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Thief
- This article is about the class. For the staff from the SNES games and New Mystery of the Emblem, see Thief (staff).
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The Thief (Japanese: 盗賊 Thief) is a basic class which was introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. In the vast majority of games, Thieves act as a supporting class whose abilities lie primarily in the domain of stealing and obtaining items or gold from the enemy; the sole exception is Fire Emblem Gaiden, in which they instead act identically to Brigands as an axe-wielding enemy-exclusive class. Thievs are present in every game in the Fire Emblem series except Fire Emblem Fates, where they are replaced by the bow-wielding Outlaw class.
Thieves possess exceptional speed and good skill, but can seldom put these to use in combat as they typically have poor to mediocre strength and are rendered extremely frail by their low defensive stats. In emergencies they can wield swords, or knives in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, to defend themselves, but their primary role is avoiding combat entirely to focus on their supporting roles: stealing from enemy units and unlocking doors, treasure chests and bridges. Their ability to unlock chests and doors depends on the game: some games require they use a lockpick item, others that they possess a skill, and some instead have it as an innate ability.
The Thief's class change options have varied considerably throughout the series. In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Gaiden, Mystery of the Emblem, The Binding Blade, Shadow Dragon, and New Mystery of the Emblem, Thieves cannot change class at all; to compensate, the latter two Nintendo DS remakes designate it as a special class with the ability to reach a maximum level of 30. Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 were the first games to give the Thief a promoted class, the Thief Fighter. The majority of games since then from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade onward have Thieves promote to Assassins. The Sacred Stones gives them the alternative option of promoting to the Rogue class, which also acts their only hypothetical promoted class in Radiant Dawn. Awakening introduced another class change option for Thieves as an alternative to Assassins: the Trickster.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | 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: 7 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | C |
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 |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 16/15 | 3/2 | -- | 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 |
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Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | 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 | C |
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 |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 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 | ?? | ?? | -- (+Knives) |
Radiant Dawn | 30 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 32 | -- | A |
Shadow Dragon | 60 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 32 | -- | A |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 9 | -- | A |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | ? | ? | -- | ? | ? | 0% | ? | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Gaiden | 150% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Mystery of the Emblem | 60% | 30% | -- | 40% | 50% | 0% | 30% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 30% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Thracia 776 | 70% | 20% | 0% | 15% | 15% | 10% | 10% | -- | -- | 20% | 0% | -- |
The Binding Blade | 50/45% | 5% | -- | 45% | 40% | 40% | 5% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 50/45% | 5% | -- | 45% | 40% | 40% | 5% | 20/25% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
The Sacred Stones | 50% | 5% | -- | 45% | 40% | 40% | 5% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Path of Radiance | 70% | 45% | 15% | 60% | 60% | 40% | 30% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Radiant Dawn | 55% | 40% | 10% | 55% | 45% | 70% | 40% | 30% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Shadow Dragon | 30/60% | 10/20% | -20/0% | 30/40% | 40/50% | 0/0% | 5/30% | -10/0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 30/60% | 10/20% | -20/0% | 30/40% | 40/50% | 0/0% | 5/30% | -10/0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776 The Binding Blade Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade The Sacred Stones Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn |
Steal | Innate. |
Path of Radiance | File:Is gcn knife (skill).png Knife | Innate. |
Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn |
Shove | Innate; hidden in Path of Radiance. |
Awakening | File:Is 3ds locktouch.png Locktouch | Learned at level 1. |
Class change
Shadow Dragon NES, Mystery of the Emblem, The Binding Blade, Shadow Dragon DS, New Mystery of the Emblem
Base class |
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File:Bs fe12 julian thief sword.png Thief |
Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Thief |
Choosing the "Class change" option in a home castle after reaching level 20.* / Using a Knight Proof after reaching level 10.* |
Thief Fighter |
Thracia 776 (Lara only)
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Thief |
Using a Knight Proof after reaching level 10. Talk to Pirn in Chapter 12x. |
Thief Fighter or Dancer |
Promotion choice criteria: Lara can promote to Thief Fighter at any time through normal use of a Knight Proof, but promoting to Dancer is only available in Chapter 12x. |
Fire Emblem, Path of Radiance
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Thief |
Using a Fell Contract after reaching Level 10.* / Event at the end of Chapter 19, if the player chooses to hire Volke.* |
Assassin |
The Sacred Stones
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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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 |
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File:Ma 3ds thief playable.gif Thief |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | File:Ma 3ds trickster playable.gif Trickster or File:Ma 3ds assassin playable.gif Assassin |
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose |
Playable Thieves
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Julian | Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem |
Rickard | Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon, New Mystery of the Emblem |
Dew | Genealogy of the Holy War First Generation |
Patty | Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation |
Daisy | Genealogy of the Holy War Second Generation |
Lifis | Thracia 776 |
Lara | Thracia 776 |
Chad | The Binding Blade |
Astore | The Binding Blade |
Cath | The Binding Blade |
Matthew | Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Awakening |
Legault | Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade |
Colm | The Sacred Stones |
Volke | Path of Radiance |
Sothe | Path of Radiance |
Gaius | Awakening |
Playable Thief units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Notable enemy Thieves
Enemy Units | |
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Name | Game |
Dahha | Gaiden |
Gahha | Gaiden |
Vaam | Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga, New Mystery of the Emblem |
Enemy Thief units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Notable NPC Thieves
Other Units | |
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Name | Game |
Leila | Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade |
Neutral Thief units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Trivia
Gallery
Artwork of the Thief from the TCG.
The generic Thief portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Thief portrait in Thracia 776.
- Generic portrait thief fe06.gif
The generic Thief portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.
The generic Thief portrait in Shadow Dragon.
The generic Thief portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Thief portrait in Awakening.
Etymology & other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Thief |
-- |
Spanish |
Ladrón |
Thief |
French |
Voleur |
Thief |
German |
Dieb |
Thief |
Italian |
Ladro |
Thief |
References
See also
This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |