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{{Template:Class Infobox
#REDIRECT [[Bard (disambiguation)]]
|image=[[File:Bs fe07 nils bard.png]]
|caption=[[Nils]] as a Bard in {{title|The Blazing Blade}}.
|flavor_text=Musicians whose songs inspire allies. Cannot use weapons or attack.
|type=Infantry
|weapons=*[[Fire (magic)|Fire]], [[Thunder (magic)|Thunder]], [[Wind (magic)|Wind]], [[Light (magic)|Light]] <small>(''Genealogy of the Holy War'' and ''Thracia 776'')</small>
*None <small>(''The Binding Blade'' and ''The Blazing Blade'')</small>
|skills=*[[Dance|Play]] <small>(''The Binding Blade'' and ''The Blazing Blade'')</small>}}
 
The '''Bard''' (Japanese: {{hl|バード|Bādo}} ''Bard'') is a [[:Category:Base classes|basic]] [[class]] which debuted in {{FE4}}.  Present in four games in the series, it plays two different gameplay roles in its different appearances.
 
In the [[Jugdral]] duology, ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' and {{title|Thracia 776}}, the Bard is an offensive magic class with access to both [[Light (magic)|light magic]] and the three forms of [[Anima (magic)|anima magic]].  They possess significant [[Magic (stat)|magical power]], [[skill (stat)|skill]] and [[speed]], but are lacking in defensive stats as with most offensive magic classes.  The class is exclusive to two characters between the two games: [[Lewyn]] in the former and [[Homer]] in the latter.  Bards [[class change|promote]] to the [[Sage]] class.
 
In the [[Elibe]] duology, {{title|The Binding Blade}} and {{title|The Blazing Blade}}, Bards act instead as the direct male equivalent of the [[Dancer]] class, performing [[Dance|songs]] to refresh their allies and give them another turn of movement.  Here, it is a pure support class with no offensive ability whatsoever, and cannot promote at all; the class is again exclusive to two specific characters, [[Elffin]] in the former and [[Nils]] in the latter.
 
==Stats==
===Base stats===
{{BaseStats
|game1={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}
|hp1=30
|str1=0
|mag1=7
|skl1=7
|spd1=10
|luck1=0
|def1=3
|res1=7
|mov1=6
|wpnr1={{FireSNES}} C {{ThunderSNES}} C<br>{{WindSNES}} C {{LightSNES}} C
|-
|game2={{title|Thracia 776}}
|hp2=16
|str2=0
|mag2=1
|skl2=1
|spd2=5
|luck2=0
|def2=0
|mov2=6
|con2=4
|crp2=3
|wpnr2={{FireSNES|5}} E {{ThunderSNES|5}} E<br>{{WindSNES|5}} E {{LightSNES|5}} E
|-
|game3={{title|The Binding Blade}}
|hp3=14
|str3=1
|skl3=2
|spd3=7
|luck3=0
|def3=1
|res3=0
|mov3=5
|con3=6
|crp3=2
|-
|game4={{title|The Blazing Blade}}
|hp4=14
|str4=1
|skl4=2
|spd4=7
|luck4=0
|def4=1
|res4=0
|mov4=5
|con4=3
|crp4=2
}}
 
===Max stats===
{{MaxStats
|game1={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}
|hp1=80
|str1=15
|mag1=22
|skl1=22
|spd1=25
|luck1=30
|def1=18
|res1=22
|mov1=6
|wpnr1={{FireSNES}} C {{ThunderSNES}} C<br>{{WindSNES}} C {{LightSNES}} C{{hover|*|Note: Weapon levels only change at class change in Genealogy of the Holy War.}}
|-
|game2={{title|Thracia 776}}
|hp2=80
|str2=20
|mag2=20
|skl2=20
|spd2=20
|luck2=20
|def2=20
|mov2=20
|con2=20
|wpnr2={{FireSNES|5}} A {{ThunderSNES|5}} A<br>{{WindSNES|5}} A {{LightSNES|5}} A
|-
|game3={{title|The Binding Blade}}
|hp3=60
|str3=20
|skl3=20
|spd3=20
|luck3=30
|def3=20
|res3=20
|mov3=15
|con3=20
|-
|game4={{title|The Blazing Blade}}
|hp4=60
|str4=10
|skl4=10
|spd4=30
|luck4=30
|def4=24
|res4=26
|mov4=15
|con4=20
}}
 
===Class growth rates===
{{ClassGrowths
|game1={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}
|hp1=100%
|str1=10%
|mag1=30%
|skl1=30%
|spd1=30%
|luck1=0%
|def1=10%
|res1=30%
|-
|game2={{title|Thracia 776}}
|hp2=?
|str2=?
|mag2=?
|skl2=?
|spd2=?
|luck2=?
|def2=?
|con2=?
|mov2=?
|-
|game3={{title|The Binding Blade}}
|hp3=45%
|str3=45%
|skl3=30%
|spd3=60%
|luck3=70%
|def3=0%
|res3=3%
|-
|game4={{title|The Blazing Blade}}
|hp4=45%
|str4=45%
|skl4=30%
|spd4=60%
|luck4=70%
|def4=0%
|res4=13%
}}
===Class skills===
{{ClassSkills
|game1={{title|The Binding Blade}}<br>{{title|The Blazing Blade}}
|skill1=[[Dance|Play]]
|learn1=Innate.
}}
 
