SpotPass is a now-discontinued feature of the Nintendo 3DS that allowed users to automatically download updates for certain games. Depending on the game, this included new free gameplay content, as well as messages and advertisements from Nintendo.
Fire Emblem Awakening features SpotPass compatibility. While the service was active, players could receive Einherjar pulled from a roster of legacy Fire Emblem characters, new weapons, and new Paralogues. Initially, Awakening saw new SpotPass content released on a weekly basis. However, all previous SpotPass content remained available as long as the player could connect their 3DS to the internet to receive this content.
With the termination of the 3DS's online services, it is no longer possible to download SpotPass content from official channels.
SpotPass Content in Fire Emblem Awakening
Weapons
Through SpotPass, the following weapons could be downloaded straight to the player's Convoy. Each weapon could only be received once in this manner, though duplicates could be obtained in the DLC Infinite Regalia.
Double Duel
Exclusive enemy teams were added to the 2-player local co-operative Double Duel mode. These tag opponents are harder than the default enemies already present in the game.
- Virion's Archest
- Lon'qu's Blades
- Stahl's Horsemen
- Vaike's Victory
- Ricken's Chosen
- Henry's Spellslingers
- Gaius's Sneak Attack
- Tharja's Curse
- Gregor's Swell Swords
- Say'ri's Ascension
- Tiki's Wyverns
- Army of Shadow
Paralogues
Additional Paralogues were also added to the game through SpotPass. After downloading them, the player must first complete Chapter 25 in order to access them. Completing each Paralogue adds a character to the player's roster who is otherwise only present as an NPC in the main story. The exception to this is Priam, who is an original character inspired by Ike.
- Paralogue 18: The Dead King's Lament - Gangrel
- Paralogue 19: Irreconcilable Paths - Walhart
- Paralogue 20: A Hard Miracle - Emmeryn
- Paralogue 21: Ghost of a Blade - Yen'fay
- Paralogue 22: The Wellspring of Truth - Aversa
- Paralogue 23: The Radiant Hero - Priam
Einherjar
See also: Einherjar
Einherjar are legacy characters from previous Fire Emblem titles that could join the player's game through SpotPass. These SpotPass characters, once downloaded, would appear on the world map as a green unit. Interacting with an Einherjar on the world map presented three options: Buy an item from the unit's shop, hire the unit, or battle the unit.
Character shops contained one of all common items that the team has, much like the StreetPass parties from other players. Once a player made purchases at the Einherjar's shop, the Einherjar departed from the map. However, the player could re-summon the Einherjar to access their shop again if desired.
Characters can recruit the unit in two ways. For a fee, the players can hire the unit or the player can battle the SpotPass character and their team. However, if the player defeats the SpotPass team in battle, the player can recruit the character for free. Once the character has been recruited they could be used in any battle at any time. However, the player can only include a maximum of twenty SpotPass, StreetPass, and DLC units on their roster combined. When recruited, the character will have no items on hand.
If a SpotPass character falls in battle, the player may re-recruit the character once more if they summon them to the map again. If the Einherjar's data was saved to the Avatar Logbook the player may re-recruit the unit from the logbook for a fee.
Avatar Logbook
The Avatar Logbook keeps track of all StreetPass, SpotPass, and DLC units recruited or battled. It also keeps track of all Avatars made in the player's game if they have been recorded. It can save a maximum of 100 such units.
When players use the units and they acquire stats growths or skills that they did not have upon recruitment, the player can update the cards to that current version. If one of these units fall in battle, the player can re-recruit them from the log book for a price depending on the unit's level, skill bank, and stats. For StreetPass Avatars, players can view their Avatar card, allowing them to see where they are from, the difficulty and mode (if the player allowed it), as well as that Avatar's marriage partners.