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'''Baron''' (Japanese: {{hl|バロン|Baron}} ''Baron'') is an advanced armored [[class]] debuting in {{FE2}}. Present in only four games, it has filled two rather different gameplay roles among its appearances. In its initial ''Gaiden'' appearance and again in its remake, {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}, the Baron was a [[:Category:Third-tier advanced classes|third-tier advanced class]], [[Class change|promoting from]] [[Knight]]s, acting as the final stage in the [[Soldier]] class change line and as such being a potential final class option for [[Villager]]s. In this incarnation, it only wields [[lance (weapon)|lances]] and acts in a largely identical manner to the [[General]], the primary class change option for Knights in future games.

The second version of the Baron is used in {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} and {{title|Thracia 776}}, here an enemy-exclusive class. Here, the Baron is noted primarily for possessing access to almost every weapon type in the game; they can use [[Sword|swords]], [[Lance (weapon)|lances]], [[axe]]s, [[bow]]s, [[fire (magic)|fire magic]], [[thunder (magic)|thunder magic]], [[wind (magic)|wind magic]], and [[staff|staves]], and the only weapons not available to them are [[light (magic)|light]] and [[dark (magic)|dark]] magic. With the exception of the [[Knight brigades of Grannvale#Gelb Ritter|Gelb Ritter]] in [[End of the Holy War|the final chapter]], all appearing Barons act as bosses.

In both of the class's incarnations, they have in common a very high range of stats; they possess high [[Strength]], in addition to the high [[HP]] and [[Defense]] traditional of armored units, and are all-around competent in other stats, if lagging in [[Skill (stat)|Skill]] and [[Speed]] in ''Gaiden''. In ''Genealogy'' and ''Thracia'', Barons under most circumstances are stationed in castles or forts, further increasing their status as formidable bosses; that said, while their wide weapon range may lead to the assumption that Barons actively use multiple types to match situations as necessary, in practice practically all Barons in ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' wield a single weapon or weapon type, lessening that particular potential threat. However in ''Thracia 776'', almost all Barons have both a physical and magic weapon, increasing their threat.

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