Griffon Rider

Griffon Rider Cherche as a Griffon Rider in Awakening. A seasoned and well-balanced wyvern rider on a new mount.

Weapon(s) Axe Skill(s) Deliverer, Lancebreaker

The Griffon Rider (Japanese: グリフォンナイト Griffon Knight) is an advanced flying class debuting in Fire Emblem Awakening. It is one of the branch class change options for the Wyvern Rider, exclusively wielding axes and introducing a completely new flying mount: the griffon. Compared to the alternative option, the Wyvern Lord, the Griffon Rider possesses slightly lower offensive and defensive capabilities, in exchange for slightly greater skill and speed.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weight	Experience	Weapon Level
Awakening	22	9	0	10	9	0	8	3	8	--	--	--	E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon Level
Awakening	80	40	30	43	41	45	40	30	10	--	A

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Constitution*	Movement*
Awakening	45%	25%	0%	20%	20%	0%	5%	5%	--	--

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

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Awakening	Deliverer	Learned at level 5.
Awakening	Lancebreaker	Learned at level 15.

Class change

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Wyvern Rider	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Wyvern Lord or Griffon Rider
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Trivia

• The Griffon Rider is the first class to introduce a new mount species - the griffon - since the introduction of horses, pegasi and wyverns in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.

Gallery

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  Cherche as a Griffon Rider in Awakening.

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  The generic Griffon Rider portrait in Awakening.

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  The generic Risen Griffon Rider portrait in Awakening.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Griffon Rider	A griffon, often spelled "griffin" or "gryphon", is a mythological creature sporting the head and wings of an eagle on the body of a lion.
English (unofficial)	Griffon Knight Griffin Knight Gryphon Knight	As "griffon" has numerous valid spellings, it is common for the class to be referred to by alternative spellings such as these, often based on familiarity with the spelling in question.
Japanese	グリフォンナイト	Officially romanized as Griffon Knight.
Spanish	Jinete grifo	Griffon rider
French	Chevalier griffon	Griffon knight
German	Greifenritter	Griffon knight
Italian	Cavaliere grifone	Griffon rider

References

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