Mercenary

Mercenaries (傭兵 Youhei, also known as Fighter in TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga) are a class of foot soldiers that recurrently appear across the Fire Emblem Series, beginning from Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi. Wielding Swords as their sole weapon of choice, Mercenaries tend to possess balanced stats across the board, replete with high HP, Strength and Skill, alongside decent Speed and Defense. When compared to the Myrmidon class, a class that similarly wields swords exclusively, it can be observed that Mercenaries are generally better in terms of HP, Strength, Skill and even Defense, although their counterparts are usually superior in the Speed department.

While many characters in the series are commonly referred to as mercenaries (the Greil Mercenaries being one such example), they are not necessarily of the Mercenary class; they are merely referred to as such due to the sellsword nature of the services that they render to the various games' protagonists.

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the class takes on two distinct forms: The playable Fighter and the enemy-exclusive Mercenary classes. Statistically, the Fighter class is identical to the original Mercenary class, but has slightly higher stat bases.

Up until the introduction of female Mercenaries in Fire Emblem Awakening, Malice from Fire Emblem: Akaneia Saga is the only female member of the class. During the period preceding her entrance to the series, all Mercenaries have been predominantly male.

Combat
Mercenaries are some of the most powerful fighters that the player can utilise to their tactical advantage. In most cases, they are capable of dealing vast amounts of damage while being able to durable enough to sustain quite a number of hostile assaults. The only problem that Mercenaries potentially face lies in their average Movement stat, which will prove detrimental to their survival in situations where they are completely overwhelmed by enemies. However, high-level Mercenaries can dispatch hordes of axe-users with ease, and can even stand a chance of avoiding lance and sword attacks. They will more often than not strike their target with precision, and score a few Critical Hits due to their high Skill.

In Awakening, Mercenaries learn Armsthrift, one of the most useful skills available in the game. Because this skill can reduce or completely negate weapon durability loss, it is thus highly sought-after by players seeking to maximise the potential of their characters.

Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
Note: Nabarl and Radd are Myrmidons in the remake.
 * Ogma - A mercenary of Talys hired by King Mostyn to protect Caeda
 * Nabarl
 * Radd
 * Caesar - A mercenary hired to protect Port Warren

Gaiden

 * Savor - A mercenary hired by Celica
 * Kamui - A mercenary hired by Valbar
 * Jesi

Mystery of the Emblem
Note: Samto is a Myrmidon in the remake.
 * Samto

Akaneia Saga
Note: Malice is a Myrmidon in the remake.
 * Malice

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

 * Xeno - A former slave
 * Attrom - The younger half brother of Renee and the half brother of Holmes

Binding Blade

 * Dieck - Leader of a small mercenary company hired by Eliwood
 * Ogier - A mercenary from Ilia hired by Ostia

Rekka no Ken

 * Raven - Originally Lord Raymond of House Cornwell, who seeks revenge against Ostia, and Priscilla's older brother
 * Glass - A Sacaen swordsman who tries to steal the Mani Katti, boss of Chapter 2
 * Puzon

The Sacred Stones

 * Gerik - The leader of Gerik's Mercenaries, known as the Desert Tiger
 * Zonta

Awakening

 * Gregor - The wandering "Swell Sword"
 * Severa - Cordelia's daughter from the future
 * Inigo - Olivia's son from the future

Fates

 * Selena - A perfectionist girl under the service of Camilla.
 * Laslow - A philanderer who likes to dance and is under the service of Xander.
 * Soleil - Laslow's daughter.
 * Zhara - A swordsman formerly renowned for his skill, now reduced to a common sellsword. (encountered as a boss; must be captured)