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A few years after the official release, three pre-release builds, two of ''The Blazing Blade'' and one of ''The Sacred Stones'', were leaked on the internet.<!--The exact details of this seem to have been somewhat lost...?--> The two ''The Blazing Blade''{{'}}s builds, called [[Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade pre-release build 0206|fe7_0206]] and [[Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade pre-release build 0219|fe7_0219]], are largely complete and in a playable state, though there are some bugs. The [[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones pre-release build|leaked build]] of ''The Sacred Stones'' is largely incomplete, and is only truly playable to [[It's a Trap!|Chapter 8]], though the backbone for the rest of the game—maps that would clearly become the ones appearing in the final game and basic setup like deployment positions for player units—is implemented, it is largely in a very unpolished state. Both prototypes feature a wealth of debug menus and features, allowing the player to, for example, warp to any chapter from a menu at leisure and max a unit's stats with a few button presses. These builds also feature some early character designs differing from the final game.

| The tale of [[Marth]] and his struggles against [[Dolhr]] and [[Medeus]] on the continent of [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]].

| A tale of the turning of an age on the neighboring but unconnected continent of [[Valentia]]. [[Alm]] and [[Celica]] navigate the conflct between [[Rigel]] and [[Zofia]] as well as death of their gods.

| An unusual entry, featuring a remake of the first game and a direct sequel in one package. [[Marth]]'s combats a new era of unrest, clashing with his former friend [[Hardin]] and a newly-revived [[Medeus]].

| A game that takes place long before [[Marth]]'s time on the distant continent [[Jugdral]]. The game features two protagonists over a much longer timescale than usual. [[Sigurd]], and his son [[Seliph]], become entwined in the machinations of the [[Loptr Church]] as the cult's influence spreads over the continent.

| Relative to the previous game, this is a smaller scale title. The game takes place at the same time as {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} and takes a more detailed look on [[Leif]]'s struggles in [[Thracia]].

| The first game on a handheld console. The first game to take place in an entirely new and unconnected setting. The continent of [[Elibe]] has fallen into war after the Empire of [[Bern]] embarks on a war of conquest. [[Roy]] takes up arms to stop Bern and prevent the return of the banished [[dragon]]s.

| The first game to leave Japan and be officially localized for the international market. A loosely-related prequel to {{FE6}}, featuring a trio of lords, [[Lyn]], [[Eliwood]] and [[Hector]] in a more subdued conflict. Eliwood leaves home in search of his missing [[Elbert|father]] who is suspected of rebellion. However, Eliwood and friends become involved in a much more dire conspiracy than he could have imagined.

| A throwback to ''Gaiden'', featuring branched promotions, [[monster]]s, and an explorable [[world map]]. Taking place in another standalone universe on the continent of [[Magvel]], the twins [[Eirika]] and [[Ephraim]] are suddenly locked in bitter conflict with the formerly ally country [[Grado]]. Discovering the true instigator of the conflict leads to the revelation of a much more disastrous foe behind it all.

| Chronicles [[Ike]]'s rise from trainee mercenary to liberator of [[Crimea]]. Along the way Ike witnesses the strife between the polarized [[Beorc]] and [[Laguz]] races on [[Tellius]].

| A remake of {{FE1}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fire-emblem.com/shadowdragon/interview/interview1.html|title=''Shadow Dragon''|site=fire-emblem.com|retrieved=December 9, 2010}}</ref> A straightforward updated telling of [[Marth]]'s story.

| A remake of Book 2 of {{FE3}} and the last title of the ''Fire Emblem'' series to go unlocalized outside of Japan. Compared to ''Shadow Dragon'', this game modifies the plot of the original more heavily, introducing the knight [[Kris]] who serves Archanea and a faction of assassins bent on ending Marth's tale prematurely.

| A revisit of [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]] in the distant future. It features [[Chrom]], a descendant of [[Marth]], as he fights to protect his homeland from the neighboring country of [[Plegia]]. Conflict would eventually spread to the neighboring continent of [[Valm]] and later culminate with the revival of the Fell Dragon [[Grima]].

| A title with a heavy focus on multiplule story routes, featuring ''Birthright'', ''Conquest'', and ''Revelation'' paths. The first game where the [[Avatar]], [[Corrin]], is the explicit main character. Corrin's choice alters the future of the warring states drastically, though only one choice reveals the nature of the true enemy.

| style="border-bottom-right-radius: 15px" | Features a splitting story similar to ''Fates'', wherein the [[Byleth]] chooses between three student houses. Byleth becomes close with one of the three House leaders, [[Dimitri]], [[Edelgard]], or [[Claude]], and deeply influences the fate of [[Fódlan]] in the years afterwards

{{FE4}}, the only game released after ''Mystery of the Emblem'' to not have any version of the support mechanic, instead features the [[love]] system, which functions similarly to the second incarnation of the support system; when a unit fights with another unit of the opposite gender, the relationship between the two will deepen, potentially unlocking extra events and cutscenes involving them and eventually culminating in the marriage between the two characters. The marriages between ''Genealogy of the Holy War''{{'}}s playable characters are crucial due to the game's two-generation structure; the parents are playable in the first half of the game, while [[Inheritance|their offspring]] will become playable in the game's latter half. To date, the concept of the offspring of paired characters being playable units has returned in two games to date: {{title|Awakening}} and {{title|Fates}}, which integrate it into the support system.