Pirate

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Pirate
Official artwork of the Pirate class from the TCG.
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi
Promotes From	Journeyman (The Sacred Stones only)
Promotes To	Berserker Warrior (The Sacred Stones only)
Usable Weapon Types	Axe
Class Skills	None
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The Pirate (パイレーツ Pairētsu) is a combat physical class commonly found across the Fire Emblem Series. This class wields Axes as its sole weapon of choice.

History in the Series

In their original inception in Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi, the Pirate is credited as the first foot-based class in the series that is able to traverse water-based terrain. This version of the class is unable to promote.

In Gaiden, the Pirate class overlaps with the Brigand class, which gains the Pirate's ability to cross water-based terrain.

In Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, the Pirate class is enemy-exclusive, emerging in droves from time to time with the sole purpose of plundering Villages when battles are actively taking place.

Beginning from Binding Blade, Pirates are given the ability to promote into Berserkers for the first time in the series. As Berserkers, Pirates retain the ability to traverse water-based terrain, alongside an increased Critical rate of 30% in Binding Blade and Rekka no Ken.

In The Sacred Stones, Pirates are further given the option to promote into Warriors alongside Berserkers. While they gain the ability to wield Bows as Warriors, Pirates lose their ability to cross water-based terrain to compensate.

The role played by Pirates in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn is, like in Gaiden, assumed by Brigands, who are imbued with the ability to cross water-based terrain.

The Pirate class formally returns to the series in Shadow Dragon and Shin Monshō no Nazo, where they promote directly into Berserkers.

Overview

Combat

In terms of stats, Pirates are similar to other axe-wielding units such as Fighters and Brigands. They possess characteristically high Strength, HP and somewhat low Defense, although not to the same extreme as the regular Fighter. They sometimes have low Skill as well, making it difficult for them to hit accurately.

The Pirate class' most notable characteristic is its ability to stand on/walk across water tiles (at the cost of their movement being greatly hindered), an ability that most other classes lack.

Like Brigands and Thieves, enemy Pirates are able to destroy villages by ending their turn on their entrances. Upon doing so, the village will be destroyed and any item that could have been obtained will be lost. This can be prevented by visiting the village with any ally unit before it gets destroyed.

In-Game

Base Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE1	18	5	-	1	6	0	4	0	6	-	-	Axe 5
FE3	22	4	-	0	2	0	3	0	5	-	-	Axe ?
FE4	35	5	0	0	7	0	5	0	6	-	-	?
FE5	24	5	0	0	0	0	3	-	5	9	-	E
TS	25	4	0	1	3	0	3	-	4	-	-	1
FE6	19	4	-	2	6	0	3	0	5	10	-	E
FE7	19	4	-	2	6	0	3	0	5	10	-	D
FE8	19	4	-	2	6	0	3	0	5	10	-	D
FE11	18	5	0	1	6	0	4	0	6	-	-	E
FE12	18	7	0	1	8	0	4	0	6	-	-	E

Maximum Stats

	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	5	-	-	Axe 20
FE4	80	20	15	15	22	30	20	15	6	-	-	?
FE5	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	20	20	-	A
TS	60	19	15	16	18	30	18	-	12	-	-	16
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
FE11	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	6	-	-	A
FE12	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	6	-	-	A

Growth Rates

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE3	90%	50%	-	10%	20%	0%	50%	0%	-	-	-	-
FE4	100%	30%	10%	30%	30%	0%	30%	10%	-	-	-	-
FE6	70%	50%	-	35%	25%	15%	10%	10%	-	-	-	-
FE7	75%	50%	-	35%	25%	15%	10%	13%	-	-	-	-
FE8	75%	50%	-	35%	25%	15%	10%	13%	-	-	-	-
FE11	80%	40%	-20%	15%	10%	0%	0%	-15%	-	-	-	-
FE12	70%	30%	-20%	15%	30%	0%	0%	-15%	-	-	-	-

Promotions

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE6	Pirate	Use a Hero Crest on a Level 10+ Pirate.	Berserker
FE7	Pirate	Use an Ocean Seal on a Level 10+ Pirate.	Berserker
FE8	Journeyman	Automatically at the start of next map after reaching Level 10	Pirate
FE8	Pirate	Use an Ocean Seal on a Level 10+ Pirate.	Berserker Warrior
FE11	Pirate	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Pirate.	Berserker
FE12	Pirate	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Pirate.	Berserker

Notable Pirates

Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi and Shadow Dragon

• Darros - A pirate who desires to change his way of life.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

• Garo - Member of the Granada fleet led by Holmes, the Sealion.

Binding Blade

• Geese - Younger brother of Geitz, who appears in the Rekka no Ken.

Rekka no Ken

• Dart - One of Fargus' pirates who is heavily implied to be Dan, Rebecca's long-lost brother.

The Sacred Stones

• Ross (possible promotion from Journeyman) - A young man who aspires to become strong like his father, Garcia.

Trivia

• In Rekka no Ken, there is a unit called Corsair who shares the Pirates' animation. They only appear at Linus' Four Fanged Offense.

Gallery

A Pirate in series 1 of the TCG.

A Pirate in series 5 of the TCG.

A Galder Pirate in the TCG.

Class portrait of the Pirate from Mystery of the Emblem.

Class portrait of the Pirate from the GBA versions of Fire Emblem.

Class portrait of the Pirate from the DS versions of Fire Emblem.

Battle model of Garo, a playable Pirate from TearRing Saga.

Battle model of an enemy Pirate from TearRing Saga.

Battle animation of the Pirate from the GBA titles.

Pirate map sprite from Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Tsurugi.

Pirate map sprite from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem.

Pirate map sprite from TearRing Saga.

Pirate map sprite from the GBA titles.

Pirate map sprite from Shin Monshō no Nazo.

Enemy Pirate map sprite from Shin Monshō no Nazo.