Fighter

Not to be confused with the Gaiden class

Fighter
Generic portrait of the Fighter class from Fates.
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
Promotes From	Journeyman (FE8 only)
Promotes To	Warrior Hero (FE5/8/13/14) Berserker (FE14 only)
Usable Weapon Types	Axe
Class Skills	Shove (FE10 only) Max HP +5(FE13-14)Gamble(FE13-FE14) Zeal(FE13 only)
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The Fighter (戦士 Senshi), also called Axe Fighter (斧戦士 Ono senshi) in the Jugdral Series games, TearRing Saga, as well as the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Fates, is an axe-wielding and typically male-only class found in every game in the series barring Gaiden. Playable fighters often appear as a duo early on in the games.

History in the Series

The Fighter class first appears in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi. 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 Fighter class does appear in Gaiden, but it is completely different from its predecessor. In this title, Brigands, also known 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. The Fighter and Pirate classes are joined by two additional axe classes: the nigh similar Brigand and more powerful Barbarian, both of which are likewise enemy-exclusive classes. The three Fighter units are only playable in the first book, meaning no axes could be used by any playable characters in Book 2.

In Genealogy of the Holy War, a Fighter unit is playable in the second generation of the game. This playable Fighter promotes into the axe and bow-wielding Warrior, finally giving a promotion to the now long-running class.

The Fighter class is 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 is largely reverted to how it was in Genealogy of the Holy War, save for its The Sacred Stones incarnation, where the in-built branched promotion feature grants it the ability to promote into the Hero class. In Radiant Dawn, Fighters, like most classes, gain a third-tier promotion in Reavers.

In Fates, the class is made unisex with the introduction of Charlotte. Additionally, due to the absence of Pirates and related classic axe-wielding classes like Brigand and Barbarian, Fighters now promote into the Berserker class for the first time in the series. Due to this new association with the criminal Axe classes, Fighter NPCs look and act more thuggish in this instalment, and even inherit the ability to wreck villages and homes from their predecessors.

In-Game

Combat

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, 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.

Promotion

Fighters cannot class change in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi 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.

Stats

Base

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE1	18	5	-	1	7	0	4	0	6	-	-	Axe 4
FE3	20	5	-	0	1	0	3	0	6	-	-	Axe 10
FE4	35	8	0	3	10	0	8	0	6	-	-	A
FE5	20	4	0	4	5	0	2	-	6	8	-	E
TS	22	5	0	5	6	0	3	-	5	-	-	3
FE6	20	5	-	2	4	0	2	0	5	11	-	D
FE7	20	5	-	2	4	0	2	0	5	11	-	D
FE8	20	5	-	2	4	0	2	0	5	11	-	D
FE9	24	5	0	3	3	0	3	0	6	12	12	D
FE10	22	10	0	6	8	0	5	0	6	12	12	D
FE11	20	5	0	1	7	0	3	0	6	-	-	E
FE12	22	7	0	3	6	0	3	0	6	-	-	E
FE13	20	8	0	5	5	0	4	0	5	-	-	E
FE14	19	7	0	6	6	2	4	1	5	-	-	E

Maximum

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE1	52	20	-	20	20	20	20	20	6	-	-	Axe 20
FE3	52	20	-	20	20	20	20	20	6	-	-	Axe 20
FE4	80	23	15	18	25	30	23	15	6	-	-	A
FE5	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	20	20	-	A
TS	60	21	15	25	25	30	18	-	12	-	-	20
FE6	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A
FE7	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A
FE8	60	20	-	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	-	A
FE9	40	20	15	20	20	40	20	20	6	12	12	A
FE10	45	20	5	20	20	30	20	10	6	12	12	A
FE11	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	6	-	-	A
FE12	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	6	-	-	A
FE13	60	29	20	26	25	30	25	23	5	-	-	A
FE14	45	25	15	23	22	21	19	18	5	-	-	B

Growth Rates

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE3	30%	30%	-	30%	30%	0%	20%	30%	-	-	-	-
FE4	100%	30%	10%	30%	30%	0%	30%	10%	-	-	-	-
FE5	70/90%	20/30%	0/3%	15/30%	15/30%	10/20%	10/20%	-	-	-	-	-
FE6	85%	55%	-	35%	30%	15%	15%	10%	-	-	-	-
FE7	85%	35%	-	30%	20%	15%	15%	10%	-	-	-	-
FE8	85%	55%	-	35%	30%	15%	15%	10%	-	-	-	-
FE9	85%	55%	10%	40%	45%	30%	40%	30%	-	-	-	-
FE10	80%	50%	5%	60%	45%	25%	40%	30%	-	-	-	-
FE11	80/90%	40/50%	-20/0%	15/30%	10/20%	0%	0/50%	-15/5%	-	-	-	-
FE12	70/90%	40/50%	-20/0%	25/30%	10/20%	0%	5/50%	-15/5%	-	-	-	-
FE13	45%	25%	0%	20%	15%	0%	10%	5%	-	-	-	-
FE14	20%	20%	0%	15%	15%	5%	5%	0%	-	-	-	-

Class Skills

	Skill	Requirements
FE10	Shove	Base skill of all foot units.
FE13	HP +5 Zeal	Learnt at Level 1. Learnt at Level 10.
FE14	HP +5 Gamble	Learnt at Level 1 and above. Learnt at Level 10 and above.

