Halberdier

Halberdier A generic allied Halberdier in Radiant Dawn. Distinguished veterans whose service exemplifies military values. They are expert lancers.

Unit type(s) Infantry (All titles) Beorc (Path of Radiance) Weapon(s) Lance Skill(s) Luna, Shove (Path of Radiance) Shove, Critical +5 (Radiant Dawn)

The Halberdier (Japanese: 槍闘士ハルバーディア Halberdier) is an advanced infantry class introduced in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, appearing exclusively in it and Radiant Dawn. It is the promoted class for Soldiers, and like its base form continues to exclusively wield lances. In Radiant Dawn, Halberdiers can promote again to the Sentinel class.

Like the Soldier as depicted in the Tellius duology, the Halberdier is roughly a lance counterpart for Swordmasters, Snipers and Warriors. In comparison to these classes, Halberdiers lean more toward performing a bulky offensive role, sporting above-average defense and great strength in exchange for below-average speed compared to their counterparts. They have a strong front-line presence with their combination of decent power and durability, avoiding the frailty of Swordmasters or the sluggishness and low movement of Generals.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weight	Experience	Class Strength	Weapon Level
Path of Radiance	24/22	6/4	1	6	6/7	0	6/5	2/3	7	11/9	15/11	--	--	C
Radiant Dawn	33/38	17/11	6/1	18/11	18/9	0	15/11	12/6	7	12/7	18/12	--	--	D*/C*
Radiant Dawn (Part 4 enemies)	38	19	8	20	20	0	17	14	7	12	18	--	--	A

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon Level
Path of Radiance	60	25	20	28	26	40	28	25	?	?	S
Radiant Dawn	45	26/25	15	26	26/27	30	25/24	17/18	?	?	S
Radiant Dawn (Part 4 enemies)	56	32	18	33	31	30	31	25	?	?	SS

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon Level*
Path of Radiance	75%	45/40%	20%	45%	40/45%	25%	45/40%	40%	--	--	--	--
Radiant Dawn	55/65/95%	35/40/70%	35/20/55%	30/65/70%	30/60/60%	50/30/80%	55/35/75%	20/35/60%	--	--	--	--

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

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn	Shove	Innate; hidden in Path of Radiance.
Path of Radiance	Luna	Occult skill.
Radiant Dawn	Critical +5	Innate.
Radiant Dawn	Critical +10	Innate. (Part 4 enemies only)

Class change

Path of Radiance

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Soldier	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Halberdier

Radiant Dawn

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Soldier	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Halberdier	Using a Master Crown after reaching Level 10, or reaching Level 21.	Sentinel

Playable Halberdiers

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Devdan	Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn (As Danved)
Nephenee	Radiant Dawn
Playable Halberdier units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Halberdiers

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Emil	Path of Radiance
Kotaff	Path of Radiance
Hafedd	Path of Radiance
Jarod	Radiant Dawn
Rommit	Radiant Dawn
Roark	Radiant Dawn
Enemy Halberdier units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game Text (English) Text (Japanese) Path of Radiance Veteran soldiers who wield their lances with only one hand. They possess superior abilities. ?? Radiant Dawn (class roll) Veteran soldiers who wield lances. They possess superior abilities all around. ?? Radiant Dawn (help) Distinguished veterans whose service exemplifies military values. They are expert lancers. ??

Trivia

• Despite their name and real-world basis, Fire Emblem Halberdiers are entirely incapable of wielding the series' actual Halberd weapon, as these are classed as axes which Halberdiers cannot wield.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
English	Halberdier	A term for any soldier wielding a halberd.
Japanese	• ハルバーディア • 槍闘士ハルバーディア	• Officially romanized as Halberdier; this katakana-only name is used in Path of Radiance. • Officially romanized as Halberdier; literally "spear warrior". In Radiant Dawn, all Japanese class names are spelled primarily in kanji (i.e. 槍闘士), with a foreign-language name in katakana applied as furigana (i.e. ハルバーディア) and used as the basis for the romanized name in the class roll.
Spanish	Alabardero	Halberdier
French	Hallebardier	Halberdier
German	Hellebardier	Halberdier
Italian	Alabardiere	Halberdier

Gallery

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  A generic allied Halberdier in Path of Radiance.

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  An enemy Halberdier in Path of Radiance.

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  A generic allied Halberdier in Radiant Dawn.

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  An enemy Halberdier in Radiant Dawn.

See also

• Spear Master

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