But
Fire Emblem shares some of the key ingredients of a Warriors - style game, including a huge roster of recognizable and beloved characters, a focus on medieval - style combat with melee weapons, bows, and just a bit of
magic, and narratives revolving around heroes
leading armies
to save kingdoms.
- Ophilia and Cyrus have been announced as the last two playable characters - Cyrus is a scholar working at the royal university who is an incredibly curious and knowledgeable person - Cyrus» Path Action is «Explore» which lets him find out hidden details and information about other characters - during combat, Cyrus can reveal the weaknesses of enemies and exploit them using
fire, ice and lightning
magic - Ophilia is a priestess and her Path Action is
Lead, which allows her
to guide characters
to certain places by having them follow - in combat, she's a classic white mage - type who can heal allies, buff their stats and use light
magic to attack the enemy - Ophilia can also call upon the character she's guiding
to aid her in battle - character's special abilities are called Talents - Olberic can take hits in place of other characters in battle - Primrose, like Ophilia, can call upon the character she has charmed and have them aid her in battle - Tressa can sometimes find money simply by walking around the overworld - Alfyn can mix items
to damage enemies or heal allies - Therion can unlock treasure chests - H'aanit can capture beasts during combat - your active battle party can consist of four characters, but you can swap them out with the other four characters at any time - even after you've met up with the other playable characters, you can still pursue each character's individual story - you do this by making them the «main» character of your current party