Fire Emblem Awakening's story list is Premonition, Prologue, Chapters 1–25, then Endgame. After that come 23 paralogues. The menu never calls Endgame "Chapter 26," and Premonition is not Chapter 1 — Chapter 1 is Unwelcome Change. This page is the NA English list: official titles, who joins, and why a paralogue is still missing from the world map. Portraits and join details for each unit are on characters.
How the list is numbered
| Menu label | Official title | What players mix up |
|---|---|---|
| Premonition | Invisible Ties | A short fight before the Prologue. Same title as Chapter 23. |
| Prologue | The Verge of History | Southtown. Not "Chapter 1." |
| Chapter 1–25 | Unwelcome Change through To Slay a God | Chapter 3 is Warrior Realm at the Longfort, not Shepherds. |
| Endgame | Grima | Not labeled Chapter 26. |
| Paralogue 1–23 | Side maps | EU English says Side Stories. Child maps need a marriage and a path on the world map. |
DLC xenologues at the Outrealm Gate (Apotheosis, Future Past, and the rest) are not numbered chapters. Apotheosis has its own page.
Main story
Victory is Rout unless the table says otherwise. Defeat is Chrom or Robin down, plus the extra loss conditions listed. "Talk" means they start outside your army.
| # | Title | Win | Joins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premonition | Invisible Ties | Rout | Chrom, Robin |
| Prologue | The Verge of History | Rout | Lissa, Frederick |
| 1 | Unwelcome Change | Rout | Virion, Sully |
| 2 | Shepherds | Rout | Vaike, Stahl, Miriel |
| 3 | Warrior Realm | Defeat Raimi | Sumia (auto), Kellam (Chrom talks). Both Door Keys gone before a door opens is a loss. |
| 4 | Two Falchions | Rout | Lon'qu |
| 5 | The Exalt and the King | Rout | Ricken, Maribelle |
| 6 | Foreseer | Rout | Panne (auto), Gaius (talk). Emmeryn dying is also a loss. |
| 7 | Incursion | Rout | Cordelia |
| 8 | The Grimleal | Rout | Gregor, Nowi |
| 9 | Emmeryn | Rout | Libra, Tharja (talk) |
| 10 | Renewal | Defeat Mustafa | — |
| 11 | Mad King Gangrel | Rout | Olivia |
| 12 | The Seacomers | Rout | Cherche |
| 13 | Of Sacred Blood | Defeat the Risen Chief | Henry, Lucina |
| 14 | Flames on the Blue | Defeat Ignatius | — |
| 15 | Smoldering Resistance | Rout | Say'ri (talk) |
| 16 | Naga's Voice | Defeat Cervantes | — |
| 17 | Inexorable Death | Defeat Pheros | — |
| 18 | Sibling Blades | Defeat Yen'fay | — |
| 19 | The Conqueror | Defeat Walhart | — |
| 20 | The Sword or the Knee | Defeat Walhart | — |
| 21 | Five Gemstones | Defeat Algol | — |
| 22 | An Ill Presage | Defeat Aversa | — |
| 23 | Invisible Ties | Rout | Basilio, Flavia |
| 24 | Awakening | Rout | — |
| 25 | To Slay a God | Defeat Aversa | — |
| Endgame | Grima | Defeat Grima | — |
Paralogues
A paralogue stays on the world map until you clear it. Child maps need the parent at S-rank (married) and a route to that tile. The marriage planner is for the parent pairing; this table is only the unlock.
| # | Title | Unlock | Joins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sickle to Sword | Clear Chapter 3 | Donnel — he stays only if he lives and gains a level here |
| 2 | The Secret Seller | Clear Chapter 5 | — |
| 3 | A Strangled Peace | Clear Chapter 7 | — |
| 4 | Anna the Merchant | Clear Chapter 9 | Anna (talk) |
| 5 | Scion of Legend | Lissa married. Clear Chapter 14, or clear Chapter 13 and open Paralogues 9 and 10 | Owain (talk) |
| 6 | A Man for Flowers | Olivia married. Clear Chapter 14, or clear Chapter 13 and open Paralogue 12 | Inigo (talk) |
| 7 | Noble Lineage | Maribelle married. Clear Chapter 15, or Chapter 14 + Paralogue 6, or Chapter 13 + Paralogues 6 and 12 | Brady (talk) |
| 8 | A Duel Disgraced | Sully married. Clear Chapter 13 | Kjelle (talk) |
| 9 | Wings of Justice | Sumia married. Clear Chapter 18, or Chapter 14 + Paralogue 5, or Chapter 13 + Paralogue 10 | Cynthia (talk) |
| 10 | Ambivalence | Cordelia married. Clear Chapter 13 | Severa (talk) |
| 11 | Twin Wyverns | Cherche married. Clear Chapter 16, or Chapter 14 + Paralogue 5, or Chapter 13 + Paralogues 5, 9, and 10 | Gerome (talk) |
| 12 | Disowned by Time | Robin married. Clear Chapter 13 | Morgan (talk) |
| 13 | Rival Bands | Panne married. Clear Chapter 13 | Yarne (talk) |
| 14 | Shadow in the Sands | Miriel married. Clear Chapter 13 | Laurent |
| 15 | A Shot from the Dark | Tharja married. Clear Chapter 13 | Noire (talk) |
| 16 | Daughter to Dragons | Nowi married. Clear Chapter 13 | Nah (talk) |
| 17 | The Threat of Silence | Clear Chapter 18 | Tiki (talk) |
| 18 | The Dead King's Lament | Clear Chapter 25 + SpotPass | Gangrel — Chrom talks three times |
| 19 | Irreconcilable Paths | Clear Chapter 25 + SpotPass | Walhart — Chrom must fight him; he joins after the map |
| 20 | A Hard Miracle | Clear Chapter 25 + SpotPass | Emmeryn (talk) |
| 21 | Ghost of a Blade | Clear Chapter 25 + SpotPass | Yen'fay (talk) |
| 22 | The Wellspring of Truth | Clear Chapter 25 + SpotPass | Aversa (talk) |
| 23 | The Radiant Hero | Clear Chapter 25 + SpotPass | Priam |
If a paralogue is missing
- Story-gated maps (1–4, 17) appear after the listed chapter. Paralogue 1 opens when you beat the Longfort.
- Child maps (5–16) stay hidden until that parent has an S-support. Lucina is the exception: she joins in Chapter 13, not a paralogue.
- Even after the marriage, the tile needs a path. Clearing a later story chapter, or opening a neighbour, drops the fog. Owain's map is the usual example: Chapter 14, or Paralogues 9 and 10 already open.
- Paralogues 18–23 need Chapter 25 and the SpotPass data. On a NA cartridge that already pulled them, they sit on the map after Chapter 25.
Donnel, Gangrel, and Walhart can appear on the map and still fail to join if you skip their extra rule. Classes and skills for anyone you just recruited are on classes and skills.