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{{ClassInfobox
 
{{ClassInfobox
|image = [[File:FatesFighterPortrait.png]]
 
|caption = Generic class portrait of a Fighter from ''Fates''.
 
 
|title = Fighter
 
|title = Fighter
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|image = [[File:Fighter_Three_Houses.jpg|thumb]]
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|caption = Petra as a Fighter in ''Three Houses''.
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|jap_name={{Hover|戦士|Senshi}}
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|name=
 
|firstseen = [[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]
 
|firstseen = [[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]
|promofrom = [[Journeyman]] <sup>([[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones|FE8]] only)</sup>
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|promofrom = [[Journeyman]] <small>([[FE8]])</small>
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[[Noble]]/[[Commoner]] <small>([[FE16]])</small>
|promoto =[[Warrior]]<br />[[Hero (class)|Hero]] <sup>([[FE5]]/[[FE8|8]]/[[FE13|13]]/[[FE14|14]])</sup><br />[[Berserker]] <sup>(FE14/[[TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga||BS]])</sup>
 
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|promoto =[[Warrior]]<br>
|weapons = [[File:FE14_Axe.png]][[Axe]]
 
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[[Hero (class)|Hero]] <small>([[FE5]], [[FE8]], [[FE13]], [[FE14]])</small><br>
|skills = [[Shove]] <sup>([[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn|FE10]] only)</sup><br />[[HP +5]]<sup>(FE13-14)</sup><br />[[Zeal]]<sup>(FE13 only)</sup> <br />[[Gamble]]<sup>(FE14 only)</sup><br />
 
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[[Berserker]] <small>([[FE14]], [[TS2]])</small>
 
|weapons = [[File:FE14_Axe.png]][[Axe]]<br>
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[[File:FE16 bow icon.png|20px]][[Bow]] <small>([[FE16]])</small><br>
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[[File:FE16 brawl icon.png|20px]][[Brawl]] <small>([[FE16]])</small>
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|skills = [[Shove]] <small>([[FE10]]</small><br>
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[[HP +|HP +5]] <small>([[FE13]], [[FE14]])</small><br>
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[[Zeal]] <small>([[FE13]])</small><br>
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[[Gamble]] <small>([[FE14]])</small>
 
}}
 
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The '''Fighter''' (戦士 ''Senshi''), also called '''Axe Fighter''' in the [[Jugdral Series]] games, ''[[TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga|TearRing Saga]]'', as well as the Japanese version of ''[[Fire Emblem Fates]]'', is a combat physical and typically male-only class found in every game in the series barring ''Gaiden''. Wielding [[Axe]]s as their sole weapon of choice, Fighters [[Archetype#Bord and Cord|often appear as a duo]] early on in the games.
 
   
 
The '''Fighter''', also called '''Axe Fighter''' in the [[Jugdral Series]] games, ''[[TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga]]'', the Japanese version of ''[[Fire Emblem Fates]]'', and in ''[[Fire Emblem Warriors]]'', is a combat physical and typically male-only class found in every game in the series barring ''Gaiden''. Wielding [[Axe]]s as their sole weapon of choice, Fighters [[Archetype#Bord and Cord|often appear as a duo]] early on in the games.
In [[Fire Emblem Fates|''Fates'']] the class is a [[Nohr]]ian class. Its [[Hoshido|Hoshidan]] counterpart is the [[Oni Savage]]. When choosing a secondary class for the [[Avatar (Fates)|Avatar]], it is called ''Fighter'' (斧戦士 ''Ono Senshi'' lit. '''Axe Fighter''' in the Japanese version)
 
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== Uniform ==
 
[[File:Cord_(Artwork).png|thumb|150px|left|The Fighter, [[Cord]], showing the sleeveless tunic and headband, traditional for the class.]] For the most part, Fighters are displayed as muscular men wearing common clothing such as leather vests, similar to the Mercenary classes. What makes them different is that they have either no armor whatsoever, or they have a tiny pauldron or two in order to fit their description as scrappers with high strength and low defense.
 
