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The Maelduin class, known as the Macdaire (マグダイル, Magudairu) in Japan, is a class of axe and bow-using monsters that appears in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. A maelduin appears to be a half-human, half-bull mix. Since maelduins are monsters, they are an enemy-only class. They are a stronger version of the Tarvos class, equivalent to a promoted unit. Maelduins appear as strong enemies when monsters are present, in several chapters, the Tower of Valni, and the Lagdou Ruins.
Maelduins are quite strong enemies. They have quite high strength and defense, and above average speed. However, their skill is slightly low, so they rarely hit. Still, they are able to use both axes and bows, which is quite useful for them, able to attack from one or two spaces away. Still, they can be quickly defeated with a sword user or a magic-user, since they have quite low resistance. They are treated as mounted units, and as such are vulnerable to weapons such as horseslayers.
The boss of Eirika's Chapter 12, Village of Silence, is a maelduin.
The Japanese name, "Macdaire", is derived from "Cú Roí Mac Daire", the name of a hero in Celtic mythology, a skilled sorcerer and traveler who is worshiped as a god.[1] The English name, "Maelduin", is derived from "Máel Dúin", a Christian hero from Celtic mythology who went on a great voyage and saw many monsters and magic of Celtic myths.[2]
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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.
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