates nurturing humanity in Valentia to making them strong as opposed to Duma advocating strength and hardships to make them strong, eventually splitting Valentia into Duma leading Rigel in the north, while Mila leading Zofia in the south.
• Zeke wields the Holy Gradivus, referencing both the Gradivus can be obtained by either from the Duma Temple or by forging a Blessed Lance in Shadows of Valentia, and that Zeke was formerly Camus from Archanea, who originally wielded the Gradivus in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and its remake.
• Luthier is a Green Tome in Heroes, referencing that he starts with Excalibur in both Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia.
• Tatiana has Blárrabbit+, which allows her to restore 7 HP after every first combat she participates in each player and enemy phase, referencing her wielding Nosferatu in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, where it allows her to restore HP equal to the damage the wielder deals per attack.
• Fernand has Sworddbreaker, referencing his hatred for Alm, a Sword unit.
• Rearmed Sonya's attire is based on the Enchantress attire in the DLC of Shadows of Valentia, which she can promote into the Overclass if she was maxed level in the Priestess Class and visits the Altar of the Sorceress.
  • Her having Arc. Caliburnus, as well as Blazing Wind, references her starting with Excalibur in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia.
  • Her Beyond Witchery deals damage to her at the start of her turn, referencing the HP consuming cost of magic in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia.
  • She has access to Escape Route 4, which allows her to warp to an adjacent space of an ally within 3 spaces of her if she is not at full HP, and to an adjacent space of any ally if she is at 60% HP or under, referencing her access to Rewarp White Magic in Shadows of Valentia, where she can learn it at level 5 in either the Priestess or Saint Class.

World of Jugdral (Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776)

• Chapter specific
  • Paralogue 1-2 (Holy War’s Bond) is based on Chapter 6 (Light Inheritors) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Paralogue 2-2 (Siblings of Thunder) is based on the middle part of Chapter 22 (Across the River) of Thracia 776. The basis of the right side of that chapter is also used for both the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Thunder's Fist" and Saias' Grand Hero Battle map, with the former positioned a bit to the left.
    • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Thunder's Fist" shows the collapsed bridge that occurs during that specific chapter, in which triggers Reinhardt's assault on the player's army.
  • Paralogue 2-3 (Courage and Devotion) is based on Chapter 3 (Lionheart Eldigan) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Paralogue 13-1 (Baldr’s Holy Knight), the final map of the Tempest Trials+: "Doorway to Destiny", and Legendary Sigurd's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Castle Chalphy in the Prologue (The Birth of a Holy Knight) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
    • The northern part of the Paralogue 13-1 map has an Axe Cavalier and a Mage, possibly representing Lex and Azelle respectively (both spawn on roughly the same spot in the chapter that inspired this map, the difference is that the Mage is Blue tome while Azelle is usually using fire magic and would be a Red tome).
  • Paralogues 13-2 (Od’s Swordswoman), 13-3 (Bound by Blood), Jamke's Grand Hero Battle, Seliph and Deirdre's Bound Hero Battle, and Legendary Deirdre's Legendary Hero Battle maps are based on Chapter 1 (Girl of the Spirit Forest) of Genealogy of the Holy War..
  • Arvis's Grand Hero Battle map and the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Dancing Affinity" is based on the events of the Battle of Belhalla in Genealogy of the Holy War. Only now the player is in control rather than the event playing out automatically in Arvis' favor.
  • Genealogy of the Holy War's Final Chapter (The Last Holy War) is used as the basis for several maps due to its size:
    • Castle Friege was featured on Ishtar and Reinhardt's Bound Hero battle.
    • Castle Velthomer was featured on the final map of Tempest Trials: "Genealogy of Light". Julia being the boss references her being brainwashed by Manfroy before being dispatched to fight Seliph's forces.
    • Castle Belhalla was featured on Julius' Grand Hero battle, Seliph and Julia's Bound Hero Battle, Legendary Julia's Hero Battle, Legendary Seliph's Hero Battle, and the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Dancing Affinity".
    • In Julius' Grand Hero Battle, the twelve Deadlords accompany him as well, with nearly all of them matching up to their class equivalent in Heroes, and even has some of them having similar or exact skills equipped.
  • Leif and Nanna's Bound Hero Battle is based on the Leonster district of both Chapter 7 (Passing the Desert) and Chapter 8 (Dragon Knights of Thracia) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
    • The Lance Cavalier wielding the Brave Lance near both Leif and Nanna is based on Finn, both Leif and Nanna's caretaker in the Jugdral Saga.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Till Song's End" as well as the maps in Paralogue 38 (A Splendid Soiree) and Paralogue 50 (To Stay Dreaming) are based on the home castle in Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Legendary Leif's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 18 (Liberation of Leonster) of Thracia 776.
  • Kempf's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 11x (Balistrariae) of Thracia 776.
  • Travant's Grand Hero Battle map is based on the left side of Chapter 9 (For Whose Sake) of Genealogy of the Holy War. The same map is used for Arion's Grand Hero Battle map. The Thracia Castle part of the same chapter is also used for Leif & Altena's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Lewyn and Sigurd's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Silesse Castle of Chapter 4 (Dance in the Skies) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Veld's Grand Hero Battle map is based on the Final Chapter (An Undying Oath) of Thracia 776.
    • Veld has all six Deadlords he has accompanying him in this battle, with the Sword Knight at the start being Mus/Raydrik, the Axe Fighter at the start being Tigris/Dagdar, the Bow Fighter at the start being Draco/Eyvel, the Sword Fighter on turn 2 being Bovis/Galzus, the Thief on turn 3 being Porcus/Lifis, and the Cleric on turn 3 being Canis/Sara.
  • Tanya and Osian's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 1 (The Warrior of Fiana) of Thracia 776.
    • The Lance Cavalier with Brave Lance+ and Miracle represents Finn, similarly to the Lance Cavalier in Leif and Nanna's Bound Hero Battle. Also in that battle, the Axe Fighter with the Brave Axe+ and Vantage represents Halvan and the Sword Fighter with the Armorsmasher+, Sol and Distant Guard represents Leif.
  • Díthroba's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 4 (Dance in the Skies) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Ullr's Mythic Hero Battle is based on Castle Yngvi featured in the Prologue (The Birth of a Holy Knight) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Salem's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 12 (The Thieves of Dacia) of Thracia 776.
  • Legendary Nanna's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 5 (Mother and Child) of Thracia 776.
  • Hilda's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Castle Chronos of Miletos features in Chapter 10 (Light And Dark) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Silvia and Erinys' Bound Hero Battle map is based on Castle Mackily of Agustria of Chapter 2 (Disturbance in Agustria) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Leif and August's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 19 (Remorse and Retaliation) of Thracia 776.
  • Tine & Arthur's Bound Hero Battle map is based on the top left area of the Ulster castle in Chapter 7 (Crossing the Desert) of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Perne's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 12x (Dandelion) of Thracia 776.
  • Ced & Asbel's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 4x (The Hero of Winds) of Thracia 776.
• Arden's Follow-Up Ring skill is a nod to Genealogy of the Holy War where he could obtain the ring if moved to just the right spot in Chapter 2. Likewise, Arvis' Recover Ring was an item in his inventory during the prologue.
• Much of what Seliph tells the player in their level 40 conversation comes from his secret event with Muirne in Genealogy of the Holy War, notably the parts where he states that he wish he could just run away and that he still keeps fighting despite his fear.
• Seliph states that he'd like to stroll through a market with the player, calling back to when he says as much to Julia in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.
• One of Ayra's quotes has her express confusion when called "ladylike", which is what she does in her lover's conversation with Arden in Chapter 5 of Genealogy of the Holy War. Another line has her decline a gift, telling your to give it to a girl who would like it, referring to her Chapter 3 conversation with Lex.
  • Ayra's Blade's design is identical to the sword Ayra wields in the TCG◊.
• Arvis' readying stance once a turn begins is the same stance from his Super Tactics Book artwork. Like Sigurd, his outfit is closely based off the Super Tactics design instead of the TCG's.
• The effects of the divine weapons see certain degrees of replication in Heroes:
  • Sigurd's default special skill is Miracle. In Genealogy of the Holy War, Tyrfing granted its wielder the Miracle skill, and while it functioned differently then, it was still a skill instrumental in keeping a character alive when near death. Additionally, the Divine Tyrfing cuts damage taken from the first magic attack by 50%, referencing the fact that it granted its wielder +20 Resistance when equipped.
    • Additionally, Regular Seliph's refined Tyrfing and Brave Seliph's Holytide Tyrfing has Miracle built into it, provided that he is at 50% HP or over and 25% HP or above at the start of combat, respectively.
    • Legendary Seliph's Virtuous Tyrfing grants the user +3 Res and inflicts -6 Atk/Def on the enemy, as well as healing the user 7 HP for every attack the user does.
    • Legendary Sigurd's Hallowed Tyrfing grant the user -1 special cooldown, and if the foe is at 75% HP or above at the start of combat, the user gains +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res, a guaranteed follow-up attack, and 40% damage reduced from the foe's first attack if either the user initiates combat or the foe is a ranged unit.
  • Mystletainn originally gave +20 Skill and +10 Resistance to its wielder, as well as the Critical skill, which was necessary to inflict critical hits (unless the hero was using a weapon with 50 or more kills on it). In Heroes, it reduces Regular Eldigan's maximum special cooldown by 1, and the unique refine gives him +3 Atk/Spd/Def/Res at the cost of 6 damage inflicted on him after combat.
    • Dark Mystletainn, while giving the same effect as the unrefined Mystletainn, also gives the user -2 special cooldown cooldown after combat whenever the user activates their special either before or during combat.
  • Valflame granted its wielder +10 Magic, +10 Defense, and +10 Resistance. That effect is represented in Heroes by giving the unrefined tome an innate combination of Atk Ploy 2 and Res Ploy 2, and refined version inflicting -5 Atk/Res on all foes within 3 columns or 3 rows centered on the user.
  • All versions of Naga deal bonus damage to dragons. While this effect is Awakening-exclusive and not in Genealogy of the Holy War, they serve as a reference to the fact that the Big Bad was, in truth, a dragon who had possessed a compatible human.
    • Julia's version of Naga grants her +2 Def/Res (+4 on refine) during the enemy phase, a reference to how Naga grants its wielder +20 Defense and Resistance in the original game, and +5 Defense and Resistance in Awakening.
    • Deirdre's Divine Naga ignores visible buffs on the enemy (specifically buffs that visibly change the numbers), which can be seen as a reference to how Naga could bypass Loptous' defensive effect (halving enemy's attack power). Additionally, the unique refine gives her +3 Atk/Spd/Def/Res if she has 3 Res higher than her opponent, referencing the +20 to Skill, Speed, Defense and Resistance the Book of Naga gave in Genealogy of the Holy War. This effect is later referenced by Light and Dark (as well as its upgrade Light and Dark II), a B skill exclusive to Julia's variants.
    • Legendary Julia's Virtuous Naga gives her +3 Atk, and if she has more Atk than the foe at the start of combat, she inflicts -6 Atk/Res on the foe during combat.
  • Mjölnir originally gave +20 Skill and +10 Speed in Genealogy of the Holy War. In Heroes it instead gives -1 maximum special cooldown, and gives +6 Spd during combat if the user initiates combat (or if the user is not adjacent to an ally on refine), and an additional +5 Atk/Spd during combat and ignore skills that deny any of the user's follow-up attacks if the user either initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally with the unique refine.
    • Ascended Ishtar's Thunder's Mjölnir has the -1 maximum special cooldown effect as well as giving +6 Atk/Spd to the user during combat and ignore skills that inflict -1 special buildup on the user and grants +1 special buildup on the foe if the user is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat.
  • Loptous granted the user +5 Resistance and halved the enemy's attack before defensive stats are calculated. In Heroes, it instead give +3 Res and gives the enemy -6 Atk and the refined version also inflicts -6 Res as well and gains the Dragon Wall effect, if they did not have an effective bonus against dragons, and the unique refine allows him to inflict -5 Atk/Res to foes who have lower Res than him and are adjacent to another foe at the start of his turn and if he is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat he inflicts a further -5 Atk/Res on his foe during combat, while the user also is counted as a dragon, rendering the user weak against dragon-slaying weapon users like the Naga users in Genealogy of the Holy War.
    • Loptous granting the user a dragon weakness currently make them weak to any form of Naga, any form of Falchion, any of Tiki and Nagi's personal breaths, and Naga herself and anyone affect by Divine Fang's status effect^note And many other Dragon effective weapons. This is due to lore that the Falchion is forged out of Naga's fang, as well as Tiki being the daughter of Naga and Nagi possibly being a reincarnation of Naga.
  • Gáe Bolg originally grants the user +10 Strength, Skill, and Defense in Genealogy of the Holy War. In Heroes, it grants +5 Atk/Def when the enemy is an Infantry, Cavalry, or Armored unit, and the unique refine gives an additional +5 Atk/Def if there is a Sword, Lance, Axe, or Cavalry ally on the user's team.
    • Earthly Gáe Bolg inflicts on the enemy -5 Atk/Def, as well as negating any bonuses on those stats during combat, if the enemy is an Infantry, Cavalry, or Armored unit.
  • Gungnir originally gave the user +10 Strength, Speed and Defense. Arion's Heired Gungnir instead grants +6 Atk/Def at the start of the user's turn, as well as +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat and deals true damage equal to 15% of the user's Def during combat if the user is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat.
  • Forseti originally gave +10 Skill and +20 Speed in Genealogy of the Holy War. In Heroes, it instead grants +3 Spd and have any follow-up attacks go before the enemy counterattacks if the user initiates combat and is at half HP or over at the start of combat with the unrefined version, allows the user gain +4 Atk/Spd during combat and have any follow-up attacks go before the enemy counterattacks if the user initiates combat and is at 25% HP or more at the start of combat with the refined version, and the user gains an additional +4 Atk/Spd during combat, as well as ignoring any debuffs on the user's Atk and Spd and any buffs on the foe's Atk and Spd if the foe is at 75% HP or more at the start of combat with the unique refine.
    • Ascended Ced's Heired Forseti grants -1 maximum special cooldown, +6 Atk/Spd and -1 special cooldown at the start of the user's turn if the user is at 25% HP or above, and +6 Atk/Spd during combat, reduces damage taken from the foe's first attack by 30% and deals true damage equal to X%, where X = 10 x the user's maximum special cooldown, +20, if the user is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat.
  • Balmung originally gave +10 Skill and +20 Speed in Genealogy of the Holy War. In Heroes, it instead grants +3 Spd and gives the user +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat, as well as negating any penalties the user has if the foe either initiates combat or is a full HP at the start of combat.
  • Yewfelle originally gave +10 Strength and Speed in Genealogy of the Holy War. In Heroes, the Holy Yewfelle instead gives +6 Atk/Spd during combat to the user as well ignore any penalties to the user's Atk and Spd during combat if either the user initiates combat or the foe is at 75% HP or above at the start of combat, and Heired Yewfelle, in addition to granting +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat, also grants Atk/Def during combat equal to 25% of the foe's Atk, -8, with a minimum of 0 and maximum of 10, if the user either initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally.
    • Ullr, the wielder of Holy Yewfelle in Heroes, also has Life and Death 4 as her default A skill, which gives +7 Atk/Spd but inflicts -5 Def/Res, also referencing the +10 Strength and Speed Yewfelle gives.
    • Febail's Heired Yewfelle also recovers 7 HP after combat if the user either initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, referencing that Yewfelle's Renewal effect in Genealogy of the Holy War.
• Julia's default special skill is Dragon Fang, a reference to her possessing Major Naga holy blood. The same can be said for Julius, who has Draconic Aura as his default special skill, referencing his Major Loptous blood.
• Tailtiu's Tome of Thoron has the Heroes effect of Wrath, referencing both that she starts with Thoron when she joins, and that she has the Wrath skill by default in Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • Tome of Thoron's unique refine gives her +6 Spd when she initiates combat, both referencing the Adept Skill that she gets when she promotes into the Mage Fighter, and being similar in effect to Mjölnir in Heroes, which while she has Thrud blood, it's only minor and as a result she does not have the potential to wield it.
• Part 5 of Book II Chapter 7 (the first chapter focusing on Thracia 776 characters) plays much like an Escape map from Thracia (with the player starting right next to Surtr and having to do their best to stay ahead of him, while also fighting enemies in front)
• Leif has S Drink as his B skill, which restores 99 HP and reduces his special cooldown by 1 on the first turn of battle. In Thracia 776, Leif is the only character NOT affected by the fatigue system.
  • In addition, the S Drink was an actual consumable item in Thracia 776, which refreshed a character's fatigue to zero when used. Ironically enough, this meant Leif was the only character who couldn't benefit from using S Drinks, even though no one else can inherit the skill in Heroes.
  • Leif's Light Brand deals an extra 7 damage if the opponent's Def is 5+ higher than their Res, referencing that the sword deals magical damage in many of the games it appears in.
  • Leif having Drive Atk, which gives +3 Atk to all allies within 2 spaces of him references how he gives support bonuses to many allies in Thracia 776, as well as being one of the best users of the King Sword, which gives the Charm skill to the user.
• Saias has the Wargod's Tome, which has the same effect as Arvis' Valflame in Heroes. This is a reference to Saias' Major Fjalar blood, due to being Arvis' (illegitimate) son.
  • Saias has Escape Route in his default B skill set, which reference both his eventual departure from the battlefield whenever he is an enemy, and being the only character in Thracia 776 that retreats rather than dies when his HP goes to 0.
  • Saias shares a unique sprite pose and battle animations with Arvis, further emphasizing their relationship.
• Lachesis and Nanna are associated with the Earth Sword, a sword with a Life Drain effect. While they're both staff users in Heroes, they get the Absorb staff, which also has a Life Drain effect.
  • Nanna's default Drive Def skill, which increases Defense of allies within two spaces, may be a nod to Charm, her personal skill in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, which also affected allies within two spaces and made them more difficult to kill (by instead boosting Avoid, which doesn't exist in Heroes).
• Finn's weapon is the Brave Lance, the same weapon that Quan gave to him, and made exclusive to him in Thracia 776.
  • Finn's default A skill is Atk/Def 2, which is near identical to the stat boosts of Finn's Lance in Awakening, which gave + 2 Lck/Def.
  • Finn's default special, Miracle, was also his personal skill in both Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
• At the end of the Tempest Trials, Marth claims that Leif's army survived by rescuing allies and stealing from enemies, referring to Thracia 776 's Capture mechanic. Any unit that could attack adjacent enemies could Capture an enemy and steal everything they had. Enemies could Capture allies as well, and the player had the option of rescuing them on certain maps. Also, Thracia was the only game where thieves could steal weapons as well as items.
• Lene has Safeguard, which gives her +7 Def whenever the enemy initiates combat. This is referencing the Defender Sword that her mother Silvia can obtain in Genealogy of the Holy War and pass down to her which gives the user the same stat boosts.
  • She has Sword Valor in her default skill kit, which gives up to double the SP points to all sword users, including herself. In Genealogy of the Holy War, she can inherit a similar skill called Elite (Paragon in the later games) if her father is Lex.
• Julius' Default art◊ is nearly the same pose as one of his TCG art.◊
  • Julius has Guard in his default skill kit, which reduces the enemy's special buildup by 1 if he's above a HP threshold. This is referencing the Nihil skill he has in the last chapter, which disables critical attacks, sword skills, and effective bonuses from activating on him.
• Jamke's ready stance nearly matches his official artwork◊.
  • Him wielding the Slaying Bow is due to him starting with the Killer Bow when he is fought and later recruited.
  • Him having Astra is due to his skill combination of Charge^*Grants another round of combat if it activates and the user has 25 HP or more when it does and Adept^*Allows the user to perform a consecutive attack if it activates. The unique refine for the Bow of Verdane also builds on this idea, as when he initiates combat, it gives him guaranteed follow up attack if he has 3 or more speed than the enemy, and allows him to do a consecutive follow-up attack if he has 7 or more speed than the enemy.
• Quan's Gáe Bolg grants him +5 Atk/Def if he battles anyone but flying units, referencing his defeat in Genealogy of the Holy War against Travant, a dragon flier.
  • The unique refine for his Gáe Bolg grants him an additional +5 Atk/Def during combat if there is a Sword, Lance, Axe, or Cavalry ally on his team, with the effect being removed if there is none, references in Genealogy of the Holy War that he surrendered himself to Travant after his wife and most of his knights were killed by Travant and his army.
• Silvia's Barrier Sword references a weapon that her child's replacement character, Laylea, can potentially obtain in Genealogy of the Holy War, which also gives a very similar effect, being that it grants +7 Res.
• Lewyn's Forseti guarantees his follow-up attacks go before his opponent can counter, referencing his Adept skill.
• Fallen Mareeta wields the Shadow Sword, the source of her darkness within her, where she was under the control of it and is forced to fight her mother figure Eyvel with it in hand in Thracia 776. Her regular variant wield Mareeta's Sword, which is the purified version of the Shadow Sword.
  • She has Luna, which is one of the skills she starts with in Thracia 776.
  • Shadow Sword guarantees her follow-up attacks go before her opponent can counter, referencing her Adept skill she gains when she promotes to a Swordmaster, as well as the Shadow Sword and its purified form having a brave effect in Thracia 776.
  • Mareeta's Sword allows her to negate any skills that guarantee enemy follow-up attacks and prevents the user from performing any follow-up attacks, referencing how Mareeta's Sword gives the user the Nihil skill in Thracia 776.
  • Her Regular variant has Close Call, which reduces damage from combat and AOE specials if the user is faster than the enemy, up to 40% reduced, which references how fast unit usually dodge attacks easier in the main Fire Emblem games.
• Legendary Julia's attire is based on her TCG and Cipher artwork as a Sage.
  • Her B skill is called Light and Dark, referencing that she her mother Deirdre has both Naga and Loptous blood within her, as well as herself having Major Naga blood while her twin brother Julius has Major Loptous blood, and the name of the penultimate chapter of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • She is Blue colored instead of Green, referencing that Naga in Genealogy was an Infinity +1 Sword that could ignores Loptous' damage reduction, as well as granting a large amount of stat boosts to the user.
• Legendary Leif's attire is based on his appearance as a Master Knight in the TCG.
  • Leif being a Bow Cavalier reference the Master Knight class in Genealogy of the Holy War, where they can wield a large variety of weapons, including a bow.
  • Leif wields the Meisterbogen, referencing the Master Bow in Thracia 776, which is a variant of the Brave Bow in that game.
  • Leif's Secret Art Njörun's Zeal grants him an Extra Turn, at the cost of reduced movement if he initiates, references the Movement Stars in Thracia 776, where the user gains a 5% chance to take an action again for every Movement Star the user has.
• Evyel has the Guard Sword, where it inflicts -1 special buildup on the enemy during combat, referencing how she rigs the RNG of enemy attacks to miss her when she is at low HP to make sure that she survives up until a certain point in Thracia 776.
• Osian's Vouge gives him -1 special cooldown and allows him to counterattack at any range if he is at 50% HP or over at the start of combat, referencing how in Thracia 776, it has a high critical rate and an attack range of 1-2. ** He also comes with Wrath, which is the only starting skill he has in Thracia 776.
• Kempf has the Venin Edge, which references the Poison Sword he has in Thracia 776.
• Ced's Winds of Silesse giving him +3 Spd and +6 Atk/Spd during combat if he's not adjacent to an ally, as well as having Spd/Res Solo and Pulse Smoke references that Ced in Genealogy of the Holy War went searching for Lewyn, the Prince of Silesse and one of his potential fathers, only to find people being oppressed by the Grannvale Empire and fought against them alone, and conducted sabotage offenses against them, namely the Child Hunts.
• Travant wielding the Silver Lance+ instead of Gungnir on release references that when he is finally fought in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War, he only wields a Silver Lance, whereas his son Arion wields the Gungnir and inherits the kingdom of Thracia. He also has Vantage, which he also has in Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War.
  • A refine update gave him the Thracia Kinglance, which references his skills in Genealogy of the Holy War:
    • Its base effect removes his flying weakness and inflicts -1 special cooldown charge on enemies during combat, referencing Nihil in Genealogy of the Holy War shielding the user from offensive skills, which includes critical hits and effective damage.
    • The unique refine gives him a guaranteed follow-up attack if his HP ≥ 25%, referencing his Pursuit/Follow-Up skill.
• The Tactics Drills Grandmaster 58's map, Beyond Destiny, features Quan and Ethlyn in a desert map full of Wyvern Riders, referencing their demise in the Yied Desert by Travant, who also rides a wyvern and lead a squad of Wyvern Riders against them.
• Fallen Julia's Dark Scripture inflicting Atk/Res -6 to the target if the user is not adjacent to an ally, combined with the Atk/Res Solo 4 skill she comes with references how in the final chapter of Genealogy of the Holy War she is sent alone without backup to fight Seliph's army.
  • Dark Scripture having similar effects to the Loptous tome in Heroes references Julia's corruption at the hands of Manfroy, a Loptyrian mage, as well as her relation to her twin brother Julius.
• Legendary Seliph's attire is based on his Cipher art as a Knight Lord.
  • He has Holy War's End as his B skill, referencing the last chapter of Genealogy of the Holy War, usually translated as "The Last Holy War".
  • His Legendary Hero battle has an enemy representing every Generation 2 child unit.
• Lachesis and Eldigan getting dancing seasonal variants might◊ be a reference to this Cipher card.
• Sara's Kia Staff allows the user to remove penalties as well as give +6 Atk/Spd to the ally inflicted with a penalty and has the lowest HP within 4 spaces of the user, as well as her access to the Return+ assist, which heals and acts like Reposition, references a few things in Thracia 776:
  • The Kia staff removing the Stone status condition on allies.
  • Her starting with Restore when she joins Leif's army.
  • The unused Return staff, which lets an ally escape the map.
  • The unlimited range for most staves in that game.
• Asbel's Grafcalibur has -1 Special and is effective against flying units, much like how it has a high Crit rate originally and is also effective against flying units.
  • His Null Follow Up could be a reference to his Adept, which grants him an extra attack.
• Ronan's Indignant Bow giving him +3 Res, his statline focusing on his Spd and Res, and him having Swift Stance 3, which gives him +6 Spd/Res during combat and inflict -1 special buildup on the foe per attack if the foe initiates combat, references his unusually high Magic growth in Thracia 776, where in that game Magic is also used for Resistance.
  • His sprite's idle pose is identical to his TCG artwork.
• Veld's Petrify allowing him to inflict -7 Atk/Spd and the Gravity status at the start of his turn on the foe on the map with the lowest HP on turn 1, lowest Atk on turn 2, lowest Spd on turn 3, lowest Def on turn 4, and lowest Res on turn 5, references the Stone tome he wields in Thracia 776, where it is a long range tome that inflicts the Petrify status on foes if it hits, which can be only cured with the Kia Staff, as well as the 5 durability of the weapon.
• Lex's Goddess Axe having a Brave effect references the event in Chapter 1 of Genealogy of the Holy War where he dropped his Iron Axe in a lake and was rewarded a Brave Axe by the lady of the lake for his honesty, while also being a nod to the Honest Axe tale.
  • He comes with Axe Experience 3, referencing his Paragon skill in Genealogy of the Holy War.
• Erinys' Silesse Frost allows her to attack twice when she is within 2 spaces of a support partner, referencing her relationship with Annand and Lewyn (her sister and potential husband respectively, both who have the Adept skill).
• Legendary Sigurd's Holy-Knight Aura allows him to gain +1 movement at the start of his turn, as well as granting his allies +1 movement after combat if he activates Holy-Knight Aura, references how in Genealogy of the Holy War movement was important due to the large maps of the game, as well as him charging into battle after battle without knowing the consequences of his actions.
  • His Hallowed Tyrfing gives him -1 special cooldown, and gains +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat, gains a guaranteed follow-up attack, and reduces damage taken from the foe's first attack by 40% if either he initiates combat or the foe uses a ranged weapon, if his foe is at 75% HP at the start of combat, references a few things from Genealogy of the Holy War:
    • The -1 special cooldown references the Critical skill on weapons, which is gained by getting enough kills with a specific weapon, as well as the +10 Skill from Tyrfing.
    • The +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res, guaranteed follow-up attack, and the 40% Damage Reduction references the +10 Skill and Spd, and +20 Resistance from Tyrfing.
• August's Diplomacy Staff allows him to grant his support partner +6 Atk/Def/Res and the [Follow-Up] status effect at the start of his turn, and also grants that support partner -2 special cooldown and the [Follow-Up Denial] status effect at the start of his turn if there is at least one ally that was defeated on the map, references two things in Thracia 776:
  • Both effects with August being Leif's advisor and tactician, as well as granting Leif a Leadership Star.
  • The latter effect with how Leif ironed his resolve and emotions as leader after his other advisor and tactician Dryas died in a Suicide Mission to liberate Ulster through Leif and Miranda or a citizen from Ulster's stubborn request just after Leonster's liberation.
• Ascended Mareeta has Vital Astra, which, in addition to giving her Damage Reduction based on how much Spd she has over her foe if her Special is ready, also has a similar effect to Ayra and Larcei's Regnal Astra and Shannan's Imperial Astra in Heroes, referencing how she learns Astra from Shannam in Thracia 776 through sheer luck from the latter, as well as her having Od blood from her father Galzus.
• Galzus has Luna, referencing how he starts with that skill in Thracia 776.
• Legendary Nanna wields the Lands Sword, referencing that the Earth Sword is exclusive to her in Thracia 776.
  • Legendary Nanna's Lands Sword allows her to neutralizes effects that prevent her follow-up attacks, and non-Special skills that reduces damage taken and Special skills that trigger from her attacks during combat, as well as allow her to recover 7 HP after combat, references two things about the Earth Sword in the Jugdral Saga:
    • The Earth Sword negating Pavise from activating in Genealogy of the Holy War.
    • The Life Drain effect of the Earth Sword in both Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
  • Legendary Nanna's attire is based on her Paladin attire in the TCG and Cipher artworks here:1 2 3.
  • Her Hoðr's Zeal allows her to have any of her follow-up attacks go before the foe can counterattack if she initiates combat, as well as her Lands Sword ignore skills that prevent her follow-up attacks, referencing how she can learn the Adept skill in Genealogy of the Holy War if her father is Jamke or Lewyn, or with the Adept Manual in Thracia 776.
• Tine has Fury 4 and Blue Feud, referencing her desire for revenge against both Bloom and Hilda of the Friege family in Genealogy of the Holy War after her and her mother Tailtiu were abused by the latter during the Time Skip, with Tailtiu later dying from this as a result.
  • Her Thunderer's Tome gives her -1 special cooldown at the start of her turn and allows her to deal +7 damage and ignore any non-special Damage Reduction skills her foe her when her special triggers if it is either turns 1 through 3 or if she's not at full HP, referencing the Wrath skill she has in Genealogy of the Holy War, which she starts with due to inheriting it from her mother Tailtiu.
• Arthur is a Green Tome unit, referencing that he starts as a Wind tome in Genealogy of the Holy War, due to being raised in Silesse and was taught by Lewyn during the Time Skip.
• Ascended Ishtar's Thunder's Mjölnir allows her to have a double attack if she initiates combat and has 10 or more Spd than her foe during combat and is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, referencing her connection to Reinhardt from Thracia 776, who wields the Dire Thunder, known to have a double attack, as well as her Adept skill in Genealogy of the Holy War.
• Brave Seliph's weapon and A skill grants him extra effects based on how far he (or his opponent) moved before initiating combat for that phase. This, along with his Heir to Light C skill (which grants +1 Mov along with +6 Atk/Spd and the Null Follow-Up status), are all in reference to how massive the maps in his game are, where cavalry units are going to be charging on ahead much further than the infantry units.
• Legendary Deirdre has Atk/Res Tempo, which, in addition to inflicting -3 Atk/Res on the foe during combat, ignores skills that grants +1 special buildup on the foe and inflicts -1 special buildup on her, referencing her Nihil skill in Genealogy of the Holy War, which negate enemy criticals, sword skills (in that game being Astra, Luna and Sol under the names "Shooting Star Sword", "Moonlight Sword" and "Sun Sword", respectively) and effective bonuses from activating on the user.
  • Her Circlet of Balance, in addition to boosting her damage equal to 40% of her Res, once per map gives her the Miracle effect if both she or her foe have their special ready at the start of combat or triggers their special during combat and either she initiates combat or the foe is a ranged unit, referencing a few things in Genealogy of the Holy War:
    • The Miracle effect of the Circlet she is equipped with.
    • Her surviving long enough to warp her daughter Julia away from a Loptous-possessed Julius before dying.
• Ascended Ced has Heired Forseti, referencing that despite having any father in Genealogy of the Holy War, his Thracia 776 version wields Forseti, making him the canonical son of Lewyn, the previous wielder of Forseti.
• Arion's Heired Gungnir removes his flying weakness, referencing his Nihil skill in Genealogy of the Holy War, where Nihil in that game not only prevent enemy skills from triggering, but also their effective damage.
  • Heired Gungnir also gives [Charge] to himself and flying allies within two spaces, referencing the "three-headed dragon attack" formation near the end of Chapter 9 of Genealogy of the Holy War, where he will spawn four squadrons of dragon knights on the map, three of these squadrons will rush towards each of the player-owned castles on the map.
• Tina has Thief, which steals all [Bonus] effects (excluding field stat buffs) from the foe with the most [Bonus] effects and applies it to herself and all allies within 2 spaces of her at the start of her turn, referencing the Thief staff in Thracia 776, where it is exclusive to Tina and allows her to steal any equipment on a foe with lower Magic than her, regardless of range.
  • In Tina's S Conversation in the "Crossing Paths" Forging Bonds, Tina mentions that it is often a daily occurance that someone fails using a Staff in Thracia, referencing that in Thracia 776 all Staves have hit rates, including healing staff on allies.
• Safy has Repair, which remove all [Penalty] effects and recovers 20 HP on her and all allies within 2 spaces of her at the start of her turn, referencing the Repair staff in Thracia 776, where it is exclusive to her and restores the durabilty of an ally's weapon.
• Perne's Blade Royale allows him to give +6 Atk/Spd and [Neutralize Penalties] status effect to himself and all allies within 2 spaces of him, and allows him to attack twice in one round if he initiates combat, referencing a few things of the King Sword in Thracia 776, which he starts with:
  • The Charisma passive on tke King Sword, which gives +10 Hit and Avoid to all allies within 3 spaces of the user.
  • The King Sword allowing the user to attack twice in one round, regardless of phase.

