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==Overview==
==Overview==
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The Japanese print is a softcover book, while the English print is hardcover. Both the Japanese and English print total at 320 pages.
The Japanese print is a softcover book, while the English print is hardcover. The English print totals at 320 pages.


===Section 1 Official Illustration Gallery===
===Section 1 Official Illustration Gallery===
[[File:FEA Sumia Lissa.png|thumb|left|200px|The [[Sumia]] and [[Lissa]] piece, which was also featured on an e-Shop points card.]]
[[File:FEA Sumia Lissa.png|thumb|left|200px|The [[Sumia]] and [[Lissa]] piece, which was also featured on an e-Shop points card.]]
This section features official artwork for ''Awakening''{{'}}s entire playable cast plus [[Validar]], some full page story-event illustrations (Specifically, [[Sumia]] and a [[pegasus]], [[Naga]], and [[Chrom]] with an infant [[Lucina]]) and some of the [[Downloadable content]] [[:Category:Awakening DLC artwork|artwork]]. It also features some miscellaneous artwork (specifically [[Tiki]] and [[Nowi]] stargazing, artwork of [[Grima]], and artwork of [[Lissa]] fixing [[Sumia]]'s hair). The 'Tiki and Nowi' and 'Sumia and Lissa' pieces were featured on e-Shop points cards in Japan.
This section features official artwork for ''Awakening''{{'}}s entire playable cast plus [[Validar]], some full page story-event illustrations (Specifically, [[Sumia]] and a [[pegasus]], [[Naga]], and [[Chrom]] with an infant [[Lucina]]) and some of the [[Downloadable content]] [[:Category:Awakening DLC artwork|artwork]]. It also features some miscellaneous artwork (specifically [[Tiki]] and [[Nowi]] stargazing, artwork of [[Grima]], and artwork of [[Lissa]] fixing [[Sumia]]'s hair). The 'Tiki and Nowi' and 'Sumia and Lissa' pieces were featured on e-Shop points cards in Japan.


As the book was released before ''Awakening''{{'}}s DLC schedule ended, it does not include all of the artwork created for said DLC. Specifically, the artworks for [[Palla]], [[Catria]], [[Est]], and [[Katarina]] are not in the book in any printing.
As the book was released before ''Awakening''{{'}}s DLC schedule ended, it does not include all of the artwork created for said DLC. Specifically, the artworks for [[Palla]], [[Catria]], [[Est]], and [[Katarina]] are not in the book in any printing.
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===Section 2 Concept Art===
===Section 2 Concept Art===
The book is missing concept art for the [[Sorcerer]] class in all releases.  
This section features concept artwork for all playable characters. These include the Spotpass characters as well as sketches for the unique promoted classes, meaning Chrom and Lucina's [[Great Lord]] outfit and Robin's [[Grandmaster]] outfit. Additionally, it includes art for major non-playable characters, including [[Emmeryn]], Validar, [[Aversa]], and Naga, alongside sketches of all bosses and concept art for Grima's dragon form. The Fell Brand possessed by [[Robin]] is called the "Brand of the Defile" in the book's translated concept notes.


The Fell Brand possessed by [[Robin]] is called the "Brand of the Defile" in the book's translated concept notes.
It has subsections on the designs for generic civilians and enemies, which were done by the art director Toshiyuki Kusakihara and his team. These designs notably exclude the [[Sorcerer]] class in all releases. Lucina is used to illustrate the [[Bride]] class.
 
Lastly, this section of the book features a subsection on weapon design with an illustration of every weapon in the game, including Spotpass exclusive weapons. It also has some director's commentary, every playable character's shop dialogue, and the alphabet for the [[Ancient Letters]].
 
According to the artbook, the phrase "when all else is lost the future still remains" is inscribed on the [[Falchion]] with Ancient Letters.


===Section 3 Story Event Illustrations===
===Section 3 Story Event Illustrations===
The book's third section shows off all story event illustrations, supervised by the studio Madhouse and corrected by Yusuke Kozaki. After that, it includes the confession illustrations shown when a character reaches an S support with Robin. Finally, this section of the book reveals various storyboards for the game's animated cutscenes. These were done by the studios Anima and Kamikaze Douga, among others.


===Section 4 Player's Voices===
===Section 4 Player's Voices===
A section covering Dangeki's favorite character poll, also featuring comments from people who participated in the poll. There are also some humorous comics featured in the section.
A section covering the various ''Awakening''-related polls created by Japanese anime news site Dengeki Online; there were an estimated 700 participants in the polls, with 68% of the participants being female, 31% male, and 1% giving no answer. 29% of the participants were in their teens, 53% were in their twenties, 15% were in their thirties, 1% were in their forties, and 2% neglected to give an answer. Additionally, there are also several comments made by the participants and some humorous comics featured in the section.
 