Promotions

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE4	Axe Fighter	Choose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.	Warrior
FE5	Axe Fighter	Use a Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Axe Fighter.	Mercenary
FE6	Fighter	Use a Hero Crest on a Level 10+ Fighter.	Warrior
FE7	Fighter	Use a Hero Crest on a Level 10+ Fighter.	Warrior
FE8	Journeyman	Automatically at the start of next map after reaching Level 10	Fighter
FE8	Fighter	Use a Hero Crest on a Level 10+ Fighter.	Warrior Hero
FE9	Fighter	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.	Warrior
FE10	Fighter	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter or train a Fighter to Level 21.	Warrior
FE11	Fighter	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.	Warrior
FE12	Fighter	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.	Warrior
FE13	Fighter	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.	Warrior Hero
FE14	Fighter	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Fighter.	Berserker Hero

Notable Fighters

Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi / Mystery of the Emblem / Shadow Dragon

• Barst - A mercenary under Ogma who has a mild-mannered personality. After the War of Darkness, he left Talys and supposedly became a pirate.
• Bord - A mercenary under Ogma who is known for his skill. After the War of Darkness, 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 Darkness.
• Reynard - The leader of the Soothsires, a feared group of thieves.

Fire Emblem: Akaneia Saga / Shin Monshō no Nazo

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

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

• Johalva- The youngest son of Danan, younger brother of Burian and Johan, half-nephew of Lex, and grandson of Langobalt
• Gerrard - A General in Verdane.
• Dimaggio - A servant of Prince Gandolf of Verdane.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

• Orsin- Member of the Fiana Freeblades
• Halvan- Member of the Fiana Freeblades

Fire Emblem: Binding Blade

• Lot - An overly cautious mercenary who is led by Dieck.
• Wade - A reckless and confident man who also works under Dieck.

Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken

• Bartre - A brash man who appreciates strength.
• Dorcas - A mercenary gathering money to fix his wife's injury.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

• Garcia - Former soldier of Renais and the father of Ross.
• Ross (possible promotion from Journeyman) - A young man who aspires to be strong like his father.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

• Boyd - A member of the Greil Mercenaries, the younger brother of Oscar, and the older half-brother of Rolf.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

• Nolan - Leader of the Dawn Brigade

Fire Emblem Awakening

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

Fire Emblem Fates

• Arthur - An unlucky fighter under the service of Elise who believes that he is a hero of justice.
• Charlotte - The first Female fighter in the series. Though she appears to be an honest and kind girl, it's all a ruse to get any man under her control.
• Gazzak - A bandit that lurks around the border and targets small villages. (encountered as a boss; must be captured)

Trivia

• Although named Fighter, Alm's class in Fire Emblem Gaiden is very different from this one, actually being a regular, sword-using class, promoting to Hero. It should be noted that no player units in Gaiden can use axes.

Gallery

Concept artwork of the Fighter class from Awakening.

A Level 1 generic Axe Fighter, as he appears in the first series of the TCG.

Generic CG portrait of the Fighter class from the DS titles.

Generic portrait of the Fighter class from Awakening.

Battle model of Samson as an Axe Fighter in TearRing Saga.

Animation of Lot, a Fighter from Binding Blade, performing a critical attack.

Animation of Dorcas, a Fighter from Rekka no Ken, performing a critical attack with a Hand Axe.

Gaius with the thin Fighter model in Awakening.

Vaike with the large Fighter model in Awakening.

Arthur, a male Fighter from Fates.

Charlotte, a female Fighter from Fates.

Map sprite of the Fighter class from Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi.

Map sprite of the Fighter class from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.

Map sprite of the Axe Fighter class from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Map sprite of the enemy variant of the Axe Fighter class from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Map sprite of the Axe Fighter class from TearRing Saga.

Map sprite of the Fighter class from the GBA titles.

Map sprite of the Fighter class from the DS titles.

Map sprite of Vaike as a Fighter in Awakening.

Map sprite of Arthur as a Fighter in Fates.

Map sprite of Charlotte as a Fighter in Fates.