Support

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Support is a game mechanic introduced in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem that deals with relationships between characters. In Fuuin no Tsurugi, Blazing Sword, The Sacred Stones and Path of Radiance, each character has a predetermined set of other characters that he or she can support. In Radiant Dawn, supports became open so that any character can support with any other character. In Shadow Dragon and Shin Monshou no Nazo, characters again only support certain other characters.

When two characters form a support relationship, they receive stat bonuses based on the combination of their affinities. There are three levels of supports, C, B, and A, and each level contributes higher bonuses to both character's stats. In the GBA games and Path of Radiance, each character can support up to five times, so they may have anywhere from five C level supports to one A support and one B support. In Radiant Dawn, a character can only have up to an A support with any character, but they may abandon this support in favor of another at any time. Once a support has been abandoned, though, those two characters can no longer support with each other.

In general, every time a support level is increased, the two characters carry on a conversation in which they learn more about each other. In Fuuin no Tsurugi, Blazing Sword, The Sacred Stones, and Path of Radiance, the conversations are specific to the character combination of the support. In Radiant Dawn, because of the open nature of supports, conversations are much more generic and short-lived.

In the GBA and DS games, characters gain support points by standing next to each other in battle. In Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, characters gain support points by being deployed in the same chapter.