Baron

Baron Artwork of the Baron from the TCG.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Lance (Gaiden) Sword, Lance, Axe, Bow, Fire, Thunder, Wind, Staff (Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776) Skill(s) Pavise

(Japanese: バロン Baron) is an advanced armored class debuting in Fire Emblem Gaiden. Present in only three games, it has filled two rather different gameplay roles among its appearances. In its initial Gaiden appearance, the Baron was a third-tier advanced class, promoting from Knights, acting as the final stage in the Soldier class change line and as such being a potential final class option for Villagers. In this incarnation, it only wields lances and acts in a largely identical manner to the General, the primary class change option for Knights in future games.

The second version of the Baron is used in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, here an enemy-exclusive class. Here, the Baron is noted primarily for possessing access to almost every weapon type in the game; they can use swords, lances, axes, bows, fire magic, thunder magic, wind magic, and staves, and the only weapons not available to them are light and dark magic. With the exception of the Gelb Ritter in the final chapter, all appearing Barons act as bosses.

In both of the class's incarnations, they have in common a very high range of stats; they possess high Strength, in addition to the high HP and Defense traditional of armored units, and are all-around competent in other stats, if lagging in Skill and Speed in Gaiden. In Genealogy and Thracia, Barons under most circumstances are stationed in castles or forts, further increasing their status as formidable bosses; that said, while their wide weapon range may lead to the assumption that Barons actively use multiple types to match situations as necessary, in practice practically all Barons wield a single weapon or weapon type, lessening that particular potential threat.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	40	22	--	6	4	0	18	7	4	--	Lance
Genealogy of the Holy War	45	12	7	7	7	0	12	7	5	--	A A A A A A A A

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	52	40	--	40	40	40	40	40	40	--	Lance
Genealogy of the Holy War	80	27	22	22	22	30	27	22	5	--	A A A A A A A A

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Gaiden	150%	50%	--	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	--	--	--	--

See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions

Class change

Gaiden

Trainee-like class	Method	Base class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Advanced class
Villager	After reaching Level 3, at any Mila Shrine.	Soldier	After reaching Level 7, at any Mila Shrine.	File:Bs fe02 armour lance.png Knight	After reaching Level 10, at any Mila Shrine.	Baron

Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776

Advanced class
Baron

Notable enemy Barons

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Dozer	Gaiden
Magnam	Gaiden
Chagall	Genealogy of the Holy War
Maios	Genealogy of the Holy War
Daccar	Genealogy of the Holy War
Langobalt	Genealogy of the Holy War
Reptor	Genealogy of the Holy War
Danan	Genealogy of the Holy War
Bloom	Genealogy of the Holy War
Mus	Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776
Raydrik	Thracia 776
Paulus	Thracia 776
Gustav	Thracia 776
Wolf	Thracia 776
Baraat	Thracia 776
Zaom	Thracia 776
Coen	Thracia 776
Enemy Baron units in the Fire Emblem series.

Gallery

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  Artwork of the Genealogy of the Holy War Baron depiction from the TCG.

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  Concept artwork of the Baron from Genealogy of the Holy War.

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  The generic Baron portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English (unofficial)	Baron	Used in all relevant fan translation patches.

See also

• Emperor
• HiKnight
• Marshall
• Master Knight

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