Berserker

Berserker Artwork of the Berserker in Fire Emblem Trading Card Game. Nohrian. A seasoned fighter. Great at getting in critical hits.

Unit type(s) Infantry (all titles) Beorc (Path of Radiance) 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.

There is only one Berserker in Mystery of the Emblem, a generic enemy who wields the only Meisterschwert in the game. Compared to the Hero, the Berserker has higher maximum HP, strength, and defense, but lower skill and resistance. In New Mystery of the Emblem, this enemy was changed to a Swordmaster.

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	Experience	CRP	Weapon level
Mystery of the Emblem	26	8	--	8	10	0	8	0	7	--	--	50	--	Sword: 5
Thracia 776	32	12	0	12	10	0	8	--	7	12	--	--	5	B
The Binding Blade	24	7	--	6	7	0	6	0	6	13	--	--	3	C
The Blazing Blade	24	7	--	6	7	0	6	0	6	13	--	--	3	C
The Sacred Stones	24	7	--	6	7	0	6	0	6	13	--	--	3	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
The Blazing Blade	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	25	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	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
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%	--	--	--	--
The Blazing Blade	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	50/100%	25/60%	0%	15/30%	20/40%	0/30%	5/25%	5/15%	--	--	--	--
Fates	30%	25%	0%	15%	15%	0%	0%	0%	--	--	--	--

See class growth rate 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.
The Blazing Blade The Sacred Stones Path of Radiance	+15 Crit	Innate; not present in the Japanese version of Path of Radiance.
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

Advanced class
Berserker

The Binding Blade

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

The Blazing Blade

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

The Sacred Stones

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

Path of Radiance

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

• As Bandits are an enemy-exclusive class, this promotion is inaccessible during normal gameplay. However, attempting to promote a Bandit through hacking reveals that the promotion is fully-implemented and functional.

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

• As Barbarians are an enemy-exclusive class, this promotion is inaccessible during normal gameplay. However, attempting to promote a Barbarian through hacking reveals that the promotion is fully-implemented and functional.

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.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Knight	Using a Master Seal while talking to Tiki.	General or Berserker
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Playable Berserkers

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Garret	The Binding Blade
Hawkeye	The Blazing Blade
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	The Blazing Blade
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
Cervantes	Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
Enemy Berserker units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable NPC Berserkers

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

Flavor text

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Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Mystery of the Emblem	??	??
The Binding Blade (class roll)	A title for those who live to fight. Strong in mountains or at sea. Skilled in killing blows.*	強い山賊や海賊が恐怖と共に呼ばれる称号 山や海などに強く　必殺の一撃を得意とする
The Binding Blade (help)	An honorific bestowed upon fighters of incredible fury.*	悪名高い山賊や海賊の称号 山や海に強く　必殺の一撃をもつ
The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones (class roll)	A title for those who live to fight. Strong in mountains or at sea. Skilled in killing blows.	戦に生き　戦に死す覇者の称号 山や海などに強く　必殺の一撃を得意とする
The Blazing Blade (help)	An honorific bestowed upon fighters of incredible fury.	戦に生き　戦に死す覇者の称号 山や海に強く　必殺の一撃をもつ
The Sacred Stones (help)	Fighters at home both in mountains and at sea. Equip: Axes.	山や海に強く会心の一撃を放つ猛者 装備『斧』
Path of Radiance	Relentless warriors who live for battle. They're at home in the mountains and at sea, and they can kill with a single mighty blow.	戦に生き戦に死す覇者の称号です 山や海に強く 必殺の一撃をもちます
Shadow Dragon	Seasoned pirates who fare well in mountains or on water and often deal critical hits.	強い海賊が恐怖と共に呼ばれる称号。 山や海などに強く、必殺の一撃を得意とする。
New Mystery of the Emblem	Seasoned pirates who fare well in mountains or on water and often deal critical hits.*	強い海賊が恐怖と共に呼ばれる称号。 山や海に強く、必殺の一撃を得意とする。
Awakening	A seasoned barbarian whose axe strikes fear in the enemy.	斧の扱いを極めた、強い蛮族。 一撃の威力が驚異的な上級職。
Fates	Nohrian. A seasoned fighter. Great at getting in critical hits.	暗夜の兵種。斧を振るう狂戦士。 必殺の一撃を得意とする。
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE	An unruly, destructive brigand. Offense excels over defense, for a merciless assault.	??

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 • 狂戦士	• Officially romanized as Berserker; as above. Shortened as バーサーカ in battle GUI of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. • Officially romanized as Berserker; literally "crazed fighter". With regard to gameplay, this kanji name is used in The Blazing Blade, though it is also used in Garret's ending title in The Binding Blade.
Spanish	Bárbaro	Barbarian
French	Berserker	As above.
German	Berserker	As above.
Italian	Berserker	As above.

Gallery

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  The generic Berserker portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.

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  The generic Berserker portrait in Thracia 776.

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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.

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.