Falcon Knight

The Falcon Knight, also known as Falcoknight, is a Pegasus-mounted combat physical class that recurrently appears across the Fire Emblem Series, beginning from Fire Emblem Gaiden. One of the promoted forms of the Pegasus Knight class, Falcon Knights commonly wield Lances and Swords as their weapons of choice.

History in the Series[]

In its original inception in Gaiden, the Falcon Knight class is the promoted form of the Pegasus Knight class, wielding Lances as its sole weapon of choice. This version of the class has its attacks imbued with a special skill, allowing it to inflict effective damage against Monsters.

The Falcon Knight class is not established as the staple promoted form of the Pegasus Knight class until the onset of Genealogy of the Holy War, where the Pegasus Knight is cleanly separated from the Dracoknight class. This particular iteration of the class is, alongside Lances, able to arm Swords and utilize Staves.

In Thracia 776, the Falcon Knight class exists in the game data but is unused, owing to the fact that the Pegasus Knight assumes its role as a promoted class, while the Pegasus Rider takes over the Pegasus Knight class's original role as a first-tier class.

In Radiant Dawn, the Falcon Knight (聖天馬騎士ファルコンナイト Farukon naito) class is further able to promote into the Seraph Knight class when the necessary requirements are met.

As remakes of the original Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Mystery of the Emblem, Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem do not feature the Falcon Knight as the default promotion for the Pegasus Knight. Instead, the Falcon Knight class can only be accessed by Pegasus Knights through the use of the unique Elysian Whip promotion item.

Falcon Knights shed the ability to wield Swords in Awakening. Unlike most of their other counterparts, Falcon Knights can now double as support units with the ability to use staves, though they have lost their ability to use Swords in the process.

In Fates, the Falcon Knight (聖天馬武者 Seitenma musha, lit. Holy Pegasus Warrior in the Japanese version) is unisex and is treated as a Hoshidan class. The Falcon Knights in Fates are similar to those in Awakening, retaining their ability to use lances and staves.

In Three Houses, Falcon Knight is a Master class that requires a unit with a Sword level of C or higher, a Lance level of A or higher and a Flying level of B+ or higher to pass the Certification Exam. The class has proficiency in swords and lances.

In Fire Emblem Warriors, Falcon Knights are again female-exclusive. They also again use Lances and Staves. The class is once again playable in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, where it is a promotion of the Paladin that remains exclusive to female units, and which uses only lances.

In Vestaria Saga I, Falcon Knights are known as Raptor Knights due to them being knights riding Griffons instead of Pegasi. Upon promotion they get access to Throwing Spears. Raptor Knights are dismounted in certain instances.

In Vestaria Saga: The Holy Sword of Silvanister, playable Raptor Knights possess the Sacred Beast Gem, which allows them to dismount and mount upon use.

Overview[]

Combat[]

After upgrading from the Pegasus Knight class, the Falcon Knight receives slight boosts to its Defense and Constitution, although these stats are still considered to be below average in comparison to other playable classes.

In Genealogy of the Holy War, Awakening and Fates, Falcon Knights are able to wield Staves. This ability, when combined with their high Movement and above average Magic, results in them functioning as very efficient healers. Granted, Falcon Knights will be inexperienced with Staves unless they have been reclassed from Clerics, Troubadours and the like, and it will thus take quite a bit of grinding for them to gain access to higher-levelled Staves like Catharsis and Fortify.

In WiFi battles, Falcon Knights are occasionally used. Falcon Knights are seen as the opposite to Dracoknights, in that they can be killed one-on-one by Swordmasters, but can survive Berserker onslaughts. Much the same tactics are used with Falcon Knights as are the ones used with Dracoknights, where usage of the Iote's Shield and scouting act as the main functions of these classes. Falcon Knights are usually considered inferior choices to Dracoknights, since they can be killed in melee combat by more classes.

Awakening[]

Falcon Knights retain the use of Lances as their sole weapon of choice, and so it is recommended that they stay away from Axe-wielding units. Griffon Riders in particular need to be avoided, as they not only have the weapon advantage and can chase Falcon Knights anywhere on the map, but are also in possession of the skill Lancebreaker, which can easily spell doom for these units if one is careless.

