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Bow Fighter

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Not to be confused with Archer.
Bow Fighter

Generic portrait bow fighter fe04.png

Unit type(s)

Infantry

Weapon(s)

Bows

Skill(s)

Follow-Up (Genealogy of the Holy War)

The Bow Fighter (Japanese: ボウファイター Bow Fighter) class is a basic bow-using class that appears in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. It is very similar to the Archer class from other games, but is considered a separate class. However, they do not appear in any other games.

All bow fighters in Genealogy of the Holy War have the Follow-Up skill, which allows them an extra attack under certain conditions.

In both games, bow fighters promote to the Sniper class.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 30 7 0 10 10 0 5 0 6 -- Bows A
Thracia 776 18/16 3/2 0 3 4/5 0 1 -- 7/6 6/4 Bows E

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 80 22 15 25 25 30 20 15 6 -- Bows A
Thracia 776 80 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Bows A

Miscellaneous stats

Game Experience CRP Gold Weight mod. Capacity Vision Size
Genealogy of the Holy War -- -- 1,000 -- -- -- --
Thracia 776 -- 2 -- -- -- -- --

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War 100% 30% 10% 30% 30% 0% 30% 10% -- -- -- --
Thracia 776 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Genealogy of the Holy War Follow-Up 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 Bow Fighter class have the following class change option:

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe04 jamke bow fighter bow.png
Bow Fighter
Choosing the option "Class change" in the home castle after reaching Level 20. Bs fe04 jamke sniper bow.png
Sniper

Thracia 776

The class a unit changes into in Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Bow Fighter class have the following class change option:

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Bs fe05 ronan bow fighter bow.png
Bow Fighter
Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10. Bs fe05 ronan sniper bow.png
Sniper

Playable bow fighters

Playable Characters
Name Game
Jamke Genealogy of the Holy War (First generation)
Febail Genealogy of the Holy War (Second generation)
Asaello Genealogy of the Holy War (Second generation)
Tanya Thracia 776
Ronan Thracia 776
Playable Bow Fighter units in the Fire Emblem series.

Trivia

  • Generic bow-wielding infantry units in Fire Emblem Heroes are known as bow fighters, and have the same Japanese name as this class.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English
(unofficial)

Archer

Used in the Project Naga and Lil' Manster fan translations for Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776, respectively.

Japanese

ボウファイター

Bow Fighter. It forms a trio with Sword Fighter and Axe Fighter.

Gallery

See also

Project Classes.png 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
Base classes Arch KnightAxe ArmorAxe FighterAxe KnightBardBow ArmorBow FighterCavalierFire MageFree KnightJunior LordKnightLance KnightLight PriestessMagePegasus KnightPriestPrincePrincessSword ArmorSword FighterTroubadourThiefThunder MageWind MageWyvern Knight
Advanced classes Bow KnightDuke KnightForrestGeneralGreat KnightHigh PriestKnight LordMage KnightMage FighterMaster KnightPaladinRangerSageSniperSwordmasterThief FighterWarriorWyvern Lord
Other classes BallistaBarbarianBaronBishopBrigandCivilianDancerDark BishopDark MageDark PrinceDragon RiderEmperorHunterIron BallistaKiller BallistaPirateQueen
Unused classes ArcherAxe SoldierGreat BallistaPegasus RiderSoldierSpear SoldierSword Soldier
Classes in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776
Base classes ArcherArch KnightAxe ArmorAxe FighterAxe KnightBallistaBardBow ArmorBow FighterBrigandCavalierCivilianClericDancerDragon RiderFree KnightHunterIron BallistaLance ArmorLance KnightLoptr MageLordMagePegasus RiderPiratePoison BallistaPriestPrinceSoldierSword ArmorSword FighterThiefTroubadour
Advanced classes BaronBerserkerBishopBow KnightDark BishopDark MageDuke KnightGeneralGreat KnightHigh PriestMage KnightMercenaryPegasus KnightSageSniperRangerSwordmasterThief FighterWarriorWyvern Knight
Unused/cutscene classes Dark PrinceEmperorFalcon KnightForrestJunior LordKiller BallistaKnight LordMaster KnightWyvern Lord