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|image=[[File:FEMN Dark Mage.png|200px]] | |image=[[File:FEMN Dark Mage.png|200px]] | ||
|caption=Artwork of the Dark Mage from the [[Fire Emblem Trading Card Game|TCG]]. | |caption=Artwork of the Dark Mage from the [[Fire Emblem Trading Card Game|TCG]]. | ||
|flavor_text= | |flavor_text=Nohrian. A wizard who practices the forbidden techniques of dark magic. | ||
|weapons=*[[Tome (magic)|Tome]], [[Staff (magic)|Staff]] <small>({{title|Mystery of the Emblem}})</small> | |weapons=*[[Tome (magic)|Tome]], [[Staff (magic)|Staff]] <small>({{title|Mystery of the Emblem}})</small> | ||
*[[Dark (magic)|Dark]], [[Staff (magic)|Staff]] <small>({{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}})</small> | *[[Dark (magic)|Dark]], [[Staff (magic)|Staff]] <small>({{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}})</small> | ||
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In ''Mystery of the Emblem'' and ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', the Dark Mage is enemy only and thus is not associated with [[class change]]s in either direction, although in the latter it does have a stronger cousin class, the [[Dark Bishop]], also enemy-exclusive. In ''Thracia 776'', the Dark Mage is an advanced class, as the promoted form of the [[Loptyr Mage]]. From ''Shadow Dragon'' onwards, Dark Mages promote to [[Sorcerer]]; in addition, ''Awakening'' and {{title|Fates}} give them an alternative promotion option, the [[Dark Knight]], which loses the ability to wield dark tomes in exchange for mobility and [[sword]]s. | In ''Mystery of the Emblem'' and ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', the Dark Mage is enemy only and thus is not associated with [[class change]]s in either direction, although in the latter it does have a stronger cousin class, the [[Dark Bishop]], also enemy-exclusive. In ''Thracia 776'', the Dark Mage is an advanced class, as the promoted form of the [[Loptyr Mage]]. From ''Shadow Dragon'' onwards, Dark Mages promote to [[Sorcerer]]; in addition, ''Awakening'' and {{title|Fates}} give them an alternative promotion option, the [[Dark Knight]], which loses the ability to wield dark tomes in exchange for mobility and [[sword]]s. | ||
In ''Shadow Dragon'' and ''New Mystery of the Emblem'', no standard playable character joins as a Dark Mage, and the player's sole access to the class is through [[reclass]]ing compatible units. Additionally, [[replacement | In ''Shadow Dragon'' and ''New Mystery of the Emblem'', no standard playable character joins as a Dark Mage, and the player's sole access to the class is through [[reclass]]ing compatible units. Additionally, [[replacement unit]]s may initially be Dark Mages when they join. | ||
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
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|game1={{title|Awakening}} | |game1={{title|Awakening}} | ||
|skill1=[[File:Is 3ds hex.png]] [[Hex]] | |skill1=[[File:Is 3ds hex.png]] [[Hex]] | ||
|learn1=Learned at | |learn1=Learned at Level 1. | ||
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|game2={{title|Awakening}} | |game2={{title|Awakening}} | ||
|skill2=[[File:Is 3ds anathema.png]] [[Anathema]] | |skill2=[[File:Is 3ds anathema.png]] [[Anathema]] | ||
|learn2=Learned at | |learn2=Learned at Level 10. | ||
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|game3={{title|Fates}} | |game3={{title|Fates}} | ||
|skill3=[[File:Is 3ds | |skill3=[[File:Is 3ds heartseeker.png]] [[Heartseeker]] | ||
|learn3=Learned from | |learn3=Learned from Level 1 and up. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|gamee={{title|Fates}} | |gamee={{title|Fates}} | ||
|skille=[[File:Is 3ds | |skille=[[File:Is 3ds malefic aura.png]] [[Malefic Aura]] | ||
|learne=Learned from | |learne=Learned from Level 10 and up. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Class change== | ==Class change== | ||
