Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Homebrew (GameBoy Advance - US, RPG)
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Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
Set in a fantasy world where dragons and humans once warred, this tactical RPG follows the intertwined journeys of the swordswoman Lyn and the noble Eliwood as they uncover ancient threats. Players assume the role of a custom tactician, directing these heroes through strategic battles to restore balance and honor after a millennium of peace. The game blends character-driven narrative with turn-based combat mechanics on the Game Boy Advance.
Story
In the Shadow of the Scouring
Long ago, on the continent of Elibe, dragons and humans coexisted in peace. They lived in harmony for many years until mankind disrupted this balance with a sudden, brutal attack that bathed the land in blood.
This savage war, known as the Scouring, saw each side fighting for domination of the land, shaking the foundations of nature itself. Defeated and humbled, the dragons vanished from Elibe. Over time, humanity rebuilt and spread its dominion across the continent and to the Western Isles.
A millennium later, a young girl named Lyn discovers an unconscious tactician on the rolling plains of Sacae. Lyn expresses her desire to become a master swordfighter, and the two travel together to hone their skills.
Along the way, they meet a Lycian noble named Eliwood. None suspect this is merely a prologue to the greater adventure awaiting them all. For Lyn, the tactician, Eliwood, and his friend Hector, the wheels of fate begin to turn.
Introduction
This section is designed for players ready to start their journey but unsure how to proceed. Read on to learn all you need to take that first step on the road to becoming a master strategist.
Character Profiles
Lyn
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Full Name: Lyndis
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Background: Granddaughter of the marquess of Caelin, a territory in the Lycian League. She was raised in the nomadic tradition of her father, a Sacaen tribal chieftain.
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Personality: Stout-hearted and a bit of a tomboy, she initially distrusts Lycian nobles but gradually opens her heart to Eliwood and others.
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Combat Style: Despite her youth, her blade quickly silences any who doubt her ability. She assesses situations calmly.
Getting Started
Starting a New Game
1. Insert your Fire Emblem Game Pak into your Game Boy Advance and turn the power ON.
2. At the title screen, press the A Button to bring up the main menu.
3. Select New Game and press the A Button.
4. On the next screen, select an empty save slot (displaying "No Data") and press the A Button to start the game.
Tactician Settings
Before you begin, set up your tactician's information.
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Select Yes and press the A Button to input your own data.
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Enter your name, birth month, and gender.
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Press START when this is done.
Continuing a Game
If you have saved game data, the following options are available:
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Resume Chapter: Continue a game mid-chapter.
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Restart Chapter: Start from the beginning of a chapter.
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Copy Date: Copy an existing saved game.
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Erase Date: Delete an existing saved game.
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New Game: Start the game from the beginning (appears only if you have at least one empty save slot).
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Extras: Access many fun hidden features.
Controls
Control Pad
Move cursor
START
Start game
SELECT
Open map menu
L Button
Move cursor to a unit that has not yet received commands
R Button
View unit status (Use on the map when the cursor is on a unit.)
A Button
Confirm selections
B Button
Cancel selections
START, SELECT, A Button, and B Button
Reset the game (press all at the same time)
How to Play
Fire Emblem Saving
Saving Your Game
You can save your game in two places: after finishing a chapter and on the Preparations screen.
After Finishing a Chapter
Once you finish a chapter, you will have the option to save. Select the desired slot and press the A Button. If you are overwriting a save slot, select Save to overwrite or Quit to continue without saving.
On the Preparations Screen
Select Save on the Preparations screen, then follow the instructions for finishing a chapter.
As long as you don't save over a chapter's save data, you can replay that chapter as many times as you like.
Saving Midchapter
You can save in the middle of a battle by selecting Suspend from the map menu. Suspending returns you to the title screen. To resume, select Resume Chapter from the main menu.
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Once you resume a chapter, the suspend data is lost. You cannot restart a chapter from the same suspended point repeatedly.
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Choosing Restart Chapter or New Game overwrites and loses suspend data.
