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Paladin

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Paladin

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


A seasoned, majestic cavalier. Has high Mov and Res.

Unit type(s)

Unknown

Weapon(s)
Skill(s)

The Paladin (Japanese: パラディン Paladin) is an advanced mounted class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light and is present in almost all subsequent games. It is conventionally the promoted form of the Cavalier, with the sole exception of Radiant Dawn, in which it does not exist itself and is instead divided into the separate weapon-specialist Blade Paladin, Lance Paladin, Axe Paladin, and Bow Paladin classes.

Throughout the course of the Fire Emblem series, the weapons available to Paladins have varied and the class has had access to all four physical weapon types at some point, but the use of swords and lances is the most consistent weapon setup for the class. Paladins are a potent class with strong stats across the board, including uniquely high resistance by the standards of physical units. Regularly described as a balanced class, they possess good defensive endurance, offensive power, and skill and speed in equal measure. Additionally, as an advanced mounted class they possess high movement.

In the majority of appearances, Cavaliers class change to Paladin, though variations on the class's class-change lineage exist. Gaiden has Cavaliers promote to Paladin, then promote again to Gold Knight. In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, Troubadours also promote to Paladin and have female-exclusive access to staves as well as swords and lances. The Sacred Stones Awakening, and Fates provide Cavaliers with the choice between promoting to Paladin or Great Knight. In Path of Radiance, the four weapon-specific mounted classes - Sword Knight, Lance Knight, Axe Knight and Bow Knight - all promote to Paladin, and when doing so the player is allowed to choose a new secondary weapon type to be gained by the individual unit.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light 22 8 -- 7 11 0 9 0 10 -- Sword: 10
Lance: 10
Gaiden 28 12 -- 5 8 0 8 5 8 -- Lance*
Mystery of the Emblem 22 7 -- 5 7 0 8 6 10 -- Lance: 10?*
Sword: 10?*
Genealogy of the Holy War 40 9 5 9 9 0 9 5 9 -- Swords B Lances B/

Swords B Lances C Staves C

Thracia 776 (male) 24 5/4 1 6/5 6/4 0 5/4 -- 9/6 5/4 Swords D Lances E*
Thracia 776 (female) 20 3/2 5 3 6/5 0 3/2 -- 9/6 5 Swords D Staves E
The Binding Blade 23 7/6 -- 4/6 7/11 0 8/7 3/6 8 11/10 Swords D Lances C Axes E/
Swords C Lances D Axes E
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 23 7/6 -- 4/6 7/11 0 8/7 3/6 8 11/9 Swords D Lances D Axes E
The Sacred Stones 23 7/6 -- 4/6 7/11 0 8/7 3/6 8 11/9 Swords D Lances D
Path of Radiance 23 7 2 4 7 0 8 3 9 11/8 Varies; see note /
Lances C Axes C (Titania)
Shadow Dragon 22 7 1 5 7 0 8 6 10 -- Swords E Lances D
New Mystery of the Emblem 22 7 1 5 7 0 8 6 10 -- Swords E Lances D
Awakening 25 9 1 7 8 0 10 6 8 -- Template:Sword3DS E Template:Lance3DS E
  • Note: For Path of Radiance, the base weapons depend on the original class (Sword Knight, Lance Knight, Axe Knight, or Bow Knight); upon promotion to Paladin, the player is offered a choice of secondary weapon out of the other three weapon types. The original primary weapon's base rank is C; the base rank of the new secondary weapon chosen is 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 -- Sword: 20
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*
Sword: 20*
Genealogy of the Holy War 80 24 20 24 24 30 24 20 9 -- --*
Thracia 776 80 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- 20? 20 Swords A Lances A*
Swords A Staves A
The Binding Blade 60 25/24 -- 28 25/24 30 25/24 25/26 15 20 Swords S Lances S Axes S
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 60 25/23 -- 26/27 24/25 30 25/24 25/26 15 25 Swords S Lances S Axes S *
The Sacred Stones 60 25/23 -- 26/27 24/25 30 25/24 25/26 15 25 Swords S Lances S*
Path of Radiance 60 26/25 20 26 27 40 27 25/26 ? ? Varies; see note
Shadow Dragon 60 25 21 28 25 25 30 25 32 -- Swords A Lances A
New Mystery of the Emblem 60 25 21 28 25 25 30 25 12 -- Swords A Lances A
Awakening 80 42 30 40 40 45 42 42 10 -- Template:Sword3DS A Template:Lance3DS A
  • Note: For Path of Radiance, as per the above note, each individual Paladin will only have two weapon ranks at maximum, depending on their base class and the weapon chosen at promotion. Only one S rank can be obtained; the other weapon can only get A rank at maximum.

