Fire Emblem- Blood of Yamato

Fire Emblem- Blood of Yamato is a tactical RPG for the Playstation 6, developed by Italian company Bushido Games.
== Plot ==
The game starts in Tatsunomiyako, the Dragon Capital (the capital of Sollevante), in the Palace of the Dragons. 
Elena is training with her friend Nikolai, a nomad from the Selem tribe who was taken by the Yamato as a Ward. Masamune had taken Nikolai because he knows the boy is in fact a Vodnik, an ice spirit from the far north, and as such has Death magic much more powerful than a normal human ever could: Masamune secretly plans to train Nikolai to make him the successor of Anders, but he refuses to tell Elena about it and instead reassures her that Nikolai is going to become her loyal guardsman (I put this twist here to provide context for a reader, but Elena and the player will only know the reasons behind Nikolai's adoption much later). 
The Doge later goes to see Elena, and tells her she's going to be married off to Nobuyoshi Leondiferro, the son of the lord of Monte del Leone and scion of the second most powerful house in Sollevante. She doesn't want to, as she's in love with Nikolai and doesn't want to let go of him, but accepts it nonetheless. After a few days, the Leondiferro family comes to Tatsunomiyako, and Elena meets Nobuyoshi for the first time. 
As the two are going to marry, it's revealed that lord Giovanni Nicolacci has been murdered, and his younger brother Antonio (now the head of House Nicolacci) has placed the blame on Goro, asking the Doge to call off the marriage. Nabucco complies, and in response Goro enacts a coup, surrounding the Palace with his troops. Elena, Liutprando and Nikolai are forced to flee, escorted by Masamune, while Chihiro and the captain of the guards Shotaro Hinohara remain at the castle to protect the Doge. 
As they escape from Goro's men, they defeat Kenji, a Fighter, and are joined by the Soldier Kentaro: they leave the city and set out through the Great Road to look for a place to hide from Goro's men. Masamune tells the rest of the group about Wataru Hinohara, who "will not accept his brother's death". 
After finishing chapter 1, 1X automatically unlocks, where you play as Nabucco, Teodolinda, Chihiro, Shotaro, the two guards Mitsuo Yamane and Masaru Tanaka and a bunch of soldiers as they try to resist Goro's onslaught: the enemy commanders are Nobuyoshi and Goro, and the map lasts ten turns, after that Goro kills Shotaro and the Doge is captured: anyone who has survived will later be unlockable. If all the controllable normal soldiers and Chihiro have survived, she joins the party equipped with a special promotional item. Nabucco is injured and taken prisoner and forced to surrender to Goro. 
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== Gameplay ==
The game plays like a traditional Fire Emblem game, with your units able to move on the map and attack on player phase, and the enemy moving on enemy phase. 
Permadeath can be turned off through casual mode.
The game has a double-layer weapon triangle: the main triangle consists of Melee--> Ranged---> Magic--->Melee. The Melee Subtriangle is Katana--->Kanabo---> Naginata---> Katana. The Ranged Subtriangle is Knife---> Gun---> Bow---> Knife. The Magic Triangle is Energy (Fire, Light)---> Death (Ice, Shadow)--->Sky (Wind, Thunder)---> Energy. Each weapon is supereffective on four weapons, three for the main triangle and one per subtriangle. A weapon that hits supereffectively on the main triangle boosts damage by 25% and accuracy by 50%, while one that hits supereffectively on a subtriangle boosts damage by 15% and accuracy by 30%.
Unlike Fire Emblem Three Houses, this game is mostly linear in plot, having a hub map akin to Sacred Stones where you choose where to go. It also brings back Gaiden Chapters from the Elibe games.
Supports return, though they are all non-romantic, and there are no Child units. As Elena is not an avatar, she can't be matched with whom the player wants, and Nikolai is her plot-driven love interest.
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== Setting ==
It takes place in the continent of Virokan, based on various parts of the world.
Near the Eastern Ocean is the Sollevante Kingdom, a kingdom inspired by Italy and, in part, Japan. Sollevante was founded 3000 years ago by emperor Yoshitsune Yamato, a dragon disguised as a human. His descendants inherit the Blood of Yamato, which makes them part Dragon, though very few of them actually manifest the ability to turn into dragons. 
