Bonewalker

Bonewalker Dead warriors given will by dark magic. They wield a variety of weapons.

Unit type(s) Monster Weapon(s) Sword, Lance, Bow (The Sacred Stones) Sword, Monster weapons (Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) Skill(s) None

The Bonewalker (Japanese: スケルトン Skeleton) class is one of the monster classes that appear in Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, as well as in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. In all appearances, they are an enemy-exclusive class. Their help description states they are created from warriors that fell in battle.

In Gaiden, bonewalkers only use monster weapons; in The Sacred Stones, there are two variations of the Bonewalker, one of which can use either swords and lances, the other uses only bows, and both can sometimes drop valuable weapons. Shadows of Valentia combines these approaches, allowing them to wield normal swords as well as a monster weapon called the Bone Sword.

Presumably, in Gaiden, they change class to liches, and in The Sacred Stones, they change class to wights. Their class change details are unknown, because they are an enemy-only class.

Stats

Base Stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weight	Experience	CRP	Weapon level
Gaiden	30	10	--	1	2	0	8	3	5	--	--	30	7	--
The Sacred Stones (Melee)	20	4	--	2	3	0	3	0	5	7	--	--	3	C, C
The Sacred Stones (Ranged)	18	4	--	3	2	0	3	0	5	6	--	--	3	C
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	30	10	--	1	2	0	8	3	5	--	--	30	7

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	52	40	--	40	40	40	40	40	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones	60	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	Melee: A, A Ranged: A

Growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Gaiden	150%	50%	--	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	--	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones (Melee)	80%	50%	--	30%	20%	10%	30%	15%	--	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones (Ranged)	70%	35%	--	40%	32%	10%	15%	15%	--	--	--	--
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	100%	60%	--	45%	30%	0%	35%	5%	--	--	--	--

See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class Change

Gaiden

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Bonewalker	Hypothetical only	Wight

The Sacred Stones

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Bonewalker	Hypothetical only	Wight

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Bonewalker	Hypothetical only	Lich

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Sacred Stones (class roll)	Dead warriors given will by dark magic. They wield a variety of weapons.	魔の力が宿り　動き出した骸骨 様々な武器を使って　襲い掛かる
The Sacred Stones (help)	Dead warriors given will by dark magic. They wield a variety of weapons.	魔の力が宿り　動き出した骸骨 様々な武器を使って　襲い掛かる
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	The reanimated bones of a fallen soldier.	戦場で生命を落とした 兵士の骨が動き出したもの

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Bonewalker	Combination of the words "Bone" and "Walker", bones that walk.
Japanese	スケルトン	Skeleton
Spanish	Esqueleto	Skeleton
French	Macchabée	Corpse
German	Skelettritter	Skeleton knight
Italian	Scheletro	Skeleton
Dutch	Skelet	Skeleton

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Fire Emblem Gaiden Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones No weapon Lance Sword Bow

Official artwork

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  Portrait of a Bonewalker from The Sacred Stones.

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  Portrait of a Bonewalker from Shadows of Valentia.

Battle animations

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  Bonewalker lance animation from The Sacred Stones.

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  Bonewalker sword animation from The Sacred Stones.

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  Bonewalker sword critical hit animation from The Sacred Stones.

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  Bonewalker bow animation from The Sacred Stones.

References

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