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[[File:Ss fe08 franz talk command.png|thumb|The talk command appearing in [[Franz]]'s menu.]]

{{Quote|Now, on the road, you may notice people who seem to be fighting for Gra against their own wishes. Before you resort to your blade, you should try talking to them first.|[[Malledus]] telling [[Marth]] that certain enemies can be recruited by talking to them}}

'''Talk''' (Japanese: {{hover|会話|Kaiwa}}, ''Talk''), '''Converse''' in {{FE10}}, is a specialised command that allows two units to speak with each other for various purposes. The talk command has appeared in every game in the {{FES}}, with the only exception being {{FE2}}, which lacks talk as a command entirely. However, in ''Gaiden'' characters can still be spoken to, they simply need to be walked up to.

For example, [[Marisa]] in {{FE8}} can only be recruited by talking to her with either [[Gerik]] or [[Ewan]], not with either [[Ephraim]] or [[Eirika]]. Her recruitment requirements are hinted several times before and during the chapter. Gerik mentions her by name<ref>{{cite|Tethys, I want you to go and surrender. Give my regards to Ewan and Marisa.|Gerik|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> before she appears, after Marisa appears, an enemy soldier specifically mentions that she is a member of [[Jehanna#Gerik.27s_Mercenaries|Gerik's mercenaries]],<ref>{{cite|Whew... So that’s Marisa, the Crimson Flash of Gerik's Mercenaries... She's a beauty, but I'll keep my distance... and keep my head.|A generic [[Grado (country)|Grado]] soldier talking about Marisa|The Sacred Stones}}</ref> hopefully leading the player to the conclusion that Gerik should talk to Marisa.

Of particular note is that both enemies and NPCs have access to the Talk command, though uses of it are very rare; a notable exception is [[Clarine]]'s recruitment in {{FE6}}, where she will only join [[Roy]]'s army if she talks to him on the Other Phase instead of the Player Phase.

In some games, units cannot talk if either unit is [[Status condition#Silence|silenced]].

 

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In ''Awakening'' and ''Fates'' units within the same [[Pair Up]] formation can talk to each other, though instances of this occurrence are pretty much exclusive to each game's Downloadable Content.

There are instances where the talk command is simply used for supplementary dialogue as well. {{FE7}}, {{FE4}}, and {{FE11}} are the games that makes the most use of this. ''Fire Emblem''{{'}}s [[Light (chapter)|Final Chapter]] has several talk conversations between [[Lyn]], [[Eliwood]], and [[Hector]] that feature them commenting on recent events to no real benefit of the player aside from more character interactions. Genealogy's supplemental conversations actually have tangible bonuses, and some of them can be likened to a prototypical version of the modern [[Support conversation]] system. Genealogy's conversations can boost a characters [[Love]] points, grant permanent stat boosts, and give units rare items. In ''Shadow Dragon'', some conversations (such as the one between [[Xane]] and [[Tiki]]) are akin to support conversations in other games, while others are newly recruited units talking with [[Marth]].

There are also instances when talking does not recruit the character directly into the army. In {{FE7}}, [[Jaffar]], who start as an ally unit in [[Battle before Dawn|chapter 26E/28H]], can be talk to with [[Nino]]. He will still be an ally unit, but will join you at the end of the chapter.

In rare circumstances, talking can actually have negative effects on the game. [[Jill]] in {{FE9}}, for instance, will choose to defect from [[Greil's Mercenaries]] in order to fight alongside her father [[Shiharam]], provided she does not have an A support with [[Mist]] or a B support with [[Lethe]]. Another example can be seen in [[Cog of Destiny|Chapter 27/29: Cog of Destiny]] in {{FE7}}, where [[Nino]] can speak with either [[Linus]] or [[Lloyd]] in an attempt to get them to lower their arms to no success. After Nino speaks of one of her brothers, who is the boss, they cease being stationary and will actually move from their throne tile to attack other units.

''Genealogy of the Holy War'' has a specific section in the unit screen dedicated to listing units that can be talked to. This section shows all conversations, be they recruitment conversations, lover conversations, or supplementary conversations. This section is present on units of any allegiance.  

In ''Radiant Dawn'', this is shown on the unit select menu of the preparation screen.

In ''Shadow Dragon'', ''New Mystery of the Emblem'', ''Awakening'', and ''Fates'', if the unit that can be talked to is in the movement range of the initiator, the space that unit is on will be highlighted in yellow. This yellow highlight is shown for all conversations, be they recruitment conversations or supplementary conversations.

In addition to the yellow highlight, ''Awakening'' and ''Fates'' also have a speech bubble featuring the word "Talk!" in it that appears above units that can talk when they are in displayed range. This icon also appears for all conversations, be they recruitment conversations or supplementary conversations, although supplementary conversations pretty much only appear within [[Downloadable content in Fire Emblem Awakening|''Awakening''{{'}}s downloadable content]].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

|eng-name=• Converse<br>• Talk

|eng-mean=• Used in {{title|Radiant Dawn}}.<br>• Used in all other English releases.

|jap-name=• {{hover|会話|Kaiwa}}<br>• {{hover|かいわ|Kaiwa}}<br>• {{hover|はなす|Hanasu}}

|jap-mean=• Talk, conversation<br>• Hiragana rendering used in older games.<br>• Talk. Used in {{title|Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light}} and {{title|Mystery of the Emblem}}.

|fren-name=Parler

|fren-mean=Talk

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