World of Elibe (The Binding Blade and The Blazing Blade)

• Chapter specific
  • Chapter 3-1 (Binding Trial) is based on Chapter 1 (Dawn of Destiny) of The Binding Blade. The units fighting alongside Roy are a Sword Cavalier, a Lance Cavalier, and a Bow Fighter, referencing Alen, Lance, and Wolt. The same chapter is used for Legendary Roy's Legendary Hero Battle, albeit modified to add more obstacles matching the buildings in the map, and the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Bridal Brawl".
  • Chapter 3-2 (Two Noblewomen) is based on Chapter 13 (Rescue Mission) of The Binding Blade.
  • Chapter 3-3 (Desert Dragons) is based on Chapter 14 (Arcadia) of The Binding Blade. It is later used as the basis for the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Life Is But Fleeting" and Fae and Idunn's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Chapter 3-4 (Quirky Family) is based on Chapter 19A (Bitter Cold) of The Binding Blade.
  • Chapter 3-5 (Nobles of Binding) is based on Chapter 8x (The Blazing Blade) of The Binding Blade.
  • Chapter 7-1 (Blazing Trial) is based on Chapter 18Ex/19Hx (Imprisoner of Magic) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Chapter 7-2 (Two Noblemen) is based on Chapter 12 (Birds of a Feather) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Chapter 7-3 (Baffling Labyrinth) is based on Chapter 22Ex/23Hx (Genesis) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Chapter 7-4 (The Guardian) is based on Chapter 22E/23H (Living Legend) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Chapter 7-5 (Blazing Noblemen) is based on Chapter 24E/26H (Unfulfilled Heart) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Paralogue 2-1 (Brothers and Sisters) is based on Chapter 11A (The Hero of the Western Isles) of The Binding Blade. Another section of this chapter is used as the basis for Klein and Clarine's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Both Paralogue 3-1 (Vengeful Mercenary) and Raven and Lucius's Bound Hero Battle map are based on Chapter 16 (Whereabouts Unknown) of The Blazing Blade. The former covers the center of the map where Lucius is detained while the latter is the entrance of Castle Caelin.
  • Paralogue 3-2 (Sword Demon) is based on Kenneth's version of Chapter 25E/27H (Pale Flower of Darkness) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Both Paralogue 3-3 (Death and the Child) and Ursula's Grand Hero Battle map are based on Chapter 26E/28H (Battle Before Dawn) of The Blazing Blade. The map is later used as the basis for Jaffar and Nino's Bound Hero battle map.
    • Jaffar and Nino's BHB features a Blue Cavalier to the southeast, representing Ursula^*whose kit of not getting counterattacked when initiating attack matches her usage of Bolting in The Blazing Blade, and has Rising Thunder (the weaker version, oddly not Growing or Blazing), like Ursula's Growing Thunder, and a Lance Cavalier to the southwest, representing Maxime, Ursula's subordinate. The Sword Fighter represents Zephiel, who was also present on the map and is able to defend himself (or try to) with a sword.
  • Narcian's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 15 (The Dragon Girl) of The Binding Blade.
  • Zephiel's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 22 (The Neverending Dream) of The Binding Blade. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Guinivere and Melady's Bound Hero Battle and Legendary Guinivere's Legendary Hero Battle maps.
  • Lloyd's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Lloyd's version of Chapter 23E/24H (Four-Fanged Offense) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Cecilia and Lilina's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Castle Aquleia, appearing on Chapter 16 (Retaking the Capital) of The Binding Blade. The throneroom of the castle is then used as the basis for the final map of Tempest Trials+: "The Holy Guard" and Tempest Trials+: "Full-Bloom Bout". Narcian is the boss of the latter, just like the chapter it is based on.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials Mini: "To Die on the Battlefield" is based on Part 1 of the Final Chapter (Light) of The Blazing Blade. A portion of the map is also used for Fallen Linus and Fallen Lloyd's Grand Hero Battle maps. Likewise, Part 2 of the same chapter is the basis for the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Feud of the Fangs", taking place in the stairway and chamber where the party has to fight the Fire Dragon, with the original player phase theme revamped, to boot.
    • Fallen Linus's Grand Hero Battle map has the other units represent another member of the Black Fang, namely Lloyd (the Sword Infantry), Ursula (the Blue Tome Cavalry), Uhai (the Bow Cavalry), Jerme (the Blue Dagger Infantry), and Nergal (the Red Tome Infantry).
  • The final map of Tempest Trials: "Breath of Destiny" is based on Castle Ostia's throne room in Chapter 8 (The Reunion) of The Binding Blade and Chapter 29E/31H (Sands of Time) in The Blazing Blade. The same map, albeit modified, is used for Legendary Hector's and Legendary Lilina's Legendary Hero Battle maps.
  • Legendary Lyn's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 18B (The Law of Sacae) of The Binding Blade.
  • Linus' Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 27E/29H (Cog of Destiny) of The Blazing Blade. Interestingly, while this chapter is know for the large amount of reinforcements in it's home game, this map in Heroes has none.
  • Hector and Matthew's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 11H (Another Journey) of The Blazing Blade.
  • The Tactics Drills Grandmaster 8 map "Another Reunion" is based on a part of Chapter 8 (The Reunion) of The Binding Blade, complete with Roy needing to free Lilina from her prison while protecting her from archers.
  • Rutger's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 4 (Collapse of the Alliance) of The Binding Blade.
  • Bartre and Fir's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 11B (Escape to Freedom) of The Binding Blade, where Bartre can only be recruited on the B route.
  • Legendary Eliwood's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 28 (Valorous Roland) of Eliwood's route in The Blazing Blade.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Sands of Time" is based on Chapter 23 (The Ghosts of Bern) in The Binding Blade.
  • Lyn and Florina's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 3 (Band of Mercenaries) of The Blazing Blade.
    • The two Cavaliers and the Archer are based on Sain and Kent, and Wil, respectively.
  • Heath's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 21E/22H (Kinship's Bond) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Bramimond's Mythic Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 21x (The Silencing Darkness) of The Binding Blade, where one obtains their tome Apocalypse.
  • Galle's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 21 (The Binding Blade) of The Binding Blade. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Murdock's Grand Hero Battle map.
  • Lugh and Raigh's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 12 (The True Enemy) of The Binding Blade.
  • Sonia's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 26Ex/28Hx (Night of Farewells) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Leila and Matthew's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 18E/19H (The Dread Isle) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Legendary Fae's Legendary Hero Battle map and the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Building a Utopia" is based on Chapter 14x (The Infernal Element) of The Binding Blade.
  • Elimine's Mythic Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 16x (The Pinnacle of Light) of The Binding Blade.
  • Gonzalez's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 10A (The Resistance Forces) of The Binding Blade.
  • Limstella's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 30E/32H (Victory or Death) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Legendary Ninian's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 31E/33H Part 2 and the Finale (Light) of The Blazing Blade.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "True Luxury?" is based on the northwest of Chapter 29Ex/31Hx (Battle Preparations) in The Blazing Blade, where Karla can be recruited in Hector Mode. Interestingly the battle theme for Thracia 776 plays when fighting against the boss (Harmonic Spring Karla), as that is the track that is used for Blazing Blade's Arena.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Promising Youth" is based on the Prologue (A Girl from the Plains) of The Blazing Blade.
  • Echidna & Larum's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 11A (The Hero of the Western Isles) of The Binding Blade.
  • Fargus' Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 16Ex/17Hx (The Port of Badon) of The Blazing Blade.
    • The Lance Cavalier on the bottom represents Damian, a member of the Black Fang who spawns if the player engages the group of pirates in the center of the map.
  • Sain & Kent's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 1 (Footsteps of Fate) of The Blazing Blade.
• Roy has Triangle Adept, bringing to mind his reliance on the weapon triangle to stay relevant in the mid-to-late game of The Binding Blade while also showing his insight from his mentor Cecilia.
  • Roy's Binding Blade grants him +2 Def/Res (+4 when refined) if he's attacked, referencing the +5 Def/Res the Binding Blade gave in The Binding Blade.
• Shanna has easier access to the Iceberg skill than most others, referencing her Ilian citizenship.
• The coloring of the Wo Dao was given a red tint on its blade, similar to the sword wielded by Karel in his official art (the first character to have the weapon in this game).
• In one of Nino's castle lines, she says that she'd love to have twins if she were to ever start a family. She would become the mother of Lugh and Raigh in The Binding Blade.
• Nino's artwork depicts her with a red tome even though she is a green mage in Heroes. This is because when she is recruited in The Blazing Blade, she comes equipped with an Elfire tome. Furthermore, hers is the only tome shown as closed in her artwork. Her supports make clear she is illiterate and repeats the words her mother used while practicing with them.
  • Nino wields Iris's Tome, which belonged to her mother and is also Canas's sister, who was known to be a strong mage.
• Dorcas has several lines that reference an American commercial for The Blazing Blade. He may talk about mutton (in the commercial, he got poisoned by mutton) or say "Trust no one." (the tagline of the game in the commercial) when selected in battle.
• Zephiel has a unique special animation which involves him spinning his sword around, similar to his attack animations from his own game.
• Sophia's default special skill is Dragon Fang, referencing the fact that she is half dragon.
• Cecilia is a Green Cavalier, referring that she joins with the wind tome Aircalibur in The Binding Blade. The Ver 4.8.0 Update eventually gives her the Tome of Order, which is effective against flying foes just like the aforementioned Aircalibur tome.
  • The weapon's exclusive refinement is Triangle Adept, referencing Cecilia's absolute defeat to the sword-wielding Zephiel in the story cutscene of The Binding Blade's Chapter 13.
  • Furthermore her injured artwork is a more aggressive version of the GBA Valkyrie attack sprite animation, body facing away from enemy head looking at the enemy and sending a spell with one hand. Fittingly she was likely the first seen Valkyrie.
• The exchange between Lilina and Eliwood in Tempest Trials: "Breath of Destiny" has some lines taken from the pre-battle dialogue for Chapter 1 of The Binding Blade.
• Legendary Lyn is a Legendary Hero of Wind. In The Blazing Blade, she has the Wind affinity.
  • Laws of Sacae give Lyn +4 in all her stats if she was attacked by an enemy and has 2 or more allies within 2 spaces of her. This is a reference to the script in the chapter of the same name in The Binding Blade, as the Law of Sacae is that all of Sacae's clans unite to fight against invaders.
  • Legendary Lyn's design◊, while based on her Brave Heroes design◊, contains some elements from her ''Awakening'' DLC art◊.
• Duo Ninja Lyn's shuriken are surrounded by an aura of Fire and Wind. Referencing that she is a descendant of both the Hero of Fire and the Nomad of Sacae. Florina holds a shuriken of ice, because of her homeland Ilia that is covered in snow.
• Legault has The Cleaner, referencing his job as "the cleaner" and was in charge "cleaning house" for the Black Fang, i.e. killing those who betrayed the Black Fang, told from his support with Matthew.
  • Legault, like Jaffar, is seen dual wielding daggers, like the Assassin class in The Blazing Blade, which he can promote to if he uses the Fell Contract.
  • Two of Legault's lines when tapped on his info screen has him asking if the player is falling for him and how he stuck around because of a thing called "love", referencing his support conversations with Matthew and Heath respectively.
• Pegasus Nino has a tome called Giga Excalibur, referencing the S-Rank anima tome in The Blazing Blade, with the name being the combination of both the Japanese "Gigascalibur" and the localization "Excalibur".
• When fought in "Tap Battle: Farewells", Nino is supported by the other Black Fang members, and a generic Axe Fighter. This could represent either her adoptive father Brendan Reed (a Warrior), or Jan, a Black Fang axeman who Nino considered an Honorary Uncle.
  • Likewise, Legault's hard mode battle is backed up by a mounted bow unit, who could represent Uhai, another Black Fang that he is implied to be friends with.
• Karla's attack pose◊ in Heroes is nearly identical to her official art◊ in The Blazing Blade.
• Canas' description states that he is the fourth son of Niime, referencing his supports with Pent and Nino that he had 3 brothers who also practiced dark magic before losing their minds.
  • His Ancient Codex's attack animation is also identical to Luna's attack animation in The Blazing Blade.
• Lloyd being fought and available before Linus references the conditions of the combined levels of Lyn, Hector and Eliwood being below 50 at Chapter 23 Eliwood/24 Hector, something most first-time players of The Blazing Blade would have fulfilled.
• Legendary Hector's weapon being named "Thunder Armads" is a nod to how it is also known as "Thunder Axe", as well as Hector's Thunder affinity.
  • Thunder Armads give +3 Def, referencing the +5 Def Armads gives in the games it appeared in.
  • Ostia's Pulse giving all allies on the first turn -1 special cooldown if the number of units with the same movement type is 2 or less is a reference in that all the playable characters from Ostia in The Blazing Blade are exactly 2 Infantry^*Serra and Matthew and 2 Armor^*Hector and Oswin(who has yet to appear in Heroes) units, which would fulfill the conditions of Ostia's Pulse.
  • Him wearing white clothes under his armor◊ instead of his blue top and brown pants in his official artwork◊ is a reference to how he appears in his combat sprites in The Blazing Blade, both as a Lord and Great Lord.
  • He is a Legendary Hero of Fire, referencing his friendship with Eliwood (who is associated with fire because he wields the Blazing Blade Durandal), his daughter Lilina (who is a Mage that prefers Fire magic), and his fiery personality.
• Brave Hector wields a lance, referencing how he can wield one in The Binding Blade before he is later primarily associated with axes (especially Armads) later on in the franchise.
  • Maltet has special cooldown acceleration, which references the +5 Skl the weapon has in The Binding Blade.
  • He also wears the armor of his older brother, Uther.
• Legendary Roy has Human Virtue, which gives himself and adjacent allies +6 Atk/Spd at the start of his turn if he's adjacent to a non-beast or dragon ally, referencing his optimism and faith in mankind, something that Zephiel lost between The Blazing Blade and The Binding Blade which Roy brings up when he confronts and battles him near the end of the game.
  • Legendary Roy is a Legendary Hero of Fire, referencing his Fire affinity in his home game and the fire properties of his Binding Blade.
  • Legendary Roy's standard art has him pose in a similar way to how he does in his renders◊ in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, with him holding his sword behind his back. Likewise, his finishing animation is a huge nod to his critical hit animation to his home game and in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
  • Dragonbind's Japanese name is named "魔竜封印の剣", translated as "Sword of Mage-Dragon Sealing", referencing that the Binding Blade was used by the leader of the 8 Legendary Heroes Hartmut to seal the Mage Dragon Idunn before the events of the Elibe saga.
• Lugh is a Green Mage, both referencing his connection to his mother Nino, and that Anima is at a weapons triangle disadvantage against Dark, which is Red in Heroes, with his twin brother Raigh being a dark user.
• Sue wields the Short Bow, referencing the Short Bow in the GBA game, which is heavily connected to the people of Sacae in the Elibe saga.
  • The Short Bow dealing +10 damage when a combat special activates references the +10 critical the bow has in the GBA games.
• Idunn is Red due to her human sprite in The Binding Blade being based on the female Shaman sprite, who are users of Dark magic, which is Red in Heroes.
  • She is an armored unit, due to her having only 2 Movement as a final boss in The Binding Blade.
• Pent and Louise having a Groom and Bridal variant, respectively, reference that the both of them are already married by the time they are recruited, as well as having their support already at maximum in The Blazing Blade.
• Legendary Eliwood has Vision of Arcadia, which gives an ally with the highest Atk +6 Atk/Def at the start of his turn if there is a beast or dragon ally on his team, and his Ardent Durandal gives an ally with the highest Atk Bonus Doubler, which grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res equal to the stat boost the ally has during combat, calculated independently, referencing his helpful and friendly nature to his allies, regardless of their position or race.
  • His Vision of Arcadia also references how after seeing Arcadia in The Blazing Blade he wanted the world living in harmony with dragons, especially since one of his potential wives is a half-dragon herself.
  • Eliwood is a Legendary Hero of Wind, which, beside Anima being reserved for god-like characters, is due to two of his three of his pairings he can have an ending with have Wind affinity, namely Lyn and Fiora.
• Brave Eliwood's attire is based on the ending of The Blazing Blade, where he ascends to Marquess of Pherae and says his farewells to Mark.
  • Him being a Lance Cavalier in Heroes is a references to both his secondary weapon as a Knight Lord in The Blazing Blade, as well as him being an unlockable Paladin in the trial maps of The Binding Blade, where in that game he has an S Rank with Lances, but only an A Rank with Swords.
  • His Ninis's Ice Lance being effective against dragons and beasts is a reference to Ninian, who at the end of The Blazing Blade kills 2 dragons and heavily damages the third one (who would become the final boss) with her ice magic.
• Igrene's Guardian's Bow gives her -1 special cooldown, referencing the Killer Bow that she wields when she is recruited in The Binding Blade.
• Larum joins with the Dragonslasher, a dagger that is effective against dragons. At the end of Chapter 10A of The Binding Blade, Larum hands a Wyrmslayer to Roy.
• Winter Zephiel is shown carrying a stuffed fox in his artwork. In The Blazing Blade, Zephiel gave his younger sister Guinevere a baby fox as a gift.
• Bramimond has Void Tome instead of Apocalypse, referencing in datamining his data in The Blazing Blade that he does not have Apocalypse equipped, having Nosferatu in his inventory instead. His Void Tome give +3 Atk, referencing how Apocalypse give +5 Magic in The Binding Blade.
  • Bramimond is a Colorless unit instead of a Red one, as a nod on how his use of Apocalypse eventually lead to their Death of Personality and that they use the Power of the Void.
  • Bramimond is a Mythic Hero of Dark, referencing how in his past life he was the Dark wielder of the Eight Legends in the Elibe saga.
  • Bramimond's attire is based on Mark in The Blazing Blade, which references how Bramimond uses Appearance Is in the Eye of the Beholder in their home game as a result of their Death of Personality.
    • Related to that, Bramimond shares the voice actors with Eliwood, Lyn, Hector, and Alfonse, referencing how the former three have interacted with Bramimond in The Blazing Blade, while Alfonse would likely be the first person that new Heroes are introduced to in the Order of Heroes.
  • Brammimond has the Special Luna, referencing the Luna tome in the Elibe games, where is a Dark Tome, one that Bramimond has mastery over.
• Narcian has the Runeaxe, which heals him by 7 HP for every attack he makes, referencing how he wields the Runesword in The Binding Blade, where it dealt magical damage and healed the user equal to the damage they dealt to the foe.
• Regular and Legendary Guinivere's weapon is the legendary light tome (Radiant) Aureola, referencing her S rank in light magic as a bonus character in the Trial Maps despite being a Sage, as well as her being depicted with the tome in Cipher.
  • (Radiant) Aureola's effects in the game references how it functions in both Elibe games:
    • It grants +3 Res to the user with Aureola, and reduces damage taken equal to 20% of the user's Res with Radiant Aureola, just like how it granted +5 Resistance to the user in its home games.
    • It negates the "calculates damage using the lower of foe's Def or Res" effect on foes (commonly seen in Breath weapons) under specific conditions, referencing its effectiveness against dragons.
    • Its effectiveness against Tomes references how it also deals effective damage against Nergal's personal class Dark Druid (who can use all types of magic) in The Blazing Blade.
• Legendary Lilina's white dress is based on her attire as a Sage in The Binding Blade and Cipher.
  • She is a Legendary Hero of Fire due to her preference for fire magic and her relationship with Roy, who wields the fiery Binding Blade.
  • Her status as a cavalry unit is a reference to her being an understudy of Cecilia, a mounted mage.
• The two variants of Forblaze^note Regular and Studied have completely different spell animations from each other, which is a reference to Forblaze being the only tome in the Game Boy Advance trilogy with this distinction. That being said, the regular variant's animation is based on its Blazing Blade appearance, while the animation of the Studied variant is the same one used for its appearance in The Binding Blade.
• Farina's Hotshot Lance and Hugh's Sell-Spell Tome normally gives +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat if they're at 25% HP or more at the start of combat, but gains more boosts and an additional effect if they has more than 2 Dragonflower boosts applied to Farina and 3 or more for Hugh, referencing how Farina costs 20000 gold to hire in The Blazing Blade, as well as Hugh initially costing 10000 gold in The Binding Blade. The stat boosts going up to +7 if there is 5 or more Dragonflower boosts on them, +6 if there is 4, +5 if there is 3, and +4 if there is 2 or less, also references Hugh from The Binding Blade, who can also be initially hired for 10000 gold, but can be lowered down if the player refuses that amount, going down to 8000, 6000, then finally 5000 gold, but every time the player refuses he loses 1 to all of his stats.
• Louise having Rally Def/Res+ and Atk/Spd Oath references her support with Pent in The Blazing Blade, as well as her oath to him to protect him with her bow.
• Erk is a Red Mage, referencing that he starts with a Fire Tome in The Blazing Blade in Lyn's Story.
  • Erk's Memory Album accessory is a reference to his supports with Nino in The Blazing Blade, where he gave Nino a book filled with beautiful pictures from his childhood. After reading complicated books to seek his teacher's approval at a young age, he soon collapsed from exhaustion and was given the book to encourage him to go outside.
• The animation for Ursula's Blue-Crow tome resembles the Bolting animation from the GBA games, referencing how she wields the tome as a boss in The Blazing Blade.
• One of Legendary Fae's quotes about her real name is a reference to her Support chain with Elffin in The Binding Blade, where she explains her true name is both very long and cannot be heard by humans, except for "Fae", so she is simply called Fae for short.
• Elimine's Staff of the Saint's attack animation is based on the Aureola's attack animation in both The Binding Blade and the Blazing Blade, referencing that she was the original wielder of the Aureola.
• Ascended Idunn is based on her appearances after the true ending of The Binding Blade, where she slowly gains emotions with her interactions with Fae, with Ascended Idunn being the end result.
• Gonzales's neutral artwork, depicted to be holding a flower, is a reference to his B-support conversation with Lilina, where he gave her a small flower.
  • In the same artwork, the bird next to him sports a red/blue color scheme, and has a coat pattern that makes it closely resemble Lilina.
• Fallen Ninian is based on the cutscene in The Blazing Blade where she loses control and confronts Eliwood after he receives the Durandal.
  • The name Call to Flame references her line while under mind control "Here... Come, children of... flame. Come... to me..." in the chapter "Dragon's Gate" of The Blazing Blade.
• Limstella's Morph Fimbulvetr allows them to inflict -8 Atk/Res on the foe during combat, prevent the foe from performing a follow-up attack, and gains Atk equal to the highest Atk+Res field stat buffs sum of any ally within 3 spaces of them, but deals 15 damage to the nearest ally after combat if they attack, referencing that in The Blazing Blade, Limstella is tasked to collect quintessence for Nergal.
  • Their attacking art is also posed similarly to their original artwork for The Blazing Blade.
• In the Forging Bonds "New World of Study", Lloyd challenges Felix to a duel in the middle of a thick fog, just like the weather conditions of his version of "Four Fanged Offense" in The Blazing Blade.
• Noah's Ilian Merc Lance grants him [Dodge] and [Dull] to himself and his support partner if there are 2 or less adjacent allies at the start of his turn, and grants him +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat and deals true damage equal to 15% of his foe's Atk during combat if there is at most 1 ally adjacent to him, and his Alarm Spd/Def grants him +6 Spd/Def and [Canto (1)] at the start of his turn if there are 2 or less adjacent allies at the start of his turn, as well as grant him +3 Spd/Def during combat if there is at most 1 ally adjacent to him, referencing that he want to distance himself and not develop deep bonds with ally due to not wanting to experience the pain of leaving them behind, but eventually develops strongs one in Roy's Army in his supports in The Binding Blade, most notably with Fir.
• Murdock's Wyvern Hatchet has the Distant Counter effect, referencing him wielding the Tomahawk in The Binding Blade.
• Harken's Troubling Blade allows him to attack twice in one round, referencing that he starts with a Brave Sword in The Blazing Blade.
  • His Troubling Blade allowing him to warp to the nearest space of each foe within 4 spaces of him, refereing how he suddenly appeared from a short blizzard near the enemies (albeit initially as an enemy) in his introduction Chapter 25E/27H (Pale Flower or Darkness), as well as his intention of infiltrating the Black Fang then later kill them all from the inside after losing Elbert to them, in The Blazing Blade.
• Fargus' Corsair Cleaver gives him -1 maximum special cooldown, referencing that he wield a Killer Axe as a boss in The Blazing Blade.

