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SpotPass From Fire Emblem Wiki, your source on Fire Emblem information. By fans, for fans.
SpotPass (いつの間に通信 , Anytime Communication ) is a content-delivery feature of the Nintendo 3DS console. When the console is in sleep mode and SpotPass is enabled, the console will automatically connect to the internet (if a connection is available) and download new content for 3DS software and game titles which employ the functionality. The reception of new content via SpotPass is indicated with a shining blue light on the console's top right corner.
In Fire Emblem Awakening , SpotPass is employed to deliver unique characters, items, sidequest chapters and other facilities. Data obtained through SpotPass transmission is collected by checking the game's Download Box, which then transfers the received data into gameplay.
Characters delivered via SpotPass
Encountering
Innes via SpotPass
The key attraction of Awakening ' s employment of SpotPass is its delivery of characters from past Fire Emblem series games. Once the SpotPass download has been confirmed, these past characters will appear on the world map, leading a team of generic enemies. When approached on the map, the player can buy items from these characters, pay a sum of gold to hire the unit into their party ("scout" them), or can challenge the character's team to a skirmish where the reward for winning is for the character to join the player's party.
In most downloadable content chapters, the enemies are also comprised of characters from past games; for Shadow Dragon and Seisen no Keifu ' s first generation characters present in this capacity, the characters used lines up exactly with the characters available to be playable via SpotPass. This has resulted in the other enemy ranks being used to identify future SpotPass groups. Nintendo has confirmed that their intent is to make available 120 SpotPass characters; this theoretically lines up with ten characters per Fire Emblem game, except that Seisen no Keifu is represented by twenty characters for ten per generation, Ankoku Ryuu and Monshou no Nazo are not themselves represented in favour of their remakes being represented instead, and a team comprised of villains from across the series makes up the last ten SpotPass characters.
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Class
Lv
Hire cost
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Nyna
Sage
1
5,800G
Silver Lance , Javelin , Silver Bow , Elthunder , Mend
Caeda
Pegasus Knight
10
6,200G
Steel Sword , Steel Lance , Short Spear , Killer Lance , Fire , Elfire , Thunder
Linde
Mage
14
7,200G
Steel Sword , Killing Edge , Steel Bow , Killer Bow , Arcthunder
Merric
Mage
19
9,000G
Arcfire , Bolganone , Arcthunder , Nosferatu , Ruin
Tiki
Manakete
25
14,000G
Silver Sword , Silver Axe , Killing Edge , Short Axe , True Dragonstone
Minerva
Dragonmaster
9
10,300G
Silver Lance , Beast Killer , Killer Lance , Silver Axe , Arcthunder , Physic
Ogma
Hero
15
14,200G
Silver Sword , Killing Edge , Silver Axe , Tomahawk , Hammer , Killer Axe
Navarre
Swordmaster
20
17,200G
Killing Edge , Silver Sword , Levin Sword , Silver Bow
Gharnef
Sorcerer
20
19,000G
Bolganone , Thoron , Rexcalibur , Il
Prince Marth
Star Lord
25
18,900G
Silver Sword , Noble Rapier , Silver Lance , Beast Killer , Killer Axe , Longbow , Physic
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on May 2nd, 2012 JP .
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Class
Lv
Hire cost
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Claire
Pegasus Knight
6
3,900G
Iron Sword , Iron Lance , Iron Axe , Hand Axe
Boey
Mage
11
4,600G
Steel Sword , Killing Edge , Steel Axe , Elfire , Elthunder
Mycen
Great Knight
1
5,300G
Silver Lance , Short Spear , Silver Axe , Hammer
Valbo
Knight
20
6,600G
Silver Lance , Arcfire , Arcthunder
Ryuto
Sage
4
8,800G
Iron Axe , Killer Axe , Silver Bow , Holy Bow , Rexcalibur
Clerbe
Paladin
9
12,800G
Silver Lance , Silver Bow
Norma
Sage
15
14,600G
Silver Sword , Silver Lance , Bolganone , Arcthunder , Arcwind , Recover
Deen
Swordmaster
20
15,800G
Silver Sword , Brave Sword , Silver Axe , Tomahawk
Alm
Hero
20
17,600G
Alm's Champion Sword , Silver Lance , Spear , Silver Axe , Silver Bow , Thoron
Celica
Sage
20
17,700G
Silver Lance , Spear , Silver Axe , Celica's Gale , Physic
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on June 28th, 2012 JP .
