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Legacy of Archanea

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Legacy of Archanea

Legacy of Archanea Cover.png
The book's cover.

Game(s) represented
ISBN

N/A

Publisher

Nintendo of America

Release date

December 4, 2020

Legacy of Archanea is a book included in the 30th Anniversary Edition of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light; it is not available to purchase separately. Text in the book is in both English and French.

Overview

The book is primarily an art book, though two sections ("The World of Shadow Dragon" and "Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga") contain text beyond just an introduction.

The first section, "The World of Shadow Dragon", features a timeline of Archanea, an overview of the games' backstory, a page describing the different countries, and several pages summarizing the plot of Shadow Dragon with images of each battle map, images of the route Marth took, and CG images from Shadow Dragon.

The Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem sections feature brief introductions of the games and a few pages with collages of the game's manual artwork on solid color backgrounds. The Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light part divides characters by place of origin and labels each character, while the Mystery of the Emblem section does not.

The Archanea Saga section has text explaining what the Satellaview is and some basic information about the game with artwork by Rika Suzuki. It also features summaries of each chapter's plot with the CG images from the game.

The Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem sections feature brief introductions of the games and about one to three pieces of character artwork per page.

The "Beyond Archanea" section begins by showing every Fire Emblem video game released up to that point with images of their main characters, their Japanese logos, their Japanese and American release dates, and what console they released on. Then, it explains that some characters from the Archanean games appeared in other titles: namely Gaiden, Echoes, Awakening, and Fates.

The Trading Card Game section features a short introduction to the card game along with one to three pieces of character artwork per page, with each character being given an epithet; most of these epithets are taken from Shadow Dragon or Heroes when applicable.

The Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. section has a brief introduction and one page with artwork of Marth, Lucina, Robin, and Ike from the game, featuring their main artwork along with various expressions.

The Fire Emblem Heroes section features a brief introduction with artwork of many Archanean characters with one character per page. These pages feature their main art, their attacking artwork, and their special activation artwork.

The final section, the Cipher section, features a brief introduction along with one character per page. One of the pages folds out so that all three Whitewings (Palla, Catria, and Est) and all three Fighters (Bord, Barst, and Cord) can be seen at once on either side of that page.

Table of contents

This is the table of contents provided within the book itself.
Table of contents
Page # English French
4 The World of Shadow Dragon Le monde de Shadow Dragon
24 Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
24 Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
32 Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga
38 Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
48 Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
54 Beyond Archanea Au-delà d'Akaneia
58 Trading Card Game Jeu de cartes à collectionner
98 Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
100 Fire Emblem Heroes
152 Fire Emblem Cipher

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Legacy of Archanea

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French

Legacy of Archanea

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Gallery

References

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Playable characters AbelArranAstramBantuBarstBeckBoahBordCaedaCaesarCainCastorCatriaCordDarrosDolphDraugEliceEstGordinGotohHardinJagenJakeJeorgeJulianLenaLindeLorenzMacellanMariaMarthMatthisMerricMidiaMinervaNavarreOgmaPallaRaddRickardRogerRosheaSamsonSedgarTikiTomasVylandWendellWolfWrysXane
Non-playable characters Aurelis KingMalledusNynaTalys King
Bosses BentheonCamusEmereusGazzakGharnefGomerGrigasHarmeinHeimlerHollstadtHymanJiolKannivalKhozenMannuMedeusMerachMichalisMorzasOrridyonSternlinTikiVolzhinXemcelZharov
Background characters AnriArtemisCorneliusLizaLudwik
Regalia and personal weapons AumAuraExcaliburFalchionGradivusImhulluMercuriusParthiaRapierStarlight
Chapters 1: Marth Embarks • 2: The Pirates of Galder • 3: The Ghoul's Teeth • 4: Battle in the Lea • 5: Champions of Aurelis • 6: Fire Emblem • 7: Lefcandith Gauntlet • 8: Port Warren • 9: The Pyrathi Dragon • 10: Princess Minerva • 11: Knorda Market • 12: The Ageless Palace • 13: The Wooden Cavalry • 14: Land of Sorrow • 15: An Oasis of Magic • 16: The Battle for Altea • 17: Star and Savior • 18: The Sable Order • 19: Manakete Princess • 20: Camus the Sable • 21: Clash in Macedon • 22: A Knight-Filled Sky • 23: Dark Pontifex • 24: The Dragonkin Realm • 25: Chosen by Fate
Locations ArchaneaAlteaAurelisDolhrGraGrustKhadeinKingdom of ArchaneaMacedonPyrathiTalysThabes
Groups, objects and concepts Archanean LeagueDragons (Divine DragonsEarth Dragons) • DragoonsFire EmblemSable OrderWar of LiberationWar of ShadowsWhitewinged Order
Lists ArmoriesCharactersClasses (Class change) • ItemsScriptsSecret ShopsTerrainVendorsWeapons
Related topics Hakoda manga adaptationName chart • Other games (GaidenMystery of the EmblemShadow DragonAwakening) • Sound Test ModeTimeline
Merchandise
Figurines Genealogy of the Holy War ExceedamiibofigmaNendoroidChara-forme1/7th Scale FigurePop Up Parade
Goods Fire Emblem Tin BadgeHeroes: Mini Acrylic Figure CollectionThree Houses Acrylic KeyholderHeroes Full Body Acrylic StandHeroes Metallic Acrylic KeychainHeroes 5th Anniversary Memorial BoxThree Houses Acrylic StandHeroes Acrylic Strap CollectionFire Emblem All-Star CollectionFire Emblem Armory Collection
Card games Fire Emblem Trading Card GameCipherOne Hundred Songs of Heroes
Art books The CompleteTreasureThracia 776 Illustrated WorksFire Emblem Characters: The Binding Blade & The Blazing Blade20th Anniversary EncyclopediaMemorial Book Akaneia ChronicleThe Art of Fire Emblem AwakeningFates 4koma Comic & Character Guide Book25th Anniversary Staff BookThe Making of Fire EmblemTellius Recollection (Volume 1Volume 2) • if: Visual Works – Pellucid CrystalThree Houses - Fódlan Art Book‏‎Legacy of Archanea
Strategy guides Trekking on the World of Fire Emblem (The Binding BladeThe Blazing BladeThe Sacred Stones)
Adaptations Manga adaptations Fire Emblem (Sano and Watanabe)GaidenFire Emblem (Shimada)Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light (Hakoda)Mystery of the EmblemHeir of LightGenealogy of the Holy War (Fujimori)Wind MageGenealogy of the Holy War (Ōsawa)Thracia 776 (Hino)Thracia 776 (Takanagi)Hasha no TsurugiThe Sacred Stones ComicFates: Crown of NibelungHeroes - A Day in the LifeEngage
Anime adaptation Fire Emblem
Novelizations Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light (Yamaguchi)Kingdom of IllusionShadow Dragon & the Blade of Light (Shinosaki)GaidenMystery of the Emblem (Takayashiki)Mystery of the Emblem (Enix Original)Mystery of the Emblem (Shinosaki)Genealogy of the Holy War (Takeda)Genealogy of the Holy War (Suzuki)Genealogy of the Holy War (Enix Original)Thracia 776 (Umemura)Thracia 776 (Shinosaki)Elibe DisturbanceThe Sacred Stones
Drama CDs Birthright Series: Takumi’s Prequel (Corrin’s Homecoming TaleDecision Time Tale) • Conquest Series: Northern Fortress Tale (Leo and Xander’s ConflictTurbulent My Castle) • Echoes: Shadows of Valentia: Foreign Skies; Daybreak ForestThe Blazing Blade Extra Drama CD: Inheritors of RolandRadiant Dawn Extra Drama CD: Clash of Heroic IdealsAwakening: Waking Darkness; Undying HopeThree Houses: An Officer’s Academy Sleuthing Story
Other Fire Emblem ExpoFire Emblem Expo IILINE • Fódlan tea sets (Tea BreakTea Collection) • SuperGroupies