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Unlikely Friends

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Unlikely Friends

File:Banner feh paralogue 71.png

Boss(es)

Soren, Ilyana, Mia, Boyd, Ike

Previous chapter(s)

Hop-and-Go-Seek

Next chapter(s)

Bridal Blossoms

Oh! Hello! Did someone guide you to this place too? I'm Mist, and this is my brother, Ike. What's your name?
— Mist

Unlikely Friends (Japanese: 不思議な友達 Strange friends) is the seventy-first available paralogue chapter of Fire Emblem Heroes.

This chapter was added to the game as part of an update released on April 7, 2022, alongside its featured characters, and a number of related quests, which were available until May 7.

Plot

Main article: Unlikely Friends/Script

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Chapter data

Part 1: Closemouthed Child

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy. Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: All player units are defeated. 4 {{{partner}}} 0 Sword FighterBlue MageBoydIlyana
File:Cm feh p71-1.png

Enemy data

Normal Hard Lunatic

Enemy Units
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills
Portrait sword fighter feh.png Sword Fighter infantry Is feh sword.png 5 Iron Sword
A Death Blow 1B Spurn 1
Portrait blue mage feh.png Blue Mage infantry Is feh blue tome.png 5 Thunder
B Chill Def/Res 1C Even Spd Wave 1
Portrait boyd future great feh.png Boyd infantry Is feh axe.png 5 Iron Axe Shove
A Fire Boost 1C Infantry Pulse 1
Portrait ilyana awakened appetite feh.png Ilyana infantry Is feh green tome.png 5 Wind
B Lull Atk/Res 1C Atk/Res Gap 1
Reinforcements
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills

Enemy Hero data

Boyd
Main article: Boyd

Normal Hard Lunatic

Ilyana
Main article: Ilyana

Normal Hard Lunatic

Part 2: Always at the Ready

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy. Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: All player units are defeated. 4 {{{partner}}} 0 Green CavalierIkeMiaSoren
File:Cm feh p71-2.png

Enemy data

Normal Hard Lunatic

Enemy Units
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills
Portrait green cavalier feh.png Green Cavalier cavalry Is feh green tome.png 7 Wind Rally Attack
B Def/Res Ruse 1C Drive Atk 1
Portrait ike close-knit siblings feh.png Ike infantry Is feh sword.png 7 Iron Sword
B Null C-Disrupt 1C Drive Atk 1
Portrait mia budding blade feh.png Mia infantry Is feh sword.png 7 Iron Sword
A Flashing Blade 1B Spd/Def Tempo 1C Odd Tempest 1
Portrait soren hushed voice feh.png Soren infantry Is feh colorless tome.png 7 Stone
A Mirror Strike 1C Time's Pulse 1
Reinforcements
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills

Enemy Hero data

Ike
Main article: Ike

Normal Hard Lunatic

Mia
Main article: Mia

Normal Hard Lunatic

Soren
Main article: Soren

Normal Hard Lunatic

Part 3: Group Effort

Chapter Data
Conditions
Unit Data
Victory: Rout the enemy. Player Partner Other Enemy
Defeat: All player units are defeated. 4 {{{partner}}} 0 SorenIlyanaMiaBoydIke
File:Cm feh p71-3.png

Enemy data

Normal Hard Lunatic

Enemy Units
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills
Portrait soren hushed voice feh.png Soren infantry Is feh colorless tome.png 10 Stone
A Mirror Strike 1C Time's Pulse 1
Portrait ilyana awakened appetite feh.png Ilyana infantry Is feh green tome.png 10 Wind
B Lull Atk/Res 1C Atk/Res Gap 1
Portrait mia budding blade feh.png Mia infantry Is feh sword.png 10 Iron Sword
A Flashing Blade 1B Spd/Def Tempo 1C Odd Tempest 1
Portrait boyd future great feh.png Boyd infantry Is feh axe.png 10 Iron Axe Shove
A Fire Boost 1C Infantry Pulse 1
Portrait ike close-knit siblings feh.png Ike infantry Is feh sword.png 10 Iron Sword
B Null C-Disrupt 1C Drive Atk 1
Reinforcements
Name Type Weapon Lv Skills

Enemy Hero data

Soren
Main article: Soren

Normal Hard Lunatic

Ilyana
Main article: Ilyana

Normal Hard Lunatic

Mia
Main article: Mia

Normal Hard Lunatic

Boyd
Main article: Boyd

Normal Hard Lunatic

Ike
Main article: Ike

Normal Hard Lunatic

Strategy

This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody.

Part 1: Closemouthed Child

Part 2: Always at the Ready

Part 3: Group Effort

Etymology and other languages

Paralogue 71: Unlikely Friends

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Unlikely Friends

--

Japanese

不思議な友達

Strange friends

Spanish

Amistad inusual

Unusual friendship

French

Amitié improbable

Improbable friendship

German

Ungleiche Freunde

Dissimilar Friends

Italian

Amici per caso

Friends by chance

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Amizade inusitada

Unusual friendship

Traditional Chinese

不可思議的朋友

Inconceivable friends

Part 1: Closemouthed Child

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Closemouthed Child

--

Japanese

無口なあの子

That reticent child

Spanish

Niño callado

Silent boy

French

Muet comme une carpe

Refusing to speak; lit. "mute as a carp".

