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Bow Knight
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The Bow Knight (Japanese: ボウナイト Bow Knight) is a class which, throughout the Fire Emblem series, has taken on numerous different portrayals and roles. Consistent among all of its appearances is that it is a mounted class which wields bows.
In its first appearance in Gaiden, the Bow Knight was a third-tier advanced class and the final form of the Archer class line, promoting from the Sniper. A class of considerable power, this incarnation of the Bow Knight has a uniquely high attacking range, with consistent innate access to anywhere between one and five range.
The second incarnation of the Bow Knight was a second-tier advanced class in the Jugdral duology, Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776. It is the promoted form of the Arch Knight, and the bow-wielding counterpart of the Ranger, Great Knight and Duke Knight. In Thracia 776, Bow Knights are forced to dismount to enter buildings or participate in chapters set entirely indoors; unlike the Great or Duke Knights, they continue to wield bows when on foot.
The Tellius duology's version of the Bow Knight is a basic class, and the counterpart of its own former basic form, the Arch Knight. It promotes to the Paladin in Path of Radiance, whereupon the player can choose a second weapon type for the individual unit to gain access to. In Radiant Dawn, it promotes to the Bow Paladin, a counterpart to its Jugdral incarnation, which in turn promotes to the third-tier Silver Knight.
In Awakening, the Bow Knight returns to being an advanced class, but this time also has access to swords and functions identically to the Horseman and Ranger of earlier games. Here, it promotes from both Mercenaries and Archers, and many other units can access the class through reclassing. The Fates incarnation of the class functions identically to Awakening's, with the only difference being that the new Outlaw class may promote to it instead of Archers, in line with the Archer's effective replacement by the Outlaw.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Gaiden | 40 | 16 | -- | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | -- | Bow |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 40 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | -- | A |
Thracia 776 | 24 (24)/ 20 (20) |
5 (4)/ 4 (3) |
1 (1) | 6 (5) | 6 (4)/ 7 (5) |
0 (0) | 5 (4) | -- | 9 (6) | 7 (7)/ 5 (5) |
D (D) |
Path of Radiance | 20/18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5/6 | 0 | 6/5 | 0/1 | 8 | 10/7 | D |
Radiant Dawn | 18 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | D |
Awakening | 24 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -- | Template:Bow3DS E Template:Sword3DS E |
Max stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Gaiden | 52 | 40 | -- | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 8 | -- | Bow |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 9 | -- | A |
Thracia 776 | 80 (80) | 20 (20) | 20 (20) | 20 (20) | 20 (20) | 20 (20) | 20 (20) | -- | 20 (20) | 20 (20) | A (A) |
Path of Radiance | 40 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 99 | A |
Radiant Dawn | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 | ?? | ?? | A |
Awakening | 80 | 40 | 30 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 35 | 30 | 10 | -- | Template:Sword3DS A Template:Bow3DS A |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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Gaiden | 150% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 30% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Thracia 776 | 70% | 30% | 5% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 30% | -- | -- | 30% | 0% | -- |
Path of Radiance | 70/65% | 45/35% | 15/20% | 40/40% | 50/55% | 30/30% | 45/45% | 40/50% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Radiant Dawn | 75% | 50% | 15% | 40% | 45% | 25% | 40% | 30% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Awakening | 50% | 20% | 0% | 25% | 20% | 0% | 5% | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776 Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn |
Canto | Innate; hidden and unnamed in every game except Radiant Dawn. |
Awakening Fates |
File:Is 3ds rally skill.png Rally Skill | • Awakening: Learned at Level 5. • Fates: Learned from Level 5 and up. |
Awakening | File:Is 3ds bowbreaker.png Bowbreaker | Learned at Level 15. |
Class change
Gaiden
Trainee-like class | Method | Base class | Method | Advanced class | Method | Advanced class |
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Villager |
After reaching Level 3, at any Mila Shrine. | Archer |
After reaching Level 7, at any Mila Shrine. | Sniper |
After reaching Level 10, at any Mila Shrine. | Bow Knight |
Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Arch Knight |
Choosing the "Class change" option in a home castle after reaching Level 20.* / Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10.* |
Bow Knight |
Path of Radiance
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Bow Knight |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. | Paladin |
Radiant Dawn
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class | Promotion method | Master class |
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Bow Knight |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. | Bow Paladin |
Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21. | Silver Knight |
Awakening
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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File:Ma 3ds archer playable.gif Archer and File:Ma 3ds mercenary playable.gif Mercenary |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | File:Ma 3ds bow knight playable.gif Bow Knight |
Fates
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Outlaw and Mercenary |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Bow Knight |
Playable Bow Knights
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Astrid | Path of Radiance |
Playable Bow Knight units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Notable enemy Bow Knights
Enemy Units | |
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Name | Game |
Gazel | Gaiden |
Mueller | Gaiden |
Andorey | Genealogy of the Holy War |
Ezra | Awakening |
Bovis | Awakening |
Selena | Fates: Birthright |
Enemy Bow Knight units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Trivia
- In Path of Radiance, their base stats and flavor text are shared with the Sword Knight, Lance Knight, and Axe Knight classes.
Gallery
Artwork of the Genealogy of the Holy War Bow Knight depiction from the TCG.
The generic Bow Knight portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
The generic Bow Knight portrait in Awakening.
The generic Bow Knight portrait in Fates.
An enemy Bow Knight in Path of Radiance.
An enemy Bow Knight in Radiant Dawn.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Bow Knight |
-- |
English (unofficial) |
Used in the "Project Naga" patch of Genealogy of the Holy War. According to the translator, bookofholsety, the Arch Knight and Bow Knight had their names swapped (making Bow Knight the base class, and Arch Knight the advanced class) both for a consistent naming theme among the base mounted classes, and because "arch knight is a better fit for a superior, advanced class given the usual connotations of an arch prefix".[1] | |
Spanish |
Caballero arco |
Bow cavalier |
French |
Cavalier archer |
Archer cavalier |
German |
Bogenritter |
Bow knight |
Italian |
Cavalier arco |
Bow cavalier |
References
- ↑ bookofholsety, Fire Emblem 4: Genealogy of the Holy War Re-translation (Project Naga), Romhacking.net, Published: 2016-03-16, Retrieved: 2016-06-30
See also
This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |