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Knight
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- For the horse-riding class known as "Knight" in Gaiden, see Cavalier. For the infantry class to which Cavaliers, Paladins, Pegasus Knights, and Dracoknights dismount in Mystery of the Emblem, see Knight (Mystery of the Emblem).
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The Knight (Japanese: アーマーナイト Armor Knight), known as the Armored Knight in Three Houses, is a class of heavily-armored foot soldiers. Introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, they have appeared in some form in every title since; in Thracia 776, Radiant Dawn and Engage, Knights do not directly appear, being divided into a set of three or four variations each wielding a different weapon type: the Lance Armor*, Sword Armor, Axe Armor and, only in the Jugdral duology, Bow Armor.
Knights are defined by their status as bulky armor units, posssessing very high defense and HP, but low speed. They also have above-average strength. However, since they have low speed, they usually only attack once. The obvious defensive role of knights is hindered by the fact that they tend to have lower resistance than most non-magic classes, which themselves often have low resistance; while their high HP does help mitigate this to an extent, their low speed can cause problems against the typical high speed of mage-type units. This is different in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, where the Armor Knight variations have highest Resistance among the non magical classes, surpassed only by Pegasus Knights. They also have lower movement and higher constitution than other classes. In many games, their build is conducive to them playing a defensive role, by shielding more fragile units or by forming a perimeter in defense-oriented maps.
In Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Knights were not able to change class; this was rectified from Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem onward, whereupon knights were connected into a new class change line with the General, which itself was in a similar situation in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light; this remains the case in almost all of its appearances. In Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, they are a second-tier advanced class; Villagers have the option of promoting to Soldiers, which promote to Knights, which in turn promote to the third-tier Baron class. In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Awakening, and Fates, in addition to the General, there is also the option of promoting them to Great Knight.
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 16 | 5 | -- | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | -- | Sword/Lance: 7 |
| Gaiden | 34 | 16 | -- | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | -- | Lance |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 18 | 6 | -- | 2 | 0 | -- | 11 | 0 | 5 | -- | Lance: 9 |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 40 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | -- |  B
|
| The Binding Blade | 17/16 | 5/4 | -- | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0 | 9/8 | 0/1 | 4 | 13/10 |  D
|
| The Blazing Blade | 17/16 | 5/4 | -- | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0 | 9/8 | 0/1 | 4 | 13/10 | D
|
| The Sacred Stones | 17/16 | 5/4 | -- | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0 | 9/8 | 0/1 | 4 | 13/10 | D
|
| Path of Radiance | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 12 |  D
|
| Shadow Dragon | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | -- |  E
|
| New Mystery of the Emblem | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | -- |  E
|
| Awakening | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | -- |  E
|
| Fates | 19 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | -- |  E
|
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 34 | 16 | -- | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | -- | 
|
| Three Houses | 30 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | -- | -- |
Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 12 | -- | Sword/Lance: 20 |
| Gaiden | 52 | 40 | -- | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 4 | -- | Lance |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | -- | Lance: 20 |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 5 | -- | B
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| The Binding Blade | 60 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A
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| The Blazing Blade | 60 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A
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| The Sacred Stones | 60 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A
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| Path of Radiance | 40 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 99 | A
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| Shadow Dragon | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | -- | A
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| New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | -- | A
|
| Awakening | 60 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 6 | -- | A
|
| Fates | 45 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 6 | -- | A
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Miscellaneous stats
| Game | Experience | CRP | Gold | Weight mod. | Capacity | Vision | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gaiden | 70 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | -- | -- | 2,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Binding Blade | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Blazing Blade | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- |
| Path of Radiance | -- | -- | -- | +4 | 20 | 3 | -- |
| Shadow Dragon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 70 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Three Houses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
Class growth rates
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | 150% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | 50% |
| Gaiden | 150% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mystery of the Emblem | 90% | 30% | -- | 30% | 20% | 0% | 20% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 30% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Binding Blade | 80% | 40% | -- | 35% | 15% | 25% | 28% | 5% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Blazing Blade | 80% | 40% | -- | 30% | 15% | 25% | 28% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | 80% | 40% | -- | 30% | 15% | 25% | 28% | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Path of Radiance | 75% | 50% | 20% | 45% | 30% | 25% | 60% | 45% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Shadow Dragon | 60/90% | 15/30% | −15/0% | 20/30% | 0/20% | 0% | 30/20% | −10/10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | 60/90% | 15/30% | −15/0% | 20/30% | 0/20% | 0% | 30/20% | −10/10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Awakening | 50/90% | 25/40% | 0% | 15/25% | 10/15% | 0/30% | 15/30% | 5/10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fates | 20/80% | 20/55% | 0% | 15/45% | 5/25% | 10/30% | 20/50% | 0/30% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 5/120% | 5/50% | -- | 0/50% | −10/40% | −5/0% | 5/50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Three Houses | 20% | 0/15% | 0% | 0% | −10/−30% | 0% | 10/40% | −5/−20% | 5% | -- | -- |  +1  +2 +2
|
| Warriors: Three Hopes | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 5% | -- | -- | -- |
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.
