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Necromancer

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Necromancer

FESS Lyon.png
Artwork of Lyon, the only Necromancer, from The Sacred Stones.


Master of the Dark Stone who uses dark magic to command corpses.

Unit type(s)

Infantry

Weapon(s)

Dark, Staff

Skill(s)

Summon

The Necromancer (Japanese: ネクロマンサー Necromancer) is an advanced magical class which appears only in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. This class is exclusive to Lyon, the game's main antagonist, and is similar to a more powerful version of the playable Summoner class. The class is enemy-only in the main story, but becomes a playable class in the game's post-game Creature Campaign mode, when Lyon himself is unlocked as the final bonus character in that mode.

Wielding sinister powers derived from the Dark Stone, or in other words from the Demon King himself, Lyon as a Necromancer boasts fearsome raw magical power, HP, defense and resistance as well as good skill and speed, all stats worthy of a penultimate boss. He wields dark magic and staves, and also has access to the rare Summon skill, with the phantoms he creates with this skill being stronger than those created by normal Summoners.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
The Sacred Stones 18 -- 9 4 5 0 3 8 6 7 Dark magic S Staves S

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
The Sacred Stones 80 -- 30 25 25 30 30 30 15 25 Dark magic S Staves S

Miscellaneous stats

Game Experience CRP Gold Weight mod. Capacity Vision Size
The Sacred Stones -- 3 -- -- -- -- --

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
The Sacred Stones 45% -- 55% 30% 25% 20% 10% 35% -- -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
The Sacred Stones Summon Innate.

Class change

The Sacred Stones

Advanced class
Bs fe08 lyon necromancer dark.gif
Necromancer

Playable Necromancers

Playable Characters
Name Game
Lyon The Sacred Stones (Creature Campaign only)
Playable Necromancer units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Necromancers

Enemy Units
Name Game
Lyon The Sacred Stones
Enemy Necromancer units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

Game Text
(English)
Text
(Japanese)
The Sacred Stones
(class roll)
The crown prince of Grado's empire. The
Dark Stone gives him strange powers.
グラド帝国皇子
魔石の力により 尋常ならざる闇の力を得る
The Sacred Stones
(help)
Master of the Dark Stone who uses
dark magic to command corpses.
【魔石】の強大な力を得て
最高位の闇魔道と屍をあやつる

Trivia

  • In the opening class roll, a Necromancer is seen casting the Thunder spell. This is impossible both in the Japanese and international versions, as Necromancers have no access to anima magic.
  • The Necromancer's design and battle sprite bears a strong resemblance to that of the Dark Prince, the exclusive class of another endgame boss, Julius from Genealogy of the Holy War.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Necromancer

Derived from the Greek νεκρος, "dead", and μαντεια, "prophecy". Modern use defines a "necromancer" as one who controls or raises the dead, in flesh or spirit.

Japanese

ネクロマンサー

Officially romanized as Necromancer; as above.

Spanish

Nigromante

Necromancer

French

Nécromant

Necromancer

German

Nekromant

Necromancer

Italian

Negromante

Necromancer

References

See also

Project Classes.png This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.
Classes in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Base classes ArcherBrigandCavalierCivilianClericDancerFighterFleetJourneymanKnightLordMageManaketeMercenaryMonkMyrmidonPeerPegasus KnightPhantomPiratePontifexPriestPupilQueenRecruitShamanSoldierThiefTroubadourWyvern Rider
Advanced classes AssassinBerserkerBishopDruidFalcoknightGeneralGreat KnightGreat LordHeroMage KnightManaketeNecromancerPaladinRangerRogueSageSniperSummonerSwordmasterValkyrieWarriorWyvern KnightWyvern Lord
Base monster classes BaelBonewalkerGargoyleGorgon EggMauthe DoogMogallRevenantTarvos
Advanced monster classes Arch MogallCyclopsDeathgoyleDemon KingDraco ZombieElder BaelEntombedGorgonGwyllgiMaelduinWight
Removed class Apprentice