As they are flying units, Falcon Knights are susceptible to bows and wind magic, so those should be avoided unless they have Iote's Shield, which will prevent them from taking bonus damage from those sources. They should still be careful of Beast Killers, since Iote's Shield will not protect them from the bonus damage the Beast Killer inflicts.

Compared to most of the classes in Awakening, Falcon Knights are very well balanced in their stats, especially their Speed and Skill, which is roughly on par with a Swordmaster's. They do have higher Magic (due to using staves), Luck and Resistance than them. Most if not all generic Falcon Knights have a higher overall stat total, usually surpassing their commanders in this.

Fates[]

Just like in Awakening, Falcon Knights still use Lances as their primary weapon and staves as a support role. They still retain their A Rank in Lances (so they can use Brave and Venge weapons), however, their staff rank has fallen to B Rank. They can still use a majority of the staves in-game, most notably the Hexing Rod.

Due to the changes in Fates stat system, Falcon Knights are a bit weaker than in Awakening, although they still share the same benefits and are a good magic-killer class due to their high resistance. They still retain the skill Rally Speed, and their Lancefaire has been swapped out for Warding Blow. Warding Blow essentially gives the user an effective +20 Resistance which makes them take virtually no damage against high magic units like Sorcerers when the user initiates the fight.

In PvP battles, Falcon Knights are used as support units, typically filled with various rally skills and Rescue staves to support the rest of the team. Their flying status allows them to quickly carry allied units and are not impeded by terrain.

Three Houses[]

Owing to the freedom of usage of weapon types in Three Houses, Falcon Knights are able to use every physical weapon type (except for Gauntlets while mounted). That said, due to their inherent Lancefaire ability, they are at their best when wielding lances, and they gain extra weapon experience in using lances or swords.

Compared to Wyvern Lords, Falcon Knights have lower Strength and Defense, but compensate with higher Speed, Dexterity and Resistance. The two classes have equal mobility, with Canto allowing for hit-and-run tactics. Any flying weaknesses the Falcon Knight has can be mitigated by dismounting, though this reduces the unit's stats and mobility. The Falcon Knight gains Defiant Avoid as a mastery ability, which can be combined with other evasion-boosting abilities such as Alert Stance to create an effective evasion tank.

Nonetheless, the class is considered inferior to Wyvern Lord, due to lower Strength and overall lower might of lances (as compared to axes) resulting in a lower damage output, but it is still a solid promotion option, especially for units with Axe banes who may have difficulties promoting into Wyvern Lord or for units who prefer using lance Combat Arts.

Uniform[]

The uniform worn by Falcon Knights largely remains unchanged from the uniform donned by their un-promoted forms (Juno's outfit can be used as a reference). Their uniform is not without any changes, however; the most noticeable of these is the presence of pants or leggings underneath their tunic, with the tunic reaching knee-length with slits arranged on either side up to their hips (such as in Tanith's artwork). The belt that Falcon Knights wear as Pegasus Knights is also retained, on which they sometimes attach a sheath to carry their Swords in. Some Falcon Knights are also known to don headbands, and the boots they wear are mostly knee-length.

The mount of the Falcon Knight has a single horn on its forehead, giving it a close resemblance to a winged unicorn.

In Awakening, the tunic part of the design is very similar to Annand's uniform in her Level 15 Falco Knight TCG card. Some modifications are imposed on the outfit, including sleeves and a ring attached to both sides of the hips, alongside long drapes of cloth that appear to reach into their boots from underneath their armour. The boots that Falcon Knights wear are noticeably shorter than those worn by older incarnations, but this is compensated for by the very long socks that they also have on. This version of the Falcon Knight also features them wearing a helmet outfitted with a horn-like protrusion.

In-Game[]

★ - FE10 SP Class.

