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Knight

From Fire Emblem Wiki, your source on Fire Emblem information. By fans, for fans.
For the horse-riding class commonly known as a "knight", see Cavalier. For the infantry class to which Cavaliers, Paladins, Pegasus Knights and Dracoknights dismount in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, see Knight (Mystery of the Emblem).

Knight

FEMN Knight.png
Artwork of the Knight from the TCG.


A heavily armored knight with high Def. Weak against magic.

Unit type(s)

Unknown

Weapon(s)
Skill(s)

The Knight (Japanese: アーマーナイト Armor Knight) is a class of heavily-armored foot soldiers. Introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, they have appeared in almost every title since; the exceptions are Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776 and Radiant Dawn, in which they are divided into a set of three or four variations each wielding a different weapon type: the Armored Lance*, Armored Sword, Armored Axe and, only in the Jugdral duology, Bow Armor.

Knights are defined by their status as bulky armor units, posssessing very high defense and HP, but low speed. They also have above-average strength. However, since they have low speed, they usually only attack once. The obvious defensive role of knights is hindered by the fact that they tend to have lower resistance than most non-magic classes, which themselves often have low resistance; while their high HP does help mitigate this to an extent, their low speed can cause problems against the typical high speed of mage-type units. Though this is different in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, where the Armor Knight variations have highest Resistance among the non magical classes, surpassed only by Pegasus Knights. They also have lower movement and higher constitution than other classes. In many games, their build is conducive to them playing a defensive role, by shielding more fragile units or by forming a perimeter in defense-oriented maps.

In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Knights were not able to change class; this was rectified from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem onward, whereupon knights were connected into a new class change line with the General, which itself was in a similar situation in the NES Shadow Dragon; this remains the case in almost all of its appearances. In Fire Emblem Gaiden they are a second-tier advanced class; Villagers have the option of promoting to Soldiers, which promote to Knights, which in turn promote to the third-tier Baron class. In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Awakening, and Fates, in addition to the General, there is also the option of promoting them to Great Knight.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light 16 5 -- 1 3 0 11 0 5 -- Sword/Lance: 7
Gaiden 34 16 -- 2 2 0 12 1 4 -- Lance
Mystery of the Emblem 18 5 -- 2 4 -- 6 0 6 -- Lance: 9
Genealogy of the Holy War 40 9 0 5 3 0 10 0 5 -- Lances B
The Binding Blade 17/16 5/4 -- 2/3 0/1 0 9/8 0/1 4 13/10 Lances D
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 17/16 5/4 -- 2/3 0/1 0 9/8 0/1 4 13/10 Lances D
The Sacred Stones 17/16 5/4 -- 2/3 0/1 0 9/8 0/1 4 13/10 Lances D
Path of Radiance 20 5 0 2 0 0 9 0 5 12 Lances D
Shadow Dragon 18 6 0 2 0 0 11 0 5 -- Lances E
New Mystery of the Emblem 18 6 0 2 0 0 11 0 5 -- Lances E
Awakening 18 8 0 4 2 0 11 0 4 -- Template:Lance3DS E

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light 52 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Sword/Lance: 20
Gaiden 52 40 -- 40 40 40 40 40 40? -- Lance
Mystery of the Emblem 52 20 -- 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- Lance: 20
Genealogy of the Holy War 80 24 15 20 18 30 25 15 5 -- Lances B
The Binding Blade 60 20 -- 20 20 30 20 20 15 20 Lances A
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 60 20 -- 20 20 30 20 20 15 20 Lances A
The Sacred Stones 60 20 -- 20 20 30 20 20 15 20 Lances A
Path of Radiance 40 20 15 20 20 40 20 20 20 99 Lances A
Shadow Dragon 60 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 32 -- Lances A
New Mystery of the Emblem 60 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 7 -- Lances A
Awakening 60 30 20 26 23 30 30 22 6 -- Template:Lance3DS A

