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The Knight, also known as the Armor Knight, Armored Knight, or simply Armor, is a playable Class that appears throughout the Fire Emblem series.

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In Fire Emblem, the Knight's primary weapon is the Sword. This heavily-armored class, also known as Armor Knight, is renowned for its physical strength and defense. In various game versions, the Knight also wields Lances, Axes, and Bows, balancing low movement with robust combat capabilities.
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In Fire Emblem, the Knight is an armored unit with high strength and defense, but low speed and movement. They are often tasked with castle defense. Their weapon choices include Lances and Swords. The Knight's base stats are HP, Attack, Speed, Defense, and Resistance. As they progress in ranks, they gain more strength and defense. Specifically, at S Rank, they receive +2 HP, +2 Strength, and +1 Defense.
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In Fire Emblem, the Knight class offsets its low movement with robust physical stats. As armored units, Knights are susceptible to bonus damage from certain weapons, yet they boast unmatched defense. They can use Lances and Swords, enhancing their adaptability. In specific versions like Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Knights can advance to the Great Knight class, capable of wielding Swords, Lances, and Axes.
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Knights in Fire Emblem, despite their heavy armor, have vulnerabilities. Their low Resistance leaves them open to magic-based attacks. Their limited Movement can also hinder their battlefield effectiveness. As armored units, they're susceptible to bonus damage from specific weapons like Armorslayers and Hammers. However, at Level 10 and above, they can learn the Natural Cover skill, reducing damage on challenging terrain.
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The Knight class in the Fire Emblem series has several names, each reflecting a specific weapon specialization. The Armor Knight class, which later promotes to the General class, is the base form. In specific titles like Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, the Armor Knight class diversifies into Lance-wielding Armor, Axe Armor, Sword Armor, and Bow Armor, each specializing in their respective weapon. Other variants include the King's Knight and the Great Knight.
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Overview[]

Knights are one of many longstanding classes in the Fire Emblem franchise debuting in the very first game Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. It is noted for being the template for the Armored Unit status that has persisted in the series.

Combat[]

Due to their heavy armor, Knights tend to focus on being one of the most physically resilient classes due to its emphasis on high HP and Defense, making them effective physical walls in maps. While unmatched in physical bulk, many Knights may also have moderate Strength, allowing them to return damage to units who engage against them, and Skill/Dexterity for accuracy purposes. Knights are primarily used as physical barriers for both player and enemy alike. Many use knights for defensive purposes, allowing enemies to engage on them and weather attacks, possibly softening them, and setting up attacks for the player's turns. It is not uncommon to find them used by enemies as literal road blocks on maps that require the player to engage and break through them in order to progress forward on a map as they block corridors and entrances into larger areas. The weapon of choice for most Knights are Lances and are generally the only weapon they are allowed to use. In some games, Swords and Axes may be their weapon of choice, but once again are the only weapon they are allowed to use.

To compensate for their massive physical bulk, Knights trade their Resistance, making them more vulnerable to Mage units or Tome users in general. While their high HP can help mitigate one attack from a Mage unit, they are far likelier to fall to them in less combat rounds than against most physical units. Their heavy armor also hinders their mobility, usually having among the lowest Speed stats in the game, making them susceptible to Follow-Up Attacks. Against most physical units, this is mostly moot other than faster weapon degradation for player weapons. However, this further exasperates their inherent weakness to Magic attacks as they will usually suffer heavy damage. It also gives them among the lowest Movement of all Classes, usually restricted to usually 4 or 5 tiles.

Though physically resilient, there are weapons that deal effective damage to the Knight's heavy armor. The two common weapons are the Armorslayer and the Hammer, which are purchasable weapons for Sword and Axe units. Due to the somewhat abundance of Knights in early game maps, especially for Boss characters of a map, the Lord character is usually given a weapon that deals effective damage against Knights (and Cavaliers) that only they can wield. Most sword wielding Lords have the Rapier, though there are other weapons like the Mani Katti, Reginleif, and Thani.

Promotion[]

The General is the standard promotion for Knights in most games, which tend to follow the same trends for the Knight class, though with higher focus and specialization in their strengths. In games that allow Branch Promotions, the Great Knight is its other promotion, allowing better mobility in exchange for overall bulk compared to the General.

In Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Knights are not able to class change, despite the General class already existing at the time.

In Fire Emblem Gaiden, they are a second-tier class that promotes from Soldiers that in turn can promote into Barons, which takes the place of General.

In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, it is one of the Promotion options for Amelia from her Recruit class.

In TearRing Saga, one Knight, Billford, promotes to General, while the other playable knight, Norton, promotes to Iron Knight.

