Mechanist

Mechanist Yukimura as a Mechanist in Fates. Hoshidan. A puppet maker skilled in the use of shuriken and yumi.

Unit type(s) Puppet Weapon(s) Yumi, Shuriken Skill(s) Golembane, Replicate

The Mechanist (Japanese: 絡繰師からくりし Karakurisi) is an advanced, Hoshido-aligned class which was introduced in Fire Emblem Fates. One of the class change options available to Ninjas and Apothecaries, they defend themselves with yumi and shuriken. Unlike other classes, Mechanists do not wield their weapons directly, but instead their weapons are built into the giant puppet they pilot. Mechanists attack by pulling on strings that make the puppet open its mouth and launch the corresponding weapon.

In general, Mechanists have average stats all-around with no particular strengths or weaknesses, but they have high movement as a mounted class. Their most distinctive ability is their unique Replicate skill, which allows them to create one exact replica puppet of themselves which shares all of their stats, helping to reinforce their allies' ranks.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Fates	18	7	0	9	7	2	6	6	7	--	E E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Fates	60	30	25	33	30	30	31	31	9	--	B A

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Fates	10/85%	10/50%	0%	15/55%	10/45%	5/30%	5/55%	15/45%	--	--	--	--

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

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Fates	Golembane	Learned from Level 5 and up.
Fates	Replicate	Learned from Level 15 and up.

Class change

Fates

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Ninja and Apothecary	Using a Master Seal after reaching Level 10.	Mechanist

Playable Mechanists

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Yukimura	Fates
Playable Mechanist units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Mechanists

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Yukimura	Fates
Enemy Mechanist units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	Hoshidan. A puppet maker skilled in the use of shuriken and yumi.	白夜の兵種。絡繰人形を創る職人。 手裏剣と和弓を、器用に扱う。

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Mechanist	A person skilled at designing machinery.
Japanese	絡繰師	Officially romanized as Karakurisi; can be loosely translated as "puppeteer". Specifically, the term 絡繰 karakuri refers to karakuri puppets, a type of traditional Japanese clockwork puppet which originated in the 17th century.
Spanish	Titiritero	Puppeteer
French	Machiniste	Machinist
German	Tüftler	Tinkerer
Italian	Burattinaio	Puppeteer
Korean	인형사	Pupeteer

Gallery

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  The generic Mechanist portrait in Fates.

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  Yukimura as a Mechanist in Fates.

See also

• Automaton
• Bow Knight

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