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Fortress Knight

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Fortress Knight

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A Fortress Knight as it appears in Three Houses.


Trading speed for staying power, this heavily armored unit has staggering defense.

Unit type(s)

Armored

Weapon(s)
Skill(s)

The Fortress Knight (Japanese: フォートレス Fortress) is an advanced armored class which debuted in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It is the successor of the earlier Armored Knight class, acting as an equivalent to the series staple class, the General.

Like the General, the Fortress Knight is defined by its near-impenetrable defense and HP, granting them strong defensive capabilities at the cost of low speed and the lowest movement. They additionally suffer from poor resistance, making them weak to magical attacks. Their offensive capabilities are respectable thanks to their decent strength and proficiency with axes, though this is hamstrung by their low speed making it difficult for them to make follow-up attacks.

Unusually, there are two variants of the Fortress Knight present in the code of Three Houses—a standard variant used by almost all Fortress Knights, and a weaker variant used only by Gilbert and a lone generic enemy, both of whom use this variant in Chapter 5. This second variant appears to correlate to Chapter 5, where Gilbert is an NPC unit, and is likely used to allow him and the enemy to retain their appearance in the class, while preventing them from being too powerful.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Three Houses 35 17 8 12 8 10 17 7 4 -- --
Three Houses
(Chapter 5 variant)
35 14 8 12 8 10 13 7 4 -- --

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Three Houses 30/50% 10/20% 0% 0% −10/−30% 0% 15/60% 0/−20% 5% -- -- Lances +2 Axes +3
Heavy Armor +3
Three Houses
(Chapter 5 variant)
30% 20% 0% 0% -30% 0% 50% -20% 0% -- -- Lances +2 Axes +3
Heavy Armor +3
Warriors: Three Hopes 25% 15% 0% 0% 0% 0% 30% 0% 5% -- -- --
See class growth rate 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 5 0 0 0 -6 0 10 0 0 0
Three Houses
(Chapter 5 variant)
5 0 0 0 -6 0 2 0 0 0
Warriors: Three Hopes 800 0 0 0 -9 0 15 0 0 1

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Three Houses Axefaire Innate.
Three Houses Weight -5 Innate.
Three Houses Pavise Class mastery. (150 class Exp required)
Warriors: Three Hopes Impregnable Innate.
Warriors: Three Hopes Lance Buster Lv 3 Innate.

Class change

Three Houses

Base class Certification requirements Advanced class
Any class Level 20
Advanced Seal
Axes B, Heavy Armor B
Ma ns01 fortress knight playable.gif
Fortress Knight
This class is available for any unit.

Warriors: Three Hopes

Beginner class Method Intermediate class Method Advanced class Method Master class
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Fighter
Using an Intermediate Seal after mastering Fighter. Ma fewa2 armored knight playable.gif
Armored Knight
Using an Advanced Seal after mastering Armored Knight. Ma ns01 fortress knight playable.gif
Fortress Knight
Using a Master Seal after mastering Fortress Knight. Ma ns01 great knight playable.gif
Great Knight

Playable Fortress Knights

Playable Characters
Name Game
Gilbert Three Houses Azure Moon
Edelgard Three Houses Cindered Shadows
Playable Fortress Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Fortress Knights

Enemy Units
Name Game
Gilbert Three Houses Crimson Flower
Dedue Three Houses Crimson Flower Verdant Wind, Warriors: Three Hopes Scarlet Blaze
Duke Aegir Warriors: Three Hopes Black Eagles
Enemy Fortress Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable NPC Fortress Knights

Other Units
Name Game
Gilbert Three Houses, Warriors: Three Hopes Blue Lions
Dedue Three Houses Silver Snow Verdant Wind
Neutral Fortress Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

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Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
Three Houses
Trading speed for staying power, this heavily
armored unit has staggering defense.
圧倒的な守備を誇る重装兵。
速さを代償に得た高い守備で
味方を守る。
Three Houses
(Chapter 5 variant)
Trading speed for staying power, this heavily
armored unit has staggering defense.
圧倒的な守備の重装兵。
速さを代償に得た高い守備で
味方を守る。
Warriors: Three Hopes
Trading speed for staying power, this heavily
armored unit has staggering defense.
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Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Fortress Knight

--

Japanese

フォートレス

Fortress

Spanish

Caballero bastión

Bastion Knight

French

Chevalier forteresse

Fortress Knight

German

Festungsritter

Fortress Knight

Italian

Cavaliere fortezza

Fortress Knight

Korean

포트리스

Fortress

Simplified Chinese

要塞

Fortress

Traditional Chinese

要塞

Fortress

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References

See also

Project Classes.png This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.
Classes in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Unique classes Armored LordBarbarossaCommonerDancerDeath KnightEmperorEnlightened OneGreat LordHigh LordNobleWyvern Master
Beginner classes FighterMonkMyrmidonSoldier
Intermediate classes ArcherArmored KnightBrawlerBrigandCavalierDark MageLordMageMercenaryPegasus KnightPriestThief
Advanced classes AssassinBishopDark BishopFortress KnightGrapplerHeroPaladinSniperSwordmasterWarlockWarriorWyvern Rider
Special classes Dark FlierTricksterValkyrieWar ClericWar Monk
Master classes Bow KnightDark KnightFalcon KnightGreat KnightGremoryHoly KnightMortal SavantWar MasterWyvern Lord
Monster classes Altered Demonic BeastAltered GolemBlack BeastDemonic BeastExperimental Demonic BeastFlying Demonic BeastGiant BirdGiant CrawlerGiant Demonic BeastGiant WolfGolemGuardian GolemHegemon HuskThe Immaculate OneLord of the DesertLord of the LakeTitanusUmbral BeastWandering BeastWhite BeastWild Demonic Beast
Other classes AgastyaArchbishopFlame EmperorKing of LiberationRuffianSaintVerrat
Classes in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Base classes FighterMonkMyrmidonSoldier
Intermediate classes ArcherArmored KnightBrawlerBrigandCavalierMageMercenaryPegasus KnightPriestThief
Unique Intermediate classes Armored LordFluegelHigh LordSilverheartWyvern Master
Advanced classes AssassinBishopDark MageFortress KnightGrapplerPaladinSniperSwordmasterWarlockWarriorWyvern Rider
Master classes Bow KnightDancerDark BishopDark KnightFalcon KnightGreat KnightGremoryHoly KnightMortal SavantTricksterWar MasterWyvern Lord
Unique Master classes AsuraBarbarossaDeath KnightEnlightened OneEmperorGreat LordSaint
Monster Classes Altered Demon BeastAltered GolemDemonic BeastExperimental Demon BeastGiant CrawlerGiant WolfGolemThe Immaculate OneTitanusWild Demon Beast
Other enemy/NPC classes AgastyaAvestaCommonerGurganLordNoblewomanPrionsa