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|caption=Japanese logo and box art. | |caption=Japanese logo and box art. | ||
|developer=[[Intelligent Systems]] | |developer=[[Intelligent Systems]] | ||
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] | |publisher=[[Nintendo]] | ||
|designer=[[Shouzou Kaga]] | |designer=[[Shouzou Kaga]] | ||
|released='''Super Famicom'''<br>{{JP}}January 21, 1994<br>'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br>{{JP}}December 26, 2006<br>'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br>{{JP}} | |released='''Super Famicom'''<br>{{JP}}January 21, 1994<br>'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br>{{JP}}December 26, 2006<br>'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br>{{JP}}April 27, 2013<br>'''New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console'''<br>{{JP}}June 22, 2016<br/>'''Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom'''<br/>{{JP}}October 5, 2017 | ||
|rating={{Rating|CERO=A <small>(Virtual Console rerelease)</small>}} | |rating={{Rating|CERO=A <small>(Virtual Console rerelease)</small>}} | ||
|platforms=*[[Super Famicom]] | |platforms=*[[Super Famicom]] | ||
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'''''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem''''' (Japanese: {{hover|ファイアーエムブレム 紋章の謎|Faiāemuburemu monshō no nazo}} ''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'') is a turn-based tactical role-playing game released in 1994 for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], exclusively in Japan. It is the third game installment in the {{FES}}, the first for Super Famicom, and in part a direct continuation of the story of the original game, {{FE1}}, again set on the continent of [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]] and following the adventures of [[Marth]] of [[Altea]]. | '''''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem''''' (Japanese: {{hover|ファイアーエムブレム 紋章の謎|Faiāemuburemu monshō no nazo}} ''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'') is a turn-based tactical role-playing game released in 1994 for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], exclusively in Japan. It is the third game installment in the {{FES}}, the first for Super Famicom, and in part a direct continuation of the story of the original game, {{FE1}}, again set on the continent of [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]] and following the adventures of [[Marth]] of [[Altea]]. | ||
''Mystery of the Emblem'' is divided into two sections, called "Books" in the fan translation. Book 1 | ''Mystery of the Emblem'' is divided into two sections, called "Books" in the fan translation. Book 1 is an abridged remake of ''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'', again following Marth's journey in the [[War of Shadows]] as he leads the army of the Archanean League against the [[Dolhr]] Empire and their ruler, the feared Shadow Dragon [[Medeus]]. Book 2 tells a new story set two years after the first book's events, in which Marth must lead a rebellion against a powerful and corrupted former ally in a new conflict, the [[War of Heroes]], all the while uncovering the true history of Archanea and the mysterious origin of its sacred relics, the sword [[Falchion]] and the [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Fire Emblem]]. | ||
During the Super Famicom's lifespan, ''Mystery of the Emblem'' was supported with the release of {{FEBS}}, a series of four chapters broadcast through the [[wikipedia:Satellaview|Satellaview]] satellite radio streaming service which told new stories featuring other members of the cast in adventures leading up to Marth's own. The first few chapters of Book 1 were also adapted into a short-lived [[wikipedia:Original video animation|original video animation]] series, ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (anime)|Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'', which received an English-language dub long before the ''Fire Emblem'' games themselves began international releases. | During the Super Famicom's lifespan, ''Mystery of the Emblem'' was supported with the release of {{FEBS}}, a series of four chapters broadcast through the [[wikipedia:Satellaview|Satellaview]] satellite radio streaming service which told new stories featuring other members of the cast in adventures leading up to Marth's own. The first few chapters of Book 1 were also adapted into a short-lived [[wikipedia:Original video animation|original video animation]] series, ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (anime)|Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]'', which received an English-language dub long before the ''Fire Emblem'' games themselves began international releases. | ||
