Knight

For the horse-riding class commonly known as a "knight", see Cavalier. For the infantry class to which Cavaliers, Paladins, Pegasus Knights and Dracoknights dismount in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, see Knight (Monshou no Nazo).

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Knight Heavily armored knights who dominate with their powerful lances and superior defense.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Swords* Lances Skill(s) N/A

The Knight (normally アーマーナイト, Armor Knight) is a class of heavily-armored foot soldiers. Introduced in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, they have appeared in almost every title since; the exceptions are Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, in which they are divided into a set of three or four variations each wielding a different weapon type: the Armor Lance, Armor Sword, Armor Axe 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 attack. 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. They also have lower movement and higher constitution than other classes. In general, their build is conducive to them playing a defensive role, by shielding more fragile units or by forming a perimeter in defence-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 Ankoku Ryuu; this remains the case in almost all of its appearances. In Fire Emblem Gaiden they are an already promoted class; villagers can become soldiers, which then become knights, which finally can become barons. In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, 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
Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi	16	5	--	1	3	0	11	0	5	--	Sword: 7, Lance: 7
Gaiden	34	16	--	2	2	0	12	1	4	--	Lance --*
Monshou no Nazo	18	5	--	2	4	--	6	0	6	--	Lance: ?
Fuuin no Tsurugi	17/16	5/4	--	2/3	0/1	--	9/8	0/1	4	13/10	D
Blazing Sword	17/16	5/4	--	2/3	0/1	--	9/8	0/1	4	13/10	D
The Sacred Stones	17/16	5/4	--	2/3	0/1	--	9/8	0/1	4	13/10	D
Path of Radiance	20	5	0	2	0	--	9	0	5	12	D
Shadow Dragon	18	6	0	2	0	0	11	0	5	--	E

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	Sword: 20, Lance: 20
Gaiden	52	40	--	40	40	40	40	40	40?	--	Lance --*
Monshou no Nazo	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	Lance: 20
Fuuin no Tsurugi	60	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
Blazing Sword	60	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
The Sacred Stones	60	20	--	20	20	30	20	20	15	20	A
Path of Radiance	40	20	15	20	20	40	20	20	--	--	A
Shadow Dragon	60	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	32	--	A

Class change

Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi

Base class
Knight

Monshou no Nazo, Sword of Seals, Blazing Sword, Path of Radiance, Shadow Dragon, and Shin Monshou no Nazo

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
File:Bs fe06 wendy knight lance.png Knight	Using a Knight Crest*/Master Seal* after reaching level 10.	File:Bs fe06 wendy general lance.png General

Gaiden

Trainee-like class	Method	Base class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Advanced class
Villager	After reaching Level 3, at any Mila Shrine.	Soldier	After reaching Level 7, at any Mila Shrine.	File:Bs fe02 armour lance.png Knight	After reaching Level 10, at any Mila Shrine.	Baron

The Sacred Stones, Kakusei

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Knight	Using a Knight Crest at level 10 or above	General or Great Knight
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Playable knights

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Draug	Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Monshou no Nazo, Shadow Dragon, Shin Monshou no Nazo
Roger	Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Monshou no Nazo, Shadow Dragon, Shin Monshou no Nazo
Dolph	Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Monshou no Nazo, Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga, Shadow Dragon, Shin Monshou no Nazo
Macellan	Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Monshou no Nazo, Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga, Shadow Dragon, Shin Monshou no Nazo
Valbo	Gaiden
Bors	Fuuin no Tsurugi
Wendy	Fuuin no Tsurugi
Bath	Fuuin no Tsurugi
Wallace	Blazing Sword
Oswin	Blazing Sword
Gilliam	The Sacred Stones
Gatrie	Path of Radiance
Brom	Path of Radiance
Meg	Radiant Dawn
Callum	Awakening
Degel	Awakening
Arden	Awakening
Playable Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy knights

Enemy Units
Name	Game
Merach	Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Shadow Dragon
Kannival	Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi, Shadow Dragon
Saxon	Gaiden
Ruud	Fuuin no Tsurugi
Slater	Fuuin no Tsurugi
Devias	Fuuin no Tsurugi
Bool	Blazing Sword
Yogi	Blazing Sword
Wire	Blazing Sword
Boies	Blazing Sword
Bauker	Blazing Sword
Breguet	The Sacred Stones
Saar	The Sacred Stones
Maijin	Path of Radiance
Dakova	Path of Radiance
Karuma	Path of Radiance
Enemy Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Gallery

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  Concept artwork of the four Armorknight variants from Seisen no Keifu

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Knight	A contraction of the Japanese "Armorknight" name, likely under the assumption that the "armor" part is redundant given the renaming of cavaliers from "Social Knight" and the lack of need to differentiate.
Spanish	Caballero	Knight
French	Chevalier	Knight
German	Ritter	Knight
Italian	Cavaliere	Knight

This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.