Chrom (SSBU)

Chrom in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Fire Emblem
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Awakening Aether

“	Chrom Joins the battle!!!	”
—Introduction Tagline

“	The protagonist of Fire Emblem Awakening joins the battle as Roy's echo fighter. His Final Smash is Awakening Aether. Like Aether in the original game, this move has Chrom charge toward his opponent, slashing with his sword.	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Chrom (クロム, Chrom) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was announced as a newcomer alongside Simon, Richter, Dark Samus, and King K. Rool in the Nintendo Direct on August 8th, 2018. He serves as an Echo Fighter of Roy, though his lack of sweetspots makes him parallel Roy the same way Lucina parallels Marth. Chrom is classified as fighter #25ε.

Matthew Mercer and Tomokazu Sugita, who voiced Chrom in the English and Japanese versions of Fire Emblem Awakening respectively, reprise their roles in the international and Japanese versions of Ultimate. Both voice actors initially revealed their roles on their Twitter accounts [1] [2].

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play VS. matches, with Chrom being the 59th character to be unlocked.
• Clear Classic Mode with Yoshi or any character in his unlock tree, being the seventh character unlocked after Ridley.
• Have Chrom join the player's party in World of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Chrom must then be defeated on Arena Ferox.

Attributes

As the Echo Fighter of Roy, Chrom's moveset and animations are primarily based on those of Roy, and his attributes are identical as well, with excellent yet polarized overall mobility (very fast dashing, air, and falling speeds, alongside a very effective dash dance, but a slightly above-average walking speed, slow air acceleration and a low midair jump) and good frame data for a weapon user. As a result, Chrom shares an almost similar gameplan: he is mainly a rushdown character, who aims to overwhelm his enemy by closing the distance quickly with fast movement. However, Chrom's primary difference is his sword's lack of a sweetspot and sourspot, making him more oriented towards spacing out his opponents at the cost of having lower damage output and knockback up close, compared to Roy (who focuses more on getting up close to his opponent for very hard hits). Chrom also notably lacks any of Roy's distinctive flame effects and reverse-gripped animations, and his forward tilt moves him slightly forward. Finally, Chrom's up special is completely different compared to Roy's, as Soaring Slash functions much like Aether compared to Blazer, and is more effective at racking up damage than KOing while onstage; it can even act as a niche sacrificial KO at extremely low percents out of a forward aerial, and otherwise acts as a deterrent for edge-guarding that Roy lacks. However, this is only effective if Chrom has a stock lead since he is usually KOed first.

Since Chrom's lack of a sweetspot makes his unique attribute similar to his daughter Lucina (who acts as the non-sweetspot/sourspot equivalent of Marth), Chrom's benefits are also somewhat identical to hers: they both share the trait of having the weighted average of their original fighter's damage numbers. As a result, they have more consistent combos, edgeguarding and KO potential than their base characters, and their attacks are significantly safer on shield and on hit than Marth and Roy's sourspots, at the cost of losing out stronger sweetspots that can end stocks early. However, as Roy's sweetspots and sourspots are extremely polarized in power, Chrom's damage and knockback averages end up being higher-than-average, giving him an overall powerful offense. Additionally, he arguably benefits more from his balanced blade than Lucina does, since Roy's weaknesses are his reliance on getting extremely close and extremely ineffective sourspots; as a result, Chrom suffers less from Roy's main flaws, allowing him to both space and fight up close very effectively.

Despite his array of strengths, Chrom also has very polarized weaknesses. While Chrom's retention of Roy's high air speed grants him decent survivability with his second jump, his overall recovery and off-stage endurance is notoriously weak, even when compared to Roy, as Soaring Slash grants almost no horizontal distance and only snaps to ledge once he begins the downward slash, making it susceptible to counterattacks and sufficiently long hitboxes. This, combined with Chrom's low jump height and fast falling speed, results in him having one of the worst recoveries in the game, and also one of the most easily affected by semi-spikes and gimps. His poor recovery is only somewhat remedied by his aforementioned high air speed and the presence of his air dodge, which combined with his second jump, allows him to return to stage surprisingly frequently without the need for Soaring Slash. Despite this, Chrom's air dodge remains unsafe even though he relies on it more than other characters for survival. Additionally, he shares similar flaws with Roy: his excellent mobility is offset by a complete lack of projectile-denying tools, making him vulnerable to camping from a handful of characters, and his fast falling speed and low air acceleration makes him vulnerable to combos and juggles (though he has some good tools for escaping such combos, such as neutral aerial and falling up aerial).