Sixteen years after the release of ''Mystery of the Emblem'', an enhanced and extended remake of Book 2 was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] console, {{FE12}}. In addition to its three [[Virtual Console]] re-releases in its original form, and featuring as one of the games on the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom, ''Mystery of the Emblem'' was also available as a playable [[smashwiki:Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] in the Japanese version of {{SSBB}}, allowing players to experience a three-minute demo of Marth's origins as a character; owing to the game's lack of an English version, it was removed from international releases of ''Brawl''. | Sixteen years after the release of ''Mystery of the Emblem'', an enhanced and extended remake of Book 2 was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] console, {{FE12}}. In addition to its three [[Virtual Console]] re-releases in its original form, and featuring as one of the games on the [[wikipedia:Super NES Classic Edition|Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom]], ''Mystery of the Emblem'' was also available as a playable [[smashwiki:Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] in the Japanese version of {{SSBB}}, allowing players to experience a three-minute demo of Marth's origins as a character; owing to the game's lack of an English version, it was removed from international releases of ''Brawl''. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
===Book 1: War of Shadows | ===Book 1: War of Shadows Chapter: ''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light''=== | ||
[[File:Ss fe03 b1 end 01.png|thumb|Dolhr Keep, [[Medeus]]'s bastion.]] | [[File:Ss fe03 b1 end 01.png|thumb|Dolhr Keep, [[Medeus]]'s bastion.]] | ||
[[Marth]], the prince of the fallen kingdom of [[Altea]], has lived for two years years in exile in the island kingdom of [[Talys]], in hiding from the forces of the Shadow Dragon [[Medeus]] amidst his conquest of the land of [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]]. After assisting Talys's princess [[Caeda]] in repelling a pirate assault on the nation, Marth departed the island with [[Mostyn|its king]]'s support to answer a call for support by [[Nyna]], the princess of the fallen kingdom of [[Archanea (nation)|Archanea]]. Marth led his small band of knighs and mercenaries through the mountains to Archanea's north until they reached [[Aurelis]], where Nyna awaited under the protection of Aurelis's prince [[Hardin]], a renowned resistance leader opposing Medeus's [[Dolhr]] Empire. Joining forces with Hardin's band, Marth led a charge of the Aurelis royal palace to free it from occupation by [[Macedon]], one of Dolhr's allies in the conquest of the land. At the battle's end, Nyna presented Marth with the [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Fire Emblem]], a symbolic treasure anointing him as the leader of the Archanean resistance against Dolhr and Medeus. | [[Marth]], the prince of the fallen kingdom of [[Altea]], has lived for two years years in exile in the island kingdom of [[Talys]], in hiding from the forces of the Shadow Dragon [[Medeus]] amidst his conquest of the land of [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]]. After assisting Talys's princess [[Caeda]] in repelling a pirate assault on the nation, Marth departed the island with [[Mostyn|its king]]'s support to answer a call for support by [[Nyna]], the princess of the fallen kingdom of [[Archanea (nation)|Archanea]]. Marth led his small band of knighs and mercenaries through the mountains to Archanea's north until they reached [[Aurelis]], where Nyna awaited under the protection of Aurelis's prince [[Hardin]], a renowned resistance leader opposing Medeus's [[Dolhr]] Empire. Joining forces with Hardin's band, Marth led a charge of the Aurelis royal palace to free it from occupation by [[Macedon]], one of Dolhr's allies in the conquest of the land. At the battle's end, Nyna presented Marth with the [[Fire Emblem (Archanean item)|Fire Emblem]], a symbolic treasure anointing him as the leader of the Archanean resistance against Dolhr and Medeus. | ||
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After Gotoh forged Starlight for Marth's army to use, he [[Warp (staff)|sent]] them to the tower of [[Thabes]] to confront Gharnef. Despite his attempts to trick Marth with a host of duplicates, Marth's army prevailed over Gharnef using Starlight, allowing Marth to reclaim Falchion and free Elice from captivity. This left only the final battle itself: Marth led the Archanean league to storm Dolhr Keep, Medeus's capital, and confront Medeus himself. Using Falchion, Marth prevailed and Medeus died his second death. In the battle's aftermath, Marth proposed to Caeda and the various royals among his allies returned home to govern their territories. | After Gotoh forged Starlight for Marth's army to use, he [[Warp (staff)|sent]] them to the tower of [[Thabes]] to confront Gharnef. Despite his attempts to trick Marth with a host of duplicates, Marth's army prevailed over Gharnef using Starlight, allowing Marth to reclaim Falchion and free Elice from captivity. This left only the final battle itself: Marth led the Archanean league to storm Dolhr Keep, Medeus's capital, and confront Medeus himself. Using Falchion, Marth prevailed and Medeus died his second death. In the battle's aftermath, Marth proposed to Caeda and the various royals among his allies returned home to govern their territories. | ||
===Book 2: War of Heroes | ===Book 2: War of Heroes Chapter: ''Mystery of the Emblem''=== | ||
[[File:Ss fe03 b2 end 01.png|thumb|Marth and his army duel with a [[dragon]].]] | [[File:Ss fe03 b2 end 01.png|thumb|Marth and his army duel with a [[dragon]].]] | ||
