Bow Paladin

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Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Bows Skill(s) Canto

The Bow Paladin (Japanese: 弓騎将アローナイト Arrow Knight) is a bow-using class exclusive to Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. They ride horses, along with three similar classes of the same game - the Sword Paladin, Lance Paladin, and Axe Paladin classes. The Bow Knight class is enemy-only, but a bow knight would presumably promote to a bow paladin; a bow paladin can then become a Silver Knight.

As a promoted class, they have quite high stats all around - with no outstanding strengths or weaknesses in terms of numbers. Their use of bows gives them a two-space attack range, but they cannot fight in melee range. Also, their horses allow them to move around quickly and rescue many units, but leave them vulnerable to horse-specific weapons. Generally, they are solid front-line units with strong offensive capabilities and sturdy defenses.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Radiant Dawn (Male)	34	17	5	16	16	0	16	10	9	11	C
Radiant Dawn (Female)	33	10	1	6	9	0	10	5	9	7	C

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Radiant Dawn (Male)	45	23	15	25	24	30	24	18	?	?	S
Radiant Dawn (Female)	40	23	15	27	26	30	23	20	?	?	S

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Radiant Dawn (Male)	45%	20%	40%	40%	30%	55%	30%	30%	--	--	--	--
Radiant Dawn (Female)	50%	40%	35%	80%	30%	35%	30%	50%	--	--	--	--

See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions

Class change

• Note: Bow Knight is an enemy-only class, but it would presumably promote to the Bow Paladin class as in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance.

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Master class
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

Playable bow paladins

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Astrid	Radiant Dawn
Playable Bow Paladin units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy bow paladins

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Sergei	Radiant Dawn
Enemy Bow Paladin units in the Fire Emblem series.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Bow Paladin	"Paladin" is a title given to the highest warriors of the court of King Charlemagne.

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