So if I were to adapt a Fire Emblem game and turn it into a different medium what would I do? The first thing I’d do is make it a TV show. It seems easier to adapt a Fire Emblem game into a TV show because a TV show can be broken up into episodes in a similar way that a Fire Emblem game is broken up into different levels. This also lets me take my time in developing the characters. I would also take massive liberties with the source material. Why? Well I’m going to be making posts like this for every Fire Emblem continent and there are many Fire Emblem games that have mediocre to terrible story lines. If I were to make a carbon copy adaptation it would not be a very good product. So when it comes to me “adapting” Awakening and Fates I’ll be straight up reinventing their stories.
The first Fire Emblem games I’d like to adapt are the Jugdral games. Holy War has the best story in the series and Thracia has a pretty decent story overall. So how would I adapt Holy War? Well first, I would like to borrow certain scenes from the Holy War manga that was created by Osawa Mitsuki. The main reason being is that I actually like some of the stuff that’s present in said manga. You can read the manga chapters here for any of you that are curious. I’d also prefer to be on Netflix too so that I’d have the artistic freedom to make my content however dark I needed it to be. I’d also probably make each season between 10 - 15 episodes as that’s what would be needed for the story. Also, I’d make it like an anime since that’s clearly the kind of style that Fire Emblem is based off of.
Now that we got that out of the way let’s start with the types of pairings that I’d do for the story:
- Ayra x Lex: It would be interesting to have Ayra start off as a character who hated Grandbell to realizing that not all Grandbellians are evil to eventually marrying one. Both Ayra and Lex have a connection with Langobalt, Lex’s dad, so having them paired would make their encounter with Langobalt interesting. Not only that but it also sets the stage for an interesting interaction between Larcei and Johan / Johalva since they’d be related.
- Fury x Levin: Thracia 776 basically confirmed this pairing and I don’t see a reason to change this. Plus it’s cute having Fury be a gullible girl with a heart of gold while Levin’s a total pimp.
- Azel x Tiltyu: They’re childhood friends who eventually become lovers. Makes sense to me.
- Lachesis x Beowulf for Delmud, Lachesis x Finn for Nanna: Thracia 776 heavily implies this which why I’m going in this direction. Delmud can use the Beo Sword while Nanna can’t. The only other character in that game who can use the Beo Sword is Beowulf’s other son, Fergus. Nanna also refers to Finn as “father” which would make more sense if Finn were her actual father.
- Aideen x Mideel: We see Mideel try to protect Aideen at the beginning of the prologue and if you look at his conversation with Aideen in Chapter 1 after you get her back it’s clear that they have feelings for each other. It’s easier to set up in story than Jamke x Aideen so I’m running with that.
- Briggid x Dew: This might seem like an odd choice, but Dew is the same class as Patty plus it seems like a thief and a pirate would be able to relate to each other rather well. One liberty I’d probably take is aging Dew up a bit so that it seems more appropriate.
- Sylvia x Claude: Sylvia’s not getting paired up with Levin and the only other potential lover that she had an in-game conversation with prior to Chapter 5 was Claude (they have a conversation in Chapter 4 that gives them 100 lover points) so it seemed obvious to make this pairing happen.
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Prologue: Rather than start out with a text crawl like the game I would start the Holy War show with a similar intro to the one in The Fellowship of the Ring. I’d have a dramatic voice-over while narrating the major events of Jugdral’s lore. I’d show the Loptyr Empire first and then the Crusaders doing battle with them. The Crusaders would be driven back to Darna before the dragon gods intervene and give them their Divine Weapons. The Crusaders would miraculously defeat the Loptyr Empire and would go on to create the nations of Jugdral.
Then afterwards narrate the war that sparks the conflict in Holy War. Show Rivough barbarians attack Darna and show innocent people getting killed. There’s a part of me that wonders if there should be a Galzus cameo here since Galzus is the Prince of Rivough and would most likely have been there during the conflict. Anyway, show the attack and then show Grandbellian outrage and the prelude to the war while Sigurd gets left behind. Also explain the non-aggression pact that Grandbell had with Verdane and explain that Verdane chose to violate said pact.
So why start with the Crusaders? Well this is an extremely important part of Jugdral’s lore and backstory. The Crusaders get brought up a lot so it’s important that the audience understands who the Crusaders were and why they’re so important to the characters in Jugdral. Plus who doesn’t want to see an epic intro?