{| class="cellpadding-3 mw-collapsible mw-collapsed basic" style="width: 75%"
! style="background: none" colspan="5" | Who is your favorite male character?
|-
! style="border-top-left-radius: 15px; width: 5%" | Placement
! width: 35%" | Character
! style="border-top-right-radius: 15px; width: 35" | Percentage
|-
| 1
| [[Chrom]]
| 11.20%
|-
| 2
| [[Owain]]
| 8.90%
|-
| 3
| [[Gaius]]
| 8.80%
|-
| 4
| [[Henry]]
| 7.80%
|-
| 5
| [[Robin|Avatar]]
| 6.60%
|-
| 6
| [[Inigo]]
| 5.20%
|-
| 7
| [[Virion]]
| 5.00%
|-
| 8
| [[Frederick]]
| 4.80%
|-
| 9
| [[Lon'qu]]
| 4.30%
|-
| 10
| [[Gregor]]
| 4.00%
|-
| 10
| [[Gerome]]
| 4.00%
|-
| 12
| [[Stahl]]
| 3.60%
|-
| 13
| [[Libra]]
| 3.30%
|-
| 14
| [[Brady]]
| 3.20%
|-
| 15
| [[Morgan|Morgan (Male)]]
| 2.90%
|-
| 16
| [[Gangrel]]
| 2.70%
|-
| 17
| [[Vaike]]
| 1.70%
|-
| 17
| [[Donnel]]
| 1.70%
|-
| 17
| [[Basilio]]
| 1.70%
|-
| 20
| [[Yarne]]
| 1.60%
|-
| 20
| [[Laurent]]
| 1.60%
|-
| 22
| [[Yen'fay]]
| 1.30%
|-
| 23
| [[Kellam]]
| 1.20%
|-
| 24
| [[Priam]]
| 0.90%
|-
| 24
| No Preference
| 0.90%
|-
| 26
| [[Walhart]]
| 0.70%
|-
| style="border-bottom-left-radius: 15px" | 27
| [[Ricken]]
| style="border-bottom-right-radius: 15px" | 0.30%
|}
 
{| class="cellpadding-3 mw-collapsible mw-collapsed basic" style="width: 75%"
! style="background: none" colspan="5" | Who is your favorite female character?
|-
! style="border-top-left-radius: 15px; width: 5%" | Placement
! width: 35%" | Character
! style="border-top-right-radius: 15px; width: 35" | Percentage
|-
| 1
| [[Lucina]]
| 15.00%
|-
| 2
| [[Cordelia]]
| 10.10%
|-
| 3
| [[Robin|Avatar (Female)]]
| 9.90%
|-
| 4
| [[Tharja]]
| 8.40%
|-
| 5
| [[Sumia]]
| 6.80%
|-
| 6
| [[Olivia]]
| 6.10%
|-
| 7
| [[Lissa]]
| 5.90%
|-
| 8
| [[Cherche]]
| 5.50%
|-
| 9
| [[Morgan|Morgan (Female)]]
| 4.30%
|-
| 10
| [[Severa]]
| 3.60%
|-
| 11
| [[Maribelle]]
| 3.30%
|-
| 11
| [[Noire]]
| 3.30%
|-
| 11
| [[Tiki]]
| 3.30%
|-
| 14
| [[Nowi]]
| 3.20%
|-
| 15
| [[Miriel]]
| 2.90%
|-
| 16
| [[Nah]]
| 1.40%
|-
| 17
| [[Sully]]
| 1.30%
|-
| 18
| [[Panne]]
| 0.90%
|-
| 18
| [[Anna/Awakening|Anna]]
| 0.90%
|-
| 18
| [[Cynthia]]
| 0.90%
|-
| 21
| [[Say'ri]]
| 0.70%
|-
| 21
| [[Kjelle]]
| 0.70%
|-
| 23
| [[Flavia]]
| 0.60%
|-
| 23
| [[Emmeryn]]
| 0.60%
|-
| 25
| [[Aversa]]
| 0.30%
|-
| style="border-bottom-left-radius: 15px" | 25
| No Preference
| style="border-bottom-right-radius: 15px" | 0.30%
|}
 
{| class="cellpadding-3 mw-collapsible mw-collapsed basic" style="width: 75%"
! style="background: none" colspan="5" | What is the best married couple?
|-
! style="border-top-left-radius: 15px; width: 5%" | Placement
! width: 35%" | Couple
! style="border-top-right-radius: 15px; width: 35" | Percentage
|-
| 1
| [[Robin|Avatar (Female)]] x [[Chrom]]
| 2.40%
|-
| 2
| [[Virion]] x [[Cherche]]
| 2.10%
|-
| 3
| [[Henry]] x [[Olivia]]
| 1.90%
|-
| 3
| [[Stahl]] x [[Sully]]
| 1.90%
|-
| 5
| [[Gregor]] x [[Nowi]]
| 1.70%
|-
| 6
| [[Vaike]] x [[Miriel]]
| 1.60%
|-
| 7
| [[Ricken]] x [[Maribelle]]
| 1.50%
|-
| 8
| [[Frederick]] x [[Lissa]]
| 1.40%
|-
| 8
| [[Robin|Avatar (Male)]] x [[Lucina]]
| 1.40%
|-
| 10
| [[Chrom]] x [[Olivia]]
| 1.30%
|-
| 11
| [[Libra]] x [[Tharja]]
| 1.20%
|-
| 11
| [[Lon'qu]] x [[Lissa]]
| 1.20%
|-
| 13
| [[Gaius]] x [[Sumia]]
| 1.10%
|-
| 13
| [[Lon'qu]] x [[Cordelia]]
| 1.10%
|-
| 13
| [[Virion]] x [[Sully]]
| 1.10%
|-
| 16
| [[Frederick]] x [[Sumia]]
| 1.00%
|-
| 16
| [[Chrom]] x [[Sumia]]
| 1.00%
|-
| 16
| [[Gaius]] x [[Cordelia]]
| 1.00%
|-
| 19
| [[Stahl]] x [[Cordelia]]
| 0.90%
|-
| style="border-bottom-left-radius: 15px" | 19
| [[Henry]] x [[Tharja]]
| style="border-bottom-right-radius: 15px" | 0.90%
|}
 
{| class="cellpadding-3 mw-collapsible mw-collapsed basic" style="width: 75%"
! style="background: none" colspan="5" | In the downloadable content, what character did you feel most nostalgic about?
|-
! style="border-top-left-radius: 15px; width: 5%" | Placement
! width: 35%" | Character
! style="border-top-right-radius: 15px; width: 35" | Percentage
|-
| 1
| [[Marth]]
| 2.40%
|-
| 2
| [[Lyn|Lyndis]]
| 2.10%
|-
| 3
| [[Roy]]
| 1.90%
|-
| 4
| [[Eirika]]
| 1.80%
|-
| 5
| [[Sigurd]]
| 1.70%
|-
| 6
| [[Alm]]
| 1.60%
|-
| 7
| [[Ephraim]]
| 1.50%
|-
| 8
| [[Seliph]]
| 1.40%
|-
| 8
| [[Leif]]
| 1.40%
|-
| style="border-bottom-left-radius: 15px" | 10
| [[Ike]]
| style="border-bottom-right-radius: 15px" | 1.30%
|}
 
{| class="cellpadding-3 mw-collapsible mw-collapsed basic" style="width: 75%"
! style="background: none" colspan="5" | Which character was the most helpful in the story?
|-
! style="border-top-left-radius: 15px; width: 5%" | Placement
! width: 35%" | Character
! style="border-top-right-radius: 15px; width: 35" | Percentage
|-
| 1
| [[Robin|Avatar]]
| 28.50%
|-
| 2
| [[Donnel]]
| 7.30%
|-
| 3
| [[Morgan|Morgan (Male)]]
| 5.00%
|-
| 4
| [[Morgan|Morgan (Female)]]
| 4.50%
|-
| 4
| [[Tharja]]
| 4.50%
|-
| 6
| [[Cordelia]]
| 3.90%
|-
| 7
| [[Inigo]]
| 3.60%
|-
| 8
| [[Chrom]]
| 3.20%
|-
| 9
| [[Lucina]]
| 2.70%
|-
| style="border-bottom-left-radius: 15px" | 9
| [[Frederick]]
| style="border-bottom-right-radius: 15px" | 2.70%
|}
 
{| class="cellpadding-3 mw-collapsible mw-collapsed basic" style="width: 75%"
! style="background: none" colspan="5" | What phrase left the biggest impression?
|-
! style="border-top-left-radius: 15px; width: 5%" | Placement
! width: 35%" | Phrase
! style="border-top-right-radius: 15px; width: 35" | Percentage
|-
| 1
| Anything can change! ([[Chrom]])
| 10.80%
|-
| 2
| Your "future," it can kiss my big brown Feroxi arse! ([[Basilio]])
| 10.60%
|-
| 3
| Don’t speak her name! ([[Chrom]])
| 5.20%
|-
| 4
| Welcome back. It’s over now. ([[Chrom]])
| 3.70%
|-
| 5
| Hey there, Fredericson! ([[Avatar]])
| 3.50%
|-
| 6
| I will not fail! ([[Chrom]])
| 2.10%
|-
| 7
| May we meet again, in a better life... ([[Robin|Avatar]])
| 2.00%
|-
| 7
| I will challenge my fate! ([[Lucina]])
| 2.00%
|-
| 9
| Unless...you rushed into marriage for some reason? Like you got her— ([[Nah]])
| 1.80%
|-
| style="border-bottom-left-radius: 15px" | 10
| I had no choice but to ru...Er, that is, to RECRUIT new allies. ([[Virion]])
| style="border-bottom-right-radius: 15px" | 1.30%
|}
 
