Vanguard (class)

The Vanguard (神将ヴァンガード Vangādo, lit. Divine General) is a combat physical class that is first introduced in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Originally the promoted form of the Hero class and exclusive to Ike in Radiant Dawn, the Vanguard class wields Swords and Axes as its weapons of choice.

History in the SeriesEdit

In its original inception in Radiant Dawn, the Vanguard class is the promoted form of the Hero class and is the personal class of Ike. Proficient in both the Sword and the Axe, the Vanguard class is able to master the powerful Aether skill when the necessary requirements are met.

The class is absent in subsequent titles until the onset of Fates, where it is the base class of the Ike amiibo. The Vanguard class can be accessed by any male character through the use of DLC-exclusive Vanguard Brands.

In-GameEdit

Base StatsEdit

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt.	Wp.Rank
FE10	53	19	3	23	19	0	17	6	7	12	15	S A
FE14	21	10	0	6	7	3	9	1	6	-	-	E E

Maximum StatsEdit

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt.	Wp.Rank
FE10	65	37	15	40	37	30	32	23	7	12	15	SS SS
FE14	65	36	25	29	30	30	32	27	6	-	-	A B

Growth RatesEdit

Class SkillsEdit

	Skill	Requirements
FE10	Shove Aether	Base skill of all foot units. Mastery skill of the Vanguard class.
FE14	Heavy Blade Veteran Intuition Aether Strengthtaker	Learned at Level 1 and above. Learned at Level 10 and above. Learned at Level 25 and above. Learned at Level 35 and above.

PromotionsEdit

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class(es)
FE10	Hero	At the end of Chapter 3-E.	Vanguard
FE14	(Any male character)	Use a Vanguard Brand.	Vanguard

Notable VanguardsEdit

Radiant DawnEdit

• Ike - Fearless leader of the Greil Mercenaries.

FatesEdit

• Ike - amiibo recruit.

TriviaEdit

• In the Japanese version, the alternative name for the Vanguard class is literally Divine General, which is similar to the title of the Eight Heroes of Elibe.
• Despite the Vanguard class being a male-only class in Fates, female units can be taught all of the Vanguard's skills (besides Aether for Great Lords, which is exclusive to them) through skill books.
• Despite being Ike's class in Fates, his character model and portrait depicts him in his Radiant Dawn Hero class. This is because it was how he was modeled in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS & Wii U.

EtymologyEdit

In traditional divisions of medieval militaries, the vanguard refers to the group of soldiers that was deployed first in any given battle.