Barbarian

Barbarian A savage thug with high Str/Spd, but low Def.

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Axes Skill(s) None

Barbarian (ばんぞく, Banzoku, meaning "savage tribe", or バーバリアン, Baabarian) is a class of enemy axe users in the Fire Emblem series. They first appeared in the third game of the series, Monshou no Nazo, made a second appearance in the next game, Seisen no Keifu, then disappeared until returning in the remake of the third game, Shin Monshou no Nazo. They will appear in the upcoming Fire Emblem Awakening, as playable units.

Barbarians are similar to Brigands and Pirates in that they are generally villainous axe-wielding enemies. They tend to be stronger than Brigands and Pirates, though they often share stats and growth rates. They attack directly for the most part (though they can use hand axes), and tend to have high strength. They usually have low defense, and are especially weak to magic.

The boss of the fifth prologue chapter of Shin Monshou no Nazo is a barbarian. Otherwise, in Monshou no Nazo and Shin Monshou no Nazo, they usually appear as savages living in mountain tribes associated with dragons. Barbarians in Seisen no Keifu are normal axe-using enemies.

In Awakening, barbarians can promote to the Warrior or Berserker class. The method is currently unknown.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Monshou no Nazo	30	8	--	0	4	0	8	0	6	--	Axe: ?
Seisen no Keifu	35	5	0	0	7	0	5	0	6	--	B

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Monshou no Nazo	52	20	--	20	20	20	20	20	20	--	Axe: 20
Seisen no Keifu	80	20	15	15	22	30	20	15	?	--	A*

Class change

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Barbarian	?	Berserker or Warrior
Promotion choice criteria: ?

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