Berserker

Berserker An enemy Berserker in Path of Radiance. A seasoned barbarian whose axe strikes fear in the enemy.

Weapon(s) Sword (Mystery of the Emblem) Axe (all other appearances) Skill(s) Wrath (Thracia 776) Shove, Colossus (Path of Radiance) Wrath, Axefaire (Awakening) Rally Strength, Axefaire (Fates)

The Berserker (Japanese: バーサーカー Berserker) is an advanced infantry class which was introduced in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. They originated there as an enemy-only sword-using class, with their modern incarnation being properly introduced in Thracia 776 and The Binding Blade as fearsome, wild axe-wielders and the promoted form of numerous axe-wielding classes.

In combat, Berserkers are extremely dangerous, sporting enormous strength and good speed compared to their fellow axe-wielding class, the Warrior. Despite their skill stat being lacking, impacting their ability to reliably hit foes, this hides their biggest advantage: an abnormally high rate of dealing critical hits. Most games give Berserkers massive bonuses to their critical rate or skills which improve their odds of scoring criticals under certain conditions. Berserkers are also relatively frail, as despite their good maximum HP, their defense and resistance are below average which makes them risky to use, but rewarding if luck is in their favor. Berserkers are also well-known for their mastery of terrain which other infantry units cannot handle, with the unique ability to cross both seas and mountain peaks.

In Mystery of the Emblem, they are portrayed as barbarian members of the Desert Tribe. Stat-wise, it is between the Mercenary and Hero. They did not reappear in New Mystery of the Emblem, being replaced with Swordmasters.

As a class change option, the Berserker is primarily associated with the "criminal" axe classes: Brigands in The Binding Blade, Pirates in the five Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS games, Bandits in Path of Radiance, and Barbarians in Awakening. In Fates, Berserkers replace Warriors as one of the class change options for Fighters.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weight	Weapon Level
Mystery of the Emblem	26	8	--	8	12	0	8	0	7	--	--	Sword: 5
Thracia 776	32	12	0	12	10	0	8	--	7	12	--	B
The Binding Blade	24	7	--	6	7	0	6	0	6	13	--	C
Fire Emblem	24	7	--	6	7	0	6	0	6	13	--	C
The Sacred Stones	24	7	-	6	7	0	6	0	6	13	--	C
Path of Radiance	28	8	0	5	7	0	6	0	7	14	16	C
Shadow Dragon	24	7	0	2	7	0	6	0	7	--	--	D
New Mystery of the Emblem	24	9	0	2	9	0	6	0	7	--	--	D
Awakening	30	13	0	5	11	0	5	1	6	--	--	E
Fates	24	12	0	8	9	0	5	0	6	--	--	E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon Level
Mystery of the Emblem	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	Sword: 20
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	20	20	A
The Binding Blade	60	30	--	24	28	30	22	24	15	20	S
Fire Emblem	60	30	--	29	28	30	23	21	15	20	S
The Sacred Stones	60	30	--	29	28	30	23	21	15	25	S
Path of Radiance	60	30	20	24	28	40	35	27	?	?	S
Shadow Dragon	60	30	20	24	28	22	24	20	32	--	A
New Mystery of the Emblem	60	30	20	24	28	22	24	20	9	--	A
Awakening	80	50	30	35	44	45	34	30	8	--	A
Fates	70	40	25	32	33	25	27	25	8	--	S

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Constitution*	Movement*
Mystery of the Emblem	80%	30%	--	20%	20%	0%	30%	0%	--	--
Thracia 776	70%	20%	0%	15%	15%	10%	10%	--	20%	--
The Binding Blade	58%	35%	--	25%	12%	15%	10%	10%	--	--
Fire Emblem	75%	50%	--	35%	25%	15%	10%	13%	--	--
The Sacred Stones	75%	50%	--	35%	25%	15%	10%	13%	--	--
Path of Radiance	80%	60%	10%	25%	40%	25%	35%	15%	--	--
Shadow Dragon	80/90%	40/50%	-20/0%	15/10%	10/20%	0%	0/50%	-15/10%	--	--
New Mystery of the Emblem	70/90%	30/50%	-20/0%	15/10%	30/20%	0%	0/50%	-15/10%	--	--
Awakening	50%	25%	0%	15%	20%	0%	5%	5%	--	--
Fates	30%	25%	0%	15%	15%	0%	0%	0%	--	--