Overall, Chrom is a very accessible and effective character and provides for a completely different playstyle from Roy despite their shared attributes and moves. His aim is to strike a balance between aggression and patience, as he has the mobility, range, and damage necessary to switch between gameplans on the fly. However, his very weak recovery mandates that players avoid being thrown off-stage and maintain stage control at all times, as not only is he vulnerable to getting edgeguarded and gimped, but can sometimes also end up in a spot where he is unable to recover at all.

All in all, Chrom's strengths outweigh his weaknesses. He has been viewed extremely positively in the early competitive scene since the release of Ultimate, has multiple dedicated mains such as Shoyo James and Mr.R who represent him in tournaments, and is a popular secondary pick for many high-level players.

Differences from Roy

As mentioned above, the main difference between Chrom and Roy is that Chrom's attacks lack Roy's inverse tipper sweetspots, instead dealing consistent damage across the entire blade. This gives Chrom the ability to space effectively with his sword and makes him more consistent, but in turn renders him incapable of securing early stocks. Additionally, Chrom has altered animations for his neutral attack, forward tilt and up tilt where he holds his sword properly instead of holding it in a reverse grip, and his up smash, down aerial and special moves do not use the flame effect either.

Unlike Lucina, whose only other major difference from Marth is that her up tilt has a timing-based sweetspot, Chrom's additional differences are much more pronounced. His up special is Soaring Slash, a move resembling Aether, which makes Chrom's recovery much less safe than Roy's, but also allows him to perform a sacrificial KO. His forward tilt moves him forward slightly, giving it more range. His neutral aerial uses weight-independent knockback on its first hit (like Marth and Lucina) rather than on its second hit. Chrom's Counter deals less knockback against weaker attacks, but more knockback against stronger attacks. Lastly, his Final Smash, Awakening Aether, is a unique move which is drastically different in function from Roy's Critical Hit.

Because Chrom's lack of Roy's sweetspots and flame-based attacks spreads across his entire moveset, and his up special makes his off-stage presence much less safe for both Chrom and his opponent(s), Chrom is generally considered to be one of the most unique Echo Fighters, alongside Ken and Lucina. As such, these three are not expected to share a spot on the tier list, and are expected to be allowed to be used with their base fighters in Squad Strike.

Aesthetics

• As with all other Echo Fighters, Chrom has different taunts and victory animations.
• Chrom has a different idle stance and altered idle poses, with his left arm lifted, his sword pointed downward, and noticeably less bouncing. However, this does not apply when holding a light item.
• Chrom's sword trails are blue and white, and do not fade out, making them identical to Lucina's.
• Chrom has an additional voice clip for taking light knockback, an alternate KO voice clip, and a voice clip when performing a tech and emerging from underwater.
• As of the 3.0.0 update, Chrom has a distinct victory theme from Roy, shared with Lucina and Robin based off of "Id (Purpose)" from Fire Emblem Awakening. However, in prior versions, Chrom and Roy shared the same victory theme.

Attributes

• Unlike Roy, none of Chrom's attacks have a flame effect, with all of them (except for Flare Blade) instead having a slash or stab effect.
• Chrom's Falchion lacks a sweetspot and sourspot compared to Roy's Binding Blade. As a result, it always deals consistent damage and knockback throughout, like Lucina's Parallel Falchion.
  • Chrom has more effective reach than Roy, as Roy cannot take advantage of his long reach due to his weak and largely inefficient sourspots.
  • This makes Chrom's combos, edgeguarding and KOing ability more consistent.
  • Chrom cannot secure KOs as early as Roy can.
  • Chrom lacks the combos and KO setups that Roy's sourspots grant.
• Unlike Roy, Chrom does not hold his sword in a backward grip for his neutral attack, forward tilt and up tilt. This marginally alters the hitbox placements of those moves.

Ground attacks

• Chrom has a set voice clip for all three of his smash attacks.
• Chrom's neutral attack has more horizontal range due to an altered animation where Chrom holds his sword in a regular grip, as opposed to a reversed one.
• Chrom's forward tilt moves him slightly forward unlike Roy's variant. Its altered animation also causes him to hit lower, enabling him to more reliably hit shorter or crouching opponents, and grants him the ability to hit ledge-hanging opponents with the move. Altogether, these changes improve its range considerably.
• Up smash has drastically less hitlag, making it harder to DI correctly.

