Free knights are a quite useful class, as they can move around quickly and have quite balanced stats. In Thracia 776, they can dismount from their horses to travel across certain terrains and enter buildings, and for other purposes. However, since they use swords, they can only attack one space adjacent to them, and their low resistance makes them vulnerable to magic attacks.
Free knights promote to the Ranger class in both games.
The class a unit changes into in Genealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Free Knight class have the following class change option:
The class a unit changes into in Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Free Knight class have the following class change option:
• Used widely in the fandom and in older patches. • Used in the "Project Naga" patch.
Japanese
• フリーナイト • 自由騎士
• Free Knight. Possibly derived from "Free Company", a mercenary army hired in wartime between the 12th and 14th centuries. • Free Knight. This name is used in ending titles of Thracia 776.