Base Stats[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE2	40	15	-	1	5	0	12	12	8	-	-	Lance	-
FE4	40	7	7	12	15	0	6	12	8	-	-	A A C	-
FE5 (Mounted)	20	6	7	7	10	0	5	-	10	6	-	D C	-
FE5 (Dismounted)	18	4	7	6	8	0	4	-	6	6	-	D	-
FE6	20	6	-	7	7	0	5	4	8	6	-	E C	-
FE7	20	6	-	7	7	0	5	4	8	6	-	E C	-
FE8	20	6	-	7	7	0	5	4	8	6	-	E C	-
FE9	18	6	2	6	9	0	5	5	9	8	25	E C	-
FE10	30	13	5	17	19	0	14	13	9	7	23	E C	-
FE10 ★	35	15	7	19	21	0	16	15	9	7	23	C A	-
FE11	20	6	1	5	7	0	7	8	10	-	-	E D	-
FE12	20	6	1	5	7	0	7	9	10	-	-	E D	-
FE13	20	6	3	10	11	0	6	9	8	-	-	E E	-
FE14	18	5	4	6	10	5	5	9	8	-	-	E E	-
FE15	34	10	-	7	12	0	10	12	8	-	-		-
FE16	32	18	10	14	20	12	13	14	8	-	-	C A B+	0

Maximum Stats[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE2	52	40	-	40	40	40	40	40	8	-	-	Lance	-
FE4	80	22	22	25	30	30	21	27	8	-	-	A A C	-
FE5	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	20	20	-	A A A	-
FE6	60	23	-	25	28	30	24	28	15	20	-	S S	-
FE7	60	23	-	25	28	30	23	26	15	20	-	S S	-
FE8	60	23	-	25	28	30	24	26	15	20	-	S S	-
FE9	60	23	20	26	28	40	24	27	9	8	25	S S	-
FE10	40	24	15	24	27	35	22	25	9	7	23	A S	-
FE10 ★	49	30	16	34	34	35	26	31	9	7	23	S SS	-
FE11	60	24	20	25	25	30	24	26	10	-	-	A A	-
FE12	60	24	20	26	26	30	25	26	10	-	-	A A	-
FE13	80	38	35	45	44	45	33	40	8	-	-	A A	-
FE14	55	28	27	30	34	35	27	35	8	-	-	A B	-
FEW (Cordelia)	922	99	99	150	134	103	109	179	20	-	-	S	-
FEW (Hinoka)	975	109	57	113	137	123	115	171	20	-	-	S	-
FEW (Caeda)	952	97	57	114	173	163	94	187	20	-	-	S	-

Growth Rates[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE2	150%	-	50%	50%	50%	0%	50%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
FE4	100%	30%	10%	30%	30%	0%	30%	10	-	-	-	-	-
FE6	60%	30%	-	30%	30%	30%	12%	20%	-	-	-	-	-
FE7	60%	30%	-	30%	30%	30%	12%	20%	-	-	-	-	-
FE8	60%	30%	-	30%	30%	30%	12%	20%	-	-	-	-	-
FE9	60%	35%	20%	45%	50%	35%	30%	45%	-	-	-	-	-
FE10	40%	50%	40%	25%	30%	45%	30%	55%	-	-	-	-	-
FE10 ★	70%	80%	50%	80%	70%	80%	50%	85%	-	-	-	-	-
FE11	30%	10%	-15%	20%	25%	0%	10%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
FE12	30%	10%	-15%	20%	25%	0%	10%	0%	-	-	-	-	-
FE13	40%	15%	10%	25%	25%	0%	5%	10%	-	-	-	-	-
FE14	0%	10%	10%	10%	15%	20%	0%	20%	-	-	-	-	-
FE15	120%	50%	-	50%	50%	0%	40%	20%	-	-	-	-	-
FE16	30/40%	10/23%	0%	0%	20%	0%	0/35%	5/35%	-	-	-	+3 +3 +3	10%
FEW3H	20%	15%	0%	0%	35%	0%	0%	20%	-	-	-	-	15%

Class Modifiers[]

	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Con	Wt	Wlv	Cha
FE16	0	1/0	0	4	5/3	0	0	4	4/2	-	-	-	0
FEW3H	0	2/0	0	6	8/5	0	0	6	6/0	-	-	-	2

Class Skills[]

	Skill	Requirements
FE2	Slayer	Class skill of the Falcon Knight class.
FE4	Re-Move Continue	Innate hidden skill of all flying and mounted units. Class skill of the Falcon Knight class.
FE9	Stun	Occult skill of the Falcon Knight class; assign with an Occult Scroll.
FE10	Canto	Base skill of all flying and mounted units.
FE13	Rally Speed Lancefaire	Learnt at Level 5. Learnt at Level 15.
FE14	Rally Speed Warding Blow	Learnt at Level 5 and above. Learnt at Level 15 and above.
FE15	Banish	Class skill of the Falcon Knight class.
FE16	Canto Avoid +10 Lancefaire Defiant Avoid	Base Ability of all flying and mounted units. Base Ability of Falcon Knights. Base Ability of Falcon Knights. Mastery Ability of Falcon Knights.
FEW3H	Alert Stance+ Sword Buster Lv 4 Swordbreaker Lance Jab Harmonious Specials Item Expertise Speed Catalyst Muster Sol Flyswatter	Class ability. Class ability. 1-star Class Mastery for Ingrid. 1-star Class Mastery for all units. 2-star Class Mastery for certain 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. Innate Ability for certain units.

Promotions[]

	Base Class	Promotion Method	Promoted Class
FE2	Pegasus Knight	Visit a Shrine after reaching Level 12.	Falcon Knight
FE4	Pegasus Knight	Choose the "Class Change" option in the Home Castle when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.	Falcon Knight
FE6	Pegasus Knight	Use an Elysian Whip on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Falcon Knight
FE7	Pegasus Knight	Use an Elysian Whip on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Falcon Knight
FE8	Pegasus Knight	Use an Elysian Whip on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Falcon Knight
FE9	Pegasus Knight	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Falcon Knight
FE10	Pegasus Knight	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight or train a Pegasus Knight to Level 21.	Falcon Knight
FE10	Falcon Knight	Use a Master Crown on a Level 10+ Falcon Knight or train a Falcon Knight to Level 21.	Seraph Knight
FE11	Pegasus Knight	Use an Elysian Whip on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Falcon Knight
FE12	Pegasus Knight	Use an Elysian Whip on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Falcon Knight
FE13	Pegasus Knight	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Pegasus Knight.	Falcon Knight
FE14	Sky Knight	Use a Master Seal on a Level 10+ Sky Knight.	Falcon Knight
FE15	Pegasus Knight	Visit a shrine when the appropriate level has been reached.	Falcon Knight
FE15	Falcon Knight	Visit the Altar of the Skylord when the relevant unit reaches Level 20.	Harrier
FE16	Any class	Use a Master Seal on a Level 30+ unit and pass the Falcon Knight Certification Exam.	Falcon Knight
FEW	Pegasus Knight / Sky Knight	Use a Master Seal on a Sky Knight or Pegasus Knight.	Falcon Knight
FEW3H	Paladin	Use a Master Seal on a female unit that has mastered the Paladin class.	Falcon Knight

Notable Falcon Knights[]

Fire Emblem Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia[]

Emma - A DLC character origination from Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher).
Promotion for: Clair, Palla, Catria and Est.
Possible Promotion For: Faye.

Genealogy of the Holy War[]

Annand - One of the Angelic Knights of Silesse and the older sister of Erinys.
Díthorba - One of the Angelic Knights of Silesse and the mother of Misha.
Pamela - One of the Angelic Knights of Silesse.
Meng, Maybell, and Bleg - Three Silessean knights loyal to Ishtar.
Promotion for: Erinys, her daughter Fee and Fee's replacement Hermina.

The Binding Blade[]

Juno - Older sister of Shanna and Thea and wife of Zelot.
Sigune - Ilian flightleader who sides with Bern.
Promotion for: Shanna and Thea.

The Blazing Blade[]

Promotion for: Fiora, Farina and Florina.

The Sacred Stones[]

Syrene - Commander of the Frelian army's 3rd battalion and older sister of Vanessa.
Possible Promotion for: Vanessa and Tana.

Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn[]

Tanith - Deputy commander of Begnion's Holy Guard.
Sigrun - Commander of the Holy Guard and guard to Sanaki.
Marcia - Member of the Crimean Royal Knights and former member of the Holy Guard.
Catalena - Knight belonging to the Disciples of Order.