The Emperor (皇帝 Kōtei) is an enemy-only combat class that is first introduced in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem. Often the exclusive class of main antagonists in the games that it appears in, the Emperor class commonly employs Lances as its main weapon of choice.
Despite appearing to be armored, Armorslayers only affect them in Genealogy of the Holy War.
History in the Series
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In its original inception in Mystery of the Emblem, the Emperor class is the personal class of Hardin when he has assumed position as overlord of Archanea in Book 2. This version of the class arms Lances as its sole weapon of choice.
In Genealogy of the Holy War, the Emperor class is considered to be the ultimate foot-based class, owing to the statistical prowess that they display across the board and the fact that they have access to almost every single type of equipment available in the game. This version of the class is outfitted with Swords, Lances, Axes, Bows, all types of Anima magic and Staves, and is even imbued with the Charm and Great Shield skills.
The class is absent in Thracia 776, although unused data for it exists within the game. Unusually, the Emperor class cannot use magic in this title.
The King class that appears in The Binding Blade is notably similar to the Emperor class. The main difference between the two lies in the fact that while Emperors can always wield Lances in all titles that they appear in, the King class is confined to the usage of Swords.
In New Mystery of the Emblem, the remake of Book 2 of Mystery of the Emblem, the Emperor class is similarly the personal class of Hardin and wields Lances as its sole weapon of choice. Its design is completely re-hauled into one that is reminiscent of the King class appearing in The Binding Blade.
In-GameEdit
Base StatsEdit
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt. | Wp.Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE3 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | - | - | Lance 8 |
| FE4 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5 | - | - |  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A
|
| FE5 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | 5 | 5 | - |  E  E  E  E
|
| FE12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | - | - |  E
|
Maximum StatsEdit
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt. | Wp.Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE3 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | - | - | Lance 20 |
| FE4 | 80 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 5 | - | - | A A A A A A A A
|
| FE5 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | 20 | 20 | - | A A A A
|
| FE12 | 80 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 6 | - | - | A
|
Growth RatesEdit
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt. | Wp.Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE3 | 0% | 0% | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - |
| FE4 | 100% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 30% | 10% | - | - | - | - |
| FE12 | 80% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | - | - | - | - |
Class SkillsEdit
| Skill | Requirements | |
|---|---|---|
| FE4 |  Charisma | Class skill of the Emperor, Princess and Queen classes. |
Notable EmperorsEdit
Mystery of the EmblemEdit
- Hardin - Emperor of Archanea and former prince of Aurelis, who was corrupted by the Darksphere.
Genealogy of the Holy WarEdit
- Arvis - First Emperor of Grannvale and head of House Velthomer.
- Zeus - Arena Enemy in the Final Chapter.
TriviaEdit
- The Emperor class is depicted with a scythe in two pieces of official artwork, despite scythes not being an available weapon in their games.
- Emperors are the only class in Genealogy of the Holy War to have a Strength cap that exceeds 27.
- In the Japanese version of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, the Empress class shares its Japanese name with the Emperor class. While the two classes are mostly unrelated, the Empress class specializes in Fire magic, as Arvis did in Genealogy of the Holy War.
- Emperors are the only Lance-wielding class in New Mystery of the Emblem to have a double attack animation.
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