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Turning the power OFF during a battle automatically suspends the chapter.
Note: Save data may become corrupted if you turn the power OFF while the game is saving.
Fire Emblem Basic Rules
Game Flow
The game is divided into chapters that must be cleared in order to proceed. Each chapter begins with a conversation followed by a battle.
Unit Types
Characters on maps are referred to as units.
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Blue: Allied units (yours).
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Red: Enemy units.
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Green: Neutral or other units.
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Gray: Units that have already moved for the current turn.
You control your army as the tactician. The CPU controls all other units.
About Turns
The player and enemy alternate turns. New allied units cannot move until the enemy completes its turn. Typically, units can move only once per turn.
Clearing Chapters
Each chapter consists of one map with specific objectives, such as defeating all enemies or seizing gates. Complete the objective to move to the next chapter.
Unit Casualties and Game Over
Unit Casualties
If a unit's HP is reduced to 0, it is removed from the map.
Game Over
Your game ends if:
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A lord's (Lyn, Eliwood, or Hector) HP reaches 0.
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You fail to complete a chapter's objective.
You will need to retry the chapter.
Issuing Commands
Map Controls
The following explains how to move units and engage enemies on map screens.
1. Select: Use the D-Pad to move the cursor over a unit. Press A to select the unit and view its movement range.
2. Move: Choose a destination with the D-Pad and press A to move.
3. Attack: After moving, select Attack from the command menu and press A.
4. Equip Weapons and Items: Select a weapon or item with the D-Pad and press A to use it.
5. Check Combat Information: View match-up details against the foe in the combat information window.
6. Start Combat: Combat animations can be set to show with or without backgrounds.
7. Finish Combat: Units receive experience points after fighting.
8. End the Turn: The turn ends automatically after issuing commands to all units. To end early, select End from the map menu.
Each chapter is a set of turns that progress through the steps above.
Movement and Attack Ranges
Movement and Possible Attack Range
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Movement Range: Displayed in blue.
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Attack Range: Displayed in red.
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Stave Range: Areas affected by staves are shown in green.
You can view these ranges for any unit on-screen (ally, enemy, or neutral).
Second Movement
Units on pegasi or horseback can move, perform actions (like Rescue or Trade), and then finish moving the rest of their range if they have left over movement.
Terrain and Weather
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Woods and mountains reduce movement range.
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Rain or snow on some maps reduces all units' movement ranges for a few turns.
Detailed Information
Eliwood
Eliwood is a gifted young noble of Lycia and the son of the Marquess of Pherae. He is kind, possesses a strong sense of justice, and is always courteous. When his father vanishes, Eliwood sets out to search for him with a few soldiers. While he lacks battlefield experience, his swordsmanship skill is undeniable.
Units
Unit Growth
Units gain EXP by engaging in combat and using magic. New levels are achieved every 100 EXP, increasing strength and skill ratings. Units can reach a maximum of level 20.
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Changing Classes: Almost all units can change to higher classes once conditions are met. This increases abilities (e.g., Cavaliers become Paladins).
Regaining Hit Points
There are four ways to regain HP:
1. Rest at Fortifications: Move units onto fortresses, gates, castle gates, or thrones. Units here heal a few HP at the start of your turn.
2. Use Items: Vulneraries restore 10 HP; Elixirs restore all HP.
3. Magic Staves: Clerics, Bishops, and Troubadours can use staves. Healing depends on the wielder and staff type.
4. Nisferatu Spell: This spell returns HP to the caster equal to the damage dealt to an enemy.
Unit Commands
Tips & Maps
Talk
Use this command to speak to adjacent units, and sometimes to units from enemy armies.
Support
Speak to a unit in an adjacent space; support levels increase each time a support conversation occurs.
Visit
Use this command to visit houses and villages, which can be helpful but villages can only be visited once and may be razed by certain enemy types.
Armory
Enter an armory to buy or sell weapons.
Vendor
Enter a shop to buy or sell items, provided you have a merchant on the field and room in your inventory; purchases can be sent to the merchant.
