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An innate ability to control the behavior and direction of the air. This ability can also be used to create and control bursts of wind.
When someone is androgynous, they have a mix of masculine and feminine aspects, or they have the appearance of being in between male and female. A common aesthetic in Japanese media and games.
Attributes are a numerical representation of a character's abilities who have their roots in RPGs. Today, attributes have spilled over to a wide range of game genres.
Beorc is the name given to the human race in the Tellius Fire Emblem universe. In this world, laguz that call beorc "human" use it as a racial epithet.
A common character class / archetype in role-playing games and fantasy. They are often less chivalric than your average Knight-errant, generally being depicted as either archetypal villains (such as a Dark Lord), or troubled and ruthless anti-heroes.
During boss battles, sometimes the boss kills their own henchmen. This concept is often used as a way of demonstrating a boss' wrath.
In the Tellius Fire Emblem games, the Branded are a shunned race of beings born of mixed beorc and laguz heritage.
A concept seen in the Fire Emblem series named for a pair of cavaliers that appeared in the very first game. They have since inspired similar pairs that have appeared throughout the series.
When your character is saved in one game and is usable in other games.
Text profiles that summarize a character's history and their role in a story. Often paired with concept or CG art.
A page describing the concept of class change, otherwise referred to as changing classes or class promotion. Characters are able to change classes, either growing in strength from one class to the next or as a means of changing a characters range of abilities entirely.
An attack that does more damage than usual, usually affected by random chance and some sort of modifier.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
The Dawn Brigade is a resistance group formed against the Begnion Occupational Army. This group's units appear first, and the player uses them first.
An objective where players have to ward off enemies for a set duration.
The act of killing a god.
It's all in the family.
Some games portray cutscenes as portraits of characters talking to each other.
A physical confrontation between two opponents without any outside interference.
Durability refers to the condition of the currently equipped weapons and armor, among other things. Overusing the said item without repair generally results in it breaking or otherwise becoming non-functional. Many games with role-playing elements incorporate this feature.
The 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 10-12.
The 2007 E3 Media & Business Summit took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on July 11-13.
An enemy that uses a spell or a skill to multiply and add another enemy to fight
A theme used very often in fantasy and sci-fi settings is that of a brutal, totalitarian empire or kingdom whose armies oppress the common people. Evil Empires appear under many names in various game worlds, including simply "The Empire".
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
When a character appears to have died a horrible death, but is then eventually revealed to have somehow survived or was never really dead to begin with, often serving as a plot-twist.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
The Fire Emblem is the eponymous concept of the Fire Emblem series. It is an alternative name given to an item or concept of great significance or power that is specific to the universe of each game.
The ability to create, shape, and control fire at will. This is a common and well known power in fiction, its appearance dating back to ancient literature.
A staple in both the real-time and turn-based strategy genres, Fog of War simulates the unknowns of the battlefield by covering areas of the map, to be progressively revealed by the player.
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