For the battalion, seeBandits. For the character fromThe Sacred Stones, seeBandit (character).

Not to be confused with the similarBrigand class.

TheBandit (Japanese:バンデットBandit) is abase infantryclass introduced inFire Emblem: Path of Radiance, appearing exclusively in it andRadiant Dawn. They are anaxe-wielding,enemy-only class, and act as a replacement for other enemy-only axe classes from earlierFire Emblem series games such as theBarbarian,Brigand andPirate. Like these classes, they have an easier time crossing certain roughterrain: they are the only non-flying class able to cross bodies of water, while inRadiant Dawn they also have an easier time crossing desert sands than most infantry classes.

Bandits have similar stats to the earlier enemy-only axe classes, with very highstrength andHP, as well as decentspeed. However, not only do they suffer from the traditional poorskill stat of axe-wielding classes, which along with the lowaccuracy of axes gives them poorhit rates, but they are also affected by poordefense andresistance, with their high HP failing to do much to mitigate this. This makes them risky to fight carelessly but relatively easy to quickly damage and defeat.

InPath of Radiance Bandits are able topromote to theBerserker class, although since there are no playable Bandits the player cannot do this without hacking the game.^[1] InRadiant Dawn, they have no known promotion options, since the Berserker is not present in the game at all.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Path of Radiance	25	5	0	2	4	0	2	0	5	13	D
Radiant Dawn	25	9	0	4	6	0	3	0	5	13	D

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Path of Radiance	40	20	15	20	20	40	20	20	20	99	A
Radiant Dawn	45	20	10	20	20	35	20	10	20	99	A

Miscellaneous data

Class growth rates

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Path of Radiance Radiant Dawn	Shove	Innate; hidden inPath of Radiance.

Class change

Path of Radiance

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Bandit	Using aMaster Seal after reachinglevel 10, or reaching level 21.[1]	Berserker

Radiant Dawn

Notable enemy Bandits

Flavor text

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

• 
  Concept artwork for bandits inPath of Radiance.
• 
  An enemy Bandit inPath of Radiance.
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  An enemy Bandit inRadiant Dawn.
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  Bandit based portrait inRadiant Dawn.

References

See also

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