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Class
Lv
Hire cost
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Norne
Archer
7
3,600G
Killing Edge , Iron Lance , Javelin , Killer Lance , Iron Bow , Fire , Thunder
Catria
Pegasus Knight
11
5,300G
Steel Sword , Wyrmslayer , Steel Lance , Steel Bow
Maris
Mercenary
16
7,700G
Armorslayer , Killing Edge , Levin Sword , Steel Lance , Javelin , Humongous Axe , Killer Bow
Athena
Swordmaster
2
8,200G
Steel Sword , Silver Sword , Silver Bow
Horace
General
8
10,800G
Silver Sword , Silver Lance , Silver Axe , Arcfire , Arcthunder
Etzel
Sorcerer
11
12,900G
Silver Lance , Silver Axe , Arcfire , Arcwind , Il
Roro
Berserker
15
11,300G
Killer Axe
Katarina
Sage
18
14,300G
Silver Sword , Killing Edge , Levin Sword , Killer Bow , Katarina's Lightning
Hardin
General
20
18,300G
Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Spear , Silver Axe , Brave Bow
King Marth
Star Lord
30
22,700G
Silver Sword , Silver Axe
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on September 6th, 2012 JP .
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Class
Lv
Hire cost
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Diadora
Dark Mage
7
4,200G
Fire , Thunder , Flux , Nosferatu
Arden
Knight
12
3,900G
Steel Lance , Short Spear
Jamka
Archer
15
6,900G
Steel Axe , Hammer , Steel Bow , Holy Bow , Killer Bow
Lachesis
Troubadour
17
7,600G
Silver Lance , Recover
Ethlin
Valkyrie
5
10,300G
Steel Sword , Armorslayer , Steel Lance , Killer Lance , Arcthunder , Physic
Cuan
Paladin
12
10,600G
Silver Sword , Silver Lance , Killer Lance , Silver Bow , Killer Bow
Ira
Swordmaster
14
12,700G
Brave Sword , Silver Lance , Beast Killer , Rexcalibur
Levn
Sage
19
15,800G
Silver Sword , Silver Axe , Rexcalibur
Alvis
Sorcerer
20
20,700G
Silver Sword , Silver Lance , Bolganone , Thoron
Sigurd
Paladin
20
17,500G
Silver Sword , Brave Sword , Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Sigurd's Steel Lance , Brave Axe , Silver Bow , Thoron , Rexcalibur
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on April 19th, 2012 JP .
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Class
Lv
Hire cost
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Phee
Pegasus Knight
4
3,200G
Iron Sword , Iron Lance , Iron Axe
Arthur
Mage
9
6,000G
Iron Lance , Fire , Thunder , Wind , Elwind
Skasaher
Myrmidon
15
6,700G
Steel Sword , Steel Lance , Steel Axe , Steel Bow , Elfire
Lakche
Swordmaster
5
10,300G
Steel Sword , Silver Sword , Brave Axe
Altenna
Dragonmaster
8
12,200G
Silver Lance , Short Spear , Silver Axe , Short Axe
Sety
Sage
12
11,300G
Silver Axe , Short Axe , Arcwind
Yuria
Sage
12
9,600G
Silver Sword , Killing Edge , Longbow
Aless
Dark Knight
18
16,800G
Silver Lance , Silver Axe , Bolganone
Yurius
Sorcerer
20
19,700G
Brave Sword , Brave Lance , Brave Bow , Rexcalibur
Serlis
Swordmaster
20
20,700G
Serlis' Divine Sword , Silver Lance , Silver Axe , Silver Bow , Thoron
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on May 31st, 2012 JP .
