Editing Chrom

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|artist      = {{h2|fireemblemwiki:Artists of the Fire Emblem series|Yusuke Kozaki}}

'''Chrom''' ({{ja|クロム|Kuromu}}, ''Chrom'') is a character from the {{uv|Fire Emblem}} series. As one of the three main characters of ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Awakening}}'', Chrom is a distant descendant of [[Marth]], the father of [[Lucina]], and the best friend of [[Robin]]. Chrom seeks to maintain peace and stability within his kingdom of {{s|fireemblemwiki|Ylisse}} by warding off the forces of {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Plegia}}.

 

After making cameos in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' as a [[trophy]], a [[Mii Costume]], during [[Palutena's Guidance]] regarding Robin, and in Robin's [[Final Smash]] ([[Pair Up]]) and right-inputted [[victory pose]], Chrom transitioned into a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

Chrom is a distant descendant of the legendary "Hero-King" [[Marth]]. He is a prince of {{s|fireemblemwiki|Ylisse}}, the successor state to the now-ancient kingdom of Archanea, and is the younger brother of its leader, the Exalt {{s|fireemblemwiki|Emmeryn}}. Chrom bears the holy bloodline of Ylisse's rulers, the Exalts, who carry the power of the legendary dragon {{s|fireemblemwiki|Naga}} and her holy gifts to humanity: the [[fireemblemwiki:Shield of Seals|Fire Emblem]] and the blade {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Falchion|Archanea}}. This power is signified by the presence of a distinctive [[fireemblemwiki:Holy Blood#Brands|Brand]] on their bodies; in Chrom's case, his Brand is located on his right deltoid. In addition to his royal duties, Chrom is the leader of a group of Ylissean soldiers known as the {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Shepherds|group}}, who help maintain Ylisse's peace and stability.

In the original timeline of ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', Chrom, his sister {{s|fireemblemwiki|Lissa}}, and his bodyguard {{s|fireemblemwiki|Frederick}}, finding [[Robin|an amnesiac tactician]] by the roadside who joins the Shepherds. After Ylisse's struggle against the neighboring nation of {{s|fireemblemwiki|Plegia}}, Chrom becomes the new Exalt of Ylisse, gets married, and becomes the father of a baby girl, who he names [[Lucina]]. This timeline goes awry with the death of Chrom and the fall of Ylisse at the hands of the Fell Dragon {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Grima|character}}. Now at war alongside a small group of rebels, Lucina travels back in time to undo these events.

Lucina manages to contact Chrom during a conflict against {{s|fireemblemwiki|Valm}} two years after meeting [[Robin|the mysterious tactician]], warning Chrom of the looming threat of Grima who, using the body of Robin's future counterpart, had destroyed the world in her timeline. Chrom, Lucina, and the rest of the Shepherds work together to defeat {{s|fireemblemwiki|Walhart}} of Valm, {{s|fireemblemwiki|Validar}} of the Grima-worshipping {{iw|fireemblem|Grimleal|cult}}, and Grima himself. These actions create a new timeline where peace reigns and Chrom leads a long, fulfilling life as Exalt and the Lucina of this timeline has a happy childhood.

 

Since ''Awakening'', Chrom has appeared in a number of other games. He makes an appearance in [[fireemblemwiki:Before_Awakening|an ''Awakening''-based mission]] in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'', where he meets [[Corrin]]. In the crossover game ''{{s|wikipedia|Project X Zone 2}}'', he is one of three playable Nintendo characters (alongside Lucina and [[Fiora]]). Chrom is also prominently featured as a major character in both ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE}}'' and ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Warriors}}'', and is one of the many units the player can recruit in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Heroes}}''. An emblem clone of Chrom, paired with male Robin, appear in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Engage}}'', as part of the game's third DLC.

Chrom appears in {{SSB4|Lucina}} and {{SSB4|Robin}}'s trailer. In the beginning, he is shown lying on the ground after being incapacitated by {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} in battle. Lucina defends him but is almost defeated herself. For the majority of the trailer, he is only seen laying on the ground. However, in the end, still badly hurt, he remarks that he "will get [his] chance another day;" a gameplay video immediately after this scene displays Robin's Final Smash and humorously states that Chrom will get his chance today instead, confirming his involvement as part of the Final Smash. He also appears at the top of Lucina and Robin's "New Challenger" artwork on the official website.

