Brigand
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The Brigand (Japanese: 山賊 Mountainthief) is a class of axe-wielding fighters who travel on foot. They first appear in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem as an enemy-only class identical to Fighters, aside from slightly higher Base HP, and Speed.
Their status as enemy-only units has been true in all games except for Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, in which playable character Marty is a brigand, and Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade, in which Gonzalez is a brigand. In most games, they can cross mountains.
Brigands generally have low stats in all categories, but above average HP and strength. As enemies, they are not at all difficult to defeat. However, playable brigands often have better stats than those of enemies. Their ability to cross mountains can be useful.
In Thracia 776, mountain thieves can change class to the Warrior class. In The Binding Blade, brigands become berserkers. In the coding for Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, and Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Brigands still promote to Berserker, but this can only be seen via hacking the game.
Similar criminal axe classes are Pirate, Bandit, Thief (in Fire Emblem Gaiden), and Barbarian.
Stats
Base stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Mystery of the Emblem | 24 | 5 | -- | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -- | Axe: ? |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -- |  B
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| Thracia 776 | 22/24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -- | 6 | 9 | E
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| The Binding Blade | 20 | 5 | -- | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 |  D
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| Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 20 | 5 | -- | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | D
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Max stats
| Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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| Mystery of the Emblem | 52 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20? | 20? | Axe: 20 |
| Genealogy of the Holy War | 80 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 30 | 20 | 15 | ? | -- | --*
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| Thracia 776 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | A
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| The Binding Blade | 60 | 20 | -- | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A
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| Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | A
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Class change
Mystery of the Emblem
| Base class |
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 Brigand |
Genealogy of the Holy War
| Base class |
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 Brigand |
Thracia 776
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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 Brigand |
Using a Knight Proof at level 10 or higher. |  Warrior |
The Binding Blade
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
 Brigand |
Using a Hero Crest at level 10 or higher. |  Berserker |
Fire Emblem
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
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 Brigand |
Using a Hero Crest at level 10 or higher. |  Berserker |
The Sacred Stones
| Base class | Promotion method | Advanced class |
|---|---|---|
Brigand |
Using a Master Seal at level 10 or higher. |  Berserker or  Warrior |
| Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose | ||
Playable brigands
| Playable Characters | |
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| Name | Game |
| Marty | Thracia 776 |
| Gonzalez | The Binding Blade |
| Playable Brigand units in the Fire Emblem series. | |
Notable enemy brigands
Trivia
- The unused enemy palette for Fighters in Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem is identical to the Brigand palette, while the unused player palette for Brigands in the same game is identical to playable Fighters. The two classes also share a class icon.
Gallery
The generic Brigand portrait in Mystery of the Emblem.
The generic Brigand portrait in Genealogy of the Holy War.
- Generic portrait brigand fe06.gif
The generic Brigand portrait in the Game Boy Advance games.
Etymology and other languages
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
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Brigand |
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This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |
