Games in series that include furry characters:
- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Nintendo Gamecube - 2005
- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - Nintendo Wii - 2007
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is the ninth Fire Emblem series title, and the third Fire Emblem series title to be released in North America and Europe. It was the first Fire Emblem series title to feature voice acting as well as being the first title to be rendered in a three-dimensional, cel-shaded manner. It is also the first Fire Emblem game to be released for a home console in North America, Australia and Europe.
The story is set on the fictional continent of Tellius and is totally unrelated to any of the previous Fire Emblem installments. It introduces a new system for battle preparation as well as a new set of races collectively called "laguz" (humanoid shapeshifters). A sequel to Path of Radiance, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, was released for the Wii in 2007
Laguz
Path of Radiance introduces the laguz changelings—humanoid creatures that transform into powerful animals when their transformation gauge is full. The bar within the transformation gauge increases each turn; the laguz spend roughly an equal amount of time in each form, though the humanoid form can be completely bypassed if the laguz is equipped with a special item. There are three species of laguz which are further divided into three classes each, although not all of them are playable. Beast laguz are divided into cats, tigers, and lions; birds into ravens, hawks, and herons; and dragons are divided into red, white, and black dragons. When in animal form, laguz use the natural weapons of their species—claws for beasts, beaks for birds, and breath attacks for dragons. The natural weapons of a laguz will never break with use, unlike normal weaponry, but laguz do not use manmade weapons and are thus unable to attack when not in animal form. Each laguz species has an elemental weakness: fire for beasts, wind for birds, and thunder for dragons. Birds can fly in either form, but also have the weakness to bows associated with flying units when in animal form.