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Class
Lv
Hire cost
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Nanna
Troubadour
3
2,900G
Iron Sword , Iron Bow , Heal
Dagdar
Warrior
1
4,100G
Iron Axe , Hand Axe , Hammer
Salem
Dark Mage
14
5,800G
Steel Sword , Silver Sword , Killing Edge , Nosferatu
Olwen
Dark Knight
2
7,800G
Steel Sword , Silver Sword , Steel Lance , Javelin , Arcthunder
Eyvel
Swordmaster
6
12,900G
Silver Sword , Silver Axe , Silver Bow
Fin
Paladin
12
13,900G
Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Short Spear , Holy Lance , Killer Lance , Fin's Defense Lance
Cyas
Sage
17
11,000G
Silver Lance , Silver Axe , Tomahawk , Silver Bow , Bolganone , Physic
Mareeta
Swordmaster
19
13,300G
Silver Sword , Brave Sword , Wyrmslayer , Killing Edge , Silver Axe , Hammer , Killer Axe , Silver Bow , Killer Bow , Longbow
Leidrik
General
20
16,100G
Silver Lance , Silver Axe , Rexcalibur , Ruin , Il , Slime
Leaf
Trickster
20
21,000G
Levin Sword , Leaf's Treasure Sword , Brave Lance , Fin's Defense Lance , Silver Axe , Brave Axe , Tomahawk , Killer Axe
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on June 14, 2012 JP .
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Class
Lv
Scout cost
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Wolt
Archer
4
3,900G
Iron Axe , Wolt's Medicine Bow , Flux
Thany
Pegasus Knight
10
5,500G
Iron Sword , Iron Lance
Lugh
Mage
16
7,700G
Steel Sword , Steel Lance , Fire , Elfire
Lleu
Dark Mage
16
7,200G
Steel Sword , Killing Edge , Steel Axe , Short Axe , Nosferatu
Sophia
Sorcerer
3
8,000G
Steel Axe , Killer Axe , Nosferatu , Ruin
Cecilia
Valkyrie
13
13,900G
Arcfire , Arcthunder , Arcwind , Rexcalibur
Perceval
Paladin
18
15,400G
Silver Sword , Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Silver Bow
Lilina
Sage
20
16,500G
Silver Axe , Bolganone , Thoron , Rexcalibur
Zephiel
General
18
15,400G
Brave Sword , Spear , Brave Axe , Killer Axe , Brave Bow , Longbow
Roy
Hero
20
17,600G
Brave Sword , Roy's Tough Sword , Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Killer Lance , Silver Axe , Silver Bow
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on May 17th, 2012 JP .
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Class
Lv
Scout cost
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Florina
Pegasus Knight
3
2,500G
Iron Sword , Javelin , Iron Bow
Nino
Mage
10
5,800G
Elfire , Silver Sword , Killing Edge , Levin Sword , Hand Axe
Serra
Cleric
14
6,600G
Steel Sword , Steel Lance , Steel Axe , Hand Axe , Arcfire , Physic
Matthew
Thief
17
6,000G
Steel Sword , Armorslayer , Wyrmslayer , Elfire , Elwind
Karel
Swordmaster
8
11,700G
Silver Sword , Armorslayer , Silver Axe , Short Axe , Killer Axe
Jaffar
Assassin
15
16,500G
Silver Sword , Killing Edge , Killer Bow , Bolganone
Lyn
Swordmaster
18
16,000G
Silver Sword , Levin Sword , Silver Lance , Silver Axe , Silver Bow , Killer Bow , Physic
Hector
General
20
15,500G
Silver Sword , Levin Sword , Silver Lance , Killer Lance , Silver Axe , Short Axe , Hector's Fierce Axe
Nergal
Sorcerer
20
20,000G
Silver Sword , Brave Sword , Brave Lance , Brave Axe , Brave Bow , Thoron , Rexcalibur
Eliwood
Paladin
20
19,100G
Brave Sword , Killing Edge , Levin Sword , Eliwood's Steel Sword , Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Silver Axe , Tomahawk , Hector's Fierce Axe , Physic
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on July 12th, 2012JP .