In the center lies the Holy Kingdom of Belsioks, ruled by Shahanshah (king of Kings) Dariush XVII of House Muzaffar. Said Shahanshah is believed to be descended from god Mu'Zashiad, who had saved mankind from being kept as slaves to the dragons, and as such it's the king's job to ultimately extinguish the House of Yamato (which is descended from said dragons). 
The center-north of Virokan is comprised of the steppes of Hurrak, where various nomad tribes live. 
In the far north there are lands covered in ice, where winter lasts forever. Hidden in those lands is the Cradle of the Immortal, where Anders' consumed spirit rests, forced to suffer until someone else releases the Lunar Cry and takes his place. 
In the south, there are the Free Trade Zone of Mactan, a neutral territory where merchants from all over the world come to trade. Mactan is rules by the Thirteen Great Merchants and protected from invaders by the defensive army of the Golden Shield (which takes no part in wars). Further south is the Raj of Bahrat, ruled by the great Maharajahs. 
Locations west of Belsioks are mentioned, such as the Holy City of Sophia, where the Church of Mas has its headquarters. 
There's a nation known as Pellervoinen, based on China. 
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== Characters ==
=== House Yamato: ===
Elena Alice Yamato: The third-eldest scion of the Yamato. She's proficient in healing arts and guns. Her unique class is Miko Princess, which promotes into Dawn Lord (a class that can heal and morph into a dragon). Unlike Robin, Corrin and Byleth, Elena is neither an avatar nor a silent protagonist, and even her name, gender, looks, class and love interest are fixed and cannot be chosen by the player.
Nabucco Piershinzo Yamato: The Doge of Sollevante. He's also known as the Dragon King. Unlike many protagonists' fathers in the series, he isn't killed by a villain or dead at the start. Instead, he's captured and forced to turn into a dragon through a blood ritual, but is able to communicate with Elena through telepathy and is playable in a forced loss segment in the special class Doge (you can't save him: the segment ends once he dies or in 10 turns, and any other unit that escapes is saved, while he's lost). If the Doge has died, he no longer has the strength to free himself and Elena has to kill him, as he asks her to free him from his suffering, otherwise, if the forced loss segment ends in 10 turns and any other unit has escaped, the Doge is playable in the special class Unstable, as he manages to maintain control for one last battle until his body turns to ashes.
Teodolinda Sayuri Yamato: The Dogaressa, Nabucco's wife. She's a prepromoted Swordmaster, though you only play as her in a forced loss segment where she's meant to die: if she survives, she'll stay at the castle, but refuses to fight due to taking the duty of the Doge.
Masamune Elisa Yamato: The eldest son of the Yamato family, the heir to the Doge and the most proficient at fighting. He's a great rider, swordsman and Death Mage, and as such is a prepromote of the Dark Knight class. He's the Oifey Archetype of this game. He's the "heroic male dark mage named Elisa" that is a recurring archetype in games from Bushido. 
Chihiro Ildegarda Yamato: The second-eldest scion of the Yamato, and the commander of the Valkyries of Nagaoka, the Wyvern Knight division of the Sollevantian army. She's a Wyvern Knight. 
Liutprando Guarniero Yamato: The Yamato's last son, only ten years old. He's saved by Elena and later in the game is accepted by the stray pegasus Aladorata. He's the Est archetype (you have him near the beginning, but he only learns to fight near the end) and is a Pegasus Knight. 
Nikolai of Selem: A young boy from the Selem tribe who was taken in the Yamato family as a ward. He's proficient in Death Magic. He has the unique class of Death Apprentice, which promotes into Dusk Lord. At the end of the game, he chooses to be the Dahaka and becomes the main antagonist as he succeeds Anders of Kurona and releases the Lunar Cry. 
=== House Leondiferro: ===
Goro Leondiferro: The head of house Leondiferro, who owns the iron mines of Monte del Leone and is in control of the strongest cavalry and navy forces of the entire kingdom. He's planning a coup against the Doge. He's a General and this game's Rudolf archetype. 
Nobuyoshi Leondiferro: The son of Goro and Elena's fiancee. Their engagement is broken once Masamune finds out about the coup and saves Elena. He's a Weapon Master. He's the Camus Archetype, as he actually cares for Elena despite being deeply loyal to Goro. 
Francesco dal Verme: The chief strategist of House Leondiferro, who is in love with Nobuyoshi. He could be considered one of this game's two Gharnef archetypes, along with Nikolai, as he's studying occultism and learns how to forcefully turn Nabucco into a dragon. He's a Valkyrie (nothing to do with the Valkyries of Nagaoka). 
Motochika Namikawa: The strongest admiral in the Sollevantine fleet, commander of the Leondiferro flagship "Iron Lion" and a loyal bannerman of House Leondiferro. He has the unique, non-playable class Admiral. 
Riccardo Arashiyama: Leader of the Knights of the Stormpeak, a powerful cavalry regiment loyal to House Leondiferro. He's a Paladin. 
=== House Nicolacci: ===
Antonio Nicolacci: Head of House Nicolacci. He seems to be helping the Doge, but plans to betray him and sell Elena to the Belsiotes. He isn't a military expert, though he's cunning and uses money and wits to tie a lot of followers to him, and represents the merchant class of Sollevante. 
Vincenzo Nicolacci: Son of Antonio and the only military leader of House Nicolacci, who tends to rely on foreign mercenaries to do battle. He's a Cavalier.
Asuka Nicolacci: Antonio's niece (daughter of his brother Giovanni Nicolacci, who was murdered by Zhuhai under orders from Antonio himself). Unlike Antonio, Asuka stays loyal to the Doge and is plotting revenge against her uncle. She's a recruitable character, and her class is Inquisitor.
Ming Zhuhai: A skilled assassin from the nation of Pellervoinen employed by the Nicolacci. He's also known as the Phantom Snake and wields the Snake's Fangs, daggers so poisonous that they can easily cause instant death. He's an Assassin.
Gozaburo Genshu: The leader of the Genshu Mercenary Company. He works for the Nicolacci. 
=== House Hinohara: ===
Shotaro Hinohara: Younger brother of Wataru Hinohara, head of House Hinohara, and the leader of the Doge's royal guard. He's deeply loyal to the Doge even at the cost of his life: the player cannot save him, as he's a green unit who tries to die protecting the Doge, and if the Doge is saved, Shotaro is killed in a cutscene by Nobuyoshi (though he survives with a stat nerf). He's a General (but is nerfed to a Soldier due to his wounds making him unable to battle wearing heavy armor). 
Wataru Hinohara: The head of House Hinohara, who stays loyal to the Yamato even after the Leondiferro took over. 
=== House Ebihara: ===
Gabriele Ebihara: The head of minor house Ebihara, sworn to house Leondiferro but secretly planning to destroy them from the inside, as he knew Goro wanted to take the throne. He later becomes a party member, as a Wyvern Lord. 
=== Nobility and military commanders of Belsioks: ===
Dariush al-Muzaffar: the Shahanshah of Belsioks. He's an enlightened and just ruler, though in his country it's strongly believed that he's descended from the god Mu'Zashiad, and he, as the heir of said god, wants to wage war on Sollevante to complete the legendary "War for Freedom".
Bozorg al-Khufir: One of the Seven Swords of the Stars, the seven noble generals who assist the House of Muzaffar. As the Star of Radiance, he rules over the Northern Province and wields the powerful lance Gae Bolg, which is said to have been made from a dragon fang. 
=== Other characters: ===
==== Playable: ====
Kentaro: A commoner who serves in the Yamato army. He's a Soldier.
Zenmei (Costante Ebihara): A monk from the Dragon Temple of Tomoka, originally a bastard of Gabriele Ebihara. He's a Monk.
Erika Tokazaki: A geisha from the city of Usagi-Cho. She's a Dancer.
Marco Sabbatoni: A traveling minstrel who invented a weird type of music called Heavy Metal. He's a Bard.
Ewan-I, Ewan-II and Ewan-III Rahmit: Three mage brothers from Belsioks, sons of the powerful Necromancer Yuan Rahmit. Their names are all written as "Ewan", though they're pronounced "Evan" (for Ewan-I), "Ivan" (for Ewan-II) and "Eh-wan" (for Ewan-III). Ewan-I is a Death Mage, Ewan-II is a Sky Mage and Ewan-III is an Energy Mage. They have a magic-based Triangle Attack.
Rocco Suzuki: A ronin, member of the Genshu mercenary company. He later joins the party. He's a Swordmaster.
Mitsuo Yamane: A guard of the Doge and the Cain archetype: can only be recruited late in the game if he survives chapter 1X. He's a Shinobi.
Masaru Tanaka: A guard of the Doge and the Abel archetype: can only be recruited late in the game if he survives chapter 1X. He's a Shinobi.
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==== NPCs: ====
==== Posthumous/legendary figures: ====
Anders of Kurona: A legendary druid who had made a pact with dark creatures to save tribe chieftain Okikurmi from Belsiote warriors 700 years ago. He had been granted immortality as the Dahaka, AKA the dark druid that controls the moon itself and the Lunar Cry virus that is sealed in it. He's still alive, in a consumed and mentally unstable form, and can only die for good if someone else becomes the Dahaka and release the Cry. 
Okikurmi of Kurona: The ancient chieftain of the Kurona Tribe, which was exterminated by the Belsiotes 700 years ago. His best friend, the shaman Anders, released the Lunar Cry Blight to defeat the Belsiotes and save him, though Okikurmi himself later attempted to murder Anders when he found out that the Lunar Cry had not only destroyed the Belsiotes, but also decimated the population of entire cities and even his own tribe. 
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== Classes ==
==== (weapon), [skills] ====
=== Playable Classes: ===
Miko Princess (Gun) (Staves)---> Dawn Lord [Dragon Morph] [Aether]
Death Apprentice (Death)---> Dusk Lord [Spirit Morph] 
Doge (Staves)---> Unstable Dragon [Corrupted Breath] [Demon Power]
Samurai (Katana)---> Swordmaster [+30% Crit] [Astra]/Weapon Master (Kanabo) (Naginata) [Stun]
Death Mage (Death)---> Shadowbinder (Energy) (Staves) [Summon] [Flare]/ Dark Knight (Katana) [horseback] [Flare]
Wyvern Knight (Naginata) [flying]---> Wyvern Lord (Kanabo) [Armor Crush] / Dracolich Wizard (Death) [Vampirism]
Pegasus Knight (Naginata) [flying]---> Kinshi Knight (Bow) [Lightning Speed] / Falcon Knight (Katana) [Stun]
Bard [Refresh Turns]---> Heavy Metal (Death) [Power Metal]
Dancer [Refresh Turns]---> Dancing Blade (Katana) [Crit +30%] 
Energy Mage (Energy)---> Inquisitor (Knife) (Staves) [Flare]/Onmyoji (Sky) (Staves) [Flare] 
Sky Mage (Sky)---> Onmyoji (Staves) (Energy) [Flare]/ War Mage (Kanabo) [armored] 
Soldier (Naginata)---> Spearmaster [Impale] [Crit. +30%]/ Basara (Sky) [Stun] 
Armor Knight (Naginata) [armored]---> General (Kanabo) (Katana) [Great Shield] / Great Knight (Kanabo) (Katana) [horseback] [Sense of Justice] 
Cavalier (Naginata) (Katana) [horseback]---> Paladin (Bow) [Sense of Justice] / Great Knight (Kanabo) [armored] [Sense of Justice] 
Fighter (Kanabo)---> Berserker [Crit +30%] [Colossus] /Oni Savage (Sky) [Colossus] 
Ninja (Knife) [Pick] [Defog] ---> Assassin (Bow) [Lethality] [Poison Knife] / Shinobi (Katana) [Poison Knife] [Wind Run] 
Gunman (Gun)---> Mechanist (Knife) [horseback] [armored] [Puppets] / Dragoon (Naginata) [horseback] [Sense of Justice] 
Archer (Bow)---> Sniper [Crit + 30%] [Sniping] / Bow Knight (Katana) [Wind Run] 
Miko (Staves) ---> Valkyrie (Katana) [horseback] [Miracle] / High Priestess (Bow) [Healing Cross] 
Monk (Staves)---> Grand Master (Naginata) [Miracle] [Vampirism] [Healing Cross] 
=== Non-playable (or temporarily playable): ===
Puppet (Claws) [Kamikaze]
Dragon (Dragon Breath)
Geist (Phantom Tentacles)
Fenrir (Frozen Fangs)
Dahaka (Death) [Necromancy] [Lunar Cry] [Deathborn]
Admiral (Gun) (Kanabo) [cross water] [armored]
Bandit (Kanabo)
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=== Skills: ===
Dragon Morph: Allows you to morph into a dragon
Aether: Halves enemy resistance and gives back the damage dealt as HP
Demon Power: Gets stronger the lower the player's health is. 
