—Kieran talking about his horse
The Horse is an animal used as a mount in all Fire Emblem games. Providing a greater movement range than standard infantry units, horses are ridden by the majority of cavalry units throughout the series.
Overview[]
Horses are the only mount in the Fire Emblem series that is also used as a mount in real life. Like real horses, they can be ridden into battle and are commonly used by classes such as the Cavalier, Troubadour, and their various promotions. Several infantry classes gain horse mounts when they Class Change, such as the Archer to the Bow Knight or a Mage into a Dark Knight.
Visually, they are similar to their real-life counterparts, and also like real horses, come in a variety of colors.
Combat[]
In games that feature these stats, units riding horses have a higher Constitution and weight, allowing them to rescue most infantry units. They are, however, unable to be rescued themselves, and it is also often difficult to effectively Shove them. Horse-mounted units also frequently have the innate skill Canto, which allows them to expend any remaining movement after completing an action.
Horses are unable to climb ledges or mountainous terrain, forcing their riders to locate alternative paths or stairways in order to advance. Horses are also affected by the weather in The Blazing Blade, and any adverse changes caused by conditions such as heavy rain or snow will slow them significantly.
Units that ride horses are susceptible to weapons designed to deal increased damage against them. These include the Horseslayer, the Longsword, and the Halberd/Poleax. Some unique weapons wielded by Lord characters, such as the Rapier or the Thani tome, can also deal increased damage against them. The armored horses ridden by Great Knights are subjected to further increased damage from armor-effective weapons, such as the Hammer or the Armorslayer.
In several games in the series, riders can dismount mid-battle, and in some games, mounted units are forced to dismount on maps set indoors. Doing so will switch the unit to an infantry unit, resulting in a reduced movement range and the loss of Canto. In some games, the weapon type a unit is equipped with will also change based on whether they are mounted or not.
In rarer circumstances, horses are depicted as pulling a wagon or other carrier. In the Elibe Series, the character Merlinus has a unique Transporter class in which he serves as the player's convoy and transports goods via covered wagon pulled by a horse. In Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the Charioteer class is a combat class in which the unit battles from a chariot pulled by a pair of horses.
Stats[]
Horses are not considered separate units from their riders on the battlefield, and thus do not have individual stats.
An exception, however, exists in Radiant Dawn, where riderless NPC horses appear in the third chapter of Part Three. The player is awarded Bonus Experience based on the number of these horses that survive the battle. These horses have high Strength but otherwise below average stats.
Horse-Mounted Classes[]
In-Game[]
Base Stats[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE10 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 20 | - |
Maximum Stats[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE10 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 20 | - |
Growth Rates[]
| HP | Str | Mag | Skl | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Con | Wt | Wlv | Cha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FE10 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | - | - | - |
Trivia[]
- There are four named horses in the series: Pony, who is Beck's horse in New Mystery of the Emblem, Avel, the stubborn steed of Sophie in Fates, Dorte, who is a horse Marianne takes care of in Three Houses, and Horsey, the steed of Amber in Engage.
- In Sophie's case, her steed's name acts as a means to pay homage to the character of a similar name from the Archanea Series.
- In Amber's case, his steed's name is a common, cute-sounding nickname for horses that is often used by children.
- Unlike the horses of the other games in the series, the horses that appear in Three Houses have a different physiognomy compared to real horses, especially with regard to their ears, and because they have kinds of "beaters" or long extra bristles on their legs and on their chin.
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