German

Schweigsames Kind

Silent Child

Italian

Fanciullo taciturno

Taciturn boy

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Criança calada

Silent child

Traditional Chinese

沉默寡言的孩子

Reticent child

Part 2: Always at the Ready

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Always at the Ready

--

Japanese

いつでも絶好調

Always well

Spanish

Siempre lista

Always ready

French

Sur le qui-vive

On alert

German

Allzeit bereit

Always ready

Italian

Sempre pronta

Always ready

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Sempre pronta

Always ready

Traditional Chinese

隨時保持最佳狀態

Always in your best state

Part 3: Group Effort

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Group Effort

--

Japanese

教えてあげる

I will teach you

Spanish

Esfuerzo grupal

Group effort

French

Effort collectif

Collective effort

German

An einem Strang

On a Thread; from the expression an einem Strang ziehen "to pull together" (lit. "to pull on a thread").

Italian

Sforzo collettivo

Collective effort

Portuguese
(Brazil)

Trabalho em equipe

Team work

Traditional Chinese

我們來教你

We will teach you

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Story Maps Book I PrefaceP: World of Zenith • 1: World of Mystery • 2: World of Conquest • 3: World of Binding • 4: World of Awakening • 5: Back to Mystery • 6: World of Birthright • 7: World of Blazing • 8: Back to Awakening • 9: Heroes Invade • 10: World of Radiance • 11: Rite of Shadows • 12: Bitter Enemies • 13: Diabolical BloodlineI: A Power AwakensI: The Rite of Blades
Book II 1: The Flame • 2: Princess of Ice • 3: Guided by a Dream • 4: Fiery Resolve • 5: Blood and Snow • 6: The True Quarry • 7: Snow and Ash • 8: Rite of Frost • 9: Hellfire • 10: The King's Demise • 11: Prince of Ice • 12: Seeping Poison • 13: A Way Home
Book III 1: Death • 2: The Dread Gate • 3: Countdown • 4: A King's Worth • 5: A Father's Legacy • 6: Realm of the Dead • 7: A Home Unknown • 8: Truth of a Name • 9: Cohort of the Dead • 10: Omnicidal Witch • 11: Where It Began • 12: Lethal Swordsman • 13: Marvelous Dream
Book IV 1: The Dream • 2: Missing You • 3: Gullinkambi • 4: On Dark Wings • 5: Twisted Reality • 6: Dreaming Reality • 7: Steeped in Twilight • 8: Wallowing in Love • 9: Violent Fantasies • 10: Lack • 11: Plumeria's Dream • 12: Triandra's Dream • 13: Reality
Book V 1: Machine Dominion • 2: Kingsbrother • 3: Forest of the Sage • 4: The Vital Blade • 5: Night and Day • 6: Treachery • 7: Bound Elsewhere • 8: Serpent's Whispers • 9: Echoes of Truth • 10: Howling Descent • 11: Deceit • 12: What Remains • 13: Specter of Niðavellir
Book VI 1: Darkness • 2: Curse Directive • 3: Calling of Blood • 4: Princess Alone • 5: Evil Ways • 6: Revealing Lies • 7: To Be Emperor • 8: Closing In • 9: Opening a Way • 10: God of Openness • 11: One Last Chance • 12: Princess and Prince • 13: Askr and Embla
Book VII 13: Time • 5: Divine Foretelling • 6: King of Light • 7: Goddess Reunion • 8: Seeing the Present • 2: World of the Past • 3: Within Wheels • 4: Ouroboros • 9: The Innocent • 10: Light's Fading • 11: Without Limits • 12: Seer of the Past • 1: Golden Seer
Book VIII 1: Healing • 2: Traitor • 3: Bait • 4: Imperial Blood • 5: A Royal Target
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Groups, objects, and concepts BreidablikCurse DirectiveHealing HandsOrbOrder of HeroesRaritySummoning (summoning events)
Game modes Aether Raids (Aether Resort) • Affinity Auto-BattlesBinding WorldsBlessed GardensChain ChallengeColiseum (Allegiance BattleArena AssaultArena DuelsResonant BattleSummoner Duel) • Forging BondsFrontline PhalanxGrand ConquestsHall of FormsHeroes JourneyHeroic OrdealsLost LoreMjölnir's StrikePawns of LokiRøkkr SiegesSeer's SnareSpecial Maps (Bound Hero BattlesEmblem Hero BattlesEvent MapsGrand Hero BattlesHero BattlesLegendary Hero BattlesLimited Hero BattlesMythic Hero BattlesRelay DefenseRival DomainsSpecial Training MapsTrial Maps) • Squad AssaultTactics DrillsTap BattleTempest TrialsTraining TowerVoting Gauntlet
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