This is the Recap page for Fire Emblem Heroes.
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Main Story
The story mode is split into "Books" containing thirteen chapters, beginning in December of every year with two chapters, then one chapter a month thereafter until completing in November. At the start of every Book, an opening movie is published, animated in 3D (though with an occasional Art Shift to 2D) and generally setting up the book's conflict. From Book III onwards, there is a midpoint movie that releases with Chapter 8 or 9, and an ending movie after Chapter 13.
Every book after the first includes an Arc Heroine given out for free upon completion of the first chapter, who allies with the Order of Heroes and plays a pivotal role in the story. They, alongside any other Original Generation characters introduced in that Book are typically drawn by a single artist, Kozaki Yusuke for Books I, III, V, VI, and VIII, Maeshima Shigeki for Book II, and Yoshiku for Book IV and VII.
- Fire Emblem Heroes Book I
- Fire Emblem Heroes Book II
- Fire Emblem Heroes Book III
- Fire Emblem Heroes Book IV
- Fire Emblem Heroes Book V
- Fire Emblem Heroes Book VI
- Fire Emblem Heroes Book VII
- Fire Emblem Heroes Book VIII
Paralogues and Xenologues
Paralogues are individual chapters set outside of the main story mode, often tied to the Special Heroes banners of the game, though occasionally they involve characters from New Heroes events. Xenologues are special chapters that tie directly to the main story, and are occasionally tied to New Heroes banners.
Tropes That Apply to Paralogues in General:
- Early-Installment Weirdness: Several Paralogues during Book I and Book II are linked to New Heroes banners, and play out exactly like the earlier Book I chapters, with Veronica interacting with Heroes of another world and the Order being called to break to their contracts. Since Book II, however, Paralogues are almost exclusively linked to Special Heroes banners, and rarely have any connection to the main story plot.
- Holiday Mode: The season staple paralogues for Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, often involve heroes wearing bunny outfits, swimsuits, Halloween, or Christmas-themed costumes respectively.
- Lighter and Softer: Though hardly without its own share of drama or angst, since becoming largely linked to seasonal alts, Paralogues rarely have the same gravity or stakes as the Book stories do.
- Mood Whiplash: The release schedule usually alternates between the New Heroes banners attached to the story mode, and the Special Heroes banners attached to Paralogues, and though it's understood that the Paralogues are happening outside of the timeline of the Books, it doesn't make it any less jarring when the characters are facing a Wham Episode in the main story, and then having their usual seasonal hijinks in a Paralogue. Special mention goes to the December banners, which herald the start of a new main story arc but are immediately followed up by the festive Christmas and New Years banners.
- Put on a Bus: Alfonse, Sharena, and Anna stopped appearing in seasonal paralogues altogether outside their own after "Renewed Spirits", instead focusing on the featured characters more.
Other
In 2019 and 2020, the game had a crossover event with Dragalia Lost, whose Recap pages are as follows:
