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Berserker
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- For the class in Mystery of the Emblem, see Berserker (Mystery of the Emblem).
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The Berserker (Japanese: バーサーカー Berserker) is an advanced infantry class which was introduced in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. In their initial incarnation, they were an enemy-exclusive class with high stats, while later games shifted them to a more standard and playable infantry class with more balanced stats. They are fearsome, wild axe-wielders, and the promoted form of numerous axe-wielding classes.
In combat, Berserkers are extremely dangerous, sporting enormous strength and good speed compared to their fellow axe-wielding class, the Warrior. Despite their skill stat being lacking, impacting their ability to reliably hit foes, this hides their biggest advantage: an abnormally high rate of dealing critical hits. Most games give Berserkers massive bonuses to their critical rate or skills which improve their odds of scoring critical hits under certain conditions. Berserkers are also relatively frail, as despite their good maximum HP, their defense and resistance are below average which makes them risky to use, but rewarding if luck is in their favor. Berserkers are also well-known for their mastery of terrain which other infantry units cannot handle, with the unique ability to cross both seas and mountain peaks.
As a class change option, the Berserker is primarily associated with the "criminal" axe classes: Brigands in The Binding Blade, Pirates in the five Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS games, Bandits in Path of Radiance, and Barbarians in Awakening. In Fates, Berserkers replace Warriors as one of the class change options for Fighters.
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thracia 776 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -- | 7 | 12 |  B
|
| The Binding Blade | 24 | 7 | -- | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 |  C
|
| The Blazing Blade | 24 | 7 | -- | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | C
|
| The Sacred Stones | 24 | 7 | -- | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | C
|
| Path of Radiance | 28 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 |  C
|
| Shadow Dragon | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | -- |  D
|
| New Mystery of the Emblem | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | -- |  D
|
| Awakening | 30 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -- |  E
|
| Fates | 24 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -- |  E
|
| Engage | 29 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |  S
|
Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | A
|
| The Binding Blade | 60 | 30 | -- | 24 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 20 | S
|
| The Blazing Blade | 60 | 30 | -- | 29 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 20 | S
|
| The Sacred Stones | 60 | 30 | -- | 29 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 25 | S
|
| Path of Radiance | 60 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 99 | S
|
| Shadow Dragon | 60 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 32 | -- | A
|
| New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 9 | -- | A
|
| Awakening | 80 | 50 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 45 | 34 | 30 | 8 | -- | A
|
| Fates | 70 | 40 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 8 | -- | S
|
| Engage | 96 | 49 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 24 | S
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Miscellaneous stats
| Game | Experience | CRP | Gold | Weight mod. | Capacity | Vision | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thracia 776 | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Binding Blade | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Blazing Blade | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Path of Radiance | -- | -- | -- | +2 | 25 | -- | -- |
Class growth rates
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thracia 776 | 70% | 20% | 0% | 15% | 15% | 10% | 10% | -- | -- | 20% | -- | -- |
| The Binding Blade | 58% | 35% | -- | 25% | 12% | 15% | 10% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Blazing Blade | 75% | 50% | -- | 35% | 25% | 15% | 10% | 13% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| The Sacred Stones | 75% | 50% | -- | 35% | 25% | 15% | 10% | 13% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Path of Radiance | 80% | 60% | 10% | 25% | 40% | 25% | 35% | 15% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Shadow Dragon | 80/90% | 40/50% | −20/0% | 15/10% | 10/20% | 0% | 0/50% | −15/10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | 70/90% | 30/50% | −20/0% | 15/10% | 30/20% | 0% | 0/50% | −15/10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Awakening | 50/100% | 25/60% | 0% | 15/30% | 20/40% | 0/30% | 5/25% | 5/15% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Fates | 30/100% | 25/70% | 0% | 15/55% | 15/55% | 0/15% | 0/35% | 0/25% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Engage | 30% | 30% | 0% | 5% | 10% | 0% | 5% | 0% | -- | 10% | -- | -- |
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.
Class skills
| Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Thracia 776 Awakening |
 Wrath
|
• Thracia 776: Innate. • Awakening: Learned at level 5. |
| The Binding Blade | +30 Crit | Innate. |
| The Blazing Blade The Sacred Stones Path of Radiance |
+15 Crit | Innate; not present in the Japanese version of Path of Radiance. |
| Path of Radiance | Shove | Innate; hidden. |
| Path of Radiance |  Colossus
|
Occult skill. |
| Shadow Dragon New Mystery of the Emblem |
+10 Crit | Innate. |
| Awakening Fates |
 Axefaire
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• Awakening: Learned at level 15. • Fates: Learned from level 15 and up. |
| Fates | +20 Crit, -5 Dodge | Innate. |
| Fates |  Rally Strength
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Learned from level 5 and up. |
| Engage |  Smash+
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Learned at level 5. |
Class change
Thracia 776
The class a unit changes into in Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, no units change into or out of the Berserker class.
| Advanced class |
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 Berserker |
The Binding Blade
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Pirate and  Brigand |
Using a  Hero Crest after reaching level 10.
|
 Berserker |
The Blazing Blade
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Pirate |
Using an  Ocean Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 Berserker |
The Sacred Stones
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Pirate |
Using an Ocean Seal or  Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 Berserker or  Warrior |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose | ||
Path of Radiance
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
Bandit |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10, or reaching level 21.
|
Berserker |
- As Bandits are an enemy-exclusive class, this promotion is inaccessible during normal gameplay. However, attempting to promote a Bandit through hacking reveals that the promotion is fully-implemented and functional.[1]
Shadow Dragon
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Pirate |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 Berserker |
New Mystery of the Emblem
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
Pirate and  Barbarian |
Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
Berserker |
- As Barbarians are an enemy-exclusive class, this promotion is inaccessible during normal gameplay. However, attempting to promote a Barbarian through hacking reveals that the promotion is fully-implemented and functional.[2]
Awakening
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Barbarian |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 Warrior or  Berserker |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||
Fates
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Fighter |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10.