History in the Series[]

Knights recurrently appear across the Fire Emblem Series. Often wielding Lances as their sole weapon of choice, Knights are generally hampered by low Movement and compensate for this with their good physical stats across the board. They are one of few classes that count as armored units, which leaves them vulnerable to bonus damage from weapons such as Armorslayers and Hammers.

In their original inception in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Armor Knights are established as units that are slow-moving, yet renowned for their unparalleled Defense, they can equip Lances, as well as Swords. This version of the class is unable to promote, in spite of the existence of the General class in the game.

In Fire Emblem Gaiden, the Knight is simply known as the Armor and serves as the second tier of the Soldier line. Armors are able to further promote into the third tier Baron when the necessary requirements are met.

The advent of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem sees the General class being posited as the main promoted form of the Armor Knight class.

In the Jugdral Series, the Armored Knight class is split into four distinct forms:

Depending on the type of weapon that is assigned to each variant, Armor Knights specialize in Lances, Axes, Swords or Bows. All four versions of the class are known to promote into the General class, though not every Knight variant is playable in both games.

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the Armor Knight class, depending on the character in question, either promote into the classic General class or the mounted Iron Knight class. Armor Knight and its promotions use Swords exclusively unlike in Fire Emblem.

From Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade to Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, the different variants of the Armor Knight class are merged back into a singular Lance-wielding entity that is simply referred to as the Knight class in localized versions. The Knight primarily promotes into General, although the branched promotion system in The Sacred Stones further gives them the option to promote into Great Knight. In The Binding Blade specifically, Gwendolyn is credited as being the first female Knight to appear in the series.

In TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga, the Armor Knight is an ax-wielding class that can use Large Shields and serves as the only Armor group class the player has access to. Although its sole playable member Derrick cannot promote, the enemy-only Gigas Knight is essentially an upgraded version of the class. It lacks the ability to equip Large Shields but has higher stats across the board and exclusive access to the Gigas Axe, which grants a massive boost to their defense stat.

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn again sees the Knight class being split into distinct forms once again, though this time there isn't any Bow Armors.

  • The classic Lance Armors
  • Sword Armors
  • Axe Armors

As before, each variant of the class specializes in the type of weapon assigned to each one. Each variant similarly promotes into different General variants that specialize in the usage of specific weapons; the Lance Armor promotes into the Lance General class, the Sword Armor promotes into the Sword General class and the Axe Armor promotes into the Axe General class. Unusually, all variants of the Armor Knight possess higher resistance than most physical classes.

From Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon onwards, the different variants of the class are yet again merged into a singular Lance-wielding entity, primarily promoting into the General class.

In Fire Emblem Awakening, the Knight class, like its The Sacred Stones predecessor, is given the additional option to promote into the Great Knight class. The class's low resistance is also restored.

In Fire Emblem Fates, the Knight class is treated as a Nohrian class. Its Hoshidan counterpart is the Spear Fighter class.

Knights are called "Armored Knights" in the localized version of Three Houses. A Commoner or Noble unit must be at least Lv. 10 and have an Axe Skill Level of C or higher and a Heavy Armor Skill Level of D or higher with an Intermediate Seal during the Certification Exam for this optional class. As such, they can be considered the promoted form of the Fighter class. While this title doesn't have weapon-locked classes, allowing Armored Knights flexible weapon loadouts, they do have a primary skill point bonus in Axes (+2) and a secondary (+1) in Lances.

In the Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, Armor Knights use only axes, similar to the Armor Axe. The playable Knight, Draug the Mirage, promotes to either General or Berserker. Enemy Knights appear as Ironclad Knight in Illusory Daitou TV and the stronger variant Regal Knight in Illusory Daiba Studio.

In the Koei spinoff crossover with the Dynasty Warriors franchise, Fire Emblem Warriors, Knights are an enemy only class that uses Lances, making it the first time where the class or its variants are not playable. Despite being unplayable in the final game, a interview with Koei, prior to the game's release, suggested the class would have been playable at some point during development. The game also introduces a Hoshidan form of the Knight, the Armored Knight.

In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Armored Knights are made playable. As an axe-wielding armored class, they are a promoted form of the Fighter class and serve as a basis for all (non-unique) Armored classes within the game.

In the mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes, Armor Knights appear as enemies like all classes within the game. They once again alongside the sword and axe variants of the class. Here the basic lance variant is known as Lance Knight. While no playable characters in the game technically have classes, characters like Draug and Effie, knights in their original appearances, act as playable knights in all but name, possessing Armored Unit category and stats identical to the class.

In Vestaria Saga I, the Knight is known as the Guardian. The class wields Lances and Throwing Spears. It can promote into the Grand Guard. Two variants of the class were introduced in The Holy Sword of Silvanister, one that wields Swords and one that wields Axes. This was likely done for balancing purposes as the Guardian was severely underpowered due to the large maps and only being able to wield lances, even upon promotion.