===''Mystery of the Emblem | ===''Mystery of the Emblem''=== | ||
{{Class Change 1 | {{Class Change 1 | ||
|class=Dark Mage | |class=Dark Mage | ||
|sprite=[[File:bs fe03 enemy dark mage magic.png]] | |sprite=[[File:bs fe03 enemy dark mage magic.png]] | ||
}} | |||
===''Genealogy of the Holy War''=== | |||
{{Class Change 1 | |||
|class=Dark Mage | |||
|sprite=[[File:bs fe04 enemy dark mage magic.png]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
===''Thracia 776''=== | ===''Thracia 776''=== | ||
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|promoted class=Dark Mage | |promoted class=Dark Mage | ||
}} | }} | ||
===''Shadow Dragon'' | ===''Shadow Dragon''=== | ||
{{Class Change 2 | |||
|sprite1=[[File:bs fe12 playable dark mage magic.png]] | |||
|basic class=Dark Mage | |||
|promotion method=Using a [[Master Seal]] after reaching Level 10. | |||
|sprite2=[[File:bs fe12 playable sorcerer magic.png]] | |||
|promoted class=Sorcerer}} | |||
===''New Mystery of the Emblem''=== | |||
{{Class Change 2 | {{Class Change 2 | ||
|sprite1=[[File:bs fe12 playable dark mage magic.png]] | |sprite1=[[File:bs fe12 playable dark mage magic.png]] | ||
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|promoted class=Sorcerer}} | |promoted class=Sorcerer}} | ||
===''Awakening | ===''Awakening''=== | ||
{{Class Change Branched | {{Class Change Branched | ||
|sprite1=[[File:Ma 3ds dark mage playable.gif]] | |sprite1=[[File:Ma 3ds dark mage playable.gif]] | ||
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|promoted class 1=Sorcerer | |promoted class 1=Sorcerer | ||
|sprite3=[[File:Ma 3ds dark knight playable.gif]] | |sprite3=[[File:Ma 3ds dark knight playable.gif]] | ||
|promoted class 2=Dark Knight | |||
|condition=The player may freely choose. | |||
}} | |||
===''Fates''=== | |||
{{Class Change Branched | |||
|sprite1=<!--[[File:Ma 3ds02 dark mage playable.gif]]--> | |||
|basic class=Dark Mage | |||
|promotion method=Using a [[Master Seal]] after reaching Level 10. | |||
|sprite2=<!--[[File:Ma 3ds02 sorcerer playable.gif]]--> | |||
|promoted class 1=Sorcerer | |||
|sprite3=<!--[[File:Ma 3ds02 dark knight playable.gif]]--> | |||
|promoted class 2=Dark Knight | |promoted class 2=Dark Knight | ||
|condition=The player may freely choose. | |condition=The player may freely choose. | ||
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|name7=Nyx | |name7=Nyx | ||
|game7={{title|Fates}}<i>: Conquest</i> and ''Revelation'' | |game7={{title|Fates}}<i>: Conquest</i> and ''Revelation'' | ||
|name8=Ophelia | |||
|game8={{title|Fates}}<i>: Conquest</i> and ''Revelation'' | |||
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|jap-name={{hover|ダークマージ|Dākumāji}} | |jap-name={{hover|ダークマージ|Dākumāji}} | ||
|jap-mean=Officially | |jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Dark Mage'''. | ||
|fren-name=Mage noir | |fren-name=Mage noir | ||
|fren-mean=Black mage | |fren-mean=Black mage |
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The Dark Mage (Japanese: ダークマージ Dark Mage) is a magic-wielding class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. Throughout its appearances in the Fire Emblem series, it can be roughly divided into two incarnations; both share in common the ability to wield dark magic and similar tomes.
Its first incarnation is as an advanced class in Mystery of the Emblem, Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776. In these three games, the Dark Mage is primarily enemy-only, near-exclusively the domain of sinister enemy factions - Gharnef and his heretic bishop followers in Mystery of the Emblem, and the Loptyrians in the latter two. Between these three games it is playable exactly once, as the promoted class of Salem in Thracia 776. In addition to dark magic, in these games it can also wield staves and, in Thracia 776, the three types of anima magic.