Lethality: Deals instant kill
Defog: Vision range +3 in the fog
Armor Crush: Halves enemy defense
Stun: Keeps target from acting for two turns
Power Metal: sings power metal songs that boost Crit Rate of the target by 15%. Can stack.
Astra: strikes 5 times, each having half base power
Flare: Halves enemy resistance
Impale: Strikes 4 times, each having 0.75 of the base power
Vampirism: gives damage dealt back as HP
Sense of Justice: Strikes first and doubles defense, but cannot double. Only works in enemy phase
Great Shield: Nullify an enemy attack. 
Colossus: Attack*2, Doesn't work if the enemy is heavier than you.
Poison Knife: Attacks with knives cause poison
Pick: Picks locks without needing a key
Wind Run: Gives you an automatic extra turn
Puppets: summons puppets
Kamikaze: self-destructs, causing damage in a 1-3 radius
Miracle: if the damage received is lethal, halves it 
Sniping: Bow range increases by 1
Healing Cross: Staves affect any unit adjacent to the user simultaneously
Spirit Morph: Assumes the forms of Geist and Fenrir. 
Necromancy: Summons troops
Lunar Cry: Marks an area of three squares, and launches an AOE instant death attack in the next enemy phase. Does not affect Lords.
Deathborn: immune to crits and instant kills
== Trivia ==
The Yamato family was intentionally given Italian or Japanese names that no Italian person uses nowadays:
* Nabucco is a king from an opera, while Piershinzo is a compound of the Italian name "Piero" and the Japanese "Shinzo" (as in "Shinzo Abe").
* Teodolinda is a queen of the Lombards, while Sayuri is a Japanese name. She was meant to be named Disgrazia ("disgrace" in Italian) but that name was scrapped. 
* Masamune is the name of a legendary Japanese swordsmith (and a very rare name in Italy), while his second name Elisa is a real name in Italy, though almost always used for girls, but it sounds close to Erisa which is a masculine name in Japan.
* Chihiro is a Japanese name, while Ildegarda was a medieval nun and saint.
* Liutprando was a Lombard king and Guarniero was a medieval duke of Spoleto. 
* The only exception is the protagonist, Elena Alice, who is named after the actual singer Elena Alice Fossi (of Kirlian Camera) and the model Elena Tabakovic. 
The Kingdom of Sollevante is named after the Italian word for "Rising Sun", since it has both Italian and Japanese influences.
* The Kingdom of Sollevante itself is written with the Kanji for "Japan", though they are read as their Italian translation. This unorthodox reading of Kanji is known as "nanori" in Japan.
Any character from Sollevante has a name completely written in Kanji. Even non-Japanese names are in Kanji, being written as their "translation" to Japanese despite being read in Western languages. For instance, Elena Alice Yamato is written with the Kanji for "Light" and "Noble" (Elena is Greek for "Light", Alice means "Noble" in ancient Germanic). 
* Marco Sabbatoni, whose last name is a reference to power metal band Sabaton, is the only exception, as he's written with the Kanji for "Saturn" while the band Sabaton lacks a name in Kanji (because they're not Japanese).
*Belsiote and non-Sollevantine characters are written in Katakana, as were most FE characters before this game.
This is the first game where you can have a bard and a dancer in the party at the same time, and where bard and dancer can promote into offensive-oriented classes. However they cannot give turns to each other.
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