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Luke Artwork of Luke from New Mystery of the Emblem. A knight of Altea's 7th Platoon. Tends to rush recklessly into battle, which causes Roderick no end of frustration.

Gender Male Race Human Family Unnamed older brother Starting class Cavalier Voiced by Edward Bosco (English, Heroes) Yuuichirou Umehara (Japanese, Heroes) Appearance(s) Mystery of the Emblem Book II New Mystery of the Emblem Heroes

“	My family has served in the Altean knights for generations. In other words... I was forced to volunteer as my brother's substitute, to protect my family's honor. But you see... I'm me. I'm not my brother—I'm not some stinking substitute!	”	— Luke

Luke (Japanese: ルーク Ruke) is a member of the 7th Platoon of the Altean knights. Having joined the army after the War of Shadows, he and his rival Roderick serve under Marth during Book 2 of Mystery of the Emblem and its remake, New Mystery of the Emblem.

Biography

Luke is from a family which served Altea's knights for generations. After his elder brother became bedridden, Luke took his place in volunteering to become a knight—something Luke remarks was forced upon him for the sake of defending his family's honor.

One year after the War of Shadows, Luke began his training to become an Altean knight. Grouped with the 7th Platoon, he succeeded and was knighted by Prince Marth. During the ceremony, assassins attacked Altea Castle in an attempt to kill Marth, to which Luke partook in fending them off.

In 607 AC, Luke became a member of the Grustian Expeditionary Force and traveled to Grust to aid the Holy Empire of Archanea in subduing a rebellion there. The outbreak of the War of Heroes followed, to which he remained with the Altean army to its conclusion. He departed from the royal knights afterwards, persisted acting as a playboy, and went on to have a wild and unrestricted and life.

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 2

Role

Luke is a fresh recruit to the Altean army. He joins Marth on his journey to Grust. After the war, he left the Altean knights and traveled as an unemployed man.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cavalier (Knight)
Level	2
Movement	9/6
Experience	0

Recruitment: Chapter 1, automatically from the start

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	20	Luck	4
Strength	7	W. Level	5
Skill	5	Defense	7
Speed	7	Resistance	0

Max HP	90%	Luck	10%
Strength	30%	W. Level	40%
Skill	30%	Defense	20%
Speed	40%	Resistance	3%

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Weapons	Items
Javelin  Iron Sword	--
Weapons Sword ✓D Lance ✓M Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✗

Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Str	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+x to 22	+2	+3	+3	+0	+2	+6	+1	+x to 8

In Mystery of the Emblem, promotion gains for HP and weapon level consist of giving the character as many points as necessary—the x value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class's base value. If the character's value for one of those two stats is higher than their promoted class's base value, they will not receive any bonus in that stat.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Luke joins as a cavalier in chapter 1 of book 2 of Mystery of the Emblem. His base stats are solid for his join time, with enough speed to double with an Iron Sword or the Slim Lance, though he will need two points of speed to double with the Iron Lance. His growth rates are mostly mediocre, though he does have one of the best HP growths in the game, and between the Astral Shards and enemy stat scaling being low he can maintain long-term relevance without too much difficulty. His main issue is that Cavalier is a limiting class, as many maps from chapter 9 onwards (especially chapters 9 through 14) are either indoors and force Luke to dismount or feature terrain that restrict movement.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

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As with a number of other characters in New Mystery of the Emblem, there is a unique weapon named for Luke available through Everyone's Conditions: Luke's Sword.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Cavalier
Level	1
Movement	9

Recruitment: Prologue 3, automatically from the start

Stats Growth Rates

Max HP	20	Speed	7
Strength	7	Luck	4
Magic	0	Defense	7
Skill	5	Resistance	0

Max HP	90%	Speed	50%
Strength	60%	Luck	40%
Magic	0%	Defense	40%
Skill	50%	Resistance	5%

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Inventory
Iron Sword
Weapon Levels D E -- -- -- --

Enemy – Prologue 2

See also: Young Squires

Stats with a decimal can vary randomly; the decimal represents the chance for the stat to increase to the nearest integer, or otherwise be truncated.

