Fire Emblem’s Smash Bros. Representatives, Ranked

With 8 characters, Fire Emblem is one of the most represented franchises in Super Smash Brothers. Here’s how we think they stack up.

It’s no secret that fans of Super Smash Brothers: Ultimate are a little frustrated with the amount of Fire Emblem characters in the game. Series director Masahiro Sakurai has even admitted that he also agrees with fans. However, in the same article, Sakurai also explains that giving each fighter their own tactics and playstyles makes them unique.

With eight different Fire Emblem characters that span the series’ 30-year run, there’s plenty of c characters to choose from. Here’s every Fire Emblem character in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, ranked.

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Continue scrolling to keep reading Click the button below to start this article in quick view. Ike

Ike’s moves in Smash are fairly simplistic. Throughout most of his history in Smash, Ike has been a heavy and slow powerhouse. This usually led to him being considered less than viable on most tier lists, though his significant damage output wasn’t anything to ignore. Though an increase to his agility in Ultimate made him a little more faithful to his fighting style in his games, it didn’t do much to vary up this anime swordsman.

Corrin

Corrin has one of the more unique play styles out of any Fire Emblem character in Smash. Corrin’s notable for their insane range on some of their moves and for being one of the three FE characters to have a projectile attack. They saw little change between Smash 4 and Smash Ultimate and remain a fairly viable pick competitively.

However, what puts Corrin low on this list is that they were added as a DLC character to Smash 4 when their respective game, Fire Emblem: Fates, was released only in Japan. It would be six months from Corrin’s reveal trailer until Fates would actually be available worldwide. This would rub plenty of Smash fans the wrong way, especially since they were picked over huge fan-favorites like Geno, Banjo & Kazooie, King K. Rool and Ridley.

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Roy and Chrom

One of the original FE characters added to the game, Roy certainly has seniority over many other FE characters. There was plenty of excitement over his return as DLC in Smash 4, which really helps him stand out on this list. Roy holds a fairly strong place in Smash’s history, even if his playstyle may seem a little boring by today’s standards.

Likewise, Chrom was another fan favorite addition. Being the only one of Awakening’s protagonists to not be playable in Smash 4, fans were certainly hyped to see his playable inclusion in Ultimate. Roy and Chrom are listed together in part due to them being echoes of each other, but also for the amount of fan support behind their additions/returns.

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Lucina

Lucina is an echo fighter of Marth, though they were among the few echo fighter pairs to have slight differences between them. The difference comes with their sword attacks. Where Marth has spots on his sword’s hitbox that’ll do more damage and spots that’ll do less damage, Lucina lacks these “sweet spots” and “sour spots” which gives her more consistent damage.

Lucina serves as one of the two representatives for Awakening, which saw significant praise from critics. Awakening is seen as the game that saved the Fire Emblem series, as it was once planned to be the last Fire Emblem game produced. Lucina being one of the protagonists that single-handedly saved the entire series is justification enough for her inclusion in Smash.

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Marth

There isn’t a lot to say about Marth. His move set is simple, yet it was the first of its kind in Smash. He was also the first unlocked Fire Emblem character to be included in Smash Brothers. Much like Roy, Marth has that legacy behind him that’s hard to ignore.

Byleth

Fire Emblem and Smash fans alike were surprised to see Byleth as the last character in Fighter Pass 1. With the previous characters all being third-party, and with a rumor about Devil May Cry’s Dante joining the roster, there was plenty of disappointment with Byeth’s inclusion. However, it’s important to state just how well-received Three Houses was.

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Byleth also has an incredibly unique move set that relies on balancing risk versus reward. Though Byleth falls fairly mid-tier in competitive play, there’s certainly a lot of fun to be had with their wide range of timing-based moves. Plus, having Byleth wielding the regalia of the game’s titular three houses serves as a great way to represent Three Houses as a whole.

Robin

By far, Robin has one of the most unique move sets compared to their other Fire Emblem representatives. One of the biggest complaints when it comes to Smash’s Fire Emblem representation is that they focus too much on sword fighters. Robin is a huge exception to this, utilizing spells and a unique durability system on their spellbooks. With tons of fun utility and a new playstyle from Fire Emblem, Robin is certainly one of Smash’s best FE characters.

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A writer for CBR since September 2020, Jacob Creswell is a life long writer and gamer. Has written for both local and global publications. Lover of Animal Crossing, Undertale, Team Fortress 2, and a little professional wrestling on the side. Often can be found doing way more research than needed for his video game theories. Can also be found on his Twitter, @Creeology98

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