|
 Hero or  Berserker |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||
Engage
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Axe Fighter |
Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10.Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10 and having  proficiency.
|
 Berserker or  Warrior |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose. | ||
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. | ||
Playable Berserkers
| Playable units | |
|---|---|
| Name | Game |
| Garret | The Binding Blade |
| Hawkeye | The Blazing Blade |
| Dozla | The Sacred Stones |
| Largo | Path of Radiance |
| Darros | New Mystery of the Emblem |
| Panette | Engage |
| Playable Berserker units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Notable enemy Berserkers
| Enemy units | |
|---|---|
| Name | Game |
| Scott | The Binding Blade |
| Guerrero | The Binding Blade |
| Maggie | The Binding Blade |
| Rose | The Binding Blade |
| Georg | The Blazing Blade |
| Gashilama | Path of Radiance |
| Legion | New Mystery of the Emblem |
| Mustafa | Awakening |
| Algol | Awakening |
| Victor | Awakening |
| Vincent | Awakening |
| Morristan | Awakening |
| Zanth | Awakening |
| Hans | Fates |
| Tarba | Fates  
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| Cervantes | Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE |
| Abyme | Engage |
| Enemy Berserker units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Notable NPC Berserkers
| Other units | |
|---|---|
| Name | Game |
| Fargus | The Blazing Blade |
| Neutral Berserker units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Flavor text
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| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| The Binding Blade (class roll) |
A title for those who live to fight. Strong in
mountains or at sea. Skilled in killing blows.* |
強い山賊や海賊が恐怖と共に呼ばれる称号
山や海などに強く 必殺の一撃を得意とする |
| The Binding Blade (help) |
An honorific bestowed upon
fighters of incredible fury.* |
悪名高い山賊や海賊の称号
山や海に強く 必殺の一撃をもつ |
| The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones (class roll) |
A title for those who live to fight. Strong in
mountains or at sea. Skilled in killing blows. |
戦に生き 戦に死す覇者の称号
山や海などに強く 必殺の一撃を得意とする |
| The Blazing Blade (help) |
An honorific bestowed upon
fighters of incredible fury. |
戦に生き 戦に死す覇者の称号
山や海に強く 必殺の一撃をもつ |
| The Sacred Stones (help) |
Fighters at home both in mountains
and at sea. Equip: Axes. |
山や海に強く会心の一撃を放つ猛者
装備『斧』 |
| Path of Radiance | Relentless warriors who live for battle. They're
at home in the mountains and at sea, and they can kill with a single mighty blow. |
戦に生き戦に死す覇者の称号です
山や海に強く 必殺の一撃をもちます |
| Shadow Dragon | Seasoned pirates who fare well in mountains
or on water and often deal critical hits. |
強い海賊が恐怖と共に呼ばれる称号。
山や海などに強く、必殺の一撃を得意とする。 |
| New Mystery of the Emblem | Seasoned pirates who fare well in mountains
or on water and often deal critical hits.* |
強い海賊が恐怖と共に呼ばれる称号。
山や海に強く、必殺の一撃を得意とする。 |
| Awakening | A seasoned barbarian whose
axe strikes fear in the enemy. |
斧の扱いを極めた、強い蛮族。
一撃の威力が驚異的な上級職。 |
| Fates | Nohrian. A seasoned fighter.
Great at getting in critical hits. |
暗夜の兵種。斧を振るう狂戦士。
必殺の一撃を得意とする。 |
| Engage | Mighty warriors of unparalleled
strength. They cleave foes in twain with huge axes. |
比類無き力を持った剛腕の闘士。
巨大な斧で、敵を粉砕する。 |
| Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE | An unruly, destructive brigand. Offense
excels over defense, for a merciless assault. |
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Trivia
- The Berserker in Thracia 776 functions similarly to the Barbarian class of Mystery of the Emblem, as an enemy-exclusive axe-wielding advanced class commonly associated with the game's main antagonistic cult (the Heretics in Mystery of the Embelm and the Loptr Church in Thracia 776).
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Berserker |
In Old Norse culture, "berserkers" were a type of warrior who fought in an induced, trance-like fury. They are the source of the modern English word "berserk". |
| Japanese |
• バーサーカー |
• Officially romanized as Berserker. |
| Spanish |
Bárbaro |
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| French |
Berserker |
-- |
| German |
Berserker |
-- |
| Italian |
Berserker |
-- |
| Korean |
• 버서커 |
• Berserker; used in Fates. |
| Simplified Chinese |
狂斗士 |
Berserker, or literally "crazed fighter". |
| Traditional Chinese |
狂鬥士 |
Berserker, or literally "crazed fighter". |
Gallery
Portraits
The generic Berserker portrait in Thracia 776.
The generic Berserker portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.
The generic Berserker portrait in Shadow Dragon.
The generic Berserker portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Berserker portrait in Awakening.
The generic Risen Berserker portrait in Awakening.
The generic Berserker portrait in Fates.
Screenshots
An enemy Berserker in Path of Radiance.
References
- ↑ Fedule, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Part #87 - Trial Maps - Addendum, The Let's Play Archive, Published: August 21, 2012, Retrieved: July 23, 2015
- ↑ File:Ss fe12 barbarian promotion.png
See also
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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
| Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | ||||||
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| Classes in Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade | ||||
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| Classes in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | ||||||||||
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| Classes in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | ||||||
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| Classes in Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem | ||||||||
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