Baron (Japanese:バロンBaron) is an advanced armoredclass debuting inFire Emblem Gaiden. Present in only four games, it has filled two rather different gameplay roles among its appearances. In its initialGaiden appearance and again in its remake,Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, the Baron was athird-tier advanced class,promoting fromKnights, acting as the final stage in theSoldier class change line and as such being a potential final class option forVillagers. In this incarnation, it only wieldslances and acts in a largely identical manner to theGeneral, the primary class change option for Knights in future games.

The second version of the Baron is used inGenealogy of the Holy War andThracia 776 as an enemy-exclusive class. Here, the Baron is noted primarily for possessing access to almost every weapon type in the game; they can useswords, lances,axes,bows,fire magic,thunder magic,wind magic, andstaves, and the only weapons not available to them arelight anddark magic. With the exception of theGelbritter inthe final chapter ofGenealogy of the Holy War, all appearing Barons act as bosses.

In both of the class's incarnations, they have in common a very high range of stats; they possess highstrength, in addition to the highHP anddefense traditional of armored units, and are all-around competent in other stats, if lagging inskill andspeed inGaiden. InGenealogy andThracia, Barons are typically stationed in strong terrain, like castles or thrones, further increasing their formidability as bosses. However, despite their ability to wield a wide range of weapons, practically all Barons inGenealogy of the Holy War wield a single weapon or weapon type, lessening that particular potential threat; though inThracia 776, almost all Barons carry both a physical and magical weapon.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	40	22	--	6	4	0	18	7	4	--	Lance
Genealogy of the Holy War	45	12	7	7	7	0	12	7	5	--	A A A A A A A A
Thracia 776	26	10	3	6	3	0	15	--	6	10	D D D D D D D D
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	40	22	--	6	4	0	18	7	4	--

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Gaiden	52	40	--	40	40	40	40	40	40	--	Lance
Genealogy of the Holy War	80	27	22	22	22	30	27	22	5	--	A A A A A A A A
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	A A A A A A A A

Miscellaneous data

Class growth rates

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Genealogy of the Holy War Thracia 776	Pavise	Innate.
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	Heavy Armor	Innate.

• Note: Additionally, inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia, Barons possess a passive skill marking them asarmored units.

Class change

Gaiden

Trainee-like class	Method	Base class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Master class
Villager	After reachinglevel 3, at anyMila Shrine.	Soldier	After reachinglevel 7, at anyMila Shrine.	Knight	After reachinglevel 10, at anyMila Shrine.	Baron

Genealogy of the Holy War

The class a unit changes into inGenealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, no units change into or out of the Baron class.

Base class
Baron

Thracia 776

The class a unit changes into inThracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, no units change into or out of the Baron class.

Advanced class
Baron

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Trainee-like class	Method	Base class	Method	Advanced class	Method	Master class	Method	Over class
Villager	After reachinglevel 3, at anyMila Shrine.	Soldier	After reachinglevel 7, at anyMila Shrine.	Knight	After reachinglevel 10, at anyMila Shrine.	Baron	After reachinglevel 20, at theAltar of the Titan.	Spartan

Notable enemy Barons

Flavor text

Trivia

• Reptor inGenealogy of the Holy War breaks the Baron's magic cap of 22 by having a magic stat of 30.
• Despite Barons inGenealogy of the Holy War andThracia 776 being able to usebows, no enemy Baron is ever armed with one. Only inThracia 776 can a Baron even obtain a bow in the first place, and only if given one from the player viaSteal.
• Barons make a cameo appearance inFire Emblem Engage as statues found on the bridge of Chapter 7, using theirFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia appearance.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Gaiden Lance Javelin/Gradivus
Genealogy of the Holy War Sword Axe (Silver Axe) Magic
Thracia 776 Sword (Loptr Sword) Lance (Master Lance) Axe (Master Axe) Bow (Meisterbogen) Magic (all tomes) staff (all staves)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Official artwork

• 
  Artwork of a Baron (Genealogy of the Holy War) from theTrading Card Game.

Portraits

• 
  Portrait of a Baron inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.
• 
  Portrait of a Specter/Death Mask Baron inEchoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Concept artwork

• 
  Concept artwork of a Baron fromGenealogy of the Holy War.

See also

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