Aerial attacks

• Chrom's neutral aerial uses weight-independent knockback on the first hit like Marth and Lucina's, rather than on the second hit like Roy's. As a result, the first hit connects into the second more reliably, but is less effective for comboing into other moves, while the second deals more knockback to lighter opponents, but less to heavier ones.
• Chrom's forward aerial launches at the Sakurai angle, unlike Roy's which launches at 42 degrees.

Special moves

• Flare Blade:
  • Flare Blade uses the normal effect. Additionally, it is aesthetically different; instead of charging up with flames for a fiery explosion, Chrom's sword charges with a wind vortex before it unleashes a powerful shockwave. Additionally, as the move is charged, Falchion's blade slowly sparkles from the blade's base to the tip, indicating its charge level, while dust and debris kick up around Chrom.
• Soaring Slash:
  • Chrom has a unique up special, Soaring Slash, which resembles Ike's Aether. Unlike Aether, where Ike throws his sword first, Soaring Slash has Chrom launch his opponent upward with his sword before performing an upward slash, resembling a move Chrom performs in the "Two Falchions" cutscene of Fire Emblem Awakening and a move he can perform in Fire Emblem Warriors. Like Aether, Soaring Slash grants Chrom super armor before he leaps upward.
  • Soaring Slash deals more damage compared to Blazer, and Chrom can also perform a sacrificial KO as well, although he is generally KOed first.
  • Soaring Slash offers almost no horizontal distance compared to Blazer. As a result, Chrom's recovery and off-stage survivability are even worse.
  • Compared to Roy's Blazer, Chrom's Soaring Slash does not have intangibility on frame 9 and its super armor does not start until frame 10 (compared to Blazer's super armor starting at frame 4).
    • However, Chrom's super armor lasts significantly longer (6 frames → 20) and can be performed in midair.
  • Soaring Slash's first hit comes out one frame slower than Blazer's (frame 9 → 10).
• Counter:
  • Chrom has different quotes for a successful Counter, and only has two compared to Roy's three. He may either say "Not today!" or "No way!"
    • Additionally, Chrom speaks the moment he blocks an attack rather then before the counterattack.
  • Chrom's Counter has different knockback values (60 (base)/90 (scaling) → 45/100). Overall, it deals less knockback when countering weaker attacks, and more knockback when countering stronger attacks.
• Awakening Aether:
  • Chrom has a unique Final Smash called Awakening Aether, inspired by Aether's portrayal in Fire Emblem Awakening.
  • Awakening Aether has increased knockback compared to Roy's Critical Hit, allowing it to KO opponents sooner in comparison.
  • Awakening Aether has more effective range due to Chrom dashing forward instead of remaining in place.
  • However, the move can only catch up to two opponents.

Update history

Chrom has received some few changes via game updates, but has been mostly buffed overall. Update 2.0.0 reduced the knockback of Soaring Slash's meteor smash hitbox, as the move was quite infamous for being a fairly reliable sacrificial KO that could be easily comboed into from his aerials, thus increasing the likelihood of Chrom getting KOed first during a last-stock situation. The same update also buffed his down aerial as well; the move now autocancels earlier, matching its interruptibility. Update 3.0.0 increased the range of Chrom's dash grab, much like with Marth, Roy and his daughter, enabling Chrom himself to grab opponents more efficiently, as well as making his dash grab less likely to whiff against shielding opponents. Chrom also benefits from the various projectile shield damage nerfs in that same update as well, enabling him to deal with projectile camping from certain characters more effectively. Update 3.1.0 improved his up smash, enabling its linking hits to connect into each other more reliably.

1.1.0

• The properties of Soaring Slash have been altered.

2.0.0

• Soaring Slash's meteor smash hitbox has reduced knockback. Additionally, the move has slightly increased fall speed, making it more difficult for Chrom to secure a sacrificial KO; this renders it riskier against opponents on their last stock unless he has more stocks than them.
• Down aerial auto-cancels earlier (55 → 52), matching the move's interruptibility.

3.0.0

• Chrom's victory theme has been changed to Lucina and Robin's theme; the remix of the Fire Emblem Awakening song "Id (Purpose)".
• Dash grab has more range.

3.1.0

• Up smash's hits connect more reliably.
• Chrom's sheath is present during his on-screen appearance.
• Chrom's sword and sheath are present in his clapping animation on the results screen.

Technical changelist 3.1.0

Changed	Before	After
Up smash hit 1	Hitbox ID 0: angle=101˚, SDI=1x Hitbox ID 1: angle=116˚, SDI=1x	ID 0: angle=118˚, SDI=0x ID 1: angle 127˚, SDI=0.5x
Up smash looping hits	SDI=1x, weight not set	SDI=0.3x, weight set

Moveset

• Chrom's overall damage output is close to the weighted average of each of the hitboxes of Roy's attacks.

For a gallery of Chrom's hitboxes, see here.

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			6.5%	An upward slash while keeping Falchion horizontal. A great combo starter, due to launching at a rather high angle and having low knockback and ending lag. It can easily start combos into a grab, tilts, aerials, or Double-Edge Dance. Its altered animation gives it slightly more range than Roy's neutral attack at the height of the slash.
Forward tilt			10.925%	A downward slash. Powerful for a tilt considering its speed. Unlike Roy's forward tilt, it moves him slightly forward, and its altered animation means that its hitboxes reach much lower, enabling it to hit crouching, prone, or ledge-hanging opponents reliably.
Up tilt			10.45%	An overhead arcing slash.
Down tilt			9%	A kneeling thrust.
Dash attack			12%	An inward horizontal slash across the ground. Powerful for a dash attack, KOing at around 130% near the ledge. However, it has noticeable startup and ending lag, which makes it very unsafe on shield.
Forward smash			18%	Rotates his body to perform a lunging, two-handed downward slash. Has high ending lag and a short duration, but hits hard for its speed and is a good punishing tool.
Up smash			2%/1% (hit 1), 2% (hits 2-4), 10% (hit 5)	An upward thrust, which surrounds the Falchion's blade with wind and concludes with a small blue explosion. A good anti-air attack, as Chrom's sword arm is granted intangibility throughout the attack (frames 10-23), though mediocre for ground combat due to it having small horizontal hitboxes. Has enough power to KO at around 100% uncharged. Unlike Roy's version, the move lacks flame properties.
Down smash			12.35% (front hit), 14.25% (back hit)	A kneeling outward slash in front of himself and then behind himself. Chrom's fastest smash attack when it comes to startup, but has the highest ending lag of the three and is weaker. The back hit is stronger than the front hit.
Neutral aerial			4.75% (hit 1), 6.65% (hit 2)	An inward slash followed by a spinning, outward slash. The first hit can start guaranteed combos, though it can be difficult to setup due to how fast it ends.
Forward aerial			9.025%	A downward slash. Very quick, auto-cancels in a short hop, and has KO potential at high percentages. It can also be used in quick succession due to its low ending lag, making it possible to perform a wall of pain.
Back aerial			10.925%	Rotates his body to perform an upward slash. Interestingly, it turns Chrom around completely. Has great KO potential at high percentages.
Up aerial			7.6%	A backflipping, upward arcing slash. Useful for combos and juggling, and can even KO at very high percentages.
Down aerial			11.85% (sourspot), 14.25% (sweetspot)	A two-handed, downward slash between his legs. Has the capability to meteor smash when sweetspotted (making this Chrom's only attack with a sweetspot and a sourspot). Unlike Roy's version, it lacks flame hitboxes.
Grab			—	Reaches out with his free hand.
Pummel			1.2%	A knee strike. A fairly fast pummel.
Forward throw			5%	An elbow strike with his sword arm. Has very high base knockback, making it mainly used for sending opponents offstage.
Back throw			5%	Tosses the opponent behind himself. Has extremely low utility, as it is neither useful for combos nor KOs, and is not useful for setting up edgeguards either.
Up throw			6%	Heaves the opponent upward with his free hand. Chrom's only throw with KO potential, starting around 185%.
Down throw			5%	A one-armed body slam. Chrom's only combo throw, and is very reliable due to the amount of followups it can potentially set up into. However, it has very low hitstun.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	Gets up while slashing to the left and then to the right.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Gets into a kneeling position and then slices around himself as he gets up.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Hops briskly to his feet to perform a thrust to the left and a slash to the right.
Edge attack Edge getups			10%	Performs an outward slash while climbing up.
Neutral special		Flare Blade	8% (uncharged), 50% (fully charged), 10% recoil (fully charged)	Rears back and charges the Falchion in wind before performing a lunging, two-handed downward slash that generates a powerful shockwave; as it charges, the Falchion will also slowly glow with a blue sparkle from the hilt to the tip. Unlike Roy's version, it does not have a flame effect. Chrom can turn around while charging the move. Functions similarly to Eruption, as it can be charged before unleashing the explosion, with the shockwave's size growing as it charges. It has very high knockback growth even while uncharged, and the ability to quickly increase its damage output via charging. When fully charged, it will OHKO every character in the game, with the exception of Bowser from center-stage and Shulk with the Shield Monado Art. A fully charged Flare Blade is also capable of instantaneously breaking a full shield, similar to a fully charged Shield Breaker.
Side special		Double-Edge Dance	Varies (see below)	A sequence of sword slashes with several variations based on directional input. Four slashes total, with each capable of being altered in direction, allowing for eighteen total possible combinations. Standard strikes are trailed red, high strikes are trailed blue, and low strikes are trailed green. Unlike Roy's version, however, the last hit of each variation lacks flame hitboxes, and as each hit deals equal damage throughout the entire blade. This makes it effectively identical to Lucina's Dancing Blade, if not superior due to having slightly more damage and knockback.
Up special		Soaring Slash	6% (hits 1, 4 and 5), 1.5% (hits 2 and 3)	Chrom yells one of these lines ("How about this?", "I'll end you!", "Out of my way!") and performs a slash upwards, and then jumps with his sword still in hand, twirling in the air before coming back down. Similar to Ike's Aether, but without tossing his sword. Just like Aether, Chrom gains super armor just before the leap (frames 10-30). Compared to Roy's Blazer, it deals more damage, but offers very little horizontal distance, rendering it as a notoriously inferior recovery move despite its increased vertical travel distance. It can also be used as a sacrificial KO, though this typically KOs Chrom first in a last-stock situation.
Down special		Counter	1.35× (minimum 9%)	Parries and then counterattacks against any incoming attacks with an outward slash. It has a 1.35x damage multiplier. Unlike Roy's version, it lacks flame properties, and also deals slightly more knockback as well.
Final Smash		Awakening Aether	1% (dash), 10% (hit 1), 36% (hit 2)	Chrom lunges forward, yelling "Anything can change!", "Now I'm mad!" or "Your end has come!" as he slashes with his sword. Any opponent(s) that he hits with it will be caught. After the opponent(s) have been caught, the camera angle changes to resemble that of attacks in Fire Emblem Awakening. Chrom then attacks the trapped opponent(s) again with a more powerful sword strike, sending them flying. Compared to Roy's Critical Hit Final Smash, it is stronger in terms of knockback, and can KO at earlier percentages in comparison.

