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Thunder Mage
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The Thunder Mage (Japanese: サンダーマージ Thunder Mage) is a basic magical class which was introduced in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, appearing only in it and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. The class is one of three element-specialized versions of the Mage class of other Fire Emblem series games, along with the Fire Mage and Wind Mage, and as its name suggests it specializes in thunder magic and is unable to wield any other magic type.
The Thunder Mage plays near identically to standard Mages as a purely offensive magical class, differing only in being restricted to thunder magic. Thunder Mages have high magical power and speed, allowing them to somewhat reliably follow-up attack enemies, and in particular making them notably adept at killing slow, heavily-armored Knights. However, Thunder Mages have low HP and defense, making them highly susceptible to being killed or severely damged in one shot by most physical units.
In Genealogy of the Holy War, Thunder Mages promote to the Mage Fighter class. In Radiant Dawn, Thunder Mages instead promote to the Thunder Sage class, which in turn promote to the Arch Sage class.
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Genealogy of the Holy War | 26 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -- |  B
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| Radiant Dawn | 16 | 5/1 | 5/3 | 7/3 | 6/4 | 0 | 2/1 | 5 | 5 | 9/5 |  D
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Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 5 | -- | B
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| Radiant Dawn | 30 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 99 | A
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Miscellaneous stats
| Game | Experience | CRP | Gold | Weight mod. | Capacity | Vision | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genealogy of the Holy War | -- | -- | 1,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Radiant Dawn | -- | -- | -- | +0 | 15 | 3 | -- |
Class growth rates
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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| Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 10% | 30% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Radiant Dawn | 55/60% | 15% | 65% | 45/50% | 45/55% | 20% | 30/25% | 45/65% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Class skills
| Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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| Radiant Dawn |  Shove
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Innate. |
Class change
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, all units in the Thunder Mage class have the following class change option:
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Thunder Mage |
Choosing the "Class change" option in a home castle after reaching level 20. |  Mage Fighter |
Radiant Dawn
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class | Promotion method | Master class |
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| Thunder Mage | Using a  Master Seal after reaching level 10, or reaching level 21.
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Thunder Sage | Using a  Master Crown after reaching level 10, or reaching level 21.
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 Arch Sage |
Playable Thunder Mages
| Playable units | |
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| Name | Game |
| Tailtiu | Genealogy of the Holy War (First generation) |
| Linda | Genealogy of the Holy War (Second generation) |
| Ilyana | Radiant Dawn |
| Playable Thunder Mage units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Notable enemy Thunder Mages
| Enemy units | |
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| Name | Game |
| Liza | Genealogy of the Holy War |
| Eriu | Genealogy of the Holy War |
| Enemy Thunder Mage units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| Radiant Dawn (class roll) |
Mages whose thunder magic is most
effective against laguz. There are also fire and wind mages. |
雷属性の魔法を得意とする者
繰り出す雷撃で竜に大ダメージを与える 他に炎魔道士・風魔道士がいる |
| Radiant Dawn (help) |
Mages who wield lightning-based
magic. Their spells are especially potent against dragon laguz. |
雷属性の魔法を得意とする者
繰り出す雷撃で守備の高い敵や 竜に大きなダメージを与える |
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Thunder Mage |
A mage is a magician, often used in fantasy in the context of one who uses magic for combat. |
| Japanese |
• サンダーマージ |
• Thunder Mage. This name is used in Genealogy of the Holy War. |
| Spanish |
Mago Trueno |
Thunder Mage |
| French |
Mage foudre |
Thunder mage |
| German |
Donnermagier |
Thunder mage |
| Italian |
Mago tuono |
Thunder mage |
Gallery
Official artwork
Concept art of Thunder Mages from Genealogy of the Holy War.
Portraits
The generic Thunder Mage portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
Screenshots
An enemy Thunder Mage in Radiant Dawn.
Ilyana as a Thunder Mage in Radiant Dawn.
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: Genealogy of the Holy War | ||||||||
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