Gorgon

Gorgon File:Generic portrait gorgon fe08.gif Beautiful and cursed creatures, whose gaze turns all who behold it into stone.

Unit type(s) Monster Weapon(s) Dark magic Skill(s) None

The Gorgon (Japanese: ゴーゴン Gorgon) class is a monster class originating in and exclusive to Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, they appear quite late into the game. Their appearance somewhat resembles the Nāga, a half-human, half-snake being often featured in Buddhism and Hinduism.

They are able to turn enemies to stone with the monster weapon Stone, causing the Stone condition. They use dark magic weapons that are exclusive to monsters, such as Stone or Shadowshot. Like all other monster classes, they are enemy-only.

Gorgons are very challenging foes in battle. Gorgons always have stone, and due to that weapon's range they can attempt to inflict units without fear of counterattack, even if their low accuracy usually results in misses. Due to being lategame enemies, they have quite high stats, and are on the same level as other "promoted" monsters, such as wights or gwyllgis.

A gorgon appears as the boss of Chapter 18.

Stats

Base stats

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

Max stats

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

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.

Flavor text

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style="Template:Roundtl; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff" width="10%"|Game Text (English) style="Template:Roundtr; border:none; background-color:#222222; color:#fff" width="30%"|Text (Japanese) The Sacred Stones (class roll) Beautiful and cursed creatures, whose gaze turned all who behold it in stone. 呪われし美しき魔物 あらゆるものを石へと変える The Sacred Stones (help) Comely and cursed, these creatures turn all who behold them into stone. 呪われし美しき魔物 あらゆるものを石へと変える

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

A generic Gorgon is currently featured on one card in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Gorgon
	Snake-Haired Demon, Gorgon
		"Watch out! Everyone, steer clear of those eggs!"
		Attack: 50	Support: 0	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Monster		Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Lost Divine Protection: [Special] You may have 5 or more of this card, and of cards with the same unit name, in your deck. [Special] You may have any number of allied "Gorgon". Stone: [Activate] [] Choose an enemy besides the Main Character. The chosen enemy cannot be untapped at the start of your opponent's next turn. Ferocious Instinct: [Always] This unit cannot inflict critical hits or evade.
	Card #B11-048HN • Artist: Aogachou
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Gorgon .

Trivia

A gorgon's movement range in the Japanese release, it can travel over the cliff tiles.

• In the Japanese release of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Gorgons have the same movement type as flying units. This was changed in international releases, which instead give them grounded unit movement instead.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Gorgon	The name "Gorgon" comes from the gorgons, a group of winged demons, including Medusa, a woman whose hair was made out of snakes; looking at these snakes would turn one into stone.
Spanish	Gorgona	Gorgon
French	Gorgone	Gorgon
German	Gorgone	Gorgon
Italian	Gorgone	Gorgon

Gallery

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File:Generic portrait gorgon fe08.gif Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones File:Bs fe08 gorgon monster.png Dark

References

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