Corsair

Corsair Courageous axe-wielding corsairs. Adept in lakes.

Unit type(s) Infantry Weapon(s) Axe Skill(s) None

The Corsair (Japanese: 湖賊 Lakethief) is an enemy-exclusive base infantry class which is exclusive to Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Unusually, Corsairs are identical to the more common Pirate class in virtually every way, and play the same role as axe-wielding units with the ability to freely cross water terrain. Unlike Pirates, Corsairs cannot promote.

There are no differences between the Corsair and Pirate aside from their names and descriptions, as both their stats and their appearances are exactly the same. Corsairs only appear once in the entire game, in Chapter 23E/24H (Linus), with only eight Corsairs appearing in that chapter. The class's help description and Japanese name suggest that Corsairs are adept at fighting on lakes, in contrast to Pirates operating at sea, although in terms of gameplay there is no difference at all between lake terrain and sea terrain, and both classes have the exact same terrain parameters. It is possible that the class exists solely for aesthetics, to fit better in in-land chapters with lakes and rivers, although there are maps with lakes in prior and later games which still use Pirates.

Given their identical stats, Corsairs play the same gameplay role and stick to the standard Fighter archetype. They have very high strength, HP and constitution, as well as good speed, which lets them be slightly less affected by weapon weight than most other axe-fighting classes. However, their skill is poor, and their defensive stats are lacklustre.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
The Blazing Blade	19	4	--	2	6	0	3	0	5	10	D

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
The Blazing Blade	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
The Blazing Blade	75%	50%	--	35%	25%	15%	10%	13%	--	--	--	--

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

Class change

The Blazing Blade

Base class
Corsair

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
The Blazing Blade (class roll)	Powerful axefighters who are unusually skilled at combat in water.	斧をもちいて戦う　『湖のあらくれ』たち うでっぷしが強く　湖での戦闘を得意とする
The Blazing Blade (help)	Courageous axe-wielding corsairs. Adept in lakes.	斧で戦う『湖のあらくれ』 力が強く　湖の戦闘が得意

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Corsair	A synonym for "pirate", with a strong association with the French corsairs, hired pirates acting as privateers to raid ships on behalf of the French crown. The word "corsair" derives from the French corsaire, which itself derives from the medieval Latin cursārius, "pirate".
Japanese	湖賊	Officially romanized as Lakethief.
Spanish	Corsario	Corsair
French	Corsaire	Corsair
German	Korsar	Corsair
Italian	Corsaro	Corsair

Gallery

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  The generic Corsair portrait in The Blazing Blade.

See also

• Brigand
• Barbarian
• Fighter
• Pirate

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