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Dark Druid
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The Dark Druid (Japanese: 災いを招く者 Basiliskglance) is an advanced, enemy-only magical class which appears only in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. This class is exclusive to Nergal, the game's main antagonist and final boss, and is a more powerful version of the Druid class available to the player. It has access to all four types of magic, but in gameplay exclusively uses dark magic.
The Dark Druid follows in a similar mold to the Druid itself, boasting fearsome raw magical power, HP, defense and resistance as well as good skill and speed. This class's high stats, combined with the raw power of Nergal's signature tome Ereshkigal, make Nergal a fearsome final boss. The class does have a unique weakness to the Aureola tome, which in the hands of a skilled Bishop is an effective way to fight Nergal.
Stats
Base stats
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Movement | Constitution | Weapon level |
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Max stats
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- Note: The default maximum HP for all classes is 60, but the Dark Druid's base HP exceeds that.
Class growth rates
Game | HP | Strength | Magic | Skill | Speed | Luck | Defense | Resistance | Charm | Constitution* | Movement* | Weapon level |
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Class skills
Nil.
Class change
The Blazing Blade
Advanced class |
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Dark Druid |
Notable enemy Dark Druids
Enemy Units | |
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Name | Game |
Nergal | Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade |
Enemy Dark Druid units in the Fire Emblem series. |
Trivia
- Dark Druids are able to use staves but do not have a correct battle animation for them, likely because there was never an anticipated need for Nergal to actually use a staff. When a Dark Druid attempts to use a staff through game modification, his usual standing battle sprite undergoes graphical glitches.
- The Dark Druid can be seen as an evil counterpart to the Archsage class, belonging to Nergal's former friend Athos.
- Nergal's stats are the same as the Dark Druid class's base stats, except for his luck, which is 20.
- In the Japanese version, the Dark Druid shares its name with the title of Nergal's theme in the game's Sound Room. International versions still call the song "Calamity Bringer" even though the class's name was changed.
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Dark Druid |
From druid, a type of Celtic priest prior to the rise of Christianity in the British Isles. "Dark" is added to indicate the class's superiority over regular Fire Emblem Druids. |
Spanish |
Druida negro |
Black druid |
French |
Druide noir |
Black druid |
German |
Geomant |
Geomancer |
Italian |
Druidoscuro |
Darkdruid |
Gallery
Nergal as a Dark Druid in Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.
References
See also
This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series. |