Since a forest tile is present at those coordinates in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the developers most likely just forgot to place a forest tile there when recreating the map's visuals for the DS remake. As is the case with numerous entries in the series, Shadow Dragon is home to a vast array of characters that players can utilize in their army, all of which come with their own strengths and weaknesses. (Source: Original TCRF research) JapaneseĪ certain tile in Chapter 12 is defined as a Forest tile, even though no forest is actually visible on that tile on the map. Released in 2008, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon is a remake of the first game in the Fire Emblem series. In the game, there is an unused and untranslated heading for a 'My Unit Registration' and 'My Unit' is spelled in exactly the same way as the custom character in New Mystery and Awakening. The My Unit feature, which allows players to create their own character, may have been planned to debut in Shadow Dragon, instead of New Mystery of the Emblem.

It was likely cut due to the fog of war mechanic being exclusive to multiplayer versus matches in Shadow Dragon.īlonde and purple hair for women are both fully implemented and functional in Shadow Dragon, even though they wouldn't actually be used until New Mystery. The Torch item, which is used to increase a unit's vision in fog of war maps, is present in the game's data.

There is also data for male and female Cavaliers on foot, which probably meant dismounting (like in Mystery of the Emblem) was planned to feature at one stage. (Source: Previous (The Spriters Resource)) Unused Classesįire Dragon, Mage Dragon and Divine Dragon exist as separate classes, but without fully working map animations their statistical data is actually used when fighting using dragonstones.

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