A Voting Gauntlet in progress, showing the state of the contest between
Palla and
Minerva.
The Voting Gauntlet (Japanese: 投票大戦 Voting Battle) is a gameplay mode in Fire Emblem Heroes, which pits themed groups of characters from across the Fire Emblem series against each other in a contest of popularity.
Gameplay
At the start of each Voting Gauntlet, the player is shown the bracket for the contest, and asked to select which character they would like to support. The player must then earn points for their chosen character by participating in Voting Gauntlet battles; these battles do not consume stamina, and may be fought once every 30 minutes. The total score of all players supporting a character determines that character's score. Each round runs for 45 hours. At the end of each round, the characters with the lowest score in each matchup are eliminated from the contest, and the winners proceed to the next round. If the player's chosen character is victorious, they will continue to support them in the next round; if not, they will be asked to choose another character to support.
Battling for your team
Battles in the Voting Gauntlet pit the leaders of the player's current team, a randomly chosen friend who supports the same character, and a random player from the player's supported character's team, against the preferred characters of three randomly selected players from the opposing character's team. The objective is to simply defeat all three members of the opposing army. Unlike in the Arena, Light's Blessing may be used, and the player's score is not penalized if any player characters are defeated; however, experience and skill points cannot be earned.
If the player is victorious, they earn points based on the number of friends they have (50 points for no friends, plus 5 additional points per friend, up to a maximum of 100 points), and receive a 10% bonus if they used the same character as the one they are supporting. The player may also use Battle Flags to boost their score; the score will be multiplied by the number of Battle Flags spent, up to a maximum of 200.
For the third Voting Gauntlet (Battle of the Mages), the scores earned by players on a losing team was tripled, in order to give them a better chance of competing. From the fourth Voting Gauntlet (War of the Clerics) onward, this multiplier is instead based on the length of time elapsed since the beginning of the round, starting at 3.1×, and increasing by 0.1× each hour to a maximum of 7.5× in the final hour. For the first six Voting Gauntlets, a team was designated as "weaker", and would receive this bonus, if their score equated to 90% or less of the leading team's score; from the seventh Voting Gauntlet (The Blood of Dragons) onward, this requirement was changed to 99% or less.
Rewards
At the end of each round, players are ranked based on their individual scores, and are awarded Hero Feathers based on their ranking within their chosen character's team—the higher a player's ranking is, the more Feathers they earn. Players supporting a winning character also receive a bonus 500 Feathers in the first two rounds, and 1,000 Feathers for supporting the winner of the final round. At the end of the overall contest, players also receive Hero Feathers based on their overall ranking across all participating players.
In earlier gauntlets, if the total points earned across all characters in all three rounds exceeds a given amount, all players will be rewarded with a number of other prizes in the form of special log-in bonuses—these may include Orbs, Hero Feathers, and Badges. In more recent gauntlets these prizes have been shifted over daily quests; generally requiring the player to participate in a set amount of battles in the gauntlet.
Past Voting Gauntlet results
July 2021: Pegasus-Knight Pileup
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 1 July, 2021, until 4am UTC on 7 July, 2021. The overall winner was Farina, who defeated Annand in the final round by under 6 billion votes.
Round 1
Palla (Kind Eldest Sister)
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Catria (Mild Middle Sister)
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vs.
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19,840,154,197 votes
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16,636,505,645 votes
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Farina
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Fiora
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vs.
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5,846,372,916 votes
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5,305,460,544 votes
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Round 2
Palla (Kind Eldest Sister)
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Annand
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vs.
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16,674,687,411 votes
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16,841,291,544 votes
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Final Round
August 2021: Water Fight
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 30 July, 2021, until 4am UTC on 5 August, 2021. The overall winner was Caspar, who defeated Freyja in the final round by over 55 million votes.
All characters in this gauntlet use their summer variations.
Round 1
Hilda
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Caspar
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vs.
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6,072,594,769 votes
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6,447,884,206 votes
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Caeda
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Ogma
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vs.
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6,507,074,516 votes
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6,376,923,363 votes
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Freyja
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Freyr
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vs.
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7,098,217,618 votes
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6,362,326,954 votes
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Round 2
Caspar
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Ashe
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vs.
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13,753,355,075 votes
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11,750,898,168 votes
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Caeda
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Freyja
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vs.
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32,027,481,139 votes
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33,134,725,456 votes
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Final Round
September 2021: Chosen Family
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 1 September, 2021, until 4am UTC on 7 September. The overall winner was Ephraim, who defeated Marianne in the final round by over 2 billion votes.
Round 1
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Marianne (Serene Adherent)
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Lysithea (Earnest Seeker)
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vs.
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11,087,843,462 votes
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9,561,756,676 votes
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Eirika (Pledged Restorer)
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Ephraim (Sacred Twin Lord)
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vs.
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7,472,729,266 votes
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7,621,293,430 votes
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Marth (Prince of Light)
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Caeda
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vs.
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5,945,205,846 votes
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4,915,930,439 votes
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Round 2
Gatekeeper (Nothing to Report)
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Marianne (Serene Adherent)
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vs.
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20,302,607,822 votes
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20,392,737,684 votes
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Ephraim (Sacred Twin Lord)
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Marth (Prince of Light)
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vs.
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19,105,344,418 votes
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16,353,726,009 votes
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Final Round
Marianne (Serene Adherent)
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Ephraim (Sacred Twin Lord)
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vs.
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62,075,505,638 votes
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64,424,434,746 votes
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October 2021: Ace Archers Assemble
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 1 October, 2021, until 4am UTC on 7 October. The overall winner was Shinon, who defeated Virion in the final round by over 7 billion votes.
Round 1
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Leif (Destined Scions)
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Claude (King of Unification)
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vs.
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13,921,286,693 votes
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13,850,028,393 votes
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Round 2
Shinon
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Leif (Destined Scions)
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vs.
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25,772,337,779 votes
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23,441,915,768 votes
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Final Round
November 2021: Trick or Breath!
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 30 October, 2021, until 4am UTC on 5 November. The overall winner was Sothis, who defeated Ena in the final round by under 1 billion votes.
All characters in this Gauntlet use their Halloween variations.
Round 1
Tiki
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Ena
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vs.
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7,911,437,073 votes
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8,432,538,958 votes
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Sothis
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Rhea
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vs.
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15,458,788,042 votes
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15,302,082,596 votes
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Xane
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Sophia
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vs.
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8,115,814,454 votes
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8,286,290,888 votes
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Round 2
Final Round
Ena
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Sothis
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vs.
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48,290,308,704 votes
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49,258,746,620 votes
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December 2021: Sound Tactics
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 1 December, 2021, until 4am UTC on 7 December. The overall winner was Eldigan, who defeated Tsubasa in the final round by over 1.5 billion votes.
Round 1
Larum
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Tethys
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vs.
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5,015,490,460 votes
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4,892,704,612 votes
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Nils
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Ninian
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vs.
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9,056,003,058 votes
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8,523,885,621 votes
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Phina
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Eldigan (Strutting Lion)
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vs.
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7,470,905,568 votes
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7,612,790,538 votes
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Round 2
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Nils
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Eldigan (Strutting Lion)
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vs.
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17,995,675,703 votes
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20,687,610,548 votes
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Final Round
Tsubasa
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Eldigan (Strutting Lion)
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vs.
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56,122,899,987 votes
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57,706,063,427 votes
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Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions
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Language
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Name
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Definition, etymology, and notes
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English
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Voting Gauntlet
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Spanish
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Torneo de votos
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Tournament of Votes
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French
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Tournoi
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Tournament
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German
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Wahlturnier
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Voting Tournament
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Italian
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Sfida ai voti
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Voting Challenge
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Portuguese (Brazil)
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Torneio de votos
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Tourneament of votes
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Traditional Chinese
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投票大戰
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Voting War
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Gallery
Artwork used in the background of the Voting Gauntlet.
External links