==Class change==
===''Genealogy of the Holy War''===
{{Class Change Converged
|sprite1=[[File:Bs_fe04_lewyn_bard_magic.png]]
|basic class 1=Bard
|sprite2=[[File:Bs_fe04_julia_light priestess_light.png]]
|basic class 2=Light Priestess{{!}}Light Priestess <small>(Julia only)</small>
|promotion method=Choosing the option "Class change" in the [[Castle#Home castle|home castle]] after reaching Level 20.
|sprite3=[[File:Bs_fe04_lewyn_sage_magic.png]]
|promoted class=Sage
}}
 
===''Thracia 776''===
{| style="border-radius: 15px; border:2px solid {{Color2}}; text-align: center; margin: auto"
|- style="background: {{Color1}}"
! style="width: 100px; border-radius: 15px; border:2px solid {{Color2}}" | Base class
! style="width: 200px; border-radius: 15px; border:2px solid {{Color2}}" | Promotion method
! style="width: 100px; border-radius: 15px; border:2px solid {{Color2}}" | Advanced class
|-
| [[File:Bs fe05 asbel mage magic.png]]<br>[[Mage]]<br>[[File:Bs fe05 homer bard magic.png]]<br>[[Bard]]<br>[[File:Bs fe05 linoan cleric magic.png]]<br>[[Cleric]]
| Using a {{Item|5|Knight Proof}} after reaching Level 10.
| [[File:Bs fe05 homer sage magic.png]]<br>[[Sage]]
|}
 
===''The Binding Blade'', ''The Blazing Blade''===
{{Class Change 1
|sprite=[[File:Bs_fe07_nils_bard.png]]
|class=Bard
}}
 
==Playable Bards==
{{Notable Units
|units=playable
|name1=Lewyn
|game1={{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}} First Generation
|name2=Homer
|game2={{title|Thracia 776}}
|name3=Elffin
|game3={{title|The Binding Blade}}
|name4=Nils
|game4={{title|The Blazing Blade}}
}}
 
==Flavor text==
{{Flavor Text
|game1={{title|The Binding Blade}}<br><small>(class roll)</small>
|english1=Musicians whose songs inspire<br>allies. Cannot use weapons or attack.{{hover|*|Fan translation}}
|japanese1=優しい音色を奏でて 仲間を助ける存在<br>武器を使わないので 攻撃はできない
|-
|game2={{title|The Binding Blade}}<br><small>(help)</small>
|english2=Musicians whose melodies<br>aid allies. Unable to attack.{{hover|*|Fan translation}}
|japanese2=美しいおどりで 仲間を助ける<br>攻撃はできない
|-
|game3={{title|The Blazing Blade}}<br><small>(class roll)</small>
|english3=Musicians whose songs inspire<br>allies. Cannot use weapons or attack.
|japanese3=優しい音色を奏でて 仲間を助ける存在<br>武器を使わないので 攻撃はできない
|-
|game4={{title|The Blazing Blade}}<br><small>(help)</small>
|english4=Musicians whose melodies<br>aid allies. Unable to attack.
|japanese4=優しい音色で 仲間を助ける<br>攻撃はできない
}}
 
<!--
== Trivia ==
-->
 
== Etymology and other languages ==
{{Names
|eng-name=Bard
|eng-mean=A professional traveling musician during the Middle Ages who made a living incorporating storytelling into their songs. For many communities of the era, bards were their only real form of outside entertainment.  Bards are a common class in role-playing games with a class/job system. Their main function is to buff or debuff party members (especially in the ''[[wikipedia:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy]]'' series), but are otherwise seen as useless in battle.
|jap-name=• {{hover|バード|Bādo}}<br>• {{hover|吟遊詩人|Gin'yūshijin}}
|jap-mean=• Officially romanized as '''Bard'''.<br>• Bard. This name is used in dialogue and ending titles.
|fren-name=Barde
|fren-mean=Bard
|ger-name=Barde
|ger-mean=As above.
|span-name=Bardo
|span-mean=Bard
|ital-name=Bardo
|ital-mean=As above.
}}
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Ca fe04 bard troubadour.gif|Concept artwork of the Bard (a male [[Troubadour]] at this point in development) from {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.
</gallery>
 
 
{{Refbar}}
 
==See also==
* [[Dancer]]
* [[Mage]]
 
{{Project Classes}}
[[Category:Base classes]]{{NavClassFE4}}
{{NavClassFE5}}
{{NavClassFE6}}
{{NavClassFE7}}

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