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Class
Lv
Scout cost
style="Template:Roundtr ; border:none; background-color:#222222"| Items for sale
Eirika
Myrmidon
5
2,300G
Iron Sword , Steel Sword , Eirika's Swift Sword , Iron Lance , Silver Lance , Javelin , Heal
Amelia
Knight
7
3,300G
Iron Lance , Steel Lance , Javelin
Moulder
Priest
14
7,400G
Steel Lance , Steel Axe , Hand Axe , Killer Axe , Physic
Lute
Mage
17
6,800G
Iron Axe , Hammer , Iron Bow , Killer Bow , Arcfire
Marisa
Swordmaster
5
12,600G
Steel Sword , Silver Sword , Killing Edge
Innes
Sniper
12
13,000G
Silver Lance , Beast Killer , Holy Lance , Killer Lance , Innes's Sure Bow
L'Arachel
Battle Sister
18
15,600G
Silver Sword , Tomahawk , Bolt Axe , Fortify
Seth
Paladin
20
16,700G
Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Silver Axe , Silver Bow
Lyon
Sorcerer
20
17,500G
Bolganone , Thoron , Rexcalibur , Il
Ephraim
Great Knight
20
18,000G
Brave Lance , Ephraim's Brave Lance , Brave Axe , Bolganone , Thoron
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on July 26th, 2012JP .
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Class
Lv
Scout cost
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Mist
Cleric
1
2,000G
Bronze Sword , Iron Lance , Iron Axe , Bronze Bow , Wind , Heal
Soren
Mage
12
6,900G
Iron Sword , Fire , Thunder , Wind , Elwind
Mia
Myrmidon
14
5,400G
Iron Sword , Armorslayer , Iron Axe , Hand Axe
Zihark
Myrmidon
19
7,400G
Iron Sword , Killing Edge , Iron Lance , Iron Axe , Arcfire , Arcwind
Titania
Great Knight
6
12,300G
Steel Axe , Silver Axe , Short Axe , Titania's Red Axe
Elincia
Falcoknight
11
11,400G
Iron Lance , Silver Lance , Short Spear , Thoron , Rexcalibur , Recover
Geoffrey
Paladin
15
13,000G
Silver Sword , Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Silver Axe , Silver Bow , Rexcalibur
Lucia
Swordmaster
19
14,100G
Silver Sword , Silver Axe , Hammer , Silver Bow , Killer Bow , Rexcalibur
Ashnard
Dragonmaster
20
20,500G
Silver Lance , Spear , Silver Axe , Brave Axe , Tomahawk
Ike
Hero
20
20,600G
Killing Edge , Brave Lance , Beast Killer , Silver Axe , Brave Axe , Brave Bow , Killer Bow , Longbow , Rexcalibur , Fortify
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on August 9th, 2012JP .
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Class
Lv
Scout cost
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Edward
Myrmidon
4
2,600G
Bronze Sword , Iron Sword
Leonardo
Archer
7
4,200G
Iron Sword , Iron Bow
Brom
Knight
14
8,700G
Bronze Lance , Iron Lance , Steel Lance , Javelin , Killer Lance
Nephenee
Knight
18
10,200G
Iron Lance , Steel Lance , Javelin , Bronze Axe , Iron Axe , Hand Axe , Iron Bow , Steel Bow , Killer Bow
Sanaki
Sage
5
10,900G
Steel Sword , Steel Lance , Silver Lance , Short Spear , Arcfire , Mend
Sigrun
Falcon Knight
12
16,300G
Silver Lance , Short Spear , Beast Killer , Killer Lance , Bolganone , Thoron
Sothe
Trickster
15
14,800G
Silver Sword , Levin Sword , Silver Bow
Black Knight
General
20
21,100G
Brave Sword , Brave Lance , Silver Axe , Brave Axe , Silver Bow , Physic
Sephiran
Sage
20
25,000G
Brave Axe , Hammer , Bolganone , Thoron , Rexcalibur
Micaiah
Sage
20
19,800G
Brave Sword , Brave Lance , Brave Axe , Hammer , Killer Axe , Micaiah's Divine Flame , Physic
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on August 23rd, 2012 JP .