In all games, at least one generic or named fighter, wears a headband. It is common for them to wear sleeveless tunics often with shorts, leaving their arms and legs bare.
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In the Archanea titles, Fighters are depicted in the game as clad in only animal furs including a tunic, loincloth, armbands, and leg warmers. The playable Fighter characters are depicted in artwork with sleeveless tunics, leather pants and headbands.
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In ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', Fighters wear a horned executioner-esque 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.
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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 has the effect of making them appear more barbaric and savage compared to their previous iterations, a fitting appearance given the class's new quintessential promotion being the Berserker—an advanced class option typically tied to the absent "criminal" axe-wielders such as the Pirate, Brigand, and Barbarian, as well as the NPC Fighters' increasingly thuggish and uncouth behaviors.
   
 
==History in the Series==
 
==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, [[Pirate]]s, they are the only Axe-wielding classes appearing in this title. Like most other classes in the game, Fighters are unable to promote.
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The Fighter class first appears in ''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light''. Though Fighters are described as lacking [[Defense (stat)|Defense]] in the class roll, the three playable Fighter characters and the Fighter Boss all boast high Defense. Alongside [[Pirate]]s, 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 [[Fighter (Gaiden)|different from its predecessor]]. In this title, [[Brigand]]s, known here as Thieves, form the only axe-wielding class.
 
The title "Fighter" is used for class in ''Gaiden'', but it is completely [[Fighter (Gaiden)|different from its predecessor]]. In this title, [[Brigand]]s, known here as Thieves, form the only axe-wielding class.
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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 can be used by any playable characters in Book 2.
 
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 can be used by any playable characters in Book 2.
   
In ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', the Fighter class is known as the '''Axe Fighter''' (アクスファイター ''Akusu faitā''). The Axe Fighter class promotes into the [[Warrior]] class in this title, pioneering the possibility of Fighters promoting in the series.
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In ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', the Fighter class is known as the '''Axe Fighter''' (アクスファイター ''Akusu Faitā''). The Axe Fighter class promotes into the [[Warrior]] class in this title, pioneering the possibility of Fighters promoting in the series.
   
 
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)|Hero]] class, while the Warrior class is instead the promotion for the Brigand 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)|Hero]] class, while the Warrior class is instead the promotion for the Brigand class.
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After ''Thracia 776'', the class is largely reverted to mirror its ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' incarnation. The exception to this rule is the ''The Sacred Stones'' and ''Awakening'' incarnations, where the inbuilt branched promotion feature grants the class the ability to promote into the Hero class.
 
After ''Thracia 776'', the class is largely reverted to mirror its ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' incarnation. The exception to this rule is the ''The Sacred Stones'' and ''Awakening'' incarnations, where the inbuilt branched promotion feature grants the class the ability to promote into the Hero class.
   
In ''Radiant Dawn'', Fighter (<ruby>戦士<rt>ファイター</rt></ruby> ''Faitā'') promotes into Warrior and thereafter [[Reaver]] when the necessary requirements are met.
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In ''Radiant Dawn'', Fighters (<ruby>{{Hover|ファイター|Faitā}}<rt>{{Hover|戦士|Senshi}}</rt></ruby>) promotes into Warriors and thereafter [[Reaver]]s when the necessary requirements are met.
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In ''Fates'', the class is [[Nohr]]ian class, its [[Hoshido|Hoshidan]] counterpart is the [[Oni Savage]]. It is made unisex with the introduction of [[Charlotte]] and the possibility to reclass female characters into it if they fit the needed requirements. 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 are thus designed to appear and behave more like crass, uncouth thugs in this installment. They even inherit the ability to wreck villages and homes from their [[Brigand]] predecessors.
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In the spinoff game, [[Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE]], Fighters are mentioned as a class but are technically a class within the game's code. However, in the switch re-release, a playable support character within the game is explicitly a fighter.
   
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In the spin-off title ''[[Fire Emblem Warriors]]'', the class appears as an enemy-only unit that, strangely enough, acts as a semi-clone of the [[Cleric]] class, as [[Lissa]] is the only infantry Axe unit in the game with the others being [[Frederick|mounted]] [[Camilla|uni]][[Minerva|ts]]. In that game, enemy units are named differently depending on which faction they belong to (but otherwise only differ in main color scheme), with the enemy-only [[Nohr]]ian variant and their promoted version called the '''Axe Fighter''' and '''Berserker''', while the Hoshidan variants are the '''Oni Savage''' and '''Oni Chieftain'''. The materials all generic Axe units drop (Axe Fighter's Glove and Axe Fighter's Helmet) use "Axe Fighter" in both English and the original Japanese.
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 are thus designed to appear and behave more like crass, uncouth thugs in this instalment. They even inherit the ability to wreck villages and homes from their [[Brigand]] predecessors.
 