Double-Edge Dance

Hit	Damage	Description
First Hit (Neutral)	2.85%	Does an outward slash. Deals very little knockback even at extremely high percents. Can jab lock.
Second Hit (Up)	2.85%	An upward lifting slash. Has greater vertical reach than the first hit or the second neutral hit. Lifts opponents slightly off the ground.
Second Hit (Neutral)	2.85%	Does an inward slash. Has a shorter hitbox than the first hit, which can lead to it sometimes missing if the first hit is landed from too far away. Deals very little knockback, even at extremely high percents. Can jab lock.
Third Hit (Up)	3.75%	Does an upward slash while turning clockwise. Launches opponents slightly up and away, leading into the upward finisher.
Third Hit (Neutral)	3.75%	Takes a step forward and does a leaning outward slash.
Third Hit (Down)	3.75%	Leans in and does a horizontal slash low to the ground.
Fourth Hit (Up)	6.4%	Twirls counterclockwise and does an upward slash. Launches opponents up, making it useful for starting juggling strings. Has the least ending lag of the three finishers. Fairly low knockback. Has greater vertical reach than any other hit of the move.
Fourth Hit (Neutral)	5.2%	Turns counterclockwise, steps forward, and does very powerful vertical slash downward. This is the strongest finisher in regards to knockback, KOing middleweights near the edge by itself around 115%.
Fourth Hit (Down)	2% (hit 1-4), 4.2% (hit 5)	Does a flurry of five lower stabs. Deals the most damage of the three finishers, wearing down shields well, and can shield poke low shields. Has the highest ending lag of the three finishers.

