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Not to be confused with the Gaiden class of the same name.

The Fighter, also known as the Axe Fighter in some games, is a physical combat class found in every game in the series save for Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake. Wielding Axes as their sole weapon of choice, they commonly appear as early-game units.

Uniform[]

Cord (Artwork)

The Fighter, Cord, showing the sleeveless tunic and headband, traditional for the class.

In the Archanea titles, Fighters are depicted in the game as clad in only animal furs including a tunic, loincloth, armbands, and leg wraps. The playable Fighter characters are depicted in artwork with sleeveless tunics, leather pants and headbands.

In Genealogy of the Holy War, Fighters wear a horned executioner-style hood without a shirt in the game's battle animations, but their map animations depict them with a sleeveless shirt and a bandana instead of a hood.

In Fates, Fighters appear shirtless and have more armor than previous games. More specifically, they now have slightly bigger pauldrons as well as a blackart, gorget, and shin-guards that go down to their feet. Female Fighters in Fates wear toe-less heels while their male counterparts go barefoot. This shift in appearance matches with the class's promotion into the Berserker.

History in the Series[]

The Fighter class first appears in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. Though Fighters are described as lacking Defense in the class roll, the three playable Fighter characters and the Fighter Boss all boast high Defense. Alongside Pirates, they are the only Axe-wielding classes appearing in this title. Like most other classes in the game, Fighters are unable to promote.

The title "Fighter" is used for class in Gaiden, but it is completely different from its predecessor. Gaiden and its remake, Shadows of Valentia, do not have any playable axe-wielding classes. In these games, Brigands, known here as Thieves, form the only axe-wielding class.

In Mystery of the Emblem, Fighters remain non-promotable and, due to pirates being made enemy-exclusive, are the sole playable Axe-wielding class. There are two additional enemy-exclusive axe classes: the Brigand and the more powerful Barbarian. The three Fighter units are only playable in Book 1, and thus there are no playable axe classes available in Book 2.

In Genealogy of the Holy War, the Fighter class is known as the Axe Fighter. For the first time in the series, the class is able to promote, specifically into the Warrior class.

The Fighter class was revamped in Thracia 776, in which it possesses similar characteristics to the Myrmidon class. The Fighter promotion in Thracia 776 is the Hero class, while the Warrior class is instead the promotion for the Brigand class.

After Thracia 776, the class largely reverted to mirror its Genealogy of the Holy War incarnation in terms of statistics, as well as Warrior serving as its promotion class. In the The Sacred Stones and Awakening, the branching promotion tree also grants Fighters the option to promote into Hero.

In Radiant Dawn, Fighters promote into Warriors and thereafter Reavers when the necessary requirements are met.

In Fates, the class is exclusive to Nohrian units, with its Hoshidan counterpart being the Oni Savage. Fates is also the first title in which female units can be Fighters. Charlotte is a Fighter as her starting class, and other female characters can reclass into Fighter if the requirements are met. Also as a series first, Fighters in Fates promote into the Berserker class.

In the spin-off title Fire Emblem Warriors, the class is enemy-only, and acts as a semi-clone of Lissa's axe-wielding Cleric class, as she is the only playable infantry axe unit in the game. Enemy units in Warriors are named differently depending on which faction they belong to, with the Nohrian variant and their promoted version called the Axe Fighter and Berserker, while the Hoshidan variants are the Oni Savage and Oni Chieftain. However, the differences between these enemy unit types are cosmetic.

In Three Houses, the Fighter is an optional class units may promote into from the Beginner Class curriculum of the Commoner and Noble. To promote, the unit must pass the Certification Exam at a minimum of Lv. 5 with either their Axe, Bow or Brawling at a Skill Level of D or higher. The promotion also requires a Beginner Seal. Due to having three weapon skill archetype affinities, the Fighter can be considered the branching point for the Armored Knight, Brigand, Archer, and the male unit-locked Brawler class lines. This is reinforced in the spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, though here Fighter and the other Beginner-tier classes (Myrmidon, Soldier, and Monk) are available to all units by default. Mastering the Fighter class allows the unit to promote into any of the four aforementioned classes.