   
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In ''[[Fire Emblem: Three Houses|Three Houses]]'', the Fighter returns as an optional promoted class from the Beginner Class curriculum of the [[Commoner]] and [[Noble]] class if the unit passes the [[Certification Exam]] at Lv. 5 with an axe, bow or the new gauntlet Skill Level of D or higher and a [[Beginner Seal]].
In the spin-off title [[Fire Emblem Warriors]], the class appears as an enemy-only unit that, strangely enough, acts as a half-clone of the [[Cleric]] class. In that game, there is also an enemy-only [[Nohr|Nohrian]] variant called the '''Axe Fighter'''.
 
   
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
===Combat===
 
===Combat===
 
[[File:Fighter animation.gif|right|thumb|A fighter performing a normal attack in the GBA titles]]
 
[[File:Fighter animation.gif|right|thumb|A fighter performing a normal attack in the GBA titles]]
In terms of stats, Fighters are similar to other axe-wielding units such as [[Pirate]]s and [[Brigand]]s. They tend to have high [[HP (stat)|HP]] and [[Strength]], moderate [[Speed (stat)|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 (stat)|Skill]] and Speed, essentially acting as [[Myrmidon]]s with axes instead of swords.
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In terms of stats, Fighters are similar to other axe-wielding units such as [[Pirate]]s and [[Brigand]]s. They tend to have high [[HP (stat)|HP]] and [[Strength]], moderate [[Speed (stat)|Speed]] and poor [[Defense (stat)|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 (stat)|Skill]] and Speed, essentially acting as [[Myrmidon]]s with axes instead of swords.
   
Due to their [[weapon triangle]] advantage, fighters often work well for killing enemy lance-users such as [[Soldier]]s and [[Knight]]s 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.
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Due to their [[weapon triangle]] advantage, fighters often work well for killing enemy lance-users such as [[Soldier]]s and [[Knight]]s in early-game sequences. In ''Fire Emblem: Fates'', they gain an additional weapon triangle disadvantage over magic users and advantage over [[Dagger (weapon type)|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===
 
===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 [[Hero (class)|Mercenaries]]. In all other games, fighters promote into [[Warrior]]s, gaining in the ability to use [[bow]]s. In both ''The Sacred Stones'' and ''Awakening'', they are given the option of promoting into either a Warrior or a [[Hero (class)|Hero]], which gives them the ability to wield bows or [[sword]]s 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.
 
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 [[Hero (class)|Mercenaries]]. In all other games, fighters promote into [[Warrior]]s, gaining in the ability to use [[bow]]s. In both ''The Sacred Stones'' and ''Awakening'', they are given the option of promoting into either a Warrior or a [[Hero (class)|Hero]], which gives them the ability to wield bows or [[sword]]s 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.
   
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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]].
== Uniform ==
 
For the most part Fighters are displayed as muscular men wearing common clothing such as leather vests, similar to the Mercenary classes. What makes them different is that they have either no armor whatsoever, or they have a tiny pauldron or two in order to fit their description as scrappers with high strength and low defence.
 
In all games, at least one generic or named fighter, wears a headband. It is common for them to wear sleaveless tunics often with shorts, leaving their arms and legs bare.
 
 
In the Archanea titles, Fighters are depicted in the game as clad in only animal furs. 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-esque hood without a shirt in the game's battle animations, but their map animations depict them with a shirt and a bandana instead of a hood.
 
 
In ''Awakening'' and ''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. ''Awakening's'' fighters are notable for the large armored-sleeve adorning their left arms and armored helmets, similar to several Ancient Roman gladiators who wore such articles of clothing in the Colosseum. ''Fates''' fighters by comparison appear less clothed; though their blackart has evolved in a corset-like article that wraps around their torso and over their shoulders with harnesses (for the males only; females wear a simple brassiere), the pants and helmet their previous iterations wore are gone, leaving a thong in its place for both genders and a simple headband for males. Female fighters wear toe-less heels while their male counterparts go barefoot. This has the effect of making them appear more barbaric and savage compared to their previous iterations, a fitting appearance given the class's new quintessential promotion being the berserker—an advanced class option typically tied to the absent "criminal" axe-wielders such as the pirate, brigand, and barbarian, as well as the NPC fighters' increasingly thugish and uncouth behaviors.
 
