- For the similar class that appears in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, see Sword Knight. For the order of knights, see Armies of Archanea § Free Knights.
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- Mounted (all titles)
- Infantry (replaces Mounted when dismounted; Thracia 776)
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Swords
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| Skill(s)
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Canto
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The Free Knight (Japanese: フリーナイト Free Knight) class is a class of sword-using soldiers who ride horses while fighting. They appear only in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776, but later, the Sword Knight class appears, which is virtually identical. They appear along with the Lance Knight, Axe Knight, and Arch Knight classes in those games, although the Cavalier class is present.
Free knights are a quite useful class, as they can move around quickly and have quite balanced stats. In Thracia 776, they can dismount from their horses to travel across certain terrains and enter buildings, and for other purposes. However, since they use swords, they can only attack one space adjacent to them, and their low resistance makes them vulnerable to magic attacks.
Free knights promote to the Ranger class in both games.
Stats
Base stats
Max stats
Miscellaneous data
Class growth rates
See
class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.
Class skills
Class change
Genealogy of the Holy War
The class a unit changes into in Genealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Free Knight class have the following class change option:
Thracia 776
The class a unit changes into in Thracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Free Knight class have the following class change option:
Playable Free Knights
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions
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| Language
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Name
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Definition, etymology, and notes
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English
(unofficial)
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• Free Knight
• Sword Knight
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• Used widely in the fandom and in older patches.
• Used in the "Project Naga" patch.
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| Japanese
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• フリーナイト
• 自由騎士
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• Free Knight. Possibly derived from "Free Company", a mercenary army hired in wartime between the 12th and 14th centuries.
• Free Knight. This name is used in ending titles of Thracia 776.
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Gallery
Portraits
See also
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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.
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Knight Proof after reaching level 10.
