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Soldier
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The Soldier (Japanese: ソルジャー Soldier) is a basic lance-wielding infantry class which debuted in Fire Emblem Gaiden, and is present in all Fire Emblem series games except Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Genealogy of the Holy War, and Fates. In the majority of games Soldiers are an enemy- or NPC-only class, and the class is playable only in Gaiden, Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and Three Houses.
When not a playable class, Soldiers are usually characterized as lowly and generic soldiers with no notable abilities, and so enemy Soldiers are typically weak and incompetent compared to other enemy units. They possess lower than average stats in every respect and, while easy to defeat, derive much of their strength from the sheer number of them often deployed. When a playable class, however, Soldiers are competent units on par with their infantry counterpart classes, the Myrmidon and Fighter, and tend toward possessing higher defensive stats in exchange for speed.
In Gaiden and Shadows of Valentia, the Soldier promotes to the Knight, which in turn promotes to Baron. In Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, the Soldier gains a new promoted form, the Halberdier, which in turn promotes to Sentinel in Radiant Dawn.
In Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, Soldiers tended to replace enemy Cavaliers, and Paladins from in Mystery's version of indoor chapters from the original Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
In Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, the Soldier is an unused class, which also has four variants alongside it, which are also unused: Sword Soldier, Spear Soldier, Axe Soldier, and Archer.
In Fire Emblem Fates, the Spear Fighter and Lancer classes appear to draw inspiration from Soldiers.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Gaiden | 26 | 10 | -- | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -- | Lance |
Mystery of the Emblem | 18 | 5 | -- | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -- | Lance: 12 |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | -- | ![]() |
Thracia 776 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 5 | 6 | ![]() |
The Binding Blade | 20 | 3 | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ![]() |
The Blazing Blade | 20 | 3 | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ![]() |
The Sacred Stones | 20 | 3 | -- | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ![]() |
Path of Radiance | 20/18 | 4/2 | 0 | 4 | 4/5 | 0 | 4/3 | 0/1 | 6 | 10/8 | ![]() |
Radiant Dawn | 20 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ![]() |
Shadow Dragon | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -- | ![]() |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -- | ![]() |
Awakening | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -- | ![]() |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | 26 | 10 | -- | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -- | ![]() |
Three Houses | 20 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | -- | -- |
- Soldiers in Genealogy of the Holy War also have a base value of 1,000 gold on hand.
Max stats
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Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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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 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 6 | -- | ![]() |
Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | ![]() |
The Binding Blade | 60 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | ![]() |
The Blazing Blade | 60 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | ![]() |
The Sacred Stones | 60 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | ![]() |
Path of Radiance | 40 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 99 | ![]() |
Radiant Dawn | 40 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 | ? | ? | ![]() |
Shadow Dragon | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | -- | ![]() |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | -- | ![]() |
Awakening | 80 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 7 | -- | ![]() |
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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Gaiden | 150% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Mystery of the Emblem | 80% | 40% | -- | 40% | 40% | 0% | 40% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Genealogy of the Holy War | 100% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 0% | 30% | 10% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Thracia 776 | 50/70% | 20/30% | 3/5% | 15/30% | 10/20% | 10/20% | 15/30% | -- | -- | 15/30% | 0% | -- |
The Binding Blade | 80% | 50% | -- | 30% | 20% | 12% | 10% | 25% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
The Blazing Blade | 80% | 50% | -- | 30% | 20% | 25% | 12% | 15% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
The Sacred Stones | 80% | 50% | -- | 30% | 20% | 25% | 12% | 15% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Path of Radiance | 80% | 40/35% | 15% | 50% | 45/50% | 25% | 40% | 35% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Radiant Dawn | 70% | 50% | 20% | 45% | 50% | 25% | 40% | 40% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Shadow Dragon | 0/80% | 0/45% | 0% | 0/45% | 0/45% | 0% | 0/45% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
New Mystery of the Emblem | 0/80% | 0/45% | 0% | 0/45% | 0/45% | 0% | 0/45% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Awakening | 40/90% | 10/30% | 0% | 10/30% | 10/30% | 0/30% | 5/30% | 5/15% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Player) |
5% | 5% | -- | 0% | -10% | -5% | 5% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Enemy) |
120% | 50% | -- | 50% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Three Houses | 10% | 0% | 0% | 5/10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -5/-10% | 5% | -- | -- | ![]() |
Class modifiers
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Movement |
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Three Houses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Class skills
Game | Skill | Learning conditions |
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Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn |
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Innate; hidden in Path of Radiance. |
Three Houses | ![]() |
Class mastery. (60 class Exp required) |
Three Houses | ![]() |
Class mastery. (60 class Exp required) |
Class change
Gaiden
Trainee-like class | Method | Base class | Method | Advanced class | Method | Advanced class |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() Soldier |
Thracia 776
Base class |
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![]() Soldier |
The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade, The Sacred Stones
Base class |
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![]() Soldier |
Path of Radiance
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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Soldier |
Using a ![]() |
Halberdier |
Radiant Dawn
Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class | Promotion method | Master class |
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Soldier |
Using a ![]() |
Halberdier |
Using a ![]() |
Sentinel |
Shadow Dragon
Base class |
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![]() Soldier |
New Mystery of the Emblem
Base class |
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![]() Soldier |
Awakening
Special class |
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![]() Soldier |
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Trainee-like class | Method | Base class | Method | Advanced class | Method | Advanced class | Method | Over class |
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![]() 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 | Beginner class |
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Any class | Level 5![]() ![]() |
![]() Soldier |
This class is available for any unit. |
Playable Soldiers
Playable Characters | |
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Name | Game |
Lukas | Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
Forsyth | Gaiden, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
Nephenee | Path of Radiance |
Aran | Radiant Dawn |
Playable Soldier units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Notable enemy Soldiers
Enemy Units | |
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Name | Game |
Ephraim | Awakening (Champions of Yore 2 and Champions of Yore 3 only) |
Enemy Soldier units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Flavor text
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Trivia
- Owing to their typical lowly status relative to other classes, Soldiers are rarely seen as bosses; the only Soldier to serve as a primary boss in the Fire Emblem series to date outside of skirmish situations is the Risen Chief of paralogue 3 in Awakening.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Soldier |
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Spanish |
Soldado |
Soldier |
French |
Soldat |
Soldier |
German |
Soldat |
Soldier |
Italian |
Soldato |
Soldier |
Dutch |
Soldaat |
Soldier |
Korean |
병사 |
Soldier |
Simplified Chinese |
士兵 |
Soldier |
Traditional Chinese |
士兵 |
Soldier |
Gallery
Artwork of the Soldier from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
The generic Soldier portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Soldier portrait in Thracia 776.
- Generic portrait soldier fe06.gif
The generic Soldier portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.
The generic Soldier portrait in Shadow Dragon.
The generic Soldier portrait in New Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Soldier portrait in Awakening.
The generic Soldier portrait with allied colors in Awakening.
The generic Soldier portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
The generic Specter/Death Mask Soldier portrait in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
The generic Soldier portrait with allied colors in Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
An enemy Soldier in Path of Radiance.
An enemy Soldier in Radiant Dawn.
Sylvain, as a Soldier, as he appears in battle Three Houses.
References
See also
- Archer, this class's bow-wielding counterpart in Thracia 776
- Recruit
- Spear Fighter
- Lancer
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