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Before Awakening
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| “ | It is our duty as defenders of this land to help whenever it's threatened. We'll aidyou! | ” | — Chrom |
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Before Awakening (Japanese:覚醒との邂逅A Chance Encounter with Awakening) is adownloadable content xenologue chapter inFire Emblem Fates. Before Awakening is part of the first series of DLC releases in all regions.
This chapter was first made available on July 23, 2015 in Japan; February 19, 2016 in North America; May 20 in Europe; and May 21 in Australia—in all cases on the same dayFates was released in each region and as the first DLC chapter to be released.
In this chapter,Corrin's army has found themselves chasinginvisible soldiers into anOutrealm placing them in the world ofFates's precedecessor,Fire Emblem Awakening, immediately before the events of that game begin. It is up to Corrin's army to fight alongsideChrom and hisShepherds to drive away the invisible menace.
Plot
- Main article:
Before Awakening/Script
Felicia orJakob report toCorrin that they saw"invisible soldiers" appear in the castle and leave througha gateway to a foreign world; Corrin, worried about the safety of the people in the world the soldiers escaped to, travels to the world to track down the invaders. Upon arriving to the world, named theHalidom of Ylisse, Corrin and company encounterChrom,Lissa, andFrederick of theShepherds. Corrin's poor attempt at hiding the fact they are from another world arouses Frederick's suspicion, and they reveal that they are royalty; Chrom, in turn, reveals that he is the prince of Ylisse. However, the conversation is interrupted by the screams of a civilian attacked by the invaders. Corrin rushes to fight the soldiers; the Shepherds follow suit and proceed to fight alongside Corrin.
During the battle, Corrin can talk with Chrom, who inadvertently reveals thatHoshido andNohr are famous legends in his world. After defeating all the soldiers, Chrom gives Corrin brands gifted to him byEmmeryn and Frederick gifts them aPebble before they leave. Afterward, Chrom and Lissa reflect on Corrin and praise their tactical acumen before noticingan unconscious person laying in a field; they awake, and Chrom helps them up.
Website summary
Beyond the gate to another world lies the Halidom of Ylisse.[1][2][3]
North American eShop summary
Venture to the Halidom of Ylisse...
Rewards: Exalt's Brand and Hero's Brand (1st time), Pebble (afterward)
Chapter data
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| Difficulty rating: ★ Map dimensions: 15 columns by 20 rows | Block sizes: Japan: ?? North America: 229 PAL region: ?? | |||||
| Map based from:Chapter 2 ofAwakening Map phase music: Prelude Battle phase music: Prelude (Ablaze) | ||||||
| Pricing: Japan: ¥0 United States: $0.00 Europe: €0.00 United Kingdom: £0.00 Australia: $0.00 New Zealand: $0.00 | Also available in: Series 1 (Japan) Map Pack 1 (international) Pack Japan: ¥2000 United States: $17.99 Europe: €17.99 United Kingdom: £16.19 Australia: $23.40 New Zealand: $30.60 | |||||
Character data
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Note: The returning characters list represents the minimum characterbase recruitable by the point the player can first access the Dragon's Gate. Felicia is only a returning character if Corrin is male, while Jakob is only a returning character if Corrin is female. If more chapters along the chosen main story path are cleared, or if anyparalogues are cleared, the player can have access to characters not listed here by the point the chapter is first started. Asbonus units are recruitable at the player's discretion, the returning characters list does not list them either.
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Event tile andDragon Vein data
There are no event tiles or Dragon Veins in this chapter.
Level scaling data
This chapter's enemy and NPC units are subject to level scaling mechanisms that increase their levels as the player makes progress along the main story path. The tables below show the differences between the initial levels of the units and the levels of the units at each particular main story path chapter position. Initial unpromoted units who reach an effective level of 21 will become promoted units of level (effective level −20).
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| Levels from previous chapter | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Total levels gained | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +6 | +7 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +13 | +15 | +17 | +19 | +21 | +23 | +25 | +27 | +29 | +31 | +33 |
- Additional notes: The boss becomes promoted upon reaching the Chapter 17 position. All other enemies become promoted upon reaching the Chapter 18 position.
When enemies become promoted, they become the following classes:
- BossOni Savage →Oni Chieftain
- Samurai →Swordmaster
- Oni Savage →Oni Chieftain
- Spear Fighter →Spear Master
- Ninja →Master Ninja
Enemy data
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Reinforcements
- Turns 1, 3, and 4
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- Turns 2 and 4
- 2Ninjas; one from the southwestern and southeastern forts each
NPC data
- Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range. The figures to the left of the ~ are taken from a Chapter 7 playthrough, the earliest possible point where this chapter may be undertaken; the figures to the right of the ~ are taken from a Chapter 27 playthrough, the latest possible point a save file may be positioned at.
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Strategy
| This section details unofficial strategies that may help with completion of the chapter. This may not work for everybody. |
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Beware the Ninja reinforcements with Lunge. They can catapult your weaker units into the thick of combat and cause them to get swarmed rather quickly. Also beware that Chrom and his companions are somewhat reckless in battle without their Avatar to keep them in check; Frederick can hold his own, but Chrom and Lissa can easily get themselves beaten up and cost you your first-clear prizes.
Trivia
- A number of official sources—including the North American eShop listing and the Europe and Australian official websites—claim thePebble is only obtained in clearings of the chapter subsequent to the first.
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English | Before Awakening | -- |
| Japanese | 覚醒との邂逅 | A Chance Encounter with Awakening |
| Spanish | Antes del despertar | Before awakening |
| French | Détour Ylissien | Ylissean Detour |
| German | Vor dem Erwachen | Before Awakening |
| Korean | 각성과의 해후 | Encounter with awakening |
Gallery
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References
- ↑DLC - Fire Emblem™ Fates for Nintendo 3DS - Revelations, Maps, fireemblem.nintendo.com (archived by the Wayback Machine),Retrieved: October 12, 2016
- ↑Fire Emblem Fates, nintendo.co.uk,Retrieved: October 12, 2016
- ↑Fire Emblem Fates, gamesites.nintendo.com.au (archived by the Wayback Machine),Retrieved: October 12, 2016
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