On-screen appearance

• Warps onto the stage using warp magic while crouching, with Falchion stuck in the ground when he appears. Chrom then pulls it out with a flourish before assuming his idle stance.

Taunts

• Up taunt: Looks at the screen as he twirls Falchion twice, then assumes a stance highly similar to his pose from his official art in Fire Emblem Awakening, saying "Come at me!" (かかってこい！, Come at me!)
• Side taunt: Flourishes Falchion behind his head, then points it forwards at an upward angle while saying "Come on!" (勝負あったな.)
• Down taunt: Twirls Falchion twice, then holds the blade of the sword on his left hand as he finishes, saying "I will not fail!" (俺は負けん！, I won't lose!) This was one of his battle quotes from Awakening.

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  Chrom's up taunt.

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  Chrom's side taunt.

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  Chrom's down taunt.

Idle poses

• Briefly clenches his left fist.
• Holds Falchion upwards and parallel to his body, while lightly rubbing its edge.

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  Chrom's first idle pose

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  Chrom's second idle pose

Victory poses

In any victory pose, there is a chance Chrom will say "Our bond is stronger than steel." (いつでも稽古をつけてやる, We can practice anytime.) if Lucina was present during the match.

• Left: Swipes his sword twice and twirls it before posing with his sword in front of himself, while saying "Anything can change!" (運命を変える！, Change destiny!). Based on his and Lucina's trademark pose, which they frequently use in official art.
• Up: Rushes forward, performing an upwards slash, before twirling his sword and posing while pointing his weapon towards the camera, saying "The training paid off!" (いつでもかかってこい, Come at me anytime.). Based on Awakening Aether.
• Right: Performs an outward slash, twirls his sword, then plants it into the ground before posing, saying "I will cut a path!" (俺が道を切り拓く！, I will cut a path!). Based on his victory pose in Fire Emblem Awakening.

A short orchestral cover of "Id (Purpose)" from Fire Emblem Awakening.

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In competitive play

Notable players

Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the Spring 2019 PGRU, which recognizes the official top 50 players in the world in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from February 1st, 2019 to July 7th, 2019.

Active

•  Blank - Placed 17th at Smash 'N' Splash 5, 25th at both Low Tier City 7 and Come to Papa 3, and 33rd at both Glitch 6 and Frostbite 2019. Ranked 5th on the Central Florida Ultimate Power Rankings.
•  Fuji - The best Chrom player in Japan. Placed 17th at Umebura SP, 25th at Sumabato SP, Sumabato SP 2, and KVOxTSB 2019 using both Chrom and Roy.
•  Lancelot - Placed 13th at ICARUS V and 17th at Albion 4.
•  MattyG - Placed 5th at Return to Subspace 2, 13th at Let's Make Moves, and 17th at Pound 2019. Ranked 14th on the New England Ultimate Power Rankings.
•  MkLeo (#1) - Has a strong Chrom secondary. Placed 1st at Uprising 2019 using Chrom to defeat Gackt.
•  Mr.R (#36) - One of the best Chrom players in the world. Placed 4th at Ultimate Nimbus, 9th at 2GG: Prime Saga, 13th at EVO 2019, and 17th at Pound 2019. Has wins over MkLeo, ESAM, and Nairo.
•  Rivers (#18) - The best Chrom player in the world. Placed 2nd at Suplex City Smash, 7th at NYXL Pop-Up!, 9th at Frostbite 2019, 13th at Glitch 6, and 25th at Let's Make Moves. Has wins over Cosmos, Dabuz, and ESAM.
•  Sriks - Uses Chrom as a secondary. Placed 1st at SEA Major 2019 and 2nd at Sunny Side Up with both Roy and Chrom, as well as 5th at Melbourne Esports Open with solo Chrom.
•  Yei - Placed 7th at Smash Factor 8 using mostly Chrom.

Inactive

•  RAIN - Considered one of the best Chrom players in Japan before switching to Cloud. Placed 17th at Umebura SP and 33rd at Umebura SP 2.
•  Tweek - Formerly the best Chrom player in the world, using him to place 1st at Sky's Ultimate Invitational and Let's Make Moves, as well as 4th at NYXL Pop-Up!

Classic Mode: Fight as One

Chrom's congratulations screen.

