Gargoyle

Gargoyle File:Generic portrait gargoyle fe08.gif Malignant fiends who hunt with lances. They swoop in swiftly on their fell wings.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) None* / Lances* Skill(s) None

The Gargoyle (Japanese: ガーゴイル Gargoyle) is a monster class that originates in Fire Emblem Gaiden and returns in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. In both instances, it is an enemy-only class. Gargoyles are flying beasts that attack fiercely and often in groups. In Gaiden, gargoyles don't have an assigned weapon type, though their animation depicts them attacking with a scythe, a weapon that does not appear anywhere else in the series. In The Sacred Stones, they use lances, making them similar to the playable Pegasus Knight or Wyvern Rider classes. Like the aforementioned classes, gargoyles are also weak to bows, and the Wind Sword.

Gargoyles through series history have had two "promotions". In their original game, Gaiden the more powerful variant, and thus the "promoted" version, was the Balrog. The Sacred Stones introduced a different promoted variant, the Deathgoyle. As in both games gargoyles appear in, they are unable to actually promote, but these are considered promotions due to similarity between the classes and an increase in power.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	26	8	--	3	9	0	7	7	7	--	--

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	52	40	--	40	40	40	40	40	--	--	--

Growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level

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

Trivia

• In Fire Emblem Gaiden, gargoyles and balrogs are depicted as wielding scythes in their battle sprites, despite that scythes do not exist as a proper weapon type in that game, or in any other game in the Fire Emblem series.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Gargoyle	"Gargoyles" are statues or carved faces of usually animal-like and sometimes grotesque figures built on the roofs of buildings such as churches and castles. Their practical purpose is to draw away water, but also to ward off evil. The practice of putting gargoyles on buildings comes from the legend of the gargouille, a water-spouting dragon that terrorized France. The archbishop of Rouen, Saint Romain, lured it into town where it was slaughtered and burned. However, its neck and head did not burn, so they were hung on the cathedral to show the power of God.

Gallery

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  A gargoyle, as it appears in battle in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.

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File:Generic portrait gargoyle fe08.gif Fire Emblem Gaiden Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones No weapon Lance

See also

• Balrog
• Deathgoyle

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