Moving back to the story the events unfold similarly to when they did in the game. The only difference is that Gandolf takes out Mideel first before we pan over to Sigurd and co. After Gandolf drags Aideen back to Verdane I would have the Verdane army be so massive that Chalphy is put under siege. Why? Well I feel like this would make Verdane seem more threatening and powerful. Plus I never felt like there was an adequate explanation for the Lenster Trio showing up as fast as they did. It’s not like Jugdral had e-mails or instant messaging. So instead I’d put Chalphy under siege and have Sigurd send a dispatch rider requesting aid from Cuan. This would act as a better explanation for why the Lenster Trio is here. I’d also have Sigurd try to request for aid from Barhara which could explain why Lex and Azel showed up. So after Sigurd’s friends show up and help him drive off Verdane we push toward Jungby and save Mideel. Hooray!
The next big point is Alvis’s introduction. I’d have Alvis save Sigurd’s life and kill some random barbarian who comes close to killing Sigurd. This makes Alvis seem like a nice guy and it sets up as a major contrast to the end of the first generation when Alvis later takes Sigurd’s life. We then have Alvis and Sigurd talk to one another. We can even have Azel talking to Alvis and Alvis express concern over his younger half-brother. Alvis gives Sigurd the Silver Sword and then departs. The rest plays out like it did in the game so let’s move on to Chapter 1.
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Chapter 1: I don’t feel like there’s enough story with the Prologue for it to warrant it’s own season so Season 1 of Netflix Holy War would consist of the Prologue and Chapter 1. The first scene here would be Sigurd, Cuan and Eldigan chatting with each other. In the game it was just Sigurd and Eldigan but since Cuan also went to the same Academy as Sigurd and Eldigan it makes sense that he would be here too. We can have them reminisce about the good ole days and have them swap stories. Basically the point is to show that these guys have an actual friendship and that they know each other. Eldigan warns Sigurd about the anti-Grandell tension happening in Augustria and promises Sigurd that he’s got his back and then departs.
The next scene would be Ayra and Kinbois talking. The conversation would be tense like it was in the game. However, I’d probably make it just a little bit longer than it was in the game and I’d have Ayra come across as more intimidating and threatening. Plus I’d have her stab one of Kinbois men (in a non-lethal place) just to get the point across that she means business.
From here Sigurd and co. fight Kinbois’s army and it basically goes similar to how it would in the game. We can have Lex and Ayra exchange witty banter as they fight each other (and start their relationship). After Sigurd recruits Ayra we cut back to Jamka, Aideen and Dew.
Here’s an excerpt of the in-game script when Sigurd and Diadora meet each other:
Diadora:
“No, I’m fine. Thank you very much… Sigurd.”
Sigurd:
“Er? You know who I am?”
Diadora:
“Yes, I met a woman here in the castle a little while ago named Adean.”
Sigurd:
“Adean said something about me?”
So Diadora in the game basically says that she met Aideen and learned Sigurd’s name from her. So, I would basically show that. Actually one major liberty I’d take is that I’d make Diadora a more proactive character. In addition to having her meet Aideen I’d have it so that when Jamka decides to free Aideen and Dew he’s also having Diadora lead them to Sigurd. Jamka mentions that Diadora can help Aideen and Dew navigate the forest and that Diadora’s a capable shaman. The main reason here is that Diadora being more proactive makes her a more interesting character. Another change is that Gandolf is now leading the charge to get Aideen, Dew and Diadora. We can show Diadora guiding Aideen and Dew through the forest while also having to fend off some of Gandolf’s soldiers. Eventually Gandolf and his forces are about to overtake them when Sigurd and his army come to their rescue. I’d probably have Mideel kill Gandolf as a form of sweet revenge against Gandolf nearly killing Mideel back in the prologue.
This can be Sigurd and Diadora’s first meeting. Instead of falling in love at first sight they can simply like each other. Sigurd can express his gratitude to Diadora for helping Aideen and Dew and Diadora can express her gratitude at Sigurd saving their lives. At this point our heroes rejoice since Gandolf has been slain and Sigurd has successfully rescued Aideen. Since there’s a lull in the action we can have some of the conversations that took place in-game right about here. What conversations you ask? Well…
- Cuan and Ayra: The conversation in the game discussed the politics between the Manster District and Isaach. Ayra mentions how the real culprit behind the slaughter of Darna did not come from Issach royalty. It instead came from Rivough. She can mention how her father killed the Rivough king and was about to present his head to King Azmur and Prince Kurth when he was assassinated on the way there. You can even show all of this too with Ayra’s voice speaking over the events. Considering how important this is to the war that started everything I think this should definitely be in there.
