TheAssassin (Japanese:アサシンAssassin) is anadvancedclass which was introduced inFire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. It is the most commonpromoted form of theThief class, appearing in five games since.

Assassins are designed to add powerful offensive abilities on top of the Thief's traditional utility functions. Though their stats remain in the same pattern as Thieves, with fantasticskill andspeed but averagestrength, their most iconic feature is their exclusive access to theLethality skill, which gives them the ability to instantly kill a foe if it triggers. They also tend to have significant bonuses added to theircritical hit rate. However, they are still fairly frail, with below-averageHP anddefense, and poorresistance. Assassins are very much a luck-based class, relying on random chance of activating critical hits or Lethality, but are extremely dangerous when luck works in their favor.

In nearly every appearance, Assassins are a class change option for Thieves; inThe Sacred Stones andAwakening,Myrmidons also have the option to promote to Assassin. InPath of Radiance, however, onlyVolke is allowed to promote to Assassin, and the game's other playable Thief,Sothe, cannot promote at all. InRadiant Dawn, the Assassin is athird-tier class which is entirely exclusive to Volke again and is not a promotion option for any class, although the extremely similar third-tier classWhisper is still an option forRogues who promoted from Thieves. InFates, their role is supplanted by theMaster Ninja class, a similarly functioning promotion option for the Thief's Hoshidan counterpart—theNinja. InThree Houses, they are not restricted to any character and do not necessitate needing to class change from the Thief class, although the Thief class is the easiest route to reach the Assassin class from due to its specialties; this is changed inWarriors: Three Hopes where the Assassin must be promoted into from the Thief as per the norm, and they in turn promote into theTrickster this time around.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
The Blazing Blade	16	3	--	1	9	0	2	0	6	6	E
The Sacred Stones	16	3	--	1	9	0	2	0	6	8/6	D
Path of Radiance	18	5	1	5	11	0	4	2	7	10	--(+Knives)
Radiant Dawn	60	28	10	36	38	0	22	20	7	11	S
Awakening	21	8	0	13	12	0	5	1	6	--	E E
Three Houses	30	17	8	12	14	10	12	8	6	--	--

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
The Blazing Blade	60	20	--	30	30	30	20	20	15	20	S
The Sacred Stones	60	20	--	30	30	30	20	20	15	20	S
Path of Radiance	60	23	20	30	30	40	22	20	20	99	--(+Knives)
Radiant Dawn	55	32	15	40	40	25	30	25	20	99	SS
Awakening	80	40	30	48	46	45	31	30	8	--	A A

Miscellaneous stats

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
The Blazing Blade	50%	5%	--	45%	40%	40%	5%	20%	--	--	--	--
The Sacred Stones	50%	5%	--	45%	40%	40%	5%	20%	--	--	--	--
Path of Radiance	50%	40%	15%	50%	55%	35%	20%	15%	--	--	--	--
Radiant Dawn	65%	50%	5%	55%	65%	20%	35%	15%	--	--	--	--
Awakening	40/80%	20/40%	0%	30/50%	25/50%	0/30%	5/25%	5/15%	--	--	--	--
Three Houses	20/30%	0/18%	0%	20%	20/30%	0%	0/25%	0%	0%	--	--	+3 +2
Warriors: Three Hopes	20%	0%	0%	30%	30%	0%	0%	0%	0%	--	--	--

Class modifiers

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
The Blazing Blade The Sacred Stones Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn Awakening Three Houses	Lethality	•The Blazing Blade andThe Sacred Stones: Innate. •Path of Radiance:Occult skill. •Radiant Dawn: Innate (mastery skill). •Awakening: Learned atlevel 5. •Three Houses:Class mastery. (150 class Exp required)
Path of Radiance	Steal	Innate.
Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn	Shove	Innate; hidden inPath of Radiance.
Radiant Dawn	Critical +25	Innate.
Awakening Warriors: Three Hopes	Pass	•Awakening: Learned atlevel 15. •Warriors: Three Hopes: Innate.
Three Houses Warriors: Three Hopes	Swordfaire	Innate.
Three Houses Warriors: Three Hopes	Locktouch	Innate.
Three Houses	Stealth	Innate.
Three Houses	Assassinate	Class mastery. (150 class Exp required)
Warriors: Three Hopes	Axe Buster Lv 3	Innate.

• The Blazing Blade: Assassins are able to pick up placedmines if they end their turn on one.

Class change

The Blazing Blade

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Thief	Using aFell Contract after reachinglevel 10.	Assassin

The Sacred Stones

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Thief and Myrmidon	Using anOcean Seal* orHero Crest* after reachinglevel 10.	Assassin

Path of Radiance

Radiant Dawn

Awakening

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Thief and Myrmidon	Using aMaster Seal after reachinglevel 10.	Assassin

Three Houses

Base class	Certification requirements	Advanced class
Any class	Level 20 Advanced Seal B, C	Assassin
This class is available for any unit.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Archer	Using aMaster Seal while talking toTiki.	Sniper or Assassin
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Warriors: Three Hopes

Beginner class	Method	Intermediate class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Master class
Myrmidon	Using anIntermediate Seal after mastering Myrmidon.	Thief	Using anAdvanced Seal after mastering Thief.	Assassin	Using aMaster Seal after mastering Assassin.	Trickster
					Using aMaster Seal after mastering Assassin orSwordmaster.	Dancer
Promotion choice criteria: The dancer class only becomes available upon visiting a survey spot inChapter 12,Chapter 12 orChapter 13.

Playable assassins

Playable units
Name	Game
Jaffar	The Blazing Blade,Awakening
Volke	Radiant Dawn
Petra	Warriors: Three Hopes
Yuri	Warriors: Three Hopes
Playable Assassin units in theFire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Assassins

Enemy units
Name	Game
Jerme	The Blazing Blade
Gecko	Awakening
Jamil	Awakening
Porcus	Awakening
Kronya	Three Houses,Warriors: Three Hopes
Metodey	Three Houses
Manuela	Three Houses
Petra	Three Houses,Warriors: Three Hopes
Yuri	Warriors: Three Hopes
Enemy Assassin units in theFire Emblem series.

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Trivia

• InThe Blazing Blade andThe Sacred Stones, Assassins lose access to theSteal skill when they promote from Thieves, though they are still able to useLockpicks. This was changed inPath of Radiance, but the class lost Steal again inRadiant Dawn.
• Path of Radiance hasan unused female version of the Assassin with slightly different stats.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Portraits

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  The generic Assassin portrait inAwakening.

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  The genericRisen Assassin portrait inAwakening.

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  The generic allied Assassin portrait inAwakening.

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  Portrait ofGecko/Jamil as an Assassin inAwakening.

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  One of the generic male Assassin portraits inThree Houses.

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  The generic female Assassin portrait inThree Houses.

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  Portrait ofVirion as an Assassin inTokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.

Concept artwork

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  Concept artwork of the Assassin class fromAwakening.

Screenshots

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  Volke as an Assassin inPath of Radiance.

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  Volke as an Assassin inRadiant Dawn.

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  Ferdinand as an Assassin inThree Houses.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork ofGaius as an Assassin.

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  Artwork of Gaius as an Assassin.

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  Artwork ofOwain as an Assassin.

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  Artwork ofByleth as an Assassin.

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  Artwork of Byleth as an Assassin.

See also

• Thief Fighter
• Rogue
• Whisper
• Master Ninja

This article is part ofProject Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in theFire Emblem series.