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In order to stop Gharnef, Marth traveled to the [[Dragon's Table]] in the Macedon/Dolhr border region. En route he visited a village and encountered a severely wounded Michalis, who gave [[Starlight]] to Marth for use against Gharnef once more. In the Dragon's Table, Marth's army fought Gharnef once more and used Starlight to kill him, allowing Marth to finally reclaim Falchion from him. The revived Medeus awaited in the next chamber, now evolved into the powerful form of a [[Shadow Dragon (class)|Shadow Dragon]], surrounded by the four clerics hypnotized into his service. Determined to rescue the clerics, Marth had some of his allies work to awaken them, clearing the way for him to kill Medeus for the second and final time. | In order to stop Gharnef, Marth traveled to the [[Dragon's Table]] in the Macedon/Dolhr border region. En route he visited a village and encountered a severely wounded Michalis, who gave [[Starlight]] to Marth for use against Gharnef once more. In the Dragon's Table, Marth's army fought Gharnef once more and used Starlight to kill him, allowing Marth to finally reclaim Falchion from him. The revived Medeus awaited in the next chamber, now evolved into the powerful form of a [[Shadow Dragon (class)|Shadow Dragon]], surrounded by the four clerics hypnotized into his service. Determined to rescue the clerics, Marth had some of his allies work to awaken them, clearing the way for him to kill Medeus for the second and final time. | ||
With the War of Heroes finally over, most of Archanea's noble houses were left in ruins. Almost all of its surviving rulers ceded sovereignty over their territories to Marth himself, and so Marth united the continent as the | With the War of Heroes finally over, most of Archanea's noble houses were left in ruins. Almost all of its surviving rulers ceded sovereignty over their territories to Marth himself, and so Marth united the continent as the Archanean Alliance, serving as its first king with Caeda as his queen. Under Marth's reign, the continent experienced a golden era of peace and its wounds began to heal. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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===Supports=== | ===Supports=== | ||
{{main|Support}} | |||
Although significantly different from its widely known modern incarnation, ''Mystery of the Emblem'' features the first known appearance of [[support]] system, in which characters can perform better in battle if they are near their friends, family or loved ones. Most playable units have a hidden in-built support bonus with certain other units, and receive a boost of a few points to their stats in battle if they are within a three-tile [[Range|radius]] of their support partner. | Although significantly different from its widely known modern incarnation, ''Mystery of the Emblem'' features the first known appearance of [[support]] system, in which characters can perform better in battle if they are near their friends, family or loved ones. Most playable units have a hidden in-built support bonus with certain other units, and receive a boost of a few points to their stats in battle if they are within a three-tile [[Range|radius]] of their support partner. | ||
===Dismounting=== | ===Dismounting=== | ||
{{main|Dismount}} | |||
''Mystery'' is the first of three games to implement the [[dismount]]ing system, in which units who ride on horses, pegasi or wyverns can get off their mount and continue to fight on foot, losing their vulnerability to [[bonus damage]] in exchange for lower [[movement]] range. In exterior chapters units can dismount or remount at will, but all riding units are forced to dismount when participating in indoor chapters. | ''Mystery'' is the first of three games to implement the [[dismount]]ing system, in which units who ride on horses, pegasi or wyverns can get off their mount and continue to fight on foot, losing their vulnerability to [[bonus damage]] in exchange for lower [[movement]] range. In exterior chapters units can dismount or remount at will, but all riding units are forced to dismount when participating in indoor chapters. | ||
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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
===Pre-release=== | |||
{{main|Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem pre-release information}} | |||
===Game credits=== | ===Game credits=== | ||
* Director, Game Design, Scenario: [[Shouzou Kaga]] | * Director, Game Design, Scenario: [[Shouzou Kaga]] | ||
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''Mystery of the Emblem'' has remained the best-selling ''Fire Emblem'' game in Japan ever since its release by a significant margin, having sold an estimated 776,338 copies in its original Super Famicom print run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.translan.com/jucc/precedent-2002-11-14d.html|title=日本ユニ著作権センター／判例全文・2002/11/14d 3|author=University of Japan Copyright Center|site=Translan|published=2002-11-14|retrieved=2015-03-30}}</ref> Among Japanese gaming communities, ''Mystery'' is widely revered as the best and most popular title in the series, and was voted the sixty-eighth most popular game in [[wikipedia:Famitsu|Famitsu]]'s "top 100 games" list in 2006, with no other ''Fire Emblem'' titles appearing on the list. At its release it was scored 36/40 by the magazine's reviewers, equivalent to 9/10 from each of the four reviewers on Famitsu's panel, a feat only since matched in the series by {{FE6}}, {{FE13}}, and {{FE14}}.<ref>実験!! ゲーム家族のクロスレビュー: ファイアーエムブレム 紋章の謎. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.343. Pg.107. 14 July 1995.</ref> | ''Mystery of the Emblem'' has remained the best-selling ''Fire Emblem'' game in Japan ever since its release by a significant margin, having sold an estimated 776,338 copies in its original Super Famicom print run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.translan.com/jucc/precedent-2002-11-14d.html|title=日本ユニ著作権センター／判例全文・2002/11/14d 3|author=University of Japan Copyright Center|site=Translan|published=2002-11-14|retrieved=2015-03-30}}</ref> Among Japanese gaming communities, ''Mystery'' is widely revered as the best and most popular title in the series, and was voted the sixty-eighth most popular game in [[wikipedia:Famitsu|Famitsu]]'s "top 100 games" list in 2006, with no other ''Fire Emblem'' titles appearing on the list. At its release it was scored 36/40 by the magazine's reviewers, equivalent to 9/10 from each of the four reviewers on Famitsu's panel, a feat only since matched in the series by {{FE6}}, {{FE13}}, and {{FE14}}.<ref>実験!! ゲーム家族のクロスレビュー: ファイアーエムブレム 紋章の謎. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.343. Pg.107. 14 July 1995.</ref> | ||
== | ==Fan translation== | ||
{{main|Fan translation#Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem}} | |||
A basic [[fan translation]] was completed by ''VincentASM'' and ''RPGuy96'' in 2008. | A basic [[fan translation]] was completed by ''VincentASM'' and ''RPGuy96'' in 2008. | ||
== | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'' was the first Super NES game to use a 24 megabit cartridge, predating ''[[metroidwiki:Super Metroid|Super Metroid]]'' by about three months. | |||
==Etymology and other languages== | ==Etymology and other languages== | ||
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|ital-name=''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'' | |ital-name=''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'' | ||
|ital-mean=As of {{FE13}}. | |ital-mean=As of {{FE13}}. | ||
}} | |||
===Book 1=== | |||
{{names | |||
|eng-fan-name=Book 1: War of Darkness | |||
|eng-fan-mean=Note that this translation predates ''Heroes''. | |||
|jap-name={{hover|第１部 暗黒戦争編 暗黒竜と光の剣|Dai ichi-bu ankoku sensō-hen ankoku ryū to hikari no ken}} | |||
|jap-mean=Part 1: War of Darkness Chapter: ''Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light'' | |||
}} | }} | ||
===Book 2=== | |||
{{names | |||
|eng-fan-name=Book 2: War of Heroes | |||
|eng-fan-mean=Note that this translation predates ''Heroes''. | |||
|jap-name={{hover|第２部 英雄戦争編 紋章の謎|Dai ni-bu eiyū sensō-hen monshō no nazo}} | |||
|jap-mean=Part 2: War of Heroes Chapter: ''Mystery of the Emblem'' | |||
}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Ba japan fe03.jpg|Japanese box art of ''Mystery of the Emblem''. | |||
FEMN Cover Art.png|Full art from the box. | |||
FEMN logo.gif|Japanese logo of ''Mystery of the Emblem''. | |||
Ss fe03 title screen.png|Title screen of ''Mystery of the Emblem''. | |||
Ss fe03 book selection.png|The book selection menu. | |||
</gallery> | |||
{{refbar}} | {{refbar}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/em/index.html Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]'' official Japanese website | * ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/em/index.html Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]'' official Japanese website | ||
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* ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/vc/jahj/index.html Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]'' Wii U Virtual Console website (Japanese) | * ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/software/vc/jahj/index.html Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]'' Wii U Virtual Console website (Japanese) | ||
* ''[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000040636 Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]'' New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console website | * ''[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/50010000040636 Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]'' New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console website | ||
* ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/fe/fe_museum/monsyo/map/monsyo_map.html Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]'' Fire Emblem Museum section (Japanese) | * ''[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/fe/fe_museum/monsyo/map/monsyo_map.html Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]{{dead link}}'' Fire Emblem Museum section (Japanese) | ||
{{Nav3}} | {{Nav3}} | ||
{{NavSeries}} | {{NavSeries}} | ||
[[Category:Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]] | [[Category:Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem| ]] | ||