Click here for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Thracia 776 Awakening	Wrath	• Thracia 776: Innate. • Awakening: Learned at Level 5.
The Binding Blade	+30 crit	Innate.
Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones Path of Radiance	+15 crit	Innate.
Path of Radiance	Shove	Innate; hidden.
Path of Radiance	Colossus	Occult skill.
New Mystery of the Emblem	+10 crit	Innate.
Awakening Fates	Axefaire	• Awakening: Learned at Level 15. • Fates: Learned at Level 15 and up.
Fates	+10 crit, -5 dodge	Innate.
Fates	Rally Strength	Learned from Level 5 and up.

Class change

Mystery of the Emblem

Base class
Berserker

Thracia 776

Base class
Berserker

The Binding Blade

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Pirate and Brigand	Using a Hero Crest after reaching Level 10.	Berserker

Fire Emblem

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Pirate	Using a Ocean Seal after reaching Level 10.	Berserker

The Sacred Stones

Trainee-like class	Promotion method	Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Journeyman	Reaching Level 10, and choosing at beginning of next battle.	Fighter or Pirate	Using a Hero Crest after reaching Level 10. Using an Ocean Seal after reaching Level 10.	Hero or Warrior or Berserker
Promotion choice criteria: In both cases, the player can freely choose.

Path of Radiance

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Bandit	Using an Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Berserker

• Note that Bandits are an enemy exclusive class so this is unused as a playable promotion option; it has been proven to be in the game through hacking promotion of an enemy unit.

Shadow Dragon

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Pirate	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Berserker

New Mystery of the Emblem

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Pirate and Barbarian	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10	Berserker

• Note that Barbarians are an enemy exclusive class so this is unused as a playable promotion option; it has been proven to be in the game through hacking promotion of an enemy unit.

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Barbarian	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Warrior or Berserker
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Fates

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Fighter	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Hero or Berserker
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Playable Berserkers

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Garret	The Binding Blade
Hawkeye	Fire Emblem
Dozla	The Sacred Stones
Largo	Path of Radiance
Darros	New Mystery of the Emblem
Playable Berserker units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Berserkers

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Scott	The Binding Blade
Guerrero	The Binding Blade
Maggie	The Binding Blade
Rose	The Binding Blade
Georg	Fire Emblem
Gashilama	Path of Radiance
Legion	New Mystery of the Emblem
Mustafa	Awakening
Algol	Awakening
Victor	Awakening
Vincent	Awakening
Morristan	Awakening
Zanth	Awakening
Hans	Fates
Tarba	Fates
Enemy Berserker units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable NPC Berserkers

Other Units
Name	Game
Fargus	Fire Emblem
Neutral Berserker units in the Fire Emblem series.

Gallery

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  The generic Berserker portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.

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  The generic Berserker portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.

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  The generic Berserker portrait in Shadow Dragon.

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  The generic Berserker portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.

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  The generic Berserker portrait in Awakening.

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  The generic Risen Berserker portrait in Awakening.

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  The generic Berserker portrait in Fates.

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  An enemy Berserker in Path of Radiance.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Berserker	In Old Norse culture, "berserkers" were a type of warrior who fought in an induced, trance-like fury. They are the source of the modern English word "berserk".
Japanese	バーサーカー	Officially romanized as Berserker; as above.
Spanish	Bárbaro	Barbarian
French	Berserker	Berserker
German	Berserker	Berserker
Italian	Berserker	Berserker

See also

• Warrior

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