"Others"
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Class
Lv
Scout cost
style="Template:Roundtr ; border:none; background-color:#222222"| Items for sale
Camus
Paladin
20
20,400G
Silver Sword , Brave Sword , Brave Lance , Spear , Silver Bow , Brave Bow
Trabant
Dragonmaster
20
18,200G
Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Spear , Silver Axe , Brave Axe , Tomahawk
Ishtar
Sage
20
22,000G
Brave Lance , Spear , Silver Bow , Brave Bow , Rexcalibur
Nacien
Dragonmaster
20
17,900G
Silver Sword , Brave Lance , Silver Axe , Silver Bow , Bolganone , Thoron
Lloyd
Swordmaster
20
17,200G
Silver Sword , Brave Sword , Killing Edge , Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Silver Axe , Brave Axe
Linus
Hero
20
16,600G
Silver Sword , Brave Sword , Silver Lance , Silver Axe , Brave Axe , Killer Axe
Ursula
Valkyrie
20
18,300G
Silver Sword , Silver Axe , Brave Axe , Silver Bow , Bolganone
Selena
Dark Knight
20
19,200G
Silver Sword , Silver Lance , Spear , Silver Axe , Thoron
Petrine
Paladin
20
19,100G
Silver Sword , Silver Lance , Brave Lance , Spear , Silver Axe , Brave Axe
Oliver
Sorcerer
20
21,200G
Brave Axe , Bolganone , Thoron , Il , Physic , Recover
colspan="5" style="Template:Roundb ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="100%"|These characters were first released on September 20th, 2012 JP .
Items delivered via SpotPass
A small number of items are also delivered through SpotPass, obtained straight-up by checking the game's Download Box. Only one of each item can be obtained per game save.
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Type
style="Template:Roundtr ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="33%"| Release date
Tyrhung
Sword
April 26th, 2012
Moonlight
Lance
May 10th, 2012
Vengeance
Axe
May 24th, 2012
Astra
Bow
June 7th, 2012
Thor Hammer
Tome
June 21st, 2012
Mystletainn
Sword
July 5th, 2012
Gae Bolg
Lance
July 19th, 2012
Armads
Axe
August 2nd, 2012
Nidhogg
Bow
August 16th, 2012
Holsety
Tome
August 30th, 2012
Double Bow
Bow
September 13th, 2012
Holy Tome Naga
Tome
September 27th, 2012
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Sidequests delivered via SpotPass
Occasionally, entirely new sidequest chapters are released via SpotPass. Like the downloadable chapters, they contain new units to be recruited; unlike the downloadable content chapters, these are relevant (though not critical) to the main story of Awakening , and the new units are relatively normal units in that they can support and marry.
Dual Tag content delivered via SpotPass
Main article: Dual Tag
New opponent teams for the Dual Tag challenge mode can be obtained through SpotPass.
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Leader
style="Template:Roundtr ; border:none; background-color:#222222" width="30%"| Release date
Lon'qu's Sword Saints (ロンクー剣聖団 )
Lon'qu
April 19th, 2012
Viole's Arch-Soldiers (ヴィオール弓兵隊 )
Viole
April 19th, 2012
Sol's Brigade (ソール騎兵団 )
Sol
May 2nd, 2012
Vaike's Berserker Squad (ヴェイク狂戦士団 )
Vaike
May 2nd, 2012
Richt's Divine Legion (リヒト神軍団 )
Richt
May 17th, 2012
Henry's Mage Brigade (ヘンリー魔法旅団 )
Henry
May 17th, 2012
Gaia's Recon Patrol (ガイア偵察隊 )
Gaia
May 31st, 2012
Sallya's Mage Corps (サーリャ魔法軍団 )
Sallya
May 31st, 2012
Sairi's Air Force (サイリ飛行軍 )
Sairi
June 14th, 2012
Grego's Mercenary Corps (グレゴ傭兵軍団 )
Grego
June 14th, 2012
Tiki's Dracoknight Army (チキ竜騎兵軍)
Tiki
June 28th, 2012
Demon Army (魔軍)
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June 28th, 2012
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See also