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The General (normally ジェネラル General) is an advanced armored class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and is present in almost every game since; with the sole exception of Ankoku Ryuu, it is the promoted form of the Knight or its weapon-specific variants. It is absent only in Gaiden and Radiant Dawn; in the latter, it is instead divided into three weapon specialist variants, the Sword General, Lance General, and Axe General.
As with their basic form, Generals epitomize slow and defensive gameplay: their immense defense and HP grants them excellent defensive capabilities, at the expense of low speed and movement. Their primary weakness is to magical attacks, owing to their mediocre resistance. Their combat capabilities are decent, with good strength and typically possessing access to a wide variety of physical weapons, but are hindered by their low speed often leading to them being double-attacked, and by their low movement preventing them from keeping up with other allied units in crossing the field. The ideal use for Generals is as defensive pivots to guard choke points and thrones in defensive maps, or as bait to lure physically-attacking enemy units and sponge their attacks.
The General is the promoted form of the Knight in most games, with some exceptions. Despite both classes existing at the time, neither was associated with a class change line in Ankoku Ryuu; this was rectified in Mystery of the Emblem with the establishment of the General as the Knight's advanced form. In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, the General is the promoted form of the two Knight variants available to the player: the Armored Sword in the former, and the Armored Axe in the latter. The Sacred Stones and Awakening allow Knights the option of promoting to General or Great Knight.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi | 28 | 9 | -- | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | -- | Sword/Lance: 13 |
Mystery of the Emblem | 28 | 8 | -- | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | -- | Lance: 10 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 40 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | -- | A A B B |
Thracia 776 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -- | 6 | 10 | E E E E |
The Binding Blade | 21/20 | 8 | -- | 4/5 | 3/5 | 0 | 13/11 | 3/4 | 5 | 15/11 | C E |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 21/20 | 8 | -- | 4/5 | 3/5 | 0 | 13/11 | 3/4 | 5 | 15/11 | C E |
The Sacred Stones | 21/20 | 8 | -- | 4/5 | 3/5 | 0 | 13/11 | 3/4 | 5 | 15/11 | E C E |
Path of Radiance | 23/24 | 8/7 | 2/1 | 4 | 2/1 | 0 | 10/11 | 3/2 | 6 | 13 | E/S C |
Shadow Dragon | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | -- | D E |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | -- | D E |
Max stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | Sword/Lance: 20 |
Mystery of the Emblem | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | Lance: 20 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 18 | ? | -- | A A B B* |
Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | A A A A |
The Binding Blade | 60 | 27/25 | -- | 25 | 21/22 | 30 | 30 | 25/26 | 15 | 20 | S S |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 60 | 29/25 | -- | 27/25 | 24/22 | 30 | 30 | 25/26 | 15 | 20 | S S* |
The Sacred Stones | 60 | 29/27 | -- | 27/28 | 24/25 | 30 | 30/29 | 25/26 | 15 | 25 | S S S * |
Path of Radiance | 60/70 | 29/30 | 20 | 27/30 | 24/35 | 40 | 30 | 25/30 | ? | ? | S S* |
Shadow Dragon | 60 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 32 | -- | A A |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 32 | -- | A A |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 75% | 30% | -- | 20/25% | 10% | 20% | 23% | 25% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
The Sacred Stones | 75% | 30% | -- | 20/25% | 10% | 20% | 23% | 25% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Path of Radiance | 75% | 45% | 20% | 45% | 30% | 25% | 55% | 45% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Shadow Dragon | 60% | 15% | -15% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 30% | -10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 60% | 15% | -15% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 30% | -10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Genealogy of the Holy War The Sacred Stones |
Pavise | Innate. |
Path of Radiance | Shove | Innate. |
Path of Radiance | Luna | Occult skill. |
Awakening | File:Is 3ds rally defense.png Rally Defense | Learned at level 5. |
Class change
Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi
Base class |
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General |
Mystery of the Emblem, Binding Blade, Fire Emblem, Path of Radiance, Shadow Dragon, and New Mystery of the Emblem
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe06 wendy knight lance.png Knight |
Using a Knight Crest*/Master Seal* after reaching level 10. | File:Bs fe06 wendy general lance.png General |
Genealogy of the Holy War
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe04 arden armored sword sword.png Armored Sword |
Choosing the "Promote" option at a home castle after reaching level 20. | General |
Thracia 776
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe05 dalsin armored axe axe.png Armored Axe |
Using a Knight Proof after reaching level 10. | General |
The Sacred Stones, Awakening
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Knight |
Using a Knight Crest*/Master Seal* at level 10 or above | General or Great Knight |
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. |
Playable Generals
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Lorenz | Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, Shadow Dragon |
Sheema | Mystery of the Emblem Book 2, New Mystery of the Emblem |
Hannibal | Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation |
Xavier | Thracia 776 |
Douglas | The Binding Blade |
Hector | The Binding Blade (Trial Maps only), Awakening |
Murdock | The Binding Blade (Trial Maps only) |
Wallace | Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade* |
Fado | The Sacred Stones (Creature Campaign only) |
Tauroneo | Path of Radiance |
Bryce | Path of Radiance (Trial Maps only) |
Horace | Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem, Awakening |
Dolph | New Mystery of the Emblem |
Macellan | New Mystery of the Emblem |
Hardin | Awakening |
Raydrik | Awakening |
Zephiel | Awakening |
Black Knight | Awakening |
Playable General units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Notable enemy Generals
Notable NPC Generals
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Hannibal | Thracia 776 |
Murdock | Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade |
Uther | Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade |
Zelgius | Path of Radiance |
Neutral General units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Trivia
Gallery
Artwork of the Mystery of the Emblem General depiction from the TCG.
Artwork of the Genealogy of the Holy War General depiction from the TCG.
- Ca fe04 generall.gif
Concept artwork of the General from Genealogy of the Holy War.
The generic General portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic General portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
- Generic portrait general fe06.gif
The generic General portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.
The generic General portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
General |
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Spanish |
General |
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French |
Général |
General |
German |
General |
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Italian |
Generale |
General |
See also
This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |