Gold Knight

Gold Knight Kieran as a Gold Knight in Radiant Dawn. Pinnacles of knighthood, with peerless riding, sword, and axe skills. They wield the skill Sol.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Lance (Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) Sword, Axe (Radiant Dawn) Skill(s) Canto, Sol (Radiant Dawn)

The Gold Knight (Japanese: ゴールドナイト Gold Knight) is an advanced cavalry class which was introduced in Fire Emblem Gaiden. They are a rare third-tier promoted class and the final stage in class change lines for some cavalry classes which various Paladin variants promote to. In Gaiden and its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, they wield only lances, and in Radiant Dawn they wield both swords and axes while a counterpart class, the Silver Knight, wields lances instead as well as bows.

Gold Knights are, like their Paladin predecessors, defined by being well-balanced with decent stats all around. Their offensive prowess, durability and agility are all high if not outstanding, and their resistance is somewhat superior to that of most physically-inclined classes. As a mounted class, their most outstanding feature is their high movement which allows them to cross battlefields at a much greater rate than infantry, although in return they, like all cavalry, are significantly more hindered by terrain penalties.

In Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, the Gold Knight is the final stage in the Cavalier's class change line, promoting from Paladins; additionally, Villagers have the ability to promote to Cavalier and eventually become Gold Knights as well. In Radiant Dawn, the Gold Knight is the final class for Sword Knights and Axe Knights, with both Blade Paladins and Axe Paladins promoting to Gold Knight.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	40	18	--	7	12	0	13	6	9	--	Lance*
Radiant Dawn (from Blade Paladin)	50	19	3	16	18	0	19	6	9	11	A C
Radiant Dawn (from Axe Paladin)	50	21	3	16	16	0	19/18	6/7	9	11/8	C A

Gold Knights in Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia also have a base class strength of 1.

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	52	40	--	40	40	40	40	40	9	--	Lance*
Radiant Dawn (from Blade Paladin)	60	34	20	34	33	30	30	25	??	??	SS A

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Gaiden	150%	50%	--	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	--	--	--	--
Radiant Dawn (from Blade Paladin)	65%	45%	20%	35%	45%	30%	45%	40%	--	--	--	--
Radiant Dawn (from Axe Paladin)	65/60%	45/60%	20/25%	35/40%	45/40%	30%	45/40%	40/35%	--	--	--	--
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Player)	0%	0%	--	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	--	--	--	--

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

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Radiant Dawn	Canto	Innate.

Additionally, in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Gold Knights possess a passive skill marking them as a mounted unit.

Class change

Gaiden

Trainee-like class	Method	Base class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Advanced class
Villager	After reaching Level 3, at any Mila Shrine.	File:Bs fe02 knight lance.png Cavalier	After reaching Level 7, at any Mila Shrine.	Paladin	After reaching Level 10, at any Mila Shrine.	File:Bs fe02 gold knight lance.png Gold Knight

Radiant Dawn

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Sword Knight Axe Knight	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Blade Paladin Axe Paladin	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Gold Knight

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Trainee-like class	Method	Base class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Advanced class
Villager	After reaching Level 3, at any Mila Shrine.	Cavalier	After reaching Level 7, at any Mila Shrine.	Paladin	After reaching Level 10, at any Mila Shrine.	Gold Knight

Playable Gold Knights

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Zeke	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Mycen	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Renning	Radiant Dawn
Playable Gold Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Gold Knights

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Shizas	Gaiden
Jerome	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Rudolf	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Zeke	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Hades	Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Berkut	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Slayde	Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Enemy Gold Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Trivia

• After the cast listing in Gaiden's ending, a gold knight runs across the screen.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Gold Knight	--
Spanish	Caballero oro	Gold cavalier
French	Chevalier or	Gold knight
German	Goldritter	Gold knight
Italian	Cavaliere oro	Gold cavalier

Gallery

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  Kieran as a Gold Knight in Radiant Dawn.

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  Makalov as a Gold Knight in Radiant Dawn.

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  Titania as a Gold Knight in Radiant Dawn.

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  Renning as a Gold Knight in Radiant Dawn.

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  The generic male Gold Knight portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  The generic Specter/Death Mask male Gold Knight portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  The generic female Gold Knight portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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  The generic Specter/Death Mask female Gold Knight portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

See also

• Silver Knight

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