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Fire Emblem is a tactical role-playing games franchise developed by Intelligent Systems, the makers of Advance Wars, and published by Nintendo Co. The Fire Emblem series is well-known for its innovation and for being one of the first tactical role-playing game, with a strong emphasis on Western forms of medieval folklore. The series is also renowned for having deeply developed characters, as well as the fact that most units' death or defeat in battle is permanent in the game until the end of the playthrough. The series currently spans ten games, and has been realesed on the Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Gamecube, and Wii.

Fire Emblem Titles
-Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi (Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light)
This is the first game in the Fire Emblem tactical role-playing game series developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was first released on the Famicom on April 20, 1990. It takes place on the continent of Akaneia. It stars Marth, a character who later appered in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The Falchion weapon from this game acts as the Fire Emblem franchise's symbol in the Super Smash Bros. series.

-Fire Emblem: Gaiden (Sidestory)
Second game of the Fire Emblem series which was released on March 14, 1992 in Japan. It is also the second and final Fire Emblem series title to be released exclusively on the Famicom. It servers as a side story to the original game ("Gaiden" which means "side story" in Japanese). Set in the same game world, the vents of Fire Emblem Gaiden acually take place on a different continent, and thus have no bearing on the first game's narrative. However, several characters from the original game, such as the pegasus knight sisters, do make return appearances.

-Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo (Mystery of the Emblem)
The third game of the series of Fire Emblem which is the first Fire Emblem title for the Nintendo Super Famicom. It was released in Japan on January 21, 1994. It was the first twenty-four-megabit cartridge for the system. The game is divided into two distinct parts, or books. Book One is a remake of the original Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, and Book Two is a continuation of events, following the same characters. In 1996 KSS released an anime OVA, Fire Emblem, based on Monshō no Nazo. Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo was released in Japan on the Wii's Virtual Console service on December 26, 2006. On October 10, it was revealed as a remake is in the works for the Nintendo DS.

-Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (Genealogy of the Holy War)
The fourth title in the Fire Emblem series, the second Fire Emblem title for the Super Famicom was released on May 14, 1996 in Japan. This game was produced by Gunpei Yokoi. The game has widely received recognition outside Japan through imports or console emulation. It was unofficially translated in to English through emulation. It was released on the japanese Virtual Console service on January 30, 2007.

-Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
The fifth title in the Fire Emblem series, the third and final Fire Emblem title to be released on the Super Famicom. It was originally released through "Nintendo Power" service on September 1, 1999. The ROM version of the game was released on January 21, 2000, during the last days of the Super Famicom. The graphics are similar to but more realistic than those of Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu. Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 is a midquel that takes place between Chapters 5 and 6 of the previous game, Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu. Characters include those from Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu, such as Leaf, Fin, and Nanna. Several other characters from Seisen no Keifu make cameos such as Celice, Julius, Julia, and Althena. There are also original characters such as Halvan, Othin, Lifis, Shiva, Dagdar, Machuya, and Mareeta. It takes place in the Thracian peninsula in southeastern Jugdral.

-Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi (Sword of Seals)
The sixth game in the Fire Emblem series and the first of three games in the series that have appeared on the Nintendo's Game Boy Advance handheld. The game was released in March 29, 2002 in Japan. As of now, it is the last Fire Emblem game to be released exclusively in Japan. It is the only Fire Emblem game for a handheld that has yet to see a release outside of Japan. Its previous title was Fire Emblem: Ankoku no Miko (Maiden of Darkness)

-Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken (Blazing Sword)
The seventh game of the Fire Emblem series, the second game in the series to be released for the Game Boy Advance was released on April 25, 2003 in Japan, November 3, 2003 in North America, and July 16, 2004 in Europe. This is the first Fire Emblem game to be released in both North America and Europe. This game introduced Fire Emblem to the Western audience. It is the prequel to Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi, and takes place five years before Roy, the hero of Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi, is born and twenty years before the events of Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi. Fire Emblem averages an 88.3 per cent rating on Game Rankings which makes it the highest rated Fire Emblem game on Game Rankings.