Troubadour

Troubadour
Generic class portrait of a Troubadour from Fates.
First Seen	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Promotes From	-
Promotes To	Valkyrie Paladin (FE4-5 only) Mage Knight (FE8 only) War Cleric (FE13 only) Maid/Butler (FE14 only)
Usable Weapon Types	Staff Sword (FE4-5, TS) Tome (FEW only)
Class Skills	Canto Resistance +2 Demoiselle (FE13, FE14 female only) Gentilhomme (FE14 male only)
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The Troubadour (トルバトール Torubadōru) is a horse-mounted support magical class that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series, beginning from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. Troubadours are primarily armed with staves that they utilize for healing and other support purposes. Originally granted the ability to brandish Swords for self-defense, beginning from Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, they are no longer able to do so. They are akin to a mounted version of the Priest and Cleric classes, and are therefore treated as cavalry units.

History in the Series

In their original inception in Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, Troubadours are armed with both Swords and Staves. They promote into Paladins in these two iterations.

In TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga, the Troubadour class is unable to promote, and the only playable member of this class is Mel.

Beginning from The Binding Blade, Troubadours lose the ability to arm Swords and instead wield Staves exclusively for support purposes. This title is credited for instituting the Valkyrie class as the primary promoted form of the Troubadour class.

In The Sacred Stones, Troubadours are further given the option to promote into Mage Knights alongside Valkyries.

Absent from Path of Radiance to New Mystery of the Emblem, Troubadours formally return to the series in Awakening, where they are further given the option to promote into War Clerics alongside Valkyries.

In Fates, the Troubadour class is known as Rod Knight (ロッドナイト Roddo naito) in the Japanese version and is unisex for the first time in the series. It is treated as a Nohrian class, and is given the new option to promote into the Maid and Butler (depending on gender) classes.

In Fire Emblem Warriors, the class returns as the base class of Elise. In this incarnation, Troubadours can wield Tomes; the class acts as a clone of Dark Knight.

Overview

Combat

Due to the fact that Troubadours have high Movement, they are thus able to reach injured allies and replenish their HP before quickly retreating from the front-lines with ease. In this regard, they are in some ways superior version of the standard Priests and Clerics. Their usefulness is further amplified by their adequacy in Magic, Speed and Luck, all of which are instrumental to ensuring the effectiveness of their healing magic and their ability to dodge hostile enemy attacks while aiding their allies. Troubadours are, however, weak in the HP and Defense departments, and it is therefore prudent to ensure that they are accompanied by able bodyguards at all times. Their magic cap is slightly lower than those of clerics, meaning that they are somewhat less potent as healers.

Uniform

Throughout the series, playable Troubadours have all been depicted as some sort of nobility or royalty. Because of this, they are often wearing clothes that their station can afford, usually being fancy and elegant in appearance but not necessarily wearing anything "battle-ready" like regular uniforms. For the first five games Troubadours appear in this comes in the form of a knee-length dress, high-heel boots and a small or normal size cloak. In Genealogy of the Holy War, the battle sprites also wield a shield and a small breastplate and a pair pauldons with a more elegant look than that of regular soldiers. Also in this game and The Blazing Blade generic units and playable Troubadours Nanna and Priscilla wear a headband with wings, similar to the ones Cordelia and Caeldori wear in their respective games.

Like with a lot of other classes that reappeared in Awakening, the Troubadour's costume received a massive overhaul with the arrival of Yusuke Kozaki. When he was hired to illustrate and design Awakening and Fates he refurbished most of the game's design and thus, the Troubadour's costume was drastically altered as well. While still keeping an elegant look about them, Troubadours now wore clothes that are more capable of being worn into battle, as they now wear a woman's frilled shirt, a corset matching the uniform's colour (blue for generic, but pink for Maribelle), and brown leather high-heel boots. This also applies to Fates, albeit focusing on a more battle-ready look than a fancy one which is especially the case with male versions of the uniform; upon closer inspection, the base uniform worn by the troubadour class is also shared with the Ballistician, the Bow Knight, the Dark Falcon, the Lancer, and their quintessential advanced line the Strategist, albeit with it's own unique decor. Elise's unique model depicts her wearing a royal dress, gloves and boots meant for a child. When she promotes to the Strategist class, she gains a more battle-ready look, as she gains small pieces of gold armour to wear in order to protect herself (which is ironic considering her poor Defense).

