Robin

For fighter info, see Robin (SSB4).

For the Golden Sun character named Robin in Japanese, see Isaac.

Robin
File:FireEmblemSymbol.png Male version of Robin from Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Universe	Fire Emblem
Debut	Fire Emblem: Awakening (2012)
Smash Bros. appearances	SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Fire Emblem: Awakening (2012)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo 3DS
Species	Human
Gender	Varies
Article on Fire Emblem Wiki	Avatar (Awakening)

Robin (ルフレ, Reflet) is the default name for the avatar character in Fire Emblem: Awakening.

Character description

The idea of having an avatar for the player in the Fire Emblem series was first explored in Fire Emblem on the Game Boy Advance. This game introduced an avatar character named Mark by default. Customization, however, was limited to gender, name, and birth month. Mark was also not playable at all, and has little impact on the story.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, Heroes of Light and Shadow on the Nintendo DS featured another avatar character named Kris by default. Unlike Mark before him, Kris can be used as a unit on the battlefield, and has much greater prominence and personality in the story, being described as a fiercely loyal follower and close friend to Marth. Kris' customization, in addition to gender and name, is extended to hairstyle, hair colour, eye style, best and worst stats, and even starting class (though birthday is notably absent). He is also the only one of the avatar characters that is not a tactician by default, nor can he change his class to be a tactician.

Fire Emblem: Awakening reuses the idea of an avatar character once again in a customizable character named Robin by default, who is a main character alongside Chrom, similar to Kris and Marth before them.

Before the story officially begins, the player is met with the Premonition, which briefly highlights the events of an alternate timeline.

In the beginning of the game, Robin is found lying in an open field by Chrom, his sister Lissa, and his bodyguard Frederick. They find out that Robin is an amnesiac who remembers nothing besides his name, Chrom's name and his incredible knowledge and experience in fighting battles, which Chrom experiences first hand after they manage to save a small settlement despite the strength and numbers of the enemy. Despite Frederick's suspicion of Robin being an assassin due to him remembering Chrom's name before his own, Chrom is convinced of Robin's good intentions and invites him to join the Shepherds as their chief tactician, with the two quickly becoming close friends. Ylisse, Chrom's home country, is then faced with a war against Plegia and another against Valm two years later, both in which Robin's tactical expertise proves very helpful, especially given Ylisse's limited number of soldiers. As the Shepherds continue to fight and recruit more capable members, Lucina, Chrom's daughter from the future, properly introduces herself to them, having only met them while she was disguising herself as Marth. She travelled back in time to warn them about the destruction of the world by the Fell Dragon Grima after having lost everything in her own world. Robin, Chrom, Lucina, and the rest of the Shepherds make it their new mission to stop the revival of the Grima of their timeline.

In game, Robin starts in the Tactician class exclusive to him, his potential children, and DLC characters, which enables him to attack with magic tomes as well as swords. This class can be promoted to Grandmaster, which provides the very useful Ignis and Rally Spectrum skills. As the avatar character, Robin and his potential children can switch to any class line the player desires (aside from Lord, which is exclusive to Chrom and Lucina), making for one of the biggest skill pools possible for a single character and arguably the most flexible unit on the battlefield. Robin can also support with every other character (as could Kris previously), and marry any opposite gendered character the player wants, including the future children of other Shepherds that are met via Paralogues (side stories) as more characters within the Shepherds marry each other. Robin's customization is further extended from Kris' to include voice, body build, face type, and birthday, which determines when Robin receives special bonuses and rare items from the barracks.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Both versions of Robin in Super Smash Bros. 4.

As a Playable Fighter

Robin appears as a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4. Players can choose either the male or female models of the character, based on the default appearances for both genders in the Tactician class. They use tomes of various elements (Fire, Thunder, Wind, and Darkness) along with a Levin Sword. Their tomes and Levin Sword have a limited amount of uses before they break, reminiscent of the durability system in the Fire Emblem series; they will recharge after a certain amount of time has passed. If the Levin Sword breaks, they use an unbreakable Bronze Sword instead.

Gallery

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  Female version of Robin from Fire Emblem: Awakening.