Sentinel (Radiant Dawn)

Sentinel (Radiant Dawn) Levail, an enemy Sentinel, in Radiant Dawn. Legendary lancers who stride battlefields with calm and surety. They wield the skill Impale.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Lance Skill(s) Impale, Shove

The Sentinel (Japanese: 聖槍使いホーリーランサー Holy Lancer; PAL: Lancer) is an advanced infantry class which is exclusive to Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Sentinels are a rare third-tier promoted class and the final stage in the Soldier class change line, promoting from Halberdiers, and like their lesser forms, they exclusively wield lances.

Sentinels are roughly a lance-wielding counterpart to Trueblades, Reavers and Marksmen, and distinguish themselves with stats that help them perform a bulky offensive role. Their raw strength is stellar, and while their speed and skill are below average, their defense is impressive for a class outside the Knight family. Owing to being both powerful and durable, Sentinels tend to be excellent front-line units and, unlike the Knight family, have movement decent enough to allow them to keep up. Their primary flaws are their speed which, while not terrible, may lead to them being more readily doubled by Trueblades and other faster classes; and their resistance, which is as mediocre as any other physically inclined class. Sentinels are also aided by their exclusive access to the Impale skill, which if activated has a very high chance of taking out a foe in a single blow.

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

Class 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.

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Radiant Dawn	Shove	Innate.
Radiant Dawn	Critical +10	Innate.

Class change

Radiant Dawn

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Master class
Soldier	Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10, or reaching level 21.	Halberdier	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Sentinel

Notable enemy Sentinels

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Levail	Radiant Dawn
Enemy Sentinel (Radiant Dawn) units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

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Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Sentinel	A sentry, guard or watchman, sometimes with the specific context of guarding borders or preventing ambushes.
English (Europe)	Lancer	A generic term for a lance-wielding soldier. Historically speaking, "lancer" was a common term for lance-armed cavalry units.
Spanish	Lancero	Lancer
French	Maître-lance	Lance-master
German	Wächter	Guard
Italian	Lanciere	Lancer

Gallery

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  Levail, an enemy Sentinel, in Radiant Dawn.

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  Aran as a Sentinel in Radiant Dawn.

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  Nephenee as a Sentinel in Radiant Dawn.

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  Danved as a Sentinel in Radiant Dawn.

References

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