Chrom fights mainly in team battles, in homage to Awakening's Pair Up system, with the exception of the first round, which instead recreates his duel with Lucina in Chapter 4 of Awakening.

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	Lucina	Arena Ferox	Id (Purpose)
2	Fox and Falco	Lylat Cruise	Space Armada	Lucina is a CPU ally.
3	Ness and Lucas	Onett	Pollyanna (I Believe in You)	Robin is a CPU ally.
4	Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong	Jungle Japes	Jungle Hijinxs	Lucina is a CPU ally.
5	Peach and Daisy	Mario Circuit	Rainbow Road - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Robin is a CPU ally.
6	Simon and Richter	Dracula's Castle	Vampire Killer	Lucina is a CPU ally.
Bonus Stage
Final	Master Hand and Crazy Hand	Final Destination	Master Hand / Crazy Hand	Robin is a CPU ally.

Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Chrom has Id (Purpose) (Remix) accompany the credits.

Role in World of Light

Finding Chrom in World of Light

Although Chrom does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Chrom was one of the many fighters that fell under Dharkon's control upon Galeem's first defeat. He is in a desolate part of the Triforce of Courage section of the Sacred Land sub-area. The only way to reach him is by finding a treasure chest and jumping in it once opened in order to be transported to his location. This is hinted by an Owl Statue in the right path of the Triforce of Power section.

Fighter Battle

No.	Image	Name	Type	Power	Stage	Music
25ε		Chrom	Attack	10,600	Castle Siege (Ω form)	Id (Purpose)

Spirits

Chrom's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Chrom in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Ultimate.

• Chrom Spirit.png

  613. Chrom

In Spirit battles

As the main opponent

Spirit				Battle parameters
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music
651		Karel	Fire Emblem series	•Chrom		3,700	Coliseum	•Attack Power ↑	•The enemy's melee weapons have increased power •The enemy has increased attack power when the enemy's at high damage •The enemy has increased attack power	Coliseum Series Medley
668		Lon'qu	Fire Emblem series	•Chrom		3,700	Arena Ferox	•Item: Swords	•The enemy's slash and stab attacks have increased power •The enemy starts the battle with a Killing Edge	Conquest (Ablaze)
674		Owain	Fire Emblem series	•Chrom		1,700	Coliseum	•Item: Swords	•The enemy's melee weapons have increased power •The enemy loves to taunt •The enemy starts the battle with a Killing Edge	Duty (Ablaze)
678		Ryoma	Fire Emblem series	•Chrom		9,500	Coliseum (Battlefield form)	•Hazard: Zap Floor	•The floor is electrified •The enemy's melee weapons have increased power •The enemy has increased attack power	Lost in Thoughts All Alone (Remix)
1,175		Matthew	Golden Sun series	•Chrom		3,600	Coliseum	•Item: Hothead	•Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle	Weyard
1,284		Wonder-Blue	The Wonderful 101	•Chrom •Villager (×5) ()		1,800	New Donk City Hall	N/A	•Defeat the main fighter to win •The enemy's melee weapons have increased power •Defeat an army of fighters	ST01: Roll Out, Wonderful 100!
1,312		Yusuke Kitagawa	Persona series	•Chrom •King Dedede		2,500	Suzaku Castle (Battlefield form)	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Vince)	•Defeat the main fighter to win •Hostile assist trophies will appear after a little while	Last Surprise

As a minion

Spirit				Battle parameters							Inspiration
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music	Character
667		Lissa	Fire Emblem series	•Isabelle •Robin •Chrom		3,300	Arena Ferox	N/A	•Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle	Duty (Ablaze)	Chrom
1,306		Phantom Thieves of Hearts	Persona series	•Joker •Pikachu •Captain Falcon •Zero Suit Samus •Chrom •Sheik		13,300	Mementos	•Sudden Final Smash •Item: Daybreak Parts	•The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash when the enemy's at high damage •Reinforcements will appear during the battle	Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There	Yusuke Kitagawa

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Artwork of all playable Fire Emblem characters and Assist Trophies, as posted on the official Japanese Fire Emblem Heroes Twitter account.

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  Screenshot of all playable Fire Emblem characters on Arena Ferox, as posted on the official Japanese Fire Emblem Twitter account.

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  Chrom's splash art.

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  Chrom's amiibo.

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  Chrom's fighter card.

