Bishop

The Bishop (司祭 Shisai lit. Priest) is a combat and support magical class that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series, beginning from Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi. The traditional promoted form of the Priest, Monk and Cleric classes, the Bishop class usually wields Light Magic as its primary weapon of choice, and is also armed with Staves for support purposes. Bishops are commonly characterized by high Magic, Luck and Resistance that is offset by low Defense.

History in the Series
In Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi and its direct sequel Mystery of the Emblem, both the Mage and Priest/Cleric classes promote into the Bishop class. The Sage class, the traditional promotion of the Mage, would not be introduced until Gaiden and not established as the staple promoted class for the Mage until the onset of Thracia 776.

In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, Bishops are an enemy-only class that employ Staves, Fire, Thunder, and Wind magic. Priests in these titles promote into the High Priest class instead.

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, Bishop is a standalone class that is near enemy-exclusive; Lee is the only playable Bishop. The Bishop class, alongside the Dark Bishop class, is noteworthy for being the only common magic class that can use both offensive magic and staves.

The Bishop returns as the staple promoted form of both Priests and Clerics in Binding Blade and its prequel Rekka no Ken, now wielding Light Magic as their offensive weapon. In the latter game, the Light-wielding Monk also promotes into this class.

In The Sacred Stones, Bishops are a promotion option for Monks, Priests and Clerics; opposite the Sage class for Monks and Priests, and the horse-mounted Valkyrie class for Clerics. They are in possession of the class skill Slayer, allowing them to inflict effective damage against monsters.

In Path of Radiance and its sequel Radiant Dawn, the Bishop class is the sole promoted form of the Priest class. In Radiant Dawn, the Bishop ( 司祭ビショップ Bishoppu) is able to further promote into the Saint class.

In Awakening and Fates, the Bishop class is absent, replaced instead by the Sage and Onmyoji classes respectively.

In-Game

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Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi

 * Wendell - A sage of Khadein who disdains fighting.
 * Boah - A Bishop in the service of Akaneia.
 * Gotoh - A Divine Dragon manakete who assumes the form of a Bishop of great renown.
 * Gharnef - A former star pupil of Gotoh who is led astray by the influence of the Darksphere.
 * Volzhin - A Bishop of Doluna.
 * Malledus - Marth's tactician.
 * Promotion for: Wrys, Lena, Merric, Linde, Elice and Maria.

Note: Wendell and Gotoh are Sages and Gharnef is a Sorcerer in the remake.

Mystery of the Emblem

 * Yodel - A Khadein Bishop serving under Ellerean.
 * Willow - A Bishop serving under Hardin.
 * Nyna - The wife of Hardin and queen of Akaneia.
 * Lena - The Medonian priestess, Matthis's sister and Julian's love interest.
 * Elice - The elder sister of Marth and the princess of Altea.
 * Maria - The youngest sister of Minerva and Michalis and princess of Medon.
 * Promotion for: Malliesia, Yumina, Ellerean and Linde.

Genealogy of the Holy War

 * Equus - One of the twelve Deadlords.

Thracia 776

 * August - A former Blaggi priest who later becomes Leif's tactician.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

 * Lee - A bishop in service of Count Merlon.

Binding Blade

 * Jodel- A high ranking member of the St. Elimine Church.
 * Oro - A cruel and egotistical Bishop assigned to supervise a mine in Mt. Eburacum.
 * Windam - A Bishop assigned to control the Tower of the Saint in the outskirts of Aquleia.
 * Martel - A Bishop who captures Niime and attempts to force her into cursing Roy's army.
 * Promotion for: Saul and Ellen.

Rekka no Ken

 * Renault - A mysterious bishop revealed to be a former mercenary who worked with Nergal and killed Lucius's parents.
 * Kenneth - The Shrike of the Black Fang and one of the two possible boss of Pale Flower of Darkness.
 * Promotion for: Serra and Lucius.

The Sacred Stones

 * Riev - A sinister Bishop who is excommunicated from Rausten and one of the six generals of Grado, known as the Blood Beryl.
 * Promotion for: Artur, Moulder and Natasha.

Path of Radiance

 * Oliver - Duke of Tanas, he purchases Reyson from a smuggler.
 * Tomenami - Father Superior of Palmeni Temple.
 * Promotion for: Rhys.

Radiant Dawn

 * Rhys - The healer of the Greil Mercenaries.
 * Numida - A high-ranking Begnion senator responsible for ruling Daein following the Crimean victory in the Mad King's War.
 * Valtome - A member of the Begnion Senate who takes over the control of the Begnion Central Army.
 * Promotion for: Laura.

Shin Monshō no Nazo

 * Eremiya - Leader of the assassins hired to kill Marth.
 * Frost - A Bishop who hails from Medon.

Trivia

 * Between The Sacred Stones and Rekka no Ken, Bishops employ different healing animations. In Rekka no Ken, Bishops hold up their staves at a slight tilt while in The Sacred Stones, Bishops simply use their attacking animation as a healing animation, holding the bottom of the staff towards the target.

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