Dark Flier

It has been proposed that this page be split into Dark Flier and Dark Falcon. Please discuss this change on the talk page. Reason: They have different names (see stuff like Samurai and Myrmidon), and one is an advanced class and the other is a special class

Dark Flier Shigure as a Dark Falcon in Fates. An elite Nohrian pegasus rider trained to use tomes and lances in the air.

Unit type(s) Beast (Awakening, Fates) Flying Weapon(s) Lance, Tome (Awakening, Fates) Various, including magic (Three Houses) Sword, Lance, Black magic (Three Houses; specialty) Skill(s) Rally Movement, Galeforce (Awakening) Speed +2, Relief, Rally Movement, Galeforce (Fates) Canto, Black Tomefaire, Transmute (Three Houses)

The Dark Flier (Japanese: ダークペガサス Dark Pegasus), also known as the Dark Falcon (Japanese: ダークファルコン Dark Falcon) is a flying class which debuted in Fire Emblem Awakening. In Awakening, it is a female-only advanced class and one of two class change options for the Pegasus Knight, it gains the use of magic along with lances. It is the first flying class in the Fire Emblem series to wield offensive magic. In Fates, the Dark Falcon is instead a gender-inspecific special class unattached to a class change tree, associated with Nohr despite its usage of a pegasus (which would otherwise suggest a Hoshidan origin), otherwise largely similar to its Awakening incarnation.

The class later reappears in Three Houses as downloadable content, as part of the Cindered Shadows side story. It becomes available in the main story after completing the first chapter of this side story.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weight	Experience	Weapon Level
Awakening	19	5	6	8	10	0	5	9	8	--	--	--	E E
Fates	17	4	7	5	9	4	3	9	8	--	--	--	E E
Three Houses	25	8	6	7	8	8	5	4	7	--	--	--	--

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon Level
Awakening	80	36	42	41	42	45	32	41	10	--	A A
Fates	45	27	32	28	33	32	26	34	10	--	B A

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon Level*
Awakening	40/75%	10/25%	15/35%	20/40%	20/45%	0/55%	5/25%	10/45%	--	--	--	--
Fates	0%	10%	15%	5%	15%	15%	0%	20%	--	--	--	--
Three Houses	20%	0%	0%	0%	10%	0%	0%	10%	10%	--	--	+2 +3 +3

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

Class modifiers

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Movement
Three Houses	0	0	0	3	4 (2)	0	0	3	0	3 (1)

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Awakening Fates	Rally Movement	• Awakening: Learned at Level 5. • Fates: Learned from Level 25 and up.
Awakening Fates	Galeforce	• Awakening: Learned at Level 15. • Fates: Learned from Level 35 and up.
Fates	Speed +2	Learned from Level 1 and up.
Fates	Relief	Learned from Level 10 and up.
Three Houses	Canto	Innate.
Three Houses	Black Tomefaire	Innate.
Three Houses	Transmute	• Innate. • Class mastery. (150 class Exp required)

Class change

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Pegasus Knight	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Falcon Knight or Dark Flier
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose.

Fates

Any class	Promotion method	Special class
? Any class	Using an Ebon Wing.	File:Ma 3ds02 dark falcon playable.gif Dark Falcon

Three Houses

Base class	Certification requirements	Special class
Any class	Level 20 Abyssian Exam Pass B+, C	Dark Flier
This class is only available for female units.

Notable playable Dark Fliers/Falcons

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Aversa	Awakening
Catria	Awakening (DLC version only)
Constance	Three Houses
Playable Dark Flier units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Dark Fliers/Falcons

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Aversa	Awakening
Constance	Three Houses
Enemy Dark Flier units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game Text (English) Text (Japanese) Awakening A seasoned pegasus knight who wields lances and tomes. ?? Fates An elite Nohrian pegasus rider trained to use tomes and lances in the air. ?? Three Houses The Dark Flier rides an ebony pegasus into battle and wields magic effortlessly. This unit can move again after attacking. 漆黒のぺガサスに乗った魔法騎士。 戦闘後、再び移動できる。 魔法が使える兵種。

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	• Dark Flier • Dark Falcon	• This name is used in Awakening and Three Houses. • This name is used in Fates.
Japanese	• ダークペガサス • ダークファルコン	• Officially romanized as Dark Pegasus. This name is used in Awakening and Three Houses. • Officially romanized as Dark Falcon. This name is used in Fates.
Spanish	• Auriga oscuro • Halcón oscuro	• Dark charioteer. This name is used in Awakening and Three Houses. • Dark falcon. This name is used in Fates.
French	• Chevalier pégase noir • Faucon noir	• Black pegasus knight. This name is used in Awakening and Three Houses. • Black falcon. This name is used in Fates.
German	• Dunkelschwinge • Dunkelfalke	• Darkwing. This name is used in Awakening and Three Houses. • Darkfalcon. This name is used in Fates.
Italian	• Cavaliere arcano • Falco oscuro	• Arcane knight. This name is used in Awakening and Three Houses. • Dark Falcon. This name is used in Fates.
Korean	다크 페가수스	Dark pegasus; used in Three Houses.
Simplified Chinese	暗飞马骑士	Dark pegasus knight
Traditional Chinese	暗飛馬騎士	Dark pegasus knight

Gallery

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  The generic Dark Flier portrait in Awakening.

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  The generic Risen Dark Flier portrait in Awakening.

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  Cordelia as a Dark Flier in Awakening.

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  Shigure as a Dark Falcon in Fates.

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  Cordelia in a Dark Flier DLC costume in Warriors.

See also

• Malig Knight
• Harrier

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