New tactical strategy game Fire Emblem Engage has kept information about his new cast quite scarce. While the game’s official reveal trailer shown during the Nintendo Direct livestream event on September 13 showed a number of new playable characters, very little about these characters was shown other than their appearance. Instead, the trailer mainly focused on: Fire Emblem Engage‘s gimmick of calls previous fire emblem protagonists to help in battle. However, it was revealed that protagonist Alear is a divine dragon, indicating quite a unique direction for a fire emblem lead.
Alear is described as a divine dragon who protected the kingdom of Elyos from war long ago. For unknown reasons, they were put to sleep for hundreds of years before being reawakened to fight for their country again. They will resist the Fell Dragon and can use the emblem rings to summon fire emblem characters like the iconic hero Marth to fight with them. Like the protagonists in Fire Emblem Awakening, Destiny, and three houses, The gender of Alear is selectable by the player, both male and female versions are available.
What is a divine dragon in Fire Emblem?
The divine dragons are an ancient dragon tribe that has been around since the first game in the series, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. They are one of several types of dragons that exist in the different species fire emblem settings; other tribes are the Fire Dragons, Ice Dragons and Dark Dragons. Divine dragons are usually considered direct descendants of the goddess Naga and can use Naga’s powers in battle. Using a weapon called Dragonstone, Divine Dragons can switch between human and dragon forms. Like dragons, they breathe divine light that is often effective against dark enemies. In human form, divine dragons often have brightly colored hair and eyes; Alear continues this tradition with two-tone hair and heterochromia.
Very few characters everywhere fire emblem history have been explicitly identified as divine dragons. The first is Tiki, a young dragon rescued by Marth in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. Other playable divine dragons are Fae from the binding knife, who has a bright personality and a childlike appearance, and Nagi from the remakes shadow dragon and New mystery of the emblem, who is considered a living avatar of Naga. While there have been several other playable dragons, including Myrrh from The Holy Stones and Nowi and Nah van awakening, they are more commonly referred to as Dragons or Manaketes and not specifically as Divine Dragons.
Alear is only the second dragon protagonist
Most fire emblem protagonists have been people. Prior to Alear, only one dragon character has served as the protagonist of a fire emblem game: Corrin out Fire Emblem Fates. Corrin, a royal from the kingdom of Hoshido, later adopted by the king of Nohr, becomes aware of their dragon transformation ability early in the game. Corrin can use a Dragonstone to transform into a dragon in battle, but can also fight in their human form with the sword Yato. Their dragon heritage ultimately ties deeply into the plot of lot, as they turn out to have an unexpected connection to the game’s dragon antagonist, Anankos.
While Corrin is the only transforming dragon to act as a fire emblem protagonist, many previous protagonists were able to claim descent from dragons. In particular, Chrom and his daughter Lucina are believed to be descended from divine dragons as they bear the mark of Naga on their bodies. Descendants of Naga also appear in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 in the form of the priestess Deirdre and her descendants. Divine dragons have typically played an important role in the backstory of fire emblem games, but engage is one of the first times they have played such a pivotal role.
They can mark a return to transforming dragon units
Alear was not shown in a dragon form during the game’s first trailer, making it unclear whether they will be members of the Manakete class or a dragon who for some reason cannot or will not transform. Many fans hope it will be the first. although Fire Emblem: Three Houses featured dragon antagonists and playable characters descended from dragons such as Seteth and Flayn, no playable dragons or Manaketes appeared in the game. Fans were disappointed by the lack of Manaketes, especially after Corrin’s fame in lot, and hope Alear transforms into a draconian form in future trailers and wields dragon breath in battle.
Corrin has been confirmed to appear as one of the previous fire emblem characters that can be summoned by Alear and their allies. Hopefully this means dragons in general and divine dragons in particular will play a central role in Fire Emblem Engage after being sidelined Three houses and its spin-off Three hope. Fans will likely continue to theorize until more information about Alear and their allies is revealed in future trailers for the upcoming game.
Fire Emblem Engage will be released on January 20, 2023 for Nintendo Switch.
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