Normal Hard Maniac Lunatic

Cavalier
Level	1
Movement	9

Stats
Max HP	20	Speed	7
Strength	7	Luck	4
Magic	0	Defense	5
Skill	5	Resistance	0

Inventory
Iron Sword
Weapon Levels E D -- -- -- --

Cavalier
Level	1
Movement	9

Stats
Max HP	24.8	Speed	7
Strength	8.2	Luck	4
Magic	0	Defense	5
Skill	6.8	Resistance	0

Inventory
Iron Sword
Weapon Levels C C -- -- -- --

Cavalier
Level	1
Movement	9

Stats
Max HP	29.6	Speed	7
Strength	9.4	Luck	4
Magic	0	Defense	5
Skill	8.6	Resistance	0

Inventory
Iron Sword
Weapon Levels B B -- -- -- --

Cavalier
Level	1
Movement	9

Stats
Max HP	32	Speed	7
Strength	10	Luck	4
Magic	0	Defense	5
Skill	9.5	Resistance	0

Inventory
Iron Sword
Weapon Levels A A -- -- -- --

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Growth rates when reclassed

Original set

Dracoknight Archer/Sniper Myrmidon/Swordmaster Mage Sage/Bishop Curate

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Dracoknight	80%	55%	0%	45%	65%	40%	35%	10%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Archer/Sniper	90%	55%	0%	45%	70%	40%	35%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Myrmidon/Swordmaster	90%	55%	0%	45%	70%	40%	30%	5%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Mage	70%	35%	30%	45%	60%	40%	10%	20%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Sage/Bishop	70%	30%	20%	45%	60%	40%	10%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Curate	70%	30%	10%	40%	60%	40%	15%	40%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Second set

These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.

Knight/General Mercenary/Hero Fighter/Warrior Hunter/Horseman Pirate/Berserker Dark Mage/Sorcerer

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Knight/General	110%	60%	0%	45%	40%	40%	55%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Mercenary/Hero	100%	65%	0%	50%	60%	40%	35%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Fighter/Warrior	120%	85%	0%	50%	50%	40%	30%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Hunter/Horseman	90%	65%	0%	40%	65%	40%	30%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Pirate/Berserker	120%	75%	0%	40%	70%	40%	25%	0%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Dark Mage/Sorcerer	70%	30%	20%	45%	60%	40%	10%	30%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Promotion stat gains

Original set

Cavalier Curate Archer Mage Myrmidon

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+4	+2	+1	+3	+1	+0	+1	+6	+1	+30 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Bishop	+6	+1	+2	+1	+0	+0	+0	+4	+1	E +30 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+8	+2	+1	+5	+5	+0	+1	+3	+2	+75 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+6	+3	+2	+1	+1	+0	+1	+2	+0	+30 WEXP E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+6	+2	+1	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+1	+75 WEXP

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Second set

These classes are only available after beating Hard Mode.

Dark Mage Fighter Hunter Knight Mercenary Pirate

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+6	+2	+2	+1	+1	+0	+0	+3	+0	+30, E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Warrior	+6	+2	+0	+1	+1	+0	+2	+1	+1	+30 WEXP E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Horseman	+2	+0	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+3	E +30 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+2	+1	+1	+4	+0	+4	+3	+1	+30 WEXP E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+8	+2	+1	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+1	+30 WEXP E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Berserker	+6	+2	+0	+1	+1	+0	+2	+0	+1	+30 WEXP

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Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Luke is one of the three Cavaliers acquired in the prologue, besides (potentially) the avatar. Compared to Roderick and Cecil he has the better base stats along with rather high growths rates in strength, speed and defense, which make him a solid physically-oriented growth unit that can function well in most classes. Due to how the game is structured, on Lunatic it is often not advisable to train too many characters from the Altean Platoon simultaneously, normally two is a good number to consider. Deployment slots during the prologue are limited, which forces Luke to compete with other units from the Altean Platoon from a very early stage. In addition to that, units like Caeda, Ogma, Athena and Cain sport better offensive bases which can sometimes make it difficult for the player to find a spot for him on the team depending on who else they are considering on training. After the prologue those units leave the player's roster for a while, however, which helps to give him a better shot at solidifying his niche as a strong physical unit. His base sword rank of D gives him a niche compared to Roderick since he's closer to C rank swords, allowing him to get anti-armor utility in time for Chapters 6 and 8 whereas Roderick would rather stick to training his lance rank, which forces him to compete with other strong lance specialists that are acquired during early game such as Palla and Catria.

In terms of reclassing, Luke can benefit from reclassing into classes such as Mercenary or Myrmidon to get a direct boost to his speed while keeping his sword rank and into a Hunter for chapters where using bows is more valuable, and then promoting into Horseman, which is a class with 9 movement and a speed cap of 30 that allows him to utilize his sword rank as well as his built up bow rank while sporting superb growths in strength and speed at the cost of some defense. Having a strong Horseman is very valuable in the higher difficulties due to its great stats, movement, and ability to hit hard at 1 and 2 range to avoid counters, and while his speed can trail compared to Roderick and Draug his sword rank and other stats make him the most straightforward of the three to use. He can also focus only on his sword rank and then turn into a Horseman after promoting and only use swords, but then the player loses the benefits of attacking at range with strong weapons such as the Parthia in addition to the anti-flier utility; an Arms Scroll might be required if the player wishes Luke to reach A bows.

On the other hand, his comparatively lower lance rank makes Dracoknight, a very versatile class that ignores terrain, an option that's probably best left for other units to handle. Despite this, Dracoknight and Paladin will bump him up to D rank lances which is only one rank away from being able to use the Ridersbane and the Dragonpike so this is still a path that can be considered for him. As a Swordmaster he can get high speed very easily in addition to a faster access to the Mercurius alongside a speed cap of 30. During the early stages of the game there are units that join with much higher base stats such as Palla, Catria and Sirius, which gives them the benefit of being less reliant on their level-ups. Despite this, Luke is most often a solid and reliable unit to use throughout the entire game.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Luke/Heroes

There is one variation of Luke available in Heroes.

Personality

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Luke considers himself Roderick's rival. In the remake, he is flirtatious.

Supports

Mystery of the Emblem

Luke Cavalier Supports: None. [[{{{supportg1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg1}}} [[{{{supportg2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg2}}} [[{{{supportg3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg3}}} Supported by: Cecil Cavalier Bonus: 5 [[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuso2}}}

See Support § Super Famicom games for more details on supports.

New Mystery of the Emblem

Luke Cavalier Mutual supports: Kris Mercenary C: 6 B: 12 A: 19 Roderick Cavalier C: 6 B: 12 A: 19 Ryan Archer C: 6 B: 12 A: 19 Cecil Cavalier C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 [[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}} Supported by:* Marth Lord C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 [[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co2}}} B: {{{bo2}}} A: {{{ao2}}} [[{{{supporto3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co3}}} B: {{{bo3}}} A: {{{ao3}}} [[{{{supporto4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co4}}} B: {{{bo4}}} A: {{{ao4}}} [[{{{supporto5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co5}}} B: {{{bo5}}} A: {{{ao5}}}

See Support § Nintendo DS games for more details on supports.

Base conversations

Main article: Luke/Conversations

Endings

Mystery of the Emblem

Luke, The Philanderer
He gave up his “strict” knight lifestyle and returned to his roots: traveling the land as an eligible—and persistent—bachelor.

New Mystery of the Emblem

Luke - Untamed Knight
Luke suddenly retired from knighthood and continued his playboy ways. He lived the rest of his life wildly and freely.

Quotes

Death quotes

“	D-Damn, that stings... Guess it's curtains... for me...	”	— Luke, in Mystery of the Emblem Book 2.

“	You've gotta be... kidding me... I, Luke the knight, have been defeated... My bad, Kris. I'll leave the rest to you.	”	— Luke's retreat quote in the prologues of New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Ugh, it hurts... Dammit, how can I die here!?	”	— Luke's death quote in New Mystery of the Emblem's Classic Mode.

“	Crap, how could I lose like this... My bad, but I'll retreat for now!	”	— Luke's retreat quote in New Mystery of the Emblem's Casual Mode.

Everyone's Conditions quotes

“	Yowza, I'm dangerous today! I want to go to battle already and show'em what I'm made of!	”	— When receiving a temporary stat boost in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Alright, secret training finished! Man, I'm so cool, working hard when nobody's looking!	”	— When receiving experience in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Hmm? What's this? Oh well, finders keepers!	”	— When finding an item in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Ah, peace at last. I wonder if I'll bump into a young, pretty, gentle and cute girl?	”	— When failing to receive a bonus in New Mystery of the Emblem.

“	Hmm... I'm curious! I'm awfully curious about Kris! I should investigate!	”	— When receiving support with Kris in New Mystery of the Emblem.