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light ? ? ? ? ? 0% ? 0% -- -- -- --
Gaiden 150% 50% -- 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% -- -- -- --
Mystery of the Emblem 90% 30% -- 30% 20% 0% 20% 0% -- -- -- --
Genealogy of the Holy War 100% 30% 10% 30% 30% 0% 30% 10% -- -- -- --
The Binding Blade 80% 40% -- 35% 15% 25% 28% 5% -- -- -- --
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 80% 40% -- 30% 15% 25% 28% 20% -- -- -- --
The Sacred Stones 80% 40% -- 30% 15% 25% 28% 20% -- -- -- --
Path of Radiance 75% 50% 20% 45% 30% 25% 60% 45% -- -- -- --
Shadow Dragon 60% 15% -15% 20% 0% 0% 30% -10% -- -- -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 60% 15% -15% 20% 0% 0% 30% -10% -- -- -- --
Awakening 50% 25% 0% 15% 10% 0% 15% 5% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Path of Radiance Shove Innate; hidden
Awakening
Fates
File:Is 3ds defense +2.png Defense +2 Awakening: Learned at Level 1.
Fates: Learned from Level 1 and up.
Awakening File:Is 3ds indoor fighter.png Indoor Fighter Learned at Level 10.

Class change

Shadow Dragon NES

Base class
Bs fe01 knight sword.png
Knight

Gaiden

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

Mystery of the Emblem

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
File:Bs fe03 armorknight lance.png
Knight
Using a Knight Crest after reaching Level 10. Bs fe03 general lance.png
General

Genealogy of the Holy War

Base class
Bs fe04 enemy knight lance.png
Knight

The Binding Blade

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
File:Bs fe06 bath knight lance.png
Knight
Using a Knight Crest after reaching Level 10. File:Bs fe06 bath general axe.png
General

Fire Emblem

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe07 wallace knight lance.png
Knight
Using a Knight Crest or Earth Seal after reaching Level 10. Bs fe07 wallace general axe.png
General

The Sacred Stones

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Bs fe08 amelia recruit lance.png
Recruit
Reaching Level 10, and choosing at beginning of next battle. Bs fe08 amelia cavalier lance.png
Cavalier
or
Bs fe08 amelia knight lance.png
Knight
Using a Knight Crest or Master Seal after reaching Level 10.


Using a Knight Crest or Master Seal after reaching Level 10.
Bs fe08 amelia paladin sword.png
Paladin
or
Bs fe08 amelia great knight lance.png
Great Knight
or
Bs fe08 amelia general sword.png
General
colspan="5" style="Template:Round; background-color:#222222; border:1px solid #b0b0b0;"|Promotion choice criteria: In both cases, the player can freely choose.

Path of Radiance

Base class Promotion method Advanced class

Knight
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.
General

Shadow Dragon DS

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe11 playable knight lance.png
Knight
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. Bs fe11 playable general bow.png
General

New Mystery of the Emblem

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe11 playable knight lance.png
Knight
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. Bs fe11 playable general lance.png
General

Awakening

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
File:Ma 3ds knight playable.gif
Knight
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. File:Ma 3ds general playable.gif
General
or
File:Ma 3ds great knight playable.gif
Great Knight
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Fates

Base class Promotion method Advanced class

Knight
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.
General
or

Great Knight
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Playable Knights

Playable Characters
Name Game
Draug Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Roger Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Dolph Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Macellan Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem Book 1, Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Valbar Gaiden, Awakening
Bors The Binding Blade
Wendy The Binding Blade
Bath The Binding Blade
Wallace Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Oswin Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Gilliam The Sacred Stones
Gatrie Path of Radiance
Brom Path of Radiance, Awakening
Meg Radiant Dawn
Kellam Awakening
Kjelle Awakening
Arden Awakening
Amelia Awakening
Nephenee Awakening
Effie Fates
Benny Fates
Ignatius Fates
Playable Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Knights

Enemy Units
Name Game
Merach Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Shadow Dragon
Kannival Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Shadow Dragon
Saxon Gaiden
Ruud The Binding Blade
Slater The Binding Blade
Debias The Binding Blade
Bool Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Yogi Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Wire Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Boies Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Bauker Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Breguet The Sacred Stones
Saar The Sacred Stones
Maijin Path of Radiance
Dakova Path of Radiance
Karuma Path of Radiance
Raimi Awakening
Enemy Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Trivia

  • The pauldrons worn by generic knights are available as accessories in My Castle.

Gallery

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Knight

A contraction of the Japanese "Armorknight" name, likely under the assumption that the "armor" part is redundant given the renaming of Cavaliers from "Social Knight" and the lack of need to differentiate.

English
(unofficial)

Armored Lance

Used in the "Project Naga" fan translation to match up with Armored Axe, Armored Sword, and Armored Bow. Shortened as "Armr. Lance" in-game.

Spanish

Caballero

Knight

French

Chevalier

Knight

German

Ritter

Knight

Italian

Cavaliere

Knight

References

See also

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