{| class="cellpadding-3 mw-collapsible mw-collapsed basic" style="width: 75%"
! style="background: none" colspan="5" | In ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', this is what I love best!
|-
! style="border-top-left-radius: 15px; width: 60%" | Comment
! style="border-top-right-radius: 15px; width: 15%" | Commenter
|-
| You can have all different kinds of characters supporting each other, and there are so many great characters! And thanks to the avatar, I found myself completely absorbed in it!
| Asuka
|-
| I loved ''Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War''{{'}}s system where you could couple up characters at will. I was so happy to see that revived!
| Necohira
|-
| Kinda creepy how Chrom was basically stalking my female avatar.
| Ichigo
|-
| I love how you can train your characters as much as you like, how the enemy characters mostly become allies, how charac­ters from past games show up, how you can pair up the char­acters, the wedding system, and the unrestricted amount of character support!
| The Third Villager
|-
| The background music was wonderful!
| haryu703
|-
| This is my first in the ''Fire Emblem'' series. I thought it would be difficult because you never get your characters back—one mean mother of an RPG. But in reality, every scene had funny aspects, and it was built so a first-timer could have fun too!
| Yuu
|-
| The main character was so tough and didn’t seem “royal” at all! That was wonderful!
| Gita
|-
| The DLC was so fun; I always looked forward to it! Keep adding more, please!
| Haruhiko
|-
| Just when I thought I had all the DLC they were going to put out, they put out a second series!
| Zaha
|-
| It was worth the wait for a completely new addition to the ''Fire Emblem'' series!! It was really fun!
| 99
|-
| This is like a combination of all the previous ''Fire Emblem'' games, and playing this one seemed both new and nostalgic. It was a really fun game! As to the degree of difficulty, I see the map has gotten easier, which can’t really be helped. But I’d like to see a map that is more strategically challenging.
| Uraran
|-
| I’ve been playing ever since ''Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War'', and I liked that the support dialogues weren’t all the same; rather, the contents could change drastically depending on the person! That was just amazing! Also the female Morgan was incredibly cute!
| Kiritanpo
|-
| I was incredibly invested in this game! And it has so much replay value!
| Namagome
|-
| I like how you can go on playing it forever! I’m also impressed with the sheer number of support dialogues; it took forever to get them all done! I also loved the bonuses for fans! I want to play it for a long time to come!
| Heppoko Yuusuke
|-
| Making couples is so much fun!!
| Kira
|-
| The characters were just amazing! I really loved Frederick! I loved his rare weak points. He’s so good looking, but... the meat thing... Ha ha!
| Toto
|-
| All the characters are so charming! There’s so much conversation, and no matter how many times I do it, pairing people up to get married is so fun! The user interface is easy and never causes problems!
| nemi
|-
| I’ve been a fan ever since ''Mystery of the Emblem'' on the SNES. This time, Lunatic mode was...really inter­esting. I wound up playing more than three hundred hours!
| Hitonatsu
|-
| I never liked SRPGs before, but this is the game that allowed me to finally appreciate them.
| Esskayeff
|-
| I love the detailed ways in which you can control the avatar after the ''New Mystery of the Emblem'' game. I also love all the different marriages that are possible and the kids of the next generation, how all the characters are dis­tributed, and how every character has a pro voice actor attached to it... Among many other things.
| Azamaru
|-
| Have you added the DLC where Chrom and Cor­delia can have a support level S yet?
| RATOsuke
|-
| I love how the characters are so fleshed out!
| Furofuki Daikon
|-
| I fear nothing when Tharja is with me!
| yakei
|-
| Thank you so much for creating Tharja!
| Arutairu
|-
| I like how we meet Tiki again after so many years!
| Teru
|-
| It was so much fun; the game makes me long for a sequel or a side story!
| Tomona
|-
| I think these characters are the most unique in history!
| Ylisse
|-
| All the characters have their own individual ex­pressions; it’s just fun to watch. Also, the battle scenes are really cool!
| mika
|-
| The cut scenes are so beautifully done! The true characters of Emmeryn, Sumia, and Lucina shine through! I love the cut-scenes so much, I could watch them over and over!
| Towawa
|-
| The way characters have relationships, and the historical characters were so good! It was so fun—I could go on forever!
| Sui
|-
| This was my introduction to ''Fire Emblem'', and it was loads of fun! I’ve played for more than 500 hours, and I’m not ready to finish it yet!
| Panie
|-
| Yes, ''Awakening'' has stolen away a lot of my time, but at the same time, I’ve made new friends who love the same characters I do, and I’ve tried new things I’d never tried before! It was truly a wonderful use of my time! Thank you so much! I’m going to keep on playing!!
| Hiyoto
|-
| This is my first ''Fire Emblem'', and I had a great time the entire play through! Thanks to an easy-to-understand user interface, wonderful characters, and a choice of the degree of difficulty, I was able to play this with ease, even though I had never played a strategy RPG game before!
| tyt
|-
| I think the main reason I love it is because I was sucked right into ''Awakening''{{'}}s world! The wonderful characters with all their charming quirks were just fantastic!
| Shori-Mizore
|-
| I want a sequel using this same system!
| Tiga33
|-
| style="border-bottom-left-radius: 15px" | So when’s the next game from you guys, again?
| style="border-bottom-right-radius: 15px" | Pink Lightning
|}


===Section 5 Character Profiles===
===Section 5 Character Profiles===
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The next couple pages consist of the [[Einherjar]] cards, in other words, it features the cropped artwork of the bonus [[spotPass]] characters.
The next couple pages consist of the [[Einherjar]] cards, in other words, it features the cropped artwork of the bonus [[spotPass]] characters.


The book incorrectly claims in its glossary section that [[Ylisse]], [[Ferox]], and [[Plegia]] are all a part of [[Valm]], and that Valm was once known under the (incorrect) name [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]] and the (correct) name [[Valentia]], claiming that those two continents were the same one but called Archanea in "previous ''Fire Emblem'' games" and Valentia in ''Gaiden''.<ref>http://i.imgur.com/05y0QxV.jpg</ref> This error is not in the Japanese print.<ref>{{Cite web| quote= Can confirm it was just a translation error. They combined everything into Valm. | author= shadowofchaos | published= 20th October 2016 | retrieved = 23rd October 2016 | url= http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=66566&p=4583315 | title= The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening releases October 18th | site= Serenesforest.net}}</ref>
The book incorrectly claims in its glossary section that [[Ylisse]], [[Ferox]], and [[Plegia]] are all a part of [[Valm]], and that Valm was once known under the (incorrect) name [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]] and the (correct) name [[Valentia]], claiming that those two continents were the same one but called Archanea in "previous ''Fire Emblem'' games" and Valentia in ''Gaiden''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/05y0QxV.jpg|site=imgur.com|type=JPG|retrieved=October 19, 2016}}</ref> This error is not in the Japanese print.<ref>{{Cite web| quote= Can confirm it was just a translation error. They combined everything into Valm. | author= shadowofchaos | published= 20th October 2016 | retrieved = 23rd October 2016 | url= http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=66566&p=4583315 | title= The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening releases October 18th | site= Serenesforest.net}}</ref>


The glossary entry for the [[Deadlords]] marks the first use of the term "[[Twelve Crusaders]]" in any English-localized {{FES}} materials. The book compares the Twelve Deadlords, also mentioning their {{FE4}} appearance, to the Twelve Crusaders and mentions that they are said to be connected.<ref> {{Cite book| quote= They [The Twelve Deadlords] are said to have a connection to the Twelve Crusaders, but that connection is a mystery.| book= The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening| publisher= Dark Horse Comics| page= 214}}</ref>
The glossary entry for the [[Deadlords]] marks the first use of the term "[[Twelve Crusaders]]" in any English-localized {{FES}} materials. The book compares the Twelve Deadlords, also mentioning their {{FE4}} appearance, to the Twelve Crusaders and mentions that they are said to be connected.<ref> {{Cite book| quote= [The Twelve Deadlords] are said to have a connection to the Twelve Crusaders, but that connection is a mystery.| book= The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening| publisher= Dark Horse Comics| page= 214}}</ref>


Section 5 concludes with one page dedicated to listing the credits of ''Awakening''.
Section 5 concludes with one page dedicated to listing the credits of ''Awakening''.
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===Section 6 Support Conversations===
===Section 6 Support Conversations===
A compilation of all the [[Support conversation|support conversation]] scripts in {{title|Awakening}}. This is the book's largest section, comprising 103 pages of text. Awakening's support conversations are also archived [[:Category:Supports in Fire Emblem Awakening|here]] on-wiki.
A compilation of all the [[support conversation]] scripts in {{title|Awakening}}. This is the book's largest section, comprising 103 pages of text. ''Awakening''{{'}}s support conversations are also archived at [[:Category:Supports in Fire Emblem Awakening|Category:Supports in ''Fire Emblem Awakening'']] on-wiki.


===Character Dialogue===
===Character Dialogue===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==Etymology and other languages==
==Etymology and other languages==
{{Names
{{Names
|eng-name=The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening
|eng-name=''The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening''
|eng-mean=--
|eng-fan-name=Fire Emblem Awakening Model Sheets Knights of Ylisse
|eng-fan-name=Fire Emblem Awakening Model Sheets Knights of Ylisse
|eng-fan-mean=Some fan articles change ''Iris'' to ''Ylisse'' to align with ''Awakening''{{'}}s localization.
|eng-fan-mean=Some fan articles change ''Iris'' to ''Ylisse'' to align with ''Awakening''{{'}}s localization.
|jap-name={{hover|ファイアーエムブレム 覚醒 設定資料集|Faiāemuburemu kakusei settei shiryōshū}} Knights of Iris
|jpn-name={{h|ファイアーエムブレム 覚醒 設定資料集|Faiāemuburemu kakusei settei shiryōshū}} Knights of Iris
|jap-mean=Fire Emblem Awakening Model Sheets Knights of Iris. "Iris" is the name of [[Ylisse]] in the Japanese version.
|jpn-mean=Fire Emblem Awakening Model Sheets Knights of Iris. "Iris" is the name of [[Ylisse]] in the Japanese version.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{main|:Category:Awakening concept artwork|l1=Category:Awakening concept artwork}}
<gallery>
<gallery>
Book 978-4048866941.png|The Japanese release's cover.
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The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening

Book 978-1616559380.png
The book's English cover, featuring Lucina.

Game(s) represented

Fire Emblem Awakening

ISBN
  • 404886694X (ISBN-10)JP
  • 978-4048866941 (ISBN-13)JP
  • 1616559381 (ISBN-10)US
  • 978-1616559380 (ISBN-13)US
Publisher

アスキー・メディアワークスJP
Dark Horse ComicsUS

Price

¥3,990JP
$39.99US

Release date

December 7, 2012JP
October 18, 2016US

The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレム 覚醒 設定資料集 Knights of Iris Fire Emblem Awakening Model Sheets Knights of Iris) is an art and design book featuring Fire Emblem Awakening. It includes concept artwork and official artwork for many characters and classes.

The contents of this page are primarily based on the English release published by Dark Horse.

Overview

The Japanese print is a softcover book, while the English print is hardcover. Both the Japanese and English print total at 320 pages.

Section 1 Official Illustration Gallery

The Sumia and Lissa piece, which was also featured on an e-Shop points card.

This section features official artwork for Awakening's entire playable cast plus Validar, some full page story-event illustrations (Specifically, Sumia and a pegasus, Naga, and Chrom with an infant Lucina) and some of the Downloadable content artwork. It also features some miscellaneous artwork (specifically Tiki and Nowi stargazing, artwork of Grima, and artwork of Lissa fixing Sumia's hair). The 'Tiki and Nowi' and 'Sumia and Lissa' pieces were featured on e-Shop points cards in Japan.

As the book was released before Awakening's DLC schedule ended, it does not include all of the artwork created for said DLC. Specifically, the artworks for Palla, Catria, Est, and Katarina are not in the book in any printing.

Section 2 Concept Art

This section features concept artwork for all playable characters. These include the Spotpass characters as well as sketches for the unique promoted classes, meaning Chrom and Lucina's Great Lord outfit and Robin's Grandmaster outfit. Additionally, it includes art for major non-playable characters, including Emmeryn, Validar, Aversa, and Naga, alongside sketches of all bosses and concept art for Grima's dragon form. The Fell Brand possessed by Robin is called the "Brand of the Defile" in the book's translated concept notes.

It has subsections on the designs for generic civilians and enemies, which were done by the art director Toshiyuki Kusakihara and his team. These designs notably exclude the Sorcerer class in all releases. Lucina is used to illustrate the Bride class.

Lastly, this section of the book features a subsection on weapon design with an illustration of every weapon in the game, including Spotpass exclusive weapons. It also has some director's commentary, every playable character's shop dialogue, and the alphabet for the Ancient Letters.

According to the artbook, the phrase "when all else is lost the future still remains" is inscribed on the Falchion with Ancient Letters.

Section 3 Story Event Illustrations

The book's third section shows off all story event illustrations, supervised by the studio Madhouse and corrected by Yusuke Kozaki. After that, it includes the confession illustrations shown when a character reaches an S support with Robin. Finally, this section of the book reveals various storyboards for the game's animated cutscenes. These were done by the studios Anima and Kamikaze Douga, among others.

Section 4 Player's Voices

A section covering the various Awakening-related polls created by Japanese anime news site Dengeki Online; there were an estimated 700 participants in the polls, with 68% of the participants being female, 31% male, and 1% giving no answer. 29% of the participants were in their teens, 53% were in their twenties, 15% were in their thirties, 1% were in their forties, and 2% neglected to give an answer. Additionally, there are also several comments made by the participants and some humorous comics featured in the section.

Who is your favorite male character?
Placement Character Percentage
1 Chrom 11.20%
2 Owain 8.90%
3 Gaius 8.80%
4 Henry 7.80%
5 Avatar 6.60%
6 Inigo 5.20%
7 Virion 5.00%
8 Frederick 4.80%
9 Lon'qu 4.30%
10 Gregor 4.00%
10 Gerome 4.00%
12 Stahl 3.60%
13 Libra 3.30%
14 Brady 3.20%
15 Morgan (Male) 2.90%
16 Gangrel 2.70%
17 Vaike 1.70%
17 Donnel 1.70%
17 Basilio 1.70%
20 Yarne 1.60%
20 Laurent 1.60%
22 Yen'fay 1.30%
23 Kellam 1.20%
24 Priam 0.90%
24 No Preference 0.90%
26 Walhart 0.70%
27 Ricken 0.30%
Who is your favorite female character?
Placement Character Percentage
1 Lucina 15.00%
2 Cordelia 10.10%
3 Avatar (Female) 9.90%
4 Tharja 8.40%
5 Sumia 6.80%
6 Olivia 6.10%
7 Lissa 5.90%
8 Cherche 5.50%
9 Morgan (Female) 4.30%
10 Severa 3.60%
11 Maribelle 3.30%
11 Noire 3.30%
11 Tiki 3.30%
14 Nowi 3.20%
15 Miriel 2.90%
16 Nah 1.40%
17 Sully 1.30%
18 Panne 0.90%
18 Anna 0.90%
18 Cynthia 0.90%
21 Say'ri 0.70%
21 Kjelle 0.70%
23 Flavia 0.60%
23 Emmeryn 0.60%
25 Aversa 0.30%
25 No Preference 0.30%
What is the best married couple?
Placement Couple Percentage
1 Avatar (Female) x Chrom 2.40%
2 Virion x Cherche 2.10%
3 Henry x Olivia 1.90%
3 Stahl x Sully 1.90%
5 Gregor x Nowi 1.70%
6 Vaike x Miriel 1.60%
7 Ricken x Maribelle 1.50%
8 Frederick x Lissa 1.40%
8 Avatar (Male) x Lucina 1.40%
10 Chrom x Olivia 1.30%
11 Libra x Tharja 1.20%
11 Lon'qu x Lissa 1.20%
13 Gaius x Sumia 1.10%
13 Lon'qu x Cordelia 1.10%
13 Virion x Sully 1.10%
16 Frederick x Sumia 1.00%
16 Chrom x Sumia 1.00%
16 Gaius x Cordelia 1.00%
19 Stahl x Cordelia 0.90%
19 Henry x Tharja 0.90%
In the downloadable content, what character did you feel most nostalgic about?
Placement Character Percentage
1 Marth 2.40%
2 Lyndis 2.10%
3 Roy 1.90%
4 Eirika 1.80%
5 Sigurd 1.70%
6 Alm 1.60%
7 Ephraim 1.50%
8 Seliph 1.40%
8 Leif 1.40%
10 Ike 1.30%
Which character was the most helpful in the story?
Placement Character Percentage
1 Avatar 28.50%
2 Donnel 7.30%
3 Morgan (Male) 5.00%
4 Morgan (Female) 4.50%
4 Tharja 4.50%
6 Cordelia 3.90%
7 Inigo 3.60%
8 Chrom 3.20%
9 Lucina 2.70%
9 Frederick 2.70%
What phrase left the biggest impression?
Placement Phrase Percentage
1 Anything can change! (Chrom) 10.80%
2 Your "future," it can kiss my big brown Feroxi arse! (Basilio) 10.60%
3 Don’t speak her name! (Chrom) 5.20%
4 Welcome back. It’s over now. (Chrom) 3.70%
5 Hey there, Fredericson! (Avatar) 3.50%
6 I will not fail! (Chrom) 2.10%
7 May we meet again, in a better life... (Avatar) 2.00%
7 I will challenge my fate! (Lucina) 2.00%
9 Unless...you rushed into marriage for some reason? Like you got her— (Nah) 1.80%
10 I had no choice but to ru...Er, that is, to RECRUIT new allies. (Virion) 1.30%
In Fire Emblem Awakening, this is what I love best!
Comment Commenter
You can have all different kinds of characters supporting each other, and there are so many great characters! And thanks to the avatar, I found myself completely absorbed in it! Asuka
I loved Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War's system where you could couple up characters at will. I was so happy to see that revived! Necohira
Kinda creepy how Chrom was basically stalking my female avatar. Ichigo
I love how you can train your characters as much as you like, how the enemy characters mostly become allies, how charac­ters from past games show up, how you can pair up the char­acters, the wedding system, and the unrestricted amount of character support! The Third Villager
The background music was wonderful! haryu703
This is my first in the Fire Emblem series. I thought it would be difficult because you never get your characters back—one mean mother of an RPG. But in reality, every scene had funny aspects, and it was built so a first-timer could have fun too! Yuu
The main character was so tough and didn’t seem “royal” at all! That was wonderful! Gita
The DLC was so fun; I always looked forward to it! Keep adding more, please! Haruhiko
Just when I thought I had all the DLC they were going to put out, they put out a second series! Zaha
It was worth the wait for a completely new addition to the Fire Emblem series!! It was really fun! 99
This is like a combination of all the previous Fire Emblem games, and playing this one seemed both new and nostalgic. It was a really fun game! As to the degree of difficulty, I see the map has gotten easier, which can’t really be helped. But I’d like to see a map that is more strategically challenging. Uraran
I’ve been playing ever since Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, and I liked that the support dialogues weren’t all the same; rather, the contents could change drastically depending on the person! That was just amazing! Also the female Morgan was incredibly cute! Kiritanpo
I was incredibly invested in this game! And it has so much replay value! Namagome
I like how you can go on playing it forever! I’m also impressed with the sheer number of support dialogues; it took forever to get them all done! I also loved the bonuses for fans! I want to play it for a long time to come! Heppoko Yuusuke
Making couples is so much fun!! Kira
The characters were just amazing! I really loved Frederick! I loved his rare weak points. He’s so good looking, but... the meat thing... Ha ha! Toto
All the characters are so charming! There’s so much conversation, and no matter how many times I do it, pairing people up to get married is so fun! The user interface is easy and never causes problems! nemi
I’ve been a fan ever since Mystery of the Emblem on the SNES. This time, Lunatic mode was...really inter­esting. I wound up playing more than three hundred hours! Hitonatsu
I never liked SRPGs before, but this is the game that allowed me to finally appreciate them. Esskayeff
I love the detailed ways in which you can control the avatar after the New Mystery of the Emblem game. I also love all the different marriages that are possible and the kids of the next generation, how all the characters are dis­tributed, and how every character has a pro voice actor attached to it... Among many other things. Azamaru
Have you added the DLC where Chrom and Cor­delia can have a support level S yet? RATOsuke
I love how the characters are so fleshed out! Furofuki Daikon
I fear nothing when Tharja is with me! yakei
Thank you so much for creating Tharja! Arutairu
I like how we meet Tiki again after so many years! Teru
It was so much fun; the game makes me long for a sequel or a side story! Tomona
I think these characters are the most unique in history! Ylisse
All the characters have their own individual ex­pressions; it’s just fun to watch. Also, the battle scenes are really cool! mika
The cut scenes are so beautifully done! The true characters of Emmeryn, Sumia, and Lucina shine through! I love the cut-scenes so much, I could watch them over and over! Towawa
The way characters have relationships, and the historical characters were so good! It was so fun—I could go on forever! Sui
This was my introduction to Fire Emblem, and it was loads of fun! I’ve played for more than 500 hours, and I’m not ready to finish it yet! Panie
Yes, Awakening has stolen away a lot of my time, but at the same time, I’ve made new friends who love the same characters I do, and I’ve tried new things I’d never tried before! It was truly a wonderful use of my time! Thank you so much! I’m going to keep on playing!! Hiyoto
This is my first Fire Emblem, and I had a great time the entire play through! Thanks to an easy-to-understand user interface, wonderful characters, and a choice of the degree of difficulty, I was able to play this with ease, even though I had never played a strategy RPG game before! tyt
I think the main reason I love it is because I was sucked right into Awakening's world! The wonderful characters with all their charming quirks were just fantastic! Shori-Mizore
I want a sequel using this same system! Tiga33
So when’s the next game from you guys, again? Pink Lightning

Section 5 Character Profiles

The character profiles consist simply of each character's roster description from the barracks. The profiles feature character portraits from Awakening and their alternate expressions. Non playable characters, like generic villagers and minor bosses, have brief descriptions mentioning what chapter they appear in and their personality. Class profiles consist of their flavor text, though slightly reworded.

Artwork of Nowi and Gregor from the Background website.

There is a page dedicated to the extra artwork featured on Awakening's Background website. The book does not mention that said website is the Japanese one, which may confuse some readers, as this artwork is not featured on any official English websites. The page also does not feature all of the Background website's artwork, missing the pieces featuring Gangrel and Aversa, Olivia and Mustafa, Grima and Robin, and Tharja and Robin.

The next couple pages consist of the Einherjar cards, in other words, it features the cropped artwork of the bonus spotPass characters.

The book incorrectly claims in its glossary section that Ylisse, Ferox, and Plegia are all a part of Valm, and that Valm was once known under the (incorrect) name Archanea and the (correct) name Valentia, claiming that those two continents were the same one but called Archanea in "previous Fire Emblem games" and Valentia in Gaiden.[1] This error is not in the Japanese print.[2]

The glossary entry for the Deadlords marks the first use of the term "Twelve Crusaders" in any English-localized Fire Emblem series materials. The book compares the Twelve Deadlords, also mentioning their Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War appearance, to the Twelve Crusaders and mentions that they are said to be connected.[3]

Section 5 concludes with one page dedicated to listing the credits of Awakening.

Section 6 Support Conversations

A compilation of all the support conversation scripts in Awakening. This is the book's largest section, comprising 103 pages of text. Awakening's support conversations are also archived at Category:Supports in Fire Emblem Awakening on-wiki.

Character Dialogue

Scattered throughout the book on various pages are snippets of character dialogue.

In the Humorous and Strange Dialogue section, specifically on page 184, a quote discussing Nah's strange name is erroneously cited as being from paralogue 15, Noire's recruitment paralogue, Nah's paralogue, and the correct paralogue to cite in this instance, is paralogue 16.

Table of contents

This is the table of contents provided within the English print of book itself.
Table of contents
Page # Description
5 Section 1 Official Illustration Gallery
77 Section 2 Concept Art
78 Character Design
105 Costume Design
127 Weapon Design
139 Section 3 Story Event Illustrations
140 Story Event Illustrations
146 Proposal Event Illustrations
154 Cutscene Storyboards
177 Section 4 Player's Voices
178 Poll Results
185 Section 5 Character Profiles
186 Character Profiles
208 Website Background Illustrations
209 Character Cards
214 Glossary
216 Fire Emblem Awakening Staff Credits
217 Section 6 Support Conversations
-- Character Dialogue
137 Barracks Dialogue
176 Shop Dialogue
178 Humorous and Strange Dialogue
187 Married Life, as Recorded in Historical Records
206 Level Up Collection
213 Retreat and Death Quotes

Etymology and other languages

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

The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening

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English
(unofficial)

Fire Emblem Awakening Model Sheets Knights of Ylisse

Some fan articles change Iris to Ylisse to align with Awakening's localization.

Japanese

ファイアーエムブレム 覚醒 設定資料集 Knights of Iris

Fire Emblem Awakening Model Sheets Knights of Iris. "Iris" is the name of Ylisse in the Japanese version.

Gallery

Main article: Category:Awakening concept artwork
  • The Japanese release's cover.

    The Japanese release's cover.

  • The US release's cover.

    The US release's cover.

  • Sample concept sheet of Chrom's designs.

    Sample concept sheet of Chrom's designs.

  • Sample concept sheet of the avatar's designs.

    Sample concept sheet of the avatar's designs.

  • Sample concept sheet of Walhart's designs.

    Sample concept sheet of Walhart's designs.

References

  1. ↑ [1] (JPG), imgur.com, Retrieved: October 19, 2016
  2. ↑ "Can confirm it was just a translation error. They combined everything into Valm." — shadowofchaos, The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening releases October 18th, Serenesforest.net, Published: 20th October 2016, Retrieved: 23rd October 2016
  3. ↑ "[The Twelve Deadlords] are said to have a connection to the Twelve Crusaders, but that connection is a mystery." (The Art of Fire Emblem Awakening (Dark Horse Comics), pg. 214)
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