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  Chrom standing on Palutena's Temple.

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  Chrom using his Double-Edge Dance on Ganondorf in Arena Ferox.

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  Chrom standing on Suzaku Castle.

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  Chrom's Double-Edge Dance on Skyloft.

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  Chrom with a Super Leaf equipped, surrounded by a sleeping Wolf, Lucario and Fox on Living Room.

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  Chrom's red costume and Female Robin on Coliseum.

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  Chrom preparing to use Counter with Kirby on Coliseum.

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  Chrom struck by Piranha Plant's neutral special on Halberd.

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  Chrom and Dark Samus on Skyloft.

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  Chrom striking Luigi with Flare Blade on Garden of Hope.

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  Chrom using Soaring Slash

Trivia

• In Robin and Lucina's reveal trailer for SSB4, a defeated Chrom remarks that he'll "get [his] chance another day". This later became true with his playable appearance in Ultimate.
• Chrom is the second character to become playable after previously being featured in a Final Smash, the first being Palutena, who appeared in Pit's Final Smash in Brawl, Palutena's Army.
  • Unlike Palutena however, Robin still summons him during their Final Smash.
• Chrom is the second newcomer in Ultimate that was previously featured as a Mii Fighter costume in Super Smash Bros. 4, after Inkling and followed by King K. Rool and Isabelle.
  • He is also the only Echo Fighter to have been featured as a fully-fledged Mii outfit in Super Smash Bros. 4.
• In SSB4's Palutena's Guidance, Viridi teases Chrom for being too similar to Ike, calling him a "carbon copy". Although Chrom is an Echo Fighter, his moves are instead derived from a different Fire Emblem fighter, Roy.
  • Additionally, Palutena mocks Chrom's lack of an Aether recovery move, but he gains the ability to use a similar-looking move in Ultimate, and is able to use it as a skill in Fire Emblem Awakening.
• Chrom is the first second-generation clone, being a clone of Roy, who debuted as a clone of Marth.
• Chrom is the first Fire Emblem newcomer since Marth to not be from the latest Fire Emblem game at the time.
• Due to an error on the official site, Chrom's character showcase video was not visible on the mobile variants of the main page, and was barely visible on the desktop version. Strangely, the video was still visible when going into his blog post. This has been fixed.
• According to Sakurai's weekly Famitsu column, Chrom was added due to his popularity in Japan, while Dark Samus was added due to her popularity overseas.
• Chrom's classic mode references the Pair Up system in Fire Emblem Awakening, in which two units can team up to deal additional damage to an opponent. Chrom's teammates in this mode are Lucina and both versions of Robin, all of which come from the same game as him.
  • Additionally, Chrom's first battle is against Lucina in Arena Ferox, referencing their fight in Chapter 4 of Fire Emblem Awakening.
• Chrom is the only character who travels to Mario Circuit in Classic Mode.
• Chrom and Roy are tied for the fastest air speed of any human fighter, and the fourth fastest air speed overall.
• Chrom will revert to Marth's Brawl idle and crouching animations while holding a small throwable item. This trait is shared with Roy.
• Chrom may occasionally yell "Sorry!" when KOed. He is one of the few characters that speak during a KO.
• Chrom is the only Echo Fighter who is not unlockable in the same Classic Mode unlock column as the original fighter (Roy is in Mario's, Chrom is in Yoshi's).
  • However, he is in the same unlock column as his ancestor, Marth (who Roy is a semi-clone of) and his daughter, Lucina.
• Chrom is the only character who's Up Special is different from his echo's. As his Up Special mirrors that of Ike rather than Roy.
• Chrom has an additional voice clip in one of his victory poses. Against Lucina, he has a chance to say, "Our bond is stronger than steel." Unlike most other character-exclusive victory clips, this one can be heard in the Sound Test.
• The final hit of Chrom's up smash has a similar sound effect to Fox Illusion and Falco Phantasm's dashes in Melee.
  • Likewise, the charging sound for Chrom's version of Flare Blade is comparable to the sound for charging copy abilities in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
• Prior to the 3.0.0 update, Chrom was the only Fire Emblem Awakening fighter representative that did not have the distinct victory theme based off of "Id (Purpose)", and used the default Fire Emblem victory theme instead.
  • As a result of this change, Chrom is the first (and so far, the only) character to have their victory theme changed through game updates.