World of Magvel (The Sacred Stones)

• Chapter specific:
  • Paralogue 1-1 (Sacred Bond) is based on the Prologue (The Fall of Renais) of The Sacred Stones.
  • Paralogue 1-3 (Unbreakable Bond) is based on Chapter 18 (Two Faces of Evil) of The Sacred Stones.
  • Paralogue 10-1 (A Lecture Fit for Royalty) is based on Chapter 13 (Hamill Canyon) of Eirika's route in The Sacred Stones. Interestingly, in both Heroes and The Sacred Stones, this is a Defense map.
  • Paralogue 10-2 (The Heirs of Frelia) is based on Chapter 17 (Rivers of Regret) of The Sacred Stones. The same map, albeit modified, is used for Lyon and Eirika's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Paralogue 10-3 (The Silver Knight) is based on Chapter 3 (Bandits of Borgo) of The Sacred Stones. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Colm & Neimi's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Valter's Grand Hero Battle and Caellach's Grand Hero Battle maps are based on Chapter 15 (Scorched Sand) of The Sacred Stones.
  • Lyon's Grand Hero Battle map is based on the first part of "Final Chapter: Sacred Stone".
  • Ephraim and Myrrh's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 20 (Darkling Woods) of The Sacred Stones. The same map is used for Legendary Myrrh's Grand Hero Battle map and, albeit modified and decorated, the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Familiar Stranger".
  • Legendary Eirika's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 19 (Last Hope) of The Sacred Stones. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Riev's Grand Hero Battle map.
  • Cormag's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 10 (Turning Traitor) of Ephraim's route of The Sacred Stones.
  • Eirika and Innes' Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 10 (Revolt at Carcino) of Eirika's route of The Sacred Stones, where Eirika has to rescue Innes from being surrounded by enemies.
  • The final map of the Tempest Trials+: "Princess's Gloom" is based on the Castle Renais' throneroom featured in the story cutscene of the Prologue (The Fall of Renais) as well as Chapter 16 (Ruled by Madness) of The Sacred Stones. The same map, albeit heavily modified, is used for Orson's Grand Hero Battle map.
  • The tilesets used in Paralogue 58 (Childhood Encounter) resemble the outskirts of Renais and Grado territory in The Sacred Stones.
  • Tethys and Ewan's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 12 (Village of Silence) of Eirika's route of The Sacred Stones.
  • Vigarde's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 14 (Father and Son) of Ephraim's route of The Sacred Stones. The throne rome of the same map, albeit decorated, is used for the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Blossoming Bonds".
• Seth wields a Ruby Sword as a nod to him being wounded in a skirmish with Valter at the start of the game. At that time, Seth was equipped with a Steel Sword while Valter was equipped with a Silver Lance, giving Seth a weapon triangle disadvantage.
• Amelia is an armored unit, referring to her having access to the armored Knight class line.
  • Amelia's axe is chained to her armor, referring to how Generals do the same thing with their lances and axes in the GBA titles. Her shoulder pads also matches those Generals, only a lot smaller.
• Innes and Tana wield the Sacred Twins weapons of Frelia (Nidhogg and Vidofnir, respectively), much like they were likely intended to in The Sacred Stones.
• Joshua wields Audhulma, the Sacred Twin weapon of Jehanna, which was given to him by his mother in The Sacred Stones on Eirika's route.
  • When Joshua attempted to goad Dorcas into making a bet, he made a reference to a friend of his that got himself killed. He was referring to Caellach, who got himself killed by facing Eirika/Ephraim's army (or in Eirika's scenario, killing Joshua's mother, so he ended up exacting vengeance on Caellach).
• Tana's weapon line includes the Heavy Spear before Vidofnir, referencing her starting equipment in Eirika's route.
• The ending of Tempest Trials: "Less Than Heroic" has Joshua promise to waive the fee or the IOU for Marth if he can guess heads or tails. Marth initially guesses heads before hurriedly changing to tails, just like Natasha did under the same circumstances in Sacred Stones.
• The Bound Hero Battle involving Tana and Amelia, despite both of them not being that heavily connected, stems from the fact that they're recruited in the same chapter right after Eirika and Ephraim go their separate ways. The map itself is based off of Eirika's version of that chapter: Chapter 9, (Distant Blade). It may also be based on the fact that their roles were swapped in the Beta version, with Amelia being the princess of Frelia and Tana being a General.
• Seth has the Pre-Mortem One-Liner "I admire your professionalism." This is a nod to a line he had in Eirika's Chapter 9, where he was interrogating a random mercenary who had been hired to kill Eirika.
  • Seth wielding the Silverbrand references his title "Silver Knight".
  • He has Swap, referencing before his scripted fight against Valter, he swapped positions with Eirika to protect her.
• Valter's Cursed Lance is implied to be the lance he took from Duessel after he broke his spear (as revealed in Duessel and Cormag's A support). It also has a special cooldown reduction in Heroes, referencing the Killer Lance he wields in his battle in The Sacred Stones.
  • Valter's special activation quote "You're just a corpse" is also something he said before his scripted battle with Seth.
• Sacred Memories Eirika's Armor is based off her Beta armor, and the fact that she uses a tome could be a reference to a glitch in Sacred Stones that would allow anyone to gain ranks in Dark Magic.
  • Her design, including her horse attires, resembles the Mage Knight's design in The Sacred Stones.
• In Fallen Lyon's S-Rank with Regular Lyon in the "Peaceful Ends" Forging Bonds, Lyon states that he is Fallen Lyon's future and not the other way around, referencing how Lyon is made playable (and thus free of the Demon King's influence) in the Creature Campaign in The Sacred Stones, which is available after beating the game and the Demon King.
• Legendary Ephraim is the Legendary Hero of Fire. In The Sacred Stones, Ephraim's affinity was Fire.
  • Legendary Ephraim's weapon, the Flame Siegmund, allows him to attack twice if Ephraim has more enemies than allies within 2 spaces. This is a reference to his infamous attack on Fort Renvall, where he captured the fortress with only 3 other knights.
  • His default B skill is Solar Brace, referencing his personal promotional item that allows him to promote into the Great Lord class in The Sacred Stones, which his Legendary version is based on in Heroes.
• Legendary Eirika is the Legendary Hero of Water. This is more in line of her sword being called the Storm Blade and the moon's association with tides.
  • Her default B skill is the Lunar Brace, referencing her personal promotional item to allow her to promote into the Great Lord class in The Sacred Stones, which her Legendary version is based on in Heroes.
• Both the Flame Siegmund and Storm Sieglinde have +3 Atk built into them, referencing the +5 Str both those weapons have in The Sacred Stones.
• Summer Innes is seen riding a light gray wyvern similar to the one that Valter rides in Heroes. The light gray wyvern may belong to his sister Tana, since she can promote to a Wyvern Knight in The Sacred Stones, and the wyvern she ends up riding is a similar color.
• Brave Ephraim's appearance is based on his father, Fado◊.
  • Brave Ephraim being an armored unit is due to his father being an armored unit in Sacred Stones when he's playable.
  • Him wielding Garm, one of Grado's Sacred Twins, references that he was taught how to wield a lance from Duessel, one of the generals of Grado and a potential wielder of that axe.
• The exclusive refinement for Vidofnir grants Tana +4 Atk/Spd during combat if she is within two spaces of an infantry or armored ally, a likely nod to her Sniper brother Innes and the dependable Knight Gilliam. Tana, Innes, and Gilliam also all hail from the same country—Frelia.
• The order the Magvel characters are sorted in the Catalog of Heroes is the same order their countries of origin are visited in Ephraim's route, being Renais, Frelia, Grado, Jehanna, Rausten, and finally the Darkling Woods.
• Duo Ephraim & Lyon has Ephraim wield Reginleif, which is one of Ephraim's personal lances in The Sacred Stones, where it is the lance equivalent of the Rapier in that game, which can only be wielded by his twin sister Eirika.
• Gerik wields an axe instead of a sword references that Heroes in many Fire Emblem games have them wield Axes as well as Swords in the games they appear in, including The Sacred Stones.
  • In one of Gerik's voice lines, he said that he was "young and stupid once" and got a scar across his nose, referencing his A support with Tethys on how he went against a knight from a foreign country and lost, whereas his A support with Ross implies that it was Ross' father Garcia that gave it to him, but let him live after seeing how young Gerik was.
• Ewan is a Red Mage in Heroes, referencing both that he starts with a Fire tome, as well as his choice of him becoming a Shaman as well as a Mage in The Sacred Stones after he hits level 10 as a Pupil, who can only wield Dark magic, which is Red in Heroes.
• The "Mercanary Matters" Forging Bonds begins with Ephraim and Lyon joining Gerik's Mercenaries, despite the latter being concerned for the former neglecting his political duties. Ephraim does not bother using an alias and Ewan notes he has the same name and appearance as the prince of Renais. Joshua had done the same thing in running away from his kingdom and becoming a mercenary with little effort to conceal his identity.
• Fallen Lyon's appearance is based on how he was possessed by the Fomortiis during the later chapters of The Sacred Stones.
  • The attack animation of Fallen Lyon's Blood Tome is based on the Fomortiis's physical attack Ravager in The Sacred Stones.
• Like Ursula's Blue-Crow Tome, Selena's Tome of Storms' animation is also based on the Bolting animation from the GBA games, referencing how Selena was equipped with the Bolting tome in The Sacred Stones.
• Caellach has Guard as his B skill, referencing the Hoplon Guard he is equipped with in The Sacred Stones, which negates critical hits on the user.
• Duessel's Obsidian Lance grants him a follow up attack and inflicts -6 Atk/Def on his foe if he is next to no ally. This effect is quite similar to Legendary Ephraim's Flame Siegmund. Duessel taught Ephraim in the way of the lance, so all of the guaranteed follow up attacks that each Ephraim can do could be in reference to his teacher who can do that and then some.
• Knoll's connected accessories in Forging Bonds resemble the Bael and Elder Bael monsters in Magvel.
• In "Driven by Vision" Forging Bonds, Duessel recounts a story Knoll shared with him regarding two starving men and a single loaf of bread. This same story was in one of Knoll and Duessel's support conversations in The Sacred Stones.
• Marisa has unique attack and special art, where she wields her sword in her right hand in the former and switches to her left hand in the latter. This references a support conversation with Tethys in The Sacred Stones where she says she is ambidextrous but prefers her stronger left hand.
  • Marisa initially wielded the Wo Dao and was given Shamshir as her own unique weapon in a later update. While Shamshir was originally just The Sacred Stones' version of the Wo Dao and usable by all Myrmidons, Swordmasters and even Eirika, it is usually associated with Marisa because she carries one by default and is associated with her homeland Jehanna. In line with Marisa's origin as Critical Hit Class, the Heroes version combines the effects of both the Wo Dao (additional damage when Special triggers) and Killing/Slaying Edge (Special cooldown count -1).
• Young Duo Eirika & Ephraim has Ephraim wielding a rapier like his sister, referencing that in The Sacred Stones Ephraim used to train with swords when he was younger, before he found out the advantages of spears over swords when he was training with Duessel in his A support with him.
• Ascended Joshua has Green Feud, where it inflicts -4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res as well as ignore skills of any of the foe's allies during combat if the foe is Green, as well as ignore skills from any foe's Green allies during combat, referencing his hatred and revenge against Caellach for murdering Joshua's mother Ismaire in The Sacred Stones, who is a Green Axe in Heroes.
  • His attire references the Assassin attire in the GBA games, which he can also promotes into.
• In "New Foundations" Forging Bonds:
  • Colm brags about his thieving skills and cites the time he stole Eirika's bracelet. He also mentions how his and Neimi's village burned down.
  • Joshua involves Gerik in his conversations and makes many references to their support conversations, such as Gerik being able to spot Joshua's cheating when they gambled, their discussion about luck and skill, and how Joshua wanted Gerik as his Number Two after the war. Joshua also makes reference of what happened to Jehenna, namely the death of his mother, betrayal of a close ally, and the palace burning down.
  • Neimi mentions her grandfather was able to use a single arrow to hunt game, which she had mentioned before in a support conversation.
  • Rennac is looking for ingredients for a recipe he has, which involves michew berries that Neimi and Amelia are familiar with, as they had a support conversation about them.
• Fomortiis being an Armored Beast unit makes him able to counterattack ranged foes if he is transformed, as well as his low movement, references that in addition to having Ravager as his close range weapon, he also has Demon Light, which is a 1~3 ranged weapon, and that he has only 2 movement in The Sacred Stones.
  • His Ravager inflicting -6 Atk/Def on the foe during combat, inflicting -1 special buildup, and granting him +1 special buildup if he is transformed, as well as his Nightmare inflicting -10 Atk/Def on the foe during combat and ending the turn of the nearest foes that can act within 4 spaces of his target after combat references a few things in The Sacred Stones:
    • The +15 Strength/Skill/Defense and +10 Resistance of Ravager and the +10 Strength/Skill/Defense/Luck and +15 Resistance of Demon Light.
    • The Nightmare staff he is equipped with to inflict the Sleep status to all foes within 3 spaces of him if there are 6 or more enemies are near him.
• Gilliam's Frelian Lance (not to be confused with Young Tana's Lance of Frelia) grants all flying allies within 2 spaces of him the Iote's Shield effect for 1 turn when his turn begins, referencing how his home country of Frelia is home to Magvel's Pegasus Knight trio.
• In "Her Shining Future" Forging Bonds:
  • Tana mentions learning how to cook from Syrene, referencing their support conversation.
  • Gilliam is involved in arm-wrestling matches with other heroes, which references his support conservations with Garcia, of which the latter's son mentions their matches.
  • Syrene gets involved in catching a fish for her to cook, referencing a support conversation with Kyle regarding her cooking Frelian dishes, specifically with fish. Additionally, she corrects Vanessa in calling her "sis" just like in their support conversations.
  • Vanessa tries to learn magic after Lute suggests studying under Merric, which harkens to a support conversation with Lute, where she mentions having an interest in magic but lacked talent.

World of Tellius (Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn)

• Chapter specific:
  • Chapter 10-5 (Radiant Mercenaries) is based on Chapter 8 (Despair and Hope) of Path of Radiance. Interestingly, while it was a Hold the Line chapter for Ike's group in Path of Radiance, the reverse is true for your group in Heroes. The same chapter was later used as the basis for the final map of Tempest Trials+: "A Child's Wish" and Emblem Ike's Emblem Hero Battle.
  • Chapter 13-1 (Bruno’s Secret) is based on Chapter 4 (Roadside Battle) of Path of Radiance.
  • Chapter 13-2 (A Triple Decker) is based on Chapter 13 (A Guiding Wind) of Path of Radiance.
  • Chapter 13-3 (Shadow over the Port) is based on Chapter 11 (Blood Runs Red) of Path of Radiance. The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Greil's Request" also uses the same map, albeit decorated for the Valentine event.
  • Chapter 13-4 (Armies Clash) and Bertram's Grand Hero Battle map are based on Chapter 26 (Clash!) of Path of Radiance.
  • Chapter 13-5 (A Bond Renewed) is based on the Endgame (Repatriation) of Path of Radiance. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Ashnard's Grand Hero Battle.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials: "Moment of Fate" is based on Chapter 27 (Moment of Fate) of Path of Radiance, which is also where the Tempest Trials itself got its name.
  • Oliver's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Part 4 Chapter 4 (Revelations) of Radiant Dawn.
  • Micaiah and Sothe's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Part 1 Epilogue (Daein, Arise!) of Radiant Dawn. It is also used as the basis for Legendary Micaiah's Hero Battle map.
  • Ike and Soren's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 5 (Flight) of Path of Radiance.
  • Naesala's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 19 (Entrusted) of Path of Radiance.
  • Elincia's and Nephenee's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 3-10 (The Heart of Crimea) of Radiant Dawn.
  • Yune's Mythic Hero Battle map and Pelleas' Grand Hero Battle map are based on Part 3 Epilogue (From Pain, Awakening) of Radiant Dawn.
  • Haar's Grand Hero Battle map is based on the left side of Chapter 23 (The Great Bridge) of Path of Radiance, while Petrine's Grand Hero Battle map is based on the right side of the same chapter.
  • Titania and Mist's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 9 (Gallia) of Path of Radiance.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "A Hero's Mettle" is based on Part 3 Chapter 13 (Blood Contract) of Radiant Dawn.
  • Caineghis and Tibarn's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Part 3 Chapter 8 (Incandescent Glow) of Radiant Dawn.
  • Altina's Mythic Hero Battle map is based on Part 4 Epilogue 1 (Rebirth) of Radiant Dawn. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Tibarn & Nailah's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "A Waltz Unending" is based on Part 1 Chapter 4 (A Distant Voice) of Radiant Dawn.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Burden of Gifts" is based on the balcony of Mainal Cathedral in the Begnion capital of Sienne from Radiant Dawn.
  • Ranulf and Lethe's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 10 (Prisoner Release) of Path of Radiance.
  • Ashera's Mythic Hero Battle map is based on Part 4 Epilogue 5 (Rebirth) of Radiant Dawn.
    • The 2 Knights adjacent to her with the Near and Far Save skills reference the Aura that surrounds Ashera that protects her while also counter their foe equal to half the damage they, and removing all of them allows Ashera to be vulnerable.
  • Shinon and Gatrie's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 3 (Pirates Aground) of Path of Radiance.
    • The other three units alongside them on Hard and Lunatic difficulties represent the other members of the Greil Mercenaries, with the Sword Fighter being Ike, the Axe Cavalier being Titania, and the Cleric being Rhys.
  • The finam map of Tempest Trials+: "Breadwinners" is based on Chapter 3 (Pirates Aground) of Path of Radiance.
  • Fallen Muarim's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Part 1 Chapter 8 (Glory Unwanted) of Radiant Dawn.
  • Ludveck's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Part 2 Endgame (Elinica's Gambit) of Radiant Dawn. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Legendary Elincia's Legendary Hero Battle map.
• Elincia has Ardent Sacrifice, which heals an ally by 10 HP while subtracting 10 from her own, referencing that she can heal allies with staves while also wielding swords as her weapon in her home games.
• Elincia and Nephenee having a Bound Hero Battle may reference Dummied Out data in Path of Radiance that implies the two were planned to have support conversations.
• The Black Knight's appearance in 13-3 and how he leaves a house a few turns after the mission starts reflects how he appears mid-mission in the same Path of Radiance map that inspired the map layout.
• Brave Ike's Beorc's Blessing skill is based on the Laguzguard in Path of Radiance, an item that when equipped halves damage taken from laguz units. Since beast units weren't introduced yet at the point Brave Ike was introduced, the skill nullifies direct buffs on flying and cavalry enemies attacking him.
• At the end of Tempest Trials: "Moment of Fate", Ike and Mist talk to Masked Marth about the Black Knight, at which point Ike guesses that it wasn't truly the Black Knight, at which point Masked Marth confirms it to be true. In Radiant Dawn, the Black Knight survived his final battle with Ike in Path of Radiance, and in the original translation of the game, it was because his Warp Powder malfunctioned, sending his spirit to fight Ike, very much a similar explanation for the Black Knight players fight in Heroes.
• Zelgius' armor is busted up, showing that this is his post-Ike duel self.
  • Zelgius having Warp Powder as his B skill references the warp power he wields in the Tellius titles, where he can teleport to other locations without using the Rewarp staff. The 80%+ HP requirement is also referencing how the warp powder exhaust the user after being used, likely as a self limitation for Zelgius to prevent use at a weaker state where he is more vulnerable.
  • Zelgius' special activation quotes "No draw. No escape." and "One will live. One will die." references his dialogue in Part 4 Epilogue-2, and his Duel to the Death with Ike, with him and Ike isolated by a magic barrier, allowing no escape for the both of them or having any allies assist them.
    • One of his other special activation quotes, "Let's see how you handle this", is from his pre-battle quote with Ike.
• Legendary Ike is a Legendary Hero of Earth. In his home games, Ike possessed the Earth affinity.
  • Legendary Ike's special attack art shows Ragnell cloaked in blue flame, much like Ike's final attack in Radiant Dawn and his Eruption and Great Aether attacks in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U..
  • Some of Legendary Ike's special quotes are based on his boss dialogue in 3-13, specifically "I'll strike you down with one blow,"^note Against Sothe and "I won't have mercy on my enemies."^note Regular boss quote
  • One of Ike's quotes "I've had pain, I've had suffering, and I have gotten up and moved on," is based on his special boss conversation against Sephiran.
  • His castle quote "People aren't perfect. We all make mistakes. But we also love our families and our friends... We should never forget that we all have that same capacity for love," is based on a line on his confrontation against Ashera in the Japanese script of Radiant Dawn.
• In both Zelgius' and Legendary Ike's artwork, both Alondite and Ragnell are slightly damaged, with scratches and chipping shown on each blade, referencing their intense duel in Path of Radiance, especially in this art◊, while also referencing how it is downplaying Like Cannot Cut Like, leading to Ragnell's Excalibur in the Rust appearance in Awakening.
• In Paralogue 20-2, Bridal Sanaki trips over her dress during the end dialogue. This is a reference to a conversation in Radiant Dawn, where Sigrun recounts that Sanaki tripped over her own dress multiple times during her coronation.
• Titania wielding the Emerald Axe^*Gives +20% more Atk on weapon triangle advantage, but -20% less on weapon triangle disadvantage, as well as her Draconic Poleax having the same effect, references the poleaxes from Radiant Dawn, which are heavier and less accurate, but stronger than the regular axes in that game.
• The opening and ending cutscenes as well as the name of Tempest Trials+: "Chaos Named" are references to part 4 of Radiant Dawn with Micaiah making reference to Yune and the Black Knight saying that Micaiah's path lie with the goddess of chaos (Yune).
• Tibarn has Sturdy Impact, which allows him to have +6 Atk, +10 Def, and negates any enemy follow-up attacks, referencing both his Pavise and Tear skills in Radiant Dawn, which Pavise allows him to ignore any damage done to him if it activates, and Tear halving the enemy's Speed and tripling the user's Strength when it activates.
  • Tibarn’s EX accessory is a bundle of three feathers representing himself and his companions, Janaff and Ulki.
• Leanne and Reyson can attack in this game, referencing the Card items in Radiant Dawn which allows the user perform a magic attack, even those who normally cannot.
  • Both have Heron Wings, which at the start of their turn, recover 7 HP to all allies within 2 spaces of them, referencing their Blessing skill exclusive to Herons, which restores HP to all adjacent allies equal to their Magic.
  • Reyson being a green unit may be a nod to a scene in Path of Radiance where he punched Oliver in the face. Since Oliver is a blue unit in this game, that means Reyson still has the advantage.
• Nailah has Glare, which inflicts the Gravity status to the enemy and any others adjacent to them after combat if she attacks. While it is named after her personal skill Glare, which petrifies her enemy if it hits, it's actually closer to the Howl skill, which on activation from indirect attacks inflicts paralysis on the enemy after combat.
  • She also has Distant Counter, referencing the Quickclaw skill, which on Speed% activation from indirect attacks, inflicts damage to the enemy equal to the user's Strength.
• All infantry beasts when transformed gain +10 damage on combat skill activation, referencing the Savage Skill they can have, which triples their Strength and halving the enemy's Skill for one turn on activation.
• Naesala has Growing Wind, referencing the Vortex skill he has in Path of Radiance, which on command allows him to attack using wind magic, even at range, but cannot be used defensively.
• Valentine Greil has Fury 4, referencing his berserk rampage due to accidentally grabbing Lehran's Medallion in his backstory in the Tellius games.
• Yune is a Mythic Hero of Dark, due to her being slandered as a Dark God by Dheginsea to prevent her from prematurely awakening from Lehran's Medallion.
  • She is a Flying unit due to her other form being the orange bird that accompanies Micaiah.
  • Her exclusive skill Chaos Named is named after the title of Part 4 Prologue of Radiant Dawn, where she properly introduces herself as Yune, rather than the Dark God.
  • The art of Chaos Named is from the energy orb that Ashera is showing in her Radiant Dawn official art, referencing their relationship as two halves of Ashunera, the creator and goddess of the land Tellius.
• Mordecai has Smite, which he has by default in his skill kit in his home games.
• Lethe's Brazen Cat Fang gives her +6 Atk/Spd during combat, as well as the skill Spd/Def Solo, which gives +6 Spd/Def during combat, with both of the conditions being that the user must not be adjacent to an ally, referencing her initial harsh nature to others, as well as not sharing her king and superior's goals in their co-existence with Beorc/Humans at first in Path of Radiance.
• Ranulf's Covert Cat Fang gives him and any allies within 2 spaces of him +3 Atk/Def during combat if there is an ally within 2 space, referencing his friendly nature with others, even other Beorcs, in his home games.
• Haar wields a Brave Axe by default, referencing that he started with one when he is recruited in Path of Radiance.
  • Haar has Guard, referencing the Guard skill he has (which is later called Cancel in Radiant Dawn), which negates an enemy attack by a percentage chance every attack, in the Tellius saga.
  • He later received a unique axe in Tempest Claw, which neutralizes his archer weakness, but instead makes him weak to blue tomes, which is in reference to the fact that Wyvern Riders in Radiant Dawn have no weakness to archers unlike other flying units, and instead have a weakness to Thunder Magic (which is usually classified as Blue in Heroes).
• Tanith's Bridal variant has Harsh Command+, which is an upgraded version of Harsh Command, referencing her strict policies and command as one of the leaders of Begnion's Holy Guard, best demonstrated with her support with Marcia.
• Sigrun's Bridal variant has Ardent Sacrifice, referencing her kind and generous nature compared to Tanith, best demonstrated with Sigrun allowing her subordinate Marcia to leave the Holy Guard to find her brother.
• The unique refine for Oscar's Loyal Greatlance grants any Infantry and Cavalry allies within 2 spaces of him +3 Atk/Spd, as well as granting himself +3 Atk/Spd if he is within 2 spaces of an Infantry or Cavalry ally referencing his close relationship with the Greil Mercenaries (which are mostly made of Infantry and Cavalry units), especially his younger brothers Boyd and Rolf, a Fighter/Warrior and Archer/Sniper, respectively, as well as his friend and Unknown Rival Kieran, an Axe Cavalier/Paladin. it also references how him and his brothers can perform a triangle attack if all three use a Bow.
• Brave Micaiah's attire is based on the Light Priestess class, her final exclusive tier class, in Radiant Dawn.
  • She has the spirit of Yune with her, and even shares the same movement class and weapon type as Yune, referencing that at the end of Part 3 and the rest of Part 4 of Radiant Dawn, Micaiah became the vessal of Yune.
• Altina's A skill, Ashera's Chosen, only increases her Attack and Defense if she's alone, unless the only units she's adjacent to are dragons or beasts. Altina fought alongside Soan and Deghinsea, a lion Laguz and dragon Laguz respectively, as Ashera's Three Heroes.
  • She is a Mythic Hero of Astra, referencing her connection and blessing from Ashera, who has the Heaven affinity, close to Astra in Heroes.
• Fallen Ike is based on his 'Cipher card art, where he touches Lehran's Medallion as part of a What If? scenario.
• Ashnard is based on his appearance in the Hard and Maniac difficulty of the Epilogue of Path of Radiance, where he revives himself by touching Lehran's Medallion.
  • His Gurgurant grants him +3 Def, removes his flying weakness, and inflicting -5 Atk/Def on any foe within 2 spaces of him during combat references 3 things in the Tellius games:
    • The +3 Def, no flying weakness, and -5 Atk/Def references how he has blessed armor like the Black Knight in Path of Radiance, where only Ike's Ragnell, Dragon and the Royal Laguz, and certain S-Ranked weapons can damage him.
    • The no flying weakness references how in Radiant Dawn Dragoknights, Dragonmasters, and Dragonlords are not weak to Bows and Wind magic, but to Thunder magic instead, which is blue in Heroes.
    • The -5 Atk/Def to all foes within 2 spaces of the user during combat references the Daunt skill, which inflicts -5 Hit/Critical to all foes within 3 spaces of the user, which Ashnard has in Path of Radiance.
  • Him having Dragon Fang alludes to how unlike other Wyvern Riders, Ashnard is fighting atop a Dragon Laguz and not a Wyvern.
• Rafiel is an infantry unit, unlike his siblings Reyson and Leanne who are both fliers (and therefore unable to naturally move one more space). This is in reference to how he's unable to fly in Radiant Dawn, which prevents him from catching up to his allies so quickly.
  • His Groom's Wing grants -1 Special charge to his support partner, a reference to the Bliss Galdrar ability. Bliss boosted an ally's Biorhythm rate, and a higher Biorhythm means a higher chance of activating skills, which would be represented through Specials in Heroes.
• Ilyana wields blue magic in Heroes, referencing that she is a Thunder Mage in Path of Radiance and a Thunder Sage in Radiant Dawn.
• Shinon has Deadeye, which allows the user to deal double damage as well as ignore any non-special percentage-based Damage Reduction skills, referencing his access to Deadeye in the Tellius games, which is gained through the Occult Scroll in Path of Radiance, and if he is promoted to a Marksman in Radiant Dawn.
  • Shinon wields the Double Bow, which gives him -1 special cooldown, and +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res and Close Counter if he's not adjacent to an ally, as well as having Atk/Def Solo 4, referencing three things:
    • The Double Bow having 5% crit rate in Radiant Dawn and 10% crit rate in Awakening.
    • That Shinon fights along against the Greil Mercenaries and the Crimean Army in Chapter 18 of Path of Radiance.
    • The 1~2 range of the Double Bow in Radiant Dawn.
• Petrine wields the Flame Lance, the same weapon she wields in Path of Radiance. Like its origin, Flame Lance deals magical damage, at least while Petrine is above 50% HP. It's also effective against Beast units, referencing the fact that fire magic in the Tellius games deal effective damage against beast laguz.
  • Petrine's Threaten Atk/Def is a reference to her Daunt skill in Path of Radiance, which reduces the stats of nearby foes.
• Oliver's Tome of Favours grants him +5 Atk and Res during combat and heals for 7 HP if his foe is not a Beast. When given its skill refine, Oliver can warp to a space adjacent to a Beast ally that can equip Sing or Dance, and if he's within 3 spaces of said ally, he gets a further +5 Atk and Res. These hilariously bizarre effects all reference a few things:
  • The reliance on having a Beast ally that sings or dances is in reference to his obsession with the Herons and their beauty, who are all classified as Beast units who can refresh with their Sing ability.
  • The HP recovery references the Nosferatu tome he wields, which has a Life Drain effect.
  • The fact that it doesn't work if his foe is a Beast references how he does not want to hurt the Herons, he just wants them for himself to admire. It also references how Muarim, a tiger laguz, scares him in their boss conversation.
  • His ability to warp to a Heron ally could reference his recruitment in Radiant Dawn, where if Rafiel is parked in his range, Oliver will simply ignore everyone else and recruit himself by walking up to Rafiel and talking to him.
• Ashera wields Colorless Tome, which is earth magic in Heroes, referencing that she has petrified everyone but a few in Radiant Dawn as her judgement to all living things after enough chaos has build up in Tellius.
  • The attack animation of her Order's Sentence is based on the cutscene where she fires a light from the sky and creates a light explosion to petrify everyone not under Yune's protection in Radiant Dawn.
  • Her Order's Restraint gives all her allies within 2 spaces of her +6 Atk/Res and the [Null Panic] status effect, as well as giving herself +6 Atk/Res and the [Null Panic] status effect if there is at least 3 allies within 2 spaces of her at the start of her turn, as well as Order's Sentence giving her Atk equal to the total field stat buff of an ally within 2 spaces of her, references a few thing in Radiant Dawn:
    • The +6 Atk/Res and the [Null Panic] to herself references the Aura she starts with at the final battle.
    • The boost of her Atk references the high Might of all her Judge weapons.
    • The 3 or more allies within 2 spaces of her references 3 Ashera's Chosen Altina, Dheginsea, and Soan, as well as the Thunder, Fire, and Wind Spirits she summons.
    • The [Null Panic] references her obsession with Order, as well as her flat Biorhythim.
• Volke has Lethality, which allows the user to ignore a huge percentage of the target's Def/Res as well as any non-special percentage-based Damage Reduction skills, referencing his access to Lethality in the Tellius games, which is gained through the Occult Scroll in Path of Radiance, and he joins with it already in Radiant Dawn.
  • Lethality is also exclusive to only dagger units, referencing its status as the Secret Art of the Assassin and Master Ninja classes in the series.
• Young Boyd's Large War Axe gives him +10 Atk/Spd, neutralizes any debuffs on those stats and deals damage on his first attack equal to 15% of his Atk during combat on odd-numbered turns, but only gives +5 Atk/Spd during combat on even-numbered turns, referencing his Tempest skill in Path of Radiance, where it doubles the Biorhythm bonuses, as well as his Biorhythm with frequent high peaks and low valleys in Radiant Dawn.
• Fallen Muarim's Wild Tiger Fang has a unique transformation requirement where the user transforms at the start of turns 2 and 4 onwards while also untransforming otherwise, but deals 5 damage to the user if the user attacks if the user transforms, referencing a few things in the Tellius Saga:
  • The transformation references how Feral Ones are Laguz that are forced to transform to become effective fighters, as well as in the chapter "Glory Unwanted" of Radiant Dawn Tormod mentions how Muarim, after being given the Feral elixir by Izuka, Muarim transforms and reverts back when Tormod calls him and the periods between become shorter and shorter.
  • The recoil damage references that in the chapter "Glory Unwanted" of Radiant Dawn Tormod mentions that Laguz becoming Feral drastically shortens their lifespan.
• Lucia's Queensblade disables nearly every effect possible for both herself and her opponent: neither can activate Specials, take advantage of support or terrain effects, manipulate follow-up attacks (such as guaranteed follow-up attacks or follow-up denial), disable counterattacks, or alter attack priority (like Vantage or Desperation), and neither side can be supported by any skills from nearby allies or foes. All of this is in reference to her Parity skill in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, which negates the effects of skills, terrain, and support bonuses for Lucia and her opponent.
• Bastian being a Green Tome unit references his high proficiency in Wind magic compared to the other Anima elements, with A rank in Path of Radiance and SS rank in Radiant Dawn.
• Brave Soren's attire is based on his Arch Sage attire in Radiant Dawn.
  • His Rare Talent allows him to attack twice in one round if he is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, he has 10 or more Res higher than the foe during combat and either he initiates combat or the foe is a ranged unit, referencing his Adept Skill in the Tellius Saga, where it allows him to attack twice in one round.
  • He has Flare, which either boosts the user's damage by 60% of the foe's Res if the user is at 70% HP or above at the start of combat, or boosts the user damage by 40% of the foe's Res and restores HP equal to 30% of the user's max HP, referencing the Flare skill in the Tellius Saga, where Flare in Path of Radiance was the Occult Skill for Sages and Bishops and halves the foe's Res when it triggers, and in Radiant Dawn was the Class Skill of Archsages, Empresses and Summoners and ignores the foe's Res and restores HP equal to the damage dealt.

World of Ylisse (Awakening)

• Chapter specific:
  • Chapter 4-1 (Awakening Trial) is based on Chapter 2 (Shepherds) of Awakening. The same map, albeit modified, is used for Stahl and Sully's Bound Hero Battle.
    • This chapter involves fighting Chrom, Lissa, and Frederick, the same trio that the player meets when they start Awakening!
  • Chapter 4-2 (Blade and Dancer) is based on Chapter 3 (Warrior Realm) of Awakening.
  • Chapter 4-3 (Big Ambush) is based on Chapter 7 (Incursion) of Awakening.
  • Chapter 4-4 (Surprising Villager) is based on Paralogue 1 (Sickle to Sword) of Awakening.
  • Chapter 4-5 (Prince of Awakening) is based on Paralogue 11 (Twin Wyverns) of Awakening.
  • Chapter 8-1 (Sinister Shadow) is based on the Prologue (The Verge of History) of Awakening. The same map, albeit modified and with Halloween decorations, is used for the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Ever Two Halves", and one with flower decorations for the the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Abiding Love".
  • Chapter 8-2 (Napping Dragon) is based on Chapter 13 (Of Sacred Blood) of Awakening.
  • Chapter 8-3 (Ravishing Battle) is based on Chapter 5 (The Exalt and the King) of Awakening.
  • Chapter 8-4 (Divine Dragon Returns) is based on Paralogue 17 (The Threat of Silence) of Awakening. The same map, albeit modified, is used for Tiki and Nowi's Bound Hero Battle map and the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Bridal Business".
  • Chapter 8-5 (Future Princess) is based on Chapter 4 (Two Falchions) of Awakening. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Flavia & Basilio's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Female Robin's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Paralogue 12 (Disowned by Time) of Awakening. The same map, albeit heavily modified, is used for Female Morgan and Male Morgan's Bound Hero Battle and for Tactics Drills Skill Studies 118 map "Out of Future Past".
  • The final map of Tempest Trials: "Dark Clouds Over Awakening" is based on the Premonition and Chapter 23 (both named "Invisible Ties") of Awakening. The same map, albeit modified, is used for Legendary Chrom's and Legendary Male Robin's Legendary Hero Battle maps and Validar's Grand Hero Battle map.
  • The final maps of Tempest Trials: "A Gift of Peace" and Tempest Trials+: "Familiar Faces" are based on Chapter 6 (Foreseer) of Awakening, the former adorned with Christmas decorations, and the latter with Halloween ones. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Panne's Grand Hero Battle and Lucina & Male Robin's Bound Hero Battle maps.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials: "Invisible Ties" is based on Endgame (Grima) of Awakening. The same map, albeit modified, is used for Legendary Robin's Legendary Hero Battle and Naga's Mythic Hero Battle maps.
  • Chrom and Lissa's Bound Hero Battle map and the final map of Tempest Trials+: "Young Exalt" are based on Chapter 24 (Awakening) of Awakening.
  • Walhart's and Cervante's Grand Hero Battle maps are based on Chapter 20 (The Sword or the Knee) of Awakening. Walhart's quote at the start of the battle is instead taken from when he's fought in Chapter 19 (The Conqueror) of Awakening.
    • The Axe Knight and Red Mage in Walhart's Grand Hero Battle map represent both Cervantes and Excellus, respectively, who are also there in that chapter of Awakening.
  • Legendary Lucina's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Paralogue 7 (Noble Lineage) of Awakening.
  • Aversa's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 25 (To Slay a God) of Awakening.
  • Cherche and Virion's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 1 (Unwelcome Change) of Awakening.
  • Cynthia's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Paralogue 9 (Wings of Justice) of Awakening.
  • The Tactics Drills Grandmaster 34 map "To Create the Future Past" is based on Xenologue 23 (The Future Past 2) of Awakening. The right side of the map of the same chapter is also used for Fallen Male Morgan and Fallen Female Morgan's Bound Hero Battle map.
  • Gangrel's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 11 (Mad King Gangrel) of Awakening.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Love of Family" is based on Chapter 9 (Emmeryn) of Awakening.
  • Yen'fay's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 18 (Sibling Blades) of Awakening.
  • Nowi and Nah's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Paralogue 16 (Daughter to Dragons) of Awakening.
• When Heroes first released, the player's first summon would always give a two-star Virion, referencing his very early and rather Medium Aware recruitment in Awakening.
• In one of Olivia's in-castle conversations, she mentions looking at old souvenirs from a hot spring and a beach, likely referencing the Hot Spring Scramble and Summer Scramble DLC maps from Awakening.
• Thoron is depicted as a yellow beam of lightning, much like how it was in Awakening.
• Anna is depicted in Awakening as being obsessed with money. While she's very much an Action Girl in this game, she does seem to have a mild Money Fetish, and several of her special attack lines wouldn't sound out of place for a merchant (e.g. "This one's on the house!" "More than you bargained for?"). She also spends several Paralogues concocting zany schemes to rake in the dough.
• Nowi, in the Halloween-themed Trick or Defeat banner, is a flying mage styled after a witch. This references both of her reclass options in Awakening: the flying Wyvern Rider class and the magic-wielding Mage class.
  • In addition, one of her character quotes is "You know what? Once upon a time, witches really did exist!"; this references the fact that Ylisse, the world of Awakening, is the same as the world of Archanea and Valentia, but thousands of years after the time of Alm (when witches did indeed exist). Her mobility skills also reference "Warp", signature skill of Witch class.
• The designs of the Brave Weapons, the Killing Edge and the Armorslayer are taken from Awakening.
• Fallen and Legendary Robin, instead of a full transformation like other dragon units, merely spawns Grima from behind them to fight, reflecting the Grima battle in the endgame of Awakening.
  • Fallen Male Robin has Grima's Mark on his right hand in his damaged art, referencing that they were chosen to be Grima's vessel due to the amount of genes needed to become the perfect host in Awakening.
  • In Fallen Male Robin's Special art, he has six ethereal wings on his back, referencing in Grima's Dragon form that they have six wings.
  • Legendary Robin is a Legendary Hero of Earth. In The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening, Grima is said to be related to the Earth Dragons (although Retconned to have them be related to the Divine Dragons in Shadows of Valentia), and in Awakening, The Dragon's Table is an altar for Grima where Robin allowed themselves to be possessed via mass sacrifice of Grimleal worshipers, where the Earth Dragons were once sealed.
• Female Morgan references how tactician units like herself can switch to a wide variety of classes, which reflects the large variety of class change options for both genders of Robin and Morgan. Hers is a Dark Flier, a class available to her in Awakening.
• Male Morgan is a Red Mage who by default uses the Dark series of magic tomes, ending with the unique Grima's Truth. This is based on how he's a Dark magic using Sorcerer when fought as a boss in the Future Past DLC of Awakening, and though he doesn't use Grima's Truth in said DLC, his grandfather, Validar, does in the main storyline.
• Branded King Chrom has Sword Valor in his default skill kit, which grants the user and any sword allies up to double SP. In Awakening, the skill Discipline gives the user double weapon experience, which is a Cavalier skill; one that Chrom can reclass into in Awakening, with one of its promotions, the Paladin, being what Branded King Chrom is specifically based on.
• Walhart has Grani's Shield, which removes his cavalry weakness, referencing a skill exclusive to him in Awakening called "Conquest", where it removes his Beast and Armor weaknesses.
  • Walhart has Luna, referencing that his unique Conqueror class being near identical to the Great Knight class, which he can reclass into and learn that skill.
  • Walhart in one of his castle quotes says for you to eat your vegetables, referencing that he is a devout vegetarian in Awakening.
• Pegasus Olivia's movement type and character design is based on the Falcon Knight class in Awakening, which she can reclass to.
• Maribelle is wearing pauldrons and her horse is wearing armor, showing that she is a Valkyrie rather than a Troubadour one from Awakening.
• Libra's default weapon is Wo Gùn, as he joins with a Killer Axe in Awakening and it closely resembles that game's version of the axe. His exclusive weapon is called Inviolable Axe and looks all but identical to Awakening's version of the Bolt Axe. Its unique refine adds a healing effect that heals him and all allies within 2 spaces for 7 HP after combat, referencing Libra's default War Monk class in Awakening which has access to both axes and (healing) staves.
• Legendary Lucina is an infantry archer, referencing that she can reclass into the Archer class in Awakening, no matter who her mother is.
  • Legendary Lucina has Future Vision, which allows her and an ally to swap positions and act again once on the same turn. This likely references Olivia, who is one of Lucina's potential mothers and a dancer, and also references a cutscene in Chapter 6 of Awakening where she rescues her father from danger by going in danger first and attacking his assailants.
• Cherche's Axe is based on the appearance of the axe in her official art, that being the Helswath.
  • The exclusive refinement for Cherche's Axe inflicts the Panic status unto any enemy that is within a cardinal direction of her and has less HP than her, which references her character description in Awakening that notes she's the scariest person in the army when she's angry.
• Owain wields Missiletainn, a knockoff of Mystletainn, where it is his personal weapon he can potentially gain in Awakening in his recruitment chapter.
  • The pose he strikes before activating a special is based on his Awakening official art, which would be later be referenced in his appearances in other games.
• Aversa wields Aversa's Night, a potential droppable weapon named after her in Awakening.
  • Her being a red mage is a reference to her Shadowgift skill in Awakening, where the user can wield dark tomes without being a Dark Mage or Sorcerer.
  • Her connected accessory in Forging Bonds is the Plegian Crown, due to the fact that she served both kings of Plegia (Gangrel and Validar).
  • In one of her castle quotes, she says she enjoys waterfalls and wants to make a splash, referencing her profile description that she bathes the longest in the army and enjoys swimming.
• The Tap Battle "Labyrinth of Despair" can be thought of as The Future Past lite. Lucina, Owain (along with Laslow and Selena, a.k.a. Inigo and Severa), and Gerome are all trying to escape the dungeon, while Female Grima and the Morgans are likely the reason the aforementioned three were trapped in the first place.
• The exclusive refinement for the Robins' Tactical Bolt and Tactical Gale grants +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res to all allies within 2 spaces of them at the start of their turn, if the number of those allies' movement types is not more than 2, including the Robins. As their exclusive class Grandmaster, the Robins can learn Rally Spectrum, which grants +4 to the stats of all allies within 3 spaces of them when they use the Rally command.
• The exclusive refine for Tharja's Hex inflicts -4 Atk/Spd to all enemies within 2 spaces of Tharja, referencing the Anathema skill in Awakening, which inflicts -10 Avoid and Dodge of all enemies within 3 spaces of the user, with even the same icon being used.
• Panne's Taguel Fang gives her +3 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat if the user is not adjacent to a human ally, referencing her hard time trusting other humans, especially those not in the Shepherds, due to them nearly driving the Taguel race to extinction, as well as her pride due to being a Taguel herself.
• Yarne's Bunny Fang giving him -2 special cooldown after combat if he's at 75% or under, Galeforce to allow him to peform Hit-and-Run Tactics, Atk/Spd Solo, and having Escape Route references his cowardice and self-preservation due to him being the last of his kind, being the last Taguel from the Bad Future in Awakening.
  • Him having Odd Spd Wave references the Level 1 Taguel skill Even Rhythm in Awakening, which gives the user +10 Hit/Avoid during Even numbered turn, the opposite turns that the Odd Wave Skills activate.
  • Him having Galeforce has a bit of irony considering how he's one of the few 2nd gen characters who cannot obtain the skill in any way in his base game. ^note Inigo, Owain, Brady, and M!Morgan are able to inherit the skill from their mothers. Nah, Noire, and Kjelle, with the right father, can have access to the pegasus knight reclass, thus allowing them to obtain Galeforce. F!Morgan, Cynthia, Severa and Lucina (depending on her mother) have both the ability to inherit the skill and access the class. Gerome, Yarne, and Laurent however, have none of them.
• Both Panne's Taguel Fang and Yarne's Bunny Fang are effective against cavalry, representing the Taguel's Beastbane skill.
• Kjelle having Draconic Aura, which boosts the user's damage by 30% of the user's Atk references how she claims to be the strongest of all the children from Awakening.
  • Her wielding the Barrier Lance, which gives her +7 Res if the enemy initiates combat, references how in her recruitement chapter "A Duel Disgraced", she was supposed to fight Cassius, a Sorcerer, alone, and was prepared for it, but was ambushed by a number of Archers due to Cassius not honoring the rules of the duel.
  • In Yarne's C support in the "Spanning Time" Forging Bonds, Kjelle lets him borrow one of her armor suits, named "Argent Lion Mail". This references her A support with Owain, where Owain speaks out loud and names her first armor this while failing to notice she was wearing it.
• Brady having Atk/Res Push, which if he's at full HP before combat gives him +5 Atk/Res during combat, but loses 1 HP after combat if he attacks, referencing how his attempts to be like other people who are more physical ends with him getting injured in his Supports in Awakening.
• Nah's weapon being called Oracle's Breath references the ending of "The Future Past" DLC, where she becomes the new voice of Naga (who Tiki now holds the title).
  • Her Oracle's Breath denies any enemy follow-up attacks if she has any field buffs potentially references her support with a non-sibling Female Morgan, where she was training to try and catch swords with her hands due to Wyrmslayers being one of her weaknesses, and which she can learn Swordbreaker if she reclasses into a Wyvern Lord and trains up to Level 15.
• Cynthia being a Grand Hero Battle unit references her recruitment chapter where she starts as an enemy, due to a criminal tricking her into believing he's Chrom, whom may or may not be her father.
• Legendary Chrom's attire is based on his Exalt artwork from Fire Emblem Cipher.
  • Chrom wielding a bow is a reference on how he is able to reclass into the Archer line of classes in Awakening, including the Sniper class.
• Anna from the "Book IV Midpoint" banner is based on the Anna from the Apotheosis DLC in Awakening, who was notorious for being a very powerful SNK Boss.
  • Anna is an Infantry Lance unit, referencing the Merchant class in Awakening.
  • Her Apotheosis Lance is based on the Spear in Awakening, which she wields as a boss in Apotheosis.
  • In her backpack she has the following weapons in her inventory: Silver Sword, Silver Lance, Killing Edge, Killer Lance, Brave Sword, Longbow, Blessed Bow, Mercurius, Gradivus, and Gáe Bolg, all of them based on their appearance in Awakening instead of their home game. All of them being Swords, Lances and Bows also references how Anna outside of Heroes wields these types of weapons by default, with Swords and Lances in Awakening, and Bows in Fates and Warriors.
  • Anna's accessories are a gold bar and three gold bars, referencing the Medium Bullion and Large Bullion in Awakening, and her Money Fetish she has in the same game.
• Say'ri has Amatsu, which gives -1 special cooldown and if at the start of combat she is at 50% HP or over, she can counterattack regardless of range, referencing how Amatsu in Awakening has 1~2 range and 5% critical rate.
• Gangrel wields the Levin Dagger, which gives him +3 Res and if a penalty is inflicted on the foe, he gains +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res and deal damage equal to 20% of the user's Res during combat, which is a reference to the Levin Sword he wields in Awakening.
• The unique refine for Sumia's Flower Lance allows her to gain [Canto (2)], which allows her to move 2 spaces after attacking, using an assist skill, or destroying a structure, as well as allow her to warp to an adjacent space of an ally that has 80% HP or lower, referencing in the movie of Chapter 3 of Awakening, she rescues Chrom and moves him away from danger.
• Fallen Male Morgan and Fallen Female Morgan are from The Future Past DLC from Awakening, where their classes are also matching as well from that DLC, with Fallen Male Morgan being an Infantry Red Mage to match the Sorcerer Class, while Fallen Female Morgan being an Axe Flier to match the Wyvern Lord Class.
  • The design of Fallen Female Morgan's Axe of Despair is based on the Hauteclere's appearance in Awakening, which she also wields in The Future Past DLC.
• Valentine Lucina's attire is based on her attire in the artwork that is included with the Awakening OST.
• Brave Chrom's attire is based on his Great Lord class in Awakening.
  • Him being a Lance Cavalry references him being able to reclass into the Cavalry line of classes in Awakening if he uses the Second Seal item.
• Rearmed Robin's design is based on Grima, Ruler of Despair from Cipher, but with less skin exposed.
• Fallen Rearmed Chrom is based on his appearance as the Risen King in Cipher.
• Brave Male Robin's Tip the Scales! grants the [Rally Spectrum] status effect to himself and all allies within 2 spaces of him if there is an ally within 2 spaces of him, where [Rally Spectrum] grants +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res to the user during combat and grants -X special cooldown before the user's first attack, where X = 1 if the user has an effect that either allows the user to attack twice in one round or grants -1 maximum special cooldown, ot otherwise 2, references the Rally Spectrum command in Awakening, where it grants +4 Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, Luck, Defense and Resistance to all allies within 3 spaces of the user, which can stat with other Rally skills.
  • His Deliverer's Brand allows him to target the lower of the foe's Def or Res during combat if he is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat and he triggers Glowing Ember, Bonfire and Ignis, referencing that he has access to the Ignis skill in Awakening, where it is learned from the Grandmaster Class, which is exclusive to him and his children, where Ignis adds half of his Strength or Magic to his other stat when it triggers, depending on his current weapon.
• Rearmed Lucina's attire is based on the Great Knight attire in Awakening, which she can reclass into regardless of her mother due to her father Chrom having access to it through the Cavalier line he can reclass into.

World of Hoshido and Nohr (Fates)

• Chapter specific:
  • Chapter 2-1 (Conquest Trial) is based on Chapter 6 (In the White Light) of Birthright.
  • Chapter 2-2 (Lovely Bloom) is based on Chapter 14 (Light Scatters) of Birthright.
  • Chapter 2-3 (Callous Prince) is based on Chapter 18 (Leo) of Birthright.
  • Chapter 2-4 (Bewitching Princess) is based on Chapter 21 (Burning Falls) of Birthright.
  • Chapter 2-5 (Prince of Conquest) is based on Chapter 27 (King Garon) of Birthright.
  • Chapter 6-1 (Birthright Trial) is based on Chapter 3 (Journey Begins) of Fates (before the route split). The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Hans' Grand Hero Battle map.
  • Chapter 6-2 (Vain Prince) is based on Chapter 10 (Unhappy Reunion) of Conquest.
  • Chapter 6-3 (Blunt Princess) is based on Chapter 24 (Hinoka) of Conquest. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for the final map of Tempest Trials+: "The Prince's Secret" and Legendary Hinoka's Legendary Hero Battle map.
  • Chapter 6-4 (Shy Princess) is based on Chapter 22 (Sakura) of Conquest.
  • Chapter 6-5 (Prince of Birthright) is based on Chapter 25 (Ryoma) of Conquest, right down to secluding one of your units in Ryoma's chamber. The same map, albeit modified, is used for Legendary Ryoma's Legendary Hero Battle map.
  • Paralogues 12-1 (A Heartfelt Dance), 12-2 (A Bittersweet Memory), and 12-3 (The Finale) are all based on Chapter 12 (Dark Reunion) of Birthright and Chapter 14 (Voice of Paradise) of Conquest.
  • Xander's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 26 (Xander) of Birthright.
  • Takumi and Hinoka's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Cheve, appearing in Chapter 13 (Another Hope) of Birthright and Chapter 13 (Uprising) of Conquest. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Legendary Camilla's Legendary Hero Battle map.
  • Male Corrin and Azura's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 6 (Into The Ground) of Revelation, with the duo and their lackeys stuck in the upper middle section of the map, while the player's forces, meant to mirror Hoshido and Nohr, are split between the two strips of land that lead to that aforementioned section.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials Mini: "Stepping into the New Year" is based on the Endgame (Night Breaks Through) of Conquest, complete with Takumi as the Final Boss and an abridged mix of "End of All (Land)" as the theme music. The same map, albeit modified, and music are used for Fallen Takumi's Grand Hero Battle map.
    • Like in Conquest, there are two Fallen Takumis in his Grand Hero Battle, referencing the flavor text of Skadi creating a simulacrum of the user and how he was paired up with a replica of himself during the final battle.
  • Male Kana's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Paralogue 2 (Dragon Blood) of Fates.
  • Leo and Elise's Bound Hero Battle is based on Chapter 6 (In the White Light/Embrace the Dark) of Fates, although modified to add obstacles which did not exist in the original map.
  • The Paralogue maps of "Festival in Hoshido" is generally based on the Xenologue 21 (Hoshidan Festival of Bond) in Fates, which never saw release in the west, albeit based on a different festival (Heroes celebrating summer, while Fates celebrates Children's Day). Corrin and Kana's Bound Hero Battle Map is based on same xenologue, befitting their father and daughter relationship.
  • Garon's Grand Hero Battle map is based on the Endgame (Dawn Breaks) of Birthright. Interestingly, "Dusk Falls (Fire)" plays on this map, rather than "End of All (Sky)" like in the original game.
  • Paralogue 27-1 is based on Chapter 15 (The Black Pillar) of Conquest and Chapter 19 (Hidden Strings) of Revelation.
  • Paralogue 27-2 is based on Chapter 22 (Memories) of Revelation.
  • Paralogue 27-3 is based on Chapter 20 (Seeds of Doubt) of Revelation.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Before We Met..." is based on Chapter 26 (The Vallite King) of Revelation. Interestingly, "Desire Below (Flow)" is played on this map instead of "Glory/Ruin". The same chapter is used as a base for Legendary Azura's and Legendary Female Corrin's Legendary Hero Battle maps.
  • Iago's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 25 (Traitor Revealed) of Birthright. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Legendary Xander's Legendary Hero Battle map.
  • Ryoma and Sakura's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 12 (Bitter Intrigue) of Conquest.
  • The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Ninja Novices" is based on the Izumo: Castle Interior map of Chapter 9 (Land of Gods) of Birthright and Chapter 18 (Black & White) of Conquest.
  • Arete's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 23 (Arete Undone) of Revelation.
  • Felicia and Flora's Bound Hero Battle map is based on the Ice Tribe Village, appearing in Chapter 17 (Lost in Ice) of Birthright and Chapter 8 (Cold Reception) of Conquest.
  • Paralogue 89's maps are based on the Reppu Castle in the Wind Tribe Village, appearing in Chapter 20 (Winds of Change) of Conquest and Chapter 9 (Wanderer) of Revelation.
  • Candace's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Paralogue 6 (Herbal Remedy) of Fates.
  • Kaze & Midori's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Fort Jinya of Chapter 7 (A Vow Upheld) of Birthright and Chapter 8 (Traitor's Brand) of Revelation.
• The wooden tank in the Counter phase of Mjölnir's Strike is based on the vehicle that the Ballisitcian class uses in the DLC of Fates.
• Takumi comes with Close Counter, referring to the Point Blank (allows bow units to attack from 1 range) skill he has as an enemy in Conquest and wielding the 1-4 range Skadi as the final boss in the same game.
• Elise joins with the Gravity(+) staff, as well as later receiving her Elise's Staff later on, which has the same effect as the Gravity+ staff, referencing to the similarly-functioning Freeze staff that she wields when she joins the party in Conquest.
• Arthur has previously been drawn◊ in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M style for the Fire Emblem Cipher TCG.
• Jakob has Def 3, referencing how Jakob's Tray gives the user +4 Def when it is equipped.
• Charlotte getting a bridal variant might be a reference to this card from Fire Emblem Cipher.
• The Nohrian Summer versions of Xander, Leo, Elise, and Corrin have references to the Fates Beach Brawl DLC in their bios and dialogue. Xander, Leo, and Elise are also wearing their swimsuits from said DLC.
  • Everyone's Summer variant from Fates states that they had a battle to fight over a vacation ticket with the help of their retainers, referencing the Beach Brawl DLC in Fates where all of the royal siblings fight with their retainers to earn the the ticket Corrin refuses to use to go on a vacation.
    • Interestingly, Summer Corrin being available is due to her reluctantly accepting the ticket to go on vacation when everyone else refuses, as she states in one of her quotes.
  • Summer Takumi being happy and excited when being at the beach references when he wins the Beach Brawl DLC battle, where his retainers correct him that he really want to go to the beach despite his insistence, and a photo of him shows him enjoying his time with a big smile, to the point that his retainers thinks that it is such out of character of him that they think that the Takumi in the photo is a fake.
• Selena, Odin and Laslow all reveal their true identities in their level 40 conversations, much like how they would if you bonded with them enough in their platonic skinship scenes.
• Azura's Performing Arts variant is her in her disguise from the Conquest version of the Cyrkensia dance.
  • Her voice having a deeper tone than her regular variant references the Dark Song cutscene in Conquest where she sings in a deeper voice to disguise herself.
• Male Corrin's default special skill is Dragon Fang, a skill that he can learn by default in Fates and referencing the fact that he is half dragon. The same applies to his female counterpart, who has Draconic Aura, her summer counterpart, who also has Dragon Fang, and for Male and Female Kana, who have Dragon Fang and Draconic Aura, respectively. Likewise, Camilla possesses Draconic Aura, referencing the draconic lineage of the Nohrian royal family.
  • In all of the special arts of both original Corrins and both Kanas, their dragon tail can be seen. In Fates, whenever Dragon Fang is triggered when in their default class while using a sword, they transform some of their body parts into dragon ones to boost their attack.
• The designs of the Iron, Steel and Silver weapons are taken from Fates, as are the design of the basic tomes. Gunter's Inveterate Axe and Charlotte's Fair-Fury Axe were actually modified from the Silver Axe design.
• Three of the four Children of Fate characters (Soleil, Siegbert, and Rhajat), as well as all the ones from the Wings of Fate characters (Female Kana, Male Kana, and Shigure) say "It's good to meet you." upon being summoned^*Shiro instead says "Nice to meet ya!". At the end of the Heirs of Fate DLC story arc in Fates, all of the children characters promise to use that exact phrase as a Trust Password in case they were to ever meet again.
  • With the exception of both Kanas, Selkie and Velouria, all of the children say their names out loud when selected. In Fates their connected parent have voicelines where they say their name.
  • The Nohr children with their default skill kits usually encourage an aggressive playstyle, while the Hoshido children encouraging a defensive playstyle with theirs (including Shigure and both Kanas), most prominent with Siegbert and Shiro, respectively. This references that the conflict began in Fates with Nohr invading Hoshido, with Hoshido on the defensive at the beginning of the war.
• The beginning of Tempest Trials Mini: "Stepping into the New Year" has Azura mention wielding a pine branch, an actual weapon that can be used in Fates.
• Fallen Takumi has Skadi, which at the start of turn 3, deals 10 damage and the panic status to all enemies within the 3 columns he is centered in, referencing his infamous attack in Conquest where every 3 turns (2 on Lunatic) he halves the HP of all ally units on the map not hiding behind barriers summoned by dragon veins. Interestingly, the tactic to avoid this Area of Effect in Heroes (go outside his affected columns) is the opposite of how to avoid it in Fates (hide behind barriers summoned by dragon veins on top of him).
• Both Kanas have Water Breath, which references their connection to their grandfather, who has control over water. The animation of Water Breath is also based on the Torrential Roar, Corrin's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros..
  • Female Kana has red string bindings attached to her leggings, similar to those seen on characters on the Hoshidan side such as Sakura and Takumi. In other Fire Emblem spinoff material, such as Fire Emblem Warriors and Fire Emblem Cipher, as well on the cover of Birthright, Male Corrin, who is Female Kana's father, is seen on the side of Hoshido. Her Sun Dragonstone is also a reference to this, since in Fates there is a lot of sunlight in Hoshido, and need of this to grow their crops is one of the reasons why Nohr is declaring war on Hoshido.
• Hinoka's Spear grants her +4 Atk/Spd whenever an Infantry or Flying unit is within 2 spaces of her. This is in reference that out of all Hoshidan units in Fates, there is no Cavalry (not including the Mechanist) or Armored units on the Hoshido side, while all of her siblings all start as infantry classes, can end in infantry classes, or reclass to flying classes.
  • The exclusive refinement for Hinoka's Spear grants her Flying and Infantry allies within 2 spaces to move to adjacent space of her. This references the Rescue staff in Fates, which she can use as a Falcon Knight immediately due to the Rescue staff requiring only an E rank to use.
  • Hinoka's Kinshi variant's Warrior Princess bow has gives her allies within 2 spaces +3 Atk during combat, referencing "Rallying Cry" her personal skill in Fates, which grants all allies within 2 spaces +2 damage given.
• Camilla's Axe grants her +4 Atk/Spd whenever a Cavalry or Flying unit is within 2 spaces of her. This references the exclusivity of Cavalry units on the Nohr side in Fates, as well as having all her siblings being Cavalry units in Fates, and with her retainers Beruka being a Flying unit and Selena being a Bow Knight in Camilla's last battle in Birthright.
  • The exclusive refinement for Camilla's Axe gives her allies +3 Atk/Spd within 2 spaces of her if they are Cavalry or Flying. This is reference to her personal skill Rose's Thorns which gives her adjacent allies +3 damage given and -1 damage taken, with the same icon used for this specific refinement.
• With the 2.5.0 release of Heroes, Takumi is one of you first allies you recruit at the very beginning of the game. In Fates, Takumi is the very first ally in the game, in the Prologue Ties That Bind in all the routes. Fitting, he plays the same role in this case (being your first ranged attack unit).
• Male Corrin's refined Yato give him +2 in all his stats, which is exactly the stat boost given from the Alpha Yato in Revelation.
  • The exclusive refinement for Yato gives a support partner within 2 spaces of him +4 in all their stats. This is referencing the personal skill Supportive, which gives a lead unit in an Attack or Guard Stance stat boosts if they have at least a C support rank with Corrin, and having the same icon used from Fates.
• Legendary Ryoma is a Legendary Hero of Water. This is due to his strong relationship with his adoptive mother and sibling, as well as Azura, a potential marriage partner, who are from Valla, which is heavily associated with water.
  • Alternatively, he was given water status due to his weapon the Raijinto, named after the Japanese god of lightning and storms.
    • Along with his Ascended Meme armor resembling a lobster, a creature that lives in water.
  • Legendary Ryoma's signature B skill is "Bushido" (+10 damage on special activation), which is his personal skill in Fates, which grants him +2/-2 damage dealt/taken and +10 critical hit rate if he's a level higher or equal to the supported ally.
  • Bushido II always grants him +7 damage, referencing the skill "Swordfaire", which boosts his damage as long as he is wielding a sword (his only weapon as a Swordmaster).
  • Ryoma is riding a Kinshi, like his sister Wings of Fate Hinoka, as well as wearing similar armor. In Fates, he can reclass to a Kinshi Knight.
  • The unique refine for Raijinto grants him +4 to all stats if he is within 2 spaces of an ally, which mirrors the effects of Bushido in Fates (as mentioned above). The alternate condition is if the unit initiates combat, referencing the skill "Duelist’s Blow" (increases evasion if unit initiates combat) learned by the Samurai class in Fates.
• The unique refine for Siegfried inflicts Atk/Def-5 on foe during combat if the foe's HP is 75% or more, referencing Xander's personal skill "Chivalry" in Fates, which grants him +2/-2 damage dealt/taken if the foe has full health.
• In the castle, Summer Camilla happily talks about the sunlight and wishes that everyone in Nohr could experience it. In Fates, the sun rarely shines in Nohr due to constant amounts of cloud cover and storms, and as a result crop yields are poor.
• Silas having Reposition and Steady Stance references the Shelter skill in Fates, where the user targets a friendly unit to pair up with the user, forcing a Guard Stance.
  • The unique refine for his Sworn Lance allows him to gain +7 Atk/Def during combat and deny any of the foe's follow-up attacks if either he is within 3 spaces of his support ally or his support ally is at 80% HP or under at the start of combat, referencing his personal skill "Vow of Friendship" in Fates, where it allows him to deal 3 more damage and receive 3 less damage if Corrin is his ally on the map and Corrin is at half HP or under.
• Ophelia's Missiletainn grants her -1 special cooldown for every tome user on her team, referencing her personal skill Bibliophile, which gives her +10 critical if she has 3 or more tomes in her inventory, even if she's not a class that can use tomes.
  • Her being a blue tome user instead of red one like most Dark Mages/Shamans in Heroes, references both that her Missiletainn tome having an ice attack animation, and that Nohrian Dark Mages wield tomes in general, rather than dark magic specifically. This can also be seen with her father Odin, who is also a blue tome user due to being commonly associated with the thunder element.
• Nina joins with the Shining Bow as it is easily acquired from her Paralogue in Fates. It dealing 7 extra damage if the opponent's Def is 5+ higher than their Res references that it deals magical damage in Fates.
  • One of the effects of Nina's Spy-Song Bow is that she would receive +6 to all stats during combat if she is within 3 spaces of two allied units supporting each other (excluding herself), referencing her personal skill "Daydream" in Fates, which grants her +2/-2 damage dealt/taken if she is standing next to two male allies in Guard Stance.
• Flora's Atk/Res Solo skill references that she was alone at the start of the Birthright chapter map "Lost in the Ice".
• Garon being a Red Manakete references his appearance at the end of Birthright, where he appears as a Blight Dragon, and the red color due to his connection to darkness.
  • Him being an Infantry unit rather than an Armored one is referencing that he has 6 Movement rather than 5 like all Generals in Fates while he is in his dragon form.
  • His Breath of Blight effect, being that any enemies within 3 spaces at the start of turn 4 takes 10 damage and heals 5 HP for every enemy hit by this attack unrefined and within 4 spaces at the start of turns 3 and 4 takes 13 damage and heals 13 HP for every enemy hit by this attack refined references the dragon veins he starts next to in "Dawn Breaks", where on a specific quarter of the map he creates a blight area which drains HP from any player units within that area while also healing him. Interestingly, the area of effect is inverted than how it occurs in Fates.
  • His breath weapon also removes his dragon weakness, referencing that the Blight Dragon has no weaknesses in Fates, as the only dragon-slaying weapons in that game do not affect him.
• Halloween Kagero's outfit is based on the Maid class in Fates, which she can reclass into if she's Jakob's wife or the male Avatar's if he has the Troubadour as his second class, albeit with the Partner Seal.
  • Her weapon, Bottled Juice, is based on the Bottle weapon in Fates, although it is a sword in its home game, while it is a dagger in Heroes. The -1 special charge buildup for enemies also references the Bottle's effect of granting +10 critical avoid.
• Both Adrift Corrins and Mikoto are seen wearing near-identical attire to that of regular Azura, referencing that they are actually from Valla.
• Mikoto has Martyr as her healing support skill, referencing her sacrifice to save her child from her possessed husband in Chapter 5 (Mother) of Fates.
• Adrift Azura being young is inspired by her appearance in the "Revelation Anthology" comic, where it showed how she'd look like around the time she was still in Nohr.
  • Adrift Camilla is based on a conversation between Azura and Camilla in one of the Festival Bond DLC events that wasn't released in the US. In it, Azura reflects that she saw a very lonely young girl in one of Nohr's festivities and always longed to make friends with them so she could experience an older sister.
• The "Kingdom of Hoshido" Tap Battle is one big Call-Back to the invasion of Hoshido, complete with the Hoshidan royals (barring Ryoma) fighting alongside their retainers, a couple of pre-battle quotes being borrowed from Conquest, and even Fallen Takumi as Extra Stage 1's boss succeeding Ryoma as floor 100's boss.
  • While fighting Fallen Takumi, you'll see another Fallen Takumi appear on-screen a few times to attack, being a nod to how two Takumis had to be taken out in Conquest's Endgame, much like Fallen Takumi's Grand Hero Battle.
• Legendary Azura's has Gray Waves, which acts as Sing or Dance and giving a friendly infantry or flying ally one extra movement. The name references one of the lines in "Lost in Thoughts All Alone", as well as her close bond with Corrin and Shigure, who are commonly infantry and flying classes, respectively, and her preference for Hoshido as a whole, where Hoshidan classes in Fates lack cavalry and armored units.
  • Gray Waves giving +1 movement to a target infantry or flying ally references the Rally Movement skill of the Dark Falcon class in Fates, in which Legendary Azura is based on.
  • She is a Legendary Hero of Water, due to the fact that she is heavily connected to water, with her name (especially her Japanese name), nation, powers, lyrics of her song, and even being seen near large bodies of water in Fates.
  • She is wearing a tiara with a large single feather, as well as a top showing off her cleavage. This outfit is very similar to what her mother Arete, the queen of Valla, was wearing in Fates.
• Velouria's base kit has her both supports her beast allies and protects them, referencing her strong need for companionship with herself and her father, Keaton, another beast, and anyone who can S-rank support her in Fates.
• Kaden's Kitsune Fang grants his allies within 2 spaces of him combat stat boosts matching any field stat boosts he has, referencing his personal skill Reciprocity and his repayment personality.
• Selkie gives her stat boosts during combat equal to 50% of the difference between the matching stats of herself and the enemy if she has more Res than them, referencing her personal skill Playthings and her playful nature against her enemies.
• Peri's Lance, unlike many other personal weapons units gain from updates resembling the ones in their artworks in Heroes, resembles Peri's Lance in Fates.
  • The -1 Special cooldown references how Peri's Lance gives +10 Critical in Fates.
  • The unique refine for Peri's Lance gives her +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat if she's not at full HP, referencing her personal skill Bloodthirst, which give Peri +4 to her Atk/Mag/Spd/Skl after combat when she initiates and kills an enemy, with even the same icon being used for the unique refinement.
• Fallen Female and Fallen Male Corrin are based on their appearance in Chapter 5: Mother of Fates, where they turned feral, transformed into a dragon and went on a rampage after their mother Mikoto sacrificed her life to protect Corrin from a surprise attack.
  • Their kit focuses on making them solo units. In Chapter 5, save the sword units wielding Wyrmslayers and enemy Dark Mages, Corrin's stats were bumped up heavily with the aim being for Corrin to solo the enemies and the boss at the end.
• Kagero's Dart gives her +4 Atk/Spd if she has higher Atk than the enemy, referencing how despite being a Ninja, she has one of the highest Atk growths in Fates. It's design is also based on how it appeared in Fates.
  • The unique refine for Kagero's Dart makes her receive 50% less damage from the enemy's first Atk if she initiates, referencing how Kagero's Dart has a high evasion rate of 20 and reduces the enemy's Skill after combat if it hits, as well as having Pavise, which reduced damage from Sword, Lance, Axe, Beast, and Monster damage by 50% if it activates, which she has on Hard difficulty and higher on Chapter 25: Ryoma of Conquest.
• The unique refine for Saizo's Star granting him bonus stats equal to the foe's debuffs (calculated independently for each stat) during combat references Inevitable End, an enemy-only skill that causes debuffs to stack beyond their initial values instead of applying the lowest one, which he is equipped with in the Lunatic version of Chapter 25: Ryoma of Conquest. Saizo's Star is also based on its appearance in Fates.
• Brave Camilla's appearance and status as the Queen of Nohr references the end of Birthright, where she abicates the throne for her younger brother Leo after both her father Garon and older brother Xander's deaths, stating that she isn't suited for ruling the kingdom of Nohr, while Leo is better suited in that position.
• Subaki's Golden Naginata is based on Subaki's Pike in Fates, where the name in Heroes is based on the Japanese name "ツバキの金薙刀" (Tsubaki's Golden Naginata).
  • His Golden Naginata grants him -1 Special Cooldown, referencing his high Skill growth in Fates.
  • The Golden Naginata giving him +3 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat if the foe has 3 or more Atk than the user is the inverse on how Subaki's Pike works in Fates, where it doubles in Might if the user has more Skill than the enemy.
  • The unique refine of the Golden Naginata grants Subaki +7 Atk if the user is at 70% or over, reference 2 things in Fates:
    • Subaki's personal skill Perfectionist, which grants him +15 Hit/Avoid if he is at full HP, also referenced with his default Quick Riposte.
    • The effect of Subaki's Pike, which doubles in Might when the user has more Skill than their foe.
  • Subaki's Golden Naginata and Selena's Blade having the same requirement to give them in-combat buffs is very similar to Caeldori's personal skill Prodigy (boosts damage dealt by 4 if the user's higher offensive stat is lower than the matching stat on the enemy's), referencing Caeldori's status as Subaki's daughter and the expy of Selena's mother Cordelia, which can become a case of Identical Grandson should Subaki and Selena get married in Revelation, which also adds unique character interactions in regards to this.
• Midori wielding the Spendthrift Bow, which gives the user +7 Atk and inflicts -7 Atk on the foe during combat, but after combat the user gets inflicted with +2 special cooldown if they attacked, references the Merchant skill Spendthrift in Fates, which the user gains +10 damage and gets -10 damage inflicted on them, but the user must spend a Gold Bar to activate this effect.
• Rinkah's Club allows Rinkah to have -1 special cooldown, and if either the foe initiates combat or if the user's HP is not full at the start of combat, the user gains +5 Atk/Def and +1 special buildup during combat, referencing a few things in Fates:
  • The higher Crit rate of Clubs compared to Axes.
  • The Venge Club, which doubles in Might if the foe initiates combat.
  • Rinkah's Personal Skill Fiery Blood, where if the user is not at full HP, the user gains +4 damage.
• Lilith's Astral Breath allows her to warp to any adjacent space of a support ally, referencing how in Birthright and Conquest Lilith sacrificed herself to save Corrin's life by taking a blow at the last second.
  • Her Astral Breath giving +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res if she's within 3 spaces of a support ally is similar to the unique refine of Regular Male Corrin's Yato giving the user and their support ally +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res if they're within support range. It is revealed in the Hidden Truths DLC that Lilith is the younger sister of Corrin, but the latter does not know about their relationship.
• Iago's Tome allows Iago to inflict -4 Atk/Spd and the Guard status on the foe if they're not adjacent to another foe at the start of odd turns and inflict -4 Def/Res and the Panic status on the foe if they're adjacent to another foe at the start of even turns, as long as the user's HP is 3 or more higher than the foe, referencing in his appearance in Conquest Chapter 26: Treason that he is equipped with 3 status staves (Freeze, Enfeeble, and Silence) on Normal and Hard, and an additional one (Hexing Rod) on Lunatic, his large Staff range and infinite durability thanks to his Staff Savant, and being programmed by developers to never use the same staff twice in a row.
  • Iago innately comes with Blazing Wind, referencing the S-Rank Excalibur (a wind tome) that he uses when directly confronted in combat during the aforementioned Chapter in Conquest.
• Regular Female Corrin's Gloom Breath inflicting Atk/Spd -7 to the target and other foes within 2 spaces from the target references the Draconic Hex skill (exclusive to the Nohr Noble class), which reduces all of the target's stats by 4 after combat.
• The unique refine for Setsuna's Yumi for Setsuna gives the user +5 Atk/Spd and ignore any penalties to her Atk and Spd during combat if she has any buffs on her at the start of combat, referencing her personal skill Optimistic ("Absent Minded" in Japanese), which multiplies any healing on her by 150%, as well as her absent minded nature.
• Legendary Female Corrin's attire is based off of her Nohr Noble class, with a dark color scheme befitting of the kingdom. She's a Breath user, much like how she could use Dragonstones in that class.
  • Her unique Special, Negating Fang, could be a reference to her Counter Surge in Super Smash Bros.. Retaliating Fang reduces any damage taken by 30%, and then boosts Corrin's own damage by 30% of her Atk, much like how Counter Surge allows Corrin to counterattack against any oncoming hit and deal extra damage to the attacker.
  • She is a Wind Legendary Hero, as she was given the wind-aligned Fujin Yumi by Takumi during a Near-Death Experience to restore the shattered Yato at the end of the Conquest route.
  • The two Thieves could be in reference to Felicia and Jakob, who both join Corrin on any route. The axe cavalier would represent Gunter, while the lance fighter would represent Azura, who also wields a Sapphire Lance like her. As this Corrin hails from Nohr, the troubadour next to her may be representing Elise.
• Laslow's Blade grants stat bonuses to allies if a Movement Assist skill is used on or by the user, combining Laslow's personal skill Fancy Footwork (grants bonuses to Strength and Speed to all allies within two spaces of the user) from Fates and Awakening's Dancer-exclusive skill Special Dance (grants bonuses to Strength, Magic, Defense and Resistance in addition to Extra Turn), referencing that he learned how to dance from his mother Olivia.
• Effie’s Lance grants the user Atk+6 during combat if she has 50% HP and up, in addition to the weapon’s unique refine dealing Def-5 to the enemy, referencing her personal skill Puissance (deals more damage if her strength is higher than the enemy) as well as her huge appetite as a result of her intense training.
• The Ninja Katana, Ninja Yari, and Ninja Masakari from the "In The Moment" banner gives the user +4 Spd, and allows the user to attack twice in one round if they initiate combat, but inflicts -4 Def/Res references the effect of the melee Brave weapons of Fates, which allows the user to attack twice, but inflicts -4 Def/Res if they were equipped, as well as the base effect of Katanas giving +1 Spd but inflicting -1 Def/Res when equipped. Ironically, the Brave weapons are Nohr weapons, while the Ninja weapons from that banner are based on Hoshido weapons.
• All of the melee units in the "In The Moment" banner Dual Wielding their weapons references how the Swordmaster in Fates were able to dual wield certain Hoshidan swords, such as Venge Katana, Hagakure Blade, and Hana's Katana, even though it does not affect gameplay.
• Ninja Hana wielding axes reference that in Fates that she can reclass into the Master of Arms class, which allows the user to wield swords, lances, and axes, and the Dread Fighter class, which is based on the Ninja class, if she uses the Dread Scroll from the DLC, which uses swords, daggers, and axes. Her wearing ninja garb also references how she can reclass into the Ninja class with the Partner Seal if she has an S rank with Saizo, Kaze, or the Avatar if they chose Ninja as their second class.
• Arete has Rauðrabbit, referencing the Rabbit Spirit she wields as an enemy in the Revelation route of Fates.
• Nyx's Ginnungagap allows her to reduce damage taken by 40% of the foe's first attack and boost her next attack equal to the damage reduced if either she initiates combat or the foe initiates combat with a Tome or Staff weapon, referencing her personal skill Countercurse in Fates, which if she was attacked by a magic attack she inflicts damage to her foe equal to half the damage she has taken.
• Benny has Wary Fighter and Pavise, referencing the skills he can get as a General in Fates.
• Charlotte's Fair-Fury Axe allows her to gain +6 Atk/Spd and pure damage equal to 15% of her Atk during combat references her personal skill Unmasked in Fates, where it allows her to gain +4 damage and +20 Critical if she faces against a female enemy.
• Duo Pirate Hinoka & Camilla's duo skill allows them to grant extra movement to their flying allies along with buffing them while also debuffing ranged foes with Gravity. This references Chapter 24 (Hinoka) of Conquest where the Dragon Veins of that chapter buff flying units and debuff ground units or vice versa depending whether the player or Hinoka uses them.
• Ninja Male and Female Corrin wearing Ninja attire references that in Fates that they can reclass into the Ninja Class, either through the Ninja Class as the secondary class from the Avatar Customization and using the Heart Seal or using Seals such as the Partner Seal and Friendship Seal with other units they are either A+ or S ranked with that start in the Ninja Class such as Saizo, Kagero and Kaze.
  • Ninja Duo Female Corrin has Elise also wearing Ninja attire wearing a red scarf and sash on top of her black ninja garb and armor, referencing her Cipher art where she is a Ninja, even matching her pose in her neutral art, as well as in Fates she can also gain the Ninja Class with the Partner Seal if she has an S rank with either Male Corrin with Ninja as his secondary class or Kaze.
• The unique refine for Shigure's Azure Lance allows him to grant himself and his ally +6 Atk/Spd and 10 HP recovered if he either uses or is the target of a Rally or Movement Assist skill, referencing his personal skill "Perfect Pitch" in Fates, which if he uses the Rally Command all allies within 2 spaces of him and that have lower HP than him recover 10% of their max HP.
• Fallen Lilith is based on her appearance in the Hidden Truths DLC of Fates.
  • The attack animation of Silent Power has multiple giant eyes appear before a large vortex is fired upon the foe, referencing Anankos' attack animation in Fates, who Fallen Lilith is the daughter of and is loyal to.
• Legendary Xander wields the Ebon Bölverk, referencing that it is his father's axe in Fates, as well as him being able to reclass into the Great Knight class, where the class can wield axes as well as swords and lances.
  • He has Luna, referencing one of the class skills learned from leveling up in the Great Knight class in Fates.
  • He has Chivalry, which allows him to inflict -5 Atk/Spd/Def on the foe during combat if the foe is at 50% HP or above at the start of combat, referencing his personal skill "Chivalry" in Fates, where it boosts his damage by 2 and reduces damage taken from enemies by 2 if the foe is at full HP.
  • He has C Feud, which inflicts -4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res on any colourless opponents while also preventing said colourless foes from giving or receiving any support to or from any of their allies. This may be in reference to Elise's untimely demise in Birthright, where Xander accidentally struck her down as he was aiming to kill Corrin instead.
• Halloween Female and Male Corrin reference that they went a similar festival before, referencing the "Nohrian Festival of Bonds" DLC (only released in Japan) of Fates.
  • Halloween Female Corrin's attire is based on the Witch class in Fates, as well as one of her artworks in Cipher.
• Caeldori's Prodigy Polearm allows her to reduce the foe's Atk/Def during combat equal to X% of her Spd if she is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, where X = 5 x the amount of stats she has that does not go more than 5 over the foe's stats at the start of combat, referencing her personal skill "Prodigy" in Fates, where in that game it has the effect of boosting her damage by +4 if the foe has higher Strength or Magic than her corresponding stat depending on her equipped weapon.
• Dwyer has AR-D Atk/Res 3, which gives him up to +10 Atk/Res during combat to a mimimum of +1 Atk/Res during combat depending on the amount of Defense Structures that are active in Aether Raids if he is on the Defense team, referencing his personal skill "Born Steward" in Fates, where in that game it gives him +10 Hit/Avoid, +2 damage dealt and -2 damage taken if he is in a My Castle Battle, which act similarly to Aether Raids in Heroes.
• Kiragi has Swift Sparrow 2, which gives him +4 Atk/Spd during combat if he initiates combat, referecing the Quick Draw skill in Fates, which allows the user to deal +4 damage when the user initiates combat, which is leared by Archers at Level 10+ and what Kiragi has by default.
• Hans' Aurgelmir grants him +6 Atk/Spd during combat, gives him a guaranteed follow-up attack and reduces damage taken from the foe's first attack by 40% and boosts the damage of his next attack equal to the amount of damage reduced, all which activates if he either initiates combat or is not adjacent to an ally, referencing the skills he has as a boss in Chapter 26 of Conquest, with him having Counter, Armored Blow and Certain Blow on Hard and Lunatic, and Counter Magic and Death Blow on Lunatic.
• Fallen Anankos' dragon form is just his human form, referencing his appearance in the "Heirs of Fate" DLC of Fates, where he takes his human form in the final phase instead of his Dragon Heart/Eye form.
• Legendary Hinoka wields the Fujin-Raijin Yumi and is wearing attire that is a mix of the Kinshi Knight and High Priestess class in Fates, referencing her Cipher art where she is the High Princess wielding the Fujin Yumi after the death of her brothers Ryoma and Takumi in Conquest.
  • Her Rallying Cry giving [Charge] to herself and all flying allies and inflicting -5 Spd/Def/Res to all foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on her during combat references a few things frrom Fates:
    • The Dragon Vein effect in Chapter 24: Hinoka of Conquest where if she activates it she multiplies all flier's movement and divide all ground unit's movement by 1.5.
    • Her Rallying Cry personal skill, where she grants +2 Atk to all allies within 2 spaces of her during combat.
• Brave Female Corrin's attire is based on her Valla Monarch◊ attire in Cipher.
• Ninja Saizo's attire is based on the Dread Fighter class in Fates.

