Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes/Story Mode

The story mode of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is divided into three routes, although the paths only diverge once the first two prologue chapters are completed. These routes correspond with the three houses from Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Houses, using similar names to signify which house which route follows. The storylines are called: Scarlet Blaze (Black Eagles), Azure Gleam (Blue Lions), and Golden Wildfire (Golden Deer).

The story runs parallel to that of Three Houses, but with the caveat of Shez joining the Officer's Academy in Garreg Mach instead of Byleth. Each story is divided into chapters, with a main battle that must be completed in order to progress to the next chapter. Some of these main battles cannot be accessed until a path to it is opened by completing some of the side battles, which are displayed on an overworld map. Unlike in Three Houses, many characters are locked to specific routes. However, some characters can be recruited from the enemy lines by using strategy points to persuade them to change sides. These strategy points are earned from completing the side battles.

Side battles also provide several other useful resources to the player. They can unlock new strategies to use in each chapter's main battle, making them easier to complete. Each battle grants ten strategy points as well, which are used to choose which strategies to employ. These battles also can unlock new and stronger weapons, stat boosting items, or new battalions to help power up characters. Most chapters allow players to skip several of the side battles, and even incentivize doing so by rewarding more renown points, 2 per skipped battle, for completing a main battle without clearing the side battles. New game plus playthroughs also grant access to an item called Vanguard Whistles, which allow the player to clear a side battle without playing it. They cost three renown per battle.

Part II
* Chapters only available if Byleth has been recruited

Part II
* Chapters only available if Byleth has been recruited

Character Availability
Each story in this mode has exclusive characters. Some characters can be recruited to all three campaigns, while others are limited to one or two of the stories. Any character unlocked in a previous playthrough remains available to be used in any Records Keeper battle, as they are this title's free play mode. Outside of the Gatekeeper, the other secret characters are locked from all three campaigns and are only available in the Records Keeper.

All Routes

 * Shez
 * Dorothea
 * Bernadetta
 * Petra
 * Linhardt
 * Ashe
 * Lorenz
 * Raphael
 * Ignatz
 * Marianne
 * Shamir
 * Yuri
 * Constance
 * Balthus
 * Hapi
 * Byleth
 * Jeralt
 * Gatekeeper

Scarlet Blaze & Azure Gleam

 * Mercedes
 * Jeritza

Scarlet Blaze & Golden Wildfire

 * Lysithea
 * Leonie

Scarlet Blaze

 * Edelgard
 * Hubert
 * Ferdinand
 * Caspar
 * Monica
 * Manuela

Azure Gleam

 * Dimitri
 * Dedue
 * Felix
 * Annette
 * Sylvain
 * Ingrid
 * Rodrigue
 * Seteth
 * Flayn
 * Catherine

Golden Wildfire

 * Claude
 * Hilda
 * Holst