The second version of the class is as a basic class, appearing in this capacity in Shadow Dragon and all subsequent games, acting as the successor of the role previously filled by the Shaman. Compared to their Mage counterparts, Dark Mages are slower, bulkier and more defensively oriented, though still possessing formidable offensive magical power; this difference is more pronounced in Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, where the absence of distinct dark magic gives them little clear distinction from Mages. In Awakening, however, dark magic returns as a subcategory of tomes which are exclusive to the use of Dark Mages and Sorcerers.
In Mystery of the Emblem and Genealogy of the Holy War, the Dark Mage is enemy only and thus is not associated with class changes in either direction, although in the latter it does have a stronger cousin class, the Dark Bishop, also enemy-exclusive. In Thracia 776, the Dark Mage is an advanced class, as the promoted form of the Loptyr Mage. From Shadow Dragon onwards, Dark Mages promote to Sorcerer; in addition, Awakening and Fates give them an alternative promotion option, the Dark Knight, which loses the ability to wield dark tomes in exchange for mobility and swords.
In Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, no standard playable character joins as a Dark Mage, and the player's sole access to the class is through reclassing compatible units. Additionally, replacement units may initially be Dark Mages when they join.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Mystery of the Emblem | 26 | 5 | -- | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | -- | Tome/Staff: 6 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 40 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5 | -- | B B |
Thracia 776 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -- | 5 | 6 | E E E C C |
Shadow Dragon | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -- | E |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -- | E |
Awakening | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -- | Template:Tome3DS E |
Max stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Mystery of the Emblem | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | Tome/Staff: 20 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 25 | 5 | -- | B B* |
Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | A A A A A |
Shadow Dragon | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | -- | A |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | -- | A |
Awakening | 60 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 7 | -- | Template:Tome3DS A |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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Mystery of the Emblem | 40% | 20% | -- | 30% | 10% | 0% | 20% | 40% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 10% | 30% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Thracia 776 | 30% | 3% | 20% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Shadow Dragon | 20% | -15% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | -15% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 20% | -15% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 0% | -15% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Awakening | 50% | 5% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 0% | 10% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Awakening | File:Is 3ds hex.png Hex | Learned at Level 1. |
Awakening | File:Is 3ds anathema.png Anathema | Learned at Level 10. |
Fates | File:Is 3ds heartseeker.png Heartseeker | Learned from Level 1 and up. |
Class change
Mystery of the Emblem
Base class |
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Dark Mage |
Genealogy of the Holy War
Base class |
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Dark Mage |
Thracia 776
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe04 salem loptyr mage magic.png Loptyr Mage |
Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10. | File:Bs fe04 salem dark mage magic.png Dark Mage |
Shadow Dragon
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe12 playable dark mage magic.png Dark Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | File:Bs fe12 playable sorcerer magic.png Sorcerer |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Bs fe12 playable dark mage magic.png Dark Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | File:Bs fe12 playable sorcerer magic.png Sorcerer |
Awakening
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Ma 3ds dark mage playable.gif Dark Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | File:Ma 3ds sorcerer playable.gif Sorcerer or File:Ma 3ds dark knight playable.gif Dark Knight |
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose. |
Fates
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Dark Mage |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Sorcerer or Dark Knight |
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose. |
Playable Dark Mages
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Tharja | Awakening |
Henry | Awakening |
Deirdre | Awakening |
Salem | Awakening |
Micaiah | Awakening (DLC version only) |
Odin | Fates: Conquest and Revelation |
Nyx | Fates: Conquest and Revelation |
Ophelia | Fates: Conquest and Revelation |
Playable Dark Mage units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Notable enemy Dark Mages
Enemy Units | |
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Name | Game |
Gharnef | Mystery of the Emblem (Book 2 only) |
Sandima | Genealogy of the Holy War |
Chalard | Awakening |
Enemy Dark Mage units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Trivia
Gallery
Artwork of the Dark Mage from the TCG.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in Shadow Dragon.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in Awakening.
The generic Dark Mage portrait in Fates.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Dark Mage |
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Spanish |
Mago oscuro |
Dark mage |
French |
Mage noir |
Black mage |
German |
Dunkelmagier |
Dark mage |
Italian |
Mago nero |
Black mage |
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. |