  • Subaki's personal skill Perfectionist, which grants him +15 Hit/Avoid if he is at full HP, also referenced with his default Quick Riposte.

• Mozu's Forager Naginata's effect where she gets bonus Atk/Spd/Def/Res to her stats and heals herself depending on the number of allies within 3 spaces of her multiplied by 3, but is treated as the max 10 if she's within 2 spaces of a Divine Vein or a "difficult terrain" tile references her personal skill "Forager" in Fates where it heals Mozu 20% of her max HP if she's standing on a Mountain, Forest, Wasteland, or Field type terrain.
• Yukimura's Perspicacious's effect where he grants allies "reduces the percentage of foe's non-Special 'reduce damage by X% to allies within 7 rows and 7 columns centered on him during combat references his personal skill "Perspicacious" in Fates where all allies present on the map receive +5 to their Hit Rate.

World of Fódlan (Three Houses and Three Hopes)

• Chapter specific:
  • Sothis' Mythic Hero Battle map, Flame Emperor's Grand Hero Battle map, and the final map of Tempest Trials+: "For a Smile" is based on the Holy Tomb, the story battle map of Chapter 11 (Throne of Knowledge) of Three Houses.
  • Kronya and Solon's Grand Hero Battle maps are based on the Sealed Forest, the story battle map of Chapter 10 (The Sealed Forest Snare) of Three Houses. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Legendary Female Byleth's Legendary Hero Battle.
  • Death Knight's Grand Hero Battle map is based on the story battle of Chapter 6 (Rumors of a Reaper) of Three Houses.
  • Edelgard and Dimitri's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Gronder Field, the story battle map of Chapter 7 (Field of the Eagle and Lion) of Three Houses. Next to Edelgard is a red mage, representing Hubert, and on Infernal, a sword infantry near her represents Petra. Next to Dimitri is an axe armour, representing Dedue, and below him is an infantry staff, representing Mercedes. Hubert and Bernadetta's Bound Hero Battle map is also based on the same chapter.
  • Legendary Edelgard's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on the story battle that takes place in the Imperial palace of Enbarr in Three Houses, being Chapter 20 for the Verdant Wind and Chapter 19 for the Silver Snow routes (Conclusion of the Crossing Roads), and Chapter 22 (Oath of the Dagger) for the Azure Moon route. Interestingly, "Apex of the World" is played in that Legendary Hero Battle map, which is the music for the Azure Moon version of the map.
    • Multiple dragon foes show up as enemies, which may represent the Altered Demonic Beast enemies that occupy the palace, all which are classified as Dragons in Three Houses.
  • The final map for Tempest Trials+: "Sandy Struggle" is based on the Sauna in Three Houses, an Activity that can only be accessed with the DLC. Additionally, the song "Apex of the World" is also played, which is also the theme in the final chapter of Crimson Flower, which Rhea is the Final Boss.
  • Nemesis' Grand Hero Battle map is based on the story battle of the final chapter (Fódlan's New Dawn) of the Verdant Wind route of Three Houses. Interestingly, "Tempest of Seasons" plays on this map, instead of "God-Shattering Star", where the reverse happens with Legendary Claude's Legendary Hero Battle.
    • All of the enemies besides Nemesis, especially on Infernal, are based on the Ten Elites, with the Red Cavalier being Blayddid, the Axe Fighter being Goneril, the Lance Flier being Fraldarius, the Bow Cavalier being Riegan, the Green Mage being Charon, the Lance Cavalier being Gautier, the Axe Dragon being Dominic, the Troubadour being Daphnel, the Cleric being Gloucester, and the Red Mage being Lamine.
  • Legendary Dimitri's Legendary Hero Battle Map is based on Fhirdiad the Kingdom Capital, the story battle map of Chapter 18 (The King's Triumphant Return) of the Azure Moon route of Three Houses. The same map, albeit modified, is also used for Cornelia's Grand Hero Battle map.
  • Seiros' Mythic Hero Battle map is based on Zanado the Red Canyon, the story battle map of Chapter 2 (Familiar Scenery) of Three Houses.
  • Legendary Claude's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on the Sreng Desert, the paralogue battle map exclusive to Claude (The Sleeping Sand Legend) of Three Houses. Interestingly, "God-Shattering Star" plays on this map, instead of "Tempest of Seasons", where the reverse happens with Nemesis' Grand Hero Battle.
  • Shamir and Catherine's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Derdriu, the paralogue battle map (Sword and Shield of Seiros), as well as the story battle map of Chapter 14 (The Master Tactician) of the Crimson Flower route and Chapter 19 (The Golden Deer's Plea) of the Azure Moon route of Three Houses.
  • Legendary Male Byleth's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on pre-Time Skip Garreg Mach, the story map of Chapter 12 of the Azure Moon, Verdant Wind, Silver Snow (To War) and Crimson Flower (Onset of a Power Struggle) routes of Three Houses.
  • Aelfric's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 6 of the Cindered Shadows route, set beneath Garreg Mach Monastery down in Abyss. The fact that your four units are all completely separated, which is unusual for these maps, is a reference to when the Ashen Wolves themselves were seized and separated from each other.
  • Mercedes and Annette's Bound Hero Battle map is based on the Cathedral of the Garreg Mach Monastery pre-Time Skip in Three Houses.
    • The enemy units besides Mercedes and Annette are based on other students in the Blue Lions class in Three Houses, with the Archer being Ashe, the Sword Fighter being Felix, the Sword Cavalier being Sylvain, and on Infernal the Lance Flier being Ingrid.
  • Jeralt's Grand Hero Battle map is based on the Prologue (An Inevitable Encounter) of Three Houses. Additionally, the enemies accompanying him at the start of the map are a Sword Fighter, a Lance Fighter, an Axe Fighter, and a Bow Fighter, who stand in for Byleth and the three house leaders.
  • Holst and Cyril's Grand Hero Battle maps are based on Fódlan's Throat, the paralogue battle maps of the Azure Moon, Verdant Wind and Silver Snow (Dividing the World) routes and Crimson Flower (Insurmountable) route in Three Houses.
  • Hapi and Constance's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 3 (The Rite of Rising) of the Cindered Shadows route in Three Houses.
  • Arval's Mythic Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 16 (Into the Chasm) of all the routes of Three Hopes.
  • Legendary Yuri's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 2 (What Lies Beneath) of the Cindered Shadows route in Three Houses.
  • Edelgard & Monica's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 2 (Three Houses) of all routes in Three Hopes.
• The design for horses and pegasi owned by Three Houses units is unique compared to other games' designs for horses/pegasi, having feathered tufts of fur on the elbow joints, matching the design used for horses and pegasi in Three Houses. Their wyvern design is also unique, sporting antler-like horns unique to Fódlan wyverns.
• Ruptured Sky, Legendary Male Byleth's Sublime Heaven and Winter Duo Male & Female Byleth's Supreme Heaven having a higher percentage boost on the user's damage if they're against a beast or dragon foe, references that the Combat Arts "Ruptured Heaven" and "Sublime Heaven" in Three Houses is effective against Dragons.
• Male Byleth has Distant Counter, referencing the 1~2 attack range of the Sword of the Creator in Three Houses.
  • Female Byleth's accessory from the "Joining Forces" Forging Bonds is an officer's hat, which is part of a free costume for Male Byleth that players can get in Three Houses when they purchase the Season Pass for the DLC.
  • Byleth's Creator Sword, Summer Duo Female Byleth's Sun's Percussors, and Legendary Male Byleth's Professorial Text makes it so that they are not affected by skills that disable their ability to perform a follow-up attack (which also includes skills such as Windsweep and Watersweep if equipped by them), referencing Byleth gaining the Windsweep Combat Art if they achieved A-rank in Swords in Three Houses.
• Edelgard wields the Victorious Axe, which is nearly identical in design to the axe in the Flame Emperor's official art for Three Houses, her alter ego in Part 1.
  • Edelgard's kit includes skills that increase her attack and defense when alone. Both of these reference her mindset and actions in the story, and her belief she must act alone in her future plans.
  • Victorious Axe's cooldown reduction and guaranteed follow-up attack under certain conditions makes Edelgard suited to use Galeforce. In Three Houses;, her Infinity +1 Sword Aymr grants her Raging Storm, a Combat Art which allows her to move again if the attack hits, similar to how Galeforce works.
• Dimitri having Vengeance references that in his Three Houses, the major reason he's at the academy is for revenge for the loss of many people close to him four years prior to the beginning of the game.
  • Dimitri being a Lance Cavalier in Heroes references both his Budding Talent in Riding, as well as how in one of his lesson focuses he can follow his father's footsteps in being a Paladin in Three Houses.
  • Dimitri's Noble Lance granting him +3 Atk, him having Death Blow 4, and Lull Atk/Def, references that in Three Houses he has one of the highest Strength growths and Cap, as well as him sometimes breaking his weapons in both training and in battle thanks to his Blaiddyd Crest.
• Claude being a Bow Cavalier in Heroes references his high learning proficiency in Riding in Three Houses.
• Sothis' exclusive special Sirius boost her damage by 30% of her Spd, as well as recovering HP equal to 30% of the damage dealt, referencing that the Crest of Flames, Sothis' and Byleth's crest, allows the user to have a chance to recover HP equal to 30% of the damage done, as well as a smaller chance to deal extra damage, in Three Houses.
  • She has Time's Pulse, which gives the user -1 special cooldown at the start of their turn if it was full, references the Divine Pulse in Three Houses, where Sothis can reverse time to give Byleth (and players by an extension) a more favorable outcome in battle, the outcome in Heroes being a faster special buildup.
  • Sothis' Sublime Surge gives her immunity to dragon effective weapons, references that all her children and descendants in their human forms do not have a dragon weakness in Three Houses, unlike the Manaketes in a few other games still retaining their dragon weakness, even if they are in another class.
  • Her giving the Res bonus references the Sothis Shield ability Byleth can get in New Game Plus of Three Houses using a Fire Emblem character amiibo to enter the Holy Tomb and talk to Sothis before Chapter 10 and the opposite gender Byleth after Chapter 10, where using the ability gives all allies +7 Res, which decreases by 2 every turn, and is removed after the third turn.
  • Her being a Mythic Hero of Dark references the cutscene in Chapter 10 of Three Houses, where after merging with Byleth and escaping a dark dimension with their new godlike powers, Solon, the villain who traps them there, after witnessing their escape, notes that the "Fell Star consumes even the darkness itself".
• Hilda's Freikugel grants +4 Atk/Spd to allies within two spaces, but gives Hilda +6 Atk/Spd if she is alone. This reflects her personality as someone who would rather let somebody else do the work, but isn't afraid to get her hands dirty if she has to.
• Mercedes' regular variant comes with Martyr+, which heals the user when they heal a target, not unlike Live to Serve, which is her personal skill in Three Houses.
• Petra is a Flying Blue Dagger in Heroes, referencing that in Three Houses, she has high learning proficiency in Flying, as well as starting at D in Flying by default compared to E from many other characters. While daggers are not in Three Houses, she has a preference for the Thief and Assassin classes. Sword-wielding Thieves, Tricksters, and Assassins were usually changed to wield daggers in Heroes.
  • Petra has Atk/Spd Form, which increase her Atk and Spd for every ally within 2 spaces of her, referencing the Linked Attacks and Gambit Boosts in Three Houses, where the user gains Might, Hit and Avoid boosts for every ally that can attack their target enemy from their standing positions.
• Death Knight has Escape Route, referencing that in all of his encounters in Part 1 of Three Houses, he escapes either after he is defeated, or the other enemies and certain commanders are defeated beforehand.
• Hubert has Rauðrfox, which if he initiates combat, he inflicts -4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat, referencing how Dark Magic in Three Houses inflict Damage Increasing Debuffs if they hit their foe, which he has access to.
  • The animation for his unique tome introduced in Version 7.0.0, Retainer's Report, resembles his unique Warrior Special in Warriors: Three Hopes.
• Bernadetta is a Bow Cavalier, referencing her high learning proficiencies in Lances, Bows, and Riding, making her perfectly fit as the master class Bow Knight in Three Houses.
  • Bernadetta has Persecution Bow, which gives her +5 Atk/Spd if she's either not at full HP or is inflicted with a penalty, and gives her innate Desperation, which references 3 things in Three Houses:
    • Her personal skill Persecution Complex, where it grants the user +5 Atk when the user is not at full HP.
    • Her being in the Cavalier class, where the mastery skill of the class is Desperation, which gives the user to perform a follow-up attack before the foe counterattacks if the user's HP is at 50% or under.
    • Her Crest of Indech, where the user has a chance to gain another attack in a round, similar to the Adept skill in the past.
• Annette has Crusher, which gives her the ability to attack the lower defenses of foes during combat, referencing how the Crusher's ability to use the wielder's Magic stat to deal damage in Three Houses.
  • She has Rally Atk/Spd+, which gives her ally +6 Atk/Spd, as well as her Crusher granting +1 Movement to an ally that is not a Ranged Cavalry unit, referencing multiple skills she has in Three Houses:
    • Her personal skill Perseverance, which functions the same as Rally Strength, which gives +4 Strength to an ally.
    • Rally Speed, which gives +4 Speed to an ally, which she can unlock when her Authority is at C+ rank.
    • Rally Movement, which gives +1 Movement to an ally, which she can unlock when her Authority is at S rank.
• Lysithea has Hades Ω, which is her final Reason magic when it reaches A rank in Three Houses. Her being Red also references how it is Dark Magic in Three Houses.
  • Her having Death Blow 4 references how she can acquire Fiendish Blow, which is the magical variant of Death Blow, as well as her high Magic growth in Three Houses.
  • Hades Ω granting -1 special cooldown references how Hades Ω has 10 crit in Three Houses.
  • Hades Ω granting her +4 Atk/Spd if she initiates combat, as well as an additional +6 Atk if her special ready, references her Major Gloucester Crest in Three Houses, which give a chance to give +5 Might to the user whenever they use magic.
  • Her having Moonbow references her access to Luna Λ in Three Houses, which has low Might and unable to perform follow-up attacks but is able to ignore the foe's Resistance, which she can unlock if her Reason is at C rank.
• Ferdinand is a Lance Cavalier, referencing his default class line in Three Houses being the lance-focused Cavalier/Paladin line.
  • Him having Fortress Def references his budding talent in heavy armor. In Three Houses, heavy armor classes tend to be Stone Walls as opposed to the traditional Mighty Glacier, like how Fortress Def increases his Def at the cost of Atk.
  • He has Reposition, which is one of the mastery skills of the Soldier class in Three Houses, Ferdinand's default beginner class.
  • Ferdinand's good physical bulk with his default kit is a reference to his evasion tanking abilities in Three Houses, where functionally both result in him not taking damage.
  • His overall statline is close to it is in Three Houses, notably his highest non-HP stat being Speed followed by Strength.
  • His Stoutheart Lance grants him +4 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat if he is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, a guaranteed follow-up if he is at 50% HP or above at the start of combat, and +7 damage dealt if he is at 75% HP or above at the start of combat, referencing his "Confidence" personal skill in Three Houses, where it gives him +15 Hit and Avoid if he is at full HP.
• Legendary Edelgard is a Legendary Hero of Fire, as well as wielding Bonfire, referencing her ending title "Flame Emperor" (who she also is), and that she bears the Major Crest of Flames in Three Houses.
  • Her entire skill kit has her focused on being alone during combat, referencing how she wants to reform Fódlan on her own in three of the four routes, and that she is the last of the Hresvelg bloodline in Three Houses.
  • Her having Atk/Res Solo, which gives +6 Atk/Res during combat if she's not adjacent to an ally references her Imperial Lineage+, which gives her +4 Res if she uses Wait at the end of her turn.
  • Her Raging Storm has two references in its two effects:
    • The first one gives her an Extra Turn if she initiates combat and is not adjacent to an ally, refencing how it allows the user to gain an extra turn if they use the Raging Storm Combat Art in Three Houses. The fact that it stacks with Galeforce also references how Edelgard can keep using Raging Storm over and over again in a single turn until her Aymr runs out of durability.
    • The second one allows her to gain a guaranteed follow-up attack if she initiates against a Beast or Dragon foe and is not adjacent to an ally, referencing how Raging Storm gains effective damage against Dragons, as well as how Edelgard want to remove the influence of the Children of the Goddess, who are dragons, in Fódlan.
  • She has Armored Stride, which gives her +1 Movement if the user is not adjacent to an ally at the start of the user's turn, referencing how the Armored Lord and Emperor classes has 1 more movement than the Armored Knight and Fortress Knight classes in Three Houses.
• Dorothea's seasonal variants have access to Sing or Dance outside of a dancing-themed seasonal banner, referring to her singing career prior to her admission to Garreg Mach as well as her high learning proficiencies in Swords and Reason (Magic), which are the primary weapons of the Dancer class in Three Houses.
• Summer Ingrid comes with Guard Bearing, a skill that reduces damage from foe's first attack during the unit's first combat in the enemy phase, referencing the Alert Stance skill in Three Houses:
  • The damage reduction during the enemy phase simulates Alert Stance granting evasion boost if the user takes no action but Wait.
  • Its icon resembles Alert Stance+, a more powerful version of the skill.
  • The skill being restricted to sword/lance/axe fliers references that Alert Stance is accessible to those with B (A+ for the stronger version of the skill) rank in Flying.
• Summer Lorenz has a voiced line that references one of his lines in his C Support with Sylvain wherein Lorenz tries to flirt with a woman by comparing her to a flower.
• Summer Sylvain is a Green Mage Cavalier, which references his budding talent in Reason and preexisting boon in Riding.
  • Summer Sylvain's horse has a noticeably darker color than most other horses. In Three Houses, Sylvain's generic class outfits are mostly black, and any stead he may ride has a darker color.
• All four heroes on the "A New Future" banner have their attire based on some of the final classes in Three Houses, with Brave Lysithea as the Gremory class, Brave Claude as the Barbarossa, Brave Edelgard as the Emperor, and Brave Dimitri as the Great Lord.
  • Claude, Edelgard, and Dimitri wield Wind Parthia, Flower Hauteclere and Moon Gradvius, respectively, referencing the rare Archanea weapons that players can obtain from Rare Monster encounters in Three Houses, albeit rusted, which must be forged with 10 Mythril each, a rare material, and the highest Professor level to get those weapons. The nouns that preface the weapon all refer to the paths that each Lord leads: Verdant Wind, Crimson Flower, and Azure Moon.
• Brave Lysithea wields Dark Spikes Τ, a Dark Magic spell she can learn upon reaching Rank B in Reason, which she infamously can use to destroy the otherwise tough-as-nails Death Knight due to its Anti-Cavalry effect. This exact scenario is depicted in her demonstration footage in the Feh Channel reveal, with her performing a One-Hit Kill on the Death Knight by using said spell.
  • Her Dark Spikes T has the Desperation effect if she's not a full HP, referencing her access to Battalion Desperation in Three Houses when her Authority reaches C rank, where if user's equipped Battalion is at 1/3 Endurance remaining or under, but is not at 0 Endurance, and the user initiates combat, their follow-up attacks go before the foe can counterattack.
  • Her A skill, Atk/Spd Push 4, gives her +7 Atk/Spd during combat as long as she's above 25% HP, and it injures her for 5 HP afterwards. This great power boost at the cost of health could be in reference to how she's an incredibly powerful mage, with great offensive capability but has a short expected lifespan due to the experimentation done on her when she was younger, which also leads to her having abysmal HP in Three Houses.
  • The unique refine for Dark Spikes T adds an effect that lets her move to a space adjacent to any ally within 2 spaces of her, referencing how she gets access to Warp by leveling up her Faith in Three Houses.
• Brave Dimitri's Moon Gradivus giving the user +1 special buildup whenever the foe attacks references the Battalion Wrath skill he has access to in Three Houses when his Authority reaches C rank, where if user's equipped Battalion is at 1/3 Endurance remaining or under, but is not at 0 Endurance, and the foe initiates combat, the user gains +50% Critical.
• Brave Claude's Wind Parthia allows the user to recover HP equal to 50% of the user's max HP whenever the user activates a damage special during combat, referencing the Riegan Crest he has in Three Houses, which the user has a chance to recover HP equal to 30% of the damage dealt whenever the user uses a Combat Art.
• Brave Edelgard's Black Eagle Rule allows her to reduce damage taken from any follow-up attacks by 80% if the foe initiates combat, referencing the Adjutant Guard mechanic in Three Houses, where the user takes reduced damaged from enemy follow-up attacks if their Adjutant is a Brawler, Armored Knight, Grappler, Fortress Knight, Great Knight, Armored Lord, or Emperor Class, starting from 10% and going up by 10 for every support rank between the lead unit and Adjutant, up to 50% at S rank.
  • She has Distant Ward, which gives the user +5 Atk/Res during combat and allows the user to counterattack ranged foes, if the user is fighting against a Tome, Staff, or Dragon foe and they initiate combat, and Joint Drive Res, where the user and any allies within 2 spaces of the user gain +4 Res during combat if the user is within 2 spaces of an ally, references a few things she has in Three Houses:
    • Her access to Counterattack as an enemy.
    • Her personal skill Imperial Lineage+, which gives her +4 Res if she uses Wait at the end of her turn.
  • Her having Noontime, as well as her refined Flower Hauteclere allowing her to recover 7 HP per attack references her Major Crest of Flames she in Three Houses, where she there is a chance for the user to recover HP when the user attacks equal to 30% of the damage dealt.
• Catherine's Thunderbrand allows her to perform a follow-up attack before her foe can counterattack if she initiates combat against a foe with at least 50% of their HP left, referencing that Thunderbrand in Three Houses has a brave effect built into it.
• Flayn's Caduceus Staff allowing the user to have allies within 2 spaces of the user to take 30% less damage taken during combat references Flayn's personal skill Lily's Poise in Three Houses, where in that game Lily's Poise allows allies adjacent to the user to take 3 less damage.
  • She has Rescue+ as her assist skill, which allows the user to recover HP to an ally equal to 50% of the user's Atk as well as being able to move back one space and the target ally takes that spaces after healing, referencing her access to Rescue in Three Houses if she reaches B Rank in Faith.
  • Her being a Flying Healer in Heroes references her default D Rank in Flying in Three Houses, which allows her to reclass into the Pegasus Knight Class right away, as well as her being able to reclass into the Dark Flier class if she has enough ranks in Reason and Flying.
• Seteth's Spear of Assal granting allies within 2 space of the user +4 Atk/Spd and having Drive Atk references his personal skill Guardian in Three Houses, where in that game it allows him to give adjacent female allies +3 damage dealt.
• Shamir's entire skill kit allow her to be more powerful if she's solo, referencing in Three Houses that she is a lone mercenary that serves the Church of Seiros, as well as most of her offscreen missions have her go solo.
  • Her Survivalist Bow having -1 special cooldown, gives her +6 Atk/Spd during combat and allowing her to prevent enemy counterattacks if the foe has 80% HP or above at the start of combat references a number of things in Three Houses:
    • The Bow Crit +10 that can be learned by reaching S Rank in Bows, as well as her high Dexterity growth and Cap.
    • The Bowrange +1 skill that is innate in the Archer and Sniper Classes.
    • The Curved Shot Combat Art gained from reaching D in Bows, which allows the user to attack with increased Hit and attack range.
    • The Hunter's Volley Combat Art gained from mastering the Sniper Class, which allows the user to attack twice with increased attack range.
• Nemesis has the Dark Creator Sword, which gives him +3 Def, +2 Atk/Def during combat for every ally that has 90% HP or more at the start of combat, up to +6, and at every first combat the user participates in each player and enemy phase reduces damage taken during combat and from non-Røkkr AOE specials by 15% for every allies he has at 90% at the start of combat, up to 45% damage reduced, references his Mighty King Of Legend personal skill in Three Houses, as well as the 10 Elites personal skills of the 10 Elites that accompany him during the final chapter "Fódlan's New Dawn" of the Verdant Wind route, which gives him +3 to all stats as well as negate 1 attack each turn for every unit with the 10 Elites skills that are alive.
• Legendary Dimitri is a Legendary Hero of Water, referencing in Three Houses that he was called the "Tempest King", as well as battling in the rain in the Crimson Flower route, and his Redemption in the Rain in the Azure Moon route.
  • His Areadbhar gives him -1 special cooldown, and if he is at 25% HP or above, he gains +5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat and 4% damage reduction from attacks and non-Røkkr AOE specials for each point of Spd he has over his foe, references a few things in Three Houses:
    • The 10 Crit rate on Areadbhar in Three Houses.
    • The Damage Reduction references his personal skill Royal Lineage+, which gives the user +20 Avoid if the user is at full HP.
  • He has Blazing Wind, referencing the Gambits in Three Houses that deal damage in a wide area outside of combat when used, specifically the Wave Attack Gambit of the King of Blue Lion Corps Battalion.
  • He has Sturdy Impact, which grants the user +6 Atk, +10 Def, and denies any of the foe's follow-up attacks, referencing the Pasaselene Combat Art after mastering the Great Lord class, Dimitri's final exclusive class, in Three Houses, which gives the user +10 Might and +10 Avoid.
  • He has Atrocity as his exclusive B skill, where if the foe is at 50% HP or above at the start of combat, he gains damage equal to 25% of the user's Atk, and inflicts +1 special cooldown and -5 Atk/Spd/Def/Res to the target and all foes within 2 spaces of the target after combat, references a few things in Three Houses:
    • The Atrocity Combat Art, which gives +15 Might, +20 Hit, and effective damage against all types.
    • The Rattled mechanic in Three Houses, where after combat, if a Gambit is successful, all foes within the area are damaged, have reduced stats and movement, and are unable to use Gambits.
  • He has Odd Tempest, which grants the user +1 movement at the start of odd turns, referencing how units in Three Houses can get +1 Movement as a skill if they reach A+ in Riding, which Dimitri can reach due to Riding being his Budding Talent.
  • Legendary Dimitri's statline is fairly accurate to his stats in Three Houses, sporting very high Atk and Spd, solid HP and Def, and low Res.
• Most of the Three Houses seasonals released as of June 2022 have outfits that bare some resemblance to their timeskip attire.
  • Summer Sylvain's swim trunks match the palette of his timeskip armor, being mostly black with red and teal accents. His belt also has similar decorations to the one he wears post-timeskip.
  • Summer Ingrid's swimsuit somewhat resembles her top. The green color is also nearly identical.
  • Summer and Plegian Dorothea's top has a similar cut to the dress she wears after the timeskip, alongside a similar palette.
  • Summer Lorenz's swim briefs have a similar color to his armor. The rose he wears on his shirt is also in roughly the same location.
  • Winter Hilda's getup is almost an exact Palette Swap of her timeskip outfit. Summer Hilda meanwhile uses the same palette for her swimsuit and keeps the sleeves from the timeskip outfit.
  • Winter Felix's attire is almost a red replica of his timeskip outfit, even having two belts, an asymmetric hem, and a lone shoulder pauldron.
  • Summer Marianne has her Crest brooch pinned on her waist instead of her chest. Her swimsuit is dark blue with gold accents.
  • Summer Caspar's swim trunks is dark red like his trousers. He also wears a sash that shares the same shade of brown as his coat as well as having a similar looking belt.
  • Summer Ashe's jacket includes a hood similar to the one on his post-timeskip outfit, and the jacket itself is close in color to his post-timeskip tunic.
  • Summer Dimitri's visor has the same blue cross design that his post-timeskip armor has, with both his visor and pants being the same black as his armor.
  • Summer Claude's swim trunks are the same color as and have a similar texture to his post-timeskip shirt, and include a very similar-looking (if not identical) sash. It also includes a shorter version of his timeksip self's cape.
• Seiros' Aurora Breath is not only a reference to her special attack as The Immaculate One as the Final Boss of the Crimson Flower route in Three Houses, but the fact that her weapon gives her +6 Atk if she initiates combat is a nod how she can get Death Blow if 1 Health Bar is removed from her in that chapter.
  • She has Dragon Wall, which gives her Damage Reduction if she has higher Res than her foe, referencing the Ancient Dragonskin skill she has, which gives her 50% damage reduced from attacks (among other effects), as well as the Dragon-Scale Wall barriers she has, which give her a further 70% damage reduced from attacks on tiles with barriers still up in Three Houses.
  • She is a blue dragon, giving her an advantage against the red Nemesis (who she triumphed against during Fódlan's War of Heroes) and disadvantage against the green Edelgard (who will defeat her a thousand years later in the Crimson Flower route).
• Legendary Claude is a Legendary Hero of Earth, referencing out of the three lords in Three Houses, he is most down to earth.
  • His Failnaught having -1 special cooldown references how Failnaught in Three Houses has a 20 Crit rate.
  • His Fallen Star allows him to reduce damage taken from the foe’s first attack by 80% if he initiates combat, as well as after combat allowing him to inflict the Gravity status on the target and all foe’s adjacent to the target and him gaining the [Fallen Star] status, which allows him to reduce damage taken by 80% from the foe’s first attack on the first combat the user participates in each player and enemy phase for one turn, references a few things from Three Houses:
    • The Fallen Star Combat Art, which allows him to avoid all enemy attacks for the next round of combat after activation.
    • The Rattled status effect, which if the user uses a Gambit and lands it successfully, the target and all foe’s within the Gambit area gets inflicted with reduced movement.
• Ingrid's Lúin has -1 special cooldown, references how Lúin in Three Houses has a 10 Crit rate.
  • Her Lúin allows her to boost her damage by 20% of her Spd during combat if she either initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, referencing the Burning Quake Combat Art in Three Houses, which the Combat Art boosts in Might the faster the user is and is exclusive to the Lúin if the wielder has the Daphnel crest.
  • She is a cavalry unit, referencing that in Three Houses she has strong growth and starting rank D in Riding.
• Dedue has Sturdy Stance 3, where he gains +6 Atk/Def during combat and inflicts -1 special buildup on the foe during combat, references his personal skill Staunch Shield in Three Houses, where he gains +4 Defense for one turn if he uses the Wait command.
  • He is an axe-wielder, referencing axes being one of his boons in Three Houses and his starting D+ in axes.
  • He is an Armor unit, referencing that in Three Houses he has strong growth and starting rank D in Heavy Armor, and drifts towards the Armored/Fortress Knight class by default.
  • He has Pavise, referencing in Three Houses that he can get the Pavise skill by mastering the Fortress Knight class.
  • He has A/D Near Save, where if the foe initiates combat on an ally and wields a melee weapon, he takes their place and gains +4 Atk/Def during combat, referencing in Three Houses that Dedue considers himself the sword and shield of Dimitri, as well has his sacrifice to free Dimitri from Fhirdiad before he was supposed to be executed after being falsefully accused of murdering his uncle, and will lose his life if Dedue's paralogue is not completed in the Blue Lion Route. It also references the aforementioned Adjutant Guard mechanic.
  • Dedue's Def stat of 45 is among the highest in Heroes, a reference to him having the highest Defense out of all the player units in Three Houses.
• Linhardt has Miracle, referencing in Three Houses that he can get the Miracle skill by mastering the Priest class.
  • He has Renewal, referencing in Three Houses that he can get the Renewal skill by mastering the Bishop class, as well as his personal skill Catnap, which allows him to recover 10% of his max HP if he uses the Wait command.
  • Linhardt's Def stat of 30 is one of the highest of any staff unit, referencing how he has the highest Defense stat of all the dedicated mages in Three Houses.
• Marianne wields the Icy Fimbulvetr, referencing that in Three Houses she can learn the Fimbulvetr spell if she reaches A in Reason.
  • Her Icy Fimbulvetr allows her to have 5 HP restored to her for every attack she performs if she is at 25% HP or above and is within 3 spaces of a cavalry or flying ally, referencing her personal skill Animal Friend in Three Houses, which allows her to recover 20% of her max HP at the start of her turn if she is adjacent to a cavalry and flying ally.
• Solon's Banshee Θ allows him to inflict -6 Atk/Spd/Def/Res, the Gravity, Guard, and Counter Disrupt status on the closest foe within 5 spaces of the user at the start of turn 3 and 4, referencing a few things in Three Houses:
  • Banshee Θ restricting the movement of the foe when it hits.
  • Solon using the Forbidden Spell of Zahras to seal both Byleth and the Sothis the "Fell Star" during the middle of the story battle of Chapter 10.
• Fallen Dimitri's skill kit gives him a lot of effects if he is not adjacent to an ally, referencing his isolation from all his allies and Byleth during the Time Skip in the Azure Moon route of Three Houses.
  • The design of Vengeful Lance is based on the design of the Devil Sword◊ in Three Houses.
  • His Vengeful Lance giving him damage equal to 50% of the difference between his Atk and his foe's Def during combat if his Atk is higher and he cannot perform a follow-up attack references his high Strength in Three Houses, as well as his Crest of Blaiddyd giving his Combat Arts double Might when it activates.
• Fallen Edelgard is based on her as the Final Boss of the Azure Moon route in Three Houses, where she become the Hegemon Husk in order to overcome her wounds she received during the Blood of Eagle and Lion battle and as desperation to defeat Dimitri and his forces.
  • Her Twin-Crest Power gives her an Extra Turn if she initiates combat and is at 25% HP at the start of combat, referencning her Twin Crests skill as the Hegemon Husk in Three Houses.
    • Her Twin-Crest Power having the Distant Counter effect if she is transformed references her access to Counterattack in Three Houses.
  • Her Armored Wall gives her +1 special buildup per attack, inflicts -1 special buildup on the foe per attack, restores 7 HP to the user after combat, and gives her 40% Damage Reduction from the foe's first attack during the first combat she participates in each player and enemy phase, if she is at 25% HP at the start of combat, references a few thing from Three Houses:
    • The +1 special buildup references her access to Wrath if she is at her last Health Bar.
    • The -1 special buildup on the foe references the Vital Defense skill, which makes her foe unable to perform critical hits if she has a barrier up.
    • The 7 HP after combat references that she is on a throne space as the Final Boss of the Azure Moon route.
    • The 40% Damage Reduction references the Heavily Armored Wall skill, where it gives her 50% Damage Reduction from all attacks if she has a barrier up.
• Summer Ashe is a Lance Cavalier, referencing his budding talent in lances in Three Houses.
  • Him being a cavalier specifically is a reference to one of his potential preset study plans in Three Houses, "Required to Ride," which specifically focuses on lances and riding.
  • He has a very high Spd stat (41 at neutral), which is a reference to his high Spd stat in Three Houses and how he says that he's confident in his speed.
• Summer Mercedes is a Red Mage Cavalier, which usually uses fire magic in Heroes. Mercedes's Reason list in Three Houses consists mostly of fire magic.
• Legendary Male Byleth's Professorial Text has him give the Null Follow-Up effect to all allies within 2 spaces of the user if they're faster than their foe at the start of combat, referencing his personal skill Professor's Guidance(+), which boost the experience gain of all adjacent allies by 20%, as well as his Sacred Power skill he can gain after mastering the Enlightened One class (which his attire is based on), which gives +3 damage dealt and -3 damage taken to all adjacent allies.
  • He has Time's Pulse, referencing his Fusion Dance with Sothis in Three Houses, who in Heroes has Time's Pulse by default.
  • The Professorial Text's animation involves generating a whirlwind that carries several Lost Items and other sidequest items from Three Houses, including a few Heroes accessories that are obtained from the Three Houses characters. Among the items that can appear in the animation, there's also a mail envelope with a red wax seal, almost identical to the one that appeared in Byleth's reveal trailer for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
• Brave Marianne wearing the Dancer attire from Three Houses references that in that game she has good charm base and growth to win the White Heron Cup if she participates, being behind some choices such as Flayn and Dorothea, while also having strong skill growths in both Faith and Swords, which dancers specialize in.
• Brave Gatekeeper's Charging Horn animation has him summon a gate that has the knights, staff, and students of Garreg Mach charge down his foes, with a named one leading in front, referencing the attack Gambits of Battalions in Three Houses, where the Paired Up Conhort also leading the charge in attack Gambits.
• Regular Yuri's Honorable Blade and Legendary Yuri's Fetters of Dromi enables [Canto (2)] and gives him a +1 Movement buff that activates every turn, referencing his signature Heroes' Relic, the Fetters of Dromi, which in Three Houses proper, also gives him Canto and a +1 Movement increase so long as he has it equipped.
  • His Assist Skill, Foul Play, lets him Swap spaces with an ally that's three spaces away, referencing the Foul Play skill he can learn as a Trickster in Three Houses, which similarly lets him switch spaces with distant allies.
  • Legendary Yuri has Atk/Spd Hexblade, which grants him the ability to target the lower defenses of his foes, referencing him being in the Trickser class in Three Houses and Three Hopes, where the class has access to magic in both games, as well as magic-based Combat Arts in Three Hopes.
    • Yuri being a Wind Legendary references how his Reason spell list consists primarily of Wind magic, his access to Windsweep, and his Deceit ability in Warriors: Three Hopes, which creates a ball of wind that draws in foes before exploding.
• Constance has Agnea's Arrow, which uniquely lets her negate her foe's Spd/Res bonuses on odd-numbered turns, and instead negate her own Atk/Spd penalties on even-numbered turns. This references her personal skill in Three Houses, Circadian Beat, which reflects her Mood-Swinger tendencies by giving her a Strength/Magic boost while deployed on maps where there is no sunlight (such as indoors and at night), and a Def/Res boost while deployed on maps where there is sunlight.
  • Funnily enough, because Heroes doesn't have gameplay distinction between maps where there is sunlight or not, Constance is shown in her sprite to carry a parasol to cover herself from sunlight, allowing her to stay in-character while still consistently keeping her in her "braggart mode" without need to switch to her "depressed mode" in sunlight.
• Hapi's Demonic Tome deals Effective Damage to Beast and Dragon units, referencing her personal skill in Three Houses, Monstrous Appeal, which allows her to always deal Effective Damage to monster enemies at the cost of drawing aggro to herself whenever she lands a hit on one.
  • Said tome's animation summons a Giant Crawler monster to chomp on an enemy from below, referencing how in-story, Hapi can summon monsters with her sighing, first demonstrated in the "Cindered Shadows" story with a Giant Crawler that she summons to harass Byleth and company.
• Balthus has Brazen Atk/Def by default, which references his personal skill in Three Houses, "King of Grappling", which grants him an increase to his Atk and Def when he is at low HP.
• Legendary Female Byleth's Professorial Guide attack animation has four variants: Sword, Brawling, Faith, and Authority, referencing all the strong proficiencies of the Enlightened One Class in Three Houses, as well as Byleth's strong growths in Sword, Brawling, and Authority, with a Budding Talent in Faith.
  • The Faith attack animation first shows a white book symbol, before a large pillar of light with swirling light streams surrounding the pillar erupts on the foe, referencing the Aura attack in Three Houses, which Byleth can learn if they reach A rank in Faith.
  • The Authority attack animation first shows a flag symbol, before a large ally force charges their foe, referencing the attack Gambits of Battalions in Three Houses.
• The second Grand Conquests event starring the house leaders is based on the battle at Gronder Field post-time skip. While Edelgard and Claude use their respective legendary portraits and sprites for the event, Dimitri uses his fallen variant's which is in line with his demeanor at that point in Three Houses.
• Fallen Rhea is based on her appearance as the Final Boss of the Silver Snow route of Three Houses.
  • Her Ruinous Frost dealing damage equal to 40% of the foe's Res on her first attack and preventing her and her foe from performing a follow-up attack references the Hoarfrost Staggering Blow attack she has in the Silver Snow route of Three Houses, where Staggering Blows only perform one attack per turn, as well as Hoarfrost ignores the foe's defenses.
  • She has True Dragon Wall, which gives her Damage Reduction if she has higher Res than her foe, as well as have her restore HP at the start of her turn and after combat if there is a Dragon or Beast ally, references a few things in Three Houses:
    • The Ancient Dragonskin skill she has, which gives her 50% damage reduced from attacks (among other effects), as well as the Dragon-Scale Wall barriers she has, which give her a further 70% damage reduced from attacks on tiles with barriers.
    • The Divine Dragon Horn barrier skill she has, which allows her to restore to full HP at the start of her turn if there is a White Beast within 10 spaces of her.
  • Her having Bracing Stance 3, which gives her +6 Def/Res during combat as well as inflict -1 special buildup on the foe during combat, references the Vital Defense barrier skill she has in Three Houses, where it negates critical hits on her if there is a barrier up on the tile being attacked.
  • She also comes with D/R Near Save, referencing the cutscene that precedes Thales's defeat in the Verdant Wind and Silver Snow routes where she flies into multiple javelins of light in order to protect Byleth.
• Summer Edelgard wears a red pendant with a black eagle design, Summer Dimitri's cape is held by a blue brooch with a blue lion design, and Summer Claude wears a gold bracelet with a deer head on it. These are a reference to the items Byleth can receive from them on their birthday, being the Black Eagle Pendant, the Blue Lion Brooch, and the Golden Deer Bracelet, respectively.
• Brave Female Byleth's attire is based on the Sothis Regalia attire she can equip in Three Houses, which was included in an update.
  • Her Divine Pulse, in addition to boosting her damage equal to 25% of her Spd, reduces damage taken from the foe's first attack by 75% and boosting her next attack equal to 20% of her Spd until the end of that combat if she triggers Divine Pulse in battle references the Divine Pulse mechanic of Three Houses, where players can rewind to a previous action in the same battle to choose a more preferable outcome, in this case taking less damage and boosting her attack.
• Jeralt's Breaker Lance inflicts -6 Atk/Def and [Panic] on the foe with the highest Atk+Def on the enemy team and any foe within 2 spaces of that foe at the start of his turn, as well as inflicting -6 Atk/Def on the foe during combat if he is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, referencing his personal skill "Blade Breaker" in Three Houses, which inflicts -6 Strength/Defense on any foe he damages after combat.
• Male Shez's Crimson Blades and Legendary Female Shez's Asura Blades allow them to attack twice in one round of combat, referencing their moveset as a Fluegel and Asura in Three Hopes, where they have rapid attacks compared to other classes in that game.
  • Both Male Shez's Crimson Blades and Female Shez's Crimson War-Axe grants them +1 special buildup per attack during combat if they're at 20% HP or above at the start of combat, referencing their Mortal Coil Support skill in Three Hopes, where they get increased Warriors Gauge buildup rate if they're at 90/75/60% HP or above.
  • Legendary Female Shez has Swift Slice, where it deals effective damage against all weapon types if she initiates combat and she either has 20 or more Spd against non-Dragon or Beast Infantry foes, or otherwise has 5 more Spd against Cavalry, Armored, Flying or Infantry Dragon or Beast effects, referecing the Swift Slice Combat Art in Three Hopes, which deals effective damage against all units and increases in damage the more Spd the user has.
  • Legendary Female Shez is a Dagger Infantry unit, referencing her Shadow Slice in Three Hopes having a chance to summon an attack beam to KO non-Commander units, as well as her Range Master Innate Ability when she masters the Dark Knight Class, where it increases the attack range of the user.
• Male Shez, Legendary Female Shez, and Arval have a tier 4 Oath skill, where it grants the user a status effect to allow them to warp to an adjacent space of an ally within 2 spaces of them if they are within 2 spaces of an ally at the start of their turn, referencing the Shadowflash Action skill Shez has in Three Hopes, where, in addition to having a chance to have a few attacks instantly KO enemies with Shez's normal attacks and allowing Shez to dash and be invincible for a short distance, allows Shez to warp to a friendly fort a limited amount of times per map, as well as Arval being the source of this power for Shez.
• Felix has Godlike Reflexes, referencing his high Spd to avoid attacks, as well as his Aegis Shield, which gives him a chance to halves damage taken from attacks in Three Houses.
  • His Lone Wolf allows him to inflict -5 Atk/Spd/Def on the foe during combat if he's not adjacent to an ally, referencing his "Lone Wolf" Personal Skill in Three Houses and Three Hopes, where he gains +5 Atk in Three Houses and increases damage dealt depending on its level in Three Hopes if he is not assigned a Battalion or his equipped Battalion's endurance is 0.
  • He comes with Atk/Spd Finish 4, which deals +5 damage if his Special was either ready at the start of combat or was triggered before or during the current combat if he is within 3 spaces of an ally, referencing his Crest of Fraldarius in Three Houses, where it gives him a chance to give +5 Might when attacking with weapons.
• Sylvain wields an Axe, referencing his D level in Axes as well as one of his strengths in Three Houses. The fact that he comes with Allied Axe in particular, which has Joint Drive Atk and Def built in, may reference his Personal Skill, Philanderer, which lets him deal 2 extra damage and take 2 less damage when adjacent to a female ally.
• Rearmed Ingrid's Arcane Lúin is inheritable, referencing how anyone in Three Houses and Three Hopes can use it, although only Crest wielders and holders of any of the Dragon Sign items don't have the recoil effect, as well as Lúin being the only thing given to Dimitri after her death in Chapter 8 of the Scarlet Blaze route of the latter game.
• Cyril's Aptitude Arrows grants him +1 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat for each 4 levels he has, up to +10 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat, referencing his Aptitude personal skill in Three Houses, where he has a 20% higher chance to increase a stat when he levels up.
• Winter Edelgard's Black Yule Lance allows her to apply [Divine Vein (Flame)] to 5 spaces in a line centered on foe and 5 spaces beyond that line if she initiates combat and is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, referencing the Raging Flame Gambit in Three Houses, where it deal damage to all foes 5 spaces in a line and 5 spaces beyond that line and set that area on fire, used only by the Flame Emperor Co. and Supreme Armored Co. Battalions, both associated with Edelgard.
• Winter Dimitri's Barbarity gives him [Vantage] after combat if the foe is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, referencing his Battalion Vantage skill in Three Houses, where he attacks first even if the foe initiates combat if his equipped Battalion is at 1/3 HP or lower, but not 0, which he learns when he reaches A rank in Authority.
  • He has the No Quarter special, where he it boosts his damage by 30% of his Atk when it triggers, but increases to 40% instead if the foe is an Armored unit, referencing Wave Attack Gambit in Three Houses, where it deals effective damage against Armored units, used by the King of Lion Corps, associated with Dimitri.