Arena
Enter the arena to battle for money and experience by wagering a set amount; winning yields prizes while losing results in losing the wager and the unit disappearing, though you can surrender to exit.
Door
Open a door if an adjacent unit carries keys or a lockpick set, or from afar using an Unlock staff.
Chest
Open a chest if the standing unit carries keys or lockpicks, though only thieves can use lockpicks.
Seize
Take control of castle gates and thrones.
Eloína
A friend of Lyn's from the plains of Sacae who is training to become a pegasus knight; she is kind and gentle but a crybaby who is frightened by men.
Tip: Understanding Commands
If you see an unfamiliar command, place the cursor on it and press the R Button for a simple explanation, or view details on the status screen or map menu.
Tip: Damage Calculation
Damage is calculated by subtracting the enemy's Defense from your unit's Attack Power, or Magic Resistance for magical attacks; critical hits can reduce HP to zero instantly.
Tip: Walls and Snags
Snags can be knocked over to form bridges and walls broken for shortcuts, but neither action is required to clear chapters.
Tip: Merchant Merlinus
Merlinus can be met in Chapter 13 or 16 to carry items; if he loses all HP, he leaves temporarily but returns the next chapter.
Tip: Enemy Reinforcements
Enemy reinforcements, including thieves in castles, appear on stairs or fortresses after several turns; they can be stopped by placing a unit on their spawn point.
Tip: Fog of War
Thick fog or sandstorms reduce vision to three spaces, potentially causing ambushes; thieves have a vision range of eight spaces.
Enemies & Characters
Eliwood
Son of Marquess Pherae. Specializes in swords.
Lyn
A swordfighter of the plains. Specializes in swords.
Hector
Brother of Marquess Ostia. Specializes in axes.
Dorcas
A man from a poor village on Bern's frontiers. He joins a group of hill bandits in order to save money for his ill wife. Although he is quiet and seldom shows emotion, he's actually a gentle family man.
Ninian
A dancer who travels and performs with her younger brother. She has the mysterious power to sense coming danger. She always seems sad and melancholy.
Sain
A knight in service to Caelin, a territory in Lycia. A lighthearted scoundrel with an eye for the ladies, he is nevertheless a talented fighter. He travels to Sacae with a message for Marquess Caelin's daughter, who eloped to the region many years ago.
Matthew
An enigmatic thief. He appears in Araphen and asks for permission to join your group rather abruptly. He's carefree, and he seems to go wherever the wind blows, but something about him suggests a hidden agenda.
Oswin
A knight in service to House Ostia. He's serious and straight-laced. He joins the quest to look after Hector. His fighting ability brings pride to the knights of Ostia, and he often comes to the rescue of imperiled party members.
Rebecca
The daughter of the magistrate of a village near the border of Pherae and Santaruz. She travels with Eliwood in search of his father as a way of thanking Eliwood for helping fight off the mountain bandits who besieged her home. She's also searching for her brother, who ran away from home. She's always helpful and quick with a sincere smile.
Guy
A swordfighter from the Sacae plains. This mercenary was hired by a mysterious group that wants Eliwood dead. He's a vigorous and active youth who owes a debt to Matthew.
Florina
Lyn
Items & Weapons
Number of Times Items can be Used
All items have a set number of uses before vanishing. Weapon durability drops with each strike, while magic tomes and ballistas lose usage regardless of whether the enemy is hit.
Item Data
Press R to view weapon details including Level, Range, Weight, Might, Hit percentage, and Critical Hit chance, which determine attack strength, speed penalties, and accuracy.
Items and Specific Enemy Types
Weapons and magic tomes deal increased damage against specific enemy unit types listed in their data; utilize these matchups to your advantage.
The Weapon Triangle and the Trinity of Magic
Swords beat axes but lose to lances, while lances beat swords but lose to axes. Similarly, anima magic beats light, light beats dark, and dark beats anima, affecting hit percentages and attack strength.
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