Other Series[]

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the name Fighter is used for the Mercenary class, while the traditional Fighter is known as Axe Fighter as in the Jugdral titles. Axe Fighter is a playable class that promotes to Warrior. Fighters possess high speed and accuracy like in Thracia 776, as does the game's incarnation of Warrior.

Dean, the lone playable Axe Fighter in TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga, promotes into the unique Slayer class, while Warriors are a standalone enemy-exclusive class. Dean is a fast and powerful unit with a high critical.

In Vestaria Saga I, the Fighter is once again known as the Axefighter. Axefighters can promote into the Axemaster. One of the Axefighters, Jean, can promote into a class exclusive to him called the Goliath once he reached level 15. This class gives Jean 20 HP in exchange for 1 Movement. The stat line of the Axefighter is unclear as all three recruitable Axefighters have drastically different stats from one another.

Overview[]

Combat[]

Fighter animation

A fighter performing a normal attack in the GBA titles

In terms of stats, Fighters are similar to other axe-wielding units such as Pirates and Brigands. They tend to have high HP and Strength, moderate Speed and poor Defense. Their somewhat low Speed often prevents them from being able to double attack, but their high Strength offsets this, as they can deal heavy damage in only one blow. In Thracia 776, TearRing Saga and Berwick Saga Axe Fighters have higher Skill and Speed, essentially acting as Myrmidons with axes instead of swords.

Due to their weapon triangle advantage, fighters often work well for killing enemy lance-users such as Soldiers and Knights in early-game sequences. In Fire Emblem: Fates, they gain an additional weapon triangle disadvantage over magic users and advantage over Shuriken. Attacking magic users is risky thanks to not only Fighters' low resistance but also the decreased hit rate thanks to the weapon triangle disadvantage.

Promotion[]

Fighters cannot class change in Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem. In Thracia 776, Axe Fighter units promote into Mercenaries. In all other games, fighters promote into Warriors, gaining in the ability to use bows. In both The Sacred Stones and Awakening, they are given the option of promoting into either a Warrior or a Hero, which gives them the ability to wield bows or swords respectively. In Fire Emblem Fates, they no longer can promote into Warriors, but can now promote into the Berserker class in addition to the Hero class.

In Three Houses, due to the Fighter having three weapon skill level proficiencies (the most out of the four Beginner-rank classes) in order to pass their Certification Exam, Fighters can promote into four different specialty classes provided the unit's weapon skill rank is high enough, these being the Armored Knight, the Brigand, the Archer, and the new, male unit-exclusive Brawler.

In-Game[]

Base Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE1185-170406--Axe 4-
FE3205-010306--Axe 10-
FE435803100806--FE4 Axe A-
FE520404502-68-FE5 Axe Icon E-
TS22505603-5--TS Axe 3-
FE6205-24020511-Axe D-
FE7205-24020511-Axe D-
FE8205-24020511-Axe D-
FE924503303061212FE9 Axe D-
FE10221006805061212FE10 Axe D-
FE112050170306--FE12 Axe E-
FE122270360306--FE12 Axe E-
FE132080550405--AxeIconFE13 E-
FE141970662415--FE14 Axe E-
FE162083664524--FE16 axe icon D FE16 bow icon D FE16 brawl icon D0
FE1726905513147-FE17 Axe B-

Maximum Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE15220-20202020206--Axe 20-
FE35220-20202020206--Axe 20-
FE480231518253023156--FE4 Axe A-
FE580202020202020-2020-FE5 Axe Icon A-
TS60211525253018-12--TS Axe 20-
FE66020-20203020201520-Axe A-
FE76020-20203020201520-Axe A-
FE86020-20203020201520-Axe A-
FE9402015202040202061212FE9 Axe A-
FE1045205202030201061212FE10 Axe A-
FE1160202020202020206--FE12 Axe A-
FE1260202020202020206--FE12 Axe A-
FE1360292026253025235--AxeIconFE13 A-
FE1445251523222119185--FE14 Axe B-
FE179446172329232011620-FE17 Axe B-