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 100% 30% 10% 30% 30% 0% 30% 10% -- -- -- --
Thracia 776 50% 20% 3% 15% 10% 10% 15% -- -- -- -- --
The Binding Blade 60% 25% -- 30/35% 18/25% 12% 17% 25% -- -- -- --
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade 70% 25% -- 30/35% 18/25% 25% 12% 20/25% -- -- -- --
The Sacred Stones 70% 25% -- 30/35% 18/25% 25% 12% 20/25% -- -- -- --
Path of Radiance 65% 45% 20% 35% 45/50% 30% 45% 40% -- -- -- --
Shadow Dragon 40% 15% -10% 25% 10% 0% 15% -5% -- -- -- --
New Mystery of the Emblem 40% 15% -10% 25% 15% 0% 15% -5% -- -- -- --
Awakening 45% 20% 0% 20% 20% 0% 10% 10% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Genealogy of the Holy War
Thracia 776
The Binding Blade
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
The Sacred Stones
Path of Radiance
Canto Innate; hidden and unnamed.
Path of Radiance Is gcn sol.png Sol Occult skill.
Awakening
Fates
File:Is 3ds defender.png Defender Learned at level 5.

Class change

Shadow Dragon NES, Mystery of the Emblem, The Binding Blade, Fire Emblem, Shadow Dragon DS, New Mystery of the Emblem

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe06 alen cavalier sword.png
Cavalier
Using a Knight Crest after reaching Level 10. Bs fe06 alen paladin sword.png
Paladin

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. File:Bs fe02 knight lance.png
Cavalier
After reaching Level 7, at any Mila Shrine. Bs fe02 paladin lance 01.png
Paladin
After reaching Level 10, at any Mila Shrine. File:Bs fe02 gold knight lance.png
Gold Knight

Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe04 ares cavalier lance.png
Cavalier
and
Bs fe04 nanna troubadour staff.png
Troubadour
Choosing the option "Promote" in the home castle after reaching Level 20* /
Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10*
Bs fe04 ares paladin lance.png
Paladin

The Sacred Stones, Awakening, Fates

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe08 amelia cavalier lance.png
Cavalier
Using a Knight Crest*/Master Seal after reaching Level 10. Bs fe08 amelia paladin lance.png
Paladin
or
Bs fe08 amelia great knight lance.png
Great Knight
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose

Path of Radiance

width=100px style="Template:Round; background-color:#232855; border:2px solid #b0b0b0"|Basic Class width=200px style="Template:Round; background-color:#232855; border:2px solid #b0b0b0"|Promotion Method width=100px style="Template:Round; background-color:#232855; border:2px solid #b0b0b0"|Promoted Class
Bs fe09 makalov sword knight sword.png
Sword Knight

Bs fe09 oscar lance knight lance.png
Lance Knight

Bs fe09 kieran axe knight axe.png
Axe Knight

Bs fe09 astrid bow knight bow.png
Bow Knight
Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10. Bs fe09 titania paladin axe.png
Paladin

Playable Paladins

Playable Characters
Name Game
Jagen Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon
Midia Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon
Arran Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem
Matilda Gaiden
Sirius Mystery of the Emblem*, New Mystery of the Emblem
Abel Mystery of the Emblem*, New Mystery of the Emblem
Roshea Mystery of the Emblem*
Oifey Genealogy of the Holy War
Fred Thracia 776
Amalda Thracia 776
Conomool Thracia 776
Marcus The Binding Blade, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Zelots The Binding Blade
Perceval The Binding Blade, Awakening
Eliwood The Binding Blade*, Awakening
Isadora Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Seth The Sacred Stones, Awakening
Orson The Sacred Stones*
Titania Path of Radiance
Geoffrey Path of Radiance, Awakening
Petrine Path of Radiance*, Awakening
Vyland New Mystery of the Emblem
Camus Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga, New Mystery of the Emblem*, Awakening
Clive Awakening
Sigurd Awakening
Quan Awakening
Finn Awakening
Eldigan Awakening
Xander Fates: Conquest
Playable Paladin units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Paladins

Enemy Units
Name Game
Sternlin Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Shadow Dragon
Camus Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon
Orridyon Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Shadow Dragon
Slayder Gaiden
Lawson Gaiden
Eldigan Genealogy of the Holy War
Ridale Genealogy of the Holy War
Robert Genealogy of the Holy War
Eisenhowe Thracia 776
Farden Thracia 776
Raith The Binding Blade
Arcardo The Binding Blade
Eagler Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Damian Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Cameron Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Eubans Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Pascal Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Maxime Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Orson The Sacred Stones
Mackoya Path of Radiance
Petrine Path of Radiance
Rikard Path of Radiance
Bertram Path of Radiance
Heimler Shadow Dragon
Dejanira Shadow Dragon
Jagen New Mystery of the Emblem
Dalton Awakening
Equus Awakening
Dalen Awakening
Xander Fates: Birthright
Enemy Paladin units in the Fire Emblem series.

Trivia

Gallery

Etymology & other languages

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

Paladin

From Paladin, a title applied to the foremost warriors of the court of King Charlemagne, also known as the Twelve Peers. "Paladin" is a very common role-playing game class, generally (unlike in Fire Emblem) holy warriors wielding both weapons and magic.

Spanish

Paladín

Paladin

French

Paladin

As above.

German

Rittmeister

Cavalry captain

Italian

Paladino

The term "paladin" derives from this Italian word, itself likely descended from the Latin palatinus, a term for ancient Roman officials connected to the imperial palace on Palatine Hill.

References

See also

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