Monk
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The Monk (Japanese: 修道士 Monk or 修験者 Syugenja) is a basic magical class which debuted in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. It originated in that game and The Sacred Stones as an offensive magical class which wields light magic, acting as an offensive counterpart to the healing-specific Priest/Cleric, and is an exclusively male class.[1] In Fates, it is instead a Hoshido-aligned healer class which uses rods, the Hoshidan equivalent of staves. Monks are one of only two explicitly male-only Hoshido classes (the other being the Great Master), with its female counterpart being the Shrine Maiden.
Compared to its fellow offensive magic classes, the Mage and Shaman, the Monk possesses lower raw magical power, and compensates for it with superior skill and speed, which in combination with the typically lightweight and accurate light magic gives them excellent accuracy and double-attacking ability. As is common to magic classes, they possess low HP and defense and require protection for successful use, but like Priests/Clerics, conversely possess exceptional resistance.
In the Game Boy Advance games, Monks promote to the Bishop class along with Priests/Clerics, gaining the use of staves. Additionally, The Sacred Stones gives Monks the option to promote to Bishop or Sage. In Fire Emblem Fates, it promotes to Onmyoji or Great Master.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 18 | -- | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | E |
The Sacred Stones | 18 | -- | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | E |
Max stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 60 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A |
The Sacred Stones | 60 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 50% | -- | 30% | 35% | 32% | 45% | 8% | 40% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
The Sacred Stones | 50% | -- | 30% | 35% | 32% | 45% | 8% | 40% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Fates | File:Is 3ds miracle.png Miracle | Learned from Level 1 and up. |
Class change
Fire Emblem
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Monk |
Using a Guiding Ring or Earth Seal after reaching Level 10. | Bishop |
The Sacred Stones
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Monk |
Using a Guiding Ring or Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Bishop or Sage |
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. |
Fates
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Monk |
Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10. | Onmyoji or Great Master |
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose |
Playable Monks
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Lucius | Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade |
Artur | The Sacred Stones |
Azama | Fates |
Playable Monk units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Trivia
Gallery
- Generic portrait priest fe06.gif
The generic Monk portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Monk |
A member of a religious order who lives an existence of cloistered religious practice, alone or in a monastery. |
Spanish |
Monje |
Monk |
French |
Moine |
Monk |
German |
Mönch |
Monk |
Italian |
Monaco |
Monk |
References
- ↑ "But...to be a monk, don’t you have to... be a... Well...a guy?" — Serra, Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword
See also
This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |