Mercenary

A Mercenary (also known as Fighter in TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga) is a class of soldiers that use swords only. They tend toward balanced statistics, although they generally have low resistance. Their defense is usually higher than a Myrmidon, but they may not be as fast. They have very high Skill and decent Strength, along with better HP than the Myrmidon. Some Mercenaries suffer from low Luck though. There are many characters in the series called mercenaries, like the Greil Mercenaries, but only a few characters are actually of the Mercenary class.

Up until the introduction of Female Mercenaries in Fire Emblem: Kakusei, Malice from Fire Emblem: Akaneia Saga was the only Female member of that class. Before then, all Mercenaries had been Male, but Female Heroes (though extremely rare) were not entirely unknown.

Combat
Mercenaries are some of the most powerful fighters you can have on the field since in most cases they can deal lots of damage while being able to take a few hits as well. Their one problem is that once they are surrounded by enemies, they can't leave the battlefield since their Movement is average. However, a high-level Mercenary can dispatch hordes of axe users with ease, and even stand a chance of avoiding lance and sword attacks. They will more often than not strike their target, and score a few Critical Hits due to their high Skill.

Possible Promotions

 * Hero, usually with a Hero Crest.
 * Ranger or Hero using the Hero Crest in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
 * Myrmidon, at Level 7 and after visiting a shrine, in Fire Emblem Gaiden

Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
Note: Nabarl and Radd are Myrmidons in the remake.
 * Ogma
 * Nabarl
 * Radd
 * Caesar

Gaiden

 * Savor
 * Kamui
 * Jesi

Monshō no Nazo
Note: Samto is a Myrmidon in the remake.
 * Samto

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

Fūin no Tsurugi

 * Dieck
 * Ogier

Rekka no Ken

 * Raven
 * Glass
 * Puzon

The Sacred Stones

 * Gerik
 * Zonta

Kakusei

 * Grego
 * Serena
 * Azur
 * Ike (DLC)
 * Roy (DLC)

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

 * Xeno
 * Attrom

Also See

 * Myrmidon
 * Ranger
 * Hero
 * Vanguard