Uniform[]

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A Knight of Begnion in Radiant Dawn.

Regardless of the game or the type of weapon that the Knight class employs, the attire that they are outfitted with is standardised: Bulky, cumbersome shoulderpads, a mostly armored body usually alongside a shield that is either half or equal to their in-game height. The style and bulkiness of the armor that they wear does, however, vary across the series; Knights hailing from Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Mystery of the Emblem and Awakening sport shoulder armor that resembles cauldrons used for brewing and cooking, while Knights in all other titles are uniformly dressed in armor that snugly fits each individual character's body type.

In many games, Knights have less armor around their waist, elbows and the back of their knees, presumably so as not to restrict their movement in those areas. Knights usually wear a close helmet, thus obscuring most of their face. There are only a few exceptions in the series. In TearRing Saga, all knights forego a helmet, while in Awakening and Fates, their shoulder armor forms a "hood" which covers their face.

In titles that feature Knights specialising in different weapons (Sword Armor, Bow Armor, etc.), the designs may slightly differ to allow for differentiation to be easily observed even when they do not have any weapons equipped.


In-Game[]

Base Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE1165-1301105--Sword, Lance 7-
FE23416-2201214--Lance-
FE3185-24-605--Lance 9-
FE4 (Original)40905301005-- B-
FE4 (Sword)40905301005-- B-
FE4 (Axe)40905301005-- B-
FE4 (Bow)40905301005-- B-
FE5 (Original)20400008-59- E-
FE5 (Sword)20400008-59- E-
FE5 (Axe)20400008-59- E-
FE5 (Bow)20400008-59- E-
TS28504209-3-- 3-
FE617/165/4-2/30/1-9/80/1413/10- D-
FE717/165/4-2/30/1-9/80/1413/10- D-
FE817/165/4-2/30/1-9/80/1413/10- D-
FE9205020-9051216 D-
FE10 (Sword)22/208/605/76/3012/94512/620/12 D-
FE10 (Lance)229065011451220 D-
FE10 (Axe)2110074011451220 D-
FE1118602001105-- E-
FE1218602001105-- E-
FE1318804201104-- E-
FE141980533814-- E-
FE153416-2201214----
FE1630967481214-- C D0
FE17258061212047- ?-

Maximum Stats[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE15220-20202020205--Sword, Lance 20-
FE25240-40404040404--Lance-
FE35220-20202020205--Lance 20-
FE4 (Original)80241520183025155-- B-
FE4 (Sword)80241520183025155-- B-
FE4 (Axe)80241520183025155-- B-
FE4 (Bow)80241520183025155-- B-
FE5 (Lance)80202020202020-1220- A-
FE5 (Axe)80202020202020-1220- A-
FE5 (Sword)80202020202020-1220- A-
FE5 (Bow)80202020202020-1220- A-
TS60201519173024-12-- 18-
FE66020-20203020201520- A-
FE76020-20203020201520- A-
FE86020-20203020201520- A-
FE9402015202040202051216 A-
FE10 (Sword)4020102020302010512/620/12 A-
FE10 (Lance)402010202030201051220 A-
FE10 (Axe)402010202030201051220 A-
FE1160202020202020205-- A-
FE1260202020202020205-- A-
FE1360302026233030224-- A-
FE1445241522172226184-- B-
FE177542163917255116620- B-

Growth Rates[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE680%40%-35%15%25%28%20%-----
FE780%40%-30%15%25%28%20%-----
FE880%40%-30%15%25%28%20%-----
FE975%50%20%45%30%25%60%45%-----
FE10 (Sword)85/80%60/50%25/15%50/55%50/45%25/60%35%20/30%-----
FE10 (Lance)85%55%15%50%55%30%40%20%-----
FE10 (Axe)90%45%20%45%65%25%40%20%-----
FE1160%15%-15%20%0%0%30%-10%-----
FE1260%15%-15%20%0%0%30%-10%-----
FE1350%/90%25%/40%0%/0%15%/25%10%/15%0%/30%15%/30%5%/10%-----
FE1420%20%0%15%5%10%20%0%-----
FE15120%50%-50%40%0%50%0%-----
FE1620%0%/15%0%0%-10%/-30%0%10%/40%-5%/-20%--- +1 +2 +25%
FE1720%15%0%10%0%0%30%0%-5%---
FEW3H20%0%0%0%0%0%20%0%----5%

Class Modifiers[]

HPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMovConWtWlvCha
FE163000-204-10---0
FEW3H500000-204-11---0

Class Skills[]

SkillRequirements
FE13Defense +2
Indoor Fighter
Learnt at Level 1.
Learnt at Level 10.
FE14Defense +2
Natural Cover
Learnt at Level 1 and above.
Learnt at Level 10 and above.
FE16Armored BlowMastery Ability of Armored Knight.
FEW3H Impregnable
Lance Buster Lv 2
Def +2
Defensive Tactics
Axe Prowess
Lightning Axe
Shredder
Armored Infantry's Ploy
Armored Infantry's Wisdom
Class ability.
Class ability.
1-star Class Mastery for certain units.
1-star Class Mastery for certain units.
2-star Class Mastery for all units.
2-star Class Mastery for certain units.
2-star Class Mastery for certain units.
3-star Class Mastery for certain units.
3-star Class Mastery for certain units.

