Thief

Thief Organized rogues who raze villages. Poor at fighting, but talented with locks.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Sword, Knife Skill(s) Knife, Steal, Locktouch*, Movement +1*

Thieves (盗賊 or とうぞく, Douzoku in Japan) are a class that has appeared in every single Fire Emblem game to date. In most games, they are sword-wielding units who have the ability to steal from non-allies. In Fire Emblem Gaiden, the Thief class is similar to the Brigand class of other games; thieves in that game wield axes and are enemy-only. In Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, they use knives instead of swords; in the latter game, they are only enemies.

Thieves generally have low strength and defense, and they are not very capable as fighters; because of this they should not be kept in the front lines. The most redeeming trait of thieves is their ability to steal small items from enemies, such as vulneraries.

In Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Gaiden, Mystery of the Emblem, The Binding Blade, Shadow Dragon, and New Mystery of the Emblem, thieves cannot change class. In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, thieves change to thief fighters; in Thracia 776 they can also promote to dancers. In Blazing Sword, The Sacred Stones, and Path of Radiance they change class to assassins; in The Sacred Stones they can also change class to rogues. In Radiant Dawn they presumably promote to rogues. Finally, in Awakening, they may promote to either assassins or tricksters.

Stats

Base Stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi	16	3	--	1	9	0	2	0	7	--	Sword: 2
Gaiden	26	7	--	1	2	0	2	0	4	--	Axe: --
Mystery of the Emblem	16	2	--	1	7	1	1	0	7	--	Sword: ?
Genealogy of the Holy War	26	3	0	3	7	0	1	0	6	6	: E
Thracia 776	16/14	1/0	0	1	6/7	0	0	--	7	5/3	: E
The Binding Blade	16	3/1	--	1	9/7	0	2/1	0/1	6	6/5	: E
Blazing Sword	16/15	3/2	None	1/3	9/8	0	2/1	0/2	6	6/5	: E
The Sacred Stones	16	3	--	1	9	0	2	0	6	6	: E
Path of Radiance	16	3	0	2	9	0	2	0	7	9	Knives
Radiant Dawn	16	5	0	6	10	0	3	0	7	9	:E
Shadow Dragon	16	2	0	1	7	0	1	0	7	--	: E
New Mystery of the Emblem	16	2	0	1	7	0	1	0	7	--	: E

Max Stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	Sword: 20
Gaiden	52	40	--	40	40	40	40	40	--	--	Axe: --
Mystery of the Emblem	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	Sword: 20
Genealogy of the Holy War	80	18	15	18	22	30	16	15	?	20	--
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	: A
The Binding Blade	60	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	: A
Blazing Sword	60	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	: A
The Sacred Stones	20	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	: A
Path of Radiance	40	20	15	20	20	40	20	20	???	???	Knife: N/A
Radiant Dawn	30	15	10	20	20	40	15	10	32	--	: A
Shadow Dragon	60	20	20	25	30	30	25	20	--	--	: A
New Mystery of the Emblem	60	20	20	25	30	30	25	20	--	--	: A

Class Change

Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Mystery of the Emblem, The Binding Blade, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem

Base class
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Genealogy of the Holy War

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Thief	Choosing "Promotion" at the home castle after reaching level 20.	Thief Fighter

Thracia 776

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Thief Thief	Using a Knight Seal after reaching Level 10 Talk to Pirn in Chapter 12x*	Thief Fighter Dancer

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

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Thief	Using a Ocean Seal after reaching Level 10.	Rogue or Assassin
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Thief	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Trickster or Assassin
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose

Playable Thieves

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Julian	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Rickard	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Dew	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War*
Patty	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War*
Daisy	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War*
Rifis	Fire Emblem: Thracia 776*
Lara	Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Chad	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Astore	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Cath	Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Matthew	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Legault	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Colm	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Volke	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Sothe	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Gaius	Fire Emblem Awakening
Playable Thief units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable Enemy Thieves

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Dahha	Fire Emblem Gaiden
Gahha	Fire Emblem Gaiden
Enemy Thief units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable NPC Thieves

Other Units
Name	Game
Leila	Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Neutral Thief units in the Fire Emblem series.

Gallery

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