   
 
==In-Game==
 
==In-Game==
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{{ClassSkills
 
{{ClassSkills
 
|fe10=[[File:Shove.png]][[Shove]]*Base skill of all foot units.
 
|fe10=[[File:Shove.png]][[Shove]]*Base skill of all foot units.
|fe13=[[File:MaxHPPlus5.png]][[HP +5]]<br />[[File:FieryHeart.png]][[Zeal]]*Learnt at Level 1.<br />Learnt at Level 10.
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|fe13=[[File:MaxHPPlus5.png]][[HP +|HP +5]]<br />[[File:FieryHeart.png]][[Zeal]]*Learnt at Level 1.<br />Learnt at Level 10.
|fe14=[[File:MaxHPPlus5.png]][[HP +5]]<br />[[File:Roundhouse.png]][[Gamble]]*Learnt at Level 1 and above.<br />Learnt at Level 10 and above.
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|fe14=[[File:MaxHPPlus5.png]][[HP +|HP +5]]<br />[[File:Roundhouse.png]][[Gamble]]*Learnt at Level 1 and above.<br />Learnt at Level 10 and above.
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|fe16=[[File:Strength 2 FE16.png|20px]][[Strength +2]]<br>[[File:Combat Art Icon FE16 Special.png|20px]][[Shove]]*Class Mastery.<br>Class Mastery.
 
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|fe12=[[File:FEDS Fighter Map Sprite.gif]]Fighter*Use a [[File:FE11masterseal.png]][[Master Seal]] on a Level 10+ Fighter.*[[File:FEDS Warrior Map Sprite.gif]][[Warrior]]
 
|fe12=[[File:FEDS Fighter Map Sprite.gif]]Fighter*Use a [[File:FE11masterseal.png]][[Master Seal]] on a Level 10+ Fighter.*[[File:FEDS Warrior Map Sprite.gif]][[Warrior]]
 
|fe13=[[File:FE13 Generic Fighter Map Sprite.gif]]Fighter*Use a [[File:Master Seal FE13 Icon.png]][[Master Seal]] on a Level 10+ Fighter.*[[File:FE13 Generic Warrior Map Sprite.gif]][[Warrior]]<br>[[File:FE13 Generic Hero (M) Map Sprite.gif]][[Hero (class)|Hero]]
 
|fe13=[[File:FE13 Generic Fighter Map Sprite.gif]]Fighter*Use a [[File:Master Seal FE13 Icon.png]][[Master Seal]] on a Level 10+ Fighter.*[[File:FE13 Generic Warrior Map Sprite.gif]][[Warrior]]<br>[[File:FE13 Generic Hero (M) Map Sprite.gif]][[Hero (class)|Hero]]
|fe14=[[File:FE14 Generic Fighter Map Sprite.gif]]Fighter*Use a [[File:Master Seal FE13 Icon.png]][[Master Seal]] on a Level 10+ Fighter.*[[File:FE14 Generic Berserker Map Sprite.gif]][[Berserker]]<br>[[File:FE14 Generic Hero Map Sprite.gif]][[Hero (class)|Hero]]}}
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|fe14=[[File:FE14 Generic Fighter Map Sprite.gif]]Fighter*Use a [[File:Master Seal FE13 Icon.png]][[Master Seal]] on a Level 10+ Fighter.*[[File:FE14 Generic Berserker Map Sprite.gif]][[Berserker]]<br>[[File:FE14 Generic Hero Map Sprite.gif]][[Hero (class)|Hero]]
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|fe16=Any class*Use a [[File:FE16 Seal Icon.png|20px]][[Beginner Seal]] on a Level 5+ unit and pass the Fighter [[Certification Exam]].*[[File:FE16 Fighter Icon.gif]]Fighter
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==Notable Fighters==
 
==Notable Fighters==
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===''[[Fire Emblem: Thracia 776|Thracia 776]]''===
 
===''[[Fire Emblem: Thracia 776|Thracia 776]]''===
*[[Orsin]]- Member of the [[Fiana Freeblades]]
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*[[Osian]]- Member of the [[Fiana Freeblades]]
 
*[[Halvan]]- Member of the Fiana Freeblades
 
*[[Halvan]]- Member of the Fiana Freeblades
   
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*[[Arthur (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.
 
