Ranger (Genealogy of the Holy War)

Ranger
Official artwork of the Ranger class from the TCG.
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Promotes From	Free Knight (FE4-5) Archer, Mercenary (FE8 only)
Promotes To	--
Usable Weapon Types	Sword Bow (FE8 only)
Class Skills	Canto
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Ranger (フォレストナイト Foresuto naito, Forrest Knight in the Japanese version) is a horse-mounted combat physical class that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series, beginning from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

This class shares its English name with Ike's class from Path of Radiance, but they are unrelated. This is a Second Tier mounted class that can use Bows (in FE8) and Swords, whereas the Ranger class from Path of Radiance is a First Tier unmounted Lord class that only uses Swords.

History in the Series

In its original inception in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, the Forrest Knight is the promoted form of the Free Knight class, wielding Swords as its sole weapon of choice. The class's Skill and Speed are superior to those boasted by the Paladin class.

The class is then absent in the series until the onset of The Sacred Stones, where it is referred to as the Ranger in localized versions of the game. One of the promoted forms of both the Archer and Mercenary classes, Rangers are able to equip both Swords and Bows, but lose the ability to mount Ballistae.

The Forrest Knight/Ranger class is retired from the series subsequently, its role taken up by the Bow Knight classes in later installments.

Overview

Combat

Like all mounted units, Rangers generally have great mobility, although they may be considered slower as compared to other mounted units. Rangers are noted for being the only horseback-mounted unit that is able to navigate across water, a feat that is normally something only Berserkers, Pirates, Thieves or flying units are able to perform.

In-Game

Base Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv
FE4	40	8	0	15	12	0	8	3	9	-	-	A
FE5 (Mounted)	24	5	1	6	7	0	5	-	9	7	-	D
FE5 (Dismounted)	24	5	1	6	7	0	4	-	6	7	-	D
FE8	21	7/6	-	6	7	0	6/5	3/4	7	9/8	-	D D

Maximum Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv
FE4	80	23	15	30	27	30	23	18	9	-	-	A
FE5	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	20	20	-	A
FE8	60	25/23	-	28	30	30	24/22	23/25	15	25	-	S S

Growth Rates

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv
FE4	100%	30%	10%	30%	30%	0%	30%	10%	-	-	-	-
FE5	50%	20%	3%	15%	10%	10%	15%	-	-	-	-	-
FE8	60%	25%	-	30%	35%	25%	15%	15/20%	-	-	-	-

Class Skills

	Skill	Requirements
FE4	Re-Move	Hidden innate skill of all flying and mounted units.

Promotions

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE4	Free Knight	Choose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.	Forrest Knight
FE5	Free Knight	Use a Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Free Knight.	Forrest Knight
FE8	Archer	Use Orion's Bolt on a Level 10+ Archer.	Ranger
FE8	Mercenary	Use a Hero Crest on a Level 10+ Mercenary.	Ranger

Notable Rangers

Genealogy of the Holy War

• Voltz - A mercenary in the service of Macbeth.
• Jabarro - A mercenary who serves under Bramsel; took in Ares after his mother died.
• Promotion for: Beowolf, Diarmuid, and Tristan.

Thracia 776

• Diarmuid - A member of Seliph's army and Nanna's older brother.
• Promotion for: Fergus

The Sacred Stones

• Beran - The boss of Chapter 10 on Ephraim's route.
• Hayden - The Sage King of Frelia; playable in Creature Campaign mode.
• Possible promotion for: Neimi and Gerik.

Gallery

A Level 1 Forrest Knight, as he appears in the second series of the TCG.

Generic class portrait of a Forrest Knight from Genealogy of the Holy War

Generic class portrait of a Ranger from The Sacred Stones.

Animation of Gerik as a Ranger attacking with a Bow from The Sacred Stones.

Map sprite of the Forrest Knight class from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Map sprite of the Forrest Knight class from Thracia 776.

Map sprite of the Ranger class from The Sacred Stones.