Fire Emblem Engage is the newest title in the Fire Emblem Franchise and has had, since its release in January, many DLCs to add more depth to its gameplay, as well as the characters. Recently, the Nintendo Dream Magazine announced the results of a popularity poll held back in February and the results are finally out.
The poll included 39 characters from the game and showcases the ranking of the top 25 most beloved characters. The Poll was exclusive to Nintendo Dream readers in Japan.
10 Ivy
In the 10th place in this poll is the Crown Princess of the Elusia Kingdom, Ivy. Starting off in the game as an antagonist, the player has to fight on multiple occasions, but she joins the players after her father’s death in chapter 11 – saving Alear and their allies after they lose all their rings and are chased by the Four Wings.
Ivy is a powerful unit. Starting as a Wing Tamer, she can then be promoted to Lindwurm, which allows her to make use of Tomes and Staff.
9 Veyle
Veyle, Sombron’s child and Alear’s sister, makes it to 9th place in this poll. Her true self is a caring and kind person but due to Zephia and Sombron’s control over her, she also has a darker personality that they force to take over at times. Once she breaks free of their control, she joins Alear and their group in order to defeat Sombron as well as the remaining members of the Four Wings, Zephia and Griss.
As a Fell Child, she makes great use of Emblems and is adept at using Tomes, as well as knives.
8 Pandreo
Pandreo is a character that, perhaps, many will be surprised to see ranking so high, at 8th place. He hails from the queendom of Solm as a retainer to Fogado, and is also the older brother of Panette, Timerra’s retainer. He and his sister ran away from their parents as kids but he came back later to lead the church in his parent’s absence.
Besides his fun personality, what makes him such a popular character is, undoubtedly, his usefulness on the battlefield. He starts off as High Priest lets makes him make use of Tomes, Staff, and Arts.
7 Celine
Celine is the Princess of the Firene Kingdom and is Alfred’s younger sister. A graceful Princess, she is loyal to her Kingdom and would do anything to defend her people. It’s easy to see how she made it to the 7th spot of the poll. She is a big tea enjoyer and a kind person who often worries about her older brother and his health.
Celine is also a very memorable unit. Starting as a Noble, she can later be promoted to the Vidame class. She is powerful when it comes to tomes and swords and can support other units with her Staff.
6 Sommie
Perhaps the most odd character to make it into the top 10, Sommie is a small, cute creature that made it to the 6th spot and resides in a shrine located inside the Somniel’s grotto. Alear can feed and pet it to increase their bond. The player can also give it accessories. Sommie was Lumera’s companion before being Alear’s. After some bonding, Sommie starts following Alear around in the Somniel and even helps with mini-games.
Overall, Sommie is a cute creature and it’s easy to see why some players might grow to like it a lot.
5 Yunaka
Yunaka is a character the players encounter early on in chapter 6 when they go to acquire the Emblem of Dawn, the ring of Micaiah. Yunaka is an extremely quirky character with an odd way of speaking which makes her extremely likable and explains how she broke into the top 5.
Yunaka is also a pretty good unit. Starting off as a thief, she is extremely capable with a knife. While she isn’t a physically strong unit, her speed and dexterity are impressive.
4 Alcryst
Alcryst is the second Prince of the Brodia Kingdom, as well as Crown Prince Diamant’s younger brother. He is a character with extremely low self-confidence and constantly sees himself as inferior to his brother. His character development in his Supports makes him a very appealing character and explains his 4th place in this poll.
His personality aside, he is a great unit who makes amazing use of bows. He’s easily one of the best archers in the game, going from Lord to his promotion class, Tireur d'élite.
3 Alfred
Breaking into the top 3 is the Crown Prince of Firene, Celine’s older brother, Alfred. He is one of the first characters to join Alear on their mission to take down the Fell Dragon Sombron. Alfred is a kind Prince who has quite a penchant for flowers. He is, perhaps, one of the best-written characters in the game too, making him very likable to many players.
Similarly to other royal characters, he is an extremely good unit. Starting off as a Noble, he can then be promoted to Avenir. As a cavalry unit, he is skilled in the lance and sword.
2 Diamant
The second most popular Fire Emblem Engage character is Diamant, the Crown Prince of the Brodia Kingdom and the older brother to Alcryst. He has a serious and calm personality, but despite that, he is a kind Prince who encourages his younger brother greatly.
He joins Alear during the 8th chapter of the game and his strength is put on display right away, as he possesses very high stats from the get-go. He starts off as a Lord and later can be promoted to Successor, which grants him access to Axes in addition to Swords.
1 Alear
The most popular character, as voted by the Nintendo Dream fans, ended up being the main character of the game, Alear, to no one’s surprise. In this poll, there was no distinction between female and male Alear. Being the character that the player controls, Alear surely grew on a lot of fans as their story developed throughout the game.
Unit-wise, Alear is very useful, making players enjoy the character more with their high speed and dexterity. Starting as a Dragon Child, Alear can utilize Emblems very well, and later, when promoted to Divine Dragon, they can access Arts in addition to Swords.
Fire Emblem Engage is available now for the Nintendo Switch.