Promotions[]

Base ClassPromotion MethodPromoted Class
FE2 SoldierVisit a shrine when the appropriate level has been reached.Armor
FE2 ArmorVisit a shrine when the appropriate level has been reached.Baron
FE3Armor KnightUse a Knight Crest on a Level 10+ Armor KnightGeneral
FE4Sword ArmorChoose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.General
FE5Axe ArmorUse a Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Knight.General
TSArmor KnightUse a Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Armour Knight.General (Billford)
Iron Knight (Norton)
FE6KnightUse a Knight Crest on a Level 10+ Knight.General
FE7KnightUse a Knight Crest on a Level 10+ Knight.General
FE8RecruitAutomatically at the start of next map after reaching Level 10.Knight
FE8 KnightUse a Knight Crest on a Level 10+ Knight.General
Great Knight
FE9
Knight
Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Knight.
General
FE10
Sword Armor
Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Sword Armor or train a Sword Armor to Level 21.
Sword General
FE10
Lance Armor
Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Lance Armor or train a Lance Armor to Level 21.
Lance General
FE10
Axe Armor
Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Axe Armor or train a Axe Armor to Level 21.
Axe General
FE11KnightUse a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Knight.General
FE12KnightUse a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Knight.General
FE13KnightUse a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Knight.General
Great Knight
FE14KnightUse a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Knight.General
Great Knight
FE15 SoldierVisit a shrine reaching level 7.Knight
FE15 KnightVisit a shrine reaching level 10.Baron
FE16Any classUse an Intermediate Seal on a Level 10+ unit and pass the Armored Knight Certification Exam.Armored Knight
FE17Lance ArmorUse Master Seal on Level 10+ Lance Armor.
Use Master Seal on Level 10+ Lance Armor with Sword or Axe Proficiency.
General
Great Knight
FEW3H FighterUse an Intermediate Seal on a unit that has mastered the Fighter class. Armored Knight
FEW3H Armored KnightUse an Advanced Seal on a unit that has mastered the Armored Knight class. Fortress Knight

Notable Knights[]

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

Gaiden/Echoes: Shadow of Valentia[]

Mystery of the Emblem/New Mystery of the Emblem[]

  • Draug
  • Dolph (Book 1 and New Mystery of the Emblem only)
  • Macellan (Book 1 and New Mystery of the Emblem only)
  • Roger (New Mystery of the Emblem only)

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga[]

The Binding Blade[]

  • Barthe - Knight of Ostia.
  • Bors - Knight of Ostia and Gwendolyn's older brother.
  • Gwendolyn - An armored knight of Ostia intent on mastering defense despite feeling awkward in armor.
  • Rude - Greedy knight of Bern intending to sell Princess Guinivere to Bern's enemies.

The Blazing Blade[]

The Sacred Stones[]

Path of Radiance[]

TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga[]

  • Derrick - A mysterious mercenary who wears his armor at all times.

Radiant Dawn[]

Awakening[]

Fates[]

  • Effie - A gentle Nohrian knight and one of Elise's retainers with great strength and devotion.
  • Benny - A Nohrian border guard whose intimidating appearance contrasts with his gentle soul and a love for animals.
  • Ignatius - Benny's son. As intimidating in appearance as his father, but timid deep down.

Three Houses[]

  • Miklan - The eldest son of the Margraviate of Gautier—and therefore Sylvain's older brother—who was disowned due to his lack of a Crest and abuse of his younger brother.

Engage[]

Vestaria Saga I[]

  • Prody - A young footknight from the duchy of Redessa. Seemingly unimpressive...
  • Bonacel - A footknight from the duchy of Redessa. Admired by his peers.

Vestaria Saga: The Holy Sword of Silvanister[]

  • Lucion - A knight in the service of Count Lorec. The son of a merchant who just wants to protect others.
  • Claude - A knight in the service of Count Lorec. He became a soldier to repay the kindness of the late Countess of Misuri.

Notes[]

  • The Knight and its various promotions are some of the most common classes for boss enemies in the franchise.

Gallery[]

See main article: Knight/Gallery.