Chrom

Chrom
Official artwork of Chrom from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Universe	Fire Emblem
Debut	Fire Emblem: Awakening (2012)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Genei Ibunroku ♯FE (2015)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo 3DS
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Ylisse
English voice actor	Matthew Mercer
Japanese voice actor	Tomokazu Sugita
Article on Fire Emblem Wiki	Chrom

Chrom (クロム, Chrom) is one of the main protagonists of Fire Emblem: Awakening, descendent of Marth, father of Lucina, and close ally to Robin.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Chrom aiding Robin in his Final Smash.

Chrom appears in Lucina and Robin's trailer. In the beginning, he is shown lying on the ground after being incapacitated by 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, at the end, still badly hurt, he remarks that he "will get [his] chance another day." He also appears at the top of Lucina and Robin's poster art.

While he was considered to inevitably be a playable character due to the seemingly credibile Gematsu leaks, he is not a playable character in SSB4. According to Masahiro Sakurai, he considered adding Chrom as a playable character, but denied him in favor of Robin when he saw that Chrom would end up another swordsman made redundant by Marth and Ike, while Robin provided a plethora of unique moveset options. This is referenced in Pit's Smash Taunt for Robin, where Palutena and Viridi deride Chrom for being a "carbon copy" of Ike, angering Chrom.

As a background character

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 attack him or her with his Falchion, while Robin will attack with his tomes. Chrom also appears in one of Robin's victory poses, where the two stand back-to-back, and also appears as a special guest character during Pit's conversations with Palutena in Palutena's Temple if Robin is present. Chrom's portraits and Critical Hit cut-in artwork from Awakening are reused in the aforementioned Smash Taunt and Pair Up, respectively.

As a costume

Chrom's costume serves as a alternate color scheme for Ike. His design is also the basis of a downloadable costume for Mii Swordfighters. Nintendo also released a QR code for those who wish to have the exact Mii used in the costume's advertising.

Trophy

Chrom appears as a trophy in both versions of SSB4.

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.

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.

: Fire Emblem: Awakening (02/2013)

Gallery

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• ChromAndRobin2.png
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  Chrom's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Chrom in Robin's poster.

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  Chrom's appearance in Palutena's Guidance for Robin.

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  A Mii Swordfighter dressed as Chrom.

Trivia

• Chrom's English voice actor, Matthew Mercer, directed, produced, and portrayed Ganondorf, Kirby, and Meta Knight in the Super Smash Bros.-based webseries, There Will Be Brawl.
• While not playable in Smash, Chrom eventually became playable in another crossover game, Project X Zone 2, alongside other characters including his daughter and Ryu (who are both Smash fighters), as well as X (who, like Chrom, appears both as part of a character's Final Smash and as a Mii Fighter costume).

External Links

• Sakurai: Why Lucina was Chosen over Chrom
• Awakening DLC in Fire Emblem Fates