Promotion gains
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sacred Stones (female) | 2 | 1 | -- | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- |
Class modifiers
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Houses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warriors: Three Hopes | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Class skills
| Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Path of Radiance | Shove | Innate; hidden |
| Awakening Fates |
 Defense +2
|
• Awakening: Learned at level 1. • Fates: Learned from level 1 and up. |
| Awakening |  Indoor Fighter
|
Learned at level 10. |
| Fates |  Natural Cover
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Learned from level 10 and up. |
| Three Houses |  Armored Blow
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Class mastery. (100 class Exp required) |
| Warriors: Three Hopes |  Impregnable
|
Innate. |
| Warriors: Three Hopes |  Lance Buster Lv 2
|
Innate. |
Additionally, Knights in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia possess a passive skill marking them as 
armored units.
Class change
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
| Base class |
|---|
 Knight |
Gaiden
| Trainee-like class | Method | Base class | Method | Advanced class | Method | Master class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Villager |
After reaching level 3, at any Mila Shrine. |  Soldier |
After reaching level 7, at any Mila Shrine. |  Knight |
After reaching level 10, at any Mila Shrine. |  Baron |
Mystery of the Emblem
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Armored Knight |
Using a  Knight Crest after reaching level 10.
|
 General |
Genealogy of the Holy War
The class a unit changes into in Genealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, no units change into or out of the Knight class.
| Base class |
|---|
 Knight |
The Binding Blade
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Knight |
Using a  Knight Crest after reaching level 10.
|
 General |
The Blazing Blade
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Knight |
Using a Knight Crest or  Earth Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 General |
The Sacred Stones
| Trainee-like class | Promotion method | Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Recruit |
Reaching level 10, and choosing at beginning of next battle. |  Knight |
Using a Knight Crest or  Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 General or  Great Knight |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||||
Path of Radiance
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Knight |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10, or reaching level 21.
|
General |
Shadow Dragon
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Knight |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 General |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
Knight |
Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
General |
Awakening
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Knight |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 General or  Great Knight |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||
Fates
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Knight |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 General or  Great Knight |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
| Trainee-like class | Method | Base class | Method | Advanced class | Method | Master class | Method | Over class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Villager |
After reaching level 3, at any Mila Shrine. |  Soldier |
After reaching level 7, at any Mila Shrine. |  Knight |
After reaching level 10, at any Mila Shrine. |  Baron |
After reaching level 20, at the Altar of the Titan. |  Spartan |
Three Houses
| Base class | Certification requirements | Intermediate class |
|---|---|---|
| Any class | Level 10 Intermediate Seal C, D
|
 Armored Knight |
| This class is available for any unit. | ||
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Knight |
Using a Master Seal while talking to Tiki. |  General or  Berserker |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||
Warriors: Three Hopes
| Beginner class | Method | Intermediate class | Method | Advanced class | Method | Master class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fighter |
Using an  Intermediate Seal after mastering Fighter.
|
 Armored Knight |
Using an Advanced Seal after mastering Armored Knight.
|
 Fortress Knight |
Using a Master Seal after mastering Fortress Knight.