*[[Arthur (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.
 
*[[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 (Fates)|Gazzak]] - A bandit that lurks around the border and targets small villages. (encountered as a boss; must be [[capture]]d)
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*[[Gazzak (Fates)|Gazzak]] - A bandit that lurks around the border and targets small villages (encountered as a boss; can be [[capture]]d).
   
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=== ''Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE '' ===
=== [[TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga|''TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga'']] ===
 
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* [[Barry Goodman]] - A Retired musician who works for [[Fortuna Entertainment]]. (Fighter only in the Switch re-release.)
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=== ''[[TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga]]'' ===
 
* [[Dean (Berwick Saga)|Dean]]: A volunteer axefighter with a deeply bitter grudge towards the Raze Empire.
 
* [[Dean (Berwick Saga)|Dean]]: A volunteer axefighter with a deeply bitter grudge towards the Raze Empire.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
Although named Fighter, [[Alm]]'s [[Fighter (Gaiden)|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.
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* Although named Fighter, [[Alm]]'s [[Fighter (Gaiden)|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.
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* Curiously non playable or enemy fighters only appear in exactly one map in ''Thracia 776', ''that being the [[The First Rain of May]] where [[Other Units|ally]] fighters can be summoned from villages. These ally fighters have their own palette which can be seen when healing them.
 
When changing a female to a fighter in Fates, the character will use Charlottes model and animations. This change will include her large breast and butt size, along with her suggestive clothes
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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File:Fighter concept RD.png|Concept artwork of the Fighter class from ''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn|Radiant Dawn]]''.
 
File:Fighter concept RD.png|Concept artwork of the Fighter class from ''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn|Radiant Dawn]]''.
 
File:Fighter.jpg|Concept artwork of the Fighter class from ''Awakening''.
 
File:Fighter.jpg|Concept artwork of the Fighter class from ''Awakening''.
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FighterFem.jpg|Concept art of a female Fighter from Fates
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FighterMale.jpg|Concept art of a male Fighter from Fates
 
File:AxeFighterTCG.jpg|A Level 1 generic Axe Fighter, as he appears in the first series of the TCG.
 
File:AxeFighterTCG.jpg|A Level 1 generic Axe Fighter, as he appears in the first series of the TCG.
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Warrior2TCG.jpg|A generic Fighter, as he appears in the fifth series of the TCG.
 
File:FighterDS.png|Generic CG portrait of the Fighter class from the DS titles.
 
File:FighterDS.png|Generic CG portrait of the Fighter class from the DS titles.
 
File:AwakeningFighterPortrait.png|Generic portrait of a Fighter from ''Awakening''.
 
File:AwakeningFighterPortrait.png|Generic portrait of a Fighter from ''Awakening''.
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File:FE13 Fighter (Gaius).png|Battle model of [[Gaius]] as a Fighter in ''Awakening''.
 
File:FE13 Fighter (Gaius).png|Battle model of [[Gaius]] as a Fighter in ''Awakening''.
 
File:FE13 Fighter (Vaike).png|"Large" battle model of [[Vaike]], a Fighter from ''Awakening''.
 
File:FE13 Fighter (Vaike).png|"Large" battle model of [[Vaike]], a Fighter from ''Awakening''.
 
File:FatesFighterPortrait.png|Generic class portrait of a Fighter from ''Fates''.
 
File:FE14 Fighter (Arthur).jpg|Battle model of [[Arthur (Fates)|Arthur]], a male Fighter from ''Fates''.
 
File:FE14 Fighter (Arthur).jpg|Battle model of [[Arthur (Fates)|Arthur]], a male Fighter from ''Fates''.
 
File:FE14 Fighter (Charlotte).jpg|Battle model [[Charlotte]], a female Fighter from ''Fates''.
 
File:FE14 Fighter (Charlotte).jpg|Battle model [[Charlotte]], a female Fighter from ''Fates''.
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Fighter M.PNG|Battle model of a male fighter in ''Fire Emblem Three Houses''
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Fighter F.PNG|Battle model of a female fighter in ''Fire Emblem Three Houses''
 
File:FE1 Fighter Map Sprite.gif|Map sprite of the Fighter class from ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]''.
 