World of Elyos (Engage)

• Chapter specific:
  • Lumera's Grand Hero Battle and Mythic Lumera & Emblem Marth's Bound Hero Battle maps are based on Chapter 2 (Queen Lumera) of Engage.
  • Zephia's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 23 (The Four Hounds) of Engage.
  • Book VII Chapter 9: Part 4 (Prince's Concern) has a Lance Cavalier and an Axe Knight alongside the Brodian units introduced in the chapter, which represents Diamant's retainers Amber and Jade, respectively.
  • Skill Studies 200: "Engaging Emblems?" in Tactics Drills feature Legendary variants for Marth, Celica, Sigurd, Leif, Roy, and Micaiah as enemies, all of which were Emblems that were stolen from the protagonists and be corrupted by its Big Bad Sombron at the end of Chapter 10 in Engage.
  • Legendary Female Alear's Legendary Hero Battle map is based on Paralogue 15 (The Connector) of Engage.
  • Female Alear & Céline's Bound Hero Battle map, as well as the final map for Tempest Trials+: "Chasing a Tale" are based on Chapter 4 (A Land in Bloom) of Engage.
    • All of the generic units represent characters close to one of them, with the Lance Knight being Louis, the Lance Flier being Chloé, the Red Bow being Etie, and the Axe Cavalier on Infernal being Vander.
  • Veyle's Mythic Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 21 (The Return) of Engage.
    • All of the generic units that spawn at the start of the map references the Four Hounds, with the Red Flier being Zephia, the Lance Cavalier being Mauvier, the Green Mage being Griss, and the Axe Knight being Marni, and on Infernal and Abyssal there is a Sword Fighter, potentially referencing Alear, Veyle's half-sibling, or possibly Emblem Marth equipped to her. Interestingly, even though it is based on Chapter 21, both Mauvier and Marni are on her side here, whereas in Engage it is the same chapter that Marni was murdered by Zephia and Mauvier joined Alear to avenge her.
  • Mauvier's Grand Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 19 (The Dead Town) of Engage.
    • The Cleric may represent Emblem Micaiah that Mauvier is using up to that point.
    • The Axe Knight is a stand-in for Marni, the other boss of the chapter. Said enemy's skillset references Emblem Roy that Marni was equipped with^note Reprisal Axe grants Atk boosts on counterattack (Silver Greataxe being a "Smash" weapon that deals a lot of damage, but the user can never strike first), Atk/Def Prime 4 gives Distant Counter if the user receives 4 or more non-stat [Bonus] effects (Binding Blade's 1-2 range), Assault Troop 3 grants extra movement to cardinal directions (Advance moves the user 1 square towards an enemy 2 spaces away to attack), Armored Beacon and Vengeful Fighter reduces damage taken(Hold Out ensures user survive combat at 1 HP at low health).
    • The Green Flier has Deadly Miasma, which spreads Divine Vein (Haze) after combat. The map this battle is based on was filled with miasma.
  • Lapis & Citrinne's Bound Hero Battle map is based on Chapter 7 (Dark Emblem) of Engage.
  • Emblem Ike's Emblem Hero Battle map is based on Paralogue 5 (The Radiant Hero) of Engage, where the fortress in the middle being missing also referencing that Emblem Ike destroys it in one attack thanks to his Demolish skill.
• Céline's Joyous Tome restores 7 HP to her and any allies within 3 spaces of her at the start of a turn if she's within 3 spaces of an ally, referencing her personal skill, Gentle Flower, which increases the effect of healing items used by allies within 3 spaces of her.
• Chloé's Dreaming Spear allow her to make a guaranteed follow-up attack, inflicts -1 special buildup per attack on the foe, and deals damage and reduces damage taken from foe's attacks during combat equal to 20% of her Res, all which activates if there is a support pair on her team, referencing her personal skill "Fairy-Tale Folk" in Engage, where she deals +2 damage if there is at least 1 male and 1 female adjacent to each other within 2 spaces of her.
  • She has Distant Stance by default, allowing her to counterattack ranged enemies, which may reference how she comes with a Javelin when she joins the army.
• Female and Male Alear's Libération and Legendary Female Alear's Dragon's Fist, in addition to debuffing the foe during combat, allows them to inflict additional debuffs on the foe during combat for each ally from distinct titles within 3 spaces of them, referencing the Emblem Rings/Bracelet mechanic in Engage granting them effects and stats if they are engaged with an Emblem Ring/Bracelet, where Emblems are apparitions of past Fire Emblem characters.
  • One of Female Alear's voice lines has her mention that she only gets bedhead on the blue side of her hair. This references her unique Worry from the Fortune Telling minigame in Engage, which mentions the same thing.
  • One of Female Alear's castle quotes has her find a cute owl (referring to Feh) and ask if anyone minds if she adopts her. Animal adoptions is a game mechanic in Engage in which animals can be adopted and sent to the Somniel after a fight. When sent out of the barn, these animals will leave free items depending on the type of animal after the player returns from a battle.
• Summer Ivy's Divine Draught allows her to deal damage equal to 15% of the higher of either her or her foe's Atk, referencing her Grasping Void class skill from the Lindwurm class, exclusive to her, in Engage, where the user boosts their damage equal to half of the foe's Mag stat. The fact that she needs to initiate combat, have a [Penalty] active on the foe and be within 2 spaces of her support partner also references that Grasping Void has a Dexterity percent chance to activate, and her -2 Dexterity modifier and Lindwurm having the second lowest max Dexterity at 25 (making it at 23 with the modifier) makes it have a low chance to trigger in Engage.
  • One of the effects of Divine Draught allows her to attack twice when initiating combat, just like Engage's ultimate tome Nova, which is most likely given to her due to her Tome rank and middling Speed.
• Diamant's Fair-Fight Blade allows him to restore 10 HP whenever he triggers a special if he is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat and the foe initiates combat, as well as access to Atk/Def Finish 4 to restore 7 HP if he is within 3 spaces of an ally and either has his special ready at the start of combat or is already triggered before or during combat, references the Sol class skill from his unique Successeur class in Engage, which allows him to restore HP equal to 50% of the damage dealt.
  • His Fair-Fight Blade grants him -1 special cooldown before his first attack if he is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat and he initiates combat, references his personal skill Fair Fight in Engage, where it grants him +15 Hit if he initiates combat and the foe can counterattack.
• Citrinne's Luxurious Tome allows her to give all [Bonus] effects active on her, excluding +1 movement and [Pathfinder], to all allies within 2 spaces of her after all start-ot-turn effects activates if she is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, references her personal skill Generosity in Engage, where if she uses a recovery item that restores HP, all adjacent allies also restore the same amount of HP.
• Alcryst's Get Behind Me! allows him to inflict -5 Spd/Def and penalties on the foe's Def during combat equal to 30% of the foe's Def at the start of combat, referencing his Luna class skill of the Tireur d'élite class, exclusive to him, where it allows him to halves the foe's defense when it triggers, as well as his personal skill Get Behind Me!, where it grants him +3 Atk for 1 turn if an ally within 2 spaces of him was attacked. The fact that it requires him to either initiate combat or be within 2 spaces of an ally also references that Luna has a Dexterity percent chance to trigger, and his +3 Dexterity modifier and his Tireur d'élite having a high Dexterity stat at 41 (making it at 44 with the modifier) makes it a high chance to trigger in Engage.
• The Divine Vein effects in Heroes references the Dragon Vein skills in Engage:
  • Divine Vein (Stone) grants +6 Def/Res during combat, reduces damage taken by 10 when the foe triggers their special during combat, and reduces damage taken from the foe's non-Røkkr AOE specials by 50%, referencing the Vein of Stone used by either Backup or Dragon units in Engage that are engaged with Emblem Corrin or Camilla, which increases the Def and Res of units on those spaces by 3.
    • The fact that Brave Female Corrin introduces this effect in Heroes also references that she is the source of this in Engage.
  • Divine Vein (Flame) deals 7 damage to the foe at the start of the foe's turn and at the start of foe's combat if they start on that tile, as well as restricts movement of ranged foes, references the Vein of Flame used by either Mystical or Dragon units in Engage who are engaged with Emblem Corrin or Camilla, where it deals 10 damage to units at the start of their turns, as well as restricts movement of non-flying units.
• Brave Soren's Arch-Sage Tome grants the [Assign Decoy] status effect to either his support partner or allies with the highest Def within 2 spaces of him at the start of his turn, where [Assign Decoy] has the user trigger [Savior] if the foe initiates combat and shares the attack range of the user, referencing his Sync Skill Assign Decoy in Engage, which targets 1 ally and has that ally be most likely to be targeted by enemies until either they were attacked or damaged by foes 3 times for 1 turn.
• Legendary Female Alear's Dragon's Fist and Legendary Male Alear's Divine One's Arts allows them to attack twice in one round, referencing the Body Arts of Engage, most of which allow the unit to attack twice in one round when initiating combat.
  • Legendary Alear being a Breath unit references a few things in Engage:
    • Alear's Dragon ancestory.
    • Alear's weakness to Dragon-effective weaponry.
    • Body Arts calculating damage using the combined halves of the unit's Str and Mag stats.
    • Dragon's Fist, exclusive to her Emblem form, attacking the foe's Res instead of Def for Body Arts.
  • Legendary Female Alear's Dragon Blast allows her and her support partner to ignore the foe's non-Special Damage Reduction effects if she has a support partner, references her Dragon Blast Engage Attack in Engage, where it allows her and her Engage partner to attack twice, once with a Sword and a magic attack, as well as the Bond Blast Engage Attack, where if it allows Alear and her Engage partner to attack once with a Sword each and then attack with a combined magic attack if they are adjacent to each other.
  • Legendary Male Alear's Emblems' Miracle grants him a Last Chance Hit Point and restore 99 HP after combat if there are at least 3 allies within 3 spaces of him and the foe initiates combat, referencing that Alear died at the end of Chapter 21 of Engage and was later revived twice, once as a Corrupted by Veyle at the start of Chapter 22 and later as an Emblem with the Miracle of the Emblems at the end of Chapter 22.
  • Both Legendary Alears have Atk/Spd Pledge, which grants +6 Atk/Spd and the [Pledge]^note +1 special buildup per attack performed during combatstatus effect at the start of their turn if they are within 2 spaces of an ally, as well as +3 Atk/Spd during combat if they are within 2 spaces of an ally, referencing their "Boon of Elyos" Engage Skill in Engage, where it grants 2 x Crit and Dodge equal to the amount of allies that have already acted in the player phase.
• Halloween Timerra's Inspirited Spear inflicts +1 special cooldown to foes with their special ready and their attacks trigger their special and [Guard] to all foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered with lower Def than her at start of the foe's turn, referencing her personal skill "Racket of Solm" in Engage, where it inflicts -5 Critical to all foes within 3 spaces of her in that game.
  • Her Inspirited Spear allows her to deal true damage equal to 40% of her Def when she triggers her special during combat if she is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, referencing her "Sandstorm" skill in Engage, which is obtained from her exclusive class Picket at level 5, where it has a Dexterity percent chance to calculate her physical attack equal to 150% of her Def instead of her Str in that game. The fact that it triggers when her special triggers during combat, she has access to Vital Astra (which is a 1 cooldown special with Inspirited Spear equipped) and that she has Time's Pulse 4 also references that Sandstorm has a 1.5x Dexterity percent chance to trigger, and her +3 Dexterity modifier and her Picket having a high Dexterity stat at 47 (making it at 50 with the modifier) gives it a high chance to trigger in Engage.
• Veyle's Fell Protection grants all allies within 2 spaces of her +4 Atk/Res during combat, and if she at 5 or more Res that her ally's foe's Res at the start of combat they reduce damage taken from foe's attacks during combat by 30%, referencing her Personal skill, Fell Protection, in Engage, which grants adjacent allies +1 damage and reduces damage taken by 3.
  • She is a Mythic Hero of Astra, referencing how, despite being a Fell Dragon (who are often associated with darkness), her mother is a Mage Dragon.
• Winter Yunaka's Silent Yule Knife, while it allows her to reduce damage taken from the foe's first attacks, including both attacks from effects that attacks twice in one round, and ignores foe's non-Special Damage Reduction skills by 30% for each space the initiator moved before combat, up to 90% each, has it be treated as 90% regardless if she is within 2 spaces of either a [Divine Vein] or difficult terrain such as Forest or Trench tiles, referencing her "Trained to Kill" personal skill in Engage, where if she is within a spaces that gives Avoid, she gains +15 Crit.
• Emblem Heroes in Heroes grants bonuses to the engaged user's stats the more merges the specific Emblem Hero has with Dragonflowers spread mechanics, referencing that in Engage leveling up the Bond between the Emblem and a unit also increases the stats the Ring/Bracelet gives when Synced.
• Emblem Marth has Potent 4, which allows him to trigger [Potent Follow X%]^note user performs another attack after the follow-up attack, or perform a follow-up attack if the user cannot follow-up normally, deals damage equal X% of the user's normal damage, and is treated as a follow-up and the extra attack is unaffected by prevent follow-up and attacks twices effects if he has no less than 20 Spd under the foe's Spd when calculating follow-up attacks, referencing his "Divine Speed" Engage Skill in Engage, where it allows one attack after the follow-up attack at half damage if the weapon allows a follow-up attack.
  • His Hero-King Sword allows him to have a follow-up attack before the foe can counterattack, referencing the "Break" mechanic in Engage, where if the unit is hit while at weapon triangle disadvantage while their foe initiates combat, the unit breaks and is unable to counterattack with their next attack during that combat and next combat.
• Regular Ivy's Obsession allows her to ignore foe's non-Special Damage Reduction skills with her follow-up attacks if she is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, as well as trigger [Potent Follow X%] if she has no less than 20 Spd under the foe's Spd when calculating follow-up attacks, referencing her personal skill "Single-Minded" in Engage where it gives her +20 Hit if she attacks the same opponent with her next attack.
• Hortensia has Glitter of Light, which inflicts [Flash] on her foe and all foes within 2 spaces of that foe after combat if it triggers, where [Flash] prevents the one affected by if from counterattacking, referencing that she starts with the Fracture staff in Engage, where it inflicts Break on the foe when it hits, where Break prevents the one affected by it from counterattacking the next attack the foe initiates on them.
• Kagetsu's default weapon, Reversal Blade+, which increases his stats and reverses his foe's bonuses if he initiates combat or is within 2 spaces of an ally, references his personal skill, Blinding Flash, which reduces his foe's Avo if he initiates combat.
• Mauvier's Pentient Lance gives him and allies within 3 spaces of him [Hexblade] at the start of his turn if he is at 25% HP or above at the start of combat, referencing that he starts with the Flame Lance and Silver Greatlance, a magical and physical weapon, respectively, when he is recruited in Engage.
  • He also has Rouse Atk/Def 3 by default, referencing his personal skill, Contemplative, which gives him +2 Def for 1 turn if he chooses Wait without attacking or using items.
• Spring Framme's Hippity-Hop Axe grants allies within 2 spaces of her Damage Reduction equal to X%, where X is her current HP, if she is at full HP, but deals 1 damage to her after her ally's combat if that ally was attecked, referencing the "Chain Guard" command of Qi Adept classes in Engage, where it prevents damage on the foe's first attack of allies adjacent to the user if the user is at full HP, but deals damage equal to 20% of their HP if the foe lands their attack, and Framme starts out as a Martial Monk, a Qi Adept class.
  • The effect where Framme gets stats depending on the number of allies within 3 spaces of her times 3 plus 5, but is treated as the max 14 if a dragon ally is within 3 spaces of her references her personal skill "Crimson Cheer" in Engage, which grants her and Alear Avo+10 to both of them if they are adjacent to each other.
• Emblem Ike's Great Aether reduces damage taken from the foe's attacks, increases in damage based on the number of times the foe attacked when it triggers, deals 5 damage to foes within 3 rows or 3 columns centered on him and heals HP based on the amount of foes within the same range after combat if the special triggers, but has the foe attack first if he initiates combat and allows the foe to perform their follow-up attacks before he can attack, and Laguz Friend halving his non-Special Damage Reduction, reduces damage taken and boosts his attack when his special triggers equal to a percentage of the greater of his Def or Res and ignores the foe's non-Special Damage Reduction when his special triggers, and Def/Res Finish 4 grants him +7 Def/Res during combat and deals extra damage and heals him if he has his special ready or triggered during combat if he is within 3 spaces of an ally, references a few things in Engage:
  • His "Great Aether" Engage Attack, where it allows the user gain +5 Defense/Resistance but cannot counterattaack for the entire turn, and then deals damage to all foes within 2 spaces of the user and heals equal to 30% of the damage dealt to all foes at the start of the next turn, with Dragon classes also increasing the damage dealt by 1 for each attack that landed on the user.
  • His "Laguz Friend" Engage Skill, where it halves the damage dealt to the user at the cost of reducing the user's Avoid to 0, with Dragon classes increasing that to 60% instead.

Misc.

• Líf's Mythic Hero Battle map features a Lance Fighter with Spd/Def Bond and Dull Close, and an Axe Fighter with Astra and Escape Route. These two represent Sharena and Anna respectively, as the two have similar skills in their loadouts ^note Sharena's Fensalir has the Spd/Def Bond skill when refined, and its base effect nullifies any buff the opponent has, basically doing what Dull Close would but working against ranged foes as well. Anna also has Astra, and her Noatun lets her warp around the map just like Escape Route.. The blue mage cav has Vantage, which could represent Bruno, whose Valaskjalf tome has Vantage built in, and he's also a blue mage cav.
• The final map of Tempest Trials+: "Chaos Named" is based on Chapter 5 (Mother) from Fates, albeit not in ruins. The name of the Tempest Trials+ itself, however, is that of the fourth part of the Paralogue of Radiant Dawn. In addition, it is implied that "Micaiah" whom the player fights as a boss is actually Yune who somehow took Micaiah's form to join in the festivites.
• The player is represented as a faceless tactician who is the commander of their forces. This has been done twice before, once in The Blazing Blade and again in Awakening. The player character is much like Eliwood's faceless tactician in The Blazing Blade; they didn't show up very much, but they were responsible for the coordinated tactics the player army pulls off. However, they had little importance in the story. In Awakening, Robin was a customizable unit who acts as a tactician who was important to the story, not least because of the strategies they provided helping the Shepherds. Here, the player character takes on features of both, being faceless and only counting as the tactician to the order of heroes, but having more story importance and actual presence within the world. Even the tactician's hooded design is a recolored design from characters of past titles, particularly Robin from Awakening and Sumeragi in his "hooded assassin" outfit as well as Anankos' human form from Fates.
• One of Roy's voiced lines is "For those I must protect, I cannot lose!" This is more-or-less a direct translation of one of his victory lines from the Super Smash Bros. series.
• The original Brave Heroes in the English version have an extra line that references a game they appeared in. Ike and Roy reference their crowd cheers from Super Smash Bros. while Lyn and Lucina use quotes from their game.
  • With the exception of Roy, the original Brave Heroes all use their secondary weapon types from their original games — Lucina uses a lance, Lyn uses a bow, and Ike uses an axe.
  • Additionally, Brave Lucina and Brave Ike were drawn by the artists of their original games, those artists being Kozaki Yusuke and Kita Senri, respectively. The same applies to the second set of Brave Heroes as well (barring Hector, drawn by Kita Senri instead of Kaneda Eiji or Wada Sachiko). Brave Celica's art was done by Hidari, Brave Ephraim's art was by Wada Sachiko, and Brave Veronica's art was (naturally) by Kozaki Yusuke.
• Brave Veronica has a line where she tells the Summoner that on the back on a horse, one can see far into the distance and she offers a ride. This is exactly what she got from Xander in the manga.
• This image commemorating the eventual release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is chock-full of mythology gags. Near the top-left are Lucina and Chrom re-enacting the poses they strike on the box art of Awakening, while Female Robin prepares to cast a spell, just like how she charges her neutral special. Near the top-right, Marth is performing his up taunt where he points his Falchion towards the sky, with Adult Tiki standing near him as a reference to their bond in the Archanea games. Below them are Ike and the Black Knight squaring off as they did in Path of Radiance, while Lyn and Roy are to their left, Lyn being near Roy being a nod to how she can marry Eliwood in The Blazing Blade and become Roy's mother. Meanwhile, Male Corrin has taken center stage and has launched Feh (who is wearing a happy expression) into the air, just like how fighters in Ultimate launch their opponents. All this commotion takes place on the Fire Emblem-themed stage Castle Siege, while a Fake Smash Ball hovers above, which likely refers to how the image itself is (clearly) not a real screenshot of Ultimate.
• All of the Null skills have an eye in their icon, referencing the icon of the Nihil Skill in most of the games in that have this skill, which negates enemy battle skills.
• Naga is listed as being from Mystery of the Emblem and Awakening, as she has made an appearance in both of the games.
  • She has Divine Breath, which is effective against dragons an gains +3 Atk/Spd/Def/Res during combat for any Dragons and units with "effective against dragons" within 2 spaces of her, capping at +9, referencing that She Is the King of all dragonkind in her home games, and many of the legendary weapons effective against dragons come from her, as well as her daughter Tiki inheriting the effectiveness against dragons from her.
  • Her skill Divine Fang at the start of her turn grants all adjacent allies "effective against dragons", referencing that she gave humans ways to defeat dragons in her absence, such as the Falchions and the Book of Naga.
  • She is the Mythic Hero of Astra, which is near to the Heaven affinity in the main games, referencing that she has gone to the heavens after Medeus' first defeat.
    • Her giving the Def bonus references that she was humanity's defender against the other dragon tribes when they rebelled against humanity.
• The Disarm Trap being limited to only Dagger units references that Thieves in most games can disarm traps if they stop on a trap tile, most notably in the GBA games and Fates, where in the latter in Chapter 17 (Den of Betrayal) of Conquest, any friendly unit who has Locktouch, one of the skills of Ninjas and Thieves, stops on top of the caltrop traps disarms and removes them, the main example being the Ally Saizo in that chapter.
• Fire Emblem Warriors:
  • The attack animation for Tharja's Hex comes from her Awakening Special in Fire Emblem Warriors.
  • Frederick's Axe is based on Frederick's personal weapon in Fire Emblem Warriors.
  • Cordelia's Lance is based on Cordelia's personal weapon in Fire Emblem Warriors.
  • The attack animation for Elise's Staff comes from her Awakening Special in Fire Emblem Warriors.
  • Young Caeda and Harmonic Caeda and Plumeria having multiple effective traits are based in Caeda being able to have 3 effective traits (one more than other characters) on her Wing Spear in Fire Emblem Warriors.
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE:
  • The Session Skills, which the value depends on the amount of player or enemy units that moved before the one that attacks reference the Session Skills in Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, where attack Session skills allow the user to perform that attack if one of the main cast did a weakness attack on the opponent, in which another allies can follow up with one with one of their Session skills if the previous Session skill match the activation requirement, even if it didn't hit a weakness.
  • In one of her voiced lines, Tsubasa tells the player that if a cat doesn't want to be pet, you should just talk to it, followed by a meow. In her second side-story, when her director told her that she lacks "devilish charm", she decides to find out what that means by seeking out a stray cat named "Little Devil". When trying to pet him leads to hissing, she decided to instead communicate to him via meowing.
• Harmonic Pirate Veronica is paired with Xander, who is dressed up as a pirate for the Halloween-esque Nohrian Festival of Bonds DLC in Fates, which also never saw release in the west.
• The "Rock 'n' Roll!" Grandmaster Tactics Drill is based off of the FEH A Day in the Life manga chapter where Azura is seen performing for Reinhardt (namely his sword variant), Fallen Hardin, and Michalis. The same four units are used in the Tactics Drill, albeit regular Azura rather than Performing Arts Azura, and as a nice touch, Azura and Reinhardt both have the sunglasses accessory equipped.
• Spring Severa's Gullinkambi Egg has an effect where if either she or an ally has entered combat once that turn, she can strike twice. Severa is also in Fates under the identity Selena, and this may be a reference to her personal skill in Fates, Fierce Rival. Fierce Rival is also dependent on an ally having acted in combat first, where if they strike a critical hit and Selena is supporting her ally in Attack Stance, she will also score a critical hit.
• In the Weave of Fate Forging Bond, Sothis awakes from a dream where she tells Byleth to join Smash, referencing Byleth's reveal trailer in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate where she does the same.
• The Sage of Khadein banner all feature mages and magic wielders, who can all acquire a status that lets them travel through terrain unimpeded. This is in reference to the fact that in games with desert maps, most units are slowed down and suffer a Mov penalty except for mages.