Growth Rates[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE330%30%-30%30%0%20%30%-----
FE4100%30%10%30%30%0%30%10%-----
FE570/90%20/30%0/3%15/30%15/30%10/20%10/20%------
FE685%55%-35%30%15%15%10%-----
FE785%55%-30%20%15%15%10%-----
FE885%55%-35%30%15%15%10%-----
FE985%55%10%40%45%30%40%30%-----
FE1080%50%5%60%45%25%40%30%-----
FE1180/90%40/50%-20/0%15/30%10/20%0%0/50%-15/5%-----
FE1270/90%40/50%-20/0%25/30%10/20%0%5/50%-15/5%-----
FE1345%25%0%20%15%0%10%5%-----
FE1420%20%0%15%15%5%5%0%-----
FE1610%5/10%0%0%0%0%0%-5/-10%---FE16 axe icon +1FE16 bow icon +1FE16 brawl icon +15%
FE1725%20%0%5%10%0%5%0%-5%---

Class Modifiers[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE16010000000---0
FEW3H010000000---0

Class Skills[]

SkillRequirements
FE10ShoveShoveBase skill of all foot units.
FE13MaxHPPlus5HP +5
FieryHeartZeal
Learnt at Level 1.
Learnt at Level 10.
FE14MaxHPPlus5HP +5
RoundhouseGamble
Learnt at Level 1 and above.
Learnt at Level 10 and above.
FE16Strength 2 FE16Strength +2
Combat Art Icon FE16 SpecialShove
Class Mastery.
Class Mastery.
FEW3HLance Buster Lv 1 Lance Buster Lv 1
Mortal Coil Spirited Seize
Strength 2 FE16 Str +2
Axe Prowess Axe Prowess
Bow Prowess Bow Prowess
Brawling Prowess Brawling Prowess
Icon Combat Art FE16 Axe Swinging Fury
Icon Combat Art FE16 Axe Smash
Icon Combat Art FE16 Bow Spiral Shot
Icon Combat Art FE16 Bow Tracking Shot
Icon Combat Art FE16 Brawl Dual Devastators
Class skill.
1-star Class Mastery for certain units.
1-star Class Mastery for certain units.
2-star Class Mastery for most units.
2-star Class Mastery for Bernadetta, Ashe, Ignatz and Shamir.
2-star Class Mastery for Raphael and Balthus.
3-star Class Mastery for certain units.
3-star Class Mastery for certain units.
3-star Class Mastery for Bernadetta, Ignatz and Shamir.
3-star Class Mastery for Ashe.
3-star Class Mastery for Raphael and Balthus.

Promotions[]

Base ClassPromotion MethodPromoted Class
FE4FE4 Axe Fighter SpriteAxe FighterChoose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.FE4 Warrior SpriteWarrior
FE5FE5 Axe fighterAxe FighterUse a Knight Proof (FE5)Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Axe Fighter.FE5 HeroMercenary
TSAxeFighterAxe FighterUse a TRSHeroProofHero Proof on a Level 10+ Fighter.WarriorWarrior
FE6FE8 Fighter Map SpriteFighterUse a HerocrestHero Crest on a Level 10+ Fighter.FE8 Warrior Map SpriteWarrior
FE7FE8 Fighter Map SpriteFighterUse a HerocrestHero Crest on a Level 10+ Fighter.FE8 Warrior Map SpriteWarrior
FE8FE8 Journeyman Map SpriteJourneymanAutomatically at the start of next map after reaching Level 10FE8 Fighter Map SpriteFighter
FE8 FE8 Fighter Map SpriteFighterUse a HerocrestHero Crest on a Level 10+ Fighter.FE8 Warrior Map SpriteWarrior
FE8 Hero Map SpriteHero
FE9FE9 Boyd Fighter Sprite
Fighter
Use a FE9mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.FE9 Boyd Warrior Sprite
Warrior
FE10FE10 Nolan Fighter Sprite
Fighter
Use a FE10mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter or train a Fighter to Level 21.FE10 Nolan Warrior Sprite
Warrior
FE11FE11 Fighter Map SpriteFighterUse a FE11mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.FE11 Warrior Map SpriteWarrior
FE12FEDS Fighter Map SpriteFighterUse a FE11mastersealMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.FEDS Warrior Map SpriteWarrior
FE13FE13 Generic Fighter Map SpriteFighterUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.FE13 Generic Warrior Map SpriteWarrior
FE13 Generic Hero (M) Map SpriteHero
FE14FE14 Generic Fighter Map SpriteFighterUse a Master Seal FE13 IconMaster Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.FE14 Generic Berserker Map SpriteBerserker
FE14 Generic Hero Map SpriteHero
FE16Any classUse a FE16 Seal IconBeginner Seal on a Level 5+ unit and pass the Fighter Certification Exam.FE16 Fighter IconFighter
FE17BoucheronFE17Sprite Axe FighterUse FE17MasterSealSpriteMaster Seal on Level 10+ Axe Fighter.
Use FE17MasterSealSpriteMaster Seal on Level 10+ Axe Fighter with FE17 BowBow Proficiency.
PanetteFE17SpriteBerserker
SaphirFE17SpriteWarrior
FEW3HFE16 Fighter Icon FighterUse an FE16 Seal Icon Intermediate Seal on a unit that has mastered the Fighter class.FE16 Brigand Icon Brigand
FE16 Armored Knight Icon Armored Knight
FE16 Archer Icon Archer
FE16 Brawler Icon Brawler (male-only)

Notable Fighters[]

FighterGBAIcon

Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light/Mystery of the Emblem/Shadow Dragon[]

  • Barst - A mercenary under Ogma who has a mild-mannered personality. After the War of Shadows, he left Talys and supposedly became a pirate.
  • Bord - A mercenary under Ogma who is known for his skill. After the War of Shadows, he became a woodcutter.
  • Cord - A mercenary under Ogma who is known for his speed. Like his fellow mercenary Bord, he became a woodcutter after the War of Shadows.
  • Hyman - The leader of the Soothsires, a feared group of thieves. (Brigand in Mystery of the Emblem).

Archanea Saga/New Mystery of the Emblem[]

  • Dice - A mercenary resembling a Viking who seeks fortune. He is Malice's father.

Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Thracia 776[]

The Binding Blade[]

  • Lot - An overly cautious mercenary who is led by Dieck.
  • Wade - A reckless and confident man who also works under Dieck.
  • Damas - Leader of the Bole mountain bandits.

The Blazing Blade[]

The Sacred Stones[]

Path of Radiance[]

Radiant Dawn[]

Awakening[]

  • Vaike - The brash, self-proclaimed rival of Chrom with a history of easily misplacing his possessions.

Fates[]

  • Arthur - A self-proclaimed Hero of Justice whose attempts at good deeds are often muddied by his abysmal luck. He is one of Elise's retainers.
  • Charlotte - The first Female fighter in the series. Though she appears like a delicate woman, she is a fierce fighter with a sharp tongue deep down.
  • Gazzak - A bandit that lurks around the border and targets small villages (encountered as a boss; can be captured).

Engage[]

  • Boucheron - A knight of Firene and retainer of Alfred.
  • Anna - An aspiring merchant traveling the world for expensive treasures.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE[]

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga[]

TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga[]

  • Dean: A volunteer axefighter with a deeply bitter grudge towards the Raze Empire.

Vestaria Saga I[]

  • Jean - A woodcutter from Lucca Village. He and Ash often seek to outdo one another.
  • Ash - A fearless (or as Jean would say, reckless) woodcutter from Lucca Village.
  • Hilda - A Norden axefighter who has been charged with keeping Lianka safe.

Trivia[]

  • Non-playable and enemy Fighters only appear in one map in Thracia 776: The First Rain of May, where ally fighters can be summoned from villages.
  • In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, the Fighter is the only class that can equip more than one weapon type, being able to use axes, bows, and gauntlets.

Gallery[]

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