Assassin

Assassin Stealthy fighters who possess the ability to kill with a single blow.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Swords, Knives*, Bows* Skill(s) Silencer*, Shove*, Steal*, Lethality*, Pass *

The Assassin (アサシン, Asashin or 暗殺者, Anatsusha) class is a class of swift swordsmen who kill with fast strikes. They are usually the promoted form of the Thief class. They often have a critical hit bonus coupled with high skill, speed, and luck, which gives them many critical hits. Assassins first appeared in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade; they have appeared in The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, and Awakening.

Assassins are a class often based on luck. As stated above, they typically have very high skill, speed, and luck. However, they often have low strength and slightly low defense. Along with their high critical hit rate, with a +25% chance in Radiant Dawn, and they can dodge most enemy attacks. In The Sacred Stones, they have the Silencer skill, which will certainly kill an enemy under certain conditions; in Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, and Awakening, they have the Lethality skill, which also kills an enemy at a certain chance.

Although they promote from thieves, in Blazing Sword and The Sacred Stones, they cannot steal from enemies. They can still use lockpicks to open doors and chests. In Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, they keep the ability to steal after promoting.

Assassins generally have low defense and resistance. In Blazing Sword, thieves change class to assassins. In The Sacred Stones and Awakening, either thieves or myrmidons can become assassins. In Path of Radiance, only the thief Volke can change class to an assassin; Sothe cannot promote. In Radiant Dawn, the assassin is a single class.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Blazing Sword	16	3	--	1	9	0	2	0	6	6	E
The Sacred Stones	16	3	--	1	9	0	2	0	6	8/6	D
Path of Radiance	18	5/4	1	5/3	11/10	0	4/3	2/1	7	10/7	--*
Radiant Dawn	60	28	10	36	38	0	22	20	7	11	S

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Blazing Sword	60	20	--	30	30	30	20	20	15	20	S
The Sacred Stones	60	20	--	30	30	30	20	20	15	20	S
Path of Radiance	60	23	20/10	30/29	30	40	22	20	?	?	--*
Radiant Dawn	55	32	15	40	40	25	30	25	?	?	SS

Class change

Blazing Sword, Path of Radiance

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Thief	Using a Fell Contract after reaching Level 10*, or choosing the "Hire" option when prompted by Volke*.	Assassin

The Sacred Stones, Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Thief and Myrmidon	Using an Ocean Seal (for thieves), Hero Crest (for myrmidons), or Master Seal (Awakening, both classes) after reaching Level 10.	Assassin

Radiant Dawn

Base class
Assassin

Playable assassins

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Jaffar	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Fire Emblem Awakening
Volke	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Playable Assassin units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy assassins

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Jerme	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Porcus	Fire Emblem Awakening
Enemy Assassin units in the Fire Emblem series.

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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.