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Get answers to frequently asked questions about Fire Emblem Heroes, including character stats, game endings, and unit progression, directly from the game's community.

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Q: Can we host your guide on...?

A: NO. I only allow a selected few sites to host my guides from now on, because I want to keep a close eye on them all. It's nothing personal, seriously.

Q: I was wondering what you think the 'true' ending of the game is, in terms of Eliwood and his eventual wife. In other words, who do YOU consider to be Roy's real mother? ~ Joshua Blanchard

A: If you have played the sequel, Fire Emblem 6 (Sealed Sword), there are a few clues around that would give a better idea of who Roy's real mother could be.

EXHIBIT A - Roy's mother is dead by the time Roy is 16 (from FE7 and FE6). ASSUMPTION - The candidates for Eliwood are Fiora, Ninian and Lyn. It is highly unlikely that if Eliwood is alive, he would let his wife go into battle against Bern by themselves. That means his wife must have passed away from a means outside of battle (there is ABSOLUTELY no mention of his wife being killed in battle, and Eliwood is not particularly angry at his wife's death). Ninian has a short time in the human world - Nils points this out at the end of FE7.

EXHIBIT B - In one of the FE6 supports, Marcus says that Eliwood loved his wife so much that he gave her a gift of her favourite flower from a mountain in Ilia (from FE6). ASSUMPTION - This makes it very unlikely that Lyn ended up with Eliwood.

EXHIBIT C - Rath has a daughter (from FE6). ASSUMPTION - Well, this one is not as obvious, it would seem, but it might provide further proof that Lyn ends up with Rath. It may not be the case, but it provides more evidence that Lyn is NOT Eliwood's wife.

EXHIBIT D - Fiora and Kent have very similar personalities. ASSUMPTION - Another opinion of mine, but it seems more likely that Fiora and Kent would hook up. Fiora is definitely NOT a weak woman (do you think she is likely to die from a means outside of battle?), proven by her battle prowess.

CONCLUSION - To me, it would seem that Ninian is the obvious choice. That FE6 support narrows it down to Fiora and Ninian. If Eliwood's wife died of circumstances outside of battle, Ninian's story checks out the best. I find it hard to believe that Fiora would die of a means outside of battle (although it is possible - child birth etc. was difficult in those times) and Lyn liking an Ilian flower does not make much sense.

Q: In each character's profile, under their stats, are three values. B, W and L. What do these letters stand for? ~ Joshua Blanchard

A: B stands for Battles. This represents how many battles that a character has been in, even just avoiding attacks. W stands for Wins. This represents how many battles that the character defeated the enemy (ie reduce their HP to 0). L stands for Losses. This represents how many battles that the character was defeated (ie their HP was reduced to 0). Losses remain even after restarting a chapter.

Q: How did you become so knowledgeable on Fire Emblem? Is it through sheer practice or from guides? ~ Joshua Blanchard

A: Actually, most of my skills come from being involved in the GameFAQs community. There are so many people around that voice different opinions and have pieces of knowledge. It's a matter of reading around I guess. When I picked up Fire Emblem, guides were the last thing I considered. I had no idea about formulas, supports and all that other 'advanced' knowledge. Once you read around a bit, talk to the right people, ask questions and practice a lot (I have played Fire Emblem hundreds of times) you will be in the same position I am in. In short, GameFAQs is the key to my knowledge.

Q: I defeated the game once, but I'm not getting the different mode options. Am I missing something? Do I have to do something special? ~ Leland Monson

A: You did not finish viewing the Epilogue. Finish viewing it (resume chapter > epilogue) and afterwards, you should have unlocked the mode options when beginning a new game.

Q: I have never encountered the iron and killer ballistas. Where can they be found, or used? ~ Richard Dady

A: The ballistas can be found on certain maps. They have limited ammo and vary from type to type depending on the difficulty of the chapter (usually). If you've only played Eliwood Normal Mode, I wouldn't be surprised if you haven't encountered either of them yet. Just play some of the other modes and keep an eye out for ballistas. When you see one on a map, don't assume all ballistas are the same. Some are much more dangerous than others.

Q: By the way, in this case (and in the case of where the game calculates your physical level versus your magical level to determine whether you will get Kenneth's map or Jerme's map), does it count promoted unit levels as the levels they gained when unpromoted plus the ones they gained when promoted, or would it count your magic level higher if you already promoted all your physical units? ~ Mark Letrah

A: Promoted units count as level 20 + whatever level they happen to be. So, if physical units were promoted as opposed to your unpromoted magical units, then you'd gain access to Jerme's map.