In-Game

Base Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE4	26	3	3	6	6	0	3	3	8	-	-	B C
FE5	16	2/1	2	2	3/2	0	2/1	-	8/5	4	-	E E
TS	18	2/1	3	3	3	0	2/1	-	7/4	-	-	3
FE6	15	-	1	1	3	0	2	5	7	5	-	D
FE7	15	-	1	1	3	0	2	5	7	5	-	D
FE8	15	-	1	1	3	0	2	5	6	5	-	D
FE13	16	0	3	2	5	0	1	5	7	-	-	E
FE14	15	0	3	7	5	4	1	4	7	-	-	E

Maximum Stats

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE4	80	18	18	21	21	30	18	18	8	-	-	B C
FE5	80	20	20	20	30	20	20	-	20	20	-	A A
TS	60	17/16	18	18	18	30	17/16	-	7/4	-	-	18
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
FE13	60	20	26	24	26	30	20	28	7	-	-	A
FE14	35	16	19	24	20	23	16	21	7	-	-	B

Growth Rates

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE4	100%	10%	30%	30%	30%	0%	10%	30%	-	-	-	-
FE5	50%	20%	3%	15%	10%	10%	15%	-	15%	-	-	-
FE6	50%	-	25%	35%	55%	45%	12%	30%	-	-	-	-
FE7	50%	-	25%	35%	55%	45%	12%	40%	-	-	-	-
FE8	50%	-	25%	35%	55%	45%	12%	40%	-	-	-	-
FE13	35%	0%	20%	10%	20%	0%	5%	15%	-	-	-	-
FE14	0%	0%	10%	20%	10%	15%	0%	15%	-	-	-	-

Class Skills

	Skill	Requirements
FE4	Re-Move	Hidden base skill of all mounted and flying units.
FE13	Resistance +2 Demoiselle	Learnt at Level 1. Learnt at Level 10.
FE14	Critical Evade +10 Resistance +2 Demoiselle Gentilhomme	Innate. Learnt at Level 1 and above. Learnt at Level 10 and above. (Females) Learnt at Level 10 and above. (Males)

Promotions

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE4	Troubadour	Choose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.	Paladin
FE5	Troubadour	Use a Knight Proof on a Level 10+ Troubadour.	Paladin
FE6	Troubadour	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Troubadour.	Valkyrie
FE7	Troubadour	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Troubadour.	Valkyrie
FE8	Troubadour	Use a Guiding Ring on a Level 10+ Troubadour.	Valkyrie Mage Knight
FE13	Troubadour	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Troubadour.	Valkyrie War Cleric
FE14 (Males)	Troubadour	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Troubadour.	Strategist Butler
FE14 (Females)	Troubadour	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Troubadour.	Strategist Maid
FEW	Troubadour	Use a Master Seal on Elise.	Strategist

Notable Troubadours

Genealogy of the Holy War/Thracia 776

• Ethlyn - Sigurd's sister and Quan's wife, the mother of Leif and Altena.
• Nanna - The princess of Nordion, daughter of Lachesis, and sister of Diarmuid.
• Jeanne - A girl from Agustria and Finn's adopted daughter, Nanna's replacement if Lachesis dies child-less.

TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga

• Mel - Roger's fiancée who left the Temple of Mars to be with him.

The Binding Blade

• Clarine - A young girl who was captured by Marquess Laus, Lord Erik. She is the daughter of Pent and Louise and younger sister of Klein.

The Blazing Blade

• Priscilla - A troubadour born to House Cornwell of Ostia who is escorted by Erk.

The Sacred Stones

• L'Arachel - The princess of Rausten and niece of the Divine Emperor, Mansel.

Awakening

• Maribelle - The daughter of a noble Ylissean family whose snobbish exterior contrasts with her desire to help out the common-folk through legal matters.

Fates

• Elise - A bubbly young princess from Nohr who adores her siblings. She is the youngest of the Nohrian Royal Siblings.
• Forrest - One of the first playable male Troubadours in the series, the son of Leo, and a prince of Nohr. A fashionable boy who is a master clothing designer.
• Dwyer - One of the first playable male Troubadours in the series, and the son of Jakob. Though lethargic and lazy, he is a masterfully trained butler and fighter with a particular affinity for brewing coffee.

Etymology

In medieval times, troubadours were poet-musicians who recited ancient tales. However, the term "troubadour" was specifically used to refer to males, while female poet-musicians were called trobairitz.

Gallery

Concept artwork of the Troubadour from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Concept artwork of the Troubadour and Bard classes from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Concept artwork of the Troubadour from Awakening.

Concept artwork of the Troubadour mount from Awakening.

A Level 1 Troubadour, as she appears in the first series of the TCG.

Battle model of Ethlyn, a Troubadour from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Battle model of Nanna, a dismounted Troubadour from Thracia 776.

Battle model of Mel, a Troubadour from TearRing Saga.

Staff animation of Priscilla, a Troubadour from The Blazing Blade.

Battle model of Maribelle, a Troubadour from Awakening.

Elise's unique Troubadour model from Fates.

Map sprite of the Troubadour class from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Map sprite of the Troubadour class from Thracia 776.

Map sprite of the Troubadour class from TearRing Saga.

Map sprite of the Troubadour class from The Sacred Stones.

Map sprite of the Troubadour class from Awakening.

Map sprite of the female Troubadour class from Fates.

Map sprite of the male Troubadour class from Fates.