Shouzou Kaga (加賀昭三, ''Kaga Shōzō'', born 1950) is a Japanese

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designer and scenario writer best known as the creator of the ''

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'' series. During his career at

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, he would lead the development of ''Fire Emblem'' from its inception until the release of '' Fire Emblem: Thracia 776''. In addition to being development lead, he was a major creative contributor to each game's setting, story, and presentation. Following his departure from Intelligent Systems in 1999, he continued work in game design by founding the independent studio Tirnanog and going on to develop the ''

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'' series, initially under the name ''Emblem Saga''. In 2001, the company would be sued by

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on the grounds of

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against the ''Fire Emblem'' series. Following the release of ''Berwick Saga'' in 2005'','' Kaga took an apparent hiatus from video game production, lasting a decade until the production and release of ''Vestaria Saga'' in 2016.

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