|
 Great Knight |
Playable Knights
Notable enemy Knights
Flavor text
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| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light | Clad in heavy armor. Has high
defense but low movement and speed. |
おもいよろいで みをかためているため しゅびりょく
にすぐれる。 しかし そのぶんうごきがおもく すばやさ いどうりょくにおとる。 |
| Mystery of the Emblem | Fully encased in heavy armour,
they possess superior defence.* |
あついよろいで身をかためている
ため、守備力にすぐれる。 しかし そのぶん動きがおそく すばやさ、移動力におとる。 |
| The Binding Blade (class roll) |
Heavily armored knights. Superior defense
outweighs his poor movement and speed.* |
あついよろいで身をかためる騎士
守備力に優れるが 速さや移動力に劣る |
| The Binding Blade (help) |
Heavily armored knights with
stout defense, but low speed.* |
守備力に優れるが
速さや移動力に劣る重騎士 |
| The Blazing Blade (class roll) |
Heavily armored knights. Superior defense
outweighs his poor movement and speed. |
あついよろいで身をかためる騎士
守備力に優れるが 速さや移動力に劣る |
| The Blazing Blade (help) |
Heavily armored knights with
stout defense, but low speed. |
守備力に優れるが
速さや移動力に劣る重騎士 |
| The Sacred Stones (class roll) |
Heavily armored knights. Superior defense
outweighs their poor movement and speed. |
あついよろいで身をかためる重騎士
守備力に優れるが 速さや移動力に劣る |
| The Sacred Stones (help) |
Heavily armored knight with poor
movement. Equip: Lances. |
守備力に優れるが速さや移動力に劣る
装備『槍』 |
| Path of Radiance | Heavily armored knights who dominate
battlefields with their powerful lances and superior defense. |
重いよろいに身をつつみ
戦場を威圧します 槍をあつかい、守備にすぐれます |
| Shadow Dragon | Heavily armored knights. High defense
offsets their lack of speed and mobility. |
厚い鎧で身を固める騎士。
守備力に優れるが、素早さや移動力は劣る。 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem (class roll) |
Heavily armored knights. High defense
offsets their lack of speed and mobility.* |
厚い鎧で身を固める騎士。
守備力に優れるが、早さや移動力は劣る。 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem (avatar creation) |
Heavily-armored knights. Slow but sturdy.*
|
厚い鎧で身を固める騎士。守備力に優れるが、移動力に劣る。
|
| Awakening | A heavily armored knight with
high Def. Weak against magic. |
固い鎧に守られた重騎士。
守備が高いが、魔法に弱い。 |
| Fates | Nohrian. A heavily armored knight.
Moves slowly, but has high Def. |
暗夜の兵種。重い鎧をまとう重装歩兵。
移動は遅いが、守備が高い。 |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (class roll) |
Fighters with
tough defenses who make good shields on the front lines, even if the heavy armor slows them down. |
高い守備力を誇り
前線において 頼もしい盾となる。 厚い装甲の代償として 素早い身のこなしが 犠牲となっている。 |
| Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (help) |
A unit with tough defenses
who makes a good shield. |
高い守備力を持つ歩兵
前線における頼もしい盾 |
| Three Houses | With high defense, this class holds the
front lines and acts as a shield. |
高い守備力を持つ歩兵。
前線における頼もしい盾役。 |
| Warriors | This heavily armored class has high
defense and strong physical attack, but it's weak to magic and attacks that are effective against armor. Knights specialize in using lances to strike from a distance. |
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|
| Warriors: Three Hopes | With high defense, this fighter holds the front
lines and acts as a shield. |
高い守備を持つ歩兵。
前線における頼もしい盾役。 |
Trivia
- In Fates, the pauldrons worn by generic knights are available as accessories in My Castle.
- In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Black Knight and Edelgard - Five Years Later spirits grant a skill named after the Knight class that lowers movement speed, greatly raises defense power, and slightly raises attack power. However, it is still called by its Japanese name, "Armor Knight", in English.
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
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| English (unofficial) |
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| Japanese |
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| Spanish |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Dutch |
Ridder |
Knight |
| Korean |
• 아머 나이트 |
• Armor knight; used in Fates and Three Houses. |
| Simplified Chinese |
重骑士 |
Heavy knight |
| Traditional Chinese |
重騎士 |
Heavy knight |
Gallery
Official artwork
Artwork of a Knight (Mystery of the Emblem) from the Trading Card Game.
Artwork of a Knight from Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
Portraits
The generic Knight portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Knight portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
The generic Knight portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.
The generic Knight portrait in Shadow Dragon.
The generic Knight portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Knight portrait in Awakening.
The generic Knight portrait in Fates.
The generic Knight portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
The generic Specter/Death Mask Knight portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
The generic male Knight Armored portrait in Three Houses.
The generic female Armored Knight portrait in Three Houses.
The generic male Armored Knight portrait in Warriors: Three Hopes.
The generic female Armored Knight portrait in Warriors: Three Hopes.
Concept artwork
Concept artwork of the four Knight variants from Genealogy of the Holy War.
Concept artwork of playable Knights from Awakening.
Concept artwork of enemy Knights from Awakening.
Screenshots
An enemy Knight in Path of Radiance.
Dedue as an Armored Knight in Three Houses.
References
See also
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