Initially, some of the team felt that accurately displaying a character's equipment and class would be enough, but later it was decided to give them all individual characteristics.

They were also able to add more unique character expressions than previous Fire Emblem games, enabling a greater emotional range during dramatic scenes.

[11] To coincide with their appearance in Super Smash Bros., Amiibo figures featuring the male version of Robin were released.

She further stated that "Robin became such a memorable and iconic character to Awakening's story that they would eventually be added to Super Smash Bros. as a playable fighter.

"[14] While Amelia Fruzzetti of Nintendo Wire criticized Corrin's portrayal as an avatar, she drew a favorable comparison to Robin and praised the character for having "a cool and unique design, hypercompetence in gameplay, and a more established presence than either of his/her forebears," she further stated that Robin was a well implemented avatar character.

[17][18] When a female Robin was announced as an addition to Fire Emblem Warriors, Mike Sounders of Destructoid noted that a male version already exists and that she is a "waste of a slot" in the game if implemented as a standalone character and not just an alternate costume to her male counterpart.

Steven Hansen of Destructoid praised Robin's addition in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and called character's element "unique".

"[21] Gavin Jasper of Den of Geek was agreeable to Robin's addition, noting that their abilities as a spellcaster was a point of difference to the excessive number of normal-looking human characters fighting with swords in Smash Bros., or to other Fire Emblem characters with similar abilities in the series.

[22] Cecilia D'Anastasio from Kotaku concurred that Robin at least has a distinct moveset which revolve around magic tomes.