Heroes quotes

Main article: Luke/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Luke is featured on two cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Luke
	Paladin of Dawn, Luke
	"I can handle it alone. The Luke will show you what he can do!"
Attack: 60	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
Class: Paladin	Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
"Now, we rush them!": [Trigger] At the start of your turn, you may choose as many allies in the Back Line as you wish, and move them. The Biggest Standout: [Always] During your turn, this unit gains +10 attack per other ally in the same area as him.
Card #B15-009HN • Artist: mineri
	Fervent Squire, Luke
	"Here it is! This is where the glorious Legend of Luke will begin!"
Attack: 40	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 1
Class: Cavalier	Tier: Base	Class Change Cost: --
Serene Partner: [Always] If this unit is being supported by "Roderick", this unit gains +30 attack. Attack Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your attacking unit gains +20 attack.
Card #B15-010N • Artist: mineri
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Luke .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
New Mystery of the Emblem	A knight of Altea's 7th Platoon. Tends to rush recklessly into battle, which causes Roderick no end of frustration.	アリティア第七小隊の騎士。 猪突猛進の気があり、ロディの頭を悩ませている。

Trivia

• Luke is the lowest-placed finisher in the second through fifth Choose Your Legends events to have already been in Heroes at the time of those events.
  • Round 2: 739th place, 44 votes
  • Round 3: 534th place, 58 votes
  • Round 4: 550th place, 39 votes
  • Round 5: 492nd place, 12 votes
  • He was surpassed in this distinction in Round 6 by Jorge; Luke finished in 489th place with 24 votes, but placed ahead of six other characters already in Heroes in that event.
  • Luke's lifetime vote total to date is 256, counting the 75 votes from his 676th-place finish in the first event, the lowest of any character to have participated in all six rounds to be available in Heroes.
• In the Mystery of the Emblem Hideo Takayashiki novels, the surname "Kazas" (Japanese カザス) is given to Luke.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Luke	As of Heroes. An English form of Lucas, a Greek name which means "man from Lucania", a region in southern Italy. In the Bible, Luke is a physician who traveled with Paul. The two New Testament books Luke and Acts are traditionally ascribed to him.
Japanese	ルーク	Officially romanized as Ruke. May be a pun on rookie, British slang for new recruits in the army, fitting with the character being a fresh recruit in the Altean Army.
Spanish	Luke	--
French	Luke	--
German	Luke	--
Italian	Luke	--
Portuguese (Brazil)	Luke	--
Traditional Chinese	路克	Luke

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Mystery of the Emblem Cavalier Paladin Knight Lance Lance Sword Sword (Promoted)
New Mystery of the Emblem Cavalier Archer Myrmidon Mage Curate Knight Mercenary Fighter Hunter Pirate Dark Mage Dracoknight Cavalier Paladin Sword Lance Sword Lance Archer Sniper Bow Bow Myrmidon Swordmaster Sword Sword Mage Sage Tome Tome, Staff Curate Bishop Staff Tome, Staff Knight General Lance Lance Bow Mercenary Hero Sword Sword Axe Fighter Warrior Axe Axe Bow Hunter Horseman Bow Bow Sword Pirate Berserker Axe Axe Dark Mage Sorcerer Tome Tome Dracoknight Lance Axe {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Luke from Mystery of the Emblem.
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  Artwork of Luke from the Trading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Luke from the Trading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Luke from New Mystery of the Emblem.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Luke: Rowdy Squire.
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  Artwork of Luke: Rowdy Squire.
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  Artwork of Luke: Rowdy Squire.
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  Artwork of Luke: Rowdy Squire.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Luke: Rowdy Squire.
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  Artwork of Luke: Rowdy Squire.
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  Artwork of Luke: Rowdy Squire.
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  Artwork of Luke: Rowdy Squire.
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  Luke in artwork of Roderick: Steady Squire.
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  Luke in artwork of Katarina: Wayward One.

Wallpapers

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  Wallpaper of Luke: Rowdy Squire from the A Hero Rises 2018 event.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Luke.
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  Artwork of Luke.
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  Luke in artwork of Katarina.

Other appearances

Manga artwork

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  Artwork featuring Luke from the 4koma Manga Theater Vol. 3.
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  Artwork featuring Luke from the Mystery of the Emblem 4koma Gag Battle.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.