- Sigurd and Aideen: This in-game conversation explained why Aideen became a nun. It also foreshadows Briggid’s place in the story.
- Mideel and Aideen: While the conversation wasn’t long this can help to further cement their relationship.
We can have Sigurd and Diadora have a conversation. Diadora’s excited about these newcomers from a land outside Verdane. We can see “sparks” go off as the two like each other. Eventually Diadora’s guardian finds her and tries to get her to leave. The main reason for this is that rather than have Diadora instantly fall in love with Sigurd I’m changing her reason for joining him to be that she wants to leave the confines of her home and rebel against her guardian. This way we can avoid love at first sight and give their relationship at least a little more time to develop.
Once Diadora leaves we can have the village elder from the game speak to Sigurd about how Diadora is forbidden from contact with the outside world. Sigurd can respond just like he did in the game and blow the old man off. Another change I’m making here is to have Sigurd notice the birthmark of Naga on Diadora’s forehead. He asks the village elder what it means and the elder can basically tell Sigurd the story of Cigyun that he tells in the game. This villager conversation in the game is the explanation for why Diadora wound up in Verdane and is the first time the player hears about Diadora’s lineage being from Maira, and thus Loputo. Considering how important that is to Manfroy’s overall goal I figured that it would be important enough to include here.
Meanwhile Prince Elliott of Herhein decides to march into Grandbell while Sigurd’s been having his adventures. Eldigan and his Cross Knights stop Elliott much like they did in the game. Eldigan’s Cross Knights pwn Elliott’s and Eldigan wrecks Elliott. All of Elliott’s men die and he swears revenge on Eldigan as he leaves wounded and bloody.
The remaining events here play out similarly to how they played out in the game. Jamka tries to convince his father not to attack, Batou almost agrees but then Sandima screws it all up. Jamka leaves, Sandima stabs Batou in the back and Manfroy appears. Manfroy and Sandima discuss Cigyun’s daughter and the potential resurrection of the Loputo Empire. There is one more liberty I’d like to take. In the game it’s never explained very well why Manfroy had Verdane or Augustria try to invade Grandbell. Here what I’d like to do is provide a clear cut explanation. Here the explanation is that Manfroy is forcing Grandbell to subjugate kingdoms that it wouldn’t otherwise conquer. The reason for this is that Manfroy is planning on turning Grandbell into the Loputo Empire 2.0. After their discussion Manfroy leaves.
Jamka launches an attack upon Sigurd right before he was about to leave Verdane, Aideen intervenes and recruits Jamka and convinces him to talk to his father one more time. Jamka makes it to the Castle with Sigurd and Aideen in tow when Sandima forbids him from entering. Jamka demands to know what happened to his father and Sandima simply says that Batou has “fallen ill” (which is what he told Manfroy he could say to his soldiers in the game). Jamka calls him out on his bs and a fight ensues. Sandima’s a powerful sorcerer so he and his soldiers manage to hold them off.
Meanwhile Lex tries to rendezvous with Sigurd and his troops after noticing that Sigurd has been gone for a while. Lex drops his axe and the lady in the water eventually gives him the Hero Axe. On the way there he meets up with Diadora and one of Sigurd’s wounded soldiers. The soldier explains to Diadora that Sandima prevented Sigurd and Jamka from talking to King Batou and that Sandima is a powerful sorcerer. The soldier dies of dark magic poisoning and Diadora whips out her Silence Staff following Lex. Diadora shows up just in time to silence Sandima, preventing him from using his spells and Jamka proceeds to turn Sandima into a pincushion.
After Sandima dies Sigurd and Jamka talk to a dying Batou who tells them the same things he tells them in the game. Afterwards he dies. Sigurd once again enthusiastically thanks Diadora for saving their rear ends and asks her to join him and his army. Despite her guardian’s protests Diadora happily accepts to join Sigurd and on that happy note is where Season 1 ends.
In a way it’s similar to the victory in “The Phantom Menace”. The good guys think they’ve won the war when in reality they’ve just won only a relatively insignificant battle in the grand scheme of things.
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