File:FE1 Fighter Map Sprite.gif|Map sprite of the Fighter class from ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light]]''.
 
File:FE3 Fighter Map Sprite.gif|Map sprite of the Fighter class from ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]''.
 
File:FE3 Fighter Map Sprite.gif|Map sprite of the Fighter class from ''[[Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]''.

Revision as of 20:21, 25 March 2020

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

The Fighter, also called Axe Fighter in the Jugdral Series games, TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Fates, and in Fire Emblem Warriors, is a combat physical and typically male-only class found in every game in the series barring Gaiden. Wielding Axes as their sole weapon of choice, Fighters often appear as a duo early on in the games.

Uniform

Cord (Artwork)

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

For the most part, Fighters are displayed as muscular men wearing common clothing such as leather vests, similar to the Mercenary classes. What makes them different is that they have either no armor whatsoever, or they have a tiny pauldron or two in order to fit their description as scrappers with high strength and low defense.

In all games, at least one generic or named fighter, wears a headband. It is common for them to wear sleeveless tunics often with shorts, leaving their arms and legs bare.

In the Archanea titles, Fighters are depicted in the game as clad in only animal furs including a tunic, loincloth, armbands, and leg warmers. 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-esque 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 has the effect of making them appear more barbaric and savage compared to their previous iterations, a fitting appearance given the class's new quintessential promotion being the Berserker—an advanced class option typically tied to the absent "criminal" axe-wielders such as the Pirate, Brigand, and Barbarian, as well as the NPC Fighters' increasingly thuggish and uncouth behaviors.

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. In this title, 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. 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 can be used by any playable characters in Book 2.

In Genealogy of the Holy War, the Fighter class is known as the Axe Fighter (アクスファイター Akusu Faitā). The Axe Fighter class promotes into the Warrior class in this title, pioneering the possibility of Fighters promoting in the series.

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.

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the name Fighter is used for the Mercenary class, while the traditional Fighter is known as Axe Fighter like in the Jugdral titles. Axe Fighter is a playable class that promotes to Warrior. Fighter possesses 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.

After Thracia 776, the class is largely reverted to mirror its Genealogy of the Holy War incarnation. The exception to this rule is the The Sacred Stones and Awakening incarnations, where the inbuilt branched promotion feature grants the class the ability to promote into the Hero class.

In Radiant Dawn, Fighters (ファイター戦士) promotes into Warriors and thereafter Reavers when the necessary requirements are met.

In Fates, the class is Nohrian class, its Hoshidan counterpart is the Oni Savage. It is made unisex with the introduction of Charlotte and the possibility to reclass female characters into it if they fit the needed requirements. 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 are thus designed to appear and behave more like crass, uncouth thugs in this installment. They even inherit the ability to wreck villages and homes from their Brigand predecessors.

In the spinoff game, Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, Fighters are mentioned as a class but are technically a class within the game's code. However, in the switch re-release, a playable support character within the game is explicitly a fighter.

In the spin-off title Fire Emblem Warriors, the class appears as an enemy-only unit that, strangely enough, acts as a semi-clone of the Cleric class, as Lissa is the only infantry Axe unit in the game with the others being mounted units. In that game, enemy units are named differently depending on which faction they belong to (but otherwise only differ in main color scheme), with the enemy-only Nohrian variant and their promoted version called the Axe Fighter and Berserker, while the Hoshidan variants are the Oni Savage and Oni Chieftain. The materials all generic Axe units drop (Axe Fighter's Glove and Axe Fighter's Helmet) use "Axe Fighter" in both English and the original Japanese.

In Three Houses, the Fighter returns as an optional promoted class from the Beginner Class curriculum of the Commoner and Noble class if the unit passes the Certification Exam at Lv. 5 with an axe, bow or the new gauntlet Skill Level of D or higher and a Beginner Seal.

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

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

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%----

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.

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

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

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

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

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).

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga

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

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.
  • Curiously non playable or enemy fighters only appear in exactly one map in Thracia 776', that being the The First Rain of May where ally fighters can be summoned from villages. These ally fighters have their own palette which can be seen when healing them.

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