According to [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Chrom was briefly considered as a playable character following the release of ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', but he ultimately cut him off the roster when he saw that Chrom would end up playing too similarly to {{SSB4|Marth}} and {{SSB4|Ike}}, and chose {{SSB4|Robin}} instead seeing him as a more unique character.<ref> https://web.archive.org/web/20150307014455/https://www.gonintendo.com/s/233268-sakurai-talks-lucina-s-inclusion-in-smash-bros-wii-u-3ds-why-chrom-didn-t-make-the-cut</ref> This is referenced in {{SSB4|Pit}}'s [[Palutena's Guidance|Smash Taunt]] for Robin, where {{SSB4|Palutena}} and [[Viridi]] deride Chrom for being a "carbon copy" of Ike, irking Chrom by saying so.<br clear=left>

In the game, he appears as part of Robin's [[Final Smash]], [[Pair Up]]. After being summoned by Robin with warp magic, Chrom lunges in Robin's direction. If he successfully connects with an opponent along the way, he'll launch the opponent into the air and repeatedly strike them with his Falchion, while Robin will attack with various tomes. Chrom also appears in one of Robin's victory poses, where the two stand back-to-back and he may comment "My strength is yours!" In female Robin's version of the same victory pose, if she wins against Lucina, she may ask "How can you protect Chrom if you can't protect yourself?"

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|desc-ntsc=Prince of the Halidom of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King Marth. He leads a militia force called the Shepherds that protects Ylisse. Though he can get reckless when training—things end up broken—he can be counted on in the heat of battle. He and Robin combine their skills in Robin's Final Smash.

|desc-pal=The prince of the Halidom of Ylisse and a descendant of the Hero-King Marth. Chrom and his militia, the Shepherds, swear to protect the people of Ylisse. Despite being more than competent in battle, he's rather careless in training and always seems to be breaking things. He and Robin combine their skills in Robin's Final Smash.

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Chrom's inclusion was primarily facilitated by popular demand. In a ''Famitsu'' interview shortly following the August 2018 Smash Bros. Direct, Masahiro Sakurai revealed that Chrom and fellow Echo Fighter [[Dark Samus]] were highly requested characters, but in different regions of the world; most of the support for Chrom came from Japan while Dark Samus's came from overseas, being North America and Europe.<ref>https://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-on-smash-bros-ultimate-newest-fighter-reveals-modes-and-more/</ref>

The primary difference distinguishing Chrom from Roy is that his sword attacks lack a hilt sweetspot, instead dealing consistent damage across the entire blade akin to Lucina's Parallel Falchion; this makes Chrom far more consistent and gives him vastly superior spacing abilities at the cost of partially losing some of Roy's potentially devastating damage output and KOing ability. Chrom's neutral attack, forward tilt and up tilt all have altered animations where Chrom holds his sword in a standard grip; forward tilt in particular has vastly improved range since Chrom moves slightly forward during the move, and the altered animation means that it hits much lower as well, being able to hit ledge-hanging opponents. Additionally, Chrom does not have flame properties on his up smash, down aerial, or any of his special moves, unlike Roy.

 

Prior to version 3.0.0, Chrom shared the standard ''Fire Emblem'' victory theme with Marth, Roy and Ike, despite fellow ''Awakening'' characters Robin and Lucina now having a new victory theme based on ''Fire Emblem Awakening''{{'}}s "Id (Purpose)."

Despite him being a separate playable fighter, {{SSBU|Robin}} continues to summon Chrom in the [[Pair Up]] Final Smash even if Chrom is already present during the match. <ref>https://twitter.com/24914x/status/1059517507353092096?s=19</ref> This makes the move one of two Final Smashes in the game that involve a non-playable appearance by another playable character, the other being {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}'s version of [[Zero Laser]].

 

Chrom also continues to appear in one of Robin's victory poses as well.

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===Spirit===

SSBU spirit Chrom.png|613. '''''Chrom'''''

RobinVictoryPose3SSBU.gif|Chrom in one of male Robin's victory poses in ''[[Ultimate]]''.

DLC Costume Chrom Outfit.png|Chrom as a Mii Swordfighter costume in ''SSB4''.

**Interestingly, Chrom had been considered to be a clone to [[Ike|a different character]], as mentioned by [[Viridi]] in [[Palutena's Guidance]] for ''Smash for Wii U''.

*Chrom's role in Lucina and Robin's reveal trailer for ''Smash 4'' has become memetic among the community, combined in the western fanbase with the presence of Captain Falcon, who is already memetic around the fandom; in the Japanese fanbase, it is instead more commonly combined with the "No, you'll get it today" ("{{ja|なくはないです。|Naku wa nai desu.}}", roughly "''Not really''") subtitle at the end of trailer. The phrase itself also appears as one of randomly created [[name]]s in both ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' (much like how "[[John|NOJOHNS]]" is in the English version).

**Chrom is also the first (and so far, only) playable character who is also part of another playable character's moveset in the same game.

*Chrom has the same voice actor as [[Yusuke Kitagawa]] in both Japanese and English, being Tomokazu Sugita and Matthew Mercer, respectively. Coincidentally, both also have blue hair and wield swords as their primary weapon. Likely as a result, Yusuke is represented by Chrom in the former's Spirit battle in ''Ultimate''.

*Chrom is currently the only ''Fire Emblem'' character to get an [[amiibo]] in the ''Fire Emblem'' line in addition to ''Smash''.